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fa Ask For Spring Training VvTule Negotiations Continue The Morning After Tom ivictwen Tribune Sports Editor SECTION CLASSIFIED SATURDAY FEB. 1973 He Could Have Been A Golf Champ Too 'Steve Spurrier on the golf course is not unlike Steve Spurrier on the football field. I He is superlative in the clutch and not half bad the rest of the time. In yesterday's pro-amateur preliminary to Art Pepin's friendly Busch Invitational at TemDle Terrace. Spur- NEW YORK (AP) The Executive Board of the Major League Baseball Players Association called for the opening of early spring training yesterday while negotiations continue on a new contract with the dub owners.

'The players stand ready to report to spring training while negotiations continue," said Executive Director Marvin Miller, after a meeting with the board at which the owners1 latest offer was discussed. Early spring training, which is by invitation of the clubs, already should be under way in some camps. Spring training officially opens March 1. "I'm going to telephone them (the. owners' negotiating committee) and give them the board's decision," Miller said at a news converence after meeting about Axk hours with the 34 club representatives who make up the Executive Board.

"WE ARE READY to resume tonight, tomor-' 'row morning or whenever we hear' from Mr. Miller," said John the chief negotiator for the club owners. "We have been waiting to resume negotiations since Feb. 8 when we made our. proposal." It was also on Feb.

8 that the American and National Leagues announced the definite ponement of early spring training. As for beginning spring training, Gaherin said, "I wouldn't want to discuss any other aspect now." "Some parts are acceptable and others are clearly unacceptable," Miller said of the owners' latest three-year contract proposal. "Further negotiations are needed." Miller would not detail, what is acceptable and what is not. "That is for discussion at the bargaining table," he said. HE ALSO said that if for some reason negotiations would not resume or early training begin; a- series of -meetings would be set up throughout the country to explain the situation to the players.

The first meeting would be Feb. 23 and the last March 9. V. Miller once again criticized the owners for mak-' Please See Page 6, Col. 7 arrived late (had the wrong starting time)' had no war- I As Cage Coach Crusaders I i i i i UFV Bartletf iEapt 10) ost Golfer Spurrier Slishine he was awarded for the pro-am.

TOMMY BARTLETT resigns post He hit the balls out trying for a birdie so the team of Ne-wll, Red Carpet Inns boss Jim Erskine and your servant inlght break out of a tie with a bunch and sweep to victory it was, uncontested the team net was an impressive 14 under par 58, tied in the morning by several others, then ekd, out in the'; afternoon- under -mpre pleasant playing Spurrier, Erskine (playing in his first tournament ever, and with 15 handicap), and Newell were the primary contributors to the 58. Ususal roles played by your servant was putting first to provide the line, morale' and driving one of the vr Characteristic of Spurrier, he produced net birdies on the first and last holes. Then there at one point had a net eagle-2. Twiqe he sank pressury putts for saves. "He could have been, or could be, a fine professional," aid the competitive young Texan who is the neph-, ew of Byron Nelson and playing regularly in the National Tournament Golf Association, of Spurrier.

"It's obvious he has the winning edge. He strength. His disposition is perfect." mup whatsoever, promptly paired the tough first hole (and it, with handicap stroke, went for a birdie) then went on to shoot a nifty 68-X. Translated, that means the San Francisco 49er quarterback and former Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Florida took 68 strokes for 17 holes. On the dangerous 16th, a plenty-toughie- he borrowed young pro Kenny NewelPs driver (he'd been fusing three woods off the tee) and slammed two out of bounds.

Had he hit a third, stayed in and played it, he would have had an .8, thus justifying the 6 handicap 'r also has a sound game and to jog rode, said it was the FSU, 1965 His best round ever is 67. "By the end of he said, "I can get down to a two or three handicap, then comes football and no more golf. -5 Bui; any thought to professipnal golf as j-Brodie Outslioots Him i' HIS COMPETITION for the quarterbacking job at San i- Frapcisco, John Brodie did. He tried the tour for a few Vmoijths, then quit. He's a scratch player.

