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DAILY PRESS, Newport News, Wednesday, September 14, 1977 23 ter Guidry Bli ir 1st Cup Race Captured By Courageous For Yan! stem American Defender Uses Sailing Break RBI of the season with a ground single between third and short. Guidry left two runners stranded by retiring Denny Doyle on a force out and striking out Rick Burleson. end the game. Yastrzemski opened the second with a triple and scored on a wild pitch after Rice fanned and Fisk walked. Scott also walked and Hobson collected his 100th Keydets Change 'Looks9 NEW YORK (AP) Mickey Rivers drove in the tying and lead runs with a two-run homer in the fifth inning and Ron Guidry checked hard-hitting Boston on five hits, leading the New York Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox Tuesday night in the opener of a key three-game series.

With 55,269 on hand, the largest regular-season crowd in the remodeled Yankee Stadium, New York ended Boston's five-game winning streak and pulled 2'2 games ahead of the Red Sox in the American League East. The Baltimore Orioles, idle Tuesday night, are three games from the top. Guidry, 14-6, fell behind 2-0 in the second inning on Carl Yastrzemski's triple, a wild pitch, two walks and Butch Hobson's run-scoring single. Boston starter Mike Paxton, 9-5, blanked the Yankees until singles by Thurman Munson, Graig Nettles and Lou Piniella produced a run in the fourth. Third baseman Hobson prevented further trouble' when he speared Willie Randolph's Smash behind the bag and beat Nettles with a head-first dive for a force out that ended the inning.

But in the fifth, Bucky Dent blooped a single to center and Rivers drilled his 11th home run of the season over the fence in front of the bleachers in right-center. That put the Yankees on top 3-2 and they added another run in the inning on Munson's second single of the game off Paxton, and a two-out double by Chris Chambliss off Jim Willoughby, a drive which thudded off the right-field wall. Guidry, who walked three and struck out nine, allowed only one walk and three singles after the second inning. Rivers, the Yankees' fleet center fielder, helped Guidry with his glove in the ninth. Jim Rice opened with a single but Rivers, using all his speed, raced to the edge of the warning track, more than 400 feet from the plate, and caught Carlton Fisk's line drive.

Guidry then struck out George Scott and Hobson to (UPI Telephoto) YANKS' BUCKY DENT AVOIDS 'TAKE-OUT TRY Butch Hobson Of Boston Slides Into Second After Being Forced TTh I I snaKiarz WQcm To FeelAiHome NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -Courageous and skipper Ted Turner moved out to a lead of more than a minute on the first leg as Australia experienced some sail troubles, then held on to win the first race of the America's Cup final series Tuesday. Australia, the new 12-meter yacht skippered by Noel Robins, crossed the starting line 12 seconds in the lead but saw that advantage disappear as 'she retrimmed her headsail. Robins tried to force Courageous into a tacking duel on the first leg. However; the two boats split tacks, sailed out to opposite sides of the course with Turner to the West and Australia found herself wasting nearly a minute in meaningless tacks.

The winning margin of 1 minute, 48 seconds represented an increase of only 40 seconds in Courageous' lead over the last five legs. But as he had done so often in three months of elimination races, Turner turned one opportunity into victory. Courageous and her crew of 11 men sailed a conservative race, covering when needed, avoiding errors and playing the slightly fluky winds while Australia gambled and failed. Winds at the beginning of the race over a 24.3-mile, six-leg course were at 12 knots, moderating somewhat later in the race then picking up again to 17 knots at the finish. After the race, Australia asked for a day off, so the best-of -seven series will resume Thursday, weather permitting.

Several times, the immense spectator fleet threatened to create problems, churning up the water and complaining that the fleet of 25 Coast Guard boats was keeping them too far from the course. Once, on the first leg of the race, an irate spectator complained, via radio, to the Coast Guard: "I'm at least five miles from the course. Why don't you put this thing on television so we can watch it?" On the first leg, Australia took three more tacks than Courageous, which didn't come off her port tack until after 20 minutes. Meanwhile, Australia's crew had to retrim a sloppy mainsail. Courageous led by 1:08 at the first mark.

Courageous extended her lead slightly on the two reaching legs, leading by 1:16 at the second mark and 1:23 at the third mark. On the fourth leg, Australia changed See Conservative, Page 24, Cols. 1-2 Palomino, Lopez wr wwrmf m. By ED RICHARDS D.P. Sports.

