Redlands Daily Facts from Redlands, California • Page 11

Practice opens Sept. 15 i JC transfers bolster football hopes at UR Transfers from junior college strong blocker in the "1" forma- out offensive tackle at Redlands ranks may help stiffen the offen-tion. high school. Finfrock, 24, inter- sive and defensive posture of the! Junior college transfers will rupted his college education to University of Redlands Bulldogs give the Bulldogs valuable depth fulfill his military service, in the 1969 football season. on defense as well.

Coach Ser- John Stary. a 190-pound junior Eleven junior college perform- rao believes 225-pound sopho- from Fullerton J.C., could fill a ers are expected to report for more Ozzie Templeton, coming vacancy in the defensive back- the Bulldogs' opening practice om San Bernardino Valley Col- field. Me sparkled in the rover session September 15. Coach lc Se. will be a leading candidate position for two years at Fuller- Frank Serrao is hopeful that at for a defensive tackle or middle Ion.

least nine of them will fill gaps Sua'' 0 spot. Olhcr defensive halfback pros- caused by graduation and other Help may also come from Dan pects are 160-pound Mike Van losses in key spots. Finfrock, a 200-pound senior who Lehn. a junior up from Cypress A talented trio from Antelope lineDacker at Arizona J.C.: 170-pound Bill Taube from Valley J.C. could help generate-State in 1966.

He previously was Glendale J.C.: and 170-pound more offensive punch They all-Eastern Conference lineback- Nocy Johnson, from Orange elude Dan Brown, a 202-pound er at chaKe and a stand- Coast J.C. tight end; Mark Nelson, a 185- 1 pound sophomore halfback; and, Del Bishop, a 190-pound quarter- 1 back prospect. I Brown and Nelson are immediate contenders for starting as-! signments. Serrao is hopeful that; Brown will live up to his junior college credentials. "The report is that he doesn't block people, he knocks Ihcm down," Serrao said.

SPOUTS Redlands Daily Facts Wednesday, Aug. 6, J1 League standings By United Press International Bulldog grid team opens 9-gome season Sept 27 Cal Western in the Bull's home opener October 4 at Chicago New York St. Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Montreal National League East W. 63 59 59 L. 41 45 50 52 64: 75 GB Pet.

.627 .562 .541 .514 .402 .318 34 Lenny Wilkens named coach of Supersonics National League roundup S. F. Giants take over top spot with doubleheader win i By United Press International 'Hunt and Bobby Bonds hit Orlando Cepeda's three-run Now it's the Giants' turn to consecutive homers in the fifth homer in the seventh inning be king for a day. i inning of the opener. In the carried Atlanta to the second- Trie Giants ended Cincinnati's second game.

Bob Bolin scored game victory and a sweep of two-day stay in the top spot in run that snapped a 2-2 tie. the Expos. In the first game. SEATTLE. Wash.

Western Division by sweep- In otncr games. Chicago beat Gary Sutherland's wild throw One name kept sticking in the a doubleheader from Houston, 5-2, to stretch its on an attempted double play mind of Dick Vertlieb. general Philadelphia, 6-2 and 5-3, Eastern Division lead to gave the Braves the only run of the Seattle Super- Tuesdav The sweep put! games over New York while St West W. 61 57 62 57 57 34 .523 The University ot Redlands tou will get a belated start in the do; 19S9 football season, nine-game schedule opening a September 8 p.m. Serrao-coached teams cincinnati San Francisco Cincinnati Atlanta Los Angeles Houston San Diego Tuesday's Results Atlanta 1 Montreal 0, 1st Atlanta 4 Montreal 3, 2nd San Fran 6 Phila 2, 1st San Fran 5 Phila 3.

2nd Pet. .560 .559 .554 GB manager of sonics of the National Basketball ne Giants one-half "came ahead Louis edged San Association, and that's why of the Reds, who beat the New, move within two Lenny Wilkens is his head coach. York 8-5. in the first' Mets. Pittsburgh Vertlieb said in looking over game a doubleheader but Angeles.

