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U.S. relay teams win first gold medals MOSCOW (AP) America's speed men finally caught up with their Soviet rivals Monday and won two relay on a foul and after a vigprous Russian restored scrap of Uncle Sam's honor in the World University Games. The U.S. sprinters outsped the Russians in the 400-meter relay for their first gold medal of these Games and shortly afterward victory came also to their quarter-mile teammates in the 1,600, which the Soviet team won and then lost on a technicality. There were some tense moments before the final decision was made by the appeal jury long after dark.

In the 1,600, Semyon Kocher, the Soviet anchor, broke the tape in front of the United States' Dennis Schultz of Oklahoma State but it didn't count. The Russians were disqualified for fouling. In the baton pass from the second to the third leg, Darwin Bond of the University of Tennessee was interfered with by Valery Yurchenko and momentarily stumbled. "I felt the Russian's hand around my leg," Bond said. "But I passed the baton okay, and kept going." The crowd of 30,000 at Lenin Stadium, which at first cheered an apparent Russian victory, became incensed, whistling and jeering, when the United States was declared winner.

The Russians lodged a formal and the happy Yanks were momentarily denied their medals while the appeal jury looked at movies of the race. The. pictures showed a clear violation. 'i The Americans added two silver medals and four bronze in the action packed final day of the track and field a four-day virtual also collected a bronze when blonde Christine Loock of Fort Worth, a student at Southern Methodist University, finished third in the women's platform diving. Medal production should increase for the Americans when the swimmers and other divers swing into action Tuesday night.

The water people won 19 of the United States' 22 gold medals at Turin, Italy, three years ago. The Soviet Union was hardly stopped. The Russians gained six more medals in track and field, another in fencing and an eighth in the women's diving. The Russian total after five days was 44 gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze, the United States have two golds, three silver and nine bronze. Dramatic victories ip the relays for the Americans were almost matched by silver medal performances in the 1,500 and 5,000 meter runs.

Glen Herold, a Watertown, distance ace out of the University of Wisconsin lost by less than a second to the stretch-running Mikhail Zhelo- bovski of the Soviet Union in the 5,000, won in 13 minutes, 41.3 seconds. In the 1,500 Tony Waldrop of the University of North Carolina lost by only three strides to Britain's Francis James Clement, who broke the tape in 3:42.3. Reginald McAfee of Cincinnati and the University of North Carolina was a close third. The United States' other three bronze medals at Lenin Stadium were won by Robert Joseph of Los Angeles and the University of Arizona in the men's high jump, Wardell Gilbraith of Amarillo, and the University of New Mexico, in the men's 200 meters and Tony Hall of Norfolk (Va.) State in the javelin. The 200 went to Pietro Men- nea of Italy in 20.5 seconds while Russia's lanis Sirnis captured the javelin with a toss of 262 feet, 8 3 inches.

The Soviet Union's other track gold medals were won by Valentin Dmitrienko in the hammer, 237-7; Dmitri Stuka- lov in the 400 meter hurdles, 49.6 seconds; Nadezhda Chiz- hova in the women's shot put, 68-3 3 Liliana Tomova in the women's shot put, 68-3 3 Liliana Tomova in the women's 800 meters, 1:595 and the 400- meter relay team in a race in which the American girls bobbled the baton and finished fifth in a final field of five. The winning time was 44 seconds flat. The Russians also picked up a gold medal in the women's springboard diving, won by Tamara Safanova, and in the men's team sabre in fencing. The Americans were overjoyed by their first gold medal in the 400 relay. Tom Whatley of the University of Alabama ran the first leg, followed by Gilbraith, Larry, Brown of Essex.

N.J., Community College and Steve Riddick of Norfolk, State. "When I got the stick we were behind," said Riddick, the anchor. "I wasn't thinking about nothing but that string." The Americans won in 39.1 seconds, a Games record. The winning time in 1,600 was 3 minutes, 4.4 seconds, with Britain placing second and West Germany third. Mark Lutz of the University of Kansas ran a strong first leg, followed by Bond, Jenkins and Schultz.

