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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes monday september 4, 1967 mrs. King breezes in . Tennis Forest Hills . Up Wimbledon Champ Billie Jean King Sharp shooting with a newsreel Racket breezed into the third round of the . Tennis championships saturday but Australia s Veteran Roy Emer son had to pull through a five set Nightmare against 21-year-old Jim Osborne of Honolulu to keep his title Hopes . King favored to give the United states its first women Crown since 1961, whizzed past Junior Wightman cupper Becky est of Jackson miss., 6-2, 6-2, with Complete control of All he shots off a steel framed gut Strung Racquet she adopted Only few weeks ago. Then with one seeded men a favorite knocked out earlier in the Day when Denmark s Janle Schly bowled Over fifth seeded Cliff Drysdale of South Africa 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, Emer son quickly found himself another potential upset victim against the Sandy haired kid from Honolulu who had Sharp ened his game on a european tour this summer. Booming service Osborne Ace of the University of Utah team went All out behind a booming service before crumbling at the finish under Emerson s unshakeable poise. The score was 7-9, 10-8, 6 2, 2-6, 64.other seeded girls followed mrs. King into the third round with Francoise Durr of France no. 3mary Ann Eisel of Stlouis no. 8virginia Wade of great Britain no. 9, an South Africa s Annette  by no. 11all winning in Straig sets. Miss Durr downed Cecili Martinez of san Francisco 6-3 6-3 miss Eisel ousted Donna ales of new York 6-4, 6-2 miss Wade trimmed Wimbledon Semi finalist Kathy Harter o Seal Beach calif., 6-1, 7-5and miss  Zyl Defeated Ingrid Lof Ghal of Sweden 6-3, 6-1 whitney., . Cagers win in world games Tokyo a Ron Whit  s Victory in the 400-meter hurdles gave the United St tests 28th Gold medal in the world University games saturday and the . Basketball team moved to within one game of retaining its championship by trouncing Japan 118-38.the american team however suffered an unexpected setback when Heinfried Engel of Ger Many upset Bob Seagren of the University of Southern califor Nia in the pole , the world record Holder leaped 16 feet five inches the same As Engels winning australian Challenge int depicts flotation Newport . Up sept. 12, underwent rigid intrepid the . Yacht which will defend the America s cup against Australia s Dame Pattie in a Best of seven series starting flotation tests saturday because of a Challenge by the austra lians on its  aussies asserted that the Dock work australian skipper Jock sturrock checks gear on his Dame Pattie while awaiting a Breeze for a test run in Prepa ration for the Challenge for the America s cup. Sturrock will skipper the Dame Pattie against intrepid the . Defender in a Best of seven series starting sept. 12. Associated press photo Dickson records 3-stroke Triumph Over Giles in National Amateur Golf addition of 500 pounds of ballast to intrepid s keel during the past week would cause the american ship to lie lower in the water than is permitted bythe cup rules. A yacht that floats Lowe would have an extra advantage on that part of the race which is into the wind. The austra lians contended that the Ameri cans temporarily removed a number of Metal parts such As winches and Metal plates from the intrepid in order to keep i floating High enough although these parts would be returned for the race. An official of the new Yor yacht club which supervises the races was on Han saturday putting both intrepid and Dame Pattie through flotation tests to see whether they conform to regulations. Scheduling of the tests forced the americans to cancel plans for a test spin in intrepid saturday to see How it handles with its newly weighted keel. Unusual step addition of the extra weight was considered by Many observers an unusual step for intrepid s Crew to take at this time with the trials against other . Boats Over and the cup races themselves Only Eig Hldays away. Intrepid was hauled from the water this week an the additional ballast added. One yachting authority said the yanks seemed to be running scared even though they re the  Emil bus Mosbacher skipper of the intrepid was plainly irritated by the Australia Challenge on weight a most unusual incident in this series of races which Are conducted on such a High level of politeness Colorado Springs Colo. A Bob Dickson alternately Brilliant and erratic scram bled through the final 36 holes saturday in three Over  an became the Amateur Golf Cham Pion of the United states title denied him two years ago because of a rules infraction. Dickson posted a 285 total Fortis four rounds Over the 6,946 rolling Yards of the Broadmoor West course carved out of the Foothills of the Rocky Mountain sin 1965. Par is 35-3570. Giles second a stroke behind him was mar Vin Vinny Giles a budding lawyer from Lynchburg va.,who started the Day three blows behind Dickson in the runner upshot. They played Hoal to head through round saturday a necessity double brought about by wednesday s rainout. Dickson s practice starve game was on the verge of col lapse As he scrambled through to a 74 during the morning registering four straight Bogie from the fifth through the eighth holes. He pulled himself together during a 20-minute lunch and protected his shrunken one stroke Lead with a fierce 69 inthe afternoon. Dickson almost blew the tit Leon the final Hole when his drive landed