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GREENSBURG DAILY NEWS—Tuei., July 27, 1S76—7Russian Cagers Upset84MONTREAL (UPI) -was supposed to be the day the United States avenged its national honor, the day it gotits revenae with Russia.Today Quarrie of Jamaica beat outIn the other track finals, pentathlon with 4,745 points.American youngsters Millard Hungary’s Miklos Nemeth set a The United States qualified Hampton and Dwayne Evans, world record of 310 feet, 4^ nine boxers for the quarter*Quarrie won in 20.23 seconds inches in winning the men’s finals with three more victorieswhile Hampton and Evans were javelin; newlywed Lasse Viren Monday night. Heavyweightfour long years, ever timed in 20.29 and 20.43 0f Finland successfully defend- John Tate of Knoxville, Tenn.,that disputed 51-50 deci- respectively.thought I had a chanceed his 10,000 meter champion- and light heavyweight Leonship in 27 minutes, 40.38 Spinks of St. Iiouis registeredCalifornia seconds; Tatiana Kazanki of decisions while Spinks’ brother,reveled in the triumph that junior college sprint champion Russia won the women’s 800 Michael, a middleweight, ad-Munich, the Americanstalked about, planned for andbe theirs Well, the long-awaited dreamof a rematch between the U.S.and Russia got puncturedMonday when the Soviet Union dropped an 89-84 decision to Yugoslavia, in an afternoon semifinal, before the Yanks went out at night to overwhelm host Canada, 95-77.Thus, it will be the United States vs. Yugoslavia for the gold medal tonight in a game starting at 9 p.m. EDT.“Maybe we were lookingforward to playing the Rus-said center MitchSan Jose City College, meters in a world record time vanced on a forfeit.Don was just too strong 0f 1:54.94, and East Germany’sSiegrun Siegl won the women’sthe turnftsians,Kupchak of North Carolina,“but that’s over now. They lost and Yugoslavia played a great game. I’m just happy to be inthe final.”It was a banner day all around for the U.S. basketball troops Monday since the women’s team came away with a surprising silver medal by beating Czechoslovakia, 83-67,behindpointsLuisaHarris. This was the first time women’s basketball has been included on the Olympic program.The Soviet Union won the gold medal.Trailing 53-52 with 11:18 leftin the game, the U.S. scored 15 consecutive points and went on to win for the third time in fiveoutings.“We were so high in the second half I thought we were going to fly through the roof,” said Mary Anne O’Connor.Drawing added attention to today’s men’s championship isTHEYE IN ALL SIZES — Japan’s Sachiyo Yamamoto(14) is dwarfed by Russia’s hulking Iuliyaka Semenova, who stands 7’2”, in their Olympic basketball game Monday. Russiawon the gold medal with a 98 -75 win over the Japanese. (UPITelephoto)the fact that there is no activity Seven teen Competein track and field and little competition in other sports.After the first four days and 15 events, 10 of them in the men’s competition, the United States has just two golds. This is as good a reason as any why the Americans are only the gold medale only thjrdstanding wiinwitnGlobetrotters WillConduct TryoutsTULSA, Okla. (UPI)that,” he said. “We won’t21. Both the Soviet Union and Seventeen basketball players raid. East Germany have 27 each.99from across the nation areGreeson said the team wouldOverall, Russia has a total of exercising and sharpening their take an aspiring and talented 73 medals, the U.S. 61 and East shooting skills this week, high school graduate — butGermany 58.hoping to be selected for an scouts for the team did not findThe biggest disappointment opening on the legendary any this yearMonday was the failure of Dave Harlem Globetrotters.Roberts, the world recordholder at 18 feet, 8% inches, to ‘‘A lot of people think we lookThe athlete chosen for oneGlobetrottersteamscan look forward to a $15,000 win the pole vault, and he just for a clown on the floor,” said salary and plenty of fringemay have outguessed himself Stan Greeson, president of the benefits, such as travel expen-out of the gold when he passed Globetrotters. “Nothing could ses, hotel expenses, $24 a dayup 18-2% to try for 18-4%.be further from the truth. We for food, life insurance, depend-“I’m really not that disap- are looking for the fine pointed,” said Roberts, a athlete.”University of Florida medical Greeson said the youngit insurance and a pension. The Globetrotters say the aining camp is “one of thestudent, who had to settle for hopefuls, who gathered in Tulsa toughest weeks a basketball the bronze medal behind winner Monday, are from all over the playeicanTadeusz Slusarski of Poland, United States—“anywhere from The players drill twice dailywho had a leap of 18-0%. “I a tiny town in Mississippi to They start with free shootingfigured I could go 5.60 meters New York City.”then exercise, followed by(18-4%) just as easily as I could He stipulated that all candi- shooting drills and finally ado 5.55 (18-2%). I didn’t know it dates must either have graduat- scrimmage. The camp lasts sixdays. One of the two Globetrotter trainers and a referee alsowas going to rain, though.ed college or been members ofThe only other medals taken a class that has graduated.by the U.S. on the track came“If a kid comes out in his are attending the trainingin the 200 meters, where Don third year, we won’t allow sessions.MONTREAL, July 26 (UPI) The Olympic Games medal table at the end of competition Monday:CountrySoviet UnionEast GermanyUnited States West Germany BulgariaG. S. B. Ttl 27 26 20 73 27 17 14 58 21 23 17 61 6 6 10 22 5 7 6 18Poland42511Hungary4149Romania35614Japan34714Finland3205Britain2338Czechoslovakia223r*iItaly142r*•Jamaica .1102Norway1102Sweden1101Yugoslavia1102Cuba1001Mexico1001Trinidad1001Canada0268Holland0224Belgium0202Fbrtugal0202France0145Australia0022Olympic BriefsMONTREAIFor- family affair. The records showmer Boston Celtics’ star center competitors include 18 pairs bfBill Russell was in attendance brothers, a trio of brothers, aat Monday night’s U.S.-Canada father and son crew, two pairsbasketball game but he was of cousins and a husband ar.rijust the third tallest spectator wife team.at the Olympic Forum.The 6-11 Russell had to take aMONTREAL (UPI)Uk-back seat to the 7-2 Wilt rainian exiles are proving theChamberlain and the 7-0 most vocal and visible of theRussian women’s center protest groups on the fringe ofIuliyaka Semenova, who both the Olympics. Some 250 Uk-sat at courtside. Russell rainians tore down a Soviet flagwatched the game from a and burned it near the Olympictelevision booth where he wascolor commentator.stadium. They demanded Ukrainian athletes compete underthe Ukrainian, not the Soviet,MONTREALStar flag.Canadian forward Phil Tollest rup says he will be readyMONTREAL (UPI)Ateam’s match with Russia British weightlifter won the Tuesday, which will decide the “telephoneOlympics.”Olympic bronze medal of the Olympic Village operators presented himbasketball competition.“It will be the last gamewith a special telephone wrapped in ribbons to mark hiscareer so I sure don’t want three or four weekly long-saidWhentup, rasked Tollestrup responded,distance calls at something likewhy he was $100 a time.Because after this go back home to RayMONTREAL (UPI) - EdwmMoses, the brilliant blackAlberta, and there just isn’t physics student who set a neymuch basketball going on world record in the 400-metcjithere.” hurdles, studies at Atlanta’s --Morehouse College. Its mostMONTREAL (UPI) — Olym- famous former student pic yachting is proving to be a Martin Luther King.5
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