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Sunday, July 7, 1974
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Warm Greeting by Fire
MEN’SSLOW PITCH
the tourney.
Wells batting for two tackle McCleskey Field.
victorious in the battle for
wNNBN33000R points by a margin of 90-67.
spots.
Three U.S. Crews Nab
Victories in Regatta
laapue, including several for- said Nance would start against
Freshman
mer Houston Oilers. Some are
Grid Slate
I believe these veterans will
Wimbledon Titles
To Sweethearts
NFI.PA members could meet
WIMBIDFON, England AP
American Federation of Tele-
Artists
vision
Jimmy
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ing Club.
cord 1:44. Wohlhuter took the
Two other U.S. challengers lead from the start.
latoi,
a
scheduled - with
shift crew composed mainly
Breckenridge.
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and
Sonny
Connors
winning
has
hits
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the
Asked about his conversa-
tion with Miller, Curry said
Club and the Potomac Boat
Club of Washington, lost by
coin
one
another
Thames
now is
in the
Brownwood and Mineral Wells
twice during the season All
home’ games-w ill begin at 5:30
p.m., except the Weatherford
titlt, which gets underway at 5
p.m. Both A and B teams, will
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Philadelphia
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U.S.in Meet
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Garrett
Oct. 3 - Weatherford, there.
Oct. 10- Brownwood, thede..
sOct. 17 - Mineral Wells, there
Oct. 24 - Gatesv die. here
Nov. 7 - Comanche, then
Nov. 14 - Brownwood, here
ng out of retirement for
ast fling in pro ball.
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a.m. Saturday.
The tourney was slated to
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is- being sponsored by Steph-
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Department.
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the Fire.
"We felt he, Nance, needed to
gain some respect as the big
gun,” Garrett said. "He did a
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University as the first of 104
Oiler rookies and free agents
filtered into camp.
Curry, wearings an NFLPA
t-shirt with the inscription "No
Freedom, No Play’,’’ said the
NFI.PA could enlist the aid of
other unions to picket playing
sites during the upcoming
season.
"The rookies can practice
Discounters vs Pitt Grill, 7
. p.m., Optimist Field.
Fibergrate vs Service Drug, 7
p.m., McCleskey Field.
Did You Really Let
- The Day Go By And Did
Not Shop At HUGON’S
Better Plan For It Tomorrow-
Never Know Whatjou May Be Missing!
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When I was
LINE DRIVE - Jerry Woods, Dublin leftfielder, bangs a sharp
liner, but it was right at the shortstop in Dublin-Connell of Ft.
Worth game Saturday. Tourney got off to a late start due to
Friday's rain.
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Kuts at
Ducan Barber Shop '
FHFOWN OUT - Toby Ballard of Fibergrate is out at first base
during action in their game with Gibson’s in the Slow Pitch
Tourney underway at City Park. First baseman for Gibson’s is
Tombo Hannah.
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bridge, Mass., and the young-
sters of Holy Spirit High
School of Absecon, N.J.
In the Grand Challenge
Cup. which dates right back
to the inauguration of Henley,
in 18.39, it was a close battle
victory.
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over 20 seconds faster than
like a dream
mistakes t
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battle throughout, with Trud School of England by 2 2-3 the lead in
a make-
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haye the championship game McGattis
aV 5 p.m. Sunday, but that Outlaws,
Depite thunderstorms early
in the evening, a crowd of
38,500 gathered to spur Miss
Bragina, Jones and American
runners Dick Buerkle, Rick
Wohlhuter and Mary Decker
to stellar performances on
the fast artificial track at
Duke University.
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only one-quarter length as
said he also had
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(H; I AT FIRST - Mike Watson of Gibson’s is thrown out at First
base during Gibson-Fibergrate softball game in Slow Pitch
Tourney Saturday. Fibergrate first baseman is Steve Hanson.
Johnson was
on for
the final lap.
awarded the
back Paul Gipson, fight fer the wide receiver jobs.
today. He hit
to hold
Mineral Wells.
finals. And an eight from took the lead with 300 meters
Kirkland House of Harvard to go, lost it in the stretch to
lost in the quarterfinals of Niele Sabaite, then fought
the Ladies Challenge Plate back to win at the tape in
for heavyweight eights. 2:02.3.
