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Bill and Bob Peoples, Butch Starin and Stu Kellner advanced to the open singles semifinals in the state handball tournament with third-roundand quarterfinal victories at the Butte Elks courts Friday.Bob Peoples will go against Starin and Bill Peoples will meet Kellner in Saturday’s semifinals. Both matches begin at 10 a.m.Bill Peoples, who has already captured four state singles trophies, downed Rick Kaiser of Bozeman in the third round 21-4, 21-6. He then defeated Ken Rudio of Helenain two games in the quarterfinals, 21-10, 21-14.Bob Peoples slipped by Great Falls’ Tim Boland 21-18, 21-20 in the afternoon round. But hehad to go three games in the quarterfinals before eliminating Dave Books of Missoula, 21-12, 10-21, 21-7.City singles champion Butch Starin clipped Bob Zadick of Great Falls 21-18, 21-11, in his third-round contest, then breezed by Billings’ Chuck Robbins 21-17, 21-6.Stu Kellner of Helena, the only non-Butte player to make it to the semifinals, defeated Butte’s Dan Sullivan 21-12, 21-13 in the early round. In the quarterfinals, he ousted two-time state singles champion Norm Gray, another Helena man, by scores of 21-7, 21-18,Only one open doubles match was completed by press time. Kellner and Bill Leaphart of Helena defeated Butte’s BobPeoples and Ed Kavran 21-14, 21-13.Kellner and Leaphart will play the winner of the match between Robbins-Schilley (Billings) and Panisko-Kuskovich (Butte), at noon Saturday.John Badovinac and Starin faced the defending doubles champions from Great Falls, Bob Zderick and Damon Schlenski. And Norm Gray and Dan Humi met Rudio and Keith Sell in the other quarterfinals match Friday night.The winners of those two matches will face each other inSaturday’s semis, at noon.In the Masters singles competition, two Great Falls players, Jim Ritter and Ed Abbot, Butte’s Jerry Lyons and Clyde Angove of Helena all advanced to the semifinals.Angove meets Ritter and Abbot duels Lyons in Saturday’s matches beginning at 9 a.m.A Dair of Butte doublespairteams gained semi berths in the Masters doubles. Jack Cavanaugh and Jack Whelan will go against Murry Lind and George Paul in an all-Butte matchup. Jack Hallowell and Jim Jewett of Great Falls will meet the Galipeau-Harkins team from Missoula in the other semis contest. Both matches start at 11.OPEN SINGLES Stcond Round (contlnutd) Champlon»hlp FlightGray, Htlena, def B. Boland, Great Falls, 21 13, IMS; Quilling, Graat Falls, d*f D Zadick, Great Falls, 21 4, 21 3, Robbins, Billings, def W. Walsh, Butte, 21 IS, 2119? B Zadick, Great Falls, def Kasperlck, Butte, 21 4, 21 13, T. Boland, Great Falls, def McVeigh, Butte, 21 19, 21 11. Books, Missoula, def. Zderick, Butte, 21 1«, 20 21, 21 17; Huntiburger, Billings, def Mahoney, Butte. 21 15, 20 21, 21 16Kellner Leaphart, Helena, def. Cook-Cladouhos, Butte, 21 15, 21 8; Panltko-Kriskovlch, Butte, def J. Stanlslch S. Stanisich, Butte, 21 13, 218; Robbins Schllley, Billings, def. T. McLaughlin M. McLaughlin, Butte, 21 17, 21 12; Rudio-Sell, Helena, def. Crawford Knudson, Helena, 21 12, 21 3; Gray Hurnl, Helena, def Benny Sullivan, Butte, 21-14, 14 21, 21 8, Badovinac Starin, Butte, def Mufich McLaughlin, Butte, 21 4, 21 12, B Zadick D. Schlenske, Great Falls, def McNeany Turcotte, Great Falls, 21 3, 21-13Third RoundBill Peoples, Butte, def. Rick Kaiser Bozeman, 21 4, 21 6; Rudio, Helena, defSchllley, B«lllngs, 21 19, 21*7, Kellner Helena, def Sullivan, Butte, 21-12, 21 13 Gray. Helena, def. Stanlslch, Butte, 21 18 21 7, Robbins, Billings, def Quilling Great Falls, 2119, 9 21, 21 18 Starin Butte, def. B. Zadick, Great Falls, 21 18 21 11, Bob Peoples, Butte, def. T Boland Great Falls, 21 18 21 20. Books, Missoula def Huntiburger, Billings, 21 12, 21-11MASTERS DOUBLES First RoundConnolly Hawe, Butte, def Brooke Blewett, Great Falls, 14 21, 21 14, 21 20, Zderick Weathers, Butte, def Novls Reabol, Great Falls, 18 21, 21 16, 21 17, Lyons Watson, Great Falls, def Harrington Harrington, Butte, 2110, 2114, Calipeau Harkins, Missoula, def Brown Disney, Helena, 21 14, 21 17.Quarterfinals Bill Peoples, Butte, def Rudio, Helena, 21 lu, 21 14, Kellner, Helena, def Gray, Helena. 217, 2116; Starin, Butte, def Robbins, Billings, 21 17, 21 6, Bob Peoples. Butte, def Books. Missoula, 21 12. 19 21. 21 7Quarterfinals Cavanaugh Whelan, Butte, def. Connoly Hawe. Butte, 21 6, 21 8, Lind Paul, Butte, def. Zderick Weathers, Butte, 21 14, 21 7, Hallowell Jewett, Helena, def. Lyons Watson, Great Falls, 21 10, 21 14, GuMPeau Harkins, Missoula, won by default.OPEN DOUBLES Second Round Championship FlightBob Peoples Kavran, Butte, def Connors Hawe, Butte, 21 11, 21 12,Quarterfinals Ritter. Great Falls, def. B. Miller Great Falls, 21 15, 21 18; Angove, Helena, def Brown, Billings, 21 12, 12 21, 21 11; Abbot, Great Falls, def J Sullivan. Butte, 21*18, 217, Lyons, Butte, def Gudltls. Great Falls. 21 12, 13 21, 21 13Friday in sportsThe head of a group which will run Chicago’s 1975 World Football League franchise denied a published report hinting the team had offered quarterback Joe Namath a multi-year. $2 million contract. The New York Post, in its Friday edition, said the contract had been offered, ostensibly by Chicago.But Eugene Pullano told The Associated Press in Chicago: “I’ve never talked to Namath or any of his representatives. Iknow nnthinu about it and ranby the National BasketballAssociation, even if it means he has to quit the team.The stormy Bulls veteran was fined following a dispute with officials during the March 25 game against the Houston Rockets. Van Lier, who drew two technical fouls, kicked a table and knocked over chairs and papers before being ejected from the game.“I don’t care if they suspend me or what they do to me,’’ Van Lier said. “But it’s grossly
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