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22 The Herold-News, Tueidoy, June 6, 1972 Panel to hear world Isakssom's Grant anneal ii travels halted 1 expenses while competing in other U.S. track meets earlier' this yeer, the Associated Press learned. i Planned rematch Maggard was asked In an Interview whether the world record holder's amateur status is In Jeopardy. v'. "I don't know.

I've had no indication about that," said BERKELEY, Calif. tAP) Isaksson is staying was the terse statement Monday by Pave Mag-gard, meet director for day's Kennedy Games here. i What wasn't said was that Isaksion, the Swede who shares the world pole vault record, Is being kept home. He allegedly exceeded allowed U.S. lias i I nit" military the meet director, who also is University of California athlet-ic director.

Maggard had hoped to stage a rematch between Isaksson and Bob Seagren of Monterey Park, who both went 18 feet, 4Ja inches two weeks ago to set the new world mark in a meet at El Paso, Tex. Isaksson, who went home Immediately after the El Paso meet, also was planning to compete in Los Angeles this Friday night in the Vons Clas- sic meet. Al Frankert, promoter of the Vobs1. Classic, said Friidrott Larsson, 'head of Sweden's amateur sports organization, informed the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union by mail this week that Isaksson would not be able to eompete overseas "at this time." Franken said, "He wants to come, too.

It's really too bad." Money no problem Air fare of about $1,000" and expenses connected with i INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The president of the United States Auto Club said Monday a three-man panel will hear the appeal of race driver Jerry Grant Tuesday morning. Charlie Brockman said he would preside over the closed hearing, but he did not identify the other members of the The 'appeal, filed by Dan Gurney, owner of Grant's car, concerns a penalty assessed Grant for an illegal fueling on the the 188th lap of the Indianapolis 500-mile race May 27. Grant pulled into the pits because of a handling problem, and Gurney, thinking Grant -was running out of fuel, stopped the car- in the pit of teammate Bobby Unser. The crew coupled Unser's fueling hoses to Grant's car for about six seconds. Penalized $72,000 Grant, who had finished second, was dropped to 12th place in the official standings, a difference of about $72,000 in prize money.

Gurney had admitted the infraction, but is appealing because he feels the penalty is too severe and there is no set penalty for the infraction in the rule book. Brockman said the results of the meeting Tuesday will not be announced until at least Wednesday or Thursday. He said, "We do not want to make an announcement on the outcome until we are able to pentathlon lead AP Wlrephoto FORDIIAM FLASH WEDS Frankie Frlsch joins hands with his bride, the former Mrs. Augusta Kass, as the Rev. R.

Truman Fudge conducts the wedding ceremony. The 74-year-old baseball great considered perhaps the greatest second baseman of all time when with the St. Louis Cardinals was married Monday. ni Peruglni of Rome, Italy, held first place in total points. But he slipped to fourth after placing 10th in the swim.

Richards, an Army captain, swam the event in a superb time of 3:24.2 for first place and 1,240 points. Fitzgerald, an Army specialist 4th class had a time of 3:34.5 for second and 1,156 points. Third was West German soldier Gerhard Werner of 0 1 in 3:37.2. for 1,136 points. After four events in the five-part championships, the United States was out front with .11,344 points, followed by Italy with 10,460, Germany with 10,189, France with 9,817, Switzerland with 8,875, end Mexico with 8,682.

The U.S. team placed first in the swim with 3,480 points, with Germany second at 3,136 and France third with 3,092. SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (AP) Athletes from six countries faced the demanding 2 mile run today in the final event of the world military modern pentathlon championship, with the U.S. team well ahead of Italy 'and West Germany.

The United States surged to a comfortable lead Monday after Charles Richards of Ta-coma, and John Fitzgerald of Chicago, 111., captured the top spots in the 300-meter swim. The victories also left Richards and Fitzgerald in first and second place, respectively, in individual total standings, with Michel Gueguen of Fontainebleau, France, in third. Earlier Monday, after the pistol shooting event, Giovan Hobbs, Lunger seek title at Glen competing would be no problem, Franken said. "We'd take care of all that." Seagren's main competiti-tion in the Kennedy Games should come from NCAA champion Dave Roberts of Rice, who has gone 17-6, and Sweden's Hans Lagerquist, 17-7. In another of Saturday's field events, 70-foot shot putters Randy Matson, Al Feuer-Tach and George Woods will face each other.

