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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS Monday. )uly 29, 1974 fag 24 'TWILIGHT' OF HIS CAREER? Hold The Water At Riverside Mets' Kranepool Hitting Better Than Ever This Year By MILT KICHMAN NEW YORK (UPI) Ed Kranepoof was different from the very first day he reported to the New York Mets. I It's 12 years later now and a lot of mistake, Big Mike was quick to capitalize. The 11th hole told the tale. Maled's drive bit eight feet from the pin on the 107-yard par 3 shortie.

Swango's rolled up to within 20 feet. It had to be a 1 's hole. But he missed his putt and Swango hammered his in like a nail in a coffin. Long-baller Klinge took Landram one hole further, and looked for a moment like he might make the comeback of the tourney. Klinge too was four down asiked Swango if he was ready to play a little more.

To which Big Mike replied, "I believe that's enough for one day." More than enough. After his overtime brush with Hook, in which "I missed four putts that long (index fingers extended one foot apart)," he ran into the determined Maled. Blasting long, low drives from beneath ariverboat gambler's hat, the Ritter senior stuck it out nearly all the way, despite being four down when the Soulhsidcr suddenly cut loose. Klinge won 12 with a birdie, 14 with a par, then creamed a 300-yard plus drive on 16. After watching Landram sink a knee-knocking par putt of six feet there which could have ended the match, Klinge dropped a 10-footer for his bird.

Although still two down with two to go Klinge looked to be in the driver's seat. But his approach on 17 was long and steady Mike.L. was there with par to take it all. He'll need it all come Sunday. It'll be a tough tango with Swango.

of two challengers apiece yesterday in the searing heat to reach the finals. Big Mike S. took a mere 21 holes to shake Joe Hook, in the morning then trod over another 16 before closing out Tom Maled, 3 and 2. Mike L. defeated tourney surprise Doug Peters in the a.m., then hung on to nip a hard-charging Tom Klinge later, 3 and 1.

And through the sweat and scrambling and hillclimbs and the balls that bounded awry, one could sense that the Mikes were in control that it was theirs to win or lose, but probably win. When it was over a needier By JOHNSARNO They can turn off the water fountains Sunday at the Riverside golf course. The two men that'll be there in quest of the City Amateur title will have plenty of ice water along right in their veins. It took a lot of time, a bundle of golf shots and plenty of cool for Mike Landram and Mike Swango to escape the tourney 's quarter and semifinal rounds yesterday at Pleasant Run. It'll take all that and a little something extra for one to whip the other next week.

Swango, the teacher (Center Grove), and Landram, the student (Ball State), disposed holes. But for every after 11, and had yet to even after 11 shot he made to the stick, win a hole. It looked as if things have changed. Not him, though. He's still different.

Most ballplayers, for example, 't like you telling them they're in the twilight of their careers, especially when they're not even 30 yet. With Kranepool, it's completely the other way around. You don't have to tell him; he tells you. Swango was there to match it Landram would coast in, somehow. And for his every MID-SEASON i Q.F SALES Ed Kranepool Three Days Off, Then Tire' Up MCtAl.

UUCMM MKJfTS FREE! FIT AND ADVICE BY PROS FREE 90-DAY IAYAWAY SHOE REGISTERED IRONS, 3 WOODS 59.00 SALE 12" safety John Mosely. "We just PRO SHAFT SPALDING seem to make too many men 8 IRONS, 3 WOODS ALL PRO GOLF SETS e. rOO 170.00 nowOj 1 CLOSEOUT PRICES PRO MncGREGOt COMPARE 425 Craig Blackford "At that age you're not able to cope with big league pitching either physically or mentally," he says. That's why that 14-year-old boy the Phillies signed (Jorge Lebron) will have a lotta trouble if he's not handled properly. I see where they put him on the inactive list at Auburn.

That's the right way to do it, not overexpose him the way I was. As a boy, you dream of playing in the big leagues, and you don't realize it'll hurt you if you get there too quickly. "This kid the Phillies signed is going to learn in the minors. I didn't do that. I was in the minors only six weeks.

