The Capital from Annapolis, Maryland • Page 13

Swarts Editor A coach complains Letters are lovely to receive, whether they are good, bad or indifferent. All three of those adjectives can be used to describe a recent letter received here. "I would like to make a full expression of my feelings concerning the coverage given to that other spring sport TRACK AND FIELD," the letter began. "Today (April 16) I open my Evening Capital to find that the Anne Arundel County Relays did not even make the local newspaper. This was the crowning blow," continued the tetter.

"After we (Severna Park High School) won the STATE Indoor Track Championships with another county team tied for second we hardly make your newspaper. Example: Southern got for winning the STATE Basketball Championships a full page in your newspaper, Severna Park High School's Indoor Track Team received only small recognition two pages back in the sport section of your newspaper. "Saturday in Panther Stadium the Anne Arundel County Relays were held with at feast three teams that are strong contenders for the Outdoor State Track Championships. Bel Air won the Anne Arundel County Relays with Severna Park a close second and Arundel third. It looks like your reporter could have walked across from Weems Whalen Memorial Field (lacrosse game) to at least get the results (no pictures), but alas I guess he was not interested.

"It is my sincere feeling that the Evening Capital should not only give schools equal space BUT ALSO SPORTS. It is tiresome to coach a sport and to continue to fight for public approval. Track has greatly improved in Anne Arundel County and in the State of Maryland with very little support from our OWN local newspaper. SUP- FORT TRACK." The letter was signed by Severna Park High School's track coach, Andy Borland. The good part about Coach.

Borland's letter is that he takes an interest in coaching and in promoting sports. The bad pszt nis ii lie dsssr't Ssvs Ms iircis accurate. The indifferent aspect is that apparently no one associated with last Saturday's County Relays cared to take the time to relay the results here for publication. Coach Borland's comment, "It looks like your reporter could have walked across from Weems-Whalerr Memorial Field (lacrosse game) to at least get the results (no pictures), but alas I guess he was not interested," obviously means that we had a reporter at Weems-Whalen. We did not have a reporter there, but we did receive the results through the cooperation of those who promoted the game.

A total of 10 events involving area high schools and colleges occurred last Saturday. With our available staff, we were unable to give all 10 events on-the-spot coverage. Unless it is a rare day, we know of no newspaper that can staff every event on any given day. Therefore, it becomes necessary for coaches or managers to phone in results. After covering our event last Saturday, we returned to the office and remained here until about 9 pjn.

We received telephone calls of other events, but none regarding the County Track Relays. For the previous three years we gave on-the-spot coverage to the County Relays, leaving other events to service-by-telephone. There are 12 secondary schools in our county, and since ail 12 can be playing a sport at the same hour and date you hope for cooperation from coaches and managers to learn the results of the uncovered events. Coach Borland said "It is my sincere feeling that the Evening Capital should not only give schools equal space BUT ALSO SPORTS." It is my sincere belief that we have attempted to do just that. Of course, we know there are those who believe otherwise.

"It is tiresome to coach a sport and to continue to fight for public approval," wrote Coach Borland. One could ask Coach Borland, "Are you coaching for public approval or because you simply want to coach?" If gaining public approval includes reporting the result of an event, the next question is: "Did Coach Borland call to report the results of the event?" He has on other occasions called this year and had those results printed. In regards to equal space. We are conscious of this also and believe we equally distribute the daily available space. After we had received the letter, Coach Borland asked us over the telephone if it made us "mad." No, Sc'fc fiut UKIU, mm we ijupc lie iaii'i citi'icf.

We hope no one feels mad with our department Any coach likes to have his efforts appreciated. We also try. We can't be at a dozen different places at one time, but we do want to know what occurred on each occasion so all can be publicized. like the letter, we expect to be rated good, bad or indifferent. But when we are classed as bad or indifferent for not reporting something that no one took the time to relay to us we feel the weight of a "crowning blow." Severna Park tops Bel Air trackmen A sweep in the 220-yard dash broke a 40-tO tie and sent Severna Park to a 70-64 track victory over Bel Air Friday.

