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P.S., TV Listings, 1)4 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1983 SECTION The Post Steve Lfl Hummer 'J Sports Editor Arias Upsets No. 4 Noah Will Play No. 2 Lvndl pr0 Cm f-Pit f- -XT'" Passing The Buck To Defense tM i In U.S. Open Semifinal TV: Channels 34, 4, 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. Results, D6 Durie No Longer a Pushover, D3 Wilander Not Discouraged, D3 NEW YORK (AP) Ninth-seeded Jimmy Arias surprised Yanniek Noah and Ivan Lendl methodically and efficiently eliminated Mats Wilander yesterday to advance to the semifinals of the U.S.

Open Tennis Championships. The 19-year-old Arias ousted Noah 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, while Lendl stopped Wilander 6-4, 6-4, 7 6 to set up a semifinal battle Saturday in America's premier tennis event. The other semifinal will pit defending champion Jimmy Connors against 16th-seeded Bill Scanlon. The women's semi- mmmmmmKi WV' Today's Matches vs. finals today will send top-seeded Martina Navratilova against No.

5 Pam Shriver, while defending champion Chris Evert Lloyd, seeded No. 2 this year, will play No. 14 Jo Durie of Women's Semifinals Chris Evert Lloyd (2) Jo Dbrie (14). Martina Navratilova vs. Pam Shriver (5).

(Seeds in parentheses.) (1) Britain. Noah, the 1983 French Open champion who was seeded fourth, was serving in the opening set when Arias, this year's Italian Open and U.S. Clay Court winner, pulled off his first surprise. With the score 40-30, Arias reeled off the next three points to break the Frenchman and pull within 5-4. The two then battled into a tiebreaker and again Noah jumped out front, this time 4-1.

But Arias took the next six points and the first set. Arias lost his serve in the fifth game of the second set as Noah evened the match. But Arias brought the crowd of 20,556 to its feet in the eighth game when Noah hit a stop volley and the Grand Island, N.Y., native raced toward the net and dove to the court, just lifting the ball over the net. Noah, who went on to win the game, lost that point, however, when he netted the ensuing backhand volley. After having his left wrist taped he apparently hurt it when he dove for the ball on the hardcourts at the National Tennis Center Arias pulled off the only service break of the third set, breaking Noah at 15 in the sixth Turn to OPEN, D3 Bye-bye Buck.

The word from Jacksonville is that the USFL Bulls have offered a contract this week to Buck Belue, the former University of Georgia, quarterback and sometimes performer for the West Palm Beach Considering that his baseball career has languished here, it wouldn't be any surprise if Belue snatched up the opportunity to get back to football. But there is also some speculation that once he got to the Bulls, he'd be auditioned at defensive back, not quarterback. That would set up the intriguing possibility of him attempting to tackle his old meal ticket, Herschel Walker. in crimson. It's bad enough that the University of Florida has to go cross-country this weekend just to play a team that's supposed to beat it.

But the Gators can't even be sure what they'll meet when Southern Cal struts out on its home sod. Used to be you could count on two plays: handoff to tailback right; handoff to tailback left. But new coach Ted Tollner has a passing reputation and his quarterback Sean Salisbury is allegedly well-armed. "We haven't given up the I-formation but we're going to have more guys running and catching the ball this year," Salisbury said, "and we're going to have more motion as well as more passes. We'll run and pass out of both formations the I and the single back depending on how they defense us.

We don't want them keying on anything." Defense, defense, defense. Last week, Arizona defeated Oregon State 50-6. But it could have been worse. Three times, the Beavers were called for too many men on the field in a desperate attempt to stop the Arizona offense. Once, Oregon State had 15 men op the field on defense and held Arizona to an 11-yard gain.

And more defense. Even though they shut out Buffalo Sunday, the Miami Dolphins' defense only ranks fifth in the NFL after the first week. That they dragged along their offense for the game Sunday hurt the defense's standing. After feasting on Miami's offense, the Bills are ranked second defensively in the NFL Even after a 1-yard punt against the Bills, Reggie Roby is a solid fourth in punting in the AFC with a 43.0 yard average. And that's better than the man he replaced, Tom Orosz, who is at 39.3 yards after one game with San Francisco.

For the child who has everything. Here's an early Christmas gift idea. New England linebacker Johnny Rembert has a gold front tooth bearing the letter J. "My mom gave me the tooth as a gift when I had a front tooth knocked out in high school," he said. Patriots country.

