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Show ARESTA MolRICA Pose §-THE HERALD Palez Provo Mah Monday September 2. Yanks Close in on Bosox; Brock Steaals F our Bases nicago, where tie By VITOSTELLING UPI Sports Writer Mayte it’s part ofthe nostalgia ick. like old times again. It's Labor Day and the New York Yankees are making their nivve. You remeinber the Yankees...the pin stripes. Yankee Stadium...World Series every year, Well, things aren't quite the same anymore. This has been a long for the Yankees. They had to move out of Yankee Siadium. Their manager was a iliams fell through And their owneris in danger of being kicked out of the game after pleadingguilty to violations Mt. ‘the a campaign oat the “Yankees are suddenly just two games behind Boston and the Red Sox seem to be the faltering team On Sunday, Pat Bourquehit a three-run homer off Diego Segui vith one out in the ninth inning to hand the Minnesota Twins a 96 victory overthe Red Sox. said, “but when we were eight downed ihe White Sox thing because Manager Bill Virdon, who's streak going, canrything goes right. I think that when we got vers whe first {hought he Sandy Alomar from California, was a lame duck manager until we became a complete team."’ Alomar and Chris Chambliss iliams got his freedom, came into the dressing room, collected three hits apiece to touk off his hat and anncunced pace 2 1¢-hit Yankee attack. Pat Bou homerto the Yankee Dobson went7 2-3 inningsto get credit for the win, players as a cheer went up. Boston took a 6-5 lead into the { never thought we'd be this close by Labor Day,” Virdon ninth against Minnesota but Tony Oliva’s single, a sacrifice, a walk and Bobby Darwin's single tied the game ata set the stage for Bourque's homer. A’s5, Tigers 3 Jim Hunter became the first 21-game winnerin the msjors as Oakiand downed Detroit. Sal Bando’s two-run homer capped a three-run first inning. Rookie a about Bourque’s homer. Reggie Sanders became the 44th player to hit a homerinhis first majorleague at bat for Detroit. Orioles 7, Royals I Eari Williamshil a solo homer ami a sacrifige fly io pace Baltimore to the victory over Kansas City. Dave Mela pitched a seven-hitter to get the kg Steve Busby took the © Brewers 3, Angels 1 Joby Briggs stole home to highlight a three-runfirstinning as Milwaukee downed California. Jim Slaten pitehed a sevenhitter for the triumph, Ed Figueroa wastheloser. HORS 10, Indians 3 .Nelson singled twice and scored twice and in an eight Tun third inning as Texasrouted Gleveland. Cesar Tovar had a Pe APRS DOWN, BUT NOT OUT iy Australia’s John Newcombe during the U.S. Qpen Tennis CI jionships at Forest Hills. Newcombe got up and went on to heal Tony Roche 4-6,7-6, 6-3, 7-5, Play continues today. Connors, Evert Advance before emerging with a 46, 7- first match, but seemed to be 6,63. 7.5, win. regaining championship form in Tlie Nastase, who will be his four-set win Saturdayagainst ' best man ai the Nov. & South Africa's Frew MeMiliian. marriage to Miss Evert, may Miss Evert took today off to find himself in trouble against contemplate Tuesday's confronthe booming service power of tation with Lesley Hunt, the Fiosove Tanner, while Novem- Ausiraiian who aimost spilled ber’s other bridegroom, third- her in the first round at seeded Stan Smith, should haye Wimbledon. pion John Newcombe contihued nig trouble withfellow Californi- Rosewall, who smashed Tanner and Newcombe and Smith on on his collison course ; with an Brian Teaciier. Connorsby fighting desperately Smith had a rugged time in his wayto his disastrous threeagainst the revived Tony Roche putting down Jaime Wilioi in his set joss to Connors in the Wimbledonfinals, had niomentary trouble Sunday with Pasarell before winning 6-1, 6 248 Rosewall next meets Hee seeded Raut Ramirez o NEW YORK (UPI) — A* supremely confident Jimmy Connors will nave his fiancee Qhris Evert among his spectators today whenhe tries to move into the fifth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships at the expense of ‘Australian John Alexander. Connors, 22 years old today, had no. difficulty Sunday in that enabled Jackie Brown to disposing af Sweden’s Ove Bengston,6-1, 6-3. 