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36 Section 111 Sports Phil Shot In the Majors A Good Start By PETER DRUMSTA Aj the major league baseball season drizzles Ils way Into October with pennant races over the minds of many players may drift off the action to off senson businesses home and family That Isn't the case with Phil Mankowski of Buffalo With Just a few games re maining Turner High School graduate knows that this Is the time to prove he be longs with the Detroit Tigers when it all starts again next spring The 23 ycar old third base man has already had some interesting highlights in his 20 some American League games with the Tigers since being called from Evansville of the American Association lute in the summer BEEN platooned tn the leadoff spot for the Tigers bringing his average up to the290 mark he's broken up a no hitter and just this week he hit his first major league home run "I feel pretty good now" stivs Mankowski "I was real tight the first 10 days or so being thrown in right away Now I'm starting to It was an injury to the Tigers' regular third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez that opened the way for Mankowski Phil's status next season depends upon how well Rodriguez comes back from his ankle in jury "IT WAS A GOOD break for me to come up here" he says although he has mixed emo tions about taking the spot of the injured Rodriguez It is possible that one of the two players will he unprotected in the A expansion draft A right hander who bats lefty Phil has been leading off against right handed pitchers but drops down to thtj lower part of the batting order against left handers "They feel I'm more of a contact he adds Phil spoiled a no hitter in Boston Sept 9 getting a one out single in the seventh inning against Rick Wise in one of his first games "That felt good" he recalls "I Jed off the inning and we went down to a 3 2 count He came in with it high and 1 took it into center field THIS WEEK he homered off Dennis Eckersley for the only run Tues day in a 6 1 defeat And he had two hits in four at bats Wednes day against the Indians Cy Williams regional direc tor for the Major League Base ball Scouting Bureau signed Phil in 1971 but seen him play for 4 years until a recent game iruNew York "What impressed me most was the improvement in Phil's fielding and his says Williams "If he can do pur PHIL MANKOWSKI Tiger Third baseman the job defensively get on base and be a 275 286 bluer lie'll make it 1 think he's ready for the big leagues" After the season he'll be going to an Instructional league in lorida before coming home to Buffalo for the winter Until then he's trying to prove a point "1 try to keep my head up and just play It out go out there relax and do the best I can "Something's got to give sooner or later" KLVIN KOBEI of Bnston called up to Milwaukee late in the season finished with a won 7 lost 12 pitching record and 550 enrned run averagc with Spokane of the Pacific Coast League Also in the CL was Dave Crlscione of Dunkirk He had a293 average with 15 home runs and 62 runs ba ted ln while catching for the Sacramento Rangers DAVE GISEL of Tonawan da who was J2lh In the Texas League with a 370 ERA for Midland is hoping to pitch in winter hall in Puerto Rico The 6 foot 3 inch 220 pound left hander went up to the Class AAA Wichita Cubs late in the summer TOM MAKOWSKI the Dougherty High and Buffalo State College grad will try again next spring with the New York Mels' organization after being released by Evansville of the AA He completed the sea son with Tidewater of the Inter national League with a 3 2 record and a 370 ERA Bonnies Win Little 3 Golf St Bonaventure University only needed two matches to earn the Lit tie Three golf title The Bonnies who won the first match earlier defeated Niagara and Canisius again Thursday at River Oaks total ing 401 strokes Niagara despite having the medalist Bill Cutspec who had a 74 finished second at 409 Canisius was third with 422 Mark Davis (had a 72 to lead the 'University of Buffalo to a 305 345 victory over redonia State at Audubon In baseball Buffalo State College won its fifth and sixth straight games without a loss this fall over visiting Gannon College Vic Talarico pitched a 6 hit ter and drove in the winning run in a 2 1 victory in the open er The Bengals scored seven runs four unearned in the third inning of a 7 2 victory in the nightcap BONA AND host Niagara split Bona won the opener 8 3 as Chris Tracey had three hits' and three runs baited in and Angelo Questa had three bits and two RBIs Vince Girardo and Chuck Balunek homered for the Eagles In the nightcap Alan Joslyn pitched a four hitter and Wayne Bendo had a two run single in Niagara's 5 0 victory The University of Buffalo di vided with visiting