European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse I the stars and strides National football title Hale Irwin reacts Tum Essietl or dec Pult on 13 h Muu in third round lit pin Hurst 1 a sports writer the Oklahoma Sowers have teen tabbed a the preseason Choice in the associated press collage football poll to Cap Ture their third National championship in Tow in nationwide balloting by a panel of d sportswriter and Oklahoma received s3 and of a possible Points As the Choice to succeed Pittsburgh As the 1 team lit the nation n the who won the National championship in 1974 and finished nth a year ago with a 921 record la their bid to become the first team Ever to win three crowns in a they easily outdistanced Michigan in the pro season the last received 19 firs place votes and Michi Gan and Oklahoma were the Only teams named on every notre Dame was followed by Southern Ohio Texas Texas a4m and Mary tin the United press International released last notre was rated 1 with Michigan z and Oklahoma the Upis Tup ten were Southern Texas Texas Maryland mid wed be considered oni of live top but i think were overrated right said Oklahoma coach Barry set Leer we have a Chance to be better than last but w have a depth Rohi Tern right just like everyone our main problem is finding some defensive were pretty Well set everywhere notre Dame received or firs place votes and my Points As the lop nine team in the balloting All received at least one firs place last seasons final top ten consisted of Southern Ohio Texas Mary Nebraska and the 1977 preseason second ten includes Penn be Mississippi Arizona slate and Florida lied or followed by geor Gia and Oklahoma the final 1978 second ten was notre Texas Oklahoma Iowa slate and Mississippi Arizona slipped to a 47 record after finishing second to Oklahoma m the final 1975 a was the Only team coming Oft a losing season to crack the pre season top nun list i i Irwin Bangs on of ffvesfrok0 Edge in Hall of Fame Golf after 3 rounds by Bob Green a Hale apparently headed for a romping slashed and chopped his Way to a double bogey six on the final Hole with a two underpay still retained an imposing five shot Lead saturday in the third round of Hall of Fame despite his troubles on the uth which took place moments after Tho National vision cameras had ended their coverage for the Day Irwin still posted a 54hole total of a Distant 17 strokes below Par on the pin studded course at the Pinehurst country a revered layout sire Chinu Yards through the Carolina his three round built on scores of 62 and matches the lowest of the season on the tour and put him in a com manding Lead in the tournament he must win to gain a spot in this weeks important world series of Irwin had his drive in the Fairway on the but missed the stubbed his Chip and was still Short of the putting sur in deep in he got it on in four and two putted for the it May not have Lon a nun Winner atone in int even thinking about in Happy to be a couple of strokes ahead of he a second place finish would put me in the top so Money winners and assure an exemption from qualifying for next that s probably More important to me than winning is to Hinkle had a cram by 69 in the hazy weather and a Leonard Thompson was two shots fur ther Back at 203 after a Lou Graham was next at 204 after a is and was followed by Charles Coody and Jeff Mitchell at Goody a 70 and the Rook Mitchell i dosed up with a 65 that included 10 a double bogey and two masters and British open Champ Tom Watson shot a 65 that put him at Hes a Distant 11 strokes Oil the Pace but still has a shot at sixth or the position he needs to become Only the third Man to go past in single season defending titleholder Ray Floyd had 69 209 and Arnold Palmer Winner of the Atlanta classic ear Lier this season and needing another title to make the world series probably his chief goal of the year appeared to run away and hide from the Field before he started having his troubles on the Back in turned in three under and owned a seven shot Lead at that but he drove into a Fairway Bunker on the 10th and made his first bogey of the Tournai he missed the Green on two of the next three holes and played them one putting in from off the Green for Birdie on the i tapped it in from 43 he Irwin also Bird cd the Isle relatively easy Par five from four eau then had i just went to he i didst consider ail the especially the As for his third the Chip he Irwin was very it was just a poor be the leaders hum Irain Fuff continued m Page Feldner captures Sac Stock 100 do up Paul wi3 easily won the Auto dub 100mile Stock car race saturday at he do Quoin state pair to capture 250 Points and tie for the Lead in the Sac Stock car driving a led from Lap 58 through 100 to win the he is now Ledfor the Lead in the Sac Stock car circuit with Sal who came in second driving a both men remo who was he a sics Quail tier and the Sac Point before the pulled out in front his car crashed into an infield Wall on tap putting in out of Jim Huriben finished apples rip racquets for 2nd wet title in Row Nyji Whattley Arlt tap Virginia Wade accomplished something she had been unable to do during us 1977 world team Tennis season beat Chris Evert a she led the new York apples to their second straight wet beating the Poente racquets 2817 saturday the apples had won uie opener in the Besto three championship in new York thursday and they overwhelmed Phoenix in the second match As they won All but one the reigning Wimbledon Champi pushed the trailing apples ahead in the match to stay with her m Victory Over eve tit was the first time that Wade had beaten the worlds 1 player in five wet sets this the racquets took the Early Lead in the match As Evert and Kristien Shaw upset Wade and Buie Jean King fl3 in the open ing the Victory bolstered the Hopes of the racquets and a team record crowd of 2m partisan although it was Short pounding hit bait with pinpoint accuracy along the completely dominated the set with holding the Rac Quets top player u a maximum of Twu Points in each game the Victory put the apples ahead 94 and Phoenix remained behind i the rest of the i mixed King and Ray Ruf teb teamed up to beat Shaw and Racquet player coach Hosac sew Sandy Mayer continued new Yorks overpowering game in mens Dis Patching Butch Watts although is known for us near 140mueperbour he was ineffective against who countered with Strong ground strokes and the ability to return Cannon trailing 2111 going into the final mens doubles Case decided to remain on the Bench and Lei local pro Brian Cheney team with but Ruffels and Mayer prevailed 76 to give the Victory to the
