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Show Evonne Hides Injury in Court Play By Lex Hemphill Tribune Sports Writer Evonne Goolagong's style of tennis appears so effortless that one might not suspect the ordeal she has been going through the past couple of months. Goolagong, who launched her comeback from a year long layoff in the latter part of last year, has heen hampered by foot injuries throughout her Virginia Slims circuit, which still includes a three-se- t victory over Chris Evert three weeks ago in Boston. Despite the constant pain and injections, she has refused to pull out of tournaments. The amazing result is that the fans who favor her, including the few who have been attending the Bridgestone World Doubles Championships at the Salt Palace this week, can barely detect a missed step in her graceful play. Its bursitis right in here, y she said on an Friday, running her hand over the back of her left ankle. I had a couple of days rest, so it felt good when I got here. But it was really sore after last night." Third Place Match She was referring to Thursdays brilliaftt three-se- t semifinal, in which she and Betty Stove came ever so Billie Jean King and close to upsetting the Martina Navratilova. Im really proud of Evonne, said her husband, Roger Cawley. Every day for the last two months, shes had to deal with the pain, the doctors, the injections. I sure wouldnt have done it For Goolagong, it has been a mild setback in her effort to come back from her layoff and regain her old form, something she has just about done. Im not all the way back, but at least now I feel like Im playing on the same level with the other girls, she smiled. Goolagong gave birth to a daughter, Kelly, last May, accounting for her year of inaction. The hardest part of coming back was deciding whether to come back at all, she said. My first tournament was the Canadian Open Gast August), and I lost in the first round. I realized then how much work Id have to do. Thats when she also got renewed respect for the After a year improved depth in womens tennis away from it, I saw faces I had never seen before. Aims for Wimbledon on the other hand, the new faces quickly got But, used to Evonne, who, despite her problems, has herself as one of the top three or four players in the world. She finished second to Martina Navratilova in both points and money eamings on the recently completed Slims tour. After this weeks tournament, in which Goolagong will complete her play in the third-plac- e match with Stove Saturday afternoon, she plans to rest, the best prescription for her feet, and then plan for Wimbledon, which will probably entail entering some of the grass-coutournaments in England prior to the big one. For Goolagong, who won Wimbledon at the age of 20 in 1971 and has been a finalist three times since, winning another Wimbledon is a big goal, but Im not the only one who wants to win it. Its like all weve been thinking about for the past nine months, laughed Roger. She is not decided on how much longer she will play competitively, but she noted, I dont want Kelly to have to wait too long before she gets a brother or a sister. Basrhall Homulup Perry Leads Padres Over Giants By Associated Press all-tim- e itk rci ' V ' J Mark Fidryeb The Bird is Back Favorite to seems most every tennis fans be Goolagong favorite woman player. Its her exciting, improvising style of play and her cheerful court demeanor that endears her to observers. In her celebrated rivalry with Evert since both hit the scene in 1971, American fans have tended to favor the Australian. Even before Chris reached the top, I would notice that the fans would root for me, said Evonne. Chris says its because shes on top and everyone roots for the underdog, but its not just that. I think a lot of it is that she just plays a boring game. Any criticism of Goolagongs game over the years has been directed at her lapses of concentration, which became known as her walkabouts. "I wish I had never invented that word," she laughed. right-handmatched the career The stnkout total of 2,855 recorded by Jim Burning, and now trails only Bob Gibson and Walter Johnson. The Padres were scoreless through six innings, but Giants starter John Montefusco suffered a twisted ankle in the sixth and left the game with a 0 lead. San Diego first scored in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Oscar Gamble. San Francisco reliever Gary Lavelle gave up a leadoff homer in the eighth to Dave Winfield and later allowed the winning run on a bases-loadewalk to Mike Champion. In other National League action, John Candelaria pitched a seven hitter and Willie Stargell drove in a run with a bases-loadegrounder, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Consecutive doubles by Willie Montanez and Ken Henderson keyed a two-ru- n second inning and Jerry Koosman scattered eight hits, helping the New York Mets to a triumph over the Montreal Expos. In the American League, Phil Mankow'skis three-ru- n homer, solo blasts by Milt May and Jason Thompson, and Mark The Bird Fidrychs led the Detroit Tigers past the Toronto Blue d sixth-innin- d g 3-- 1 Wayne Nordhagens bloop double into short center fo ld drove in Chet Lemon from first base with two out in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Chicago White Sox a victory over thge Boston Rod Sox. The Los Angeles Dodgers ripped the Atlanta the Cincinnati Reds rallied to tip the Braves, 13-and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astros, the Philadeplphia Phillies. 5 1, in late National 6-- 5 5-- League action. Dave Lopes knocked in four runs, three with a homer, stole three bases and scored twice, while Rick Monday also drove in four runs for the Dodgers to spoil the managerial debut of Atlantas Bobby Cox. Lopes homered in the third to wipe out a 0 Braves lead built on solo blasts by Rowland Office and a tworun shot by Dale Murphy off Dodger starter Don Sutton. Jerry Royster gave the Braves their last lead at with a leadoff homer in the third before Sutton settled down and the Dodger bats came alive. A two-ru- n single by Reggie Smith in the fifth off Atlanta starter Phil Niekro gave the Dodgers the lead for good at 4 and the defending National League champions made it a rout with three runs in the sixth, two in the eighth and three in the ninth on Mondays homer. Steve Garvey, Monday and Steve Yeager had singles in the sixth, knocking out Niekro. who allowed seven hits, struck out three Sutton, 4-- 3 5-- g 8, 1978 O 5 -- - 3-- 2 and walked two, left (or a pinch hitter in the eighth. homer and George Foster slammed a three-ruBill Bonham won his pitching dehut with Cincinnati as the Reds rallied for a victory over the Houston n Ast ros. Foster, whose 52 home runs last year were the most in the National league since 1949, enabled the Reds to overcome a deficit with his first of the 1978 shot to right in the fifth off season, an opposite-fiellosing pitcher Joe Niekro. Bonham, acquired from the Chicago Cubs last winter, survived a shaky start, then retired 11 of 12 batters before Dave Tomlin was summoned in the ninth after pinchhitter Wilbur Howard singled. Ken Reitz hit a home run and Jerry Morales made his debut with St. Louis with three hits giving the Cardinals the edge over the Phillies The Cardinals battered Steve Carlton, last years N L. 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