News-Press from Fort Myers, Florida • Page 23

1 Fort Myers News-Press, Saturday February '15, 1975 5C Lakeland Edges Greenies "1,4 alter man-aging only one hit olf the Wave's Casey Pacetti in the first five innings. Nick Powell led olf the Wave seventh ith a single, the lone hit off Lakeland's Phillip Rine, moved to second as Rick Armstrong walked and to third as Duane Dewey walked with one out to load the bases. Powell scored as Pacetti grounded out. Pacetti held Lakeland hitless for four and one-third innings and wound up with a four-hitter, striking out six and walkingonlyone. Rine struck out seven, walked three and hit a batter.

The two teams meet again at 11 a.m. today at Terry Park. Lakeland 000 00? 0 4 0 Fort Myers 000 000 I I I 2 Rine and Howze; Pacetti and Dewey. Rine. Pacetti.

Spring Sports Lakeland pushed across two runs in the top of the sixth inning at Terry Park Friday afternoon and then held off a Fort Myers Green Wave rally in the bottom of the seventh to hand the Greenies their third straight loss of the season. Jim Higdon, Larry Glass and Robin Restaino singled in the sixth for Lakeland to break a scoreless deadlock Spooner Haunting Lee County Teams Fort Myers, North Post Golf Victories The Fort Myers and North Fort Myers golf teams scored victories Friday, with the Green Wave topping Sarasota 151-152 at Fort Myers Country Club and the Red Knights stopping Riverdale 175-1M at Palmetto-Pine. For Fort Myers, Riverdale and North, it was the first match of the season. Sarasota is now 4-1. Fort Myers 151, Sarasota 152 Fort Mvers: Ted Dickey, Glenn Myers 37; Tim Landers 38; Del Smith, Kevin Morse 39.

Sarasota: Gerry Tanner, Geoff Tanner, Pat Mason, Walter Epoaro 38. North Fort Myers 175, Riverdale 199 North Fort Myers: Wes Roan 39; Bob Fultz 42; Chuck Hart, Dave Hamstra 47. Riverdale: Chuck Kessler 43; Alex Carson 49; Lou Parker 53; Victor DePew 54. Special To The News-Press ORLANDO Coach Jimmy Spooner's Orlando Oak Ridge baseball team continued to dominate Lee County schools with a 1-0 victory over the Cypress Lake Panthers Friday. Spooner, formerly of Fort Myers, saw his club score its run in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Danny Allie led off with a single, stole second, was sacrificed to third and came home on a squeeze bunt. Cypress Lake is now 0-2 for the season. Oak Ridge upped its season record to 5-1 and is 4-0 against Lee County teams. Ernie Harvard pitched the first four innings for the Panthers, allowing three hits and no runs. Losing pitcher Buddy Elliott gave up the other hit in his two innings.

Cypress had four singles with Harvey Clark leading the way with two singles and Doug Block and Harvard adding one apiece. The two teams meet again today at 1 1 a.m. Cypress Lake 000 000 00 4 Oak Ridge 000 010 1 4 0 Harvard, Elliott (5) and Deramo, Hague (5): Hansen and Crandall. Hansen. Elliott.

Dolphins' Ref LaBelle 'Game' LABELLE A trio of Miami Dolphin stars will officiate tonight as LaBelle oldtimers participate in a football game at LaBelle High School football field as one of the fea: ture events of the annual Swamp Cabbage Festival. Manny Fernandez, Larry Csonka and Don Nottingham will be the officials for the game which is scheduled for 8 p.m. There will be a $2 donation accepted at the gate. The two teams will be composed of LaBelle residents between the ages of 19 and 60, many of them former LaBelle High football stars. Associated Press Wirephoto MANNY LOPEZ, RIGHT, DISCUSSES GAME WITH FELLOW UNPIRE CY GINZBURG 25-year-old Cuban palsy victim starts out new career with lots of enthusaism Palsy Victim A Good Urn Nuss' Four-Hitter Spoils Edison Debut MIAMI(AP) "1 Icive baseball very much," (Manuel Lopez said, his muscles smuggling to mouth the words in an undarstandable fashion.

