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Amiss (LmdmuQVG By DON LINDSTROM State Journal Sports Writer Madison West's baseball success has to be another prep "Frank Merriwell story." When snow still dotted the landscape as the year swung into April, "Coach Ray Clausen dreaded the start of the Regents' season. HE KNEW HE'D lost almost all of his experienced players by graduation from a 1970 team which posted a 16-4 record. He had no pitching prospects. Gone too was All-City catcher Bob Fallc with a knee injury from basketball. Clausen harbored an outside hope that this new squad would earn a .500 record, but neither he nor his one veteran outfielder, Steve Bennett, really believed it.

Fears were almost confirmed when West was drubbed by East, 15-0, in its season opener. The Regents went on to lose seven of their first nine games. But, Clausen didn't give up, and his Regents never quit. SUDDENLY THEY caught fire, and won 10 in a row. The result is a berth in the 25th annual WIAA state tournament, opening Thursday at Marion.

West (12-7) tangles with powerful Superior (17-2) in opening-round action at 6:30 p.m. at the Marion Athletic Field. The Regents join an all-new state tournament field which opens with play-ing Nekoosa at 1 and Black River Falls fac- ing Neenah at 3:30. The final first-round -game at 8:30 sends Milwaukee Hamilton against Ripon. West's climb has stunned even Clausen.

"IT'S REALLY unbelievable," he- said. "We've just started hitting the ball very well, and everything seems to have come together hitting, pitching, and defense. pitchers gave up just 23 earned runs while the team scored 76. 1 "We had a bad start, but in those early: games we were experimenting, trying to find some pitching, and we had to play Beloit, Parker, and East in six games," he added. "Then, we started to think and play like a team." Clausen had praise for his entire squadj but sophomore Tom Wojta, Tom Ritchie; and Bennett received the most plaudits.

"WOJTA HAS been unbelievable in hit-: ting. I knew he would be good, but I never suspected he'd be great as a sophomore," said Clausen. "Ritchie has been the most Improved player. He had a very poor start, but he's really come along. Benny (Bennett) Is the best in the Big Eight, and he can hit any pitcher and he plays the field like a major (Turn Page 3, Sports) "Here Beloit was undefeated going into the tournament with their best team in 10 years, and Janesville Parker and Madison East were strong.

So was Middleton. But, we're still alive, and they're all done for the season. It's unbelievable." Clausen and his players know exactly when the turning point came. with some of its starters sidelined by disciplinary action, beat us, 4-1, on May 5, -We were- disgusted with ourselves. No one said a word, but we knew that had to be it.

rhe "following Tuesday w'e got a shutout from Chris Goodrich and beat Edgewood, 4-0. That started it." SINCE THEN, West has disposed of Memorial three times, LaFollette twice, Janes- 1 ville Craig, Middleton, Wisconsin Heights, Sun Prairie, and Prairie du Chien. During the stretch it hit .301 as a team, and the fT. 1 ill- i in i wi'iiwimiMi nnii TOM RITCHIE I)GW(o(g awi 1 256-3115 Tuesday, June 6, 1972 Section 2 mm Cwtoffi U.S. From Wire Services Sam Snead, 60, the golfing legend from the hills of West s.

I pifMi 'i Virginia, will not play in the U.S. Open championship this Snead failed to qualify Monday at Charlotte, N.C., for the only major tournament he has not won, ballooning to a 78 in his second tour of the Charlotte VV4 LUlULMjJIVUfJl I fdWmP'l' Country Club's par- 71 layout. He missed the quali fying total of 145 by two strokes, despite a fine 69 in the morning SAM SNEAD in disgust on the 14th hole of the afternoon round, after a string of bogies. SNEAD CALLED his second seven holes of the back nine, and needed only to par in to make the cut. Instead, he bogeyed the 17th, and then double-bogeyed the, par four, 423-yard 18th.

Hubert Green at 136, Don Bies and Rod Funseth at 138, and Lou Graham at 140 were the other top qualifiers. The following golfers were exempted from qualifying: Tony Jacklin, Orville Moody, Jack Nicklaus, and Lee Trev-ino, Open champions since 1967; and Julius Boros, Ray Floyd, Don January, and Dave Stockton, PGA champions from the last five years. Also exempted were the 15 lowest scorers in last year's Open, not otherwise xempted, George Archer, Gay Brewer, Bob Charles, Jim Colbert, Bobby Cole, Jerry Heard, Larry Hinston, Jerry McGee, John Miller, Bobby Nichols, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Bob Rosburg, Jim Simons, Lanny Wadkins, and Bert Yancey. The 15 tour leaders from 1971 round. One Wisconsin golfer, Bob.

