Barefoot ski competition
NZPA Canberra-.' Australia scooped up evei\ gold medal at the first world, barefoot water-ski championship ;j which ended on the Molonglo ; River. Canberra, yesterday. Three New Zealanders, whoj J won bronze medals, were tliel] : onlv non-Australian medallists inp •the competition. ji The New Zealander, Jan Mor gans. finished third in the tricks; event and his compatriot. Jean , iMatthison, claimed the bronze in ; itlie wake slalom. . . t-
; The only threat to Ausrraji** domination in the mens was in the jump where John 'Guthrie. of New Zealand, finished behind the Australians, Greg Adams and Brett Wing. Tennis—The three times Wnr- ! hledon chamnion Bjorn R /' S Sweden), beat Vitas Gerulaibs United State-* 6-2. 7-6, to win . t»>e -‘Smash 78 ’ Philippine* invitational tournament at Manila Tennis—The American favourite. Tracv Austin, aged 13. bear Bettv Stove. o f the Neth- . erlands. 6-3 6-3 at Stuttgart. o win her first international mur-n-rnopt as a professional tennis • player.
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