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Page 54- Jf.Examhirr APril 1 2 1 972 Problemi Even Chess Has a Strike I PKESCOTT S1UMJIVAN MELVIN 1HJHSLAG "Steffi f' -mm sion. If tho Super Bowl brings 2,5 million dollars for a lousy three hour show, you can imagine the TV value of a cliess match. Games have taken 20 hours and more. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, two gentlemen in Sydney, Australia, are still playing a match that began on Nov. 24, 192(5.

They make one move every Christmas. A result is expected about 1970. Of course, If TV Is to do the world match, beginning In Yugoslavia, a decision must be made whether Belgrade will be blacked out. Already, a politician there has proclaimed Iliad If all the tickets are Mild, it would be a crime to deprive the rest of the populace the pleasure of seeing the game. To try to introduce his colleagues to the U.S.

way of doing sports business, Fischer must teach them something about endorsements. For instance, the autographed shirt bearing the Queen's Bishop over the pocket is a lively Item in any pro shop. The cliess player also shaves, cats chill, uses deodorant and takes aspirin ail cndorsable products. Chess is such an old game that its origin actually is lost in obscurity. Some fix its beginning at about 200 B.C., meaning its players now have been performing well over 2000 years without a cut of the gate.

Clearly, today's chess player wants to be no promoter's pawn. LOS ANGELES Py what cerebral processes editors arrive at decisions long has been a matter of bafflement to those who study the human scene. A case in point was the big commotion in print over the baseball strike, while a matter of vital international concern was being consigned to obscure corners in the back of the editorial bus. Alas, the long-awaited match for the chess championship of the world was Jeopardized. The American titlehold-cr, Mr.

Bobby Fischer, was accused of striking because he demanded a share of the profits from his meeting in June with the champion of the Soviet Union, Mr. Boris Spassky. The first half of the competition is scheduled for Belgrade, Yugoslavia, after which the principals will shift to Keykjavik, Iceland, for the finish. For years we have been hammering at authorities to anchor such events as the World Series and the chess championship, but, mulishly, they insist upon floating them. It isn't easy to get from Belgrade to Reykjavik in time for the second half, just as it's a pain when the World Series is yo-yo'ed between Los Angeles and Baltimore.

Both Belgrade and Reykjavik have made it clear to Fischer that if he wants to play for the title, he will be going only for the purse and not for a piece of the gate receipts. Apparently, the player has acceded and the match will go on, but you can see the frustration on the part of any American athlete trying to explain to foreigners the way things should be done. To start with, every chess player must have an agent, a lawyer and a tax consultant, the last arranging shelters so that his client isn't moving pawns, knights and bishops entirely for the benefit of the government. To his opponent, Spassky, Fischer may whisper helpfully, "Boris, the first thing you do when you get back to Moscow is get yourself a good tax man. Maybe he will put you into raw land, or an apartment house deal." Next, the established player, leveling an eye on inter-nationl matches, must tie up the ends in relation to televi- A's Schedule Gianls' Schedule Kulm Moves Into Strike Picture SAT.

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H0US sH0US SJL HOUS Ptjll MONT NY 1 NY MINN MINN I KC MINN1 mm (rpr BOS 1 BOS NY NY wwww S5 1 MINK MINN1 MIL 1 1 Feast for the Eyes We were hanging around Candlestick Park during a good part of the past week or so waiting for something to happen, as, for instance, somebody throwing a baseball. Because of the players' strike, there wasn't much to report. The newsiest item we were able to come up with had to do with one of the workmen accidentally putting his foot into a bucket of paint. While the pickings were slim, the time cannot be counted as wholly wasted. Just being there, gave us the opportunity to size up the place and the experience proved enlightening.

The stadium, long maligned as an ugly duckling, looked nice. Real nice. Al Murray, a moving spirit in the Giants Boosters Club and a fellow who gets around a lot, insisted in our company that it was the most beautiful stadium in the major leagues. "Bar none," he stated. Granted, Murray is not an impartial judge.

His rooter's beanie and airhorn, symbols of his loyalty to the Giants, are strongly indicative of a conflict of interests. We would knock off 10 points, make it 20, for that. Even so, Murray's opinion does not appear to be very far out of line. Candlestick is a match for any of the ball parks we've seen and we know of a number of non-boosters who are in substantial agreement with that position. The still not quite finished remodelling job, resulting in the upper deck completely encircling the field, has done wonders for the joint.

