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10 The SUN, Flagstaff, Arizona Friday April 14, 197? Baseball Season Gets Underway With Full Schedule of Games AKiZONA Dave Wimbish, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tional pastime ended Thursday A shortened baseball season on two fronts In Chicago, will finally get under way 11 where major league club own-days late Saturday, but before ers voted to pick up the season the first pitch is thrown the beginning Saturday and cancel sport has two losers and a all games called off by the count of one strike. strike, and in New York, where The first general walkout in the player representatives the history of the so-called na- agreed. The pennant races thus will be decided on a percentage basis, since not all teams will play the same number of games. Technically, the races always are decided on percentage, but games affecting the final standings usually are made up. Rangers Face Hawks MONTREAL (AP) The Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques New York Rangers, barely out tallied for Montreal, of the Stanley Cup quarter-final The third lod was less frying pan, step right into the than hal minute oM when fire Sunday when they open Fairbairn their National Hockey League found Walt Tkaczuk alone about 40 feet from Mf jv' semifinal series against the Chicago Black Hawks.

The Rangers finished Montreal's defending Cup champions 3-2 Thursday night, winning the opening round series in six games with a pulsating finish that sent Goalie In the American League East, Baltimore has 154 games remaining, Boston and New York 155 and Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee 156. In the AL West, Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota and Texas will play 154 games, California and Oakland 155. Opening Day Schedule American League Saturdays Games (Regular season opens) New York (Stottlemyre 16-12 or Peterson 15-13) at Baltimore (Palmer 20-9) Boston (Pattin 14-14 or Culp 14-16) at Detroit (Lolich25-14) Minnesota (Blyleven 16-15) at Oakland (Holtzman 9-15) Texas (Bosman 12-16) at California (Messersmith 20-13), Chicago (Wood 22-13) at Kansas City (Drago 17-11) Milwaukee (Parsons 13-17 or Lockwood 10-15) at Cleveland (G. Perry 16-12) Sundays Games New York at Baltimore, 2 Milwaukee at Cleveland, 2 Chicago at Kansas City, 2 Boston at Detroit Minnesota at Oakland Texas at California National League Saturdays Games (Regular season opens) Los Angeles (Sutton 17-12) at Cincinnati (Billingham 10-15) Atlanta (Niekro 15-14) at San Diego (Kirby 15-13), Pittsburgh (Ellis 19-9) at New York (Seaver 20-10) Philadelphia (Carlton 20-9) at Chicago (Jenkins 24-13) Chicago and Pittsburgh ln the National League East show 155 games left while Montreal, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis have 156.

In the NL West, Houston and San Diego have 153, Atlanta and Cincinnati 154 and Los Angeles and San Francisco 155. All 24 teams will lose at least one home game. The only dispute still remaining until the year-end negotiations between players and owners on a new basic agreement involves Kansas City and Chicago ln the AL West. Ewing Kauffman, owner of the Royals, says he will protest any games his club has to play against Chicago this weekend because the White Sox disregarded a league directive and allowed their players to work out in White Sox Fark during the strike. Saturdays opening day schedule looks like this: American League Minnesota at Oakland, Texas at California (night), Chicago at Kansas City, Boston at Detroit, Milwaukee at Cleveland, New York at Baltimore.

National League Pittsburgh at New York, Montreal at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Chicago, Los Angeles at Cincinnati, San Francisco at Houston Atlanta at San Diego (night). The players went on strike April 1 in a dispute with the owners over the amount of money owners would contribute to the players pension plan. That wiped out the last four days of spring training and the walkout continued into the regular season, scheduled to start April 5. Today would have been the 10th day of the The owners, whose annual contribution to the plan came to $5.4 million, offered an in-crease of $490,000 earmarked solely for the health care segment of the pension plan.

The players were seeking a 17 per cent cost-of-living rise In retirement benefits. The first break came early this week when the owners, who had not offered a penny for retirement benefits, offered to allocate $400,000 from a huge interest surplus built up by the pension fund. The players lowered their demand from 17 per cent approximately $918,000 to $600,000 and the two sides finally compromised on $500,000. That left pay for made-up games as the only issue. At first, the owners wanted to reschedule all lost games with no salary.

The players offered to give up one days pay. The owners proposed- to pay the players for games made up on open dates or as part of a separate admission doubleheader, but not for those rescheduled as part of one-admission twin bills. Finally, the owners decided to start the season Saturday. Since the players are paid on the basis of a 182-day campaign rather than a 162-game season, they will each lose 10-182nds of their salary. For those earning the $13,500 minimum, it will amount to $740.

