Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey • Page 23

Asbury Park July 2, 1983 B3 Moore entered fight with Durana toothless tiger Dick Young THREE DAYS before he was punched out by 2Hoberto Duran, Davey Moore underwent oral surgery. Two teeth had been knocked out, and bone splinters had to be removed from his jaw, I am told. How it happened is a mystery. How he could pass the pre-fight physical is a bigger mystery. Marvin JCohn of N.Y.

State Athletic Commission, quoting Dr. Frank Folkr says, "Nothing like that showed lip." Moore must be a quick healer. His mouth sure was a bloddy mess in the fight. Pete Rose could have had half of junior welter champ Aaron Pryor for $500. "That's back when he -i was an amateur, of course," Pete says.

"Buddy La- Rosa, a clothing store guy in Cincy who does a great job with kids, was handling him." Pete told him no thanks, he wasn't ready for it. Had he taken it, Pete would have a piece of the legal action La-j Rosa has against Pryor for breach of contract. il Tim McCarver says the thing that brought Willie around was that first year of winter ball when he learned to hit the curve. Maybe a winter in the tropics for Darryl Strawberry would accelerate 'his development. Building a Ballclub, says Lou Gorman, is 10 times harder now than it was when he structured two expansion clubs KC and Seattle.

"You put it together piece by piece," says Frank Cashen's construction foreman on the Mets. Formerly, you were sure of keeping the pieces. Now, by the time you get the fifth or sixth piece, the VJEirst two may leave you. 1 Bowie Kuhn looking better all the time on his ban against DeBartolo clan as owner of baseball franchise. The Ed DeBartolos, pere et fils, are open NFL's supplemental draft next Thursday, has eight eligible players.

You can expect 0 to be picked. Chuck Knox, who was offensive line coach years ago with Jets, still realized importance of that sector. First things he did as new Seattle coach was trade for Cincy center Blair Bush, and Buffalo guard Reggie MacKenzie. Doc Rivers, second-round pick by Atlanta out of Marquette, is cousin of Ken Singleton. During Oakland's most recent visit to Yankee Stadium, A 's public relations director Mictey Morabito was seated in press box, watching Ken Nigro taking notes like mad over phone.

Mickey, who was a predecessor to Nigro as Yankee PR man, says: "I had to smile, I knew Ken was talking to George, who was issuing a statement. I used to try to talk George out of some of those things, but after a while I gave up." Safest bet of NBA draft: Bulls by making Sidney Green of Brooklyn their No. 1 pick, did themselves much better than last year's choice of Quintin Da-ley. Remember when it was called a blessing that Knicks passed by Dalley? If Warner Wolf and anybody else can show me that he said, three months ago when the cards were printed, that Ron Kittle would be leading the league in homers and ribbies, then I'll willingly listen to his diatribe against the Sox rookie being left off the All-Star ballot. Otherwise, score it a rank second-guess.

Terry Cashman has become Irving Berlin of sports. He did "Mickey, Willie and The Duke," plus others. Now he has written music for NBC's Wimbledon Special, airing this weekend. Frank How- ard is taking batting practice. Not that Mets man-' ager is getting frantic.

He has entered home rpn-hitting contest to be staged between games in Philly Sunday. Dick Young's syndicated column appears Tuesday through Saturday. bring them a World Championship. Dan Fouts' six-year renewal with Chargers calls for basic $800,000 salary, but if he quarterbacks them to Super Bowl victory he gets a $250,000 bonus. He also gets $50,000 if he is conference MVP, which he was two years ago.

Howard Slusher put that deal together. One of Slusher's new clients is Rodney McCray, Rockets' co-star first-round pick with Ralph Sampson. Ralph says he hasn't yet picked an agent, but I hear it's Donald Dell. "You'll like this new kid," says Billy Martin, meaning lefty Ray Fontenot. "He throws ground balls." That was Casey Stengel's expression for a pitcher who made the batters hit the ball on the ground.

Local boxing favorites have been knocked off by out-of-towners in last three main eyents at Felt Forum. Matchmaker Harold Weston is hoping Pedro Vilella can stop that slump next Friday when he takes on Ed Green, Houston welterweight. Reason Allen Braswell, Brooklyn junior welter, got knocked off by Billy Parks last week is that Bras-well ran showboating gamut, from tonguesticking to grinning at audience. He wouldn't listen to his beseeching manager between rounds. Maybe getting his nose smeared will do Braswell some good.

