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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Phone 334-2401 to wait for the muscle to heal. A pulled leg muscle is two weeks, no matter who you are." Jones knows all about the problem. He has had trouble with his legs and feet throughout his career with the Mets, which traces back to 1963. He became a regular in 1966 but never played in more than 147 games and often complained of aches and pains. In 1969, when the Mets won the world championship, Jones was their leading offensive threat with a .340 batting average that made him one of the most dangerous bats in the league.

In 1973, when New York won its second NL pennant, Jones led the stretch drive and his .260 batting average belied his contribution. Now, the Mets talk about challenging for the title again but Jones' name is absent from much of the pennant talk. Ask manager Yogi Berra and he says he'd like to have Jones available as a pinch hitter on opening day. Ask Jones if he'll be ready by then and the outfielder shrugs. "If I'm well, I'll be in there," he said.

"I'll know everything by the end of the week." Jones is the sad story in an otherwise hopeful spring for the Mets. Whether he becomes the happy story depends on his leg. Not even Cleon knows yet whether this story will have a happy ending. ST. PETERSBURG (AP) The rites of spring known-in America as spring training bring happy stories and sad ones.

There are sad stories like old pros Mel Stottlemyre and Steve Blass receiving their unconditional releases. And there are happy ones like Juan Marichal getting another chance to pitch in the majors and American League fans getting their first chance to see all-time home run king Hank Aaron. For the New York Mets, this spring's happy story has been Dave Kingman, a giant-sized slugger who has hit some huge home runs this spring and laid claim to the left field job. The corresponding sad story belongs to Cleon Jones, who has been the Mets' left fielder for the last nine seasons. Jones underwent left knee surgery last October and his leg has been slow to respond this spring.

His progress has been complicated by a pulled leg muscle and he has seen very limited action. With the season starting next week, it is extremely doubtful that Jones will be ready. "I'll know at the end of this week," Jones said Tuesday as his leg was worked on by club physician Dr. James Parkes. "The knee is fine," said the doctor.

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Jolley Won't Confirm Foolish Pleasure Cut HALLANDALE (AP) Trainer LeRoy Jolley has refused to confirm a published report that 3-year-old Triple Crown contender Foolish Pleasure was injured in Saturday's Florida Derby at Gulfs-tream Park. Foolish Pleasure emerged from the first defeat in his 10-race career with a cut on his right front foot. The Knoxville News-Sentinel quoted Jolley's father and assistant, Moody Jolley, as saying the thoroughbred was apparently injured by coral rock on the track. "That would be impossible to determine," said LeRoy Jolley. "Who can say where anything "I don't want to say anything that can be construed as any Kind of an excuse," added Jolley.

But he admitted, "There was nothing the matter with him before the race." Jack Blair, vice president of Gulfstream, said no coral lies within a foot of the surface of the track and it would have been impossible for Foolish Pleasure to have been cut by coral. Moody Jolley was quoted as saying, "The cut was in the middle of the foot, what we call the frog in the horse's foot The people at Gulfstream told me that 15 or 20 horses had similar cuts this season." But Gulfstream veterinarian Dr. J.E. Burch maintained, "There have been no unusual problems of horses suffering from stone bruises, damage to frogs or fractures as a result of racing at Gulfstream this season." Connors To Play In Benefit WASHINGTON (AP) Jimmy Connors, who has been suffering recently from a sprained ankle, plans to play this week in the fourth annual Georgetown International tennis championships for the benefit of the Vincent T. Lombard Cancer Research Center.

Connors' manager, Bill Riordan, notified tournament officials Tuesday that Connors, 1974 Wimbledon and Forest Hills champion, would be ready for his first match Friday night. "He expects to be 100 per cent," Riordan said of Connors, who withdrew from the Lombardi tournament last year because of a similar injury. The five-day, 12-member draw tournament at Georgetown University begins today and runs through Sunday. Four players, who originally were expected to play, have withdrawn Vijay Amritraj, Karl Meiler, Billy Martin and Sandy Mayer. Russia, U.S.

Meet Thursday MUNICH, Germany (AP) Russia's powerful defending champions, stung by three straight losses to Czechoslovakia, skate against a younrj squad of Americans Thursday night to start the world ice hockey Group A championships. The upstart Czechs, who manhandled their Soviet archrivals to win the Izvestia Cup last week, are heavily favored to beat Poland in Thursday's first match which opens the 16-day tournament. With the Russians and Czechs battling for the top two spots, the two Scandinavian entrants, Sweden and Finland, are expected to duel for the bronze medal. Sweden goes onto the ice Friday afternoon against Poland and Finland will meet the United States Friday night. The Americans, a group of collegians, were unimpressive in a shakedown tour through Europe to prepare for the championships.

Among their losses was a 15-1 drubbing the Czechs. Coach Bob Johnson of the University of Wisconsin said the team's goals are to prepare for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and to retain Class A status. Players Expect Agreement WASHINGTON (AP) The National Football League Players Association said Tuesday there is a better chance to reach a contract agreement with the NFL owners this year than there was during 1974 when the union went on strike. Ed Garvey, executive director of the NFLPA, said a major stumbling block in negotiations last year, the controversial Rozelle compensation rule, has been moved from the bargaining to the courts. At their meeting in Hawaii two weeks ago, the owners reiterated their argument that the Rozelle Rule must be a part of collective bargaining.

