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ft The SUN, Flagstaff, Arizona Thursday, June 8. 1972 NHL Expansion Decision Nears )1 ARIZONA Dave Wimbish, expansion draft, allowing Pollock to keep a pomislng player like Bob Murdoch for Montreal. Pollock was set to collect on some of his earlier wheeling and dealing today in the amateur draft of graduating junior MONTREAL (AP) There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that the National Hockey League holds its annual summer meetings in Montreal as a result of one of Sam Pollocks trades. But just about everything else going on at hockeys sum- mer conclave revolves around the crafty general manager of the Canadiens, who spends the week paying off and collecting on past favors. Pollock paid one off Wednesday, shipping veteran goalie LaVerne NAIA Semi-Final PHOENIX, Ariz.

(AP) La put the contest away with an Verne College, fought off eight-run outburst. The Bear-a late rally by David Lipscomb cats did It on five hits, two er- players. The Canadiens record, third best in the NHL last year, entitled them to the 14th amateur selection. But Pollocks earlier maneuvers secured choices from Los Angeles, California and Pittsburgh. That gave the Canadiens the fourth, sixth and eighth picks as weU by choosing Jacques Richard, a center who had 71 goals and 160 points for the Quebec Remparts last season.

Both Harris and Richard are touted as "can't miss pros-pects, and they will charge the New York and Atlanta clubs fancy prices for signatures on pro contracts. Both also are being sought by the rival World Hockey Association, which has been busy signing players away from NHL clubs. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) is rooting for the NHL in the bidding for its graduating players and theres a simple reason for it money. Everytlme a Junior player is selected and turns pro with an NHL club, it means extra cash for the CAHA. OAiLy SUN Sports Editor rors and four walks.

Pitts, John OLeary, Terry Roach and Sam Monteau each had three hits to lead the victors. Phil Rawlins, the leading Frostburg hitter, had two of the five hits collected by the Maryland school. Janes Stay Atop League The Calamity Janes maintained their one point lead, with the Kool Kats taking over sec-ond place, in this weeks Star-lite Starters Bowling action. Highlight of the Monday Kegl-ing activity was Pat Merritts first career 200 game, as she came through with a 224 and 470 series. Other high scores included Darlene Mitchells 177 423 and Prescilla Jara- Denie Dejordy and four minor as their own No.

14. league players to the New York The Islanders were scheduled Islanders for what was de- to make the first amateur pick scribed as "cash and other con- Bill Harris, a husky right wing-slderatlons. At least one of the er who scored 57 goals and had "other considerations report- 129 points for Toronto of the edly was having the Islanders Ontario Hockey Association last select defenseman Bart Crash- year. Atlanta, the other ex-ley from the Canadiens in the pansion franchise, was to follow A ft A- Getting it Together of Mrs. Ida Smithson, who instructs gymnastics classes in conjunction with the Flagstaff Parks and Recreation Department.

(SUNfoto) RENEE CROCKETT, 14. and Casey Coffelt, four, practice their routines in preparation for tonights Gymnastics Carousel at the Flagstaff High School gym. Renee and Casey are both students Lumberjack Distance Men Shooting for Olympics College, today to take a 5-4 victory In the winners bracket of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics baseball championships. Trailing 5-1 in the 8th Inning, Lipscomb scored three times and had men on second and third with none out when reliev er Frank DiCrastro retired the side. La Verne took a 2-0 lead in the second on five straight walks.

The winners scored three more times in the fourth on a two-run single by Dave Crlpe and a fielders choice infield grounder by Dan Clark. In a losers bracket game, Sam Houston State College, had everything its own way in defeating Frostburg State College, 16-3. The defeat ousted Frostburg State from the double-elimination tourney. The Texans jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on Jim Pitts three-run homer. It was the first ball hit out of Phoenix Municipal Stadium since the tournament began Monday.

Sam Houston held an 8-2 lead going Into the eighth inning and Gymnastics Show Set for Tonight Three of Northern Arizona Universitys all time great distance runners will be at-tempting the ultimate and that is to run in the Olympic Games this fall in Munich, and valuting routines are suffered severe leg cramps which hindered his performance in the Big Sky championships and kept him out of the NCAA University division championships. If he has recouperated, he could well earn a berth on the English team because he had run his most consistent and best just prior to the cramp siege. Selby and Tocheri have also had their share of hard luck. At Eugene, during the finals of the 1,500 meters, Selby was running third and was moving up when he got an unexpected shove. Someone stepped on his foot and as he tumbled, he cut his right arm bad enough that it required 16 stich-es to close the wound.

Last but he Mrs. Kaye Lewis, assistant Germany instructor said if this is your Dave Tocheri, Richard Sliney first exhibition, youll enjoy and Richard Selby have departwatching the youngsters per- ed NAU for their native counform. She added that they all tries in an attempt to be selec-did so with grace and skill." ted for their nations Olympic She said that those who at- teams, tended the annual event last Tocheri, from Canada, will year "will be amazed at the be shooting for a spot in the progress many of the students 5,000 meter have made. ey and Selby, Mrs. Smithson pointed out land, will be shooting for the that there will be no admis- 10,000 meters and the 1,500 sion charge and added that meters, respectively.

at- Sliney has already met everyone run while Siin- both from Eng- tend. qualifying time, Hawkeyes Aren Awed by ASU According to Iowa Coach Banks Connie Mack Needs Manager The Connie Mack division of the Northern Arizona Amateur Baseball Congress is in need of one manager. Anyone who is interested in the position, and who is able to devote time to the program is asked to call Ed Garcia at 774-9032. Garcia advised that the league will play all games on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons. And added that a manager is needed who is also able to hold practice ses-sions two or three times dur-ing the week.

