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-ff y-pif vy '-wi va --v S' Monday, July 28, 19:5 THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 23 i- it JL Little But Hope eaves Enquirer SPOUTS side winning two. That did the Dodgers no good. The magic number dipped to 47. Time was running out. Cincinnati has but 60 games left; if the Reds win half of them they will finish with 96 victories.

That would mean L.A. could lose only 16 games the rest of the way. 4' A A 9 m. VI ft at the thought that his prized lefthander with the broken thumb will probably begin pitching in three weeks. The split left the Reds with a limp feeling, happy to have the large margin, unhappy they didn't nail the coffin shut.

"I wanted to get it settled," said A AAA A4 A- Aa fa AA AAV A A iy Enquirer (Gerry Wolters) Photos Johnny Bench. "I wanted a wider margin. It would let us have a few more restful days." Get it over with, that's the Reds' cry now. They haven't played well since the All-Star Game. They know it.

L.A. knows it. "WE'RE JUST knocking heads with each other," said Garvey. "We havent taken advantage. We have to get a winning streak together.

We have to get our confidence back." A winning streak has been something L.A. has been unable to put together. "Most of the games we lose we seem to give away," said Jimmy Wynn. "And, on those days when we win, it's like a horror movie. You don't know how it's coming out until It's over." Get it over with, say the Reds.

"We've lost some of the edge," said Bench. "Mentally and physically we lost some of the sharpness. We were 41-9. When something like that happens you figure things automatically fall into place. But we were 41-9 because we made things happen." The Reds made nothing happen Sunday.

They got three runs, all on home runs. Joe Morgan, who had three hits, and Bench hit back-to-back homers in the fourth off winner Don Sutton, 14-9. In the ninth Tony Perez hit one off Mike Marshall. THAT WAS it, although the Reds did have a chance to make something happen in the eighth when Pete Rose and Ken Griffey led off against Marshall in the eighth with singles. Morgan hit the ball hard, but right at Garvey, who made the play at first.

Runners at second and third and Bench up. Marshall struck him out. "He Just outsmarted me," said Bench. "He threw me a slider but it was a bigger slider than he normally throws." When Danny Driessen grounded out the Reds' hopes were over. For the Dodgers, the big man was Steve Yeager of Dayton.

He had a four-for-four day, including two singles, a double and a home run. But all was not sunshine for who took a foul tip off Griffey's bat in the groin and lay writhing In pain and retching at home plate. Forty-five minutes after the game he remained on the trainer's table, the pain reaching all the way up to his kidneys. "You can't count them short but you can't count us short, either," he mumbled. "We've had our ups and downs but we'll be there in the end.

.1 hope." Hope. That was all that remain- ed. REDS NOTES Don Gullett, in- jured June 11, will have his broken thumb examined Wednesday and is expected to begin throwing that afternoon. Reds have won 25 of 35 in Gullett's Cincinnati has added nlne1 games to its lead without the left-', hander. crowd was standing room only at 50,609.

total for the series was 151,932, record for a three-day, four-game. series. Sutton Death LOS ANGELES CINCINNATI abrhbi abrhbi Lacy 2b 4 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 Rose 3b 4 0 10 4 0 2 0' 4 13 1 4 111 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 0 10 Buckner Wynn cf Garvey lb Hale rf Cey 3b 1 Yeager Powell Russell Sutton Lm ph Marshall Griffey rl 5 0 2 0 5 0 10 5 12 0 5 12 1 4 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 111 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan Jb Bench Driessen It TPere? lb Cncpoon ss Geroramo ct 4 0 0 0 TCarroH 10 0 0 Borbon 0 0 0 0 Crowley ph 10 0 0 CCarroU p' 0 0 0 0 Gfosler ph 10 0 0 Eastwktt 0 0 0 0 Rttmund ph 1 0 0 0 Total 41 5 14 5 Total 35 3 9 3 Las Angeles 0O0 4OU0W-5 Cincinnati 000 200 001- E-Yeager, Griffey. LOB-Los Angeles 10, Dncinnati 6 2B Yeager, Hale, Con-cepcion HR-Morgan (15), Bench (M), Yoager (6), TPerei (15). SB Con-cepoon.

