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1 Friday, June 30, 1972 Fort Collins Coloradoan 13 Connors; herd keep tanning- mm om Sandy Bickel wins city golf crown Sandy Bickel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nyle Bickel pf 702 North Taft Hill Road, added the 1972 City Park Nine Women's championship to her con- siderable list of golf trophies Thursday. Miss Bickel, a sophomore-tobe at Wayland Baptist College at Plainview, fired rounds of 81, 94 and 83 for a total of 258 the last three days. And that was good for 4 i timt.

I It II I If Connors reaches the quarter-finals he is likely to come against Romania's Hie Nas-tase, the No. 2 seed. Nastase, playing better on grass than he ever has done before, is a' tough proposition for anyone in a tournament weakened by the absence of the big stars of World Championship Tennis. But even if the unseeded Connors got past Nastase he could find himself in a semifinal against the man he fears most of all Colin Dibley of Austral-la. It was Dibley, a power server with shoulders like an ox, who eliminated Connors' teacher, Pancho Gonzales, in the second round this year.

"I watched part of the match," Connors said. "Dibley was hitting rockets." Miss Evert, seeded fourth in lymmpk friendly AP Wirfphol Two for two Jim Connors (left) and Chris Evert All-England a use of the two-handed method as Wimbledon, they continue winning Thursday in the DinrnpiressDve'DDT) a wnopping 87stroke margin over runnerup lone Brooks, who had a 100-92-103295. It was the second club championship in four years for Miss Bickel. She won the 1969 title, didn't compete in the 1970 tourney and was second to Mary Hodge last season. -tf.

Miss 'Bickel Is the current jj, women's city champion and has u-won various honors in regional tournament play in the last several years. Championships in four additional flights, all nine hole competition, also were decided Thursday in the tournament, which attracted 35 entrants. The other flight winners and A flight Ila Cable 167, Marge Bergstrom 170; flight Norma Warren 160, Betty Moore 165; flight-Jo Albrandt 181, Zelora Eitner 190; flight Bertha Nicholson 215; Katherine Dean 217. Horse show set to I. An open horse show will be sponsored by the Boots and Spurs Riding Club Sunday at Horsetooth Arena.

Timed events will get underway at 9 a.m., with pleasure events starting at 1 p.m. 'a iiiiiiiiiiiS port WIMBLEDON, England (AP) British bookies were offering odds of 100-1 today against a couple of American teen-agers carrying off both singles crowns in the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Such friendly odds you bet one dollar to win a hundred-were certain to attract plenty of cash support for Jim Connors and Chris Evert. Connors, the 19-year-old lefthander from Belleville, 111., has reached the final 16 of the men's division. Miss Evert, 17-year-old star from Fort Lauderdale, has reached the last 32 in the women's singles.

"The odds seem rather big to me," Connors said. "I would have thought we have a better chance than the bookmakers seem to think." also will include Bob Richards of the Air Force and James Dare, the AAU champion from the Navy, who shared the top time of 8:38.6 in first heat. Joe Lucas, the NCAA winner, and Sid Sink of the Bowling Green Track Club, American record holder in the event, finished fifth and sixth with times of 8:44.6 and 8:43.6 respectively-Frank Shorter and Jack Bacheler of the Florida Track Club built big early leads in winning their respective heats for the 10,000 meter run. Bacheler won the first heat in 29:22.5 with Penn State's Greg Fredericks third in 29:32.2. Adsit begins Olympic bid Colorado State University'3 Chris Adsit was to begin his bid today for a berth on the U.S.

Olympic track and field team. The Rams' Western Athletic Conference champion is entered in the 400-meter hurdles today, Saturday and Sunday at the Olympic Trials at Eugene, Ore. Two other CSU runners Tom Berger and Mike Baer and Fort Collins Wes Crist, a former Ram trackman, also have qualified for the Olympic Trials and will compete in the marathon next week. Louis Groarke, CSU's indoor WAC two-mile titlist, is a resident of Calgary, Canada, and will seek a spot on that country's Olympic team. He currently is ranked among the top five Canadians in the with a time of 14:09.8.

