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'ir pr-fr ir i ji if i r'''' 1" 1 Golf anders CaBtiires Kemper MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1972 1 Grist From The Sports Mill By BRUCE BERLET .1 Major League Baseball American League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Oakland 2-2, Baltimore 0-0 Cleveland 6, California 4 Texas 10, Milwaukee 0 Kansas City 7-0, Boston 5-4 Detroit 3, Minnesota 0 Chicago 6-5, New York 1-4 STANDINGS East- Lee Trevino Beaten By One Stroke CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Doug Sanders, still a dapper, tree-swinging playboy despite increasing years, growing girth and graying hair, had but one regret after snapping a long victory drought in $175,003 Pet. Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Kemper Open golf tournament. "I can't even have a party," GB 3 3 6 6'2 '744 just have to go' out and play the best you' ever have and 1 leave your nerves in West Hartford." Reminiscent of a pep talk in the best tradition of the legendary Knute Rockne, but Conard High Golf coach Ed Myers will be the first to tell you that even the greatest pep talks do not win championships. "Last year I knew we were good enough to win, but after a practice match with Staples last week at Westport-Longshore when we got beat pretty badly I told the team 'now you know what you are up Myers, now in his seventh year at the helm, "This group, has a lot of guts, but whether they can stand the pressure is another story.

We. have an. outside chance," Myers admits, "but I am sure that regardless of what happens 4hat this team 'will make a good showing for itself." Seems even coaching a defending state golf champion can be difficult at times. 24 20 21 17 18 15 17 19 20 22 24 23 Sanders moaned in mock dis Boston may while sipping what he said New York would be the first of a very few drinks following his Sunday Milwaukee Oakland .535 .513 .512 .436 .429 .395 .633 .595 .590 .455 .409 .405 triumph over. Lee Trevino.

"I ve got to play 36 holes to Chicago Minnesota morrow. West 28 13 25 17 23 16 20 24 18 26 17 25 "But tomorrow night, old 3 4 93 11 11 California Texas buddy, we WILL have a tod dy." Kansas City He faces two rounds of quali TODAY'S GAMES (EDT) fying for the United States Minnesota (Woodson 3-3) at Open Monday. Baltimore (McNally 5-4) 7:30 p.m. Sanders, 38, winless for two years and sidelined for a month Oakland (Odom 2-1) at Cleve- earlier this season with tendon and (Perry 9-3) 7:30 itis in his wrists, nailed down Only games scheduled National League the 19th victory of his career before a vast, colorful gallery cn the 72nd hole at the YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Houston 5, MontreatO Atlanta 9, New York 3 yard Quail Hollow Country Club course. He was tied with the dan Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 0 gerous Trevino and needed a St.

Louis 4, Los Angeles 0 Chicago 3, San Diego 1 Pittsburgh 4-9, San Francisco birdie to take the top spot alone. He put his second on the fringe of the green some 30 STANDINGS East Stick 'Em Up from the flag. Sanders took well over a min fl TEAMS AFTER THE TITLE Nevertheless, .20 teams will.be out to dethrone the West Hartford school when the 39th annual CIAC State Golf Championship gets underway this morning at 8, o'clock. Ninety-four of the; state's finest high school in; all, have qualified, for the event, according to rankings released last by tournament chairman' Bob Fish, principal at New Britain The low 20 over-par teams during the regular season and individuals hot on these four-man squads but playing to a six handicap or less are eligible for the annual meet, but this year's championship is one over the usual quota due to a tie for the 20th berth between Simsbury, champion in 1970, and South Catholic. Ironically, Simsbury won its crown two -years ago with exactly the same ranking but missed the 1971 event when it failed to qualify by 0.2 strokes.

