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8 THE HILLSDALE DAILY NEWS, Friday, June 25, 1971 Mickey Lolich Pitches Tigers To 3-0 Victory DETROIT (AP) Mickey Lolich pitched the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 victory Thursday night, and on the way to the 26th shutout of his career, he says he made only one mistake. That mistake came in the fifth inning, when with two out and the bases loaded, Lolich served up a fat one to Indian right fielder Roy Foster who slapped it into the left field away from catastrophe. thought, Oh, here we go the former pizza king said of that excruciating moment. hit two home runs off me on good pitches last week in Cleveland. It just shows you: make one mistake and it can really hurt you.

That could have been four Instead, it was just a foul ball and Ix)Iich got Foster to strike out to end the inning. The win, 11th against six losses this season, ties him with former Tiger great Denny Mcl-ain for the sixth spot on the all-time career shutout list. And it Duts him fourth among active American league pitchers in the category. Compared with the erence of last series with the Tribe, game was a bit mild. So much so that Chris Chambliss, who accused of hitting him on purpose last week and got Indian Steve Dunning to hit Mickey back, accounted for four of 11 strikeouts.

Maybe he still trust said, alluding to the pitch he describes as little that hit Chambliss last week. The Tigers, on the other hand, obliged Lolich by combining eight hits in timely fashion. In the first, McAuliffe singled and Mickey Stanley followed with a base hit to center which Ted Ford misjudged and let fall in front of him, as McAuliffe raced to third. Norm cash then sent Foster to the warning track in riiiht with a sacrifice fly to score McAuliffe. Six innings later, in the bottom of the seventh, Aurelio Rodriguez lifted an easy fly ball to left that Foster turned into a two-base hit without half trying.

Then Gene l.amont, making his first start since being recalled from Toledo to replace catcher Jim Price Wednesday, singled off relief pitcher Vince glove to put the Tigers ahead 2-0. McAuliffe came through with another single two outs later to score The Tigers remain six and one- half games behind the Orioles, who romped over Washington, Tonight, Dean Chance (3-6) ascends the mound for the Tigers against the Steve Dunning (6-4), as Baltimore takes on Boston which trails the Tigers by only a half game. Rare Day In June: Matinee Win HEY, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A BULLPEN Pittsburgh Pirate outfielder Willie Stargell, right, ponders the winning form of New York Met pitcher Nolan Ryan during a milking contest against Pirate pitcher Bob Veale. The contest was held to promote National Dairy Week. Ryan, incidentally, won the contest.

The name is Geraldine. By DICK COUCH Associated Press Sports Writer What is so rare as a day in June? Any weekday when the Dodgers play baseball in Angeles. Or a Tom Seaver home run. The Dodgers made the most of an infrequent matinee home date Thursday, trouncing St. 114 with a sunburst of 14 hits.

Then, in a night game, the New York Mets made the most of second major league tie-breaking shot in the eighth nip the treal Expos 2-1 behind their ace five-hitter. In the only other game on the National League schedule, Philadelphia shaded Cincinnati 31 on a two-run single by rookie Roger Freed in the 10th inning. In the American league, Milwaukee trimmed California 6-0; Baltimore whipped Washington 6-1 and Detroit blanked Cleveland 3-0. Oakland and Minnesota were rained out. The Dodgers, beaten twice by the Cardinals under the lights, bounced back to take the finale of the three-game set before an afternoon crowd of 19,282.

Hinkley, Old Putter Pull Biggest Upset By LARRY PALADINO Associated Press Sports Writer CHARLEVOIX, Mich. AP) Two weeks ago, Gene putter stood behind a shelf in the fruit cellar of his basement. It had been there for 10 or 12 years, collected cobwebs and generally Pridemore Leads Shoot Gene Pridemore led shooters in the trap shoot at the Hillsdale County Conservation Club Thursday night by hitting 48 of 50 targets. Don Binkley and Bob Shannon tied for runnerup honors with 47 of 50. The next meet at the conservation club will be the evening of July 1.

