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TIMES FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 26.1980 PAGE FIFTEEN Amputee Golf Tourney Opens By PURDY Their motto is: "It'snot you've lost, but what you do with what vou have." They are the National Amputee Golf Association and its members, who began a three- day golf championship Thursday at the Hanover Country Club in Abbottstown. The association, formed in Cleveland 32 years ago. sponsors tournaments all over the country all year long. The tournaments divided into groups for each general sort of amputee such as arm.

above the knee, double, triple, quad, ladies and juniors. By year's end. each division has a national champion with the low gross score for 72 holes determining the overall national champ. Arnputee golfers from all over the country attend each tournament. A'mad- -ing list of 1.500 is one form of invitation, word-of- mouth the other.

Although competition at the tournaments is keen, and losing are secondary in importance to the one real victory -participation. "The game is really not the main purpose of this thing." says Don Stafford. a veteran of the amputee golf circuit and currently the golf coach at Grand Valley State College in Michigan. "It's all getting people to believe in themselves. The next thing you know, they're into everything." Stafford is himself an amputee, having lost a leg in a military-related accident.

"Scores don't really mean much," says Stafford. "If an amputee comes out here and shoots 150, keeps working and gets that score down to he's really accomplished something. Average golfers, just like in the regular game, are the heart of this thing." Amputee golfers prefer to use the word icap" only in reference to their scores, according to DeDe Owens, executive secretary of the association. "It's not a handicap." she says. "It's more of a disability or inconvenience." It takes only a few minutes on the course with these courageous people to convince most anvone that an amputee can indeed learn to play golf and play if effectively.

But for years, the problem lay in securing adequate instructional methods for the amputee that wished to play the game, and of course, his or her instructor. Owens, who from 73 played professionally on the women's tour, has been very instrumental in developing much-needed instructional methods and techniques for these inconvenienced athletes. After receiving her doctorate in "Adapted Physical she discovered that virtually nothing had been done in the field of amputee golf. came out to five tournaments." says Owens, currently on a member of the Tea'chers" Panel of Golf Digest magazine. "I filmed the tournaments and myself and three other pros analyzed the films and decided that the players could be better than they are." The result: Owens' manuel on golf instruction for amputees, one year in the making, due for publication this winter.

One of areas of the association's program that could stand some improvement is the re- cruitement of women amputees, says Stafford. Only one woman has been scheduled to compete in the Hanover tournament. "We're a little ashamed of that fact." says Stafford. "They're twice as tough as the guys to get out. It's a little different situation because a lot of them are married and have other responsibilities.

It shouldn't be that way. but it is. We'd really like to get more women out." Although the number of amputee golfers continues to grow, the search for jnore and more participants will never end. Stafford and Owens again stress the fact that winning and losing are unimportant This may really be one time when how -and if you play the game really does count. "No matter what you score, we need va." savs Stafford.

"I think it's an asset sometimes to be a little bit different This is a way of turning a traumatic disadvantage into an advantage." Colonials Breeze Past Canners New Oxford breezed past Biglerville in cross country action Thursday afternoon. 19-40. The Canners. however, weren't the only local team forced to add another number to the loss eolurnn. Berrnadian came up the loser in a meet with James Buchanan.

24-36. while Littlestown lost to Northern. 21-34. New Oxford captured the three top positions and defeated Biglerville on the Canners" course. Leading the way for the Colonials was Chuck Rollins, who captured first place in the meet finishing 17:17.

Bob Wolfe and Troy Shifflett of New Oxford were second and third, respectively. Biglerville's Jeff Miller was the first Canner entry to finish, completing the course in 17:56. good for fourth position. Scott Fenich. who led the pack early in the race, grabbed fifth position for Biglerville.

Although the course was wet. it had no real bearing on the outcome of the race, according to Canners" coach DonBair. "Everything fell into place the way" it would have said Bair, "I was hoping that Jeff Miller could break up th those top three and he almost did it. but not quite." I. Crajck Roilns.

NO.17.17: 2. Bob Wolfe. NO. 17:52: 3. Trov Smtaett.

NO, 37:53,4. Jeff Muter, 5. Scott Fertich. B. IS: Chris RoHins.

NO. 7, Gary Peterson, SO. 18.24; 8. Dallas-Betefeer. B.

18-34: 9. Enc Peterson, NO. 19:02: 10. Dwayne Myers. NO.

