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Ball Club and Hotels Getting Requests Pennant Fever Is Show Up Around DETROIT (AP) People are catching Tiger Fever ahead of Hay Fever this year. Hay Fever, of course, comes with the blooming of the golden rod and rag weed. Tiger Fever, on the other' hand, is spread by baseball bugs. Signs that Tiger Fever is spreading come from requests for World Series reservations reaching the Detroit Baseball Co. and downtown hotels.

And each time the American League Tigers stretch their lead, a few more people catch it Hotel people are concerned that if Detroit captures its first American League pennant since 194523 long years ago they may be in trouble. Not that they couldn't take care of a normal series crush of visitors, but billed to start Oct. 6 when the fourth game of the series would be played here is the annual convention of the National Association of Funeral Directors. Which caused one wag to remark: "That'd be just what Detroit needed if we lost in four." Incidentally, neither the baseball club nor the hotels are taking any if-coming reservations yet, even if Bill Rig-ney of the California Angels did say a few weeks back Detroit was the club to beat for the pennant. The Sheraton Cadillac, the city's largest hotel, has reserved 750 of its 1,200 rooms for the funeral directors.

And if the Tigers were to win, it would naturally be ex pected to take care' of the nine other American League clubs which stop there during the season, and it has promised Watson Spoelstra of the Detroit News, president of the Baseball Writers Association, to hold back 50 rooms for newsmen and turn its grand ballroom into a press room if. William Goldsberry, Sheraton Cadillac manager, says requests for series reservations come in one or two a day, and more if the Tigers happen to sweep a double-header. But he adds: "A lot of things can happen in four months." Kathy Graham, of Sheraton Cadillac reservations, thinks at least two people in Anaheim, took Rigney seriously about the Tigers possibly winning it all. She got a long-distance call for two rooms right afterward. And some Detroiters are asking the Sheraton-Cadillac, without success so far, to line up October reservations for them at its sister, Sherton- Jefferson, in St.

Louis if the Cardinals are National League champs again. James Ransom, public relations director, had a call from a Montreal hotel friend who took care of him for Expo '67, saying he was looking for a return of the favor come World Series time. The Ponchartrain, the city's newest hotel, said it had received "quite a few requests" for reservations if the Tigers win the pennant but is advising all that it isn't making any just yet. The Statler-Hil- ton reported no requests for series reservations yet, but a spokesman said: "It looks pretty good, doesn't it?" The baseball club returns form letters to those applying, saying tickets will not go on sale until the commissioner of baseball sets prices, dates and the like. Detroit Manager Mayo Smith and Coach Wally Moses, who live at the Sheraton-Cadillac, report that everywhere they go friends ask their help in getting tickets and reservations just in case.

If the series follows the usual pattern it will open in the home of the National League winner Oct 2. The second game would be played there Oct. 3, with Oct. 4 used for travel. That would put the series in Detroit if on Saturday, Oct.

5, for a three-game stand. The funeral directors are due in the next day, Oct. 6 so there's some finger-crossing to ward off whatever omen that might portend. Starting to Detroit ENQUIRER NEWS Tiger Pinch-Hitter Can't Explain 'Luck7 Indians Beat A's, 7-2 Orioles and White Sox Also Victorious Tony Horton, playing first base, hit a sacrifice fly, Maye tripled for another run and scored on Duke Sims' hit. Oakland never caught up, although the A's did get rid of Williams in- the seventh with sJpiiiJ is Mm: By MIKE RECHT Associated Press Sports Writer Cleveland Manager Alvin Dark let Lee Maye, Stan Williams and Mike Paul go back to doing what comes naturally, and it all turned out wonderfully for the Indians.

Last Friday night, Paul was pitching in relief against "Detroit with a one run lead and retired the first two hitters in the ninth inning. But Dark moved him to first base and brought Williams out of the bullpen. Williams allowed a single, Paul returned to the mound and Maye went to first base and fumbled a ground ball. The next hitter slammed a triple that beat the Indians. Monday night, with Maye in DETROIT (AP) Gates Brown, the best pinchhitter in the major leagues, would rather play every day but he's become resigned to the role of "Three swings when we're behind" as the Detroit Tigers pursue the American League pennant.

