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Dolphins Eye Winter Park's Pollio Bill Clark Sporti Editor Colls Like i 1 4 Winter Park High School basketball couch Mike Pollio In being considered (or the vucant Jacksonville University assistant position previously held by lop aide Art Toll. Dolphin Coach Tom Wusdin who heads one of the nation's leading Independent programs, confirmed Monday that he has contucted Pollio but added no firm Job offer has been made. It was also learned thut Valencia Community College coach Charlie Miller Is another name being considered although no formal contact has been made. Pollio came to Winter Park from Kentucky and in his first year here guided the Wildcats to one of their most successful seasons In school history. The team finished 18-7 and shared the Metro Conference championship.

SAID WASDIN, who Is In the process of replacing Tolls, who recently resigned: "Pollio Is definitely a candidate for the job. We're highly Interested in him and he has been highly recommended. We're Just In the talking stages with him now, though." Tolls was Wasdin's No. 1 assistant and recruiter. Jacksonville has had previous success with Central Florida assistant coaches.

Wusdin, himself, previously coached at Cocoa Beach High while Tolls was the head couch at Titusville before becoming nationally recognized at Indian River Junior College. Pollio confirmed that he has been contacted by Jacksonville. "I'm elated and honored to be considered," he said. In the last three years, Dolphin teams have appeared In two NCAA tournaments and one NIT, reaching the finals once in the NCAA and the semis of the NIT. Greg Bocck 9 10' MIKE POLLIO Future Dolphin? Sanders Keeps Hot Kemper Hand Snead Fails To Qualify For U.S.

Open Tourney Ot ltinbo Sentinel TucMlay, June 6, 1972 1 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (IPi Sam Snead, the 60-year-old golfing legend from the hills of West Virginia will not play in the U.S. Open championship this year. Snead failed to qualify Monday for the only major tournament he has not won, ballooning to a 78 in his second tour of the Charlotte Country Club's par-71 layout. He missed the qualifying total of 145 by two strokes, despite a fine 69 in the morning round.

DOUG SANDERS continued the hot streak he started by winning the Kemper Open Sunday. Sanders led the field of 57 pros and five amateurs with a 68-67 135. There were few other surprises among the 30 golfers who qualified for the Open at Pebble Beach, June 15-18. Non-qualifiers included Lionel Hebert, Bruce Fleisher, Herb Hooper, and Phil Rodgers who shot 72 in the morning, then quit in disgust on the 14th hole after a string of bogies in the afternoon round. SNEAD CALLED his second round "the worst I've ever played." He carded five bogies and a birdie en route to an outgoing 40.

He settled down for the first seven holes of the tack nine, and needed only to par in to make the cut. Instead, he bogeyed the 17th, and John Schroeder, Laiolla, Calif. (171141 Bud Allm, Santa Barbara, Calif. 73-4a 11 Kermit Zarley, Frlendswood, Texas 71-71142 Forrest Feiler, Indian Wells, Calif. 75 47 Ml Dave Marr, Bretton Woods, N.H.

72-70 142 Bob Murphy, Delray Beach 73-69-U1 Bob Lunn, Sacramento, Calif. 49-73 142 Mason Rudolph, Brentwood, Tenn. 71-71141 Dave Hill, Denver, Cola. 71-71-142 John Mahaffey, Houston, Tex. M-74 142 Charles Siflord, Los Angeles, Calif.

71-72141 Ted Hayes. Atlanta, Ga. 71-72 143 Ed Sneed, (tlumbus, Ohio, 71-72141 Jim Jamieson, East Moline, III. 73-74141 Ron Cerrudo, Napa, Calif. 70-73 143 Cesar Sanudo, El Caian, Calif.

72-71144 a-Edward Pearce, Tempt Terrace 75-49144 Ken Still, Tacoma, Wash. 71-73144 Wade Lewis, Roanoke, Va. 71-73144 Bruce Devlin, Orlando 74-70144 Babe Hiskey, Galena Park, Texas 70-74144 Gibby Gilbert, Pembroke Pines 74-71 145 Boby Greenwood, Crossvillt, 75-70144 Fred Marti, Baytown, Texas, 73-72145 Dave Eichelberqer, Waco, Texas 71-74 a-Oenotes amateur. At Cincinnati Carl E. Owen, Jellersontown, 73 44 131 Clifford A.

Cook, Akron, Ohio 71-47131 Ross Bartschy Zanesville, Ohio, 73-4413 Barney Thompson; Lesaie, W. Va. 71-40 11 wjU Aw At Dallas Ras Allen, Dallas 44-45134 Homero Blances, Houston, Ttx. 41-4113 a-Tom Kite, Austin, Tex 70-70140 a-Ben Crenshaw, Austin, Tex 71-71142 Ronald Weber, Houston, Tex 77-4414! Mitchell Vooes, Chula Vista. Calif.

