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Hornets I atter Bues 116 In 2nd Drop Opener 104 si yaAcuo Pt DJ Mich A ti i At yt o- tc654 0 daAND 7 1 1( iCoN4reAlK" A A 1 ASO a IL at 8 144 111 MO 04 ii a lik itximoreAt cap and Berman Vila poked a roundtripper for the Bees Final game of the series is scheduled for 7:45 tonight Jake Jacobs and Zeke Lavalliere led the Hornet homoing in the second game each collecting three hits fattened his average with two doubles in the first game Don Clendenon also hornered for Savannah in the night- al: 40111 1 4 IWO r7 SPE 1 frEd -01' 14 0 iv I I -4 Mk rrE dreo--tiN A Savannah's shoddy fielding nearly made a comedy of the nightcap The Pirates committed six errors and their pitchers were charged with as many wild pitches Lavalliere the Bees' tank sized catcher scored all the way from first base in the seventh inning as Torn Butters Savannah's second and losing hurler fired a series of three straight wild pitches Jacobs electrified the crowd of 1412 with a sensational catch of a sinking liner off the bat of Savannah's Felix Pizarro in the third inning of the opener The brilliant bonus outfielder did a belly slide across the grass to spear the ball in right-center The abbreviated opener remained a contest until the seventh inning when the Pirates exploded for six runs to break a 4-4 tie Five of the tallies 0 5 0 mi 0 411 Mk AtAa-mstAcw AU A i 41:) tv st 111' lir 'A 0 9 'lei '4 4 t11447re 0 v4 Ito 4 A' 1 '7'' 4 ti a't I ''4 s'' Sor10 0 -rt'k1' 'V'4-' 0 1 1116 44 A 14 4 94 107 'Z' 44i 4' t'''zig 17v11''' 'vf" lit- -4 -3: 4111teit w- sis 0 "so a 4 4 A 11111A001 LA MA Ittit AV '0111M-LkwoRLD II 4Po) 600 411111 Laker I LA OLD ty) ego" 4 PI By HERMAN HELMS Observer Sports Writer The Hornets combined slick relief pitching by Oscar Chinique with 15 hits and a sloppy Savannah defense to slam the Pirates 11-6 in the second game of a doubleheader at Griffith Park Wednesday night The Pirates continuing to expose weaknesses in Charlotte's tottering mound corps rifled 14 hits in skipping to a 10-4 victory in the seven-inning opener Chinique answering the call of emergency after the slugging Pirates had abused ace Bob Saban allowed only three hits and one run In five and two-thirds innings The strong-armed Cuban thus pocketed his fourth win against one loss The only run the Pirates scored off him was a homer by Ed Sada his second of the game in the ninth inning Sada drilled his first roundtripper off Saban in the third and ooliii4P SAFELY THERE Bees' Tano Beats Reds' OUSTED FROM NCAA Just how far is 600 miles? For stock-car drivers Sunday in the "World 600" race it'll mean 400 whirls around a steeplybanked asphalt oval But if you were to hop in the family buggy and travel an equal distance away from Charlotte chances are you would get a better idea what an endurance test the Sunday race represents Going south for instance you would cpd up somewhere in the vicinity of Palm Beach Fla or going sOuthwest you might find yourself in New Orleans A northern trip might land you in Syracuse or a western jaunt might find you in the area of St Louis And just half the 600-mile distance would place you somewhere near Lexington Ky Quite a spin for a Sunday driver? Try making it all the way at 100 mph speed and you might get an idea what faces the brand of Sunday driver who'll risk his skin in the "World 600" NC Bows To No-Hitter 7-0 See BEES Page DA Cel drove Deaton to the shower in the third with a six-hit bar rage that produced as many runs All the Cowboy runs were charged to Deaton The six sec mid inning tallies came on a bunt single five solid one-base knocks and two walks 130-Plus Speeds Rip pitching in college berause he thought the Cowboys' infield would be too tough to crack struck out six a walked seven Only two Tar Heels