They won't be able to pick up Sunday's game here against the Dolphins, but WSBR-Turn to HUMMER, D3 Th Aiteciatad Press Ivan Lendl sweeps Sweden's Mats Wilander in three sets in yesterday's quarterfinals Arguello a Part of History, Win or Lose 'I'm not scared, really. I can lose again, but I tell you it's going to be a better fight than the first time Alexis Arguello ing, generally considered the fight of the year, about 50 times. Unlike Pryor, Arguello has seldom looked at the 14th round, "But it's still laying back there in the closet," Stewart said. What usually happens, what happened to Walcott and Benvenuti, is that the loser lands his best punch and realizes it is not enough. In a way, that already has happened to Arguello.

In the 13th round, he hit Pryor with his best right hand. Pryor's head shook, but immediately the undefeated champion was attacking again. "I asked myself, 'What said Arguello. "This guy must be built of iron." Win, lose or draw, Arguello has said this will be his last fight: I swear to God." Pryor is saying that this will be his last fight, too, that there is no more competition unless he can fight Mancini. "I will put the last drop of my heart in this fight," said Arguello.

"Even if I don't make it, you will see a better fight than the last one." Arguello is one of only six three-class champions. But after a 16-year professional career, he has applied to the University of Miami, where he wants to study business administration. The 31-year-old Nicaraguan expatriate has been one of the finest fighters in recent decades. He has won 78 fights, 63 by knockout, and lost only 5. But his legs were always his weakest point and in victories this year over Vilomar Fernandez and Claude Noel, the legs were old.

"He doesn't have the ability to pivot," said Steward, who trains two other world champions, Thomas Hearns (junior middleweight) and Milton McCrory (welterweight). "The trick is to hit him and get out." Turn to FIGHT, D7 By Michael Katz Ntw York Timu LAS VEGAS, Nev. History is not on Alexis Arguello's side. Tonight, he will try to forget the terrible beating he took 10 months ago and challenge Aaron Pryor once again for the World Boxing Association junior welterweight title. "It always will be in history and in my mind what he did the first time," said Arguello, who was unconscious for four minutes after Pryor knocked him out in the 14th round.

It would be history, of course, if Arguello won now. He would be the first man to hold world titles in four different weight classes. But boxing history is strewn with men who put up brave fights the first time, as Arguello did last Nov. 12 against Pryor, but who went meekly in the rematch. The second time around, Jersey Joe Walcott remained seated rather than get up in the first round and risk more punishment from Rocky Marciano.

The second time around, Nino Benvenuti threw in the towel after only two uneventful rounds against Carlos Monzon. Walcott and Benvenuti had taken terrible punishment in the first of their fights. They threw their best punches in the rematches, and when nothing happened, they were immediately beaten. It was as if the lingering effects of the first fight forced them to pick up where they left off. Arguello says now it was his mental condition that beat him the first time and that this time it is different.

But he just about conjugates the verb "to lose" in his conversations and there is a sense of resignation in his camp. His wife, Loretto, cannot watch him train. And once again, tragedy surrounds his meeting with Pryor. Last year, on the day after their bout in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Duk Koo Kim of South Korea suffered fatal injuries in a fight with Ray (Boom Boom) Mancini in the same Caesars Palace outdoor ring that will be used Friday night. And last week, Francisco Bejines died in a bantamweight bout.

Asked about Bejines, Arguello rolled his eyes upwards. Boxers, he said, "are born to take punches." "I'm not scared, really," he said. "I can lose again, but I tell you it's going to be a better fight than the first time." "I don't think it's going to help him," said Emanuel Steward, Pryor's latest trainer, when asked how the Bejines fight might affect Arguello. "He came so close to serious injury himself. That 14th round had to have permanent physical and psychological affect." Arguello, like Pryor, has watched tapes of their first meet- Shula Calls Moore Back From Past Football Openers To Offer Answers -a.

jr-, jo 1 1 V' i By Dave George Staff Wrlttr MIAMI This is the sort of thing that is supposed to happen to wide-eyed youngsters, the butterflies in their stomachs active enough to lift them off the bench even if the legs are paralyzed by nerves. At least that's the usual scenario when a couple of veterans fall right off the depth chart with season-ending injuries. Coach Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins doesn't face such a dilemma as he prepares for Sunday's home opener against the New England Patriots without the services of wide receivers Jimmy Cefalo and Tommy Vigorito, both nuked by knee injuries in last week's 12-0 victory at Buffalo. When he turns to the sidelines for someone to start at wideout opposite Duriel Harris, the man who steps into view just happens to be Miami's all-time leading receiver Nat Moore. Still, underneath nine NFL seasons of icy cool there lies a spark in Moore that until just now was beginning to flicker and die.

