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Show nii nlt y it - - r' h ny iyniiymi gl J y 0' 11 r UJ iakr Srilnuu Sports Monday Morning. May 16, 1977 i-- Section t f':s '? I Page One 8Si mb 1 q v Sports Mirror by k ' V $? ??$ z ' John Mooney v .... ss' tribune Sim.iu l ililoi : Their Uniform Are Colorful. Hut Uiiips Uot Tlieir Color J r V'' sc r K...: n active major If you can name a deserve a off head, you your league umpires season ticket to the major league ball park of your choice. Yet, when I was a kid following major league baseball avidly on the radio, we all could name George Magerkurth, Bill Klem, George Moriarity, Jocko Conlon, Cal Hubbard. Dolly Stark, Beans Keardon, Jack Guthrie, Bill Dineen, Bill Summers, Tom Gorman, Charlie Berry, Ed Rommel, A1 Barlick, Lou Jorda. Art Passarella, Larry Goetz. Red Ormsby and Charlie Moran. Most of us never had seen a major league game, and this was far before television, but from the radio broadcasts we knew the umpires and their characteristics as well as we knew the batting averages of the players. And, as we developed our baseball interest and knowledge, we learned from the old timers of the likes of Lord Byron, King Lear Quigley, Cy Silk OLoughlin, Billy Evans and Rigler, "Honest John Kelly. The "Singing Umpire Bill Byron considered himself quite a crooner, as well as a poet and he is famous for singing, as he called a rookie out on strikes, Youll have to learn, before youre older, you cant hit the ball, with the bat on your shoulder. for his defense of Hurst is the perils and hardships of umpiring by the classic, But you cant beat them hours. But baseball men remember Hurst who bested the fiery John McGraw. Hurst once called a second strike on McGraw when the Giant manager played for Baltimore. McGraw squawked all over the park and the next pitch was called a ball by Hurst. "That pitch was exactly like the other two you called strikes, McGraw shouted. Now then, said Hurst with that pixie look he made famous, "thats very interesting. Ill have to change that last call to strike three. Youre out! I never Klem is famous for his remark, missed one which he qualified by adding here while pointing to his heart. But the Old Arbitrator, as Klem became know n, established himself as a rookie ump when he gave McGraw the bums rush out of the game and McGraw' threatened. Ill have your job for fl ,f , VSS: :i ; - Jv' V .viv a. Johnny Temple, a .400 hitter for Ogden many years ago, took a called third strike and when he jawed, Larry Goetz tossed him out. Temple protested Goetz let the other players dont mind when argue and Larry reminded, the lions and tigers get on me, but I refuse to take it from the nits and gnats." And maybe the last word was had by Charlie Moran, who hestitated on a close play at the plate and the catcher barked. "Well, was he safe or out? Whats your call?" "Son," remarked Charlie softly, "until call it, it aint nuthin. Baseball doesn't want the colorful umpire, it appears, and that may be another reason for a decline in interest. Its too bad because the colorful umpire was a part of the old baseball interest. 1 1 Observation Ward "Put your money where your mouth is" used to Molorcclisl Dies just means you're By Tom Wharton Tribune Outdoors Writer The weather improved during the morning Sunday on the second day of the Utah fishing season but angling generally remained slow in most parts of the state. And an afternoon storm that brought rain, wind and cool weather drove many fishermen home for the weekend. Fishing at Strawberry remained slow, according to Harvey Gustaveson, who has fished this reservoir for many years. Weather Fair The weather was pretty fair," explained Gustaveson, "but we fished from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and caught one fish. We didnt see anybody getting any. Its one of the worst openers Ive seen. I think a lot of people probably got skunked. I only saw one other fish pulled in. This writer took a short trip to Deer Creek Reservoir and fished the Provo going into the reservoir.. We saw a number of small rainlxjws taken but fishing couldnt be described as fast. Most anglers, however, had a few fish. The fishing at East Canyon also remained fairly slow. The weather was cold and windy but that didn't stop hundreds from .ining the banks. 