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I Sports PSe Sectipn Friday, March 2' 1973 tfc fw) 4J sfe iwv Baseball Camps 2C Classified. 6 1.5 C. I Sports Immortals. 5C Business 16 18C vTl rf. tu.

T. BjCC Act Awes Falcons, 101 82 By DAVE LARIMER TODAY Soorh Wrlhr LAKE WORTH Larry Warren and James i Atkinson gave a demonstration in basketball made simple Thursday night and Miami Dade North wished it had cf class. The pair of' Brevard Community College guards took turhs'humiliating the Falcons' 101 82 in the first round of the'srate junior. college basketball tournament. "Gee, I didn't expect that much out of those.

two guards," sighed Dade Nortlreoach Bill Alheim' whose club lost for the third straight time this year to Brevard. i 3 Dave Larimer At State Tournament 'Warren and Atkinson simply divided up. the duties as" they pUshedBCC into tonight's isemifinals at 7 against Pensacola( a 56 47 victor over Valencia of Orlando. Warren, playing before friends watched him perform at Lake' Worth High last year, took care'of the first half, The 6 4 guard made 9 of 11 field goajs and, six of six free' throws for 24 points, warren tried only four field goals in the second half (making two) and he ended with 31 points. Enter Mr.

Atkinson, a 6 1 guard' from WP In the second half he duplicated Warrens 9 of 11 floor figure and left thCPalrrr Beach Junior College gym with 25 points. AJheim was stunnetl when he learned Atkinson averaged five points a game during the. season; ''Heck, he got enough against us tonight to last himail nexl year. With 56 points between them, Warren and Atkinson left the other 45 to an array of Titans I ICen Clarke At Open TODAY Sports Editor Ray Holliman is on vacation, In his absence, the column will be written by members ofth sports staff. Rod Atop riguez, Citrus Gilbert RoOst Oosterhuis' Star Rising ORLANDO Peter Oosterhuis is one of those guys who can never go home again.

As a matter of fact, the 24 year.oldBri Hsh golfer doesn't really have a home to go "At the' moment, I don't have a home," said the likeable chap Thursday as he munched down a ham sandwich after shooting a 69 at the first round of the Florjda Citrus Open at the Rio Pinar course: Oosterhuis' is considered the brightest young' golfing star to come out of Britain since Tony; Jacklin. And now some people are actually saying Oosterhuis is better than Jacklin. And yes, his name is spelled wjth two O's and. pronounced like only without the, So please don't call him 'OysterhoUse" or or Ahf of her such nonsense. Anyhow, Oosterhuis doesn't have a home because he and his South African wife Anne spend, the' bulk of the year traveling just about everywhere.

H.e plays golf in South America, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States and several countries in 'But it's a good life for a good golfer. "It's not' romantic, really," he said "But I enjoy it because Fve been able to play well. Last year I won 26,000 pounds, which' is abput $62,000. I've won a lot of money for my age, I suppose." Newcomer on Tour And with the money have come the tournaments wins, too. been playing for the past four years and the last two years, I've finished in England in the point stand: ings.

Last year Iwas second to Bob Charles in money winnings." HisJtirst tournament in this country was' the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic last week in Fort Lauderdale', 'but he failed to qualify. Before coming to Fort Lauderdale, however, Oosterhuis played in four tourneys outside of the country and finished no worse than second. Four weeks ago he won the Rothmann's. Match Play tourney in Johannessburg, South Africa, beating out.Gary Player for the" title. He, then won again, this time in.

MaratJaibo, Venezuela. Then earned seconds in Caracas and again in'Panama. Oosterhuis is not; a member of (he PG but his participation In the Ryder Cup the last two years gains him" three exemptions 'for the American tour. He then is entitled to three more exemptions, if he can convince a tournament that he. should be allowed an exemption.

