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FINAL Americans strike Spartacade gold: win 3 track events Republic Sports Wires MOSCOW And on the fifth day, record in the 800-meter relay later the Americans finally struck gold. this week. "fx '''Vi SSI i v- -ii in 'its i rw Former world record holder John Powell, taking encouragement from a toy bear which talked to him, gave the United States its first gold medal of the Soviet Spartacade Summer Games Wednesday, breaking the meet record for the discus with a heave of 206 feet, 10 Inches. Minutes later, Warren Gilbreath, who had to do some talking to himself after a poor spring, captured the men's 200 meters in 20.84 seconds, leading teammate Don Coleman across the wire. Henry Marsh then made it three victories for the United States by coming from behind on the (last hurdle to win the Steeplechase in 8:21.1.

'P "We're starting to come along now," said the 24-year-old Gilbreath, who couldn't even qualify for the fi-'nals in the AAU Nationals. "It's been tough for us to get adjusted to the time difference, and a lot of people came here after tough competition in Jhe Pan-American Games." Powell, a former policeman in Sau-salito, and a bronze medalist in the 1976 Olympics, also had to fight back to win the discus on his last throw. "The competition was difficult for me," said the 32-year-old Powell who is working himself back into shape after a three-year retirement. "But I was in fifth place going into the last throw, and I had one of those Russian bears Misha, and it told me, 'Try a little harder, and I believed it" Powell only arrived in Moscow two days ago, and is leaving this morning to compete in the National Sports Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo. "I haven't been practicing as diligently as normal he said.

"And I've had an injury. I taught a discus clinic and one of my students said I wasn't fast enough in the 50. 1 love a challenge so I took him on. Only thing is I pulled a hamstring, so did he." Coleman, runner-up in the AAU 200, was favored Wednesday but a Gilbreath, of Houston, said the nnnr start and a bad turn relegated 0 i Americans were pointing to a worm him to second behind Gilbreath. "Thi is was a good confidence builder for me," said Gilbreath, Sports former University of Arizona student "I had a bad AAU meet and went home to build up my training.

Then they (the AAU) called and asked me if I could compete here. It means a great deal to me coming to Moscow where the Olympics will be and getting this experience." Marsh, of Eugene, was last in I niini ii mi i pf i 4 The Arizona Republic SECTION Page 1 July 26, 1979 Jerry Cheatham, left, and Noli Galesha exchange jabs prior to Cheatham's knockout win. The win gives Cheatham a 23-3-1 record. KO gives Cheatham 17th win in row the field of 12 for the first half of the steeplechase and third with only SO meters remaining. In the closing yards the leader, Romanian Paul Copu, made the classic mistake of looking over his right shoulder while Marsh, on the inside, sped past to win by half a second.

Frank Rashak of East Germany Coliseum officials optimistic about Dolphins transfer Associated Press won the men's long jump with 27-0, "I'm always up for a fight, but I wanted to take charge early so that he would respect me," said the 20-year-old. "Just like in football or another sport, you don't want to play catch-up." And respect was what Cheatham needed. "I'd say he's one of the toughest opponents I've fought but wasn't as tough as Bazil Buchannan." By RICK MARTINEZ The string continues. Jerry Cheatham won his 17th straight fight with a lightning-quick knockout over Noli Galesha at 2:11 of the fourth round Wednesday night before a standing-room crowd at Del Webb's TowneHouse. "It was a left hook combination to the body that did it," said a smiling Cheatham after the fight both fighters fought in a textbook style.

However, the fight kept the crowd's interest despite an unscheduled bout between two unknown fighters in Section GG that broke out in the fourth round. Security men spoiled the fighters' debut The win put Iglesias' record at 45-13-3 and Barboza dropped to 20-4-3. Mesa's Clarence Howard kept working toward a shot at Cheatham's Arizona welterweight crown with a lopsided victory over a tough but outclassed Raul Nava of Phoenix in a six-round fight. Howard's edge in experience was clearly evident as he landed numerous combinations. But he didn't come close to knocking Nava down.

In the fourth round, Nava sent Howard to a clinch after he landed a left hook to Howard's jaw. Howard is now 10-13-3 and Nava is 9-4. Phoenix Union senior Robert Anderson used his superior reach to jab his way to a four-round win over Francisco Pico of Los Angeles. Anier-son is now 5-0-2. Pico is 4-3, "I think," said Pico's handler, Jim Montoya.

