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PAGE 12 THE LATROBE BULLLTIN THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1972 Loses Lead From District 27 Little League Playoffs LLL, Eliminated Latrobe I Qk P7 1 LA by Steve Kittey Defeated DLL 1 By Derry 1 X.1 US -At I St -X: t. Chess Not A Sport Does anyone in the sports world really care about the outcome of the Bobby Fischer-Boris Spassky world championship chess match? All that confusion over Fisher's ridiculous refusal to show up on time and the senseless publicity it received turned us off completely. Someone asked us what we thought of chess as a sport but we couldn't think of too much to say at the time. After thinking it over though, we say chess in not a sport but rather a game and there is a very big difference. Big 33 information: Tickets for the Ohio-PennsylvaniaBig 33 football game scheduled for 8 p.m.

Aug." 19 at Hershey Stadium can be purchased by writing to Big 33 Hershey Park Arena, Hershey, 17033. Reserve seat tickets are $5, $4, $3 and $2 with a 25-cent chargefor mailing and handling. Deiyiy Miscik of Mt. Pleasant (Norvelt), standout quarterback and pitcher, still hasn't made up his mind whether to pursue pro baseball (Cincinnati Reds) or college football (Pitt). Miscik said he'll see how well he does in the state American Legion All-Star Game set for Harrisburg on Aug.

5. If he doesn't sign a baseball contract, Miscik will appear in the Big 33. game. Remember the famed McKeesport Little Tigers midget football team and their star player of eight years ago, Gerald (Puddin) Grayson? The McKeesport school board recently hired Grayson as a physical education instructor at the elementary level and he has applied for an assistant varsity coaching job. Grayson, only 5-3, 142, played three years of football at Boise College of Idaho but sat out his senior year.

WALKER SAFE AT THIRD Getting the safe sign from the third base umpire is Latrobe Little League All-Star Daver Walker who advanced on a ground out to first. Walker later scored but Latrobe eventually lost to Dunbar, 3-2, and was eliminted from the District 27 Playoffs. (Bulletin) Blairsville 15-2 Front-Runners Take D-U Wins Yesterday proved unsuccessful for Latrobe and Derry teams in the District 27 Little League Playoffs. First round action saw the Latrobe Little League All-Stars bow to visiting Dunbar, 3-2, while the Derry Little League All-Stars were beaten by host Mt Pleasant, 6-3. The Bulletin did not get a report on the Bullskin Township at Blairsville game.

The wins vault Mt. Pleasant and Dunbar against each other at Mt Pleasant 6:15 this Saturday while Connellsville, which had a first-round bye, will host the winner of the Bullskin-Blairsville game. The District 27 Championship will be held July 19 at Derry Little League Field. Dunbar took a 2-0 lead over Latrobe in the first but Latrobe came back in the bottom of the inning to cut the deficit to 2-1 and tied the score in the fourth. However, in the top of the sixth, Dunbar pushed across the winning run and held off a Latrobe rally in the last of the sixth which saw Latrobe retired with the bakes loaded.

Bob' Lehman hurled the Dunbar win, giving up five hits and striking out five. Ron Jakubovic, who fanned five and allowed seven hits, was the losing pitcher. Jeff Cmar had two hits to lead Latrobe. For Dunbar, Bob Astelford had three hits and Mark Pund had two. Russ Costolo, of Dunbar had a double for game's only extra-base blow.

Derry's Tim Street suffered the loss to Mt. Pleasant with relief from Lon Lowman. Doug Ballman and Mike Wingard each had two hits for Derry. Dunfcar Al Mlatrok Asltelfordss4 1 3Bosan At 2 0 0 Bigham Lehman Vileila 3b Costolo cf Matyas2b Collins Pound rf a her If 3 1 OWalkerss 3 3 0- OCarvagglb 3 3 0 ORegularf 3 3 0 1 Jakubovic 3 3 0 OCmarcf 3 I 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 OPowersrf 3 3 1 2 3 0 IPIelcherc 2 Jackuvitzph 1 0 0 Lynch ph I 3 TtotaU 26 001 3 100 100 2 0 0 2 7 3 5 2 Tot.lt Dunbar I.atrolje Two-base hils Coslolo "Walks Lehman I. Jakubovic 1.