11-3. the contest in the ninth inning. Diego, 2-1. to Chicago remained in corn- games of the niand in the Eastern Division drubbed Los hen winning pitcher Bill Hands singled in a second 312 2T the list of prospects to succeed lost the second game, 10-1. I Pete Rose, Bobby Tolan and inning run to cap a two-run the resigned Al Bianchi the, The Atlanta Braves, who'Tony Perez hit homers in the rally as the Cubs beat the name of the 32-year-old Negrojwere in first place game as the Reds routed Astros.

Hands, 13-8. went 6 2-3 Saturday, swept a doubleheader (Tom Seaver and whipped the innings and Phil Regan finished from the Montreal Expos. 1-0 Mets in the first game. But the up. and 4-3.

to remain within rebounded in the second Bob Gibson, 14-9. scattered Wilkens said he didn't seek half-game of the Giants. game to knock the Reds out of nine hits as the Cards beat San the job. The Giants' Dave Marshall first place with an eight-run Diego, handing the Padres their 1 playmaker kept bobbing up. He Wilkens as a player! coach Tuesday.

SC1AC Bulldog Larry Nelson, was an all-conference player at Palmdale high school. Bishop, who comes highly rec- have before Cal Western 34-13. 39-22. and 34-20 in three For (he first time since 1964 previous encounters. Nelson, brother of former all- Coach Frank SerraQ Bulk ogs hree 0 n(jr home ron ests will not play a full 10-game are against U.C.

Riverside on slate. The Bulldogs will have a October 18, Pomona on October week more practice than they 25 and La Verne on November did last year before getting 15. The Pomona meeting will ommended as a team leader their initial test of the 1969 sea- mark the start of SCIAC play and accurate short passer, will son. and will be -the University of add depth in the quarterback Only four of the nine games Redlands Homecoming spot. The starting job probably will be played in University of will go to either junior Art Hale'Redlands stadium.

or senior Rob Selway, but Bish- 1 The Bulldogs will travel to Cal op may surprise them. Lutheran in Thousand Oaks for Also expected to win a start- the season ener September 27 ing berth oh the offensive unit al 2 P' Last ear Redlands is 230-pound tackle Jerrv Rav surprised the Kingsmen 22-7 8 New York I 1st 1. American League roundup nd with ame time scheduled 45 minutes earlv at 7:15 p.m. Redlands will be on the road Cincinnati November 1 when they do battle against Claremont-Harvey Mudd. November 8 against Oc- Xcw York 10 Cincinnati Chicago 5 2 Pittsburgh 11 Los Ang 3 St.

Louis 2 San Diego 1 Today's Probable Pitchers (All Times PDT) Atlanta (Niekro 15-91 Montreal (Renko 1-3), 5 :05 p.m. San Francisco iMarichal 13-7) at Philadelphia (Jackson 11-11), 4:35 p.m. New York (Cardwell 3-9) at (Merritt 10 -51 p.m Chicago (Colborn 1-0) Houston (Billingham 4-5', "But when it was offered. I drove in four runs, and Ron third inning. thought it over and realized this was an opportunity I've always ivnnted." he said.

He said he hopes to have an assistant coach in veteran Tom Mcschcry but even if Meschcry doesn't lake the job he will still on him for much help in 'the- coaching department. Wilkens last, season was at second in the loop in assists will, 674, ninth in scoring with By United Press International 'with their margin of 1.S35 points for an average of 0ne of the reasons the Angels. Murcer 22.5 per game and third in most Baltimore Orioles lead the homw made a winning piUhc, minutes played. American League's Eastern Unifr McDanKl and taggee The backcourt ace insisted on Divi sion bv 14 games is because de osso a one-year contract, according Managcr 'Earl Weaver hasn't sl off iecond to Vertlieb. who also said he been able to keep a promise he msoBi pa Orioles with big bat ninth straight defeat.

Pinch- hitter Phil Gagliano singled home Julian Javier with the tic- breaking run in the ninth inning. Willie snapped a 3-3 lie with a 4S0-foi! homer in the seventh and Pittsburgh added seven runs in the ninth to rout Los Angeles. Stargcll's homer was believed to be the longest ever hit in Dodger Stadium. cidental and November 22 in the! who performed last year at Mt. San Antonio J.C.

and previously was an all-conference player at Garey high school. The offensive line was hard hit by graduation and Ray may be Serrao's choice to fill the shoes of three-year letterman tackle Dick Holmes. At the fullback slot. Skip Milliron. a 195-pound talent from Grossmont J.C.

will provide much needed backup to the Bulldogs' all-conference fullback Rick Dischinger. this year's offensive captain. Milliron is considered a hard runner and a Pacific Coast amateur golf tourney starts Coach Serrao will be looking for his first win over always traditional season finale against Whittier. Rams bolster kick return unit with Alvin Haymond FULLERTON. Calif.

