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WT The Fresno Bee It4 FtL Mar 11 1977 Clark: Plunkett er 'Produce Or Else' As to middle linebscker Clark is not to sure he can count on the brilliant Frank Nunley for an Uth season had his third knee surgery doing okay but" WHAT'S IT GOING to take to Jack alot of people'i favoritepro football team the San Fran 49en to get them up there competitive with the Rami? Quarterback you say? Sure the Prospectors had a reliable QB since John Brodie hung up his old maroon No 12 shin four seasons ago Right? Wrong Okay how about a toe a guy who's consistent at 20 yards above 50 per cent at 30 yards possible a 40-45 yards and ney-er-miss on the chip shots? Guys like long-gone Joe Vetrano Tommy Davis or even Bruce Gossett? Well sure Steve Mike-Mayer was a disaster in at least three games last year losses he should have converted into winners One week from today soph 49ers coach Monte Clark is going to be telling Fresno members real and adopted of the Auld Sod that hia No 1 and No 2 priorities in the anticipated National Football League draft probably May 3 will be (corner backs) and middle tackle is not the least down he says about the Niners el foldo in the second half of the season in which they lost five of their last seven starting with two blooped boots in the 23-20 overtime loss to St Louis have an outstanding atmosphere and attitude ana many good habits were created Ouraefense was No 1 in the conference onr running game was No 2 Our press relations (in the super-critical atmosphere of the Bay Area) have been WHAT ABOUT PLUNKETT? Jim Plunkett Rose Bowl hero and Heisman Trophy winner in 1970 and a stalwart with the New England Patriots you know he seemed to have lost his confidence been working with Jim We feel he is throwing much better We feel he is becoming mine certain of himself a better understanding of what trying to do Jim was Just as disappointed more so we were he now at thia time your No 1 Clark was asked No 1 long pause if he performs the nature of this business Clark went on to say he's most encouraged with 1-5 210 Arkansas product Scott Bull: we hope to know about Jim by the thud or fourth exhibition game If he cant cut it Bull (no pun NOW WHY WOULD a pseudo Swede from Kingsburg be getting involved with the Potato Eaters of Eire celebrating the Fresno County Golf Championship of Ireland and the anniversary id the sainted Patrick? youngest son Eric was born on that great day" laughed Clark in between shuffling scouting reports on his desk in the Prospectors' camp at Redwood City For a 94 270-pounder more or less Clark is as soft-spoken as a priest in the confession box ane said Monte need corners someone to replace Jimmy Johnson who keeps on insisting retired Ana going to be tough to fill in for a Of course you know Monte is fbnd of Jimmy the 16-year vet was two years behind me at Kingsbkrg High and I was two years behind nis brother Rafer(the one-time world decathlon and Olympic decathlon HAPPENED to the sale of the club to John DeBar-tolo the Cleveland he was asked understand it's still on Friends of mine speak very highly of him never met But Clark showed obvious concern at the prospect of good friend Joe Thomas (ex-Baltimore Colts general manager) coming along contract says I nave the final say-so on Mjonte said grimly 'I intend to carry out the terms of my How about NFL rule changes? like to see something done about backs chopping defensive ends as vicious as crack-back And for next year in the NFL? looking for 19 league games and only four pre-season and probably Thursday Night MIKE-MAYER the Hungarian soccer-syle kicker who was so brilliant in his rookie (1975) year with the Niners? thing goes for Steve He