The Columbus Telegram from Columbus, Nebraska • Page 18

THE TELEGRAM He CfinrrwrrAnr U.b. Navy Phclo SIGN ATOP CENTERFIELD FENCE bears Stickney name in tribute to his service to youlh. Baseball field in Philippines is named in honor of former Columbus naval man "A Little League baseball field iii Ihe Subic Buy community, Philippines, now bears the name of a former Columbus resident who died while serving ft U.S. Navy. v-'Slicknev Field' 1 honors the memory of Ihe late Donald Stickney, son of Mr.

anil Mrs. kd-Stickncv of Columbus, who was killed 'along with 34 oilier sailors in a Dec. 1. 1970, imdslidc a i Point. 13-year Navy veteran at Ihe time of his death, Machinist Mate First Class Stickney was born Jan.

30, and wus graduated in 1957 Qolunibus High School, where he Haiiieipated in 1 a 1 1 basketball and (rack, entered Ihe sen-ice July and was married to Stella Wainwright of San Diego on-Dee. 16, I9C1. a A i a 11. Slmwcross, in remarks a rfB i a I i emouics, commented: are dedicating this field inmemory of one of our finest rjavymen, Machinist Mate First Glass Dona' 1 Stickney. wjio died in- the tragic landslide at Cuei Gay.

-nnn Stickney. through his service lo Liitlo a Uaseball in the Subic Buy libmmunily. endeared himself lo IBe lives of many baseball fans, coaches, managers and players. of Ills love for his family, bis love was two-fold: ilie. "game of baseball, anil working with boys.

--'-'His was thai unique ability nf pelting boys lo give that extra bit- in every play of every game. 4-yeur-old sou qf Baltimore player injured A I Tin. Imir- year-uld of Baltimore Ori- oles outfielder Terry Crowlcy in fair condition today after being hospitalized wilh a c'omiJOiuid leg fracture Tuesday night. -Crowley left in Ihe first in- ning of "a tjame between tlie Orioles and Ihc Kansas City Royals when he received word th'ai his son. had been struck by car in front of bis suburban Baltimore home.

youngster admitted 10. Union Memorial Hospital for precautionary observation against possible head injury for treatment nf the leg fracture, officials said. BD wins 54-13 iri girls' softball -B-D romped past Duncan, a-i- lit, in a girls' Softball game. The winners paraded (J -i oaserunners, i home runs by Lynn Grape and Connie Rarnes keying the attack. -Connie tin; v.inninj! pild-or.

DONALD STICKNEY CONFERENCE STANDINGS Cornhusker West Juniors North Platte -6-2 Norfolk 5-2 Columbus 7-3 Grand Island 3-3 Kearney 2-4 Hastings 1-3 York 0-7 Midgets Grand Island Columbus North Platte Kearney York 3-2 0-4 BASEBALL THIS WEEK Juniors Wednesday Columbus at Fremont Friday Grand Island at Columbus, 8:00 Saturday Omaha Jensens at Columbus, 8:00 Sunday West Point at Columbus, 8:00 Midget Blues Wednesday Columbus at Fremont Friday Grand Island at Columbus, 5:30 Saturday Omaha Jensens at Columbus, 5:30 Midget Reds Idle His was ibc example thai won Hie love and respect of all who knew him. "A very large of the success enjoyed by the Naval Hospital Lancers, tlic 1970 Colt League champions, was a tribute lo his coaching ability. In addition to serving as a coach for -the Lancers, Don was the manager ttic A i a i a lean) that represented Subic in tournament at Clark Air Base. "In a period of one stxrt month, he was able lo mold a group of high school boys with the 15-year-old boys of the Colt League to form this team. Although the tournament for (his age group was never completed, due to the beginning of the rainy season, our Subic team came liome unbeaten in the game played again a filling tribute lo the ability of Don Sliekney.

"Those of us who knew and worked with him are richer because of that experience. Those us who did not know him can benefit by Hie example be lias set. As his spirit has been passed on to us, we are obligated to pass this spirit on lo boys we serve in Ihe days ahead. "It is honor to dedicate Ibis Litllc League field lo the memory of Don Stickney." TV wins four straight Larry Staroscik to hove horses at Lincoln LINCOLN. A i Liir- ry Staroscik of Columbus, wlio finished third among trainers ut IS171 Stale Fairgrounds racing meet, will be back again this year, fair racing officials saiil Tuesday.

