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Chess Game Maybe Sunday Maybe Never I REYKJAVIK Iceland (UPI)-The president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) said today the much-postponed match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky may finally get underway Sunday Another chess official warned however that things can still go wrong Dr Max Euwe president of FIDE said the match will start on Sunday or at the latest Tuesday He said he felt the major outstanding differences had been settled at a meeting between FIDE the Icelandic organizers and Spasskys advisers early today Lothar Schmid the FIDE referee for the match wasnt so optimistic This is if everything goes according to plan he said Things can still go wrong Fischer a 29-year-old chess genius from Brooklyn is challenging Spassky a Russian for the world championship Spassky now holds The match originally was to have started last Sunday but Fischer failed to show up in time touching off a furor Schmid said the draw of lots to decide who is to play white in the first of the 24 games in the $250000 match will be held tonight (4 pjn EDT) Euwe said a new meeting also involving Fischers advisers will be held today He said he felt the Soviet demand for a penalty for the American challenger for showing up late for the start of the match might be settled later at the FIDE congress in Skopje Yugoslavia But Schmid said the Soviet demand that Fischer forfeit the first game and a crucial point in the battle for the world title was still not completely solved CXiiircgizijjioirtt TTcatrcos- Or I -V Pirates Belt Astros 64 received two St Christophers medals and the usual four-leaf clovers But the one that got me was when someone sent me a real rabbits foot through the mail Robertson has been receiving a lot of teasing over his anemic batting average which stood at a limp 150 prior to Wednesday nights game at Houston but he provided the game-winning Wow with a two-run homer in the fourth inning as Pittsburgh whipped the Astros 6-4 I cant really tell if Im out of my slump or not said Robertson who also homered in a winning effort against the Cubs on Sunday I just go day to day Things happen and you know what youre doing wrong on that particular day You try to forget the past and youve got to try to keep your head up I thought the worst was over When I was really bad I was doing the same things wrong every day By MARTIN LADER UPI Sports Writer If ever Bob Robertson' needed inspiration to snap out of his batting slump it was delivered to him recently by his friendly postman Ive been receiving a lot of mail from fans with aU kinds of suggestions the good-natured Pittsburgh infielder said Wednesday night The eye doctor sent me a letter offering to examine my eyes Ive i The victory enabled Pittsburgh to stretch its first place lead in the National League East to 1 1-2 games over the New York Mets whose scheduled game with San Diego was postponed by rain Elsewhere Chicago and Atlanta split a doubleheader the Cubs taking the opener 4-1 and the Braves winning the second game 3-2 and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 7-3 San Francisco at Philadelphia also was postponed by rain while St Louis and Cincinnati werent scheduled Pittsburgh was trailing 4-1 entering the fourth inning when Willie Stargell and A1 Oliver hit consecutive singles Manny Sanguillen drove them both home with a long double and Robertson followed with his fifth homer of the year Roberto Gemente provided an insurance tally with his eighth homer in the fifth Bob Johnson turned in a brilliant relief performance over the final 7 2-3 innings calling it as good as any Ive pitched in the National League to gain his second victory after three losses Johnson took over for Dock Ellis with a man on third and one out in the second inning and struck out Jim Wynn and Lee May on curveballs Johnson allowed only two hits the rest of the way Willie Davis hit a three-run double in the second inning to climax a four-run rally that carried Los Angeles to its first victory in its last six games Yaz Punches Twins KINGSPORT TIMES 1-C Thursday July 6 1972 COMEBACK Defending Wimbledon champion Evonne Goolagong came back to beat 17-year-old Chris Evert 4-6 6-3 6-4 to advance to thp womens finals against veteran Billie Jean King Goolagong Beats Evert Stan Smith Faces Kodes HEAVY DUTY rained out Brooks Robinsons homer and Dave McNallys five-hit pitching carried Baltimore past Chicago