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fr Trlniiion SECTION jjj Sljc iHtami Hcralb Sunday August 26 1973 nm TENNIS 1 Wightman Cun Channel 3:10 pm Robert Kennedy Pro-Celebrlty Channel 12 4:30 pm CBS Classic Channel 4 FOOTBALL 9 pm Green Bay vt Kansas City Channels 10 and 12 Radio BASEBALL 2tlfl pm Atlanta vs Pittsburgh WKAT (KtoO) 730 pm Baltimore vs Kansas City WGBS (I0) VJ JIM LANGER "iLY'Y' Snapping to Wife Sharpened Accuracy DOLPHINS bill braucher 3S The Dolphins can thank Lynda Langer that they had a center to snap for Larry punts Friday night Mrs Langer's husband Jim snapped flawlessly after Howard Kindig broke his left thumb in two places during the 17-14 victory over the los Angeles Rams determination to become a complete center and his cooperation save a potentially hazardous situation Mike Kolen has snapped before but the linebacker has not been at it recently CHUCK BRADLEY the No 2 draft choice and center from Oregon was lost indefinitely with ligament damage in his right knee leg was placed in a cast where it will remain rigid an estimated six weeks as an alternative to surgery That left the issue up to Langer who responded with the same gusto he displayed last year while wresting the starting center job from Bob DeMarco As a converted pro guard and a linebacker at South Dakota Stale College Langer did no snapping for punts or SNAPPED to my wife in the back yard and occasionally to a neighbor kid when get the chance the fourth-year pro said Saturday stubbed a few fingers shoot a lot of knuckle-balls at her but she hung in there And Howard (Kindig) has helped me tremendously the past two years by no means a qualified snapper One game make it But I was naturally pleased that it came off all right set it as a personal goal for myself to learn how in case I could come in and The 25-year-old Langer was a longshot at least in Coach Don mind Watching him struggle a year ago with Kindig and Monte Clark the offensive line coach Shula said thinks Langer will be a snapper some day I think ever be a SATURDAY Shula admitted he should have known better from the man he acquired on waivers from Cleveland Turn to Page 8E Col 5 Herald Sports Editor Edwin Pope is' on vacation Ills column will resume upon his return field goals Kindig was acquired in September for that purpose after DeMarco walked out of camp But Langer bent over daily after practices last year and at home in the offseason to perfect the art of whipping the ball to a punter or placekick holder IK fbss-vv- Pushbutton it 1 Detonate For 12 in Kf Langer Recoining snaps important hitting the Weaver said Baltimore backed Doyle nine-hit pitching with a five-run sixth inning Saturday night In addition to their 12th straight triumph tops in the major leagues the victory also broke the Orioles' club record Baltimore had won 11 straight in both 1970 and 1971 Baltimore ahead 2-1 put the game out of reach in the American League EAST DIVISION Associated Press Wirephoto nedy Pro-Celebrity tennis tournament at Forest Hills in New York that he not only plays against women but for two-game victory over doifbles team of Bill Cosby and Alan King he joined them at least in dress style In a serious match Stan Smith defeated Arthur Ashe 8-5 Little Bo Bobby This Doll really a doll Little Bo Bobby Riggs it up in a plaid skirt and a frilly blouse showing the crowd at the Robert Ken- From Herald Wire Service! BALTIMORE Earl Weaver still considers him-s 1 the of the Baltimore Orioles but the buttons (or players) pushing this season are a different breed than those during previous pennant-winning years players have done everything just Weaver said after his team blitzed the Kansas City Royals 7-1 Saturday night for its 12th straight victory feel about the only thing done to help them out is hand up the lineup card each Weaver relished the term when he was dubbed that by Sparky Anderson manager of the Cincinnati Reds in the 1970 World Series But the buttons he was pushing then produced power with people like Frank Robinson and Boog Powell swatting homers and Brooks Robinson swinging a more potent bat ORIOLES are younger and swifter They rely more on finesse on the field and on the basepaths players are taking advantage of situations on the bases making all the defensive plays and most KANSAS CITY ab bl BALTIMORE ab bl Patek Roias 2b Otis cf Mavberrv lb McRae dh Kirkpatrk rf A 0 1 0 Piniella If 