The Dolphins need him again, and that's almost enough to wash away two seasons of dirty laundry accumulated by a guy who repeatedly asked to be traded unless he could play more. "Being a competitor, having the opportunity to make the plays, to perform, that excites you," said Moore, who now says he no longer wants to be traded. "I'm just like anybody else. I like to go out and showcase my talent, be able to catch the ball, make the big plays. I definitely look forward to it." And why not? On the way to the Super Bowl last year the former University of Florida star was little more than a bystander, making just eight catches for 82 yards and scoring his only regular-season touchdown in the Predictions, D4 By Laszlo Denes Stiff WriMr Asked to sum up their expectations going into fall practice, it seemed the theme among the area's football coaches was improvement.

"We're going to surprise a lot of people," said Twin Lakes' second-year coach Mike Heninger, who hopes to turn last season's 2-8 team into the school's first winner since 1969. Not surprisingly, Heninger's sentiments were echoed all the way from Boca Raton to Vero Beach and out, west to Clewiston and Moore Haven as the area's high school football programs prepared for their regular-season debuts this weekend. And the questions that still remain after countless hours of studying films, altering playbooks, and sweltering practices should be answered soon. For instance, is Palm Beach Gardens and second-year coach Ben McCoy for real, after the Gators stunned the county by going 10-0 in the regular season in 1982? "We're just doing our best," said McCoy. What will Cardinal Newman be like without All-America tailback Alonzo Jefferson, who went on to Notre Dame after leading the Crusaders to an 11-1 record last season? "It'll be back to the basics 4 yards and a cloud of dust," said coach Sam Budnyk.

Clewiston repeat as Class AA champion? And can Glades Day repeat in Class How much longer will Santaluces go without a win after an 0-10 record in its first season? Will Jupiter's 19-game winless mark continue? "There are 16 games on the area schedule tonight anduour Saturday, most of which will give an indication of what to expect from the locals. The new Palm Beach County Athletic Conference makes its appearance, replacing the Suncoast Conference, which saw its 30-year reign end last spring. Fifteen PBCAC schools play tonight, fourteen going head-to-head, while former Suncbast Conference members Martin County, South Fork, Fort Pierce Westwood and Fort Pierce Central are independents. Twin Lakes, "100 percent improved at every position" according to Heninger, gets to find out just how improved it is as the Rams play the visiting Forest Hill Falcons, who followed up an 0-10 season by going 2-8 last year. The Falcons feature speedy running back Ben Frazier, a 5-foot-5, 145-pounder who looked impressive in last week's jamboree at John I.

Leonard. Lake Worth, behind the passing combination of quarterback Richard Johnston and split end Calvin Phillips, plays at home against Atlantic, perennially one of the area's more exciting running and defensive teams. Lake Worth went 5-5 last season and finished behind Palm Beach Gardens and Boca Raton in the Suncoast East Conference. Atlantic was 4-6. Both schools, however, are expected to compete for the PBCAC South Divison title.

Palm Beach Gardens, with most players back from last season's 10-1 team, plays visiting Suncoast, which suffered heavy losses to graduation after going 7-3 and nearly winning its district last year. Cardinal Newman travels to John I. Leonard and can expect a tight game against the Lancers, 2-8 last season and normally one of the area's weak-Turn to HIGH SCHOOLS, D4 'I'm just like anybody else. I like to go out and showcase my talent, be able to catch the ball, make the big plays. I definitely look forward to Nat Moore final game against the broken-down Baltimore Colts.

That's quite a comedown for the man who holds the Dolphins' career records in total receptions (339), receiving yards (5,284) and touchdown catches (48). But with the promise of playing time now dangling before him like a 24-carat carrot, memories of the bad old days rarely raise even a ripple. "Any time that you become a backup and you're sitting, it is frustrating," Moore said. "I guess it's just part of the game but it's something I wasn't used to. Maybe I did a little more griping than I should have but that just the nature of being a competitor, I guess.

"Now it's a situation where it's up to me to do the playing and I'm just going to go ahead and play up to what I know I'm capable of doing. What I've really got to do is forget about the last couple of years and just go out and play football. There's no need to be worrying about that now. It's all in the past; it's irrelevant. Football is today's game." Not everyone is convinced, however, that Moore is today's player.

That is another dangerous trend he hopes to reverse in his first few games as a retreaded starter, particularly siice Turn to DOLPHINS, D8 Th Associated Prou JUGGLING ACT San Francisco's Dwight Clark bobbles, but manages to hold onto a 21-yard pass for a touchdown from Joe Montana in the first quarter of last night's National Football League game against the Minnesota Vikings. The 49ers won 48-17. story D8 Inside Baseball National League Houston 3 San Diego 2 Atlanta San Francisco, late Cincinnati Los Angeles, late American League Chicago 8 California 5 New York 6 Milwaukee 5 USC's Tollner An Aerial Wizard Story, D4.