Messersmith NEW YORK (AP) Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's meeting With principals in the New York: Yankees:Andy Messersmith con troversy broke up without a decision yester dy and the former Los Angeles Dodgers pit cher was asked to be on hand for a renewal of the case today. George Steinbrenner 111, owner of the Yankees,' was the first to leave the com missioner's office at 5:55 p.m., EST. When asked what news there was, he responded tartly: "Nothing!" !'Mai•vin Miller, executive director of the Major- League Players Association; his at torney, Dick Moss;ea' nd Herb Osmond, the agent for Messersmith, followed in a group. "We have nothing to announce at the 4 moment," Miller said. "We have agreed to continue talks at 10:30 a.m., EST, Friday (today).", , The Associated Press learned that Messer smith, who reportedly had agreed to sign a $1.5-million contract with the Yankees and then decided differently, had been summoned by the; commissioner to be on hand for the meeting. . ... but AL lands Toronto deal NEW VORK ( AP) Corn- without a franchise since the MacPhail insisted any at missioner Bowie Kuhn gave Senators moved to Texas in tempt by Kuhn to interfere the 'American League per- 1972. The commissioner said if with its plans for a Toronto mission to place a franchise in ari agreeable formula could franchise "is neither just nor Toronto yesterday with the not be worked out, he would. fair. understanding that a withdraw approval for a fran provision be made for some chise. "The American League in- AL games, possibly by the Then the National League tends to go forward with its Baltimore Orioles, to be would be given an opportunity plans for Toronto," MacPhail played in nearby Washington, to vote for a Toronto fran- said. "If the National League D.C. chise. desires to expand to He gave the American - The American League Washington, it may do so. League seven days in which to rejected the commissioner's There are other fine cities worlyout a formula to satisfy move. In a three paragraph available for a 14th fran- Washington, which has been statement, AL President Lee chise." Drexel starts laXers season Coming off an impressive preseason soundly defeated teams like Suffolk, .Hofstra schedule,:the Penn State lacrosse team will and Farmingdale Community College and feature a more balanced squad as it prepares tied Nassau Community College, a perennial for a - run' at a third consecutive winning community college powerhouse. season and a bid for the NCAA playoffs. More importantly, Pencek found excellent - The firgt step will be taken this afternoon replacements for the departed defensemen in when the Lions take on a high-scoring Drexel freshman Fred Lomady from Abington High f squad in Philadelphia. School and sophomore Pete Kowalski. Goiiitinto a preseason term break trip to At midfield, Pencek said he is blessed with Long Island to play several strong college two solid lines although today he will be teams, coach Dick Pencek was a bit worried missing . the services of last year's leading since he had lost three key defensive players total point socrer Larry Warshaw, due to a to graduation Kevin Campbell, 'Jay Levine recurring knee injury. and Buddy Tesner. "We were very surprised about our play on Rich Mauti, an honorable-mention All- Long Island," Pencek said. "We went there American last year and one of the team's knowing what our first two midfield linei and quickest players, will be coupled with Bob our attack could do, but:worrying about our Cooper and Jack Barry on the first line. Paul defense. By the end of the week, we started to Repp, Steve -Ezratty, and Dan Pinkerton, jell as a team and we came away from the replacing Warshaw, will form the second trip believing that,we have a good team." line. ,- The laxmen jelled to the point that they SPIDER & COMPANY FEATURING JAZZ SAXOPHONIST Art Exhibit 12:00 (SUN.) Kern Lobby W. C. Handy 'Jazz' Exhibit no sale ... It is the Yankees' contention that Osmond, • acting as Messersmith's legal representative. had signed the agreement, which the Yanks said was binding. Messersmith has been at his home in Newport Beach, Calif. The four-hour meeting ended with both sides sticking to their guns. Osmond said he had not signed a contract for Messersmith to play with the Yankees. Meanwhile, Gabe Paul, president of the Yankees, said he had a written agreement, signed by Osmond, "to have Andy Messer smith play this year with the Yankees." The sticky part of the controversy involved what Osmond signed in the wee hours of the morning Sunday, and how binding if at all it is on Messersmith. Osmond said he had signed a memoran dum, not a contract. He said he still thinks Messersmith is a free agent. Miller said Osmond has no power to bind Messersmith to anything. "Osmond could negotiate for him but not sign for him," Miller said. "He had no power of attorney. He only had the authority to negotiate." 