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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH January 12, 1977 5C Rapp Defends His Bah On Lona Hair Ldod IHIeOp! E55nnrDifi) Worn) A Line Of Ooses UMSL 11, EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN ILLINOIS MISSOURI ST. LOUIS 44 12 EASTERN Scott 17, Mason 0, Rhodes 24, DeWIM 10, Thomas 6, Potterson 10, Oldham 0, Fornham 6, Rich 3, Berndt 0, Jones 4. FG 38, FT 4, PF 27. UMSL Hoosman 21, Bone 28, Henrichs 10 1 14 rebounds), Goessllno 2, Tobias 19, Shannon 2, Broun 0.

FG 32, FT 18, PF 15. Officials Phillips and Borth. "I was thinking of cutting my hair long before I heard from Rapp," said Simmons. "I cut it after last season and you wouldn't believe how short it was." Second baseman Mike Tyson also, agreed to adhere to Rapp's new rules. "What he (Rapp) wants goes during the season," said Tyson.

"But in the offseason Said Rapp, "I want to create a feeling of togetherness on the club. I didn't insist upon it in the lower minors because it was a matter of economics there." Another bombshell fell yesterday when it was disclosed that the Cardinals have not renewed the contract of Joe Mathes, the dean of professional baseball scouts. However, the 85-year-old Mathes, a Redbird fixture for more than 40 years, has been hired by the Chicago Cubs, joining two other Cardinals scouts, Eddie Lyons and Harrison Wickel. "Bing (Cardinals general manager Bing Devine) wanted to keep me," said Mathes. "So did George Silvey (director of player procurement) and Jim Bayens (director of player development), but somebody higher up didn't.

I guess I didn't have enough experience." Mathes, in baseball for 67 years, joined the Cards during the Branch Rickey era. He served as a field manager, business manager, chief scout and farm system director. After reaching the retirement age of 65, Mathes went to the Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants before Devine brought him back to the Redbirds. Mustaches "and long hair will be against the rules for the 1977 baseball Cardinals. New manager Vern Rapp said yesterday that his players will have cleanshaven faces, neatly trimmed locks and proper apparel while on the road with the team.

"We see this as a new team image," Rapp "I'm trying to build an image of players who are disciplined and dedicated to their profession and team." "When I was a Cardinal it meant something special," Rapp continued. "We took it upon ourselves to be disciplined. I think hair should be moderate in length and well kept. "Of course, you have to be reasonable. "If it's 100 degrees when we go on the road, ties won't be expected.

It's part of our business, though. If you're going to draw a big league salary, the least you can do is dress the part." Rapp, who managed in the Cincinnati Reds' system for seven years, may be taking a hint from the world champions. All of the Reds are clean shaven and well-attired when on the road. Relief pitcher Al Hrabosky, who wears his hair long and has a drooping mustache, took the manifesto in stride. "Dee (Hrabosky's wife) will love me again," said the strong-armed lefthander.

"But I don't know if Lisa (his daughter) will recognize me without the mustache." Catcher Ted Simmons, often criticized for his flowing locks, didn't see any problem with the order, either. By Jerry Stack Of the Post-Dispatch Staff First, there was Jim Goessling, alias Goose. Then along came Hubert Hoos-man, also known as Hods. And now the University of Missouri-St. Louis basketball team brings us Mark Henrichs, the man in the middle of Goose and Hoos on the UMSL frontline.

Henrichs stands 6-feet-9 and weighs 235 pounds. It's only natural then: Goose, Hoos and Moose. "Hey," said Hoosman. "A frontline of Ooses." Up until the last few games, Henrichs had not stamped himself as a bona fide member of the fraternity of Ooses among the Rivermen. Henrichs is playing better, the Rivermen are playing better and it shows in their record 8-3.

Despite the continued absence of forward Rolandis Nash, sidelined a month ago with a knee injury, the Rivermen have won seven of their last eight games. The latest triumph came last night at the UMSL field house, where the Rivermen held on for a satisfying 82-80 victory over Eastern Illinois University. Henrichs played perhaps his best game since transferring from Parkland, (111.) Community College last fall. He hit a high 14 rebounds) and a low (two fouls) and he proved he's no dumb Moose. He uted 10 points.

With the Rivermen protecting a 78-76 lead with a minute to play, Henrichs took a pass under the basket from Bobby Bone and went up for a shot. But'he was fouled and went crashing to the floor, landing on his right wrist. As Henrichs got up, holding his wrist, the question entered his mind: To shoot or not to shoot. There were two shots to be taken. It should be pointed out that free-throw shooting is a 50-50 proposition with Henrichs.

