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jNJational spoils Sunday, Sept. 11, 1983 Page 6 Daily World Dream comes true for Navratilova NEW YORK (AP) The dream came true Saturday for Martina Navratilova as she captured her first U.S. Open women's singles title with an easy 6-1, 6-3 victory over Chris Evert Lloyd at the National Tennis Center. "You won't take the smile off my face for a long time," she said immediately after winning the only crown that had eluded her. "It's better than I expected." Czechoslovakia's Ivan Lendl, who has yet to capture any of the Grand Slam titles, moved into the men's singles final earlier Saturday by eliminating ninth-seeded Jimmy Arias 6-2, 7-6, 6-1.

The victory moved Lendl, the No. 2 seed, into Sunday's final against the winner of the second semifinal match, which pitted No. 3 Jimmy Connors, the defending champion, against No. 16 Bill Scanlon. "It's off my back, Navratilova said, referring to her failures in America's top tennis event until this year.

In her only other trip to the final, in 1981, she fell in three sets to Tracy Austin. In contrast, Lloyd, who has won six times, suffered only her second loss in the final. The victory was worth more than $620,000 for the Czechoslovakia-born left-hander nine points in that stretch. Then Lloyd held at. IS before Navratilova brushed aside two break points to hold service and wrap up the opening set.

Always attacking, taking the net at any and every opportunity, Navratilova broke Lloyd at 15 to begin the second set, then held at 15 to take a 2-0 advantage. She looked invincible as she grabbed a 15-40 lead in the third game. But Lloyd, one of the coolest performers on the court, fought back in the longest game of the match, a game that went to deuce three times before Lloyd held service. The Fort Lauderdale, native then broke Navratilova and, when she held serve in the fifth game, she had a 3-2 lead, her first of the day. But Navratilova held at 15, then broke Lloyd at love.

It was only a matter of time before she would add her name to the list of U.S. Open champions. That came in the 10th game, and she made it interesting, falling behind at love-40 for triple break point. But she just rattled off the next five points, the last coming when Lloyd's usually accurate backhand sailed long. Lendl was even more devastating as he destroyed Arias in two hours.

The methodical, efficient Czech who became a U.S. citizen two years ago. She received $120,000 for winning on the hardcourts here, and also collected $500,000 for winning three of the four tournaments that constitute the Playtex Challenge. It also was her second consecutive Grand Slam title she captured Wimbledon in July and put her in line for another $1 million bonus if she can win the next two Grand Slam events the Australian Open and the French Open. Navratilova demolished Lloyd in 63 minutes, her longest match of the 13-day tournament.

She rushed out to a 5-0 lead to begin the match, giving up only right-hander fired 11 aces, and his deep groundstrokes usually kept Arias running from side to side. Like Navratilova, Lendl began the match by breaking his opponent. He then broke the 19-year-old Arias in the fifth game and served out to capture the opening set. Arias, who earlier this year won both the Italian Open and U.S. Clay Courts, fought back in the second game of the second set.

But Lendl was equal to the task, saving four break points before holding his own service. He broke Arias at 30 to take a 2-1 lead, but the teen-ager from Grand Island, N.Y., broke back in the sixth game. State: SEC: Auburn eliminates Southern Miss. Jh If I I. it.

n.y AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Running back Bo Jackson scored a pair of touchdowns, on runs of 10 and 34 yards, leading Auburn to a 24-3 college football victory over Southern Mississippi Saturday night. Kicker Al Del Greco added a 41-yard field goal and three extra points to cement the Auburn victory before 73,500 fans, the largest crowd ever to see a season-opening game at Auburn. Southern Mississippi noseguard Jerald Baylis gave Auburn a few headaches, sacking the quarterback and breaking up passes. 1 But a stubborn Auburn defense led by Donnie Humphrey, Gregg Carr and Pat Thomas shut down Southern Mississippi's offense.

Tailback Sam Dejarnette, who began his career at Auburn but transfered to Southern Mississippi when Pat Dye became Auburn's coach in 1981, returned to Jordan-Hare Stadium. He was held to 37 yards on 14 carries in the first half and 46 yards on 18 carries for the game. Auburn's first touchdown came when Southern Mississippi fullback Clemon Terrell fumbled and Carr recovered at the Golden Eagles' 12. Alabama clubs Go, Tech BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Ray Perkins made a successful debut Saturday as successor to the late Bear Bryant as 14th-ranked Alabama scored an early touchdown following a Georgia Tech turnover and went on to defeat the Yellow Jackets 20-7.

