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Pesky Sees 'Iffy' Season For Red Sox Little Guy Runs Big Mile O'Hara Boosts Hopes By BOB GREEN Jerry Weiland said today. "I YORK (AP) Tom think he will break Peter Snail's is a red-haired, outdoor record with a 3:53 mile (17(h of a scries of team I seconds NEW O'Hara little fellow about the'before long." size of a football waterboy who O'Hara, a 21-year-old student talks when pressed about at Loyola of Chicago, was a little more conservative, even aft- running a i i i mile in 3 minutes, 54 prospects, written under the This, of course, puts him on managers own byline.) thc modest. self-effacing side. Modest? Well, yes. Particular- so when his coach says he's going to go 3:53 before the sca- EOSTON (AP)-- We will be out son is out, to improve our position 1964.

definitely is the man to Ky JOII.VNY I'KSKY Boston Red Sox er trimming two full seconds off the indoor record in lhe New York A. C. Games in Madison Square Garden Thursday night, ''I believe I can do 3:54," the soft-spoken little guy said. He convinced 13,877 Madison We have a lot of "it's" but a a i in ihe Olympic 1,500 Garden customers with grom deal depends upon ourjters in jubilant Coach I a brilliant 3:56.6 effort in the pitching. If the piichins is as pood as I i it can be, we'll be a con- lender.

II won't bo easy because the league will be stronger and balanced. I was disappointed we didn't make the first division lasl year. Vi'c got off lo a KOOC! siiirt and were the surprise of the league through mid-July. But ihcn came lhi letdown. Clay Heavier Than Listen THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION, Friday, February 74, 7964 23 mile Thursday night--the fastest ever run indoors--whipping over the last two laps virtually I NEW YORK (UP!) Imalone while the crowd howled: jmense as Sonny Listen looks, Minute Sports Page T-J7 T-I TT i Denevea i can Sporting Tidbits From Here, There Mr Wciiand lol me to "Go, go, go." He ran it in his own, unorthodox, unlikely way, his arms flapping, his head waggling and his hands plucking at his ning togs like a shy man with broken suspenders.

He lurked just off the shoulder of John Camien. Emporia State, for eight laps of the 11-Iap track, then flashed out in front and flailed around the track in a 55 seconds flat final quarter, winning by 65 yards. "I lold him lo go all out," Weiland said. "I told him to let them have it." O'Hara, a 5-foot-9. 135 pound- er, whose best previous lime this season had been commented: believed can do 3:54.

go for I the record when he heard there I he'll be the little man in the ring when he and Cassius Clay do battle at Miami Beach, Now Inr the "Us." If Dick Stuart can keep hilling Amer- ican League- pitching if Frank can repeal Ills 19(13 season if our catching improves if Lu Clinton fan comi' back and have the kind of year hi. 1 had in 19K2 if ihe young pitchers can do iho job. Is loclay. Peck, 6-2. 235-pound linebacker, played with Indianapolis of llie United Football League last year.

Mayberry. a fullback, was hurt afler one game with ihe Raidurs last year. Peck, Iroin Pauls Valley, played with lhe Cameron Aggies icnily I really look for llie piichinc' to be 1 We've a good nucleus in winner Bill Karl Wilson and young Dave Morehcud. could develop into a rail star. I And in Dick Radnlz.

"Thy in the bullpen, a 1 backed by Lamabo. we've! goi as fine a relief corps a Ihere is in lhe league. in 1059-60. KANSAS CITY Slate of Durant, i has lhe best free throw accuracy record among cialion of Intercollcsiale Athletics basketball teams, llic NAIA said today. The Savages have nil 82.3 per cenl of iheir free throws this season.

GRKENSBORO. N.C.--Two star football players from Greens- In Dark has a grout arm but he was a major in pitching a no-hiitcr year before. I'm couming on Bob I 4-9 after coming up from Kcnllle in June: and Bill Spanswick, who could be the strong I need. Spanswick was 14-S wiih 20.1 strikeouts in 1S5 innings. infield appears sel with a at first.

Chuck Shilling a second. Udciie fircssoud sliori and Malzonr ihird. a wus a pleasan! surprise bat. i Ariz. (AP) Res i -12 home runs and driving in lx darkness lo Lie US i i Vosslcr.

and lhe siluation Krcsso'iitl showed surprisingly nli uv reversed today in good power i i 20 home runs, i me ()l)(l Tucson Open 1'i'lix a i a a i i Tournament if someone who hil .315. may press Schilling does not cloud issue. for Ihe regular second base A signal flare calling a dark- Carl is the ness hall flashed inlo ihe sky outfielder sure of a regular job. i with Uie L'7-year-old P.axlcr Carl won Hie baiting i last from Amarillo. still on year and is on the IhiTshhoIci the fairway playing his last hole becoming one of the top stars i Thursday.

of the league. Roman ilejias and Clinton did no; have nood years in IM. 1 It is up to them to show they can hold down regular jobs. boro's Negro Dudley High School reportedly arc being sought by Wake Forest. College.

