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4 To) Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D. Thursday, April 16, 1981 Baseball Phoenix wins, retains title hopes AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Pet. GB .800 PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) Guard semifinal series. 1 I'a 2 Detroit New York Baltimore Boston Milwaukee Toronto Cleveland Oakland Chicago California Texas Seattle Kansas City .600 .500 .500 .500 .400 .250 1.000 .750 .429 .400 .333 .250 3 2 2 2 2 1 WEST 7 3 3 2 2 1 1 2'i 4 4Vj t'l 5' .167 Minnesota Wednesday's Games team's deficit to 52-40 at intermission.

Four points apiece from Davis and fellow guard Dennis Johnson early in the third period pushed Phoenix up 60-48. King and center Sam Lacey whoever got Kansas City back to within seve, 66-59, with 3:35 remaining in the quarter. Robinson's ensuing three-point play and layin gave the Suns a 73-63 lead entering the fourth quarter. Seven points from Macy and five by Robinson in a three-minute span made it 97-77 Phoenix and sealed the victory with 3:06 to play. Macy finished with 17 points while Robinson had 15.

For Kansas City, guard Ernie Grunfeld scored 21 and Wedman had 18. Guards Maurice Cheeks and Lionel Hollins each scored 20 points and the Philadelphia 76ers repelled a final' quarter rally to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-99 Wednesday night and take a 3-2 lead in their National Basketball Association Eastern conference best-of-seven Paul Griffin and Mark Olberding hit three straight baskets to put San Antonio ahead for good. Gervin, who finished with 26 points, hit the Spurs' first four baskets of the game and had 17 points early in the second quarter. Despite Gervin's snooting streak, the Rockets took the lead and were ahead 33-27 at the end of the first period. But the Spurs suddenly caught fire in the second quarter.

They out-scored the Rockets 31-12 in the first eight minutes of the period and did not allow Houston a rebound. The Rockets narrowed the deficit to 62-57 at halftime on the clutch shooting of Murphy and Malone. Robert Reid, who fouled out with 2:13 to play, scored 16 points for the Rockets and Mike Dunleavy, who missed a three-point basket at the final buzzer, added 12. Griffin and Olberding each scored 12 for the Spurs and Dave Corzine, a hro in San Antonio's Sunday victory, added 13. Walter Davis scored 16 of his 20 points in a pivotal first half and veteran forward Len "Truck" Robinson grabbed 20 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns fought off elimination and defeated the Kansas City Kings 101-89 in game five of a National Basketball Association playoff series Wednesday night.

The Phoenix victory cut Kansas City's lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series. Game 6 is Friday night in Kansas City. After a see-saw first period which saw the game tied seven times, the Suns outscored Kansas City 19-2 over a five-minute stretch. It staked Phoenix to a commnading 47-31 lead with 3:42 left in the first half. Davis, who scored 10 first period points, notched six more over that second quarter span as did rookard Kyle Macy.

But a three-point play from Kansas City forward. Reggie King who had 15 points in the first half and 29 in the game cut his Philadelphia gets a chance to close out the Bucks and enter the Eastern final against the Boston Celtics if they can win the sixth game of this series Friday night in Milwaukee. Sidney Moncrief and Mickey Johnson each had 20 points for the losing Bucks. One of the keys to Philadelphia's victory was. the defensive play of 7-foot Caldwell Jones on Milwau- kee's Marques Johnson.

Johnson scored only nine points and did not play in the final period because of back spasms. Philadelphia led 27-22 at the end of the first period and 58-47 at half-time. Milwaukee rallied in the third period to slash their deficit to 78-73 with 2:40 remaining, but the 76ers pulled away. Philadelphia led 88-73 after three quarters. Seven Philadelphia players finished in double figures, including Julius Erving, who scored 19 and substitute Steve Mix, who contributed 17.