Have you any idea how it is playing in a big city like New York, before 45 thousand people, when you're only 17? Have you any idea how it feels to have the media expect so much from you and have more than a million people watching you on TV? That's what I mean by being overexposed. No 17-year-old can handle that." Kranepool is the dean of the Mets. He is the only player to have participated in every season of the club's history and played for all four of its managers beginning with Casey Stengel. When he first came up, he got the reputation of being a wiseguy kid over an episode which really wasn't his fault. While taking batting practice one day at the old Polo Grounds, Kranepool, who had been having trouble with inside pitches, instructed the pitcher to keep throwing him on the outside.

Duke Snider, one of the Mets' outfielders, noticed it. "It might be a good idea," suggested Snider, "to have him pitch you on the inside and you learn to pull the ball instead of swinging at all these outside pitches." "You're not doing so good yourself," Kranepool came back curtly. Today Kranepool realizes Snider was only trying to be helpful, and that he shouldn't have answered him in the manner he did. "What Duke didn't know at the time, though, was that Casey had given me specific instructions to go out and practice hitting every ball to the opposite field. He said he was going to be watching me from the centerfield clubhouse, and he did.

Duke didn't know that. Here was Casey telling me to hit to the opposite field and Duke telling me to pull. What was I to do? Remember I was onlv a 17-vear-old kid." ALL BAGS, ,119" 3 Woods I Iron! HAIG ULTRA MAXPOWER 1st FLITE MacGREGOR WILSON RAM PING PGA HOGAN CARTS, PUTTERS, ACCESS. Sub Passer Stalls Pontiac SPALDING EXCALIBUR 30-60 OFF! What makes the whole thnig odder yet is that he's only 29. "The reason I say I'm in my 'twilight is because I've played up here 12 years already," says the Mets" left-handed hitting first baseman-outfielder-pinch swinger.

"I know guys who don't ever get five year. in up here. When you say 'twilight' in baseball, you're talking about the last years of anyone's career. Well, that's me, isn't it?" Yes, and then again, no. Yes, because the Mets have put Kranepool up on the block several times the last few years and never were stampeded by takers.

No, because Kranepool, a .251 lifetime hitter, is playing left field for the Mets and ripping the ball at a dizzy .402 clip now. He contributed a key single in yesterday's 4-1 victory over Montreal. As a pinch hitter, he's 12-for-24 and hitting .500 this season. "If I hit .400 this year," he laughs, "I'm gonna retire at my peak and put in an application for Bob Scheffing's job as general manager with this club next year. Why not? He's retiring after this year.

If (Dave) DeBusschere did it with the Nets, why can't I do it with the Mets?" Kranepool has about as much chance of becoming the next general manger of the Mets as Marv Thornberry or Elio Chacon 'has, and he realizes that. He also realizes he's a far better hitter now than he ever has been in all the years he has been with the club. Kranepool was 17 when he first joined the Mets out of James Monroe High School in the Bronx. tal errors. The Hawaiians drew 12,608 for the game, leaving about 10,000 seats empty.

Czechs Stay Up Front In Motocross Special to The News SPRINGVILLE, -Czechoslovakian domination of the American Motorcycle Association summer 'motocross series continued yesterday at Zoar Moto Park. Zdenek Velky took up the banner for the CZ factory racing team after series point leader Ja-roslav Falta was forced to re-turn to his Czechoslovakian home. Velky jumped to an early lead in the first GP-Round and chalked up a relatively HONOLULU (AP) Tlay-ing with just three days off seems to suit the undefeated Chicago Fire, which smashed the Hawaiians, 53-29, yesterday in a World Football League garnet "This was our best day as a team," said quarterback Virgil Carter, who hit 11 of his first 13 passes as the Fire grabbed a quick 30-0 lead. The seven-year pro veteran passed for three touchdowns, including two to rookie running back Mark Kellar. Kellar, who carried the brunt of the Chicago ground attack after Cyril Pinder was shaken up in the first quarter, also ran for three touchdowns.