Coach W. .1. Bill Fnrcron of Dudley told the Greensboro Daily News Thursday that boih quarterback Kennclh Henri' and end Charles Sanders have been offered full four-year football scholarships at Wake Forest. ni Lhe Masters Golf Tournament again will be limited lo a parking capaciiy of Id.Ono cars. Chairman Clifford Roberts said Thursday the limitation worked oul well in 1963 and will be continued.

Roberts explained the i i of expanding spectator facilities and conveniences lo keep pace with lhe increase in attendance. Golf else At times Gary C.eiger looked like he was ready lo takeover as a regular in the outfield, He'll lc given every cliauci 1 lliis vear. rules said he could complete it and he did in al- mosl total darkness with a par and a six-uniltr-pnr fifi for a ruuml which Included four birdies and an eagle. Thai equaled the score set by 35-yenr-old Vossler more lhan four hours earlier over the 49ers i Country Club in warm sunshine. The surprise packugo in Vossler could have been back outfield may be a rookie.

Tony at his lodging eating dinner Conigliaro. a Boston boy who when Baxter completed his play has impressed everyone in our in chilly darkness, organization i his i a A ozen pros didn't finish and progress. late be-j; i i JH complete ihcir opening cause of a spring irammg in- rounc today amid hopes thai jury, he became Player of ro greens wouldn't again 1C York Pc TM i delay ihe start of play, This second round finds Baxter teeing off early and with six be a referring to Camien). Junior Demons Nab League Cage Crown i Duncan's little Demons reign' The Eisenhower-Duncan game I Sill Nips Polk In Boxing Duel FORT POLK, La. (Staff) as Boomer Conference jaskelball a i after Thursday's victory over lisenhower.

had a different look. The Ike- men tried to play control ball in the first half, but mechanical terrors helped Duncan nab a 12- Clay revealed Thursday, when intei-yiewed by New York boxing writers over a closed circuit television setup from Miami Beach, that he plans to weigh 221 pounds, the heaviest of his career and about seven more lhan Lislon, for the While lhe liltle Demons were'3 lei The little Demons pull- replacing Central as loop awnv nf Iv 1h pins, Ardmore was taking a 32-: a 215 decision from Tomlinson to nail down second place. Fort Sill's boxers won the final iwo on (he card to trim Fort Polk. 4-3, in a spirited dual meet here last night. There were throe knockouts and (wo technical knockouts on gram.

i son paced Eisenhower with Duncan winds up its cam-! scvc anfl sjx respec lively, The little Eagles have two games remaining, a home more was 9-3. and Central 7-5. Chickasha, An- and Eisenhower bring i the rear. Tom i il)SO1 mlri A wcre lotkcll hl all okl rasll championship bout. Less lhan a year ago.

when Clay foughl Doug in New York, he scaled Standing i he is two and a half I inches taller than lhe champi-j on, and will weigh considerably qljarlci Thursdav, but lhe than the Pat-; av lerson carried in his second: tight against Listen. I Clay is sure lhe added weight' i lielp him pack more power; and nol affect his speed. When I heard Hie ihree-quai'ter lime I thought 1 would have a shot al it." Mis personal quarter limes were 60 flat. and trailing the pace-selling Camien by about a yard fit each check point. The best previous indoor i was by Jim Realty of the Angeles Track Club.

a year ago. in which a pushed him lo the wire, O'Hara, then a 20-year-old, then lacked the i i 'kick that characterized his five straight i major cup races at a mile ihisi winter. "It's not that have improved; my speed at lhe end." O'Hara said. "Bui have gained more; strength, have more loft "I'm fasier and can get off I thoroughly in lhe lasl frame iwo or three punches before he, thul Tomlinson look just one ill me." Clay said. "Patterson) shot from the flour, was scarce' io dealh.

Those, with were i Ardmore jumped to p. 13-10 rabbi 1 hunts." i i a load, but saw the; 'gap trimmed to 21-19 at a itime. after leading. 20-10, at i time. The lend sec-sawed backi land in lhe i period' before A finally nabbed its ihri'o-point edac.

