European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Husker Star dismissed after arrest the stars and stripes ports september 12,1995 Page 36 Lincoln neb. Apr the Day after he scored four touchdowns in a 5010 Victory Over Michigan state Nebraska running Back Lawrence Phillips was dismissed from the team for allegedly beating his sex Girlfriend. It is the first time in three years a Nebraska football player has been dismissed for disciplinary reasons. A Lawrence Phillips was involved in an incident Early sunday morning in which he injured a Young woman a Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said sunday. A we have told All our players that abusive behaviour such As this will not be Osborne wasted no time in deciding Phillips Fate. He was thrown off the team less than two hours after he surrendered to police sunday night. A we will do everything we can to help him get his life Back together but he is dismissed from the football team effective immediately a Osborne said. Phillips among the preseason favourites for the Heisman trophy allegedly attacked the woman Early sunday morning at a Lincoln apartment. The incident was reported at about 4 45 a.m., it it Kent Woodhead said the player surrendered to police at about 8 15 . And was released about 45 minutes later on 10 percent of a $1,000 Bond or $100. Woodhead said Phillips allegedly hit the woman inside and outside her apartment. The woman had bruises scrapes and cuts and was treated it a Hospital Woodhead said. Woodhead said the scared and did not want her name released. Phillips was arrested on suspicion of Mise meaner third degree assault. He is scheduled to appear at an arraignment tuesday afternoon his attorney Hal Anderson said. Anderson said Phillips would plead innocent to the assault charge. Phillips was the. Nation s third leading rusher last year with 1,722 Yards. His arrest follows a judges decision Friday to order teammate Riley Washington to stand trial on a charge of attempted second degree murder. The re serve receiver allegedly was involved in the aug. 2 shooting outside a . Convenience store. 1 huge Point launches Sampras Over Agassi by Steve w1lste1n new York apr one Point 22 shots a championship at stake with every breathtaking stroke. In that magnificent rally at the end of the first set sunday Pete Sampras imposed his will on Andre Agassi and broke him literally on serve figuratively in spirit. It was a Point that meant More than any of the 24 aces Sampras knifed through the whipping wind More than the Volley he dived for when he bloodied his Knuckles and skinned his Knees on the Way to a third . Open title 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. That Point even with three sets yet to play defined the match and decided it showing that Sampras could beat Agassi at his own Baseline a a game no matter if he had to Chase every Ball from Corner to Corner. A a it a probably one of the Best Points in be Ever been part of a Rummin Iju a Sampras said. A i certainly Hope if s. Item Sefc that makes the play of the ,. I that Point should be preserved on videotape in the International Tennis a Tell of Fame with All the gasps and screams and the final explosive cheers of the 20,000 fans in the background. A a that a one of the Best Points in be Ever seen in my life a Paul Annacone Sampras interim coach said. A before the. Match i told Pete to try to get into As Many athletic Points As he could get in. I think that rally was about As quintessentially athletic As you could have a Point. You saw two superstars come with i done to know How Many different shots. I sat there in with that Point and the eventual Victory Sampras reached no. 1 in the esteem of his greatest rival if not yet in the rankings themselves two months after taking his third straight Wimbledon championship _ a Pete knows How to seize opportunities a said Agassi who had yielded Only two Points in his first four service games. A i ran him from 12 Corners. He had to work for it but he got the rally came at the end of a game that revealed the Best of Sampras and the worst of. Agassi with a Little Luck thrown in. Sampras reached his first break Point with a forehand return that clipped the net Cord and trickled Over out of Agassi a reach. Agassi a service Winner brought it Back to Deuce but he went to Brcak Point again when he bludgeoned an easy overhead 10 feet Long. Agassi thought head even it up again when he got Sampras scurrying desperately in a Baseline Duel. Instead on the last of 22 