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Millies chbose PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Phillies were knocking around the locker room on Independence Day, waiting to engage the San Francisco Giants, when a reporter walked in and asked them what they thought of President Nixon's all-star baseball team. The Phillies, like everyone else, had read Nixon's personal album of stars, which was obtained by the Associated Press and published in many Sunday newspapers. The president had prepared the list in response to a newsmen who had asked him to name his favorite baseball players. Sportswriter Stan Hochman of the Philadelphia Daily News got the idea that if presidents can choose the greatest baseball players, baseball can name the all-star presidents. So Hochman raised the issue with the Phillies.

they were the Fourth of compile an on-the-spot pantheon of presidential standouts, the Phillies 8 replied with the spirit of the day and the enthusiasm of ath- teles. "Who's on the $1,000 bill? asked Dick Selma, a pitcher. "George Washington," was Jim Nash's choice. "He's the only guy whose picture my wife allows in my billfold." "Zachary Taylor," snickered second baseman Denny Doyle. Because nobody else probably thought of him." "I've been in the game IS years and nobody's ever asked me that question," mused Deron Johnson, "I've got to go with Nixon.

He's getting us out of Vietnam." Catcher Mike Ryan also chose the current starter. Ryan explained: "I just pick him because he's always being second-guessed, just like a catcher." "Harry Truman," said Tommy Hutton, utility fielder. "He'd be a scrapper. He'd do anything to win. Besides, anybody who can live as long as he had, has got to be tough." Bill Robinson and Barry Lersch both chose Abraham Lincoln, Robinson, who is black, associated Lincoln with John F.

Kennedy; he said both had helped blacks make strides toward equality. Lersch admired Lincoln "because he had long hair and a beard." "JFK," said reflective shortstop Larry Bowa. "Because while you hear a lot of people saying bad things about Nixon I've never heard anyone say bad things about JFK. I think he had the respect of all the people." At this point in the selection, Hutton changed his choice of all-star. "Taft," said the utilty man.

"He could hit the long ball. What was he 300 pounds?" AILStor feom fo ofifioii fieri Friday night, July 7, has been designated as Sponsor Appreciation and Awards night for the Babe Ruth League Teams at Legion Field. At this time recognition will be made of the Babe Ruth Team sponsors. They will be presented a Babe Ruth baseball plaque in appreciation of their sponsorship of these teams. Certificates will be presented to all players who are completing their Babe Ruth League egtlibility.

Louisville Slugger batting certificates will be given to the two leading hitters from each team. The announcement of the All- Star team selections will highlight the event. There will be a 13-14 year old team selected along with a 14-15 year old team. These two teams will represent Hope in the District 3 Babe Ruth tournament that will be held in Hope beginning July 14 and continuing through July 22. The presentation of these awards will follow the game between Merchants and Blevins.

Signs contracts with Browns CLEVELAND (AP) Linebacker John Garlington and guard John Demarie have signed contracts with the Cleveland Browns for the 1972 National Football League season it was announced Wednesday night. HOPE (ARK.) STAR SI I 8 IJ SI V- 8- Red Sex win five in a row a- 8 si By HAL BOCK Lee Stange, who spent four American League seasons pitching for the Boston Red Sox in cozy Fenway Park with the friendliest left field wall in all of baseball, laughed out loud. Stange, now the Red Sox' pitching coach, was watching newsmen and club officials scurry through record books after Marty Pattin's five-hitter beat Minnesota 2-0 Wednesday gave 1 Boston hurlers five straight complete 1 games. "Forget about looking it up," advised Stange, who has seen Ma share of pitchers eaten alive by the close-in left field wall they call the Green Monster at Fenway. "It probably never happened before.

Not in this ball park anyway." The Red Sox have forgotten about their bullpen since last Saturday. Since then, they've started five different pitchers and gotten five straight complete game victories which is about as good as a pitching staff can do. Pattin's victory was the second consecutive shutout in the string, following Lynn McGlothen's three-hitter against the Twins Tuesday. The other route-going efforts in the string belong to Ray Culp, John Curtis and Luis Tiant. Elsewhere in the American League Wednesday, Baltimore blanked Chicago 1-0, Kansas City trimmed Detroit 6-2, New York downed Oakland 4-1 and California nipped Milwaukee 10.

