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17 IMIIV NKWPOKT NKWS, VIRGINIA, WKDMISDAY MORNING, JULY VH2 AMERICAN WHIPS METREVKLI IN STRAIGHT SETS (DIPS-1 Smith Sharp In Quarter-Final Triumph ON ONK-IHTTKR Seaver, McLs Divide Pair Willi Padres NEW YORK Al') Tom Seavcr hold San Diego hit less until Leron Lee's broken-bat single with one out in the ninth inning and pitched the his game whenever it mattered and at times had th? 15,000 fans on the center court roaring with excitement. One spectacular burst of brilliance came at the start of the second set, when he broke Connors' service with two fantastic shots, both hit as he ran lowed a monotonous serve-and volley pattern almost from first to last. Connors, for all his eager aggression and his strong doublegrip backhand, could make little impression on the agile and superbly fit Nastase. The Romanian stepped up WIMBLEDON, England (AP)Stan Smith served and volleyed his way into the Wimbledon semifinals Tuesday and found himself contending with three Europeans. If Motrevell had any chance left, 'he recklessly threw it Previously Metieveli had been serving consistently well.

Smith went to 5-2 and then Metreveli double-faulted once more and Smith gained the final break. The last, shot was a lob a belated, variation of pace in a match that had fol- away in the second game of the third net. In that game a long affair cf four deuces the Russian double-faulted four times. The last two lapses came together at the end of the game, and Sith was virtually handed victory on a plate. New York Mcts to a one-hit 2 0 victory over the Padres fy' thztlte Karmdsky atmilr Ttua Sport Xdltor Tuesday in the first game of a doublcheader.

The Padres bounced bac to take the nightcap 4-2 with two CHESS STAR INVENTS 'NEW MOVE' The case of celebrated chess player Bobby joining the ranks of financial holdouts is rather Lose runs in the ninth on Dcrrel Whips I Thomas' two-out tie-breaking To Charlies i I 'I at full spwl along his baseline. The first, a forehand, flashed past Connors at the net and zipped down the line, The second, a backhand, was angled across the court. Connors had no answer to this kind of brilliance, but hft fought gamely and broke back in each of the first two sets. In each case Connors suffered an early service break and broke back at 4-t. And each time Nastase promptly pulled spectacular winners out of the air and surged ahead again.

(Chris Evert meets Evonnc Goolagong today. Sec story, page 19). Connors still looked full of fight when the third, set started. But a cool and impudent shot by Nastase stopped him in his tracks. I The American hit a forehand deep and moved to the net for the return.

Nastase walked calmly across his baseline and casually steered the ball at a low trajectory, past Connors and down the line. That gave Nastase a service break and his usual winning start to the set. This time Connors failed to come back. He won only one more game and looked thoroughly vanquished. Nastase ended the match with yet another backhand pass from the back of the On 3 In 8th single and a subsequent error.

It was the second time in his career Seaver lost a no-hit bid with one out in the ninth. On July 9, 19G9, he retired the first 25 Chicago batters before Jimmy Quails singled to center, the Cubs' only baserun-ner. This time, he walked four-two in the fourth inning and more in the eighth. lie re-' tired rookie Dave Roberts on a grounder to second base to Start the ninth before Lee poked a low fast ball softly into short center field for the Padres' only hit. Nate Colbert then grounded into a game-ending double play.

In becoming the National League's second 11-game winner, Seaver, who has lost four times, allowed only three balls to be hit out of the infield oilier than Lea's single. He struck out 11, By BOB MOSKOWITZ Daily Press Sports Writer CHARLESTON, W. Va. Frustration's sting continued to torment the Whips Tuesday afternoon. Simply, they lost by 3-0 to International League-leading Charleston.

Only it wasn't simple at all. It was an intricate nightmare of near-misses. Monday night, led off Tuesday's eighth with a home run to right centerfield. With one out, Sullivan walked George Kopacz and Richie Zisk, a defensive hero earlier, doubled. Mike Wegener came in for Sullivan to intentionally walk Dick Sharon See Curt, Page 22, Cols.