1 one-bal- l. Weather in the Pineview area was quite nice until around 3 p.m. It was sunny without much wind until the temperature began to drop later in the afternoon. Paul said Causey Reservoir was very slow with few fish being taken. The South Fork of the Ogden River produced fair fishing but the fish weren't concentrated in any one area and anglers had to work the stream hard for their fish. Soldier Creek Improves Fishing at Soldier Creek improved a bit over Saturday, according to central region supervisor LaVar Ware of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Fishing at Roekport Reservoir, which was a real sleeper on this opening weekend, remained fairly good, especially in the morning hours. Boaters did slightly better than those fishing from the bank, but salmon eggs netted some shore fishermen some nice catches. Fish were a little larger than previous years. CERDA. Sicily A speeding CPI i race car veered into a roadside crowd during the controversial Targa Florio Road Race Sunday, killing one spectator and seriously injured five others, including the driver. The bloody incident caused chaos among the thousands of spectators crowding the narrow race course and police ordered the event cancelled after the 'bird of eight scheduled laps to pre- vent further By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer AMERICAN FORK There is an old saying that a true golf tournament doesn't begin until the back nine on Sunday. However. Jimmy Blair mod died tile philosophy- Sunday at When Jimmy Con- 6--7, 6-- 1, 6-- 6-- d Ali Assures Evangelista More Time MuhamLANDOVER. Md. (UPIi mad .Mi. promising unknown Alfredo Evangelista a longer telev ision appearance Monday night in their world heavyweight championship fight than the 58 seconds Ken Norton gave Duane Bobick last week, weighed in Sunday at a relatively trim 221 !5 pounds. Alis weight may not he an accurate borunvter of his ability, but he is eight s and pounds lighter than the 230 he weighed when he nearly lost a decision to Jimmy Young here at the Capital Center a year ago. He is also about 20 pounds lighter than when he started training six weeks ago after a h to make a retirement movie of his life, through the champion retains a band ol middle-ageiat above his hips. Evangelista weighed in at 209G at the Capital Center Sunday. 11:,4 pounds lighter than Ali. three-quarter- five-mont- Ali obviously was quite pleased with liis general condition. "Ain I fat. lellas?" he asked those gathered around the scale which had been set up in the center of the ring. "Am I washed up? was a fat man a weeks ago. I weighed 239 pounds, but look at me now." The champion then held forth for 20 minutes in the center of the ringqaud revealed that he had bought $200,000 worth of tickets ior Monday nights light to distribute among the "poor people in this urea. "These people cant alien'd $130 lor a ticket or $100 or even $20, so I'm gonna make sure they get these tickets free. went I'm talking about the people down and saw in the soup kitchens the other day. They dont have any money they don't even have nothing to eat." Then, referring to Evangelista. All said. "1 guarantee he'll laM longer Ilian 1 fe-.- Bobick. e Tri-Cit- v - gull Course. Blair jolted the field with a course record 3! on the front nine that was so gorgeous he had to wonder if it were a dream, and went on to a final round tis e and a rousing victory in the 1977 Sizzler Open. Blair successfully defended the title he took home last year with a par 70 Saturday, before touring multiple hazards at Sunday to run away from pros Bob Betley and Mike Palaska. Blair's 138 aggregate for 30 holes was also a tournament record. Betley and Malaska tied for top pro honors at However, Betley earned the first place pay cheek of $770 when birdie putt on the tie stroked in a second sudden death playotf hole. Both Malaska and Betley birdied the first playolf hole. two-und- Tri-Cit- acci- dents. Race officials said an Osella P.M racer driven by Gabriele Ciuti veered into the crowd on an unprotected curve in the roadway, cutting ot down spectators like bowling pins before the ear came to a halt. Ciuti himself was left in a coma, one