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THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MEMPHIS SATURDAY MORNING APRIL 25 1970 if 28 Jimmy Cole Hears The Call Of The Wild Kyle Griffin i Go to New York City for the World Seriei itop off for breakfast at a swank hotel on 42nd Street and share a table with Memphis Jimmy Cole Go to Blues Stadium for the opening of the Texas League and share a beer with Memphis Jimmy Cole Go to your television set this fall and you just might share a professional football game with Memphis Jimy Cole That's right he gets around And now Cole regarded by many as one of the elite officials in the Southeastern Conference has been selected to work in the National football League Cole is part of the new breed of big-time officials who believe he is at the game to enforce the rules "not to break the game or make the game" Since most pro officials are not selected until they have He has called three Gator bowls two Orange bowls and one Sugar Bowl and the NFL has been watching don't really know when I developed my philosophy about Cole aaid "I believe in going by the rules the way the game should be played But you must use some common sense in this business and I don't believe you can be purely technical in the strictest sense of the word" Checking The Rook Cole who will be assigned to one of 14 crews in the NFL attended three clinics this summer to acquaint himself with any refinements the pros might demand over college ball although he adds clip is a clip in any league" But Cole has already been exposed to the NFL as the league ran an extensive check on his background and reached the age of 40 the 37-year-old Cole apparently represents the continuing desire of Commissioner Pete Rozelle to keep his men in striped shirts working at a safe and sane level In seasons just past Rozelle has seen fit to ban certain officials from working because of what he felt was an dedication" to their role In other words everyone had finally tired of the showboaters a nice feeling to think you are regarded as the best in anything you do" Cole said "1 don't guess you can go much higher in this business" Jimmy's attractiveness to the NFL accomplished overnight He played all sports at Messick High School and attended Memphis State University He started tooting his whistle at Memphis prep games in 1955 and by 1958 advanced to the SEC where he has worked ever since associates Cole is in the lighting fixture business in Memphis "They just wanted to make sure that 1 was not dependent upon the football for my living and that 1 wasn't running around with any bad characters lot of my friends were calling me up to find out what 1 had done At Memphis State Cole played defensive back and during his first years in the pros he will be a field judge whose main responsibility is calling pass interference and watching the play on kicks "I guess you could say I'll be playing the same territory" Cole said Not really Jimmy Shea Stadium is a long haul from Crump Kaline Tigers Head Up Up And Away tom our usrvici The A 1 a League's Batting averages are known night schedule saw California to walk a crooked line about! lost at Washington 5-3 Cleve-this time every spring land spoiled Chicago's visit homer In the fifth Howard was called out on strikes by Jim Honochick protested at the plate and continued his squawk from the dugout It was the second time he has been ejected while with the Senators Tony Horton's twoout bases-Ioaded double broke a scoreless deadlock in the sixth inning and the Indians went on to beat the White Sox Barry Moore went the route for Cleveland scattering 10 hits Frank Robinson and Boog Powell unloaded consecutive homers in the seventh inning lifting the Orioles past Kansas City (Additional Story on Page 27) burst with a run-scoring single Frank Howard hit one of the longest home runs in the history of Robert Kennedy Stadium and later was ejected for protesting a called third straight as the Senators beat California Lee Maye hit a three-run homer for the Senators and Dick Bosman recovered from a shaky start