Page 6. THE HERALD, Thursday, August 17, 1978

Tennis Tourney in Terrace this Sat

By Murdo MacDonald ;
Tennis players everywhere are invited to come out
‘and take part in this weekend's tournament staged by
the Terrace Tennis Club. Play begins this Saturday at .
9:00 A.M. sharp, at the Lions tennis courts on Kalum
St. below the arena. It continues non-stop until Sunday
when all four finals will take place.

Anyone can enter; entries are NOT restricted to
members only. Don't be timid or embarrassed merely
because you only just got started playing and are
therefore green and inexperienced. Why?
Everybody’s practicalyy in the same boat, at least
those of us who took up the game since the courts were
built late Isst ‘fall, * ;

Tournament play is fun and it is the best way to
learn the technical side of the game quickly. It is also
one of the best ways to lose wieght, get in shape, and
eney yourself all at the same time.

ents consist of singles and doubles for both men

and women, The cost is $3.00 per event. Players will be
seeded so that all first round losers end up in “‘B”
flight. Each player is guaranteed a minimum of two
games per event.

As the early response has been light, please register
soon to ensure that this annual event gets off to a good
start. Entry forms and other details can be obtained
from any Tennis Club member or by phoning 638-1519,
The tournament committee recommends that
everybody enter both events, and those not having
partners will be paired off with players of similar
ability and experience. :

Please do not wait any longer than 7:00 p.m: this
Friday, when entries close and the draws are made
up. Although every effort will be made at the courts on
Saturday morning to accomodate late entries, players
are cautioned to get their names in early tomake sure
that they get drawn.

Gan. Open tennis purse reaches $210,000

TORONTO (CP) — The Canadian Open tennis tournament,
8 $17,000 event in 1970 but this year offering record prize
money of $210,000, still Is looking for a new sponsor after a
three-month wait. :

in May, Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Lid, announced
thab It weuld ‘drop ‘sponsorship of the Canadian Open.atter :
Maguxears of iovotvement.. . so,

And, while a new sponsor has not been found, officials of
Tennis Canada, the government group that oversees iennis
development in the country, say they have a number of com-
panies Interestedin taking over the event for 1979.

“Vd say we've got four warm prospects and 16 others that
are interested,” Ken Sinclair, Tennis Canada’s national
tournament director, said Wednesday.

I's good that we've got this interest but we stil would like
to be closer to geHing a new sponsor.”

HALF IN PROMOTION .

This year, Rothmans put up all of the $210,000 in prize
money and could spend up fo half of that amount In promo-
tion of the nine-day tournament.

“These things sre getting expensive, there’s no question
about it,” says. John McCormack, Rothmans tennis co-
ordinator. “But that’s aot the main reason we're pulling
out’

“We'd like to think that we've helped in ‘making the
Canadian Open tournament one of the tap events in the

world,” McCormack said. “And because tennls Interest In
Canada has risen at the same rate, we think we've done our
job of promoting the game In ‘this country.”

In 1969, when Open tennis was approved anu the first

CPGA Tourney now

VANCOLVER (CP) — Judgment and club selection will be
the keys today as a fleld of top Canadian professionals, as
well as 20 foreign players, tee off in the opening round of the
Canadian Professional Golfers Asscclatlon (CPGA) In-
ternational tournament.

“It's. course that generally rewards a good golf shot and
penalizes a poor one,” says Jack McLaughlin, club profes-
slonal at the host Shaughnessy Golfand Country Club.

“That's the way golf architecture should and that’s the way
It Is at Shaughnessy.”

The 6,647-yard layout has undergone extensive renovations
since holding Its last major taurnament—the 1966 Canadian

That year It played to a backbreaking 6,907 yards and
prompted United States golfer Dave Hill to quit after a prac-
ne round saying “I’m not gaing to make an ass of myself

re.

GREENS NEW

The new layout, with 12 redesigned greens, will play to par
72 and the nines will be reversed to take advantage of better
spectator areas on the first nine holes, ‘

“Some of the greens are tough,” sald McLaughlin. ‘Tha
vin for Instance, will result in several players taking three
putts.

‘It slopes back to front and it inulti retied-—-an excellent
par three hale.”

The CPGA tournament, which in previous years had been
closed to International golfers, wili have 17 PGA champions

National League

NEW YORK (AP) — vyancing to third. Then

tournament was held at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, the
club underwrote the tournament for $10,000 and lost money in
the process. Cliff Richey of the United States received a first
prize of $2,000. ;

When Rothmans took over sponsorship in 1970, the $17,500
in prize enoney went to-a-total pool of 16 men and 16 women.
The next year, prize money was increased to $70,000.

GRADUAL INCREASES

In 1973, when the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club again played
host to the tournament, prize money jumped to $100,000. The
amounts gradually Increased ta $130,000, $155,000. $160,000
and this year's $210,000.

The tournament has also Improved Its esteem on the inter-
national level. The Canadian Open Is a Grand Prix event,
part of a tour that awards more than $10 milllon in men’s
fournament prize money.

There are 98 other events on the Grand Prix circult.
Players accumulate performance points in the events fo
qualify for an eight-raund playoff at the end of the season that
boasts & $300,000 first-place prize.

