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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 39

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Oakland Tribunei
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i 'j i I THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1967 ES 39 "fV byrne th P1TT 'f fc'-' it V' 7 Onira -couple -v IJ. "4 "1 "v- I rates-yesterday-ihCne4- I nay and i. rl f-i ...7 fv I 4, I forward to the ineekL4' The Pirates are still in town today, of course, but the Giant bats are hot 17 hits yester-; day, including home runs by 'Jesiis'AIou and Ollie Brbwnr Here is another case of the public" getting" gouged I A 1 "wTt Vr.v" "rcuit telecast of the Indianapolis rooked as few" Ij II JTl I who bought tickets for the closed cir- telecast of the Indianapolis 500 were rooked as few Gaylord seeking Jus4 third consecutive win, faced the Bucs' Juan Pizarro (34) fa" fr vW "lt. sports fans have been rooked in our time. in the concludigarhe of IheT" senes'ttis What started out as a left Tribune phetet by Tommy Mcbonwgk Memorial Day race was postponed to yesterday.

handed pitching duel between Mike McCormick and Bob MAURY WILLS-TAKES THROW- FROM RIGHT FIELD" AS JESUOlOU MAKErCtASSICTHOOKUDE But these were woffi (Slants outfielder tries to take an extra base on Jim DavenporfT thrrd4nnihriin9le off -to come iacL eale degenerated into a slugfest after Veale war lifted for a pinch hitter in the. After allthey paid $5, $6 and even as much as $7 to take in the race on the day they didn't have to show McCormick- preceeded him to the showers, being lifted for a hitter in the fourth after the up It's a cinch they wouldn't have gone for it other- Pirates a ITlead or wise. when the race was continued -yesterday, there back to back homers by Gene Alley and Jose Pagan in the top of the Bill Mazeroski, who had'. ifeariooig were slim crowds to watch it at both the theater cand the Oakland Auditorium. The day before the two -places were Well fr doubled, scored on AR blast over the right field fence ei) mere were no jeiunas.

and Pagan, playing field instead of his Usual infield spot, followed with his first "No asked an astonished Peter Hof fimaiin, veteran; ticket manager of the San Francisco home run of the season, a line Ind. (AP) Joner "whispering wind" turbine" car died away and lost to A. J. Foyt convention--al rear engine Coyote Ford hj yesterday's 500-m i 1 auto race. But controversy, over use.

of an aircraft engine for "the first time in -the 56- "It's our job to keep the "competition even; arrang- tag formnlas for that purpose is a consid-. said. "There were no ground rules for a turbine and we think we came up with a pretty good -formula qe. one. All you can do for a new development is run it once and then reconsider." ranthev eet awav with it? These people fought tickets fora -shot to left that bounced off the top rung of the fence.

At that point it didn't look -very-good for the home teank4-Veale was undefeated with a erecord and hadstruck out four men in the first three 'l date stamped on every ticket. They didn't get what they paid for and something should be done about -J year-old race had not Unlike Baseball Rainouts But 'there are rainouts in baseball, too, Hoffmann was reminded. But that was all changed "TTSiS 5 227 at the Victory Dinner Auttf former national champion, sU sixth said the question of run- wreck.halted ace, got mtappen5, saiu uk iixu, when the Giants came to bat facFffiarflew out to up against the fence and, 1 Brown and Dick Dietz walked. Hal Lamer-then singled to "thpfan nan e-jrohanpp. his ticket Tor ahv gSme he a uuuuw 892 in ton engmes -definitely will la prizes or leading 171 of be brought up" at a June 5 thawiniano right, the second of three hits, rniAAhtin fVtM TTO A w.1nri "3 scormg Brown.

Ken Hender We don't tell the man he must come back on Uhe day following the rainout. He can pick his spot. "Sometimes I get letters from fans who say they are unable to attend any other game. In that case, I refund the amount of the ticket. son, batting for.

committee. Continued Page 40, Col. 1- Continued Page 41, Col. 2 UMPIRE PAUL PRYOR SAYS HE'S OUT AS ALOU SCREAMS Coach Peanuts Lowery sta rts futile charge of protest m. "Actually.

-we get few -requests. for. refunds. We. "'THavelssued" mm Clibbers Slip m- -pse-people-wanted-refundsjnieJesljus dates that suited them Hoffmann was informed that the people who purchased tickets for the- closei circmLhQOLthel Indianapolis' event at the Richmond Auditorium were told they couldn't even come back to the same site to seethe race the next day.

7 ZZZZI2 Of Tennis phantoms, 3-2 The San Francisco Symphony was.booked during lourney the hours of the race. So the fans were directed to go Special to The Tribune PITTSBURGH The Oakland Clippers practiced what manager Alek Obradovic preached last night and stormed past the stunned Pittsburgh Phantoins, 3-2, to game of the season and end a th wrecked team mo-" to the Oakland Auditorium where their tickets would be honored. 4 But many who paid $14 for a pair of ducats to see "the'telecast in Richmond didn't want to. go to Oakland. By BLAINE NEWNHAM Top-seeded Rod Laver of Australia began his quest for the Pacific Coast Internation- gecatise-flieyiiad lrpejffiang 4 work.

pionship today with a violent Fans Demand Refund Shortly before game time the'portly Dr. Obradovic delivered his first pep STAMFORD talk of the National -Professional S-c cer void by the ouster of America's Dennis Ralston in geUheir.jncmey. 'yesterday's opening round' at I back. But there were no refunds STARS 'SlW(EftjrrT7 -r He told the down-hearted the Berkeley Tennis Club. uncot Vv fAllmir min.