Grich, one of three youngsters ju line-up, socked a three- run homer off Minnesotas Jim perry fn the first inning and IOWA CrTY, Iowa (AP) should help us, all our games States leading hitter with a University of Iowa baseball during the season were day .398 average. He is also the Coach Duane Banks says his games, said Banks. team leader in hits 97, home team is not awed by the Hawk- Speaking of Arizona State, runs 13, runs batted in 89 and eyes opening College World which is making its sixth ap- stolen bases 28. Series foe top-ranked Arizona pearance in the college classic, He was an all-American se-State. Banks said the Sun Devils lection last year as a soph- "They are a good baU club strongest points are hitting and an excellent hitting team, a strong schedule, noted Banks, but I wouldnt They have some outstanding say they are awesome as some hitters, noted Banks.

"Bannis-people make them out to be. ter (Al) is one of the finest col-Arizona State (60-4) meets the jege players around, Hawkeyes (25-15) in the first Bannister, a 5-foot-ll, 174-round of the eight-team, double pound shortstop, is Arizona elimination national collegiate tournament Saturday night in Omaha. "We are not going out there with the idea of losing, noted Banks, whose team is ninth ranked in the final poll conducted by Collegiate BasebaU, an Arizona-based college baseball paper, "If somebody beats us it will By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS have to be on the field, added Manager Earl Weaver thinks Banks. "We are swinging the some of his Baltimore Orioles bats well right now and if we may be over the hill. But the dont get up tight I think we players would like to think will do well.

theyre over the hump. Banks, only in his second full The Over-the-Hill Gang is year at the Hawkeye helm, has coming back, yeUed Paul had his team playing exhibition Bair after the Orioles snapped games under the lights the last a five-game losing streak week in preparation for the Wednesday night with a con-tournament. vincing 11-2 drubbing of Min- He used six pitchers Tuesday nesota Over the Hill Rebound to Whip American League East despite a 22-22 record. Elsewhere, Oakland trounced Cleveland 10-4, the Chicago White Sox nipped Boston 2-1, the New York Yankees defeated Texas 7-5 and Kansas City edged Milwaukee 5-4. Weaver made his over the hill crack following Tuesday nights fifth consecutive setback and the Orioles wasted little time in reacting.

Bobby Mrs. Ida Smithson, gymnastics instructor for the City Parks and Recreation Department will present her annual "Gymnastics Carousel tonight at the Flagstaff HighSchool gym at seven. According to Mrs. Smithson, boys and girls from four to 16 years of age will be displaying their acrobatic and tumbling abilities. Balance team, floor exercise, uneven parallel bars pitcher for the series probably will be 6-3, 215-pound senior righthander Craig Swan.

"He is a strong thrower and a real strikeout artist, said Banks. Swan is 14-1 with 130 strikeouts in 125.2 innings and an earned run average of 1.93. In the district seven playoffs, Swan stopped Weber State 8-1- Arizona State, which won titles in the series in 1965, 1967 and 1969, has won 31 of its last 32 games and 13 by shutouts. Jim Shellenback and Bill Gogo-lewski for six runs in the third inning on consecutive singles by Steve Kline, Horace Clarke, Rusty Torres, Bobby Murcer, Roy White and Felipe Alou and Thurman Munsons sacrifice fly and then held off the Rangers. Kansas City came from behind twice to nip Milwaukee.

OllCV OCtlL 0 i jWlTTt JL CutitS ffe.ncFo The Flagstaff Parks and Recreation Department has announced it will hold a Summer League for womens volleyball, starting June 19, at Flagstaff Junior High. Rosters and entry fees of $15 per team, made payable to the Coconino Athletic Club, are to be in the Parks and Recreation office by June 16. The department has also announced it will have tryouts for the summer swim team on Saturday, June 10, at 9 a.m., at the Flagstaff High School pool. Orioles Twins fall, Selby was running ninth in the final stretch of the NCAA cross country championships, when he suffered a severe case of leg cramps. Tocheri fought a potassium deficiency that almost ended his running career, but is coming back strong and appears ready to create the type of ex-citement he did as a freshman.

NAUs head coach Leo Ha-berlack has produced nine All-America trackmen and cross country performers and the trio above have been responsible for seven of the All -America honors. All of which have come within the last five years. 3 triple in the third inning to power Montreal past At-lanta. Burt Hooton of the Cubs gave up 13 hits-but all of them were singles. And only one of them, Frank Robinsons, resulted in a run for the Dodgers.

