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I I lllll Ml. IMHII Moscow Gold Rains On Olga Korbut; U.S. Kids' Nab Fourth 100-Point Win their guests with their overall power. The United States, which had been expected to battle the Soviets on near even terms, gained only mild consolation By WILL GRIMSLEY AP Special Correspondent MOSCOW (AP) Th United States' "Century Kid?" won their fourth straight basketball game by more than 100 points Sunday, but failed to dim thp jr. 36 gold medals, 15 silver and 17 bronze a staggering total compared with a single silver and four bronze for the United States.

Romandia moved into second place in the medal standings on the strength of their Greco-Ro- ii from a resounding 137-43 pic gold medalist, Nicolai Avi-lov, who finished second and third in that order. The winning total was 7,955 points. Fred Samara, a student at th University of Pennsylvania, made a good run at it, finishing fifth with 7,433 points, while Roger George of Burrel, and San Jose State College came in ninth with 7.2G8. Barban scored an upset in the triple jump, beating two- time Olympic champion Viktor Saneyev, who won the silver medal with 55-9Vi. Barry McClure of Carrolton, a student it the University of Tennessee, finished fifth in the triple jump was 52 feet, 8,314 inches.

Doug Brown, another Tennessee athlete from Clair Shores, was seventh in the steeplechase in See MOSCOW, pg. 3C fj lustre of captivating Olga Kor-1 triumph over France for the mpn's basketball team, a third dm ana another cascade nf gold 1 xi UOSCOW MEDALS i man wrestling skills with three golds, five silver and five bronze. Cuba had two gold, two silver and a bronze. The Soviet's two track and feld triumphs were scored by Mikhail Bariban, with a triple jump of 56 514 inches and Leonid Saveliev, who rallied on the final lap for an exciting win in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 8 minutes, 26.6 seconds. However, Ryszard Skowrenek of Poland beat out Russia's two top all-around athletes in the 10-sport, two-day decathlon, and Virginia Ion Bonci of Romania won the women's high jump by clearing 6 feet.

Vi inch. Skowronek, trailing through the first eight evens, won the javelin and 1,500 meter run and shot right past Rudolf Zicert of AAncrrvuu iad in. .1.1.. mi i nvwii oner fourth day of competition In th victory for the women's basketball team and three bronze medals in Greco-Roman wrestling. The Americans are still waiting for their first gold.

They should get a cluster of them with the start of swimming and diving Tuesday a sport they vuna university carries: eota silver Bronze Soviet Union 36 15 Romania Cuds Poland Francs Yugoslavia Fritaln meudis ior uie soviet union in the World University Gaines. Medals fell like a cloudburst in the hands of the Russians on all athletic fronts but no one captured the imagination like the 4-foot-ll. doll-size Miss Kor-' but. who became the Games' queen by winning five gold medals in gymnastics. The Russians won two golds In track and field, eight of 10 to the closing gymnastics ex ercises and nine of 10 in Greco) Roman wrestling.

It became case of the hosts smotherinh 5 (dibit a- dominate but there appears Italy Finland 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 7 1 1 0 0 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 Japan Hunaarv little chance of overtaking the tremendous lead already piled up by the Soviet Union. After four days of com Buloaria West Germany FLOATING Stephaine Stromer of the Unkersity of Southern Illinois floats through the air as "she competes in Saturday's finals in the gymnastic event at the World University Games in Moscow. The American gymnast comes from Yuba City, Calif. AP Wirephoto. East Germany United Mates petition, with five remaining, Canada the Soviet Union, the earlv Australia Monday, August 20, 1973-C f)C ClarfOllLcDgCr 1 the Russians clutched a total of Kenya pace-setter, and Russia's Olym Palmer Wins WW 0 fm II ii ii II El II 7 St.

Pan 1 Title nn Stroke By 1 Wins PUTNAM ESCAPES HAMILTON TO WIN BOTH PEPSI RACES CLINTON Ray Putnam, a 30-year-old driver from Birmingham, didn't mind admitting he felt "lucky" Saturday night after he won both 100-lap races of the Pepsi Twin 100's at the Jackson International Speedway. While Putnam was feeling fortunate both wins earned him a lion's portion of the $10,000 purse Pete Hamilton of Dedham, must've been wondering what happened. Hamilton, piloting a sleek '72 Chevy II, was the quickest in the MASCAR dominated 30-car field, yet came out second best twice. In the first race Hamilton had nearly a lap lead over Putnam on the one-half mile oval but coasted to a halt on the 98th lap as a faulty ignition wire did him in. The second race was a stimilar ill-fated trek for Hamilton as he spun after hitting oil on the track with just five laps remaining and lost his lead of nearly a lap.

