Cumberland Evening Times from Cumberland, Maryland • Page 7

Evaning Times, Monday, August 5, PITTSBURGH MANY PEOPLE are amazed that the Pittsburgh Pirates are still under the .500 level after having played 109 games, Jim Hooker is not. The much-traveled lefthander makes no effort to conceal his feelings about his teammates who apparently aren't making the most of their offensive talent. "We're just aggressive enough at the plate," gtated the Pirate southpaw after he had dropped a tough 4 to 3 route-going deci- sion to the Chicago Cubs in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader at Three Rivers Stadium. The team, he added, hits in streaks but can't get the base knocks when they're needed'. Hooker is substantiated by statistics, the Pirates, as a are batting .267, fourth highest in the National "League but after'yesterday's Jim Rooker split (they won the nightcap 7 to 1) they're still five games under .500.

"We have men at the plate who should be doing the job with runners on base but they're just not producing," Rooker rationalized. "We lack enthusiasm and desire. The guys just seem to have an 1-don't-care' attitude." LA, Reds Open Showdown Play Tonight First Game Of Series OnNational Television Rennie Stennett and Manny Sanguillen have begun to tail off at the plate Bob Robertson has fallen into another slump. In yesterday's first game Bob came up with men in scoring position three of his four times but didn't move up a runner, leaving five stranded. He didn't play the nightcap.

But Rooker didn't put the onus on his teammates for yesterday's loss, his ninth as against seven victories. He laid the blame squarely on the sturdy shoulders of Jim Rooker. "There's absolutely no excuse for the pitch I gave Bonham (Bill Bonham, the Cub pitcher) in the fourth inning," the Pittsburgh portsider explained. "I hung the ball and when you do that you deserve to be hurt." The Pirates were coasting along on a 3-0 lead when Bonham picked on.Hooker's hanging p(tch with two on and two out. Bonham stroked a single, driving in both runners.

The following inning he gave up'a two-run homer to Andy Thornton and that's all the Cubs needed. Rooker wasn't too upset by the pitch Thornton hit. It was a fast ball that tailed out but not far enough. "You more or less expect a guy like -Thornton to hit the ball solidly because he has the power," Rooker noted, "but Bonham's not a good hitter and he never should have laid his bat on the ball. And he wouldn't have, had I given him my hard curve." EVEN THOUGH THORNTON got a lot of his bat on the ball that made Rooker a loser instead of moving him into the .500 class at 8-8, it appeared that a more experienced left fielder like Willie Stargell would have made the catch.

The hit on top of the fence, which is only ten-feet highland bounced into the seats. Parker, who only recently returned from the disabled list after suffering a pulled hamstring muscie, didn't even jump for the ball. "When asked if he could leap that high, the six-foot-five rookie retorted, "I can go higher than that. But I made the mistake of hitting the fence first. Then it wasn't any use to jump the ball had already gone over." A stiff breeze apparently caused both Parker and Thornton to misjudge the depth of the towering drive.

"When.I hit thought for sure it was gone, then when I looked out and saw it hanging, I wasn't sure," said Thornton. With the wind obviously putting the brakes on the ball, Parker said he was of the opinion he was going to be able to make the catch near the fence." Richie Zisk, who is having a super season at the bat for the Bucs, was standing several feet a way from Parker's locker between games and overheard the questioning. "Thornton had to hit the hell out of that ball," Zisk interjected. "The ball I hit to right ia the third I was sure would go but the wind got it and it didn't even carry to the warning track." The "unaggressive" batters about whom Rooker complained could follow his example. He came up with a single and double in three trips but both times there were two outs and no one on base.

The pair of hingles lifted Rooker's batting average to hits in 57 at-bats. Rooker, who will be 32 next month, was destined, it seemed, to be a "born loser." When the Pirates, twelfth team he has been affiliated with since launching his professional carreer in I960, purchased him from Kansas Cify's Omaha farm club, Jim must have felt that this was his last chance. In his first season with the Bucs last year, Rooker had his first winning record (10-6) in the majors and he was sure 1974 would be another such season. It still could be but he'll need some support at the plate. "I'm not the only pitcher who has suffered as the result of lack of timely hitting." Rooker "It has happened to the other pitchers, too.

But with the talent this team has, there's no excuse for us having the kind of record we have." By VITO STELLINO UPI Sports Writer The Los Angeles Dodgers had a hunch all along that it was! going to come down to this. Last year 'the Dodgers were! three games ahead at this pointl in the NL East but the! Reds caught them in September! and eventually won hy 3 2 games. This year, the Dodgers! arc 6 ahead but the Reds are! determined to overtake them! again. The test begins tonight in a nationally televised, three-gamej series opener, with Don Gulletti for the Reds vs. Doug Rau the Dodgers.

