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t Sports World An AP Sports Analysis By WILL GRIMSLEY AP Special Correspondent Best of best NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball journalism’s lively oc togenarian, Fred Lieb of St. Petersburg, Fla., paused in our town this past week long enough to jot down what he considered the greatest team that could be assembled from the past 100 years. It was an awesome lineup ... Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker in the outfield ... Lou Gehrig at first, Eddie Collins at second ... Hans Wagner at shortstop ... Pie Traynor at third ... Bill Dickey and Mickey Cochrane sharing the catcher’s mask... Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Lefty Grove and Sandy Koufax serving the ball up from the mound. It was a veritable “Who’s Who” of the game — largely giants of the past, men of leather, boundless skills and durability. Hard to argue with that team. A young girl, admitting a hero worship for Martin Luther King and Choo Choo Coleman, looked over the list carefully and acknowledged she was dumbfounded. “How can anyone pick an alltime all-star baseball team and not have a single black player on it?” she asked with defiance. This provided some room for thought. How, really? Lieb, 88, an objective observer who has been chronicling the game for 66 years and long respected member of the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee, was aware that he was leaving himself open for potshots. “I was fully aware of the racial question,” he said. “I had to ponder a long time about leaving off such great players as Hank Aaron, who has broken many of the records of both Ruth and Cobb; the fantastic Willie Mays and Jackie Robinson. “However, I had to be true to my own convictions. Having seen most of the great players, past and present, I honestly feel this is the best team one could field.” The incident conjured up some interesting Hot Stove League discussions, even disagreements, on a cold, snowy day that the Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues, in its last official act, named two men to the Hall of Fame. They were John Henry Lloyd, acclaimed the “Black Honus Wagner,” and a versatile Cuban, Martin Dihigo. Both played in the Negro Leagues before Jackie Robin son broke the color line with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Since Jackie’s breakthrough, black players have surged through the gates in an escalating stream, reaching new peaks of stardom. Who of them might challenge Lieb’s powerful team? With the help of Monte Irvin, the former New York Giants’ outfielder who is a Hall of Famer, , and that of other contributors, we came up with this all-time black team, made up of those players who competed in the majors: lb, Willie Stargell. 2b, Joe Morgan, ss, Ernie Banks. 3b, Jackie Robinson, of, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Willie Mays, c, Roy Campanella and'Earl Battey. p, Satchel Paige, Bob Gibson, Don Newcombe. It will embarrass Irvin, now a modest aide to Com missioner Bowie Kuhn, but he has to be on the team, too — our designated hitter. Sports Briefs Baseball NEW YORK - Shortstop John Henry “Pop" Llyod and Martin Dihigo, an all-around star of Negro baseball, were MEN & WOMEN, 17-62 TRAIN NOW FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS No High School Necessary Start as high as ’5.63 HOUR • Post Office • Mechanics • Clerical • Police Keen orient iob while wewriru at home tor Government Exams. 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Tennis RICHMOND, Va. - Austral ian Tony Roche upset second seeded Ilie Nastase of Romania 6- 6-3 and Tom Okker of The Netherlands ousted third seeded Manuel Orantes of Spain 7- 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Richmond Tennis Classic. DAYTON, Ohio — Sixth-seed ed Jeff Borowiak of Tiburon, Calif, advanced to the quarter finals of the $50,000 Dayton Pro Tennis Classic, outlasting Ro ger Taylor of Britain 1-6, 7-6, 7- 5. Griffin vs. Newnan here tonight M a 4 xW ICT f Sj ' J W y w . r J I WNifl i ’ ' IV-' Wa \ Ma 1 ; .MM \ > J V MRMM / 1 r Atlanta Falcons owner Rankin Smith, left, new head football coach Leeman Bennett, center, and general manager Eddie Leßaron pose at the Atlanta press conference Thur sday after Bennett’s hiring was announced. Bennett got a five-year contract with the National Football League team after coaching receivers for the Los Angeles Rams as assistant to Chuck Knox. (AP) Vols clinging to slim lead By The Associated Press Tennessee, ranked 11th na tionally and clinging to a one game lead in the Southeastern Conference basketball race, launches the second half of the conference season Saturday with a regionally televised battle at Auburn. "We’ve always seemed to play Tennessee close,” said Coach Bob Davis, who has seen Auburn struggle through a dis appointing 3-6 SEC season after Dundee, Devils win Dundee No. 1 beat Borden Chemical 66-40 and the Red Devils downed McDonald Chapel 65-59 yesterday in the Men’s Basketball League. James Prather scored 20 points for Dundee and Graylin Greene had 14. Glenn Terry scored 12 points for Borden and James Lawrence made 10. Floyd Mack led the Red Devils with 30 points. Greg Thompson made 10. Tommy Lynch made 15 for McDonald’s and Chuck Dunn scored 13. Squires stop Knicks The Squires beat the Knicks 50-36 yesterday in the Junior Basketball League. Terry Puckett made 15 points for the Squires and Jay Arnold scored 10. Craig McClelland made 17 for the Knicks and Reginald Warren made 12. Kay Pursley rolls 527 Kay Pursley bowled a 186 game and a 527 series yesterday in the Thursday Ladies League. Other leading bowlers were: Brenda Corderio 187 and a 523; Lee Wood 202, Chris Hudgins 173, Mary Ann Wilson 169, Jeanine Ward 161, Betty Imes 165, Carol Cox 167, Barbara Moon 186, Betty Garrett 168, Jackie Ballard 161, Barbara Stinson 189 and Laura Doster 176. The Alleyoops beat the Pinbusters 