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i Eldon Back Included June 21, U72 5 irifi MoBathiXruta Lucchesi May Join Ranls of Absent In Norseman Pickings JIM MURRAY MIAMI, Okla. (Special) A quarterback from Eldon (Mo.) High School, Sam Merritt, is In Bunning, star pitcher with "I'U know by then," Owens cluded among the latest football declared Monday night after the opening game with Atlanta was recruits at Northeastern Okla TRACK WEDNESDAY The second summer track meet for boys and girls 14-and-under will start at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at BriRKs Stadium on SMS Campus. The meets are sponsored by the Park Board. SMS and the Ozark Track and Field Club.

homa AfcM Junior College here. rained out. most Is the players' lackadaisical manner on the field. "We act like we're beaten before we start," he said. "In Sunday's game in Houston, we made more mistakes in the first three innings than I've seen all season.

And the game was on Bobby Faces Long Ride ATLANTA (AP) Frank Luechesi's status as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies is under review. General Manager Paul Owens is traveling with the Phillies on their current road trip in an effort to fix the responsibility for 26 defeats In the last 31 games. 'I know we're not pennant contenders, but we ought to be able to stay close to .500," he according to Coach Rube Berry. In addition to Merritt, who also participated in track and baseball at Eldon, joining the Norsemen are C. J.

Pcachlyn, 195-pound running back, Pauls said. "I cant believe the way this The club has lost its last six af television. Imagine what kind of an Impression it made on the fans." team has been playing," Owens Detroit, Pittsburgh and the Phillies before his retirement last year, is in his first season as manager of the Reading Phillies in the Class AA Eastern League. "I Just hope we get this thing straightened out in the next six or seven days," Owens said. Owens said be wasn't impressed with the fines Lucchesi leveled against eight players for breaking curfew in Houston after Saturday night's game.

"Most of the guys caught were milk shake drinkers who present no morale problems," Owens said. The players were Valley, Michael McGuire. ter losing streaks of 11 and observed. 1 5 linebacker, Vashmgton Capt Joe Robison, Air Fort Academy baseball coach, is a member of the 10-man rules committee of the American Association of College Baseball Coaches. games.

Owens admitted he is concerned by reports that Lucchesi He says that what annoys him who has all the warmth of a hooded cobra, sputters when he thinks about it "Stooges!" he shouts. "The In High. Massillon, Ohio, and Pete "Call It an exploratory trip. Sindo, 205, defensive tackle and said Owens, who replaced John has lost control of the team kicker, Plattsburg, N. Y.

"Prank and I have been friends ternational Chess Federation Jinx of Sorts Quinn as the Phillies' general manager June 3. "It's no secret for long time and we each and the American Federation are all stooges of the Russians!" Faces Phillips spent 20 years battling up through the ranks, but like I told I'm not satisfied with this ball club. It' getting worse and worse. I intend to find out the The conditions are such that bin on Sunday, friendship doesn't mean a thing in some At Fairgrounds reason my own way." fined $100 each for being in the "drawn" games will be allowed. Owens said he'll finish the thing like this.

It's business the motel restaurant and missing To Bobby, this is an inter it may sound unbelievable, considering past success, but trip, which has series with At business of trying to find out why the team is losing so lanta, Montreal and Chicago re national mistake of magnitude of not being able to bomb the Larry Phillips has a jinx to snap maining before the team returns at the Fairgrounds Speedway stock car races. enemy supply lines. Bobby home June 28. wants to win. But, of course, America Is in a period of not being beastly to the Russians.

bed check. "That's not my idea of getting tough," Owens said. The Phillies are expected to bring up Joe Lis, who is leading the Pacific Coast League in home runs with 26. An outfielder, Lis will play first base. Rookie Tommy Htitton, one of the few Phillies playing good baseball, will move to right field.

Owens indicated he also may bring up former New Owens was asked if he was thinking of bringing in Jim Bun-ning from Reading to manage the Phillies. "I don't know what kind of manager mining is," Owens hedged. Apparently, chess is a game in which it's easy to play for a stalemate. I say "apparently" because Bobby, explaining Settlement Puts Silas With Celts PHOENIX. Aris.