6-3, while Miss post his !1th vietory on an eightEvert had even less trouble in hitter. At the age of 38, Bob Gibson admits he's slowing up. But 35-year-old Lou Brock just gets faster andfaster. Brock stole four more bases Sundayts run his season total to $8 and Gibson pitched a seven- By United Press International hitter to lead St. Louis to an 8 if Paul Brown was unhappy 1 vietory over the San Francisco last week after his Cincinnati Giants as the Cardinals closed to Bengals beat Detroit, imagine within 1% games offirst place how tie feels today after a loss to Pittsburgh in the National the Cleveland Browns. League East. Brown, whe had more players cross the picket lines than any Dodgers6,Pirates 2 Steve Yeager and Dave Lopes National Football League club slammed twe-cut, two-run hom- during the recent players strike, ers off Dock Ellis in the sixth had some harsh words for his inning to power Los Angeles past clubafter it strugg: Pittsburgh and increase the Lions last week He accused Dodgers’ West Division lead over some veterans of heing out of second piace Cincinnati to 342 shape and other players of not games. Mike Marshall made his keeping their minds on the game. So the Bengals went out 89th appearance of the season in the ninth to preserve Sutton’s Sunday and dropped a 2i-17 decision to Cleveland, Brown's 13th victoryagainstnine losses. old employer, to make theloss Expos 2, Reds | Mike Torrez tossed a five- doubly painful Mike Phipps threw a 1$-yard hitter in outdueling Don Guilett in Montreal’s win over Cincinnati. Ron Hunt tallied both Montreal uns, scoring in the third on a single by Ron Woods and in the fifth on a single by Hal threerun double in the inning pushing aside Patti Hogan, 6 2, 62, tor her 55th consecutive match win and entry into the quarter-finals. But the path ahead for Connors could be booby-trapped. The man he cut to pieces in the Wimnbledon finals, Ken Rosewali, moved up with a four-set win over Charlie Pasarell, and defending cham- BrownsBeat Bengals A PICTURE OF DEJECTIONis J.C. Snead who wentinty the final round of the TPC with a three stroke lead, but when it rains it pours, and he now trails Jack Nicklaus by two strokes. The rain delayed theplay of thefinal six holes vatil today. Concludes Today Nicklaus Leads TPC With Five Holes Lefi ATLANTA (UPI) — jack Nicklaus, his withering charge temporarily blunted by some relentless weather, trys today to nail down his biggest win of the year, the first Tournament Piayers Championship. Nicklaus was 16 under par with five holes to playand held a twoJ_C.Snead, who step closer. Om the sixth, it ail turned second bogey, evening the score. margin go up in and Mike Schmidi hit his 33rd homer to back the three-hit round. Snead has six holes to go, including the 18th, which he Hus h the final was halted fate Sunday when a severe thunderstormrumbled in across the mountains north of Atlanta and forced suspension group was 10 under par plateau. Amongthose whofinished was hot noun (Only games 66 66 493 Lh 85 oy 48 12 82 62 388 25 Beston 2 Texas 2 Cleveland 0 Baltimore 3 Kansas City 2 New York 18 Chicago 6 Detroit 7 Oakland 3 scheduled Tuesday's Games mght against South Africa's John Yuill, but managed a wild 76. 046, 7-6, 67, 31 retired win when Yuill came up with severe left leg cramps in thefinal set and could notcontinue. Second-seeded Billie Jean King meets Petsy Nagelsen of Si Petersburg, Fia. today, and Rosie Casals, the sixth seed, faces the very promising Dianne Fromboltzof Australia. Birmingham Hosts Florida ByUnited Press international TL ma f the country but it veck in the World Football League Most WFL teams tonight will he aed again on Friday night as the newjeague tries te take advantageof the last Tuesday's Games California at Oakland, night Minnesota at Texas, night Chicago at K. Cleveland only games Sand Ronnie Coleman ran tor Americans had two more as Houston downed the reflect on their record, which has Bears. Dickey threw TD ¢ placed them at the top of the