3-1, the Hopefuls beat the Hotshots 4-0, the Smilies beat the Streaks 3-1, the Yoyos defeated the Spirit of ’76 4-0, the Country Girls beat the Sleepyheads 3-1 and the Upsets beat the Headpins 3-1. This is a sincere effort to reach a good person for training in a life time position. Our nationally known company offers: A. 88.000 - 810,000 per year plus extras B. New car furnished-Personal Use permitted C. Complete training program I). All major fringe benefits with free retirement E. Excellent opportunity for advancement F. No experience necessary For information call Steve Warren at 228-2795 an equal opportunity employer mole-female I being picked to contend for a high finish. The Vols have arrived at the midway mark with a 9-0 confer ence record. They have won 13 of their last 14 games — drop ping a decision to UCLA last Sunday to end a 12-game win ning string. Kentucky, ranked No. 3, is second in the SEC race with an 8-1 record, and eighth-ranked Alabama, winner of three straight league titles, is third at 7-2. The Tennessee-Auburn game is set for a 4:10 p.m. EST tipoff and will be televised by NBC TVS. Kentucky, unbeaten on the road but twice beaten at home, returns to its own court to take on Vanderbilt and Alabama vis its Louisiana State. Other action Saturday has Mississippi State at Mississippi in the only other game and Florida entertains Georgia. The Monday night phase of the weekend activity has Ten nessee at Florida, Georgia at Auburn, Alabama at Ole Miss and Mississippi State at LSU. Kentucky steps out of the con ference to take on Florida State at Louisville and Vanderbilt has an open date. Tennessee beat Auburn 87-79 and Florida 92-82 in their earlier meetings in Knoxville. But, this has not been a particularly successful road trip for the Vols since Coach Ray Mears took command in 1962. The Vols hold a 6-5 edge at Auburn, but have lost the last two. Tennessee has won four of its last five battles at Florida to trim the Gator lead to 7-6. Kentucky swept through one of the SEC’s toughest road trips Robins, Gators win The Robins beat the Panthers 15-9, the Gators topped the Celtics 48-32 and the Nets beat the Tigers 52-35 yesterday in the Rick Barry League. Caroline Harris scored 8 points for the Robins and Laura Harper made 3. Terri Hunter scored 3 for the Panthers and Karla Peters made 2. Joe Ward scored 28 for the Gators and Cary Griffin made 10. Stacey Driver scored 21 for the Celtics and Otis Morris made 6. Johnny Milner and Alan Love made 14 points for the Nets. Andrea Holmes made 19 for the Tigers and Richard York scored 14. last weekend with victories over Alabama and Mississippi State —a trip Tennessee still faces. Coach Joe Hall of Kentucky said those victories pushed the Wildcats right back into the chase for what could be the Wildcats’ 30th basketball crown. The issue might not be settled until Kentucky visits Tennessee on March 5, next to last playing date of the regular season. Alabama also faces both Tennessee and Kentucky, giv ing the league a trio of tele vision matches on the last three Saturdays involving the favored teams in the race. I Griffin Realty Co. I I 625 W. 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Jackie Lockhart .Sue Ogletree I 227-7012 * 228-1428 227-6454 * 227 4946 227-8839 227-1923 * 228-1300 | ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ SPORTS ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★■A-* Bennett convinced he can rebuild Falcons ATLANTA (AP) — Leeman Bennett, who wants “to bring a winning team to Atlanta in the shortest amount of time,” takes over as head coach of the Na tional Football League Falcons with a five-year contract in which to complete his goal. “I’ve seen poor programs and strong programs and I’ve learned the difference,” said Bennett, an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Rams before Thursday’s announcement. “I’m convinced I know what it takes to get a good program going,” he added. Bennett, 38, a native of Padu cah, Ky., and a former quarter back-defensive back for Blan ton Collier at the University of Kentucky, was named coach at a news conference Thursday by newly appointed Falcons Gen eral Manager Eddie Leßaron. “I looked at various efforts done and narrowed it down to a very narrow field,” said Leßa ron, who until Wednesday had a lucrative Las Vegas law practice. “We have a five-year contract—a package that will make him one of the highest paid coaches in the league.” The amount of the contract was not disclosed, although it was rumored at $400,000 for the five-year period. Page 9 Griffin Daily News Friday, February 4,1977 Rams Coach Chuck Knox felt Bennett’s appointment as At lanta head coach was “quite a compliment to our program.” “I’m very happy for Iceman and his family for his opportun ity to coach in Atlanta,” said Knox. “He’s done an out standing job for us with our re ceivers, and last year he called all of our offensive plays and was outstanding at that.” Bennett, who was named to lead the Falcons after Dallas assistant Dan Reeves, a native Georgian, turned down the job, rejected suggestions that he was a second choice. “From my conversation with Eddie Leßaron and others in the Falcon organization, it is my understanding that Reeves wasn’t offered the job,” he said. Chitterling Supper Friday Until 9 P.M. MARSH’S RESTAURANT Formerly Tomlin’s Barbecue 6 Miles East Os Jackson Highway 16 Reeves reportedly disdained the Falcons’ training facilities. “Dan’s used to the Dallas practice fields and office set up,” said Leßaron. 1 Leßaron and Bennett replace Pat Peppier, the Falcons’ for mer general manager who was also named head coach when Marion Campbell was fired during last season. Peppier was hired as assistant general man ager of the Houston Oilers Wednesday. When Bennett was at Ken tucky, aides under Collier in cluded Don Shula, John North, Bill Arnsparger and Howard Schnellenberger, all of whom became head coaches in the NFL.