(AP) Jer chess at Dewar's Celebrity Tennis Tournament at La Costa the other day, has all the patience of Edward Teller explaining the hydrogen atom to guy with bone in his nose. ry Colangelo, general manager of the Phoenix Suns, said Tues Panhandle Mentor Joins Western Staff GOODWELL, Okla. (AP) -Tom Cross, Oklahoma Panhandle State College assistant football and head track coach, has resigned to accept a post at Missouri Western College in St. Joseph, Mo. The Russian champion.

day Paul Silas has been traded Thil report should properly go in the diplomatic pouch. Slug it "For Eye Only" with one copy to the Secretary of State, one to the President Burn promptly Iter reading. Get Henry Kissinger on It at once. The United States to walking Into another Communist trap. It's going to be the tame old story.

It's going to be conflict of their choosing, on their grounds, under their terms. It's going to be the same old curd, a conflict we probably can't win because stalemate is almost built in. It's going to have demilitarized xones, sanctuaries, the whole lot International quicksand. It's the Bay of Pigs, Pan-munjom, the sellout all over again. We're playing for a tie, as usual.

And a tie, they win. The circumstances are these: The United States is probably the world's mightiest chess power. That's because we have Bobby Fischer, the Brooklyn prodigy whose disposition would have to improve to be described as merely "irascible." Bobby is about to be sacrificed on theal-tar of diplomatic expedience, a tragic patriot in the mold of Douglas MacArthur, Gary Powers or the Lafayette Escadrille. We're sending him up in a cot-fin. We're sending him into battle handcuffed.

Bobby has won all the skirmishes in this conflict. He routed a collection of Russian shock troops in Argentina a year ago with almost bored ease. Now. be is to meet the Russian champion, Boris Spassky. Immediately, of course, the juggling started.

The Russians tired to steer the ultimate conflict to the Tannenberg Marshes, or anywhere in the world the terrain would favor them. They usually do. Bobby thought Las Vegas would be fine. The Russians shuddered. They had, after all.

to Boston in exchange for Na Vork Yankee outfielder Bill Robinson with Lis at Eugene (Ore.) Robinson would give the slumping Willie Montanez in centerfield something to think about. Third baseman Don Money, in a season-long slump, has been benched in favor of utility outfielder Terry Harmon. "I want Lucchesi to let Money know why he's being benched Spassky, is "not in my class, really." Bobby says. "I'm a bet The second half of the season at the oval begins Friday night, and Phillips, who won eight features in the first half last year, managed only a pair in the final half. Phillips copped seven feature events the first half this campaign.

Drivers will draw for positions in the beat races, with the top five in each making the main event Drivers will begin earning points for the second-half championship. Terry Bivins of Shawnee Mission, defending 1-70 Speedway champion, has indicated he'll be a regular competitor during second-half action in his 427 cubic-inch Chevelle. There'll be a game of automobile football this week as an added attraction. Teams, consisting of three cars, will try to push the compact or "football" car across the opponents' goal line. Races commence at 8:15.

Gales open at 6, warm-ups start at 7:15. tional Basketball Association ter player, period if we play 10 matches to win, which is the rights to Charlie Scott. Scott, formerly with the Vir PAYABLE MONTHLY, SEMI-ANNUALLY or COMPOUNDED Plea Send Additional Information to NAME 1 ADDRESS I CITY FAMILY LOAN, Inc. S03 ST. LOUIS R.

R. Piltmd, Pre. Springfield, Mo. 866-7258 MISSOURI RESIDENTS OHlt way a match of this kind ought Cross will report to Missouri ginia Squires of the American to be played. Western Aug.

