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JOHNSON CITY PRESS-CHRONICLE Sundav September It 1976 Page 29 -r-: I I 1 Kiters readying for Grandfather takeoff 4 Appalachian -Averages Bluefield's Mark Corey the Appalachian League of the year" is the unofficial batting champion of the eight-club baseball circuit according to Howe News Bureau Corey finished with a 400 hitting mark and led the league in six other categories: runs 62 hits 114 (record) total bases 191 (record) triples eight home runs 17 and nms-batted-in 59 Teammate Vernon Thomas led in doubles with 19 and Dan Spam of Eliza bethton had the most stolen bases 22 Johnson league champions led team batting 277) and team fielding 967) Dave Penmall who gave Corey a run for the batting championship finished at 380 with Hal Witt an Appalachian League all-star second baseman holding a 344 hitting mark with four games yet to be included in the official averages Frank Hunsaker of the Red Birds had a 326 hitting average Roger Nolan finished at an even 300 for the Cards Bristol's Roger Weaver had the best eamed-run-average of 1 43 Clmt Thomas of Bluefield the All-Star righthander had the most wins 11 FINAL UNDFTICLii APPAIA'CHIAN LEAGUE AVSL CBS SEASON 1976 REIZASR AT WILL CChPILSD Bf H0FB NSJS BU-ffi 1C5 ifaDISON ST CHICAGO WJHOIS 60602 in his heat during the first three days of competition The 1 final round will have the seven heat winners plus the three other pilots accumulating the best scores Thursday through Saturday for a 10-man championship finals on Sunday September 26 Pilots will be required t6 demonstrate their capabilities through tasks of soaring maximum life pylon turns slow (light turns maximum duration and precision landing The Masters champion will receive an all-expense paid trip for two to Acapulco Mexico a new hang glider the Mutual Broadcasting System Trophy- and an Invitation to compete in the next three Masters of Hang Gliding meets at Grandfather Mountain Col Harry Robb of Clearwater Fla will serve as meetv director UNVILLE NC The Masters of Hang Gliding Championship Tournament to be held at Grandfather Mountain on Sept 23-26 will consist of a field of 42 of the top-ranked pilots in America The four-day event which will offer a new scoring system and a unique heal competition format that will minimize the random effects of changing weather conditions is expected by national hang gliding authorities to set the standard (or future hang gliding competitions Among those accepting invitations to participate in the first annual Masters meet have been 1974 national champion- Greg Mitchell and 1975 national champion David Muehl both Californians The field will be divided into seven six-man with each pilot competing only against the other five flyers Johnson City Blue field Ccvirtcn mrien oub batting Ft TB 2B 3B HR 620 872 81 30 37 638 933 93 2D 581 800 89 32 525 74? 21 36 502 668 16 19 515 691 83 21 17 506 662 65 21 434 584 61 16 19 CLUB FOZXItC 0 AB 70 2241 70-2362 70 2381 -TO- 2166 67 2157 70 2229 TO 22 67 2019 CR 218 363 293 319 303 286-321 255 291 206 350 283 349 235 aw BB 80 LOB 256 349 490 258 455 504 267 464 523 253 447 -473 255 415 483 324 448 610 306 475 512 296 452 4U RBI PCT 287 277 305 270 273 244 228 242-203 233 206 231 217 221 194 215 SH SF SB 30 26 105 41 26 70 ID 18 46 17 14 58 27 17 49 16 7 16 57 17 5 67 Onlyone bag prep grid schedule Kingsport Pulaski Eliza bethton Bristol BIO 9 CONFERENCE Ashtvlll NC it Science Hill John Battle at Tennessee High SuiHvirEast at Elizabethton Sullivan Central at Sullivan West Morristown East at Dofeyns Bennett WATAUGA CONFERENCE Unaka at Cloudiand Asha Central at Ht Happy Valley at Lynn View South Greene at Tazewell Mountain City at Chuckey Ooak 50 20 42 28 25 42 35 32 27 43 28 42 38 32 33 38 BP TP PB FO A 0 64 0 10 1787 751 0 45 0 12 1844 681 0 53 1 19 1756 737 0 56 0 16 1689 745 0 55 0 22 1837 717 0 45 0 7 1706 708 0 73 0 19 1851 678 0 08 0 16 17 648 PCT 86 967 103 961 107 959 10? 