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Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 19

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Derby Study CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER Tues May 1 1 1968 3B 5B Carroll Edinburg Gets Veil Clash Today at 4 rsi Of Secrecy i reaJ ltitledi 14-4A Cliainpionslii) Series Opens at Cahaniss Braves Eke Past Phils it will towaril dMS- Carroll and Edinburg open their best of three games series for the District 14-4A baseball championship this afternoon at 4 at Cabaniss Field The second and third games No 1 relief pitcher Is sophomore Fred Garza Four AN Hitlers 1 Four starters for Edinburg are hitting at 300 or above Other than Requenez and Salinas Iii 9lh 4-2 assion i test' lefielj (AP) if needed will be at Edinburg 'RjCky Perez the second base! Thursday and Friday Carroll yesterday was declared the North Zone champion on a 71 vote of principals of schools involved Carroll had long since clinched a tie for the man has a 300 average the same as shortstop Mario Vela The other starters and their batting averages are: Fernando Villa left field 223 A Garza right field 283 Pablo Quin PHILADELPHIA Pinch hitter Tito Francona drew a bases loaded walk in the ninth inning and Hank Aaron followed with a sacrifice fly giving the Atlanta Braves a 4-2 victory nvrr Philadelphia Monday night PitchiT Phil Niekro whose bunt single was the only hit in the ninth stopped the Phillies on three hits in squaring his record at 3-3 Phils starter Chris Short walked Sonny Jackson with one out in the ninth and Niekro popped a bunt over the pitcher's championship before rains set ki a 1 1 1 a centerfielder 200 Frank Gamboa catcher 180 and Fred Perez third baseman last week arid prevented the Tigers from playing two games playoffs The local playoffs moved to on I ivej Garza and Perez are sophs "These youngsters love to O'Neill said say for all of them They 100 per cent all the time" Edinburg's season record Is nrf By BOB COOPER I almost seven hours said he at- LOU1SVILLF Ky (AP) only as an observer How-Three stewards at Churchill if the ease were to reach Downs spent 1P4 hours Monday inpen court it would fall upon studying the disqualification oMiim to represent the State Image as the Kcntuc-'ing Commission as legal coun-ky Derby winner then quit forjsel the night to resume their inves- Hearing evidence and listen-tigalion Tuesday ing to sworn testimony in the The stewards issued no slate- case were Leo Lewis ment ignoring ques- Fjney jr and John Goode tmns and moved quickly to Rewards at the race track that their automobiles parked near has been the home of the Derby the general office at the Downs If0r an 0f jts 94 years and Goode are em- wft fioH of Churchill Downs while is an appointee of the tinYodmmeCl8unoih'sae RatinR Commission Fin-Dancer lm a 1-lenh saary js paid by a special winner in the May 4 Deiby al-iapmcnt against the race ready has been placed last for'jL use of an Illegal drug giving the i 1122600 prize to Cataract In t'r Farm's Forward Pass iary The stewards meeting behind locked and guarded doors of track's general office sought toie sate 8 fix the blame for the appear-j ance of phcnvlbutazone in system I All witnesses and the lawyers Hanging in the balance inside the general office at not only the reputation of train-9 a m- or a fpw minutes later er Lou Cavalaris whom racing donr was locked and a rules charge with absolute re- Ruard was posted outside with spnnsibility for the condition of orders to admit only those the colt but also a shot at the jWhoso names appeared on a Preakness next Saturday for son of Native Dancer iNeed Credentials On One Condition Even Churchill Downs Presi-! Owner Peter Fuller has said 'dent