19:11, 11. Steve Showers. 19.14; 12. Tom Beck. 19:23 that though, as thev grabbed the third, fourth, and fifth positions.

But James Buchanan finished with the next five positions wrap it up. "They had such "a tight group." said Bermudian coach Larry Redding, "our fourth and Hfth man couldn't get in there. But our times looked good Bob Weaver was the first Eagle runner to cross the finish line. followed by John Trone and Dennis Myers. Rod Timmons and Jerry Wingert of Buchanan came in together, placing first and second.

1. Rod Timnions. JB. 15:10. 2.

Jerry Wingert JB. 15:10. 3. Bob Weaver. B.

15:49: 4. John irone. B. 5. Dennis Myers.

B. 15.58. 6. Richard Fleagle. JB, 16 01: 7, Robbie Bill.

JB, 16.23; S. Larry Martin. JB, 16:38: 9. Terry Atherton. JB.

10. Jeff Mar- tm, JB. 16 51; 11. Mark Kofalt B. 17:08:12.

Ray StuIl.JB. 17:08:13. Bill Fields. JB. 17.39.

14. Ivan Stockham. B. 17 41 Bermudian was unable to nail down either the first or second spot in their meet with James Buchanan. The Eagles were strong after Jeff Bair of Littlestown easily captured first place in the Thunderbolts" meet with Northern.

Tne event, held on Northern's course, saw Bair win it in 16:56. Northern was able however, to gain the next four places in the race, send the Polar Bears toward victory-. Terry Storm, in sixth place, and Scott Simpson, eighth overall, were the next two Bolt runners to cross the line. 1. Jeff Bair.

L. 16 56, 2, Marty Walsh. N. 17 26; 3. Brian SaraseS.

X. 17:35:4. Mike Waish. N. 17:49: 5.

Mark Walsh, N. 17.58. 6. Terry Storm, 18 01; 7, Chet Kope. 8.

Scott Simpson. L. 18.25: S. Doag Bair. 18:38.

10. Dave Stnckler. L. DougNufl. L.

12, Brian Fish. N. 13, Jeff Hanng. 21:15, 14, Terry Null. 15, Heidi Rule.

L. 16. Betsy Witt, L. 25.09 Phils Beat Mets, Ready To Meet Expos Bv RALPH BERNSTEIN AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP, Dallas Green, manager oi the Philadelphia Phillies, finally broke down and said it "The next three days are critical." Green has been saying for the past month that every series is critical, refusing to designate one in particular. But the Montreal Expos come to town today for the start of a three-game series that could go a long way in deciding the winner of the Nati nal League East.

The Phillies beat the York Mets Thursday night on a two-out ruscoririg single Dy roosie Lonnic Smith in a two-run fifth. Meanwhile. Montreal lost. 3-4 Thursday afternoon to the Chicago Cubs. The combination put the Phillies on top by 5 2 game over the Expos.

The Phillies have 10 games teft and Montreal nine. They play each other six times, including the last three games of the season in Montreal. That's what made Green finally describe this weekend series as critical. "We're ready for them." Green said. "I'm sure they're ready for us.

We're playing good baseball. If we get pitching we'll win." The first pitching matchup in the series has Montreal's Dave Palmer against the Phillies' Dick Ruthven Green said he was pleased to start this senes on top of the division. "It means they have to beat us to win it. The shoe is on the other foot." insisted the Philadelphia manager. "We worked awful bard to get here but the job isn't done until we get where we've got to go." The Mets.

who have lost five straight and 25 of iheir last 32. didn't roll over and play dead. They had the tying and winning runs on base with tuo out in the eighth, but reliever Sparky Lyle got Lee Mazzilli to pop o'ut and then pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save since joining the Phillies Sept. 14. The Phillies won the game against reliever Roy Lee Jackson in the fifth Jackson came in when starter Pat Zachrv suffered an injury running and had to in the third.

Manny Triilo opened the fifth with a triple. Garry Maddox followed with a run- scoring single. A single by Larry Bowa. a fielder's choice and Smith's single completed the two-run inning. Smith hadn't played in seven games, and his last start was Sept 14.

He isn't happy. The rookie is hitting .337. and his bat and base stealing helped the Phillies overcome a sixgame deficit while Greg Luzmski was injured. When Luzinski first came back. Green alternated four outfielders, but finally let Luzinski settle in left.

