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National Car Rental hosts youth golf clinic | . ?: GREENSBORO, N.C. ? National Car ?Rental Systems Inc. hosted The R.L. Wynn '*1997 Invitational Golf Tournament's '?(RLWIGT) Third Annual Youth Golf Clinic I'this August at Bryan Park Golf Course. ?' Forty children of all ages watched in amaze vment as internationally famed pro-golfer Thad [Daber placed drive after drive exactly where he I;said they would.go. "I try to teach the kids the ^fundamentals and get them interested in the vgame,' said Daber, of Greer, S.C. l'. The children paid close attention as Daber '?showed off the talents that placed him in the ' Guinness Book of World Records for the low liest round of golf played with one club. Daber ? isaid that it was good to see a prestigious com vpany like National Car Rental get involved in * introducing golf to today's youth, because I playing golf can contribute to their growth and "idevelopment. ?I "National is proud to sponsor the clinic," ?'said Paul Tuttle, station manager of National's J-Triad Regional Airport location. "We wan ted I;to help do something fun for the youth of our ?[community." ?1 Only four of the 40 children in attendance '?had ever played golf before. "We wanted to !;give The kids exposure to something that they I [may not otherwise try," said Leroy Holland, a [-National maintenance manager from [^Charlotte. Holland added, "When I was grow ling up I was one of the few black kids in my '"neighborhood that was exposed to golf. This I* I, clinic is my opportunity to give that experience to some at-risk children, as well as many oth ers." The support of corporate sponsors has made the RLWIGT and Youth Golf Clinic a much talked about and highly regarded event. "In the past we literally had to go into our own pockets to pay for the tournament and clinic," said RLWIGT executive director Bob Wynn. Wynn is a prominent lawyer from Madison, Wis. and the son of world renowned African American dairy scientist R.L. Wynn and Margaret H. Wynn, for whom the Memorial Scholarship is named. Wynn expressed appreciation on behalf of the RLWIGT board of directors, stating that the corporate support from National Car Rental System made it possible for the youth clinic to have even better equipment and instructors. The RLWIGT Youth Golf Clinic is one of several events that were held this year as part of the 15th Annual R.L. Wynn Invitational Golf Tournament Weekend. The proceeds from the golf tournament as well as corporate and pri vate donations benefit the R.L. Wynn & Margaret H. Wynn Memorial Scholarship Fund. I ? , jt, ,;i & ma; mtn?maT i hi i winmmem? Children agmt 3-13 participatad in tha K.L Wynn Oolf Tournamant gpontorod by National Car Kantal. t. (Unforced errors costly for Williams ? ? ? ? BY HAL BOCK ? AP SPORTS WRITER J NEW YORK (AP) - A missed chance here, I a double fault there. An overshot in an open \ court, an easy return hit into the net. | They added up to 38 unforced errors t Sunday, far too many for Venus Williams to J have any real chance against Martina Hingis in {the U.S. Open championship match. J. Williams had sailed through six opponents : !q two weeks, always overcoming the mistakes | ypu'd expect from a 17-year-old playing just the \ third Grand Slam tournament of her career. t ? Against Hingis, she couldn't get away with it. J-I "I wasn't surprised," Williams said. "One ip3F my only weaknesses is I will start hitting ^Unforced errors. I'm just going to have to keep ? Vvorking hard. Maybe in the future, six months iTrom now, that will be something that will ?.* ? if?ss. For two weeks, Williams had juggled ques tions about her race, about the heritage of 'Arthur Ashe, whose name is on the stadium .where the Open was played, and Althea 'Gibson, the First African-American to win this I title 40 years ago. I'' "If someone wants to play the sport, they shouldn't be put out because of their race or religion or social status," she said. "That really is part of the American belief. It really should be part of the world's belief." Her father said the ugly bumping incident with Irina Spirlea in the semifinals was racially motivated and that his daughter had been a tar get of racism on the Tour. Throughout it all, Williams maintained her cool, dismissing all that talk. "I don't think that's even part of it right now," she said. None of that mattered against Hingis. What did, however, was the sea of errors that doomed her chances. The match had started so well. Williams won three of the first four points on her serve. The only unforced error had been committed by Hingis on the first point of the game. And then, trouble. Leading 40-15, Williams committed four straight unforced errors and in no time, Hingis had the first game break. How important was that for the No. 66 ranked player in the world facing the No. 1 player? "It was a turning point of the match," Williams said. "I think that I just thought I had to do too much, Maybe I wanted to end the points a little bit quicker. Sometimes, I'll tend to play like that." Armed with the quick first break, Hingis breezed through the set, winning 