has a strong leg We have him on a program too We see some areas where helving him technically" then after a pause and Plunkett are in the same category Which is to say they produce Or the old waiver route there beat a professionally efficient win-or-else size 19 heart under that gentle exterior? came to the Miners a year ago in return for first-round draft choices and other bodies It turned out to be the smartest Job of Yankee horsetrading since the Revolution Poor Plunkett he never got untracked and as the season rolled past the midway point he hit a Herford bull in the posterior from 10 paces What happened? was not a physical problem (Jim had had left shoulder surgery) because he was sound in the knees and his throwing mused Clark But it was a series of things was difficult becsuse one had a rather weak offensive line decimated by injuries Our system was new to him First thug THE ONE-TIME Trojan and Cleveland Browns offensive Monte Clark Giants Bow Bullard Memorial Play To 2-2 Tie Hockey: Freeman Night COS Tennis Teams Grab 2 Victories Continued From Page G1 league graduates and former players in the area but in the meantime we have to find jobs for players who would like to move to Fresno if they Morro Bay I still think hockey is the best spectator sport Freeman had open heart surgery with a double bypass in 1971 and had to slow down somewhat However now he walks three miles reliever Steve Ellsworth came in and walked the next two batters before getting the last out Bullard tied the game in the seventh as a run came in when Rex Hudler grounded into a bases-loaded double play when there were no outs a day if his emotions get too high during a game he can walk out and he takes a nap daily young he has had eight years experience working for me and he likes it We have always tried to run our organization in a first class way and I think we have succeeded" Fresno will be fighting to maintain its hold on third place against the Eagles who divided their last series in Fresno The Bullard High Knights and the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers played to a 2-2 tie Thursday afternoon in a game which was called because of darkness Bullard got on the board first in the second inning when a run came in on a choice But Memorial came back with two in the sixth when starter Bob Smith loaded the bases and could be assured of Freeman says during his tenure with the Falcons they have had everything from truck drivers to senior Pan-Am pilots on he team started out with a hard core of about 1200 fans and have been building from he said get people regularly from as far away as Turlock and Modesto and during the Ice Capades we have bus loads from Astascadero Arroyo Grande and TUCSON Ariz (AP) LarveQ pinch single climaxed a three-run uprising as the Cleveland Indians beat the San Francisco Giants 9-7 in a 10-inning opener of the Cactus League exhibition baseball schedule Thursday hit a looping tingle to left off Dave Heaverlo sewed Vassie Gardner with the run that broke a 7-7 tie and gave Dave La Roche the victory The Indians had overcome a 5-3 deficit with a two-run rally in the ninth Inning the big hit Andre run-scoring single Paul Dade delivered a sacrifice fly that got the tying run across The Giants came back to forge another tworun lead in the top of the 10th as Rob Sperring singled off La Roche to scon Gary Thomaason and Randy Elliott BuHirtf Hi IN 1 1 4 I LHdtt Graft ml dHtnUmh RmmI Smith rEHmwIliiandCMwMI McClstchy News Service VISALIA With Jim Pitkin getting the deciding point with a 1-9 9-3 7-5 win over Cnns Cable the College of the tennis team edged the Sacramento City College 5-4 in a Valley conference match Thursday Also yesterday the COS women crushed Reedley