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4 8 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Wed Apr 23 1980 Garinger Rips Olympic 16-4 Meek Conquers Meek Nehemiah Leaves Terps' Track Team 40 itts4e 44 -t iY Area Roundup Sports In Brief Kelly Beck and Janet Goodman hit homers for Latin which improved to 4-2 Latin 101 103 0-12 13 8 Christian 101 010 1 11 5 Beck and BearclAcClerin Riddle (3) Gamble (4) and House Fabrizio Stolen Bases Spark O's 9-6 Continued from Page I who runs the Louisiana Super dome (a possible fight site) says the purse is unrealistically high Other sites mentioned were Montreal Houston Dallas Las Vegas and Hartford Conn Celts 76ers Resume Play The Philadelphia 76ers who defeated the Boston Celtics in Boston in the first game of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs entertain the Celtics in Philadelphia tonight The 76ers dropped the second game of the best-of-seven series but have offset the Atlantic Division champions' homecourt advantage Observer Staff Reports Randy Keziah and Everett Graham each collected 3 hits Tuesday leading Garinger to a 16-4 Southwestern 4A high school baseball victory over Olympic Mark Han line added 2 hits and 4 RBIs for the Wilddcats who improved to 10-3 In league play ()IMO 000 400 4 6 4 Gartner 900 142 x-16 16 4 Freeman Fee (1) Aldermen (5) Dale (6) and Beatty Keziah Anderson (6) and Thomas Frady (7) South Mecklenburg 7 West Mecklenburg 3 South (8-5) got 2 hits each from John Wooldridge and Johnny Woods West which was hurt by 3 errors got 3 hits from Steve Grigg and Steve Hudson but fell to 9-3 In the league West Mecklenburg 200 001 0-3 11 3 South Mecklenburg 401 200 x-7 7 1 Hudson Holder (4) and Godwin Hudson (4) Roberts and Wi IliaMS Harding 16 North Mecklenburg 3 The Rams took advantage of 8 North errors and 2 hits and 2 RBIs for Rocky Lewis in gaining their 10th victory in 13 league games Harding SOO 437 2-16 7 2 North Mecklenburg 003 000 3 5 It Eppley Rogers (5) and Lewis Brown Carr (5) and McGraw Brown (5) monommommEr Country Day 11 Northside 1 Glenn McConnell handed North-side its first loss in 11 games pitching a 2-hitter and striking out 12 The victory improved Country Day to 11-8 Northside 100 000 0- 1 2 4 Country Day 110 522 x-11 8 0 Russ Jones Lowder (5) and Ron Jones McConnell and Cater Catholic 3 Monroe 2 Shortstop Billy Neal had 2 hits an drove In the game-winning run in the sixth inning for Catholic 5-2 in the Rocky River 2A and 9-4 overall Monroe fell to 0-6 in the league and 4-6 overall Monroe 010 000 1-2 3 5 Catholic 010 1111 x-3 4 1 Campbell and Perry Borucki Marston (7) and Lasher Carmel Academy 11 Charlotte Christian 1 Kevin Brasche hit a bases-loaded triple for the winners who improved to 5-9 Carmel 010 301 6-11 7 1 Charlotte Christian NO 010 1 6 4 Babb and Brasche Harrison Bowling (7) and Brogan Paw Creek Christian 5 Carolina Christian 4 Carl Helms went 3-for-4 including a home run for Paw Creek which improved to 7- 3 Carolina Christian fell to 3-7 Carolina Chrshan 012 010 0-4 8 1 Paw Creek Christian 102 001 1-5 9 4 Mace and Hudson Green Mims (5) and Helms have 36 steals in 41 tries "We've had really good success so far this year on the bases especially against Jacksonville" said Charlotte manager Jimmy Williams "1 don't know exactly how many we have against them but it's probably more than half the total From Associated Press Reports Rena "Skeets" Nehemiah among the worlds top hurdlers says he won't compete anymore for Maryland the campus newspaper reported Tuesday Nehemiah a junior from Scotch Plains NJ said he had forfeited his track scholarship He said he planned to stay in school but would have to get a job to pay his tuition His decision came In the wake of a decision by Frank Costello Maryland men's track coach to stop the DC International Track Club from using the school's stadium Nehemiah ran for DC International in the Kansas Relays last weekend while Maryland was having its string of 25 consecutive ACC outdoor track titles snapped New NBA Franchise? A Providence man says he owns a franchise that should be an NBA member and has filed suit in federal court to have his team recognized Robert Chernov purchased the Providence Steamrollers from the estate of the late Louis Pieri who shelved the team after it recorded a 3-49 record in the 1948-49 season with the Basketball Association of America The BAA merged with the National Basketball League in 1949 forming the NBA Chernov contends an NBA bylaw allows the team to be reactivated at any time He also says the Steamrollers should be included on the 1980-81 NBA schedule and given the top pick of the June 10 college draft on the basis of its last record 'Champ' Race Canceled A 300-mile championship car (Indianapolis-type) auto race scheduled Sept 28 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been canceled Speedway general manager ILA "Humpy" Wheeler says the recent agreement between the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) laid the US Auto Club (USAC) forced the move A USAC race is set Sept 20 in Michigan and race officials felt there wouldn't be enough time for drivers and teams to prepare for the Charlotte race Women's Basketball Belmont Abbey for years a powerhouse in men's intercollegiate basketball and soccer will field a women's varsity basketball