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The Bridgeport Telegram from Bridgeport, Connecticut • Page 13

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Tlill Bradshaw nitched a no-hit. nn-run same and his Fairfield American teammates backed him with a nine-hit attack, including Bob Fortuna two home runs, in a 12-0 victory over Monroe last night in the District Two Little League tournament at Unity Field The event continues tonight with North End West taking on Trumbull American at Unity Field starting at 5:30 o'clock. The Fairfield club started quickly, scoring four runs in the first Inning against losing pitcher ijary Johnson, rortuna pelted ni first homer in the frame with on man on base. The winners added five tallies in the fourth inning with a two-run home run by Joe Rietano hiehliehtine the UDrisine. In gaining the win, Bradshaw fanned 13 batters and issued ten bases on balls.

Kealey.lf oVo'snvoJb Bodell Defeats Roman in Heavy Bout NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) Jack Bodell of Britain out pointed Jose "King" Roman of New York Monday night in a dull 10-round fight at the Nottingham Ice Rink. Bodell weighed 203 pounds, Roman 198. The Briton, who is favored to succeed Henry Cooper as heavyweight champion of Britain, completely outclassed the Puerto Rican 'but lacked a finishing punch. In an earlier hout. Les Mc- Atecr of Britain defeated aging Wally Swift, who was forced to a eye i the llth of a scheduled 15-round elimination fight for Britain vacant middle-weight till' Swift announced his retirement; from the ring after the defeat.

In a preliminary. Ken Buchanan of Scotland scored a techni cal knockout in the first of scheduled 10-raunder over Graci of New York. The referee stopped the fight because Buchanan was battering the Ameri can unmercituily. TYPING SHORTHAND DAY -NIGHT TYPING COURSE Register Now! CONNECTICUT BUSINESS INSTITUTE 1188 Main Bridgeport 367-4263 Approved By State Board of Education AIR-CONDITIONED Testimonial Is Set For John Gentile Jr. John Gentile recent winner of the Connecticut State championship, will be honored at a testimonial dinner at the Patterson Club Country Club on July 30.

Gentile is a four-time winner of the Patterson Club Championship and is currently playing in the Ike Golf Tournament in Westchester. Pete DeMallie is the testimonial committee chairman. The list of invited guest will be announced within the next few days. RozelletoTalkto Jet Teammates Of Broadway Joe ball Commissioner Pete Rozelle laid Monday night he has ac- Namath's New York Jets team- their Hempstead, N.Y., training camp. Rozelle said no date has been but indicated he is wining to ten announced after his refusal to sell an interest in a New York nightspot, as ordered by the commissioner.

call to Rozelle Monday after- Closed Saturdays During July and August HOFFMAN FUEL 56 East Washington Bridgeport, 367-6641 227-S1S3 Milford 874-2584 Ansonla, Derby, Shelton, Seymour, Oxford ENT. fiSOO ToNewYork will head the league's New York office under the new title of ex- itive director. Lee L. Meade. nub ic relations director, also making the move to New York.

McCradv formerlv coach and athletic director at Hastings, College and South Dakota State. He was di rector of athletics at Kansas State for six years. McCradv served also as an assistant to Commissioner Joe Foss in the American Football LeoEue from its inceptit 1959 until its merger with the National Football Leaeue Meade joined the ABA in 1967 after serving as sports editor of the Denver fost. Martha Wilkinson Captures Medal in Western Amateur OAK PARK, 111., (AP) Martha kenson. a tnm bru nette from Whittier, beat the humid heat with a two-over- par 74 Monday to win medalist honors in the oldest consecutive tournament of women's the 69th Western Amateu: The 20-year-old Miss Wilkin-.

tourney, deuced the 199-yard 17th hole with the three-wood shot a vard from the pin. It Doed a 37-37 round against nar 36-36-72 on the tree-flanked, 6,367 yard Oak Park Country Club course. Dorothv Germain of Blvthi ville, finalist in the recent Women's National Intercollegi ate while a Southern Illinois University student, birdied three of five holes on the last nlace. a 41-34-75 and second Grouped at 76 were Mrs. Michael Skala of Shingle Springs, 1969 Broadmoor Invita tional; Mary Jane Fassinger, 196S Western Junior and Carmen Piasecki, South Bend, a Western Amateur auarter-finalist last vear.

