European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vintage Montana lifts . By Leonard Shapiro the Washington Post Kansas City to. This one was so very Spe Cial. Of course Joe Montana would t Ever come right outland says. And almost to a Man his teammates insisted that the Kansas City chiefs 24-17 Victory Over the san Francis co 49ers was important but not that important. Not in the second week of the season. But Montana s ear to ear Grin As he Lay on the floor of an interview room waiting for coach Marty Schopt ten Cimer to finish his pos game remarks also spoke volumes about the satisfaction he derived from this re sounding win Over the team that 18 months ago found him expendable instead pinning its future on quarterback Steve Young six years younger. Sunday in his first game against the team he once led to four super bowl triumphs that old Montana magnificence was still there in awesome abundance. He was Joe be nimble Joe be Quick finding All the. Right people with pinpoint passing and sidestepping the big boys. When it was Over he d completed 19-of-31 passes for 203 Yards with at least three of those throws dropped by receivers and several More just missing by inches. ,. He completed passes to seven different players including his Lone touchdown throw off a confounding play fake to wide open Joe Valerio a 295-Pound re serve offensive lineman on a first Quarter fourth and on tackle eligible play. And with the 49ers in desperate need of the Ball Trai Ling by seven with 2 23 left to play the 38-year-old see pages 30 and 34 for More on nil Montana delivered the quintessential game clinching drive denying Young one last Chance. Wisely he counted on another reliable Graybeard 34-year-old running Back Marcus Allen to either catch or run on seven of the game s final eight plays. It Means we re 2-0 right now Montana began his news conference. It does have special meaning be cause it was my old team but there s no feeling of vindication or anything like that. It s satisfying because i have a lot of friends on that team. A the Guys were saying just Don t have flashbacks and throw to the other uniforms All the other Guys also were helping Montana pull this off particularly a chiefs defense that placed Young in dire jeopardy All afternoon even if he did throw for 288 Yards and a touchdown. Young also was playing behind a makeshift offensive line. Starting right tackle Harris Barton and right guard Ralph Tamm weren t in uniform after injuries suffered in san Francisco s rout of the los Angeles raiders last monday night. And two More starters Derrick Decse Tamm s replacement and left guard Jesse Sapolu went out with injuries on this hot muggy Day. \ the chiefs were chasing Young in and out of the pocket All Day sacking him four times three by line Backer defensive end Derrick Thomas including a Sec Ond Quarter safety. Young also fumbled and had two of his passes intercepted the first leading to Allen s 4-Yard touchdown run in the third period the 115th score of his career for the Points that provided a 24-14 Lead. The final fatal 49ers Fumble came with about 212 minutes remaining. On second and four from his 48 Young found wide receiver John Taylor open for an apparent first Down. But chiefs linebacker George Jamison jarred the Ball Loose and it was recovered by line Backer Jay Taylor. That s when Montana took the chiefs on a 62-Yard clock killing drive that Allen would later describe As Vintage  Over on the far sideline Young could Only Marvel at Montana s Good work. I Learned from the master he said graciously. Look i m disappointed but there will be other Days. You learn Over the years you have to come Back to work on monday no matter what happens. I Learned that from Joe  Young also had made it a Point to seek out Montana in the warm up and shake his hand. When the game ended the two whose icy relationship in san Francisco has been Well documented also met on the held. Andre Agassi returns a shot against Michael Stich in route to a straight set Victory in sunday s . Open final. A t Agassi s title breathes life into Tennis the stars and stripes ports september 13,1994 Page 36 new York a with the Black clothing the 5 o clock Shadow and an earring Andre Agassi won t be mistaken for a Knight in shining Armor. But he could possibly be the Man who saves Tennis. In the year when the Wimbledon final was criticized for being All serve and almost no Volley when the big Gest news in the women s game was the off court tra vails of Jennifer Capriati and Monica Seles Andre Agassi breathed some life into the sport. Agassi won the . Open with pizza with the Dar ing and audacity of a con Man and by beating a bigger Man Germany s Michael Stich at his own game Power. The score was 6-1, 7-6 7-57-5. Stich s big serves were measured As High As 120 Mph. Agassi sent the Ball Back even quicker. And when he found he could t go around the huge wingspan of the 6 foot-4 Stich Agassi tried to Send the Ball through his foe. The National Tennis Center crowd of 21,063 loved it. "1 love playing Agassi said. And people were really excited. We had a full stadium today packed the place really enjoyed it. It was just Good for  Agassi became the first unseeded player to win the Crown since Fred Stolle in 1966 and Only the third in the 114-year history of the tournament it was Agassi s first . Open title and his second grand slam Crown. He won Wimbledon in 1992. On saturday Arantha Sanchez Vicario won the women s title defeating top seeded and defending Champion Steffi Graf 1-6, 7-6 7-36-4. Both winners pocketed $550,000. Against Stich in the opening set Agassi was Brilliant and nearly flawless. He broke Stich at love to begin the match then staved off two break Points to hold serve in the second game. Stich lost his serve again in the third game As Agassi jumped out to a 4-0 Lead. But it was the seventh game when Stich again was broken that Agassi won perhaps . Open the most telling Point of the afternoon. With both players face to face at the net they exchanged a series of reflex volleys that ended with Agassi blocking a shot at his Chest into the open court. Agassi raised his hands and pranced around the court. Stich answered with double fault his third of 10 on the Day and Agassi had won the opening set. I got off to an incredible Start Agassi admitted. Stich agreed. I Don t think he made one unforced error in the first set. He just played every turn every passing shot everything he lamented. There were no More service Breaks until the f 1th game of the third set when Agassi nailed Stich with the Ball. You got to understand Agassi said. The reality of it is for two sets the second and third sets he was Mak ing incredible reach volleys that were keeping him from getting broken a lot. And when i got that Short Ball quite honestly my strategy changed. I m not going to try to pass him  Here a Guy 6 foot-4. My goal was to win the Point not to hit  Ball going straight for Stich s Chest ricocheted off his wrist and made the score 15-All. Agassi followed with a backhand Cross court passing shot then pulled a forehand Down the line before rifling a backhand serv ice return that Stich volleyed Long. Agassi had his break and one game later his first . Open title. Accomplishing your dreams is a feeling that not just athletes have Agassi said. That feeling is one that in creases As years go by. It is one that i will feel better about tomorrow than i do today and so on and so on because of what it  in other championships decided sunday fourth seeded Meilen to of Northridge calif., upset no. 1 Martina hinges of Switzerland to win the girls singles 6-2,6-2 no. 4 Sujeng Schalkey of the Netherlands downed no. 9 Mehdi Tahiri of Morocco 6-2, 7-6 7-4 to capture the boys sin Gles and Betsy Nagelsen teamed with Joanne Russell Longdon to defeat Kathy May and Pam Teeguarden 6-3 6-2 in the senior women s final. 0ii2a6850ii000504