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Acceptance slow for laser beam The travels and adventures of Chuck Carlock are fast becoming legend in this neck of the woods. The man makes Gulliver look like a shut-in. Thunder wins opener IU IT COOK hamburgers CHUCK Gulliver, you might recall, traveled lightly. even have a St. Christopher medal on his windshield.

On the otherhand, Carlock pulls a trailer carrying a lot of track and his patented Sports Laser Beam, a unique device designed to spot footballs exactly where supposed to be spotted. Certainly heard about laser machine, the invention that tells what is and a first down without three dudes rushing in from the sidelines toting 10 yards of chain. It would be a slight exaggeration. to say the least, for me to tell you that our football fathers have been banging on door, wining and dining him to get first crack at his beam machine. get much more attention if he bottled a linament that would cure charleyhorses.

But what the heck, look how long it took them to accept the forward pass. As a matter of fact, some coaches still haven't. In the past year Carlock has compiled more written testimonials than Billy Graham gets on an average tour. Respected coaches have expressed keen interest. They agree that football is a game of inches and when an official spots the ball after an incomplete pass, penalty or whatever, he'll miss the mark by anywhere from two to six inches, depending upon the skills of his optometrist.

But despite the testimonials, acceptance has been slow in coming. Carlock thinks an outrage that in this day of compu terized scoreboards and scouting systems his improvement for the game itself is overlooked. using modern science and electronics all around the sport to get giggles from fans and to locate new talent but they ignore any such help for the actual performance of the Chuck said. But back to his travels. Davis too busy A pleasant and intelligent fellow, degree of patience falls somewhere between that of a busted insurance salesman and a desert buzzard.

do what supposed to do in a waiting room for six hours to strap three minutes of words on the right man. Just last week he logged thousands of miles in an effort to visit every member of the National Football rules committee. Tex Schramm of the Cowboys was first on his list. had very nice visit with Mr. Carlock said.

I was flying I have the laser beam with me but he was kind enough to discuss the project and I think he became interested. He encouraged me to visit other members of the rules And so it was that Oakland general manager A1 Davis was next on dance card. But alas, patience and money were exhausted by round two on the west coast. For four days he sat in office without getting a tumble. Mr.

Davis must be a very busy man in the off-season. His secretary became interested in Chuck's warm-up pitch on the third day but Davis himself couldn't locate five minutes for the man from Texas. He might have been figuring what George pension will cost him if the ancient erne ever decides to quit so the west coast trip be a total bust Carlock finally tossed in the towel after the fourth night and sa shayed across the bay to San Francisco. It was a different story there. Art Johnson, assistant to the president of the 49ers, greeted Chuck as if he'd just dis covered a quick cure for jock strap rash.

They visited at great length and Johnson displayed a genuine interest. Only trouble, Johnson is not on the rules committee. But every little nudge helps. oval okavs trial Along here somewhere it should be mentioned that Car lock is not supposed to be too active these days. Late last year lie endured heart surgery and sometimes, when the shadows grow tall near the end of a long day, he wobbles bit.

Nevertheless, in his spare time here last month he hauled his laser machine to Austin for an audience with Darrell Royal. After finishing second to Baylor last season Darrell is more interested in improving his team than improving the game but they did chat a little, off and on the field of practice. A demonstration wasn't a howling success because the referee hadn't been briefed. But tonight Carlock will be back in Austin to display the wonders of his sideline inven tion during annual Orange and White spring game At least, got his foot in door. By JIM HIITTON OF THE EXPRESS-NEWS STAFF The ames Doherty may be an attacking midfielder but seldom has he been confused for a striker.

That was until Fridav night at Stadium. Doherty and scored time goal North East played striker a winning, over- to provide San DeLong. Peter FHotis tries for tackle from Charlie SfoH photo by PAT HAMILTON Win or los Olga will get her $17 By KARL SPORTS EDITOR AUSTIN The Soviet Union Tennis Federation may be the most interested party concerned in the $100,000 World Series of Tennis Saturday and Sunday. If Chris Evert, Billie Jean King or Evonne Goolagong win the four-woman event, the winner will pick up $50,000, the largest prize in the history of tennis. But whether Russian Olga Morozova collects the top prize, $25,000 for second, $15,000 for third or $10,000 for fourth, her federation will get the money.

still get my $17 a day, like said the brown-haired Muscovite ruefully, speaking of the pin money her federation allows her in order to maintain her amateur status. First The tournament, the first of its kind in tennis, is modeled after World Series and includes the winners of the four major tournaments of last year the Opens of the United States, Great Britain, France and Australia. It will be held at the posh Lakeway World of Tennis, about 20 miles west of tin before a sellout crowd of better than 2,000 (the seating capacity) and a national ABC Television audience. Evert, the winner of Wimbledon and the French Open last year, will face Morozova in the first match at 10:30 a.m. Forest Hills winner King ill take on Australian Open champion Evonne Goola- going at 1 p.m.

in the televised match for the day. Taped highlights of the first match will be shown during breaks. BILLIE JEAN KING of stars Third place will be decided Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and the championship match is slated for 1:45 p.m., again before the big TV eye. Mrs.

