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-c; Rocky Mowif, N. Telegram Saturdqyv Jims 12, 1971-7 mVJOR LEAGUE Azalea Golf Tourney May Have Top Field standings National League East Division 1, Pet. GB 86 '23 ,10 35 25 .583 Vk 28 30 .483 IVt 24 28 .462 8 22 34 .393 12 Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago Montreal Philadel. West Division Francisco 39 22 .639 Los' Angeles Houston Atlanta Cincinnati 31 28.

.525 7 29 30 .492 9 28 33 .459 11 24 34 .414 13 20 39 .339 18 San Diego Friday's Results Cincinnati 4, Chicago 3 San Diego 2, Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 12, Montreal 1 Houston Atlanta 4 San Francisco 3, New York 2, 10 innings Pittsburgh 11, St. Louis 4 v. it i fill imfrh A I I if Jt if BUBBLES, ALREADY Umpire William Deegan takes a break during Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox first inning action Wednesday night to retrieve a bubble he had just blown. The gum chewing Deegan covered first base' action. Cleveland won 3-1.

(AP Wirephoto) City Recreation vv'lf Vj'i r- i Could B2 Warm-Up For Touring Pros WILMINGTON The 1971 Azalea Open golf tournament, on November 18-21 may -boast one of the best fields in its 23-year "history because the new dates have" a special appeal for many of the touring professionals. J. B. (Bunny) Hines, president of. the sponsoring Wilmington Athletic Association, said the Azalea Open comes after a two week gap in the tournament schedule, and that it precedes three of the biggest tournaments on the PGA tour near the end of the year.

"This puts the Azalea Open in the enviable position of being a real warm up Jest among' the top touring pros," he said. Hines sad that after the Saharalnvitational in Les Vegas on the last week in October, there, are no tournaments during the first two ftf Nnvpmhv men, auer me Azaiea upeu, the tournament players move to the Hilton Head, S. tournament, the Orlando tournament, and a tournament in the Bahamas, each on succeeding weekendsr and each offering $150,000 purses. Hines sDerit two davs at the temper Open in Charlotte last "many or tne players'- ana several officials from the PGA. He said all of them expressed "real enthusiasm'? for the Azalea Open dates, and many already- have made verbal committments to participate in the Azalea The Azalea Open will offer $35,000 in prize money, plus a $2,500 purse for the pro-am, tournament on Nov.

17. The WAA already i9 preparing -to -conduct its-annual sponsorship drive among firms and individuals. Letters also are going out to participants in last year's pro-am, and they have until July 15" to indicate whether they wanflo playlfrthc-437l pro--am. Hines said pro-am openings are limited to those who are sponsors. Sports WOMEN'S Nelson Construction defeated Abbotts Lab 19-12r Carolee Sykes led the winners 3.

i If' --I' i I 1" '-1' "i Kinston Is Still fops in League By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A three-run rally in'- the eighth by Salem challenged Kkisfon's 6-2 lead, but the Eagles held off and took a 6-5 victory -in Carolina baseball action' Friday leaeueiftadaie" "-fcagifes were saved by their third pitcher, Ron Collier, who retired' the Rebels after three runs. Collier preserved the win for Ken Poulsen. Wmston-Salem ended a three- game winning streak for the with a single and two doubles while Wanda Prlvette had two singies and a double. Jan added Jhree singles an 11- under -par 269 in 1960, is the site of this year's JACK'S READY FOR, Nicklaus, shown teeing off Tournament last week, has Before Bidding For Rough Schedule For Deacon RackyMounL Leafs byjcojuniLtournamenL U. S.

Open. Nicklaus doesn't the course since this tu tne course smce mis tune ment experience and keep -their game in top shape before we start play in Tucson." "Everyone is playing fine golf right he continuedj especially Simons. "In zihe past two or three weeks, he has played his best golf of the 1971 season." Haddock also added that the fifth spot on the NCAA team still isn't certain. Four of the spots will be filled- by WadkinsrSimbnSf Pearce 'and' ne lea ins losing euvri wmi single and a triple and Jennifer Jones had two singles. Crest Ford defeated Coastal Plain Life 17-2.

