saint0917
September 3rd, 2009, 06:58 AM
9/3/76:
Tennis iconoclast Ilie Nastase of Romania unleashes his latest exhibition of unsportsmanlike conduct during a 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 win over Hans-Jurgen Pohmann of Germany in the second round of the U.S. Open at Forest Hills. After rudely confronting the umpire, linesmen, fans, and even a courtside photographer during the match, Nastase goes ballistic late in the third set, accusing Pohmann of stalling after he suffers leg cramps. When the match ends, neither Pohmann nor George Armstrong, the umpire, will shake Nastase’s hand.
B I R T H D A Y S
Eddie Stanky b. 1916
Bennie Blades b. 1966
Luis Gonzalez b. 1967
Damon Stoudamire b. 1973
Jevon Kearse b. 1976
Tennis iconoclast Ilie Nastase of Romania unleashes his latest exhibition of unsportsmanlike conduct during a 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 win over Hans-Jurgen Pohmann of Germany in the second round of the U.S. Open at Forest Hills. After rudely confronting the umpire, linesmen, fans, and even a courtside photographer during the match, Nastase goes ballistic late in the third set, accusing Pohmann of stalling after he suffers leg cramps. When the match ends, neither Pohmann nor George Armstrong, the umpire, will shake Nastase’s hand.
B I R T H D A Y S
Eddie Stanky b. 1916
Bennie Blades b. 1966
Luis Gonzalez b. 1967
Damon Stoudamire b. 1973
Jevon Kearse b. 1976