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Monroe News Star Thursday, March 11, 1976 fl Nastase, IP1C Clash Connors Opens Bid For 4th IPA Title 5 thc development Just after his HAMPTON, Va. (AP) Top though he lost his control seeded Jimmy Connors is one point and had to regain his scheduled to see his first action composure to rally for the vie charge that he played only halfheartedly during last August's Canadian Open finals at Toronto, When newsmen continued questioning Nastase about the tonifiht in the $30,000 Inter itory. 5 "4 victory over Lewis, wnen shown news accounts of the report, he critized reporters, saying the local tournament was more important. "I don't know why you ask In Wednesday's final match, national Players Association tennis tournament while future competition by second seeded Martin defeated Butch Walts 7 5, 8 4. The matchup between charge Wednesday night, he cut mn ahout that." ho.

said. "You them short, saying: Hie Nastase of Romania is in! the two Californians was the should ask about Hampton I "You're just like Donald Dell doubt. ibest of the day. Walts double and Jack Kramer. I pay money first.

I've been practicing a thp faulted on break point with Connors, who enters match against Trey Waltke of St. Louis on the strength of i string of recent victories, is the U. S. pro indoor champ. He is seeking his fourth consecutive for lawyers to go to I)ndon to fight.

Why ask me? Ask the lawyers." Dell and Kramer head the Association of Tennis Professionals, a players' group which as the object of $10 m.llion iti lawsuits filed by Connors dur Martin up 0 5 in the first jet. Martin won the next game giving up only two points on the way to take the first set. Natase. meanwhile, confirmed reports the IPRC had banned him from future tournaments until he pays a $6,000 lonK liinu ui will hi iitiiin'vwii. Nastase apparently will continue competing in the IPA here.

Tournament officials said they received no official notification of the ban and would have no comment on what effect it niijiht have on next Tech Claims Top All SLC onors By Mike Kichry Sports Editor Tec.h made complete haul of the all Southland Conference basketball honors this year with Emmett ft2incf.s Coach of the Year and guard Mike McConathy the Most Valuable Player Hendricks selection is his second straight in the SLC in only his second year as the Bulldogs basketball boss. Jt marks the first time in the league's 13 year history that any conch earned the honor in back to back years. 4t i his coach as 8 unanimous choice for tne individual acclaims, and also became the first junior T)wipht Lamar to win the MVP award. '2 Bossier cltV product led the Techmen to the Southland title averaging 30.1 points in league game? and 24.7 over the season. Tech finished 9 1 in the SLC and 15 10 overall.

McConathy kept unanimous companv with three other leaRuo stars on the firt team, I.anky Wrll also of Tech, Fdmond Lawrence of McNcese State, and Dan Henderson Of Arkansas State. The fifth snot on the Southland tem went to Hen ry Jones of Lamar University who edged two time rebound Ftar John Rudd of McNcese in the balloting. Rudd bead up a scond unit that also includes Ben Stewprt of USL, Fredrlie Anderson of Teva? ArHnpton, Ike Mills of Lamar, and Charley McLaurin of McNeese. Iwrence, McNeese's Pro bound seven footer, is on the team for a fourth straight year, earn'na second team tickets his frosh and sophomore years and repeating as a first toamr th's year. 'Big 0" holds the Southland career Tebmtndintr record and is the forme's No.

9 all time scorer averaging just undnr 500 prints a season. In SontMnnd pmr. Lawrence arnqcd 25 1 points, Henderson 23.0, Wells 19.3. and Jones 11.1. title in the seven year old indc pendent in which the winner re week's $100,000 finals in ceives $15,000.

fine imposed by the organ La his feud with the The suits were settled out of Costa, Calif. Among the survivors The council in London report court, but ATP rules that hud He described the action as discriminatory, saying "they do eilly decided to take the action I barred all ATP members from because Nastase refused to pay sanctioned tournaments were it (to me) on purpose Wednesday's first round was the highly touted Nastase, who is in the midst of a hassle with the Men's International Professional Tennis Council in Ion don; Colon Dibley of Australia. The fierv Nastase learned of a fine imposed as a result of a i chanced. i fv One Of Doral Favorites Ray Moore of South Africa and Rillv Martin of Palos Verdes, Calif. P'4i Age Doesn't Worry Player motel Today's pairings send Ion Ti riac of Romania against Bill Scanlon of Dallas; Cliff Richey, San Angelo, against John Whitlinger, Neenah, Connors against Waltke, and Victor Peccl of Parazuav against Bv Boh CHreen 'enable him to play as long as he that only has been np i wants.

