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60 THE TENNESSEAH, Thursdoy, febmory 14, 1980 To Pfciiing Coach Dobson 4 0 Wash VI iiliftftP "'Vr 1971 and was an American League All-Star pick the next season. "I really liked the town and the team I was on. Then I woke up one day and I was headed to Atlanta. I was shocked. It was the biggest disappointment of my career," he said.

DESPITE ALL the travel, Dobson said he wouldn't trade his baseball career for another profession. "I've had a lot of ups and downs," he said. "But, I got a chance to meet a lot of great people. That outweighs any of the bad moments I've expert enced." By TOM SQUIRES Upon retirement, Pat Dobson won't be looking to travel as a means of relaxation. In 20 years of professional baseball, he's been on the road enough to last a lifetime.

"I'VE BEEN around," said Dobson, whose latest stop is Nashville as the Sounds' full-time pitching coach. "You might say I'm well-traveled." Dobson was on hand at the annual Old Timers' Banquet last night at the Fairgrounds to hear his boss, New York Yankees' owner George Stein-brenner, deliver the after-dinner speech. Two received the Nashville Sound of the Year award. R. B.

Norton of Columbia and Jimmy Morrisey were inducted into the Nashville Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame while Alfred (Bubber) Smith became a member of the softball Hall of Fame. Recognized as most valuable players in summer amateur leagues last year were Mike Norman of Haury Smith of the Kerby Farrell League; Jimmy Whittaker of Huffine Electric in the Connie Mack League; Steve Howard of Shoetiques in the Babe Huth (16-18) League; Marty Woods of Blair Realty in the Babe Huth Winning 20 games in one season and making the uj-w League; Lee Hayes of McDowell Enter- other Yankee officials general manager bene Michael and scouting director BUI Bergesch all-star team still ranks down the line as high- prises in the Madison Babe Ruth and were also there. lights of Dobson's pitching career. Reggie Woods of East Side Market in the Dixie i nat tirst clay in the big leagues is always first xoutn ui-iz) League, 1L. 11 III I Jk Teams honored included the Southern I on my list.

I guess the next biggest thrill was Now 38-years-old following Tuesday's birthday, Dobson should be an authority on minor league pitching. After signing with Detroit in 1959 for a reported $35,000 bonus, the 6-3, 200-pound righthander spent eight seasons in the minors and played in eight different cities. Dobson made it to the big leagues in 1967, but still couldn't find a home. He played 11 years with six different teams Detroit, San Diego, Baltimore, Atlanta, New York, and Cleveland. "I thought I had found a home in Baltimore," said Dobson, who won 20 games for the Orioles in Staff Photo by Frank Empton There's nothing like on Old Timers' Banquet to hasten talk of spring troining and the upcoming baseball season.

Joining in little baseball folk ore, from left, New York Yankees president and guest speaker George Steinbrenner, new Nashville Sounds pitching coach Pat Dobson, Sounds president Lorry Schmittour and Dave Van Gorder, last season's Sound of the Year. No Hum-Drum Affair champion Nashville Sounds, NAIA national champion David Lipscomb College, and Dixie Youth League (11-12) world champion Park-wood. Vols To Sign Top Prospect LOUISVILLE A telephone call by Tony Dorsett may have helped the University of Tennessee football program land one of the nation's premier running backs. Dorsett, the Dallas Cowboy runner who won the Heisman Trophy while playing for UT coach John Majors on Pittsburgh's 1976 national championship team, suggested to Iroquois High's Chuck Coleman that Majors would be his kind of coach. "He just told me I should nlav for Coach winning the world championship with Detroit in 1969.

I'll never forget Mickey Lolich beating Bob Gibson in that final game. I got to pitch in three games of the series and I almost caught my lunch a couple of times," said Dobson. Dobson hopes to continue his career in baseball as a coach or manager. He was with Cleveland's Class AAA club in Tacoma, last season when he was hired by the late Jack Butterfield as pitching coach for the Yankees' Class AA affiliate. "I'm really looking forward to spring training.

I don't know anymore about the young Yankee pitchers than the fans do. We're supposed to have some better ones. You have to have pitching to win." Eddie Napoleon will be another full-time assistant coach with Sounds' manager Carl (Stump) Merrill. Dobson is a former teammate of Nashville's Wayne Garland on the Cleveland pitching staff. "Sure, I know 'The Fool'," said Dobson.

