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Alexandria 5EJaiIa Goum HXk Monday, September 11, 1978 Sports A-11 MIHIIIMIimilllMlllllimmll INIIH Illllllllllllllimilllll Illlllllllll Illlllll Illlll I Illllllllllllll If IIIIIII IIIIIIIIUIIIIII Illllllllllllllllllll UIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIUIHIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illllllllllllllllllllllllilllllll Hit Illlllllllllllllllllllllll Yankees Completed Boston Massacre' over the Giants. apiece as the Yankees went on an 18-single run on an errant pickoff attempt by pitcher Glenn Abbott as the Chicago White Sox By The Associated Press Who afraid of the big. bad "Green Monster?" Certainly not the New York Yankees. With fabled Fenway Park and its legendary left field wall the Green Monster as the backdrop, the Yankees swept through a four-game series with alarming case, capping their own Boston Massacre with a 7-4 beating of the Red Sox Sunday; That pulled the red-hot New York Yankees even with the Red Sox in the Americam League East, a situation hardly imagined when the Yankees started the important series last Thursday night, four games back. "The whole country must be shocked at what we've done," said reliever Rich Gossage, one of Sunday's heroes for New York.

Well, at least the Red Sox are shocked. "New York's got the advantage, I'd say," said Boston Manager Don Zimmer. "I don't know what the hell is happening to us. They hit everyone I put out there. "It's been a total team slump for two weeks.

Too many strange things are hap-, pening. But there ain't no one around here who's going to quit." It wasn't only the four-game sweep, but the humiliating way the Yankees did it in Boston's backyard. They pounded 14 pitchers for 42 runs and 67 hits. in the series. "It's back to opening day," said New York outfielder Paul Blair.

Each team has 20 games left in the fight for the division championship, with Milwaukee and Baltimore hovering close behind. Graig Nettles, Roy White, Thurman Munson and Bucky Dent had three hits Ken Reitz' lOth-inning triple scored pinch-runner Mike Ramsey with the winning run in an 8-6 victory for the St. Louis Cardinals over Philadelphia, snapping the Phillies' six-game winning streak Elliott Maddox' run-scoring single and John Stearns' RBI grounder keyed a two- 3 run, eighth-inning rally and led the New York Mets to an 11-9 victory over the Pitts- burgh Pirates. Mick Kelleher, a first-inning replace- ment for ejected Rodney Scott, had a pair of JJ, run-scoring singles as the Chicago Cubs de-, featcd the Montreal Expos 6-3. A run-scoring double by Wilbur How- ard and Jesus Alou's RBI pinch-hit single 3 highlighted Houston's two-run seventh in-, ning, lifting the Astros to a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.

binge. Ed Figueroa and Gossage combined on a five-hitter as the Yankees streaked to their sixth consecutive victory and their 16th in the last 18 games. Meanwhile, the California Angels also made things interesting in the AL West, beating Kansas City 13-3 and moving within a half-game of the Royals, the division leaders. Glenn Borgmann's two-run, homer snapped a 30-innihg scoreless streak for Minnesota and Dave Goltz won his 12th game of the year as the Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1. Rick Manning greeted reliever John Hiller with a run-scoring single in the ninth inning and Buddy Bell followed with a two- run homer, giving the Cleveland Indians a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Thad Bosley scored the tie-breaking edged the Seattle Manners 2-1. Doyle Alexander scattered eight hits and the Texas Rangers, capitalizing on four unearned runs in the fourth inning, defeated the Oakland A's 8-3 in the first game of a doubleheader. The A's won the second game 2-1 with a two-run rally in the "ninth inning capped by Tim Hosley's RBI single. In the National League, Rick Monday drove in four runs with two homers as the Los Angeles Dodgers spoiled Jim Bouton's return to'the major leagues with an 11-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Cincinnati's Johnny Bench drilled a three-run homer and Dave Concepcion drove in two runs with singles, helping Tom Seaver beat San Francisco for the first time in five tries this season with an 8-1 victory 'iimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii niiiiiiii MiiiiiiiiiiiMiMiiiiuiMi iiiiiiiiiiitiitiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitii iiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiii iiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu imiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiMi iiiiiiiiiiihiii nun Connors, Evert U.S.

Open Champs Borg's Dream, Pam's Story Ended sively, and kept it up throughout." One reason Connors was so fired up was a videotape he had seen of a couple games from his Wimbledon match against Borg. "It made me sick," said Connors. "I said to myself. 'This is ridiculous how can I let myself be so I knew I had to be more ag gressive And he played very aggressively. He charged the net with assurance, served well and returned Borg's serve superbly, often sending the ball back faster than it came.

