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NEW CASTLE NEWS, WEDNESDAV, OCTOBER 13, 1971 I'lfTY-UINK Blass puts new life into Pirate pitching By JOHN G. GRIFFIN UP1 Sports Editor PITTSBURGH (UPI) The Pittsburgh Pirates, who weren't supposed to have much pitching, were suddenly alive and kicking in the World Series today on the strength of a masterful three-hit job by fastballing Steve Blass. Anil thev were ready lo shoot with southpaw Luke Walker-, a Texan who makes a habit of World Series game: much. Robertson was given the Blass, who wjs knocked out ol "bunt" sign in the seventh the box twice by the San inning-but he missed seeing it Francisco (Jianls in the National and swung awav, hitting the 385- League playoffs, fanned eight foot homer that turned a 2-1 Orioles and walked only two. squeaker into a 5-1 romp, "I tried to throw two fast prepared lor this sliders in a row past.

Frank," said game by slaying in the Pirates' Blass, "You can sec why lie gets locker room in Baltimore and paid four times as much as me. watching the first two games on "Was it rny best game of the TV while taking notes. year? Would you believe the best And then he forgot and lefl of my life''" the notes behind in Baltimore Walker, who will be opposed "I never saw the bunt by Baltimore's Pat llobson, the confessed the red-haired fourth Oriole 20-game winner, is Itoberlson. who was the Pirates' a fellow who had a 5-0 record for slugging hero of the Mational the last month of the ISiOseason, League plavoffs last week with got oil to a bad start this year four home runs. "1 hadn't gotten when he lost a number of close the hunt sign all vear.

and I games, and thru came back with wasn't looking for another fine September, in which "The first I knew I'd missed he was 4-0. the sign was when I crossed Walker is the young man who home plate and Willie Slirgcll was highly praised but seldom shook mv hand and said. "That used by Harry Walker when was some bunt'." Walker managed the Pirates, and As for Blass. the wisecracking so wrote home to his mother in faslballer told Hie story of Ihe Texas, "1 am alive and well-but Baltimore impressed by stadium Ry PETR MOLUCA Sports Editor PITTSBURGH Ualtimure Orioles backup catcher Andy Ktchebarren walked oul of the dugout yesterday and was amazed at the beauty ot Three Rivers Stadium here. Etchebarren, who has yet to get out ot the bullpen in the three World Series games to date was impressed by the size of Ihn stadium.

'It's a magnificent park, but what I like the most is the playing surface," Etchebarren added. "This is the first time wc played on this surface, most of the other parks are Astro Turf, but I like this better, it's just like a rug." Etchebarren, who plays behind regular Elrod Hendricks in the Orioles lineup, just happened to glance up in the right field stands where Willie Stargell's famous Nos. 1 1 and 3 are plainly marked off. "So that's where Stargell hit his homers, huh, those must have been pretty good belts." "Nobody ever hit one up in them red seats yet," Etchebarren questioned kidingly, "When's Luke Walker pitching maybe I'll give it a try." Etchebarren might gel his chance today as Walker is the scheduled hurler for the ISucs in game four of the World Series with the Pirates trailing 2-1 after yesterday's 5-1 victory behind the masterful three hit pitching of Steve Blass. We didn't want to embarrass Etchebarren but those seats he was talking about hitting a home run into were actually orange and not red.

THE I'IRATtfS have impnrted the bullpen pitchers riding carts from Baltimore for the three games here. They are renovated golf carts, one winning a lot of games late in the year, tonight in the fourth game of the World Series-the first-ever nifthl game in Series' history against lite Baltimore Orioles. Righthander Pal Dobson 20 8, the Orioles' fourth 20-game winner, was set to oppose Walker 10-S in the 8:15 ri.rn. KDT game Three Rivers Stadium. "Sieve Glass." sighed Orioles' manager Karl Weaver when asked to explain the Pirates' 5-1 victory Tuesday that cut the Orioles' series lead to 2-t in games.

"Blass pitched a helluva game." agreed Oriole Frank Robinson, who got two of Baltimore's three hits and deprived Blass of a shutout with a seventh-inning home run. What (lie Orioles didn't know was that Blass and Bob Robertson, whose three-run homer put the game on ice for the Pirates, did some pretty strange and funny things in handing them their first loss after 16 straight wins. How's this for a way to win a missing notes on himself He said not pitching in lJiltslurgh. he watched the games on TV, "because with the picture from behind the plate, you can tell better about ihe pilehci." But, he said, the missing notes didn't hurl him muuh because "To tell you the truth, those first two games left me kinda confused." "In the first game the Orioles hit homers, and in the second they hit singles all over Ihe place," he said. "It didn't Help Dog-racing extension TIJUANA Mexico (UPH-Mexicnn government officials have granted a M-day extension for dog racing at the Aqua Calicule race track.

Horse racing was discontinued afler a lire destroyed most of the 42-year-old track earlier this year. World Series victory 5-1. Also pictured Baltimore calmer Klrnd Her.clrirWs. Baltimore leads in the series two games to one and the fourth game is lo be played in Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh tonight. New Cnsllc News Photo.

