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Show Tuesday, March 21, 1972 Page 8 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah Utah Stars Host Rockets Tonight U SALT LAKE CITY (UP?) -I- month alone, and the Rockets countdown time for the had relied on beating the Stars winners of the handilly during March to nudge Utah Stars American Basketball Association Dallas out of third place in the regular season Wertern Division West. But, with only a few more title and who are about to begin defense of their champion-sni- o games to play, Denver still hasn't been able to clinch the playoffs crown. The Stars open their final fourth place playoff berth over home stand of the regular season Memphis. But as of today, the tonight by hosting Denver, then Rockets' magic number for the go against the Memphis Pros spot stood at only one more Thursday and New York's Nets victory, or one more Memphis 3 O All that buffing and puffing upstairs, around tracks and on treadmills is starting to pay off for the Dallas Chaparrals, the Cinderella team in the American Basketball Association this t's ' 'nt- und. former assistant Milwau- kee Bucks mentor Tom Missalki. They've developed poise and a strong scoring punch through guards Donnie Freeman and Steve Jones, and prognosticators aren't betting the Stars can take Dallas in four easy games again. Tonight's game against Denver is the fourth of five meeting between the two clubs this Cities Make Pitch for Super Bowl - But the owners also were expected to consider other cities, including Dallas. Commissioner Pete Rozelle said the biggest factors as to which city might be the site of battle between this annual champions of the American and National football conferences were a warm weather site and accommodations both in stadium seating and housing. WASHINGTON the St Louis Cardinals. He sat out the 1970 season and was traded to the Washington Senators but quit aftek' playing a few games for them in 1971 and took up residence in Europe. The Squires filed petition re- straining order against Scott. But Muecke dismissed the request on grounds the Squires failed to give Scott's attorneys sufficient time to prepare a case. absence of Dean N. R. H. Moor, retired Episcopalian priest, who was unable to attend. She said Traynor, an had wanted Episcopalian, Moore, a good friend, to officiate. any team " '. Traynor's pallbearers were Warren Giles, former National League president; Danny who managed the Pirates to two World Series Frankie Gus-tin- e, championships; former Pirate third .baseman; Pittsburgh Mayor Peter Flaherty; Maurice Mur-taug- Splain, an Eagles Lodge offi- cial; and Bill Cardille, Pittsburgh television personality. h, " f. , tf " - baseball game Monday. The Cardinals won L Both teams are In spring training at St. Petersburg. Fla. CINCINNATI shortstop Darrel Chaney cant seem to handle a grounder that was hit to him by Cardinal Joe Torre during an exhibition 3-- 'Wise7 Trade by Cards? Beginning to Look Good By United Press International Whatever doubts the St. Louis Cardinals had when they gave winner Steve up Carlton to acquire Rick Wise have been wiped away by the old Wise's spectacular spring performance. Wise has yielded only two unearned runs and five hits in 14 innings this spring and the Cardinals are beginning to think of him as a winner. He yielded four hits and an unearned run in six innings and also hit a double Monday in the Cardinals' 1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. "Sure, I'm looking forward to a big season," said Wise after his latest outing. "I've never done this well in the spring because, to tell the truth, I've had enough contract troubles that I've never previously started on time." Joe Coleman, a winner last year although he missed three weeks of the season, pitched 5 3 innings of hitless ball and allowed one hit in six innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Rich McKinney's Yankees, double with two out in the sixth inning was th? only hit off Coleman. Mickey Stanley hit a two-ru- n homer for the Tigers. In other camps: Bill Mazeros-k- i, who has played only four innings this spring because of a sore back, returned to Pittsburgh for examination today and is in danger of being cut by the Pirates . . . Dwain Anderson ar 2-- 3--1. in the under Chaps, Nissalke's urging, never gave up, and since January 1, the reversal has been outstounding. The Chaps have become the top defensive team in the league, rolled up an 4 record against Kentucky, Utah, Indiana and Virginia, won 20 of 35 games in all and started attracting attention and fans to their efforts. And much of the credit must go to their conditioning. The Chaps are perhaps the team m the league. They must be to keep up with Nissalke who can probably run any of them under