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ikjdffcn ilffoimrr Monday. Am 14, 17-Pa sports Stingley Has Some Feeling in Body Allen Fired by Rams, Stingley Improved OAKLAND. Calif New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley. paralyzed after being injured a weekend game against the Oakland Raiders, moved hu right arm Sunday and regained some feeling in all parts of his body Stingley, 26. who was paralyzed from the head down when he was tackled by the Raiders Jack Tatum Saturday, underwent a one-hour operation to realign his vertebrae and reduce pressure on his spine at Eden Hospital in nearby Castro Valley A hospital bulletin said he suffered "a fracture dislocation injury of his cervical spine The operabon was performed by Dr Donald Fmk, the Haiders' physician, and Dr.

Maynard Pont, a neurosurgeon There was no statement about whether he would ever be able to return to football Neurosurgeons and orthopedists as well as Dr Glenn Reynolds, director of the California Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System, were consulted All recommended continuation of the present course of treatment of spinal traction as well as close care of his general health. Stingley 's wife flew to the hospital Sunday and spent the day with her husband. Hospital officials described turn a awake and alert" during the visit Raider Coach John Madden and several Oakland players also visited briefly Fink said after the operabon Stingley would be the hospital at least a week The Patriots won Saturday's game. 21-7 But after the injury to Stingley in the second quarter, neither the players nor the 53.600 fans at Oakland Coliseum had much heart left for the rough stuff of football At the instant Tatum crashed into Stingley, the Patriot receiver fell motionless to the Coliseum turf "I knew it was serious, Tatum said We just sort of hit head-to-head When he went down he never moved "He was in the air when I hit him We almost hit head on The crowd and players from both teams sensed it was serious as Stingley lay on the field for about five minutes before being gently carried out His coach, Chuck Fairbanks, said Stingley's teammates were "really shaken up" by the injury The Raiders were equally shaken. The game seems kind of small when something like this happens.

said Oakland quarter1 -k Ken Stabler By United Press Internationa George Allen won't be ieadng the Ian Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl after all In what may have been the quickest firing of a head coach the NFL Rams' owner Carroll Rosen bloom dismissed Allen Sunday after the dub's second straight loss in the exhibition season Ray Malavas). Allen's offensive coordinator and the defensive coordinator of the Rams for five seasons under Chuck Knox, was named head coach The announcement came after the Rams dropped a 17-0 decision to the San Diego Chargers Sunday. Meanwhile, there is more hope for the injured Darryl Stingley The New England Patriots wide receiver, who suffered a broken neck in New England's 21-7 victory over the Oakland Raiders Saturday night, was reported in "improved" condition He underwent surgery Sunday and was able to move his right arm in addition to having sensation through his body Stingley suffered the injury, which will probably end his football career, after a colhsion with Raider defensive back Jack Tatum in the second quarter On Feb 1, Rains' owner Rosen bloom introduced his new football coach, Allen, late of the Washington Redskins "I am fascinated," Rosenbloom said then, "by the thought of what a great coach George Allen might be if he were free of all the things he had to do in Washington as coach, general manager and janitor. I believe that freed of all those problems, he will have an opportunity to prove how well he can get along with people. Just six months and 12 days and two unsuccessful exhibition games later, Rosenbloom and Allen parted company in what was believed to be the quickest firing of a head coach in the history of the National Football league Rosenbloom hired Maiavasi, Allen's offensive coordinator and the defensive coordinator of the Rams for five seasons under Chuck Knox, to replace Allen as the fourth head coach under hw ownership Because of the strong personalities of the men involved Alien's firing by Kosrmbioom late Sunday aftemon probably was inevitable But the suddenness of it after a 174) exhibition toss to the San Diego Chargers was shocking There was not a due or a hint of what was going to happen It is my feeling that I have made a serious error ui judgment in believing George Allen could work within our framework." Rosenbloom said ui a prepared statement "It has been extremely difficult for him to adjust to a new situation Unquestionably hr is a fine coach and administrator His record speaks for itself However.

