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By SX. PRICE
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Like the snooty rushee who awoke on bid day to find
she was all dressed up with no place to go, Vanderbilt
quarterback Whit Taylor abruptly realized Saturday that
he had to change his style to survive.
On the fourth Commodore possession of the game,
Taylor faded back and found himself surrounded by
blue. He moved right two steps and linebacker Mike
Wilcher cracked an arm around his helmet. Taylor duck
ed it, still moving right and, popped a 21-yard pass to
fullback Ernie Goolsby. '
With 5:31 left in the third quarter, Taylor pulled back
to pass, dodged three North Carolina defenders, lowered
his head and shot up the middle for a 13-yard gain.
Whit Taylor wasn't born to run. He's not fast, and
he's more accurate and more comfortable when he can
plant his cleats in the pocket and fire away. But Vander
bilt's offensive line boasts only one returning starter, and
the quicker, bigger, more experienced Tar Heel defensive
line chased Taylor all afternoon.
"It was tough because we were doing things we hadn't
done before; I hadn't done that in a long time run,"
Taylor said. "It is amazing. I thought I got away from
Wilcher one time and he got me from behind; they're all
fast."
To compound the problem; North Carolina held
Goolsby, who raced for 134 yards last week against
Memphis State, to just 28 yards on the ground, and
Connors captures his fourth U.S. Open title
At 30, Jimbo re-emerges as best in pro tennis
Taylor tried to pick up the slack, rushing 13 times for 63
yards. But he was also sacked five times for 44 yards and
was thrown for loss after loss when he tried to run. Final
picture: Taylor lost 68 yards on the ground for a net
rushing day of -5 yards.
It wasn't pretty.
For Taylor it wasn't unusual either. Vanderbilt
squeaked out a 4-7 record last year, and as a member of
the powerful Southeastern Conference, the Com
modores frequently play conference whipping boy for
Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
"To me it's an honor to play teams like that," Taylor
said. "Not many people who play college football get to
play Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina in their career.
It helps anybody to play those teams. There just aren't
that many around anymore."
At 5-foot-ll, 185 pounds, Taylor probably wasn't
bora to quarterback either. He has trouble seeing over
the line and although he has a quick release, the senior
said his football career would end this year unless he gets
an unexpected call from some pro club.
A consensus pre-season All-SEC selection, Taylor
connected on 15 of 28 passes Saturday for 157 yards to
complement his 17 of 35 for 196 yards the week before
against perennial loser-Memphis State.
Against the stingy North Carolina defense, Taylor
could engineer only one Vanderbilt drive into the end
zone. With the score even at 3-3, and the ball on his own
42-yard line, Taylor rocketed that 21-yarder to Goolsby,
and after a loss of two yards, kept the ball and motored
right for eight yards. After a pass interference call netted
the Commodores 20 more yards, Taylor rolled and fired
an easy 11-yarder to tailback Norman Jordan for the
score.
But that was the last time Vanderbilt put together any
sort of sustained drive. For much of the second half,
Wilcher, and defensive tackle William Fuller especially,
raced after Taylor in the Vandy backfield, while the Tar
Heel secondary blanketed Taylor's targets. Taylor's only
option was to run it himself.
"That's one of the best defenses I've played against,"
Taylor said. "And they have a good secondary: Our
guys had to go further to get open."
"I had to scramble a lot more, run a lot more. I don't
like interceptions."
And he didn't throw any. But Taylor didn't throw
more than one TD pass all day either and the running
game sputtered and died. Taylor possesses a quick
release, but he doesn't like to move if he can help it, and
he's not as accurate on the run. The Carolina defense
made Taylor move.
With Alablma next week and Georgia and Florida not
far behind, it's not going to get any easier for Taylor or
Vanderbilt. Asked if he thought he faced anything
tougher than North Carolina in Alabama or Georgia,
Taylor grinned.
"I hope not."
Major Leagues
By LEW PRICE
"Nothing I do is ever planned. I have a
good time playing and sometimes I go
nuts."
. Jimmy Connors, Sept. 10, 1982
Nine years ago he was the bad boy of
tennis. Today he is loved by all. He can
rouse a crowd when he takes off on one of
his frenzied gestures of energy, punching
the air and strutting like a peacock be
tween points. He has been called a spor
ting adventurer. No one has given more of
himself to the game.
