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Came Out to See a Game, Not Sing By ARTUIIR GORLICK Special Press Correspondent Chicago The White Sox continue to have community singing as a traditional pre-game ritual, but "The Star. Spangled Banner" no longer is part of it. Instead, loudspeakers fill White Sox Park with the sound of "God Bless America," released In 1938 by Irving Berlin for pop singer Kate Smith. The players stand at polite attention on the field, their hats respectfully over their hearts, just as they always did for the National Anthem. In the stands, fans rise, trying not to spill the paper cnps of beer some hold In their hands.

Others take a few quick puffs on their cigars before waiting for the echo of the last strains of organ music to fade. That's the signal for the last act of the ritual the fans burst into applause and a short of anticipation as the field announcer demands "play ball." "We made the decision not to play the National Anthem just shortly before the season began," said Ed Short, White Sox general manager. "The fans just weren't singing 'The Star-Spangled I guess it's because it's a pretty hard piece of music to sing. "We wanted some patriotic song, something that still carried the spirit, but something the people could sing, too, and "God Bless America' seemed to fit the bill." Short said reactions from the fans has been mixed. "We got quite a few calls since the season opened Tuesday," Short said, "some for the idea and some against it.

But most just wanted to know why we made the change and, after we told them, they seemed satisifed." Rip Collins, promotion manager for the Chicago Cubs, said the National Anthem or some other patriotic song is played at Wrigley Field only on "special days," such as the first day of the season, the Fourth of July or, sometimes before Sunday doubleheaders. "I can't remember when we stopped the regular pre-game ritual, but it has been several years," Collins said. "The fans don't seem to care." Not all the fans attending yesterday's game between the Kansas City Athletics liked the change. "Not everybody believes in God, but the National Anthem is everybody's song," said Harry Petraitis, "I wish they would still play 'The Star-Spangled One fan complained that 'God Bless America' is a popular song. Another said: "I don't think God should be mixed up with a baseball game." "Baseball is our national sport and the National Anthem ought to be played," said another.

Keith Bennett and wife, Joanne, vacationing in Chicago from their home in Dawson B.C., said "God Save the Queen," or "Canada," Canada's two national anthems, are played before all sporting events there. "I'd miss it if it were not played," said Mrs. Bennett. "I come out to see a baseball game, not sing songs," snarled another fan. 4God Bless America' Or Banner9? Mets Goin' to Heaven on a Mule SPORTS 5 April 18, 1966 PRESS, Binghamton, N.

Y. 3-C 4 run homer by Rchie Allen and the tight pitching of Chris Short to their victory over the Reds, which marked the first time in eight years that Philadelphia had defeated Cincinnati's Joe Nuxhall at Connie Mack Stadium. Nuxhall, who tamed the Phillies four times last season, was last beaten in Philadelphia on May 31, 1958. Bill Mazeroski lofted a sacrifice fly with the bases full in the ninth to give Pittsburgh its win. The Pirates had rallied for four hits and two runs in the eighth to deadlock the contest.

Now Lakers Get Greedy i 'ft-, ate! if If ft i Boston W) Coach Fred Schaus has changed his thinking now that his Los Angeles Lakers have taken a 1-0 lead over the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association's championship final series. "Being realistic, I'd have been content to win one of the two games played here," Schaus said after the Lakers upset Boston, 133-129, in over Angeles Dodgers blanked Chicago, 5-0; Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati, 3-1, and Pittsburgh edged the Cards, 6-5. Boyer pulled the Mets even 4-4 in the eighth with a 2-run double and New York scored its winning run in the ninth without the benefit of a hit. Pinch-hitter Ron Swoboda received credit for an RBI when he drew a pass from reliever Billy O'Dell with the bases loaded. Bob Bolin, who has yet to allow an earned run in two starts, picked up his second victory of the season for the Giants by limiting the Astros to three hits and a tainted tally in 8 1-3 innings.

Bolin, who needed relief help from Bill Henry and Frank Linzy when he tired in the ninth, also drove in the winning run with a single. Sandy Koufax was back on the beam for the Dodgers, holding the Cubs scoreless through the first six innings before retiring in favor of Bob Miller. The celebrated holdout fanned six and allowed five hits in his longest stint of the year. Lou Johnson smacked a 3-run homer for Los Angeles. KOUFAX MAY HAVE looked great, statistically, but he didn't feel great.