Cynthia Hill of St. Petersburg, mos nortn-soutn quarter-finalist followed with 77. At 78 was one of the tourna ment's top favorites, petite Jane jBastanchury, of Whittier, the newly-crowned National Intercollegiate champion from Ar- It took an 85 to oualifv for 32 berths in championship match play which starts Tuesday and continues through the 36-hole fi nal Saturday. Mill River Golf 70. Dale Steener.

on a matchine the low eross in the Jim Dichello Day Tournament at the Mill and Costello shot rounds of Harry Talbot won the third low cross with a 73 while Tom Lanedon had a 75. Low net honors went to Joe Buckley with an 86-20-66. Dick Gentile was second with 84-17-67 and Ted Bielen was third with 75-7-68. Shirley Duhaime dies' low gross with Sue Gilbert had an for the ladies the la- 84 while i. Low net Jan Bar rett who had a net round of 73.

Falcons Ink All Picks JOHNSON CITY, Term. (AP) Dick Lvons. lormc-r I nr ei tv of Kontuckv hack, signed Monday with Atlanta of. the National i-ootnaii League. Lyons was Atlanta's fourth-round draft choice.

The Falcons now have signed all 19 draftees. THE BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1969 George Mikan Retires From Job As ABA Commissioner Fairfield Americans Win, 12-0 Bill Bradshaw Hurls In Little League Tourney Reason Is kemOffice Move Idid discuss it Willi Weeb to day and indicated my willing-! ness to meet with a small group of players at an appropriated! Rozelle said. At wis there is no plan for scheduled meetine. I can't icipate one being scheduled immediately. Namath.

who said he auittine the game last month after being given an edict to sell his interest in the ub. Bache lors III, or face suspension be- of reports that unsavory characters were frequenting the nightspot. He flew to New York Satur day from the West Coast, where he had been making a film, but did not report to camp Sunday ith the other Jet veteran piay- However, he asked for, and as piven permission to renort late, telling Ewbank he had business to take care ol zould "get back to you" Tuesday night or Wednesday. Ine Jet super bowl veterans held a 20-minule meeting Mon day night at camp, and Johnny! Sample, the defensive co-captain and ranking player the absence of offensive co-captain Namath, said afterward he understood Rozelle would come out and talk to the players. we don want mm (Kozeuej send no secretary or no FBI Sample said.

"We want him." Ewbank. who was invited to the Dlavers' meetine but did attend, said he had first been asked to speak for Rozelle. "The wav the bovs proached me was that they had heard Joe's side and they hadn't heard the commissioner's side. They asked me would I present Ex-Cage Great Refuses To Leave Minneapolis Home Area NEW YORK CAP! Georee Mikan announced his resigna tion Monday as commissioner ot the American Basketball Asso- Mikan advised the league's board of directors of his deci- it the start of the league's two-day meeting. His decision was based on the fact that the league's headquarters are being moved from Minneapolis to New York.

Mikan said he beli ABA should have New York headquarters "but my home is in Minneapolis. My family is there, and I have other business interests there that demand my "Rather than attempt to serve the league as a commuting commissioner, I have decided to sten down." Mikan was an All-America basketball player at DePaul and later starred for the Minneapolis Lakers of the rival National Basketball Assi ciation. ABA President James C. Gardner of Rockv Mount. N.C., announced that Thurlo E.

Mc- Cradv. assistant comrrrssione- JOHN SLOSAR RON KAVANAUGH Slosar, Kavanaugh Pacing SCL Players John Slosar of the Pilots and Ron Kavanaugh of the Braves the top individual perform-as the Senior City baseball ue nears the half-way mark of its regular season. Slosar. who was the outstand- ig newcomer in the. league last year, has compiled a .520 bat ting average to easily lead run- er-up Ron uet-eo tne listing.

