The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • 54

4D THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER OMMIONOmmonoMmommoomommmonnenwannonwOmmonnommnom Fri June 4 1971 Take A Flashlight Fishing 3:16 ----T i The 04tuoa Palmer Method "ATHLETE OF THE DECADE" SLIDE KNEES ON-SHOTS FROM SAND White Bass Abound At Bridge On Lake Norman Fishing The brightest fishing spot in more ways than one for Carolinas anglers this weekend could very well be the Highway 150 bridge on Lake reports from Oregon Inlet that the fleet there has taken excellent hauls of dolphin bonito false albacore and big blues to 18 pounds "Inshore" he said "the pier fishermen are having good luck with trout and smaller blues" The thing we want to avoid on sand shots is cutting in so deeply that the clubhead loses most of its speed The thing we on sand shots deeply that the most of its speed Judy Guard Files Suit v61111T: 1 1 ') a It) i '4 and sheephead have been playing around the pilings with nobody fishing for them The biggest fish taken from a pier this week was caught by Charlottean Darrell Evans who hauled in a 30-pound king mackerel from Windy Hill pier that measured four feet four inches With the water temperature 73 degrees and a favorable weekend weather forecast pier fishermen may expect better luck 0 6 71- A 1-i4 i '414 4 i ki 1 A i 44114 4 gkIL 11 -7 :4 111UN: 4 110441:41:::4 2't i ill By Tom Higgins I il Along the Grand Strand both Cherry Grove Basin and Murrell's Inlet continue to yield flounder with some boats claiming up to 27 per day Many of the fish are In the five-pound class During the past few nights fishermen sporting powerful spotlights and lanterns have lit up the big structure as never before and have caught white bass in unprecedented numbers "Whether it's the lights that's attracting the fish or the current around the bridge pilings is anyone's guess" John Campbell said Thursday "Regardless the fish are there and they're striking" 1 5 Pier fishing says Tommy Thompso is looking up though still not as good as it could be Spot a few whiting and flounder are being taken IF ITS IISHIN YOU'RE WISHIN COME A BOARD THE THUNDERBIRD CAPT TOMMY GAEDE'S SNAPPER FISHING EVERYDAY THUNDERBIRD MARINA MURRELS INLET SC PHONE 803-236-5192 Campbell operator of a tackle shop on the big lake said be had weighed white bass this week that hit three pounds while checking in several limits of 25 fish We avoid this by making sure that our knees are ultra-flexed throughout our swing They sort of slide toward the target on the downswing and follow-through This knee action tends to keep the clubhead moving through the sand on a somewhat level path What we must avoid is stiffening the left leg When the leg stiffens the left shoulder raises The other shoulder must then lower and this forces the clubhead too far into the Sand 1 35 Waccamaws) have been taken dur ng the past few days Cut shad fished on the bottom has been the most productive bait Poole said muddy water had slowed fishing to a great extent on Lake Tillery Good-sized largemouth bass have finally begun to appear on Lake Lure after something of a springtime slump according to game protector IL Raglan of Rut herfordton They're striking Thin-Fin type lures best Live herring are still producing fine catches of striped bass on Santee-Cooper Reservoir says Bill Jones operator of a fishing camp at Cross SC Most of the action ramains in the lower lake DIRECTLY ON THE OCEAN THE SEA HORN 1100MS-EFFICIENCIES-TV HEATED POOL-AIR CONDITION WELCOME VACATIONERS PHONE 803-448-4011 2805 OCEAN BLVD MYRTLE BEACH DOUBLES TEAMS WIN "They seem to be hitting best around 2 am" he continued "and most of the fish are being caught at a depth of about 40 feet Consequently the best lures are those that sink fast something like the Gay Blade or the Sonar" Largemouth bass continue to strike surface plugs fairly well in late afternoon on Norman but crappie fishing is rather slow Smith Eliminated Iii French Semis Along the Carolinas coast sportfishing fleets at southeastern NC ports and on the SC Grand Strand recorded excellent mid week