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"rwrwr1 y- 'fwT1' Saito (Eiiteett RpP Markets iYeics TUESDAY JULY II 1972 PAGE 41 Eugene race was his toughest yet w1 l1 man Young breaks pain so new 4 velled the announcer last night on the taped telecast of the Eugene trials At the time Young was doggedly hanging on the shoulder of Superboy 21-year-old Steve Prefontaine' with only 600 meters to go Prefontaine had too much left He pulled away to pi' A thought of being psychoanalyzed and trying to figure out why I do said George Young afraid just drive the psychiatrist out of his skull 'You learn not to think about the pain You just Eve with it You know there is going to be pain every morning if you push yourself in your workout and you know going to be worse in the afternoon You get to where you look forward to the races because the pain going to last as George told me that four years ago just before qualifying for his third Olympic Games as a distance runner Last night you could hear in his voice the weariness in his body as he talked on the phone from Flagstaff where he is working on his PhD and training for an unprecedented fourth Olympics On Sunday night in Eugene Ore he had run 5000 meters faster than any American ever had before (13:294) to become the first US runner ever to qualify for four Olympics Since the seventh grade Young has been running He turns 35 this month and that adds up to 23 years of competitive racing Two-thirds of his life Almost a quarter of a century Old Man has come down from the mountain from Arizona and he means mar so skinny I need a whole new set of And what about the Munich Olympics? Young tripped over a hurdle and qualify for the steeplechase finals at Rome He pushed hard too early in 1964 at Tokyo and ended up fifth in the steeplechase In 1968 he had been undefeated for over a year and was generally conceded to be the No 1 distance man at the time of the Olympics only to fall victim to Mexico 7500-foot altitude He won the bronze medal behind two Kenyans just five yards and eight-tenths of a second from victory "I think I can be a factor in Munich says George Los Angeles and the Eugene trials I was able to get in one month of concentrated training I think I ran as well as I could right now I felt bad about losing but now I have a chance for two more months of concentrated training say all the talent is going to be In the 5000 at Munich put it last on the track schedule and going to be the premier race of the Olympics maybe of all-time It may not take a world record (13:136) to win because the heats will probably be so fast but the winner has to be capable of a world record never run a race I think I could concludes Young too old to change of Arizona and a career (literally) of globe-trotting Earlier last week in all due reverence Prefontaine had called Young greatest distance For Young Eugene was a gruelling experience was the toughest race ever run Olympics he sighed kept getting to me never felt the pressure like that before hadn't run a race in a month and then I ran terribly (8:47) at two-miles in the Vons Classic in Los Angeles I felt so terrible in LA I know what to continued Young his town up there track crazy When we stepped onto the track 16800 people stood up and started screaming Pre! It was frightening I have to admit they treated me great too In Casa Grande where I live people recognize me But walk down the street in Eugene and a car would pull up and a little old lady would get out and ask me for my How has Young weathered the years physically? He came to UA in 1956 as a chunky 5-foot-9 150-pounder Four years ago at Mexico City he was a hollow-cheeked gaunt 146 pounds Today he is an emaciated 139 pounds: know me CITIZEN SPORTS EDITOR Jthe screams of joy from his hometown fans in Eugene as both he (13:228) and Young went under former American record of 13:298 It was a mighty race and victory for the young Oregon star who even been born when Young ran his first competitive race in junior high in Silver City on the way to stardom at the University eyes Jack Arnie a call shots differently 1CKS hurlers ills By BILL HAYES Citizen Sporhwrlter Nicklaus is going for the third leg of grand slam He has won the Masters and US Open and has the PGA