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Youth baseball Scoreboard Classified Saturday, July 8, 1972 ft rt 'Ony joking' Jim I Murray Los Angeies Times enies love Sort -m Chris A question, sir! It's national political convention time and we bring you today a meet the press interview with the leading candidates on the really impor 7 tant issues of the day such as, is the infield fly rule constitutional? Is tennis becoming too Bru 1 tal? Should we stop keeping score in games or iust crade on a fail-don't fail system? Ana is FORT LAUDERDALE un Just back from England, Chris Evert has scotched the rumors that a romance sprouted between tennis matches at Wimbledon. She said it was true that young Jimmy Connors had told her, "For me, it's love," but the sunny South Florida gal insisted Jimmy "was only joking." Chris, 17, said she told him not to make such a statement ''or they'll print it and they DID." THE BRITISH press also attributed some lovey-dovey quotes to the 5-5 Miss Evert. "But I didn't say anything," Chris said, while discreetly chewing on a wad of gum at Miami International Airport. The truth is, according to Chris, she and Jimmy dated but she also had two dates with mixed doubles partner Erik Van Dillon. Chris and her mother were halfway home from London when the captain of their jumbo jet broke the news of Billie Jean King's victory over Evonne Goolagong.

"I WASN'T SURPRISED because Billie Jean knows Evonne's game so well. She was telling me what to do against Evonne. And you have to expect her to win all her serves because she serves so well and Evonne had a weak return," said Miss Evert. Chris offered no excuses for her loss after coming within three games of the final at Wimbledon. "It wasn't my errors.

It was just some unbelievable shots that Evonne hit. I learned a good player plays her best when she's behind." Chris hadn't heard about a women's tournament planned for September in Boca Laton, Fla. She rolled her eyes toward heaven when someone mentioned the $16,000 first prize. HER FATHER, Jimmy Evert, stepped in at that point and reminded pcrsoins crowded around Chris that she will remain an amateur until January. "So there's no point in mentioning money," he said.

"If Chrissie wants to play, she'll play, but it would mean missing a week of school, and a lot of preparation." bugging legal when golfers go in the woods? vfir i 4 First, will you step up Sen. Goody Goody McGumdrops and submit to 1 1 mmm' Reporter: "Sen. McGumdrops, if you were elected, what is your program for baseball, football and related national sports I P. McGumdrops: "Well, first, I want to see to it that everybody in the big leagues bats over and we have delayed too long in bringing everyone to it." Cardinals flying high REPORTER: "How do you propose to bring it about, Senator?" McGumdrops (unrolling a sheet of stats): "Well, first, we will have to tax these fellows batting .363 and .333. We will have to assess them 20 or more decimal points.

They should be able to get along on 20 or 30 fewer hits a season an order to help the less fortunate, we will distribute those hits to bring .240 hitters up to parity. I would say the minimum tor all batters 3 under my plan would be .280 or more." Reporter: "What other programs will you put into effect?" McGumdrops: "Well, I will put Jane Fonda 3 rUT in charge of the Cleveland Indians. I think it a national disgrace the way those Indians are being treated. Especially the late innings. opener, 4-2, and the Padres capturing the nightcap, 6-1.

In the American League, Texas edged Baltimore, 5-4, Milwaukee whipped Oakland, 9-4; Detroit beat Chicago, 6-2; Minnesota downed New York, 5-2; Kansas City defeated Cleveland, 6-3, and Boston topped California 5-3, in 10 innings. Dusty Baker singled home Darrell Evans in the seventh inning to give Atlanta a second game victory over Pittsburgh. Righthander Jim Hardin held the hard-hitting Pirates to seven hits in the nightcap to gain his second straight victory. IN THE OPENER, Gene Alley hit a three-run homer and Milt May, filling in for catcher Manny Sanguillen, had a five-for-five performance. Dave Cash, Gene Clines and Al Oliver each had three hits.

Jack Aker, taking over with runners on first and second in the ninth, snuffed out a Cincinnati rally to preserve Chicago starter Burt Hooton's seventh victory of the season. Sutton pitched a three-hitter and was backed by a 13-hit attack as Los Angeles defeated New York. Sutton allowed only a bunt single by Bud Harrelson in the first and singles by Ed Kranepool in the eighth and Harrelson in the ninth in posting his 10th victory against four defeats. Ken Singleton drove in three runs with a double and a single to lead Montreal over San Francisco as Bill Stone-man pitched a seven-hitter. Singleton, outfitted with a special uniform as protection against an allergy rash, doubled in the second to score Bob Bailey and Ron Fairly.

He singled in the fifth to drive in Bailey again as Montreal grabbed a 7-1 lead. Loose play by Philadelphia enabled San Diego to mount an early 5-0 lead and coast behind Clay Kirby to a second game victory over Philadelphia. Kirby gave up only eight singles and struck out 11 in boosting his record to 6-8. In the first game, Greg Lu-zinski paced the Phils with two runs batted in on two singles and his ninth homer of the campaign as Steve Carlton (11-6) notched his 12th complete game and sixth straight win. M'P REPORTER: "Do you have any program for football?" McGumdrops: "Oh, my, yes.