For the season he is 11 of 22. For the game he was four of Henrichs decided to sit these two out. "It hurt bad enough that I didn't want to risk the game by missing the free throws'," Henrichs said. UMSL coach Chuck Smith sent Lamont Shannon in to shoot the free throws for the "hurt" Henrichs. "Cheap shot," yelled the Eastern Illinois bench.

Shannon missed both free throws. Well, that's one way to silence the Eastern Illinois bench. Hoosman covered for Shannon, hitting two free throws with 48 seconds to play. AHJ DaMA 1. A nU -1 I ti nuu auiic aaim a auuL lie auuuiuii uave taken with 28 seconds to play, making ai Eastern basket at the buzzer meaning GU1U UIUUUIHE CdOlCl II a I CVUi IU if 5.

Bone, who led all scorers with 28 points, knew he was getting a lot of dirty-" looks from his teammates and "I don't think they wanted me to taket that last one," he said. I "We were wondering about that said Smith. Z-Z "Hey, if Bobby hadn't made that one Hoosman said, leaving his train thought for Gnesslini! tn finish "Hoos and I would have jumped al over him," said Goessling. 1 ZC Nice talk from the Ooses. You can sure the frontline will take care of BonO and sidekick Grayling Tobias (19 points '-on their swing to the South later thisT week.

The Rivermen will play Southeast" Louisiana University tomorrow night an the University of South Alabama SaturC day night. And you can be sure Henrichs wilC- think twice about not shooting his free! throws from now on. "No way if I got a chance to score point would I leave the eame." said-? Bone. If anyone should have left last night'S game it was Hoosman. The 6-5 sopho.

more played the entire game, scored 2C points and had nine rebounds feeling woozy the first half. Z' "I was dizzy," Hoosman said. "I felf faint. I just tried to hold myself togeth-' er." Z'. "I wish I could play in a daze liker; that," said Goessling.

Z- As the UMSL foes are discovering, aiC Oos on the loose can be trouble. Cards Lean To Pitchers In Draft Of Free Agents MOOSE-BOUND. Ignoring an opponent's grasping hand, Mark (Moose) Henrichs grabs one of his career-high 14 rebounds for the University of Missouri-St. Louis Rivermen in their victory, over Eastern Illinois University last night. (Post-Dispatch Photo by Wayne Crosslin) clcoliB Add EnpeBDSoe' AAmdgy Eupn outfielder and a lefthanded pitcher as their top choices.

Clifford Roberts, who hit .301 and stole 26 bases for Brevard Junior College of Melbourne, last season was Kansas City's first choice in the regular phase and James Funderburk, a pitcher at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, was the Royals' No. 1 pick in the secondary phase. Cy Lbs Find Baseball Draft FIRST ROUND, REGULAR PHASE Montreal, Calvin Adams, C-3B, Corpus Christi, Chicago White Sox, James Glenn, OF, Navosota, Atlanta, not eligible to select; Milwaukee, Daryl Bailey, RHP, Albion, N.Y.; ST. LOUIS, CURTIS READE, RHP, SANTA MARIA. Detroit, Raphael Hampton, OF, Detroit; San Diego, Kevin Chapman, RHP, Valinda, Calif.

California, Alan Wlaalnl, IF, Pasadena, Colli San Francisco, Goreth Ledbetter, Oronge, Texas, David Rlghetti, IHP, San Jose, Calif. Chicago Cubs, Blar McDonald, Alexander, Va; Cleveland, Michael Elliott, LHP, Bishop, Houston, Victor Walters, RHP, Homestead, Boston, Marcus Bell, RHP, Knoxville, Tenn. New York Mets, David Sullivan, Tucson, Minnesota, Lance Hallberg, SS, Yucoipa, Pittsburgh, Tomos Flesthumal, LHP, Utlca, N.Y.; Oakland, Dennis Wvszynskl, RHP, Aiken, S.C.; Los Angeles, Tim Glovd, SS, Auburn, Baltimore, John Shelby, SS, Lexington, Kv. Philadelphia, Michael Chllds, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Kansas City, Clifford Roberts, OF, Melbourne, Cincinnati, Gregg Lorenz, LHP, Harvey, N.D.; New York Yankees, Robert Moncur, OF, Cody, Seattle, Paul Givens, LHP, San Jose, Toronto, Bradford Ross, OF, Taylor, Tex. CARDINALS SFI FCTIOHS REGULAk l-MASE Pol.