Walhen Knebelkamp and he will not allow 1m- the track's public relations di-1 age to start in the second gem 'rector Kelso Sturgeon had to of the triple crown unless Cava- be double checked by the guard laris saddles him before they could get inside I were some indications Lunch was brought for the that the hearing might continue Awards by a catering service nonstop until a decision was uness major witnesses its zone record 10-1 Carroll hca(J for a single With a 2-0 11-1 in zone and 21-4 for the Alice last Saturday in the hopes of winding up the regular season were also rained out necessitating the pool of participating schools Carroll coached by Ken Riggins finished the year with an 11-1 zone record with King sec-iyar-ond at 10-3 Barak To Start Riggins nominated his ace right hander 200-pound Eddie Bacak to start today while Frank O'Neill of Edinburg said he would start Lupe Salinas undefeated in 12 games this year Bacak 1 with a kit of stuff including speed has a 5-1 zone record and 130 play" enough give 14-2 Is On strong youngster Purvis Waco Austin count on Felipe Alou Farrell replaced Short and completed the walk then forced home the tiebreaking run by walking Francona Hank Aaron's sacrifice fly to right scored Niekro with an insurance run The Braves grabbed a 2-0 lead the second inning when Deron Johnson tripled and Tommy Rich field Stays Alive No-IIiller GLEW HALL 1IIS WIFE AM) TIIEIIi BROOD i hey 're all happy about the honor WACO Lefthander Bob hurled a no-hitter to lead Aaron hammered his first ho- Richfield to a 3-0 win over! m'r rni of Austin here Monday to! ekro walKed Johnny Calli- square the District 13-4A cham-j series at a game season patinas with 12 of the son and Bill White with one out in the fnuilh and the runners advanced wild pitch Rich (AP Wlrtpholt) is 7-1 for the who is credited 14 victories for thep The third and deciding game year also is the team's leading hitter at 380 The on a Allen struck out but Johnny Briggs lined a two-run single to center tying the game 2-2 Blues Slat Is righthanded senior who weighs only 1(0 has an earned run average below 200 When he pitching he is PHILADELPHIA A 4 I I 410 of the series will be played in Austin Tuesday at 7:30 pm Austin won the first game or the seri 1 in eight fa ct i rTTawr imhim 4iiRoi(i ha SSL'KfHihrt ntnhreP'STfe hP on lBe winnw of the H-4A'HAar rt i Bnw cf Edinburg Id bMj-c Turns after walking the lead-pw' 3 11 Austin hittcr ln the firsli Tta Total thejnn Jat CSMr awarOtd tint on eotchor I nexl Zl i 10 akoom nmiini 1 pmiodoioNia oot tit im-i reacc' jin the hearing slipped out one of 7 1 119 witnesses iSPVCrai rear doors to the office J1 1 1 1 21 1 1 IP a WjstonlhP had none UlllClIJll auto dealer and ex-boxer: lava- -I laris a resident of Canada who an resembles actor Peter Lorre ouCtrt' hp hnanng chem-i and two members of their viable but in-ide the locked door Glenn Hall of the -I daft apnearrd Jovial early in the dav ues wa named the winner of Also going before the stew-1511 'aPr assumed the hardened (-onn mvtje Trophy Mon- nU Playr stabled before the Derbr )0xin2 iin lhe PITTSBURGH (AP Roger! out in the first and Maris lined Edinburg 6-1 'both in eight Appeared Haggard Stanley Cup playoffs Maris singled home Curt Flood an RBI single into right just be-! toning Doug Davis who had his racing! the teams first baseman end bats in the cleanup spot fourth I Minburg will bring to Corpus Phristi its second chamo iS i Td iTipnv wry good dcfeiMw team The Bobcats lost in district rfaviff last vear to1 vinffuhirWpnt nn King WhlLh went on to Win 'state championship King Edinburg 6-4 6-1 both in eight innings KOL i Backing up Salinas and ajTonil Operation good bet to possibly start thei second game against Carroll is I