Brue of Mequon, qualified at the Two things I want to clear up this morning. One' 1 I A t' Midwest sectional at Midlothian deals with Bob Burns and the other with Dan Or- A LI-tT Country Club in Chicago with a vick and Ken Starch. WSiiiP ,1 round "the worst I ve ever played." He had five bogies and a birdie en route to an outgoing 40. He settled down for the first 72-69-141. 7 A rminlft Rundavs ae-o when rpp.allprt snmp of I tT O-' I Madison East High School's great athletes in a I ZgA I ALSO QUALIFYING at Mid siory, tae name 01 coo uurns came oui uruns, noi i z- I lothian was Dick Ehrmanntraut of St.

Paul, who helped his Uni Winzenried Runs 2nd Fastest 800 Along the way somebody goofed. Maybe I got I my fingers crossed typing the story. Maybe the lit-, I (V versity of Minnesota team to the Big 10 championship re tie gremlins who hover inside cently. LOS ANGELES un Former Wisconsin track star Mark Win sr r. A.

jj.x Doug Sanders continued the hot streak he started by winning the Kemper Open Sunday. Sand zenried ran the second fastest not otherwise exempt, Miller ers led the field of 57 pros and five amateurs at Charlotte with a 68-67-135. There were few other sur Barber, Frank Beard, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Bruce Dev I What a tte is the man? kT7 -x v'' 1 about whom I wrote was Bob A 1 Burns, spelled B-U-R-N-S. He 1 I I didn't call up to complain. Pos-; SliilliaiillllllS I sibly he never read the story.

f'MSkmlSMMi Nobody mentioned It. But, lV-r spotted it and felt bad. 'tZZ'. "-T Bob Burns was one of East's finest all-around athletes. 4 What matters is the man about whom I wrote was Bob Burns, spelled B-U-R-N-S.

He didn't call up to complain. Pos-; sibly he never read the story. Nobody mentioned it. But, spotted it and felt bad. Bob Burns was one of East's finest all-around athletes.

He's typesetting machines played I tricks. That's beside the point, now a Madison fireman andf I'm certain he brings the same 800 meters of the year Sunday at the Invitational Track Meet "Winzenried sped the distance in 1:46 to win in a meet featuring many U.S. Olympic hopefuls. George Woods, 29, tossed Hie prises among the 30 golfers who qualified for the Open at Pebble Beach, June 15-18. Non-qualifiers included Lionel Herbert, Bruce Fleisher, Herb lin, Hale Irwin, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom.

Shaw, J.C. Snead, and Tom Weiskopf, also qualify automatically, as do the five current leaders, which adds Bobby Mitchell to the list. shot 70-1 to become the third Eric Solderholm tries hard, but ioses chase to Brooks. Robinson. f.

AP Wirephoto man to, ever break the 70-foot barrier. DAN ORVICK dedication to his work as a Hooper, and Phil Rodgers, who! shot 72 in the morning, then quit Slump Causes Unusual Workout Orioles Lose 4th Straight Weaver Prills o-ooDes BALTIMORE (j Bobby Darwin, who singled to. launch a lilP two-run Minnesota ralty the fourth inning, doubled home the tie-breaking run in the sixth as the Twins edged slumping Balti more, 3-2, Monday night. Baltimore Manager Earl i i i ft iff Weaver had even resorted to a morning practice Monday in an effort to help his team break out of its slump. The morning practice may BALTIMORE The Bal- i- i timore Orioles were out in full force Monday for a practice session more typical of spring training than mid-season.

The early morning practice was unusual for the American League champions, but not for a team whose batting average is .219. Manager. Earl Weaver called the session Sunday after the Orioles were blanked twice by Oakland the first doubleheader shutout suffered by the Orioles in 14 years. "I just want to tell the boys that things aren't as bad as they may seem, that winning can really be a lot of fun, and, Weaver, such as Mike Cuelr lar, Pat Dobson, and Doyle Alexander, were sent on a run around the ball park. Through the first 41 games, the Orioles have been ordered to sacrifice more than 40 times, but have succeeded only 12 times.

The practice session lasted one hour and 40 minutes, and was called before the Orioles lost to the Minnesota Twins Monday night. "If we don't look any better than we did Sunday, we'll all be back at the stadium at 9:30 Tuesday morning," Weaver said before the games. have helped Brooks Robinson, who hit a home run in the fifth. But it was only his first of the year. EARL WEAVER firefighter that he exhibited as an athlete.

Bob's 1944 mile time of 4:30.2 stood as a city record for 20 years. This mark was set during an era when not that much emphasis was put on the mile in high school. The four-minute barrier hadn't been broken and current techniques coaching and training had not been introduced. Nor had the "psychological" block been eliminated. I think Burns, running under today's would be a state record-setter.

