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THE GUARDIAN Friday June 15 1973 27 LA WW TENNIS ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL Grand four has a grim end Only Kodes opts out of Wimbledon strike by top 70 Italy beat England for first time From DAVID LACEY Italy 2, England ft By DAVID GRAY I Embarrassing moment for Bobby Moore on his 107th appearance for England. Anastasi picks up Shi) ton's part-save and shoots through Moore's legs for Italy's Srst goal. should be set aside. He hoped that the application would be heard this morning by a judge in cnaintaers. Plainly, "the ATP had hoped that the Federation would agree to submit the matter to independent scrutiny, but since the Federation has refused to do this, the players have now set in motion the first major lawsuit in the history of British lawn tennis.

All other professional sports seesn to end up by going through the courts and it now looks as though lawn tennis is no excet-cion," said Kramer. One brighter aspect of the affair is that ATP have agreed that, since the Pilic affair Is now out of their hands, it would be right for ttieir players to compete in next week's Roth-man's tournaments at Queen's Club at Eastbourne. We do not want to let down Hie public or an important sponsor. We also feel that it would not be right to refuse those players who are now planning to come to Britain a chance to compete somewhere," said Kramer. He added that among those waiting at home for the latest news of developments here before setting out for London were Rosewall.

Riessen. Denms Ralston, and Key Emmerson. He himself will join the boycott if it comes into force, for he has asked the BBC to release him from his television contract in the eent of the dispute persisting. I should not be prepared to cross the picket lines if rhe players were staying away." Pilic himself suggested that one solution to the problem would be for him to withdraw from the championships. "I did not want to do this because like everybody else I want to play at Wimbledon, but the other members of the ATP refused to let me do it" Kramer commented The French championships allowed Pilic to continue to play.

The Italians refused to take him out of their draw and we are informed that the Germans would have played him if he had gone to Hamburg this week. Wimbledon have taken a stand on the srde of the ILTF and some players don't understand this; Pilic sa3s that if the Yugoslav Federation can prove that he was guilty of not playing in the Davis Cup tie after promising to do so he would deserve suspension and would not expect the players to support him. They feel so strongly about the situation thai they are prepared to make the biggest possible sacrifice for they all love playing at COLF captain's legs. Moore In this natch was breaking Bobby Chart ton's record of 106 appearances for England. No doubt he wouM have given up all his caps willingly to have avoided that particular moment The lemons must have been particularly bitter at half time within a few minutes of the second half starting Clarke and Rivera had a set-to which altered the whole tone of what up to then had been an even-tempered evening.

Rivera, out sight of the referee, appeared to fetak Hughes, who had Intervened, in the face. A few mo mites later Cunie attempted a tackle of retribution on the Italian player, and as England's concentration wavered the Italians scored again. Rivera shrugged off a threat from CuTie and pushed the ball forward to Anastasi who found Pulici to the rujht of goal with a marvellous lob from 4o yards. As England still hesitated, expecting an offside decision. Pulici's header found Capello unmarked on the left, and SMlton's attempted save again was brave but this time largely token.

Sir Alf Ramsey, who had made three substitutions in Moscow, reverted lo type in this game, and kept the same side throughout. In truth, it was hard to see what he could have done to have altered the game's pattern though Keegan. with his impish changes of pace and direction might but only might have disturbed the Italian defence. Alan BaJi sat disconsolately by the side lines, in a track suit, but with no football gear underneath. He learned today that he was under threat of suspension by FIFA from ali international matches until Che matter of his sending off in Poland last week had been dealt with.

The situation remains somewhat vague but Ramsey felt it wise not to risk breaking the rules. With England still needing to acquire a new blend of skill, he already has problems enough. ITALY. loff (JuvMltms). Sabndlnl (Milan).

I'srclirtt: (tr.terl. BrncM (Milan). Morjni (Juventus). Bellugl (Inlfc. 46min.l, Burgnlcci (Inter).

Mor-iola (Inrsr). Capello (Jiwentus). Aonsnuu (Ju-veatus). Rivers (Milan). Pulici (Torino), (Cauaio.

JuYrntus. ENGLAND. Shfltoa (Ijeletster City): Madeley (Leeds United), Hughes Stor-v (Arsenal), Meflarland (Deroy County Moore (West Ham United). Dunp (Shrfflrid United). Channon (bcjUiampton).

