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THE AGE, Monday 4 February 1991 26 Sport Extra 4 fUwarak IW ftm 9: St Bfffl 153 Wat 46 and O-U f-untiurkal 59) Kan 106 and 106 All 146 7rr-iAyN2 fcwTinffiS'siwjs "tWTrlSTinS tTffi S'sSS" iMana 751 IW Pk Stdaoiol (Diu 71) stala 61 and 5-69. Marlk Mat Cant 114 and ag-aa-ga-giiiaaaHgkiik-aiiiiiiikB 1-SO Mid Pk 110 OPar i-146dUtr 60 and aHkaVBSJ9JfaB9B9lB9BA f-IOS riam-Kan 1S2 la 127 and J-63Voi- Bowls Crafter'sa veteran of stormy times at wicket From SPORT EXTRA 1 pigoslavia sweeps Sweden out It a Aiaa us (tnta ttmiptmn jw ouav if and MS adk- 6-19) MHSAinM Dg ISfOorY Okwak ftatHaa) I Jl vATuiravaa 29 Maona It Cro-lar 17); BSlJi-tJf'jSjL'fl I IfTtA It Valn.21 Mckaf 25 3.fit2ttraM1S"!74,i WnoWiXffm mwivM hmSr, Murr 17t lifi-K2 (tarlanon triirton 7' t. tSrn 241 fKirvW tb ritiw.lrf A Hirm 1AI Hoowood 21). Olaam 94 ha-Aaa oaaia 22 I OaUnd I-It P. Atun ft Fraaar 11 wSumara 32 UMDAV- faa-lonT? i Inn 24 Stawart 171: fcartrfcMrai I I kaaraaa Waaa Ifdrlaa (Ik Iw la- TOTAL Oar ak wkkats) 191 C4UJMWOOO mm naaaw Tiki.

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2 Stefan Edberg and Peter Lundgren 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to open an unassailable 3-0 lead. Edberg had nothing but praise for the Yugoslavs. "Ivanisevic is definitely world No. 1 potential in the very near future," be said. "And Prpic I can't remember when someone beat me so convincingly as he did yesterday." Prpic on Friday stunned Edberg with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory.

Yugoslavia will face Czechoslovakia In the next round after the Czechoslovaks opened up a 3-0 lead against Austria. Petr Korda and' Milan Srejber beat Horst Skoff and Alex Antonltsch 6-4, 7-6, 0-6, 6-4 to clinch the tie. Italy, which upset the Swedes In last year's opening round, threatened' to knock out Germany this time when it took a 2-1 lead In Dortmund. Omar Camporese and Diego Narglso beat Boris Becker and Eric Jelen In the doubles 44, 6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. i Becker and Jelen, who before yesterday had lost only one of their nine previous Davis Cup doubles together, looked to be on their way to a comfortable victory when they led 6-4, 4-2.

But Narglso and Camporese won the next four games to level the match at a set apiece and, Sining In confidence, took the Ird set 7-6 in a tiebreaker. The Germans, lifted by an enthusiastic 11,600 crowd, came out after the break with renewed determination, and a service break In the fifth game of the fourth set helped them force a deciding set. They broke serve to lead 2-1, but then Becker and Jelen dropped service games as Narglso and Camporese swept to victory. The Italians were delighted with their shock win. "We expected to lose 5-0 and now we are 2-1 ahead," Narglso said.

"Sometimes I can hardly believe things." In today's reverse singles, Michael Stitch will play Paolo Cane and Becker will face Camporese, who stretched him to 14-12 in the deciding set during the Australian Open last month. Spain took a 3-0 lead over Canada In La Manga. Emllio Sanchez completed a 6-3, 34, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Martin Wostenholme in a match carried over because of rain on Friday. And Sanchez then combined with Sergio Casal to rout Grant Connell and Glenn Mlchibata 7-6, 6-2, 6-1 In the doubles. In Chrlstchurch, Argentina completed a 4-1 win over New Zealand.

hi Oaftmuad: Italy ttads Germany 2-t: Cana lost 10 I tartar 6-3. l-e. 4-S 6 Carnporaia Such 7-6 (7-2). 6-1. 6-3: OmaortstONjrailo BtcklfC VfUn 4-6 6-4.