Plaver said before set 1 proached not achieved on the AP (iolf Writer MIAMI (AP) The age of ting off todav as one of the fa American pro golf tour Howard l' 40 traditionally a cutoff figure Vitas Gerulaitis of vorites in the Doral Open Golf tournament. "As your body grows older, you mus. condition it more, rot Beach, N.Y. "You cun remember, I ran remember, it was not that long ago when it was considered that the four minute mile was impossible. It could not be done.

"Then Dr. Roger Bannister for athletes is staring bary Player in the But the gritty little South African, for two decades one of less," insisted the physical FIRST TEAM Nastase, who learned from reporters of his troubles with the IPTC, glided to an easy 6 2. fi 2 victory over Chris Lewis of New Zealand in the first round. Tech's Emmett Hendricks SLC's Coach Of Year Tournaments Lii re NLU Golf, Tennis i did it. He ran the four minuto Full SLC Ht W'd! Class Avo; Avg 175 Jr.

24.7 30.1 ness buff, a tough, compact, 150 pounds of bone, muscle, sinew and desire. mile. Now it is commonplace. Thev run it in college. the world's most dedicated perfectionists, most feared and respected performers, has no thoughts of letting advancing age restrict his competition.

Plaver and School Mike McConathv, IMiWana Teh Edmond Iawrcnce, McN'eese State Dan Hendersm, Arkansas State Lawrence Wells. LouWnna Tech nenry Jones, Iamar U'vers'tv Instead! "Did vou ever think that, in "I'm doing that now 7 0 A ft 6 5 Npstase took only 40 minutes to outduel Lewis, frequently play ins to the crowd and bowing In resnonse to applause. Dibley, a last minute substi 23ft Sr. 22.4 25.1 Jr. 21.3 2.1.0 Jr.

1. 193 210 Sr. 13.4 16.1 of decreasing your physical ac your time, you'd see men walk HvitiAc vmi mnt Wre.ise on the moon? But li's hap it 411V llf xm SFCOND TEAM That's why I running," mtnA is f.tnt.A.r,c may play for another 20 them. Player aid and a more, exercising more, watch years. thinff John Rudd, McNeese State Ben Stewnrf.

Southwestern Tuisiana Freddie Anderson, Tetas Arlncfon Hiirlev McLaurin, McNeese State 3 180 10 85 tute for Frew McMillian joi South Africa, tipset fourth seeded Onny Parun of New Zealand 2 1, 7 6. 5 0, 0 4. Dibley, ranked 03rd in world competition look of combative determination, jng my diet more carefully; "in nif there is a barrier at 11 iVilij i 11.4 15. 18.1 1J.8 11. 12.4 18.4 20.8 15.7 14.1 So.

Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Golf and tennis teams of Northeast Louisiana are on the road today, the linksmen in the McNeese Invitational at Lake Charles and the netters in the Big Gold Tournament at Hattiesburg, Miss.

The netters will be defending! crossea ms lace. than I did years before." (it nr whufrver it is. I've TVi Vfcifil nnnililwiriincT ia tint broken the barrier in Brazil. I Ike M'lls. Tmnr Univercitv 5 11 lfiO rtirin't learn he would replsce at the end of those 20 years I'll nnswr hnaever i once shot 50.

But I haven't done HONORABLE MFNTTON: Tommv Taniev nnd Hollis Ouen Artrsmn Stnt Mnntn nnA Alnurtrlrl fmnr McMillian until two hours be be in better condition than Sam it in the United Stales. That's a title they've won for two years! year). Don Murray (3 3), Bill Victor King. I ouisiana Tech; Calvin Crews and Myron Wilkins, Southwestern Louisiana. fore match.