I a (Tottenham Hotrwn-). 3arte (Leeds Unitrd). Pc-tfrj (Tottenham TTotour). Refrree: btancv Blackpool sign Hart Player's nerve holds to lead US open Prom PAT WARD-THOMAS Oakmont. June 14 Gary Player's extraordinary round of 67 which leads the United States Open Championship by three strokes was everlasting proof that the greatness of Oakmont is based on absolutely fair principles.

Given the skill and the nerve a low score is possible. Also the course is beginning its ruthless sorting of the dross from the gold. Trevino, Floyd, and Colbert were 70, Nicklaus and Charles one more. Jacklin emerged from a mercurial morning with 75, not greatly damaging, but at the same time not greatly Stan Smith, the holder of the men's title, John Newcomb the champion in 1970 and 1971, Ken Rosewal, the most popular of the old generation of great players, and Ilie Nastase, the ruler of the clay courts of Europe, are among the 70 members of the Association of Tennis Professionals, who will hoycott Wimbledon unless a solution is found to the problem of the International Lawn Tennis Federation's suspension of Nikki Pilic. The list was released in Nottingham yesterday by Cliff Drys-dale ATFs president.

It includes the names of 14 leading Australians, 21 Americans (among them Arthur Ashe. Tom Gorman. Bob Lute and Marty Riessen), the top Driwoili Iaric Cox. Gerald Battrlck and Graham SMell), Adnano PanatU, Tom Okker and a total of 11 competitors who reached the last 1 last year. they do indeed stay away.

Wlm'oledom will be sadly weakened. Drysdale said: "These are all players from whom I have received personal assurances of support or who have sutrned a petition saying that pending further information they are prepared to withdraw from any tournament in which Pilic is not allowed to play." He added that only one major player Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) bad refused to join the protest. He explained the phrase pending further information referred to their complaint about the reasons given for the suspension by the ILTF, who have banned Pilic for a month The ATP asked the Federation to rric more detailed reasons for their action or to submit the case to independent arbitration. The ILTF countered this by saving that Pilic had already accepted their jurisdiction when he appealed to their emergency committee against Vwgoslavia's decision to ban him for nine months. The next move will be in the law courts.

Last mght the ATP's executive director. Jack Kramer, announced that Pilic -was going to ask for an injunction against the president and secretary of the FLTF Allan Heyman, who is himself a QC. and Basil Rcay and the chairman and secretary Herman David and Major D-avid MilU of the AH-England Club asking that the suspension Britiati players itwger uj. rj RsttrlIr ant NikKi 1'ilic (letti and JacL London Turin. June 14 England's tour, never grand, ended grimly in the Stadio Camunale here this evening when they suffered their first defeat ever against Italy in a game of much exhilarating football punctuated throughout the second half by outbursts of spite and retaliation on both sides.

But the match never plumbed the depths of the battle of Highbury iit the 'thirties. Indeed there were few reminders In the England attack of Ted Drake, but rather more of Francis as the drums of the Italian supporters beat out a staccato rhythm throughout Was it imagination, or did they increase the tempo, galley-style. In the second half? Certainly the Italians increased in speed and reflex after the interval, at times bewildering; the English defence with. sudden bursts of inter-passing, long sweeping movements from wing to wing alternating with short, dagger thrusts ihrough the middle. In all this.

Rivera and Anastasi were the puppet masters. England were the ones who got their strings tangled. Rivera was whistled and jeered, along vith (he d.iDper. still sprightlv Mazrola as they dallied in mid-field during the opening half-hour. It would be unfair, however, to condemn England over much.

At times rhey did not play badly. In fact for 30 minutes or so, they dominated the match as much as they had done against the Russians on Sunday. The crucial difference this -time was that they were faced with a defence who packed the space in front of goal, and covered and double covered who long since have brought to a fine art the subtle midge, and the casual bodv check: and who. abbVe all. played with a coolness which often camouflaged their somewhat suspect methods Italv's defensive pattern seldom varied.

Morini lay well up on Chivers. and Bellugi, who took his place after half time, performed much the same task. Sabadini watched Clarke, and Facchetti placed himself firmly between Ohannon and the baH whenever the Southampton man attempted to turn past him and head for Iris favourite spot on the goal-line. As it was, England enjoyed Ions? periods of positive possession which they found hard lo turn into scoring chances Their approach often was promising With the strikers enchained. Currie and Madeley were left lo ran free, and I wondered whether either player would manage to confront the Italians witfli the spectre of Gersson, whose liberation by their defence did more than anything to win the World Cup for Brazil in Mexico three years ago.

