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Page 10/The Battalion/Monday, September 12,1983 Connors wins U.S. Open United Press International NEW YORK — For all those who saw the match, there is little question about the difference between Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl. It has nothing to do with Lendl’s awesome forehand and serve, nor Connors’ unpara lleled service return. There is no way to pick it out of the multi tude of other statistics that are now available. The difference between the two amounts to mental tough ness, a quality Connors has hon ed while winning eight Grand Slam championships. Mental toughness made the difference Sunday when Con nors beat Lendl, 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0, to win the U.S. Open Cham pionship for the fifth time. It was the second year in a row the American had conquered Lendl in the final. The key to the match came in the third set when Lendl was serving at 5-4. On break point he double faulted, giving Connors ‘If you keep doing mistakes like that (double fault) it doesn’t matter how good you are or how tough you are, you’re never going to win. After that I never real ly recovered mentally.’— U.S. Open finalist Ivan Lendl the only opening he needed. Although he was bothered by an upset stomach and a sprained toe, Connors completed the break for 5-5, and Lendl never won another game. “I said, ‘Well, if he’s going to do that he’s going to give me a chance,”’ said Connors, who swept through the last 10 games to run away with a match he seemingly had been losing con trol of. “I started getting in there and jumping on my returns more. I hit them more solid and in ? them instead of playing him back. “I won that game and my spirits lifted about 50 to 60 per cent and I think his dropped a little at that point. He played a pretty awful game to lose the set.” Lendl, who now has seen another year pass without achieving that elusive big title he so sorely wants, admitted that the double fault cost him a lot more than a point. “I think I was tough enough,” the Czechoslovakian said. “If you keep doing mistakes like that it doesn’t matter how good you are or how tough you are, you’re never going to win. After that I never really recovered mentally.” Connors, who registered the 100th tournament champion ship of his career and became the first man to go over the $5 million mark in career earnings, was sympathetic to the plight of Lendl, whom he beat for the 11th time in 14 career meetings. “I don’t think he was chok ing,” Connors said. “He’s a little bit lax in the final because he’s never won one. I don’t think choking is the right word. I think he’s thinking about it and wondering when it’s going to happen.” Both men blew numerous opportunities during the first three sets on an afternoon when the courtside temperature reached 107 degrees. Cowboys overcome deficit to defeat Cardinals, 34-17 United Press International Ron Springs ran for touch downs of 1 and 19 yards and the Dallas defense intercepted four passes to lead the Cowboys to their second straight comeback victory, this one over the St. Louis Cardinals, 34-17. The Cowboys, 2-0, fell behind 10-0 in the first quarter before scoring 31 straight points to beat the Cardinals for the ninth time in the last 10 meetings. Dickerson’s jaunt helped rookie coach John Robinson to his second straight triumph — but not without some lastsecond doubts. At Baltimore’s Memorial Sta dium, a howling crowd of 52,613 came out hoping to see the Colts hound million-dollar rookie quarterback John Elway of Denver en route to victory. “We have a habit of coming back,” said Dallas defensive back Dennis Thurman. “It’s hap pened so many times that I think other teams that play us are kind of snakebit — they just wait for it to happen.” “We scored too fast on that final touchdown,” Robinson said. “We’re not sophisticated enough to know how to wait un til the last seconds. But our de fense held them and we got the win. It looks like Rams’ football will be ‘fight like hell throughout the game and find a way to win it.” The fans went l-for-2. With the crowd booing his every move and a charged-up Baltimore defense sacking him three times, Elway yielded to veteran Steve DeBerg for the second straight week and watch ed as the Broncos pulled out a 17-10 triumph. In the most thrilling game of the NFL’s second weekend, Vince Ferragamo connected with rookie Otis Grant on a 57- yard pass to set up rookie Eric Dickerson’s third touchdown of the game, a 3-yard run with 1:22 remaining that lifted the Los Angeles Rams to a 30-27 triumph over New Orleans. After the Saints gave up a safety rather than punt from their end