European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday May 18, 1977 Connors owed by Tennis Boom sees a Amateur purses one Day of $500,000a Meef Ujj busted by Denne h. Freeman Dallas i api founder Lamar Hun lost Money on the world championship of Tennis circuit this year because he had to increase the prize Money. And Jimmy Connors says Hunt has t seen anything yet. In 1968 the players weren t playing for  said Connors but now you make $100.000 in the act finals and $30.000 for every tournament you win on the Cir Cuit it s just incredible and if Tennis is handled right 1 believe my kids some Day will be playing for a half million and making fun of me for playing for $100.000." Connors emphasized that the player shave to keep pushing the game to make it As big or bigger than other sports. It s almost shocking the Way Tennis has boomed. It s hard to get a court anywhere at the Park or at the country  Oakland shells skidding yanks continued from Page 23 full games ahead of the Idle Chicago White sox in the Ai.  sox 8, Angels 7 Dwight Evans. Hutch a Lohsen and Denny Doyle hit successive singles with two Oul m inc Lith to give the Rud sox a Victory Over Paul Hartzell and the Angels. Bill Camp Bell. Ii last lit three Huston pitchers was the Winner improving his record to 2-3cubs 9, padres i Gene dines went -Tfor-1 and drove in five runs in leading the cubs Over the padres for Chicago s seventh Victory in its last eight games canes had a two run eximer. A two run single and an rib double Phillies 10. Dodgers 6 carry Maddox singled Home two runs to key a live run third inning Rind stake Rookie Randy Lerch to ins fifth Victory As the Phillies won their fifth in a Row and seventh of their last eight at the dodgers sex Pease. Injured Bench fears cartilage damage in the knee area Cincinnati i api Cincinnati catch or Johnny Bench says the injury which kept him Oul of the recent three game series against san Francisco could involve cartilage  said there is a definite Click in the knee when he moves it. Which often signifies damaged  is a real  he  said the team physician. Or. George Ballow. Told him the problem seems to be entered above the knee  could play  said Bench who has missed seven games this year but i Dun i know what damage i would do or would t do to the knee " right now. The team management is playing a waiting game hoping the knee will respond to treatment Connors Riordan suit settled  York Iasi a $54.000 lawsuit filed by promoter Bill Ili Ordan Agama Tennis pro  Connors has to Xvi called off just As a Iriani was to begin in us District court in  claimed the it Connors owed him manager s commissions of 15 per cent of $364,000. Which the promoter said Connors made on five commercial endorsements and other contracts from 1972 to 1975terms of the settlement were not disclosed but it was understood that Riordan could reopen the lawsuit in another jurisdiction. Attendance figures fell at every turn for the act week. A standing room Only crowd of 9.352 watched Connors beat Dick Stockton 6-7. 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in the nationally televised finals in Moody  the week. 53,801 fans saw the matches up 4,329 Over last  had butted Heads for the last two years with the Byron Nelson Golf classic at nearby Preston Trail Golf club but the two groups came up with different dates this  event lived up to everything i had heard about it and i m sure i d like to play next  said Connors appearing on the act circuit for the first  Victory was a perfect example of the inflation that has hit  s Ken Rosewall won $50.000 with his very first act title in 1971. The 1977 runner up Dick Stockton got $40,000. Of course the big draw at the act was the swashbuckling Connors. It s a tribute to Jimmy that we had crowds like we had said Stockton. He s the greatest player in the world and he keeps proving  1978 act championships Are again slated for Moody coliseum but there Are Lone Range plans to move the tournament if Ana when Dallas builds a downtown facile  love Moody coliseum myself said Connors. The crowd is real close to the court. I like  Well never make much Money be cause the act just in t set up that Way said George Pharr in charge of Public re lations. When i came Here in 1974, act had four employees. Now there Are 32 full time  but As act player Ray Moore said As Long As there is a breath in Lamar s body there will always be a  Means Connors children might get to play for $500.000 after All. Jimmy Connors discussing