After a pregame moment of silence in Bryant's memory and an invocation saluting the win-ningest coach in college football history by Steadman Shealy, quarterback of the Bear's 1979 national champions, the Perkins era began. It took just 1 35 for Alabama to jump in front 7-0 on a 15-yard pass from Walter Lewis to halfback Joe Carter three plays after Georgia Tech quarterback Stu Rogers was sacked by linebacker Emanuel King and fumbled. Tackle Randy Edwards recovered at the Tech 20 and the Crimson Tide was off and rolling, scoring on the third offensive play of the new regime. if I'M The Trojans marched 80 yards in the final 46 seconds to tie the score. Salisbury threw an in-completion on what appeared to be the final play of the game, but it was nullified because of a penalty against the Gators for having too many men on the field.

That gave Southern Cal one more chance. But after Salisbury hit Ware for the tying score, the Trojans muffed the PAT snap and the game ended, a eholder Tim Green threw a desperation pass that fell incomplete. Florida now has a 1-0-1 record while the game was the first for the Trojans under new Coach Ted Tollner. Maryland dumps Vandy NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Maryland quarterback Norman "Boomer" Esiason and tight end Bill Rogers teamed for a 43-yard touchdown play with 2:24 remaining to lift the 17th-ranked Terrapins to a 21-14 victory over Vanderbilt Saturday afternoon in a regionally televised college football game.

Rogers took a short toss from Esiason at the Commodore 40 yard line and broke away from a pair of tacklers to give the Atlantic Coast Conference Terrapins their opening game victory. The Southeastern Conference Commodores, also playing their first game of 1983, appeared to have the game under control with a second-and-goal situation at the Maryland 12 yard line only moments earlier. The Terrapin cornerback Lendell Jones stepped in front of a Kurt Page pass at the Maryland six to set up the game-winning drive. Esiason and the Terps covered the 94 yards in just four plays with Esiason hitting wide receiver Greg Hill for a 47-yard gain on the drive's first play. The senior quarterback hit 17 of 31 passes for 269 yards and two interceptions.

After the touchdown, Page drove the Commodores to the Maryland 30, but his fourth down pass was intercepted in the end zone by Maryland's Clarence Baldwin. Tennessee whips New Mexico KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Clyde Duncan ran a pass 53 yards for a touchdown and Mark Hogan recovered a blocked punt in the endzone as Tennessee overpowered New Mexico 31-6 in a non-conference college football game Saturday. The game before 89,792 spectators left both teams 1-1 for the season. Duncan ran in the pass from quarterback Alan Cockrell for Tennessee's first score with 8:43 remaining in the first quarter.

Fuad Reveiz made the first of four extra point kicks, boosting his career record to 49 without a miss. Reveiz kicked a 48-yard field goal 3:56 into the second quarter after New Mexico linebacker Richard Mello sacked Cockrell for a 16-yard loss that left the Volunteers 30 yards short of a first down. Tennessee scored three times in the third quarter on touchdown runs of yard Tty Sam Henderson and 2 yards by Randall Morris. Johnny Williams blocked Lobo kicker Ron Keller's punt from the New Mexico 37, popping it into the end-zone where Hogan recovered it for the touchdown pi 1 Tulane skims by Ole Miss NEW ORLEANS (AP) Jon English hit Craig Harrison with a 12-yard scoring pass with 2:23 left in the game Saturday to give Tulane University a 27-23 victory over the University of Mississippi in college football Saturday. English, son of Coach Wally English, played his second game under a court order forbidding Tulane to follow an NCAA ruling that said the quarterback is ineligible.

The victory evened Tulane's record at 1-1. English relieved starter Bubby Brister after halftime and hit 14 of 23 passing attempts for 203 yards and the game-winning touchdown, which came after a 15-minute power failure in the Louisiana Superdome. Mississippi carried a 23-20 lead into the closing moments after tailback Buford McGee burst for secohd-half touchdowns of 20 and 53 yards. McGee rambled for 167 yards on 20 carries. Quarterback Kent Austin, who finished with 20 completions on 41 attempts for 255 yards, -led Misisssippi from its own 20 to the Tulane 2-yard-line in the final two minutes of play, but time ran out as he fell down attempting a pass that might have won it for Ole Miss.