Below is the complete results of shoot: Gene Pridemore 48 of 50 .960 Don Binkley 57 of 50 .940 Bob Shannon 47 of 50 .940 Jim Loomis 69 of 75 .920 Louis Gasper 46 of 50 .920 Dwight Shaneour 45 of 50 .900 Bob Armstrong 44 of 50 880 Howard Newman 44 50 .880 Bob Gilpin 44 of 50 .880 Rick Bigelow 86 of 100 .860 Shooting 25 straight targets were Pridemore, Loomis, Binkley and Bigelow. feeling lonely and unwanted. But a cold putting touch which lingered the last three years prompted the 41-year-old Jackson golfer to mount a search for his old, favorite but neglected putter. He found it, used an electric sander to take a dozen years of rust off it, and Thursday he used it to pull the biggest upset of the first day of match play in the 60th annual Michigan Amateur golf championship at the Belevedere Golf Club. Hinkley defeated tourney medalist Dick Horgan of Mount Pleasant 2 and 1 in the second round and thus became a member of the to make it to matches.

Osseo Ups Its Record Morning and afternoon rounds were to cut the field to four semifinalists who will square off Saturday morning. The championship will be held in the afternoon at the par-72, course in Charlevoix. Defending champion Denny Vass was one of the survivors and Beats Quincy Team MOSHERVILLE Garage of Mosherville, behind the consistait pitching of Fred Miller, defeated Quincy Bolagraph, 1-0, Thursday in the Coldwater Softball Association. Miller struck out 17 men and walked one batter while increasing his total strike-outs in seven games to 99. Larry Snyder, with one strike-out and no walks, was the losing pitcher.

Both Osseo upped its Little League record to by defeating Pitts- ted 1M. Wbmmi! Holliday threw a no-hitter as was to face 1969 winner Peter Green today. Among the others are former champions Lynn Janson, Bill Newcomb, Glenn Johnson, and Melvin Stevens. had been putting so badly I iust said that darn putter has to be around grinned Hinkley, veteran golfer who at one time lettered in baseball at Western Michigan University. I started he said.

found it two weeks ago behind a shelf in the fruit cellar. The last time I used it was about 10 or 12 years ago, and since I got it back my putting has improved. It had been cold for me the last couple Hinkley, whose flowing blond hair and rugged features make him resemble a Viking hero, said Major League Standings the resurrected putter had been welded three times. remember once when I was a kid I broke it by throwing it in a swimming the mod- dressed linksman recalled. Major League Leaders By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING 105 at bats Oliva, Murcer, N.Y., .337.

RUNS Buford, 53; Oliva, 46. RUNS BATTED IN ebrew, 55; Oliva, 46. HITS Oliva, 94; Murcer, N.Y., 82, Tovar, 82. DOUBLES B.Conigliaro, 20, Northrup, 16. TRIPLES Carew, Unser, Schaal, K.C., 4, Otis, K.C., Clarke, 4.

It was the only midweek day game scheduled this season for Angeles, where the Dodgers played exclusively at night last year except on weekends. like said Jim who broke out of a two-week slump to pace the attack with a homer and two singles, good for four runs batted in. I can have dinner at home and liefebvre, who went into the game with just four hits in his previous 38 at-bats, poked an RBI single as the Dodgers exploded for eight runs in the second inning, then poled his seventh homer of the season with two on in the fourth. three hits brought his season average back up to .284. Seaver jumped on a 1-1 pitch Stillwell Loses, 22-3 allowed no mercy as it defeated Stillwell Ford, 22-3, Thursday in Little League Four.

After scoring five runs in the top of the first, Dave Liebengood homered with one on in the second. Then in the next inning scored nine runs on seven walks, a double by Nick Ferro with one on and triple by Jeff Bemis with the bases loaded. In the fourth and final inning six runs scored as Bill Haddix doubled with one on and winning pitcher Brian Wolf homered. The losing pitcher was Toby Hinkle. now has a 6-0 record and Stillwell is 0-6.

Scoring: 529 6 22 13 1 Stillwell 201 0 3 4 2 from Bill Stoneman with two out in the eighth and drove it over the left field fence to break a 1-1 deadlock at Montreal. The first homer of his five-year NL career also came at the expense of the last season with Rich Nye the victim. He struck out nine Expos on the way to his ninth victory against three setbacks. Stoneman, 9-6, also gave up five hits before giving way to a pinch-hitter in the eighth and struck out eight, bringing his league-leading total to 134. Tlie Reds, victims of Rick no-hitter Wednesday night, finally broke their scoring famine when two-out doubles by Tony Perez and Bernie Carbo in the ninth lifted them into a 1-1 tie.

