U S Davis Cup lineup set for Britain clash in Palm Springs
U S captain Tony Trabert names 19 year old John McEnroe and Brian Gottfried along with veteran doubles pair Stan Smith and Bob Lutz as the lineup to face Britain December 8 to 10 in Palm Springs. Britain fields John and David Lloyd plus Buster Mottram and Mark Cox.
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Pam Springs
Calif
Buster Mottram
Mark Cox
John Lloyd
Mottram
United States
McEnroe
Gottfried
Smith-Lutz
Brian Gottfried
Stan Smith
Bob Lutz
Britain
Palm Springs
Gerulaitis calls for regular Davis Cup squad funding
Vitas Gerulaitis, knocked out in the Grand Prix in London, urges U.S. sponsors to back a fixed Davis Cup team amid criticism of American apathy. He cites potential lineup with Connors Gottfried Monroe Dibbs Smith Lutz and a $200,000 package as feasible.
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Gottfried
United States
Chile
Smith
Lutz
Australia
London
Sweden
Goteborg
Vitas Gerulaitis
Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg
Borg
Ove Bengston
UPI
U.S
Gerulaitis
Tim Gullikson
Frankfurt
West Germany
Jimmy Connors
John
Gerulius
Stockholm
Ward jumps 7 ft 5 in to near world indoor puissance record
American rider Barry Ward competing in the open division at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto clears a 7 foot 5 inch wall, nearly matching the world mark. The feat ends a lengthy jump-off series with Ian Millar and Robert Richland sharing second as Ward draws clear in a record bid.
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API
Barry Ward
Ward
Bedford Village
N.Y
Ian Millar
Robert Richland
Washington
New York
Millar
RiDland
Con Power
Ireland
Dennis Murphy
United States
Richland
Murphy
Nicklaus Leads Australian Open With 66 In Sydney
Jack Nicklaus shoots a 6-under 66 to take a four-stroke lead at the Australian Open after 36 holes at the Australian Golf Club. He recovering from a shoulder issue, hit six birdies with no bogeys, as Graham Marsh drops back after a 79. Byman slips with a double-bogey late, Crenshaw posts even par.
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Australia
UPI
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Graham Marsh
Kerry Packer
Bob Byman
Ben Crenshaw
Packer
Marsh
Byman
Raleigh
North Carolina
Crenshaw
Wardensville Girls Rally To Beat Petersburg In Confines
Missy Orndorff led Wardensville with 18 points and 16 rebounds as the Warriors downed Petersburg 54-35 to improve to 15-3 and avenge an earlier double overtime loss. Karen Ludwig added 10 points, Wardensville led by 10 in the first quarter and never trailed.
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Missy Orndorff
Petersburg
Warriors
Karen Ludwig
Ensville
D. Ludwig
K. Ludwig
M Orndorff
Combs
Walker
S. Orndorff
Sager
Wade Aims To Upset Top Seed Evert In Semifinal
Virginia Wade, the No. 2 seed, said she can beat No. 1 Chris Evert in the Wimbledon style Palm Desert semifinal as Wade advanced with a 62 3 6 6 3 win over Kerry Reid. Evert beat Virgina Ruzici to reach the semifinal round.
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Calif
UPI
Virginia Wade
Chris Evert
Wade
Chris
Australia
Kerry Reid
Martina Navratilova
Evert
Virgina Ruzici
Ruzici
Betty Steve
Navratilova
Steve
Netherlands
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Hampshire Co
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