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National East Division New York St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Montreal W. L. Pet. GB 25 15 .625 26 17 24 18 20 22 .605 .571 2 .476 6 17 19 .472 6 By MIKE RATHET Aswcuted Sporti Wrrttr NEW YORK (AP) Commissioner Pete Rozelle of the National Football League has lis guard up against any at- cmpt to legalize betting on pro oolbalt--a decisive stance he first took when a teen-aged Philadelphia IS 26 .366 10'A Division gambler chops.

S. Francisco Atlanta Houston Los Angeles Cincinnati San Diego 31 13 .705 -22 23 .489 9 Vi 21 22 .488 9Vi 21 23 .477 10 18 25 .419 12M: 13 30 17 A Tuesday's Results Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 4 Montreal 3, Atlanta 2 St. Louis 4, Chicago 2 New York 5 Philadelphia 4, 12 innings San Francisco 9, Los Angeles 1 Houston 3, San Diego 2 Wednesday's Games Atlanta (Reed 5-2) at Montreal (Stoneman 5-2), night Philadelphia (Lcrsch 4-3) at New York (Gentry 3-4), night Cincinnati (Cloninger 3-3) at Pittsburgh (Dlass 2-4), night Chicago (Holtzman at St Louis (Heuss 4-4), night Houston (Blasingame 5-2 anc Worker 7-1) at San Diego (Roberts 3-4 and Santorini 0-1), 2, twi-night San Francisco (Perry 4-2) at Los Angeles (Ostcen 6-2), night Thursday's Games Atlanta at Montreal, night Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, night Chicago at St. Louis, night San Francisco at Los Angeles, night Only games scheduled. American league Provoked by the possibility of an extension of New York's Off- Track Betting venture to in elude professional team sports, Rozelle said Tuesday that such attempts would create a 'chaotic situation" by under mining "the sport's backbone-- nlegrity." And he used the belt in the.

chops to illustrate the danger in he situation. Recalling a game early in his commissionership thai he at- ended at New York's Yankee Stadium, Rozcllc remembers wo teen-agers slipping in be- lind him in the two emply seals in his box during the first quarter of a Giants' game, "Since the two seats weren't eing used 1 let the kids sit there," Rozelle explained. "It was obvious they had $5 bets on he game because by the sec ond quarter 1 kepi hearing hings like 'the game's a fix and 'Tittle's going in the "So 1 turned around and told hem I didn't mind them sitiing the seats, but fo knock it off. And they kept quiet during the East Division Boston Baltimore Detroit Cleveland New York 26 15 .634 -23 16 .590 2 23 19 .548 3 17 23 .425 8V4 17 23 .425 8V4 Washington 17 26 .395 10 West Division Oakland Minnesota Kansas City California Milwaukee Chicago 31 15 .674 22 21 .512. 7V4 20 21 .488 8V4 21 21 .467 16 22 .421 10V4 15 23 .395 1 Tuesday's Results Washington 6, Boston 5, 11 in nings Detroit 7, New York 4 Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 5 Kansas City 8, Chicago 3 Oakland 7, California 5, 13 in tiings Cleveland at Baltimore, rain Wednesday's Games Washington (Janeski 1-3) a Boston (Gulp 4-3), night Cleveland (Dunning 4-2) i Baltimore (Cuellar 5-1), night New York (Stottlemyre 4-2 at Detroit (Chance 1-6), night Minnesota (Blyleven 5-4) a Milwaukee (Lockwood 3-3) night Kansas City (Hedlund 4-2) a Chicago (Wood 2-2), night California (May 3-4) at Oak land (Hunter 8-2), night Thursday's Games Washington at Boston Cleveland at Baltimore, night New York at Detroit, night Minnesota at Milwaukee Only games scheduled.

Scan Classification 8 In Today's Classified NFL Boss Pete Rozelle Against Legalized Betting belted him in the third and fourth quarters. But as soon as the gun sounded ending the game, I felt a tap on my shoulder. "I turned around--and that's when I got a belt in the chops," Rozelle used that story to emphasize that permitting bets on games "changes the character of the fan--rather ihan an interest in how his team does he now has a financial interest in the outcome. We could be badly hurt. And so we're deeply concerned." The subject became a concern for Rozclle when Howard Samuels, who runs New York's OTB operation--which permits legalized betting on horse racing at belting parlors away from the track--publicly stated a natural extension would be belting on team sports.

