Open tennis shocks hit seeds at Forest Hills
Five seeded men exited early at the 1975 U S Open as Jimmy Connors and other stars posted routine wins before a record 16 299 fans on the Forest Hills grounds. Notables upset included Tom Okker Tony Roche John Alexander Vitas Gerulaitis and Cliff Richey.
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UPI
Jimmy Connors
Tom Okker
Tony Roche
John Alexander
Vitas Gerulaitis
Howard Beach
Cliff Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Top seeds advance as clay tests early in Wimbledon draw
In a day of first round action on gray clay, top seed Connors defeated Roger Taylor 6-2 6-0 while Orantes beat Sashi Menon 6-2 6-2. Ashe toppled Amritraj 6-3 6-1 as other seeds Laver Tanner Ramirez Solomon Kodes advanced. Vilas defeated Betancourt 6-1 6-1 before 4,941 fans.
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Spain
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Vijay Amritraj
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Sweden
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Dallas
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Romania
Australia
Allan Stone
Okker
Balasz Taroczy
Hungary
Roche
Jaime Fillol
Rod Laver
Roscoe Tanner
Raul Ramirez
Harold Solomon
Jan Kodes
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Alvaro Betancour
Colombia
Taroczy
Gerulaitis
Jauffret
Alexander
Pattison
U.S
Ashe
Borg
Orantes
Jimmy Connors
Britain
Durr and Heldman Falls as Seeds Fall at U S N Tennis Sat
Francois Durr the seventh seed loses 6 3 6 0 to Kerry Melville Reid and eighth seed Julie Heldman goes down 6 4 6 1 to Kazuko Kawamatsu in the evening session. Evonne Goolagong Cawley wins earlier in the day.
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Francois Durr
Kerry Melville Reid
Julie Heldman
Kazuko Kawamatsu
Japan
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Mona Schallau
Okker
Good Shots Against Evert Anger Chris Wade Says
Virginia Wade argues that good shots irritate Chris Evert who dominates clay with a 76 match winning streak. Wade notes Evert’s on court superiority, psychological edge, and that several players have the skill to beat her though it rarely happens.
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Martina Navratilova
Margaret Court
Navratilova
Joan Russell
Naples
Fla
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UPI
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Virginia Wade
Chris
Mrs. Wade
Miss Evert
Miss Wade
Chas
Billie Jean King
Ali Frazier trilogy prowls with growing heat and doubt
The column weighs prospects for the Ali Frazier third bout while lamenting weak interest in other American boxing divisions. It notes Manila world attention and questions boxing’s future as heavyweights dominate. It also covers Phillies vs Giants and Yankees vs Red Sox implications for 1976.
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Manila
United States
Sugar Ray Robinsons
Willie Peps
Ali
Fuller to tackle 22 mile Lake Mead swim for MD support
Don Fuller a 47 year old bar manager will swim 22 miles across Lake Mead starting 2 am Sunday from Middle Point in Virgin Basin to Lake Mead Marina. The event supports Muscular Dystrophy Association with Jerry Lewis Telethon pledges and progress reports during the telethon.
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Love's Pit Barbecue
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Lake Mead Marina
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Callville Bay
Callville
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Lake Mead Yacht Tours
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Love’s
NFL Owners Call Roadblock to Players in CBA Talks
The NFL Management Council withdrew a pledge to present a new proposal four days after a promising negotiating session. They accuse the NFL Players Association of creating a roadblock by opposing any restraint on player movement as illegal. The guild plans to send a package proposal that retains the Rozelle rule, while owners demand concessions and joint defense in possible antitrust actions. Negotiations have stretched 17 months, with a players strike last year.
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UPI
NFL Players Association
National Football League Management Council
Management Council
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Kermit Alexander
Edward Garvey
Washington
Garvey
Alexander
NFL
Karch
Redskins Roll to Exhibition Win Over Lions
Washington Redskins beat Detroit Lions 34-13 in an exhibition as Mike Thomas scored the first TD and Bill Kilmer and Randy Johnson each threw two TD passes. Kilmer led a 20-0 burst, rookie Thomas added two rushing TDs, and Alvin Reed caught Kilmer’s one yard score after a blocked punt.
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Ken Stone
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Detroit
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