The Spokesman-Review from Spokane, Washington • 5

Ity I 40' balks I efill.1),1 is su BUIIIP WILLS UP TO .312 annar 12 Tyruesdar-, August 5, 1975 0 All research indicates that the Spokane area has never 1 alM produced a homegrown professional batting champion, but former Central Valley star Bump Wills looks like he may 01 1.1 1 1 ieS change that this season. With just three weeks remaining in the AA Eastern League season, Wills returned B111 Walton to action last Thursday from a minor elbow injury and was 'ranked very near the top of the league batting chase with a .312 average for the Pitts, field, Rangers. Big crowd in 3-1 win' BASEBALL STANDINGS 4 1 -7, PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Western Division L. Pct. GS Newell 71 43 .623 acoma 58 53 .523 1111 SPOKANE 50 62 .446 20 Sacramento 45 70 .391 26 Eastern Division' Salt Lake 61 53 .535 Tucson 58 55 .513 Phoenix 56 58 .491 Albuquerque 56 60 .483 Sunday's results Phoenix 7, Albuquerque 6 Tucson 3, Salt Lake City 2 Tacoma 1, Hawaii 0 Spokane 5-3, Sacramento 42.

4 i By MIKE LYNCH SookesmanReview Sports Writer Extending a str of strong pitching performances, Spokane lefty Art DeFilippis earned a 3-1 Pacific Coast League victory over the Sacramento Solons at the Fairgrounds Monday evening. The win streak to five straightand came before 7,132 fans, the season's second largest crowd. Spokane leads the series 40. It continues tonight with Ron Norman (4-7) going against Sacramento's Larry Anderson (4-7). DeFilippis came into the game with consecutive complete game victories, four-hitters in which he'd allowed just one run.

He had the Solons shut out until the ninth when Jim Rosario led off with a double. One out and a wild pitch later Tommy Reynolds' sacrifice fly got Sacramento on the scoreboard. Art's fifth S. AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Pct. GB Boston 43 .606 Baltimore 56 SO .528 8l2 New ElYarekt 551 :54183 1 SIrreoliti nd 168 15 1 23 2812 West Division Oakland 67 41 .620 Kansas City 57 17 346 F4caasoo Minnesota 49 62 .441 1924 California 4 62 .436 20 BUMP WILLS Ripping at .312 I t4) '2 Yedv Monday's Results Cleveland 6.

Detroit 4 Baltimore 12, Boston 8 Kensas City 6 Minnesota 5,10 innings Nise, York 1r ilwaukee 1 Today Games California (Figueroa 18 and HasSier and Ham Oakland (Bosman 6-3 and Siebert 2-1) (Perry 10-15 and Wright 2-5) 2, Baltimore (Palmer 14-7) at Boston (Tiant 13-10), (n) Detroit (Lolich 10-10) at Cleveland (Raich 5-61, (n) Kansas City New York (Hunter Milwaukee (Hausmann 3-3), (n) NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Pct. GB Pittsburgh 65 44 .596 Philadelphia 6 48 .560 New York 56 51 .523 8 St. Louis 56 53 .514 9 Chicago SO 60 .455 1512 Montreal 45 60 .429, 18 West Division ler. 3- Ha 2-1) -3), 2, lostoa city 4., GB 51,2 9 1 18 -'wU. "1,: Uplifting Decision An old Border League rival of Wills from West Valley, Gary Martz, is also winding up a pretty fair season at Omaha of the AAA American Association.

His 10th home run of the season last week helped boost his average to .282 through most recent information. Ex-Gonzaga University fire-bailer Monroe Greenfield of Coeur d'Alene is a third area product ranking high in pro ball this summer, figuring sixth among California League pitchers in recent reports with a 2.85 earned-run average and 5-6 season record. Craig Mitchell posted his second straight Pacific Coast League triumph last Tuesday for Tucson, firing a nifty three-hitter to shutout Phoenix 2-0. The former Shadle High and Spokane Falls ace also went eight innings in the Toros' 3-2 Sunday win over Salt Lake City, but did not get the decision. Tom Bianco popped up to end it and give DeFilippis his fifth victory.