The Dodgers extended their winning streak to seven straight Sunday with a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros, while the Reds had their four-game streak snapped when they lost to San Diego, 10, in 14 innings after beating the Padres, 7-2, in the opener. Dave Lopes, who stole four bases in the Dodger win over the Padres, said, "this series is more crucial for them than for us. They have to win two out of three. I'm not worried about Cincinnati." Tiant's Next Goal: 25-Game Winner By FRED DtiVVN UP! Sports Writer Luis Tiant, who appeared to be washed up whfcrt he went to Boston in 1971, may become the Red Sox' first 25- game winner in a quarter of a century. The 33-year-old native of Havana, Cuba, who keeps his teammates loose with such antics as smoking cigars while taking showers, raised) his record to 17-7 Sunday was the big blow of a six-run when he beat New York, 7-3.

A 20-game winner in 1973, Tiant has a good chance to become Red Sox' first 25- sevcnth inning outburst which enabled Jim Hunter to win his 15th game for the A's. Bill Butler held the World Cham- game winner since 1949 whenipions to six hits to win tha Mel posted a 25-7 second game for the Twins, record. "That's the sort of thing the fans and sports writers worry about," Tiant said after Sunday's victory. "The competitor's goal is to win the division title and ultimately the World Series. Tiant's victory enabled the Hed Sox to open up a two- game, first-place lead in the TOURNEY'S MVP Hodnick, who played second base for champion Squirrel Hill of Pittsburgh, receives the Most Valuable Player trophy following the completion of the Cumberland Women's Invitational Softball Tournament at Cavanaugh Field yesterday.

At left is John Raunach of Railroad YMCA and at right John Wormack, city councilman and member of the Railroad YMCA board, donors of the trophy. American League Cleveland, which RedShieldlnWorldTourney AJLI vil tgg The locals, host team for the Cumberland Women's and Kathy Hunter walloped Softball Tournament, zipped; Brookline of Pittsburgh io-0' homers for Gratiot. The J's won on a four-hitter by Sue Weber their game yesterday morn- hy donated by Railroad ing to clinch the berth. YMCA. Although being eliminated when falling to OK Corral ofi Pittsburgh's J's were awarded 0 If nTtnvt T) not games, Chicago beat Pittsburgh, 4-3, before Iqsing 7-1; Philadelphia topped St.

Louis, 6-1, but was routed 11-0 in the second game, and Atlanta beat St. Francisco, 4-2, before losing 5-2. New York at Montreal was rained out. Reds 7-0, Padres 2-1 'Cincinnati 11 hits, including six doubles, in beating San Diego in opener. Dave Freisleben blanked the Reds for 13 innings in the second game before rookie Rusty Gerhardt came on in the 14th to take the win.

Cubs 4-1, Pirates 3:7 Andy Thornton hit a two-run homer and winning pitcher Bonham drove in a pair of runs to lead Chicago over Pittsburgh in the first game. In the seconc game, Bruce Kison' pitchec five-hit ball for innings and Ramon Hernandez blankec Chicago in the to nail down the Pittsburgh victory. Phils R-0, Cards 1-11 Mike Schmidt drove in two runs with two homers to take over the NL home run leac with 25 as Philadelphia downet St-. Louis in the first game. In the second game, Lou Brpck singled twice, scored twice anc stole three bases in the Cards easy rout.

Braves 4-2, Giants 2-5 Dusty Baker hit a' two-run homer in tho ninth inning to lift Atlanta to the victory over San Francisco in the opener. Mike Caldwell and Elias Sosa combined on a four-hitter in the second game as the Giants Ten was the magic number for a berth in the USSSAiFlinn and Bev -Miller had Lopes, who has stolen 44 World Tournament at Royal Oak, over the Labor singles each. basfs this year, became the Da eek end for Cumberland's Red Shield yesterday. "Lucky" Odom, Connie first Dodger since Maury Wills: to steal four In one game. He stole second and scored on Bill Russell's single in the first.

