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Page 16 CLOVIS NEtVS-JOVRNAL Oct. 4,1972 KC Royals Replace Bob Lemon KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI)Kansas City Royal owner Ewing Kauffman fired Manager Bob Lemon Tuesday and replaced him wlfch minor league manager Jack McKeon. "I am sure that this decision trill be criticized by Kauffman said, "and I want it known that this is my decision and such criticism should be directed my way." McKeon has been manager at Kansas City's American Associ ation farm team in Omaha since 1969, where his taams have won two championships. Kauffman said he made the decision In August because "rumber one, I wanted younger man, and number two, I did not want to lose Jack McKeon from our organize tion." Lemon is 52 and McKeon is 41.

McKeon expressed regre! that he was replacing a popular manager. "I knew from the start I was replacing a very popular figure," McKeon said. "I hate to come in under these conditions, but Kauffman also said that he expected the Royals to win five pennants in tha next decade, and General Manager Cedrick Tallis said, "That's a pretty tall order for any organization, but you have to shoot for the moon. Lemon, who replaced Charlie Metro as manager of the Royals June 9, 1970, was rannerup in the 1971 Manager of the Year balloting by the Sporting News. The Royals posted an 85-76 record last season and finished second to Oakland in the American League West.

They currently are 75-77 and rest in fourth place. By United Press International National League Wllms, Chi Garr, Atl Cdeno, Hou Baker, Atl Watsn, Hou Brock, St.L Rose, Gin Oliver, Pit Santo, Chi Smmns, St.L g. ab r. h. 149 571 95 190 .333 133 550 87 177 .322 138557103179.321 126442 62142.321 147 548 74 171 .312 152617 80192.311 153 641 107 198 .309 139560 87173.309 132 461 68 140 .304 124427 63128.300 Hebner, Pit 124427 63128.300 American League g.

ab r. Carew, Min 142535 61170.318 Pniela, KC May, Chi D.Allen.Chi Rudi, Oak Shblm, KC Mabcrry.KC 150571 64177.310 148523 84161.308 147506 90156.308 147596 94181.304 134450 61135.300 148501 64149.297 Donnic Bcachum Dennis Tebbets i -i. THE WEEK week's top Wildcats selected by the Clovis High coaching staff are Phil Mills (top left), offensive back; Kim Taliaferro (top nght), offensive line; Bonnie Beachum (lower left), defensive back and Dennis Tebbets defensive 6 ur were seated for their consistant Ies gtS? gStS 16 OVer Paso Bur Delaware Retains No. 1 Ranking "MTTUf vrVDV i NEW YORK (UPI)-After downing two major college foes in back-to-back weeks, Fresno State is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Unranked by the United Press International Board of Coaches small college ratings board until last week, the unbeaten (4-0) Bulldogs of coach Darryl Rogers appear to have made believers of the coaches as they leaped into the No.

7 spot this week after ambushing San Jose State, 2321. Once again, it was Delaware holding forth as No. 1, getting 21 first-place votes from the UNM Swim Team Gets Cathy Carr ALBUQUERQUE (UPI) Olympic swimming gold medal- ist Cathy Carr plans to attend the University of New Mexico and challenge Western Athletic Conference rules prohibiting women from competing in varsity athletics. Cathy, along with World light heavyweight boxing champion Bob Foster, was guest of honor Tuesday night at the weekly University of New Mexico Lobo Boosters' meeting. UNM swimming coach John Mechem took the occasion to announce that Miss Carr, an Albuquerque resident, was being given a four-year scholarship to UNM.

Since it is against national women's swimming rules for girls to receive athletic scholarships, the award to Cathy was in the form of a university grant. Mechem said he planned to ask the WAG to change its rules and make it possible for women to compete, and Cathy said she would join him in the effort. Mechem called Miss Carr "the greatest woman athlete in the history of Albuquerque and probably New Mexico. She is the best in her event in the world." Cathy won the 100-meter free- stylei in Munich and won a gold medal as part of the Olympic 400 meter medley earn. Cathy, a graduate of Albuquerque Highland High School last; une, became the first woman become an honorary red hat member of the Boosters Club, oining Foster and Albuquer- aue's racing brothers, Al and Bobby Unser.

