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t-T--y-w-s-rv-v ff rrv' 'T T'v 'r r- Television AUTO RACING Michigan "200" Channel 10 BASEBALL 2 15 Atlanta vs Chicaao Channel 7 CHESS 1 pm Chess championship Bobby Fischer (US) vs Boris Spassky (USSR) Reykiavik Iceland Channels 10 and 12 Radio GOLF 12 15 Progress reports Milwaukee Open WG8S and WGMA BASEBALL 2 10 am Atlanta vs Chicago WKAT 5 25 pm Baltimore vs Chicago WGBS SECTION 3Ije iHiami Herald Sunday July 16 1972 Kuill Two Separate Simer Bmvl Teams Joe cup finally runneth over after some parlous days with the Dolphins Not even Coach George Wilson nor President Joe Robbie suffered more than Thomas while the Dolphins were winning only 15 of their first 54 games Thomas alternately was the picture of dejection and fury in the press box Between games he lived out of a suitcase and scoured America for fresh flesh for the tattered franchise The former personnel director also had a complicated heaft operation Later he contracted hepatitis presumably from dirty blood in transfusions during the operation Thomas complained that having hepatitis was bad enough but paying $200 for the blood that gaye it to him was a bit much Now however the space of three years Thomas has: Taken a lovely bride Judi who gave him an equally lovely daughter Paige Gained distinction as the only man to construct two separate Super Bowl teams Minnesota and Miami and' sheaves of greenbacks under nose BOTH ROBBIE and Thomas have histories as achievers I think anyone except Robbie could have held the Miami franchise together during its troubled years I also believe Robbie could not have succeeded without Thomas eye for talent is unquestioned Listening to him for an hour is a cram course in football science and tactics Next to Oakland co-owner A1 Davis (when he wants to be which is seldom) Thomas is the most informative man in pro football Thomas and I had a standing joke evolving from the information bit The night before Florida lost to Missouri 20-18 the 1966 Sugar Bowl we were kibitzing about the salary war between the AFL and NFL There was nothing funny about that war It was Turn to Page 7E Col 1 Few men give up such security and salary without another job even in sight Thomas resigned because he and Robbie simply struck sparks together It is inadequate to describe their relationship as a personality conflict Batista and Castro were better buddies than Robbie and Thomas Both Robbie and Thomas are willful men of instant action Thomas was put off by what he considered cavalier way of speaking to him although Robbie was meticulous about praising Thomas in public In turn Robbie found some parts of modus operandi objectionable A special case was the signing of Tennessee linebacker Frank Emanuel in late 1965 for $400 000-plus in bonuses and salaries Robbie never forgave Thomas for not consulting him before signing Emanuel Thomas insisted that he had no time for formalities what with the Philadelphia Eagles of the then-rival National Football League also brandishing thick Become general manager and vice president of the' Baltimore Colts in that swap of ownership between the Colts and Los Angeles Rams My view even allowing for personal fondness for Thomas is that the Colts could not have found a man better qualified to maintain their record of not having a losing Season since 1956 REFUSAL of a new three-year Dolphin contract that would have paid him $40000 in the third year made his personal discontent here obvious rm fiimiidh The squat and swarthv Trevino a Dallas-born product of Mexican heritage collapsed in momentary despair against the side of the bunker after bulldozing his way out The shot found the knee-Turn to Page 3E Col 2 was five under JACKLIN drove into perfect position and the 32-year-old Trevino who last year captured the imagination of the world with his rags-to-riches success in three national opens put his tee shot in a deep bunker the 17th while Nicklaus was working on the very difficult 18th a long par four At that stage Trevino and Jacklm were tied for the lead at six under and Nicklaus who had dropped out of a share of the top spot with a bogey on the par three 16th rl I Vs'f tj 2 jr ja if I A Dolphins Scrimmage Tonight By BILL BRAUCHER Herald Sport Writer' When his body catches up with his mental well-being Marlin Briscoe will be satisfied Until then like a thoroughbred in the barn the small-fry receiver is compelled against