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Idaho Free Press Tuesdaj May 22 1973 12A'.'.%* vvwv-s„-.' v v'*% ’-V■ W*;*xv. : | H ' *%* r ■Staff Photo)IM( h III I IV. in* miriilI«k distant * man at \f times t Nazar me College wlt;»n tin* k.ho m lhr tune nl l .7 ! at tht* \ \l \ Distr it t tomn.tmrnt hold in Monmouth (lie s.iturda\I hi* w to vm|| lt;»n«l lltilint; into pi oliuunanos of the \ \1 \ national moot at Henderson StateC ollem in \rkadrlphia. \tkansas thisWVdnesdav Sle\e Wolfe also t*ave the( rusadrrs points in the District meet as he placed m both the long and triple jumps. Here, lluling takes the tape at the finish line in an MHO won eat liei Hus season(Staff Photo)Sport paradeThe oft-beaten 'BatesiesB Ml I.ton It |( ilM VNjKm 'ry”. . ~y ■ 1 * —t PI Sports I ditirtLEWISTON, Me a PI) - Ifwinning is everything, then little, hospitable Bates College is nothingSome people would say that. Some, in fact, have said that, and much more, but they are dead wrong because if anything, the biggest losers in New I n gland s collegiate athletic his-orv, the oft-beaten “Batesies, vis thev call themselves honest h believe tht v ve g lined a greatdeal from all those losses Theva,feel these gains to be equal measures of wisdom and un demanding, and it could be they're right You've heard of teams having ii bad da\, haven't vou Well.r-. ■ ■ tf w ■■ w ■?' tr ~ wthe Bates Bobcats overdid it a littleSimply put, their footballteam couldn’t win tor losing over a span covering four years The Bobcats couldn’t beat anvbodv Thev shattered NewW- •. ’ W ®rF.ng lands all time record by dropping 25 consecutive ballgames from 1969 until they somehow managed to outlast American International Collegeof Worcester, Mass 17-14, in their fifth game this pus! season So it wouldn't become a habit. Bates promptly went out and lost the next threeI used to laugh at the Coast Guard Academy, says curly* haired, 22-year-old Ira Wald man, an all-out. hardworking halfback, from North Brun swick. \ J . who co-captained last year’s team When Otto Graham left Coast Guard lost 21 in a row I was out there on the field one day and I said to myself. Here I am laughing at the Coast Guard and look at me. I'm playing for Bates Waldman s father. Saul, felt the same way about the teamthe majors!; of people here intown did•‘You guys are terrible.” he said to his son You'll neverw in a game It certainly seemed that way The players on the other teams would come over to us after the games and say, we can't understand, you’re reallyw hacking us We don't see howyou keep losing.' says Ira Waldman Kverytime we dhave a guy wide open dow nfield, with no one in sight, no one around it jus! seemed someone f p There came down and -aid •you know you re not supposedto catch that ball You re fromBates”'Bob Hatch has neen headfootball coai h at Bat. the last 24 years He* 48. but looks younger Before coming here, he played football for Boston University and never was with alosing teamMere at Bates. Hatch did thebest he could w,th the materialhe had Hates has been playingfootball 98 years and only two of its players were ever drafted by the pros Neither made it, so that gives you an idea about thematerialEven so. Hatch didn’t do that badly His record stands a 59victories. 93 losses and eightties But Bates figured it was time for a change after the newyearFormer Harvard star Vic Gatto was brought in as new coach and Hatch remained as assistant athletic director and associate professor of physicaleducation.I didn’t quit and I wasn’t fired,” says Hatch, a pleasant,outgoing individual. The president of the school. Hedlev Reynolds, talked with me, and said, This situation must be getting to be a real burden for you You can’t be lixiking for ward to next fall ' Until he said that, 1 think 1 was I’m a glutton for punishment. 1 never becamecompletely discouraged. Ialways thought we could win.” we could win.”Hallelujah. Bates finally didBells in the school were rung and horns were honked in Lewiston on Oct, 23, 1972, in what certainly was the most notable event in this city sinceMuhammad Ali stiffened.the late Sonny Liston over at old St Dominick's Arena seven vearsW WbeforeThe L215 students at Batesti 11 talk about last year shallgame with American International Hatch also remembersthe one before that, the team's25th straight loss againstWorcester Tech.Everyone was dejected on thebus coming home from thatone, savs Tatch. The fellowsWagreed they played their worstgame of all 25 Some even felt that they had quit, and I had never seen them manifest thatattitude before.”The players then called a meeting among themselves and agreed they'd had enough They said nobody could possibly be that bad not even them Moreover, they were going to go out the following Saturday and beat American International— finally win one. not for the Gipper, the coach, or their littlekid sister, but by God. for rnemselves It was Barents Day in- . 