IP Ek BB SO Sutton (W.14-9) Marshal TCarroH (L4-) Borbon Carroll 6 2 3 1 I 5 0 2 1 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 East I 1 PB-Yeager. A-50A09. How The Huns Scored i I DODGERS 4TH (T. Carroll Pitching) Hale dou-' bled and scored on Cey's single. Yeager singled, sending Cey to third.

Russell singles, scoring Cey and chasing Yeager to third, Russell taking second on Griffey's throwing error. (Borbon pitching) Lacy singled, scoring Yeager and Russell, four runs, ftve hits. Dodgers, 4-0 REDS 4TM (Sutton Pitching) Morgan hit his 16th homer Into the right field green seats and Bench followed with his 20th homer over me left field we. Two runs, two hits. Dodgerv 4-2.

DODGERS TH (Eastwkk Pitching) Yeager hit his sixth homer over the left field waU. One run, two hits. Dodgerv 5-2. REDS 9TM (Marchall Pitching) Perei Kned his 15th homer into' the left heid green seats. One hit.

Dodgers win, 5-3. ii 'I Dodgers Take To The Dirt In Big Inning key plays In the four-run Los Angeles fourth Inning find John Hale (top photo) taking an extra base for a double to open proceedings, then it was Steve Yeager sliding into third after a throwing error. THE Red And THE Dodger Different Types "NINETY-SIX could be enough," admitted Sparky Anderson, "but we'll win more than half of our games." Time works for Cincinnati. "Each day that goes by means it's one day closer until Don Oullett gets back," said Anderson, drooling fAtrAyAVt fotfi as yet They have no punt nor punt-receiving units, no kickoff nor kick-off return teams, simply no "special teams" at all. Dave Green's efforts at place-kicking and Jeff West's at punting have been simply individual efforts in the first two weeks of the Cincinnati training camp here.

BUT THIS morning, attired in shorts and T-shirts but no pads, the Bengals get to work on the punting game, and on subsequent mornings for the rest of the week, they'll take on all the rest of it until, by Saturday, they'll be ready to play. am," added the trainer. VICTORY MEADOW went about her business in perfect fashion in the one mile turf event under Jockey James McCullar to register her third victory In seven starts this year. Victory Meadow was going against a group of seven fillies and mares, which she liked. Also she was running on the turf, which she likes even more.

"She Is quite at home on the grass," says veteran trainer Locklear, a resident of Grove City, Ohio. "She seems to really dig in In this kind of racing." Following the running of the race, jockey Frank Brandt, who was aboard third place finisher Rosette, filed an objection against McCullar and Victory Meadow for interfer- Allen was lives "I've Alston he certainly why he ALSTON point. of this series third. The Somehow, to run his happening. Go to Would he of being the good of Pete he said.

The the former commented play baseball." Words Marshall. basic MARSHALL There can however, rie By BOB HERTZEL Enquirer Sports Reporter Hope, that is all that remains tor the Los Angeles Dodger. Nothing more. Logic works against them. Reason works against them.

The numbers work against them. Only hope. 'T feel like a guy in a dark room looking for the door and all I do is keep bumping into things," said Steve Oarvey, the Los Angeles first baseman and National League Most Valuable Player. Garvey spoke after a victory; a must-win, 5-3 triumph over the Reds that left L.A. groping in the dark, 12V4 games back and with time running out.

The two teams played four games here over the weekend, each How They Stand NATIONAL LEAGUE West Club CINTI L. A. S. Fran. Dtego Atlanta Houston East W.

L. Pel. 0.8. Club Ml Pltts'gh W. L.

Pet. 0.8. 62 38 .620 57 44 .564 51 46 .526 IV, 50 49 .505 ll'j 46 56 .451 17 40 56 .417 20 54 vt'i pniia. 51 50 .505 14V4 48 54 .471 18 43 58 .426 T2'l 36 68 .346 31 New York St. Louli Chicago Montreal AMERICAN LEAGUE West Em Club W.