DeFeo, a second-year player. with the Lenox, is tied witn Bernhard of the ine runs batted in, while Ed Drucker is close behind with eight runs batted in. Veteran southpaw Kavanaugh, ce of the Panhandle Slate staff, has pitched three consecutive victories while posting a i.ui earned run averaee. with all three runs against Kavanaugh coming in a 5-J win Highlanders. Mike Wallick of the Braves and Mike McLaughlin and Garyj Lemme ot the Lenox nave eacn on two games against no loss- i.

and former Western Connect icut hurler Lemme has the top ERA in the loop, 1.29. Plavinp roach Bob Murnhv of the Pilots once again stands i the workhorse of the league ith 36 innings pitched. Murphy is won four of five decisions. losing only to the Nationals in a 3-? prime last Fridav on Tom Galla's triple with two aboard DeFeo leads the league in dou-, with six. while teammate Joe Giaquinto is tops in triples nth a pair.

Murnhv has struck out 32 bat ters in nace that deDartment, followed bv Kavanaugh (25), Wallick (21), lorn tnrzanowsm (2n. Dick Anderson (17). i Crory (16) and Gary Feranec -I- Kavanaugh, McLaughlkt, Tribe to Play Birds Without Catcher Sims rtFVFT.ANn (API The Cleveland Indians win open up a four-game series against ine irtloe in Rnltimore todav with out the services of catcher Duke Sims. Arimo, Idaho, where his father, George Sims, is to do r.uneu Wednesday, ine eiaer aims, heart ailment in a Salt Lake City, Utah, Hospital. Sims is to rejoin the Indians in Baltimore on Thursday.

SCL Standings Team Braves Pilots Lenox Savoys Highlanders W. L. T. Pis. 7 10 14 Games tomorrow: Braves Savoys, 5:45 p.m., Seaside 1.

tiame rriaay: mgninnaers Pilots, 5:43 p.m., Seaside 1. Young Mike King Named to British Walker Cup Team LONDON (API Michael King, a 19-year-oia insurani broker who never has played ajor golf event, was namt Britain's 10-man team meet the United States in tl Walker Cup matches at Milwai kee, Aug. 22-23. Kine was one of six newcor rs to the British sauad which doesn't include Joe Carr of Ire land for the first time 1947. Kine has won amateur region al tournaments this year but Another 19-year-old newcomer -i the team is Peter Tunling, who heloed Eneland win the Eu ropean amateur team cham pionship HamDlirg tms year.

The other new men are Andrew Brooks. 21. a Scottish in ternationalist; Peter Benka, 21, the British Junior champion; Bruce Critchley, 26, and Geof-frev Marks. 30. Michael Bonallack, 34-year-old British Amateur champion is the playing captain.

Veterans of previous Cup matches named to the team again are Tom Craddock, 37, Charlie Green, 36, and Rodney Foster. 27 Brooklawn Club Site of Junior Amateur Event Brooklawn Country Club will lake the site todav of the Sec- tinnnl nualifvine Round of the 22nd United States Junior Ama teur Golf Championships. Nineteen players win compere in the 18-hoie tournament for two herths in the national event which will be played in Spok: Wash. Julv 29 Aue. 2.

Local players scheduled to play today include Fairchild Wheeler's Brien Leahy, Brown-son's Deke Hotchkiss and Pete Donnelly and Allen Huebner, both of the Brooklawn Club. The startmg times: a ills Country club. Rye, N.Y. Longshore Country od Country mtora Tyler Chnsr i Country club, Standings it Romanian Lordship Community Black Rock Congregational Holy Conoreootlonal, Beards. No.

Lordship Co Ity Lutrwran, SeasW. i. Holy Trln- Frenn Sets New American Record In Weight Throw NEW BRITAIN. Conn. (AP) George Frenn of North Holly wood, broke his own American record in the 56- pound weight throw Sunday Frenn.

competing in the tional Amateur Athletic Un (AAU) championships of the rarely-performed event, broke his previous mark of 48 teet inch, set in 1967. The event was held at the start of (he scheduled Connecticut AAU chamoionshiDS. but the of the meet a Central Con necticut State College was post poned because of heavy ra ns. Frenn, who will compete for the United States in the hammer throw in the meet at Los Angeles Friday and Saturday against teams from Russia and followed hv 1968 OlvmDic I member Al Hall of Charlton Citv. Sunday.

Hall's toss of 45 teet incnes The 56-pound weight throw mark is the best ever recorded in the world, but international track and field authorities do; net list "world recoras event. Circulation Problems Sideline Denny McLain DETROIT (AP) Detroit pitching star Denny McLain is being treated lor a circulation problem in his left arm, the Tigers reported Monday. McLain, 13-5, remained in Detroit when the rest of the team left Monday for a four-game jnes at Washington. The Tigers said 'McLain was being treated as an outpatient at Ford Hospital for what was described as a superficial phlebitis (inflammation) of the left im. He is a ngnt-nanoer.

