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Show - s,w ' Sunday, December 19. IS76, THE HERALD, Provo, ficizes UfefT St. - - " . r 11 age Among &es! rf Of Virginia i!Q 5 lirns Crswo - NEW YORK (UF'I) Martina Navratilova, the Czech defector who has been criticized for using her capitalist earnings to buy such frivolous things as jewelry and sports cars, is in the market for the diamond and gold necklace that gees to the winner of the SI50.000 Virginia Slims tennis championship at Madison Square "Garden, March By JIM COl'R PU - Mac Wilkins wouldn't do ViYUtT LOS AINGELES (UP!) anything differently. After winning a "gold medal Utah-P- ' ,i discus at the Montreal Olympics on 25, Wilkins was asked if My his victory was for himself or for his country. Not one to shrink in the face of controversy, Wilkins repised that he did it for himself. The reaction was predictable. It seemed that all of American came down c;. the world record holder's muscular shoulders, Among those ripping into Wilkins was U.S. Olympic Committee president Phillip Krumm. "You'd have thought I was a Communist traitor," Wilkms said. "A lot of people didn't understand what I was talking about. I wasn't criticizing this country, though. I was criticizing the amateur system in this in the "... V, . 24-2- I) The circuit kicks off its $1.25 million dollar, top eight players qualify for the New York iinals, with the winner earning $50,000 and the charming necklace with a diamond set in a gold crown. J? ' - ' . t 4 - cv 1 ' - . - - x sports io the world, and comes to your school, as did th motorized World Golf Hall of Fame to Grand view School earlier this week, it is. Former BYU MUSEUM isn't generally considered luu by the average youngster, but when the museum is devoted to golf, one of the most popular VISITING A the finale. now head professional to Pinehurst, N.C. Country Club, and Rod Collett explain the displays to interested onlookers. Collett, golfers Randy Navratilova ranked fifth on last year's circuit, earning $54,575. She was a losing semifmalist in the 1976 championships. avan- -- are I The Virginia Slims tour has come a long way, baby, since staging its first event, a ?5,OQ0 tourney, six years ago in Houston. The New York championship in March marks the first time in six years that an eight - player format will be used. A 16 player draw was previously used. The best eight players based on their Silver Ginny points which are awarded for singles play in each will be divided into two groups for round tourney robin play. The top player of each group qualifies for country. "If I had come up through some kind of sports development program. I'm sure I wouldn't say I won the gold medal for myself. I would have credited the program and people that set up the program. But that's not the way it happened and I said so. "So some people got mad. If I had it all to do over again, I'd say the same things in the same way. I can't help it if some of the news media misinterpreted it as unpatriotic." Wilkins, who will compete in the Sunkist Invitation indoor meet at the Sports Arena here Jan. 15 upped the world discus record four times in 1976 in addition to winning his gold medal. But he didn't make any friends among the people who run amateur athletics in the United States. As the year closes out, his enemies are showing. He hasn't been nominated for the 1976 Sullivan Award, which is annually given to America's No. 1 amateur athlete by the AAU. Nominated from track and field were gold medalists Bruce Jenfier and Arnie Robinson, and silver medalist Kathy 12- - or easy shepP McMillan. "T think it's kind of an honor not to be. nominated," smiled Wilkins. Wilkins won at Montreal with a throw of 221-- 5 after setting an Olympic record of 224-- in the qualifying session. He set his world mark of 232-- 6 last May at San Jose Calif., and won the National AAU here at Sl?r- 3t 5 0 ' ST"'' 230-- Following his Olympic triumph, the former University of Oregon weightman competed in Europe, returning to the United States late in October. He now lives alone in an apartment in San Jose where he trains with Al Feuerbach. He had a lifetime best of 68-- in the shot put at the Los Angeles Times meet last February and he'll be competing on the indoor circuut again this winter. "Certainly there's bound to be some emotional letdown after my year last season," he said. "I got the world record and a gold medal. But by the time the indoor season starts, I'll be revved up again. "But you can't go into a year thinking about winning this and that and setting records. I think that limits your performances." Wilkins points out that some of the country's amateur sports leaders, including Krumm, may be coming around to his way of thinking. "At least that's what I've been reading," he said. "I read where Krum said it was time to make some drastic changes and develop more facilities for our amateur athletes. "Hopefully, if the president of the USOC makes statements like this, it's a step in the right direction. Whether people follow through is another matter, ttttSfc B&uva ibasssA ferflk Vwa 4 ATC.VtG C'sVPnCT G!ai5, z'umir.um and a wcoj Comr&ct "The problem is the way Americans interpret the word amateur. I approach the discus in as much a professional manner as any professional athlete in the United States. It's not something I do after my eight - to - five job and on weekends. I spend from four to seven hours a day and that doesn't involve my mental preparation." -:- Tough k'' tempered stainless steel I & blade, locks in open position. Complete with case. i r IV- ir riiw ii dm "1 ..ifcriWV ifUP r n with wood I No, Mi" BACKBOARD AMD BASKETBALL COM. e design. 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