European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse January the stars and stripes Page 21 Borg bows in 3 sets Johnson dismissed by Kings Kansas City apr Phil us National basketball associations coach of the year three seasons ago when he led Kansas City into the was fired sunday following the Kings seventh straight a 10093 setback to the new York Knocku saturday night in Kansas life feet like weve been its time to try something else said Gen eral manager Joe Axelson at a news Ference in not saying we have great but our Talent is better than our performance if our players were not constantly being asked for in trades and if people around the league were saying to you dont have the players that no up then maybe we would or had other things to think Staverman to Lake Over Larry the Kings assistant general manager since will coach the team for the remainder of the after which a new coach will be Axelson assistant coach and chief scout Dan Sparks also was and Axelson said a replacement would be hired Staverman was with the Kings sunday night in where the club dropped a 133123 decision to the Johnson compiled a 155185 record after taking Over the club after Bob Cousy he was named Aba coach of the year after the Kings made the playoffs with a 4w8 record in the 167475 but Kansas City had losing Marks in each of the last two with the of season Acquini Jurof Forward Lucius Allen and Center Tom Burleson and the draft of guard Otis were tabbed As playoff contend ers before the 197778 Campaign got under deep in last place but the loss saturday night dropped their record to 1341 and settled them even deeper into last place in the nabs mid West 104 games behind front running Denver and games behind fifth place our decision to replace Johnson at this continued on Page 23 Connors captures masters by Steve Wulstein new York up the Ball sat on lop of the net for the longest moment of Jimmy Connors then finally trickled a it meant was the Connors did a just to make sure on which Side the Ball had when he saw it rolling on the floor past the he raised his hand and Racket in the air and breathed a with that Tucky net Connors broke his longtime rival Boom Borg in the fourth game of the third snapped the swedes momentum and went on to capture the masters championship 64 thai was my one to his four or Connors said of the net i needed Connors was obviously basking in one of his gut Liest triumphs but he didst come right out and claim supremacy Over mens this tournament didst Settle any Connors were Gonna have to play it again to cause i Guillermo beat Borg beat and i beat but its definitely prestige la Connors thought he played some of the finest Tennis of his career in the this is the Best Tennis t have he i Wake up now and just want to play my at the beginning of today i was Cream Jimmy Connor Jedi his Crystal trophy for winning the masters tourney beats Bobby Wadams by stroke Watson scrambles to Tucson win byjoe Sargis Upil Tom Watson sunday scrambled to a Par 7 to win the Tucson first event on the 1978 pea until the final Hole it had appeared that there might be a playoff Between who won five titles in 1977 and wound up As the pea player of the and Bobby a youngster still seeking his first tournament but obviously feeling the pres had a poor second shot on the final Hole and wound up with a bogey that killed his playing behind Wadkins and tied for the Lead coming to the Isle played the Hole finishing with a Par and a 1stroke Victory that was Worth i didst play and in a Little concerned about my Watson so 1 feel extremely fortunate to have in also relieved its All its much too Early in the year for this to the following a 73 on the third certainly didst represent a very Fine Effort by and he admitted but the former Stanford Star had opened the tournament with a 9under 63 and had a m in the second round so he had enough push Wadkins went into the final round shots behind Watson and quickly tied for the Lead by rolling in Birdie pulls of 30 and 12 feet on the first two but the younger brother of 1977 pea Champion Lannie bogeyed the 9th Hole for the second straight Day to lose a share of the he rolled Home a 10foot putt on the Isth to draw within a shot of and it became a tie when Watson honeyed the setting up the last Hole in sorry i win Wade coins i played the Best i and in sure i Learned something from the expert Wadkins won Tun biggest pay Check Ever the Loward Twilly Shol a final round 68 to finish at 10under two shots behind and earned Keith Charles Coody and Lee Trevino tied for fourth at z79 White Lou Lon John j Snead and Bill Rogers finished at defending Champion Bruce who beat gone Uttler Here for the title a year ago with a dramatic 30foot Birdie putt on continued Pope Hiing the playing a Good attacking Borg May have been a ii talc lie was playing real Strong in the second set and i didst put much pressure i was Down 02 in the third then every thing started going for Connors pressed uie attack from the Slart of the Shour charging the net Luking risks and running up 12winncrsto org four in the first Jorfi played his usual defensive trying to keep his ground strokes deep and let Connors Muke the but con nors was As Sharp As he had been All week and i placements often were within inches of the Connors quickly broke Borg in the third Garni of the mulch with a Cross court fore Rand the games continued with service and Connors served out the set at love in the 10th Connors sagged a bit at the Start of the second gel and Borg look Advance to break him at love for a 20 Lead and then it 30 in the fourth game for a 40 con nors fought Back to break Borg in the fifth game but was broken for the third straight time As Borg went ahead who had Only 10 errors to Connors 24 in the second then served out to even the he kept the pressure on me All the continue Don Page m Dooley named apis new Grid coach and Adap Bill who said he decided it was time for a new Challenge after guiding North Carolina to i rec Atlantic coast conference football titles and six bowl was named Boll coach and athletic director sunday at Virginia the appointment of the 3yearold who had a 69531 record in ii years at North was announced by William Virginia tech who admitted the school had not originally contemplated one Man for the two we had not set out to com Bine the position of athletic director and football coach it this but we did leave that possibility the reason we fell we could Combine is because of the Man we Bill Lavery 5year contract the tech president said Dooley was Given a five year contract for both jobs with a provision for an additional five years As athletic director neither Lavery nor Dooley would discuss the Finan Cial though thlire were reports it was about a 1 will coach at least i but maybe 9 or Cooley told a news Confer Utia had four years remaining on his contract at North replaces Jimmy fired 28 after three years As techs football coach and also with four years my at his fuel the following 66yearold Frank Wity mired after 17 years As null Ilijic director Al us ice a member of the Southern but now a major in dependent lured Down just lost year in a bid to join thought Long and hard Dooley visited Virginia tech last Duy but said i didst really reach any decision until saturday and i really want Oik Fly the Jib until i thought Long and hard on it since dunns his time at North Dooley noted for the Ollen Sive prowess o Liis bid the 1977 tar f continued on to gtd i