NEWINGTON AGAIN NUMBER ONE I Heading the list of team qualifiers for the; second straight year is undefeated Newington, which, under four-year coach Dave Pouliot, registered 23 consecutive victories while playing to an average of 31.2 strokes over par per matih. hope this is notja jinx," Pouliot said in obvious reference to last year's top- ranking when the Indians finished second to Conard by five "I know the team is really looking forward to the meet and has been trying to get keyed up for this one day for some time now," Pouliot stated most emphatically. They showed thzy, wsre- noar top form by shooting an outstanding 308 Friday in beating three opponents at Avon Country Club. Heading the quartet of seniors comprising Pouliof squad Is Mike Cobndro, 1970 Hartford City. Champion.

First-cousins Mike and Tom Bedus are number two and three, respectively, GB Grote awaits the throw (AP). ute lining up the putt then Atlanta's Dusty Baker (12) reaches for the sky at home plate but scored on single by Jim Nash. Mets' catcher Jerry New York 31 13 Pittsburgh 27 16 3Vz stood over it for 40 seconds before he rammed it home. "It was a blessing from heav Pet. .705 .628 .571 .442 .378 .364 Chicago 24 18 Evans Erupts en when it went, in," Sanders 6 11 i4y2 15 Montreal 19 24 St.

Louis ,17 28 Philadelphia 16 23 said. Trevino, one ot the game West Whip Los Angeles 18 18 .609 raves Cincinnati 27 18 .600 1 Cincinnati 1 Blank Philadelphia PH'MDEI-PHIA (API -Johnny Bench's two-run double in the first inning and the solid pitching of Jack Billingham and Tom Hall carried Cincinnati's streaking Reds to a 2-0 l1 loser Claude Osteon, C-3, b-ok" ATLANTA NEW YORK an bi Houston 25 19 .578 Atlanta- 20 23; .465 San Diego 16 29 .356 San Francisco 17 34 .333 a scoreless tie in ine in.n. 5 0 10 Harrelson ss 2 1 0 0 ll1, 13 singled home the Car- 5.e"a.,p NEW YORK (AP) Darrell Evans drove in five runs with a double and a three-run homer Sunday to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 9-3 baseball victory over the New York Mets. TODAY'S GAMES (EDT) Millar, Garr rf HAaron lb Carty If Willams Baker cf Evans 3b I MPerez sj Pittsburgh (Ellis 5-2) at San 5 2 3 1 TMartinz 2b 3 0 0 0 dllials SCCOlld rU II 111 tile SCV-32 1 2 Ma'uVrf 4 2 2 Cnth Vvlle" dinSed Stt'en 4125 Miiner if 4 i i ion consecutive singles by Luis 2ou Jose Cruz and Max- Diogo (Norman 4-4) 10:30 p.m, while Pete Martinello, a newcomer to tournament action, plays Only game scheduled Nash 2000 Grote 4010 Vill. Another single bv Maxvill Schueler in the fourth position.

MURRAY A STANDOUT The Braves, rapping out 12 hits off Jon Matlack and three relievers, struck for a pair of preceded Gibson's two-out homer in the ninth. baseball victory over the staggering Philadelphia Phillies Sunday. Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan opened the first inning with sin- 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Yanks Bow Matlack CTaylor Marshall ph Koosman Boswell 2b first-inning runs on a walk, Although Myers may be worried about his young team Gibson, earning his third straight victory after dropping Twice To 38 9 12 Total 31 3 6 3 Total Hank Aaron's single, Rico Car-ty's double and Dusty Baker's his first five decisions, struck lcs be: retaining its crown against the likes of Newington, he is quick to stress a title in the individual category is certainly within the grasp of his number one man Greg-Murray, reigning State Junior Champion. 203 4 0 0 0 0 0 002 000 0103 Atlanta Nw York sacrifice fly 1UIU UilliUU WIlcll JJ1UVCU to be the game-winning two- White Sox In the third, Carty and Earl bagger to center field. Williams singled and Baker Garr.

DP Atlanta 2. LOB Atlanta 8, Now York 7. 2B-Carty, M.Perez. HR Staub (8), Evans (8). SF Baker.

