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Yankees
trade Bonds
By BILL MADDEN
UPI Sports Writer
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (UPI) —
Only a master showman like
Bill Veeck could find away to
upstage the New York Yankees’
trading of Bobby Bonds.
The Yankees traded Bonds,
their SIOO,OOO rightfielder, and
righthander Doc Medich in a
separate deals at the winter
baseball meetings Thursday for
five players worth of pitching,
speed and defense.
But Veeck, in control of the
White Sox only 24 hours, struck
with the flamboyance that has
made him famous by engineer
ing his second deal since taking
over the club and nearly
completing a third.
Veeck, who unloaded three
time 20-game winner Jim Kaat
only moments after being
approved as chief operating
officer of the White Sox
Wednesday, further cleaned his
club of high-priced, aging stars
McGinnis
is difference
By United Press International
George McGinnis is the
difference between this year’s
first-place Philadelphia 76ers
and one of the worst teams in
the National Basketball As
sociation the last three years.
Philadelphia, whose 17-6 re
cord is the best in the NBA,
was led again by McGinnis
Thursday night as the 6-foot-8,
230-pound strongman scored 28
76ers* last nine, to defeat the
Phoenix Suns 110-106.
McGinnis, who may very well
be the strongest player in pro
basketball, is probably only
rivaled in the NBA by Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar and Bob McAdoo
as the most dominant player in
a game situation. McGinnis can
shoot accurately from 30-feet
in, rebound against the tallest
centers and handle the ball as
well as many guards.
McGinnis came to Phila
delphia this year after sharing
MVP honors with Julius Erving
last year in the ABA and was
expected to lead the 76ers out
of the Atlantic Division cellar
and into a playoff spot. He
wasn’t expected, however, to
have them boasting the best
record in the league practically
from the start of the season.
But the pressure will really
be on McGinnis the rest of the
way with Billy Cunningham
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by dealing power-hitting third
baseman Bill Melton to the
California Angels in a four
player trade and nearly suc
ceeded pawning off four-time
20-game winner Wilbur Wood
and outfielder Ken Henderson
to the Atlanta Braves in a
three-man exchange.
Earlier in the day, the
Yankees swapped Bonds to the
Angels for right-hander Ed
Figueroa and swift outfielder
Mickey Rivers. That paved the
way for another deal that sent
Medich, like Figueroa, a 27-
year old righthander, to the
Pittsburgh Pirates for rookie
second baseman Willie Ran
dolph plus pitchers Dock Ellis
and Ken Brett.
“We thought we were near a
deal,” said Braves General
Manager Eddie Robinson of the
Henderson-Wood-for-Ralph G
arr transaction. “But at the
last minute, he (Veeck) came
up with some changes that I’ve
sidelined for the season follow- <
ing knee surgery. i
Thursday night the pressure
was on McGinnis as the Suns,
trailing 97-84 with 7% minutes :
left, fought back to take a 102- ]
101 lead with 1:55 left. <
McGinnis then scored five j
points to put Philadelphia up by i
four points and after a basket ]
by Phoenix’ Nate Hawthorne ]
with 17 seconds left, converted
two free throws to clinch the
victory.
Elsewhere in the NBA, I
Golden State downed Portland ;
101-89, Washington beat New ,
Orleans 117-109, Cleveland i
ripped New York 109-95 and ,
Atlanta walloped Buffalo 122-99.
In the ABA, Denver beat
Virginia 111-100 and New York
nipped Indiana in overtime 124-
123.
Warriors 101, Blazers 89
Jamaal Wilkes scored a
game-high 22 points for Golden
State. The victory was the ■
fourth straight for the Warriors ;
and gave them a perfect 10-0
record at home. The loss was
the sixth in the last seven
games for Portland, playing J
without injured Bill Walton.
Bullets 117, Jazz 109 1
Phil Chenier led Washington,
which placed seven of its nine
players in double figures, with ;
24 points. Ron Behagen led New ;
got to think about. There still
may be something later on
Friday.”