The setback snapped Tomlinson winning ar.d offset llic Wolves' filie.sl' shooting day of Ihe year. Coach Southard's youngsters the rnntie on i of 2(1 Tomlinson wound up its season with a 13-5 record. Eisenhower stands 5-12 and is winless in Runior Boomer play. Jn Ihi! son's eighth grudo notched a sew up the verdict Ardmorc 43.39 i as Brace ilohn carried a shin 28-2; mio the final ((iiurtc-r, bul Cuhs cloininaled procccdinss final five matches failed lo go the distance. knocked cut iheir opponents iti the final two matches io give Sill the victory.

Robert Dixie (139) and Jerry Landers (132) TKO's over their Fighting Bishop foes. Jn lhe fealure bout on the program, Thomas Lugge of houl with Geronimo Saturday and a road feature at Anadarko Monday. Polk edged Freddie Miner of Sill in a 125-pound bout. Lugpe' is defending Ail-Army champion. Coach Joe Kemp's Cannon- eers return lo action Feb.

27 for a duel with Fort Bliss. Solomon, Sill's 119- i hil IS points. Mark Torbort 0 cl ul a Patterson Roils InYMCAPay Patterson Comer ord ihe year. fn the prcfiminaiy. Duncan's eighth graders notched a 38-27 decision.

Pau! Craig and David Scruggs hil nine and points, respectively, for the Ike- men. the is leaving today for National AAU tourney jn AHDMORE 33, TOMLINSON TOMLINSON Soarlin J-l-9, 1- action at Si. Mary's f'ivi- second a i i ihre Larrj' Cocks 'he Wolves' City Pm Results PATTERSON CENTER SO. i i 10 points, and Dan-; give al the end, bul il's becnii.se 13-2-22, sirvcnson GOICI ny Sparim 9. I don't have to spend so much' 0 3 a Tt i 'f; i TAC--Pctrrmon Hvat; 1-0 icrma 6-1-13.

1-1-3. Wall'j 7 C--i, LJ I The outdoor record is 3:54.4 j-i-9, 3-1-10, su-ncc i-z-j. bv Australia's Peter Snell. 'Big. burly Bob Hayes of Flo-: ot rlcsrlCORE BY OU 8ER1S4 TM da also turned in un out- rc a ii ZA--i? No acr COTTON ELECTRIC 5, PEPSI COLA COTTON --Nonce J-i-'.

Rrov-T Crnoho ch.ier 3-1-5. Looon 1-0-2, Hutchinson 2 5 ARDMORE--Ocwnino Buck 1-1-2, WiHmms 7-1-5, Tafl 3-5-11, 2-1-5. 12-3-32. PF--4. SCORE BY QUARTERS Tomlinion 10 9 6 1--76 Ardmore 13 8 7 4--32 DUNCAN 31, EISENHOWER EISENHOWER--Largfitl Craia 1)-2.

Ruiiwn 2 i 2-6, Krazcr C-J-4. ToIQlS 1 Iiux e-7-19. Pr--13 ill Lhe DUNCAN--R. smlih M-3, wade i'-o-8. 1-1-3, Hcrnaon 2-3-7, Aiwcll ----OI, 0-2-2.

Toicls I2-7-31. Pp--iJ. SCORE BY QUARTERS Eiicnhowcr 1 2 7 9--19 Duncan 10 V--31 Florida. The meet be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 119 Cilbgrf Busfamcnie, Po(k, dec.

Rctjcrl Soiamon. Thomcs Luooc, Poikj dec. Freddie Miner. 132 Jcrrv Landers, Sill, TKC Mop- galcno Guzman, 2na round. 1W Sobcrr Dixie, Sill, TKO John 3rc round.

154 Liyov Jackscn, Polk, KO Chorics Enorson, 3rd rcjnd. 165 Jol'nnv Jcrr.cs, Sill. KO Smiih. 3rc I 178 Don S.ll, KO Fioyd 1 Lewis, 2nd round. standing show, equalling the in-; door mark of 6 seconas rial in the 60-yard dash.

Ihe fourth Urric tJiis season he has llil i 1. Other major winners includ: 1 in Ihp i in ne Hockey Results A I A LEAGUE 1 AMCRICAN LEJCUE CENTRAL LEAGUE nL.r-^T, i HI Ind. Rosa Parker 540. HI Toam Game: Oil Co. 650.

I HI Ttnm Serlti: Mid-America Lilt 1 mi. Teom Won Loit Mld-Amcrlcu Lilt Ins 57 Oil Co. S3 31 Irrne'l Fooncj Ready Kilowan 42 I I 1I-AKE5 LEACUt hnl ni i llm-l nf Al HollOav Bowl sno1 lt LOU iiOU 01 ROJO porfccr 2u, California in lhe hiTM al 7-1: Uelses, La- i.Salle, pole vault. U.S. Army.

fiO-yard Moltley, The standinov a 44Q.yard dash. 48.3: Bill Torolilo, SRO-yard 11:50.8: Luck. New Haven 37 Track Club. aOU-yard run. 57 a and Bruci? Kidd.