"I was disappointed I wasn't playing much." said Smith Why did he start Thursday night? Green said he wanted the slumping Luzinski (.232) to take a game off and work in the batting cage to see if he could find some things he as doing wrong This was the 10th straight victory for the Phillies the Mets. and not including the first two days of the season is the ninth time they have been in sole possession of first place. Rookie Marty Bystrom worked 6 23 innings, a'llowing just four hits. He was credited with his fourth triumph in as many decisions. Dickie Noles pitched to one batter in the seventh, getting a line drive out to Bowa with two Mets on base.

Jackson's record dropped to 1-6 after three innings of pitching in which he gave up five hits and two runs New York manager Joe Torre said his team had the right players at bat with runners on. but couldn't deliver the key hit. "When you don't hit. you don't win." said Torre "We just can't get hits to drive in runs." Torre left town picking the Phillies to win the division. "1 picked Philadelphia in the spring It would be stupid to change now.

right?" PSU Wants Revenge For Loss To Nebraska RACING FOR THIRD Rodney Scott of the Montreal for third in the fourth inning of Thnrsdav's game at Chicago. Expos and Chicago Cobs third baseman Steve Dillard race Scott was thrown out attempting to steal. (AP Laserphoto) Cardinals Playing Spoiter Role By The Associated Press When you have nothing else in September, you can play the spoiler. It's not a role anybody relishes, particularly the St Louis Cardinals, who" had better things planned for the fall when thev began playing baseball in the spring. Jim Kaat has been in the majors since 19a9.

He's been to one World Series with Minnesota in 1965 and played on two division championship teams in 1970 and Philadelphia in 1976. At 41, he's had a lot of practice punching holes in other people's pennant hopes. But he says it's a small consolation. "I've said all along we shouldn't take too much delight in being spoilers." said KaatThursday night after he scattered 11 hits in pitching the Cardinals to a 10-2 victory over the fading world champion Pittsburgh Pirates. "If we were playing the kind of ball we are capable of.

we'd be in contention." The Cards" Ted Simmons, one of the most consistent hitters in baseball over the past decade, has never been to a playoff or World Series After knocking in six runs on a solo homer, grand slam and a single Thursday night, he could only hope for a more significant forum one day. "I'm looking forward to a September when I have a big game like this and it helps us win our division." he said. "Now we can only hurt Montreal. StLouis plays Montreal next Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday." The Houston Astros broke a first-place tie with Los Angeles in the XL West The Astros beat Atlanta 4-2 while the Dodgers fell to San Francisco 3-2 and dropped a game behind Houston.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati, a 5-3 winner over San Diego in 10 mnmgs, is just 2 2games back and starts a threegame series Houston tonight. Astros 4, Braves 2 Joe Morgan certainly has October experience after five championship series and three World Senes with Cincinnati. He showed the way Thursday night with a two- run homer and an RBI- single, Nolan Ryan. 10-9, went five innings before leaving with a back spasm. Giants 3, Dodgers 2 San Francisco's Ed Whitson downed Los Angeles with his pitching then boosted them up with a prediction.

"The Dodgers are still the class of the division. Houston doesn't have their hitting." he said. Terry Whitfield and Darrell Evans slammed homers to back the pitching of Whitson and reliever Garv Lavelle Whitson. 11-11. pitched 71-3 innings before Lavelle came on to record his eighth save.

The Giants beat Burt Hooton. for the first time in 11 decisions. Reds 5. Padres 3 The Cincinnati Reds are glad Vic Correll isn't following doctor's orders. "The doctor told me I wouldn't play at all this season," said Correll, who was disabled with an injured left Achilles tendon.

Correll smacked a two-run double the 10th inning to lift the Reds over the Padres. Since returning to the lineup. Correll has picked up eight hits in 16 at-bats. His previous hits were all singles. The Reds erased a 3-1 deficit in the seventh on pinch hitter Harry Spilman's two- run single.

Cobs 5, Expos 4 If the Expos can pick up tonight against Philadelphia where they left off against Chicago, they'll be happy. Down 51. the Expos rallied for three runs off Cubs ace reliever Brace Sutter in the ninth. But Dick Tidrow came in with runners at first and third and retired Rodney Scott to end the game. AMERICAN LEAGUE Once again.