IP RES BB SO walked before Evans drilled a two-run double to left field. CHICAGO (AP) Dick Allen smashed a pinch three-run 2 2-3 "Greg is, such a great, young player and the most modest kid in the World that he even scares me sometimes into thinking he is not going to win Myers "He has personally carried us through some matches this yet when someone asked hin to have his picture taken for a newspaper column, he That knocked out Matlack who homer off New; York's ace re 6 1-3 2 1-3 1 2-3 3 2 out six and walked only one. Only once did the Dodgers get a runner past second. That was in the fourth when Bill Buckner singled with one out and Willie Davis followed with a base hit. Buckner took third but Davis was thrown out attempting to reach second on the play.

Willie Crawford then grounded back to Gibson for the third out. Nash ScHueler (W.2-1) Matlack (L.6-1) C.Taylor Koosman Frisella A 52,216 liever Sparky Lyle in the bot That was all the Reds, hot on the heels of front-runing Los Angeles in the National League West, needed to chalk Up their seventh straight victory and ninth in the last 10 games. CINCINNATI PHLADELPHIA ab bi ab bl Rose If 4 12 0 Doyle 2b 4 0 10 Tolan cf 4 12 0 Gamble rf 3 0 10 absorbed his first loss after six victories. The Mets knocked out Atlanta refused unless the entire team photo was taken." tom of the ninth inning Sunday to give the Chicago White Sox a And over. the latter part of the season, Murray has been starter Jim Nash in the third short of phenomenal.

5-4 victory over the Yankees and a sweep of their Sunday "After going 23 over in his first two matches under not on Rusty Staub" two-run homer, his eighth of the year. Gibson Shuts Out Dodgers, Hits HR doubleheader. Bench 4 0 12 Koegel ph 10 10 exactly ideal conditions, he finished 22 over jor the final 10, Myers revealed, hardly believing the figures "He lost TPerez lb 4 0 0 0 Browrti rf 0 0 0 0 Th Sox also the ANGELES ST i-OUIS 2 0 0 0 Montarez cf 4 0 0 0 Hague rf ab bi ab bl Geronimor 0 0 0 0 Luzlnrikil just one of 22 individual matches, tieing three; times, and to top 4 0 10 4 0 10 Bob Brock lf 5 0 10 Valentine 2b 3 0 0 0Menke 3b 2 0 0 0 Hutton lb LOS ANGELES (AP) it off had a'two-under-par 69 at Avon opener 6-1 before a Day crowd of 61,904 their 1 largest since 1954, when the same two Joining Murray in. defense of the title wttl be seniors Jeff sizemcre i dulmict ii piummr jd I money 3D Clndenon lb 4 0 0 0 WDavis cf 3 0 1 OiConcepcn ss 4 0 10 MCaryer Fiore lb 0 0 0 0 Crawford If 3 0 0 Ojchaney 2b 2 0 0 0 Bowa ss Torre 3b 3 111 WParker lb 3 0 2 0 Billinghm 3 0 0 0 Chmplon 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 10 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oberg and John Janangelo, playing numbers tttp and three, and teams -drew 53,087 Gibson hurled a five-hitter for his 52nd career shutout and second in a row and also slammed a two-run homer to Simmons 4 0 10 Garvey 3b 3 0 0 Hall 0 0 0 0 R5ton ph But the Braves rebounded for four runs in the bottom the inning against reliever Chuck Taylor on a walk, singles by Carty and Baker and Evans' three-run shot, his eighth, to right field. New York scored its final run in the eighth on a walk, Staub's single and John Milner's grounder.

New York's Mike Kekich took Curt Oberg, Jeff 's brother, a sophomore Mylrs believes "has 0 0 0 0 TwitcS ell JCruz cf Maxvills 3 0 0 0 Carroll 2 0 0 01 0 0 0 0 Total a 4-2 lead and a three-hitter great potential" but whose inexperience "haa me keeping my 4 0 10 Russell ss 4 12 1 Osteen 4 112 Richert Mota ph 34 0 8 0 31 2 6 2 Tote I lead the St. Louis Cardinals tojGibson into the ninth but walked Bill fingers crossed. 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Melton with one out, his sev- 1 0 0 97 Cincinnati 10 2 4 Philadelphia 0 0 0 4 "dp Total 35 4 4 Total St. Louis 0 0 0 0 1 0 Los Anneies 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday. The loss, only the second in emn Dase on Dans, and was Philadelphia 1.

