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"It sits in my mind that to win that would be a record always in exis-tence," he said "Looking back I took pride asa professional, winning nampnta where I beat the amateurs Jimmy (Connors) is built differently than me, but I see similarities in our attitude 4 Part Feb. 18. 1975 Rl0Sf3nseUmctf Pancho Gonzales No Linger Angry Man who held the. titles. Because I stayed in the game as ah active player so long, I became well known.

I suppose that probably ends up being the most i important It doesnt matter how you did it so long as you did it I won many titles as a professional I played in the Davis Cup and defend-. ed it against Australia. I have a lot of solid memories, but I did these things before I was 21. It is interesting that I talked to Jimmy about a year ago and he was genuinely depressed because he wanted to win the US. championship at a younger age than I had.

"That is the kind of player who is going to stay on top." is still a passion for him. He says their social life is quiet, their friends mostly tennis players and few Las Vegas celebrities. "I do gamble. I play dice, blackjack," he said. 1 win, I lose.

But Tm not a gambler and Tm not anywhere near afraid that it is going to change my Perhaps the only missing part of his long career was that by turning professional so young he had no chance to win Wimbledon. By the time it became an open tournament he was past his prime, although he did win the doubles. ery Gonzales said "But now I am at Caesars and I don't see as much of him as I used to." Besides working for the hotel, Gon-' zales has had a contract with Spalding for 30 years. He says 'he makes about $200,000 a year with all his activities and plays competitively only occasionally for the Grand Masters, some pro-celebrity tournaments and charity things. He owns an 8-acre tennis camp in Malibu, although he hasnt done much with it About $50,000 of his money is in race cars and drag racing soundly defeated in the first round of the US.

Pro Tennis Championship by Peruvian Alex Olmedo. He. was quoted saying afterward: "Don't write my obituary yetf 7 When he returned again in. 1964, signed again by' Kramer; he made a stunning comeback, defeating Ken RosewaU, then No, 1, in a 3-hour, 11-minute match in which he blasted 28 aces. For several years after, he remained a dominant player, his wins always dramatic, always coming Tust when he seemed washed up.

In 1970, at age 42, he defeated Rod Laver and John Newcombe within a week. But his legs were slower and his vision not as sharp and he gradually left for good, taking his job with Caesars. Palace. During the last year he has been playing senior men's tennis (45 and up) on a new circuit called the Grand Masters. True to form he is ranked No.

1. "Some of the guys are still really competitive," he said. "Frank Sedg-man, Torben Ulrich and myself dominate the upper level People enjoy watching us because our tennis is not played as hard, but it still carries the skill and technique, and they can ol- low it better." About a year ago he stopped working out seriously, and in the last two months he hasnt had time to play at alL But he does seem to get vicarious pleasure following Jimmy Connors. "Jimmy is on his own now, he has CADLE SHOOTS 70; Ve9aS Hotel Terms 29 JOIN OPEN FIELD Jai Alai a Success Continued from First Page supervising preparation of the hotel's $500,000 Tennis' Pavilion for the $100,000 "winner-take-all-heavy-weight championship of tennis" a spectacle in which 22-year-old Jimmy Connors brilliantly clobbered 36-year-old Rod Laver a few Sundays back. During the final days before the match Gonzales was under considerable pressure orchestrating the event Workman were doing last-minute jobs; TV crews were laying cables and the arena was aswarm with fans seeking a glimpse of Laver or Connors at practice.

Arid there was nostalgia; the great old names of tennis Don Budge, Ted Schroeder, Frank Parker, Billy Tal-bert, Hugh Stewart Gonzales didnt seem to fit either group: celebrity or grand master. He might have been mistaken: for the chief electrician, keeping a low file in a khaki cotton jacket, the collar twisted and bunched, a white T-shirt, open-neck sports shirt and polyester pants, Preparations moved along on tight schedule with only enough aggravations to stir up publicity. Connors' hyperactive' manager Bill Riordan decided early in the week that Jimmy would not play if Gonzales referred. Through some broken link in communication, Connors had arranged for another, referee and umpire and the situation had become embarrass-' tmmmmmmmfflMmmmmmii Gonzales might've been mistaken for the chief electrician Rookie pro George Cadle fired a 2-under-par 70 Monday at El Caballero Country Club to lead a group of 29 golfers who qualified for the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open starting Thursday. Qualifying was held at El Caballero, where 14 golfers earned berths in the tournament, and Los Angeles North, where 15 spots were available Terry Rex Caldwell and amateur Jim Ruziecki, a senior at USC, paced the field at LA North with par 71s.