But this was merely a fond hope. Currie faded as he did against Russia, and Channon, having; dodged Faccheti once, did not do so again and England thus had lost a most important dimension of their play. Eventually they were reduced to the familiar, futile tactics of Hughes. Peters, or Storey advancing at a lope, going nowhere in particular, and lobbing the ball despairingly into a goal mouth where Clarke and Chivers often were seen but seldom in space and even less frequently in possession. As so often happens, a near miss at one end was followed immediately by a goal at the other, the first for Italy in the thirty-seventh minute.

One of Chivers's lonr; throws from the left sailed over the head of Peters by the near post and nearly bounced over Zoff's left shoulder Immediately. Rivera sent Pulici streaking past (he left flank of an Eng-land defence caught lying completely square. Shilton stopped his srhot bravely, but Anastasi followed up quickly and with Moore attempting to cover on the goal line, sent his shot between the England ATHLETICS Card of the course OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB Hole Vinli Huh- 1 Har 1 4f. -i Id AtiZ 4 31. 4 1 1 4 i 4 1 dUi 4 1 k.

.5 3 i 4 4 14 1I, IT, 4'i 4 7 4 If. 'J ID it-i it 9 480 it 1R 4 rotn J47y Ab Tola! 244' 55 promising. Even the leaves on the oai: trees barely quivered before noon. Then a gentle breeze rose, but it was neveT firm enough to cause problems. The endless sunshine soon banished the silver dew and from the (lulset the greens putted swift and true.

The were perfect for the purpose in that a truly "flruclc rhot from the fairwaj would hold even squirm back after pitching, but from the rough it would run on With dry promised for the rest of the week the greens will be firmer and faster, and evermore it will be essential to hit the fairways. Oakmont Is not as long as the card sueeests. Several Ion" holes, the fourth, tenth, and twelfth are downhill, and considerable yar- dase is taken up in the short holes. Distance from the tee can be sacrificed for accuracy because as the greens become harder it is easier to hold them with a full rather than a half shot This is the strategy of Trevino, for one And in this sense the course resembles Merion. which produced a classic championship two years ago.

Player, who was six under par events SSSff.SrfS even his closest friends who had watched him in. practice when he was not playing at aU well. Neither has he had much com- petition since his ailments early fh vnr ht fho ftnnn nt X', 4liVJ '-Hill I13IJI11K-II illC 111 III. Ill c. 11 and he gave a remarkable exhibition of puttmc backed, of course, by good solf through the gretn.

A putt of feet on the wickedly downsloping first green another of 11 feet on the second and he as awa. a figure of hard light confidence in black and white. Tiio splendid hits to the fourth green made a third birdie and his onlv anxious moment before th. "turn followed a cut drive to the seventh, but he was down in green side bunker. wo from a were in his Now thousands Xe his Aronand Weikopf.

"SSSlid- wM.t mainly through uncertain driving. niiif nf nirif fPt at iic ninth took Plave? out in the dav's iook fiayer out tne aa. lowest, and two fine shots to the difficult tenth were followed b- a putt of 12 yards. His touch and judgment were flawless on the greens and yet another putt rolled in on the nest green, Meanwhile. far awav across the roaring Pennsvlvania Turnpike which sulits the course, yells were acclaiming Palmer.

He had two early birdies and was stirring heart and hopes of a great round in his own kingdom. The spell broke slightly, but he continued steadily. On the long twelfth Player held his drive overmuch to the left in the light cross breeze. He played from the thick rough quietly, but his long iron to the green drifted into a bunker and fnnLt6 DOt Pet enough to save a five, his first Lviikciuu xii. kdnmoiiL ds not about to be massacred, although for a while it was in LAWN TENNIS Warboys bows to Connors By a Special Correspondent Stephen Warboys came to rhe end probably the finest week of his young career when he was beaten 6-4, 6-3 by Jim Connors, an American lefthander, in a quarterfinal of the Player tournament at Nottingham yesterday.