956 122 954 127 950 148 949 L9 942 Johnson City Bluefiold Kingsport Bristol ELizabethtcn harion Covington Pulaski Chicago Cubs third baseman Bill Madlock and Phillies Dave Cash scramble for a piece of the ball as Cash was out trying to go to third on a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning of Fnday game in Philadelphia The Cubs won 3-2 (AP Wire photo) Homung former Packer QB launches galoIei 5th Quarter Monday INDIVIDUAL BATTING ALL BATTERS IN TEN CR Player Club PO 0 ft TB JB Corey BLu of 70 285 62114 191 10 penniall JC ef-dh 45 171 33 65 105 14 Xollor Kpt lb-dh 152 20 55 88 19 Perea Pul of 51 164 19 58 75 -titt JC 2b 66 234 44 77 129 10 Hunsaker JC 30 89 11 29 35 3 Thoms £Lu of 69 255 39 80 135 19 Nolan JC of 38 120 11 36 41 3 lines CcT 3b 70 24? 48 73 118 18 Hubbaid Kpt 2b 37 136 29 40 54 8 Greanatoin tar of 30 102 16 30 40 4 Davis Bri of 43 137 21 40 55 7 Smith Biu 70 262 46 7b 107 14 Bownan JC of 58 201 32 58 7 arron ar of 62 205 34 59 84 7 feidwin Cov e-dh 63 2t-5 37 70 11? 8 Fxsher Mar lb 65 2C1 31 57 91 Spain Eli of 60 230 40 65 79 10 Kennedy Blu 0 78 9 22 29 4 Aldro Pul as 82 9 23 28 5 Skaalon Blu lb 70 263 48 118 15 Jannoy Pul 3b 67 255 30 70 106 9 Faria JC lb 70 247 40 68 96 hwk IC of 66 237 42 65 80 Brasher Kpt of 62 277 19 62 91 Thnnaa JC 40 153143 54 Baerm Elis lb3b 30 1D3 6 28 32 TrenraaL Bri sa 41 140 27 3B 44 miJams aiu of 69 26 69 86 ChapRBri Mar (2 219 33 59 rartinsen Blu 166 17 44 Prendson Pul of 38 95 13 25 Cloherty Cov 45 130 24 34- Limb Ccv ss 38 126 15 33 Bojsr Kpt 4f 24 62 11 Blekoley Bri 3b 67 221 56 Icedor Cov of 40 159 7 40 45 Hioks Kpt 2b 30 103 10 26 34 fhito of 49 152 30 38 42 Pankcvits Ccv 2b 70 275 50 63 96 ricDougal Pul a 29 97 10 24 27 Morelos iar of 24 73 10 18 22 Dio ring JC of 55 1 23 47 Pappsgoorgas lytr ss 54 183 19 4 5 itota Cot of 57 30 30 56 Bryant Kpt of 54 182 27 44 rtirder Pul lb 54 165 2C 40 laker war f-dh 46 139 16 33 47 5 Fondarourk ELI of 61 25 25 53 89 7 RE G-BS WITH AT IE3T OHS HIT 3B HR 91 SF SB BB fil 80 PCT 8 17 0 2 14 25 59 57 400 4 6 1 4 10 19 32 19 380 0 6 0 1 1 21 21 362 01123 8 17 11 354 312 7 2 631 40 50344- 011 111416 6 326 3 10 3 1 7 ft 39 64 314 L0 2 1014 17 20300 3 7 04 3 53 47 50296 0 2 2 3 2 18 1416 294 0 2 10 7 13 18 294 1 2 1 1 6 26 '29 29 292 1 5 7 8 7 31 35 290 7 9 0 0 7 21 34 35 289 6 2 1 2 6 25 20 33 2B8 2 10 1 2 2 8 54 17 286 1 7 0 3 4 35 33 35 264 2 0 1 1 22 31 13 46 2B3 01 2 0 1 9 10 8 282 0 0 2 1 2 13 9 2 200 0 ID 2 8 6 37 54 35 276 3 7 2 3 5 13 33 63 275 3 3 1 5 20 37 30 28 75 3 0 6 2 13 40 23 25 274 1 -6 0 A 13 3 2 35 273 1 lllRUlOUn 0 0 0 2 0 17 19 T1 20 3 0826 7 20 271 1 3 3 3 12 123051 270 2 2 1 2 12 22 15 22 269 2 2 5 2 2 18 22 24 265 1 0 1 1 4 17 8 18 263 3 101132 17 26 262 0 0 4 33 21 12 18 262 99 0 tlOU 8 256 2 1 0 2 1 41 31 39 23 0 0 1 0 5 6 17 31 252 1 1104 8 10 25 252 0 0 2 0 17 16 10 25 250 2 5 1 4 3 34 31 49 247 0 00 3 3 9 10 14 247 00 200 4 5 16 247 5 1 2 3 6 20 16 33 246 2 3 5 2 1 13 23 23 246 20 3 1 7 25 11 40 243 21 2 0142014 49 242 1 6 0 1 0 25 22 48 242 3 1 0 0 1 17 13 41 Qi? 4 7 0 0 1 21 33 63 236 the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League All the other speakers have been recognized for their contributions to sports Howard is former head coach and athletic director at Clemson Guy is a former All-America and No 1 punter for the Oakland Raiders and brother of former ETSU footballer A1 Guy Dietzel former head coach at LSU Army and South Carolina was most recently commissioner of the OVC and is now athletic director at Indiana University Nitschke was an all-pro many times for the Green Bay Packers and a chum of Dick Butkus' for years Postero is famous for his football forecast which is broadcast coast-to-coast McWhorter is commissioner of the Southeastern Conference Brandt is vice-president of the Dallas Cowboys Wilson is a former all-pro voted as the hardest hitter the NFL with the St Louis Cardinals and Hawkins is a former all-pro with the Baltimore Colts and Atlanta Falcons and Is now a play-by-play broadcaster of pro games on national television Paul Homung the'first of 10 weekly speakers will launch the 5th Quarter Club's fall program at noon tomorrow at Hobday Inn Each week the club will honor an outstanding