European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 24, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 25 strike by Mutual clerks at Belmont Thunder keep slew from triple Crown of pioneers from press dispatches Baltimore it now appears the big Gest obstacle to Seattle slew s becoming the first undefeated triple Crown Champi on is the Independent association of Mutual employees at Belmont Park. Karen and Mickey Taylor s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Winner was banned from Pamlico to Belmont Park sunday morning but a strike by the Mutual clerks his halted racing  York racing association officials acknowledge the strike could be a lengthy one but Are confident the Belmont stakes 111 be run As scheduled june 11. The 700 Nyra clerks struck late thurs Day forcing the association s Aqueduct track to end its season two Days Early and threatening to delay Belmont s schedule opening. Nyra and the clerks have muddle through about six months of slow contract talks amid Union grumblings that manage ment was training replacements for the clerks in the event of a  reason we struck now was so we would not interfere with the triple Crown Squazzo said noting that three weeks remains before the Belmont  sides in the dispute which centers on automation and Job Security issues said they had spoken with state mediator Wil Seattle sew no favorite of gambling s gourmets by John Rothenberg new York a Seattle slew the Avrile of horse racing fans around the country is not As Well liked by the nation s ambling gourmets the  fact while the Rai Birds in Pamlico were cheering slew on to Victory in the Preakness saturday one new York Bookie was hoping the Odds on favorite would returned into horse meat. I was hoping to see Seattle slew  Simon who runs a profitable Book making operation Here. Nothing person Al he s a great horse. But if he wins i  not his real name is a family Man. He says his bookmaking  made him about $25.000 last year is typical of the hundreds of gambling outlet sin the City. Simon said he took in about $1.000 Worth of Preakness action All on Seattle slew. He kept that Money rather than use it to cover himself by betting on slew with other bookies i held on to it and rooted like hell against him he said. It was a reason Able Gamble on my part. He paid $2.80 on a c bet so i had to pay out $�00. That s Good Gamble when you consider i could have cleared $1.000."Simon said he would love to get More action on the triple Crown  horses Are our most lucrative kind of  he said. Races like the Preakness on television bring out the less sophisticated gamblers not the Wise Guys. I love that. They re just betting for the enjoy ment for the action. People like that Loveto watch their Money go away. Our advantage is that people Pic losers a lot More than  the Preakness however didst keep Simon s phone very Busy. Except for the race being on television the Preakness i just like the seventh at Hialeah to me Simon said from his office cluttered Only astros sign Ferguson to a five year contract Houston up the Houston astros have announced the signing of Catcher Joe Ferguson to a five year contract that will take him through help Alsean Ferguson acquired in a Trade that sent Pitcher Larry Dierker to the St. Louis car of said the longevity was the prime Factor in the signing of this contract l not Only gives Mulc purity financially but stability in planning my future with the organization. Sting upsets Cosmos 2-1 East Rutherford. . Up the Chicago sting scored its second major upset in less than 48 hours As it Defeated the new York Cosmos 2-1, in a North american soccer league game Here before 20,407 fans. By a desk a chair and a Bank of  knowledgeable Guy the Wise Guy is discouraged from betting on the horse with a Bookie. We Don t pay track Odds on the Long priced horses. The maximum we la pay is 20-1 to  although he does t consider Newyork s off track betting a threat we give credit and we re Only a phone Callaway Simon does t expect to become More popular when Seattle slew goes for three of a kind in the Belmont june 11."it did t make much difference when secretariat went for the triple Crown in1973, it won t make any difference  he said. Horse racing is just a Small volume of my operation Pete Rozelle. Commissioner of the National football league will not be Happy to hear that Simon s biggest volume come from gambling on pro football. I do More business in the 14 weeks of the pro football season than the rest of the year combined he said. Pro football customers keep coming out of the Wood  says he s a very moral person. I Don t do things that 1 think arc wrong. Iwas a Gambler then i got smart and turned to bookmaking. I justify it As a Way of getting my Money  he does t Strong Arm people who can pay him. I run a Good Faith business we re like a Bank with credit if you can pay me let s work out a Deal Mial can you pay me in team sports he Hedges or covers his bets meaning he bets the team with More action with another Bookie. I m really just like a stockbroker he  the payoff is 11-10 on every pro football game if Simon can equalize his bets he stands to win about five per cent of the total action on every game. Multiply that by 14 games every sunday then you know Why Simon is a Well dressed Man about  s a Safe business really a no harm business. Unless of course somebody knocks on the  am j. Glinsman on sunday but there Wasno communication across the bargaining table nor plans to resume  i mile final Jewe of the triple Crown has been a dream shattering experience for the owners of seven Kentucky Derby and Preakness  Seattle slew seems to have every thing going in his favor for the Belmon stakes. His Ivi length Victory Over Iron Constitution seems to have convinced Mostof his sceptics the 3-year-old Colt s perfect