In presenting Cathy with the hat, Foster jokingly told her 'We're bigger than the president. The President is only pres- of the United States. But we're champions of the world." over Weber State in the first crucial Big Sky contest, remained at No. 6. The rest of the top 10 after Fresno State was McNeese State (8th), Carson-Newman (9th) and Livingston State of Alabama KaEine Sparks Tigers Over Boston As Detroit Wins Flag By VITO STELLINO UPI Sports Writer Al Kaline, a standout for 20 summers, is finally on the threshold of his second autumn.

1 The Detroit Tigers' old pro, 1 whose countless clutch hits often went unnoticed and Al Kaline Top 20 NEW YORK (UPI)-The United Press International top 20 college division football teams with first place votes and won-lost records in parentheses: (4th Week) Team coaches and 329 points while 1 1le 1 Louisiana Tech was second with Delaware (21) (3-0) Murcer, NY 152 582 102 171.294 Chmblis, Cle 121464 50 136 .293 Fisk, Bos 131457 74134.293 Home Runs National League: Bench, Cin 40; Colbert, SD 38; Williams, Chi 37; Aaron, Atl 34; Stargell, Pitt 33. American League: D. Allen, Chi 37; Murcer, NY 33; KJllebrew, Minn and Epstein Oak 26; Maybeprry, KC and Jackson, Oak 25. Runs Batted In National League: Bench, Cin 124; Williams, Chi 122; Stargell, Pitt 112; Colbert, SD 110; May, Hou 98. American League: D.

Allen, Chi 113; Mayberry, KC 100; Murcer, NY 96; Scott, Mil 89- Powell, Bait 81. Louisiana Tech was second with 278 points. Drake, which bombed major college North Texas State, 54-8, closed fast behind Louisiana Tech with 274 points and eight first-place votes. The Bulldogs, however, got more bad news than good this week when it was learned that starting quarterback Deiruiis Redmond, iujured last week, underwent knee surgery and will be lost for the rest of the season. North Dakota is in 4th place and Tennessee State, a 38-15 winner over Texas Southern in last week's key game involving top 20 teams, held firm at No.

5. Boise State, a 49-16 victor 2 La. Tech (5) (4-0) 3. Drake (8) (3-0) North Dakota 4-0) Tenn. St.

(1) (4-0) 6. Boise St. (3-0) 7. Fresno St. (4-0) 8 McNeese St.

(2-1) 9. Carson-Newman (4-0) 10. Livingston St. (4-0) 12. Western III.

(3-0) 12. Cal Poly (SLO) (3-0) 13. Jackson St. (3-0) 14. Neb-Omaha (4-0) 15.

Texas Sou 2-1) 16. Hawaii 2-0) 17. Western Car. (3-1) 18. Massachusetts (2-0) 19.

(Tie) E. Texas St. (3-1)12 (Tie) Fla. AIM (1-1) 12 20. Middle Tenn.

(3-0-1) 11 329 278 274 202 200 166 75 69 57 48 45 21 20 19 16 5 14 13 Pitching National League Portales, Ruidoso Lead Class AAA, AA Grid Poll By United Press International Chiton, the three top teams were Phil 27-10; Seaver, NY 21-12; I separated by a mere three Jenkins, Chi 20-12; Blass, Pitt This week's United Press In- week to retain its top ranking ternational Class AAA and AA prep football polls were again shades of a rerun with Portales and Ruidoso the co-stars. Ruidoso, the state's newest Class AA powerhouse, picked up every one of the first place votes this week to easily lead the Class AA poll In Class AAA, Portales nosed out both Grants and Lovington 19-8; Sutton, LA 19-9; Osteen, LA 19-11. points. The Rams, unbeaten this sea- ison and sporting a 4-0-1 record, NHRA World Finals Race Tickets Are Now On Sale AMARILLO, Tex. (Special) October 22nd only.

