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Other Evert doesn't blame failure on Chris P. ji.miw dering giving up the tour and becoming a teaching pro. She is 18 years old. "You can give yourself only so many chances before you move on," Jeanne said. "You just can't keep trying and trying." LAST YEAR, WHEN Jeanne me, and sometimes I tell her that I've been under a little pressure, and that people are asking me how I feel about her.

"She's so great about it. I mean as soon as she hears that she says, 'Well, tell them to just come and see It makes me feel a lot better." 1 "lO Friday, September 10, 1976 chose to go on the women's tour full time, instead of going to college, friends told her to choose the alter Learn Gourmet Cooking renck Style from the Schoof of Cordon Bleu with Jane Schuitema SPONSORED DY esigne sfioppe 1 11 E. College 222-3474 -V if ft 1 it i a th' x7--Y pv I v) I 1 i By TONY KORNHEISER New York Times Service 1 NEW YORK "A champion is afraid of losing; everyone else is afraid of winning." Billie Jean King Jeanne Evert is not a champion. Not now. Probably not ever.

People still come up to her and say, "Don't worry. In a couple of years you'll beat your sister." They say that because five years ago when Chrissie Evert burst on the tennis scene like a sunrise people started writing that you ain't seen nothing yet, that down oil the farm the Everts had another one, a youn-; ger sister named Jeanne. The phrase they most often wrote was "un- limited potential." It sticks in 'Jeanne's throat now like a chicken bone. The dream is over. JEANNE EVERT doesn't know exactly when she realized that she would never be No.

1, that she'd never surpass her older sister. She just knows that it has happened gradually over the last three years. It has something to do with the fact that she never grew past 5 feet 1 inch. Something to do with her attitude. And it has disappointed others more than it has disappointed her.

She's still having fun, and she was enjoying herself last week playing in the United States Open at Forest Hills, Queens. "I guess people expect me to be something I'm not," Jeanne said. "They feel I let them down. They said I was going to be a great tennis player. At least, No.

2. At least. "They say, 'Why haven't you done any Now, what do I tell them? 'I'm sorry I let you Jeanne Evert hasn't done badly. She's ranked 15th in the United States this year. She won $21,135 last year.

That's not bad. But Chrissie won $412,977. Chrissie is No. 1. AND JEANNE IS just her sister, The Other Evert.

"Sometimes my father says it," Jeanne said, shifting her eyes down because what was about to come out of her mouth would not be easy to say. "He tells me that he's sorry that I haven't done any better. He tells me that I have to have a goal. You see, my father doesn't believe in 1st FALL SESSION 1976 (Sept. 14-Oct.

19) Only a Few Openings Left! CALL IMMEDIATELY! 2nd FALL SESSION 1976 (Begins Approximately Nov. 9) CALL NOW. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays 7 fo 9 p.m. TBA The Fee far Each 6 Lesson Course is $55.00 if you cannot attend a class you may send a substitute native. Their feeling was that there would be too much pressure being The Other Evert, and that the result would be.

cruel and unusual punishment. Jeanne chose the tour because she wanted to play tennis. She said she could handle the pressure. "She's just not like any other tennis player," said Terry Holladay, Jeanne's best friend on the tour. "She has so many friends.

You just wouldn't believe what an up person she is. I mean, I never saw anyone smile so much." It has something to do with not having to be No. 1. "You see," Jeanne said, "I can tell my body to do something. But it's all mental.

You can run down every shot, but when it comes to hitting the winner, sure I can get there, but I could still find a way to choke." IT, ISN'T EASY going on the court with Chrissie's last name but not her talent. "I could tell when the other girls used to play me, they were really trying extra hard to beat me," Jeanne said. "Because they couldn't beat Chrissie, they wanted to beat me. I guess beating me was the next best thing. "Look at my record, I have a lot of good losses." "Let me tell you," she said, "I've questioned it many times.

I think I'm normal. Everyone goes through states like this where they're not sure where they're going, what they want. I don't believe that I'll know exactly who I am as long as I'm on the tour, but I think I'm happier now than I've ever been. "I mean I've never been through a trauma. Trauma now that is a heavy-duty word.

I've thought of seeing a psychiatrist, but I don't think I could ever actually do it. I know it'd be a helluva lot easier being Chris than me. But I love my sister. I love her very much. Sure, there's pressure being Chris's sister.

But the good overshadows it. I'd hate to blame my failure on Chris. Whatever I am, I did it myself." ALTHOUGH CHRIS'S success has been partly responsible for whatever failures Jeanne has had, Jeanne bears no grudge, no resentment. "It's not Chrissie's fault," Jeanne said. "Sure, it's been hard on me, but I've never regretted any of it.

Chris is the best sister anyone ever had. She's always calling me, asking me how am I doing. Most of the time I just say, 'I'm But she knows me so well. She'll ask what's bothering (New York Times Photo) Also-ran Jeanne Evert enjoys Forest Hills but it's not easy being Chris' younger sister doing things halfway. Neither does Chris.

When I tell him that my goal is to be happy, it blows his mind; it's too vague. "I always end up crying with my father. Always. I feel so much for him. I just wish I could hold him and hug him and say to him, 'Dad, stick with But I can't." "I think it's a tribute to the love and caring in her family that she's still on the tour," said Julie Anthony, a ranked player and a clinical psychologist.

