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Eureka, THE TIMES-STANDARD Sunday, January 31, 1971 Page 19 Lebw Slants Williams Determined TEHBUSHTo Make A's Winner Boss a Versifier "Join the fun as the A's swing and run in '71." Muhammad Ali or Ogden Nash? Neither, my friends. The author of that little tidbit is Charles 0. Finley, owner of the Oakland Athletics. He is said to have fired more managers than a principal has headaches. "There are some who claim I've fired 10 managers but it is only nine," Finley said.

"Just today I swung the biggest insurance deal of my life. I sold a health, life and dismemberment group policy to all my former managers. So, I figure this will take up any financial slack due to the drop in the A's attendance last year." But enough of Charlie O. The man in the spotlight--or on the spot--is Dick Williams, the new. manager of the A's.

He has the confidence of a health food faddist and is said to be tougher than a drill sergeant when in uniform. After noting that the A's have an abundance of youth, speed and talent available for the 1971 pennant race, he declared "I will guarantee a winning ball club for Oakland Better Than Bosox If you will recall, Williams guided the Boston Red Sox to the American League flag in 1967. "The A's are head and shoulders above the pennant- winning team we had in Boston in 1967," he said. "No one wanted the pennant and we won it after club had finished ninth in 1966. We were the best of a poor lot." Oakland trailed the Minnesota Twins in the Western Division race last season.

"I'm not saying one team is stronger than the other," Williams. observed. "They're all tough but I like to concern myself with the team we're playing on any given day. Sure we know Minnesota is a good ball club and the California Angels have strengthened. But we have talent too." The 42-year-old A's skipper also discussed slugger Reggie Jackson.

Jackson To Play Regularly "I made a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to see he said, "and his attitude is excellent. He set a home run record for'the Puerto Rico League with 19. I've heard about the problems of last year and I just want to start fresh. It's not my department to sign him, but if I can be of any help I will. But I don't 4nticipate any problems.

And I want Reggie in the lineup, every day, against left-handed pitchers as well as right." Williams commented' that he didn't- anticipate any problems concerning criticism leveled at the front office, by disgruntled players. Finley has admitted this led directly to Johnny McNamara's firing. Williams said there would be an understanding about such things and players would be cen- sured'if such measures are needed. "All I ask is that a player do his job and I have to do we both do'our'jobs, there will be no need for any off-field censuring or Sounds like the gentleman intends to spend a few years in Oakland. 10-Bout Card at Auditorium Amateur Boxers To Battle on Saturday Popular Johnny Olsen and hard-working Junior Albers will lead- the Eagles Athletic Club boxers against those from the New Oakland Club and Redding on Saturday night's 10-bout amateur card at the Eureka Municipal Auditorium.

Doors at the auditorium will open at 7 o'clock. The first bout is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Olsen is pitted against Redding's Rick Wallace in the 150- pound division. Both lost close decision's on January's card in Eureka. Albers gets the toughest test of his amateur career when he goes up against Oakland's Jerry Blueford, 170.

Blueford was the 1968 Western Regional Olympic champion. He finished third in the Olympic Game tryouts. a Phills, All Service champion while in the U.S. Navy last year, is matched with Joe Sherman, 169, in another featured fight. Other Feature Bouts There are two other headline bouts, according to Matchmaker Gary Blanks.

Young Marty Ji- minez. who has enjoyed a meteoric rise in a short amateur career, takes on Don Solado, 124, of Redding. Jiminez upset the Pays Taxes In Golf Balls SMETHWICK, England (AP) Golf balls are worth almost sixpence (6 cents) each in local taxes to Philip Kelly, who lives next to a golf course. He packed into a bag the 150 that have landed in his garden in the past 16 months and shouldered them along as evidence to his municipal tax appeal court Tuesday. "My wife and-1 need tin hats to protect ourselves," he complained.

Court chairman William Homer "We think this is a case where what would normally be considered an amenity becomes a disability." And he reduced the annual taxes, on Kelly's off-course'home by 4 pounds ($9.60) to 60 pounds Problem: What does. Kelly now do with all those balls? "I 'may join the golf club and use theta to teach members how. to play." Pair Takes Skate Title; Lynn Trails BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Cathy Casey and Francis Cassella, the midway leaders, followed through with a stellar free-skating exhibition Friday night and won the Silver Dance in the U.S. Figure Skatir.g Championships.

Earlier, defending champion Janet Lynn trailed Julie Holmes, twice a runner-up, by a razor-thin margin in the figures segment--the first part--of the senior ladies' event. Miss Casey, 16, and Cassella, 17, both of the Hartford, area, won' three first places, three seconds and one third to 'inish ahead of a brother and sister team, Myra, 10, and David Chrien, 17, of Parma, Ohio. Third place went to Beatrice Sexton, 13. of South Orange, N.J., and James Thorn, 16, of Morris Township, N.J. Jane Hickey, 13, and Robert Young, 16, also of the Hartford area, were fourth in the four-team field, which was reduced from nine after the first phase.