7-6 (6-6). 4-6. 6-3. La Mmw Spam laads Cauda S-Q: Bruguora A Ssnaidar 6-4. 6-2.

1-6. 6-1: Sanchez Woilanhotma 6-3. 3-6, 6-1. Mi SancheiS Caul ConnellG MKIubata 7-6 (7-3). 6-2, 6-1.

zaareh: Yugoslavia leads Sweden 3-0: Ivanisevic Svensson 6-2, 6, 6-3, 6-4; Prpic 5 Erjierg 6. 6-3, 6-2: IvanlsevlcProlc EdbergP Uindgren 6-4. 6-4, 6-4. Prague: Ciechoslovalila laadi Austria 5-0: Korda Hskol! 6-3, J-6. 6-7 Sill), 6-1.

6-3: Noyacek A Antonltsch 7-6 I'-Sl, 6-4. 1-6, 1-6. 6-3: KordaM Srelbec SkollAnlortlicfl 6-4. 7 (7-1). 0-6.

6-4. CMtt-ctiurcn: Argentina laadi New Zaaland 3-0: Jaile Sleven5. 6-2. Frana Evernden 7-6 0-4 6-4. 6-3: franat MMussi F.venWcr.D fewls LV4, 7-6 (7-4).

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WAV-DAN DENONG CARLTON WAVEMJY-OANOENOfn Prtacatt few I few III mi Lark Pla Itai ijartart Tali at w4 II Mrar Narlart Pearee H(N 7 MHaa Ilk 12 Jw) TOTAL (Far seven Baskets CO It CARLTON ITBanil larliBtt Praanil 14 TOTAL (ftr ate rkhtti) Cta'ilaM wt)n tot atvtt ntasV RIN0W000 UNiVERSTTV 9MK Waadi ttraaai laaaalaad kaw IH Wuxaaap. Maraaa aattaa Ow J. TOTAL Aiaiaraga 0-23 21 wTlaaliii ii Ml I UrtVEMITV eatSiaa MSaa' tftB TOTAL (far tkrag wlduta cd tiasaat fflaaa Ml haaaa 0-29 Mdtaawa 9-21 layTl'' LkdiaiaRF waa by 24 raas. KfLOA SOUTH MUMURNE OUTrl MBJOWBtl httt Bjw VfMltaMt SI TlacBbf wakar 1 wraojtaa aid Jacakr a egbarag 14 RaaWaTraa'aak 1 laafelaa 0 tw lafe-2) II TOTAL lit nrwiDA i I ttmaVc Cawlti uk a IkSwh Clagatga'b'llaag TOTAL Itar faar aftkatal at iudg waa br Ha wlckats. raOfrnrCOTB HAWTHORN NCMIHCUII I WMiJa I few TYlWlll rw, I aad Wwfta I Watkla Waasaa raa aal if watkta aa awl TOTAL Oar aaaa aadtata cd HAVVnrOIW f'sWt'Utririga'' am nawtaai Okara rftl i McOMy li HiaitkMtaa raa aat Watfcia aat awt TOTAL (Far aajM wlckats cd ITS FOOT8CRAY MELtOURNC KOnCMY Anminm m4b MrCt4t' nawwuaw Pat TOTAL (far aaaa wkkatl at) I laatard OKaOa OKaaaa Fawkw tlani Mnmlkm TAaai aw lawtaK Pi Hi fit ktB) 0-10 fit ill, t-lt Pswtw l-U II ii 6-11 An.ikraia l-t.

