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lTk i Th Register: Donville, June 7, 1972 Pave Roberts Padres' No. 1 Pick In Free Agent Draft San Hiorrrt San Diego Says Wanted 'Best Available Player' Univ. Of Oregon Third Baseman Also Fills Needs By MIKE RATHET Associated Press SporU Writer By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "NEW YORK (AP) Dave whifno rt Roberts, a .410 hitter for the Whitney's Inca Queen came with a rush through the stretch for a five-length victory University of Oregon, became Tuesday in the $15,000 Tinka only the second collegian in the 15-year history of the baseball draft to be selected as the No. 1 pick in the regular phase when he: was tapped by the San Diego Padres Tuesday. The Padres announced Tuesday night that they had signed Roberts at his home in Corvallis, Ore.

No terms were nouhced. The Padres said Roberts' would be in a San Diego uniform for their two-night doubleheader at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday. The Padres, who batted No. 1 ki.the draft of free agents because they had the- worst record in the majors last season, went into the draft looking for; the best player available rather than a player who had the potential to fill a specific position. They feel they found both Jn Roberts, a right-handed hitting and throwing third baseman, who in 37 games hit 12 homers an'd struck out only once in 144 at-bats.

you have the privilege of choosing No. 1 you want to pick the best," explained Pete Bavasi, director of minor league operations for the Padres. "Some clubs talk about picking by position; we felt he was the best player available. "By coincidence he also plays a position our club is in need of." Roberts, 21, was the first col legian to be selected No. in come around the free agent phase of the turn to draft since the Oakland A's lected outfielder Rick Monday in 1965.

Pour other collegians and as first-round selections. Infielders were the Racing Roundup Bobby Orr Has Surgery On His Knee To Resume Skating By September BOSTON (AP Bobbby Orr underwent knee surgery Tues- lero Purse on the grasss at Belmont Park, Toting top weight of 122 pounds, including jockey Garth Patterson, Inca Queen, ran bhe in 1:41 and returned $4.60, $3.40 and $2.40. Fresh Start finished second and paid $4.20 and $2.80 while Irish Party took the show for a $2.40 payoff. Audley Farm's Elf, the even money favorite, caked out a nose decision in the feature race at Liberty BeU race track crowd of 7,124. Crafty Elf ran th mile on a fast track in 1:39 to return $4, $2.60 and $2.60.

Beauty Son paid $3.20 and $3 and Busy Bob- 0 $3 to show. Heading into the backstretch, Busy Bob-O opened up a six length lead on Crafty Elf and appeared headed for an easy victory. But started to shorten stride as the field approached the stretch turn and Crafty Elf, after dropping back to third at the three- eighths pole, made another run at the faltering Busy Bob-O, caught him in the last sixteenth and hold off Beauty Son over the last 70 yards. Tryandstopme took the long way home to post a two-length victory over Private Times in Monmouth Park's $12,000 Sir GayJord Pursei Jockey Mike Hole kept him far back, then allowed the De benture Stable's 7-year-old to said the spokesman, and Dr. Carter Rowe, who performed the surgery, said he "foresees" no problems." In the operation, lasting several hours, several portions of knee cartilage were removed, an spurs were also removed from the inner knee, said the Bruins' spokesman.

Times and as favorite in the of seven. Private, Times S4.60 and $4 and Chrissy $4 most for show. prized, 11 selected compared with eight pitchers, three catch- Tryandstopme ers and two outfielders. How pounds for the will make the majors'- remains a major question-mark, but 12 players from the last two A crowd race i Starsweet toook 'the" lead in drafts already? are with-major midstretch.and. hung onvto-de-' pUihc fpafr Vioa Park Knightly Belle finished third the seven furlong race before a crowd of 9,461.