Rick Nelson's time of 24 seconds flat led Sevema sweep of the 220. Stewart Knicks ahead of Celtics BOSTON (AP) The New York Knicks snook off a Boston OYI uM SnMrp fmal period and to defeat the Celtics M4i Friday ssgtt and take a i-i jead thev National Basketball Eastern Conference Snais. McGeady and Maurice Jen- rings, in that order, completed the sweep for the Falcons. Nelson and Eric Johnson both won two events for the Falcons. Nelson added his second victory in the long jvnp.

Johnson was the winder in the high jsmp and triple jvnp. Other mdrhdaal winners for Severna Park were Bfl Wright (shot pnt), Terry Hithon (dbCTB), Kevin Barrar (pole vault) and Dale Rjpen (two ode ran). 1. LMIMt 2. ttrt (VI; H3 I.

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3. Mootr. 5 Mrrs M. HEAD TO HEAD Homero Bfoncas, right, and his playing second day of play in the MONY Tournament of Champions partner Jim Jamieson look at divot on green in front of Blarv- yesterday. Blancas repaired the divot but missed the birdie cas' ball on the 4th hole of la Costa golf course during me putt and took a par 4.

Pollin picks Hall of Famer to run Washington NHL club WASHINGTON (AP) Milt Schmidt, named Friday as general manager of the new Washington franchise in the National Hockey League, said the only way to build a new entry into a winner is with big, young players. "I think it's absolutely wrong to give away draft choices," Schmidt said. The team will begin play in September, 1974, in the seat Capital Centre, now being constructed in suburban Largo, Md. pansion draft in June, 1974, in Montreal As general manager, Schmidt will supervise the NHL player draft and have ultimate responsibility of the team and personnel, team owner Abe Pollin said. Schmidt's official duties begin July 1.

-I have seen teams trade away their draft choices," Schmidt said. "I refuse to do it" He said he will hire four ex- oenenceu scouts--one for eastern Canada, one for western Canada, one for the United States and one for Quebec. all goes well, in three years we'll be competitive," Schmidt said. "If I'm as successful in putting a hockey team together here as I was in six years with the Boston Bruins, we can all be thank- fuL" A member of the NHL Hall of Fame, Schmidt was just 18 when he joined the Bruins as a Heisman Trophy winner Owens cites offers of cash by colleges TULSA, Okla. (AP) Steve Owens, a Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Oklahoma now with the professional Detroit lions, says he was offered $10,000 by one college to sign when he was finishing his high school football days.

The hard-running back made the comment in the wake of recruiting irregularities that have cost his alma mater two players for next season, an assistant coach who resigned and forfeiture of eight of last season's victories. "I was offered $5,000 cash if I would sign with this one school and another school doubled the offer to $10,000," Owens said Thursday night before speaking at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Oral Roberts University. Owens, who said he never considered taking the offers, did not identify the schools. Cash wasn't the only type offer he says be bad. "I was offered cars, wardrobes, free fraternity dues, you name it Really, a kid in my situation, coming from a large family, it was hard' to turn down.

"I feel sorry for all the high school players who have to go through this. The recruiters make it awfully enticing. "In my case, I knew where I 1 1 player in IffiS. Kc centered the famed "Kraut Line" with Woody Dumart and the late Bobby Bauer as the three Kitchener, Ontario, natives led the Bruins to Stanley Cup championships in 1939 and 1941. He was named AttStar center in 1939,1947 and 1951, won the NHL scoring championship in 1940 and was named Most Valuable Player in 1950-51.

Schmidt coached the Bruins for 10 years, taking over in December, 1955. Just prior to being named general manager of the Bruins in 1967, he engineered a trade with the Chicago Black Hawks which transformed the Bruins from alawans into Stanley Cup champions. Schmidt sent Pit Martin and two other players to the Black Hawks for Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield. Since then, Boston has won two Stanley Cups and captured the Prince of Wales Trophy for finishing first in the NHL's East Division the last two years. STEVE OWENS I didn't want to be a bought player.