spectator was killed instantly. straight Utah championship this season. The laigan native turned the 7.0.30 yards ol diabolical hazards into a casual Iront-mncruise by rolling in an eight loot birdie oil No 2. a three-toote- r on No. 3. and an birdie on No I. to pull even with Betley at five under par. Betley began the day four under par and birdied No. 1. But Blair's brilliance had just begun, while Betley quickly found an abundance of mislortune. Blair popped in birdies oil Nos. 0 and 7 to make the turn at seven under par. Meanwhile. Betley. the powerful pro at Bear Lake West, found the water with his approach on No. 7, lluilled a chip, and settled for a double Ixigey seven and a front nine 37. Botli players bogeyed No. 10, and Betley also bogeyed No. 11 to fall further off the puce. Then, with one final bit of dramatics. Blair holed a pitching wedge for an eagle two on No. 14 to fully establish himself as the uncatchablc leader. White Barn pro Tommy Williams followed ) and Jack Ridd Malaska and Betley with 140 totals. Kidd, the ageless amateur, took home top net honors and a $2.50 cheek. ;. Joey Bonsig-norLanny Nielsen and John Evans all came next at 147. Bol) Slagler It was a command performance for BYUs Blair, who s polishing his game lor the NCAA finals in June. And it was his front-sid- e masterpiece which lifted (73-73- 1 e (75-72- i?0-77- i, (75-72- (73-74- 1 Drivei Roars To Win "For me to concentrate a whole week by myself is quite a feat, he chuckled. I came here to Dallas to do a job and I did it. 1 think the WCT Championship ranks right up with Wimbledon and Forest Hills. Stockton Shellshocked Stockton was somewhat shellshocked after the match. Jimmy just played great," said Stockton. He attacked, lie served, and he returned well. 1 was never able to get to the net." Stockton admitted. I just missed too many first serves. It put a lot ol pressure on my game." He added, Against Jimmy, you've got to get off to a quick start and hang in there because he has the ability to blow you off the court just like Rod Laver did at his peak." Connors was asked alter the nationally televised match if he thought, he coutd win Wimbledon to go along with his WCT title. If I dont do it. nobody else is going to." he replied. Earns 100 Grand Connors who has won over $2 million e playing tennis, received a check of $190,000 in this, his first, trip to the WCT finals. Illinois native also The sacked a $1,000 wardrobe, use of a luxury cur for a year, a championship ring glittering with diamonds and a diamond pendant for the lady of Ins choice. Connors who has won Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open, never lost his service or his cool in Stockton, who taking out the was tlie popular choice of the crowd because he lives in a nearby Dallas suburb. The stern Stockton, who committed an incredible 56 first faults on bis erratic service, earned a $40. (too pay prize. day lortlie runner-uThe unflappable Connors, who refrained most of the match Irom his usual downing antics. thoroughi dominated Stockton after failing in the first set tiebreaker. Breaks ill First Gaiiic ln the deciding fourth set. Conners broke Stockton's service in the first game then held on despite a late Stockton surge in which lie collected five of his nine aces for the day. Connors took u iittlc more than three hours !o dispense with Stockton in the serve-and-olley match which featured few long rallies in the nalionallv televised match. The tournament did not have a defending champion as Sweden's B jorn llork decided to forego the WCT 1970 tour. Stockton, wlio had a 2 6 liUtinn record against Connors, gave the sell out crowd of 9. 