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THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION, Friday, May 20, 1 977 1 3C Hoy Better Golf-wirrr JACK NIG £LAUS KEEPING THE OH THE UNE CAP THE PUTT HELP TO OR PUSHING THE WIDE OP THE HOLE. DEUBgRHTTELy THROOtSH TOWARDS THE HOLE. fOOnnN PiFPnffF IMPACT THE COMMONEST CRUSE OF The Sports Scoreboard BASEBALL STANDINGS West Wotwbury Briiloi EASTERN LEAGUE Hrm England C-ivlikm li '2 .554 Conodino-Anwrk 0 010 1 I IS 15 500 5 Ramsay's Success Story Is Filled With Irony By BALPH BERNSTEIN PHILADELPHIA The matchup of Portland Coach Jack Ramsay against the Philadelphia 76ers for the National Basketball Association title is a study in irony. It was Hamsay and former owner Irv Kosloff who destroyed the champion 76ers of a decade ago, trading such stars as Wilt Chamberlain and Chet Walker, allowing Billy Cunningham to jump to the American Basketball Association. IN SIX YEARS with Ramsay as either general manager or general man- Ryan's Control Conies And Goes ANAHEIM (AP) Wherever he is, Bruno Haas must have been worried Thursday night the way Nolan Ryan was pitching for the California Angels.

Haas' only line in the major league record book is for his performance in his debut for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1915. He walked 16 batters and that has withstood the test of time as the American League record for walks in a game. Ryan looked like he would break the record by the sixth inning against the Minnesota Twins. He walked four batters, including two with the bases full, in the first inning. Ryan had six walks by the time an inning and one-third was completed.

And he had walked eight before recording an out in the fourth inning. But by the time it was over, the overpowering right-hander had a different kind of record in a 5-3 victory over the American League West lead-ers. Ryan struck out 12 Twins to equal Sudden Sam McDowell's American League record for games with 10 or more strikeouts. They now share the record at 74. Ryan also struck out 10 or more batters 14 times while in the National League with the Mets.

He didn't walk a batter after issuing a free pass to Dan Ford leading off the Minnesota fourth inning. Like everyone else. Ryan is mystified by the case of the disappearing control. "It's my rhythm," he explained. "What can the manager (Norm Sherry) or pitching coach (Billy Muf-fett) tell nie? "If they could tell me I would have corrected it six or eight years ago," Ryan wasn't overly happy with his sixth victory of the season.

"It's a win," he said dourly as he peeled tape off his right foot. "But it was like I hadn't been on the mound in a month." A fifth inning single by Dave Chalk scored Joe Rudi with the winning run. The Angels got an insurance run in the eighth inning when Gil Flores' bad-hop single scored Orlando Ramirez, who was running for Willie Mays Aikens. Minnesota manager Gene Mauch said, "When you score three runs off Mr. Ryan you better make them stand up.

We didn't." The teams continue their Tour-game series tonight. Rookie Paul Thermods-gard, 2-1, is scheduled to pitch for the Twins against Frank Tanana, 6-1. Big 8 Baseball Meet Postponed OKLAHOMA CITY (Staff) Rain washed out Thursday's action in the Big Eight Conference baseball tournament. Action resumes today, weather permitting, at All-Sports Stadium. Missouri and Oklahoma tangle in the winners bracket finals tonight, following in elimination game between Kansas and Kansas State.

OU blanked Kansas, 5-0. and Missouri topped 10-2, in tourney openers Wednesday. The tournament still is ticketed to wind up Saturday, with one of the losers bracket games moved up to Saturday afternoon. LAWN i i BOY Salts and Servic. jCgJ tht man MIUjjM wtto ont.1' 2t BEN LEVA ager-coach or just, plain coach, the 7Sers fell from the top to the bottom of the NBA.

In 1972-73, Philadelphia posted a 9-73 record, the worst in the history of the league. It never really has been clear who was responsible for wrecking the 76ers of the late 60s. The suspicion is that Ramsay and Kosloff share the blame. Chamberlain left because he was tired of Philadelphia and wanted the California scene. Ramsay says that the 7-foot-2 Chamberlain turned down a chance to be his co-coach, that nothing could have kept Wilt here.