Edgar Wallace will have to show Darrell Stovall how to slip a left hook as Ricardo Jiminez took a four-round decision. Jiminez downed Stovall with a left hook in the first round, and took command of the fight in the final round after landing a solid left hook to Stovall's head. It was the handling debut of Wal-' lace, who recently retired from the ring, as well as being the first fight for both fighters. LOS ANGELES The president of the secondJ st Performance of the the Los Angeles Coliseum Commission and Tatiana An.s.mova of the said Wednesday that he was "very Sow Union took the women 100-optimistic" that the Miami Dolphins "terT hrd es in 2 m1r'5an of the National Football League would UPlanXe was fourth ln 1313-; move West. "I'm disappointed, I wanted to get I Los Angeles seeks an NFL team meda1'" Mid Laan who to re-starting in 1980 when the Rams move -tuning to school at San Diego State 30 miles south to Anaheim.

er husband- track coach. "I can give you a lot of reasons Kenneth Hahn and Robert D. Sel- wny it happened, but I just don't leek, vice president of the commis- know. It was a perfect night for run- sion, met with Dolphins' owner Joe nlng." i Robbie for two hours. Russians captured all three gold talk was confidential," Hahn medals on the opening day of swim- I 'said.

"But I do not think that Mr. ming in which the United States is not Robbie is 'using' Los Angeles to exert represented. pressures in Miami." In Leningrad, Hangen Si of North Korea regained the world record in When Robert Irsay, owner of the snatch in featherweight weightlift- Baltimore Colts, talked with Hahn re- ing witn a 0f kilos (244 cently, the supervisor did say he be- p0unds). lieved Los Angeles was being used by Irsay to get what he wanted in Mary- Olympics star Nelli Kim put on a jan(j magnificent freestyle gymnastics show. Likewise, Cheatham knocked Buchannan out.

The win puts Cheatham at 23-3-1. In the semimain event, veteran Candy Iglesias took a split decision over Florencio Barboza in an eight-round bantamweight (118-pound limit) fight. Iglesias apparently won the fight with his effective left hook as Galesha acknowledged that the body combination set up the knockout, but said it was a clean left hook to the jaw that put him down for the 10-count. Galesha missed the count by two seconds and was clearly hurt The Galesha win should lend additional credibility to Cheatham's career. Galesha came to town claiming the No.

1 ranking in his native Philippines and said it was the first time he's been knocked down or knocked out in his career. His record is 28-5-4. Through an interpreter, Galesha said Cheatham was the hardest punch LA rips Phils; Schmidt hits 35th ing fighter he faced thus far. Cheatham's elation was understandable. Until the fourth round, Cheatham had a hard fight on his hands.

At least twice in the fight Galesha caught Cheatham's attention with quick left hooks to the head, and in the second round stood Cheatham up with an overhand right But each time, Cheatham came back with a flurry that is fast becoming his trademark. And it was a flurry that put Galesha away. "I did something I don't think he expected," Cheatham said. "Before the knockout, I ducked to the left and but was raked for 7 runs on 4 hits and walked 3. The victory was the Dodgers' second in a row over Philadelphia, which won the season series, 9-3.

After Schmidt's three-run homer, the Phillies added a fourth run in the first on doubles by Greg Luzinski and Manny Trillo. The Phils did not score again until the ninth. Sutcliffe, after walking the bases loaded, walked Larry Bowa- to force home Del Unser and then gave up a bases-clearing double to Pete Rose. Patterson then took over and got the final out when pinch hitter Tim McCarver fouled out. In sweeping the two-game series, the Dodgers outscored Philadelphia, 31-11, and outhit the Phillies, 37-16.

into control problems in the ninth. Dave Patterson finished up for the Dodgers. Ron Cey slugged a two-run homer fn the bottom of the first, his 19th, and the Dodgers then scored six runs in the third, chasing starter Dick Ruthven (7-5). Ferguson hit his 13th homer with two on in the eighth for the final Dodger runs. Baker and Steve Yeager each drove in two runs in the Dodgers' six-run third.

Baker doubled home Cey in the fourth and the Dodgers added four more runs in the sixth inning on run-scoring doubles by Bill Russell and Baker and a two-run single by Ferguson. Ruthven was removed from the disabled list before the start of the game Associated Press LOS ANGELES Joe Ferguson drove in five runs with a home run and a single, and Dusty Baker drove in four runs with two doubles and two singles as Los Angeles trounced Philadelphia, 16-8, Wednesday. It was the Dodgers' fourth straight victory. The Dodgers pounded out 15 hits off five Philadelphia pitchers to back Rick Sutcliffe (9-8), who scattered eight hits in 8 innings. Mike Schmidt, the major-league home run leader, slugged his 35th, a three-run shot, in the first inning when Philadelphia jumped out to a 4-0 lead.

But Sutcliffe allowed the Phillies only three more hits before running "I am going to respect the confi- dentiality of the meeting with Robbie, but I will say that I am very pleased about meeting," Hahn said. "To-. morrow we will send some legal pa- pers and copies of our contract with the Rams to Miami. Hahn said the Dolphins' contract Vwith the Orange Bowl in Miami "was indefinite as far as he is concerned." 1 He added that the Coliseum "wants another team when the Rams move -out" which gave a 1980 inference. 4 i Reminded that Irsay said it was "97 percent" sure that Baltimore would move West, Hahn grinned and said, "I think the chances of Miami moving 'are better." Kim got the two highest marks 9.9 points of a possible 10 in floor exercise and 9.85 in vault to jump from fourth to second in the overall standings.