Don Fantana, who has been Canadian Open tournament di-
rector for seven of the last nine years, says he thinks the
tournament will continue even If a new spansor is not found.
But that doesn‘t explain to Fontana why a Canadian firm
hasn't stepped in wiih the cash. .

“Ifa similar tournament was up for grabs In the United
States, it would be gone the next day,’’ Fontana said.
“Thay've got a Ist a mile tong of corporations that want a
tennis tournament sponsorship.”

an international event.

or representatives from around the world, as well as special
invitees Arnold Patmer and Lanny Wadkins of the United
States and Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina. Prize money
has also been doubled to $100,000.

Eight former CPGA champions are In the field, Including
defending champlon GEORGE Knudson, of Toronto.

Knudson, who has won the title five times, including the
last two years, sald that although he was skeptical about the
new format, he now thinks it will boost Canadian golf.
CHANCE FOR MANY

“For a tot of these guys it will be their only chance to play
with guys like Palmer, Wadkins and De Vicenzo,” he said.

Some of the outstanding forelgn players Include Simon
Owen of New Zealand, Manvel Pinero of Spain and Nick
Faldo of England. :

Owen, 27, rebounded from a lengthy layoff wHh serious
knee Injury to win his country’s PGA title last year. and was
runnerup to Jack Nicklaus In this year’s British Open.

Pinero, 27, won his third Spanish PGA champlonship last
year and team with Severiano Ballesteros to win the World
Cup team champlonship. ‘

Faldo, 21, Is the British PGA champion and swept all his
matches In last year’s Ryder Cup campeililon against a team
of U.S, professionals.

Other top Canadian entries include Dave Barr of Van-
couver, the winner of last week's British Columbia Open in
Prince Georyc, and Dan Halldorson, of Brandon, Man.,
winner of the 1978 Manitoba Open.

Baseb:!i Roundup

CHICAGO (AP) — Phil

Derrel Thomas smashed a
two-out, two-run homer off
reliever Skip Lockwood in
the ninth inning on Wed-
nesday to give San Diego
Padres a 2-1 triumph over
New York Mets in Nutlonal
League baseball.

Jerry Koosman, the Mets’
starter, had been coasting
along with a six-hitter into
the ninth inning when Dave
Winfield doubled to centre
with one out, Lockwood
eame onand got pinch-hitter
Jerry Turner on a iong fly to
right @with Winfield ad-

Thomas connected for his
second home run of the
season and gave Lockwood
his 10th loss against seven
victories,

John D'Aquisto, the third
Padre pitcher, cane on in
the eighth to even his record
at 4-4,

The Mets had taken the
lead in fourth when Elilott
Maddox singled and moved
to second on a ground out.
John Stearns was waiked
intentionally before Mon.
tanez singled to right.

Niekro posted his 193rd
career victory with a three-
hitter, and Jeff Burroughs
and Joe Nolan slugged sixth-
inning home runs as Atlanta
Braves defeated Chicago

Cubs 9-0 in National League -

baseball on Wednesday.

Niekro, 15-12, and loser
Mike Krukow, 5-1, each gave
up just two hits through five
innings. The Braves led 2-0
at the time on Chicago
second baseman Rodney
Scott’s throwing error.

But with one out in the
sixth, Krukow walked Gary

Matthews, then served up
Burroughs’ 16th home run to
centre. One out later, Joe
Nolan belted his third home
run of the season to give
Allanta:a 5-0 lead.

The Bthves added a run is:
ihe seventh on Rowland
Office's RBI single ahd three
in the eighth on a single by
Burroughs, Bob Horner’s
14th home run and Dale
Murphy's 18th home run.

Victoria evens series

VANCOUVER (CP) — Dan Green scored with }7 seconds
remaining In overtime Tuesday night to give Victoria Sham-
rocks a 12-11 victory over Vancouver Burrards and square
thelr best-of-seven semi-final Western Lacrosse pl yoff series
at 2-2.

The goal was Green’s second of the 10-minute overtime pe-
riod and fifth of the game. . . .

Fifth game in this series Is tonight in Victoria with the sixth
here Saturday night. - 7

Pat Ryan's third goal of the game fled the contest at 11
after Green scored at 3:01 of the overtime session.

Dave Tasker of the Burrards sent the game into overtime
with seven seconds to play after Charn Dhillon‘’s goal with
2:19 left put the Shamrocks In front 10-9. oflllon anoleft
WhitneyGriflths, picked up from the Victoria juniors, scored
two goals each for the Shamocks who also got goals from
Rick Baker, Ivan Thompson and Ron MacNeil.

Doug Hayes and Ron Pinder each scared twice for Van-
couver while Bill Foote, Rico Bellusci and Pat Differ ac-
counted for the rest of the Burrards’ goals.

The game produced high-quality netminding as Larry
Smelizer of the ‘Rocks blocked 45 shots, Including s1x in
overtime, and Dave Evans of Vancouver blocked 41.

E0309 And G™OGES

‘Many people believe
that the oft-quoted saw
“Tennis, anyone?” was
Humphrey Bogart's only
line in his first play. How-
ever, on a television pro-
kram taped many years 3 we
eatlier but not broadcast ° %

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