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The Charlotte News from Charlotte, North Carolina • 11

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said Ntill er who scored his first tiS tour victory last year in the Southern Open "1 said to myself 'well son of a gun 1 come all the way down hore just to whack it around and flat the out HI really freewheol folimkod his double hy 'flaking a 12 loot birdie putt on the next hole 11 (Itch iron to he slick the 17th tult tiller a hunker It make suddrn aid Milk irst ta the well son lc all the it whack the cut double 12 foot hole Zealand kft-hander 70 for 145 Nicklaus was shaking his head in disbelief over his poor day in fantastically good conditions for Scotland a three iron "My iron play was pathl le" said the man who already has won the Masters and US Open titles this year and is seeking to add the British Open and PGA erowns tor the never accomplished pro Grim(' Jock Iln who won this tour 'lament in 1969 stumbled to a triple bogey six on the rith hole ond finished with a one overpor 72 for a total of Ile began the round one stroke behind Peter Top ling on tin henilded British pro vho shot a 68 Vednesilay MILLER'S stunning douhle eagle came on the 518-yard par 5 filth hole m'hen he holiql ((lit with a Iiirce wood from about 280 yards l'he shot drew a roar from the usually reserved Scots Peter Buller of England shot a 15 here six years ago hut it was announced that Miller's 3234 on the 30-35-71 6802-yard Muirlield links was heing accepted as a record because the layout and yardage have been changed since 1986 Olher early finishers included Bill Casper who shot a 74 for 146 Bert Yancey 72 for 145 and Bob Charles the New ItALUED wit hirdirs "I said to myself early this morning 'Antiny Christmas ought to shoot (15 because everybody else is going to be shooting ta' I thought I couldn't possibly shoot out of the 60s but I Just kept mak ing mistakes" Birchmore Meets George Hardie ie Nicklaus who opened with a 70 sank three birdies hut took four bogeys as he managed to stay ill contention with a 72 Atiller rebounding from an opening 76 shot a sizzling four-under par 32 on the outgo AP wirphoto slumping in British WORRIED MAN is Jack Nicklaus after ATLANTA Second-seeded Danny Birchmore of Athens Ga takus on George Hardie of Long Calif today in the top inatch as the National Clay Court Tennis Championships move into the quarter finals Birchmore advanced Wednesday hy (Ideating Alvero of Chile 6-4 6 1 Hardie knokod off Bolt Sprengelmoy of Dubuque Iowa 6-1 6-4 In anot quarter-final Match Fred NINau of Chevy (he Md langlos Wit Walker AleNair whipped Jorry Van Linge of Pacific Palisade Calif while Wadier ad anced hy default trier-final of Chevy vith En2- McNair Linge of Calif alker Ile made consecutiAT bogeys on the sixth and seventh once missing the gITC11 and once three putting A low slone wall on the hit saved him from hitting his second shot out of hounds on the ninth and he bogeyed the lOth when he came up short of the green 'Not A Chance' BILL BALLENGER TUPLING KING FOR DAY 4 'Iat62a 0 40-44 0" attdka OpEISI NIGHTS 9 9 7115 I 46 01 kyr 4 opEN HIGI Fischer Biggest Gambit back and it worked" Tup ling said he had ambitions to play the American 61 APirikelii441 "I'd very very much like to play in America" he said "but I don't know when that might be I'm certainly not a good enough player to try it now" 'AIUMFILID Scotland tin Peter Tim ling a tall young Enttlishman whose golfing career is studded with frustration and obscurity took a highly casual attitude about his surprising lead after the first round of the British Open "I haven't a chance in the world" Tim ling said after shontin1 a itfl Wednesday a three under par score that left the World's best shot-makers straggliitg behind and wondering who he was 1 1 Sixteen years ago at age 13 a tousled kid in a striped tee-shirt burst on the stage of international chess In an interview in a national news magazine 'The Kid" told his interrogators that his destiny was to become the greatest chess player in the world That was Bobby Fischer at that time a truant from the public schools of New York But his brilliance was not in the classroom It was on the interlocked squares of a chessboard And one year later before his voice had fully changed the unkempt kid in tennis shoes won the US title Asked if he became excited during his round when it was obvious he was leading the tournament Tup ling replied: Not particularly I just try to accept Mmt's happening The moA important thing is the next shot If you start xk'orrying about a bad shot veil its just trouble You can't do anything about it You can just try to hit the next one good" Ile had a solid round with four birdies and a single bogey when he missed the green on the tOth hole "If you look at the law of aerages there's no possible Iay 1 can win the open" said TIIPling a 22-year-old who turned pro in 1969 after playing on Britain 's amateur Walker Cup team ES! 