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ttt rt rr i 1 i ryyyyn rrrr r.v I i 4 JUL 31 1983 SECTION July 31, 1983 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Kevin Poole Ds IVaHing To Hear Firom inraesfi JHorrigan Sports Comment Louis on Sunday or Monday to talk with the club's new owner. Big Red Have By Ron Cobb Of th Post-Oispatch Staff Jim Gregory, the National Hockey League's director of central scouting and reportedly a leading candidate for the Job of director of hockey operations for the Blues, came to St. Louis on Friday to meet with Blues owner Harry Omest. Omest said Saturday, however, that Gregory was not a candidate for the job.

"He is here just to update me on the whole hockey picture, to review and go over the player roster," Ornest said. Gregory was general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1969 to '79 Some 'Real Men' Who Eat Quiche CHARLESTON, III. On Wednes "I'd like to see what Harry has in mind," Poile said. "I've known Harry a long time. I'd sure like to sit down and talk before Tuesday.

"I think everybody likes to get back in. the National (Hockey) League in some capacity." Poile agreed that one topic of conversation would likely be the Blues' need for an operating agreement with a minor league team. The team in Billings, is the only one available in the CHL. The man who last ran the Blues' hockey operation, Emile Francis, was one of many around the NHL who were relieved when the sale of the Blues was completed. Francis heads the Hartford Whalers as president and general manager, the same duties he had with the Blues before leaving the team May 2.

Francis said he was relieved nnt that would have resulted if the Blues weren't a member of the league this coming season. "You would have had to realign and change the schedule," he said from Hartford, Conn. "We went through an awful summer last year" because of the transfer of the Colorado Rockies to New Jersey, where they became the Devils. "We had a heckuva time getting a team to change divisions, and finally Winnipeg did." The Winnipeg Jets moved from the Norris Division to the Smythe Division prior to last season after the Devils went from the Smythe to the Patrick Division. "I'm naturally pleased for the fans in St.

Louis," Francis said, "and the players who had bought homes. It's been a real upheaval for them. I'm sure they're relieved." Francis said he was happy that some of the Blues' front-office staff who had lost their jobs might be hired again. "There are a lot of dedicated people Ornest has said that he expects to name a director of hockey operations by early this coming week. Ornest confirmed that Poile was a candidate.

Poile said he wasn't sure what Ornest had in mind for him. "We've just talked in generalities," said Poile, 59. "I'm quite happy where I am. But I'm a little flattered that he'd ask me if I was interested." Poile has broad experience in professional hockey. He played center in the NHL for six years with the Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Boston Bruins more than 30 years ago.

He was general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers during the team's first two years of existence. Poile moved on to Vancouver and served as general manager of the Canucks from 1970 to '74. From there he went to the World Hockey Association in 1974 as vice president and director of hockey operations. I' ('I. t'i day afternoon, the dining hall at the football Cardinals' training camp served quiche.

Quiche lorraine. Many of the players slurped it up, despite what the book says about the dining habits of real men. The sight of these men eating quiche came as a shock after hearing what Tom Lovat had said to some of his troops earlier that day. Lovat is offensive line coach for the Big Red, proud of his charges' ferocious reputation, and when the tight ends showed up to drill with the linemen, he said, "C'mon guys, get with it. You're over here with the real men now." and was named the nhl director oi central scouting in 1979.

One of the remaining candidates for Blues general manager is Norman "Bud" Poile, president of the Central Hockey League. Poile said Friday by telephone from Dallas that he was waiting to hear from Ornest and was anticipating an invitation to come to St. Bud Poile Flattered' to be considered in the organization," he said, "and this is an opportunity for them to come back and work for the franchise if Mr. Ornest chooses." only for the sake of friends and players in St. Louis, but for his team's and the league's sake as well.

Francis said he shuddered to think of the headaches Roy Emerson: A Champion Who's Often Overlooked EVEN OFFENSIVE LINEMEN eat quiche. Great big men, muscles bulging, lining up for quiche. Times certainly have changed. Can you imagine Vince Lombardi allowing the Grf-n Bay Packers to eat quiche? It's as in I if I rii v. AM comprehensible as Dick Butkus drinking Lite Beer.

All in all, some parts of the Cardinals' training camp are not quite as arduous as we have been led to believe. There are, after all, trees on the campus of Eastern Illinois University, and attractive young women. The dorm is air-conditioned and there is a beer joint across the street. With the exception of the young women, the Cardinals have limited access to all of these earthly delights. This is not an entirely monastic life the gladiators are living, though it's not something most people would think of as a fun way to spend a summer vacation.