Struck out Lehman 5. Jakubovic 5 Winning pitcher Lehman. Losing pitcher Jakuhovic Derry Ukes Knock Off VFW, 8-5 Fourth-place Derry Ukes (8-6), behind the pitching of Denny Bell, upset VFW (10-5) last night, 8-5, while second-place Cooperstown (11-5) topped Frontier Club (2-13), 9-3, in the Latrobe-Derry Area Teener Baseball League. A seven-run fourth inning highlighted the Ukes' win. John Clopp and Lou Condor each had two singles to pace the winners.

Bob Jones and Dino DeFlavio each had doubles while Mike ubara tripled for VFW. Jubara was the losing pitcher with relief from Rawleigh Cogan. Cooperstown took a 3-0 lead over Frontier Club in the second inning and was never headed as Tschachler picked up the win by giving up only three hits while striking out two. Masters was the losing hurler, fanning four. J.

Ruffner and B. Ramaley each had three hits while C. Huska and Tschachler had two apiece to spark Cooperstown. 1 The linescore: Ukes 000 700 1-8 10 1 VFW 200 201 05 7 4 Coop. 030 420 09 14 1 FC 001 020 03 3 3 TV Sports SATURDAY Women's Bowling 12 noon (4) Baseball 2:15 p.m.

(6) Houston Astros vs. Pirates at Pittsburgh Baseball 2:15 p.m. (7. It. 12, 21) Oakland Athletics vs.

New York Yankees Putting Championship 2:30 p.m. (4) Once Upon A Wheel 3 p.m. (4) Golf With The Pros 4:30 p.m. (4) Red Kelly Golf Tournament 5 p.m. (4, 5.

33) British Open, final round Wrestling 6 p.m. (11) SUNDAY Auto Race 2 p.m. (6, 11, 33) Michigan 200 Sports Challenge 2:30 p.m. (10), 4 p.m. (33) AAU International Champions 1 p.m.

(S, 9, 10, IV, 27) Diving and Rowing Tennis 4:30 p.m. (5, 10, 19, 27) Ken Rosewall vs. Roy Emerson Once Upon A Wheel p.m. (10. 33) MONDAY Baseball 0:15 (a.

7. 11. 12. 21) St. Lnuis Cardinals vs.

Houston Astros Just as Philadelphis City Schools did last year, Pittsburgh City Schools are seriously considering dropping their athletic programs this coming year because of increased expenses. Philadelphia and Portland, Ore. dropped school sports last year in preliminary budgeting but drives to get athletics restored resulted in an llth-hour reversal in both cities. Only last month, Pittsburgh City Council passed a bill authorizing close to $600,000 for installation of lights at 16 parks, including baseball fields, basketball courts, playgrounds and tennis courts. The lights are expected to be installed before this fall.

On the subject of lights, in past years we've publicly asked several times for someone to give us a reasonable explaination why the lights at Fourth Ward (Irving Ave.) and First Ward basketball courts can't be put to 'good use. So far we have no answer. The item in yesterday's Korner concerning Kevin Luttner's long jump included a typographical error. It should have read 21 feet. Greater Latrobe apparently will start football practice Aug.

21 like every other school and not 10 days earlier as some rumors have it. GL school officials have let the WPIAL known they are unhappy with the late starting date but must conform to the WPIAL rules or face probation or explusion from the league. 1 What was once a one-team race for top honors in District 31 American Legion Baseball Eastern Division" has now turned into a wide-open chase among four foes. Latrobe Legion, atop the standings since the beginning of the season, was handed its third straight setback last night by host Derry, 1-0, to drop it to 8-4 and allow Mt Pleasant to move into a first-place tie with Latrobe. Red-hot Greensburg moved into contention with a 6-2 win over Youngwood while South Greensburg also remains in the running.