Bill Smith kicked field goals of 28, 22 and 37 yards as Ole Miss dropped to 0-2 for the season under Coach Billy Brewer, who left Louisiana Tech to take over the reigns at his alma mater. Northwestern, 30-22 NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) Northwestern Louisiana turned two fourth-quarter turnovers into touchdowns by Stan Powell and Kenny Mosley Saturday night to whip Angelo State 30-22 in a college football game. Angelo State mishandled a punt at their 18-yard line, and Greg Turner recovered it after it was batted back to the 1. Powell sneaked over from his quarterback spot on the next play.

Just 26 seconds later, Mosley sprinted 31 yards on the first play after RY Reasons picked off a pass by Slade Sherrod, giving Northwestern a 30-16 lead. Mosely was hit on the 10-yard line, but dragged four defenders into the end zone with him. Northwestern opened a 16-0 first-quarter lead on a touchdown pass from Powell to Jerry Wheeler, a 5-yard run by Wayne Van and a 31-yard field goal by Daniel Aboutaboul. Angelo State came back to tie it with a 1-yard run by Eddie O'Brien, and field goals of 32 yards, 25 yards and 17 yards by Mike Thomas. After Northwestern's two quick fourth-quarter scores, Angelo State added a final touchdown on a 13-yard pass to Andy Hamilton from Ned Cox with a minute left in the game.

Troy St. 33-25 TROY, (AP) Fullback Jimmy Haywood broke 80 yards on a draw play on the second snap of the second half to lead Troy State to a 33-25 victory over Nicholls State Saturday. Mark Van Wie added two field goals in the third quarter and Carey Christensen plunged for a 1-yard score early in the final quarter for Troy State. Nicholls State struck back quickly on a 50-yard pass from Keith Menard to Brian Stropolo, but the Troy State defense tightened and held Nicholls State scoreless for the final 12 minutes. Linebacker Thomas Clark picked off a Keith Menard pass with 1:53 left to end Nicholls State's final threat.

Troy State broke on top early, driving for their first score on a 56-yard drive in three plays. Nicholls State answered quickly with an 8-yard pass from Menard to Curtis Hobbs. The win improved Troy State's record to 2-0. Nicholls State fell to 1-1. SMU, 20-13 SHREVEPORT, La.

(AP) Darrin Zmoitchell, a sophomore special teams player, made two key defensive plays in the fourth quarter Saturday night to help No. 15 Southern Methodist secure a 20-13 college football victory over ambitious Grambling State: Mitchell recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown with 10:22 remaining to give the Mustangs a 17-6 lead. With 2:36 to play, Mitchell recovered a fumbled punt return by Grambling's Dwayne Jupiter at the Tigers' 10-yard-line. That set upSMU's final score a 25-yard field goal by Jeff Harrell with 55 seconds remaining. Kentucky blast Kansas State LEXINGTON, Ky.

(AP) Randy Jenkins passed for three touchdowns and Chris Caudell kicked three field goals Saturday as Kentucky routed Kansas State 31-12 in an intersectional college football game. It was Kentucky's second victory in as many outings while Kansas State fell to 0-2. Kentucky took control of the game virtually from the outset and led 24-0 at halftime. Kansas State managed a pair of touchdowns against Kentucky's reserves in the fourth quarter. Caudell provided the first three scores of the game with field goals of 21, 50 and 26 yards, the last coming on the second play of the second Po by My McCarthy LSITb Dalton Hillard fights for yardage Holmes wins by TKO ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.

(AP) Larry Holmes closed Scott Frank's right eye, knocked him down and stopped him in the fifth round of a one-sided fight Saturday night and retained his World Boxing Council heavyweight championship for the 16th time in an unbeaten career. It was all Holmes from the opening bell, and the end came after Frank, complaining he had been thumbed by a right hand, dropped to the canvas in the fifth round. Referee Tony Perez ruled it a knockdown. Frank got up at four and Holmes resumed the attack, but Perez jumped in and stopped the fight at 1 28 of the fifth round. quarter.

Florida ties USC LOS ANGELES (AP) Sean Salisbury threw a 25-yard scoring pass to Timmie Ware with no time remaining to tie the game, then a bad snap on the conversion attempt cost ninthranked Southern Cal the victory Saturday as the Trojans tied No.18 Florida 19-19. if BARRY INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. SUNSET, LA. A MEMBER OF THE St. Landry Parish Independent Insurance Agent's Association, Inc.

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