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Penn Staff if Karen Harden, daughter, or Mr. aftH Mrs. Ralph Harden of TayI6r Highldhdsi Huntingdon, has been named coach' or the varsity women's basketball team at the University or Pennsylvania. She will assume the post in August. In addition to serving as assistant coach, Karen will assist in recruiting attd developing the program at the Philadelphia universtiy.

Before reporting to her new job, however, Karen will be training at the U.S. Olympic trailing Grounds in Colorado for the final tryotilts for the Women's team handball team. A standout athlete, she was one of 12 women selected recently from the Southern region for an Olympic tryout. A total of 45 women competed in the Southern eliminations. On July 16, the regional selections will begin training at the U.

S. Olympic training headquarters for the final competition which begins tvvo weeks later. Team handball which is unlike regular handball, will be an Olympic event for the first time in 1980. Karen, a graduate of Huntingdon Area High School and West Chester State College, received her master's degree this spring from East Carolina College. Western Open Course Tough OAK BROOK, 111.

(UPI) Andy Bean, defending cham- Rion of the $300,000 Western Open, does not have to think twice about which golf course is the toughest on the current PGA tour. "Muirfield and Sawgrass are tough, and there are others which come close, but this course is definitely the hardest on the tour," said Bean. "This course" is Butler National, the sprawling site of the 76th Western Open, which opens today in one of Chicago's poshest suburbs. Bean mastered Butler last year in a record 6-under-par but needed a 1-hole playoff to capture the title against Bill Rogers. Bean, who won $187,000 last year, said Butler is subtle in its difficulty.

"If you start making mistakes, it can sneak up on you and you've got the high numbers early," he said. "What you have to do is keep away from the big numbers." County Sports Card THURSDAY, JULY 5 Huntingdon City League Legion vs. Lakers, Mifflin Co. Senior Babe Ruth League Tussey Mountain vs. Juniata (at Milroy) (2), 6 p.m.; Southern Huntingdon at Belleville, 6 p.m.

Huntingdon Teener League Fiberglas vs. VFW, 6p.m. Huntingdon Little League Pirates vs. Phillies, 6 p.m. Mount Union Little League Phillies vs.

Pirates, 6 p.m. Southern Huntingdon Co. Little League Shade Gap at Trough Creek, Saltillo at Three Springs, Robertsdale at Or- bisonla, 6p.m. Saxton Little League Indians vs. Dodgers, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 6 BASEBALL Huntingdon City League McConneilstown vs. VFW, 7:30 p.m. Mifflin Co. Senior Babe Ruth League Milroy at Mount Union, 6 p.m. Huntingdon Teener League Elks vs.

Moose, 6p.m. Huntingdon Little League Cubs vs. Reds, 6 p.m. Mount Union Little League Red Sox vs. Giants, 6 p.m.

Saxton Little League Giants vs. Yankees, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 7 BASEBALL Huntingdon County League Shade Gap at Broad Top (2), Maplelon at Mount Union (2), Saxton at Trough Creek (2). Huntingdon Teener League Kyper's Insurance vs. Elks.

12:30 p.m.; Penn Central vs. Fiberglas, 3 p.m.; VFW vs. Juniata Valley, 6 p.m. Huntingdon Little League Braves vs. Pirates, Phillies vs.

Cards, Giants vs. Dodgers. Mount Union Little League Braves vs. Phillies, Cubs vs. Reds, Pirates vs.

Yankees. SUNDAY, JULY 8 Newton-Wayne Slo-Pitch League Mount Union at Village Tavern, Sons of Italy at Cedar Crest, Purdy's Bar at Hill Valley, Newton Wayne at Sub Shop, Drake's Hill at McConneilstown, Kounty Kitchen at Barneytown, Mill Creek at Birdvale. Steven Benson, a local pro who qualified earlier in the week for the tourney, is a veteran of the course. He said the first two shots on most of the holes are the critical ones. "The whole thing is a placement course.

You've got to place your drive and second shot into specific target areas and if you don't, it's a bogey," Benson said. Sunny skies and warm temperatures are expected for Thursday's opening round, but gusty winds, which can make Butler play longer, may be a factor as the pros begin the chase for the $54,000 first prize (up from $45,000 last year.) Many top names from the tour are skipping the Western. Absent will be Jack Nicklaus; Arnold Palmer, U.S. Open champion Hale Irwin, Masters' champion Fuzzy Zoeller, Lee Trevino, Hubert Green and Lanny Wadkins, the No. 2 money winner on the tour.