Texas at Cleveland was postponed by rain. In the National League, Angeles rappStf'wrontre'al 7-3, Pittsburgh dropped Houston 6-4 and Chicago split a doubleheader with Atlanta, winning 41 before losing 3-2. San Diego at New York and San Francisco at Philadelphia were both postponed by rain. With the pitching staff coming through so well, the Red Sox have won six straight games and eight of the last nine. The streak has moved Boston into third place in the American League East, five games back of division-leading Baltimore.

The Sox nicked Jim Perry, 68, for a second inning run on Carlton Fisk's double, a wild pitch and Bob Burda's sacrifice fly. They got their other run in the eighth when Tommy Harper was hit by a pitch, stole second and rode.home on Carl Yastrzemski's third hit of the game. Kansas City jumped on Mickey Lolich for three first-inning runs and thumped the sagging Tigers, who have now lost five of their last six games to slip behind Baltimore. or The Royals bunched hits by Fred Patek, Amos Otis, Richie Scheinblum and John Mayberry plus an error by Paul Jata to take a quick lead. Then they kayoed Lolich, 13-6, with three more runs in the sixth.

The Tiger ace allowed 10 hits and was disgusted with his performance. "This was probably the poorest game I've pitched all year," he said. "Yeah, it was the worst. I was wild inside the strike zone." Paul Spilttorff pitched a three-hitter for the KC victory. The Yankees got a six-hitter from Steve Kline, 7-3, to beat Oakland and Ken Holtzman.

Stan Smith Kodes at Wimbledon WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Top-seeded Stan Smith of Pasadena, came from behind to beat Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia 3-6, 6-4, 7-1, 7-5 today in the first of the men's semifinal matches of the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament. The second match, before a capacity crowd of 15,000 on the grassy center court, pitted Hie Nastase of Romania against Manuel Orantes of Spain. The 26-year-old Smith from Pasadena, seems to have reached his peak at the right moment. After struggling early in the tourney on Wimbledon's lush grass, he had a convincing 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Alex Met- reveli of the Soviet Union in the quarter-finals. Nastase, the No.

2 seed, Kodes and Orantes all are clay court performers. But they played throughout the winter on indoor wood are as fast as Wimbledon's grass and have sharpened their game to such an extent that they are making the strongest European challenge here in years. On Wednesday, Billie Jean King of Long Beach, and Evonne Goolagong, the defending champion from Australia, reached the women's final. "This is my seventh Wimbledon final" said Mrs. King after beating Rosemary Casals of San Francisco, 6-2, 6-4.

"It's a nice feeling because I've been disappointed with my play the last three or four years." Miss Goolagong had a tough 90-minute semifinal against 17- year-old Chris Evert of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Little Chris, on her first visit to the Wimbledon center court, took the first set 6-4 and raced to a 3-0 lead in the second. But the 20-year-old Australian rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory. For the first time, Evonne Stan Smith was given tactical advice by Vic Edwards, her coach and legal guardian. He told her to get in at the net and cut short her backhands.

"I usually leave it to Evonne herself to decide how to play a match," Edwards said. "But this time I was able to help, because I know the weaknesses of players who use a double grip for their backhand. I trained Jan Lehane, who used the same backhand grip as Chris. "I know the weaknesses that have to be ironed out of their game, and some weaknesses that cannot be cured. I told Evonne how to capitalize on them.

"But Chris is a great player and a thoroughly nice kid. We shall see a lot more of her in the years to come." Leo wages warfare? Cubs win 4-1 Victory By BRUCE LOW1TT Associated Press Sports Writer "I didn't give a damn if he ever turned in the lineup," Atlanta pitcher Phil Niekro said of Chicago Manager Leo Durocher. "The Cubs had to come up there sooner or later." Durocher, still steaming over a rainout Tuesday night that cost his Cubs a shot at a victory over the Braves, took out his wrath against everybody in Atlanta Stadium Wednesday with a bit of psychological warfare. Bobby mokes apology; match set for Sunday By STEPHENS BROENING Asseciateil Press Writer REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Bobby Fischer made a full bt and penitent apology to Boris s-. Spassky today, and organizers of the world chess champion- la ship match said the two would meet for their first game Sunday night.