PHILADELPHIA (AP) Tlllmon Atlanta I PhilorKIptlia 1 Atlonta Philadelphia 4 OJshnon Aaron (I) Allen HAaren PNiekro CShart HAaran of tfcfl do string in the next barn and two' too mili-d fre-j a the iilh a first -inning run and Nel-jvond the graspofdiving second representatives of the drue fary In the day blit lat-! nf uhi on Bnies' brilliant four-hit baseman Bill Mazcroski thlt fnd a bit pitching made it stand up as St' Loser Jim Running 3-3 KSr 'rationally both men paced the 'wenr into overtime He played a Misi hnjppj Pittsburgh Sovrn lawyers along with State Atty Gen John Breckin-- i riv and an aide aM) were at hrrin" ate ln he afrrnwn f-ianp i Bill Mazcroski and a double byjin the eighth the hearing fet ig eomment" to ltrws-i- ni Willie Stargcll in the first in- jtloui eiTTisuNOH ine nearing questions of what had! Ha particularly ut- nin lhen Ml down the Pirates! rasionnlly both men pared the 'wem' into overtime He played 3 imis nii(ied Pittsburgh 1-0 lowed only one more runner floor jtotal of 1092 minutes and coin-: Monday night get as far as secimdbase before piled a 247 goals-against aver-! Krilcs 5-2 yielded a single bjihe was IifteAl for a pinch ap I Bill Mazcroski and a double by- in the eighth no eomment" to news--' 1 1 Breckinridge who left after mng ottrhbl obrhbil riRhthander Art Requenez who Gypsy Joe Harris unbeaten! has a 20 record He is thePhiladelphia middleweight WiJ3 Vibi fgpjgj baseman er had his tonsils removed icsunrt (lj'o bii i i with jjq battinfg average The'Monday at a local hospital Brock If Flood cf transpired standing a losing cause in thej on iWQ hits the rest of the way 4 I I Willi Ib 4 1 I MatratW 4111 Clcnwnla 1 4 1 StarqeH If 4 I Clndman 1 I MAIOU cf 4 0 I Paqan series against the Montreal The victory Increased theJarf1b I A 3 (IS 4r IBS -I IBS 475 It 515 111 IM tn 7TB sk tn tn a HB 41 otic Ins (2S fB lies part etuta at an OS safe Ln Ri" (IB cjijjiNcw Orleans and Miami Being jjjji?" jlliStiidied as Super Bowl Site Harrison Named rAIBR API lhf of TiseC against the expansion AMBRIIXL Mass (At rrs Image framing for llt vifnrv a toh Harrison 40 fornwr nrn nmubnbw ciiiniuu but caih ltlory was Dy a iCanadiens The uere flying to Jialtinuire Caoadiens swet the Rob Harrison 40 fimmer pro Preakness on Saturday! heavily-favored Carts' National League lead toiMCorvtr bcst-of-7i four games team! Flood drilled a double off the 8 fiCd storebo8 with onc basketball star who built little Cavtiaris said he would 8' marS'n Kenyon of Ohio into a small col-hack in Ixmisville on Uednes- The Smythe Trophy lege power was named Monday day and believed that FiiHer f'rst league award (HM15 head reach of Harvard jwould return also by a player representing a team: Harrison a native of Toledo For being selected by aj J1 Asked whether there was any jin the circuit's new West Wlti A (T (FW1 by a TT Los-st Ohio was chosen from about 60iehance he would testify Tuesday sinn For Flood stargcii Brihi 3BB4C 311 4 1 Total By HAL GULLIVER (Tuesday and Wednesday to con- A club owner will have a sf ZtriTl lib T)m mL nllAifl mO at 6 4i(MA choice of time IBB IBB SBB-1: BBB BBB BB I ATLANTA Ga (AP) Pro-jsider proposed rule changes Louii 4 Piniburgh BB-fessional football dub owners player relatioiw and a final de- activating at any an Olympic athlete returning to a club after Oct 13 or the club could choose not to activate such an athlete but there would Scrimmage Cavalaris replied I dovule nf the Board of Gov-j that if going to tram my ernnrs ajiplicants and was given a clsion on the Super Bowl site Pete Rozeile commissioner of both football leagues said in a announced new regulations for (WM) 4Byi returning Olympic athletes and Kh5Sn V3 I I strongly indicated Monday that 'Miami or New Orleans will be