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Chess makes Winslow better gridder By BILL BURKE COLUMBIA, Mo. It isn't often that the game of chess and the game of football are considered compatible. Kellen Winslow, the 6-6, 235-pound University of Missouri senior tight end from East St. Louis, 111., is exceptional in both. Winslow never played football in high school until his senior year.

He became a chess player at the age of 13 when a vacant lot, where he and his buddies played, was purchased for church construction. At that time an older friend got him and his buddies interested in chess. He became a member of his high school chess team and finally an all- conference chess player. He stuck with chess as his high school sport until his senior year. "When I was a sophomore, I didn't see any reason for this," he said of getting up before dawn to practice football, and staying out after dark to practice again.

"My junior year I got a job paying $5.55 an hour." he said. So football was out again. But his senior year in high school his coach asked him to come to a team meeting to begin the season. He went and liked what he saw. He went to practice and again liked what he saw.

He played with a team that went 12-1 for the season, losing 19-13 in the state championship game. If wishes came true, Winslow would like to catch a pass to beat the Oklahoma Sooners. And for a reason. In high school, Oklahoma and other schools went after Victor Hicks, a tight end from Lubbock, Texas. "I was always No.

2 on their list," he said. This year he has a point to prove. Winslow claims that chess has Kellen Winslow helped him become a better football player. Last year he was a consensus All-Big Eight tight end, catching 25 passes for 358 yards and three touch- downs. As a sophomore he caught 16 passes for 240 yards.

And now Missouri is looking for him to become a candidate for national football honors. Chess like football "Chess has helped me become a better football player," he said. "It has sharpened my game and the blocking schemes are about the same as chess moves and familiar to me. In chess you move the players, in football you are the one being moved." Winslow compares the game of football to the game of chess with the chess pawns being the offensive line, the rooks the outside rushers, the bishop the running backs, the tight end the knight and the quarterback the queen. "The king isn't worth anything in chess, so we won't count him in football," Winslow grinned.

"You know, certain moves in chess are like moves in football, that's why certain plays are familiar to me." The big tight end, who has been named to Sport Magazine's preseason All-America team, had a close call this summer in construction work. A jack-hammer got away from him while he was knocking out an eight- inch wall during remodeling work on an armory in Columbia. "1 let it go." he said, "and it fell into a four-foot hole. 1 fell in after it but caught myself just in time." Winslow agreed that if he hadn't moved just right, he might be play-' ing chess this year instead of playing football. Following his college career he wants to return to his home to open a counciling service for youngsters.

"The city really lacks that," he said. "Hopefully, I can help some kids, and even if it is only one, it will be a great job." Top players 17 draw tough Open NEW YORK (UPI) The possi- bility of early major upsets in the U.S. Open Tennis Championships next week was set up Thursday when several of the top seeds tough assignments for the first round. No. 1 men's seed Bjorn Borg, who barely escaped a first-round loss to Don Reese signs with the Saints NEW ORLEANS (UPI) Defensive end Don Reese, jailed last year on cocaine peddling charges, Thursday signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints, who desperately need healthy defensive linemen.

Reese, convicted with former Miami Dolphin teammate Randy Crowder of selling more than in cocaine to law enforcement officials, was the Dolphins' No. 1 draft choice in 1974. He started his last two years at Miami but sat out the entire 1977 season in Dade County (Fla.) jail on the cocaine conviction. Reese comes to the Saints on a three- week trial basis, in which the Saints can evaluate him without having to count Reese on their active roster. If the Saints activate Reese, they likely will compensate the Dolphins with a future third-round draft choice, under a recent ruling by NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle.

Minor injuries a problem at KU LAWRENCE, Kan. (UPI) Although the start of the season is still several weeks away, Kansas coach Bud Moore admits he is starting to get concerned about minor injuries affecting hfs team's progress. Sixteen players missed Thursday's practice with various ailments, including all the Jayhawks' tight ends. "Several are out with a virus and some have injuries," said Moore. Chiefs-Cards clash Saturday KANSAS CITY, Mo.

(UPI) Marv Levy and Bud Wilkinson have coached the exact same number of games in the National Football League three but the differences in the two coaches' philosophies have already become apparent. Levy, the rookie coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, will lead his young squad into the exhibition finale and the battle for the Governor's Cup of Missouri Saturday night against Wilkinson's St. Louis Cardinal squad. "Each preseason game is a little different," said Levy, whose team lost its first contest of the year 24-7 to New England last Sunday. "You try to put together, for a greater length of time each week, the people you feel will be your regulars for the start of the regular season.

In this final preseason game we'd like to have them together on the field for an even greater length of time." But Wilkinson, who has guided his squad to a 1-2 record in three exhibition games, doesn't see it quite the same way. "We're going to play our veterans about as we did last week," he said. "You can't give that any precise time because you don't know quite how the game will go. You need to play the veterans enough to have them pick up the tempo that only a game brings so that they are prepared when it begins for real." Levy said he still hasn't decided whether Mike Livingston, Tony Adams or Dennis Shaw will be the Chiefs starting quarterback in the regular season opener at Cincinnati Sept. 3.