For those at the major league average of $32,500, its $1,780. For Hank Aaron, who pulls down a record $200,000 a year, it comes to a loss of $10,980. The owners were losers, too. Some estimates place the loss at $5 million, including gate recipts, parking concessions and one canceled national television game. 'A i In a OAiLy SUN Sports Editor away the net.

Tkaczuks blazing slap shot just did beat Dryden. Now it was Giacomins show and he didnt disappoint. First he protected the lead with a brilliant sliding stop on Frank Mahovlichs point blank power Combined with a regular time-speed-distance rally, will be such gimmick rally approaches as straight line maps, tulip diagrams and computer flowcharts, according to Pettengill. He said that the Can Am, like all NAU Sports Car Club Rally Series events, is designed for beginners, and detailed instructions for each type of route will be given entrants. First car will "start the two and one half hour route at 1:01 p.m., with the top 10 per cent of the finishers being awardedtro-phies.

Pettengill added that the entry fee for the event will be $1.50 per car, with all teams receiving dash plaques. According to the rallymaster following the route will take the rallyists to Ft. Tuthill for an informal get together after the rally. Chili will be supplied by Ed Giacomin into a joyful swan try. Then, with the Cana, dive at the final siren.

dlens buzzing New Yorks net In Thursday night's other ln the final minutes, they lifted NHL action, St. Louis trimmed Dryden, for a 5-3 edge in skat-Minnesota 4-2, tying that series es at 3-3 and setting up a decisive Again Giacomin came up seventh game at Minnesota with a big stop, getting his Sunday. skate on a drive by Lemalre. Giacomin was the Ranger Then he found an opening and hero with two sensational third shot the puck down ice, aiming period saves that kept the Ca- for the gaping Montreal net. nadiens from tying the score, when the clock finally ran Then, with Ken Dryden out of down, Giacomin leaped happily the Montreal nets to give the in the air and flopped on the Canadiens an extra attacker in ice, joined quickly by his team-the game's final moments, mates.

Giacomin barely missed the gaping goal with a long clear- Phil Roberto scored a goal ing shot that ate up valuable and collected two assists in seconds on the clock. triggering St. Louis past Min- Montreal had come from be- nesota. Bob Plager, Garry Ung. hind twice In the first two peri- er and Jack Egers produced ods after goals by Billy Fair- the Blues other goals.

Bill bairn had given the Rangers 1-0 Goldsworthy and J.P. Parise and 2-1 leads. scored for the North Stars. 5 a Cloud of Dust A FLAGSTAFF HIGH SCHOOL JV baseball player slides home in the third inning of their game against the East Flag Freshmen Wednesday afternoon. The runner was ruled safe, sliding under East catcher Arthur Ulibarris tag.

Nine runs scored for the JVs in the inning, and they went on to post a 14-4 win. Pacers Advance in ABA: Knicks Blast Celtics Sports Car Rally Set for Saturday Montreal (Stoneman 17-16) at St. Louis (Gibson 16-13 or Wise 17-14) San Francisco (Marichal 18-11) at Houston (Dierker 12-6), winners a 90-87 lead. Sundays Games Pittsburgh at New York Philadelphia at Chicago Los Angeles at Cincinnati Montreal at St. Louis San Francisco at Houston Atlanta at San Diego, 2 Ralph Simpson made with 25 seconds on the Lewis blocked his and Billy Keller free throw for Indiana.

Brown tied Lewis for with 20 points and By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Coach Bob Leonard and the Indiana Pacers can relax now for all of two days. Then all they have to do is play the Utah Stars in the American Basketball Associations West Division final series. This series has been awful tough, Leonard said after the Pacers whipped the Denver End of Strike Brings On Smiles By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Everyone is glad that the Weve been working at the baseball strike is over, said a wrong things were ready spokesman for the Philadelphia to play basebaU, added Texas Phillies. General Manager Joe Burke. And that literally means just "Everybody is glad to be get-about everyone players, man- ting back to work.

agement and the man on the Boy, am I glad this thing is street. over, said a coffee-carrying People of the baseball world night watchman at the Associ-and the fans who love the sport ated Press Building in New reacted with high enthusiasm York. Ive been a baseball fan and relief after settlement since I was a boy, and I really Thursday of the arduous, 13- missed it. Forget hockey and Erving Signing Heats Up War give the Denvers it 90-89 clock, then two shots, added a Roger team honors Simpson was game-high with 30 points. The Virginia Squires soundly thumped the New York Nets 138-91 in the opening game of their best-of-seven ABA East Division finals.