But the Phils pushed over the deciding runs in the 10th on single, a sacrifice, two walks and bases-loaded single up the middle. Mercury Outboards Service Runabouts Canoes Fishing Boats Rafts Sailboats Bills Tom Haync The Alpine Store 542-3794 Litchfieldl BRYAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY 3 miles west of Bryan, Ohio, State Route 576 Racing Every Sunday Night June 27, 1971 Triple Header Program Super Modified Sprints Late Model Hobby Stock mile Asphalt Track 6 25-lap Features Plus 8 Other Events Also Rides for the Children, in their Favorite Race Car at Intermission Come Early as 3 of the Features are Rain-Out's and will be run first. Ail at Regular Price Admission $2 Children 7 to 12 years 50c Under 7 years Free Racing 8p.m.! ESDT) Sharp Any Information 419-634-2261 "Notice Opening" The new Vjmile Dirt Track. Thursday Night, July 1. "First Annual Invitational." For Super Modified Sprints.

Gates Open 5:30 p.m. Time Trials 7 p.m. Racing 8:30 p.m. Osseo banged out nine, scoring 10 runs in the fourth inning. Holliday also got hits in three of his four appearances at the plate and teammate Gary Hagam went two for three, including a double.

McCullough was the losing pitcher. Scoring: Pittsford 000 0 2 2 0 0 Osseo 203 10 15 9 7 SHAVING STROKES by Frank Beard 9-Littler's Rhythm swing a golf club I feel the same wav I do when I hear a great symphony perform, or watch an artist working on a fine painting. an aesthetic wonder with a golf club So much for poetics. tempo is so good cause he practices it frequently. very sensitive to anything but the machine been likened to.

How do you practice tempo? I asked Gene about it one day, and he said he will hit a lot of practice balls thinking about nothing but swinging smoothly. Never rushing. Letting the club do the hard work. He has been a top player for 15 years, but he still goes to the practice range to concentrate on keeping his tempo even a big lesson there for the rest of us. be amazed at how many mechanical errors in our swings can be eliminated All else follows from good tempo.

(NEXT: That Pro Spin.) in the bottom of the seventh inning when Jake Paukins singled and moved to second on a sacrifice by the catcher, Rod Wright. As Jerry Albert was being intentionally walked, a pitch got away and allowed Paukins to reach third. He finally scored on a single by Doug Miller. The other Mosherville hit was a single by Jerry Bilton. Hitting for Quincy were Jim Frick, Dale Rubley, the catcher, and John Sistanich.

Scoring: Bolagraph 000 000 0 0 3 0 000 000 1 1 3 0 Gomes Sold Out EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan allotment of tickets for the away football games with Notre Dame and Ohio State have been sold out, Bill Beardsley, MSU ticket manager reports. The Spartans play the Irish Oct. 2 at South Bend and meet Ohio State at Columbus Nov. 6.

Beardsley said fans can still order tickets for four other away Tech, Sept. 18; Wisconsin, Oct. 16; Purdue, Oct. 30, and Northwestern, Nov. 20.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NationalLeague East Division L. Pet. G.B Pittsburgh46 26 .634 New York 39 28 5824 St. Ilouis39 34 .534 7 Chicago 34 35 493 10 Montreal 29 38.424 14Vj Phila29 40 42015 West Division San Fran 48 25 658 Los Angeles 39 32.549 8 Houston 33 37.471 Cincinnati 32 40 444 Atlanta 33 42 440 16 San Diego 25 47347 Thursday's Results Los Angeles 11, St. Louis i New York 2, Montreal 1 Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 10 innings Only games scheduled American League East Division W.

L.Pet.GB Baltimore44 23656 DETROIT 39 31.557 Boston 37 30 .552 7 New York 3237 464 13 Cleveland 3137 45613V2 Wash. 24 4335820 West Division Oakland46 23 667 Kansas City 35 30538 9 Minnesota 3535 500 California 32 41 438 16 Chicago 2638 406 17Vj Milwaukee 26 39400 18 Thursday's Results Milwaukee 6, California 0 Baltimore 6, Washington 1 Detroit 3, Cleveland 0 Oakland at Minnesota rain Only games scheduled RACING Saturday Night, June 26th Big Demolition Race plus Regular Program Sunday Night, June 27th Rained out Midget Race from June 20 Two local drivers will be driving Dick Theideand Dennis Carrier Time Trials: 6:00 p.m. Racing: 7:30 p.m. BUTLER MOTOR SPEEDWAY Locuted miles west of Litchfield or 7 miles north of Quincy, Mich. your fun machine from RUPP! The most RUPP Cycle there is Boss as they come1 New raked front fork, tube suspension, 12" spoke wheel (approx 16" outside diameter) with Rupp Trials tires, light pack front and rear for where compact cycles are legal.

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