area high school football back and lineman Following Homung as guest speakers will be Frank Howard Ray Guy Paul Diet-zel Ray Nitschke Leonard Postero Dr Boyd McWhorter Gil Brandt Larry Wilson and Alex Hawkins John Graham is president of the club John Howren first vice-president Arnold Whisnant second vice-president Richard Pec-tol secretary Jerry Gilmer treasurer and Tommy Thomas sergeant of arms Directors are Rocky Stump Bob Sampson' Stuart Wood Don Arnold and Roy Frazier A jamboree will be held in December when back-of-the-year and hneman-of-the-year will be honored A guest speaker of national note will be on hand for this occasion Graham said Homung a Notre Dame All-Amencan and Heisman Trophy winner was an all-pro and njost valuable player with FINAL UNOFFICIAL APPALACHIAN LESLIE A VERA CBS- PAGE THREE US Open 16 1 25 1 8 6 12 11 1ft 14 14 14 12 11 14 12 12 38 2B 22 15 17 'I 31 41 34 19 12 12 0 a 42 37 17 17 14 1 7 64 68 39 26 31 0 40 55 101102 56 42 I 70 400 79 54 42 33 56 0 51 2f 0 71 63 32 30 20 2 62 250 ft? 9 54 27 4 91 to 0 R7 88 47 37 28 0 62 2 355 5 2W3 0 364 3 364 4 374 9 376 1 3fto 6 383 2 383 Joseph Mar Coppell Her df War Chiti Kpt Espinoza Pul fetry bri Crote Mar Felton Eli frerern to play as I have in the last two years Connors never lost a Service 7716 closest he came was in the eighth game of the opening set when Vilas after three deuces worked his way up to a break -point But Connors hit a strong backhand and followed it to the net for a winning volly He was never in trouble on service after that He broke service in both the opening games of the second and third sets having one hot streak In the third Set when he won nine consecutive points including a break of Vilas' service at love Borg young strong and quick was equally impressive against Nastase rated by his peers as the finest shotmaker in the sport Nastase's talent however seemed to subside with his disposition Obviously he plays better when he is mad Nastase started the match with a service break in the first game but was quickly rebroken 4 and before he knew it he was behind 1-4 The same pattern was followed in the next two sets The Swede seemed to reach into a deep resevoir and (xill out winning shots when he needed them Sa ther signs EDMONTON (AP) Glen Sather a 10-year veteran forward in the National Hockey -M League has signed with the World Hockey Association Ed- monton Oilers the WHA club said Saturday Sather a penalty killing specialist has 71 goals and 103 assists in 638 NHL games He had nine goals and 10 assists for the Minnesota North Stars last year Continued from page 27 was too good Connors said he- was fresh from two days of practice and felt that he was playing the same standard of tennis he exhibited in 1974 when he crushed the great Ken Rosewall of Aus- tralia 6-1 6-4 in the Wimbledon final and repeated the act here 6-1 60 6-1 I came off the Connors said turned to someone and remarked of Rosewall 7 was verserious very eager before the match" Connors said "I got afraid the eagerness might wear off I didn't get rattled I didn't say anything I felt that I played one of my finest matches Someone asked him if he thought he could" have beaten any player in the world Connors replied tartly Ije said -he had played Borg seven or'eight times in their careers and recalls losing to to him only once Everytime we play we kill each other" he said hits a high bouncing shot and I am always jumping up the air and hitting the ball above my shoulders Against Vilas 1 felt I miss a shot 1 only wish 1 can play as well against Bjom Connors chastised newsmen for repeatedly referring to the fact that he had not won a major championship since 1974 although he has gained the finals in a number of events 1974 won 99 of 103 matches 1 played" he said "I was the best player in the world except for the one who made me I get teed off when you writers keep referring to what I did in 1975 aqd not mentioning 1974 1 think anyone would have been proud 124 West Market St Downtown Johnson City Open Friday Nights 8-00 CONVENlENTiCREDITi BUYiCASHORCHARGE'lTiO auto a5BCDl.