Independent Tribune from Concord, North Carolina • Page 11

THURSDAY, JUNE 8,1967 Your Heme DAILY N. C. PAGE ELEVEN-A Clay Case Again Goes Into Court In Doubleheader On Friday Landis League Stars Oppose Linn Mills HOUSTON (UPI) hearing is scheduled today on a move by the Federal District Attorney to strike down a ruling that President Johnson can be LANDIS A 15-player Landis Recreation Softball League all- star team, plus six alternates, named today to oppose the Linn Mills club in the annual mid-season attraction Friday night at Landis Park. Officials announced that the i action will begin at 8 p.m. subpoenaed for tne trial of changes in starting former heavyweight champion were announced for the Cassius Clay.

Landis Park in order to play A Pair Of Records Rookie Gary Nolan of the Reds had his ups and downs against the Giants Wednesday. He set a strikeout record for the NL season by fanning 15 Giants and received a standing ovation when he left the game (upper right) after throwing a home run ball to Willie McCovey, who tied the score. McCovey also entered the Giant record books (bottom photo) when he stole the first base this season for his club. The Giants won, 4-3. Telephoto Big Controversy Eliminated NBA Hikes Pension Payments To $600 CHICAGO re- This would make presentatives and National Bas- ineligible any player who jumps a 11 Association owners to the newly organized rival agreed Wednesday on a plan American Basketball Associa- providing $600 a month pension tion.

payments to every 10-year $30,000 Per Year veteran of the league at the age The pension fund will be built of 65. up by payments of about $30,000 The plan will initially cover per year by each club, and each about 120 players who were on player will contribute $400 per the active list of the 12 NBA year. The plan also includes Clay is to go on trial June 19 star tilit. The Little Leaguers for refusing to be inducted into play at 3:30 p.m., with the Pony the Army. His attorneys have League taking the field at 6 received permission from U.S.

District Judge Joe Ingraham to Three players were picked by subpoena the President. the ma'nagers from each team The attorneys said they did the circuit to face the league not want the President to; kjfdere. Gene Sprinkle of the appear in person, but wanted Church of God and Arnold Cor- some draft records which he W1'U controls in of the Stars. U.S. Atty.

Morton Susman said the President cannot be Ten? £lth a plate mark; Larry Brown with subpoenaed and any information AA7 he could give would be irrevelant to the case. He wants the subpoena quashed. He also wanted similar action taken on subpoenaes for Lt. Gen. Lewis Hershey, Atty.

Gen Ramsey Clark, Rep. C. Mendel Rivers, and others. Judge Ingraham also is! expected to hear a motion by I attorneys to dismiss the indictment. If it is rejected, the judge said he would have a pre-trial hearing.

The hearing had been set for Friday, but was moved up so it would not conflict with a World Boxing Association hearing which attorneys are to attend Friday. They asked to be heard because the WBA took away title after refused to be inducted. Brothers Tire Risks Hot Spree Extends Current Streak Corriher Mills Raps Ridge Shell In Pair (.379) were picked from the Church of God, while the Methodists will be represented by Johnny Lambert, ai Billy Higgins, at .387, and Sammy Deadmon, at .200. Denny Hogan, hitting Softball League competition Pinky Hogan, ai .500, and Tiny tonight by opposing First Union Correll at 345 were picked from National Bank, the second-place Lutherans. nn Alternates nolude Farrell Sames are on tap at Watts.

Lutherans Paul the bal1 park to round out the ------1. sjx Corriher Mills of Landis post-; Brown, Atkinson and Kenneth ed a twin triumph over Orbison each had three hits for Ridge Avenue Shell club of Kan- Corriher, with Ray Sims and lire Sales will be napolis here Wednesday night! Ray Russell getting two each gunning to continue its hot victory streak in YMCA Cannon to extend its current streak to for Ridge Shell, five straight victories and eight The Corriher club will be idle wins in the last 10 starts. until Saturday night when the The Corriher club won club takes on arch rival Linn scores of 10-4 and 15-8 and now in a.7:3j.p’ m'. 9 has an 18-11 record for the header at Landis Park. Ridge camnaicn Avenue Shell returns to action fVio YMCA Cannoi Softball In the first game, the Corri-L ht her club took the lead with a five run explosion in the sec- The line scores: ond inning and went on to add Corriher 052 030 19 3 a pair of runs in the third and Shell 103 0C3 4 11 3 three more in the fifth.

