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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, July 2, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes Ashe Graebner Lead . Surge at Wimbledon Wimbledon England a Arthur Ashe and Clarke Graeb Ner the United states Davis cup amateurs monday set Wimble Don s first open Lawn Tennis championship alight with Vic tories Over a couple of professionals in one of the game s most sensational Days. Ashe the negro from Rich month va., aced defending Champion and australian professional John Newcombe 6-4, 6-4, 4-8, 1-8, 6-3, and the unbaked crowd on no. 1 court went half crazy. Graebner used a booming serv ice to upset australian pro Fred Stolle 6-1, 7-5, 7-5. Those were Only a couple of the upsets. Tom Okker the dutch Amateur Defeated australian professional Roy Emerson 6-3, 9-11,7-5, 7-5. In Between the sensations of three amateurs knocking out three pros australian Tony Roche pulled off probably the biggest upset in a Day of sur prise followed by Surprise. Roche the 15th seed Defeated Rosewall the second seed be Hind Australia s flame haired Rod Laver 9-7 f 6-3, 6-3.other results in the round of 16 in the men s singles include Laver defeating Mark Cox Brit Ashe Graebner ish Davis cup player 9-7, 5-7,6-2, 6-0. Dennis Ralston pro coach of the . Davis cup team from Bakersfield Calif., Defeated Alexander Metreveli of Russia 6-3, 7-5, 6-2. Ray Moore of South Africa Defeated Tom Edlefsen Berkeley Calif., 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Earl Buchholz the pro from St. Louis went into the quarterfinals wih a 6-4, 3-8,6-2 Vicory Over Bob Hewitt of South Africa despite a pain Ful pulled Groin  professionals and four amateurs Are through to the Quarter finals and it was still anybody s guess who is going tomake history by winning tills first open  s Victory rated one of the finest of a Day in which the crowd of 28.000 found it difficult to decide which match to watch because there were so Many great ones being  american negro won the first two sets dropped the third and the fourth and it looked As though the fourth seeded new Combe might still pull it out. Ashe stormed to a 5-2 Lead inthe fourth set. The american had three match Points on new Combe s service in the eighth game. The fighting aussie save them All and made it 5-3. The american allowed new Combe just one Point in the ninth game Ashe got across two Stop volleys then sent Over a smash for match Point and clinched place in the quarters in the Way of a Champion with an , whose serving this week has been his Strong Point had too much Power for the Lith seeded Stolle. The australian pro never fathomed Graebner s serv ice and in the vital third set wit the american serving for the match Stolle still had Troub handling the american s serve. He failed to return two serv ices and the match belonged to  and Buchholz the two american pros had Little Trou ble in their matches. But Rosewall the second seed and rated the second Best Tennis player in the world behind Laver ran into a Tony Roche on  never made an error said Rosewall run Norup As a Amateur at Wimbledon in 1954 and 1956. There were one or two doubtful Calls but Tony played great. I be no , the Amateur seeded 12th, raced around the court like Man inspired against the fifth seeded Emerson in the Vita game he led 30-15, went ahead 40-15 and ended the match witha Dainty drop shot. Eighteen pros have been knocked out of the championship and 10 of the 16 seeds in themen s singles have disappeared. Graebner and Moore Are the Only unseeded players to reach the quarterfinals. Laver is the top seed and still the favorite Ralston is ninth seeded. Ashe13th, Okker 12th, Buchhop 10th and Roche 15th.american girls generally had a Good Day too. Professional Billy Jean King the defending Champion and Rosemary canals As Well As Amateur Nancy Richey Oil made it to the in along with Kristy l Danville Calif. Or. King from berkeleycalif., dropped Stephanie de & of Hollywood Calif., 6-2 � syjf�$.lavla, due Bian Matthews Anu Keith. Wooldridge. Britain Bob Ottawa. St. Loud � Junn Marichal san Krau Titu of it Tom be Tver new York Jorry Koonman. Now York Woody Fryman pm glad Libia Drysdale Gibson Koosman Carlton dancer s image s feed doctored9 Louisville by. A testimony concerning the doctored feed of dancer s image the disqualified Kentucky Derby Winner has been revealed in transcript of Churchill Downs hearings. The transcript was made pub Lic saturday when it was filled with the Kentucky court of appeals la months after the Churchill Downs stewards Hel their closed hearings. The transcript also disclose testimony by a Louisville chemistry professor who said that the five tests used to detect Phenyl Butanone in the thoroughbred Surine could not be considered scientifically  the basis of those tests which showed traces of the pain killing drug dancer s image lost the Derby  the cloak and Dagger drama of the tainted feed two principals agreed on one thing something was put in dancer image s Oats and bran two Dayu after the  testimony differed As to what the substance was unc Why it was put there. Trainer Lou Cavalaris  or. Alexander Harthill a Louisville veterinarian salted the feed with White granules that tasted like but Zolldan the Trade name for Phenyl Butanone. Harthill said he crushed up aspirin tablets calling them by Taz Olidan in front of Cavalaris his a Sostant Robert Barnar Dand Trainer Douglas m. Davis  said he was testing Cavalaris. This was going Tobe an answer to a hero the Buta Solidon came from. If Cavalar is was looking for an escape Hatch so he would t be u responsible party Here it  Cavalaris said he told har Thill i Don t want nothing to do with this and put the Oats inthe manure pile ordering the Security guard to watch theban sack. Chatham posts Ace on no 3 at Hanau ii Anau Germany special James Chatham knocked one into the third Hole at the Hanau Golf course sunday for by second Bole in one in 24 Yea sat the game. Chatham the chief of staff for seventh army sup oms 2nd support brigade used five Iron to Ace the i70-y�rd  with his previous Ace in 1964, Chatham s wife Connie was among the witnesses. I i unlike the first time Chatha whipped his wife for the round  
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