I would strike at discrimination. I would force Notre Dame to play a full-blooded Irishman at least one quarter of every game. And I would limit locker room speeches exhorting shades of 1 .1 1 Win or stay home for Ryun ITI Report Bob Gibson labels the momentum behind St. Louis' surge into third place in the National League East a "funny thing" but Cardinal opponents in recent weeks have had little to laugh about. Gibson pitched a four-hitter against Houston last night for his eighth straight victory and the Cardinals held on to third place in the N.L.

East with a 3-1 victory over the Astros. The Cardinals, off to a horrendous start this season, were in last place on June 3 15l games out of first. "THE EASIEST THING in the world is to write somebody off when he's going badly," said the Cardinal right-hander. "The way we were going at the beginning of the season I was writing us off too. Momentum is a funny thing." Gibson, pitching his 10th complete game of the season, raised his record to 8-5.

The eighth straight win ties the streak earlier this year by Don Sutton of Los Angeles and Steve Blass of Pittsburgh. The Cardinals scored all their runs in the fifth inning. Donn Clendenon and Luis Me-lendez singled and Clendenon scored on Dal MaxviU's single. Gibson was safe on a fielder's choice and, with two out, back-to-back singles by Ted Sizemore and Matty Alou produced two more runs. THE VICTORY was the Cardinals' 15th in their last 17 cointests.

In other National League action, Los Angeles defeated New York, 6-1; Chicago edged Cincinnati, 2-1; Pittsburgh and Atlanta divided a doubleheader, with the Pirates taking the opener, 10-2, and the Braves winning the nightcap, 3-2; Montreal downed San Francisco, 7-2, and Philadelphia and San Diego split a doubleheader, the Phillies winning the 1 Finals in the shot put, long jump and 200 meter dash also are on tonight's program, next to last in the 11-day trials. Sunday's windup show will include finals in the Hammer, marathon, high Jump, 110 hurdles, 400 meter dash and 5,000. The 1,500 semis wound up last night's show, which ended on a note of bitter disappointment for Howell Michael of the Marines and Tom Von Ruden, only a few months ago one of America's best at 800 and 1,500 meters. Michael won the final heat in the good time of 3:43.2 but officials set him down after studying films of the race for more than 40 minutes for bumping McAfee. McAfee was declared the winner with MacDonald second and West third.

Jerome Howe, who nipped Wottle at the wire in the semifinals Friday night, Ere Van Dyk, Robert Wheeler, Bruce Fischer, Reginald McAfee, Duncan MacDonald and Clifton West. ALL RYUN has to do is finish in the first three to win a second straight Olympic berth. In 1968 he qualified through the metric mile and wound up with a silver medal. Since then, he has faced all sorts of adversity and just now seems to be running only the way he can. If Friday's performance was any indication, you'd have to bet Ryun, who holds the world records in the 880 yards, mile and 1,500 meters, will finish in the first three.

Running easy, he let others set the pace, the lead halfway through the third lap and then blazed home in a 54.2 final lap for a 3:42.2. EUGENE, Ore. (UPI) -The hour of decision comes up for Jim Ryun tonight in the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. The one-time king of the middle distance events faced the same test a week ago and failed it.

Now, it's a matter of passing or staying home while the rest of America's track and field stars go on to Munich for the Olympic Games next month. Ryun breezed through the first two heats of the 800 last week but wound up fourth and out in the final as Dave Wot-tle came out of the pack with a killing finishing kick to not only win the event but also tie the world record. This week, Ryun has breezed through the first two heats of the 1,500 meter run and tonight he gets his second and last chance to make the team in the final. Besides Wottle, he'll have to face George Gipp to one game a year. In professional football, I would implement what I call my surplus man act.

For instance, the Dallas Cowboys would have to break up the front four as a combination in restraint of trade, and Bob Lilly would have to be spun off or given to the Buffalo Bills. Either that, or put a limit on the number ot tackles Lilly could make in a game, or the number of minutes he could play. Against Denver, for instance, he would be limited to two warmup sprints before the game and against St. Louis, he would not be permitted on the field at all. I would also ask the Congress to enact legislation restricting Howard Cosell to two-syllable words." Reporter: Thank you, Sen.

McGumdrops, now, Mr. President, Rich Right, would you be so good as to tell the country what your position is on discrimination in sports?" President Right: "Yes, let me make myself perfectly clear on this. I am wholly in favor of starting the games with the national anthem and the pledge of allegiance. And a half-time salute to it is perfectly in order, and I am not in favor of giving away hard-earned home runs at the welfare office, or having to declare your estimated base hits a year in advance so they can be collected and passed out to other people. On discrimination, I am going to urge that a white man be in the all-star outfield, but I am againsj busing on that program even though I must say it is a clear case of de facto segregation.

