Solomon Beats Stockton in Semifinal Amid Family News
Harold Solomon called Dick Stockton gutsy and classy after a 6 4 6 4 defeat in a Tournament of Champions semifinal in Austin. Stockton left to be with his pregnant wife Sue who gave birth to a daughter Sunday night. the match was delayed two hours as baby was born imagery.
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Stockton Beats Solomon In Close Tennis Match At Baltimore
A crowd of 34,299 watched Stockton defeat Solomon in a tight match in Baltimore. Stockton earned $15,000 while the opponent faced a possible $30,000 second prize with a potential $60,000 if the winner’s prize doubled. Three players withdrew before the tournament’s second leg and a substitute also exited. Jimmy Connors played one match but left after injuring his right thumb in a practice session.
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Bjorn Borg leads East to WTT All Star win in San Diego
Bjorn Borg stars for the East as they defeat the West 23 18 in the WTT All Star at the San Diego Sports Arena before a record 14 153 crowd. Martina Navratilova Sue Barker beat Reid Fromholtz, Wade loses flu sidelining Evert, and King Emerson win mixed doubles 6 2.
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Richards Tops Riggs In Tourney After Strong Weekend
Nastase talks team tennis boosting focus as Richards nets a 64 to tie for fourth then a 66 on Sunday secures his first championship and $25 000 Morley recalls golf’s tough start and late bloom while Havlicek rests after appendectomy at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus Ohio surgery followed an appendicitis attack with expected release in a week
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Golf title likely Morley edges Regalado in tight finish
Morley praised the course quality and his error-free Sunday round as he stayed close to Victor Regalado. Regalado shot 69 to tie Bob Murphy, who had 66, for second at 269. Pooley, Zender, Curl, and Renner were at 270–271 in the close results.
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Watson Wins USAC Race in Milwaukee Debut
Dave Watson, 31, of Milton, takes his first USAC start and wins a 200 mile State Fair Park stock car race aboard a Buick Skylark with a Chevrolet engine. He finishes seven seconds ahead of Allison, earning $9,367 of a $60,500 purse as several rivals drop out.
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Bernard King Faces Burglary Charges
Bernard King, a former standout at Tennessee, faces July 19 trial in General Sessions Court on burglary charges. UT police report he broke into the Stokely Athletic Center to steal a television valued at 1500 dollars, found in his car outside the building. He was released on 5000 dollar bond after being jailed in Knox County and has been attending UT summer school. King, 20, from Brooklyn, led the SEC in scoring and rebounds last season and recently left college to turn pro.
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Lola type F 5000 cars light up series with crashes
Redman suffered a serious season ending injury after an airborne practice at St Jovite in a Lola F 5000. Elliott Forbes-Robinson also went airborne but landed wheels down. At Laguna Seca the Lolas dominate, with Tambay winning the race and securing pole while Gethin and Forbes-Robinson follow in the top ranks.
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Cunningham Named Bruin Basketball Coach After Wooden Era
Cunningham, 101-15 as Bruin freshmen coach, inherits from John Wooden and says he is prepared for the job. He notes returning players David Greenwood Gig Sims Roy Hamilton Brad Holland and Raymond Townsend from the Idaho State NCAA regional loss and recalls a 98-67 win over UC Santa Barbara when Wooden was briefly ill.
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Scottish and AAU Track Meet Winners List
Vaughn led field events with four wins in the Scottish games including 56-pound toss 13-6 and 22-pound hammer 82-8. Varnedoe excelled in cabar toss and heavyweight wrestling. Ron Short set a sheaf toss record. AAU events saw Erwin Jones high jump 7-0 and Norman Blair take mile and two-mile runs.
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Watson Eyes St Andrews British Open Hat Trick
Watson dreams of the old course at St Andrews for the British Open, hoping to join a Scottish hat trick after his 1975 Carnoustie win. He praises Nicklaus as the game's greatest thinker and notes his consistent comeback with iron play despite a rough two days.
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Gullikson Wins Newport Tennis Title After Tough Victory
Tim Gullikson of Wisconsin claimed the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships title at Newport, winning 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-2 over Hank Pfister on the center grass court. He also teamed with twin Tom Gullikson to take the doubles crown, delivering the United States’ grass court title with sharp serves and volleys.
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