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••• -a >.• Aw*• UPI photo his retirement McHENRY OPTICIANS 1301 RIVERSIDE DR. McHENRY. ILL r"'T 11 gjjH ~nr I"- HOLEl i815i38$-924C McHenry Men's 16-inch Softball League KIDS FRAMES METAL _nn OR $4 BOO PLASTIC J19 FREE FRAMES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS WITH LENSE PURCHASE EMERGENCY FRAME REPAIRor REPLACEMENT (815)385-9240 DAILY 8:30-5:30 SAT.8:302 WED.8:30-1 McHENRY PLAINDEALER S«ctlonA Tu««l«y, Auflu.t 27.1W P»g« 7 GLASSES MADE WHILE YOU WAIT! (SINGLE VISION PLASTICONLY) FIRST QUALITY METALOR PLASTIC j«)n FRAMES «V Sports Sport Shorts----- is League Tryouts INGLESIDE -- The Lakeland Tennis Club is holding a tryout night for its men's fall leagues. Instructors will be at the club on Thursday, Aug. 29, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Any male aged 18 and above may call (312 ) 546-8224 for more information, or just show up Thursday night. There is no fee for the tryout. Lakeland is located inside Holiday Park on highways 12 and 134 in Ingleside. Bike -n- Hike CRYSTAL LAKE -- The 12th Annual MS Bike -n- Hike, sponsored by the Chicago-Northern Illinois Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8 on a Crystal Lake route and routes in 10 other municipalities. In addition to the local route, participants interested in a long distance scenic route may choose the new "Century Ride" (100 kilometers, 62 miles) which follows the Fox River from Aurora to St. Charles, then west to Sycamore. Participants in both the Crystal Lake and the Century routes obtain sponsors who pledge a specific sum to MS for each mile completed. There is a $15 registration fee for the Century ride only. For additional information on the rides or on other aspects of the MS society, may call the toll-free number, 1-800 2 HELP MS. Lung Run WOODSTOCK -- The American Lung Association of DuPage and McHenry counties is looking for volunteers to help with its Seventh Annual Lung run, to be held Sunday, Sept. 22 at 9 a.m. Volunteers will need to be present prior to the race. The 10 kilometer and 5 kilometer runs will start and finish at Wheaton- Warrenville Middle School in Wheaton. The Lung Run will follow the scenic Illinois Prairie Path and is one of the largest 10K runs in the area. Volunteers are needed to help with registration and as race officials. If interested in helping with the Lung Run, please contact the Lung Association in Glen Ellyn before Sept. 11 for details by calling (312) 469- 2400, or the Woodstock number, (815 ) 338-6675. Healthy Heart Run ELGIN -- Scenic McHenry County will be the sight of the Hej Heart Run, a 10 kilometer and two mile fun run, Sunday, Sept. 8. ( Sponsored by the Crystal Lake Ambutal and the Cardiac Rehabilita­ tion Department of Sherman Hospital, the Healthy Heart Run will bej at 9 a.m., with registration between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. There are nine age divisions in the 10K run and seven in the two prfle run. Awards will be presented to the top male and female rurfners overall and in each division. T-shirts are included in the $6 entry fee, paid in advance, and will be given to the first 250 registrants. The entry fee on the day of the race is $8. The Healthy Heart Run is sanctioned by the Athletic Congress of the United States. To register or for more details, call the Crystal Lake Ambutal, (815) 455-3650. Power Boat Races LAKE ZURICH -- The Lake Zurich Lions Club has announced the 5th Annual Illinois State Championship Power Boat Races, to be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8, at Pleasant Acres Park, at the intersec­ tion of routes 12 and 22. The races will begin at noon each day and will run until 5:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children under 12. The event is sanctioned by the American Power Boat Association. For additional information, contact Bill Hense, (312 ) 283-3700 days, or (312) 438-8274 evenings. Celtics' No. 1 fan calls it a career By Frederick Waterman UPI sports writer MARSHFIELD, Mass. - A tear­ ful M.L. Carr, the Boston Celtics' towel-waving cheerleader, Monday announced his retirement after nine years in the NBA. "This team has a lot of talent and I said I'd do whatever it took for the team to win, and so now it's time for me to move along," Carr, 34, said at a news conference at the team's rookie camp. "This time the towel's not to get the fans cheering but for wiping my eyes." Known as the Celtics' enforcer, even though he was, usually the fourth or fifth man off the bench, Carr was one of the most popular players at Boston Garden, where he could usually be seen waving a tow­ el to incite the crowd. "I'm an emotional guy," he said of his retirement announcement. "This is very tough." Carr will remain with the Celtics as a scout. He said the most memo­ rable event of his six years with the Celtics