McMillian failed to I Snead. Because I work at it; inc numan 8 of my goals. I want to show. harder." I tastic instrument," Player said, 59 in America. And if I Moore upended Haroon Ra A combination of physical and began relating the mind to i do, if someone does, it may be him of Pakistan 7 5, 6 3, al and mental conditioning will a golf score in the 50s, a score come common.

in a row in the Big Gold, which! Shepherd (3 3), Bruce Erhardl will run through Saturday. The i (3 3) and Bill Siegel (2 4). Indians won by six points last; doubles, only Campbell year over a 13 team field and bove 50ft with were first by five the year be 'a J4 mark wmle Pascalo fo" hniiM. tJ Shepherd are 3 3 and Murray Northeast top challenger lori 0 4 the past two years, rnarQl Neville's Golfers Allman Brothers Stand In Ali's Path will not compete in this year's! For the golfers, the Moeese meet and the tournament is ex i meet will be only their second outing of the year. They played 1 Freedom Hall on that night is King has been trying to stage part of next week" in an at 4nM.i.

vl tk.tlf nnHnAittnlltf UAn.flrHininht i hi. nVts1 By Mike (lark AP Sports Writer peeled to be a four team battle between Oklahoma State, in the Mardi Gras tournament Southern Illinois, Ole Miss and early last week and were eighth udiiit, wmtu luum luinvivouiji a viiiui'ivjiiaiiii i iw tn.ai ui iuc v. tu be moved into one of the huge fhiht in Louisville ever since uling conflicts, wings of the building. Ali who, as relatively unknown Ali said recently that this will But Freedom Hall "is under Uuillc his 'ear boxin3 Defend Southwood By Doug Farr Defending state Quad A champion Neville of Monroe and state Triple A champ Jesuit of Shreveport are among 19 teams appearing in Southland Invitational Golf Tournament here today. Neville is the tourney's the defending champs with Tex in a ncld of 10.

Host ftouinweu as Southern, fourth a year ago, era won the meet with 597 and LOUISVILLE (AP) Mu hammad Ali may have to take on the Allman Brothers before he tackles Jimmy Young in a heavyweight title fight here wiesuru Kit line irum s(nriy iing said, ine cnumpion warns eiven an outside shot. naa bib to stage one of those last fights NTJI edeed Texas Southern in i One encouraging note for in his home town. Coach Wallace Jones was the; April 30, the night before the a dual match in Monroe Tues and the signed lease is with the "uk'" Derby Festival Committee," Louville on five occasions, said Don Johnston, as the heavyweight director of the Kentucky nlav of newcomer Richard: luina iveniucKy ueroy. day, 5 4. Louisville promoter William defending champ There are expected to be Hi Humphries of Alexandria, who In addition to Neville.

Jesuit matching 72s to help Neville to and Exposition Center which in ims Ialest attempt appeared H. King says that he has cleared most of the obstacles to entries in all. The other six are! led the Indians with 78 75153. Miehniu state. Samford.

Mis lie was followed by veterans doomed when Ali's backers dc and host Southwood, other chal ja 44 stroke edge over second lonri rome from Bastrop. Rus nlace West Monroe. 287 331. manded an $800,000 gate guarantee, a figure King felt was sissippi State, Belhaven, Keas Jack Hunnicutt and Scott Ellen! an Ali Jimmy Young title fight ler Air Force Base and the host with 154 and 155. jhere on Derby eve, but doesn't Ouachita carded 337 and Bas eludes Freedom Hall.

Guthrie indicated that his committee "would be happy to talk about the possibility of Southern Mississippi. .1 ftfW Kt.nr wprft 1M bv Da. nave iiseat nnm Man nntn nnnic rua nntr dom Hall. Those rights belong trop 330. Coach Billy Pee's Neville machine is led by three of the top moving the concert," but that 4on, Minden, Mansfield, St.

'Mary's of Natchitoches and other Shreveport Bossier City area contenders North 'wood. Parkway, Huntington, Oaks. Booker T. Washington. Bvrd.