His consolation is a cheque for 550. Warboys played well, but Connors, a year older and with more international experience was too strong. Warboys knew it from the start and it as a struggle which could have only one endinsi. although he held out for G7 minule.v There us greater depth in L'onnor's game and his uouble-handed backhand was particularly punishing although there ere times when he Huffed some of his oierheads. He shouted in a lighthearted manner when pulled out of position and forced to chase a wide return but that as much as anything emphasised his supreme Mark Cox met defeat by the same score against another American, Tom Gorman, who was much too steady.

Cox became irritable after some upsetting line calls and only, produced flashes of his best play There was a period when Gorman won Sve successive games to take the first set and lead 3-0 in the second. Coi never recovered from that. Virginia Wade is left as the lone home survivor following 6-2, 6-1 win over Pam Teeguarden (US). It was a somewhat onesided affair lasting 47 minutes, with Miss Wade finishing off each set with a sequence of five win ning games. She undoubted' wanted to get it over as quickh as possible, for she was suffering from a stiff shoulder and vide, which needed treatment later JOHN PLAYER TOURNAMENT (ll -I'plnt.

Wonti'i Slnclc. Quarterfinals: V. U.tlr fK'-ntl lc I r-e--a 1 1 inlriT fL'--t fi-J I US1 b'-a: 1 tVl.LMWi-u 6-1. 11. Cl5.ll- (I SI bi-K P.

Hofltl 6-1. 6-0: B. .1. Kirji (t'i' bMt L. Kaltm- (Irrlonraia).

b-1. Mtn'ff Singles, Quarlerflrials: T. Gortnao (USl brat M. Cox (Lrif-ler-shire). 6-4.

6-V F. I). McMillan (Sourh Africa) bvat J. Mufcrrjpa (India). 6-2.

E. ven rjolra (US) beat R. Stocfclcn (US). 6-o. 9-8: J.

Connora (US) beat S. A. Wnrfjor 6-4. 6-3. GRSEN SHIELD KENT CHAMPIONSHIP (Beclcennam).

Slnglrt. Quarterflnals: J. Anthony (US) bw T. Ztvao (Nnnrrtands), 6-3, 6-1: J. Hrtlmao (US) brat i.

Kloss (Sontb AfrJOB). 8-5. 3-6. 6-2: D. FrotnhoJM fAmtroHn) brat s.

Stap fUS). 7-5. 6-1: J. Newberrv (US) riiMf V. Gxyori (South Africa).

7-5, 6-5 Men'fl Singles, Quarterfinal! A. Mrtrcvrll (USSR) brnl J. Caulollr (France). 7.5. 6-3: B.

Mirmn ISoulfi Africa) bflot D. Brrtram (Sotith Africa). 6-4. 4-6. 6-4: B.

Horn (Swdrn) brrcr K. Mclvinlrv (TJS). 2-6. 6-2. 6-3: O.

K. Davidson (Australia) beat IV. Durliam (US. 6-3, 3-6. WIST GERMAN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Elaniburq).

Men's singles, imra Round: Kan strtler (Wr Grrmanv) bot Harold Solomon (US). 6-4. 6-2. 6-1; Flllol (Chll) bear Fmnk Grhert (Ve-it Germany), 6-1. 7-6.

3- 6. 6-2; Harold Elsciienbrolch OVW Germuny) beat MamW Orantr (Spain). 4- 6-4: Jurrgen Fnsabcmler (West Germony) beat Pha IeRC (US). 6-7. -2.

2-6, 6-1. 6-4. vyomcn's Singles. Second Round: Renata Torndnav-1 (Czrchoslcrvakla). quallQeit for the quarterfinals by bearing Llndo Turro (US).

6-0. 6-3. Men's Doubles, First 'Round: Gerald Bartrfclt (Britain) and Milan Holrcefc (West Germany) boftt Harold Easctienbrofcn (VVrtt Genrnin) end Brmard Mlanot (Belgium). 7-5. 6-2: Colin Dibc (Anrralla) and Butch SeeiMTffe-n (US) beat Guillerrnn Vllos and 1 H.

G)bzabnl (Arrientlna). 6-4. 6-4. Second Rojnd: Jobn Alexandre and Phil Dent (Auarmlfn) brnl HnrK Knrj- and Atlfle Korpii Cnnan) 6-4 4-6 7-5. Sports results Association 'RIINDL-Y INTERNATIONAL tin Turing Hah, (1) 3 (O) 0 iVrmhtajl.

Co-peHo 60,000 AMATIUR Italy 0. Eiislarxl 0 (In Turin). Cricket LANCASHIRE 2ND XI CUMBERLAND, at Boolle. Lancashire: 353 lor 6 dec. (B.

