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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR -SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1979 HEIGHT'S TRIAL POSTPONED EARLIER IX DAY PAGE 24- Wind up U.S. Cager's ln Golden 149 5 pounds; Lee Kemp, Madison, 163 pounds; Dan Lewis, Anaheim, 180 5 pounds; Roy Baker, Plainview, N.Y., 198 pounds; Russell Hellickson, Oregon, 220 pounds, and heavyweight Jimmy Jackson, Grand Rapids, Mich. The United States' equestrians won the team show jumping gold medal and the Americans completed a sweep of all the first-place awards in tennis. Mel Purcell, the American No. 3 man from the University of Kentucky, beat Ricardo Acuna of Chile 7-5, 6-4 in the 'men's singles final, then teamed with Andy Kohlberg, Larchmont, N.Y., for the doubles title in a 6-3, 6-1 breeze against Chile.

Susan Hagey, La Jolla, and Ann Hendricksson, Mahtomedi, scored a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Canadian girls in the women's doubles. American high jump record at 6-feet, 4 inches; Deby LaPlante, LaMesa, was an easy winner in 12.90 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles, and Mary Decker, Eugene, took the run in Pan Am record time of 4 minutes, 5.7 seconds. Julie Brown, Northridge, got her third silver medal of the Games in the 1,500. BOB COFFMAN. Houston, took the prestigious decathlon, a gruelling, two-day affair, with 8,070 points, breaking the Pan Am record of 8,045 points by Bruce Jenner, the celebrated Olympic champion.

The all-winning American wrestlers were William Rosado, Tucson, 105.5 pounds; Gene Mills, Syracuse, N.Y., 114.5 pounds; Joe Corso, Minneapolis and Purdue University, 125.5 pounds; Andre Metzger, Cedar Springs, 136 5 pounds; Andrew Rein, Stoughton, Jones Sits Atop Silverstone Pole Silverstone, England (LTD Alan Jones of Australia, a winner just once in 60 races, will start from pole position today in the British Grand Prix after unofficially shaving more than six seconds off the lap record and leaving his rivals dispirited in his wake. I NG ADVICE 1 Knight coi GETTING ADVICE Indiana Bobby Knight confers with prior to appearing before a San assistant Fred Taylor and attorney Clarence Wirephoto) Britz Leads Open By Two After Barrage Of Birdies University Coach Doninger Friday Pan Am Games Juan judge on Saturday and Sunday's rounds, which will be televised by ABC. Three amateurs made the cut, led by Terri Moody of Athens. Ga. Moody scored an eagle on the 18th hole Friday, sinking a 150-yard 4-wood shot from near charges of aggravated assault.

(AP the left rough. She finished the two rounds at 149. The other amateurs reaching the final two rounds were Alicia Ogrin of Wauke- Ran, at 150 and Carol Semple of Sewickley, at 152. San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) Contro'ersial Bobby Knight his trial for assault on a policeman still pending stalked, scowled and shouted from the sidelines Friday night as his United States's men's basketball team won the Pan American Games gold medal. The Americans heavily favored, but far from the favorites with the hysterically partisan crowd had to withstand a second-half rally to subdue host Puerto Rico 113-94 in the final game.

It was at least a partial restorative for the prestige loss suffered by the American women, who were stunned by Cuba 91-86. THE VICTORY was doubly sweet for the fiery Knight, who got what he came for the gold medal after the pressures, confusion and distractions of the stormiest two weeks of his controversial career. Only Friday morning did he get a postponement of his trial on a charge of assault on Puerto Rican policeman Jose Silva. The charge stems from an argument over the use of a practice facility on Sunday. Knight was due to be tried Friday morning.

But his attorney argued that it was impossible to forecast the possible effect on the team of a trial and sentencing. District Court Judge George Lopez Quinlan agreed and postponed the trial to Aug. 22, long after these Games will have ended. Knight is free on $500 bond. And he got a free ride on the shoulders of his players after the victory.

