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Ruined By Ferguson's Homer ke Walker's No-Hitter Spoiled In Ninth PRBES Walker walked into the locker room after having rome within three outs of hurling the first no-hitter in Pittsburgh in 64 years. Steve Blass, another member of the Pirates' underrated pitching staff and the, club's top comedian, shouted across the crowded room, "Walker, I know the solution for you every three weeks." It was meant to be funny, but it wasn't to Walker. The 27- year-old left-hander, the Pirates' big winner last season with 15 victories, hadn't started a since June 29, until he faced the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday. Walker enhanced his chances of regaining a regular starting nearly pitched himself into the record books- handcuffing the Dodgers on one Ferguson's leadoff homer in the the Pirates completed a doubleheader sweep with a 7-1 victory, extending their winning streak to 11 in the m-a- jors this season. The Pirates, who increased their National League East lead to games over second- place Chicago, won the opener 3-2.

Elsewhere in the National League, Chicago trimmed Mon- treai 8-4; St. Louis dropped the staggering New York Mets 8-5; San Francisco split with Atlanta, winning the opener 5-4 in 12 innings and losing the nightcap 4-2; Philadelphia and Houston also divided, the Phillies taking the first game 1-0 and the Astros winning the second game 10-7, and Cincinnati blanked San Diego 3-0 in their rain-shortened opener of a scheduled twinbill, Walker had no regrets about losing his no-hitter and Ferguson had no remorse about breaking it up. "Sure, I've dreamed of a no- hitter," said Walker. "I'm sure every pitcher does. But there's nothing feel bad about.

If his homer had won it, then it would have hurt." The Pirate southpaw, bidding to become the first hurler to throw a in Pittsburgh since the Pirates' Nicholas Maddox did it against the Brooklyn Dodgers on Sept. 20, 1907 in 2-1 victory at old Exposition Park, had allowed only three baserunners until Ferguson slammed the first pitch in the 'ninth over the left field wall for his first major league homer. The Pirates moved into Forbes Field on June 30, 1909, and a no-hit game never was pitched there in 61 years. They moved into Three Rivers Sta- dium on July 16, 197C. Walker's victory, his first since June 23 and his first complete game since April 8, raised his record to 4-7.

In the opener, the Pirates broke a 2-2 tie the ninth when Gene Alley led off with a triple, held third while Renaldo Stennett beat out an infield hit and Bill Mazeroski was intentionally walked and raced home with the winning run on Gene Clines' bouncer to second. Cubs' rookie Ray Newman hitched perfect relief over the last five innings and gained his first major league victory as Chicago pounded Montreal with a 17-hit barrage. Thp Cubs Penn National Auto Race Season Opens snapped a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the fifth, with Ron Santo's single delivering one run and Jim Hickman's sacrifice fly driving in another. Don Kessinger and Glenn Beckert singled in insurance runs in the eighth. Dick Dietz, who had doubled in the eighth and scored the tying run on Ken Henderson's double, won the opener for the Giants with a 12lh inning homer off Atlanta's Bob Priddy.

Four San Francisco relievers combined to retire the last 19 Braves' batters. In the. nightcap, the Braves built an early 4-0 lead, then held on despite Willie May's two-run fi43rd of his career. A three-base error by Henderson in the fifth cost the Giants two runs. The enabled the Giants to increase their West lead over Los Angeles to seven games Philadelphia rookie Ken Reynolds stymied Houston on four hits in the opener and got the only run he needed in the first inning on singles by Denny Doyle, Larry Bowa and Willie Montanez.

Hard-luck loser Don Wilson allowed only fivp hits. In the second game, Jim Wynn, Doug Rader, and pilclwr Wade Bla.singame and JPSIIS Alou each drove in I wo runs as Houston amassed an early 8-0 lead and was able to a Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, Monday, July 19, 1971 seven-run Philadelphia fifth, highlighted by Deron Johnson's three-run homer. St. Louis, climbing into third place in the East ahead of the Mets, beat New York with a four-run seventh. Ted Simmons' infield hit with the bases loaded broke a 4-4 tie, then Joe Torre followed with a bases-clearing double The setback was the Mets' 14th in 16 games.

