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'( obituaries- classified Abilene Reporter -News ABILENE TEXAS MONDAY MORNING JUNE 6 1983 Noah Drowns Mats sports PAHIS (AP) Yannick Noah lunched an alKout attack and dammed defending champion Nate Wilander 12 T-S to capture the $13 million French Open Tennis Championshps Sun-day amid wild scenes of patriotic fervor The 33yeeNrid Noah became the first Frenchman in 37 years to win the world's premier clay court title Noah ended a long lean spell for Prince which hsd lasted since Marcd Bernard won the crown in 1946 And he blasted the tradition that this title has to be won from the baseline on the slow red clay of Boland Garros Stadium The athletic speedy Frenchman went to the net from the start of the match "I played well but Yannick played better" Mid inlander the placid 19-yearold Swede was coining in ail the time My passing shot is usually my bade game when I play him but today it didn't In the third set as Noah moved toward victory the 19000 fens were standing and cheering every point he won "No-ah they chanted dapping in rhythm was natural" inlander said of the crowd may have helped Yannick a bit It didn't affect me" Noah's triumph crowned the remarkable resurgence of French tennis in the last two years An intensive regional coaching scheme financed by direct contributions by dub members to the French Tennis Federation has produced a crop of fine young players Noah -included and helped France to the final of the Davis Cup last year la the Junior girls' event Pascsl Paradis of France beat American Debbie Spence T-9 in the final Wilander who became the youngest player In history to win the French Open when he took the title last year is the kind of patient basdiner who has held sway on these courts far years Americans reared on the serve-and-vot-ley game have not gained the nun's title here since Tony Trabert won it in 19S1 Americans Jimmy Connors and John McKnroe the top two players in the world were tumbled out in the quer-terflnals this time But Nosh demonstrated Out a serve-end-volley game can win this tournament He had his share of eautious rallies from the baseline But at every opportunity he attacked looking for volleys and forcing inlander out of his baseline game like playing inlander and players like Urn because they let me get on with my own style of Noah sail From in the first set Noah ripped off fee next four games to grab the first set The 23-year-old Frenchman again broke his Swedish opponent to take a 3-3 lead in the second set Wilander broke back in the 10th game to level at but Noah moving to the net behind crisp sliced backhand shots to the baseline then volleying and smashing whatever Wilander could get back wan tee next two games for a 3-0 lead in the bectaf-flve sets match Noah broke the Swede again in the opening game of the third set but Wi ll Oder broke right back The two then stayed on serve until Noah nosed ahead again at 94 breaking Wilander in the 11th game Then with the French star serving for the match the stsnding-room-only erowd was stending elspping in rhythm and chanting Wlander responded by hitting winning tee first three points taking a love-40 lead the third paint eomtng when he ripped a forehand service return crosscourt for a dear winner Noah took tee next point when inlander netted a service return But then the Swede finished tee break and sent the set tto a tiebreaker The two traded breaks on the first two points Then Noah grabbed a 3-1 lead on a backhand volley and was never threst-ened again He won the tiebreaker 7-3 after Wilander had saved one match point with a perfect backhand lob that eaoght Noah at the net Then Noah served for the match again and this time inlander's return of serve sailed long as the black French- -man sank to his knees and thrust his hands toward the sky He rushed to the net briefly shook hands then rushed towsrds the other end of the court where his father a native of Cameroon bounded into his arms The finsl wu worth $90100 for Noah But mote important wu the title which had finally been returned to France after 37 years And it ended a fiveyear reign at Boland Garros for Sweden Prior to inlander's victory last year Bjorn Borg had won the French Open four consecutive years Wins Playoff Return of Noah I the French Open tennis Cham played at Roland Garros Stadium Paris (AP Laserphoto) Sixth-seeded Yannick Noah of France swings back at his opponent fifth-seeded defending champion Mats Wilander of Sweden during final of Couples BETHESDA Md (AP) Fred Couples lofted a 5-iron shot to within 13 inches of the flag for the birdie that provided him with a victory Sunday in a 5-man sudden death playoff far the title in the Kemper Open golf tournament frit like crying" Couples said made my week a playoff all it takes is one good shot and what I got" The playoff wu set up when Couples Scott Simpson and TC Chen a tour rookie from Taiwan engaged in a three-man footdragging slow-motem cot lapse over the last nine holes of regulation play and allowed Gil Morgan and Barry Jaeckd to gain