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i THE OBSERVER, SUNDAY 1 MAY 1977 US BOXING The touch of masters 20 payoff Richmond 26 pts Gosforth 16 punch DAVID HUNN from VIC ZIEGEL in New York AN OVERWHELMING display defence was brittle, Richmond of sevens rugby by Richmond irresistible. Shackleton alone won them the Middlesex title at scored 18 points of Richmonds's Twickenham, despite losing 22 in this Gosfortn's defeat of Harlequins, last year's runhers-up, was the least expected result of the Like Richmond in their semi-final, they went to a 10-0 lead, but they lost it. Quins went 12-10 ahead, and it was a desperate run by Gos-forth's: Britten that clinched Snooker star pockets 6,000 BRITAIN'S John Spencer yesterday snookered attempts by the Canadian champion Cliff Thorburn to remove the World Professional title for the first time from England's green and pleasant baize. At Sheffield's Crucible Hall, he beat Thorburn 25 21. Three winning frames in a row at the start of the last session raised the drawbridge on the Canadian, who was decisive only once in the fortieth frame.

Reward for Spencer, who has won the title twice before in eight years, was a 6,000 prize. Greig faces their captain and leading scorer early in the final. But the very presence of Gosforth as their opponents was an equally warming experience. Guest sides in this tournament certainly the English ones have a depressing record (Leicester lost 34 0 to Richmond). With victories over St Luke's, Saracens and Harlequins, the John Player club champions showed they can THE so-called revival of boxing in.

America, which was never really more than the revival of boding on is dying a-horrible death. It was as if the patient began dancing a jig before remembering his legs were too hopelessly crooked to provide support. Who would be surprised at the crash? A tournament designed to create US champions in eight weight classes organised by King, the promoter who often puts vocabulary before veracity. His bankers, to the tune of 1.5 million dollars, were the American Broadcasting Company, one of America's three major tele the win. He appeared to hit corner flag before he touched down, but was awarded the try after anxious consults- truly be rated the best rugby tions between referee and lines- aiue in fiigiauu, nuii uy iucji man.

thesecondJlflh Prince Charles made a memor-gave the masters something to able appearance to open the new ngnt. Rugby Union offices and to Richmond's progress to the receive a donation from Middle-final, though not unexpected, sex and for the Jubilee Appeal Yorks attack IT HAS been a week for speak- was no less ascomsnrog. uommg 0r more than 17,000. His take out of the preliminary rounds off in a scarlet helicopter nearly with a score of 146 points to no, devastated the match in progress na one's mma rather tnan minding how one spoke. Eng at the time htey scored another 92 in their first three games at Twickenham.

Blackheath managed onlv land tour captain Tony Greig started it with a revolutionary six against them and London suggestion that the county cricket system as we know it should be scrapped and replaced Np way through for Saracens as Gosforth's Robinson, fiercely protected by Breakey, sets off. There ere less triumphant but equally historic appearances, by two old-boy sides, Wimbledon Reigate the smallest referee ever seen at Twickenham, Peter Wakefield and one of the most entertaining accidents when Wasps' skipper Leggett, alone and painfully hammered his own nose into ground in the ecstasy of diving in for a try. On other iniurv made historv weisn lnrougnout tne tournament they played sevens of spectacular maturity less obviously well organised than London Scottish in their great days, but by far the most intelligent and alert rugby of the day. Their speed of recovery was by a network of regional and club games on the lines of the game in Australia and his native South Africa. In an interview in the Yorkshire Post, Greig suggested that in 10 years vision networks.

ABC, after being informed of irregularities in the tournament, suspended the series. And how ABC, backing King again in Muhammad All's 2.5 million-dollar title defence 16 May against Alfredo. Evangel-ista, has become concerned with Evangelista's shoddy credentials. The network admits they have checked into bis No. 10 ranking bv the World Boxing Council but denies, the bout is in serious danger.

A Grand Jury in Baltimore, Maryland, is investigating the US champoinships and ABC has hired Michael Armstrong, an credited with breaking the Serpico case, to conduct an an independent investigation. In the FBI and Internal Revenue Service are said to be conducting investigations of their own. The dam has broken. We await the flood. Chief culprit? dazzling, their eye for an opening particularly an unexpected county cricket must disappear.

his alternative would be fin Not keeping their heads one quite outstanding when London Scottish forward anced by sponsorshp and television with a high-powered When, after five minutes of McHare limned off Mike TMemr LIVERPOOL can have the Iriurih Liverpool 2 the final, they lost Shackleton, became the first man ever to who had by then scored .44 come on as a substitute in the points in the afternoon, nobody history of this tournament, would have been surprised to Final scorers. Richmond-tries: Man5: see the side waver. But on field. Mort. Janion.

