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nut produced a pair volleys to break Kodes point. He faulted, but the lap: BPlbGEPORT TELEGRAM, Friday, July 1372 Brakettes, National All-Stars to Begin 4-Game Twin-Bills Slated Tonight, Tomorrow reaches for btfl it Wimbledon, England Thursday, against Stan Smith of Pi Calif. Smith come from behind to beat Kodes 3.4, and 7-5. cr.sp up to 4-4, then go ahead 5-4 on his won service. Kodes, upset by a disputed line call, doublefaulted and Smith streaked In with a flashing forehand return to get another break and the set at 6-4 In this third set, smilh broke on second game and reeled off: 1 Jus- IB Tannics.

Hut he still hadn't stamped With the score at 5-5 on Kodes' Smith, passed the Czech with a lightning back- ana innowed this with the oi torenands to go i his own service (o come, ucep o.nve totlnwed by a smash from Kodes' despairing loo, followed bv twn ves, brought Smith to match promptly double mentary. His next service. was another good one which Kodes i couldn't collect, Began To Roll Both agreed later that the match was over midway through the second set. "Up to then he had a bit of an edge, but then i started to roll," said Smith, who conceded LAST CHANCE-TO ATTEND THE SUMMER OLYMPIC ALL INCLUSIVE TOUR WVII In SHOW BOAT HOTEL 111 cH H.E,Ttirv*WrEr,i;, rn JULV 3 10 PM (Fbc4 aid IWnS tha and us cl i liltlim-. No dhtrll G.lcur.

Thr- rurn' a 1 r. Vl tight." -not nervous but a little had a lucky shot which made him more hut one ball doesn't win a match," said Kndes. Blllle Jean The women's top seed, Billie Kirg of Long Beach, La will attempt to avenge her loss to iivrmne iTDolagong ir. the 1971 semifinals when the two meet for the crown today Miss Goolagong, a 20-year-old Australian, won the title last year, her first attempt. Mrs.

King, 28, has won three straight lirst in isibti. fn the semifinal between Nas. tase the Romanian won tht first thi'co games, Orantes quickly levelled at 3-3, then N'astase reeled off another trio to take the first set at 6-3 Tnen they cut at each other witn.rapicr-like ground strokes and the match was really woi because Nastase- had tha much more experience. The Romanian, long one the world's 1 best players or hard courts, has heen playing a lot on wood recently, rhis has given him the extra speed necessary on grass. Although the match was short, it was1 packed with in 11 i anticipation anr strokes oiled to perfection.

siase was unbeatable, but WlrMtiolo doolagong Clash Today Stan Smith Conquers Kodes To Gain Wimbledon Finals WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Cpl. Stan Smith of the U.S. Army and Lt. Hie Pfasfase of the Romanian Army won- their men's singles semifinal matches at Wimbledon Thursday and meet for the tennis championship Saturday. Smith, the No.

1 seed irom Pasadena, overcame Jan K'Jdes of Czechoslovakia 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 in a lackluster match that lasted 2 hours; 10 minutes. Nastase. the first Romanian ever to reach a singles final here, beat Manuel Orantes of Spain 6-3, 5-4, 6-1 in a thrust-andpai-ry battle that lasted over an hour and with every minute full of thrills. It will be Smith's second straight Wimbledon final. He lost to John Newcombe of Australia last year.

Smith starts Badly Smith started off barfly in the semifinal, with Kodes serving wen and reeling off the first three games. Hi never recovered from that setback in the first set, arid lt took him until set to regai Until then, his service the main weapon in his. was not as destructive as usual End his backhand let him down, partial-tarty on the volley. Kodes, who never before has gone further tnan the second round in six starts here, didn't have the experience to capitalize nn Smith's weaknesses, however, and midway through the second set the American took com-mand, He had Just dropped his service to Kodes to (rail Jir lOrantes never allowed himsel: Wimbledon Summaries c.ut..to. by Ro iignming so.

rays tn tn ineir grouna stroKes, mixing XoOh, Mi s. to ooui wings and varyinc the depth ot their drives. But Orantes too often would pro- pr.li"". dream shot, then a at ox- Sctt Francisco, Goob that he "wasn't moving too well and was a little bit oftbal- cited and spoil his by ovorio lUing his drives or ji ting nis volley: Net Event Sees Laver Advance woods, km. (AP) Top-seeded Hod Laver, the host pro, rallied in the third set Thursday to advancs to the arter-unals of the (25.00(1 ount WashinEton Inter national Tennis Tournament, Laver, who said he was dis appointed in his rallied from 1-3 in the third set to del feat 22-year-old Haroom Rahim 6-3, e-7, 7-3.

