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Enterprise-Journal from McComb, Mississippi • 7

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Monday. July 3. 1972 McCOMB ENTERPRISE-JOURNAL Bofc Seagren Sefs New Pole Vaulting Record Susie Berning about six laps from the end." Bv KEN DONEY the AAU champion from the Ohio Track Club, who finished second Shorter had a big lead at the Associated Press Sports Writer Tops Open in 48.6. time and said he "just started jogging in," finishing first in 28 EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Bob The hometown crowd was on its minutes 35.6 seconds.

a. Seagren, the 1968 Olympic gold While Shorter and Jeff Gallo MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) Susie Maxwell Berning, who has competed in only seven pro tournaments this season because feet in the steeplechase as Mike Manley, a medalist, cracked the world pole vault record Sunday, but he way, his Honda TC teammate were finishing one-two, Jon An doesn't think the new mark of 18 derson poured it on in the final 30-year-old Eugene school teacher, finished first in 8:29.8 and Steve Savage, his Oregon Track Club teammate, took third feet 534 inches will last long. "Nineteen feet is near," the 25 she says her 19-month-old daughter is more fun than golf, won her second U.S. Open Championship in five years when year-old Seagren said Sunday lap to finish third.

Anderson, son of Eugene Mayor Les Anderson, was clocked in 29:08.2, Galloway in 28:48.8. in 8:32. Tennessee's Doug Brown, who Pam Barnett frittered away a three-stroke lead. after the vault that gave him the No.l spot on the United States track and field team for the fell early in the race, fought back In the javelin, Army's Bill Schmidt threw 270-6 with Milt Sonsky Mrs. Berning, a 30-year-old to earn the No.

2 spot in 8:31.8. Olympic Games in Munich. frosted brunette from Incline Frank Shorter, born in Munich of the New York Athletic Club Seagren turned on a crowd of I earned a trip there as America's 7 Village, started the day four strokes off the pace but surged Dast Pam and three other 14,000 at Hayward Field as he conquered both 95-degree heat No. 1 runner in the 10,000 meters although he "ran out of water, second at 267-11. AUU champion Fred Luke of Washington's Husky Spike Club was next at 16 9.

pros for a final round of 71 and the and nervousness to snap the world mark of l4 he shared dehydrated and cramped up with Sweden's Kiell Isaksson He said the record vault, which came on his third attempt, wasn't $6,000 top prize. "This golf course is so tough," she said of the par 72 Winged Foot layout, "it can grab you some time during the round. I just happened to be fortunate to Nixon Says Williams All-Time Best Hitter one of his best, but it was good enough for him to finish ahead of Steve Smith and Jan Johnson For the first time in history, have a few more pars ana Diraies than anyone else." c- 1 1 I -w at" iTX -i a' one of the three greatest hitters of WASHINGTON (AP) Are all time," savs Nixon. Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio three men cleared 18 feet in the same meet. Smith, from Cal State-Long Beach, and Johnson, from Alabama, finished second On DiMaggio, Nixon says the A the greatest hitter and outfielder ever to take to a baseball field? President Nixon thinks so.

Yankee Clipper is remembered The birdie that counted was on No. 17, the same hole that grabbed Miss Barnett. Mrs. Berning, who had picked up three strokes on Miss Barnett on the front nine, sank a 20-foot putt for a birdie 2 to pull even. and third with vaults of 18-OM8.

primarily as a great hitter. An American record fell in the "The many times I have seen 400-yard intermediate hurdles as GARY BAILEY WATCHES FORMOF SCOTT JORDAN AT THE CYCLE SCHOOL Jordan, a big winner at Moto-X will race Tuesday Using the vernacular ot a sports writer, which he often said he would like to have been, Nixon says on choosing his all-time best hitter: "Ted Williams has to get him play at Yankee Stadium and at Griffith Stadium against the Ralph Mann, former Brigham Young star, clipped the tape in 48.4 seconds, fourtenths of the nod. Pam missed an eight-footer for a bogey. Pam, who hasn't won on the women's tour yet this year, appeared headed to victory Sunday when she birdied the first two second under the previous mark he shared. Mann, the world's largest "I am convinced that had he not been denied the opportunity of playing during the five years he served with distinction in Senators I remember him even more as a superb fielder.

In addition Williams and DiMaggio, he named Baltimore's Brooks Robinson as the best in-fielder, Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax as best pitcher and L.A.'s Maury Wills as best Goolagong to Experiment With Young Chris Evert hurdler at 6 feet 4, 180 pounds Motorcycle Races Set Tuesday Gary Bailey, from Torrence, one of the nation's top riders held a MOTO-X school has been troubled by injuries this year. He was back in form holes. But they were the only two. She carded three bogeys on the front nine and three more coming home. World War II and Korea he would go down in the record books with Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby as Sunday, however, pulling ahead of early leader Dick Bruggsman bombshell from Fort Lauderdale, win one more match before they can meet in a semifinal that stuck to her practice of By RONALD THOMSON Associated Press Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) declining to speculate on what would pack the fabled allEngland Club.

at the McComb International might happen when she plays Moto-X on July 1st. He had 25 students from four states attend Miss Goolagong. Miss Goolagong's game has been erratic in her progress to Evonne Goolagong, the world's top-ranked women's tennis player, was toying with an experiment today as she faced the In the quarter-finals, fourth and get a full day's schooling today quarter-finals. She seeded Miss Evert meets un dropped the first set and was in challenge of such American stars as Chris Evert and Billie Jean seeded Patti Hogan of La Jolla, Calif. Chris and Patti paced the U.S.

Wightman Cud team to danger of losing to Russia Olga Morozova in the fourth round. King in the Wimbledon Cham Evonne's opponent in the pionships. victory over Britain here last month, winning all their quarter-finals is Francoise Durr of France, who has lost only six The 20-year-old defending for their money. As one father from Shreve-port, La. said, "My two boys (ages 8 and 19) have learned more today about their motorcycles, safety, and sportsmanship than they could anywhere else in years" Pailey is the Bultaco Factory Rider and will be competing in the July 4th race along with other big name riders from games in three matches.

champion from Australia wasn't saying what she had in mind, but Three other American girls Miss Evert, the 17-year-old have made the quarter finals- she let it be known that the target was Miss Evert, the teen-age prodigy who has electrified this Mrs. King of Long Beach, Nancy Gunter of San Angelo, Bobby Fischer Still Absent and Rosemary Casals of famed old tournament Both Evonne and Chris have to residents to see these outstand' San Francisco. Billie Jean, three-time Wimbledon champion and seeded No. 2 this year, plays Britain's all over the country. Riders are already in the McComb area REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) ing riders from all over the The International Chess Fed country.

All children 16-and- eration postponed the start of the Virginia Wade, seeded seventh and Mrs. Gunter and Miss Casals from California, Alabama, Geor gia; Louisiana, Texas and Ar kansas. under can get in free provided Bobby Fischer-Boris Spassy world championship series until they are accompanied by both are paired against each other Wayne Witter, owner and op- parents. In other words the Two American men are in the Tuesday after Fischer failed to McComb rlnter whole family can see a full day quarter-finals top-seeded Stan arrive in Iceland over the The American cham-j Smith of Pasadena, and of racing for npias; announced hq is instituting a family plan pion was believed still in New Jim Connors, the 19-yearold The track is located in Thomp for admission to enable the local York. rising star from Belleville, 111.

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