If you take the offer and if you don't perform, the schools may not want to live up to their end and they could make it rough on you. And you'd become disillusioned about the school and about people. I didn't want tc go to these schools in the first place." At Naval Academy today MONY golf tourney Trevino ahead; Nicklaus, Snead behind by stroke RANCHO LA COSTA, Calif. (AP) Lee Trevino stalked through blustery winds, moved past faltering Jim Colbert with a one-under-par 71 and assumed the second-round lead Friday in the JMO.OOO MONY Tournament of Champions. Trevino, who ranks a victory in this tournament among his prime career goals, had a 36- hole total of 139, five under par on the La Costa Country Club course.

He held a shaky one-stroke lead over favored Jack Nicklaus and big J.C. Snead, tied at 140. Nicklaus managed another 70 despite erratic play while Snead, runner-up in the Masters, posted a four-under-par 68. One stroke farther behind at 141 were Arnold Palmer and Australian Bruce Crampton. Crampton bad a 68 and Palmer, a three-time champion of this tournament that brags together the winners of pro tour events for the last 12 months, struggled to a 71.

Colbert, the first-round leader, blew 10 strokes higher with a 76 and was three behind Trevino at 142. Masters champion Tommy Aaron continued to have his difficulties. He had a 73 and was nine back at 148. Trevino, the current British Open champion and the winner of two titles already this year, had only two birdies in the tricky winds that shifted twice by 180 degrees. tiiruiitu SPORTS Report Apr.

21, 1973 1 1 1 tteianger aoume defeats Detroit BALTIMORE (AP) Mark Belanger's two-out double in the 10th inning scored Don Baylor from second base and gave the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 American League baseball victory over the Detroit Tigers Friday night. Lerrin LaGrow, who relieved Mickey Lolich with two out in the third inning, allowed only two bits but bit Baylor with a pitch to open the 10th. After Larry Brown sacrificed and Paul Blair was purposely passed, John HUler replaced LaGrow and got Rich Coggins to fly out before Belanger came through with his game-winning hit over the head of left fielder Willie Horton. Reynolds allowed only four hits in 6 1-3 shutout innings to record his first major league triumph. Belanger's two-run single and two runs batted in by Blair helped the Orioles to a lead after three innings.

Gates Brown hit a three-run homer for the Tigers and they tied it in the fourth on singles by Mickey Stanley and Eddie Brinkman, Dick McAulifie's groundout and Bill Freehan's single. Nicklaus thrives on pressure-play New York 000 000 000-0 5 1 Milwau 000 002 OOx--2 2 0 Stottlmyre and Munson; Slaton and Porter. W--Slaton (1-0). L--Stottlemyre (2-2). HR-MUwaukee, May (3).

Atlanta 002 000 000-2 8 0 Cinci 130 000 OOx-4 5 0 Gentry, Harrison (7) and Gates, Casanova (8); Gullett, Borcai (8), Hall (9) and Bench. W-Gullett (3-1). L-Gentry (12). HRs--Atlanta, Aaron (3). Texas 000000010-1 4 3 Minnesota 110 120 OOx-5 10 2 Had, Paid (6), Merritt (8) and Billings, Sudakis (6); Hands and Mitterwald.

W-Hands 2-1. L-Hand 0-1. RANCHO LA COSTA, Calif. (AP) The pressure's off. There's no talk of a professional Grand Slam.

Jack Nicklaus is relaxed and easy-going, in sharp contrast to the nerve- tightening tension that manifested itself in his personality a year ago. don't like it," he said when asked if he welcomed the relief from pressure that resulted in his failure to win the Masters. "That pressure is what it's all about," the intensely competitive Nicklaus said. "I thrive on it I want it I miss it No, it's not a relief to have it gone. "If the pressure is there, it means I've won.