Ramsay has to bear the onus of trad ing Walker, who went to Chicago for Jim Washington. Walker continued to be an NBA all-star. Washington was just a journeyman performer. Cunningham wanted to renegotiate his contract and the 76ers refused. he jumped to the ABA.

Ramsay blames Kosloff. Kosloff never has spoken out on the issue. THE 76ERS have been rebuilt, partly under Kosloff's ownership before he sold out last year to Fritz Eugene Dixon. With Pat Williams as general manager, the 76ers, who are favored, to beat the Trail Blazers in the series starting Sunday, were rebuilt. Doug Collins, Lloyd Free, Darryl Dawkins, Harvey Catchings, all came via the draft.

George McGinnis also was a 76ers' draft choice but went to the ABA. He jumped to the 76ers for the 1975-76 season. Caldwell Jones also was an ABA refugee, originally cast aside by Philadelphia. Steve Mix was signed as a free agent. Henry Bibby was acquired in a trade.

So was Joe Bryant. Mike Dunleavy and Terry Fur-low were draft picks. AND THEN THERE is Julius "Dr. Erving, acquired in that momentous $6 million deal last fall from the New York Nets. Dr.

J. was the icing on the cake. Basketball's greatest one-on-one combatant meshed into Coach Gene Shue's system. The 76ers have almost completed the cycle from champion to doormat to champion. Only Ramsay and his Trail Blazers stand in the way.

It would be irony if Ramsay had a hand in destroying them again, this time on the floor, instead of off. Erving is the key to the 76ers' hopes. He's been the team's standout in the playoff victories over Boston and Houston. Erving has averaged 25.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, blocked 16 shots, handed out 55 assists, made 25 steals, shot 51.3 from the field and 80.0 on the foul line. No, he doesn't pump the ball up before each game.

ERVING HAS HAD to take over. His fellow super star, McGinnis, his been handicapped with a groin injury. He hasn't played to his potential in the playoffs, with just a 14.7 average. He's shot a poor 36.8 from the field and 59 per cent at the foul line. McGinnis has rebounded at a 10.9 clip in the 13 games.

Against Portland in four regular season games, Erving averaged 23.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, blocked six shots, made 11 steals and handed out 16 assists. McGinnis was next with 21.5 points, 12 rebounds and 12 steals. The 76ers made 63 steals to 48 for Portland in the four game regular season split. Fort Sill Boxing Finals Set Today Finals of the Fort SiU boxing tournament will be held tonight at Honeycutt Gym. Nine championship bouts, including four novice and five open bouts, are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Admission fee will be one bath towel. One towel will admit two people, Novice lightweight Pat Strozier. the defending champ, will defend his crown in the opener. Bout two matches Joe Williams and Charlie Johnson. Johnson is one of three 1st Training Battalion members in the finals.

The novice light middleweight division will feature Sammie Brown and Anthony Brantley and trie novice heavyweight clash will have Albert Booker facing Lawrence Pendleton. Booker stands 6-7 and Pendleton is 6-5. In open lightweight action Joe Rodri-quez will square off with Paul Vila and Larry Martin will face Robert West, Zelvin TiUey will meet Willie Stone for the middleweight title. Savages Prevail In NAIA Battle HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Southeastern Oklahoma State University won its 20th straight game by whipping Kearney, 20-3, here Thursday afternoon in the NAIA Area Three baseball tournament.

Defending area champion Emporia, was leading Yankton, S.D., 2-1, in the last of the second inning when rain forced the game to be postponed until Friday. The Emporia-Yankton game was rescheduled for 2 p.m. Friday with Southeastern set to meet the winner at 8 p.m. The Savages pounded three Kearney pitchers for 22 hits in a game stopped after seven innings by me 10-run rule. Southeastern also had hit six, home runs and stolen a half-dozen bases.