With a comfortable lead then, the opportunistic Putnam, weathered a charge from Hamilton and held on to take his second checkered flag of the evening before a crowd of around 5,000. Plague; me nings of almost $54,000, posted three birdies, playing a on the other holes. Final Round 69 total Aided By Hot 3-IIolcs Miss Palmer and Miss Bla lock had shared the first prize Mx Mm in the LPGA four-ball cham pionship three' weeks ago. Miss Palmer called the par-4, By PAT THOMPSON Associated Press Writer; ST. PAUL, Minn.

(AP) -Sandra Palmer fired a two-un-der-par 71 and held on for a one-stroke victory Sunday over Judy Rankin and Jane Blalock in the $30,000 St. Paul liadies Open Golf Tournament. Miss Palmer, who was 10th on the Ladies Professional Golf Association money winning list going into this tourney, won for her 5-hole total of 10- 400-yard 17th the key hole in the round. Both she and Miss 7. over fourth place on' the season's money winning list.

Wadkins, who went to Wake Forest on an Arnold Palmer scholarship befoiw turning pro, lifted his season's -money win-See WADKINS, pg. 3C SERIES Blalock hit their first shots into bunkers, blasted out and sank par putts, i "I was 25 feet short of the hole, and I think that was the t. 1 jit By BOB GREEN Associated Press Golf Writer SUTTON, Mass. (AP) "I wasn't mad, or angry I was just shocked," Lanny Wadkins said of the double bogey five that almost cost him the title in the USI Golf Classic. The gritty little tour sophomore had just taken sole control of the top spot in the final round Sunday when he made the five on the 230-yard, 14th hole-dropping him back into a tie for the lead.

He missed the green, missed an eight-foot putt, missed from 2Vi feet coming back and al Brian Redman In Run-Away Victory usr By ED SHEARER Associated Press Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) ift is 4' i jT under-par 209. Miss Blalock and Mrs! Rankin, both trailing Miss Palmer by two strokes before Sunday's round at the par 73, Keller Golf Course, each finished with 70s and 54-hole totals of 210. Tour rookie Roberta Albers, with a final 72, and Gail Denen-berg, with 71, tied at 213. Bunched at 216 were Laura Bugh, 74; Carol Mann, 72, and Sandra Spuzich, 71.

Miss Blalock, who won $2,995, opened play with three straight -1 SUTTON, Mass. AP) scores and money winnings the USI Golf Classic on. Hie Ddr 72 Pleasant Ceuntry Club Brian Redman of Great Britain ran away from the field Sunday only long putt I made," said Miss Palmer. Miss Blalock called her three-put bogey on 11 the turning point. "I don't think I've ever played nine holes better than I did the front side," said Miss Blalock.

"But my momentum was thrown off when I three-putted 11. From there I started struggling and felt I had to get birdies to win." Piim Higgins, with a 69, had the low round Sunday, to win an additional $433.33 added onto $585 for her 218 finish. a Lola and easily captured Lanny Welkins, when he left his qualifying heat early with engine problems. GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) Here are the top 10 finishers in Sunday's Championship Scries race for Formula 5000 cars at Poad Atlanta, with earniruis and laps comploted: 1.

Prian Redman, Lola, S1S.9SO, 30 laos. 2 Mark Donohue, Lola, $8,850, 30. 3. Peter Guthln, chevron, $5,450, 30. 4.

Jody Scheckter, Troian 30. 5. Jon Woodnor, McRae, $2,100, 30. 6. Steve Pleper, Lola, $1,800, 29.

7 Gordon Meffert, McRae, $1,600. 29. 8. Tony Sttember, McLaren, $1,450, 29. 9.

Evan Noyes McRae. $1 29. 10. John Gunn, March, $1,150, 28. his third victory in the lorn Jenkins, S15.W 71- 9 70- 9979 2P1 68-70-69-74 2B1 most missed a back-handed tap in.

"I was so keyed up on making the first putt, that I just didn't think on the second one." championship series for Formula 5000 cars at Road 1 kik Massenoale, $15,447 Lee Flcler, Bobby Mitchell, $7,700 Jl'n Wickers, Mlllpr Parber, $5,900 Bert Yancev, SS.900 Roy Pace, $5,900 Tom Shaw, $4,21) Babe Hlskey, $4,240 One Littler. I4.24H ne saia. "it was a very, very Redman, starting from the 72-70-70-69 2fll 70-67-73-72 2S2 7' -67-71 -73-282 71-70-73 69 9-73-73-6S 7J-66-73-72-284 71-70-70-73284 70-71-70 284 769-70-71284 73-72-71-68284 pole position, built a comfortable lead by the third lap of the 12-turn Road Atlanta course, a MM (17 WW IT II Prank Beard, $4,240 I rry Hlnson, S4.7'0 Daa mental lapse. But he got with it as a multitude of challengers fell back in the pressure that built before a swarning gallery announced at more than 44,000. In fact, none of the con 2.52-mile asphalt layout located The low amateur was Minneapolis school teacher Joan Garvin, with 77-76-77230.