He had super endurance. Let me tell you about Bob as a pinsetter at the Arcade Bowling Alleys on Atwood Ave. 25 years ago. He was a bundle of energy and would tackle any job, no matter how tough. Reader Takes Me to Task There weren't any automatic pinsetters at the Arcade then.

Pin boys did the work. It took quite a hustler to set double two alleys at once. Burns, though, would set triple on occasion and do some kind of job. He loved the challenge. Between lines Bob would race down to the bar, order as many hotdogs as he could carry, and head back to the pits.

He burned a lot of fuel and his appetite increased accordingly. Now, about Or vick and Starch. Dr. R. C.

Brauchle of Monroe chided me in a recent letter because he says a column I wrote "has us believing that Dan Orvick.is headed for greatness to say nothing about Ken Starch" before either appeared in a varsity game. First of all, I wrote that veteran East Coach Butch Mueller said Orvick and Starch "look as if they might help Wisconsin in coming years." I emphasize the word might. I pointed out Orvick's size, or lack of it, wouldn't hinder him necessarily because he has a good football build. I compared him with Carl Silvestrl, a good, dependable ballcarrier but one who did not make All-Big 10. I stressed that he was Wisconsin's No.

3 tailback who probably moved up to No. 2 behind Rufus Ferguson as a result of his play in the spring game. Darwin's winning hit scored if they don't get it they're going to find can be a big pain, going, losing said Harmon Killebrew, who reached second when Dave Johnson fielded his leadoff infield hit and Weaver. The pitchers worked on a bunting drill. Those whose efforts have disappointed threw wildly past first base.

It snapped the Twins' losing streak at four games. Minnesota's other runs off loser Dave McNally (5-5) came on singles by Darwin and Ste Brewers Top ven Brye and a two-run double I I by Eric Soderholm. I -V Evansville Special to The State Journal Jin The Orioles, who have lost four in a row and six of their last seven games, managed just EVANSVILLE, Ind. The Milwaukee Brewers sot a five hits off Dick Woodson and three-run homer from Tommy reliever Wayne Granger. 1 and solid pitching The Orioles scored in the third when Mark Belanger beat i from Jim Slaton Monday night as they defeated their Evans out a bunt and moved around on ville farm club.

5-3. a stolen base, an infield out and Second baseman Pete Garcia another safe bunt by Johnny Oates. had one of only three hits given up by Slaton in seven innings, The Standings American League National League EASTERN DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION Pet. GB Pet. GB Detroit 24 17 .585 New York 31 13 .705 Cleveland 20 20 .500 3'fe Pittsburgh .27 16 .628 3 Baltimore 21 21 .500 3'i Chicago .....24 18 .571 6' Boston 17 22 .436 6 Montreal 19 24 .442 11 New York 18 24 .429 6'i St.

Louis 17 28 .378 14Vi Milwaukee .15 23 .395 Vi Philadelphia .16 28 .364 15 WESTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION 1 Pet. GB Pet. GB Oakland 29 13 .690 Los Angeles 28 18 .609 Minnesota 24 16 .600 4 Cincinnati 27 18 .600 Chicago 25 17 .595 4 Houston 26 19 .578 Vk California 20 24 .455 10 Atlanta 20 23 .465 6'i Texas 18 26 .409 12 San Diego 16 29 .356 11 Vi Kansas City ..17 25 .405 12 S.Francisco .17 34 .333 The loss by Baltimore left only Detroit above .500 in the American League's Eastern but it was a two-run homer that gave the American Assn. team a 2-0 lead in the first The Brewers scored a single run the fifth and went ahead Box score: MINNESOTA BALTIMORE ab bi ab bi for good on the home run by Reynolds in the sixth. i Tovar rf 3 0 0 0 Buford If 3 0 0 0 i tmmth-PH! iJNiw irvT Hhiiii i' T7' Box score: MILWAUKEE EVANSVILLE ab at) Cnigllero rt 1 0 0 0 Howard rt 4 2 3 4 112 Thompsn ss 4 0 2 0 Watt 0 0 0 0 Carew 2b 5 0 10 Scott 0 0 0 0 Killebrew lb 3 1 1 0 Oates 4 0 2 Monzon pr 0 0 0 0 Rettenmd cf 4 0 0 0 Roof 0 0 0 0 Powell lb 3 0 0 0 Darwin cf 3 12 1 Shopay If 0 0 0 0 Brve If 4 12 0 Baylor rf 4 0 10 Soderhlm 3b 3 0 1 2 Robins 3b 3 1 1 1 Mitterwld 2 0 0 0 DJohnson 2 0 0 0 Reese lb 1 0 0 0 Belanger ss 2 1 1 0 RWoodsn 3 0 0 0 Crowley If 10 0 0 4 0 11 Nothing About 'Greatness' That in itself is hardly excessive praise.