Ronnie Gooch led the assault with four hits including a grand slam homer and six runs batted in. The grand slam came in a 12-run fourth in- rung explosion by Southeastern. OSU In Command In Golf Tourney LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Barring a total collapse, the Oklahoma State Cowboys were expected to sweep team and individual honors today in the final round of the Big Eight Golf Tournament. The Cowboys fashioned a 595 team total in Thursday's opening two rounds to lead Oklahoma, which had 616, and Nebraska and Colorado, 625.

Heavy thunderstorms suspended play Thursday before Kansas State and Missouri could complete their second rounds. The Wildcats posted a 312 in the first round and the Tigers had a 325. Oklahoma State's Lindy Miller led the chase for medalist with a 71-75 146 Thursday, followed by teammates Tom Jones, 149, Dave Edwards, 150, and Britt Harrison. 151. Steve Walser of Oklahoma and Tom Woodard of Colorado were also at 151.

The tournament concludes today with the final 18-hole round. Trionday's Milwaukee 5. Toronto 3 Seattle 3. OokkirKl 0 New York 9. Baltimore 1 Oiicooo 3.

Konsas Chv 3 York (Torre: p.m Torontg (Garvin J. 1 al IBIylcver, 4-3), p.m. Cleveland (Eckcrskv 3-21 JOS City (SpllTTorrl 1-4). 6 30 Delrort (Roberls IS) al I9rett 5-7). cm.

lOTnodioord Son Drew, Turner vrgti 010 300 140 1-(to i. Gormon wall (7) 0 KM 7 Sodek (7); Todd. Lockwoo TTiurHJoy'i Gomti INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Gomes Pawiucket J. Bmkxi 4 3, 10 PRO HOCKEY WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION dinars All TImw CDT Quebec al Winniocs, 8 p.m., wlrv- PRO BASKETBALL All COT Final! Game srilond PhUodciahlo. 13:30 THothJcy, May 14 ia Salurdoy'i Cam, 000 002 OM-2 MINOR LEAGUES LEAGUE LEADERS LEAGUE BATTING (75 Ol Tor.

.361. Mm, AWoods, Oamtt iJ. Pace. Ook. Pel, Oft 13 19 .404 10 IS 21 i3; Zisk.

Chi, 43; McRae SonoolMen. Oak, J3. DOU8t.ES— Pace, Oak, Frldoy'i Gomel Denver at New Orleoni Oklahoma al wlchi'o HOCKEY Mollonol Hockey Lcaove ITTS3U RGH PENGUINS COLLEGE ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY Ncmcd Larry Rod asiistanl Thursday's San Oiw 5, Montreal 7 Atlanta 6, Chicago 0 Pittsburgh 6, Los Angeles 5 Son Dleoo (Spillr Chicago (Surr (Meisersmlth 2-1 Ook, 8, Williams, B. STOLEN BASES fiemy, Potek. KC.

la; JNorrls, Bonds, Cal, 10; Hlsle, Min. Oak. 9. PITCHING (S Decisions) Cal, 4-1. 2.70; Zahn.

Tex, 5-1. .833, cna llshlng tins from lakes bv Ihe Oklahoma of Wildlife Conservation: ARSUCKLE Water Bi (Nt 5-dl at Atlanta' it) Thursday's Results 380; CJO I. Channel col Good on mni worms and goidtlsh. All other Philadelphia (Corlton a lor I Richard 1-4), p.m. San' Francisco (McGlorhtn St.

Louis (Falcone 8:30 Saturday's Games Son Francisco at 51. Loui New York ot Cincinnati. Los Anselts at Pittsburgh, 7 San DleoD ot Montreal. 7:30 Chicago ot Atlanta, 7:30 am IERICAN LEAGUE MO 010 0M (Ml Scott, 51 IS 20 030 0OO 10 0 ooa ooo 6 1 nson, Longford, Cole-y (SI, Torrealba (P) Thundoy'i Rnutrt Pfioenix H. Hawaii 10 San Jose 8, Tucson fl-Tacoma 17- Albuaueraue Salt Lake 7, Spokane 2 Friday's Gqmw Hawaii at Phoenix Tacoma at Albuquerque Sookone at Soil Lake RyNSBATTEDlN-Wm'leld, SD, 3i; Bu Parker, Pah, 31; Ga Portter, Pg ger, LA, 13; Reitr, StL, 1 Brock, SIL.