The concern increased with the knowledge that other locales arc considering legalizing such belting, raisins staggering possibilities. The NFL draws an average 700,000 people lo its stadiums every weekend and as many as 20 to 30 million watch a Monday night game on tele vision. In another development, Ro- zclle, trying lo avoid an open conflict between his Nalional Football League and the Canadian Football League, prepared today lo take the Greg Barton case to (he CFL for discussion. "We have compiled the infor- mation on the case and we plan to talk to the CFL," he said after a meeting of NFL owners Tuesday. "I don't know what the chances are of getting Barton back until I talk to them." Rozelle is trying to put out a between the The spark is Barton, an obscure quarterback with Detroit who suddenly became a cause celebrity when he was traded lo the Philadelphia Eagles, apparently agreed lo sign with the Eagles and then was spirited avvay by the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.

"II we do have any evidence that Toronto tampered by talking to Barton before he played oul his option we would prefer to give it to them (the CFL) first," Rozelle said. "We have no contractual agreement with the CFL, only an oral game of his sophomore year, tnoal against tampering, but both sides would prefer to avoid a bad situation. If we have evidence, I would hope New Steelers' QB Facing Tough Road By D. BYRON YAKE Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) Joe Spagnola--Spaghetti Joe, they call him--is the Pittsburgh Steelers' fourth quarterback for the time being, a spot he like! to the proverbial fifth wheel. "It's a bummer," said (he 185-pounder who was signed by "the Steelers as a free agent this year after he went unselectetJ in the National Football League draft.

"I feel like I've been re jected." Spagnola, who immigrated here with his parents from Naples, Italy, when he was nine, became quarterback al Arizona Stale afier the third Thirty-Eight THE. DAILY MAIL, Hagerstown, Md. WHmilDAY, MAY IW1 Weaver, Bauer Disagree On Major League Talent For a man not used to taking a backseat, Spagnola knows he faces some tough competition in the likes of quarterbacks that they ((he CFL) would Bradshaw and Terry ide by it." Meanwhile, Coach Jerry Wila of the Eagles, hard- for a quarterback after, ading Norm Snead the same eek he thought he had ac- Rogers Leads Qualifiers For S. Open Tourney By THE ASSOCIATED PRErSSand Jay Moretli of Belle Phil Rogers of La Jolla, put together a 69 and a blistering 63 for a 36-hole total of 132 for the lowest score Tuesday in the windup of local qualifying competition for the U.S. Open Golf Championship next month.

Rogers, playing in Memphis, got his two-umlcr-par 69 over the par 71 Galloway Park course of 5,962 yara. His sev: en-under-par 63 came over the layoul of the Audubon Park Course. Dick Carmody of Long Beach, was runnerup to Rogers with a 68-66-134. Johnny Mahaffey, former U. of Houston golfer who recently turned pro, shot rounds of 68-68 for a six-uncler-par 136 to lead the qualifiers in Houston.

Bruce Lielzke, a Houston sophomore from Beaumom, was second at 138. The play of Rogers and Carmody overshadowed the 67-70-137 turned i Bill Lytle of San Jose, qualifiers lo lead the at the Silverado Country Club in San Francisco. Jay Conner, a 14-year-old student at Shasta High School in Redding, shot a 73-75-148 and was among the qualifiers at San Francisco. Rick Spears, an amateur from Port Jarvis, N.Y., and Rex Baxter, a Cleveland pro, each posted a 142 to lead the competition at Eastchestcr N.Y., and Cleveland, respectively. John Kennedy of Edgemont led the qualifiers from the greater Philadelphia area with Meade, N.J., tied at 146 to lead the qualifiers at Haworth.

N.J. Spears, a 24-year-old star al Ihe University of Florida, posted rounflh of 71-71 for his one-over-par 142 at Eastchester. Baxter's 71-71--142 was two-under-par at the Acacia Country Club in Cleveland. Spears led 15 qualifiers from a field of 83 at Lecwood Goll Club and Lake Isle Country "Hub in Eastcheslcr, He secret by one stroke over Bill Collins 'urchase, N.Y., who had a 71 1--143. Jim Kcim, an amateur from 5rie, was runnerup to Saxter at Cleveland with a 73 73--146.