A year ago, Miss Lynn, 17, of Rock'ford, 111., held a similar edge over Miss Holmes at the halfway point in the event. The championship, to be decided will depend on the ability of the pair in the execution of their free skating. Miss Lynn, a pretty blonde, was ahead of Miss Holmes after five of the six figures they skated despite her admission that "I didn't do well in the first two." Dawn Glab of Paramount, was third. The evening schedule includec the finals for the senior men, the junior pairs anc the Silver Dance. In the junior ladies', Donna Albert, 15, of Tacoma, won five place awards among the seven judges to top the field of 10 in the preliminary figures.

veteran Pete Chavez from CIo- vis, New Mexico, in his last local appearance. Jerry Nolan, unbeaten in six local bouts prior to entering the service, battles Randy Solado. 132. of Redding. Other bouts as announced by Blanks: Buck Owens.

1GO. EAC, vs. Bob Lopez. 162, REBC Tony Hall, 230. EAC.

vs. Carl Rhodus. 205, REBC Richard Barlow. 160. EAC.

vs. Ken Charles. 160, REBC Phil Perry. 165, EAC. vs.

Dennis Watson. 167. Redding Winfred Gritts. 132. McKinleyville, vs.

Ludwig Temel, 136, EAC In announcing the location of ticket outlets. Promoter Ted Stayton declared, "Anyone with a reserved seat ticket will be guaranteed a seat. We have eliminated the problems that we lad last month." Tickets are available at Cliff's Men's Wear, Airway Vacuum, Unique. Bucksport Sportin; loods, Harris Liquors, NS Liquors. Sportsmen's The lhanty in Eureka, and at DV Liquors in Fortuna.

Cleveland Cavaliers With 9-47 Record Owner of Basketball's Worst Team Finds Losing Has Some Advantages 'CLEVELAND (AP) Being the- owner of the losingest team in pro basketball hasn't deflated Nick Mileti. changed his sense of humor or altered his philosophy. He can even see the good side of a 9-47 'record. "I'll never get an ulcer," insisted the mod boss of the Cleveland Cavaliers. "It would be easy to wring my hands and shake my head, but I believe in what I'm doing.

I knew I was going to lose this season. I just have to hang in there. I know what I can do and I know I can build a winner I have' no doubts about that. "Anyway, losing has its plusses," added this man who would know better than most. "Portland and Buffalo haven't been written up in Newsweek, Variety, the Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, Sports Illustrated and others." The Cavaliers gained their notoriety by winning only six of.

their' first 50 games, giving them claim to the title of the worst team in the history of the National Basketball Association. In fact, when they came into the league this season with Portland and Buffalo it looked for a while os if they could roll through the entire 82-game schedule winless. They lost their first 15 games before rallying for a 6-29 mark in the next 35 Most owners with a record like that wouldn't confide in their, best friend what business they are in. They certainly would not continue to attend games and cheer wildly, and all but hopelessly, for victory. More likely they'd spend the season in Europe, or just cut their throat.

Enthusiastic But Mileti is something else-a 39-year-old bundle of enthusiasm and optimism. To him, all those losses only mean there is no placo to go but up, and that can't bo all bad. "We're way ahead already," he bubbled over during a recent interview as he sprawled nut in his spacious office in the Clove- land Arena, which he nlso owns along with the Barons of the American Hockey League. "We didn't even 'have team last year. We had no attendance.

We're on the moon now. There's no way you cnn win the NBA jtle unless you're in the NBA "I'm just happy to be here, you betcha. you betcha. The hardest thing was just getting here." Mileti, a fashion plate in the modish blue suit, ankle high strollers and black hair that eurls to his neck, refused to let the defeats dampen his enthusiasm. He plays it cool.

He insisted Cleveland's record this season is of no consequence to Monte Carlo Alpines In Sweep Of Auto Rally MONTE CARLO (AP) A Swedish garage mechanic and an English pub owner, never headed, led a 1-2-3 sweep of French Alpine Renaults Friday in capturing the rigorous, mile Monte Carlo Auto Rally. Ove Anderson, 32, a runner- up in 1967, and his English navigator, David Stone, also 32, crossed the finish line just 40 seconds ahead of their French teammates, Jean-Luc Therier and Marcel Callewaert. The time was 6 hours, 30 minutes, 54 seconds. Jean Claude Andruet and Guy Vial, another French team in an Alpine, shared third place with Bjorn Waldegaard and and Hans Thorszelius of Sweden, driving a Porsche 914-6. They Of the 248 cars that started the grind, only 22 completed it.