The advanced ticket sales for Thei world finals will be run at the NHRA World Finals went JAmarillo Dragway Oct. 20-22. If on sale today. The tickets you order your tickets by mail, being sold at NHRA division four imake out your check and mail headquarters at 708-A Taylor, lyour order to NHRA world fi- This year for the first 708-A Taylor Street: Ama- there will be a reserved seat sec- rillo, Texas 79101 ticn. It is located on the south Friday October 20 tech inspec- side of Amarillo dragway from tion will be held from 8 a.

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Both reserved Sunday October 22 the time tri- and general admission seats will OQ advance sale. The reserv- e4 Mats will be sold Sunday als will start at 10 a. m. with the world championship races starting at 11:30 a. m.

beat Slaton, 20-14 last Tucker Golf Tournament ALBUQUERQUE (UPI) Brigham Young University is the defending champion but Texan Ben Crenshaw is expected to lure most of the attention today when the 18th annual WH- H. Tucker Invitational Golf Tournament opens at the University of New Mexico. Crenshaw, considered perhaps the greatest collegiate golfer of all time, has twice been named college golfer of the year and has won or shared two straight NCAA titles. The 72-hole tournament will be played through Saturday over the rugged UNM South Course, consMered one of the most demanding layouts in the U.S. Brigham Young, which won the Tucker title a year ago, will face a stern test in its bid to repeat.

Last year's top five finishers in the NCAA Championships are entered. They are Texas, Houston, Florida, Oklahoma State and Arizona State. Crenshaw's main competition for individual honors should come from the likes of 1972 Southwestern Amateur Champion Bill Rogers of Houston, Gary Koch of Florida and NCAA All American Danny Edwards of Oklahoma State. gulshed career because he was playing on losing teams, may get another chance to play in the glare of the World Series spotlight. Kaline, who joined the Tigers as a bonus baby in 1953 and was the league's youngest batting champion in 1955, singled in the tie-breaking run and scored an insurance run in the seventh inning Tuesday night as Detroit beat Luis Tiant and the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, to end baseball's last undecided race.

The victory clinched the American League Eastern Division crown for Detroit and sent the Tigers into the playoffs at Oakland on Saturday. Detroit and Boston play a final meaningless game today but Jim Mason, Toby Harrah Bill Fahey each drove in a run; in Texas' triumph over Kansas! City. Mike Paul (8-10) and Bin Gogolewski recorded the shutout, limiting the Royals to eight hits. Rookie Roric Harrison hit his first major league homer as Baltimore defeated Cleveland in the second game. Frank Duffy singled home the winning run in the 10th inning of the Indians' opening game win.

Tom McCraw drove in four runs in the Indians" triumph. Pitcher Terry Forster's pinch single dove home the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning and Ed Herrmann scored the winning run moments later on catcher Glenn Borgmann's throwing error as Chicago edged Minnesota. Pinch-hitter John Stephenson singled in pinch runner R'lly Parker from third base with one out in the bottom of ninth inning to pive California win over Oakland. A walk and Jack Hiatt's single set the stage for Stephenson's deciding hit'. ft rt I Carlton Whs 27th Game As Phillies Rout Chicaao By Joe FrohHnger UrI Sports Writer viuiunes wtmn i was iraueu wr a lasi-piace learn man any Steve Carlton, Philadelphia's this year, so next year I'll have other pitcher in modern history.

ifflr loffv tiarl nnn nt i i A- "I attained my goal of 25 Carlton, who won more games victories when I was traded for a last-place team than any star lefty tied one of Sandy Koufax' records and completed a brilliant season with his 27th to come up with a larger goal, like 30. It's something to strive Back-to Back H-rmers Don Money and Greg Luzina little harder for," Carlton ski paced the 14-hit Philadelphia attack by hitting back-to- National back home runs in both the OSU's Smith Is Coach Of Week victory Tuesday while the ssid. anemic Phillies broke loose! Carlton led the imtK with a barrage of six home League in strikeouts, with 310, third and fifth innings. Bill runs a ll-i romp over the the majors in complete games Robinson and Terry Harmon Cubs. ith 30, innings pitched (346) also homered for the Phillies.

earned run average (1.98). In other National League training and is now shooting for "The most satisfying one of games 30 next season. a was the 27 victories," said treal, 5-2 and 4-3 in 12, Pittsburgh stopped St. Louis, 82. Los Angeles edged Atlanta, ft- 5.