LOB E-Osteen. DP SI Louis 3, Los Anqe- nicked for a single by Mike An COMPETITION A KEYNOTE Another team more than eager to make a Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia! 7, 2B Bench, Rose, Concepcion, Hutton. IP ER BB SO run at the title is the last nine games for the 1 1" 7Lst- Lns Annelps 1. Brock. HR- Ron Scheuler, who took over in the third, breezed the rest of Dodgers, cut their lead over Torre m.

Gibson ui. the way, yielding just three hits Cincinnati in the National Gib50n (WJ.5) tP9 while strikins out seven to Leaeue West to one-half came. I osteen o.6-3) Rod Cyr's 12th-rahked Wethersfield foursome, which bested Conard by Hi games to take the CCIL championship and then won th league's annual Field Day at Wethersfield Country 'Billinghm (W.3-6) 7 0 0 0 3 ER BB SO Hall l- 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 6 1 .1 0 0 0 1 7 2 2 2 4 Champion 3) 8 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 0 6 Twitchell 1 0 0 0 1 2 Save-Carroll (10). 2104. A 15,861.

drews. Lyle, who has won two and saved 10 of the Yankees' 18 triumphs, came on and Allen, batting for- Rich Morales, drilled the third pitch into the left field seats for his ninth i Richert raise his record to 2-1. I Joe Torre's solo homer off Club last Tuesday by a whopping 10 strokes. 1:59. "I definitely feel we have an excellent shot at winning the home run of the season, whole thing," Cyr remarked.

"We had eight boys rotating al. Baseball's Top Ten (AP) SANDERS ON THE 18TH season without any friction, and I think that makes for good competition whereby you know you have to- shoot well to keep BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Based on 90 at Bats. playing." The Yankees took a 1-0 lead against Dave.Lemonds in the third inning' of, the nightcap when Gene Michael doubled, went to third on a bunt single AMERICAN LEAGUE AB Player -ub Gary Crandall, "a low-to-mid 70s shooter who has a good chance at the individual title," according to Cyr, heads the Wethersfield squad and is followed by Mike Giangrecho, Steve fed Sox Win 4-0 Behind John Curtis After Losing Opener At Kansas City KANSAS CITY (AP) John dropped catcher Carlton seventh and Tommy Harper Curtis pitched a seven-hitter throw. That made all the runs homered for Boston in th and Dick Miller drove in a run 1 ninth. Hnnk-ins sine on fnr nrm most feared competitors, played in the group just behind Sanders and had a chance to by Kekich and scored on Melt on's wild throw.

PlnieMa KC D.Allen Chi Rudi Oak P.Kelly Chi McCraw Cle Pinson Cal Freehan Del Mannella, and Gerard Stack. send it to a playoff for the $35, 168 151 HI 119 123 141 102 94 150 144 42 42 43 34 37 38 29 29 40 41 29 26 25 20 15 20 16 8 26 23 Chicago went ahead in the 000 first prize fourth when Carlos May tripled He was faced with a 10-foot! Braun Min LITCHFIELD RETURNING scored on a sacrifice fly by C. Mav Chi D. Nelscn Tex and scored two others Sunday run Amos otis walked to oad to lead the Boston Red Sox to a the bases, then S'haal unloaded FIRST GAME BOSTON KANSAS CITY ab bi ab And for the second year in a row, Litchfield will be the lone Class representative in the The ninth-ranked ti cK Keicnardt. NEW YORK CHICAGO Home Runs putt for a birdie to tie on the last holet.

