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bo ill! if ilel Twins1 new 1 US unasoG few y. 'V! 7 he told newsmen. "Calvin said we are not selling any tickets and that he wants to go with a local man," Rigney said. Griffith said the most important reason for the change in managers was because of the reaction of the players on the field. "Too many of them were too nonchalant," he said.

The Twins led the division early in the season, but slid from a 16-5 record on May 14 to Dft-34 when Rigney was fired. The Twins have been beset with injuries: Three time American league batting champion Tony Oliva was out until June 8, then played 10 games before being lost for the season due to Knee from a lot of guys, including Calvin and our friend Billy Martin, is that you've got to have a lot of pride. We've got to get it all together." Quilici laid it on the line that he expects the Twins to perform both individually and as a team and that he and Griffith would meet soon to discuss personnel. "I always tried to play at 110 percent," he said. "That's what my dad taught me." He expects to get the same type of production from the Twins.

"That's what a ballplayer gets paid for. If he doesn't produce, there are a lot of kids who will." THE YOUTHFUL mana- (Continued on next page) Quilici, at 33 Jim Koat, off to his best start ever with a 10-2 record, suffered a fracture in a bone in his wrist and may be lost for the year; Catcher Glenn Borg-mann is out for a week with a split index finger; pitcher Tom Norton is on the disabled list; outfielder Steve Braun has a sprained ankle, and shortstop Danny Thompson missed 10 days at one point. Griffith chose Rigney to succeed Billy Martin after the 19C9 season when the Twins won the West Division, but lost three consecutive playoff games to the Baltimore Orioles. Martin, popular with Minnesota fans, was a tough act for Rigney to follow, but he duplicated the 1969 effort with another division- al title and lost three straight to Baltimore. Last year the Twins slumped to fifth place in the West "You know I've had a couple sleepless nights." Griffith said, "and I decided on my way to work this morning that I couldn't stand another year like last year." "I'M JLST hoping Frank will have a little better luck in the second half of the seaRon," Griffith added.

Quilici, a close friend of Martin's who grew up in Chicago and says he never had a baseball in his hand until he was 12 years old, said: "I think as far as I'm concerned we can have the Twins making a little luck." "Something I've learned By JAMES WILSON MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Frank Quiliol, who was told in March he would have no chance to manage the Minnesota Twins until he got some minor league experience, makes his debut tonight at the helm of the club on which be has spent his entire major league playing career. The Twins will try to snap a four game losing streak against the New York Yankees at Metropolitan Stadium. Twins President Calvin Griffith named the former utility infielder to succeed Bill Rigney, who was fired Thursday after IVi years on the job and with his club 9Va games behind front running Oakland in the West Division of the American League. "Frank made a believer out of me," Griffith told newsmen. "He has shown maturity and I think he is just the man we need to get our team on the right track again." Quilici, at 33 the youngest major league manager, rejected an offer from Griffith during spring training to manage the Twnis' Class A team at Wisconsin Rapids.

He recalled the March conversation: "I told Calvin you can manage for 20 years and not be an experienced manager." RIGNEY. the dean fit American League managers in his 17th season, had a 90-minute session with Griffith. "I've just been fired," Bill Rignry Frank Quilici nds ood fi rewer 'Everybody's going to have to hustle Calif mark in ornia opines Mitterwald But the Angels rebounded ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) opening inning again, getting three runs in the third inninc to remove Mil Manager Del Crandall says he isn't much worried about the Milwaukee Brewers' pitching staff. California responded with a two-run single by Bob Oliver.

Then the Brewers took a 4-2 lead in the second inning on El- waukee's Skip Lockwood from the mound. The victory eventually went to Jim Colburn, who now is 2 0. After the three-run outburst, Iie Rodriguez walk, Bod Heise's single, Rick Auerbach's double and singles by Ron Theobald and May. Crandall jerked Lockwood when he loaded the bases with two walks, including one to i That could be a result of his having to worry instead about the batters who don't arrange their hits to guarantee run-scoring support for the moundsmen. The Brewer wood found the mark Thursday night, however, and Milwaukee got past the California Angels 6-5 for a 2-1 edge in the Brewers three-game Anaheim series.

