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The Daily Breeze from Torrance, California • 79

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The Daily Breezei
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Torrance, California
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79
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Tor ra net California Daily Breeze Sun June 22 1975 E3 Jack Waldner- From page El Cosmos upset over mob rushing Pele There even is competition for recognition Think about it for a moment You know petty jealousies are going to develop in the pressure cooker that is generally considered the world of fun and games The athletes come from greatly varied backgrounds Their reactions to Murphy Cards fall for Coryell forget the great rivalry of Wilt Chamberlain Elgin Baylor and Jerry West on the same team? Only the incorrigible romantic is stunned to learn of lack of harmony Three nights each week he sleeps in his office within a team Athletes are not gods and he never has a day free of work from the time the They have human frailities one of everything will be greatly varied St Louis Cardinals report for their summer training which is the ability to get along poorly camp until the last game is played six months later with others Yet Don Coryell has decided that professional So something was said about Gar-football offers a much more attractive life than the Vey to which Lopes now adds: did one he left behind at San Diego State not knock him But it was blown out of Perhaps Doug Rau explained when he was talking about the car he has formed with Jimmy Wynn Mike Marshall They drive to Stadium together from their it best pool and Dodger homes in swallow all those aspirin he You will note he does not says I think I have a chance to live a lot longer than rfenv his words onlv how thev were if I had remained in college football Between used He also cognizes it had seasons at home on weekends with my family I been about any other player it would those guys talk he said live like a norm al hum anbein A fac i Fox Hills relaxing just to sit and listen to live like a normal human being not have been such deal bond that ties During his 12 years with the San Diego Aztecs Coryell seldom rested When he involved with pointing to a common all baseball players together On the other hand differences surface during the ride to work The most obvious concern the radio dial is a professor at Michigan Rau said likes his classical music Jimmy turns on a soul station a Texan got Charilie Rau thought for a moment of the picture he was painting we have is a cultural he said All the Dodgers agree life in the major leagues is quite an experience a big Ah yes the burden of fame in this case MVP trophy prompts coaching he gave his time and energy to recruiting abnormal attention seeking summer jobs for his athletes publicizing his program and other details beyond count Life in the major leagues turns out Now his days are uncluttered by such dis- be something other than the beau- tractions he is content because football is his sole yfiii dreams of the Little Leaguer concern The perfect job has found the man and vice There is a constant pressure of com- versa petition which can bring out the worst in a person Everybody our organization is devoted to one Have ever really looked beyond goal helping us win Naturally a college coach can the score? xhere is competition within count on total support There are always some faculty members and students who think football is unimportant though a majority may like it You even have wholehearted cooperation from your own athletic department Coaches of the minor sports feel slighted because football receives favored treatment was tied up in a knot all the time It seemed there was nothing but At 48 Coryell liberated himself from the nitpi-ckers by writing a letter to Bill Bidwill managing general partner of the Cardinals The Cardinals needed a head coach Coryell was available After 12 seasons with the Aztecs when his teams won 84 per cent of their games he decided he was ready for faster company the team for eight possible regular assignments There is competition for the better slots in the batting order Open It sent them enigmatic in shocked CARL5BAD European riders took a back seat to their frustration Deration NEW YORK( AP) Pele will not appear in any North American Soccer League game that lacks proper security Clive Toye vice president and general manager of the York Cosmos said Saturday issue a warning to all clubs the Cosmos will be playing on the road said Toye there proper security Pele will not appear We are not asking for security we demand it If our demands are not met Pele will not The 34-year-old Brazilian soccer star suffered a pulled muscle and bruise behind his right knee and a twisted ankle Friday night in Boston during a game against the Boston Minutemen He was injured