catches of king mackerel From Observer Wirt Reports A safety patrol guard at the Indianapolis 500 has filed a $15 million damage suit for injuries sustained 'J in the pace car accident last Saturday llarold Barnhart 56 of Indianapolis asked 1 $500000 actual damages for a broken leg and $1 mil: lion for punitive damages Dr Vincente Avarez of Buenos Aires remains in critical condition with head injuries suffered in the crash Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne Pa has celled its 150-mile race scheduled for June 13 because 7 of a boycott by United States Automobile Club driv' ers Langhorne owner Iry Fried said he called the race off because of insufficient entries He charged that a small group of top USAC drivers succeeded in 1 deterring many drivers who had said they would compete TRACK stars will gather from all over for the Ken' redy Games Saturday at the University of California The field will include three record holders and almost a dozen sprinters who have run the 100 in :093 The world record holders are shot putter Randy Matson discus thrower Jay Silvester and Finland's jay- elM ace Jorma Kinnunen Four :092 sprinters could be on hand: Kentucky's i Jim Green Lennox Miller Willie Deckard and possibly 7 California's Eddie Hart 71 4 Jim Ryun won't be there but the world record Ilt holder will run the mile Sunday against a flock of Oregon mile aces including Steve Prefontaine in the Webfoots' annual twilight track meet It will also in dude the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) marathon I The mile field will include six runners who have 41 gone under four minutes Ryun lost to Villanova's MarT ty Liguori this spring in 3:546 Prefontaine's best is t' 3:574 VETERAN forward Bailey Howell of the PhiladelCphia 76ers has announced his retirement after 12 years In the National Basketball Association He played on two championship teams with the Boston Celtics N': Howell 34 who had a career scoring average of f- 189 and played in the all-star game six times said he will return to his home in Starkville Miss The Mississippi State graduate will work in his insurance business full-time and also begin work for a master's clef gree at his alma meet Miami broadcast executive Robert Martin has of' fered $15 million for the Memphis Pros of the Amen-can Basketball Association John (Puddy) Leake board chairman of the Pros' parent firm Memphis Area Sports Inc said the bid ki which was raised from an initial offer of $12 million has been rejected Martin reportedly wanted to move i5 the team to Tampa Grambling's Fred Hobdy is the latest coach men: tioned as a successor to University of Washington basketball coach Tex Winter Winter recently resigned to become coach of the San Diego Rockets of the Nation-zit al Basketball Association it 1- r-----mir Ity N- 1: 4 Ae 4 4o) IF --e- -killtekv 1 01160- 1 00 1 V' ii 1: 4 3 A 0 s' 9 4 i A kilt Lake IV 1 1 's largemouth fishing is also holding up However the best bet this weekend on other Catawba River reservoirs James and Hickory in particular I crappiefishing "One boat out of Carolina Beach for instance trolled up 94 kings" said Bill Robertson of Kure Beach Robertson added that piers in his area are producing croakers pigfish and some bluefish "on plugs" To the north Aycock Brown Associated Prost PARIS Stan Smith was knocked out of the singles in the French Open tennis championships Thursday leaving only unseeded Frank Froehling to carry American colors against East Europeans in the men's semifinals The Yanks however assured themselves of at least one men's title when they captured both semifinals The winners were Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen and Tom Gorman and Smith Game protector Cleat Poole of Troy predicts the top spot In his area will be Bodin Lake where "boxes full" of white perch (locally known as Nastase Kodes and Franulovic are recognized as three of the best clay court players now In competition and their arrival in the semifinals was no surprise Smith was much stronger when his match against Nastase was resumed in the morning but the loss of two sets