74-49143 Darrell Hickok, El Paso, Tex. 72-71144 Darrell Hickok, El Pso, Tex 72-72144 At Portland wr Corral Just In from two weekj vacation, the though occurs that while some towns are no good to come home to, Orlando a.i in short days, ho help ime, the skyline changed and there are stirrings on the sports scene that promise brighter days and nights ahead. Dullsville they may once have called) this place, but It's a tag gratefully growing passe. And swiftly too Census-takers In the past fortnight have added a noteworthy new local resident. The name is Jack Mildren, Oklahoma class of '72 and a quarterback of some stature.

The Sooner is employed by Saxon Oil but will head for the Colts training camp in July along with fellow rookie Robin Parkhouse of here and another non-rookie with Orlando ties, Johnny Unitas. And wouldn't It be something If Baltimore lined up this fall with three guys we could claim? THE O-TWINS have scheduled "Pitch, Hit and Throw Night" at Tinker Field this coming Saturday at 7:30 with dozens of local youngsters scheduled to compete. Phillips 66 is the sponsor of this national contest built along the same lines as pro football's "Punt, Pass Kick" competition. But will someone tell me what would be wrong with calling it "Pitch, Hit and Field" rather than what it is? I mean, isn't there any premium any more on a guy being a great glove man? Word out of Atlanta is that Luman Harris, unless the Braves were to win the World Series, definitely will not be back as skipper in 1973. The big question remaining is can he last till then? Rosenberg 'Grows Up9 Canadian Roy A.

Kennedy, who already owned Gateway Farm near Ocala, has just completed purchase of all land and assets of the financially-troubled Ocala Stud Farm one of the largest thoroughbred training spreads in the world. Kennedy, in turn, has leased back 625 acres to Joe O'Farrell, for 16 years the respected general manager of the farm that produced so many top-class runners. Sale price was listed as a whopping $2,289,000 Georgia football fans are expecting bigger and better things from punt return whiz Buz Rosenberg now that the stumpy little guy has grown a full inch from his original 5-7 and three-quarters. Nobody understands the sudden spurt after little Buz had been in a holding pattern growth-wise ever since high school years. The new coach of the Atlanta Hawks, Cotton Fitzsimmons, is said to be one of the best in the business at skillfully handling integrated squads.

And he must do it with the "kid glove" approach. Because Cotton is about the size of Buz Rosenberg and, at that height, it would be difficult to scare seven -footers, right? The Florida Tech student study concerning Orlando's desires in the way of civic facilities is complete, and results will be forthcoming in a very few days. Several hundred residents were polled to determine if they prefer a stadium, a coliseum-arena, a theater or what. DESPITE the rumbles out of Gainesville concerning the baseball program, there seems to be no truth to reports that David Bowden is thinking of withdrawing from school. The University of Florida football-baseball athlete has given thought to playing professional baseball, yes, and no doubt there are clubs who would draft him in a minute.

But the Lakeland Kathleen product is determined to play football and has his eye set on winning the No. 1 quarterback job this fall as a soph Again on the topic of baseball, Eastern Airlines has advised local Chamber of Commerce officials that the planned weekend excursion to Bloomington to see the Twins this summer will come in under a special round trip fare estimated at around $150 per person. Anyone interested in joining the junket to see our spring training club should contact the CofC immediately. Space on the charter flight is filling. Mid-Am Vo Worried The Mid-American Conference obviously isn't putting much stock in the rumors of the Tangerine Bowl folding.

MAC officials have just completed arrangements with an Orlando motel to house the 1972 conference champs at $25 per head per night. As of right now, the NCAA still has not certified our upcoming game, but approval Is expected as the Mid-Am booking clearly reflects The National City Team Tennis Tournament is scheduled In Atlanta on August 14-20. Orlando's crack junior team including Scott Smith, Brice Alexander, Mike Borling, Chip Davis, Robert Johnson, Stan Aranda, Jim Hall, Chip Bondurant and Tom Vaughan hope to get there. But first there is the matter of getting past St. Pete.

This coming Sunday is the date for the qualifier. Winter Park Racquet Club pro Nate Smith Is coaching the local squad. (Continued On Page 2-C, Col. 2) a-Jim McLean, Seattle a-Bob Ollard, Beaverton, Ort a-Sleve Cole, Seattle 70-47137 49-70139 70-71-141 At Denver SAM SNEAD 'Worst round I've played' Pearce of Temple Terrace, was the only amateur to qualify. Elsewhere in sectional qualifying, Dallas pro Ras Allen shot an eight-under-par 134 to top qualifiers at the Dallas Athletic Country Club.

