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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes Sofu Foy 7, open Tennte Ashe wins dutchman ousts Pancho poorest Hills . Up1 Arthur Ashe blasted his Way into the semifinals and two other americans remained in Contention for the top prize inthe . Open Tennis tournament thursday but old pro Pancho Gonzalez Gallant bid died on Center . The . Amateur Champion Defeated giant Kille Cliff Ury Date of South Africa 8 10, 6-3, 9-7. 6-4 for his berth inthe round of four. His Davis cup partner seventh seeded Lark Graebner led John Newcombe of Australia 5-7, 11-9,6-1. 2-2 when their Quarter final match was suspended due to darkness. T h e Graebner Newcomb match was to resume Friday before . Pro Dennis Ralston opposes third seeded Ken Rosewall of Australia for the last semifinal berth. Ralsto outlasted Nikki Pilic of Yugoslavia 2-6, 8-2, 5-7, 13-11, 8-3 in suspended match to reach the Quarter , it was a bitter Sweet Day for most of the crowd of 7,000 which flocked to the West Side Tennis club to watch the stirring Saga of the 40-year old Gonzalez in his fight against time. Time won. So did Tom Okker an agile dutch Amateur who applied the coup de Grace to Gonzalez Hopes by beating him 14-16, 6-3, 10-8, 6-3 in a match which lasted two hours and 55 minutes and drained the Energy of the legendary old  the partisan gallery roared 1,154 see Chison tip nats 2-1 Washington a Gerr Mcnertney s two run single in the seventh inning gave Rookie Jerry Nyman and the Chicago White sox a 2-1 Victory Over the Washington senators thursday night in a make up game before1,154, smallest crowd of the sea son in . Stadium. Nyman who shut out the Newyork Yankees in his major league debut last week gave up three hits and an unearned run in seven innings. Hoyt Wilhelm and Gary Peters finished up. Tom Mccraw opened the White sox seventh with an in Field hit but was out stealing Ona 3-1 pitch to Pinch hitter Leon Wagner. Wagner then walked and Ken Berry doubled just in Side the third base  blooded a single to right scoring Wagner and Berry to hand Camilo Pascua his 10th  senators scored in the fourth when Nyman Bobble Ken Mcmullen s tap and then threw wild to first for an  Casanova singled to left and the runners moved up Ontic Cullen s sacrifice. De Brinkman walked loading the bases and Mcmullen scored on Pascual s sacrifice Fly. Nyman Chicago a9ain Saa Lomar 2b uru fora Ridalis ii Heio it wag i or Tinnen Isle i a cd  i Washingto Nab r h by  r h til 4010 Una or of 3010 0 0 0 Petersn it 4000 who Wittl in 0 0 0 Alye re 4030 Mcmulin 3b1000 Casanova c 0100 French pti1000 Cullen 2b 4110 Brinkman us4023 Ballet pit 2010 Paucual p0000 Hailen pm 0000 he Gina Phouan pm 4000 40004010 41003010 10003010 i 0 0 0 10001001 00000000 1000 Tot i 82 2 b 2 total 31 1 4 1 Chicago 000 000 2002wahington 000 1000001 a head Nyman. Lob Chicago a qua Hiitt ton 8. 2bberry. 3b i Craw 8b under Mccraw. A Cullet Nyi nun approvingly As Pancho broke the 24-year-old Okker in the 29th game of the Marathon first stand held service to take the set. In winning the set however he apparently lost the match. "1 hoped to win the Long firs set said Okker but 1 think it must have taken a lot out of him anyway. I kept trying to make him move a lot and Whitlow shots so he would have to  was obvious from the outset of the second set when Gonzalez lost his service in the second game that the 75-Mtnuto first set had taken its toll remade one dramatic stand in the third set. Trailing 8-5, he broke the flying dutchman at love to even tha , that was it for Pancho. His serve was broken in the17th gome and or was no match for Okker in the fourth set a the dutchman ran off nine straight Points at the Start an broke him in the first and last games of the set. Crampton9si 65 in greater Hartford Golf we Piersfield Conn a Bruce Crampton scored four consecutive birdies Enro Ute to a six under Par 65 thursday for the first Roundhead in the $100,000 greater Hartford open Golf  32-year-old from Sydney Australia began his Streak atthe fourth Hole of the Par-71 Wethersfield country club course and Sank Birdie putts of 10, 15, 8, and 12 , who has won $64,030 this year although he has not won a tournament on the 1968 professional golfers association tour holds a two stroke Lead Over five golfers at 67.they Are 23-year-old Rookie Ron Cerrudo of san Mateo Calif.,and veterans Al balding Mason Rudolph Billy Maxwell and Ken still. Billy Casper was in a seven Wuy tie at three under Par 68. Casper pro Golf s leading Money Winner with $151,329 in 1968, missed putts of less than five feet on the 1st, 2nd and 18th Bruce Crampton. 