Chris Fijinegdh Still European Boxing Champ league clubs, including home feat heavily-favored Bridget 0 leader Dave Kingman of Brick by half-length in the and pitchers Burt $10,000 Primorietta Purse for 3- Hooton of the Chicago Cubs and year-oJd fillies at Arlington Pete Brpberg of Texas. After.San Diego selected Roberts, Cleveland picked shortstop Richard Masning, a .614 hitter at LaSalle High School in Niagara Falls', N.Y., and Philadelphia" went for Larry Christiansen, a towering pitcher from Marysville High School in Marysville, Wash. unusual aspect of the first round was the selection of players from one ---incho Cordova High School in ftaiiicho Cordva. Calif. Out; Mike Ondina was picked Chicago White Sox and iBpftstop Jerry Manuel by foit.

draft continues Wedne's- with the secondary phase Id which players previously se: iijcted who did not sign can be agaki. rj ring the sec, onclary phase, the drafted will be selected, -While the free agent phase of their draft is conducted in inverse order of the standings of the clubs at the end ot the vitfus season, the secondary phase selections are determined by drawings. The Los Angeles Dodgers drew the No. 1 pick. Roberts Gives tfji.Oiic Year College Baseball CORVALLIS, Ore.

(AP) Oregon third baseman Dave Rocbrts, first pick in Tuesday's major league baseball draft, is giving up year of college eligibility lo join the San Diego Pxires but his coach isn't bit- think It's a real boojst lor-jrounjf kids in the sta'e ot Orijcu to sec someone born and in this stae to go as No. 1 pick," Oregon University Coach Mel Krause said Roberts, who hit .410 in 37 one-sided bout. games this year with 12 home runs and only one strikeout in and wcjgnc( 2 144 at bats, was snappedjip by po lin to the American's 18614. Padres last in the Nation al last year tn the an A the West Coast, and the oppor- of 10,933 shoulder 116 a Boston Bruins said that the til day and spokesman star defense man should be back on skates for training in September. The left knee surgery, performed at the Massachusetts General over-all Hospital, clean up was an operation," Rowe recommended Orr no heavy skating before do Around-The-Clock Lookout Protects Home Of Chairman Of Illinois Racing Board Vj) Familiar he were deliberately set.

He said has been offered a never (lo The South Barrington cattle five other fires on his ranch and home of Alexander MacArthur chairman of the Illinois Racing Board, is under around-the-clock protective surveillance, Sheriff Arthur Tyrrell of McHenry County, said Tuesday. Tyrrell said two men were seen acting suspiciously near the had been New York, Atlanta, Expansion NHL Franchises, Stock Chios By HAL BOCK Associated Press Spurts Writer MONTREAL ij throw ce and i New York Islanders property Saturday but drove away before police arrived. "The surveillance has been tember, and when he begins skating, that he wear a brace on the knee. According to the spokesman Orr will be hospitalized from going on for several weeks and will continue for as long as necessary," said Tyrrell. MacArthur, who has been investigating alleged race-fixing at Chicago tracks, said that last year he received a threatening phone call when he was looking for possible hoodlum links with Illinois horse racing.

"How would you like to see one of your barns go?" MacArthur said he was told by the caller. His home phone now is unlisted. Harness racing authorities are investigating alleged betting fixes at May-wood Park, not connect the fires with attempts to intimidate him. Meanwhile, Ivan Maple, executive director of the Illinois Liquor Control Commmission, said he has asked 32 states in which Emprise Corp. does business to provide information on the Buffalo, N.

firm at a panel discussion in Chicago next week. Emprise Corp. is a licensed concessionaire at 11 ntes in Illinois, including White Sox Park, Chicago Stadium Mi u. win 111 ay WvJvKl 1 a IK seven to eight days, and be on Aurora' Downs and Sportsman's crutches for several weeks. jPark in the Chicago area.

Orr won the National Hockey' A oarn and three horses were destroyed in a fire Friday at the farm of Walter A. Paisley, a top Chicago harness driver. MacArthur said he thought the fire was "more than hate barnburners." The lanta franchises for the National Hockey League's 1972-73 their clubs Tuesday, passing up many ol the familiar names available and choosing to go with young players instead of veterans. Atlanta opened tlie expansion draft of goalies, choosing Montreal's Phil Myre The Islanders followed by taking Gerry Desjardins. Atlanta's second goalie selection was rookie of New York chose eight defensemen and 11 forwards.

