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Sixers Refuse To Fall Apart, Handle Celtics Today's Sport Parade MILTON RICHMAN-J Sportf Editor NEW YORK (UPI) He never talks about it because he's not much for the first person singular, and besides, someone might get the idea he's one of those frustrated ballplayers, but Horace Stoneham was a pretty fair second baseman when he was a kid. Not great, only fair. Good enough to dream maybe he could play in the big leagues some day. Where most of the boys his age were beginning to put some moves on the girls, he gave himself over instead to the Giants. He loved them dearly.

One evening, his father, the late Charles A. Stoneham. called home and astonished him by saying: "I bought the Giants for you today. Some day when you're grown up, they'll be yours." No other boy's heart the world over ever pounded with more rapture than Horace Stoneham's did. He was only 15 then.

His father operated the Giants in New York for the next 17 years and it always seemed somebody else was about to buy the club. Charles A. Stoneham never sold out though. He told them all the same thing. "The Giants are not for sale.

I bought the club for my boy." When his father died in 1936, control of the Giants passed over to Horace Stoneham. That was 40 years ago and during that period he has operated his ball club in a manner completely unheard of anymore. Where other owners ran their clubs with hard, almost cold-blooded efficiency, he ran his family- style, with a characteristically soft-hearted paternalism and always with his heart on his sleeve. "I've never met a warmer person," says Jerry Donovan, for many years his assistant with the Giants. "You always work WITH Horace, not for him." During past years, Horace Stoneham had a tough time keeping his head above water.

Diminishing attendance and the presence of Charlie Finley's Oakland A's in the same area pushed the Giants' owner flat up against the wall so that as much as it killed him, he had no alternative but to sell his beloved Giants. On Wednesday, the new owners, Bob Lurie of San Francisco and Bud Herseth of Phoenix, took over. When he was informed of the official sale of the club at his home in Scottsdale, the 73 year old former Giants' owner didn't grumble or wallow in any pity. "It's been so long that it's no shock anymore," he said, referring to the way the actual transfer had dragged on and on. "At first it was sort of a tough decision to sell, but we had no other choice.

They're in good hands, and they're a good ball club. They should do all right this year." Somewhere along the line you probably heard Horace Stoneham likes to have a drink now and then, and you heard correctly. There's nothing Horace Stoneham enjoys more than the camaraderie and good fellowship of his baseball buddies, and when he has a drink he insists they hdve a drink, loo. He never wants them to leave either, no matter how late at night, or how early in the morning it gets. Sometimes he locks all the doors so nobody can get out, and he once did that to Kenny Smith, who used to cover the Giants for the old New York Mirror.

It was getting to be four or five in the morning and Smitty couldn't get away, so when the Giants' owner went into the kitchen fora moment, Smith, who's only five-foot-one and now director of Baseball's Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, saw a chance to get out by climbing through the transom. A passing bellhop who saw him do so became alarmed and knocked on the door. "Mr. Stoneham, Mr. Stone-1 ham," he exclaimed, excitedly.

"I just saw someone climbing out of your room through the transom. Is everything okay?" "Wasitalittleguy?" "Yeah, yeah." "Thai's okay," Horace Stoneham calmly reassured the bellhop. "He always leaves thai way." The Philaelphia 76ers have been on the verge of collapse for at least three months. Funny thing, though, they never fall apart. "They play like a bunch of girls," said rugged Boston center Dave Cowens of the 76ers earlier this season.

If that's true, Wednesday night the 76ers showed the Celtics how effective Women's Lib can be. Backed by 38 points from Doug Collins, 31 from Fred Carter, 28 from George McGinnis and some terrific team defense, the 76ers whipped Boston, 123-110, to move back into a second-place tie with idle Buffalo in the NBA's Atlantic Division, 6'2 games behind theCeltics. Coach Gene Shue readily admits "we have very little strength at center," but the 76ers didn't need il as they practically picked theCeltics' pockets, with Carter stealing the ball seven times, McGinnis three and Collins twice. "Individually and as a team that was our best effort of the season," Shue said. "We had a super game." Philadelphia enlered the final period with an 86-75 lead.

Boston then rallied to come within six points but was turned back when the Sixers went on a scoring streak, making 10 of-12 shots and opening up a 16-point lead with 5:33 left. After Paul Silas's basket, the Sixers then ran off 12 straight points to make it 118 92 with 2:55 left. Cowens was high scorer for the Celtics with 24 points. Elsewhere in the NBA, Detroit beat Seattle, 114 110. Houston downed New Orleans.