Peggy Gay led the winners with three singles and Helen Walker ded the same. Jo Ann Hayes added two singles. Georgia Loperr Pat Wheeless, Debra -Ezselle, Robbtn Jefferson, and Sylvia Hicks had one single: each for the losers. Then Arlene's Florist defeeated Crest Ford 64. Bren da Hinton led the winners with two triples and Essie Ellis pitched in with a double.

Peggy Proctor was high for Crest Ford with two singles and a double and Peggy Gay American League ast Division 4 Pet. GB Baltimore Boston Detroit Cleveland New York Wash. 35 19 .648 32 32 27 26 19 24 .571 4 25 4 28 .491 8 31 .456 10 36 .345 16 West Division Oakland 38 20 .655 fT" Kansas City 29 23 .558 6 California 28 31 .475 10 Minnesota 27 31 .466 11 Chicago 20 32 .385 15 Milwaukee 20 33 .377 15 Friday's Gam's Cleveland 2, Milwaukee 1 Baltimore 8, Chicago 5 KansasCity 6, Boston 3,. Detroit 4, Minnesota 1 California 4, Washington 2 New York 6, Oakland 4 Report Top hiters for Carpetland were Kevin Kuhns with a dou-, ble and single Ricky" West 'with a triple andFrank Bradsher with a home run, AMERICAN Rotary downed Belk-Tyler, frl, with winning pitcher Bob- two hits. Leading hitters for Rotary were Dee Whitley and juuuy Liuper wim two Singles each and Mike Boons with a single.

JUNIOR Rocky Mount Mills shutout Dairy Bar, (M). Leading hitters or-Rockyountills-Tirerr BuUuck with two singles, Larry Wooten with two singles and Tammy Crocker with a triple. Proctor "Electric downed iBurlington Leading hitters for Proctor was Tommy Warrick with a double and single. MEADOWBROOK ONE Coke downed Kingsdown, 16-3, after exploding in the sixth-Inning -for -tight-tunsr Leading hitters for Coke were Long with four singles, Charlie Long with a double and two singles, Cecil Curtis and Henry Walker with two singles each. Top hitters for Carpetland was Jerry Carter with two singles.

Pepsi downed State Farm. 9-2. Leading hitters for Pepsi were Jim Kersey with a triple and two singles. Bob Proctor with three singles, Mike Inscoe with a triple and single and Larry- Gupton with two singles. Avis "downed Daughlxidge, Oil, 13-4 after breaking a four- four tie in the sixth inning with a nine-run streak.

Leading hitters for Avis were Bunny Griffin with a double and two singles, jIu4yProctor and Floyd Smith wltBihree singles, aanay rrazier witn a Eastern Electric- 1 1 2 2 2 4 7 9 12 12 Planters Bank Englewood Carpetland Meadowbrook One Avis 12 Pepsi -12 Coke 10 Schottland 6 Kingsdown 5 State Farm 2 Daughtridge Oil 1 ft Frazier's Crooning Is Flop In Ireland Pair Tie For Lead aHHM threa Nelson Construction nippea Coastal Plain Life 13-10. Mary Leigh Wood, Carolee Sykes, Jan Pridgen, Louise Parker, and Nell Vick led the winners with two singles jeach. Phyllis Robbins wasihe leading hitter for CPI with a single and a triple. Irene Johnson added two singles and Betsy Hicks had a double and a single. SOUTHERN LITTLE BKF downed WRAL-TV, with winning pitcher Jay Davis fanning 41 and walking ifourLeading hitters for BKF wre Jay Davis with a single and double," Keith Wallace-with a double and T.

