Sweden Earns First Gold Medal
SPORTS
THE JOURNAL
MONDAY, AUGUST 28,1972
Olympic Competition Begins
PAGE 13
MUNICH (AP) — The United States
can-win its first two gold medals of the
20th Olympic Summer Games tonight—
if Mark Spitz churns up the pool at his
customary speed—and it has a solid
chance for at least a bronze in women's
•diving.
Meanwhile, there was good news for
pole vaulter Bob Seagren. The International Amateur Athletic Federation
reversed itself and said he can use the
pole with which he set his world record.
,.Seagren took the news calmly.
GRASSHOPPER
ALL-STARS—The
Grasshopper League All-Star team is pictured
here before entertaining an all-star team from
Watertown on Saturday evening at Jeff Park.
Front row (left to right): Leonard Legault, Earl
Davis, Randy Fennessy, Tom Whitcombe, Mike
Scruton, Randy Heaton, Bill Stucky, Gene
Murray and Steve Anderson. Back row (left to
right): Tim Rafferty, Jim McWilliams, Clede
Spooner, Craig Montroy, Steve Bell, Bill Reed,
Pat Barr, Steve Bradley and Bruce Harland.
(Shea Photo)
The men's 200-meter butterfly and 400meter freestyle relay are the premier
events of today's program, along with
women's three-meter springboard
diving and 200-meter individual medley.
Spitz, the bronzed and mustachioed
California who holds the world butterfly
record of 2:01.53, will be going after the
first two of seven gold medals he expects
to take home—as he is constantly^being
reminded.
Micki King, an Air Force captain from
Pontiac, Mich., stands in third place in
the springboard diving with 289.14
points. She trails two Swedish blondes,
Ulrika Knape, with 292.59 points, and
Agneta Henriksson, with 290.79.
The strongest U.S. hope in the
women's 200 individual . medley was
Lynn Vidali of San Francisco.
In another prime final today, the U.S.
women's gymnasts appeared to be out of
medal contention. The American girls scoreless tie in opening play.
stood in fifth place, although led by a
The U.S. basketball team did what it
dazzling performance by 19-year-old was expected to do, crushing
Cathy Rigby. The Soviet Union was in Czechoslovakia 66-35, thus moving on to
first place.
Australia today. It Was the 56th straight
The first gold medal winners of the victory in Olympic Games for
Games were Ragnar Skaiiaker, a 38- Americans, who have never been
year-old Swede who won the free pistol defeated.
shoot with a record 567 of a possible 600
The strong American eightoar crew,
points, and Poland's Zygmunt Smalcerz, with six Harvard graudates among
world flyweight weightlifting champ, them, whipped West Germany's crew,
who hoisted 744.05 pounds.
winner of the gold medal in 1968, by a
The IAAF banned Seagren's slender, length and qualified for the semifinals.
green pole for Olympic use earlier this Shells from New Zealand and Russia
summer, saying it had not been won the other two preliminary heats.
available to athletes elsewhere in the In addition, the American pairs with
world at least one year before the coxswain made it to the semifinals by
Games.
( pulling in three lengths ahead of Poland.
But George Moore, maker of the poles,
The other U.S. crews—fours with cox,
appeared before the IAAF Sunday and pairs With cox, fours without cox, single
argued: "Every world-class athlete who and double sculls—could still qualify for
could possibly have come to the Games the finals by winning in the repechage,
had access to them late last year."
or second chance, heats.
The IAAF decided he was right.
Featherweight Louis Self of Toledo,
Told of the decision Seagren said: Ohio, won his first boxing match, taking
"Naturally, I'm pleased. I guess it'll a unanimous decision. In wreslting, Dan
give me a psychological advantage Gable of. Waterloo, Iowa, 149.5 pounds;
because I se the world record on it... I Rich Sanders of Lake View, Ore., 125.5,
don't think it makes that much of a and Gene Davis of Missoula, Mont.,
difference. But I'm happy they agreed 136.5, all pinned their opponents.
we weren't trying to use anything
But 400-pound Chris Taylor of
illegal."
