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i i (3 I Hi'- All-Star Lineup Against Braves Assignment: 'mm Wo Sfi Mil Softisfofsd Vanderbilt By JIMMY DAVY "Be TEKNfciRN ii Page 19; By TOM SQUIRES Nashville Sounds outfielder Duane Walker is going to try to play better the second half of the scsson So, he's got his work cut out for him. IN FACT, if Walker does any better than he already has, it's doubtful he'll still be in a Sounds' uniform at the season's end. "I'd like to do a little better," said Walker, the starting leftfielder for League All-Stars who take on the Atlanta Braves tonight at Greer Stadium, "I think I had a good first half, but it could be better," he said. "I'm going to try to get my average up a little and work on improving my defense. I think you can always improve on your performance." WALKER SAID being selected to the All-Star THURSDAY July 12, 1979 mm -is, iii-nn i ii.

.1 I ijpill in m4 A Road Hazard VANDERBILT business manager Bucky Wagner says that the energy crunch and soaring travel expenses may drive college foot ball teams of the future to covered wagon trains. For a time, it appeared this might be an -alternative for transporting the Commodore football team to its opening game at Indiana, Sept. 15. "Things are bad. bad," Wagner said yesterday, discussing mounting travel woes for athletic teams in general, and Vanderbilt in par ticular.

"Most of the airlines are going out of the charter business, and the others are soaking us," said Wagner. "The game is only two months away, and we're still not sure how we'll get to Bloomington, for the opener." The fleet-footed lefthander wound op as the Southern League's most consistent hitter, rank ing among the leaders In six offensive categories. Spx Sweep By Sounds KNOXVILLE Knoxville pitchers Richard Dotson and Mark Platel allowed Nashville only one run for 14 innings in sweeping a doubleheader from the Sounds. 5-0 and 3-1. here last nieht at Bill team is his biggest thrill so far as a professional player.

"It's a great honor to be on the team," said Walker. "There were so many good outfielders, it's Just hard to think I was in the top three. The only thing that would make me happier is for us to win the Southern League championship and. I think we can do it" Walker will be joined by three of his teammates I on the SL Ail-Star team. Relief specialist Geoff Combe will be a member of the pitching staff while Dave Van Gorder will, be one of two catchers on the team and Paul Householder will be a utility outfielder.

1 GAME TIME tonight is 7:30 p.m. and the Meyer Maaium. AJi-tarswuiDeiooiangiorureirnttn win nine The double win gave Knoxville a split of the meetings with the Braves. The Stars lead the wnai is ne aoing aDoui sucn a situation: "Well," he smiled, "I four-game series and knocked the Sounds out of a series 4-3 with one game, called because of ram, with the score tied. prayaioi.

So far. Wagner has Boxes on Page 26 Orlando righthander Bob' Veselic, sporting an-' been unsuccessful at ob- nhartH Ue for first Place with Memphis in the Southern cnanereu v. 8-5 record and 3.45 will be the starting Kitcher for the All-Stars which will be coached by 1 lashville's George Scherger and managed by Jacksonville's Joe Jones. Hanna will start, the same the .1... rn il.

i-Hia-if. ncaiciu division, ine aniens, rainea but he has t5o Si 0ut 1 ght are 1U and a fuU neUh7r of ia4)l which is satisfactory. DOTSON FIRED a neat two-hit shutout -in 1 'LjsmMBmm. Braves with former Lipscomb College star Bo But, they beat walking, winning tne opener. He allowed only infield McLaughlin scheduled to see some action Sounds officials said yesterday that 3.000 gen hitchhijung and riding in uj tuuie Miuier wniie warning one and striking out seven to improve his season covered wagons SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Indiana University coach Bobby Knight loaves San Juan District court whert a Puerto Rican judge ruled he must stand trial on charges of aggravated assault against a local police-noil.

Knjght, coach of the USA basketball team competing in the Pan American "We have 80 seats on a eral admission tickets remain for the game. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. at which time the All-Stars will take batting practice. The Braves will take batting practice at 6:10. recora 10 e-7.

The Sox got five runs in the first four innings off (Turn to Page 22) 1 1 i Comes, posted 1C9 bond and left the court after the commercial airline flight throngh Chicago. This will include a two-hoar layover," the Commodore business manager said. "The other alternative is a five-hour but ride" 3 Pan American Games Continue mm Bucky Wognor From Wire Reports veled by de acting as an SAN JUANPuerto Rico Away. mdividuai and not a member of the San'Juah force. rr "This was a miscarriage of Justice," said Patrick Sullivan, legal counsel for the UJS.