L. Pet. 03. Club Oakland 64 37 .634 Boston W. L.Pct.

G.B. 60 40 .600 Kan. Cltv 54 46 .540 V'A Baltimore 51 47 .520 8 Chicago 48 51 .485 15 New York 50 50 .500 10 Texas 47 55 .461 17Vj Milw'kee 50 52 .490 11 Calif. 46 57 Ml 19 Detroit Minn. 43 58 .426 21 Cleveland 45 54 .455 14V 43 54 .443 15' Saturday's Games NATIONAL LEAGUE CINCINNATI 5, LOS ANGELES 3 Montreal 5, Pittsburgh 2 New York 9, Chicago 8, 10 Innings San Diego 4, Atlanta 2 Philadelphia 9, St.

Louis 4 San Francisco 3, Houston, 2 (First Game) San Francisco 9, Houston, 3 (Second Game) AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 4, New York 2 Cleveland 6, Detroit 0 Baltimore 4, Milwaukee 0 Chicago 5, Oakland 2 Kansas City 7, Texas 0 Minnesota 9, Calltornia 4 (First Game) California 5, Minnesota 0 Second Game Sunday's Games NATIONAL LEAGUE LOS ANGELES CINCINNATI 3 St. Louis 9, Philadelphia 6 San Diego 3, Atlanta 1 San Francisco 3, Houston 1 Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 1 (First Game) Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 3 (Second Game) Chicago 4, New York 2 (First Game) New York 4, Chicago 1, 10 Innings (Second Game) AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 2, Texas 1 Caifomia 6, Minnesota 1 Boston 1, New York 0 (First Game) Boston 6, New York 0 (Second Game) Detroit 8, Cleveland 7 (First Game) Cleveland 7, Detroit 2 (Second Game). Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 4 (First Game) Baltimore 11, Milwaukee, 6, 10 innings (Second Game) Oakland 10, Chicago 1 (First Game) Oakland 7, Chicago 1 (Second Game) Monday's Games NATIONAL LEAGUE SAN FRANCISCO (HALICKI 4-7) at CINCINNATI (NOLAN 9-6) Montreal (Blair 6-1 1) at Chicago (Bonham 9-6), 2:30 p.m. Los Angeles (Hooton 7-9) at Atlanta (Niekro 10-7), 7:35 pm. Philadelphia (Chrbtenson 5-2) at Pittsburgh (Ktson 9-5), 7:35 p.m.

New York (Matlack 11-8) at St. Louis (Forsch 9-7), 8:30 p.m. San Diego (Freisleben 4-10) at Houston (Dlerker 9-K)), 8 30 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland (Harrison 4-2) at Baltimore (Grlmstey 6-11), 7:30 p.m. Detroit (Ruhle 8-7) at New York (Gura 3-3), 8 p.m.

Milwaukee (Broberg 9-10) at Boston (Wise 13-6), 7:30 pm. Kansas City (Pattin 8-6) at Minnesota (Decker 1-3), 9 p.m. Chicago (Wood W-13) at California (Tanana 9-5), 10pm Texas (Hands 5-4) at Oakland (Abbott 5-2), 11 pm Weiskopf Smiles Again ILE BIZARD, Quebec, Canada (UPI) Tom Weiskopf, still carrying the sting of his Masters Golf Tournament loss to Jack Nicklaus, got back a little peace of mind Sunday In defeating Nicklaus in a playoff for the Canadian Open Title. Weiskopf, who sank a birdie putt on the first extra hole to take the $40,000 first prize, said the victory finally pushed from his memory the one-shot loss to Nicklaus In the dramatic finish last April. 'T thought I would get over that disappointment in maybe a couple of weeks, but I really didnt," Weiskopf said.

"That's the reason I haven't played a lot since then. "My desire and concentration was not the same as it was working up to Augusta. I was very disappointed, as disappointed as I've ever been. "BUT THIS kind of takes care of that, especially since I beat Jack," he said. Nicklaus had missed a birdie putt inside 10 feet before Weiskopf sank his three-footer on the playoff hole, the par-four, 414-yard 15th at the Royal Montreal Golf Club.

Nicklaus conceded that he lost the tournament when he hit his drive Into a pond on the 18th hole, taking a bogey. But he complained bitterly about having to decide a national title in sudden -death, rather than an 18-hole playoff. "I do not think to decide a national championship you should have a sudden death playoff. For a regular tournament it's fine, but for a national championship it's a little too much to accomodate television," he said. Both players finished regulation play in six-under-par 274, a shot ahead of Gay Brewer, who had a 69 Sunday for a total of flve-under-par 275.

