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DELAWARE COUNTY (PA.) DAILY TIMES Saturday. AprilJ, losel game, 3-0 Jones blasts two homers for Mets By PAUL GIORDANO Special to the Daily Times NEW YORK -Two. fast balls which tailed instead of sailed; a disputed tag-up play, and the Phils, featuring Mr. Franchise, Steve Carlton, dropped the season's opener, 3-0, to the New York Mets Friday. New York's Cleon Jones, hitting home runs off Carlton in the fourth and seventh innings, supplied all the power and Tom Seaver, striking out eight, did the rest.

"Just two fast balls that tailed in, instead of sailing out, was the whole thing," Carlton. Cy Young Award winner last season, said. "It is unusual for my fast ball to do the opposite, but it By PAUL GIORDANO Special Correspondent NEW YORK- OOOPHS! What a way to open the season. Bad enough "The Franchise" lost a 3-0 sfcutout to Tom Seaver, but Phillies front office oame away with a little egg on its face. Because of a tnisund- standing, misinterpretation or flat out blunder, the Phils had to play Friday's, today's and Sunday's games one mao short.

Instead of a 25-man roster, the -Phils must go with 24. Which according to the way Danny Ozark spelled out his plan of attack all spring, means all the plans of battle, until Tuesday, have (been scrubbed. "I'm going to carry three catchers," Ozark said over over in tfce sunny land of Florida. "This way I'll have more maneuver ability. If I need a pinch-Miter early in the g-ame in that spot, I 'an make the change and still be able to make another later on." WHICH IN the Phillies situation is good thinking.

They do need all the help they can get when it comes to scoring runs. Not that it would have really made that much difference in Friday's game, tihe Phils were defeated by two Cleon Jones home runs. But handcuffing the manager for three games rigtut from the start is no way to even open a can of beans. However, the situation did arise in Friday's game, and because of the front office mistake, Ozark couldn't put his plan into action. THE SITUATION: The Phils were trailing the Mets 2-0 after four innings of play.

With one out in the top of the fifth, Jose Pagan lashed a double into the left-field corner. Catcher Mike Ryan was the next hitter. Now, according to the way Ozark told it this spring, "time for a pinch- hitter." It didn't happen. And, Ryan went down swinging. "Why, Danny, why?" the writers quickly asked after the game.

"We don't have Larry Cox (number three catcher) on the roster," Ozark said. "We only ihave 24 players." THE FOUL-UP: On March 26, the Phils took pitcher Mike happens and today that was it. I had trouble with it doing that a little last season, but I never hurt by it like today." The disputed call, by rookie third base umpire Art Williams, came in the fourth inning. Which was before Jones' home run, and which, if it had gone the other way, would have taken Carlton off the hook, with no runs scored. Felix Millan opened the fourth with a double to right- center field.

Willie Mays followed and flew out to center. Millan tagged up at second and went to third. However, Ozark and the Phils claimed Millan ran out of the base path to avoid being tagged out by third basemen Jose Pagan. "The umpire said he wasn't out of the baseline," Ozark said after the game. "He said, in his judgement, he was not put of the baseline.

He's right in that respect, his judgement. "But he avoided the tag." Ozark added. "And to do this, it was very 'obvious he was out the baseline. He was so far out, when he slid, he was lucky to reach the bag. "But that didn't beat us," Ozark added.

"The two home runs beat us." "He was at least six feet out," shortstop Larry Bowa said. "The thing about it, he established his line when he started out, then, went too wide. It would have been three outs. Seaver's tough enough. You don't have to get beat by a break:" If Millan was of the baseline, it would have been two outs.

Then, Carlton struck, out Rusty Staub, which would have been out number three. However, Millan was safe, Staub was only out number two, and Jones followed with his home run. "You could see the marks where he went out," third baseman Pagan said. "The marks were there, you could see them. It wasn't even close.

He was at least eight-to-ten feet out." Jones off the seventh inning with his second home run of the day. In all, Jones was three-for-three, a single' and two home runs, and three RBI. Phils threatened in the fifth, seventh and eighth. After one out in the Pagan, doubled -to lefts However, Seaver fanned Mike Ryan and Denny Doyle to end the inning. In the seventh, Tommy Button opened with a single to right, but Seaver' struck out Greg Luzinski, retired.