113-105, and Phoenix kayoed Cleveland. 108-92. In the ABA, Denver routed New York, 121-100, San Antonio trounced St. Louis, 143-111 and Indiana defeated Pistons 1M, After Seattle reeled off the first 12 points of the second half to take an 11 point lead, Detroit outscored the Sonics, 20-8, and kept the momentum up in the fourth quarter to expand its lead to 91-81. Curtis Rowe and Eric Money each had 25 points for Detroit while Bob Lanier added 24 and Al Eberhart 22.

Fred Brown scored 24 and Slick Watts 21 for Seattle. Rockets 113, Jazz 105:. Ed Ratleff poured in 32 points, including 11 in the decisive third period, to give Houston its victory over New Orleans. Ratleff hit five straight points within 16 seconds during Ihe Ihird period, when the Rockets outscored the Jazz 38-19 and erased a 52-44 deficit. Paul Westphal scored 31 points to lead Phoenix to its fifth win in the last seven games.

The.Suns led 48-40 at halftime and pulled away to their largest lead, 68-48, midway in the third quarter. Cleveland closed the gap to 81-76 with 7:26 left but the Suns then hit nine straight points to move out of reach. Nuggets 121, Nets Dan Issel scored 27 points as Denver brought its home court record to 32-2 this year and boosted its first-place lead in the ABA to 7V4 games. High point man for the Nets was Rich Jones with 25. PiceralM, Squires Billy Knight's 28 points helped Indiana eliminate Vir- ginla as a possible ABA playoff contender with more than a month left in the season.

Spurs 143, Spirits 111:. In his best overall performance of the season, Billy Paultz pumped in 33 points to spark San Antonio to a rout of lethargic St. Louis. The 6-11 center hit 13 of 16 shots, all seven of his free throws, grabbed 12 rebounds, handed off six assists, blocked five shots and made a steal in 35 minutes. Western Michigan Joins NCAA Field ByRICKVANSANT Press International Western Michigan Coach Eldon Miller knew Wednesday nighl's 73-58 win over Miami was a big one bul he didn'l know how big.

Twenly minules afler Ihe game, Miller couldn't understand why reporters were asking him how it felt to be going to the NCAA Tournament. "No," he said, "we've still got to win anolher game." replied. "Beating Miami twice this season means your team is guaranteed to be Ihe Mid- American Conference lour- ney represenlalive." "Hey," he yelled, "running inlo his leam's locker room. "Do you guys know we're in Ihelourney?" Yes they did. They had realized it when they carried Ihe bewildered coach off Ihe court al Ihe final buzzer.

"I'm so happy, I dpn'l know whal lo do," said Miller, who explained he had been loo busy concenlraling on bealing Miami lo realize the consequences of the viclory. The viclory upped Ihe 19lh- ranked Broncos' overall record lo 23-2 and boosted their conference mark to 14-1, which clinches at least a tie for the league lille. Western, which hadn't won or shared an MAC basketball title in 25 years, can have the top conference spot all to itself by beating Bowling Green Saturday at home in the regular season finale. Miami led 27-19 in the first half bul was outscored 18-6 in the final eight minules in Ihe half and trailed, 37-33. al half- lime.

Then, down only 50-46 midway through the second half, the Redskins fell apart again and were outscored, 23 12, in the final 10 minules. "The big difference in the- game was our defense in the second half," exclaimed Miller. "We went lo a zone and they couldn't penetrate." Tom Cutler led Ihe Broncos wilh 23 points and Jeff Tyson added 16. Cutler had an almosl perfect night, hitting 10 of 12 shots, 3-of-3 free throws and pulling down a game high 12 rebounds, twice as many as Miami's leading rebounder. Chuck Goodyear and Randy Ayers shared Miami scoring honors with 15 points apiece.

In other major college action Wednesday night, Richmond topped William and Mary. 84-78. and Virginia Military beat Appalachian State, 71-64, in the first round of the Southern Conference Playoffs, Mth-ranked Missouri downed Kansas Stale. 81-72, to clinch at least a tie for the Big Eight title, Nebraska edged Kansas. 62-58, Purdue blitzed Iowa, 94-78, Arizona State demolished Loyola 93-63, and Colorado trimmed Oklahoma Stale 86-83, in overtime.

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The 33-year-old former Cy Young Award-winner was arrested twice in one week for unauthorized use of the arena and Wednesday he broke into the chain-locked pitching cage there with a hacksaw and boltcutter so he could workout. "I'm trying lo throw baseballs, which is my right as a student at Michigan State University," said Marshall, a graduate assistant in the university's physical education department. He said he would continue to fight for that right even if the dispute with the MSU intramural officials keeps him from spring training and drags on right into the regular season. "I'm not going anywhere until this is all resolved," Marshall told newsmen- "If this means the entire season, then it will be the entire season." Asked about his obligation to the Dodgers, Marshall said, "There's nothing in my contract that says I have to play baseball. It only says lhat if I do it has to be for the Dodgers.

