European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Martina captures meet los Angeles i seen seeded Martina Navratilova used her devastating backhand and powerful forehand liners sunday to whip fifth seeded Rosemary and capture the Champion ship of the women pro Tennis has now won is straight matches on the pro circuit her longest Streak Ever and has won All three pro tournaments she has entered this year her first prize of raised her total earnings for january to More than double thai of any other player on the who has never won a pro Cir Cuit tournament but has finished second in collected despite the convincing Casals fought Navra Tipora closely most of the games went to Deuce 19 eight of them in the second game of the first Navratilova and Casals both held serv ice during the first seven games of the opening but Navratilova scored a break in the eighth game to go ahead 53 she held in the ninth to win the Casals registered her Only break in the fourth game of the second Knotting the count at but Navratilova won the next four games for the Navratilova Deal Casals with Strong backhand drives Dawn the lines and Cross court she also successfully rushed the who Defeated Betty slave in the years first tournament in washing and beat Billie Jean King last sunday in also picked up 200 More Points on the that gave her a total of compared to 390 for Greer of South Defeated country woman Marine in a single and received for Kruger collected Kuhn declines series in Cuba for puerto Rico pro base a hers san puerto euro a base Ball commissioner Bowie Kuhn has re fused to allow a puerto Elican professional baseball team to travel to Cuba to meet in an exhibition series with the cuban nation Al Hector press official for the Caguas baseball said despite Kuhns cuban officials have sent a second invitation la the puerto rican base Ball club for a series in 1979 in Havana and in puerto Kuhn refused to permit the baseball Exchange because the cuban government does not allow cubans to play in he United the Caguas players had agreed to play for free in Havana and the cuban govern ment was to have paid for transportation and room and Board for the puerto january the stars and stripes Haas captures san Diego open for his first Ever pro tour Victory Page 23 san Diego a Jay Haas shot a final round 70 on us oar 72 South course to Andy Williams san Diego open sunday Gene the 47yearold Hometown and big Andy bean both fell victim id their own mistakes to enable the blender Haas to Lake the firs place Check by three the his first on the pro gave the Nephew and Golf student of former masters Champion Bob berths in the masters and the tournament of and also gave him a shot at Jay Haas blasting out at a Sand trap on Ufa Bate first tour Victory Worth Garner beats Palmer 1 up for Lyga match play title spot in the world series of a former National collegiate Champion from Wake started the warm Day with a 1stroke Lead and never was he birdied three in a Row starting on the 4ln and took it from nailing it Down with a couple of excellent trouble shots in the he finished with a bogey pm the final but by that time it did not Littler and bean each made but Littler look himself out of it when he left one in a Bunker on the i5lh and bean lost his Chance with a 3putl bogey on the i just didst quite have it shrugged the Veteran who won this title ill 1994 when Haas was 2 months he and bean eventually finished in a three Way lie for second at 281 with John Schmo Cdr and bean had Clos ing 60s while Littler matched fuzzy with a was next at Tom twice a Winner his season and the 1977 Champion made an Eagle 3 on his final Hole Lor a 71 and a Hajj total to tic with Johnny who had a last round Haas took control with his critical string of three birdies thai started on the fourth he hit his approach to within 46 feel on the fifth and chipped to Tapin distance for a Birdie four on the his Lead ranged from two to four shots the rest of the the clinchers came an the 15th and after Littler and bean had their pro blend on the same got it in the front Bunker on the bul blew it out to about four feet and made the Parta Vang with die temperature in the 70s and millions of Snow bound midwestern viewers watching on National Haas missed the Green on the 16th but played a Dell Little Pilch to about four and made the san Diego payoff in alms Tlly John Palm Upil Joanne Garner Sank a Threefoot putt on the 13th note sunday to defeat Sandra and win the triple Crown Lyga match play collected first prize of whose 12foot putt rolled four inches past the earned it was the most exciting thing that has happened to me in my Garner said alter the i have never won a Colgate event until i just got Lucky and came i Start slowly and dont get going until late Hay or Early who entered he tournament As an alternate after Carol Mann dropped out because of seemed to have the con test in hand with a 1up Lead after 16 bul the situation changed when both play Tucker own tourney up Bobby Murcer of the Chicago cubs and Bob Tucker of the Minnesota Vikings withstood Strong Challenge by Jason Thompson the Detroit tigers and us Barney of us Detroit Lions sunday to win the celeb qty Golf classic by one murder and Tucker started the after noon with a her Htay Tola of 113 and a five i broke margin two other baseball football Corabi Namons Neulest of the new York Yankees and Rich Saul of los Angela rams and the Cleveland indians and Paul Warfield of the Cleveland they slipped to a s3 in the final for a three Day local of while Thomp son and who compiled a 36hole total of shot a 54 on the final round for a total score of who won the 1976 tournament playing with Sank a Twofoot putt on the 18th Hole for a Birdie dial secured his teams Mike Hargrove of the Texas and Lewis of the Dallas cowboys took third shooting a final round of 59 for a Luteal of cars Overall their Tec shots on the 167yard Corner hit a Palm bul her Ball bounced out onto the fringe of the while palmers shot landed on the Back Edge of the Carrier then chipped to within six feet and Palmer put her Ball eight feet from the palmers putt rolled off to the Side of the and earner Sank her six footer to lie the match going to the final on the both players reached the Green easily palmers 12foot putt rolled wide again and earner once More hit the Ball straight into the cup to win the Hole and the 1 fell the turning Point of the match was on the Carner Sandra had sunk a 20fooi Birdie and 1 came Back to sink a 6foot Birdie hat kept us had Sandy gone ahead she May have won the in third place Sally Littie of South Africa Defeated Sandra Post of Canada on the first Hole of a sudden death playoff she woo j while Post collected Little Sank her winning pull on the 10th Green after placing her second shot on the 117yard Hole just three feet from the in Consolation Jane Blalock Defeated Debbie i and and Donna Caponi Young scored a sand4 Vic tory Over Pat Young 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