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The Daily Chronicle, Wednesday, June 2, 1971 Welter King Is Underdog 13 LOS ANGELES CAP) Billy Backus, the current custodian of the world welterweight boxing crown, is a decided underdog to continue wearing the chapeau he won from Jose Napoles in Syracuse, N.Y., last Dec. 3--a fact that doesn't seem to disturb him. As a relatively unknown journeyman ringster in New England, the 27-year-old Backus was an overwhelming underdog against the champion from Mexico City. But thanks to several bad eye cuts inflicted CD Napoles, the fight was stoppet in the fourth round and Backus was acclaimed as the champion the 147-pound class. The rematch is slated for Fri ay night in the Forum, 1 ounds or less.

Few think it wil go 15. "I've never predicted the out come of one of my fights am 'm not going to start now, 1 Backus reiterated today. Backus is a southpaw. He' OUT AT HOME Washington Senators' Frank Howard it tagged out at home plate by Boiton Red Sox catcher Bob Montgomery in first inning of game recently ai Fenway Park, Boston. It all happened when Senators' Dick Billings lined a single to Red Sox left fielder Carl Yastnem- ski, who threw to the plate.

Umpire is David Phillips. Boston won game, 4-2. AP Wire- photo Modern Taking 'Crack' At Sound Of Wood On LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) vice president for advertising. Modern technology is taking a swing at the old trademark of the baseball game--the crack of the bat.

A new aluminum bat is making a metallic clang when it connects with a baseball in some Little League parks and-at least in practice--on some college diamonds. Proponents of the aluminum bats turn a deaf ear to the clang and point out that aluminum bats will not break. officials at Hillerich and Bradsby--bat manufacturers here since 1884--are convinced that wooden bats are not about to go out of style, at least sot in Uie major leagues. "We can make bats exactly the way a major leaguer wants them," says Jack McGrath, Toledo Nips Napavine TOLEDO edged Napavine 1W Tuesday as the Chehalis Babe Ruth League opened season action. Danny Jones hurled a three- hit ball game for the victors going the distance, as his club came up with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to ice the contest.

Rusty McEwen was the leading hitter for the winners, slugging a single and a'double. Napavine's Jim Barr tripled for the losers. The linescore: Napavine 20040003--9 3 0 Toledo 030 020 14--10 5 0 Batteries: Doughly and Barr, Wilson, Parker; Jones and Sliensland, Meade. Ice Flyers Get Coach PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Flj-ers of the National Hockey League will announce today the appointment of veteran minor league 'coach Fred Shero as their new coach. Shero, 46, succeeds Vic Sla- siuk, 42, who was fired by Flyers' General Manager Keith Allen last Thursday.

Under Stasiuk, the Flyers finished third in the NHL's Western Division this year and dropped four straight to the Chicago Black Hawks in the playoffs. Yank Holds Chess Lead VANCOUVER, B.C. (AP) The sixth game in the series to select a challenger for the World Chess Championship adjourned here Tuesday with U.S. Grandmaster Bobby Fischer holding a strong lead. At adjournment on the 43rc move, Fischer was two pawns ahead of Soviet Grandmaster Mark Taimanov and it appeared only the formality Taimanov's resignation was needed Wednesday.

The victory would give Fischer a 8-0 sweei in the best-of-ten-game match. Winner of the quarter-Una damnation match wil! Danish Grandmaster Bent Lar sen in a semi-final game of the challengers' playoff. The winner of the challenger series meet 'world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union to: the title. 'But the cost of producing aluminum bats, setting up dies for all of those infinite number of models, would be prohibitive. "I can't fathom how a baseball player--sensitive to the feel and shape of wood--could White Pass Preps Cited HANDLE Athletic award winners for the 1970-71 school year at White Pass High School, Randle, have been announced.

Honored were: Football Lorry Kelly, Ken Dean and Jim Kambich, co- captains; Outstanding lineman inspirational and Mr. Tackle al to Lorry Kelly and outstanding back to Ken Dean. Wrestling Fred West captain's trophy; Dave Sanders outstanding trophy; Most im proved, Wes McMahan, ani Inpirational, Darrell Randall. Basketball Ken Dean, Mr Defense; Doug Blakley, Mr Rebounder, and Mr. Free Throw; Lorry Kelly, In spirational and captain; Mr Potential, Lynn Peters.

Basketball, jayree Tim Unterwegner, Mr. Hustle. Baseball Dave Clevinge RBI, home runs and captain trophies, and Bob Bertie inspirational. HIGH PRICES ON VACATION tocky, several inches shorter han the 31-year-old ex-cham 'ion. He is not fancy but he is iggressive.

He took some ose's best shots--and some fose's best shots have cooled iff 41 opponents--and plodded for more. "He never backed off," said iis manager, Tony Graziano, a fact which films of the brawl certify. Outside the tag, Backus, married and the father of two youngsters and nephew of his Irainer, ex-champion Carmen Basilio, is mild mannered and wears glasses. Asked if winning the prestigious title had changed his life style much, he said, "Oh, some, I guess. But it's been nice, the prestige, invitations to appear at dinners, all the things that go with a championship.

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Backers of the aluminum bat ay it is far more economical. 'CLA coach Art Reichle esti- lates his team breaks more ian 40 dozen bats a season. The aluminum hat--though it osts compared to $3 for a bat--is reputedly un- reakable, thus making it heaper over the long nra. Hillerich and Bradsby is making some of the brightly- aluminum bats but tlcGrath says, "You can't men- ion our aluminum bat produc- ion in the same breath with iur wood." I McGrath says the firm is 1 'trying to keep an open mind about the new aluminum bats." 3ut the firm's focus has always jeen on wood since the time it was making wooden lawn bowling equipment more than a century ago. Grid Signups Set The last sign up for Twin City Youth Football will bt held Thursday at 6 p.m.

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