Woods joined the 70-foot class Sunday. WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -One of the most potent 1-2 punches in Formula 5000 rac- Gampaneris gets his 'homer' pitch 771 Saintsp repared Jptgnt tng battle NHL in court Collegiate Hockey Association scorers for two straight seasons. "I consider this a challenge to myself to get on the ground floor of an organization like this. I want to start with a budding league and be known as one of the players who helped make it as good as the NHL." (NHL) considered me too small.

I feel I will play major league hockey with the Fighting Saints. I know I'm good enough to play ham write a full report glvlnifour Brockman said all Interested parties, including 'dtovefi and carowners who finished second through 12th, been invited to appear at the Orr plans to play against Russians MONTREAL (AP) All Star defenseman Bobby jUrr Of the Boston 1 Bruins- probably will play for the Canadian" team in an eight-game, exhibition series with Russia In Sep tember, if he is healthy "If Bobby is fit, he, jinust play," Clarence Campbell, president of the National Hockey League, said Monday. Orr, who led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup this yaaris slated for knee surgery in Boston later this weeki "It all depends on Oil doctors," Campbell said in an interview during the NHjS draft. "What they say must some weight with us, physically able, to be sure, we would like to have Wm Canada's team." Orr had said earlier that he would enjoy playing the Russians, despite the opposition by the Boston oinan agement. ,,0 Bruins officials say that if Drr plays, he will have to start training in August, end they do not believe it will give him enough time to recover from surgery.

"The ball Reggie hit was very bad pitch on my part," said Perry. "It was acharf geup right In his powen The first pitch I threw him was a hard slider. I wantefl 'to. change-up and get him off' stride." Jackson didn't buy Perry's definition of the pitch apTdsajd he hit "a mistake "That man is awful, awful strong," said Perry of" Jackson. "You've got to be' very careful pitching to I learned that in spring train ing." Tho homo run gave Jackson the American League lead In The Indians scored their first run off Odom (3-1) in the seventh on Alex Johnson's double and Graig Nettles' single, then tied the score in the eighth on Eddie Leon's third homer of the season.

The loss dropped theTrObe mark to 20-20. greens, Trevino replied with a laugh: "Yeh? Bet I saw that' many on one hole." Of the man expected to be the biggest threat to his U.S. Championship later this" month, Jack Nicklaus, Trevi-' no said most of the touring pros aren't out to beat each, other. "We're all trying 'la-beat Jack. We feel if we-cafl beat Jack Nicklaus we can win? $200,000 during the year." il Nicklaus, however0 i not entered in the Canadian Several other big name flay- ers will be among the starters, including Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, George 'Archer, and veteran Sam Sneadv TIRE Co 4 CI tough i to ST.

PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Fighting Saints are prepared to go to court should the need arise over their signing of veteran National Hockey League right wing Wayne Connelly and other players. There was a report Monday that Thomas Scallen, president of the Vancouver Can--ucks, plans to file, a federal court suit in Minneapolis or St. Paul against the new -World Hockey Association Saints for luring Connelly away. Asked if he was prepared to meet the NHL in court, Fighting a I Coach-General Manager Glen Sonmor said: "I certainly am." Then, Saints' counsel Bill Cosgriff interrupted a news conference Monday: "We'll have no further comment at this time." The news conference was called to announce the sign-ings of Terry Ball, a 27-year-old defenseman, and George Morrison, 23, left wing.

Both players have NHL' experience. Ball has played with Philadelphia and a 1 Morrison with St. Louis. Eight under contract The signings brought to eight the number of players contracted by the Saints five with NHL experience and to 52 by the WHA, which is gear Rutgers' Haugevik is All-America CLEVELAND, Ohio (IP) -Oakland's Bert Campaneris went to bat looking for a home run pitch in the 10th inning Monday night, got it and sent the Cleveland Indians and Gaylord Perry down to a 3-2 defeat. "I tried to hit it out for a home run," said Campaneris, who has now hit three home runs this season.

