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£ltr Charlotte Cbsenw i Sunday Sept 7 1980 Section ScorePhone CR 24 Hour A 0r Per Apert Rtwftp 4 NVS tf jn 3735 Evert Lloyd Wins Va Tech Crushes From Now York Timet Associated Press Reports NEW YORK Chris Evert Lloyd played her kind of tennis Saturday afternoon wearing down Hana Mandlikova and capturing her fifth US Open tennis championship 5-7 6-1 6-1 Her victory was overshadowed later in the evening by the final semifinal in which second-seeded John McEnroe edged third-seeded Jimmy Connors 6-4 5-7 0-6 6-3 7-6 (7-3) McEnroe faces Bjorn Borg a 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1 victor over John Kriek in finals Evert championship was her first with her father Jimmy who introduced her to tennis 20 years ago in attendance The McEnroe-Connors match took more than three hours McEnroe swept past Connors and the fourth set and appeared headed toward a repeat berth in the finals where he defeated Vitas Ge-rulaitis for the title a year ago He built a 5-3 lead in the final set but Connors rallied and won the next three games McEnroe tied the match 6-6 forcing a final tiebreaker McEnroe won the first two points of tually wore down her foe In their previous three matches all this summer Evert Lloyd 25 beat Mandlikova 18 in three sets I get tougher or she lets me off the hook" Evert Lloyd said I always pull it out In my mind even after I lost the first set it was hard to believe that Hana could keep up that kind of tennis She was brilliant" Mandlikova aware that she could not match strokes with Evert Lloyd from the baseline rushed to the net at every opportunity The tactic worked well in the first set when she won five of the last six games and broke Evert serve without losing a point But Evert Lloyd third-seeded in the tournament behind Tracy Austin and Martina Navratilova broke back at the start of the second set and began to score consistently with passing shots attacking game fell apart as she commited frequent unforced errors on her approaches and her volleys Since 1971 when Evert Lloyd made her US Open debut as an amateur she See EVERT LLOYD Page 10C Col 2 the tiebreaker then Connors closed to 2-1 McEnroe then ran off a string of four points but Connors won both points of his service staying alive Connors hit long on next serve ending the match Evert Lloyd's father showed much more emotion than did his daughter after the singles title match In the back of an interview room Jimmy Evert sat with his wife Colette and cried A few feet away Chris told reporters would have been very frustrating if I ended my career and my father had never seen me win a As for herself Evert Lloyd said shows it (emotion) differently not going to come in here and make a fool of myself When I lose matches I try not to show that disappointed When I leave here with my family then show it" That lack of emotion was much like her play against Mandlikova and the day before when she defeated Tracy Austin in a three-set semifinal Evert Lloyd was patient precise even machine-like Like in match she was outplayed in the first set but even UPI Photo Evert Llo)d Shows US Open Trophy championship was 5th for her East Carolina Rips Duke 35-10 Deacons By WHITEY KELLEY Observer Sports Editor SALEM Ground oriented Virginia Tech struck for two second-half touchdowns through the air stunning Wake Forest 16-7 Saturday in their regionally televised college football opener Both scoring bolts went to wingback Sidney Snell a 6-foot' 208-pound target The first from starting quarterback Steve Casey covered 28 yards with 11:27 remaining in the third quarter and it staked VPI to a 9-7 lead it never relinquished In the fourth quarter after Casey was knocked out of action near the close of the third quarter when he was tackled hard reserve quarterback Jeff Bolton came in to cause the Deacons just as much mischief He moved Tech 47 yards in eight plays for the final score a 24-yarder to Snell with 9:44 left in the game did a great job for them coming in and moving the team the way he did when Casey got Wake Forest coach John Mackovic said got to give him and Snell major share of the credit for their victory did not run or throw the ball very well and We were unable to make the big play when we needed it Virginia Tech on the other hand did make the big play and that was the difference in the football continued Mackovic The Virginia Tech defense dropping off as many as six and seven deep defenders to cover Jay receivers had considerable success at stopping the Deacon aerial game Venuto though showing no ill effects of offseason right elbow surgery completed only 12 of 30 passes The Virginia Tech rush also sacked him seven times even though only three or four linemen were in the rush pattern my arm felt good throwing the ball but we need more work on our Venuto reasoned He recalled that the same thing happpened last year in the Wake Forest opener that he was only 12 of 36 against Applal-chian But on that occasion the Deacons won Bolton showed a lot of poise coming into the game in that said Virginia Tech coach Bill Dooley his touchdown pass to Sydney Snell he could have rushed it and thrown a bad pass But he just waited and waited and threw the ball perfectly after Sydney had broken On role in the victory Mackovic added made a couple of great catches and runs that really hurt us But I think their backup quarterback (Bolton) did a good job of coming in when Casey came out give him more credit than Wake Forest took a 7-3 half- See VIRGINIA Page 6C Col 4 By BOB QUINCY Observer Stiff Writer DURHAM East Carolina not only defeated Duke 35-10 in college football season opener The Pirates shuttled so many running backs in and out of the game they almost wore down the newly sodded turf in Wallace Wade Stadium Led by Anthony Collins wTio concentrated on the left side of defensive allignment to score three touchdowns and gain 60 yards on 12 carries the Pirates proved ball control be matched by a sputtering aerial offense