One of ther tournaments that doesn't count as an exemption is the Masters in Augusta in April. Gofor Accounting "If a golfer is going to.be pro, qne must play in America to prove one's self as' a wpll rrafrpri player," sairt nnsterlTMSjn his 6plen'did British manner. The! game is the important he says. "If I am playing enjoy it, no matter.where lam.At the end of the year will be able to look at the amount of money J've made and realize that I am only 24 years old. I know it will be more than I would have made as an accountant or something.

I don't know. If wasn't playing golf, I'd probably be, an accountant somewhere, still trying to get my' license. "Playing golf in this country Is not really the adjustment that' you might think it Js," said don't, really have any goals set for' "myself, except'to earn as muchimoney! as I can and. play as'well as possible." By KEN CLARKE TODy tP.rt, Writer ORLANDO Gibby.Gilbert says he' has his thinking' straightened out. Chi Chi Kodriguei'js busy working on a diet, that no one believes he really needs.

And both men were very hot indeed'Thursdayin the (irst round of the Florida Qft'rus Open 'at Rio Pinar, leading an assault on the course which saw; players Zoom in with 64s to" the firs, round lead at 5 eight under par. For most of the golfers, play 'ing'at Rio Pjnar Thursdaywas like shooting fshln a Varrel. "There were three "players at 66,. 10 at 69, 11 at 70 and 16 golfers at 71. And 'the traffic atthe fl par mark was hacked iip'to the Brevard County line.

If the collection of golfers lire away in today's second round in the samejnanner, thfe'36 h61e cuf for the fi'naf two rounds is likely to eliminate anyone who fails to at least match par on the flat, stretching course. Gilbert, who finished tied, for sixth place last week in the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic in Fort Lauderdale, came down the back stretch with a 30 on the final nine holes' that included six birdies. And oh the day, Gilbert left his try for1 yet birdie short by jinphes. Those few incheswould have provided Gilbert with the sole lead andwould have tied course record of by Lou Graham last year. "I've always been a good said Gilbert, f'and even lithe end of last year, I'begari to hit the ball better than before.

But before that I went through about 15 months of bad putting. "Jerry Heard talked to me at the Phbenlx Open. It was mostly my thinking. I'd get over a short putt arid I'd be scared to death 6f Rodriguez came in late in the afternoon, chattering away like a man long deprived of' in this case the press. JB i in.

iiiimpn1' i mi i.u.njL' "KL 'r11'1 JJjKyMI KHf i in ii i yMi M'ijiH KL. piM jB BHHfta 4 was tiiiin 'm yiM fKpjHH SiZiiifcIBiBpppHpppppj liwwiMipAgftviwtUjijfi.wJtB ivr 'Mhmmwiw "iiJBfcfri3waiBMBMMPBMMStUiiftwHilBrEiMB8BB3 TODAY Stair phalm bf Ron LlndHf Arnold, Palmer Sriar Is on Way to Opening Round 70 64 is my best round since the Western Open 1964," said the little Puerto Rican who' has earned just $8,000 for his efforts on the tour Rodriguez then explained how he has been using the advantages of a good caddy and new diet to improve his game lately. "I'm on this' diet said the 5 7 Rodriguez, "and I'have my weight down to about 126, I want to get to 120. 1 want to live to be 140 years old. I don't touch bread and butter and carbonated drinks.

About two weeks I was shown this book'' JACK McCLAIREN too much strain McClairen Bows Out iMtrittrrpniT' pAYTQfJA BEACH Jack McClairen, the dean of Florida's college coaches, in his resignation Thursday as athletic i ie iind head football coach at Bethune Ccokman College. McClairen said he. would stay on as basketball coach and as a football assistant The former, Pittsburgh Sttelers end siid he was 'resigning the two posts because his three pronged "job caused too much physical and mental strain. NCAA Plucks FSU Passed Over Tourney At a Glance Thursday's Results Valentia 47 Gul( Coast 71 ferevard Dade Norths? Miami Dade South 85, St, PetersburgT6 Friday's Games 7 p.m. Brevard vs.

