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Lebanon tolly Ktwt, LtbaBon, Pi. Thurrity, Augutt 18681 $100,000 Purtt Country Club Ladies Reach Final Round Of Golf Tournament Mrs. Edward Vogel and Mrs Robert Wenger, two former champions seeking to return to the throne they both occupied several times in the past, me today for the women's golf championship at Country Club. They teed off this morning in an 18-hole title match as the 18- hole division of the annual club title tourney came to a conclusion after three days of play. Mrs.

Vogel reached the finals with a two-up decision over Mrs J. B. Miller on Thursday, and is now gunning for her fourth club championship. She first won the title in 1948, retained it in 1949, and wore the crown again in 1955 after a six- year lapse. Mrs.

Wenger won consecutive titles in 1961 and 1962 and came back in 1965 and again in 1966 to finish runner-up to Janet Schulte while the first teenaged champ in the club's history was holding forth for four consecutive years. Mrs. Wenger advanced to the title round with a three-up win over Mrs. William Rakow in Thursday's semi-final play. Miss Schulte, incidentally, Is not defending the title this year because of a heavy schedule of commitments that have been and are keeping her busy in petition concludes today with Mrs.

Jack Weber meeting Mrs. Robert James in the defeated eights. Mrs. Wftber defeated Mrs. Henry -Hummer, one up, and Mrs.

James defeated Mrs. J. J. Frank, two up. in Thursday's play.

Mrs. Charles Neil and Mis Arlene Lentz today played fo first flight honors as a result Thursday's play in which Mrs Neil defeated Mrs. Norma Daniels, one up, and Miss Lentz rolled up a four-up win ove Mrs. Jay Musser. In the defeated eights, Mrs Richard Stauffer downed Mrs Al Zinn, four up, and Mrs Wayne LeFever scored a five-u win over Mrs.

A. H. Ehrgood National Tennis Pro Golfers Concentrate Tourney Filled On Golf Instead Of Gab As Philadelphia Classic Opens district, regional, state and amateur tournaments. The championship flight com- Finals were reached in the Nine-Hole Division of the annua club tourney, too, but playoffs for the two titles at stake have scheduled for Friday. Mrs.

Tom Edkin edged Mrs loy McMindes in a sudden death, 10-hole and Mrs Rudegeair reached the inals with a 3 and 2 win over Mrs. William Means in the championship bracket First flight finalists are Mrs. Schaeffer Specht, who defeated Mrs. Jack Sherman, two up; and Mrs. Claude Hollinger, who reached the final round with a 3 and 2 win over Howard Rothermel.

Keystone Sports By Ralph Bernstein AP Stato Sports Edltoc PHILADELPHIA Cleaning out the Tom Gola, the new La College basketball coach has definite ideas on recruitin; and how it should be conducted The honorable Gola has had ex perience with the wooing in volved in entreating schoolboy stars to enter college. One the most sought after school boys in Pennsylvania in the early 1950s, he spoke recently some of his experiences with recruiters. Gola recalled he was invited Jo the University of Kentuck; where he met Coach Adolpl Rupp. "Rupp took me out am showed me his farm, talkec about his crops, ab'ouf every thing but basketball. The alum ni took you aside and talked scholarships and basketball.

I was the same at North Carolina State with Coach Everett Case Case sat in the living room while others were in the kitchen making the offers. Then, when a kid gets to the school ant doesn't get something he wa promised, the coach know nothing about if. He made no promises." Gola, the three time All America, who took the coach ing job at his alma mater to help restore the college's ath letic image, said he would re emit personally, and every promise made to a boy entering LaSalle would be his responsi bility. "I'm not going to sell a boy four years of basketball and then say, 'see you." I don't wan a boy only interested in basket ban. He'll not benefit in the long run, and neither will the team or the college." The handsome legislator, who also has a thriving insurance business, an interest in some golf-driving ranges, and dabbles in real estate, is a frank type He pulls no punches.

