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The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 16

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Friday, September Padres Stifle Dodgers As Reds Blast Giants ESCANABA DAILY PRESS, Eacanaba, Michigan Pace Fifteen By Press had much fun Hernandez replaced Walker VMr with the baste ston Gomez of Gomez Pvdres. Well, his team la finally getting some laughs at the ex. of the Lot Angeles Dodgers. the side with one run scoring on Lou Infield out. He allow a hit In 2 2-3 innings of relief.

Duah success." said Pittsburgh Manager Danny The Padres, last in the Na- MurlagX cf his hoth- tional League West with the anded relief artist. got worst record In. baeebaH, beat 1 somebody hot going, find Anr'les 4-1 Thursday somewhere for Ju.n Pirarro pitched hit- toward th. too of division. drme to The loss prevented Los An- only run with a homer as Chi- gples from moving into a tie cago beat New York; Steve with San Francisco after the I Kenko stopped Philadelphia on Gianta lost S-' earlier five hits tor Montreal and Sonin the day to the Cincinnati ny a Reda.

One Think Left only thing we can do fe off some of the said Gomez, whose Padres also woo the opener of the two-game set at Dodger Wednesday night. least we can get some people talking about the The Padres not only had the Dodgers talking about them, but also talking to themselves. got to help yourself to get the said a disappointed Walt Alston, the Dodger manager. Just been helping ouraelvee the laat two Bnci Step Carda ing tingle in fee eighth for Atlanta. Races Almost Finished, But Dogfights Continue In AL Ijr Press So what? waukte 7-3, Detroit defeated many games we've got Washington 3-1 and Baltimore Angela Manager Lefty Phillips that time in the Ameri-1 belted the New York Yankees' said.

going out there can League. One divisional race it already over and the other is all but decided. So while the season plays itself out, most fans look ahead to the playoffs add the World Ssries. 6-2. The Wettern Division; every day and trying to win.

champion Oakland and Chi- But we have to have a whole cago were idle. lot of help to get second Indians Manager Johnny Li- California has 12 to go and pon, who took over July 30 when Alvin Dark waa fired and hat spent all but one day at the bottom of the heap since then, Yesterday's Stars Press BATTING George Foster, Reds, drilled a double and his 11th home run, driving in four runs and scoring one at Cincinnati smacked the San Francisco Giants 8-1. BREWER FIREMAN Ken Sanders wears a fire helmet and rides in a Milwaukee Fire Department squad after being made an honorary fire chief during pre-game ceremonies before Thursday game against the Minnesota The relief pitcher was recognized for breaking an American League record of 67 games finished in one season. He has all but one of the 27 saves this year. The Twins spoiled the festivities once the game started as they took a 7-3 decision.

(AP Wirephoto) Show Business Lu res Alex But there are itill plenty when atked if hit squabbles going on-fights gain at least a small thare of the pott-season money and to "I think anybody wants avoid the ignominy of a latt- to finish last in he place finish. snapped. trying damned Battling Scnatan hard gat out of th. Like the Cleveland Indians, Kidt Are Playing for example. battling Manager Eddie Kasko.

whose with Washington to stay out of Red 8ox own third, a slim two the East Division cellar. A vie-' games ahead of the Yankees, tory Thursday night would have moved the Tribe within half a game of the fifth-place after taking several leads against Boston, the Indians wound up on the short end of a final score. Or the California Angels. By grabbing third place in the West, get a share of the World Series money. They grabbed third with a 2-1 victory over Kant at Frank Robinson and Andy Etchebarren also homered for the Orioles after New York had taken a 2-0 first-inning lead on run-scoring singles by Bobby Murcer and Ron Blomberg.

bat decided to take his $70, While the 00 more nmnrr im over ivansas uicy re ho, making nesota who finally gets on the eyeing the tecond-place Royala. i fessi coally. a one-game selvet burgh Pirates neared an easy clinching in the East by ping tecond-place St. Louia The Pirates pushed lead to games over the Cardinals The 36 year Minnesota Vikings 'pro football He hat a television show in team) and gets 0141 veteran Chicago and is to on Karras said he and author in the West, the Pitts-! leased by the Detroit I the variety talk George Plimpton are writing a Laons in a surprise move Tuet-1 He also said he will begin book about defensive Lion tack- aay, says he has decided on re- filming an terrific let. He added, course, tirement from football in order TV series in early have to change the last chap- to pursue a career in the enter-1 a man raised in Min- tainment world and "spend Precartotu Hold But hold on third is precarious at beat.

The Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins are only half a game further back. In other American League games, Minnesota beat Mil- commented: we want to win at many games as we can and finish at high as possible. But the most important thing to me now it to see what these kids can do and the only way I can do that it by letting them play. veterant had their chance to get ut up there and now I'm going to let the kids do Kasko tald. Mike two-run, tie- breaking double ignited the three-run eighth inning that carried the Red Sox past Cleveland.

