European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday june 9, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 23 Borg tops Gerulaitis for 5th French title Paris a Bjorn Borg of Sweden lamed american Vitas Gerulaitis 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. Sunday to win the French open Tennis title Tor the third straight year and a record fifth time. It earned him a prize of $53,000. Gerulaitis attacked and made a bold at tempt to crack the swedish Star s image As the world s greatest player on Clay courts. But apart from a spell in the first set when Gerulaitis won three games in a Row Borg was the master. France s Henri Cochet now 78. Who held the previous record of four French titles. Contributed to the historic occasion by presenting Borg with the trophy. The 24-year-old Borg stretched his per Sonal record Over Gerulaitis to 18-0. The prestigious French title has eluded americans Ever since Tony Trabert won it in 1955. But otherwise it was a great tournament for american players who won four of the five titles for the first time since 1950. Chris Evert Lloyd won the women s sin Gles. Vic a May a and Hank Pfistr captured the men s doubles. Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith took the women s doubles and Billy Martin and Anne Smith won the mixed doubles. A crowd of 18.000 watched bore s Victory on the Center court of Roland Garros stadium. At first it promised to be a one sided massacre. Not too quickly please shouted a French joker in the crowd when Borg s flex Ible a tills had brought him the two opening games in Quick succession. But Gerulaitis soon found ways to slow the swede Down. Gerulaitis defied the approved tactics of Clay court Tennis and took his life into his hands to attack. He pressed Forward to the net and from 1-5 pulled up to 4-5 with Stab Bing volleys. Borg was faltering and made some mistakes. Gerulaitis led 40-15 on Borg s service and was within a Point of 5-5. But Borg s two handed backhand saw him past the crisis and he won the next four Points to round of the set. I was a Little tight at that Borg said afterwards. He won three games and then was 40-15 on my service. I was telling myself it was important to win the first set. Once i had done that he played very. Iconic Nuetzi on Page if i miners imports win 2nd straight Mcaa outdoor championship Alabama s unheralded Jeff Woodard. Clears 7 feet 7w inches to set Mcaa High jump record Austin. Texas a Texas Elpa so s deep talented foreign legion won the Mcaa outdoor track and Field championships for the second straight year saturday while Jeff Woodard of Al Obama equated the american High jump record of 7 feet 714 inches. The miners led by Suleiman Nam Bui s victories in the 5,000 and 10.000 Mcter races rolled up 69 Points in continuing their dominance of the National collegiate Competition. The Victory gave Texas Elpaso an unprecedented sweep in the past academic year of the Mcaa Cross country indoor and outdoor championships. Urcla finished a Distant second in the team Competition with 46 Points Florida state was third with 38 and Southern California fourth with 36.while Nyambri the 26-year-old soph Omore from Tanzania was completing his Long distance double saturday by taking one stroke ahead Affer 3 rounds Palmer fires 68 to Pace Lyga Mason. Ohio a Veteran Sandra Palmer a loser in her last 69 tournaments Over the last three years beat brisk swirling winds saturday for a 4-Undcr-Par 68 and the third round Lead in the ladies professional Golf association championship. The 39-year-old texan accustomed to playing under difficult positions in her Home state forged a one shot Lead with her 54-Hole total of 211. 5-under Par at the Nicklaus Golf Center s grizzly course. South african Sally Little the 36-holc Leader with Jane Blalock and Nancy Lopez Melton posted a i Over 73 and was a single shot Back at 212. Blu lock look a 75 in the wind that Gus cd to 30 Mph and dropped to third at 214. Beth Daniel the tour s Winner last week shot a 73 and was lied for fourth place with Barbara moxness who shot a 74. They were tied at 215. Lopez Melton seeking her second Lyga championship in the last three years ran into seven bogeys and slumped to a 78. That left her at 217. Six shots off the Pace going into sunday s final round. Donna Caponi Young this year s leading Money Winner and the defending Champion Here shot her second Par round of 72 in three Days and was tied at 217 with Lopez Mellon and three other golfers. Palmer