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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1974
Page
6
Lincoln Downs stewards handed jockey Frank Corneille a five day suspension for failing to persevere with his mount in the seventh race last Thursday. The suspension was effective Sunday.
Twenty four bowlers advanced to the second 18 game round of match play in the Greater Buffalo Open. Carmen Salvino led after the first round with a 25 game total of 5,946 pins. Jay Robinson and Earl Anthony joined the top group as contenders for finals on Tuesday.
LA tumble follows 10-3 defeat by the Pittsburgh Pirates as Los Angeles loses sixth straight while Cincinnati edges the Mets 6-5. St. Louis beats San Francisco 4-1 and Philadelphia tops Atlanta 7-4 as standings tighten in the NL West.
In Wendover Utah AP reports the 26th Speed Week opens with Vern Anderson and his hydrogen peroxide fueled Pollution Packer aiming for quarter mile and 500 meter records. The car tested on the Salt Flats with a practice pass and a 5.586 second quarter mile at 161.290 mph lead off the event.
Guillermo Vilas of Argentina defeated Manuel Orantes of Spain 6-4 6-2 6-3 to win the Canadian Open singles title in Toronto earning 16 000 dollars. Orantes paid 8 000 for second straight final loss. Vilas extended his win streak to 30 of 32 amid a weekend that included doubles and women's finals.
Wimbledon champion Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors will marry November 8 in a private ceremony at St. Anthony's church Fort Lauderdale with only relatives and close friends attending. The couple and families decline a public spectacle seeking a dignified event.
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