Cliff Fletcher, GM of the At lama club, picked New York ton following Ketter and also came up with Bill MacMillan, who played for Toronto Jail year Pat Quinn ol Vancouver end Ron Harris of Detroit and forwards Keith fcjvcauiu ML ullvl iiivii UQ UUnJU JUiill Maywood Park in Chicago aiuljBouchard, who spent last sea- Cahokia Downs racetrack with Boston's American East St. Louis. Name St. Andrews Will Be Used By Japtiii Coif Course ST. ANDREWS, (AP) The city fathers of this home of golf voted Monday American Hockey League farm team.

The Islanders completed the goalie draft by selecting Billy Smith of Los Angeles, who played last Springfield of the year with AHL. General Manager Bill Torrey 24.7 and by New York' 1 26.4. The new clubs paid J6 million each the Islanders tagged an extra $4 million 1 in in Rangers' farmhand Norm Grat-i damnification fees to the -New York Rangers for invading their territory. came down to a shada under $300,000 per selection in the expansion draft. of Pittsburgh, Ernie Hicke of California, Bob Leiler of Pillsbmgl.

and Lew Morri-j son of Philadelphia. Creenberg, Boyd i I)eWar's Cup loircy caused a bit of a slnv RANCHO LA COSTA, Calif, selecting forward Norm Hank son from California as his 17th year-old former slugger of the Fer ha- gn 1 Detroit Tigers, and Bob Boyd, con, act with th-j New askelbaU coach at the Univer- Raiders of the nval of Southern Califorriia; won Hockey Association but Dcwar's Cup in the'second vowed before the draft that he annual Sports Celebrities Ten- would pursue all of his choices ts Tournament vigorously, even if it meant, go- Climaxing a 61-man round- The Islanders chose first in to courl. rohin Pe League' Most Valuable Player award this past season. He also was named to the top de- fenseman in the league and was second highest scorer. His play was credited as the key in giving the Bruins their second Stanley Cup championship in three years.

Jane Blalock 'Really On Hot Seaf to Japan. Municipal Council its approval to Zenyap Hamada of Tokyo to call a new golf course he is planning near the Japanese course and this headquarters of the ftoyai and Ancient Club. SUTTON, Mass, (AP) Jane! lalick, playing tin a cpurUor- i dered pass while a hearing on her $5 million suit! against the Association, said Tuesday she is "really on hot seat" in this week's 1 Eve LPGA LONDON CAP) Chris Finnegan, British light heavyweight, knocked out Jan Lubbers of the Netherlands after two minutes of the eighth round Tuesday night and retained his European boxing crown. From the third round on, Lubbers had blood pouring from his nose. The final assault came after Finnegan had opened up a cut over the Dutchman's left eye in the eighth.

The Briton caught his opponent with a left hook and sent him staggering backwards against the ropes. He followed up with a right, and Lubbers wont down. The Dutchman staggered to his feet but jusl failed to beat It was only Lubbers second the count, defeat in 29 professional fights. Finnegan, who won the title -u. H'ajw as an a four months ago from Conny when was 16 or 17 and Velcnsck of West Germany, has won 23 out of 26 contests.

A crowd of 7,000 cheered Fin mental 'Strain is as much as any I've ever encountered," she -said after a nine- hole practice round at Pleasant Country Club. 'There is a great deal: of pressure, but I think I'm calming down a little," Miss Blalock said. I Miss Blalock, "the second 1 leading money wiriher on the. 1 LPGA tour this season, was suspended last week for one. year for alleged "unethical practices." She countered with i the $5 million federal suit and I won a temporary injunction' permitting her to play until a hearing.

On the advice of her attorneys, the pretty blonde declined to discuss the case. Told she could buy the LPGA tour with $5 million, she replied: "All 1 want to do is piay." Asked about the reaction from other rivals in the field of more than 80 for the start of the 72-hole $50,000 championship Thursday, Miss Blalock said. It hasn't been too bad, -no rougher than I expected. However I have many good friends on the tour. Some of the girls have been very gracious under the circumstances.

