The Montreal Star from Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 38

Yankees sweep twinbill as Wood bombed twice i of the nightcap as the Yanks com-pleted a 7-0 sweep behind Sam McDowell's two-hitter in a game halted by rain in the bottom of sixth The double defeat lowered once-glamorous record to 1S-14 and made him the biggest loser in the major he's tied with Cleve Associated Press Chuck Tanner didn't want Wilbur Wood to pitch with only one rest between starts so he gave him hours instead The manager of the Chicago White Sox donned his thinking cap when the New York Yankees kayoed his knuc-kleballing ace in an eight-run first inning assault that highlighted a 20-hit 12-2 romp in the opener of yesterday's twl-night doubleheader soon as 1 took him out he asked me if I wanted him to start the second Tanner said told him I'd decide later Then I talked to Johnny (pitching coach Johnny Sain) and he said a good idea and I It was a great idea for the Yankees Roy White's grand slam home run chased Wood in the fifth inning Wood was routed in the opener before he could retire a batter want him to come back Sunday with only one Tanner explained had a chance to go with our best and if you don't do that you're crazy We gave the Yankees extra opportunities coula have won the second game He was pitching real well In the first game he Just have it He was getting the knuckleball up He lives and dies with his knuckler" Wood who had beaten the Yankees eight straight times since July 18 1871 struck out leadoff man Horace Clarke in the first inning of the opener but a passed ball allowed Clarke to reach base After a steal and a walk White hit a two-run double Bobby Murccr added an RBI single Thurman Munson doubled and Graig two-run single chased Wood Clarke opened the fourth inning of the second game with a single and third baseman Bill Melton threw one-out double play grounder into right field One out later right fielder John Jeter dropped Celerino liner and two runs scored Aaron hits homer but Braves lose Record-breaking swimmers Cunie left and France Latendresse standing with their mother flandettc Money problems handicap young St Laurent swimmers Associated Press Everyone knows plenty of pressure on Henry Aaron as the Atlanta great continues his challenge of Babe Ruth's home run record But the pressure also is starting to extend to players on the other National League like Philadelphia's Bill Robinson Robinson leaped high over Atlanta sevoifoot high fence to rob Dusty Baker of a game-tying home run and preserve the 64 victory over the Braves last night but aside from his Joy about the catch something else made Robinson happy the fans might have killed me if Henry Aaron had hit that Robinson said I Bttaatf 4 Aaron did hit me that no one could catch a drive into the left-field seats for his 26th home run of the season and the 699th of his career but the spotlight was on Robinson as he made foe defensive play of the game In other National League games the Pittsburgh Pirates swept the San Diego Padres 54 in 10 innings and 7-0 in a twi-night doubleheader San Francisco defeated Chicago 54 Hous- ton defeated foe New York Mets 6-2 and foe Los Angeles Dodgers edged foe St Louis Cardinals 44 in 15 innings Robinson had checked the fences before foe game and when the ball flew off bat he knew exactly what to do -VI Just leaned on the fence before the game and could tell it gave quite a Robinson said ball was hit to the bullpen gate and it gave even more top of the fence hit my waist when I jumped but I knew there was no way drop the ball if I got it in my Inevitably name came up as it has in most baseball conversa- tions this season Number 699 was another as Aaron put it but to Robinson it was more than that breaststroke butterfly and individual medley while Firance 14 has held 12 provincial records in backstroke 'fly and IM) A group of interested individuals and organizations have thrown their support behind the two St Laurent sisters who will be showing their stuff at the rtmdfam championships next week in Quebec City In addition to providing straight cash donations the group headed by £JMS sportscaster Rocky Brise-bds has arranged a benefit soft-ball game against foe Montreal Royals of foe North Am eric an Major League Tuesday July 24 at Paul Pratte Stadium inLongueuiL Proceeds win go to a newly-created Pre-Olympic Fund whose first beneficiaries will be the Latendresses The situation of Carole and France Gcylord Perry who lost to Oakland 65 last night as well as the biggest winner Elsewhere in the American League California whipped Baltimore 8-3 Boston blanked Minnesota 54) Kansas City trimmed Milwaukee 6-1 and Texas held off Detroit 8-6 Tanner had to make a decision when What about number 700? fortunate enough to get the Robinson said going to run it in and give it to him at hone plate that is if winning the Pirates 5-7 Padres 4-0 Rennie Stennett hit two home runs and five singles in 10 trips to the plate in leading the Pirates to their sweep Hhis lOth-inning homer decided foe first game handing Mike Caldwell the loss and his seventh homer of the season in the second game backed the six-hit pitching of Jim Rooker Giants 5 Cubs 4 Bobby Bonds doubled twice and scored each time on singles by Garry Maddox to help the Giants make Juan Marichal the winningest active pitcher in baseball eighth victory in 13 decisions was the 235th id his major league career one more than Bob Gibson of the St Louis Cardinals It was also 23rd triumph against eight losses over foe Cubs He gave up home runs to Billy Williams and pinch-hitter Pat Bourque but gained foe decision with ninth-inning help from Elias Sosa Astros 6 Mets 2 Doug Rader hit two home runs and Cesar Cedeno hit one to power foe Astros over the Mets and John Matlack Matlack 7-12 had tossed a one-hitter