Swift San Antonio forward George Gervin scored early and late, hitting a back-breaking basket with 13 seconds to play, to give the Spurs a 101-96 National Basketball Association Western Conference semifinal playoff victory over the Houston Rockets. The Spurs, facing elimination in the best-of-seven series, evened the playoffs at three games each with the decisive seventh game scheduled Friday in San Antonio. The Rockets, trying to become the first team in 13 years to reach a conference final with a losing regu- lar season record, had edged ahead of the aggressive Spurs early in the fourth quarter on four straight baskets by Rockets center Moses Ma-lone, who hit a game-high 36 points. Calvin Murphy who came off the bench to score 20 points, gave the Rockets a 90-87 lead with seven minutes left in the game. But Gervin, For Louis Boston 7, Baltimore 2 Chicago 5, Milwaukee 4 Texas 8, Cleveland 0 New York 6.

Toronto 3 Detroit 4, Kansas City 0 Oakland 5, California 3 Seattle 6. Minnesota Today's Games Cleveland (Garland 0-0) at Milwaukee (Caldwell 10). 1:30 p.m. Detroit (Wilcox 10) at Toronto (Clancy 10). 6:30 p.m.

Oakland (Keough 10) at California (Witt 0 0), 9:30 p.m. Only games scheduled Friday's Games Boston at Chicago, 1:15 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 2:30 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 7:35 p.m. New York at Texas, 7:35 p.m.

Minnesota at California, 9:30 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 9:30 p.m. Only games scheduled NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST Pet. GB 3 1 .750 2 I .667 'I 3 2 .600 Vj 1 2 .333 l'S 1 3 .250 2 13 .250 2 WEST 6 0 1.000 5 2 .714 l'4 3 3 .500 3 2 4 .333 4 2 5 .296 2 5 286 4'j New York Montreal Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Los Angeles Cincinnati Atlanta Houston San Diego San Francisco Reagan orders Arlington burial Wednesday's Games Montreal 5, Chicago 4 New York 5, St.

Louis 3 Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 3, II Innings Houston 2, Atlanta 0 Cincinnati 10, San Diego 1 Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 2 Today's Games Chicago (Kravec 00) at Montreal (Gul-lickson 00), 12:35 p.m. St. Louis (Rincon 0 0) at New York (Scott 0 0), 1 05 p.m. Pittsburgh (D Robinson 0 0) at Philadelphia (Christenson 0-1), 6:35 p.m. Only games scheduled Friday's Games San Francisco at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:35 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 7:35 p.m. Los Angeles at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.

Only games scheduled WASHINGTON (AP) President Reagan has ordered that former heavyweight champion Joe Louis, who died Sunday of a heart attack, be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Army officials said Wednesday. Fans and friends of Louis, 66, pay their last respects to the Brown Bomber on in Las Vegas, today when his body lies in repose in the sports pavilion at Caesars Palace where he had watched so many prize fights. Family spokeswoman Ella Kay Mays said the body of the former heavyweight boxing champion will then be flown to Washington, D.C. after a daylong memorial service in Las Vegas on Friday. Acting as commander-in-chief, they said, Reagan waived restric tions which normally would have barred the famed boxer from being buried in the nation's most historfc national cemetery.

Louis served in the U.S. Army in World War II, but his activities were limited essentially to entertaining the troops with boxing demonstrations and, so far as is known, he did not see combat. Earlier plans had called for burial in Las Vegas, but Mays said the plans were changed after a phone call from the White House. A number of current and former boxing champions was expected to be on hand at the memorial service, including Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Sugar Ray Robinson, Floyd Patterson and fight promoter Don King. Basketball NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Playoffs at a Glance Conference Semifinals Best of Seven Eastern Conference Wednesday's Game Philadelphia 116, Milwaukee 99, Philadelphia leads series 3 2 Friday's Game Philadelphia at Milwaukee.

9:05 p.m. Sunday, April 19 Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m., if necessary Western Conference Wednesday's Games San Antonio 101, Houston 96, series tied ri fi lr 'ayzL TP 33 Phoenix 101, Kansas City 89, Kansas City Football gets axed leads series 3 2 Friday's Games Houston at San Antonio, 7:05 p.m. Phoenix at Kansas City, 7:05 p.m. Sunday, April 19 Kansas City at Phoenix, 2:35 p.m., if nec essary -4 Hockey AP photo NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Playoffs at a Glance Quarterfinal Round Best of Seven Today's Games I i Bump Wills of the Texas Rangers looks at Cleveland catcher Ron Hassey as he HG OUT scores a run in his team's 8-0 win Wednesday. Hassey was carried off the field on a stretcher with injuries to his left leg in the collision at home plate.

