The Times Standard from Eureka, California • Page 18

Page 18 Sunday, January 31, 1971 With Cubs 17 Seasons Ernie Banks Still Feels 'Fine' at 40 CHICAGO (AP)-His birthday Aug. 21 to hit .326 in his last 17 cake Sunday should show 40 THE TIMES-STANDARD Eureka. California candles, but even if there were 100 they wouldn't outshine the smile of "Mr. Cub" irrepressible Ernie Banks. tell me I have the knees of a 60-year-old from all the playing on them, but I'll be out there as much as they need mo this year and I can help the club." the veteran first baseman said.

The still lean, trim Banks has done nothing but help the Cubs for the past 17 seasons. Including last year despite being relegated to the disabled list for the first time with an arthritic left knee. Banks planned to 'spend his 40th birthday quietly with his wife and "There won't be any party," said 'Mrs. Banks. "We'll have the birthday cake with our dinner." Then, Ernie will take off Monday for Phnenix, and a golf tournament for athletic celebrities.

"I feel fine and hope I'll be able to play 120 or more games this season." said Banks, whose perennial prediction of Cub success this year is "we'll be No. 1 in 1971." Manager Leo Durocher, who as far back as IflBfi conceded, "I tried to retire him, but Ernie wouldn't let me," said when Banks signed his 1971 contract: "I don't know how much Ernie can play this season--I hope 162 games-hut I'll be playing the best nine available Last year, Banks bounced back from a 27-day sidelining games. The National League's Most Valuable Player of 1958 and 1959 wound up with 12 home runs and swelled his club-leading career total to 509. On May 12 last season, Ernie slammed his 500th homer, an achievement matched by only a dozen players in big league history. "I want to keep on playing." said Banks.

"I still love this game. It's the greatest life in the world." Ties St. Bernard's In Mat Meet ARCATA --St. Bernard's and Arcata High battled to, a 24-24 tie in a wrestling meet here Saturday afternoon. Arcata, now 0-3-1 in 'league competition, Will host Fortuna next Friday night.

St. Bernard's (1-3-1) has "away" meets at McKinleyville Friday and Fortuna on Saturday. Individual results follow: (SB) by forfeit. 105 -Louie (A) by 114--Simas (A) tie fi rV 1 Dockin, 13-2. 129-Baker (A) by forfeit.

135 --Mixer (A) dec. Wood, 19-6. 140--Meyers (SB) pin Swift. 147 Conversano (SB) dec. Woolsey, 8-6.

156-Ppsey (A) "dec. Carroll. 8-2. 167-JMachado (SB) dec. Gay, 8-0.

177--Bessette'(SB) dec. Faulk. 10-6. 193--Kane (A) 8-0. Unlimited Cosat (A) dec.

Brazil, 6-3. Track Ace Davenport Keeps Title BOSTON' ((AP) Willie Davenport, a 1968 Olympic gold medal winner, retained his 45- yard high hurdles championship iv edging perennial runner-up Leon Coleman Saturday night in the 82nd Boston A. A. Indoor Track Games at the Boston Garden. Davenport, unbeaten in nine consecutive Boston appearances.

got up in the final strides to nip Coleman, a Boston school teacher, at the wire. The time was a disappointing 5.6 seconds, three seconds off the indoor record set in the BAA meet by Davenport in 1969. Bill High of. the University of Tennessee was third' and Dan Slevin of Tufts fourth. Dr.

Delano Meriweather, the Baltimore flash with little formal track training, equalled the meet record in winning the 50- yard dash in :5.3. Despite his usual troubles off j.the starting block, the lanky Doc picked up ground and edged Army Capt. Mel Pender, who 'was bothered by a heavily taped thigh. Tony Green of the University of Maryland was third and Le- yine Burgess of Morgan State 6-6. 122 fourth in the 'near blanket finish.

SPORTS DIRECTOR Ugo Giuntini of the Eureka Parks and Recreation Department (left) admires the trophy he presented to co-captain Felix Neiva of Westfall Stevedores. The Stevedores won the Adult Volleyball League Fall Season championship. Hectic Dinner Circuit AllPlunkettWants: A Moment's Peace NEW HAVEN. Conn. (AP) something else.