Brewer entered the final round tied with Nicklaus at four under, with Weiskopf a shot back. Nicklaus maintained his advantage until the 18th, where he hooked his tee shot into a pond along the left side of the fairway, took a penalty stroke, and dropped into the rough. Brewer had a chance to make it a three-man playoff with a 45-foot birdie opportunity on the final hole, but knocked it about four feet past. Scores on Page 27. a A .1 1 Bob llerfzel 'I JW fltfilll iiimuia PETE ROSE and Mike Marshall.

Maybe that tells what all this Is about. Rose a Red. THE Red. The man who symbolizes what it is all about to play far Cincinnati. Marshall a Dodger.

THE Dodger. The man who symbolizes what it is all about to play for Los Angeles. The Dodgers would like to have you believe differently. They'd love for you to believe that ail-American boy Steve Garvey is THE Dodger. But it Just isnt so and maybe that's why the Dodgers are fighting for their lives, 12Va games behind Cincinnati.

You hear Tom LaSorda, the Dodger third base coach, say such things during his annual "wired-for-sound" television appearance, "Steve Garvey. They love him in Tampa and they love him In L. BUT STEVE Garvey isn't the Dodgers. Not in the minds of the public, of the world. The Dodgers are Mike Marshall, a strange blend of pysches and egos and personalities.

The Dodgers have emerged as a group of individuals thrown together in the goldfish bowl of professional sports. There have been open hostilities In the locker room, most of them centered around Garvey. But Garvey didn't ask for trouble. Marshall, on the other hand, begs for it. a Dodger he crossed Alston and was traded.

Marshall on. never seen an Intentional walk work," he explained. has managed the Dodgers 22 years. In that time has seen the intentional walk work. That is made the request.

DID not, however, on either occasion press the Marshall pitched to the hitters. In the opening game he pitched to Rose with runners at second and result was a home run. you can't picture Alston allowing Marshall club. Not this powerful man. But it seems to be the other side.

To Cincinnati. To Pete Rose. defy his manager? Did he not forsake the security an All-Star outfielder and move to third base for the team? Rose has a simple belief. "I was born to be a Red," attitude displays itself to others. Richie Ashburn, outfielder now broadcasting in Philadelphia, on the air the other day that "Rose was born to like that have never been spoken about Mike He wouldn't want them to be and therein lies a difference.

ber of the team, of helping all the parts fit together. Marshall, though, is an entity unto himself. This year he was named the team's representative. Al- ready they have changed four hotels at his insistence. In Chicago they moved from the Executive House "because the lobby was too small." "Who," asked one of the men traveling with the Dodg- ers, "sits in the lobby In Chicago?" MIKE MARSHALL and Pete Rose.

Two different sorts. Marshall, the educated egghead. Rose, the man born to be a Red. Rose sells the game. Marshall uses It The other morning," Rose recalled, "I was an all-American and the guy interviewing me didn't like baseball.

I told him, 'you've never watched the Reds and L. A. Had he watched the Reds and L. A. play he would have seen what Rose was speaking about.

He would have too, Pete Rose and Mike Marshall. He probably would have liked Rose and disliked Marshall. It is almost an animal instinct to react that way. WALTER ALSTON at one time was thought of as the Gary Cooper of managers. Strong and silent He no longer is.

He is merely silent. Mike Marshall has seen to that. Twice this year, for example, Alston has requested that Marshall issue an intentional walk. Twice Marshall has refused. When Dick IS a talented pitcher, uniquely talented.

be no argument against that. There is more, to pitching for a ball club. There is being a mem- Before Canton Game Saturday For Bengals This Week, Much Ado About Punting The regular afternoon practice in full pads will go on as usual as the club continues to add more plays in normal stride, and all toil will continue to be open to the fans at 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. There's no charge, but it'll cost you a nickel for a program and 20 cents for a soft drink, the accrued profits going to the Wilmington College athletic fund.

