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National Page 28 GREELEY TRIBUNE June 2, 1971 Ji Pirates End Cords With 3rd Straight By KEN RAPPOPORT Asseciaftd Sports Writer Pittsburgh's swashbuckling pitchers have been leaving (heir mark on National League hitlers tlie Mark of Zero. "It's qnile a feal," boasted Pittsburgh interim Manager Bill Virdon, referring to three straight and 3D consecutive scoreless innings by the Pirates' new-found strong- arm staff. It is quite a feal--for Pittsburgh. Before Dock Ellis silenced St. Louis 0-0 on three hits Tuesday night, the last time the Pirates put three shutouts together was in 1958 with Ron Kline, Vernon Law and Bob Friend.

Before Ellis pitched his beauty, Bob Moose and Steve Blass spun consecutive shutouts over Chicago. The victory was the i straight for Ellis, who is "on the verge" of becoming one of the best pitchers in the majors, according to Virdon. The Houston Aslros nipped the Atlanta Braves 7-6, the Montreal Expos downed the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 in the National League's other games: Tuesday. A i a League: Milwaukee 5, Cleveland Minnesota 3, Detroit California Kansas City 4, Boston 2 and Oakland 5, New York 2. Ellis didn't overpower the hoi Cardinals 'as he halted their seven-game winning jslrcak, but nevertheless had them under control.

"You don't have lo strike oul anybody to win in this game," said Ellis, wlto struck out four as he won his seventh game in 18 decisions. "I used to think I was a fast ball pitcher. No more. My ball is a moving ball. I'm relying more on the slider and starting to use a sinker even more." The sinker and the curve were i where they were supposed be Tuesday night- low.

And that's why the Birds kept battering the ball into the ground and why the Pirates came up with two double plays lo make it easy for Ellis. Actually, it was all over iri the first inning when Pittsburgh shelled the Cardinals' Chris Zachary from the hill with a five-run binge capped by. Ellis' two-run single. Cesar Cedeho'and Jesus Alou each got four bits and knocked in three runs apiece to. pace Houston over struggling Atlanta, which lost its llth in 13 ganies.

Cedeno blasted his third homer-of the year over the center field fence in the third with Wade Blasingame aboard. Cedeno, hitting doubled home Joe Morgan from i i the seventh and boosted his average 20 points fo .216 wilh the three-hit night. Alou sent the Aslros in front 3-2 in Ihe third wilh a single American md knocked in two more with a double in the fifth. Ceaeno's performance was lis second hot game in a row. le was 3-for-4 against Cincin- lati Monday, after struggling at .180 for most of the year.

A throwing by third asenian Bobby 'Valentine permitted Montreal to score two unearned in a three-run econd inning and the Expos iiade them stand up for their victory over Los Angeles mapped a six-game spin. The Davis continued his hot streak, baling safely in his 24th straight fiflh-inmng single. Ed Kranepool highlighted a hree-run inning with a double and Cleon Jqnse capped a two-run fifth cilli an RBI double in the New York success. The Giants -cut the Mets 1 margin to one run with a two- run rally in the eighth before relievers Danny Frisella and Tug McGraw came in to save starter Gary Gentry's victory. Nats Edge Angels, 6-5, On Maddox Home Run By HAL BOCK Associated Press Sports Writer The lights-started going out in Washington's RFK Stadium al just about the time Elliol Maddox started coming on.

Maddox, on the bench al the start of the game when all (lie electricity was going full blast, came in as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning, delivered a single and remained in the lineup. Then, after Ihe game had been delayed 32 minutes by a power failure, Maddox produced some of his own wilh a three-ran htmcr in the bottom of the sevenlh lhat provided Washington's 0-5 viclory over California. Elsewhere in the American League Tuesday, Oakland's Vida Blue won his llth game, beating New York 5-2, Kansas City downed Boston 4-2, Min- nes'ofa frimmed.Detroit 3-1 and Milwaukee defeated Cleveland 5-3. Baltimore and Chicago had the day off. In the National League, Pittsburgh shut out St.