"The thing that's interesting about it is that we played our best with only three days rest," Carter said, "and I understand the Hawaiians played their best game a victory over Detroit the previous Sunday with three days rest, too." The Fire, 4-0, struck quickly, with Kellar scoring his first touchdown on a two-yard burst less than two minutes after the opening gun. The Fire stretched its lead to 45-7 before a late Hawaiians surge narrowed the gap. With the ground attack limited to 21 yards, Hawaiians quarterback i s' Weese passed 52 times, completing 24 for 338 yards and three touchdowns. easy victory over Gary Sem-ics of Lisbon, Ohio in the first lii ewrl SPQRTS SCGREBARD There's nothing like being able to "extradite" a substitute quarterback who hasn't thrown a football in a year and watch him pass for 200 big yards. Unless it's grabbing a fella who's passing through town, heaving him into the game, and watching him score three touchdowns.

Or watching your defense hold the opponents to 55 total yards for the ballgame. All of which the Indy Caps did Saturday night during the burial and eulogy for the previously unbeaten Arrows of Pontiac, Michigan. It was 47-6 and though Caps' president Joe Wolfla says his team is "a year away from the big leagues," it's likely he'd get some argument from the Pontiac people, and the 4,100 vocal souls who witnessed the onslaught. Not to mention the World Football League scouts from Birmingham and Jacksonville in the stands. The immigrant was Craig Blackford, ex-University Evansville Ace, ex-Indy Cap now working for Herff Jones in Illinois.

Black ford was rushed in to fill the gaD left by a temporarily hobbling Jake Jacobs and Mike Gillin, out for the year with a broken hand. After completing 11 of 20 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown, it was de BASEBALL moto. The second moto was a totally different story with Americans Jim Pomeroy and Jim Weinert staging a terrific duel from start to finish with Velky holding a distant third. The over-all tally showed Velky first, Semics second and Texan Kent Howerton third. The top prize for 125cc world motocross held in conjunction with the inter-AMA went to Tim Hart of Torrance, for the first United States victory in the series.

Hart streaked to a lead in the first moto and newly-crowned American champion Marty Smith made it a near photo finish, with Hart the winner. Hart was bested by Honda GOT 33.7 MPG IN A RECENT USAC "MILES-PER-GALLON" AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST WEST SHOWDOWN! A. NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST WEST GB GB Phil. 52 48 I. Ang.

65 37 St. Louis 50 50 2 Cincinn. 62 41 3Vj Pittsburgh 49 52 4 Houston 54 48 11 Montreal 46 51 1 Atlanta S3 49 12 New York 43 54 7Vi S. Fran. 46 57 HVi GB GB Oakland 42 lVj Kan.

city SO 46 72 3 Chicago 50 4 3 Texas SI SI 8' i 4 Minnesota 49 S3 lOVi 6 California 40 63 30 Boston S3 46 Cleveland il 47 Baltimore SO New Yort so 4 Milwaukee 49 SO Detroit 47 11 SANCTIONED AND RESULTS CERTIFIED BY UNITED STATES AUTO CLUB. "They killed us on big Hawaiian free plays," said Bobby Nichols GOLF RS. NEW '74 COLTS ARE IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY AT INDIANAPOLIS DODGE DEALERS! Chicago 42 55 (Vi San Diego 43 61 23 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Cincinnati 14, San Diego 1 St. Louis 5, Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 3 Atlanta 3, Los Angeles 2 (10 Innings) New York 4, Montreal 1 Houston 3, San Francisco I (10 innings) SATURDAY'S RESULTS Cincinnati 5, San Dieoo 1 St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 Philadelphia 6-7, Pittsburgh 5-4 Atlanta 10, Los Angeles New York Montreal 5 Houston 11, San Francisco 1 TONIGHT'S PITCHERS San Diego (Greit, 5-11) at Cincinnati (Kirby, 7-5) WLW, WTTV-FM and WSVI-FM.

7:05) Los Angeles (Sutton, 7-8) at Atlanta Boy Friends Michael Witney is Twiggy's romantic interest, but former friend Justin is still friend and manager. "Cozy" says Robin Adams Sloan. Page 11. teammate Mickey Boone of Winston Salem, N.C. in the second moto.

