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4. V.LiiWfcrf Saturday. August 19. 1989 Pouphkeepsie Jburnat5BTf AMander pummels Gomez MASON, Ohio (AP) Andres Go admits he has no idea how to fbeat Mats Wilander. feTENMS "DonH ask me," Gomez said after jp 7 6 (7 3) loss to Wilander Fri day in the quarterfinals of the ATP Championship.

"He's so mentally though he's difficult to beat I don't SifBnk people realize how much willpower he's got in him." Ironically, if anyone should know how to beat Wilander, fourth on the fcATP computer, it would be the 12th foeeded Gomez. The left hander from cEcuador handed Wilander his most recent singles loss, a week ago at Boston. lirti.But after a light rain delayed play for almost two hours at the Jack pttcklaus Sports Center, the third seedcd Wilander won the first nine Vgames and was well on his way to Hhe semifinals. he wm meet stefan Edberg, seeded second. Edberg, ranked third ih the world, Edberg won the first set 6 4 and was trailing 1 0 in the second when the rains returned, halting play on all courts for more than three hours.

Delayed by the heavy rains were matches featuring top seeded Boris Becker against No. 8 seed Jaime Yzaga and No. 4 sceded Michael Chang against No. seeded Brad Gilbert Nagelsen survives ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Betsy 'Nagelsen survived the youth of top seeded Arantxa Sanchez and a mar athon of hardcourt tennis to advance to the semifinals of the Virginia Slims of Albuquerque tournament.

Nagelsen, at 32 the oldest player in the field here, eliminated Sanchez in the completion of a suspended three set second round match, then came back to beat Anne Smith of Dallas in a 2 'A hour three set match. And after playing four sets in just over three hours, Nagelsen joined IISBKPiSMlHBiHHp HHHHbIKMIH Mi 1 "i 'nt Tti. AiMxkitVd Pr.s Michael Chang lunges for a shot in his match against Brad Gilbert Friday. At press time, the match, which was delayed by ram. was still being played Kathy Jordan in a quarterfinal doubles victory over Linda Barnard of South Africa and Camille Benjamin of Bakersfield, 6 2, 6 3.

Lendl looks good MONTREAL Top seeded Ivan Lendl used a flawless third set to squash Canadian Grant Connell 7 6 (7 2), 4 6, 6 0 in the quarterfinals of the Player's International Canadian Open tennis tournament John McEnroe, the No. 2 seed, downed Austria's Alex Antonitsch 7 5, 2 6, 63 while sixth seeded Jay Berger beat unseeded Venezuelan Nicolas Pereira 6 7 (2 7), 6 1, 6 3. Lendl advanced to today's semifinals against third seeded Andre Agassi, who pummeled the tournament's last Canadian, Andrew Sz najder, 6 1, 6 0 in just 44 minutes. McEnroe and Berger will play the other semifinal. McEnroe beat Berger Sunday in three sets to win the U.S.

Hardcourt championships. Connell was pleased with his play despite the loss. "It was the first time I played against a guy in the top 5 and I was happy I was able to stay close and take a set off him," said Connell, a 23 year old lefthander ranked No. 130 in the world who attacked the net at every opportunity against Lendl, the world's top player. "I think he picked up his game in that third set and I was a little tired." Filippini dumped SAINT VINCENT, Italy Tomas Carbonell and Juan Aguilera of Spain, Argentina's Franco Davin and Italy's Claudio Pistolesi qualified for the semifinals of the Saint Vincent tennis tournament with straight set wins.

Carbonell, the fifth seed, downed third seeded Marcelo Filippini of Uruguay 6 3, 6 2 while Aguilera breezed past Argentine Gustavo Giussani 6 3, 6 1. Davin beat Andres Vysand of the Soviet Union 6 2, 6 1 and Pistolesi needed two hours to overcome Argentine Roberto Arguello, 6 3, 7 5. Graf dumps Hana MAHWAH, N.J. Steffi Graf played at the peak of her game, defeating Hana Mandlikova 6 0, 6 1 to advance to the semifinal round of the The 'un boxer', Holy field, shoots for Tyson's title By Don Hudson Gannett New Service ATLANTA I ever there was an athlete who seemed at odds with his sport, it is Evander Holyfield. Never mind his strict religious beliefs, or his Biblical name.

Temperament is what makes Holyfield seem out of element in boxing's violent world. A devout Christian, he adds "John 3:16" to every autograph he signs. The 26 year old Atlantan is undefeated and on a collision course with Mike Tyson for boxing's heavyweight crown. "We are working on a deal with Donald Trump," said Ken Sanders, Holyfield's manager. "Tyson has to fight him by Sept.

25 (1990). The fight will probably come off April or May of next year." In his buttoned downed business suit, Holy field looks more banker than boxer. His most outstanding feature, beyond his bulk and gold jewelry, is the aura of peace and serenity that surrounds him outside the ring. Does he find a contradiction between Christianity and boxing? "Nope, I have a job to do," Holyfield said. "I pray before I go in the pray for me, and I pray for the other guy.