Prior to the Yankee deals
Thursday, the San Diego
Padres got one-time Golden
Glove third baseman Doug
Rader from the Houston Astros
for right-handed pitchers Joe
Mclntosh and Larry Hardy.
“We hated to let Bonds go
but we didn’t feel we could turn
down a chance to get the fifth
most effective pitcher in the
league,” Yankee President
Gabe Paul said. (Figueroa was
16-13 with the last-place Angels
in 1975 and his 2.90 ERA was
fifth best in the AL).
Bonds, 29, was obtained by
the Yankees from the San
Francisco Giants only a year
ago for Bobby Murcer in an
exchange of SIOO,OOO outfielders.
Knee injuries cut into his
expected production in ’75
although he still batted .270
with 32 homers and 85 RBIs.
Orleans with 26 points and 12
rebounds.
Cavs 109, Knicks 95
Campy Russell flipped in 15
second-quarter points and
Bobby Smith and Dick Snyder
combined for 24 third-period
points to help Cleveland snap a
three-game losing streak. Walt
Frazier scored 22 points to lead
New York.
Hawks 122, Braves 99
John Drew hit 29 points to
lead Atlanta. A 14-4 spurt with
8:03 left in the half put the
Hawks up 54-44 at intermission.
Atlanta scored four quick points
as the third quarter began to
put the game away early.
Nuggets 111, Squires 100
Dan Issel pumped in 27 points
and David Thompson added 18
to pace Denver. Johnny Neu
mann of Virginia led all scorers
with 32 points.
Nets 124, Pacers 123 (ot)
Brian Taylor hit a jumper
from the foul circle with one
second left in overtime to lift
New York over Indiana.
Ann Ellison
rolls 511
Ann Ellison bowled a 182
series and a 511 series
yesterday in the Thursday
League.
Other leading bowlers were:
Ann Palmer 179, Barbara
Stinson 179, Betty Imes 169,
Carol Cox 172, Bernie Zuberer
189 and a 507 series, Betty
Garrett 184, Gwen McMillan
178, Pam Chapman 185 and
Evelyn Williams 166.
The Sleepyheads and
Alleyoops tied, the Early Birds
beat the Hopefuls 4-0, the
Smilies defeated the Headpins
3-1 and the Streaks stopped the
Gutter Dusters 3-1.
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Greg Snead’s mother, Jane, holds the phone as Greg tells
his sister in Atlanta he’s just been awarded $5.3 million by
a federal court jury. He was paralyzed while playing high
school football. His sister, Mrs. Susan Daves, reacted to
the news by replying “fantastic.” (UPI)
High school gridder
awarded $5.3 million
MIAMI (UPI) - A high
school football player who was
paralyzed from the neck down
after making a tackle in a
game four years ago has been
awarded $5.3 million by a
federal court jury.
The award Thursday to Greg
Stead, 20, came after five
Pro football
widows face
long week
BY JOE CARNICELLI
UPI Sports Writer
Pro football widows who have
been complaining about losing
their husbands every Sunday
will lose them all this weekend.
With the college football
season over, the National
Football League has scheduled
two games Saturday and
they’re both exceptional ones.
First, the Super Bowl cham
pion Pittsburgh Steelers, al
ready assured of a playoff
berth, attempt to wrap up the
American Conference Central
Division title at home against
the second-place Cincinnati
Bengals. Then the Dallas
Cowboys play host to the
Washington Redskins, with the
winner assured of a playoff
spot and a shot at the NFC
Eastern Division title.
The Steelers, 11-1, already
have clinched at least a wild
card berth and will be looking
for the home advantage that
would go with the division title.
Cincinnati, 10-2, could tie for
the division lead by beating the
Steelers with one regular
season game left. Pittsburgh is
at Los Angeles, the NFC West
leader, next week while Cincin
nati takes on San Diego, 1-11.
Pittsburgh won the first
meeting between the two, 30-24,
putting down a Bengals’ rally
in the final period.