300 in Moody Coliseum cause lur early optimism h.v winning in the iil'st tlie 13 point tiebreaker DOVER. Del. APi -Opportunistic Calc Yarborough overcame a pair of penalty pit stops to remove loose equipment and won the Mason-Dixo500 slock car race Sunday. The victory at Dover International Downs Speedway was the sixth of the season for the leading driver in this ear's National Association lor Slock Car Auto Racing campaign. II also was tile second consecutive triumph here ior the v et e ra n Che v ro e I driver. The average speed was 123.134 miles ail hour, a record lor the race and just oil' the Dover Downs mark. Yarborough won $15.4.50. first-plac- David I'earson finished second in a Mercury, six seconds behind after building up an apparent ly sale lead just before tiic It mile mark. Fear sun was hurt by a pit stop just Indore a caution period that gave Yar Ixirough the chance lur victory. Ml- - Associated Press Wireotioto victory and the WCT championship in Dallas. Jimmy Connors belts backhand at Dick Stockton en route to linal-roun- d ' o.crannm'TimzcenT(ZR THE CANYON RACQGET CLUB and K ALL bring WORLD TEAM TENNIS p to Salt Lake City featuring CHRIS EVERT kanKeci iiurnbei One in inc Wuiiti THE PHOENIX RACQUETS vs. THE SEA PORT CASCADES Tickets: $ 10 and Seamaster-Automati- $ 7 MAY CANYON PACUU ICKl'.l S AV'VLABLI K Cl (.IB OK Ml C IM. VI M m C i t.i h 7.3 (C0 3 tcj vase with blue hue and irelcr bezel ininseiJ in crystal at 7k) Tanners Gift to the Graduate 19, 7:30 p.m. Selei t tins a. i!c and Miiiirv University of Utah Special Events Center I wtrte by Omega c loucjti si milt is Students children half price: $3.50 reserved in $7 section v set T linn to his third Connors T riumphs DALLAS (AP) Sta't In Sizzler Open Whips Stockton in WCT Final ; W. F. Regard, 38. nl RIVERSIDE. Calif. (APi Chula Vista, Calif , died Sunday when his motorcycle crashed miring a ram' at Riverside International Raceway. Northern region information officer Don Paul said fishing at Pineview remained surprising good, especially from boats, and said plenty of nice fish were being caught. Fish were running between a pound and a pound and Kills I in liuee 'Dune Blairs Victorious Cur Veers, I loud v jt. 'is!',;. bv irrt Kei 'v Creek was one of the better spots to iisli and Hit angling improved, unlike many ether I tali waters. left lor home early Sunday afternoon when rain and cold weather again ruined many trips. Soldier Weather Improves, Fishing Still Slow 1 ill Crash ' T t Waiting for the Boat boat? Magerkurth towered above most of the players and he could showboat, like the time Donie Bush roared out to protest a third strike. Turning his back on the irate manager, "Mage addressed the box seat holders, Ladies and gentlemen: Mr. Bush is about to make a short speech, after which he will be asked to leave the premises. Thank You. When Miller Huggins managed the Yankees Bill Guthrie felt the necessity of tossing Bob Meusel out of the game, which brought the diminutive Huggins charging toward the plate, prompting Guthrie to shout, Wait a minute, Meusel. and you can take dis here watch fob wid ft ; , nors wants something, the multimillionaire usually gets his way. The title match in the World Championship of Tennis on Sunday was no exception. Connors, playing almost flawless tennis, whipped local hero Dick 3 for the $100,000 Stockton lirst-plac- e prize. Connors was ecstatic The this. after the match say, 1 played my best. Klem charged the retreating manager and I wanted this tournament really bad. a In fact. Connors is something of shouted. If you can get my job, then I dont want man, yet he was a lone wolf in ladys it." Dallas all week at the WCT finals. When Walker Cooper caught for the Cards, Augie Guglielmo made his umpiring debut, and Cooper cracked, Guglielmo, Passarella, Pinelli, Dascoli, Donatelli and Paparella. Does every Italian get a blue suit the moment he steps off the w- Scenes like this one at Soldier Creek greeted a number of Utah anglers this weekend, but a number half-doze- it C I Oh, surely, theres a pitcher who talks to the baseball, and some of the players hffeet hair and whisker styles that stamp them as unusual, but generally the wealthy young men playing baseball today have more color in their uniforms than in their actions. It almost seems as if they came stamped out on the assembly-line- . As players they are excellent, but they are as alike as two peas in a pod mainly. But if you lament the stereotyped ball player, consider the umpire, who has become a faceless robot, shorn of the color which once made the umpire as distinctive as the ball players. be a challenge to wager, now bound for the grocery store. ? ( SociMiiixlcr-Autoniiitic- . $.7(1 lor your tjra.!in "Tanner iriulua! ion watches engraved free. i O.C. Tanner, 20 East South Temple V V u r- 11,1:!, t v A |