But Natalia Shaposhnikova, 18, who won the compulsory exercises Monday, kept her poise and placed first in the overall standings with 77.65 points, one-half point ahead of Kim. The only American with a chance to qualify, Teresa Schneider, 18, of Minneapolis, abandoned the freestyle competition before the last event because the judges refused to raise the, uneven bar. Schneider, who is 5-foot-5, said she needed a higher bar to ensure 'that she did not hit her feet on the mat while swinging through her routine. then the right and came up with the lefts to the body." Cheatham opened the fight looking like a coiled snake. Bruce Allen duplicates father's start with Occidental job Last year's team was 4-5.

Allen will rely heavily on what he learned at ASU. When he was only a sophomore at' the University of Richmond, Allen drew up a list of coaches under whom he wished to serve. His father, trimmed the list to five colleges. At the top of both of their lists was Arizona State. "I felt I got good experience with Frank Kush and I'm going to use a lot Verne Boatner Sports Director Los Angeles Rams, was pleased by Bruce's decision, advising that "If you work hard and have a good attitude, you'll succeed." Bruce doesn't expect his youth and father's reputation to be much of an influence on his career.

"I'm sure there will be a little more publicity," he said, "but it depends on whether you win or lose if it will be a help or. hindrance." In the easy, relaxed world of Divt slon 3 football, Allen can take heart if he fails to achieve immediate success! Occidental and Whittier both play in Division 3, which encompasses the smallest colleges fielding football teams. Because of its difficult admissions' standards, Occidental is often referred to as "the little Stanford of the West" Frank Kush and his large staff are already primed for the beginning of football practice next month, Allen doesn't even have a coaching staff -yet. "I found a defensive coordinator who will be coming in at the end of the week," he said. "Between the two of us, we'll hire the rest of the assistants.

Putting a staff together at this late date is difficult" Occidental does not hand out the juicy scholarships enjoyed In the Pa-ciflc-10 Conference. The previous coach picked up and left in June for an admissions job at Northwestern. IN 1951, GEORGE Allen took the coaching job at tiny Whittier College and used it as a step-J-'ping stone to a long and distinguished career in the National Football League. Just down the freeway, at league -rival Occidental College, 22-year-old Allen wiH attempt to duplicate his father's beginning this fall. A month ago, the younger Allen had every intention of returning to Ari-J izona State's staff, where last season worked primarily with the quart-It -erbacks.

"I was back in Virginia working a 'football camp for the (National Foot-jtball League) Players' Association when I heard about the opening from Ha friend," said Allen. "So I called the 1 director, set up an out, liked what I saw and took I the job." fj He was labeled "the youngest col-. 'lege head coach in the nation" when was hired. In his first year at Whittier, George Allen's team won only two games. 4 or his stuff," the younger Allen said.

"From Frank, I learned player training. "From Don Baker (ASlTs offensive backfield coach)? I never knew so many things could be done from just running a football on a straight dive. "Probably my biggest weakness was understanding offensive line play. Bob Karmelowicz helped me tremendously. "The whole staff worked together As for any personal recruiting, Allen can forget it.

"The school Is already filled with its enrollment," he explained, "and it's an expensive and academically tough school. Most of those students have already decided where they're going. "Most of our all-cpnference players have graduated. I've noticed that. We lost 12 players." Allen apparently is not in a win-at-all-costs situation.

The athletic director is a woman, Ruth Berkey, who could not recall the record of last year's football team without looking it up. Allen's formal training as a coach is -limited to one season at Arizona State, although he has been around his father's football teams since he was 7 years old. Asked why the school would hire someone so young and inexperienced, Berkey replied: "He seemed to be very articulate and aggressive. We felt fortunate to come across Bruce's name and find that he would be interested in joining our staff. "He's been with us a week and he's moving right along in establishing a staff.

We're looking for good things in our program this fall." Allen said, "From what I've heard, they've had two winning seasons, back-to-back, over something like 35 years." Oports today RADIO PRO BASEBALL California at New York, KSTM-FM (107.1) and KWAO-FM (106.3), 10:45 a.m.; Los Angeles at Houston, KTAR (620)) 5:15 p.m.; Phoenix at Salt Lake City, KXIV (1400), 6:30 p.m.; Sail Allen said he was looking for- a vrchallenge, and he certainly found that Allen knows little about what recruits, if any, his predecessor left him. "He didn't leave any films to look at," said Allen. "All I've got is a bunch of names that I've been calling. I haven't seen any "of them. So I'm going to be surprised until Aug.

28." very well and that's what I hope to accomplish here. As Larry Kentera (former ASU defensive coordinator) used to say, 'We're all in this I'm going to get my assistants to believing that" His father, who was fired before the season started last year by the Francisco at San Diego, KCKY-1 me los Angeies college. he will find himself light-years removed from the high-powered, pressured world of collegiate football that he witnessed at Arizona State. (1150), 6:45 p.m..