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Russians hiding chess championship? Trlbun June 30, 1972 Mainly because he thinks he's going to win. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he's right, and that has nothing to do with chauvinism. Spassky is good, but Fischer is better, and when the tall, curly haired New Yorker is right, he's like Joe Frazier and Tom Seaver when they're Sports Parade By MILTON KICUMAN UPl Spvrts Writer NEW YORK (UPD The more Bobby Fischer thinks about it, the more it bugs him. Why Reykjavik, Iceland? "Why not Rome?" Fischer would like to know. "Why not Paris, Oslo, Zurich, Dallas or New York? Or even Moscow? Any large city where there's people, activity and decent restaurants would be fine.

Some place at least where there's something to do at night." Bobby Fischer, America's 29 year old chess genius, has a theory about why Reykjavik was picked as the site of the world championship which starts this Sunday. The Russians are the ones who picked Reykjavik. Fischer thinks the Russians have a motive. He thinks they want to "hide" the championship because he feels he's desire to beat Spassky. Fischer has a lot of that same "killer instinct" Jack Dempsey had when he was fighting.

Some of that instinct shows up even when he's not sitting at the chess board. Earlier this month, for example, he competed with 15 other top athletes in the D'ewars Sports Celebrity tennis championships at LaCosta. and it was a little funny to watch such headliners as Rick Barry, Deacon Jones and Elgin Baylor all ask Fischer for his autograph. In the finals of the tournament. Hank Greenberg, the baseball Hall of Famer, and Bob Boyd, the basketball coach at Southern California, beat O.

J. Simpson and Gail Goodrich for the title. Bobby Fischer was among the losers. "Next year," he said. "I'm going to win," He said it as if he meant it, too.

going to take it from the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky. What's more, Fischer thinkr, the Russians know he's going to do it. In his own way. Fischer is a demonstrator. He has been demonstrating the way he feels about having to play in Reykjavik by taking his good old time getting there.

lias a Reason This has shaken up a lot of people but Fischer had a. reason for his actions. Call it one upsmanship if vou like. Boris Spassky needn't worry i oout Fischer not making it for their first match Sunday though. Bobby Hull may or may not play for the Winnipeg Jets next season and Rick Barry may or may not play for the Golden State Warriors, but there is no way Bobby Fischer ever is going to miss playing for the world championship of chess.

Even in Reykjavik. He says there is so little to do there, particularly at night, a guy can go out of his everloving mind. He's a Loner Not that Fischer is a rounder. If anything, he's much more of a loner, but there are times he would like to become part of the general mix, or at least observe it, and how can he possibly do that when there is no general mix? He also says the television coverage will be limited. If he beats Spassky, he doesn't see why it should be some kind of secret.

Fischer originally planned to go to the world championships with only one other person; Spassky is already in Reykjavik with what amounts to an entourage. Fischer reads significance inlo that also because the championship goes on for some time and while Spassky will have people to talk to and help him relax, Fischer won't. Fischer doesn't think any of these things are pure accidents. He sees them all as part of a general program by the Soviets to try to beat him psychologically. "The world champion has the right to pick the site of the championships," says Fischer.

"Spassky wasn't even there when the international governing body chose the site. A Russian delegation was there and they picked Ihe site." A Political Mattel Fischer feels the championships have become a political matter. That annoys him. But it hasn't lessened any of his right. Meaning nobody's going to beat him.

Fischer doesn't hold back. He is exceptionally outspoken and honest, and when you hear his objections to playing in Reykjavik, they do make a good deal of sense. Fischer has been there, so when he talks about Reykjavik he isn't doing so from hearsay but from personal Given 'pardon' from bullpen, he throws three hitter New life for Bucs' Briles Cincinnati lost ground when rookie Jim Barr, making only his second major league start, stopped the Reds on eight hits. The 24 year old righthander allowed homers by Johnny Bench (20) and Tony Perez (12) as he won his first game of the season. Chris Speier drove in the winning run with a seventh inning single.

Dave Roberts, the No. 1 selection in the summer baseball draft, had four hits, including his first major league homer, to lead the Padres over the Braves. Hank Aaron homered for Atlanta, his 10th of the year and 654 th lifetime. Friday Baseball Ames Little Cyclones at West Waterloo, doubleheader at 4:30 p.m. Baseball Ames rookies at Perry, 5:30 Softball Fourth of July tournament at River Valley Park, games at 6:45 p.m., 8 p.m.

and 9:15 p.m. Softball Fourth of July torunament at River Valley Park, games at 6:45 p.m., p.m., 9:15 p.m. Sunday Softball Fourth Of July tournament River Valley Park. By GREG GALLO UPl Sports Writer Nelson Briles, given a pardon from the bullpen this season by new Pittsburgh manager Bill Virdon, is making a new life for himself as a starter. The veteran righthander won his third straight start Thursday night as he pitched a three hit shutout to lead the Pirates to a 9 0 victory over the Montreal Expos.