was signing with the team. "That's when I realized a child­ hood dream, "he said. Said team president Red Auer- bach: "You played from the heart and gave everything you had. You were a credit to us." Celtics coach K.C. Jones pointed to Carr's unselfishness. "What a coach needs is someone who's more interested in winning than his own minutes," he said. "M.L.'s been identified with the towel thing but it goes much deeper than that. He's the team player personified." A graduate of Guilford College in his native North Carolina, Carr played a combined three years in Israel, the Eastern Basketball Asso­ ciation and the ABA before joining the Detroit Pistons in 1976. Palace Bowl-Dean Concrete claimed first place in the regular season of the Men's 16-inch Softball League last week with an 11-4 win over the Knights of Columbus. Palace finished the regular sea­ son with a splendid 13-1 record, just one game ahead of Raymond's Bowl-Huff's Decorating, which fin­ ished at 12-2. K of C and Decker Construction finished at 6-6, while After the Fox, Novotny Sales-Mc- Henry Truck Lines and H&M Ma­ chinery Movers all came in at 5-9. Old Bridge finished at 4-10. In games last week: Raymond's-Huffs 7, Decker 0 Raymond's grabbed second place in the league with a 7-0 forfeit win over Decker. Decker finished in a tie for third. The two teams will square off in the playoffs, beginning Tuesday night. « *3\J" •--••v.* > • • Palace-Dean 11, K of C 4 The Knights of Columbus outhit Palace Bowl-Dean Concrete 12-11, but Palace took advantage of four K of C errors to win easily, 11-4. Palace's Tim Frantz waited until his last at-bat of the regular cam­ paign to crush an inside-the-park homy, sixth roundtripper of the s-J : ' • ... . n, season, breaking a seven-way tie for the home run lead. Tony Aiello, Paul Kline, Mike Murphy and Eric Wales all had two hits to lead the Palace offense. Mur­ phy and Aiello had two RBI each. K of C's Doug Strain had three hits to lead all batters. Bob Moehl- ing and Bill Coughlin chipped in two each. Bill Bryniarski and Chris Juz- wik each knocked in a run. If You Fail To Receive Your McHenry Plaindealer Before 7:00 a.m. • Please Call Our Circulation Dept. Before 10:00 a.m. at 385-0178. Well Bring One Right Out To You! Plaindealer Circulation Dept. 385-0178 By Kent McDill UPI sports writer CHICAGO - Ed Brinkman grew up with Pete Rose and is not the least bit surprised by the milestones the Cincinnati star has reached -- nor the one he is about to attain. Sometime in the next few weeks, Rose will probably tie, then break, Ty Cobb's record for career hits. It's a remarkable achievement and Brinkman, now a coach with the White Sox after 15 years as a big- league shortstop, says the secret to the record is longevity. "I don't think you can look at anybody and say they are going to stick around until they are a certain age," says Brinkman, who played with the Senators, Tigers, Cardi­ nals, Rangers and Yankees. "There are so many things involved in the game, injuries and everything else that comes into play." "But if anybody could do it I would have said Pete could because he always kept himself in great shape all year round. He never let himself get out of shape in winter­ time. He's always been dedicated." "I'd like to see him play until he's 50, but it's highly unlikely," he said. "If he feels good, on a part-time basis, who knows? A cool million dollars cash, In one lump sum. A whole money-truck full, do you read? And with lust a little luck, the whole load could be yours when you play Cool Million Cash Instant Lottery! So truck on down to your Lottery store and give 'er a go. You miaht just hitch your rig to a million dollars casn in Cool Million Cash Instant Lottery. He finished with a career average of 9.7 points a game and scored 18.7 during the 1978-79 season with Detroit. Carr said he informed the Celtics of his decision to retire two days before the official announcement. "I came to grips with the fact M.L. Carr would not determine where the Celtics would go anymore as a player," he said. "But if Rick Carlisle or Sam Viincent (young Celtic guards) can experience half the rewards or happiness I've felt as a Celtic, I'd feel real good. "Physically, I feel good now. But, mentally, a time comes when you must face reality I didn't want to be a hold-back." Carr leaves an estimated salary of $150,000 a year. "But I wasn't doing it for the money or the ego but for the peo­ ple," he said. "I tried to make peo­ ple a part of my career. Money cannot be a motivating factor." Assistant coach Jimmy Rodgers said Carr was an essential ingredi­ ent to the success of the recent Celtic teams. "He was an inside disciplinarian and a self-motivator," Rodgers said. "Chemistry is an overused term but, to use a chemical word, M.L. was truly a catalyst." from NBA'S Boston Celtics. Sox' Brinkman not surprised by Rose