You think All-Star voting gripes are something new? First election, in 1933, Al Simmons got more votes than Babe Ruth. Wimbledon is one of starting times TV can't manipulate, but they are now experimenting with lights so that late-running matches next year can be completed instead of being put off till following day. Len Berman's NBC spot featuring premier memorabilia collector Barry Halper showed bat Babe used for his historic shot-calling homer in Chicage. Program produced response from a Bill Brown of El Paso, who claims his grandfather caught ball in bleachers that day, and he has it. It's being checked out.

Halper has, what is believed to be first baseball made, 1858, and one from 1861 signed by A. Lincoln. fight can't make money, that Murad Muhammad and Bob Andreoli will take bath. Holmes isn't ducking Page for better money alone. Larry is convinced his old daddy, Don King, is out to get him knocked off by Page so King can control crown for another five years.

Script is from an old Humphrey Bogart movie. I hope all college basketballers, and some pros, are watching latest dump case closely. Rick Kuhn, to get lighter sentence, is singing on Ernie Cobb, his, former Boston teammate. It's a life-wrecker, kids, just like drugs. Which reminds me: I have to laugh when I hear players on the Cards and Phillies say Lonnie Smith's drug admissions took them by surprise.

When Smith was traded to St. Louis, several Philly writers told me Smith was on something. It was only explanation for his tackling Philly Phanat-ic mascot, and other erractic behavior. Bill Conlin, probably best baseball writer around, tickles me with his disenchanted liberalism: "I think it's reasonable to give a player who backslides one benefit of the doubt, as the Dodgers have done with Steve Howe, but a third lapse into drug dependency should be met with a one-year suspension." All together: "For it's one, two, three strikes your're out, of the old ballgame." Howe decision is a farce. He's on three-year probation, meaning if he stays clean for three years he can become a dopie all over again if he is still winning, of course.

Bowie, this is a far greater me-nance than gambling, and you are blind to it. Cleanse your game before it is devoured. Roy White points out that when you talk about the good young shortstops around this year, don't forget Julio Franco, Cleveland's vacuum cleaner. Mike Ferraro calls Franco the best player on Indians Fans booing field appearances of Whitey Herzog. It's their critique of his giving up Keith Hernandez for two Met pitchers.

They didn't like his deals of two winters ago, either, but all he did was Too bad Whitey Herzog couldn't name Jose Oquendo as backup shortstop on NL squad. The nation should see that kid's arm. "The kid's really proud of it. I can see that," says Deron Johnson, watching infield practice. Kevin Gross, new Philly pitcher, has a Bert Blyleven curveball.

When he's getting it over, and a hitter can't sit on the fastball, he's tough. Jesse Orosco, Mets' rep in All-Star Game, regrets his father didn't live to see this. Dad died last August when Jesse was struggling, at 1-6, to stick in bigs. Jose Sulaiman, WBC boss, hopes to talk Larry Holmes out of Mat-vis Frazier fight and into defense against Greg Page by reminding champ of this bit of history: "Five years ago," Sulaiman says, "the WBC lifted the crown from Leon Spinks because he would not fight Ken Norton. Norton then fought Holmes instead, and that's how Holmes became the champion.

Now history is repeating itself, except that Holmes became the champion Instead of the challenger. If we don't enforce the rules, we might as well go home," Translation: WBC will drum Holmes out of its regiment of champs. About Holmes-Frazier promotion: Bob Arum and Joe Verne, who had rights to Marvis, agreed to step aside for this fight and this fight only, so Kid Frazier can get shot at title. With Holmes guaranteed $3.1 million, Verne and Arum are convinced ly defying Pete Rozelle on the matter of owning the 49ers and Pittsburgh team in USFL. NFL claims it's "conflct.

Young DeBartolo says he has integrity to Compete with his father. Sure he has. I can just see dad saying, "Thanks, son, for costing me an extra half-million to land that quarterback." 4 tied for lead in LPGA Chiefs go fo honor Delaney The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. Owner Lamar Hunt will head a group of Kansas City Chiefs officials and players traveling to Louisiana this weekend to pay their last re- spects to running back Joe Delaney. i'r Associated Press The Associated Press POINTE CLAIRE, Quebec Four players, including first-round leader M.J.

Smith, won a battle against strong winds yesterday to share the lead at eight under par after two rounds at the Ladies' Professional Golf Association Peter Jackson Classic. Tied with Smith, who has a 36-hole total of 136 over the par-72, Bea-consfield Golf Club are Hollis Stacy, Sandra Spuzich and Donna White. Smith entered play with a 2-stroke lead after an opening-round 65. Spuzich, with a 6-under-par 66, had the best round yesterday, prompting her to say, "I probably played the best golf of my life. The wind was blowing so hard, you had to keep the ball in play or else end up shooting big numbers." It was Stacy, however, who had the finest finishing touch.