"That's what we nicknamed him in Cleveland. I 500 0 ualifying Unique race-within-a-race, not just a way of qualifying for the 500." By LARRY WOODY Tennessean Sports Writer DAYTON A BEACH. Fla. Usually, oualifvinff Says Marlin: "A good finish in one of these for a major automobile race is like going in to races and you can make more than a lot of drivers meetyourgirlfriend'sparentsbeforeleavingon a mQ in big net hack home." meet your girlfriend's parents before leaving Louisville Times in a Winner's share in each 125-mile race is over knew him when he could really pitch. He's still Majors," Coleman told the Loi working hard on his game and I believe he'll be copyrighted story.

"He said he back on top in a year or so." didn't really have any effect Majors," Coleman told the (wasagoodguy.lt on mv decision." Coleman, at 6-foot-l. 175 oounds. scored 32 Former Nashville manager Dick Sisler, now with the New York Mets, presented the Vol of the Year plaque to Larry Taylor. Dave Van Gorder (fig) I fKf lit In mmmt limr Alien $10,000. Another Nashville driver, Lanny Hester, has won the pole position for tomorrow's 100-lap International Sedan Division race (formerly the Baby Grand Division).

Hester, Baker's partner at Nashville Speedway, has announced plans to run for the national championship in that division this season. Sterling Marlin, Coo Coo's son, will race in Saturday's 16th annual Daytona 300 Late Model Sportsman race. The schedule: Today: Twin 125-mile qualifying races to determine starting positions 3-40 (or Daytona 500. Tomorrow: International Sedan Division's 100-lap race, NASCAR 200 World Champion Grand American race. Saturday: Daytona 300 Late Model Sportsman race.

Sunday: 22nd annual Daytona 500 (11:15, CST). Darrell Waltrip Prime Contender touchdowns last season in helping Iroquois to an 11-1 record and the semifinals of the Jefferson County Class AAAA playoffs. He finished his high school career with 61 touchdowns and 4,193 regular season rushing yards. Majors is expected to sign the fleet Coleman to a Southeastern Conference letter of intent and to a national letter Feb. 20.

Coleman, recruited by Louisville. Purdue and Vanderbilt among others, said he chose Tennessee for three primary reasons: "I wanted to get away from home and yet be close enough so my family could see me play," he said. He also cited academics and family considerations. "Both my parents are from Tennessee and my grandparents lived in Humboldt," he added. Cumberland Edges Morristown In High-Scoring Contest LEBANON Jeff Brandon tossed in 24 points while Ray Torain added 17 and Joe Mason and Chris Baird chipped in 14 apiece to lead Cumberland College to a high-scoring, 108-102 victory over Morristown College here last night.

In the women's game, Morristown nipped Cumberland 71-64. Belmont Takes Aim At Fifth Straight Win Belmont College hopes to extend its red-hot winning streak to five games tonight when the Rebels nost LeMoyne-Owen of Memphis. Tipoff for the Volunteer State Athletic Conference game is scheduled for 8 p.m. THE MEN'S game will be preceded by a women's basketball game which gets underway at six. LeMoyne-Owen owns a 10-1 VSAC record and is the top-ranked team in the conference.

Belmont, 14-13 overall and 7-5 in the conference, is tied for third with Christian Brothers College of Memphis. In other games today involving city college basketball teams: Prelude To TSSAA Meet Tech, Sewa nee date. It's just a no-fun formality that's required before getting on to more interesting things. Such is not the case with the Daytona 500, though. Promoters of stock car racing's premier event have come up with a way of putting a dash of zest in qualifying.

They run two 125-mile qualifying races, with their order of finish determining starting positions 3-40 in Sunday's 22nd annual Daytona 500. Those two qualifying races, which crank up at 'noon here today, historically have resulted in -some of the dandiest racing of the entire Speed JVeeks. two front-row starting positions have already been spoken for. Buddy Baker of Charlotte, $IJC. won the pole Sunday with a speed of 194.099 in Jtn Oldsmobile.

Bobby Allison of Hueytown, Ala. ctarts on the outside of the front row, with a second-fastest speed of 193.440 in a Chevrolet. JlBut every other position is up for grabs, and Jmong the grabbers will be three local drivers. -Darrell Waltrip of Franklin will be a strong favorite, not only in today's qualifying race but plso in Sunday's 500. Coo Coo Marlin of Columbia, -who has competed on the Grand National circuit Jor over a decade without a win, surely rates as a Sentimental choice.

