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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1973
Page
3
Pakistanis Qamar Zaman and Mohibullah Khan are set to meet in the ACT amateur squash championship final at the National Tennis and Squash Centre Lyneham this afternoon at 2 30. The match promises to showcase Pakistani dominance in the event.
Notingham test day three ends with New Zealand two for 56 in their second innings while England trails 250 and eight for 725 declared. Henderson dominates quarter finals in Sydney event with decisive wins, Shawcross and Vince clash in a five setter. Cosgrove dominates women's open, final set for 2.30 with Newmar or Murphy awaiting.
North Melbourne defeated St Kilda by 26 points to hold fifth spot, while Collingwood beat Hawthorn and Melbourne, Essendon, Carlton, and Richmond posted wins. The day’s results keep North Melbourne, Geelong, and Melbourne in finals contention as injuries troubled key players.
Bill Banks of Yowani and Paul Jones of St Michael's Sydney share joint favoritism after the second round of the Yowani Open. Banks leads with 147 total from 73 74 while Jones sits one stroke back on 148 after a 73 75. Over 50 golfers contest final round today as eight are within eight strokes. Chris Mitchell of Royal Canberra trails in seventh with 164 after 79 85. Brian McIntosh of Queanbeyan stands 155 after 74 81. Results appear in ACT CHS golf page.
In Rome both Evanne Goolagong of Australia and Chris Evert of the United States advance to the final of the Italian International Open. Goolagong and Evert are favored on brass courts, with Goolagong defeating Vlasta Vopikova 6 2 and Evert overcoming Helga Masthhoff 7 6 6 4 to set the title showdown. The match follows Wimbledon 1972 memory as a closely contested climax. The day also features men’s semis Tom Kicker versus Manuel Orantes and Paolo Bertolucci facing Ilie Nastase, while the doubles final pairs Virginia Wade with Olga Morozova against Martina Navratilova and Renata Tomanova.
With one round to go the A grade hockey table shows United Central and Barton on 14 points ahead of Old Canberra on 11 and ANU on 9. The remaining five teams hover within two points, led by Woden on two and RMC on four, while top sides beat bottom five as the gap widens. United edged St Patricks 3-2 after a late Funnell shot gave Central a 3-2 win. Central defeated Alberrrr...
Parramatta surged after extra training to upset South Sydney 24 16 at Cumberland Oval. Keith Campbell kicked the winning eight from eight as Parramatta led 8 3 at half time and held on after the break. Western Suburbs toppled Sydney 20 1 at Noa Sydney Oval as Penrith and Balmain fell to Eastern Suburbs and St George respectively.
Bayern Munich retained the West German football championship after a 1-1 draw with PC Cologne on the final day. Cologne finished second in the table.
Pier Van Katwijk of the Netherlands captured the 1 1/16 mile final stage in the Tour of Britain with Sefton small placing 17th for Australia while Eddy Merckx claimed his fourth classic tour as reported by AAP Reuters and UPI from the day in Trieste and Blackpool.
Weekend sport roundup from Western Australia features Subiaco latest win with East Perth, Claremont and Melbourne results, Geelong and Melbourne best players, Belconnen Weston Creek leagues, and underage divisions. Notable goalkickers and players from Carlton, Geelong, and Canberra areas highlighted with scattered scores and standings.
ACT surged to the NSW women's hockey championship lead after three 1-0 wins. Newcastle and ACT share 10 points with Sydney and Illawarra close behind as final rounds approach. ACT beat New England 1-0 and edged Newcastle 1-0 while Rosema Brown scored late for ACT against Newcastle.
Edinburgs Martini International Golf Tour ended with Maurice Romrom clinching the first prize of 2000 pounds after a two over par final round. In a separate British Amateur final Dick Siderows defeated Peter Moody five and four to secure the title as reported by United Press International.
Premji Lall, Indian Davis Cup player, claimed the men's singles title at the Embassy tennis tournament in Stourbridge yesterday, earning £750 about $A430 as first prize. The event concluded Sunday with Lall defeating his opponent to secure the victory.
ACT defeated Illawarra 4 1 under floodlights at Oriole Park to derail Illawarra's country baseball final hopes. Newcastle finished unbeaten in the under-19 section and won the final, with Gosford and ACT vying for a chance to meet them. The points table for the under-19 tier shows Newcastle 12, Illawarra 4, Gosford 4, ACT 2.
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