Waldrop was despondent over losing the 1,500 meters. "I messed up. I let him get too far ahead," he said of Clement. In the 5,000, Herold was leading turning into the final stretch. VI heard somebody behind me and I knew it was the Russian," he said.

"I couldn't hold him off." The Soviet Union had to share women's honors in track and field. Winners included Crazyna Rabstyn of Poland in the 100 meter hurdles, 13.2 seconds; Margit Olfert of East Germany in the broad jump, 20-7 Mona-Lisa Porsiainen of Finland who won her second sprint title with a 22.4 clocking in the 200 meters, and Liliana Tomava of Bulgaria, in the women's 800 meters, 1:59.5. Pietro Mennea of Italy, who earlier had got a bronze, won the men's 200 meters in 20.5 seconds. Page 9 Hutchinson News Tuesday, Aug. 21,1973 Scoreboard Amrririn Tony talks of comeback ROBERT MEDEIROS Associated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) Former home run slugger Tony Conigliaro is "seriously thinking" about making a comeback in baseball as a designated hitter.

It would be his third comeback try in six years. The 28-year-old Conigliaro, injured when hit by a pitch six years ago, said he wants to play with the Boston Red Sox. "Fenway Park is tailor-made for me," he said. "But as it stands now, it appears the Boston front office doesn't want any part of me." Conigliaro said in an weekend interview that he expects to make a final decision on a comeback attempt in the next two weeks after a few sessions of batting practice. "I feel I've got five or six good years left and there are a lot of ball clubs who need a guy who can come in and get that clutch hit," he said.

"The designated hitter rule would enable me to concentrate on my hitting." The former outfielder's left eye was permanently damaged Aug. 18, 1967 when he was accidentally hit just below the protective batting helmet by a fast ball thrown by Jack Hamilton of the California Angels. Conigliaro won the American League's home run title at the age of 20 in 1965 while a member of the Red Sox and reached the 100 career homerun level at a younger age than any player in history. He made his first comeback attempt with the Red Sox in spring training of 1968, but had to quit for the season under doctor's orders when he was unable to pick up the spin of the ball. He tried again with the Sox in 1969 and hit 20 homeruns.

The following year he enjoyed his finest career season with 36 homeruns and 116 runs batted in. Conigliaro was traded to the California Angels the next year but retired from baseball midway through the season because of a shoulder injury and a temporary deterioration of his sight caused by the forming of fluid in his eye. "Through the months the right eye has learned to do the work of the left," he said. Conigliaro said the vision in his, left- eye is 20-300 or the same as it was in 1970 when he hit 36 homeruns. Conigliaro said he is a free agent and free to deal with any ball club.

He said Oakland A's owner Charley Finley has expressed interest in obtaining his services. In Oakland, Conigliaro would rejoin his brother, Billy, an outfielder with the A's. The two played together in Boston for a time. Baltimore Detroit Boston New York Milwaukee Cleveland Oakland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago California Texan Baltimore 4, Kansas City Ki.t 1. 69 52 67 5fl 66 57 68 59 59 62 51 74 72 51 71 55 59 64 58 66 56 64 43 79 Kr.ull.

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Here Hutchinson Salt Hawk prospects go through calisthenics. Clinch Davis Cup interzone title ALAMO, Calif. (AP) American veteran Marty Riessen, back in Davis Cup competition after a five-year lay off, beat Romania's Toma Ovici 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 Monday and clinched a United States victory in the Interzone Finals of the international tennis series. Riessen's triumph gave the United States a 3-1 lead over Romania going into Monday's final match, the first singles meeting of the year between former Wimbledon finalists Stan Smith and Hie Nastase. The U.S.

team will be attempting to win a sixth straight Davis Cup title at Cleveland in December when it faces Australia or Czechoslovakia in the championship round. The U.S. and Romania were final round opponents the past two years. Riessen, 31, seemed to be a completely different player in alternate sets against the less experienced Ovici on the hot, concrete court at the Round Hill Country Club. He lost only two points in the three games he served in the opening set, and broke the Romanian's serve in the third, fifth and seventh games.

