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THE WICHITA IACU AND BEACON Setwdoy Jornwy 79 1977 Watson Fires 67 Gains Happening- Berra Beans DiMaggio Three-W ay Tie for Lead Former New York Yankee outfielder Joe DiMaggle wai beaned by onetime teammate Yegl Berra Friday during the first round of a golf tournament DiMaggio had Just finished playing the ninth hole at a course in Scottsdale Aria and walked behind the green Berra playing in the next group blasted out of the aand trap The ball sailed 30 yards over the green and hit DiMaggio on the top of the head He staggered slightly recovered and played the back nine wearing an icepack McCarver Signing Ends Rumors SAN DIEGO (AP) Tom Watson gunning for a second consecutive victory dominated the par-fives on his way to a five-under-par 87 that put him in a three-way tie for the second round lead Friday In the $180000 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Golf Tournament Watson winner of the Bing Crosby last week reached an the par-fives in two and birdied aU of them with two putts I can keep on doing this that cuts it down to a par 68 golf course" Mid the redhead who has a 16-hole total of 121 It under par and matching the tournament record Philadelphia catcher Tim McCarver signed a one-year contract with the Phillies Friday ending speculation he would become a broadcaster for the expansion Toronto Bluejays Philadelphia general manager Paul Owens said McCarver 25 will stay with the Phillies upon retirement is a high class person the kind I want to stay with the Phils" Owens Mid McCarver who hit 277 last season uid he had been weighing an offer from the Bluejays was one of the toughest decisions I had to make" he Mid I felt I bad some playing days left" Sharing first place with him were Australian Bob Shearer and long shot Lon Hinkle McCARVER Kingdoms Profits Rarity Final figures in yet but it appears certain the $60 million Kingdoms stadium unlike similar structures in other parts the country actually made a profit from its first nine months of operation Revenues are expected to exceed expenditures by $50000 to $2000)0 depending on who is compiling the figures However county officials do not include the 61 million needed each year to pay off bond debts That bill is being paid by voter-approved property taxes and a hotel-motel room tax Superdome (in New Orleans) lost 6 million its first year and the Astrodome in Houston lost something like $22 million In the flnt 11 months of operation said Ted Bowsfleld Kingdome stadium director The 10 Seattle Seahawks games turned a net profit of $104 million for the county (before administrative costs) Concessions brought in more than $550000 SHEARER IN his rookie season on the American tour had a $6 and Hinkle 27 a four-year straggler shot a 67 in the mild hesy weather BiU Rogers had a 6 and was two strokes back at US The group at 126 included Miller Barber Larry Ziegler Rod Funseth Rod Curl South African Bobby Cole Bill Kratiert and Tom Kite one of the first-round leaders who slipped to a 71 Kratiert and Curl had 66s Cole 67 Barber Ziegler and Funseth 66s as the touring pros took advantage of continued ideal playing conditions for extremely low scores elements" said Watson "are very favorable to good scoring" Arnold Palmer however wu bothered by a sore hand shot a 71 and with a 145 total failed to qualify for the final two rounds today and Sunday It was the second time in many weeks that he had missed Canadian Pratt Fhrto Sign Here Please Tyson Signs Rare Pact Second baseman Mike Tyson signed a three-year contract with the St Louis Cardinals only the fourth such contract in the club's history it was announced today Tyson has improved his hitting and is counted on to help stabilize a young infield this season Only Hall of Famer Stas Muslal and current standouts catcher Ted Simmons and relief pitcher A1 Hrabosky have signed three-year contracts for the Cardinals before Tyson Hrabosky and Simmons will be on the second year of their contracts this sea when Kelly made her request He is recovering from a serious injury to his Achilles tendon and hopes to be ready for the opening of spring training Kelly Doyle smiles coyly as she asks Fergie Jenkins of the Boston Red Sox to autograph her baseball Jenkins a native of Chatham Ont was speaking to school children there son Winter Weather Winning