Pensaola 9 p.m. Gulf Coast vs, MiamJ D'ade South." including Bob Majheny (12), RicJc. Sinclair (H) and David ttorne (10). BCC coach Jim Olrr was happy after' the game" and 'betore it, tob. He learned five prior to the contest hiSclub.was ranked 14th In the final national junior college poll.

"That's beautiful," he said. And his team, was a thing of beauty in firstjialf. With Warren netting A points before the game was 11 minutes old, BCC hurried to a 37 20 cushion. 'The Titans' lead jumped. to 21 points just before half time as Mark Christian, Sinclair.

Atkinson and Heme all scored buckets in the wining' minutes. "We played a good game tonight Qler said, "but we're going to need just as good a game agaifts Pepsacola." ter defense against us," Alheim said. "They cut off our drives and our passing lanes." The Titans (20 2) shot 58 percent from the field and ou rebounded Dade North .36 28. Falcon Anthony 'Anderson scored points to lead his club. mm Matheny rebounds and Home seven to neutralize Dade North on the boards.

Pensacola, 25 3, stumbled past Valencia by employing the Matadors' own brand of basketball sleqBy sIqw offense and intimidating defense "The 56 points were the fewest we scored all season," said Pensacola coach Rick Daley "But we'll take the victory With only a 48 44 lead and five minutes to play, Pensacola didn't allow Valencia a basket in five'trips downcodrt while' Eddie Davis and Otis Dunn each netted two points for the Pirates. In another 'opening round game, Gulf Coast of Panama City didn't look like the nation's fourth ranked team and coach Jack Jackson knew It after nudging Jacksonville's Florida Junior College were tense, as we could be," Jackson said of. his 23 4 Commodores. we hit only 33 percent of our foul shots and 41 percent of cur field goals in the first half." But the Commodores dis Spelled Jackson's fears in the second half, racing from a 37 36 defjeit to what ended up to be an easy victory. Morris Rivers, who scored 18 points, and forward Mike Dickerson, 20 points, pushed the Commodores ahead in the second half.

"Dickerson is a great said Jackson. "I gotjiim from Hugh Durham (Florida State head coach) after he wasn't able fd get in. with the Seminoles." Scores and Standi BASKETBALL Thursday's Results I Milwaukee 114. New Yotk 100 game scheduled i Wednesday's Late Results i Boston 1 18, Golden State 1 1 1 Philadelphia 10 Baltimore 96 Milwaukee 124, Seattle 110 Kansas City Omaha Phoenix 107 Eastern Conference AtlantUrflfvlsfon LPct. GB Boston 53 13.803 New York 5IJ9 .729.

4 Buffalo 19 47 .288 34 Philadelphia 9 60 .136 45 Central Division' Baltimore 42 24 .636 AUanU 37 30.552 54 Houston 27 40 .403 '1514, Cleveland 24 42.364 18 Western Conference Midwest Division Milwaukee Chicago Detroit. K.C Omaha 48 22.686 43 23 .652 3 31 35 .470 13 33 J9 .458.16 Los Angeles 'Golden State Phoenix Seattle Portland Pacific Dlvlslpn 49 18.731 40 27 9 32 36 .471 17ij .21 49 .300 29H IS 51 .239 33 called 'Eat as Much as You Like and Not Get It explained how you can stay away from sugar In your diet and avoid headaches. I haven't had a headache, now in about two weeks and I usually get a bad Continued on Page 4C trtar4 TODAY Wlro ServkM Jacksonville University gob an expected to the NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, and Florida State University, was not so ekpec tedly shut out by both the NCAA and National Invitational Tournament (Nlf). Jacksonville will meet Uie as yet undecided Ohio Valley Conference champion in a Regional elimination Mar. Jacksonville, ranked No.

18 with a 21 5 record, was among the nine independents chosen to jcomplete the 25 team NCAA 'field. Sixteen spots are filled by, i. conference champs. Other teams invited' were Marquette (No. 5, 22 2), Providence (No.