Derry's Gene Ruffner and Latrobe's Jerry Yandrick couldn't have been more evenly matched, each giving up just two hits. However, the second hit off Yandrick was the fatal blow, coming in the bottom of the seventh with two out. Third Baseman Terry Giannini, with two strikes on him, smacked a long drive to the gap in left-center in the seventh to send Ron Ruffner home with the winning run. Ruffner led off the seventh with a walk, took second on a passed ball and easily raced home on Giannini's blast. In the second inning, Giannini almost drove in the winning run with a long fly to right field.

But Latrobe's Tim Kozusko made a perfect throw to the plate to nip Randy Naggy trying to score from Ron Ruffner had Derry's only other hit, a single. The two hits for Latrobe were singles by Kozusko and Mike Soohey. Yandrick struck out 10 in the losing effort while Gene Ruffner fanned four. Yandrick walked three and Ruffner walked Greensburg hurler Larry Kienzel struck out 13 while allowing only two hits against Youngwood. Kienzel also drove in two runs wifJi a double.

Latrobe Legion tries to get on track tonight when it hosts South Greensburg at Legion-Keener Field. Jay Lavin is scheduled to pitch for Latrobe. Mt. Pleasant is at Greensburg while Youngwood plays Derry at Amvets Field. Derry will host Mt Pleasant 6 p.m.

Saturday in a makeup game at Amvets Field. The linescore: Latrobe 000 000 00 2 2 Derry 000 000 11 2 0 Latrobe Swim Team Defeated By Blairsville Blairsville beat Latrobe, 187-157, Tuesday night in the Chestnut Ridge Swim League meet. The results: Blairsville 117, Latrobe in 100 Medley Relay 13 up girls Blairsville (Prola, Torrance, Mc Combs, DeLuca), boys Blairsville (DeLuca, Cavalancia, Christopher, Christopher), 1:05.5. Freestyle 10-under girls Harouse (L), :17.4; boys Bu'co (B), :18.6; 1112 girls Buco (B), :1.5; boys Lynch (L), :36.5; 13 girls Sawyer (L), :32.3; 'boys Chrisfcpher (B), :32.4; 15 17 girls Torrance (B), boys DeLuca (B), :29.7. Backstroke 10-under girls Murphy (B), :24.7; boys Vittone (L), :22.9; 11-12 girls Torrance (B), boys Lynch (L); 13-14 girls Mclntire (B), boys Cavalancia (B), :41.5; 15 17 girts Brazile (L).

:41.9; boys Bower (B), :34.2. Breastroke 10 under girls Harouse (L), :23.1; boys Torrance (B). :23.8; 11-12 girls Prrker (L), :20.4; boys Coridoni (B), 13-134 girls DeLuca (B), :42.5; boys Christopher (B), :41.4; 15-17 girls Brasile (L), boys Bowers (B), :31.t. Butterfly 10-under girls Harouse (L), :20.4; boys Brasile (L). :21.5; 11-12 girls Buco (B), :18.9; boys Lynch (L), :17.8; 1314 girls Sawyer (L), :37.3; boys Ondrieiek (L), :40.2; 15-17 girls McCorrbs (B), :37.2; boys DeLuca (B), :31.S Freestyle Relay 1)12 girls Latrobe (Massaro, McDonald, Parker, Harouse), boys Latrobe (Thomas, Beurger, Levine.

Lynch), 13-14 girls Blairsville (Robinson, Mclntire, Hanna, DeLuca). boys Latrobe (Davis. DiVirtis, Kovalik, Ondriezek), 1 :04.S; 15-17 girls Latrobe (Massara, Bisi, Kuncher. Sawyer), boys Blairsville (Christopher, DeLuca, Bowers, DeLuca), 2:02.0. at I Ron Ruffner Crabtree Wins 21st Rec Game Old Crabtree just keeps on winning in the Latrobe Rec Slow Pitch League.

Cliff Mt. Joy doubled in the seventh inning last night and scored on an error to give Old Crabtree (21-0) a 4-3 win over second-place Latrobe Legion while R-Tavern (15-6) edged Dutch Club, 9-8; White House beat Pipetown, 9-0, and Pond swept a doubleheader from Mobile Homes, 6-2, and 105. Joe Sacca homered and singled to pace Crabtree as Grub Roble got the win over Ray Zsolchak. Jack Rose helped with two singles. Ed Taylor had a home run for R-Tavern as Dean Polinsky hurled the win over Dutch Club's Rick Eaglehouse.

