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lGE 20 - PLAINDE ALER - WEDNESDAY! JULY 25.1984 Boxing card in Woodstock & . * * I ̂ inat * U1 1 4 Marlins second at relays Five female swimmers are off at the McHenry swimming relays Saturday. McHenry's Marlins, shown here with a swimmer third from left, finished second in the overall competition, with 278 points. The winning Plum Grove squad garnered 398 points. Other teams came from Cary, Antioch, Brentwood and Farmington. This Plaindealer photo by Chrit Juzwik Saturday, McHenry will send its team to Cary for the North Suburban Swimming Conference meet. The Marlins will enter 93 swimmers into the competition, and coaches say they anticipate record times at the event. Chris Juzwik Sports Editor Thanks, Russia As Soviet athletes prepare to spend the 1984 Summer Olympics in front of their fireplaces, sipping vodka and reading TASS accounts of how shoddily this Olympiad is being run, American Olympians prepare to wallow in gold medals. TASS, the Soviet News Agency, has already printed stories about American improprieties at the Olympics, trying to incite the Russian public and justify the government's decision to boycott. (Yes, this is the same TASS that rips Michael Jackson). If this ridiculous political wrist-slapping continues, the Olympics, as we know them, could fizzle out. What's the purpose of the Olympics? The original intent of Athenian Olympic officials all those years ago was to bring nations together to compete in a universalized, organized series of athletic events. Is that what we have today? It's hard to believe that those same games are now used as a non-combat weapon to show displeasure at the political practices of rival countries. Jimmy Carter's ordering the American team to stay home in 1980 as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Afganistan, caused more lasting grief and pain than he probably realizes. THE CORRECT method of protest would have been to instruct people like Carl Lewis and Mary Decker, after winning their particular events, to show some form of non-compliance with the Soviets, something not unlike the black glove protest of John Carlos and Tommie Smith in Mexico City, 1968. Russian officials in Moscow would have choked on their borsch. "Americans? Thumbing their noses at us? That's it. All of 'em. Lewis, Jordan, all of 'em. Get 'em on the next freight to Siberia." But things didn't, as is usually the case, turn out as such. The U.S. team stayed home and watched the events on their Sonys, depressed and angry. But this year, the irate athletes reside on the other side of the Urals. This time, American athletes - like Carl Lewis, Mary Decker, Kelly McCormick, Greg Louganis, Dwight Stones - won't be robbed by the boycott. Their gritty preparation, the rivers of sweat they have endured will not be wasted because of political wariness. IF YOU THINK for one minute that the lack of red and white CCCP uniforms are going to take away from these L.A. games and the certain success of American athletes, you're sadly mistaken. In a recent interview with Sport magazine, Lewis said he didn't care if no one else came to the games, "it's gonna be the best Olympics ever." Ticket sales are reportedly lower than expected, but that may due to the lack of public knowledge about their availability. Once the Olympics begin, however, you will enjoy them as much as any other Olympiad, maybe more. The Russians arguably would have had the silver medal basketball team, and the Americans' missed opportunity to crush them on the hoop court is unfortunate. But Decker's stiffest competition, Soviets or no, will come from 18-year old Zola Budd, a transplanted South African who runs barefoot, for England. Lewis never had any real competition in the long jump, and not much to speak of in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, and the U.S. weightlifters will have their first real chance (the last U.S. gold- medal winner was in 1960) to nab medals, due to the lack of steroid-gulping iron-pumpers from the Eastern bloc. YOU SEE, it matters not if