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McVea looking at NFL teams Lots of San Antonio football fans thought that Warren McVea would be anxious to return to S.A. to play WFL football because he was finished, washed up in the NFL. Sorry, not true. Sure, McVea was Riven his walking papers last year by the Kansas City Chiefs and, after refusing to play with the Detroit Wheels of the old WFL, he ended up playing briefly for another WFL club, the Shreveport Steamer. But that mean all NFL clubs have forget- ten the former Brack and UH flash.

Not by a long shot. In fact, McVea has been contacted by several NFL clubs and rumored that the Houston Oilers are especially interested in his talents. So, if the S.A. Wings hope to sign McVea, they may have to outbid several NFL teams. Perry Moss, head coach of the Wings, had a long meeting with McVea Monday and when asked for the results of those long talks, he replied, were just WARREN McVEA normal Moss added, definitely plans to play football this But where he will play is the big question.

San Antonio, of course, has the edge over NFL clubs in that this is home city. But the NFL teams have an edge because they are snugly cemented in a more established league. So probably boil down to money and benefits. Benefits? Yes, things like a no-cut contract, bonus, security, etc. more likely to receive a no-cut from S.A.

than he is from an NFL team but even the Wings eager to dish out many no-cut deals. McVea may be one of a few to warrant such a contract. Lomingr back next week? McVea now makes Houston his offseason home and he works for a recreation department in the Bayou City. One of nine children (five brothers, three sisters), Warren may be returning home next week for more talks with Moss and other Wing officials. was home last weekend for a family reunion and he told us be coming back next week for some kind of a his sister, Charlesetta, told me yesterday.

Meanwhile, Moss have the time to think only about McVea because he has to round up and sign enough players to open camp June 14. And he has lots of studying to do between now and Sunday because when he will draft two plavers from each of the other 10 WFL clubs. Several of the clubs have already turned in a 25-man protected list so Moss and his assistants are going over the long list of available players to determine which players should be drafted. Although he hopes to get some talented veterans in the draft, Moss noted that all players chosen Sunday be treated just like everybody else invite them to training camp and give them a chance to make our In other words, few if any of them will be given no-cut contracts. Amistad group growing About two years ago three San Antonians Robert Ibarra, Mateo Camargo and Gilbert Nieto decided to form a new youth organization now known as Amistad.

Their aim was simple. They wanted to start an organized youth program on the West Side so that youngsters would have a chance to spend their spare time playing games instead of joining gangs. was so says Ibarra, the only time this group would mess around with that group was when they met for a gang fight. all they had, gangs. And one gang never associated with another, except to That was two years ago.

Now over 600 West Side youngsters are actively participating in Amistad programs and the organization is expanding to the East Side. Most of the kids are from projects and Amistad offers them their only chance to participate in organized athletics. Right now some 34 teams are playing in the Amistad softball program mostly from the West Side but, for the first time, a few from East Side projects. Ibarra, Camargo and Nieto spend countless hours trying to improve and enlarge the program. The group is not funded by anyone.

They buy their bats, gloves, balls, shoes, etc. by raising money from car washes, car parking, cake sales, etc. Their goal is to spread the Amistad program to every part of the citv, into more sections of the East Side and all areas of the South and North sides of San Antonio. If anv group in the city is interested in joining this program, call 432-0129 and ask for Nieto. Or, if anybody is willing to let these teams use a gym of field, they would appreicate, and accept, the offer.

we hope for the whole city to be involved, for kids on the North Side to visit and compete against the kids on the West Side, and so explains Nieto. just believe the change in these kids now. They meet in various neighborhoods to play games, not to fight with knives. It always that he says. fan Antonio Express SPORTS Scoreboard Page 2E Page 8E Major League Baseball Page 7E Olympic Troubles Page 4E Thursday May 15 1975 Page 1-E Shoemaker, Avatar prep for Preakness Stakes ASSORTED press BALTIMORE What kind of instructions does a trainer give jockey Bill Shoemaker? None at all, says Tommy Doyle, who will saddle Avatar in 100th running of the Preakness Stakes.