W. Best with a double. NATIONAL Coke downed Optimist, 9-2, "with winning pitcher Greg Parker hurling a no-hitter. oaHntf hitters 'for Coke were Bill Luther alth a homer, double and single, and Roger Mrter-wftrdouble-anieges-wUh4wsmgles siSele Alan gay with two Top hitters for Daughtridge 55 les Tom Livingston with were Tommy Quinn, Woody wia THE U. S.

OPEN Jack during the Atlanta Classic Golf played the Metion golf course Championship -ColumbuSr-Ga-A big date A big date for Lanny Wadkins, the reigning U. Amateur champion and Jim Simons arrives June 17 when they will compete in the U. Open in Philadelphia For Simons," who recently finished second in the British Amateur, it will make his third appearance in the Open. His first appearance came in 1967 and he qualified in 1968 and made4he iBal364iole cut Wadkins, it will make his "Tsi. piay me upen.

On the same days as the Open, a trio of Deacons Mike Kalian, Steve Walker and Tom Case, Jr. will be competing in the -Southwestern Amateur in "-Phoenixy-Ariz. On the20th, the team "meet in'Tucsoa and have two days of practice rounds in-the tough Tucson National Golf Club before opening competition for. the NCAA crewn June 23rd. "We have 7 encouraged the players to play in as many tournaments as possible before the, NCAA opens," said Coach Jessee Haddock.

"It will help them gain tourna- Is Second at Monroe. Strong relief pitching by Dick Towers gave Greenwood the victory over Sumter. He relieved Glen Landesberg in the third inning and gave up only two hits and struck out 12. Landesberg had allowed five hits. Greg Foreman and Marc Meoeo hit-solo homers for Greenwood.

Monroe's victory over Spar tahburg was the third straight loss for the leaders. John Bed-ard of Monroe scattered eight hits and Vic Price and Mario Mendoza helped with solo homers. ing champion from Portsmouth, N.J., who earned her LPGA card here two years ago. Miss Blateckand other yount hopeful, shared the first round lead with 70s. How ever, each slipped to 74, falling three strokes back.

Favorite Katfay iWhitworth, the 1957 LPGA champion who I was dethroned in a playoff thei next year and then was beaten) in a playoff m. 1970, struggled to a par 73 and climbed into second place tie with Misses Blalock and Ahem. Sandra Post Elliott, who up-! setMiss Whitworth in a playoff on the same course three years ago, moved into fourm place with a second straight par 73. Four-time LPGA and U.S. Open champion Mickey Wright remained in contention in her first -tournament appearance in nearly a year by adding a 73 to Two In A Row NORWICH, England aAP) John Hudson hit on a million-to-one chance in the $16,800 Ma-rini Golf Tournament Friday.

Ha ncored two consecutive oles la one. The 25-year-old pro got his 'first on the lM-yard 11th with a four iron. Then, alter a 20-min- LPGA DUBLIN, Wand (AP) Smokin' Joe Frazier may be a knockout as boxing but when it comes to singing the Irish pub lic has shown so far that it simply doesn't want to know. What was to have been his biggest -concert in -the Dublin National Boxing Stadium Fri day night turned out to be his biggest flop. The pathetic hand claps were scarcely a reminder of his last boxing stadium ap pearance at Madison Square Garden in New York.

A mere 150 people trickled into the echoing stadium to watchthe third fight with the Irish people and with well over 2,000 seats empty the show turned out to be a promoter's nightmare. "Naturally we re dis appointed, but the best has yet to come," said Corkman Pat O'Brien," who brought the "world heavyweight champion and his entourage of musicians to Ireland, as the performance got under way before the subdued audience. "I can't understand what happened," O'Brien said. Joe is a nice guy why don people want to see him?" urney her. opening 74, putting her into a tie with Margee Masters, who had a second round 74.