Kathy Whitworth, the LPGA's WADKINS WINS USI CLASSIC Lanny Wadkins of Winston Salem, N.C., is embraced by his wife, Rachel, after he won the USI Golf Classic at Pleasant Valley in Sutton, Sunday. Top money was $40,000 in the tourney. AP Wirephoto. 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. Mark Donohue of Newtown Square, Pa.

also driving a Glbby Gilbert, $3,400 John Srl'lei, $2,510 Bruce Cramoton, $2,510 ee TrWno, i Tom Uloras, $2,510 Ton Kile. $2,510 John Lister, $2,510 $7 510 Bob E. Smith, $2,510 Ken Still, $1,577 Dave Mockfon, $1,577 Dan Ikes, $1,577 70-75-69-71285 72- 72. -76286 73- 73-66-74286 72-67-71-76 286 74- 69-70-73 77-73-69-7378 74- 70-69-74286 71-71-70-75286 75- 70-71-70-286 70- 67-73-77-287 71- 77 69-75 287 72- 74-70-71-287 74-72-66-75287 70 70.71-76287 74-72-70-71287 67-75-73-74 28S birdies and turned the front nine with a five-under-par 32 and took a two-stroke lead over Miss Palmer. But Miss Blalock bogeyed the par-four, 390-yard 11th hole, while Miss Palmer, of Fort Worth, Tex.

sank a five-foot birdie putt, to tie. Miss Palmer took the lead and held it on the 15th hole with a par, while Miss Blalock toolt her second bogey. Mrs. Rankin, who added to her leading money win tenders could even match par on the last six holes as Wadkins won his second title of the season on a string of four con Lola, finished second in the 75-mile race but was almost 28 second behind when Redman took the checkered flag. Eric Van Dillcii.

all-time leading money winner and No. 2 this season, shot a 7 and finished 10 strokes off the pace at 219. Sponsoring Jaycees announced tournament attendance at an estimated 30,000, including a crowd of 13,500 which they said was an LPGA record tou Graham, $1,577 secutive pars coming home and Mnrf'n Rohm' 11 Jody Scheckter, the South Af Dwiqhf Nevil, $1,577 liie others backed olf. H'L nn it Dick Lotz, $1,242 rican who had won four of the "ike McCulloii-h. S1.24J 71-48-74-73 7PD me j-year-oia waciKins.

in Stan Smith Give previous six races, fin Ross Randall. $1,242 69-71-73-75280 only Jis second full year on the Tomrry Aaron, $1,242 Bobby Cole, $1,242 ished fourth after having to tour, took the third professional Wllf Homenuik, S903 for a Sunday round. start from the 22nd position title of his career bv two Hubert Green, $903 Pod Curl, J9C3 strokes over Rik Masseniralo. Ben Crenshaw, $903 U.S. Davis Lead i ii.

imu, jliipiui.l.yiu,WI;ii I II liuiief yji.i.nn HH.WH I III Jim jy I twn Lee Elder and Tom Jenkins with a 279 total-nine-under-par BEATEN, 4-2, IN WICHITA WICHITA, handed the Jackson May Oilers their first loss, 4-2, in the National Baseball Congress Baseball tournament here Sunday night as Lamont Echols suffered the loss. Rcy Smalley homered in the bottom of the second inning to up a 1-0 lead for Boulder to 2-0 and later in the fifth inning two mora runs made the score 4-0. Jim Gideon, University of Texas sophomore drafted by the Detroit Tigers, gave up two hits in gaining the win. The Oilers scored two runs in the top of the 6th as Ted Thornton's grounder was errored on the throw. Billy Earnhart gathered one hit.