The 30-day Lincoln mc-cl opens July lit and closes Aug. 23. Among Staroscik's clients arc the Mill Stables. and Al anil Eileen Cascio of Omaha. TV lias copped ils last four Columbus Softball League games, including a 10-5 rout over the high flying X-L Motel club.

Mel's is now 0-5 for the year. Oasis Bar had another close call bnl they managed lo win their by an 8 6 count over lion Johnson Motors. i Kapcls was the winner and Charles Scegcr the loser. Dennis Osten homered for Oasis. Mel's pounded out 12 nils against X-L, including three by Duane Ilcimann.

Mel Heimann was Hie winner ami Franzcn Hie loser. Mel's blanked Uncle Toms 7-0 behind Ihe five-hit burling nf Heimann and the home run swal of Larry Aylor. Mark Kudron slammed four hits, including a grand slam lioiner as Mel's Columbus Coop, 18-5. Bob Kloke homered for the winner. Deano's Diner suffered an 8-5 defeat at the hands of Mel's.

Kloke homered again, while Duane Heimann ami Randy Peterson notched Ilirec hits onch. A A A A I Henry Aaron of the Atlanta Braves entered this season needing 103 total bases lo take over the National League career lead in that category. Current record-holder Stan Musial had IV 1.1! total bases in liis career. Cynthia Potter repeat winner in one-meter -MNCOLX, Neb. i A i ion's Cynthia Potter look i i t.trst step toward repealing her ifirprccedcntcd 1971 grand slam by winning the one-me- rer springboard title as the N.i- ifbnal AAU Outdoor Diving ycct opened here Tuesday.

year the petite 22-year- Jd Texan became the first in liistory to claim the iVtple crown, one and ihree- ihetcr board and piat- ferm championships, in Ihe meet. nice to (he unc-mc- again." tlie University of (Mlana senior iaid, "bin Ihc itttler arc important events. don't compete in Ihe low Ixvird at Ihe Olympics io if lo make IIic If.nin and lo i I have lu excel on Ihe Iliree-mcler or lower." Air Force Micki King, the only member of iiic U. S. Women's Olympic team, try- ing for a repeat berth, lcI throughout the preliminary and icmifinal rounds.

Gut Miss King, a University fit graduate who is now stationed in Los Angeles, fell to Iliird when the champion ant! Christine Loock of Fort Worth scored sensationally in the final round. Tlie Texas gals finished less a one point apart, to Miss King, despite hold- ing a five point edge over Miss Potter ar.d a 14-poinl spread over Miss Loock going into the i a Ihrcc dives, i up i -IB52. 2 0 fhe Telegram Columbus, Nebraska Wednesday, July 12, 1972 Bulls without home court; Celtics sold NEW YORK A The Chicago Bulls were without a home court today, while Ihe Boslon Celtics, Atlantic Divi- sion champions of the National Basketball Association, had only their second sole owner in their 26-year history. The Bulls have played the last five seasons in Chicago Stadium, after playing in the Chicago Amphilhcatre in 1966- C7, their first season in the league. At present, Ibey have no lease for next season for either arena.

They could play in the Am- phitheatre, which holds about 10,500 for basketball, if the league's Board of Governors re- considers a $5.0 million offer to purchase (he club by a nine- man group from Milwaukee and Chicago, headed by Marvin L. Fishman, a Milwaukee real- tor. The Board rejected Tuesday the Fishman group offer lo buy tlie Bulls from Elmer Rich. NBA Commissioner Waller Kennedy indicated that the Governors did not approve tire offer because the Bulls were unable to oblain a lease for Ihe Stadium. Tuesday, Fishman said his group had signed a three-year lease wilh the Amphitheatre, but the Board still turned down the offer.

"I'm disappointed by the temporary setback our group received," said Fishman. "I would like lo emphasize Ihe word temporary- We intend to pursue every'legal action to as- sume our acquisition of the team." Should the efforts of the Fish- man group fail, Ihe Bulls could be sold to a group including Ar- thur Wirlz, owner of the seal Sladium. has been re- ported a wilh Ihe rejeclion of Fishman, approval is expected lo be given to Ihe Wirlz group, Financier of chess match has problem I.ONDON (AP) British fin- ancier James Slater has been stalled in his efforts lo gel the $120,000 prize money he put up for Ihe world chess champion- ship between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in feel and. Under Britain's foreign ex- change control rcgulafions, lie cannot get Ihe money out of the country until Ihe Bank of Eng- land says so. A bank spokesman said Sla- ter had applied for permission lo get Hie money lo Ihe players bul declined to say whether bank approval would be forth- coming.

