European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday july 23, 1978 Dibbs defeats on 2nc/-Rounof 64 in Philly classic Fibak to gain . Semis Nicklaus leads by 3 shots Washington i Pil third seeded Eddie Dibbs and fifth seeded Manuel Orantes advanced to the semifinals with i victories Friday night in the $175,000 Washington Star International Tennis Champion ships. Pibbs overcame eighth seeded Wojtuck Fibak of Poland 6-1. 4-6. 6-0. And Orantes bested nth seeded Jaime Fillol of Chile. 6-3.6-1. In one of saturday s semifinals Pibbs was to meet Orantes. In the other top seeded Jimmy Connors was to take on 12th-seeded Jose Higueras of Spain. Earlier Connors eliminated 15th-seeded Hans Gildemeister of Chile 7-5. 6-4, and Higueras ousted sixth seeded Harold Solo Mon. 6-4,6-4. After Dibbs and Fibak split sets Dibbs roared past Fibak in the third. He broke Fibak s serve three consecutive times inthe final set win. Orantes Bleu four straight match Points in the second set but capitalized on a missed backhand by Fillol on the fifth match Point to gain his Victory. Fillol. Committing numerous unforced errors never led in the match. Connors trailed Gildemeister 2-4, 0-30 in the first set but broke the chilean s serve in the seventh game to Trail Only 3-1. Con nors then won seven of the next eight games to win the first set 7-5 and take a commanding 3-0 Lead in the second set. Higueras took charge Early in his match against Solomon. He held leads of 5-1 in each set before Solomon mounted Brief ral lies. But on each occasion Higueras held his serve in the final games of each set Towin. In doubles play. Raul Ramirez and Fred Mcnair Defeated Fillol and Gene Mayer 7 6, 7-5 Bill Scanlon and Billy Martin Defeated Dibbs and Dennis Ralston 5-7, 7-6 7-3 Arthur Ashe and Bob Hewitt beat Bruce Manson and Steve Krule Viu 6-3. 2-6, 7-6, and John and Peter Fleming Defeated John Alexander and Phil Dent 7-5,7-5. Reds Rose continued from Page 11 run rally off giants starter Bob Knepper 11-6. Dodgers 7, cardinals s Reggie Smith slugged a three run Homer tripled and drove in four runs to Lead los Angeles Over St. Louis. The Dodg ers right fielder now with 18 Home runs and 58 runs batted in has homered in the last three games and has hit five homers in the last five games. Hurt Hooton 10-7, scattered eight hits. One of them a two run Homer by Ted Sim Mons in the first inning before needing ninth inning Relief help. Phillies 6-8, astros 1-2 Mike Schmidt hit his first Homer since june 24 and Dick Ruthven scattered 11 hits As Philadelphia beat Houston in the first game of their doubleheader. Greg Luzinski hit his 23rd Home run of the season to Back Larry Christenson s six hit pitching As the Phillies won the second game. Cubs 5, padres 4 recently acquired Jerry White collected three hits and scored twice while Pitcher Rick Reuschel added two hits of his own to Lead Chicano Over san Diego. White obtained in a june 23 Trade with Montreal stroked a double and two single Sand scored the first of two Chicago runs in the seventh inning when the cubs broke a3-3 tie Metlz braves 3 Ino Espinosa scattered seven hits and drove in a Piir of runs with his second sin Gle of the game in new York s five run seventh inning As the mets beat Atlanta. Espasa 8-8, struck out six in Only his fifth Cornu to Kime in 20 starts walking three by Ralph Bernstein Philadelphia api Jack Nick Laus. Who was concerned he might be physically and mentally tired after winning last week s British open took a 3-stroke Lead Friday after 36 holes of the .250,000 Phila Delphia Golf classic. The 38-year-old Nicklaus. Who had expressed a preference for Home rather than Golf this week shot a 33-3164 in the second round for a total of 130, tying the tournament course record and shattering the 36-Hole Mark of 132 set by Jim Barber in 1973.Nicklaus was an Early starter and it was late afternoon before Ben Crenshaw. The 26-year-old texan took up the Chase scoring a 32-3466, and a total of 133. There is still said the grim faced Crenshaw who has t won on the tour since the 1977 colonial. I m not giving Nicklaus seven Birdie no bogey round under a searing Sun and humidity to match gave him an Early 4-stroke Lead Over fuzzy Zoeller and Miller Barber. He started the fans watch Jack Nicklaos arrive. Carries Golf shoes and bags to Whitemarsh la. City Council shuns vote declining games los Angeles up the City coun cil Friday refused to suspend negotiation Sand vote on two motions to withdraw the City s bid to hold the 1984 olympics. Council president John Ferraro said he would Call the Council s and hoc committee on the olympics into session next week to consider the motions. Councilman Emani Bernardi called for an immediate withdrawal of the bid coun Cilman Bob Ronka called for withdrawal of the bid but on or before aug. 31 if no agreement has been reached by then with the International olympics committee. We need to Lake an official action today to let the Ioc know we mean business. The mayor s statement docs not have any Lecal Force behind Bernardi said tuesday mayor Tom Bradley called for a withdraw of the bid for the 1984 Ummer games. Two Days later he said he would try bid m ally native to withdraw of the a i""?1 Council is looking for some one else to take the Council off the Hook Bernardi said. They want the Ioc to re � 1 of tha responsibility but i thin the people in the Community Are looking for us to take the leadership g i in eng a w the bid Bradley discussed it wit president Carter in Washington and a d he would still try to find a Clyto have the games and at the same time protect he liability of k Anin or signing a contract. Nicklaus 64 tied the Touna att for 18 holes set in 1965, by juts course Mark is 63, carded by a Ray Floyd and Tom Kite in pro. Ances. The 26-year-old Zoeller carded lii65. And Barber 34-31-45, each Jeffi 36 holes Over the Par 3s-3�_n nil suburban Philadelphia. A Nicklaus Birdie rampage i excellent position to erase to tournament s 72-Hole record of under Par set by Green in m7t "1 would say the scoring Torii Whitemarsh is in danger if the holds up remarked Nickle Birdie putts of 5, 30, 12, 4, Mas he just missed another when m trimmed the cup on the final Hole. I dieted the eventual Winner wild t his 12-under two round i played web off sweat drenched Nicklaus la the statement of the week. I Abr Well and even the shots i raised aged to get Back for ironically the Only reason amihere is because the Philadel Piatr designated tournament and an the the tour must make a Pratt i was afraid of a i mental letdown after the Bri hoped it would t affect my pts Nicklaus said before the of did t. Grouped at 135 were Bour i Bruce Lietzke John Lister and uti Bob Zender Doug Tewell us and John Schroeder were an Back. Schroeder had one of two a acing the 145-Yard 16th Hole we flew Jim Mason did it on the tame will seven Iron. Of seventy four players made to far 142 for the final two rounds. The leaders Jack Nicklaus Ben Crenshaw Miller Barber fury Zoeller John Lister Bobby Walm Bruce Laleme Lee elder Bob Zender Doug Tewell Lee Trevino Jonn scr troeder Gary Koch Tom Watson Jim Nell Ord Andy bean Dana Ouigley Hale Irwin b