Louis 9-0, Houston nipped Atlanta 7-6. the New York Mels shaded San Francisco and Montreal topped Los Angeles 5-2. No olh- cr games were scheduled. Maddox, one of the bodies involved in the Denny McLain trade last winter, was on the bench strictly on merit. He had just a dozen hits all year before Tuesday night.

The.homer was his first of the year, increased his HBI total to eight and lifted his balling average lo .177. The Senators were leading 3-2 when half of the stadium lights went out while California was batting in the lop of the seventh. The game was delayed 32 minutes because of the failure in the -Stadium's high voltage circuit breaker. Maddox' homer increased Washington's lead lo 6-2, giving Ihe Senators enough of a cushion lo "withstand California's three-run rally in the eighth. Blue retired 17 consecutive New York batters and mowed down the Yankees to run his season's record to 11-2.

After 89ers Gain Share of Lead With Win as Denver Loses By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A pair of games that were decided in the ninth inning helped Oklahoma City gain a share of the Wcslern Diyisien lead in American Association baseball play Tuesday night. John Dolinsek's sinking liner lo right field scored Carl Richardson with the winning run in the ninth as the 89ers slipped by Indianapolis 4-3. Iowa's Bill McNulty scored on Larry Haney's ninth-inning single as the Oaks beat Denver 8-7, dropping the Bears into a lie for the division lead. In other action, Tulsa came from behind to nip Evansville 3-2 in 11 innings, and Wichita bombed Omaha 12-3. The fMers, who have won 17 of their last 22 games, scored twice in the first inning but fell behind 3-2 until Jay Schlueler tied it with a seventh-inning homer.

Al Crawford drove in all SEWER AND DRAIN CLEANING OFf THROUGH JUNE PHONE 352-0327 Korgan Plumbing Keating three runs for the Indians. Denver blew a big lead for the second a i nighl. Ricl Scheinblum's two-run helped the Bears take a 7-1 advantage into the bottom of the eighth inning, but Iowa came back for four runs in that frame aided by back-to-back homers by George llendrick and Jim Driscoll. McNully doubled in two runs in the i lo lie Die score, am Haney followed with his game winning blow. Buzz Nilschke's two-run pine! hit single in the bottom of (he gave the Oilers their vie lory.

Evansville had taken the lead in the lop of the frame when Bernie Smith pnunded his second home run of the season Kris Krcbs had four hits, in eluding Iwo doubles, and six runs balled in fo pace Wich ita's 15-hil attack. Mike Pau was the beneficiary of the hil ting as he gave up nine hits in posting his third victory in sev en decisions. Wednesday re mains the same with Omaha al Wichita, Evansville at Tulsa, Denver at Iowa and Indianapo lis at Oklahoma City. rw210amd June 2 GREMLIN GREMLIN Choose your equipment at these SPECIAL LOW PRICES A a i Transmission Radio 55.80 ISO H.P., 6 cylinder engine ALL EQUIPMENT COMPARABLY PRICED freight and local (axes SENDER AUTO SALES A A A A I A HORNET, A I A MG. 125 Slh Avc.

352-J358 he Yanks nicked him for a run in the first, he didn't allow another base runner until the seventh. Jn between, Reggie Jackson ripped a two-run homer and the A's took control of the game Blue struck out six, increasing his total to 108 for 112 1-3 in nings. All of his victories have complete games. Kansas Cily tagged Boston wilh its third straight defea and cut the Red Sox' first place edge in the American Leagu East to one game over idle Bal timore. Amos Olis ripped his third liomcr in two days and Miki Hedlund limited (he Sox to sev en hils including George Scott's homer in the Olis' two-run homer gave him six runs batted in in the Roy als' three-game sweep of (he Sox.

Bases-loaded walks to Hav mon Killebrew and Leo Car denas in the eighlh inning forced home the tie-breakinj runs as Minnesota topped Det roil. Winner Jim Perry starled (he decisive rally with a single only the fourth hit off Los Cain. An error and a walk to. Hoc Carew, loaded the bases anc set (he slage for the game breaking walks to Killebrew and Cardenas. Johnny Briggs drove in three runs--two of them on a sixth inning homer that tied th score--to lead Milwaukee pas Cleveland.

