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The Daily Item from Sunbury, Pennsylvania • 14

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uires' Scott THE DAILY ITEM Sunbury, Pa.t Mar. 4, 192 Ex Area Pro Cards 68 3Sq i Vet Sam Snead Seeks Doral Win I 1 i 'A four rounds without falling dead." It was a banner day or the Pastors, Teachers Await Cage Clash SUNBURY A good crowd is expected to watch tonight's 'Meals on Wheels' challenge basketball game between the Sunbury-North'd area ministers and the Shikellamy School District faculty, five in the Shikellamy Area Sr. High gym, Walnut Sjt.mt. MIAMI (AP) "Where else but Ji goB CM 60-yeai-uki man play with the kids?" asked Sain Snead, who bits that age Haj 27. "Maybe billiards, where" you can use a wheel, chair." 'Tin playing smarts' than I did 21 years ago, but get scared twice as quick.

Putting jitters get me if I only three-putt a couple of greens per round, I feel like Slanunin' Sam a marvelous physical specimen in his 40th year as a pro, shot a few-tin-der-par 68 Friday to hoist himself within one shot of front-running Lee Trevino in the $150,000 Doral-Eastern open. Snead has 71-68-139 to Tre-vino's W-69 138. time I won a tournament, Lee Trevino was hustling those Texas monkeys for two dollars a game," grinned Snead, referring back to the 1957 Greensboro Open. "What are my chances here? Hmm, well, I'd say I'm even money to walk IP Ay I MUM'S THE WORD JACK! During the second round el play of the Doral Eastern Open golf tournament Jack Nick laus hit his second shot into a bed of chrysanthemums. Jack and a PGA official decided it played from the embankment, A.

1. Foyt Sees Victory In H-B Names Cage Miller 59 1956. The race is expected to draw upwards of 75,000 and gets under way at 2 p.m.7 EST, with a three-abreast lineup of 51 stock-ers representing NASCAR's elite Grand National division. The final 1 hours of the duel will be carried live by ABC-TV, with Southern California blacked out The telecast begins Ji 4:30 p.m., HT. Sitting beside Foyt in the Front row will be Chevrolet's Bobby Allison and the fabled Richard Petty, whose Plymouth is backed by STP magnate Andy GranatelM.

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) -Millionaire Texan A. J. Foyt plans another shootout with NASCAR's stock car regulars in the 1210,000 Miller High Life 500, and openly admits he has the firepower to win. "All I ask is that the car holds together," the veteran from Houston said of the meticulously-prepared Wood Brother Mercury he'll drive in tl.e Sunday event.

"If it does, they're going to have to chase me down." Foyt, fcesh from a $35,000 victory in the Dayotna 500 two weeks ago which he completely tarf 4 dominated, put the Woods' candy-apple red-and-white car on the pole for the second annual Miller 500-a spot he occupied in last year's inaugural, which he went on to win by eight seconds over Buddy Baker. The Texan broke his Ontario Motor Speedway qualifying record by almost two miles per hour Thursday with 153.217 mph against his 1971 mark of 151.711. 75,001 To Attend Foyt, 37, is working on his million in prize money In a career that started back in mi 1 ImXMXf .1 1 'J i was a free lift, so the ball was Coach Resigns GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -Bob Light, basketball coach for 45 years at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, announced his resignation after the Mountaineers lost to Davidson 87-77 in the opening round of the Southern Conference tournament Thursday night. Light, 44, said the resignation is effective immediately, and that he planned to continue teaching in the Department of Health and Physical Education at Appalachian State.

Leads LEWISBURG Denny of Lancaster was the top scorer on the Bucknell freshman basketball team which' was 125 for the 1971-72 season. In a close race, Deihm tallied 238 points for a 14-0 to edge Rusty Bracho, North Olmsted, who had 235 markers for a 13-8 average. A 6-1 forward, Deihm was the high scorer in each of the team's last four games. His best output was 26 in a Bison win over Rider. Deihm was also the best field goal shooter among the regulars with 49.7 per cent.

