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2-D Wednesday, Aug. 25. '76 DETROIT FREE PRESS 13-Year-Old Chases Speed Record In Rocket-Shaped 100-cc Motorcycle 0 I I 1 ft- master, Vince Lombardi, when he played on Green Bay's championship teams. When a Cleveland player asked the coach if the team's victory over Philadelphia Monday night might permit a relaxation of the diess code, Gregg replied: "You came with ties, didn't you? Then you go home with ties." The Browns wore ties on the trip home. Blue Removes 'Chunker Tag Oakland lefty Vida Blue has turned the corner.

At the ripe old age of 27, he's starting to think like a wily veteran instead of a flame-throwing kid. "I like to think I'm more of a pitcher now than a thrower, or a 'chunker' as people say," he said after blanking Baltimore Monday night. "I try to be more selective with my pitches." Blue says he still relies on his fastball "80 or 90 percent of the time" but he's able to make it move into or away from the hitters now. Blue is only 12-11, but has a 2.58 ERA and has completed eight of his last nine starts. AbduUJabbar's a Daddy The wife of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the National Basket-' ball Association's Most Valuable player last season, has given birth to a boy whom she described as looking "just like his father." Habiba Abdul-Jabbar gave birth to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who weighed in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces and is 21 inches long, Monday morning in the Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington, where the couple has a home.

Mrs. Abdul-Jabbar said her husband has seen the new baby boy but was not present at his birth, as he was when their daughter, Habiba, now 4, was born. She said the boy was named for his father, but "he's not a Junior. I guess we'll call him Abdul for a while, but we don't anticipate any confusion in the names." The elder Abdul-Jabbar, listed at 7-foot-2 and 232 pounds, plays for the Los Angeles Lakers and has been an All-Star in the seven years he has played in NBA after becoming an All-America at UCLA as Lew Alcindor. 1 -A iV Abdul Jabbar: His son looks just like daddy.

Ralph Wilson: He wants equal value for run-ning back O. J. Forrest 'Gregg: The Cleveland Browns' coach runs a tight ship. Thirteen-year-old Timmy Hudgens of Sunrise, doesn't have a driver's license, but he's ready to try for a motorcycle speed record, anyway. The ninth-grader and an adult neighbor, Frank Gelger, have been working for months on a lightweight, 100-cc motorcycle that they hope will break the record (115 m.p.h.) for two-wheelers of that engine capacity.

The cycle 12 feet long, 28 inches high and weighing 135 pounds fits only TimTny. "Nobody else could possibly drive it," said Geiger. "It fits him like a glove." Timmy and the rocket-shaped cycle are at Bonneville Salt Flats this week for the national speed trials. The 85-pound youngster has had one accident with the machine. "He laid it down once doing about 70 and came out without a scratch," Geiger said.

"It really didn't seem scary," said Timmy, who is protected inside the machine by helmet, roll bar and racing gloves. Timmy's mother said she's aware of the risks, but "as long "as I don't think too hard on it, it's all right. Even if there are no records broken, it's still a great thing for a 13-year-old." Giants Fine Pitcher $500 The San Francisco Giants announced Tuesday night that star righthander John Montefusco -has been fined $500 for his remarks directed toward manager Bill Rigney following Sunday's game with the Montreal Expos. Montefusco called Rigney "a loser" and said he "wanted out" of the Giants organization after he was removed by Rigney in the eighth inning of the Giants' 4-3 win over the Expos. Montefusco, who leads the Giants' pitchers with a 13-10 record, repeated his remarks on a radio talk show Sunday night and again in a television interview Monday night Mays' Ex-Wife Robbed Police in Hollywood, reported burglars broke into the home of Willie Mays' ex-wife, Marguerite, last weekend and stole some $250,000 worth of jewelry-and other valuables.

The woman and her real estate developer John W. Sewell, were away from home when thieves entered and took a 12'2 carat diamond ring valued at $140,000, a diamond medallion worth $40,000, a TV set, rugs, cameras and guns. Mrs. Sewell and Mays were divorced In 1962. Lauda Says Hell Race Again Austrian race driver Nikl Lauda said he'll return to racing in the Grand Prix of Canada in October after recovering from the near-fatal burns he suffered in a crash at Nurburgring, West Germany, early this month.

He's confined to his home for 10 days to limit the danger of infection. "I have had skin put on my forehead and around my eyes," said the 27-year-old. "When you get new skin on your face, it's completely white. Then, when the ft If blood goes through, it's bright red. I'm about halfway through the recovery process parts of my face have normal color and parts are blood-red." He said he won't drive again at Nurburgring until it is made safer.

"Only God saves you if you make a mistake there." Rams Offers Not Enough The Buffalo Courier Express newspaper reported that Bills owner Ralph Wilson Jr. turned down several Los Angeles Rams offers for running back O.J. Simpson two weeks ago. The paper said the Rams first offered running back Lawrence McCutcheon, linebacker Jack Reynolds and defensive tackle Mike Fanning. Wilson said no, according to the paper.