I also think we should put polo fields in the slum areas. I am personally interested in croquet getting equal time with pro football on television." REPORTER: "What is your position on the Reds winning the national league pennant?" President Right (quickly): "Let me say on that, while I am in favor of winding down the conflict, we may have to send in advisers before letting that happen." Reporter: "How do you propose to contain them?" President Right: "Well, I am sending Henry Kissinger to talk to Johnny Bench. I may have to have a summit meeting with Pete Rose. Their repeated violations of the demilitarized zones, third base and home plate, are grave considerations'. But I am in favor of keeping the dialog open." Reporter: "What do you think of Sen.

McGumdrops?" President Right: "Oh, you mean Well, if he gets in, first thing I'll have to give him some of my hair. Jim Brown will have to give somebody some of his muscles and somebody's going to have to give George Allen some draft choices so he can carry on his work with the aged." Reporter: "But I repeat, how are you going to stop him?" President Right: "I'm trying to get him a golf game with Vice President Agnew." Abe Is At very a ble 12, By RICHARD MUDRY Times Sports Writer David Abell of Fort Pierce is a seven- 1 1 year veteran of golf courses and the keen competition that surrounds the Florida State Junior Golf Association program. Hi, At the rioe old ace of 12. the 5-8, 120-pound golfer has reached a pinnacle ton Ti in junior golf in the state. It all haDDened yesterday when tne shv.

brown haired lad captured the 12-14 age competition in the Florida Junior Golf Association (FSJGA) tournament over the University of South Florida Golf un-steadying when two double bogeys rattled him somewhat. "I'm not a long hitter," he "but around the greens I can get it up and down most of the time." And Abell, who someday wants to become a golf pro, had a white hot putter that lead him to the tournament victory. In the concluding round he took only 27 putts including 12 on his first nine holes. He one-putted six greens his front nine and nine overall during the round. First flight winner in the boys grouping went to Phil Smith of Coral Gables, who added on a 78 after rounds of 90 and 80 for a 248 total and six shot win margin over runner-up Steve Wiles of Fort Myers.

Buddy Rountree, a 15-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, captured the junior division play for boys 15-17 by adding a 76 to his opening rounds 76 and 71.1fo8 223 and margin over Jwo other E'dstost-FloFidiaxis) Other 1 winners ''IH'' the three 'flights were: First flight: Mike 'Donald, Hollywood (234); second fight: Larry; Wilky, 1 Fort pierce (241)' and third flight icTy Clearwater .1260) km aMMSHffl Billy of Fort Myers and George Billow of Miami. near 60 scores recorded by the 120 players, goes back to his father and a few timely lessons he received from Dunedin teaching pro Irv Schloss. "MY DAD is a three-handicap golfer at home," Abell said, "and he won a lot of high school tournaments in Kentucky. "When I was about five he introduced me to the game." Another factor in the rapid climb of Abell to the top rung in junior golf came from Schloss, considered a fine teaching pro in Dunedin. "Mr.

Schloss was also important because I took a few lessons from him once in awhile and I wouldn't want to forget him," the 12-year-old added. YESTERDAY ABELL, relied on his sharp short game to turn the trick and give him a shot at defending his title next year and "perhaps the year after that. He's just that good for one so young. While starting on the backside, the slimly built youngster made seven pars and bogied the 390-yard, par 4 11th and the treacherous 425-yard, dogleg right, par 4 13th in turning in two oyer par 38. His backside, actually the first nifle at the north Tampa course, were' somewhat Course.

FOR ONE SO YOUNG of age despite about seven years of playing golf, the Television sports menu Port St. Luice Country Club member bested the best of Florida junior players in fine fashion. Trophy time all over Trophies in London tennis and Tampa golf were the order of the day yesterday. At top, Billie Jean King holds aloft her reward for winning the women's singles title at Wimbledon when she beat Evonne Goolagong. Stan Smith tries for the men's crown today against Romania's Hie Nastase.

In center Bill Carey presents triphy of Florida State Junior Golf Association to 12-14 age bracket winner David Abell of Fort Pierce. And, at bottom, Fort Lauderdale's Buddy Roundtree has a firm grip on his award in the 15-17 group for the FSJGA. The tourney was held at the University of South Florida course. (AP, Times photos). He tacked on a closing 78 for a 54-hole stroke total of 228, as many over par as his age.

His margin of win was four strokes over defending champion Rusty Day of SATURDAY 12:30 8) Wimbledon tennis (men's singles final). 2:15 8) Baseball (Chicago vs. Cincinnati). 5:00 8) Wimbledon tenis (women's singles final). 5:00 (10, 40) Wide World of Sports (Olympic trials; chess).

SUNDAY 3:00 (13) AAU swimming and track and field. 4:30 (13) CBS Tennis (Ken Roswall vs. Frank Cox). North Palm Beach, who posted tent rounds of 77-76-79 for 232. But the story behind the junior's phe nomenal play, including only one of two.