College 6-1 only win came when COOLLEE Worthington nipped Lisa Edwards 9-3 9-2 giving Edwards her first setback of the season (5-1) The COS men will host Amerlcsn rt Reedley's Abe Hits Pitches 5-4 Victory SPORTS CAPSULE River the defending league cham- Pro Basketball Pro Hockey (College Basketball) pion today at 2pm A's Top Seattle SINGLES Dm HapklM COS I to Trevor II 7-S SMI SfUkAfflA tf Rick Crack 4-1 5-7 41 JMk trial Hiflihm lASRMCmnilKB NIT Vie Molano singled and doubled Central got a pair of hits by Dan hhernandes Joel Bishop ana Ron Tokubo for the win Mike Vogt had a pair of singles for Reedley Reedley is now 94 in season action while Central is 3-3 Pant Gary Cvpfar 44 7-4 Jim Pitkin COS Cftrit CaMe 1-4 41 7-S Jain Peirce COS Mika Sawamvra 4175 Randy SJ tear COS Rick CaMe 44 41 41 mo Si 8 ft 8 8 48 I jn JN Ift gQUSjES- Trevor-Seykenia dHoMint-Cuafer Pane-C CaMa Crackcr-PHkin 7-S 14 4-4 St ScMVMture 7 Rutger 77 OT AIMmii Mtfnpta St 41 Mimdkmttilt Sttm HaH IS NAIA Grind Valin IS CMlrii nl) ins-ton 71 Turn SOHtlMni 17 Ea8 Tax St IS Campbell Cel 77 A team St 41 fiTkeei STmi McClstchy News Service REEDLEY Reedley High hurler Mitchell Abe cracked a pair of crucial hits and struck out 11 in picking up a 5-4 extra-inning victory over Central to split a doubleheader Central won the opener 5-2 Sophomore Doug Perkins scored the winning run after Troy Harmon had led the inning off with a walk and advanced on a booming single by Dennis Mehas Ben Clay collected a pair of triples for Central in the second game hile Pearcc-Sligar COS Sawamvra CaMa 41 44 COS 5 Sacramento 4 CMtrri Hi RsiiSHv Hi I I I I II IN IB Vncamr I I NH "--HiU SI I 1 I 1 NMI-I I I SMdsvil Ollvtra Md OHM Vit Md Litsm WP -SmdsvilLP-Vagt Central HI IN 4 7 I Rstdltv Hi I I sra CMml SINGLES Colleen Wartkinatan Liu Edward! 4l41Mara(arialeiy COS Susan Smitti 4S ft ft JN JM li II I ii am ft KaMy Pitkin COS Diana Hill 41 41 Debbie Smitti COS Tarrf LtwkcH 41 Cae Cm Iikmi COS Klisa 5 Oiivsri 7 Md Firrifri- Abt Md i WP Abe LP Odvtra PittHrll wbru comssNCi GmuWi JV-Rstdltv i Cantrall Micki Avila 7-S 41 Reiemaria Macede COS Eileen Abe 4-1 41 DOUBLES Barsatoav-JcM Mmsm COS Worth-inetM Hill 4-7 41 41 Pitkm-MacMe COS Smith-Leaakc 42 74 Paulette Martinei Charrl Tomlinson COS dAvila-Abe 414-1 Drink I I II 111 St III Tl 114 8 8 8 18 8 it am i ra a JMmDriM 18 I I BR 111 I I SB 8 8 11 tl 81 at 8 8 8 87 TEMPE Ariz The Oakland Athletics sent 11 men to the plate in a seven-run third inning and went on to outslug the Seattle Mariners 16-10 in a windblown Caetus League exhibition baseball opener for both American League teams Thursday A two-run homer by rookie Dennis Walling and Larry two-run triple highlighted the explosion The two teams before the day was dime combined for 39 hits 15 of them for extra bases Seattle put together a six-run sixth inning outburst but could only cut a 12-0 Oakland lead in half Starter Gary Wheelock absorbed the loss for Seattle as the expansion team made its competitive debut The Mariners did however close with a rush Among their 20 hits were two toweringohomeruns by right-fielder Carlos Lopes and another four-bagger by designated hitter Steve Braun Manager Of Norton Wins Kile Kiauicvr Chew SIN I I I II II II ATT 11 8 til II 8 41 J1I 8 oliM TiSS Pads Win On Valentine Hit Ariz (AP) trippled home Bobby Jerry irippicB name jerry dick total of five RBI as back from a 12-7 Cbeeliid YUMA Valentine icuuuc San Diego fought deficit in the late tear Swft Siwn I PUi4r I CtoriwT It Imm 4 Brink I NirimitCriwwl Grita pl- a a 8 a 8 8 ft ft ft Mri I I Buck Award MopOHO NOmHltter therland Stings Thursday to spark the San Diego Dave Tops Laton 2-0 NEW YORK (AP) -Bob Biron manager of heavyweight contender The Cactus victory