Despite his eight hits in 12 pinch at-bats, the 28-year-old left-hand batter is well aware Manager Mayo Smith would rather use Al Kaline, Mickey Stanley, Jim Northrup and Willie Horton, all of whom have better arms and defensive range. "I'm resigned to the fact that I just ain't going to play," says Brown, a six-year veteran who hit a pinch home run in his first time at bat in the majors. So far this year in 14 pinch hitting appearances, Brown has slammed a game-winning homer, a triple, two doubles, four singles and walked twice. He has 10 hits in 19 trips for a .525 average over-all. "I don't know what it is," says the 225-pound slugger from Crestline, Ohio.

"I was doing everything wrong last year but everything seems to be going right this year. I'm just lucky I guess." Brown slumped to .154 as a pinch-hitter last year after hitting .325 in 49 appearances in 1966. But he was on the disabled list with a dislocated wrist from June 29 to Sept. 1. His hitting won him the Ti- two walks and run-scoring singles by Reggie Smith and Bert But Paul entered and silenced any further Oakland hopes.

Hardin certainly showed Washington what he does best as the 24-year-old right-hander won his eighth game against only two losses. He started slow and gave up three hits and a run in the first inning, but the Senators got only one bad hop single from then on as their record against the Orioles fell to 0-8 this season. Boog Powell gave Hardin the runs he needed with a sacrifice fly in the first inning and a runscoring single in the third against loser Camilo Pascual, 5-4. Luis Aparicio, who singled and scored on Wayne Causey's pinch hit in the fifth inning for a 2-1 lead, blooped a double in the ninth to send the White Sox ahead of the Yankees. Bill Voss added a two-run single as reliever Dooley Womack's record fell to 0-5 and Wilbur Wood raised his to 4-2.

Tom McCraw of the Sox and Andy Kosco each hit solo homers and the Yankees tied the game 2-2 in the seventh on Charley Smith's sixth pinch hit in eight tries off the bench. Page 13 June 1168 Tigers Play Twins Pair Tonight DETROIT (AP) The Minnesota Twins open a four-g a series against the American League i leading Detroit Tigers tonight with a twi-night doubleheader. The idle Tigers lost a half game Monday when Cleveland beat Oakland 7-2, to move to within three games of first place. Manager Mayo Smith plans to start either John Hiller or Pat Dobson in the opener and Joe Sparma will pitch the nightcap. The Twins will be without second baseman Rod Carew, who went on two weeks military duty Monday.

The twinbill will start at 5:30 p.m., an hour earlier than twinighters last season. A crowd of about 30,000 is expected for the game. All the outfield, Williams the starting pitcher and Paul sticking to the mound in relief, the Indians barged by Oakland 7-2 and held onto second place in the American League. Maye keyed a three-run first inning burst with a triple and Williams protected his advantage until the seventh when Paul bailed him out of a jam that cut the lead to 4-2. Dark let Paul stick to pitching the rest of the way and the Athletics never threatened again.

The victory cut Detroit's first-place lead over the Indians to three games and ruined Baltimore's chance of overtaking Cleveland as the Orioles downed Washington 4-1 behind Jim Hardin's four-hitter. In the other AL game, the Chicago White Sox scored three times in the ninth inning for a 5-2 decision over the New York Yankees. After Jose Cardenal and Larry Brown started the first for Cleveland with singles off loser Lew Krausse. 2-7, and By The Associated Press American Leaque won Lost Pst. CB Detroit 35 20 24 24 27 2) 79 31 32 31 .1534 .564 .509 .3 .456 .439 .436 .434 Cleveland 33 Baltimore II 3 4 7 t'7 9'1 10 11 11 11 Minnesota Boston 26 Oakland 25 cZuhZ 25 wasninoton 24 Mondays Rnvtts 30 io.