1 to assume his Basketball Association, official duties as offensive coordinator "I'm being dictated to by the ly signed with the Suns last Russian Chess Federation and week when Colangelo negotiated my government Is going along an out-ot-eourt settlement on because, let's face it, we re in a program of 'detente" and I'm Virginia's claims to the high' scoring guard. instead of giving him that old 'giving him a rest' routine," Owens said. "Money has to be a better player than he's showed us so far." Owens said something Is drastically wrong and he intends to find out where the responsibility belongs and then take action. for the MWC football team. He also will be head track coach.

Cross, a Panhandle graduate, has been with the Oklahoma school's athletic staff since 1966. Previously he coached at Phil-iipsburg and Colby, high schools and Dodge City, Junior College. being sold out," Speaking of "selling General manager Red Auer-bach of the Celtics claimed Si Bobby also points out carefully las Tuesday, saying when the there is no live television or sat settlement was reached last week, "Phoenix owed us Silas ellite coverage out of Iceland and the prospect of 12 (of the and no one but Silas." 24) matches being "drawn" by The Suns had been trying to talk Auerbach into accepting somebody other than Silas as the Russian would automatically leave him the world champion and the Soviets would get the bulk of the $160,000 prize money. tire that originally earned the name payment for Scott, according to sources close to the Suns. "Silas won't be a member of the Celtics until I assign his con Well, it's the same old sordid drama.

Why arent the students tract to Boston," Colangelo said, "but Red has obviously closed out burning their chess boards on the White House lawn? all the doors. He is being very Where is Dr. Spock in this crisis? Shouldn't Bobby defect to specific and very emphatic on what he wants. Canada? And where are the 0 seen "The Godfather." They "The only way Silas could groups chanting, "Hen. no.

Bob have remained with the Suns af by won't go." Can't Fulhright ter the Scott settlement was ii call a hearing? Was this one of the concessions Nixon made at suggested some venues where they think "moving pictures" are cave drawings in an earthquake. Bobby said, no, thanks, his camel was broke. The Russians compromised on Red changed his mind," Colangelo said. Reykjavik, Iceland. For those of Scott, the ABA'S leading scorer last season), abruptly left the Squires and joined the Suns during the closing weeks of the season.

Moscow? Is Joe Alsop just going to sit there? Not me. I'm organizing a "Free Bobby Fischer" movement right now. After all, just because chess players are a minority doesnt mean they don't have rights! you bereft of an atlas, this is a foe-shrouded, inhabited iceberg in the North Atlantic reachable only by nuclear sub or polar bear. Monday Night's Late Box Scores Crowder Secures Pair From Parkview Nine NEOSHO (Special) Pitcher Eddie Morrison and outfielder Russ Whorton of Parkview High OAKLAND DETBorr abrkti brhM School have signed with Crow der College, Baseball Coach Ed MAolWc 5 1 3 CantMris Northrua Dt 5 14 1 Rudi II 4 11ft GBtm 11 3 RJacltaoi I I It KUM pfe 19(1 Hondo Jb 4 13 0 rreaku 4 8 11 Ktrntm lb 1 1 4 Cart lb 1111 IWna 1111 ARadrtn Jb 4 Clark Jb I a RrnkmaB a 1IH Odont 2 0 6 Johnson said Tuesday. Morrison, a southpaw who stands 6-3 and weighs 175, "has great potential to become an outstanding hurler," said John JNKkra 111 Kaowlaa (111 IHrovtrupa 1IH Lucaar 1 0 Old Cardinals Play in Houston HOUSTON (UPI) Three pitchers and a shortstop for the 1946 world champion St.

Louis Cardinals are scheduled to play in the annual Oldtimers game at the Astrodome July 4, a Houston Astros official said Wednesday night. Howie Pollet. George linger. Ted Wilks and Joff Cross, all Houston residents, will play for the old Cardinals team against the Dixie Series champion Houston Buffs of 1947. The Oldtimers Game will precede the Astros-Pittsburgh Pirates game.

Pollet had a 21-10 record and Wilks. a relief pitcher, had an 8-0 mark. Munger was 2-2 and won the fourth game of the World Series over Boston. Cross was a reserve. Cross and Pollet are now insurance partners.

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