Newsday (Suffolk Edition) from Melville, New York • 41

SUFFOLK SLANT Mark IV auto air conditioning special for JULY 4th 17995 plus Installation EASY TERMS AVAILABLE Make today your Independence Day! Beat the heat this summer with the auto air conditioning brand that each year proves it can outcool the competition air included In tests supervised by the Auto Club Whether you've got an old car new car sports wagon pickup there's a Mark especially And it's Said at 5000 nters from car family car station you name IV Heat Beater engineered to cool it belter backed by warranty service Mark IV Service coast to coast fMARK IV A DIVISION OF JOHN MITCHELL COMPANY See one of our sir conditioning specialists today LAWRENCE Central hnlnniynl S63 Central Avenue EAST MEADOW Fnaion Clave I Air candlttonhid 2576 Hampitcad Turnpike 735-41 (JO EUWONT 23 Wit LINDENHURST A6E Alta fila 300 Monlauk Hlptnray 664 B1C0 MAStAPEOUA Tina Vahre Santa Slatte 150 Merrick Rd 751-0740 OCEANSIDE AAB Aula Air Ceadlltanhn MIS Laaraon Blvd 7M SI IS VAUNT STREAM Air Ait native Wan ham tad Ean Valley Biream Blvd 72-352 LONG ISLAND BALDWIN hr Quit Santa Slatlea 7M Iterrlck Road 1714624 BAY BHOAB a hi hi awe ha Santa title Union Blvd Fifth Aid 665P332 Fahat Wllhhil Saras 1712 Union Blvd 666-377 CENTEREACN Id-Ill wd Blaaa Co 11 Middle Cauntn RdL 732-6165 CENTRAL IBLIR AH Crown Santa Blaflea lallp Avenue 234-MIS COFIABUB BaHa'a Caah Sava In Simla Htftirray Dachar Street M1-B2M 14P7 Hatnpelead Turnpike 735-4464 CREAT NECK final Neck Auto Etaclrte 116 Northern Blvd HU 7-4210 Lain Seccaaa CHga 220 Northern Blvd HU 2-6066 HEMPSTEAD Hvtapataad Aate Radiator 432 Panmaula Blvd IV 3-6382 HICKEVILLE Aud-Re-Tl Carp 194 Old Country Road 31-4165 HUNTINQTON Father Knows Best Mike Verdi By Fete Alfano For some boys a dream For Mike Verdi just gaining am valuable experience which can only come when your father Kroger of a professional baseball team Mile Verdi played third base this season for Islip High which won the League IV title When the Buccanneers were eliminated by Northport in the Suffolk semifinals Mike and his mother packed and went off to join his father Frank in Syracuse Syracuse is the home of the ChiefB of the International League the top farm club of the Yankees Frank Verdi is manager and Mike will spend the summer by his ride learning as much as he can and getting a chance to take batting and infield practice with the Chiefs be going to Florida Southern this fall and I want to be said in a phone interview from the ball park "My father said to go to school for a year and see what happens I can always leave when I want no one making you Having a father who spends much of his time arguing with umpires can sometimes be hard on an 18-year-old "Yeah sometimes it seems getting on Mike said "But when I think about it I appreciate it He gets on me when he knows I should be making a play Frank Verdi came back to Long Island to see his son play late in the season and helped Mike out of a slump "He said I was holding my hands too Mike said "Maybe in my head I felt it made me look like a hitter but that make you Mike will be traveling with the Chiefs this summer "picking up little things that make you learn more in One day than you ever did be watching the third base play of former Yankee Bobby Cox while hitting against pitchers like Bill Burbach met Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle and I guess Td like to play pro Mike said like to play for the And that should surprise exactly no one FAST SLOWPITCH COMPANY Sixteen of the top elow-pitch softball teams in the country will compete in the Invitational Tournament of Champions over the holiday weekend The action will start at noon Friday with eight games scheduled for the Baldwin Softball Complex four games at Jones Beach and two games at MacLaren Field Levittown There will be eight games Saturday at Baldwin starting at 10 AM and 2 PM and four games at Jones Beach starting at 7 PM The semifinals and final games will be played at Baldwin Sunday starting at 1 PM One of the favorites in the tournament will be Milton Fla the runnerup for the world title the past two seasons The Wantagh Nets and Empire County Sports of Levittown and the Hicksville Astros are Long Island's chief contenders for the championship JUMPING AT THE CHANCE Lorraine Worthington of Setauket and Harriet de Leya Of SL James who have won championship ribbons this season will be competing against each other for the Junior Hunter Championship in the Smith town Hunt Horse Show at the Old Field Club Stony Brook Saturday Both girls are members of the Smith town Hunt and will be ready to ride when the show opens at 9 AM LAMONICA BENEFIT GAME The New York All-Stare will meet the famous Ruch of Poland Soccer Club on Hofstra Stadium Astro-turf Sunday night in the Rudy Lamonica College Scholarship Benefit game Rudy 16 was a top forward on the Oceanside High and Oceanside United Junior teams before lasing a leg to cancer earlier this year The teams in game and Hofstra University are donating their services so that Rudy can go to college Lamonica was considered a sure bet to win an athletic scholarship for his soccer ability TOP ATHLETE Mike Campo baa been selected as the Outstanding Senior Athlete at Brentwood High School after a sports career that included three years of varsity football as a linebacker and defensive quarterback three years of varsity wrestling with county titles at 103 and 123 pounds and an overall record of 72 wins in 78 bouts and All-Suffolk selection for his play at attack and being the second-highest scorer in varsity lacrosse this year WRESTLING CLINIC The Town of Islip is now conducting its third annual wrestling clinic which will run Monday through Thursday from 6:30 to 10:30 PM at Bay Shore Fifth Ave School through Aug 27 Bill Knapp Town of Islip wrestling director is supervising the clinic and the staff includes Lou Gianni former Olympic wrestler For information call JU 1-2000 ext 241 Walt Stewart head wrestling coach at Riverhead High who will take over as head football coach at the same school In September 1 is on the staff of the 10th annual Gettysburg Pa wrestling school conducted by Sprig Gardner former Mepham High coach CHRISTY MATHEWSON AWARD Brad Rock of Haup-Iuge High was the recipient of the Bucknell Alumni Christy Mathewson Award which is awarded on the basis of athletic excellence scholastic achievement end personal leader-riup Rock earned 10 varsity letters in football basketball and baseball atHauppauge High Tuesday June 30 1970 630 Now York Avenue 427-0130 Rabatfa Santa SMtoa Park Avenue and Jeriche Turnpike 423-6447 202 North Central Avo Mt-7656 Pant Jaha lento Platiaa 736 Waal Merrick RdL 2M-0M attiareMADEtoufandi HMVad ROM ATTIC! FEATURING! Windows picture-framed Electric Outlets Spacious Foyer labor and materials Plans and permits Insurance Job hilly denned up Full Written Guarantee 30 Dsnser 3 Sct-bick Ful lathrsoa (basis bond tub and shower Installed) Csaiplete framing and sladding a fa cede 2 deluxe Bedrooms 2 closets fire-retardant Sheefrocb Mime brand insulation EASY CREDIT TERMS ARRANGED! FOB BASEMENT BECBEATION MOMS 01 HUNSIOKS-CAU CAILSON-AimiMf! SON CONStRUCTION CO270 EASTSUNR1 highway lndeNhurst ll 24HOUB SERVICE TUrner 8-3030-IVanhoe9-1666 A COOt NAME OUR MOST CHI I I I I II FOSS MUON I 41.