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He was captain of the 1959 Albion College cage team, his last year in college. Hulce began his coaching career at Flint Atherton and moved to Belleville three years ago to rebuild the basketball forces. He went from a winless to winning season in those three campaigns. In another announcement today by the Lakeview school administration, Jerry Hepler will be the new head track coach. Hepler has been head wrestling and assistant track coach the past several years.

Hulce, a graduate of Ros-. common High, succeeds-" Jim Hamilton who is moving on to Upper Arlington High in Ohio. Hepler takes over for Charlie Stroup in track. Charlie is leaving for an administrative position at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Clay Case Headed For Supreme Court NEW ORLEANS (AP) The way has been cleared for a i Clay, the boxer stripped of the world's heavy- weight title when he refused to accept induction into the Armed Forces, to appeal his Federal Court conviction to the U.S.

Supreme Court. Charles Morgan an Atlanta attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, said Monday after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request for an "en banc" rehearing of Clay's conviction, that he would appeal to the nation's highest court within 30 days. The Supreme Court is expected to adjourn sometime this month until early October and presumably won't act on the Clay appeal until the fall. The nine justices may simply refuse to review the five-year prison sentence and fine meted Clay after his conviction in U.S.

District Court at Houston, Tex. It could be as late as next spring before any decision is reached if the Supreme Court decides to review the case. "It's all in the hands of Allah, Jiow," said Clay in 4-7. L-wonv McCrew It). ack, 0-5.

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See lO It bert 6-4), niaht Chicago (Horten 4-4 at New York (Talbot 0-7), night California (WriQhf 5-2 and Brunet 5-4) at Boston Culp 2-2 and Stange 2-2), 2, twi-night Minnesota (Harwell 5-5 and Chance at-8) at Detroit (Sparma 5-5 and Hiller 3-1 or Cain 1-0) twi-niqht Wednesday's Games Chicago at New York, nioht California at Boston, night Baltimore at Washington, night Oakland at Cleveland. niQht Minnesota at Detroit, night THUiWERBOLT GATES BROWN ger left field job in 1964, but he was soon back on the bench when Horton came along. When Horton suffered an achilles tendon injury in the spring of 1967, Brown went back to left field at the start of the season and hit a home run in each of the first two games against the California Angels. "He always seems to hit against us," says Angels Manager Bill Rigney. Brown didn't hit another home run all year, but his hot streak this spring has boosted his lifetime batting average to .263 with 37 homers.

Columbia Plaza Urbandale Plaza 63 Wins Pro-Am Meet at BCCC A team of professional Tom Leamon and amateur Chuck Rapolevuch of Comstock Park took top prize with a 63 score in the West Michigan Section of the Professional Golfers Association pro-am meet held Monday at the Battle Creek Country Club. Low score for the day was posted by Troy Campbell of Battle Creek when he fired a three-under-par 69. He led the field of approximately 200 pros and amateurs individually. Low professionals were Ted Kroll of Detroit and Brien Charter of Jackson with 71s. Campbell teamed with Bind er Park pro Don Clark to share second- place in the prot a am meet with a 64.

Tied with them were Norm Collins and Ron Hutchinson of Klinger Lake and Glen Muart ana kov Bielema of Grand Rapids. Unrf mA Dnn 1 1 15 -1 t-1 rtnA Randy Erskine were tied with seven others at 66. In the pro-pro division of the meet. Leamon teamed with Bob Holzman for a best-ball of 66. Southern Illinois LOSeS World Series OMAHA, Neb.

(AP) "That's the way it's been with us all year," said Sam Esposito. North Carolina State coach, after his club upset Southern Illinois 7-6 Monday night in the College World Series first round. "First one boy, then another has been picking us up every game," said Esposito, a major league infielder for 10 years. Third baseman Chris Cam-mack led the Atlantic Coast champions this time. He was 3-for-5 including a run-scoring double and scored the tying run in the ninth when he crashed into catcher Randy Coker, knocking the ball loose.

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