1-2 The Charlies were completely collared for seven full innings by youthful right-hander Paul Sullivan. Through that span, he had allowed only one hit, a single in the third by gutty, winning pitcher Tom Dettore. Then Chuck Goggin, i spindly-looking choke-hitter whose two-run single in the ninth beat the Whips, 4-3, TOP-SEEDED STAN SMITH IN WINNING FORM AT WIMBLEDON American Advanced To Semifinals With Win Over Alex Metreveli FIRST GAME New York ab bi 4 0 0 0 Mflvs cl ab bi $an Dlego thomas Roberts 3b Let If Colbert lb Gaston rt Morales cf Corrales court. Kodes, who lost to Smith in the final at Forest Hills last year, had things all his own way against an out-of-touc'h 4 0 0 0 Harrelson ss 3 0 10 Garrett 2b 3 0 0 0 Milner It 3 0 0 0 Fregosi 3b 3 0 0 0 Kranepol lb 2 0 0 0 Martinez rf PENINSULA Five AB BI Medal 3 0 10 5 110 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 wins Brown cf .204 Strang Brand 2b 21J 0 0 0 Blefarv 1 0 0 0 Dver olinssk rf 321 Hcrnandi ss 2 0 0 0 Seaver 0 0 Stahl pb 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 I 0 0 Breeden lb 305 McDonald 3b .272 Carthel Mangual If 240 Miranda 5ft 250 Sullivan (2-5) 0 0 Peninsulars In Title Flight Wegener (1-7) 0 0 a-7abala 194 Totaij Norman 0 0 0 0 klrbv 10 0 0 Ross i 0 0 0 0 Jeter ph 10 0 0 Griet 0 0 0 0 Jestadt 2b 0 0 0 0 Srhaelfer 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 0 1 0 Totals 29 2 2 San Dies 000 000 000 0 New York 002 000 OOx 2 Hernandez. Roberts.

DP New York 1. LOB San Diego 4. New York 13. SB Harrelson, Martinez. Parun.

The tall New Zealand-er failed to find a way past Kodes who bore in atht net like any grass court specialist. Kodes said he had found it difficult adapting his game to grass. He ha3 been practicing on a grass court 40 mites away because, he said, he couldn't find one nearer. i Dibley, rated the biggest AB CHARLESTON Goggin 4 111 Howard rf 3 0 0 Kopacz lb 3 i 1 0 0 Zisk If 3 1 1 0 "If I don't turn pro, I'll take up coaching." Wadkins is majoring in physical education at East Ten Sharon cf 3 0 0 0 IP er bb so amusing, yet could be enlightening We do not hereby reclassify chess as a sport. Many or most of its players and fans would not be caught dead near an athletic field.

Yet, Fischer's strike for more pay may have the germ of an idea for solving management-labor problems in the world of sports Many industrialists and other dabblers in high finance already contribute to golf's good fur-tune by paying to play with the top stars for a price determined by auction. Why not bring them into football, baseball and basketball? When a player of star calibre reaches an impasse with his club owners, why not put his contract on the auction block? Here's what could happen, for instance, with someone like Curt Flood lie asks $250,000. The club is willing to go $200,000 but not a century note higher. So his contract goes to bidding. Industrialist Noel Moe Jack wins the bidding and puts up the extra $50,000 that keeps Flood playing for the team to which he's under contract.

ATHLETES HANDY TO HAVE AROUND What good is Flood's contract to the industrialist? Well, since Flood is a painter of some talent, said industrialist might get first option on Flood's best paintings. lie also could have Flood do a portrait of his wife, or of his entire family. If he doesn't like painting, he just might use Flood as sort of an exhibit at some of his swank parties. Of course, Flood's off-the-dianiond talent is quite unique and rare, but of what use to any successful bidder would be the athlete having no special skills? Well, they've got to earn a living somehow, so why not use them for advertising purposes, as salesmen to attract buyers or just to amuse those old biddies who otherwise over-populate otherwise nice social gatherings. It sounds crazy, of course, but who ever would have thought a chess star could trigger a world-wide bidding contest just to get him back to moving those knights and knaves around? Anyway, it could be a nice tax write-off for those poor millionaires.

