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NEW CASTLE NEWS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 170 TWENTY-FOUR Sweep two straight from Pirates Reds really 'pushbutton' team By IRA MILLER Murtaugh said he would not decide until game time whether Moose, 11-10, or Bob by losing pitcher Luke Walker, the Pirates, Gullett with a ToUn Does It AU inning hitless relief job. He homered in the fifth, then singled and raced home on twiu inuiwrt Veaie, 10-15, would pitch. Tony Cloninger, 9-7, will go for the Tony Perez' double in the eighth, clincher for Cincinnati. 5000 toil 10 00 1 3 0 0 0 SarmuU.N 1 0 0 0 ilcbiKT 3b stumbling across the plate after Toun -i hesitating at third and slightly injuring his left ankle along the S'1 Way. LWepcn i "I didn't think they'd send Jfh me in, especially on an arm Hei iii like Stargell," Tolan said.

fnftTd3 "Sanguillen was in front of the cuTph plate and I didn't know which cirroii way I'd have to go." iwumii His left ankle immersed in a rirtuwrtii plastic bucket of ice water, Tolan said he expected to be in zb aiuu. the lineup today. SEIUs 1 Lefthanders Jim Merritt, 7-0 Nolan As in Saturday's 3-0 game, it was not the Reds' feared power that made the difference Sunday. This time, it was Bobby Tolan's speed. Tolan hit a homer, but it was his two singles and three runs scared that really were decisive, because apart from his home run both the other runs were produced by his legs.

In the third inning, Tolan singled, stole second, continued to third when catcher Manny Sanguillen threw into center-field and scored on a wild pitch Slargfll, May. 3B-Cline 3 button and win, it was time to-do it." Sunday, the Reds beat the Pirates for the second straight day, 3-1, at Pittsburgh, to take a two-game lead in the best-of-5 pennant playoff. Today's game and any others that may be needed will be played here at Riverfront Stadium and, though the Reds aren't claiming it's over yet, the Pirates know they are down. They've Got Problems The Pirates got themselves two well-pitched games over the weekend, but neither was good enough, and today they have problems. Bob Moose, the scheduled Pittsburgh starter, has had an ailing arm and Manager Danny Pirates manager keeps cool PITTSBURGH (UPI) -Pirate Manager Danny Murtaugh kept his cool after his team was beaten for the second time in the National League playoffs Sunday, but his Cincinnati counterpart, Sparky Anderson, against Pittsburgh in two National League Seasons, and Don Gullett shut the door on Ellis Gib bop Save-Carroll.

CP I Sports Writer CINCINNATI (UP1) -Maybe the Cincinnati Reds really are a "push-button" team. At least they are finding the right buttons. The Reds came home today needing one more victory to eliminate the Pittsburgh Pirates and win the National League pennant, and even manager Sparky Anderson had to wonder if they could turn it on and off at will. "A lot of the writers were saying we could push a button and turn it on when we wanted to win," Anderson said. "At the time, we weren't going so well, but we were still far ahead in the division, and I told the players that if we could push a Umpires return to work By JACK WALSH PITTSBURGH (UP1) -A temporary truce rather than a lasting peace has settled the dispute between striking umpires and major league baseball for the duration of the pennant playoffs, and the issue could come up again before the start of the World Series.

The agreement reached be- Orioles ready to add clincher against Twins Toscano finishes with 278 Harry Toscano Jr. of New Castle had a final round one-over par 72 to finish at 278 in the Azalea Open Golf Tournament. tunc nine trnlf Perez. Perez threw wildly to Lee May at first base. The Reds went on to hand the Pirates their second straight defeat 3-1.