U.S. EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Jim Ryun, the allergy-prone former Kansas star, continued his comeback Thursday night with an impressive 1:48.7 clocking in his heat of the 800-meter run at the U.S. mens Olympic Track and Field Trials. Ryun, world record holder in the mile and half mile, lived in Eugene part of last year but left because he was allergic to the heavy grass seed pollen in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

He won his heat of the 800 in Thursday's quarterfinals and said later he wasn't bothered by sinus trouble. "I'm keeping my fingers crossed," he said, "and I have pear Sunday for the start of the world chess championship in Reykjavik, Iceland, he stands to lose his rights to play for the world title "not only this time but perhaps forever." Fischer was seen Thursday night at New York's Kennedy airport, but Icelandic Airlines said he did not board its flight to Reykjavik. When newsmen tried to question him, his bodyguards fended them off. The next flight from New title I Fischer threatened AMSTERDAM (AP) The president of the World Chesa Federation has threatened American champion Bobby Fischer with blacklisting following reports he is holding out for a cut of the gate receipts from his World Series with Boris Spassky of Russia. Dr, Max Euwe, the world fed-erationresident and veteran Dutch grandmaster, said Thursday night that if the 29-year-old American fails to ap Portland wins team 7-0 high her first Wimbledon, could have an easier path to tread.

But even if everything goes well in her next two matches she faces the prospect of meeting Australia's Evonne Goola-gong, the defending champion, in the semifinals. Connors forged his way into the last 16 by downing Italy's No. 1, Adriano Panatta, 6-3, 6-4, 8-6. He was joined there by two other Americans top-seeded Stan Smith of Pasadena, and Jim McManus of Berkeley, Calif. Tom Gorman of and Erik Van Dillen of San Mateo, Calif.

both U.S.' Davis Cup stars have excellent chances of winning their third-round matches and join-; ing their three fellow countrymen in the last 16. Tcigis O.V".V vO.VA V1 iVtVMWA Six in each heat advance to Sunday night's finals. Trials resumed today with semi-finals in the 800, qualifying in the discus and triple jump, the first two rounds in the 100-meter sprint and the opening round of the 400-meter hurdles. 500 race for now tion all of its major events, including a 500 mile race for stock cars scheduled for July 30. Sunday's race was to have paid just over $400,000 in prize and accessory money.

Only the $1 million Indianapolis 500 and the $750,000 California 500 at Ontario are richer. Plagued by rain on seven of the 10 days set aside for practice and qualifying, and pressured by Pennsylvania J. Shapp not to hold the event in the middle of the state's flood disaster area, Pocono officials had announced Wednesday that the Schaefer would not be run as scheduled. Dr. Joseph Mattioli, the track's board chairman and chief executive officer, said he asked USAC officials as early as last Monday for a new date.

Smyth refused, saying his racing crew was prepared to run the race. Additionally, Smyth said, the sanctioning agreement given USAC sole prerogative to run the race, or cancel or postpone it, as conditions dictate. Mattioli revealed that Gov. Shapp had written him Monday suggesting that consideration be given to postponing the race. He said Gov.

Shapp cited a possible overtaxing of the areas already damaged utilities and roads by an influx of possibly 100,000 people for the race. Smyth said a decision will be made at the USAC executive committee meeting about what to do with the $275,000 base prize money already turned over to the sanctioning group. with the pros, has a .298 batting record this year with four home runs and nine runs batted in. McLain, who owns a 128-86 major league lifetime pitching record, has had his problems since the glory days of 1968-69 when he won two Cy Young Awards. He was also the league's Most Valuable Player in 1968.

The 28-year-old right-hander filed for bankruptcy and then was suspended for one-half a season in 1970 by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn for allegedly carrying a gun. With a 3-5 record in Detroit in 1970, he was traded to Washington, where he posted a 10-22 chart last In March, he was traded tor Oakland, and last month he; was shipped to the minors. After being bombed for runs in his first two Southern, League starts, he settled down to win three games. jump features Explorer games Tennis Championships at fected by the humid 80 degree-plus heat. Sixteen runners advanced into tonight's semi-finals, including Bowling Green's Dave Wottle, the AAU champion and Tom Von Ruden of the Pacific Coast Club.

They were timed in 1:49.8 and 1:49.6, respectively. There almost was a casualty in the steeplechase. Mike Manley of the Oregon Track Club, considered a leading candidate for the U.S. first water barrier and was last after four laps. The 30-year-old Eugene school teacher bounced back with a winning time of 8:34.8, his best of the year.