But I don't think Jim Plunkett of Stanford, th No. 1 choice in the Nation Football League draft Thursda is traversing the country on tl banquet circuit, but looking fi a moment's peace. The Heisman Trophy winnei who led the Indians to a Ros Veteran Al Hall won the pound weight event with a toss of'66 feet, inches. However, the big surprise was Jacques Accambray, a 250-pound' Kent State freshman from France who bettered the NCAA record while finishing second with a throw of 66 feet; Ted Moody' of -Dartmouth won the shot with an effort of defeating his younger Wayne, who was second with 5314. Bowl championship on Ne 15- Year's Day, was -here Saturda Irish.Upset To 16th WininRow CHICAGO (AP) Paul Westphal and Dennis Layton powered Southern California's balanced attack Saturday night as the i -r a Trojans romped over Loyola of Chicago 97-73 at the Chicago Stadium.

Illinois upset No. 7 Notre Dame 69-66 in overtime in the opener of the basketball doubleheader. Within a week. Loyola has been trampled by the nation's top-ranked teams, losing first to UCLA, then No. then Friday night to top-ranked 'Marquette 87-52 before being blown apart again by the Trojans.

Unbeaten USC expanded its record to 16-0 while the Ramblers sagged to 2-14 before a Stadium crowd of 17,119. Rich Ford and LaRue Martin each bagged 13 points keep Loyola in the game during the first half as the Trojans grabbed a 43-36 lead. Martin's shooting cut the deficit' to 10-44 but a was as close as the Ramblers came. South Fork Grapplers Tip Fortuna FORTUNA South Fork High defeated Fortuna, 25-24, in a wrestling meet here Saturday. Individual results follow: 95 Mike Richter (F) by forfeit.

105 Tim Teasley (F) pin John Karl, 1:32. 112 Tony Arriaga (F) dec. Mike Thurrnan, 16-2. 122 Vince Arriaga (F) dec. Jim Stickney, 9-2.

Mike Wood (F) dec. Ray Bean, 9-0. 135 George Willey (SF) dec. George Jewell, 82. 140 Del Albright (F) dec.

Tim Van Meter, 6-1. 145 Dave Malhews (F) pin Steve Butler. 5:11. 156 Greg Valles (SF) dec. Jeff Williams, 6-1.

167 Jeff Stevens (SF) by forfeit. 177 Rich Anderson dec. Rich Griffith, 5-0. Rich Griffith, 5-0. 193 Greg Stevens (SF) pin Ron 5:52 Unlimited Randy Mulder (SF) dec.

'Dale Waddell. 7-4. (SF) for the Walter Camp All-Amer ca dinner, named in honor tht man who started the ri marole about All-Americ teams. Plunkett, picked by Boston in the NFL draft this past week will fly Sunday to San Francisc and take a short hop to Sant Rosa, for another dinner The following day he head for still another fete in San Jo se, Calif. Plunkett goes to Spo kane.

Wednesday an the next day he grabs a plane this time to Columbus, Ohio. One of the problems is the time zone changes and "I nevsi get enough sleep." Another difficulty is "I shave so often that it's killing my neck." Wants Sleep "Right now," Plunkett adds "I'd like to go home and ge some sleep. I'd like to be alone for a while." The 6-foot-3. 215 pound quarter back has not begun contrac' talks with the Boston Patriots He plans a visit to Beantown within the next month, hut em phasizes it's just a Talking about playing in th National Football League, Plun kett says, "I think I can play but next year or in two from now I might be doint, Webb Taken By Detroit Former College of the Redwoods foolball and track star, Phil VVobb, was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the IHh round of the a i a Football League's player draft. Webb, who now attends Colorado University, was picked as a defensive back.

He appeared in the All-Amefican Bowl in Tampa on Jan. 10. S. Carolina Wins, 92-70 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -South Carolina stifled Virginia with a sticky first-half defense, then hit better than 65 per cent of its shots in the second half to run away from the Cavaliers 92-70 Saturday night.

The 10th ranked Gamecocks avenged a 50-49 loss to the Cavaliers in their final game before a 19-day examination break a'nd ran their record to 11-3 and 4-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. South Carolina shot only fairly from the floor in the first half but built a 15-point lead 40-25 with a sticky, trapping defense which 'forced No. 15 Virginia into 11 first half turnovers. In the second half the Gamecocks made 21 of 32 shots from Hie field. Kevin Joyce scored 1C points in the first half and tied Rick Adylett, who came off the bench to score 20 points, for the Gamecocks scoring honors.