The organizers said it had been agreed in principle to hold the drawing tonight to determine which player would have the white pieces and with them the first move. The young American, in a letter delivered by hand this morning to the world chess champion from the Soviet Union, apologized for his "disrespectful behavior." Fischer, whose delayed arrival doubled the prize money for both him and Spassky but also tad an avalanche of furion, asked the Rwplan to "accept my sucemt apology." "I simply became carried by my petty diapute over BOOM? Jtth the Icelandic chess be wrote, ffce written apology from the ftsjatnrtr challenger was one si ehM conditions poead by before SpawAty sjt down at the chess Fischer. Tmachtf told Spassky: "I IBBM vou vour Soviet Union, where chess has a prestigious position." The temperamental American also apologized to Dr. Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation, the Icelanders, "the thousands of fans around the world and especially to the millions of fans and the many friends I have in the United States." However, Fischer brushed aside a demand from the Soviet Chess Federation that he forfeit the first match because of his tardy arrival. He said this "would place me at a tremendous handicap" and he didn't believe the "world's champion desires such an advantage in order to play me." "I know you to be a sportsman and a gentleman, and I am looking forward to some exciting chess games with you," Fischer concluded.

Earlier Euwe had met other demands the Russians made on him and suggested that the start of the match be delayed further. Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation, said he didn't penalize Fischer for his late arrival in Iceland because the American challenger is "living in another world." He said Spassky, the Russian world title holder, was "very upset" and that he would like to give him another week be- fore the first game. Euwe also admitted he had violated the rules in allowing two previous postponements in the start of the match. He promised strict rule enforcement in the future. The 24-game series between Fischer and Spassky had been scheduled to start Sunday.

Fischer stayed in New York, holding out for more money, and Euwe postponed the start of the match until Tuesday. Fischer arrived that day, but the Russians objected to his conduct and Euwe put the start off until today. Fischer apologized Wednesday for delaying the start of the match, but the Russians demanded apologies in writing. Then they demanded that Fischer forfeit the first game. The American's apology, read by a spokesman at a a news conference, said: "We are sorry the world championship was delayed.

The problems causing the delays were not with world champion Spassky whom I respect as a man and admire as a player." Later Yefim Geller, the Soviet grandmaster acting as Spassky's second, told another news conference the Russians wanted Euwe to condemn the American's conduct and accept blame himself for violating the federation's rules. Euwe came forward and condemned Fischer, conceded he himself had broken the rules and added: "I apologize." Asked if the Russians were satisfied, Geller said they wanted it all in writing. Euwe took a pen from his pocket and said, "I can write it now," and began drafting a letter. Geller then said the Soviet Chess Federation had told Euwe he should award the first game to Spassky by forfeit, but Euwe said he did not consider the request official. Then Euwe put forward his idea of another postponement.

Fischer's letter was delivered by hand to the Soviet world champion this morning. Fischer, whose delayed arrival doubled the prize money for both him and Spassky but also started an avalanche of confusion, asked the Russian to "accept my sincerest apology." "I simply became carried away by my petty dispute over money with the Icelandic chess organizers," he wrote. The written apology from the challenger was one of the chief conditions posed by the Russians before Spassky would sit down at the chess board with Fischer. In 1971, 2.4 million foreign tourists visited the interior of Mexico. That "everybody" meant the Braves, the sports writers and the 10,324 fans who, up until the last moment, were kept from seeing the Cubs' lineup.

When Ron Scheuler of Atlanta got a look at it, he liked what he just seven innings. And when Niekro got his shot at it, he enjoyed the view for the entire nine. Scheuler had a no-hitter going for 5 2-3 innings and a three-hit shutout for seven. But a four-run outburst in the eighth inning gave the Cubs a 4-1 victory in the opener of their twinight doubleheader. Niekro spaced his hits more evenly, yielding six of them but holding on for a 3-2 victory over Chicago in the second game.

Elsewhere in the National League, Pittsburgh defeated Houston and Los Angeles mauled Montreal 7-3. San Diego's game against the Mets in New York and San Francisco's at Philadelphia were rained out. Cincinnati and St. Louis were not scheduled. Durocher had protested Tuesday's rainout decision but the National League upheld it.

Tourney winners Fifty-four players took part in the Mixed Scramble Golf Tournament at the Hope Country Club on the 4th of July. Jim Watson and Mrs. L. L. Webb were co-chairmen of the event that had a Shot Gun Start at 1:30 p.m.