But the U.S. schoolboy The American men were
The Second Annual Men’s including 13 from the Steph-
Slow Pitch Tournament was enville Slow Pitch league,
playing catch-up Saturday, Those teams are Williams &
after Friday’s opening games Young, Service Drug, Dis-
were rained out. Four games counters, Terry's Foods, Co-
had been scheduled for the ca-Cola, Farmers Bank, Pitt
~ra first night, so the tourney Grill, Dublin, Fibergrate,
was running that many Gibson’s, South Loop Pawn
ma games behind when the event Shop, Lingleville and Ron's
Em finally got underway at 8 Sportsman Shop. Out-of-town
in the Wyfold, one from Yale Miss Decker, at 15 a .
and the. Russian Trud- Club University and the other veteran of U.S. -USSR compe-“parficipate in the two games
from the Potomac Boat Club, tition, showed her courage in with Mineral Wells and the
Washington, lost the quarter- the women’s 800 meters. She game with Weatherford.
SCHEDULE
Sept. 5 - Graham, here.
Sept. 12 - Granbury-. here.
• men
Coca-cola vs Dublin, 9 p.m. The
always narrowly ahead. It lengths in 7:30.
had a half-length advantage
line on the court women's singles champions
champions of Holy Spirit aided by a disqualification in
looked invincible in their the 3,000-meter steeplechase,
semifinal of the Princess Sergey Skripka, who appear-
the times in all the races so Elizabeth Cup for schoolboy ed to be an easy winner, was
far in this year's regat:a. eights. The Americans over- disqualified for interfering
it was stroke-for-stroke came the Bedford Rowing with Jim Johnson as he took
knowing in which' Gipson, whom Garrett earlier
ment are
Saturdav after
and Tennessee freshman Reg-
gie Jones completed a sprint
triple for the United States
Saturday in the Soviet-Ameri-
cap dual track meet.
In the team competition,
the Soviets scored a 192-184
victory although the U.S.
and Radio
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Miss Bragina, a 30-year-old
quarter-finals, beating Eng- physical education teacher,
land s strong Metropolitan ran away from the opposition
Rowing Club by 1 2-3 lengths in her 1.87-mile race. Her
in 6:58 ■ time of 8:52.7 shaved three-
Assuming it keeps winning, tenths from the record she
Western New York Ladies
League. The professional star
had games of 289, 288 and 236.
She was only five pins behind
the 818 record set by Beverly
Kansas City Chief
With oars flailing at
strokes per minute, the
played unbelievable tennis,"
lie said I never played that
well before Everything went
right for me "
Connors smiled and squee-
zed the hand of his financee.
HUNSTVILLE, Tex. AP - strike against the owners is not
National Football League Play- settled.
ers Association NFI.PA Presi- Curry, a starting center for
dent Bill Curry said Saturday the Houston Oilers last season
the NFLPA would do everthing until he received a broken leg,
legally within its power to stop joined 14 other veterans in
the NFL exhibition season if a picketing at Sam Houston State
was ahead of Gipson based on
Thursday's scrimmage with the
Birmigham Americans.
I dent know what's wrong
with f Paul,’’ Garrett said.
Right now., you'll have to
question whether* he'll < last.
Mineral Wells,
of Austin, Belton
Connell of Fort
Connors, from Belleville,
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If the tournament plays
according to the bracket1, a
total of 37 games will have
been unreeled when the final,
contest is played. Despite a---
blistering suit all day Satur-
day, good crowds were on
game He didn't make
Bishop will be at center with
Clyde Williams and Tom
Regner at guards and Tom
Bailey, Sam Holden and Bob
DURHAM, N.C. AP
knee if they'll get their salary
anyway.”
An Oiler spokesman said
NFL Management Council
attorneys Jim Finks and
Sargent Karch met with Curry
and Oiler coach-General Mana-
with the Oiler rookies Sunday
prior totheh first workout "to
tell them spme things they
haven’t been!told.”