Allen had a 69 in his first round, then came back with a sparkling fi5 in the afternoon. On his second round he had a double eagle on the par 5, 509-yard first hole, sinking a 230-yard three iron shot. Among the other qualifiers at Dallas were two University of Texas golfers, Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw. Non-qualifiers included two name pros, John Schlee and Jack Burke. Carl Owen and Clifford Cook carded 138s to lead the sectional qualifiers at the Clovernook Country Club in Cincinnati.

At Charlotte Dout Sndr, Ironihort, Jamaica 68-47 135 Hubet Green, Birmingham, 7-9 13 Don Bies, Seattle, 70-64-1 3 Rod Funseth, San Jose, Calif. 69-491 3 Lou Graham, Nashville, 7-7J 140 44-71137 71- 49141 72- 70142 a-Bob Byman, Boulder, Cola Geome Rives, Tyler, Tex Clayton Cole, Denver then double-bogeyed the par four, 423-yard 18th. Hubert Green at 136, Don Bies and Rod Funseth at 138, and Lou Graham at 140 were the other top qualifiers. Others making the field included Kermit Zarley, Dave Marr, Bob Murphy, Bob Lunn, Mason Rudolph, Dave Hill, Charles Sifford, Jim Jamieson, Bruce Devlin and Gibby Gilbert. WAKE FOREST golfer Eddie New Move For Fischer Bobby Fisher, American chess master who meets Boris Spasky of Russia for the world championship in Iceland in July, hits a serve while competing Monday in the second annual Dewar's Sports Celebrity tennis tournament at La Costa Country Club in Rancho La Costa, Calif.

His partner is Gail Goodrich of the Los Angeles Lakers. The tourney was won by Hank Greenberg, former major league baseball great, and Southern California basketball coach Bobby Boyd. (AP) 4th Annual All-Southern Track Coming This Sunday Gator Baseballers Bring Pressure On Dave Fuller THE GOOD-NATURED WHISKEY IX ait "The situation is serious," said another spokesman, adding that the players' stated goal is "to preserve the baseball program at Florida." In their statement, the athletes listed 25-30 qualifications they felt a coach should have. Included were these three: 1) There should be a feeling of trust between coach and player; 2) The coach should make the game enjoyable; 3) There should be communication between coach and players. In rebuttal, Fuller said from Gainesville he was unaware there were team problems.

"Certainly no one talked to me Ai, 1 .41 4tfew IT MIXES WELL We take the time to gentle the taste, to make our whiskey Imperial 3 I a sip smoother than the rest, That's why Imperial is so about them," he said. "No one came to me and yet they say there is a communications gap. How can you communicate when no one will bring the subject up?" He went on: "Nothing like this has ever happened to me in 25 years of coaching. I'm very disappointed." Asked about plans for retirement or resignation, Fuller said: "I'm 57 and can retire at 65. Mandatory retirement isn't until 70.

And as long as my health continues to be good, I plan on staying around until I'm 70." THERE HAD been earlier reports that dissension existed on the team, but the player spokesman said that the only dissension was between coach and players, not among the players. Among the 10 not signing the statement was Fuller's son, who plays on the team. At the recent testimonial dinner held in Fuller's honor, old Gator diamond stars displayed their esteem for their coach by paying off the mortgage on his home. Jimmy Kyncs of Tampa personally tore up the note on the podium as dozens of former UF athletes applauded. Fuller is a native of Wake Forest, N.C, and attended Wake Forest University where he participated in football, basketball and baseball.

He joined the Gators after World War II and has served on the football staff as well as head baseball coach. Last fall, under Doug Dickey, Fuller was in charge of the "scout" or B-team. By GREG BOECK Sentinel Staff Two weeks ago veteran University of Florida Baseball Coach Dave Fuller was honored by former players at a testimonial dinner. Fuller, who in 25 years at the school has won 504 games, described the ocr casion as the "highlight of my life." Monday, 24 of the 34 players on his 1972 team signed a statement which they presented to Athletic Director Ray Graves in Gainesville i i i in the Gator baseball program and calling for improved leadership. Fuller described it as "the most disappointing thing that has ever happened to me." Specifically, the group, led by first baseman John Sutton, a nephew of New York Yankee Manager Ralph Houk, applied indirect pressure on Fuller, although not demanding his resignation.

GRAVES accepted the statement and said he would look into the situation and come to a decision. "The players came in the right spirit," said Graves. "They're interested in Improving the program. I don't think this is anything serious we can't work out. I'll give it my personal attention." The players who signed the statement contend that Fuller is, in effect, "too old," according to one player spokesman.

He added: "There's a communications gup. We had the talent this year but he didn't exploit it." This year's squad was 23-21. popular. Its rich taste comes on light and goes down easy. In any drink.

IMPERIAL Even the price is good-natured. 1 if HIRAM WALKF.R AY 11010(9 WHISKY 86 PROOF JM SIRHICHT WHIWYS CK'N NtJlRAL SPIRITS YillK mi H. PtOStA. ILL DAVE FULLER 'Disappointed.