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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 17, 1972

Page

4

Trevino Seals Open Victory In Dramatic Final Round

Carlos Trevino won the Open in a tight final round as Nicklaus and Jacklin pressed. Trevino finished 278, Nicklaus 279, Jacklin 280, with Trevino's late surge capitalizing on errors by his rivals. The crowd of 20 000 watched a three way battle while Australians faded, and prize money totaled about £45 500 for Trevino.

Nicklaus Tony Jacklin Trevino Jacklin Doug Sanders Boars Australia Peter Thomson Thomson Brice Devlin Sydney Kel Nagle Alva Rod Shearer Uney Jack Newton Graeme Marsh

Royals and Easts fail to edge toward ACT rugby four

Royals and Easts both lost to Norths and Queanbeyan respectively, leaving them reliant on Norths’ upcoming results to reach the ACT Rugby Union senior four. Wests led by beating Goulburn 25-1. RMC beat Ainslie 24-0. Queanbeyan edged Easts 7-1. Norths beat Royals 18-6. AMC thrashed Cooma 35-4. The Queanbeyan vs Fast match featured a stoppage amid late drama as Queanbeyan’s Peter Orrunds and Richard Moncrieff contributed, while Fast’s John Williams missed three penalties. An injury to Michael Gottaas and a broken nose to John Vincent strained Royals’ squad, who now face crucial matches to stay in the four. Recalls and ACT Presidents XV selections were noted, with the ACT team preparing to face Australian Combined Services at Duntroon.

ACT Rugby Union Royals Easts Norths Queanbeyan Wests RMC Goulburn Ainslie Ty O AMC Cooma Airy Peter Orrunds Attck Richard Moncrieff John Williams John Vincent Michael Gottaas ACT Randwick Bullwant Johnston Scott McDowell Leothis Kirkbind Duntroon M. Grogan Thurbon Power Peyton Moncrief Hindmarsh Hearley Ryan Kuzas Milewski Muirhead Hughes McDougall Stumbles Gardner Watkins Tubans Lenthal Cuthal Leary Covington Taylor Park

Mrs McKay Wins Title In NSW Squash Showdown

Heather McKay captured her 12th straight NSW squash title beating Queenslander Farion Jackman at Killarney Heights. McKay, 11 times British Open winner, won 23 minutes 9-1 9-4. After the match Australia named Marian Jackman Jenny Irving and Mavis Baker to face a UK team in August with three Test matches to follow.

Sydney Heather McKay Nsw Farion Jackman Killarney Heights McKay Miss Jackman Marian Jackman Queensland Jenny Irving Western Australia Mavis Baker United Kingdom Australia

Winning Rules Teams Take Early Leads In Canberra Football

Belconnen, Queanbeyan, and Ainslie all established about 40 point first quarter leads at Jamison Oval Phillip Oval and Ainslie Oval and went on to comfortable victories. Read and Campbell were standout Belconnen players with Read kicking nine goals and Campbell praised as best on the field. Queanbeyan’s Campbell and Les set the tempo while Belconnen’s defense limited early pressure. Final forecast finals show Ainslie v Belconnen and Eastlake v Manuka with the cold wind and blustery conditions shaping scoring throughout the match.

Canberra Belconnen Queanbeyan Jamison Oval Ainslie Acton Phillip Oval Manuka ANL Ainslie Oval Jamison Mark Read Ken Campbell Read Campbell Les Eee Mick Colin Imrie Lee

Wallabies faces medical tests after injuries

Four members of the Australian rugby union squad to tour New Zealand next month undergo medical clearance tests after injuries. Dave Burnet Dave Rathie Trevor Stegman and Russell Fairfax are in doubt, with others like Fairfax and L'Estrange hobbling from recent trial matches.

Sydney New Zealand Dave Burnet Dave Rathie Trevor Stegman Russell Fairfat Australian Rugby Union Iss A. McGill Nsw J. Cole J. Taylor J. McLean D. Burnet D. Ruthie D. L'Estrange M. Freney R. Thompson Burnet, Rathie and Fair

North Dominates NZ Inter Island Rugby Match in Christchurch

North Island, led by captain Jan Kirkpatrick, opened with Maori All Black Mike Parkinson try and held the lead to defeat the South Island 19 8 at Christchurch. South Island probed and controlled lineouts but poor handling and costly kicking by full back Trevor Morris limited scoring in the trial for the Australian tour selection.