Johnny Briggs smacked a ney. Mitterwald was among the players dressing in the locker room, for a worKout which never came bcause of the change In managers. The Twins had an open date Thursday, after completing an eastern road trip with a 1-5 record. "I think it's going to be a lot better for me," said Mitterwald. "It may not be, but it seems like it to me.

Maybe the new manager won't think I'm over the hill like the former manager seemed to think." Rose. Briggs' game-winning blast in WINONA DAILY NEWS SPORTS MINNEAPOLIS (AP)-Frank Quilici was "dumbfounded." Bill Rigney wanted to lose his thoughts in a golf game. Catcher George Mitterwald foresaw a return to the days when "everybody's going to have to hustle." Those were some of the reactions when Minnesota Twins President Calvin Griffith announced Thursday that Rigney was through ai. Twins manager and would be replaced immediately by Coach Frank Quilici. Griffith said Quilici was "dumbfounded" when he called the ex-utility infielder into his office to break the news.

Rigney began to pack to leave for his California home. "All I'm thinking about now is to get a starting time on the golf course in San Francisco on Friday. Manage again? I don't know, but I doubt it," said Rig- the seventh bounced off a foul pole in right field and wobbled over the fence. He is the club's best home-run hitter, having 11 so far this season. The Milwaukee pitching staff has been redefined since Crandall took charge of the club.

Southpaws Earl Stephenson and Gary Ryerson have replaced Jim Slaton and Bill Parsons. pair of home runs to assure the victory. Briggs homered off reliever Don Rose to tie the game in the fifth inning, then homered in the seventh inning to AL Winona Daily News Winona, Minnesota FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1972 The catcher, who has seen little action this season, said the switch in managers would "make a few break the tie. A double by Dave May, followed by Tom Reynolds' single, gave the Brewers a run in the people wake up around here. The Slaton has been demoted to KEEPING AN EYE ON THE BALL Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia reaches for the ball during a semifinal men's singles match at Wimbledon, England, Thursday against Stan Smith of the U.S.

Smith won 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5. (AP Photofax) Smifh, Nastase in mens finale Briggs' homers: most are away nice to be back: Mrs. ing "I don't know what It Is," he sighed. "I wish I could hit a few more in front of the home ones who arent hustling are going to find out that things like that aren't going to slide by. "I think that's going to be the big thing," added Mitterwald.

"It's going to be like with (Billy) Martin. Everybody's going to have to Martin, now manager at Detroit, managed the Twins in 1969. "I knew when I came here in 1970, I wasn't going to get the best of it, succeeding Billy Martin," Rigney told newsmen. "I thought the club did its best job ever that year, but I don't know if that was appreciated or not." Rigney said he felt it was a challenge to manage the Twins and that's why he accepted the (Continued on next page) Twins surprised the Evansville farm club, and Parsons has been sent to the bullpen after being named by the club as its 1971 rookie pitcher of the year. Parsons, Crandall said, "is a cause for concern, but we are all optimistic that Bill will come around." Also in the hurler rotation are former Red Sox star Jim Lonborg, Lockwood and Ken Brett.

Our pitching has continued to do well," Crandall said, offering compliments as well for "an improved defense." As for the RBI category, Crandall said: "Our hitting has shown it can score some runs." "Third place is not beyond our reach," he said. (Continued on next page) Brewers folks." ANAHEIM (AP) John Briggs has nothing against the home fans in Milwaukee. It's just that every time he leaves them he starts hitting home runs. The veteran first baseman-outfielder tied the score with his 10th homer and untied it with his Uth Thursday night as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the California Angels 6-5. Nine of Briggs 11 homers have come away from home.

Last year he connected 21 times and 15 were on the road. then No. 1 seed Margaret Court of Australia in her opening game. Since then Mrs. King has taken the coveted Wimbledon crown three timcs-in 1966, 1967 and I960.

The next two years she was beaten in the finals. Mrs. King expects the 15,000 fans to be behind her opponent, who beat her in the semifinals younger rival. "Of course Evonne has wonderful talent and has all the determination of a defending champion," said Mrs. King.