to win his second despite a homer by Roger Re-poz Howard blasted a pitch by Andy Mcssersmith in the third inning down a runway in the upper section of the upper deck in left estimated at more than 500 feet It was his fourth sar Tovar's triple to cut Detroit's lead to one in the fifth The Tigers teed off on starter Jim Perry's second pitch of the game Dick McAuliffe slamming it 380 feet into the right field bleachers Cesare Guitierrez followed with a single and Kaline doubled him home for the second run Alyea who has driven In 19! of his 20 runs when Perry has! started for the Twins doubled over glove in the! Twins' first to tie the game But Guitierrez Kaline and Norm Cash singled to load the bases in the Detroit third and all scored when Tovar fielded Jim Northrup's grounder and threw the ball into foul territory Freehan capped the out Take A1 Kaline's for instance Kaline who has never seen anything but major league pitching in his 18-year professional Baseball career went 5-for-5 yesterday afternoon at Minneapolis to help Detroit's Tigers outscore Twins 8-6 The hearty afternoon sky-rocketed Kaline's average from 283 to 373 and was a big plus on side of the ledger as the Tigers claimed their eighth consecutive victory- Milwaukee's afternoon at Boston was postpone to rain duel 4-1 and Baltimore won at Kansas City 7-5 Oakland's game at New York was also rained out Bill Freehan breaking a 6-6 tie powered a 405-foot nomer for the Tigers off Tom Hall in the seventh inning Jim rup was aboard alter walking Tiger pitcher John Hiller who withstood Harmon Kille-brew's 394-foot homer in the fifth that tied the game got the victory in relief of Joe Niekro The Twins trailing 6-2 after Detroit's four-run third scored amejtwo in their third on Brant Ay lea's second two-run double 'Hall singled and scored on Ce Burst Boosts Beard Champion ourney Lead I matched the tournament rec- It was two more strokes ord on this course Included back to the next group tied at Greenwood Shares Tallahassee Lead TALLAHASSEE Fla April 24 (AP) newcomer Bobby Greenwood shot a 68 Friday to jump into a tie with veteran Jack McGowan after the second round of the $50000 Tallahassee Open golf tournament Greenwood former North Texas golfer and McGowan finished the first 36 holes with five-under 138s good enough for a one-stroke lead over a five-player group at 139 Tallahassee Leaders Stepping Stone Boasts Terlago My Dad George ir Thu Aitecieted arm Terlago and My Dad George two of the leading Kentucky Derby candidates from the East and West are among six entered in today's seven-furlong Stepping State at Church-i ill Downs I The Stepping Stone is ex- pected to Jielp shape the field for next Derby with mniltu 'the final tuneup the Dcrbyi 19M) leading money win Trial scheduled for Tuesday Terlago the winter book favorite at Agua Caliente and the winner of the Santa Anita Derby will carry 122 pounds the same weight assigned to My Dad George winner of both the Flamingo at Hialeah Birdie Into RANCHO LA COSTA Calif April 24 (AP) Frank Beard reeled off a string of six! birdie Friday shot a remarkable 64 and vaulted into the second-round lead in the $150000 Tournament of The ner a quiet conservative guy from Louisville Ky had a total of 134 10 under par on the 7114-yard La Costa Country Club course superb round which nine birdies and a single bo-consecutive gey His birdie string was just two short of the all-time PGA record set by Bob Goalby in 1963 The 30-year-old veteran held Kniclcs' Willis Reed (Left) Goes Over Happy Hairston For Rebound (Story on Page 27) -UPl Tiiroftota 76ers Persuade Cunningham To Remain In NBA Family 36-hole a three-stroke lead over Tony Jacklin the British Open champion who had a four-under-par 68 for 137 Transplanted Australian Bruce Crampton had a 69 for 138 and was alone In third place 143 In it were first-round leader Gary Player who slipped to a par 72 Jack Nicklaus and Masters Champion Billy Casper each at 69 Lee Trevino and Dale Douglass followed at 141 each with a 71 Arnold Palmer fell back when he put one in the water cm the seventh and