4 Bracho, a 6-3. guard with a slingshot jump led the team in. field goals with 100, and be was the best foul shooter among the starters with 83.3 per cent. Deihm MUNCY Two area stand- 4 can i rtfC TPi twinr VHW wtuwa A till I Mifflinburg, and Craig Ranks, Lewisburg, today were named on the loaches' West Branch basketball Conference All-Star team. Dutrow and Ranck were near unanimous choices of the coaches, who selected five seniors on the mythical first team.

Mentors made their selections during a dinner-meeting In the Log Cabin Inn, Muncy, Friday evening. Besides Dutrow and Ranck, three season a i ty performers for their Union County Stays CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -Philadelphia outfielder Willie Montanez and John Quinn, the club's general manager, have failed to agree on a contract, more negotiations. The two met for an hour Friday night Montanez was accompanied by his agent-friend, New Jersey attorney Dennis O'Brien, while Quinn was assisted by the National League club's farm director Paul Owens. "I made him an offer that thought he couldnt turn down, but they didn't accept," Quinn said following the meeting He indicated, however, that Monta- hca auu viuicu uiu uui.iuiu the offer down.

Montanez came to the Phillies' Clearwater training camp from his home in Puerto Rico. Be had telephoned Quinn Wednesday informing the general manager that he was coming to camp Friday and bringing along O'Brien, who tie described as a personal friend. O'Brien also had telephoned Quinn Wednesday, hoping to settle the outfielder's contract without coming to Florida. Quinn, howevertold O'Brien that under the basic baseball Continues Hot Scoring In ABA By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Charlie Scott is a pro any" coach would like to have on his team. He's a steady playe io 0 0 frii lu til at lb 1 arsr who guarding him.

The former University of North Carolina AM-American played his steady game Friday night in the Squires' 121-116 victory over the Indiana Pacers. He scored 11 points a quarter, except for the third pe xiod when he tallied 12. Scott, who shared the American is-ketball Association's Rookie of the Year, award in 1971, with 1 1 HA league's leading scorer. Earlier in the season he played with a-variety of minor injuries and still managed to get his points "every game for the Squires, in the East Division. InV other ABA games, the Floridians edged Carolina 130-127i and Pittsburgh trimmed Memphis 115-114.

Warren Jabali sank field goal and a foul shot to jprovide the Floridians margin of victory- Jabali scored 24 points but Larry Jones was the team lead er with 26. Mack Calvin con fibuted 21 and Willie Long 19. George Carter led the Cougars scoring with 29 points, 26 in tha second half. Larry Miller had 25. Bob Verga provided Pittsburgh's last second heroics when his jump shot gaveahe Condors the victory over Mem phis.

George Thompson hit tw foul shots and Verga's field goal in 41 seconds was the dif-' ference. Frosh Scorers Fred Burke of Elizabeth, N.J., who missed two games with an injury, collected 200 points for a 13.3 average. The only other starter in double figures was center Bill Hall, Demarest, N.J. with 172 points for a 10.1 mark. Hall, at 6-6, topped the team in rebounds' with 142, while Burke, a 6-4 forward, pulled down 13 2.

Deihm was third with 129' caroms. The Baby Bisons tallied 1,354 points for an average of 79.6 per game. Their opponents scored 1,196 for a 70.4 mark. lommy inumpsun cuuvnea the-frosh for the seventh season and directed them to their sixth winning one during his reign. His record is 71 victories against 39 defeats.

chosen on the UPI and Sporting News All-American teams. Harris played for the College a II ni a A a. Au-aiars in meir zi-u loss 10 Baltimore Colts last July where he was selected as the game's most valuable player. He also played in the Senior Bowl, Blue-Gray Game and Coaches' All-American Game. The new East Stroudsburg faculty member is married and he and his wife, Valerie, and daughter are living in an apartment near campus.

Athletic Booster Club Will Meet March 6 MIFFLINBURG The Mifflinburg Athletic Booster Club will meet March 6, at 7:30 p.m.', at the High School. tnai plans ana tne date were set 'for the banquet honoring the wrestling team and the girls and boys basketball teams. Plan to attend, refreshments will be served. Sex JSXMXMX J- Xx''- I 41, m' iff: i Medicare set in the second TOuirt'with-tite4iaired Paul Harney firing a S9 to tie Snead for second paunchy Bob Rosburg shooting 71 to stand fourth and Julius Boros plowing back into the running with a 70 on his 52nd birthday. Jerry McGee, an incorporated partner of Eugene Rother-mel, Danville RD6, and a former asistant pro at the Frosty Valley Country Oub, Danville RD, carded a 68 Friday and was tied for fourth place with Bob Rosburo.

