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THE XENIA DAILY GAZETTE Tuesday, April U, WSMELVIN DURSLAG:whirl ofsportsPALM SPRINGS, CALIF. — You saw the ladies leave the tee and stroll down the fairway.1 « 1 I | fin the way of dialogue. In the chilly atmosphere to which she has become accustomed, Jane Blalock was pursuing her normal habit of earning a living at professional golf.As defending champion in the Colgatc-Dinah Shore Winners Circle tournament, the richest women's event on the tour, she was joined on the course by players who have signed affidavits accusing her of cheating. , .It represents, by far, the most fascinatingcase in sports, .one for which no precedent exists, and which will be settled in federal court the .end of this year.LAST SUMMER, Miss Blalock, one of the best lady players on earth, was suspended by the Ladies Professional Golfers Association (LPGA) on multiple charges of rule -violations.Among cither things, she was accused of signing an illegal scorecard, of;moving her ball to improve her lie, of fudging closer to the hole when replacing her half on the green. Fellow players on the tour volunteered to testify against her.Miss Blalock denied the charges, and, in the case she.-prepared with her attorney, she accused the LPGA of anti-trust violations, contending that the raps against her were manufactured by opponents .in the hope of eliminating her as a competitor. ' •To assuage her wounds, she sued the LPGA for roughly-.$5 million and asked the court for an injunction permitting her to play until such time as the case is adjudicated... It was the feeling of a federal judge in Atlanta that preventing Miss Blalock from earning a living while the matter was being decided wasavoredtracktitle tomorrow at Cox FieldBy MIKE UNGAROfiAKKTTK assfstaat editorWho’s going to finish second to the Tray Trojans tomorrow night at Cox Field in the mh. Annual Xenia Invitational Track Meet?Thai’s the question being asked on the eve of one o! the Miami Valley’s most distinguished eight - team track and field presentations. Trophies and the BuJova meet timers can be viewed at Hitchcock's Jewelry store, 68 S. Detroit St. tonight.Coach Herb Hartman's Trojans are defending champions and are considered .heavy favorites tomorrow although Fairborn Baker, a ■ winner of the meet four times and the 1971 champion, is rated a strong contender.lliam L. Wilson, caach of the Xenia High Buccaneers and meet director.Records in danger include the meeFs oldest, the discus. Bob Craft, a 6-3, 220-pound Fairborn junior who hand wresdes as a hobby, has tossed the discus 155 feet, 7 inches, Tom Boykin of Xenia Wilson set the record of 159 feet, 9V2 inches in 1956.Hermann Kaebnick,.of Troy has a shot at the high jump record of 6 feet, 4 inches since he has cleared 6 feet, 4Va inches bofh indoors and outdoors-this year. Kaebnick also has a chance al the 120 high hurdles record of 15.0 sincr^ he- has been-limed in 15.1.BAKER, COACHED by Re* Aukerman, won the Wayne Re* lays last Saturday and set a school record on the all-weather track in the S8^yard relay of 1:31.6, Baker also has bettered the Xenia meet record in the mite relay with a 3:29.5 clocking.Belmont, Xenia, Carroll, Oak-wood, Northmen t and Xenia Wilson are rated in that, order behind Troy and Baker: Preliminaries begin at 3 p,m. in the 100, 220 and *440 plus t h e 120-yard high and. 180-yard low hurdles- ,The .discus preliminary begins at 3 and will be run to completion while the polo vault, where a meet record should be set, begins at 4:30 and continues to completion.HfGH JUMP, long jump and shot put preliminaries begin at 6 followed by the two - mile nat 7: All other track finals begin at 7:30, according to Wil-DAVE SEMLER, a senior at Fairborn Baker,' set the Fairborn Memorial Stadium school and Greene County standards last week with a 14 feet, 7 inch pole vault. The meet record is 13 feet, 2Vi inches set by Ray Kodrcs of Fairborn in 1962. Semler is defending champion in the pole vault.Baker won’t be going for the 880-yard relay record of 1:32.3 since. Mike Riley* who was on thq 1:31.6 team, will be puUcd out in favor of the 880-y’a r d ruh. Riley cracked two minutes last week leading off the .two-mile relay..Jay Smith of Xenia has a shot at two minutes along with Troy's Eric Nelson who has a 2:02,9 to his credit. Jeff Agaev* of Carroll has gone 2:02.4. Belmont's exchange student, Cornelius VanDersluijs, has 2:00.