U S Open Opens with Connors and Notables
Fourth seed Jimmy Connors faces John Lloyd in the Open kickoff at Flushing Meadows as top seed John McEnroe starts his title bid. The centennial event runs through September 13 with strong draws in both men’s and women’s brackets.
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New York
Jimmy Connors
Britain
John Lloyd
America
Chris Evert Lloyd
Connors
John McEnroe
National Tennis Center
Flushing Meadows
McEnroe
Juan Nunez
Chile
Lloyd
Jose Luis Clerc
Argentina
Brad Drewett
Australia
Eliot Telisher
Victor Amaya
Stan Smith
John Sadri
Hana Mandlikova
Czechoslovakia
Mary Lou Piatek
Virgina Ruzici
Romania
Wendy White
Regina Marsikova
Rosie Casals
Sue Barker
Laura DuPont
Dianne Fromholtz
Anne Smith
Sweden
Bjorn Borg
Guillermo Vilas
Gene Mayer
Roscoe Tanner
Brian Teacher
Peter McNamara
Johan Kriek
South Africa
Yannick Noah
France
Wojtek Fibak
Poland
Vitas Gerulaitis
Brian Gottfried
Andrea Jaeger
Tracy Austin
Martina Navratilova
Sylvia Hanika
West Germany
Wendy Turnbull
Pam Shriver
Mima Jansovec
Yugoslavia
Barbra Potter
Bettina Bunge
Kathy Jordan
Jamboree Showcases Spur North Augusta-South Aiken Ties
North Augusta edges South Aiken 10-6 in the opening half while South Aiken and Midland Valley play to a 7-7 tie as Aiken County high school teams tune up for the 1981 season. North Augusta squanders some late breaks, but Young back Daryl Perry and Michael Perry provide the scoring. Midland Valley and Aiken display contrasting styles with Brad Howell passing for the Mustangs and Glenn Widener adding a 30 yard completion and a 2 yard TD run.
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Clearwater
Clearwater Field
Aiken County
South Aiken
North Augusta
Aiken
Midland Valley
Gary Smallen
Smallen
Yellow Jackets
Craig Dawsey
South Airien
Yellow Jacket
Daryl Perry
John Henry Cullum
South Africa
Michael Perry
Thoroughbreds
Stevie Cartledge
Eddie Buck
Bill Smith
Mustangs
Hornets
Brad Howell
Glenn Widener
Tim Johnson
Aiken Hornets Top Midland Valley In Air Oriented Clash
The Aiken Hornets used a strong aerial game to outpace Midland Valley with 131 passing yards while the ground game produced 83 yards. Jeff McKay connected with Mike Green for a 25 yard TD with 2:11 left as Neal Richardson added the extra point to tie the game.
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Midland Valley
Tim Wright
Pat Brooks
Aiken
Hornets
Jeff McKay
Mike Green
Neal Richardson
Friday's High School Football Matchups Listed
Winnsboro visits South Aiken while Aiken hosts Strom Thurmond. North Augusta travels to Butler in Augusta area. Midland Valley meets Richmond Road in Augusta. Elloree visits St. Angela. Allendale-Fairfax faces Silver Bluff. Wagener-Valley plays Williston-Elko and Saluda clashes with Ridge Spring-Monetta.
John Henry Wins Arlington Million in Photo Finish
In the inaugural Arlington Million on a rain-softened turf John Henry and jockey Bill Shoemaker edged The Bart in a dramatic finish. Key To Content led early, finishing fourth as John Henry boosted earnings to 2.46 million dollars.
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Chicago
John Henry
America
Bill Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Ron McAnally
McAnally
California
Victor
Lefty) Nickerson
New York
Aiken
Andley
Bart
Arlington Park
Rogers Wins World Series of Golf in Akron Amid Close Finish
Bill Rogers birdied the 18th to seal a 5 under 275 total and a one stroke victory over Tom Kite at Firestone. Kite earned 55,000 for second as Irwin and Aoki tied for third after a challenging final round. Rogers rises in the PGA Player of the Year race with three wins this season.
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Akron, Ohio
Bill Rogers
Tom Kite
Rogers
Kite
Hale Irwin
Coleader
Japan
Isao Aoki
Aoki
Irwin
Ray Floyd
Firestone Country Club
Stabler Under NFL Probe Over Gambler Ties
The NFL is investigating Houston Oilers quarterback Ken Stabler for alleged associations with convicted bookmaker Nicholas Dudich of Perth Amboy New Jersey. NFL executive Don Weiss said a statement will be issued soon and notes the probe extends back to 1978 amid prior inquiries.
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NEW York
National Football League
Houston
Ken Stabler
NFL
Don Weiss
New York Times
Stabler
Nicholas Dudich
Perth Amboy
N.Y
Oakland Raider
Weiss
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Jeff Hooper
Jeff Hayes
Widener
Glenn Williams
Ginny Southworth
Smith
Buck
Arlington
Madam Gay
Mrs. Penny
Rossi Gold
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