But the No. 1 money-winner, Tom Watson, is here to try to surpass the $400,000 mark on the tour. He has already won double what Wadkins has made this year. "You can't expect everyone to play every said Bruce Lietzke, one of five who are in the top 10 in money earnings who will be teeing off today. "Tom Watson is the best player in the world today and he's here.

It's kind of a slap in the face of those pros who do show up here to hear talk that the big names are not here." Gil Morgan, who defeated Nelson in last week's Memphis Open, will be shooting for his second straight tour win. Other tour winners competing include Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Bob Byman, Mark McCumber, Jerry McGee and Al Geiberger, the 1976 Western Open winner. HUNTINGDON BRAVES AB Walters.ss 4321 4 3 2 0 3 3 2 0 Ritchey.c 4 2 1 0 4110 Miller.lb 1200 2 0 1 Drake.U.: i 0 2 1 1 0 i 0 0 3000 Finkle.rf 000 JOHNSHUGARTS Shugarts In Festival II Golf Standings STANDING STONE GOLF LEAGUE Division I Char. Angels 58 Eicol 55 Fiberglas 54 Misfits 53 UNB 45 KofC 23 Division II VFW 63 Kentucky Fried 62 Standing Stone 51 Louie's 39 Heine Pet 39 ElcoII 34 Low Gross: Jim DUling and Paul Holcsa, 37; low Net, Pat Elliott, 27; Closest-to-the-Pin, Paul Holesa and Pat Elliot. TOTALS 28 17 9 2 CARDINALS AB 4000 3021 Fisher.rf 2001 Christy.rf 2001 4 3210 1 0 0 i 0 0 Knouse.lf 2 0 0 0 Ciarrocca.lb 3001 TOTALS 24 445 2B: Walters.

SO: Brlggs Watson 3, Snare 3. BB: Briggs Watson Snare 1. HP: Brlggs Watson 5, Snare 4. Briggs. LP: Watson.

SCORE BY JNNINGS BRAVES 922 400-17 CARDINALS 003 4 STANDINGS Pet. Cubs 9 0 1.000 Braves 7 .875 Giants 6 4 .600 Cardinals 5 4 .556 Reds 5 4 .556 Phillies 2 6 .250 Pirates i 7 .125 Dodgers 9 .000 Mount Union baseball standout John Shugarts, a steady hitting second baseman, has been selected to participate in the National Sports Festival II later this month in Colorado. Shugarts will play with the Babe Ruth (East) All Stars in a four team, round robin tournament scheduled to be held between July 27 30 as part of the sports extravaganza at Colorado Springs. The exhibition tournament for boys between the ages of 16-18 also includes all- star teams from three other regions. The South will be represented by Pony League All Stars, the Southwest by American Legion League All Stars and the West by AABC All-Stars.

Some 2,315 athletes from across the nation will compete in 31 sports events. Each participant will receive a commemorative medallion designed by Tiffany's. A son of Dayton and Janet Shugarts of Kistler, John graduated from Mount Union Area High School in June. An all star infielder over the past two years for the high Roundup Of Tuesday Contests: The Huntingdon pre holiday diamond activity on Tuesday evening managed to get in before the rain with a normal amount of games. S9uth Side ran its unbeaten skein to seven in the City Baseball League wiht a 15 7 win over Moose.

The Siders lead the circuit while the Moose is third with a 5 3 record. The winners made good use of the home run in that contest, collecting three. John Young, Dave Shauf and Tom Streigmiff each had a round tripper for South Side. Chuck Streightiff had four hits for the Siders, including a pair of doubles. Rick Meyers had two doubles in collecting three hits for Moose.

Marty Kyper was the winner and Tony Nabozny the loser. Penn Central ran its record to 14-1 in the Huntingdon Teener League with a 16-4 rout of Juniata Valley. Jeff Burnett homered for the winners. Dave Leonard won and Chris Smith suffered the loss. Two games were played in the City Softball League.

Petersburg moved back into first place in the circuit with an 8 2 victory over Feagley's Market. Brumbaugh homered for the winners as Roger Oswald was the victor and Gary Reed the loser. In the other game, Newton continued to play well, taking a. 7 decision from Giacobello's. Denny Fiasher was the winner and Walter Hughes III the loser.

Finally, in the Huntingdon Little League, the Cubs scored four times in the fifth for a 4 win over the Giants. CHICAGO (UPI) The Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of Miguel Dilone from the Oakland A's. To make room for Dilone, the contract of outfielder Sam Mejias was sold to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association. Dilone, a speedy outfielder, was sent to Oakland several years ago in a multi-player trade by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Play Better Golf with JACK NICKLAUS IF YOU GENERflLLY STRIKE THE fcftUU pRETTy FfiLL.