Relay S0. Cumberland: 54 (R. RatcllH lor 17) and tO toe no wicket. CHESHIRE ASSOCIATION (Knockout Can Million. Quarterfinal).

Runcorn 33 for dec. Halabm 61. Lawn Tennis HALIFAX OPEN. Man's Singles. Quarterfinal! It.

Webb (Sheffield) beat M. Mohammad (FaKUcan). 6-0. 6-1; N. VSltigh (India) bent J.

B. Hmvmrtli thefaoM). g-6, 10-8. Man's Drtttlai, bird Round: P. Brook and C.

Cabata (BudderaBald) Mac N. Mteiop indB. P. Deoroa (Sheffield). 6-2, 6-0.

VYORtan'e Double. Samhrnaf: T. Cneroor and P. EaiMo (uuaaUt boas X. Nerwbr nod OnoavVna US), 6-0, 6-1.

Mlsed Doubles. Third Reuadi G. SaMer (NZ and P. BRHoa (Aiurtreita) bra: a. Cold and J.

Blrciewcr U8 6-3. 6-4. Golf MANCHESTER ALLIANCE: Dunham 'Trophy, lacand Round! Wllmalonv 6. Tarton 0. wlrh one gama halvod.

LANCASHIRE HANDICAP FOURSOMES (First Roma). 1-owea Park beat Blackbirn 4 ana Si Boo tie beat Acorlncmn, 1 up; Nelaoo beat Kaa-dock Park. 5 and 4: Burnley beat Husrton and rreeoof. 1 up. rakt a i a umutui NAHjpiuer BUIIELB.

Knutsford 1. SaueUttop 6. LANCASHIRE WOMEN'S HANDICAP SHIELD, Statw H1U $. Sraod 2. GUARDIAN CROSSWORD 13,567 ALTA1K spell.

Not a breath stirred in the early crystal hours, and there was no excuse for not hitting the ball straighter. A remarkable bunker shot over the blind crest of the third fairway to the green saved a four there, and a good little chip from Ihe thick fringe made his par at the fifth. From the turn his except for two bad --hois Ai the twelfth, a mighty plunge downhill, he hit a fine cirne but pushed a wood far into the lough, pitched into a bunker, took two to get out. and then ua five over par. The fourteenth showed precisely the rewards that Oakmont can offer if the fairway is hit Jacldin's perfect pitch stopped five feet away and holed for a birdie, but a cut drive t0 the fifteenth cast away the stroke gained This glorious hole, with its leaning fairway, roiling approaches, ana vasi.

miiutw rth severest of the par fours. Littler's arive never len me direction Ps UlJj alona the darn trees flew up the srtxu iu ioci, ltu ljjc HULL was niiittm ji uie wmc cSLSSn we Si5S Cramoton hit so ve "sbols? silent and detached, was ghosting Ion hjttinp. beautifully straight be was in me riu io raw unies, as me seventeenrn. where he could not pitch close enough from deep rough and took three putts His golf con- tha' 1 ncm" There could bo no lovelier golfing sieh! on penect summer nay When Jacklin holed from 15 foe! after a bold lonj iron to thr 10 0T1 lt bacl a'lile sixteenth green, and conjured a perfect little pitch, iS ItlS recover? was in ifenth a spring j- Ji- feet for the birdie This putt eJ caught, rim and did fJSt S.Vt ovi Sir feet 0UrT. fJ jL holes shouid have encouraged tnat v-p deTerrriined not tojrield AT? n0 -n f.

re torrent i Peopi cr osseo over the roaring Penn- iroa Tnrn -nnfi icSaus By n(J2" were "tbe c.r!- ibuLi 11! 'ron. to the 9, VeJ? 2fL I4P11 the ball Is near the i face. Again 'as aJ. Ef. c2g.

na iverbrt and he tank bhree Tbl ton: clib of the mntih with its ereen continuing SnSJ jhfw ittfte ereen tra, s' VpadHv oosWe birdie for hhS aNidhe madh to be out in 37 For a while I watched little Wadkins. assertive of stride, confident and yet relaxed, playing very solidly. Even Casiper is not swifter in making his stroke a quick address, one waggle, and the ball is away. He had to work for his three at the eighth, which needed a long iron or four wood from the tee. Otherwise the figures came easily to the turn, but sadly not so for Crenshaw, who had amosf urabapmry time.