Ronkie Ross Grimsley limited San Dipyo to three hits and Pat Corralos belted a two-run single in the Herts' abbreviated game against San Diego. The second same, of course, was rained mil and will be made up next on tli. Page 19 Overflow Crowd Attends Opening Of Penn National Joy Granger Net Champion At Harrisburg Joy Granger, the county's top distaff tennis player, added a couple of titles to her collection on Sunday in the Harrisburg Open Tournament held on the Penn High Schoo courts. Mrs. Granger captured the women's singles championship and also joined Lowell Kreider of Cleona to win the mixed doubles crown.

Joy defeated Karen Brumbaugh in the singles final. After dropping the first set, 4-8, she rebounded to score consecutive 6-1 victories in decisive style. The Granger-Kreider tandem conquered the team of Bill Loercher and Ellen Simpson in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4, to win the mixed doubles. That match spoiled an other- wfce clean sweep for Loercher. "Ine veteran Manheim player won the men's singles crown with a 7-5, 7-5 triumph over Dr.

Ed Dailey and then teamed with Don Royer to defeat Paul Harclerode and Kurt Traub, 6-3, 6-2, for the men's double title. Ron Berman of Palmyra lost the singles consolation to John Davis in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. County Midget League Tourney On Wednesday The top four teams In the Lebanon County Midget Baseball League will open a double elimination tournament with a doubleheader Wednesday at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation. Jonestown will open the festivities at 7:00 p.m. meeting Friendship, while league champion Newmanstown Northern Lebanon in the second game under the lights.

A second doubleheader is scheduled for the Gap on Friday, when the Wednesday night losers will meet in the first game with the first-round winners meeting in the second contest. INDIANS RECALL CLARK KANSAS CITY (AP) The Cleveland Indians have recalled right-handed hitting outfielder Jim Clark from Wichita to fill a vacancy on their 25-man roster. AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL SchvytklH County (at Pliw Orovt) 10, Fraekvllto 1 (M Pine Grove 1, 0 Doily NEWS Photo Fifth Yankee Starter Mike Kekich Throws One-Hitter Against Chicago By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Mike Kekich calls his job the toughest on the team but he made it seem easy Sunday. Kekich, a lightly-used starter, up one hit home run Mike Andrews in the fifth inning the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 to complete a doubleheader sweep. The Yankees won the opener 3-2 on rlon Swoboda's two-out, run scoring single in the ninth.

"Being a fifth starter on a is the toughest job on the earn except imaybe for the 'guy who pinch-hits," said Kekich, vho failed to complete any of, lis 10 previous starts this season. "If you have a couple: of rainouts, you miss your turn, figure if I pitched regularly I might be like this the time." It was the second career one- hitter for Kekich, who had one vith Los Angeles against the Vew York Mets in 1968. Oddly, Iwoboda, who won the first jame for the Yankees, ruined Cekich's no-hit 'bid that day. Roy White had -a two-run lomer and a double to spark the Yankees in the second game. Swoboda's hit in the first jame capped a ithree-run rally.

The White Sox led 2-0 entering the ninth when Horace Clarke and Felipe Alou singled, ad- 'anced on a sacrifice and cored on Bobby Murcer's ingle. Murcer stole second and cored the winning run on Swoboda's hit. Elsewhere in the American League, Baltimore beat Oakland 7-3, Milwaukee edged Boston 5-4, Kansas City swept Detroit 8-2 and' 4-3, California downed Cleveland 3-1 and Washington shaded Minnesota 3-2. Brooks Robinson, a doubtful Major League Leading Batten (based on £10 at bah) National League Pet Torre, St.L 93 369 S5 129 .158 Bedkert Chi 88 356 124 .348 Davis, LA 94 37B 59 130 .344 Pepitone, Chi 71 2S5 36 90 .340 Brook, St.L 90 345 72 123 .337 Clements, Pitt 79 321 54 108 Alou, St.L 87 351 42 114 .325 Garr, Att 93 387 45 125 .323 Cash, Pitt 70 283 54 91 .322 Sangullle, Pitt 82 314 33 101 .320 American League G. AB Pet 71 275 49 ICG .375 89 319 54 108 .339 83 329 51 104 .314 84 303 43 97 75 278 73 87 .313 75 242 48 82 .313 77 284 29 87 .304 83 345 49 108 .294 79 253 20 75 .294 329 36 97 .295 Oltva, Minn Murcer, NY Otis, KC Rolas, KC Buford, Bait F.