Russell stole second and scored on Wynn's single in the fifth for the deciding run. Geoff Zahn pitched five-hit ball for eight innings and Mike Marshall (who else?) finished up for the Dodgers. In the othcir NL East over split its doubleheader with Milwaukee. The Indians won their first game, 4-3, but. lost the nightcap, 8-3; Kansas City defeated California, 10-4 and 3-0; Chicago drubbed Texas, 6-3 and 1310; Baltimore scored a 9-3 triumph after losing to Detroit, 6-1, and Minnesota bounced back from a 10-4 loss to down 2-1, in other AL York, 7-0, Red Shield nabbed fourth place in the tourney at Cavanaugh Field and with it the World Tournament bid.

i- £,11 awaiucu McDonald's Restaurant, LaVale, trophy as the champions and also travel expense money. The. Roy Rogers Restaurant trophy went to Gratiot Auto for being runnerup expense mo- The Squirrel Hill club, spon- AUL 1 along with travel FC sored by the Pittsburgh J's, won ney OK Corral was rese nted the title when beating Gratiotjthe Potomac Valley Pharmacy Auto Supply of Rochester for its third-place finish. 8-6 in the championship Pittsburgh's J's and Gratiot game. had already clinched berths in OK Corral finished third andjthe Women's World Tournament also received the -other tourna-jby" winning other tourneys.

So- ment berth in the World tourneyicial Security of Baltimore, eliminated the first day, had also gained a berth in the World event earlier in the season. In the championship game yesterday, Arlene Wochecheski socked a homer for the J's, Debbie Hodnick had two singles, Eleanor tripled and Phyils when whipping Martinettes of St. Mary's, 12-7. Debbie Hodnick, a standout both at second base and as a hitter for Pittsburgh's J's, was named MVP and received the tro- Brooks Recovered, Hits Hurt LaGroiv with two runs in the bottom of the sixth after Gratiot had gone in front with a run in the top of the frame. 6-5.

The final tally came in the seventh. In Red Shield's 10-0 ww, the game being ended after five by the 10-run rule, Patty Palmer and Vicki Lease bad two singles each with Norree Fatkin, Sylvia Lee and Bonnie Cooper clouting doubles. In the loss to OK Corral, Red Shield managed only four hits singles by Shelly Carver, Patty Palmer, Mary Ann'Carter and Vicki Lease. In the double-elimination play. Red Shield had beaten Pulizzi's of Williamsport, Pa.

in the first game Saturday 21-6 and then Martinettes 11-6 before falling to the J's 6-2. The field was comprised of 16 teams. i Red Shield will participate in the Maryland State Tournament over the weekend, in Baltimore, leaving Friday. Yesterday's results: First Came 201 321 7 0 By LARRY PALADEVO DETROIT Brooks Robinson's aching ribs don't hurt when he hits the ball. Martinettes OK Corral 101 022 1-12 17 Janet frocco and DM Ponlzer; Donai McGinnis and Karen Knaub.

Second Game Red Shield 500 II 2 Broklint 000- I) 4 3 Sue Weber and Pat Everett; Jnae Shaut and Ronnie Garner. Third Game Aulo Sapply 000 000 Pittsburgh J'x 000 1M 6 1 'Folk Hero' Petty Wins Purolator By BLOYS BRITT MOUNT POCONO, Pa. (AP) If the political parties ara looking for presidential timber, maybe they should tap auto racer Richard Petty on tha shoulder. Back during the 1972 election campaign, a lot of automobile bumpers in the South carried stickers and metal plates that read, "Richard Petty for President." Some also endorsed Bil- jly Graham for vice-president. Petrocelli and Bernie' Petty, a 33-year-old stock car each drove in two runsjdriver from Randleman, N.C., or the Red Sox, who dealt Doc has become a folk hero south of he Mason-Dixon line for his exploits on the ivinning.

And Sunday, he proved to about 50,000 people north of tho Mason-Dixon line that it wasn't southern folklore that mada lim so popular. He out-duelled four of the South's other stars in a brilliantly executed, though rain-plagued, Grand National stock car race at Pocono International Raceway to record the 161st victory of his career. Hours after the race, the $1.5 million career winner still was standing in the mud at Pocono signing autographs. "He's second only In national popularity to A.J. Foyt," one observer said.

"And Foyt gets his because of his three In- dianapoJis wins. It's-a Petty never ran at Indy." Foyt, meantime, passed up the Purolator 500 at Pocono to get back into the headlines himself. The famed Texas veteran, who 'will be 40 years old in January, went to Talladega, Saturday and set a world's closed course record of 217.315 miles an hour in an Indianapolis car. Petty's average in the Pu- jrolator was only 115.585 m.p.h., tfedich his ninth loss against 13 victories. Mel Stottlemyre ap- )eared in relief for the Yankees, snapping his AL record of 272 consecutive starts.