Pagan on to center and struck out Ryan. Pinch-hitter Bill Robinson touched Seaver with a one-out double in the eighth. Bowa grounded to third. Del Unser drew a walk and manager Yogi Berra decided to bring in left-handed relief ace Tug McGraw' to face left-handed hitting Willie Montanez. Ozark countered with pinch- hitter Deron Johnson, but Johnson fouled to third baseman Jim Fregosi to end the final threat.

EXTRA BASES Friday's opener drew a disappointing 27,326 fans Cesar Tovar missed the game with 'a gashed right thumb, suffered in Thursday's practice Mets honored 11 POWs before yesterday's game, all throwing' out the first ball Jim Lonborg will face West Chester High prodcut John Matlack in today's game. Either Wayne Larry Christienson or Dick Ruthven will oppose Jerry Koosman, Sunday. Mets 3, Phils 0 Philadelphia New York bi Bowa 4 0 1 0, Hsrrelson ss 3 0 0 0 Unsercf 3 0 0 0. Millan 2b 4 1 10 Montanez rf 2 0 1 0 Mays cf 3 0 0 Johnston ph 1 3 0 0 Staub rf 3 0 Wilson 0 0 0 0 Jones If 3 2 3 3 Hutton 1b' 3 0 1 0 MHner 1b 3 0 0 0 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 FregosI 3 0 1 Lurlnskl If 4 0 0 0 Dyer 3 0 0 0 Pagan 3b 4 0 1 0 Seaver 1 0 0 Ryan 3 0 0 0 McGraw 1 0 0 0 Doyle 2b 3 0 0 0 Carlton i 0 0 0 Robinson rf 1 0 1 0 31 0 5 0 Tolals 17 3 5 Philadelphia NftwYork ooo ooo ooo- OOOJWIOX-- DP-PhlladelphiB 1. LOB-Phlladelphls.

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How's for openers? Bruhert off of the roster and offered him back to the New York Mets, from Whence fe came. The move, so the Phillies thought, made room for Cox, after the final cut. Not so. Technically, Bruhert still belongs to the Phillies and is on the 25-man roster. Wednesday evening, General Manager Paul Owens received a call from the National League office, telling him, NO! According to Rule Number Six, Bruhert had to clear waivers before he could be returned to the' Mets.

"WE DIDN'T know this until we got the call Wednesday night," Owens said. "They called us and said we had place him on waivers first. So we put him on waivers, Thursday. Now, the other teams have 72 hours to either claim or pass on him." -Meaning, Cox won't be available until a Meaning, the Phils must play the next two games one man short. "I didn't make a a announcement about it," Owens added, "because I didn't think it would be important.

Sure I'm upset about it, but when you go to the proper places and get the proper rule interpretation, you have to go by the rules. "If I would have known Monday," Owens said, "we' could have taken action then, and the waiver period would have been over today. "IT'S EMBARRASSING in a sense," Owens continued, 'you have to be a Philadelphia lawyer to interpret the rules." All well and good, but the Phils are still handcuffed until Tuesday. "It is a factor," Phils President Ruly Carpgater said. "But that's not what beat us today.

That guy (Seaver) they had out there today had a lot to do with it. And the two home runs, too. "It's a 100-to-one shot something like this could happen," Carpenter added. "And, it happened to us. To a degree it's embarrassing.

It's a technicality, and we're liable for our mistakes." AS IF THE Phillies don't have enough problems, now they have to play one man short. How's that'for openers? New York, Chicago Pittsburgh Montreal Philadelphia St. Louis 'b i AP WI AP WIREPHOTO POWELL (26) of Baltimore lumbers across plate -while Milwaukee catcher Ellie Rodriguez lunges for wide throw from first baseman George Scott in first inning of American League game Friday. AP WIREPHOTO BACKHAND RETURN nets Rosemary Casals point in match with Janet Newberry Friday at Palestra. Rosemary won quarterfinals contest in Max-Pax Classic after dropping first set.