Slater, a chess fan, cannol transfer the money from his worldwide banking and in- vestment empire to foreigners or open bank accounts for ei- ther Fischer or Spassky in Brit- ain without Ihe bank's approv- al. The most he can do is pay $720 a year. That's Ihe max- imum gift payment permitted to go lo nonslerling areas from Britain. Slaler, -13, put up the money to gel Fischer to Reykjavik after he appeared reluclant lo play because the $125,000 purse offered by the Icelandic Chess Federation was not enough. The extra prize enticed Fis- cher to do battle.

which has a 10-year lease at fa- vorable rental terms ready for the Bulls. Meanwhile, the Board ap- proved the sale of the Celtics for $5.1 million to Robert Schmertz, a 46-year-old realtor from Lakewood, N.J. He will be sole owner of the club. The only other individual owner in the team's history was the late Walter Brown, who purchased the Celtics in their infancy in 1946. He died in 196-1, but by that lime was co- owner wilh Lou Pieri.

Schmertz, also part owner of the New England Whalers in the new World Hockey Associ- ation, is reported as saying he will keep the club in Boston, despite rumors to the contrary. He also is retaining Arnold "Red" Auerbach as president and general manager. "Using diyc.s i greater degree of difficulty at proved to spell Hie difference." Miss Potter saitl. "Of course, that can backfire if you don't come through but in a meet like this the adrenalin is really flowing." The victory was Miss Potter's Ulh in a national meet. "But most of them have been on the one-meter board," she pointer! out.

"I hope that won't be the case this summer." The top 12 finishers in Ihc llirce-meler and platform com- petition move to Chicago nexl week. The AAU championships, which i conclude Saturday, continued witli Ihe men's one- inolcr cnmpclitifin Wednesday. BUBBLY BALLPLAYERS are bursting out all over the. place these days. Clyde Maslwre of the Montreal fcxpos shows hbnseH be an mll-rtar babble gum ehcwcr, lefl.

while Perez the CiBclaBaH Reds fiivcs evidence that bis (eduUqoe aeeds a kt ot Frank Beard early British Open leader, Trevino 2nd Sport Skorts By PAUL ERNST Tdriltera During the past week I saw a couple of sport thrillers on television. I talking about Jim Ryun winning the 1,500 meters at the men's Olympic trials. The other, spine- tingler was British copping the M.1I. Van Berg Memorial Slakes at Ak-Sar-Ben. British Fleet came roaring down the slretch to capture the first running of the stakes.

you watched (lie film you would have thought it was a one horse race. Aye Jay Aye took off like being shot out of a cannon and took a commanding lead. As a in alter ot fact Aye Jay Aye was so far out in front you couldn't see the rest of the field. At one lime the announcer said AJA was leading the second horse by 12 lengths. This means the Fleet' was back 15 to 20 lenglhs.

Anyway, when the field bit the U.S. Open. The British Open straightaway, British and the PGA at Birmingham, MU1RK1ELD, Scotland (AP) Frank Beard, having a poor year on the U.S. pro golf tour, took the early lead in the Brit- ish Open today wilh a 70, one stroke better than defending champion Lee Trevino. Beard carded a 36-34--70 on the par 71, Muirfield links while Trevino came in 35-35-71.

Arnold Palmer, trying for bis third British Open victory, fin ishcd with a 35-38-73. Favored Jack Nicklaus was a late starter. A steady rain slarled to fall just before Trevino and Palmer finished. Britain's legal bookies have made the 32-year-old American an overwhelming favorite lo win his third British crown, over Muirfield's windy links be- side the Firth of Forth. After seven practice rounds on the par 36-35-71 layout, Nicklaus said: "My game is in reasonable shape.

I have pretty much made up my mind what I will do when the chips are down." Thousands of golf fans be- sieged the course southeast of Edinburgh as play began for the 101st championship with prize money totaling about $120,000. The main focus was on Nick- laus, who needs the British title to complete the third leg of the Grand Slam--sweeping the four major pro tourneys. He already has won the of the Masters and Player of South Africa third at 12-1. Britain's Tony Jacklin, anoth- er former lilleholder, was a 15- 1 shot while Billy Casper and Arnold Palmer were 20-1. started his "move but it'looked rather shaky.