UPI ONE OF FEW BUCS BREAKS -Pittsburgh's Willie Stargell is safe at first base in the sixth inning on his slow roller to Cincinnati's third baseman Tony single by Cesar Tovar and By VITO STELLINO UPI Sports Writer BALTIMORE (UPI) -With showed signs of anxiety. isure, we're 2-0 over the 20-game winner Jim Palmer Anderson said after primed to fire aeainst either a headed for home with waht off the pace sel by Ceasar Sanudo would have been the tying run who won the tournament with a at 4-1 when Leo Cardenas also and icked a check or singled. But a strong throw by j12 000 leftfielder Merv Rettenmund Toscano's prize was $580 in the cut him down at the plate. $60,000 tournev. Titans roll along 28-0 "I just can't run that good He had rounds of 67 68, 7 1 and his team won 3-1, "But I'm not rookie or a veteran past his really pleased.

"I'll be pleased peak, the Baltimore Orioles when we've got three." moved in for the kill today as But then the rookie manager the American League cham- quickly ticked off the skills of pionships shifted here for its his Big Red Machine. conclusion. "Jim Merritt was excellent A thumping 11-3 victory over Bierbach capped a 99 yard rushing. He completed seven of cween me major League scoring drive in the first quarter 12 passes. Umpires Association and base-on a four yard keeper and passed Cole and Mark Connolly were balls heirarchy here and in for the second TD of the quarter the favorite targets of the Minneapohs-St.

Paul Sunday tnRnocrTMf-ofmminmrHcnnt nnartprharks with each one guaranteed only that the any more," said Williams. "I thought I could have made it, or I wouldn't have tried." Williams' failure to tie the would work while Titan nlarpVirVpr catchim? four each while four umpires 72 and over the past couple of months has been playing excellent golf. Sanudo, a 26-year-old native of Mexico, bogeyed the first hole Sunday, but he played it so well it gave him the boost he needed and Don Gullett performed top the sagging Minnesota Twins game eventually forced him out Ebersbereer had a perfect 4-for-4 others also got into the act. negotiations over salary of the game for a pinch-hitter, demands continue in dav in the point after The Titans had at least seven crease Sunday, on the heels of a 10-6 rout Saturday, left the Orioles with a 2-0 lead in games and faith." and after that the Orioles romped. beginning of the year this boy Gullett) was really something.

And he did the job again, department. Freshman booter other opportunities to score, but coiildn't reach the goal line. We reached a good faith Rill Olsen of Homer Citv was agreement," said Doug Harvey, although I don't think he was Hroomar Helgasson of Iceland saw his first action of the season by handling the kickoff duties and he attempted two field goals. With time running out in the Homecoming's game Most one of the striking umpires who as fast as I've seen him in Valuable Plaver for the Warriors boycotted the opening game of other games." 3 0 Tavar 11 0 0 Cirilenas ss 1 2 KiUebraw with two fumble recoveries and the National League playoffs Murtaugh, whose team kept W1LLIAMSP0RT Lycoming College had scheduled Homecoming festivities tor Saturday afternoon here, but the weatherman and the storming Westminster Titans didn't cooperate. Playing through most of the first half under bright and sunny skies a thunderstorm started brewing near intermission and by the end of the initial half the rains came.

It ruined the entire Homecoming activities, but the Warriors spirits were already broken by Dr. Harold Burry's 31ue and White outfit. Westminster started off like it could name its own score by tallying the first two times it had possession and went on to shutout the Warriors 28-0. It was the third straight victory for the Titans without a defeat to set up the big game Saturday at Westminster against unbeaten needing only one win to reach the World Series for the second straight year. The handsome, sideburned Palmer was Manager Earl Weaver's third-game pitcher against 19-year-old rookie Bert Blyleven 10-9) for the Twins, unless Manager Bill Rigney between Cincinnati and coming back from FHobinsn rf Powell lb Retlnmnd If BRoinnsn 3b Johnson 2b Elchnbrm McNally second quarter and the Warriors an interception, putting on its only threat at the Westminster Titans 15 it was Fran Tobias, who saved the day.