The qualifiers: At L.A. North At El Caballero 70 George Cadle. 71 Gil Morgan, Tommyjaeobs. 72 Spike Kelly. 73 Bob Greenwood, Andy Thompson.

74 Bill Johnston, Dave Glenz. 75 Mike Shea, Bob Zender, Howie Johnson. 76 Paul Purtzer; Bob Benson, Jim Witlenburg. 71 Jim Ruziecki, Rex Caldwell, Terry Small. 72 Gerald Zar, John Welker.

73 Dick Crawford, Joe Porter, Rocky Thompson, Oick Mast. 74 Mike Evans. 75 John Buciek, Monty Kaser, Alan Taple. 76 Dan Halldorson, Monty Blodgett. rained out he went home, turned on the TV broadcast of the tennis match and fell asleep on the floor.

Early the next day the work crews were busy converting the pavilion back to its regular four courts. For Gonzales, there was a letdown. "There's a tremendous buildup for ah event like this," he said. "And then a sudden letdown, like the world has come to an end because there is dead silence. An hour after the match ev-: erything was still and it was an eerie feeling.

For the tennis players there is the next tournament, another buildup, but for the local people it is eerie, it's over for us. "You know, when I watched Jimmy Connors I asked myself, Could I have beaten him? I thought about that There is no question in my mind that he is the best player in the world, but I still wondered if I could beat him." Then he grinned. "I'm not stupid enough to think I could have. But Vm not stupid to think I couldnt have. I guess it is a question I would like to see answered." Leaving tennis was not easy for Gonzales; he talked about retirement six times during his career, although he says, officially, he only retired twice.

"It was a terrific adjustment," he said. "Two or three years ago I could run for a tennis ball without thinking about it it was automatic. Ten years ago I could run every bit as fast as Jimmy, and hit the ball every bit as hard." Gonzales was an active player for almost two decades, and between 1954 and 1960 he was the undisputed world champion: He played on the public courts in East Los Angeles and at 20 won the national title. The next year he won again, defeating Ted Schroeder. Professional tennis was still an experiment then and the prestigious titles (Wimbledon, Forest Hills) were closed to pros.

Bobby Riggs was then the chief promoter. When he offered Gonzales $75,000 to play a series of 125 matches with world champ Jack Kramer, the young man eagerly signed, but when the tour was over he was almost washed up, losing 96-27. Until Kramer succeeded Riggs, three years later, Gonzales seemed a has-beea But Kramer signed him for an expanded professional tour with 12 or 16 players. During the seven years of his contract with Kramer, he earned a reputation as the top player 'He gets 50 points on his serve and 50 points on terror Wednesday's Pro-Am Pairings KITH TEE BY PATRICK ARNOLD Associated Press LAS VEGAS The crowd consists mostly of the ous, the "handle" isn't big and most of the bets are smalL But jai alai draws them into the MGM Grand Hotel, and in that regard the game, fast and played by experts from Spain, is a success in this gambling mecca. The jai alai grandstand court, or fronton, the largest commercial one outside Miami, was built at one end of the gigantic new hotel.

To place a bet, one need walk only a few steps from his seat to a ticket window. As at a horse race, there is a tote board with the odds flashed clearly before you. Bets are wagered on the players. On any given night, 1,300 people will be in the fronton and bet an average of $45,000 at the parimutuel windows, said jai alai announcer and publicist Hal Codden. Most of the crowd comes from the hotel, passing through the casino on its way to the fronton; coming back through the casino when it leaves.

This is what the hotel wants. Jai alai was not intended to be a separate attraction. It was added as part of an entertainment package, all designed to bring people to the Grand with its football field-size casino. VTop management of the MGM wants people there because they're going to go into other parts of the hotel," Codden said in an interview. "In this case, the number of people is more important than the handle, as long as it's making money." The fronton does make money, based largely on its admittedly high prices.