to Ken Burrough for 22 yards and Central Division, before the Jerry Broadnax for 55. Cole- game with the Eastern Division man scored twice on runs of 43 leading Blazers (6-2) and two yards. “As much as would liketo, we Vikings 14, Cardinais 10 timeto relax Brent MeClanahan bulled and enj we've done 80 three yards for a score midway far," Go! in the fourth quarter to give the In other games tonight, Vikings a victoryover St. Louis. Osear Reedran13 and five yards secutive plays to set up anzhan's seore Portlandis at Detroit, Chicagoat Southern ( Memphis at Jacksonville and Philadelphia at Noy New Lobo Coach Inserts Optimism ler needs a little more than reach tha Phila at Pitsbrgh, night Montreal at St. Louis, night losses millionina career, Bob Murph: the Paes their fifth Vijay Armitraj, upset winner of fourth-seeded Bjorn Borg on Saturday, aimost turned white holidayof the summer, ‘The big gameofthe night will be in Birmingham, where the unbeaten Americans put their 8record on the line against the Florida Blazers Otters 37, Bears 20 y passed for two Jack Gotta wo Saturday's Results Milwaukee 6 California 5 Minnesota € ico. 2ig pro golfer to win more than $l 2M Sw, Francisco Cincinnati 10 Montreal 3 Philadelphia 10 Houston 6 Pittsburgh 4 Las Angeles 2 straight loss. Rick se picked uphis 13th win against 10 includes himcertainto become the Philadelphia’s win over Housfon Cubs4, Padres 1 Andy Thornton slugged a tworun homer to cap a three-run first inning oe enabled in Diego and New York at Chicago Littler, who hasone hole to and cago California Houston pitching of Dick Ruthven in eagled Saturday That Major League By United Press International Nations! League Eosi wel pet. gb Pittsburgh 70 63 526 — St. Louis 69 65 «SIS Me Philodetphia «6887-4964 Montreal 61 70 466 8 New York 60 7) 458 9 Chicago 55 75 423 13% West wb peck gh. Oakland Phils 8, Astros i Los Angeles 84 49 632 — Kansas City Del Unser banged out three Cincinnati fexas Bl S53 604 Ske hits for the dhizd straight game Atlanta 73 61 S45 U1 nnesola A second rain delay sent Mets 3, Braves 0 around. After waiting for a Wcklaus to the house of a co!uple Tug McGraw pitched a fivetraffic jam of golfers held up by living ear ‘ie OW ub he wet groundsLo thin out, Nicklaus came out and hirdied-no. 11 to hitter tor nis first major league ran in a 12-foot birdie put and move ahead of the frustrated shutout and John Milner and Tak Maitines slanimed three Stead came along to take his Snead, hits apiece to lead New York over Atlanta and a sweepoftheir three-game series. smoke in a hurry during Sunday's storm-plagued fourth Preseason results Saturday were Dalias 25 Kansas City 16, Los Angeles 30 San Diego 16, Houston 37 ago 20, Minnesota 14 St. Louis 10, New fumble on their own47 and a pass Orleans 24 New York Jets 7, from Phipps to Steve Holden put Denver 27 New Engiand 21, the ball on the 19 with 22 seconds Philadelphia 24 NewYork Giants left. On third and 10, Phipps hit 21 and Atlanta 23 Baltimore7. Morin over the middle and he Cowboys 35, Chiefs 16 lunged the last three yards for A T-vard kickoff return by the winniag 30 Greg Pruitt ‘had a S4yard Dennis Morgan,a 17-yard TD run Kickoff return for one Cleveland by Charley Young and the TD and Billy Pritchett ran two flawless quarterbacking of Clint yards for another. Doug Dressl- Longley —all rookies —ied er ran one yard for a TD and Dallas over the Chiefs. Dallas Boobie Clark plunged two for trailed 13-10 early in the third quarter when Morganreturned a another for Cincinnati. In nationally televised game kickoff77 yards to set up Young's tonight, Oakland is at San TD. The Chiefs lost their No. 1 draft cholve, running back Francisco. Woody Green, with a fractured collarbone. Rams30, Chargers 16 James Harris threw two e Standin sraneimn fourth-quarter TD passes to break opena tight gameandlead American League Post Rams over San Ihego Al wk pt gh Clark's interception gave Los Boston 72 oo 45 — New York 70 62 50 2 Angeles the ball on the Charger Raltimore 87 65 508 5 40 aid Harris hit Les Joseplison Cleveland 05 66 496 Gla with a 12:yard TD