discuss any tactics with Doyle said Wednesday at Pimlico Race Course, when you have a rider of quality. If he needs any advice from me, in bad shape. depends upon the rider, of Doyle added. with a man like Shoemaker, nothing he know about race riding. Once familiar with the horse and knows his peculiarities, nothing further to discuss.

rode races myself for many years, and I know that giving instructions to riders is very foolhardy, at best. I think many races might have been lost by a jockey trying to follow instructions too carefully Derby Finish Shoemaker, the all-time leading jockey ith more than 6,800 victories in 26 years of riding, guided Avatar to a runner-up finish behind Foolish Pleasure in the Kentucky Derby after colliding with Diabolo in the stretch he would have won is a matter of Doyle said. he certainly ran a winning race. He had a problem in the race, while the winner had a very clear path all the way. want to take anything away from Foolish Pleasure.

His record speaks for itself, and probably the horse to beat here, too. We certainly respect him tremendously, and I just hope we can beat Doyle believes the 1 3-16-mile Preakness, one-sixteenth of a mile shorter than the Derby on a track with sharper turns, going to be tougher to win than the Derby. of the type of track and its he said, would seem that it probably favors speed horses, although Little Current (the 1974 winner) might have been an exception. best Doyle said, those in which there was a lot of speed coming back to him. Essentially, a one-run Avatar, however, stayed with the fastest early pace in history.

the first time shown that kind of Doyle said, the Diabolo Diabolo, third in the Derby, and the Johnny Campo-trained entry of Media and Just The Time had half-mile blowouts on the track Wednesday morning. Media, fifth in the Derby, had by far the best sparkling 46 2-5 seconds. Diabolo was timed in 47 2-5 and Just The Time, the 1974 Belmont Futurity winner who has made just one start this year, disappointed Campo with a 48 4-5 work. Foolish Pleasure is scheduled for a blowout Thursday morning, just before the entry deadline and the draw for post positions. KENTUCKY DERBY winner Foolish Pleasure gnaws at a fence post at Pimlico where he is prepping for Preakness.

The San Antonio Wings, the new name for the WFL team scheduled to begin play in San Antonio this summer, released their emblem Wednesday. The name Wings was selected to symbolize the 50-year history as the center of military aviation for the Alamo City. The emblem is Sky Blue and Cloud Silver, which are the official colors of the team. It will be on the front of each helmet, with the wings wrapping around on each side. confident in New Orleans ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS Lee Trevino overly concerned about his putting miseries.

all up the PGA king said Wednesday, tapping a stubby finger to his temple. Trevino, who had une of the finest tournaments of his life in the New Orleans Open last year, missed the cut for the first time this season last week in Dallas and complained bitterly of his putting problems. all mental, said Trevino, who won the 1974 New Orleans event by eight strokes at 21 under par. lie make a bogey all week. got some help from Cesar (Sanudo) last Trevino said.

"It was all in my head. He told me it can come back as fast as it goes. Line Up hitting an approach shot, I can see that shot in my mind before I pull the club out of the bag. It used to be that I could see Joe still debating NEW YORK (AP) Deadline day for Joe Namath to sign with the World P'ootball League arrived Wednesday with the WFL still optimistic over its chances of signing the free agent quarterback. The WFL had set a May 14 deadline for Namath to either accept or reject its $4 million contract bid.

The quarterback is weighing a counter-offer worth about $1 million from the National Football League New York Jets, for whom he has played since 1965. The New York Post reported in its Wednesday edition that WFL President Chris Hemmeter had met for two hours Tuesday with Jimmy Walsh, attorney, to discuss the contract. Hemmeter told the Post that Walsh had agreed to go to Chicago Wednesday to meet with Gene Pullano, the businessman who has agreed to lake over that WFL club provided Namath agrees to move to the new league. Hemmeter said one of the subjects of the conversation with Walsh was the identity of the investors who would guarantee WFL contract. hoping to have an agreement finalized by Hemmeter said.

the econ structure is agreeable to them, then the only thing that remains is to iron out the minor points, all the sophisticated little points of legal put it in the proper Meanwhile, the Chicago franchise was reported set to announce the hiring of Babe Parilli as its coach. the putt the same way. see the line before I got over the ball. trouble is getting the putter back from the ball. I get oVer it and watching this putter.