O'Hanlon. Yeo- came Mansfield and immediately mans. Conversions: Mori C3). Gosforth he scored a trv tries: Britten (2), White. Conver- sions: Young (2.

championship virtually won by system of public relations to persuade companies that it would be "in their interests to employ cricketers. Not surprisingly, Greig's comments provoked an almost apoplectic response from Yorkshireman, one next saturaay nignt, ana tne should have been much more finishing point pf this particular thoughtfully handled by Mr Drone of the trident of their Willis. Trjswich's PETER CORRIGAN Happily the second half saw a rapid reduction in pulse rate and the game returned to normality, with Liverpool having L.OUUOU weisn, mtu Rees anu Teams. Richmond Jnnfnn ambition this season will be a impressive young striker, was sweet sight after the ugliness involved in a clash of heads 01 whom wrote: it just shows how little this man understands to struggle hard to duiio up any r.iii-juuc6, nau uiuui greater box with a splendid cross to which Keegan reacted with an equally splendid leap above a defender to send a header over Cooper's fingertips and into the net. Ipswich invested the final 10 minutes with a determined attempt to rescue some satisfaction, but although Wark scored from the spot after Kennedy had handled, the result remained in Liverpool's favour.

But the last word was left to Mr Willis, who penalised an that threatened to engulf this with Liverpool's tough veteran bloody-faced on a stretcher the superiority, although theirs was vital same in a tide of anger. ripfenrter. Tnmmv Smith, which same was restarted before the more positive approach. O'Hanlon. A Mon.

I Shackleton (capt), Dobson. Vinter. Yeo-tnans. Gosforlh-S Archer. Britten.

Breakey, Youns (capt). Roberts. While. Robinson. Referee: Sanson.

our great English game of Which just shows a certain narrowness of vision and shortness of memory. sprinting power, but when the teams met in the semi-final, there was hardly a moment when Welsh looked capable of holding them. The Welsh The match eventually managed to right itself and produce a winning flourish of two goals in five, minutes from Liverpool left Smith on the floor needing Liverpool realised that the sub-lengthy treatment to restore stitue, Fairclough, had not been 'consciousness. It needed little sent on. Live'rkopl officials clairvovancv to realise that waved at the referee for oer- Fairclough hitting the bar with atremendpus left-foot shot.

Liverpool took the lead from a move begun splendidly by Smith. He dispossessed Mariner and a climax in which Ipswich fought manfully against the some retribution would be mission, for Fairclough to come sought on Mariner, and it came on, but the refar.ee raised his Conteh's right counter inne Liverpool penalty area ana came away determinedly with LQlUC CLffYd UCll-l UlIIIClUY Willi final extinction of their own painfully in at least two tackles arm to signal th'em to wait. iD4Ul LUAJT Uk HIV kMV'uw u.iwm m.v cnampionsmp hopes. But the which left Mariner writhing on Apparently- they misinterpreted the ball to dispatch Case on an incredulous Clemence for taking too many steps when clearing the ball from his goalmouth, and Johnson was shown that familiar yellow card for delivering poisonous sediment of a bitter the crass ALSO not pulling his punches was world champion John Con ten. After his widely re The Columbia isroaocasnng system, another television network, decided to suspend lis.

boxing shows, usually seen on' weekend afternoons, until further notice. World Television a tournament-like series of Friday night bouts broadcast on independent stations, suddenly withdrew its product this According to Don Elbaum, the WTC matchmaker, the sponsors were frightened away by all the bad-publicity boxing was getting. They told us, it's not your show it's boxing." I almost wish Don King was never tossed off If King is the chief culprit, the most-wanted list is not with this and pushed the substitute exciting run to the edge of the on to the. field, whereupon he Ipswich box from where he was booked as soon as. the aimed the ball to the left, where referee noticed his presence.

Kennedy had stolen in to meet Theoreticall; the referee was it with a left-foot shot into the quite, right, but it was a little far corner of the goal. For neither tackle did Mr Willis apply the necessary discipline and the injustice began to spread its contagious inflama-tion to the players. Mr Willis did reach for his yellow card ported, attack at a sports Gap bridged by Newport Cardiff 15 pts Newport ....16 CLEM THOMAS his comments on tne matter. Liverpool Clemence Ncal. Jones.

Smith. Kennedy. Hughes. Keegan. Case, Heighway, Johnson McDcrmott.

