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Newspaper Page TextGriffin Daily News Saturday, July 9,1977 Page 8 ' TK AUSTIN, Tex.—Australia's Phil Dent scoops one up in his match with Onny Parum at the World Tennis Tournament at World of Tennis Resort near Austin, Texas Friday. Dent won his match 6-5, 5-6, 6-4. (AP) Nicklaus and Watson lead British Open TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) — “I felt like I was in the middle of a World Series,” said Tom Watson after 8,000 golf crazy Scots had given him and Jack Nicklaus a roaring wel come on Turnberry’s 18th green. It was the halfway point in a classic head-to-head battle as the two stars burned up the Alisa Course with scores of 65— five under par—and contended for the lead in the British Open Championship. They were all ready to take up the argument again in the fourth and final round today. They were clear Joint leaders, seven under par for three rounds, and paired together again for the final charge. Even in this country where golf is the all-important thing in life, Friday’s duel was phenomenal. The rivals began the day lev el. Nicklaus shot five birdies and went two strokes ahead. Back came Watson to catch him at the 14th and 15th holes. Even the two stars them selves agreed it was a super show. “It was a good exhibition,” said Nicklaus. “You seldom see two players going round a course together and both play ing so well. I was trying to make it a one-man tournament. He was trying to make it a one man tournament. “In the end we made it a two man tournament. It is fun to be involved in a thing like this." But both had better watch out for Ben Crenshaw, who came creeping up behind them at the end of the day. Nicklaus and Watson had 203 totals and Cren shaw was at 206 after four bird ies on the inward nine for a 66. Roger Matlbie, Gaylord Bur rows and Britain’s Tommy Hor ton were tied for fourth at 209. Russell’s RESTAURANT “Good Food Today And Everyday” 1-75 at Locust Grove, Ga. Phone 957-4827 Russell Oldag Aussie wins at tourney Johnny Miller shot 67 to tie Lee Trevino, who had a 72, at 210, seven shots off the pace. The day had all the drama Scottish golf fans could wish for, - including a violent Scottish thunderstorm which halted play for 25 minutes. This is a course without trees. But as jagged forks of lightning hit the rocky coast beside Turnberry, tourna ment officials told the golfers to stop playing and run for safety. Nicklaus and Watson took refuge in a car. “We talked to each other— about golf, about everything,” Watson said. “We are not Zom bies. We didn’t do a Ben Hogan out there.” Donna Coponi leads in N. Y. tourney By MARVIN R. PIKE AP Sports Writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Donna Caponi Young says she plays her best golf in hot weather. “I like it hot.” She didn’t get soaring tem peratures Friday, but her put ter turned red hot as she struck for seven birdies — four in a row — to post a five-under-par 68 in the first-round lead in the 54- hole, $75,000 Ladies’ Profes sional Golf Association tour stop. Her finish at the par-73, Lo cust Hill Country Club was two strokes better than the 70 turned in by Kathy Linney of Scotch Plains, N.J., a winner of only $2,134 in 13 LPGA tournaments this year. Sally Little, Carol Mann, Marilynn Smith and Jo Ann Washam were next with 71s, Hogan, notorious for his silent relations with opponents, won this title at Carnoustie, on the other side of Scotland, in 1953. Since then Nicklaus has won it twice on Scottish courses—at Muirfield in 1966 and at St. Andrews in 1970. Watson won it at Carnoustie in 1975. Nicklaus and Watson reached the ninth fairway when the thunderstorm broke. They fin ished that hole in pars before seeking shelter, with Nicklaus two strokes ahead. They resumed playing on a course glistening with rain drops after a week of scorching sunshine. followed by Sandra Burns, Mary Lou Crocker, Patty Hayes, Debbie Massey and Judy Rankin with 725. “I’m the kind of player who starts slow, and it takes me until summer to get rolling,” said Mrs. Young. Because of two days of thun derstorms that soaked the course, the 91 pros and six amateurs started their round on the back nine. Tournament officials wanted to allow the well-watered front nine to dry out. Mrs. Young paired her first four holes then bogied the 14th when she missed an eight-foot .putt. She got the stroke back with a birdie on the 15th and dupli cated the six-foot putt on the 17th for another birdie. Three putts on the 18th gave her a second bogie. Then, after two more pars, she birdied four consecutive holes, making one with a one inch tap-in. The last birdie came on the ninth, her final hole. She said her caddy, Baltimore lawyer Bruce Lamdin, settled her down when he caught her moving her head on her first nine. “Once I stopped moving my head,” she said, “my putter got hot.” Os the putts she missed, she said, “I had so many so close it was ridiculous.” Mrs. Rankin, the LPGA win ner last Sunday in