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U.S. Golf STADLER SURGES AHEAD By ALEX LANCASTER in aim springs, camornia CALIFORNIAN Craig rediscovered form, the third round of the bOD Hope Desert Classic his 64 ac Bermuda Dunes pushed nim well into the lead yesterday. With two rounds io go in this event, Stadler, on 19o, lay three strokes anead of Ron of Oklahoma, with Lanny Waakins, Mark. U' Meara and Doug far away. Peter Oosterhuis seemed to have fallen rignt away when he went out in a disappointing 3l at Tamarisk, but he played britlantay on nis inward half to finish with -70.

On 208 he is within striking distance of a very Dig prize deed it he can hoid up over the last two rounds at Indian Wells. better Ken Brown, needing something than nis opening rounds ot 12, provided it witn a neat 70 around Bermuda Dunes. bernhard Langer went out in disappointing 38 at La Quinta. SECOND ROUND 133-T. Simpson 67, 66.

134-C. Slammer 66. 68, L. Wadkins 67, 67. M.

O' Meara 67, 67. D. Tewell 66, 68, P. Azinger 70. 135-J.

Mahaftey 66. 69. D. Halldorson (Can.) 69. 66, R.

Streck 68, L. Rinker 69. 66. 130-H. Green 68, 08, r'.

Couples 67. 69, C. Peete 67. 69, W. Levi 68, 68.

L. Mise 68, 68, G. McCord 69. 67. Other scores: 138--P.

Oosterhuis (GB) 70, 68. 141-B. Langer (West Ger.) 71, 70. 144-K. Brown (GB) 72.

72. EARLY 3RD ROUND LEADERS 198- Stadler 66. 68, 64. 201- Streck 68. 67.

66. 205- Fiori 71. 67. 67. 206-C.

Pavin 68. 72. 66. 207-l. Mahaffey 66.

69. 72; Renner 70. 70. 67: B. Clampett 70.

68. 69. 208-P. Oosterhuis (GB) 70, 68, 70; J. Miller 71.

69. 68. 210-G. Morgan 66. 72.

72; L. Nelson 68. 74. 68. 214-K.

Brown (GB) 72. 72, 70. BRITISH TRIO MAKE MOVE By ADRIAN FREDERICK in Pretoria at the last. On the upgrade Nick Price scored a thirdround 69 to maintain his in the IC International the Zwartkop country club, Pretoria, vesterday as three British Mark Johnson. Ian Mosey and Warren Humphreys moved into contention for good finishers.

Each scored a four 68. leaving Johnson and Mosey six strokes behind Price with Humphreys a further shot back. Steve Bennett battled over the front nine in yesterday's round and finished with 73 to be seven strokes worse than Humphreys. Gavin Levenson, the South African PGA champion, moved into second position two strokes behind Price, with four players sharing third a further two strokes back. Johnson recovered from a two over par five on the third hole for his 68, which included seven birdies.

He dropped another shot at the short 12th but made a good two on the 16th and a closing birdie three on 18. Mosey again putted well and picked up five birdies in his first 16 holes to move onto the leader board. But he dropped one at the 17th and failed to pick up what is almost a regulation birdie Humphreys is having his best Sunshine Circuit and has improved 'in each round. Bennett dropped shots at each of the first three holes but he picked up two strokes coming home. 202-N.

Price 67, 66, 69. 204- G. Levenson 70. 68, 66. 206-M.

McNulty 70. 68. 68. T. Webber 71, 69.

66. P. Simmons 69. 68, 69, F. Fuhrer (US) 70, 69, 67.

BRITISH IRISH 208-M. Johnson 68, 72, 68, 1. Mosey 67. 68. 209-W.

Humphreys 71. 70. 68. 211- Bennett 69, 69, 75. 212-M.

James 73. 70, 69. 213- Parkin 74, 69, 70, R. Lee 74, 67, 72. 214-D.

Smyth 74, 70, 70, D. Feherty 70. 215-J. 72. Hall 72.

68, 73, 74, A. Oldcorn 72. 67. 76. 216-C.

Moody 74, 72, 70, B. Evans 75, 70, 71. 218-D. Cooper 72 73, 73, A. Chandler 74, 219-M.

Sharman 71, 74, 74. Durnian 73. 72. 75. 222-A.

Sherborne 75. 71, 76. ARIZONA WORLD PRO-AM (McCormick Ranch Palm rd leadersH 70-L. Higgins (Ireland). 71-D.