The lefthander walked only one and fanned five. Four of his strikeouts were third outs. The Indians had considera-t ble trouble with Sacramento righthander Robson af. ter the first inning but finally broke through to clinch it in the.seventh. Greg Pryor dou- bled with two away to start ci that and Robson hit Roy Smal a ley.

Lew Beasley sliced a- two-bagger down the left field CIL line for two vital runs. Pryor had opened the Stio kane first with triple, a drive to left that ti drive to left that rebounded of MILWAUKEE (AP) John Wooden, former head basketball coach at UCLA, says he Is not to blame for whatever problems Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has had with the news media in recent years. AbdulJabbar, 'the 7-foot-2 National Basketball AssociaLion center formerly of the Milwaukee Bucks and now of the Los Angeles Lakers, said last week that his high school and college coachs shielded him from speaking publicly. "For eight years, while I was in high school and then in college, I was never able to talk to people. It was forbidden.

So I couldn't cultivate a normal, relaxed atmosphere in my relationships," said the often moody Abdul-Jabbar, who was known as Lew Akindor while a threetime all-American at UCLA. But Wooden, whose teams with Alcindor claimed three straight NCAA championships, said it is not his fault that Abdul-Jabbar has become known as pro basketball's quiet man and often flatly refuses to answer reporters' questions. "In his freshman year at UCLA, at his request and at the request of his parents and his high school coach, he didn't want to talk to the press," Wooden said during a live local television program here Sunday night. "Following his freshman year he was completely on his own. The only way he was shielded from the press is that I never let reporters talk to my players after a game." Wooden, who retired last spring after UCLA won its ninth national collegiate basketball crown in 10 years, also had a few comments about Portland Trail.

Blazer rookie Bill Walton. Wooden said Walton, the 6- 11 natural foods devotee who inherited the UCLA starting center job two years after Abdul-Jabbar left, was getting a bum rap from fans who criticized him for a disappointing first season in the pros. Walton, who equalled many of Abdul-Jabbar's achievements during his three-year all-American tenure at UCLA, sat out much of the year with injuries and became controversial for his public criticism of the FBI after he was questioned in the Patty Hearst investigation. "He got injured," Wooden said of Walton. "He wasn't a malingerer.

If he said he was hurt, I believe him. He's very talented and I'm sure he'll make it big in the pros. But I'm very opposed to his views on other things. I was particularly upset at some of the things he said in knocking our country. But he's one of my boys and I love him." MILWAUKEE (AP) John ooden, former head basket- all coach at UCLA, says he trying to score from second on single by teammate Bruce Miller.

Matthews scored from third on the play. Umpire Dick Ste llo makes call that upset the two Giants. (AP) Chris Speier and Gary Matthews of the San Francisco Giants jump up and down after Speier was called out on close play at home in seventh inning game with Houston Astros Saturday. Speier was 51m, Bend Jon's, Dencn 4es 1S011 16 20 2212 33Y2 20 concerned Cincinnatt 11 38 .651 Los Angeles 56 55 .509 an Francisco 55 54 .505 5an Diego Si 58 .468 Atlanta 48 60 .444 Houston 39 73 .348 late games not Included Monday's Results Montreal 4, New York 3 St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4 Houston 5, San Diego 3 Chicago at Philadelphia Atlanta at Los Angeles Cincinnati at San Francisco ApplenIty voted honors Rams by SWABS with shoulder waived by in.mi SAN FRANCISCO (AP) FULLERTON, Calif, (AP) NORTHWEST LEAGUE Northern Division A 1,6 The Cincinnati Reds, who Les Josephson, a 10-year A L.M3 aubcpaakut, a ItryeaL Statebound American Legion baseball team Appleway Chevrolet swept honors Mon.

day at the Sports Writers and Broadcasters luncheon at the off the fence, and scored on Smalley's single. Spokane didn't get another. hit until Smalley's one-out single in the fifth behind a walk to Pryor. That put runners at first and third but Beasley's line drive to first baseman Dave Lindsey ended that inning with a double play. DeFilippis got some strong defensive play, most notable from shortstop Smalley who excited the large crowd with a spectacular effort in the fourth inning.