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'''1'7-7 i '''pl 'FA r'' Iv': rt AA A il 1 i 7 1 ENTIRE STOCK OVER 1000 1 -4Kz2: MEN'S SUMMER SUITS is i-- '1 1-k4 it A'i'': 2 BIG MONEY-SAY IKG GROUPS FURTHER REDUCED dt4-f Lt 4-: 0040 iiikO1 '4 orti4O -it ooolo -o 0 I 'C 'i A GROUP 1 OVER 500 SUITS i il 5 Ai 0 NVA FURTHER REDUCED -4 4 '1 TlP' 'i''-gP 1 4 AJ 0 al ues that will amaze you Handkerchief weight Dac- ii -i 3ti-: -2 f- roni Wool summer tropicals and 100- polyester This Vav '11 l'1''': i seasons smartest new shape styles Save now for the hot days ahead INCLUDING 2-PANT SUITS 41- ii Regular Values SALE PRICE Vt-411' i6ii- 4i' fr $7995 Values i-- 4- il Single Pant Dacron Wool itt-iii' kiltk 5 4 ii-- $8995 Values Single Pant 4A -i 010070 Polyester Since that time Fischer has been locked on a quest for the world title an ambition constantly thwarted by the Russians Russians seem to have a way of frustrating the impatient and headstrong Napoleon and Ilit ler to name a couple other than Fischer Chess is the national sport in the USSR Whereas America can claim maybe 10 Grand Masters Russia has at least 50 and hundreds of 'Masters and experts There is a reason for this The climate of the Slavic state ranges between merely cold to nasty to bone-chilling to meatlocker in temperature most of the year And TV has not been and is still not a part of every Soviet's life The cold long winters are passed away over the board patiently because time is nothing Ife's a rangy 6 loot-2 sports a must ache and is refreshingly candid about his chances "I'm not that good a player yrt" he said -Maybe I vill he I've still got some years to go hut I'm nowhere near that good now" IIE HAS YET to win on the European circuit His best finish was a tie for second but he's had nothing but troubles this year He's won only two checks totaling less than $1000 I've just been playing horrible" he said "but it all came right on the practice tee yesterday I'd been standing too close to the ball I moved IIE GOT back to two under par with a six iron shot to four feet on the 12111 hole then took the lead alone with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 14th He saved par with a 12-foot putt on the next hole then parred in routinely to head Tony Jacklin by one stroke with Jack Nicklaus Dave Marr Frank Beard and a pair of young Englishmen Peter Townsend and Craig Befoy two strokes away at 70 $95 S5995 $A095 SI' 1 Ek: 1)7 til 5 liii Z7) S5995 S10000 Values Two Pant Dacron Wool SIMPLE At 4 4(' ALTERATIONS FREE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS rims SPECIAL GROUP 4 4( A) I GROUP 1-'' SPECIAL CROUP Women Netters To Play Here For Prize The Four Roses Premium Tennis Classic which will be held here at Olde Providence Racquet and Swim Club beginning Sept 11 will offer the largest first-place purse in the history of Women's tennis HEWER SUITS COATS REDUCED STRAIGHT a SUMMER IITS COATS IIJOED AIGHT SUI1MER SUITS COATS REDUCED STRAIGHT 011 GROUP 2-OVER 500 SUITS FURTHER REDUCED Our entire choice stock never before included in any sale Air-weight Dacron Wool tropicals and 100' polyester Hand tailored in conventional and the new shape styles Tremendous size selection Plain and pleated pants Regular Values SALE PRICE Up $1500 To $9500 Up $1995 To $10500 Up Sflt95 To $12500 Up 25oo To $16000 EMMEEMII OVER HO SPORT I--' GROUP 2-OVER 500 SUITS OVER HO FURTHER REDUCED Our entire choice stock never before included in any sale Air- weight Dacron ool tropicals and 100' polyester Hand tailored in conventional and the new shape styles Tremendous size selection Plain and pleated pants Regular Values SALE PRICE SPORT $9500 00 Up $15 To Up $1995 To S10500 I Up $O(195 Il To $12500 vitw il 41 1 It Up $12500 0 4 I To $1600 1 -4 Lrmsn-K-zwzrTprarmigtx? i -0 3 4 135-i The tournament which will be played in Julian Clarke Stadium will present a SI2000 first prize to its winner and a total purse of $10000 CLIFF TURNER glad to have gals back PATIENCE is the heart of chess because as in Fischer's war outrunning your support can be fatal Fischer however does not have that quality He is the Patton of world chess rushing in on attack with power moves designed to smash the opposition's middle break into the center board and get the matter over with Studying Fischer is like studying plans from the German war college Blitzkreig Very Taxing Game For those who have never played it chess seems like a purely mental game and perhaps a boring one 'But those who have played it know better Before going over to Iceland to meet Boris Spassky for the world title Fischer trained at Grossinger's much in the manner of the old fight crowd of 10 or 20 years ago Doctors say that a chess match places as much pressure on the heart as a vigorous workout It is a consuming activity and it breaks the really interested player out in a sweat because he is at one and the same time a player and a spectator Never before in history has a match drawn such as the one now going on in Reykjavik For one thing the stakes are phenomenally going to the winner The largest prize ever offered before for a chess title was $12000 FISCHER is the man responsible for this remarkable event and he may well fire US imagination and popularize this greatly misunderstood sport Shows Pressure The chances are that Fischer will not defeat Boris Spassky the reigning world champion however be cause at this time