Standings Major League Standings By United Press International National League East w. I. pet. g.b. 1 i 0 West San Francisco Houston San Diego atlanta Los Angelse Cincinnati 0 0 0 1.000 01.000 J- 01.000,-1 .000 I .000 1 1..000 1 w.

1, pet. g.b. 01.000.-- 01.000 01.000'- .000 Pirates beat Cardinals, 7-5, with Sanguillen in right field 'Now. I know he is By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS They said, "Play ball." and the Pittsburgh Pirates charged from the dugout onto the field in their gleaming white uniforms, laced in black and gold. The left side of the sleeve, high up near the shoulder, carried a- reminder of the late Roberto 21" circled in black.

"Now I know he i really I know I am the rightfielder," said Manny Sang- uillen. Sanguille.i playing the" position once occupied by Clemente, swallowed a fly ball for the last out of the game as the Pirates opened their 1973 National League baseball season Friday with a 7-5 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals. In Friday's other games, the New York Mets stopped the Philadelphia Pbaiies 3-0; the Chicago Cubs defeated the Box scores on Page 15 Montreal Expose 3-2 the'Hous- ton Astros nudged the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in 13 innings and the San Diego'Padres trimmed the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2. As Pirates prepared to play without Clemente on the team for the first time in 18 seasons' he wos on the minds of 51,695 adoring fans at the Pittsburgh ballpark.

His'uniform was officially retired prior to the first pitch and his widow, mother and three young sons received, a long, standing ovation from the crowd. The, Cubs scored their tying and winning runs on bases- loaded walks to Randy Hundley and Rick Monday in the ninth inning. Reliever Mike Marshall gave up both walks as the Cubs came back from a 2-1 deficit. Cesar Cedeno drove home Tommy Helms with the winning run with two out in the 13th inning to give the Astros their dramatic victory over the Braves. Helms opened the rally With a two-out single to short and then raced home with the winning run as Cedeno drilled a Cecil Upshaw pitch up the left- center field alley in Atlanta Stadium.

Leron Lee, who had tied the game with a hit in the sixth inning, sent home the winning run with an eighth-inning single as San Diego rallied for three runs to beat Los Anseles. Friday's Results Chicago 3 Montreal 2 Pittsburgh 7 St. Louis 5 Houston 2 Atlanta 1, 13 inns San Diego 4 Los Angeles 2 (Only games scheduled) Today's Probable Pitchers (All Times EST) Philadelphia (Lonborg 14-12) at New York (Matlack '15-10) 2:15 Montreal (Moore 9-9) at Chicago flPappas 17-7); ,2:15 P-m. San Francisco (Willoughby 6- fl a Cincinnati (Billingham 1212), 3:15 p.m. Los, Angeles (Messersmith fn San Diego (Norman 911), 10:30 p.m.

(Only games scheduled) Sunday's Games Philadelphia at New York Sa. Louis at Pfttsbgh, 2 Montreal at Chicago Houston at Atlanta, 2 San Fran at Cincinnati Los Angeles at San Diego Oliva makes designated hitter history American League By United Press International East By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tony Oliva made home run history as a designated hitter Friday night but the Minnesota Twins were just as happy over a couple of designated outfielders. Oliva, who played in only 10 games last season after a pair of knee operations, smashed a two-run homer off Oakland's Catfish Hunter in the first inning, his first since 1971, and outfielders Larry Hisle and Jim Holt added solo blasts as the Twins spoiled the A's opening game of baseball's world champions 8-3. The three other games on the opening day of the American League season also featured long ball. Carlton Fisk belted two one a grand slam, drove in six runs as the Boston Red Sox shelled the New York a 15-5; Baltimore's Brooks Robinson drove in 'four runs with a pair of homers and Box scores on Page 15 Don Baylor delivered a homer, triple and two doubles.

in the Orioles' 10-0 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers and Frank Robinson homered on the first pitch he saw in his return to the AL to start the California Angels and fireballing Nolan Ryan to a 3-2 triumph "over the Kansas City Royals. "Tihe Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers were rained out while the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians get under way today. Oliva, who batted in the cleanup, spot in the Twins' lineup, was 2-for-4 in his new role, including a. run-scoring single off Rob Gardner in the fourth inning which gave the Tuins a 6-0 lead. Orlando Cepeda, Boston's designated hitter, suffered through an O-for-6 game but the other Red Sox exploded to the tune of 20 hats to bury the Yankees.

