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Friday, August 24, 1973 Ilje grrtfiill 41 Ed adger: 'Down To Where It Counts' ada4- Says: much tougher competition in the earlier stages of the tournament, playing beautiful basketball into the semifinals against Brazil. LONG IRONS FROM HARD GROUND so far. I am taking no chances and I am not changing. The team has played 20 games in a month now and they are a real team." The Americans were rated a much better team than in Munich. Their play is much faster, there is more variety in their plays and they do a lot more Providence College.

The Centers are 6-foot-9 Marvin Barnes. Providence College, Mitchell Kupchack, University of North Carolina, or Burleson. The other starters, with Bailey and Barnes, are team captain Quinn Buckner, an Indiana University sophomore, Maurice Lucas of Marquette University and North Carolina State 6tar Dave Thompson. MOSCOW (AP) "We are down to where it counts," said Ed Badger, head coach of the American men's basketball team. The United States plays the Soviet Union Friday in the final of the World University Games tournament.

Hie game revives the rivalry between the two teams which hit an all-time peak when the Russians beat the United States in the Munich Olympics final last year. "I have been waiting for one full vear to cet at the Russians and now it is here," said tower- When was the last time you stood up and applauded a movie? Cuba's Diaz: 'We Were At Fault' SHOWS 7 and 9 Many golfers shy away from long irons when the turf is especially firm. They feel that they cannot get the ball airborne with-j out some kind of special Not so. Keeping in mind that the long iron swing should never be forced, play the ball about an inch farther toward the target. At ad- 71.

running. The team has a solid defense in this Jiaiiey, university ot Texas, and Kevin Stacom, rsoe-TT8 I WOH () 100 3TIHW A TUq OHW X3AJ8 T2300IS 3HT MO 3QA33Q 3HT 10 110-Slfl "000 TIOJITJCJ s.imn men and a delimit uoiiikh geORGEcTcoTT FAYE DUNAWAY JOHN MILLS HACKPALANCE L. HAL DAVID r.STANLEY KRAMER I Pfl mkmii nMUMsiettttll -t. SHOWS 9:0 7:00 9:00 ADM. $1.50 75c WALKING TALL "Might just turn out to be this year's sleeper and emulate the runaway success of 'BILLY EASLEY fOI fShJ "CAROLINA'S 859-9392 (WLVII I finest" YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO TROUBLE-FREE GOLF -with the help of champion Billy Casper's pamphlet, "The 4-Wood From The Rough." It's free, but please send along a stamped, return envelope, with your request, to Billy Casper, co this newspaper.

SPECIAL LATE SHOW TONIGHT SAT. 11 P.M. ALL SEATS 1.50 BURT REYNOLDS "SHAMUS" PG Still upset by a vicious chair- swtnging and oottie-throwing attack against them by the Cubans in a game Wednesday, the Americans just edged Brazil 68- 60. We had the game with the Cubans hanging on us," said Badger after the game with Brazil. "I am sure the boys will be in perfect condition for the final," he added.

"The game with the Brazilians has put our minds on the Russians. We are looking ahead now. "I have full confidence in the team and I am not going to change it for the final. A few guys had a bad day with Brazil but they have been playing well epic story ol'uoorlin derrick STARTS TODAY MARC NORMAN i ebrHbNHY MANCINI -i GREER 877-9638 atTHE Barbra! Academy Award Actress! (170) vour last chance to see the original roadshow version TELEPHONE 215-9010 WILL IT WAY TO Even Without Ben Crenshaw, U. S.

Solid Walker Cup Pick The 6-foot4 sophomore from North Carolina State is the team's top scorer with an average of over 20 points. The Russians match the Americans in height, but they are a more experienced team, averaging 24 years against barely 20 for the United States. Their stars are Alexander Be-lov, Ivan Edichko and Alexander Bolochev. TODAY SPECIAL MATINEE SHOWS TODAY 3 I P.M. SEATS 75 "CHARLOTTE'S WEB" htxntirion Glenda Jackson Frank Him" Of Class SHOWS 7 9 (PG) A Real One! "Go pleasure yourself with 'A TOUCH OF We can all use it.