Morozova did not win any of the Big Four in 1974 but reached the finals at Wimbledon and in Paris. She lost to Evert in both those matches and is 0-8 in her career against the steady Floridian. King has beaten Goolagong six times in their eight meetings, but the idol of libbers has played a very limited schedule this year and may not be tournament sharp. used to playing in a lot of Ms. King said.

motivation has changed. looser. But I know now ready 1 In her first tournament appearance in some time. she and Rosemary Casals lost in the finals to Virginia Wade and Margaret Court in the Bridgestone Doubles Tournament in Tokyo last Saturday. practiced every day that she said, only practiced about an hour a day this week.

I used to practice five or six hours a The foursome met with the press Friday morning at Lakeway and their varying temperaments were illustrated by their attire. Evert and Goolagong wore pants and blouses. King wore a see-through tennis dress with opaque undies. Morozova wore blue jeans and a shirt in honor of her visit to Texas. see 11 your cowboy movies on television in she said.

Asked if she shied away from political questions, she replied, and laughed. is fine between our countries right now, I Evert wore a gold necklace with the large gold initials on it. Asked if she were going to Las Vegas to watch her boy friend, Jimmy Connors, play John Newcombe, she said she was unable to do so because she would be playing in a tournament. He was in the stands in San Francisco two weeks ago when she won the Virginia Slims Championship and a first prize, the largest ever awarded until Sunday. Palmer still on top PALM SPRINGS, Calif.

(AP) Steady Sandra Palmer overcame some unsteady putting to score her second two-under-par 70 and held onto the lead Friday after the second round of the $200,000 Dinah Shore Winners Circle Golf Tournament. Her four-under-par total of 140 gave her a one-stroke lead over excitable Jocelyne Scores, page 4D Bourassa and a two-stroke margin over little-known Debbie Austin. Also at 143, one under par, were Betsy Cullen and Jan Ferraris with three more clustered at even par 144. The best round of the day on the par Mission Hills course was a 69 by Kathy Whitworth, the women's alltime money winner who came back from a poor opening round 79. Strong gusty winds raked the area on the opening round, but let off Friday.

There was little wind in the morning and temperatures moved into the 70s although in the afternoon the breezes picked up a bit. Miss Palmer made birdies twice in her first nine holes, including one on a 30-foot putt on the 155-yard third hole. But she followed that with a bogey on the sixth when ii three-foot putt slipped by the cup. On the following hole she missed a four-foot try for a birdie, then tapped in for a par. On the second nine, she missed birdie putts of no more than five feet on both the lith and 16th greens.

But the consistent blonde Texan put out a beautiful iron shot to get on the green on the 17th hole and then easily sank an eight-foot birdie putt. On the 18th hole, the leader booted her drive into the rough along the right side of the fairway, but recovered with a fine iron shot and missed a chance to go one more stroke under par when a difficult downhill putt for a birdie missed by only inches of falling. Miss Austin, still seeking her first tour victory, had a 70 after an opening 72 and Miss Cullen, who had a 73 the first day, finished with a 70, helped by the finest shot of the 75yard chip shot for an eagle three on the ninth hole. Cubs score 4-3 victory Bv CLIFFORD BROYLES OF THE EXPRESS NEWS STAFF A1 run-scoring triple to the base of the left field wall in the Pith inning Friday night saddled the San Antonio Brewers with their first home loss of the year as Midland held on for a 4-3 win. Montreuil, whose pesky bat had helped prevent the Brewers from taking their third straight home win in regulation time, drilled what proved to be the game winner off righthander Gary Weese with one out in the inning.

Aaron Randall, who had singled with one out. scored without a play to snap a 3-3 deadlock. The Brewers had their final grasp for life slapped away in the bottom of the inning as second double play of the night gave righthander Bruce Sutter his second win without a loss in the young season. Sutter, who blanked the Brewers over the final four innings, has now pitched 12 Antonio with a 2-1 triumph over the Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League opener for both Texas sides before 5.142 fans. feel Doherty beamed about his goal afterwards.

never played striker as a pro. The last time was in high school. But I kind of like it especially alter Break In the NASL, if the game is tied after the regulation 90-minute playing time, the teame break for one minute and then begin a 7 overtime. If there is no score by then, 7 12 more minutes. winner came at 103:15.

