Vallejo Times-Herald from Vallejo, California • Page 13

NFL TALKS SLATED TO OPEN MIAMI tUPJj Espan- EiiH! aod preparation for cos- tract talks the Players Association -will be key topics under consideration today when National Foot- ba33 League owners open their week-long winter meetings. Seattle, Tampa. Phoenix ana Memphis were the early favorites to be added if the league decides expand frccn iis 26-team format. The emergence of the new World Football League was ed to hasten the approval of at leart two new clubs. XFL Management wiich represent the league contract ta-ks TYi'h the beginning next month, wall meet today and Tuesday and repor; oa their A decision also wjji be made on site for Super Bowl IX in Januarv.

From trouble to a title: Leonard Thompson of Myrtle Beach, S. encountered sand trap trouble on the seventh hole in Sunday's final round of the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Golf Classic. Thompson blasted (photo left) out of the trap and salvaged a par, and then tapped in a 10-inch par putt on the 18th hole (photo right) to capture his first pro golf tour championship. Thompson had a final round 68 for 278 total, and lecfed $52,000. --AP Wirephoto.

DON GLEASON Former Vallejoan Makes Good In NBA TWO YEARS AGO. George Johnson was living in Vallejo and commuting to a job in San Rafael, where he was known as the world's tallest (6-foot-ll) bank employe. George also played in the Western Basketball Association and performed for various VaUejo teams. He was a member of the DM Liquors which won the Dr. Martin Luther i Tournament at Bottari Gym.

Johnson caught on with the Golden State Warriors last season as a backup center to Xate Thurmond. a was durable and played a lot, while played little. The situation is reversed this a Thurmond has suffered a series of injuries and Johnson is seeing more and more action. a night in Cleveland against Cavaliers he went the full 43 minutes for the first time and personally destroyed the Cars, 122-103. George, who wears number 52.

scored an XBA career high 23 points and grabbed 26 rebounds! The former Vallejoan hit 10 of 18 shots from the field and tied the Cavs' home court rebound record held by Happy Hairston of the Lakers since Oct. IS, 1972, A product of Dillard, Johnson said, "The most points I ever scored in college was 26 or 27. I was never much of an offensive George was drafted in the fifth round by the Chicago Bulls in 1970, but was released in training camp. He admitted to being bushed after the best game ever effort against the Cavs, ''It was tae first lime I pjayed 48 George explained, "1 don't regret it. of course, but I am sure Coach Atties praised Johnson and added, "1 was not concerned about the job he could do for us.

I just was hoping we could keep him in the game. The night before, against Kansas City-Omaha, he picked up "three quick fouls in me opening minutes." The Western Basketball Association 1S73-74 yearbook features a photo of Johnson dunking the bail while he was a member of Dale Hall's Martinez Muir squad. He's a symbol of what could happen to all the WBA players who aspire to NBA or ABA carers. George did it. "Maybe, so can they, too.

make this long jump from the semi-pros to the big leagues. KVON To Carry Playoff Tilts GEORGE JOHNSON a i Station KVON (1440) will broadcast Justin High SchooPs games Friday and Saturday in 'the Sac- Joaquin "small Schools" basketball playoffs at Oakdale High. Justin, which tied Delta of Clarketwrg for the Superior California Athletic League title, will meet Mother Lode League champ Jackson in Friday's semi-final game at 7 p.m. KVON will carry Saturday night's action with either a 6:55 p.m, third place game, or an 8:55 p.m. championship game if the Braves win 'Friday.

Thompson Takes Inverrary Classic Young Pro Gefs $52,000 Payoff For Firsf Tif le By FRANK EIDGE FT. LAUDERDALE. Fl3. (LTD Leonard Thompson, muttering to himself in a see-saw round of birdie-bogey golf, captured the first victory of his short professional career Sunday, taking the $52.000 first prize in the $260.000 Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic, Despite his appearance scrambling, the 2 7 a old Thompson fired a final round four-under par 88 to win the PGA's second tournament with a ten-under par total of 278 for 72 holes. It was one stroke better than old Hale Irrvin of Joplin.

who finished with a 6-2T? worth $29,640. In third piace at 289-worth 53-year old Julius Boros, firing a (T7 in the final round of his first regular tournament on the tour this year. MCKLAUS FIRES 65 Jacfe Sickiaus, who fired himself oat of contention in the two opening rounds and 24-year old Lanny Wadkics shot the two best rounds of the day 65s. That put them in a fourth place tie at 2S1 i defending cnanraon Trevino, who had a closing and Andy North, who finished wiih a 68. The husky Thompson, who stands 6-2, shot lour birdies and two bogeys on the front nine for a 54.

He started the back nine wish wo birdies, took another bogey. His T-H Team Sugar Hill Sparkles Sfuns Muirs Hnst San Franfisrn Supar seventh tsrdie cf the day came on the 532-yard ISCi GAMECOCKS WIN pmSBURGH (UH) Brian Winters scored two straight jump shots with 'ess than five minutes remaining to cfioke off a laie Duquesne surge Sunday and lead the leih-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks to a 6757 victory. hole when he sank 3 seven- foot putt for a four. WINNING PAR Thompson came TO the final hole needing only to p-ay it down midd'e for a comfortable chance to win the tournament. But he knocked hi 5 drive to the right fcehmd a tree.

