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College football -i IP 1 Ohio State .26 Syracuse ....9 i W.Virginia.: .1. k5 Fullerton St. 10 TT Bloomsburg ..21 Major Leagues If 4 Red Sox 6 Indians 0 Cardinals' 9 ..3 ...5 Phillies 1 High school football ir jji i Lake-Lehman -Northwest 6 21 Crestwood ....6 Hanover 24 Pittston Area 13 Bishop Hafey 20 Jim Thorpe 0 Kr Sunday, September 11,1 988 Shippensburg 7 Cortland State ........37 n-1 v. 0 The Times Leader SUNDAY Wilkes loses7D Outdoors 1 1D NFL1 5D Brown leads Graf PSU to rout wins slam By BILL SAVAGE NEW YORK (AP) Steffi Graf, overcoming a shaky second set. won the first Grand Slam in 18 years by beating Ga-briela Sabatini 6-3.

3-6. 6-1 In the U.S. Open women's final Saturday. Times Leader Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va.

According to Penn State wide receiver Michael Timpson. the 1988 Nittany Lions will survive on "heart and soul." That's certainly fitting, considering that on Saturday night, the Lions broke Virginia's heart and robbed it of its soul in front of 45,000 fans. The Lions blasted out to an early lead, then poured it on in the second quarter to open their 1988 season with a 42-14 rout of the seemingly helpless Cavaliers. Two sophomore running backs Gary Brown and Sam Gash combined for five touchdowns as Penn State's offense hardly seemed to miss injured tailback Blair Thomas. In fact, by successfully replacing Thomas at Virginia's Scott Stadium Saturday, Brown and Gash may" have personified the type of youthful enthusasm and -talent Timpson thinks can carry the Lions a long way this season.

"I can sum this team up wltrrtwer words Heart and soul." said Timpson, who reached a milestone of mw" miau mining mmiaim iiy i un in im uu.uj"jih immimmuiymwwmw''smwwwji! 1 1 i'' n- fi -r- ter 1 1 U.S. OPEN Lendl, Wilander win semis Page UP his own by catching the first touchdown pass of his career Saturday. "What we've got is a lot of eager young guys," said Timpson. "Young guys who want to get things accomplished." On Saturday night, they certainty accomplished much. With a Scott Stadium record 45,000 Virginia fans breathing down their necks, the Lions racked up 444 yards of offense and held Vriginia.

now l-lto 250. Brown rushed for 39 yards, had 45 yards worth of receptions, and had 65 yards in kickoff return yardage. Meanwhile, junior quarterback Tom Bill passed for 179 yards, completing 15 of 22 passes. "I just wanted to get off on the right foot," he said. "Everybody wanted to get off on the right foot." By the end of the first quarter Saturday, there was little doubt the Lions would get what they wanted, Scoring three quick first quarter touchdowns, Penn State opened a quick 21-0 lead and cruised to its fifth straight opening-day win.

APUSERPHOTO of Penn State's 42- STOPPED KEEPER Virginia quarterback Shawn McDonald, No. 92, during the first half Moore is stopped by Penn State linebacker Quintus 14 season-opening win Saturday night. The West German became the first player to sweep the Australian, French. Wimbledon and U.S. championships in the same year since Margaret Court did it in 1970.

"I'm very thrilled. It's a very happy feeling at this moment," said Graf, who ran over to the stands to hug her parents and her coach, Pavel Slozil. after the match. "Everybody had been telling me how tough the last tournament would be. I wasn't nervous, but I was tight." Graf, 1 9.

is the second youngest player to win the Grand Slam. Maureen Connolly was 18 when she won the four major titles in 1953. The tmly other" Slam winners were Don Budge in 1938 and Rod Laver in 1962 and 1969. Budge. 73, attended Saturday's match and kissed Graf during the awards ceremony.

Graf, the top seed, is the second-youngest woman to win the U.S. title since the tournament was opened to professionals in 1968. Tracy Austin was 16 when she won the Open in 1979 and 18 when she won it again in 1981. The fifth-seeded Sabatini. 18.

had handed Graf her only two defeats this year in 61 matches. But the first Argentine to play in a Grand Slam final couldn't stop Graf from winning her 34th straight match and her ninth tournament of the year. After losing the match, Saba- See GRAF, page 1 3D See LIONS, page Williamsport graduate stuns Scott Stadium crowd By JERRY KELLAR Times Leader Sports Writer 1 CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. They came from all over the commonwealth of -Virginia and filled Scott Stadium like it had never been filled before.