Sub Faircloiuui. writers lunch on tbe Bnustt Boxing Board of Control, Con-teh was asked by a certain late to start oeing. ngnt ana tne mthia five minutes Johnson, half -time whistle brought a wel- who nad aj, excellent game and come relief from the bubbling showed promising signs of a when Talbot and Case went for a tackle determined to commit journalist whether he would first half' still contained the fact that one player, Liverpool's Heighway, ended in hospital and that five players were booked, four of from Liverpool, which is a stain on their reputation they don't deserve. Neither they nor Ipswich were blameless, but of all those who lost control the failure of referee Peter Willis to maintain his authority was the most obvious major contribution to the unpleasantness. Iplsvrlch Cooper: Burley.

Mills, damage. I thought Talbot was and threatening hostility of the partnership with Keesan found Talbot. Hunter. Roberts. Osborne, Wark.

Mariner. Whymark. Woods. Referee Willis (County Durham). consider defending his title on South Africa.

I've just the journalist told him. 56,000 crowd. his man on the far side of the the bigger culprit and that Case was encouraged to get his retaliation in first, but the out other names. On 16 April, for cutting or glancing Roe. composed and positive play and were again worth the points the game is booming there.

They had a very big crowd for the fight he had seen there. The biggest crowd since the Boer countered Conteh. No, friend, there's no way I would ever fight Liverpool's manager, hod buck led the way. Very, strong to leg, he began to shed his cares in the tenth over with two Paisley, said afterwards This was a sreat game spoilt bv the UNIVERSITIES SUSSEX Funeral pitch on-drives off his toes to Buss, officials. I think they cracked and another off Waller next under the pressure and we shall certainly contest- two of the referee booked both of them and gave the free kick" against Case.

Then Johnson was injured in a clash of heads with Roberts and the Kop's increasing anger at the complete lack pf calm football was incensed when Keegan was booked for not retreating 10 yards from a free kick. The atmosphere already at boiling point when Heighway received his injury, Mills ran full nplf into him and ra lie lit over. in Las Vegas, heavyweight Ernie Shavers was impressive in knocking out. Howard Smith, in a fight telecast nationally by CBS. Unfortunately, the supporting bouts -were televised as well.

They included a four-round match between two welterweights who also happened to be women. One was an Indian named Princess Red Her opponent was a blackjack dealer and mother of Phillipson wasg reeted with a bookings against our NEWPORT who all season have been a most successful team through honest endeavour rather than by any exciting flamboyance, confirmed their consistency with another powerfully controlled performance which' brought them a well-deserved victory over their fiercest rivals, Cardiff, by a goal, two penalty goals and a try, to two goals and a penalty goal, and earned them the new Welsh Challenge Cup competition for the first time. But one must not underestimate the performance of the Newport backs, especially their two young centres, Webber and handsome straight drive by Tavare, who next lofted Waller uninhibitedlv over tne pressure to wmcn raisiey refers was provided by the background to this meeting. For doldrums, that fenner's and Parks are the guardians of the sacred flame. Marks won the toss and the Universities batted on a damp pitch and slow outfield.

I was hoping for soine runs from Padmanathan, of Sri Lanka, in order to drag in a reference to one of the best undergraduate CHRISTOPHER WORDSWORTH but was caught behind lifting mucrt or tne season ipswicn. who beat Liverpool at Portman lus head and dashing in Road in December, have been the Liverpool player with his WHEN the rain that had been manner likely to. threaten the upper vertebrae. Five runs later Roebuck was superbly head, inflicting a gasp above the tnreatening aarKiy over me tne most impressive cnaiiengers to Liverpool's crown, and their disposal yesterday was essential a ib.year-oiu wiiu was wuijlicu about being known as the Boxing Grandmother Female boxing Is legal in several states. Only" four-rounders, however this is a civilized country.

eye which required five stiches. Parks finally sent the players innings I ever saw by F. S. de i 1- 1 qehino Fn- c-J, .,1 fi i Cir5 alcn nf Ci I.antrn caught by Graves at square leg. ivmis uutlil.

iiauu jl nita au Htvi- ut u.u Judo man's hold on power BUT while Prince Philip, Denis Howell and Sir Robin Brook were bickering publicly "about the Olympic Games last week, the man with the real power from Britain was working unseen to greater effect. Charles Palmer, chairman of the British Judo Association and. president of judo's international federation, recently helped draft a radical new constitution which effectively gave each sport one vote and minor sports the whip-hand. Tin's week he is off to Monte Carlo for the General Assembly of International Sports Federations, where he will attempt to stifle a Soviet Marks was caught at deep to Liverpool's cause. And although the game was likely to contain a great deal jent by it looked at least a before lunch, the man in charge (though it was Ceylon in those niece of recklessness for which of the covers pondered the evi- days).