the table. For example, Nissalke's idea of family fun is to take his wife, Nancy, and children, Tom Jr., 6, and Holly, 4 for a 1 mile jog four days a week. That's when he is home. On the road, his idea of a good time is turning on the hot water in the bathroom of his hotel room, closing the door until the place resembles a steam room and then do exercises. had three doubles and knocked in three runs to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 6 triumph over the Chicago Cubs. Frank Fernandez hit a grand slam homer for the Cubs. Patience and perserverence. combination made him perfect for the Chaps. He's the kind of guy who has played U.S. badminton singles champion Jim Poole "more than 400 times and never beaten him. But the Milwaukee Bucks, where he was our guys into the ground," he an assistant coach the past two says. "I run 25 miles a week seasons. The Bucks were during the summer three days probably the first pro basketball at distances of 24 to 5 miles, team to set up a physical fitness three days of quarter miles. testing program and Nissalke During the season I try to play graded among the top five on racket ball three times a week. I such things as flexibility, guess I've been to the YMCA or strength, stamina and reactions. some other athletic club in every Nissalke had the Chaps going big city in the country." Now he is trying to impart the through the same thing during blowing up a importance of conditioning to his training camp tube to test lung capacity, players. "Ill try to keep as many of our running up steps and jumping benches or running on an out- players in Dallas during the door track for 15 minutes to summer and put them on a determine how far they can go. training program," he says. And there is the treadmill that "Basketball players were the moves along at three miles an sta s in college and few of them hour and raises one degree were pushed by their coaches. They aren't used to it. Our guys every minute. "Gene Phillips and I both ealize it and now they would stayed on the treadmill for 28 like to find out just how good a minutes," Nissalke says. "That shape they're in." Off their record, they seem to played a big part in our keeping be sunken chest a He's responding to Nissalke's got Phillips. and doesnt look very strong so ideas. Now firmly entrenched in we weren't sure about his en- third place in the West, the durance and strength." Chaps appear to be getting their Nissalke doesn't stop there. second wind as they start the "I guess I could run most of sixth month of the season. decision over the California That Angels . . . Frank Howard was given permission to make a deal for himself if he doesn't accept the Texas Rangers' final offer of a contrace for $120,000. The sum is the same exercise is worth it." Shortstop Chris Speier had as he made in 1971. Nissalke brought his ideas on two singles and raised his the from Greg Luzinski reached base conditioning spring average to .353 although the San Francisco Giants bowed on a fielder's choice, stole to the Lotte Orions of Tokyo, 1 second and scored on Mike. . . . Dave Campbell homered Ryan's single in the second in the eighth inning and scored inning as the Phillies beat the the winning run on Derrell Kansas City Royals, Billy Titles Thomas' single in the 10th Champion, Rick Fusari and OREM Stan's Mike in combined Fremuth Boxing Club the enabling the San Diego Padres shutout for the Phillies . . . Bob of Orem picked up one chamto defeat the Milwaukee BrewWatson's three-ru- n homer was pionship and two runnerup spots ers, in the Intermountain Junior n the big blow of a g homer outburst which paced the Olympics held last weekend in Ray Fosse's three-ru- n eighth Houston Astros to a 10-- 5 win GoodLig, Ida. highlighted a four-ru- n Donnie De St. Jeor won the inning rally which lifted the over the Atlanta Braves. Cleveland Indians to an 5 and the championship Don Sutton pitched six outstanding boxer of the tourney for shutout Los winnings award, along with it. Angeles and Tom Seaver's arm Bennett Edwards was a BYU showed no soreness after in the class runnerup working four innings for New was awarded the sportand York in the Dodgers' 44 smanship trophy. triumph over the Mets Philip Grace also ended up BYU 38th Ward defeated BYU Cecil Cooper tripled and scored with a runnerup spot to his credit chamwin to the on an error by shortstop Lee 79th, in the class. pionship of the Intermountain Richard to give toe Boston Red Two other boxers from Stan's Area South College Ward Sox a 2 victory over the lost matches. They basketball held last weekend. Chicago White Sox. Ron Fairly's three-ru- n The game was close until the homer included Dennis Stilson and last few minutes of the tilt, when in the fifth inning paced the Mike Loveless, both of whom Montreal Expos to a 2 win dropped decisions. 