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TELEGRAM 3 The Telegram Monday, April 26, 1971 Columbus, Nebraska Jolly Joe Torre is having "picnic" By FRED DOWN UPI Sports Writer Joe Torre is a jolly fellow despite an imposing physique and bushy eyebrows which remind sports fans of boxing's Sonny Liston and Sunday night he threw a barbecue for all his neighbors in St. Louis. Joe can afford it because he is a player and he played the good host because he is off to what could be Ihe best of his career. He has hit safely in all 19 of (he SI. Louis Cardinals' games, has a .384 season average and came through Sunday with Ihe winning hit in a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

The victory gave the Cardinals a 12-7 season record and left them iinly a few percentage points behind the Montreal Expos in the League's Eastern Division race. The Cardinals, ML champions in 1068 and finished fourth, 13 games out of first place in the Easlern Division, in 1970. "Everything is beautiful when you win like that," said Torre, wtH) broke up an eighth-inning rally by hitting inlo a double play. "We've got speed on the club this year and I come up a lot wiih amners on. I'm nol really a homer hitter bul I'm supposed io deliver in the clutch." That's oxaclly what Torre did Sunday when his single with hvo mil in the ninth drove in Lou Brock with the winning run.

The blow climaxed a three-run rally which gave Frank Linzy his first victory of flie season for the Cardinals and tagged Ihe Phillies' Woody I'Yyman witli his third slraight loss. The Cincinnati Ueds downed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0, after 4-2 loss, the Chicago Cubs ripped Ihe New York -Mets, 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants, C-2, the Montreal Expos shaded the Houston Astros, 2-1, ami the Atlanta liraves nipped the San Diego Padres, 4-3, in 10 innings after a 3-2 defeat, in other NL games. Jn the American League, it was Boston 5 Chicago 4, Kansas City Cleveland 4, Washington 3 Milwaukee 2, Minnesota 8 New York 0, Detroit 10 Oakland 2 and Baltimore 7 California 1. Torre, hitless in four previous trips to the plate, delivered his game-winning blow after the Cardinals lied the score on a walk, singles by Ted Sizemore and Joe Hague, another walk and an error by third baseman Don Money. HORTS By Paul Ernst Returning It's certainly good news to hear KOLN will leleyise the slate track meet again this year.

The Lincoln stalion put the slate prepsters on the screen last year for Ihe first time and I certainly was impressed with ihe program and I know a great many others around were free with praise of the TV show. The state meet will be lield May 22 at Kearney. i ction iVBC will CHS golfers tie for eighth in Gl tourney Kearney High copped the Grand Island Invitational golf tournament Saturday with low score of 310. Columbus finished eighth in the 12 team field. Columbus' Tom Heiser fired a first round score of 35 and wound up low medalist for CHS with a 77.

Emerson and Kappler had rounds of 43-40 for 83's, and Schaufelberger carded a 47-43 for a 90. Kearney's Mark Erickson and Lincoln High's Steve Harris tied for low score with 73's, but Harris was awarded medalist honors after a playoff. Other losv golfers were Mike Aldrich, Lincoln Pius; Dave Connell, Grand Island; Jon Weinberg, Fremont; Hastings, all with 75's. Team standings: Kearney 310, Hastings 31C, Lincoln High 318, Grand Island 319, Lincoln Pius .124, Fremont 326, Southeast 326, Lincoln Enst 333, Columbus 333, Northeast 334, McCook 335. North Platte 336.

Coach Jack linksmen (ravel lo Fremont Tuesday for the i Invitational and on Friday the, Maroons will shoot for the Apollo Conference title a Beatrice. televise five Monday i baseball games this season. The dates were announced Saturday for the first time bul not the teams involved. The first night tilt will be June 21 and I'm predicting it'll be Ihe. Mels against the Pirates.

Good News Coach Gene Torczon's Plalte College cagers will face two new worthy opponents next campaign. Coach Torczon's Haiders will meet the Husker and Creighlon frosh. Raider fans should be very happy with those games. 1 understand Coach Torczon has been busy recruiting and feels lie has been fairly successful in getting some good boys lo come lo Platte. Also I'm lold Platlc may hold a tournament next year.

I easant Words Harry Krovilz, Ak-Sar-Ben a i secretary had some nice words about M. H. Van Berg in a story in Sunday's World Herald. Here is how he was quoted: "Van Berg is really a credit not only to Nebraska racing but lo every place he races in the country." Harry wenl on lo say Mr. Van tries for a piece of (he prize with every horse he races.