Cincinnati trounced Houston, 6-1, and San Francisco defeated San Diego, 7-4. In the American League, Detroit clinched the AL East title with a 3-1 win over Boston, California edged Oakland, 3-2, Cleveland won in 10, 6-5, before bowing to Baltimore in the nightcap, 4-3, Minnesota topped Chicago, 5-4, Texas stopped Kansas City, 34, and Milwauk eo eked past New York, 3-2. Ken Boswell drove home three runs including the winner in the top of the 12th inning in the second half of a doubleheader sweep for New York over Montreal after the Mets had taken the opener on Dave Schneck's three-run homer. Two Runs Apiece Al Oliver and Rich Hebner STILLWTER, Okla. (UPI)- lookie Coach Dave Smith of Oklahoma State has been associated with numerous victories while on coaching staffs of other he is proud of and will remember for years.

But the best of all, he says, is the 31-6 upset his Cowboys handed third-ranked Colorado Saturday. The Pokes already had gained some national attention by virtue of standings in rushing offense since Smith installed the Wishbone during ian.il tne last days of spring training week, and made it work from the bunch of fine coaches," Smith said when told of the honor. "Success comes from overall unselfish contributions by everybody. Without a great bunch of coaches and exceptionally fine young men it would not be possible. "We can't leave them out, we have a family situation here.

I'm proud for them. This is a tribute to them," he said. Smith believes his players have got to have faith in their coaches before the team will function properly, and that faith is growing stronger by the start in this fall's games. For his efforts in guiding the Pokes to the Big Eight the only significance is that. Conference opener, Smith has Boston can lose the crown by a been named National Coach of half-game if it wins.

the Weeek by United Press First World Series International Kaline, who'll he 38 on Dec. "This is really a tribute to a 19, didn't play in his first and bunch of fine young men and a only World Series until 1968, 5 "We can tell them what to do, and they do it without knowing on faith," Smith said. "Then when they see it pay off, they have more faith, and also know why they are doing it that way, and we grow stronger." Smith has some faith of his own, too. he was suddenly "discovered." 'Tm sure there'll be a lot of people over 30 rooting for us," Kaline said in a reference to the predominance of older plivers on the club. The man who got the clincher drove in two runs apiece as Pittsburgh defeated St.

Louis. Steve Blass hurled the first five inr.ings and allowed one hit in a tuneup for the NL playoffs Saturday and was pronounced fit to pitch by Manager Bill Virdon. 'I just wanted him to throw hard and get some work. There didn't esem to be any ill effects and I plan to go with him on Sunday." Cesar Geronimo rapped out DFTRmT nron two sin es an a double to bottktCnlLTSr 'i; ep0rts conf inriing arrests nace Cincinnati's victory over pome-throwing Detroit made. "Perhaps an Houston.

Tito Fuentes drove in two Bottle Throwing Detroit Fans Scuffle With Cops DETROIT (UPI)-Crowds of'reports confirming bottle-throwing Detroit Tiger being made. "Perhaps an fans celebrating their team's occasional bottle-thrower was pitcher Woodie Frvman. Kaline Intern Div said, "It's not as big a thrill as Wlth 0 06 a downtown winning in '68 yet," but sq re night. fryman bubbled, "I've never had a feeling like this in my arr sted one lic officer runs with a triple and sacrifice Division title, scuffled said. "But I can't tell vnn in a life in baseball or anywhere ttles at llceL who wen se dispersing the thousands of for at least another week.

Grants, the runnerup last veek, retained its No. 2 spot with a 26-6 drubbing of league rival Aztec. Lovington made up ground by edging Class AA opponent Eunice 16-13. Ku-tland Central, who has, been trailing Ruidoso most of I the season, found itself in its familiar spot of No. 2 again this week.