runners got as far as second and only one Tommy Camp as far as third In the other afternoon game li "4x' 4: '4 zo: ''A1 3fp 4t 40 11 0' r71 will 1 '''''t41 s' e'': 4 It ki ir 414 I 1 'A'''54' i44: i Throw At 3rd St John's of New York nipped Colorado State 3-2 in 11 innings In the first night game Minnesota drubbed Arizona 8-5 The second night game matches Boston College and Southern California Oklahoma Stale got an unearned run in the first inning off Bob Deaton The Cowboys 4its FIRST GAME SAVANNAH CHARLOTTE ab bil ab bi White is 40 1 0 hicobs cf 4000 Sada 3b 4 3 2 1 armes If 3 0 1 1 Leonard lb 4 1 2 I lnringt'id ss 2 0 I 0 Clendenon If 4 1 32 Morgan rf 3000 Elliott rf 3 1 1 1 3b 2100 Messner 4 1 2 2124sbalkis lb 3 1 2 0 Pizarro cf 4 1 2 2' Mendoza 2b 3 1 1 2 Pritchard 2b 2 0 0 1 ltonoski 3 1 0 0 Lamabe 3 1 1 0' 'leis 1000 1 vl a es tr i 0000 I 0000 Vila 1000 Totals 39 10 14 10 Totals 25 4 3 3 out for Felker in Ph Savannah Charlotte 003 010 6-10 040 000 (14 4 Leonard Savannah 119 Charlotte 214 5 Charlotte 3 Pizarro Springfield Lamabe Sad a 2 Leonard White and Leonard IP ER BB SO Pleis 423 4 4 1 2 Maestri (L 54) 123 4 5 5 2 0 Felker 11108 Lamabe (W) 7 5 4 2 2 4 M-Maestri end Howe (SECOND GAME) SAVANNAH CHARLOTTE ab bil ab bi Mite ss 0 2 l' Jacobs c7 4 2 3 0 ada 3b 3 2 2 2 Vila rf 5 3 2 2 eonard lb 5 1 2 0 Sortield ss 5 0 1 2 tlendenon If 5 1 2 2 Tano If 4 2 1 0 Elliott rt 5 0 0 0 Hard'way 3b 4 0 2 I Pizarro cf 4 1 3 0 Daslakis lb 5 0 0 0 Pritchard lb 3 1 1 0 Mendoza 2b 4 1 2 1 Fidaloo 4 0 0 0 Lavalliere 4 2 3 I Corea 2 0 0 0 Saban 1 0 0 0 Butters 2 0 0 0 Chinique 4 1 1 0 TOTALS 38 )25 TOTALS 40 II 157 SAVANNAH 012 200 CHARLOTTE 100 043 II 3 Leonard Pizarro Butters Saban 24-6 Charlotte 27-11 LOB 8 Charlotte 10 Clendenon Sada 2 2B Lavalliere SB Mendoza SF Mendoza DP Saban Springfield and Daskslakis Sad Pritchard and Leonard Springfield Mendoza and Daskalahis pp ER Bit SO Saban 313 0 5 4 0 2 Chrnue (W 4) 5 73 3 1 1 2 5 Corella 41305221 Butters (1) 3 23 7 6 3 2 4 Butters 5 1481--Sada (By Chinioue) and Odom A-1412 (Paid) Alitaimegitttle 41liez 1I 4 Jii 'N 1 4 4' 01 '''1'1': ik: lAS '5 s''' 4 7 0 0 -t 1 4 T'sInf VI 4 lk- 'it A s' "0 Ill 7 'A 'tit e'' '14'' '''4i''''' 4: 4 te N7 72 -s '''tk' it 'I S'- :01 Nslz A 4 141' 4 Ise5 i c''JI '4 2 i'' 1' i ot '1 't 5 I i 4 ftw 7 4 Holes By GEORGE CUNNINGHAM Observer Sports Writer There's a bumpy road ahead for drivers in the World 6OG-- starting today That's when qualifying sessions begin And if everything goes according to Hoyle rest of the field will be smelling the exhaust fumes of Pontiacs driven by Fireball Roberts and Jack Smith Both chauffeurs were clocked at better than 130 mph Vi'ednesday during final test runs which left the new Charlotte Motor Speedway track looking like a post-invasion Okinawa Four gravel-deep fox holes grew out of the asphalt in the groove on the second turn And practically the entire surface on the third and fourth turns resembled an old lady's wrinkled face The pavement was broken in The bantam hit it too fat though and the ball at the right traveled only 100 yards (AP Wirephotco BANTAM Hogan uses a wood to escape a Cherry Hills fairway trap in practice for the National Open 19-Hit Bite Attack SF By 14-6 PI EkY STAR TS TODAY Arnold Pahner 4-1 Pick To Win $60000 US Open SAN Groat and Don Hoak led a 19hit attack Wednesday as the Pirates clobbered the faltering San Francisco Giants 14-6 and widened their National League lead to three games Pirate Harvey Iladdix won his fourth game against three losses and his 12-hitter was only the rjr wile Eyes second time this season a southpaw completed a game against the Giants Johnny Podres did Replacement it for Los Angeles on April 29 Tottle Eyes Replacement OMAHA 14) Sophomore Jim Wixson pitched a no-hitter Wednesday as Oklahoma State