his nature to take it easy couple of leg problems preventing me from going full have scratched Briscoe from starting 7:30 Dolphin scrimmage in Fort Lockhart Stadium An annoying group of colleagues are in the same clinical boat leading Coach Don Shula to observe Saturday that spent the day trying to keep people Wide receiver Jack Clancy (back) and offensive tackle Wayne Mass (leg) are definitely out of the action while a few others are in the doubtful category AS FOR Briscoe the leg problems will not prevent him from holding for the placekicks of Garo Yepremian or Terry Cole the fifth-year fullback who volunteered to test his kicking leg while G'aro functioned all week as assistant cook in his National Guard unit leg started acting up a little when I had to pull up the Briscoe said referring to the trial dashes last Sunday not as effective as like to be doing fine getting adjusted to the system- I hate to miss practice I like to do what everyone else is doing glad at least came early a new situ-tion a different theory of the game and of conditioning than had before With a week behind me to study the system things will become more fluid know what doing next week with the veterans The Lve-foot 10-mch 175-pound whippet hardly needs to prove himself He seized 133 passes for 2171 yards and 18 touchdowns over three years at Buffalo before coming to Miami last month in exchange for a No 1 college draft pick next January BUT the 26-year-old bachelor is still a quarterback every July always start slpwly as a receiver I think because never played anything but quarterback until three years ago camp is always difficult for me If they asked me to throw the football I thipk I could get acclimated sooner But it usually takes until about the second game of the exhibition season before I start getting used to the position of receiver agTin A quarterback throughout his formative years and in Denver during his first of four pro years Briscoe finds himself re-adapting again But the process is getting easier he admits Coach John Rauch first switched Briscoe in Buffalo The A I A All-American quarterback was dismissed by Lou Saban Denver despite a rookie record that intruded 93 of 224 completions and 14 touchdown passes for the Broncos mostly in the difficult assignment of relcf pitcher for Steve Tensi rMJCH first moved Bris- Turn to Page 7E Col 1 1- I clr 2 1 i-Ist 41 Af -A A fsV' 1 1 4 2- -K Uv I--? swxw-w w-y iv-v Jfc Press Wirephoto Lee Trevino Ball Into Hole on Eagle 20-Footer such shots made Jack tSickl aus record-equaling 66 a wasted effort Mi ii fca1 -n ww 6 ill 1 Jf till By BOB GREEN Associated Press Writer MUIRFIELD Scotland had it but I let it get a bitterly disappointed Jack Nicklaus said Saturday his voice low but steady He obviously was making an effort to control himself after his incredible comeback effort had fallen just one stroke short and Lee Trevino still stunned by his miracle chip shot on the 17th hole escaped with his second consecutive British Open Golf Championship triumph shattered dream of a one -year sweep of the four major titles an unprecedented feat that many have deemed impossible Nicklaus halfway to the goal after winning the Masters and Open titles called on all his greatness Saturday in a gallant effort to add the Butish Open to his Jist He charged from six strokes off the pace with a course-record-matching 66 but failed to keep his quest alive by a single stroke at 279 TREVINO meanwhile chip- ped in from 30 feet for a par on the 17jh hole the key stroke in his 71 for 278 Tony Jacklin playing partner was so shaken by the sight he three-putted the same hole from 15 feet Starting the hole Jack-lin had been tied with Trevino for the lead Nicklaus said he had set a target of 65 for the play and was six under par going to the 16th hole He needed only to par in for the 65 But he bogeyed the 16th missing the green and failing on a four-foot putt then make a birdie on the last two holes Jacklin the 26-year-old Englishman who won this crown 1969 finished bogey-bogey to drop from a share of the top spot to third with a 72-280 VETERAN Doug Sanders was next with a 70-281 followed by Brian Barnes of England 71-283 and Gary Player of South Africa 67-285 Despite favoring a sore neck Palmer Finished with a final round of 71 for a total of 286 tied with Tom Weiskopf Guy Hunt and David Vaughn the greatest chipper in the Trevino told a friend after he chipped from