But Padmanathan failed mid-on hitting out under pres dence and decided that his to oblige. there was no call sure and Parker in the same cause was dropped on the moment had arrived. Slowly he A Dartnershib of 67 followed ol aggression and commitment it was inflamed into its bad temper by an incident which After Heighway had been dramatically wheeled off hitched up and aligned the henvepn Rnehnck and Tavare. saiiare lei boundary. Hignell wnen uavies kicked a straight 25-yard penalty Gareth Edwards won most of Cardiff's territory with his kicking to the diagonals, and 10 minutes into the second half we saw a typical burst by him around the blind side of a ruck but although he got to the line he failed to ground the ball.

However, Newport's control in the rucks and the mauls was still the telling factor, and after 12 minutes Cardiff, who were always struggling to contain them, conceded another penalty and Webber kicked it to give Newport a' critical two-score lead. Not until midway through the second half did Cardiff manage to. impose any authority, and this began with a marvellously-electrifying run by Gerald Davies, which was only swamped finally by weight of numbers. But, from a subsequent scrum Paul Evans swept away with enormous pace and a dazzling dummy scissors, before careering over for a superb try converted by John Davies. Now, all of a sudden, it was some game and Newport, too, contrived a try of great quality.

It was Brown in the centre who made the sweeping break before hurling a long ball to Cranton, who thundered over in the corner for Webber to convert. mower. Then at a pace that gathering strokes and assurance with that temperament of his would have made a geriatric as it progressed. With both that is worth a king's ransom tortoise fume with impatience playing some brave front-of- was scampering for short runs uic iunc6c ainvcu aim umy the-wicKet snots it was no aay wnen rne rains came covered the wicket. a spot City in On the same snow was tne professional debut of Michael Spink.s one of the five US Olympic champions.

And Lee CanaUto, a college football player (6 ft 5 260 lb.) turned boxer and co-managed by Angelo Dundee, Alirs man. Unfortunately, Spinks and Canalito were matched against pathetic fighters who shoudn't have been allowed out of their beds, let alone on national television. The quick knockouts were a disgrace. And the boxing community 'was disgusted by television's paydays to these beginning fighters 10,000 Brown, who understudied the unavailable Lions Burcher and Evans. Webber, in particular, had a most authoritative game, Cardiff, who were desperately eager to win the Cup in their centenary year, were obviously disappointed, but they never really matched Newport's application.

The Welsh National Stadium, with a Terry Thomas-type gap where the west terrace had been demolished to make room for a continuation of the north stand, was otherwise packed with an almost capacity crowd of 35,000. This Welsh Cup final therefore had all the trapping of an international and it began with all the same tensions, with total The' pitch had by then taken such a soaking that further play would have been impossible before four o'clock even without the torrents that fell after lunch and drew a veil until Monday, A shocking tale trouble of takeover bid. since fanner is also on the International Olympic Committee's powerful Tripartite Commission, our three bickerers might belt up and ask themselves how a London restaurateur has ended up more powerful than any of them. No smoke in with the Combined Universities CRICKET failed to escape the 104 for four off 40 overs. shackles of unfriendly, weather To while away the interim yesterday but results were acti- Derby County 4 Manchester City statisticians in the press box ieved.

not without shocks and were riffling through the rec close calls, in three of the Benson and Hedges matches. Most JULIE WELCH physical commitment and a pace which only the trained and skilled reflex could cope with. the Crucible ords to discover when, if ever, a reigning captain of England last took the field against an undergraduate side that included his young brother. But there was much more than the busi Cardiff continued to fight and notable ot these was Nortnamp-tonshire's victory was Yorkshire by six wickets off the last ball. This despite a dominating innings of 102, with a six and dollars 1U opiima, uuiiaia to Canalito: Those matches were put together by Bob Arum's Top Rank ancilliary promoters, in association with Madison Square Garden.

Top rank is the organisation behind John Conteh's nest fight, against Miguelf Cuello in Monte Carlo on" i Suspended The first five minutes were IF CITY had got hold of a hat- was his second half goal which pin at the start of the season, saw Derby on the way to a scored a try from a short pen all charged with energy and BY now. if vou live anywhere orn k- attar civ miTintftc altv in the second minute OI near the East of England Show rincon t-nmr npanprv huh luu umui.liv mvuiww ness of A. I. Greig to attract departed for only 13 to the firm bowling of Wilkinson. The rescue was staged by Smith (47) and Featherstone (36) and Middlesex were home by six wickets.

Allan Jones's five for W1CKCIS. miau junta Noiutnpt ctrn-lf a rnirial- OSV- luiiuy umc wucii a luiwmu it in the fixture list, they could City's challenge was confined pe0pie to the Parks, -in drive broueht a trv bv Dudley- 10 fours, by Boycott. Ahead immaculate display was the accolade bestowed upon it, imrancu upuu with a to the duration of the ntry There was the presence in the th nositive constructioh and Jones, converted by John ground at retertiorougn, you won't need us to tell you that the British Motorcyclists' Federation rally is taking place there. The following strange Ciiccpv sidp nf VJevtaU- nevr I ooo rims ir? Mav what he was out Yorkshire lost 16 were good enough to gain rnino a runs in May, wnat fn 17 hir tha onin pWarri the eold award. considerable fiuenecy.