11: '4 r :-,7 , Concert 3:30 (SUN) Schwab Aud. Dr. Henry Mitchell speaking on Jazz and Black Religious Experience INFORMATION ON THESE AND ALL JAZZ WEEK EVENTS AT JAZZ TABLE IN THE HUB, KERN INFORMATION DESK AND JAZZ CLUB OFFICE. —Jerry Lucci =EI JAZZ WEEK '76 Opens this Sunday with ERIC KLOSS FREE ADMISSION LECTURE 7:30 (SUN) 101 Kern Bldg. dzCqlleA'wi s Jabbar voted MVP NEW YORK (AP) Kareem /Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers was named winner of the National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player Award for the fourth time yesterday, edging rival centers Bob McAdoo of the Buffalo Braves and Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics. The 7-foot-3 Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA leader in rebound ing, blocked shots and minutes played and second to McAdoo in scoring. He received 409 points on the basis of five points for first place, three for second and one for third in ballotaing by the league's players. McAdoo, winner of the league's Podoloff Trophy last season as the MVP, was second this time with 393 points. Cowens, the 1973 winner, finished third with 378 points in the closest three way race in NBA history. "I'm very flattered to win the award," Abdul-Jabbar said. "I didn't expect I would win because it usually goes to a player on a winning team—the Lakers currently are 38-40 and fourth in the Pacific Division. But I thank the guys I play against for voting for me and I thank the Creator." Abdul-Jabbar is in his first season with the Lakers after six seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. At Milwaukee, he won the league's MVP Award in 1971,1972 and 1974. He is the third player* in NBA history to gain the honor at least four times. Center Wilt Chamberlain was a four-time winner and center Bill Russell won it five times. Netmen challenge Maryland in opener As marches through the South go, the Penn ,State men's tennis team's recent exhibition tour there will probably not make anyone forget General Sherman. The team warmed up for Sunday afternoon's opener at Maryland by losing all 11 matches in the 11-day swing. "I'm glad we had the chance to play and work some things out before we had to face Maryland," he said. "We have some players who haven't faced college com petition before, so the trip had to help them." Although obviously less than happy with the winless performance, Cathrall is not too concerned with the string of losses. "The matches don't start to count until Sunday." On that day, the Lions will be meeting a highly-touted Maryland team that features basketball All-American John Lucas. Lucas is not merely satisfying an athletic whim April 4th - 10th with his tennis participation; he is also an All-American on the tennis court. The Lion most likely to face him will. be the lone senior, Miguel Maurtua. Maurtua nailed down the top spot for Penn State, and should be ready for Lucas despite a leg injury that hampered him on the southern trip. The second and third spots will fall to juniors Jimmy Ellis and Mark Darby, respectively. The other courts are up for grabs between junior Jim Howell and a freshman quartet of Alex Davidson, Pete Cole, Fabricio Valdivieso, and Jim, Whiteside. The doubles pairings seem set, at least for the opener, with Maurtua and Ellis holding down the top court. Following them will be Whiteside and Darby on second court, with Cole and Davidson third. —Jack Patin Dine cards 75 in opener Linksmen club Villanova Despite the wind and cold, the Penn State With the weather and the greens still not in men's golf team bunched five golfers in the good condition, "I didn't think we'd do that 70's yesterday to defeat Villanova 382-402 and well," Boyle said. win its season opener. Dave Shimko led Villanova (1-1) with a 78, Senior