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Show DESERET Swap Stakes winner; saga ends for Slew , ? i vd e didn't have it." So in the $316,400 Swaps Stakes, the saga of undefeated Seattle Slew was interrupted Sunday, The Triple Crown winner lost by 16 lengths to J. O. Tobin, finishing fourth in a field of seven. Trainer Billy Turner, who wctched Slew win the comKentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmot Stakes, mented. We sure let the crowd down, didn't we? Slew came out of the race well. He broke good, he just didn't run his race. Maybe the grind of the Tnple Crown was too much. But dont underestimate J. 0. Tobin, added Turner, "lies a good horse. He ran in bad luck in the Preakness." J. O. Tobin paid $8.20, $3.60 and $4.20 with Affiliate returning $7 80 and $5.20 and Text paying $5.20 to show. Seattle Slew had gone off as a 15 favorite of the crowd of 68,115 which sent wagers totalling $659,743 down the drain. J. O. Tobin led Seattle Slew by two lengths going into the back stretch and by three, with Text in Ik. tween, at the turn. J. For Joseph, 0. for Oliver, Tobin broke Like a bullet," declared jockey Bill Shoemaker, I didnt expect to be in the lead all the way, but he broke so well I just let him go." I knew we were beat into the first turn," commented losing jockey Jean He just didn't Cniguet. fire. It was a little tight into the backstreteh. but if 1 would have had enough horse, it wouldnt have made any difference. Shoemaker, who won Joseph Oliver Tobin, named for a friend of owner to a George Pope of Madera, Calif., simply legged his way s off the just Swaps Stakes record of 1:68 distance. track record for the In comparison, the Kentucky Derby over the same In the distance was won by Seattle Slew in 2:02 Preakness, Tobin broke poorly and was boxed midway in the race before finishing fifth. J. O. Tobm collected $104,900 for his victory in a race two-fifth- lVi-mi- le the English to the United States to his 124th race worth had faith in J. O. Tobin, champion in 1976 before returning campaign as a year-ol3- , Y vvX " ; V s. CS,R' Y -v ''Y M. V'( Y . ' ySS ' 4-- Vi'-xv'JX'v- was the firsl time since 1934 that two Europeans had won the two singles titles. Fred Perry nf Britain won the mens crown that year and Dorothy Round also of Britain, won the womens And apart from a share Joanne Russell of Miami Beach, Fla had in the womens doubles title, in which she teamed with Helen Cawley of Australia, it was a blank year for the United States With Connors losing in the mens singles final, defending champion Chris Evert losing to Miss Wade in the semifinals of the womens singles, and two Au.stialian pairs contesting the men's doubles, it was left to a couple of eager teen agers John McEnroe to raise U S. hopes of future and Tracy Austin glories. Miss Auum, not yet 15. from Rolling Hills, Calif., lost to Miis Evert m the third round but she gave the champion a narder fight than the score It , 6-- UggCSts. And McEnroe, 18, from Douglaston, N.Y., actually took a set oif Connors m the semifinal, which the No. 1 si cd won 6 3, 6 3, It was a triumphant first Wimbledon for he came he re mamly to play in the junior McEnroe event, and had to play three qualifying rounds before being allowed to play in the tournament proper 6-- Here is a complete list of 1977 Wimbledon champions and runne Mens singles, winner Bjorn Boig, Sweden, 25.500; runner-uConnors, Belleville, 111., Jimmy C'l J . y' Y' ,? VvW' f - . - ' V t "Y YY'5 A'V'.. , y y' 'i , Sr -- , , Y jf; ? p Women's singles, winner Virginia Wade, Britain, $23,600, runner up Betty Stove, Holland, $12,000. Men's doubles, winners Rose Case and Geoff Masters, Australia, $10,200, runners-uJohn Alexander and Phil Dent, Australia, $5,100. Womens doubles, winners Helen Gnnrlay Cawley, Australia, and JoAnne Russell, Naples, Fla , sx MO runners-uMartina Navratilova, U.S., and Betty Stove, Holland, $4,420. Vyjvi-- doubles, winners Bob Ifewitt and Greer SteveiisS. South Africa, $3,100, runners-uFrew Me Mi I tori. South Africa, and Betty Stove. Holland. J one-tim- I ' Y" ' i&ftih $51,000 for retired players rfe V The park was packed. More than 47,000 turned out and paid $51,000 into a fund for retired players And that was in the pit of depression despair Four months earlier President