Rick Miller, Joe Lahoud and Rico PetroceUi had Boston home nut and Vada Pinion, Ray Fosse and Ted Uhlaender had them for the Tribe. really know how trails Kansas City by SH games. Said Clyde Wright, who pitched six no-hit innings and finished with a three-hitter to beat the Royals: got to be optimittic. We've got a bunch of guys who going to The Angels scored in the fourth on tingles by Mickey Rivers, Jim Fregoti and Billy Parker and Wright drove in what proved to be the winning run one inning later with a double play grounder. KlOebrew Hits S12tk A four-run seventh inning highlighted by Cesar two-run tingle carried the Twins past the Brewers but the big blow in the game was Harmon 25th homer of the season.

It was also the 512th of hit career, tying him with Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews for sixth place on the all-time list. New ttalforma The Orioles, sporting bright orange-and-black home uniforms for the first time, did it against the Yanks on Robinson's eighth-inning grand slam home run following tinglet by Paul Blair and Frank Robinaon around Dave Johnson't walk. Bowling Notes The Junior-Senior Bowling Leagve, agea 13-21, will hold a Meeting at 2 p. m. Katar- day at the Bowl-A-Rama to form teama and tttabttah averagtt.

Last baatam Jaeka and Jilla will have the Ir meeting fer the tarne pnr- peaet at 1 p. m. at the Bowl- A-Rama. New bewlera, agea 1-12, and latt Star Baatamt will farm thelr leagve and aet ip teama at a meetlng Oct. 2 at 1 p.

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S06A and any combination of I 1 0001 Mve to prove to body Pittsburgh victories or three St. Louis defeata will cinch the pennant. prove to any- I over the the myopic masher said in an intervlew Thursday. I In after play football. taken it out of me here in Detroit.

They really beat me games, the Chicago Cubs niooed the New York Metis the Montreal Expos stopped the Philaddrhia Phillies 6-2 and the Atlanta Bravea trimmed Houston 4-3. Likes Dodgers Despite beating the twice in two nights, Gomez still likes their chances for the division pennant. got the good pitch- Karras still has 970,000 coming to him on the last two years of his no-cut, no-trade contract with the Lions, Washington Redskins and Ihe Los Angeles Rams sought his services, but Karras turned them both down. thought Wednesday about playing the bench, end moet impor- montine I said Gomez. watched Alston and as cool and as calm as you can be.

Another guy might be running up and down the Fred Norman, a former Dod- who oitched a seven-better for San Diego, called the victory cf my He had lost his first four to his former teammates. Nate Colbert. Larry Stahl and morning looked around at the and thought it was a little selfish to think I had to prove anything to anybody any more. Especially Detroit, the only people really concerned about said. heck with it.

go out wMh the disappointed, naturally, that Jr and my career here with a good taste in my But he said being out of pro John Jeter poked home nms for i time dur- the su he had tor 13 he Cincinnati Ross vm bi V. (e four childrcn exteeded San Jranc-co He tember slide with a three-hitter as the cut. the Giants. It was San 11th loss in paines. a dive which shaved most of its me in two weeks.

George Foster, traded by San Francisco to Cincinnati earlier this year, crashed a grand slam home run as the Reds sealed the victory with a five- run eighth inning. A combined seven-hitter by Luke Walker and Ramon Her- handez led Pittsburgh over St. Louis. The Pirates scored two runs in the third and two in the fourth, all oft Cardinal starter Jerry Reuss. in Bloomfield Hills, a suburb of Detroit, for at least two years as he moves around the coun- Bowling Notes Bowlarama Maaday Team Metropolitan Pabst Michigan Theatre 3 Stropich Concrete 2 Dairy 8nack 2 Beeline 1 Kallman Qil 1 Beautyland 1 Concrete 751 HIG: Pat Johnston 200; HIS: Pat Johnston 50t.

Five High Garnet Pat Johnston 209, Colleen Pike 1S4, Alice Gillmet 170. Priscilla Rousseau 169. Helen Barlbeau IN. Injury Plagued Jets To Open New Season By The Associated Press John Unites remains in- It may be the start of a new activated following A chiles ten- season for the injury-riddled don surgery last March. Balti- New York Jets but more, however, said the regular National Football an may be activated shortly be- Leegue season opens against fore kickoff time.

Earl Morrall the Super-Bowl champicn will start at quarterback for move Colts will be shrouded th? Colts, with painful memories. Former Detroit Lions defen- The first meeting last sive tacWe Alex Karras, placed year was disastrous for New waivers earlier this week, York not only on the score- announced plans to retire from board the Jets lost pro football and enter show also because star quarterback ougjness Joe Namath loft game with ljo ai broken and wa. Kana, Wasted Detroit lined remainder of thejea- man mm, u. aon while his team rtumbled to and en decUned to a play tar the Wadtintfon Red- Namath Injured bos Angeles Namath returned to action at the start of the iust-ccnclucled exhibition season, received a footbal, Karras severe knee injury against Det-! ve roit and is still on the mend. Detroit.

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