Wimbledon Round Two Sees Borg Hurt and Upsets
In round two of Wimbledon, Bjorn Borg faced a thigh injury with only a 25 percent chance to play his third round while Manuel Orantes fell as Gilles Moretton upset him. Tracy Austin, 16, beat Brigitte Cuypers in the women’s second round, as seeds like Gerulaitis Ashe Barazzutti Higueras and Fibak fell. Connors advanced to round three after a tight win over Riessen, and Wilkison upset Vilas in four sets.
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Bjorn Borg
Manuel Orantes
Spain
Gilles Moretton
France
Tracy Austin
South Africa
Brigitte Cuypers
Austin
Eastbourne
Vitas Gerulaitis
Arthur Ashe
Corrado Barazzutti
Jose Higueras
Wojtek Fibak
Jimmy Connors
Marty Riessen
Connors
Victor Pecci
Australia
Phil Dent
Pecci
Borg
Brian Gottfried
Wilkison
United States
Vilas
U.S
Riessen
Britain
Sue Barker
Argentina
Ivanna Madruga
America
Pam Shriver
Kathy Jordan
Bettina Bunge
Wimbledon
England
Scanlon
Francisco Gonzale
Tim Gullikson
Tormas Smid
Czechoslovakia
Adriano Panatta
Italy
Jonathan Smith
Paraguay
Tim Wilkison
Guillermo Vilas
Pat Dupre
Carlos Kirmay
Brazil
Giants Trade Bill Madlock to Pirates for Ed Whitson
San Francisco Giants sent Bill Madlock and Dave Roberts to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right hander Ed Whitson and two minor leaguers. Lenny Randle also moved from Phoenix to Pittsburgh. Madlock, a two time batting champ, leaves a club contending in NL West with a 37 37 record. Whitson owns a 2 3 mark with a 4.34 ERA this season while Roberts sits at 2 0 with a 2.57 ERA.
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SAN Francisco
San Francisco Giants
Bill Madlock
Pittsburgh Pirates
Darrell Evans
Giants
Ed Whitson
Madlock
Dave Roberts
Lenny Randle
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Whitson
Roberts
Spec Richardson
Joe Altobelli
Altobelli
Evans
Candlestick Park
Willie McCovey
Richardson
Houston Astros
Cincinnati
Pedro Borbon
Heity Cruz
Borbon
Joe Strain
Cards Rally To Pin Loss On Bluefield
Johnson City Cardinals beat Bluefield 7-4 as erratic pitching and infield errors sap Bluefield. Tim Norris started strong before fifth inning miscues, Cal Hawthorn drove in two, and Felix Tejeda delivered the game-winning hit for Johnson City in the ninth.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Orioles
Johnson City Cardinals
Bowen Field
Baby Birds
Oriole
Fred Conradi
James Dieters
Terry Clark
Cardinal
Felix Tejeda
Tim Norris
Carlos Matos
Norris
Jim Harshcamp
Cal Hawthorn
Orioles
Randy Miller
Tim Richard
Stan Hendrickson
Hawthorn
Memphis Classic leads and Little League day set
Pat McGowan matched Mark McCumber at five under par 67 to share the first round lead in the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic at Colonial Country Club. McCumber tied early with five birdies. McGowan surged with a 40-foot putt on the third and birdies through nine.
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Memphis, Tenn
Pat McGowan
Mark McCumber
McCumber
Tom Jenkins
Gary Player
Mike McCullough
Victor Regalado
Wally Armstrong
Brad Bryant
J.C. Snead
McCullough
McGowan
Colusa
Calif
Gary Koch
Gary Ply
Jack Sommers
Butch Baird
Allen Miller
John Mahaffey
Red Car
Ron Streck
Jack Newton Jr
Jam Symons
Ed Sabo
Peter Jacobsen
Mark Hayes
Peter Oosterhuis
Bruce Devlin
Dave Eichelberger
Kermit Zariey
Bruce Lietzke
Barry Jaeckel
Parker Moore
Bob Mann
David Edwards
Andy Bean
Bob Byman
Larry Ziegler
Tom Kite
Morrs Hataisky
Tom Storey
Gu Morgan
Jim White
Tom Chain
Ruk Massengale
D.A. Weibring
Jimmy Paschal
Dick Mast
George Cadle
Calvin Peete
Larry Nelson
Mike Hill
Graham Marsh
Lee Trevino
Cesar Sanudo
John Schroeder
Don Pooley
Bob Shearer
Scott Simpson
Frank Conner
Eddie Pearce
Gibby Gilbert
Bob Zender
Roger Maltbie
Jum
Tony Hollifield
Lon Nielsen
Pat Lindsey
George Burns
Jerry McGee
Jim Chancey
Michael Brannan
Dearborn
Mich
Dave Stockton
Wayne Player
Bobby Baker
Roger Calvin
Debbie Austin
Barbara Barrow
John Fought
Beth Solomon
Jis
Susie Benning
Joe Inman
Gail Toushin
Debbie Massey
Sandra Post
Sandra Palmer
Carlton White
SSAC Grants Record Payout To West Virginia High Schools
The state Secondary School Activities Commission reported a record total exceeding 135000 dollars paid to state high schools for tournament participation across nine sports. Football led gains from expanded playoffs, while track operations incurred a loss of 18875 dollars due to extra class additions and higher participation.
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Charleston
W.va
State Secondary School Activities Commission
SSAC
Sam Williams
Williams
Huntington
Barnes Back In Court
Providence AP. Former basketball star Marvin Barnes faced pending criminal proceedings after pleading innocent to slapping his estranged wife. Judge Ragosta postponed further action until both spouses appear for cross-examination on an aspirational affidavit. Barnes, ex-Celtics guard, has mixed NBA history and prior legal troubles.
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R.I
Marvin Barnes
Barnes
State District Court
Raul Lovett
Debra Barnes
William Schlageter
Police
Lovett
Schlageter
Vincent Ragosta
Providence College
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
St. Louis
American Basketball Association
Detroit
Buffalo
NBA
San Diego Clippers
Gene Shue
Larry Ketvirtis
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Kloss
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