Walter O'Malley (theDod- gers' owner) knows what's going on and he sympathizes with me," he added. "He thinks these people are a bun- chof jerks." The star pitcher faces arraignment next Wednesday on misdemeanor charges of violating a campus ordinance regulating conduct in univer- si I buildings and trespassing. The penalty for each offense is a maximum SloofineandSOdaysinjail. Intramural Director Harris F. "Frank" Beeman said he would sign a police complaint charging Marshall wilh malicious destruclion of university property in Wednesday's incident.

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The Rangers, a playoff team for the last nine years, admittedly are facing their last chance to keep alive that streak. But they saw their winless skein extended to six games Wednesday night when Rick Blight scored with only 25 seconds left to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-3 tie. Atlanta, meanwhile, has looked like anything but a playoff team in the past month with only four victories to show for its last 22 outings, including a 3-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings Wed nesday. Still, the Flames own a nine-point lead over New York with time running short. Despite their Hailing attempts, the Rangers still are hopeful of escaping the cellar.

They'll have a chance to do something about it since they meet the Flames twice this weekend, at Atlanta Friday night and in New York Sunday night. "Sure we have to win both games," said Greg Polls of the Rangers. "Anyone who says anything different is crazy. We can be only five points back and we still have a game in hand. We know what wehayetpdo." Mike Walton, making his return to the NHL after 2'A years in the WHA, scored a goal and assisted on two others by Blight as Vancouver gained the tie.

Phil Esposito, Pete Stetnkowski and Polis scored for New York. Rick Lapointe, Mike Bloom andvMichel Bergeron staked Detroit to a 3-0 lead. Atlanta unable to do anything against Giacomin, finally broke through with less than eight minutes left while it enjoyed a two-man advantage, Claude St. Sauveur getting the goal. In other National Hockey League games Wednesday night, Montreal beat California, 4-2.

Toronto beat St. Louis, 4-1, and Boston beat Los Angeles, S3. In the World Hockey Association, Cincinnati edged Cleveland, 4-3, in overtime, and Edmonton beat Calgary, 6-4. Canadiens 4, Golden Seals 2 Yvan Cournoyer scored two goals for Montreal and Guy Lafleur and Jacques Lemaire got one each. Both of California's goals, by Fred Ahern and Rick Hampton, came on power plays.

Maple Leafs 4, Blurs Darryl Sillier scored his 34th and 35th goals for Toronto, which has won six of its last seven games. Jerry Butler scored the only St. Louis goal against Wayne Thomas. Bruins 5, Kings 3:. Johnny Bucyk scored three goals for Boston and goalie Gerry Cheevers remained unbeaten through six games as the Bruins stretched their unbeaten string to 11 games.

In its last 19 outings, Boston has lost only once while winning 16 times. Los Angeles remained only two points ahead of Pittsburgh in their duel for second in the Norris Division. Bernie MacNeil scored his second short-handed goal of the game after 23 seconds of overtime to lift Cincinnati past Cleveland and Norm Ullman and Tim Sheehy scored two goals each as Edmonton beat Calgary. NOTICE The Mwurt UakM Area Pawderpuff Softball OriMiiilitMi will hold imporUllI meeting Thwrnlay, Hmk tl 7 P.M. in.

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Kyodo said the two hoped their participation would help promote Japan U.S. friendship in the year of the U.S. Bicentennial. DAVID MomT. Sports Writer ORLANDO, Fla.

(UPI) Dary Player, the compact South African who plays' barely a third of the U.S. tour because he likes to compete all over the world, has just about adjusted again to stateside play. And that has to make the man in black one of the favorites in the SMO.OOOCitrus Open, which begins today. "I think it's been tougher for me to play this tour than any man," said Player, who has been back iri the states just a couple of weeks. "Just about the time I get into a good it's time to leave again." The Citrus Open has one of the better fields, but Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller are absent.

Nicklaus, the TPC winner, returns to the tour next week to defend his Doral Open title in Miami. Nine of the top 11 money winners so far this year, plus defending champ Lee Trevino, Player and sentimental favorite Arnold Palmer, are in the 156-man field. Palmer, no longer playing winning golf, has a big following here because he owns a golf club in Orlando and spends a lot of time in this mid-Florida city. Trevino, who has not won since his triumph here a year ago and was hospitalized by lightning at the Western Open last June, says he has been playing better this year than he was prior lo last year's Citrus Open. "I never do well out West," he said.