And Gary Baker of Nashville, striving a car sponsored by Waylon Jennings, will Je malting his stock car racing debut in the inggest event the sport has to offer. should be interesting," says Baker, a tetrified public accountant and co-owner of Jfashville Raceway. "Some people think I'm razy to make the Daytona 500 my first race and gosh, maybe they're right. But it should be Interesting." it might be pointed out, is a veteran driver in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) division. Waltrip, who won the season-opening race in Riverside, captured one of the 125-mile qualifying races here three years ago.

p'These are good races," says Waltrip, last (season's runnerup to Richard Petty in the Grand National point standings. "I look on them as a rapplers Duel morrrri in 11 nJc "JikVCAr AT CUMBERLAND (108) Robinson 5, Nail 11, Torain 27, Baxter 2, iivei vcvvzi, it-i6uvciau euiut-i uiuic Leever 6, Brandon 24, Ramsey 4. Mason 14, Stout 2, Baird 14 travels to Freed-Hardeman College in Hender MORRISTOWN COLLEGE (102) Bowden 16. Dorsev 24. Dewalt 12.

son, for a 7:30 VSAC encounter. Fisk University hosts David Lipscomb College in a women's game this afternoon. Tipoff is set for 5:30 at Henderson A. Johnson Gymnasium. Coty 4, Shuler 3, Benito 13, Jenkins 10, Gordon 6, McKay 2, Johnson 2, Gofligon 10 Half: 59-47, Cumberland GIRLS AT CL'MERLAND (64) Cain 13, Miller 3, McJunkin 18, Rushing 16, Payne 2, Mills 4 MORRISTOWN (71) Burbee 8, Galloway 15, Lacey 12.

Pierce 12, Belton 9, Farmer 14, Gordon 1 Half: 36 33, Cumberland ems' Harris Troi By TOM SQUIRES Sewanee's Tim Garrett has a cut over his eye, a bruise on his arm and a burn on his knee. The results of college wrestling. "I felt like I had been in a street brawl." Garrett said in describing his championship bout in the Southeastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association tournament at Middle Tennessee State University last week. "There was blood everywhere." GARRETT AND his University of the South teammates will be in action tonight at Glencliff in a prelude to the TSSAA state tournament which gets under way at the Colts' gym tomorrow. Sewanee will wrestle Ohio Valley Conference member Tennessee Tech at 7 p.m.

"We thought it would give our wrestling program a little exposure and, at the same time, give the high school wrestlers in Nashville something to do before their tournament begins," said University of the South coach Yogi Anderson, a former state high school champion at Chattanooga Notre Dame. "There wilfbe a lot of local guys wrestling and admission is free. We're extremely grateful to Coach (Eddie) Pigue for the use of Glen-cliff's facilities." Agrees To Join Coaching Staff PRO-INSTALLER MUFFLER GABRIEL RED RIDERS BUY 3 GET 1 FREE FRONT-END ALIGNMENT 7 MOST CARS Adjuit combtr, coittr, to, cempltt front-end wort nvoilnblt. DISC BRAKES $2495 MOST U.S. CARS SAVE5.00 $24" CT 1 THI LIMITED ,1 LIFETIME St Buy 3 Red Riders at Gabriel's sug GUARANTEE ham and Greg Perrone are also on the team.

Former Antioch star Greg Farmer and former Overton wrestler Marc McKerley will be wrestling for Tennessee Tech which dropped a 23-18 decision to Sewanee earlier this year. A total of 192 of the state's best high school wrestlers will weigh in tomorrow morning from 10 until noon and begin preliminary action at 1 p.m. The quarterfinals are tomorrow night at 7. Semifinals are- Saturday at 1 p.m., immediately followed by the consolation round. Finals begin Saturday at 7 p.m.

NIL regular-season dual match champion Franklin is considered a threat for the team title, but will get plenty of competition from regional champions Cleveland, East Ridge, and CBHS. Chattanooga powers Baylor and City will also be in the running along with Father Ryan. MBA-Pearl Top 'Makeup' Night On NIL Slate Ten Nashville Interscholastic League basketball games are scheduled tonight including important boys contests in the two local Class AAA districts. MBA (7-4) has a chance to tie Antioch for second place in 11-AAA as the Big Red hosts top-seeded Pearl (9-2). Madison (8-5) can move into a tie for third with Maplewood in 12-AAA as the Rams travel to McGavock (5-8).