On that one designated hitter Bob Hansen hit a line drive toward left but Smalley timed it perfectly and leaped for a fully-extended grab. The good crowd, best since the Fourth of July, was the result of a bank card promo. tion. tackle Rudy Sims, Florida ASA; both cut; defensive tackle Jerry Lawrence, South Dakota State, purchased from Houston Oilers. NEW YORK JETSFree agents: kicker Dock Buckhorru tight end Roger PraeOtrlus; running back Bill Prier; all cut.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLESRookies: defensive tackle Larry O'Rourke, Ohio State; linebacker Gary Webb, Temple; tackle Allen Sitter le, North Carolina State; quarterback Steve Morrison, Ohio State; wide receiver Leroy Johnson, Arkansas (Pine Bluff) State; alt waived. Shack Restaurant. Coach Ron Jackson's Divi have turned the Natonat veteran who went trom free League's Western Division agent to the Los Angeles race into a runaway, are now Rams' record books, was turning their close attention to placed on waivers by the star catcher Johnny Bench's Rams Monday. season-long sore shoulder, Josephson was the third "I think it's arthritis," said leading rusher in Rams histoBench, who sat out Sunday's ry and the seventh best pass 3-1 victory over Los Angeles, receiver. He gained 3,407 which ballooned the Reds' yards on 797 carries for a 4.27 lead to 1512 games over the per-carry average to rank besecond-place Dodgers.

hind Dick Bass, with 5 ,417 leading 'rusher in Rams' histo- ry and the seventh best pass receiver. He gained '3 'IA" yards on 797 carries for a 4.27 Per-carrY average to rank be. hind Dick Bass, with 5,417 SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY WEDNESDAY 't linDelbTalale3rURGH STEELERSRook les: quarterback Murphy, Penn he, Illinois; both cut. CLEVELAND BRO NSRooh es. d' tensiue end Tom Gav, Arkansas A uc Joe Pearson, Tom Marinelli, Bostonl; West Virginia State; all released.

sion Four champions were tabbed team of the week for winning the tournament at Shad le Park. And AC's slugging catcher Rick "Hammer" Schultz was tabbed Spokane area high school athlete of the AUG. 6TH MIAM1 DOLPHINSRookies: tight end yards, and Dan owler, 3,493, Al McMichael, SouthernSalifornia; wide yaras, ana van Tomer, Al McMichael, Southern California; wide LPct.G8 Portland 30 22 .576 Seattle 24 25 .489 41A Bellingham 6 43 .122 22lis Southern Division Eugene 37 13 .740 Walla Walla' 2 22 .551 Ink Boise 27 26 .509 1112 Sunday Results Eugene 8, Portland 3 Bellingham 3, Boise 2 Seattle 9, Walla Walls 1 SOUTHERN LEAGUE Eastern Division Pct. GB 2Vit'ggus 351 .11 712 Savannah 52 49 .515 5 Jacksonville 43 62 .410 16 Western Division Montgomery 56 41 .577 Knoxville 49 54 .476 to lisrreilate'ar" 44t 553 11 1 12v3 Monday's Results at Zrortlrmmbeurs! rain 4 PIONEER LEAGUE Pct. GB Great Falls 26 14 .650 vellidge Falls1211 20 .511 1 22 .488 614 'flings 4 27 .341 124 Sunday's Results on the Rains rushing list.