9Lewiston, and with their mothers and fathers looking on. the boys from Bates outdid themfelves.Roscoe Lee, a defensiveeonn rb.it k from Newark. \ Jplayed the game of his hie, according to Hatch. So did quarterback Dave isenchuk from South Glastonbury. Conn With two minutes left. RalphBayek. Norwood. Mass . senior, who had kicked only one field goal before all season, booted another one from the 10 to snap a 14 14 tie Somehow, theBobcats held on although they nearly blew it in the finalsecondsMilt Piepul. the American International coach and former Notre Darner, came over to congratulate Hatch.“We knew this would happensome day, he said, and we were hoping it wouldn’t happen against us In the stands, fur-coated mothers were running down the steps and climbing the three-foot snow wall around Garcelon Field to reach their sons, embrace them and kiss them.Some of the Bates players wept Some were incoherent in their sheer exhilaration.Later in the dressing room, the players surrounded Hatch, They escorted him under the shower They didn't throw him hi.Bates men don’t do that— even when they finally win one in four vears.t \HUM.nt s St R(.KK\CLEVELAND tUPD - Chip Glass, the Cleveland Browns' reserve tight end, undergoes back surgery today at Mt. 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W'hv do manv coachesrationalize and compromise their norms and standards of good grooming habits and allow themselves to be personally represented by males that look like females0” Simpson wrote “A male with long hair is a sign of rejection of authority— his own authority over himselfwas well as the authority of the laws of the establishment,” he said Under the laws of the establishment, God designed the male to dominate the woman just as He designed Christ to dominate man.Simpson said the Bible in-NEW YORK (UPI) The turf world wondered today if Secretariat’s lopsided victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness would turn the 105thrunning of the Belmont Stakeson June 9 into a walkover.”That is highly unlikely in these days of big purses With only two starters, second place in the 14 mile classic would be worth about $32,000Although the race is three weeks away. Secretariat al ready is a l-to-10 favorite to complete his sweep of the Triple Crown classics and become only the ninth horse in history to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont StakesI have no idea how many horses will start in the Belmont,” said trainer Lucien Laurin, indicating he really didn't care. ILs darling was back on home grounds at Belmont Park, safe, sound and ready to run again, after a triumphal raid showThe big, handsome, muscular colt toured Kentucky and■Wg-Maryland, smashing the 14mile track record at Churchill Downs and probably lowering the 1 3-16 mile record in winning the Preakness Stakes at Pimlicoon Saturday.Two expert dockers for The Daily Racing Form, Gene Schwartz and Frank Robinson, who probably have timed a million horses between them, each caught Secretariat in 1:53 2-5That was better than Canone-ro’s record of 1:54 set two years ago and much better than the I 55 flat record by the electrical timer in the Preakness Saturday.Even Ted McLean, the official timer at Pimlico, caught Secretariat in 1:54 2-5 but heladed to notify the stewards as iscustomary and the 1:55 was posted as official.laurin has asked that the situation be reviewed and Secretariat be credited with the record That appears to beunlikelyThe relieved little trainer was more interested in getting Secretariat ready for the Belmont Stakes now thal his colt is so close to turf immortality.“I don’t know of any new horses coming into the pictureWarriors sign lettersMERIDIAN Two Mendfcn High athletes have signed national letters of intent according to an announcement made Monday by Meridian athletic director Daryl KellumRandy Lindley, a 6-3. 225 pound offensive tackle has inked with Idaho State University and Greg Young, a 6-2 basketball guard, will lie giving the hard-boards a try at the College ofSouthern IdahoSERVICEWi CAN HELP YOU KEEPYOUR PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS DOWNDid you know that not all pharmacy prices are the same? 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These so-called males are in submisssion to thewarped norms and standards offemales w ho like to set the dress and grooming standards for their mousy husbands, their pantvwaist boyfriends or theirfeminine sons ”He said the coaching profession is one of the few large organizations left with any common sense left PHONE 466-7891 or 459-4664 to place your classified adLEGAL NOTICENOTICE TO BIDDERSThe State Purchasing Agent for the State of Idaho will receive sealed bids at his office, Room 205 Statehouse, Boise, Idaho, until MAY 31, 1973 @2:00 P.M., at times specified below,for the following:Requisition No. 2173 for Power Pull System Until: 2:00 P.M.2176 for X-Ray Camera Until: 2:30 P.M.2175 for Dictation System Until: 3:00 P.M.2174 for Scopes Probes Until: 4:00 P.M.2172 for Dynadrome Adapters Until: 4:30 P.M.For the Boise State College at Boise, Idaho.All bids will be publicly opened and read at the above times and place. Forms, stating the condit1 as, must be secured before bidding. 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Tue, May 22, 1973
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