The play at the Beech mont Country Club was inte! rupled by thunderstorms Mon day and completed Tuesday. Tuesday's qualifiers now wi! compete with Monday's fiers in Ihe sectional qualifyin at 13 locations Monday am Tuesday, June 7-8. The sectionals will determin the field for the U.S. champion ship tourney at the Merion Gol Club in Philadelphia June 17-20 uircd Barton, talked about a ossible war agues. The only announced uring Tuesday's round of mcet- between the NFL coaches session and Ihe owners in lothcr was the acquisition of elcran defensive back Speedy uncan by the Washington Red- kins.

a i Coach eorge Allen, the NFL's premier trader, gave San Diego his bird and fifth draft picks in 973 for Duncan. a 141. Veteran pro, 3. 'Dutch' Harrison of Little Rock, Ark. led 23 qualifiers in St.

Louis with a three-over-par 145 at the Glen Echo Country Club. Olio Greiner of Tenafly, N.J. Chess Tournament A (AP) randmastcrs Bobby Fischer the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union djourned Tuesday night the ourth game in theii world hcss quarter-final elimination match. At adjournment on the 41st nove, Fischer held a slight losilional advantage. Taimanov had asked postponement of Sunday's game because of illness.

Fischer leads the 10-game match 3-0. The winner of the match must score 514 points to advance in the candidates series to pick a challenger for vorld champion Boris Spassks of Hie Soviet Union. Maryland Whipped ANNAPOLIS (AP) In preview to their Saturday mee ing in the NCAA semi-finals College Park, Navy's lacrosse men shellacked Maryland Tue: day, 10-5. Altackman Bob Fell paced th Middies, scoring three goaU Teammates Doug Maskro an Denny Supkp each added a gqa and an assist for Navy, wlii' Steve Demczuk led the Terp with three goals. Navy, now 10-1 against co legiate competition iced the vi tory with three goals in the fin? period.

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Spagnola signed wilh the Steelers in desperation, but two days later he got a call from Kansas City, later from a Canadian pro team. Now he admits he may have signed too quickly. "I was worried nobody else would ask me," he said. "1 think with weight work 1 can be just as good as anybody. But Bradshaw is so good.

I can tell iust the way he throws the ball. He rifles them." At Arizona Slate, Spagnola Jircw 35 career touchdowns, about 23 of them to J.D. Hill, top draft choice of the Buffalo Bills. Running backs Mike Brunson and Art Malone, both drafted hi 1970 by Atlanta, played for the Sun Devils while Spagnola was quarterback. Then there was Steve Holdcil, a flanker back who ran a 9.6 compared to Hill's 9.3, in the 100-yard dash.

In a way, Spagnola was a shadow then, like he is wilh the Steelers. "Yeah, 1 guess you could say that," he admitted. 'But I go my share of ink. 1 can't com plain." BALTIMORE (AP) Manger Earl Weaver or the Balti- lore Orioles thinks Hank Bauer nay have lost his perspective comparing the minor leagues today with those he left 23 ears ago. Bauer, who now manages the 'ide water Tides, a Class AAA arm club of the New York HeLs, claimed last week that the alent in the minors had fallen )ff considerably.

"All Triple A baseball now is ike a good Class A league when played ball," Bauer said. "And oday's big leagues? Only Triple Weaver, who replaced Bauer as manager of the Orioles in July, 1968, said he agreed thai minor league players today aren't as good: "because they're hrce times better." "I'll take our Triple A club al taehester today and put it on he same field as the major eague teams Hank played on 2( years ago and I think they'c "natch them," Weaver said. 'And don't forget, Hank played 'or the very best." Bauer, who played for nine pennant winners during 11 ful seasons ivith the New York Yankees, contended expansion had caused a decline in quality. "When I played," Bauer said 'there were 16 big league teams Now lucre are 24. That 201 ilayers who have no business ii Weaver, however, counteret wilh: "I'll never go along with he idea baseball players, foot bnll players and basketbal ilayers were better last month ast year or last century.

