Wimbledon Upset Hits Top Players No Respect For Vilas
AP reports Guillermo Vilas, once dominant with U S and French Open titles, stunned in a second round by 19-year-old Tim Wilkison of Shelby NC at Wimbledon. The piece notes a slate of seeded stars losing early, including Ashe and Gerulaitis, and highlights Wimbledon’s tough early rounds and inconsistent practice conditions.
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Wimbledon
England
Guillermo Vilas
Tim Wilkison
Shelby
N.C
Arthur Ashe
Vilas Gerulaitis
Manuel Orantes
Corrado Barazzutti
Jose Higueras
Wojtek Fibak
Vitas
Gerulaitis
Ashd
Fibak
Bjorn Borg
Jimmy Connors
Jobin McEnroe
Tim Willison
Tom Okker
Vijaytraj
Queen's Club
Vilas
Gilles Moretton
Orantes
Wilkison
Spain
Gilles
Moretton
Marty Riessen
Connors
Navratilova Evert Lloyd Win To Reach Wimbledon Last 16
Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert Lloyd advanced to the Wimbledon round of 16 in straight sets. Navratilova defeated Rosie Casals 6-3 6-3 while Lloyd beat Kathy May Teacher 6-4 6-3, with Teacher staging a late bid in the second set before Lloyd closed it out. Tracy Austin, 16, beat Bettyann Stuart 6-2 6-3, and Billie Jean King defeated Diane Desfor 6-3 6-2.
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Wimbledon
England
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert Lloyd
Navratilova
Rosie Casals
Lloyd
Kathy May Teacher
Teacher
Casals
Tracy Austin
Bettyann Stuart
Billie Jean King
Diane Desfor
Victor Pecci
Phil Dent
Brigitte Cuypers
Austin
Britain
Sue Barker
Pam Shriver
Cuypers
Rolling Hills
Calif
Purdue Stars Lead U S Spartakiade Basketball Team
Purdue center Joe Barry Carroll and guard Brian Walker headline the U S squad for the Spartakiade in Moscow, with Lee Rose coaching. The team, assembled by the Amateur Basketball Association of the USA, features Jeff Ruland and Russell Cross among others, competing July 21 to August 5 as a Olympic dress rehearsal.
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Indianapolis
Joe Barry Carroll
Purdue
Brian Walker
United States
Moscow
Lee Rose
Boilermakers
U.S
Amateur Athletic Union
Carroll
Walker
Iowa
Jeff Ruland
Russell Cross
Chicago
Manley High
Amateur Basketball Association of the USA
John Bates
West Virginia Wesleyan
Jim Johnstone
Wake Forest
Chad
PeeWee Rosters Spotlight Mixed Basketball Lineups
A listing of PeeWee Rosters across multiple teams including GLOBETROTTERS WILDCATS BAD NEWS BEARS and more. The report names players for each squad with mixed references to coaches and institutions and notes several colleges and universities involved in staff roles. It also mentions AAU rowing representatives Elizabeth Kent and Mary Ann Welsh and their Yale coach Nathaniel Case.
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AAU
Elizabeth Kent
Mary Ann Welsh
Philadelphia
United States
Nathaniel Case
Yale
OBRL I Games Stack Up Tripleheader Night Schedule
The Ottawa Babe Ruth League stages a three game slate starting at 5 p.m. with Sertoma facing the Eagles in a makeup. At 7 p.m. VFW meets Rotary and Kiwanis draws Lions around 9 p.m. One game from Thursday was rained out.
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Sertoma
Eagles
VFW T Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Royals Walk Brett, Beat A's On Bases-Loaded Choice
In Kansas City, the Royals rallied from a 6-5 deficit to beat Oakland 7-6 as Dave Heaverlo walked George Brett with the bases loaded in the ninth, Amos Otis and Al Cowens delivered key hits, and Whitey Herzog’s club earned its sixth straight win. Jamie Quirk sparked the rally with a leadoff single, and Jeff Newman drove in three for Oakland earlier.
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A’s
Kansas City Royals
Jamie Quirk
Willie Wilson
A.L. Washington
Brett
Dave Heaverle
Jim Marshall
Heaverle
Amos Otis
Washington
Jim Todd
al Cowens
Kansas City
Royals
Heaverlo
Marshall
Whitey Herzog
Amos
A.O
Jeff Newman
Brian Kingman
Darrell Porter
Pete Lacock
Heaverly
Kingman
Frank White
al Hraboaky
Fate Of The Kings In Kansas City In Doubt
A decision today will determine if the Kings NBA franchise stays in Kansas City after a funding package is offered to retain them despite the Kemper Arena roof collapse. Possibilities include St Louis Minneapolis Dallas and Toronto with Minnesota North Stars President John Karr showing interest. Kings owners say they may sell and indemnification from the city is sought for losses using the Municipal Auditorium until Kemper is repaired.
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Louisiana Tech
Tina Gunn
Brigham Young
Tara Heiss
Maryland
Ann Meyers
UCLA
Cindy Noble
Tennessee
Jackie Swaim
Texas
Jan Trembly
Old Dominion
Angela Turner
Heidi Wayment
Biola
Lynette Woodard
Kansas
Carole Baumgarten
Drake
Phyllis Holmes
Greenville College
Lea Plarski
St. Louis Community College
Karen Miller
Cal Poly- Pomona
Kansas City,mo
Kings
National Basketball Association
Kansas City
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Dallas
Toronto
Minnesota North Stars
John Karr
Richard Berkley
Kemper
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King
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Brian Janssen
Jason Haworth
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Jamie Garcia
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Tracie Parker
Wayne Young
Wayne Lacy
Tim Whiteford
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Jason Ayers
Angela Clevenger
Jeff Clevenger
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Chris Crump
Terry Seymour
Billy McArdle
Chad Reekie
John Gollier
Sara Gollier
Ottawa Country Club
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Tom Bach
S. Main
Candidate Certified Auctioneer’s Institute
Chevrolet & Olds Inc
Ottawa, KS
Oakland A’s
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Robert Margolin
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