Sam Snead, old enogh to be their grandfather was one under par enduring swing looked as pure as mev anrf his sideiwavs outrin" eomab Wafirfna flnislied with a oafr Irf 'flve for a 74 VJ 0. Pinyor 6A). tor a wmie. rne wonuenutty 70 It. Flovfl.

L. Trevlao. R. Charts NZ. 71 b.

Be rain, A. WU. t. Zimix 7 j. Manaixer.

C. CooOy, Wa4klaa. Giles, M. 1- jctlln. B.

CimilKou -J. McGee, Bond. U. Xrther. 1.

ATHUT1CS Roscoe wins Annette Roscoe (Stretford AC. wod Km. 400 mstrM vpnt at the Vallehermoso international trophy athletic meeting In Madrid, and wa named best "fn alWete of the meeting for her time of 4J sees. Splendid race in prospect and Davies A few hours after he had signed Wyn Davies from Manchester United, Harry Potts, Blackpool's manager, beat Carlisle United for the signature of Paul Hart, Stockport County's talented young centre half. Both fees are about 25.000.

Potts moved for the 20-year-old Hart, son of Manchester City's manager Johnny Hart, to strengthen further his pool for next 6eason I have now signed an experienced man and a highly promising youngester to strengthen our squad for our promotion bid nest term," said Potts. Tony Towers Manchester City), has lost an appeal against a caution, and with 12 points recorded against him, he will be banned for two matches from August 2o. The Welsh FA liae arcepted an application from Shrewsbury Town to compote in next season's Welsh Senior Cup Shrewsbury plaed preii)Lislv ihc competition in 194k'. when thi'i were beaten finalists. Ralph Brand last night became the fifth manager in IS months to leaie Darlington.

Brand was' appointed in December and has worked without a contract. "I hope to stay in socctr but have no immediate plans," he said. RODDA final in Munich really shooli us all up and showed what In fact is possible." Mrs Allison Is delighted that the East German girl is running, and wonders just how she will tackle the race without her colleague. Frau Hoffmeister. Normally these two unwind the race at a tremendous pace but on her own Burneleit may choose to wait a while.

It would certainly suit Mrs Allison's plan if it came to a race across the last 800 metres. Vaughn David Vaughan.who equalled the course record at Bristol and Clifton, and Peter Dawson led with 67 after the first round of the Coca-Cola Young Professionals tournament at Bristol yesterday. Vaughan, who prepared for the tournament by sleeping In his oar aiter betas locked out of a motel, had only SO potts 12 in the first nine hoioe in recordlna five birdies in his 67. three under par. Dawson.

wJmj was ninnatMip in the Encash Amateur championship in 1969, afeo had five bindtM in hit 87. four under par. at Lose Ash ton. He dropped only one shot In the most consistent round of the day. Peter Oosierhuis, the favourite, had 71.

He had birdies at two of the long holes and dropped shots at two short ones and generally putted badly. Jim Noon, whose great-grandfather won the British Open coif championship in 1886. returned a three under pair 68 it Long Aahton. neril Aiter three steadv holes the sixteenth cost Player another stroke, but he had played a great round Nicklaus said that had he been offered a 71 after playing sis holes he would have walked in lhnr- thnn H.c Hr.vini, was uncertain, although hi reached the nrst green from a he could eashy hit in two, cost ounjser. ine long tourin, wnicn him a six when again he was miruceced.

irom tne tee The long climb of the with its rS with lis the putting green, offered a birdie and he took a but the te.cotolim inis noie, un its aownnui Jairw-ay mto a narrow bott eneck belli een bunker and ron.rh trnnhlprt mmv f.ii!iPr 1 was the rough, Ziegler, out in lust rriuinemuni inert1 ana l-loyd dropped his onlv stroke to par' there It was remarkable to Hunk thai he hau not won a tournament since the I'GA championship in After lli holes Nicklaus was two over par. He then produced one of those careless hits mill a driver thnt so) nr.irt from everyone else. The seventeenth measures 322 yards (perhaps not Quite that through the air), curving up mil witn a tiny entrance to the green. The light breeze was and Nicklaus he did not dear a sntkll oak tee disaster might await Th ball exploded away, pitched just short of the green, and bounced to within 15 fect from hnlnri fnt- parin a pnere ne noica lor an a tremendous gesture of intent. Trevino spoke of putting from here to El Paso" in that he had innumerable long putts, but so sure was his touch that only once did he takethree.