Finnish drivers grabbed fifth and sixth places. Hairno Aaltonen, teamed with Britain's Paul Easter, finished fifth in a Japanese Datsun. Simo Lampinen, with John Davenport of Britain, was sixth in a Lancia. As the drivers started the final speed stage, down the narrow Madpne Pass with its-hairpin curves, there wns only a 1 minute, 27 second spread among the top four cars. Tension was high.

him as long as he can see improvement in the players, in the franchise. "The question is: what are we trying to accomplish? We decided- before the season to go with young players and if I thought we had made a mistake, I.would changer. But I don't think we have. "I named Bill Fitch coach because I thought he was a good coach. Losing doesn't mean he's not good.

We lose for other reasons. When we win the NBA title, I expect Bill Fitch to still be my Mileti thinks hard work is the way to reach that goal, the same kind of work that got him a degree from Bowling Green and then another diploma from the Ohio State law school. In fact, he thinks hard work and perserverence can overcome almost anything. "I was iborn to Sicilian peasants," he is fond of saying, "and peasants learn to survive. I'm from a neighborhood where you didn't have a pal for a daddy.

My daddy looked at me and I tremble. Tough Is Normal "Things are tough--that's normal. Look, let's face it. Losing is the most difficult thing in life. We played our first seven games on the road and I knew we'd come home zip and seven.

But losing 15 in a row is no different a feeling than losing one in a row. I don't know how you can feel any worse than bad. "But if we win five games or 20 games this season, what's the difference. No expansion team in any sport has ever had a winning season. That's the price of admission.

It's called expansion." Mileti, a former prosecutor for' suburban Lakewood, always wanted to own a sports team. Part of his philosophy is "to have some fun, to make some money and leave some fool- prints in the sand," and he's particularly proud that he brought a major league basketball franchise to Cleveland. He managed to afford it by selling 450,000 shares at $5 a share on the open market last April. 'We have 4,970 stockholders," Mileti noted proudly, although he still controls 51 per cent of the club. "We sold the shares in two days.

It was a gas. "I'm from a neighborhood where owning a share of stock was a big thing, and I guess every kid would like to own part of a sports team. There's a tre mendous amount of ownership by kids whose parents bought the shares for theSm. There certainly was no speculation involved." The stock is down to but that doesn't worry Mileti either. He thinks he and those 4,970 others have a good investment, and losing at the current record pace doesn't change that.

And he emphasized again: "I don't know how long it will take, but there's no place to go but up." CLIFF'S HEADQARTERS FOR U.S. Royal Rainwear and Boots Lev! Wrangler Lee Rider Can't Bust 'Em Carhartt Currin Buffalo Calked Logging Booh Chippewa Work Shoes. We Carry Large Sizes in Dress and Work Clothes for the Big Man. from WC OIVE SiH GREEN STAMPS WITH All CASH PURCHASES 3I8 Street Downtown Eureka 442-9047 Kulm Gives Dallas Hope MILWAUKEE (API Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn has given the Dallas-Fort Worth area encouragement in its efforts to gain a major league baseball.franchise. Kuhn told newsmen prior to the 18th annual Diamond Dinner of the Milwaukee Baseball Writ ers that baseball definitely would expand in the future.

He also mentioned Dallas as a logical site, but wouldn't predic when it would happen. HUMBOLDT STATE co-captain Leonard Gotshalk was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles on the eighth round of the pro football draft. The 6-4, 252-pound senior is a two-time All-Far Western Conference offensive tackle but was picked as a center. "He has all of the physical attributes as well as the mental toughness to stick it out," declared HSC coach Frank "Bud" Van Deren. "We're real proud of him." In Wrestling Redwoods Will Host W.

Valley College of the Redwoods, leading the Golden Valley Conference wrestling standings at 6-0, takes on non-conference opponent West Valley Monday night at 7 o'clock at the C-R field house. Admission will be free and the event is open to the public. West Valley, located in Campbell, competes in the large school Camino' Norte Conference. Redwoods coach Jim Sylvia commented that West Valley "has done well in several tournaments this season and has several outstanding wrestlers." Sylvia sees the big match of the evening as being the 177- pound battle, which has Corsair Art Osborn pitted against West Valley's Ron Taylor. "Taylor a second in three tournaments." i a noted.

Osborn, in 1968, wrestled in the 191-pound class and took fourth in the state junior college finals. Other standouts on the West Valley team, coached by Bob Slitter, include Don Shirley (134) who took a third at the San Francisco State tournament earlier in the season. West Valley's i will probably include Roger Cochren (118.1, Bob Fills (126). Shirley, Dan Cunningham (142), Pete Hendricksen (150), Jake Fitzpatrick (158), Taylor, Al Gill (190), and Dan Zorheis (heavyweight). In addition to Osborn, the Corsairs will probably counter with Paul White (118), Gleji Maxon (126), Scott Cams (134), Charles Koval (134), Macchello (142), Mark Felgal (167), Buddy Brown (190), and heavyweight Steve Hogan, according to Sylvia.

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