Marly Paltin won his sixlh game, surviving i rocky start when 1he Indian: reached him for three hits and a pair of runs in the first inning. PACE CAR CRASHES CAMERA STAND Coming off Photo was made by Chicago Today photographer the track at start of 500-mile race Saturday at the Indian- Danes. (Copyright, 197J, by Chicago Today, from APi apoiis Speedway, pace car careens into camera stand, sending photo) photographers sprawling. Several lensmen were injured. Frank iWire- PACE CAR HITS CAMERA STAND--The pace car, coming off the track at the start of the Indianapolis 500-mile race Saturday, surrounded by people after the car hit a photographer's stand at the end of the pits.

An injured person is attended in foreground. At least 5 photographers were taken to a hospital. (AP Wirephoto) Sport Notes By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO (AP) Charlie Youngman, 33, sank a hole in one on the par 3, lOD-yard second hole at Tarn O'Shanler Goll Club Tuesday. Me did Ihe same thing on the same hole 13 years ago. BoyerTo WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

(AP) Clcfe Boyer said Tuesday he didn't think Atlanta Braves General Manager Paul Richards would "blackball" him in major league job hunting for a third base to call his own. Boyer, who quit after criticizing Richards and Braves manager Luman Harris, said, "I'm not earning any money now, but I'm happier than I've been in a long time since I left (he Braves." The 33-year-old baseball player was to'lee off today in a pro- am golf tournament al a plush links in Palm Beach. But Boyer also got in few more swings at the Braves Tuesday. "This whole thing started wilh an interview in New York MEXICO CITY (AP) Mount San Antonio College registered 15 youths Tuesday for the fourth international track and field competition for youths to be held here June 18-20. The Mexican National Youth Institute, which sponsors the event, said the Walnut, school sends a team to the competition annually and is "a hard team to beat." MONTREAL (AP) Lee Trevino i make his first appearance in the Canadian Open when the annual goif championship is held at the Richelieu Valley Golf and Country Club July 1-4.

The announcement was made Tuesday by (he Royal Canadian Golf Association. He joins Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Doug Sanders already signed! for the $150,000 Canadian event. First prize is $30,000. TULSA, Okla. (AP) Chris Everct, lop-ranked in 16 girls singles, and Harold Solomon, second-ranked junior annexed lilies in the 14th annual Tnlsa iTcnnis Club Invitational tournament Monday.

Miss Evercl, from Fort Lnu- derdale, defeated Mrs. Mary Ann Eisel Curtis G-0, 6-3 for women's singles honors. Solomon rallied past Zan (iiicrry, 3-fi, fi-3, 6-1, in an all- Rice University men's singles liiials. Free Agent Thurs. in which I spoke my mind day midnight he- becomes about the organization," said Boyer, a veteran of some 15 years in professional baseball.

"That led to my personal feelings about Paul Richards and Luman Harris," said Boyer. He said Harris imposed a curfew lhat turned into "a joke" because, Boyer said, "Harris waifs until he gets one guy he's after and chews him out." He charged there was a lack of training in fundamentals at Atlanta where the Braves occupy fourth place in the Division of the National League. Unless a team picks up Boyer on a $20,000 waiver by Wednes- Major League Standings By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS nesnia (llamm 1-0 or Hall rce agent which he says wants to.be. 'I'm waiting for 'free- loin ticket," Boyer said. But he refused to say what club he had mind, if any.

As a golfer Boyer lias a 12 landicap and shoots in the 80s'. ie does belter with a bat. Last year he hit .248 and belted 16 1 lomers for the Braves. Boston Ballimore Detroit New York Cleveland IVashn American League East Division W. L.