Ifhe site for the 1969 Super Bowl three-year contract at liar- Board of Overseers M'iOO be no time limit Rozeile said if he Is to partid- news conference that the choice of sites fer the Super Bowl has game COLLEGE STATION (AP)iwij ii iTailback Larry Stegent and I H1J ITS well narrowed down to pare in post-season games he American Football League and Miami and New Orleans EARLY RETURNS Fullback Wud11 HufejArc Allowed scored two touchdowns apiece to! National Football League club owners met jointly during the I would think It would be one of these two" Rozeile said lead the Maroons to a 42-7 vic-'rr rIVn lory over the Whites tn a Texas! JitJOIIl 1 1 1111 spring football scrimmage morning before breaking up inioough adding that other sites separate league meetings might possibly be considered plan meetings He said a final decision will be reached by Wednesday must play in at least two games" the commissioner continued Among the athletes who may make the Olympic team and who have been drafted by the pro teams are Curley Culp Denver Jimmy Hines Miami Randy Matson Atlanta Earl McCulloch Detroit and Tommie Smith Los Angeles I On another matter Rozeile i Winter League Trades A Virtual Standoff Cubs Post Both Miami and New Orleans have delegations attending the (Atlanta sessions to push the 'claims of their cities Rozeile said OKLAHOMA CITY Okla (AP) Six Negro basketball to wingback Barney Harris eliminated from the reserve tailback Johnny Weaver -Oklahoma City University bas-raced 28 yards to account for kfithall team after presenting: the other two Maroon touch-Goach Abe Lemons with a list of Vy i downs Charlie Riggs kicked six grievances will be permitted -L 111 'extra points lo rejoin the team it was an- Tommie' another pitcher who came with- The Whites scored when nnI Kelso quarterback Robert Stansberry Dr John Olson OCU presi- raced around end for three lemons and assistant has- The owners Ot cr l)od LOS ANGELES Miami's strongest selling point said there would be little chance crCl may well be its sellout for thejof inter-league player trading f5 (January game when the gate hit before the merger scheduled for Bv JUK HAND jvnlvmg outfielders NEW YORK (AP) The jmVAgue and Tommy Davis? Agee (AP) Ernie3 4 BAHf I MJint BAN BHIITIflM tllA AmA sentiment for the in a 11! -slump fl- Finallylj mart haven't found much most active ln the deals of last winter but yards on a keeper Mike Rear-jketball Coach Paul Hansen met Banks clubbed a homer shifting game iuoii th civ athiatac for 9ii 'back and forth between NFL ney booted the extra point me six auueies mr Bon $anto drove in two 0-for-34 hitless! is baiting Coach Gene Stallings said he'hours Monday and then an-'ns 1th a slngle and sacrificeiand AFL cMes but there is no cub thought the defense was a understand-ifv Neadin the chicaeo Cubs toirue requiring this Wednesday in I Inn bail boon raarko4 am all 11 a maIFaii 1mwSi 'ing" had been reached on ail 14 One clarified scheduled for Wednesday eliminate use for outfielder Mack Jones and have farmed out pitcher Jay Ritchie But Atlanta hasn't 1970 Other controversial problems consideration by Tuesday and include a proposal to the one-point conversion kick after touchdowns in favor of a one-point score by passing or running matter Monday was the question of athletes who participate in the Olympic ntS'much irm "firet about getting started" and a vict6 ovcr the An to ope lv Ihef Ken Boyer stroked a run-scor LMUIIHAi llllllll II 1111 HI Doran Johnson who is hit- 1 ne of fense 102 man ting tered early returns indicate standoff I o3 A1 Weis is a fill-in infielder Take the major swap between for lfte Mots and Jak Eishcr Ls the Los Angeles Dodgers antl i as a While sox pitcher Minnesota Twin? for example' The Twins