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Erwin Matthews (206 yards on 22 carries) ran for touchdowns of 54 and 61 yards in the third quarter to lead Richmond (6-3, 6-1) to a 33-24 victory over Boston U. (3-5, 2-4) in Boston.

Tom Watson one-putted 11 times on the way to a 5-under-par 65 and the first-round lead in golf`s richest tournament, the $3 million Nabisco

Championships in San Antonio. Larry Mize and David Frost were at 66. . . . Tom Sieckmann shot a 6-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Centel Classic in Tallahassee, Fla. Tom Byrum, Larry Ziegler, Dan Forsman and Dave Barr were in second. . . . Andy Bean fired an 8-under 64, helping the U.S. to a 13-stroke lead over Japan after the first round of the ABC Cup in Kobe, Japan. The U.S. was at 539. Each team fielded nine golfers, with the best eight scores being counted. Gary Hallberg shot a 65.

Zina Garrison struggled before scoring a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Britain`s Anne Hobbs and Lori McNeil downed Sara Gomer 6-2, 6-2 to give the U.S. a 2-0 lead in the Wightman Cup in Williamsburg, Va. . . . No. 2 seed Kate Gompert was beaten in the third round of the Virginia Slims of Indianapolis. No. 9 Elly Hakami won 6-3, 6-4. Other seeded players who lost included No. 3 Helen Kelesi and No. 5 Natalia Zvereva. . . . Second-seeded Hana Mandlikova beat Isabelle Demongeot 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the Virginia Slims of Zurich. No. 5 Katerina Maleeva topped Regina Marsikova when Marsikova withdrew because of knee injury. Maleeva was leading 3-2. Christina Singer defeated Sylvia Hanika 0-6, 7-6 (14-12), 7-6 (8-6).

Concorde, a 9-year-old gelding owned and ridden by Chris Kappler of St. Charles, tied for first in the Range Rover Open Jumping class in the Washington International Horse Show.