European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1977 the stars and stripes Page 25 Evert zaps Billie Jean in 46 minutes Bya Lefrere Wimbledon up Chris Evert breaking the spell of intimidation cast Over her by Billle Jean Defeated the sixties Wimbledon Champion on grass for the first monday to reach the semifinals of the Centennial it was the Best match i have Ever played on i never let Billle Jean into said in the her presence has been intimidating but today she didst have her usual no fire in her the top seed and defending Cham will meet Virginia Wade Wade won her quarterfinal against Rosle Casals the other semifinal will be Between Britain sue Barker and the Netherlands Betty who pulled the Only upset in the women singles by Downing Martina the 2 Barker used her crushing forehand to oust Kerry Reid of to put two British girls in the last four for the first time since Evert blew King off the Center court she loves so much in just 46 minutes Al though it was a very different kind of she had less trouble than when she disposed of 14yearold Tracy Austin last Austin took her to Deuce seven times but King Only managed it winning Only eight Points in the first five King tried everything to break up events rhythm but the champions anticipation coupled with a faultless game meant King never came even i have never played consistently that said the Florida player the most important thing was that t didst let her intimidate i haunt beaten her before on grass so when i went into the match i want but 1 was it was a Challenge and i dont find too Many challenges in Tennis these said the world King said the third operation on her knee six months ago has not allowed her to reach her top form but 1 dont think Many people would have beaten Chris forget brains or King the 3 seed who has always folded under the pressure of British Hopes in the began and finished brilliantly against Casals who managed to scramble Back to in the first set but never looked like a Wade took 65 minutes to defeat the tiny californian with periods of Superb play which promised tougher opposition for Evert than was provided by the British players Talent flows like the when she is at the Crest of her game she is a match for any player in the it was in this mood that Wade started off against sixth seeded who looked like she would be hustled off court in record a former Wimbledon took the first Point but then was reduced to Little More than a Spectator As Wade reeled off the next 13 with every stroke in the it was enough to give the British promoters financial problems Cut Grid tour of pro Fec rms Short by Chuck 8choftner Des Iowa up pro footballs first venture in Europe ended on a sour note and the financial backers stand to lose some coaches and players who made the trip believe the european Conti nent is a Fertile area for pro football and they Are willing to try the Newton Nile Hawks and Chicago sons of the semipro Northern states foot Ball league played a five game series in Newton won All five games to Ture what the organizers called the first european pro football a sixth game was cancelled because of an internal conflict among the promote that conflict caused the financial difficulties and almost left the two teams stranded in team officials ended up cashing a Check at the embassy in Vienna so the remaining hotel Bills could be it was not a problem with the Nile Hawks and we played the games and lived up to our part of the Nile Hawks general manager Jim Foster the promoters had an internal rift and they went Back to the that what caused the Foster said the trip was going smoothly until the fifth game played in Vienna where two College teams played last summer and Drew Foster said a similar crowd was expected and financial backers were counting on the contest to pull them Over the break even Foster said the conflict among the promoters broke out and the game was a financial disaster we knew something was wrong that night when we saw there were Only people in the Foster Box score i continued from Page 22 tigers indians 2 i second game Cleveland Detroit r Jib 000 Manti 3b 0 1 0 Corcran of 010 Sipauo an 0 1 0 Kemp it 0 1 0 to Mph id barn Tel j Norm of 000 3b 2110 Kip for 2ta 010 Corcran of 4000 me r Szuta in 3010 Titt 010 a trip it 3001 to North 010 Tiptn id t t 0 own san or t 0 re 4111 Rochte to 00 c 4011 Buell 3b 1 1 Var str u 3000 Blanket 00 Scriver 2b 1000 i c 00 Prull if 01 total 34 j 1 toll 30 3 3 two out when winning run scored 000 1 000 001j Opal Sveund und Detroit in h r Erboso Luj 3 j 3 3 own 0 10000 Syatt f r 2 0 2 x there had been no promotion and since we got there on the Day of the we Dent have any time to do any promoting on our that was to be our bread and butter the final game in the series was to be played in but Foster Learned the stadium rent and teams hotel reservations had not been As a the Juantorena boil in London 800 time trial London up cuban double olym Pic Champion Alberto Juantorena sunday won what amounted to a time trial against american based kenyan Mike boil when the worlds two fastest 800 meter men competed separately in the Debenham International track and Field the record eagerly Antici Pating a facet face confrontation be tween the two runners kept apart at Montreal by the african political were disappointed when they agreed to run in separate races Over the same both won their races in easy Bolt clocked and Juantorena posted whose Best time of is 3100ths of a second outside the cubans