6-0 in just 22 minutes, leaving Williams looking like a kid hit ting in a schoolyard instead of playing for a Grand Slam title. Hingis had not dropped a set in two weeks. Now Williams was faced with taking two straight from her in one day. For a brief moment, she made a small move on her, break ing Hingis to draw even at 4-4 in the second set. She was up 30-0 on her serve, trying to consol idate the break, when the errors returned, punctuated by a double fault. Was she looking ahead? "Probably, just a little bit, yeah," she said. "1 think everyone looks ahead. It's just natur al." If that's what she was doing, what she saw could not have been pretty. Hingis took advan tage of the mistakes, broke right back and then served out the match to win her first Open. The end had to be a bit disappointing for the talented teenager with the beaded braids who had captivated the Open in just her 10th tournament of the year. She was optimistic, though, saying "I'll see you next year." .w I; Girls in Black use comeback effort to take third in USSSA National Tournament ?I ?' The Girls in Black, a J 14-year-old Softball team {from Winston-Salem, I pulled off a stunning upset {in the USSSA National {invitational Tournament J.t>y upsetting the USSSA ?'.and NSA Softball champi vons, the Carolina j Challengers, 14-13. ?' The Challengers had jihe game in control, hold ing a 10-3 lead, when 10 {jyear-old Natalie Williams {came to the mound for the ?"Girls in Black. She ? replaced Monique Hines, ?.'the starting pitcher, and ? that change seem to turn ? the momentum to the Girls Jin Black. I ' "Monique was doing a {good job but the {Challengers were timing {her on every stroke," said {lonne' Hayes, the head | coach of the Girls in {Black. "(Assistant) Coach {'Fred Holland and I felt {that although Natalie's {deliveries were slower, she {could control her speed." { And control she did. In ? the final three innings of ? the game, Williams held ? the Challengers to only ? live hits and three runs and that gave the Girls in Black a chance to get back into the game. The Challengers took a 13-5 lead before the Girls in Black began to reach deep down inside and forge a come back effort. Marquita Williams came in to run for Latesha Winstead, who has hit by a pitch to get the rally started. Natalie Williams then drew a walk off to put two runners on." "She's so short, I knew it would be hard to hit the strike zone," said Holland. The base runners pulled off a double-steal to put runners on second and third. Kim Vereen then doubled to score Marquita Williams and advance Natalie Williams to third. With no outs in the inning, Shante' Williams and Johnna J.D. Harding drove back-to-back triples down th' left Held line. LaTriece Davis then fol lowed with hit up the mid dle, but was tagged out on a controversial call at third. That play seemed to be the one that really got the Girls in Black fired up. "That play may have been the thing that set the rest of the team on fire," Holland said. Hayes con curred. He said:All of a sudden, the girls were off the bench, yelling and cheer ing each other on. I could barely hear myself think." One by one, the Girls in Black began to punch solid hits at the plate. Roxanna Hayes and Monique Hines reach on walks and that brought Winstead back up. "I knew she was hurt but she's also tough, Hayes said. "Don't let the fact that she's only eleven fool you. We needed her stick, -but we let her make the decision." Winstead decided to reenter the game and she calmly drove the first pitch to right field, driving in Hayes to tie the game and setting up Hines on third. The Challengers made a pitching move, but it was too late. Natalie Williams reached on a walk and Hines went home on a wild pitch to score the winning run. When presenting the trophy to the Girls in Black, Wayne Pearson, the state director of USSSA, said: "I always let my officials present the trophy but this is a 'special' pre sentation that I wanted to do personally. Jonne' Hayes has worked hard to get this group together, it takes a lot of work and I'm glad to have met him." Members of the Girls in Black team include Natalie Williams, La.tasha Winstead, Roxanna Hayes, Halima McCaskill, Taneisha Gist, Johnna Harding, Marquita Williams, Tyra Marie Watson, Christina Parker, Cavausia Walker, Monique Hines, Shante' Williams, Erika Conrad, Kim Vereen, Laterisha Davis, Toni Lee, Jaquese Peebles and LaTorria White. In addition to Holland Hayes, the other members of the coaching staff are Harvey Barber and Eva Hines. Mmmbart of tho "Oirit In Uotk" AMAISI cfcc?p? twwwww irppny. Fall Is the Time of Year to Service Your Kerosene Heater! _s*?v Come See Us for Real Service ? We Carry ALL Types ot Wicks I 4ETJL We Service We Sell ^*4 ? All Lawn Equipment ? Top of the Line Pro nflST ? Chain Saws Poland Chain Saws ? Trimmers ? Robin Trimmers ? Hedge Clippers ? Blowers M&H Small Engine Repair 1015 Northwest Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Phone: 748-8049 I MICHELIN' MICHELIN LTX? A/T ? ? For pick-ups and ? Combines rugged off-road durability Michelin ride. 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