The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 32

OVER THE TOP Boyertown High's Jim Retzlaff, son of former Philadelphia Eagle end Pete Retzlaff, flashes over the bar at 9 6 Mercury photo by John Stnrkier in the pole vault competition against Coatesville Tuesday. Retzlaff finished second Bears' Mockey hits stride with two-hitter Kevin Mackey spent the month of March traveling around the state as a member of Boyertown High's Ches-Mont champion basketball team Meanwhile, Boyertown baseball team was practicing indoors. Mackey. who compiled an 8-1 pitching record for the Bears a year ago, found himself a step behind his fellow baseball mates when he finally joined the club. Mackey has made up that step.

Tuesday the senior righthander battled West Chester Jeff Wolf through nine innings and came out a 1-0 winner. Mackey permitted just two hits. Wolf, a sophomore southpaw. gave up four. just took Kevin time to get back to throwing said Dick Ludy.

whose Bears are now leading the Northern Division with a 7-1 record (overall 12-3). record is 3-1. THE lone run in the top of the ninth started with a walk to Brian Moatz. After a wild pitch by Wolf, Moatz raced to third on Tony fly to right. Henderson moved its infield up but Barry Moyer found a hole up the middle for a single that plated Moatz.

Mackey had a no-hitter until one out in the sixth when Chris Liacouras stroked a single. Liacouras tabbed the only other hit in a wild eighth inning. Wolf had a no-hitter until one out in the seventh when Lambert spoiled his fun with a single to left. lost 1-0 to Great Valley last said Henderson coach Greg Kanaski. pitched two outstanding games but we get him any Henderson opened the eighth with Wolf reaching on a walk and Liacouras cracking his second hit.

Mackey fanned John Boone's hit lifts Phils SAN DIEGO (AP) Bob Boone singled home Ollie Brown from second base in the 10th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies an 8-7 victory over the San Diego Padres Tuesday- night. Mike Schmidt and Brown opened the 10th with singles, setting the stage for Boone. After Jerry Martin forced Schmidt at third, Boone delivered his game-winning hit down the left field line. The Padres sent the game into extra innings with two runs in the ninth. Doug Rader singled to start the rally with one out and moved to third on Mike double.

Pinch-hitter Bobby Valentine then greeted reliever Gene Garber with an infield hit, scoring Rader, and Gary pinch single delivered Champion with the tying run. The Phillies had taken a 7-5 lead in the top of the ninth on Tom Underwood's sacrifice fly. 32 The Mercury, Ppttttown, Pa. Wednesday, Moy 4 1977 Strickland then both runners moved up on a steal Next came an unusual double play. Jay Zurlo hit a grounder to short which Rich Rush scooped up and threw to home Lambert put the tag on Wolf at the plate then fired back to Rush at second where he nailed Zurlo trying to take the extra base.

The Bears, who host Reading in a non-league game this afternoon, stranded nine runners. East thumps Cats Take one at a time. every coach's bible. Tuesday the Owen J. Roberts High baseball team strayed from that path.

The Wildcats, who have a big Ches-Mont League Northern Division game with pacesetter Boyertown Friday, dropped an 11-1 decision to host West Chester East. The game was halted with two outs in the sixth when East scored six runs to force the PIAA 10-run rule into effect. kids were looking said Roberts assistant Jack Plask. pinch-hitting for head coach Jack Hughes. Imitation rree Chamois BY MAIL From TUFF STUFF with proof of purchase from one of these multi-purpose cleaning products from Union Carbide Suggested Retail Price S-i 59 59 i Get th's imitation chamois tree Defect for I I I I I I I I I I I Oniy orte pe I licensed Of De Oftic oraer form Otter Seotennje' your Durpose cleaning needs Just sena us tne casn reg ster wth tne Durcnase Drice oroea one ot the above mult' purpose cleaning proaucts oaa'tion tne AS nymper found on tne pack of the can on the dasn register receipt TO FREE CHAMOIS OFFER Box 2466 dsv NC NiAMfc AUTO STORES VjMt' WORTH END SHOPPING CTR.

PHONE 326-6103 9 am-9 pm, Sot 9 am-5 pm Trojan thinclads dust off Rams Ron Gumbarge's athletic prowess demands attention throughout the school year First comes football. Then wrestling. And now track and field The Pottstown High senior captured two events Tuesday to help the Trojans to an 85-65 victory over host Spring-Ford Gumbarge nailed the shot put honors with a heave of 51-10 and the discus laurels with a throw of 134-1. shot put distance is very Trojan coach Lawrence Harvey. nice to see him over 50 (feet) at this point in the The Trojans had one other double winner as they upped their Ches-Mont record to 4-4 and their overall slate to 5-4.