General admission tickets are $3.30, the loge costs $4.40 and a box seat costs $5.50. "Admission is the backbone of the jai alai operation," Codden said. The prices are high because the crowd generally doesn't place large bets on a game most are not familiar with, he added. Jai alai is something like handball. It is played on a three-walled court between two, four or six players who are equipped with a long, curved wicker basket, or cesta, strapped to the wrist for catching and throwing a small, hard ball against the front wall.

The ball can travel faster than 150 miles an hour. The hotel's share of handle, or amount wagered, isn't large, said Codden. The Grand gets 11 the state gets 2 and the remaining 87 is returned to the betters. Subtract from that the salaries of the 36 players and 32 supporting employes at the fronton, and the profit isn't very large, said Coddea The fronton opened its second season at the end of December. Codden predicted increasing acceptance of the sport both by tourists and Las Vegas residents.

The first year brought some problems, he said, because "opening a new jaf alai fronton is like starting an expansion baseball or football team. "We had some young kids 17 or 18 years old and we had guys who said they were 39." Many of the players came straight from Spain, where jai alai is a national sport, especially in the northern Basque provinces. But this year nine new and experienced players, "each of whom is experienced in frontons outside of Spain," have been addedVthe roster. "The overall level Quality has improved considerably over the past year," Codden said. "The tendency of jai alai management is that local acceptance and participation will grow," Codden added.

"The knowledgeable crowd will grow." Nadadore Swimmers Set Marks MISSION VIEJO Mission Viejo' Nadadore swimmers established two world, 12 American and seven national age group records in 1974, a club spokesman announced recently. Shirley Babashoff set the two world marks, 4:15.77 for the 400-meter freestyle and 2:02.94 for the 200 free. In addition, 24 of the club's swimmers were listed in the 10 best times in the nation in their events for '74. A Nadadore freestyler, Brian Goodell, 15, left recently to compete in the New Zealand Games as a U.S. represen-tative.

FIRST TEE 7: IS a.m. Don Bles, George' Bardlsbanian, Archie Altounlan, Philip Ventura, Irv Raskin. 7:24 Lou Graham, Max Re-chulskl, Richard Geer. Mai Alberts, Bob Ring. 7:34 Rod Funseth, Jerry Gc-brecht, L.D.

Gorman, Jack Stewart, Horace Alder. 7:43 Brian Allln, Claude Aklns, James KenneV Bob Good, James Westervelt. 7:53 Leonard Thompson, Bob Lorenz, Lew Leis, Olen Kull, Jim Vrungos. 8:02 Jerry Heard, Johnny Mathls, Ed Vierhellig, Tom Johnston, Joseph O'Neill. 1:12 Homero Blancas, Douglas McNalr, Arthur Koch, Bruce Bryant, Walt Goodwin.

8:21 Jim Dent, Maury Wills, Woody DeWItt, Jack Broberg, Le-lyn Braun. 1:31 Gene Littler, Pat Boone, Bill Elliott, Rich Kayfes, Wally Boggess. 1:40 Frank Beard, Monty Hall, Bib McGraw, Cv Laughter, Frank Rogers. Venturi, Chuck Berk-owltz, Andy Andresen, BIN Andre-sen, Brent Carr. 9:00 Forrest Fezler, Fred Baer, Wells Forde, O'Neill Had-nott, Raleigh Saddler.

11:15 Dave" Stockton, Glen Campbell, Stan Kassln, Dan Hun-toon, Roger Adams. 11:24 Jack Nlcklaus, Peter Falk, Melvyn Schwarts, Gordon Morgan, Frederick Amerongen. 11:34 J.C Snead, Bob Hurst, Lester Sobin, A. J. Setting, Ron Ineman.

11:43 Arnold Palmer, Bob Hope, Bill Carter, Al Thomas, GlenPfeil. 11:53 Hale Irwin, Efrem Zlm-ballst, J. D. Livingston, Bill Bunting, Ralph Laughridge. 12:02 Johnny Miller, Robert Stack, Robert Stookey, George Walker, Brian Gaddy.