The opposition has scored only one earned run against Briles in his last 26 innings. don't want to ever see that place (the bullpen) again," said Briles, a former 19 game winner with the St. Louis Cardinals back in 1967. "I figure I can do the job as a starter with regular work." In other National League games Philadelphia defeated New York, 9 4, St. Louis beat Chicago, 4 2, Houston rallied to down Los Angeles, 8 6, San Francisco stopped Cincinnati, 3 2, and San Diego defeated Atlanta, 8 6.

In American League action it was New York 4 Baltimore 3, Milwaukee 3 Cleveland 1, Chicago 4 Oakland. 0 in the first, with Oakland taking the nightcap, 3 1, Kansas City swept two from Minnesota, 5 3 and 12 4, Detroit 8 and Boston 4, and California 12, Texas 4. All But One Briles, relying almost exclusively on his slider and palmball, baffled all but one Expo Boots Day who collected all three hits, (UPl telephoto) American League East w. I. pet.

g.b. 36 27 .571 Pittsburgh New YorK Chicago 40 24 .625 40 26 .606 36 29 .554 33 33 .500 29 37 .439 24 41 .369 Detroit Baltimore Boston New York Cleveland Milwaukee 34 29 .540 2 27 34 ,443 8 27 34 .443 8 27 35 .435 B1: 26 37 .413 ID West w. l. pet. g.b Jimmy Conners shows winning form Smith struggles to defeat Mayer 41 26 .612 41 27 .603 36 31 .537 30 36 .455 43 22 .462 38 27 .585 34 29 .540 31 32 .492 Roland Story girls No.

1 in softball Uoland Story continues to be ranked No. in Iowa girls softball, according In the ratings released by the Iowa Girls High Schonl Athletic Union today. The Roland Story girls are for ihe season. Nesco, ranked third last week, fell to sixth place in this week's eatings. Bennett is No.

2 with a 12 0 record and Woden Crystal Lake is third with a 15 0 record. Soft ball 'stop ten Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Atlanta San Francistc San Diego 1 Kansas City California 31 36 .436 13 23 26 38 .397 16 Texas Thursday's Results 1. Roland Story HO 2. Bennett 12 0 3. Woden crystal Lake 15 0 4.

North (West Union) 12 2 5. Winfield Mt. Union 9 0 6. Nesco (Zearing) 1 0 1 7. Crestwood (Cresco) 8 0 a.

Central (Elkader) 9, Glenwood 11 1 10. Prairie (Gowrie) 10 1 "I guess I should have walked him all three kidded Briles after the game. "Of those three hits, only one of them was tagged." He had plenty of hitting support from the potent Buc bats. Richie Hebner belted a three run homer, Bob Robertson and Gene Alley each knocked in two runs, and Manny Sanguillen wentfour fcr four to raise his season average to .336, as the Pirates snapped a three game losing streak. Ernie McAnally was the loser.

Steve Carlton, who struck out 13 Mets to raise his major league leading total to 159, broke an 0 18 batting slump with a two run single to cap the Phils' four run fifth. The lanky lefthander received a lot of support as the Phils banged out 17 hits, three each by Greg Luzinski and Larry Bowa. Luzinski also drove in three runs. A throwing error by third baseman Ron Santo allowed Joe Torre to score the winning run from second base in the sixth inning as the Cardinals defeated the Cubs. Santo's Error With two runs home in the sixth and Torre on second, Jose Cruz grounded to Santo, who fielded the ball cleanly and fired it past first baseman Jim Hickman.

Rick Wise, held the Cubs to seven hits as he recorded his eighth win of the season. The race in the NL West tightened as the Astros, with the aid of three unearned runs in the ninth inning defeated the Dodgers to move within a half game of first place Cincinnati. Thursday's Results San Fran 3 Cincinnati 2 Houston 8 Los Angeles 6 Phiia 9 New York 4 Pittsburgh 9 Montreal 0 St. Louis 4 Chicago 2 San Diego Atlanta 6 Today's Probable Pitchers (All Times EDT) New York (Matlack 7 4), at Montreal (Moore 0 1), night. St.

Louis (Spinks 4 4) at Philadelphia (Champion 4 6), night. Chicago (Reuschel 2 0) at PittsburBh (Ellis 7 3), night. Atlanta (Reed 5 8) at Houston (Forsch 4 2), night. Cincinnati (Simpson 4 2) at San Diego (Kirby 5 7), night. Los Angeles (Dsteen 7 5 at San Francisco (Bryant 5 4), night.