eliminated North Carolina 7-0 from the NCAA college a eball playoffs It was the second no-hitter in the history of the NCAA baseball tournament The six-foot-one Wixson who was a star infielder in high school but who turned to OKLA STATE NO CAROLINA ab bil ab bi Wallace ss 5 1 2 0 Craver 2b 0 0 0 0 Andrew 2b 5 2 2 0 8-Swins 2b 3 0 0 0 Bancroft cf 40 1 2 Camp If 2000 Dobson If 3 1 0 0 Norton 3b 3 0 0 0 Soerpel rf 3 1 1 113urrWYn cf Dehart 3b 4 1 1 1 Baldwin rf Bond 4 0 1 Hollers rf Mersch lb 4 0 0 0 Bryson lb Wisson 3 I 0 0 Ellerbe ss iDellclo ss 'Crum 'Bolick 'Deakin 19es AGriff in IHntrimett Slott Warren TOTALS 1 8 TOTALS 3000 2000 1000 4000 3000 0000 2000 0000 0000 0000 2000 0000 1000 0000 25000 out for Reec in 3rd Flied out for Craver in 3rd OKLA STATE 106 000 0'1-1 NORTH CAROLINA 000 OCO 04-0 2 De 4ton Warren POA Oklahoma State 73 North Carolina 27- 12 Ellerbe Swino Bryson Andrew Wallace Mersch LOB Oklahoma state North Carolina 4 IP Wisson tW 2-01 Deaton 31) 2 13 Rees 23 Hammett 113 Stott 213 Warren 213 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ER BB SO 0 7 i I 2 3 0 0 0 030 052 003 BP-13 Wirson (Craver) Summers Carrother Labrosse 2:51 jabbed his way to an early lead But experienced Italian mho had only once in It professional fights dating hack to 1413 gan to get the range in the third zind fourth mink Despite the last pace there were no looekdow no and no ruts although both tailor how id alight purling neor the eyeo ()Oil Vent tiorMn in the orol round on slip In Hie ninth piolied the New Ynrker thronh the second ropt of the ring 'k 4 ee i -111- etil4p teel 0 A 0 4 5 4 4 0: '1 '4 4 s' I --41: 1 11 4-7' I 01 4 Olk i '''0 A '4 iw' -4N ''t Vk' i ook 1 At r4 t'114 '''''11: '9itt 0 of tii 14-040914 iv 4 io' 4 'le itttitM Ar 44e A ie 1" A 401 It 4 'i44 A Track language from the drivers but first the speed kings Roberts was caught in an unofficial 134328 mph and Smith in 131707 Ford-driving Curtis Turner was clocked at 129807 Roberts whose '60 Pony came into the pits spewing oil believes he can go faster "I just learned my way around the track a little better" he said "I backed off going into both of the high banks (24-degree turns) and tha might not have been necessary" Smith likewise wasn't opened tip And it's interesting to note that while Smith's Pontiac was hitting better than 130 down the homestretch Tiger Tom Pistone claims he was running "three-quarter throttle and staying right with Smith" Pistone the size of a jockey was whipping a 1960 Chevrolet which owns a new engine After Wednesday's assault by Roberts and Smith most observers predict It'll take 135 or better to sit on the pole Sunday About that vivid description of the new track: "It's like riding a roller-coaster" Jimmy Thompson said "Irs just like the guy who built it (Curtis Turner) rough as hell" Joe Weatherly "No comment" Lee Petty "It's engineered ery well but the surface is busy" Al Anonymous "It's like ridi over a plowed field with a little top soil sprinkled on top of the furrows" Arthur Anonym mous "It'll be a treacherous race" Richard Petty Which led to this comment by chauffeur Joe Eubanks one of the old-timers: "It ought to be rough so the drivers will have to stay on their toes Race tracks are getting so big that all you have to do nowadays is just sit back and drive" Speedway officials put repair crews to work soon as test runs were completed and promised to patch all holes NASCAR official Pat Pun cell said "the track will be all right for the race Sunday Four fastest cars Thursday get the first four positions in the 600mile race Top quali fir wins $500 fecond fastest $300 then $200 $125 and $75 for fifth fastest Qualifying starts at I pm: entitintiv5 until 4:30 A ten lap Speedway dash is set for 443 with the day's four fastest qualifiers competing for $250 for first place Wu for second and $loo for third Same schedule is on tap for Friday and Saturday OMbEMOI Schwank Moves Up rEDATI 11APIDS Iowa -11n1ter tWally) Schwank root ball enauh And aihIctic erector at Coe College Wednesday UPS named director or alhletO and physical education at South Dakota State College In '600' eight places on the third and fourth turns Which led to some colorful FIREBALL ROBERTS For Brophy Gordie Tattle coach to be of Charlotte's Eastern Hockey League team says he plans no major player changes for the 19044 season "We will need one defense-man to replace John Brophy and there is a possibility that Ilerve LaLonde will retire from hockey leaving us short at center" Tint le said Wednesday when we fill those holes I think we will he in pretty good shape I wouldn't mind at all starting the season with the same personnel whieh we hod last season ''l thought our dub was pretty solid all the way We Just need to get a Illtle tough yr" Tottle arrived in town Wednesday and will remain here for several days making preseason plans with Coliseum manager PE1111 Buck Buck who will become general manager of the hockey club Wh(11 the Coliseum author ity officially begins operating the team says his first move will to install Tofile as coach Buck nod Tottle will attend the Eastern League's annual meeting at New York next ATon day and Tuesday Although no definite nlans have bevn made Tuttle said that he expects the doh will do its pre season training here this tall I olesht-One Ntardiall Pearson got it hole inaine On Eastwood Golf CIA's par three E4yttrd ninth hole Pearson playing with Bay Buchanan used It seven iron for the tint holeinone of his career 4 1 0 4 Vv: As 5:: Coe) 541t 4:: ''1 i4 A ti f4i Iv 51:::: dif won at Winged Foot Mamaroneck a year ago Hogan and Ken Venturi a streaky pro now hot are paired at 6-1 'Scared' Refuses reputed frontman for boxing of the threat to get him even in Wednesday to tell Senate investigators anything about Frankie Carbo described as the undisput ed overlord of boxing Irving Iklishel now t'r II1 1 ith Carbo hadn't been fir 10-M-20 year sentence for grand ranged hy his chaulteur Irving larceny said he didn't want to Fine -also known Two talk because he had heen Con Pine" Min had held a "threatened with violence' if similar jot) with Anthony Crony he did so He wouldn't say Fats satcrno threatened him kith rarbo hadn't been fir ranged hy his chaulteur Irvine Fine -also known as Two Gun oc- In) had held a similar jot) with Anthony Tony Fats Salerno CANVAS-BOUNDChamp Ortiz Slips Ortiz Keeps Crown Wins Nod Over Loi Gene Littler another young pro who suddenly has found his stroke again and long bitting Souchak are grouped at 71 by the bettors in the huge galleries 'Witness Testimony The subcommittee says it has evidence Sidern0 was the under cover financial backer of last ear's heavyweight title fight in which Ingmar Johansson defeated Floyd Patterson A rematch is doe next week Frill Ming his brow Nlishel 1 eta silent on this and all of liontimis questions st hich ere aimed in part at show Ing Mishel as Carbo's bag man in plating bets Itonoini soested that Nlis' het ond Wiles liernotr ing for Carho bet $20100 in Miami New York New Jersey and Cahlornin on rniddlewei'zht Polly Fox in hoot with JAhe LaNtotta In NV It was Ilonomi's contention hat Farb() made a tinancimt 1011111g on this hoot which La Ntotti4 confessed he threw in cm hone for shot at the middleweight crown he on two years later DENVER Arnold Palmer leading money-maker among the professionals is the 4-1 choice to win the Open golf championship that opens today over the 7004 deceptively placid yards of the Cherry Hills Country Cluh One round today and another on Friday over the meadovlike layout that has a par of 3546-71 will determine the 