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Section 4 Chicaao Tribune, Wednesday, March 28. 1984 Prom page one Gable Continued from page 1 emerged from the Olympic cauldron iung enough to direct a 123 V98 margin in the NCAA finals. Roderick denied making an offer to Gable, but admitted talking on a casual basis. "I've alwavs let Dan know that if he ever gets tired of Iowa and wants to move someplace, we De interested in mm at Ukiano-ma State," Roderick said. "But $2V million? That is not true.

That is a completely false statement. I wouldn't offer somebody $2 million. I couldn't offer that much. I'd say $2 million is outrageous for a wrestling coach." -(fx 1 -mmhiiiiihi" 1 GABLE, HOWEVER, sticks by his claim that OSU asked him if he wanted to be "set for life." "Well, Myron has to deny that, doesn't Gable said Tuesday at a Chicago luncheon to promote Wednesday's dual meet between teams of Olympic candidates from the U.S. and Soviet Union.

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wrestlers mat, Dut not going to stand nere and allow anyone to say I said something untrue. "To me, it's pretty obvious that they're making a coaching change and that if I wanted to look toward Oklahoma State I would have a job down there. Certainly, we never had a formal meeting, so it's possible to say that there was no formal offer. If there had been, we would have formally met, and we didn't formally meet. But there was talk.

Oh, yes, there was talk." Gable admitted weighing a job change after some rival coaches accused him of harming the sport with such a dominant program. "THAT HURT," he admitted. "If I really felt that I was harming wrestling by staying at Iowa, then it would be I'd go into something else, coaching or something in or out of wrestling. "But that's not really what was taking place. It turned out to be only a few people griping, reacting mostly to an emotional situation, like a loss.

They were just tired of getting beat. It would be very hard on me to think that I'm really bad for my sport." GABLE, A FANATIC conditioner, motivates his wrestlers to extremes of training and competitive desire. "Dan has a knack." Roderick said. "He is the top coach in the country. Now, no one saying that Tommy isn't a good coach, but I've got to be concerned with why we're not winning national championships.

That's very important to wrestling fans at Oklahoma State. We have the tools and tradition, everything it takes. And this year we should have been No. 1. And that's where all this is coming from." While Gable is not a candidate, OSU officials expect an announcement by Roderick this week.

Ches-bro has refused public comment. By Reid Hanley THE SOVIET UNION'S wrestling team threw United States Olympic coach Dan Gable a curve Tuesday, but that's no surprise. "They're up to no good and that's typical of both of us," Gable said Tuesday at a luncheon for the teams at the John Hancock Center. "I look at their team and the lineup is better than the one they sent us. I thought they might be vulnerable." The Soviets, rarely vulnerable in freestyle wrestling, are starting a three-match tour with a dual meet against a team of U.S.

wrestlers at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan Arena. The competition leads up to next week's World Cup in Toledo. The Soviet team will be led by three-time world champion and 1980 Olympic champion Anatoly Belagla-. zov at 125.5 pounds, and 1982 world champion Mikhail Khrachura at 149.5.

The USSR's lineup changes were made in four of the five upper weight classes and that upset Gable scouting. "WE'VE BEEN concentrating on the names on the list for two weeks," said Gable, who will be assisted by Tilden coach Bill Wieck. "Some of our guys have been preparing to wrestle these other guys." The United States team that will compete Wednesday is made up largely of younger wrestlers who will contend for Olympic-team spots. Most of the country's top Olympic hopefuls are in Toledo training for the World Cup. Harold Smith of the Wildcat Wrestling Club 220 and Ricky Delagatta 136.5 won titles last week at the National Open in Stillwater, Okla.

Jim Scherr 180.5 and Bill Scherr 198 of Nebraska and Kevin Darkus 125.5 of Iowa State won NCAA titles earlier this month. Others on the U.S. team are Bill Rosado 105.5, Randy Willingham 125.5, Nate Carr 149.5, a tormer three-time NCAA champion from Iowa State, Rove Oliver 163 and Gary Albright heavyweight. In the past, even a first-line United States team would have been overwhelmed by the Soviets. Gable and the national governing body, USA Wrestling, believe wrestling in this country nas improved to the point where there is real competition for Olympic-team berths.

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stole 42 bases in 122 games for Philadelphia in 1982 and 35 in 122 games last season. "Whether Dernier can hit or not, he can steal bases," said Green. "I DON'T KNOW what's going on here," said Carter. "I just got here. What can we do with that many outfielders?" Cubs' pitching coach Billy Connors is familiar with Altamirano from seeing him in winter ball.

