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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 18, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 25 Nicklaus turns his Eye to British open Springfield no. A the return to Baltusrol was successful. Now Jack Nicklaus is looking with cold Confidence and an acquisitive nature toward a return to Muir Field. That ancient course on the East Coa i of Scotland with its pit bunkers its thickets and thistles its Porsch and Heather and the Conturie com Mone Wall hat comes into play on the ninth. Is the Mic of Floc British open Nicklaus hav called in Hifa i trite course in the world. And he hav a habit tit winning in fax Rita. Historic courses. He continued that habit Al . One of his fair it Hunting grounds. Her the weekend. He climaxed one of golfs  moments with his record breaking performance thai won a fourth l a. Open championship. The 212 score broke his own open scoring record set at Bau Ursolin 1967 of 275. In confirmed his return to leadership in the game he has ruled of Long. In ended the Long. .  i \ Fortis  slump that had prompted him. Under questioning to  of retirement. It made the greatest  the game has known a Winner again a Force to he Ici Kond with in an of the world s major tests of golfing greatness. And it made him a prime favorite for the British open lie s placed it twice at Muir iced. The first time he won. In l%6. The second Lime even though he was hampered by a Back ailment so be Ere he onto considered withdrawing he finished second by a shot to  tre Ino. And he s thinking about winning it again. There s some More victories left in this old Bod lie Aid in the aftermath of his open Lonquest. A be even a couple of Mure this  before the British classic. Howe or. There s the Canadian open in Montreal this week. The rest of his schedule for the car is or Light. Hell play in he i d a National championship and the world series of Ciolfi. Nothing else is definite. But line thing is certain it s been j successful year Lor the Gulden Bear. Any time us win one of the majors. It s a successful season he said. He s now won id of them. They in clude three British opens four Pavli a masters and four . Opens. He holds the record for masters titles1, lie now shares the record for open crowns with Willie Anderson. Ben hog in and Bob Jones. He s one Awa from the pea record held by Walter Tagen. There was considerable speculation he May retire after winning the american title again. I still enjoy playing Goff. I like this game. I won t hang around when i m not competitive. But i think there s still come victories left in this old body. Right now i feel like i m \ my Early 20s  barred from olympic trials urian Oldfield of the i in Persily of pm Walnut Calif. Old iced and other Mem their professional Competition. They Cago track club Powers the shot 67 feet bars of the now def Uncle International thought hey could compete since by 2 inches during the Sho put trials in the track association hate been barred cause of the Boycott Only an honorary . Track and held championship in from is. Olympic trials because of olympic Icara is being selected. A Blake wins after ankle surgery Frazier son wins in olympic trials Atlanta a Marvis Fra ice. The i to aau Champion out pointed Mitch Green of East Jamaica . In a heavy weight fight monday night at the  olympic boxing trials Vilh his father former world heavy weight Champion Joe f a ice. In the Audi ence. I Raier. Giving away several inches in height and a great Deal in reach swarmed on Careen during the first two rounds. But the loser came Back Strong in the final round Landing  before Fri Ier finished with a hurry of blows in the final 15 seconds. Ita Ier from Philadelphia advanced to a semifinal match against .1.lines Broad of Wildwood. N.y., the armed forces Champi on who knocked out Freddy go Man of fort Worth Texas at i in of the first round with a left right combination. Earlier in the night. Robin Blake of  Elkind. Texas making his first appearance since ankle surgery in March eliminated the Golden gloves and aau Champion. Melvin Paul of new Orleans. There were three bouts in the 156-Pound Light middleweight class with Golden gloves Champion James Shuler of Phila Delphia advancing with a Victory Over Al Fred Mays of St.  to earn a semifinal match with aau Champion Donald Bow ers who Drew a Bye. Kenneth so Les of Philadelphia out pointed Kenneth Butler of fort Bragg. . In an earlier fight and Michael Gro Gan. Fighting before a Hometown crowd beat Roosevelt Green of West Santa Mon Ica Calif., in the other two Light Middle weight matches. In other heavyweight action. Chris Mcdonald of Tiverton. . Out pointed Curtis Jackson of Santa Monica. Calif and Golden gloves Champion Michael arms of  Ison. . Defeated Joe  of  Burg. V a. Blake an in ear old with impressive credentials in  Competition lore ligaments while jumping on a trampoline one week before this year s aau event and had to undergo surgery. He went into training for the olympic trials to weeks ago. Meanwhile in the 112-Pound of weight division the favourites to reach the finals advanced with ease Jerome Coulee of Nashville Tenn. With a decision Over armed forces Champion George Killian and Richard Sandoval of Pomona. Calif., with a decision Over Barry Houseman if Vancou ver. Wash. C of be. A 22-year-old sheriffs depart ment employee has won Golden gloves championships in each of the last two cars. Sandoval. 19. Has moved up from the lob i Ruml class and is the current aau Cham Pion in the division. Both Coffee and Sand Oval scored standing eight counts against their foes. Other 112-Pound winners were Pinkev Rivera of san Jose. Calif., Over throne  of Washington. . And  King of Nashville Over Hilly Smith of Avil . Ind. Armed forces  Joe Mauley of Detroit registered one Knockdown and two standing eight counts in disposing of is so a runner up Vincent Cleford of i Ort Worth. Texas in the first lightweight match of the night. Stanley will face Arnold Wells of Davison. To. Who beat Henry Hughes of Bedford Heights. Ohio. Blake s semifinal opponent in the 132 a vend class will be \ Rankie Randall of Morristown Tenn. Silverberg quits As Unm track coach Albuquerque. . Us l Bill Silverberg. Whose four year term As univer sity of new Mexico track and Field touch was filled with internal problems and mis understandings resigned tuesday. This move is something Bill has been considering for several  said Lobo athletic director John Bridgers. He worked hard to build a successful program Here. Here have been internal problems and misunderstandings Over the years and not All of them were Bill s fault. We  him  the athletic director said he would not name a successor for at least of a Days. Silverberg. 36. Lured several world class runners to Unm during his four years including Kips Ubai Koseki. Who finished third last fall in the Mcaa Cross country meet and who was voted the top performer i the Drake relays this year. Since 1977, Sil Verberg s athletes broke i1 school records and received 17 All America designations in track and Cross country. Silverberg who competed in track at the University of Kansas was voted the naia coach of the year in 1975 and again in 1976 at Eastern new Mexico University. His greyhound teams won i to naia Cross count re championships and two outdoor track and Field titles. Nastase shows temper in rain delayed win Bristol England Al Romania Defeated Britain 3-2 monday in the euro Pean inc Davis cup semifinals As Hie a Islas beat John of Caver 7-5. X-6. 2-6, 2-6. 6--i in the  final singles match at Bristol. Nastase led 7-5, k-6 when rain hailed  sunday then the Start of Monda action was related by rain for five hours before i Caver took the third and fourth sets Ti-2. The romanian displacing frustration and .1 Nasty temper at the Long delay argued with spectators and officials and hit a Bull into the stands. Leaver. It fool a. Appeared Mure sure fixated on the slippers sur  which had been sweating under the covers through hours of rain. It stash kept himself under Complete control throughout die crucial final set and produced the spectacular shots and the two sen ice Breaks for the crucial Victor. Bertl out for the season Houston us l Llort Benl. A Starling midfielder Lor he Houston Hurri Cane  undergone plastic surgery for a fractured cheekbone and will be Nisi to the n is club for the rest of the season  
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