Jagger (Selby): M. Slater (Walton Hail). 72--5. Brown (Northants Co). 74-C.

O'Connor (Celtic Int). Team: Higgins 128, B. Waites 134, Jagger 134. Paris-Dakar Rally METGE IS THE DESERT FOX Rene Metge, of France, last vear's winner, was fastest on the long desert section between Agadez and Dirkou as ParisDakar Rally competitors tackled the toughest conditions vet. Metge, who went to ninth overall in his Rothmans Porsche 959, beat the Mitsubishi Pajero of Patrick Zaniroli second last vear minutes on the desert special where at onc point navigational instruction is turn right at tree." DAKAR (at Dirkoun) G.

(Belgium. Opel Manta 15hts 1m 255, 1: J. (Belgium), Rothmans Porsche 15-48-36, S. (France, Audi Quattro) 3: R. (France, Mitsubishi) 16-3-10, 4: H.

(France, Land Rover) 16-10-50, 5. Ice Hockey MAGIC EYE ON NOTTINGHAM By HOWARD BASS Ice hockey will be televised live this afternoon for the first time since 1964, with the first in a match of the month" series to be screened on BBC Grandstand. cameras will be at Nottingham Ice Stadium where Nottingham Panthers receive Dundee Rockets, NAT. Buffalo 3. Boston 0-- Edmonton 5.

Montreal 2-New York Islanders 3, New Jersey -Philadelphia 6, Chicago 1-St Louis 5, Minnesota 3. Water Ski-ing MUSGROVE EARNS TOP AWARD Blind participant David Musgrove won the Water Ski-ing Personality of the Year award yesterday. He successfully competed in the London Marathon, raising £7,000 for the Disabled Water Skiing Association. The Power Boating equivalent went to Dutch driver Cees van der Veldon for his efforts to improve safety within the sport. 1 BURTON REPLAY BUT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS By ROGER MALONE BURTON ALBION, the non-League club who appealed to the FA about their goalkeeper being felled by a missile from the crowd in their 6-1 A Cup defeat by Leicester, have succeeded in gaining a replay.

The match will be behind closed doors at Derby on Monday, and this is the first time in the history of the competition that crowd intervention has precipitated a replay without spectators being allowed. The clear message is that the FA will not draw back from actions strong enough to prove that crowd trouble must not pay," said Ted Croker, the secretary, last night. Thus the example set by UEFA, who this season Rapid Vienna after, crowed vioordered Celtic to replay a against lence in Glasgow, followed except that Rapid then won after further spectator hooliganism, whereas there will be no spectators on Monday. The replay remains at Derby, venue of Saturday's bombardment of Paul Evans-which knocked him unconsciousbecause it is felt the Baseball Ground will be easier to police than Burton's Eton Park. Only 50 representatives from each club, including players, will be admitted -in contrast to Saturday's 22,492.

It will be an afternoon replay, to decrease potential gate-crashers. Video evidence Lionel Smart, chairman of yesterday's three A commission, said: We felt the incident in which the Burton goalkeeper was injured influenced the outcome of the match." As the score was 1-1 after 25 minutes when Evans fell prostrate, as the commission saw on that conclusion was obvious. The commission, also including Chris Needler, a Hull City director, and Terry Annable of the Nottinghamshire FA, decided no blame could be attached to Leicester, Derby or Burton, the club were responsible for crowd vd control after switching their home tie to attract a bigger crowd. Mr. Smart, a.

Somerset farmer and a Swindon director, said: There has been no question of any dispute between clubs. A replay is the of Evans, a solicitor, last night having to rearrange his appointments book to be available to play for Burton on Monday, said: "It's not a matter of being pleased or displeased about the decision. It's a matter of trying to do everything possible to show the contempt all people in the game feel for louts who behave in this way." My sympathies are with Leicester. They deserved the tie on the basis of the first result, and morally it's an unhappy business for them to have to go through it again." The praiseworthy comments of Burton's oh goalkeeper caught an echo from Terry Shipman, Leicester's chairman, who said: I'm not particularly happy about the decision--a 6-1 scoreline should surely be enough to convince anyone of the validity of the result. It was a fair enough hearing though." Gordon Milne, Leicester's manager, commented: Our team and genuine supporters are the victims of idiots.