Taking advantage of Ovici's soft second serves, Riessen charged the net successfully and was in control throughout the opening set. However, the American seemed to lose some aggressiveness in the second set and was the victim of many passing shots by the 24-year-old Ovici. Riessen suffered his first service break of the day in the ninth game of the set, giving Ovici a 5-4 lead. Ovici then won the set in a game that went to deuce three times. Riessen came back in the third set with his devastating net game and led 5-0 before Ov- ici won a game serving.

In the final set, Ovici lost the first and third games on his serve and trailed 3-0. But Riessen suffered his second and third service breaks of the match and Ovici moved into a 5-4 lead. The American led 40-0 in the eighth game, but lost. Riessen tied the score at 5-5 on his serve. He broke Ovici's serve in the llth game and won the match by charging the net for four straight points in the final game.

Riessen, of Chicago, was chosen over Tom Gorman of Seattle as America's second singles player in the Interzone Finals. He lost to Nastase 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Saturday in his first Davis Cup match since 1967. Busby wins 12th as Astros Robinson's Royals down Yankees KANSAS CITY(AP) Steve Busby notched his 12th victory with ninth-inning relief help from Doug Bird, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 victory over the New York Yankees Monday night in a nationally-televised baseball game. Busby, 12-11, had given the Yankees six hits through eight innings until they scored both their runs in the ninth on a single by Graig Nettles and an infield error. Bird came in and got the last two outs as Kansas City halted a four-game losing streak.

The Royals erupted for four runs in the second, putting the game away against Mel Stottlemyre, 12-12. With one out, Ed Kirkpatrick doubled to left center and went Blasts by Fisk key Boston victory ARLINGTON (AP) Carlton Fisk slugged a two-run homer in the ninth inning, his second circuit blast of the night, powering the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 baseball victory over the Texas Rangers Monday night. Danny Cater drew a one-out walk before Fisk hit his 24th home run of the season over the center field fence to wipe out a 4-3 Ranger lead. Tommy Harper's 15th homer of the season gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. Ken Suarez knocked in a Texas run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning and the Rangers made it 3-1 on Jeff Burroughs' two-run homer in the third, his 20th of the year.

Dave Nelson's squeeze bunt scored another run for Texas in the fourth before Boston came back with a pair in the fifth on homers by Fisk and Darrell Evans. BOSTON TEXAS to third on Lou Piniella's fly to right. Kurt Bevacqua singled past third, scoring Kirkpatrick. Fran Healy then singled, his sexth consecutive hit over two games, and he and Bevacqua advanced a base on an error when Roy White bobbled the ball in left. Fred Patek drove in two runs with a single past third base and Cookie Rojas followed with a single sending Patek to third.

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PITTSBURGH HOUSTON ab i bi ab hi Clinea cf 4000 Gallaghr rf 5220 Hebner 3b 3100 Metzger ss 3111 AOliver Ib 4022 Cedeno cf 5000 Stargell If 4000 Watson If 4224 Zisk rf 3000 DgRader 3b 3121 Sanguilln 3000 Stewart 3b 1000 Stennett 2b 3000 LMay Ib 4223 Maxvill ss 1100 Edwards 3110 Ellis 1000 Helms 2b 4011 Lamb 0000 Tones 2b 0000 DParker ph 1000 J.Richard 3 1 1 0 LWalker 0000 RHnandz 0000 MMay ph 1000 BALTIMORE (AP) Brooks Robinson's single, the hit of his major league career, tied the game in the bottom of the ninth and the winning run Giants edge Expos in llth MONTREAL (AP) Gary Matthews tripled and raced home with the tie-breaking run when Larry Lintz hobbled the relay throw in the llth inning, helping the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 decision over the Monteal Expos Monday night. scored two batters later on Merv Rettenmund's grounder, giving Baltimore a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins Monday night for the Orioles eighth straight triumph. The Twins had taken a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth on the strength of a two- run second and Rich Reese's third homer of the baseball season in the eighth, but then the Oriole went to work on Twins' relievers Ed Bane and Rich Hands. Bane gave up a leadoff walk to Tommy Davis and a single to Boog Powell before Hands, 510, relieved. Paul Blair greeted SAN FRANCISCO ab bi Matthews If 6231 Fuentes 2b 6230 Bonds rf 6020 McCovey Ib Thomaan Ib Maddox cf Kingman 3b Phillips si DvRader Bradley Howarth ph "Moffitt Soea McMahon 5 0 6 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 0 Total 46 i Sinf'rancuco Montreal E-Phillips, 0 1 1 000 1 3 0 1 0 1 032 0 1 0 000 000 000 000 000 8 16 5 Lintz.