finished with a 72 for 142 Beard long known as one of the better putters on the tour needed only 24 strokes on the greens and called his putting round "one of my best ever I keep records of that sort of thing It might be my best I just don't know" Champions Scores (Stcend Round) Frank Scord 7044-434 Tuny Jacklin 4444-137 race Cromcton 4444-131 SJack Nkkiouo 7144-140 illy Cower 7i-o-i ary Flavor 140 palaDauaiaii too Trevino Arnold1 Palmar PHILADELPHIA April 24'want to sit out a season and that he just couldn't turn it (AP) Billy Cunningham did not want to get into a legal I DeJardin said all-star forward of the Phila-j entanglement by jumping from He said the Cougars had not drlphia 7fiers has decided to' the NBA to the ABA before his decided to try to persuade play another year in the Na- option year was over iCunningham to come to Caroli- tinnal Basketball Association The 7ficrs contend that their na next year and will sign a contract for contract is similar to hasc- twice his 1969-70 salary i ball's and docs not contain an is one of the number of profes-Cunningham will receive a option clause Owner Irv Kos-jsinnal basketball players who reported $100000 from the' toff has said he will take Cun-have either jumped or plan to jump from one league to the 7fiers who doubled his salary iningham into court when he The 2h-ycar-old Cunningham AM Ml 1ft US I I MM RMM Af AMaFmB Horry Toscano JoTn Millar Larry Mowrv 7D-7B-14T Brian Barnet 72-40-140 Jarry Half law 7344-141 Labron Harris 71-70-141 Billy Maxwell 7073-143 gm Carmkhasl SFjHfl Jaal GoMsIrana 7J3ll4j Herb Hooper 71-7B-14i Paler Townsend 73-7P-I43 Lou Graham Jerry Heard 77-71-U1 Chuck Mantalten 73t6-143 Sports Scope Pram Our Free Scrvlcei Tommy Matthews who logged a 35-13 record at Black Hills State College in Spearfish SD the past two seasons has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at the University of Arkansas Porker coach Lanny Van Eman said the 36-year-old Matthews would coach the freshman team and assist with recruiting Villa nova's bid for a world record in the distance medley relay was wiped off the boards yesterday as rain hit the Penn Relays in Philadelphia The Wildcats won the event for the third consecutive year The time over the slick Tartan surface was 9: 385 in order to keep him from sit- attempts to join the Cougars ting out the 1970-71 Cunningham has signed a In Greensboro NC Don DeJardin general manager of the Cougars said his organiza 1971-72 contract with the Cant- and the Florida Derby at Gulf-stream Neither Terlago or My Dad George has run since its latest stakes victory jk Cassie Red 122 a strong third in the Florida Derby also will compete in the Stepping Stone which Is expected to send at least three colts into next Saturday's big race Arts and Letters the 1969 Horsc-of-the-Year heads a field of 10 in the Grey Lag Handicap an $85400 event at 1 miles at Aqueduct Vent du Nord and Snow Sporting two campaigners which have been shuttling back and forth between California and Florida are top-weighted at 124 pounds in the $75000-added Century Hand! cap at Hollywood Park other These players are an important factor in the merger negotiations between the ABA and the NBA Jack Dolph ABA commissioner has said that the agreement worked out by committees of the two leagues calls for settlement of the problem by the individual clubs involved Familiar Names NBA All-Star Team NEW YORK April 24 lina Cougars of the American tion had been in contact with Basketball Association He had Cunningham and with the been considering not playing 76crs about the best course for next season or possibly at-'Cunningham to follow next tempting to join the Cougars a year He said he had not heard year ahead of time Judo Meet Set PINE BLUFF Ark April 24 Judo teams from Memphis the Naval Air Station Masai and Davis YMCAs will compete In a tournament at the Pine Bluff High School Larry Imm 71-7-144 Roy Floyd 71-7S-14 Millar Barter rdnar DIcklMan 72-71-144 art Yaneoy 75-71-144 Slava Jfcrov 74-70-144 sniifr pick lloit Polo Brawn Don January "IVtLtbIIm The former North Carolina "I