Visibly talking himself as he approached his second shot, 20-po un pro from Laurinbitrg, X.C.. snaked a low iron shot be ween the and She back sice cf the green. He tften lobbed his long part to wiihin 10 inches of the cup for an easy par four and victory, Thompson, who won more than 590,003 oa trie iour last year, mostly off a third place finish in the World Open, said. ''I never think about the money mien playing, kind of simple minded I can only think of one thing at a time," TALKING' Thompson denied he talks to himself during a round bat annulled he addresses a few the bail. "I play good tiniess I'm tease." of 'he first things he has scorecard with officials was to See GOLF Page 14 SPRING FEVRt? Ride 10 As Low As $7995 Authorized BICYCLE SHOP 1330 Georgia GO BOOTS FOR MEN WOMEN Times-Herald Xo.

Two team uncorked a 2918 series Sunday at Miracle Bowl, and moved into second place in the Division team standings in the 37th annual Vallejo Bowling Association men's city tournament. The Times-Herald team trails Division leader Xu- clear Engineering, which posted a 3037 series Saturday. Angelo IteJCarlo led the T-H outfit with a 555 individual series. Tourney secretary Owen listed unofficial leaders as follows: A i i i Ryan's Meats. 2973: Power House, 2957; High Class Five.

Division Nuclear En- sineenng. 3 0 3 7 Times- Herald So. Two. 2913; Mac's Texaco, 2967. FIRST SERIES John Smyth, roiling for Mac's Texaco, recorded the tourney's first 600 series Sunday with a 617 prodac- iion.

by a 235 game. Jack Baxley of High Class Five rolled SJ5-613. and Bill Cook of Power Hosse shct 234-SIS yesterday. Johascn reported thai low in the money scores are or A Division and 2i4 i'ir the Division. a -competition c'cse Saturday at Miracie wr.h action moving Lanes for doubles and singles events.

A pnze fund of "more than -n cash 's "terse in the Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. with help for your car. home, irfe arxl health irtsurance. Host San Francisco Hill shocked the Martinez M-iirs. 116-lte.

in a Western Basketball Association game Sunday night. a McKlnney tanked 22 points for Sugar Sam Robinson and Jack Gilbert had 24 apiece for the Muirs. In other WBA action- last host San Jose topped Oakland. 101-37. and visiting whipped Santa Ciara.

13-113. WBA standings; East Division Mel Rapion 14-5, Stockton 13-5, Martinez 10-9. Jerry Perich 7-11. Vallejo 533. Division S.F.

Knights 15-4. San Jose 14-5, Santa Clara 10-3. Oakland 910, Sugar Hill 3-14. Lakers Dump Bulls, 100-90 LOS ANGELES -AP) -Happy led a fourth- quarter charge with 12 of his 24 points as the Los Angeies Laker? bea; the Chicago Bulls lOfr-90 Sunday night in National iicn Ii the Lasers third in three and moved them to within ssmes of idle Golden State in the PacrJc csam- pioriihip bastle. VaJIejoTjmesflerald SPORTS 13 Times-Herald, Vallejo, Monday, Feb.

25, 1974 JIM MURRAY Arbitration Troubles For Charles O. Funny (C) UM, The Ln Anteln limn "Baseball arbitration working smoothly." Xews headline WE TAKE YOU OW to the offices of Charles O. Funny, owner of the Punssutawney Untoubhables, to headline writers as the "P.LVS," a baseball team which has been in more towns than a corset salesman. With him are "Swats" Sweeney, a baseball player, wao is eating a stalk of bananas as we look in. With htm is his attorney, Slick 7 Sharp, who is wearing $300 bench-made live alligator shoes, a tie spun by pedigreed silkworms and a savile row suit made out of wool from hand-fed sheep and in his briefcast, is a phone which connects him directly to four Swiss banks and his tailor, A fourth man in the room could only be a house dick from an Atoona, Holiday Inn.

Clyde Gumshoe is wearing an electric purple suit which lights up at intervals -with a cigaret advertisement. The fifth man, who has brought a baseball for Swats to autograph, is the appointed arbitrator. He's the one chewing faublegum and wearing the Dodger cap. Swats is doing the talking as we look in: Swats: "What S200.000! Why, I had 114 hits, 36 home runs. 14 doubles and 18 sacrifice flies! Whad- daj-a want for $200.000 TV Cobb! Owner: 'You also had 211 pop ups.

175 strike outs. 89 doubleplays, not to mention 65 hangovers, 100 red eyes and 181 curfew Swats: about my steals? I stole home twice and second 13 Owner: "You also stole the second-baseman's wife, the manager's girlfriend, three watches, and a taxicab in Boston which you crashed into a police car!" Swats: ''But I was a leader on this Owner: "And where did you lead them? Into every off-limits saloon in the league! Into a vice raid in Detroit. Info a bookie joint in Chicago. You led your infield down more fire escapes at 2 o'clock in the morning than rescue ever did. You led the team in scoring.

But not on me field." Swats: "Boss, you got me all wrong! The only thing I ever done was treat the boys to cowboy movies!" Owner: ''How can you tell they're cowboys when they ain't wearing any clothes? Did they leave their spurs on? The movies you went to see, the only people wearing clothes were in the audience and they were wearing raincoats. On the screen, all they wore was black masks or black stockings. They tell me you saw more porno Sicks than a Memphis censor." Swats: "I went to every museum, library, and music center in the ''Since when did the llona Lisa hang In Arlington Park? tturning to detective.) Gumshoe! Give rne a list of the cultural centers Deems Sweeny went to." Detective (pulling crumpled paper out of curmpfed pocket) "Chicago: Kitkat Club; San Francisco: Swinging singles swap shot; Los Angeles: Topless all topless open all night." O.vner: "Ever see him in a See MURRAY Page 15 A I TO YOU! arh 1401 GEORGIA STREET AT SOLANO Great for just running around in. WING SHOE STORE Ph. 641-4939 406 Georgia St.

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