"But I'm so pleased to have reached the Wimbledon final again because I haven't been playing too well for three or four years." Mrs. King, now 28, first hit the Wimbledon headlines 11 years ago when she beat the By NOEL HUGHES WIMBLEDON, England (AP) "It's nice to be back," said Billie Jean King as she played in her seventh women's singles final on Wimbledon's imposing center court. The effervescent tennis star from Long Beach, met defending champion Evonne Goolagong of Australia. Mrs. King seemed completely unwor-ried by the encounter with her "If a crowd started shouting for me I'd really be surprised," laughed Mrs.

King. "I'd have to stop and ask them 'what's the "But I don't mind. It's all in the game." Miss Goolagong, 20, had to be at her best to beat 17-year-old Chris Evert of Fort Lauderdale, in the semifinals and confessed the finals might be equally difficult. Briggs' second homer off Don Rose, 1-3, in the seventh inning was struck with the precision of a pro golfer hitting an approach shot on his home course. Traveling the shortest possible distance to reach the foul pole and fell in.

"I tried to blow it foul but it just wouldn't hook enough," said Angels Manager Del Rice. last year. Scoreboard i i tiurt-tV iliirnr ri -i uri.i'id 1 1. 1 WAllY GREDEN, SALES MGR. I JIM BUSWELL ARCHIE GILBERTSON AMERICAN LEAGUI East W.

L. Pet. St. Baltimort 40 .171 Detroit II 11 .541 Boston 31 14 i'i New York 11 35 Cleveland 3ft 3 .415 f'i Milwaukee 31 41 .404 11', West Oakland 44 14 .43 Chlcoqo 41 31 .54 I Minnesota 34 34 .514 Kantai City 35 34 .43 California 33 4t .444 14 Texa 1 43 .403 17 Thursday's Results Cleveland 4 4, Texas IS, 2nd same 11 Innings. Detroit 7.

Kansas City I. Baltimore 1, Chicago 1. New York 4, Oakland 3. Milwaukee 4. California I.

Today't Games Texas (Bosman 4-7) at Baltimort (Palmer 11-4), night. Kansas City (Orago 4 7) at Cleveland (Wilcox Ml, nlqht. New York (PePterson J-f) at Minnesota (Woodson 4-1), night. Detroit (Timmerman 4-7) at Chicago (Lemonds 1-1). night.

Milwaukea (Parsons 4-7) at Oakland (Blue 3-4), night. Boston (Curtis (-3) at California (May i-4). night. Saturday's Games Texas at Baltimore, 2, twi-night. Kansas City at Cleveland.

New York at Minnesota. Detroit at Chicago. Milwaukea at Oakland. Boston at California, niqht. Sunday's Games Texas at Baltimore.

Kansas City at Cleveland. Detroit at Chicago, 2. New York at Minnesota. Milwaukea at Oakland. NATIONAL LEAGUE East W.

L. Pet. B. Pittsburgh 45 34 .434 New York 43 2 J7 2l St. Louis 3 34 7i Chicago 31 15 .531 I Montreal 31 41 .431 14i Philadelphia 35 47 .347 10Vi West Cincinnati 44 21 .411 Houston 44 31 .387 Vh Los Anqeles 31 35 .331 4 Atlanta 35 It .473 10 San Francisco 32 4 7 405 1 5t San Diego 34 47 .353 Thursday's Results San Pranclsco i.

PPhlladelpMi 4. It Innings. Atlanta 4, Chicago 1. Los Angeles 11. Montreal San Oiego 1, New York 0, 14 Innings.

Pittsburgh 7, Houston 1, 17 innings. Today's Games San Diego (Corkins 0-4) and (Norman 5-4) at Philadelphia (Carlton 10-4) and (Nash 1-4), 2, twi-nlght. Pittsburgh (Kison 31) and (L. Walker 1-4) at Attentat Hardin 1-0) and (Kelley 3 5), 2, twi-night. San Francisco (McDowell 15) at Montreal (Stoneman 71), night.

Los Angeles (Sutton -4 at New York (Matlack 1-4), night. Chicago (Hooton (-7) at Cincinnati (Simpson 4-1), night. Houston (Roberts 7-3) at St. Louis (Gibson 7-5), night. Saturday's Games tan Diego at Philadelphia, night.

Pittsburgh at Atlanta, night. San Francisco at Montreal, night. Los Angeles at Now York. Chicago at Cincinnati. Houston at St.

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