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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday july 30, 1978 1st, 3rd seeds 2nd Hancock 64 gains 2-shot Lea in Hartford open sets course Marin Louisville tourney upset Louisville by. Up Brian Gott Fried no. 1 seeded player and Manuel Orantes the no. 3 seed were upset Friday in singles matches in the ninth annual $175, 900 Louisville International Tennis classic. Gottfried of Bonaventure fla., lost to the no. 7 seed Wojtek Fibak of Poland 7-6. 6-1. Gottfried needed just one Point in the ninth game of the first set to win but Fibak rallied and won the game. With the first set tied at six games each and the 12-Point tiebreaker in effect Gott Fried took a four games to one Lead. But Fibak rallied and won the next six Points to win the tiebreaker and the set. Fibak won the last five games breaking Gottfried s serve once to win the second set and the match. In the afternoon s other upset the third seeded Orantes of Spain lost to fifth seeded Harold Solomon of Pompano fla., in a mild upset 2-6,6-4, 8-4. With the second set tied at three games each Solomon won three of the next four games to win the set. In the third set Solo Mon rolled to a four games to none Lead breaking Orantes service twice before the spaniard s rally. Orantes won the next four games to tie1 the set at four games each. But Solomon came right Back to break Orantes serve i and win the next two games for the win. I in the afternoon s Only other Quarter Fin a Lai match eighth seeded John Alexander of Australia beat unseeded Patricio Cornejo of Chile 8-1.6-1. In the Only night singles match Friday second seeded Eddie Dibbs of Miami Beach. Fla., beat unseeded  Saviano Riverdale n.j., 6-2, 7-5, to Advance to the semifinals. Fibak was to play Solomon and Alexan Der was to meet Dibbs in saturday s Semi finals. By Bruno Ranniello. Wethersfield. Conn. Up Phil Hancock shot a course record 128 for 36 holes Friday finishing with a  Par 64 for the second consecutive Day to grab the second round Lead in the $210,000 greater Hartford open. In second place two strokes behind Han cock at 130, was Mark Hayes a late starter who plundered the course with 9 birdies for a 63.playing almost flawless Golf on the Friendly Wethersfield Golf course Han cock collected seven birdies the same As thursday missing Only the 17th Green. But he quickly recovered with a two putt from the fringe on the Par three. Hancock on the tour Only a year car Corner s 66 grabs Edge in Hooser classic by i Plymouth ind. Up Joanne Garner runner up in last week s. . Open and a three time Winner on this year s Lyga tour fired a six under Par 66 Friday for a one shot first round Lead in the $60, 000 Hoosier classic Golf tourney. Garner toured the front nine of the Plymouth country club course in 35, one under Par and added a five under 31 on the Back nine. She made Birdie putts ranging from 6 to 25 feet the latter on no. 12, but her most spectacular Hole was the 271-Yard, Par-4 13th, which she Eagle by holing out her wedge shot from 40 Yards. Marlene Hagge with two birdies on the front nine and three More coming Home carded a 67. Another Veteran of the tour All time leading Money Winner Kathy Whitworth was third with a 68. Mickey Wright whose 82 victories tops them All and Pat Bradley were next with 69s. Peggy Conley was alone at 70. Camer second Only to Nancy Lopez on this year s Money list with $84,000, this year has won the Colgate triple Crown the sports festival Robinson misses bid for 28-foot Long jump by Bob Green Colorado Springs Colo. A olympic Champion Arnie Robinson won but failed in his quest Tor a 78-foot Long jump and it couple of other former Gold medallists moved into solid leads Friday in the second Day of the National sports festival. Darrell Pace of Reading Ohio and Luann Ryon of Riverside calif., Gold medal winners in Archery in the 1976 games took 4 and 10-Arrow leads after two Days of Competition. Not everything was going according to schedule however in these hastily arranged games aimed at Long Range improvement of America s olympic forces. In ice hockey for example the Central team made up primarily of players that weren t chosen by the other teams scored its