"It probably would be a lot easier for her to go off and become a teaching pro somewhere." This is an important year for Jeanne Evert. She is seriously consi- Exorcism fails German girl All of our diamonds share these qualities each is cut by a craftsman. And each is a value. a. 7 Diamond bridal set, Vt carat total weight, $249 b.

7 Diamond bridal set, Vi carat total weight, $529 c. 30 Diamond bridal set, 1 carat total weight, $899 All set in 14 karat gold. nold Renz, 65, of Schippach and Father Ernst Alt, 38, of Ettleben showed no such reserve. Before a stunned nationwide television audience Father Renz played tapes on which he had recorded the girl's agonizing screams and introduced by name the six evil spirits that allegedly possessed her. One was called Nero, another Lucifer, a third Adolf Hitler who, he said, always shouted "Heil! Heil!" through Anne 8 Convenient Ways to Buy The Diamond Store 'Price may vary according to exact diamond weight.

Illustrations enlarged. Tallahassee Mall 385-8186 Although it was revealed that Anneliese had refused to eat or drink the last three weeks of her life, neither her parents nor the clergy called in a physician. "Now Anneliese is in heaven," said Mrs. Michel, a devout Catholic who is firmly convinced that her eldest daughter who had suffered epileptic seizures since her teens was possessed by the devil and that only the church could help her. MEANWHILE, the public prosecutor in nearby Aschaffenburg is investigating a series of criminal negligence and manslaughter complaints filed against the Most Rev.

Josef Stangl, bishop of Wuerzburg, who authorized the exorcism according to the 17th Century Rituale Ro-manum, a ceremony to drive out evil spirits. "Had it not been for the doctor who refused to issue the certificate the whole thing probably would have been hushed up," commented a local businessman. And, he added, "who knows whether there aren't more cases of this kind?" Whether out of shame or fear most people in Klingenberg do not want to talk about what happened in their midst. "We knew nothing," said Mayor Walter Woeber. "Like you, we learned of it only through the media." THE EXORCISTS, Father Ar- By ALICE SIEGER Chicago Tribune Service KLINGENBERG, Germany -Walking through this cheerful town "with its terraced vineyards rising from the bank of the Main River, you wouldn't believe that there are still people around here who believe in the devil.

"Model Germany," proclaim flection posters in the streets, suggesting that West Germany with its 'modern economic and social policies 1 could serve as an example for other countries. I But then you come to the cemetery on the edge of town and stand 'before a simple white cross bearing I the name "Michel Anneliese" on a I black plate. The pretty, 23-year-old co-ed died after months of excruciating exorcism rites administered by two Roman Catholic priests in her home right across the street from the graveyard. Her well-to-do father, Josef Michel, operates a saw mill adjacent to their home. HER BODY WEIGHED less 'than 70 pounds when the distraught 'parents called a local doctor and asked him to issue a death certificate required for burial.

I The doctor declined the request and called the police. An autopsy attributed the girl's death to malnu-1 trition and dehydration. liese body when being addressed. When Father Renz put his hand on her forehead to give emphasis to his Latin prayers she screamed in the local idiom, "Take your filthy paws off! What do you want? You can pray as long as you wish. Nobody will listen to you." Father Renz explained this was Lucifer talking through her.

She objected to the holy water, "This damn water," and at one point shouted in desperation at the exorcists, "Oh you, I will poison you, I swear it. I will make you all crazy." THOUGH THE DEVILS did not like the tape recordings, Father Renz explained, he nevertheless made 43 during the nightly sessions in the Michel home. (The tapes have been impounded by the authorities.) Nor did he forget to mention that Anneliese, emaciated as she was, mustered enough strength to do up to 500 knee-bends a day to free her soul from the demons. After the shocking television disclosure, Bishop Stangl criticized the exorcist's breach of confidence by exposing the girl's torments to a large public audience. Somewhat belatedly he declared that "exorcism never can be a substitute for medical help." He indicated that disciplinary action will be taken against the two priests.

THE BISHOP SAID he had given permission for the exorcism rites out of conviction that he could not refuse "the request the young woman, her family, and the priests submitted as the last hope." "To pray for somebody but deny him medical treatment is un-Chris-tian," he added. The man who first recommended the rituals is Adolf Rodewyk, an 80-year-old Jesuit. He is considered an authority on exorcism in Germany and has written two books on the subject. -Engaged mjY" Jumpsuits with Jackets I I You'll be softly elegant in a jumpsuit of I supple interlock polyester. Both feature a 1 jacket for our cool fall evenings.

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Houlihan, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Houlihan of Tampa. The couple will be married at Alfred B.

Maclay State gardens. Reddick-Crum Mr. and Mrs. Walter Franklin Reddick of Lakeview Drive announce the engagement of their daughter, Beverly Kay, to Larry Donald Crum, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Bobby Crum. The bride-elect is a graduate of Florida High School and attends cos-motology school at Lively Vocational Technical School. Her fiance is a graduate of Flor- Judy Butler Michael Houlihan ida High School and is employed with Sheffield Auto Service. The couple plans a Sept. 25 wedding at Bloxham Heights.

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