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Templeton recants, doesn't want trade XjJ Larry Brown feelings spilled over again Tuesday following a meeting between player and boss. "I'm not even trying to go out and do my best," Templeton afterward vowed. "I think they're too chicken even to trade me." SPORTS Bloomington-Normal, III. B-l March 29, 1979 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

(AP) -Stormy shortstop Garry Templeton issued an apology Wednesday for his latest verbal swipe at the St. Louis Cardinals and said he no longer wants to be traded. "I want to do anything I can to help this team," a contrite Templeton maintained after reading a written retraction of his demands. "I'm just going to play the way I can," the 23-year-old infielder pledged. "They want me to put more effort into it.

I will." Templeton, a 1977 Cardinals sensation who fell off sharply at bat and field last summer, lashed out last month at General Manager John Claiborne in a dispute over his contract. Harmony apparently was achieved when Templeton signed for a reported $130,000, a substantial hike. But ill jL I li I Mi IK ntfl 1 1 1 mt" Hosea wins 2 by knockouts Templeton, who hit .280 in 1978 but committed a National League-leading 40 errors, said his latest disagreement with the club was resolved during a Tuesday night meeting with Claiborne attended by the player's agent, Richman Bry. "I feel my problems have been properly aired, and I am anxious and ready to get back to playing baseball to the best of my ability," he said in Wednesday's prepared statement. "I regret the statements I made yesterday in the heat of anger, for they do not accurately reflect my feelings for the Cardinal team, the city of St.

Louis or the fans." Described by Templeton as the basis of his latest dispute was persistent criticism by club management of of his fielding. "Since I was 7 years old, I developed certain habits and routines which have now become second nature to me. I believe they give me more mobility, speed and range," he explained. "I can get to more balls because of my style, but the more ground you cover the more errors you are likely to make. "I am willing and ready to make changes and improvements without affecting my basic skills and feel I have been working hard to do so," Templeton's statement added.

Claiborne, who has steadfastly refrained from acrimony in his disagreements with Templeton, conceded the resolution of the latest flareup "sounds like it's out of a can. "I want you to go out there and bring us the pennant," Claiborne told the young player following Templeton's retraction. The club's front-office boss and player then shook hands on their settlement. "Thanks, John," said Templeton. That's all MIAMI (AP) With his team trailing 10-2, the bases loaded and no outs for Florida International on Wednesday, St.

Francis, N.Y., College baseball Coach Dan Lynch was thrown out of the game and then refused to leave, resulting in the college baseball game being declared a forfeit. The official final score became Florida International 9, St. Francis 0. QCfCltOf Sp Estus Hood doesn't have to get involved in the dirty work of ISU'i spring football practices. The one-year Green Bay Packer veteran can sit back and watch what he went through.

(Pantagraph photo) UCLA names Brown LOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA changed its basketball coaching image Wednesday by naming often-explosive Larry Brown to carry on where coaches in the past have been more low key. Brown switches from the professional game to the collegiate and said that is what he wanted even though the pay will be less. Brown, 38, succeeds Gary Cunningham, who resigned last week to pursue another career that afforded more time for his family. The new coach was a guard at North Carolina, played and coached in the now-defunct American Basketball Association and until early this year had coached the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. He resigned from that job and said, "I was hoping I wouldn't have to go back to the pros.

The pros are good for certain people and it gave me the opportunity to coach, but I didn't think I was suited to that type of job. "This is a great moment for me and I hope in the future UCLA can say the same thing." Brown becomes the seventh UCLA basketball coach in its 61st year of basketball, and he said, "This school has a great academic program and an unbelievable basketball history." He referred primarily to the 10 national titles in 12 years by the team under John Wooden, who was succeeded by Gene Bartow and then Cunningham. All three were of the low key variety. Brown, who on several occasions was tosed out of pro games for ultra-strenuous objections, told newsmen there was not too much difference between the game in college and the pros and "anybody coaching demands players to give their best every game. He immediately rehired Bruin assistant coach Larry Farmer, who had been mentioned for the head job, and said he wonld pick another assistant in the near future.

Athletic Director J.D. Morgan, recuperating from open heart surgery and pneumonia, selected Brown and also made his first public appearance since his illness to present him to the news media. The athletic director not reveal terms of the contract but said it was multiyear. Brown is believed to be making in the neighborhood of $40,000 annually. The new UCLA coach resigned from the Nuggets on Feb.

1 and brings a 383-231 record to Los Angeles. In six years coaching in the professional ranks, his clubs made the playoffs each year. Hood lights up ot 'going live' stopped Glenn Stokes of Jackson, Tenn. The refereee halted the contest just 90 seconds after the playing of the national anthem. The tournament's first major upset came in the 119-pound class when unheralded Alan Hetrick, 16, Toledo, Ohio, outpointed Wayne Lynumn of Chicago a Gloves champion in 1977 and a seasoned veteran of international competition.

