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Show wF Green Shoots 66 -- T - Y- T rio Leads in Japan G MIYAZAKI, f x ? W .w rf - if w? Vr1 P .if ' SC' 3 rKC ' e"W'fjf JFr: AV, 'fv? ' 0 Japa (AP) blazed to Defending champioa Hubert Green & 66 to grab a share of the lead with Mark Hayes and Australian Graham Marsh Thursday after the first round of a $260,009 golf tournament, Greea said his iron piay kept him in birdie range all day. He rolled in ubj birdie putts, including an lo footer on the ninth green. My iron play was very good and I hit every fairway, said Green, who set a tournament record of last and won three straight tournaments on the American tour this season. Hayes, who also had six birdies and no bogeys on the 6, Phoenix Country Club course, par-1- 2 said that the greens were in marvelous condition. ' You can sink anything raider 15 feet," he said. Two strokes behind the leaders at 68 were David Graham, an Australian now living in Hollywood, Fla., and Japans Yasufiiro Miyamoto. Tied at 69 were Joe Inman of the United States, Brian Jones of Australia, and Japanese pros Shins&ku Maeda, Kikuo Aral and Kenji Mori. Two weeks ago, Maeda won the Japan Open. Another shot back were Ben Crenshaw, second on the U.S. money winning list this year; Americans Eddie Pearce and Jerry Heard: Spanish sensation and Severiano Ballesteros; Taiwans Ho Clung-MinJapanese golfers Yoshitaka Yamamoto, Tsuneyuld Naksjima, Katsuo Yoshikawa and Takeshi Kurlhara. Tournament favorite Jack Nicklaus was wild off 76. I was not the tees, finishing with a able to recover the shots, he said. Other American scores included: Gibby Gilbert, 71; Bob Gilder, 72; Ed Sneed and Larry Ziegler, 73; Dave Hill, Rik Massengale, Jerry McGee and Brian Ailin', 74; Miller Barber, 75, and Tom Weiskopf, 73. A field of 90 golfers from the United States, Australia, The Philippines, Taiwan and Spain competed under cool, cloudy skies for the first-priz- e money of $40, GOO. The tournament is sponsored by Dunlop. H t t 143-yar- vv ? -- V? :K1 Irs s I1, ,v V v,H r : 1 Mi-- ,3 v. &T.V---' -- a. V y ?..?$. K Z . i - j - g, -- Y U it & i j J ' J t m I f i four-over-p- ar I W AwdUM Pnw , Itobsrt Green fires one Sg wpjj recie - Wtrephoto of Ms 66 shots en to tie for lead in Jap&u gwi vveut. Montana State Prepares for Playoff Game BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) The Mon- - .I fa1 we'll play them tough, tana State Bobcats, the nations No. 1 said Holland, whose teams won Big Sky Division II football team, worked out Coherence crowns in 1972 and 1976 and Jtmder cloudy skies Thursday in prep- - finished second the three years in "'Station for their NCAA playoff game between. Holland sat down to a Thanksgiving Saturday against the University of New Hampshire. MSU Coach Sonny Holland said he jPUr-swa- happy with the results of the s .vorkout. ' "' -- 'tr fc1iory"' Formula Racers Disagree - 4 -- Salt Lake THSxbs?, FWdy, PJswmfeer Uuted Press International S3, T37li r O 13 r Carc-Iin- d a mid-seaso- d tion to discuss the future of Grand Prix racing with Patrick Duffeler, official spokesman of the newly formed World Championship Racing (WCR) group. The WCR, at Its inaugural meeting In Monte Carlo Wednesday, proposed postponing the Jan. 9 Argentine Grand Pnx, first event in the 1977 series, in an attempt to stave off the boycott. 6-- 7 Rejecting the invitation for talks, Ecclestone said Thursday: "As the Champion- ship has been scheduled by the International Automobile Federation and all other arrangements have already been agreed with the president of the CSI (Commission Sportive Intemale) and various organizers, the Formula 1 Constructors Assn, has informed Mr. Duffeler that no useful purpose could be served by such a meeting. d UCLA opens its season agamst San State before facing a much tougher test Saturday against DePaul. The Bruins, who finished third in last seasons NCAA championship tournament, have an imposing front line led by Marques Johnson and 1 sophomore Dave Greenwood. Fourth-ranke- North begins the college basketball season Fndey night against ach-nva- l North Carolina State and, although it may take the two teams awhile to get into the swing of things, the n fans wiil be in hysteria right from the opening tap. games of the Big Four During the two first-rounTournament in Greensboro, N.C., fi' e of the 12 members of the United Slates victorious Olympic teaiq will be m action. Carolina State rivalry The North Carolina-Nort- h is one of the nations best as the two perennial powers battle for state supremacy in the proud Tobacco Road tournament However . , . Wake forest is the defending champion. The Deacons, as a matter of fact, won the previous year also. North Carolina coach Dean Smith, who guided the U.S. team, will have Olympic veterans Tom LaGarde, Walter Davis and Phil Ford in his starting lineup agamst the Wolfpack. North Carolina State, ranked 14th in the nation, has built its offense around forward able to go either Kenny Carr, a bruising over or though opposing players on his way to the basket. The Tar Heels lost only Mitch Kupchak from last seasons squad and LaGarde has taken over the center position. Guard John Kuesters teams with an Ford in the backcourt, while Mike OKoren exceptional freshman even among the hundreds of exceptional freshmen in the preseason publicity blizzard is expected to become a starter on the front line. Itll be good for us to open against a nationally-ranke- d team like State because we will be able to find out in a burry if were going to be able to replace Mitch Kupchak and achieve the same team cohesivness which marked last years team, Smith said. g Wake Forest, whose guard Tate Armstrong also was a member of th Olympic Team, plays Duke in the first game of the doubleheaders. Third-ranke- tors Asn., Thursday turned down an invita- World the all Time in Garolin LONDON UPI) Brabham auto chief Bernard Ecclestone, head of the Formula 1 Construc- 1277 r Diego Coach Gene Bartow has attempted to add to the Bruins rebounding strength by starting junior Brett V roman of Provo, Utah at center and switching Greenwood to forward. Gavin Smith and Wilbert Oiinde are the reserve forwards. Ray Townsend and Jim Sptllane are veteran guards, with sophomores Brad Holland and Roy Hamilton also on hand. Add Gavin Smith and then theres the usual assortment of hotshot freshmen. 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