Athletes depreciate 100 per cent per year, because they're not much good in off-season to an industrialist, so they could be auctioned every year. MORE ON OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TRIALS It's becoming all too clear now as to why the U.S. Olympic basketball trials, recently were labeled as oppressive and conducted under conditions more resembling "a military encampment." The original charges, originating in the Dis-' trict of Columbia, alluded vaguely to Hermit Washington of American University (based in D.C.) speaking out against the oppressive measures. It's quite possible, though, that someone was a bit put out (even bitter) because Tom McMillen of nearby U. of Maryland was chosen only as an alternate.

Could be, since stories elsewhere indicate the strict regimen was necessary. For instance, North Carolina State's Tom Burleson told Raleigh (N.C.) Sports Editor Joe Tiede that "yes, the rules were strict, but they applied to everyone and were logical." What he meant was that the world competition was tough, so the training had to be rugged. WAS McMILLEN TOO RELAXED Now, before anyone comes back with a charge that we've put McMillen in an unfavorable light, let it be made clear that everything we've seen or heard of the Pennsylvania transplant is that he's a fine young man, intelligent and a gentleman. However, it could be that the Terps" still-youthful star was (perhaps) too gentlemanly on court, too. Based on last season's performances, I'd think even Maryland Coach Lefty Driescll would admit that tall Tom at times had not been aggressive enough in the 1971-72 season.

Later on, as the opposition and the action got tougher, so did McMillen, which proved he was equal to any task, and as a result he was a more hard-nosed performer at year's end. however, maybe that, hard, outer crust he developed under Driesell had worn off prior to the Olympic trials and was the reason for his being relegated to alternate status. It's too bad, but let's be realistic. All other reports indicate Coach Hank Iba knew his team had to be tough, therefore he provided the atmos- 4 Hswe 3b 3 0 12 Booker 1 0 0 0 Traveras ss 4 0 0 0 22 3 2 1,3 2 13 2-3 9 Kirbv 5 Ross Greif Normarr Schaefter Seaver If. 4 PB Corrales.

nessee State. If he doesn't play golf after finishing school Dettore 3 0 10 Co'oiert 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 3 2:34. a Grounded out for Weqener in 9th. fying at both the Lower and Upper Cascades courses. Strange carded a 71 on the Upper layout Monday.

With match play starting today and concluding Friday, five Peninsula golfers Wayne Jackson 75149, Moss Beecroft 72154, Jim Angel 80154, John Mattson 74154, and Skeeter Heath 79155 made the championship flight. With his qualifying score of 141, Strange tied a record set by Beecroft last year. PENINSULA 000 000 0000 Charleston 000 000 03x 3 under-par 34 with a bogey on the fourth hole when he missed the green and birdies on the fifth, seventh and eighth holes from two, three and eight feet. Coming home, Strange rammed in nine straight pars for his 36-70-141. "I like the Lower Cascades Course.

I just relaxed and played the course. I was scared before I started but made up my mind I would win," Strange said. "Winning the medal gives By BILL BECK Daily Press Sports Writer HOT SPRINGS For two years Curtis Strange has been runner-up for medalist honors in the Virginia Amateur Golf Championship. He vowed it wouldnt' happen this year. It didn't.

The 17-year-old Princess Anne High School senior from Virginia Beach shot a 70141 over the Lower Cascades course to capture medalist honors after 36 holes of quali Miranda, Howe. PO-A Peninusula 24-7. Charleston 27-12. DP Howe. Tra SECOND CAME New York ab bi ab bi 4 13 1 Mavs 1b 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Harrelson 2 111 4 0 2 1 Milner rl 4 0 0 0 3 111 Freaosi 3b 4 0 11 4 0 10 Beaurhmp If 4 0 0 4 0 10 Martinez cf 4 0 2 0 veras and Kocpacz.