But oh and on came British Fleet and he gained with each stride. Just before the finish line the Fleet caught AJA and went on to win by less than a length. Ryun's finish was something on the same order. The former Kansas star had to come well off the pace in the final lap and won going away. Some of the other great runners in the race made their move about the same time Ryun did but Jim had a lot of kick and finished strong.

next month would com- plete the sweep. On Ihe eve of the British Open, Is'icklaus mused: "The Grand Slam only becomes rea- listic if I win here. So I'm con- centrating on that." Nicklaus planned to sleep late because he was among the late starters. Defending champion Lee Tre- vino had a much earlier slart- ing time. The bookies listed Nicktaus as favorite, wilh Trevino second choice at 6-1 and Gary Dale Drake dies of heart attack Monday ILTF ratifies agreement with Hunt's troupe HELSINKI, Finland (AP) The International Lawn Tennis Federation ratified today its agreement with Hunt's professional troupe, World Championship Tennis, which will permit the world's leading pros to compete in all tourna- ments.

According to the agreement, Ihe Texas sports- man now slops all contract signing of professional tennis players. All contracts will run out'by Because the agreement is ef- fective iminixliatcly, the first major tournament in which the WCT pros can participate is the U.S. Open Championships in Forest Hills, N.Y., in August. YOGI GETS NIGHT Of NEW YORK (AP) Yogi Bcrra will be unavailable to manage the New York Mels when they face the St. Louis Cardinals in Shea Sladium, Monday night, Aug.

7. That's the clay Yogi will be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, N.Y. The Mcls probably will he led by pitching coach Jiuuc Walker on Yogi's "dav nlf." SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) Dale Drake, who began as a mechanic at IJie Indianapolis 500 and ended up owning the engine company that dominated America's most famous auto race, is dead of a heart attack. Drake, owner for the past 26 Morton tournament dates are re-set DAVID CITY The A.II.

Morion Memorial a i a a a been rescheduled for July 15-16 at Ihe David City Golf Club. Local golfers with a established handicap are eligible lo participate. A student must have completed his sophomore year. David City golfers will be guests at the Osceola club July 25. The annual David City tournament begins Aug.

5. AAU swim meet at Omaha July 17-18 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) About 150 girls from five stales have cnlcrcd the AAU Region 7-3 synchronized swimming cham- pionships lo be held July 17-18 at Omaha's Monlclair Munici- pal Swimming Pool. Competitors will be from Ne- braska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin, and range in age from 8 to 18 years. GIANT SUCCESS Going into the 1972 season, the San Francisco (nee New York) Giants had the best cumulative record among National League teams, wilh 6,094 wins and 4,919 losses for a .553 percentage.

Pittsburgh was in second place wilh a record, a .513 mark. The worst record was San Diego's, 17-M9 and years of Ihe firm making Of- fenhauser engines, died at a hospital in nearby Orange Mon- day night at age 70. Cars with the four-cylinder engines have won at In- dianapolis in all bul six years since World War II. Mark Don- ohue drove one to victory this year. Drake, a native of Rcedley, worked for his family's valve company after high school, then became a mechan- ic for race driver Louis Meyer, later his business partner.

Mey- er won at Indianapolis in 1928, 1933 and 1936. The car, like most of ils com- petitors, was powered by an en- gine invented by Harry Miller in the early 1920s and marketed by Fred Offenhauser in the '30s. Drake went into Ihe engine business with Meyer in 1946, buying out Offenhauser to form Ihe Meyer Drake Engineering Co. He took control of production by himself in 1965, changing the company's name to Drake En- gineering and Sales and the en- gine's name lo the Drake-Offy. His son John is president of Hie firm.

Royals Ltves WP, LP. Trevino played only Iwo prac- tice rounds, but was brimming with confidence. "Of course, 1 can win," he suid. "I wouldn't bother coming here if I thouglil 1 couldn't." Juniors host Islanders, Jensens this weekend Following a road game tonight at Fremont, American Legion Juniors return to Pawnee Park for a three- game series this weekend. current club is 13-5 and will face Grand Island on Friday, Omaha Saturday, and West i Sunday.

Friday's game is a must for tile locals wlio are 7-3 in the following Hie Islander mix, Columbus closes out league play Approves contract for construction at state fairgrounds LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Gov. J. J. Exon has approved a con- tract for construction of an all- wealher area at the stale fair- grounds, a seven-acre project expected to cost $210,000.