Zt during the regular season to win the National League East title, was impressed with and when the chance came, he sm grabbed the lead to win the 1 0 Azalea Open his first i tournament victory. 1 1 Sanudo fired a four-under-par 1 1 67 for a 72-hole total of 269 and i a one-stroke margin over Bobby JjJ Mitchell, who blew up on the final three holes after seeming-0 ly having things decided. Mitchell led by four going oo into the final round and after he eagled the 15th hole, it in appeared to be all over. Then, -J1 disaster struck. Mitchell, also bso.

seeking his first tournament victory, bogeyed the last three holes and dropped back with a 4 one-over-par 72 and a 270. 5 Though that collapse made it tsburgh. He added: "From now on i we've been assured there'll be good faith bargaining. We a accepted what they offered but we'll go into a meeting before a the World Series with good faith. "Before this, they didn't want i3-i.

to listen to us at all." The truce was agreed on only The speedy Titan safety intercepted a Lycoming pass at his own two yard line and went the entire 98 yards untouched for the Titans third TD. It gave Westminster a comfortable 21-0 intermission lead. The second half was played in Allison ph 0 Perranosk 0 Tian! I) Quiliri ph 1 Totals 11 11 11 Totals 31 Baltimore 1(Z IN Ml mbmsou mmm E-Cardenas 2. DP-Eallimote 1, Min: ta 2. L03-Biltimore 7, Minnesota.

2b-PoweU Mitterwald. McNally. F. Robinson. KOlebce-vr.

Otiva. Johi WESTMINSTER-IS ENDS ComaUy, Million, Fins, Celt. Birr. Nrtl Bekrfc. TACKLES NkI, Jokutoa, fnhin.

Both. Waynesburg College. a driving thunderstorm and the Titan offense was slowed down a tian oiiense i -t i. Ko Tit 9 6 3 3 5 3 1-3 4 i 3 2-31002 3 0 0 0 defense, who have shut out their ut0e- il stiU to last two opponents and have not reach Pronuse hud once given up a TD since the fourth more- made a last-minute switch to veteran Jim Kaat (14-10). AU the signs indicated only a miracle could save the Twins.

"Feel good?" trumpeted Frank Robinson, Orioles slugger who often is their spokesman. "Sure, I feel good. I'd feel good going into hell with a 2-0 lead in a best-of-five series." The one ray of hope for the Twins could be that Palmer did not beat them, during the regular season and they beat him twice. But Palmer says he's changed his pitching since he last faced them the last time back in July." The righthander said, "It was upsetting the rest of my delivery." Despite the lopsided final score, the Orioles found themselves in a tight game for a while Sunday when their early an hour before the start of Sunday's second game between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The terms of the agreement were that the umpires will be paid $3,000 for officiating the playoff series and $7,000 for World Series games.

The wage terms were the same offered the umpires earlier by major league baseball officials, and represent a $500 increase over the previous quarter oE the opener against Marietta. Freshman Robin Pontius of Laurel set uo the last score when The TD against Marietta came he intercepted a Warrior pass against the second and third and returned CENTERS Swetertitset, Martin. BACKS Kerb. McCiw. Price.

Kiag, Poo tits, McNamara. Yoke, Griffith, Bark, Howlev, Toeias. Fans, Thompwn. EbtrsieTftr. Bobb.HetjaisM.

LYCOMING- ENDS Smila, Tiboliuky, Fnrbuto, Kcilly, Kaaok.Sckwedei. TACKLES Eoptaky. Kmaes. Seasciiarti. Sloitx.

GUARDS Myers, Peters, Tboecpsoe, Wiser. Sahaio. CENTER Drtese. SACKS Ndfci, HiaUe, Waikutfw, Cwtey. BntrriaJe, Oesvy, Joy, Odea, Bifjio, Cams.