LOB Peninsula 13. server in the quarter-finals, began his match against Orantes with three double-faults in one game. The Australian, evidently upset by a wind which swirled around No. 1 court, went on making unforced errors and the Spanish lefthander at one stage won 11 games in a row. Sec Nastase, Pg.

22, Cols. 1-3 Charleston J. he'd like to coach basketball at a high school level. "I was spotty on the front nine but played my best golf ever at the Cascades on the back nine," Wadkins said. "I hit the ball very good on the last nine holes.

I'm playing better golf this year than See Bobby. Page 22, Col. 5-7 2B Marwual, Zisk. HR cosain (J). SB Mangual.

Brand, McDonald. IP ER BB 0 San Diego Thomas 2b Roberts 3b If Colbert lb Stahl rf Jeler cf Kendall Corrales Hernandz SS Carilwell Gaston pn Ross Totals San Diego a 4 110 Grote 0 0 0 0 Garrelt 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sullivan, 2-5 3 3 3 5 3 Wegner 1 0 0 2 0 Pettore. W. 7-5 7 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 Boswell 2b 3 0 10 Gentry 1 0 0 0 Agee ph 0 0 0 0 Frivlla Colpaert 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 10 2 110 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 2 7 2 HBP Bv Sullivan (Booker), dv 'Jettore (Carthv. Brown).

Fidds, Burmester Strange was out in two 3 4 12 3 Totals and Searles. 2:33. 000 001 0124 New York 101 000 000 2 Beatichamp, Milner. DP San Dieao York 2. LOB San Diego 7, New York 5.

2B Fregosi, Gentry. HR Colbert (16). S-Tavs, Grote, Harrelson. 5F Harrelson. Ip er bb so Caldwell 3 4 6-7 2 2 1 6 Ross 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gentry 7 8 112 2 Frisella 3 3 2 4 3 1 0 1 Save Ross (1).

PB Grole. 2:16. A Underwood Named HRA Cage Mentor Baseball Standings you confidence, but there are a lot of fine golfers here and anything can happen in match play," Strange added. Bobby Wadkins, brother of PGA pro rookie star Lanny Wadkins, finished second with a three-undcr 69144, at the Upper Cascades Course. The 20-year-old East Tennessee State senior was out in 35 with a bogey on the fourth hole when he missed the green and a birdie from 25-feet on the seventh.

Coming home he had two more birdies on the 17th and ICth holes for a 34-69144. Wadkins hit 13 greens and had 31 putts in his round and said he is ready for "match play." Wadkins, when asked about his golf plans after he graduates from East Tennessee State, said: International League RESULTS TUESDAY Charleston 3, PENINSULA 0 Tidewater 4, Richmond 1 Syracuse Louisville 2 Rochester Toledo 3 He at Tucker High School and at, Collegiate Sc' ol in Richmond r-ofore joining -hell's staff. His freshman team put together a 15-3 recced in 1971-72, one of the test in the school's history. "We're delighted to have a man of Mr. Under 'ood's ability to head our basketball program," said Grace Tuesday afternoon.

"Me did an outstanding job with freshmen and I'm sure he'll do the same us. "He has a big job ahead of him," added Grace. The Navigate experienced one of their worst-ever seasons in 1971-72 when they went 1-16 for the jsason. The schoc' is bilugnidn a we1 The school is building a news 1,000 scat gy inasi'um. Former and Mary Freshman Elctball Coach Horace Underwood has been appointed head basketball coach at Hampton Roads Academy in The apr'ntment was announced jointly day by Underwood an HRA Athletic Director Les Grace.

In additisn to his coachi-g duties, Underwood will become Grace's assistant and head the school's physical education department. Underwood, a Newport News native, was released from his post at V'illiam and Mary following the dismissal of Warren Mitchell as head coach. He played his college basketball at the I'niversity of Richmond and later was a student assistant to Spider Cv ch Lew Mills. CLUB STANDINGS Pet. GB Charleston Louisville 2 Tidewater 31 .500 7 Richmond 3J 37 .500 1 Rochester 39 Syracuse Toledo 36 38 PENINSULA Curtis Stranne Bobby Wadkinj Wayna Jackson Frank Summers Jr.