"Recruit ing," he says, "is a big part oi the game. If you don't recruit you might as well not play an active schedule. You have to have the talent. But I am loot ing for the boy with a head on his shoulders, students, and if I don't stick to this, you can remind me of it." Among some other Gola observations were: His LaSalle coach, Ken Loeffler, was the best coach who ever lived. If people knew how much time was wasted 'in the legislature, "they'd throw us all out." If a player wants to skip practice to study, he'll let him do it.

He's concerned about his chances of all, he jested, "Wilt Chamberlain is backing Nixon and Wilt doesn't championships, they say." win Tim McCarver, St. Louis Car dinals' catcher, was talking about the reasons for pitcher Bob Gibson's winning streak and 0.996 ERA. "Bob has gotten away from the curve ball and gone to the slider," said McCarver. "He throws both his fast ball and slider from the same motion. It has helped his arm.

He has to go to the top of his motion to throw the curve and I think it puts a strain on his arm. The batters figure the curve is coming when they see him get up on top." Asked what he thought of McCarver's theory, Gibson said: "Do you know who hasn't ever pitched a catcher, I a lousy curve ball. I try to surprise a batter with it more than anything else." He didn't throw any in blanking the Phillies Monday night. Gibson is one of the fastest workers in the majors. He wastes little time on the Asked if he has any special reason for working fast, the Cardinals' righthander said, "I think if you speed the game along, it keeps your players on their toes more than if you take a lot of time.

I don't think it bothers the hitters, although some are slow getting into the batter's box. Randy Hundley of the Chicago Cubs takes alot of time getting in there. I don't know if he does it to agitate me or not." Carlisle Is Favored To Win United Nations Trot YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) Carlisle, with the Billy Haughton in the sulky, is favored to win the $50,000 United Nations Trot tonight and sweep Yonkers Raceway's $100,000 International se ries. The 5-year-bld stallion took fhe $50,000 Gotham Trot a week ago.

Flamboyant, who finished second in the Gotham, again will race as an entry with Carlisle and the Haughton duo is the 8-5 choice to do it again for the United States in the UN, which is at 1 Earl With Upsets BROOKLINE, (AP) This is supposed to be the United States' year in the national tennis championships but somebody had better hurry up and tell the Americans time runs out. The 88th annual amateur tournament entered its seventh day at Longwood today, and officials were frankly afraid to think what might happen next because of the number of startling upsets so far. There are only four Americans among the nine survivors in the men's singles. In doubles, the United States has only three, teams left heading into the quarter-finals. Army Lt Arthur Ashe, who arrived five days late because of play in the Davis Cup inter- zone matches with Spain, remained America's best bet to win the singles title, which has gone to Australia 10 times and Mexico and Spain once each since Tony Trabert's victory in 1955.

However, Ashe was one match behind as he met Venezuela's Humphrey Hose in the ourth round. Clark Graebner, he No. 2 domestic seed behind Ashe, was the only other seeded U.S., player still alive. PHILADELPHIA (AP) De fending champion Dan Sikes Jack Nicklaus, Julius Boros, to Billy Caspei U.S. Open champion Lee Trevj no and other top professions golfers concentrated on golf hi stead of gab today in the open ing round of the $100,000 Phila delphia Golf Classic.

Three seeded teams, Including he No. 1 tandem of Bob Lutz and. Stan Smith of the University of Southern California, bol- tered U.S. hopes for winning fie doubles title captured by Aussies the last three years. Graebner and Charlie Pasa- rell, the top U.S.

Davis Cup dou- "iles team seeded just behind Mtt and Smith in the nationals, were ousted in the round of 16 Wednesday. Pasarell was elimi- lated from the singles 24 hours -arlier. Elio Alvarez, 21, and Tito Vas- uez, 19, Argentine Davis Cup- from Buenos Aires who ire students at UCLA, shocked Jraebner and Pasarell, needing ess than an hour for a 6-4, 64 victory. Pasarell was broken in the eighth game of the first set and Graebner in the fourth game of the second sit. Lutz, who will he 21 next Thursday, pulled a major upset ousting Cliff Richey of San Angelo, the nation's third- anked player who was seeded ourth here.

