European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes August 1977 Talladega Regalado leads Pearson turd Mercury Driver David Pearson led the second round of qualifying Friday for sundays touring the Ala Bama International motor Speedway at mites per Pearson nailed Down the 21 position for the Lascar grand National event As be final m positions in the 4fcar Field were he had been unable to try for the pole position thursday because he blew an were still Down on be said after fridays i qualified about As Good As i always do no matter what i do f m still going to run too in a turned in the second highest Speed of the Day with buddy Baker was next in a Ford at allowed by Ulrich in a Chevrolet with Benny Parsons turned in Mph thursday to win the Pale und Dannie Allison was second at Chevrolet captured the first 10 places in the Field and u of the lop 20 the Talladega 500 Field Ihrl tit ump i Uuno no arum Muvdi my rut 11 by Bruno Ramn Tello Victor Regalado Sank a 15fool Birdie on a darkened Hole Friday for a site Long Dight underpay e3 Totake the second round Lead from Veteran Lee elder and Rookie Curtis strange in the Bunde Storai delayed Hartford delays of More than three hours caused by sweltering winds and Thunder storms forced the Isaman Field to play on after lire Sun had set a total of k made the i lot saturdays third v playing his Best Golf in shot seven birdies on the Back nine to overcome a 17th Hole bogey in Matching the record single round score for the Ops Yard Wethers Neld country dub i j it was the 13th time in career that he scored rounds in the has shot Only one overpay round in he last three tournaments the was his lowest in Slaus and equated around he Sion in of incur Regalado said he wanted to finish de spite the i didst want to get up Tomor he elder and strange were chased by a Strong wind but got into the clubhouse before the thunderstorm which held 19 play form hour and a Zzz Earold native of who touted the tour in each had two bogeys on the Back nine after winds up to 30 Miles in hour pre Billy Kratzert duplicated his first round 8 to put him a it Ait of the tournament was delayed two hours because of fog the or wow and several players had 10 tee off from lie v v Kermell who m among for second at and Tom Kite had a tint round followed Eider into the clubhouse nine refer us Tor wind came up on the last four to Boivin to coach blues of nil for second time 1 ill my 1nuj fret u Hill Baur m Bill in cml d body j4 men 1h bum Beniquez on disabled list up the Texas dangers announced Here that outfielder Juan Beniquez has been placed on the 1s Day disabled list and will be replaced by Keith Smith from the Tucson Bem Suez reinsured a hamstring muscled sunday night sliding at second by Donald be Boffl Louis up Veteran defense Man and coach Leo Bolvi Friday became the seventh new coach in the National hockey league Lor the 107778 season when he was named to head the Louis Boivin will be starting his second stint As coach of the he also coached the team for half of the 197s78 season alter Garry Young had been Boivin was a defer Amman for 19 years in the nil with Pittsburgh and he also has served As a scout for the Minnesota North Stan and coach of the Ottawa 76s in the Ontario hockey Boivin succeeds Entile who was promoted to president and general manager last week when Ralston Tataina agreed to buy the Francis was general manager and a vice presi Dent for the blues last who announced Bivins Selec Tion at a news also said the team will move its training Camp from the Louis Arena to port Camp will open i enjoy working with Boivin in looking Forward to the everything has worked out Well for continuing the who several times while with the new York rangers surrendered the coaching portion of is dual role As coach general said he is giving up the blues coaching Job because of his Addi confident signs contract Aba braves Buffalo api Cotton plus another two years guaranteed signed Friday to coach the Buffalo employment by the Breves should he be re i make a National lived As Sonju did not disclose the said he believes he can make a nation basketball association playoff contender soon out of the team that Tell on its face last a former coach of the Phoenix suns and Atlanta inked a fou year pact about minutes before he met reporters and said i feel we will be Able to put the braves Back where they were battling for the playoffs and championship a couple of years the braves Mode the semifinal playoffs of the nabs Eastern conference they were eliminated by our games to 1974 and by Jour games to in the team won Only 30 games and lost 52 in us 197677 president Norm Sonju said Fitts inv Mons pact was a two year coaching con amount flu Simmons will be like an exciting Fuz Sim Mons the people want a 1 want a running team one that moves the Ball up and Down the Well need a solid defense and a disciplined team in the i certainly feel we need a team that works Fizsimmons is the fourth coach of the six Earold preceding him were Mph Jack Ramsay and tales Locke Bob director of player per served As interim coach alter Locke was fired last Joe Mullavey finished out the Campaign when Mack non returned to his office Mullaney was not retained after the seasons tonal management Leo and 1 know one another very Francis were cot from the same Leo had other opportunities to coach in the fortunately be stayed a Tab Boivin worked As a scout for the blues last season i thrive on hard Boivin i maintain anything you youre going to Nave to work hard Francis said the training Camp is being moved because it will be less expensive to train in he said although it is More convenient to have the Camp in St very few teams have the Opportunity lot Aln in their own building in his career in the nil Boivin played in my scored 72 recorded 230 assists and acquired penalty min Waara Vichos Dollar Section of jazz contract new Orleans api basketball Star Pete Maravich of the new Orleans jazz has agreed to the salary Section of a Riv year contract paying More than to a the new Orleans states item re contract could make Maravich the highest paid player in professional the newspaper a Jan spokesman denied that negotiation lad teen cancelled on a con tract for a guard who led the National basketball in scoring last year with Points per what we have agreed to were the Dol but there Are eight parts attorneys Are and the whole thing could Dill tall the spokesman but id say about u per cent of the problems have been worked out the jazz spokesman said be Hopes the other paints of the contract can be worked out monday when Maravich and Bis meet Lewis general manager of toe we spent an entire Day dealing with Cash the last Lime we met and we Haven gotten to the other the spokesman there Are some Points workable and others we won Budge before last Maravich bad said be would consider playing out his option Wilh the Jaa so he could team thai bad a Chance of winning the Aba chant i elder struck a then missed Tram eight for a bogey six on the sixth Hole and had id blast out of a trap that left him six inches from tie cup out on Parlour but elder was pleased with Bis i told you id meet you Guys Here the Dallas native said inside the press and ill he talking to you again that How i t really thought id shoot a h like said the on Houston open i Haven a died Many greens in two As a matter of feb made Alt but two greens in two not making any who was the 1974 Mcaa Champi his three bogeys came on the last five the Only legitimate one was on the t had a 30mileannour wind and i it it into a Bunker for a bogey he sex the leaders Sklof r my Tamly