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PLAYGROUND DAILY NEWS, Tuesday Morning, July Attempts to Entice Fischer Banker Offers To Double Chess Purse REYKJAVIK (UPI) A wealthy British investment banker offered to double the prize money Monday to convince American challenger Bobby Fischer to go through with his world championship chess match against Russian Boris Spasskh. "This money is more than the 30 per cent of the gate receipts Fischer has asked for in addition to the prize money and I do hopcthat lie will now decide to come here and play," Dr. Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), said. The offer was communicated to Paul G. Marshall, a lawyer Cleveland Open ANOTHER TROPHY FOR THE PUB Woody Hughes (loft), sponsor of the FWB slow pilch Softball team The Pub, anil Buddy Elliott, player-coach of the team, place the first place Maxwell Invitational trophy on the Pub's mantel Sunday after The Pub won four of five games this past weekend tocaptiire top tourney honors.

The trophy joins two other first place awards won by The Pub this year. Elliott was named as the tourney's Most Valuable Player. The Pub won the title by'trouncing Kessler AFB 25-5 in the final game. Eglin AFB, which won the Maxwell fast pitch (ourney, received an idential trophy. Photo by lion Balicki Eglin, Pub Card Tourney Wins, As Hurlburt Takes Third Maxwell Air Force Base twin Softball tournaments this past weekend, with Fort Walton Beach teams winning both.

The Pub, using a strong team effort, won the slow pitch tourney, while the Eglin AFB Eagles caplured fast pitch honors. In addition, a third local entry, Hurlburt. Field, finished third in the slow pitch category. The Pub won their.first three games, downing Gunter AFB, Life of Alabama, and Kessler, before being dropped by Kessler in the fifth'game, 14-3. This set up a final game, for the championship, which the Pub used 2S hits in winning, obliterating Kessler 25-0.

Jim Campbell had two home runs during the tourney, while Bill Chase, Duane Javoroski, Hershel i i a Paul Eubanks aiid Buddy Elliott added one each. Additionally, Joe Neely and Ron Beasley played strong offensive roles. Elliott, who in addition his balling won two games as a pitcher, was named the most valuable player. Eglin won all four games played, dropping A a a a Seamiess, fi-2, Maxwell AFB, 42, Local 52 9-1, and Maxwell again--in the finals--4-1. Center fielder J.J.

Martin was the leading Eagle batsman, i i al a .583 mark. He was followed by Larry Bishop at .571, Tour Balduf al .454, and i a at .357. and Tom Dofflemeyer liad Pitchers Don 'Maw and Jim Kline won Iwo games apiece for the Eagles. Hurlburt heal Bobbins AFB, Gunter AFB, and Maxwell, bul Cood rookies CHICAGO (UPI) -The nbhil, no-run game aulhored by Cubs' rookie Burl Hoolen against the Phillies in Hie second game the 1972 season was the firsl by a rookie i National League since 1912. Coincidentally, was lh Phillies who were a I loo, by Charles Tesreau of the Giants.

losl twice to Kessler, and were eliminated. Their leading hitters were Ray a Kddie McGcc, Pensman. John and Moss, a i KltOM PACE (i "willi very mixed emotions," fell the I4lli hole was the key to Ihe victory when he got down from about 100 yards away with a wedge and 12-foot pull. "If I hadn't parredlhal hole," lie said, "I would have dropped to only three under and I don't Ihink I could have come back." He said the "only blemish" on his round was when he three- pulled 11 for a bogey five. "I thought right there it might cos! me the tournament," he said.

Graham, who has been in the U.S. less than a year, said he might nol have stayed if it hadn't been for Devlin and his wife. "I probably would have gone back if it hadn't been for Bruce ntid his wife Gloria," Ihe new champion said. "Having people like (hat around is one of the reasons I stayed. I'm sure Bruce is disappointed he lost, but happy I won.

If there was anybody I wanted to beat, it wasn't Bruce." On (he first extra hole, a 420- yard, par-four dogleg to the left, Graham hit his drive to the righl of Ihe fairway away from Ihe hole while Devlin hit a near perfect lee shot. Graham's second shot landed in a huge bunker guarding the righl front of Ihe green. He blasted out and two-putted for a bogey five. Devlin hit his second shot on the green about 20 feet from the hole. He hil his first putt aboul ihree feet past the hole and then missed coming back, sending (he playoff into a second hole.

Monday's final round, rescheduled after the first round was postponed by rain on Thursday, was played in an almost constant drizzle. Hinson, who held or shared the lead al the end of each of the first three rounds, fell from the top spot on his 71st hole when he hil Ihe sand lo the righl of the green, blasted out and Iwo- putled for a bogey five. Civitans Sponsor Film At Choctaw A i movie, FIVE SUMMERS STORIES, will be presented at the Choc- a a High School Auditorium Friday, at 8 p.m. The film is sponsored by the Civftan Club, and all proceeds will for a college scholarship fund. An admission charge of $2 will be required.

representing Fischer In New York where Ihe 29-year-old chess star was in hiding, Icelandic Radio said. Marshall was nol immediately available for comment there. The 24-game match between Fischer and Ihe Russian world champion was scheduled to open Sunday but Fischer refused to board a plane until Ihe sponsoring Icelandic Chess Federation promised him more money. Euwe reluctantly agreed to a 48-hour postponement Sunday, making Ihe new deadline for the start of play Tuesday at 5 p.m. (1 p.m.

EOT). Euwe said he expected Fischer to accept the new offer but reiterated that if Fischer does not arrive before noon (8 a.m. EDT) Tuesday he will be disqualified from the match. "We will know by lQ.p.m. New York time if Fischer is on one of the planes lo Reykjavik," Eviwe said.

"If he is not, (hen the game is off." The offer to double the prize money was made by Jim Slater, chess-playing chairman of Slater Walker Securities of London, after the Icelandic Chess Federation refused Fischer's demands. By doubling the $125,000 prize money the winner would get $150,000 and the loser $100,000 under Ihe present terms calling for a five-eighths, three-eighths split. Slater said that if this did not satisfy Fischer he would offer an outright $125,000 extra to the winner, bringing his prize money io $200,000, with nothing extra for (he loser. "Fischer has said that the money is the problem," Slater said in London. "Well, here it is.

WJiat I am saying to Fischer now is: Come out and play." In addition to the prize money each player also will get 30 per cent of television and film rights from the Icelandic sponsors but Fischer had asked also for 30 per cent of Ihe gate receipts from the 3,000 seat theater where Ihe match was to be) played. Euwe said Spassky, 35, told 1 him he had to "await instructions" about Slater's offer "but' when I told him about it I had the impression that he was 1 happy about it." FULL tlNE DEALER GADARIANS DISCOUNT CENTER AIR CONDITIONER CI SALE 23,000 BTU 2KOOO BTU 18,000 BTU 9,000 BTU $289 $279 $269 $179 Limited Quantify HTH A 4 3 RD STREET SHAUMAR, 250 FT. EAST Of EGLIN PKWY. 651-0710 concept 242-8412 THE ATHUiTIC CLUB FINEST EXERCISING FACILITIES- FEATURING'. EXERCISING MACHINES OLYMPIC WEIGHTS WIGHTS SHOWERS STtAMROOfA A 6C Hotwwoop ta CARPETING MR CONPlf IONIHG MUSIC I BAR MASSEUSE MONTHIV RATE5 GENTLEMEN' IS-" Mo.

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