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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1975 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR SKC. 3 PAGE 9 lines And Sfiote 'W Wilkes Discovers Pro Basketball Is Hard Work 'V Fishing Clinic New York AP) Keith'i 7P flS-f V1' 'for ni mrnmii rtnv -mimt, riWM mmrmt in fair mm miMiumt i nftimii urn win mm nn animfr- Wilkes, a slim, soft-spoken rookie forward with the Golden State Warriors, sat quietly on a bench in the dressing room, slightly apart from his teammates, trying to piece together his new career. "This is definitely not what I expected," he said after a recent game here. "The way I thought of pro basketball was like a dream, an illusion. It's not like that.

It's a lot of hard work and concentration. It's not what I thought." WILKES, AT 21, is the youngest player on the Warriors squad and one of the youngest in the league. The club's No. 1 draft choice, the Ail-American out of UCLA has adjusted beautifully on the court. He's second in scoring and second in rebounding on the National Basketball Association's Pacific Division-leading Warriors and is one of the league's few rookies starting regularly this season.

Off the court, Wilkes is still trying to learn his way. He sits off to the side and mostly listens to the locker room banter of teammates. Thoughtful and reserved, he show here, will get underway at 8 p.m. and will Include four heats, a semi, a trophy dash and a 100-lap feature. Tickets are $4 for adults and $1 for children under 12.

Wilkes, the 6-foot -6, 190-pound son of a Santa Barbara, minister, has not gotten used to the endless se-' ries of hotels, airports and fast-food restaurants that take up so much of a professional player's time. He spends a lot of time alone. "In some ways I get bored," he said. "At school there was always something to do. There were classes and parties, a lot of things.

It's not so busy now. Lots of times I Just rest around the hotel." An economics major at UCLA, Wilkes was asked if he considered his studies a waste of time. well, yes and no," ha said. "Yes because I can't do anything with it. No because they taught me to think." BACK FOR FINALE Ken Nichols (46), Jim Hines (77) and Jim Hettinger (15) will all be competing in this Saturday's United States Auto Club midget finals at the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

The race, th third and final indoor -( Scores Again -By 'Ilayoit Bill' Scllrcs rplIK FLY FISHING AND COIIO fishing clinic at the Coliseum did not draw quite the crowd that last week's show brought in, but it was an interesting show, well received by the audience; Yesterday's clinic launched the last two-days of the 21st Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show's 10-day run and it will all wind up today. Itod Towsley, a fly fisherman who is no stranger to Hoosiers, handled the fly-fishing portion of the clinic with a demonstration on fly fishing basics and he handled it as well as this department as ever seen it done. Taking a page from the Lee TVulff system, Towsley used a fly rod tip and a length of heavy yard to show the audience how the right arm and wrist should be used to get best results with the fly rod at fishing distance which he describes as about 30 feet. "It's really a matter of how interested you want to get in fly fishing," he said, "but if you can handle a fly rod well and present flies at 30 feet you can catch fish." He explained, of course, that your fly fishing techniques may be expanded by learning some other tricks like the single and double hauls but learning to cast flies 30 feet will get you by in most situations. Towsley, now the head man in Berkley's terminal tackle division, said if he had to select one fly rod for all of his fishing, he would take an 8-foot rod which would handle a 7-weight line.

He said this outfit would do a good job of everything TIIKY-KU STILL VERY IMPORTANT TO ML' admits missing campus life. "College life is unreal. There are no real responsibili Mario 's Hackles Up, Eyes Nation's Three 500 Races ties," he said. "Here you're playing with older guys, guys who have families. Everything is much more serious.

South two Formula One victories in CELEBRATION '75 IlkTUIIHO WRIGHT BROS. OVERLAND STAGE Sunday, March 2nd 5:00 PM INDPLS. CONVENTION CENTER $10 Per Person Hollywood And Stage Stars In 2'2-Hour Show. TkkH Available All Rota 4 labcack location. lliit a aid 'or By Ihm Oomocratic Stat Central CommlttM "IT'S MUCH tougher here.

You come from college used to being able to score just about when you want. You come to pros and you're nobody. There's definitely more pressure here. In the pros people are paying you money and they expect something. In college they don't pay you so the can't expect as much." from trout fishing to bass-bugging if lined properly and probably is the most versatile fly-fishing outfit you will find FREE "There are a lot of miles on me all right," admitted Andretti, changing moods.

"It is a taxing schedule but it's something I wanted to do and it's something I know I can handle. I may age 10 years this year but I think it's worth it." The 1969 Indianapolis 500 champion has already run two Formula One races. He didn't finish at Buenos Aires Jan. 12 and was seventh at Interlagos, Brazil, Jan. 26.

His next Formula One stop is the South African Grand Prix Saturday. "My ultimate goal in racing at this point in my career," said Andretti, "is the world championship. This year is going to be rough because our car is so new. "It's better to have a proven product. But our car is competitive and we'll have a good, solid effort as the season progresses.

I'd be real happy if we can win one or two races." In 1971, Andretti drove a Ferrari to Los Angeles (UPI) Mario An-dretti's competitive hackles were up. "If I enter a race," the little veteran from Nazareth, snapped, "I'm going to give it everything I've got. "The three 500s in the United States are still very important to me. Nobody makes me run in them. I'll try to win them this year as much as any other year." The popular and versatile Italian immigrant wa talking about the big three of U.S.