The winning team with a score of 64 consisted of BUI Hairr, Sam McHenry, Mrs. E. E. Wassell, and Buddy Sprague. Two teams tied with a 66: Wayne Bailey, Newt Pentecost, Mrs.

Jim Pruden, Forrest Hairr, and Joe Rooker, Jack Webb, Mrs. Earl Lockett, Ken Daniels, J.W. Franks. Two teams tied with a score of 67: Jerry Johnson, Clyde Fouse, Bob Whitmarsh, Whitman, Red Lockett; and Tim Hogan, Terry Hairr, Mrs. John Beatty, Robert LaGrone.

The fourth place team with a 68 was made up of Albert Graves, Cecil DekJiey, John Beatty, Bob Regan. "The powers that be in this league are Durocher bellowed, unloading a choice expletive, "and you can quote me." Then he caught himself. "Oh, hey. You can't use that," he smiled. "Well, just say they're and he shot forth another.

When Scheuler gave up a pair of singles to the Cubs at the start of the eighth inning of Wednesday's first game, Joe Hoerner took over on the mound. He struck out the first batter he faced, then hit the next one and walked pinch-hitter Jim Hickman to force over the tying run. Ron Santo then grounded to Darrell Evans but the third baseman's throw home was wild and two runs scored. Carman Fanzone's run-scoring single capped the uprising that gave Ferguson Jenkins his 10th victory. Mike Lum's solo home run in the fifth inning at the second game gave the Braves a 34 lead.

Niekro yielded an unearned run in the eighth inning and Billy Williams' leadoff homer, his 16th, in the ninth. Manny Sanguillen's two-run double and Bob Robertson's two-run homer in the fourth inning wiped out Houston'2 4-1 lead and Roberto added an insurance run in the fifth with a homer. Bob Johnson, replacing Pittsburgh starter Dock Ellis in the second inning, silenced Houston on just two hits the rest at the way. Willie three-run double highlighted a four-run second inning against Montreal that enabled the Dodgers to snap a five-game tailspin. Midland shuts out Travelers MIDLAND, Tex.

(AP) Midland shut out the Arkansas Travelers 5-0 here Wednesday night in a Texas League game. The Travelers are games behind division-leading Alexandria. Midland scored single runs in the second and seventh and finished up by chasing three runs across in the eighth. Jriy IM Hope Star Sports Major league roundup LeagM Batt W. L.

Pet. G.B. Baltimore Detroit 37 32 2 Boston 9334 .493 5 New York 32 35 Cleveland 28 39 .418 10 Milwaukee 27 41 .397 West Oakland 46 25 Chicago 41 30 .577 5 Minnesota 3634 .514 9tt Kansas City 35 35 .600 California 33 40 .452 14 Texas 29 41 .414 Wednesday's Results Baltimore 1, Chicago 0 Boston 2, Minnesota 0 Kansas City 8, Detroit 2 New York 4, Oakland 1 California 1, Milwaukee 0 Texas at Cleveland, rain Thursday's Games Texas (Gogolewski 34 and Broberg 5-7) at Cleveland (G. Perry 12-7 and Lamb 2-3), 2, twi-night SUBStandtags League East W. L.

Pet. G.B. Baltimore 39 30 .585 Detroit 3732 .536 2 Boston 3334 .493 5 Mew York 3235 .478 6 Cleveland 28 39 .418 10 Milwaukee 27 41 .397 West Oakland 46 25 .648 Chicago 41 30 .577 5 Minnesota 3634 .514 Kansas Qty 3535 California 33 40 .452 14 Texas 29 41 .414 Schaefer 500 is scheduled INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Schaefer 500-mile championship auto race will be run July 29, one day before the Penraylva- nia 500 late model stock car race at Pocono International Raceway. The championship race, postponed from July 2 in the wake of the state's Hooding, got the green light Wednesday as a settlement was reached between the U.S. Auto Club and officials of the Pocono track.

Pennsylvania Gov. Milton J. Shapp had declared portions of the state a disaster area, and rain washed out seven of the 10 days of practice allotted at the raceway at Long Pond, about 20 mites southeast of Hood-ravaged Wilkes-Barre. Shapp asked that the race be postponed to avoid a strain on facilities. USAC drivers and officials said they alone had the authority to change the date and threatened to boycott the track.

