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DicJc Hill deader in Amateur GON1C A junior Ktar. irge Valley Regional Higli chool was the surprise leader the halfway point of qualil'y- ig lor the 64th Annual New ampshire State Amateur Golf ournarnent at Rochester Coun- ry Club yesterday. The large field plays another oles today before being into flights for match play, Honorary Commissioner Walter Peterson, seated left, was appointed honorary commissioner of the New Hampshire Amateur Softball Association recently after which he signed a proclamation for Softball week in the state July 1(1-22. Peterson received a certificate from Doug Dicey, right, state commissioner of the ASA while Manchester commissioner Bill Caragian, left, Jere Freeman, center, and Joe Fate, right, watched. Phils Gain Split Owens Replaces Lucchesi By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS People make mistakes which, of course, is why they put erasers on the tops of lead pencils.

Frank Lucchesi has run out of erasers in Philadelphia and Paul Owens has just scratched the surface of his first one. Owens, already general manager of the Phillies, replaced Lucchesi as field manager on Monday and then piloted the club to a twi-night header split against Los Ange" Jes, losing the first game 64 in 11 innirigs but taking the nightcap 9-1. Owens, obviously, is a slow starter. Unfortunately for him, so are the Phillies. Elsewhere on an abbreviated National League schedule, San Francisco overtook slumping New York'5-4 and Montreal de- -feated 6-3 with two Padre players up in the hospital.

All -other NL clubs had thfc.night off. Lucchesi had admitted at his departing news conference that he would "have to take some of the blame for the team's performance." Owens was quick to do the same thing when the Phillies flopped in their first game under new; shipper. The score was tied 3-3 in the seventh when Roger Freed singled and moved up on a sacrifice. Owens sent up pinch hitter Joe Lis who singled. Plus one for the manager.

But Freed, no-gazelle on the base- paths, -tfas thrown out trying to score. hadn't bothered with a pinch runner. Minus one i.1. 44 32 40 35 36 .533 ,532 .434 .346 for the' manager. The Phillies almost; got Owens-off the hook when Greg Oliver Harris Hurls No-Hitter In Pease Play Pittsburgh New York St.

Louis Chicago 41 Montreal 33 43 Philadelphia 27 51 West Cincinnati 45 31 ,592 -Houston 45 33 .577 1 Los Angeles 41 37 .526 5 Atlanta 36 42 .462 10 San Francisco 35 48 .422 13 2 San Diego 29 49 .372 17 Monday's Results Los Angeles 6-1, Philadelphia 4-9 Montreal 6. San Diego 3 San Francisco 5, New York 4 Only games scheduled Tuesday's Games San Diego (Kirby 6-8) at Montreal (Tprrez 9-5), San Francisco (Bryant 6-4) at New York (Koosraan 6-3), Los Angeles (Sutton 10-4) at Philadelphia (Carlton 11-6), Houston (Forsch 4-3 and Roberts 7-4) at Chicago (Hooton and Hands 6-6), 2 Atlanta (Niekro 8-7) at St. Louis (Santorini 4-6), Pittsburgh (Moose 5-4) at In the Major League the Tig-i Cincinnati (Billingham 4-9), ers ripped the Athletics, 18-7. Wednesday's Games Dave Nicholson had a double San Diego at Montreal, and Chris Maratos had two for San Francisco at New York the victorious Tigers. i Los Angeles at Philadelphia, In the Minor League Hawks downed the Mets, Houston at Chicago Neil Johnson had a homer for the Hawks while Jim had two triples and ftay Diaz one.

Ronighl's games send the Ttoyals against the Padres, the Red Sox against the Cardinals and the Braves against the Astros. The Reds ana tne Indians locked up in a good one in the Senior Division of the Pease Little League last night. When' the game was over the Reds had a 1-0 victory and Oliver Harris had himself a no- Harris struck out just three in the game but got fine backing defensively to post the masterpiece. The Reds man-aged only three hits off two Indian pitchers. Mizinski's RBI single gave them the lead in the eighth but Willie Davis tied it for the Dodgers with a homer in the ninth.

Two innings later, LA loaded the bases with none out and broke the tie on Wes Parker's sacrifice fly and an RBI single by Bill Buckner. Don Money had an early three-run homer for Philadelphia. Willie Monianez took care of the nightcap, driving in five runs with a single, triple and homer. Woody Fryman tossed a six-hitter for the victory, disturbed only by Manny Mota's eighth-inning homer. The Mets dropped their fifth game in the last six, bowing to San Francisco and slipping games behind idle Pittsburgh in the East Division race.