the Russians are coming. Let them stay home. Nobody but the unlucky Communist athletes will be any worse for the wear. And, as was shown in 1980, a boycott doesn't prove much. That stay-home tactic didn't help anyone in 1980. Except for maybe Ronald Reagan. ftiese Olympics of 1984 will give our country's athletes a grand opportunity to corral medals, a chance they may not have had before. Endorsements, movies, the whole works may follow for some. It's the ultimate realization of the American dream, and I personally would like to applaud Russia and its chairman for poking it all happen. Thanks, Mr. Chernenko. We appreciate it. McHenry nips Wonder Lake; sets for playoff shot Friday A two-run homer by Pat Dunne, along with the seven-hit pitching of Ross Vehring, led McHenry autilus to an im­ portant 2-1 decision over Wonder Lake Friday. The win, coupled with a 3-1 Crystal Lake win over Algonquin Monday, left the three squads tied for the lead in the McHenry County American Legion League. McHenry's win over Wonder Lake proved to be a bigger one than coach Russ Williams' troops had imagined, after CL rode a nifty pitching performance to nip Algonquin. In the Wonder Lake game, after going down in order in the first, McHenry scored all its runs in the second, the inning starting with a walk to Vehring. After two were out, third baseman Dunne tagged a blast to right-center, and the winners had all the runs they would need. McHenry could muster only three hits in the ballgame, and had it not been for Vehring's strong left arm, the locals may have ruined any hopes of a title in the McHenry County American Legion league. Wonder Lake nicked Vehring for a run in the fourth, scoring on a single, a walk and an error, putting runners on second and third with nobody out. But Vehring bore down, retiring the next three batters in order, to squelch the Wonder Lake threat. Wonder Lake had seven scattered hits in the game, stranding 10 runners in the process, including two in both the third and fifth innings. VEHRING ALLOWED back- to-back singles with one out in the third, but retired one batter on a flyout, and struck out another to end the potential rally. Wonder Lake put runners on second and third with two out in the fifth, but couldn't score, a fly to left ending the inning. Besides Dunne's homer, Vehring and Brad Snyder had singles to provide the rest of the McHenry offense. Vehring struck out four in his complete game victory, while walking just two. The unpredictability of the county league had left McHenry unsure of its future this season. Three scheduled games - against Richmond, Genoa City and Algonquin - have either been cancelled, postponed or otherwise delayed. McHenry coach Russ Williams said his team was set to play Richmond last Saturday, but the Richmond squad could field only eight players. Genoa City was supposed to host McHenry Monday, but tournaments took precedence for the Wisconsin team. A GAME against league- leading Algonquin on July 5 ended in a 4-4 tie. Williams said he was unsure of the probability of that game being played, but thanks to the Crystal Lake win over Algonquin, the game will be finished Friday, with the winner advancing to the title game against Crystal Lake Monday. The Woodstock Boxing Club's boxing extravaganza will pack a wallop, said co-organizer Ed Carey of Woodstock. The club will hold a seven-bout professional boxing card at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, in the McHenry County Fairgrounds. It will feature fighters from Milwaukee, Waukegan, Chicago, Aurora, Peoria and South Carolina. "They are up and coming young, experienced professionals," Carey said. South Carolina fighter Kip Riley has a 7-7-1 record to the contest. Mexican Ismael Rodriguez is unbeaten. Tommy Tarantino has traveled worldwide, winning 30 of his 45 bouts. All weight classes will be featured. Prize money will total about $5,000, Carey said. Tickets will cost $10 each. They can be purchased at the gate or by telphoning 338-5536 and 338-9881. Carey said he was encouraged by McHenry County residents' reaction