Barnard; Davies. .1 his took tnem to witn. tho in a point of their rivals who with assorted friendlies and one- luiicu utcuium ouu mc- iDff niilinotinrcr anrt Ricm' in the end, were not flattered 1.. worse moment to bungle things, fourth minute shot from Thev could hardlv have picked Keegan, one from Kidd and a mLn farrialSme either it header by Watson against the ru? for vears at White- crossbar; these were the only would run for years at wmte COIJtributions to worry Boulton. nal1- Some 10 minutes later, Daly Of course, the issues at stake nushedithe ball on for Gemmill; of their warning appears in the pro-eramme: In view of the num by the margin undoubted victory.

day games he has probably uras come as close as anyone is That man of metal, David likely to get to a 1,000 in April! Steele, answered Boycott with And there was enough batting S2 not out to carry Northants took the bail swituy to wepoer, who shock, off a tackle and missed out his ber of people in the rally area Davies (cam! A Finlavson. Mutddv. t-amillcn to put navies over in me were bitterly serious. By win- Gemmill ran it in past Corrigan tne unnost Lauuuu auumu uc exercised if it is absolutely necessary to ride a motor-cycle Evans. Edwards, Nelmcs, A promise in we (jommneu uni- to hi ior lour.

UlUUUOb LH V- VLT'UUXUbU corner. ning yesterday and tney were and from tnat moment tne game veritiesseven from Oxford As for the shocks, they came Phillips. Kmll. I Robinson, smlih, Woman. Lane.

Dudlev-Jones. Kent, losers against Surrey last week, assuaged any, remaining sorrow by beating Nottinghamshire by 39 runs. Most of the real stuff was laid on by B. B. Woolmer with a top score 45 ut Kent's 172 fr eight and three late wickets that pl-ished off Notts for 133.

Brian Chapman A few minutes later, Carom Newport Davies; Davies, went sonre way to mend the But irs proDamy no more quaint than the no-smoking ban on fans at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, where the World Professional Snooker Championship was sponsored to Davies. However Newport con- Waters, i confidently predicted to immo- ooiiea over. iast-minute replace- the way of Middlesex, cham- late their opponents City within moments, Derby were ment of Coverdale by Fisher, pion county, in chasing the would have kept their title chal- two up, when Dandel stuck a leg f0ur from Cambridge to modest 92 of Minor Counties lenge as powerful as it ever was. out to meet a ball from McFar- evoke one of those venerable East. Their first three bats- Now, their hopes of overhaul- land and Corrigan once more reminders we used to get regu- men, Brearley, Barlow and ing Liverpool must have been found himself spring cleaning iarry before Oxbridge fell in the Radley, renowned names all, fWnrtfi.iiv T-Afinrpri not onlv bv the back of his net.

City The hiost serious misdemeanour of' CBS in that area might only be poor taste. On the other the same network signed Howard Davis- Jr, another Olympic champion, for a series of bouts to exend over the next thretand a half years. Networks, controlling fighters acquired Olympic gold winner Sugar Leonard smacks of unhealthy monopoly. The allegations of kickbacks involving King's tournament and record falsification by Ring magazine whose ratings were '-used 'to provide fighters for the US championships need more space than is provided here. One extreme example a turned to look tne more con- Barnard, Squire, -K Poole vmcmg team vntn tneir more Referee Thomaj rronteO.

the tune ot tzu.uuu Embassy. the defeat itself, but by the management took the him and scrappy and ineffectual play sent on rower in piace ui u.u.y. LAWN TENNISRonald Atkin with which it was conceded. it mignt wen nave a better idea to have sacrificed Doctor at sea Meanwhile, in the first divi Kidd, who, in the seventy-fifth sion basement, Derby may well have achieved their survival. They deserve it, too, for what Making heavy minute, came to blows witn Hector and Gemmill, and like ham i0AifTAfl tha viallnw mrd Derbyshire Worcs AT CHESTERFIELD light-heavyweight named Biff MIDDLESEX Brearley Ibw Howarth I 1 Smith Robinson O'Brien .47 Barlow Robinson Wilkinson I Radley Wilkinson 2 Featherstone not out 36 they lacked yesterday in finesse r.in-nf who Rice Johnson Underwood.