Connors broke service in the fifth game and held the rest of the way in (Turn to Page A-12) ian opens and Wimbledon, all in the same year. Borg already had won the French Open and Wimbledon, but instead of the ends of the earth. Connors was able to halt that streak in New York. "It seems I play my best tennis when I come to New York," Connors told the crowd, which often has rooted against him in his matches here and which had mixed allegiances Sunday. "Whether you like me or not, I like you." Borg, meanwhile, couldn't give his best effort because of a painful blister On the thumb of his racquet hand.

The injury nccurred Saturday and was treated with ice packs, oral medication and spray antiseptic in the 24 hours before the match. Twice the racquet flew from Borg's hand as he attempted to serve, and on other occasions he seemed to mis-hit the ball after apparently losing his grip. Although Borg insisted the blister hadn't both-ered him during the match, his coach said otherwise. "It was very obvious that it bothered him," said Lennart Bergelin. "He was in pain.

Anyone could see 'that. He couldn't hold the racquet." Whether a healthy Borg could have handled Connors, the way he was playing Sunday, is questionable. "I hit the ball real solid and real deep throughout the match," said the 26-year-old Connors. "I was fired up when I was out there. I don't know if I've ever played a matAi where I started so well, so aggres- NEW YORK (AP) Bjorn Borg's Grand Slam dream and Pam Shriv-er's Cinderella story both ended as tennis' love match, former sweethearts and current "good friends" Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert, waltzed off with the big prizes at the U.S.

Open. Connors was at his fiery, fist-shaking, foot-stomping best Sunday in trouncing Borg, who was bothered by a blister on his right thumb, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 for the men's title. Hours earlier, Evert sent the 16- year-old Shriver back to school with a 6-4 tennis lessrm in the women's championship before a record crowd of 19,537, including 18,032 paid, and an international television audience. "I came here to play tennis, to win the U.S. Open and I did it," exulted Connors, who achieved a measure of revenge for the 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 beating he suffered against Borg two months ago at Wimbledon.

It was Connors' third U.S. Open title. He won in 1974 and 1976 and was a beaten finalist in 1975 and 1977. "I won the Open on grass. I won it on clay, I won it here (on a fast artificial surface, Deco-Turf II.

at the new National Tennis Center)." said Connors. Now I've shown I can win on any surface. I'm riding on a cloud right now." Before the tournament, Connors had vowed to go "to the ends of the earth" to stop Borg's Grand Slam bid the French, U.S. and Austral fe 9T)(X ill Time is quickly ticking away to register for fall semester courses at Louisiana College. Registration deadline for all classes is September 13.

A special registration session for evening courses is being held tonight from p.m. in room 207 of Alexandria Hall. Here's the evening course opportunities still available for you at Louisiana College this fall. Jimmy Connors cheers after blowing Sweden's Bjorn Borg clear off the court, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. to win the men's singles final of the U.S.

Open Tennis Championships Sunday in Flushij Meadows, N.Y. (L'PI Telephoto) Course Dept. Nothing Compares With 'Rivalry' Grimsley AP Columnist "He never let up on the pressure." A sellout crowd of more than in the new National Tennis ('enter seemed to forgive Connors his previous indiscretions his vulgarity, rudeness and arrogance and cheered wildly as the court assassin cut his tall, bearded rival down to size. It was a study in calculated destruction. If Big Bill Tilden, regarded as the greatest of all time, had returned to the earth he would have been awed (Turn to Page A-12)' "So I started out aggressively," he said.

"I never chickened out on a single shot." Borg glumly agreed. "Jimmy he was too good for me." he said, refusing to fall back on the alibi of a sore thumb on his racquet hand. NEW YORK (AP) There is nothing in the annals of tennis to compare with it. You have to reach back into the history of the ring to find the fire and ferocity that sparks the classic court rivalry of Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg. They are the re-creation of the knock-down, drag-out slugfests of Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano.

They are the shortpants. racquet-swinging replicas of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier Flushing Mea- dow's answer to the. "Thrilla of Manila." They stand today as the two truly great heavyweights of the modern game the feisty, aggressive, often arrogant little left-hander out of Belleville. and the phlegmatic, imperturbable Ss ede. Who's No.

Don't be surprised if the tubs start thumping out of Palace in Las Vegas for another of those notorious million-dollar, winner-take-all matches to find the answer. It's a format Connors loves and thrives on. Borg, who previously had won at Rome and Paris, crushed Connors in their center court final at Wimbledon in 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. Connors' hurl ran deep. "I will follow him to the ends of the earth." a tight-lipped Jimmy vowed at the time.

He made good his threat. The gut-fighter caught up with his prey on the green rubberized asphalt of the transplanted U.S. Open and reaped his revenge. For. Connors, it was sweet.

It was also brutal. The score: 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. "When I feel I am not No.l I will play less tennis." Connors, winner of the 1978 Grand Prix. said. He said after his humiliation at Wimbledon he looked at the films of the match "I got sick after two games," he added and determined that the next time he would come out punching.

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