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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 06, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fischesser fought in Golf finale Newtown Square a. Up Brigham Young University graduate John fought held off a Back nine charge by local favorite Jay Sigel and Defeated his Walker cup teammate 2 up sunday to Advance to the finals of the . Amateur Golf championship. Fought s opponent in monday s 36-Hole finals was to be Doug Fischesser an assistant Golf course superintendent from Connersville ind., who Defeated University of Kentucky Junior Ralph Landrum 1 up fought 23, of Portland ore., took advantage of some erratic driving by Sigel to go 3 up after 10 holes although he did not have a Birdie on his card. But Sigel who played his three previous rounds seven under Par got Back into Contention with a Birdie on 11 and a Par on 14 for wins. Sigel playing on his Home course at the Aronimink Golf club bogeyed the Par-5 16th Hole to go 2 Down with two holes left but stayed alive on the 17th Hole after sink ing a five foot Birdie putt. On the 419-Yard, Par-4 18th, fought hit an excellent second shot three feet from the Hole and was conceded the Birdie putt after Sigel hit his approach shot into a trap and barely missed an explosion shot. Fought who has now won 19 consecutive matches dating Back to last year s . Amateur said a turning Point of the match was on the 16th Hole when he pulled his approach shot into the Trees. He pitched 10 feet from the Hole and Sank the putt for Par while Sigel three putted for bogey. Sigel a 33-year-old insurance Salesman from nearby Berwyn lost his driving touch on the front nine hitting his tee shot on the sixth Hole into a Fairway trap pulling an other into Trees on the ninth and pushing his drive into deep rough on the 10th. Fought registered routine pars on those three holes but won them All. Fischesser 26, was 4 up at the turn but Landrum of Elsmere ky., birdied the 10th and 13th holes to slice the margin in half. Fischesser paired the 15th to go 3 up with three holes to play but his 20-year-old opponent parred 16 and birdied 17 on a 10 foot putt for wins to draw within one. But on the 18th, Landrum hit his second shot into a trap and blasted out 10 feet past. In quarterfinal Competition sunday morning fought Defeated 1972 Champion Vinnie Giles of Richmond va., 3 and 1 Sigel eliminated Ohio state Golf Captain Mark Balen of Lackawanna ., 6 and 4 Fischesser upset . Walker cup player Michael Brannan of Salinas calif., 3 and 2, and Landrum beat Tim Bond of Aberdeen wash., 6 and 5. Tuesday september 6,1977 the stars and stripes Page 23 a Battle of sex favourites Evert connects with the Ball during sunday s .at Forest Hilton  Evert the former sweetheart of Jimmy Connors Defeated Sweden s Helena Anliot the former sweetheart of Bjorn Borg 6-2,ft-2. A a acc is leads series by one Affer 3 rounds Akron Ohio a pea Champion Lanny Wadkins came from behind with birdies on two of the last four holes and with a three under Par 67, took a one stroke Lead sunday in the third round of the $300,000 world series of Golf. Wadkins who capped his comeback with his dramatic playoff Victory in the pea National championship had a three round total of 202, eight under Par on the Long Tough 7,180-Yard South course at the Firestone country club. Hale Irwin who had to win last week and did to gain his spot in this exclusive International Field of 20, closed up with a five under Par 65 and was one stroke off the Pace at 203 going into monday s final round of the Chase for the biggest first prize prize in Golf $100,000. I was Lucky said Irwin. I missed five greens on the first nine holes and still played them three under Par. Tom Weiskopf who entered the Day s play in a tie with Wadkins for the Lead blew to a 72 and a 207 total five shots Back. He was tied with Mark Hayes who matched Par 70 in the Bright warm sunny weather. . Team swims to easy Victory in Leningrad meet Ray Floyd and South african Gary player were tied at 209 and were the Only others under Par after 54 holes. Floyd had a 71 and player rallied from a double bogey seven on the second Hole for a 70. Defending titleholder Jack Nicklaus opened with birdies on his first three holes and appeared ready to make a run at the leaders but could t keep it going and played the next 15 holes one Over to finish with a 68 and a 210 total. Irwin playing in front of Wadkins Actu ally took the Lead with a 12-foot Birdie putt on the 625-Yard, Par five 16th Hole. That put him seven under for the tournament and Wadkins playing no. 15, was six under but lofted a four Wood to the Green and rammed in a 10-foot putt for a Deuce that put him in a tie for the top then took sole Possession of the Lead with a 20-25 footer on the 16th Hole. Akron Ohio a third round scores sunday in the $300,000 world series of Golf on the 7,180-Yard, Par-70 South course at the Firestone country club Lanny Wadkins 69-66-67202 Hale Irwin 67-71-65-203 Tom Weiskopf 67-68-72207 Mark Hayes 68-69-70207 Ray Floyd 67-71-71209 Gary player 69-70-70209 Jack Nicklaus 69-73-68210 Graham Marsh 69-70-71210 Severiano Ballesteros 69-73-70212 continued from Page 21 went to the american team of Linda Jezek Treible Wendy Boglioli and Stephanie Elkins. They were timed at 4 15.44. Men s events 400-meter freestyle relay1. . Jack 8a Bashoff to Bottom Rick Demont Jim Montgomery 3 28.77 2. .s.r. Vladimir Bure Yuri Verdi Tinova Vladimir Ras Katov Andrei Evtushenko 3 32.30 100-meter backstroke-1. Robert Jackson ., 1 57.57 2. Peter Rocca ., 1 57.71 3. Dan Harrigan ., 1 58.33 4.  .s.r., 1 s8.76 200-meter breaststroke-1. Arsen Misk Arov .s.r., 2 19.26 2. Vladimir Tarasov .s.r., 2 1991 3. Alexander Fedorovsky .s.r., 2 22.74 4. Robert Long ., 2 23.06 200-meter freestyle-1. Rick Demont ., 1 52.09 2. Jim Montgomery ., 1 52.10 3. Andrei Krilov .s.r., 1 52.04 4. Sergei Koulakov .s.r., 1 53.85 200meter Butterfly-1. Mike Bruner ., 2 01.08 2. Steve Gregg ., 2 01.90 3. Greg Jagenburg ., 2 02.26 4. Andrei Evtushenko .s.r., 2 03.87 200-meter individual medely1. Andrei Smyr nov .s.r., 2 06.83 2. Scott Spann ., 2 06.m 3. Sergei Fesenko .s.r., 2 07.38 4. Alexander Fedorenko .s.r., 2 0t.t4 1soometer freestyle1. Brian Goodell u. S., 15 15.79 2. Vladimir Salnikov .s.r., 15 23.26 3. Val Entin Sarinov .s.r., 15 25.59 4. De Ryder ., 15 36,70 400-Medley relay1. . Robert Jackson Rich Ard Hofstetter Joe Bottom Jamas Montgomery 3 46.98 2. .s.r. Melch Junkov mis Kanov Evtushenko Bure 3 51.33. Women s events 100 meter backstroke-1. Linda Jezek ., 1 04.30 2. Kaire Indrikson .s.r., 1 05.09 3. Milissa Belote ., 1 05.17 4. Nadeshda Stavko .s.r., 1 06.63 100-meter breaststroke1. Yulia Bogdanova .s.r., 1 11.83 2. Kathy Treible ., 1 14.29 3. Tracy Caulkins ., 1 14.63 4. Allison Grant ., 1 15.26 100-meter butterfly1. Wendy Boglioli ., 1 01.72 2. Nancy Hogshead ., 1 02.09 3. Karinne Miller ., 1 02.39 4. Tamara Shele Kastova .s.r., 1 03.61 100meter free5tyle-1. Stephanie Elkins ., 57.19 2. Jill Sterkel ., 57.42 3. Larisa Usarova .s.r., 58.00 4. Cynthia Woodhead ., 58.02 200-meter individual medley1. Tracy caul Kins ., 2 19.58. 2. Olga Kle Vakina .s.r., 2 20.54 3. Nancy Hogshead ., 2 22.08 4. Joan Pennington ., 2 22.08 400-Meteh freestyle1i Jennifer Hooker ., 4 16.70 2. Valerie Lee ., 4 17.01 3. Alice Brown ., 4 21.20 4. Svetlana Yakovleva .s.r., 4 29.87 400 meter Medley relay-1. . Linda Jezek Cathy Treible Wendy Boglione Stephanie Elkins 4 15.44 2. .s.r. Indrikson Bogdanova Shelo Kastova Ysario a 4 17.80. Ben Crenshaw Tom Watson Jerry Mcgee Hsieh min Nan Lee Trevino Bruce Lietzke Mike Morley Ernesto Perez Acosta Hubert Green Isao Aoki Mark Lye 71-71-70212 72-72-69-213 71-68-74213 75-67-72214 74-69-72215 74-72-70-216 7369-75217 71-73-76-220 72 77-71-220 74-74-74-222 78-76-73-227 Edmonton will Field. Wha team this year Hartford Conn. Up the Edmonton oilers a Charier member of the world hockey association will play the 1977-78 season giving the league eight teams for its sixth season. Other teams already set Are birding Ham Cincinnati Houston Indianapolis new England Quebec and Winnipeg. The wha is elated that the Edmonton oilers will continue to be a part of the league said wha president Howard Baldwin. The Edmonton coliseum is one of the finest buildings in All of hockey Edmonton itself is a Superior hockey Market and the oilers should be an exciting competitive  Tracy joins favourites in the final 16 continued from Page 21 a bizarre shooting incident unseeded 18 year old John Mcenroe great  ., upset ninth seeded Eddie Dibbs 6-2, 4-6, 6 4. The victim identified by police As 33 year old James Reilly was rushed from the stadium and taken to a nearby Hospital where he was a Rayed and reported in satisfactory condition. A police officer said a possible suspect was a male hispanic wearing a red shirt and dark pants who fled the stadium while pursued Down nearby Continental Avenue by two private Burns Security guards. No arrest was reported. Only fans in the immediate area however realized what happened. When the Point was Over the fans cleared away and Reilly who was reportedly accompanied by a female and two other couples was quickly led out the exit. Play was interrupted six minutes. In other matches Nancy Richey san Angelo tex., beat Lesley Hunt Mill Valley calif., 6-1, 7-6 ninth seed Kerry Reid Australia Defeated Zenda Liess Daytona Beach fla., 7-6, 6-1 fifth seeded Betty stove of Holland beat Laura Dupont Matthews n.c., 7-5, 6-4 Kathy Kuyken Dall Miami fla., downed Florenta Mihai Romania 6-3, 6-1. Olympian Pace Sparks . Archers to Victory Winnipeg Man. Up led by olympic Champion Darrell Pace the United states dominated the ail american Field Archery championships which were completed sunday. . Competitors swept All 12 Gold medals up for grabs Villi Pace taking three of them in the men s freestyle event. Pace who won the freestyle Gold modal in the 1976 olympics in Montreal won the Hunters round saturday and followed that with a Victory sunday in the Field round which gave him the aggregate title. Americans Irene Daubenspeck and Eunice Anderson also swept All three Gold medals in their event. Daubenspeck finished on top in the women s free style while Anderson dominated in the women s Bare Bow  
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