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Peoria Clips Parker In Conference Baseball A (Special! Parker's Broncs were on the verge of taking over first place in the Class A West baseball raiv. But almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Peoria's Panthers exploded for four runs in the fifth inning and then held on for a 6-4 conference victory and sole possession of first place in the A Central baseball race. The league-leading Panthers now have a 5-2 league mark while second place Parker is a game behind with a 4-3 conference index. The two rivals entered the game tied for first.

Friday, the Broncs will try re-group ami get back oil the winning side when they host the Bourgade Blue Angels in a-! p.m. contest. Art Hawk Golf Graphs The Yuma Junior Golf Program started last week when the Junior Spring Tournament was held at Desert Hills. The program, which will go on into the summer, has to be one of the best training programs for young golfers that could be arranged. It consists of tournaments, clinics, individual instruction under the sponsorship of Parks and Recreation Department.

The Parks and Recreation Department has put into the program to be used for supplying range balls for use in the program, thus lessening costs to the youngsters. In addition, the Desert Hills Men's Association has put S200 into the program to purchase trophies to be awarded throughout the program. A total of 31 junior golfers went to the tec in last week's tournament which consisted of two divisions. In the expeiienced golfer category the tournament was broken into three flights with an additional three flights of beginners. Bill Cooper won the championsliip flight in the 36 hole event with two consecutive 74's to beat Tom Russell by one stroke.

In the first flight Henry Garcia shot a two round total of 174-to win over Billy Johnson who totalled 188. Second flight honors were taken by Jeff Wise with a HO total against Billy Simpson's 149. Brian Critchett's 217 held up in the third flight with Jeff Huebner taking second with a 237. In the 18 hole play for beginners Billy Schlerf won the first flight with a 111 round followed by Steve Kelland with a 115. Second flight honors went to Mike Bombard with a 129 with Cary Caldwell taking second with a 137.

Third flight went to Ron Burzin who shot a 178 round. Bob Gourley was second with a 185. To experienced golfers the scores of the beginners may seem high. However, when youngsters like these get out ori the course, learn and play, it isn't long until they are shooting with the best of us. If you have a child who is interested in golf a simple telephone call can put him in business.

Simply dial 3440011 and get the information from the Desert Hills Pro Shop. Desert Hills tries something new this coming Sunday. The first two-man scramble, a pick your partner affair, tee off Sunday morning at 8 a.m. It will be flighted by team total handicap, will return 100 per cent of the entry money in merchandize prizes with an entry fa; of S5.00. You have until noon Saturday to enter.

Next big event at Desert Hills is the forecoming Telegraph Pass Invitational set for Saturday and Sunday April 27-28. The 36-hole, two-man ball affair is open to any local golfer having a legitimate handicap. It will be a choose your partner event, flighted by total team handicap prior to the first round. Entry fees are set at S20 per team, with a Ladies Division of play, with 100 per cent of the entry fees being returned in merchandize prizes. In addition, the event is planned as a spring social event.

The Men's Association is putting S100 into the social side of the tournament with the funds to be used for food and drink for the social. Location of the social, which will follow the first round of play will be announced at a later date. Entries may be made now at the Desert Hills Pro Shop. In yesterday's game, the Panthers scored a run in the first, but the Drones came in their share of the tie the as Nick Simpson stroked a one-out single and later sprinted home on Ted Goodman's double to field. Parker took a 2-1 lead in the third Simpson, who scored three of the Broncs' four runs yesterday, walked, Goodman singled and Mike Hill walked to fill the bases.

Al Donley then lifted a sacrifice fly 10 right scoring Simpson breaking the 1-1 tie. However, the Panthers put Parker away with a four-run outburst in the fifth inning. Parker refused to die a quiet deal a i he Broncs came back with a pair of runs in their share of the fifth thanks to the wildness of Peoria i Tony Aclamson. Adamson a straight batters with Simpson scoring on Hill's free pass be- fore reliever Pete Sanchez came in. Sanchez eventually walked Rodney McVey which forced Goodman in with the Broiu-s 1 final run of the game.