the incredible Boom in Tennis. Players have to keep pushing the game racing Roundup continued rom Page 25 Ronnie Peterson and Helmut Kellener aboard a Bow 320. The Silverstone race was the third in the series All races won by porsche turbos and next round is May 29 on Ger Many s  nugello Italy third race in the european touring car championship it was a first through fourth place sweep for Bow cars with the British Leyland Jaguar team with drawing before the race the two jags failed to last in the first two rounds Monza and Salzburg and they were withdrawn at nugello because strengthened driveshafts failed to arrive in time broken driveshafts sent both jags out very Early in Salzburg. The jaguars will skip the next race Enna Sicily on sunday but the British Lcy and team Hopes to return against the bows at Brno. Czechoslovakia on june 5, with their driveshaft problems rectified. Pinehurst . Up1 most of the favourites captured matches in mondays opening round of the 77th North and South men s Amateur Golf championship but the losers included some highly regarded p Cornier . And British Amateur Cham Pion Vinny Giles and previous North and South champions Dale Morey and Bill Campbell also a former . Amateur Champ were among those eliminated in the match play tournament Over the Par 72, 7,051-Yard no. 2 course at Pinehurst country , 34, played two Over Par Golf while losing 2 and 1. To former University of Georgia teammate John Mckey jr., 33, of Del Ray Beach Fla. Mckay played even Par through 17 , 57, who played a two under Par round through 17 holes lost 3 and 1, to 22 year old Ken Krieger of Aurora colo., now a senior at Georgia Southern. Krieger was four under Par in the  Holland 21. Of Bishopville. . And a member of the University of South Carolina Golf team ousted four time North and South Winner Campbell 4 and 2. Bill Hyndman Iii of Huntingdon Valley. Pa., at age 61 the oldest contestant won his opening match 5 up. Against r. Mills Rendell 39, of Lincolnshire. Iii. Hyndman scored one Birdie and 13 pars in his 14-Hole  biggest win of the Day was a 9 and 7 Victory by North Carolina state University s Lennie Barton. 21, Over Lawrence Hicks 24, of Greensboro . Barton was three under Par through 11 holes winning All but one Hole of his  match play Competition continues through saturday. Hara will try opener again continued rom Page 25 German american drag racing Points championship. The May 8 race mean while has been rescheduled for june 19. Jerry Lackey Hara s president said a weigh in will be held at 2 . Saturday in Gross nauheim Cavern at the do office for cars in the super Stock class and above. German on Competition licenses Are  Essary for drag racing. Lackey said and the licenses May be applied for at All of the races this season. For sunday s program the Gates open at 10 a.m., deadline for registration is noon time trials Start at 12 30 ., and final eliminations get under Way at 1 30 . The Fliege Horst drag strip is located off National route 40, direction Fulda from Donau exit Erle see. Rat 131 wins . Rally on the rally front u Kiat 131 Mir Fiuri driven by italian Fulvio acc help won the 1.400 mile new zealand rally fifth event in the world championship. Finland s an Vatanen came second in a Ford escort rs1800. It s a Battle this year Between Fiat and Ford the italian firm with 36 Points to Ford s 3-t. Next rally is the greek acropolis on May 28 Juno a final note the Ilc Nault Elk formula 1 racing team announced last week that their new Renault Gordini Turbo now giving out 590 horsepower will make its debut at the French grand prix on july 3 lit Dijon. Driver will be Jean Pierre Jab Ouille who has done Tow testing under Renault team Boss Gerard  Enzo Ferrari announced monday that his firm in also experimenting with a turbocharged Ferrari engine but Ferrari emphasized that the whole thing is strictly experimental at this stage. We obviously have to ascertain if supercharged engines will be  Ferrari said and Only when we have All the information can we decide in which direction we Are going " Heidelberg slates smoker Heidelberg a boxing smoker sponsored by the Heidelberg military Community has been scheduled july 8-9 a Tomkins gym in Schwetz Gen with fight time slated for 7 . Both Days. Interested fighters May Contact George Jeremiah at rheingau Mil i213g 7378 or 6203. Germany big league Vii a a two Pel go m3  7 sut3jrtj 13 k4is�rsiulern Hod or Stu 3 s rtw.n-w4.rt 14-4, s sunday a or n Darmi Adt m at a we astern n in of Turg