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starter Steve Busby and reliever Joe Hoerner was removed after being struck on the pitching thumb by infield hit Precautionary X-rays were being taken National League EAST DIVISION Pet St Louis 65 63 508 Pittsburgh 62 63 496 Chicago 62 66 484 Montreal 60 67 472 Philadelphia 59 69 461 New York 58 69 457 WEST DIVISION Pet Los Angeles 80 49 620 Cincinnati San Fraud: Houston Atlanta San Diego RESULTS San Francisco 1 New York 0 Cincinnati 6 St Louis 4 Los Angeles 6 Philadelphia 4 12 innings Pittsburgh 6 Atlanta 5 11 in- nings Montreal 13 San Diego 3 Chicago 4 Houston 3 10 innings FRIDAY'S RESULTS Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 0 San Diego 5 Montreal 3 New York San Francisco 0 10 Innings St Louis 5 Cincinnati 4 II innings Atlanta 3 Pittsburgh 2 Houston 4 Chicago 2 TODAY'S GAMES Los Angeles (Sutton 15-8) at Philadelphia (Carlton 11-15) 1:35 pm San Francisco (Bryant 19-8) at New York (Sadeckl 3-2) 2:05 pm San Diego (Arlin 8-11) at Montreal (Renko 11-8) 2:15 pm St Louis (Nagy 0-1) at Cincinnati (Norman 10-12) 2:15 pm Pittsburgh (Ellis 11-12) at Atlanta (Harrison 7-4) 2:15 pm Chicago (Jenkins 11-12) at Houston (Wilson 9-14) 3 pm was equipped with a two-day-old set of clubs play Trevino said of his awesome opponent think Jack is the greatest player who ever put cleats on but I can beat anyone on any given day knew there was only going to be one winner and I could be it But beaten me a lot more times than beaten John Schroeder a 27-year-old plagued by tendinitis in his thumb for the past year eliminated little Buddy Allin 5-4 in the second round after tripping Grier Jones 1-up in Turn to Page 3E Col 1 Wk I- 1 America will be seeking its 38th win in the 50 year history of the cup the British having won only seven times the last in 1968 The second round was preceded by a ceremony in which Mrs Hazel Hutch-kiss Wightman 86 donor of the trophy that bears her name hit the first two balls over the net Longwood is the home club of the lady who won 44 US national titles and captained the first US Wightman Cup team in 1923 at Forest Hills 'i' Press Wirepnolo Bcalinj Nicklaus match play tournament Injuries Depleting Dolphins By BILL BRAUCHFR Herald Sports Writer The need to preserve bodies for Minnesota and Dallas the next two weeks and the mounting Dolphin injuries could combine to save the jobs of a few rookies in camp at least temporarily Coach Don Shula must reduce his squad from 54 to 49 players Monday but the harmful effects of 17-14 victory over the Los Angeles Rams may simplify his job sit down and go over all the different Shula said Saturday have to do something about the people who are THOSE are running back Ed Jenkins center-tackle Howard Kindig and rookie center Chuck Bradley the top draft pick last January All will be out indefinitely and all could be waived injured or in and cases be placed on injured reserve for the year In that event Shula need drop only two rookies Monday to reach 49 and at the same time keep as many athletes as possible for the Vikings next Friday night Minneapolis: Next Monday (Sept 3) the personnel situa- tion will grow binding when National Football League 1 rosters must be pared to 44 JENKINS appears to be the worst off The second-year pro from Holy Cross beset with injuries throughout his career will miss at least six weeks while recovering from a dislocated left shoulder Bradley is also expected to miss at least six weeks His right leg was put in a cast to protect and hopefully heal ligament damage in the knge without surgery Kindig underwent surgery in Mercy Hospital Saturday after breaking his left thumb in two places particularly damaging to a center and the most serious blow to the squad The 32-year-old veteran had been impressive as both a snapper and reserve tackle all summer just evaluate Eddie Shula said of Jenkins the No 6 back but making a strong bid to crack the 40-man squad getting toward the crucial cutdown times and have to make some THE DAMAGING nature of the injuries would probably get all three athletes through waivers with the possible exception of Bradley the No 2 draft pick If claimed when waived injured this year a player cannot be recalled But the team award- ed the player on waivers becomes responsible for his rehabilitation An alternative for Kindig would be the preseason inactive list depending on how quickly the nine-year pro is ready presence would fill the list at a maximum