In the National Association, the Knicks took a 1-0 116-94 victory in game- series with Celtics. The Squires demolition of the Nets was the result of Charlie Scott leaving for Phoenix of the NBA and Julius Ervings announced signing with Atlanta of the NBA, according to Coach A1 Bianchi. New York with a the seven- the Boston RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -BasketbaU The owner of the Virginia Squires of the American Bas-lead ketball Association says there is "a concerted plan on the part of the National Basketball Association to destroy the ABA. An angry Earl Foremati The Northern Arizona University Sports Car Club will be holding a "different kind of car rally this Saturday, according to rallymaster Jim Pettengill.

At 11:30 a.m. registration will start in the University Union parking lot for a Canadian con-cept event, which will end with a picnic at the Ft. Tuthill fairgrounds. Bucks Invade Runners Lair PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) The Phoenix Roadrunners will try to even the score tonight in the second game of the Western Hockey League Patrick Cup playoffs with Portland.

The Beavers toppled Phoenix Wednesday night 3-1 in Portland. The two terns will meet again Saturday night in Phoe- Rocfteis 91-89 Thursday night in seconds. the West Division semifinal Lewis scored the Pacers' fi- playoffs. "Its been tough both nal field goal with 1:24 left to Flagstaff High Calls Off Game The Flagstaff High Schools Garcia added that the Skyline scheduled baseball game sche- Divisional fights for playoff duled for today has been post- spots are "a mad scramble poned, but tomorrows schedul- with the fourth, fifth and sixth ed encounter is still on if the place spots up for grabs. physically and mentally and I cant look ahead to Utah yet.

Any time you play a seven-game series like this youve got to relax a little. Indiana turned back a Denver rally late in the game and got a steller performance from Freddie Lewis with 20 points and great defense including two blocked shots in the final 14 At Coconino, meanwhile, coach Tim Painter said there is still a 50-50 chance that todays scheduled game with Apollo would go on. The field was being dragged this morning in preparation for the 3 p.m. game. Saturday the Panthers will face Winslows Bulldogs in a 1 p.m.

encounter. A four-way track meet scheduled for tomorrow at noon on the NAU track between Flagstaff, Coconino, Kingman and Winslow is still on Unless the track is really wetandmuddy, according to Coconino assistant coach Jack Boehle. basketball. Johnny Bench, the Cincinnati catcher, said hes eager to start the season Saturday and hopes that there wont be any resentment from the fans. There has been a lot of mud slinging on both sides and a lot of propaganda, said Bench.

"It is unfortunate it had to happen and I hope something like this never happens again. Outfielder Rico Carty of Atlanta found out the strike was over while watching television. I was like the fellow in that commercial I couldnt believe the whole thing, said the Atlanta outfielder. We were out too long. But we just had to stick together and do our best.

day strike. "Im relieved I reaUy feel good. I just want to play ball, said Chuck Dobson, the Oakland As pitcher. I really feel good, said Joe Torre, the St. Louis Cardinal star.

I cant explain how I feel in one word, but happy will do for now, said Rusty Staub, the New York Mets right-fielder. Happiness was spread liber-ally throughout the nation and brought smiles all around. People are waiting for the cry, Play Ball. Im ready to go, said manager Ted Williams of the Texas Rangers. Im ready to do some moving.

Hockey Matches Slated For Flagstaff Ice Rink Four hockey games are scheduled Saturday and Sunday at the Flagstaff Ice Rink, closing out the 1971-72 season. The Flagstaff under 10 years of age team commonly called the Squirts will meet a Tucson team in the same age bracket at 12 noon on Saturday and at 8 a.m. on Sunday. The Tucson Blades, a ju nix in the best four-out-of-seven Mr. and Mrs.

Pettengill, with series. everything else on a you want We win the first one and it you bring it basis. Petten-weYe square, it becomes a gill said the picnic will give whole new series, said Phoe- the participants a chance to nix coach Aut Erickson about meet the other teams and dis-the two weekend contests. cuss the route, and will allow Then if we can win the sec- time for officials to tabulate ond, weve got the hammer go- the scores, ing back into Portland. Further information on the The Roadrunners had a hard rally may be obtained by calltime getting shots off Wednes- ing Pettengill at 774 4377, day night.

The Phoenix squad or Sports Car Club secretary fired only four shots on goal Chuck Davis, at 523 2957. during the opening period. Rookie Bob Whitlock grabbed the only Phoenix point during the opening period. Portland blasted 48 shots on goal during the contest against Phoenix 25. HSPECIAL Our Back OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOO made the statement Wednesday as he confirmed reports that his star rookie Julius Erving had signed with the NBA Atlanta Hawks.

venile team with skaters up to 18, will play the Northern Arizona University hockey club at 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday. Jerry Caple, coach of the Flagstaff clubs, invites the public to attend any or all of the games. It should be pleasant weather in which to watch hockey, said Caple.

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