AL to Study Three Divisions American League owners will meet in Tampa Fla March 24 to consider a proposal which would realign their 14 clubs into three divisions starting with the 1978 season a league spokesman said Friday Preliminary discussions for a three-division format were discussed by the member clubs at the winter meetings in Los Angeles last December Several teams including California and Cleveland reportedly advocated the idea and it has gained support from others since then Any alteration in format could not take place before 1971 The 1977 schedule has been finalised and will be released a week from Sunday By Forfeit Over Sports WATSON NOW 6 under par for his last 10 rounds used a three wood to reach three of the par-fives and a four wood on the other He had two bogeys one on a three-putt missed only two greens and roved par on one and holed one birdie putt of about 50 feet an uphill curling effort He also scored from 15 feet and once wedged to eight feet still riding the crest of that big a 25-footer" he Hid His domination of the par-fives is the key He's 11 under par for the tournament and only seven under standard figures for putts Hinkle who lost his sponsors in 1075 hasn't finished higher than third in hit American career and won only $11000 last season He birdied five is six holes in one stretch and missed three times from six feet or less "I could have had a really low score" he said The soft-spoken Shearer winner of more than a halMoten Australian and European events got his share of the top by playing his last nine in 21 including an eagle three on his final hole He needed only a five Iron second shot and holed a 10-foot putt the emergency energy crisis plus predictions for temperatures to drop The Miimesota-Ohio State basketball game scheduled at Columbus Ohio tonight wu transferred to Minnesota Big Ten Commissioner Wayne Duke announced Friday Ohio Gov James Rhodes closed Ohio State due to the energy shortage Nets Get Bantom Sonlcs Get Love Forward Mike Bantom who not perform as consistently we has been traded to the New York Nets for future considerations the club announced In a separate agreement Thursday the Sonics acquired free agent Bob Lave formerly of the Nets The 24-year-old Love in his 11th season in the National Basketball Association was acquired by the Nets Nov 6 from the Chicago Bulla He became a free agent after being waived by the Nets Jan II By United Press Interantfonal Cold weather and snowitormi (weeping eastward across the nation wiped out a number of sports events scheduled for this weekend The National Basketball Association game between the Buffalo Braves and the Cleveland Cavaliers scheduled for Friday night was cancelled because of the poor weather conditions in Buffalo and Friday night's harness racing card at Buffalo Raceway in suburban Hamburg was canceled for the second straight night because of the weather A North American Hockey League match scheduled for tonight between the Erie Jets and the Syracuse Blazers at Syracuse wu postponed to a later date low 15 degrees below zero" The University of Illinois cancelled its entire weekend sports program with the exception of the Illinols-Pur-due basketball game and that wu in doubt Bitter cold air and drifting snow made travel hazardous in the area and wu blamed for the cancellations "The basketball game with Purdue is still planned to be played in West a school spokesman uid "A decision will come no later than I am Saturday If tt is cancelled it will be rescheduled for Sunday at 4 North Korea Out Of World Soccer BANTOM Cup Preliminaries This and That ZURICH Switzerland (AP) The International Football Federation (FIFA) uid Friday North Korea has withdrawn from the 1976 World Soccer Cup preliminaries because of Israel's participation in the Asian Group 2 The spokesman uid the rest of the sports calendar wu scrubbed including men's swimming at Illinois State men's wrestling against Michigan State at home men's gymnastics at Wisconsin and women's basketball at Missouri-St Louis at home on Vince ToMa is the latest in an exodus of assistant coaches leaving Missouri he announced he is joining the coaching staff of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds all-star catcher and his estranged wife Vickie attended a closed-court session Friday to discuss temporary alimony payments Adelphi