12:12 Lee Elder, David Barish, Richard Zocchi, Dick Hendricks, Harry 12:21 Doug Sanders, McLean Stevenson, Louis Feinberg, Maurie Lift, George Konhelm. 12:31 Eddie Pearce, Dean Martin, Kermlt Huck, Mike Scur-to, Pat Simmons. 12:40 Dave Hill. Greg Morris, Rucker Burks, Frank Scott, Mike Murphy. 12:50 Tom Watson, Jim Flsk.

Mike Stone, Ed Kaleff, F. W. Chapman, Jr. 1:00 Chuck Courtney, Robert William, Frank Smith, Ernest Ainslle, Herman English. 7:15 a.m.-Gibby Gilbert, man Campbell, Phil DeBrlereV David Loeb, Angelo Mozilo.

7:24 Jim Wiechers, Richard Pettibone, Emilio Muscelll. Robert Smith, Howard Hayes. 7:34 Ed Sneed, John Held, Herbert Ende, Keith Pittman, Bart Brodkin. 7:43 Andy North, Bob Ihnat, Robert Elder, John Wallace, Henry Wilson. 7:53 Gay Brewer, Eddie Na-gao.

Jack Nethercutt, Gary Hoi-lister, Leon Donatt. 1:02 Dale Douglass, William Marshall Morgan, Lee Wenzei, Wells Wohlwend, Robert Fry. 1:12 Mike Hill, Grover Christopher, Robert Bunch, Tony Martin, Bernard Klrkpatrick. 1:21 Tom Kite, Jack Albertson, Jack Garacochea, Dick Caruso, Michael Alex. 1:31 Ben Crenshaw, Mac Davis, Jerry Johnson, Ray LUnning, Harry Williams.

1:40 Charles Slfford, Al Ercol-ani, Fred Bell, Pat Patterson, Ash Resnick. 1:50 Al Geiberger, Roy Clark, Dan Chicarella, Sam Miceli, Jack Kornarens. 9:00 John Mahaffey, Edward Briegel, D. E. Lantz, Richard Jo-hansen, William L.

Davis. 11:15 Lee Trevino, Don Adams, R. Nichol Smith, Lloyd Humphries, T. K. Vodrey.

11:24 Tom Weiskopf, Andy Williams, Buzz Fix, John Puckett, Richard Kayne. 11:34 Sam Snead, Flip Wilson, Arthur Basham, Alex Gay. Stephen Glovanisci. 11:43 Billy Casper. Lawrence Welk, Les Menchen, Javier Cortina, Thomas Gonzalez.

11:53 Bobby Nichols, Ara Par-seghian, Bert Gianelli, Richard Wilson, Lowell Wardian. 12:02 p.m. Miller Barber, David Tuch, Lawrence Leavitt, Milton Mershow, William Alderson. 12:12 Lanny Wadkins, Evel Knievel, George Aftergood, Richard Denny, James Nickell. 12:21 Ray Floyd, Victor Moss, Marvin McCrea, Robert Walters, Bennett Marie.

12:31 Victor Regalado, Woody Ruikka, Joe Rosenkranz Jim Rlssmlller, Walter Wentz. 12:40 Jerry McGee, Don Carver, William Faeth, Paul Hubbs, Frank C. Wood. 12:50 Grier Jones, Edward Krause, Ron Zlcovich, George Solomon, Kay Glenn. 1:00 Rod Curt.

Paul Dart, Maurice Salomon, David Yates, Al Menzies. Years before, Gonzales had been the villain yelling at the crowds grown up, has his managers and agents and constantly travels, so I dont see him as much," he said. "But I look upon Jimmy as more of a son than probably anyone else. I like him. I like his personality.

At the same time I can be critical of him and tell him, 'Jimmy speak for yourself. Dont let anyone make a mistake on your I really respect Jimmy, he is dumb like a fox and I think he knows he still needs more polishing when it comes to knowing how to handle his top position. 1 know Jimmy will be walking about for three or four days feeling that it is all hard to believe. Hell have to say to himself, 1 am the best I really am the best' It can be a hard thing to grasp and he! has to defend that Working your way to the top makes you one of hundreds but once you get there you become a target and the players gang up on you, they tell each other what they can do to beat you. "Jimmy is built differently than me, but I see similarities in our attitude.