Gullet. "He sure showed us some stuff," he said. Willie Stargell, who faced Gullett in the sixth inning with two out and two runners tin base, flied out to right field. "Gullett is as fast as he ever was," Stargell said. "I remember the first time I saw him pitch in Cincinnati.

I said he pitches with wall-to-wall heat." Bobby Tolan, who scored all the Reds runs, smacked a homer and stole second base, said his left ankle, injured in the eighth inning, would not keep him out of today's game. "It's taped up and I think I can play." Tolan, asked about his 400 foot homer off loser Luke Walker in the fifth inning, said "I got the pitch I wanted." "I was looking for a fast ball and I got it," he said. "I'm not a home run hitter, I'm usually a line drive hitter. It took me just a few seconds to realize I had a homer." In the third inning Tolan singled up the middle, stole second, went to third on Catcher Manny SanguiUen's error and scored on a wild pitch. possible for Sanudo to win, he still harks back to that opening bogey.

"It was the greatest bogey I've ever made," he said. "It was almost unplayable and after I made bogey it sort of gave me confidence." Sanudo won $12,000, almost doubling his winnings for the entire year up until Sunday. John Schlee broke the Cape Fear Country Club course record with a 62 and wound up third at 271. Bob Stanton and Hugh Royer tied for fourth at 272 and Rolf Deming and Mason Rudolph finished another shot back. YSU drops third game Tampa University handed Youngstown State University its third straight loss Saturday night at Campbell Memorial Field 35 13.

post-season pay scale. But there was a stipulation in the agreement that any further increase arising from Westminster 46. Gene McNamara, who had replaced Bierbach, quickly combined with Bill Cole for a 42 yard pass play to put the Titans at the Warriors 12. Four plays later McNamara got into the scoring columns with a one yard keeper and Ebersberger converted. McNamara finished the day with 118 yards total offense.

He had 101 through the air and 17 team defense. While the defense was doing its great job, the Titan offense led by senior Dave Bierbach shattered the Warriors hopes of an upset. Bierbach looked as good or better than he has in some time by gaining 172 yards total offense. He completed eight of 12 passes for 119 yards with one being intercepted and had 53 yards overland. WESTMINSTER LYCOMING WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER Tabic i 4-0 lead had been shaved in the frouth inning by 4-3 by a two run homer by Harmon Killehrew and a solo homer by Cesar Tovarm Those who served up on consecutive pitches by Orioles lefthander Dave McNallylbut they were close to being the only bad pitches he served all day.

McNally bore down hard WESTMINSTER McNamara 1 rua (Ebtntaerterlwk). Ofikiab: In Rmetaiy. Roe Lacty. Joki Coosiutne. Riekart Eaey.

Denny Klembara went over from the one yard line for the Penguins first score and Fred Bruderly added the point after. Tampa led 13-7 at the half, but opened up the second with three straight scores before the Penguins got on the board. George Miller was on the receiving end of a Ron Gaworski pass for two yards and a score. The Penguins travpl tr Mnrrav Penn State suffers second straight loss after that and protected the narrow margin with clutch 1 had a good jump when I Penguins close out exhibition BRANTFORD, Ont. (UPI) -Coach Red Kelly's Pittsburgh Penguins closed out their exhibition season Sunday night with a 2-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

The Penguins will host the Sabres, the National Hockey League's newest expansion team, Saturday night at the Civic Arena. stole that base," he said. "I've pitching until the Orioles took State in Murray. Saturday, had pretty good luck all year." the pressure off him by staging Tolan got his third hit, a a seven run uprising in the Conference crown single in the eighth inning and ninth inning to make it a scored on Tony Perez' double runaway. MADISON Wisconsin won but hurt his ankle when he Stan Williams walked in the the Big 10 football title in 1959 tumbled at the plate.

fifth inning, moved to second on with a 5-2-0 record. continued negotiations will be retroactive. It also provides that umpires will be paid in full for the playoff series although they boycotted the opening games here and in Minnesota. Minor league and retired major league umpires officiated those games, and they too will be paid for the full series. Baseball Commissionec Bowie Kuhn flew here from Chicago on Sunday to join National League President Chub Feeney in negotiations.