when he was mobbed by fans after scoring a disallowed goal in the first half of a game the Cosmos later lost 2-1 in overtime Pele was carried from the field by security guards hired by Warner Communications owner of the Cosmos but it was later reported that his injuries were minor was shaken up and I was Pele said afterward Toye also said he is seeking a replay of the Boston game He said he informed the referee that the Cosmos played the remainder of the game under have protested the game at Boston on the grounds that the game was played in conditions unsafe for players officials and said Toye shall ask the commissioner to have the game replayed under secure conditions the time of the assault on Pele I ordered the Cosmos team from the field and told the referee we would not return However upon reflection I felt the crowd would be better pacified by continuing the game but without Pele or (Boston Minuteman star) Eusebio to incite further crowd The game was resumed and Eusebio played four more minutes before being taken out Following receipt of the formal protest the NASL announced Saturday plans for an and complete investigation of circumstances leading to the injury of 74 72 68-69 73 72-74 73 68-72 72 71-74 69 72-72 69 75-71 74 71- Lou Graham Peter Oosferhuis Hubert Green Joe Inman a Jay Haas LeeTrevmo RikMassengale all all but the Miner Barber Beard stumbling John Mahaffey dismay head-shak- jaTk'cMaus bitter exas- rs'dranlmer reeling back in the Terrance dii AlGeiberger pack KermitZarley Even the mighty Jack Nick- totSphy laus escape The Mas- ters champion the holder of 15 Forre51 Tom Weiskopf n-j -ii mi American counterparts Satur- Coryell sold Bidwill in a series of interviews and day) in preparation for now the Cardinals rejoice because they dared to hire Hang Ten US Grand Prix the college coach who asked for the job In just two Moto-Cross at Carlbad Race-seasons the Cardinals were transformed a chronic Wayhere loser reached the first round of the Super Bowl tournament St Louis of all teams won 10 games Coryell was acclaimed of the in the National Football Conference It a miracle it was pure Coryell Of the athletes on the Cardinal roster when Coryell arrived only 16 remain But it takes genius to rebuild a team with castoffs Coryell did it There is a notion that Coryell could construct a winner of string bottle caps and hairpins His squad includes 14 ballplayers who were acquired as free agents or picked off the waiver list which amounts to the same thing Then came 10 through the collegiate draft seven came in trades Rex Staten of Fontana led the two-hour practice session aboard a C2 slipping and sliding around the twisting and rugged 19-mile course in 1:568 for the best time of the day The 20 year old top lap came during an impromptu matchup with three-time World Champion Roger DeCoster of Belgium who had the third best lap at 1:575 on a Susuki Bengt of Sweden 74 71 71 216 77 72 78-227 73 71 72-216 68 73 76-217 72 70 75-217 69 75 73-217 74 71 73-218 72 69 77-218 72 72 74-218 73 71 75-219 75 72 72-219 74 73 72-219 76 71 72-219 76 70 73-219 73 75 71-219 75 71 74-220 74 73 73-220 75 73 72-220 71 77 72-220 73 74 73-220 72 75 73-220 75 73 72-220 72 72 76-220 72 72 76-220 71 75 74-221 69 73 79-221 74 70 77-221 71 76 74-221 78 71 72-221 79 70 72- 221 72 77 72-221 71 73 78-222 77 7 2 7 3- 2 22 77 67 78-222 75 73 74-222 75 74 73-222 75 72 76-221 73 73 77-223 69 77 77-223 76 71 76-223 75 72 76- 223 75 73 76-224 76 71 77-224 73 74 77-224 76 73 75- 224 71 74 79 224 74 75 76-225 72 74 80- 226 73 71 82 226 76 73 77- 226 71 77 79-227 77 72 78- 227 75 74 78-227 72 74 82-228 75 73 81- 229 76 72 87-235 UPI telephoto Pele (right) and Eusebio two of the world's most famed athletes embrace on field before North American Soccer League game Crowd became unruly at game in Boston Absrg was second riding a factory-prepared Bul-taco to a 1 570 clocking Gene littler Gary Player the game has known saw his ie Douglass improbable dream of a modern Don January Grand Slam fade and all but Sank Conner disappear on the strength of a 75 four-over-par that left him seven shots back with only 18 a Jerry Pate Julius Boros uas just one of those days Lynn janson Beau Baugh when you never get it going jerry Heard never develop a said Nicklaus result ZTsZZ Lanny Wadkms Robert Panasuik asked about his chances to keep Nate s'arKs Doua SanriPrs alive hope for the unachieved BobGoaiby ii Ai Wally Armstrong one-year sweep of all the jc snead got to get over this round before I start thinking aacrkvEc9kman about the next he said Bob stanton Jack Connelly Lee Trevino also had a 75 for wne Reason 216 Gary Player of South Africa sta'n home in Brazil Saturday for a four-day stay arriving in Rio de Janiero late Saturday or early Sunday From there he will go to Santos He is due to return to New York on Thursday The Cosmos are to play the Rochester Lancers Friday night in Rochester