Cortland State UB won the opener 8 6 as Ed Durkin John Pedersen and Phil Ganci had two hits apiece with Durkin collecting three RBIs Cortland won the nightcap 9 3 with benefit of I walks UB will host Siena and Buf falo State in a doubleheader at Peelle ield tomorrow IN TENNIS BHI Cole and Rob Gurbacki won a doubles match but UB fell to host Gan non 8 1 Niagara defeated Houghton 7 2 in their match while redonia beat host Buffalo State 7 2 In tennis Brockport State triumphed over host UB 7 0 Swim Rules' Sessions The Western New York Chap ter of the Swimming Officials Association will hold its annual rules intrepretation and exam ining sessions next Thursday and Oct 13 in the Sweet Home Elementary School cafeteria pro kids lunior Development Leagues are being formed now at the Rainbow Racquet Club Let your son or daughter become a part of the Tennis Club that is Pro Kids! There will be limited enrollment in each class at all levels of play One Pro to every six students will afford your child the time and personal attention they deserve The Rainbow Racquet Club will offer more sanctioned Junior Tournaments than any Club in Western New York Junior memberships are still available however members and non members are invited to participate Call 691 4292 today or stop by our on site office at 3880 Robinson al Niagara alls Blvd Bring your kids we'd Ibve to meet them and make them Pros! MErainbouu racquet club 3880 robinson street at magara falls blvd peterson recreational ltd WORTH EDITION JiL'l I AI0 Mkmm Al'Ws IThLiv October 1 1976 second period of Thursday night's 'Everything Is Straightened Out' Between Allen and the Phillies Tony Taylor Major League Baseball Royals GetTwo Chances To Clinch the Title Tonight 1st Day 6th Day 12th Day gallant but AVAILABLE AT CVS PHARMACY and Mlirn co I 'Es 649 6730 PLAY SAE HAS nominated to pitch against White Plains NY Hundreds of thousands of men all over the country are now using a remark able product to control just how much gray they slowly get rid of It is called Grecian ormula 16 and the results are simply amaz ing Grecian ormula 16 is a prac tically clear liquid as easy to use as hair tome This remarkable for mula works for any color hair be cause it combines with the natural chemistry of the hair to recreate natural looking color There is no mess and no rub off You simply use it every day lor two or three weeks until you slowly get rid of sumed that Allen's days here were numbered THE ROYALS are so confi of winning their first championship that some of them' are looking past game victory against Minne sota this weqk end is not says Kansas City's Hal McRae we are going to keep any momentum going into the playoffs we can't win one CRITICISM Allen's actions created an apparent rift be tween the pro Allen and anti Allen factions of the ball club "I bet you if 1 wasn't there fin St Louis) for those 3 days they would assume I had a good reason for not being there but the fact that it IS Dick makes it said Garry Maddox a strong Allen booster "I can see the guys getting ticked off about it but I can't see them getting ticked off at Dick If they knew for a fact he just up and left on his own fine have something to be licked off about "But you go out and blame a guy without knowing the facts about it I think bad If you want somebody to blame blame Danny (ManagerDanny Ozark) Danny told him he could THE RESULT of all this was Carpenter's trip to farm Thursday and the latest "meeting of the be tween the front office and the player It had been clear from the beginning that Allen's "de mand" that Taylor be made Ridley Blanks Nichols 4 0 Alex Smith turned away 13 Nichols School shots oh goal and Pete Smith and Dave Thompson scored two goals each as Ridley College of St Catharines Ont blanked tihe Big Green in nonleague soccer Thursday 4 0 Detroit at A two run double by Rusty Staub keyed a five run outburst in the fourth inning that carried De troit to its 6 4 victory Ed Glynn picked up his first major league triumph in four decisions with relief help from Steve Grilli Grilli who reliev ed the starter with two outs in the sixth got his third save of the season Phil Mankowski the Turner High School of Buffalo gradu ate singled and scored a run in the five run fourth He had two hits in four at bats for the game first the a 1 East told a DANNY MURTAUGH To Retire as Manager al attention by losing It was Swirthmoi e's I7lh loss in Ik games RP1 Comh Dave White said he plans to start freshman Mike Mornn al qtinneibm but Brooks feels veteran Dave Coons wil be in before too long uniform for the playoffs but as a coach MR GAS STATION OWNER LOOKING OR A NEW GASOLINE CALL MR 037 0788 after 5 PM RANGER UPENDED Dave Maloney (26) a York Ranger baffling for the hockey pack is lose one and win one again