"I nearly always pick up when we get to Florida." J. C. Snead, second in the TPC and winner three weeks ago at San Diego, and Hale Irwin, winner two weeks ago at Los Angeles, share the favorite role with Player here Ihisweek. Ben Crenshaw, who won the Crosby and Hawaii on successive weekends, is the leading money winner on this year's tour with more than $90,000. But Crenshaw finished 17 strokes behind Irwin at Los Angeles and 23 strokes behind Nicklaus in the TPC.

BUGS Have 30 In Fold PITTSBURGH (UPI) The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed Iwo more players, bringing Ihe total number of salisf led players lo 30. Craig Reynolds, 23-year-old shortstop, was called up last July from Charleston and hit .224 in 31 games for the Pirates. He was used as an occasional starter and late game replacement. Randy Sealy, a 21-year-old righl handed pitcher, had a 10-5 record and a .35 ERA at Shreveport last season. LOS ANGELES (UPI) Dodger pitchers Doug Rau and Al Downing and shortstop Rick Auerbach, have signed their 1976 contracts with the National League club, vice-president Al Campanis announced Wednesday.

The signings bring lo 31 the number of Dodgers under contract for the season. Six players still were unsigned. OAKLAND, Calif. (UPI) The California Golden Seals Wednesday announced Ihe signing of goalie Jim Warden, a star of the U.S. Olympic team.

Warden, a 6-foot 3-inch, 193- pound netminder, played for Michigan Tech and was a fif- thround draft choice of the Seals club in 1974. He will be assigned to the Salt Lake City farm clubofthe Seals. SAN FRANCISCO (UPJ) It was a tossup between Manager Bill Rigney and star pitcher John Montefusco as to who kissed the most ladies and signed the most autographs Wednesday night at a mammoth Fan Appreciation party for the new San Francisco Giants. A veteran hotel man estimated that more than 4,000 persons turned out for the event at a midtown hotel and he also said it might have been the biggest such party in city history. Cant.

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"There's nothing to that age bit, and that includes Julius Boros," said Player. "There's no reason why a man in his 40s or 50s can't win a major championship." Ryun Quits Pro Track Competition LAWRENCE. Kan. (UPI) Jim Ryun, admitting he could no longer compete as well as he would like, announced his retirement from the professional track circuit Wednesday. "I couldn't have done this six months ago without having an animosity toward the decision," said Ryun, former world record holder in the half mile, mile and runs.

"But I have been praying about this for a long time. About a week ago, I felt God was trying to tell me 'You have fought a good fight, run a good race and il is Ryun held the world mile record for eight years. Last year his record of 3:51.1 was beaten twice, most recently by New Zealand's John Walker. Just six months ago Ryun. 29, returned to the University of Kansas, his alma muter, to train for the upcoming pro Irack season.

Ryun planned to work out under the gudiance of Bob Timmons, who coached him at Wichita, East High School and in college. "I said when I first came back if I didn't feel I could give it my best I would said. Ryun realized it was time to retire 10 days ago when he reinjured his Achilles tendon during a meet at Salt Lake City. "A lot of times when things haven't gone particularly well I have been real despondent," Ryun said. "But this time I had a tremendous peace about the whole thing.

That is because God promised a lot of peace to me four years ago when 1 accepted Him on a personal level." Indiana Is Shaded By Edinboro EDINBORQ. Pa. (UPI) Coach Guy Conti of Edinboro State College was underslan- dablyelaled. "Winning this championship game was a dream said. It was a big night for Conti.

His team scored a 67-66 victory over Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wednesday night, capturing the NAIA District 18 championship for the second year in the row. The win means the Fighting Scots will go to Kansas City for the finals. Guard Tim Smiley scored 14 points for Edinboro State College. Dennis Hampton and Gary Slanton also each hit for 11 points. Indiana's Bill Moore collected a game high 23 points and 17 rebounds.

Edinboro led 45-38 at halftime. The Fighting Scots led 55-42 Indiana stormed back late at the game but Edinboro. scoring its last point with 1:11 left, stalled with just seconds logo. "The hustle of the players defensively at the end of the game really paid off." Conti said. Flyers Send Down Goalie PHILADELPHIA (UPI) The Philadelphia Flyers Wednesday returned backup goalie Jerome Mrazek to their AHL farm club the Richmond Robins, an indication the team is confident goalie Bernie Parent is ready for more action.

Parent, who was out most of the season because of neck and arm injuries, has played in two recent games and was expected to make his third start of the year tonight in Kansas City. FOXBORO. Mass. (UPI)Head Coach and General Manager Chuck Fairbanks of the New England Patriots Wednesday denied reports of trade offers being made by the Denver Broncos for quarterback Jim Plunkett. The reports, which apparently surfaced in Den ver, say the Broncos have offered the Patriots running back Otis Armstrong, defensive end Barney Chavous, and a first-round draft choice for Plunkett.

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