"I'm getting tired of being re- 'arded as just a good doubles layer," Lutz said after his 6-3, 5-2, 8-2 victory. Lutz had a tough assignment oday as he met South Africa's Bob Hewitt, the top-seeded for- igner, in a quarter-final show- lown. America's seeded players In women's singles were on the idelines after being wiped out the third round. Margaret mith Court of Australia, Virginia Wade of England and Maria Bueno of irst, second and third respectively in the foreign the handful of survivors. Nicklaus, Casper Among Renegade AM Leaders PHILADELPHIA (AP) Or ganizers of the renegade Ameri can Professional Golfers organi zation now claim membership near 150 with Gardner Dickin son, Jack Nicklaus, and Billy Casper leading the way.

Dickinson elected president and chairman of the brea kaway group at a meeting Wednesday night, the eve of the opening of the $100,000 Philadelphia Golf Classic. Nicklaus was named vice president, Dan Sikes secretary and Casper treasurer. All four pros will serve on the board of directors along with Don January, Doug Ford and Frank Beard. Four yet also to serve on the board, a spokesman for the organization said. miles.

Larid, Sir Faffee and Grandpa Jim, all of the USA, Yankee and Governor Armbro of Canada, Seigneur of Trance and Big Lama of Swe den, complete the UN field. ROOKIES REPORT NEW YORK rook- es will be among the 18 ilayers reporting when the New York Mets Basketball of the American Association open teir preseason training camp ept. 9. "zech Invasion jives Mexico New Olympic Worries MEXICO CITY (AP) The invasion of Czechoslovakia by he Soviet Union and four of its llies caused new worries today or an already-upset committee rganizing the Mexico Olympic james. The games, scheduled for Mexico City Oct.

12-27, have already had their share of international, political problems. Now there is a threat some countries will be so upset by the Soviet action that they will refuse to compete against' the Russians during the games. Sweden, Norway and Denmark announced Wednesday in Stockholm they were canceling their participation in various European events scheduled for Silver Spring High Scorers In Tight Race A victory in the 25-lap Class A Sportsman feature last Saturday night moved Russ Smith, the Kempton veteran, to within close striking distance of the lead with 1100 points in the Silver Spring Speedway points standings. He now' 'trails Ken Bricfcer, the Wertzville speed ster, by only 95 points in a tight three-way battle for the top berth, but is also 85 points behind Dick Snare of Mechanicsburg, the defending champion who is in the runner-up spot at the moment with 1185 points tc Bricker's 1195, Gary Wolford, of Brogueville, is in fourth place, but well behind the leaders with 820 points, and from there the Silver Spring standings taper off noticeably. Rounding Out; the top terafe Lee Parthmore, Linglestown 630; Ken Hurley, Fred Locke, Enola 540; Jerry Mullen, Newport 520; Skip Emlet, Camp Hill 440 and Len Maguire, Enola 395.

Bob Wilbur, of Mechanicsburg, retained his lead with his feature win in the Hobby Division that boosted his season total to 1075, and he now leads John Smith, o'f Myerstown with 950, by 125 points. Others in the The bitter, vocal dispute between the golf pros and the Professional Golfers' Association over who should run the rich tour temporarily was shunted into the background as a field of 15C started the four- day, 72-hole competition over the par Whitemarsh Valley Country Club course While Sikes, Nicklaus, Boros, Casper, Trevino and company were the favorites, many eyes were turned on young Bob Murphy, the Brooklyn native who came within a stroke of tying last week's Westchester Classic. He led the first three rounds only to lose when Boros dropped a IWoot pressure putt on the final green. A rookie on the tour, the 24- year-old Murphy indicated a lik- ng for the Whitemarsh course with a 68 in the pro-am tournament Wednesday. The 1965 U.S.