The -a 1 1 rundown had Hart the cup victor with Boone runner-up. Bruce McDougal was third. CANADIAN OPEN (AT PORT CREDIT, ONT.) 70-7O-70-7O28O Bobby Nichols, (540,000) 67-67-68-6 270 John SChlee, ($10,500) 69-66-69-70270 Larry Ziegler, (S18.S00) 69-63-73-69274 Ray Floyd, (57,420) 71-67-69-68275 Dale Doualass, (S7 420) 71 -65-7U8 275 cided he'll be a Cap perma YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Oakland 7-3, Chicago 1-2 Detroit 6. Cleveland 3 Milwaukee 4, Baltimore 0 Boston 8, New York 3 Minnesota i-t, California 3-12 Taxat 6 Kansas City 4 SATURDAY'S RESULTS Chicago 1, Texas 5 Cleveland 3, Detroit 2 Minnesota 6. Oakland 1 Milwaukee 5, Baltimore 1 Boston 5.

New York 4 Kansas City California 1 TONIGHT'S PITCHERS Chicago (Wood, 16-12) it Oakland (Blue, 12-9) Milwaukee (Wright, t13) at Baltimore (Grimsley, n-) New York (McDowell, 1-4) at Boston (Moret, 4-3) (Channel (, 7:15) Detroit (Lolicli, 10-13) at Cleveland Bosnian, 3-0 or Peterson, 7-5) Kansas City (Patlin, 2-5) it Texas (Jenkins, 13-9) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION EAST WEST GB GB INDPLS. 50 39 Tulsa 56 40 Iowa 53 45 S'a Wichita 51 50 7Va Evnsvll 50 50 9Vl Denver 46 54 12 Omaha 39 63 21 Okla. City 43 55 14 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS nently. t.DB uranem, 70-71-67-67275 Chi Chi Rodriguez 68-63-74-70275 Lee irevino, Same goes for Jeff Stanciel, the passer-by who rolled up three scores. Another former 66-69-8-72 275 1 ROM, 6-3) Pittsburgh (Rooker, 6-8) or (Reuss, 10-7) at Philadelphia (Carlton, 12-7) San Francisco (Halicki, 0-3) at Houston (Osteon, 9-6) I i Cap, he was under contract to 69-66-70-71276 67-68-71-70 276 69-72-67-68276 68-67-72-69 2S7 69- 71 -68-S? 277 70- 65-72-70277 67-71-71-68277 72-65-73-67277 71-70-47-70278 Lionel Heberr, (4,800) Ben Crenshaw, (4,800) Steve Melnyk (54,800) Gary Sanders ($4,800) Arnold Palmer, (S3, 400) Jack Nicklaus, (53,400) Gay Brewer, ($3,400) Don Bies, ($3,400) Charles Coodr, ($2,234) Forrest Fezler.

IS2.5U1 Columbus of the Midwest Football League earlier in the TENNIS Never say year but they folded, and 70-70-68-70278 Stanciel found a new home ($2,234) 70-69-66-73278 ($2,234) 65-72-73-68278 i cm Kiie, Ken Still, last night. 's greased lightning, OKLAHOMA CITY INDIANAPOLIS says Wolfla. "He put on quite it i di ao Di 2 3 5 110 a show but then they all 1 1 Mcerew.ej 4 2 5 1 5 1 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 Smith.lf 5 2 4 aid, just like every week. Our 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 Blanco, lb 0 1 Ashbv.c defense was brutal, as usual; 10 0 0 5 2 3 3 3 2 3 0 0 WORLD TEAM YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Denver 31, Chicago 18 Philadelphia 24, Boston 21 Pittsburgh 30, Cleveland 14 SATURDAY'S RESULTS Los Angeles 26, Cleveland 24 Minnesota 28, Pittsburgh 26 Golden Oaten 24, Houston If Detroit 31, Hawaii 19 TONIGHT'S MATCHES Golden Gaters at Philadelphia New York vs. Toronto-Buffalo at Toronto Baltimore at Houston Minnesota at Hawaii WHEELING CLASSIC (AT WHEELING, W.VA.) Par 72-72-72216 Carole Jo Skala ($5,000) 69-70-73212 Jane) Blalock ($3,750) 71-74-71216 Maria Astrolooes ($250) 70-76-71 217 Kathy McMullen (52,350) 77-738 218 Debbie Austin ($1,875) 73-74-72219 Kathy Martin ($1,500) 72-75-73220 Kathy Ahem ($1,500) 71-75-74220 Roberta Albers ($1,275) 75-74-72221 Clifford Ann Creed ($1,100 75-75-72222 Laura Baugh ($1,100) 222 INDIANAPOLIS AMATEUR YESTERDAY'S RESULTS (AT PLEASANT RUN) ana me onensive line was 0 1 "Ckbi '0 Freed, lb King.dh Yngbld.lt KnighUb DrscoUb Rubertcc Alcala.p Osborn, Totals amazing.