She birdied the 170-yard, par-3, 17th hole before using a sand wedge to chip in a 60-footer for an eagle on the 479-yard, par-5, 18th hole. "I tried to get a little more height to the shot than I normally do," said Stacy. "Usually, I just try to knock it down. I opened the blade a little and cut it. It was perfect." White wasn't perfect but she played consistently.

She par red 12 holes and birdied five others, taking her only bogey on the seventh hole. Like the other golfers, she spoke of the stiff breezes that were especially tricky on the par-3 holes. "It was really blowing on the front side," said White. "I couldn't believe it." Smith, the New Zealand native looking for her first tournament victory, said she started her round timidly, leaving putts short on early holes, which was the difference between a birdie and a par. She settled down, however, and drew gasps from the gallery on the 11th green when she sank a 50-foot putt.

Nancy Lopez, a familiar figure on the tour, was forced to withdraw at the 12th tee after she complained of stomach pains. Lopez, who is five months pregnant, was taken to hospital by ambulance as a precautionary measure. She was released a few hours later and a tournament official said she was feeling fine. "It was a long trip for her to get here because there are no direct flights out of Houston," said the tournament spokesman. "She was tired, and the heat bothered her." U.S.

crews British athletes hold up letters saying 'Happy Birthday' directed to World Games yesterday at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium. Yester-Prince Charles in the reviewing stands during opening ceremonies of the day also was Princess Diana's birthday. Competition picks up today. Games convene with mixed emotions Tragically, it is not the first time Hunt -has had to perform such an unfortunate task. Delaney, who drowned Wednesday while trying to rescue three children floundering in a Monroe, swimming hole, is fifth player to die while on the Chiefs roster.

Death has come to the Kansas City team in many forms since the eerie string of events began in 1963. One player died as the result of a game Injury, another in a military training accident, two during or shortly after routine surgery, a former player was killed during a murder-suicide. The first to die was Stone Johnson, a rookie wide receiver from Grambling. He was blocking on a kickoff return in an exhibition game in Wichita, in 1963 and suffered a paralyzing neck injury. He died in the hospital a week later at the age of 23.

The Chiefs' rookie-of-the-year award is named in honor of Mack Lee Hill, a standout running back and one of the most popular players in the team's early days in Kansas City. Hill was injured in the next-to-the-last game of the 1965 season and underwent knee surgery. As the operation was being completed, his temperature shot to 108 degrees. Within two hours, he was dead at the age of 25. Three years later, Bruce McLenna, a free-agent running back, signed with the Chiefs.

Shortly before training camp opened, McLenna's jeep overturned when it was sideswiped by another vehicle during National Guard maneuvers near Urbana, and he died instantly. He was 26. Mel Johnson, a wide receiver, underwent surgery for a wrist injury in 1980. Complications arose. Johnson went into cardiac arrest and was put on a life-support system.

Five days later, at the age of 25, he died. Kansas City residents were shocked in September 1980, when Jim Tyrer, a former all-pro guard who had retired in 1974, shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself. Friends said Tyrer was despondent over being out of work. One of the most popular players the Chiefs ever had, he was 41 when he died in what police ruled a murder-suicide. Delaney, who set a team rushing record and was the Chiefs' rookie of the year in 1981, will be buried Monday in Haughton.

He was 24. "What can you say?" said Jack Stead-man, Chiefs president, when asked about the succession of tragedies. "Each in its own way was a unique accident. There is no way you can tie them together at all." Steadman dismissed the idea that some people may begin to think the Chiefs are jinxed. "That's ridiculous," he said.

"Any time you start having thoughts like that, you're feeling sorry for yourself. I don't believe we have the time to feel sorry for ourselves. A loss like this is a devastating tennis open Monday, while track and field begins Tuesday. The crowd attending the games appeared nonchalant about the protesters. The Vietnamese were the best organized group, which was protesting the presence of the Soviet team at the games, as were the Poles.

"We don't know if there will be defectors from the Vietnamese team at these games. There could be," said Hai Nguyen of Ottawa, who was the leader of the group. "There are usually a lot of defections by Communist athletes at world games." The 250 Poles were protesting the Soviet presence because of martial law in their homeland and the repression of Solidarity. The 30 Afghans were protesting the Russion invasion of their country. Ten Pakistani said they were demonstrating against a military regime that has surpressed human rights and bars women from sports.