Montreal, was three under par through 13 holes, then bogied the next two. Her runners-up in Canada, Pat Meyers and Sandra Palm er, were in at even par 73 as were 12 others including veter ans Jane Blalock, JoAnne earner and Kathy Whitworth. Tennis Injuries plague Champions Tennis AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) - It was a Tournament of Champions. Now it could be billed as a Sub stitution Classic, or Tourna ment of (a few) Champions. This eight-man event at the nearby World of Tennis, which is part of a uniquely formulated tournament, has lost five play ers to injuries. First Arthur Ashe had an eye injury and was replaced by John Alexander ... Billy Martin subbed for Manuel Orantes ... Cliff Richey replaced Tony Roche ... and second-stringer Martin bowed out to Phil Dent. And then Friday, the biggest champion of them all, No. 1- ranked Jimmy Connors, re-in jured his right thumb and with drew from the tournament. That meant Connors’ scheduled quarter-final opponent, Dick Stockton of Carrollton, Tex., advanced by default to Sun day’s semifinal. In Friday’s matches, Harold Solomon of Pompano Beach, Fla., relying on his two-fisted backhand, whipped England’s Mark Cox 6-3, 6-3 and Dent of Australia outlasted New Zea- - °* -The Weekend Angler Here is the weekly rundown on fishing conditions around the state as prepared by the Georgia Game and Fish Commission of the state Department of Natural resources and The Associated Press. NORTH GEORGIA ALLATOONA: Normal, clear. Good for crappie using doll flies and small minnows; good for bass using plastic worms and trolling with medium and deep running lures; good for bream using nightcrawlers; fair for others. BURTON: Normal, clear. Slow for all species. CARTERS: Normal, clear. Excellent for bream using minnows and crickets; fair for others. CHATUGE: Normal, clear. Good for bream using crickets and worms; good for crappie at night; fair for catfish, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. LANIER: Good for crappie using minnows at 12-15 feet; fair for others. MIDDLE GEORGIA BARTLETTS FERRY: Below normal, clear. Fair for bass; slow for others. GOAT ROCK: Normal, clear. Good for bass; fair for catfish; slow for others. CLARK HILL: Down, clear. Good for crappie around tree tops; catching a few bass early in morning and late afternoon. HIGH FALLS: Low, clear. Slow for all species. JACKSON: Normal, clear. Good for all species. SINCLAIR: Down, clear. Good for bream; good for crappie and white bass at night; fair for bass using blue and purple plastic worms; fair for catfish. TOBESOFKEE: Normal, clear. Fair for bass late af ternoon and early morning; fair for bream and catfish; slow for crappie. WEST POINT: Low, clear. Fair to good for crappie; fair for bass. SOUTH GEORGIA BLACKSHEAR: Low. Slow for all species. SEMINOLE: Low, clear. Fair for all species. W. F. GEORGE: Low, stained. Fair for bass; slow for others. WORTH: Normal, clear. Good for bream and bass; fair for catfish and others. RIVERS ALAPAHA: Low. Fishing is slow for all. ALT AMAH A: Rising. Fair for all species. CANOOCHEE: Low. Fair for all species. CHATTAHOOCHEE: Low, clear. Fair for all species. FLINT: Below normal, clear. Fair for all species. OCHLOCKONEE: Low, clear. Fair to good for bream; fair for catfish. OCMULGEE: Low. Fair for all species. OCONEE: Low. Fair for all species. Roth goes for 3 NORWALK, Calif. (AP) - Mark Roth of New York begins his drive for a third straight Professional Bowlers Associ ation victory today in the $60,- 000 Southern California Open at Keystone Lanes.' Roth, 26, pro bowling’s lead ing money winner this year with $68,598, will be facing some stiff competition. Included in the 192- man field which will be shooting for the $6,000 first prize are Johnny Petraglia, defending champion Earl Anthony and Tommy Hudson. Twelve qualifying games were to be held today with six more scheduled Sunday. The field will then be cut to the top 24 for eight games of match play Sunday night and the final 16 games Monday. Since the PBA was created in 1959, only two bowlers have won three tournaments in a row. lander Onny Parun 6-5, 5-6, 6-4. Solomon and Dent played today to determine who meets Stock ton in the final of this second tournament portion. The first portion of this event was played last March at the World of Tennis. Veteran Ken Rosewall of Australia won that eight-man segment and will face the winner of Sunday’s match in a nationally televised final at New York’s Madison Square Garden Sept. 16. The winners’ purse is $60,000. Connors was heavily favored to advance to the match against Rosewall, especially after his prime opponents fell by the wayside because of injury, but during a Friday practice session with Richey, he hurt his thumb again. World of Tennis spokeswoman JoAnn King said Connors’ agent advised tourna ment officials Friday night of the tennis star’s decision to leave. Mrs. King said they were told Connors flew to his Belleville, DI., home for treatment of the thumb, which