ankle-deep rough on the par five 17th for a par that won it all The lead fluctuated with almost tick-tock regularity on the bright and sunny day that drew a gallery of almost 20000 including Princess Margaret to the course just south of the Firth of Forth Trevino and Jacklin in the final twosome were playing ia sMi i fr -V- Hr rtTfffiiinlirfiitfT -i iis Press Nicklaus Reflects About Grand Slam That Got Away after mak ing putt for record-equaling 66 on 18th I aron i American Leas it TODAY GAMES Oakland (Hamilton 5-3) at New York GB American League EAST DIVISION VV Pet 45 35 563 43 36 544 37 39 487 37 40 431 33 43 423 York National League EAST DIVISION Pet 50 30 625 46 33 582 42 37 532 43 49 518 35 44 443 14ia 29 53 354 22 7j 8'2 GB (Stottlemyre 9 10) 2pm r-j rJ jj Chicago (Wood 13 9 and Gos'age 2-0) at jvew York 6 6'2 Baltimore (Pa mer 12 4 and Harrison 0 LOUIS 2) 2 3 Chicago Detroit Baltimore Boston New Cleveland Milwaukee II 31 46 403 124 WEST DIVISION 51 30 630 45 36 556 6 42 37 532 8 41 40 506 10 37 45 451 14'2 34 47 420 17 Oakland Chicago Minnesota Kansas City California Texas nessee Arkansas and Mississippi The Memphis city limits adjoin the Mississippi and Arkansas state lines Finley said Barrett will receive $2500 for the name one of 20000 submitted during a two-week contest Other nicknames considered included the Mockingbirds Cottoneers Balers Tenns and Pharoahs A week ago Finley picked Bob Bass former coach of the disbanded ABA Floridians to coach the Memphis club He said Rupp is now being placed in charge of finding a general manager for the club REPORTS had circulated that Rupp would be choice for the team presidency Rupp however reportedly had to negotiate with the University of Kentucky over whether he would continue on the UK payroll as sports consultant while serving with the Finley organization Results of those talks have not been disclosed MEMPHIS Tenn (AP) Adolph Rupp the win-mngest coach college basketball history during his long tenure at Kentucky will come out of retirement to serve as president of the American Basketball Memphis franchise Charles Finley new owner of the Memphis ABA club said Saturday is the happiest day for me since I have been in sports From the time I purchased this basketball team I started thinking of one individual like to have be president of this club and run it person accepted a three-year contract a few minutes Finley continued name is Mr Adolph Rupp Finley a millionaire businessman who also holds the franchises of the Oakland Athletics of the American Baseball League the California Golden Seals of the National Hockey League and minor league hockey and baseball in Salt Lake City California (May 2 7 and Barber 2 1 or piJontreaJ Rose 1 3) at Milwaukee (Cilborn 2 0 and pjijacjejphia Parsons 6-7) 1 2 pm Boston (Pattm 6 9) at Minnesota (Blyle ven 9 10) 2 15pm Cleveland (Kilkenny 21! at Texas (Bro I berg 5 7) 6 30 Kansas City (Nelson 2 3) at Detroit (Slay I back 2 3) 2 30 I A alional League TODAY'S GAMES Alania (Stone 3 6) at Chicago (Hooton 7 8) 2 15 Pittsburgh 5 Houston 1 Houston (Wilson 5 5 and Roberts 8 4) at Atlanta 4 Chicago 2 I Pittsburgh (Moose 5 5 and Kison 3 2) 2- Philadelphia 11 San Francisco I 1 05 I 4 Cincinnati (Guiiett 3-5 sr Biiimgham Cincinnati at St Louis incom- at St Louis (Durham 0-0) 2 15 plete 1 05 I Montreal at Los Angeles in- Oncinnati (Gjllett 3-5 or llingham 5 complete I at st louis (Durham o-o) 2 is Nev ork at San Diego Incom- New York (Koosman 6-4) at San Diego pjgte (Corkms 1 5) 4 Philadelphia (Champion 49) at San Pnl ch(aqo RESULTS cisco (Barr 2 2) 4 Hsborgh Houston 2 I Cincinnati 6 St Lout 3 Montreal (Stoneman 8-6) at Los Angeles York 3 Sander 3 2 KHM lo ti Montreal 9 Los Angles 1 ft (Sutton 10 5) 5 'San Fr4nclJ(0 pnuueleha Adolph Rupp team president and Birmingham said he would not reveal terms of contract IN A parallel announcement Finley said a West Point Miss man has won a contest to rename the Memphis club formerly known as the Pros Finley said Bill Barrett put in a plea for regional recognition and suggested the club be called with the initials standing for RESULTS Oakland 6 New York 2 Minnesota 7 Boston 1 California 4 Milwaukee 3 Detroit 5 Kansas City 3 Chicago at Baltimore incomplete Clevehnd at Texas incomplete FRIDAY'S RESULTS Oakland 9-1 New York 3-0 Baltimore 7 3 Chicago 4-0 Milwaukee 7 California 3 Minnesota 7 Boston A Cleveland 2 Tetas 9 14 innings Kansas City 1 apt Oil 0.