Wilkes-Barre Fats
By LEE L. RICHARDS
The 1983 Anheuser-Busch Golf Clas-
sic at Kingsmill Golf Club, Williams-
burg, VA, was a huge success and, as
appears by the different comments
from the PGA players, is becoming
one of the more popular stops on the
tour.
The folks connected with the tourna-
ment seem to be working harder and
with more awareness to make this
event one of the very best.
Rona Mirmelstein, press chairman,
and her staff did a superb job in
handling the press. They’re improving
because of the experience they've
gained in recent years.
Meanwhile, the players didn’t shoot
lights out over the par 71, 6,746 layout.
On Thursday, Scott Simpson carded a
record tying 64, but really wasn’t in
the hunt after Friday's round when he
had a 75.
What amazes me is how the pros are
so adaptive to the conditions and to
the type of shot they must execute.
I saw one prominent player four-
putt the 18th in the opening round. I
saw another player cork a tree with
his tee shot, which he pulled badly,
~ but recovered for a bogey. I saw Jim
Dent hammer one of the longest tee
shots of the day on the tough 16th, but
failed to hit the green with an ordi-
nary wedge shot.
Friday, seme of the top players
complained that the greens were too
‘crusty’? Heck, if they had to play the
greens our local golfers have to play
they’d walk off the course. What
perturbed me were the ones causing
the commotion had about as much
chance of winning as I did and I
wasn’t playing!
Even the usually unflappable Calvin
Peete made some noise. I saw him
take a double bogey on the 18th, which
he three-putted. Peete is a class
miserable round to post a five under
on Saturday and come from six back
on Sunday to defend his title.
Calvin admitted during a brief
encounter before Saturday’s round his
execution was not up to his standards.
He stated after Saturday’s round
that being six-shots behind Hal Sutton
wasn’t all that bad. After all, Peete
had rallied from seven back to win the
Atlanta Classic earlier this season.
Lanny Wadkins carved out a course
record 63 Saturday. We saw his record
breaking birdie putt on the 18th. He's
really a gamer in my book. He started
the day five over and went to three
under and was in the chase.
Lanny is a tough competitor but
when he took the time after the round
to sign autographas for his large
group of fans, he showed me some
style:
However, the PGA has too many
rules and regulations which protect
the players from the press. It soured
my opinion a bit. Granted, some of the
scribes are overbearing, but I wasn’t
about to beg to interview some golfer,
no matter who he was.
The PGA is over protective. Heck, if
some golfer wants to talk to me, what
am I going to say, ‘You better check
with your PGA PR guy?’
In college football some of the ques-
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tions directed to the youngsters would
bring tears to the PGA eyes. Down the
road it could hurt their image.
On the positive side, the folks at
Kingsmill were most hospitable and I
could venture back that way again.
CLIPBOARD NOTES: Pro grid
camps are open and I’ve got a few
ideas on the upcoming season:
The Redskins, like the Eagles and
49ers before them will not repeat as
the NFL champs.
Speaking of the Philly Birds, they’ll
be a cut above ordinary.
Dan Fauts and his huge salary won't
make it to the Super Bowl.
I haven’t read or heard any of the
NFL experts calling 49er Coach Bill
Walsh ‘genius’ lately. They sure did
belabor that point.
How will the Dallas Cowboys find a
way this year to lose in the big game,
if they make it that far. Like I’ve said
before, it’s quite possible their person-
nel is simply overrated!
Which NFL coach will be out of a
job, first? I’ve got a hunch it will be
one of the head honchos from Houston,
Cleveland or Detroit.
Look for the Saints to be more
competitive as Coach Bum Phillips
obviously has that team headed in the
right direction.
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Tennessee's highly regarded trainer,
Tim Kerin, called last week to inform
me Coach John Majors has assured
Big Orange followers that he’s not
interested in coaching in the USFL
even if it is Pittsburgh. Kerin told me
being a trainer in any phase of pro
sports isn’t his bag. He just didn’t
want to deal with the problems preva-
lent today. Coach Majors was spend-
ing his vacation catching some sun in
Hawaii. The Vols are getting cranked
up for their opener with Pitts, Sept. 3.
I'm looking forwad to being there for
that helmet buster.
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If someone would have told me last
year at this time that in 1983 some
grid publications would rank West
Virginia ahead of Pitt, I'd have rolled
over laughing. Some pre-season prog-
nosticators are going with the Moun-
taineers instead of Pitt. I wonder if
they know WVU’s offense hasn’t put
across a TD in 12 quarters of football?
WVU got its lone TD last season via a
blocked $ bunt:
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I'm sure most sports fans feel as I
do that it’s about time to put the
clamps on the athletes convicted for
using drugs. It seems there are differ-
ent standards for the athletes and the
regular guy on the street. Heck, if I
was running a professional team of
any sort and one of my top performers
was nailed by the law he’d be gone.
1 always though Coach Vince Lom-
bardi had the best cliche when it came
to a player’s conduct: ‘Either be good .
or be gone.” The great mentor said in
the 1960s that our society was becom-
ing far too permissive. How right he
was.
Money and greed are putting a
damper on pro sports. I have taken
the approach that it’s strickly enter-
tainment. There’s little loyalty Aeon.
today in any sport.
With classes resuming at
King’s College in. Wilkes-
Barre during the next
month, a number of Back
Mountain residents will be
active on the sports scene.
Paul Reinert of Shaver-
town is head coach of
E cross country at the col-
lege and last year guided
the harriers to a great 14-4
record. He teaches science
the Lake-Lehman
Lehman returns as coach
/
of the women’s tennis
team, which plays
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Robin Fry Cummins of
Kunkle is head coach of
softball and is assistant to
John Dorish, director of
athletics.
Her basketball aides are
Arlene Kozich and Mich-
elle Kravitsky, Back
Mountain residents. Krav-
itsky is statistician in bas-
ketball and softball.
When the King’s rifle
team of Coach George
'Brenzovich, Exeter, spon-
sored its first summer
camp in Scandlon Gym,
some local youngshooters
the coach was Trucksville
resident Paul Youngblood.
Andrew Paoletti of Hun-
lock Creek was one of the
young shooters in the
clinic. He is the son of Dr.
Robert Paoletti, King’s
biology professor.
One of the top shooters
on hand was 12-year-old
David Edgar of Tunkhan-
nock.
The Noxen Ball Associa-
tion honored its ball play-
ers at the Annual Family
Fun Day held recently.
Boys honored were
Jimmy Newell and Mike
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Dallas Senior High
Coach Robyn Jones
announces the opening day
of field hockey practice for
Lake-Lehman
plans clinic
The Lake-Lehman
School District will spon-
sor a free wrestling clinic
for elementary and junior
high boys within the school
district. Boys who will be
in grades four through
school year are eligible.
The coaching staff will
serve as instructors and
senior high school boys
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Aug. 8-12. Registration will
take place Monday, Aug. 8
at 8:30 a.m. Parents are
asked to bring proof of
accident insurance at this
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the Lake-Lehman Senior
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