I'm certain it's the best interest of all concerned to make thus change at this time "I'm not worried about that," Allen answered when asked if this meant the end of his coaching career "All I can say right now is that I plan on running six miles tomorrow I don't know whether Ill slay in Ias Angeles or move to Washington In other NFL exhibition games Saturday Detroit defeated Cincinnati. 14-10. Dallas downed Denver, 21-14, the New York Jets nipped the New York Giants, 27-23, San Diego shut out Angeles, 174). Kansas City beat Minnesota 17-13, Cleveland trounced Buffalo, 20-10, Miami defeated New Orleans, 31-17, Seattle crushed San Francisco. 28-6, Pittsburgh beat Atlanta, 13-7, St Lulls defeated Chicago, 26-14, and Tampa Bav beat Baltimore, 23-12 I-awrence Gibbs scored from a yard out in the third quarter to score the only points in the second half for the Lons after they fell behind ltk 7 at the half Ken Anderson threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to John McDaniel for the Bengals Jim Baaken kicked four field goals to pate the Cardinals, who took a 23-0 halftime lead and were never in trouble Jimmy Dubose scored on a 24-yard run and set up two more scores to lead the Buccaneers to their second straight win S' (ampMI CONCERN Vermont Shrine roaches, including Darrell Sawyer, foreground, show gar Bowl (iimr atiianover.

Saturday. Vermont, winner of the previous three gam es between the two states, bowed Saturday by a 25-13 score. Also shown is Windsor's Gary Hlakr i22i. Coach Sawyer will be back working with the Rrattleboro Colonels who begin practice session this evening. Mahaffey Wins Second Straight Golf Tourney Caron Win Another, Ollie Silva Improved All Star Contests End Fall Mt.

Year WINCHESTER, N.H -Defending Monadnock Speedway champion, Punky Caron, should be ready for this Sundays Invasion of Nascar Modified Division championship contenders. Caron won his eleventh feature event of the season Friday night. Caron grabbed the lead in the 35 lap race on the seventh lap and went the distance for his win. For the second week in a row Pete Fiandaca and Jack Bateman put on the show in their battle for second place Firday Bateman gained the second spot over Fiandaca Bobby Karvonen and Jerry Bly finished out the top five positions. Ollie Silva, severely injured here two weeks ago, remains in Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover.

Silva is currently listed in serious condition after being removed from the criticl list Aug. 7 He is now on regular patient care at the hospital. Another defending champ, Pat Wood, finally picked up his first checkered flag of the year in the sportsman class. Wood led from start to finish in the 25 lap race. While Wood opened up a fair sized lead Ronnie Bodge and Dave Grantz duelled for secon with Bodge holding off the repeated challenges of Grantz for the number two position.

Fourth went to Gary Caron with Briar Freak taking fifth For the second week in succession, Kelly Arrison beat Phil I-oiselle to the finish line in the late model contest. Arrison had the lead early in the race while l-osielle had to play catch up and never quite caught Arrison. Finishing behind Arrison and I-oiselle was Bobby Stowell. Both top late model drivers will be in the field of open competition late model cars which will be the Compaignon event to Sundays Nascar New England Classic at Monadnock Speedway. The main event for Modified Stock cars will be 100 laps.

Local drivers Punky Caron and Dunk Rudolph will be among the Monadnock regulars who will be challenging the likes of defending and six-time National Nascar Modified Champ Jerry Cook. Also expected in the field will be Richie Evans, another former National Champion and the nations wimngest Modified driver, Geoff Bodine. The first qualifying race gets the green at 6 p.m. single, ami went to second when BF's Tom Pickering was hit by a pitch Both runners moved up on an error, before another error scored a run Rod Harper then walked and stole second before Matt Guild singled home the runs After the twin bill all tin-players received trophies for being selected to the All-Star squads The area players selected include Andy Coursen. Rod Harper, Scott Harrington.

Randy Illingworth. Torn Pickering and Jim Rouse Irom Bellows Falls, Dan Dowling. Matt Guild and Rusty Williams from Saxton's River; and Matt Brennan, Gary Jones and Allen Sumner from Westminster replaced by Walpole's Brian Chandler who threw one hit ball for two innings. Saxtons Rivers Dan Dowling had that lone hit Dowling was also the Wests new pitcher. The East touched Dowling for an unearned run in the fifth before scoring two more in the sixth Allen Sumner of Westminster led off by stroking a long triple to right, scoring on a ground out Walpoles Cutler then reached on an error, stole second and scored on Jurkoics double Jurkoic took third on a wide throw, but was out trying for the round tripper with the aid of an error In the seventh the West scored three times off Bentley to make the final 64 Munat led off with a PKTF.K MAY I Il Sports riter SliToN Mass tUPIl John Mahaffey and Dr (ill Morgan played dueling birdies on the Pleasant Valiev bluegrass for 16 boles Sunday Itul the par four 17th peaceful, picturesque yet pugnacious turned out to be the oung Texan's victory march and tlie good doctor's swan song Morgan look a double-bogey six tin tlie scenic but scary hole, while Mahaffey with a little help from a spectator's ieg.

