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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 8 Jun 1984, p. 34

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Sports Calendar SATURDAY (NBC) TENNI8 Dick Enberg, Bud Collins and JoAnne Russell host same-day taped coverage of the women's singles finals at the 1984 French Open Tennis Champion­ ships from Roland Garros Stadium in Paris, France. (NBC)BA8EBALL Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles or Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers. (ABC) PRO BOWLERS TOUR (ABC) U.8. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS (ABC) WIDE WORLD OF 8PORT8 (CBS) GOLF Third-round coverage of the $500,000 Westchester Golf Classic from Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y. (CBS) HORSE RACING The 116th running of the final leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, from Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. The Greek is a writer, too. Besides his widely syn­ dicated three-times-a-week newspaper column, he's written his autobiography, "Jimmy the Greek." SUNDAY (CBS) NBA BASKETBALL Game five if necessary of the NBA Championship series. (CBS) GOLF Pat Summerail, Ken Venturi, Steve Melnyk, Frank Glieber, Ben Wright, Verne Lundquist and Tom Weiskopf host live final-round coverage of the $500,000 Westchester Golf Classic from the West­ chester Country Club in Rye. N.Y. (NBC) TENNIS Dick Enberg and Bud Collins host live coverage of the men's finals in the 1984 French Open Tennis Championship from Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. France. (NBC) SPORTSWORLD Highlights: Live boxing plus taped coverage of the European Cup soccer championship game between Roma and Liverpool from Rome. Italy. Charlie Jones and Paul Gardner will host. (ABC) AMERICAN 8PORT8MAN MISTER IN8IDE -- This year's Belmont Stakes, a grueling mile-and-a-half test for three-year-old thoroughbreds, takes place Saturday, June 9, at Belmont Park In Elmont, Long Island. Once again, CBS will cover this day at the races. And where there's horse racing, can Jimmy the Greek be far behind? Jimmy "The Greek" Snydet is CBS's Mr. Inside Information, providing viewers with tips that have, over the years, proven particularly accurate, espe­ cially in professional football and thoroughbred racing. Besides the Belmont, Jimmy will help cover the Woodward Stakes and the Jockey Club Gold Cup later this summer. Jimmy the Greek, born Demetrios Synodinos in Stubenville. Ohio -- a wide-open gambling town -- learned early about sports and odds. He Says he hasn't made a serious bet since 1963, but he admits to making a bundle on his football knowledge during the 1930s and 1940s. It is rumored that he won $170,000 on a 17-to-1 bet that Harry Truman would beat Tom Dewey in the 1948 presidential election. It was in 1963 that The Greek made the short jump from gambling to public relations. He started his own firm, and for three years, his exclusive client was Howard Hughes' Las Vegas hotel. After that, his business grew -- no doubt helped by his fre­ quent television appearances. Besides advising many top companies and addressing business groups. Snyder also appears in an occasional tele­ vision commercial. (ABC) USFL FOOTBALL (ABC) U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIAL8 MONDAY (ABC) MONDAY NIGHT BASEBALL TUESDAY (CBS) NBA BASKETBALL Game six if necessary of the NBA Championship series. THURSDAY (CBS) NBA BASKETBALL Game seven if necessary of the NBA championship series. ©Computofl SATURDAY. JUNE 9 ® ®) II Club del Nino @ MOVIE: 'Spidorman and Hw Chinese Web' Spider-Man attempt! to clear , the reputation of a Chinese politician (aliely ac­ cused of murder. Nicholas Ham­ mond. Robert F. Simpsou, Chip Fields. 1978. SI (33) Athletes m Action €9 Mondy's Grandmother €B (3> MOVIE: Voyage to the ids* of the World' Dra­ matic recreation of Jacques Cousteau's perilous expedition to the Antarctic. Jacques Cousteau, Philltppe Cousteau. @D MOVIE: The Under­ ground Man' A woman seeks the help of a private detective when her husband disappears while searching for his father. Pe­ ter Graves. Jack Kkigman, Sharon Farrell. 1974. ® MOVIE: The Groat American Wilderness' A por- triit of America's wilderness heri­ tage is explored from the Arctic to the Everglades, from the Great Plains to the Rockies, and from the Adrondacks to the deserts of the Southwest. 1977. 12:30PM OO© © Children's film Fostivol O Country Clips Q Puerto Rkan Day Parade IE) NFL's Greatest Moments CD Now Tech Times

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