'A TOUCH OF CLASS' stands in a class by itself. It's a very, very funny and very, very touching romantic comedy." Judith Crist, New York Magazine "Definitely see A TOUCH OF A stylish entertaining account of a lOVe Orce ing Tom Burleson of North Carolina State, the only member of the American team who played at Munich. "I am sure we are going to win this time. We have a much better team," the 7-foot-4 giant said. The Russians have six Olympic stars on their team, four of them who were starters at Munich.

But the Americans were confident they could beat the Russians on their home ground. The two teams entered Fri day's final undefeated. The Americans, however, had met the floor, our reaction is to pick up objects to protect ourselves. Such was our reaction this time." With less than two minutes left in the game, won by the United States 98-76, the Cuban team rushed off the bench dur ing a scramble for the ball and started swinging punches, bot tles and even chairs at the Americans. LATE SHOW FRI.

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$1.30 TECHNICOLOR PANAVISION1 FUNNIER THAN MASIC CHRISTIAN "BRILLIANT! GO HAVE A BALL!" -Cosmopolitan, SEATS S1.M' FREE COFFEE 1 4IC masterpiece of staggering film National Observer XbARBRA HA OMARSHARiF A WALTER PIDGEON SVjlLUAM LE MOSCOW (AP) The Cubans said they were sorry and got off except for a mild reprimand for attacking their American rivals in a World contest Wednesday. "We were at fault we are sorrv." Ernesto Diaz, the Cu ban head coach told the techni cal committee after the brawl. "When we play basketball, we are accustomed to being treated roughly. We are shot at. We are stabbed.

We have bottles thrown at us. "When something happens on Others are Rodney Foster, 32, Charles Green, 41, Hugh Stuart, 30, and Michael King, 23. Other British team members are Jqhn Davies, 25, Peter Hed ges, 26, Trevor Homer, 29, Wil liam Milne, 21, and 18-year-old Howard Clark, a young sensation who was beaten in the semifinal round of the British amateur this year. SHOWS DAILY AT THE MARVELOUS FAMILY i MOVIE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR United Artists TM of The Header's Piaesl Association. Inc.

SENECA 882-2723 is a genuine 6:30 Peaderlh IVDigest! mi San. BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) -Despite the defection of Ben Crenshaw to the pros, the United States is favored to recapture the Walker Cup from Great Britain in the 24th inter-: national amateur golf com-? petition starting Friday at The Country Club. would have been nice to have Ben, but he had a most I Important personal decision to and we weren't really counting on having him," said fjess Sweetser, the U.S. non-i playing captain, Crenshaw, the three-time national collegiate champion, would have liked to play in the Walker Cup, one of amateur golf's most prestigious events.

a conflict in dates in which he had a deadline to file for Professional Golf Association hopes barred him. Crenshaw's loss appears to have made only a slight dent in U.S. hopes to regain the cup lost for only the second time by a 13-11 score at St. Andrews two years ago. The Americans feature a definite "campus flavor" in bidding for their 21st victory in the biennial matches interrupted only by World War II.

BE SEEING STREISAND Golf's Million Dollar Winner dress, be certain that your hands are even with the ball not ahead for that would take effective loft off the shot. The forward positioning will result in your taking less of a In fact, the clubhead will only scrape the ground after impact. It takes practice to learn this shot, but it's one you should know. 170 NATL Nwl Syn. Of the 10 U.S.

players, seven either are in college or are recent graduates. The undergraduates include Dan Edwards, 22, of Oklahoma State, Mark Pfeil, 22, of Southern California, and Bill 21, of Houston. Only two Americans have previous Walker Cup experience. They are British amateur champion Dick Side-rowf, 36, who played on the 1969 team, and U.S. amateur champion Vinny Giles, 30, a member of the 1969 and 1971 teams.