At 132 pounds, Johnny Bumphus, Nashville, a 1977 National AAU champ, defeated John Foody, Lowell, Mass. At 147 pounds, a pair of former champs scored first-round victories as Donald Bowers, Jackson, and Michael McCallum, Nashville, a 1976 Jamaican Olympian, both won decisions. Bowers, who won a Gloves title as Impounder a year ago, overpowered Larry Holsworth of Milwaukee with a series of devasting roundhouse rights. McCallum outpointed Larry Ranstrom of the Rocky Mountain contingent. Antitrust suit hinted by gridder Thomas INDIANAPOLIS William "Junior" Hosea easily finished off his first two opponents Wednesday night in the 51st National Golden Gloves tournament here.

The 25-year-old Bloomington heavyweight won his opening match when Cornelius Benson of Cleveland, Ohio, was unable to come out for the second round of the scheduled three-round bout. In his second fight, Hosea knocked out Charles Hostetter of Fort Worth, Texas, 40 seconds into the second round. Hosea had decked Hostetter twice for counts of 8 in the first round. Hosea, who won his division at Chicago to qualify for the national tournament, could end up facing highly-touted Marvis Frazier, 17-year-old son of former world champion Joe Frazier, who also was a two-time winner Wednesday. Frazier first stopped Charles Archie of Roswell, N.M., on a first round technical knockout.

In his second fight, Frazier won a decision over Bryan Westmorland of St. Louis. Hosea has today off before returning to the ring probably Friday, according to his manager, Jack Whittinghill. Whittinghill said Hosea could draw a bye in the next tournament round because four of 32 scheduled heavyweight contestants failed to show at Indianapolis. Bouts Wednesday were in seven weight classes.

Action in the rest of the divisions begins today. There were 132 bouts spread over three rings in a six-hour period at Indianapolis' Convention and Exposition Center. The bouts dragged on into the wee hours as some 338 entries began the first steps to narrow the field to the 22 boxers who will clash Saturday for the 11 Gloves' titles. In the light flyweight class, defending champ Richard Sandoval of Pomona, Glen Lafimer The Prairie Cities Soccer League for children from 7 to 14 had its first season in the fall. "We hope that the players in the little league will see that there's now a level for them to continue playing at," Latimer said.

The Central Illinois Soccer League has five teams in Peoria, two in Galesburg and teams from Springfield, Decatur, Jacksonville, Eureka (also a new addition), Taylorville and northern Tazewell County. Latimer, 31, coached teams in England for eight years, played semi-pro and scouted for professional teams. The Internationals' home games will be played at Bicentennial Park, off Towanda Avenue between College Avenue and Fort Jesse Road. INTf RNATIOMALS SCHEDULE April At Northern Taiawall April 22 Decatur, I p.m. April 2 At Jtcktonvill May a OilDurg F.C-, p.m.

May 13 At Pmtk Bluat Mar Sprlnjttald. I p.m. May 27 At Taykwvllla Juna 1 Euraka. I p.m. 11,1 Latimer coaching new adult soccer team wanted that one.

1 had it in my arms and it popped out but I grabbed it back." Hood's interception on the Packers' 7 in that Nov. 27 game killed a second quarter Viking drive. But it was that game, which finished in a 10-10 tie in overtime, that killed the Packers' chances for the playoffs. "We almost made it to the playoffs. We led our division almost all season.

If we'd beaten Minnesota, we'd have been in the playoffs." If Hood had been drafted by his favorite team, he would have played In the Super Bowl, Hood was a Cowboy fan, "I didn't have one of my better games against the Cowboys," said Hood, reluctant to describe In detail the events that led to the Cowboys' 42-14 wipeout of the "The Cowboys have a lot of tricky formations their game plan is heavy. I messed a few things up on pass plays." With the Packers, Hood hasn't yet received a chance to perform one of his specialties at ISU the punt return. In three seasons at ISU, Hood averaged more than 10 yards a return for 62 punt returns (only six NFL punt returners averaged 10 or more yards last season). "I was second or third down the line in punt returns," said Hood. "They wanted me to concentrate on defense, and learn the system.

They figure that's enough of an adjustment for a rookie." Hood, a star quarterback at Kankakee Eastridge High School, gives a good reason for living in Bloomington instead of Green Hay. "It gets too cold in Green Bay the high some days is 23 below." Hood hasn't yet received his degree at ISU, but he says that will change. "I'm taking a few classes now. I'll have three more classes to take (after this semester)." Those aren't the only classes Hood is taking. The other classes are taught by professors named Tarkenton, Staubach and Bradshaw.