.21 I' John5on.run oul 21 Smedley Hills 12 A White Jarvis 20 Bitch Rowe Woolmer 16 Stead Ealham Woolmer Dosbi not out 4 Taylor Woolmer 2 DERBYSHIRE Clirtc was ranked among Rine 's toD 10 US fighters. they made up many times over came out in sympathy, followed Wright Hahsley Holder ..102 CURRENT record holder for a powered boat crossing of the Atlantic is the 51,000 ton liner United States. Which makes Dr Bob Magoon's ambition to break it all the more astonishing. For he plans to make his wnu i' 1 uu mem into me uovk. a swmnuujn iuj, uu, Cline's record on page 523 of the 1977 Ring's Record Book includes.

ail97TYictbry in Mount Even in a wild and untiay nrst nr hiAurc ImH tn uer Boyns jncjmorc weather of it Extras lb i i- i Harinw parcel uinara nair, woi was fuuiiie free Wicks and free kicks Often rartwrlrtt Patel Boynes ..15 catting not out Extras (lb-1) Total (4 wkts, 42 overs) 93 Bowling Wilkinson 8, 2. 25. 2: Howarth 10. 3, 20, 1-, Lander 8, 1. 22, O'Brien 7.

2. 16. Kippax 9. 5. 9, 0.

Middlesex hod by 6 wkts. Holly, North- Carolina. And lead to eoals. especially if wily Graham-Brown Boyno enough yards between himself and Watson enough times to 44 i U.M Holder bid in a five-tone ocean racing half a dozen one-and-two-round knockouts in Winston-Salem, underline his potential domina boat powered by four outooara 12 0 nb-2) ..10 LINDA MOTTRAM trod a shaky rjath to victory in the Women's Swarbrook not out Taylor not out Extras (b-1. lb-7.

tion of the game. Fittingly, it NC, for the years 1974-76. He is credited with a no-contest in was held up in a -freak gust of wind and she fluffed the shot. A netter forearm and a backhand into the tramlines gave old birds like uemmiii are taxing them. This particular example of his art, taken on the left, in the eightieth minute was volleyed toward goal by Daly.

Corrigan met, but could not Total (48.5 overs) ....133 Bowling Jarvis 10. 1, 34. 2: Graham 8. 5. 12, 2: Woolmer 8.5, 1, 24, 3: Hills 11.

3. 22, 1: Underwood 11. 25. 1. Kent beat Notts by 39 runs.

Combined Sussex AT OXFORD COMBINED UNIVERSITIES Singles of the Pernod Tourna Total (6 wkts 55 overs) 200 Bowling: Holder 7. .3. 31. 2: Inc6- in 1 An I dflord 11.. 3.

34. ment at raaaington yesreraay. The top-seeded Miss Mottram, Providence, Rhode Island, last year, the only non-victory on his record. Flash Gordon, who FA VASE engines ana ininKS ne mu my 20 hours or more off the 1952 time of 82 hours 40 minutes. He hopes to go from Rota in Spain to Newport, Rhode Island, in about 60 hours, with fuel stops in the Azores and mid-ocean on Miss Saliba a chance she eagerly ranKea sevenin among urrasn hold, it, and Hector pushed in D'Oiiveira n.

2. 20 0: Cum be 11. girls, needed to save three match accepted to snatch set after 29 the rebound. publishes': an Insiders' "contacted Mount Holly. He was told there had been no puui3 ar, 3 ill LUC acwuu act Playing it Miss Mottram cast away This shattering blow of an already mean minded Fate moved Kidd to such heights of aggra Pathmanathan Buss 0 Rocebuck Graves Phillipson 40 Tavare Long Phillipson ....26 Marks Buss Waller 8 Parker not out 14 the way.

Strange things happen at sea especially at night. WORCESTERSHIRE Turner Swarbrook Tunnl- cliffc Inchmore not out Extras (nb-2, lb-t) 3 chance after chance of establish pro Doxing mere in Thn nnlv show in Winston- petore sne won a grim iua-nuu-ute final 46, 75 63 against Australia's Sue Saliba, to collect her bouquet, a cheque for 150 ing early superiority in the A Hignell not out 9 admits the doctor, who says: Our biggest concern is hitting a whale at full throttle." Extras Ob-4: w-3) 7 and tne silver tropny sne previ again Salem was) in the summer of 1975 and no Cline was listed. The no-cpntest in Providence, he Athletic Commission there second set. Several times she flung her racket to the ground vation that Mr Yates sent him off. Kidd was probably still testing the bath water when, four minutes later, Owen t-rinnpri fZpmmill in the Enal area Minor Co.

