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July IWt THE iRANDOM by BRUCE PtNTON-Sun Writar Jimmy King probably doesn't want to think about it, hoi It's on his mind that he may be transferred by his employers (Shell Oil) to another port of call in Canada before 1972 is out. "I started in Winnipeg, then was sent Vancouver and then to Brandon," he said. "All that came in nfteat the of a year. So next year, who knows?" Nobody knows, really, except his bosses. However, should he be transferred elsewhere, he'll have his golf clubs with him and will probably make his mark there, just like he's done in Brandon in the 80 days or so of the '72 golfing season.

King, virtually a stranger to Brandonites in mid-April, has all of a sudden become the No. 1 golfer in western Manitoba. No one is really close. Oh, he's not unbeatable or anything like that. On any given day, he can have an abnormal round and shoot 80, the worst score he's had this year.

One of the times he shot 80, the rain was coming down so hard that trees at the BGCC were swaying like those in Virginia during hurricane Agnes. Saturday, he shot a 66 at the BGCC and Webster hasn't found a word yet to describe that game of golf. Shooting under-par golf by a Nicklaus or a Palmer is almost an everyday-occurrence, but at the Brandon Golf and Country Club, where.the greens are relatively small and not too smooth, that score is unbelievable. The 66 is a course record, a never-before-attained round of golf. Three birdies, an eagle, a bogey and 13 pars was the way that King shot his 66.

It will probably never be attained again. Unless King gets a trifle hotter and shoots 65. it's pretty safe to say, however, that nobody else will break that mark. King might, but. nobody else will.

A great tourney King, of course, won the 36-hole Belvedere western amateur tournament with 143. After his opening 66, he struggled to a 77 Sunday but still won by three strokes. The Belvedere people came to the rescue of the Western Amateur, the first of the big three at the BGCC (the other two are the Western Open, Aug. 6-7 and Golden Leaf (Labor Day weekend). The Western Amateur was always the least successful of the three big BGCC tourneys, but this year, it enjoyed a 100-per-cent improvement, which Belvedere must take credit for.

There were 175 entries, up from 101 in 1970. There was a dance Saturday night, a kind of deal that used to be reserved especially for the Western Open. And the prizes were improved, too, which makes all the golfers happy. Beside the work the Belvedere people did to make the tourney the success if, was, there were others involved, too, who helped immensely. Like Aub Frederickson, who was the starter on the first tee for seven hours each day before playing 18 holes in the final foursome both days.

That's 12-hour day, anyway, but for a young (61) guy like Frederickson, that's nothing. And the fact that Frederickson shot rounds of 77 and 79 is even more incredible. Frederickson was helped out by Jack Donnelly, who is older than Aub, but just as spry. On the scoreboards were people like pro Rich Bull, Bon Champagne of Belvedere. George Lisoweski and tournament chairman Wilf Gatin.

And, Bill Darvill of Belvedere did a great job of distributing the prizes. He expressed satisfaction at the way the tournament went and said the Belvedere Company will probably be back at it again next Which should make George Jimas, BGCC manager, happy. Along with the rest of the West-Man golfers. If you played in the tournamenl and are interested to find out if you're average, better than average or worse than the average, then here's some facts for you. The average 18-hole score for the tourney was 90.07, or 180.14 for the 36 holes.

Some more facts: There were 101 birdies and two eagles scored on the front nine. On the back nine, there were 47 birdies and an eagle (King, on the 18th hole during his record round). Besides the seventh hole I4R birdies the most frequently birdicd hole was the eighth, with 17 while the 18th was next with 11. The toughest hole to birdie was the 17th, where none were snored. Next was the 15th.

which produced only one birdie. The Monday-Tuesday best-ball league at the BGCC concluded Tuesday, with Eric Davies and Ernie Holland, a couple of CKXtras. beating Ewan Pow Sun employee and Ian Robertson, who. like an oddball, sells cars. Davies and Holland won the final match .1 and 2.

