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Sec. 2 Pole Vaulter Tyler Morning Telegraph TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1972 Imported Sport Growing Eyes Coming Game Trials 'Boss Man' Says Quarry In Trouble GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) Premier pole vaulter Bob Sea- gren looked a little puzzled, thought a moment and then recalled what happened at the inaugural Rose Festival track America has imported a sport from Europe and in its infancy In this eountry taring somewhat of a problem in its earch for recognition. MotocroM racing was adopted by the American sports scene about two year ago. It has a long way to go, but is exciting and interesting enough to reach its goal.

David Ray owner and operator of Swann Motocross Raceway took interest in the cycle racing sport last summer after purchasing a dirt bike or a motorcycle built especially for dirt track riding. His interest eventually had him making plans for his own course. Ray said, "We started working on the course in January of this year and it has been a constant thing since then. We and field meet. LAS VEGAS, Nev.

(AP) -Eddie "Boss Man" Jones, who on yean," he said, "I was very tired in that one. I had once fought unsuccessfully for just flown jn from the East the light-heavyweight Jerry Quarry no chance easy with him and he's spout- Association title match last ing off like this. And for the year. main thing, he isn't fighting Quarry and Ali are slated for me." 12 rounds at the Las Vegas Jones long recognized as the Convention Center on the same No. 1 lightheavyweight chal- card in which Jerry's brother lenger, lost to Vicente Rondon Mike challenges Bob Foster for at Caracas in a World Boxing the light-heavyweight title.

Coast." in his bout against Muhammad Seagren, representing the Southern California Striders. moments earlier was upset at All on Tuesday night. Once he worked with Quarry in sparring sessions, but now he trains with Ali, so Jones has had the opportunity to study not clearing the bar beyond 17 feet 6V mches. It is rated one of the top tracks in the state. For motocroes racing the Swann Raceway is another try at finding a home.

The sport is exciting with all its turns and hois. The cyclists spend more than half of their time in the air. They reach speeds up to 70 miles per hour. Its fast and ideal for the real sportsman. He continued, "Motocross racing is cycle racing over unimproved or rough terrain.

Courses are usually a half-mile to two miles long. My course is one mile." "It hasn't been going on seriously in this country, very long," the slender Tyler youth explained. "They have had it in Europe for a long time. That's where it originated. The best riders in the world are European because they have been at it a long time.

I think the Americans will be as good in a few years. It takes about three years before someone can become a good rider." Bill Scott, a motocross cycle mechanic in a Tyler cycle shop said, "Motocross racing is a very strenuous sport which takes a lot of physical stamina to compete in. Today younger kids are getting into it." Some of the participants in the sport certainly are young. Ray has' a mini juke division which races on his track. The entrants are usually, between the ages of five and eight years old.

Women also participate in their own powder puff division. Because the sport is so physically demanding tt is Impossible to race over twenty minutes at a time. The professional entries at Swann Raceway speed around the one-mile lay-out six times. Amateurs take the turns four times. All the riders are very tired after one race.

He probably didn feel so U.S. Gagers Eye badly when he remembered his performance at the festival in both the heavyweights. "Aid's so fast you can't block' his punches," Eddie says. "I'm known to be a pretty augural meet two years ago. His best vault that day: 15-6.

Olympic Contest Seagren, who won Saturday's fast man myself, but I can't do event, has vaulted 18-4Vi this year, a pending world record. anything with Ah. I work with him and I'm a 10-round fighter AIR FORCE ACADEMY. l.e now heads for Eugene and and I'm tired after three. Salas the Olympic Trials beginning Jones' comments don't make center, Tom Burleson.

He averaged just over 14 points a game in the workouts. Others named to the team Colo. (AP) The United States will pin its basketball hopes at the Olympics in Munich this Thursday. "I'm hoping for at Quarry happy. least an 18-6 at the trials, but quite frankly I'd like to go I id work with him, but summer on a dozen tall, speedy were Doug Collins of Illinois you can bet I won't work with higher," he said.

college and AAU players chosen after several weeks him again unless Irs to break his head." said the California of workouts under former Okla Sweden's KJell Isakssonl shares the pending world mark heavyweight. "I always went of 184V. Steve Prefontame, homa State coach Henry Iba. Iba singled out Jim Brewer, two-time winner of Oregon's State; Ed Ratleff of Long Beach State; Mike Bantom of St. Joseph's, John Brown of the University of Missouri; Kenny Davis of the Marathon Oil AAU team; Tom Henderson, San Jacinto Junior College, Bob Jones, North Carolina; Dwight Jones, Houston, and Kevin Joyce, South Caro CANYON, Tex.

(AP) Lane, a long distance runner NetterGets outstanding amateur athlete Chess Contender a 6-foot-9 center-forward from the University of Minnesota as from Bishop Turner High award, set an American record his top prospect, but added that in the run. isoutn Hot On Lighting NCAA Offer all 12 men are excellent shoot School in Buffalo, N.Y., has signed an athletic scholarship African John Halberstadt, the ers and quick defensively. agreement with West Texas NCAA winner at 10,000 meters, lina. NEW YORK (AP) A friend Swen Nater, the 6-11 backup State University. whipped a strong field in the AUSTIN, Tex.

(AP) John center to UCLA's Bill Walton of Bobby Fischer, America's Coach Bob Kitchens said first kyed out sererel ooorses. When we found ft bt one wa bad to fat aO the bag oat of Last Sunday Am No. I motocross racer in the United States Wyman Priddy of Fort Worth entered in two divisions at Swann Raceway, lira national champion edged Tylerite Joe Whilhelm for first place and $50 in the 250cc division. He later won another $50 in the open division. The top money winner of the day was Wilheim.

The 19-year old racer won $125 by taking first in both the 100c and 125cc divisions in addition to his second spot finish in the 250cc class. Races are held at the Swann Raceway the second and fourth Sunday in each month. Ray awards trophies to five places in each amateur class while a total of $100 dollars is given to four places in the professional divisions. The Tyler Jaycees are set to sponsor a race at the Swann Raceway some time in July. The raceway provides concessions and convenient facilities.

5,000. Nelson of Texas, undefeated in last season, led the 12 in scor Lane is the second standout challenger for the world chess championship, says Fischer Southwest Conference tennis doubles competition this sea Prefontaine won the 3,000 meters in 7:45.8, runner from Bishop Turner to ing during 28 practice games played this past week by the wants "everything perfect' for come to West Texas. The first Architect Engineer's Supplies Complete Meptpduiition Kurvice son, has been awarded a $1,000 toppling the record of 7:54.2 set his match against Boris five dozen prospects who at was Jim Hogan, who placed postgraduate scholarship by the by Jim Beatty in 1962. Spassky of the Soviet Union. second in the Missouri Valley National Collegiate Athletic As tended the camp, averaging 21 points and 8.6 rebounds per Halberstadt, who attends Ok And the type of lighting pro Conference mile run in 1971 sociation.

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