The players are up at 8 o'clock in the morning for a light breakfast, and then they get taped for the 9:15 practice "Roy Emerson is probably the most overlooked champion in the history of the game." Charlie Pasarell By Ron Cobb Of the Post-Oispatch Staff Roy Emerson holds a record that may never be broken in men's tennis 28 Grand Slam titles in singles and doubles. But when people talk about the game's greatest players, his name seldom is mentioned. Emerson, one of eight players competing in the Xerox Grand Champions tournament at Town Country Racquet Club, is living proof that greatness in tennis is not measured in how many titles a player wins, but in whom he beat, and when, and where. Of Emerson's 28 titles in the four Grand Slam events, nine were won at the Australian championships six in singles and three in doubles. The fallacy of the Grand Slam events is that a player rarely gets much credit for winning in Australia.

The tournament has attracted relatively weak fields in recent years, although it was stronger in Emerson's day because the exceptional Australian players of that era faithfully competed for their national championship. But the biggest knock against Emmo is that he was amassing titles when many of the best players of his day Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall among them had turned professional and were not allowed to compete in the major championships until tennis went See EMERSON, Page 8 usually begins 15 minutes early. The workout ends at 11:15, and then come lunch and meetings and a rest period. The players are back on the field at 4:15 p.m. for another 212-hour practice session, which is followed by dinner, more meetings and l1 hours to kill until bedcheck at 11 p.m.

In that 90 minutes of free time, the beer joint across the street does a good business by replenishing precious body fluids. For a visitor, Charleston holds few delights other than watching football players deplete and replenish their precious body fluids. There's a nice town square, and a pretty little park, and most of your favorite fast-food joints. The town's saloons have a civilized practice of alternating quarter beer night. Monday here, Tuesday there a quarter saved is a quarter you can spend Wednesday.

UPI Neil Allen still can smile after being knocked out in the Cardinals' 7-2 loss to the Expos Friday night in Montreal. Catcher Darrell Porter awaits the new pitcher as Allen departs. Gary Bonn Post-Dispatch Australian Roy Emerson watches the action Friday night at the Xerox Grand Champions tennis tournament at Town and Country Racquet Club Friday night. Unbeaten Tennis Trio Advances Friday's Game (2) ASIDE FROM quarter beer night, the most interesting thing there to do in Charleston is watch Tom Lovat and MONTREAL (7) ab bl CARDINALS L. Smith If Friday Night Was Special For The Smiths determine one finalist.

Emerson and Pasarell each were 0-2. The contest in Group was not so cut and dried. Ralston was 2-0 but must beat Nastase (1-1) to assure himself of a spot in the final. Gorman (1-1) also was in the running. Buchholz was 0-2.

Sunday's singles final is set for 2:30 p.m. The doubles final at about 4 will pit Riessen and Gorman against the winners of the match between Fillol-Nastase and Pasarell-Ralston. 3 2 10 4 0 0 1 3 12 2 4 0 12 0 0 0 0 4 110 4 110 4 12 1 3 111 2 0 0 0 Raines If Little ss Dawson cf Oliver lb Francona lb Cromartle rf Carter Wallach 3b Flvnn 2b Smith ab bi 4 0 10 4 0 10 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 110 4 111 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 34 2 8 2 McGee cf Oberkfell 3b Hendrick lb Porter Herr 2b Van Slvke rf O. Smith ss Allen VonOhlen Braun ph Rucker Quirk ph Totals CARDINALS MONTREAL How They Stand 31 7 7 Totals his offensive linemen. They may eat quiche, but they are real men.

They start their drills lined up side by side in a metal contraption that resembles a cattle chute. They fire out under the chute, driving against linemen holding yellow pads. "Get your hands up where you can use them," says Lovat, bouncing back and forth. "Keep your butt down, come up through them, pop that rear, that's where you get your leverage." Next they move to a two-man sled, driving up through the sled, lifting it 45 degrees. Then they practice pass blocking, the defenders' carrying yellow pads.

"Mirror him, mirror him, move your feet," Lovat yells. "Good pop, good pop." 000 000 101 2 000 ISO 10X 7 Marty Riessen, Jaime Fillol and Dennis Ralston took undefeated records into Saturday's final day of round-robin matches in the Xerox Grand Champions tennis tournament at Town Country Racquet Club. Riessen and Fillol are competing in Group A along with Roy Emerson and Charlie Pasarell. In Group are Ralston, Hie Nastase, Tom Gorman and Butch Buchholz. The players with the best record in their respective groups after Saturday's matches will advance to Sunday's final.