pass. Harris Milwaukee 64 70 478 9 then drove the Rams 72 yards, Detroit 62 71 466 ive hitting Pat Curran for the final West touchdown pass to tight end Milt Morin with six secondsleft in the game to lift the Brownsover the Bengals. The Browns recovered a a 68 Heraid Sports Editor Barber and Jerry Heard, wel at 283, while PGA champion Lee revino was al 284 after igling in with a 74 Snead, who tied the course record in the fi nd held a three-stmke margin over Nicklaus going into the final round, immediatelyballoonedhis is when he birdied the first two holes Sunday. But Snead bogeyed the 196yard thitd hole nd Nicklau sank a 25 footer for the first of five birdies, ‘Then ihe first rain deiay came aid Sick aus retiied home of tie maintenance superintendent to wait out the storm. Wher he returmed he rammed home a Mfoot birdie puit on the fourth hole to move a for themto win several of those using the ProSet I formation and season and it would be a real same vert ffi games. Othersonthe offensiveline will Wide receivers will be Ken One of the reasons Mondtis Thisis the last in > series of talking positively is the simooth Lege and freshman Preston be Qurtis Akins at center, a 250 1g WACfootbell transition quarterback Dennard. Mondt is high on both pound junior; tackle Mike gleaned fromthe WAC Steve Myertransfer is taking into the of them andso the Lobos could be Andrakowicz, a 254 pound Skywriter's Tour. Today — New sophomore; guard Edgar Bell, a goingto the air more this year Lobo offensive system Mexico.) The fullback will be Toby 24 poundjunior: and guard Ken ABs lent, a good very good Parrish, a senior at i96 pounds, Brown, a 245 pound junior Bill Mondt, one of three new leader, “Tf we get Haury back our a very good andthe tailbackwill be 176 pound head football coaches in the quarterback. He Western Ath Conference, is thrower and must he regarded as senior Chester Goodson. Young. offensive line would have to be inexperienced players are considered @ real bright. spot talktiy, optimistically about New one of the real bright spot ‘They are big and mab! Mondt backing them up Mexico's foot future That our team," he said tight end is Preston Hall, a 6-8 SAS, Ut interest to Utah Vailey fans optimism seems to be a natural Defensively ‘the biggest characteristic of new coaches, is the possibility that Max 25 pound freshman who has question mark for the Lobos Hudspeth, son of former BYU been playingver,’ well foothall coach Tom Hudspeth The offensive line is anchoved the linehacking positions, a key wait fi any Cesense ere enthusiastic wuld very Weil be the ‘uckup at the momenk aie quarterback. x is just a Success hs ach 240)pound pes and Mondt is counting on that freshman, but Mond{ says, At ie ae some enthusiasm to put the Lobos. in ‘imes he has been the cur "Hudspeth is seit Guird Practice andit is currently ina defense 1s:at the enda psitions honorsthis year String behind Bob Keeran, 3 cast while it heais. Whether or where Robin Cole and Greg “There schedule we can’t beat,” Mandi Sophomore, but has aceasionally not an operation gill be Jones are the starters Cole necessary hasn't been decided. If 24 pound sophomore and Jones Suysfirraly, but then recognizes. been in the numbertwo spot Oftensively Ades Lous will be ooit would pu out for the it 2 211 pound senior. and both Uhal 1 It take Some ood football By JOEWA pai 273 others, including Mill a hirdie putt on the ilth hole to take the rematniog shots. mead, Niciany has live holes a b and teads by two aredoing an excellentjob." Andy 4 BO pound Sopbee re, is regarded as the best for the Lobos. The other tackle will be 237 pound sophomore Rar! Pettet. Middle guardwill beBill Bassetto, a 235 poundsenior. The defensive secondaryis led by free saiety Randy Rich, two year starter. Others in the sive vari are Senior comer. and Bab Johnson at monster position. the Lobosfinished They aiea t ekpecied to-do much better than 4-4again this yearin league State, play and Uieit non-league evay Tech, Jawa MexicoState se State, and New So a maior turn around for the Lobo program probably isn’t in orderthis year. |