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Ib TOTALS 1 0 Kegler's Korner JR.SR.D2 ljurky Four GO 23 Huh? Snow Birds The Magicians Sloppy SpaiA Pin Busters Way Outs' 664 4Si VA 12 IHnafours 4 Spa res Oops Pin Busters Placers lln Hellers Tops Spoti HOUSEWIVES 821S 59 M'- 504 49 3m 39H 4W 46 4SU 54 33 49ij 51 55 61 61 6(4 694 71 FINISHING FIRST Antelope's Lyle Hoskins snaps the string just ahead of a Calexico runner during yesterday's -MO-yard relay nt Kofa High School. The win was Antelope's only first place as (he Rams finished fourth in the four-way meet. (Sunfoto) Astros Blank Giants 4-0 Sande Millie Ki'tlu-rfonl 543 LATEXTS Buchannons Riddles Cabinet Shop Musick Restaurant Mitchell's Kmployment AK- TruckaJero Garllands Jewelers Hub's ARCO Shay Oil Co. Crop's KeferijHtinn Yuma Buffet JonpvarcLs Electric MickeysSuRarbowl Columbia Telension Teatn -10 0 rowers Kquipmenl Klein's ElKtric Kiel 61 59 .57 544 52 43': 29 44(5 4S 50 51M 56 564 63 6.1 65 67 694 72 824 624 14 tally SUN Apr. 17, 1974 By ASSOCIATED PRESS Houston's Tom Griffin has the hitting power of a moose and the memory of an elephant when it comes to recalling his home runs.

But pitchers are supposed to remember things like shutouts and earned run average and Yuma JVs Defeat Ram Girls WELLTON (Special)-The Yuma JV girls tennis team broke a three-all tie after the singles matches with wins in two of three doubles events to earn a 5-4 decision over Antelope yesterday. In Yuma winners were Rosanna Santini with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 defeat of Marge a a i straight sets over Adelle Allen and Denise Brooks, also in straight sets, over Dana Rider. Antelope's Lisa Lindscy stopped Peacha Almodova G-2, 2-6, 6-3 and Joyce Serialo toppled Beverly'Fell 7-5, 6-0. Peggy James got the Ram coeds' third victory with a straight set win over Cathy Gipe. In doubles, lost to 8 6 hut a i i i beat i and got by by identical 8-3 scores to assure the victory.

Pro Cage By The Astoria terf All Series Best-of-7 Coaivimn Tuesday. April 16 Eastern Conference Boston 111. New York 99: Boston Icnds'2-0 Western Conferrnce Miliinufiw 101. Chicago 85; Milwaukee leails I-fl Thursday, April IK Western Conference Milwaukee at Chi capo r'riiln v. April IS New York at Hortnn.

national TV AHA Dirision Wedncsiiny. April 17 F.tift l)ii ifinn New York w. Kentucky at Louisville Sen a 2 i West Dtrisinn I'tahat Indiana. L'tflh 2-n Duran Bros. Get Win innings they? "You know bow it is with pitchers," said Griffin after his 4-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants Tuesday night.

"Home are something special to a pitcher when he hits one." And Griffin unloaded the fifth of his career a two-run shot in the fifth inning of his three-hit i over the Giants. Elsewhere in the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies bombed the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3; the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs S-o in 12 innings; the Montreal Expos tripped the New York Mets 4-1 "the Atlanta Braves nipped the San Diego Padres 4-2, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped Cincinnati Reds 5-3 in 11 innings. Ask the 26-year-old righth- ander bow many shutouts he has, and you'll get a blank League Leaders The AMERICAN LEACUE BA'rriNG Min. Bill.

414 RUNS Stanton. Cal, 11; Rivera Cal. 10; HUNS BATTED IN R. Oak. 16; Ellis.

Clf. 12: F. RobitiMn, Cal. 12: Burroughs. TeO? HITS Stanton.

Cal. 18: Chambfa Cle, 15. DOUBLES Rurli. Oak. Slanton.

Cal, 5: Sutherland. Del. 1: Henderson. Chi. 4: Healy.

KC.4: H. Jackson. TRIPLES Fiwhin. Del. 2: Garcia.

Mil. 2: Valentine, Cal. 2: Damn. Mil. 2: Ferrer.

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Mil. 4. PITCHING becisionsl Coleraan. Del. 2-0.

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LA.5: IW.ner. Pph. 3: II. Aaron. All, :1: T.

Pere7, Cin. 3. STOLEN BASES Ctiteno. Hin. 7: I-opes.

LA. Brock.StL. 5. PITCHING 12 LVtionsI P. Nitkro.

All. .141. 1000. 23li. John.

LA. 3-0. 1.000. 069; Sutton. LA, Garmon.

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All. NV.20:Matlark. NV. 17. Duran Brothers struck for three runs in the top of the seventh inning in slow-pitch Softball last night to break a 4-4 tie and record a victory over Sal's Trophy.