Captain Shreve. vid Young, 166 by Bill Harvey and 171 by David Cole. unfeasible. But he said Wednesday that "both sides have compromised," and the guarantee is now In the neighborhood of $300,000. "The figures are getting more in the ball park," he to the Derby Festival Committee, which plans to stage an Allman Brothers concert in the moving it outside brings under the influence of weather.

Northeast is 3 3 in dual matches, defeating McNeese, Grambling and TSU while losing to Arkansas, Houston and Lamar. No. 1 player Raymond Pas four players from last spring's state championship tournament. Cooper ruled Quad A as a jun NORTHEAST LOUISIANA Houston, which has won eight previous McNeese titles, is a up arena on April ju. For that matter.

King dis and.ior and is still Neville's No. 1 Airline, Bossier Parish, lhe big catch now is getting I miA an nntsiriA tm firhf he heavy favorite to win the championship in the 36 hole tournament. Other entires will be Freedom Hall released." said; cause just can.t take a rale has Northeast's best sin said. King said that he, Johnston, I Ali's managers and the Derby Festival will meet "the first gles record, 5 1, and should be en ne onaiini chance with a rainout of a na plaver. Kennedy, three shots off the state medal pace a year ago, is No.

2, and Myers, a freshman flash last spring, is "Southfield. Neville tuned for the meet by defeating West Monroe, Ouachita and Bastrop in a meet wiui urttfct is sidKu iH.tional te ev sed event." his last fight's in his hometown. among the top contenders for the meet title. He and Terry Moor won the tournament dou The fight, still scheduled fori Southwestern, McNeese. defending champ Louisiana Tech, St.

Thomas, Lamar, Northwestern State. Southeastern. Nicholls Wednesday at Monroe's Sclman back as No. 3. Costa Rica, is to be telecast nationally by ABC TV, which also will telecast the Derby.

bles crown last year Field course where sophomore; Myers was one of the reasons Steve Myers took medal honors I Neville won the state champion Ttloore Praper firesfotte The other NLU players will; State, Murray State and Cente tne rners wnn a nnnsnip ai uawres amuy aoi, o.i inrhin irv tied tor wv Tnnner anfl Snut Kennedy had vear. The Tigers were "We've asked them to move the concert to Fairgrounds Stadium, which is adjacent to Freedom Hall. We just can't take a chance with a rainout of a nationally televised event. "We would be very pleased and hanpy to have the fitiht in Louisville during Derby Week," said Jack Guthrie, executive the top spot after the first 18 holes and Myers had carded a Tech In USL Tennis Tourney Guthrie said he would like to meet with King and Ali's managers "to explore the possibility of Derby night" for the fight. "One thing we would need would be assurance that the fight is indeed coming." Engineered to provide 30,000 miles.

WHITEWALL Philip Campbell, playinjf In president of the Derby the No. 1 spot for Tech swept vice Gfovsr. Stidham deliver Neville's 'Only Net Points ALEXANDRIA Bolton whipped Neville in both boys and 79. But the freshman cut off five shots the next day as Neville improved its team score by the same amount to win the title by 10 shots over host team Lafavette High. Cooper shot a 76 in the first round in that tournament, but came back with a one under par 70 to tie Broadmoor's Mark sets from Centenary's uanny Guthrie suggested that King and Ali's backers look into the LAFAYETTE Louisiana Tech will be one of a five team field to capture the championship of the three day University of Southwestern Louisiana Tennis Classic slated to kickoff today on USL's Ca jun Courts.

Tech, which opened its tennis season Tuesday by knocking off ex. i Pete Johnson of Ohio State led the nation's collegians in scoring last season. In 11 football games he tallied 150 points on 25 touchdowns. Murphy 6 4, 7 5. The Shreveport sophomore, however, will more than likely meet the tourney's top favorite Carlos Lopes of Lamar before all is said and done.

possibility of staging the fight on May 1. just hours after the running of the Derby. He said the only event scheduled in Radial Deluxe Champion Powell for tne top spoi maivia ually. Cooper made a four foot putt for par on the second hole Lvle Parker, a freshman from Bolton, will be playing No. 2 for ANY SIZE LISTED the Bulldogs, while James Ward Centenary 8 1 in a dual match, will meet with the likes of McNeese, Lamar, Iowa, and host of the ensuing playoff to win the title outright, but he was happier over the team championship.