He admitted he's "about that stage in spring training where we would just be beginning to play games and I would be trying for three innings." Sandy said "My intention was to go nine innings and -Associated Press. WIREPHOTO. HITTING HOME Met outfielder Johnny Lewis skids home in a cloud of dust with the tying run in the eight inning of yesterday's 5-4 Met victory over Atlanta as Braves' catcher Joe Torre lets ball get past for an error. Lewis and Ron Hunt scored on Ken Boyer's double. if 1 If I HARD HUT 3V OT WITH BATS Got Plenty of Nothin' YOUR STORE LIKE NEVER BEFORE Front End Special Makes Steering Easier Saves Tire Wear II Most s.

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Brakes Adjusted, Add Fluid, Test. Grease Seals Checked. Served I'd be dumb enough to try it if they let me. I thought I had pretty good stuff this time." That wasn't the way Cub captain Ron Santo saw it. "He didn't have anything," he said.

"He was throwing forkballs, curves -and changes. He was really hurting." Harvey Kuenn, who popped up as a pinch-hitter before Sandy retired, said Koufax "Wasn't throwing the way he does in midseason, but he wan't lollypopping the ball, either." THE PHILLIES rode a 2- SERVICE Terrific Buys First Come, INSPECTED YOUR CHOICE FIRST COME FIRST SERVED POWER-CUSHION RETREAD PLUS TAX AND FOUR RECAPPABLE TRADE-INS OFFICIAL N. Y. STATE Ire ivmTEivALLS 4 -w First 72 Henry OPEN MON. By Press Wire Services Ken Boyer is as stubborn as the mules in his home state of Missouri.

The 34-year-old Boyer was told in so many words last year that he was through when the St. Louis Cardi-nals for whom he had labored 17 years in both the majors and minors, unloaded him on the perennial laughing stock of the National League, the New York Mets. BOYER But Boyer was too proud to call it quits without giving himself one more chance, and now he is in a position to "hee haw" at his old employers. The strapping third baseman, the senior circuit's Most Valuable Player only two years ago, cracked three doubles and drove in runs yesterday to help the Mets edge the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, and soar over the .500 mark for the first time in their hapless history. Boyer now has hit safely six times in 12 at bats and has collected five RBIs in three games.

THE SAN FRANCISCO Giants continued to hold onto first place by beating the Houston Astros, 3-1; the Los can't play in Cleveland tomorrow and keep rookie Bobby Murcer at shortstop. Murcer committed three errors yesterday, helping the Orioles score three unearned runs, and he is hitless in 11 trips at bat. If he continues to falter, the Yanks will miss Amaro. To date, Maris has made one hit in 17 at bats and Boyer is 2-for-22. On defense, New York has committed 11 errors in six games.

"We've got to get the big hit," Keane said. "We haven't yet. On defense, we've made a lot of good plays but the bad ones have come in the wrong places." BUT MANTLE, who underwent a shoulder operation during the winter and is hobbled by chronic knee ailments, is 1 a 1 the big problem facing the Yanks. Mantle cut loose a hard throw from centerfield in the AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 10, Detroit 4 Cleveland 6, Boston 0 Baltimore 5, New York 4 Chicago 5, Kansas City 0, 2nd game postponed, rain California at Minnesota, postponed, rain Lost Pet. Behind Cleveland Detroit Baltimore California Chicago Minnesota -Washington New York 1.000 .833 .800 .750 .750 .600 .250 .167 .000 .000 i i TV 3 4 4'A 4i Boston Kansas City Today's Games No games scheduled Tomorrow's Games Detroit at Boston, 2 Chicago at California, night Minnesota at Kansas City, night New York at Cleveland, night Washington at Baltimore, night Dr.

Donnelly Stay: on Target Clinton, N.J. Dr. Eugene Donnelly of Hillcrest checked out his new 12-gauge shotgun yesterday by bitting 150 straight birds to win the 12-gauge and over-all titles of the New Jersey Open Skeet Shooting Tourna ment Dr. Donnelly, who won the .410 and 28-gauge titles on Saturday, beat Phil Kane of Clinton, N. in a shootoff for the 12-gauge title after both hit 100x100 in the regular match.

Donnelly finished with an 8-bird advantage over runner-up Robert Rod ale of Allentown, Pa. if fi? fit downfall by making four errors and attempting a couple of unsuccessful and questionable force plays which helped the Orioles score two runs in the eighth inning. Richardson, one of the few solid performers for New York to date, was spiked in the seventh inning as Frank Robinson slid to break up a possible double play. The wound on the left ankle required four stitches to close, and Richardson may be out several days. SHORTSTOP RUBEN Amaro suffered a more serious injury Saturday, which could have far reaching effects.