Our job now is to roller up our sleeves and do the business again." Team problem Mr. Milne's opposite number, Burton's manager Neil Warnock, after describing the replay decision as the obvious way of registering our strength of feeling about hooliganism," described his problem of raising a team for Monday. Most team have jobs outside football. But I'm confident they'll manage, somehow, to he said. Mr Warnock, who has his own chiropodist business, admits.

however, his team have little chance of trimming Leicester at the second attempt." He voiced the thoughts of many of us when he concluded: It doesn't matter if we lose 15-0 on Monday--as long as we do our best and the hooligans get the message." It is the first time since 1974 the A have ordered a tie to be replayed for crowd-trouble reasons, but then Newcastle and Nottingham Forest were allowed spectators. West Ham and Aston Villa have played behind closed doors in a European competition. has been previous A cathere behind closed doors, but the reason the Bradford CityNorwich replay at Lincoln, way back in 1915, was to discourage absenteeism at local wartime munitions factories. Leaders Spurs name Ardiles substitute TOTTENHAM are poised to Ardiles can make a meaningful ambitious treble attempt and UEFA Cup, writes Roger Malone. The brilliant little Argentine midfield international, without a senior game all season after a fractured shin and knee problems, is substitute at Queens Park Rangers today, where the plastic pitch guarantees play, despite weather vagaries.

Manchester United, five points behind joint-leaders Spurs and Everton, have Steve Pears, against 23, making his debut in goal Bailey's run Coventry of 60 consecutive matches because is ended by a heavy cold. Fourth-placed Arsenal retain mercurial Charlie Nicholas, with Ian Allinson again named substitute, against Ipswich, who include Kevin Wilson, their new £150,000 forward from Derby. Norton debut Watford, unchanged, travel to face an Aston Villa defence likely to 5 show an average age of only 21. David Norton, 19. is lined up for his Villa debut as deputy for suspended Gary Williams, and Dean Glover, 21, with one Cup appearance last season, is set to replace injured centrehalf Allen Evans.

and Tony DErenday, Oompheie4 rearguard pitted against Watford's thrustful Barnes, Blissett, Reilly and Sterling. Southampton, after paying League club Weymouth £35,000 for midfielder Andy Townsend, 21, who is a recruit for the long-term and not for today's trip to Norwich, will give Mark Dennis's hamstring a late test. Reuben Agboola, Southamp ton's sale this week to Sunderland, makes his debut against Liverpool, the champions lying 11 points off the pace. Stoke's new goalkeeper at Leicester is Paul Barron, on a month's loan from Bromwich. Luton expect Mick Harford to discover at last if Ossie contribution to their Championship, A Cup Ossie Ardiles still without a senior appearance this season.

recover from ankle injury, in time to seek goals against Nottingham Forest, who are allowing experienced defender Ken Swain to have transfer talks with Portsmouth. POOLS PANEL SITS Because of so many frostbound pitches, the pools panel will sit for the first time since Jan. 28 last year. The members, under the chairmanship of Lord Bath, are Tony Green, Roger Hunt, Ronnie Simpson, Stan Mortensen and former referee Arthur Ellis. YESTERDAY'S SOCCER POSTPONED DIV.

Scunthorpe. RUGBY Il: Runcorn Blackpool. CRICKET SHEFFIELD SHIELD. Melbourne: Queensland 271-8 (A. Courtice 69) dec: Victoria.

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The Daily Telegraph, Saturday, January 12, 1985 33 Today's League Games (Kick-off 3 unless stated) CANON LGE-Div. I 1 Arsenal Ipswich 2 Aston Villa Watford 3 Newcastle 4 Stoke Exertioner 5 Luton Nottm F. 6 Man. Utd Coventry 7 Norwich Southampton 8 QPR Tottenham 9 Sheff. Wed.

W. Bromwich To 10 Sunderland Liverpool POSTPONED West Ham Chelsea DIVISION II 11 Cardiff Barnsley 15 Blackburn 16 Huddersfield Man. City 17 Notts Co. Sheff. Utd 18 Oldham Chariton 21 Wolverhampton Middlesbrough POSTPONED 12 Carlisle Birmingham 13 C.

Palace Brighton 14 Fulham Oxford U. 19 Portsmouth Leeds 20 Wimbledon Shrewsbury DIVISION IlI 22 Bolton Derby. 23 Bournemouth Hull 24 Bradford Wigan 26 Bristol C. Newport 28 Gillingham Orient 29 Lincoln Rotherham 31 Preston Bristol R. 33 York Swansea POSTPONED 25 Brentford Walsall 27 Burnley 30 Millwall U.

