European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday september 14, 1977 Forest i i is finale final open at site was spiced by Fine Fenn a unusual events by Alex Sachare Forest Hills . A it was strange Farewell to Forest Hills a fort night which saw Fine Tennis share the spot Light with a bizarre shooting charges of racism demonstrations the major tournament debut of a transsexual and a Prin Cess in pigtails named Tracy Austin. When Jimmy Connors sent a forehand Long at 7.21 . Not sunday making Guillermo Vilas of Argentina the . Open Tennis Champion a spoiling Era came to Amend. After More than half a Century at the stately West Side Tennis club the National championships Are scheduled to be held next year at a new Tennis facility to be built in nearby Flushing won t be the same. There s a lot of tradition Here for me said Chris Evert who won her third consecutive women s title to reassert her Posi Tion As the Queen of Tennis. The stadium court is just great. I mean every time i step out on it i m just in Awe of Evert stepped onto that stadium court for the final time saturday when she Defeated sprately Wendy Turnbull of austra Lia 7-6,6-0. Next year Flushing Meadows. I can t even begin to imagine Forest Hills at Flushing said Rosie Casals one of the most outspoken of the women play ers. Then she put her Finger on the prob Lem. I like the atmosphere Here but it just too crowded. There s nowhere to the proposed Flushing facility promises to be at least 60 per cent larger which should help. The vast majority of the ses Sions of this year s 12-Day tournament were sellouts and scalpers were asking$40 and $50 for tickets to sunday s final. Scalpers weren t the Only ones lining the streets of Forest Hills. There were hordes of hawkers peddling to shirts visors cold drinks and souvenirs. And on closing Day about 150 demonstrators gathered outside the stadium to protest the . s support of South african participation in International sports. Other non Tennis happenings include bomb threats on opening and closing Day the accidental shooting of a Spectator inthe leg apparently by a Bullet fired into the air by someone outside the stadium and comments by a Board member of the West Side Tennis club which were interpreted As racist slurs against the Community where the new facility is to be Board member William Mccullough resigned less than 24 hours after his re Marks were published. But the break Between the open and West Side appears final. Groundbreaking in Flushing Meadows is scheduled for next week and slew Hester president of the . , vows i m going to get it built and get it built on but even if the new facility is not ready Hester says the Usta would not consider West Side As a backup site but would move the Houston rallies to top Urcla 17-13 continued from Page 21 Houston on the scoreboard three minute Slater with the winning Points. Davis says he s not satisfied with the Way he played but he vows to get better. I Haven t matured the Way i thought i would Davis said after rallying Houston to Victory. The team played Well but i did t play the Way i Houston coach Bill Yeoman said. Our execution has got to pick up or we will really have problems. The game is easier if you Don t Fumble. Hopefully we can go to the films make corrections and get editor s note Yeoman is a 1949 graduate of the . Military Academy and was an outstanding player and coach Inu Sarteur in 1950 and 1951. Urcla coach Terry Donahue said the cougars comeback was impressive. American league East w l pet. Go new York 83 56 .611 Boston 6 57 .601 1 a bait More 5 53 .594 2 /2 Detroit 67 78 .462 2v/2 Cleveland 6 79 .455 22 a Milwaukee 0 87 .408 29 a Toronto 48 94 .338 39 West Kansas City 87 54 .617 Chicago 0 63 .559 3 Texas 78 64 .549 9 /2 Minnesota 7 67 .535 a California 68 73 .482 19 Oakland 56 84 .400 30 2 Seattle 7 89 .390 32 a monday s results Cleveland 8, Detroit 1 Baltimore 6, roranto3 Texas 3, Calif Irma 2 Chicago 7, Minnesota 3 Oakland at Kansas City ppd., rain National league Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis Montreal new York los Angeles Cincinnati East West major w l pet. Go 90 53 .629 _ 82 63 .566 9 75 67 .528 14 /2 75 69 .521 15 /2 65 78 .455 25 57 86 .399 33 38 56 .611 76 69 .524 12/2 Houston 72 72 500 16 san Francisco 66 79 .455 22/3 san Diega 3 83 .432 26 Atlanta 55 39 382 33. Monday s results new York 4, Montreal 3 Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 11, Chicago 9 Houston 7, Cincinnati 2 los angles 7, san Dieg 3 6, 10 innings Atlanta 3, san Francisco 1 International league Best of seven finals monday s result Charleston 9, Pawtucket 8, 12 inn Mai Charleston leads series 1-0 Canadian football league Eastern conference w l t of a pts Montreal 8 1 0 190 125 16 Ottawa 3 6 0 195 187 t Hamilton 6 0 150 194 6 Toronto 6 0 138 176 t Western conference British Columbia Edmonton Winnipeg Saskatchewan Calgary saturday Winnipeg at Calgary 7 2 0 216 159 5 3 0 223 148 5 4 0 214 2075 4 0 185 225 1 8 0 133 224 s games 14 10 10 10 2 British Columbia at Edmonton sunday Montreal at Toronto Hamilton at Saskatchewan s games leagues top ten there Are so Many ways they can beat you. If you get six turnovers you should score More Points than that he referred to the cougars six turnovers by fumbles including four in the first half and another with 4 45 left in the game. A key Factor in the game for the Bruins was the loss in the second Quarter of kicker Frank Corral who left the contest with what might be a fractured jaw. Corral suffered the injury trying to make a tackle Fol lowing a punt. As you noticed we were not very Good at kicking Field goals after that Donahue said. We did t bring a backup kicker. We just never had a kicker Hurt safety Mike Coulter was pressed into service and missed Field goals of 23 and 27yards in a crucial third period when hous ton turned the game around. Urcla & 7 0 0-13 Houston 0 3 7 7 17 Urcla Fig Corral 36 Urcla Fig Corral 31 Hou-fghatfield34 Urcla Butler 20 pass from Bayshore Coulter kick Hou Davisi run Hatfield kick Hou-thomas9 run Hatfield kick a-38,121 nil. Based on 350 at bats american league g 140 134 137 126 138 143 108 121 u4 121 a 358 4/0 533 522 583 574 435 414 464 412 r 114 77 96 63 93 96 5v v2 91 5? h 210 158 173 169 188 18i 13v 154 m4 133 pet. .376 .336 .334 321 322 .322 3 0 312 .313 308 Carew Minnesota Singleton Baltimore. Bostock Minnesota. Rivers be York. Leflore Detroit Rice Bosto Bailor Toronto Brett Kansas City. Fisk Boston Bochte Cleveland. Home runs Rice Boston. 38 a tilts new York 34 Bonds califor Nia 34 Gscott Boston 32, to san Boston 28,, 28 runs batted in Hisle Minnesota 113 Rice Boston 105 Bonds Calif a 103 Hooson Boston 99 Thompson Detroit 9. Pitching 14 decisions life new York 12-4, 750 Gullett new York 114, .733, Tidrow new Fork 10-4, .714, Bird Kan Oscity 10 4, 714 Barrios Chicago 12-5, .706 Splittorff Kansas Cit 14 6, .700 Wise Boston 115, .638 go