Christchurch Sundiy AAP Worth Island South Island North Jan Kirkpatrick Mike Parkinson Alex Wyllie Trevor Morris New Zealand

Lillee and Massie rout England as Ashes stay open

Australia dominates at Trent Bridge with Lillee taking 2 for 21 and Massie 4 for 43 as England folded for under 200. Edwards opens with a fluent 70s plus, Chappell supports, while Marsh shines with five catches and a series tally near record marks.

Nottingham England Dennis Lillee Bob Massie Trent Bridge Ross Edwards Jan Chappell Massie Lillee II Patsmen Tony Greig Lord's Lillee Bruce France Stackpole Snow Balwaiids Ian Chappell Phew Chappell Hlineworth Marsh Wally Girour Johnny Wante

Scoreboard snapshot from early cricket innings this day

The score sheet shows totals for teams and fall of wickets, then bowling figures for Lillee Viassie Colley Gleeson Snow Lever Greig D Oliviera Gifford Mingworth. Australia second innings listed with fall of 1 to 2 wickets and bowling economy.

W. Lillee R. Viassie D. Colley Gleeson J. Snow PL Lever I. A. Greig B. D'Oliveira N. Gifford R. Mingworth

Captains Flat Triumphs 19 to 16 in Rugby League Showdown

Captain Flat edged South Canberra 19 to 16 at Narrabundah Oval in the Molonelo Shield match after Souths captain Frank Beaver was sent off and South Canberra missed late chances. Referee Mr Manton awarded a late penalty to Cap tains Flat. Souths failed to convert. Other results saw Batemans Bay beat Harman 32-6, North Canberra defeat West Canberra 18-17, Bungendore thrashed Belconnen 30-2, and Saints defeating Braidwood 38-3 at the Canberra Showground.

South Canberra Narrabundah Oval Kevin Owen Wold Souths Frank Beaver Manton Beaver Captains Redmen Batemans Bay Harman North Canberra West Canberra Northbourne Oval Bungendore Belconnen Canberra Saints Braidwood

Roos Deliver Big Win Over Yass in Close Match

The Kangaroos crushed Yass 25 to 10 after leading 13 to 0 at halftime and lifting to a stronger second half. Earlier, Roos had beaten Wass 28 10 at Seifertval Queanbean, while Queanbean United beat Past Canberra 25 19 and Coulburn United defeated Crookwell 12 7. Bill Jones and Carmody featured in Yass’s attack as Hinckley saved a critical tackle to keep Roos ahead.

Kangaroos Emee Wass Seifertval Queanbeyan Crockburn Workers Woden Valley Queanbeyan United Canberra Coulburn United Crookwell Rous Peter Knight Yass Bill Jones Carmody Hinckley

Australians Cruise To 31-7 Test Victory Over New Zealand

Australia crushed New Zealand 31-7 at Lang Park to seal a clean sweep in the two Test series. The Kangaroos piled up 67 points to 18 across the Tests and crossed 15 tries to two as the playoff momentum built through the match. Despite scattered penalties and stoppages, Australia dominated the second half with multiple line breaks and decisive tries to stretch the lead from 12-7 at halftime to 31-7 final.

Brisbane Australia New Zealand Lang Park

Palubinskas to play at YMCA exhibition tonight

Former Canberra basketballer and Olympic representative Eddie Palubinskas will appear in an exhibition at the YMCA gym tonight. Returning from two years at Ricks College Idaho he has been chosen for the Australian Olympic team bound for Munich on August 5. Palubinskas will team with Paul Brettell against a side featuring Dennis O Neill Bill Palmer Glen Spooner and Robert Kershaw in a shooting exhibition of two strong lineups.

Canberra Eddie Palubinskas YMCA Palubinskas Ricks College Idaho USA Munich Australia Patubinskas Melbourne St Kilda ACT

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