Pet. GB 23 1fl 27 19 .587 1 26 23 .531 3V4 21 27 .438 8 20 27 .426 night Only games scheduled Thursday's Games Boston at New York, night Only game scheduled 19 29 .395 10 West Division Oakland 34 18 Kansas City 24 22 .522 7 Minnesota 26 24 .520 7 California 23 28 .451 10 Milwaukee 20 25 .444 10 Chicago 18 26 .403 12 Tuesday's Results Kansas City 4, Boston 2 Oakland 5, New York 2 Washington 6, California 5 Milwaukee 5, Cleveland 3 Minnesota 3, Detroit 1 Only ganies scheduled Wednesday's Games Boston (Siebert 9-0) at New York (Bahnsen 2-6) California i 0-4) at Washington. (McLain 4-8), night Baltimore (Dobson 2-3) at Chicago (Bradley 5-4), night Cleveland (McDowell 4-5) at Milwaukee (Parsons 5-6), night Detroit (Coleman 4-1) at Min- DECATUR, III. Gene Whipp. of Keftering, Ohio, pi- Hydroplane lo victory lotcd his 7-litre "Heavy Hauler" Monday in Ihe feature race of Ihe Lake Decatur Memorial Day Water Festival.

Whipp's boat is owned by Lenny Ryder of Elk drove Village. The viclory was worth $500 for Whipp. St. Louis Pittsburgh New York Montreal Chicago Philadcl. 2 9V4 National League East Division W.

L. Pet. GB 32 18 .650 30 19 .612 28 18 .609 19 24 .442 21 27 .438 10 17 30 .362 13 West Division Francisco 37 15 .712 Houston 26 24 .520 10 Ix)s Angeles 26 25 .510 Atlanta 22 29 .431 14V4 Cincinnati 20 29 .408 San Diego 15 35 .300 21 Tuesday's Results Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 0 Houston 7, Atlanta 6 Monlreal 5, Los Angeles 2 New York 5, San Francisco 4 Only games scheduled Wednesday's Games New York (MeAndrew 0-2) al San Francisco (Marichal 8-2) Chicago (Pappas 6-1 and Decker 0-0) at Cincinnati (Gul- letl 5-2 and Wilcos 2-1) 2, twi- night St. Louis (Cleveland 5-2) at Pittsburgh (Walker 1-6), night Houston (Wilson 4-2) at Atlanta (Heed 5-3), night Philadelphia (Short 3-7) at San Diego A i i 1-7), night Monlreal (Morton 4-C) at Los Angeles (Singer 3-0), night Thursday's Games Houston at A a a night Chicago al Cincinnati, nighl SI, Louis at Pillsbiirgh, night Only giuncs scheduled Major League Leaders By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING 100 at bats 01- va, Murcer, N.Y., 353, RUNS Yaslrzemski, 38; Buford, 37.

HATTED IN Kill- cbrew, 46; Pelrocelli, 38, HITS Tovar, 62; 01- iva, Minn. DOUBLES B.Conigliaro, Northrup, 12; T.Conigliaro, 12; Rojas, K.C,, 12; Bando, 12; Rudi 12. TRIPLES Unser, Sehaal, K.C., 4. HOME HUNS Cash, W. Horton, 11; R.

Jackson, 11; Olica, 1. STOLEN BASES Camp- aneris, 15; Olis. K.C., 11. PITCHING 5 Decisions Siebert, 9-0, 1.000, 1.77; Cuellar, 7-1, .875, 3.28. STRIKEOUTS Blue, 108; Lolich, 87.

Fischer Holds Strong Lead In Chess Match VANCOUVER, B.C. A -The sixlh game in Ihe series to select a challenger for the World Chess Championship ad iourned here Tuesday with U.S Grandmaster Bobby Fischer holding a strong lead. At adjournment on the 43r move, Fischer was two pawns ahead of Soviet Grandmaster Mark Taimanov and it appeared only Ihe formality Taimanov's resignation was needed Wednesday. The viclory would give Fischer a 6-0 sweej in the best-of-len-game match. Winner of the quarter-fina elimination match will mee Danish Grandmaster Bent Lar sen in a semi-final game of the challengers' playoff.

The win ner of the challenger series meet world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union for the title. NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING 100 at bals Brock, St. W. Davis, L.A., .370. RUNS Brock, SI.

46; Bonds, S.F., 45. RUNS BATTED IN slar- gcll, 43; Torre, St.L., 41. HITS Garr, 78: Brock, St.L., 76. DOUBLES Brock, Sl.L., 14; M. Alou, St.