Doncaster. 32 Reading Plymouth DIVISION IV 34 Chester Aldershot 35 Chesterfield Northampton 36 Crewe Tranmere 37 Darlington Southend 39 Halifax Bury 40 Peterborough Hereford 41 Port Vale Wrexham 42 Rochdale Mansfield 43 Stockport POSTPONED 38 Exeter Blackpool 44 Swindon Hartlepool SCOTTISH LGE-Prem. Div. Aberdeen Morton 47 Hearts St Mirren 49 Rangers Hibernian POSTPONED 45 Dumbarton Celtic 46 Dundee U. Dundee 48 Morton Aberdeen SCOTTISH LGE-Div.

I 50 Ayr St Johnstone 54 East Fife Partick Hamilton Meadowbank POSTPONED 51 Brechin Motherwell 52 Clyde Airdrie 53 Clydebank Forfar 55 Falkirk Kilmarnock SCOTTISH LGE-Div. II Arbroath Qn of South Cowdenbeath Albion POSTPONED Montrose SCOTTISH CUP -2nd Rd Replays Inverness Cale Berwick POSTPONED Raith Queen's Pk Spartans Inverness (1.30) Stenhousemuir Stranraer. the Spectators are advised because weather to check with clubs betore of travelling. CARSHALTON DUEL OF WITS By NEIL SCOTT wCarshalton who Athletic both and ousted leading Premier Southern League Division sides away from home in the third qualipit fying their round of the A Trophy, wits against each other in the first round proper today. Carshalton earned the home tie with a 2-1 win at Folkestone Trophy' be going for a good run to ease the dual worries of a financial crisis and unhappy Isthmian League form they have not won in the League since Nov.

3. Gary will be fit after a dose Mitchell, but midfielder Gavin Fraser, who rejoined the club from Hampton this week, is ineligible. Wokingham, who had a shock 5-1 win at Chelmsford in the last round, also have a new midfield signing, Nicky Collier, 22. from Burnham, but he too is ineligible for today's tie. Carshalton will have team of officials loo and supporters out at 8 a.m.

clearing the snow-covered pitch. The intriguing tie between Southern League leaders Welling and Isthmian leaders Sutton also rests on a morning inspection. Leytonstone-Ilford likewise await a referee's inspection for their Trophy tie at home to Southern League Fisher Athletic. If it goes ahead, forward Steve Jones should make his debut after signing from Harrow. Less fortunate are Barking and Slough, whose all-Isthmian ties against Staines and Harrow respectively are definitely off.

Croydon also' now face making the long trip to Merthyr in midweek. With Sutton occupied with the Trophy, Hayes will be hoping to close the five-point gap at the top of the Isthmian League table by winning at Walthamstow. A smiling Linsey Macdonald after her victory in the heats of the women's 400 metres at Cosford last night. Last Night's Athletics Macdonald makes happy return ARROW 2 By KEN MAYS INSEY MACDONALD, the frail-looking girl Britain took to its heart four years ago when she won a relay bronze medal in Moscow, made a successful return to athletics when she won both the heat and semi-final of the 400 metres at the Arrow Games at RAF Cosford last night. Macdonald, 20.

who had be been out for two and half years following leg operations, romped through the heat in secs and lowered it to in the semifinals, one second outside her personal best. I'm glad that it's all over," said Miss Macdonald. a chemistry student at Edinburgh University. I felt so nervous but I feel fine now." In what was her first track run since the Commonwealth Games in 1982. Miss Macdonald was never danger of not reaching today's final and despite her long of must be favourite to win the in title.

have never given up hope and' the rest last more year has done me good. I'm determined now than ever before." Ade Mafe, 18, the British indoor 200 metres record-holder who gained a silver medal in the European indoor championships and the Olympic final in Los Angeles, proved that he has not lost any of his enormous power. Mafe, a Hounslow student, who is already selected for the World Games in Paris next week, easily won both his heat and semi-final to reach today's final. But it was mixed fortunes for two of the runners who gained a silver medal in the 4 400 metres in Los Angeles Phil Brown was eliminated from the 200 metres while Kris Akabusi qualified for the final of the 800 metres by winning his distance." first run indoors at the WOMEN 1.500m. Finch (Cannock) 4min 27 9sec, 1: M'.

McKenna (Dublin) 4-29 7. R. Disley (Hounslow) 4-30 4. 3. LONG Final: K.