F. D. Roosevelt had closed the banks. Players, the Spalding Guide noted, took a cut in pay. But the diminished salary was by no means skimpy. Other promotions, like the football game, have come and gone. But baseball's bash is bigger than ever. i all-st- Deseret News photo by Dave Conley Gull first sacker Bob Jones applies late tag to Perry Danforth of Spokane in pickoff play attempt during Salt Lake win Sunday. After three straight wins Revitalized Gulls hit road By Brent Checketts Deseret News sports wnter The Salt Lake Gulls' now concluded home stand may be best described by dividing it into two categories: Before Landreaux, After Landreaux. After Landreaux, however, which nia Angels. Landreaux is Bosleys replacement in Salt Lake. return to the lineup early in the San Jose series. The Gulls left for the road today just two e Phoenix in games behind Pacific Coast league East standings. Manager Jimy Williams Salt Lake-squawill be at San Jose tonight for the e series against the opener of a San Jose Missions. Probable starting pitcher for the Gulls is John Racanelli A native of San Jose, Racanelli is coming back from a sprained ankle that caused him to miss two starts. Game time will be 8:30 MDT, with the game to be broadcast live by KALL radio. Jerry Howarth will call the action. The Gulls will remain at San Jose e through Friday night, then begin a series in Honolulu Saturday against the Hawaii Islanders. That series runs through Wednesday, July 13, after which the Salt Lakers get a day off on the 14th. Spokane scored first Sunday on Juan Lopez RBI single in the third inning, but the Gulls went ahead to stay with a four-ru- n fifth frame. first-plac- Before Landreaux, which included 10 games from June 24 through June 30, the Gulls won two, lost eight and looked as down and out as any Salt Lake baseball team in the last five years. five-gam- (3-1- ). in- cluded Friday, Saturday and Sunday games against Spokane, the Salt Lakers went a perfect averaging more than 3-- mne runs per game. five-gam- Latest of those wins was a decision Sunday at Derks Field on a cloudy, blustery night filled with rainbows and all the other sign- - of ram, but no ram itself. 5-- 3 Landreaux went two-fou-r three runs, including the tally with a ringing fifth-innin- g and drove in game-winnin- Next home stand is a that begins Friday, July 15 against San Jose and includes five games with Hawaii. That home stand will end the Gulls competition against western division teams for the regular 1977 campaign. Despite losing eight of 13 in thrs home stand, well leave town just a slight bit further off the pace than when we started the stand, Williams said Sunday. Weve shown signs of turning things around tho past few days, and another pleasant fact is that Butch Alberts will g double. That commendable performance came on the heels of a four-fiv- e night Saturday during a slugfest 12-- 9 Gull win over Spokane and left Landreaux with an unbelievable .643 batting average entering a 10 game road trip Stats like that are helping ease the pain Gull fans felt when center fielder Thad Bosley was recalled by the parent Califor Kim Allens infield single deep in the hole at shortstop chased across the first two runs. It came on a 2 pitch with two out, the bases loaded and all runners moving with the pitch. Landreaux followed with the crisp double that produced the final two runs of the inning. He got another RBI in seventh when he grounded out to the right side with the bases loaded. Veteran Stan Perzanowski bounced back from two straight bad outings by scattering 10 hits to go the distance for the victory, his sixth against three losses. I think it was a combination of better control and an ability to come up with a key strikeout when I needed it, Perzanowski said post game. The PCL veteran walked two and struck out six in hurling his third complete game of the season and the only one by a Gull pitcher during tne home stand. Perzanowski never allowed more than one run m any inning, as Spokane followed run with one m the up its third-innin- g seventh and one in the eighth. Perzanowski retired order in the ninth. Halfway, and Rod's hitting .407 United Press International Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins, seeking to become the major leagues' first .400 hitter since 1941, reached the theoretical half point of the season Sunday with a .407 mark. in the Twins Carew went loss to the Chicago White Sox Sunday and was sidelined with strained ligaments in his back during Minnesotas 10--8 triumph in the second gunio. He is a doubtful starter from day to day. Carew filed out to center In the first iiuung of the led off the fourth with a single and was safe 6-- 0 ojx-no- first-gam- e Its history is already legendary! Take Diz Deans 1937 game. Americans won, Lefty Gomez and Dean were locked in a scoreless pitching duel. Jot DiMaggio singled with two out and Diz got fired up and tried to fog one past Lou Gehrig who hit it out of sight. That did ol Diz in. Earl Avenll was next up and Diz tried to get Averill with his hard one. Earl hit the ball low and solid. It got Dean's foot and Diz was helped to the dugouf with a broken toe. They claim Diz tried to get back on the mound too soon but couldn't pivot as he wanted to. Strain he put on his right arm and shoulder hurt him and he never recovered from it. 8-- rb-u- O.UI Ay I I-- 6-- idol p game, an event July 19 is baseballs which started in 1933 and few knew about. Spalding Guide, official book on baseball, noted in 1934 the respective leagues had opposed each other on July 6, 1933, in Comiskey Park with American on a home run by Babe League beating National, Ruth. The two leagues met again with their respective nines July 10, 1934. American league won again and there was feeling the annual game tween leagues might establish the superiority of one over the other. the game between the two What got it started leagues? In 1933 Chicago had its World Fair. Arch Ward, then sports editor of Chicago Tribune figured sports should be a part of Chicagos Century of Progress, as the fair was dubbed. There were many promotions for the Chicago e venture in mind. He affair. Ward had only a suggested fans pick the players and John McGraw most popular at and Connie Mack were managers the time. all-st- 6-- p SPORTS EDITOR bucket for Casey 6-- 1. 6-- B A drop in the s, 6-- 2, r.y" 2-- $100,000 or more, said he always er 6, T v HRCK miLLER Is Wimbledon WIMBLEDON, England (AP) getting too big for its boots? Just 100 years ago, a handful of spectators watched a mustachioed gentleman named Spencer Wimbledon title from a field Gore win the first-evof less than 10 competitors. This year, 336,207 fans streamed through the gates for the 12 days of the tournament to cheer on Bjorn Borg and Virginia Wade, who won the mens and womens titles in Wimbledons Centenary year. It wasnt a record. That came two years ago, w hen 338,591 flocked in. But it was enough to get both players and tournament officials worried. The players complained that too many matches involving top stars were being allocated to some of Wimbledons 11 outside courts, where spectators have to stand jammed in narrow passageways to watch. There should be better allocations, with the top stars getting matches on opp of the four show courts with plenty of spectator accommodation they said. And Bob Briner, executive director of the Association of Tennis Professionals, said, ' Wimbledon should certainly go into the question of possibly closing its gates before the present daily top of 34,000 is reached. With Britain hit by tennis fever following only Virginia Wades win in the womens singles the third British woman to win here since the war and with Sweden's Bjorn Borg, idol of the taking his second mens title in a row, the Wimbledon authorities are bracing themselves for a population explosion around their courts in 1978. Theyve already made plans to relieve the present discomfort and overcrowding with a $1.7 million facelift. This will mean lifting the roof of the famed center court to get six more rows of seats accommodating an extra 3,000 spectators daily, eliminating three of the 14 outside courts to widen the gangways, and building more stands. The center court, with a 14.000 capacity, was bursting at the seams Friday and Saturday for the two singles finals. On Friday, when Miss Wade, after 14 unsuccessful years of trying, became the first British woman since Ann Jones eight years ago to win the womens title, the crowd jumped to its feet and sang For Shes a Jolly Good Fellow as Queen Elizabeth presented the