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THE OTHER PRESS

OCTOBER 19TH 1983

 

The. $250,000 Labatts Blue
Invitational round-robin tourn-
ament took place at Vancouv-
er, B.C. Place Stadium from

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Oct. 4-Oct. 9. It featured such '

tennis stars’as Jimmy Conn-
ors, Bill Scanlon, Roscoe Tan-
er, Jose-Luis Elerc, Wojtek
Fibak, Tim Mayotte, ‘and com-
ing stars Jimmy Brown, and
Glen Michibata.

Jimmy Connors entered the
tournament as the favorite to
win the top prize of $100,000.
He did not disappoint his fans

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World Class Tennis Under the Dome

as he easily won all his
matches. Connors clearly sho-
wed why he has maintained
his ranking as one of the top
three tennis players in the
world today. His sizzling
returns and extremely hard
two-handed backhands were
dominating on the fast-paced
court.

To the delight of the fans, he
changed the tone of most
serious games by showing the
very humorous side of his
personality.

Besides the top prize money,
there were hefty consolation
prizes of $60,000 for the
runner up and $25,000 for
each of the losing semi-

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finalists.

As it turned out, Scanlon was
the runner-up, while Tanner
and Mayotte took home
$25,000 each; Michibata and
Clerc each took home $12,500;
with $7,500 being awarded to
Fibak and Brown for coming,
last.

Considering that it has been
12 years since a professional
men’s tournament was last
held in Vancouver, the initial
reaction to the tournament
indicated that Vancouverites
are still a little hesitant as to
whether big-name tennis wou-
Id. be good entertainment for
the Canadian dollar.
Undoubtedly, most of the

fans came to see the ever
popular ‘‘rampage of the U.S.
Open’’ Jimmy Connors.His
matches alone provided Van-
couverites with the kind of
tennis that he has so often
demonstrated on T.V.

The other tennis stars also
lived up to expectation as they
showed why they are some of
the worlds best. Probably, the
most common reason for their
cameo appearance in Van-
couver was to try to gain a

share of the top prize money,
and to possibly seek some kind
of revenge for their many
defeats at the hands of Con-
nors. To other tennis stars like
Michibata and Brown who are

both relatively new on the
tennis circuit, this tournament
was more of a challenge

On a less important cont I

this tournament marked ‘the
very first tennis match in the
intimate surroundings of the
new B.C. Place Half-Amphi-
theatre. To much of the de-
light of the tennis fans that
watched the games, the cozy
surroundings and light blueish
courts made most nights quite
enjoyable. Much of the credit
should be directed towards
Perryscope who produced the
tournament, and B.C. Place
Stadium management and
staff who definitely put a lot of
effort into this new venture.

 

    
   
  

 

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