Wednesday night was too big a handicap to overcome "It was silly to start Wednesday night knowing the match couldn't be finished but the organizers said they owed it to the crowd and I agreed to go on court" Smith said ft GOLF CLUB REPAIR Refinish All Makes USED CHAS FOR SALE CAROLINA CLUB SHOP HAROLD DALE GOLF CLUB DOCTOR 5400 Rozzell's Ferry Rd Charlotte Pb 392-7987' Smith the No 6 seed from Pasadena Calif was eliminated in the finish a his darkness-interrupted match wit'l Romania's Ilie Nasiase 6-1 6- 3 3-6 6-4 Nasiase seeded third had led 2-1 in sets when the match had to be suspended Wednesay night Toro Red Tag Sale TSIO 1 447 Vagitignigiglgoi3 'W Mf: 44iiN 4: kV -w Recoil was '45995 '333" Electric was 529" '378" Nastase will meet Froehling of Fort Lauderdale Fla in the semifinals Saturday The other semifinal matches defending champion Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia and Zeljko Franulovic of Yugoslavia the finalists last year FREE 1 UNDERGROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR 2 ELECTRIC GRASS TRIMMER TORO 17 We Take Care with purchase of this mower STARNES MOWER SALES SERVICE 3528 TRYON-525-0326 Kodes beat France's Patrick Proisy 6-4 8-6 1-6 6-1 Franulovic overcame Istvan Guyas a 39-year-old Hungarian who is usually a terror on clay courts 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-2 In the doubles Ashe of Richmond Va and Riessen of Ev a ns III saved two match points in the 10th game of the fifth set and beat South Africa's Frew McMillan and Brian Fairile of New Zealand 6-3 6-3 2-6 3-6 8-6 Smith and Gorman of Seattle overpowered the Australian team of Bob Carmichael and Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-4 6-4 The French championships which claim to be the top tennis event in the world on clay court hnve long been the No I aim of the East Europeans They learned their tennis on slow clay courts and seldom do well in the big tournaments on grass miss LILLY'S TAILOR SHOP HAS MOVED TO 2425 CHARLOTTE DR PARK ROAD (ACROSS THE STREET FROM BLOSSOM SHOP) PHONE 375-1372 Men's Ladies' Alterations 4 i 1: i ''''1 01: ij: xort: ii: siRi: I i "i' 'or 4 --f fl I' THE Chicago Bears have signed Missouri running '1: backs Joe Moore and Jim Harrison their first two draft 4 4 choices Moore set two rushing records but was lost for the season in the Nebraska game Harrison is a 'pr 240-pound fullback The New England Patriots have signed four more players including Notre Dame linebacker Tim Kelly Linebacker Dave Olerich was traded to the Houston Oilers by the St Louis Cardinals CLETE BOYER is officially a free agent since no major league baseball team claimed him on $1 waivers i' The veteran third baseman was given his unconditional release by Atlanta after a feud with general manager Paul Richards AUSTRALIAN tennis star Margaret Court was ordered to take a complete rest afer she visited a London doctor for treatment of a throat infection She may be allowed to resume playing next week She was surprisingly beaten in the current French Open THE challenger of the Royal Thames Yacht Club of England for the America's Cup in 1974 has been accepted by the New York Yacht Club The host club also said it has agreed with the EHtish group to limit the entries to one-meter yacht for each nation as it did last year More than one challenge has already been received from Australia and Trance ONE of harness racing's blue ribbon events the $100000 Martin Tananbaum International Pace will be raced at Yonkers tonight The United States Is favored to win for the third straight year The Billy Haugton entry of Laverne Hanover and Rum Customer is listed as the 8-5 favorite to duplicate the success of Overall in 1969 and Fulla Napoleon last year SHIRLEY ENGLEHORN who is looking for her first tournament victory of the year defends her Lady Carling Open golf title beginning today at Towson Md The $25000 event doesn't list her among the favorites Named are Kathy Whitworth Sandra Haynie and this year's leading money winner Sandra Palmer CHESS ace Bobby Fischer fresh 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