2 1 0 0 5 0 1 2 0 1 12 10 4 112 4 12 0 4 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McMiln.ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Ron McCraig and Ron Barbee were super. And Roy Winston (a tight end from 38 912 9 Totals 41 1016 Memphis of the WFL) is back Mike Landram defeated Doug Peters, 3 and 2. and that makes them all the better." PRO FOOTBALL The Caps are 3-0 now and Oklahoma City 200 610 000 9 Indianapolis 301 024 OOx 10 Flynn, McMillan. DP Indianapolis (1). LOB Oklahoma City 7, Indianapolis 10.

2B Kuiper 2, Flynn, Johnson, Smith, Dusan. 3B Spencer. HR Freed (16). SB Auberto, Norm. IP ER BB SO Hudson 13 0 8 2 4 O'Toole (U2-2) 'i 2 2 2 1 0 Whillodc 1 0 0 0 3 Alcala 3i 6 7 5 1 3 Osbcm 1 1 2 2 2 0 Heintr lij 3 0 0 1 1 Anduiiar (W, 6-7) 1 0 0 0 1 0 PB-Johnson.

WP Hudson 2. 2:38. A 804. Men and women with a taste for the best -never say "Canadian" without saying "Club." Because they won't settle for less than the unique taste that distinguishes itfrom all other whiskies. A taste that neverstops pleasing.

In short ones before dinner, tall ones after-Canadian Club Tom Klinge defeated Jim Ehlebridtt, 1-up. Landram defeated Klinge, 3 and 1. Mike Swango defeated Jo Hook 21 holes. Tom Mated defeated Butch Mitchell, 6 and 5. Swango defeated Maled, 3 and- 2.

NEXT SUNDAY'S FINALS (AT RIVERSIDE) 9:00 a.m. (Championship) Lindram is. Swango. 9:08 (President's Flight) Larry Held vs. Day Massey.

9:16 (Secretary's) Bill Reynolds vs. Ralph Fancher; (Treasurer's) Cbet Bottom vs. Brian Bartley. 9:24 (1st V. Pres.) Mike Wroblewskl vs.

Carl Emostes; (4th V-Pres.) Steve Barlow vs. Frank Mullen. 9:12 (2d V-Pres.) Bob Strickland vs. Garry James; (3d Jeft Bartl vs. Scott Morris.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. Curtis Stranqe, the NCAA champion, rallied to defeat Jay Haas for the 72nd Western Amateur title at the 20th hole. WORLD LEAGUE EAST CENTRAL Florid 3 0 0 Chicago 4 0 0 Philadelphia 1 2 0 Birmingham 3 0 0 Jacksonville 1 2 0 Memphis 2 10 Mew York 1 2 0 Detroit 0 3 0 WEST S. Clif. 2 1 0 Hawailant 1 I 0 Houston 1 2 0 Portland 0 1 ft YESTERDAY'S RESULT Chicago S3, Hawallans 29 is pnrfect company all evening long.

So discover C.C. tonight. Omaha 000 040 08812 13 Denver 013 000 2309 12 J- yjgp I ifotimo frlonrle ora rora mti to tn Hum oxis ttMtt si Stun or -Cmmmm Ciusr wm A P'0flfY. NT Mr iujcstv outw tiif vurnices or "Cmadian Cum' wmmv H1MM WALKER SONS HUIILO WJtRV1Uf.U'iAI heading for Flint, next week. Next year is another story.