carded a four I hc result was a two-stroke in at the Pleasant Valley ('lassie for the. newly crowned IMA champ nvei Morgan, tin- tour's only optometrist, and Raymond Floyd, the defending champion and designated critic of the 7,119 yard par-7t Pleasant Valley Country 'lab course Mahaffey a 30-year-old with fmy ish good looks, fired a 67 for a four-round total of 270, H-under (sir. a tournament record The Win, his second in as many weekv was worth 34 (WO, whieh upped his earnings this' year to' $136,764 Morgan shot a 69 and Floyd a 67 to each earn $20,812 Mark Hayes, the leader after the second and third rounds, -skied to 74 and a tie for fourt "To win two in row is unbelievable, said Mahaffey. who has won twice as many tournaments in seven days as he had in seven years on the tour 'T didn't think 1 had a chance to wih it because 1 us so tired But I've been playing very consistently Mahaffey 's only other win before the PGA was the 1973 Sahara Invitational. Mahaffey and Morgan traded birdies through the first 16 holes, with Mahaffey making the greater number to offset a bogey Hie' PGA champ ran four birdies in a row on the back side to hold a four shot lead over Morgan, who had just finished the 17th I realized I had never had a lead like that." said Mahaffey.

who proceeded to bogey the 16th I didn't know what to do Morgan's trouble began when he pushed a one-iron into a RAILROAD SALVAGE Canal Turners Falls, Mass OPEN SUNDAY 10-9 p.m. Open Fri 10 9 Closed Sat. Judy Kankin Gets a Morale-Building Vi in ft tf stream, took a drop and chipped onto the fairway. His fourth shot flit a tree; he chipped up and made a 10-foot character-builder for a six. That was the end of me," said the 31-vear-old Oklahoman.

"I had played well until I hit 17 But if 1 have to blame anything, it would be my inability to make birdie putts I had multiple opportunities to take the tournament for myself and I didnt do it." Mahaffey hit a good drive on 17 but plunked a flyer" off a spectators leg. The ball rolled to the edge of the green where he proceeded to get down in two for his par It was a tremendous break. It saved me from a bogey or worse. I gave the guy a ball. That was the least I could do," Mahaffey said Morgan and Floyd both birdied 18 to close to within two shots, but Mahaffey shot a routine par to win easily.

1 didn't miss too many fairways or greens. People say there is a tendency to let down after you win a major I didn't want that to happen," Mahaffey said. When it was noted that Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus also had won the week after victories at major tournaments this year, Mahaffey said. Both those guys had won majors before They knew what was going on. I didn't," Floyd, who had rapped the course's condition all week, said he was pleased with his round He has played his last 13 rounds at Pleasant Valley at 38-under par That's the kind of record you like to build I played very well, but I also made three bogeys and I don't usally do that when I'm playing well I was trying to help the tournament with my criticism." said Floyd, who was presented with a toy lawn mower by reporters at the end of the round Miller Barber, who shot a 66 the first day was among the leaders after nine holes, shooting a five-under par 31 But he slipped on the back side and joined Hayes.

Australian Bob Shearer and Canadian Open champ Bruce laetzke at eight -under par 276 They all earned 88 775 Ky. tUPIl A record 1,756 Thoroughbreds have been cataloged for Keeneiand's 35th September Yearling Sale, which begins Monday. Sept. 11. Catalogs will be mailed at potential buyers within II day.

Kecneland Association spokesmen said over the weekend Rutland Legion Wins State Title Again By GARRY HARRINGTON SAXTONS RIVER The Fall Mt. Baseball league ended another season yesterday with a double-header between the East and West Division All-Star teams here at the Vermont Academy Field. The East took both tilts, winning the opener easily 17-5, before hanging on to win the second game 6-4. The opening contest started slow, with the West taking a 4-1 lead over the eventual winners. BFs Rod Harper gave up just a double to Walpole's Steve Cutler and a sacrifice fly in his three innings of mound work North Walpole's Stan Jurkoic allowed just three hits, but was touched for four unearned runs.

In the fourth, new West pitcher Keith I -arson of Chester gave up a walk, a double to Cutler and four more walks along with three wild pitches as the East took a 64 lead Andy Coursen, from Bellows Falls, came in to get out of the inning but was in trouble himself the following frame when he walked the first three batters he faced, and gave up a single to Bo Bentley, who was out at second on a fielder's choice After another walk and a strike out, Alstead's Dean Gowen and Randy Gendron singled and Brian Chandler doubled before Coursen got out of the inning, making it 134 after five innings Singles by SR's Rusty Williams, Proctorsville's Dan Cumer and Coursen combined to score the Wests final run ut the sixth. In the seventh, BF's Randy Illingworth got his second tut of the game, the other being a first inning double, but he was stranded Uhgn worth, who threw the final inning for the West, was also walking four, while giving up two hits and three runs making the final 17-6. Illingworth also started the second game, throw mg the first three innings, giving up three runs ui the first, while ptiching out of jams in the second and third. Chariestwon II' Phil Prouty, Alstead's Chris Stanley and Charlestown l's Rich LeDrew all reached Illingworth for hits in the three opening frame But in the West second. Illingworth retaliated with a double and scored on a single by Stan Munat from Londonderry.