The MBA-Pearl game begins at 7 while the McGavock-Madison ouble-header is slated for 5:30. Other make-up action tonight finds Hume-Fogg at Dupont (4 30) St. Cecilia at Nashville Christian Father Ryan at Hillwood and Smyrna at Mount Juliet (7 p.m.). MUFFLER IS THI LAST MUFFLER I gested retail and we'll give 3 REPLACE FRONT PADS INSPECT CALIPERS INSPECT MASTER CYLINDER INSPECT REAR BRAKES ROAD TEST CAR ADD BRAKE FLUID IF NEEDED (FRONT ONLY) you one at no YOU'll EVER HAVE TO IUV FOR YOUR PRESENT CAR ASK AROUT IT TODAY. MOST U.S.

CARS INSTALLED WE CUSTOM FIT PIPES FOR FORIKM AND ANTIQUE CAIS extra charge. By GALE B. ROBINETTE Trevecca Nazarene College doesn't want to lose the basketball talents of Fred (Hollywood) Harris. It appears the school has little to worry About. I Basketball coach Frank Wilson said yesterday larris, the Trojans' only senior, has agreed to be the assistant coach next year for Trevecca's first 3unior varsity team.

is from Nashville and he's very well Jqiown," said Wilson. "He will help our recruiting in the black community. Having him aboard will be good for us in every way." Harris, a 6-5, 190-pound product of McGavock Jligh School, is Trevecca's leading scorer (20.5 -vmints ner fame). He is onlv 37 nninfs awav from LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY INSTALLATION AVAILABLE JOINING GARRETT, a former All-Nashville Interscholastic League product of Overton who owns a 5-2 dual match record, will mm LANDAU TOPS Assorted Colors WHILE THEY LAST. DNIROYAL RADIALS I A fTPri Only be two-time state champion Chris Wilson of Father Ryan.

MBA's FR78-15 and 145R-14 4he school's regular-season scoring record of 571 Pete Delay and Ryan Matt Gor- SAVEHO ON ANY CUSTOM-FIT SEATCOVERS INSTALLED MOST Jf EACH Vanderbilt, Kentucky jj -points set aunng tne 1972-73 season by Charles ZTorain. He has three regular-season games left with the -Trojans. Beginning a Junior varsity program has been 3ne of Wilson's goals since he became Trevecca's CARS mm PLUS F.l.T. To Battle Tomorrow Vanderbilt athletic officials remind all basketball ticket-holders that the Commodores' game MOTOROLA DUAL tead coach last year after several seasons as toach at Olivet Nazarene College in Kankakee, :3il.r AMM STEREO 8-TRACK or CASSETTE YOUR CHOICE OX7 I SPEAKERS $59" MODELS ISO I Ml MOTOROLA IN DASH 8 TRACK A 24HtttasstkutiihMlii MpintikauiiwItrilHs. 149'5 40 CHANNEL CB 0 POWER HIKE "T1.

..1 (y MOTOROLA against Kentucky is slated for tomorrow instead of the usual Saturday contest. The game is slated for 7:30 p.m., wuson said yesterday tew nurdies remain between him and that goal: rIt looks like we are going to have a j-v team," Je explained. "It's not a definite thing, yet. 4ve are planning on it." 10 01 magnet 1 4 or I ohm 15 worts moximum output REG. M69-10W 95 $24 PAIR 2: The most important thing standing between "Wilson and completion of the j-v program, he aid, is finding schools for the team to play.

That the normal tipoff time for all games. It is being played on Friday, as originally scheduled, to allow Kentucky travel time to play Nevada-Las Vegas on Sunday in a 1 A 1 -1 WE HONOR I tearcn oegins eD. a. TWO CONVENIENT nauonaiiy-ieievisea game. The McGavock Athletic Club will meet tonight at 7:30 in the teachers' conference room, preceded by a meeting of the executive board.

13t2 BALUTIR RD. ttt ten to tiSHC 22S-2I21 1705 WIST E10 URWlltMtllMVHS IW)Wt M-tMMiL-td. Vanderbilt season finale with -The head coach of Trevecca's junior varsity Seam will be 23-year-old Steve Harris (no relation OlFred Harris). Steve Harris is the Trojans' Assistant coach and is the girls' volleyball LOCATIONS KARCO Alabama on Saturday, Feb. 23, is a regionally televised contest and' will start at 2:30 p.m.

All parents and friends of the program are invited to attend. i I.