U S Swimming Hopes Dented At AAU Meet In Long Beach
At the National AAU Swimming Championships in Long Beach California American stars faltered as eight of 24 events went to foreigners. Scotland’s David Wilkie swept three events and Tim Shaw faded, finishing last in the 1500 free. Canadian Cheryl Gibson beat the defending Olympic champion in the 200 backstroke and set a Canadian record in the 400 IM. USC’s John Naber won twice and credited coach Peter Daland. Shirley Babashoff took two freestyle titles as Kim Peyton and Jim Montgomery showed Olympic form.
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S C State wins its own invitational track meet
South Carolina State College captured the host invitational title in Orangburg led by hurdler Kenny Brown who swept the 120 yard high hurdles in 14.2 seconds and the 440 yard intermediate hurdles in 53.1 while running on State's victorious mile relay. Fayetteville State's James Wooten also won two events.
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Net Taylor Fires Up Nets for ABA Playoffs
Nets guard Brian Taylor has contended with a string of misfortunes including a serious auto accident flu illness and a minor auto collision. He remains upbeat about recovery as he works to regain form for the playoffs and faces the hapless Virginia Squires in practice.
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Lightning delay marks round in golf notebook
Jones spotted a distant flash of lightning as play paused at No. 12. The rain never arrived and a cautious delay followed, with Nichols noting a past lack of weather checks. Jones sped through No. 12 before the suspension, then reached No. 13.
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Golf star's control tested on tight courses
In a candid postgame, Geiberger recalls past lapses from No. 8 on the Ube tee and explains the mental and physical adjustments needed for Augusta. He notes his ability to move the ball left to right contrasts with Augusta’s demand to hit right to left and jokes about airline reservations for misdirected shots.
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