rsWigcrkil'encalrrg Ti. 7:00 P.M. Racing 8:00 P.M. Tickets: Adults $2.50 Child t116 $1.00 CHILDREN UNDER 8 FREE SPOKANE abrhbl Pryor 3b 2220 5mley ss 3121 bleasly ct 3 0 1 2 Ault lb 4010 Cruz rt 4000 Astroth dh 2 0 0 0 Crscne 3000 Bordes it 3090 Kinard 2b 3000 DeFliois 0 0 0 00 SACRAMENTO ab bl Chrstnsn 2b 4 0 0 9 Lopez ss 400 0 Rosario rf 4 I 1 0 Hansen dh 4 0 0 0 Revnicis if 3 0 1 1 Bianco 3b 3000 ksnyer 3000 Lindsy lb 3020 Bwling cf 3020 Robson 0 0000 Osborn 0 0000 Cut. He also caught 194 passes bakcltLicrigodT.L'angl,r,vTorzwaincg Bill Ma lout, Mississippi; uvboth I.

1,970 yards and 11 touch- LOS RAMSRookies: deten- sive tackle Wayne Hammond, Montana State, placed on iniured waivers; wide re. His best season was 1967 ceiver Gene Bieymaier, UCLA; wide re- vhen he led the division in itiavredr Tgit I4 orilTr tr leonwl; ushing with 800 yards and Trui aliplacliliaa: dayed in the Pro Bowl. The sephson, waived. ollowing year during a pre- aine introduction he suffered -Iry. game introctuctwn tie sunerea Cincinnati opened a series here Monday with the San Francisco Giants, who trailed the Dodgers by one-half game.

Bench bruised his left shoulder in a home plate collision April 22 with the Giants' Gary A club spokesman said he has complained of soreness ever since and said it has affected his throwing. The Reds indicated that Wir10 had missed only one other game this season, will be rested more through toe remainder of the season. They want him healthy for the National League playoffs. Totals 3 1 1 SI Totals 21 3 3 week. Runners-up in the team hal- loting were the partnership of Steve Lucas and Jack Sheehan who claimed the Esmeralda Best-Ball-Chapman golf tournament over the wekend.

Appleway won three straight in the Divisionals and meets highly-touted West Seattle in Friday's State Legion opener at Yakima. Schultz had six hits, including four in Appleii way's 11-inning win over Ephrata. He drove in two runs with sacrifice flies Sunday night against Barstone Fuel. John Brodie, al A CI STAMPEDE and SUICIDE RACE Itedslillis cut players Rod Funseth Sacramento 000 000 001-1 Spokane 100 000 204-3 OP Sacramento 1. LOB Sacra.

mento 5, Spokane 6. 2b Lindsey, Pryor, Beasley, Rosario. 3B Pryor. SF Reynolds. IP ER BB SO Robson (1.,34) 7 6 3 3 4 6 Osborn 1 00 0 1 I DeFlPis 9 6 1 1 1 5 WP Robson, DeFilippis.

Hit by Pitcher by Robson (Smailey). Time 2:20. a tornachilles tendon which' kept him out for the season. Contacted at his home, Josephson said he "would have to look and see what happens" if he is claimed by another tem. He said he would be terested in playing for some teams in golf exhib Aug.

8-9-10 les. Tkkots, Boit 916 Omsk, Wash. "8341 nose 5094264002 Idaho Falls 2 A3IERICAN ASSOCIATION Eastern Division Indianapolis ..57 --GB EV8115'1111. 55 47 .539 2 117:47 11 IVestern Division Denver 21 13; 53 32 .505 1 31 Oklahoma 36 66 .353 29 Royster, Manuel Figure skaters to Seattle CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) The Washington It trimmed their roster to 82 Monday by cutting four players, including safety Morris McKie, a 13th-round draft choice from North Carolina Other cut were linebacker Bill Overmyer.

a second-year Bill Overmyer, a second-year Barstone second baseman Ray Schatz was a close second to Schultz in the ballot-drill. Schatz looped 11 hits in four games for the Fuelers. He'll be a senior at Shadle -Park this fall. LA 11113 ACILI IdAsEBTtall LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) John Brodie, who quarterbacked the San Francisco 49ers for 17 seasons in the National Football League, will meet former Spokane golf pro Rod Funseth in an exhibition match Aug. 23 at the Lewiston Country Club.