Although he would not go into detail, Garvey said union representatives, at a meeting here recently, "had removed from its demands some of the things that caused problems last year, such as curfews and fines. If we get impartial arbitration, we won't worry about some of the other things." Gymnasts Go For NCAA Title TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Indiana State University has a solid opportunity to win the 33rd NCAA gymnastics championships this week. Coach Roger Counsil's squad heads the eight-team field that includes defending national champion Iowa State, Louisiana State, four-time winner Southern Illinois, California, Arizona State, Nebraska and Michigan. Doug Griffith and Kurt Thomas of Indiana State will be among the top all-around contenders when the three-day meet gets under way Thursday with preliminary compulsories.

Optional preliminary action will be Friday, with team title competition Saturday afternoon and individual finals Saturday night. The Sycamores, ranked No. 1 most of the year, have been one of the nation's most consistent teams, averaging 216.11 points in 15 dual meets. Iowa State, which has won the meet the past two years and captured 54 straight dual meets, qualified 10 individuals, including defending NCAA rings champion Keith Heaver. AAU Indoor Diving Begins CLEVELAND (AP) More than 120 men and women begin competition at Cleveland State University today in'the AAU national indoor diving championships.

The competition, which could help determine the 1976 U.S. Olympic squad, will include one-meter and three-meter springboard and 10-meter platform events. Four members of the 1972 Olympic team who are still active will compete Cynthia Potter, Janet Ely, David Bush and Mike Finneran. Finneran is the only diver in history to receive a perfect 10 from all seven judges after a single dive. WORKING FOR A BETTER FT.

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Minshall. Second Game Pittsburgh 060 000 000-6 10 1 Chicago(A) 110 000 100-3 6 0 Simpson, Giusti (5), Ray (6) and Dyer; Gossage (3), Forster (8) nnd Varnev. Simpson. Kucek. A's 9, Brewers 1 SUN CITY, Ariz.

John Norris, Rollie Fingers and Blue Moon Odom held Milwaukee to one hit, a second-inning infield single by George Scott, while Reggie Jackson slammed four hits to lead the Oakland A's to a 9-1 win over the Brewers. Oakland 311 010 0219 16 0 Milwaukee 000 001 0001 1 3 Norris, Fingers (6), Odom (7) and Fosse; Rodriguez, Osburn (6) and Moore, Porter (9). Norris. Rodriguez. HR Oakland, Garner.

Reds 8, Mets 2 ST. PETERSBURG Home runs by Ed Armbrister and Tony Perez highlighted a 19-hit assault that powered the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-2 victory over the New York Mets. Jerry Cram was nailed for two runs in each of the first two innings, Armbrister homered off Mac Scarce in a three-run fifth and Perez connected in the sixth, also off Scarce. Tom Hall, Pat Darcy and Will McEaney scattered nine Mets hits. Cincinnati 220 031 0008 19 0 NewYork(N) 100 000 1002 9 0 Hall, Darcy (5), McEaney (8) and Bench, Plummer (4), Werner (6); Cram, Scarce (5), Webb (7), Baldwin (9) and Grote, Moses (8).

Hall. Cram. HRs Cincinnati, Armbrister, Perez. Braves 4, Yankees 1 WEST PALM BEACH Dusty Baker's three-run double in the eighth inning broke a 1-1 deadlock, giving the Atlanta Braves a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees. Dave Johnson opened the inning with a double off Mike Wallace, in relief of Catfish Hunter.

Hunter went seven innings, yielding four hits and walking five. His appearance lured a sellout crowd of 5,417, raising to more than 45,000 the number of spectators watching his six spring performances. New York (A) 100 000 000-1 7 1 Atlanta 100 000 03x 4 6 0 Hunter, Wallace (8) and Munson, Dem-psev (8); Reed, J. Niekro (7), Easterly (8), Torrealba (9) and Correll, Oates (4). W-Easterly.

Wallace. HR New York, Blomberg. Expos 9, Twins 5 ORLANDO Rookie Gary Carter drove in three runs with a home run and double as the Montreal Expos defeated the Minnesota Twins 9-5. Orioles 4, Rangers 1 MIAMI Bobby Grich drove in the deciding run with a bad-hop single in the 11th inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 4-3. Astros 3, Cardinals 2 COCOA Jose Cruz tied the game with a two-run home run in the seventh inning and scored the winning run in the ninth on Ken Boswell's single to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the St.

Louis Cardinals. Dodgers 11, Giants 7 PHOENIX Dave Lopes cracked two triples and Bill Buckner contributed two doubles to Los Angeles' 15-hit attack as the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 11-7. Padres 4, Cubs 2 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Willie McCovey smashed a two-run home run and catcher Ron Davis broke a tie with a runscoring triple, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Arizona U.

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