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Fans; See Orioles trim Tigers The Gallup NM Independent--Monday, July 3, 1972--Page 5 HAI, HOCK Associated Press Sports Writer The reports of baseball's demise seem grossly exaggerated. Berated a series'o! polls victory would restore the two- game Tiger lead. Elsewhere. In Ihe American Lciiguc. New: York swept ai doubled ea'dcr 'from Cleveland 5-2, Boston look a pair from Milwaukee'154.

Ilifl 8 five games ami riih honier In the first inning mil noil Gilford added a two- run shot in (he to key the Baltimore i The Yankee's fan their win- a first by a. pro- am 3.2 in Innings, Minndsola extended Cleveland losing season player and then split twin bill with Chicago, by rain-soaked inonlh of. June, (he'national has somehow- survived. Now is weather, at lasl-ahdilaltinim'e and Detroit are proving that if you give Ihe ians'somelhinfi exciting to see, they'll come'out Tlte Orioles am! Tigers, battling fo'r fjrst place in the American League's East Division, climax a four-game showdown scries in Detroit tonight. The first three meetings have attracted 113,500 fans ancient Tiger Stadium -an average of a shade under 40,000 per game.

crowd- of 37,635 showed up Sunday and saw Baltimore Irim the Tigers' lead down to one game i a 7-2 victory. If the Orioles can win tonight in Hie 1 a i a televised fourth nose-lo-nose confrontation, it will leave the two clubs in a (lalfoolod tic al the fop of the division. A Delroil streak to eight with their don before losing 2-1, sweep.against Ihf In- aiy hits to capture the opener i Bobby Murcer leading the. attack. Murccr doubled -and scored in.

Ihe fir I inning 'and later drove in three'runs with a single and sacrifice fly. In the nightcap, Iton Bluin- betg hit a towering home rim and contributed one of four consecutive 'inning singles that put New York in front for keeps. The Ited Sox unloaded for 18 hits against Milwaukee in Ihe first game of their doubleheader I'elrocelli and Reggie Smith driving in five runs apiece. Ren who had three hits in the first game romp, contributed three more in the nightcap as Boston completed the sweep. liichio Scbeinbliim, the Amer- ming two games, the 'Rangers winning the first 7-5 and' the llay- als taking the second 8-3, and Oakland trimmed California 3-I.

In the National League, Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 7.4, Montreal tripped New York 4-3, I whipped Phi) adelphia 7-3, Houston nipped A a a 5-1, Cincinnati routed Snn Diego 122 and San Francisco stamped Los Angeles 33. Sunday's version, of the Oriole-Tiger 'showdown was somewhat' less dramatic than Du- troH's 2-0 victory Saturday, which ended with a leaping catch by Norlhrup that turned what looked like a game-Lying home run into a game-ending dotihlc-play Instead. Boog Powell crashed threc- ican League's' leading hitter, had six hits.Iti nine at bats for Kansas City in doubleheader split with Texas, Cookie Uojas also bad six hits for the Royals. Texas look Ihe opener with llBI-singles by Ted Kubinit and Frank llowai'd snapping a 5-5 lie in Ihe lOlh Inning. Hal King's seventh inning homer lieil it lor.

Ihe Rangers, who blew an early 4 0 lead, Scheinbliim look care of the nighlcap against his former Icaniinalcs, collecting a homer, double and single.and scoring three times. clipped Chicago in Ihe first game of their doubleheader wlIh Bobby Darwin and Eric Sodcrholm driving in two runs apiece. Jim Kaat, 10-2, got for Ihe victory with late -clicf help from Wayne Grander and Dave Lalloche. In (he second game, I'pl Kelly drove In one run and scored the other as the While Sox rebounded for (he Vida Blue won bis second game of the season, limiling California lo seven hits to beat the Angels. Joe Hudi had a double and triple and scored two runs for Oakland.

Cardinals in Contention; Win 6th in Row HKKSCHKI. N1SSKNSON Associated Press Sports Writer There's'a new line In Ihe Na- tional Uaguo record book lo- day and new team In Ihe Bast Division pennant race. San Francisco's Willie McCovey blasted a record-tying Hlh career'grand slam home run Sunday in the Giants' 9-3 rout of Los Angeles while Me streaking St. Louis Cardinals, 1514 games out of first place exactly one month ago, made it' six victories In a row anil 21 of with a 7-3 trouncing of Phila- delphia and trail front-running Pittsburgh by a mere C'A games. 1 Pittsburgh downed the Chicago Cubs 7-A, Montreal edged the New York Me Is 4-3, Cincinnati swamped San Diego 12-2 and Houston nipped Atlanta 5-t.

In the American League, Baltimore trimmed Detroit 7-2, ilia New York Yankees took two from Cleveland G-l and 5-2, Boston swept Milwaukee 15-4 3-2 in 11 innings, Oakland shaded California j-l, Minnesota won its opening game from Chicago 6-1 but the White. Sox look (he nightcap 2-1 and Knnsas City split a pair with Texas, losing 7-5 in 10. innings and then winning 8-3. "Thai's pretty good company," McCovey snid upon learning that his grand slams match the career marks of Hank Aaron and the late Gil Hodges. McCovey's blast, off Dodger ace Don Sutton In the seventh was a rare opposite- field drive to left following singles by Tito Fucntes, Don Mc.Mahon and Jim Ilowarth.