Tourney resumed this afternoon and will conclude on Snead is one of golf's true legends with three PGA championships, three Masters titles and one British Open, although' he never won the U.S. Open. His scoring average in 1950 69.23 strokes was the lowest in PGA tour history. Sam once shot a 60, in the 1957 Texas Open, matching the lowest round ever. He once shot a 59 in practice.

All Stars Loyalsock Twp and Craig Cro-man, South Williamsport. Honorable mention went to Terry Bigger, Hughesville, Paul Fineman, Loyalosck Kim Eichenlaub, Mifflinburg, Jim Goodwin, Montoursville, Jeff Martin, Muncy, Jeff Sta-ments, Montgomery. Annual dinner-meeting of the Conference will be held Thursday evening, Mar. 9 in the Lycoming Hotel, Williamsport. Lewisburg and Loyalsock will re declared co-champions of the 'A'- division in football.

Nace-coached Spartans grid title in the 'B' division. All schools will be represented at the dinner meeting. Grapefruit League By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Friday's Results New York A VL, Texas 6 Pittsburgh 2, Chicago A 0 San Diego 10, Mexico City Reds 8, 10 innings Only games scheduled Saturday's Garnet Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Bra-denton, Fla. New York vs.

Chicago A at Sarasota, Fla. Minnesota vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla. Texas vs. New York A at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

San Diego at Mexico City Reds Only games scheduled Sunday's Games New York vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla. Boston vs. Texas at Pompano Beach, Fla. New.

York A vs. Chicago A at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Detroit vs. Minnesota at Orlando, Fla. San Diego at Mexico City Only games scheduled ABA Basketball East Division W.

L. Pet. G.B. Kentucky Virginia New York Floridians Carolina 55 14 .797 41 29 33 36 29 41 27 42 24 45 .586 .478 .414 .39 .345 22 '28 31 Pittsburgh West Division Utah 48 21 .696 Indiana 38 30 .559 9 Dallas 33 38 16 Denver 28 39 .418 19 Memphis 24 45 .345 24 -Friday's Results Floridians 130, Carolina 127 Virginia 121, Indiana 116 Pittsburgh 115, Memphis 114 Only games scheduled Saturday's Games Pittsburgh at New York, afternoon Virginia at Floridians Memphis vs. Carolina at Greensboro Dallas at Kentucky Denver at Utah 1 Sunday's Games Pittsburgh at afternoon Dallas at Indiana, afternoon Memphis at Denver, afternoon New York vs.

Carolina at Raleigh Only games scheduled Monday's Games -rr No games scheduled When Michigan State recently beat Iowa 100-91 it marked the first time under basketball coach Gus Ganakas that one of his Spartan teams hit the century mark. lilliiik tVjf lllllillllliilr 1 I ih -A. ftA ''2 1 NFL Player Gets New lob Tap-off time win be 8 o'dock, but tickets will go on sale in the school lobby shortly after seven o'clock. Rev. Richard W.

Kellett, Northumberland, is player-coach of the pastors' team, while Ron Wetzel, Shikellamy Sr. High School varsity basket-. ball coach, will the pedagogues. Popular prices will prevail for students and adults, Shikellamy Area High School girls cagers will clash between halves of the major game. schools, other players on the first team were Pat McClellan, Montoursville, formerly of the North'd-Sunbury area, Al Levy, Loyalsock Twp.

play-maker, and Tom Rupert, steady-eddie forward for the pennant-winning S. Williamsyort high School give. S. Williamsport, and Warrior Run High's Defenders, who placed two boys Sikp Leech and Graydon Moyer on 2nd are still involved in post-season competition for Class district 4 Other 2nd team choices besides Moyer and Leech were Chuck Lucas, Bald-Eagle-Nittany, Jesse Swisher Unsigned rules, a player must sit in on any negotiations between an agent and management. Montanez, acquired by the Phils as part of the Richie Allen-Curt Flood deal two" years ago, was runner-up in 1971 to Atlanta's Earl Williams for National League Rookie of the 'Year honors.