Goins Runs KO Record To Nine Special te The News UNION CITY, Ohio Undefeated Indianapolis lightweight Norman Goins ran his record to 10-0-1 Saturday night with a first-round knockout over Danny Starks of Chicago. Goins, who recorded his ninth knockout victory, put Starks down for the full count at 2:21 of the opening session. Goins, ranked seventh in the Chlan, Bernard (7) Foot (7) Bruno (9) and Harmon; Koznieany, Rothermol (I) Culpepper (I Mimi (8) and Lantigua. WP Foot (9-2). LP Konieany (2-6).

HR Denver: Batista (12), Ragland (2). Tulsa 100 020 0003 7 I Evansvilla 001 310 OOi 5 II 1 Terlecky and Mayer; Ruble, Arroyo (6) Newman (9) and Kiram, Gillty (9). WP Ruble. LP Terlecky. Wichita 7, Iowa 1 SATURDAY'S RESULTS INDIANAPOLIS 13, Tulsa 1 Evansvilla 7, Oklahoma City 6 Denver 8-11.

Iowa 2-4 PEACE GAMES AUTO RACING BASKETBALL BOYS' (13-15) Division) Gardens 64, Raiders 57 (championship); Forest Manor Ji, tab bocks 41 (consolation). Wichita 11-8, Oman 7 2 FORMULA 5,000 MEN'S Lon Ranger 93, Fall Creek TDVIflHT'S HAMFS YMCA 81 (championship); Marlon College lUmOMl UAIVlca 100( NorthtilM Afi.sr, 64 (consolation). (AT ELKHART LAKE, 1. Mario Andrettl, 25 laps Tulsa at Evansvilla Omaha at Denver Iowa at Wichita WIS.) S12.0M I 6,800 4,200 2,600 2,100 MOO 1,600 1 lAn SOFTBALL GIRLS (13-15 Division) TAB 7, Golden Glovos 3 (championship); Speed Queen 10, Northwest All-Stan 6 (consolation). KICKBALL GIRLS (Seniors) Holr Nam 22, St.

Matthew 10 (championship): Dream Team 18, St. Gabriel 11 (consolation). YOUTH BASEBALL uw latest U.S. ratines Dublished hv mn ji fa I THIS WHISKY IS 6 YEARS OLD Wf 2. Brian Redman, 25 laps 3.

Eppi Wellies, 25 laps 4. David ttoobs, 25 laps 5. Tuck Thomas, 25 laps 6. Jan Woodner, 24 laps 7. Roger Lighthouse, 24 laps I.

Horst Kroli, 24 laps t. James Dunkel, 24 laps 10. John Gunn, 24 laps Time: 53 minutes, 22 seconds. 113.2 m.p.h. DIXIE 500 (AT HAMPTON, GA.) Richard Petty, Dodge, 328 MPS Davi Pearson, Mercury, 326 Buddy Baker, Fore', 377 Darrell Waltrip, Chevrolet, 324 Lenni Pond, Chevrolet.

31 1,150 speed: Ring Magazine, now gets a crack at Angel Mayoral, ranked fourth in the world, at Chicago AMATEUR BASEBALL 614.350 Aug. 26. In other action Saturday, Indianapolis light heavyweight BABE RUTH STATE FINALS Ttrrt Htutt Crown Point 4 Fort Wt-M 9, Frankfort (Fwikfort tlitm CONNIE MACK STATE FINALS Fort Warne St. Joseph 14, Fort Warn Lebamotf (Leoaimrf' eliminated) Fort Wayne St. Joseph 7, Smith's Electric 3 I 6,125 6,425 5,100 Irish Jerry Evans knocked out Davo Mercis.

Doom, 317 3,400 IABL Homewood 5, 1, Wild Bunch 12; Mudsharks 6, 7, slarOust 5, 17; Speaking ol Sports 17. 8, Westsid Yankees 1. 5. BIG SIX Fall Creek Athletics, 6, 13. Lawrence Red Wioos 3, Rovals 11, 12, Bailey's Law Spiegel 4, North-aid 2, 3.

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