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Plunkett says the ats have told him "they'll keep me." He also says the Patriots have old him they plan to hold onto Kapp and let be tu- ored by the- high-priced wily 'eteran. But right now Plunkett, who name only five players on he Patriots, continues to col- ect laurels and be besieged by he Fourth Estate. He is splash- ng in a pool of well-deserved plaudits but adds: "I'm iome." tired. I'd rather stay Porsches Lead Way In 24-Hour Daytona DAYTONA, BEACH, Fla (AP) Pedro Rodriguez. Mexico's motoring matador, anc English sidekick Jackie Oliver raced to a 15 mile lead Saturday night after five hours as Porsches ran 1-2 in the car-killing 24 Hours lest.

An of Daytona endurance Americanized Ferrari driven by Mark Donohue and David Hobbs battled electrical problems to stand third in Roger Penske--prepared car obviously fastest among 48 starters at Daytona International Speedway. Another Porsche wheeled by Swiss veteran Jo Uffert and England's Derek Bell held the lead after three hours, but the powder blue German car limped home bathed in oil and gave up the battle with a blown engine. English iron man Vic Elford, one of international motor- sports' most versatile drivers, lad moved to second from a starting position of llth in at the five hour mar codriver was Dutch Bar Gijs Van Lennep of Aerdenha-n Four-Lap Gaps The gap betwean the 'ront-running Porsches more than four laps on t' 3.81-mile course th lends high banked super spee vay with a pretzeled infie road course. A crowd of 25,000 thinned 01 is the colorful sports cars lame little more than racin icadlights after dark. Finish i he Western Hemisphere's st race was due at 3 p.m.

Sui ay. minutes before the Apol 4 liftoff 80 miles down the Flo ida coast Cape Kennedy. Behind the two Porsches am the Penske Ferrari was a Fer rari entered by the North Amer lean Racing Team and driven by the threesome of Americans Ronnie Bucknum and Tony Ada mowicz and England's Alain De Cadanet. twice-around-the-clock grind, unpopular wilh mosl drivers because of its lengttv UCLA In 74-61 Win LCS ANGELES (AP) C.u Rowe's 28 points and steai eboundirig led the No. 2-ranke CLA Bruins to a 74-6t no onference basketball victo aturday over UC Santa Ba ara.

The Bruins played casual nd shot poorly, possibly in a cipation of next week's crbs iwn Pacific-8 showdown wi nbeaten Southern Californi he Bruins and third-rahki rojans are 4-0 in the Pac ace. Sidney Wicks scored 9 for th ruins, 15-1. Bob Schacter wi 7 and Doug Rex with 12 led th jauchos, 13-5. Santa Barbara used a ma )-man defense and pressed tl ruins, who. missed a succe of close-in shots early le game as the Gauchos ke he-score close most of the wa After UCLA opened a 10 iad in the first few mjnute CSB came back to outsco he Bruins 1613 and cut th margin to 23-21 with play before halftime.

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Roger Buckskin, another RE- BC fighter, was decisioned by JTony Bennett of Tacoma, in a 142-pound senior class battle. was almost accident free as i roared into the sixth hour. Only a Porsche handled Dr. Helmut Marko of Austria had collision trouble, nipping one of the slower cars and re quiring an 11-minute pit repair. The Rodriguez-Oliver Porsche zipped into the lead when the quick, but troubled Ferrari twice went for alternator repairs.

Donohue brought the deep-blue car into the pits for 21 minutes, returned to action and then lost his lights a second Penske's entry finally got squared away and began chip ping away at the two Porsches' on the field. A Ferrari driven by Hughes De Fierlent and Gaf Gasselin of Brussels. Belgium was running mil at the fifth hour. It trailed the No. 1 Porsche by about 40 miles.

In sixth place was a Ferrari undor the command of Luigi Dhinetti Jr. of Greenwich. and Garcia Veiga of Argentina. In seven came Marko's 3 orsche, codriven by Rudy Lins if Austria. It was the fastest Hours of Daytona field ever as 11 cars ualified under the old mark of 22.903 miles an hour set by Mario Andretti last year.

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