Drye and J. White; Benfield Devan Brown sparked a and Campbell, hit attack with four hits in as Corriher 306 411 0 15 19 7 place in the title chase. The The finale pairs Camera and many trips while Dorsia Atkin- RidSe Sheil 032 001 2 8 10 5 club has suffered only one set- Hobby Shop with Bill Dove son collected three Drye and J. Benfield bi.ck in league play this season. Motors.

James White had a two run and Lynch, Thompson. Adams, Lutherans, Bill Comer, Lutherans, Jerry Helms, Church of God, .241, and John Cook. Corriher, .241. Linn Mills gained the right to play the all-stars by trimming the Lutherans last Monday to take sole possession of first second game. schedule for the league members.

The winless Cardell Car ter Pontiac Buick club opposes Ridge Avenue Shell in the 6:30 p. m. opener, with Broth Tire hitting the bankers in the a .447 average, and Harold Overcash with a .299 mark. Corriher Mills will be represented by Jack Goodnight, hit-1 ting Reid Bradshaw, rapping at a .471 average, and Steve Talbert, with a .154 mark. Gene Hardin David Duncan (.412) and Denndj Spry Legion Nine Tops Landis League Race teams on Feb.

2, 1967. Every player on the active list on that date will be eligible for a pension retroactive to the date he started playing. The pension plan also provides for payments of lesser amounts for early retirement at the age of 50 and will cover all flayers who enter the league after last Feb. 2. One clause in the pension agreement would deny benefits to any player who his rwi rpi 1 igers 1 te Cardinals For Lead disability benefits and life insurance coverage of $20,000 per player.

The new plan replaces previous program, in existence for the last three yars, under would have received about $225 which each 10-year veteran per month at the age of 65. Players contributed $500 per year to this fund. NBA Commissioner Walter Kennedy said the old pension plan would be incorporated in the new program, Settlement of the pension plan eliminated a major controversy between the owners and the players. The players threatened in March to boycott the playoffs unless the league arranged for a pension program approximating $600 per month. Chapparal Cracks Mark At Le Mans LANDIS Artion is booked today and Friday in the Landis Little League baseball program as the clubs fight to stop the runaway tactics of the rampaging American Legion nine.

The Legion has reeled off nine straight wins to 1 a commanding thr3e game lead over the runner up Firemen. The Braves take on the in the lone struggle today at Landis Park. The standings: Legion Firemen Lions Rebels LE MANS, France Phil Hill of Santa Monica, and Mike Spence Britain piloted a seven liter slickers American Chevrolet Chapparal to a course record of three a minutes, 27.04 seconds Wednesday in trial runs for 24-hour Le Mans auto race. The Chapparal, averaging 233.652 kilometers around the 13.61 kilometer course, smashed the record of 3:30.06 set last year by Dan Gurney of the U.S. in a Ford.

Until the Chapparal went onto the Le Mans circuit, Ford and Ferrari cars had achieved the best times in the trials. LPet. 9 01.000 6 3.667 5 4.556 3 6 .333 27 .222 27 .222 China Church Clubs Resume Race Little Loop Play The Landis Tigers and the China Grove Cardinals share first place in the South Rowan Pony Baseball League standings; today following the staging of a pair of games Wednesday. The Tigers rolled to an 18-3 Of III triumph over the China Grove I I Giants while the Cardinals drop-; vC' ped a 10-9 decision to the Landis First place in the YMCA The Tige- -ever head- will be at stake tonight as the Centerview Merchants and the Lions Club collide in the nightcap of a twin bill. The Centerview club stopped Jackson Park Merchants, 4-0, Monday in the official opening action while the Liors Club CHINA GROVE Members rp, the China Grove Church The two companies said will return t0 had given orders to their action £or the first Ume in over drivers not to move too fast in a week tonight as threc games attempts to break records but are the junbrs hi just to try out their engines for the final race tune up.

Despite the orders, Willy Mairesset and co-driver B. Beurlus of Belgium, piloting a Ford, were timed in 3:29 seconds for an average speed of 229.775 k.p.h over the course. And the Ferraris, though they try too hard, were only three tenths of a second behind record. Undefeated Cagers Clash diamond. Grace takes on Mt.

Zion in the 7 p. m. opener, while St. Marks opposes First Baptist in the second game. The finale pits Phaniel Baptist against First Methodist.

Games originally slated last Thursday were postponed because of rain, with the Monday games postponed until later in the season. In the only action staged thus far, South China Grove Baptist, idle tonight, beat First Methodist while St. Marks stopped Grace and Mt. Zion trimmed First Baptist. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay undefeated United States meets the only other unbeaten team in the world basketball championships tonight when it opposes defending Linn Mills Risks Loop Leadership LANDIS Linn Mills will be tournament.