Dowagiac, Mich., met his match in
U.S. athletes had an unexpected Alexander Medved, the Soviet Union's
success Sunday when the first American 290-pound world champion who won on
soccer team ever to make it to the points. Under the Olympic round-robin
Olympics held Morocco, which has six system, Taylor could still pick up a
players with World Cup experience, to a medal.
Tigers, Chisox TopDivisions
AL Title Races Remain Tight
Astros 8, Expos 2
Reggie Jackson has a pain in the ribs, League races in an extremely fidgety Sunday.
but is just a pain in the neck to the state. The A's moved within a half-game
George Scott's run-scoring single
Baltimore Orioles.
of Chicago in the West after the White capped a two-run rally in the bottom of
"In a way, my injury is good because Sox lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. the ninth for Milwaukee. Scott's gameit's keeping me from swinging too and the Orioles dropped to second in the winning hit followed an RBI single by
hard," said Jackson after driving in East by iy2 games -after the Detroit • John Felske that tied the game 3-3
Leo Durocher says the Houston Astros
"I was all set to go to Korea," he
St. Louis chased San Diego starter both runs despite torn rib cartileges as Tigers swept a doubleheader from the
The crowd of 18,914 appeared to be
can catch the Cincinnati Reds ... and Leo disclosed. "My wife and I had already Clay Kirby with a sixrun first inning, the Oakland A's beat the Orioles 2-1 Minnesota Twins in two, 11-inning af- White Sox-oriented, despite the fact that
fairs, 5-3 and 1-0.
the Lip isn't talking through Harry taken our shots and were ready to take a highlighted by pitcher Rick Wise's Sunday.
the game was played in Milwaukee. ChiJackson came back to work just last
'Walker's hat.
Elsewhere in the American League, cago is within easy driving distance of
couple of months' vacation. Lo and three-run double off Fred Norman.
Friday night after spending two weeks the Boston Red Sox trounced the Texas Milwaukee.
The 66-year-old Durocher is wearing behold, at midnight Friday the
his own hat these days as manager of the telephone started ringing (Houston SfiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiB on the disabled list. Obviously the layoff Rangers 10-3; the New York Yankees
Detroit won both games on lithwnning
| didn't hurt—Jackson hit a home run in swept a doubleheader from the Kansas home
Astros and his debut Sunday—one day General Manager Spec Richardson) and s
runs—Willie Horton hit one with a
his first appearance since Aug. 9.
City Royals 7-6 and 9-8 in 16 innings and man on the opener and Aurelio Rodriafter Houston fired Harry "The Hat" •it didn't stop until 3 a.m.
"I thought I might be a little rusty," California nipped Cleveland 1-0 in 12 in- guez reached the seats with the bases
'Walker—was a winning one by an 8-2 "I was very happy to get the call. This
said
the slugger, who drove in Oakland's nings.
'.score over Montreal.
empty in the nightcap. Detroit's Joe
team has speed, good defense and
tying run with a single in the third inning
In the National League it was: Los Coleman pitched a brilliant second
• "The guys were all relaxed and power. I like a running ballclub, a
and then the winning run with an eighth- Angeles 7, Pittsburgh 4; Chicago 9, San game, allowing just four hits over 11 inhappy," said Durocher, who was canned hustling ballclub, and I like speed."
inning double Sunday. "I never allowed Francisco 3; New York 13, Atlanta 6; nings.
himself one month earlier by the
The Reds tagged Philadelphia's
myself to think that I might not be ready Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 2; St. Louis 9,
National League
The Yankees won both their games in
Chicago Cubs. "It's been a long time Wayne Twitchell for six extra-base hits
to come back, though.