The Dallas-Washington rival
ry is becoming one of the
fiercest in the NFL. Both clubs
are 8-4 and trail first-place St.
Louis by a game.
“It looks like if we are going
to win it will be a high scoring
game,” said Cowboys Coach
Tom Landry. “I don’t see too
many teams stopping Washing
ton’s offense. I hope we can
attack their defense and score
like the other top teams have in
the past few weeks. If we do,
we have a chance.
The key game Sunday sends
Miami to Baltimore in a duel
for first in the AFC East. The
Dolphins, down to third-string
quarterback Don Strock, elimi
nated Buffalo last week and
could wrap up their fifth
straight division title with a
win.
The Colts, 8-4 and a game
behind Miami, have won seven
in a row. Baltimore beat Miami
33-17 last month and a victory
Sunday would send the clubs
into the final week tied.
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weeks of testimony concerning
the youth’s $5 million suit
against Riddell Inc., of Chica
go, manufacturers of an al
legedly unsafe football helmet
Stead was wearing at the time
of his injury.
The announcement of the
verdict touched off a wave of
cheering, hugging and kissing
among Stead, who attended the
trial in a wheelchair, and his
family. U.S. District Judge
Clyde Atkins warned members
of the Stead family to remain
in their seats and keep quiet
until the court session had
adjourned.
Stead suffered a broken neck
Sept. 30, 1971 on the opening
kickoff of the Edison-Norland
game in the Orange Bowl.
According to Stead’s attor
ney, Carl Rentz, Stead rushed
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Indiana nips
Notre Dame
By United Press International
Quinn Buckner, the team
leader all game but nearly the
goat with two missed free
throws in the final seconds,
saved Indiana from falling
right on its number one ranking
against Notre Dame Thursday
night.
Buckner, who missed a pair
with 30 seconds left, was fouled
intentionally again with 11
seconds to go and hit both to
ice Indiana’s 63-60 victory, the
Hoosiers’ third win without a
loss.
The Irish trailed 51-37 in the
second half but staged a late
comeback and trailed 61-58 with
30 seconds left. Notre Dame’s
Bruce Flowers intentionally
fouled Buckner, who has the
worst free throw shooting
percentage on Indiana, hoping
he would miss. Buckner did.
Dave Batton’s two free
throws put the Irish within one
downfield to make the tackle
but the ballcarrier kicked his
faceguard, causing his head to
abruptly snap back. As it did,
Rentz said, the unpadded part
of the helmet broke his neck
between the fourth and fifth
vertebrae.
Riddell attorneys claimed
that no proof was given that
Stead was wearing a Riddell
helmet. They said his injury
was caused by an improper
tackle which forced his head
downward.
Both sides in the case used
physicians and sports equip
ment researchers as witnesses
in the trial and showed films of
the incident. The film of the
kickoff play was shown repeat
edly at normal speed, in slow
motion and in enlarged slow
motion.
— Griffin Daily News Friday, December 12,1975
at 61-60 and again Notre Dame
fouled Buckner. But this time
he made both shots to provide
the Hoosiers with the victory.
“We survived because we got
a kid named Buckner,” said
Indiana Coach Bobby Knight.
“Without him, we’re not even
in the game. He’s the sole
reason we won.”
Indiana led 29-24 at the half
and looked as though it would
blow the game open in the
second half. Even Notre Dame
Coach Digger Phelps was
surprised by his club’s come
back.
“I’m proud of this team,”
said Phelps. “We’ll be around
in March (post season tourna
ment play). You know, usually
when Indiana has a 14-point
lead, it ends up being a 34-point
lead. You’ve got to hand it to
our kids for not quitting.”
Knight praised the Irish
effort:
“I think both teams struggled
and we just outstruggled them.
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Jim Skrine bowled a 227 game
and a 612 series last night in the
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series.
Other leading bowlers were:
Frank McElory 221, George
Evans 202, Bill Callahan 236,
Paul Phillips 212, Bob
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