three Ron Sellers (knee) and Lloyd Mumphord (shoulder) are already inactive and not included on the roster for cutdown purposes The cast will be removed from right knee this week Shula said But he added that the fifth-year receiver would need least two to get his atrophied leg back into playing condition Sellers hyperex-tended the knee while mak- Turn to Page 8E Col 4 US Loses Leads 3-1 Doubles in Wightman ish girls pull their game back together Redondo a 17-year-old from National City Calif was making her Wightman debut and had extreme difficulties in the first set in which she dropped service twice She had played with Evert only once before winning the doubles competition with her at Atlantic City two weeks ago She and Evert raced to a 4-0 lead in the second set Then Evert dropped her service in the fifth game 'I HOWEVER Coles was able to muster only one point in dropping her service in the eighth Play will continue today with Evert meeting Veronica Burton and Wade opposing Patti Hogan of La Jolla Calif Hogan who defeated Burton on Friday will then team with 15-year-old Jeanne Evert who will become the youngest player ever to appear in Wightman play The American duo will meet Lindsey Beaven and Lesley Charles in the final match of the series A 'r RESULTS Detroit 4 Chicago 2 Oakland 2 New York 0 Baltimore 7 Kansas City 1 Cleveland 6 Texas 5 Milwaukee 10 Minnesota 6 Boston 4 California 0 FRIDAY'S RESULTS Baltimore 6 Kansas City 0 Cleveland 11 Texas 5 Detroit 6 Chicago 5 Minnesota 3 Milwaukee 0 Oakland 5 New York 1 Boston 3 California 2 TODAY'S GAMES Texas (Dunning 0-7 and Merritt 4-9) at Cleveland (Perry 14-16 and Wilcdx 6-4 or Keklch 1-4) 2 1 Detroit (Fryman 5-8 and Coleman 18-12) at Chicago (Kaat 11-12 and Forster 4-5) 2 1:15 pm Milwaukee (Slaton 8-11) at Minnesota (Blyleven 15-13) 3 pm New York (Stottlemyre 12-12) at Oakland (Holtzman 18-11) 4:30 pm Kansas City (Splittorlf 15-8) at Baltimore (Palmer 17-4) 7:30 pm Boston (Curtis 11-10) at California (Singer 16-10) 9 pm off Allen Miller 3-2 in the first round while Snead had ousted Jerry Heard 1 up after a 22-hole marathon After he squeezed past Dan Sikes 1-up in the first round earlier in the day Trevino said shot about par this morning and not good enough to beat Jack I might last through about the 15th hole this IT WAS in fact the 15th hole where the match was won But Trevino who quickly shook off his early pessimism was the winner know it was going to be shrugged the smiling Super Mex who Trevino Puls Out Nicklaus Weiskopf Advances in BROOKLINE Mass (UPI) Britain kept its flickering Wightman Cup tennis hopes alive Saturday by salvaging the doubles match as Virginia Wade and Glynis Coles defeated Chris Evert and Marita Redondo 6-3 2-6 6-4 before a crowd of 2500 at the Longwood Cricket Club Linda Tuero had given the US a 3-0 lead by beating Coles 7-5 6-2 in singles play It was Wade the British playing-captain who pulled out the doubles victory in a one hour 24 minute match to keep her hopes alive A straight set victim to Evert in the opening singles Friday night Wade steadied Coles throughout a torturous third set Wade grimly held her own service in an exhausting sixth game fighting off four break points and then was pivotal in breaking Evert in the ninth game She then proudly held her own service to close out the match IT was the first time Wade and Coles had played together and Coles was noticeably nervous and weary after her disheartening loss to Tuero But Wade jubilant said was Glynis who kept me And she expressed surprise that the American team had opted for the 15 minute rest period after the second set At the time both Wade and Coles seemed to be in extreme difficulty: but the rest certainly helped the Brit- 4 i XasX I 4 -Vi ScTsyif i A i IT" RALEIGH NC (UPI) Lee Trevino proved himself an ironic prophet and unloaded an eagle and three birdies against a sour-putting Jack Nicklaus in a battle of titans Saturday taking an overwhelming 4-3 victory in the second round of the $150000 US Professional Match Play Championship stunning triumph came in a storm of upsets that swept US Open champion Johnny Miller and Masters champion Tommy Aaron out of the event Tom Weiskopf the newest superstar with five victories in his last' 10 tournaments defeated JC Snead 4-3 Weiskopf brushed Lee Trevino VTaves His Hot Putler Afler friendly rivals leave loth green in Ji A A A A A A A A A A A A -A A A A-A A 11 A A i-i AlAiA A-A A.