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Ktng FealutBS Syndicate, tnc 1979 WcMld hghts received. Fragile Look Is Asset To Marathoner Rodgers school baseball team, he is currently hitting .529 for Hunt American Legion Post 107 of Mount Union in the Mifflin County Senior Babe Ruth League. He will fly to Colorado Springs sometime during the week of July 23 and be housed at the Air Force Academy. Shugarts was nominated from a number of Pennsylvania players in the Babe Ruth organization who were given consideration. His selection was eventually made by the U.

S. Olympic Committee from a list submitted by Babe Ruth Baseball. John was informed of his honor in a letter from Leo Trich, of the Olympic Committee. The announcement of his selection was made by Ray Yetter of Mount Union, state commissioner for the Babe Ruth Senior Program for boys 16 -18 years of age. "It's quite an honor for John and he's very deserving of it.

The Pennsylvania Babe Ruth program in general, and Mount Union in particular can be proud of him." Shugarts played both high school and Senior Babe Ruth baseball under the guidance of Nick Imperioli, who comments, "He certainly deserves any honors and recognition that comes his way. John is an excellent hitter and has proven his ability." John's father, Dayton, who is athletic director at Mount Union High School, adds, "Janet and I are very proud to have John receive this honor. It doesn't happen to too many boys. Although he had a lot of ability in wrestling, baseball has always been John's first love. He has ambitions to try pro baseball and this is a step in the right direction for him.

I'm sure it will be a great experience." John was a two time all star selection in the Huntingdon Mifflin Counties Scholastic League. He hit over .400 each of the past two high school seasons and went 58 straight games without striking out'until the streak was ended last month in Babe Ruth competition at Milroy. Hitting has come naturally for Shugarts. He swings to make contact and has i the ability to go with a pitch. He's an even more dangerous hitter with two strikes against him.

He has also proven a good fielding second baseman. "I feel really good about being able to go," John says. "In fact, I can't wait to go. It will be a chance to see new country, meet new people and play against guys from all over the country." DaUy News Sports Writer The toothpick thin young matt striding onstage looked too fragile to be an athlete. Surely, a good gust of wind would blowiiim off his feet.

yet, at Altoona's Roosevelt Junior High School auditorium, the slight blond haired man with the boyish face and impish smile was being introduced as the distance runner in the United States." The young man was Bill Rodgers, of Melrose, Mass. In his profession, marathon running, a 5' 128 pound body is not unusual, it is an asset. There is only lean hardness, no excess poundage to sap strength. Rodgers, the three time winner of the Boston Marathon and premier distance runner, was in Altoona to run in the Sixth Altoona YMCA 15 kilometer Race yesterday. He arrived in Altoona late Tuesday afternoon and met with the press after a familiarization run over the 9.3 mile course through the city.

This is the second such race Rodgers has run in Central Pennsylvania in less than two months. In mid May, he was in a similar race in State College. "This kind of race," he" explained, "is bread and butter for marathon runners. We need shorter distance races for training. It's good to race a lot and these 15 kilo races are excellent.

Also, I like to travel around and hit a lot of races." Of the Altoona course, he assessed it as. "a fast but not real easy course. The rolling hills are not difficult. I should be able to pick up some speed on them." Serious Training After his record breaking third victory over the 26.2 mile Boston course on April 16, Rodgers slackened his pre marathon training regimen! Now, he says, he is ready to Creighton Will Coach NHL Bruins By PETER MAY UPI Sports Writer BOSTON (UPI) Fred Creighton, who guided the Atlanta Flames to four winning seasons but was fired this spring when the NHL club failed again in the Stanley Cup playoffs, Thursday was named head coach of the Boston Bruins. Creightoh's signing was announced at a morning news conference where he fielded questions from reporters.

He replaced the popular Don Cherry, who coached Boston for five seasons and led the Bruins to four straight Adams Division titles. "The Bruins decided not to renew Cherry's contract on May 24 and allowed the colorful coach to seek employment elsewhere, Cherry wasted little time in signing on with the Colorado Rockies. Creighton, 45, comes to Boston with a reputation as one of hockey's better teaching coaches. He never saw NHL action, but played six seasons in the Western and American Hockey Leagues. He began his coaching career in 1963 with the Charlotte Checkers of the Eastern League as player- coach.

He moved to New Haven the following season, then returned to Charlotte for eight years. In 1970-71, he was named minor league coach of the year. He then moved on to Omaha in the Central Hockey League, where he coached the Flames' first farm team for 2 Ms seasons. He was named Central League Coach of the Year in 1972-73, his first season, when his club won the championship. resume "serious training" in preparation for other mardthorts later this year and the pursuit of Olympic gold." "Last Week 1 was in France on vacatibn and didn't run very much, so I'm not really in great shape right now.

