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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1973
Page
9
Lanny Wadkins, 23, heads to Cary North Carolina aiming to qualify for the Match Play golf championship and challenge Jack Nicklaus. Following a triumph at the UST Classic, Wadkins earned $40,000 first prize and rose to $188,000 this season after a tense finish.
Jim Wadkins won by two strokes with a 279 total at Pleasant Valley Club after a final round 68. Lee Elder Tom Jenkins Rik Massengale tied for second at 281. Trevino shot 286 to finish behind in a dramatic showdown. Weiskopf Palmer Nicklaus Weiskopf did not compete. Crampton earned 2510.
Cool and Consistent defeated Veronica Burton 64 to 54 to take the championship yesterday securing a second consecutive title for the team and securing the overall title in a strong finish.
San Dita Palmer won the St Paul Ladies Open at Keller Golf Course by two strokes over Blalock and Rankin. Blalock, who led after two rounds, cited a three putt and a short drive as bogey-causing mistakes that cost her the title. Palmer credited Blalock’s advice for helping her address the ball better during the event.
Second-seeded Boulder Colorado defeated Jackson Mississippi 42 in winners' bracket at the National Baseball Congress. Dodge City Kansas beat Lawton Oklahoma 10-9 in losers' bracket. Other losers' bracket results included Gretna Louisiana over Nassau Bahamas 9-7 and Houston over Valdosta 5-0. St Louis beat Calgary 8-5 and Terre Haute defeated Lenoir 4-0. Boulder's Jim Gideon pitched a two-hitter with nine walks and 12 strikeouts. Ray Smally homered and Jack Hacker had three hits. Tonight Eureka California faces Anchorage Alaska in winners' bracket while Jackson Ohio faces Worthington Ohio in losers' bracket.
Chris Evert, 8-year-old star from Ft Lauderdale, captured the women's singles, denying top rivals by a 4-6 4-6 victory round in a tough final and earning $6,000 of the $80,000 prize. Manuel Orantes became the first Spaniard to win the Clay Court title with a 6-4 6-1 4-? win over George Govan as the men’s champion.
Carol Semplé of Sewickley Pennsylvania captured the third U.S. Women's Amateur title with a Lup victory over Mrs. Stephen Sander of Seattle. Washington. Candy Reynolds beat Kathy May to become U.S. Women's Grass Court Champion in Haverford Pennsylvania. Mike Estep won the Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship in Philadelphia. Jay Robinson led in the Columbia Bowl Bowling Tournament in Waukegan Illinois. Boxing results from New York and Inglewood California, horse racing highlights from Saratoga Springs and other tracks. Baseball trades sent Tommie Agee from Houston to St. Louis and Mike Hegan from Oakland to New York.
At Round Hill Country Club Alamo California the US leads 4 2 after Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen defeated Ilie Nastase and Lionel Santoro 2 7 5 6 2 The Romanian captain Cristae Caralului warned Nastase was the team’s only chance on fast concrete courts and the US victory seemed likely with Riessen needing one win over Ovid to clinch The Round Hill stadium drew a near full house with 6000 expected and Smith Nastase to square off in the first match of today a potential climactic showdown
Margaret Court won the Jersey Shore Tennis Classic in New Jersey, defeating Lestey Hunt 4 6 2 3 63 to claim the $20,000 title. The victory pushed Court’s 1973 earnings to $122,900, surpassing Billie Jean King’s single-year record of $119,201 set in 1971.
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