"This is his theory," said Harry. Van Berg stables will be al Ak-Sar-Bon as the season opens Friday and the Columbus owner will be out to defend his laurels--top money winner and Ihe leading winner. He's been the tops since 1958. Son Jack will be out lo retain his training crown. Jack has been the leading trainer since 1959.

NOT SO SAFE ROWLEY REGIS, England (UPI)--Mrs. Winnie Smith was "doing fine" in a local hospital today alter being hit on the head and knocked unconscious hy a road safety sign which fell off its roadside pole as she was waiting for a bus, doctors said. Knicks lead 2-0 ATLANTA: Hank Aaron heads for home with his 5991h career home run in the 9th inning of the first game of the Sunday double header. Braves mascot Chief Nokahoma celebrates with a dance around his left field teepee. Atlanta and San Diego split the pair of games.

Aaron misses! a shot at the- 6001h in the 9th inning as a pinch hitter in the second contest. Aaron said later that it was a pitch he liked and he was thinking about the 600th homer. (DPI Telephone) BALTIMORE (DPI) The Milwaukee Bucks, combining their own overwhelming power along with an emotional let- down suffered by Baltimore, appeared in excellent shape today to capture the National Basketball Association cham- pionship in only their third year of existence. Milwaukee routed the Bullets, 102-83, in a nationally televised game at Baltimore Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of- seven final series. The teams move back to Milwaukee for the third game Wednesday and it wouldn't be too much of a surprise if the Bucks win it all in the fourth game at Baltimore next Friday.

But, before the Bucks get too carried away with themselves, Colonels gain ABA finals By United Press Internationa) The Kentucky Colonels have advanced to the Amrican Basketball Association final playoffs and will meet the survivor of the hotly-fought series between the Indiana Pacers and Ihe Utah Stars. Kentucky assured itself of a berth in the championship round by ripping tile Virginia Squires, 123-117, at Louisville Saturday night to win tlieir semi-final series, four games to two. However, the start of the finals was delayed as the Pacers nipped the Stars, 105- 102, at Salt Lake City to deadlock the series at 3-3. Utah will be at Indianapolis Wednesday night for tte seventh and deciding game. The Pacers are the defending ABA champions, having beaten liiah in last year's finals.

Mosely Trenton winner By United Press International It was old stuff for Pedro Rodriguez bul a totally new experience for Mark Mosely. Rodriguez, the veteran driv- ing star from Mexico, teamed with Britain's Jackie Oliver Sunday to win the sixth Monza auto race in a five-litre Gulf Porsche 917K. It was the second sports car victory this season for the Rodriguez-Oliver team, which also won the 24 hours of Daytona. Mosely, a 26-year-old driver from Brownsburg, cap- lured his firsl championship car victory when he piloted his A.J. Watson turbo-charged Fore! Eagle to victory in Ihe Trenton 200.

He look the lead on the 3Cth lap and held it the rest of the way. In other mnjor races Sunday, Sweden's Heine Wisell won the 3Ist Grand Prix de Pau Formula 2 race in record time, Frank Matich 'of Australia captured the $35,000 LM Grand Prix for Formula A cars and Richard Petty took first place in the Virginia 500 Grand National stock car race. The victory by Rodriguez and Oliver gave Porsche nine points, and its fourth victory in five enduro races this season. It was Ihe second straight Monra for Rodriguez, who won last year teamed with Finland's Leo Kinnunen. Tile two drivers covered the 174 laps in four hours, 14:32.6 minutes, averaging HG.2 miles per hour.

Jo Siffert of Switzerland and Derek Bell of Britain took second, also in a Porsche 917K and third place went to Andrea de Adamich of Italy and Henri Pescarolo of France in an Alfa Romeo 33-3. Mosely took the lead when Mario Andrelli dropped out with engine problems and Ihe young driver escaped a near tragedy three laps later when his car spun on a slick spot and collided will) another car. He limped into the pits but never lost his lead as his problems were quickly rectified. The victory was worlh $13,850 to Mosely and marked the first triumph for chief mechanic Watson since 1865. Mafich earned $7,700 for piloting his McLaren Repco to victory al Riverside, Calif.