Amateur champion and 1966 NCAA king, Mur- ihy had. five birdies and only me bogey on a course which daces a premium on keeping he ball in play. Sikes, winner of two tournaments tliis year and with a ankroil already totalling 98,562, is shooting for his sec- nd straight "toar. His last-round charge at to overtake George Arch- a year ago made him a mem- er of htmdred-rrrand club in 967. He won with rounds of 718-69-68-276.

All the .1968 tour champions with the exception, of Arnold "'aimer are in the starting field, which will be cut to the top 60 nd ties after 36 holes. TODAY'S PARADE running are Myerstown Leon 575; Brubaker, John Ebersole, Hummelstown 500; Bob Arnold', Camp Hill James Arnold, Newville 475; Jack Rudy, Harrisburg 445; Herm Gardner, Carlisle 410; Ray Garver, Camp Hill 405, and Jack Sprecher, Carlisle 400. The Silver.Spring regulars including all the contenders for points honors, are slated to return for the dual program of Sportsman and competition on Sunday night. Shorts On Sports this month which their or September athletes were compete with athletes from the Soviet Union or East Germany. If they carried this boycott to its ultimate they could refuse to ALIGNMENT WINS YORK, England (UPI) Alignment, a locally-trained three-year-old, overtook favored Tiber hi the stretch Wednesday and won by a neck in the Ebor richest handicap race.

BOSWELL RETURNS NEW YORK (UPI)-Second baseman Ken Boswell, who had been onjhe disabled list since June 24, was added to the New York Met roster Tuesday while outfielder Don Bpsch was sent to Jacksonville in the International League. Boswell suffered a broken finger on his left hand when he compete against the Soviet Un-j was struck with a pitched ball lap Nine Pounds )uf Little Loop Win Over Europe Pa. (AP) Members of the Wakayama, apan, team in the Little League-World Series have been porting blue kimonos this year advertise the world exposition set for Osaka in 1970. they should have -advertised heir The Pacific champions pounded but of them in a 14-2 open- hg roffnd romp over the Euro- leah champions from among Air Force servicemen and lependents stationed at Wies- iaden, Germany. In another opening round game Wednesday, Charles Philips pitched a one-hit shutout as anta Ana, scored a 3-0 ittory over Hagerstown, Md.

In today's scheduled semifi- als, Sherbrooke-Lennoxville, Canada, plays Richmond, Va. at 2 p.m. while Japan takes on Santa Ana at 5 p.m. Despite the potent hitting attack, Japan's Yoshio kono said his team was "tight" playing in front of some 7,000 fans. "We usually get more extra base hits," Kono the regional- playoffs the team batting average was .470.

But the boys were nervous in front 01 the big crowd. In Japan we nev er had more than about 500 fans." Nervousness wasn't the only factor that kept the Asians to i mere 16 hits, Kono said. "We were told to expect rea fast pitching," Kono said, "so we practiced hitting fastbal pitching. But their (Wiesbaden) pitching wasn't as fast as we ex pected and it threw off our tim By MILTON RICHMAN NEW YORK you remember Elmer Valo. He put so.

much of his heart into the w.ay he played the outfield during his 20 years with he A's, Phillies, Dodgers, Indians, Yanks, Senators and Twins that he set a record for running into the most walls. Him and Pete Reiser. Maybe you also remember Elmer. Valo was one of the relatively few foreign-born players in baseball. Chances are you never paid much attention to the fact he was born in Czechoslovakia.

Ribnik, Czechoslovakia, to be exact. Elmer Valo is 47 and he scouts for the Phillies, the same club he finished his active career with seven years ago. Houston Oilers By PMILIP WHITE JR. HOUSTON (UPI) Sports Writers will not be able to call the Houston Oilers' American Football League entry a "Cin derella" team this year. But from all indications the Eastern Division's glass slipper may fit the Oilers again.