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WtOTtMOav 13 12 2 51 29 St Country cricket v-v BnJWty ,8.1:1 Hi. "This season has been a very good one. The relations between both teams are excellent You're always going to find there'll be little misdemeanors along the line. It's a matter of sorting those out when they happen, and nine times out of 10 that can be done with a quiet word at an opportune time." Crafter will mingle with players after a game he remembers being sprayed with champagne and covered in baby powder when visiting England's Melbourne dressingroom after their 1986-87 Ashes victory but is wary of growing too close to any of them. "You've got a Job to do," be says, "and it's difficult -enough without forming relationships and maybe having to pull a tough decision on someone you might call a friend." The game has evolved as much for umpires as players in the past decade and Crafter seeks to emulate the players' professionalism.

Although he has never tried the trade trick of England's David Constant who strengthens his legs by lifting bags of sugar tied to each foot Crafter is a fit and trim 50 who Jogs and frequents a local gymnasium. "We believe It takes you about a day to get over a really hard Test match," he says. "In the Melbourne one-day final I was still feeling a bit lethargic after the last match in Sydney. That was a hard game, especially the last day when the pressure was on continually: the spinners bowling, England having a chance to win. When you have games like that it takes time to spark again." Despite the game's Increasing professionalism, however, even top-level umpiring In Australia is no game for tbe pot-hunter.

Grafter's fees ($2310 per Test and $770 for a one-day international) are supplemented by a public service Job In Adelaide, and seem mean recompense for the dual- edged scrutiny of his handiwork -by-bom4eautndpuwrea)d television coveraae tut mods lust short of monitoring respiration and heartbeat1: -(i-tvvA Although he is careful to filter out newspapers and television during a match, Crafter feels more warmly toward the media than some of his colleagues. "The TV coverage Is great for the i-game," he believes. "It's brought a whole new bunch of spectators -into the game, which keeps it -going by explaining it to them. I'm happy as long as an incident Is replayed at normal speed from tbe umpire's perspective." Television has certainly made Crofter's face unusually familiar to the public. "That's the power of television," he explains, "that you can walk down the main streets of most capitals and there Is some sort of recognition.

You're constantly recognised In airports and places like that Quite often the eager young kids will come up with autograph books and say: 'Aren't you so and so'?" Then there are the laws 1 themselves, which require constant surveillance. "We are constantly having to swot up on laws and playing conditions," Crafter says. "It's quite possible that duriog the season I could umpire under seven or eight different sets of playing conditions." Soundness under such varying pressures meant Crafter's nomination for the International umpiring panel In the 1987 World Cup, after which he was sounded out as a potential "third-country" arbiter on England's ensuing Test rubber with Pakistan. Had the Australian not had a domestic season to attend at home, Mike Getting might today be in Australia as England's captain rather than a Journalist and people would Imagine Shakoor Rana was Just a particularly fiendish kind of vlndaloo. Despite the pleasure of comparing notes with peers the standard of David Shepherd, Dickie Bird and Khlzer Hayat Crafter admits to misgivings about a non-aligned global umpiring "Certainly one thing it will do Is take the heat out of hometown decisions," he says.

"But whether It would actually lift the btandard of umpiring I don't know. "And there'd be the problem of getting new umpires on to the panel. If, for example, each country provided two umpires, that means there'd only be two Australians who could adjudicate In Test cricket and the rest of us wouldn't have the opportunity. And we wouldn't be able to umpire In our country which would have some negative effect for sure." Umplrlng's status as a sort of amateur profession In Australia appeals to Crafter. "Because we are part-time In Australia, I think we retain an enthusiasm for the game," he says.

"If you are full-time It Is your Job, and we all tend to go stale In our Jobs from time to time," in.T,.'an.,.,ryr2i"rtwiw iw 4k rT" 'Jr' r.w. a it 6 ta ie y'MrrEii uki St Kllda aria South Melbourne hacf already let valuable victories slip by-them on Saturday, so their meeting yesterday at the Junction Oval shaped as a game that could determine their fates for the sea- SOIL South had entered the post-1 Christmas stage of the season with the boast that it had yet to lose a match. By the time It left the field last night it had lost two matches in two days, and three on the trot It lad also dropped from third place In round nine to eighth at the end of round 11. St Kllda, a surprising loser to Northcote on Saturday, elected to bowl first By the half-way mark of the 50-over Innings South was a modest 380. At that point Phillip Hether-ington and Brian Salmon were in the middle of a partnership that would eventually yield 60 runs in 19 overs.