zone, the Rams trailed 27-23 with two minutes left. Then Ferragamo hooked up with Grant, a rookie from Michi gan State, at the New Orleans 40 and he outran four defenders before being hauled down at the 3-yard line. DeBerg came on in the fourth quarter and completed 9- of-11 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown, but it was his 54- yard bomb to Steve Watson that set up his own 2-yard scoring run with 29 seconds left. Dickerson, the Rams’ first- round draft cljoice from South ern Methodist, then ran off left tackle for the winning score. “It can’t get much worse than this,” said Elway, who forced a trade last spring after being selected by Baltimore with the first pick in the draft. “I get to go home now and hope they still like me there. They said it would be tough but this was real Longhorn QB out with injury United Press International AUSTIN, Texas — Universi ty of Texas quarterback Todd Dodge, considered the fron trunner to win the starting nod for the Longhorns’ Sept. 17 opener at Auburn, suffered a shoulder separation in a scrim mage Friday. Texas coach Fred Akers said Dodge, a junior from Port Arthur Jefferson High School, is “pretty likely” to miss the game against Auburn. He said Dodge suffered a grade two separation to his left, non throwing shoulder which will not require surgery. “It will be a matter of when he can stand the pain,” Akers said of when Dodge can begin playing. Dodge’s injury came as he was battling with senior Rick Mclvor and junior Rob Moers- chell for the starting spot. The starter for Saturday’s game against has still not been announced. The injury was the second major blow to the team in as many days. Thursday, Akers announced starting flanker Ronnie Mullins had undergone knee surgery and would be lost for the season. BRAZOS VALLEY GOLF DRIVING RANGE U(/\ Mon.-Fri. 2-9 p.m. Sat. 12-9 p.m. Sun. 1 p.m.-8 p.m. 696-1220 East Bypass and Hwy. 30. Service Road Going South - ’A miles. AUM) m WE COME TO YOUR CAR ALL TYPES OF REPAIRS AMERICAN & FOREIGN ALL WORK GUARANTEED 10% Discount with Student ID -112<5 OWNED AND OPERATED BY KENNETH ELMORE Schot YOU Ll'L FELLERS AFLE sure anxious TO PLAN ANOTHER < FOOTBALL GAME/ mm ^ I \ X g P" OSU coach says he’ll be ready for Cincinnati United Press International Although the Pokes were not definitely was pleasec United Press Inte pt, Louis schc fvertised for new L to replace edi d abandoned the Sal walkout, but p nation's most 1) [ike vowed to be cket line Monday Other strikes ooms for more tl [ildren in Illinois i, Michigan, h iode Island and ’ ■ U.S. District Jin [limbaugh said h Jlonday on the ■achers' motion tc Eiporary order tlkout. i School system ol vertisingfor new Jid they would sta Lees who failed hool on Monday. :re turning over imes of teacher [dieting. “Teachers who < tough.” Elway was replaced after completing just 9-of-21 passes for 106 yards. He consistently overthrew his receivers and was flagged three times for delay of game. At Philadelphia, John Rig gins broke a 10-10 tie with a 14- yard TD run early in the fourth quarter and Mark Moseley kick ed three field goals to lift the Redskins to a 23-13 victory over the Eagles in a game played in on-field temperatures exceed ing 100 degrees. The win was the eighth consecutive road vic tory for the defending NFL champions. Elsewhere Sunday, Pitt sburgh beat Green Bay 25-21, the New York Giants topped Atlanta 16-13 in overtime, Seat tle upset the New York Jets 17- 10, Buffalo edged Cincinnati 10-6, Cleveland downed Detroit 31 -26, Chicago defeated Tampa Bay 17-10, Miami beat New En gland 34-24 and the Los Angeles Raiders topped Houston 20-6. On Thursday night, San Fran cisco routed Minnesota 48-17. United Press International STILLWATER, Okla. —Cin cinnati probably w ill be sky high follow ing its 14-3 win over Penn State, Oklahoma State coach Jimmy Johnson says, but at least his Cowboys will have a better idea of what to expect than they did against North Texas. Although the Pokes were not sure what to expect from North Texas, they were able to com pensate enough to win the first game of Johnson’s fifth year at OSU. And if not “sky high,” he definitely was pleased. 1 today are in a “Obviously I’m very haBould be subjecte with the victory,” he said. 1 pil’ school boar been telling everybody alb«nelope Alcott sa that North Texas State ln§nference Friday. very good football team.’’ “It will be interesting,” he said of this week’s game against the Bearcats. “I have a feeling they will be sky high.” He made the statement short ly after both the Cincinnti win and his own team’s season opening 20-13 victory over the North Texas Eagles. 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