(W) Glamorgan AT AMERSHAM MINOR COUNTIES (WEST) Daniels Llewellyn Cordlc 6 Nurton run out 21 Ottley Jones Lyons .15 A I Burridge Cordlc Richards Dunstan Jones Lyons 1 Wallcn Hopkins Lyons 12 Collyer Richards 4 Dunn Llewellyn OntonR 0 Jones Richards Ontong 9 I Yeabsley Ontong 0 Collins not out 3 Extras (1-b 3. 1. n-b 3) 7 Total (46.2 overs) ....107 Bowling Nash II, 5. 11, 0: Cordle I. 20.

1: Lyons 11, 0, 33. 3: Ontong 9.2, 3, 12. Richards 7, 1, 24. 2. GLAMORGAN A Jones Colyer Collins 18 A Honkins Collins 5 Total (4 wkts 40 overs) 104 in disgust and complained ously won two years ago.

The Surrey girl had not lost a set all week, but she was far below her best against the slim, dark Miss Saliba, 19-year-old .1 t- immi. This is a But the Australian was missing her reports, was actually a knockout of Cline, The oooonent who stopped Don't buy for me Argentina may continues Monaayi Yorks Northants AT MIDDLESBROUGH YORKSHIRE Billericay Town 1 and Derby were presented with Sheffield 1 a penalty. It was one thing yesterday to THE F.A. Vase Final ended in award a penalty, another to find Total (1 wltt: IS oveers) 28 Play to continue Monday. Lanes Gloucs AT OLD TRAFFORD GLOUCESTERSHIRE Sadia Mohammad Lyon Croft .37 A Stovold Ibw Wood 37 Zaheer Abbas Ratclifle 17 Procter Croft.

Shepherd Simmons If i Foat Abrahams Simmons 5 opportunities, too, and vented Clirie was himself a preliminary fighter' with a record of two grant and last year's Australian uer anger with some loud and junior champion. Just, eyebrow-raising, if hardly orig- CONFUSION reigns as British a 1-1 draw at Wembley yester. out where- it had to be taken. wins, IT losses, nine by knock, nut. And vet, when the tourna- Boycott Sharp Dye 102 Lumb Steel Larkins 3-4 Hampshire Larkins 34 Johnson not out 24 couian get my serve guui anu inai, expletives.

mpnt heean. Cline was in an day, after extra time, the re-. The white spot had disappeared play will be on Wednesday. under several inches of sand. Holders Billericay were stun! Mr SJ2 Bairstow Sarfraz Dye Stevenson Dvc ij a liravenev naiumc nr A Francis 0icy Yeabsley 0 Carrick Sharp Sarfraz 0 opening round match against Ray J.

Elson a light-heavyweight who had stayed eight nipffert rounds with WBA world Vernon run ed in the 15th minute when in my timing was badly ptt, saia six successive games went Miss Mottram afterwards. The against service and when Miss onlv time I really played well Mnttram's 4 2 lpad became a was when I was in she Mottram 4 lead became a certainly played bravely enough deficit of 45, she seemed to avert imminent defeat in a beaten. But having tottered to thoueht it ought to be an- I Shackleton out 1 Cooper Yaraicy nyc Athey not out King not out 5 Sliitipei usuau ucumvu a Inrtp-rt so Extras (lb 3, no 3) other. Indeed, Corrigan was so Jones not out Extras (b 2 I II. n-b 3) 16 adamant about its location that into his own goal.

But they champion Victor Galindez. Elson the brink Miss Mottram pro destroyed ciine. it should be noted that Elson' Totai (7 wkts, inns clsd) ..216 Bowling Sarfraz 11, 1. 42, Dye ceeded to play distinctly better fought back in the second half, equalising through Clayden, who also came close to clenching the match in extra time. il, 2.

34, 4: Hodgson 48, second set in which nine of the 12 games went against service. This rain-plagued tournament needed to squeeze the semifinals into its last day. In bright Total (8 wkts 55 overs) 191 Bowling Croft 11. 2. 42, 2 Lee 11.

Wood II, 2. 34. 1 Simmons II. 4. 19.

2. Minor Co. Middx AT NORWICH manager is Paddy Flood, who, uinnt with AI Braverman. The saved match points, one of willey 11, 1, 45, 0: Larkins 10, 1. 27, he was booked.

Meanwhile, a groundsman brought out tape measure, bucket of whitewash and brush and made penalty spots a feature of the Baseball Ground once more. travel agents are being ouugea to commit themselves to World Cup ticket deals with Argentina long before anybody knows whether England, Scotland or Wales will qualify. Agents have to put their money down by the end of next month. Average price of travel and accommodation alone could be about 700, so if Britons fail to qualify, agents could catch the worst cold since the Ice Age. Ugly rumours persist, too, that many interational travel agents are boycotting the entire event because the host nation has tied up 4,000 of the best hotel rooms.

