Sunday Gazette-Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 29

3C--Jan. 9,1972 Sunday WHt SI VII11 3 New Football Coaches Named The Associated Press A number of a i hanges were made Saturday in he college ranks. Bud Carson was dismissed as bead football coach at Georgia i Gets Hero's Tony Constantine boarded a bus for the football stadium in Lexington, enroute to the scene of battle between the Kentucky Wildcats and his beloved Mountaineers. As he settled in his seat next to us, he groaned: "I'm sure gjlsftffihis last trip. I'm wprni, to a Tony 'was as much a part of that swanky box Mountaineer Field as the typewriters that click away In the buis of an exciting game.

But Tony almost blew his stack when athletic director Red Brown spent something like to build the box a few years back. Tony, thought an exorbitant price Tony Constantine He got from his colleagues from-Charleston, who pointed out that it wasn't, by any means, their last trip. "We never have home 1 games, know; one of them said. "And toughest trips we have to; make are those- milers through the wilderness 'from Charles: ton to "If you guys'ever Kafo'iinake. 'these runs you really would'be Tony smiled.

He felt better about it now. But he said he was just plain tired and needed some rest. Now he's retiring and he ought to get plenty of rest. Respcetcd'by Once Tony was situated in the press' box" at i Stoll Field, he had forgotten all about being weary. His enthusiasm for football is un-.

bounded? and just the excitement of the game kept all the.35 years he served the Morgantown Post as its sports editor. He not only is a football enthusiast ljut a football, authority. knows the rules; -the. fundamentals of the gaihc arid; lie can reel off records and events of long ago as though they" were''taking place at that very.moment. He can reiricinbcr things-an elephant would Tony put'away his'little portable last week; He could look back on a career in sports ing for which he can be proud.

Among' Toiiy's abundant talents was his ability to get along, with his fellow workers and -to gain their utmost respect. He had millions of friends everywhere he went, He Had His Moments Tony had a way about him. He had patience, among other traits, and above air knew how .0 keep his mouth shut "when controversy arose. Only on rare occasions did he ever lose his cool. Like down in Durham, N.

C. this past season when a maverick at WVU football coverage--on the scene less than two seasons. but already a selfappointed authority on any given subject---was giving Tony's football savvy a going over. The little guy allowed his loud tormentor a lot of leeway, permitted him to spout off his opinions, unfounded "by any fact.or reasoning, and then low-bridged him. "You're crazy as hell," Tony said, calmly.

"You don't even know what talking And that was it--the very ultimate of Constantine wrath. The discussion was over. The maverick got the message Press Box It won't seem right with "Tony not there to cover WVU football. The press box will have another void to go along with those left by Dick Hudson and the late. Bill other old timers at the game.

later hlsjcolleagues would tease him with false reports' that another turn was about to be spent; the box. Tony's Mood would "They should have made it big enough in the first place with all that money they spent," he would sMyL Dedicated To Family Tony never says much abput his fine family but he is a dedicated family man and is proud of'fltelfact that and his charming wife, Winnie, have been able to put four of it's actually four down and one to go as their youngest-daughter Leah--is still in school. oL Mark, their eldest, played basketball at WVU before he graduated to.become an executive with a firm in Califbrnia. then there's Karen, wife, of Dr. Thomas Howes in Morgantown, another son, 1 Steve, who is a lieutenant in the Army, and Jane, who is a stewardess with Delta Lines.

Wife Winnie is employed at the WVU Hospital but breaks-away once in awhile to go with Tony on football trips: Shets a pleasant gal and very popular around Morgantown" Tony admits that he's sort of clung to her skirt May Do -Some Traveling: It may take' a team of mules to actually Tony away from WVU football but the first sign this may be accomplished by Winnie and the rest of the family is the prospect of getting some favored treatment from the air lines which employs Jane. "She's trying to get Winnie and me to do some traveling," he says, "and if we can get good rates, maybe we'll just do that." But it goes without saying that Tony will fix his itineraries to blend with WVU's home football schedules, seeing to it that he's always home when the playing foot- Welcome in Kuwait KUWAIT (AP) Muhammad AH, former world heavy- eight champion, arrived in his oil rich sheikhdom to a ero's welcome Saturday on the ast stage of his tour of the 'ersian Gulf states. An Estimated 'crowd of 10,000, jriany, of them women, turned ut at'the airport to greet'Ali. He fe scheduled to meet 'Sun- ay rwith Kuwait's Emir Sheikh abah Al Salem Al abah. He will! hold an exhibition match in the afternoon and deiver: a lecture at Kuwait Uni- rersity in the evening.

i Om Monday, Ali witt call on Crown Prince and Prime i Minis- er Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al abah, Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad and the Minister of Religious Affairs. Hashed Al' Farhan before leaving: for Beirut. The game has been In his blood since the day Charleston's Bob Kay'smuggled him aboard trains taking the WVU football teams on trips In the 20s Hub-Bub Not For Him Red Brown and the members of the athletic department staff had a "night" for Tony Saturday between halves of the Mountaineers-Davidson basketball game. They said a lot of nice about the little guy and presented him with a plaque: We're not sure but would wager that Tony have preferred to face a firing squad rather than to go out there on the floor and hear all those flowery things said about him. This modesty, plus sincere dedication to his work, made him the popular guy that he was among his colleagues.

His editor, John Quigley, said it all with this statement: "I have no other recourse but to recognize that all good things must come to an end, including my professional relationship with Tony Constantine. I regret losing him as a colleague more than I have ever regretted losing any co-worker anywhere" Largest Field Ever, Greatest Array of Trophies For Gloves The 1972 Golden Gloves box' ing tournament, slated for. the Civic Center Jan. 26-30, not only will attract the largest field ever but will carry with it the largest group of trophies and awards, matchmaker John Pro- tan announced.Saturday." City Chess Tourney Scheduled ThisMonM Edward M. Foy Following -Robert, Fischer's decisive defeat of-Tigran Petro- sian last Fall, a player jn Moscow's Central: Chess Club was heard to' remark, "But we've still got Spassky," True.