6, 21 2), Houston (No. 8, 21 3), Southwestern" Louisiana (No il, 22 2), Syracuse (N6: 14, 21 4), St. John's of New Yotlc (No. 19 5), Sduth Carolina (No. 19, 19 5) Oklahoma City (unranked, While Murray State and Aus tin Peay clash Saturday' tov ymmsmm NCAA Regions' At a Glance (First Round 'East; Prevjdtn'ct v.

Middlt AtJaMte Conference ehomoton Svracuie v'r Soutntrn Confertoct chomoion Ivy Laou champion vl 6t. JohnV Mideast Morauett vi. Mioml of Ohio JofconviHt vt, Ohio Vottey Cqnwnt id west tauiton vs. 5outhf ittm loot Ttxoi Ttcjtvt. Soyth Carolina West Leno Btoch S4oltv.

Weber States Oklahoma. City v. Western Athletic Conterence chompron, decide who will meet Dolphins' coach Tom Wasdin; said, "It doesn't matter who we play. It was our goal tq go pa the NCAA, and we thought we could from the beginning because of the caliber of our players." Meanwhile, Florida State, unranked and 13 8 atter being ranked No. 2 In the pre season poll behind UCLA after losing to the Bruins in the 1972 NCAA finals, wasn't even mentioned 'while bids were 'passed out to the NIT, which got the teams the NCAApassedup.

And Biscayne" College of iarnl was among the final nine at large, berths for the NCAA small college, tournament beginning Man 5 at Kansas NCA'A finished picking, the NIT got rolling and bagged giant killer Notre 14 11; Virginia, Tech. 17 littte knowh University of Washington, D.C., 2W, In the NCAA, 16. ipr. the 25 berths' go 'conference representatives. Many still must be decided, either through season records or league tour naments, Bven Incredible "JCLA, with six straight NCAA 'titles' and 68 victories in a row, must win another game jn the Pacific Eight this weekend to off totally qualify.

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College Thursday's Results Marshall 77, Samford 63 Colgate. 73, Fairleigh Dickinson Georgetown, D.C. 54, St. Maiy, Md. 43 Oklahoma City 97, Georgia' St.

72 Stetson 85, Rollins 83 Tournaments Southern Conference E. Carolina Richmond 62 Davidson 88, Virginia Mill tary 77 William and Mary 97, The Ci "tadeI7Z Continued on Next Page MkMil Dadt ioulli yt ptitrsourg )i I it ii 41 33 74 Volancta (47) 'OFT Elry Wilms Corlty Eodv Tttolt Volmcia rtnsocok fMMCOM (Ml OrT 3 S'tvns 3 0.4 I II Dovkt' 0 II 5 II 0 0 Roccrd I 11 0 ft Dunn 4 3 10 1 4TttiH II 13) 34 3143 II 11 34 mmDt ri ST, Ji Fjshijig if wi Fbnecasti Gulf CMlt IM OFT ,0 11 McWranv 1 0 3 Owtnt 10 OSO.Sotmn 0 4 4'Wod. 7 0 14 Shettld 3 I tmltll iS 4 14 3 0 4 .0 1 37 n)4T44ll) Rlvtrt Wlkjfns Ocfcrsn Jhntn (tootrt Scrooni. Davis Hanson Dotfvlor Tiois CvNCmsI 'rnxlda 4C Florldo JC 7.l) 4 0 1 I 4 33 i 3 4,0 17 14 I' 1 i 3 IS 71 34 71 Good strings of small trout from Sebastian River, around, spoil Islands In saltwater rivers and canals. Most hitting live shrimp.

All trout under 12 Inches must be released. Surf producing bluefish and whiting but winds might interfere. If ishable, offshore Waters out. side Sebastian and Canaveral offering hottom catches. Shad showing some Increase In St.

Johns River north of State Road 520. Vim "i "'if.

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