European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes by v san Francisco a Oakland raiders Cdr Nerbak aft Psoas past brushes with the Law entered into a million slander suit against Pitts Burgh steel Era sought to dispute claim to never had received publicity until coach Chuck labelled him As part of Urt criminal mint in the National football league after the raiders player hit Pittsburgh receiver Lynn Swann with a the contends the juror stemming ram wolfs comment jeopardized his chances of future earnings in professional football unless and reputation were guilty plea defense attorney James Mclnnis asked Atkinson about his plea of guilty in March 1973 to a charge of carrying a concealed the player said he carried the gun for Protection in making deposits trom Jils liquor and u was found in his car by san Francisco police after the Auto was Lowed from a downtown Atkinson then was asked about publicity surrounding a Federal indictment alleging grand theft and embezzlement in a scheme involving cashing of checks by two girl friends who worked in he replied he had been acquitted of All charges and his name cleared of any a first Kiriat had ended with a Hung and acquittal Cama at a second Kiriat alleged threats Mclnnis put into evidence news stories of july i97s concerning trial testimony that Atkinson allegedly had threatened to Cas trate the Boyfriend of one of the Bank Tell ers and also testimony by a woman that she had had sexual relations with the Plain Tiff and four of his teammates during one Atkinson said the testimony was untrue and acknowledged that the publicity caused him but dressed that the jury cleared Mclnnis told Atkinson that a professional athlete needs publicity and be pref Ousby had not received such Lavo Rable publicity As the Piyer did from two recent As Atkinson testified for the second Swann sat in the front Row of the crowded courtroom and smiled slightly when the witness said he knew Atkinson told the jury of four and two men As a result of in on Page a fridays sports transactions Jack it Etc gaming enthusiasm it theory Birdie bred a 4underpar 87 Friday to powerful Rod Curt and Bay Floyd for the second round Lead in the pleasant Valley cuts sick first round Leader red who set a course record with a m skidded to 80 and fell nine strokes behind the Tead who admitted he had Daisica attitude coming into the added the 67 to his first round n for a 7 Der Par also at 7under was who and who had a scooting the own Low round of was one stroke Back at new Zea Tander John Lister and drool by of stakes Man nine players were tied at including British open Winner Tom Watsaw and Tom we Korf Watson shot a second round 71 Wale who birdied the first faltered the end to finish was especially he Tun i with problems who hinted before the tournament that he play narrow defeat in the Brit Idt he had no problem today i made a few i was tired when 1 started the Lour shoots Wintus Oldlan hts bime feels real solid 1 always play Well 1 like this course be cause you move the Ball around and pleasant Valley Winner u open Huber Greeb air ewer the leading Money Winner at pleas ail i4lh Hote and was caved by the he finished at 141 to make the Cut by two l pair of 20yearolds Kerry to in Public links final the leaders Akk Mumm Rod Curt California Murrll Don pkwy own Niyor ri4tih my Ancock Mark i f of i by Michael Milwaukee up a 20 Jearolds Jerry Vidovic of Blue and Jeff Kern of swept through two rounds of match play Friday to Advance to the final of the kind Public links Vidovic beat Walter 5 and 4 and Spencer 4 and Kern turned Back Tony 1up Over 19 Boles and then beat Kim so 2 and 1 in the a business administration senior at Illinois state University and who works Tor his fathers Curt Ora Home building were to play a of whole match saturday for the title Over the Yard Brown Deer Golf who had shared medallist honors with an even Par had easier of the afternoon rounds in beating sapping a 33yearold Veteran of Many National Vidovic was near perfect heat knocks pair out of net tourney Cincinnati in pal a blaring Sun and 94degree weather combined to Knock two players out of in the Western Tennis cat and put sapping in away by the la hand 13th holes with Sapp Englon had held a 1up Lead until Vidovic began his those were the Best two match play rounds of Vidovic put pressure on Mem his and that Sappi Nelon took his Early Lead with a Birdie w the pars but Vidovic evened it on 8 with a Par that he salvaged with a Chip out of the Sand to within three feet of the he took the Lead with a is foot Par putt on then bogeyed 12 and 13 and we fatigue was reason his All be ski Hill Tom Witwen us Loki Tom Bill Dun bm1 Bobby a Mcmil a hts he Cue refi tvm140 re 4m1i40 ill Ltd birr Sruti Tamthi hih111 d let he Ria atom farm t ih1ui m Arm phut on o mtjh1 714t11 Sou i african Bob Hewitt defaulted the third set of his match with John Hewitt had lost the first set but rallied to win the second set when he up the me game in the second self Losin Gio Mark cos of in other John Alex Ander beat Keith Richardson so b4 third seeded Harold Solomon downed Lith seeded Hank mister Israel Al Shafel edged Van Winitsky and Rick Fagel Defeated Gene Brewers recall Cort Milwaukee up the my Waukee Brewers have announced that a right headed Bas been recalled from their farm team in Cort played in seven games earlier this year for the compiling n 11 record a and getting tired woo won this Amateur use in Al bad Lough fight with they were even after Kemlock is Wilha Birdie tour and an unusual putt that fell in after tailing Hub Bart Ball Hubbart had lust mined his own Birdie putt left Betal much past the Kern had the Choice of Teav ing Hubbards Ball where it was or marking he derided to leave and when his putt went Pas the 11 it he Buff s Ball and the have left it in a better Kern it wow it have gone own write the Tui in the quarterfinals Sappington Defeated de 4 land hic Hart Defeated Patrick nary my Irmi an Irwin ton new to Mitt stats or Ourett Lcokley Degl it it to the in Vic y Mil new 71jjh4 Grace ousts meets in transmits Semi Tupi former Walker cupper John Grace outlasted fellow texan Undy of Twat to Advance to the Orni finals of the Tsih annual Truro miss Amateur Golf tour a and both from fort Tenaise up the feature Aux Atka in fridays quarterfinals and graces Triumph set up a semifinals meeting saturday with John fought it Miller and fought were the two amateurs to survive the Cut at last months open and Grace now has a Chance to win out Over both both of fought advanced Friday to with a 1up Dedin Over Bod Nuckols of the other quarterfinal matches saw Scott Wallow of defeat David Rascoe of 1up Over and Scott Simpson of san Diego Down Mel Cauender Otsmaa toe 3andx Waura and Staporn were to tangle in the other if Hole Samuial match saturday with saturdays winners facing each other