But; the results of the recently Alekhine Memorial tournament, it should not be overlooked' that Grandmaster Robert Byrne turned a more-than creditable r- mace. Byrne's FIDE, rating (2510) was better that-that of only one of; the 18 contestants, Lengyel--who finished in last place! For that Kar- reCcIlUy x'ui iiiai. niafcwri Memorial Tournament int Mosr pbv's 2540. rating was surpassed fnm -mitrlif-. raise the' duestion.

So bv 13 of the 18 cow might raise the question, So This recent tourney-, the strongest' such event 1971-, found young Analoly Karpov (junior world champion in 1969) finishing in a first-place tie with another 'Soviet, L. Stein, each scoring 11 to .6. The veteran Vassily Stnyslv closely followed, one-half point behind. Trigran Petrosian (apparently well on the road to recovery) and V. Tukmakov tied for 4th (10 to 7, each).

Spassky, could do no better than tie (with Mikhail, Tat) for-sixth one-' ahead of tfie only American in the Robert Byrne. Vlastimil Hort and' David Bronstein also equaled Byrne's 9 to 8 performance. Savon, the new tied for 12th place. Incidentally, a lost to both Petrosian and Kpr- chnol. In spite of the Alekhine Memorial, Moscow, 1971, however, Boris Spassky is still the chess champion of the world and he will be the most formidable opponent Robert Fischer ever faced--when these two grand- imstere square off for their title match in the Spring.

Referring oner more to the Alekhine 13 the 18 players. The Charleston Chess "Club's annual championship tournament starts later this month. The local chess organization meets on Tuesday evenings at St. John's Parish House, 1105 Quarrier Street. Visitors 'and new members are Mark Smith'is current club title-holder: forthcoming chess event is a continuation of the former City of Charleston Chess Tournament which goes back to the early-thirties.

Now there is a club tournament, run off one round per week. And a i Championship Tour- held as a 5-round, week-end, Swiss System tournament. Catholic Plays St. Joe Today Charleston Catholic, winless'lh five games this season, entertains Huntington Joe p.m. today at the Civic Center.

Although the Fighting Irish have yet 'to taste a victory, coach Joe Cielensky feels his team is improving. "We're getting better with each game," he said. "I'm very hopeful for a win soon, maybe against St Joe." There will be team trophies i both the open and novice.div srons, a trophy for champion champions in both divisions as well as sportsman, ship trophies on each division, Protan said. Every boxer who fights in th tourney will receive golde glove necklace and the champ ons and runners up eac division will be awarded beauti jackets. Entry forms were mailed ou last week to several manager of teams expected to have en tries in the tourney.

A session will be hel from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday Jan. 23, which time every box er will undergo physical exam He have Form filled out to turn in at thi time. IN ADDITION to Sheriff Pet Johnson's office, Martin and bor, Red's Sporting Goods Stor and from matchmaker Protan entry forms may be picked from the Mowing: Gene Young of Moundsville A Bruce Blackshire of Charles ton A. Franklin Beach Bidwell, 0.

A. Ed Samm and Terry Banks of Marmet A Franklin Ball of Greenview A. C. John Clark of Moder Press, Huntington; a Childers of Barboursville A. BUI Slone of Huntington V.F.W Bill Arthur of Milton'Boys Club Club.

Gordy Bernard of So. Charles ton F.M.C., Earl Hudson South Point, 0., A.C., Gary Tj hey of So. Charleston A.C., Ber Hays of Parkersburg A.C., Ed die Queen of Montgomery A.C Lloyd Banks of Setlr A.C James Tackett of Cedar Coa of Miami and Harry White Cedar Goal of WhitesviUe. Protan is in the process now of printing a tournament program which will give all the details of the tourney. Tech.

It was the first dismissal of a head coach in Tech's 80- year football history. Carson was only the fourth coach since John Heisman was hired in 1904. Wake Forest named defensive oordinator Tom Harper to succeed Cat Stoll as head coach. Stoll resigned Friday to become head coach at the University of Minnesota. And defenisve coach Al Conover was named head coach at Rice University and assistant athletic Red Bale was moved to athletic director.

Wake Forest athletic director Dr. Gene Hooks, wix made the announcements said Harper was Stoll's choice to take his place. The 40-year-old Harper has been at Wake Forest only since 1969. The Deacons have risen from last place in defense in the Atlantic Coast Conference that year to second in the ACC in 1971. Mike Laf erty Has Best Time BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria (AP) Mike Lafferty of gene, clocked fastest time Saturday during practice for Sunday's downhill event of the international ski races here.

Lafferty, among the top downhill skiers in the United States', was clocked in 1 minute 58.7.seconds, for the three-kilometer track with a drop of 754 meters. could go in and develop a strong program. "Last year I feel we should have won more Before coming to Wake Forest, Harper was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State for three years. Conover, the new Rjce coach, we will stay with the same system. But it will be my system.

It will be a little different. Our basic philosophy is win and have fun doing it." The announcement of Conover ended -speculation that North Carolina's Homer Rice or Iowa Bu- State's Johnny Majors would come to Rice. Hackerman said he offered the job to Majors but Majors decided to remain at Iowa State: Conover, 33, attended Wake Forest, He was a graduate in 1960 and has been in the coaching ranks since. Conover said he felt Rice now games than we did. Next year we should be a stronger and better football team," he said.

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