New York (Kekteh 74) at Oakland (Hamilton 5-2) Detroit (Coleman 9-7) at Kansal City (Dal Canton 4-3 or Drago 8-7), Baltimore (Cuellar 84) at Chicago (Bradley 04), Milwaukee (Lock wood 4-8) at California (Wright Only games scheduled Friday's Games Texas at Baltimore, Kansas City at Cleveland, New York at Minnesota, Detroit at Chicago, Milwaukee at Oakland, Boston at California, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nation! League East W. L. Pet. G.B. Pittsburgh 44 28 .629 New York 43 28 .808 Chicago 38 34 .528 7 St.

Louis 38 34 .528 7 Montreal 31 40 .437 Philadelphia 2548 West Cincinnati 44 28 .611 Houston 44 30 .595 1 Los Angeles 37 35 .514 7 Atlanta 34 39 .466 San Francisco 31 47 .397 16 San Diego 25 47 .347 19 Wednesday's Results Los Angeles 7, Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 6, Houston 4 Chicago 4-2, Atlanta 1-3 San Francisco at Philadelphia, rain San Diego at New York, rain Only games scheduled Thursday's Games San Francisco (Bryant 6-4) at Philadelphia (Reynolds (M), Los Angeles (Downing 4-5) at Montreal 94), Chicago (Hands 6-5) at Atlanta (Stone 1-6), San Diego (Arlin 7-8) at New York (Koosman 6-3), Pittsburgh (Moose 5-4) at Houston (Wilson 5-5), Only games scheduled Friday's Games Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 2, twi- Twins fin Rlgnty PAUL, (AP) The Minnesota Twins fired Bill Rigney as manager today and named coach Frank Quilici as his replacement. Rigney was named manager of the Twins in 1970, replacing Billy Martin after he had led Minnesota to a divisional championship in Quilici, 33, retired as an active player in 1970 and joined the Twins as coach for the 1971 season. He was a fifth coach on the squad this year. Rigney, 54, had managed the New York Giants tnd San Francisco Giants, and the California Angels before moving to Minnesota in 1970. San Diego at Philadelphia, San Francisco at Montreal, Los Angeles at New York, Chicago at Cincinnati, Houston at St.

Louis, Today's Major League Leaden By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING (165 at bats)- Scheinblum, KC, Piniella, KC, .314. RUNS-Harper, Ban, 48; Rudi, Oak, 48. RUNS BAITED Chi, 54; Mayberry, KC, 45. HITS-Rudi, Oak, 85; Pi- niella, KC, 83. DOUBLES-Fisk, Bsn, 17; Rudi, Oak, 17; Patek, KC, 16.

TRIPLES-Blair, Bal, Rudi, Oak, Fisk, Bsn, 5. HOME Chi, 15; R.Jackson, Oak, 15; Cash, Det, 14. STOLEN BASES-P. Kelly Chi, 22; Campaneris, Oak, 21; D. Nelson, 21.

PITCHING (7 Dedsions)- Kaat, Min, 10-2, .833, 2.22 Odom, Oak, 8-2, .750, 2.34. STRBCEOUTS-Lolich, Det, 125; N.Ryan, Cal, 122. NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING (165 at bats)-Cedeno, Htn, Sangufflen, Pgh, .333. RUNS-Morgan, Gin, 70; Cedeno, Htn, 53; Bonds, SF, 53. RUNS BATTED Bench, On, 61; Kingman, SF.53.

HITS-Brock, StL, 99; Garr, Ail, 93; Cedeno, Htn, 93. DOUBLES-Cedeno, Htn, 20; Bonds, SF, 20; Simmons, StL, 17; Tolan, Cin, 17. TRIPLES-Brock, StL, seven tied with 5. HOME RUNS-Bench, Cin, 21; Kingman, SF, 20. STOLEN BASES-Morgan, On, 32; Brock, StL, 27.

PITCHING (7 Decisions )Nolan, Cin, 11-2, .846, 1.90 BJass, Pgh, 9-2, .816, 2.67. RJKEOUTS-Carlton, Phi, 188; Seaver, NY, 107. ielunor Tobies The actodule of Soumur Periods, pjriafed heknr, TABLES. Ban your days so that ro will lattag in good territory or hunting in good emr during time tooHsr July A.M. P.M.

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