Carl Yastrzemski, who didn't Jut his first home run season until July 22, connected in the first inning and Fisk, who batted only .107 during the exhibition campaign, smacked a two-run shot in the second and a grand slam in the fourth. Graig Nettles homered for the Yanks. New York's Ron Blomberg actually was the first designated hitter in major league history--for trivia' buffs the time was 1:53 p.m., EST--when he walked with the bases loaded in the first inning to drive across the first run by a designated hitter. Parent at odds with Blazers Baltimore Boston Detroit Cleveland New York Milwaukee w'. I.

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g.b. 1 0 1.000- 1 01.000 -0 0 .000 i AP WIREPHOTO BEWILDERED BRUIN Boston Bruins center Phil Esposito stares at walls of his hospital room while awaiting trip to operating- room for examination of damage to his knee after injury in playoff game with New York Thursday. CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP)-Philadelphia Blazer goalie Bernie Parent has refused to join the team here for tonight's World Hockey Association playoff game because of a contract dispute. The Blazers face the Cleveland Crusaders in the second game of their best of seven series in the WHA Western Division playoffs. The disagreement reportedly centers on a $600,000 security clause in Parent's 5-year-contract.

The Blazer's reportedly have failed to deposit this year's $100,000 guarantee in a bank account for their top goalie. Acting Blazer coach Phil Watson appeared unworried about the loss of Parent. "AH they told me was that he has bought a new home and has some personal business to attend to. "He's -supposed to be here later tonight (Friday)," Watson added. "If not tonight (Friday), then he'll be here tomorrow." Attorney Howard Casper, who advised Parent to stay out of uniform, insisted that the goalje would not return to the team until the dispute is settled.

"He will not lift a finger for the Blazers until they live up to their end of the agreement," Casper the situation is not resolved over the weekend, he'll be wearing a different colored uniform next year," Dick Olson, Blazer president, was unavailable for comment. GOALIE CALLED UP To help fill the void, the Blazers called up 20-year old goaltender Yves Archambeault from their Roanoke Valley farm team. "Not because we're worried about Bernie," insisted Watson. "I need three goalkeepers for the-series." Archambeault had a 17-9-4 record and a 3.44 goals-against average at Roanoke. However, he missed the team's last nine games because of mononucleosis.

California Minnesota Chicago Texas 0 0 .000 1-2 Kansas City 0 1 .000 -1 Oakland 1 Friday's Results Baltimore 10 Milwaukee Boston 15 New York 5 Chi at. Tex, rain Minnesota 8 Oakland 3 California 3 Kan City 2 (Only games scheduled)' Today's Probable Pitchers(All Times Minnesota (Kaat -10-2)--at Oakland (Odom-15-6), 4:30 p.m Detroit (Lolich 22-14) at Cleveland (Perry 24-16). 2 Milwaukee (Lockwood 845) at Baltimore (Cuellar 18-12) 2:15 p.m. New York (Kline 16-9)'' at Boston (Pattiq. 17-13), 2 p.ni;-.

Kansas City (Simpson 8-5). "at California (Wright 18-11) ,10 p.m. Chicago (Bahnsen 21-16) at Texas (Paul 8-9). 8:30 p.m.' Sunday's Games Milwaukee at Baltimore New York at Boston Kan City at California Detroit at Cleveland Minnesota at Oakland Chicago at Texas, night BERNIE PARENT SiiSj, Time changed MARPLE TlVey Delaware County Football Coaches meeting Monday at Cardinal Q'Hara High'. School will begin at 8 p.m..

and not 9 as previously reported in the Daily Times'. Players for the North- South will be selected at the meeting. 1.