I tell the Lord to protect both of us, to make sure nobody gets hurt. "I'm not trying to hurt nobody. All I'm 'trying to do is knock this guy out for 10 sec onds. Which do you think would be easier to go 15 rounds with me, or take one, get shot, go down and get out of there? "The guy who gets hit and 10 seconds later it's over, he's OK after he shakes his head. The guy who had all the heart and guts and goes 15 rounds, it takes him four or five months to get over it." Holyfield is 22 0, with 18 knockouts.

Tyson is 37 0, with 33 knockouts. "I know why he is heavyweight champ today," Holyfield said. "And it is not because anybody gave it to him. Even when he was an amateur, he was tough. He was very determined.

"When he was 18, he would fight guys 23, 25, 26 years old, knock 'em out like that. (Snaps fingers.) He's always been that devastating puncher. He wants me. Mike Tyson' ain't afraid of nobody. Neither is Evander Holyfield." He said he is a boxer and Tyson is a slug gger, and that they both have adopted a style that fits their mentalities.

"No, Tyson wasn't born to be heavyweight champion of the world," Holyfield says. "You got to understand, your upbringing might be the difference." While Tyson was a child of the streets, Holyfield was the youngest of eight raised by a single mother in south Atlanta. "I was a real determined kid, and I got that from my mama," heaid. "Whatever I did, I did it best I knew. My mom always insisted, if you were a street sweeper, be the best.

That was her philosophy." a "it. United Jersey Bank Classic. "Steffi was unbelievable and there was not much I could do," said who lost to the world's No. 1 player for the eighth time in nine matches. "She overpowered me." Joining Graf, who Jias lost only three games in three matches during the tournament, were two unseeded players HOth ranked Stacy Martin of Largo, and 47th ranked Linda Ferrando of Italy.

Martin, an 18 year old who turned professional in May, followed her second round upset win over second seeded Pam Shriver with a 6 3, 7 5 victory against eighth seeded Sylvia Hanika of West Germany. Ferrando rallied from a 1 3 deficit in the third set to beat Laura Gilde meister of Peru 6 4, 3 6, 6 4. Clune to lead Hawks By Ken McMillan Joaraal Ul( NEW PALTZ Paul Clune's methodical approach to coaching has helped guide basketball teams to yfc tory from the Empire State to the Emerald Isle. Now the 28 year old Oneonta native will get his first shot as a collegiate head coach. Clune was officially named head coach of the State University of New York, College at New Paltz men's basketball team Friday.

Clune was an assistant at Nazareth College in Rochester fronf the fall of 1985 to the spring of 1988. The Golden Flyers posted a 45 11 mark and made the NCAA Division Tournament his first two seasons with the team. Nazareth went 17 11 in the 1987 88 season Clune's third and final year with the team and earned a berth in the ECAC Division III Tournament. His last coaching position was in the Irish National League, where he guided Team Harp sponsored by Harg Beer a third place finish through the first half of the season. He returned to this country at the end of January.

"When you're an assistant for so long you develop a system of things you want to do, a style that you want to play," said Clune. That system won't differ dramatically from the one used by his predecessor, John Konowitz. It was the same up tempo philosophy which guided the Hawks to 25 wins and a post season appearance over the past two seasons. In March, Konowitz tendered his resignation effective at the end of the school year as basketball coach and athletic director of the eight sport men's program. He has since accepted a position as a physical education teacher and head basketball coach at SUNY Cortland.

"From what I've heard New Paltz wasn't going far three or four years ago," said Clune, "but John Konowitz took over the program and did a good job with it. "There's a good nucleus still there," he added. "Most of the guys are back from a team that played in the SUNY Athletic Conference playoffs." Clune played high school basketball before moving to Broome Community College, where he played for Dick Baldwin the nation's all time winningest college coach for two seasons. He graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1984 with a degree in Business Adminstration. Clune said the major drawback to his late hiring is the lack of recruiting done for this season.

"We've done some research on students who are still available," said Clune. "The questions are will they make us a better team, and can we get them here. Some of the ones we've come across are questionable students so I'm not sure if they would be good candidates. Glendenning shores at Zone meet i OAKTON, Va. Erin Glenden ning of the West Point Swim Club shattered a personal best in the second day of competition at the Eastern Zone Long Course Swimming Championships Friday.

Glendenning, of Wappingers Falls, took 11 seconds off her previous best with a seventh place time of 2:39.86 In the 13 14 age division, 200 meter butterfly. Glendenning also had a personal best in the 800 freestyle with a time of 9:59.21. Judy Narel took third place in the .,.50 freestyle event with a time of LOCAL SCENE 28.89. Peter Gerard recorded a personal best time in the age 15 18, 50 freestyle with a time of 25.20. Twilight League The Poughkeepsie Twilight League baseball playoffs get underway this evening as William Tell Hardware takes on Northwest Mutual in a.

one game semifinal. Game time at Fred Stitzel Field is 7 p.m. The winner will face regular season and defending playoff champion Let's Dance in the title series. Let's Dance drew a playoff bye, and will host game one of the best of three finals at 7 p.m. Sunday.