I conceded he wouldn't even make Wisconsin's first team. Never did I predict anything for Orvick other than "I have a feeling he'll get Wisconsin some important yards this That's all I said. No more. That's my feeling. If I'm wrong, I'll admit But, if in some crucial third-and-three situation this fall, Dan Orvick gains four yards, those will be important yards.

As for Starch, Mueller said Ken is "one of those who might be able to play some this year." There's that word might again. Any of the freshmen John Jardine recruited this year "might" play. Mueller and I figure Starch has a chance. Any young man who stands 6 feet tall, weighs 200 pounds, wins the state shot put championship, runs the 220 faster than most trackmen in his arpa, and proves himself as a high school football player must be considered a pretty good prospect. With those credentials, Starch could possibly play fullback, linebacker, or offensive guard, according to Mueller.

I certainly hope I haven't put a monkey on the backs of these young men because I said one should be a pretty good second string tailback and the other "might play some" In the fall. 4 0 0 0 3000 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 Monday's Results Voss rf 4 0 11 Garcia Scott lb 1 0 0 0 Smith If Ft Iske lb 3 1 8 0 Hanson lb Aucrbach ss 3 1 0 0 McNulty 3b Reynolds 3113 Coluccio Ferraro 3b 4 0 10 Frias ss May 1 0 0 0 Harrel! Rdriguez 4 0 10 Ryerson p. Htise 2b-u 4 2 10 Hereon Slaton "3 0 3 1 Estetle ph-p Theobald 2b 1 0 0 0 Galante ph Davis cf 2 0 0 0 Stphnson 0 0 0 0 Manuel pn lots MCNany nig Kaat pr 0 0 0 0 Hendrcks ph 1 0 0 Pittsburgh at San Diego, Only game scheduled Oakland Cleveland 2 (10) Minnesota 3, Baltimore 2 Only games scheduled Granger 0 0 0 0 Grich ss 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2 5 2 34 3 10 3 Total Today's Games, Pitchers Minnesota Baltimore 00 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 01 I. Totals 34 5 11 5 Totals 30 3 3 Milwaukee OOO 013 001 -J Evansville 200 000 001 DP Evansville 2, Milwaukee 1. LOB -Milwaukee 6.

Evansville 1. SB Sla ton, Voss. HR Garcia, Reynolds. IP ED II SO Chicago (Hands, 4-1) at Los Angeles (Downing, 2-t), 10 p.m. Atlanta (Reed, 3-4) at Montreal (Mc Anally, 15), 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Nolan, 7-1) at New York (McAndrew. 4-1), 7:05 p.m. Houston Roberts, 1-3) at Philadelphia (Fryman, 2-3), 4:35 p.m. Pittsburgh (Moose, 1-2) at San Diego (Kirby. 1-4), 0:30 p.m.

St. Louis (Wise. 4-5) at San Francisco (Stone, 3-4), .10 p.m. Milwaukee (Brett, 2-5) at Kansas City (Murphy, 1-1), 7:30 p.m. New York (Peterson.

3-7) at Texas (Bosman 1-5), 7:30 p.m. California (Wright, 4-2, and Rose, 14) at Detroit (Lolich, 1-3, and Coleman, 7-4). 5:10 p.m. Oakland (Blue, 0-2) at Cleveland (Colbert O-l), 4:30 p.m. Minnesota (Woodson, 1-3) at Baltimore (Palmer, 4-3), 4:30 p.m.

Boston (Sieberf, 4-2) a I Chicago (Wood, p.m. Johnson. DP Baltimore 1. LOB Minnesota Baltimore 7. 2B Oates, So--ierhoim.

Darwin. HR B.Robinson (1). 5B Belanger, Rettenmund, Baylor. D.Johnson, Darwin. IP ER BB SO RWoodsn (W.4-3) 5 2 2 4 4 Granger 1 0 0 0 1 1 McNally (LJ-5) 7 3 2 2 4 Watt 1 2-31 0 0 2 1 Scott 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Save-Granger ().

WP Watt. 2:38. CHAMPIONSHIP FORM-Chess champion Bobby Fischtr senes in a celebrity tennis tournament at Rancbo La Costa, Monday. Fischer and his partner, Gait Goodrich of the Los Angeles Lakers, were defeated by the eventual champions, ex-baseball star Hank Greenberg and Southern California basketball coach Bob Boyd. AP Wirephofa Slaton (W) 7 3 2 2 0 3 Stephenson 2 2 1 1 1 1 Ryerson 1 1 0 3 Herson (L) 1 3 3 3 1 0 Estelle .341 1 1 HBP May (by Ryerson).

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