In another bid to strengthen The Los Angeles Rams Tuesday their bid for the NFL's Western bolstered their kick return Division title, the Rams invited teams by acquiring Alvin wide receiver Jim Phillips, a Haymond from Philadelphia for former Los Angeles star, to two reserves and a future draft come out of retirement. Phil- pick, lips, an assistant coach with the Head coach George Allen Atlanta Falcons, will fill a void shipped quarterback Billy Guy left by the retirement of Anderson and defensive back flanker Bernie Casey and the Jimmy Raye to the Eagles in loss of No. draft pick Jim exchange for Haymond, who Seymour to the Army. Allen considers "the best return The Rams, in other personnel man in the league." matters Tuesday, released run- The five-year veteran was nin Dack Pat Curran of second in punt returns in the Elizabeth City State National Football League last Teachers College and quarter- St. Louis i Carlton 13-5) a San Diego 'Kirby 3-14), 8 p.m Pittsburgh 'Walker 1-1) Los Angeles (Sutton 12-11 p.m.

Thursday's Games St. Louis at San Diego, night Pitts at Los Ang, night 'Only games scheduled) had wanted Wilkens to take over from the day Bianchi announced his resignation. Asked why the one-year contract, Vertlieb replied "beat cause he wants a bigger one after he has done a good job." Wilkens was acquired from St. Louis Hawks organization just prior to the start of last season. He played his college ball at Providence College.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD. Calif. College and back Jon Walton from Lakeland 'Wis.) College. season with an average of 13.4 vards on 15 returns, one for a (UPI)-A full field of 133 touchdown. He led the NFL in players swung into action today 1965 and 195 6.

The 6-foot-2. 194 in the Pacific Coast Amateur speedster from Southern Col- Golf Championship over the i ge can also be used as a 6.075 yard Lakeside Golf Club corncrback. course, "We've been trying to im- The 72-hole tournament runs prove this one area on our through Saturday with the field special teams for the last few being cut to the low 60 scores years." Allen said. and ties after Thursday's Anderson, 27, set nine NCAA gANTA ROSA round. passing marks when he played Milwaukee Dr.

Ed Updegraff of Tucson, at Tulsa University but has defensive starters Dan Birdwell Min eso winner of the inaugural been on the Ram reserve squad and Tom Keating of the Pacific Coast Amateur in 1967 the past three season. Raye Oakland Raiders are being American League problems in his dual role and East cited the success of Bill Russell W. L. Pet. GB of the championship Boston Baltimore 74 34 .685 Celtic's and Richie Guerin of the Detroit 59 47 .557 14 Hawks.

Boston 58 50 .537 16 He also said he expects no Washington 56 5S .500 20 more difficulty in getting alone: New York 53 56 .486 21'i with officials and noted thai Cleveland 46 65 .414 291; oniy once in his nine-year NBA West career was he ever expelled W. L. Pet. GB from a game. Minnesota 67 42 .615 That, he said, was after he Oakland 62 43 .590 3 had already fouled out and was Seattle 44 62 .415 211; sitting nn the bench.

Kansas City 44 63 .411 22 Chicago 43 65 .398 231; Too many puppies? Sell them California 41 64 .390 24 fast with a Classified Ad. Dial Tuesday's Results todav! 793-3221. made to himself last winter. Weaver said during the season that he would rest his star third baseman, Brooks Robinson, periodically this season because he felt Robinson could no longer hit effectively unless given a breather from to time. Weaver was thinking of benching Brooks earlier this week but decided against it Wilkens said he sees no aftcr lalki j( over with Wm He was rewarded for his faith Tuesday night when Robinson slammed a two-run homer in the K'th inning to give the Orioles a 7-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

Are Ramblers redly still in business? PORTLAND, city may team but se. Ore. lose a baseball football am Rod Carew's glove with the bases loaded scored Al Kaline with the winning run for Detroit in the 13th inning. Gates Brown homered for the Tigers This while Ted Uhlaendcr connected for Minnesota. Ron Hansen and Bill Mellon drove in nine runs between Hal1 of 1 amt llchcr them as the White Sox collected Feller said Tuesday his former 15 hits in routing Washington, club, the Cleveland Indians, is Hansen drove in five runs with seriously thinking of moving its three singles while Meiton Class AAA affiliate from drove in four with a single.