Hahirn saved three match poinds hefore double faulting. straight sets," Laver said. "But tossing it away. Mv still off and I wasn't i.t- ike I should until the third set was underway." Cliff Rickey 0f Sarasota, was forced to withdraw from r.ne tournament Thursday due to a knee injury. Ife was leading Hobby Luti of California.

6-2, 1-0 when' he withdrew. Roy Emerson of Australia rte tainted because of a sprained Hume io ismau ei shatei ngypt. Emerson suffered the injury last week in St. Louis in other singles action. tnur Ashe of Miami defeated I-rank Froeming of New York.

fi-2, 6-tt; Bob Carmichael of l-rance. defeated Graham Stil-well of England, 3-6, 6-2, 5-2; of Aus.li.ili dropped Pilic of Yugo slavia 7-6, 4-5, 6-1. In doubles competition, the leani ol Rahim aod Jeff Boro wiak of California defeated Marty Reissen of Evanslon and Tom Okker of The Netherlands, S-4 VlKKWu FORM Stan Smith of the Jhewr. In the center court at Wimbledon, England yesterday. The InjMeeded American came from behind to defeat his aemi-unai opponent trom Liecr.nslovakli the finals against Romania's Nastasi Jan Kodes and gain Crack Women's Softball Teams to Duel at Memorial Field The Raybesios Brakettes wil place their prestige as national champions on the Tiring line tonight against a slar studdied National All Star squad in an opening doubieheader of a four-game series, beginning at 7 o'clock at Memorial field.

The All Stars, managed by veteran Orange, l.iontttes' ace, Carol Spanks, and anchored by several members of the West Coast club, chief rivals of toe Brakettes for National ASA honors the past few years, figure to provide the sternest opposition the Stratford team has met since winning the women's title last August in Orlando, Fla. The first game of the series may match are, Joan Joyce (1M) against Orange stir, Nancy Welborn, in a duel between two of the nation's beat feminine each team attempts to gain ah initial edge in the an-nual classic. Tonight's nightcap likely will see Donna LoPiano (12-1) pitted against either Pat Whitman, veteran Tellord, Wanderers' standout and a long time thorn in the side of Brakette clubs, or Dot Elliott, a capable righthander from the Atlantic, Lorelei Ladies. Brakettes Stand 30-1 Manager Ralph Raymond's fresh from winning the third annual International Wo men's Softball championship in Reggio Calabria, Italy, will carry an overall, 30-3 record into the series in which the Stratford team's batting punch wtll be placed to a severe test by the All-Star slaff. Spanks, who will open at short-slop and steady a solid inner defense, has a host of hitters to challenge the Brakette hurlers and exceptional team speed.

The Orange star announced last night that Stephanie Tenny, the Orlando, classy shortstop who was selected as a first-team utility player on the 1171 AH-Star squad, will I miss this year's series be cause OT an injured leg. Spanks said that Atlanta shortstop. Bobby Da line fielder who batted .500 in las: vca-'s National Champioi nt for the sixth-place Georgia club, has been added to the All-Star squad for the ser es, uaroron recently accoir.pa nled the Lorelei Ladies on their Northern swing, which included a pair of twin-bins against (he eds'. 5 ana Bridgeport Co Welborn, whnse fi-2 National tournament record earned last year's "Bertha Tickev t'ltcning Awards," ElKoU Whitman will be tackling Brakette batting attack that lists five .3110. or better batters LoPiano Top Slugger LoPiano, one of of I ball's most versatile nerf.irmen leads the Raybestos attack with a .376 mark, including several extra-base wallops.

Outfielder Willie Roie ranks second with a ,345 average, followed by new comer sue iDmpxo at anne Cackowski, who from Fairfield from New Canaan. Ireland had teamed with Tom Lencf of Fairfield, who was de-defeated in yesterday's single. piny here, to win (he state donhles title this spring, while Dukes stroked his way lo the state's singles high school crown. The Ogllvy-Shapiro match pitted the numher two and three New England Ifi-and-under players of a year p.eo atainsl! against each ether. Ogilvy appeared tolunder have the edg, outfielder, Pat Harnson, 301.