Saturday's Games St. Louis at Phila 1, twi night New York at Montreal, night Chicago at Pittsburgh Atlanta at Houston, night Cinci at San Diego, night Los Ang at San Francisco New York 4 Baltimore 3 Milwaukee 3 Cleveland 1 Chicago 4 Oakland 0, 1st Oakland 3 Chicago 1, 2nd Kan City 5 Minn 3, 1st Kan city 12 Minn 4, 2nd Detroit 8 Boston 4 California 12 Texas 4 Today's Probable Pitchers (All Times EDT) Kansas City (Nelson 1 1) at Minnesota (Corbin 3 0), 6:30 p.m. California (Allen 2 3) at Texas (Hand 4 5), 8:30 p.m. Cleveland (Perry 126) at New York (Kline 5 3), 7:30 p.m. Oakland (Holtzman 11 5) at Chicago (Bahnsen 10 B), 8:30 p.m.

Baltimore (Dobson 8 7) at Detroit (Slayback 1 0), 9 p.m. Milwaukee (Parsons 6 6) at Boston (Pattin 3 8), 7:30 p.m, Saturday's Games Oakland at Calif, night Texas at Kansas City Minnesota at Chicago Baltimore at Detroit Cleveland at New York Milwaukee at Boston fans without seats could see us in action." Patrons who had to pay five dollars a ticket were disgruntled thai Gibson had elected to play only four singles matches on the center and No. 1 courts, which have a total 24,000 capacity. Many ripped up their pasteboards to plunge into the throngs that ail but choked the alleyways between the lesser courts. Smith's fourth round opponent, Ian Fletcher, the eighth ranked Australian, is a brand new assignment for Smith, who has never before met him in a singles match.

Experienced observers who have seen both the top seeds in action believe that Romanian Hie Nastase. the volcanic second seed, looks a much better prospect then Smith for nabbing the men's singles title. Where Smith has creaked ponderously through his last two matches. Nastase produced one of the finest exhibitions of touch tennis ever seen in the center court to obliterate New York's Clark Graebner. Today's card calls for completion of the top half of the men's fourth round and the women's third round.

WIMBLEDON, England (UPD Like all champions, Stan Smith needs a proper arena in which to display his talents. The top seed at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships and favorite for the $13,000 dollar prize has not had a square deal at the 86th renewal of the world's premier tournament. He struck the first ball in center court but since then has played out in the boondocks where the gallery stands massed together in the alleys leading to the other courts. Smith struggled into the last 16 Thursday with a 6 3. 7 5, 3 0.

9 7 victory over compatriot Alexander Mayer of Woodmere, N.Y., a man ranked 30th to Smith's No. 1 in the national list. The 6 foot 4 Army corporal said: "It was difficult to concentrate with all those millions of people jammed around the court. You heard the cheers from center court and scores of other matches and it was hard to think of the job in hand. "But that's a problem we have to live with, I guess.

The tournament referee (Capt. Mike Gibson) told the seeded players he'd play us on the lesser courts in the first week so those Huxley blanks Black's, 12 0 Huxley Merchants blanked Black's Seed Farms 12 0 in three innings and Peanut Tree edged Tork's Hickory Park f) 4 Thursday night in Ames Area Hen's Fast Pitch Softball llB" League play. Fitz water pitched a three hitter to get the victory for Huxley. Owens was the losing pitcher for Black's. Fngel hit a home run for Peanut' Tree to support the six hit pitching of Kingslien.

Davidson was the losing, hurler for Tork's. Braves swap Cepeda to As for McClain Heintz has low Highway score Larry Heintz shot a 22 for the low score during Highway Golf League action Wednesday. Other low scores were Iowa Stale Spec Hansen 28, Tom Lucas 31, Harold Dowdcn. Al Oslund, Dale Derby 32. Home wood Larry Heintz 22, Ray Tieg 29, Walt Brown, Ernie Silverio, Fay Bloomfield 30.

Oaks Gene Tesdall 31. Ron Morrow 34, LeRoy Butter, Frank Blair, Dick Fleig, John Carpetner, Manuel Abola, Keith Snider 35. id standings Ramacla Inn 40.5. Jim's Standard 36.5. Bill Watson Insurance 36.0, Barber Shop 36 0, Matney Phohi 34 0, Nims Sportsman 32.5, 20th Century Bowling 32.5, Durlam and Durlam 32.5, Jack Safly's Barber Shop 31.5.

United Real Estate and Insurance 31.0, Hi way Credit Union 3d.O, Fasten Drug Team Ten 23.5, Bvci Office Suppfv 18.5. MIGHTY EFFORT Chicago Cub baserunner Don however, got off throw (photo at right) to first base to Kcssinger dives al St. Louis Cardinal secmitl baseman Ed complete the twin killing. Cardinals also won the game, 4 2, Crosby (at left) in attempt to break up double play, Crosby, played Thursday night in st Louis. (UPl tetaphnlos) Englehorn has last laugh Asked about the trade in San Diego, where the Braves were playing the Padres Thursday night.