Portland. He made the remark double, homer and sacrifice fly. at Walla Walla. while Gene Brabendcr scattered promoting a Northwest League ame. Two Raiders starters to heal injuries Oakland 8 Clcve 3.

1st Cleve 10 Oakland 4. 2nd Seattle 9 Boston 2 New York 3 California 2 Bait 7 Kan City 5, 10 inns. Chicago 11 Washington 4 Detroit 4 Minn 3, 13 inns. Today's Probable Pitchers (All Times PDT) Washington (Bosnian 7-5) Chicago (Edmondson 1-3' eight hits and hit a homer in pacing the Pilots victory. Steve Thc Iians arc nQ( sa(isfied rfoviey a so contributed to the jln (ne PorUalK Beaver Pilots offense with a run- Bcra 0 said the former big scoring triple and a two-run Tk In other AL action.

New York homer Dk i bomenA er th edged California. 3-2. Detroit for the Red ox. SInS ne at beat Minnesota. 4-3 in 13 Dick Grecn drove in lhree he operation might be headed innings, Chicago whipped Wash- runs ane i chuck Dnbson posted a ncu 31 ea ington.

11-4. Seattle topped x3th victory as the Athletics Meanwhile. the Portland Bnsion. 9-2. and Oakland beat ca Cleveland in the opener, -'ournal reported the Orange Cleveland.

8-3. before losing the jU i ie Indians came back to County Ramblers from An- nishicap of their doubleheader. tne nishtcap on the six-hit ahcim. last year's pitching of Sam McDowell, and Pacific Division champion of Bobby Murcer's three-run the bat of Lou Klimchock. who the Continental Football homer' with two out in the collected three hits and three League, will move to Portland ninth, provided the Yankees RBls.

within two weeks. at at Minnesota 'Perry 12-4 Detroit (Lolieh 14-4). 6 p.m. Oakland (Krausse 6-4) at at Seattle, heads the field. Last played quarterback at Michigan given as much time as needed Cleveland tBoyd 0-1).

4:45 p.m year he was second to Ed State and was also on the to round into top form. at reserve squad last season. Coacn 0 Madden probably but Allen said Haymond would will hold them out of the entire this arrive in time to work out exhibition schedule if necessary- today as the Rams entered final and hope they can go full blast tsvo preparations for Friday night's during the regular season. Both Morris of San Jose, Pebble Beach, Morris failed to qualify year. Kansas City 'Rooker 2-8) at Baltimore (Cuellar 13-8), 5 p.m.

California (Murphy 6-10) at New York (Peterson 10-12), 11 a.m. Seattle CSegui 8-3) at Boston Competition the first days also involve team play for exhibition opener at the Los ff in i the game against the (Lonborg 7-4), 4:30 p.m. the Morse Cup which Southern Angeles Coliseum with the Dallas Baltimore Colts Saturday night Thursday's Games CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH'S "ALL NEW IMPROVED CLEAN UP SALE" i VES TOOSTRONGER California won in 1967. Six golf Cowboys. associations are participating in the team play.

Northern California is represented by a team composed of Vern Callison of Sacramento, Terry Small and Robert Roos of San Francisco, Jack Bariteau and Forrest Fezler of San Jose and Tom Culligan of San Mateo. The Southern California The Rams will have a dangerous return tandem in thc person of Haymond and speedster Ron Smith. Raiders ticket sales soar at the Oakland Coliseum. Minn at Detroit, night Birdwell is recuperating from Oakland at Cleveland knee surgery and Keating, who Kan City at Baltimore missed all of last season with a Seattle at Boston torn Achilles tendon, is nursing 'Only games scheduled) pulled calf muscle. There's a slight chance that PGA TOURNEY both may see limited action a' PITTSBURGH 'UPD The week from Saturday against the $200,000 PGA National Four- 1 San Diego Chargers.

