European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 c the stars and stripes sunday november 18, 1973 aussies win doubles Lead 2-1 Laver Rosewall drop czechs in Long Davis cup Duel Melbourne a Australia struggled a step closer to regaining former Davis cup Tennis glory by taking a 2-1 Lead Over Czechoslovakia in the Semi finals Here saturday. It was Australia s longtime Tennis twosome of Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall who edged this country nearer to tackling the United states in the finals at Cleveland in two weeks time. Laver 35 and the 39-year-old Rosewall nicknamed the Genius geriatrics beat Wimbledon Champion Jan kodes and giant Vladimir Zednik in a gruelling doubles Duel. The australians won 6-4, 14 12, 7-9, 8-6 in 3 hours and 16 minutes of tense Tennis at the Jooyong grass courts where Rosewall made his Davis cup debut 20 years ago. While ambulance attendants tended scores of people who keeled Over in the 86 degree weather Laver and Rosewall rolled Back the years. But at times it was the australians who looked As though they needed assistance particularly Rose Wall who was continually in trouble with the pounding serves of Yeknik a 6-foot-4, 224 Pound powerhouse. While the aussies concentrated on Zed Nik s suspect backhand the czechs tried to Wear Down Rosewall. The 8,000 spectators were enthralled As the match lengthened and Australia s chances wilted. The australian pair raced through the first set to a 6-4 win. The second set took longer As Rosewall battled to Cope with Zednik s Cannon like service but the australians eventually took a 2-0 set Lead at 14 12. With kodes covering for Zednik the czechs took the third set 9-7. I was very glad of the dressing room break at that Point said Rosewall. It was very hard going out  the australians finally broke Zednik s service in the 14th game of the fourth set to win it 8-6, and take the match. Rosewall said i have never seen Zed Nik serve better. He was picked for the doubles because of his serve and he earned his  australian Captain and coach Neale Fraser said we knew it was not going to be easy but we did not think it might be so hard. The czechs played Fine Tennis. The Davis cup brought out the Best in  kodes 27, who was still in knee pants when the australian pair were winning major tournaments said we were beaten by a better team. Laver was the Best Man on the  Laver plays czech sur prise package Jiri Hrebec sunday in the first match of the final two singles. Hrebec beat . Open titleholder John Newcombe on Friday. An off form Newcombe takes on kodes and is hoping that Laver will have not Ched a Victory giving Australia an unbeatable 3-1 Lead and a trip to Cleveland where Australia Hopes to repeat its earlier successes which won this country the Davis cup 15 times in 23 successive appearances in the finals dating from the end of world War ii. 16-year-old running for herself net dad Tim Schoffield s goals 1976 olympics Springfield 111. Up Kim Schofield is a 16-year-old Springfield schoolgirl who wants Only to run and jump in the 1976 olympics. Since Kim holds fourth place in the nation among women in the Long jump 19-feet-s1/ and has gone 100 Yards in 10.8 seconds it s not an improbable goal. But to get there Kim will have to overcome the same obstacles she has always faced a Well known sports name a town wild about most sports but with Little interest in track and a pervasive boys come first attitude. Aau tour helped things Haven t been so bad this year said Kim playing with strands of her Long blonde hair. Not since i went on the aau european tour this summer and set the High school Long jump record last Spring. Kim was referring to a 19-4% jump at Eastern Illinois univer sity during Illinois first state wide track meet for girls. It was the Best Mark by any High school girl in the nation in the regular 1973 season. But before that everyone said i was Only trying to make a name for myself because of my dad. Well i m going to run in the olympics because i want to not because of my dad Kim said. Famous father Kim s dad is Dick Schofield a Springfield product who signed with the St. Louis cardinals right out of High school As a Bonus baby in 1953. He played the in Field primarily for the cards and the Pittsburgh pirates but saw service with seven clubs All told before quitting the majors in 1971. I m a cheerleader Kim said. A lot of the Small ones tried to say i got on the squad because of my dad that he paid somebody. They la do anything to put you Down. They said i play Field hockey