They wore bright orange T-shirts and even brighter smiles on a night that was supposed to be a celebration of 100 years of football. And Gary Brown spoiled it all. Playing Just sparsely. Brown caught a touchdown pass and ran for two others and helped spearhead Penn State to a 42-14 victory over Virginia, as a record crowd of more than 45,000 at the ACC school's. stadium looked on in disbelief.

A 5-foot-ll. 201 -pound sophomore from Williamsport High School. Brown took a major step in the battle to fill the injured Blair Thomas' spot as the Nittany Lions' No. 1 tailback. Brown finished the game with 39 yards on seven carries, caught three passes for 45 yards, and returned two klckoffs for 65 more, including one for 36 yards to open the second half.

"It was a real boost of confidence for me," Brown said of his performance, which included touchdown runs of 5 and 19 yards, and a scoring pass that covered 19 more. "The Citrus Bowl was not an indication of how well I can run the into the flow. But until one of us comes to the front, we're just going to have to share time." After scoring Penn State's second touchdown early in the opening period, Brown made amends for a second quarter Jumble with an electrifying 19-yard dash with 19 seconds left in the half. He capped off bis day with a twisting catch in the end zone for his last score with 3t48 left in. the third quarter.

"1 Just go out and run," said Brown, while being swarmed by members of the media after the game. "I don't practice it See STUNNED, page 8D football." Brown, of course, was referring to the Lions' 35-10 loss to Clemson on New Year's Day, a game in which Brown fumbled twice. "1 think they realize I can still play football." he said. Virginia knows only too well. Brown, who is alternating at tailback with senior Sean Redman and sophomore Leroy Thompson, said he-ts not concerned about his lack of playing time.

At least not yet. "Everybody's getting their reps." he said. "Sure, it hurts a little when you're not always in there. You can't really get Ismail helps N.D. score; Skrep starts at tackle Hanover bumproff Pittston J.

By JOHN ERZAR -4. By PAUL SOKOLOSKI Times Leader Sports Writer SOUTH BEND. Ind. Raghib Ismail didn't start his first college football game, but he did help Notre Dame score its first-points of 1 988. And this time, he didn't carry the ball across the goal line.

Ricky Walters took care of that, but not before Ismail threw the final block that let Watters coast into the end zone on a 53-yard punt return in the first period of Notre Dame's season opener with Michigan Saturday night In which the Fighting Irish went on to win 19-17. Former GAR standout Greg Skrepenak. a red-shirt freshman from Michigan, started the game at strong tackle for the Wolverines on what Sports Illustrated called "the nation's best collegiate offensive line." The two were seeing their first college 'action in a game played In front" of a packed house at 64.000-seat Notre Dame Stadium and shown to a national television audience by CBS. "I don't even feel butterflies." said Ismail, nicknamed "Rocket had said earlier in the week. "I don't know why.

But I bet you I will coming out of that tunnel, boy." If he had them it didn't show. Ismail took the field for the first time as part of Notre Danu punt blocking team midway through the first quarter. The former Meyers standout promptly became the key to Watters' return when he snuck from behind Michigan punter Mike Gillette. As Ismail surprised Gillette by stepping in front of him, Watters cruised down the left See LOCAL, page 8D 4 Times Leader Sports Writer HANOVER TWP. It took the Pittston Area Patriots Just a few plays to learn a simple fact of football if you make mistakes, you eventually pay.

Saturday afternoon. Patriot mlscues led to three Hanover scores as the Hawkeyes defeated Pittston Area 24-13 in a Wyoming Valley Conference game. Early in the game, though, It was Hanover's execution, not Pittston Area errors, that put points on the board. Hanover scored on its first possession of the game as freshman Jamie Proctor carried the ball In from 25 yards out. Proc- See HAWKS, page 9D 1 TIMES LEADERGREGG ELLMAN Proctor, No.

.42, in the first-half of Saturday's high school football game at Hanover. PICKED OFF Pittston's Chuck Salvo, No. 83, intercepts a pass in front of Hanover's Jamie.