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Show f Wednesday, March 1, 1978 THE Page 9 Sports teport By Brown GOLF Jack Nicklaus predicted he would need a seven under par 65 on the final 18 to win the $250,000 Jackie Gleasonlnverrary Classic. And shoot a 65 Jack Nicklaus did as he birdied the last five holes in a charge that put him one stroke up on second place finisher Grier Jones. Nicklaus, who was nine strokes behind the leader after the second round, sank an 80-foot chip shot on the 14th for a birdie which started his string of five consecutive con-secutive and as Grier Jones put it, "turned the whole day around." This was Nicklaus' first victory since his own Memorial at Muirfield, Ohio last May and he was particularly pleased after finishing second in last week's L.A. Open after blowing an early, comfortable lead. Nicklaus had a four-day total of 276, 12 under, to win the $50,000 first place check which moves him to second on the money list behind Tom Watson. Wat-son. Grier Jones' second place finish was worth $28,500. TENNIS Jimmy Connors returned to the winner's circle this weekend as he defeated Stan Smith in the finals of the $125,000 tournament played in Denver Den-ver Sunday. It was Connors' third first place finish in the Denver tournament in as many tries as he defeated Smith in two sets, 6-2, 7-6. In fact, Connors has never lost a match in this tournament. tour-nament. Before the match, Smith mentioned that he would have to out-serve Connors to win, and he was right. He had only 53 per cent of his first serves ser-ves go in compared to Connors' 74 per cent rate of success. Connors took home $25,000 while Smith's second place finish netted him $12,500. Hungary's Balaz Tarocyz earned the biggest paycheck of his career at the expense of Park City's touring pro, Ray Moore, in the Ocean City International Tennis Tournament last weekend. Tarocyz defeated Moore in two sets, 6-4, 6-4. The 23-year-old Hungarian ranked No. 1 in his country, but unseeded in this tournament, won for the first time to take the $36,000 first prize. Meanwhile in Detroit, Martina Navratilova won her unprecedented sixth consecutive women's professional tennis tour as she defeated Dianne Fromholtz 6-3, 6-2. Her six first place 9 X-C Racers Head For Europe Nine rn'embers of the U.S. Nordic Team . will participate par-ticipate in the European Junior Championships at Murau, Austria March 10-12. Nordic Director John Bower tapped these junior competitors, com-petitors, all under twenty years old, from their performances per-formances in racing and jumping events through the middle of January. The meet at Murau represents the highest international level of junior competition in the 1977-78 season, with top contenders con-tenders from most European nations and Canada represented. Cross-country men named are Junior Team members Todd Kempainen, 19, Min-netonka, Min-netonka, Minnesota and Dan Simoneau, 18, Livermore Falls, Maine; and Blue Teamer Fritz Koch, 19, Guilford, Vermont. Cross country women traveling will be Baby Blue Team members Betsy Haines, 17, Anchorage, Alaska ; Beth Paxson, 17, Charlotte, Vermont; Ver-mont; and Tracy Valentine, 18, E. Wenatchee, Washington. Head crosscountry cross-country coach Marty Hall, Hartford, Vermont and Regional Coach Dick Taylor, Fraser, Colorado will accompany ac-company the young competitors. com-petitors. They plan to stop over in Falum, Sweden for the events there before traveling to Austria. Jumpers who will try out their skill on the 70-meter hill at Murau include Junior Team members Jon Denney, 17 and Scott Lubansky, 17, both of Duluth, Minnesota; and Reed Zuehlke, 17, EauClaire, Wisconsin. They will be coached by Regional Coach Tim Denisson of Cheyenne, Wyoming. finishes betters the old mark of five held by Billie Jean King in 1971. Navratilova, the Czech defector, pocketed $20,000 in first prize money as she extended her tour victory record to 30 matches. BASKETBALL Once again the collegiate Top 10 sees a different dif-ferent team in the No. 1 position. After a two-week two-week absence, Kentucky has moved back to the No. 1 spot it held for so many weeks earlier this season. Last week's No. 1 team, Marquette, fell to third after losing to No. 7 Notre Dame in a game that saw the Warriors blow a 14-point lead before losing 65-59. UCLA in the No. 2 spot continues con-tinues its steady drive for the top. Behind Marquette comes Arkansas in fourth, while Kansas Kan-sas is ranked fifth this week. No. 6 this week is DePaul and down from fifth is New Mexico, ranked eighth this week. No. 9 is Michigan St. while North Carolina has appeared again in the Top 10, holding down No. 10. Moving to the professional ranks, the NBA standings have remained monotonously the same after two weeks of play. Looking first at the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia holds a comfortable 10-game lead over New York in the Atlantic Division, while in the Central Division, San Antonio continues to hold their 6-game lead over the Washington Bullets. In the Western Conference, Denver leads Milwaukee by six full games in the Midwest Division. In the Pacific Division, the Portland Trailblazers lead Phoenix by 11 '2 games. HOCKEY The NHL standings shape up this way: In the Wales Conference, Montreal has built a 37-point lead over Los Angeles to continue their dominance of the Norris Division. In the Adams Division, Buffalo and Boston continue to battle it out, with this week's one-point leader being Buffalo. Buf-falo. Over in the Campbell Conference, Patrick Division leader N. Y. Islanders hold a 5-point lead over Philadelphia. In the Smythe Division, it's Chicago leading Vancouver by 19 points. : : - ' , . inr" Excl. I V , Park City Wi V Park West 108" j "'"y. Alta l39" ' y. . Snowbird T -J39 :" X Brighton i . .; .Solitude 119" r 1 : . . Parley's Summit 0 : ' y. White Pine Touring S A r Gourmet Sandwiches Luncheon Salad Bar Homemade Soup Ice Cream Specialties Sundaes Banana Splits Malts Shakes Carry-Out Service 323 Main Street esign Coalitioi FURNITURE r i FURNITURE hil Mahre Continues Wins Phil Mahre, 20, White Pass, Washington, continued his string of strong finishes this ski racing season to retain the U.S. Mens Giant Slalom title. Although a near spill in the first run cost him valuable time overall, the "A" Team racer led the field of 87 competitors on Whiteface Mountain under clear blue skies. "I blew a gate on a bump on the first run and had my direction wrong. I didn't think I was going to make it, but the second run was highly technical and I could be more aggressive," Mahre explained. Twenty-year-old Eric Wilson, Montpelier, Vermont, Ver-mont, nearly edged Mahre, coming in a close second only 8100 of a second behind to turn in his best performance perfor-mance of the year. Development Team skier Billy Taylor, a student at Dartmouth, turned in a strong performance to capture cap-ture third position. at tije (Hunter ) w I'd like a burger with the I works to go... delicatessen restaurant Meet for breakfast, lunch and apres ski. We have the most varieties of imported cheeses offered within fifty miles. Our special this week is Danish Creamed Havarti (usually $1 .99V2 lb.) now at S1.59V2 lb. Finnish Smoked Cheese at $1.39V2 lb. (normally $1.7912 lb.) Jarlsberg at $1.4912 lb. (normally $1.8912 lb.) At the Resort Plaza Phone 649-8600 Park City We've Got You Covered - , Mountain Photography Color the same day we shoot it. 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