BS'l'TVI)' expect to do as well on win oe pxaying unaer Golfers -Kallam with.eitherWalker or-Case completing the team. "We won't decide on the fifth spot until after the Southwestern said Haddock; "Both Steve and Tom are playing in it Bad whoever is playing the best at that time will get the fifth spot." For the Deacons, this will make their fifth straight trip to the NCAA tournament and "their 13th -over-all. At 8:10 p.m., 18 anxiously waiting fans dotted the 2,360 empty seats. Twenty minutes a further 20, and 25 minutes after the scheduled starting, time the hundreds of empty seats stood silent testimony to the fact that when it comes to singing Joe and his boys simply can't pack them in. Don Whicker "My turnout Mon" WHICKER Insurance Agency 1S N.

Cfcmtk St. 4424141 Mr THE TOUGH ONE JEEP FARMS MOTORS $01 Dlr.tU.im Championship RIP LUTHER LINDSAY vs BUTCH JACKSON atlantic tDlOCOUIMT" Even though the NCAA golf tournament is still some ten days away, the Wake Forest, Demon Deacons face some busy schedules before opening days away, th Wake Forest Demon Deacons face some' busy schedules before opening their fifth straight bid 'for the national championship. This weekend (June 10-13), two members of the Deacons' NCAA-teanr- Mike-Kallanjt and Eddie. Pearce will be competing in the Southeastern Amateur championships in Sulphur Springs, Tec, with a 71. Three players were grouped at 145.

They were John Bodin of Atlanta with a 71, Paul Darwin of Fort Worth, with a 72 and" Allen Miller 7 the def end ing champion, former Walker Cupper and former University of Georgia star, with a 73. Greenwood By-THE- ASSOCIATED PRHSS Greenwood has regained sec ond place from Greenville in the Western Carplinas Leaguer: Greenwood Kteatea sumier 6-3 Friday night while Green ville was losing 4-3to Ander son. Monroe defeated leading Spartanburg 7-4, leaving the standings: Spartanburg 33-21, Green wood 32-23, Greenville 32-24, Sumter 25-29, Monre 23-34, An derson 20-34. Games tonight are Spartanburg at Greenwood, Green-ville at Sumter ancLAnderson By DAVE-OHARA- Associated Press Sports Writer SUTTON, Mass. (AP) ing for her parents when they arrived for the final two rounds of the $55,000 Eve LPGA Championship at Pleasant Valley Country Club.

"Hi, father, I'm a leader," the 23-year-old blonde from Oneida, N.Y., told her dad, Joe, Friday after he and his wife checked into a nearby motel. Less than an hour earlier, Debbie, still seeking her first victory since turning pro in 1968, had become "a leader" in decisive fashion in the second round of the 72-hole tournament worth S7.95A in th winner Miss Austin, who furthered her golf education at Rollins College in, Florida before join ins the pro ranks equalledJhe course record with a blistering five-under-par 68 to take three-stroke lead at the halfway mark of the rich event Miss Austin, whose best fin ish on the pro tour has been a tie for fourth in the Sazuki In ternational two weeks ago, needed only 28 putts as she yard, course with five birdies for 36-hole total of 141. oe collected birdies on the nth and 12th greens in wrest- ing ma teaa from Jane Eia- Tourney Austi Lead four runs in tne fpurth inning to take a 4-3 "vtctory over the Leafs. The Lynchburg Twins made it four wins fa a row by defeating the Peninsula Pilots 2-i. The Twin's Dave Goltz scat tered eight Peninsulahits over six innings and was hit for only one extra-base blow, a double in the fifth inning by Stirling uward which scored the Pi lot's only run.