Indians 4-3 Brewers 3-8 Dick Bosnian and Tom Buskey scattered nine hits and Luis Alvarado drove in two runs with a double and squeeze bunt for the Indians in the first game. The Brewers gained'the split, however, when Ken Berry knocked in three runs with two hits and Don Money hit a two-run homer in the second game. Gaylorc Perry lost his straight and saw his season record dip to 15 6. So Sunday the veteran Baltimore third baseman hit the! rtK fwo eh 1 ildtz; Eusie ball, and oh, how that hurt Lerin LaGrow and the Tigers. Robinson, back in the and Davis hit a sacrifice after a week's absence due to a'fiy.

pulled rib cage muscle, drove! and Arlene Wochecheski. Forth Game 203 002 ij OK Corral Red Shield Donna McGinnis and Karea Knaub; Sue Weber and Pat Everett. Fiflh Game OK Corral 002 Royals 10-3 Angels 4-0 Fran Healy was the hero in both games for the- Royals driving in the tie-breaking' run in the opener and delivering a two-run single in the sixth inning of the nightcap. Steve Busby received credit for his 16th win, while Al Fitzmorris won his seventh game in the nightcap. White Sox 6-13 Rangers 3-10 Bart Johnson pitched a nine hitter in the first game and Jorge Orta drove in five run with four hits for the White So the second game.

Orta and Bill Melton homered for the Sox. Jeff Burroughs hit two homers for the Rangers in the second game. Tigers fi-3 Orioles 1-9 Al Kaline drove in a run with wo 4 a sacrifice fly in the first inning singled in the fifth for his major league ht as Joe jj Coleman pitched a two-hitter. ji Coggins added a sacrifice flyiGraimi AUIO supply 200 102 s-s in lOUr IWIS With a Single and Donna McGinnis and Karen Robinson homer to lead the Orioles to aj Maxine King and Esther Shieldtz. four 9-3 triumph over Detroit in the' Shawn's I second game of header.

T-r. and game. in a three-run gained the now JO-3. split. Caldwell is Everett Finishes 2nd In Pen-Mar, Wins Coin Toss a dniihlp scored a 'S run in the MO 002 i-s Marine Kine and Esther Shieldiz: Sus jwhile Rodriguez homered in the fourth and ninth.

Detroit battered Mike Cucllar for eight hits and six runs in 4 1 3 innings of the opener. Al Detroit's Aureho Rodriguez a Bm Fr( eh was 6-for-7 for the day. He had; ir.rattoi Auto supply .102 ooi jrhomer and a single, earning the 1 A A -ii i Orioles the split the second The Tigers won the opener 61 behind Joe Coleman's two-bitter. Kw-as and Arlene Wochecheski. HR Arlene Wochecheski (J'sl; "Lucky" Odom, Connie Gregg, Kathy Harter (Gratoit).

A's 10-1 Twins 4-0 Joe Rudi's two-run homer but the race was stopped by rain once for 1 hour. and 22 minutes, four other times by yellow caution lights for a total of 42 laps, and finally had to be halted for good 20 -miles short of the scheduled 500 mijes. Even so, Petty dominated it. He led the race nine times for 152 of the 192 circuits actually completed. Buddy Baker came in second in a Ford, Cale Yarborough was third in a Chevrolet, David Pearson fourth in a Mercury and Benny Parsons fifth hi a Chevrolet.

two doubles and two Freean lnm scoring sacrifice 1 wal? soloi Detroit first inni Dkk hit a tw run Corner in Play Two Today The teams meet again today Brinkman combined for a with consecutive doubles. Jesse Jefferson relieved Cuel- for a twi-night doubleheader ar with the bases loaded in the make up for a game rained and walked Rodriguez to Everett won a toss of the coin earlier. force in the last Tiger run. and second place in the Pen-Marl "ke Walker, 4-2, and Woodie! Baltimore's run scored on a Baseball League playoffs. 5-6, are the by Don Baylor in the Everett and Ml.

Savage were-P a 1 pitchers againstl sec to have clashed for the spot in Wayne Garland, 3-5, and Doyle a playoff yesterday at 4-8. but the game was rained out.) "It hurts mostly when Ii They had finished in a tie for; swing and miss. When I don't; Tj 1nt AT A the runnerup spot behind it's all right." Robinson! I'-l-ti. J. lllC nant-winning Keyser.

jsaid of his injury. This is only! Everett will be host to second time in his career! NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) Savage in the simi-final openerjthat an injury has forced in trouble in 'he first set, Saturday and Keyser is host toifrom the lineup. and aftcr being forced indoors fourth-place Cumberland Old! He rapped a run by rain anc Ornstein came Exports. The teams trade fields single off LaGrow in the first' from Sunday to beat for "Sunday.

