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A roundup of the week Aug. 13-19
August 27, 1973
BOATING—Barring any protests, WEST GERMANY captured the Admiral's Cup with 831 points. Australia was second with 779 points in the four-race world championship sailed between Cowes and Plymouth.
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August 27, 1973

A Roundup Of The Week Aug. 13-19

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MOTOR SPORTS—Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus teammate, RONNIE PETERSON, roared to victory in the Austrian Grand Prix, at Oesterreichring, in Zeltwig. Fittipaldi, who led most of the race, dropped out with five laps remaining because of a broken fuel pipe. Peterson covered the 198 miles in 1:28.48.75. Jackie Stewart, still leading the Formula I point standings, was second in a Tyrrell Ford.

Brian Redman, in a Lola, won his third L&M championship series race, at Road Atlanta in Gainesville, Ga. Mark Donohue, also driving a Lola, was second in the $50,000 contest.

SOCCER—PHILADELPHIA ATOMS defeated the Toronto Metros 3-0 and earned the right to play Dallas Tornado for the North American Soccer League title.

Kyle Rote Jr. was named Rookie of the Year by the North American Soccer League. A center forward for the Dallas Tornado, he was the first American ever to lead the NASL in scoring (10 goals and 10 assists for 30 points).

SWIMMING—East Germans KORNELIA ENDER and ULRIKE RICHTER set world records for the 100-meter freestyle and backstroke in a European meet in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Ender, with 58.12, broke her freestyle record set July 13 by .03. Richter turned in a 1:05.39 for the backstroke, bettering South African Karen Muir's four-year-old mark of 1:05.6.

TENNIS—MANUEL ORANTES became the first Spaniard in the 63-year history of the U.S. National Clay Court Championships to win the men's singles, defeating France's Georges Goven 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. Clay queen Chris Evert beat Britisher Veronica Burton 6-4, 6-3 for the women's crown of the $90,000 event in Indianapolis.

No. 1-ranking Southern junior player CANDY REYNOLDS captured the U.S. Women's Amateur Grass Court championship in Haverford, Pa. The 18-year-old from Knoxville, Tenn. downed Cathy May 1-6, 7-6, 6-0 in the finals.

WORLD GAMES—At the end of four days of competition the U.S.S.R. had racked up 36 gold medals, 15 silver and 17 bronze to dominate the World University Gaines in Moscow. Rumania was far behind with three gold, five silver and five bronze. The U.S., with no gold, had only its basketball squads for comfort as the American men won four straight and the women captured three. OLGA KORBUT grabbed five of the Soviets' eight gymnastic gold medals and the Soviet Union took nine of 10 Greco-Roman wrestling events.

MILEPOSTS—RETIRED: From racing, Grand National stock-car driver BOBBY ISAAC, 39. Winner of more than half a million dollars in prize money, he pulled into the pits in the midst of the Talladega 500 and announced he was through racing, saying, "Something told me to quit."

SUSPENDED: In a rare action by the PGA, BOB ROSBURG, for "conduct unbecoming a professional golfer," for three weeks. The former PGA champion was ruled ineligible for the next three events for remarks he made insinuating that Billy Casper had cheated while winning the Western Open in July.

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