He tore ligaments in his right knee in a collision with left-fielder Tom Tresh while chasing a pop fly. The knee was placed in a cast, and Amaro could be sidelined two or three months. Manager Johnny Keane said he would use Horace Clarke at second base if Richardson time yesterday at Boston Garden, overcoming an 18-point deficit. "But when you win the first, you get greedy and want the second." The second game of the best-of-7 series will be played at Boston tomorrow night before the teams switch to the West Coast for the third and fourth games. Schaus said the importance of the Lakers winning the first game "might be exaggerated." It merely means "that Boston knows it must win one at Los Angeles.

However," he added, "if we win the second, then Boston has got sdme thinking to do." Boston coach Red Auerbach agreed that his defending champions "have our work cut out for us." He was furious over what he considered some questionable calls but conceded, "No matter what you say, you can't get it back now." AUERBACH WAS particularly irked over a goal-tending call on Bill Russell who blocked a shot by Elgin Baylor with 30 seconds left to play in regulation time. "He gives them a ball game with just one call," said the fuming Auerbach. Baylor's shot put Los Angeles ahead 121-119 and the best Boston could do was tie before regulation time ran out. The Celtics also complained that referee Mendy Rudolph missed Sam Jones' call for a timeout when he had the ball with eight seconds left. The Celtics were unable to set up a shot and feel that would have been easily done if time had been called.

Many observers saw Sam motion for time but Jones said Rudolph was trailing the play and didn't see him. ONE OF THE KEY struggles in the game was the head -to -head duel of the Lakers' Jerry West and Boston's John Havlicek. West, who had 41 points, got nine of them in the overtime while Havlicek watched the finish from the sidelines, having fouled out. West helped hold Havlicek to 21 points. "Havlicek will kill anyone else," Schaus said, "but West can do as good as anyone in the league guarding him." West admitted he really had to go all out to keep up with Havlicek.

"He works so hard you just have to keep hustling to stay with him," West said. LOS ANGELES BOSTON FG FT TP FG FT TP Baylor 13 10-13 36 Sanders i 12 L'R'sse 3 4-10 10 Havl'k 3-3 21 Ellis 3 2-3 1 Russell 12 4-8 28 Hazzard 1 1-1 3 K.Jones 2-3 7-7 West 15 11-13 41 S.Jones Goodrich 7 6-7 20 Siegfr'd 4-5 4-5 0-0 3-3 imnotf i 3-5 King 4 2-3 5 Nelson 10 Naulls Counts Bonham 0-1 Totals 47 3-55 13J Totals 51 27-35 12 Los 20 41 33 27 12133 Boston 34 28 37 21 8129 Fouled out: Havlicek, Ellis. Total fouls: Los Angeles 28, Boston 37. Flyin ry Ilnrcoa 9 Wellington, New Zealand New. Zealand's biggest airlift of race horses will take place from Auckland Tuesday with a shipment to the United States on a large American jet transport.

It will consist of 16 racers and trotters which have been sold to American buyers for nearly $150,090. BASEBALL REPORT BOMBERS HIT Yanks By the Associated Press Baltimore W) The New York Yankees are hurting. The 1-5 record at the start of the season tells only part of the story. The outlook appears bleak for the fallen American League champs, who are attempting a comeback after finishing sixth last year. Mickey Mantle, bothered by various ailments, may yet become a $100,000 pinch-hitter.

In the 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles he had trouble throwing, running and batting. In addition, Roger Maris and Clete Boyer aren't getting hits, the defense has been sloppy, pitcher Jim Bouton is relegated to a mop-up role, and injuries have sidelined Bobby Richardson and Ruben Amaro. The Yanks literally limped out of Baltimore after losing, 5-4, to the Orioles yesterday. They contributed to their own Cooper-Clay Due to A-I Chicago Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay, aiming for another fight before his pos sible induction into the Army, has signed to meet Britain's Henry Cooper in London May 21. Clay, who is appealing his 1-A draft status, signed an agree ment in Chicago Saturday night to meet Cooper, the British heavyweight champion since 1959.

Cooper lost to Gay in 1963 when he was stopped in five rounds but gained the distinction of being the only man to floor the champion when he decked the Louisville Lip with a left hook. Clay called Cooper a bigger challenger than Sonny Liston or Floyd Patterson and said, "He's got a good punch and I'll have to be ready for Clay has a guarantee of against a 50 per cent cut of the live gate There is no return clause in the agreement which will become a formal con tract when signed by Cooper this week. World Basketball United States 68- -Bulgarla 60 Spain 61 Brazil 64 Russia 49- Yugoslavia 65- Mexico -Peru 53 Panama 80 Puerto Rico 73- -Argentina 70 fifth inning yesterday, and then grabbed his shoulder in pain. On Saturday he had trouble running back for a long drive. At bat yesterday, he had one hit in two trips right-handed, but strangely took four consecutive pitches while batting lefthanded in the seventh.