Writer Virginia Military Institute's football team has a new look this year, and it's obviously for the better. One of the first to rave about the change is senior tailback Andre Gibson, who rushed for 122 yards in last week's 23-13 upset over William and Mary. "There's no more of that three yards and a cloud of dust stuff for us," says the elusive speedster. "We're a wide-open team now." The Keydets certainly kept the Indians off stride last Saturday as they made early attempts to give as many varied looks as the Dallas Cowboys. It paid off.

In the first half alone, the Keydets showed their explosive ness, running up 247 yards in total offense. "Our offensive line was supposed to be a big question mark, but not to us," points out Gibson, a liberal arts major from Easton, Md. "We showed we can move the ball. We hot only changed our running attack, but we're also blocking differently." Gibson doesn't feel the Keydets' five-game winning streak is going to end any time soon. A visit to Army is on the calendar for Saturday.

"After our game against William' and Mary, I don't think we're going to sneak up on any-' body. They'll be ready for us 'and we'll be ready for them," he says. "We've got everything it takes to go undefeated." It won't take much to get the Keydets excited about playing Army. All Coach Bob Thalman has See Hall, Page 25, Col. 4 LOOKING A PANTHER IN THE MOUTH Any college football team coming off a loss, as William and Mary is doing (by 23-13 to Virginia Military Institute), has to have second thoughts maybe thirds and fourths et cetera when the next opponent is coming off a national championship season.

The peril of the extra-cerebral exercises are far greater when the foe is a wounded Panther. More in perspective, newly-revived major grid power Pittsburgh is suffering the pangs of a 19-9 defeat by Notre Dame which could have been averted easily. Add to that the fact Pitt also lost the services of All-America quarterback candidate Matt Cavanaugh, and you can see why looks to Saturday's game in Steel City with mixed emotions. At the Tribe's second weekly press luncheon, one of the players remarked that the VMI setback "could be a blessing in disguise." Well, there's no way to camouflage a defeat in the W-L books. A more realistic assessment of position now might be that it can be sure Pitt will neither be disguising nor holding anything back in a bid to maul the Tribe.

LOTTA PITTMEN BACK FOR ENCORE Even Coach Jim Root, fully aware of what happened last week to Pitt and his Tribe, says "I guess if I was making the point spreads this week, I'd be making us (the Indians) a 33-points underdog, too." Why not? Except for the (welcomed) graduation of Tony (TD) Dorsett into the play-for-pay league, Root feels these 1977 Panthers are not much less awesome (if at all) than the 1975 team. In their '75 clash, troubled Pitt for more than two quarters before Mr. Dorsett, Elliott Walker, Gordon Jones and equally skilled folks cranked up and steamrollered the Tribe into 47-0 submission. Needless to remind, Walker and Jones plus some newly-rising stars could pull another 47-0 trick, since all but four of 22 starters were among those marauding 1975 Panthers. Root isn't terrified, though, and neither are his Tribesmen, or so he indicates.

"They may be just as awesome," Root declares, "but we're a lot better. The gap between us isn't so big now," and he has to speculate hopefully that the absence of Cavanaugh could narrow that gap some more. NO CHASM; MORE LIKE A GAP It's possible. Two backup quarterbacks frittered away that Notre Dame game and, BOSTON Burlson ss Helms dtl Lynn cf Yastrkl If Rice rf Fisk GScott 1b Hobson 3b Doyle 2b Mntgmy ph DiMard 2b ToW abrkbi 4 0 10 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 110 3 0 10 3 10 0 3 0 10 4 0 1 lb 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 1 5 1 abrkbi 4 12 2 4 0 10 4 0 2 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 111 3 0 10 4 0 11 4 0 10 3 110 34 4 10 4 Rivers cf RWnite If Munson ReJksn rf Blair rf Cnmbls lb Nettles 3b Piniella dh Rndlph 2b Dent ss ToW Boston New no ow ooo OOP 130 Ml 4 LOB-Boston 6, New York 7. 2B RWhite, -Rivers (11).

SB Chambliss. 3B Yastrzemski. HR- Rivers. IF ER BBSO Paxton (L, 9-5) 41-3 0 4 4 0 3 Willoughby 323 2 0 0 1 4 Guidry (W, 144) 9 2 2 3 9 WP-Guidry. KEITH BAKLARZ Stellar Middle Guard utchins, Lindley Set By ED RICHARDS Daily Press Sports Writer Junior middle guard Keith Baklarz never had visions he'd be playing in a William and Mary uniform in Pitt Stadium.

