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The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 106

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The Miami Heraldi
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Miami, Florida
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106
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Cirri'! 4-F THE MIAMI HERALD Fri July 14 1972 'r irir ir i wi- i qi Ml I II! I I Ted Williams Hates to Lose in Boston had any Williams insisted helped not having to read that Washington The Dallas-Fort Worth newspapermen ask only questions never second-guess added the manager Perhaps they in print but behind the scenes they question the moves of the master juggler is killing the kids in the said one of the traveling writers five relievers have 26 decisions too In his defense Willians said all I want from my starters are six strong and funny credited with having a strong bullpen every year ON STRATEGY a Texas writer faulted Williams for a decision over the holiday weekend in Kansas City get the first man on in the top of the 10th and instead of sacrificing Williams has Ted Ford swing away He hits into a double play and the next two guys get hits We lost it in the last half I asked him about it later he said always go by the The Perhaps he has mellowed only time he has lost his composure all year was in reported outfielder Tom Grieve so much what he said but you could see he was burning He hates to lose up there more than anywhere The writers dig That was a game in late June that Texas lost in extra innings after blowing a 7-1 lead Also in that series Williams fined 10 of his players $100 each for late hours and called for a morning batting practice for which only five players showed up Vietnam policies so eloquently that the chief executive sent him a note of thanks and Rep Gerald Ford (R Mich) inserted remarks in the Congressional Record HOWEVER Williams was more subdued than usual this weekend Asked to comment on current events he said: hope that (Bobby) Fischer beats that (censored) Russian (in But he had no comment on Martha Mitchell not as controversial as I used to explained Williams By GEORGE MINOT JR tiaml Herald-Waihinston Post Wira BALTIMORE I guess Mr Nixon was right about shouted Ted Williams who comes on strong whether the subject is baseball writers or foreign policy The manager of the Texas Rangers watching his team take batting practice in Memorial Stadium was giving fiifself a verbal pat on the back When the club the former Washington Senators was here in May Williams' backed President irony is that Williams almost always goes the just had a hunch about Ford" said Williams weakly Then he was unusually humble really blew it in the bottom half I walked Bobby Knoop (with first base open and a runner on second) playing for the double play and they pinch-hit Gail Hopkins and he beat us with a single sleep that ON other fatters: biggest disappointment this year is the hitting in the American League I know happened too it Joe Rudi (Oakland) has impressed me the most" of 10000 extra seats (in Arlington Tex Stadium) they need a roof It gets damn hot down there damn near as hot as it was in year will be my last year when my contract ($65000 a year for five years) runs Billings should absolutely be picked for the All-Star team and so should Toby Hiss Keeps Driving Despite Broken Leg V' He started 15th at Phoenix and finished 10th was seventh at Trenton after qualifying 15th and 13th at Milwaukee after starting 21st has been rescheduled for July 29 helps that I was rookie of the year but getting a sponsor on a permanent basis is very difficult Part of the problem is the fact that we form our team until last November People are a little hesitant about said Hiss Hiss had driven in four A championship car races this season He qualified 25th at Indianapolis and came in seventh for a payoff of $29870 OVERLOOKING BEAUTIFUL BISCAYNE BAY Baijview Steak Pub (ARLEN HOUSE) 1 58th ST COLLINS AYE CALL 944-3434 MONDAY NIGHT SPECIAL 2 FULL DINNERS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE STEAKS PRIME RIBS SEAFOOD BANQUET FACILITIES AVAILABLE OPEN DAILY AT 10 AM mcrimii express CARTE BLANCHE SINERS CLUB -x By JIM COUR LOS ANGELES (UPI) A little thing like a broken leg slowing down Mike Hiss the 1972 Indianapolis Rookie of the Year Fitted with a special brace the 30-year-old driver will pilot his 1970 Gurney Eagle in a US Auto Club 200-mile race at Michigan International Speedway Sunday Hiss who finished seventh in the same car at Indianapolis fractured his left leg in a motorcycle accident June 8 The doctor wanted to put my leg in a cast but I told him I had some things to do