Auto Club championship car racing the Indianapolis, California and Pocono 500s. The California 500 at Ontario kicks off the USAC schedule March 9. Andretti, who will celebrate his 35th birthday next Friday, is speeding up at an age where many drivers might want to slowdown. In addition to running USAC's three 500-milers, he will compete in 15 Formula One races and 15 Formula 5000 events. That's 33 races in his 18th season of competition.

Africa and at Ontario. "God knows how long it'll take me to win the world championship," he continued. "I don't have any timetable. I don't know how long I want to be active. If It gets close to 1985, though, I might reconsider it." Second to A.

Foyt in total USAC victories (32 to 47) and a three-time USAC driving champion, Andretti said he's equally "at home" behind the wheel of his Formula One car a Par-nelli-Cosworth as he is in the 1974 Ea-gle-Offy he will run in the Cal 500. "I've had enough experience where the difference doesn't give me any problems," he stated. Although he was born in Trieste, Italy, and didn't move to the United States until he was a teen-ager, Andretti said he would not follow fellow American Mark Donohue's example and move to Europe to be closer to the Formula One racing scene. "I've had many chances to move over there but no way," he sai'd. "I'll never live in Europe.

I just don't bke it there. That's reason enough." on the mall thru Sunday, Feb. 23 David C. Johnson, a district fisheries executive for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and Don Good-willie the "fishing judge" from South Haven; presented a very thorough of Lake Michigan salmon and trout operation of that state. Johnson traced the history of the Michigan DNR in the program which has reclaimed the big lake for sportfishing after it was almost ruined by the gill net (commercial fishing) and the sea lamprey.

But he pointed out that is all changed now with coho, Chinook, lake trout and others making a very strong comeback. This has led to the return of the walleye and the yellow perch, he says, and adds that still another stranger the Atlantic salmon now has been stocked in the lake. Goodwillie explained the use of downriggers and other tackle items, emphasizing that anglers who do not understand the Lake Michigan fishing tend to use rods that are far too stiff. The best rods are made from fly rod blanks, he says, and the only real requirement for a good reel is that it have a dependable drag and a line capacity of 300 yards of 15-pound-lest line. Daily 10-9Sunday 12-6 CAMPER and BOAT SHOW Lafayette uare 38th LAFAYETTE ROAD auto snnuiCE KELLY-GPnirJGFSELD ER78, FR78, GR78-14 GR78, HR78, JR78-15 ANY SIZE BLEMS! NOBODY CAN TELL YOU FOR sure what is responsible for it, but generally exhibitors, patrons and management at Harry E.

Renfro's Boat, Sport Travel how say things are looking up. The 21st annual production of Renfro's extravaganza for Hoosicr outdoorsmen will wind up its 10-day run at the Fairgrounds Coliseum and adjoining east and west pavilions today. Show hours are from 1 to 11 p.m., but if things get slow tonight it might be shut down a little early. But no matter when it closes, attendance appears to be up considerably from last year's show and that is making everybody happy. Now, we're not saying that you don't run across an occasional disgruntled patron or exhibitor at this year's show (you know what Abe said), but in talking with the so-called cross section of both of these two important groups we have been hearing good things this year.

And Renfro, who almost always loses his voice from talking so much, is so docile this year that his voice isn't even raspy. What has brought it all about is anybody's guess, but it is likely that it is a combination of things. Separating the boats (West Pavilion as always) and the campers and outdoor recreation vehicles (a new home in the East Pavilion) has undoubtedly added much to Renfro's show. This arrangement will undoubtedly be continued in the future and it will certainly draw in many new exhibitors. ONE PARTING SIIOT-After not being in the Sports Show for a few years, it was really great being able to see and talk with many of our readers-even those who don't like some of the things we do-so we would take this opportunity to pass along a great big THANK YOU for stopping to chat.

ti iML! LbHJ fnnnn fiD Plus $2.80 to S3.31 F.E.T. per tire depending Jimmy Connors Gets 74 Gold Racquet Award New York (UPI) An international panel of tennis writers, by unanimous vote, have selected Jimmy Connors for the Martini and Rossi Gold Racquet Award as the 1974 Player of the Year. The panel members, repre-s i the United States, England, France, Italy and Australia, indorsed the Wimbledon, Forest Hills and Australian champion as the world's best. John Newcombe of Australia was second by a single point over Argentina's Guillermo Vilas. CONNORS, the 22-year-old lefthander with the two-fisted backhand, completely dominated the world scene a year ago.

He was denied his shot at the aji Slam when barred from competing in the French Open, but he swept the three other major events and also added triumphs in the South African, U.S. Clay Court, U.S. Indoor Open, and Pacific Southwest Open. Connors placed second to Vilas in Grand Prix point standings, butvthc Belleville, 111., native's enforced absence from the French event denied him the opportunity to add points to his Grand Prix total. A tooth infection kept him from competing in the Grand Prix Masters' final, where Vilas emerged the winner.

Connors compiled 220 points in the voting. Others in the top 10 were Newcombe 120 points, Vilas 119, Bjorn Borg of Sweden 102, Ken Roscwall of Australia 71, Hie Nastase of Romania 55, Rod Laverof Australia 47, Stan Smith 42, Arthur Ashe 25 and Manuel Orantes of Spain 19. 13 Girls Cage Teams Will Vie In Tourney Thirteen schools will compete in the Crispus Attucks girls Invitational basketball tourney March 3-7, with Wood opposing Roncalli in the curtain-raiser. Other games March 3 send Shortridge against Rittcr and Broad Ripple against Manual. The rest of the first-round schedule follows: March.

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