4 straight birdies California water pol team set Tor olympics Long Beach Calif a an All California team has been named to represent the United states in water Polo at the Mexico City olympic games. The team s 17 members rep resent either the Phillips 66 team of Long Beach or the foothill aquatic club in los Altos Calif. The team As chosen by .coach 3ob Horn of Urcla and his assistants Art Lambert an Monty Nitzkowski. The team Dave As h 1 e i g a Pomona Bruce Bradley Long Bea i Stan Cole Whittier Ron Craw Ford Torrance Tony Van Dorp Oxnard air Force base Russ Webb Santa Monica Torre Webb Santa Monica Dean Wille Ford Huntington Beach All from Phillips. Keith Asch Santa Clara Steve Barmett Campbell Bill Birch Woodside Jim Ferguson los Al tos Gary sheerer los Altos Georgo Stransky los Altos Barry Weitzenberg los Altos Greg Hind san Jose John Parker los Altos. Greens during what he called around that might have  Rookie Bob Murphy Winner of consecutive tournaments the past two weeks in which he earned $55,000, faltered at the Start of his bid for a third straight Victory. Murphy had a one Over Par 72 and at one Pointin his round had climbed four Over  Champion Charles Sifford had a on under Par 70.Crampton tied the course record for the front nine with his five under Par 29. Nearly half the Field 69 of the 144 play ers had scores of Par or better. The 18-Hole record at Wethers Field is an Utmer Par 60 set by Tommy Bolt in his 1954 Victory in the tournament. Not competing at Wethersfield Are several of Golf s top names including Nicklaus Arnold pal Mer and the four playing in the world series of Golf saturday and sunday at Akron Ohio masters Champion Bob Goalby,. Open Champion Lee Trevi no British open titlist Gar player and pea Champion Julius Boros the leaders Bro Brampton 30-3940kn Buu w-37 Bon Cerrudo ��-347mamn Rudolph m-33�e7 Billy Maxwell 33 347ai balding 36-33 Davo Stockton 37-3tt 8bui camper 33-35 Dave Murr s&-39-48howie Joji Naon ,., 34-3468 Mao my Landun 31-34sjbobby Meltc Liuigi 3�-3388 Rocky Thom Noa 34-83skeo Slegel 33-3548 Bobby col 34-30bbob b. For Alt 33-304w Harold Kenning 34-3849mijta Pooh Lack is so Oft Jack co own 35-3400johnny Pott 3&3c we la or 34-�Bruce a Stu 3i-3s John lot 36-34 Athay Floyd 30-34-Tti on Puyu not when he came Hack Worthe intermission Anil lost i serve mid Okker v a Muvery tired and looted Ajajj thought he could t win anymore y the of year old Ash behind at the outset Iosim 1,1, service in the very fir the broke Back in the game. But Drysdale conqueror of top seeded Laver won the set by holding hit own , fear water held big of the Way in by thai Meg on to Odarko luffas disc  looks like we have a Good Chance to g 0t an american into lie f i emf Jud Ashe alluding r8 Lead Over new up Mac Ashe will face the Winner of the Rainier new Combe match. Graebner lost the first set when he double faulted on set Point and almost blow the second set when leading 5-4 in games and 40-30, i double faulted twice and hit wide Volley to lose the  women s final on Satur Day will pit Amateur Virginia Wade of England against the Winner of Friday s match Between top seeded Billie Jean King and Maria Bueno of Brazil. Miss Wade eliminated second seeded Ann Haydo Jones an English professional 7-5, 6-1, in thursday s semifinal. Forest Hills . Fapio  of Mut Clice thursday in Tiu i s Owa Tsoui  Wom a i single semifinal Vlf Funta Watlet.  men i single fourth round Driml Routou Dakur Lichti. I i Defeated Nicola Rill Yuko?.i\. Via. I 6. 6 to 13-11, u-3.don other tic of Lvir in l  i a Punk to Oon Wilc Loa Ari cd i � Hli. 0-3, 10-8, 9-3. Que Ter find i Arthur Anile.  pc  n v \ him that of Cuil Drysdale 3us. A 8-10, Fly 0-7. 0-4.olark graph cur new Vork. A Bawcombe. Australla. Pro t-1 11 Navoni a Prii Ifft i John Brown Britain Ana " " Bronx Vui ., 0-4, b6. Bobby Luu and ban Mhli Gallt Defeated Lewla Oerr uru a. Oroo Kenalen. New zealand pvt Tow Okker the Netoli Orlunus Van on iii., or " in Tomco 7-s, 7-s. Pea offers sponsors e Ual voice in tourneys by Nyman w.2-0. Wittier my. Peters i-,12-10 jp.7 31 1-3 1. 8-3 0. 7 7 h r bit b13 80 a 1,104, 1 00 20 cubs Remtul Chicago a the Chicago cubs have recalled Relief Pitcher Chuck Hartenstein from Tacoma of the Pacific coast league he was 1-4 with the cubs before leaving for Tacoma june 27 on option. Houston Tex. A the professional Golf association offered sponsors of the pea s$5.6 million tour an equal Force in the National tournament pro Gram thursday. Max Elbin pea president up Varod before the International  association org in the group to share the responsibility for tournament Golf with i he pea Ami effect a last ing solution to the problems the last three  representatives of the various tournaments met separately thursday with representatives i of the players and the i v further meetings were sched used Friday most of the touring pros left the pea aug. 13 in a dispute Over control of the tour. The formation of a now Organiza Tion called the american professional looters Vas announced by the players aug. 19.elbin indicated the pea would agree to a new Structure of a tournament control Board that would include equal representation for the sponsors players and the pea. Elbi Salt if the sponsors United be Hind the pea that the association wus ready to formulate the 1969 schedule imm Diau by. He also predicted that a United position Between the two groups would persuade a major Ity of the current tournament players to remain under Thetga Banner. Tournament Golf is at the Crossroads 31bin told the Tipo sors. You have two five Nues open to you tournament Golf can be conducted by Tjho players who wan full and com plete authority Over All tournament activities. Or the game can go Forward a a joint Enterprise of the is on of play ers and the p a. V none of the players involved in the dispute were ii the meetings. The sponsors session slowed a meeting Here � pea advisory Board Day. The advisory Board cof businessmen adopted i solution urging the pea to consideration to a players lament  was the second m Daviou  has Rel Matt Wos Arnold Palmer All time Money Winner on tournament Trail made a m peace proposal to the i to Cutie committee but us in were not  to res-8�ve tour  
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