HIRD KILLEH Pittsburgh Pirate Boh Hobcitson 17) gets escorted wross home plale lv happy Pirates Willie Stargell and Roberto Omente. The two were on base yesterday when Itnbcrtson hit an opposite field homer in the seventh inning to lead Pittsburgh to its iirsl YOUR CHOICE at Blass Weaver praises Pirates' hurler PITTSBURGH UPI) -The Tuesday, Weaver said, "Steve Baltimore Orioles hud just Blass was the total effect and dropped their first game after Bob Robertson was the crusher, 16 consecutive victories, but and that's the story," Weaver Earl Weaver didn't look like a said. loser. And that was the story. Blass Nor did he talk like one.

allowed only three hits, a single The spunky manager of the and a homer by Frank Baltimore Orioles had iiis usual Robinson and a single by effervescence, his smile for Brooks Robinson, friendly questions and mock "Blass looked excellent. He SNOW or REGULAR totally confused PITTSBURGH (IJPl) -Steve Blass had a somewhat critical analysis of his pitclung in the third game of Ihe World Series. He was. he said, "totally about how to pitch to the Kallimore Orioles. It was something that even caused Baltimore manager Earl Weaver So ponder, since Blass' three-hitter gave the i Pirates a 5-1 victory Tuesday and put them in contention in the series.

"1 jusl hope," said Weaver, can't come back and du that Saturday with three days aneer for the uncs that hit home, had a eood fast hail and he put He even interrupted an it in spots where they're lough OSES interview with newsmen once to to hit, Weaver said. 1 just gel another ham and cheese hope he can't come back arid du sandwich. He was unconcerned, that Saturday with three days rest." "We'll just have to get them tomorrow," Weaver said. "And Weaver was rial lavish then the next day." Ahout the Pirates 5-1 victory with praise for his own Mike Cuellar, who was lagged with the loss. But Weaver still said Cuellar "didn't pitch badly.

"He got himself in trouble in the seventh inning wnn One for the 8ucs error and a walk," Weaver said. "Robertson (who hit the lt 1 three run homer in the seventh) didn't hit a bad pilch. He may Si The Pirates' first win in the was a weird one. Bob Robertson hit a key IhTee-run homer after missing a bunt sign, and Blass admitted his notes on how to pitch to the Orioles were left back in 8 Baltimore. f- RoherUon who said he did get a bunt sigr ait season, said he just missed the sign Tuesday and would not have purposely swung away if he knew a bunt play was called have been looking for it.

exChanBepricetP Cuellar's la si mound appearance before Tuesday was Oct. Baltimore Buford If Rettenmund cf Powell lb FRobinson rf Hendricks BRobinson 3b Johnson 2b 4, in the second game of the American League playotis, when he beat Oakland 5-1. ah bi 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 12 1 a 0 0 0 3 0 10 a 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 3 1 ahrht 4 110 "The layoff could have Pirates import bullpen buggy with a huge Orioles hall cap and the other with a Pirates cap, with the hack resembling a huge baseball. They just stayed in the bullpens yesterday as neither of the Orioles relief hurlers used the carts when called upon to pilch. A CROWD of 50,403 was on hand for the contest, the second largest crowd ever to witness a game at Three Rivers Stadium.

The largest crowd ever was on Sept. 27, 1970 when 50,469 attended the game. It was the night the Pirates clinched the Eastern Division pennant against the New York Mets. That record could fall tonight, especially since 1 ,000 standing room only tickets will be put on sale at 7:45 at Gale selling or 6 a ticket. STEVE BLASS, who pitched one of the finest games of his career, received a standing ovation when he came to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning.

When he retired the final out in the ninth inning only one person in the stadium was more happy and that was his father, who was silting right behind the dugout and then leaped onto it jumping up and down before jumping down to the field and joining his son, who at the time was being interviewed on national television. Blass's performance against the Orioles snapped a 16 game winning streak which dated back to Sept. 19 and included 11 regular season wins, three playoff victories and two World Series wins. affected him." Weaver said, "He was one pitcher who i 5: "The first I knew that I Cuellar missed the sign was when I Dukes crossed home plate and Willie Shopay ph cet the Drooer amount of work." Watt Frank Robinson gave credit to the Pirate hatlers for the Stargell said, 'What a way to hunt that ball," Robertson said. Richie Hcbner, whu hit a home run in each of the last three games he started but did Totals Pittsburgh Cash 2b Oliver cf victory "Today they capita lized oh their opportunities which they didn't do before.

not play Tuesday, was upset Ctemente rf "You don't figure to win lour Stargell If er not playing even straight against any team that's good enough to win the championship. You don't think about winning four straight 4 0 0 4 111 1 1 0 0 4 113 4 12 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 32 5 7 5 000 000 100- 1 Robertson lb Sanguillen Pagan 3b Alley ss Hernandez ss manager Danny Murtaugh said Hcbner was "not 100 per cent physically." "There was nothing wrong with me." Hebner said. "I was all riehl until I Eot on the field izzii 3 WAYS TO until you've won three." Blass before the eame and 1 found Totals nnt I hari a leg iniurv onlv Baltimore Record stands Milwaukee A record which still stands is a 3-game series count of 886 by Allie Brandt in 1939, who had games of 297. and a perfect 30Q. Pitts 100 001 30x- 5 E-Powell, B.

Robinson, Cuellar. DP-Baltimore 1. LOB Baltimore 4. Pittsburgh 9. 2B-Cash, Pagan, Sanguillen.

HR F. Robinson, Robertson. ip rerbbso Cuellar 6 7 5 4 7 4 Dukes 1 0 0 0 0 0 Watt 1 0 0 0 I BlassW 9 3 112 8 Cuellar pitched lo 3 bailers in when was told. The trainer didn't say anything about my leg." Hener said he fouled a pitch off his leg in the second game at Ballimore Monday "but it didn't bother me." Murtaugh said Hcbner would probably play tonight-Lefthander I.uke Walker and righthander Nelson Briles, the nnlv Ditchers who have not appeared in either the playoffs 7th. 422 PACEMAKER 4 PLY POLYESTER TWIN STRIPE WHITEWALl "in run iM.m.m 0-76-14 I I E-78-14 F-78-14 G.78-14 H-7B-14 E-7S-15 F-7B-15 G-78-15 52.64 H-78-15 '2.

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