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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1981
Page
3
The 1930 Babe Ruth contract at Yankee Stadium shows a base pay $80,000 higher than any other player. Inflation adjustments put Ruth around 462000 in 1981 terms, far below Dave Winfield's estimated 580000 take-home in 1981 after taxes and agent fees.
Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and Jimmy Connors advance to the Wimbledon fourth round with easy wins. Borg drops no sets so far, McEnroe loses one to Raul Ramirez, Connors dominates Tony Giammalva, and eight Americans are in the 16-player men’s field.
The report highlights five potential Wimbledon winners, led by 18 year old Austin who survived three set points to beat Susan Lee 6-2 7-6. Lloyd defeated Lele Forood 6-2 7-6, Mandlikova beat Andrea Buchanan 6-3 6-0, and Jaeger routed Leslie Allen 6-1 6-2.
American Fritz Buehning is fined for obscene gestures and mocking officials at Wimbledon. Rolf Gehring jokes about Borg on center court while Chris Evert Lloyd explains her natural, non grunting style. Four Australians remain contenders with Peter McNamara and others in the mix. Enid Stopka oversees ballot seating for court centers as Jeff Borowiak bikes to the grounds.
Top-seeded Boyd Bryan of Lafayette Louisiana and three other seeds advance to the semifinals in the US National Amateur Hardcourt Tennis Championship at Harold T Clark Tennis Center. Bryan defeated Tye Ferdinandsen of San Jose California 7-6 6-1 on Friday to move forward.
Cleveland Cobras beat the New York Eagles 3-2 at George Finnie Stadium to snap a 10-match losing streak. Walter Schlothauer, CSU All American, scored the winning goal after coming on in the second half. Miki Anosi and Kevin Terry helped build a 2-0 lead in the first half.
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