not looking at the ball. looking at the putter and I draw it back. all up he said again, tapping the finger to his head. get it back. And tell you this: hitting the ball better now than I ever mean ever, even when I was winning.

never hit it this good. On Target missed only two or three greens last week in Dallas and in a practice round yesterday I hit every to one par five in miss a fairway. I can just get to putting a little better, be With his returned confidence. Trevino ranked as a strong favorite in the $150,000 tournament that begins Thursday on the par-72 Lakwood Country Club course. Other standouts in the 150-man field chasing a $30,000 first prize include Tom Watson, the winner last week in Dallas, and Tony Jacklin, a former U.S.

and British Open champion who is making a fulltime return to American competition in this event. Also on hand are such always-dangerous performers as Dave Hill. Buddy Allin, Jim Colbert, Billy Casper and Eddie Pearce. A number of players withdrew for a variety of reasons. Among them were Sam and J.C.

Snead. Bobby Mitchell. Jerry McGee, Jim Weichers and Phil Rodgers. Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player. Arnold Palmer and Johnny Miller are not competing.

De Busschere picked ASSOCIATED PRESS by ABA NEW YORK Dave DeBusschere, vice president and general manager of the New York Nets, will be named the seventh commissioner of the American Basketball Association, the Associated Press learned Wednesday. The eight-year-old ABA announced Wednesday that it would hold a major news conference Thursday in New York at noon CDT, and at that time, the 34-year-old DeBusschere will be named to replace retiring Tedd Munchak. selection was made Wednesday by a unanimous vote of the 10-man Board of Trustees at a meeting in Louisville, scene of the championship playoff series between the Kentucky Colonels and Indiana Pacers. DeBusschere, a standout player in the National Basketball Association for 12 years with the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks before retiring at the end of the 1973-74 season for his executive positions with the Nets, will become the youngest commissioner in the history of either league. The NBA also recently chose a new commissioner, selecting 57-year-old Larry DAVE DEBUSSCHERE be commissioner to succeed Walter Kennedy, 61, who is retiring June 1.

With the Nets, chere had signed a 10-year, $750,000 contract. As commissioner, he is expected to receive between The length of his contract was not learned. One report said it was a multi-year long as the league is But one source said, (the trustees) have a lot of confidence in him, but not that much. got to prove himself. he is competent, conscientious and he has excellent contacts.

He offers credibility. And realistically, he could open some It has been rumored for some time that chere, who became an NBA coach with Detroit at the age of 24, was strongly being considered for the prestigious job of ABA commissioner. Supporters Two of his staunchest supporters were two of the most influential owners in the Boe of New York and John Y. Brown of Kentucky. goes with our good Boe was quoted as saying Thursday.

will not stand in his way. In the event of a merger, he will be welcome to come back with think said wife, Gerri, at their home in Garden City, N.Y. will be good for the league and good for him. just hope I have to call him Mr. she quipped.

rumor has been around so she continued. now that here. glad. I think they made a wise think agreement had been reached before they (the trustees) walked in the door Bright votes were required for election. (DeBusschere) has some interesting a source said.

think he will make significant contributions. He is a very candid person. He is not all sugar and spice. He is a bottom line man and that is the kind of person you need in that position. He has been an old man for a long 44, he probably will be the youngest in the quipped his wife.

Wings sign Toros The San Antonio Wings of the World F'ootball League invaded the player ranks of the San Antonio Toros Wednesday, signing two players from the minor league club. The team announced the signing of three players including two former Toros and their third recruit from the defending WFL champion Florida Blazers. The signings included former Toros Joe Lewallen, 6-3, 290, and linebacker David Munden, and defensive back Larry Willis from the now-defunct Blazers. Lewallen. a defensive lineman, played college football at West Texas State and high school ball at Lee.

Munden, 6-0, 215, starred at Sam Houston State before joining the Toros. Willis, 6-0, 1.85 has been clocked at 9.2 in the UK) yard dash, and was a return specialist in addition to his secondary duties. He averaged 37.4 yards per kickoff return and 21.3 on each punt return last season. He played his college football, at Texas-El Paso and also with theJVashing- ton San Antonio has now signed eight players. 1930 Cadillac 353 Fleet Roadster Among cars, there are many famous eights.

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