Nastase Captures Myrtle Beach Grand Slam Title
Ilie Nastase won the Myrtle Beach Grand Slam, defeating Manuel Orantes 6 4 6 3 for a 75,000 prize. He flew from Hawaii to compete then returned to World Team Tennis duties, jet lag evident in a 0 6 first set loss to Jimmy Connors, before sweeping the rest of the field. The four top pros including Ashe, Connors and Orantes praised the event’s format and its large purse.
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Ille Nastase
Hawaii
Manuel Orantes
Spain
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Hawaii Leis
England
Sweden
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Myrtle Beach Tennis Club
Jimmy Connors
Asters
Orantes
Connors
Palmer Carner playoff set in U S Women's Open
Sandra Palmer forced a 18 hole playoff with JoAnne Carner at Rolling Green after clutch 20 foot birdie on 17 and a missed par bid on 18. Jane Blalock finished third four behind in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Sandra Palmer
JoAnne Carner
Miss Palmer
Miss Carner
Mrs. Carner
Alan Jones wins in first race with new car at Watkins Glen
Alan Jones, in his first race with the March 76A, won the rain delayed 100 mile Formula 5000 feature at Watkins Glen, finishing 6.8 seconds ahead of Al Unser who won the two heat races. Jones warned the car needs work but showed straightaway speed while Onze and Brown battled in wet conditions.
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Alan Jones
Jones
al Unser
Brian Redman
Warwick Brown
Australia
Brett Lunger
Redman
Britain
Jackie Oliver
Miller wins British Open in record six stroke margin
Johnny Miller captured the British Open crown at Royal Birkdale with a final round 66, finishing at 279 and six strokes ahead of rivals Jack Nicklaus and Seve Ballesteros. Ballesteros led after three rounds but slipped to a 74 final round to tie for second. Floyd was the only other player to break par. Ballesteros, a 19 year old Spaniard, gained international acclaim despite golf's lower status in Spain.
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Susie McAllister
Beaumont
Tex
Sharon Miller
Battle Creek
Mich
Amy Alcott
Southport
England
Spain
Severiano Lesteros
Europe
Severiano
Johnny Miller
Miller
Ballesteros
Jack Nicklaus
Gaetan
Morgue D'Algue
Ballasteros
Nicklaus
Ray Floyd
Royal Birkdale
Severino Ballesteros
UPI
Dartmouth names Christina Wielgus women's basketball coach
Dartmouth College hires Christina Wielgus a Vermont schoolteacher and 1974 Springfield graduate as part time women's basketball coach while she remains a Woodson Union High School field hockey coach and teacher. In yacht news small vessels surge as Joli and Sorcery close on leaders in the Victoria to Maui race with Joli leading by 190 miles and Sorcery narrowing to 42 miles behind.
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Hanover
N.H
Christina Wielgus
Vermont
Dartmouth College
Victoria-to- Maui
Taiwan athletes invited to visit New Hampshire during Olympic debate
About 25 members of Taiwan's Olympic team have accepted an invitation from Gov. Mel Thomson to visit New Hampshire today. The group was to meet at the Bridges House before a State House news conference as Thomson urged support for Taiwan's participation in the Montreal summer Games.
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N.H
Taiwan
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Thomson
Hershey
Montreal
Canada
Republic of China
Peking
International Olympic Committee
Jay McDuffee
Bridges House
State House
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Bernard Froger
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Jacob Wood
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Portland
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Gillette
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