The second game of the championship series will be Monday at 7:15 p.m. Softbqll HOPEWELL JUNCTION Winning pitcher Wendy Woolley had three hits, including a double, and drove in three runs as the Beekman Babes edged Fishkill, 9 8, in a losers' bracket game in the East Fishkill Tournament. Jamie Boyer had two hits for the winners. i Pistons sign Koncak Jon Koncak In the money Gannett News Service DETROIT Free agent Jon Koncak, who averaged only 4.7 points a game last season, will be the highest paid player on either the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons or the Atlanta Hawks next season. The Hawks' 7 foot center forward, who averaged 6.1 rebounds in 74 games, signed an offer sheet Thursday with the Pistons for a reported $2.5 million for one year, it was disclosed Friday.

He made $675,000 last year. Pistons General Manager Jack McCloskey said the deal had been in the works for more than a month. "I went to his agent (Steve Kauf fman of Philadelphia) after July 1 and talked about the possibility of (Koncak) coming to the Pistons," he said. "His agent seemed interested. (Friday) morning I got his sighed contract.

Atlanta has to make a decision now." The highest paid Piston is guard Isiah Thomas, who makes $2 million a year, and the highest paid Hawk is center Moses Malone, at $1.9 million. i i M. ir bCn 5 'IK or 4 atff 3v Local teams clash in Moose tournament Local Little Leaguers trade uniforms today as the cream of the youth baseball crop plays for the right to represent the local Moose Lodge No. 904. Teams from Newburgh, Hudson and Kingston will play a three game elimination series today at the Hyde Park Little League complex on Creek Road.

Three, of the four teams will go on to the Moose New York State Tournament in Utica on Labor Day weekend. Players wert selected by tryout In the Little age divsion, 10 to 12 years old, according to state chairman Ed Cotton. The, present 26 at large teams around the state will be whittled down to a field of 16 for the state tournament Poughkeepsie plays Newburgh. at 11 a.m. today and Hudson meets Kingston' at 1 p.m.

The win fneirs'of those games advance to the state tournament The losers will play a third elimination game at 3 p.m. Poughkeepsie's team has representatives from throughout Dutchess County. Taking a final fling at 'the summer game are these players from local Little League All Star teams: Chris Ane melos, Town of Poughkeepsie American; Mike Cole and Justin Taber, LaGrange National; Jay Curtis, Danny Lanigan and Corey VanZandt, Hyde Park1 National; Jason Delario, Patterson; Justin Marinucci, Town of Poughkeepsie South; Matt Palno, Town of Wap pfhger American; Chris Pascal and Jered Waldorf, LaGrange American; Phil Perotta, Hyde Park American; Phil Pauldlne, Townf of Central; Josh Volnick, Town of Poughkeepsie North. The: team will be managed, by Wayne Belcher and coached by Bob D'Errico and GeerPark. i Moseman's four hit day lifts Edmark to big win Brian Moseman had four hits to lead Edmark Construction over Lake Service Station, 22 3, in a Poughkeepsie Budweiser League Softball game Friday.

Mike Murphy added three hits, including a home run for the winners. Elsewhere ih the league, Jay Corbo homered, doubled and singled to lead Millman's Shirts over the Radisson Hotel, 18 4, in 'C Division action. Paul Schoeren was 3 for 4, include irig a double, and Marty Cohen drove in five runs with two hits for the winners. Hyde Park So pitch Steve Witcha had two hits and John Beyer doubled as Double Dee Excavating beat, Hair La Coy Salon, 7 4. Bob Duke Was the winning pitcher; JMarkf Kondor, Tom Hart, Dennis La cato and Marty Howard all had three hits as 'defeated State Studio, 14 6, REC SOFTBALL Here and there Steve Morris, Bobby Richardson, Nate Lyons and Bob Kowalski all had three hits as Sausage 'N Stuff shattered Schmaling Glass, 16 15, in Poughkeepsie Over 35 action.

Tom Tortarella, Sam Weiss and Bill Norton had three hits each for losers. Marty Callan lined a two run double and winning pitcher Stan Bouchard scattered eight hits as Viola Enterprises defeated Painting, 6 1, in Wapplnger Men's Modified action. Quality Drywall downed Beddoe Framing, 14 2 and. 3, to clinch' first place in the Pleasant Valley Men's Nels Wenerstein, Tom Ryan and Ed all had three hits fpf. the winners in the first game, Shawn Zampko, Kevin Albrechr and Chuck Molt had.three hits 4ach in the nightcap for.

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