Dave Rader and Willie Giants but it took a two-run single by Chris Speier in the eighth inning to turn the gamt around. Jim Fregosi, who had a two-run homer for the Mets had singled home another run In the seventh for a 4-3 New York lead. Ken Singleton and Mike Jor gensen tagged consecutive eighth inning homers, easing Montreal past San Diego. The Padres had two players carried, off the field on a stretcher in the first three in nings, First, catcher Fred Kendall banged into the back stop going after Ron Fairly' foul pop in the first inning. suffered a bruised shoulder am cut forehead.

Then, in th third, Leron Lee was struck the batting helmet by a pitchei ball. Both players were take to the hospital for rays. Nate Colbert also homere McCovey 'had homers for the for the Padres. Standings National League East W. L.

Pet. G.B. 48 27 .640 Costa's Blast A home run by Jon Costa i helped Brady Ford overcome Whalen's Movers in a Little League game last, night at Leary Field, tt-fi. Doubles were collected by da- ry Langevin, Larry a Doug Moore and Dennis llivwstcr, Atlanta al St. Louis, i Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, i Hampton Entry Posts Victory AMESBURY, Mass.

The Hampton Merchants of the Northeast Baseball a posted a 3-2 decision over the Amcsbury Merchants last night behind the four-hit, pitching of In other panics play-oil recently in the league Whali'ii's blanked Cliff's Shoe, 3-0 as Nay doubled and Him also blanked Cliff's, as David Toy lor. John Risden nnd Joff doubled, Lumbort hurled the shutout allowing just two hits. McGrath First (hull nm! LUl'l i i McGrnth, who I ho 24 fl- nallHls since mulch piny Sunday twice in ovrr ol roil Wayiic. bid the 42nd mid flmil clay kjlglil. the 211-voiir old sscored two runs in bottom" of the first inning 'on a two-run homer by Jerry Mandallo.

Hampton countered with a run in the top of the first, another in the third and the sixth. The score nn a wild Miko bowled 215 game Monday nlRhl clinched first plow In Professional Howlers Asxoc Si'hmltll i 1 1 1 Hick Til us was I wo for three in the game. Chip Ward and Frank Brown had RBJs in the game. Hninplon, now 6-9 on the season, lakes on league-lending llnylo Club of Amesbiiry next. scvmi shots and wound up with soven us he nailed down first prlwi of $0,000.

Schmidt had only Ihroo strikes, left a pair of spills n. ml finished with only 100 to drop to third place in the compel It lobn. Larry haul) of San Francisco, wild won six of his final eifiht Ramos, rolled two games Detroit Baltimore Boston New York Cleveland Milwaukee American League East W. L. Pet.

G.B 41 34 40 35 35, 36 .547 1 .493 4 .486 4V .432 8 1 .397 11 35 37 32 42 29 44 West Oakland 48 28 .632 -Chicago 43 34 .558 5 Minnesota 38 36 .514 9 Kansas City 39 37 .513 9 California 3tt 42 .462 13 Texas 33 44 .429 Monday's Results Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 1 Kansas City 3, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 2, Chicago Detroit 8, Texas 3 Boston 4, Oakland 2 California 4, New York 3 Tuesday's Games Boston (Pattin 6-8) at Oak land (Horlen 2-0), New York (Peterson 7-10) California (May 3-6), Milwaukee (Lockwood 4-9) Minnesota (Woodson 5-8), Texas (Broberg 5-7) at De troit (Timmerman 6-7), Chicago (Bahnsen 11-9) Cleveland (Lamb 2-3), Kansas City (Drago 7-7) Wednesday's Games Boston at Oakland, New York at California, Milwaukee at Minnesota, Texas at Detroit, Chicago at. Cleveland, Kansas City at Baltimore, Table, Chess Board Changed As Opening Match Nears REYKJAVIK, Iceland CAP) American challenger Bobby Fischer and Russian defender Boris Spassky finally begin play this afternoon in the richest and most publicized world chess championship of all lime unless some now snag chessmen 35, drew and with the white them the first move. Fisher, 29, of Brooklyn, N.Y., had the black pieces. One game will bo played each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, starting at 5 p.m. 1 p.m.