the erstwhile prodigy is reacting like someone under great pressure Impatient complaining of the drapes the TV cam- eras the lighting Fischer has now lost the first of the 24 game series while the Russian sits stolidly at the board making his moves patiently and prudently The Russian tortoise waiting on the American hare Ni? :44 i 1fr14 kif A announcement was made by Cliff Turner the tournament direetor and sponsors John Hellmann of Fotte Hoses Distilleries and John Granville of Virginia Slims We knew we'd have to do something big" said Boilmann "to attract all the leading girls to play the day the US Open ends at Forest ''This is our first venture into women's tennis and we certainly want it to be Hills Four Roses would not associate itself with anything other than the very best ENTIRE STOCK OVER 3500 COOL Lill I 116 00 I NON011 0V ER 3500 COOL 1 1 i 4 1 i 1 On ii 1 1 1 )1' li 1- 4'0 4 3r -4- 4 t'l 1 4 1 "Were really excited about having Ihe girls back with us said Turner who staged the Davis Cup Challenge found here last September "We missed them last year" Thomas Comes To Camp Goes Same Day Reg Values SALE PRICE 4195 PRICE 195 1 ::::1 II 4 i TOM LANDRY Levied Fine If he should Win he would be lionized by the American public and the Russians who have won the title every year since the tournament originated would be crushed THOUSAND OAKS Calif iP) Thomas fined when he didn't show up on time at the Dallas Cowboys' training camp hcre has come and gone A team spokesman said the star running back was picked up at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday night with a friend and driven to the camp where he met briefly with Coach Tom Landry 41 4' 4 4 A7-: 'f gi Up To $1495 I $1 395 Up To $1895 i 7k 795 it Up To S2195 A '-litA 11 ei 95 t011ii I 6' 1 I Up To $2495 I tit) 4:7 4 4 2 2 9 5 if Up To $2895 Cool Dacron Wcfl and 100' orpester trooica's in bet l000 and no belt elastic waistband styles Sizes 28 to 48 in shorts regulars and longs Flair and straight leg Plain and Pleated styles Alterations FREE USE YOUR MASTER CHARGE OR BANKAMER1CARD 195 95 1 195 95 and no 'ars and FREE ICARD 614Z '1 :471 7g 1 41117 1 1 Should Fischer lose his antics at Reykjavik will be interpreted as hysteria and weakness The laurels he has built up since he was "The Kid" will be stripped away The US mentality being what it is he will probably be viewed with scorn because winning is the only thing that counts And if the Russian wins the Soviets will go home and puff their pipes and hold their counsel and wait Such patience is frightening That is why this one is no ordinary chess match IT WAS HERE in Charlotte I hat Chris Evert made her first dynamic impact on the tennis world in the Turner-directed Carolinas International Tennis Classic in September of 1970 "I asked Margaret Court a few weeks before if she minded if I brought in two Juniors from Florida to play" Turner remembered "I told her that Chris Evert who Margaret had never heard of was a good clay court player 'Fine' Margaret said" ace rd i to Turner 'Let Francoise Durr play her She's great on clay and will kill her' There was a kill alright 6- 1 6-0 But it was Franc iise who was on the short end ot the score not Chris Miss Evert then only 13 years old next toppled Mrs Court who had just completed her Grand Slain by winning Forest Hills Chris proved her ability under pressure by winning two tie-breakers to gain the 7-6 7-6 verdict vsaror DUANE THOMAS In And Out The friend Redie Price a player who was given a brief tryout by the Cowboys last week did most of the talking the spokesman said Finally Thomas said "Let's go" and the two men caught a cab back to Los Angeles The spokesman said the lowboys don't know where Thomas is Nts 0 L400- Westberry And Matthews Clash Bickett Wins Pro Division FREE STORESIDE PARKING FREE iTORESIDE PARKING Earlier Landry who still hears mental scars from last year 's confrontation with Thomas levied a fine on the players for missing the National Football League champions' first team meeting Wednesday night The coach disclose the amount of the fine South Blvd At Park Ave Not Too For Out Not Too Close Convenient DRTH Ave dry said the Cowboys had sent a car to the airport to meet Thomas lint he said something about a piece of luggage and told the driver to go on" Later in time evening Thomas called the camp said he's been looking unsuccessfully for a lost set of luggarle and a-ked the Cowboys to send another car The Babe Ruth League Matthews-Charlotte Westherry series continues tonight at Hardnig High School at eight o'clock Westherry leads the hest-of-five series 2-0 at this poi nt Charlotte Ashley will play at Monroe also at 8 pm taking on the Monroe team at Walter Dickett field CONCORD Don Bickelt won the pro Division of a Putt -P tournament held here last night completing the 54 holes in 97 strokes lie then 4 won a match play battle with Pickie Johnson In the Amateur Division Kevin Coulter took top honors with a score of 100 fir 54 boles In the final Chris bowed to Nancy Richey Gunter But the damage had been done and continued On Page In Col 2 44-Ar In announcing the fine Lan ilL.

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