Hometown 1. Reade, Curtis RHP Santa Mario, Calif. 2. Dondero, Rob RHP Las Vegas 3. Kronitz, Richard RHP Phoenix 4.

Waller, Elliott 3B San Diego 5. WIens, Randy RHP Merced, Calif. 6. Evans, Randy RHP Tucson 7. Orosco, Jesse LHP Santa Barbara 8.

Dees, Gregory Highland, Calif. 9. Horskamp, James SS Atwater, Calif. 10. Mixon, Arthur 2B Macon, Ga.

SECONDARY PHASE 1. Puckett, Randy SS Dinuba, Calif. 2. Novilhon, Larry RHP San Bernardino, Calif. 3.

Snyder, James OF-IB Livonia, Mich. "At the same time, since I have the right of approval over any trade, had told the Cubs that I would not disapprove of a trade to the West Coast to the Dodgers. "I don't believe in negotiating through the press and all I will say about what I am looking for is that I can't think of any player who is not interested in a multiyear contract." Monday hit .272 last season and had career highs of 32 homers and 77 runs batted in. "We've tried to get him for the past few years," Dodgers vice president Al Campanis said oi Monday. "He's an outstanding hitter and a great fielder." New Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda said he would probably bat Monday sixth in a lineup reading: Davey Lopes, second base; Bill Russell, shortstop; Reggie Smith, right field; Ron Cey, third base; Steve Garvey, first base; Monday, center field; Dusty Baker, left field, and Steve Yeager, catcher.

"The hard part is giving up Buckner," said Lasorda. "We came up through the system together and he's been like a son to me. He's a tremendous competitor who should give the Cubs a lot of good years. He's a bona fide .300 hitter." Buckner, the Dodgers' second selection in the 1968 draft, hit .319 in 1972 and .314 during the team's National League pennant season in 1974. He was hampered by an ankle injury last season.

Monday received a $104,000 bonus from Charles O. Finley in 1965 when the then Kansas City A's made him the No. 1. choice in baseball's first-ever free agent draft. He was traded by the Oakland A's to the Cubs after the 1971 season for pitcher Ken Holtzman.

Garman was 2-4 with the Cubs last season with a 4.97 ERA but Dodger sources noted he was pitching while 20 pounds overweight and hoped a trimmed-down Garman could be an asset to the pitching staff. "Tommy LaSorda doesn't like porky pigs on his team. He'll get Garman back down and throwing the way he used to throw," said Campanis. DeJesus has played parts of three seasons with the Dodgers, spending most of 1976 with their Albuquerque farm club in the Pacific Coast League where he hit .300. In 22 games with the Dodgers last season, he batted .171.

Albert, a 6-foot 2 righthanded pitcher out of C. W. 'Post College, posted a 7-5 record with 2.95 ERA at Bellingham, of the Northwest League last season. Compiled From News Services The Los Angeles Dodgers have finally landed Rick Monday, but they had to give up Bill Buckner to get him. In a five-player trade yesterday, the Dodgers obtained Monday, 31, to play center field next season and also obtained 27-year-old relief pitcher Mike Garman, a former Cardinal, from the Chicago Cubs.

In addition to Buckner, the Cubs acquired infielder Ivan DeJesus and minor league pitcher Jeff Albert. Monday had simply become too expensive for the Cubs. "Rick was simply asking for more than we were able to pay," said the Cubs' vice president of baseball operations. Bob Kennedy. "We traded him strictly as a matter of dollars and cents." Monday played last season on a one-year contract for an estimated $90,000.

Kennedy said the 11-year veteran, a product of Santa Monica, who went to Arizona State, asked for a multiyear contract. Monday said he was "surprised yet not surprised" on hearing oi the trade. "For two-and-a-half or three years I'd been hearing I was going to be traded. I stopped believing it after a while," he said. "1 was surprised that it was the Dodgers." "I had not asked to be traded and I never would simply because of my appreciation for the way the Cubs treated me and because of my regard for friends and teammates in Chicago," said Monday.

-i WINNING WAYS Curtis Reade, 210-pound, 19-year-old righthanded pitcher from Santa Maria, headed the list of 13 players chosen by the Cardinals yesterday in baseball's annual winter free-agent draft. The Redbirds selected 10 players, including six pitchers, in the regular phase, and three in the secondary phase, which included players previously drafted but not signed. Randy Puckett, 18-year-old shortstop from San Bernadino, was the Cards' top choice in the secondary phase. Pitchers dominated the regular portion of the draft for all major league clubs, with 101 listed among the 211 selections. The Montreal Expos, who had the worst record in the major leagues last had the first choice in the regular, Jihase and selected Calvin Adams, 18-year-old catcher-first baseman who 484 during Central Arizona Junior College's fall schedule.