He smiled broadly and raised aloft the forefinger of his right hand, signifying "No. 1," and smiled ever more broadly as the hoots, howls, jeers and whistles of the vocal and outraged crowd swept down on him. THE AMERICANS took charge quickly, hitting 71 percent of their shots in the first half to take a commanding 54-39 lead. They weren't headed again, although Puerto Rico made one big move midway through the second half. But the drive faltered and, with Mike Brooks scoring a game-high 27 points, the Americans romped.

For the women, it was a different, sadder story. They entered the game as world champions, unbeaten, holders of an average winning margin of 37 points. And they finished as the glum and unsmiling recipients of the silver medal. Cuba won its first gold ever in women's basketball. Matilde Charro and Margarita Skeet gave the Cubans a 79-75 lead late in the game and they never relinquished it.

Four free throws by Skeet in the last 44 seconds nailed it down. Rosie Walker was the United States' top scorer with 27 points. American athletes also swept all 10 gold medals in freestyle wrestling, completed a sweep of the tennis golds, added another in equestrian and picked up four more in track and field. IT ALL ADDED up to the Americans' greatest harvest in Pan American gold 20 first-place medals in the two-week hemispheric celebration of sports. It put them well within sight of the 125 gold and 245 total medals they acquired in.the 1975 Games in Mexico City.

With most of the night's events complete, the dominant American forces had an insurmountable medals count with 113 gold and 236 total. Cuba was next in the field of 34 countries from North, Central and South America with a gold-total count of 56-130 and Canada had 21-113. While the Cubans' basketball triumph helped their medals count and international sports prestige, it was offset, somewhat, by the loss of another athlete. Jose Martin Arguellcz, from the equestrian team, became the third member of the Cuban delegation to apply for political asylum at the United States Immigration Service. The U.S women's track and field team picked up three golds, increasing its production to a record nine.

Louise Ritter, Denton, Texas, set an Weekend TV Sports TODAY TENNIS Women' largt college nation) chamol-onihips, 12 noon, Channel Live coverage Forest Hilli Invitational (Men'i) Championships, 1 Channel 6. BASEIALL Lot Angeles vt. Philadelphia, 1 p.m., Channel 13. PAN AM GAMES Continuing coverage. 1:30 p.m., Channel 9 PRO OOLF Coverage of U.

S. Women'! Open Championships, 3 Channel 4. BOWLING Men's PBA tournament coverage. 4:30 p.m.. Channel 8.

SUNDAY TINNII Coverage of Forest Hills Invitational (Men's) Championships, 30 p.m.. Channel a. PAN AM GAMES Continuing coverage, 3 p.m., Channel SPORTIWORLD Michigan 135 CART auto race. International Water Skiing Championships, 3 p.m., Channel 13. PRO GOLF Coverage ot U.

S. Women's Open Championships, 3 30 p.m Channel 6. ing hole, a relatively short (288 yards) par 4. Mack knocked her 9-iron second shot into the cup for an eagle 2. The postponement was the first in seven years for the women's Amateur finals, the last occurring at Battleground in 1972, according to tourmament officials.

Fuchs acknowledged that the course drains well, but Friday's rain was steady and excessive. Jones clocked 1:11.88 in a Williams to average 146.8 miles an hour in Thursday's opening qualifying session. The time held up Friday when none of the 25 other qualifiers could come within half a second of him in the final practice for what could be the fastest grand prix of the year barring rain. JONES, 32, whose only Formula One win was two years ago in Austria, also dominated Friday's qualifying although his fastest time of the day of 1:12.07 did not match his earlier effort. "My engine was off a little bit today but I've got a new one for tomorrow," said Jones, who is hoping his Williams would prove more reliable than in previous races.

"It's looking too good. That's why I'm not saying much." Frenchman Jean-Pierre Jabouille, winner of the French Grand Prix at Dijon two weeks ago, will start alongside Jones on the front row for the 68-lap race after clocking 1:12.48 in his Renault-Turbo. Nelson Piquet of Brazil, who has failed to crack the top six in the eight races this year, will be on the second row. He took his Brabham-Aifa round the flat, 2.9 mile aerodrome circuit in central England in 1:12.65 while Jones' teammate. Clay Regazzoni of Switzerland, clocked a 1:13.11 to share the second row.