You needn't take our word for it. The thing to do is see for yourself. There's no better time for it than right now. The stadium isn't being used for anything and you can get in for free. Presumably, visitors are welcome.

Or tolerated, at any rate. The gates are open and no "Keep Out" signs are in evidence. If that doesn't mean what we think it means wouldn't the seat of our pants be the first to know? PHIL PHIL MONT MONT mm PHIL PIL NY DDOUBIE HEADER NIGHT GAMES as HOME GAMES DPUB1E HIADIR NIGHT CAMtS HOME rI ROAD A GAMS GAMIS mith, Oberlin Have utual Admiration Continued From Page 53 and they will even give help In the rescheduling." He said, players will demand that any open dates on which makeup game is scheduled that the "public be admitted free." On doubleheaders, Boston sources said, the Association seeks half-price admission for the public. "All other income attributable to games being scheduled, including parking and concessions, would be contributed to local community Gaherin told Red Sox officials. A spokesman for the club said this "amounts to giving our money away despite the fact we have already lost a great deal." The scheduled owners meeting in Chicago would be to review the total picture of the strike and its ramifications at that point.

At Houston, general manager II. B. (Spec) Richardson of the Astros is a believer, though confessing he has no inside information. "We are confident," said Richardson, "that the strike will be over very shortly and we'll be able to start the season Saturday night against the Giants in the Astrodome." The feeling of hope was raised after half of the 11-day dispute was settled in marathon player and owner meetings that lasted until early this morning in New York. Agreement was reached yesterday in sugaring the pension fund with $500,000 of the fund's already existing surplus of $317,000 and not from any more owners' contributions.

But the second issue retroactive pay remained in argument, although both sides were bending enough to prompt encouragement that early settlement is possible. Throughout yesterday's prolonged discussions, the symbol of the strike was the chameleon. Its character changed with each newspaper edition, shifting quickly from hope to despair. When negotiations on retroactive pay broke off last night, the players had rejected one owners' plan and management had turned down two offered by the players. Still, it was obvious both sides were striving earnestly for a solution.

The owners offered to pay the players for games made-up on open dates or as part of day-night doubleheaders but refused to pay them for games made up as part of one-admission twin bills. The players rejected it, feeling most games would be played off in one-admission doubleheaders. The players' turndowns by management were on two offers: They would sacrifice a day's pay and start the season as soon as possible. They would play doubleheader makeup games for half pay. charge, will Oberlin's athletic program undergo any drastic changes? "Actually, I think this school already has a healthy attitude towards athletics.

It's not like some schools, where the atheletic department is separate from the rest of the academic community. "Under the enthusiastic leadership of a new, young president, Robert Fuller, Oberlin recently completed a $5 million sports complex. The school competes in 14 intercollegiate sports. But some of the squads aren't too well known off campus, like the track team. "But with Tommie Smith here that may change soon." Max Carey Would Take Any Pension MIAMI BEACH (AP)-While major league baseball players strike for bigger pensions, Hall of Famer Max Carey just keeps hoping the mailman will show up with a check for any amount.

"I hope the players association decides to cut in the members of the Hall of Fame," says Carey. "After all, only about 30 of us are still living." Max is 82. He and Mrs. Carey live in a 38-year-old house, existing mainly on the $200-a-month pension he receives from social security. Baseball doesn't pay him a penny.

Carey was well-known in the 1920s when he was the National a 's base-stealing champion. Fans would yell, "Go, Max, go," from Forbes Field in Pittsburgh to Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Max was the National League's leading base stealer 10 times. In 1969, Carey received the highest honor available to a baseball player-induction into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Still, not a penny of pension money.

Carey's 20-year career ended long before sports attorneys drew up pension plans that allow today's players to collect at least $2,000 at age 65. Carey now sits around his home, dreaming up possible ways to funnel more than a half century of baseball knowledge into something that will hike his income. Mostly, he finds that even baseball people will smile politely and then turn their backs on ideas created by Carey. Several months ago, Carey's heart beat at an irregular pace. A doctor recommended shock treatment.