Olympic Com V-' (Turn to Page 21) trom tne arena of competition, yesterday was not a good day for the Americans at the Pan American Games. The trouble began early in the morning, when it was learned that guard Kyle Macy had suffered a fractured jaw after being struck in face. bya Cuban player in a. Coffee -ameTtfesdairtglitralid'wxiiuld btr as rr lost for the remaining two games of i i.rA the tournament. frTfl JlfTl Mi -i These two arrangements became more attractive, and necessary, after a chartered airline, which had agreed to fly the team to Bloomington in two smaller prop planes, sold one of them.

THE TRAVEL arrangements for the other five road games this tall have been firmed up, Wagner says. But, it wasn't easy, or inexpensive. "After trying since last November to get charter service to road games, I finally arranged for us to fly on Texas International on local charters and American Airlines, in a 171-seat jet, for the trip to Air Force Academy in Colorado," Wagner explained. Tentative plans call for National Commodore Club members to be allowed to accompany the team, baying seats on the charter to Colorado Springs. This will knock the edge off the tremendous costs so mnch Wagner wouldn't give, a figure involved in such a long trip.

And speaking of costs, Wagner says that Van-derbilt's travel budget for travel this fall is more than double the 1978 tab. "It is true that we have six road games this fall, as compared to just five last year, but the costs have taken a staggering rise," he said. For instance, last year the Vanderbilt team had a charter to Tuscaloosa, for a Southeastern game with Alabama, and the cost was i just under $5,000 for the jet. "This year, our trip to Auburn is costing just under $12,000 for the plane," he said. "This is 1 typical of the price hikes in a year.

Charters have blown us out linancially." pHE COMMODORE official says as bad as things have become in the area of athletic team travel, he has no doubts that they are going to be worse in the future. i "I think that college football teams will even-, tually revert to more bus trips, which will keep i nAM'ITTATU Pit art Pi-n Knight, who learned a few hours later that he would be forced to Cnffpp of Nashvillp was the t. i pi umy casualty iur me umieu oiaie: boxing team in the Pan Am Game: A 1 1 iasi mgni, losing a i-i decision i Pedro Nolosco" of the Domincai Republic in the semifinals. SanHnval anrl Roman Taylor of the showing superi-! I I -I'll A ILJ or bueeu auu siuu, surgeu uiiu ih finals of the boxing competitioi last night with impressive vie stand trial tomorrow on charges of assault against police officer Jose DeSilva. Knight's counter-charges of assault, violation of civil rights and incarceration without knowledge of charges were thrown out of court Knight, stiffly erect and stoney-faced, only gave a negative shake of his head when asked for comment as he walked away from the -courtroom.

Knight was freed on $500 bond and if convicted of the charge, could receive a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $500 fine. THE COMPLAINTS were le-. tones. Sandoval, 18, of Pomona, Calif, scored a lopsided 5-0 victory ove mmm'mmSTkmm irmuiM mrimiiriir nm ir ir i I. i' i mmmmmmm nui-nir-nrnum inwiiMiiiiiiiiini 1 1 L- Eduardo Burgos of Chile to move into the 108 pound light flyweights finals Saturday night against Hec4; UrlTdfo tor Ramirez oi Cuba.

Taylor, a 22-year-old veteran of first half of the gome in which' USA coach Bobby. Knight said Macy was slugged by a Cuba player. Macy is treated by Bob Moore, left, ond Dr. Tony Daly. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Kyle Mocy of the United States Pan Am basketball team received a broken jaw during the USA-Cuba gome.

Macy is checked by two US team trainers during the more than 300 amateur fights, usedH the players off the campus for longer periods of time," Wagner said. "Believe me, I have even (Turn to Page 24) given some thought to tram travel, reverting to tU.IJJ....l...l.. 4. L. I L- il the old days when teams spent a week going to the UMon 1 Bryant's First Assignment Waits For Recognition Johnsey.

however, said military boot ax: By AL BROWNING The TiuctJoMt Newt AP) Alabama. Vanderbilt, Maryland, Kentucky and Texas A M. 1 a Those universities pride themselves as stops Paul (Ber) Bryant has made while becoming the winningest of all active football offered me a coaching position on his Alabama staff." Bryant was an assistant at Alabama foor years and at Vanderbilt for two. lie was head ceach at Maryland one year, at Kentucky eight and at Texas A four. This fall he will start his 22nd season at-' Alabama.