Rick Waits seems bent on sticking his left arm into the middle of a pennant race On the final day of the 1978 regular season, the Cleveland southpaw defeated New York arid forced the Yankees into that memorable one- game playoff with Boston for the American League East Division flag. Thursday night, he was back at it again, blanking the Yankees 54) on a seven-hitter and reducing their lead over idle Baltimore to 4 5 with nine remaining. The Orioles have 10 left. The Yankees have seen just about enough of Waits for the time being, but he will be heard from again. He is scheduled to start against them in Cleveland next Tuesday and against the Onoles in Baltimore the following Saturday.

"I pitch pretty good against Baltimore most of the time," Waits said. "But I have confidence in knowing that I can't lose against the Yankees. I just have a feeling I'm going to win against them?" It has been a frustrating season for Waits, except where the Yankees are concerned. He is 3-0 with a 1 03 earned run average against them. 9-14 and 5.17 against the rest of the league In Thursday's only other AL games, the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland A's 6-1 and Seattle nipped Texas 7-6 in 11 innings.

The Yankees had Waits on the ropes in the first two innings. They loaded the bases with one out in the first but Rick Cerone bounced into a double play on the first pitch after Waits walked Eric Soderholm without throwing a strike. "I threw four pitches to SoderhoJrn with nothing on them," Waits said. "I was trying to relax too much and I lost my aggressiveness, so I really tried to pop the first pitch to Cerone. It was a fast ball that really sank at the last minute." An inning later.

Waits made Bobby Brown one of his six strikeout victims, again with the bases filled. He also survived Bob Watson's leadoff double in the third inning and a pair of alks in the fifth. White Sox 5, A's 4 Mike Squires hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to break a tie after Chicago had scored four runs the second inning without a hit. The bizarre inning had three walks, three errors and a wild pitch. Mike Proly.

5-10. picked up the victory with two innings of relief and Brian Kingman suffered his 20th loss of the season. He has won seven. Mariners 7, Rangers 6 Rookie Dave Edler's two- out, bases-loaded double in the llth inning scored three runs and lifted Seattle over Texas. Trailing 6-4.

Bruce Bochte and Tom Paciorek both singled. Jerry Narron walked to load the bases before Edler's decisive hit The win was the fifth in a row for the Mariners while Texas dropped its seventh straight. Texas Manager Pat Corrales protested the game in the ninth when Coach Frank Funk visited Dave Heaverio on the mound. Corrales claimed the visit was illegal because Heaverio had not finished facing the first batter. Bump Wills of Texas and Seattle Manager Maury Wills made major-league history as the first father- and-son combination to face each other.

The only other father-son combination on record was Connie Mack of the Philadelphia A's. who played his son Earle in five games, the final two in 1914. STATE COLLEGE. Pa (AP) It was Penn State's chance to shed the reputation of being a big fish in a little pond- Sure. Penn State always racks up a lot of wins, critics said, but against easy opponents.

Nonsense, replied Nittany Lions coach Joe Paterno, ever the apologist for eastern college football. But the maligning continued. So finally in 1979. the Lions got their chance to prove themselves against an opponent in perhaps the nation's toughest conference, the Big Eight's Nebraska. The two teams hadn't met in all of Paterno's 15 years at the helm of the Lions.

Penn State lost 42-17. "We've got a lot of scores to settle and that's at the top of the list." senior center Bob Jagers said of.Saturday's nationally-televised game. "The key to this whole season for us is attitude, putting what happened in the past behind us. "Nobody really expected us to do well before the season started and all the guvs were saying: 'We'll show Just one catch Patem.o says the Cornhuskers come in even huskier than last year "I think Nebraska may be coming in with one of the best teams in the country." Paterno said. "I think there's five or six teams who are certainly in the caliber of being national think Nebraska is one of them.

"The way they're going right now. they're just awesome. They're a superb football team." Paterno said. Penn State must try' to contain Nebraska running back Jarvis Redwine. who rushed for 124 yards against the Lions last year when subbing for the sidelined I.M.

Hipp, now graduated. Kedwine will be trying to add to the four touchdowns he already has scored this season. The country's leading rusher with a 166-yard per game average. Redwiine eats up an average 11.4 yards per carry. Among the 5-foot-ll.

204pound senior's TDs this season were a 67-yard romp in the Utah game and a 69- yard gallop against Iowa The Cornhuskers. like the Nittany Lions, come into the game after two impressive wins over not-so-impressive opponents. Penn State whipped Colgate 54-10 and Texas AM 25-9 Nebraska beat Utah 55-9 and Iowa 57-0. Kickoff for the game, to be televised by ABC. is 1:50 p.m.