gut a catcher jn 'lheir Vwan Raseboro and two veterans tha hrourtt the bullpen Ron Perranoski and1 Anarido back MiML'rpihrL5aCnen Zoiwltb RuSs onyucr iot pos a regular shortstop Howard and ilo Versatles and a dissaturfied 0R(ir kelson and infieldcr Don Buford Aparido is beginning to The White Sox may have the pitcher Mudcat Grant BASEBALL STANDINGS Maroon-White game thatiagainst lemons and his will climax spring training 'ing methods two ns off 811 snSer the fourth Texas League 321 lor the world champion Carts and John Edwards a backup catcher for Tim Mc-Carver Astros Profit Houston looks like a winner Roseboro has been doing much of the catching but Singles by Don Kessinger Glenn Bcckert and Billy Williams produced the first run andjLgc' Santo's sacrifice fly sent anoth-jA'iwua I ViHumr cr home i Pittsburgh jChkoga National Richey Riessen Upset In International Play Through Sunday Bottom DIvMian Wan Lott Pel IS 11 J77 11 IB J4S 12 II SH TVj 2 IS 444 Wattam Diuniaa 11 lu 545 II ll JOB l'y 10 1 455 ivy 10 14 IBS 4'j Mondays Rrsultt Shrtvcporl I 7 Arkansas 3 Oalias-Farl Worth 4 Banks' fifth homer of the sea-ima stn capped a three-run wrapup lo Angtio burst in the sixth after Beckert 'S" move up at bat at 258 and Ls playing every day Snyder is hitting only 151 Versailes bvfiasnt dime much Howard and the Dodger shortstop and hasjNelson are winless and Buford with Denny Lemaster 34 and a driven in II runs despite a 198-js jliSt an extra hand in the in-298 ERA plus Denis Menke average Afield 304 from Allanla for Sonny inching Side 1 Real Disaster Jackson 219 Menke has hc- On the pitching side Perra-j However that Oriole-White come the regular shorts-noski has been the lefty relief'sox deal looked like a real dls-stopper the Twins have f0r Baltimore a few weeks romiiing a 3-0 record and ajjgjo when shortstop Mark Be top ousting Hector Torres Jackson has driven in 11 runs for the Braves despite his sick singled took second on a wild League Throooh MoaBoy Won Loot Pet If It 4SS 15 It 14 15 14 14 14 14 11 Monday' Multi Atlanla 4 Ptinadotpbla 1 night St Lout 1 Pitliburgh night Chicnga 5 Lai AngalM 1 flight Only gamut tchoduiod Cincinnati (hStpH 1-) at Nm York (Ryan 1-1) night Atlonta (Road VO) of mitaddohia (L! Jack ten 3-4) night lauHvlila St Ldun (Carlton 3-11 at Pittsburgh Rochawor (Biau 14) night CoUimbuo Haut ion (Oiualt 1-1) at Son FrandKO inaiLil (McCormick (3-1) night Richmond hi Chicaga (Haltiman M) at Lai Angatat Taijda ggg (OrvMnia 1-J night Jockianvllla 4BBB i American league throw by Singer and a single by Santo Ken Holtzman nine hits and evened eighth ex-Dodger 4'-t Arkansas DahFt Worth Albuquargua 'San Antonio SW Amarillo El Poto El Paso San Antonia Aiouquarqua ToImo (Only ROME (AP) Alexander sure on each other the entire dra-( lth pi ayed dangerously international Leasne Only occasionally did they play pickoff scored on Left-hander scattered inning average Washington has been getting help from relief pitcher Dennis Higgins 2-1 and infielder Ron Hansen 219 who came from i He double tan wiped out the second bnseman Tim Cullen sinples players hi lhe Meirevcli of the Soviet Union and Juan Cisbert of Spain matically upset seeded Throunh Monday Waa Last Pel 13 7 450 II 7 45 10 7 511 I' 11 500 II 11 471 I' 13 4Sf IS 375 7 12 jsa Monday Rssalts i J'i 4 lunger was called up to service Now that it appears Belanger won't have to go right away the heal is off Boston certainly came up with pitching help in Dick KILsworth currently 4-2 from the Phillies The Phils are using catcher Mike Ryan 188 against left-handed pitching Cincinnati came up with KtnHigar aa 4 I 1 WOavit cf BKkart 4 13 4 Vanalla Loutsviua I games tchoauitd) Pacific Coast fantastic earned run average of 096 Grant coming out of the