# but reportedly eligible for the event;STEVE DAUGHERTYthe discus last year, can gs over 133 feet. Craft is a possible , double 'winner, however, since he recently put the shot 52 feet, S inches. He was second in the discus last year. Daugherty was second in the shot last year at 50 feet, % inch.Ted Knight and Gary Shatvi two Xenia runners in the 440-yard dash who depend on guts, may qualify. Sophomore Alike Shroyer of Troy has a S1.3 time in the 440 and teammate Eric Nelson once ran 49 seconds bur hasn’t been a throat in the 440 since pulling a muscle Iasi21.5 in the 180 low hurdles and should battle Ernie Sheeler of Xenia Wilson f o r the top spot. Sheeler also is a * sprint candidate.year. He has been around 52a school record last week at 6 feet, 2 inches. The old R a k e r mark was 6 feet, Vh inches held by Don Lawyer since 1957. Niebes also long jumps despite a cost on his arm from the basketball season.Fairborn Baker could become the second team to win the meet five times since Fairmont High School did it prior to becoming Fairmont West. Xenia Wilson and Belmont have thr c e titles and Xenia and Beliefort-tai'ne have two each.* ‘Tim Shaw and Steve Whit-AL NIEBESaker are top Xenia runners in the two mile with Shaw capable of reaching the 10 - minute mark. Troy’s Danis Carter has run 9:57.9 and also gone 4:30 in the mile* Baker's Tyler Johnson has a 4:36.1 mile and team* mate Rick Mustek lias a 9:59.2 in the two-Jnile event.*STEVE DAUGHERTY and Ray Wright of Xenia are 52-54 feet shot putters and c a w heave the discus 130-plus teet Tim Pierce of Troy, fourth inseconds this year.Troy’s Dave Wise was second in the 220 last year at 23.4 and can run the 100 in 10.4. Baker’s Semler and Wayland Harris have been limed in 10.1 this spf jug and the sprinEscould decide, the outcome between Troy and Baker.Belmont’s Gordon Haller has cleared 12 feet in the pole vault and its mile relay team has gone 3:33.Other contenders to watch are Xenia’s' Ron Harp * In the 220-yard dash since .he has gone 23.7 and Baker hurdlers Tom Dodge and Tom Vance. Geoff Coolidge of Baker has cleared six-feet in the highTROJAN JOHN Mumma,.one. of Troy’s finest all around athletes, is favored,in- the long jump since he hasten over. 20 feet and teamitiatd Jim Ros3r has cleared 13 feet, 4 inches in the pole Vault but not'recently. Ho is defending Western Ohio League champion. • f ' .Kevin Grump of Troy. has aNorris out as mentorjump.Meet records:. lao high hurdles — :VV«!al, Fairborn (19R). 15.0. \1CV) — P.roaston, Belle lt;lt;m1aine (3063), and Bay a Troy fl97fl)Mile run — Besrdmore, Oak*wo*i uoso) -nas-.s.600 relay —■ E?lJefonlaine(10591, 1:35-3.4m — Jrmes. ttclmfint (itiMt), 4D.G.ItQ Iw hurdfes — Wesi, Fairborn U9S0), iO.S.8R0 run — Schaffer, Oakwnad OUG9), 1:59.2.— Williams, Beltefontaine (10601, 2lL'.8.Mile relay — Fairborn (169), 3:80.0.Two mile run — .Sir*veil. Car ceil CITV 9:49.3.Shol jjUI — Gerhardt, Xr* nia.(10S3), 58 feet, inch.Discuss — T. Boykini Xenia Wilson (1056). H9-feet.' 9W $n*h« es.Pole vault — Kedrcs; Fa^r-boni (1062), 13 feet, ft-itiche$.High jump — Hodge,-Belmont f 1011 j, 5 feet, 4 inches, 'Lnng jump — Bell, Xgiria• 21 /i-eiL 6 inches.AT, NIEBES, who svas second last year in the 440 - yard dash at 2.8, is a threat in the 440 as well as high jump where he setCENTERVILLE - TerryNorris, basketball coach at Centerville High School three seasons, was not rehired last isn't night by the Centerville Board of Education as the Elks’ basketball coach.Norris, who was reportedly out as coach back in February after a dismal 2-17 season, will continue as a mat li teacher.His three- year record at Centerville was 948.Centerville's last good season was 1968-69 under Bill Yetisel which was 184, Yenscl, ironically, came under fire while at Centerville and prior to the 18-4 season.Norris reportedly was not rehired as coach because of his record and alleged low team morale.pages 8-9PL •*„ir
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Tue, Apr 24, 1973
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