Trevino Keeps Faith In Swing As New Orleans Open Approaches
Lee Trevino, unfazed by recent putting woes, insists the issue is mental. He notes improved ball striking and confidence ahead of the $150,000 New Orleans Open at Lakewood Country Club. Tom Watson and Tony Jacklin also compete for the $30,000 first prize.
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PGA
Trevino
Dallas
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Samado
Lakewood Country Club
Tom Watson
England
Tony Jacklin
Trevino, Wilson Steal Pro-Am Tourney Show
New Orleans AP Lee Trevino and Flip Wilson headline the pro am segment of the New Orleans Open. Wilson arrived three hours late after a delayed flight, but Trevino delivered sharper golf while Wilson’s humor lagged. An amused crowd roared at a falsetto heckle as Wilson bungled a 15-foot putt.
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Trevino
Wilson
New Orleans
Lee Trevino
Flip Wilson
Wilton
New Football Conference Under Discussion In Carolinas
MARSHILL NC AP President of eight colleges in the Carolinas and Tennessee will meet June 3 to explore forming a football conference. Attendees include Elon Lenoir Rhyne Catawba Gardner-Webb Newberry Presbyterian Carson-Newman with Mars Hill and others already in talks. Lenoir Rhyne has withdrawn, leaving seven members overall.
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Fred Bentley
Mars Hil College
Hendersonville
N.C
Elon
Lenoir Rhyne
Catawba
Gardner-Webb
North Carolina
Newberry
Presbyterian
South Carolina
Carson- Newman
Tennessee
Mars Hill
Bentley
Bently
Guilford College
Carolinas
High Point
Hanley Painter
NATA
Larrieu Delivers Fiber of Amateur Struggle in Hong Kong
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley profiles Francie Larrieu and the 64 member U S track team preparing for three meets in the People's Republic of China. They receive minimal per diem and travel long hours while top pros reap vast prize money highlighting the amateur pro gap. Larrieu, a Palo Alto runner, questions public recognition and praises the educational experience, noting Olympic exposure as the main press spotlight for amateur athletes.
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Hong Kong
Francie Larrieu
Francie
Chrissy Evert
People’s Republic of China
San Francisco
State Department
Anchora
Alaska
Tokyo
Canton
Shanghai
Peking
Ken McBryde
Manhattan College
al Hall
Bob Giegengack
Yale University
Larrieu
Palo Alto
Calif
Europe
Stuttgart
Germany
Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
Kathy Whitworth
Montreal 1976 Games Turn From Pride to Burden
IOC chose Montreal for the 1976 Summer Games and Jean Drapeau vowed a humble, athlete focus. Five years on costs have more than doubled to 653 million, with labor strikes threatening completion and public doubts mounting about hosting. If canceled, the fundraising drive would collapse and leave costly ruins.
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International Olympic Committee
Montreal
Los Angeles
Moscow
Jean Drapeau
Quebec
IOC
Robert Bourassa
Rome
Bourassa
Drapeau
Canada
Andre Quellet
Andre Vachen
Press Lifts Chris Evert To Top Money Star
A sports quote notes the press elevates Chris Evert into a pedestal of fame while she affirms running gives immense satisfaction and compares herself to a performer on stage like Chrissy or a ballet dancer.
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Chris Evert
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