He was rurmerup to Ron Grable of Mountain View, and Sam Posey of Sharon, in each of (he 100-mile heats. Jim Dittemore of Palos Verdes Estates, was second. Wisell, driving a Lotus CO, covered 120 miles at an average of 77.5 m.p.h. to set the speed record in the Grand Prix de Pau. Petty, the veteran from Randleman, N.C., also set a (rack record in winning the Virginia 500.

He averaged 77.815 m.p.h. to break the mark set seven years ago by Freddie Ixrenzen. Petty, driving a Plymouth, finished just ahead of David Pearson of Spartanburg, S.C., in a Ford, while Bobby Isaac of Catawba, N.C., in a Dodge, took third. Petty won $6,225 as he recorded his eighth victory in 14 starts on Ihe NASCAR circuit this eason. League Standings By United Press International National League East W.

L. Pet. GB x-Montreal 8 4 .667 SI. Louis 12 7 Pittsburgh 10 8 New York 7 7 .500 2 Chicago 7 .389 4 Philadelphia 5 10 .333 West W. L.

Pet. GB San Francisco 14 5 .737 Los Angeles I I 9 .550 Atlanta 9 8 4 Houston 0 10 .474 5 Cincinnati 5 11 .313 7 1 San Diego 5 12 .294 8 x-Games behind based on 1st place team. American League Baltimore Boston Washington Detroil New York Cleveland Oakland California Kansas Cily Minnesota Milwaukee Chicago East W. 10 10 10 7 5 West W. 14 9 8 7 6 L.

5 6 7 9 in 10 L. 5 9 9 9 9 12 Pet. .025 .588 .438 .375 .333 Pel. .700 .500 .500 .471 .438 .333 GB 1:. 1 4'A 5 GB 4 5 7 Nicklaus cops MO NY crown RANCHO LA COSTA, Calif.

(UPI)-Jack Nicklaus looks like he's in a class by himself as a pro golfer today. At 31, he is al the height of his powers. He has all the physical equipment and the right menial attitude to become the greatest goiter in history. He won the MONY Tour- nament of Champions going away Sunday as they say at the races. He had an eight-stroke margin, greatest in two years on the pro tour.

On a tough golf course with overgrown rough and narrow fairways and sometimes gusty winds, he shot 69-71-69-70-279, nine under par for the La Coasta Country Club. The $33,000 first prize put him over Ihe $100,000 mark for the ninth consecutive year. He has won this year, only a few thousand less than the No. 1 man, Arnold Palmer. At 41, Palmer musl considered on the way downhill.

Three pros tied for second eight back of Nicklaus. They were Gary Player, 70-71-74-72-- 287; Bruce Devlin, 72-70-72-73, and Dave Stockton, 71-72-72-72. Each collected $12,760. NHL action deadlocked By United Press International Stanley Cup play traditionally involves close-checking and low scoring games but tradition has been the first thing to go in the 1971 playoffs. First, the defending champion Boston Bruins, who virtually rewrote a i a Hockey League scoring records this season, were eliminated by the Montreal Canadiens.

Then, the St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup finalists in each of their three years in the league, were upended by the Minnesota North Stars. Now, defense, usually the foundation of a Stanley Cup series, has gone out the window. That was evident again Sunday is the Chicago Black Hawks routed the New York Hangers, the best defensive team in the NHL this season, 7- 1, and the North Stars ripped the Canadiens, one of the closest checking teams in hockey, 5-2. Both best-of-seven series now are tied at two games apiece.

Creighton drops doubieheader MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (UPI) --A two run homer by Jim Wallace in the sixth inning Saturday gave Minnesota a 6-4 win in a doubieheader sweep over Creijhton. The Gophers rallied in the first game for a C-3 victory aft- er recovering from a three run deficit. Creighton is now 14-16. it should be remembered that the Bullets have been in a hole before.

They lost game of their quarter-final series against Philadelphia and the first two against New York in the semi-finals before rallying to win both sets. However, Coach Gene Shuc admits that his team may be playing one series too many in quest of the championship. Along with their physical and Platte wins two matches Plalle College's spring golf record remained inlact in two weekend matches, Coach Gene Torczon reported Monday. Thursday, the Raiders copped a quadrangular with Nebraska Junior Conference foes and Saturday, Ihe local linksmen tied Doane and stopped Seward Concordia at That sets the Plalle record at six dual wins, a tie, triangular, quadrangular and seven-school invitational wins. The Salurday meeting saw the Raiders tie Doane on its home course VA-V, while routing Seward Concordia, Keith Engehnann rapped a 72 for the low round while taking two 3-0 victories.

