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

NEWS-HERALD, Panama City, Sunday, January ii, ragr ot. PACKING FOR THE BIG ONE Field manager Jack Hart packs away the gear the Pittsburgh Steelers will take to Miami for the Super Bowl. It's another "big one" for the Steelers, who've made a habit of playing best when it counts most the past two seasons. (AP WIREPHOTO) Fargo To Face Big Gene Lewis Don (the Fabulous) Fargo will wrestle Big Gene Lewis, partner of Bob Sweaten, in the main event Thursday night at Rainbow Garden. Last Thursday Fargo beat Gorgeous George, in a redneck match, in which each wrestler had a rope around his middle controlled by a partner outside the ring.

Ricky Gibson held George's rope and L.D. Lewis handled Fargo's rope, and the match ended in considerable confusion. A co-main event next Thursday will pit the English Bulldogs against Gibson and Terry Latham in a non title Klammer Cops WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) Franz Hammer, Austria's leading candidate for a gold medal in the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria, next month, sped to his second cup downhill victory of the season Saturday in the Lauberhom Classic, the most gruelling test on the international skiing circuit. In a race hampered by stretches of poor visibility and gusts of wind, Klammer was timed 2 minute, 40.36, or about 57 miles an hour. He beat Philippe Roux of Swiss by a spectacular 2.22 seconds.

Third was Jim Hunter of 2.33 seconds behind the winner. Only 36 of the 53 starters finished the race down the tricky, bumpy course with a vertical drop of 1,032 meters. The most seriously injured among 13 starters who fell was Canadian Dave Irwin, winner of a World Cup downhill at Schladmig, Austria. Country Club Dogfight Held Gene Beshearse, L.E. Ford, Johnny McCall and Tim O'Keefe won Saturday's golf dogfight at Panama Country Club at 12 under par.

tag team match in wwhich a wrestler must leave the ring when he is pinned. Last Thursday the Bulldogs retained their Gulf Coast title with an unpopular victory over Gibson and Latham. Ken Lucas will wrestle Tony Russo, and Ricky Fields meets Ted Heath in other matches next Thursday, beginning at 8:15. Last week Big One Lewis and Latham wrestled to a draw, and L.D. Lewis then won by disqualification over John Foley when the latter's partner interfered.

Senior Golf Entries Taken Entries are still being taken for the senior golfers' championship tournament next weekend. There will be 18 holes each day, one at Panama Country Club and the other at Bay Point. Seniors, 50 years and older, may sign up at local pro shops. McKay Talks Of Contract TAMPA, Fla. (AP) John McKay, head coach of the National Football League expansion team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, says speculation about the worth of his five year contract is exaggerated.

A Los Angeles columnist had reported the package to be worth in excess of $2 million and a New York writer said the McKays would get their new bayfront home free. McKay says the whole package amounts to less than $1 million and the house isn't included. But the former University of Southern coach was not more specific. Hampton Team Wins Dogfight George Hampton, A.R. Kirkland, Lloyd Peel and Bill Fields won Saturday's Colony Club golf scramble at plus three.

Second were Paul Ellis, Jack Clifford, Dean (Tamp and Charles Clark at minus two. Toronto Once Minor Stalwart TORONTO (AP) If National League owners approve the sale of the San Francisco Giants to Toronto, it will return professional baseball to this city for the first time since 1967. Toronto was a cornerstone of the International League and of baseball's minor leagues before television, summer cottages and the preoccupation of sports fans with the major leagues killed baseball here. Owners Bob Hunter and Sam Starr threw in the towel after only 67,000 fans paid their way into Maple Leaf Stadium in 1967 to watch a team that consistently led the league in attendance in the 1950s. Baseball hit its peak here in the 1950s when Jack Kent Cooke bought the team and staged nightly give-aways and packed the park on Toronto's lakefront.