Almon, SO, Trillo, Chi, Maddox, Pni, 3, Cabell, H1n, Htn. Mrtgmon, LUG ERT IALTUS) Baltimore DOT 001 New York 102 032 Flonoaan, Holdsworth (A), and Dempsey; Flouero Flanagan, 1-1. New 5-4. Orta Lemon (4L 200 Ml 5 1 California 101 001 01 1 Gorti, Schuler (6), Buromeicr (8) and Wynegor; Rvan and Humphrey. Ryan, 6-4.

Gollz, 2-3, Minnesota, Hislo (9). LA, 10; Burrouoht, STOLEN Tavcras. PQH. 17; Lopes, LA, 16; Moreno. Pah, IS; Cabell, Hln, 13; Htn.

13. PITCHING (S DeclsionO-OSulton, LA, 6-a, 1.M0, 1.73; Candlria, 0, 1.00a 1.27; Denny, StL, 5-0, l.oOO, 3. IS; Rau, LA, i-O, 1.000, 3.7S; RForsch, StL, 4-1. .857, 2.93; Rhodcn. minnows.

Chonnel i cut bait and dough Folr on wind 18 la .529 a 5. Charlotte 4 Savannch 5i Knoxville 2 Friday's Gomes Orlando at Montgomery Jacksonville ot Columbus Savannah al Knoxvllte Owrlotle al Chotlanoooo .533. 3.30; Rookrr MM, 54 NY. 52; Seover. NY.

4 7 PNickro, Atl, if; Richard, Htn, 47. PRO TENNIS WORLD TEAM TENNIS Thursday's Matches Golden Gate 24, Th( Soviets 71 Phoenix J7, Soa Port 71 etches San Diego at Clevc-PItt YESTERDAY'S HOMERS American League Woods (3), Blue Jays; Munson (8). cat Good bolt. Block ba: Sand boss on bombers. MURRAY Waler clear.

southerly at S-15 mc ctoudv, lake elevation normal, waltr lemoercrture 71. Crapoie Good or minnows and iias. Channel cat slow. Black bass Good on medium lures. Sand bass Good on mln TEXOMA water clear, wind al 18 mpn; Weatftitr clear.

Joke elevation one toot above Craooic Folr on minnows, Channel cat Good on cut bait on 6iotK boss Folr on spinnerv Sond bass Good al nlgnt with minnows. Strips Fair on large ilgs. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT SAN CARLOS, Calif. Irwin Wll lioms, 142, Ookland, knocked ool Vin cents Medina, Tucson, Lconel Volcncta. 124.

Redwood CHy, und Sllva, 125, Lot Angeles, toupht to a technical drow. LOS ANGELES Bobby Chocon, Svimar, slopped Roman Contrerai, Huntington park, 8. Speedway Drivers Praying For Rain INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Who would have thought they'd be praying for rain in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Rain, which has messed up the Indianapolis 500 three of the past four years, has been conspicuously absent here since the track opened for practice May 8. A few drops fell' Thursday afternoon after practice was shut down 24 minutes early due to a wind and dust storm. But nol enough to do any good, Not enough to remove the worry lines from the foreheads of those working to get cars ready for the final weekend of qualifying for the May 29 speed classic.

Without the track doesn't get periodically washed off. So the layer of rubber from pliant race tires, the grease sprayed from straining engines and the general dust and dirt gets thicker and stickier. Speeds go down. Since last Friday, with the notable exception of Tom Sneva's historic 200.535 miles per hour qualifying lap Saturday, speeds have been on the way down. "We'd just like to see 180 again," sighed Janet Guthrie, who was running 191 early last week.

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