Robinson, Bait Relchardt, Chi Tovar, Minn Mlncher, Wash Howard, Wash Home Runs National League: Stargell, Pitt 31; Aaron, Atl 2S; May, Cln 24; Johnson, PJill 22; Colbert, SD and Bonds, SF 20. American League: Melton, Chi and Cash, Det 21; Smith, Bos 20; Oliva, Minn 18; Petrocelll, BBS, Murcer, NY and Jackson, Oak 17. Runs baiiea National League. Stargell, Pitt 89; Tor. or- re, St.

L. 73; Aaron, Atl 49; Montanez, Phil 47; Santo, Chi M. American League: Petrocelll, Bos 44; Klllebrew, Minn 61; B. Robinson and F. Robinson, Bait 59; Yastrzemsk Melton, Chi and White, NY 56.

Pitching (based on most victories) National League: Ellis, Pitt starter because of by Tony and smashed a slam homei helped Rudy May, who pitched to highlight a seven-run fifth inning as Baltimore beat the A's in leaders. a battle of division Robinson, who complained of nausea before the game, homered after one run scored on a bases loaded walk. Clay Dalrymple capped the rally with a two-run single. Andy Kosco knocked in two runs with a sixth-inning homer and a ninth-inning single to lead Milwaukee over Boston and snap the Red Sox' four-game winning streak. Rico iPetrocelli and George Scott had homers for the Red Sox.

Lou Piniella smashed'a homer and Fred Patek chipped in with an inside-the- park blast to spark Kansas lily's first game victory and Hopkins' 10th inning single gave the Royals a triumph in the second game. Piniella's homer, his first of season, capped 1 four-run first inning in the opener, which was protested 'by both mana- iers. Detroit's Billy Martin said his pitcher wasn't given ample ime to warm up after a long rain delay and the Royals' Bob a four-hitter, even his record al 5-5. Washington stroked three straight hits and pushed across two runs in the ninth to defeat Minnesota. Dave Nelson and Toby Harrah singled, putting runners on first and third and Elliott Maddox singled in Nelson.

Maddox was trapped in a rundown between first and second and Harrah scampered home with the winning run before Maddox could be tagged out. on accused italling tactics. Martin of nu i VM i l.tiovf LTC. 11 Jenkins, Chi 14-8; Carlton, St. 1J-5; Dierker, Hou 12-4; Downing, LA 11-6; Stoneman, Mont 11-9.

American League: Blue, Oak 18-3; Lolich, Det 14-6; Cuellar, Bait 13-2; McNally, Bait and Siebert, Bos 13.4. a r. Bos Ken McMullen's two-out, homer in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Angels past Cleveland. McMullen's homer Richard Petty Trenton Winner TRENTON, N.J. Richard Petty is $6,600 closer to becoming stock car racing's first million dollar driver.

The 34-year-old driver from Randleman, S.C., took the $6,600 first prize Sunday and boosted his career earnings to $994,558 by winning the Trenton 300. Petty 1 21-second victory over teammate Buddy Baker gave him a sweep of three-race Northern series. At the end, Petty and Baker, who drove a borrowed Dodge instead of a car for the Petty team, were the only drivers on Jim Keppley Wins 35-Lap Feature At Grantville By TINY PARRY Executive Sports Editor The Penn National Turf Club's new auto race track was opened with its inaugural race program on Saturday night with an overflow crowd of more than twelve thousand fans and race enthusiasts in attendance. The initial program was presented under the direction of Lindy Vicari of the Reading Stock Car Association as general manager and promoter, and a complete program of three qualifying heats, one consolation event for non-winners, and a 35- lap feature of modified stock racing. The season-opening program at the spacious new Grantville i racing area was interrupted 1 briefly prior to the feature event for a ribbon-cutting 'ceremony with Penn National Turf Club directors officiating.