EOT. a t-mjnuU; National for prestige was at the defending Rus- he lop 63 playcn will make ie championship flight. Dick Hill, 15, out of unapcc Country Club carded even par 72 to grab a three- troke lead over Bill Thomits, ormerly of Portsmouth now laying out of Rochester, and 3ob Silva of Beaver Meadow. Four strokes back of the lead- is Gerry Maxt'ield of Portsmouth who fired a 37-38-75 over lough Rochester layout. Five strokes back is a large roup including Don Bann of 'ortsmouth, Jeff; Fitzgerald, like Miller Daggett Rochester, Bill Heinz of Beav- Meadow, Stuart Mozeleski Kingswood and Jay Leonard Nashua.

Hill got oEf to a slow start he bogied three of the first our holes but then his putter ame alive and the course was iis. He used just 27. putts on he 18 holes getting birdie putts jf 12, 10 and 15 feet. He carded 36-36-72 giving notice of his consistent play. Other seacoast area golfers and their scores included Pat Foye, Pease, 3040-78; Jim 1 1 1 Portsmouth, 38-41-79; Thomas Mummert, Pease, 3939-41-80; Bob Averill, Exeter, 3843-81; Dick Portsmouth, 41-40-81; Ed Butler Pease, 4041-81; Paul Maskwa 41-40-81; Bob Story, Exeter, 3844-82; Wayne Mullavey, Exeter 42-40-82, and Jim Blalock, Ports mouth, 43-39-82.

Ed Hurley, Pease, 42-41-83 Garland Peek, Portsmouth, 42-84; Hughey O'Brien 43-43-86 diet Cooper, Pease, 41-46-87 Art 4346-89 Francis Regan, Portsmouth, 43 46-89 and Steve Buia, Ports mouth, 4446-90. Alan Kidder of Mojalaki Coun try Club, the defending cham pion, automatically qualifies No I for the match play segrnen of the tourney and isn't playin in the qualifying rounds. did tour the course yesterda at four-over-par 76. Best Ball Teams Nearinq Finals NKWMARKBT i Annis and George Batchelde have reached the finals in th First Flight best ba tournament a Rockingham Country Club. Annis and Batchelder will meet the winner of the match between i Cavaness-Earl Macintosh and Less Claridge Jack Calvin.

In the championship flight Bob Collie and Bob Pockham will battle Red Jablonski and Dale Marden for the right to face Peter Dennis arid a Flanders in the finals. In the Twilight League at Rockingham the a i include Team 5 (Libby) 86, Team 1 (Jablonski) 80, Team 2 (Marden) 73, Team (Dockham) 68, Team (Collins) 63 and Team 3 (Collie) 59. Low gross in the last match was Marden with 38. Gerry Macfield paced all players in the Friday morning league last week with a 36 to push his Team 1 into first place. Hughie O'Brien's was second, Mike Levy's third and Bob Bambergers last.

were being made on the slagej a The Soviet Union subsi- of Reykjavik's sports i- hall. The playing table was' shortened, the green-and-white marble chessboard constructed for the, fourth time, and the overhead lighting changed. But these were small details ompared to the tangled ncgo- ations and war of nerves that receded the encounter, illy set to start July 2. Champ McDonald's Victorious McDonald's and Booth posted victories in the Portsmouth Babe Ruth League last night dix.es chess and has dominated the for decades. Fischer is the i foreigner to make it to the finals since 1948.

For Fischer, it is a question of money and personal prestige, of proving his claim that he is the best in the world. London oddsmakers rated the lanky American the favorite to win the 24-game, two-month competition and capture more than $180,000 of the estimated $300,000 at stake. The winner gets five-eighths put up by the Portsmouth Herald-INK) II: 1972--9 Second Half Slate For Softball League 1 How to borrow at bank rates for only 90 77 per month. of and final nf ID move inln second 1 Irll hiiiulor, whose liiRl' IM'IA victory WIN In KftO, stnit'k on llvt' ul Illn l''or I lie loiiniiiiiK'nl, McCirnlh KoocKed i i 0.1?' pins for an iiverawe of 'i 17. i 570 bonus pins, for each of his 19 imitrh game victories against live IOMSOH, hi.s score was IMIM, pins ahead of Uuh.

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Inehrfn life 14. UK jMr. rtM 7 I7.SJ4 14 Nto 12.M%, NORTHERN NATIONAL CREDIT TTie VFW Tigers have won the championship of the American Little League. Last nifht at Ilislop Park the Tigers stopped Chase's Indians, 4-1 to assure them- of the second half title with a record of 8-1. The Tigers also won the first half with an 8-1 mark.