The Lionette combination of Spank! -and catcher Nancy ltd, Telford's Veronica Maurek, Or-, lando's Snookie Mulder and a' pair of Santa Clara, stars, Diane Kalliam and Cyndi Lil-Iock, both making Iheir Initial npearances in All-Star comne- tition, are expected to. provide mm oi me star ottense. Ito will handle Welborn's while Man- Jane Bovd ivili catch Whitman, her teammate, when the Telford star draws the pitching assignment. Tne Branetteg have enjoyed great success against all-star units, winning 13 of 21 contests thai went to a decision since the aeries was originated tn 1S57. in 1K1, ended In a deadlock.

Last year, the Lianettes run. tured three of the four games. the incredible Welhom Posting alt tif the Orange and going the distance In all four contests. The tall, slender right-hander twice beat Joyce, by 1-D margins. of the most memorable duels in the 15-year series took during the 1970 d-summer classic at Orange, when Joyce emerged a 2-1 victor over her long-time mound rival rrom the Uonettes in 17 Ceremonies Scheduled Colorful pre-nnme and be- Iween-game ceremonies will higlilight tonight's opening twin-hill, which will be followed another doubleheader Saturday at 7 p.m.

Former Brakette and Orange luminary, Bertha Tickey, will be presented with her ASA Hall of Fame plaque hy Don E. Porter, executive secretary of the Amateur Softball Association. Mrs. Tickey won induction Into the Hall of Fame shrine last January. Other ASA officials who take part in the, ceremonies are tadie.

Moore of Clearwater Fla president of the ASA, and Tom Mason of Newark, umpire exhibition hv M.n Ettes All-Girl Drum and Bugle corps, sponsored by Notre Dame Girls' High school, will and the color nf the East Shore American Legion Post, minora win participate in flag opening game. Trumbull Wins Contest With 6th Frame Rally iiuiTiDuii ramea Mr a pair of runs-in the sixth cantD to eke a come-irom-nerund, 3-2 victory over the Norwalk Ameri-can Legion squad Trumbull will again be in action tonight at Muiry Field against Bristol at 8 o'clock. irumnuii scored lis winning runs on a double by Marty Ed Simkus and a pair of Nnr walk miscues. N'orwalk had opened the scoring oo a iDng home run by Dennis Ferdon. Trumbull back to knot the count on a double by Chuck Patrick and the first of four Nor.valk errors.

Norwalk then took the lead or pair of hits by Ferdon and Quarterfinals Today Bows to Shapiro In State Junior Tennis By JERRY WHITE Seventh-seeded Pete Ogilvy of Weslport succumbed to the steady hitting of Mike Shapiro of Trumbull, (-L 7-(i, as the latter advanced to the quarterfin als yesterday in the IS-and-un- drr bracket of the Connecticut Slate Junior lenms Championships. Nfit action will continue today in the lS-year-old bracket at the Fairfield County Hunt Club courts before returning to the home site, the Fair-fie-id Beach Clab, for the Saturday semifinals. frelanrl, Dukes Clash The feature match involving focal players today at the Hunt win be the Doug Ireland Phil Dukes encounter. Ireland tough little Mike returned everything i stronger ponent could dish out to gn, the close win, Shapiro will have his hands full today, as he takes on the tourney's third seed and fifth-ranked player In New England, Phll.Kadesch. John Glnver of Fairfield a vanced to the third round piny w.tn a a-i, over kick Makepeace of Naueatimk.

Lenci was eliminated by Rick and Pete Allien of weslport was defeated 6-0, 5-1, by Jamie John Hayes of Cos Cob. ond seeded io the tourney, 1 ed sieve Gallagher of Lexington o-i, n-u. to aavance easily In Ihe third round nf play. Third-seeded Jim Flilmer cl td5ion. juaying in me M-year cfd bracket of the CS.ITC at the i-ountry Cluh of Fairfield, de feated Mike Fernald oT East Longmeadow, S-l, S-3.