Instead, when he was a youngster growing up in Pittsburgh, Baklarz daydreamed about playing for no-one other that the University of Pittsburgh the Indians' foe this Saturday. "Sure, when I was a kid I was a Pitt fan," the 6-foot-3 business major revealed at Tuesday's press luncheon in Williamsburg. "Ever since I was four or five years old, my dad took me to the Pitt games." He almost realized his hopes of playing for Pitt but the Panthers weren't willing to give him a scholarship right away while recruiting him. "I thought they were slighting me, so I decided to go to William and Mary. I told myself I'd be back to play in Pittsburgh, but in a different uniform." Baklarz isn't the only one going "home." Over 20 players on the Tribe's roster are from the Pittsburgh area, or not far away.

This being the case, the Indians will have a cheering section of their own and extra incentive to win. "I certainly don't want to be embarrassed playing in front of all my friends and parents," points out Baklarz, one of top defensive performers against Virginia Military Institute last week. The 210-pounder admits the Indians face a tremendous challenge in going the defending national champions, but emphasizes: "We're not going up there to lose. We're a helluva lot better than what we showed last Saturday and this will give us a chance to prove it." The Indians just might have been thinking about the Panthers last Saturday, when they suffered a shocking 23-13 loss to the Keydets. "I think that loss may have taught us a lesson," notes Baklarz.

"We know now that we've got to concentrate on one game at a time. That won't be difficult against Pitt, especially since going against the No. 1 team in the nation last year gives you a lot to think about." One football "poop, rates a 33-point underdog this week, but that doesn't phase the Keystone State product. "I wish I could bet whoever made that prediction on the game. I think I'd See Page 27, Column 3 To Renew Long Duel according to the Pittsburgh media (as trans- i mitted by Root from a telephone interview.

Colt By Damascus i i i -i i Brings $200,000 iveep wist lines LOS (AP) Welterweight king Carlos Palomino scored a unanimous decision over Italy's Elveraldo Azevedo and featherweight champion Danny Lopez stopped Jose Torres in seven rounds Tuesday night in a World Boxing Council championship doubleheader. Palomino, making his third title defense since he won the crown last summer, had a great deal of trouble with Azevedo, the 33-year-old ring veteran ranked as the No. 6 contender. Palomino was on the offensive throughout the 15-round fight, but was unable to score any damaging blows to his backpedaling, then clutching, opponent. Azevedo built up a small point lead on the champion, in fact, through the first 11 rounds, as he was the more effective counterpuncher in an ex-, tremely slow-paced bout.

But Palomino, 28, of Westminster, in the last (50th) lap at Langley last Saturday night. The first time Lindley and Hutchins met headon was April 16 in the Winston 200, with the Richmonder outdriving Lindley for the victory. Two weeks later at the oval on North Armistead Avenue across from the NASA wind tunnel, the Greenville, S.C., driver found himself run-nerup to Hutchins again in a 200 lapper and people were beginning to think Lindley had lost his touch. At one point last year, Lindley had won five straight 200 lap events. In the Hampton Chevrolet 200 on May 14, however, Lindley brought his "old reliable" 1973 Nova to Langley and won, with Hutchins finishing fifth.

The next time they faced each other was in the June 11 Ray Hendrick Silver Anniversary 200 June 11 and Lindley again emerged victorious. Hutchins was forced out of the race while leading due to mechanical problems. Hutchins finished second to Lindley See Lindley, Page 24, Col. I By BOB MINGS Daily Press Sports Writer Sonny Hutchins and Butch Lindley renew their duel this week in Langley Speedway's finale, the Joe Weatherly Memorial 200 Late Model Sportsman stock car race Saturday night. Hutchins makes no bones about his loving to beat the nation's leader in the LMS point standings, while Lindley admits "Sonny is tough." Thus far this season, the two have met head-on five times with Hutchins winning the first two extra-distance races and Lindley the next three.

Lindley did not compete in the Aug. 27 World Service Life qualifying race of 200 laps. Hutchins captured that race. Lindley originally was to have been in that race, but instead went to a national championship event. Both Hutchins and Lindley are coming into Saturday's race off victories.

Hutchins won the Weatherly Memorial 100 at Southside last Friday while Lindley won in Vermont on Sunday after blowing an engine while leading To Equal Record LEXINGTON, The $200,000 paid for a bay colt by Damascus out of Chou Croute at Tuesday afternoon's session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale equalled the record high price for a yearling at the annual sale, a spokesman said. The buyer was Dan C. Muckler of St. Louis. who was acting as bidder for a syndicate, the spokesman added.

The horse's dam was a champion sprinter and earned $284,262, officials reported. The horse was sold to dissolve a Pinewood Stable partnership, the spokesman said. A total of 146 horses sold for $3,328,900 or an average of $22,801 during the afternoon session, the spokesmen said. After three sessions of the nine-session sale, 435 horses have been sold for $7,513,900. controlled the fight from the 11th round on, finally landing some punches as his foe tired.