The construction will provide 4,000 parking places for the slate fair and also for the Uni- versity of Nebraska-Lincoln fieldhouse to be constructed en the fairgrounds. The engineering contract was awarded to Clark and Enerson, Hamersky, Schlacbitz, Bur- roughs and Thomsen of Lin- coln. Chuck Terry signs with Bucks LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) Second round draft choice Chuck Terry of Ixmg Beach Stale lias signed his contract with Ihc Milwaukee Bucks, General Manager Wayne Em- bry announced Tuesday night. Terry, an aliernate member of the U.S.

Olympic basketball squad, averaged 15.1 points and 7.5 rebounds a game last sea- son. Petrocelli to have eye surgery OAKLAND A Shortstop Rico Petrocelli of Hie Boslon lied Sox says he will undergo minor eye surgery in two weeks during the All-Slar break. "I've had trouble picking up the ball on Ihe road," Petrocelli said. "I went and had my eyes examined. They found nothing wrong with the eyes them- selves, but Ihere is a sly over one eye." Petrocelli said lie did not ex- pect to miss any playing time because of Ihc TOOK TWO FEATURES YONKEHS, K.Y.

(AP) Drivers John Chapman and Billy Haughton both won iv.o feature harness races at (he Yonkers Raceway 1972 spring meeting. Chapman won (lie Mares Pace with Grace Barmin and a division of the and (1 Pace wilh Tarport A i Haughlon took the Pandora Pace final wilh Ambro Lament and the Bronx Filly Pace wilh Pammy Lobell. iicxt Saturday at North I'lullc. North Platte, a one-time loser to Columbus, heads the seven- team race with a G-2 record, while Norfolk is 5-2. Grand Island has an almost unbelievable 8-12 record and since Terry Redler, ace righthander, smashed Coluniuus 12-0 onn one hit, the University of Nebraska freshman has dropped three straight, including a 2-1 setback Sunday to Norfolk, despite fanning 13 bailers.

Redler continues to lead llu: offense wilh a Evans, and Jim Partington. Grand Island lost twice last week lo the touring Oltumwa, Iowa club fell J2-U at Columbus. Coaches Larry Lassek and Gary Robertson hope to come up wilh all the rifihl answers Friday as local Junior dubs have not scored against Islander pitching in three league games. Jensens, defending a champs, pace the Omaha league with an 8-1 but they have dropped two outings on Ihc road, 7-1 at Grand Island, and 4- I at Fremont. The Omahans are sporting a powerful offensive attack with three team members leading (he division batting race with .500 or belter marks.

Gary HautiJnger is No. 1 wilh 17 hits in 29 attempts, a mark, while George Maness is l5-for-26 and .577, and Terry Thorn is an even .500 wilh for-26. Other members of Uurke High School in the batting race are Russ Bueker and Jeff Nielsen willi .360 averages. Sunday's game is a return match wilh Class foe West Point, a 6-3 conqueror of Ihe Juniors back in June. All games start at 8 p.m.

Tom Hawkins 2-stroke lead in Lincoln LINCOLN, Neb. (APi Tohi Hawkins has taken a Iwo-slrokc lead over Dan Bahensky a Ihe opening round of the Lin- coln men's city golf tourna- ment. Hawkins, who had jtisl recently moved lo Lincoln from Beatrice, carded a Tucsdav at Hillcrest Country Club, two strokes better than Bahensky's 73. Third place went lo Steve Har- ris and Rcnnis Sasse, each of whom shot 74. The four round tournament, will continue through Friday various Lincoln courses.

In the tournament's senior di- vision Paul Anderson's 72 gave him a four-stroke lead over Buck Mills and defending sen- ioi champion I.arry Brown was at 78. For All Kinds Of Dirt Work, Sand Land Fill, Call JWBffUZfr LARRY GRUBAUGH Phone 5M 0211-Columbus Little Uague rttuttt: Cubs 4 4 2 Eagtts 1 1 WP, Tim Andersen LP. Duke football coach Mike McGee says his spring rccruil- ing program brought the signa- tures of 29 freshmen for nexl fall. Your CAR CARE Center US FOR All YOUR AUTO NEEDS Stntrii ft freit6r.f OUR TIRE Station THE 60's ARE HERE Plenty in stok LEONHARD CONOCO SERVICE 3711-lWi Phon. ompare ftid yeu'li wo have i if prlcu on Hid ruiir.