"We just got tired of 95 EXCHANGE girls matches in tennis Wednesday. Bolton's boys took a 5 2 decision over Neville while the girls claimed a 6 0 verdict. The results: BOVt Single Grant Glover, Neviil. K. Brad Patl 4 1, 4 3.

3. Roy Martin, Bolton, df. Ed Ktlty, 3. s39 of Bossier City will be at No. 3.

Gene Trammell, a sopho Bloody USL. nioocort with I more from Ruston, will play our effort against Centenary, man from Jmgview, will taste great with finishing second," cooper saia after the Tigers had won. That must be true because Neville has not lost a match or tournament since the Tigers finished fifth in the 1974 state said Bulldog tennis coach Patniav N(V 5 and Tommv Robetts. size" Huce" "FT? PR78 14 39.95 2.68 GR78 14 39.95 2.88 6R7815 39.95 2.95 HR78 15 39.95 3.17 Collins. "But the USL meet isja sophomore from Monroe will always a good test for each of round out the Tech field playing Mark Rosenthat, Bolton, df.

Matt Court man, 7 3 A. 2. Ncal Davidson, Bolton, df. Greg uon ld, ft J. M.

TAA.K VODKA discontinued design our Dlavers. tournament in Baton Rouge. Terry Stiohamf Nevine, au v.n ntw. i They stretched their winning streak by taking their first Mixes easy. just add people No.

6. I Campbell and Parker will tetm for No. 1 doubles while; Ward and Lindsay will work the No. 2 doubles with Trammell and ICen Chandler playing No. 3.

match this year by 89 strokes Tech finished at the bottom of the 12 team field last spring. However, a good showing Tues day night has instilled some needed confidence in the already young Bulldog netters. I Four rayon stabilizer belts reduce scrubbing action of tread for long tire mileage. Two flexible rayon cord body plies absorb much of the shock incurred during impact. Interlocking tread elements and full depth sipes giva excellent stop and start traction on wet pavement.

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Bolton, df. Glover Kelly, Oavldson Neal Hand, Bolton, df. Court fnan Donald, 8 3. Olrti Single Marie Gaqnard. Boiton, df.

Jenny Shei Bethi3Hendemn. Bolton, df. Susan Bol ualh Botton, df. Cindy Cur LitoA Bolton, df. Sar Zentner, Double, Gaqanard Henderion, Bolton, df.

Snel jon Bolton, 1 3. Zachar Wolf, Bolton, df. Curry 2entner, 0, 3 6, fl. to golf after months on the basketball team, led the way with a 66 at Monroe Muny. Cooper was next with a 72, while newcomer Mike Burgess; who will be counted on heavily Pre Easter Red Tag Sale! fMONROEW LIFETIME SHOCK ABSORBER Heavy Duty as the No.

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Billy Van Veckhoven battling him for that spot. Varisco, Dean and Van Veckhoven tied for the No. 5 spot during qualifying, but Varisco won the playoff. each Installed. er 'Only Tech Che Last year Neville had live goals set at the start of the season: to win the tournaments at Southwood and Lafayette, to win the Regional tournament, DRUM BRAKE OVERHAUL MAGNOLIA, Ark.

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defeating ixiuistana iecn i jh a dual match. The loss squared Tech's record at 1 1. Only victory for the Tech came In the No. 1 dou fclet match where Anita Burns Beth Martin defeated Phyl iss Webb and Vickie Henderson 15 47 5 Following are the complete re tsults: Pee said tne Tigers naven i been Invited to the Lafayette High tourney yet, but they all add a trip to Alexandria to the schedule, competing in the ASH tournev next week. Red Tag Specials Thru Out The Store tttoore prapcr fin it The Regional tourney will ot contested at Muny In Monroe on some date between April 12 "For The Man Who Refuses To Pay Too Much" Come in See us 9:30 til Frl.

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