team next season The announcement is expected today but school officials confirmed the decision with The Observer It would be the first major intercollegiate sports program for women at the school Davidson Downs 49ers Davidson centerfielder John Porter collected 3 hits and 2 stolen bases Tuesday leading Davidson to a 7-3 college baseball victory over UNCC The victory boosted Davidson to 14-18 UNCC fell to 17-21 4114CC 001 002 000-3 7 1 Davidson 033 MO 00-7 15 4 Wagner Carroll (4) and Miller Dunn (6) Colechia and Zubruegg East Mecklenburg 3 West Charlotte I The Eagles improved to 4-9 behind the 3-hit pitching of sophomore Rick Watson West Charlotte fell to 4-9 East Mecklenburg 010 002 0-3 4 0 West Charlotte 001 000 0-1 3 1 Watson and Layton Overcash and Marra "It's really helping create good things for us and everyone is wanting to get in on it" Eaton who also scored 2 runs added "he (Batter) got to the point where he was kinda shell shocked and he had probably seen enough" Suns' designated hitter Ron Johnson drilled a Brooks Carey fastball over the left field fence in the first for a 3- 0 lead But the O's Curt Fabrizio came back in the bottom of the inning with his first home run in Charlotte a 2-run shot off loser John Skinner Bits And Pieces The Kansas City Chiefs signed free agent quarterback Tom Clements to a series of five one-year contracts Clements who guided Notre Dame to a national title in 1973 and the Ottawa Rough Riders to a Canadian Football League Grey Cup title in 1976 became a CFL free agent last week Rockhill Native last year's 2-year-old male champion is a 440-5 favorite as post positions were drawn for Thursday's $119550 Blue Grass Stakes at Keene land Race Course in Lexington Ky Rockhill Native was among 11 entries in the I 14-mile test a final major prep race for the May 3 Kentucky Derby Prince Valiant is a 4-to-1 second choice and Lord Gallant and Gold Stage each is listed at 8-to-1 Atlanta Falcons' linebacker Greg Brezina has retired from pro football after 12 years The Oakland Tribune reports Oakland Raiders' linebacker Phil Villapia- no might be traded to the Buffalo Bills for wide receiver Bob rs' ball after 12 years The Oak- land Tribune reports Oakland Raiders' linebacker Phil Villapia- no might be traded to the Buffalo Bills for wide receiver Bob Chan- Providence Day 4 Charlotte Latin 2 Freshman Bobby Hestikind drove in the winning run in the sixth inning boosting Providence Day Hestikind was 1-for-3 at the plate Providence Day is 10-3 Providence Day 000 702 0-4 5 3 Charlotte Latin 002 000 0-2 4 1 Jordan and Midkift Tourteliot McKee (6) and Patten and Tourtellot (6) Independence 6 Myers Park 5 Roger Wooden drove In Paul Sanders wih the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning for the Patriots whio improved to 10- 3 Sanders stole 5 bases during the contest Myers Park dropped to 3- I Myers Park 020 200 1-5 5 Independence 113 001 x-6 a 2 Roy Halls (3) Comb (5) and Tale Barnett Jones (5) and BennennaleY In a girls softball game: Latin 12 Charlotte Christian 7 NEMO Russ Pensiero relieving starter Carey in the fourth with 2 on and nobody out pitched his way out of a bases-loaded jam He pitched 5 scoreless innings before giving up a 3-run homer in the ninth with O's leading 9-3 pitched his way out of a bases-loaded jam He pitched 5 scoreless innings before giv- ing up a 3-run homer in the ninth with O's leading 9-3 S35 Million For Leonard? Handlers of World Boxing Council welterweight champion Sugar Ray Leonard want $35 million for his July 20 fight with Roberto Duran Denzil Skinner Y341 ie11111011 I Ur Let Ildill Handlers of World Boxing ol)erto welterweight champion tiger Ray Leonard want $35 mil- ion for his July 20 fight with Duran Denzil Skinner naL aRe0 0 MI Chandler The Fuel Fighter" The famous Firestone 721 is called The Fuel Fighter because its rsdial construction gives you 8 to lin more gas per gallon than our nomradia tires at steady highway speeds During this 721 sale you can save on the tires tool A great way to beat the high cost of driving CETIE $33 per pair of whitewalls 0AWE 1 2 $33 to $5150 dler Liiteatour egu ar 6 ta I pr cc per pair of wt hitewalls W- 'Not -ItsttA 2 0 One a a 000 0 st es1 101) Itts E101 104 Ai 4 4o 4 01 14 441 174 lb I) SftVt jr I -kit tAlleil The mg tin Li alii)Or aRL9c1 Fuel Fighterl" 1 Pr siw iNT 11 14 41 tio 00' ilth Att Al" 1- The famous Firestone 721 is called The Fuel Fighter se -4 '401 los 0 7 because its radial construction is eilis C) i a till411? sa 1- 8 gives you 8 to ID' more gas per gallon than our nomradiat illao' VI till 'Et14 Xij14S i 0 VI 191 1 tires at steady highttaY speeds i oDnu tr ihnegt ilielz 7t 2001 as! eg eisaut taany a to beet the high cost of driving $45o 0LENS' 41 1 1 1 ote: to riEia BOLENS '993 (Plus get a free String Trimmer) Botens is also offering The lawn Machine you ride at a special sale price So now you can get the riding mower with electric start easy-to-reach controls and independent front suspension for a smooth even cut for $100 less Plus a free String Trimmer Model 831 8 hp 30 in cut Suggested Retail Price $1095 Suggested Sale Price (g 1980 FMC Coporonon afFMC Sale prices plum tax and 2 old Wes 4-rd tread -HURRY Limited Time Offer 5 111007r-elEILILIEIM Oli ILE? 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