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New York (Peterson 8-11) at Kansas City (Drago 12-12), 7:30 p.m. Minnesota (Blyleven 15-12) at Baltimore (Palmer 17-6), 6:30 p.m. Chicago (Bahnsen 15-14) at Cleveland National League San Francisco (Bryant 18-18) at Montreal (Renko 11-7), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (Jones 3-3) at Philadelphia (Brett 12-5), 6:35 p.m. Los Angeles (Sutton 15-7) at New York (Sadecki 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Gullett 14-8) at Chicago (Jenkins 10-1), 1:30 p.m. St. Louis (Wise 13-8) at Atlanta (Harrison 7-4), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morlan 1-1) at Houston (Wilson 9-13), 7:30 p.m. Dawkins looks for 'hitters' By Cookie Crawford "Football has been called a contact sport," remarked Hutchinson High School head football qoach John Dawkins.

"But in my opinion, dancing is a contact sport while football is a hitting sport. During the next practice sessions we are going to find out who can hit and who can't," the colorful Salt Hawk mentor added. Approximately 80 boys have signed up for football, but with the season beginning early it conflicts with vacations. For this reason Dawkins said it will take more practices before he can make a full assessment of his squad. Coach Dawkins said he plans to spend two more days in shorts, with the team donning pads and other equipment Wednesday.

Under Kansas State High School Activities Association regulations no state high school can put on pads before Wednesday. "Right now we are concentrating on conditioning and safety," Dawkins remarked. "The teaching aspect isn't going as smoothly as I had planned, but I am pleased with the physical condition of the players," he added. The Salt Hawks are going through two a day practices at 9 a.m. and at 6 p.m.

However, today the morning session got underway an hour earlier due to enrollment at the high school. "A lot of these boys have participated in off season sports, and this has improved them that much more physically than the ones who didn't," Dawkins said. The Salt Hawks face a tough season opening game Sept. 7 when they travel to Overland Park to play the defending state Class 5A champion Shawnee Mission West. Curtis Pattin (W.ll-13) Bibby JBrown (L.4-2) 2:17.

4,608. 31-3 62-3 6 3 7 3 8 2 4 0 3 2 4 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 3 1 (Otis). Sports results National Baseball Congress at Wichita Tallahassee, Fla. 11, Grenta, La. 8.

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DgRader, L.May, A.Oliver. (20), Watnon (12). J.Richard. IP RERBBSO 12, Montreal 10. Fuentei.

2, Matthews. Matthews (9). Fairly 2 (13). LinU. IP RERBBSO Bradley Moffitt Sou McMahon (W.l-0) Ellis (L.ll-12) Lamb UWalker RHemandz J.Richard (W.6-1) 4 2 1 9 1-3 2-3 5 2 1 4 2 7 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 2 1 9 Torrez M.Marsl T.Walke Scott P.Jarvis 6 1 1-3 2 1-3 1 1-3 72-3 1 1-3 1 1-3 0 2-3 2 3 2 0 8 1 6 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 4 3 1 0 0 Bradley (Bailey).

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Reese (3). E.Williams. IP RERBBSO Corbin 71-33 1 1 5 3 Bane 2-312211 Hands (L.5-10) 1-321 1 10 Alexander (W.7-6) 9 63225 Alexander (Cartw). Eagles cut two PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Eagles cut two linebackers Monday, bringing the club to within eight players of its National Football League maximum of 49 allowed as of Aug. 27.

Dick Absher, a seven-year veteran in the league, and Bill Overmyer, a 14th-round draft choice from Ashland College in 1972, were cut. Absher 'played in eight games last year, his second season with the Eagles. Overmyer was in his second year with the Eagles and was on the active roster for the final six games last season..