Lou DiBridge pitched White House's shutout over Pipetown. Ron Nevins had three hits while Bill Crowe and Tom Troy had homers for WH. L. Sedlacko was the losing pitcher. Pond ran its win streak to four in a row as D.

Murphy won the first game and Bill Miller the second outing. Burkholder Quits Posts Wilmer Burkholder, head cross country and track and field coach at Connellsville High School for the past 25 years, has retired from the dual positionF but will remain as a teacher in the school system. Terry Giannini -V 1 SI TlAflA Rnffnoi 1 Blairsville racked losing pitcher Moximchalk early when it scored three runs on four straight singles by Nick Kasperik, Stan Jackubowski, Spehar relieved for Amvets but two walks and error and Nick Derorre's single helped produce three more runs. After Aalemville led off the first with a run, Hostetter got even in the bottom of the inning thanks to Chuck Klim-chock's homer but then it was scorelenn until the bottom of the lth whin Frank Pushnigg pounded a long home run to right to give Hostetter the win. Steve Scheeren, who relieved starter Dave McCracken in the ninth, got credit for the win.Ed Knaus had two singles while Denny Miscik doubled for Hostetter.

N. Cecchine and Jeffers each had two hits for Salemville. Reeger was the losigh pitcher. Bovard broke open a close game with two runs in the sixth inning then exploded for f5ur more the top of the seven to end Ligohier's hopes. With two out in the sixth, Byron Dira singled, Joe Rosa doubled to send Dira home and Pat Urban singled to score Rosa.

Rosa and George Repasky each had a double and two singles while Urgan had two singles to pace Bovard. Losing pitcher Bob Carlson had a double for Ligonier. Repasky picked up the win. Amvets play at Hostetter tonight in a makeup game. The linescores; Amvets 000 000 0-fl 7 1 Blairs.

303 001 X-7 9 2 Salem. 100 000 000 000 0- 1 8 Host. 100 000 000 000 1-270 Bovard 200 112 410 11 0 Ugon. 010 100 0-2 6 2 George District Standings DERRY REC FAST PITCH Tommasini 8 3 Latrobe Athletic Club 4 Cooperstown Vets 5 3 Italian Club 9 AMERICAN LEGION Eastern Division Latrobe Mt. Pleasant a Greensburg 7 South Greensburg 6 Derry 7 Youngwood 3 LATROBE REC SOFTBALL Old Crabtree 21 Latrobe Legion 17 Tavern 15 Dutch Club 11 Lloydsville Firemen 9 White House 9 Pond 9 Pipetown Mobile Homes 2 St.

Anthony 2 D-U BASEBALL 15 Hosteller II Bovard 6 Derry Twp. Amvets 7 New Derry 6 Salemville Ligonier 4 L-D TEENER BASEBALL Kingston It Cooperstown Vets 11 VFW 10 Derry Ukes Moose F.O. Eagles 7 FOP 6 Frontier Club 2 White Eagles 1 2 5 a 10 10 12 LATROQE CHURCH Holy Family Methodist 1 St. Vincent United Church of Christ Trinity Lutheran Methodist 2 St. James DISTRICT CHURCHES United Church of Christ 15 St.

Paul Saint 13 St. Paul Gold i Middle Presbyterian Church of Christ 5 Charter Oak 5 REC BASKETBALL Senior Division-1 Satans Claws Woodys Summer of '62 Central Too Sweet Barters Senior Division Crazies Unlimiteds Civil Disorders Basketball Pig Iron Untouchables Sunts Devils Advocates Junior Division Frogtown Mohunchers 1 Keggers Busy Beavers Unlearn Trash GIRLS REC SOFTBALL West Evergreen Kennametel Mosso's Pharmacy Conemaugh Lumber LATROBE LITTLE LEAGUE Pirates Yankees Indians Braves Phillies Tigers 10 CHICAGO (UPI)-Frank Coggins, a 28-year-old in-fielder, has been purchased from Wichita of the American Association by the Chicago, Cubs, who have optioned outfielder Gene Hiser to the same club. Birminghamew Penn Champ It was more of the same last night in the D-U League as Blairsville (15-2) and Hostetter (11-5) kept winning. Blairsville blanded Derry Township Amvets, 7-0, while Hostetter needed 13 innings to beat Salemville, 2-1, and, Bovard toppled Ligonier, 10-2. Ron Kaylor put the No.