a position in the playoff fivesome All finished regulation play at 397-ooe-under-par on the difficult 7173-yard Congressional Country Chib course Jaeckd and Morgan who finished play almost two hours before the other three eventually straggled home had 70s over the last holes of regula tion Couples and Simpson each shot 77 with Simpson missing a 4-foot par-putt on tee 72nd hole that would have won it Chen shot 79 They required more than five hours to play the final 13 holes of regulation and finished more than an hour behind the group in front of them score was by thru shots the highest finishing score by a winner this wu a struggle" Couples sail battled all the way around Nooe of us three wanted to But Couples eventually claimed the first title of Ms career on the second brie of the playoff Minnesota to Open Draft Jaeckd who had to run to the tee and fight his way through the gallery hit a poor tee shot on the first playoff hole the pard 19th made bogey and wu the first man to drop out Couples' tee shot on the 19th put the pressure on Morgan Chen and Simpson Morgan missed the green to the right Chen wu some 90 feet short And Simpson got his in the back fringe Miller Controls Nerves Putter WHEELING WVa (AP) It wu finally time far ABee Miller When the West Virginia LPGA Classic went into a sudden death playoff for the fifth straight year Miller containing her nerves and gearing up her putter rolled In a 10-foot putt on the fourth hole of tee playoff Sunday to defeat Lori Garbacx and capture her first victory on the If GA tour didn't know how my nerves would hold up" said Miller a 27-year old from Marysville Calif went to the locker room before the playoff to settle down and decided to play for pars Miller Garbacx and Debbie Massey began the playoff with pars on the first two holes but Massey wu eliminated on the third when she shot a par-5 while Garbacx and Miller made crucial bird- iCSe On the final hole of the playoff the 19th a hole both Massey and Miller had $)95 first player chosen when the draft began in 1993 Tim FoU Jeff Burroughs Harold Baines Bob Homer and Der ryl Strawberry Last No 1 selection shortstop Shawon Duns ton who wu tricked by the Chicago Cubs is playing for Sued City and leading the ldwest League in batting and stolen bases Baylor Bannister and Almon incidentally were both No 1 choices in this draft Bannister in 1979 picked by Houston out of Arisons State and Almon in 1974 selected by San Diego out of Brown University They are two of eight ex-No 1 picks who are in the major leagueSi The others are Rick Monday who wu tee Seattle hu the White for the signing of Floyd Bannister The Sox however own tee New York No 1 pick for the signing of Steve Kemp a Type A player The Yankees also must turn their secomtamnd ehoice to Cincinnati for the re-entry signing of Hob Shirley and their third round pick to California for the signing of Don bogied to set up the playoff Miller shot at angle and it paid off Nice Dav For Sudden Death By The Associated Preu Three professional golf tournaments had to go into extra holes to determine the winner Sunday The Kemper Open at Bethesda Md the West Virginia LPGA tournament at Wheeling and the Gatlin Brothers PGA Seniors event at Beno Nev all had sudden-death playoffs Five players Fred Couples TC Chen Scott Simpson Gil Morgu and Barry Jaeckd reached the Kemper playoff with 1-under-par 2971 Couples Mrdied the seeond hole to win the $72000 top prise Jaeckd who had SnMnH regulation play two hours before the playoff started dropped out after tee first extra bole which he bogeyed Don January parred the fifth playoff hole with a one-foot putt to but Billy Casper In the Gatlin seniors Both players shot 70 in the final round wmihing at 209 which is Innderpar January won $31000 In the If GA tournament Alice Miner sank a IMoot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole to defeat Lori Garbau Debbie Massey also wu in the playoff but she parred the pars third hole while Garbacx and Miller Mrdied UWIMiM lEHSTUCf FM SETTER IAS MLEASE own RIM EXCELLENT MOFF IMI TUCTNN LT TRHCX RUULS NEW YOBK (AP) Last la first in annual free agent draft of amateur play-8 era So the Minnesota Twins who compiled the worst record in baseball last season will make the opening selection in thedraft which begins Monday Besides 'their No 1 pick In the regulsr phase of the draft where draft rotation is in reverse order of the standings the Twins own the --opening selection in the secondary phase In that draft the selection order is 1 1 determined in a blind draw 1 conducted by the league presi-r dents (SOSB gecd hsecd cMm WHEN YOU BUT 4 UMROYAL STEEL BELTED RMMLS-UUITED TIUE OFFER ftCT HERE'S A GREAT DEAL FOR YOU AND AMERICA TOO JUST BUY 4 UNIROYAL STEEL BELTED RADIALS AT ANY PARTICIPATING UNIROYAL DEALER THEN SEND PROOF OF PURCHASE THE SPECIAL CERTIFICATE AND YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO UNIROYAL WITHIN 30 DAYS YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR $100 BOND IN THE AAAIL DIRECTLY 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