At the other side of the table were umpires Augie Donatelli, SVHAG Crawford and Harry Wendelstedt and John Reynolds, attorney for the umpires association. The negotiators met in the Pittsburgh Pirates offices at Three Rivers Stadium while thousands of fans milled outside the ballpark, unable to enter because stadium employes refused to cross picket lines formed by the umpires at 6 a.m. Feeney said the game would have been played even if a settlement was not reached. The Pirates planned to use supervisory workers to take tickets, prepare the infield and operate the electric scoreboard. in a non-conference game.

A torrential downpour couldn't stop Bucknell's Rich Dietz and Paul Gilewicz from scoring one touchdown each on way to a 14-6 win over Gettysburg. Slippery Rock's rugged defense proved the difference in a 13-8 win over Shippensburg. Slippery Rock flexing its muscles in the Pennsylvania Conference is 3-1 this season. Muhlenberg and Clarion were able to keep their unbeaten streaks unblemished. Muhlen By United Press International Another football weekend the crispest and most autumnlikehas come and gone and so have Penn State's plans for beginning another win streak at the hands of a supposedly hapless Big Ten Wisconsin team.

Colorado did it to the Lions last week and the Badgers did it this week upsetting Joe Pa-temo's team, 29-16. Paterno re mains optimistic and the season is still young. In Pennsylvania football action Fdinboro went up against a powerful University Shenango rallies past Sailors Ellwood gains win over Quips Ellwood City's Vince RicciD added his talented toe to the score board, by kicking a 20 yard field goal to help defeat Aliquippa 17-8 in a Midwestern Athletic Conference game at Aliquippa. Defense was the story throughout the first half with Ellwood leaving the field ahead 7-0. Quarterback Joe Greco fired a 35 yard pass hitting senior Joe Lamenza to set up Ellwood's first TD of the game, at Aliquippa two yard line.

Halfback Bob Morabito bolted for the final two yards and Riccio kicked the extra point. Early in the third quarter Greco hit Lamenza in the end zone for a five yard TD pass Riccio plants the extra point to enable Ellwood to pull away. Aliquippa began to loosen up late in the third period. Quarterback Carl Shaw threw a screen pass to halfback Lakeview made one last attempt to score but the Wildcats were too fired up to lose after such a strong come back. SHF.MA.MX) LAW-VIEW By RON ROSSO News Sports Editor SANDY LAKE Shenango High led by ace halfback Dennis Troggio came storming back in the fourth quarter to edge the point conversion with defensive linebacker Rich Burke quarterback John Day flipping a of Lakeview blocked a Wildcat pass to Troggio in the end zone punt letting Lakeview take over making the score 13-8 at the end on the Shenango 22.

of the first half. This time the Wildcats were The third quarter started with determined not to let the Sailors berg's Bruce Weaver scored two touchdowns in a 33-13 win some revenge for four straight over Hazard. Clarion (3-0. Sailors 20-19 here Saturday. the breaks Lakeview 's wav.

'score apain Thf wiiHrats beat Lock Haven 39-16. defeats whipping them. 31 14 The Sailors who have been The Wildcats at their own 15 vard riefmsf tichtPnwl ririvint. ho troubled with young ball players line got hit for a five yard loss Sailors back for an 18 yard loss. took a lead early in the first driving them back to the ten.

Shenango took possession with quarter, when Shenango fumbled On the next piay Shenango 5:45 remaining in the game after ft, on their own five yard line. fumbled and Lakeview recovered a Sailor punt i In other Pennsylvania clashes Kutztown's Terry Wogenrich passing for 269 yards, tossed a 57-yard pass in the final period to snap a 35-35 tie to go on to a 4943 win over East Strouds-burg. Lafayette beat the Drexel Dragons 19-14. Kdinboro, sparked by a defense that forced six fumbles handed Indiana its first loss in four games in a battle for recognition us the top small college foothall team in western Pennsylvania. Unbeaten Westminster didn't Halfback Alex Marstellar of i tne inenango nine yam line.