St. Louis 2 and Houston 8, Montreal 2. dramatic fashion. Johnny Callison
East
since players, like most of the ballclub in 5 1-3 innings, including two doubles
Jackson's heroics helped stop a struck a tiebreaking, 407-foot single off
/did, came up and said congratulations and a triple by Pete Rose and a two-run
W L Pet. GB "Of course, I didn't expect to do what
I've been doing."
Baltimore, jinx,. The_ Orioles had won the top of- the bleacher wall in righthomer by Denis Menke. Joe Morgan also Pittsburgh
74 46 .617 —
'and let's get 25 more."
Oakland's victory kept Both Amefican nine straight games in Oakland before center with the bases loaded to pull out
65 57 .533 10
Even 25 more might not help the homered for the Reds, who have won 12 Chicago
the opener in the ninth inning.
York
62 56 .525 11
Astros, who remained eight games of their last 15 games in pulling away New
St. Louis
59 61 .492 15
behind Cincinnati in baseball's National from Houston.
Chris Cannizzaro lashed a tiebreaking Montreal
55 65 .458 19
League West when the Reds trimmed
two-run double with two out in the eighth P h i l a d e l p h i a
44 76 .367 30
Philadelphia 7-2.
West
Elsewhere, Los Angeles made it three inning as the Dodgers downed Pitts76 45 .628 —
in a row over Pittsburgh 7-4, Chicago burgh. Despite their third consecutive Cincinnati
69 54 .561 8
battered San Francisco 9-3, the New setback, the Pirates still hold a 10-game Houston
Bill Fulcher debuts at Georgia Tech
Los
Angeles
65 55 .542 10V2 ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Condrege Holloway at Tennessee and
York Mets walloped Atlanta 13-6 and St. lead over the Cubs.
with veteran quarterback Eddie
Cannizzaro's double followed an in- Atlanta
.57 67 .460 20% Conference, featuring five powerhouses Melvin Barkum at Mississippi State.
Louis trounced Montreal 9-2.
Holloway should give the Volls that McAshan in control of an improved
In the American League, Detroit took tentional walk to Bill Russell. Earlier, San F r a n c i s c o 54 69 .439 23 with legitimate championship hopes, is
Diego
46 75 .380 30 set to muscle its way to football extra spark on offense that was missing offense.
a pair of 11-inning games frm Minnesota Frank Robinson hit a two-run single and San
domination in the South again in 1972, a year ago when a mighty defense carMiami of Florida will be better,
Saturday's Results
5-3 and 1-0, Oakland nipped Baltimore 2- Bill Buckner socked a two-run homer for
despite the graduation of most of its ried the team. Tennessee, however, featuring running back Chuck Foreman
Atlanta 7, New York 6
1, Milwaukee edged the Chicago White the Dodgers while Pittsburgh's Roberto
glamor boys.
*
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3
again will feature defense, with eight and linebacker Harold Sears, and
Sox 4-3, Boston drubbed Texas 10-3, the Clemente also drove in a pair of runs
Virginia Tech has Don Strock, the naChicago 10, San Francisco 9
New York Yankees swept Kansas City 7- with a single and sacrifice fly.
Defending champion Alabama must starters returning.
6 and 9-8 in 16 innings and California Shortstop Don Kessinger, who com-(10 innings)
still be regarded as the team to beat, but
The greatest change in the SEC power- tion's No. 2 passer last year.
Los Angeles 7, Pittsburgh 3
stopped Cleveland 1-0 in 12 innings.
South Carolina will be tough defenLouisiana State, Georgia, Mississippi structure will be the demise of Auburn,
mitted two damaging errors that helped
Durocher, who managed the New San Francisco to a 3-0 lead, drilled a tie- St. Louis 9, San Diego 3
and Tennessee each have the potential which must turn to a three yards and sively with tackle John LeHeup and
Houston 6, Montreal 5
York Giants to a comefrom-behind breaking two-run single in the seventh
to go all the way.
cloud of dust offense with the loss of linebacker Rick Brown. Tulane should
Sunday's Results
be improved, but faces a tough schedule.
pennant against the Brooklyn Dodgers as the Cubs overtook the Giants.