MEANWHILE, ON a warm, quiet Sunday in training camp, Paul Brown and the staff spent part of the day studying films of last Saturday's scrimmage, jotting down errors they will have to correct in By DICK FORBES Enquirer Sports Reporter WILMINGTON, Ohio-The Bengals get an early start on most of the National Football League Saturday when they meet the Washington Redskins in the nationally televised (ABC) Pro Football Hall of Fame game at Canton, Ohio. But If the Bengals had had to play coach George Allen's skilled but ancient employees last Saturday, they couldn't have answered the opening kickoff whistle. That's because they have not installed any part of the kicking game 'Tomboy' Filly Captures Venus Handicap At RD In one six-play stretch he sent Charley Davis through on a draw for 10 yards, hit Charley Joiner with T' 23-yard pass (beating Ken Rlley orv the play), hit Chip Myers, Joinef and Myers again for 18, eight and 13 yards, then sent Davis into tbe end'': 1 zone on a basic trap play. "When Ken's at the Uirottle," knowing what he knows, he's snootl'ul," Brown observed. ANDERSON HANDLED the ball on 20 plays, and might have gone little longer, but the first time that'" punishment threatened Brown tok him out.

1 -v l'. That came on a blvtz by Rori Pritchard. Rookie Al Kervis knock-' ed Pritchard down but he rolled along the ground coming to a stop against Anderson's leg. Exit Ander-'; son for John Reaves, the escapee from the Philadelphia Eagles. One of the mysteries in camp in the latter part of last week Is the sudden inability of John McDaniel to catch the footbaJ.1.

rv His string of consecutive on Thursday and Friday continued in the scrimmage when he couldn't hold a sideline pass from The Bengals' depth chart, pii.tn4; out last week, shows McDaniel ahd, 'JiJ Isaac Curtis listed, as starters, fi-t t' Chip Myers goft the starting McDaniel, and Curtis was five players kept out of action (, minor bruises. 9 Safety Lyle Blackwood reinjuced' a hamstring, but not seriously, (n'r the Saturday scuffle, and defensive lineman Bill Kollar and Bob dox slightly damaged their shoulf; None is expected to be out long." due course. The players were given more tests in the afternoon, and then watched the scrimmage films themselves in the evening. Of the rookies, Brown said, "The people I thought did well, who stood out, did do a good job, but there were a lot of people who played well who went unnoticed. "By and large," he said, "it was a start It got us into hitting, gave us a feel of it.

It served its purpose." The experience and finesse of Ken Anderson showed clearly in the scrimmage. He used Just nine plays to take the starting offense 70 yards to the goal line. my horse and I had to move over and went into Rosette," explained McCullar. "It was Just a chain reaction thing. don't believe that any of the horses in the race were really affected that much." His explanation was upheld by the stewards.

"Victory Meadow is running better this year," evaluates McCullar. "She has more speed this year and can lay up close to the pace. She's always had that late kick and she showed it today." Victory Meadow and McCullar caught Palacity Jet in the last 20 yards in a hedge hugging drive to the finish line. Victory Meadow won the mile grass test in 1:38 and paid $11.60. Sunday's crowd of 7549 in perfect weather wagered 1,1 ftl-irAirJ' 'lilt, By BILL ANZER Enquirer Sports Reporter Although Victory Meadow usually does pretty well against male rivals, she really kicks up her "Tomboy" heels against opponents of her own sex.

The Tomboy came out Sunday in the $8100 Venus Handicap at River Downs when she kicked up her heels in a stretch run to beat even money favorite, Palaclty Jet, by a neck. Rosette was third and Nicest Lady was fourth. "She's a little silly in the paddock and gets excited sometimes," says trainer Cecil Locklear chewing on a cigar which he uses to relieve tension. "But, when she gets on the track she knows what her business is. I believe she's less nervous than I ence.

The stewards, after viewing the films of the turf race, disallowed the foul claim and Victory Meadow's victory remained Intact. "This is the way I like to win races by being on the front end and not through a gift," says trainer Locklear who trains Victory Meadow for his wife who owns the four-year-old filly. "THE LAST time I stood here in the winner's circle we won on a disqualification when the winner was knocked out of first place." Jockey McCullar defended his position in the Jockeys quarters about the objection that was filed against him and Victory Meadow. "Coming into the turn the leader (Palacity Jet) came out on me and i A f.ljrtrtfA"' A A Sk A A A A A A. A A A A.

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