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12 Times-News Royals Split On Triple Steal Butkus spins a neat four -hit ter from rjltrhm- HnVaLln slrino and Bristol, but the latter Iwo have won one more game Uian the Orioles. Kingsport hits the road toward Pulaski today for a game tonight and Wednesday night, before returning home Thursday to rin battle with Covington. who recovered it In time to stop The victory by Kingsport, Hay from reaching home. Or combined with Blucficld's 15-7 did he? Ray retreated to third romp over Bristol, threw a base, and the olher baserun- monkeyw reach into the Appy ners, Jambson and Quesada, 1-eague rBce. Neither team can were clogged up at second, claim a solid hold on first deValla rifled a throw to place.

Biueficid is In first with second and Hay galloped to the two less losses than Kingsport plate with the winning run, ifirstghmei wiui jaconson taxing unrd, when shortstop Hick Albert returned me null to me plate, Sii3ijb and Quesada pilling up at second. oeflurrOiti It was the first triple steal in ningspon lioyai ruslory and woke up some 860 fans wlx had hpen nil) in W. fk By BILL LANE Times-News Spcm Editor Kingsport's Royals got a "bad game" out of their system with a 14-2 loss to WytheviUe the opener then bounced bock to win the other end of a doubleheader, 4-3, by getting the deciding run on a rare triple steal at J. Fred Johnson Stadium Monday night. The Royals, to put it mildly, got shellacked in the lidlif ter as WytheviUe warped three pitchers with a 15-hit attack which included 330-foot isomer by Chuck Hammond in the tirst inning thai started the fireworks.

Kingsport managed Jual four hitslnthe opener as the Hoyals seemingly appeared to be stalked by two Braves pitchers, starter Ken Miller who left early because of wildness and reliever Larry Bing. Despite the lb hits by the Braves. Kingsport tossed in five errors, kicking the ball around as if it were a football. Koyals manager Jay Hank ins said it was "probably a good thing his team got it all out of their system at one time." The Royals, down by a 3-0 margin in the second game until Ihe fourth inning, seemed headed for a complete collapse. But a i-umbliug extra-base hit attack rang out in the fourth and fifth innings.

In the fourth, Karl Jacohson, Juan quesada and Kevin Bova stroked back-to-buck doubles to cut the WytheviUe deficit to 3-2. In the fifth, the Royals chased starting pitchers Len Chiapetta as Gary Harris walked and Buddy Hay smacked a double off the eentcrfield fence. Reliever John Travis then walked Jacubson and Quesada, forcing Karris in with the tying run. With the bases-loaded, Kingsport pulled off an unlikely feat a triple steal. And only in the Appalachian League, where the action Is fast, furious and sometimes frantic, could such a thing liappen.

Travis let go with a pitch which momentarily got away SPBpvII vll9 Hill Rfl opening-game, 12-run loss. n.tL't, Stan Dutkus, a college pit- "lui'Ii cher from Alabama who's a SJJKXJ cousin of National Football eancyp League star Dick Butkus, the second-game victory for the Ttoya Is, his first outing. E-wJthi Bailsv 1 or Butkus, tugged for four hits wvim-nie i. and three runs in (he first two rltia-" innings, settled down to pilch an outstanding game. He didn't allow a hit after the second inning and at one stretch JS' retired nine Braves in sue- i.

cess ion before a watk broke the ie. lob 1 Mjm- BUDDY RAY BEATS CUTOFF THROW IN FOR WINNING RUN was me ironi end of a triple steal, deciding Royals' win Attendance 10 T- Tigers Take Over First Place From Wire Dispatches Norm Cash hit Ids ISth and 16th home runs of the season to drive in three runs Monday night as the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers, and moved into first place in Ihe American League East. Joe Coleman went the first eight Innings for Detroit but after giving up a hi I niid a walk to start ihe ninth; he was relieved by John fuller. The victory went to Coleman, his Uth against seven defeats Jim Norlhrup also banged out his fourth home run of the season as Detroit made rookie Don Stanhouse's first major league decision a loss Northruphit his homer with a man on in the third and Cash followed with bis first of the night after Bill Frcchan walked in the same inning. Cash added his second of the game Kith none on leading off the eighth.

nobby Darwin's first maor league grand alam and five runs batted in lifted Jim Perry and the Minnesota la nn 8-1 win over the Milwaukee firewers. Darwin's homer helped the Twins to one of their two four-run Ills first-innlnggrand slam followed hits by Danny Thompson nn Rod Carew and a walk to Harmon Kiilebrew. The homer, Darwin's 10th of the season, gave the Twins a 4-0 lead against Karl Stephenson. Perry held the Brewers to six hits over 7 2-3 innings, white increasing his record to 7-fl. He left the game after being struck by a line drive on the left thigh off the bat of Brock Davis in the eighth inning.