champion with the huge gold trophy. Virginia, 31, beat Betty Stove of the Netherlands And on Saturday . after Borg retained his title by beating 1974 champion Jimmy Connors 4 in a tingling five-se- t mens final, the Borg fans were screaming encouragement at their 6-- ,'v I 'I thought we'd be laying second to Seattle Slew, but so was he once going to wasnt going change anything him a little good," said Shoemaker. "I tried to give breather down the backside, but he just ran strong all the but I, really way. I figured Seattle Slew was back there, didn't know how close he was. I couldnt hear him. his Now Seattle Slew goes to Washington where at owners reside and will parade on Friday and Saturday Longacres near Seattle, -commented owner They still love us up there," Taylor. In other weekend racing. Run Dusty Run, who chased Seattle Slew in the Triple Crown races, chased Silver Series Saturday in the $104,800 American Derby at Arlington Park. Archie Donaldsons Silver Series, who skipped the and Ohio Triple Crown races but won the Hawthorne head for a on victory held and the all led way Derbies, over Verna Lehmanns Run Dusty Run. The place hor.se was second in the Kentucky Derby, third in the Preakness and second in the Belmont Stakes. Brach s Hilarious was another nine lengths back in third. Silver Series, ridden by Larry Snyder, earned scale 1 miles in 2:02 5 and paid weight of 126 pounds over the fourth for his $3.80 straight victory. In the Belmont Park feature, Jorge Velasquez sent Our Mims to the front nearing the quarter pole in the $109,800 Coaching Club American Oaks. The Calumet Farm filly went on to finish two lengths ahead of Road Princess, ridden by Cruguet, then survived a foul claim. fourth-placexpected to be a cinch for Seattle Slew. The 000. was $18, just money In second place in the race for eight lengths behind the winner, was the 18-- 1 shot Affiliate. Text finished third. V'VO'JV-- . 4-- . 6 Wimby in line for a face lift' teen-ager- . NEWS, MONDAY, JULY 4, 1977 Seattle Slew's owner INGLEWOOD, Calif. (API Mickey Tavlor made no excuses. The other horse just ran a super race, he said. We came up empty. Slew just J, O. Tobin is ',y . . on an error m the seventh. Carew is batting 438 against White Sox pitching this season. The Twins play Monday against the Milwaukee Brewers against whom Carew has a .667 average so far this season. 'I he only .40(Miitters in modern major league history have been Nap Lajoie (.422 in 1901), Tv Cobb 420 in 1911, .410 in 1912 and .401 in 1922), George Sislor ( 407 m 1920 and .420 in 1922), Harry Heilman ( 403 in 1923), Joe Jackson (.408 in 1911), Ted Williams ( 406 in 1941) in the American League and ''"ers Hornsby ( 401 in 1922, .424 in 1924 and .403 m 1925) and 5 Bill Torlry (.401 in 1930) in the National T. the Indians in No one got to third In 1946 was the Bob Feller .story, and recently at the Gene Fullmer restaurant opening Bob talked about that game. Americans, on Feller's pitching, won 0 first game after War II. Not a man reached third base against Feller, Hal Newhouse and Jack Kramer. But they got help from Ted Williams whom walked the first time, Ted then hit two homers they and two singles for a perfect day. He drove in five runs done only once in 1954 game by A1 Rosen. Rip Sowell was caught up in a bit of humor and let Williams have a blooper pitch. Usually these are for laughs and batters let them drop over the plate as if they were falling out of the sky. But Williams was not to be outwitted He stoped m on the softie and sent it into the stands It wasn't m the strike zone. Old Casey Stengel started on his funny road to fame in the 1938 game. Frank McCormick singled. Leo Durocher dropped a sacrifice single. Jimmy Foxx made the perfect throw to first but Charley Gehringer was not there and the ball bounded into right field. Joe DiMaggio pegged it into the National League dugout where Stengel was standing. Casey casually picked up the ball, dropped it in the water bucket ai:d walked away, saying to the men around him, Thats too hot to handle. Both McCormick and Durocher scored Nationals won Johnny Var.der Meer was winning pitcher; Gomez was loser. : This year there will be some old playbacks in new Yankee Stadium come Julv 19. 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