James Scott Connors turned 30 on Sept.
2, two days after the 1982 U.S. Open
began.
Ten days later he won the championship
for the fourth time. ; ; ;f
The Open victory, combined with the
Wimbledon championship1 he won two
months ago, should easily make Connors
the world's No. 1 ranked player of 1982.
Even years have been special for Con
nors. In addition to this year's success, he
was the world's No. 1 player in 1974, '76
and '78, winning the U.S. Open each of
those years and Wimbledon in 1974.
Connors U.S. Open record of 60 wins
and nine losses is unparalleled. Only Vic
Sexias has more wins 75 but it took
him 29 years to get them.
Because his game is infused with power
and has daring rivaled by few in the history
of tennis, Connors has re-established
himself as the best in the game, after a
four-year vacation at the No. 2 and No. 3
spots.
Numerous elements contribute to Con-,
nors' resurgence.
For starters, John McEnroe,
everybody's favorite to dominate the tour,
fell victim to hard times early in the year
and has been able to get his act in gear.
Next to Don Budge's (1938) and Rod
Laver's (1962, 69) Grand Slam years,
McEnroe's 1981 was one of the greatest
years ever engineered by a tennis profes
sional. He ended Bjora Borg's stronghold on
Wimbledon by destroying the Swede in the
finals, then he beat him again in the U.S.
Open, winning that title for the third
straight year the first man to do that
since Bill Tflden won six straight between
1920-25. In addition, he led the United
States to its 27th Davis Cup victory. ,;
Thus, McEnroe entered 1982 the
dominating but tired force of the game.
The precise angles and surgeon's touch lost
a little of their razor's edge and suddenly
the awesome McEnroe serve was return
able. Hampered by an ankle injury, McEnroe
refused to rest and continued to put his
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reputation and ranking on the line week
after week.
McEnroe is a true ambassador of the
game. He is the only top-ranked male to
play both singles and doubles. Most
players avoid the hectic scheduling of two
events and concentrate on the big money
in singles.
Playing both events, however, has taken
its toll on McEnnpe. During the last five
days of Wimbledon, he played an unheard
of four singles matches and five doubles
matches.
McEnroe entered the Wimbledon finals
mentally and physically exhausted and
again put his soul on the line in the longest
Wimbledon final in history 4 hours, 14
minutes losing to Connors 3-6, 6-3, 6-7,
7-6, &4.
Following Wimbledon, McEnroe pass
ed up playing big money exhibitions and
went to work for his country. He had a
hand, in , winning all three points as the
United States edged Sweden 3-2 in Davis
Cup play. Playing for virtually no money,
the hobbled McEnroe won the decisive
match over Mats Wilander. The marathon
match lasted more than six hours.
These days you can see the fatigue on
McEnroe's face and in his game. Connors
saw it at Wimbledon and Ivan Lendl has
seen it every time they have played this
year. Lendl has beated McEnroe in their
last six meetings. He may be temporarily
down, but McEnroe is not out not by a
long shot.
Ivan Lendl. ..now there is an in
teresting player.
Lendl has put together a spectacular
season by winning 11 tournaments, most
, against such notables as Jimmy Arias and
Mel Purcell. He has amassed over $1.5
million in prize money, an all-time high.
Yet, he is ranked only third. In all fairness
he does have the six wins over McEnroe
and even managed to beat Connors once
in 10 tries, but his showing, or non
showing in the major tournaments has left
him suspect as the world's top player.
It is hard to respect Lendl as a man
despite a base-line game that can only be
described as brilliant.
Case in point. It is the 1981 Volvo
Masters. A biggie. It is a round-robin
event, in which every player plays every
other player in the field. The winner is
determined by total victories.
Lendl is playing Connors and loses the
first set. He then purposely loses the se
cond set in a matter of minutes so he will
meet Gene Mayer in the next round rather
than Bjorn Borg.
Case in point. Lendl has taken up the
tactic of smashing easy winners at op
ponents. It is legal play, but dangerous and
unnecessary. He already has hit Vitas
Gerulaitis in the forehead on such a ploy.