like he said with a chuckle have to hand it to the doctor he was willing to go along with HISS was back in his Turbo-Offy practicing for the Pocono 500 two weeks after the accident His leg was in a cast for a week after the motorcycle crash and then removed He walks without the aid of crutches or a cane I got back to he continued USAC official told me I could race only if I showed them I could get out of the car in a hurry He timed five drivers and I got out faster than one of them so they said go ahead and UNFORTUNATELY the Pocono 500 set for July 2 was lost to the elements It Press Wirephoto Mrs Dunn Checks Over Ring Statistics Connecticut's new boxing commissioner 1 Connecticut Gives Lady A New Ring 1 sorhibrweb set Includes Hand) Cas 808 M33 HOW TiIOISIIsSG0a063IIE0 Rent 1972 or 1971 Car) RENTAL CARS 50 goo fr MILES INCLUDED RENTAL CARS 633-5237 From On your mark Get set Go with the new dp 1 wherever you go made to give you excellent traction and long mileage Made of four full plies of rugged stretch-controlled nylon cord Made in sizes to lit every kind of import and small American car you can think of So think of us and come get in on the action The next big performance begins the minute you drive away on a set of new Lee LTR Sports: The tires that look as good as they ride 1 OF CONSHO-OCKEN PRICES START AS 10W AS 0F 600x12 tubeless whitewall for SI 50 I faral weti tax ano Ur ire V5U-C3- length of time the commissioner expects to need for drafting regulations Assisting her will be former Connecticut athletics Chairman Dinny McMahon who earned widespread respect for his supervision of boxing before 1960 MRS DUNN concedes that boxing is not in its heyday and part of the reason is there as many hungry young men trying to escape poverty She disagrees with critics of boxing however who claim the sport is cruel bloody and unnecessarily dangerous are deaths in football but I see people stopping she says this is certainly a lot less dangerous than the way some people A time-consuming factor at first will be developing young boxers in Connecticut to fight in preliminary matches she says Let the OPPOSITION STEW while you enjoy our FAMOUS MULLIGAN STEW served in a COUNTRY CLUB s3 fsa ri OLYMPICS GUIDEBOOK Supply is limited Licensed drivers only EXPRESSWAY TOYOTA The Full-Service Dealership 9001 VV 7th Ave Just off 1-95 sp HABt A FBPANOI i HARTFORD Conn (AP) Connecticut's new boxing commissioner yet attended a prize fight but got several experienced friends who are ready to show her the ropes i Consumer Protection Commissioner Barbara Dunn who gets the added duty of boxing commissioner Oct 1 said that Willie Pep the world featherweight champ' and welterweight Chico Vejar both have sat down with her to discuss the return of the fight game to Connecticut Both ex-fighters live in the state thoroughly the loquacious Mrs Dunn says of her new association with the ring personalities and prospect of dealing with them while regulating sport THE new title will make lyr the first woman boxing commissioner in US fight history according to local authorities Although she was actively involved in sports as a physical-education major at the University of Connecticut the 45-year-old former legislator admits she never has gbne to a professional fight husband says such a fighter do a good job says the mother of tliFee 4Mrs Dunn also plans to take in at least one or two fights in New York with Manuel (Manny) Lieoer of Vfest Hartford president of the Connecticut Boxing Gliild well before Connecticut celebrates the return of boxing i PRIZE fighting was outlawed in the state in a surprise move by the General Assembly in i965 Although Connecticut unlike some other states had been free of boxing scandal opponents of the sport gathered enough backing that year to get the elimination bill through Attempts since then to erase the law had failed until this year when a vote in the House of Representatives sent a boxing bill to Gov Thomas Meskill and he signed it The first match however probably be until at least October 1973 the NORTHWEST 5520 HW 27th AVE 633-2601 NORTHEAST (242 NE 2nd 1VL 758-7695 SOUTH K0T5 DIXIE HIGHWAY 233-1310 JIMMY 4 DO SOMETHING RACY TONIGHT! tjpH POST TIME Ij -'I 7 Vi -V fmcaME3 THE FASTEST GAME IN TOWN BLASTS INTO YOUR HEART! darter Horse Kaoihg Expertly prepared using a 500 year old recipe tender and tasty Select from ether delicacies Roast Duck Fresh Sea food (scooped from the sea this morning) Choice NY strip steak and other Mulligan specialties The rub of the green salad and choice of potatoes are included A very special occasion idea in a country club atmosphere Open for Dinner TONITE! 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