"I threw him a hard slider out there," said Perry, who saw his record sag to 9-4. "It was a pretty good pitch, but he went out and got it. He hit it good." Jackson homers A home run in the fourth cost Perry the other two runs. Reggie Jackson hit it his 11th of the a a drove home winning pitcher John Odom in the process. As with Campaneris, the gopher ball was delivered on a second pitch, following a ball.

course "Who? Doug? Ah, he deserved it," Trevino added of the Kemper Open winner, Doug Sanders, who ended several frustrating months on the tour. Trevino, who has won about $70,000 on the PGA tour in the past three weeks, got a birds- eye view of the course from the plane that flew him into the airport. "Man, have you got a lot of on that the deal? Somebody got a sale on for sand wedges?" 119 bunkers When told 119 sand bunkers rimmed the fairways and finds Canadian ing for its first season next Pctober. The Minneapolis Star quoted Scallen as saying he will seek temporary and permanent restraining orders against Connelly and the Saints to keep the veteran right wing from playing next fall. "We have not heard anything definite that they will file suit," said Sonmor.

"We'll just have to wait and see Morden Lazarus, attorney for Connelly and Morrison, said he was brushing up on antitrust and professional contract cases. He added Connelly will be paid by the Saints even if the courts force him to sit out a year. Ball, 5-foot-8 and 170 pounds, Scored 17 goals and 39 assists for Cincinnati of the American Hockey League this past season. He didn't score in 10 games with Buffalo. Morrison, 6-1 and 170 pounds, scored two goals and 10 assists for the Blues, this season, missing much of the year because he was ill.

With no minor league service behind him, Morrison scored 15 goals for the Blues in his rookie season of 1970-71. He was traded to Buffalo with 10 games to play last season, then suspended for not report-' ing. In college, he led Denver University and all Western spurted on the final straighta-" way of the 1,500, the last of the 10 events, to pass Jeff Bannister of the Decathlon Club of America and finish in 4:08.9, his best ever in the decathlon. Bennett's final total was points well below his lifetime best of 8,072. The veteran summer he was co-driver with Media, Mark Donohue in the Sunoco Ferrari 512M in the Six Hours of Endurance in July, returned to the grid the following day in Tony Dean's Can-Am McLaren and then in October, drove Donohue's Sunoco McLaren F-l machine in the Grand Prix of the United States when Donohue had to drive at Trenton, N.J, in a USAC race.

Hobbs won five races in last year's L' Continental series, finished second in one event and seventh in another. Teamale Lunger finished third in the 1971 Continental series standings. He was the outright winner of the Donnybrooke, Minn, event, finished third twice and fourth once in his season with the Lola, sponsored by the hangover remedy makers. He never qualified lower than seventh throughout the season. Hobbs and Lunger will face tough going in the $60,000 Glen chase especially from the likes of McRae, George Follmer, LotharMot-schenbacher, Brian Redman, Jackie Oliver end Colin Hyams.

en FORT ERIE, Ont. (AP) fairways are narrow, the bunkers rough. Give the rough another month's growth and they won't be burning up this course." Lee Tevino was giving his general rundown of the Cherry Hill Club's course where the 1972 Canadian Open Golf Championship will be held July 6-9. Plays three holes The 32-year-old Mexican-American arrived Monday and immediately donned his golfing attire for a run at. the par-71 layout but limited his round to three of the tougher holes, Nos.

7, 8, and 9. "If they ere any indicatioii of the other 15, I don't know whether I want to come back and defend my title," said Trevino, after parring the three holes. During a lOncheon, Trevino was presented with a $25,000 check as a belated gift for his 1971 accomplishment of winning three national titles the. U.S., Canadian and British opens, the first professional golfer to achieve the feat in one year. Trevino chided himself for a missed putt on the 72nd hole of the Kemper Open Sunday that cost him that tournament championship.