With both teams at 3-0, the S. could virtually clinch the fighting to retain sole possession crown by beating Yugoslavia. 10f first place in the Landis Rec- An American victory would1 reation Softball League tonight lerve Poland as the lone 1 by opposing the Methodist in the obstacle and the Poles have lost feature game of three on tap at Sees Bright Spot In Defeat Stanky Says Chisox Ready For Hot Finish ed in their action as Martin and Doug Patterson limited the Giants to only three hits. George Norvilje had three hits, including a double and triple, for the Tigers while Patterson, Tommy Barringer and Robert Karriker rapped out two hits each. Kar- riker slammed his third homer I 4-3 Ai Nn nlavpr fnr thp Jackson Park Merchants and Ciants had over hit Midway Merchants collide in titlisc Yugoslavia in what could The Orioles came from a 6-1 6 with the be the deciding game of the deficit with nine runs in the getting a share of sec- fifth inning to knock the Cardi- P'aie the standings, nals out of sole possession of Stanley coaches the first place.

Phillip Shook had: club. with David Sowers three hits for the winners Jackson Park. Charlie Burr and Ralph Hogan MuUls directing the collected two each Midway nine and Ray Nash guiding the Centerview club. three times in this tourney. Landis Park Corriher Spinners take on the Church of God in the 6:30 p.m.

opener, with Linn hitting the Methodists in the i second game. The Linn club took the lead Monday by posting a 5-1 victory over the Lutherans. Corlin tests the Lutherans in the final clash of the night. The annual all-star game will be played Friday nu- i night at Landis Park, with the CHICAGO (LPI) Chicagoj criterion, then Stanky could be Linn Mill club taking on a hand- White Sox manager Eddie right that his club must rank as picked squad from the other Stanky could see a bright spot a challenger, in defeat Wednesday. The White Sox have won 12 of His sagging club, not too long 20 one-run games and 7 of 11 ago the pacesetters in the two-run games.

American League, was in I Out To Win second place with six defeats in is a better team than their last nine games. i we had last he stated, AC, a miestroke lead iho 2 Women's Carolina. Golf Associ- his team for a fast Stankj; added. ation tournament. fmish we ve lately has CHINA GROVE An unde- The 19 golfers in the champ- For Pressurf, arofei1 aU of feated team will fall from the ionship flight wt 3 still seeking 've had some players who didn ranjjs in china Grove Little to match par-71 in the 54-hole he, said; 11 could won League baseball action schedul- tournament.

for the nennant just so they had a good game, ecj today at the old Cannon ball Mrs. Finucan came close with the last couple of montns. for four or something, fjgjjj as R0tary takes on the a 72 in the second round Wed- can. right now that they care if Lions Club in the 4 p.m. opener ntsday that gave her a 147 total we re Somg to be it and the nothing for four, just so we today for the 36 holes.

tough losses taken lately The Rotary dumped the Civi- She had a one-stroke ove are going to help us then. xhe Sox, despite their recent tans earlier this week while the Mrs. T. J. Cudone of Myrtle getting us ready for the record, still boast expert Lions overpowered the Legion Beach, S.

whose 74 Wednes- pressure of a stretch pitching, and Stanky hoped for The Civitans and Legion will day matched her opening round The White Sox have olayed a improvement in their hitting to collide in the nightcap fo a 148 total. host of tight games with almost keep the club in contention for Two more games arc booked Patsy Johnson of Spartanburg, three-fourths of their contests the pennant. Friday to complete the first full S. who shared medalist hon- decided by two or fewer runs. he said, week of action in the league on with Mrs.

Cudone Tuesday, Chicago has had the best of know how to stay in tight The Jaycees go against Patter- had a 75 in the second round and these encounters, and if victo- games, and that should help us son while VFW takes on Kaiser was two -trokes back at 149. ries in one-run games are a in Community Center Mike Hamrick sparked Cardinals with three hits. The line scores: Landis Tigers 050 314 13 2 CG Giants 000 003 3 2 1 Martin, Patterson and Crosby; Davis and Eller. CG Cardinals 210 213 9 7 1 Landis 100 090 11 3 Stamper and Hamrick; Lefler, Woods, Watts and Mills, Cagle. Palmetto Ace Tops Tourney LINVILLE sic Finucan Jes- of Summerville, five clubs in the circuit.

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