We've got to keep moving In limited action in the major leagues Thursday night the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleve land Indians 6 4 and Califor nia trimmed the Chicago White Sox 7 3 Riverside AC Names 5 Top WNY Gridders The Riverside Athletic Club's Connolly Cup committee has nominated five players as last week end's outstanding high school football players They are: Dennis Hartman West Seneca running back Tom Jordan Jamestown line backer Mark Maier Williams ville East running back Mark Wilson Royalton Hartland quarterback and John Crea han Canisius tackle This Saturday In The News Chicago at California Rookie Ron Jackson belted a double and two singles while two other newcomers pitchers Sid Monge and John Verhoe ven teamed up for a seven hit Time lapse photographs show how gradual action of Grecian ormula 16 lets you control just how much gray you slowly get rid of some of it or all of it The first of a new series of full page full color posters of your favorite stars of Buffalo pro sports teams Collect and save these colorful posters starting this Saturday in the Week End News comics staMng! Get Simon is Gymnastic Star Triple winner Greg Simon led Williamsville East High School to first second and third place sweeps on all six divisions Thursday in a 956 628 Section VI Gymnastics ederation victory over visiting Sweet Home By KEN RAPPOPORT Associated Press Sports Writer The Kansas City Royals hope to clinch the American League West baseball pennant tonight without the help of the Califqr i a Angels but Manager Whitey Herzog will take it any way he can get it "We just want it" says Her zog sooner the better" After weeks of apprehension the Royals can finally win the West title by beating Minnesota tonight And even if they lose to the Twins they can still win the division championship if the Angels defeat the Oakland A's later in the evening like to see rank Ta nana go to Oakland' and beat the says Herzog who has been chased to the wire by Charles team COUH BILL Brooks would like to start Henni'll nnd Jnchi tnowlcz at the tackles but if Bennett can't go he has a cou ple of choices Paul Balbictz a foot 3 inih 2ii() poundor would be the tack le if Bennett and Tingue can't Ito However Balbierz is light for a defensive tackle so Brooks is considering moving inidd'e guard Jimmie Winkfield to tackle and starting freshman Ron Stein at middle guard The defensive line is not the only area where Brooks has had to make changes due to Injuries why sou need a large squad" said Brooks "People were asking me 'why sn A college football team gets hurt" Twin City Tourney Set The Twin City Racquet Club's second annual singles club tournament will begin Oct 8 on the in door courts in North Tona wanda or information call 694 8877 JERRY MANN who played well in the second half against Rochester after being benched in favor of Dave Bretl to start the game returns as the start ing quarterback Bretl mean while is questionable as the backup due to a back injury RPI is won 1 lost 1 with its victory over a Swarthmore team that has achieved nation IN OTHER defensive changes cornerback Larry Oliveri will be replaceing War ren Dt'Biew who has a shoul der separation Offensively Tim Eberle who started the season at fullback cou'd be the starting tight end as Pete Baumgardner has stretched knee ligaments and backup John Manlhey had knee surgery after playing the entire Rochester game without know i the seriousness of his injury "We probably have 20 kids out with injuries of some said Brooks plans on dressing 60 players instead of the usual 70 HERZOG Doug Bird Dave Goltz in the game at Royals Stadi um However Herzog is still undetermined about a starter for tomorrow He leans toward Dennis Leonard in the event that Kansas City is still in a pennant race not certain got some decisions to make on says Herzog hope fully lining up his staff rotation for itthe A playoffs against the Eastern champion New York Yankees next week players after sever al weeks of holding off a scary homestretch charge by the at last seem to be breathing easier A victory over Oakland Wednesday night gave the Royals a comfortable 3'2 game lead and reduced their to one Skalski Leads BRRC To 2d Pistol Victory The Buffalo Revolver Rifle 22 caliber team Thursday night defeated visit ing Allied Sportsmen 1344 1323 to make its Niagara rontier Pistol League record won 2 lost 2 BRRC leaders were Tom SkalsRi with 277 of a possible 300 and 223 average Joe Graves with 259 for a handicap 2911 Allied had Jerry Dob 275 and won the handicap 1449 1447 just as much gray as you want Some of it most of it or all of it You can stop where you like You are in complete control of how much gray goes or stays Once you get rid of as much gray as you want simply use