A Roundup Of The Week May 26-june 1

BASKETBALL—The U.S. National team routed the Finnish squad 110-76 in Helsinki to end its 23-day tour with an 8-3 record, going 6-3 against the Russians and winning both games in Finland.

The Russian national women's team crushed the American All-Stars 81-51 before a sparse 3,115 in San Antonio, Texas, to end its series victorious in all of the five games against the All-Stars.

BOATING—HOWIE BENNS won the $30,000 Champion Spark Plug unlimited hydroplane regatta, opening race of the Gold Cup Series, at Miami Marine Stadium. Benns drove Miss Budweiser 100.87 mph to beat out Danny Walls in Just A Pest and E. Milner Irvin in Miss Madison.

GOLF—BOB MENNE sank a 30-foot putt on the first hole of sudden death against Jerry Heard and won the $50,000 top prize in the Kemper Open at Charlotte, N.C. Menne, who had to qualify to play in the tournament, fired a final 67 that tied Heard at 270 for 72 holes and forced the playoff that gave him his first tour victory.

Judy Rankin shot a 2-under-par 36-hole total of 144 for a one-stroke victory worth $5,700 and her second straight Baltimore Championship, after steady rains rendered the Pine Ridge course unplayable for the final round.

HARNESS RACING—OTARO HANOVER ($22.60), driven by Herve Filion, nosed out favored Armbro Nesbit to take the $96,562 Realization Pace at Roosevelt Raceway, covering the 1[1/16]-mile course in a world record time of 2:04[2/5].

Baron's Boy ($9.60), driven by Michael Guitard, and TARO HANOVER ($82.20), Vernon Dancer at the reins, won the divisions of the $112,500 Battle of the Brandywine Stake for 3-year-old pacers at Delaware's Brandywine Raceway, going the mile in 1:58[3/5] and 1:59[2/5] respectively.

HORSE RACING—CHRIS EVERT ($7.60), Jorge Velasquez up, held off Maud Muller in the stretch for a� length victory in the $89,625 Mother Goose Stakes, second leg of the Triple Crown for fillies, covering the 1? miles in 1:48[3/5] at Belmont Park, one-fifth off the track record.

Gerland Gallitano guided long shot SHARP GARY ($28.40) over the 1?-mile course in 1:50 to take the $105,100 Illinois Derby at Sportsman's Park by three lengths over Sr. Diplomat.

LACROSSE—JOHNS HOPKINS defeated Maryland 17-12 in the final for its first NCAA championship since tournament play began (page 20).