Other Raiders scores were Gary Teel, 73, Filipowicz, 80, Bill Gildea, 77, and Jim Jicha, 80. In Thursday's match, Teel turned in the low Plalte round with a 77 on the Elks Country Club Course. Engelmann firetl an 81, Filipowicz, 82, Gildea, 87, and Jicha, 78, as Plalte slopped McCook, OV4-5V2, Northeastern of Norfolk, and North Platte, Quadrangular scoring a Platte, 318, McCook, 3 3 Northeastern, 34G, and North Platte, 407. Current averages for the Platte teemcn are: Teel, 73.7; Engelmann, 76.5; Filipowicz, 78.5; Roy Orr, 79.0; Jicha, 79.0, and Gildea, 80.7. Tuesday, Torczon's a enters the Fairbury Invitational with McCook, Norfolk, North Platte and Fairbury, and Friday it will participate in a quadrangular at Norfolk with Yankton, Norfolk, and Chadron.

Local archers capture awards Four members of the local Pawnee Bowmen Archery Club placed in the third annual Nebraskaland Archery Tournament held the a weekend al Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln. Karen Sauhders captured the runnerup trophy in the Amaleur Women's Division while Walt Krzycki brought home the third place trophy in Ihe Youth Division. Bunk Kinzer, placing 10th in the Men's Open second flight, and Tom Saundors, who finished llth in the Men's Open third flight, won merchandise prizes. Ttlie two-day event attracted 107 archers from North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, a -Minnesota and Nebraska. Shorter Drake standout DBS M01NES (UPI)-- Rec- ords toppled in seven of 21 events in the finals of the 62nd Annual Drake Relays Saturday, headed by Frank Shorter's vic- tory in the six mile run in 27:24.4, the fastest time in the event in the world this year.

Shorter, who was hard-pres- swl to the finish line by Min- nesota's Garry Bjorklund and who won by only two tenths of a second over the long dis- tance, was the only double win- ner in the two day a carnival. He became the third athlete to win both the Ihree mile and six mile runs in the same Drake tournament Shorter also set a record on Friday in the three mile run and in both the three mile and six mile, he defeated his Florida Track Club teammate Jack Bachelor, who won both fcvenls in bolh 19G9 and 1970. Van Nelson of St. Cloud, won the same two events in 19G7 and 1968. Bjorklund had the consola- tion that although he finished -second to Shorter, he still hung 4ip the best time by an Amer- collegian in the event, a mark he held previously.

Bruce Morlenson of Ihe Twin Cities Track Club broke his own Drake record in capturing the marathon for Ihe sec straight year, this lime with a clocking of 2:27:23.7. Other records went to Rod- ney Milburn of Southern Uni- versity with in the 120 yard high hurdles; lo Jerome Liebenberg of Western Mich- igan with 8:43.6 in Ihe 3,000 meter steeplechase; to a Matzdorf of Wisconsin with a high jump of 7 feel ITi inches; and lo the eastern Michigan distance medley relay team with a time of 9:43.4. Karl Salb of Kansas won the shot put for the third straight year with 65 feet inches, thus completing a triple as he took the same litlc in both the Kansas and Texas Relays. Gray of Missouri captured the 100 yard dash for the second straight year with a wind-aided time of :09.2, preventing recog- nition as a record. Liebenbcrg's victory enabled him lo retain a Drake cham- pionship he won last year.

He said he was "about tour or five seconds slow because ol prob- lems with the barriers." Only a week ago, he set Ihe col- legiate record at 8:32.2, more than 20 seconds faster than his time Saturday. Texas Southern grabbed two relay titles, the college 440 in :40.0 and Ihe college i medley in 3:17.9. Other relay winners were Kansas Stale in the university distance med- ley in Texas AM with :58.7 in the 480 -yard shullte hurdle; Indiana in the univer- sity 440 with Wisconsin with 3:17.3 in the i i sprint medley; Prairie i with 3:03.4 in the college mile; a Abilene Christian i 3:05.6 in the university mile. Jactjues Accambray of Kent Stale took the hammer throw with 202 feet 8 inches, and Torn Gcredine of Northeast Missouri won the triple jump with 51 feet 114 inches. Greg Carlberg of Nebraska won the university mile in 4:05.3, and Dave Mor- ton of Texas took a special 440 run in :46.6.