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Main Farmington N.M. Getting Ready for the Show THE FIFTH ANNUAL Northern Arizona Horsemans Association June Horse Show is "shaping up to be the most exciting ever, according to Wanda Conyers, show chairman. Several hundred of the "southwests finest horses are expected for the three day event, which opens Friday, June 9. Show highlights will include full quarter horse division, along with open English and Western riding. Debbie Thalen, above, riding her horse May Dodger will be competing in the events to be held at Fort Tuthill, as will association member Marlene Allen, presenting Miss Thalen with a trophy earned in previous competition.

The show will be the first of the summer season in Flagstaff. (Photo courtesy Wanda Conyers) New Improved Big Red Machine Coupled with Detroits 5-1 lss to California, the victory ames behind the Tigers in the Derails Streaking Mets 6 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS For a change, Cincinnatis assault on five San Diego like to see those men on j0hnny Bench wasnt hitting, ers. base when I get up to bat, gut it wasnt his fault. The Dave Cash also homered for Tony Perez said. There werent flew York Mets were pitching the Bucs while Nate Colbert any there when he was fin- around him.

But that only and pinch-hitter Jerry Morales kbed. brought up Perez. And the 'put it over the wall for the Reds first baseman didnt Padres. mind a bit. He drove in four runs Wednesday night, three of them in the first inning with a strate-gy-wrecking double, that powered Cincinnatis newest version of the Big Red Machine to 6-3 victory over the fading Tuba City Needs Players All Tuba City boys aged 18 and under who want to play baseball this summer should get in touch with Ray Amic, at 283 5344 in Tuba City.

Amic says that several night as the Hawkeyes no-hit a Norway, Iowa, team in a 2-0 victory. The work under the lights American League East W. L. Pet. Detroit 25 19 .568 Baltimore 22 22 Cleveland 20 22 Boston 18 23 N.Y.

19 25 Milwaukee 15 25 West Oakland 31 13 Minnesota 25 17 California 22 25 Kansas City 19 25 Texas 19 27 Fridays Games California at Boston, night Minnesota at Cleveland, night New York at Kansas City, night Baltimore at Texas, night Oakland at Detroit, night Milwaukee at Chicago, night G.B. .500 3 .476 4 .439 5 .432 6 .375 8 .705 5 .468 10 .432 12 .413 13 Pat Dobson scattered 10 hits to even his record at 6-6. Among the veterans, Dave Johnson drove in two runs while Boog Powell and Brooks Robinson each delivered two hits. The explosion rekindled dreams of a fourth straight pennant. The Tigers, meanwhile, were held to three hits by Californias firebaUing Nolan Ryan.

The Angels jumped on Joe Niekro for four runs in the fifth inning on singles by Ken McMullen, Leroy Stanton and John Stephenson, a double by Leo Cardenas and Sandy Alomars two-run single off reliever Chuck Seelbach. Home runs by Joe Rudi and Mike Epstein in the first inning started the As on their way to victory as Ken Holtzman, although touched for 14 hits, joined Clevelands Gaylord Per-ry and Detroits Mickey Lolich as the only nine-game winners in the majors. The As have a five-game lead in the AL West over Minnesota and Chicago. The White Sox kept pace by edging Boston behind the pitching of Stan Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, Bahnsen and Gssage The Yankees pounded Texas Fridays Games Atlanta at Philadelphia, night Cincinnati at Montreal, night Houston at New York, night night But the second pme was a study in contrast. Pittsburgh starter Dock Ellis departed after nine scoreless innings of three-hit hurling.

And after 13, San Diego starter Clay Kirby left after yielding eight hits and no runs. The Bucs won it and moved within 2 games of the Mets in In the rest of the National National League East in League, Pittsburgh bombed San inning on infield hits Diego 12-5, then squeezed out a Aj Oliver and Stargell, a 1-0 victory for a sweep in the double steal, an intentional 18-inning nightcap, Philadelphia walk and Mike corkins unin. beat Houston 3-1, Montreal de- tentional bases-loaded walk to feated Atlanta 5-2, the Chicago Qene Aney Cubs whipped Los Angeles 5-1 The Fhils inaily won a and St. Louis silenced San gjtme only their second in 21 Francisco 6-0. to snap a nine-game tailspin.

The Pirates had little trouble God what a difference win-with the Padres in the opener makes! said overjoyed of their twinbill. Willie Stargell Manager Frank Lucchesi. drove in five runs with his 12th Mike Jorgensen drove in and 13th homers to lead a 20-hit three runs with a bases-loaded Mgts The coaching staff will sel- tea.nis are in need of players, ect the six top swimmers in This Includes the Pee Wee Reese the crawl, backstroke and League, which needs players breaststroke in the five age 12 years of age and under, groups. The five groups are Later this summer, Tuba City for those eight years of age Bl host the Arizona State Pee and under, nine and 10, 11- wee Ree League Champion-12, 13 14 and 15 -17. ship Tournament.

The team will work out daily, The Tuba City League, like the with opportunities to travel Navajo Capitol Youth Base to Phoenix and other cities for ball League in the Window Rock-competition. Ft. Defiance area is a sane Ribbons will be awarded for tioned member of the American first through third places in the Amateur Baseball Congress tryouts. (AABC). 1 I.