1F-Twmlflcrre Ed Savold came in the ninth in ning to save the win for Goltr The Raleigh-Durham -Tri- nagies scored two runs ki the second inning and added an in surance run in the eighth to down Burlington 3-1. Tonight's james: Raleigh-Durham at Kinston, Rocky Mount at Peninsula, Salem at Burlington Ind Winston-Salem at Lynchburg. Carolina Loop STANDINGS W-L PCT. GB Kinston Peninsula Salem Lynchburg Burlington Rocky Mt. 36-21 36 23 .610 1 .554 4 .552 4 .446 10 .400 13 .400 13 .386 lf 32 32 25 22 22 22 25 26 31 33 33 35 TODAY'S Raleigh-Dur ham at-Kinst6n Rocky Mount at Peninsula Salem at Burlington Winston-Salem at Lynchburg RESULTS Raleigh-Durham 8, Burlington 1 Lynchburg 2, Peninsula 1 Kinston 6, Salem 5 Winston-Salem 4, Rocky Mount 3 OILERS SIGN 2 HOUSTON (AP) The Hous ton Oilers have signed fourth round draft choice Larron Jackson of Missouri and 17th round' pick Alvin Fox of Mich- igan State, i -1 tin 7 the Pleasant uses her Watching is To In COLUMBUS, Ga.

(AP) The University of Texas' Tom Kite and Eddie Pearce of Wake Forest lead the field into to day's ithird round of the annual Southeastern Amateur Golf Tournament. The pair fired one-under-par 71s Friday to go with opening round 67s for totals of 138 three shots ahead of the field. Tied for second place at 141 were Gary Koch of the University of Florida and veteran amateur- Bill Harvey of Greensboro, N.C. Koch, runner lip last year in the tournament, shot a 69 Friday, lowest score of the day. Harvey had a 73.

Corker DeLoach of the Uni versity of Texas was four pace with 73 for 142. In sixth place was another University of Texas player Ben Crenshaw, who had a 71, and Danny Yates of the University of Georgia, who shot 72. They were tied at 143. At 144 were David Brescia, an 18-year-old player who had a and -Warren -Chancellor of 7 U' I ft 1 4 u.w- 4 Valley Country Club in Sutton. Dehbie Austin of Oneida, N.

Amateu THURSDAY, JUNE 17th, 8:15 PM. ROCKY MOUKT BALL PARK TickaN m)i ieynr AthltMe Hum, IrsfwtU't Sport Shp and tit th ball park. Spontortd by th tacky Mount UaH. Main Event Will Be For The Atlantic Eastern Englewood -Carpetland, 6-5, with the winning run scoring in the fifth inning. Leading hitters for Electric were Mike Bottoms with two singles and a triple, Chuck Taylor with a double and single) and Rocky Speight with a double.

J.EAES: The Leafs loaded the bases In the sixthr but could not push across run. After the first out, Sharkey drew a walkhis third of the evening, and went' to third as Lane doubled. -A walk to Staton Walsh was relieved for Charles Pfieffer, whowent the "rest of the way lot the visitors. Pfieffer fanned Hogan, and then Robinson hit to the first baseman for the third out. The Leafs left two men on base each of the first four innings and two In the seventh.

The Leafs will travel to Peninsula to start a three game series with the Pilots tonight. They will play single games on Sunday and Monday also. Tuesday night, the Leafs will return home with Burlington. The Leafs will be visitors with Burlington in the first i game that will be played here Tuesday -jjightrTOJ gme-i a continuation of ona that was called because of lighting troubles after two innings. Wednesday night, the Leafs will play another doubleheader 1 1 a the Senators, and they will be visitors again fer the first fame.

This means that the Leafs will have tne first oat in each of the first games for each night. Both nights, the action, will begin at 7:45, and the gates Coast Tag Team SWEDE HANSON HAWK CHALLENGERS THEIR MANAGER Playboy. Gary Hart VEttUS JOHNNY GEORGE WEAVER DECKER CHAMPIONS DANNY MILLER LES THATCHER. VKSUS- PAMPERO FIRPO ROCK HUNTER ARGENTINA APOLLO FRANK MOREU. rnTPFTTTTON WATCHES Caponi of North Hollywood, Misi Austin, at tne nauway mart nas 3- iM-jjn)rt Radium nll TiA? I- mttt-t(1 ltn Bn Bail 03 XuUTUi BUi fixuaj A ute wait to tee up, ne got nis second.

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