He had been San Antonio's first substitution, going in for striker Chris Carenza late in the second half. The Thunder applied most of the offensive pressure in overtime and the winning score was initiated as left winger Peter Filotis sprinted down the left sideline, looking to cross the ball. Filotis chipped the ball into the middle where Doherty was bouncing around. With Kyle Rote Jr. and Roy Turner pressing him, Doherty spun left and slammed the ball with his left foot.

The shot caught the lower right corner of the net, a foot outside the grasp of sprawling Dallas goalie Ken Cooper. Doherty fired away from near the penalty kick spot. It was the Greek Filotis who put San Antonio on the scoreboard first Friday. And the 25-year old winger also was named the most valuable player in the game by attending sports writers. Right fullback Raul For- teis moved the ball swiftly down the sideline and popped a floater into Carenza who stood 25 yards outside Cooper the middle.

The St. Louis product tipped the ball ith his right foot to the outside where Filotis was starting ins move low aril the goal. Drilled Filotis took the ball unmolested. faked Cooper to Ins right and drilled the ball into the lower left corner from eight yards out. The Thunder worked its short-passing game superbly tin1 opening half but tluui switched to a longer game in the next half which nearly staelld any offensive thrusts.

Dallas tallied on a penalty kick at 53:42. Right winger Mike Relish aw broke through the Thunder defense and Thunder stopper Daniel Califano tripped him. If he hadn't, the Tornado player would have had an unobstructed shot on San Antonio goalie Bias Sanchez. There were three penalty kicks Friday with Renshaw missing one for Dallas and Forteis failing in San lone attempt. Neither side could capitalize on corner kicks, either, with the Tornado and Thunder getting five and six.

respectively. In the only other NASL game Friday, the Miami Toros downed the St. Louis Stars, 1-0. The Thunder plays in Los Angeles next Saturday before returning home May 3 to battle the Washington Diplomats. THUNDER 2, TORNADO 1 Delias i i San Antonio .........................1 0 FIRST HALF SCORING: Son Antonio Filotis (Curcnza) 1:07.

SECOND HALF SCORING: 2. Dol'OS Mitic 53:42. OVERTIME SCORING: San An tonio Dohertv (Filotis) 103.15. SHOTS ON GOAL: Dal as 17, San Antonio 15. SAVES: DaTas (Cooper 8) San Antonio (Sanchez 7).

ATTENDANCE: 5 142 SATURDAY Noon (Ch.5) NBA Playoff Games 1 p.m. (Ch.4) Astros Baseball Houston vs. Cincinnati 1:30 p.m. (Ch.12) World Series Tennis 2:30 p.m. (Ch.12) Pro Bowlers Tour 3:30 p.m.

(Ch.41) Roller Games I p.m. (Ch. 12) ide World of Sports 5 p.m. (Ch. 12) Dinah Shore Winners Circle Championship 10 p.m.

(Ch.41) Boxing II p.m. (Ch.12) All-Star Wrestling SUNDAY Noon (Ch.4) Astros Ba- seball Houston vs. Cincinnati Noon (Ch.5) NBA Basketball Playoff Games 1 p.m. (Ch. 12) American Sportsman 1:45 p.m.

(Ch. 12) World Series of Tennis 3 p.m. (Ch.4) Stanley Cup Playoffs 3:15 p.m. (Ch. 12) Howard Cosell Magazine 3:30 p.m.

(Ch. 12) Dinah Shore Winners Circle Championship RADIO Saturday 1 p.m. (KMAC, 630) Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds Sunday Noon (KMAC, 630) Houston Astros vs, Cincinnati Reds scoreless innings season. The Brewers scored their only runs in the second but it appearred to be enough until Midland tied the score with two runs in the top of the ninth.

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3B Montreuil. Halb Gonzalez, BeHoir, Halse SF J. Gonzalez, Rodriguez. SB Oliver, Arron. IP Geisel 8 Sutter (2 0) 4 Linnert 7 1 Kinnev 2 Weese (0-1) 4 HBP (Sember) by Linnert.

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361), Tend The first Distillery placed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Government. CHARCOAL MELLOWED DROP BY DROP THE SATURDAY SPORTS Major League Baseball Page 2D Schoolboy Baseball Page 30 EXPRESS "NEWS I 1 rn. I I 1 Scoreboard Page 4D Outdoors Page 4D Page April 19 1975.