The Super Mex stalked it in characteristic fash- nimran. 1ft: flak- ibrhbl abrhbi 4 111 Patek ss 5 0 10 land, io; cash, Detroit, o.A'ien, rhi-i 4-0 vietorv over Kansas Cifv fon his second homer of the season cf Cowboys of third-year coach Bob Ferrarotti rang up a commend Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0 PKelly rf 3 10 0 ss 4 0 10 Hoviey rf 5 12 0 1. i llnnn O- Warrior Bnctnn. fnninlianj i APariClO over tne lett tield lence. Gagnano it 3000 Pinieiia it able 15-4 record losing twice to unoeaten and third-ranked tuu, lugging ai ins, sieeves Mnwaee 7 ia split of their doubleheader.

4 0 0 0 Andrews 2b 4 12 2 4 0 ,2 0 Alvarado 2b 0 0 0 0 fluffing his cap uross oi waieruury aim once iu Dum eiguui-raiiKea iNaugaiucK white 4 0 0 0 DAIIen lb 4 12 0 Runs Battel pauj Schaal's grand-slam D.Allen, Chicago, 37; R.Ja-kson, Oak-! 4 10 0 3 110 4 10 0 2 0 11 0 10 0 Tohnv Mnvherrv sineled RMiiler 0 0 0 0 f-'patrk swgiLu j05ephsn ph 0 0 Roias 2b home the Royals' final run in catcr ib 5110 Hopkins ib 4 0 12 and Farmington in the opening matches of the season, setbacks Mnr9c 1b 3 Melton" land, 28; Duncan, Oakland, 27; C. May.HlUIlie run cappt'U a nve-iun icu- 3b 4 12 1 JO I I urdu Mr Pctroceili Fisk Chicago, 25: Darwin, Minnesota, 25. Dilr-hinn fl npricinncl in the sixth inning that pow- Kenney ss 3 0 0 0 Johnstone cf 4 0 0 0 4 110 Mayberry lb 1 0 1 1 1111 4 12 2 Otis cl Kaat, Minnesota, 6-1. Lee, Boston, I ered the RoValS to a 7-5 2 0 2 0 Hrrmann 3 110 1 0 0 0 Morales ss 3 110 1 0 0 0 Bradley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BAIien 3b Stotlmyre Callison ph Gardner 4 0 11 Schaal 3b 1 0 0 0 Rooker 1 0 0 0 F'rtzmrris Griffin 2b Oqlivie rf Culp Burda Dh Tiant triumph in the opener. Curtis raising his record to 2- 4 114 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-1, Fingers, Oakland, 4-1, G.Perry, Cleveland, 9-3, Bradley, Chicago, e-2, Hunter, Oakland, e-2, Kline, New York, 3-1.

Bur-gmeier, Kansas City, 3-1, Panther, Texas, 3-1, .750. 0 0 0 0 Abernthy Chess Challanger Also Net Plaver 30 1 i 1 Total 32 9 5 Then he missed it, as the vast gallery of 23,000 groaned in dismay. Trevino finished alone in second with a 69-276. Gangling Labron Harris, with a 68, claimed third with a 277. South African Gary Player and Australian Bruce Devlin, with 69, and Cesar Samido, a See Sanders, Page 31, Col.

1 Gallagher ph I 0 0 0 Brgmeier Total New York Chicago 0, struck out five, walked two and was helped out by three double plays in the nightcap as 1)0 lit III- 1 0 4 0 0 1 01 x- 33 7 8 7 35 5 9 5 Total Total NATIONAL LEAGUE mey avengea later in uie year. "I don't think the fellas are worried about meeting larger schools because they are used to it during the regular season," Ferrarotti said, "but playing a strange course may be a problem. I know some of the teams have had a chance to play the course, but we were not able to get a time to practice there. Regardless, I believe we should make the top 10." Juniors Mike Moraghan and Karl Goodhouse and seniors Ed Kane and Roger Williams will carry Litchfield's hopes. The tough New Canaan layout should present quite a test of golf when, the state's top high school shooters take to the links early this morning.

Pet. 030 001 00 15 009 115 10 Boston Kansas City DP-New York 2, Chicago 2. LOB New York 4, Chicago 4. 2B Herrmann, D.Allen, B.Allen. HR Blomberg (3), Melton (S).