"I don't really know what happened," he said. "The hole looked about that big" (he indicated a 25-cent coin), my shaft felt like rubber and the golf ball looked the size of a tennis ball. "I did everything wrong. People tell me it was a five-or six-foot putt. It looked more like 10 feet to me.

When I stroked through, my left wrist stopped and my right kept When someone suggested he made someone happy, Trevino retorted Lee Op ing this year is among the first to file entries for the Continental 5000 -Trans American Championship doub-leheader weekend here June Defending Series champion David Hobbs of England and California's Brett Lunger will be two of more than 45 drivers expected to fight for 35 grid positions during the running of the $100,000 weekend which also includes chases for the Trans-American; Two-Five Challenge and Formula Super Vee national titles. Hobbs and Lunger are entered in a pair of spanking new Lola T300 cars, the latest creation off the drawing board of English wizard Eric Broad-ley and his Lola factory. The pair will compete in practice and qualifying sessions June 16 and 17 and then make their way to the grid at the reconstructed 3.377 mile Glen circuit-for the twin 84 mile June-18 heats to determine the overall winner of the $60,000 event, with a check for $20,000 going to the winner of the cruelling competition. Sandwiched the Sunday events will be The Glen's first annual professional Formula Super Vee event for the sleek, open wheeled-open cockpit formula cars based on standard Volkswagen engines and components and capable of speeds up to 145 miles per hour on The Glen's long straights. The two formula races will conclude a full racing weekend which also includes a pair of June 17 sedan endurance races a two-hour event for the large bore "pony" cars such as Camaros, Mustangs and Javelins and a 75-minute chase for smaller sedans in the Two-Five Challenge category such as Datsuns, Alfa Romeos, Pintos and Escorts.

Hobbs, one of the most seasoned drivers now on the nine race, $400,000 series, is no stranger to The Glen. He has competed here in Can-Am, Six Hours and Formula One Grand Prix machinery. Last Mage wins bowling title SEATTLE (AP) Lefthander Gary Mage of Vancouver, came back with a barrage of big games after his big lead vanished Monday night and scored his first professional victory in the $37,500 Seattle Open bowling tournament MVrge, 26, went into the final eight games with a 236-pin lead over Earl Anthony of Ta-coma, Wash. The veteran Anthony climbed into the lead after three games, with-the aid of a 300 game. Mage came back with a 279 and grabbed the lead again, but Anthony fought back and needed to win the final game against MagB by 19 pins to win the tournament.

Anthony came up with a 254 game in the finale, but Mage responded with 256. Mage' averaged 237 for the tournament, which he led from the early rounds until the final round of match play, and earned $4,000 for his victory. Anthony earned $2,200. Marty, Piraino, finished third. Rounding-out the top five were Jim York, and Johnny Guenther, Seattle, I i Strong finish gives Bennett decathlon here and good enough to play in the NHL." Previously signed with the Fighting Saints were Connelly; Mike Curran, U.S.

Olympic goalie; George Konick, de-" fenseman, free agent; Mike Antonovich, center, University of Minnesota; Jack McCartan, goalie, San Diego, Western League, and Dick Paradise, defenseman, Tidewater, American League. "By July 1 we expect have five "more players Under contract," said Sonmor. last Saturday, including the tiebreaker with 4:11 left to play, as Virginia edged Johns Hopkins 13-12 to win the national title. Johns Hopkins had three players on the first team and Maryland, which lost to Johns Hopkins in the semifinals after finishing the regular season as the No. 1 ranked team, placed two.

The selection committee' said its most difficult choice was in the naming of a goal-tender, with Les Matthews of Johns Hopkins finally being picked over Maryland's Bill Reilly. Also chosen from Johns Hopkins were attackman Jack Thomas and midfielder Rick Kowalchuk, and Maryland was represented by midfielder Doug- Schreiber and attack-man John Kaestner. Thomas, Kowalchuk, O'Leary and Haugevik are sophomores. Of the entire 44- man All-America squad, which includes three full teams and 14 honorable mentions, Mary- land topped the list with seven players while Johns Hopkins and Virginia had six each. Greenberg, Boyd win Dewar's Cup RANCHO LA COSTA, Calif.