50 low scorers who will make a double charge on Saturday The man who of's the few est strokes on the four rounds wiII succeed Bill Casper as the titleholder in the nation's most prestigeparhed tourney lie also will gut a $11400 cut of the prim money that has helm tipped to 14100o0 because of the enthusiastic advance of sale of tickets Seldom since the youthful days of Ben Hogan now 47 and trying for a record hith title has anyone (I In inated pre-lour nament talk as does Palmer already winner of $5221)340 this year and the Aampion at the Masters in April Yet ironically there have been 11'W tournaments where there has heun muuli uncertainty The thinness of the Denver air is the reason Itip Arnold puo at the host chit) svhich nestles in the hiothilk of the Itockies says that the ball will travel It per cent lather here than at sea level A select held from a record entry list of 2472 in a pair of ehmination rounds heims firing at 8 a 11 driving tiff the No I tee the 1'28 pro and 22 amateurs ill I ave the snowtquiped Rockies aS hat kdrop The high moittt tains appear so dose that they might he guarding the green yet they are rat miles away Casper and Snead ate 5 Choices for the title the former Itaddis although be weak ened in the eighth stayed On to become only the third Pitts burgh pitcher with a complete game Vern Law and Bob Friend are the two others Groat collected four hits lloak three and the Pirates banged out six doubles and two triples The Blies got four runs in third after Orlando Cepeda had pow-1 ered his 12th homer 425 feet over the centerfield fence in the second Willie Mays hit his ninth over the 397-100t marker in lett center in the eighth PITTSBURGH SAN FRANCISCO a I' i ab bi SkInnar If 1 1 0 BlasInsull 2b 4 1 0 Groat st 14112YerIvir 0010 Clomonto ri 1 1 1 c-McCovot 0 0 0 Stuart lb 0 1 0 Amalttn3132b 0 1 1 Welton lb 0 Matt ct 2 2 1 Or1011d 12 0 Caoada It 331 Smith 3 3 3KIrkIndrf 000 Moak 3b 2 3 4 Roduors lb 012 Martraski 2b 0 0 l'SchmIdt 0 1 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and retain his world junior welterweight boxing title 101 the rugged 31 year old European welterweight champion his left hook to the body and won the cheers of the Cow Palace chopping right to the head scored crowd in this nationally tele points in the furious- battle vised 110 pound championship night that was cioNe all the way his left hook to the body and chopping right to the head scored in the furious- baffle Ortiz entered the ring a 94 and and hooked Sen Philip 14 Hart Mich) acting chairman of the Senate antilimnopoly soh coomuillee probing gangster influences in hosing let MI-slid know the threats gave him no legal ground to re fuse testimony Nishel then pleaded the fifth amendment Shilking his head "No" the podgylaved Nlishel rejected a solicoomottee oiler to clohk loin nil special protection it the Clinton State Prison in Daio nentora Irmo vhkh iis brought here under guard Nlishel told the probe the 14 arning In keep his mouth shut was served on hint Mity or May 21 hilt he no In the New York house of detention Sigh( oninlitirn 14vAer Nom wanird in iknow heitirr Ntisirt's first meeting The stocky Italian from Nti Ian held a 2 pound right advantage at 1 10 to 137 12 for the Puerto Mean born champ vt ha now live In New York City As the results were announced a tremendous roar went up when judge Matt Zidich gave the nod to Lot hy a 145-143 margin The cheers turned to jeers as referee Vern rtyhee scored 14113 for Ortiz and judge Fred flollarn gave it In the champion by a MIAS margin Never did Loi quit moving find otitiqqamtamilirttra4rwvalw441pttcsappititimof-trlwomrS verW tih-44( rgo701PYomo latwonivicir'skrvAuovrAn41-werzi pFqago--mvrpNwormiif 011111rPoilWaVotd1 geo1dmetorproomaL-fgrvocivvr04mr-pmVf 1r rgrstwoJNiek 11 ipt-wwymiIst.