The Blue Devils felt the intense pressure on freshman quarterback Ben Bennett and get thier act together Bennett during dropbacks appeared to be in the midst of rush-hour traffic and his cause helped by lame rushing game which netted an embarrassing 2 yards in four quarters The game was the even bout most predicted for little less than one half Bennett a California product who drew the starting assignment late last week fumbled with the score 7-7 while attempting to pass End Mike Davis covered for the Pirates and the visitors had new life With seven seconds remaining in the half quarterback Greg Stewart at the 14 held the ball until contact then pitched to Collins who cut toward the sidelines and raced into the end zone Bill conversion made it 14-7 Duke was to remain in a hole the rest of the 92-degree afternoon had momentum going into the seend half as a result of the said new East Carolina coach Ed Emory wanted to control the ball and control the See EAST Page 6C Col 1 Observer Photo By MARK SLUDER East Mike Davis (87) Glenn Morris (53) Move In On Bobby Brower Instant-Replay Season: For Football Sights Sounds Sportswaves Inside Today Homer led the way as the At- d'lta Braves won their sixth straight game stopping the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Page2C The Carolina Chargers want to take an early lead and hold on in American Football Association Championship game Page 4C Like shortstop Cat Whitfield the Charlotte have been again" during the playoffs Page 4C 1:00 Houston Oilers al Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00 WSAT-AM (1280 Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings 4:00 Baltimore Colts at New York Jets 4:00 WNNC-AM (1230 NewtonH-NFL: Denver Broncos at Philadelphia Eagles 7:20 WAYS-AM American Football Association championship: Carolina Chargers at West Virginia Rockets in Charleston Va Miscellaneous 6:00 wrestling 7:00 Sportsman 7:30 Untamed World Tennis 4:00 Open men's finals In New York 11:30 Championship Tennis match (taped) Auto Racing 12:45 wsoc-fm io3s wfmx-fm Capitol City 400 in Richmond Baseball 2:00 Ansels al New York Yankees 2:00 WSOC-AM Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves 7:20 WSOC-AM Southern League championships: Charlotte O's vs Western champ (game pending) Football 10:30 am North Carolina: Dick Crum Show 12:30 GD Today 12:30 Pregame: feature on Houston Oilers quarterback Kenny Stabler 12:30 South Carolina Jim Carlen Show 1:00 CD New York Giants at SI Louis Cardinals Now that football is here you can bet: At least one coach during a pregame radio interview will laud an opponent destined for a 40-point defeat as "vastly underrated" Numerous game jerseys will be torn to the delight of team managers who refit the running backs with center-stage attention Class-conscious tailgater in parking lot will display glasswear (rather than plastic cups) china plates and a silver martini mixer A cheerleader will tumble from a pyramid and be applauded as she recovers A hustler fists crammed with tickets will have a few better seats than backers who donate $1000 a year An automobile jammed with Clemson rooters will have a cloth tiger tail hanging from the trunk A South Carolina bumper sticker will read: Carlen Win or Draw A band member will drop sheet music a majorette will muff her baton A row of Duke male undergrads will shuck their shirts in the heat drawing unpleasant stares from dignified alumns In the Pittsboro area (in Chatham County near the Durham-Chapel Hill-Raleig See Page 10C Col 6 College Football Old Age Threatens i Age Of Steelers North Caroli-n a behind quarterback Rod Elkins trounced Furman 35-13 in the opening college football game for each team Page 4C Notre Dame Elkins avenging last loss stopped No 9 Purdue 31-10 The Irish are ranked No 11 Page SC Franco Harris 30 in his ninth and Sam Davis 36 the oldest veteran with 13 service These players have helped the Steelers win three straight Super Bowls and dominate the NFL for the past decade This afternoon when the Steelers launch the 1980 NFL season against nemesis Houston (1 pm Charlotte channel 36) they will be seeking a fourth straight title teased a couple of those guys about retiring" Swann said gleefully I said just be the same without you around 1 know if be able to handle it The Steelers will be Swann laughs at his imaginary scenario But there is a serious side to the joke A number of the Steelers arc aging The team has 14 players in their 30s Of those 22 including Swann defensive tackle Greene start ing quarterback Terry Bradshaw and running back Franco Harris have been in all four Super Bowls There are other long-time Steelers: Mel Blount 32 in his 11th year LC Greenwood who turns 34 in this his 12th season Jon Kolb 33 and a 12-year man and five other players starting their 10th seasons Eleven players started at the same position in Super Bowl IX In 1975 against Minnesota and Super Bowl XIV against Los Angeles In January Within a few years all these players could be retired What happens to the Steelers then? Joe Greenes your Terry Bradshaws they come along every said Harris See AGING Page 1 1C Coll From Now York Tlmos Report! PITTSBURGH It was several weeks ago on a hot and humid day at the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp at tiny St Vincents College In Latrobe Pa Mean Joe Greene was sitting In a cramped dormitory room he shares with a teammate and an oversized electric fan Greene whose Coca-Cola commercial smile has won him as much fame as his 1 1-year career with the club was bemoaning his spending more than years of his life in training camps Lynn Swann five years Greene's junior at 28 and entering his seventh year with the team was showing facetious compassion for his older teammate Flashing his smile wide receiver Swann told a visitor how he often kids the senior members of the squad like Rocky Bleier 34 and entering his 12th season Alabama as expected ripped Georgia Tech The Crimson Tide rolled over the Yellow Jackets 26-3 Pago 4C.