When Hetherlngton was stumped off spinner Mark Osborne the score was 4114 in the over, and by the time leg-spinner Shane Warne bowled Leigh Baker In the 43rd over. It was 9131. The end came after a last-wlcket stand of 27 between Peter Smith and Philip Kingston, but 158 looked an easy target for a strong St Kllda batting line-up. South hit back when Smith and state bowler Damlen Fleming 5 fSf Dhatarg 5 tTd'c, 97" dKa 87 Roun 100 IS Si 3s Sr i-ici dJTio. 1 -1 jl 11 toll 97 (D BrTSwri 7-34) Baknor 4-139 Utd I i i j-.

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s-in uutr s-moj a Mtas wr I ik IT II Hal. i -V "-r MI 4 si It both captured an have St-Wlda i o.vBut- Lacblan-Stonehouse-and Jamie- Murphy-stayed; together until the 43rd over, when Murphy was caught for 65 off part-time bowler Hetherlngton. Their match-winning partnership had yielded 113 runs and it hardly mattered that Stonehouse fol-, lowed Murphy to the pavilion in the next over when he was caught behind for 47. It was left to the experienced pair of Warren Whiteside and captain Shaun Graf to complete the victory. They took the score to 4165 at the end of the 50 overs, and St Kilda to within reach of the four.

Every team In the competition knew that this would be the weekend when they could make up ground, consolidate, or surrender their season. By last night the top three teams Melbourne, University and Carlton bad grabbed the opportunity by winning both their matches, and in doing so virtually sealed places in the four. Effectively there Is only one position up for grabs. It will not have pleased any of the top three to see that last year's premier Richmond, who also captured maximum points, was the team occupying that fourth position. VCA Klaanea Ch Malhoum.

IMvMit. Carlton 48: Richmond 37j St Kllda. Essandon 36: Prehran. South Melbourne, FltaroyOoncaitar 30: womnvwuou miifl- wood 16; Waverteyrsandenong. Hawthorn 12; nw in ivwiuuvrne a.

first division at the end of 1974 It did not go bleating to the Football League asking for a reprieve on the grounds of massive drawing power. It just rolled up Its sleeves and won Its way back the next season, the proper way by winning the second division championship. Under the heading Dr Bradley Included the provision of floodlights. When the idea of playing In summer was first mooted, critics who suggested that the weather would be hot were told that floodlights were the answer. What could be better, said tbe proponents of the scheme, than to go along in the cool of a balmy summer evening and watch a game that kicked off at say, 8 pm.

The problem Is that none of the five Melbourne clubs has floodlights, or look like getting them in the near future. And those clubs In Sydney that have lights admit that they are not much better than training lights. i It is hard to be optimistic about the future of Australian soccer. The Socceroos' chances of qualifying for another World Cup final series have become even more remote since FIFA's ruling that Australia must -play off with a South American team, and unless the National League Is scrapped In favor of a more equitable arrangement that Includes all levels of the game playing In the same season, the future Is bleak. Ma7s gaftf ifBkM iyf; Local soccer's last chance for credibility 1.

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But people at the grassroots of the game know that the ethnic nature of the National League is a millstone around Its neck. The Bradley report calls for two of the present six Sydney clubs and one of the five Melbourne clubs to be axed to make way for clubs from other cities such as Hobart, Brisbane and Newcastle. But those clubs would not be dropped as a result of their playing record alone, tbe way that relegation is carried out In soccer leagues In the-real world. The report calls for a complicated formula for future membership based on five factors: facilities (15 per cent), development program (25 per cent), financial capacity (20 per cent), ability to attract crowds (15 per cent), and playing performance a mere 25 percent Manchester United Is the best-supported club In Britain, but when It was relegated from the TjifW" I -r vyii Wno Fraw Kluokia.haltnck) VCW i -a. 7 KfOm I rAIWflWrltV a.

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