38th pulled away. Approximately 70 fighters BYU 70th won over Utah 10th, over the Texas Rangers. 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Freehof said Traynor's name Bill Robertson, "will appear in another lineup Softball Director, of in letters written light." were tost 1, they Division with a 5 record and just as far down in Dallas, where football Cowboys were hogging the headlines en route to the Super Bowl. . to continue playing for the Suns or January last place in the Western - 8-- former In the request for an Pittsburgh Pirate great regard- injunction, the Squires said they ed by many as baseball's best would suffer "irreparable dathird baseman, was buried mage" if Scott were permitted At funeral services prior to interment, Mrs. Traynor asked Dr. Solomon B. Freehof, a retired rabbi, to officiate in the By - J. "Pie" Traynor, service. pros. l Y 3-- The reserve clause, being challenged for the third time in 50 years, binds a player for life to the team with which he originally signs unless the club trades or sells him. Flood lost his antitrust suit at the federal district and appeals court level but won a hearing by the Supreme Court. Friday for a temporary Monday in Homewood Cemetery in the city's Squirrel Hill district, only three miles from the site of Forbes Field, scene of his baseball exploits. Traynor died Thursday at the age of 72. Friends from all walks of life were on hand to pay their final respects at the graveside - But, ... attendance PntSBURGH'(UPI)-Har- old f:---"'-.- st Undecided Is Buried ' X (UPI)-C-urt Flood's treatment by baseball was described before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday as "a hard core violation of anti-trulaw" but defended by the clubowneii' attorney as necessary to prevent the game from becoming a "shambles." Former Justice Arthur J. Goldberg told the full court of nine judges mat the reserve clause "is a hard core violation of antitrust law." Mr. "It is a blacklist Flood was the victim of a reserve system that violated all antitrust laws," said Goldberg. New York attorney Louis L Hoynes, Jr., speaking on behalf of the clubowners, said that if baseball lost the reserve clause and its exemption from antitrust legislation the game would become a "shambles." The court took the case under advisement after hearing the oral arguments and is expected to hand down a written decision on Flood's challenge of the reserve clause before the present term ends in June. Flood challenged the reserve clause when he refused to report to the Philadelphia Phillies after being traded by Scoff Case Pie Traynor - Case Goes To Court Monday, the owners worked on constitutional amendments and passed one proposal which gives the commissioner power to call an emergency meeting, on seven days notice, in which only 20 votes would be needed to pass a proposal instead of PHOENIX, Ariz. (UPI)-- A the unanimous 26. The league also released court decision might be forthfigures which coming today in the case of showed the 19 million mark Charlie Scott who jumped from being reached for the first time the American Basketball Assoin NFL history during the 1971 ciation to the rival National season. The NFL said 19,690,474 Basketball Association. fans took in all the games, Attorneys for the Virginia including playoffs, the Super Squires of the ABA and Bowl and the Pro Bowl. This Phoenix Suns of the NBA was an increase of 6.5 per cent arped for 90 minutes Monday over the 18,488,708 the previous before U.S. District Court season. The Judge Carl Muecke. The 182 regular season games Squires are seeking an injuncattracted 10,076,035 paying cus- tion to prevent Scott from tomers compared to 9,533,333 in playing for the Suns. 1970. V season. The Chaps entered the season with only two name players Donnie Freeman and Steve Jones the worst defense in the league, a front line of no names and Tom Nissalke, making his debut as a head coach in the 15-2- one-ho- ur HONOLULU (UPI) Super Bowl U.S.A. is the topic today as the N a t i o n a 1 Football League's annual meeting moves into its second day at an oceanside hotel. from Miami, Delegations Houston, New Orleans and Los Angeles will try to convince the 26 clubs that their respective city should host Super Bowl VII next January. Urn I Anti-Tru- st N 1 ' ns best-of-sev- A - 4-- Carolina, Indiana and Denver. Dallas, if it clinches third place in the Western Division, will be the Stars' first foe in the playoffs, tentatively scheduled to begin April 1. It should be no piece of cake for Utah, who blitzed Dallas in four straight of the playoffs series last spring and went on the whip Indiana and then Kentucky for the title. The Chaps are a new team i 1 - Saturday. 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