One of Cooke's teams attracted 446,000 fans in a single season. Cooke defied conventional baseball wisdom by operating without a working agreement and spending large sums of money to bring in established minor league veterans. By the late 1950s, the bloom had begun to wear off minor league baseball and the stadium was deteriorating. Crowds tumbled and Cooke moved to Los Angeles, where he now operates the Kings of the National Hockey League and the Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Cooke was ready to sell the team to an out-of-town group when a local syndicate headed by Hunter and Starr purchased the team and tried to sell stock to the public.

Sparky Anderson, manager of world champion Cincinnati Reds, and Dick Williams, who won three World Series with the Oakland A's, made their managerial debuts during the Hunter-Starr regime. But the sale to Hunter and Starr turned out to be no more than a brief reprieve for minor league baseball in Toronto. In 1968, the team moved to Louisville, Ky. and the old stadium was demolished. Until it was allowed to deteriorate, there were suggestions that Maple Leaf Stadium, home of the International League, could be turned into a temporary home for a big league team by adding outfield bleachers.

Giants Star Pitcher Will Refuse To Move SAN FRANCISCO (AP) John Montefusco, star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants and the National League rookie of the year, had a curt reaction to the prospective move of the team to Toronto: "I ain't going." While San Francisco Mayor (George Moscone met with financiers Saturday and the city attorney prepared a multimillion dollar lawsuit, the brash Montefusco was offering a conspiracy theory about Friday's announced sale of the team to Canadian interests for $13.25 million. "I don't think we're going to Toronto," he said. "I think this is a publicity thing to make people around here do something, to get someone to raise the money to keep the Giants here. "I'll tell you this, I ain't going to Toronto," continued The Count. "No way I'll go.

If the team really does, then I'm playing out my Montefusco's contention that the proposed sale, which must be approved by at least nine of the 11 other National League club owners, was an attempt to jolt San Francisco Close Races In Pin Loops Competition in local bowling leagues at Bowlarama is getting keen. In the Happy Rollers league there is a three way tie for first place among Ebro Track, Black Insurance and Wee Don Doris, at 4-0, while Biff's Standard Service and Surplus Salvage Sales are tied for fourth at 3-1. In the annual scratch league Pasquales, Sollie's Music and The Breakers are tied for first place. Last week's scores included: Bay men's handicap league Nick Lunsford Ronnie Houpt Lee Johnny Gilbert 239.599. Chip Huey 204-202-587.

Bunny Weaver 586, Fred Campbell 201-579. Roland Shepard 212-584, Mac Hagana 231-574. Rusty Ezsell 232-573, John Tinney 202-560. MajMn Merritt 200-559, Warren Ritchie 206-556, Bob Tonldng 236, Joe Horton 211. Gerald Sumon 205.

Gulf- Joe Betlne Tim Robinson Rick Kummer 2U-595, Johhny Gilbert 201-212-592, Don Bostick 240-582. Denny Kenagy 202-567, Keith Adams 205-566, Hun- tter USuer 212-565, Gary Warriner 2CB-562, Sam Wood 560, Frank Dyer, Jr. 206-559, Randy Holt Muterspaugh Golnes 560, Chuck Taylor 217, Wally Atchison 211. Paul Bolen 211. Duke Reyes 201, David Atchison 202, Tom Qulnlan 201, Marvin Sawyer 200.

Guys I Dolls- Joe Horton 213-222-617. Sonny Shepherd 201-136-606. Chuck Youngsdale 223-580, Chip Heuy 213-200-574, Wayne Carter 231-568. Marvin Sawyer 203-567, John Tinney 210559, Fred Campbell 559. Abe Dumond 559, Jhnny Gilbert 229-558.

Jim Casey 207. Bob Zummak 203, Bill Bearden 202, John Cantrell 200, Mamie Golnes 192-563. Ruby Mashbum 201-539. Mary Nell Barnes 193-532, Jean Warriner 190-531. Margaret Buschmeyer 182-515.