SB D.Allen, Melton. Slott- the Red Sox ended their three-i RANCIIO LA COSTA, Calif. tailspin and snapped the (AP) Bobby Fischer, the Royals' winning streak at four chess master making one of his Schaal, Patek, Apariclo, Petrocelll, R.Miller. DP -Kansas City I. LOB Boston 8, Kansa- City 7.

23 Patek, Griffin, AB U3 152 167 135 15lS 179 17 96 173 113 lemyre. Player Club Sanquillen Pgh M.Alou StL Torre StL Lee SD Clpmenle Poh A.Oliver Pgh Staub N-' Baer All To'an Cin Mota LA IP ER BB SO -Schaal (2), Har- Kirkpatrick, per (7). SB- -Otis. stotlmyre (L.5-6) 7 7 5 5 2 0 Garaner 1 2 118 3 .319 .317 .313 .317 .310 S-Culp. SF-Otis.

IP ER BB SO 35 44 37 Bradley (W-2) 9 4 1111 PB Herrmann. 2:25. A 40,000. I 2 1 2-3 6 1 3 1 Home SanFrancisco, Culo (L.4-5) T-ant Rocker Fitjmrris (W.2-3) Abernathy 14; Bench, Kingman Cincinnati. 5 SECOND GAME NEW YORK CHICAGO abrhbi abrhbi Clark 2b 4 0 10 WWIIams rf 3 0 0 0 13- Starnll.

Pittsburnh, 11; Colbert, San Diego, 10; H.Aaron, Atlanta, 12-3 2 1 2-3 0 0 games. rare public appearances, rated Boston got the only runs they the biggest threat to defendm? needed in the second inning, champion Hank Greenberg Miller, Doug Griffin and Bob Monday in the second annual Montgomery singled for the Dswars' Sports Celebrities Ten-firstr un off Mike Hedlund, 0-5, nis Tournament, and when left fielder Lou Greenberg, the former De-niella bobbled Montgomery's troit Tigers' slugger, won the hit, Griffin also scored. 1 inaugural tournament a year In the fourth, Miller drew a ago. At 60, he is the oldest com-leadoff walk from reliever Paul petitor in the event. Splittorff, took third on Mont-, Also in the field are O.J.

Watson Houston, L. May, Houston, Torres rf 4 10 0 Alvarado 2b 4 0 0 0 Albatross $102,839 Short Of Becoming Millionaire Save Burgmeier (3). 2:35. 9. Murcer cf 4 12 0 CMay If 4 12 0 White If 4 0 11 Acosta 0 0 0 0 SECOND GAME KANSAS Runs Batted In Kingman, SanFrancisco, 38; Stargell, Pittsburgh, 35; Bench, Cincinnati, 35; FAlou lb 4 0 2 0 Reichardt cf 3 0 0 1 BOSTON CITY ab bl JEllls 4 0 10 Melton 3b 12 0 0 ab bi A.

Oliver, Pittsburgh, 31; Raler, Houston, 3 0 2 1 3 0 10 4 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 1113 3 0 0 0 31; Bonds, SanFrancisco, 31. Pitching (4 Decisions) Sutton, Las Angeles, 8 0, 1.000; Mar-Shall, Montreal, 4-0, 1.000; Nolan, Cincin-nati, 7-1, J.Ray, Houston, 7-1, Lanier 3b 4 12 0 Andrews lb Michael ss 3 111 Ona pr Kekich 4 0 10 Morales ss Lylt 0 0 0 0 DAIIen ph Brnkman Lemonds Gossage PKelly rf gomery's single and came Simpson, running back of the 2 00 0 de Mai and Fresh Yankee are trotters and Rum Customers and Cardigan Bay are pacers. Albatross, with veteran driver Stanley Dancer in the sulky, made it look easy as he set a world record of 2:06 on a half- Harper cf 4 0 0 0 Patek ss JKennedy js 4 0 2 0 Otis cf Oglivie rf 4 0 10 Pinieiia If Cater lb 4 0 0 0 Schnblum rf Gagliano 3b 4 110 Rolas 2b RMiller If 2 2 11 Taylor lb Griffin 2b 4 110 Schaal 3b Mntgmry 4 0 2 1 JMay Curtis 3 0 11 Hedlund Hansen ph Solittorff Hoviey ph Rooker 0 0 0 0 Buffalo Bills; Gene Washing- Matlack, New York, 6-1, Blass, home on furtic' grounder Pittshnroh. 4-1. .857: Seaver.