Troggio, who had been bottled Feeney added, however, 'We re glad it didn't come to that. I don't think either side wanted it to go this far. We certainly didn't and I don't think the umpires did." The main issue in the strike, the first by major league umpires, was a demand last July that umpires be paid $5,000 for working the pennant playoff In clashes with out-of state waste anytime scoring two touchdowns the first two timrs sohools Caegie Mellon scored 7- SHEfiANGO ENDS -1 call. Hwa TAcms lkw. swurrvick GUARDS rrrri.

Kee4 CKfiTEHS Prewar BACKS ArkttlM. UFekre. Trnk. LAKKVtnW- 1J ENDS CII(, Hw GUARDS Mr lhev got the ball in a 284) r0Ut every Per' for a Home-of Lycoming, while Susquehan- cminS vldor' owr Oberhn na also got down to business (0nio) 3220 scries and $10,000 for officiating Roosevelt Hutchins who raced 68 scoring all of its 21 points yards for Quip's only score. Shaw Wld Scries games.

For the first time in seven vears the Pitt PantWc flimhH the first quarter against Junia Wendelstedt, commenting on ta. That Lakeview drove from the five to score the first TD of the afternoon. The Sailors determined to score again in the second half drove 46 yards with quarterback Henry Pearcc bolting ior the final five yards. Mike Burnes kicked the extra point to make the score 13-0 with only four minutes remaining in the second quarter. In the final minutes of the first half the Wildcats finally broke the shock of the Saiiors two TD's.

Troggio cracked the middle of Lakeview's defense for the final two yards to cap a 45 yard drive. The Wildcats attempted a two is enough to give above the .500 mark scoring a up most of the game finally broke through his wall of glass. He took a pitch out and crashed around right end for a 16 yard gain. LeFebre raced around left end for 25 yards to the Sailors nin to bring the Shenango fans to life. Troggio on a counter went off right tackle for six yards to the three.

LeFebre hit up the middle but the Sailors defense held him to no gain. The Wildcats with a third and goal situation sent Troggio up the middle for those precious three yards to score the winning touchdown with 2:00 left on the clock, In two plays the Sailors scored their third TD with Jim Engstrom scoring from six yards out. The try for the extra point failed leaving the score 19-8 with 6: 32 on the clock. The Wildcats took over the pigskin with halfback Doug LeFebre showing his talents by hitting off tackle for a 43 yard run to Lakeview's three yard line. LeFebre on the next play broke up the middle of the Sailors defense for the final yardage scoring Shcnango's second TD.

Early in the fourth quarter I then ran for the two points to Aliquippa its eight points. The fourt quarter was mostly all defense until Riccio split the goal posts with his 20 yard field the league's attitude before negotiations began, said: "They mistook our pile driver for a tack hammer LAIEYIEW I 7 I Rt SRCNANOO Trtfii yr (Tft' pan Inm SIFJUNGO lFetn yw4 (na Ml TrafBta ymi raa Ira Susquehanna 21-13 victory in Uto annual Sunbury Classic. Thiel College led by quarterback Hemic Kanski in a President's Conference game with the llothany Bisons eked out a t'-0 win. Waynesburg scored a 7-0 victory over California State 27-6 victory over Mid American Conference foe Kent State. It lock two fourth quarter touchdowns for the Panthers to beat the stubborn Ohio team.

Pitt was 4-6 last season and now has a 2-1 record so fat this year. Riccio attempted a second jexans abroad new fcoai iroiu lk yuuM wie mi the same period but the kick failed. Oklahoma's I960 football roster included 24 Texans..

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