A sell-out crowd of 28,000 at- tended the carnival in 62 degree weather. Devcmey likes scrimmage LINCOLN (UPI) University of Nebraska Football Coach Bob Rcvaney said Saturday's scrim- mage between Ihe number one defensive and offensive units was the best he had seen in some time. The offensive unit, however, managed to score only one touchdown against the top de- fensive unit. About the offensive play, De- vaney said: "I'm not discourag- ed. I just think we've got a lot of work to do.

"But this is the hardest hil- ling scrimmage I've seen in a long lime," he added. The one lone score came on a 47-yard pass from sophomore quarterback David Humm to wingback Johnny Rodgers on the linal play of the after- noon bout. One area the head coach said needs definile improvement is pass protection, both from the line and in the backfield. "But I think our defensive unit and our linebackers must have been doing a good job to- day," Devaney said, "because there were several times when our quarlerback had enough time, but couldn't find anyone open." Overall, (he coach said there were a number of players "who showed they want to play by (he way they were hillinp." Want A Modern Antique? Well we are loath tc admit thai some folks are cur- rently buying a modern antique, right here in Columbus, Nebraska. Ask Grandma about her first powered wash machine.

It was probably a Maytag with a 2 stroke gas engine. It poped and sputted and smoked but it was a bil better than the washboard and Grandma pleased with it until Grandpa bought the new electric powered washer, way back when Hitler was running Germany. Ask an old collector and he will lell you that (here used lo be aulos made with 2 stroke engines. However, as engine techniques developed and betler methods were discovered lo control the valves, those smoking 2-slroke auto engines began lo go down hill. Just in the last few years Federal Emission regulations terminated entirely the import of a cheap two stroke being manufactured in Kurope and Ihe manufacturer currcnlly is installing 4 stroke engines 4 stroke engines, are more costly lo build and their overliead valves insure fresh-air delivery and thus oc- casion efficient combuslion.

The spark plugs remain clean and efficient and thus the fuel is burned and the engine isn't continually about lo choke up on its own fumes. is lo be expected that federal emmission regu- lations will preclude tlic sale of 2 strokers in the near future. Do you want to get stuck with a low-resale value machine that its difficult if not impossible to get parts As a public service lo the youth of the area and in- cidentally as a private service to ourselves we strong- ly urge the youth of today they are not to spend their hard earned on a MODERN ANTIQUE a 2 stroke cycle. NEBRASKA'S FINEST HONDA SHOP IS OPEN EVERY EVENING AND ALL DAY SATURDAY! Curry Brothers 2Sll-13fh Street Phone 564-6276 mental handicaps, the Bullels also are having their expected difficulties in handling Lew Alcindor and Oscar Robertson. Alcindor scored 27 points and had 24 rebounds Sunday and Robertson, in addition to scoring 22 points, held Bullet ace Earl Monroe lo 11.

As for Alcindor, Cqstello said they were gelling the ball mlo him much better in the third quarter, when the 7-2 center collected 10 of his points. Jack Marin, who scored 22 points for Baltimore, said that the presence of Alcindor upsets a team's entire game. Roger Faltys leads Schuyler over Scotus Schuyler's Roger a carded a nine-hole round of 40 to lead his teammates to a 177.to 192 dual golf win over visiting Columbus Scotus. Shamrock iron swingers were Mike Malmstrom 45, a Tnlamka 47, Steve Niedbalski 48, Duane Heimann 52, Terry Uonke 57. Scotus will face David City Aquinas and Schuyler in a triangular match Tuesday at David City.

The Catholic Conference golf championship is slated Thursday at the Elks Country Club. Omaha golfer registers ace Young Jay Borman registered a hole in one on tire No. 4 liole at the Elks Country Club links. Borman stroked the 140-yard ace while playing in company with Rich Udrin of Omaha and Daniel and Tom O'Donnell, Elkhorn. Jay, who also had a hole in one last year, was in Columbus for the state American Junior Bowling Congress tournament.

He finished the round with a par 72. Borman attends South High. Ask the Man from Equitable about Circle group plans with dental coverage Floyd A. Campbell, C.L.U. Hillcrest Drive, Kl.

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