Doach WaDy Lemm, who has iwice waved his wand and worked magic with the Oilers, apparently has chased away the He was assignment on for scouting the Phils, looking over kids in the All- American Amateur Association tournament in Johnstown, Wednesday when he learned for the first time that the Russians had invaded his native land. "I got an' awful sickening feeling in my stomach," said Elmer Valo, the only Czech-born ballplayer during the past half century. '1 got up around 7 a.m. and picked up a newspaper in the lobby of the motel I'm staying at. Generally, I only glance at the headlines and then go to the sports page, i This time I stopped right there.

The headline on the front page said: 'Russians, Polish and East German troops march into Elmer took the newspa per into breakfast with him. He read every word pertaining to the Russian invasion. He didn't enjoy his breakfast much. Came Over As Youngster "I came over here when ,1 was still a youngster but remember Czechoslovakia well, still have-cousins there and identify with people," said Valo, who understands and speaks the language. "I can imagine how my cousins and all the rest of the Czech people felt when this happened.

Now the little bit ol freedom they might have had is going to be smothered." Elmer Valo sighed. "I know the people," he said. "If they only had the tools to resist, they would. No matter what, they won't give up so easily. It's funny in a way when you stop to think about it.

Here the Russians are telling us, the people in the United States, to get out of Vietnam, and now they're doing the same thing themselves in Czechoslovakia." There were other scouts in Johnstown for the The Santa Ana club, in addi tion to Phillips' brilliant pitching, had seven hits, including three doubles and a home run. "We didn't know Hagers town's pitcher (Mike Brashears) was a junk pitcher," said Coach Dareil Garretson. "When we noticed this in the first inning we had our batters move forward. He was throwing curve balls and we wanted our hoys to hit them before they broke." ion or Germany during the'in June. Games.

The Mexican Organizing Com- FRANCHISE SWITCH NBA UPS NEW YORK (UPI)-A minimum annual salary of $12,500 was granted to all active Fairview Golf Course Men's Club Championship 36-Hole Medal Play 13 Holes August 31st 18 Holes September lit Qualify August 24th 30th Entry Deadline August 23rd Member! $6.00 Non-Members $12.00 JRuffet Luncheon Sunday, September Hi mittee had nothing to say about whether the Soviet Union could be barred from the Games because of its invasion of Czechoslovakia. Under the rules of the International Olympic Committee, Mexico has invited every country which is a member of the IOC. The Soviet Union is a member. In Chicago, Avery Brundage, president of the IOC, comment- National Basketball Association players Tuesday. NBA Commissioner Walter HAZLETON, Pa.

(UPI) Transfer of the Asbury Park, N.J., franchise in the Eastern Professional Basketball League to Springfield, was announced Wednesday. League president Harry Rudolph said arrangements were completed for the transfer of the team to play in the American International College gym. League directors will meet in New York Monday to revise the Kennedy and player representative Oscar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals, reached the agreement which also calls for all rookies to get a minimum of $10,000 annually. four-day tournament and they all discussed the take-over by the Russians before going out to Engh Field to watch the kids play. Elmer Valo went out, too, when all the others did.

At the ballpark he didn't sit still in any one place long but moved around the same way he played the outfield. First, he sat on the third base side, then 'alongside first base and later on behind the plate. Enjoys Scouting "I enjoy scouting a lot," he said. "The way I feel about it is this: Someone helped me along the line. Now maybe I can help some other young fellow get to the big leagues." Elmo Valo, at 208 pounds is about 18 his playing weight, but as he says "give him a couple of weeks to get in shape and he probably could still go up there and get you at least a pinch hit or two.

He went about his business scouting the kids for the Phillies Johnstown Wednesday, although the world events of the day made a much deeper repression on him than most others. "As an individual, there wasn't much I could do," he said, "so I concentrated all the on my job. At least it helped take my mind off other things for a little while." Flyers, Penguins In Lend-lease Player Agreement PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -The Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins today announced a lend-lease agreement involving three players for the 1968-69 National Hockey League season. Philadelphia acquired the services of center Bob Rivard, 28, who will play the season with the Flyer's Quebec Aces farm club of the American Hockey League. In'return for Rivard, the Penguins will lend two players, defenseman Roger Pelletier and left wjng Keith Wright.