Umpire Jim McKeon watches the play and makes the call on Wills. other than re-evaluate its priorities when a third of the buildings on campus require renovation, when up-to-date laboratory equipment and facilities need to be acquired and additional scholarship aid provided to name a few unmet priorities." The decision was reached by the university's board of trustees Tuesday. Villanova has struggled to compete at that level in recent years, but the Wildcats won six of their last eight games to finish 6-5 in 1980, the first winning record since 1976. VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Villan-ova University is dropping its football program after 87 seasons, effective immediately, President John M.

Driscoll said Wednesday. The Rev. Driscoll said the university is "intensifying its rededjcation to its academic mission. "The decision to discontinue football at Villanova was not easy nor was it ill-considered," Driscoll said. "For nearly 10 years, the expenses connected with fielding a major college football team have come under periodic review.

"The board feels that the university cannot in good conscience do 7:05 Edmonton at New York Islanders, p.m. Minnesota at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m. Calgary at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. New York Rangers at St. Louis, 0:05 Reds win 10-1 SAN DIEGO (AP) Dan Driessen and George Foster each ho mered to help Mario Soto win his first game of the year as the Cincinnati Reds swept their three-game series with the San Diego Padres with a 10-1 romp Wednesday night.

Soto, 1-1, making his second start of the year, went all the way. p.m. Friday's Games Edmonton at New York Islanders, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m. Calgary at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

New York Rangers at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m. Germans Amundson gains place in Relays Hall win dual RAPID CITY, S.D. West German wrestlers scored their second straight dual meet victory over a team of South Dako-tans here Wednesday, 7-4. Wednesday's win came over wrestlers from Rapid City Stevens and Central high schools.

Dieter Schwind and Michael Fecher had pins for the visitors while Walter Bohm and Stefan Schafer won by superior decision. Rick Fierro and Pete Me-chaley won by fall for Rapid City while Dan Busby won by injury default. On the first night of the tour, I As a Cyclone football player, he gained 1,300 yards as a junior running back in 1971. The next fall, he was switched to quarterback and made all-Big Eight Conference. His total-offense career mark is best in history ar the school, 5,094 yards.

He was fourth in rushing and fourth in passing. No Cyclone ever scored more touchdowns in a single game, four against Oklahoma State in 1971, or season, 15 that fall. In all, he racked up 31 touchdowns for Iowa State second only to Dexter Green, who played four seasons. Amundson's 1,957 passing yards, with 15 touchdown tosses, in 1972 also are school marks. He won the Reuben J.

Miller Award for total contributions (on field and off) to ISU football in 1972 and was picked to play in the East- AMUNDSON Continued on page 6B by Mike Goad of Iowa Valley, Marengo, Iowa. Amundson did have a sanctioned prep throw of better than 200 feet. His trail blazing made him first on the list of 15 high school 200-footers to date. He also was state champ in the shot put in that 1969 meet, at 62-1. Another state record.

At Aberdeen, the versatile Amundson also is remembered as a winning football player. Be it offense, as quarterback, or defense, as linebacker, he was a blue-ribbon talent. Twice he was picked to the Argus Leader all-state squad. As a sophomore and senior re-bounder-scorer, he helped the Eagles to state Class A basketball tournaments in 1967 and 1969. Amundson, who was 30 on March 31, went on to become the best college discus thrower (180 feet, since bettered) the Hawkeye state had seen when attending Iowa State.

And he did so splitting his time with spring football's drills. By JOHN EGAN Argus Leader Sports Editor George Amundson, author of one of the1 most magical moments in South Dakota sports history, is the 23rd inductee into the Howard Wood-Dakota Relays Hall of Fame. The former Aberdeen High and Iowa State athlete will be inducted formally May 1-2 during the 57th edition of the annual track and field meet in Sioux Falls. During his prep career with the Golden Eagles, Amundson, now involved in the marketing of con-, struction equipment in Houston, held state records in both discus and shot put. Twice he won Dakota Relays championships in the discus.