Robert Rico had a homer and a key seventh inning walk while Taco Ibarra drove in the winning run with a triple. Atondo ami Robert Aguilar each had a trio of safe- for Sal's. Home runs by Jerry Rhymer antl Ed Bedoya provided the power enabling Agro- Phosphate to blast Lou-Don 17-2. Gary Gist went four for four for the winners and scorwl a like number of runs. Tim Sellars singled two times for Lou-Don and Steve Bowman and Garth Gregston scored the two runs.

Budweiscr and Glenn Curtis scored a total of runs in slow-pitch play last night but 18 were by Bud which chalked up an 18-14 decision. Orlando Santini had two singles and two doubles in four trips to the plate for Bud antl Dean Burrow went three for four. Tom Wells' double and pair of singles led the Curtis attack. A 13-run third i i broke open a tight ballgame and paced Ponce's past Farmers Market 20-9. Jim Herrera with four hits and four runs scored with the prime attacker for Ponce's and Larry Munoz also chipped in with three hits, including a double.

Barney Ramos, i a single and triple, provided most of the power for Farmers Market. Naked City got 13 hits from the first four men in the batting order and swept by the Gndsdcn Fire Department lo- Jimmy was three for four i two doubles, Ricky Cedillo was three for four with a triple, Raul Mesa had a perfect four for four with a pair of doubles and George Cedillo collected three hits in lour trips to the plate, including a double. Chris Heck had two singles for Gadsden in the unsuccessful effort. Two extra base hits each by Terry Fisher (triple and double) and Stewart Keddie (two doubles) provided most of the offense in a 10-9 victory for over Xippy's in slow pitch play. Bob Calderon and Ruben Esperanza gota pairofsafeties each.

IHL Tabs DeMarco Top Rookie DETROIT (AP) Frank DeMarco, leading the DCS Moines Capitols in their quest for International Hockey I-eague Turner Cup, has heen named IHL Rookie of the Year. DeMarco, 22, was the IHL's leading goal-getter this season, with 49 in 7f games. He added 39 assists to bring his scoring mark to 88, second to team- a Pete Mara. Broncos Ink Ross The Denver Broncos of the National Football League signed i Oliver Ross to a i tivcnr contract. TANGLED UP WITH TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS CBR RENTAL RATES J7M KIM JIHOO j)CO MJM fmoo SPECIAL FOR SERVICE CUSTOMERS $5.00 Per Mle 2000 E.

32nd St. Across From Airport Terminal Yuma, Arizona 726-0525 stare. i i didn't know Tuesday's whitewash was the sixth of his career. Griffin used only 93 pitches in dispatching the Giants. He retired the last, 18 batters consecutively and threw only seven non-strikes in the last five innings.

Griffin had an infield single in the third inning before the home run raised his batting average to .429. The triumph, meanwhile, lowered Griffin's earned run average to 1.22 and raised his record to 2-1. Phillies 10. Cardinals 3 Steve Carlton pitched the Phillies to their fifth straight victory while Mike Anderson hit a two-run double and Dave Cash drove in three runs to defeat St. Louis.

Carlton surrendered i hits but won his first game this He comes off a '20-loss season in 1973. The Phils scored five limes in the sixth inning and added tliree in the seventh one of them on an RBI single by Carlton. Pirates 8, Cubs 5 Frank Taveras drove in Willie Stargell with the winning run and Manny Sanguillen added two more in the 12th inning to spark the Pirates to their second victory in nine games. Pittsburgh's Richie Hebner went three-for-four in the contest, including a home run and a fifth-inning single which put his team in front 5-4. Al Oliver had a three-run homer for Pittsburgh.

The tied it in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Dave Rosello. Chicago had scored four times in the bottom of the first, including Jose Cardenal's two run shot. Expos 4, Mets 1 Montreal got three runs in the eighth inning on Ron Fairly's single and a two-run error by New York shortstop Ted Martinez. Steve Renko and Chuck Taylor combined to hold New York to four hits and band 1973 Cy Young award winner Tom Seaver his first loss of tbe season. Braves 4, Padres 2 Darrell Evans clubbed a two-run homer, Dusty Baker extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single to center, and Ron Reed pitched eight innings of seven-hit ball to carry Atlanta past San Diego.

YUMA LODGE No. 17 A.M. THIRD DEGREE THURSDAY, APR! 18TH MEETING 7:00 P.M. ROBERT M. HEFNER W.M.

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