Championship following Muirfield Up to 100000 fans are expected to view his attempt during the 72-holes Nicklaus says he is bringing his game to the peak he wants and he also says he will be ready to concentrate tomorrow Sleepy and tired after flying from the Canadian Open to Muirfield Sunday night Palmer said he thought the fact his foes had played a tournament so close to the British Open was another advantage for Nicklaus do I think about getting a big start on the rest by coming in Nicklaus asked going well hitting the ball I know what kind of pitch I hit I notice if a slider fast ball curve I just hit But when going bad then I KNOW what kind of pitch I got whether I got out on a slider or not I can see that real Redmond was seeing the pitches well for most of the season He started in center field opening night in Phoenix and played for about a week before injuring his hand dropping from the starting list until last week As his status declined so did his batting average Before his recent surge he was the lowest hitting Toro (160) In a week though Redmond I Now that Wayne Redmond is seeing or not seeing the baseball his hitting is on the upswing In fact without Redmond in the lineup the Tucson Toros probably have managed to win four consecutive games Tucson dropped the Eugene Emeralds for the fourth time in a row last night 7-3 in a Pacific Coast Leape game at Hi Corbett Field The teams conclude an eight-game series tonight at 7:45 at Hi Corbett Redmond who has struggled on the bench most of the season has done a turnabout since playing regularly last Tuesday when injuries decimated the Toros starting lineup And if Redmond keeps up his current pace it could be hard to keep him out of the lineup Redmond collected two hits last night Including a two-run home run In the eighth inning pacing attack His formula? Simple look at the pitch too carefully know what I hit for that home he smiled after the game fact when has added 34 points to his av- erage Hitting at a clip (7 for-16) collected two double a triple a homer and-seven RBIs sure is good to be play- ing again hitting agair winning again says Jones (hitting in--structor with the parent Chicago White Sox now in Tucson with the Toros) has helped me a lot got me to cut down on my swing a little bit And Deacon sure gives me a lot of confidence different with Larry (Sherry Tucson man- ager) Larry has confidence you but he was a pitcher and he works more with pitchers Anyway winning The! pys can go home and their wives instead of hitting them in the The Toros got another fine! performance from Dave Leis man who allowed three runs in eight innings He did help from Dennis whr saved the win in the ninth For the second straight outing Leisman walk a hatter I have his good: said about Leis man he worked hard He got into a couple of jams! and worked out of them The four consecutive ties the best effort of the season kids are adjusting tT Class AAA ball Sherry said too bad that it had! to happen now when not playing members of out own division" Tucson will send Stan Per- zanowski (4-10) to the Dave Wall-! ace (7-2) in game 2 iim twifrriirertiiiwtn Washington Post News Sarvica MUIRFIELD Scotland -Jack Nicklaus thinks Muirfield is playing tougher for the British Open than Pebble Beach Calif did for the US Open golf championship three weeks ago But Arnold Palmer thinks Muirfield is playing easier is and and that scores will be low for the 101st renewal of the classic tomorrow Nicklaus who has been touring the course here since last Wednesday said this wind stays as strong as it is today going to see the scores go up The course is playing short but The 80 lowest scores and ties in the 154-man field after the first two days qualify for the third round Then the 60 lowest scores and ties after 54 holes will qualify for the final round Saturday Deane Beman of Bethesda Md withdrew despite an exemption Joining him were such possible threats to Nicklaus as Australian Bruce Crampton Charles Coody Ray Floyd and Roberto De Vicenzo Most of the players practicing yesterday characterized Muirfield as Beach with a But Palmer refused to be convinced no he said is faster and dryer and I was reaching some of the downwind long holes with a drive and a 7-iron In spite of the