Dave Bochte Angels errors -Jl NhMmImI Vucmukt CMewT rrtitn Com ft YWk bwti US tortnl Sm Mnn US ClmM MS ft MM WtafiM bMpliiu Twtlwm at AUnli ui ri Nn Vt irinkSfMu League waa the third straight for the undefeated Padres all over the Angels Chalk Mike Easter and Bruce all collected two hits for the during a game marred by 12 because of strong gusty wind Right-hander Mike Dupree who tied the game at 12-12 in the seventh with a two-run tingle hurled the last three innings to pick up the victory Angel right-handier Mike Overy absorbed the loss apr1 jtPkMwih Swan ririSu tortus Swn Ckr ri Ob 111 wwMN ri Lri SIMM I ri Twine iiwirii 8 Lake CriwidiriVii Valentine and Padre outfielder Luis Melendez paced the 14-hit attack with two hits each good for a A tie au ri leen 1 Pittekerfh el PbHelile WeekaiM Weekaitei ri DeiM 1 Serial Ken Norton was named winner cl the Al Buck Memorial Award as Manager of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association Thursday Biron is the 10th recipient of the award named for the late boxing writer of the New York Post Panamanian Carlos Eleta manager of lightweight champion Goberto Buran and Gil Clancy who works with former five-time world champion Emile Griffith and ex-heavyweight champ George the Foreman were at Nlameu Vaacamr ri CaiaraSa MeClatchy News Service CARUTHERS Led by Mario brilliant no-hit perfor-aance the Caruthers High Blue Raiders defeated the Laton Mustangs 24 in a nonleague baseball game Magana who has not allowed an earned run in the 12 innings pitched this season struck out nine Laton batters white walking only three Caruthers scored its first run in the third when Ray Miranda scored from Continued From Page G1 second on a pickoff over- semis In consolation throw In the sixth Caruthers got another run when Mark Friis-Hansen tingled in John Cardoza from second Riders: faces Monta Vista at 4:30 Roosevelt the North League champion got wrong foot against Del Del Mar Ambush amumm laitk I l-t Irmr I ft Chwu I ilM i 44 ft Cur 1 4 I ft laiih I l-l Lntat 44 ft Mir 4 ft Sntw I 4 ft Iriib til-14 SAM ANTOMO (W) IMN 44 ft OUndril 1 44 A FmIi ft 44 8 Gill I 44 ft 44 Deririw 4 44 1 DuM 1 14 1 SraM IISJM 1 44 i Triple 41 148144 WOtLB NOCUY AMOCUTHW StalaiuDIHriaa I ha C7 Mat 8 8 Stwtll 8 8 Has EailaaS 8 ft Inrilia 8 8 II ft 81 Ml IN 81 IN 18 81 Ml IN 18 Spa Ariaria fauM ai la Jt IriaT Cbaelart 8 lai H4 play Grant pm Yosemite off on the Mar Reason the 9-6 junior center standout drew three fouls with only 4:30 elapsed and it definitely hurt Roosevelt ss LltM Hied CaruflKTt Hi 81 18 11 HI 18 81 111 HI I HI i a ST33 SIkL toatw 8 8 BBmmEmsnv IMul Gawae laSuanriaTl mSaTi Uaaa tap at lmaakaa 8 8 I 8 8 I 8 I 8 Meanwhile McNamara broke loose for the Dons' first nine points and before the snap of a finger Del Mar was ahead 194 McNamara a powerful inside player finally hit a five-footer to give Del Mar 22-10 lead at the end of the first quarter Rooevelt nagged by poor shooting saw some hope when MeNamara experienced fou problems too The Dons dominating player was whistled for his third foul with 2:49 left in the second period a point when the Riders were in the middle of an 94 rally which cut the deficit to 27-25 Marmi and Awavo Mac md McBriOt WP Masma LP runnersup Biron will be honored MonteiMR -Arums CllMIT ri OririM Crifrii i iriRwriM Oklahoma Approves New Ticket Policy at the 52nd annual Boxing Writers Association dinner May 10 here Irinkni Gmm ri lili mill Criwtyri frifMrii IFImu ri 4m Du unstoppable as the Dons pulled to a seven-point (59-51) margin with 1:11 left It was too much of a spread to makeup Del Mar the Central Coast Section champion hit 21 of 49 field goals for 45 per cent but was outrebounded 5048 Roosevelt made only 23 of 75 