he injured last week at Wimbledon. Fishing report New Class Opening Men—Women—Children (New Family Rates) w* Wk For Those Who Want The Best In Pure Practical KARW6 And Limited Kickboxing (2 Weekly Classes) Starts Tuesday Night July 19, 1977 7:00 & 9:00 Learn From A Professional Atlas Jesse King 3rd. Degree Black Beit Karate Master of Kickboxing, Black-Red Beit I ■ ■■■ . I 11 Ik * A ' ' •- r ~ ; ~ ■■ - - - - XlilMK .'MMF- •■•■■ SEATTLE—SeattIe Slew, winner of horse racing’s Triple Crown, made an exhibition run billed as a “golden gallop” at Longacres race track Friday. The appearance by Slew drew thousands of extra spectators to the track. Some of the proceeds went to human and equine medical research. Slew was scheduled for a repeat performance Saturday before being flown back east. (AP) Notre Dame halfback to fight suspension SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame halfback Al Hunter intends to fight his recent suspension in court, an attorney ■ for the Fighting Irish star said Friday. Attorney Robert Stephan said that a suit will be filed in two or three weeks seeking an in junction to keep Hunter in school and on the football team. The one-semester suspension was announced last week fol lowing a series of hearings that began when Hunter and five other football players were charged with violating rules re garding visitation by women in the men’s dorms. Stephan said rules published in the school’s student handbook and due process of law were not followed in proceedings which resulted in the suspension. Hunter and the other five players were first cleared in a university Judicial hearing, but AU reviews film MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) - One of the first things heavy weight boxing champ Mu hammed All did when he ar rived for a benefit here was take a good, long look at himself. After being greeted Friday night by an estimated 1,500 residents of this Upper Penin sula community, Ali retreated inside a downtown theatre to watch his own movie, “The Greatest,” in which he plays himself. Ali was in Marquette for a lecture today followed by an exhibition boxing match with heavyweight Jimmy Ellis. Pro ceeds from the visit will go to ward establishing a scholarship fund for minority students at Northern Michigan University. Golden gallop that ruling was overturned by an appeals board convened by Dean of Students James Roe mer, recommending suspension for Hunter alone. “We object to him (Roemer) serving as prosecutor and chief witness in the judicial hearing,” Stephan said. "Inhis role as dean of students, he gathered testimony from alleged wit nesses and then testified to it in his own prosecution of the case. That would be unheard of in any court of law.” Hunter, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound senior from Greenville, N.C., became the first Irish runner in history to gain 1,000 yards in a single season. He totaled 1,160 yards and scored 13 touchdowns last year as the Irish went 9-3 with a victory over Penn State in the Gator Bowl. “I complied with all univer sity directives and procedures despite their refusal to do so, and now I have no other re course except a court of law to address this wrong,” said Hunt er, who stands to lose his grant in-aid and his last year of football eligibility. After Hunter left Notre Dame at the end of the semester, the appeals hearing was set for June 1. Hunter returned to South Bend, summoned a stu dent counsel and was found guilty. Stephan then helped Hunter draft an appeal to the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Notre Dame president, who declined to overturn the appeals board’s recommendation. Stephan said Hunter’s suit Full basement in this 4-bedroom home at 924 Hamilton Blvd. Features include a built-in kitchen, carporrt, fireplace aaaand very low utility bflls. A total of 2400 square feet on 1.85 acres: $42,500 Jimmy Whitmire, Salesman C. Ray Barron, Broker 228-4920Office- Home22B-6143 East Poplar & sth will be based on the contention that the university violated its own rules and its contract with Hunter, that it violated his due process and civil rights and violated his basic rights as a citizen. Roger Valdiserri, sports in formation director and assist ant athletic director, said the university would have no com ment on the suit “until we hear what’s involved. We’D have to study the case.” Hunter also was one of six players suspended in 1974 fol lowing a dormitory incident in which a woman claimed she was raped. No criminal charges were filed in that case and five of the six—including Hunter and current co-captains Ross Browner and Willie Frey returned to school after sitting out a year. IN MEMORY It was a year ago today, the good Lord saw fit to take her away, Though we wonder why, we do not bother, for we know she is with our Heavenly Father. Mom, we miss you and want you to know, as each day goes by, our love continues to grow. Gary Head Nora Jayne Taylor David Head Ronnie Head Marshall Head SB