Elsewhere in Dixie, the Atlantic Coast Sullivan and Beasley.
Los Angeles 7, Pittsburgh 4
in 1951, said Cincinnati's "only weak- Chicago wrapped it up with four runs in
Conference shapes up as a repeat season
The remaining four teams will be Southern Mississippi will count mostly
Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 2
on kicking star Ray Guy. Tampa ofness is that they have to lose and we the eighth on Billy Williams' 28th homer
for North Carolina, a solid favorite to scrapping to avoid the.cellar.
Chicago 9, San Francisco 3
have to win."
and three consecutive basesloaded
slip past Duke and darkhorse Clemson.
Bill Dooley, brother of the Georgia ficially moves into the major college
New York 13, Atlanta 6
The Astros scored three runs in the walks.
The Southern Conference could be a coach, faces the same problem of most ranks for the first time.
St. Louis 9, San Diego 2
second inning Sunday, three more in the
three-team donnybrook, involving Atlantic Coast conference t e a m s The Mets got home runs from John
Houston 8, Montreal 2 ...
third and Doug Rader hit a two-run Milner, pitcher Tom Seaver, Tommie
defending champion Richmond, the rebuilding. The Tar Heels lost 14 starMonday's Games
homer in the eighth in support of Larry Agee and Ken Boswell and ended
Citadel and William & Mary.
ters from last year's Gator Bowl team
San Diego
(Greif
5-13) at
Dierker's eight-hit pitching.
Gary Huff, one of the nation's top but should pack the punch to repeat as
Atlanta's five-game streak as Seaver
Durocher said he had no plans to notched his 16th triumph. Seaver had a Pittsburgh (Mpose 9-8), N
quarterbacks, makes Florida State the ACC kings with the returnof six starting
New York (Strom 0-0) at Cin- pacesetter among Southern ind- offensive linemen, including A11:ACC
return to baseball until the past shutout until Darrell Evans belted a
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cinnati (Nolan 13-2), N •
weekend.
penedents, with Georgia Tech providing choices Ron Rusnak, Jerry Sain and Bob
three-run homer in the seventh.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
San Francisco
(Marichal 5- the strongest challenge.
Thornton.
BATTING (300 at bats)— D.Allen,
14) at St. Louis (Durham 1-6),
The SEC, which sent six teams to
Duke also lost 14.starters and Coach Chi, .317; Carew, Min, .316.
N
bowls a year ago, enters 1972 without Mike McGee says as many as- 12 RUNS—Murcer, NY, 78; D.Allen, Chi,
such outstanding players as Auburn's sophomores may figure in. the Blue 78; Rudi, Oak, 77.
American League
Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan Devil playing plans. However, Duke
East
RUNS BATTED IN—D.Allen, Chi, 92;
W L Pet. GB and Ail-American receiver Terry does feature the strongest running back Murcer, NY, 73.
Beasley.
in the conference, 205^pound fullback
Detroit
67 55 .549 —
HITS—Rudi, Oak, 150; Piniella, KC,
Four field goals by Jan Stenerud from Baltimore
There's nothing like playing for a
65 56 .537 1% But Paul "Bear" Bryant, winningest Steve Jones, who gained 854 yards last 140.
winner. Just ask Mike Montgomery and 37, 40, 57 and 36 yards out gave the Boston
62 57 .521 3% active coach in the nation, has six of- year. Defensive tackle Ed Newman, a
DOUBLES—Piniella, KC, 29; Rudi,
Ron Sellers of the Dallas Cowboys in pro Chiefs their triumph over the Rams. New
York
63 58 .521 3V2 fensive and five defensive starters 238-pounder, is one of the league's top. Oak, 26.