volleyball and basketball for the same  i be pretty much Learned to ignore  Kim can t ignore some barriers in the Way of her olympic bid such As the Bias toward boys that forces her to fit her practice schedule around theirs. I should Start my indoor win Ter training pretty soon just about the time boys have the gym for basketball Kim said. This Means i la probably run up stairs in the bleachers. Kim faces a similar problem when the weather turns warm. Sometimes there la be no one using the outdoor track but they arbitrarily decide it can t be used. But there s a place at one Corner where i crawl under the Fence and get in my practice any Way she said with a smile. Physical barriers Aren t the end of her problems. Kim says Springfield does t pay nearly As much attention to track As it does to other sports. Since i was in the fifth Grade and first took an Active interest in track several women have tried to organize track teams for girls but there s no  Kim a Junior at Southeast seeking Fame on her own Kim Schofield an attractive 16-year-old whose dad Dick left is a former professional baseball player is eyeing a spot on the . Women s track and Field team in the 1976 olympics. She competes in the Long jump right photo and the 100-Yard dash. Up photo s Garlitz turns in fastest drag time Ontario Calif. Up Don Garlits of Seffner fla., recorded drag racing s fastest Quarter mile Ever Friday when he went 247.25 Miles per hour in the top fuel category As qualifying got under Way for the National hot Rod association s super nationals. Piloting a Mildoon powered dragster Garlits bettered the Nora record of 243.90 Mph set by Gary Beck of Edmonton at Indianapolis in september. However Garlits failed to come within one per cent of the Speed on his backup run As required by Nora rules so his Mark of 247.25 . Will not be listed As a National record. His elapsed time on his All time quickest run was 5.803 seconds. He turned in the fastest elapsed time Ever three weeks ago at Memphis tenn., with a run of 5.79 seconds. Three other top fuel entries had five second runs. John Stew Art 17, Sacramento Calif., went 5.923 231.95 Mph Dan Richins Salt Lake City did 5.932 227.27 Mph and Larry Dixon North Hollywood Calif., turned in 5.944 229.59 Mph. Other top qualifiers included Don Prudhomme of Granada Hills Calif., in the funny car category and Wayne Gapp of Bir Mingham Mich in pro Stock. Prudhomme in a 1973 Barra Cuda went 6.169 seconds and 231.95 Miles per hour. His elapsed time was the fastest Ever for a funny car and he has a Chance to make it a record with a backup run saturday. Gapp in a 72 Pinto recorded 8.905 seconds and 151.77 Mph. The $177,000 meet at the on Tario motor Speedway s Quarter mile track ends sunday. High school says Many teachers frown on her leaving class Early for meets. But it s the accepted thing if boys leave. In this town they really Don t care about  in fact Kim said she had to go to Peoria to find an aau track team. Out in California or even in other Midwest cities like de troit and St. Louis it s different there Are Strong track teams  but Kim is determined to win an olympic berth. I m going to run the 100 in 10.7 if it kills me she said. That s my goal this  improve Long jump Kim will also try to improve upon her 19-s1/ Mark in the Long jump. I be gone Over 20 feet lots of times Kim said but i Usu ally scratch when i  Kim did t want to talk about her performance in the aau summer tour of Germany Poland and Russia. She qualified for the tour with her 19-8i/2 Effort at a Spring aau meet in Irvine Calif., which put her in fourth place among american women in the event. I did poorly in Germany and Poland third and fourth place and when i got to Russia i was sick in bed for four Days Kim said. They told us not to drink russian water but i got so thirsty i did anyway. I guess russians Are used to that water but a lot of us on the american team weren  plans for College when Kim leaves High school she plans to attend College to keep her track career alive. If i m fortunate enough i m going to be  76 olympics she said. After that i want to be a Model. In fact if it weren t for my interest in track i d probably go right into  but Kim s urge to show off clothes will take a temporary Back seat to her olympic ambitions. And i be got a lot More lonely laps to run before i get there she said. Weiskopf wins award Rancho la Costa Calif. Up Tom Weiskopf Winner of six tournaments and More than $300,000 in prize Money in 1973, has been voted pro golfer of the year by Western sports writers