14. TRIPLES Clemente, Harrelson, N.Y., Kessinger, Alley, W.Davis, L.A., 4. HOME RUNS Sfargell 17; H.Aaron, 16. STOLEN BASES Brock, Sl.L, 19; Harrelson, N.Y., 12. PITCHING 5 Decisions Dierker, 9-1, .900, 1.86; Ryan, N.Y., fi-1, .857,.

1.08; J.Johnsnn, G-l, .857, 0.70. STRIKEOUTS Jenkins, 33; Sciiver, N.Y., 91. Richard Petty Hose to Million In Earnings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. AP) Stock car superstar lichard Petty may become the NASCAR Grand National cir- 1 cult's first millionaire by the of July. The 33-year-old Randlemaii, N.C., Plymouth driver has earned an extra $10,000 for winning the first leg of the Winston 3up point standings and now has $962,648 for a 13-year ca- Petty trounced Ford indepen-l dent James Hulton of Inman, S.C., who collected $5,000 as runnerup in the cup standings.

Petty has earned $133,740 in 1371, his fourth season in the past five years, and plans to challenge for big purses in June NASCAR events at Dover, Irish Hills, Mich, and Riverside, Calif. If he doesn't make the million circle sooner, Petty will- have a shot at one of the tour's payoffs in the Fire-, cracker 400 oh July 4'at'Day- ona International Speedway. 'Hulton scored 1,624 points to Felly's 1,730 and has earned $27,630 this year. Cecil Gordon of Arden, N.C., was third at Elmo Langley, Landover, had Benny Detroit, Bobby Allison, Hueytbwn, and. Jabe Thomas, Christ! ansbure, 1,268.

Allison won last Sunday's World 600 al Charlotte, N.C. Bragg, Mayer Among Matmen To Go on Tour DKNVBR (AP) Nine high school wrestlers have been chosen (o represent Colorad later this month in a tour Japan. Selected from 25 wrestler, originally screened were Pa Ariki, Ranum, 105 pounds Dave Overlun, Ranum, 114 Rusty Einspahr, Arvada, 123 Dave Keeler, Wray, 132; Mark Mayer, Fort Morgan, 143 Frank Penn, Englewood, 155 Rob Ransdell, a a 165 Doug Bartlett, Arvada, 178 and Bob Bragg, Fort -Morgan 187. Three of (he wresllers-kcel er, Penn and Ransdell ar former state champions, whil seven members of the squa( placed in the 1971 state cham pionships. Unlil leaving for Japan Jun 21, the team will train at den High School.

Bob Smith Wray and Glen Scheele of Den ver West are the 1071 coaches HITTING Cesar Ceden ami Jesus Alou, Astros, eacl got four hils and knocked i Ihree runs apiece as Houslo beat Hie Atlanta Braves 7-C. Welterweight Rematch Set For Friday LOS ANGELES (AP) Billy Backus, the current custodian of the world welterweight boxing crown, is a decided underdog to continue wearing the. chapeau he won from Jose Napoles in Syracuse, N.Y., last Dec. 3--a fact that doesn't seem lo disturb him. As a relatively unknown Journeyman ringster in New England, (he 27-year-old Backus was an overwhelming underdog against the champion from Mexico City.

But thanks to several bad eye cuts Inflicted on Napoles, the fight was.stopped in the fourth round and Backus was acclaimed as the champion of Ihe 147-pound class. The rematch is slated for Friday night in the Forum, 15 rounds or less. Few think it will go 15. "I've never predicted the outcome of one of my fights and I'm not going to start now," Backus reiterated loday. Backus is a soulhpaw.

He'i stocky, several inches shorter than the 31-year-old ex-champion, lie is not fancy but he is aggressive. He took some of Jose's best shols--and some of Jose's best shots have cooled off 41 opponents--and plodded in for more. "Me never backed olf," said Ills manager, Tnny Graaanp, a fact which films of the certify. Outside the ring, Bachw, married and the father of two youngsters and nephew of his trainer, ex-champion Carmen' Basilio, is mild mannered and wears glasses. Asked if winning the prestigious title had changed his life style much, he said, "Oh, some, I guess! But It's been nice, (he prestige, invitations fo appear at dinners, all the things that go with a championship,.