Ball championship will be held' OAKLAND (UPI) Season Two linemen were cut at the Laurel Valley Golf Club team ticket sales of the Oakland Tuesday to reduce the squad to in 1970, it was announced: is composed of Tommy Thomp- Raiders have soared past the about 60 players. They are son of Hollywood, Bud Bradley 5.000 mark, highest in the Austin, a rookie from Arkansas! The Laurel Valley Golf Club' and Dick Runkle of Los club's history. and three-year pro the home course of Arnold; Angeles. Steve Cook of Long That means less than 18,000 Archer from the University of Palmer and is located in Beach. Stew Morgan of Sher- seats remain for each in Oregon.

The roster must be Ligonier. Pa. The tournament man Oaks and Kip Puterbaugh the 53,000 seat Oakland Coli- pared to 49 by Aug. 25 and will be held July 23-26 with 60 of La Jolla. seum.

eventually to 40. two-man teams in contention. He likes his fans better than his batting average Ray Oyler's fan club now at 11,266 Hi By MILTON RICHMAN UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI)-Think' Big! Think of some of the biggest personalities you know. The BIGGEST. Like, say.

O.J; Lew Alcindor Raquel Supremes Gen. Levis Little Ray soft-hitting bigger fan Simpson John Wayne Welch The or maybe even Hershey. Oyler, Seattle's shortstop, has club than any of them. It may be the biggest one in the world. It's so big, it even embarrasses him a little.

At last count, there were 11,266 officially registered members in the Ray Oyler Fanj Club. Babe Ruth recently was; named the greatest baseball; player ever and hundreds of thousands followed his deeds on and off the diamond but there is no concrete evidence he ever had 11,266 officially-registered members in his fan club, even at the peak of his popularity. Never mind the Babe. Not even Rocky Colavito had that many when they were thinking of running him for mayor of Cleveland. Oyler doesn't really feel he owes all these fans to his bat.

The last time he looked at his! batting average it was almost not there. "About .160," he says, rather defensively. "I'm not very, proud of it." There's no reason for him to be ashamed of it. True it isn't; much but it's a marked, improvement over the explosive 1 .135 he fashioned all last year: with Detroit. The Ray Oyler Fan Club is the brainchild of Bob Hardwick, a disc jockey for Station KVI in Seattle, who thought it might be a good idea for his listeners to get behind the 5-foot-10, 160- pound Pilots' shortstop and give him a little boost.

"I figured four or five hundred when I first heard about it," Oyler says, "but there were already 8,000 in the club before the end of spring training." Naturally, Oyler takes some needling from the enemy dugouts. "They'll holler something like 'how in hell can a .160 hitter have 11,000 but I don't let 'em bother rr.e with their yelling," he says. "1 always answer 'em the same way. 'Just I tell 'em." Oyler felt as if he was on a roller coaster last fall. He enjoyed the heady feeling ofj sipping champagne as a mem-l ber of baseball's world cham-' pions after Lite Tigers won the World Series and then had reason to cry in his beer when (they let him go to Seattle in the expansion draft.

But he didn't bawl about the circumstance and it even amused him somewhat when he heard the Tigers had made an attempt at getting him back earlier this year. "I think if they tried hard enough to get me, they would've," he says, without any resentment. Oyler doesn't give you a lot of fancy syntax when you ask him what's the trouble with him now at the plate. "Sick bat," he says, "no excuses." Despite his average. Oyler has seven homers and when it's suggested that maybe he's, shooting for the fences much, he says no, that isn't it, i either.

"Most of those homers came when I was just trying to protect the plate," he explains. The fact that the Tigers aren't doing anywhere near as well this year without him, as they did last year with him, is no cause for great cheering for Oyler. He still has a lot of friends among the Detroit: players, including his old i roomie, Denny McLain. and his chief needier, Norm Cash, who keeps asking him, "do you hit better when the tide's in or out?" Ray Oyler should worry. When was the last time Norm Cash ever had 11,266 officially- registered members in his fan club? Garvey Motors 41S Orange Street, Redlands.