Siderowf, a New York stockbroker from Westport, shot a five-under par 67 at The Country Club in a match filmed for television this summer. Other members of the U.S. Team, which averages just 24.3 years of age, are Doug Balle-nger, 22, Jimmy Ellis, 22, Mike Killian, 23, Gary Koch, 20, and Martin West, 25. The British team averages slightly more than 28 years of age, with five players with Walker Cup experience. The veterans are led by four-time British amateur champion Michael Bonnalack, 38, playing in his seventh Walker Cup event.

second leg with 2,655, followed by James Hylton of Inman, S.C., with 2,571 and Berry Parsons of Eellerbe, N.C., with 2,507. Saturday night's winner gets 230 points and $10,000. The total purse is $23,000. In the overall point standings this year, Parsons is first with 5,189, Gordon second with 5,144 and Hylton third with 5,007. Other top drivers entered are Richard Petty, Buddy Baker, Coo Coo Marlin, Richard Brooks, Dave Marcis and hometowners Darrell Waltnp and Dave Sisco.

David Pearson, who has won 9 of his 13 Grand National starts this year, is not competing. Petty, who has won four of his 20 Grand National starts this year, has copped seven previous races at Nashville. He has won about $109,000 this year, second only to Pearson's $169,000. The first 10 positions will be filled in Friday night's qualifying with the remainnig 23 decided Saturday afternoon. TODAY PARIS OPEN DAILY AT 11 A.M.

0me "DEEP THRUST" IN COLOR RATED MM ALSO GRANDE BOULEVARD AT TWO NINETY Yarborough, Allison A Joseph E. Levine nd Bnit Productioni George Segal in A Melvin ATbuch STANLEY DONEN'S bedazzled PANAVISION" Color by Deluxp Are Co-Pole Favorites HI Hfl 277-1910 proportions. -Edward Behr, Newsweek If You're Going To Make A Western is not a 'dirty' movie. The film is stark, sensitive and completely shattering in its intensity. Yes, by all means, see 'Last Tango'.

-Aaron Circle Action, Romance and Violence in the exciting, Authentic Western Realism of America of The Time! THE IT WAS MADE BE i SEEN! 3 PERFORMANCES TODAY AND SATURDAY ONE NO PASSES ACCEPTED ADIVliTTED GREAT WEEK Of 44 no ja Jtf COLOR PO GETAWAY mm ADMISSION: $2.00 .40 S.C. tax $2.40 Total NO ONE UNDER 18 NOW SHOWING Make It THE McAUSTEt SQUAE The movie JOHN WAYNE mm NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough are considered top contenders for the pole position when qualifying begins Friday night for the Nashville 420 on NASCAR's Grand National circuit. Allison, of Hueytown, Won the race last year. Yarborough, of Timmonsville, S.C., won the Music City 420 in May on the same Fairground Speedways five-eighths mile oval.

The race itself, which begins Saturday at 9 p.m. EDT, is the closing event on the second leg of, the $120,000 Grand National ppint battle. Cecil Gordon of Horse Shoe, N.C., is the point leader in the Sports Briefs i The Greater Greenville University of Georgia Bulldog Club jwill meet Tuesday at Capri's on Augusta Road beginning at 7 p.m. Robert Honeycutt, a Wade Hampton High and Bulldog running back, currently on the freshman staff at Geor-5 gia, will be the speaker. Offic- ers for the 1973-74 season will be elected.

The Saoo-Lowell Employe's Recreation Association is sponsoring a slow pitch Softball tournament beginning Thursday. Teams interested in playing should call Mack Trotter at 959-3211, ext. 321. Carolina 'High will have a meet the Trojans night Friday at 8 o'clock at the football stadium. Registration for the Sevier teams in the Greenville County Youth Football Leagues will be held Friday from 5 p.m.

until 6:30 behind the Paris School. Ladies' Day WHIPPOORWILL Pint Intw n.t.v.u AAollArdV second low net Betty Usllton, third low net Caroline McKlnney and low putt uorn Kicnardson. Low Net Doris Bell, Barbara Felton; HnHU HflBI IS a rich, resonant WAiidnow the most remarkable film to emerge since CecilB.DeMille founded Hollywood." VERNON SCOTT, i UPJ I JESUS the I states MARm 1 Break the law and he the 4jIjHV III tet man you want to see. Wl 1 lljxW And the fast you ever wilL rp(Sf lt5A- Vfti JOHN WAYNE GEORGE KENNEDY cnins' besoTtlfer! THEY BURIED THE WRONG MAN. HE WON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE.

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