Altamirano, 31, has appeared in 60 major-league games in the past two seasons for the Phillies and has a 7-4 lifetime record and a 3.94 earned run average. "He's aggressive and comes at you all kinds of ways sidearmed, submarine, overhand. He's tough," said Connors. Frey said he's ready to deal with unhappy players on the bench. "I've talked to Buckner and Hall and explained it to them," Frey said.

"I can understand how a guy could get upset. But we're making long-range plans here to help the ballclub. If they can understand that, they can talk to nie." WHAT MADE TUESDAY'S trade so scrumptious for the Cubs? Campbell, 35, became expendable when the Cubs acquired reliever Tim Stoddard from the Oakland A's Monday. And Diaz, who hit .324 for the Cubs triple A team in Iowa last season, is basically a man without a position. Continued from page 1 withholding a smile.

"I had to deal with it when I was manager at Philadelphia. That's what happens when you get a lot of quality ballplayers on one team. Buckner is still a quality first baseman. But baseball players can't be made to feel too comfortable." GREEN SAID THERE is a good chance the Cubs will make another trade before Monday. The highly anticipated trading of Buckner could finally come to pass.

He was supposed to be the main bartering attraction in Tuesdays deal with Philly that reportedly could also have netted the Cubs pitcher Kevin Gross, until Buck-ner's salary demands exceeded good sense. "We did discuss Buckner, but they changed their minds and wanted to go with Len Matuszek at first base," said Green, reciting the party line. "I can't see Bobby Dernier coming in and taking my -job," said Hall, who finished third in the Rookie of the Year balloting last season on the strength of a .283 average and 17 homers. "I don't think he qualifies, gentlemen. But I just can't see us all staying here.

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396-0060 McHENRY CHECKPOINT TIRE 4400 Rle. 120 615365-7300 FOR MOST SERIOUS sportsmen, March is a horrible time of year. All regular hunting seasons are closed, most fishing seasons are not yet open and a Midwest March generally serves up miserable weather. What makes it really tough for an outdoorsman to struggle through the doldrums of March, is that he has already endured the rigors of three tough winter months, with little real sport available in the Great Outdoors. But there is reason to take heart, fellow anglers, as March winds down.

The Department of Conservation is going to open Collins Lake to public fishing at 6 a.m. April 1. Collins is a comparatively new lake, a Commonwealth Edison power plant cooling impoundment, not far from Morris in Grundy County. Because parts of the lake are warmed by the power-plant outflow, it provides fishing far in advance of other Illinois waters. Collins Lake is in Goose Lake Prairie State Park, southwest of Joliet and about 50 miles from downtown Chicago.

Best route to Morris is south on Int. Hwy. 55, then west on Int. Hwy. 80 to 111.

Hwy. 47, and south to Morris. COLLINS IS A GOOD-SIZED lake, with nearly 2,000 fishable acres. One of the good things about it is that the only public recreation allowed on the lake is fishing, and waterfowl hunting in season. Speedboating, sailing, water skiing and swimming are not allowed.

In recent years, Illinois' DOC has been limiting the size of outboard motors that can be used on certain state lakes. When there are limits on motor size, it usually eliminates the use of so-called "bass boats," which generally have large outboards. A better way to manage lakes, where powered boats are concerned, is to enforce set boating speed limits. A bass boat can travel slow as well as fast. That's what they've done at Collins.

Instead of restricting motor sizes, a 40 mile-an-hour boat speed limit is in effect, except in the posted "no wake" areas where NAPERVILLE ROADM ASTER TIRE LTD. 275 E. Ogden Ave. 355-3200 building, will be open daily from 6 a.m. to sunset.

Various kinds of bait, and light food items, will be available at the concession, and for fishermen without boats, 14 rental boats will be available. Ten of the boats will have outboards, four will not. THE CONSERVATION department says fishermen may use only "poles and lines" at Collins. What the department means is that only rods and reels may be used, or a "pole and line." No one angler can legally use more than two fishing outfits, and no more than two baited hooks or two lures at Collins. Collins has striped bass, largemouth bass, white and yellow bass, walleye, sauger, crappie, bluegills and channel catfish.

That's a pretty sizable fisherman's menu. The daily creel limit on striped and largemouth bass is three enough for anyone, and the minimum size limit for stripers is 18 inches, for largemouths 17 inches. Minimum size limit for walleyes is 14 inches. There will be fishing at Collins Lake through the summer and early fall, Dut when the duck season opens in October, that will put an end to this year's Collins fishing. Officials believe you can't very well have fishing and duck hunting at the same time on a comparatively small, sheltered lake.

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