Hilmer is the only local player sceaen in inat age division. PJi lip Craff 6f Fairfield dnwn e.d Darcy Carroll in straight sets bv scores of ff-1 and to enter the round of 16 in 12- butfBeach Club. at the Fairfield mm I JOAN JOVCE SUE T0MPKO DONNA LOPiANO In CSGA Junior Qualifying Tom Gleeton Garners Medal; Dave McQuade One Shot Back By RAY VAN STONE WESTON Tom Gleeion of the Country Club of Waterbury post- iour-over-nar round of 75 here yesterday at (he Aspetuck Valley Country Club lo win the meoal in the smith Section oua- lifying round for the Connecticut State Golf Association Junior Championship. Young Gleeton topped a group of 32 players who earned a berth in Ihe 5CGA Jun-ior Championship slated for the Watertown Gob" Club, starting on Monday. A fotal of 90 players turned out lo play the par 71 Aspetuck course.

Some soggy fair- and very slick greens kept high and a 14-over oar score of S3 was good enough to qualify. The medalist, who is veurs old and will he a junior at Cheshire High School in September, played the last nine holes in- one over par 36 after taxing a on the front side to gain a one stroke advantage over D. Fairchild Wheeler's David McQuade. More than half of the 32 qualifiers are from area clubs. six players comiog from Wheeler Park.

Following McQuade, other young golfers from the nnngeport Municipal course making the cut were Tom Caai-miro with a 78, Bob Geambari and Frank Karpinski at 80, and lonn narnson and Tom Guarcello at B3. Boatwright At 77 Patterson' Club's Jamm Boatwright finished all alone In rmra place with a round nf 3S-35-77. iiieeion started out on the rong foot when he took a double oogie six on tne par-tour, havlor" that threatened their championship chess match, and Moscow's a agency said "all demands the Soviet deleeation have been satisfied." It was an nounced thnl ihe first auld he plaved Tuesilav Fischer, the American chal-mger, and Spassky, the world champion, met Thursday night to draw for the first move in the series of 24 games. Fischer drew the black pawn, giving Spassky ihe first move with white and a slight advantage. Routine Draw The draw was dons the same way park-bench chess players would do it.

So as sky took two pawns, one white, one black, juggled them behind his back then extended his closed har.ds to Fischer. Without hesitation. Fischer hunched forward and pointed a linger to right hand. Willi Spassky opened It. Fischer delayed (lie opening of the match, which was have begun last Sunday, In a holdout fnr more monev.

More pnie money was donated, but -Ten demanded a written apology fnr Fischer's conduct befcre the champion would Play. In his letter to Fischer called his attempt to grab a share of gate receipts "my petty dispute over money," asked the Russian to accept his "slr.cerest apology." Hairy Golomhek, an official of the International Chess announced that both players had agreed lo begin play on Tuesday, The brief ceremony Thursday night was the first meeting between Ihe contenders in Ihe pre-game preparations. Like everything else it started late, Junior Qualifying KiU StiafJSl. ac IrMii, chna ai Tom trnn, srm-ii Mark ParllM, DiaitwoM ilK John wSl'l 'J-W-M ao? Tom net 'mrSSF Mort Squires. SKvermlne 42-4" 14 a.

Id Co, H.I: Km, Honiw. V0' ShoVPP J4 Grassy HIM Piul cm 44 yard first hnle then put together five straight pars belote me atiernoon. Back-to-back jei on eigne ana ns reft hn with a three over par 39 at it turn. After parting the tenth hole, Gleeton picked up a strnke lo par when he Mrdied the 523-yard 11th hole. Ha had a bogie on the I3lh hole and a double bogle on It before fin- McQuade, who is Just 14 years old and entering his sophomore year at Trumbull High School, had a 37 on the front side and lost a chance to take the medalist honors when he faltered to a double bogie on the 17th hole.

The Trumbull youngster had a pair birdies and three1 bogies to make the turn one over par. He was just. Ihree shots over par go Spassky was the first to arrive, coming 10 minutes before the scheduled start. The first question the Russians with him asked when they got backstage was, "Has Fischer ceme?" Fischer Late The answer was no. Fischtr showed up 23 minutes late.

light-green three- I piece suit, Fischer sat at the noara chatting with Spassky be-lore the ceremony began. There were nn handshakes. When he walked onstage at the. Snarls Palace, Fischer moved briskly to the side of the board with the white pi-ces. He the white queen, tested ill weight.

Then he did the same with all Hi pieces as he kept one hand stuffed in his pocket. He sat down, bending tils tall frame into an armchair. apaMny, a snorter man, ing to the 17th hole but struggled to a five on the 185-yard par three. Hoatwright found a water haz-d nn the first hole and took a triple bogie seven. He managed to -way ut lasp, eigrn noies On the ront one under par and made the turn at 38.