IjOU Piniella stroked a two-run homer with two out in the ninth inning off Mike Cucllar to give the Kansas City Hoyals a 3-2 victory over Baltimore that extended the Orioles' losing streak to five games. Piniella's btasl, his eighth homer of the year, also scored Richie Schemblum who had singled as Cuellar absorhed his seventh loss against seven wins. Reliever Ken Wright, 1-0, picked up the victory with hltleas bail over the iaal I wo innings. Uaylord Perry tossed a four-hitter Ln picking up his Uth victory of the season and rookie Ron belted his first major league home run to lead the Cleveland Indians lo a 2-1 victory aver the Chicago White Sox. The game was played under protest by Chicago manager Chuck Tanner when Tanner eompiained that Perry was throwing an illegal pilch.

Perry, who has gone the distance 15 times In 21 starLi, struck out lOand walked four in lowering his ERA to 1.87. In late night American league action, New York was at California and Boston was al Oakland. In the National league, Chris Spuier's single to center field In the eighth inning drove in two runs to give the S.in Francisco Giants a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets and reliever Tug McGraw. Pinch-hitler Jim Howurth and Bobby Bonds singled to open the eighth and advanced on Gary Madriai-'s sacrifice before Speier's game-winning hit. Doir McMahon, 42, cauie on al the start of the eighth inning after Jim Barr and Jerry Johnson bad run into trouble and got credit for victory while McGraw, the ace of the Mots staff with a 1,87 ERA before the game, suffered his second defeat within five days, Jim Fairey's si nth inning pinch-hit single drove home Bob Bailey with what proved to be the winning run as the Montreal Expos scored a 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Bailey singled off losing pitcher Steve Arlin, who gave up only three hits in the contest as he dropped his ninth game in 16 decisions. Tim Foil drew a walk and Fairey's hit went to shallow centerfield lo break up the 3-3 tie. The Los Angeles Dodgers spoiled the debut of both the major league's newest manager and relief pitcher, downing the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4, in 11 innings in the lirst game of a twi -night doubleheader. The second game of the twinblll was late ending. Lucchesi Fired As Head Of Philadelphia Phils Charges Dismissed Against Dock Ellis CINCINNATI (UPI)-Disorderly conduct charges against Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis, sprayed with chemical mace here two months ago by a Rivcrfron Stadium security guard, were dismissed Monday by Judge Paul George.

"The complainant witness has reached a settlement with Ellis and would like to drop charges," said Attorney Jolui Newlln, who represented the Cincinnati Reds. Newlin did not elaborate on the "settlement." The security guard who filed Ihe complaint, David Hatter, did not appear in court. The Incident that caused Hntter to file his complaint occured May 5 when Ellis attempted lo enter the stadium for the game with the Reds and was stopped by Hatter and asked for identification. Ellis said he had no identification and showed Hatter his World Series ring. Ellis said Hatter refused to accept the rinij as identification.

PHII.ADELPHIA (UP'l)-A tearful Frank l.ucchesi was fired Monday as manager of the Philadelphia" Phillies of the National league and replaced for the remainder the season by Ccneral Manager Paul Owens, who will serve in a dual capacity. Phlllie owner Boh Carpenter said Lucchesi would remain with the organization but was being replaced because "the club has been doing very poorly." Carpenter said "It has been my experience in baseball that you can't change an army so you change a general Lucchesi, 45, tvlio managed in the Phillies minor league organization for 19 years before becomin manager of the parent club In 1970, will become a "special assignment man" under the direction of Owens. Lucchesi, who attended the news conference along ith Owens and Carpenter, said "naturally, I'm upset and hurt but I don't have red blood, I have Phillies Wood." "I'm thinking of. my wile and my eight-year-old boy," Lucchesi began and then started to cry but shrugged oft a suggestion by a club official that he be excused. "I've never ducked a question from the press and I'm not going lo start now," said l.ucchesi whose team had lost 25 of its last 31 games.

