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oorts Sportsline 843-6111 Wednesday, September 20, 1978 Page 1 Section Bucs. Bosox Win mmmmmmlimmmmmllimt lmmlMm i ii 'jmliux nmt. piiiihh mum ill! The 29-year-old southpaw Caldwell, 20-9, set a Brewer record with his sixth shutout of the season. Caldwell shut out New York for the third time this year. Benefitting from Caldwell's masterful pitching were the Red Sox, who beat Detroit, 8-6 behind Carl Yas-trzemski's five runs batted in.

Ya2 drilled a three-run homer in the first inning against Jim Slaton and knocked home two runs in the fourth with a double off loser Jack Morris, 3-5. Boston's 3-0 first-inning lead didn't last long. Tiger first baseman Jason Thompson unloaded a grand slam off Luis Tiant in the bottom of the first. Reliever Bill Campbell, 7-5, was the victor. Rookie Bob Horner, the former Ari-Continued on C-2 NL with 111 RBI and a .327 batting average and hit two solo homers, giving him 29, just four behind league leader George Foster of Cincinnati.

Bill Robinson also hit two home runs for Pittsburgh, while Phil Garner added a two-run shot. Parker's second homer made a winner of Odell Jones, 1-0. Lance Parrish keyed a three-run Montreal seventh-inning rally with a run-scoring double and the Expos went on to beat the Phillies. Rookie Scott Sanderson, 3-2, beat Dick Ruthven, 14-11. In Milwaukee, Mike Caldwell, who won only 13 of 42 decisions in three seasons following 1974 elbow surgery, became a 20-game winner by hurling a a four-hitter as the Brewers blanked the Yanks, 2-0.

By The Associated Press The baseball pennant races in both Eastern Divisions tightened Tuesday night. The rampaging Pittsburgh Pirates won their seventh straight game and 30th victory in their last 38 starts and surged to one game behind struggling Philadelphia in the National League East chase." Boston's resuscitated Red Sox rose to 1 'games behind theNew York Yankees in the American League East race. The Pirates, once 11 xk games behind the Phillies, squandered a 10-2 lead over the Chicago Cubs at beautiful Wrigley Field, but rallied for a wild 12-11 victory on Dave Parker's 11th inning home run off Bruce Sutter. Parker drove in four runs he leads the APLaserphoto New York Yankees' Graig Nettles Lunges for Grounder The Ball Went Through for a Single and The Brewers Won 2-0 mmm Nittany Lions I i Ki- 3f r- V' i a'. 1 arSB--l'l wmm Hill Garcia Hopes To Hit Tennis Top 40 Soon The sports world has become a maelstrom of rankings and dollar figures.

Look at almost any sport and you'll find teams or individuals ranked and dollar values put on their capabilities. Because that's the nature of pro sports, it's no accident that athletes watch such things with interest. And for Tim Garcia, the interest is growing all the time. Making it in big-time sports is no easy proposition, but Garcia is approaching it with verve and enthusiasm so much so that a status report is almost impossible because he keeps going up the ladder. mmmmmmmm mmmmm SJ Hi liililiilliiS iiiiiiilllill Compiled From Journal Wires Penn State vaulted near the top of the college football polls while Ohio State almost fell out of the top 20 following last week's 19-0 victory by the Nittany Lions over Woody Hayes' Buckeyes.

Penn State moved up four places into the No. 4 spot in the United Press Board of Coaches ratings and went from fifth into a tie for third place with Oklahoma in the Associated Press poll of 61 sports writers and broadcasters. Penn State, regarded as a pre-season contender for the national championship, had been less than impressive in beating weaker rivals the previous two weeks. On Satur1 day, however, the Nittany Lions looked like world-beaters in handing the shutout to Ohio State, No. 6 in both polls last week.

As a result of the defeat, Ohio State plummeted to No. 19 on the UPI poll and 16th on the AP. Alabama, after falling behind to Missouri at the half, rallied to defeat the Tigers 38-20 and maintain its stranglehold on the No. 1 spot. The undefeated Crimson Tide, who play Southern California Saturday, received 34 of 41 first place votes by the coaches and got 50 first-place votes and 1,207 of a possible 1,220 in the Associated Press balloting.

Arkansas remained second in the AP poll, getting six first-place votes, and is third in UPI behind Oklahoma, which received four first-place votes from the coaches. Michigan was bumped down one notch in both polls to fifth with Texas sixth, Southern California seventh and UCLA eighth in both polls. In UPI, Pittsburgh is ninth and Texas 10th while AP has Texas ninth and LSU 10th. laniiii Roger J. Ruvolo Garcia grew up in Albuquerque, attended Highland, became the University of New Mexico's first 1 All-America by reaching the 1976 NCAA semifinals in singles, then graduated last spring after an injury-riddled senior season.

Garcia, a tall left-hander, then embarked on a profes sional tennis career, not knowing where his abilities would take him. In just four months time, Garcia is now the No. 171-ranked tennis player in the world, according to ratings released Sept. 8 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Just think of that for a moment.

