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:V.v., jfw A rrt ft i "Ron Stuart rr5C r4 ri3I6C Section. Sunday, March 29,1970 iris XJ Merry ''Mexican Over Heels With Happiness EXECUTIVE SPORTS EDITOR' Meet Wasdin: OTs Prophet mummm WASDIN Jacksonville's rise to the top was quicker than two minute grits. Read Buddy Martin's story in 'Sunrise. In the middle of August when conversation centered around the Mets' pennant drive and what a terrible football team Florida was suppose to have, Tom Wasdin had enough guts to pitch basketball. ''Jacksonville University buys great steaks," WasdiniYDiCfisaiijwerJheline, hitting a sports writer in.

the most vulnerable spot to gain attention, vpd like to talk about our program," "That 'was a long. time before basketball had reached the zenith it now occupies 1 Florida's sports spectrum. And, admittedly, the thought of talking basketball out of season. didn't, have me doing handstands. But the combination, of Wasdin's nature and my empty stomach won out.

Right there you figure Mr. Wasdin has got to be a pretty good salesman. A week later the headline on this column read "Cage Dynasty, at Jacksonville." Ever since then it has been a constant battle over who should get the credit' for that foresight: TheheadUnewlterVcolumnistxrWasdlnr Funny part about is that not one reader ever questioned such bold statements in that Aug. 24 article by Wasdin as: "We're capable of beating anybody, and I mean ANYBODY We hoped to be a national power in four years, and this is our fourth year We've got the horses; now we've got to do the coaching job'." One. particular paragraph" "paraphrased Wasdin's.

thought without direct attribution: "There are' already whispers of' 'another UCLA with Alcindor' and 'national championship around And. whilethat may be a little and'AYasdin are going to be awfully disappointed if they don't make a run at all the major college NCAA marbles." What's so funny about that column and that night; over the steaks" at the South Brevard eatery is that 'the' writer actually toned down Wasdin's remarks. Not only was he talking national championship, he was predicting Another thought comes to mind about that evening. Wasdin was" asked why he didn't purstie a head coaching Job at some college or perhaps a recruiter's position. After all, he a credited bringing 7 2 Artis Gilmore and 7 foot Pembrook Burrows to heretofore unknown U.

"Joe and I are a team," he said. "Sure, I'd probably like to be a head coach someday. But I'll probably out of coaching soqn maybe this season. We're banking everything on this season." Seven months later Wasdin finds himself in the head coaching position at a college how khowiras basketball powerhouse. And so, it is fitting that the same hands, which put together the success story are delegated the responsiblity' of keeping it together.

The latter challenge may be even greater. Future Uncertain Much talk is being bandied around, the basketball world concerning the future of Gilmore at Jacksonville In rthebattle or professional supremacy, the. ABA is waving Dig money arouna some m.n saiajoDejn ine direction or uumore. repeatedly that he will play a final season at Jacksonville that he won't sign pro. That's very It also might cost him a bundle of dough.

A contract, say, worth 'about $500,000 won't be worth one third that: when if the' ABA and NBA merge; It seems inevitable and soon. Sq' what's Gilmore to do; pass up au that? "It's like guarding a big diamond," 'Wasdin said. "All you can do Is have the best security you can afford. Artis has told me he "won't 'sign; 1 believe Nobody tries harder to communicate with his subjects than Wasdin; not: only brings them to the campus but also; nursemaids and coaches them: i Now that WllUams lias gme to FurmanV Wasdin, will be spending Jess time recruiting and 'more Although he played a big row for an assistant, not 'sure how good a basketball coach Wasdin will be as compared to his recruitlngpwhich might have been the best "in' the One can be certain, however, that yearK)ld JValdd' Whiz will be'ap Cicblng, the entire, matter, eternal op. txnni j(v j.

Furthermore; "come next August'ril pro bably be calling for asteaKandasking.hlm.totellmeaDOut basketball. smmmxmmmMWmmrMm Scores and Standings LEE TREVINO IS BESIDE HIMSELFAFTER SINKING BIRDIE PUTT ON NO. 9. SATURDAY TOOAV UPI Tltplot BASEBALL PRO Exhibitions Saturday'! Remits Washington 7, Atlanta 2 Cincinnati 3, St. Loub 2 Houston Minnesota 4 Los Angeles 1, New York (W0, sixteen innings Montreal 9, Kansas City 0 Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4 ten innings Chicago (A) 7, Pittsburgh (B) 3 Chicago (N) 10, San Diego Baltimore 6, New York (A) 0 Boston 5, Detroit 3 California 4, Cleveland Seattle 19, Oakland 1 American Trevino, Menne Deadlockecl MIAMI (AP) Boisterous Lee Trevhio, putting on the pressure air the way, carved out four under par 68 Satur day' and tied Bob Mehne for the third rouhd lead ln the $200,000 'National Airlines Open golf tournament.

Menne, the young manfrdm Massachusetts "who" had 'led the first two rounds, was playing in the same twosome withtte styled Merry Mexican and finished with i 70, two under par on the 6,923 yard Country Oub of. Miami t'4 They are tied at 203, 13 under par for, the tournament. Trevino, Who i repeated as the Tucson champion' earlier this year, trailed by as much five strokes et one stage as Menne got off to a fast start, The 28 'ye a 1 tour sophomore held a two stroke lead starting the warm, sunny day andlquickly stretched out with a string of three con birdies starting on the second hole. "He started like a house afire," Trevino said of bis paying partner, who has earned only about In 15 months on the tour and now is shooting for a $40,000 first prize. "He's gonna be tough to beat." "Maybe if I can play Just a little better tomorrow, I just might do it," said Menne, who refused, to bow to the pressure.

Dick Lot, winner at Monsanto two weeks 'ago and currently the hottest, player on the pro tour, managed a 68 and moved into third place at 205, two strokes off the pace. He was followed" by Chi Chi Rodriguez, who had a 71' for' 208. Orville Moody, i who has been In a lengthy slump, tirdied five of his first six holes for a 67 and 207. Tied at 208 were Rocky Thompson, 66, Australians Bobby Stanton, 67,. and Bruce Devlin 70, and R.

H. Sikes 72. South African Gary Player appeared ready to make a run at the leaders until, he came to the treacherous 17th, along parrfouivGary putone In the water, one in the sand and took a triple bogey seven that left htai with a 71 for 211 jvell back. Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper are not competing In this richest tournament of the winter Menne theatened to make a run away of it when he took a iive stroKe Menne ran in an eight footer on the second, wedged to three feet on the third and canned an 11 foot putt on the fourth. lead, but: tts" Trevino said, "We still had helluva lot of golf left to play." Trevino got one of them back with a monstrous, 50 foot birdie putt on the sixth and Menne gave, another away with a bogey on the next hole, missing the green.

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