Dave Kingman followed with his 18th homer as the Giants broke the baseball game open. was the Giants' fourth con- secutive victory'and the fourth loss In row for Ihe Dodgers, fell seven games off the pace In the NL West. The Cardinals, whose hot month has lifted from last place to fourth, Just one game behind the Cubs, got eight-hit pitching from Reggie Cleveland and two relievers and four runs batted in from Dal Maxvill, three on a bases-loaded double. Cleveland hml a 'shutout until the eighth when Don Money homered for the Phils. Bob liobertson and Manny Sangulllen homered for the Pirates as they continued their mastery of Ihe'Cubs-soven of nine this season-despite a Chicago triple play in the seventh on Sangulllen's sharp bouncer lo third.

Robertson, dead last among Cleveland Golf Develin Looks For Repeat Open: CLEVELAND (API Can history repeat itself? I often does, and Devlin, the onetime master plumber from Australia, hopes will In lite $150,000 Cleveland Open Ciolf Tournament. In 1970 Devlin shot a GCin Ihe third round of the Cleveland Open. In Ihe fourth round, he burned up the course i a and won the championship. Devlin shot a 6G, five under par on the Tan- glcwood Country Club course, in Sunday's third round of the rain-delayed Cleveland Open. If history repeals itself, insofar as Devlin is concerned, he'll have to shoot a G4 in Uv day's final 18 holes.

A G4 in itself won't guarantee first place and the big winner's check. It would take a Go by the third- round co-leaders, Lanny kins and Larry Ilinsnn, lo deny Devlin the championship. Hinson, who had Ihe lead or a share of it for the first tsvo rounds, shot a 69 Sunday and was tied al 2QG with Wadkins, who carded a 67. Cesar Sanudo was next at 67-207. Then came Devlin, who bad a one-stroke lead 0:1.

fellow Aussie David Graham; Wilf Homenuik, a Dutch-burn Canadian national; and Hricn Allin. The Monday finish was set up after rain washed nut Thursday's firs! round. Devlin's 65 was helped by a imtter given away to good customers of a Cleveland plumbing firm. "It looks bloody awful," grinned Devlin, "hut I'm hilling the center ot the cups with it." Devlin represents the plumbing concern. ''1 just endorse their products," he snid.

"1 was pulling brtd and I had changed putters lv.ice already, and this assistant general manager said, 'We give away putters to good customers and I'll bring you one'." Homenluk slammed a five- iron for a hole-ln-one on the 165-yard 3 hole. "Don't I gel a car?" he asked. "Here I am hilling a hole-in-onc and no oncis giving away Cadillacs." VWWVWVVWW.VS CUSTOM PRINTING No Job Too Large or Too Small GALLUP PRINTING OFFICE SUPPLY 104 W. Coal 863-9588' major league hitters with i least 125 at-bnls, also singled home the first run anil has raised his average 40 points- Lo June 15 with two of his four homers and JO of his 16 runs batted in during that stretch. The Mels fell one game behind Pittsburgh when rookie Bob Itauch, making only his second major league.

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Gallup VICTORIOUS CUBS--The Cubs rounded the bases a tolol Kousner, Glen Mayes. Standing, Richcrd Saucedo- of 15 times Snlurday night, as they outscorcd the Podrcs manager, Anthony Gallegos-balboy, Charles Neil, Jim 15-7. Showninthep. Seay, Charles Malaya, Paul Padilfa, Ron Saucedo. Not Clarence Montgomery, Chris Wickelts, Kirt Wickells, Ed shown -Ted Mazon-coach.

(Staff) FORD SPRINTS In Red, White And Blue League Roundup i INDEPENDENT I.ITT1.I-: I.KAGUK Cardinals i The Cardinals sfrtkctl tn a two run lend in the first frame, followed with three more two innings later, lo clinch decision over a a i on top in i League Standings. Paul i and l.cybn joined forces in the first a to score two Cardinal runs, and Leyba followed tiy and Tanner his loth home run of tlte to cap off a three run i rdly. Rlen Mangus scored rm insurance run for the victors in the fourth inning. llie Yankees, who were never in tlic lend liu never loo far from it their cumo from behind effort in tlic fourth inning wi'fh one run scoring on A Saucedo's single. Three came over one inning later uff singles hy A a Terry Mesicli and a dcnhlp hy Itrmdy Villa.

Paul l.ufkin ended the Ynnks hopes to win the game as he only allowed one man to reach base in tlic next two innings. Ken Morris proved to be the base runner a he collected a double. Andy Saucedu and Pete Loybn were the leading liillc-rs as (hey eachcollccledlwohils. PaulLuf- kin was the winning pitcher while Don Villa was tagged with the loss. Cubs 15 Pnrlrcs 7 They defeated a hunch of Putives Saturday night, in a nip and tuck a a saw a seven run sixth inning put the game on ice for the Cubs.

Leading the 15-nin barmgcfor the Cubs were Paul Padilla and Eddie llausner with two for four performances a Ihe nlale and Wickells i a for three showing. Leading the tough bunch werr Hick IMcsu anil Mntajcich with uvofor three showings. The winning pitcher was Kon- nieSaucedo i Leonard Merriman suffering Ihclo.ss. Army's senior outside end, Kd Frauds of West Haven, caught 23 passes la.st season. Duke's 1972 football roster in- cluiles eight Now Jersey athletes nnd six fvom New York.

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