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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1977

Page

15

Billie Jean King Wins Phoenix Thunderbirds Title

Billie Jean King defeated Wendy Turnbull 14 6 1 60 to win the Phoenix Thunderbirds tournament, her first major win in over two years. The 33 year old earned 14 000 dollars while Turnbull took 7 000. King noted the scale of prize money changing since 1971.

Phoenix, Ariz UPI Billie Jean King Wendy Turnbull Phoenix Thunderbirds King Turnbull

Borg Wins Madrid Grand Prix Title After Injury Hiatus

Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg of Sweden claimed the Madrid Grand Prix title defeating Jaime Fillol of Chile 6-3 6-0 6-7 7-4 in Madrid. The 21 year old earned 14000 dollars, while Fillol took 7000 dollars. Regina Marsikova won the women’s singles by beating Mariana Simionescu 6-4 7-5.

Madrid UPI Bjorn Borg Sweden Forest Hills Jaime Fillol Chile Regina Marsikova Czechoslovakia Mariana Simionescu Rumania

Individual NFL Stars and Standings From Week Racings

Football box score style listing shows rushing passing and receiving leaders across multiple games. Notable entries include Atlanta and Buffalo scorers, Green Bay and Detroit yards, New Orleans and Los Angeles rushes, and Baltimore Kansas City passing and receiving totals.

Atlanta Buffalo-Gant Braxton Piccone Simpson Brown Green Bay Detroit B. Smith Har- Fell Torkelson Dickey Bussey St. Louis Latin Morris Cain Phiiladelphia-Hogan Carmichael Smith Sullivan Lusk Krepfie New York Jete Miami Long Todd Harper Walker White Miami-Malone Nottingham Griese Bulaich Knight Barkum Gaines Miami-Moore Tillman Harris McCreary Cleveland Poole Warfield Houston-Burrough Wilson Coleman Giles Hardeman Baltimore Kansasity Baltimore-Mitchell R Lee McCauley Kansas City Reed Bailey Brockington Livington Marshall Immus Baltimore-Jones Kansas City-Livingston Baltimore-McCauley Mitchell Doughty Chester Williams San Francisco New York Giants San Francisco-Jackson O. Williams Plunkett Hofer Ferrer New York-Kotar Csonks Spencer Hammond Pisarcik San Francisco

Santa Anita Race Results Report by United Press International

Race card summaries from Santa Anita show results with times and payouts for multiple races. Notable finishes include Norman Fell aboard Toro in 1:10 and Beau Folly, Ackcelisor, Wrangle, and King’s Mink among winners and placers. Exacta and daily double payouts are listed for several events.

Norman Fell Toro Happy Viking G McHargue Beau Folly Chapman

Aqueduct Selections Highlighted for Con Game Winner

The list features horses including Ethyl Josie the Tiger Russian Romance 2 Beignet Elkton Red Sam Royal AccomLiCe A Little Old 4 Responsive Miss Secretariat Great Lady M Silver Bullet Winter Walk In Business, Con Game Bold Palette Kalong Broadway Forll Coxs Ridge Low Return Little Jonn G Livid Purple One with Con Game deemed the best.

Aqueduct Ethyl Josie the Tiger Lord Bradford Elkton Red Sam Royal AccomLiCe Responsive Miss Secretariat Ari Doctor Ojerass Mr Justabot Ramoburious al Conway i Lancin Bullet Counseur Cin Noble Unter Frey Inustmot Ryitn Tupamare Mitey Fancy Ale Patty Glinna Kid Snoopy Roman Gyrass Little Odessa the Lee Tatoi Fredm Salem's Edith Titus Piedgne Park Joel Ethan Na Dancr Harry Kimani Or Fitz Mike Palm Honor Locker Mike Lear Sailor Beau Victory MaBonneAm Foolish Willim Gilowng Little Cloudy Sunny Ellen Patty O' Baker Bright Jade Raiow Lil Fieur Roy Acempic Sam Miss Qubtin Logical Man Bemis Heights Imarebel Tara Susan Miss Secretert Snelke Neddy Neddy Ga Saidano Framarco Paris Mr. Curtis Kainsbury Kalong Salite Rome Wa Kanawha River Libera Proud Arion Prinepium Buckfinger

Unclear Race Card List with Many Named Entries

A jumbled OCR-style listing of racing entries and related notes includes numerous horse and trainer names such as Amber Solo, El Capo, Phantom Sail, Royal figures, and various numbers. The fragment resembles a program or bid sheet with entries, milestones, and potential earnings but lacks coherent narrative or complete details.

Prophet Hemi Demi William Edison Amber Solo Ramburious Dr. Young Doctor Djerassi

Thoroughbred Race Selections and Results Preview

A dense list of horses and betting options from United Press International shows horses like Lov Tov, Sweet Times, Tribilin, San 0 Sue, Up Jump the Devil, and Darling Girl in multiple purse races. Notable stakes include a $7,000 maiden segment and a $25,000 added two year olds race with entries such as Dancing Fox, Looking Bold, and Miss Star Ruler.

Hawthorne Serabit United Press Internations Choice Vals Irish Kahuna Ile Avertons Pariez Jo Pelouse Dazziing Nash Qanny Crow Grandvin Ldy Missy Giri Pussetta Baby Queen Laba Nauti Lass Proud Sar Captain Phil Miss StarRuler Lady Lanyon Amy aMrding Amn Miss Mido Jane Porter Rosie Tulashoe Her

College Football Results From Albany to Yale

Weekend results list numerous college games across the nation with scores for teams including Albany, Albright, Amherst, Boston College, Duke, Harvard, Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas, UCLA, and many others. Notable showings include Michigan over Wisconsin, Texas over Arkansas, Colorado tied Kansas, Alabama over Tennessee, and Notre Dame over Army.

Ean Albany St Cornang Albright Susquenanne Allegheny Wash & Jeff Amherst Bates Boston Coll W. Virginia Boston U Holy Cross Bowdoin Williams Biwater van Conn Brockport Roch. Tech Brown Cornell Union Rensselaer Poly Villanova Delaware Waynesburg Findley Wesleyan Conn Worcester Techn Westminster Frostburg Widener Jonas Hopkins Wilkes Moravia Yale Columbia New York United Press International Board of Coaches Michigan Wisconsin Texas Arkansas Colorado Kansas Alabama Tennessee

Enright Leads Masters by 41 at Showboat Lanes

After weekend play in the Southern Nevada Bowling Association Masters at Showboat Lanes, Tom Enright holds a 41 pin lead over ten finalists heading into the Sunday noon final. The field includes Mike Foreman, Harold Mountain, John Cocchi, Kevin Partell, George Musso, Howie Partell, Jack Shannon, Al Cowling and Don Berry.

Tom Enright Mike Foreman Harold Mountain John Cocchi Kevin Partell George Musso Howie Partell Jack Shannon al Cowling Don Berry

MGM Jai Alai Results Card

Results from MGM Jai Alai show multiple games with players Garate Argote Sololuce Quinielas and Echenique achieving top points in singles and doubles. Prize amounts listed for Quinielas and daily double indicate event payouts.

MGM Garate Pu Echenique Zaldva Olaneta-Zubi Barrena-Garate

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