in the Woods but he was Given a free drop because his Ball was close to a television Cable. His fantastic  saved the Crown that Giles threatened to take by getting a Bird on the 71st Hole. The Victory also saved som of the pains Dickson suffered two years ago. Stephens 5 others dropped by chiefs Liberty to. A the Kansas City chiefs have Cut six men from their squad including Sandy Stephens former Minnesota quarterback and Seth Cai Wright defensive tackle out of Prairie View am. The releases left the american football league defending Cham pions with 46 players. Others released were defensive backs Sam Lomu nire Rookie Ceaser Belser Dave Bonds an flanker Warren Wells. In the second round of the1965 Amateur Dickson now 23, discovered a 15th club in his Bagat the second Hole. The rules permit Only 14. He reported the infraction himself but was penalized the limit of four  lost to Bob Murphy of Nichols fla., by one blow. Dickson was drafted immediately after his British Amateur Triumph in june this year an had played Only two full rounds since then until his arrival Here week ago. However he had hit hundreds of practice balls Ona Polo Field near his army base. Course record Jack Ewing jr., of Bakers Field calif., closed out his bid with a 33-3467, a course tournament  Cerrudo of san Francis co pre tourney Choice of Many finished in third place with 289 on his card of 75-73-73-68 Fol Lowed by Downing Gray of Pensacola fla., at 290. Then came Murphy s 291. Bracketed at 295 were Ewing Robert Smith of san Francisco William Campbell of Hunting Mark but his pole dropped on the other Side the vault was discounted and he settled for second place Silver medal. Another american Linda meth Eny of Tuscola 111., tied for second in women s gymnastic Competition. The . Finished second behind Japan in the team Competition. The . Gold medal total of28 is double that of Japan whose 14 firsts Are the next bes record at the games. Whitney of the University of Colorado picked up the latest Gold medal by edging into the Lead on the Homestretch and outrunning Britain s John Sher Wood. Whitney s time of 49.8 seconds eclipsed the meet record of 50.0 held by a pair of italians s. Morale and r. Fri Nolli. Sherwood was timed in 50.2while Kiyoo Yui of Japan finished third in 51.2.led by Larry Miller of the University of North Carolin with 20 Points the . Basket Ball team scored virtually Atwill against the smaller and out classed japanese. The loser scored Only six Points in the Sec Ond half while the american amassed 64. The United states receive some help toward winning the title from South Korea which shocked Brazil 73-68. The brazilians who had Bee expected to give the defending champions the most trouble play the . Sunday. Coach John Benington s boys can take the Crown by beating Bra Zil. But if Brazil wins the Goldmedal will be determined on a quotient  record in winning the pole vault in gel tied the games record set by John fennel of the . At Budapest two years ago. Engel who had gone to his third attempt before Clearing 16 1, tied the record on his first jump. On the other hand Seagren that person usually Bend on both Side backwards to concede Good Faith to the other Side. Asked for comment Mosbacher said what i have to say you would t  As for the races themselves All the . Skipper would say at this Point was Well show up . Has never lost ton and w.va., the 1964 Champion Doug Olson of Medford the races the 20th Competition for the cup will be conducted on a so called olym Pic course of 24.3 Miles in Block Island sound off  cup which the United states never has lost goes tothe boat which wins the first four races much in the manner of baseball s world series. Intrepid won the right to defend the cup by winning 17 out of 18 trial races against Dame aussie challenger by beating Gretel previous losing challenger 11 times in 13 races in Australia. Three american  became the barred by Aba Seattle Wash. Up National basketball association commissioner Walter Kenned ruled thursday that the Seattle sonics of the Aba cannot Sig Charlie Williams because of the former Seattle University Star connection with a Point shaving scandal. The world record Holder sailed Over the bar at 16-1 on his first try but missed at 16-5 on his first two attempts. He thought he had it on the third and final leap but his pole fell on the other Side of the  gymnastics Japan took the team title with 112.60 Points edging the americans who had 110.50.petite Miyuki Matsushita of Japan won the individual title with 37.83 Points while miss Metheny tied Japan s Mitsuko Tandori each totalling 37.40  other . Entries Kathy Gleason and Joann Hashimoto placed fifth and ninth miss Gleason scoring 36.55 and miss Hashimoto 35.45.two american runners Wade Bell and Ralph Doubell won their heats in the 800-meter semifinal. Bell ran it in 1 50.4while Doubell raced Home in 1 49.6. Tommie Smith led the qualifying for the 200-meter final with a time of 21.0. Pirates Purchase Mae ii Pitcher Pittsburgh up the Pittsburgh pirates announced that they have purchased the contract of righthand Pitcher Bruce dal Canton from their Macon ga., farm  Canton 25 a native of California pa., will join the pirates immediately. Dal can ton a school teacher in the of season is 6-2 and weighs 232  had a 5-5 record with Macon and a 3.10 earned run average. He once struck out 20 of the 21 batters he faced while pitching for Dunbar in the far West league  
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