inning and sent him to I Hamm and capture the Saturday's games will be nine showers with a three-run homer lddle Atlantic Women's tennis inings and Sunday's seven inn-iin the third. It doomed LaGrow rnp onship ings. All games begin at 2 his fifth consecutive loss in a Miss Hamm patience and '7-12 record while pushing Dave sleady pla gave her an advan McNally's mark to 10-8 tage on lhe cla courts, which "Actually, he pitched better ere evcn slower than usual i than the score lonkt becaus 6 early morning rain. Top CoilCy Island Manager Houk' She led Washington pro 4- 'righthander LaGrow. "With when play rcsumed th in- Old Germans defeated Coney a ny luck we'd have gotten out door court Miss Ornstein Island to and the match the first inning with a dou dropped one more same, and between Fort Cumberland and bleplay." began connecting with top Warner's in the Industrial Golf Run In rst shots which jumped faster League yesterday on the Fort cj i KV rc rh i on tnft dry cmirt ant1 for the Cumberland Golf Course was Trinity University star to miss rained out.

p1 5 hit many important points. Snider of Coney Island won the in fn S' edR thoc prize for No 10 and Coney inning, tfoog Island's Growden for No. vas walXed to up i doubleplay, but second baseman Gary Sutherland couldn't get the relay of Blair's grounder out of his Old Gee Golfers hole. Old Gtrraiat Cent? ll'i E. Cotey Macktreth in, c.

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aney N. Mitekui; A run scored on the play and coney w.itit i. c. followed with his Olfl Germans 3, Mackcreth. iT.vder.

i. His homer came the third College, Old Germans D. Rn.e a tcr an error an(1 wa j. Meyen, ccney 4, Mcciore Baltimore scored twice in the urth off Bill Shyback ax Al old lmo jBumbry singled, Cosgms, rt LAVALE HEALTH FOODS Burten-t Shopping C.nter BARBELL COMPANY (Aulhorfred Dealer) TUES. through FRI.

1Q 1o 4 THUR.EVEN. 6 to 8 SAT. 10 lo 1 AMERICAN YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Detroit 6. BALTIMORE 2 (1st 1 DetroiU Boston 7. New York 3 st) Boston New York '2nd.

pptj. Kansas City 10. California Kansas City 3. CaliforniaO (2nd) Oakland 10. Minnesota (1st) Oakland I Chicago 6, Texas3 (1st I Chicago 13.

Texas Cleveland 4. Milwaukee 31 Mjlu lukee 8. Cleveland (2r.d) STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS L. Pet 8. Boston M7 Cleveland .529 2 BALTIMORE a -SOS New York 52 SS S', Detroit 52 6'? Milwaukee 52 7 Pet B.

Oakland Kl 45 sa.1 KansasCity 54 S2 .509 Chicago Texas 55 55 500 9 Minnesota 52 54 California 31 GAMES TODAY (EDT. ProtuWe Pitchen) BALTIMORE at Detroit 2. iwi-mte ALEXANDER (J-7) or HOOD GARLAND (S-S) vj WaiXer and BoMon at New York 9) vj Oakland at 2. on Hf.lt/mm 11-11) and Hamilton IS-J) Blyleten Oft- 12) and Hands 2-4). Tenas Chicago Erovn (Mi vi.

lOniy ScVuduJiJl) GAMES TOMORROW EDT. Suninj Boston at Milwaukee 2. ttti-nite 7 BALTI MORE at Ne York T. 301 TV i Cleveland Detroit Minnesota Kansas City I 34 Oakland California NATIONAL YESTERDAYS RESULTS Chicago PITTSBURGH (1st) TTTSBURGH7.Chicagol (2wJ) Angeles 2. Houston i Philadelphia 6.

St. Louis 1 (1st) St. Louis Philadelphia0 Diego2 (1st) San Diego 1. Cincinnati 9 (2nd. Atlanta 4.

San Francisco 2 New York at Montreal STANDINGS OF TKETTAMS St 3K Philadelphia PITTSBURGH SI Montreal sn Chicago W. Cincinnati Houston Atlanta San francisco so Pet. G. Vt S7 S5 vt L. JZ Bi SK Pet.

G. B. .405 23 GAMES TODAY EDT. Pitchen) KiHLMon ai Sar Francisco Griffin Williams New York at Montreal 05 (7-7) Blair Cincinnati IAS Anjfrles li (TV) Gullett RauuMi. Phjladfiphii at St Louis 1:30 vs Gibson 'S-9i Atlanta at San Diego 14.

SO P. (II Only Games Scheduled) GAMES TOMORROW (EDT, SUrUng St IAIK at Montreal 2.lwi ruteS.05 Ch.csRo at Philadelphia 7-J5 New York at PITTSBURGH Atlanta at San Dietw 10 30 Cincinnati at Los Angeles lOiifl Houston at San franoseo 11 '06.