Hagger (Essex Ladies) 20ft in (6 11m) 1: G. Regan Simpson (Cardiff) (Birchfield) 19-41 3. Swimming GROSS RECORD Michael Gross, of West Germany, the Olympic champion, off the Australian 200-metre freestyle record at the New South Wales swimming championship in Sydney yesterday. His time of lmin 50 69sec, to improve the previous best by Justin Lemberg. was 3: 25sec slower than his world record performance at the Los Angeles games.

Ski-ing Zurbriggen takes over on day of spills By ALAN SMITH in Kitzbuehel AFTER the overwhelming skiers in the British this week, their more suit the World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel yesterday, Pirmin Zurbriggen winning from Frank Heinzer. Zurbriggen, the overall World Cup winner last season, showed good form in practice and was fastest all the way down on a day when this always difficult course proved itself especially hazardous. A new gate, whch called for a sharp turn, caused no fewer than four racers to lose a ski, with another falling there. Klammer goes To the agonised dismay of the thousands of Austrians who turned up for this bonus downhill-rescheduled, together with an extra race in Wengen next Friday because two were lost before Christmas Franz Klammer was among those who lost a ski. Twelve months ago Klammer crowned his marvellous comeback, after an apparently irretrievable loss of by winning the Hahnenkamm downhill here, and it is of course by no means impossible that he will do so again today.

Since his historic victory in the Innsbruck Olympic downhill nine years ago Klammer has been the world's most excting ski racer and at 31 his career is apparently not ended yet. Zurbriggen, 10 years younger, is that rare breed, a true allrounder and yesterday's ing win carried him deservedly success of young Swiss Championships in Sils earlier experienced compatriots followed back to the top of the World Cup table. He was the junior downhill champion in 1980, but afterwards tended to concentrate on giant slalom and this season, truncated as it has been, he has already achieved the remarkable record of World Cup wins in all three and now downhill. disciplines, a slalom, giant slalom In a race of such incident mere survival was a not unimportant factor and both of the British starters, the brothers Martin and Graham Bell did that right enough, to finish equal 42nd and 49th. Martin, 20, and Graham, 19.

a week ago, have nothing like the experience of the main protagonists and learn new lessons with every run. Martin started slowly yesterday but continually made up ground thereafter. The Olympic gold medal winner, Johnson, the United States, finished 31st. MEN'S CUP DOWNHILL.P. Zurbriggen (Switz) 8 65s.

F. Heinzer (Switz) 2: P. Wirnsberger (Austria) 3. British G. placings equal 42; Bell 49.

WORLD CUP -Zurbriggen pts. M. Girardelli (Luxembourg) 140, A. Wenzel (Lichtenstein) 116, 3. WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SLALOM (Bad C.

Guignard (Fra). 1 min 26 sec. -R. Quario (Ital). linin 26 49-ec, E.

Hess (Switz). Imin 3. ANGLO-SWISS UNIVERSITIES (St Moritz). Slalom K. Eggen 94 06 sec.

R. Langmuir (Edinburgh) 95 24. 2: U. Schaeppi 3: R. Duncan (Cambridge) 96 83.

4. Team BUS C. 91. A S. 2.

Giant Slalom R. Blyth (Glasgow) 97 74. K. Eggen. 98 06, 2: U.

Schaeppi. 98 32. R. Langmuir. 99 29.

4. Team US 6-41 28. A 6-37 16, 2. REST OF THE SOCCER PRO PROGRAMME F.A. TROPHY.

1st Rd: Bath Bishop's Stortford, Bishop Auckland N. Shields, Bootle Bangor Boston Blyth Bromsgrove Whitby Burton A Kettering, Carshalton A Workingham, Dagenham Barnet. Dudley AP Leamington. Dulwich Woking, Enfield Stourbridge, Frickley A Barrow. Gateshead Stalybridge Celtic.

Grantham Runcorn, Gretna Kidderminster, Harlow Wealdstone, Hordon Coll Matlock. King's Lynn Marine. Leytonstone Iiford Fisher cambe Altrincham. Northwich Vic Telford U. Scarborough Chorley, Stafford Rngrs Nuneaton, Welling Sutton Wycombe Dartford.

SMIRNOFF IRISH LGE (2.30). Ards Portadown, Carrick Rngrs Newry T. Cliftonville Crusaders, Distillery Larne, Glenavon Bangor, Glentoran Coleraine (3), Linfeld Ballymena. FOOTBALL COMB. Ipswich Arsenal (2.15), Southampton OPR (2), NORTHERN PREM.