The 12 steeplechase finalists vision and film rights already agreed to. The Icelandic federation was reported seeking a compromise in negotiations with Fred Cramer, former president of the American Chess Federation, who is acting as Fischer's advance man. The Icelanders said they have already spent about $200,000 on preparations, and if they meet Fischer's demand they can't break even. def. Jeffrey Jue, Berkeley, Calif.

(1), 6-3, 6-0. Rifle marksmanship Mike Jepkes, Denver, Colo. (268 288 points. Volley-ball-Orem, Utah (2187) def. Glendora, Calif.

(9485) 15-5, 15-10. Team handball-Kent, Wash. (406) def. Salt Lake City, Utah (9226), 21-19. Field hockey St.

Lou-Is, Mo. (553) def. Morgan City, La. (543), 2-0. Chess Don Grisham, Portland, Or.

(632). Floor exercise 1, Mike Zapp, Temple City, Calif. (169) 9.0. Basketball-Austin, Tex. (189) def.

York, Pa. (603), 73-56. General knowledge Jamfs Small, Denver, Colo. (268) 89 points. Decathlon 1, Steve Young, Heber City, Utah (2187) 4,980.

Individual medley 1, Mike Alnslle, Portland, Ore. (632 2:04.6. Women's Division 100-yard breaststroke 1, Eleanor Bia-mont, Portland, Ore. (632) 1:14.6. One-meter diving 1, Kim Hickey, Dallas, Tex.

(636) 66.45 paints. Three-meter diving 1, Kim Hickey, Dallas, Tex. (636) 203.95 points. 440-yard dash Pam Ellsworth, Phoenix, Ariz. (9411) :61.4.

100-yard dash Pam Ellsworth, Phoenix, Ariz. (9411) :11.4. 80-yard low hurdles 1, Judy Swoboda, Omaha, Neb. (310) :12.5. Archery Laurie Branes, Rochester, (321 277 points.

Golf 1, Pattl Marquis, Kent, Wash. (406) 41 strokes. Chess Sharon Cum-mlngs, Denver, Colo. (268). Tennis 1, Debbie Borchers, Portland, Ore.

(632) def. Mlchele Pllcher, Oklahoma City, Okla. (604) 6-1, marksmanship 1, i Elaine Goshorn, Temple City, Calif. (169) 252 points. General knowledge 1, Ann Rice, Houston, Tex.

(517). Dyathlon 1, Karl Wilcox, Portland, Ore. (632 2,032. Cross-country 1, Colleen Wlegert, Phot-nix, Ariz. (9411) 8:47.0.

Volleyball 1, Newberry Park, Calif. (2918) def. East Providence, R.I. (546), 15-4, 9-15, 15-12. Individual medley 1, Laurie Moore, Tern-pie City, Calif.

(169) 1:07.6. Floor exer-else 1, Colleen Steurlale, Oklahoma City, Okla. (604) 8.7 points. Basketball 1, East Providence, R.I. (546) def.

Kawkawlin, Mich. (122) 36-19. Beo-yard run-1, Sally Sampson, Clay Center, Neb. (182 2:36.7. Post Leaders Portland, Ore.

(632) 81; Temple City, Calif. (169) 61 Oklahoma City, Okla. (604) Phoenix, Ariz. (9411) 52; York, Pa. (603) 41.

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Men's Division 400-yard medley relay 1, York, Pa. (603) (Bill Wagner, Steve Schmidt, Steve Stambaugh, Dave Hildebrand) 3:54.1. Pole vault 1, Keith Bennett, Paradise, (8) 13-1V4. Long lump 1, Larry Willis, Englewood, Colo. (595) 23-2.

High lump 1, Lee Braach, Kent, (406) 7-0. Discus 1, Robin Earl, Kent, Wash. (406) 178-3. Weightlifting-1, Don Mullen, Idaho Falls, Ida. (326) 1,542 points.

Vaulting 1, Mike Zapp, Temple City, (169) 9.25. Tumbling 1, Mike Zapp, Temple City, Calif. (169) 8.5. High bar 1, Corey Sprague, Long Beach, (256 8.15. Parallel bars 1, Mike Zapp, Temple City, Calif, (169) 7.9.