"I'm going to slay here and answer all the questions. "I've worked with beautiful people for 10 years and there arc no bridges to burn with this organization. "I guess I was a liltle hurt but it is easier to change the general and I'm the general of the Phillies. 1 have to lake seme of the blame. I Iried everything I possibly coidd." l.ucchesi became manager in 1070 after Bob Skinner resigned and the Phils embarked on a youth movement.

Plagued by injuries, Lucchesi's first club finished fifth with a 73-88 record and dropped to sixth last season with a 67-95 record. Owens, who only became general manager last month, was assuming a dual role ef-lectiveimmediatety, Carpenter said, "so that we can fully evaulatc every individual player on the club and get Paul into the swim of things." "By managing the club, Paul will have halt a season where he'll be in direct contact wilh each player, both under game conditions and off the field," Carpenter said. Owens last managed in 1959 with Baker-sfield in the California league and became the Phils' farm director in 1366. Still has the touch Stan Musial, former St. Louis Cardinals great, proved he still hats the old touch Sunday when he hit a home run in the St.

Louis-New York Yankees Old Timers game, which the Yankees won 4-2. Third base coach Jerry Moore watches Musial head for home, (UPI Photo) Fischer In 4Go' Mood For Match "The guard really lost bis cool and pulled bis gun out with one hand and the mace with the other and maced me," Kllis said two days after the incident. Capt, Norbert Evans, spokesman for the Riverfront Sladium security force, said immediately alter the incident that Hatter "was subjected to verbal abuse which no being should endure." APPALACHIAN LEAGUE TONIGHT'! GA. MAJOR LEAGUES REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI)-Desplte same last-mlnule complaints about playing conditions Monday, Bobby h'ischer was reported in a "go, go, go" mood for (he first game of his world championship chess match with Boris Spassky of ihe Soviet Union Tuesday, "Fischer does not like the lighting, the board and the pieces, the locations of the television cameras and some other minor details," said Kred Cramer, vice president of the U. S.

Chess Federation. yihese things are troublesome but not Critical," he said. "The organizers are already doing something about it. Cramer pronounced the temperamental American in "go, go, go" condition for the first game. The match, already delayed for nine days, will begin at p.

m. 1 p. m. EDT) Tuesday In a hall especially outfitted to ac-commodate the Russian world champion and the challenger. The match originally was to have begun July 2, but it was delayed because Fischer attempted to negotiate for 30 per cent of the admission fees the organizers arc charging In addition to a (125,000 purse and percentage of the television rights.

He came to Iceland and dropped his demand for a percentage of the gate only after a British banker put up sufficient money to double the purse to 5250,000. In addition to the world championship, which Spassky currently holds, the winner o( the match will receive (IM.OOfl from the purse. The loser will receive tlM.000. Fischer, 29, of Brooklyn. N.

slipped unnotiifd into the hall early Monday and spent BO minutes inspecting details arranged for the match thai is scheduled to go as many as 2-t games. As champion, Spassky can win by being the first to accumulate 12 match points with one point for a victory and one-half point for a draw. Fischer as challenger needs 12.5 points to win. Cramer, himself a retired lighting engineer, said he was not sure what Fischer objected to concerning the lighting. "From an engineering point of view It's perfect and very flexible.

But if you have to sit for five hours staring at a chesa board you might have olher ideas," Cramer said. The chess board, made of green and white Icelandic stones, has been an issue from the siarl. The organizers treated it with acid to take the glare off it. Fischer Is not satisfied with the board, however, and he also feels the chess pieces are too small In relation. Cramer said.

The deputy arbiter for the match, Gud-mundur Arnlaugsson, has a number of different boards and sets to choose from when match time comes. Fischer also felt the two TV cameras covering the board could be distracting, although they are hidden in built-in "boxes" and placed some 15 yards away from the stage where the players will sit. Fischer also wants thicker drapes in front of the windows in the hall. In Iceland, close to the Arctic circle, thesunshinesatthis time of Ihe year until after 10 p.m., and the American apparently is concerned that the evening sun might distract him. Fischer also inspected the carpeting in the hall and other arrangements made to keep noise level down, Cramer said.

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