Panama City News-Herald from Panama City, Florida • Page 21

Panama CMy, Wednesday, January 10, 1978 Bannister Prize In Free Wgent Draft Today mv NEW YORK (UPI) Alan Bannister, a hot-shot shortstop out of Arizona State University, selection in major league IS exported to be the No. 1 baseball's annual winter free agent draft to be conducted here Wednesday. The Philadelphia Phillies, on dubious basis of having compiled the worst won-lost precentajie in the majors last will make the first selection in the regular phase I of the draft. And despite one of 'thoir few luxuries being the presence of Larry Bowa at shortstop right now, the Phillies are e.xpocted to go for the lughly-rcgarded Bannister. I "From 11 we can gather off our scouting reports, Bannister I comes pretty close to being a major league player within a year," Pliillies' general manager Paul Owens said earlier this week.

After the Phillies make their pick, Texas, which finished with the worst record in the American League, will draft next, followed by San Diego, Milwaukee, San Francisco alternating between leagues all the way up to the woi'ld champion Oakland A's, who will draft last. Bannister, who was selected in the first round of the 1969 draft by the California Angels, played under current Angels' manager Bobby Winkles at Arizona State and again in the Pan American Games two summers ago. The 21-year-old California native was also the victim of a freak accident last summer on the Baseball Federation tour of Japan. In that tour. Bannister, while making an off-balance throw to first base, struck and killed a baserunner with the ball.

But from all reports of the major league Ecouts, the incident failed to have any effect on his play thereafter. In the secondary phase Cthose players who were selected in last year's two drafts but elected not to sign professional contracts) quite a few familiar names can be not necessarily for their baseball prowess. Michigan State's 6-5 All America fcxstball safety Brad Van Pelt is regarded as one of the best righthanded pitching prospects in the country and also on the list is Mike Siani, the Oakland Raiders' wide receiver, who was drafted by the New York Yankees as a shortstop a year ago. Richard Ruthven, a right- handed pitcher from Fresno State who turned down the Minnesota Twins in last June's spring draft, is expected to be the top pick in the secondary phase. In that phase, determined by the luck of the draw, the Phillies will again select first and Texas will again get the No.

2 pick. RIVERS ON GO Morris River, Gulf Coast standout, scores on a layup. The Commodores face Okaloosa-Walton here Friday night. Raiders Bringing 10-4 Record Here Coach Ray Ross' Okaloosa- Walton Raiders will bring a 10-4 record to Panama City when they play Gulf Coast's Commodores Friday night. The Raidera are on a four- game winning streak, the longest one in their history, and aU of the triumphs were scored on the road.

Okaloosa-Walton beat Faulkner of Bay Minette, and Nicholls State, Louisiana, then won from Louisiana State'- New Orleans jayvees, 117-92, Sunday and polished off South- em Mississippi jayvees, at Hattiesburg, Monday night. Meanwhile Gulf Coast has hiked its record to 13-1 by defeating Florida State's jayvees, 102-89, Monday for its first victory ever in Tully (Gfym in Tallahassee. Latest figures for Florida ju- East to Start nior college basketball teams released by, the state reporting service at Miami show that Pensacola leads in team offense with a 103.1 average, while Gulf Coast is second witli. 93.8. North Florida, Okaloosa-Walton and Chipola are 10th, 11th and 12th with 84.8, 84.7 and 84.2, respectively.

Pensacola rates third in team defense with 63.6, behind St. John's River and Valencia. Gulf Coast is eighth with 72.1, Okaloosa-Walton 21st with 80 .6, Chipola 22nd with 80.4 and North Florida 24th with 82.2. Ken Reynolds, Chipola, is the individual scoring leader with a 27.6 average. Eddie Davis, Pensacola, is fifth, with 21.0, and Bruce Curtis, Okaloosa-Walton, 14th with 18.1.

DftVls Is ifoui'th In individual rebounding with 15.0 'Gulf Coast's Cal Stamp is 13th with 12.1.;•; Gulf Coast's Morris Rivers is tops in nsisists. with 113, which is 34 more than the runiieriip, Cal- Track Stock Trial Opens CHICAGO (UPI) Mrs. Marjorie Lindheimer Everett, former "queen" of Illinois racing, testified Tuesday she made racetrack stock available to former Gov. Otto Kernor and one of his top aides to protect herself. Mrs.