"Noone, has told, them if-imeeting- -
thev'll receive a per diem . officials next week.
Curry said. "Or if they bust up a
gold medal and Skirpka was
BOWKS 813 SERIES allowed no points.
WEST SENECA, N.Y. (AP) The American men scored
mericans wre only eight feet
behind at the finish.
Harvard University's varsi-
HOUSTON AP-The veteran- '
laden Houston Texas fire the
first shot of their World
Hotball League season this
week and (oach Jirm Garrett
thiniks the Ixnsare ready for
wat
l thnk we re way ahead of
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in relation to the
resenting the Porcellian Club timed in 20.8. bury, Breckenridge. Mineral
into the semifinals of the Wohluhuter, taking a holi- Wells, Gatesville and Brow-
Wyfold Challenge Cup for day from his job as a wood. Stephenville will play
coxless fours with three-quar- Chicago insurance adjuster,
ter length victory in 7:22 had no competition as he won
over England’s Thames Row- the 800-meters in a meet-re- 1
He. Miller, made no prom-
ises. only that they would
work with us in any way that
was legally possible. We
talked about several way
they could help.”
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timetable may have to be Worth, Boyd Ford of Temple
moved back some unless and Sandy s of Temple. 1
more games were played Four of the park baseball
Saturday night than were on fields are being utilized for
the schedule. the’ tourney, including Babe
A total of nineteen teams Ruth Field, Optimist Field,
are entered in the tourney, and McCleskey Held, The
finals will be played at
at the mile post when
Vesper-Potomac stroke Jim
Moroney of Philadelphia got
his men moving.
Vesper Boat
called "The WFL’s first
potential super star," gained
$2 yards on 12 carries against
the Americans.
Another former NFL running
great, Jim Nance, apparently
has earned his stripes? Garrett
any dancing.
al- By tradition, the men's and
here all they want but if .this
tiling is not settled, they're not
going to play the exhibition
season,” Curry said gesturing
to several rookies checking into
their dorm.
Curry said the NFLPA could
get help from broadcasters'
unions and the Teamsters to
picket stadiums. "If nobody
shows up at the stadiums and
nobody broadcasts the games,
why. play the games," Curry
said.
Curry said he and other
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dirt ction they are going,” said
(iairrett, who’ll take the Texas
against the Chicago Fire
Wednesday night.
Ilie Texans roster is heavily
dotted with veteran players
from the National Football
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ty lightweights had
good race in the
Challenge Cup for
;'People that criticize the
younger veneration,
USUALLY can't remem-
ber WHO raised it.
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Lyudmila Bragina of Russia hand for all the games.
broke her own world record Results will be published
in the women’s 3,000 meters following the completion of
for I’fdsIH ! lus
IAirther Intormetn
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lerry tangfotd
119 S. Graham
Stephenville, Tx.
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II- Tired of the
; Same old Cut
Harvard, the U.S. Eastern set in 1972. A"“xA
spring champion, will face Jones, a 20-year-old who AnIOUulCCC
two extremely difficult races won the 100 meters and
Runday-the first time Henley anchored- the winning 440 Stephenville High School's
has ended its four-day run on relay team Friday, came freshman gridders will open the
a Sunday. back to win the 200 meters 1974 season Sept. 5, when they
Harvard takes on England’s from Soviet Olympic cham- host the Graham frosh at 5:30
best lightweights, the Quintin pion Valeriy Borzov. p.m. Athletic Director Leon
Boat Club, in one semifinal, After a slow start, Jones Manley announced the schedule
while Belgium’s impressive “kept on pumping" and over- for the ninth graders this
Antwerp Rowing Club meets took Borzov in the last 30 week.
the Irish Garda Siochana in meters. Mark Lutz of Kansas The freshman will play a
the second semifinal. slipped past the Russian to 10-game schedule, which in-
John Canady of Belmont, take second in a photofinish, eludes six home games.'Other
Mass., stroked a crew rep- Both Jones and Lutz were hoe contests are with Gran-
Lingleville vs Ron’s Sporting
Goods, 8 p.m., McCleskey
Field.
take longer to get in shape to good job 38 yards on 13 carries,
play , both physically and He works hard and he’s getting
mentally ." Garrett said his techniques down.