When and if Hood completes the classroom instruction, he won't receive a bachelor of arts just a bachelor of starts. Bird, Celtics to negotiate in early April BOSTON (AP) The Boston Celtics hope to sign college star Larry Bird to a National Basketball Association contract during the last weekend of the professional season. Celtics President Red Auerbach spoke briefly to the Indiana State star Wednesday and, during what was called a friendly chat, Bird agreed to a face-to-face meeting in Boston sometime during the weekend beginning Friday, April 6. The last place Celtics wrap up their dismal 1978-79 season with a home game against Denver on April 6, and away-and-home games Saturday and Sunday, April 7 and 8, against the New Jersey Nets. Celtics Vice President Jeff Cohen said Bird Boston's No.

1 draft pick last year as a junior still doesn't have an agent. But he is expected to bring a representative to Boston for his meetings with Auerbach. Guilty Conscience wins BOWIE, Md. (AP)-Guilty Conscience won the top race Wednesday at Bowie. By Mark Wellwood Pantagraph sports writer Estus Hood sat on his haunches near the south end zone at Illinois State University's Hancock Stadium, idly watching pass defense drills.

"We re going live," barked defensive coordinator Ted Schmitz as offensive and defensive backs converged upon the southwest corner of the end zone. A change came over Hood the kind of change that comes over a dozing mountain lion when it catches the scent of sheep. "This is action, here," said Hood, pacing in anticipation, Seconds later, his statement was confirmed. One by one, each offensive player would start with the ball from the 8-yard line. At the same time, a defensive player would start In the opposite direction from the goal line.

They would meet at about the 4. The kinds of things that happened when they met at the 4 yard line are why the drills are called "nutcrackers." The kinds of things that happened when they met at the 4 were the reasons Hood smiled gleefully. "Get your head up!" Hood. shouted to a red shirted defensive player after a whlte-shirted offensive back rolled off his tackle into the end zone. "Ooh, ooh, that's it, that's it!" he yelled again when an offensive back was practically buried in the Astro-Turf at the 3.

There was plenty of what Hood calls action. But not for Hood. The 23-year-old with a hard 180-pound build on a 5-11 Vi frame doesn't wear red and white anymore. For Hood, it's strictly green and gold. Green Bay Packer green and gold.

Hood, a star defensive back for two seasons at ISU, was the Packers' third-round 1978 draft pick. He has been working out with the ISU team this winter and spring. "On passing situations I was the fifth defensive back in our nickel defense," said Hood of his rookie NFL season, "I was on all the specialty teams except extra points, so I saw pretty much action. "They want you to sprint down that field there's a lot of head on collisions." But a collision as a suicide squad member is somehow not the same as a collision as a starting defensive back. Neither is the financial reward.

"In this business, you never know what's going to happen. I hope to eventually start." Hood is probably not in an ideal position for the immediate future. Starting Packer defensive backs Mike McCoy, Johnnie Gray and Steve Luke are all 25 or younger. Only cornerback Willie Buchanon, a seven-year veteran, is approaching his prime. And Buchanon had one of his best seasons last year, tying Ken Stone of the Cardinals as the NFC's interception leader with nine, Despite his limited action, Hood picked off three passes, the same number as McCoy and Gray and one more than Luke.

"Minnesota was moving on us," said Hood, describing his first NFL interception, "and (Fran) Tarkenton was scrambling. He throws it anywhere he doesn't care if the receiver is covered or not. "I was playing a deep zone, and Sammy White was right next to me. Tarkenton just threw it up, and I went up and got it. "I hadn't had one all season, so I really Thomas whether or not they want to retain the rights to him.

If the Redskins want him, Thomas has the option of taking a 10 percent raise, to $121,000, for the 1979 season, or signing the last best written offer from the club. If the Redskins tell Thomas they do not want him back, he becomes a totally free agent, and the Redskins would receive no draft-choice compensation with another team. "At this point, I'm going to insist that they trade Mike or release him," Dickens told the Washington Post. I have spoken with Bobby Beathard and he told me they had tried to trade Mike to 27 other clubs without any interest at all. I cannot believe that.

You can't tell me for a minute they can't trade Mike Thomas." Beathard, the Redskins' general manager, was out of town scouting and not available for comment. Johnson, Sikma carry Sonics past Knicks SEATTLE (AP) Dennis Johnson scored 25 points and Jack Sikma added 21 as the Seattle SuperSonics overcame a six-point deficit in the final five minutes to claim their seventh consecutive National Basketball Association victory Wednesday night with a 111-105 triumph over the New York Knicks. Ray Williams, who paced New York with 27 points, hit two free throws with 5:02 left to give the Knicks a 101-95 lead. The Sonics scored the next eight points to take a two-point lead before Earl Monroe tied the score on free throws with 1:39 remaining. Sikma 's rebound basket put Seattle on top for good and after Williams missed a driving layup, Johnson's basket with 1:11 left made it 107-103.