and pushed the Orioles two games ahead of Detroit in the AL East McNally put down a bases-loaded no-out threat in the first inning as he won his ninth game Wilbur Wood dropped his ninth decision Kansas City chased Detroit ace Mickey Lolich in the sixth inning with its second three-run inning of the game Fred Patek scored twice and drove in a run with a single to lead the Royals attack and back Paul Splittorffs eighth victory in 12 decisions Lolich suffered his sixth loss against 13 wins Thurman Munson and Felipe Alou accounted for all the Yankee runs against Oakland lifted his average to 302 His double provided an insurance run in Bostons 2-0 victory over Minnesota that extended the Red Sox winning streak to six straight The Sox pitching staff reached something of a milestone by posting five consecutive complete game performances Marty Pattin turned in a five-hitter in going the route as Boston club officials went through their records trying to find the last time this was done At the last report the club was back as far as 1938 and still searching In other AL action Baltimore shut out Chicago 1-0 Kansas City beat Detroit 8-2 New York trounced Oakland 4-1 and California edged Milwaukee 1-9 The Texas at Cleveland game was By GARY KALE UPI Sports Writer Carl Yastrzemski would rather get his four bases on singles than a home run Yaz hasnt homered since last Sept 3 including a stint at the Red Sox training camp The Boston outfielder in fact couldnt even hit his weight during the early part of the season A month on the disabled list May 9 to June 9 while mending from surgery on a tom ligament in his leg allowed Yastrzemski to go over his hitting slump that held his batting average to a mere 164 Suddenly Yaz became the terror of old Not with the long ball but with well placed singles and doubles He went 3-for-4 Wednesday night as he Don't wait until faulty shocks cause undue damage replace them today and save1 EACH INSTALLED Dial 246-8191 Gottfried von Cramm in the 1936 final to complete his hat-trick of victories but Continentals wont class the British as part of Europe until they sign the treaty of Rome and enter the Common Market next year Nastase is 2 to 1 against in the latest betting while Kodes and Orantes are 9 to 1 Smith showed indifferent form last week but in his SEE RELATED STORY ONPAGE2-C 324 Cherokee Street WIMBLEDON England (UPI) If Stan Smiths big first ball goes in he should beat Czechoslovak touch artist Jan Kodes today and thus prevent the first all-Continental mens singles final at Wimbledon since 1929 The bookies say the 6-foot-4 Army corporal from Sea Pines will do it and have priced him out of the market by quoting him at 11 to 10 on Smith the top seed and beaten finalist last year beat the fifth seeded Kodes in four sets at Forest Hills last year to win his first major title and is confident of adding the -Wimbledon crown to his good return of service and is a great competitor Kodes who has sailed through the earlier rounds without being extended feels he has a chance although he said: Smith must be favorite because he is playing on his favorite surface grass Nastase having his best ever run at Wimbledon should have too many shots in his armory for the Spaniard a protege of former champion Lew Hoad -The temperamental Romanian Army captain after 24 hours to reflect on his quarterfinal victory over Jim Connors of Belleville HI said: I can beat them all I feel good A Smith victory is necessary to keep alive the hope of a first All-American double since 1955 when Tony Trabert and Louise Brough were successful Three-time champion Billie Jean King of Long Beach Calif gained her expected place in the final on Wednesday with a 6-2 6-4 win over Rosie Casals of San Francisco quarterfinal against Russias Alexander Metreveli his big first bail began to boom in and collection despite the fact he 'is his ground strokes -were hit -only 3-31 against the deep and tight Czechoslovak In the other semifinal second seeded Ilie Nastase of Romania faces Spaniard Manuel Orantes The last all-Continental final was between Frenchmen Henri Cochet and Jean Borotra For the purists Englands Fred Perry beat Germanys After he beat Metreveli Smith admitted he had been sluggish earlier in the tournament but I am hitting die ball well now Of his opponent he said: "Dont believe him when he says he cant play on grass He got to the final at Forest Hills last year didnt he? 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