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The Gastonia Gazette from Gastonia, North Carolina • Page 8

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GASTONIA GAZETTE, June 18, 1969 BEAUTY AT BALL GAME Meet willowy Leslie Oliver, 19, gal sporls writer. The al- Mississippian is a junior English major at Ole MUs and she's in Omaha to cover the College World Series But even Leslie's beauty couldn't help ihe Rebs against Texas yesterday as the Longnorns eliminated the SEC champ's 11.1 (AP Wirephoto). Ole Miss Is Ousted In Omaha OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Dour Gene'Shell, not one given overestimating bis position, admits he's got Ihe rest of Ihe field in Ihe 23rd NCAA baseball College World Series right where he wants it. Shell's University of Tulsa Hurricanes slipped past New York University 2-q Tuesday night to become Ihe tourney's only unbeaten team.

Even more importantly, Shell said, Tulsa got to its envied position without having Ip extend its iront-line pitching in the fourth round. "We're in good shape'now, 11 said Shell after Reg Rowe and Weinheimer had combined to blank the Violets on six hits lo notch Tulsa's third straight lourney victory and run its sen- son record to 39-3. "We've got no sweat now," he added, making reference to his pitching situation. "We're fat. If they beat us now, they have to beat our Shell will throw his ace.

freshman right-hander Cliff tcher, 91, against Arizona State lonight in the fourth round, then has his No. 2 man, sophomore right- hander Steve Rogers, 8-0, ready for Thursday night's semifinals. He also has sophomore left- hander Pat Carleton, 5-1, in reserve. Arizona State, which eased past Massachusetts 4-2 Tuesday to remain alive in the loser's bracket, will send Lenin LaGrow, 13-1, to the mound to try to stop Tulsa's dash toward the national title. LaGrow pitched ASU (o a 2-1 first-round victory over UCLA.

Tonight's other game pits Texas, a 14-1 victor of Mississippi, against NYU at 5:30 p.m. Tulsa and ASU will follow. The Longhorns, who put on the biggest poiver display of the tournament Tuesday to eliminate Ole Miss, will pitch Larry Hardy, 5-3, against NYU's Carl Jtarino, 3-3. Shell and NYU Coach Larry Geracioti agreed neither of their teams played as well as they could Tuesday night. Easeball MARINE BOXING CHAMPION Marine PFC Charles Newton, left, a former Golden Gloves boxing champion here and around Xorlh Carolina, continues to win trophies as a Marine Corp boxer.

Above he presents one of the plaques he has won lo tlm local Maitne Remiller, Sgi, C. L. Waldrep. The plaque certifies Newics as an All-Marine Boxing Champion (or 1969, and ihe Gastoola boxer is presenting award lo Hie local recruiting (o be retained -here. Nertott Is a member of the Camp LeJeune Marine boxing team anil has fought in California and Colorado anil soon will go to Greece lo box In ihe Military Olympics.

Newton enlisted In tlie Marines here in September 1968. Slow-Pitch Softball MUNICIPAL AAA DIVISION" Totals: R. JionieJUe 372 jJixJa Yama 7 12 3 pitcher; Fred Harwell Dixie Yarns: Gerald Hamilton, 3 tor 3. Komelite: Dale Hlnes, 2 for 3 Klopman Mills JTexUles-Thrcadfl ,3 Winning pitcher: Jerry Dreunn Klopinau: Jl to Rolllson, lor 3. Doug Heavner, 1 lor! 2.

totals: Wlx Burllnston Industries Winning pitcher; Bob Decker KlUlan, 4 lor 4. Burlington: Joe Bumsardner, Hoer King, a for 3. MUNICIPAL DIVISION ii Ideal Llachlnfl 7 9 Ropers, ice 13 10 Jones Catering 15 15 Lime-QlantA 4 8 5 Winning pitcher: -Earl cU Jones Catering: Ed Home, 3 for $, Little Giants; Keith Lewis, 2 tor 2. Totals: Hardin Mfg Bhype Dairy. 7 11 fi 12 Union Road 14 13 Cramerton 3 4 Winning pitcher; Billy Queen.

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FRANKUN AVE. 864-54641 "Where Honesty Is A Way Of Life" Winning pitcher: Ebb Adklns Ideal Machine: Ebb Adklns, I tor 2. Ropers, Cooter Clarfc, lor 3, Winning pitcher: Ben, Abernathy Hardin Ed Gholson, 3 lor 4. Rhyne Dairy: Cal Helton, Chicfc 2 Tor 3, Columbus Conquers Charlotte By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It was that kind of night in the Southern cold hot and tile hot went cold. First-place Birmingham, losers of four games, knocked qff Savannah 7-1 while Charlotte, with 22 victories in its last 28 games, dropped a 4-2 decision to Columbus.

In other action, Montgomery took the opener of a doubleheader with Asheville 8-3, then fell 6'0 in the nightcap. Solo homers by Slan Wojcik, Bill McNulty and winning pitcher Greg Conger, along with a run-scoring triple by Gene Tenace, paced the Birmingham attack. Savannah scored its only run in the ninth inning on consecutive singles by Duke Sims, Jim Monin and Fred Stanley. Although Charlotte collected nine hits, the Hornets also stranded 10 base runners. Columbus pitcher Durant Cooper went the distance, walking only one batter.