TOURNAMENT NOTICES Two tourneys are going on this weekend within 13 miles of one another. At Hamiola Saturday or Sunday is the annual men's open tourney while at. Shoal Lake either day is a men's IB-hole handicap tournament. Golfers may play at Shoal Lake from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday or from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. There are 17 trophies available, including the Susinski memorial trophy. Milburn of Miniota sendN along a notice about that course's ladies' open tournamenl.

this Sunday, ladies may tee off until I p.m. and refershments will be served. Along with the tournament poster-. McKenzie. sent a note, which.

in part, reads: "We think we have the most picturesque course in western Manitoba. It is only three years old and we ars quite proud of it. We have no 'pro' golfers here but we. have a lol of fun tryinR. This year, we have about, 100 members." Thanks for the note.

Milburn. I'll try to get, up there sometime. Others to keep in mind: July 15-16. the. Chamber of Commerce tournamenl at the RGCC 36 holes, great prizes mail entries, along with $10 entry fee, to Brandon Chamber nf Commerce, Box Brandon: the big Pro-Am at the BGCC, July 18 enter the entries are filling up, says George Jimas.

Speaking of Jimas, his office door at. the BGCC was partially open the other day and upon walking past, I heard something about Bobby Hull, the newest of the Winnipeg Jets, possibly being in Brandon for the Western Open next month. When asked, the Greek said "Nn comment." T-R-A-V-O Sponsored by HnHr.rf Commercial Travellers 2 GIANT JACKPOTS NO. 1 NO. I 1,600 in 50 mini her.

9 in 52 numbers Gnitins Games Games Game 8:30 p.m. Admission Curds 5flr. Dnnr SfMciiil Draw, $1 of yfttir IN THE MAN-EX ARENA USE NORTH DOOR ONLY Open at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 5 Chess championship check-mated again by STEPHENS BROiNINO REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Now it's Boris Spassky who has said No--and the world chess championship is off again. The Russian titleholder launched his counter-attack Tuesday with a stern protest, some sharp criticism, a walkout and a demand for a two- day postponement of the start of the match with American Bobby Fischer.

Fischer slept through it all. He had arrived in the morning from New York and went straight to bed to rest up for the first game, set for 5 p.m. When Fischer woke up found that the 24-game 'title series was put off" until Thursday at the earliest, ft was to have begun last. Sunday. Summing up the day, Max Euwe.

the Dutch president of the International Federation. said: "When Spassky is here. Fischer doesn't come, As soon as Fischer comes, Spassky runs away." The Russians turned up in force at noon for what was to be a drawing of. lots to decide who would play white, and have the first move, in the opener. They refused to draw with Fischer's second, a Roman Catholic priest, Rev.

William Lombardy, and read a state- calling Fischer's delaying holdout intolerable. They protested Euwe's decision to tolerate it. When Fischer did not appear Sunday as should have, Euwe allowed him until noon Tuesday to show up in Reykjavik or forfeit his shot at. Spassky. Fischer's refusal to come by Sunday was based on a dispute with the organizers over money.

The argument was settled Monday when LONDON (Reuter) Ladbroke's, the London bookmakers, today quoted Bobby Fischer as a 5-to-2 favorite to win his world championship challenge in Reykjavik against Russia's Boris Spassky. British financier Slater offered to sweeten an already record pot with a donation of Fischer said he would play. The Russians said Tuesday that Fischer had violated the rules of the match. They wanted an apology. Euwe reported they had some harsh words for him as well.

"I'm a bad boy," the 71- year-old Dutchman said with a smile. Spassky read his statement from which appeared to be an official document in Ras- sian. Jt created the impression that he was acting on Moscow's orders. A dispatch by Tass, the official Soviet news agency, said Spassky had demanded that International Chess Federation, known as FIDE, take some i i measures' against Fischer on the grounds that he had violated the rules for the match. It did not specify, what sort of measures should be.

taken. During the days of dispute and bad temper which pre- Fischer's arrival, Spassky had been the picture of courtesy and understanding. When approached by correspondents he had no bad words for Fischer, a man he respects as a chess player. All he would say was, "I came to play." There was another indication that Spassky's moves were being plotted in Moscow. After an attempt to come to terms with Fischer's people at a private meeting Tuesday afternoon, Spassky and his second, Yefim Geller; drove grimly to the Soviet embassy, presumably for consultations.

