European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes monday August 28, 1978 Barazzetti Ashe Advance to semifinals by Peter May Brookline mass. Up Arthur Ashe and con ado Barazzetti of Italy scored easy wins saturday night to and Vance to the semifinals of the 1200,000  Tennis championships. They were to join defending Champion Manuel Orantes and Harold Solomon who won straight set victories saturday in Sun Day s semifinals. The third seeded Barazzetti beat Spain Jose Higueras 7-, 3-0. The first set took one hour 40 minutes to play one Point lasting seven minutes. At one stretch the players threatened to quit if the crowd did not quiet Down during the rallies. Higueras lost the set on a disputed lineman dropped the first three games of the second set without expending much Effort and then defaulted after suffering an apparent leg  eighth seeded Ashe gunned Down argentinian Sharpshooter Jose Clerc a 6-1 in 50 minutes. The 35-year-old Ashe capitalized on his Strong serve and Volley Gam and on his experience to keep Gere off bal Ance throughout most of the  s weak in the Forecourt so you have to keep it there away from the Baseline where he can kill  said Ashe who rat Yod off eight straight games and 10 of the tact 11. One Day he will be in the top 10 or we the top five. He s Only 20 and hell be mooing a Long time after i be  i tahe dropped Clerc in straight sets acne French championships earlier this tuft and noted the argentinian s improve ment since then. He s getting better but. What he needs is Prience. He did t have his coach there i tonight and without a coach he does Spriow How to handle a losing Streak. But he few Fol learn Ashe said. Ashe As to meet defending Champion Orantes who breezed to a 64. W Victory Over Poland s Wojtek Fibak. The fourth seeded spaniard used an assortment of drop shots and lobs to win the 90-Minutematch. Barazzetti was to meet fifth seeded so Lomon who dusted ninth seeded John Mcenroe off the Longwood Cricket club Claya 6-2. Solomon a finalist Here two Yean us Mcenroe be played very Well today Solomon said. He does we when begets his first serve in and is  be was doing neither and was hitting everything Short. Taiwan wins ii series title Williamsport a. A right band or Chao Hin pan struck out u and hit a two run Homer As Lintung. Taiwan Defeated Danville Calif. 11-1 saturday to win its second straight Little league world championship. Taiwan representing the Pinksa belittle league never trailed in the game. " Lintung jumped out to a m Lead in the top of the first when its first two batters walked and shortstop Wen Chu pan single Home a run. Another single by Center Fielos or Kuo Oun i brought Home a second run and another scored on a passed to. Danville representing the san Ramon Little league scored its Only run with two outs in the Bottom of the first when pan walked three batters and right Flat Mike Myers brought Home Pitcher Erik Johnson with a single. Pan settled Down however picking up strength As the game wore on. He allowed Only four More hits and four , who picked up the loss walked 10 batters and threw five wild pitches. Hallowed two More runs in the second and was relieved in the sixth inning after grounding out one Batter and walking an other. Irwin holds off Watson Challenge 4 to retain Lead in hop Golf classic by Bob Gree Pinehurst . A Hale Irwin s third round 69, which was necessary to retain a Lead in the face of Tom Watson s Challenge was just about what the front runner anticipated saturday in the 250,000 Hall of Fame Golf  aftermath of a hot round is kind of difficult said Irwin the defending Cham Pion who took the Lead with a blistering second round 63 then had to work hard toehold it in the third round. That was certainly the Case today. Twas doubly difficult because Tom was having a Good  m decidedly Content with what i , who played with him closed to within a single stroke on the strength of his putting As he fired his second straight 67. It was like night and Day watching us he said. Kale s hitting All the Good shots and i was making the putts. The Way Hales playing Ril have to play better Tomor Row to have any , however also had Tom Kite to contend with going into sunday s final round. He a what two Back Well that certainly makes it a three Man race Irwin said. I m leading but with the players the Aliber of Watson and Kite there they can  Irwin tied first by Kite and later by Watson in the hot humid weather birdied two of his last three holes for a 54-Hote total of 205, eight shots under Par on the famed no. 2 course at the Pinehurst country Watson gunning for his fourth Victory of the year and the leading Money winning spot got his 67 with a 30-foot Birdie putt on the final  made everything i looked at Watson  put on a Birdie Birdie Birdie finish for a 70 that left him in Strong title Conten Tion at 207, Only two Back going into Sun hater via. Hard work to keep Lead Floyd fires 67, grabs Patty Berg classic Lead St. Paul. Minn. Api Marland c1mm it at i a � t _ f vday s final round of the Chase for mat first prize. From being almost out of put myself right Back in it Koa Saja. It was another three shots Mackta strange in fourth at 210 after a h Twitty bad 73-211 and Bui f Jerry Pate at 212, were the a under Par after three trips Over old course in the Carolina Santte Pate had a third round  up with a 67. Arnold Palmer shot 69-215.Irwin bogeyed two of us first and had to bl8e the seventh share of the Lead. I put myself against the a kind of a Start but. Forto aatto else was making bogeys Nta said. He rolled in an moot putt Hole to take the Lead agent to by Watson on the uth Tom about six feet on the Totth Andi that distance on the next Hole Irwin however padded Twa stretch. Hehadalo5ootpjsthe Isth exploded a in Lbw about 6 feet and madea&nte16th, then hit what he called  that was a three Iron that Ait stick on the Par three 17th m about two feet by. He made that two ahead. Only the closing heroics of Watson kept it , who had five Berta bogeys just missed on an eagle16th, then scored from about next two  leaders hot Ira Tom Wagon Tan a Mckurth of Ringo Jon pm Bill or mail St ,. A Marlene Floyd fired a six under Par 67 to take a one stroke Lead saturday after the second round of the  Lyga Patty Berg classic at Keller Golf course. Cd a third year pro and sister of Rayon the men s tour bad a 69 Friday is 10 under Par for the tournament two time . Open Champion Hollis 5 or Wntworth Are tied for second place at nine under of Ghim Shelley Haralin and Betty Burfeindt bed for fourth three strokes off the Lead. Hamlin he saturday while Mim Mcculough Omny dem rat Billy Waitr Woi for Gutfran but  Emmr Bot Murohy wite Whitworth added a no i. First round Leader Barbara moxness Nosho a tournament record 65 Friday Ped Andisi Lafour Hayti Eov Noyd charged into Contention with Bir it height birdies and two bogeys for Theroun. 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