New York. lib giuunuti, WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) -Albatross appears destined to become the fifth horse in harness racing history to win $1 million. The pacer increased his career earnings to $897,161 with an easy victory in Sanders Called By Spiro Agnew CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Doug Sanders received a congratulatory telephone call from Vice President Spiro Agnew Sunday shortly after he won the $35,000 first prize in the Kemper Open golf tournament.

"Well, thank you, sir," Sanders said. "If I can win, I guess there's hope for all of us." Sanders, once hit in the back of the head by an errant Agnew shot, also received an invitation to play golf again with the Vice President. "He's a good friend." Sanders explained. "We play together quite often." 0 0 0 0 Phil triple and ton, wide receiver of the San 1-2, .800 2 Tied With .800. Total 35 4 11 2 Total 2 5 One out when winning run scored.

Miller's sacrifice fly capped the Francisco 49ers: Mike Garrett Red Sox' scoring in the sixth, and Deacon Jones of the San Boston staked Rav Culp. 4-5, Diego Chargers: Rick Barrv of 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 oooa 30 0 7 8 10 0-4 I 0 0 I Italian Horse Wins MILAN. Italy (AP) Tierce- 111 II! 111-4 mila front tn 1 IJIU miloe NlW York III 211 1135 to a 4-1 lead to a 4-1 lead 31 4 9 3 Total oi ine realization, xne previous ron. a J-year-oia itaiian-ownea in tne first game the York Acts: fcJgin tsay- Tola! horse ridden bv Mario An- before his own field lor. former Los Angeles Lakers WOria marK Ot 2:06 Z-5, Set Dy; Chicago 2.

LOB-New York 5, Chicaao 4. 0 2 0 10 1 10 0 Oil Boston Kansas City 2B Michael, Anarews. SB hk D.AIIen (). SB Lanier, P.Kelly. Mi the $91,000 non-betting Realization Pace at Roosevelt Race-wav Saturday night.

With many rich stakes ahead, the son of Meadow Skipper seems assured of joining Une de Mai, Fresh Yankee, Rum Customer and Cardigan Bay in the millionaire category. Une Amortizer at Roosevelt had stood for 16 years. Dancer never had any need to use his whip in beating H.T. Luca, Dexter Hanover, Tarport Skipper and Jake Jackson, who finished in that order. dreucci, scored a three-length him in the sixth inning.

star; Whit cy Ford, former New victory over favored Weimar Pinieiia was safe on shortstop York Yankee pitcher: Gail Sunday in the $110,500 Grand Luis Aparicio's error and took Goodrich, guard for the Los An-Prix of Italy in the race record second on an infield out. Cookie geles Lakers: Merlin Olsen. time of 2:26.4 minutes for 2.400 Rojas followed with a bunt but Los Angeles Rams tackle, and meters. Card King finished! both nmners were safe when track and field stars Marty Li-third. third baseman Rico and Bob Seagrcn.

chael SF Reichardt. IP ER BB SO Kekich 1 1-3 4 4 4 7 5 Lyle (L.2 I) 1 1 1 0 Lemonds 5 7 3 0 0 2 Gossage 1 3 110 1 Acosta CM-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 WP-Kekich, Cossas 1 A P.nela, Gagliano. DP Bos'en tv 1. LOB-Bosfon 4. Kansai ty 5.

3d Gag'iafo. SF MMler. IP ER BB SO 7 0 0 7 5 (L.0-51 7 2 Splittorff 4 3 1111 I Rcokr 1 I I I I I 11.

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