THE SECOND Renault-Turbo driven by Frenchman Rene Arnoux was one of the few cars that failed to improve its time Friday and will start on the third row with 1:13 29 alongside the Brabham of Austria's Niki Lauda who clocked 1:13.44. John Watson of Northern Ireland showed the competitiveness of the new Foyt Passes 2d Kace At Indy To End Feud Houston (UPI) A.J. Foyt said his wish to end a feud between auto racing governing bodies caused him to resist a desire to hold a United States Auto Club race on Sept. 2 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in competition with a rival CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams I race being run that same day. When he first considered organizing a competing race, Foyt said, "I told the Indianapolis officials that if the track would be for lease I would lease it and make the Labor Day weekend a family weekend, just open it up to the public for $5 a head and let people sit where they want." CONTACTED at a reception Thursday, Foyt said his enthusiasm for the project diminished because he believed if the two bodies do not get back together this year "our sport is going to fall all apart." The split has caused sponsors to spend more money and will cause them to back only one governing body, he said.

Despite his decision, Foyt said officials at the Indianapolis track were still studying the possibility of holding a USAC Labor Day weekend race. Drivers, mechanics and owners mad about some USAC rules split and formed CART last year. Foyt originally joined CART but then rejoined USAC and became one of the few top race drivers to remain in the older organization. McLaren M29 by clocking 1:13 57 on its first outing good enough for the fourth row next to Carlos Reutemann of Argentina, who could manage no better 1:13.87 in his out-of-form Lotus. It was another depressing day for the Ferrari team.

Jody Scheckter, who leads teammate Gillcs Villeneuve by four points in the world championship standings with a total of 30, could manage only 11th fastest and will have to start six rows back with a time of 1:14.60. VILLENEUVE, LIKE Scheckter dogged by engine problems, will be a row back after his 1:14.90 slower than Italian newcomer Elio de Angclis who clocked 1:14 87 in a Shadow for 12th place, Such was the pace of practice that even though Hans Stuck broke the lap record by more than a second in his ATS, the West German failed to qualify. CART Resumes Action; Norton Prelims Today tTtta SPECIAL REPORT Brooklyn. Mich. Round (our of the Championship Auto Racing Teams season unfolds at Michigan International Speedway this weekend beginning with practice and qualifying today for Sunday's Norton twin 125-mile races Rick Mears, who scored a victory at Indianapolis in the only non-CART show he and most of the rest of the CART members have run, is atop the point standings thanks to the 1,000 points he received there.

Bobby Unser, Mears' teammate in Roger Penske's stable, was a double winner in last month's CART program at Trenton and he stands No. 2 in the point race. Gordon Johncock, the victor in the CART opener at Phoenix, rests third in the standings while Johnny Rutherford, a twin-winner at Atlanta in April, is in the fourth slot. DANNY ONGAIS, the only CART regular to compete in the United States Auto Club 500-miler at Pocono last month, is expected to be fined prior to this morning's practice session for "crossing over." In all, there are a total of 23 entries with Larry Rice and Larry Cannon sitting this one out. Al Loquasto is back in Spike Geh-Ihausen's backup and Joe Saldana has a pair of rookies for teammates here Dick Ferguson and Tim Richmond.

Ferguson, you remember, was in the middle of the now-famous qualifying controversy last May. Richmond has run Mini-Indy, USAC sprints and midgets the past two seasons. Lee Kunzman will be running in what promises to be his final race of 1979 due to lack of funds on the Larry Hamm Conqueste Team. NBC is showing a delayed broadcast of the first 125-mile race (3 p.m., Channel 13) and the Robert Bosch Super Vees will perform between the Indy heats. WPPWpiipMli.ltWWIJJI I IMP jl.WJIlWWf I.III.IUiWWHIIII"I UMIMBW wtrt H' I if i 4- I I I if 1 if" it A i Fairfield, Conn.