Case in point. Lendl skipped
Wimbledon this year because he was
allergic to grass. So what did he do during
the most prestigious tournament of the
year?
He played golf. An odd sport for
someone allergic to grass.
Many have argued that Lendl, a Czech,
is not obsessed with being No. 1 like we
Americans are.
Don't believe that for a minute. He has
too much talent and has been working
diligently for a year with Polish star
WojtekFibak.
Lendl just doesn't have what it takes to
be a champion. A champion doesn't give
away sets and skip the most important
tournament of the year and he doesn't
take pot shots at his opponents.
Say what you like about McEnroe
berating himself and officials on the court,
but document one time when he has ever
tried to hurt another player on the court or
when he has failed to put his ranking on
the line for all comers by skipping a tour
nament. McEnroe is a past and future No. 1
payer; he is forever a champion and Lendl,
well, he has the physical ability and could
be reckoned with in the future, but neither
is on level with Connors this year.
It is a shame his long-time nemesis,
Borg, has been on a year-long sabbatical
from the sport. Connors has lifted his
game enough to overtake Borg with the
Swede at his best. For the record, Connors
did beat Borg in two exhibitions prior to
the U.S. Open.
So, in plain and simple terms, 1982
belongs to Jimbo.
He has won a record 95 tournaments in
his career and now finds himself at a
crossroads in his career. To play or not to
play?
Following his semifinal victory in the
Open, Connors said, "Getting to the final
doesn't do me any good. . .my job isn't
done yet."
Lew Price, a senior journalism major
from Lenoir, N.C., is a staff writer for
The Daily Tar Heel.
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Staff Writer
Professors at UNC are not the only
ones teaching honor students this year.
VoUeybafl.coachJ3etlL.Mner seems to
have her hands full of them but her
students are athletes who have raked in
honors for playing some great volleyball.
Last year the team posted a 37-12 record,
won the ACC Tournament, finished se
cond in the state tournament and won the
Region II championship. With that im
pressive season and only one player lost
to graduation, Coach Miller is enthu
siastic about the team.
"Our strong points are going to be that
we do have returning players with ex
perience," she said. "We've got the abili
ty to do well. It just depends on how well
we pull things together."
The team opens its season against East
Carolina tonight at 7 p.m. in Carmichael,
with five of its top players returning from
last year. Outside hitter Laura Held,
named to the All-ACC, All-State and All
Region teams, will be one of the team's
strongest assets.
"Laura has improved a lot over the last
three years," Miller said of the 5-foot-8
senior from Glencoe, 111. "She's a strong
hitter and a good defensive player."
Held will be joined by All-State senior
Katie Howard, also an outside hitter.
'Katie uses a variety of offensive shots
which make her game more effective,"
Miller said.
Juniors Donna Meier and Sandy
Schmidt and sophomore Linda Kantz are
three additional placers who will give the
team depth on offense and defense.
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Meier, named All-ACC and All
Region last year, should be strong at the
middle blocker position and "an offen
sive threat at all times," Miller said. Out
side hitter and middle blocker-Schmidt,
MVP in the ACC Tournament, also wiff
be effective because of her strength and
excellent vertical jump, Miller said.
Kantz, who came on strong as a freshman
last year, should see a lot of action at the
setter position.
"She has good court sense and a very
accurate setting," Miller said. Kantz was
named All-State and All-Region last year.
With these honor students returning
and a strong record behind them, the
team plunges into the season. However,
there will be a few things different about
this year.
Miller terms this year's schedule the
toughest the team has ever faced. Part of
the reason for this is that it plays in three
prestigious tournaments: the Lamar
Tournament in Beaumont, Texas, the
Florida State Tournament and the Mary
land Tournament.
The team will also be playing all of the
ACC teams during the regular season,
something they have not done previously.
"We've never really played Maryland
or demson during the season," Miller
said.'UNC's usual nemesis, N.C. State,
also looms ahead.
Also different about this year is that all
of the teams in the AIAW have switched
to the NCAA. This move will put UNC in
contention with the top teams in the
country during the NCAA Tournament
provided they qualify for it. This year
they must win the ACC Tournament to
compete in post-season play.
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