"1 never heard of such a thing," said the man who has been selling tickets for over 30 years tryman Ken RosewaU Sunday BY TYPHOID Clippers, shut out in their last game by a -weak New York. Club, that they must learn to in a wajr, uiyugu, yuu wu Los Aneeles Interna- 4 of the closed Circuit telecast. comefrom' tehindjand play r.Wmy.Wy-y "atWaTeataTeaTM (lF Piitil III face Britain's medalist Dick "Roth, Oakland scheduled to more Raider signee Mike Hibler, "Don't quit when you're just Mike Davies. Intrepid Pancho Segura, a losing by one goal. Don't be and three other starters on -the Stanford football team, 46-year-old veteran of 20 years of professional tennis frans- rrii-It's the promoters of the race at: Indianapolis who- at fault.

"v' They should have re-scheduled the 500 for this weekend when more people could I see it 7 i But theyr already had the money in till and, obviously, didn't give a hoot for those who paid to see the race but could, not because meir work called to awayg f-k- Pprhano thp Tnirlv nfionlfi had their problems, have been stricken by typhoid fever. formed Ralston 'into a soft-stroking conservative while trimming the Bakersfield Roth, Hibler, fullback John dejected," he said. All season long until lastr night's Forbes Field match before 2,557 the Clippers had-never tome from, behind to win or tie. When they did, it was in spectacular fashion, and junior halfback rookie, 0-6, 6-4, S-ITnor firsi John Russ aU are being treated in the Stanford Health Center, End Bob- Conrad is being r--r round shocker. 1 Third-seeded and currently number two in professional No.400.15 There were drivers on the scene who might have had ELECTRIC DRILL with halfback Ilija Mitic bang- a Los Angeles hos- Knr mnmifTnonte thlffUffPPkPTKl AlSO the maiOntV Ot a t.

i jr nom a yaras oul tha fane vrhn WPrO thprfl mav Tiot-have been able tO raA a ifonlciva- anil nAf iinth loco than turn minntoc tr. bfiy AWitU WW vuwa VI via UVVIUI HUU vv- CLEANS DRAINS ReadLjsaf onnerAlameda niiv stay in Indianapolis four, five more days. ed 6-0 first set victory. JT'J High School prep star. The- Clippers, who; come was also the weather angle to consider.

Yes- Open clogged sink drains For additional details, see Then came a shout from the 3-t'ontinued Page jPageleiriewSto: nConunuedPage47i Col Continued Page" 40, Cora- in long MM 6-Ft. Snake 10.88 No.400-25 snake attaches to any electric drill. CleansHjuN terstoo! JASEBALL STANDINGS "CHARGE IT" AT WARDS! National League American league W.L. Pet GB JTIUTY DRILL w. Pet.

GB aft a Cincinnati 30 18 .625 Detroit St. Louis -t- Chicago 26 15 25 .15 22 20 mm i Pittsbureh ...23 18 .561 Vh Boston .24 lGIANTS (2) M97 .634 24 .512 5 5'i .452 7 .450 7'i .442 8 .400 10 The Minnesota Muskies have signed Lou Hudson, a rookie stand-but lastj seasori "'witH the St, Louis" Hawjjs the-NBA, and New. pr-leans has luredjClyde Lee from the rival circuit. Mikan. said New Orleans and New York have their entire teams under contract for the initial season.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) George Mikan, a big man with a big job, says he is "definitely pleased- with 7 the way things have been going." The 6-foot-10 Mikan is the com- missioner of the fledgling Ameri- can Basketball Association which plans to open play in October. The 11 teams will play a 78-game schedule. .558 Vh Cleveland .21 20 .537 Vi't Baltimore 20 12 5 Minnesota 20 22' Washington 23 .439 tft New York .....18 22 Wards powerful 19 IS 21 24 23 28 26 No. 400-50 spv llChicago Atlanta Angeles Honston ..22 v.lf .18 ..16 .14 utility drill has -Vs-HP. Bronze bearings.

2,000 64 12 Kansas City ...19 24 450 12 California .18 28 iNew York I- wm aeeiii te Ytrdtyi Rnult TB3ICKUHT ncW.i 'Pittsburgh has a bunch of sign-, 1 tig firiiwiffrt It DiHchiimh A ings to announce shortly," he added. PLEASANT HILL OAKLAND 1. 14th St. 29th Avt. Phono 533-1 300 2302 Monurrienf Btvi.

RICHMOND Macdonald at Freeway' Phone 233-9220 vlS i NawYorlrJ, KMSMCItyO. -'ttairtf I St. Louis, Rain. Cleveland Detroit a TZH I tan TtyBimM 'i Atlanta, Lemaster (5-1) at St. LOufi, Cleveland, Sletwrt (4-3) at Detroll, I Washburn (2-2), nlflht.

McLaln (S-5). night. i Phone 686-4000 Asked if the league planned to enticemore players from the established National Basketball Association, Mikan said: "I expect there'll be more. But I den't know as of Appointment of a general manager at Louisville "will be the NBA' star CORTE MADERA FREMONT Cjark (M) at Washington, Pascual (4-2), night. SAN LEANDRO SOOOAIvaradeSt.

Phone 357-7800 Corle Madera Center Phone 924-1 122 l. JOL'I mi tow Iiinn.inl. 3920 Fremont Blvd. Phono 792-1700 (1-2) -at Boston, Pittsburgh, Pliarro 13-4) San Fran. cIks, Perry (WK Only same KtteduW.

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