His 34-year record is 284-77-." 16. Bryant never coached a game at Union but he did give the players a spring to remember. One Jackson resident, Harry Johnsey, calls it the longest spring on re- camp rated only a touch tougher. "We started practicing in the gym during January and quit en the field in June," be 1 said.v "We practiced so long and hard that one player missed part of the spring with a broken ankle but had enough time to return. We only had 25 or 30 players, so there were days when we had to scrimmage with short teams.

Most of the time there were too many players hurt to put riull teams on the field. "To this day. Coach Bryant is the only man I have seen who could tell jfoul what 1 it-. i ft 5 Then he laughed and added: "When I was thinking about that $12,000 tab for the Auburn trip. I just kept thinking that Amtrak ran through Columbus, where, we land in an airplane." Wagner also feels that team travel by air will rely more and more on scheduled commercial flights particularly from one point to another without changing planes.

There is danger, he says, in commercial flights for football teams and particularly on trips like the Vandy route to Indiana, where a change is made in Chicago. "The other day I'm on my way to Miami, with confirmed reservations, when I arrived in Atlan- ta in time to be informed that the flight from there to Miami was canceled," Wagner said. "Can you imagine carrying 80 football players and coaches to Atlanta, only to find out that the flight out of there was canceled?" No, I can't. But, then neither can I imagine the courage that would have to be mustered by the airlines ticket agent, whose unfortunate job it was to tell them. Team races i :2 Tough Baffles I SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico The United States women's basketball team has two tough tests between it and a gold medal in the Pan American Games, and Coach Pat Head says she is con- cerned about both of them.

The unbeaten Americans take on Brazil this MEANWHILE: UNION University waits to be recognized. Perhaps the Ismail denominational guru. iu. i ut "COACH BRYANT came to us rientt uiciiiiuii ui ui wn unities vi ma me, uui t. nuV: zz players wer there was a time when Bryant stalled Heinsistedwe happily across ts campus in Jacfem, SjSSflSSSl L'SEWkf tlierAas 22 players were He insisted we there 'was no, doing ai.tne same time.

do.the same thing. Hesaid way to beia igooa iootball player unless you knew what your teammates were doing. Tenn I io-nuii uuuaiit vuavu nwi- In fact. Union was the first school that lingsworth wanted to take a UtUe i time thoncht enough of Brvant to nav for his 80 ne turnea 108 team over to Coach i n-nsni abilitv to coach. 1 Fn w-i a foil mA COACII made usbecojae.

amtiere to tellyoawehad JAnn Ma, -nt horf nraeiie.tr. 'Ccarh Tirvsst was. tnv.ch 6--7 books. Those were unheard of back then. i mean.

That was his start in coaching and after being a part of it, I can see how he "I went to Unjop and stayed during the'-spring of 1936 to put in the Alabama offense for Coach A.B. Hollingsworth," Bryant said, remembering his first coaching assignment after his Alabama playing career ended in 1935. "IT WAS A lot of fun. Not only did I get to coach good football players. I taught a girls' physical education class.

And, above all, I got paid regularly during the depression. And we took tests every Friday." The people of Jackson. Johnsey said. "have a lot of pride in the football program we once had. And having had Coach Bryant here adds a lot to it.

"Union has long since dropped football. It got to be too expensive. But those of us who played have good memories. has become so successful. "Even then, he had something special.

On campus, be was as congenial as the next fellow, mingling and talking with everybody be met. But on the field, he was energetic and demanding. moraine, then wind ud the 1979 Games against "We had a good season later that year, I tr a iou Know, were is a picture oi vuacn iuu www, uicre is jiviuic ui vuotu en vnii rmilrlsav Cnarh Rrvant hart a "After spring practice UVydt utivtifc iic, vuov wv vuivi uui a SRYANTf HIMSELF id (Bie Iwotii coupieirom pajifornia saw it and1 asked undefeated Cuba tomorrow. "We've got to win them both to win the gold said coach of the University of Tennessee women's basketball team. "Braiills 3 capable of an upset if we don't play well.

We can't afford to overlook Vy But it is from Cuba, a much bigger team than Hollingsworth and I went down to Biloxu on a recruiting trio. On the ivav back tot i outs i at. Union wer -light 'Vonljr was Jackson son, we sioppea nere iur a visn. ii a pracjiccadw or iuiuui.t;s auax ne qe then Thomas clared, J' Ft '1 In Jackson was (Turn to Page 20) i. 3.