guess they made it so player decided that he did not financially attractive for him Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville will open its 1970 racing season on Memorial Day night with a 300-lap late-model sportsman event The season was scheduled to open tonight but was delayed due to bad weather that has hindered construction of the new five-eighths mile track Hollis Stacy -UPl Tdooteta FL0RSIIEIM SHOES Main at Madison merger -(AP) Jerry West Willis Reed Walt Frazier and Billy Cunningham a quartet of familiar names and newcomer Connie Hawkins were named (Friday to the National Basket-j ball Association's 1969-70 All-Star team West Los Angeles' high-scoring guard picked for the seventh time was the only unanimous selection released by Commissioner Walter Ken' nedy Reed center on New York's Eastern Division champions and Frazier the Knicks' aggressive guard made it for the first time Cunningham Philadelphia's standout forward made it for the second time Oscar Robertson Cincin nati's longtime star recently traded to Milwaukee was joined in the second team by forwards John Havlicek of Boston and Gus Johnson of i Baltimore center Lew Aldn dor of Milwaukee and guard Lou Hudson of Atlanta Til AHTEHHA COMPUTE WITH INSTALLATION W9 INCLUDES ANTENNA MOUNTING HARDWARE AND LEAD-IN CALL NOW 682-0688 IkAPAYETTg Hollis Stacy a 16-year-old high school sophomore from Savannah Ga climaxed a sparkling week of golf yesterday as she defeated Mrs Paul Dye of Delray Beach Fla 6 and 4 in the finals of the North and South Women's amateur tournament at Pinehurst NC Tomorrow's Trenton 206 auto race will be run without benefit of a new electronic scoreboard which was scheduled to be installed last week at the Trenton NY track A Teamsters strike in Chicago has delayed delivery of the device Former San Diego State quarterback Dennis Shaw and the Buffalo Bills are far apart in contract negotiations Shaw reportedly is asking $250000 but the Bills are offering only an $8000 bonus and $16000 to sign Len Dawson quarterback for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs is on crutches again this time due to a twisted ankle he received while working out last Tuesday Last September Dawson was on crutches and out of action five weeks because of an injury to his left knee Richard Petty drove his Plymouth to a qualifying record for tomorrow's Virginia 500 Grand National stock car race at Martinsville Petty qualified at 83095 miles per hour Donnie Allison Bobby Isaac and Bobby Allison also broke the old mark of 82260 Illinois Standout Signs With Tigers One all-state basketball player entered Memphis State's fold yesterday while another Mt Pisgah's Willie Biles appeared moving out of the picture The latest addition to the Tiger rreshman ranks is 6-6 forward Daryl Griffin of East Moline High School in -Moline III He averaged 15 points and 14 rebounds for a club that finished second in the Illinois state tournament Gene Bartow Memphis State's new cage leader now has lured all-state prospects from Illinois Ohio and Missouri Previous signccs arc 6-5 forward Steve Waterbury from Marion Ohio and 6-6 center Ken Andrews from Puxico Mo signed three big men and we hope to sign possible another big player and two guards" Bartow said feel we have a pretty good start toward building a freshman team for next season" Bartow also said he had withdrawn the present" his scholarship offer to Biles a 6-2 guard who averaged 29 points and was named to every all-Tennessee squad "We thought Willie was going to sign with us and we set up a press conference (last Monday)" said Bartow "He decided not to sign and 1 told him we were only going to sign two guards and I was committing the scholarship wc had for him to another guard "It could develop that we will have a scholarship available for Willie but I don't know right now" Biles reportedly wanted extra time so that he could visit Tulsa University this weekend Tiger assistant Wayne Yates who scouted Griffin during the Illinois state tournament handled the signing "I was very impressed with Daryl He was the workhorse