Rings 1, Logan Valentine, Phoenix, Ariz. (9350 6.80. Side horse 1, Gary Morris, Austin, Tex. (89) 5.65. Wrestling: 105.5 pounds 1, John Eme-halt, York, Pa.

(603). 114.5-1, John Mullen, Idaho Falls, Ida. (326). 1231, Robin Netzley, Laura, Ohh? (179). 132-1, Ricky Woods, Kakikawlin, Mich.

(2122). 143-1, Gene Kawa, Salt Lake City, Utah (9226). 1541, Tom Littleton, Upland, Calif. (616). 1651, Peter NethertDn, Amarillo, Tex.

(79). 1781, Paul Erwin, Oklahoma City, Okla. (604). 191.51, Rich Brown, Amarillo, Tex. (79).

Heavyweight 1, Randy Earl, Seattle, Wash. Women's Division Long lump 1, Clara Brown, Mesa, Ariz. (9411) 17-SVi. Shot put 1, Laura Gerst-ner, Austin, Tex. (89) 35-1.

High iump-1, Kelly Jones, Mesa, Ariz. (9654) 5-0. Discus 1, Laurie Branes, Rochester, Minn. (321) 101-1. Pentathlon 1, Clara Brown, Mesa, Ariz.

(9411) 2,425. Weightlifting 1, Joy Rogers, Portland, Ore. (632 410 points. Softball throw 1, Dana Coleman, Mesa, Ariz. (9350 200 feet.

Uneven parallel bars Colleen Steurlale, Oklahoma City (604) 8.9. Balance beam 1, Kathy Howard, Oklahoma City (604) 8.65. Tumbling 1, Colleen Steurlale, Oklahoma City (604) 8.20. Vaulting 1, Colleen Steurlale, Oklahoma City (604) 8.75. mdilkmm Shirley Englehorn eads women's S.

Open golf a couple of things going for me I'm doing a lot of praying and I have a good allergist." Ryun, running for Club West, said he definitely intends to run both the 800 and the 1500 meters in Munich if he qualifies in both events during the 10-day. trials. Mark Winzenried, also of Club West, was one of two major casualties in the 800. He ran a non-qualifying fifth in Ryun's heat. NCAA champion Willie Thomas of Tennessee finished last in the slowest of the four heats in 1:52.9.

He was among a number of athletes who said they were af York to Iceland is tonight. But Fischer in the past has refused to fly on the Jewish Sabbath, between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday. Informed sources in Reykjavik said that Fischer informed the Icelandic Chess Federation that he wouldn't play unless he got 30 per cent of the gate receipts. This would be" in addition to his share of the $125,000 purse and 30 per cent of the receipts from the sales of tele By DICK SMELSER Of the Coloradoan A 7-foot high jump by Lee Braach of Kent, Post 406, featured athletic competition in the second National Explorer Olympics, which concluded today at Colorado State University. Post 632 of Portland, scored 81 points in the three-day meet to run away with the team title and qualify for the World Olympic Student Camp at the Summer Olympics in Munich.

TEMPLE CITY, Post 169, which won the team crown in the first Explorer Games here two years ago, finished second with 61 points and Oklahoma City Post 604 was third. Those two units became eligible, along with Portland, for the Munich trip. Braach's lofty leap was the most impressive individual performance during the meet, which attracted nearly 2,100 teen-age Explorers from all 50 states. The 7-foot jump, only lVz inches short of the national high school record, was the top mark by a prep high jumper this season. And the 6-1, 185-pound Braach, who will be a senior next year at Mt.

Ranier High School at Des Moines, held the previous best mark. That was a 6-11 he posted in winning the Washington State prep title. Braach, who stars as a split end on the Mt. Rainier football team and runs the hurdles, employs the straddle method in his high jumping. He finished seventh with a leap of 6-10 at the recent National AAU meet at Seattle.

THURSDAY'S RESULTS Men'i Division 10O-yrtf breaststrok 1, Dave Lynn, Oklahoma City, Okla. (180) 1:04.3. Oleometer diving 1, Ed Garrity, Bloom-lngton, Minn. (192 65.45 points. Three-meter diving 1, George Mason, Kearns, Utah (W26) 178.80 points.