If it's not Terps, Tars tangle on track Navy's outdoor track team has been ringing up points like a beserk cash register this spring. Against Manhattan, IC4A and NCAA indoor Champion, the Midshipmen hit an all-time outdoor scoring nign ot iars points, a mart that stood only until Navy trampled SL John's 131-23 last weekend. The back- to-back victories hare set the stage for today's doai meeting with Maryland at 2 pjn. Scoring i points, in the opinion of Navy coach Jim Gehrdes, iosn't done "a darn bit of off series wll be played New YorkSsnday. 1.

fir, 4J.J Kvtnr, (OA). ntof 1, 1. Air. "We're livinf with a false sense if sensity," continues. Ob ptrrurnwKtE haven't beat that good.

We're net as strace as may We're for Maryland. I don't know if Maryland's ready for as." Maryland was ready a year ago when the Terps won tfce final event, the mfle reby, at the tape and squeezed past the Midshipmen, 75-7t. "It was he worst defeat I've had," Gehrdes recalls. The Xavy skipper plays down, WOWMW, any revenge UH.TIIUVC im weekend. "Our midshipmen target," Gehnies says.

Besides, Navy and Maryland nave already tangled indoors IBB year and the Midshipmen waited to a 67-51 victory. Gehrdes doesc'l tsejsm scoring spree against UK Terrs. "The will be a type track fint two," the Navy Afper it figws be wbkft fnjpitaMi HB. lnveB aeeaj wawueg ones. Maryfcrt neat Ntrtii Cartiitt by abnttte same tat wt especially pleased with JSBBT Jim Campbell of Deqoeen, Ark.

who won the tag jpmp at 23-11 and ran a leg on the winning 441-yard relay. "Jin had only one attempt ir the long jnap," of the up another try." Navy's comfortable lead also enabled Geiraes PHU ironi the field far the Mtyard dash. Another who cavgtt Gtfcrdu ere the romp om the FfednMS was Mmber two Greg Mania, a sopbosoore trim GrtoniBe, Ohio. ww fte high tarsia with a time of 14.4aec«*gk Up BST WK set entered in en Monday," Gehrdes said, "he would be a question mark on Satvrday." Owens won the dash in the indoor meet with Maryland has said that the swift Ptebe from Gary, Ind. is blessed with untapped puWnuai lii ific mtii as a mile rcaioy entry.

Whfle feek his team is better organoM than it was last year when Maryland opened the oMUtoor is cowccmed meeting the Terps daring the Academy's spring leave period. fining is tod for oar toagnert meet of the year," Gehrdes says. there, it means I didn't win." That pressure disappeared when Tommy Aaron won the Masters two weeks ago. It's tie first of the four major championships--the US. and British Opens and the PGA national title are the others--mat make up the Slam.

No one ever has won ail four in a souuii. Since Aaron won the Masters, he's the only one who could accomplish it this season. Nicklaus has had the first leg on it five times. He made bis biggest bid for that almost unprecedented sweep last season when be won the Masters and the U.S. Open.

But the bid failed when his last- round charge failed by a single stroke to overtake Lee Trevino in the British Open. Until that time, Nicklaus's challenge to the Slam dcmi- lisJed sports pages. He was asked about it constantly. Reporters and television and radio announcers bong on his every word. Every chance remark found its way into print Jack, one of the few men capable of overcoming the tre- mendons odds against a Slam, began to get light and testy.

His nerves drew taut Bat it was an obvioas relief-a negative sort of relief, perhaps--when he missed in the Brituh Open. Now the possibility of the gran? fnr another -Each of the tog four menu is strong tooqgh to stand Heptagons! cfamnm Ae Navy's across the board." He was for track this week after cwnaietiaf sprntj football practice. "Even if Be one program w2Z with the Itfowd hammer threw, or. tfce aeei tat tame, at 12:31 von? JRdd tag 8RCt SOzBT TWSit bjTT fff ftw Thompson Field activity at 1 pjn. There it ao ttomnm charge.

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