Adams, who hit nearly .600 during his high school career in Corpus Christi, said he plans to stay in school and play this spring. "I pretty surprised," said Adams after hearing he was the first player selected. "I had the feeling I was going to get drafted, but not in the first round. But I'm going to stay in school and play this year." The Kansas City Royals selected an Tex Carle ton Dies; Pitched With Diz On Gas House Gang FORT WORTH, Jan. 12 (UPI) James Otto (Tex) Carleton, pitching teammate of Dizzy Dean on the St.

Louis Cardinals' legendary "Gas House Gang" died yesterday. He was 70 years old. Carleton was born in Comanche, in 1906 and moved to Fort Worth in 1916 where he attended high school and Texas Christian University. He broke in with the Cardinals in 1932, was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1935, and remained in the major leagues until 1940 when he finished up with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Carleton's career won-lost record was 100-76 and, while with the Cardinals from 1932-35t he, teamed up with Dean to produce one of the more feared pitching staffs of that era.

In 1934, he helped lead the Redbirds to the World Series championship with a 16-11 mark. In 1940, he hurled a no-hitter against Cincinnati while a member of the Dodgers. Al Chandler Leads In Arizona Tourney CHANDLER, Jan.12 (AP) Al Chandler of Columbia, led a field of 120 golfers going into today's second round of the $55,000 San Marcos Open Chandler shot six-under-par 66 yesterday to take the lead by one stroke over three others Fritz Naumetz of North-ridge, Jack Renner of San Diego, Calif. and Terry O'Toole of Oklahoma Citv. First "place in $5000.

the tourney is worth index WARM-UP: Stars Trade Draft Pick To Dallas For Stremlau Deluxe double knit stretch nylon Zip front jacket has zipper pockets, ribbed knit cuffs waist band Pants have elasticized waist, zipper ball pocket straight legs Choose navy, royal, brown, green or silver with tri-color stripes Sizes S-XL OMNI REG. $28.95 Yfm ft I THRU WHILE QUANTITIES LAST a JLifi i FLANNEL SHIRTS SAVE WHILE THE WEATHER IS STILL COLD SNOWY! John Stremlau, a south St. Louisan who played with former Midwest collegiate champion Southern Illinois Univer-sity-Edwardsville and two national junior championship SECO teams on his way to the professional ranks, next season will be a member of the Stars in the North American Soccer League. The Stars gave up their first-round choice in today's NASL telephone draft to obtain Stremlau and cash from the Dallas Tornado, which picked him first in the 1976 draft of college players. He played in 10 games for Dallas last season and scored one goal.

Stremlau played both midfield and forward last season against Manchester United in a 2-2 exhibition at Dallas before 15,000, and he kicked the tying goal and earned the most-valuable-play-er-of-game award in a vote of writers and sportscasters. Losing their first-round draft choice to Dallas meant that the Stars did not get to pick until No. 41, in the third round of the draft. They took Don Doran, a St. Louis University back.

Then, in the fourth round, the Stars picked defender Tom Henson of SIU-Edwardsville. Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 Page 7 Page 8 Dallas's first-round pick was Hartwick College defender Glenn Myernick, who was named college soccer's player of the year for 1976. In all, 75 players were chosen in the draft. Doran and Henson were among 13 St. Louisans picked.

The others were: St. Louis U. Bruce Rudroff, Seattle Sounders: Don Droege, Rochester Lancers. SIU-Edwardsville Mark Moran, Minnesota Kicks; Tim Twellman, Minnesota; Tim Holstein, Chicago Sting; Gene Mishalow, Washington Diplomats. Quincy College Neil Frederickson, Portland Timbers; Ed Renaud, Tampa Bay Rowdies; Frank Vinciguerra, Tampa Bay.

University of Missouir-St. Louis Dennis Bozesky, Rochester. Indiana Richard Spray, Rochester. Baseball Writers To Honor John Tommy John, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher who beat long odds after suffering a serious elbow injury, will receive the Bob Bauman physical comeback award at the St. Louis baseball writers' dinner at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel Monday, Jan.

24. While riding high with a 13j record in mid-July 2974, lefthander John ruptured a ligament in the elbow of his pitching arm. In the radical surgery, Dr. Frank Jobe took a piece of ligament from the right arm and replaced it in the left. Tickets for the dinner are $20.

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