"I've beaten John a couple of times," said Spurrier, referring to the golf course, not the football field, "but he's better than I am. He plays all the time." Which was pretty much the story in football too until last season when Spurrier "played more than I had in the previous five years.1 In fact, twice as much," said Spurrier. "I played in 10 games last season. In the previous five, I played five -games. Blanda (ageless Oakland quarterback-kicker) said a funny thing about that.

He told me that at the, rate I waslayngl could play untfl I was 60." Johnson Wins At I see sports roundup. Page 3-C. ure By TOM EDRINGTON Tribune Sports Writer Tampa Catholic broke open a tight contest early in the -fourth quarter last night and went, on tn defeat 94-K3 for its second straight Sun-shine Conference championship. J. C.

Bozeman was the game-breaker for the Cru- saders as he finished the night with 31 points to lead all scorers. "Bozeman was ths dif-. ference," said Jesuit coach Gordon Gibbons. "We would get close and pull within and he would throw one in from the outside." THE VICTORY left TC with an 18-7 overall record and; a 7-1 conference mark. Jesuit is 16-11 and 6-2.

The early going was tense as two different incidents in the first and second quarters caused game delays. An egg was thrown into the early in the first quarter with TC ahead 6-4. Please See Page 2, Col. 5 Panthers ture Western By RICHARD LORD Tribune Sports Writer The determined Plant Panthers captured the Western Conference basketball title as they roared past the Leto Falcons for an easy 82-59 victory at the last night Leto gym. Observers believe it to be the Panthers first-ever Western Conference basketball title.

Records are inconclusive. The big win was accomplished in a foul-marred game. Sixty fouls were called with both' teams being guilty of over-aggressiveness in their eagerness to win. From the outset, however, it was obvious that the Pan: thers were keyed up for the game as they pressed Leto, all over the court, causing numerous Falcon turnovers. "Our team was really keyed up for this one," said happy Panther Coach Rich Dyer after the win.

were determined there was no way we were going to let the title get away." THE Panthers made sure of that in the second quarter. It Please See Page 2, Col. that have made the difference in their i THE OTHER two driveft who have a chance at the title are Thad Dosher with 415 points and Bobby Adamson Please See Page 6, Col. 7 Cap i E.ei BY TOM McEWEN Tribune Sports Editor Florida basketball coach Tommy Bartlett probably upstaged his bosses yesterday. He resigned effective the end of the present Gator season.

His contract was up and a committee had been appointed to study the situation. There was every indication, insiders said, Bartlett was gone. THE DOUGHTY little in-fighter who never figured he got the deal at Florida he was promised (new gym, TV show) also made the drama even higher by making the announcement just prior to the biggest home assignment of. the year for the young Gator team. It faces Kentucky (13-7) this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the old Florida gym in a game that will be regionally televised (Channel 13).

On Monday night, Tennessee comes to the gym, called Alligator Alley. Ironically, it was from Tennessee as an assistant, coach that Bartlett came south to Florida six years ago charged with the responsibility of building the Gators into a cage power. HE SUCCEEDED a departing and dispirited Norman Sloan, who went to North Carolina State where he has indeed done well. NC State right now is second in national rankings behind UCLA. Bartlett took the material Sloan had recruited and enjoyed his best season in his first, 22-4 in .196667.

After that. PleaseSeePage Col. 7 Saints Sign Orndorff By JIM SELMAN Assistant Sports Editor Paul Orndorff, whose discouragement being moved from fullback to tiglit end almost made him quit football at the University of Tampa midway in the 1972 season, yesterday signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints. The Saints had made Orn-. dorff their llth-round selection in last month's college player draft.

1 He became the first area '72 draftee to reach profes- sional terms. ORNDORFF SIGNED a basic 1 l-year contract with bonus incentives that include making the team and playing a specified amount of time. The contract, was offered to him yesterday by Henry Lee Parker, the Saints' director of player personnel, in the U-T football office. Parker said Orndorff was Please See Page 3, Col. 4 Neiv Combo former Cardinal great Stan Musial and retired home run king Roger 1 'i jSpurrier can still OKe aDout it, dui it ciear ne wants me regular starting job plenty badly and figures to give Brodie hest go yet during the pre-season games, one of which (Aug.