No. 171 may not sound very high, but think of the untold thousands of players in this world who are not ranked No. 171, who have played perhaps longer than Garcia on the pro circuit. And consider further that Garcia didn't turn pro until he graduated from UNM in June. On the other side of the coin, think of the 170 ahead of Tim.

There is Connors, of course, but there are also players like Cliff Letcher of Australia, the No. 67-ranked player beaten by Garcia last month. The Garcias have beaten the Letchers and the Letchers have beaten the Connorses and you just know, when it gets down to the world's top 200 or so players, there's really not much difference. "It's mostly mental," said Garcia during a recent break from the pro tour. "But it depends.

There are guys between No. 50 and 200 who have been playing for years and years and who know they're never going to get any higher, never get to the top, but they're satisfied and they're just gomg to keep playing, maybe pick up a big win here or there. Not me, man, I'm only at 170 but I'm one of the rookies who's trying to make it to the top." For Garcia, there are other considerations, however, than devoting his life to tennis. He might try law school in a couple of years; his father Reginald is an attorney, or maybe he'll become a player representative or agent. He even thinks of contacting old friend Don McGuire, now with NBC television, and seeing if he could get into the electric medium.

"I don't plan on playing tennis that long, even if I get real, real good," said Garcia, who heads for Europe for 10 Continued on C-4 Slight Knee Injury Grounds Coffey Left linebacker James Coffey, one of a slew of New Mexico defenders who played well in last week's 16-14 victory over Wichita State, suffered a twisted right knee during the game and will miss the Nevada-Las Vegas contest Saturday night at University Stadium. Head Coach Bill Mondt told about 100 at the weekly Lobo Booster Club meeting Tuesday night that Coffey would probably miss just one game. Coffey, a hard-hitting junior from Big Spring, Texas, has his injured knee in a large, soft splint. Another linebacker, Andy Wieczorek will return to action Saturday night against the 0-2 Rebels. The senior from Del Norte had missed the Wichita game with a sprained ankle.

Mondt said that senior quarterback Noel Mazzone, a starter since his sophomore year, was taking his demotion to second string "very hard. Noel's a fighter and a competitor," said Mondt, who will start Brad Wright against UNLV. "He's mad. He's probably madder at himself than anyone else right now." Lobo offensive line Coach Robert James scouted the Rebels' 23-14 loss to Nevada-Reno last Saturday. "Playing Las Vegas is like sitting on a powder keg," James said.

"They can explode at any time. They have talent as good as any team we'll face all year." Journal Photo by Jim Nachtwey Albuquerque's Tim Garcia Tries Pro Tennis Tour 'The Big Question For Me Is How Good Can I Be' Bow Season Opens Poorly Amidst Autumn Splendor By MARTIN FRENTZEL Journal Sports Writer ness Area in the Lincoln National Forest near Nogal. These areas have good hunting on public and private land and supply hunters with some fair bucks each year. Meat hunters will be more than satisfied with a fat doe and will also have less trouble locating one. And if you don't score this next week, don't give up the entire state opens for a one-week bowhunt in January and the Sandia Wildlife Refuge opens for one month in December.

In times past, the Sandias provided some of the best hunting in the state. The long seasons and two-deer limits in the refuge attracted hunters from throughout the nation, including William Shatner, the illustrious Captain James Kirk. But the Sandias have hit upon hard times. The limit is Continued on C-6 camouflage worked so well she didn't leave until I moved my head to listen to what I thought was a turkey putting and clucking through the forest. Still not convinced that I was dangerous, the doe was still within bow range when I stood on my feet, but left immediately after that.

And that was the final episode of my deer hunting during the first week of the 1978 New Mexico bowhunting seasons. I hadn't taken a shot, but I still felt that I was becoming a better hunter. Three quarters of the state was open during the Sept. 9-17 general bow season for deer. The southeast quadrant of the state opens Saturday for one week and once again bucks and does are legal quarry for licensed bowhunters.

This weekend will find many archers in the popular game areas near Corona and the White Mountain Wilder only one thing stopped me from attempting to fill the deer tag on my license. The deer was a doe, legal game for bowhunters, but I couldn't help but wonder if she was a mother. Just moments before the short stalk I'd seen twin fawns still carrying their camouflage spots. I'd stood nearly motionless for at least 15 minutes while the deer checked out my camouflaged form. The coveralls, brown cotton gloves and greasepaint on the few areas of my face which aren't covered with whiskers had so disguised my human shape that the fawns had actually moved up on me for a better look.

If this doe was their mother I'd be sentencing the curious, naive twins to death by killing her. Finally the wind changed and my scent drifted toward the doe. She stood alert and ready to spring away, but my The mule deer moved directly toward me as it fed through the small clearing. The wind pressed against my face and I knew that if it didn't change and give the animal my scent I'd be in a good spot for a shot. I'd spotted the deer browsing unalarmed just a few minutes earlier, and I'd traveled in a crouch and then on my hands and knees to within 30 yards of it.

It was still feeding casually just 15 yards away from me when I knew it was time to take aim. The deer's head was down behind a log and I could raise the bow, draw the arrow, and release before the animal even knew I was near. The deer was broadside and an easy shot. I'd hit the deer silhouette target at home consistently at this ranee and.