But it was one gray May morning at Rapid City which distinguishes him from other South Dakota athletes. Under leaden skies, a light mist in the air, he became a track legend. In the early minutes of the 1969 state high school meet, Amundson blazed a new trail for discus throwers. Until that day no schoolboy athlete had exceeded 200 feet in the event. The national prep record of 199-102 had been set two years earlier by Leon Miller of Worthing-ton, Ohio.

Amundson, counting warmups and competition, had a half dozen tcsses that morning which stretched past the 200-foot barrier. One of them sailed an estimated 230 feet. His best competitive heave was 211 feet, four inches. A very slight slope downward showed up when the area was surveyed afterward for record potential. That prevented Amundson from being credited with a national prep mark.

The standard currently is 213-6, held by Clint Johnson of Shawnee Mission South, Overland Park, Kan. Best this spring is 204-10 the West Germans beat a team from the Spearfish area 9-2, in cluding all four of the Greco- Roman bouts. The West Germans wrestle in Mobridge Friday, visit Miller Monday and wrestle at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday at the O'Gorman High School gym. George Amundson I Gibson won't apologize for being himself i 7 crowd was like background music.

Hecklers rarely disturbed me. "But I remember' once in Chicago, we were leading 5 0 and this guy leans over the rail and hollers, 'You old so-and-so, you ought to quit and give the young guys a I rared back and acted like I was going to spit on him. "He ducked. I never heard a word after that." Gibson admitted he wasn't reluctant to brush a batter back or even to hit him with a pitch when the situation warranted. "I don't know how many guys I tried to knock down," he said, "Most guys I hit was accidentally.

But I had to protect my guys. I had to retaliate." GRIMSLEY Continued on page 6B The fireballer worked up a distrust for some newsmen when early in his career a national sports magazine quoted him as saying, "I don't do no thinkin'. I jus' rear back and hum that pea." "I majored in English at Creighton University," he said. For Gibson, baseball is not fun, it is war. "I enjoy the competition, I like the challenge," he said.

"But I don't go around buddy-buddying it with players on the other team. They're enemies." It is easy to understand how this self-assured, determined athlete was able to forge such an illustrious record 251 victories, 3,117 strikeouts, two Cy Young Awards, National League MVP, twice MVP in the World Series. "When I pitched, I blotted out every- thing," he said. "The noise of the cised his legs on a bicycle in the Mets' clubhouse. "I stayed mad until after the game.

"If I won I might relax after an hour or so. If I lost, I would stay mad for two days." It's this killer instinct, which made Gibson one of the game's immortals, that Manager Joe Torre hopes can be injected into the Mets' pitching staff. "I don't know whether I can do it," the former St. Louis Cardinal ace said. "People are different.

Sometimes you can't alter their thinking. "Maybe a little of it can be absorbed. As for me, I guess it was bred in me. On account of my background, I have been fighting all my life." Gibson's background was not a happy one. His father was a mill worker who left his wife with seven children three months after Bob was born.

When he was blowing down barters as one of the top pitchers of the generation, they used to say of Bob Gibson that he was the, most even-tempered guy in baseball always mad. Today, as one of the coaches of the struggling New York Mets, the 45-year-old Hall of Famer laughs at the pictures that have been painted of him. "Mean." "Intimidating." "Tough." "Fire-eater." "Killer." Yet he refuses to deny he always has been a man with a singleness of purpose proud, protective of his privacy, intent, sometimes seemingly arro-, gant. "On the day I pitched I woke up mad," he acknowledged as he exer Bob's mother worked in a laundry and as a maid to keep the family going. He went through the ghetto scene arrested at age seven with a bunch of kids for stealing a keg of rusty nails, he had rickets, was involved street brawls the whole ugly picture.

"I'm not mad at anybody," he said. "It's just the way I am. I never liked to be bugged on the days I worked it broke my concentration. am not the kind of person to go around kissing babies and running for office. I've just gotta be me.".