The 68 Tamils were protesting the treatment of minorities by the majority Sangalese in Sri Lanka, a British colony along the Indian Ocean. Inside the stadium with a sellout crowd of 61,000, the sun broke through as Prince Charles and Lady Diana arrived to officially open the games, which were introduced as the fourth largest sporting event ever in the world and the largest ever in Canada. Athletes, coaches and officials from 68 countries marched into the stadium led by Romania, the host country of the 1981 summer games. Thirty countries of the expected 98 were missing. Two Canadian athletes, Graham Smith and Traci Mills, then ran into the stadium, circled the track and lit the flame atop the stadium.

They completed an trek by 1,400 athletes from Sofia, Bulgaria, where the winter games were held. Meanwhile, in men's basketball, the U.S. men, who are heavily favored to win the gold medal, earned a forfeit when Benin failed to show for the event. The U.S. women's basketball team takes on Hong Kong 4 p.m.

EDT. Activity in swimming, diving, water polo, volleyball, fencing and gymnastics opens today. Cycling and The Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta Officials got their wish when the sun broke through on the opening ceremonies of the XII World University Games. But other dark clouds, in the form of more than 2,000 demonstrators and three no-shows by men's basketball teams, dampened yesterday's festivities. Protesters from five countries Vietnam, Poland, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka marched through the streets of Edmonton and gathered outside Commonwealth Stadium with banners and posters.

The Vietnamese, who chanted, "Down With Communists" and ripped up a Vietnamese flag of the i current regime, estimated their strength at about 2,000 but police said 1,200. About 250 Poles protested the repression of the Polish union, Solidarity, and 50 protesters, wearing Solidarity T-shirts attended the opening ceremonies inside the stadium. Also joining the protesters were small groups from the other three countries. There were no reported arrests. it 7 Yankees hope to be in 1st by July 4th From page Bl big winners at Henley The Associated Press HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England -American crews had their sights set on three trophies yesterday after the second day of the Henley Royal Regatta, the 144-year-old event rowed over 1 miles of the river Thames.

The United States produced two quar-terfinalists in the Ladies Plate for eights, one semifinalist in the Visitors Cup for fours, and also had the prospect of three survivors in the last eight of the Princess Elizabeth Cup for schools. Harvard University, with a freshmen heavyweight eight in the Ladies and an impressive-looking four doing well in the Visitors, appeared in excellent shape to take at least one trophy. Its win over Fitzwilliam College in the Ladies was completed with calm and control, deliberately allowing a three-length lead to slip to three-quarters of a length in order to conserve energy. They now row against Reading University, while Princeton University, also an impressive winner, meets University College, Dublin, for a place in the last four in the half of the drawVI Correction tin. "Considering he hasn't had the chance to play very much, I thought he was outstanding." Shirley came on for Dale Murray, who came in for starter Jay Howell, both ineffective.

"I'm not concerned about Jay (who left after giving up seven hits, two of them homers, and five runs)" said Martin. "I still think he's going to be a great pitcher for us. He just made some pitches tonight he didn't want to make." Howell's deliveries stayed up when they should have sunk. Result: instant trouble. The Yanks' 7-0 lead began to go up in smoke as catcher Newman (who came into this game hitting .192, with two homers) led off the third with a blast into the left-center bullpen, and Tony Armas (the AL's hottest hitter in June) slugged one into the right field bleachers with two on.

It was now 7-5 and the Sox tied it in the fourth on Rice's drive into the right field seats (his 19th of the season, leading the league) and Evans' RBI hit. jjjlt was goodbye Murray, hello Shirley and Yankee retaliation time. Fourteen and a half months later, there is big optimism in the big ball orchard in the South Bronx. The continued heavy hitting was part of it. The Yanks lead the league in team batting and last night's rampage was perpetrated on the league's best road team.

1 Wynegar's homer was his third in three games and it led off the seven-run second that became the Yanks' biggest inning of the season. Nettles added a double before before the Inning was over. All told, 11 Yanks batted and six pounded hits. Part of it, too, was the encouraging relief Job by lefthander Bob Shirley. He came on in the fourth to silence a Red Sox uprising and went on to finish the game and post his third victory in eight starts.

Long relief has been the Yanks' most troubled area. Only right-hander George Frazier has been effective in the role and manager Billy Martin has spent much of the season fretting over a solution. VBob did a super job for us," said Mar THE EXHIBITION soccer match between the North American Soccer League's Tampa Bay Rowdies reserve team and the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League will be played Aug. 11 at Wall High School. Bill Grahill, Wall's athletic director, told the Press earlier this week that the game would not be played there.

However, the confusion has been cleared up and the game witygo on as scheduled. -ii ii i if 1 1 irlin Amir-H mmmAmt Associated Press POWER DRIVE Arnold Palmer follows through on his drive the first tee during second round of PGA Senior golf tournament yesterday at Marlboro, Mass. Palmer, 144, trails leader Miller Barber (137)..