of the team and did about all of the rebounding I think he could be a fine one He's got the height and the weight (200 pounds) and can move" Radio-Television Sports Log TODAY WMC-TV (Channel 5) Baseball Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates 1 pm WREC-TV (Channel 3) CBS Golf Classic 3 pm WHBQ-TV (Channel 13) -Wide World of Sports Grand National Stock Car Race 12:30 pm Golf $150000 Tournament of Champions 3 pm Wrestling 4 pm WMC (97) Baseball St Louis vs Cincinnati 6:55 pm WTCV-FM (104) Baseball Memphis vs Alburqucrque 2 pm TOMORROW WMC-TV (Channel 5) USAC Auto Racing 1:30 pm WREC-TV (Channel 3) -Hockey Stanley Cup Playoffs (Boston Bruins vs Chicago Black Hawks) 1 pm WHBQ-TV (Channel 13) -Golf $150000 Tourament of Champions 3 pm WMC (79) Baseball St Louis vs Cincinnati 1:10 pm WTCV-FM Baseball Memphis vs Alburquerque pm Managers Alerted All adult managers who plan to work with Memphis' youth baseball programs are invited to attend a clinic at 10 am 4214 Sammer Ave Lawn Service of the Future-is here today! Magicians In Action LcMoyne-Owen still looking for its first baseball victory of the campaign travels to Martin Tenn this afternoon for a Volunteer State Athletic Conference contest with the University of Tennessee at Martin The Magicians are 0-4 in league play and 0-11 over all Kick off time is 2 pm in War Memorial Stadium The game will pit the Razor-backs' starting quarterback for two years Bill Montgomery against sophomore sensa-LITTLE ROCK April 24 tion Joe Ferguson It's quarterback vs quarter-1 Memphian Steve Jones will' back here Saturday afternoon work at No 2 tailback and at 2 as Arkansas' Razorbacks Archie Bennett of Millington! pair off for their spring foot-will open at center for the ball game Iwhites Mid-South Outdoors Bass Club To Test Skill At Enid Today VAVVAWV'V'ASVVV''VAV 4741 Poplar eV' By HENRY REYNOLDS dell of 293 Clower in White- 'haven can vouch for that She Enid Reservoir noted for its aueJj out a impound 15- yellow catfsh be the scene of a fishing tour-Lake off Highway 51 nament today sponsored by south near the Mississippi-the Memphis Bass Club for its (Tennessee state line membership I The contestants will gather Cobb Lake like so many water discharge from power plants can be used in growing fish The TVA's Gallatin Steam Plant is being used Commercial catfish production in ponds is a growing industry in the South Because the fish do not feed activply in cold weather heated water may offer a way of lengthen-trout while on a trip on the They were fishing 18 inches to two feet deep with minnows around Big Island's cypress knees and trees Link Sides son of Mr and Mrs Sides of 440 South Cherry boated a two-pound three-ounce rainbow season" for ing the catfish NEW STORE HOURS: 10 am fo 9 pm EVERY DAY Featuring such Name Brands as: GGG Calvert Groshire Timely NlichaelStern Belton Ltd V-line other small fishing areas in Shelby County is open to the public mainly for bank fishing Joan was using a rod and reel from the bank and had her hook filled with beef liver Speaking of catfish a food systems firm in Nashville is engaged in an experiment to at Enid Shore Lodge for the 6 am shoveoff and they must be back with their catch by 4 pm Johnny Fowler president of the club has arranged a victory banquet In the lodge dining room after the winners have been determined Little lakes sometimes pro- 1 i Sxj: II i NEW Computerized Lawn Programming Let our man turn tha dial that will turn your lawn an at DO-IT-YOURSELF PRICES CALL for FREE ANALYSIS Day or Nightl HARDI-LAWN OF MIMPHIS Telephone 327-9516 Bill Wright Mgr 8aMotteBBaamsisMBeBMBesiMBMMi teesnMi Little Red River below Greers Ferry Dam Ranch Action Today There will be quarter horse action on the Ranch at Arlington today The Tennessee Quarter Horse Association is holding a 27-class show starting at 10 am Despite all you hear about Moon Lake it still is a good fishing spot Pat and Chris Harrison of 3767 Charles visited Moon recently and took some fine crappie several in duce big catches Joan Swin- determine whether the warm the two-pound class.