Everett said she set aside the stock in 1962 at the suggestion of Illinois Racing Board Chairman William S. Miller because Miller "had life and death power over the II11 0 is racing industry" through his influence over racing dates. Mrs. Everett, former head of Chicago Thoroughbred Enterprises which owned two Chicago area tracks, was the opening witness in the racetrack stock bribery trial of Kerner and Theodore J. Isaacs, former state revenue director.

Mrs. Everett said Miller, who she described as a close friend, thought it "might be very helpful" to make stock available to Isaacs and Kerner. "Mr. Miller had suggested it and I did not feel at that time that I could gamble by crossing him," she said. "Frankly, I saw I could be wiped out overnight," Government prosecutors have charged that Kerner and Isaacs profited by about each vin Wade, Florida Col- 1 on stock which they received lege.

NEW YORK (UPI) Dave DeBusschere of the New York Knicks and Pete Maravich of the Atlanta Hawks will he in the starting lineup for the East for the first time in their careers Jan. 23 when their division battles the West in the 23rd annual National Basketball Association All-Star game at Chicago Stadium. DeBusschere, a 32-year-old veteran who has played in six previou.s All-Star games will start at one forward position for the squad while Maravich, in only his third NBA season, will be at one of the guard positions, Rounding out the East starting five as selected by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters are forward John Havlicek of Boston, guard Walt Frazier cf New York and! center Dave Cowens of Boston, Havlicek was named to the team for the eighth straight year. Others named by the panel to the squad were forward Lou Hudson of Atlanta, center Wes Unseld of Baltimore and guard Lenny Wilkens of Cleveland. The eight coaches in the NBA's Eastern Conference will select six additional players for the East squad.

Each club in the NBA must be represented by at least once player and no more than three can be picked by any team. The West squad will be announced Wednesday. Oilers Reject Player Swap HOUSTON (UPI) The Houston Oilers have rejected a four player swap with the San Dirego Cliargers involving starting Oilor quarterback Dan Pastorini. The Chargers wanted to trade 32-year-old quarterback John Hadl and veteran guard Walt Sweeney for Pastorini and Oiler defensive end Elvin Bethea. General Manager John Breen said the Oilers had a quick answer 'Dan is untouchable," Breen said of the second-year quarterback.

"1 think next season he will come into his own." from Mrs. Everett at bargain rates in return for protection of her racing interests. Oregon State Sees Changes CORVALLIS, Ore. (UPI) Oregon State football coach Dee Andros today sought two new assistants and another new look after the most disastrous OSU season in 18 years. The Beavers, who beat California for their only Pacific -8 Conference win, and took BYU in non-conference play, installed a "wishbone" offense last year, but dropped it to return to the full house backfield in mid-season.

IN CAfiE RATINGS Lone Star Tops NEW YORK (UPI) Among major colleges, westerners point to the Pacific Eight as the premier college basketball conference in the country while southerners take pride in the tough Atlantic Coast. But among the small colleges, there can no longer be any least as far as the ratings the Lone Star Conference in Texas stands alone in basketball supremacy. In the latest college division YOU ARENT BORN ASU0GESSFUL SALESMAN You need training and the right opportunity. YM can Mpect on incotnt of monthly plus a benui of over $2fiOO your first year under our unique Triple-Poy compeniotion plan. But first you will attend our notional tales training school at our expense-learn proven succest techniques ond how to use our advanced sales took.

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Among the three schools, the overall won-lost record as of Sunday was 27-2 and about aU you can add to that until thqy start playing each other! Both Austin and Sam Houston received 11 first place votes from the 33 coaches participating in this week's balloting but the Lumberjacks retained the No. 1 spot they have held all year by picking up more second and third place votes than their hard-pressing Confei-ence- mates. The point total between the two teams was 269-219. Li the wake of the Sam Houston surge toward the top, Roanoke dropped a notch to third and defending national champ, Eau Claire, slipped a spot to fourth, Louisiana Tech, with four first place votes, completed the top five. Philadelphia Textile posted the week's biggest win for the small colleges by whipping I highly-regarded Temple in a step-up in class, 58-52, The victory enabled the Rams to move up from seventh to sixth.

Assumption, Augustana of i Illinois, Capital and Akron rounded out the top 10. The second ten in order went: West Georgia, Kentucky State, Bentley, Fairmont State, Howard Payne, Southwest Missouri, Cal-Riverside, Alcorn St. Thomas of Minnesota and Hillsdale of Michigan. OR LESS MASTERCHARGE A SUBSIDIARY OF WEST BROS. OF DERIDDER, U.

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