(AP) Hank Greenberg, 60-year-old former slugger of the Detroit Tigers, and Bob Boyd, basketball coach of the University of Southern California, won the Dewar's Cup in the second annual Sports Celebrities Tennis Tournament day. Climaxing a 61-man round- robin doubles tournament with changing partners, they defeated Gail Goodrich of the Los Angeles Lakers and O. J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills, 5-0, in the final match 'at La Costa Country Club. Several sports figures competed, including Bobby Fischer, U.S.

chess grand master, who is preparing for a July 2" world championship match against Boris Spassky of the Sovie Union. TAKE YOUR PICK Fiberglass belted whiteicalls BALTIMORE (ft? Midfielder Pete Eldredge and at-tackman Jay Connor of Virginia's NCAA champions were named to the 1972 major college All-America- lacrosse team The only players from schools outside the state of Maryland on the first team were all defensemen Ed Haugevik of Rutgers, Larry Story of Yale and Tom O'Leary of Army. Eldredge scored four goals Bannister," who clocked 4:10.4 in the 1,500, finished second with 7,890. Wanamaker slips Defending champion Rick Wanamaker, fourth after Sunday's first five events, surged in the opening four events Monday to take the lead. But in the 1,500, the exhausted Wanamaker finished a distant last in 5:13.4 and faded to fourth place with 7,602 points.

John Warkentin of the Southern California Striders, the 1970 AAU champion, was third with 7,807. Bennett, who led at the midway point with 4,026, fell well back after a discus throw of only 118 feet, but recouped with a lifetime best of 16-0V4 in the pole vault, good for 1,024 points, the highest total of the meet. Asked then how fast he thought he'd have to run the 1,500 meters to win, Bennett replied, "As fast as I have to, I'll doit." His other marks Monday were 15.3 in the 110-meter high hurdles and 178-10 in the javelin. Only eight entrants in the field of 20 finished all 10 events. With, the Olympic qualifying standard 7,600 points, Wanamaker was the only new qualifier for the U.S.

team trials scheduled for Eugene, next month. have first draft B.F.GOODRICH GENERAL UN I ROYAL SIZE REPLACES PRICE C-78-14 695-14 $23.95 E-78-14 735-14 24.95 F-78-14 775x14 25.95 G-78-14 825-14 27.95 H-78-14 855-14 29.95 J-78-14 -885x14 31.95 SIZE REPLACES PRICE F-78-1 5 775-1 5 $25.95 G-78-15. 825-15 27.95 r- H-78-15 855-15 29.95 J-78-15 885-15 31.95 L-78-15 915-15 33.95 LOS ANGELES (AP) -Confident little Jeff Bennett came through underpressure in the pole vault meters Monday and won the AAU decathlon. The 5-foot-8, 148-pound former Oklahoma Christian athlete, competing for the Army, Padres choice NEW YORK (JP) The San Diego Padres, whose 61- 100 record was the worst in the National League in 1971, will get the first pick in the regular phase of the two-day summer professional baseball draft, which begins today. -The 24 major league teams will pick in inverse order of their 1971 finish.

The Padres will be followed by the Cleveland-Indians, who haJ the poorest record in the American League. Order of selection in the secondary phase of the draft, which covers free agents picked. in previous drafts but not signed as determined by a draw. The Los Angeles Dodg- in New York Mets, Texas and San Diego. Of the pitching prospects available in the regular phase some of those expected to be picked early are Bob Grossman of the University of Maryland; Larry Christiansen of, Mayrsville, Wash.r Dick Ruthven Fresno State College, and Scott MacGregor of El Segundo, Calif.

Other top prospects include catchers Richard Bengston of Peoria, and Bobby Goodman of Memphis, and infielders Dave Xhalk of the University of Texas, Dave Roberts of the University of Oregon, Danny Thomas of Southern Illinois University, Roy Howell of Lompoc and Richard Manning of Niag- aotalls, N.Y. FEDERAL EX. TAX INCLUDED NO TRADE-IN NECESSARY HUDSON 129 PASSAIC ST. PASSAICrNjJt ers will have the first choice, followed by- Cleveland, tlje -r I.

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