Then, the report continued, the Rams sweetened the pot by offering defensive tackle Cody Jones instead of Fanning. Another refusal. Then the Rams tossed in linebacker Jim Youngblood instead of Reynolds and got a third rejection, the paper said. The Rams also offered deals including receiver Jack Snow and safety Steve Preece and were still spurned, the report claimed. Wilson has said he wants equal value for O.J.

in any trade. Gregg Lives by Book Cleveland Browns coach Forrest Gregg knows how to run a tight ship. After all, he learned at the knee of the CIOLINO Firestone 4 PLY POLYESTER WHITE WALLS AP Photo Who Knows Better? An exercise boy at Arlington Park racetrack near Chicago gets his information from right next to the horse's mouth as he reads the Racing Form while walking his mount. SIZE I PRICE F.E.T. A7813 $22.50 I $1.75 C7814 23.50 I 2.05 E7814 24.50 2.25 F7814 25.50 2.39 G7814 26.50 2.55 H7814 27.50 2.75 560X15 24.50 1.67 G7815 27.50 258 H7815 28.50 2.80 L7815 30.50 3.08 I r.n .1 1 Ih T7TT? THE MOST TRUSTED NAMES IN FASHION ARE FOUND AT NAMES IN FASHION Lakers Are After Pistons' Rowe 15066 MIDDLEBELT ROAD VKSL- Open 8 o.m.-8 p.m.

Saturday 8 o.m.-4 p.m. mm lift -ton "-g'va- --A. ww 3 Ways to Charge YACHTING: Derrick Fries of Grosse Pointe won the North Ameri-i can Force Five Yacht Racing championship Monday at Hen-i! derson Harbor, N.Y., beating out Dave Bueni and Mark Powell, both from Long Island, who finished second and third. a BOXING: Promoter Don King said Tuesday former heavyweight I champion George Foreman will meet unbeaten New England champion, Dino Dennis, in a nationally televised 10-rounder in Miami Beach, Sept. 17.

King said the fight, a preliminary to the world lightweight title bout between WBA champion Roberto Duran and Alvaro Roja, will be seen on CBS-TV. LOS ANGELES (AP)-Three former UCLA Ail-Americans, Sidney Wicks, Curtis Rowe and Jamaal Wilkes, could wind up playing alongside former college teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 1976-77 National Basketball Association season. A source close to the players said Tuesday tse Los Angeles Lakers have expressed interests in obtaining all three players, who are to play out their option year with their respective teams this season. Pete Newell, general manager of the Lakers, confirmed that he had spoken with Wicks' Portland Trail Blazers, Rowe's Detroit Pistons and Wilkes' Golden State Warriors, but he declined to name the players discussed. "We have had discussions with both Portland and Detroit regarding several players," said Newell, but he said that to name any of the players is against NBA rules.

Another source said, "Negotiations have been going on constantly between the Lakers and Detroit and Portland for Rowe and Wicks." Newell said: "Our intent is not to get an all-UCLA lineup, it's to get thme best players for the Lakers." Newell did say, however, that he expected a number of major trades before the NBA season begins because of the high number of players who are currently playing out their options. One source said Wicks and Rowe already save given their respective teams lists of teams they would like to be traded to and that the Lakers are on both players' lists. And he said the Lakers are close to obraining both in trade. TENNIS: The Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia withdrew their teams from the Federation Cup Championships which began Tuesday in Philadelphia, because of the participation of South 'j Africa and Rhodesia, which do not permit multi-racial sport among citizens within their boundries. i i HOCKEY: Ron Ullyot, a graduate of the University of Michigan who has played the last seven years for the Fort Wayne Komets in the International Hockey League, has been named coach of the Columbus Owls, also of the IHL Jean Pronovost, the highest scorer in Pittsburgh Penguin history, and Denis Pot-' vin of the New York Islanders, both signed new contracts Tuesday.

FOOTBALL: Former Heisman trophy winner Johnny Rodgers scored a touchdown on a 41-yard reverse Monday as the Mon- treal Alouettes bombed the Toronto Argos, 23-3 in a Canadian I Football League game. Toronto's highly publicized rookie, I Anthony Davis, set up the Argos' field goal with a 62-yard punt return Mankato (Minn.) State University has cancelled its 4 1976 football schedule. Only 33 players turned out for prac-J tice. Running back Leon Croswhite, a former Detroit Lion, was one of seven players waived on Monday by the New Eng-'I land Patriots The Seattle Seahawks acquired rookie wide receiver Cornelius Greene from the Dallas Cowboys and played veteran saftey Rondy Colbert on waivers Rookie running I back Joe Washington will undergo surgery for torn knee carti- lage and be lost to the San Diego Chargers for at least eight weeks. 1 WRESTLING: Gary Kurdelmeier, whose wrestling teams won two straight national collegiate championships, has been named assistant athletic director at the University of Iowa.

Dan Gable, an Olympic gold medal winner in 1972 and Kurdelmeier's assistant since then, was elevated to the. head coaching postion. BASEBALL: Outfielder Carl Yastrz'emski of the Boston Red Sox suffered a torn muscle in his left thigh Tuesday night against the California Angels and Will be sidelined several days ia inhnstnne who went 14-for-24 last week to raise his lea Ford Adray Defends Title T-Shirt (s-m-l-xl) 'sticker S6 The USSSA World Industrial Softball tournament will be played Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-6, at Ford Rotunda Field in Dearborn. Both Ford Adray, the 1975 champion, and Fairmount Supply, the 1974 champion from Washington, will be among the 48 teams entered.

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LITTLE LEAGUE: Rick Alverez pitched a two-hit hutout Tuesday to lead Campbell, the U.S. West champions, to a 7-0 victory over Bristol, the East champions, in the first round of the 30th annual Little League World Series at Wil-liamsport, Pa. Puerto Nuevo, the Latin American champion from Puerto Rico, scored five runs in the first inning and went on to defeat trail, British Columbia, the Canadian entry, 9-5, theopening game. HERE'S WHY! Padded Collar fully Leather Lined E.n jn, i ml' i' wn HI" i 1 Inside Arch Leather Uppers Lift Ik' if ejf Vf Steel Protective Leather Welt Toe Hk r. HI it ft GREATER DETROIT PLDS DEALER) IJ Jj, Midsole Steel Shank.

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