"But I can't play. io I do something I can do, officiate." Lopez, a Cuban refugee afflicted with severe cerebral palsy, has begun what he hopes will become his livelihood umpiring local high school and junior college baseball games. His first chance came Thursday when Miami-Dade Community College North played the University of Miami. And he made the most of it. "Look at that," said Dade North baseball coach Demie Maineiri.

"He even knows how to position himself to watch the play. "You've got to give him a lot of credit. Most guys like that would want to go somewhere and hide." "That little guy has a better strike Stomper Retains Southern Title call than the other two umps have," pitcher Ed DeValasco said. Certified as a trained umpire after attending a special course in St. Petersburg last summer, Lopez was given an opportunity by Maineiri on the strength of several recommendations.

"1 was shocked when I first saw him," Maineiri said. "It hit me so hard at first. I thought 'how's he physically going to get around the "But I'm very impressed after watching him out there. The fact that he's handicapped doesn't mean a thing." All that remains for Lopez is to pass a written test given by the Florida High School Activities Association. "As far as I'm concerned we could care less if he's handicapped," said Mike Jurist, president of the Miami Baseball Umpires Association.

"If a coach can't handle that, then he's got a handicap and it's his problem," Jurist said. Lopez' stepfather Henry Matthews was on hand for the umpiring debut. "His mother and I are so happy for him," he said afterwards. "Our biggest worry was his ability to make a living after we're no longer around." VMCA To Charter Bus The Fort Myers-Lee County YMCA will charter a bus March to take Fort Myers basketball fans to the Miami Beach Conventiona Hall lo see the famed Harlem Globetrotters perform. All YMCA and Travel Club members, toriutn Thursday night.

The Stomper, waging a losing battle against former champ Bob Armstrong, threw Armstrong over the top rope and was disqualified. In a grudge lumberjack match, big Bob Roop won over Canadian Joe LaDuc after 21 minutes of bruising action. In other matches Frank Hester and Olympic champion Chris Taylor defeated The Patriots, Tony Charles pinned George McCreary, Mitsu Yoshita took the measure of The Spider and Jay Clay won over Beautiful Bruce. The next matches in Puma Gorda are scheduled for Thursday, March ti. ne PUNTA GORDA The- Mongolian Stomper lost the match but retained his Southern heavyweight wrestling title at the Charlotte Memorial Audi- Miss Softball Needs Managers, Umpires Managers and umpires are needed ten the Miss Softball program spon-suyd by the Fort Myers-Lee County YICA lie program is scheduled to start on Mich 15.

All persons interested in nidging a team or umpiring in the letfue can contact Ted La Roche at the Yty.V of mi 1 Special to the News-Press ORLANDO Mike Nuss tossed a four-hit shutout Friday afternoon as Valencia Community College spoiled the season debut for the Edison Community College Buccaneers, 7-0, at the winners' diamond. The same two teams meet again today at lp.m. Tom Smith's two-run first inning homer was all the insurance Nuss needed as he blanked the Bucs. Edison's lone threat came in the eighth when they loaded the bases with none out. Nuss immediately recorded a st rikeout, and then turned a tap back to the pitcher's mound into an inning-ending double play.

Tim Brown tripled for the Bucs with To See Globetrotters and others interested, are invited to attend. The cost is $15, the fee including transportation, insurance and tickets. Interested persons may obtain more information by calling 93b'-7oti0'. -2 LdJ LrvX La Vince Casey getting a double. Capp Taylor and Bobby Keane each had singles.

Edison 000 000 0000 4 2 Valencia 223 000 OOx 7 8 1 Sharp and Sorensen; Nuss and Wilson. Nuss. Sharp. Tornadoes Host Miami Beach The Cape Coral Tornadoes soccer team will host Miami Beach in a Dade Youth Soccer League game tonight at Pelican Field in Cape Coral. Kickoff time will be 7:30 p.m.

The two teams will play again at 2 p.m. Sunday. Miami Beach is leading the league with a 4-0 record. The Tornadoes are undefeated'but have played two ties. Tonight's game will be preceded by an exhibition game at 6 p.m.

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