at foe Astros just 10 days ago but three-run shot in the sixth Inning gave the Astros all the runs they needed It was foe seventh time this season a Houston player had hit -more than one homer and the fourth time for Rader in his seven-year career Dodgers 4 Cardinals 3 Steve off reliever Wayne Granger in the top half of foe 15th inning carried the Dodgers to their eighth victory in 10 decisions with the Cardinals this season Los Angeles had pulled into the lead behind a foreorun first that included Joe 14fo home run of the season but St Louis got back one run in the first and tied it in the fifth when Bennie Carbo homer ed after Ken Reitz had reached base error large number id foe better horses have stopped racing the next couple of years we raced during June and the competition improved Now we have it in July and Just perfect This is the time when most horses are starting to hit their peak and assured of great MacCormac has spent the past couple of days in Toronto watching Bonnets TODAY (1) You could be dancing like a spring chicken if you play Baby Doc (2) Scot FUcka should flick aside foe opposition in this race (3) Shore Am isn't a sure thing but he's foe closest thing to it (4) If you get chummy with Green River Chummy in this race he might sell you down the river (5) If he stays flat Vimoat Bri could be tough to beat (6) It would be a very delightful evening if Shepherds Delight comes out on top (7) Lehigh Express could find the winning track tonight (8) Shine your silver buttons if Silver Button comes home in front (9) All is fair in work and play and Fair Play might play with his opponents (10) Armbro Mark could find Ms mark Angels 8 Orioles 3 John Stephenson's two-run tingle and a two-run double by Alan Gallagher highlighted a six-run third inning that powered the Angels and Bill Singer past foe Orioles In posting his 15th triumph and beating Baltimore for the third time this season Singer dropped the Orioles VA games behind foe Yankees In the East Division In the third inning one-out hits by Frank Robinson and Oliver and a walk to Richie Scheinblum loaded the bases and chased starter Jesse Jef-ferson Stephenson greeted reliever Don Hood with a single and Gallagher followed with his double Red Sox 5 Twins Home runs by Tommy Harper in the first inning and Carlton Fisk in the second off Bert Blyleven backed the five-hit pitching of John Curtis and led the Red Sac over the Twins Harper later added a pair of runscoring singles and Fisk had one 6 Indians 5 Ray Fosse singled home Joe Rudi with the tie-breaking run in foe sixth inning and then scored what proved to be the winning run on a double by Bert Campaneris as foe nipped foe Indians The victory was Catfish 10th in a row and gave him a 154 mark The loss went to Gaylord Perry 8-14 who allowed 13 hits including a 450-foot homer by Reggie Jackson John Lowenstein and Walt Williams homered for Cleveland Royals 6 Brewers 1 Hal McRae's two-run single featured a three-run second inning and Steve Hovlcy singled home two more in the eighth as the Royals beat the Brewers John Mayberry started the second with a double against Chris Short and went to third on Rick single After Lou Piniella walked to load the bases McRae singled for two runs Piniella came home on Fred forceout Rangers 3 Tigers 6 The Rangers lashed six consecu-five hits in a six-run first faming including a two-run double by Jim Nason and a tworun single by Ken Suarez and then held off a late rally to defeat foe Tigers It was foe biggest inning against the Tigers this season foe Greenwood Raceway atop on the Grand Circuit and was very impressed with what he saw my opinion foe three-yearold trot Sunday and the two-year-old filly trot and two-yearold colt pace Monday night should be particularly exciting I saw some very good horses" Included in the group are three-year-old trotter Nick two-yearold selections TOMORROW (1) It be a careless wager if you go with Careless Frau (2) Ivor Mhbar will be tough with Gilles Lachance in foe sulky (3) Pack Mr should score for the second straight time (4) There could be and howlin' after Hooting Homestead docs his thing here (5) Watch for the sting here from Speedy Peter Bee (6) Everybody do the Frag (7) You could be darn right if you go with Darn Right (8) Step carefully but Rickey Steps boksgood 1 (9) The king of the sulky Billy Haughton appears to have a good one in Imperial Yankee (10) If you see the right signal then perhaps Tun Signal looks good may not qualify for Olympics Grand Circuit tradition hits i is simply one more example of foe conditions under which ama- teur athletes especially its youngest ones are compelled to operate Their parents have been forced into sizeable out-of-pocket expenses to help the progress of their kids in local competition alone Then when a major international dub meet such as the London-Prague-Paris tour comes up it is still the competitor who pays So unless the competitor has wealthy parents or a patron a career can end abruptly regardless of the potential For Carole and France Latendresse to miss an important stage in their swimming development forwent of 6700 would be highly unfortunate If it to a curtailment of their careers It would be tragic gymnasts best individuals from each country should be allowed to take Mr Gander flew In hum Switzerland yesterday to inspect the Forum the proposed site of the gymnastic competition for foe Montreal Games He told the press conference that he found the building magnificent in which to hold foe gym competitions The International Gymnastics Federation president spoke with Mayor Jean Drapeauand with the Games Commissioner General His Excellency Roger Rousseau Mr Gander also pointed out that the tradition of foe host fielding a team in each sport does not apply to gymnastics a a a has never won any gold