New York cut the deficit to two but Sikma hit two free throws with 41 seconds left to put the game away. NEW YORK (ICS) Gondrejick 1 0-0 2. Kniyftt I 3-4 It, Mariwaatner 2 1-2 5, Monro I 22. William 12 3-4 27, Barkar 0 I Richardton 4 2-2 14, Glann 3 0-0 4, Cleamon 3 3-4 1, I odd 0 OKI 0. Totalt 43 19 30 IDS SIATTLI (111) J.Jonnton i 1-5 13, Shaiton 2 2 12, Sikma 5 11-12 21.

Johmon lO 25, Wiliiami 4 1 1, Brown 5 l-l II, Silai 2 0-0 4, Awtray 0 0-2 0, Robinwn 2 I I 5, Haitatt I 04 2, Snydar 0 0-0 0. Totall -3 33-42 III. New Yarn taama 241 19 34 22-105 a 2 a 27-in Fouled out Mar i weather. Total loull- Naw York 2. Saattla 24 Technicai Knight, Naw York Coach Moliman, Shaiton.

Recreational basketball LOOMIN6TON MEN'S TOUKNAMENY PaMt Blue Ribbon 44, Beat Piaca If, championinlp Waynnvilia to, National Bank 55, third place NORMAL MEN'S TOURNAMENT Jet 55, Pebt Blua Ribbon 53, chempionihlp Country Squire 77, Nord Knlckt 55, third piaca WASHINGTON (AP) Running back Mike Thomas says he may file an antitrust suit against the National Football League because he has not received offers from any team except the Washington Redskins even though he is a free agent. "There are no free agents going anywhere; it's a joke," said Thomas' attorney, John Dickens of Dallas. "There may very well be collusion among the owners, and we are seriously contemplating going to federal court and filing an antitrust suit." Dickens said Thomas has spoken to a half-dozen teams, including Tampa Bay, "but we haven't heard a word from them. That's why I think this whole free-agent system is a sham." The NFL Players Association, at its annual meeting of represenatives in January in Las Vegas, threatened to go on strike because, the union said, the owners are conspiring to bypass the NFL's collective bargaining agreement signed in March 1977. Ed Garvey, NFLPA executive director, said the clubs won't talk with players who have become free agents, as did the five-year veteran Thomas after the 1978 season.

Garvey said none of the 104 free agents at the end of last season have been signed by new clubs, and that in the previous year, six out of the 126 free agents went to other teams. Dickens said the Redskins gave Thomas a "qualifying offer" of $90,000 so they would have the right to match any offer he received from another club. "That is $20,000 less than what he played for last year, and under no circumstance will I allow Mike to sign a contract for that amount," said Dickens. "I just cannot figure out why they can pay a John Riggins $300,000, a Billy Kilmer $250,000 and not pay Mike. "Mike Thomas is not asking for that much.

It's in the range of $700,000 to $800,000 over five years, and that's nothing compared to what some of his teammates and other people around the league are getting." As a free agent, which he became Feb. 1, Thomas has until April 15 to shop around the NFL for a better offer. If he does get an offer from another team, the Redskins would have the right to match it and retain Thomas, or allow him to leave and accept draft choices from his new team as compensation. If Thomas gets no other offers, he would remain in limbo until June 1. By that date the Redskins must notify Dandridge, Hayes lead Bullets to 127-108 win PISCATAWAY, N.J.

(AP) Washington forwards Bob Dandridge and Elvin Hayes combined for 50 points Wednesday night to lead the Bullets to an easy 127-108 National Basketball Association victory over the New Jersey Nets. For the first time, Bloomington-Normal will have an adult team in the Central Illinois Soccer League this year. The Bloomington-Normal Internationals were accepted last month as one of 14 teams in the Peoria-based league. A spring season of eight games begins April 8. The first home game will be April 22.

The team came together last fall when people with a common interest in the sport got together, practiced and played three games, winning two and ending the third in a draw. Glenn Latimer, 1406 N. Oak a native of England studying educational administration at Illinois State University, played with the team and has agreed to coach it this spring. "I think we're as good as anybody else in the league irrespective of the fact they've had teams in the league for some time," he said. The Twin City club has been an informal group.

Practices at Normal's Bicentennial Park remain open to participants. That was the way Tim Playford, 1717 Truman Drive, Normal, joined the team to become one of its strongest players. Playford, who played college soccer, was walking his dog last fall when he happened onto a practice session. He left but came back 20 minutes later without the dog and with his soccer shoes on. The name of the Bloomington-Normal team reflects its makeup.

People who come from England, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Guam and Iran all plan to play. At one game last fall, 12 nationalities were represented. But, said Latimer, "We've got some talented Americans as well." The formation of the adult Blooming-ton team spells another step in recent rise of the sport in the Twin Cities. ISU'i club became a varsity team last year..