deep and hard and angled shots it was Sampras who ended that longest rally with a backhand Cross court and Agassi who could Only hang his had. A a he a so Quick a Sampras said. A i Felt if i could keep him moving i could get a Short Ball and come in. But i never really Felt i had a Winner until i hit that backhand. It was an unbelievable Point. Thank god i won right Down to the end when Sampras served his 142nd Ace of the tournament at 120 Mph he put on a show of Power control and resilience. Agassi who came in with a 26-match winning Streak faded Early in the second set to fall behind 3-0, then scrambled Back in the third set capitalizing on Sampras suddenly More erratic serves and breaking him for the first time in the third game. When Agassi broke Sampras again to close the set it seemed for a few moments that he might finally Wear him Down push him All the Way to a fifth and raise this final to the level of the hype that preceded it. A i thought id sneak my Way into the fifth a Agassi said a and Roll the Dice a bit. But it did no to this match for All of their Fine rallies and All of Sampras aces never quite lived up to its potential. The swirling wind on a Cool afternoon made it harder for Agassi who counts on the timing of his grounds strokes. For Sampras his serves Cut right through the wind and his volleys reduced the chances of the wind tossing his shots around. Agassi blamed his own weariness As much As the wind for the loss though he gave Sampras full credit. A a it a been a Long summer a Agassi said. A in the first set i Felt my legs it was Way too Early in the match to feel that Way. I was lacking a Little strength. I guess you could say 1 did no to have Pep in my official rankings mean Little to either of them. What counts most Are grand slam titles and this year Pete Sampras reacts during his win Over Andre Agassi Sampras has the two biggest and Agassi Only the one he grabbed Back in january at the australian open. A come december 31st, hell Feci better about the year than i will a Agassi said. A on the other hand id play him for a Hundred Bucks right a they played this one for much More a a $575,000 Tor the Winner half that for the 58,186 see rams win St. Louis debut by . Fallstrom St. Louis apr huge crowd consecutive victories. The St. Louis rams really have made a clean break with the past. In front of 58,186 roaring fans the most Ever to see a football game in St. Louis _ the rams put on a Good show in their new Home debut beating the new Orleans saints 17-13 sunday. A everything was poetry a said owner Georgia frontiere whose team is 2-0 since leaving California. A even it was the first regular season game in St. Louis since the cardinals beat the new York giants 27-24 on dec. 13,1987.More nil on pages 31-34 the rams last game in Anaheim calif., Drew a quiet crowd of 25,705. The crowd was almost too loud generating the most noise when St. Louis was driving. A it was a Little Adverse a ram running Back Jerome Bettis said. A but the fans will get used to it. Its the first game in eight years so what do you expect a Chris Miller threw a 33-Yard touchdown pass to Isaac Bruce Todd Lyght returned an interception 29 Yards for a score and the rams running game finally got unt racked with Bettis and Leonard Russell combining for 150 Yards. Add in five sacks and another turnover free performance and the result is consecutive victories for the rams for the first time since the fifth and sixth games of the 1991 season. The rams spotted new Orleans 0-2 a 33-Yard Field goal by Chip Lohmiller scored the last 17 Points of the first half and then Hung on. It was the second straight narrow loss for the saints who lost 24-22 to san Francisco a week ago. A we just did no to play very darn Good a said Saint quarterback Jim Everett a for. Mer ram. A i hate to see this happen for the second week in a another Lohmiller Field goal from 34 Yards Cut the Gap to 17-13 with 6 13 to play but the rams kept the Ball the rest of the Way. A roughing the passer Call on Brian Jones kept the drive alive and. Up Back Keith Lyle ran for 4 Yards on a fake punt on fourth-and-1 with 2 27 to go. Bettis had 4 Yards on seven carries in last weeks 17-14 Victory Over Green Bay. But this time he had 83 Yards on 20 carries. Russell added 67 Yards on nine carries for the rams who totalled 151 after being held to 54 Yards last week. Everett completed 24 of 40 passes for 246 Yards with one touchdown pass and one interception. It f �?�3 or. It a o i amp r \ if to i i a a. \ i