But, starting now, I'm back to serious training," ROdgers declared. "I run twice a day year-round for an average of aobut 130 miles aweek," he stated. Explaining that owning his own business allows him freedom to run "almost anytime," his usual time is "about 11 a.m. when I'm fresh and can run longer and then again about 5 p.m., for a shorter distance." He runs, in training, at a 6 minute pace. During a race, that quickens to 4V a 5 minutes per mile.

"Rest is really important, too. As for diet, a carbohydrate meal is the best meal for an athlete before competing. Carbohydrates are the best source of energy," he stresses. Saying he "likes. cheesburgers too much to be vegetarian although that (vegetarianism) is probably better for you," rejects steak before a race.

In fact, he doesn't get anything, drinks only liquids, the morning of a race. Six -Year Marathoner The 31 year old ex schoolteacher has been running "since 1 was 16 in high school and college," but became a marathoner only in 1973. Two years later, He won his first Boston Marathon. "I just fell into marathon running, I saw people whom I had run with in college competing in the Boston Marathon and I thought I'd try it, too," he smiled. As to what motivates a marathoner, he paused, then answered: "That's a good question! It's an individual thing.

I guess it's the challenge. the goal. the anticipation of the competition." Known almost as well for his outspokeness as his running, Rodgers offered some frank comments, too, in Altoona. U. S.

Olympics: "In the past, the three main problems were lack of organization, lack of money to support the amateur athletes and dissention among the various athletic organizations. However, since 1976, that's been changing. Now we have the Olympic Training Grounds and the Olympic job training program for athletes." On the new Boston Marathon policy of limiting the entries: "if the organization of the race were a little better it has the old amateur approach there would be no need to deprive people of the opportunity of running. After all, in New York, they have even more participants and they handle them all right." Finally, Bill Rodgers offered some insights on how to win: "Foreach race, I feel out myself as 1 run how I'm feeling; I feep.out the competition; and I know the course. "You have to be tough mentally as well as physically.

You're vulnerable if you think someone could or should beat you. And if you lose. everybody gets nailed once in a while! If I do, I go back to the training." Postscript It turned out that the slight, articulate young man proved himself a champion with his actions. Yesterday, in a steady downpour, he won the Altoona race with a time of 45:40, 24 seconds faster than the second place finisher. After receiving the winner's trophy, Bill Rodgers, with a touch of class, gave it to a terminally ill Claysburg boy.

Games Postponed Wednesday's unexpected rain washed out most diamond activity in the area. Only the Huntingdon Little League was able to rebound after the rainfall ended. The McVeytown at Mount Union contest in the Mifflin County Senior Babe Ruth League has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 8, 1 p.m., at Municipal Park. None of the other rainouts were reset. They included: Huntingdon City Baseball League, American Legion vs.

McConneilstown and Foster's Exxon vs. South Side; Huntingdon Teener League, Penn Central Bank vs. Fiberglas and VFW at Juniata Valley. The Huntingdon City Softball league has postponed its games scheduled for this evening and Friday because of conductions with other activities. Americans Notch Two More Golds By JENNY KELLNER UPI Sports Writer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (UPI) The United States, which won 23 gold medals, including all 12 irv swimming and diving, in the first two days of Pan American competition, managed only two during 'a light schedule Wednesday.

That's expected to change tonight, however, when the swimmers resume competition with Puerto Rican-born Jesse Vassallo of Mission Viejo, for his second gold medal when 'he faces NCAA champion Peter Rocca in backstroke. Meanwhile, the U.S. women's team, which suffered a number of defeats during the 1976 Montreal Olympics, continues its attempt to reestablish itself as the major world power in the sport. Teen-age star Tracy Caulkins, who already has won two golds and one silver medal, heads the 400-meter individual medley and Lisa Buese and Olympic gold medalist Jill Sterkel go in the 100-meter butterfly. In addition to Vassallo, the men's team seeks to total nine gold medals when Olympic gold medalist Brian Goodell and University of Florida sophomore David Larson compete In the 400-meter freestyle; Craig Beardsley and and Glynn Perry go in the 200-meter butterfly and Steve Lundquist and John Simons lead the 200meter breaststroke.