The White Sox scored twice in. the first inning on two singles and a throwing error. They added two more in the fourth on two singles and a triple. Charlotte's Hoss Bowlin had four of his team's nine hits. At Montgomery, the Rebels bunched together four runs in the second and fifth frames as pitcher Charlie Kuhn won his first game of the season.

But in the nightcap, the Tourists received Jour-hit pitching from Bruce Von Hoff and Frank Ferro drove in'three runs to insure the split of the twin- bill. Von Hoff extended his record (6 He was supported by Ferro's two-run double in the 'first inning and his solo homer in the fourth. Ferro also had a single. Today's Games; Columbus at Charlotte, Birmingham at Savannah, Asheville at Montgomery. WESTERN CAROLINAS LEAGUE Teams Statesville Greemvood Shelby GASTONIA 'Greenville Pel.

GD 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 1 Thursday's Games New York at Philadelphia, Montreal at St. Louis San Diego at Houston, Cincinnati at San Francisco 0 1 .000 1 Spartanburg 0 1 .000 1 Tuesday's Results Statesville 14, GASTONIA 8 Greenwood 6, Sparianburg 0 Shelby 6, Greenville 4 Games Tonight GASTONIA at Greenville Spartanburg at Greenwood Shelby at Stalesville National League East Division W. L. Pel. GB Chicago 40 22 .645 New York 31 27 ,534 7 Pittsburgh 33 30 .524 St.

Louis 30 31 .492 Philadelphia 24 33 ,421 13Vi Montreal 1543 .239 13 Wes Division Atlanta 37 24 Los Angeles 35 26 .574 2 San Fran 34 26 .567 244 Cincinnati 3025 .545 Vk Houston 39 46 .446 10 San Diego is 40 .394 13ii Tuesday's Results Pittsburgh 1-4, Chicago 0-3 V'New York 1-3, Philadelphia 0-7 St. Louis 2, Montreal 0 Atlanta 6, Houston 5 Los Angeles 7-11, San Diego 3-0 San Francisco 4, Cincinnati 0 Today's Games New York (Koosman 3-4) at Philadelphia (Wise 6-5), Chicago (Holtzman 10-1) at riiisburgh (Ellis 3-7), Montreal (Wegener 2-3) at St. Louis (fiiusti 3-4), Houston (Lemaster 5-7) at Atlanta (Stone 6-0), San Diego (Podres 5-5) at Los Angeles (Button 9-5), Cincinnati (Merrltt 6-3) at San Francisco (Sadecki 3-5) Tessmcui Cops HOUTON (AP) Mark Tess- maji of Houston scored a unanimous 10-round decision over Henry Hank of Detroit in a light- heavyweight bout Tuesday night before a crowd of 2 500 American League East Division W. L. Pel.

GB 45 17 .726 37 23 .617 7 34 23 .596 814 31 33 Baltimore Boston Detroit Washington New York Cleveland West Division .584 15 30 35 .462 Wf, 21 36 .368 2144 Oakland Minnesota Seattle Chicago Kansas City California 31 26 ,544 32 27 .542 26 32 .418 24 32 2535 20 37 5V4 7H 10 .429 .417 .351 Tuesday's Results Cleveland 4, Boston 2 Baltimore 5, Washington I California 13, Minnesota 1 Detroit 8-6, New York 0-3 Oakland at Kansas City, rain Seattle at Chicago, 2 rain Today's Games Oakland (Dobson 6-5 and Odom 8-3) at Kansas City (Drago 3-5) and Rocker 0-3), 2 twi- night Boston (Jarvis 3-2) at Cleveland (McDowell 7-6), California (McGlothlin 5-5) at Minnesota (Kaat 6-5), Seattle (Brabender 3-4 and TimberJake 0-0) at Cliicago (Bell 2-6 and Peters 4-8), 2, twi- night Baltimore (Hardin 2-3) at Washington (Moore 5-1 or Hannan 2-5), Detroit (Sparma 4-1) at New York (Burbach 3-4), Thursday's Games California at Minnesota Seattle at Chicago Boston at Cleveland, Baltimore at Washington, Detroit at New York, Only games scheduled. Carolina League Salem 13, Hi-Toms 1 Rocky Mount 5, Kins ton 3 Winston-Salem 4, Peninsula 3 (12 innings) Red Springs Lynchburg 2-1 Raleigh Durham at Hurting. ton, lighting difficulty Southern League Montgomery 8-0, Asheville 3-S Columbus 4, Charlotte 2 Birmingham 7, Savannah 1 re $10 COMPLETE 10-POlNT BRAKE OVERHAUL Not just a reilna-we do all this work: MANY CHEVY CORVA1RS, DARTS, JVVLCONS VALIANTS' Siie 6.50-13 7.00-13 4 for Plus to si per tire Fed. excise tax. sales tax and 4 trade-in tires off your car.

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