to the James "Quick" Tillis and Terry Whitaker fights. - Tillis hails from Chicago and presently is boxing in New York City, Carey said. Tillis is in Tulsa, Oik. "Our aim is to bring in evenly matched fighters," Carey said. "People in Woodstock shouldn't have to drive to the city (Chicago)." The fight will be held outdoors in the grandstand area of the fairgrounds. Bleachers will extend all around the ring, accomodating about 2,000 people, Carey said. In case of rain, the fight will be moved indoors. Carey said that the objective of he and co-organizer Hal Rodriguez, owner of El Niagra restaurant, is to show young people the true sport of boxing in a "wholesome atmosphere." faTT ifrjffT" the Woodstock with Rodriguez and Each team has three and a tie in league play. Crystal Lake has handed McHenry two of its three league defeats. CL Post 171 has won 17 of its last 19, including 13 in a row. Algonquin has struggled of late, getting crushed by Wonder Lake 8-1 last week prior to the CL loss. Chicago fight promoter Jack Cowen. He began boxing at age 12 and was an amateur fighter in high school and in the Army. "I've always had an interest in the sport," Carey said. Boxing is not a ghetto sport, Carey said. He cited Gerry Cooney, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini and Sugar Ray Leonard as examples of intelligent, middle-class youngsters who grew up to make it big. Matches will run between four and six rounds. It will be supervised by the, Illinois Athletic Commission. There will be ring doctors on hand, Carey said. "We have to get 700 people in here to break even," Carey said. "This is the first shot. If we can make a go of it, we're going to be doing it again." v City tennis tournament completed The City of McHenry's Annual Tennis Tournament was a smashing hit, as city tennis courts were filled with par­ ticipants, ending in the culmination of the Roubles portion Sunday. Singles competition ended last weekend, and doubles play began Friday, and continued through the weekend. The results were: MEN: 24 and under doubles: First round: Randy Wiedemann - Chris Kendra def. Todd Doherty - Tim Brachman 6-3, 6-2; Mike McWilliams - Brian Nellis won by default; B.J. Swantz - Jim Dawson def. Chris Juzwik - Ron Waytula 6-3, 6-1; Tim Gray - Ed Donahue def. Dennis Leary - Steve Kunz- weiler 6-1, 6-1. Second round: Randy Glick - Mike Szramek def. Weidemann - Kendra 6-0, 6-2; Tim Sabatka - Butch Pintozzi def. Gray - Donahue 6-1, 6-2. Third round: Glick - Szramek def. McWilliams - Nellis 64, 6-1; Sabatka - Pintozzi def. Swantz - Dawson 6-0, 6-1. Finals: Sabatka - Pintozzi def. Glick - Szramek 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. 25 - 35 doubles: First round: Dave Kapraun - Frank Cittadino def. Dave Wohnrade - Ron Schmitz 6-4,6-2. Second round: Steve Buss - Terry Reilly def. Kapraun - Cittadino 6-1, 6-1; Vince Giacomin - Sam Zito def. Doug Miyaki - John Wolf 6-2, 6-2. Finals: Buss - Reilly def. Giacomin - Zito 6-2, 6-3. 30 and over doubles: First round: Frank Rhode - Vince Rustile def. Wally Enoch - Bernie Hellgeth 6-1, 6-2; Jerry Wiland - Ron Cerotske def. Bill Marsh - Andy Anderson 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. Second round: Rhode - Rustile won by injury forfeit over Harry Burmann - Ed Opies; Terry Hivon - Bill Landis def. Wilan - Cerotske 6-3, 6-2. Finals: Rhode - Rustile def. Hivon - Landis 6-4, 6-4. WOMEN: (all ages in one group) First round :,Dianne Nelson - Laura Smith def. Liz Schneider - Melissa Greve 6-1, 6-1. Second round: Kris Wolff - Cindy Guetzloff def Geri Haner - Michelle Landis 1-6, 6-2, 6-4; Barb Gilpin - Kathy Greer def. Nelson - Smith 6-1, 6-1. Finals: Gilpin - Greer def. Wolff - Guetzloff 6-1, 6-2. PUindealer photo by Chrit J uzwik Butch Pintoui returns a Mike Szramek serve Sunday at the City of McHenry's Annual Tennis Tournament Pintozzi and doubles partner Tim Sabatka zipped through the competition, before coming up against the tough duo of Szramek and Randy Glick. Pintozzi and Sabatka won the final in the 18-24 age bracket, 0-3,24, Plaindealer news service