Saturday's schedule was Riessen vs. Fillol at 2 p.m., Emerson vs. Pasarell at 3:30, Nastase vs. Ralston at 5, Gorman vs. Buchholz at 6:30, and Nastase-Fillol vs.

Pasarell-Ralston at 8. In Friday's matches, Riessen defeated Pasarell, 6-2, 6-2; Fillol beat Emerson, 6-2, 6-3; Ralston defeated Gorman, 6-2, 6-3; and Nastase beat Buchholz, 6-0, 6-2. Riessen and Fillol each were 2-0 in Group so their match was to Pet. GB ST' Oame-Wlnning RBI Dawson (12). Wallach.

DP Cardinals 7, Montreal 1. Left Cardinals 7, Montreal 3. 2B Oberkfell 2, Cromartle, Wallach, Herr, Raines. HR Dawson (23), Van Slvke (5). B.

Smith. IP RERBBSO Cardinals MONTREAL Although the Cardinals' winning streak was snapped at six games Friday night, it was a successful night for all the Smiths involved. Montreal Espos righthander Bryn Smith pitched a 7-2 victory over the Cardinals but the Redbirds' Lonnie Smith extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single and Ozzie Smith had two more hits and drove in one of the Redbirds' runs. Lonnie Smith, before Saturday night's game here with the Expos, had had 22 hits in his last 54 at-bats. Ozzie Smith had had 32 hits in 89 at-bats and had raised his average to .232.

Joaquin Andujar, 11-2 against the Expos in his career but 4-13 overall this year, will oppose Bill Gullickson (9-10) in the series finale Sunday. Pet. GB ST 4 5 6 6 1 V3 2 0 0 1 2 2 110 Allen (L, 7-9) Von Ohlen Rucker Montreal B. Smith (W, 2-4) 9 8 2 2 2 4 WP B. Smith.

Balk B. Smith. Pulll, B. Davidson, Harvey, Crawford. 2:11.

A 34,254. Pittsburgh 53 47 .530 W4 CARDINALS 52 49 .515 1Vi LI Montreal 51 49 .510 2 W1 Philadelphia 49 47 .510 2 W4 Chicago 46 54 .460 7 L1 New York 37 64 .366 16'? L3 Pet. GB ST Atlanta 63 40 .612 L1 Los Angeles 56 43 .566 5 L2 Houston 51 49 .510 11 W1 San Diego 50 51 .495 12 W1 San Francisco 49 52 .485 13 W1 Cincinnati 45 57 .441 18 L4 ST: WinLoss streak Baltimore 57 40 .588 W3 Detroit 56 41 .577 1 W1 New York 55 41 .573 1 Yi L1 Toronto 56 42 .571 W1 Milwaukee 54 43 .557 3 W2 Boston 50 49 .505 8 L2 Cleveland 40 59 .404 18 L2 Pet. GB ST Chicago 52 47 .525 W3 Kansas City 46 46 .500 2'; W1 Texas 49 51 .490 L4 California 48 52 .480 4Vir L3 Oakland 46 66 .451 TVi W2 Minnesota 43 59 .422 1Q'g W1 Seattle 38 64 .373 15 L2 ST: WinLoss streak It's fascinating, from the shade of a tree, to watch them undergo this ordeal. In a game, the offensive linemen are anonymous giants, the niceties of their work lost in the violence of the pit.

"We can't see it either, until we get the films," Lovat said. "We start out in practice by doing it stabilized, where nothing moves. Then we go to the sleds, which move a little bit, and then we work man-to-man. And you do that every day, constant repetitions. That's what line play is all about." Last year, the Cardinals' line began to get some recognition around the National Football League.

The fast Veteran Of Trenches Dierdorf Enjoys Training Camp Rigors Montreal 7, Cardinals 2 Atlanta 2-5, San Diego 1-6, 2nd game 12 innings San Francisco 5, Los Angeles 2 Pittsburgh 2, New York 1 Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2 Houston 4. Cincinnati 1 Toronto 4, Cleveland 2 Baltimore 8, Texas 6 Milwaukee 1 1 Boston 5 Chicago 7, New York 2 Oakland 5, California 2 Minnesota 4, Seattle 3 Detroit 10, Kansas City curfew) development of rookies Tootie Robbins and Luis Sharpe at the tackles was part of it, but so was the blooming of Joe Bostic and Terry Stieve at guard and the successful repotting of Dan Dier-dorf at center. "The old adage is that it takes four years for an offensive lineman to become a good offensive lineman," Stieve said. "That's because there's so 1 (suspended. By John Sonderegger Of the Post-Oispatch Staff CHARLESTON, 111.