They will report to the Penguin's minor league club in Amarillo, of the central Professional Hockey League. Rivard played 27 games for Pittsburgh last season, scoring five goals and 12 assists for 17 points. He also played 41 games with Baltimore of the American Hockey League and scored goals and 24 assists. Pelletier, 23, played the. last two years with the Aces, scor ing four goals and eight assists.

Wright, 24, played all 72 games for the Aces last year, scoring 21 goals and 24 assists. He also scored six goals and six assists in 15 playoff games. Senator Roan Captures Brandywine Feature WILMINGTON, Del. (UPI) Senator Roan ran the fastest time of his career at 2:03 1-5 to win the feature Stockdale Pace Wednesday night at Brandywine Raceway. Vernon Crank led the 4-year- old roan for his 58th victory of the meet.

Senator Roan returned $11.20, $6.50 and $3.30. Go Bye, a 12-1 shot, was second and paid $12.70 and $7.20, while Quick Return was third at $2.70. Herve lead in Filion added the national to his driving race by taking the fourth race with Jerry's Filly ($5.20) in 2:05 4-5. It was his 214th na-, tionwide win and the 94th of the staging quite a battle for the ugly sister of rafs-to-richei 1M7 season: an almost ion. existent passing game.

In the Oilers' first two exhibition games this season, Quarterback Pete Beathard and Bob Davis passed for 411 yards, more than one-fourth of the 1,532 total passing yards racked up in 14 games last "The passing should be' improved, if of presence in camp," Lemm says. The Oilers went after pass receiving talent in the draft. The results were quickly demonstrated. Lemm lavished praise on the receivers during training camp. Houston has outstanding receivers at every position now.

Veterans Charley Frazier and Lionel Taylor and rookie Jim Beirne add up to a promising split end situation. First round draft pick Mac Haik of Ole Miss has bolstered the flanker corps, also staffed by veterans Ode Burrell, Larry Elkiiis and Glenn Bass. Veteran Alvin Reed and newcomer Ed Carrington have been excellent at tight end. Last season the. Oilers established league records for fewest touchdowns, fewest points and fewest passing touchdowns allowed to opponents.

The men who did it art -back in force. Miller Farr, who tied for 1st in the AFL in interceptions last year with 10, was sidelined with injuries early in training camp, but was expected back before the regular season to resume his thievery at cornerback. Larry Carwell filled in for him, teaming with regular W. K. Hicks.

Jim Norton and rookie Jewel Ken Houston at safeties should give opposing receivers fits again. The linebacking corps looks excellent with all-pro and "Rookie of vthe Year" George Webster, 8-year-man Garland Boyette and fourth year vet Olen Underwood firmly entrenched in the three positions. Up front, all-pro Pat Holmes and Gary Cutsinger at ends and tackles Willie Parker, one of three'rookies to start on defense last season, and George Rice are solid performers. All-Pro Walter and Glen Ray'Hines and promising rookie Elvin Bethea form a good tackle combination and former linebacker Bobby Maples is consistently strong at center. Hoyle Granger fell -Just 22 yards short of winning the' AFL rushing crown last season with 1,194 yards and a 5.1 average and led the Oilers in pass receptions to boot.

He heads up the, bright rushing picture, complemented by halfbacks Sid Blanks and 1967 whiz Woodie Campbell, who are Brandywine meet. starting spot. VODKA IS VODKA why pay more cooe sw GRAIN NEUTRAL ipmnrt SO WHITE You'll wonder where the yellow went! DRY ed: "I don't know of any regula tion that would bar Russia from 196R 69 schedule. the Olympics because of the in vasion. I anticipate no develop' ments along that line.

At least, I hope there are none." Harry Gonso, Indiana quarterback, la the cover boy on the 1968 Football Guide. PENTATHLON WINNER SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (AP)Maj. Jim Moore of Erie, Wednesday won the 1968 U.S. Modern Pentathlon National Championship! with a total of 1,760.33 points.

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