Distance specialist Wayne Deegan did his usual good job in mile, sharing first with teammates Stan Allen and Dave Jackson at 4:59.6, and the two mile, finishing in front with a 10.04 8 clocking. Pottstown won 11 of the 18 events which caused Harvey to say: was pleased with the Spring-Ford's Claude Weikel, coming off an illness, flashed victories in the 100 10.3 the 220 23.3 and the 440 52.7). Ram Kelly Knapp was tops in the long jump (19 1-2) and the triple jump Spring-Ford's record fell to 2-6 in the Ches-Mont and 2-7 overall. Raiders flog Bears The Coatesville Red Raider track and field dynasty did nothing to jeopardize that status Tuesday, much to the chagrin of the Boyertown Bears. The Bears became the Raiders' latest victim, falling by a score at Boyertown.

we got into the bus to come home it was instant The Wildcats, who fell to 6-3 in the league and 8-4 overall, got a taste of what the day was going to be like in the first inning. Tim Ulshafer, Bob Schwab and John Bona opened the game with singles to load the bases. Then came a double play and a strikeout and presto, no runs. East went to work in the fifth off loser Jack Schaeffer, scoring four runs, including three on a bases loaded double by Bill Patterson. The six run Viking sixth featured four hits, including a two run triple by Jim Shiplett.

three Roberts errors and two walks. Bill Logan recorded the mound win for East (5-5), scattering eight hits and fanning five. Trojans foiled again Pottstown High wandered down the near-miss trail again Tuesday. The Trojans flirted with their (Continued on Page TIM WINS Tim Groff breaks the tape at the end of a 4:20.7 mile performance that earned him first place in the event Tuesday at Boyertown. The Bears, however, lost to the Coatesville Red Raiders 98 52.

Greg Ellis was most conspicuous among the winners. He won the 100 (10.1). the 220 (23.4). and the 440 (52.1). pretty sighed Boyertown boss Don Grim only took five Among those was Tim Groff's 4:20.7 finish in the mile, a half- second off the school record he set earlier this season.

Boyertown's Kevin Schafer won the shot put with a toss of 482, by far his best this season The loss made Boyertown 5-3 in the Ches-Mont League. 9-3 overall. Lions blister Tech St. Pius High raced past host Northern Chester Vo- Tech track team to the tune of 95-55 Tuesday. An easy win and a somewhat unusual win for the Winged Lions (7-5).

Unusual because Rick Fontaine, the 38 9 330 intermediate hurdler, didn't run the 330 intermediate hurdles. "They only had one set of hurdles so each runner had to go against the said Pius coach Ed Dobry. wanted to let Rick run the 440 Fontaine, who been defeated in any event this season, posted a 51.2 to win the 440 and tied the school record set by Bill Troutman in 1970 Fontaine wiped out 1970 school record in the 220 of 23.0 with a 22.6 and also won the 100 (10.4). Pius double winners were Mike Keim (880. mile.

4:59 3). Greg Rosenberger (high jump. 6-0 tying school record set by Scott Nester in 1974; triple jump. 35-1) and Jerry Rogers (shot put. 45-10; discus, 129-4).

Pius distance runner Bob Benfield missed the meet because of sickness. Fontaine, incidentally, did enter the 120 high hurdles but was disqualified for two false starts. first time in three said Dobry. The 330 intermediate hurdles? Tony Yerger grabbed the honors with a 45.7 clocking. Wildcats humbled Owen Roberts track team could pick up just seven (Continued on Page 34) Indranopotos Winner Johnny Rutherford good year A RADIAL SALE mi Save s14w to $2920 Double Belted Polyglas Sale Ends Saturday If iSiue rent the ii Mure It neguiai PflCt SALE PRICE Plut PET Nc it nttOra 152 85 $35 84 BP'8-13 $56 60 $35 $2 00 DR'8-14 $58 90 $44 $2 27 EP'8-i4 $59 90 $44 $2 41 $64 75 $44 $2 54 $6' 50 $49 $2 69 30 $49 $2 79 $7' 70 $55 $2 96 55 $55 $3 13 LP $64.

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