That was the only run LeCkrem gave up in three iiiiiiiinimimmnmmiiinminMininiimmim. jr PROFIT RAISING EARTHWORMS Mather, Bennington, pitcher, Jon Soderberg, Essex, unility, Dale Corbett, Bennington, utility and Howie Ravelin, Essex, utility Ed Markey of Burlington received the Sportsmanship Award The Vermont champions will move on to the New England Tournament at Quincy, Mass, beginning Aug 23. The win in the state fiqal boosted Post 31's overall record for the season to 32-5 Stl UOIIV WORM Ml. IlMI sutfpt tr-g number Out ms qutlrft muM mwwmum a I Hh kju. I I srxl ww hour of timr rr iy sn4 snyn mrttsg ouKfcnrt tho-r vrtsH 1 I two-time No.

1 player Rankin's lead over Higgins was never less than two strokes, but after the first nine boles she led Massey by only one Massey gave the leader no breathing room until she bogeyed the 16th hole If I could have had a decent putting day today I could have won the tournament. said the 1977 Rookie of the Year, still looking for her first 1978 victory after finishing second for the third time this year Massey was even for the day. hile Higgins came in at 3-under 70 Lttle finished 1 -under 72 for her final total and Kathy Whitworth and Beth Stone were lied for fifth at 4 -under 288 Debbie Austin, the defending champion, was never in contention and finished at 7-over 299 while Nancy Lopez, more or less out of i-ontenOon after her first-round 79, came in at 4-over 296. 13 strokes off the pace Rankin' husband. "Yippee.

says that Judy is play ing hurt, but Rankin denies it. My back all right, she says "I just don't have quite the mobility 1 had before I hurt it Bui I'm not as young as before either "It was like miming for the fust time It at seemed ao hard Iflttt" By SHERYI. Fl-ATtm I PI Sports Writer MANHASSFT. tUPIl After being the leading money winner on the I JPGA tour in 1976 and 1977. Judy Kankin hadn't won a tournament since last year European (pen 53 weeks ago and she was wondering whether she'd ever win one again Her year of self-torture came to an end Sunday when she beat liebbte Massey and Pam Htggms by two strokes to win the $100,000 I xxig I stand Chant Classic As a morale builder this was as important as anything Eve won.

said the 13-vear-old Konkin 115.000 richer as the result of her victory "I was in the pU And when you don win for tong you start to wondrr if oo II evrr win again Kankin. one of the most consistent players on the tour when she healthy, put together four solid rounds for the first time this year to eam the victory She came in at par-73 on the final day of piay on the North Hills course and finished the tfumamenl at Funder 2X3 Kankin led after every rrund but the first, and though Masary Higgins and Salty IattJe who fttushed fourth at Funder 2X6 mounted occasional threats. they j(fre never able to overtake the RUTLAND Rutland Post 31 won its third straight Vermont Legion Championship here yesterday afternoon with a 10-3 victory over Proctor in the finals played at St Peters Field. Proctor had taken a 2-0 lead over Rutland and Shane Stacey in the first inning but the Rutland team went to score six tunes in the bottom of the second frame and Stacey checked the Proctor team the rest of the way for the victory. Rutland dominated the All Tournament team with five players named while, in addition, Steve Da vine of the state champions was named the Most Valuable Player.

Rutland players named to the All Tournament team were G.J. Garrow, first base, Joe Kelly, second base. Mart Vignoe, third base. Terry Cox, outfield and Stacey, pitcher Also named were Vint Chiomere, Proctor, shortstop. Join Bartlett, Proctor, outfield, Kevin Mitchell.

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GLiARAMTtf WORMS eer I IOTA, SI MIS At IOOAVT If Ot TWhM VtX. WNO fOR A fRM HfKX Ml, HI T(X MUSI IM UXH SASH AODRfSS AW whom SCMW SCHEDULE CHANGED KINGSTON, R.I (UP1I The University of Rhode Island has made two changes its 1978 varsity football schedule The Rams Sept 1C home" opener against Northeastern was moved to Brown Stadium Providence because installation of new seating at the UR1 stadium won't be finished The Rama wtD play Virginia Union University twtead of Morgan Stale on Oct. 14 in Security Worm Mutual, Inc wet i ii ino i at hm.