(AP) Jerilyn Britz her second consecutive round of 70 to take a 2-stroke lead in the U.S. Women's Open Friday at the Brooklawn Country Club. Bntz recorded three straight birdies, including one on the 57s-yard seventh hole, to go 3-under-par after 27 holes. She bogcyed the 14th hole and shot par golf the rest of the way. Tied lor second place at par 142 were Sandra Palmer, Saily Little and Debbie Massey.

Massey had shared the first-round lead with Bntz, but bogcyed two of the last six holes to fall off the pace. Twelve golfers shot par or better in 98-degree heat on the course. One of the highlights of the day was the near-record round of 66 shot by Susie Berning Her score was one stroke shy of the Open record of 65 recorded by Sally Little last year. RECORDING BETTER-than-par rounds, in addition to Berning and Britz, were Palmer, Judy Rankin, Shelley Hamlin, Pat Bradley, Beth Daniel and Amv Alcott. Shooting par were Janet Coles, Elaine Hand, Little and Mary Dwyer.

Bermng's round was nearly flawless as she knocked in four birdie putts of 10 'mwi Hunt. Kit CLCI dll UIIU WIIU lldS won the Open three times, said she missed two other makeable" birdie putts. She ended the day with a 36-hole total of 145, 3 over par. "I knew someone would shoot well here. We're lucky it wasn't someone in the lead or we'd all be way back," said the season's top money-winner, Nancy Lopez.

Lopez, ended the day with a 146 total, six strokes behind Bntz. Alone in third place was Pam Higgins at 143. Tied for fourth at 144 are Dwyer, Jane Blalock, Rankin and Sandra Spuzich. Defending champion Hollis Stacy "let the heat get to me on the last six holes" and slipped to a 75 for a two-round score of 146. But Stacy, who is seeking an tmpreeedented third consecutive Open title, said she wasn't overly concerned.

"THIS IS WHERE I was last year. I shot a 71-75 at Indianapolis," she said. Stacy bogeyed the 17th hole and then double-bogeyed the 18th hole to fall off the leader board at the S. Golf Association event. The 153-player field was cut to 56 after Friday round, with a score of 152 permitting a player to continue into Women's By BILL PICKETT Star Sportswriter Conncrsville, Ind.

The last efforts of the nation's tropical storm named after a man Hurni ane Bob created havoc for members of the Indiana Women's Golf Association Friday at Connerville Country Club and furred postponement of the final round of the With annual Amateur Championship until a.m. today, ourse conditions permitting. The storm, which was almost stationary over the state for the preceding 12 hours, moved slowly into the eastern part of the state and inundated the hilly, Connersville layout, delaying all matches but two. In the championship flight, Crawfords-ville's Linda Branstetter and Karen Marencik of Valparaiso got through 11 holes and had hit their tee shots to the green of the 137-yard, par-3 12th before conditions became impossible. THEY MARKED THEIR positions on the green as other contestants marked theirs on greens or fairways and headed lor the club house to wait out the deluge.

Branstetter was one hole up at that point in the scheduled 36 hole title match, having won the first when Marenrik started the day with a double-houcy li and the third at par. C'MON, PUTT! Jerilyn Britz tries to coax in a putt on the ninth green of the Brooklawn Country Club at Fairfield, Conn, Friday. The shot dropped for a birdie three to give her a two-stroke edge in the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament. (AP Photo) Play Washed Out ACTION EXCITEMENT CAR RACES Amateur Marencik got even coming to nine after two straight bogeys by Branstetter, but Linda fired her second shot on the 314-yard, paM hole to within a foot of the cup and made birdie.

Branstetter followed that with a bird-ie-4 on the uphill, 403-yard 10th hole but lost No. 11 when Karen chipped in from 20 yards off the green for a birdie 3 Conditions went from nearly unbearable to impossible during the next few minutes and officials called the women in off the course. After a wait of more than an hour, host pro Norm Fuchs determined the course was unplayable for the remainder of the day whether or not the rain subsided. AT LEAST FOUR players won't have CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT Karen Merencm vs. Linda Branstetter.

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