A ed what. Fischer's opinion of the new dispute a Euwe told correspondents: "Mr. Fischer is asleep and is not aware of this." In NP.W York, meanwhilej Col. E. B.

fidmondson, director of the U.S. Chess Federation, said if either Fischer or Spassky does not show up for Thursday's match, the title should go to the other by default. He said that if neither shows up, "the title should be declared vacant and they should start all over." He said he was expressing his opinion as a member of the five-man advisory board of FIDE. "This has gone far enough," Edmondson said. "You cannot go on with this kind of charade." The waiting for Bobby ended at 6:48 a.m.

Tuesday when his Icelandic Airlines plane taxied to a stop at the airport five hours and 12 minutes before Euwe's disqualification deadline. He stayed out of sight in the plane until two lines of police formed a wall to seal him off from correspondents so he would not have to answer questions before he got in a waiting car. Once Fischer is rested, up and the Russians choose another line of play, the match may get under way for unprecedented prize money. The organizers were offering a purse of $125,000 and half the film-rights money. Slater's donation was in addition to this.

Smith reaches semi-finals Record-breaking jumps are dangerous LONDON (AP) Top- seeded Stan Smith of the United States served and volleyed his way into the Wimbledon tennis semi-finals Tuesday and found himself i with three Europeans. The tall U.S. Army corporal Pasadena, playing his best tennis of the tournament thus far, whipped Alexander Metreveli of Russia 6-2, 8-6, 6-2. The Europeans, all reckoned to be clay court specialists, came through in one-sided a i a duels on Wimbledon's grass surface. Hie Nastase of Romania, seeded No.

2, ended the title dreams of 19-year-old Jim Connors of the U.S. with 64, 6-4, 6-1 victory, Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia hammered Onny Parun of New Zealand 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 and Manuel Orantes of Spain downed Colin Dibley of Australia 6-2. 8-0, 6-2. Jn Thursday's semi-finals, Smith plays Kodes and Orantes meets Nastase. For the first time since the Second World War there are no Australians in the last four.

Smith, who has been struggling to find his form throughput the tournament, Tuesday looked more like the man who reached the 1971 final and lost to John Newcombe of Australia. The big American had that extra touch of experience and consistency to beat Metreveli, rated one 'of the most improved players in Europe. The little Russian scored with a lot of fine passing shots as Smith came in at the net, but he was not able to maintain his attack for long enough to gel: a grip on the match at any time. Three splendid forehands gave Metreveli a service break at the start, of the second set. He held his lead to 4-3, and then -crumbled against Smith's cunning returns.

The Russian missed with a half volley and a high forehand volley, and Smith broke back at 4-4. GREENFIELD, (AP) Two motorcyclists were taken to 'hospital, one with critical injuries, after they tried to win $10,000 Monday night by jumping their cycles 200 feet over a lake near here, A spokesman for Sportsman's Paradise said David Beaman, 24, of Rochdale, won and set a world's motorcycle jumping record of 198 feet, 9 inches. But, Beaman also was in critical condition, undergoing surgery for several hours early this morning. A hospital spokesman said Beaman suffered back injuries and may never walk again. The spokesman said he also suffered other serious internal injuries.

Steve Clapp, 22, Spiceland, sailed past the 125-foot mark on his cycle and won $1,000 for the jump. But he was hurt landing in the lake and was admitted to hospital in satisfactory condition. Two other cyclists have to hospital from jumps at the lake earlier this summer. Royal Canadian Legion Brandon Branch No. 3 BINGO EVERY THURSDAY EVENING Ugion Hall, 1107 McTavish E.

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