bullpen day after day has a 2-1 record and a 213 ERA Consider the FhLladelpliia-rittsburgh wap that' was to clinch the pennant lor the Pirates Jim Running the man who was supposed to coast home behind those big Pirate bats ts 3-2 and the Pittsburgh club is hitting only 229 less than the Phils Woody Fryman has won as many as Running but has lost more and stands 3-4 Don Money the young shortstop who was supposed to be the GR ThrBuaBi IIamRm VR RWRy wan Last Pel II IB Ad Through Sunday astern Division 571 571 Jll 413 tournament Earlier in the day Kathy Harter of Seal Beach Calif and Julie Heldman of New York were eliminated from the competition Metreveli Russia's top tennis star who is seeded 15th here defeated second-seeded Richey of San Angelo Texas ln the most exciting match of the touma- at the base lines The Riessen-Gisbert battle lasted nearly three hours and for most of the time Riessen played with an injury The American scraped the in dex finger of his right hand in SwiilanuM 4 i i parkor 3 111 CoMvita rf 4 111 Boyar 1b a bandage the rest of the way At times he was unable to grasp the racket at full strength GLsbert kept the pressure on him playing riskily by rushing to the net to beat down strong drives Joining Gisbert and Metreveli in the quarter-finals were top-seeded Martin Mulligan of Italy who defeated Boro Jovanovic of Yugoslavia 6-4 1-1 6-1 (-3 and unseeded Barry Phillips-Moore of Australia who knocked off Milan Holecek of Czechasiova kia 6-2 6-4 6-4 im mi hi abrhbj his record at 2-2 with relief help from Phil Regan Johnson rf 4 RBailay 3b Hundley I Fairly rf Phillips cf 1 Alcara lb HsHiman 1 Tarbarg Regan a 0 Haller ph Singer Savaga ph Purdin Gabrlolia 32 4 Total IBB BBB LOB Chicago 1 Lot Angeles Al coral HR -Barks (S) IP Holliman (WJ-1) 71-1 1 Regan 1 Singer (LJS) 4 I Purd 1 2:15 ISA30 When Joe Torre was injured in early season Atlanta was happy fo have available Bob Tillman ex-New York Yankee Tillman Ls hitting only 156 but has three homers and nine RBI The deal cast the Braves third baseman Bob Cox 193 with the Yanks Jose Cardcnal has become a 1 1 1 4'i Pa 7 4B1 1 3BBS 1 3 1 Detroit 3 0 1 Baltimore IBB OlClevetond IBB Minnesota 1 BBB Oakland 1 1 1 i BoitM ph 1 Washington 11 iCnlltornW 14 3S 1 I i Now York II Chicaga IB I Mondays Result No gome scheduled Oakland (Hunter 3-21 at I 2 a (Merritt 1-21 night Santo CatHormn (Mcutrlhltn 22 surprise starting pitcher In George Culver 1-2 and 242 ERA from Cleveland for outfielder Tommy Harper 209 The Reds also acquired a useful pinch hittcr in F'red Whitfield 451 431 345 regular in center field Cleveland got him from the Cal- h11 1 0 fifth-ranked III key to the deal for the Phils has the Indians been sent out to the San Diego Bill KcLso 2-0 has been useful farm The two young pitchers in the bullpen while Sam-wtio came to the Phils were scntmy Ellis who went to the Cali-out early fomia Angels in the deal Ls 2-4 How about the big New York in the American League Cincin-Mets-Chicago White Sox deal in-inail farmed out Jorge Rubio or Brunet 3 1) at Chicaga (Peters 2-31 night Raitlmara (McNally 12) at Datrait (Wilton 3-4) night 1i Now York iRahntan 1-11 at Cioueiond (Rohr 04 or Hargan 2-31 Mght ti Washington (Ortega 4-21 at Rattan i(Cino B-2 or Hapnanton 1-4) rngnt Riessen of Evanston 6-8 6-2 2-6 0-1 6-3 The Mctreveli-Richey match lasted three hours 10 minutes and the players kept the pres Port'and Hasyau 1 2nd game rall Saakane I Vancouver 2 Seat'ia I Tacoma I San Dirge 44 Tulsa 3-2 Indianapoils I I Danvar 3 4 Oklahoma City 4 Phetni I ifomia Angels for Chuck Hinton a part time performer in the outfield and at first Cardenal has the edge 213 to 167 at this stage ER BB SO 1 I SB 4 I 0.

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