Shot put 1, Karl Bermester, Clay Center, Neb. (182). 54-77t. Cross-country Gordon Innes, Upland, Calif. (614) 10:35.8.

Dyathlon Van Walraven, Dallas, Tex. (636) 2,344 points. 44-yard dash 1, Bill Helnzen, Glen-dors, Calif. (9485) :49.8. 880-yard run 1, Bill Helnzon, Glendora, Calif.

(9485) 1:55.5. Mil run 1, Jan Eikum, Bowling Green, Ohio (345) 4:27.9. lOO-ya'-d dash 1, Pierce Rltter, York, Pa. (6.13) :09.. 220-yard dash Larry Willis, Engle-wood, Colo.

(595) :21.9. 120-yard high hurdles 1, Greg Densmore, Chico, Calif. (6) :14.3. Archery 1, Brian Albert, Stafford, N.J. (189) 387 points.

Golf Curt Russell, Paradise, Calif. (8) 37 strokes. Tennlj John Schovaers," Salt Lake City (9226) Fredericks set an American record of 28:08.8 at the AAU championships earlier this month. Shorter won the second heat in 29:07.4. Gerry Lindgren, the former Washington Stater plagued so often by injuries qualified fourth in 29:28.

Schaefer canceled MOUNT POCONO, Pa. (AP) The Schaefer 500, third richest race in motor sports, has been canceled at least for the time being. Officials of the sanctioning U.S. Auto Club took the action Thursday when they showed up at Pocono International Raceway and found the track locked and guarded by policemen. There is a chance it may be scheduled for a later date.

William J. Smyth, executive director of USAC, said a meeting of the group's executive committee will be called soon, probably Saturday, to discuss a possible renegotiation of Po-cono's racing schedule. USAC has a five-year agreement with the raceway to sane- damaged ankle in an automobile accident. Just a year ago she had to withdraw from the Ladies' PGA Championship, a title she was defending, because of the ankle. She underwent surgery last July and again in March to fuse the bone.

Doctors told her she'd never play pro golf again. But spunky Shirley proved them wrong. She came back, walked over the layout and putted her way to a 72 and a one-stroke margin over Pam Barn-ett and Betsy Cullen. 1968 for the Detroit Tigers, had early season problems at Oakland and, with a 1-2 record and a 6.05 earned run average, was sent to Birmingham of the Southern League. He had a 3-3 mark with a 6.32 ERA there.

McLain reports to the Atlanta squad tonight at Houston where the Braves are playing the Astros. Cepeda, who has played 14 seasons in the National League with San Francisco, St. Louis and Atlanta, said he was happy to be going to Oakland. "It's a challenge and you can't look back." The 34-year-old Puerto Rico native, who won the National League's MVP award in 1967, walked out on the Braves two weeks ago and was suspended for two days. Upset because he wasn't playing, Cepeda asked to be traded or released.

Cepeda, a .298 lifetime hitter MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) "I've had more rest than anyone else a whole year," joked jovial Shirley Englehorn after taking the first round lead in the Women's U.S. Open Golf Championship. But Shirley, the only one of 150 players to par the rugged Winged Foot Golf Club East Course Thursday, has also had more physical problems than most anyone. In 1960 she had to overcome a serious spinal injury.

Five years later she suffered a badly 1 i I 0 Vp I Hp1 I 5iiw yA i Pi 4 Happy AMain 'back in groove' in major leagues again ATLANTA (AP) "Arm-wise, weightwise, controlwise, and mindwise, I'm back in the groove," says Denny McLain. And today McLain also is back in the Major Leagues. "I am happy as hell. It's super," said McLain Thursday when informed that the Oakland A's of the American League, which sent the pitcher to the minors five weeks ago, had traded him to the Atlanta Braves of the National League. "I hear they (Atlanta) need pitchers," he said from Birmingham.

"And if that's what they need, I'll do it for them. All I want is a fair shot at the big league again." The deal also sent Orlando Cepeda, a $95,000 a year first baseman for the Braves, to Oakland for an undisclosed amount of cash and the right to purchase McLain. McLain, a 31-game winner in Autograph time Former boxing champion Archie Moore, one of a number of celebrities appearing at the National Explorer Olympics this week, attracts autograph fans Wednesday at Colorado State University..