Six pars, bogies and a double bogie gave rnm a 33 on the back. Casimirn, who played in the number one position this past spring for the Notre Dame high school golf team, had a pair of. oiraics on the front side en route to a 38, was unable to break par' nn any ot the last nine holes Tip Mvs bogies and a 40. Dob Feinstein, from Hillandnle Country Club, played the front side in twn over par 38 but hid some difficulty on the back and came in with a 41 for his total of 7S. After puling a wedge shot into the cup for a birdie or.

the nth hole, Geambazi, a recent graduate of Central high school who Is University the first four holes on the back' ana tnen rolled in an 18-foot putt for a bird on number 14 leaving him just four over An errant drive put him in troub le on tne into, where he look doable bogie, and a missed 18- incn putt on 16 put him over par. A bad chip and three surjsequent putts gave hi double bogie five on the 17th be fore he close with a par on Inr, the successful Staples high school naa rounds rtt II for his nine over par total wli Karpinski had 38 going out a 42 returning. Cftess Championnhip Begins Tuesday Fischer Offers Spassky His Apology KcIYKjAUIK, Iceland (AP) i-'ischer apologized in iting Thursday to BoriS io: is 29 and 'Spassky Fischer's holdout for more money was mane when stakes were to be an off purse oi siis.unc and a share of television and film receipts, He decided to come arrlvins Tuesday-only after British fin ancier James Slater stepped ir with a donation of JI3D.0M 1( sweeten the prije pot. It totals of which the winner will take fiva-eights and nisei tnree.eigftis. in aC tion, the players will get share of the sale of TV movie Tights, -estimated at per- i nave onenned you and yuur cmuury, tne soviet Union, wnere chess has a preslietous ON THE LIME World or smn imrna.

lutis nir Iceland Thursday, after a match cnampien Boris Spat) try IVeL Spawky li scheduled ta defend tflli "TaTtS American gtandmuler Bobby Fischer. 1 New York Oakland 1 Baltimore 2, Chicago 1 Demit Kibmi City Cleveland 4, Tein Jtt Cleveland Tens (II 2nd Milwaukee al California (lite) Oakland Chicago Fattens Division may 2-8) 11 Tj.m. -IB Sft Western Division -4tt 17 Gamed Today and Milwaukee (Parsons J-J) at Oik- I (Blue 2-4) 11 p.m. Boston (Curtli t-i) at CaJifflrnii Delrtiit (Sliyback 1-2 it Chicago 1-1) 9 p.m. New York (Peterson at Min nesota (woooson a-8i Kansas City at tlave- s-si Texas (Broberg 5-7) at Baltimore, (i-simer jmj p.m.

NATIONAL LfcAfiUE Yesterday's Results Diego 1, New York 0 (H 5.) Angeles 11. Montreal Atlanta 4, Chicago 3 Francisco Philadelphia 4 rarah at Houston (late) (Only Games Scheduled) Neir York St. Louis Chicago Montreal Eastern Division Pet. Philadelphia 44 a 4J .517 2 38 341 1 38 35 714 31 41 25 47 .347 Western Dlvlsinn Pet. GB Cincinnati 44 28 .111 it-Houston 44 Lot Angeles 38 35 .521 Atlanta 35 39 .471 1ft San Francisco 32 47 .405 15V.

San Diego 47 1SV, X-Playlog late game Games Today and Pitchers Houston (Roberto 7-3) at St. ijouis (Gibson 7-5) p.m. Los Angeles (Sutton J-4) st New York (MaUick 8-4) p.m. San Francisco (McDowell 8-5) it ntreal (StoiMtnan 7-5) 8:05 11. San Diego (Corklns and Nor man at pnnadeiphia (can-ton 1M and Nsah 14), 2, 5:33 p.iti.

Chicago (Honlon 6-7) at Cincin nati (Simpson 4-2) gifts p.m. Pittsburgh (Kiwn 3-1 and Walker 2-4) at Atlanta (Hardin and Kelley 5-S) 2. 8:55 p.m. Americans, Nationals Clash in SCL Tussle The Crown Budget Americans nil take oa Merit Insurance Nationals tonight at Si 43 o'clock in a Senior City League game at Seaside 1. Crown Budget, which has record, managed to play once last but the Merit squad has been rale since June 14, when the Nationals handed the Ameri-ears a 54 loss behind Mike DiPrtlro's pitching.

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