Others not so gracious." Misss Blalock, who lied forj third in the 1971 Eve LPGA, figures to be one of the favorites this year. "I'm certainly no stranger to Pleasant Valley," he said. "1 played here as an amateur: won my LPGA players card here in 1969." Asked again about the pres- aiiuui iiJt; iJrea- negan lo victory al the Royal sure, she said, "As long as I Albert Hall. Both boxers can concentrate on the weighed in at pounds. Joe Bugner, former British ind European heavy weight'golf." course I'll be allright.

Hopefully I'll be able to think only of champion, stopped Doug Kirk of Lowell, in the fifth round of a scheduled 10-rounder on the preliminary card. The American look a barrage Cynthia SuL'ivan, president of the LPGA Executive Board which ordered the suspension, and other LPGA members have been instructed by their lega' k-wi a. i i ti itiuvt Uj 11 of 'punishment and (he referee counsel not to discuss the sus- slopped the fight after 45 publicly, onds of the fifth round of thei Bugner towered above his op- Kirk, unbeaten in his last 13 fights, swung wild left-handed but seldom got within "tige of his big opponent 6 tunity is there to make th big club quickly," he said. But Bl.ll Kieler Wins quickly, Roberts aided that although he wasn't going to grab the first offer that comes along, he's eager to get Mfotlatioiu out of UM way he can play. RotMrU established school with hits, 41 runs, 47 runs batted in and 107 -total bases in hU two yem of varsity bill at ihortitop and third.

His 12 runs this season arc also school record. TtK standout it Corvallis Higfc? School tlw helped (he Alaska lo National BawbM! Congress World Series the pint two summers and played shortstop on the United States team at the 1970 World Games in Cali, Colombia, where he batted .312. Products Open Al DGC Tuesday BiH Kiefer. first manager of the local Glass Works when the was opened here in 196J, won tho Teel Products Open played al the Danville Golf Cluh Tlies- day. presently conn rt ctecl Coming, New Yori.

lopped the field of arlicipants with a 74. Slev Orovcs, (he prewnl local was runnerup whh Christian Athletes In N. BLACK MOUNTAIN. N.C. (AP) Paul Crane, linebacker of the New York Jets who has played on both collrgiale anvil professional national champion- ship teams f.old dolcpates io the National Conference of Fellowship oJ Christian Athletes 1 Tuesday thai "ail of us want lo! i be somnlhing special hut takes a IHtle extra end some of plant us aren't willing lo pay the price." Crane, world champinni Anderson, Kicfcr, the 75.

The tournament capptd off for here. Rev John Ed Mathison.i Mfifhodi-st minister Phoenix City Ala. amonc day .1 sorakprs 31. lhe conferenre being hold at the Ridpc Assembly Ground Gaitliei. athletic dircc at Florida A snokc Tuesday am! on Wednes lhe delegates will heir Underwood of Ihp, Denver 1 rnd Bill Leach, world famed artist.

Scotland of this nday to Andrews il gave I a mad a ew golf ear the is head- and An- Ihe regular phase of the draft and made defenseman Bart Clirasley of Montreal their opening selection. Allan! a 's lirst choice was another Montreal defenseman, Kerry Kctter. The most familiar names chosen in the draft were Boston's Ed Westfall, who was selected by the Islanders and Minnesota's Ted Hampson, both selected by the Islanders. Following the draft the Minnesota club assigned defense- man Bob Paradise lo Atlanta and veteran forward Gordcn Labossicre to New York. The transaction was called a "transfer" but apparently involved compensation lo the expansion clubs for overlooking other available, Minnesota draftees.

The average age of the el players drafted bv Atlanta was changing partners, they Gail Goodrich of the Los Angeles Lakers and O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills, 'in the final match at La Costa Country Club. Several sports figures competed, including Bobby Fischer. U.S. chess grand master, who is preariiig for a July 2 world championship match agains4 Boris Spasssky of the Soviet'Un- THE SILVERTOWN HT Tough Polyester Cord Wide "78" Extra deep tread Special curb scuff protection NOW PRICED AS LOW AS slzo D7B-13 plus foclcral tax of $1,97 plus trade-in.

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