explained Why she is a Good wind player by saying mainly because i Don t nil the Ball As High As the other Palmer eluding to the fact she has not won since 1977, said after her four Birdie round "1 did t even know where the press Lent was. I had a Good time for a she birdied five six eight and 14, com ing with a few inches of holc in on on the 165-Yard fifth Hole. I had the ability to choose the proper club into the pin said Palmer the Winner of More than 5633,000 in her 17 professional years. The first of three major women s tournaments carries a total purse of si50.000, with 522.500 of that going to the Champion. Nelson leads by two in Atlanta Atlanta a Larry Nelson the quiet Little Man from nearby Acworth. Ga., scorched the Back nine in 5-Undcr-Par 31 and established a two stroke Lead saturday in the third round of the s300.000 Atlanta Golf classic. Nelson trailed by a huge gallery of family and friends in his trek Over the Pine crowned Hills of the Atlanta country club course had a 4-Undcr-Par 68 for the full round gave Nelson who was slowed by a hand injury Early in the season a 54 Hole total of 203, 13 under Par in his quest for a third pea tour title. Andy bean who set a variety of records in his runaway Victory Here last year was two shots Back at 205 after a 69. Bob Shearer the australian who led the first two rounds took a double Bogcy-5 on the i6lh Hole and dropped Back to third at 206. He matched Par in the muggy heat that reached into the Low 90s. Larry is a proven player Shearer said. He played very very Well. He could have blown the Golf tournament open on the front nine but missed some key putts. And then he played the Back nine about As Well As it can be played. La d take me a round of about 66 Tomor Row to have any Chance at Mike Nicole the. A tour Sophomore who never has been really close before scrambled to a 71 that left him at 207. Rod curl Cal pc Csc and Sammy Rachels were at 208. Curl shot a 69, pc Csc 70 and Rachels 71. The 5,000, the last event of the program it was the unheralded Woodard who delighted a memorial stadium crowd estimated at 8,500 with his Brilliant High jumping. After Matching the american and collegiate Marks of 7-714, set by Dwight stones on aug. 4, 1976. At Philadelphia Wood Ard 22, of new Albany ind., had the bar raised to 7-9. That height was one half Inch Over the world Mark shared by 1976 olympic Champion Jacek Wszola of Poland and Dietmar to Gunburg of West Germany and set on consecutive Days last month. But Woodard could t quite Clear it. Woodard broke the Mcaa record of 7 7 that stones set four years ago. The miners in grabbing their third team championship in the past six Yean scored in nine of the 21 final events. In addition to Nyambri s two first place finishes they got victories from freshman Bert Cameron of Jamaica in the 400, Sophomore Steve Hanna of the Bahamas in the triple jump and Junior Thommie Sjoholm of Sweden in the Hammer throw. And they picked up second place finishes from Sophomore Wilfred Mulli of Kenya in the intermediate hurdles and Carlos Scott in the discus. Nyambri who won the 10,000 Friday night in 29 21.85, came Back to take the 5,000 saturday in 13 44.43. Cameron captured the 400 in a career Best 45.23, Hanna leaped 55-1 in the triple jump and Sjoholm s winning throw was 225-0. I m going Home tomorrow Sun Day to try out for the jamaican olympic team Cameron said later. Mulli a Surprise run Crup in the inter mediate hurdles ran 49.69, behind the sizzling 48.87 clocking the fastest in the world this year turned in by David Lee of Southern Illinois. At the Midway Point of the race 1 was t worried said Lee. I hit All of my hurdles perfectly other winners saturday included Mike Roberson of Florida state in the 200 in a wind aided 19.96, Randy Hall of Texas am in the pole vault with an Mcaa record of i8-2w and Don Paige of Villanova in the 800 for the second straight Yearin 1 45.81. The winners list also included Sydney March of Villanova in the 1500 a race Paige won last year in 3 38.64 South Ern California in the 400 relay for the fourth con so Culic time and fifth in the past six years in 39.16 Tennessee in the 1600 relay in 3 03.94. With a Brilliant an Chor leg of 45.1 by Anthony Blair and freshman Michael Carter of Southern methodist in the shot put at 66-11 it. Wisconsin s Randy Jackson won the 3, 000 steeplechase in 8 22.81. Brigham Young s Goran Svonsson from Sweden look the discus at 202-6 and curl rans Ford of san Jose slate led in the javelin at 269-3