University students Friday attended a brief memorial service for basketball player Marshall Williams who collapsed and died on the court Tuesday during a game against Southampton College while medical examiners continued chemical and tissue tests to attempt to determine a cause of death The New York Apples of World Team Tennis acquired the rights to England's Mark Cox from the Pennsylvania Keystones Friday in exchange for the rights to Vitas Gendaitis Joha Csuteh will defend his world Boxing Council light heavyweight championship in his home town of Liverpool England against Argentina's Miguel Angel CueDe March 5 it was announced Friday WATERFORD PARK in Chester Va cancelled its thoroughbred racing program for the second straight day did Washington Park in Chicago because of snow and bitter cdd Penn National in Grantville Pa wu to be closed Friday today and Monday to conserve natural gu Latonia Race Track in Florence Ky announced Friday afternoon the cancellation of program to Top SO and Ties Tam Watun dMT-ia IMMiairar 47-44-1B Lan Hinkia 4447-ia III atari 47-dt-lM ill Kratiarl 744-114 Tam KM 471-114 Rad Curt 744-114 BaMy Cam 447-114 Millar tartar 444-114 Rad Furnalti 444-114 Dick Lati 744-114 Larry Zlumr 444-114 Jahn tchroadar 4MF-D7 Slbhy Gllbart 147-177 Larry NaHan 444-117 JC Wad 71-44-117 Bab Zandar 44-71-117 Darn Hayat 747-177 Fatar Osatarhum 747-117 Mark Hayat 117 Mika Raatar 444-117 an Cranthaw 44-ll7 Andy Man 44-IW Ray Flayd 74B-1M Gaaraa Archar dd-ll Kalth Fortin 7W-I1 Gaaraa Buraa Id-71-11 lab Murahy 71-4-1N Barry Jaackal 47-71-114 Dan January lit illy Cat aar 11 Laanard Thamatan aMl-lj Dannm Mayor 47-71-IN Othan: Danny Edward! 771-141 1 Daw EL chatbaraar ll-Tb-Uli Jim Calbart TadB-IWi Mb Dick tan 71-71-141' Grlar Janat 7l-71-14li The announcement Hid the Pyongyang Football Association failed to attend a Group 2 meeting In Tokyo last September and except for protesting Israel's presence ignored all FIFA correspondence CANCELLATIONS include men's fencing at Purdue in a three-way meet with Indiana men's swimming at Southern Illinois track at Iowa men's and women's gymnastics at Wisconsin men's wrestling against Michigan and Ohio State it home women's basketball at Ball State and swimming at Northwestern is now compelled to register the withdrawal of the Democratic Republic of Korea from the World Cup preliminary matches (and) Group 2 Asia is therefore reduced to Israel Japan and the Republic of the world soccer body Hid College Marymount Jumps to 6th In NAIA Poll DM Nat QartVy: Tammy Aaron A Umar 74-n-Mii Marty Ka Cage Schedule KWU Duo Tops League Scoring KU Women to Head To Nebraska-Omaha The VaHqr DM Tim at Sradlay Tutu at lautharn IIIImIi Calarada at Katun SMtt at Oklahoma 4 am Oklahoma Man at Nabratka aftarnaan SiiiUbi a 1 BOMWTH UnWWEV Arkanaaa at laylar aftarnaan TCU at Tana Hauatan at IMU Rica at Taut AIM WAC UTEP at Utah aftarnaan Manfard at Utah Mata Arlnna at Cotafltl Mata Haw Maaica at ivu Arlnna Mala at Wyamlna loan Mata at MHtturl Area Dave Brown who poured in 60 points in two games last week has moved into second pi ice smong the Kanus Conference scoring leaders to give Kansu Wesleyan University the top two positions KWU's Tim Teeter hu a 228 average to continue to lead the scop ing Brown had games of 20 and 40 points last week to raise his average to 206 and take No 2 spot gjjegei Special te The Eagle-Beaeou KANSAS CITY Mo Marymount College which took a 1M record into its basketball game with School of the Ozarks in Salina Kan Friday jumped from ninth to sixth in the NAIA rankings this week Gardner-Webb (NC) polled 18 of the 6 first-place votes and maintained the No 1-ranking with a 202 record NAIA Tip Tea Imri Pta I Gardnar-Wabb (NC) 71 141 Jamat LMar Frlanda 17 IM 14 Mb Durham McPharton II HI Wl Jarry Krona Bathany 14 271 lfJ Tarry Found Marllm I) Ml 174 Dava Rama McFhartan I) 111 144 Raaar CamabaH McPharaan II 117 147 Rich CharM Marllna 11 114 144 CurM Frick Tabar 17 147 IS7 Rittaaihs Ah Tun Taalar KWU 14 111 1SI Bab Durham McPhwisn II 147 114 Kart Harrlt McPharton i 114 John GaMa Bathany II 1 Clair Olaan lalhany 14 111 17 Rich Charlaa Marl Inf II 111 ll Mika Mawarl lathat 7 I Ralphaai Tonay Friandt 71 74 Curtta Frick Tatar 17 IM 77 Rrad Krahbial Rathal 14 IB 74 Other Leaden FlaM Goal ShaaHna Tim Me Human 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