"They kill you and then bring you back," he said. Just when hospital aides got Carey all wired up for the treatment, the cardiogram showed his heart beat was back to normal, and the tests were called off. Class A Job For Lady Ump BUFFALO (N.Y.) (AP) Bernice Gera, a New York City housewife, has signed a contract to umpire in the Class A New York-Pennsylvania Baseball League, president Vince McNamara said today. He said the contract had been sent to Henry Peters, president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues in Columbus, Ohio, for approval. The signing took place last Thursday, McNamara said.

He declined to reveal the terms, other than to say it was a "normal one -year pact." Mrs. Gera had signed a similar NY-P contract in 1959, but it was turned down by Phil Piton, then president of the national group, which controls minor league baseball. Except for a few finishing touches, structurally the stadium is what architect John Bolles envisioned when he designed it some 14 years ago. Opened for baseball in I960, it was to remain only partially completed until more funds were available. Now, at long last, the job is done, or enough so, at least, to be recognizable as the full, multi-tiered bowl orginally planned.

To be sure, it cost a great deal more money. But, for the present, let's not make an issue of that. If you would brighten your day, banish indebtedness from mind and go out there and feast your eyes on a thing of beauty. You'll be enchanted by the towering stands and the richness of the colors. The seats are great splashes of red and orange.

The playing field, a vast expanse of Astroturf is, we'll swear, the greenest green this side of Killarney. Whether or not the upper deck will reduce the problem remains to be seen. It is expected to make it easier for right handed hitters to hit home runs into the left field stands, but what it will do for the spectators is another matter. No more will be known until the Giants play there on a windy day. If hot dog wrappers are scurrying across the infield and hats are flying over the fences, the extra decking will not have helped as much as we hoped it would.

By Frank Cooney Examiner Sports Writer "I'm very excited and happy to be able to take such a position at Oberlin College," said i Smith after he was hired as an associate professor and assistant to athletic director Jack Scott at that Ohio school. Scott explained last night why Smith, former holder of 11 world track records who received much publicity for his clenched-fist salute at the 1963 Olympic Games, was so elated to get such a job. "He wasn't interested in coming into a position where he would be an assistant to the assistant freshman coach, in charge of keeping the blacks in line," said Scott. "Smith is a man of dignity and this is what impressed the faculty of this school about him. After I recommended him, the faculty council approved with a rare unanimous decision.

These guys are all Harvards and Yales, too." Scott, hired six weeks ago as an associate professor in charge of the athletic department, did compromise a little. "I recommended Smith as an athletic director at first, but the council suggested that I assume that role for a while until Smith becomes acclimated to the college community." Smith, a San Jose State grad (AB in social science), is currently teaching at Pomeroy Elementary School in Milpitas. "Normally, Oberlin hires just Ph.D. holders, but the school has often taken people who have truly unique characteristics in their field." With Scott and Smith in N.L. Umpires Unips Shut Out Sample: At Race Track When Checks Cashed NEW YORK (AP) -With the baseball players' strike in its 11th day yesterday, National League umpires have received some of their salary while American League umpires have not.

NL umpires are paid eight timesonce before the season, six times during the season and once after the season. They received their first payment shortly before spring training was prematurely halted by the players walkout. All umpires, however, are paid in 13 equal payments beginning April 1. Two umpires, Jim Honochick and Marty Springstead, said yesterday they had not received any salary as yet. In any case, you're going to love the new scoreboard in right-center field.

It's a big 'un and, like the one in the Oakland Coliseum, it is capable of performing all of the electronic tricks, including animations. The programmers arc working out a routine for it. They Mould like to get away from "Charge!" All of the newer scoreboards use it and it is pretty corny. But what is there to replace it? We have offered a couple of suggestions "Retreat" and "Surrender." Both have been rejected. The scoreboard is owned by the Conrac Co.

The PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Former pro football star Johnny Sample testified today that on the date the government claims he cashed a number of stolen checks he was at a New York race track winning $7,000. Sample took the stand in his own defense at his Federal court trial on charges of endorsing or cashing 25 stolen government checks totaling $7,500. A bank teller who was a government witness yesterday testified that last April 5 he cashed seven checks for the former defensive back, who now operates a ticket agency here. Sample, 34, testified in his own defense that last April 5 he went to the Aqueduct race track to place bets on a daily double horse he had been tipped about. Sample identified the tip in the first race that day as World Prince and said he wheeled that horse with all of the horses in the second half of the daily double to win the $7,000.

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