Faced with the great dilemma, the man at Thomas Cook's said, We're waiting. Hunting Lambert Sports Ser them with a finely-judged drop 2 Steel 1. 0. 4. 0.

NORTHANTS worked out of King's New York Office. King called them his ad shot, had Miss Saliba shrieking sunshine yesterday morning. Miss Saliba brisklv disposed of in disbelief and she quickly Virgin Carrick 60 Willey Cooper Carrick 36 Steel not out 52 MINOR COUNTIES (East) SOCCER Tan Zwartkruis, Almost as an afterthought. 1 1 1 ll i I aa an uilu! visors. He suspended them last week, presumably under pressure from ABC.

Both announced the defending champion, Jickie double-faulted to level the match Mustaa Mohammad Oldham manager of the uutcn national penalty kick put Derby Nm Barlow 6 jonci 8 team for the past two matches, ou Waytson booke3 'jSiteiZS tayter ot uevon, at set-all, shrugging on. a aencit to Although she was briefly Robinson 10 Larkins Hampshire Oldham 17 Cook not oul 16 has decided not to continue Total (4 wkts: 16 overs) 35 Fall of wickets 1-22. 2-23. 3-29. 4-35.

Play to continue tomorrow. Notts Kent AT NEW BRIDGE KENT Johnson Randall Taylor 38 A Woolmer Stead White 45 Asif Igbal Hassan Taylor 6 AGE Ealham Taylor Rice ..40 APE Knott Stead Birch 3 Graham not out 2 Shepheard run out 2 Hills Birch Slcad 16 Underwood not out 10 Extras d-b) 6 Total (8 wkts) 55 overs) 172 Bowling Stead 10, 2. 24. 1 Rice 10. 2 30.

1 Taylor 11. 0. 40 2 White III 2, 29, Doschi 6. I 23 0: Birch 7 2, 20, 2. NOTTS Hassan Graham 16 A Todd Knott Jarvis 0 Randall Woolmer Graham.

0 Extras (b-1. 10-17. nb 8) true tne last iour Barries. r.lloht 7 2 third spr the Miss Mottram conceded only me mvca.l seJ'Me five games in her semi-final with British girl had now seadied her- Kent's Anthea Cooper, but sehe self and despite another pair of Total (4 wkts, 55 overs) 217 Howling: Koninson i. 4s, they were contemplating law suits.

King subsequently took them back. Finally, the investigation around King may extend to his alleged payoffs to the Press. My name has been mentioned, or as rm known on the local boxing scene The asshole of the New York Post." These charges are unfounded. That is the only was nevr able to estaonsn sucn double faults, sne ran out tne CooDCr II. 0.

31. 0: Stevenson II 39. 0:. Oldham II. 0.

42. 1: Carrick II clear mastery over ner Ausrra- winner safely enough. A Riddcll Ibw Sclvcy 0 O'Brien Ibw Selvey 0 A Hancock Selvey 0 Kippax oRss Jones 42 Moore Lamb 6 Larder Jones 5 Wilkinson Ross Jones I Howarth not oul 4 Extras l-b 1. 2. n-b 3) Totai (49.4 overs) ..92 Bowling: Selvey II.

4, 17, 3: Jones 10.4, 4, 16. 5: Lamb 11. 7. 9. Edmonds 3.

2, 2, 0: Fetherstnne 8. 2, 20, 1: Gatttng 6. 0, 22, 0. for obstructiong McFarland, and the crowd spilled out upon the pitch. It would have been incomplete without them.

Derby County Boulton: Langan. Webster. Daly, McFarland. Todd. Powell, Gemmill, Daniel.

Hector. Newton. Manchester City Corrigan; Clement, Donnachie, Booth, Watson, Doyle, Barnes. Kidd, Royle. Owen, Keegan.

Sub. Power. Referee: 3 Yates (Redditch). for private Southern League club Minehead are to receive a 2,000 donation from Mill-wall for 19-year-old goalkeeper Nick Johns. Millwall agreed to pay this amount on complcetion of 15 Second Division appearances by Johns, who was transferred from Minehead In February.

1976. Arsenal will warm-up for next season by playing a scries of games in Sydney, Australia in July. lian oDnonent Noel Phillips, who steadfastly drank from a pint mug of beer vices said, Tins is too oig a gamble and Kestours of West Wickham, Kent, said, It's still very Alan Road 0. 41, 2. Northants beat Yorkshire by 6 wkts.

NO PLAY YESTERDAY Taunton: Someisel Leicestershire (Rain). Oval Surrey Australians. (Rain). before some on court, won an A quirk of the weather led to her losing the first set. Serving at 4 4 she was leading 40 30 and about to put away an easy forehand, when the ball All-Australian Men's Singles final by defeating Keith Han thing, at this date, that Icrtaln.

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