11) which will be played at Tampa ijust in he and the coaching staff have had some meetings and some talks. HE is the starter, he'll call the plays himself. That hasn't, been so or wasn't last year. ''I'd played so little, when I went in and the record was '2-3-1, well, everybody had some thoughts on what would work. The tackle said come over him, the receiver said could get ppen and the running back said give the ball to him.

We decided to let the bench call them last year. But, no i At Florida, "oh, I called the plays, except for special situations. We had a game plan and went with it. That's what we'll do with San Francisco. Brodie has always done that.

But, he's been playing all these years." Of those as the talk drifted there between shots, well the natural came up the game as a Gator he likes to lodk back on the most. Wife Jeri, Steve's delightful, wise and even-tempered pretty, and mother of his three, was along, jogging instead of At Temple Terrace -1 67s Best In Busch Pro-Am Tribune Photo by Dan Fager Maris play in Busch. The first place tie in individual competition was worth $150 apiece for the trio as the huge field of pros and amateurs tuned up for today's opening round in the sixth annual tournament. -Max Castro, from Miami, stroked a 68 while Nate Starks of Petersburg Please See Page 2, Col. 6 riding while those who needed 30-27 win over Auburn.

I He Most Remembers "-'--tiriitiMiAiiiiiTiiirT'T irn mm nun inn mu 1 1 Tribune Photo by Fred Fox Tampa's Paul Orndorff Turns Pro Saints' Henry Lee Parker watches fullback-tight end sign Contract. THAT WAS the one in which Steve kicked the 40-yard field goal as time ran out and remains the last time Florida has beaten the Tigers anywhere. "I think of it," she sajd, "because most people do. More people bring it up." But Spurrier, "no, I think of the Florida State game in 1965, I think. That was the one when we fell behind (16-17) wifh about two minutes to go and won 1 That's what he said, leaving out how heavy the drama of it vas, as he rolled to his right, pumped, then ran more to draw up the FSU cornerback, "then waving receiver Charles Casey on tieyond the defender and into the end zone.

Spurrier hit him for the marginal touchdown. Final was 30-17 because Allen Trammell intercepted a last-ditch FSU pass and went the distance, but it mattered little. VI think about that one," said Spurrier, and yes "even ovepthe bowl games (Missouri and Georgia Tech) because bowl' games, weren't life-death matter at Florida." just then the round was over after a Spurrier birdie, the not-bad-aUU 58 and Florida, faithfuLVjrgil Howell came up to asked If Spurrier had knocked another one in from off a lily pad. "He, Trammell and Frank Campesi and I were playing heije, at the Terrace. On seven, (a par-5), Trammell was losing and desperate ta beat Steve.

Oh, how he wanted to. Spurrier hit a second shot that seemed to go into the pond in front 1 of the green. I congratulated Trammell on winning the hole but he said no, that so-and-so will go up walk out on the water and knock it on the green. "Well I'll be damned," said Howell, a car salesman, "if Steve's ball hadn't wound up on a lily pad he could just reach from the bank. He knocked it on the green, got the birdie and teat Florida State I mean y.

By BILL KIRBY Tribune Sports Writer Shooting five-under-par 67s yesterday, Tampans Eddie Pearce and Bob Ford and Indianapolis' Wally Armstrong set the pace in the pro-am kickoff for the Busch Invitational at the Temple Terrace Golf Club. young Kenny Weld. Opperman is the 1972 funnerup for the title that went to Jerry" Blundy Blundy is temporarily out of action because of inju-. ries sustained' last year in jt. racing accident.

Actually, Kenny Weld Is leading the point standings' et'Tod with 565 points and. Opperman is second with 535. It has hot been a difference in the events they have won, since both have two features and three heats to their credit, but in the positions they finished in the races they did not win By BOB SMITH Tribune Sports Writer It is showdown day at the Florida State Fair today with the title for the five race dates of the Sprints at stake as the International Motor. Sports ation sanctioned series comes -to a close for 1973. Warmups are set for 1 p.m.

and the first heat at 2 p.m. There are four drivers with a chance to win the title, al-: though the: fair races to date have been a challenge be-. tween Opperman and 1.