record is no , a Small Field is expected for the Belmont and it appears Seattle slew will not have a for the moment or Cormorant challenging him for the Early  nine horses have won the triple Crown and secretariat is the Only one to accomplish the feat in the past 29 years but none have done it with an undefeated record. Majestic Prince entered the 1989 Belmont with victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and a perfect record but was beaten by arts and letter sin the Belmont. The other Derby and Preakness winners failing in the Belmont were pensive Tim Tarn carry Back Northern dancer Kauai King Forward pass and canonero certainly he has plenty of reasons for having fun this Spring but the pressure has been tremendous and he says  training it s Lough training an unbeaten  said after his Preakness Victory. And looking Forward to the Belmont headed but now this makes it that much  Ore of Seallie slew s Preakness Vic Tims Are expected lowest him once  Iron Constitution a 30-1 pre Akness shot closed strongly under jockey Jorge Velasquez to earn his Belmont Start. Run Dusty run the Kentucky Derby Unnerud and i hard in the Preakness also May take one More crack at slew bul Trainer Smiley Adams said he would wait a week before making his decision and the Coll was flown Back to Churchill Downs. Adams strongly criticized jockey Daric Mchargue for his ride on run Dusty run in the Preakness and was not about to Tak Eback anything he said. Damn it. I meant it " he said. He Mchargue lost a lot of round on the first turn had him up and took him Back on the outside in the Back stretch and Ihen dropped him into the rail in the  speculating on Cauthen Adams did not mind reporters speculating about his switching to Steve Cauthen if run Dusty run is entered in the  uthen Rode some of Adams horses last summer and the Veteran Trainer said. Tkv Ery Lhing 1 Rode him on finished on the  waiting for slew at Belmont Park is Darby Dan farm s Sanhedrin. A fasl Clos ing third in the a unlucky Derby. Another possible starter taking a shot at destroying Seattle slew s triple Crown aspirations is spirit level owned by Penny Tweedy Ringquist who owned secretarial. Is stolen Modesto Calif. Up the Phil Delphia pioneers came a Long Way and went to a lot of trouble for a lost  pioneers boasting two of the world s Best relay teams came Here Satur Day to compete in the 400 and 800-meter events at the California  800 was their real target but if they could win the 400. Too. So much  400 proved a piece of cake As the pioneers with olympic 100-meter Gold med Alist Hasely Crawford running Anchor stepped to a relays record 39.05  time also was the Best in the world this year for the  up by that performance the same quartet with Steve Riddick run Ning Anchor thought there was a Good shot at Arizona state s world Mark of1 21.4 in the 800. Failed to win toothed should have thought about winning first because not Only did they fail to get world Standard but they lost As Well to a Well disciplined Maccabi track club team anchored by Wardell Gilbreath. Gilbreath took the Baton for the final leg with what appeared to be a four or five step Lead. Riddick made a Fine run at the Lead and closed the Gap to a step but no closer and Mac Abbi wound up the Winner in 1 22.24. Riddick not Only was trying to catch Gilbreath. But he also was trying toehold off Harvey glance who ran Anchor for  could have thrown a Blanket Over the finish line As the pioneers finished Only a tick behind Maccabi in 1 22.44 and Auburn third in 1 22.45.Crawford suffered a Little More than the others on his Pioneer team because in be tween the two relays he wound up third in the 100-meter dash As Guy Abrahams won in 10.22. Adding insult to injury was a second place finish by Randy Williams two time olympic Long jump medallist turned sprinter this year. Williams clocked10.34 and Crawford 10.37. Olympians dominate meet olympians for the most part dominated the meet which Drew a near capacity crowd of 10,000 to Modesto Junior College stadium and probably saved the meet continued existence for another year. John Powell led the string of victories by1976 olympic heroes taking the discus with a throw of 223-0.other victories by olympians were in the Hammer by Peter Farmer of Australia 223-5. Al Feuerbach in the shot 67-91, Dwight stones in the High jump 7-4 Milan Tiff in the triple jump 54-101. Henry Marsh in the steeplechase 8 37.2james Owens in the High hurdles 13.58 and Mark Enyeart in the 800 1 48.19 Amon the men and in the High jump by Joni Hundley 6-01. Kathy Schmidt in the Jave Lin 196-1. Lynn Winbigler in the discus 184-4maren Seidler in the shot 52-71.cyndy poor in the 800 2 07.85 and fran Cie Larrieu Lulu in the 1.500 4 13.5 among the women. Crashes info crowd 4 injured Pastorini s speedboat kills girl Liberty Tex. Up a up cd Boal piloted by Houston Oiler Quarter Back Dan Pastorini a  Oul of control during a race on Lake Liberty sunday and crashed into a crowd killing a 13 year old girl and injuring four other  was not injured. Liberty county sheriff . Eckols identified the dead girl As Sherr Gaskin of Houston. Her Mother. Bobby Joyce Gaskin. And another  Dale Johnston. 33. Were in serious condition at a Houston Hospital the girl s father. Herbert Gaskin. And 7-year-old Brett Winn Cochren were in stable condition at a Liberty  said Pastorini s boat lost Power in one of its motors and beached into a crowd of about 4.000 persons gathered for the speedboat races. A went right into the crowd Eckols said. There were a lot of people out there and the boat just we Toul of  Eckols said his office was continue Anglo investigate Pic Accident. Pastorini the oilers starting quarterback last season began speedboat racing two years ago against in wishes of Oiler head coach and general . Bum Phillips