In other action today, the men's softball team takes on Panama at 8 p.m., the women face Bermuda at 2 p.m., and men's basketball team, now 2-0 after victories over the Virgin Islands and Cuba, goes against Brazil at 9 p.m. "I don't know very much about Brazil but I do know we're much more relaxed than we were during the first game," said forward Michael Brooks Wednesday after an 85-53 victory over Cuba. Competition also continues in archery, cycling, gymnastics, judo, rowing, shooting, soccer, tennis, water polo and volleyball, while competition begins in yachting, weightlifting and fencing. The United States picked up two more gold medals Wednesday when Jphn'Satter- white won the individual skeet shooting with 196 points to give the American marksmen their seventh gold medal. Matthew Dryke of the U.S.

took the silver medal with 194 points. The U.S. roller skating team took the gold and silver in the dance pairs when Robbie Coleman and Patrick Jones of Memphis, won with 57.2 points over Tina Kneisley of Marion, Ohio and Paul Price of Howell, Mich. Linda Dorso of Cincinnati added another medal to the roller skating team's collection when she took the silver in the 500-meter competition behind Argentina's Nora Vega, who also won the meters to bring her tptal to three golds. In boxing, flyweight Jerome Coffee of Nashville, Tenn.

defeated Gilberto Roman of Mexico and welterweight Ed Green of Houston was awarded the victory as Bradley Austin of Barbados was disqualified for butting in the second round, to keep the U.S undefeated in four boxing bouts so far. The U.S. baseball squad, now 2-0, defeated Venezuela, 7-2, and the women's softball team raised its record to 3-0 by defeating the Dominican Republic, 5-0. The women's volleyball team was also victorious, downing Puerto Rico, 15-2, In tennis, Andy Kohlberg of Larchmont, N.Y.; Fritz Buehning of Short Hills, N. and Mel Purcell of Murray, all advanced in men's singles.

Susie Hagey of La Jolla, Calif, and Trey Lewis of San Pedro, Calif, moved up in women's singles. Ann Hendrickson of Mahtomedi, Minn, dropped a 6-3, 6-4 match to Alejandra Vallejo of Mexico. Medal Count SAN JUAN, (UPI) Medal the Pan American Wednesday, July 4 United States Argentina Canada Cuba Brazil Chile Venezuela Jamaica Dominican Rep. Mexico Puerto Rico Dutch Antilles Colombia Puerto Rico standings at Games as of GS BTot. .25 17 7 49 6 3 7 16 5 7 12 24 4 8 4 16 23611 0123 1 1 0101 0101 0055 0033 0011 0011 Imlach Back As Maple Leafs' GM By DAVID TUCKER UPI Sports Writer TORONTO (UPI) The air was still thick with hoopla and congratulations when George "Punch" Imlach, new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, smiled coldly at onlookers and reminded them one day he would be fired.

"Knowing you're gonna be fired someday makes the job easier," Jmjach. remarked after Maple owner Harold Ballard told reporters Wednesday Imlach was returning to be the Leafs' general manager after a io-year absence. Ballard, grinning broadly, had justed thundered, 'This is a great day for the Toronto Maple Leafs this is the return of the Imjach era-" The controversial 75-year- old owner who admits he is desperate to bring the Stanley Cup back to Toronto draped his arm around shoulders. "I hope that the happy relationship continues but I know that Harold, can fire me and, that's exactly what will happen someday," said Imlach. The 61-year-old Imlach, slightly wizened and "a little wiser" in his words after 30 years in hockey management 20 of them with the Leafs concentrated on the tough realities of professional sports.

"Right now with this announcement things are as good as they are ever going to get. This is the high point. Tpmmorrow the work starts and the problems begin. "It's very hard to say now what I've got in store. I'm happy to be back I suppose I never really left.

I kept my home here and with good reason, considering the way it worked out." Ballard's appointment of NOTICE Southern Huntingdon Alumni Football Team will meet Friday, July 6,7 p.m» at fbm Springs. Players ere urged, to attend, and. new members are welcome. The Southcentral Division of the Pennsylvania Federation Sportsmen's Clubs will meet at 13 noon Sunday, July at the Game Commission Building, Huntingdon. Imlach brought him full circle in his quest to bring the Stanley Cup back home.

Imlach replaces Jim Gregory who succeeded Imlach when he was fired as general manager 10 years ago. Sports Deals Wednesday Baseball Toronto Reactivated pitcher Jim Clancy and optioned outfielder Ted Wilborn to Syracuse of the International League. Chicago (AL) Purchased the contract of pitcher Guy Hoffman from Iowa of the American Association and assigned, pitcher Rich Hinton to Iowa. San Diego Signed outfielder Pobby Tolan; placed outfielder Brodericlj Perkins on the Disabled list; sent pitchers Dennis Keeney and Don Reynolds to Hawaii of the Pacific Coast League; recalled outfielder Jim Wilhelm and pitcher Lee from Hawaii. Hockey Toronto Rehired George "Punch" Imlach as general manager and director of hockey operations..