Workington, Gainsborough Macclesfield, Mossley Southport, Rhyl Goole, Liverpool Witton A Oswestry. SOUTHERN LGE. Prem. Alvechurch Bedworth, Corby Willenhall. Crawley Fareham, Southampton Gravesend, Shepshed Folkestone.

Midland Aylesbury Uv Bridg. north, Forest Green Coventry S. Hednesford VS Rugby, Moor Green Wellingborough Rushden, Redditch Oidbury, Sutton Coldfield. Southern Wey. bridge Cambriage Ashford, Andover Tonbridge, Waterlooville (at Waterlooville), Canterbury Salisbury.

Dunstable Chatham, Hillingdon Lawn Tennis Lendl's power sees him in last four By JOHN PARSONS TVAN LENDL, conscious McEnroe and Mats disaster overnight, applied the serve, with relentless consistency against Joakim Nystrom yesterday to make sure of joining them in the semifinals of the Volvo Masters in New York. Lendl won the first seven points and then five of the last six in the 7-3 tie break but never found it easy. Nor, was he ever in peril as he beat the Swede 6-4, 7-6. With hindsight, Nystrom may question his decision to serve after winning the toss, because an initial furry of typically punishing Lendl winners meant he was instantly under pressure. Lendl, who now meets Jimmy Connors or Eliot Teltscher, conceded only nine points on his 11 service games but Nystrom let slip only nine against his serve in the second set, none of the games went to deuce.

For the most part it was grinding baseline rallies, with none of the memorable tennis and uncertainty when Wilander McEnroe, who tackle each other, were on court less than 24 hours earlier. No sooner had the buzz of excitement surrounding Wilander's escape against Johan Kriek subsided, than the crowd was gripped by almost unthinkable possibility of McEnroe losing to those Swedish workhorses mentioned by Vitas Gerulaitis the day before. Horribly wrong Anders Jarryd, 23, giving McEnroe what the American called the worst beating he could remember for a set and a half, took eight successive games from being broken to 1-2 in the first set to lead 3-1 in the second, followed by a point for 4-0 and two for 4-1. Yet during those fourth and fifth games it all went horribly wrong for Jarryd who, in the end. was left only with the punishing memory that once more, as in Stockholm where he led by a set in November, he had allowed McEnroe's reputation to beat him.

For a set and a half he was unbelievable. He was a step ahead of me on everything." said McEnroe, who had looked nonplussed in trying to contain not only Jarrvd's serve but, more particularly, his pounding drives. Apart from being generally disgruntled with all and sundry, McEnroe banged his racked down on the court at one stage and did not realise he had broken it until the head snapped off the in New York of how John Wilander had flirted with his power, especially on U.S. aim to curb bad behaviour The United States Tennis Association are to issue please behave" guidelines to their Davis Cup squads in future after the outrageous behaviour by Jimmy Connors in the recent final against Sweden in Gothenburg. The Association have denied a report that their action was the result of a threat by Harry Merlo, chairman of the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, the team's sponsor, to withdraw financial backing.

Mr Merlo, who was in burg for the final, wrote to the American Davis Cup committee making known his displeasure at the conduct of the team who, he felt, should be a positive reflection of skills." handle and flew 20 feet in the air as he went to deliver the next serve. Most uncommitted onlookers felt that Jarryd served an ace when leading by a set, 3-1 and 40- 15. McEnroe, who looked prepared to walk, could not prevent a wry smile fault was called and stood his ground. Jarryd then double-faulted. At 40-30 Jarryd was again on the wrong end of a debatable call.

He eventually lost the game, and it was the beginning of the end of his great challenge. I choked so badly that I can't complain," said Jarryd. I felt it slipping away but could do nothing about it. The problem was that I had chances too against him in Stockholm and now it has happened again. He's number one in the world and the fact that he's John McEnroe gets to you." McEnroe, who until his lucky reprieve, had shown no inspiration or initiative on his own serve, won 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

near Wilander, his not playing remotely best until defeat stared him in the face, saved three match points with superb control and composure before Kriek 6-4, 3-6, 7-6. defeating six Peter Fleming and McEnroe. times winners of the the doubles in six years, reached the final yet again when defeated the Czechoslovakians they Pavel Slozil and Tomas Smid 6-3, 6-3. OTR-FINALS. M.

Wilander Sweden) Kriek 6-4, 3-6. 7-6: J. McEnroe bt A. Jarryd (Sweden) 6-4. 3-6.

