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night isn't just prestige, Two-hundred dollars merchandise goes to the champion, and the next nine places will gel at least the 25 cn1 ry fee back In prizes. Flight winners claim (SO. Among the rabbits are four Junior players (under 13 years old), Rocky Pannel, Mike Poe, Tommy Bingham and B1U Clark, who are eligible for championship nifiht only. If they don't malte il, they won'l be ploying in the 54-iiole tourney that begins Friday. Fifteen golfers earned qualifying exemptions with handicaps of two and under for guests and four and under for club members.

It's from Uiat group that pre-tournament favorites come: Take your pick: Jex Wilson a long ball belter home for the summer from Rollins College, hni the best round (71) in Tuesday's pro-am of any goiter. Jay Baumgardncr, the old pro of the tournament winners, has yet to win this year. Joe Lane, was an unknown lo this area until he won the Meadowview Invitational this year, 1-arry Cunningham finished second nl Bristol Country club tournament two weeks ago. Bill Argabrlte won the Steele Creek tournament early In the year, bad opening rounds kept him out of serious contention at Meadowview and Bristol. The course, which is in peak condition, will hHve one alteration.

The new IJSth green will be opened today. It makes the hole play a club shorter, but puts a dogleg In It and requires a better tee shot. Wagner said tire green may be a little harder than the others, but should putt true. CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT hmmv nvhim ExtmpltdQolfcri II C'lrk. Bottiy 1-jn Airilli.

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bill IfO. Ridge fie Ids Qualifying Slated Today By TOM WHITE Executive Sports Editor On the pro 'tour they are tabbed "rabbits," possibly because they are creatures with tp-atid-cfa games. ITiey follow golf's golden boys from tournament to tournament with hopes of cracking the, field in Monday qualifying rounds. The ntdgeflelik Invitational qualifying round today puts 23 goiters in a uhhit-Uke position of score or else. The group consists of club members with handicaps from six to four, and guests with handicaps from four to two, and from It 18 to golfers will come to fill the championship flight.

"It will probably take an 82 or below," predicted Tern Wagner Wednesday. "This is probably as strong a field us we've had." Golfers not in king the cutoff will drop into the first of 13 flights that will accommodate the 137 golfers entered. But the difference between the first and championship Kingsport Times Tup ling Leads British Open MUIttFfEUl, Scotland (UPI) Peter Tupling, one of Britain's hungry young professionals, shot a Uireemnfer-par 68 Wednesday to take a shocking first round lead over fellow Briton Tony Jacklin and favored Jack Nicklaus in the British Open Golf championship. Jacklin, the 197(1 U. S.

Open champion, was just one stroke behind the 22-year-old Tupling while Nicklaus, who bogeyed the final hole, was another stroke larther back at 70 in a tie with three others. The S-foul-2 leader, who has yet to win a tour-nument since turning professional after the 1969 Walker Cup Match at Milwaukee, shot four birdies and one bogey in posting halves of 34-34 over the course. Nicklaus, the 9-4 favorite to win his third major championship of the year in his quest for the grand slam of big four titles, birdied the ninth and IMh holes to go three-under at that point, but he lost one of those strokes with a bogey on No. 11. On the final hole, with a chance to draw even with Jacklin, the blond American sent hie approach shot into a green-side trap on the right and he blasted out well past the pin.

He then required two putts to get dawn. Although he was satisfied with his one-under score, Nickluus wasn't too happy with his performance. '1 didn 't have a bad round, scorcwise, but hit the ball all over the course. I have played a lot worse and I know 1 can play a lot bet ter he aid. Nicklaus aJJcri: "Imisscd the fairway with seven of my tee shots but only paid the penally twice at the nth and lBth where made bogeys.

In winning the Masters and S. Open earlier this year, Nicklaus either was tied or headed the Held over all eight rounds, so Wednesday's eifort was a bit of a disappointment for the gallery of 15,990 which came to see him rip Muirfleld apart. A combination of strong winds blowing in from the sea and rain during the afternoon helped preserve Mukfield's reputation ot bring a tough championship course. Nicklaus got his first birdie at the third when he hita wedge to within 14 feet. At the 495-yard par five ninth he was justolf the green in two and got down with two putts, while lie birdied the 1Mb by coming out of the rough with a nine iron to within five feet.

Tupling, who wears contact lenses, holed a 35- focter at the sixth for his first birdie; an eight-footer at the ninth got home from four feet at the 12th and holed a 154-footer at the 14th. Tupling was perfectly realistic when he told newsmen later: "I can't possibly win. I'm not good enough yet to put together (our rounds of under 79, There is no point in my worrying and I certainly won't go to bod early because I've found out from previous experience that I just can't sleep and that would spoil whatever chance I had." Tupling has made the cut only twice this year on the British circuit and his H-iiuiings from those ctfDrts total just under J759. Jacklin had nines of 34-35 over the pur course. He opened with a bogey but made birdies at the third, tilth and eighth to turn two under.