Grecian ormula once a week or so to keep it that way Since Grecian ormula 16 works gradually over a period of time even close friends won't notice the change happen ing The resulting color is so com pletely natural that the hair definitely does not have a dyed look Grecian ormula 16 is avail able at MULER SHOP I HAMBURG Ltry usii" ter as California scored its 7 3 triumph tn Annehetm Jackson singled in a run in the second inning then doubled and scored during a three run Angel uprising in the fifth to give Monge his sixth victory in 13 decisions DANNY MURTAUGH will retire as manager of the Pitts burgh Pirates according to the Associated Press The report said that exit may be announced this week DAVE BRISTOL was rehired as Atlanta manager for 2 years Contract terms were not disclosed CLEVELAND player manager rank Robin son has been offered a contract only to manage the Indians in 1977 but he says he wants more than the $80000 of his sal ary he was paid this year as manager total salary this year was based on $80000 to manage and $120000 to play The Indians have offered him a similar salary of $80000 to manage again in 1977 Robinson wants more eligible for postseason play could not be met To put Taylor on the 25 man roster Phillies would have been forced to drop a player presumably Wayne Twitchell or Ron Schueler who had been with the club the entire season Ozark a indicated that would not happen Thus the decision to return Taylor to coaching status was the only way out While in Philadelphia the last few days Allen "took batting practice at the stadium" the club announced in Thursday's "harmony The 34 year old player has been plagued by shoulder prob lems since midseason but ap peared to be swinging better last week as the Phillies closed in on their first National League East title Hot Too Late 14 More New Lanes STARTING OCT 4 AVAILABLE 7 9:30 SHITS MIXED COUPLES WEEKENDS TRANSIT LANES INC 632 3838 7850 Transit Rd Between Sheridan Maple fid ONE New upended by Boston Bruin Wayne Cashman (12) in the By ALAN RG Ml I Canisius defensive line which has been oiti' of the st englhs of the tolball lean) despite a poor stall will have a new alignment at 1:30 I'M lomoirow when the Grill'Ins seek their first victory of the season against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Small Stadium lonawanda Dale Helmut who has bum the mp lineman In losses to Wooster the University of Rochester at defensive tinkle is doubtful due lo a strained leg muscle The other taikc Dave Tlngim tins hnd the flu nil week and even if he's lendy his clfectivencss Is a question mark (in the plus side Hob Jnchi mowlrz (he top del slve player a year ngo is leady io K'Unn lo his st'irting tackle position after 2 weeks out with an injury LIETIME GUARANTEE REE INSTALLATION ALL AMERICAN CHEAPEST in PRICED Knight News Serticr PHILADELPHIA Sept 1 The latest Dick Allen flap has been resolved at least for the time being in a face to face confrontation between the first baseman and Philadelphia Phillies' owner Ruly Carpenter The result was predictable: Allen will be on the 25 man ros ter for the National League baseball play against the Cincinnati Reds Tony Taylor won Last week end just he ro i I I clinched place tn a i League Allen Philadelphia sports writer that if Taylor could not play against the Reds he would not play Thursday afternoon during a visit from Carpenter at the farm Allen changed his mind He agreed to return to uni form immediately for the season ending three game series with the New York Mets that starts tonight at home and to play in all the postsea son games Taylor it was ex plained to him will also be in IN AN OICIAL statement issued by the Phillies Thursday night the club announced that "everything has been straight ened out" with its controversial power hitter "Allen" Phillies said for any problems he may have created and told Carpenter his main concern over Taylor was that Tony would 'be in uniform and not in civilian clothing for the postseason games" Two days after making his remarks about Taylor Allen returned to Philadelphia skipping a three game series in St Louis and prompting some outspoken criticism by a few of his teammates concerned over what seemed to be a double standard "1 can put up with it because I know going to be reme died Greg Luzinski said Thursday indicating that he and most of the Phillies as SUPERIOR MULER i H1MRURG next to Hamburg Chrysler Plymouth 5203 CAMP BP HAMBURG Sports Poster National League preseason game Ranger goalie Gilles Gratton smoth ered the puck The host Bruins tied the Rangers 2 2 rwrr LTh Griffs' Defense To Be Realigned or RPI Game The Carburetor Cleaner Get Rid of Gray Hair Some of it or all of it 18th Day knhih A Ab I Aft nA Wl A i 1 wNNZctA 11 TAN bt Jr 7 i 4 ii 1 Mi bMi A.