The season-opening ceremony group also included a bevy of red-clad pants and served as hostesses.and usherettes for the club's bow into the realm of auto racing as an auxiliary operation of the club. A brief display of fireworks and aerial bombs was also added to the overall program that held the overflow crowd from start to finish. Afternoon rain storms that for a time threatened to prevent the opening program failed to dampen the interest and enthusiasm of fans who overtaxed the capacities of the grandstand and bleachers early and stayed to the end. First Feature Winner The first feature race of the Penn National season was won! by Jim Keppley, a former drag! racer from Stouchsburg, who took over the lead on the 27th VICTORY SMOOCH Jim Keppley, feature winner of the inaugural program at the Penn National Race Course on Saturday night, receives (he victory kiss from Miss Reading Fair. City-County Teener Stars Ousted By Harrisburg Club By DAN GROSE Daily News Sportswriter 'Harris'bung Suburban Amerian remained in ention in the Area 3 Playoffs, eliminating the -Lebanon City- County Teener All-Stars, 2-1 at "louthwest Park on Sunday af- ernoon.

Suburban opened the game with two quick runs. "With one ut, Bay Alarcon siagkd and tole second. Kevin M-aronic was lit with a pitch, followed by Crum's fly 'ball to the shortstop or the secondi out. Mike Stouffer ben lashed a base hit down the eft field line, scoring Alarcon nd Maronic. Tile team threatened in the first inning by get- ing Randy Kreiser (Hub) on with a base hit.

Max Zellers (Fifth Ward) flied out to the shortstop for the second out. Ray Solid ay (Fifth Ward) reached first on an error, followed by a fly ball to the center fielder retiring the side. City-County was held scoreless through six innings of play and was only allowed one hit, Kreiser's base knock in the first, until loading the bases in the seventh. Crum walked three straight 'batters and was then lifted for Bob wiho bad a splendid night of relief Friday, to pitch to Zellers. With the bases loaded, 'beat out an infield hit, scoring Jim Uhrich (Optimist).

Ray SoHday then came up to the plate and took three straight off starter Alan Foster, who the same lap. had allowed only three hits! Bobby Allison, in a Ford, and going into the ninth, followed a Pete Hamilton, in a Plymouth, were a lap behind, and Dave Marcis was fifth in a Ford. Petty, who covered the 200 laps in two hours, 29 minutes, four seconds for an average speed of 123.47 m.p.h., has earned $164,250 and 1'3 races in his quest to become NASCAB's first million dollar winner. The victory was his third in less 'than a week following wins at Malta, N.Y., and Islip, N.Y. Despite the easy victory, Petty's Dodge belched smoke every 'time it entered a difficult dogleg turn, and he was forced into the pits three times under an eight-lap caution flag to have his suspension tightened.

Petty complained of the slippery spots on the track, and seven drivers sput out at nearly the same place on the No. 2 turn as the field dwindled from 40 to 22. Baker, whose chances were hindered by the slow work of his pit crew, dogged Petty until the 123rd lap when Petty took the lead for good and stretched it to more than a lap at one point. balls. Bohr then settled down and got Soliday swinging for the third and final out of the ball game.

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Klrkessner Grumblne. lap after a spirited duel with Don Kreitz, of Kutztown. The race was slowed down with yellow caution flags twice because of non-damaging spinouts, but Keppley held on to his lead after both slowdowns. He finished well in front of Kreitz as the Penn National's first feature winner. Trailing him in order were Kreitz, Gerry Chamberlain, L.auden Potts, of Orwigsburg, and John Botz, of Lebanon, as the first five finishers.

Lebanon driver Bobby Gerhart, the RSCS defending points champion, won the opening qualifying heat ahead of Bobb Blatt, of Shoemakersville, in a close 10-lap chase that was halted twice because of minor mishaps. Gerhart, however, was forced out of the feature event when his car threw a rear wheel when he was running fourth. Gerry Chamberlain, who only NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W. L. Pet.