He birdied No. 11, fallowed this with a bogey and then made his fifth birdie at the 13Ul. The Briton, who won the title In 1999 and followed this with victory in the 1970 U. S. Open, missed a three-footer on the home green and three-putted for a bogey five after his original effort from 20-feet just failed to drop and ran away downhill.

BRITAIN'S TONY ACKLIN WATCHES A PUTT ON THE FIFTH GRKKN lie fired a two-uderC9, one stroke behind leader Peter Tupling D-B's Harrison Inks Tennis Poet With ETSV PERFORMA GT JOHNSON CITY WlUiam Thomas "noo" Harrison, of Klngsport, one of the most promising young Iannis players in East Tennessee has signed a grant-in-aid scholarship with the East Tennessee State Buccaneers. Hnrrtsrjn, a star at Dabyns-Bcnnctt High School for the past three yenrs, won the District singles championship this past spring. He also won the doubles championship in the Gostonia, N.C. In-vilalional last summer. "We arc delighted to have I3oo Join our tennis program," said Buccaneer Coach Leroy Fisher who announced the signing.

Young Harrison has been playing tennis for Uic past eight years and lias been an outstanding junior player in the East Tennessee area for the past four years. "I used to chase balls for the first tennis pro at Kidgefields Country Club" said Harrison. "1 became quite interested Ui the spoTt and he gave me lessons. I just sort ot grew up with the game. "I am looking forward to playing tennis at East Tennessee State," Harrison said.

"I think the school has a good program and I hope can be of help to the team. Harrison has given Dobyns-Bcnnett Coach AI Wilkes credit for developing his eame. "He has been helping me for a number of years," Harrison said. "He not only coached me at Dobyns-Bennett but also In Junior high." Harrison compiled a remarkable record of 16-3 in singles competition Uiis past spring, In doubles, be posted a glittering IMmark. He plans lo play In local tournaments this summer such as the Milligon College Invitational and the Bristol Invitational.

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The match will Include games. The first player to get 121-2 points will be the winner, Each win counts far ore paint and a draw 1-2 point. The two chess masters hove played each other five times in the past. Spassky won three ot the games and two were draws. Fischer, 2D, arrived for Tuesday's opening game eight minutes after Spassky, playing the white pieces, marie his first move.

The American challenger responded to Spassky's opening queen gambit by setting up a Nimzo-Indian defense. The two exchanged major pieces, including the queens in the 11th and 12th moves of the game. Playing briskly, Fischer pulled a bishop back to queen two on the 14th move to prepare the way for active uso of his rooks. Then Fischer made a move that most experts said ended his chance of winning the game. The American took Spassky's king rook pawn with ills bishop, but left his last remaining major piece trapped.

The soft spoken Spassky then showed why he is world champion by quickly taking Fischer's bishop while losing only two of his pawns. Chess experts could not explain why Fischer moved into what appeared to a trap by Spassky. "He took a chance to win a chance," said Danish grandmaster Jens Enveoldsen. Fischer, obviously displeased with his playing, fidgeted in his special swivel chair and frequently got up and walked behind the stage, Hie first game was delayed nine days when Fischer demanded more prize money and did not sltow up for the opening ceremonies and when Spassky, angered by the American's behavior, demanded that he be punished. The match Itself was in doubt until Fischer personally delivered an apology to the Russian and Spassky withdrew his demand thai Fischer forfeit the first game, HEYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) World chess champion Boris Spassky of Russia defeated Hobby Fischer in the first gurne of their championship match Wednesday, pushing the unpredictable American one point behind in their 2-game series.

Fischer, hJio stopped play in the game for 35 minutes to protest tlie presence of two closed circuit television cameras high nhove the playing stage, conceded to the Hussian on the 56th move. He resigned when he saw he could not prevent Spassky from queening his only surviving pawn. Fischer then stood up, made a helpless gesture to the audience and walked off. Play In the first game resumed on lime, but Fischer walked out after three moves to protest the two television cameras. Match organizers covered the cameras with a cloth, but Fischer said they still bothered him.

Spassky, wearing a slate jacket and beige trousers, made the first move, taking one of Fischer's remaining pawns. Fischer then took a pawn from Spassky with his king. After 40 moves and 4 1-2 hours of play Tuesday, Spassky held (he advantage with a bishop and three pawns against Fischer's five pawns. Play was onomical 6-ply ideal for campon, v.ivi. riiy pick-bp and faim iiucks.

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