Cepedar said. "I'm happy to be going back to the bay area. I started playing there. I have a lot of friends there so I think I'm very lucky. It could be worse." Cepeda said he expected a trade.

"I knew it would happen. With the money I have been making, and with me not able to play the way I want to. and with some good young ball players on (he team. I knew that they were going to do something with me," he said. He said he is pieased with the trade because, "I wasn't too happy with Atlanta, not with the management because they have been good to mc, hut with things in general." Physically Cepeda said he feels fine.

"My knee is not the way I want it to be but they are coming along. If my knees get well I have many years ahead of me. feci very good physically, my reflexes are sharp and everything is going well for me." Buck golf winner Palmii Buck won the championship flight during women's golf al the Ames Golf and Country Club Wednesday Verna Peterson won the first flight, Lois Donaldson won the second flight, Eldora Keller won the third flight and Grace Bailey, Mickey Stevens, Gwen Dit.el and Pat Mathison tied for the fourth flight. Kny Sleil won the fifth flight. Eclectic tournament winners will he announced during next Wednesdays luncheon, Kathy Ahem, Kathy Cornelius, Marbo Sasaki and Gloria Ehrct entering to day's second round.

The course, described by many of the touring pros as the best the Open has ever been hold on, took its toll on many of the big names. Mickey Wright, a four time winner of the Women's Open, struggled to a 77, controversial Janie Blalock, the tourney's leading money winner, had a 78 and both Kathy Whitworth and Carol Mann could do no better lb an 79. MCLAIN CEPEDA ATLANTA (UPD Atlanta Braves" first baseman Orlando Cepeda learned Thursday he'll be going back to the bay area where 14 years ago he started playing baseball with the San Francisco Giants. Cepeda, who has been plagued with sore knees, was traded to the Oakland Athletics by the Braves Thursday for pitcher Denny McLain. the one time 31 game winner now working out his problems in Brimingham.

and an undisclosed amount of cash. Both players expressed satisfaction with the deal. "That's super," said McLain, "That's just great. I'm 100 per cent armwisc and my weight's good. I just want to prove that I can pitch The Braves said McLain will start July 4 against Chicago in Atlanta.

McLain, 28, won the Cy Young award twice, and his 31 victories in 1068 provided Ihe biggest season for any pitcher in 30 years. Al Birmingham he was 3 3 with a 6.32 earned run average. Cepeda had been bothered by his knees and appeared in only 28 games I his season, hitting .298. MAMARONECK, N.Y. (UPl) Shirley Englehorn is having a little laugh today on a doctor in Caldwell, Idaho, who told her she would never play competitive golf again.

Miss Englehorn underwent serious surgery on her left ankle last July. Her hometown doctor performed a bone fusion to repair damage caused by cartilage deterioration. The doctor told her that she would never again play on the LPGA tour. But. either he didn't have any faith in "his own work or he didn't know Shirley.

When the opportunity arose for her to participate in the USGA Women's Open championship at Winged Foot Country Club this week, Shirley jumped at the chance and astonished everyone, including herself, by turning in an even par 72 Thursday to grab the first round lead. It was her first appearance on the tour in 12 months. "He (my doctor) told me I'd never play competitive golf again, and I hope he's smiling," Shirley said Thursday after being the only woman among 150 entrants to match par over the rough Winged Foot layout. "But he told me ihat if I had Ihe desire to try it to go ahead. He thought the ankle was strong enough." Shirley's fine round gives her a one stroke load over Pam Barnelt and Rctsy Cullcn and a two stroke advantage over Maior League Leaders By United Press International Leading Batters National League g.

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(UPD Phil Garner lashed a two run triple with two outs in the seventh inning here Thursday night, lifting the Iowa Oaks to a 9 7 American Association victory over Evansville. The blast hy Garner, called up earlier in ihe week from Birmingham. of Ihe Southern Association, enabled Ihe Oaks to snap a four game losing streak. Shnblm, KC audi, Oak Braun, Min Pniela, KC May, Chi Mabciy, KC Cdeno, Hou Mota, LA Snguiln, Pit St.L Oliver, Pit Brock, St.L Torre, St.L Santo, Chi 49 154 20 51 .331 61 247 40 79 .320 47 150 14 48 .320 63 247 39 77 .312 63 227 42 70 .308 62 199 23 60 .302 65 2 26 42 68 301 60 227 22 68 .300 63 237 24 70 .295 66 261 30 76 .291 54 179 20 52 291 62 243 46 S3 .343 51 15B 26 54 .342 61 236 57 80 .336 60 231 28 76 .329 63 260 39 84 ,323 66 266 36 92 .322 64 245 36 79 .322 46 168 28 54 53 215 41 68 .31 57 2S 66 .316 Chi Allcr Carew, Min Oliver, Cal Tex.