Proceeds from the match Proceeds from the match Pro deals MINNESOTA VIKINGS Rookies: Ralph Bundt, defensive back, Nebraska. Gregg Cureton, linebacker, Tennessee: Tom Goedien, placekicker, Iowa State; LeRoy Heoge, defensive tackle, Southern (S.D.); LeRoy Hunt, defensive back, Fez. ris Jerry Reker, defensive end, Southwset Franklin Roberts, run. nine back, Alcorn A all cut. Rookie Mike Hurd, wide receiver, Mich-Ivan State, sent home to recover from a lingering stomach ailment.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ersLRookies: tine. backer Preston Kendrick, Florida; defen. Sive back James Johnson, Tennsseee State; linebacker Mike Henna, Texas Christian; defensive end Bob Noble, Ari. zone State; offensive guard Rob Olson, Stanford; all waived Veterans: defensive back Doug Wyatt, claimed on waivers from Detroit Lions. DENVER BRONCOSRookies: wide re.

ceiver Jerome Dowdy, Idaho; center Hank Enolehardt, U. of Pacific; wide re. ceiver Dan Ferringo, San Francisco State; defensive end Odel Jones, wars State; all waived. pla yer from Ashland who signed as a free agent, and Parker to Cards rookies Bruce Craft, a defen sive tackle from 'Geneva, and Dan Searer, a cornerback fr coin ip Sh pensburg State. TONIGHT SPOKANE 7E45 vs.

SACRAMENTO Tickets--535-2922 NEW YORK (AP) The will go to the boys and girs New York Mets announced Monaav that they have sent 5' Monaay that they have sent. NEW YORK (Al') The gew York Mets announced Ten Spokane area figure skaters have passed -qualifying tests and have been invited to compete in the 9th annual Puget Sound Interclub competition this weekend in Seattle, The 10, who will leave Friday are Hilary Bates, Charles Bauer, Sheila Dahl, Cara Gill, Craig Gill, Shannon Murphy, Sandra, Seipp, Kris Riggs, Karen Thornbrugh and Mark Wal len. on clubs of the Lewiston and, pitcher Harry Parker to the 7 Clarkston, area, and to S. Louis Cardinals on waivers Louis Laroinais on waivers spark Dukes ALBUQUERQUE, (AP) Albuquerque's Jerry Royster and Charlie Manuel slugged back-to-back solo homers in the eighth inning Monday night to lift the Dukes to a 5-3 Pacific Coast League baseball victory over Royster decided the game when he broke a 3-3 deadlock with his lead off circuit clout in the eighth. Then Manuel came on to slug his home run and give Albuquerque an insurance run.

It was Royster's. ninth blast of the season and Manuel's 12th. Phoenix outfielder Horace Speed contributed a solo shot to the Giants cause as he accounted for the game's first run in the fourth inning. Phoenix OM 100 020-4 10 Albuquerque 000 030 (12x--4 4 I Gonzalez, Toms (9) end SWIM Shanahan and Robinson. Shane-hen.

MO. Gonzalez, 5-6. HR: Phoenix-Sod 001 41h, none on. marque Rovster (9) on; Man. uel (12) 111h, none on.

2:14. A 1,316, the golf club. called up pitcher Skip Two other yet unannounced Lockwood from their Tidewagolfers will complete the four- ter farm club in the Internasome for the 18-hole match. tional League. I ERE FERTILIZEREEN 50 lb.

bags 16-20-0 21-0-0 34.29N kit; it AWN-FINCH FEED CO. at. S611 Sprague I II I 5344412R GREEN BAY PACKERSRookies: Punter Tom Fritch, St. Norbert; defensive Monday's Results 1:71. Denver 1 I 6 11 Innin Oklahoma City 3-8 Evansville 6-4, Wichita 0-3 TEXAS LEAGUE West Division Pct.