He was called out on strikes with two runners in scoring position. Mantle, whose right knee buckles when he strides batting lefthanded, is 0-for7 from the left side. Manager Hank Bauer of Baltimore removed southpaw Steve Barber and brought in Dick Hall, a righthander, when Mantel came to bat. "Everybody tells me he can't bat lefthanded, Bauer said. "I had to find out for myself." WELL, THE YANKEES can always console themselves with the fact that Whitey Ford is his same old self.

Or is he? Whitey now has lost the battle of the hot-water bottle. Appealing to higher headquarters because Detroit manager Charley Dressen and umpires declared his hand-warming hot-water bottle "a foreign substance" and made him discard it last Tuesday, Ford got his reply from the baseball commissioner's office yesterday. Dressen had said "Jugs is out." More accurately, "hot-water bottles is out." The commissioner's office said after a poll of the rules committee it had to deny Ford permission to use the hand-warmer. DAYNIGHT SERUIC HOURS 's FORD ENGINEERED SHOCK ABSORBERS as low so en each AS UiUUi INSTALLED ALUMINIZED STEEL I I 77 MUFFLER. A real bar- I gain price on a quality muffler BRING THIS AD FOR THESE SPECIALS! Parsons-Ford 151 Court St.

RA 3-952 1 BINGHAMTON, N. Y. UPI TELEPHOTO. IT AIN'T SO! Boston's Bill Russell yells at referee Mendy Rudolph after losing ball to Los Angeles in the tight fourth quarter of yesterday's NBA playoff opener in Boston. Russell lost the argument and the Celtics lost the game, 133-129, in overtime.

Celt Coach In Offing? Boston (J) The Boston Cel tics, locked in a battle with Los Angeles in a bid for an eighth straight National Basketball As sociation title, promised a "ma jor" announcement today. With Red Auerbach stepping down as coach to devote full time to duties as general man ager, it was expected that the Celtics were prepared to an nounce the naming of a new coach. Auerbach, a fiery leader on the bench for 20 years as an NBA coach, was close-mouthed. Even close associates pleaded a lack of any Knowledge. The announcement was set for an early afternoon luncheon.

Best guesses were that Alex Hannum, recently fired by the San Francisco Warriors, Paul Seymour, who just quit the Bal timore Bullets, and former Bos ton star Frank Ramsey ranked among top candidates for the job of the 48-year-old Auerbach, Fight Results Modesto. Cl. Battling Chava, 121 Modesto, stopped Bobby Clifford, 123, Hayward, 4. UnMmtown, Pa. Jack Rogers, 175, Unlontown, stopped Jack Mc- Cracken 171, Pittsburgh, 4.

Reynos, Mexico Mantequilla Na- poles, Cuba, stopped At Grant, Los An geles, 4, iigntweignts. Lyon, France Maurice Tavant, Lyon, outpointed Aldo Pravisami, Italy, 15. Tavant retained European lightweight title. Tokyo Mitsuonrl Sekl, 1M, Japan, knocked out Carlito Kid, 124, Philippines, 6. Seki defended Orient featherweight title.

$50 iffLiilli mm WmQ NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 5, Atlanta 4 Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5 Los Angeles 5, Chicago 0 San Francisco 3, Houston 1 Won Lost Pet. Behind San Francisco Philadelphia Pittsburgh Los Angeles New York Cincinnati Houston Atlanta St. Louis Chicago .833 .800 .800 .667 Vi V4 .667 Vh .333 2's .333 3 .200 3Vi .200 3'2 .167 4 Today's Games Atlanta (Blasingarne 0-0) at Philadelphia (Boozer 0-0), night Cincinnati (Jay 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Law 1-0), night Los Angeles (Sutton 0-1) at Houston (Roberts o-i), night Only games scheduled Tomorrow's Games San Francisco at Chicago St. Louis at New York Atlanta at Philadelphia, night Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, night Los Angeles at Houston, night.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Seattle 8-3 Portland 4-0 San Diego 4- Spokane 2 Denver 9 Hawaii 4-4 3 -Tacoma 0 -Oklahoma City 3 Vancouver 3-6 Phoenix 4-5 Tulsa 8-6 (2d game 12 innings) TEXAS LEAGUE Albuquerque 5L El Paso 4 Amanllo 3. Oaiias-Fort Worth 2 Little Rock at Austin, ppd. rain Oerter Fills Order Pelham Manor, N. Y. UP) Al Oerter, 3-time Olympic discus champion, won the event with a toss of 199 feet, 2 inches an informal track and field meet yesterday.

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