He has the instinct to know he is winning just like yesterday when Laver realized he was losing and gradually improved, Jimmy lifted the level of his own game. Those things I see in Jimmy, I had. There is the sheer drive to playing hard for every point, particularly the important ones. The attitude, the talking, mum-. bling, jumping, running around to re- lax yourself.

"A lot of times after I did something on the court I would laugh to myself because I knew it was just showmanship. We have too many matches without any atmosphere, just good tennis shots. And the spectator doesn't understand this. Sometimes I think soirie'of Jimmy's moves on the court are detrimental to himself, like when he appears to be ridiculing another player. I did that, but never intentionally.

When you're there to win the game you're a different person on court 1 dont think I ever had a chip on my shoulder, but people said that about me, and they say it about Jimmy. I think when a fella feels pushed around it may appear he has a chip on his shoulder because he is defending himself." Several years ago he coached Connors with Pancho Segura. Segura was. a master of the ground stroke and back court play while Gonzales taught him how to play aggressively and in at the net "Mostly I tried to work with him on the psychology and mental preparation and how to take the best of ev- When the hotel was unable to fill a request from Riordan for a certain number of suites and tickets, Jimmy, mother Gloria and coach Pancho Seg-ura found rooms at the Tropicana. The people at Caesars Palace just shook their heads and mumbled something about, "You know, Riordan does things like that" Meanwhile Riordan was bad-mouthing: "This is a world-class he said, the blood rushing to his face.

"This is not just some show!" Regardless of differences with Riordan, Gonzales has an almost paternal affection for Connors. He coached him at one time and seems to identify with Connors' bold style and winning ways, traits once characteristic of Gonzales. The morning of the match Connors arrived, almost unnoticed, barelegged with a raincoat over his tennis clothes. Laver entered the arena to a standing ovation. Coaches Segura and Roy Emerson took their seats in chairs on court, keeping up the heavyweight championship" image.

Gonzales stood alone through most of the match, feet spread slightly, arms crossed on his chest wearing a white warmup suit that on TV made him look even pudgier, but still imposing. He was silent most of the three-hour match, watching Connors blast Laver before a gallery overwhelmingly behind Laver. But this seemed to inspire Connors who ranted, pounded his fists into his thighs, applauded his own shots, jumped the net before he had won, flicked a finger at comedian Totie Fields (who was rooting for Laver) and told her, "Shut up, broad When it was over he had gone through two of his specially-strung rackets winning, 6-4, Years before, Gonzales had been the villain on court throwing rackets, yelling at the crowds, staring down linesmen, harassing his opponent and almost always winning. Until Connors, no player since Gonzales had combined such charisma and villainy. i The crowds left the sportswriters filed their stories and Gonzales went back to the pro shop to watch golf on TV.

When the tournament was HOC NoteS longtime minor league manager, as a coach replacing Grady Hat- Maple Leafs Sent goalie Pierre Hamel to Oklahoma City (CHLl; recalled ooalie Gordon McRae ton, wno was named nead ot play er development. from Oklahoma City. and hot-head on the circuit There were bitter fights and resentments on all sides. Gonzales felt Kramer was cheating him in terms of money, Kramer complained that Gonzales wasnt cooperative in promoting the tour. And since the young player traveled separately, no one was ever sure if he'd show up for matches.

The other players schemed in every way to dethrone him, and cursed him for "leaving the dirty work of promotion to them. But Gonzales insisted that his first responsibility was to tennis, to be a champion. And he was. "He gets 50 points on his serve and 50 points on terror," Kramer once said of him. "Some of the kids he plays are frightened out of their wits.

They're afraid hell pull their fingernails out after the match." When he left the tour in 1961 after his contract was up, professional tennis almost collapsed. This was his first retirement at the age of 33. He took a comfortable job as a tennis pro for Huntington Hartford's Nassau resort in the Bahamas. But in 1963, with a $5,000 winner's guarantee, he returned. He worked hard to get back his form, but to the delight of the other players he was Santa Barbara Bears UCI in 1 3th SANTA BARBARA UC Santa Barbara scored four unearned runs and slipped by visiting UC Irvine, 6-5, in 13 innings of nonconference action Monday.

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