7-6. Lendl (Czech.) bt J. Nystrom (Sweden) 6-4, 7-6. AUCKLAND GRAND PRIX.finals: J. Fitzgerald bt B.

Drewett (Australia) 7-6. 7-5. C. Lewis (New Zealand) bt G. Lavendecker (U.S.) 7-5.

6-3; Masur (Australia) bt K. D. Salty (U.S.) leads P. Doohan Evernden (New Zealand) A 6-4. 2-6.

9-7- (Australia) 6:4, 2-1 (rain stopped play). Snooker Thorburn speeds on to meet Thorne in final By JANICE HALE THORBURN and Willie Thorne shared second CLIFF prize in the Hofmeister World Doubles Championship last month and one of them is sure to win the £40,000 first prize in the Mercantile Credit Classic at the Spectrum Arena, Indoor Hockey Warrington, this weekend. was relaxing vesterdaThorner his epic 9-8 victory over world champion Steve Davis late on Thursday, while Thorburn proceeded relentlessly to a 9-2 victory over Joe Johnson, the Yorkshireman who stands 19th in the world rankings. An important factor in Thorne's victory over Davis was his muchimproved safety play, and it will need to be as good today and tomorrow if he is to stop the How of breaks Thorburn has been producing this week. Yesterday, he had efforts of 82, 37, 47, 41, 88, 85, 105, 31 and 59 in a match that confirmed the form he has snown in the previous two individual events on the circuit.

Fighting form He reached the final of the Rothmans Grand Prix, losing 10-2 to an inspired Dennis Taylor, and the semi finals of the Coral UK Championship, going down 9-7 to Alex Higgins. Johnson failed to reproduce any of the fighting form which he displayed in the final of last season's Professional Players' Tournament, when he took Tony Knowles to deciding frame after trailing 2-8. bt Johnson (Bradford) Frames: SEMI Thorburn (Canada) 55-17. 41-58, 82-54, 97-20. 72-18, 94-1.

87-0, 105-20, 28-82, 77-8, 77-32. Table Tennis DOUGLAS MUST RACE TIME Desmond Douglas, the England champion, could lose chance to win £3,000 if there are slight delays in his flight between Dusseldorf and Heathrow this morning for the invitation tournament at Wemblev. Due to land at 9 a.m. he will be rushed bv car to Wembley Conference Centre as favourite to win the eight-man £7,300 Charles Church International Invitation event for the fourth time. He is due on court at 11.30 a.m.

to plav his first match against Zsolt Kriston, of Hungary, CHARLES CHURCH Grp 1 Ahn Jae Hyung (S. Korea). U. Bengtsson (Sweden), J. Pansky (Czech), J.

Secretin (France. Grp 2 D. Douglas, A. Grubba (Poland), Z. Kriston (Hungary), Weal Qing Guang (China).

BRISTOW FACES LOWE IN FINAL Eric Bristow and John Lowe will battle it out for the £10,000 first prize in the Embassy World Professional Darts final at Stoke tonight. The match will be a repeat of the 1981 final. Last night Bristow beat, Dave Whitcombe 5-2 in the semi-final and Lowe beat Cliff Lazarenko 5-3. ENGLAND RECOVER By A Special TINGLAND, European indoor hockey medallists, survived an early onslaught to beat Wales 6-3 in their opening match of the Home International tournament at the National Sports Centre in Cardiff last night. England found themselves two goals down, but came back impressively for their expected victory, Andy Halliday a and Richard Leman leading the way with two goals apiece.

Jennings and Richard Calrke scored the other goals. Scotland decider England meet Scotland this morning in the match that should decide the title. Scotland beat Ireland 6-2 their opener. After. a slow start Knapp gave Scotland the lead in the 13th minute after their first corner followed by a second less than a minute later.

It was only two great saves by Wilson which denied the Irish getting back in the game. Although, within a minute of the interval, Scotland scored a third from a corner, Knapp, slipping the ball to Billy McPherson who scored. Ireland after good open play by. Stephen Martin pulled a goal back through Ken Morris on the interval. In the second half missed penalty strokes for Scotland by John Christie, saved brilliantly by Ireland's Phil Shier, and Billy McPherson allowed Ireland back into the game with a second Ken Morris goal to make an interesting 3-2 scoreline.

Knapp with his second pair inside a minute then sealed the game for Scotland with John Christie punishing Shier for sloppy goalkeeping made up for his earlier misses with Scotland's final goal in the dying seconds. 6, Wales Scotland 6, Ireland England Basingstoke, Poole Erith, Thanet Sheppey. Woodford Dorchester. WELSH LGE. Nat.