The outfielder hit 30 home runs, a record for. a Philadelphia rookie, and drove in 99 runs, while playing centerfield for the Phillies last season. He started last-season for the major league minimum salary of 813,500 and was given a raise at, mid-season which was believed to have boosted his pay about 817,000. v. Quinn said earlier in the week that Montanez was asking for a 100 per cent increase this year.

"I don't'think any player with only one year in the major leagues should get a 100 per cent increase," Quinn said. O'Brien, however, said Montanez was not seeking a 100 per cent increase. He said Phillies this winter had labeled Montanez an untouchable in the trading market but were "not treating him as such when it came to trading negotiations. Oregon St. 99, Washington St.

64 Santa Cflgra 86, Nevi-Reno 54 Los Angeles St. 92, San Fiego St. 85 Tournaments Middle Atlantic Conference First Round Temple 87, Lafayette 75 St. Joseph's, 82 Eider 72 Southern Conference Second Round East Carolina 81, Davidson 77 Furman 93, William Mary 78 Carolinas Conference Semifinals Guilford 63, Lenoir Rhyne 60 Don 62, Catawba 53 Masop-Dixon Conference Semifinals Baltimore U. 83, Baltimore Loyola 64 Roanoke 72, Towson St 61 Mid-East Conference Semifinals Howard 67, Morgan St 66 N.C.

AtT 86, Shore 67, Ohie Conference Southern PiviswB Semifinals Capital 81, Muskingum 66 District 12 First Round 97, S.D. Tech 95 EAST STROUDSBURG, -Richard Harris, starting defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles, has joined the faculty at East Stroudsburg State College for the second semester. Harris will teach physical education courses and will help with the school's spring football practice. He will rejoin the Eagles for the start of preseason training this summer. The 6-5, 260-pound end was the first draft choice of the Eagles in the 1971 player draft.

He made the National Football Conference All-Rookie team last season, starting the final 11 games of the campaign and appearing in all 14 contests. Harris already is being described as one of the quickest and most agile men of his size to ever play for the Eagles: He is regarded as a future all-pro selectioir The Shreveport, La. native attended Grambling College where he was captain of the 1970 football team. He was 4 Colleqe Basketball Scores NAME GOLFER? No, not a golf star, but a baseball favorite obliging the autograph seeker Is New York Mets Bud Harrelson at the spring training sir. The shirt is self explanatory.

(AP) By The Associated Press East v. Penn86, Yale 65 Harvard 86, Columbia 84 n.MAntii no nn Covef MHL Playoff Spot riuu "i ur fc San Francisco St. 91, St Francis, 79, Creigh- gt 3 ton 68 against Buffalo next Wednesday night. The Seals have won five games and tied five since beating Philadelphia "3-2 on jeb. 9.

IBobby Hull scored his 42nd goal of the season for Chicago Friday night, opening the scoring in the first period. He also picked up an assist. Lou Angotti and Stan Mikita also scored for Chicago, both in 1 the second period. California's first three goals were by Mar-' shall Johnston, Joey Johnston and Gary Croteau. i son, at .13: 38, made it 4-4.

The Seals picked on former teammate Gary Smith, the Black Hawks' starting goalten-der, for their first three goals. Tony Esposito went into the net in the final period. The tie deprived the Seals of a chance to tie St. Louis for third place, but it moved them out of a fourth place tie with Philadelphia. St Louis, with 53 points, is at Philadelphia, with 51, tonight.

California, in between. with 52 points, is off until a game here Golden Seals OAKLAND (AP) The Cali-fornia Golden Seals will haVe a 27-day winless streak going the next time they take the ice in the National Hockey League. But five ties, including a 4-4 deadlock with first-place Chicago, Friday night, have kept them in the running for a Western Division playoff spot. The Black Hawks held the lead three times, but had to come from behind in the final period to get the tie in the only NHL game of the night Pit 20th goal of the sea- Briles Victimized BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher Nelson Briles claims someone has stolen his nightciub act literally." The musical arrangements he used as an offseason vocalist were swiped from his beach home while he was at spring training workout Wednesday, said Briles, who added that most of his clothes and" stereo tapes also were taken.

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