NY facts will be secured from both clubs and other parties including representatives of Boston said Bob Ehlinger assistant to Commissioner Bill Woosnam Pele was scheduled to fly to his The chemistry worked They responded to Coryell The Cardinals were the most exciting team in the National Conference as well as the most daring Eleveq of their games were decided in the last minute eight in favor Coryell loathes defeat the athletes got the message concept of coaching is easily explained: have only one function to make each man a better player so he can succeed and make money and go to the playoffs I was hired to help His own motivation is equally fundamental do this for selfish reasons for personal gain I desperately want to win There might not be a worse job in the world than being a losing coach "As my wife says everybody in the world knows when you lose when you fail If an insurance salesman loses a sale does the whole world ReliAride engine tune-up Johncock knocks Foyt from pole spot times were somewhat slower than the 1:512 recorded by DeCoster last year when he set the pace in official qualifying for the Grand Prix but are expected to improve today when the track reopens at 9 am Only one mishap marred practice session Marty Trippes 20-year old rider from Santee re-injured his collarbone when he fell while negotiating the tricky first turn Trippes had broken his collarbone five weeks ago and had been given a medical okay to ride this weekend only a few hours before the mishap Grand Prix consisting of two 45-minute heats for the big 500cc machines is the only Moto-cross of its kind held in the United States and counting toward the World Championship Eleven other classics are slated for European countries Currently Heikki Mikkola of Finland is leading the World points chase over DeCoster The closest American challenger is Brad Lackey of Pinole Calif who could vault from sixth to at least third place in the standings with a win at Carlsbad Raceway gates open at 7 am with qualifying slated to begin at 9 a jn followed by a race for 250 cc machine at 12:30 and the Grand Prix at 1 pm shot 72-220 Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller each had fat 41s on their front nines Miller finished with 76-223 Weiskopf salvaged a 74-220 Defending title-Jiolder Hale Irwin had 73-218 Arnold Palmer double bogeyed his final hole for 73-217 just a bad hole talk about Palmer said They all had their troubles The reason seemed to be a mystery no reason for said Nicklaus course playing hard Actually pretty easy The fairways are good the greens are holding no reason for it except possibly that the third round of the US Watson who blew this title with a poor final round last year was tied for second with Pat Fitzsimons who shot a third-round 73 Ben Crenshaw the 23-year-old who had such a fantastic start as a pro two seasons back shot 76 and was tied at 214 with Lou Graham and Peter Oosterhuis Graham had a 68 and Oosterhuis an unusual 72 that was made up of nines of 41 and 31 before his second try Thirty cars qualified for the 33-car field Saturday with several others scheduled to make attempts Sunday during the final day of time trials Foyt won the pole position in the two other 500-mile In-dianapolis-style races this sea- LONG POND Pa (AP) -Gordon Johncock roared through four laps at a sizzling 183281 miles an hour and knocked A Foyt off the pole Saturday for the Pocono 500-mile race June 29 at Pocono International Raceway Johncock starting in the No 1 Most American Cars Please Call for Appointment 2599 2999 most 6 cylinder cars most 8 cylinder cars Frank Beard Tom Watson Pat Fitzsimmons Ben Crenshaw 74 69 67-210 67 66 78-213 67 73 73-213 70 68 spot for the first time in 22 500- son Although he has won the mile races he has run waited 500-milers at Ontario Calif until the cool of the late after- Indianapolis and Pocono he noon to make his eye-popping has yet to claim Indy run in a George Bignotti-pre- Triple Crown in the same year pared Wildcat Earlier he had He trails Bobby Unser in the experienced mechanical trou- points battle this year bles and pulled off of a quali- Unser the pole winner here fication attempt last year with a speed of 182500 In another surprise Jerry miles per hour held the pole for Grant a veteran who is com- several hours until four-peting in his first race here put lap test around the 2-mile tri-his Eagle on the outside of the oval at 182778 mph Unser front row next to Foyt averaged 181708 mph Bobby Unser was pushed back to the second row with Johnny Rutherford and Wally Dallenbach Mike Mosley Al Unser and Pancho Carter were in the third row Rutherford came back in a backup machine in the afternoon after he crashed his No 1 car earlier in qualifying He was uninjured Dallenbach had mechanical troubles earlier in the day but solved them shortly We get results! 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