Blaenr hondda Barry, Bridgend Brecon, Briton Ferry Caurau, Caerleon Ton Pentre, Haverfordwest Maestek Pk; Llanelli Port Pontillanfraith Milford. GREAT MILLS WESTERN LGE.Prem. Div. 12.15). Barnstable Clevedon (2.30).

Chard Saltash, Clandown Bideford (3), Dawlish Bristol (2.30), Devizes Shepton Mallet, Minchead Melksham: (3). Plymouth Paulton R. Taunton Exmouth. UNITED COUNTIES LGE. Prem.

Buckingham Rothwell. Desborough Holbeach. Eynesbury Irthlingborough Wootton. St Neots Newport Pagnell (2.15). Stamford Long Buckby.

Stotford Baldock, MIDLAND Corby Brackley. INTERMEDIATE LGE.Aston Villa Bromwich, Birmingham Mansfield Derby, Stoke. Leicester Coventry. Shrewsbury Nottm Walsall Port Vale. Wolves Notts Co.

EASTERN COUNTIES LGE (2.15). -Braintree Soham (3), Chatteris Sudbury, Haverhill Ely, Lowestoft Colchester. Newmarket Stowmarket. Thetford Bury. Lge Cup Felixstowe Tiptree.

Harwich Wisbech (3), Histon Clacton. March Brantham. SERVOWARM ISTHMIAN LGE. Prem. Billericay Hitchin.

Bognor Regis Epsom, Walthamstow Hayes. Div. Boreham Wood Hampton. Chesham Met. Police, Farnborough St Albans, Hertford Leatherhead, Hornchurch Clapton.

Lewes Wembley, Maidenhead Aveley. Tilbury Kingstonian, Walton Basildon. Div. I North Barton Finchley. Berkhamstead Cheshunt.

Epoing Harefield, Flackwell Heath Chalfont St Peter, Haringey Borough Heybridge Swifts, Kingsbury Hemel Hemp- stead, Leyton Wingate Wolverton, Marlow Tring, Saffron. Walden Letchworth GC, Stevenage Borough Ware. Div. 11 South: Bracknell Grays, Camberley Southall, Chertsey Horsham, Dorking Egham. Eastbourne Uxbridge, Newbury Molesey.

Petersfield Hungertord, Rainham Feltham, Ruislip Manor Whyteleafe. LONDON SPARTAN LGE (2.15).- Prem. Brimsdown Waltham Abbey. Burnham Edgware (3). Danson Pennant, Hanwell Amersham T.

Northwood Beckton (3), Redhill Collier Row (3), Swanley BROB Barnet, Thatcham Casuals (3). HELLENIC LGE (2.30).-Almondsbury Greenway Abingdon T. Didcot Wantage. Fairford Rayners Lane, Hounslow Supermarine (3). Shortwood Sharpness, Wallingford Maidenhead T.

ARTHURIAN LGE Cholmeleians Carthusians. Lancing OB Aldenhamians, Westminsters Brentwoods. Div. I Bradfieldians Salopians. Etonians Wykehamists, Reptonians Wellingburians.

SOUTH EAST COUNTIES LGE (11). -Div. Cambridge Chelsea (Porson Rd), Fulham Arsenal (Barnes). Ipswich Watford (Portman Rd), Millwall Tottenham (Langley Pk). Norwich Charlton (Trowse), Portsmouth OPR (Burnaby Rd), Southend Orient (Gas Light Gd, Thorpe Bay).

Postooned Gillingham West Ham. Div. I Brentford Read. ing (Northolt). Brighton Orford (Lancing Coll).

Luton Bristol (Dunstable), Tottenham Swindon (Chadwell (Cheshunt), West Heath), Ham Wimbledon Southend Palace (Roehampton). Spectators are advised to check that matches are on before leaving home. Fencing RIVALS GATHER FOR EDEN CUP By BILL MEREDITH Competitors from West Germany, Switzerland, Egypt, Holland, Sweden, Denmark and even the United States will challenge Britain for in the Eden Cup, a national under20 men's foil international at Crystal Palace today and tomorrow. Justin Pitman triumphed for Britain last vear. and, this time talented young fencer's such as Robin Gray, of Scotland, Peter Dommett, of Essex, and Peter Kav, of York, will be hoping to keep this big prize at home..