GB Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis New York Philadelphia Montreal 62 50 49 47 41 36 31 42 44 43 .667 .543 11 2 .527 13 .522 AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W. L. Pet. GB Baltimore Boston Detroit New York West Division 53 .436 2 57 .387 26 i Washington 57 53 48 45 39 36 34 38 43 48 54 54 .626 .582 4 .527 9 .484 13 .419 19 .400 San Francisco 57 50 46 47 38 45 46 50 .600 .526 7 Oakland ,500 Kansas Citj .485 11 i California Los Angeles Houston Atlanta Cincinnati 44 52 .458 2 i Minnesota San Diego 33 61 .351 Saturday's Results Milwaukee Philadelphia 5, Chicago 2 i Atlanta 10, Los Angeles 0 Pittsburgh 9, San Diego 2 i Cincinnati 3, San Francisco 2 Houston 2, New York 1 Montreal 5, St.

Louis 3 West Division W. L. Pet. GB 58 47 45 42 39 33 42 51 49 51 .637.528 10 .469 .462 16 .433 39 51 .433 Sunday's Results Chicago 8, Montreal 4 St. Louis 8, New York 5 Philadelphia 1-7, Houston 0-10 Pittsburgh 3-7, Los Angeles 2- Saturday's Results New York 4.

Chicago 2 Kansas City 7, Cleveland 2 Boston 13-5, Milwaukee 11-3, 2nd game 5 innings, rain Detroit 2, Oakland 1 Minnesota 5, Washington 3 California 10, Baltimore 3 Sunday's Results Baltimore 7, Oakland 3 California 3, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 8-4, Detroit 2-3 New York 3-6, Chicago 2-1 Washington 3, Minnesota 2 Milwaukee 5, Boston 4 San Francisco 5-2, Atlanta 4- 4, 1st game 12 innings Monday's Games from a "'S Mnnriav'e 0 Milwaukee, Lopez (2-3) at Kreitz took the third qual- Monda Games Boston, Tiant (0-3), 1:30 ifying event by streakine out' San Die Roberts (7-9) at Chicago, Magnuson (l-l) and front early and maintaining ati Merilt (0-10), 8:00 (John (8-10) at New York, Stott- dnu maintaining a SaQ Frandsco CumberlandMemyre (9-8) and Hardin (0-1), (5-0) at Atlanta, Berber 5:00 8:00 Detroit, Lolich (14-6) at Kan- Los Angeles, Osteen (10-6) atisas City, Rooker (1-6), 8:30 Pittsburg, Briles (5-1), 8:00 Minnesota, Perry (12-8) at Montrael, Strohmayer (2-3) Washington, Brown (2-2), 7:30 at Chicago, Holtzman (8-9) Cleveland, McDowell (8-9) at New York, Sadecki (3-2) at St. Messersmith (8-9) Louis, Carlton (13-5), 9:00 ,11:00 Philadelphia, Wise (9-7) at: Baltimore, P. Dobson (11-4) at ucnj wno only recently tied Gerhart's Reading Cincinnati 3, San Diego, 1st, Fairgrounds record of eleven I innin 8 rain, 2nd game feature wins in one season, then won the second qualifying event all the way after pulling away (Continued on PIM Twenty-one) S-town Soccer Club Will Be Reorganized The Schaefferstown Soccer Club will be reorganized at a meeting scheduled for Wednes day at. 6:30 p.m. at the Schaefferstown Fire Company Field.

AH interested players and hopefuls are invited to try out for the team and should report prepared for workout. The team will again compete in the Central Penn League for the 1971-72 season. Houston, Grief (0-0), 8:30 Tuesday's Games San Francisco at Pittsburgh, night New York at Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis, night San Diego at Atlanta, night Los Angeles at Cincinnati, night jOakland, C. Dobson (8-0), 4:30 Tuesday's Games Cleveland at Oakland, night Detroit at California, night Baltimore at Kp.nsas City, night Milwaukee at Washington, night Minnesota at New York, night "i a new J.

UL Montreal at Houston, night (Chicago at Boston, night.