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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1975

Page

16

Expansion boom in sports goes bust amid overexpansion

AP reports a shift from rapid expansion to financial strain as new leagues and teams emerge in tennis, soccer, and other sports while inflation and recession erode profits. Once booming franchises face possible disappearances as doors close on rapid growth.

New York Europe The Orient Smallville USA

Tennis and league woes mark shrinking sports market

Seeds held in Philadelphia with Billie Jean King and Chris Evert winning, while notable upsets in Monte Carlo featured Orantes over Ashe and Borg defeating N Gadrella. The piece surveys debt and contraction across ABA WHA World Team Tennis WFL and other leagues amid rising costs and lagging fan interest.

Philadelphia Billie Jean King Pam Teeguarden Chris Evert South Africa Ilana Kloss ABA WHA WFL World Team Boxing John Y. Brown Memphis San Diego Brown Bowie Kuhn Kuhn National Hockey League NBA Canada World Hockey Association San Diego Padres Padres Peter Bavasi Cline Louis Harris Tampa Seattle NFL Washington New Orleans Larry Fleischer NBA Players’ Association Milwaukee New York Boston Los Angeles Jim Bukata

Stillwell Downs Riessen In Red Group At Atlanta Classic

Britain's Graham Stillwell defeated fourth seed Riessen 6-4 6-1 in the Red Group of the World Championship Tennis Atlanta Classic. Top seed Dick Stockton overcame Terry Addison 6-7 6-0 6-2 in the same event.

The Associated Press Marty Riessen Riessen Amelia Island Fla Britain Graham Stillwell Stillwell Dick Stockton Terry Addison

Tennis results from Orlando event highlight upsets and qualifiers

Falls in No 2 John Alexander of Australia defeated Tom Gorman 7 5 7 6. Stan Smith beat Haroon Rahim 6 3 3 6 6 3. Mark Cox of England defeated Vladimir Zednik 6 1 6 3. In the WCT Blue Group Journey in Orlando Chile's Patricio Cornejo fell to Trey Waltke 6 3 3 6 7 6. Waltke was the only qualifier to reach the second round.

John Alexander Australia Tom Gorman Stan Smith Pakistan Haroon Rahim Mark Cox England Vladimir Zednik Czechoslovakia Orlando Fla Patricio Cornejo Trey Waltke Waltke

Enemies Turned teammates lead Kentucky toward title

Kentucky guards Mike Flynn and Jimmy Dan Conner, once rivals in Indiana and Kentucky high school basketball, unite as starting backcourt to pursue the NCAA championship. Flynn scored 22 in the Mideast Regional final victory over Indiana while Conner added 17 and five rebounds as they hyped chemistry and home-state bragging rights.

Lexington University of Kentucky Mike Flynn Jimmy Dan Conner Mason-Dixon Line Flynn Indiana Conner Kentucky Syracuse Mike

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