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B-3 Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville, Wednesday, March 14, 1984 Downing Provides Offensive Might White Sox to a 10-1 romp over the Braves.Law's three-run blast was the big hit in Chicago's five-run first inning. Carlton Fisk also homered for the White Sox and Glenn Hubbard provided Atlanta's only run with a solo shot. Greg Brock belted Los Angeles first preseason homer and drove in the tie-breaking run with a two-out single in the ninth inning, leading the Dodgers to a 9-5 victory over the Red Sox. Jim Rice slammed two homers. herd's line drive off the left-field fence drove in the winning run in the 10th inning and gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-4 victory over a Detroit Tigers split squad.

Marty Castillo hit a two-run homer for Detroit. The other Tigers' team beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 as Alan Trammell, playing his first game this spring, drove in two runs with a double. Pinch-hitter Dave Hostetler's long three-run homer in the bot tom of the ninth erased a 4-3 Texas deficit and lifted the Rangers to a 6-4 victory over the New York shot cleared the center field wall at the 410-foot mark. John Castino's ninth inning, one-out single scored Lenny Faedo with the winning run as the Minnesota Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2.

Vance Law drilled a three-run homer and Tim Hulett added a two-run shot to power the Chicago Trial Starts in 'Points Shaving' Case NEW YORK (AP) Former Boston College bas Richard Perry, described as a New York bookmaker, fled before he was indicted. Cobb, a 5-foot-l 1-inch who became the Eagles' third-highest career scorer, and Vario each face up to five years in prison if convicted of conspiring to commit sports bribery. Vario also is charged with interstate travel to further the conspiracy, another five-year count. The case outlined by Jerry Bernstein, an attorney with the Justice Department's Organized Crime Strike Force, marked the first time the government has released details of Cobb's alleged role in the conspiracy for which one of his former teammates, Rick Kuhn, already is serving a 10-year prison sentence. ketball star Ernie Cobb received $2,000 in return for helping to fix three games in the 1978-79 season, a federal prosecutor charged Tuesday.

Cobb's lawyer acknowledged the 27-year-old Stamford, native accepted money from gamblers but denied he was in on the plot to throw some games and "shave points," or win by less than the oddsmak-ers expected, in others. The statements came in opening arguments as Cobb went on trial in Brooklyn federal court along with Peter Vario, a 47-year-old Brooklyn man whose father, Paul Vario, is a reputed captain in the Lu-chese organized crime family. A third defendant, By The Associated Press Brian Downing drove in four runs with three hits Tuesday to lead the California Angels to an 8-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs in exhibition baseball Downing singled in a run in the first inning and tripled home two in the second to put the Angels ahead to stay 3-2. He also singled in a run in a three-run fifth. Gary Pettis had two hits and drove in two runs for the Angels.

Rick Burleson, trying to recover from a torn rotator cuff injury, made his first appearance of the spring for California and went 2-f or-4 with a run-scoring triple. Joe Carter had three hits for the Cubs, including a home run and two doubles. Ryne Sandburg opened the game for Chicago with a home run, while Carter and Richie Hebner hit consecutive homers for the Cubs in the fifth. Rickey Henderson homered and drove in four runs and Dwayne Murphy had a homer and three RBI as the Oakland A's downed the Cleveland Indians 9-1. Oakland starter Steve McCatty worked five innings and allowed just one hit Ed Romero and Mark Brouhard each drove in three runs in Milwaukee's 16-hit attack as the Brewers belted the Seattle Mariners 12-2.

Rich Murray and Chili Davis homered to account for all of San Francisco's runs in the Giants' 5-1 decision over San Diego. Steve Garvey homered for the Padres' lone run, but Murray had a three-run shot in the sixth and Davis had a two-run homer in the eighth. Rookie outfielder Ron Shep- Entries Being Accepted For One-Pitch Tourney Entries are now being accepted for the Alexandria Parks and Recreation Department's Early Bird One-Pitch men's softball tournament scheduled for March 24 and 25. Entry fee is $50 per team. All interested groups should call the Parks and Recreation Department at 473-1288 or Jodie White at 473-8476 after 6 p.m.

USFL Invaders Fire Head Coach OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Invaders on Tuesday 1 fired head Coach and General Manager John Ralston and replaced him with Chuck Hutchison, the United States Football League team's offensive line coach and director of player personnel Ralston will remain with the team, however, in an undisclosed capacity. The Invaders, who have scored just seven points in losing the first three games of the 1984 season, made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday. Hutchison, 35, earns the distinction of being the youngest head coach in the two-year-old football league. He joined the Invaders in 1982, following three years as offensive line coach of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Express Add Malavasi to Staff LOS ANGELES (AP) Ray Malavasi, who took the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl in 1980, was named defensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League Tuesday. i Malavasi replaces Pokey Allen, who was fired. "Ray demonstrated tremendous coaching ability with the Rams for many years," said Don Klosterman, Express president and general manager. "During his years a defensive coordinator he always had the defense near the top of the NFL. No one can question his knowledge of the game.

He brings great experience to our organization." Malavasi was fired last week as offensive line coach of the Oakland Invaders. He was head coach of the National Football League's Rams for five years. ABC Takes Out Olympic Policy NEW YORK (AP) The American Broadcasting which paid $225 million for television rights to the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, has insured its coverage for $200 million, a network spokesman said Tuesday. The insurance, purchased from Firemen's Fund of San Francis- co, "covers the network against revenue loss at the bottom line," Tom Osenton said. "We are covered to the extent that revenues meet all costs." Osenton said the network was not covered against the pullout of specific countries or against the loss of advertising revenue be-, cause of disappointing ratings.

In 1980, NBC's insurance policy with Lloyd's of London enabled the network to recover $68 million of the $87 million it paid for coverage of the Summer Games at Moscow. Galloway Takes Golfing Honors Ruth Galloway took low gross honors to win the weekly ladies golf tourney at Alexandria Golf and Country Club Tuesday. Claudia King won first low net and Simmie Anderson made second low net. The first flight championship went to Marilyn Silver while Annie Laurie Osborne and Norma Nelson won first and second low net honors, respectively. Brenda McDuf won the nine-hole flight.

Borg, McEnroe Set for Contest OTTAWA (AP) Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe will meet here April 11 in a $75,000 challenge tennis match. Borg won his fifth Wimbledon singles championship in 1980, beating McEnroe in a gruelling five-set duel that included a 34-point tie-breaker in the fourth set. But the American got revenge a year later and since then they have split their only two other matches. AGOIN' THE EXTRA MILE! For Central Louisiana! MOORE-GRANT 111) TIRE And SERVICEIITERS vi iwa Si 010 DM Down TnFarihrirpVa1iiP Non-Smoker rates for Life Insurance. FRED TARVER- CallmB AliSingW hat Are Out Of ESTATE FARM i i I lllcVVnrlfl I NOW VOl ItOYTHAVK I J'-lrfAy 1 kih i in mi iM)' I If Air ifr AT 17 i-Jrwittvragi iie78-11 IS.B I rf ll POWER STRK VK BLACK Vt ALL l5Ln NiiTmilr VrrM POWER-STREAK ARRIVA RADIAL BLACKBALL WHITEWALL No Trade Needed! Ben Lee In Stock Federal Premium SHOTGUN SHELLS Copper Plated 5 lb.

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