wind the course is playing short and I look for low Par at the 6982 yard Muirfield is 71 Nicklaus stubbornly insisted never seen the winds like they were Monday but all right with me I fu-gure the more wind there is and the rougher Muirfield gets the better chance have learned to play wind shots If the golf course gets Soft because of rain the more Americans have to beat He shot a 69 In one informal round weft UP! Telephoto Old Man and the Pistons sign Anderson DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons announced today the signing of two1 draft choices to 1972-73 National Basketball Association contracts Bruce Anderson a 6-foot-8 seventh-round choice from Arizona and Jesse Mangham a 6-6 ninth-round pick from Ferris State College were the draftees 13:228 as Young (13:294) also eclipsed the former US mark of 13:298 on his way to second place and an unprecendented fourth Olympics running for the United States in Munich Germany in September (See Carl Porter column above) George Young (left) who turns 35 this month clings to the shoulder of 21-year-old distance running sensation Steve Prefontaine as they enter the last lap of the 5000-meter run in the Olympic Trials Prefontaine pulled away to an American record win in Writers not as harsh Jedelkv Ewing 2 Redmon OP Eugene 3 Tucson 1 LOB Eugene 4 Tucson 4 2B Schmidt Stone Redmon 2 Miller Redmond HR Redmon (2) SB Vukovlch Redmond Rosodzlnski SF Boone Williams takes it easy since transf er bb 4 0 10 6 1 Ruteck (L 6-2) 6 Verbanlc 2 Llman 1-4) 0 O'Toola I HBP Verbanlc (Hottman) Save O'Toole Ellis Coonev Venn 2 23 A 1489 Washington stuff The Dallas-Fort Worth newspapermen ask only questions never added the manager Perhaps they in print and called for a morning batting practice and only five players responded had any Williams insisted helped not having to read that That was a game in late June which Texas lost in extra innings after blowing a 7-1 lead Also in that series Williams fined 10 of his players 3100 each for late hours Perhaps he has mellowed only time he has lost his composure all year was in reported outfielder Tom Grieve so much what he said but you could see he was burning He hates to lose up there more than anywhere the writers dig NATIONAL LEAGUE Sale of Celtics approved NBA rejects bid for Bulls 48 44 33 J7 45 Washington Post News Service BALTIMORE I pess Mr Nixon was right about shouted Ted WiUdams who comes on strong whether the subject is baseball writers or foreip policy The manager of the Texas Rangers watching his team take batting practice in Memorial Stadium was giving himself a verbal pat on the back When the club the former Washington Senators was here in May Williams backed President Vietnam policies so eloquently that the chief executive sent him a note of thanks and Rep Gerald Ford (R-Mich) inserted remarks in the congressional record However he was more subdued than usual Asked to comment on current events he said: hope that (Bobby) Fischer beats that (censored) Russian (in But he had no comment on Martha Mitchell not as controversial as I used to be" explained hut behind the scenes they question the moves of the master juggler is killing the kids in the bullpen" said one of the traveling writers five relievers have 26 decisions too In his defense Williams said all I want from my starters are six strong and funny credited with having a strong bullpen every On strategy a Texas writer faulted Williams for a decision over the holiday weekend in Kansas City pt the first man on In the top of the 10th and instead of sacrificing Williams has Ted Ford swing away He hits into a double play and the next two pys get hits We lost it In the last half I asked him about it later he said always go by the The irony is that Williams almost always goes the book" just had a hunch about said Williams weakly Then he was unusually humble really blew it in the bottom BATTING Includes ill players except pitchers eb 2b 2b hr rbl eve -n Redmon 92 14 30 322 Miller Chicago 43 34 551 5Vk Minnesota 36 36 514 9 Kansas City 39 37 513 9 California 36 42 M2 13 Texas 33 44 429 Monday's Results Minnesota I Milwaukee 1 Aansas City 1 Baltimore 2 Cleveland 2 Chicago I Detroit Texas 3 Boston 4 Oakland California 4 New York 2 Today's Games Boston (Pattin $4) at Oakland (Horlen 2-0) nloht New York (Peterson 710) at California (May 36) night Milwaukee (Lockwood 4-9) af Minnesota (Woodson 64) night Texas (Brobero 5-) at Detrotf (Timmerman 6-7) night Chlcaoo (Bahnsen 11-93 at Cleveland (Lamb 2-3) night Kansas City (Drago 7-7) at Beitlmorw (Palmar 11-4) nloht 4 Wednesday's Games Boston at Oakland New York at California Milwaukee at Minnesota Texas at Detroit Chicago at Cleveland Kansas City at Baltimore Pacific Coast League We Lest Pd Eugene 52 40 36J Hawaii 41 52 441 11V Tacoma 40 53 430 Portland 39 53 424 13 EAST Albuquerque 56 37 Salt Lake City 54 39 51 2 Phoenix 50 43 54 I Tucson 39 54 419 17 Monday's Results Hawaii 2 Salt Lke 1 Albuquerque 5 'Uvoma 2 Portland Pioemx 4 TUCSON 1 Jknc Today Games Portland et Pt nix Hawaii al Sait Lake Tacoma at Aibuouernoe Eugene at Tucson 2 34 299 37 285 45 303 5 10 Pittsburgh New York St Loult Chicago Montreal Philadelphia Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Atlanta San Francisco Diego Mmk Los Anoeles 6-1 Philadelphia 4-9 Montreal 6 San Dleao 3 San Francisco 5 New York 4 Only games scheduled Today's Games San Diego (Kirby 44) at Montreal (Torrei 9-5) nloht San Francisco (Brvant 64) at New York (Koosman 6-3) nloht Los Anoeles (Sutton 104) af Philadelphia (Carlton 114) nloht Houston (Porsch 4-3 and Roberts 741 ft Chicago (Hooton 7 7 and Hands 64) 2 Atlanta (Nlekro 0-7) at St Louis (Santorini 4 6) nloht Pittsburgh (Moose J4) at Cincinnati (Bllllngham 4-91 nloht Wednesday's Games San Dleoo at Montreal San Francisco at New York Los Anoeles at Philadelphia Houston at Chicago Atlanta at St Lo Is Pittsburgh at Cincinnati AMERICAN LEAGUE BAST won loit Detroit 41 34 Baltimore 40 33 Boston 35 36 New York 35 37 Cleveland 33 43 Milwaukee 29 44 West Oakland 49 21 Huxford new pro Bill Huxford former head golf professional at Ridgeway Country Club Neenah Wise has been named head golf pro at Rolling Hills Golf Course The 36-year-old pro has replaced Art Brown now head pro at Dorado Country Club Iluxford Is revamping the Rolling Hills pro shop and expects to be ready for full-scale business next week 13 14 1 9 13 1 IH-3B 1 4 7 257 90 94 242 49 Redmon 245 69 Richard 129 34 Varney Ml 51 Hoffman 290 42 Devlnt 25 5 Redmond 134 26 NapleC'-rTTV 59 11 the president and general manager Schmertz had been a minority stockholder in the Portland Trail Blazers since the team joined the NBA In 1970 But upon purchasing the Celtics he divested his interest in the Trail Blazers He is a majority stockholder in the New England Whalers of the new World Hockey Association He also is founder president and chairman of the board of Lesiure Technology Corp The offer to purchase the Bulls was made by a nine-man poup from Milwaukee and Chicago headed by Marvin Fishman which wanted to purchase the club from Elmer Rich Apparently Fishman and his poup were rejected because they were unable to obtain a lease for Chicago Stadium where the Bulls played last season Fishman reportedly was only able to obtain a lease in the Chicago NEW YORK (AP) The National Basketball Board of Governors approved today the sale of Che Boston Celtics for $51 million to Robert Schmertz of Lakewood NJ and rejected a $5 million offer for purchase of the Chicago Bulls Schmertz 46 a real estate executive bought the Celtics from Investors Funding Corp which had owned the club since 1971 It will be the second time in the 26-year-history of the Celtics that the club is under single ownership The other sole owner was Walter Brown who bought the team in the early day of the leape Commissioner Walter Kennedy knocking down persistent rumors said the Celtics would remain In Boston playing at the Boston Garden where they have a year-to-year lease He also said Arnold Auerbach remains as 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 250 4 34 231 49 5 2O0 14 194 164 PITCHING Inning pitched rounded eft Redmond 0-0 Hrfenilein 31-3 70 76 lelmen 1-4 44 52 Eddy 3-d 50 76 Fralllno 5 7 119 154 PrmwsKl 4-10 95 103 1 26 23 41 70 40 6tt bb 22 22 21 7 21 26 65 36 62 41 ora 1 71 52 2 83 22 4 29 41 4 34 74 4 92 72 5 87 oats 25 16 6 92 16 36 4 94 7 4 771 40 44 30 30 29 27 9 4 O'Toole 4-0 82 100 Boyd 2-4 44 92 tusmen 3-2 39 55 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