"Everything progresses. I'm convinced of that. Otherwise we'd all be just wasting our time bein tf here wouldn't we'" "For one thing," Weaver said "everyone knows today's kid are bigger, faster and stronger than they were a generation ago And, how about the improvec equipment and techniques? "Aside from that, where Ehink Bauer loses his persncc iive is he's remembering the minor leagues as a heckuva lo better than it really was." "When you're in gramma In Hncrkital chool," Weaver continued, mak- ng a comparison, "you think of le kids in high school as monsters. You get in high chool, look back and the kids grammar look like babies." Weaver, a second baseman who spent his entire playing freer in the minors, said Bauer night get a better performance rom some of his players be- ause of what he said. "But I bet he hurt a lot of guys feelings," Weaver said.

'Guys who are giving It all hey've got." "Besides," he said, "owners don't want to hear players today aren't as good as they used to be, because then we, as managers and coaches, obviously aren't doing what we're paid to do in making these guys better." Aspromonte Valuable Man As Mets Win 4th Straight By HAL BOCK Associated Press Sports NEW YORK (AP) Bob As- jromonte. the journeyman third aseman, leads the New York Mets in two vital categories. They are, tickets left at the gate For each game, and runs batted n. The Mets endure the first and enjoy the second. Aspro delivered the 12th-in- ning single Tuesday night that sank Philadelphia 5-4 for New York's fourth straight victory, and made 25 of his friends and relatives, in on freebics, very happy.

Aspromonte is a New York joy who signed with the old Brooklyn Dodgers after gradating from high school in '056. Fie managed one at bat in Ebbets Field and then took 15 years to get back to New York. In between there were stops at Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta. When Paul Bichards, general manager of the Braves, dealt him to the Mets last winter. "Don't knock Richards" smiled Aspromonte, "He did me a favor.

He asked me if I want- said yes and he said okay." The Mets, shopping for infick help after Wayne Ga'rrett went into the Army, got Aspromonte for reliever Ron Herbel, and in hcritcd his ticket problem. "Well vou know I've got a lo of people here to take care "I've been very fortunate," he aid. "I've been up in key silua- ions. You have to be to get hose RBIs, I'm glad everything lad worked out the way it has." Aspromonte had a chance to vin Tuesday's game two innings earlier wilh Bonn Clendenon on second and two out. But Jim Sunning, making his first relief appearance of the year, struck lim out.

Then, in the 12th, Tim Foli, who had three hits, reached on an error Tommlc Agee walked and when Clendenon bounced to short, A0ee broke up the polen- ial double play with a textbook of second baseman Terry Harmon. Foli was thrown out at the plate on Cleon Jones' bouncer moving Clendenon to secom and bringing up Aspromonte again. This time, Aspro singlet to right, scoring the winner. "I'm tickled," said Aspro monte. "You want to do well so badlv for the club and for your self." Not to mcnton those 25 free bie friends and family.

I A I A YORK ab bl ab ti Harmon 2b 5 1 3 1 Harrelson ss 5 1 0 TTaylor 3 5 1 2 0 Foli 2 6 1 3 Monianei cf 5 0 0 0 A9M cf 2 1 0 DJoTmson Ib 4 1 1 3 Ondenon Ib 1 0 Freed 5 0 0 0 CJoMi I 6 0 2 Us If 0 1 0 Asprmnle 3b 6 0 2 Hisre If 1 0 0 0 Crete 5 0 0 MRyan 4 0 0 0 Singleton rf 4 0 2 MCarvcr 1 0 0 0 Koosman 1 1 0 Bowa 5 1 3 0 BHwetl pn 1 0 0 KReynlds 2 0 1 0 Frlsella 1 0 0 Browne ph 1 0 0 0 Bunnfng 1 0 0 0 Total 43 4 104 Total 41 i 9 BALTIMORE (AP) Ccnlerlhad about 25 in tonight." Wes Unsold of the Baltimore! "The Mets understand my Bullets will be hospitalized a week lo 10 days following surgery to repair torn cartilage in bis left knee. The operation was performed Tuesday at Kernan's Hospital, where doctors reported they were pleased with the results, team. problem, said Aspromonte feiwn worn fnnri t.JOnes, and they ve been very gooa ohnJO taking care of me." In return, Aspro has taken care of the Mets. His game-winning hit Tuesday night gave him 22 runs batted in, lops on th 9 run i Phil 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 4 N.Y 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 E--Agte, Bowa. DP--Philadelphia 1.

LOB--Philadelphia 9, New York 11. SB- C.Jones, Bnwa 1. 3B--Harmon. (4). S-- K.Reynoldj, Koosman, SF--D.

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