A record crowd of 85.000 is expected at newly expanded Beaver Stadium. Canners Nip Warriors Karen Kuykendall pushed through a goal to break a scoreless tie and give the Big- ierville field hockey team a 1-0 win over Gettysburg. The score came approximately 20 minutes into the second half. The Canners were able to dominate the game from start to finish, controlling ai! the game's statistics. Biglerville enjoyed a wide shots- on-goal advantage.

22-5. "We're coming around." said Biglervilie coach Esther Sanders. "I hope we continue to do so The Canners also vven. winners in the jayvee contest, shutting out the War- nors. 6-0.

Keary Johnston led the way with four goals. Rita Kint and Amy Roberts added the other two points for the ia Geitysburg 0 0 0 Biglerville 0 1 I Goals- Karen Kuvkendali i Shots Bigierville 22. Gettysburg 5: Corners. Biglervilie 15. Get- Usburg 8: Saves.

Bislerville Cathy Woodson, 1 Gettysburg (Pat Cngen 4 Freedom Victorious NEWPORT. R.I Freedom skipper Dennis Conner had just completed a twoyear mission to defend the America's Cup. and he was not ready to start talking about 1983 'First. I'm going to have to decide I'm ready to give up two years of my hfe or three years, because that's what it's coming to." said Conner. who brought a new level of dedication to the triennial yachting event "H'd he easy to get caught up in the euphoria of it right now and say! can't wait until 1383." he said "But I can't do that." Conner trounced the challenger Australia by three minutes.

38 seconds Thursday to take his fourth victory in the best-ofseven cup finals and turn back the 24th threat to the New York Yacht Club's hold on the top prize in sailing. But Alan Bond, head of the Australian campaign, al- ready is making plans for the 25th challenge. He said he will return in three years with two 12-meters. had a very good lesson, and I can tel! you not to take us lightly." said Bond. "We're a country and a people who keep on trying." '1 he 1330 campaign was the third mounted by Bond and the fifth straight by an Australian boat.

His resolve to invest in two yachts reflects the impact the Freedom effort has had on this elite sport. The U.S. defense campaign was actually earned by two yachts. Enterprise and the year-old Freedom. Conner decided onh May to go with the newer boat after trying both off Newport and off his home in San Diego for the past year It was an investment of time and money by the sponsoring Fort Schuyler Foundation unmatched in the cup's 129- year history County Sports Card THURSDAY Boys Cross Country James Buchanan 24.

Bennudian 36 New Oxford 19. B'glerville 40 Northern 21. Littlestown 34 Field Hockey 1. Gettysburg 0 Mount St Mary's 3. Johns Hopkins 0 Carlisle at Delone.

ppd! Jayvee Football DeSone at Bishop McDev.tt. ppd 9tb Grade Football Gettysburg 13. Biglerville 0 Delone at ppd. New Oxford at Bermudian. cancelled Junior High Field Hockey Gettysburg 1.

New Oxford si Boiling Spnngs cancelled FRIDAY Football at Biglcrulie. 3 00 Bishop McDevitt at Delone. 7 30 Soccer Fan-field at CD East. 4 00 Jayvee Soccer Western Man-land at Gettysburg College. I 00 FieW Hockey Millers-, uie at Gettysburg Coliege Bermudiar! at Greericastle.

3.30 FairfieM at LittlestoTra. 3 30 NC-A Oxford at James Buchanan. 3 3D Golf L-iUesto-A-n at Gettysburg. 3 00 New at Northern. 3 00 Tennis Northern at Geitysbjre.

3 30 Hill at 4 00 Littlestown at James Bucnanan. -5 00 SATURDAY Football rank; in i Marshall at Gettysburg College. 1 30 Boilirjg Springs at Gettysburg. 1 30 New Oxford at Ber-nadian 1 30 Soccer Western Mar.land at Gettysburg College 00 St Marys at Catholic 3" 00 Hockey Gettysburg College Alumni Game. 10 00 Mount St Marys at I 00 Men's Cross Coantry Rider.

Drexel. Mt St. Mary's at Gettysburg Coilege. 2 00 Women's Cross Country Mount St Mary's at Shippensburg.