Toronio. 2-milt- run, PEPSI--Po-lcr i-r-)0, 2-C-J, Llnd- 2-0-J. LilMc Grubs J---1? Nw Phcrson Toidil PF--li No'. SCORE BY A I Cntl Collon 10 11 IJ--15 PCBil 3 8 8 17--34 i A LEAGUE Hcvcn i.cno 2 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE oinc'. Pori r-uror SUBURBAN LEAGUE Al Holiday Bowl HI Ind.

Gems: Jafcc Joccbv (V.lxfi HI Ind. Don Phillips (McCord'l Educolorjl clfi. i HI Team Gdme: Huoh Rlmtr Enco Cage Scores Ml' Teom Sfrlei: Hcrman'i Tho Slondlngi with a .360 2-1 home runs and runs batted in. He continued to impress in the i his first 18 Was likely he will remain on or strengthen- ffi ins our caichmg sea- ft A three TM and Russ Nixon has handicaps as a veCL-ivcr. Archie Skecn.

up from Seattle is a superior receiver but we don't know whether he will hit bic lea.que pitching. We've sot a lot of work to do in spring training. Patterson Center Edges Centenary Central junior hish. Patterson Cenler and Forl Sill Youih Activities posied victories in YMCA junior high school cage bis names, including Arnold Palmer, Nicklaus, U.S. Open champion Julius Boros and British Open champ Bob Charles skipping this event, the race for the $4,000 top prize appeared wide open.

Icrmon Smilh Tcjfdco Grav-a lamt: The 53 Krnnclh Jackson Bulldcrl 51 Hugh Rlmtr ENCO 51 HihDowl 50 KOFFEE KUP LEAGUE Al Thundtrtlrd Lanci HI Ind. Gomr: Mildred Dodson 705. HI Ind. Scrlei: Salllr UT. HI Team Gome: Grav-A-Nome 651- Hi Team Serlti: Avcock Flowers 1803.

Thr Stondlnai Tpom Won Loll AvcOCK Flowers- 51V: Ptoil Cola 57 31 Grov-A-Norrjc 55 33 5TATG COLLEGE Bradley 73, Tulso eJ loll I Connori Norlhrrn 7ttOCIJ Okmulci-i- Tech I Tulsa Freshmen 77, Indcocndencc IKon.l Won Loll 60 23 31 Always Try JRPLl CSTY Jus( Outside Gate No. 2 Highway 277 North The House Of Bargains 9 A.M. To 9 P.M. 7 Days A Week EL 5-0516 How Much Money Would VOU like To I Have Today? Get A Warm G'rceLins From The Friendly Home Folk's At LAWTON. OKLA.

Avc. EL 5-9345 HARLEM ARE COMING LAWTON HI GYM Tuesday FEB. 78 8:00 P.M. Only 3500 seals will be sold. first conic.

firsi served Ariiills S2.50 Students Child S1.50 Tickels at SporlinR Goods. Slumps SportlnR Goods. Bill Smilh Kcally and Smokey's Rx No. 2. Sponsored by the S.W.

All-SporlS Association your Carl PccK South Africa's Gary Player, the only one of golf's "Bis Three" competing, needed 36 putts and carded an even par 72. Tied at 67 going into the second round were Guy Geiberger ol Carllon Oaks, Chuck Courlney of San Diego. and Don Massengale of Jacks league action last Central romped to a 34-7 de cision over St, Barbara's, andlboro, Tex. YAC breezed to a 22-11 victory! In ltle GB camc over Centenary Methodist No. i Bruce Grampian of Sidney, 2 i Australia, leader among lhe 12 "in ihe only close one on Larry llancour of card Patterson Center edged Martinez, George Archer Centenarv Xo 1.

2 -19 lot Gilroy, Joe Maresco of Woodmere, N.Y., John Cook FIGHTS NTCIIT WORCESTER, Moil. Dick fr Idiy Providence, R.I., scored Iccl 1 knockoul oxer Earl Owens, 143, Pleasant- vlllc. N.J., of Minnt'ionka Beach, Herman Scharlau or Kansas City, and Tommy Aaron of Gainesville, Ga. COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Al Holldov Dowl HI Ind. Come: JeiSie Robertson 233.