world record set at the gave a Fine exhibition of front covering the first 400 meters in to leave the rest of the Field a very different was Content to let kenyan Sammy kippur Gat set the Early the cuban then slipped into his nine foot stride Down the Back straight 150 meters american Tom Mclean closed within a Yard coming off the Bend but looking casually Over his shoulder All the Way opened up a Little More and easily held off the Chal Mike Boit and i agreed not to run against each other because 1 had run last night in the 400 meters and we would not have met on equal had 1 known he was going to go for the 800 i would not have said Britain Steve whose objection to bolts entry forced the kenyan to switch relegated new zealand world record Holder John Walker to fourth in the setting a National record of olympic Gold medallist Don Quarrie completed a sprint double by winning the 200 meters in american Clancey Edwards posted for second place ahead of Trinidad Haseley Crawford in californian John Powell won the discus on a heave of with another Ameri Mike weeks second at game was cancelled and the teams went to Munich for two Days before returning Home before going to Foster had to Cash a Check so the teams would have enough Money to pay their Bills in the embassy accepted the Check after funds in a Newton Bank were transferred to the state it All worked out quite there want an fallout sense of panic and we we rent thrown out on the it was just a matter of taking four or five hours and getting things worked Foster said the teams financial Back mostly businesses in the Newton have lost Money on the venture and Are trying to find a Way to a lawsuit against the promoters is he the trip was arranged by the intercontinental football a Dallas Corpora Tion set up to test the europeans acceptance of american despite problems at the end of the Foster said he is willing to go Back next he said the crowds were enthusiastic and europeans Are interested in learning More about american in firmly convinced american foot Ball can go Over big in i think the potential is there on a Lon term basis for a league in Europe that could be financially it would be a Good place for a player who  make it in the the Nile Hawks and Lions played their first two games in and then clashed at before closing their tour in an outstanding human continued from Page 21 time on the phone Bath at the office and at he knew the people he dealt with and the issues so Walter worked very hard to expand the All the time work ing very closely with the teams and their he was very easy to work said Haskell a former Aba Public relations director for nine years under Kenne he was a compassionate he could understand the trials and tribulations of he was a very Good Media Tor and that was important at a time when the Aba was just emerging As a National sports Eddie one of the founders of the Aba and a close Friend of called his death a terrible loss to Basket Ive lost a dear Friend and a wonderful Guy to work said who As a consultant still makes the Aba he was very devoted to the Aba in promoting its is in the but then suddenly wades touch of class vanished and gaining in conf got Back into the game to level at 3 the american had five break Points in the ninth game and two in the but it was Wade who snatched the decisive break in the 12th when Casals volleyed both girls dropped Early services to be tied 22 in the second set before an Over hit slice by Casals and a Cross court backhand pass from Wade earned Wade another break in the sixth Wade finished off the Way she started by winning Casals service again two games clinching the match with another backhand beat Evert twice Wade said she was looking Forward to playing Evert whom she has beaten twice this the pressure is going to be on Chrissie and Shes had a Tough tournament so in looking Forward to said neither stove nor the czech exile now living in produced their Best Tennis in an error strewn match which the 6foot dutch player won when she eventually steadied stove led the opener 52 but was hauled Back to 55 and then at trailed 26 in the tiebreaker before reeling off six Points to win it Navratilova got her left handed game together in the second set to even the match but then went to pieces in the which stove clinched with two Clear like the other Navratilova collected Brandy for her nerves who took a double Brandy before the match to Calm her said she was Lucky to win her first set against neither of us played very the australian not surprisingly played on the britons backhand As much As possible but often found herself being a neutered round the court by barkers pow Erful Flat the strongest in women i would have preferred to have met Martina than Betty but i have got nothing to lose now said stove said she had trouble beating Navratilova because she was her doubles part its hard to beat your Best but this is the first time Ive reached the semifinals and in very stove mondays results women s singles Corii Evert Btl tie Jean King t 1 sue Barker Del Kerry Reid Virginia Wade Del cats u 7 61 belly stove the Netherlands Del a Navratilova Louis uses shootout to Down Toronto in Nail Louis up the Louis stars hit on three attempts in a game deciding shootout sunday while stars goalie John Jackson stopped Toronto shootout shots to help the stars to a 21 North Amer ican soccer league the win was the fourth straight for the regulation play ended in a 11 tie and neither team scored in a sudden death overtime