Jerrv Simnkins Nelson Long Jr. Rick Bendall GAMES TODAY PENINSULA at Charleston, night Richmond at Tidewater, night Toledo el Rochester; night Louisville at Syracuse, night National League RESULTS TUESDAY New York 2-2, San Diego 0-4 vinny Rife 4 Ronnie KnMey phere to bring out those qualities in the candi Richard Heyl he did rami Prv COOLING DOWN FEELS EXTKA UODIJ 1UU AbftU u. David Pearson Pours Water Over Head After Winning Firecracker 400 John Mattson dates, we inuiK luiure evenis win pruvc the right thing the only thing. Angel Moss Beecroft Peter Oakley Blair Nicely Skeeter Helh Jay Hardwick 71-70 141 75-69-144 7 -75149 77-77-149 74- 75 151 72 80 157 7ft 74 IS? 77-75152 75- 75 1S1 76 77-153 7g-7S 154 80- 74 154 74 81 154 82-7? 154 74 81- 155 77-7B-I55 76- 79155 77- 79-156 7(1-78 156 78- 78-156 7 8-156 79- 77-156 78 v2 1S6 81- 75156 74-8W157 80- 77-157 87-157 77- 80-157 73-84-157 74 83157 81 78-158 78 BO-158 80 78 SB 78- 90-158 80 -B-l'iB 10-78-158 81- 77-158 William C. Battla ear son Wins 400 By 15 Feet Harry Lea Jordan Ball Robert Fe'dman Cincinnati at.

i-oui i San Francisco 2, Philadelphia 1 Montreal 7, Los Anqeiel 1 Houston Pittsburgh 0 Atlanta Chicago 1. Atlanta leads 2nd game 3-2 alter 7 irtninss, time called ram EASTERN DIVISION Pet. GB Pittsburgh 43 .423 New York 3 2 I Chicaqo 37 3J i St Louit 3 34 .521 Montreal JJ 39 .443 Philadelphia 2 -3M WESTERN DIVISION Pet. GB 8 ffl FranclM .31 .397 Bob Bailev Charles Kelfer Jimnw Paul John Reynolds Jecky Thomasson Robert Collman KKer Tommy Wine Frank Driver Lov Marlin Mike Pratt i.m Henderson 1 Bill Slbhick Jr. Jim Mle Nelson Broach lTor in the final lap of the $105,335 race.

"He goofed by waiting too long to make his move," said the winner. The Wood Brothers car sailed into victory lana for the See Earns, Page IS, lol. 1 that trailed Allison by more thai-, three laps. Fifth place went to James Hylton in a Ford. Pearson figured Petty, winner of career races and $1.25 million, made a tactical mssmo 'A pursuers used every ounce of driving savvy to take the lead, but Pearson held off every challenge.

"I was a little surprised Petty didn't get me on the final backslrctch run," said Pearson, who won the Firecracker 11 years earlier as a second-year driver. "But, I tried to block him and keep pouring it on and, it worked." Clifton "Coo Coo" Marlin finished fourth in a Chevrolet sin Diego 25 47 .34 Lo Anneiei lOsteen -) Montreal (Moore oil, night tan Diego (Arlln 7-) at New York (Matlack Ml- 9 hlI San Franosro (Bryant 4) at Phla- i i Frank Warren's noncontend-ing Dodge had blown an engine, but the yellow light slowdown became a key factor as it allowed the Chevy to close the gap. Pearson pitted twice under the caution, allowing Allison to creep into second place and set up the three-car shootout with 154 of the 160 laps finished. Allison's rcd-and-gold Chevy and Pctty's white-and-blue Dodge each held the lead three times as Pearson clung to their bumpers in third before the roaring crowd. The Spartanburg, S.

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