HI Ind. Series: Jesse Rcberuon SV3. HI Team Game: Davis Snoe Shoo I9M. Hi Team Serlei: Davis Shoe Shoo 303:. The STondlnai Teem Won Losl Durch Machine 52 2B Homer Carter Garaae 33 1 Robcrrson-Crulcher 4b 34 WOMAN'S MAJOR LEACUE Al Holiday Bowl HI Ind.

Game: Doroihv Holm 207. HI Ind. Series: Btvcrlcv Beasltv 547. HI Team Came: Gorteri Jewelers 824. HI Tcqm Serlti: Garbers Jewelers 2433.

The Slandlngi Team Won Loit Elliworlh Pco3l 62 2A Garber's Jewelers 60Mi Lawlon Puneral Home 60 2B Palierson Texcco 49V: 33'A HOMEMAKER'S LEAGUE At Holiday Bowl HI Ind, Game: Bernlce Grobskl 197, Norma Hill 194. HI ind. series: Marv Tnomas MB. Normo HIM 544. HI Team Game: Thunderblrd Lanes 7W.

HI Teom scries: Thunderblrd Lanes 19)7. Standlnai Team Won toil Alla's Beoulv Salon 65V'i 14V'2 Mid-America Life Ins. 48 32 Thundtrblrd Lancj 44 34 Tuck Const. Co. 44 34 Bolklni Agency MlllerOackson Co, 42 38 EARLY BIRDS LEAGUE Ar Holiday Bowl HI Ind.

Game: Marian Roberts 18B Bob Brldel 730. HI Int. Serins: Marian Roberts 482, Speck Lawrence 572- HI Team Game: The Fivers HI Toam Sfrlti: The Fivers 1S96. Tha Standings Team Won Loll Llbres Llvlno ln, this could The Flyers 6 Latham Rcallv 6 The Poor 4 6 Wall Finally Gets Game Going MAHACAIBO, Venezuela was one of the wacfc jest rounds I ever shot. I thought I was going to lake the gas pipe." It doesn't sound like that golf- of as much as 60 feet all over (he course.

Then Wai! suddenly caught fire and Tor the last six holes, he was hotter than the 90 degree weather. The Pocono Manor, pro birdied No. 12 and No. 13, picked up another birdie on No. 16 and then eagled the them on the front nine.

He holed one putt from 35 feet out and another from 65 and missed only one green all day but still managed to birdie the hole. Four players shared lliird place wiih 70s. They were Adri- cn Bigras, a Canadian playing out of Tempe, Bob Gajda er had much cf an afternoon and for 11 holes Thursday you couldn't really blame veteran Art Wall for complaining. The former PGA and Mas- For awhile, it didn't look like Jay Dolan of Leicester, Mass, ters champ had suffered i anybody would be able to stay Bigras created the biggest stir, through a nightmarish start in i close to Fcrree, who tied his narrowly missing two holes in 18th to close with a 69, jusl two of Bloomfield Hills, Billy strokes back of Ferree's G7. Capps of Beckley, W.Va.

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Ft. 1 OF roll Ji03 the Maracaibo Open, firsi tournament on a four stop Caribbean tour. He had carded a seven on the' lOLh hole and was far back of defending champion Jim Fence of Corona, who was dropping birdie putts own course record, The 32-year-old pro who beat Barnum in a sudden death playoff last year to win tourney after losing a similar playoff to George Knudson in 1962 shot six birdies, four of one during his 36-34 round. Another stroke back at 71 were Hubby Habjan, Lake Forest, Henry Williams, Kutzlown, Ed Rubis, Chicopee Falls, Mass, and Teobaldo Perez, Caracas. That $7,500 College scholarship you may win is just part of the thrill you'll have being in the Soap Box Derby! THERE'S STILL TIME TO ENTER THE '64 SOAP BOX DERBY! And it's easy, too.

If you're between 11 and 15 years old as of August 1,1964, you're eligible. Just bring your Mother or Dad in to your nearest sponsoring Chevrolet dealer. He'll sign you up and give you the Official Derby Rule Book free. It tells you all you need to know about building a winner. MAKE IT A FAMILY AFFAIR! Use your own ideas and the tips you find in the Official Rule Book.

You have to build your racer yourself but that doesn't stop you from letting Dad in on the fun. Talk over your plans with him. First thing you know, the whole family will be just as excited as you are! WIN LOCAL FAME AND FORTUNE PLUS BIG PRIZES, TOO! A $500 bond and other awards are" yours as champ in your own home town. And as the local champ, you travel free to Akron, Ohio, for the All-American Derby. That's where you race.for your share of $30,000 in college scholarships against boys from all over the world.

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