Bob Dine copped medalist honors, but the Wildcat's number one man, Henry carding a three-over 75 in the 20 miles per Kilroy ballooned to an 82. hour wind and forty-degree temperature. Dine, who notched four birdies, was closely V i Ilanova coach Mike Selloff, who hoped followed by Dick Conn and Sherman for a better performance from Kilroy, said, Hostetter, who both posted 76's over the 7010- "If he would have shot better, it would have been closer." yard Penn State Blue Course. .Completing the Lions' 382 total, with which The Lions tee•off again tomorrow af coach Joe Boyle was pleased, were Dave - ternoon, hosting Navy at the Blue Course. Grill's 77 and Rod Franc's 78. Farr blanks Engineers By GARY SILVERS • Collegian Sports Writer The .Penn State baseball team, behind a brilliant seven hit performance by pitcher Jim Farr, fought off the rain Wednesday and buried Lehigh 10-0 in' the season's opener. "The defense committed just one error," said Penn State coach Chuck Medlar "which was really impressive since we had such little practice time." The Lions, who went scoreless in the first two innings, mustered all 10 runs in the back five. In the third inning, a walk and doubles by Kevin Maronic and Garry Koch put State on the board. It was all Dave Delenick in the next two frames as he tripled and scored on a- pass ball in the fourth and blasted a two run single with the bases loaded in the fifth. Netwomen travel to Madison By BARB SHELLY Collegian Sports Writer number one spot. Wendy Gavett, a Penn State's women's tennis coach Jokin sophomore from Mount Lebanon, will play Nessler is optimistic about the depth and second singles, followed by Joan Backen potential of her young team but says she stose In third singles. Backenstose, a fresh needs to see them under the pressure of a man, is a sister of Carol Backenstose, a match. former number one player at Penn State. • A look at the schedule hints that pressure Molly Wesner, Bailey Symington and Mon won't be hard to come by. Penn State could Androsko round out the singles lineup. have one of the toughest schedules in the The only junior on the team, Micki Larkin, east. earned a place in the singles lineup but will The Lady Lions travel to Madison not play singles tomorrow because of a knee tomorrow to warm up for perennial powers . injury. A transfer from Hollins College, Va., such as Princeton, the University of Virginia, Larkin is expected to team with McManus for Ohio State and the University of Maryland. the second doubles match. Gavett and "If we play the way we've been practicing, Backenstose will play .first doubles and we ought to beat Madison," Nessler said. Wesner and Symington will play third A look at the lineup shows that Penn State doubles. April 4th The Daily Collegian Friday, April 2, 1976 In the sixth inning, the Lions plastered Lehigh pitch ing for three more on a bases loaded triple by Greg Vogel and a sacrifice fly by Maronic. During Lehigh's half of the inning, State pitch er Farr began to tire and was replaced by junior Dick Miller, who retired the side in order. "The bad weather really affected Farr's velocity," Medlar said, "but his ex cellent curveball made up the difference." Centerfielder Larry Kramer iced the cake in the seventh with a two run single. In .the bottom of the inning,. Miller allowed just one hit and the rains halted the ac tion. ."Miller is really gonna help us," Medlar said. "He has an excellent curve and throws strikes." The Lions are in action has plenty of talent of its own. • Freshman Joy McManus has won the three times this weekend, starting tomorrow afternoon when they travel to Villanova to meet the Wildcats. Pitcher Steve Nielsen, coming off a rib,injury, will get the nod for State, whose last victory over the Cats came in 1973. "I don't know much about Villanova," Medlar said, "except that they've always had good teams and have given us good competition. Ithaca, who the Lions meet in their 1 p.m. opening doubleheader Sunday, also has a good squad and have made it to the NCAA College Playoffs a number of times. "Ithaca is a small college with a good pitching staff," Medlar said. "Sunday will be their opener." "We're still scrambling for pitching," he added, "since Tim Pearson still isn't ready. Our probable starters Sunday are Farr and Steve Correll."
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