shots for 30 per cent McNamara closed with 24 points and 14 rebounds despite those four fouls Sean Natty and Scott Cleland each added 10 Ramirez paced Roosevelt with 14 but he as followed elosely by Brow ith 13 Reason at 12 and Toscano at nine Fremont appears in the seat after its overpowering win over St The Tigers speed and Phil Barners shooting touch proved too much for the Rams Hitting a patented 200-footer from the left side Barner a prep All-American tallied 22 points as the Tigers showed their No 1 state ranking and No 4 national ranking is for real St gave Fremont a tough going through the first half but the Tigers toned things around behind Baner to break it open in the third quarter PCAA Honors McMillian NORMAN Okla (AP) University of Oklahoma Regents acting in the wake of an alleged player ticket scalping scandal approved a new policy Thursday for alloting tickets for Sooner football players Dr RJ Morris vice president for the university community said under the new policy each of the 55-member Oklahoma traveling squad will receive three complimentary tickets to home games Other members of the squad will have to apply to Athletic Director Wade Walker for complimentary tickets These complimentary tickets will have to be picked up by the person designated to use them at the stadium on the day of the game Under the old regulation all Oklahoma players got three complimentary tickets and all complimentary home tickets were distributed at the beginning of the season For out-of-town games each member of the traveling squad can receive up to three tickets Barbara Myron Jordan a 6-9 senior from Pacific Joel Kramer a 9-7 junior from San Diego State and Ken Mickey a 6-1 senior from San Jose State With Reason on the beneh 94 senior forward Quentin Brown and bench sparkplugs David Ramirez and Sergio Toscano worked overtime Still Del Mar had some strength to carry a 31-29 halftime lead cold shooting night continued in the third quarter although it was able to tie the score 399-all on a basket by Brown with 1:34 left in the quarter Another blow however hit Roosevelt when Reason drew his fourth fouL Leading 4241 entering the final period Del Mar quickly hit three-straight points before 15-footer cracked two-minute dry spelL The teams traded baskets down the streteh but inside maneuvering was LOS ANGELES (UPI) Long Beach State's Lloyd McMillian brother of Jim McMillian of the New York Knicks Thursday was named the most valuable player in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association McMillian a 9-5 senior forward from Brooklyn NY averaged 157 points this season as the 49ers earned the PCAA co-championship with San Diego State and then won the right to represent the conference in the NCAA playoffs Joining McMillian on the PCAA all-star team were Greg Bunch a 9-5 junior from Fullerton State Dave Brown a 6-6 senior from UC Santa Named to the second team 6-6 freshman Michael Wiley and 9-5 senior Richard Johnson from Long Beach State 6-5 senior Kerry Davis from Fullerton State 6-5 Presnell Gilbert from San Diego State and 6-4 senior Rkk Quinn from San Jose State Prep Tennis Uffle Loop Tryouts EOiMAAtFreinA Girt! SINGLES CADbinfa I Vinn 14 Vinion RidAiAiick 1-1 The Palm-Shields Little League will hold its first of four Saturday tryouts this week starting at 9 am The Little Leaguers will be at Quigley Playground and the Babe Ruthers at Cooper Junior High 11 At ffiffe Wall 12 U-8 05 Oksn Ctelaai MeKire24 Long Beach State 224 wiU meet Idaho State 23-4 in a first-round NCAA playoff game at Pocatello Idaho Saturday DOUBLES Lwt PARMH-HAvncs I I HMRf RiraU PiRKtt Hadm I BiAck Ram Fd ColArtAn Merrill I FrurolJ EDDISON1 lAAami TAkma lUiriH I imt null" fsuawawfe- SS as ass i-.