These play ers that have been Rounding out Garrett's tenta-
out for awhile are just now live starting offensive backfield
getting down the olditiming that will be Mike Taliaferro at
they had " ' ' quarterback and Robinson.
Among the veterans the Willie Frazier will be the tight
Texans are counting on is end and Paul Zaeska, Rick
former University of Houston Eber and Macon Hughes will
ger Sid Gillman Friday night
and set up picketing guidelines.
The players will be allowed to
picket up the sidewalks outside
the rookies’ dorm and at the
practice field.
Other Oiler players walking
the picket line with Curry
included Dan Pastorini, Willie
Alexander, Al Jenkins, Guy
Roberts, Fred Willis, Elvin
Bethea, Zeke Moore, John
Matuszak and Greg Bingham.
Curry,said he realized fans
w ere become disenchanted with
the veterans. "It’s hard for
them to realize what we mean
by freedom if they haven’t gone
thorugh it,’; Curry said.
"Maybe they will understand
it if we say that we just want to
work where we want to and that
doing so will not destroy pro
football."
The Oiler rookies were
scheduled ot undergo physicals
Saturday and being workouts
Sunday afternoon.
Curry said he had talked in
Washington with a Teamster
official, Dusty Maier, about
having Teamster unions hon-
or NFLPA picket lines.
Curry, a member of the
Ill , now lives in Los Angeles.
He has been ranked jointly
as No 1 in the United States
with Stan Smith of Sea Pines,
, Smith lost to 1rosew‘n in a
I dreamed of it happening ” fiveset Wimbledon semifinal
When Connors was six in which the little Australian,
years old, his opponent in the behind 2-0 in sets and facing
1974 final. Ken Rosewall, was match point in the third set,
at the height of his tennis rallied with some of the best
carcer. one of the best tennis ever seen at Wimble-
plovers in the world Now don. The price of Rosewall’s
almost 40 the little Austral comeback victory then may
an was no match for the have been fatigue.
hard-hitting American, only Ken, 1 think, was very
21 and still getting better tired from yesterday's mat;
each year Connors won ch, '"s said. He played
,- easiR 6-1. 6-1, 6-4 three and a—half hours
against Smith
-In a long tournament and Connors won $25,000 and
a lone match, the advantage Miss Evert $17,500, giving
goes to the younger player." them over $42,500 for a
the "disappointed Rosewall wedding present
HENLY-ON-THAMES, Eng-
land AP - Three American
crews posted victories Satur-
day to carry U.S hopes into
the finals of the Henley
Royal Rowing Regatta, but
the combined Vesper-Potomac
crew was beaten after a
brave fight against a top
Russian squad in the semifin-
als of the Grand Challenge
Cup for heavyweight eights.
Despite that blow in the
historic regatta's premier e-
vent, U S. hopes were high
heading into Sunday’s windup
over the one-mile 550-yard
River Thames course.
The American winners on a
windswept but sunny day
were Harverd University, the
Porcellian Club ot Cam-
Chris Evert, the woman's Ah
singles champion, who sat at
-
Doris Coburn of Buffalo key sweeps in the field
b o w l e d the second-highest events, an area where the
thret -game series ever rolled in Soviets dominated on Friday.
WIBC sanctioned competition
when she bowled 813 in the gm.
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Hr moves very well and few have the first dance together,
player get the ball back as Asked if he was looking
hard or as often as Jimmy. 4 forward to the dance. Con-
just couldn't put enough nors said. Yes and no Yes,
pressure on him to do well because we won the cham-
Connors was delighted with pionships. No, because I don't
his performance I just think we dance so well "
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said sadly. It was his fourth About the only trouble the
lon- in a Wimbledon final. pair had in two weeks here
the only major title that has was preparing for the Wim-
eluded him bledon Ball Saturday night
Vlways a good loser, Rose- Connors and Miss Evert
wall paid tribute to Connors practice so much tennis that
as one of the best in the they have little time for
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13 side. They plan a
-November wedding.
A delighted Pancho Segura.
Connors' coach, said Jimmy,
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