medals in Olympic competitions but the team finished 10th overall out of 18 countries participating at Munich whole idea of foe Olympics is to promote Elliott said we think the top athletes should Mr Gander emphasized that the gymnastics federation la unhappy with the IOC proposal and urged that Canada all It can possibly do to change the He suggested that a multi-nation competition be held in Canada in 1975 to give Canada the experience at such events Elliott said he favored such a meet only if best were allowed to compete in foe 1976 Games Mr Gander said foe matter may be discussed at the Rotterdam Congress in November but indicated that will be difficulties in reducing the to 12 countries Elliott said that the whole matter should be solved sometime during the world gymnastics championships set for Varna Bulgaria next year 7 By RICHARD LOW If that happy day ever arrives when money is not the ultimate arbiter of the direction an amateur career takes things win be a heck of a lot easier for people like Carole and Firance Latendresse The two sisters are among the fastest swimmers in Quebec but for lack of cash they may not be able to accompany their Pointe Claire Swim Club team-mates on a three-city European tour later this summer The Pointe Claire chib is providing 6200 a head for foe 35-member team that will swim in London Prague and Paris in late August and early September But that $200 is only the beginning It will cost each swimmer another 6350 to make the trip and that additional amount each must ante up himself For the parents of Carole and France the 6700 is simply too much of an expense But for them to be left off foe Pointe Claire team is to Mg a loss for those who care about competitive swimming in this province Fortunately an enthusiastic few are prepared to beat the drum and pass the hat for foe two young torpedoes (As if the Laundresses' drum needed beating in the first place The 12-year-old Carol has had 11 national and 36 provincial records mainly In Bonnets filly trotter Keystone Sandra and two-year-old colt pacer National Byrd Each won their respective races at Greenwood Keystone Sandra is owned by John Double Two Ranch and the success of horses further indicates how well Canadian horsemen are starting to do on foe Grand Circuit In addition to Keystone Sandra Handle With Care Irving Liv-erman's brilliant two-year-old filly won in Toronto in 2:2 35 Rumor had it Handle With Care was running a fever a couple of days before the race but off her performance it makes you wonder She will also be competing here are really making a marie for themselves in standardbred added MacCormac days are over when well play second fiddle to foe Americans A further example of this came in last Cane Futurity The winner Smog is owned by Mac Cuddy from Ontario and Armbro Nesbit this second-place horse is owned by Duncan MacDonald of Nova Not only will the best horses be here but so will many of the great drivers Included in this group is native son Herve Ffiion Billy Haughton Stanley Dancer John Simpson president of the highly regarded Hanover Shoe Farm and Glen Garnsey represen ting the equally well-respected Castleton Farm i By DAVID 8HOIHET It looks as though the Forum will be the site for the gymnastics competition at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games But the question is: Will Canada be represented? A pnqiosal made by the International Olympic Committee cutting down the number of countries participating in gymnastics in foe Montreal Games may mean Canada will not have any gymnasts at the Games Arthur Gander president of the International Gymnastics Federation told a press conference yesterday that the IOC feds that the Olympics have reached such gigantic proportions that a reduction in the number of competitors is necessary (IOC) have proposed to the gymnastic federation that only 12 countries and four sets of individual gymnasts take part in the Montreal Mr Gander said In Munich 16 countries were represented The Canadian contingent consisted of three men and a foil six-woman team Canada may be out the IOC recommendation is adopted it could conceivably mean that Canada will not have any gymnasts in the 1971 Games Geoff Elliott president of theCanadlan Gymnastic Federation said In a counter-offer thelhterna-tional Federation proposed to the IOC that six sets of individual gymnasts along with 12 countries be allowed to participate in the 1978 Games limiting the number of individual gymnasts it would mean excluding a great many good Elliott pointed out would favor reducing foe number of countries to 12 but we also think that foe 4 By BILLWITCOMB Tradition invades Blue Bonnets tomorrow with all the pomp and pageantry which proceeds any other gala event Tradition in this case is spelled Grand Circuit Week foe time of year when standardbred racing fans get an opportunity of seeing most of foe top boxes in North America perform When the horses step on the track for $34960 Charles Mayer Memorial Trot it will signify the sixth consecutive season Blue Bonnets has hosted the Grand Cfrcuit which means only nowbeglnningto earn a piece of that tradition Grand Circuit began 103 years ago visited many tracks dining this period of time Some have had foe honor of seeing foe dream of the crop only once Others like Goshen In New York are the real bluebloods Just has to be foe first week of foe was the way Mike Mac-Cormac vice-president id racing at Blue Bonnets put It last night the harness racing industry the premier MacCormac believes Montreal fens have always reacted well to Grand Circuit Week but feels their appreciation has increased each year since 1968 first year we staged Grand Circuit Week It was in the fall It was the only date we were able to get At- that stage of foe season a D4 ns Moimuur stab skits IAosstjult it itra.