Palomino hurt the Brazilian-born fiehter who now lives in Ttalv with a left preceding uis own iuacu oauiue Sherrill will start a freshman Candidate from Ohio, namely untried Root appeared encouraged by that turn of events, but only momentarily. Then he openly began wondering how Sherrill might disguise the youngster's shortcomings (if any). VMI had nothing to "cover up" last Saturday, but several different offensive deployments unsettled It wasn't that they were so wildly effective. Root reflects, "but maybe they did cause bur defense to be jittery." If that wasn't enough cause for worry, Root noted briefly or at least alluded to last season when Pitt experienced such ailing quarterback problems last year, but they still nailed down a national title. On that account, he might fret at least a little as to just how good, this "kid'! (Trocano) might be.

ROOT'S MOST HAPPY THOUGHT Of course, Root might have publicly entertained and explored another thought, one which had a brighter lining. When you're winning (as Pitt was), the Tribe mentor could have said, then everything goes right. On the other hand, when you start losing, it's tough enough to keep your head just above water, and quite often you can drown in your own woes. Even if he didn't display such feelings openly, at least they allow him, personally, some license to escapism. Should Pitt have trouble getting its potentially explosive offense in gear, though, that wouldn't necessarily ease or erase Root's main headache.

It's no migraine thing, but bothersome. Of all the second-thoughts besetting the Panthers or the Indians, the one Root would like to be rid of and could be most happy about is the nagging doubts aroused by his own team's offense. If quarterback Tommy Rozantz could get it into gear, which he hasn't really done in two games, you could bet Root might go around winkin' about that 33-point spread. Remember, defense hasn't done badly at all. hook in the 12th round.

But Azevedo, See Palomino, Page 24, Column 3 Oakland To Dominate AFC West Again last year's 5-9 with an offense constructed around quarterback Mike Livingston, running back MacArthur Lane and receivers Walter White and Henry Marshall. Seattle, switching to the AFC after spending its first year in the NFC, should find things just as tough in the other conference. The Seahawks hope quarterback Jim Zorn can pull a few surprises off for them. Cincinnati got nosed out for the AFC Central crown by Pittsburgh a year ago See Blount, Page 27, Columns 4-6 Denver is coming off its most successful season and new Coach Red Miller hopes the progress can continue with a new quarterback, Craig Morton, acquired from1 the New York Giants. The Bronco offense also includes Otis Armstrong, who won the NFL rushing crown with 1,407 yards in 1974 and had 1,008 and 39 pass receptions' last year.

Miller is expected to employ the popular 3-4 defensive with Lyle Alzado and Randy Grandishar the key men. Kansas City hopes to improve on OFFICIAL SPORTS LINE DAILY 787-7697 ROOM ADDITIONS 1 champion Ken Stabler, who has moved his team to AFC Western titles in each of his, four years as a starter. His main receivers are flankers Cliff Branch (46 catches for 1,111 yards in 1976) and Super Bowl hero Fred Biletnikoff (43-551) and tight end Dave Casper (53-691). The starting running backs are Mark van Eeghen (1,012 yards in 1976) and Clarence Davis 137 yards in the Super Bowl). The offensive line is led by Gene Upshaw and Art Shell.

The defense features the 3-4 alignment that proved so effective last year with Otis Sistrunk, John Matuszak and Dave Rowe up front, 1 The talent adds up to Madden's eighth division title in nine years as head coach. The Raiders won by four games last year and look strong enough to match that margin this time around. Denver finished second a year ago, with San Diego third. Look for those two teams to reverse positions this time around. The Chargers have added some bright, new talent in quarterback James Harris and tight end Bob Klein from Los Angeles and flanker, Johnny Rodgers, the ex-Heisman Trophy winner who returned from Canada.

Running backs Rickey Young and Don Woods and wide receiver Charlie Joiner add to the Charger offense and Coy Bacon heads the defense. By HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer After waiting so long for a Super Bowl championship, the Oakland Raiders want to savor the flavor as long as they can. When Oakland buried Minnesota in the Super Bowl last January, it climaxed a long, hard climb up the pro football mountain. Now that the Raiders are on top, they plan to stay there for awhile. And who is to say they won't? "The most important thing now is that we don't do anything different or (One of a series on National Football League prospects) anything less than we ever have done," said Raider Coach John Madden, whose club was 13-1 last season and has the best record of any franchise in professional football since 1963.

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