But Saturday night, it will be Adams. "1 would prefer having a starting quartback but I'm not going to put a deadline on it," said Levy. "I'm never going to say somebody is our number one quarterback because I don't want to put a label on a player as being number one or two." The Chiefs, who have won the last two Governor's Cup contests, hold a 73-2 overall advantage in the series, including last season's 37-20 triumph. Colts' owner will sue Mitchell BALTIMORE (UPI) Baltimore Colts owner Robert Irsay intends to challenge in court the racial discrimination charge lodged against him by running back Lydell Mitchell. Irsay said Thursday he will file a defamation of character suit against Mitchell, who did not sign a contract for this season and has been tentatively traded to the San Diego Chargers for running back Joe Washington.

Both players must pass team physicals and come to terms with their new teams before the trade is final. "I will be counter-charging in federal court against him (Mitchell) and his lawyer," said Irsay. "The suit will charge damage by character defamation of character. I think it was a complete lie what he did and I'm not going to let it alone. Now I'm waiting to hear what happens with the grievance." The NFL Player Club Relations Committee met for two days this week on the Mitchell grievance but took no action.

The committee referred the matter to arbitration. The grievance is scheduled to be hear Ramirez runs into trouble NO JOB TOO NO JOB TOO SMALL! BENNETT PONTIAC BODY SHOP BROOKLINE, Mass. (UPI) Some days nothing goes right. Raul Ramirez had one of those days Thursday. The second-seeded Mexican was run out of the $200,000 U.S.

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work. When Ramirez rushed the net, the mh-seeded Clerc hit the ball by him with ease. When he stayed back at the baseline, he still got beaten. "It was one of those days," sighed Ramirez. "I knew he was good.

He didn't surprise me. I surprised myself with how badly I played." Rain washed out the rest of the matches Thursday at the Longwood Cricket Club outside Boston. Fourth-seeded Manuel Orantes of Spain and unseeded Paolo Bertolucci of Italy were tied 1-1 in the first set and Ashe and Krulevitz were tied 2-2 in their opening set when the rain forced a halt to play Thursday night. Tournament officials said the two matches and another third-round match between Poland Wojtek Fibak and New Zealand's Chris Lewis would be played Friday, weather permitting, in an attempt to keep the tournament on schedule. WHA, NHL teams to play exhibitions HARTFORD.

Conn. (UPI) The New York Islanders will take on the New England Whalers Sept. 27 at the Springfield Civic Center. The game will be the first of eight Whaler exhibition matches, seven of them against National Hockey League teams. The WHA team will also take on the Maine Mariners, the American Hockey League champs.

before James Scearce of Washington. It charges the Colts' management with racial discrimination, bargaining in bad faith and levying improper fines. The grievance is not expected to reach arbitration until Sunday afternoon because the Colts play their final exhibition game Saturday night at Detroit. "Mitchell had asked to be traded and we complied. Several coaches we talked to were concerned about him being in shape.

They didn't think he could be available for six or seven weeks. That's half the season," Irsay said. Charger Coach Tommy Prothro said Wednesday Mitchell was a "proven, outstanding runner." Chiefs release Bill Kellar KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) The Kansas City Chiefs Thursday reached the NFL 50-player limit by releasing seventh-round draft choice Bell Kellar ol Stanford. Kellar, a wide receiver, was the Chief's second pick on the seventh round in this year's draft.

As a senior at Stanford, Kellar caught 46 passes to rank 19th among NCAA receivers. Ramson signs with Cardinals ST. LOUIS (UPI) Rookie free agent Eason Ramson of Washington State has been signed by the St. Louis Cardinals to fill a desperate void at tight end. Tight ends J.V.

Cain, George Amundson and Joe Mosley were lost during training camp because of injuries. Running back George Franklin was switched to tight end but had trouble blocking. The team even considered calling back Jackie Smith from retirement. Ramson, 22, was the 12th round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers. Brown University gets masters swim meet PROVIDENCE, R.I.

(UPI) Brown University will host the National AAU Masters Long Course Swimming Championships from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. tor Amaya at Wimbledon, drew another tough opening match when veteran Bob Hewitt's name was the first one announced in the random drawing. Hewitt, a tall, crafty veteran, is primarily a doubles player but he's capable of giving anyone a hard time.

Hewitt, who teamed with Frew McMillan to win the Open doubles title last year as well as this year's Wimbledon doubles, could surprise Borg. Other tough matches Several of the other men seeds also may find rough passage to the second round. Second-seeded Jimmy Connors will go against promising young American Tom Gullikson and third-seeded Guillermo Vilas. the defending champion. has to start against another tough South African.

Cliff Drysdale. Other seeds who will have to be sharp to survive the opening round include No. 6 Brian Gottfried, who plays Australian Phil Dent. No. 8 Raul Ramirez of Mexico, paired against Australian John Alexander.

No. 9 Manuel Orantes of Spain, playing Italian Adriano Pan- atta and No. 16 Arthur Ashe. who plays Ross Case of Australia. Byes for top women By contrast, the top three women seeds all drew byes into the second round.

Martina Navratilova. on the strong! of her Wimbledon championship. is the top seed, defending champion Chris Evert is No. 2 and Britain's Virginia Wade is No. 3.

However. Tracy Austin, the 15-year- old fifth seed, will have to be strong to beat her first opponent. French veteran Francoise Durr. The other seeded 15- year-old girl. No.

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