7 to good use as he picked up his seventh win for Blairsville, strikin out sevnd allowng sven hit Kaylor also had a big hamd in hilping his team score seven runs as he homered in the sexth. Milwaukee Open Golf To Begin By GENE W. HLNTZ MILWAUKEE, Wis. (UPI) For a while Bruce Crampton must have felt like he was shooting for the grand slam of 'He was finished second to Jack Nicklaus in the U.S. Open and the Masters this year, the first two legs of the elusive "grand slam ofgolf" Nicklaus is seeking.

But this week while Nicklaus is working on the British Open, the third part of the slam, Crampton is battling it out with other golfers here for the first prize in the $125,000 greater Milwaukee Open. Only 21 of the tcp 50 money winners are entered here with Crampton, Chi Chi Rodriguez and Grier Jones the only entries in the top 15. Dave Eichelberger is the defending champion in the meet at Tripoli Country Club on the City's Northwest side. Eichelberger broke from a tightly bunched field on the final holes to win the 1971 meet Ken Still, the 1969 champion, and Deane Beman, who won in 1970, are also entered this year. Wednesday, playing in the pro-am, Still equalled the tourney record with a 9-under-par 62 and had a fantastic 28 on the back nine.

Still's round broke the course competitive record of 63. The GMO field also includes Gay Brewer, who won the Canadian Open last week, and tour winners Jones, Rodriguez, Miller Barber, Bob Rosburg, Homero Blancas, Bob Shaw, Bob Lunn and J.C. Snead. if Second George, whose low pro total meant $400 in prize money, said Birmingham's charge was "the best display of irons I've ever seen. Even Jack Nicklaus couldn't have done better." The two-time champion scored three birdies and only one bogey in his title round.

The top 10 finishers: a John Birmingham, Oak-mont, 71-69140. Terry George, Seven Springs, 69-75144. Jim Ferree, Westmoreland, 74-71-145. Ray Graboski, Monongahela, 73-72145. Willie Beljan, Pittsburgh, 72-73-145.

a Ron Milanovich, Ridgeview, 71-74145. Roland Stafford, Longue Vue, 70-76-146. a Don Emerick, Van-dergrift, 75-72147. a a Chuck Cullison, South Hills, 71-76-147. Chuck Scally, Coraopolis, 74-74-148.

a denotes amateur. Golf is a popular sport in Argentina, with about 20 courses in the outskirts of Buenos Aires alone. EXPORT, Pa. (UPI) -Oakmont amateur John Birmingham won a showdown between golfing hypochondriacs, and it brought him his second West Penn Open Golf championship. Birmingham, bothered by two sprained fingers on his left hand, fashioned a two-under-par 69 Wednesday to go with an opening round of 71 for a -140 total and won the title by four strokes over runnerup pro Terry George of Seven Springs.

George, complaining of- a stiff neck, ballooned to a 75 after leading the first round with a 69 to finish one stroke ahead of four others over the Westmoreland Country Club course. Tied for third with 145 were pros Ray Graboski of Monongahela, Jim Ferree of Westmoreland, Willie Beljan of Pittsburgh and amateur Ron Milanovich of Ridgeview. It was Birmingham's first West Penn Open title since he won it in 1964 and he made it look easy, A one-foot birdie putt on the fifth hole gave him the lead when George bogey ed the same hole and the 32-year-old dairyman never trailed afterward. SAN FRANCISCO (UPI)-Free agent Rolf Krueger, a defensive end and tackle who played out his option with the St. Louis Cardinals last year, has signed with the San Francisco 49ers it was announced Friday.

Krueger, the brother of the 49ers' defensive tackle, Charlie Krueger, is a three-year pro football veterani As compensation, a 49er spokesman said, the San Francisco team has agreed to give the Cardinals two future hjgh draft choices. 1.