McLain spent a couple hours the hospital Monday, and the Tigers said a decision on when he returns to pitching will be made on the basis of a day-to day evaluati Ralston Cancels Out Torres Scores Knockout Over Sub in Garden NEW YORK (AP) Josejweighed 176 pounds. that his conviction Torres, down twice was the second in. -on a cnarge oi retus.ng to enter knocked out substitute Charlie mmcu iun.es De set aside ireen of Brooklyn uuiiuii, was rejected Monday by Feder- at Madison Square Garden, that stretched him out flat face. Referee Johnny Lob-'bianco counted him out. After the sudden ending, Torres leaped out of the ring some rmasider who re portedly was beating up Torres' brother, poi and inenas intervened before Torres could the disturbance.

bell sounded. He had turned c-ound to return to his corner when Torres sunk down fi the delayed action punch. When Jose tried to get up, his knees buckled and he was helped to his corner. Between the first and second rounds, Jose shook his head and asked "what happened?" lo his corner crew. He still looked woozy when he it for the second.

Tiarlv in the second round. Torres aaain went down knees and took an automatic eight count. Shortly after he got up, he stormed after Green and hand punch. Torres and Green each nnrl routrhed him ud in close. casionally switching to a south-: paw style.

Soto's best punch fir iimmu RaUtr.n nf Rnffa-' Al Berl scored it 8-1-1 la, N.Y., who said he had rein- Judge Jack Gordon 6-3-1 and jured a left tennis elbow in his1 referee Tony Perez 8-2, all for hotel room this afternoon. Rals-Laguna, who hopes for another suspended bv Eddie, crack at the US-pound title, it Dooley chairman of the Mew was nis second victory wuni: York State Athletic Commis- span of 10 da: on, pending a hearing. Green had come to see thr fight" and actually had bought ished to him from Gil Clancy': nearby gym. The action anager, said he would insist hearing and contended hi fighter had reinjured his elbow room Monday afternoon. Middle Street Notes Law nipped Harding, 100-99, re cently in overtime in the Middle Bill Congden tallied 42 points for Law, while Ray Andrade netted 28 points for Harding.

lonignt, mree games are scnea- uled. with Law playing Bullard- Havens at 6:30. Middle Street meetine Central at 7:30 and Bassick facing Harding i New Trial Plea By Clay Rejected Torres had dropped down ati'" mvw the bell as the first rounded end- js heavyweight champion was in- ed and had to be helped to his an earljer 10.rounder, is. structed to appear before Ingra-corner. He was down again LaguMi former WOr1d! ham at 9:30 a.m.

July 24 for re- iled Green with a right unanimous derision over Genaro "Baby" Soto ol New York. Laguna weighed 136, Soto Laguna scored heavily with a stiff iah and shook UD Soto with a right hand lead. Soto crowded Laguna in the middle rounds Ingraham rejected the contention illegally obtained wire tapped conversations involving Clay had tainted the conviction and refused to set aside the 1967 jury verdict. Summaries of four such conversations were admitted into evidence during a June hearing. Ingraham refused to admit a fifth summary, saying it had been obtained legally and that revealing it publicly could endanger national security.

The four summaries admitted were monitored by FBI agents. The Supreme Court had ordered the hearint: to determine rWw chairman of, whether Clay's conviction was the the New York State Athletic! tainted by the information ob-Commission said he would from such surveillance, commend Ralston he banned for! Clav had appealed to the Su- However, he said the fiehte rst round was slow until Green! nave a nearlng ne ae' ailed Torres just before I preme court rus conviction ana years of fiv a $10,000 "The court holds that the logs are so totally innocuous tney could not have had any bearing on the defendant's conviction under any circumstances," Ingraham ruled. Ingraham said two of the conversations were "so totally innocuous even the defendant's counsel could not point to any specific language which could on the defendant's convic tion." OLYMPIC PREPARATION MUNICH, Germany (AP) The cornerstone for one of thi! 1972 Olympic buildings laid Monday. Every field has its thoroughbred in Scotch, it's White Horse. Of course.

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