[News Script: Sports] Page: 5 of 8
This script is part of the collection entitled: KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries Special Collections.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
TENNIS.....SPOT..
MOC
VTR :41):
Backgrnd
sound).. VTR COMING.... (:4L)
A COUPLE OF THE FAVORITES WERE ELIMINATED AT THE WIMBLEDON
TENNIS TOURNAMENT TODAY. VETERAN KEN ROSEWALL LOST TO FORMER
N.C.A.A. CHAMPION BOB LUTZ WHILE CLIFF RICHEY OF DALLAS WAS
BEATEN BY AUSTRALIA'S BOB CARMICHAEL. AMONG TODAY'S WINNERS
WERE ARTHUR ASHE, WINCY RICHEY, AND OLD PRO PANCHO GONZALES.
YESTERDAY, GONZALES (IN THE FAR COURT) SET WIMBLEDON HISTORY
WHEN HE BEAT CHARLES PASARELL IN THE LONGEST SINGLES MATCH IN 71e
TOURNAMENT EN . AFTER BEING HALTED BY DARKNESS TUESDAY
AND DOWN BY 2 SETS, THE 41-YEAR OLD GONZALES STORMED BACK
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO CLAIM THE REMAINING 3 SETS. THE
WHOLE PROCESS TOOK 112 GAMES AND LASTED 5 HOURS AND 20
MINUTES. AT THE FINISH, GONZALES RECEIVED A THUNDEROUS OVATION
FROM THE CROWD.UP_SOUND_TO CONCLUSION........
ENDS: (NATURAL APPLAUSE SOUNDS)
GO TO SPOT FROM VTR......*** SPOT ***
BACK TO MOC...
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This script can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Script.
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Sports], script, June 26, 1969, 6:00 p.m.; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1141901/m1/5/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.