Veteran quarterbaick Len Dawson Cleveland
football.
58 63 .479 8>/2 returning from a club that lost only to players.
TRIPLES—Fisk, Bsn, 8; Rudi, Oak, 8;
"It's a very good feeling," they hampered by an attack of the flu, held Milwaukee
Clemson Coach Hootie Ingram says Blair, Bal, 6; Murcer, NY, 6; Thompson,
48 73 .397 18% national champion Nebraska in the
Orange Bowl. Terry Davis is back to his three-year rebuilding program is Min, 6.
commented after they had led the Super the ball on Stenerud's four FGs, but
West
trigger the_Wishbone attack and end beginning to develop more depth, but not
Bowl Champions to their 15th straight otherwise played only a few minutes.
Chicago
70 50 .583 —
HOME RUNS—D.Allen, Chi, 32; Cash,
The Packers nipped the Bears on a 40- Oakland
victory, a 34-27 come-from-behind nod
70 51 .579 V2 John Mitchell heads the defensive enough to rate the Tigers as title con- Det, 22; Mureer, NY, 22; R.Jackson,
returnees.
over the New York Jets in one of 11 yard field goal by rookie Chester Marcol Minnesota
tenders.
60 58 .508 9
National Football League exhibitions with only 13 seconds left the clock. Kansas
The Biggest plus for Alabama may be Three of the propable alsorans have
City
58 62 .483 12
STOLEN BASES-D.Nelson, Tex, 36;
Another FG, a 37-yarder by Jim Turner California
over the weekend.
54 67 .446 16% the schedule. The Tide has eight con- new coaches^-Jerry Claiborne at Campaneris, Oak, 34.
Montgomery, who came to the in the last quarter, insured the Broncos' Texas
48 73 .397 22% ference games, Georgia and Ole Miss Maryland, Lou Holtz at North Carolina
PITCHING (11 Decisions)— Kaat,
seven each and LSU and Tennessee six State and Tom Harper at Wake' Forest. Min, 10-2, .833, 2.06 Palmer, Bal, 17-6,
Cowboys in the deal that sent Duane triumph over the 49ers.
Saturday's Results
Veteran Norm Snead replaced the
each. The title is decided by winning
Thomas to San Diego, scored three
Maryland has one of the top quar- .739, 1.86.
Kansas City 6, New York 3
touchdowns, including a leaping catch of injured Randy Johnson and paced the
Chicago
3-0, Milwaukee 1-4 percentage. LSU meets only two of the terbacks in Al Neville, who passed for
STRIKEOUTS—N.Ryan, Cal, 233;
top five, while the others meet at least 1,275 yards last year, and State has a top Lolich, Det, W2.
Craig Morton's 12-yard pass in the Giants over the Patriots by throwing two (1st game, 13 innings)
closing minutes that broke a 27-27 tie. touchdown passes and scoring a TD
runner in Willie Burden, who gained 910
Detroit 5, Minnesota 3 (11 in- three.
Sellers, obtained from New England himself on an end run from the four.
nings),
2nd game
postponed,
Vince Dooley at Georgia moans the yards as a sophomore. Wake Forest and
NATIONAL LEAGUE
in another deal, caught three passes for
Jim O'Brien's 20-yard field goal with rain
loss of his offensive and defensive lines, Virginia don't figure in contending roles.
BATTING (300 at bats)—Cedeo, Htn,
Baltimore 5, Oakland 1
128 yards from Morton, including one for just two seconds left won for the Colts
The So-ithern Conference race should .343; B. Williams, Cho., .340.
but the Bulldogs are loaded with back54 yards and a TD.
over the Steelers. A nine-yard FG by Boston 7, Texas 6
field talent and the .offensive front isn't be a good one, with Richmond the team
RUNS—Morgan, Cin, 106; Bonds,
California 7, Cleveland 1
The Cowboys put their winning streak rookie Bill McClard with five minutes to
in as dire need as Dooley would lead one to beat. The Spiders count on returning SSF, 96
Sunday's Results
All-Southern aces, running back Harty
on the line this week against Kansas City go pulled the Chargers over the Saints.
to believe.