Carol Atchison 182-501, Jane Herring 188-520. Happy Rollers League- Helen Lawson Harris 235-528. Carmen Merritt 199-497. Betty Helms-190. Marjorie Godwin-487, Judy Scheibly 182-479, Barbara Harris 195, Hazel Carpenter Clnny Sutton 187, Margie Woodsum 179, Marcy Boase 179, Jean Warriner 179, Betty Stultz IT7.

Beverly Westberry 178, Shirley Jones 176, Mary Hanson 175, Teddy Atchison 175. Annual Scratch League- Randy Holt 236-621, Lee Golnes -611, Al Muterepaugh -600. Panama City Women's Bowling League- Hazel Carpenter 203-572, Barbara Plummcr Marshall 200-538, Helen Lawson 214-516. Linda Newsome 515, Sue Burgans514, Jane Herring 513, Uvlna George 190-5U. Mary Nell Barnes 501.

Diane Kurvtn 500. Barbara Miller 493. Ruby Mashbum 197-492, Janet Marshall 491, Betty Dumond Harris 184, Bonnie Thames 18L Top Seed Goes To Chris Evert HOUSTON (AP) Chns Evert, the No. 1 ranked women's player in the world, was named top seed Saturday for the $75,000 Women's Pro Tennis Tournament beginning Monday at AstroArena. Miss Evert, who has won the Houston stop on the tennis circuit the past two years, will be challenged by second seeded Martina Navratilova, the 19- year-old Czechoslavakian who has chosen to live in the U.S.

The other six seeds for the first tournament of the circuit aree: Olga Morozova, Russia; Nancy Richey Gunter, San Angelo, Francoise Durr, Phoenix, Rosemary Casals, Sausalito, Wendy Overton, Boca Raton, and Marcie Louie, San Francisco. CUMBIPS AUTOMATIC Transmission Svc. 1801 EAST AVE. ANNOUNCES Grand Opening SPECIAL! SERVICE JOB Pan, CQO Adjusting Bonds, mm Changing Hlfer Fluid. FREE WRECKER SVC.

Within 50 Miles on mojor job. 769-3933 FREE ESTIMATES business interests into action drew some support. "If not," asked one Giants' Record Set DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) Sheila Young set a new U.S. national record Saturday as American sprinters dominated an international speed skating competition. Miss Young, of Detroit, won the race in what was announced as a U.S.

record of 1 minute, 26.04 seconds Canadian Sylvia Burka was the runner-up in 1:27.71, and Erwina Ryss of Poland was third in 1:28.08. front office staff member, "why would they pass out that news release with the exact price of the sale? When was the last time you saw a club announcing an exact money figure for any kind of transaction?" Most of the other Giants' players expressed disappointment but said they would go to Toronto. "I'm sorry to see it happen," said shortstop Chris Speier, 'but if it does happen, we'll make the best of it." Meanwhile, opposition to the move continued to grow in San Francisco. Moscone, just inaugurated as mayor last Thursday, met with local financier Robert Lurie who has indicated he wants to buy the team and keep it in the Bay area. No announcement was made about the meeting.

The mayor also has said he would meet Monday with New Manchester Wins LONDON (AP) Manchester United regained the top of the English Soccer League Saturday after beating the Queens Park Rangers 2-1 before a home crowd of nearly 60,000. York investor Raymond Rossi, who wants theGiants to stay here. Moscone said Friday he has instructed City Atty. Thomas M. O'Connor "to draft a complaint for an injunction and damages.

I can't say how much the damages would be but it would be in excess of $10 million." City officials say the Giants owe the city S23.5 million on a lease for Candlestick Park which runs through 1995. Giants' officials said $5.1 million had been set aside to break the lease. The Giants have been losing money and fans since 1967 when the three-time world champion Oakland A's moved into the area. Attendance for the past two years has been the lowest in the major leagues and the club has lost an estimated $3 million during the same period. National League club owners meet at Phoenix, on Wednesday to vote on the sale.

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