The old veteran of the trenches glanced about as the troops marched slowly into the locker room after another day of battle. Being one of the town's top toastmasters and media celebrities, Dan Dierdorf almost looked out of place wearing a football Cardinals uniform again. Why this again, Dan? Why subject yourself to two-a-day practice sessions in the heat of July and sacrifice your body to block the hungry, young defensive linemen, keeping them away from a red tackling dummy. "I hate to say it," Dierdorf said, sounding a little like Gen. George Patton, "but I really enjoy it." Dierdorf, 34, admitted he began to doubt his sanity a bit on July 23 when he donned pads and participated in his first workout at the Big Red training offensive lineman in the 1970s.

He was named All-Pro for five successive seasons (1974-78) and was named the NFL's top offensive lineman three consecutive years (1976-78) in voting by his peers. He was the leader and cornerstone of the line that allowed the fewest sacks in the league three times and fewest in the National Football Conference five times. He was voted to the NFL Team of the Decade for the 1970s. Last year, the Cardinals hit it big in the draft with Luis Sharpe and Tootie Robbins, tackles who made the starting lineup. So Coach Jim Hanifan switched Dierdorf, a lifetime right tackle, to center and Big Dan started every game at his new position and drew raves from the coaching staff.

The two main reasons he is back for another season, Dierdorf said, are his love of the game and his admiration for Hanifan. "In professional football, you're lucky if you have the same coach a couple of years," Dierdorf said. "But I'm starting my 10th season with Jim Hanifan. I just think he's something special. If this were a whole new damned much to learn." THEY LEARN it by doing it over and over again, morning and afternoon.

"Even the veterans, it takes days or weeks to regain your footwork," Stieve said. "Playing offensive line is an unnatural act. You've got to have patience and composure to control the violence. It takes tremendous repetition." Ki.1 -wnirwimiVnr ftVT (St. Louis Times) Cardinals (Andujar 4-13) at Montreal (Gullickson 9-1 0), 1 2:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Tunnell 5-3 and DeLeon 2-0) at New York (Torrez 6-1 2 and Terrell 2-4), 2, 12:05 p.m. Chicago (Ruthven 7-8) at Philadelphia (Denny 1 0-5), 1 2:35 p.m. Atlanta (Falcone 8-1) at San Diego (Thurmond 4-1), 3:05 p.m. Los Angeles (Hooton 8-5 or Valenzuela 1 0-5) at San Francisco (Hammaker 1 0- 5), 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Berenyi 5-10) at Houston (Niekro 8-8), 6:05 p.m.

(St. Louis Times) Kansas City (Splittorff 9-3 and Blue 0-5) at Detroit (Rozema 7-1 and Bailey 5-2) 2,12:30 p.m. Cleveland (Sorensen 5-8) at Toronto (Gott6-8), 12:30 p.m. Texas (Tanana 4-3) at Baltimore (Boddicker 6-5), 1 :05 p.m. Milwaukee (Haas 7-2) at Boston (Hurst 7-8), 1:05 p.m.

New York (Righetli 11-3) at Chicago (Bums 5-6), 1:15 p.m. Seattle (Young 8-11) at Minnesota (Schrom 8-4), 1:15 p.m. Oakland (Krueger 7-6) at California (Zahn 7-5), 3 p.m. And after all that work, all there is is anonymity, people thinking all you're good for is getting in other people's way so that the glamour boys can do their thing. "There's beauty in that," Stieve said.

"For most of us, when we go out, people don't know who we are. You don't have the autograph seekers. You can be a regular Joe in civilian life." you even can eat quiche. camp. "I did question my intelligence about coming back for a 13th season when it was 100 degrees out there," he said.

Being the second-oldest player on the team second only to quarterback Jim Hart, who at 39 is the oldest player in the National Football League Dierdorf has been thrust into a role he never sought. "I never, wanted to be The Old Guy coaching staff and they had brought some young college coach in here, I Dan Dierdorf questions own sanity on the ballclub," he said. "But all of the sudden A second-round draft choice out of the University of Michigan in 1971, Dierdorf was the NFL's most dominant Chicago at Philadelphia, 6:35 p.m. Houston at San Diego, 9:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Los Angeles, 9:35 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 9:35 p.m. think I'd be gone." Cleveland at Toronto, 1 2:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Boston, 1 :05 p.m. California at Minnesota, 2, 5.05 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit.

6:30 p.m. New York at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Oakland at Seattlff 9:35 p.m. In addition to his massive presence See DIERDORF, Page 2.