Herald & Lantern 18 )uly '84 sports — *

on the mark by Mark Mattern 1 Riggitano Seeking His Kicks in Buffalo

They say no one wants to live in Buffalo, N Y. It gets real cold up there and when the rest of the country is basking in 70-degrpe temperatures, Buffalo is under three feet of snow Well, then, who wants to live in the city on Lake Erie? Frank Riggitano is one who would likeio set up shop in Buffalo. I

Riggitano has a shot at I playing pro football in : western New York with the I Buffalo Bills of the Na I tional Football League I Riggitano left last week for ; New Fredonia. N.Y., the < home of the Bills' training I camp. ( The Lower Cape May ; grad will try to secure a : spot of the roster as a place I kicker, a tough job Jo handle in the N.F.L. Riggitano I played his college ball at I Susquehanna University in i > central Pennsylvania. I Before the National Foot- < ball League draft in | February, Riggitano inked I three one-year contracts with the Bills. | The way kickers come < and go in the N.F.L.. here's I hoping that Riggitano nails I down a spot and keeps it for ; many years to come. THE OCEAN CITY I baseball team fell to 8'-. . games off the pace in the I Atlantic County baseball ' League after losing a doubleheader to Nor- < thfield. The scores were 11-4 and 6-4. In the second game Ocean City pulled off a rare around-the-horn triple play. Here's how it happened. With the bases loaded. Northfield's Mike Clark hit a grounder to third baseman George Komaracrio. Komaracrio tagged the bag for the first out. threw to second baseman Matt Dice for the second out and Dice then relayed to first.-completing the triple play. Rich Khinesmith of Middle Township continues to be the leading hitter for Ocean City, batting at a .351 clip O C stands at 6 and 1 1 on the season follow ing the doubleheader loss REMARKS: If you had a chance to see last week's all star game, once again the old saying was proved correct Good pitching will beat good hitting every time The pitchers proved that with the right weather conditions, the best will always prevail. A record 21 strikeouts were recorded by both

teams All four runs were scored on an error and three solo homeruns. If you high-scoring affairs then this one was as boring as Howard Cosell. Why does ABC keep him on telecasts'' Cosell doesn't know anything about the game and stumbles every time he tries to be witty If Earl Weaver and Al Michaels weren't there to out Cosell each time, viewers would have fallen asleep just after Rod Carew hit into the double play that ended the only offensive threat of the game All in all, I thought the game had the very best pit ching possible. Look out for Dwight Gooden in the future. His performance will be a great boost. IT WAS GOOD to see Philadelphia Stars coach Jim Mora named coach of the year in the United States Football League The Stars indeed have dominated the league over

the first two seasons and Mora deserves the honor. I think it also proves another important point It shows that the very best football players come from the northeast With the teams being able to draft players only in their own zone, the Stars are loaded with area players. The way they have played the past two years says something good for . eastern football talent " Wimbledon in hisjory And John McEnroe took Jimmy Conners to the cleaners in the finals to show the world, once again, that he is the best in this solar system I don't always agree with McEnroe's actions, but I do think he has done more for the sport than anyone else alive. McEnroe plays all the major events, not onlv as a singles player but as a member of the lop doubles teams around. How many of the other top players bother with doubles''

He also has been a member of the U S Davis Cup team, something else the other players don't seem to have the time to

do He's like Muhammad Ali was in the boxing world Either you love him or hate him. but when he's perfor ming. he is the best

Soccer Camp On July 16-20 DEL HAVEN - Pat O'Malley's Soccer Day Camps, in conjunction with the Lower Townsjiip Recreation Department opened and County Park Commission, will be held July 16th thur Julyx20th, at the soccer fields ayCounty Park South, Bfkyshore Road, here. Campers should arrive at the field Monday at 8:30 a.m. for registration, and com!* equipped with shorts, T-shirt, socks, sneakers, soccer shoes and shin guards. Soccer will be played rain or shine. To sign up, call Elaine at Lower Township Rec Center (886-7880) or Louisa at the Park Commission (465-9210). Scholarships Given by GEMS WEST CAPE MAY - Recipients of the 1984 scholarships of the GEMS of Cape May County are: Sharon Walker, Middle Township High School, $200; Kimberly Tirado, Middle Township High School, $500, and Mary Cole, Millville High School, $500. The GEMS membership is made up of women from Swainton, Whitesboro, Atlantic City. Court House, and West Cape May. • Among its objectives is the promotion of cultural, educational, and social growth.

Established We Ought To Know- What I We're Doing Now. B CAPE MAY COUNTY I VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS ■ POST SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES _ FEATURING DAY CLASSES IN B 24 I Occupational Areas. H FINANCIAL AID jH > PLACEMENT SERVICE AVAILABLE |H f I ENROLLMENT OFFICE ^Hj WHll^SSS^ 46S-2161 ■ VHMKk For Information On Course Offerings

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