Rounding out the top five in Class AA are Clayton, Jal and Eunice. Here are the top ten in this week's polls. Class AAA 1. Portales (4-0-1) 40 2 Grants (4-1) 39 3 Lovington (3-2) 38 4. Socorro (4-0-1) 33 5.

Anth. Gadsden (2-3) 30 6. Tularosa (4-1) 24 7. Deming (2-3) 23 8. Cobre (3-1-1) 22 9.

St. Michaels (2-2) 8 10. Tucumcari (2-1-1) 7 Class AA 1. Ruidoso (4-0-1) 50 2 Kirt. Central (3-2) 44 3.

Clayton (3-2)39 4. Jal (1-3) 34 5 Eunice (1-4) 24 6. Fort Sumner (4-1) 23 7. Lordsburg (2-2-1) 22 8. McCurdy (4-0-1) 13 9.

Laguna Acoma (3-1-1) 8 10. Moriarty (2-3) 7 Sports Ai- A Glance By United Press International OFFER MADE HOUSTON (UPI) -Heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has been $750,000 to defend his title this fall in the Astrodome against the No. 2 ranked contender, George Foreman it was announced by Astrodome Championship Enterprises, Inc Tuesday. Foreman, a Houston native has already accepted the offer' Foreman, ranked only behind former champion All, is 37-0 including 34 knockouts. COLLINS SIGNED SALT LAKE CITY (UPI)John Collins, a 6-foot-8 forward New York's Brockport ha been signed by the Utah Stars of the Amrican Basketball Assooia- tion the club announced Tuesday.

"Collins was signed as a free agent, sort of on a trial basis a club spokesman said Frvman was referring to the ovation he got when he was lifted in the eighth inning as Chuck Seelbach came in to get the save. "I was thinking of quitting baseball earlier this summer. My wife wasn't happy and I'm a family man but I asked the Phils to trade me and it really worked out," he said. Tiant and Fryman were locked in a 1-1 duel when Dick MnAuliffe led off the seventh with a double. Kaline, after missing a slow curve, singled on the next pitch to put Detroit 2-1.

Bill Lep came on and Kaline went to third on Duke Sims' infield grounder and scored when Carl Yastrzemski booted Norm Cash's grounder. A Gallintr Loss It was a galling loss for Boston, which had a lead just three days ago. Manager Eddie Kasko said, to be ashamed of. They battled tbsm and it just didn't turn out right. We just haven't been scoring enough runs.

In other American League games, Chicago nipped Minnesota, 5-4, Cleveland heat Baltimore in 10 innings, 6-5, but lost the second game, 4-3, Milwaukee edged New York. 32, Texas stopped Kansas City, 3-0, and California eked past Oakland, 3-2. In the National League, Philadelphia routed Chicago, 111, New York swept Montreal, 52 and 4-3, in 12 innines, Pittsburgh beat St. Louis, 6-2, Los Angeles downed Atanta, 6-3 5, Cincinnati stopped Houston, 6-1, and San Francisco beat San Dieeo, 7-4 John Briggs and Joe Lahoud blasted solo homers in Milwaukee's" win over New York Briggs' sixth inning homer TWO TO REDS NEW YORK (UPI)-The New York Rangers, seeking to get down to the season's roster mt ssi gned defenseman snapped a 1-1 tie Randy Le gge and forward Steve Andrascik to the Rhod Island Reds of the American Hockey League Tuesday. homer hi the eighth gave the Brewers a 3-1 lead and proved to be the winning run.

Texas' Shutout Witnesses said several spirit' young people threw beer at police who wen streets 'But I can't tell you how squads of riot-equipped around the the fly in San Francisco's victory over San Diego. Bill Buckner scored three runs and drove in two more pacing the Dodgers to lispersing the thousands of ports fans from Kennedy the scene of the last pennant celebration our years ago. There were no immediate 0 aie crowds. Michigan Avenue the central throughfare leading into the was blocked by police holding clubs. victory gver Atlanta despite Hank Aaron's 34th homer of the year and the 673rd of career.

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