second consecutive Victory 8-4 Over great lakes and moved into the finals. Printed schedules of Competition in Many cases bore Only a faint resemblance to the actual order of Competition. But the most Embarrass Long episode was caused by the weather. Wind blew Over the Tower at memorial Park extinguishing the olympic Type flame that was lighted with such pomp and ceremony Only two Days ago. The wind along with afternoon heat that climbed to the mid sos and occasional Light showers at the air Force Academy also took its toll among the competitors. Robinson fur example was measured on Only four jumps. He fouled on one and passed on the final after an unsuccessful request that the runways be changed. I came Here to jump 28 feet said Rob Inson the world s top ranked Long jumper. I was ready. I could have gone 28, but no Man alive can jump 28 against the  he had a winning leap of 26 feet 7% inches. I guess this thing is going to elude me Robinson said after providing the highlight of the opening night of track and Field com petition. Other winners were Emmett Berry of Texas Elpaso in the Hammer throw 210 4 Stan Vinson Chicago track club 45.47 in the 400-meter dash Bob Roggy South Ern Illinois University 28s-1v4 in the Jave Lin John Gregorio Boulder Colo., a last minute replacement for the injured rec Rojas 30 07.78 in the 10,000-meter run Neil Pike Sequoia track club 1 36 57 in the 20-Kilometer walk. In women s finals Paula Griven . International won the High jump at 6 feet even Ruth Caldwell Azusa calif., took the 800 in 2 05.42 and Karen Hawkins St. Louis scored in the 100 meters in 11.45. This was a Good held. I did t think i could win said Hawkins. I Haven t worked out since  de Meyers of Washington ., scored by almost four seconds on a trimmed Down course to Lead the four Gold medallists in rowing. He won the senior men s singles in 1 40.2 Over a 500-meter course. The Normal rowing distance is 2,000 meters but it had to be quartered because of the Lack of Large bodies of water in this mountainous country that is overshadowed continued on Page 20 m4s-719-n-7i 1mj-7114-17-71 m47-7im-ii-n j447-h jw7-7j 1m1-7j im-7� m-17-71 it a Peter Jackson classic and the recent Bor Den classic at Dublin Ohio. Nine others were grouped at 71, including Jan Stephenson and Jane Blalock also Winner of three tourneys this year. The leaders Joann Carer 1s4i-Mmrfn Hagg Kathy  Wright  Cathy  Ataman or . 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Houston scored three runs in the ninth off Jerry Koosman to tie the game 3-3. Padres 8, Cardinal � 3 Gene Tenace drove in five runs with a pair of homers and a single and Randy Jones scattered nine hits leading san Diego to its fourth straight Victory. It was the 13th straight defeat in san Diego for St. Louis which last won in san Diego july 13,197b. Braves. Expos 4-4 Dan Schatzeder and Darold Knowles combined on a five hitter in the Nightcap. Preston Hanna 7-8. Took the loss. Efts Val Entine hit his 19th Homer of the season. Joe Nolan and Bob Homer each blasted two Solo homers in the opener. Tied his 128 into the clubhouse catty Day leaving the Iso Man held to i for birdies Over the Short Par-71 course. The performance by Hancock _ old of whole Mark of 12 set her Snead in 1955 and Art Wall in in surpassed this year s two round Inifi of 130 set by Jack Nicklaus  last  the Best round of the Day was by Joe in Nan who had a 8 toll under 131, tied with Larry 1 first round Leader who slipped third place. Following at 132 were Rod 67, and Rex Caldwell who second 66 Over the 6,534-Yard defending gho Champion Bui k Howard Twitty and Gil Morgan re to Jack Nicklaus at Philadelphia fifth place at 133, a group of nine 135 and a dozen players ended the 136. The Cut was made at 140 ers eligible for the $42,000 first final rounds saturday and sunday. Hancock whose previous Best a tie for second at the Southern year said his Success has bogeys so  f i Haven t been playing Safe. Going for the  he said at his Mormance played without tray to thursday s Iron play was Era " the pin most of the Hancock s longest 1 on the 173-Yard, Par-3 5th. Despite his performance University of Florida " can do better. 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