May Oil will meet Worth-ington, Ohio, Monday night at 9:45. semifinal round at Pound Hill on the weather-threatened 1 1 i in 14 1 1 ir.i ii 1 1 14 ii is 74- 8-72-74280 76-70-73- 9-288 7.1-69-73-74289 73-73-71-72-289 70-72-73-4289 J7.1.-72-72-74 289 7 74-66-76-73289 73- 77-70-74289 74- 72-72-71289 71-70-76-70 29 73-71-72-74700 75-68 -69-78-790 J. 72-70-72-76-290 75- 71 -70-74290 69 70 73-78 290 73-73-71 290 1 73-73-73-71-290 Hj 730-72-75 290 74-71-74-71290 73-73-74-71290 Country Club with a victory 212-yard Pleasant Valley Coun By ERIC PRF-WITT Associated Press Sports Writer ALAMO, Calif. (AP) The American doubles team of Stan try Club course. Jwlus Roros, $9(v? Lionel Hebert, $'03 Bob Dtrkson, $901 Cesar Sanudo, $901 Ashworth, $903 Bud Allln, $543 Pob Lunn, $543 J.

C. Snead, SS43 rrv Groh, $541 David Glen, $543 kmnro Blacas $M3 Gary Sanders, $543 Mike Wvnn, 543 Larry Zleoler, $543 Bob Shaw. $543 Wadkins, only 5-foot-8 "nd 160 pounds, collected $40,000 from Smith and Eric van Dillon Monday by Marty Riessen over lightly regarded Toma Ovici. Smith and Nasta'-e will meet in the final singles match Monday. America's doubles partners, in registering a ninth straight Davis Cun victory, broke the total purse of $200,000, and moved past Lee Trevino, taking scored 13 straight points to CLAY COURT TENNIS" through both Nastase's and close out the first set and beat Romania's Hie Nastase and Io-nel Santeiu 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 Sunday, giving the United States a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup Interzone Finals.

The U.S. sauad, seeking a sixth straight Davis Cup title, could clinch the best-of-five Santeiu serves and took a 3-1) Orantes lead in the first set. Smith suffered a service break, however, making the See DAVIS CUP, pg. 3C a.ij,... b2E8 pp Fp3 iff PnnqpnMiiiBM In Singles Wilis By MIKE HARRIS Associated Press Sports Writer it i.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Heavy favorites Chris Evert rn tjy.yyy nd Manuel Oranlcs swept to the singles titles Sunday in the unseeded in the tourney. One Clay Courts official old her, "You'll never go unseeded here again." Goven, who upset Jltwo-time Clay Court champion Cliff Richey in a marathon jemifinal match Saturday, obviously was tired, missing baseline Vuliejs ihai had been nis strong suit all week. The top-seeded Orafites now bfu's $00,000 U.S. Clay Court Open tennis championships. The 18-year-old Miss Evert, of Fort Lauderdale, won her sppnnrl straight title, beating England's Veronica Burton, 6-4, 6-3, while Orantes of Spain turned back has won two tcurnanients and ff IIP EkW made the finals in in the last month.

The 21-year-old Barcelona, Spain, resident was in command nearly all the way Sunday and finished the week- Georges Goven of France 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. Miss Burton, a first-year member of the British Wight-man Cup team, gave Miss Evert a stiff battle in both sets. She took a 2-0 lead at the start of the match and made it 4-2 before Chris ran four straight long $30,000 tournament without When you OWN your business telephone system losing a set. vv Orantes won the' "first two games, but lost th ntfxt four In JUST INSTALLED Model CFCO30D3B Here is what you set: Outdoor Condensing Unit Matching Evaporator Coil 39 feet of Pre-charged Refrigerant Tubing Deluxe HeatingCooling Room Thermostat Provided electrical system, ductwork, registers and furnace blower are adequate FINANCING ARRANGED FREE SURVEY ti" 'Hi' 3 the set. He then brqk Govan's games to win the set.

gmiaatmk TELEPHOISE (601) 982-8963 service four straight times while winning nine straight games to take the first set and a 5-0 second set advantage. In the final set of the best three-of-five match. Govan took a 2-0 lead but Orantes. playing steadily if unspectacu-larly, won the next five games and finally put the match away after failing twice previously at match point. 'j- The victory was worth $10,000 to Orantes while the unseeded Govan took home $5,000.

Miss Burton huld leads of 1-0 and 3-2 in the second set before the Miss Evert asserted herself. The women's singles winner in the 63rd Clay Court tournament took home a $3,000 check. Miss Evert scored an impressive straight set victory over Australia's Evonne Goolagong last year, but had to forego the cash payoff because she still was an amateur. Miss Burton played Impassively all week despite being Highland Village, Jackson, Miss. 39211 OfflCES IN: atoWIe, Monigomtry, ftmocola, fooomo Cliy, Calumbut, Albany, DonSan, Joetion, New Orleant, Cul'psrt, TellehatiM The nation's largest distributor of ITT business telephone systems.

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