RUNS BATTED IN—Stargell, Pgh,
Andy Johnson and Jimmy "The Smith, defensive end John Nugent and 95; Colbert, SD, 95; B.Williams, Chi, 92;
in the Chiefs' new Arrowhead Stadium Mike Siani caught two TD passes as the New York 7-9, Kansas City 68
(2nd
game,
16
innings)
Greek" Poulos, sophomore sensations a linebacker Pat Kelly.
where the Chiefs downed the Los Raiders crushed the Bills. The Vikings
Bench, Cin> 92.
Boston 10, Texas 3
year ago, give the Bulldogs one of the New Coach Jim Root inherits a strong
Angeles Rams 19-13 in a nationally took a 20-3 lead then outlasted a late
HITS—B.Williams, Chi, 159; Brock,.
Milwaukee 4, Chicago 3
top one-two punches in the country. The quarterbacking corps at William & StL, 157.
televised exhibition Sunday night game. Cleveland rally to beat the Browns.
Detroit
5-1, Minnesota 3-0 defense also is back heavy, featuring Mary, headed by John Gargano, along
In the other weekend preseason
DOUBLES-Cedeno, Htn, 31; Mon(both games 11 innings)
two-time All-SEC cornerback Buzy with receiving ace David Knight. Red
games, Denver shaded San Francisco
tanez,
Phi, 30.
Parker's Citadel outfit averaged 457
Oakland 2, Baltimore 1
Rosenberg, a punt return star.
27-24; Green Bay edged Chicago 10-7;
TRIPLES—Rose, Cin, 9; Bowa, Phi,
California 1, Cleveland 0 (12
Seventeen starters are back at Ole yards per game last year and still has its
the New York Giants humbled New
Brock,'StL, 8.
Miss, including 10 on an offensive unit quarterback, Harry Lynch, a junior who 8; HOME
England 31-10; Minnesota tripped
innings)
RUNS—Colbert, SD, 35;
piled
up
2,092
offensive
yards
in
1971.
headed
by
two
junior
quarterbacks—
Cleveland 20-17; Baltimore toppled
Monday's Games
Monday
Bench, Cin, 29.
Norris
Weese,
who
average
103
yards
Pittsburgh 16-13; San Diego dropped
Chicago
(Lemonds
3-4) at
All-conference defensive end David
Cedars vs Physical Fitness
STOLEN BASES-Brock, StL, 51;
New Orleans 16-14 and Oakland overper game last year, and Kenny Lyons, Shi returns at Furman; East CarolinaBoston (Siebert 10-10), N
Filteration
Cedeno,
Htn, 45.
whelmed Buffalo 31-13.
Who
averaged
132.
Baltimore
(Palmer
17-6)
at
will count heavily on junior college
Wednesday
PITCHING (11 Decisions)— Nolan,
Cincinnati plays at Philadelphia
This season marks the arrival of the transfers and Davidson and Virginia
Minnesota (Woodson 11-11), N
Kellys vs Physical Fitness
tonight in the last game before the 26
Cleveland
(Dunning
3-1) at black quarterback in the Southeastern Military Institute will fight-to avoid the Cin, 13-3, .812, 2.01 Marshall, Mon, 14-4,
Filteration
,
NFL clubs must cut their rosters to 49
Conference, with two highly touted cellar. Appalachian will be competing .777, 1.58.
Oakland (Blue 5-7), N
End of Season
STRIKEOUTS—Carlton, Phi, 256;
players by 4 p.m., EDT, Tuesday.
sophomores
slated
for
starting
roles—
for
the
title
for
the
first
time.
Only
Games
Scheduled
Game starts at 6:15 p.m.
Seaver, NY, 186.
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