He kept the ball in play remarkably from the tees, and said he had missed only one fairway since coming to Oakmont. He confessed to play- ing a little "scared," so anxious Mas he for a good start. Now he has it and surely will be right in the thick of battle henceforth. Jadclin's round was a rare patchwork of good, bad, and indifferent shots. wiVh too many of the latter for his comfort, Unless he can control his driving better, there can be little hope of MS ThiS KtFh, EJcept- at second, where he took an iron, he uiu tivi (fit ljii: uiriei uuii tfitr tee until the seventh, and in all was bunkered five times in this Elson missed only one green during his round, and rationed PU" fflrlh, ne rattled in a S5-footer for a birdie.

nri reached the turn In one under par 34. This figure was matched on the homeward half as he pitched close at the eleventh, and he got his third birdie when holing from 10ft at the fif teenth. COM COLA PRO- RVfc-aS; 'SUSSSST: s. j. imnm (Bdi0y vtoSSt.

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ThonvMOn rnelton Pxrttt: SS'ren ttutESSi iHoaw wood): d. enrau" Tumbcrt-i-. tJt bampesa. Kraiiicr serious inood in esterdav. ii Old Bob has hinepence 01 less (8).

26 Vindicates and freely recalls absent student (8). 27 One was endlessly turned out bv Schuhert (8). DOWN i Petrified sulphur twice wrapped in sheet (S). 4 Each getting into the act providing refreshment (3-3). A 27 one eol up aboutjs French ruler (6).

i Made laws giving support to various details (10). Cold comfort for the rising generation? (3-5). Weird return of the continental doctor object, religious organisation (8). a Intimate union orf Sam and Hetty Stone? (S). 13 Erratically sunlit day brek around the Orient (10).

IS That epic arrangement of 27 (8). lb An unexpected 27 (8). 17 Protector out 08 about finish (3). 19 Increase oromotion (4, 2). 20 Spaniard brines neighbour currency to nothing (6).

Zl Tired observer is with out shelter (6). Solution tomorrow and Dawson lead By JOHN Karin Burneleit. the fourth woman to finish in one of the best races of the Munich Olympic Games, the women's 1,500 metres, is coming to Edinburgh on Saturday to race over that distance in the British Games, which are sponsored by Burmah Oil. Miss Burneleit is one of an East German duo Gunhild Hoffmeister. her rival and compatriot, von the silver medal in that scorching Olympic final when Ludmila Bragina shattered her own world record in the time of 4min.

1.4sec, Miss Burneleit recorded 4min. 4.1sec., just beating Sheila Carey of Britain, who finished in 4min. 4.8ec. The' East German's appearance in Edinburgh makes the women's 1,500 metres one of She moet enticing races of the meeting and it provides Joan Allison with the opportunity to Show that she soon Vtill become Britain's No. 1.

runner at the distance. Miss Allison was a competitor in the Munich 1,500 metres but she had not quite undergone the transformation from 800 metres, her original racing distance, and like several girts did not reaHy appreciate the fierceness of the pace. She was eliminated In her heat, but recorded 4min. M.Stsec Another girl who also went out in tfae first round. Tonka Petrova of Bufearta.

In time similar to Miss Allison's, also in the field at Edinburgh. Miss Allison had hoped to open her 1,500 metre phogrumine this summer by winning the Southern CounUnes title but she wan called a-way that weekend by the British Board to run in Zagreb and, going down to SOO metres, recorded 2min. 4.7pec. Mrs Allison told me: "My -best time is 4mln. 13see.

and I un really ashamed to mention it I really must get down to tome thing around 4mln. 4sec If I am to get to the top. That ACROSS 1 Flaherty's attitude to the kids is (8). 5 a nice change for Mum 1 8). 9 Water music f3, 5).

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lie started with a six, but made amonilil nrffh Uiu hlrvtlx amends with five birdies, tour of them In an Inward four under par 3i. fnilip bison from Coventry, has iust COmoleled his SIS -t" "ij months' probationary period as a miimhor rtf tha' Pfi 4 HA u'nc n. under the suuervision of Henrv Cotton In Portugal for much of the winter, and showed some of Cotton's genius in scoring 15 Pn. birties 88 at Long Asntoo. Quick Crossword on page 23.