08 Shreve0Ort 4, 69 39 .606 Midland 63 45 5133 112 flnIsnIo'nia East Division Lafayette 55 47 .539 Arkansas 51 53 490 5 Jackson 47 50 .485 512 Alexandria 44 55 .444 912 Monday's Results El Paso 8, Midland 4 Lafayette 16, Arkansas 7 la4n7rciliora4-11 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Pct. GES Tidewater 67 45 .51 Rochester 63 46 .578 21,2 Syracuse 62 48 564 4 Charleston 59 54 .522 812 Memphis 53 60 .469 1412 Richmond 46 57 7 161,2 Toledo 48 63 .439 181'2 Pawtucket 44 69 .389 2312 Monday's Results Charleston 3, Rochester 2 6Yracuse 6, Memphis 5 Tidewater 7, Pawtucket 6 Only games scheduled Grody dies MILWAUKEE (AP) Ray Grody, 62, assistant sports editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel end a nationally-known boxing writer, died Monday after a long illness. Pumping g(ts Motta enjoying humble life in Idaho a Cowl sets mark Grandpa sets lnark DOVER, Engand (AP) Des Renford, grandfather from broke the world record for the most English Channel crossings, swimming from Dover to Cap Griz Nex, France, Monday in 13 hours, 10 minutes. home right now our plans are to come here and says Matta, Diversity "It makes me more independent as a coach. I can tell them to go to hell I have this to fall back on." Motta says he puts In dawn-todusk days pushing groceries, pumping gas and He says that's because he wants to move as much inventory as possible because its during a id er .14111 1110 01 the gold is made by Haven merchants.

"I've always wanted to do something like this," Motta said, sounding dead serious. "Actually, we think it's a good investment and it gives I in tile My son has been working here By JIM POORE FISH Idaho (AP) Far from his pressure-packed duties as a National Basketball Association coach, Dick Mutts of the Chicago Bulls has been causing a lot of tourists to do double-takes this After all, who would expect a bigtime sports figure tu be ottnining oas. toning shields and peddling fishing 6 teeq And at Fish Haven, a sleepy hamlet of 109 that booms all the way up to 500 during tour-After living in the area during the past five summers, Motta earlier this year bought the general store, complete with gas pumps and the town's official post office. "It's not Just a summer coach there. Motta says Fish Haven gives him a rest from the de.

mands of pro basketball. "It's a change for me and I really like it," he said. "I try to get away from it. You can't get a newspaper up here unless you get it by mail and then it comes two days late. And we don't have a television." Even so, on Sept.

10 Motta has to head back to Chicago and another NBA season. Don Jensen, an oldtime friend from Montpelier, said he couldn't understand at first why Motta bought the store. "But after talking to him I could see why. He wanted to get home he wanted a bp ouri call home. "Dick's going to be a real grPR.

a prince of a guy," Jensen said. off and on mostly off," he said. Fish Haven isn't as remote' as one might think. On a good day earlier this summer at the Motta store, a person could shake hands with Merlin svn, the Los Angeles Rams all-pro tackle; his brother Phil, now with the Denver Broncos and Phil Johnson, head coach of the Kansas City Kings in the NBA. Roots The Olsen brothers grew up at nearby Logan, Utah.

1 pw up at Grave, Pahl; some 60 miles north. Motta once coached there and married a Grace Motta was head coach at Weber State College at Ogden, Utah, before moving into the NBA. Johnson assisted Motti at Weber, then served as head 1 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (' A tid 'n Lauderea 1e winner of three gold medals at the recent World Aquatic Games, set a world record in the 100-meter fri-, qiindav Coati, a 17-year-old high er6 Pni -1(vIre-7 51.11 seconds during the Re. gion Four AAU swimming championships at the Hall of Fame pool in Fort Lauderdale.

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