Shawm Martin hurled the victory for the Tigers strik- iaf out 13 en route to the victory. In the first inning Martin lashed a two-run double giving himself all the runs he would need. Howie Loch also had a good night with the stick blasting out two hits. at Leary Field. McDonald's stopped $78,125, plus another $75,000 of the $120,000 provided by London investment banker James Sla- Dinner-jlor to persuade Fischer to end Portsmouth Slo-Pitch Softball League has opened Ha second half of action at the junior high school field.

The second half of the campaign has tho league divided into two divisions. Pic-N-Pay, Ray's Kane, Canada Burger Chef, South Wind and Jay Edwards make up the A Division with Hudson's Texaco, Atherton's, Watts Fluid, Trading Post, Gallagher's and P.F. Avory in tho Division. The schedule includes July 11 Hudson's vs. P.F.

Avery, Atherton's Gallagher's, Watts Fluid vs. Trading Post; horn behind Randy Villeneuve, 93, and Booth dumped Seacrest, 9-7. Villeneuve struck out seven in the game besting Dick Miller. Villeneuve was also active with a bat picking up a double. Charlie Jones struck out 14 to leading Booth lo victory.

Jones was touched for doubles Geraci and Jeff by Paul Hodgdon. The game between the Portsmouth Ruth All-Stars a Booma Post scheduled Thursday has been postponed because of the heavy schedule for both teams. Instead there will be a doubleheader at Leary Field with two league make-up games. The 6 o'clock game will see Dinnerhorn against Police with his holdout last week. Organizers calculate Fischer and Spassky will divide at least another $55,000 from the sale of television and film rights.

Both players stayed in secul- sion. Spassky was reported nervous and upset. Fischer, who favors sleeping in the daytime, was last seen at 1 a.m., Monday, when he visited the sports hall. He demanded that the mahogany playing table be shortened and that the overhead lights be changed. The challenger also agreed with the Russian's complaints that the chessboard squares were too on the large in 1 the Elks battling Police at 8.

pieces. relation to the size of the 12 Canada Dry vs. South Wind, Pic-N-Pay vs. Burger Chef, Jay Edwards vs. Ray's Kane; 13 Watts Fluid vs.

Gallagher's, Hudson's Trading Post, P. F. Avery vs. Atherton's. July 17 Atherton's Hudson's, P.F.

Avery vs. Watts Fluid, Trading Post Gallagher's; 18 Ray's Kane vs. Pic-N-Pay, Jay Edwards vs. Canada Dry, Burger Chef vs. South Wind; 19 P.F.

Avery vs. Trading Post, Atherton's vs. Watts Fluid, Hudson's; 20 Gallagher's vs Jay Edward vs. Burger Chef, Ray's Ka.ne vs. Canada Dry; South Wine vs.

Pic-N-Pay. July 24 Burger Chef Ray's Kane, $outh Wind vs. Jay Edwards, Pic-N-Pay vs. Canada Dry; 25 Trading Post vs Atherton's, Gallagher's P.F. Avery, Hudson's 'VM, Watts 'luid; 20.

South Wind vs. lay's Kane, Burger Ghef vs. Canada Dry, Jay Edwards vs. ic-N-Pay; 27 Gallagher's vs. Atherton's, Trading Post tfalts Fluid, P.F.

Avery vs. 'ludson's. July 31 Trading Post vs. ludson's, Atherton's vs, P.F. Avery, Gallagher's vs.

Watts luid; Aug. 1 Burgor Chef vs. Pic-N-Pay, Ray's Kane Vs. Jay Edwards, South Wind vs. Canada Dry; 2 Watts Fluid vs.

P.F. Avery, Gallagher's vs. Trading Post, Hudson's vs. Atherton's; 3 Canada Dry vs. Jay Edwards, South Wind vs.

Burger Chef, Pic-N-Pay vs. ay's Kane. Aug. 7 Canada Dry vs. Ray's Kane, Pic-N-Pay vs.

South Wind, Burger Chef vs. Jay Edwards; 8 Watts Fluid vs. Atherton's, Gallagher's, Trading Post vs. P.F. Avery; 9 Jay Edwards vs.

South Wind, Canada Dry vs. Pic-N-Pay, Ray's Kane vs. Burger Chef; 10 P.F. Avery vs. Gallagher's, Watts Fluid vs.

Hudson's and Atherton's vs. Trading. Post. Make up dates, are slated July 21 and 28 and Aug. 4 and 11.

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