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jndtan Firebaiier Caught Out Of Strike Zone Boston Ace Bounces Back From. Bull Pen By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jim Lonborg found Ihe thrill wasn't gone. Sam McDowell discovered Hie strike pitch was. A hurricane of cheers fired up Lonborg's triumphal return to Boston as t'he former Cy Young winner pitched inspired relief to help the Red Sox stop Detroit 5-3 Tuesday night. McDowell, meanwhile, gained a Cleveland victory inspite of himself as he issued ten walks before leaving in the seventh -inning in a 7-3 Indian walkaway over Washington.

"I was overwhelmed," said Ixmborg, speaking of the cheers of 13,021 that welcomed him home to Fenway Park. "I was shaking inside I had goose bumps. I was surprised. I didn't expect it." Slim Jim responded to the acclaim with three toilless innings as Boston wiped out a 3-2 lead on Rico Petrocelli's three-run homer in the seventh. McDowell, despite his wildness, had a no-hitter through six innings.

But Cleveland Manager Alvin Dark insisted McDowell wasn't going the route--no-hitter or no. Sudden Sam suddenly lost 'his "classic" by giving Joe Foy a single leading off the seventh. Dark moved in a hurry to replace McDowell with reliever Vince Colbert. "Foy hit a terrible pitch." said McDowell, who won his first game as a starter this year. "I tlirew terrible pilches all night and got away with it.

I pitched a terrible game." In -the other American League games, Baltimore beat New York 6-2; California turned back Minnesota 3-2 and Oakland trimmed Milwaukee 52. Rain postponed Chicago at Kansas City. Lonborg. the former ace of the Red Sox pitching a had nothing but trouble after the 1967 World Series. First he broke his leg in a skiing accident, then developed a chronic sore arm and was finally dismissed to the minors last year.

He pitched his way back to Boston from Louisville with a hot early start this season. While'Lonborg was working his magic, the Red Sox' bats came alive in the seventh on a single by Reggie Smith and double by Carl Yaslrzemski before Petrocelli's clout. Colbert held Washington to one run in his three-inning relief stint as McDowell gained his second victory in seven decisions, one of his slowest starts in years. The other triumph was in relief. Paul Blair sailed the first pitch of (he game into the right-center field seats and Brooks Robinson unloaded a tie-breaking two-run homer ill the fourth in the Baltimore success.

Mike Cuellar beat New York for Hie eighth time in nine decisions since coming to the American League. Tom Murphy scattered eight hits and won his first game since April 7 as California stopped Minnesota. Murphy, who had lost five straight since winning his first decision lasl month allowed only two outfield putouts. Four of the Twins' hits Vailed to leave ihe infield. Jim "Catfish" Hunter fired a three-hitter for his seventh straight victory and Rick Mon day, Joe Hudi and Sal Bando ripped home runs as Oaklanc trimmed Milwaukee.

Huntei struck out nine and held the Brewers hitless in every inning but the fourth and ninth. Standings By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS National League East Division 'New York 'St. Louis Phila. W. 21 22 21 18 13 11 L.

Pel. G.B. .618 1 .500 4 .464 5 .324 10 West Division SFrancisco 28 10 .737 -Atlanta 19 18 .514 8V4 -Houston IS 19 -486 9Vi Angeles 18 20 .474 10 'Cincinnati 14 22 .389 13 San Diego 10 26 .278 17 Tuesday's Results Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 2 Atlanta 8, New York 0 Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 1 SI. Louis 6, lx)s Angeles 5 Houston 3, San Diego 2 San Francisco 7, Chicago 3 Wednesday's Games New York (Ko'osman 3-1) at Philadelphia (Short 2-5), night Pittsburgh (Moose 2-0 at Cincinnati (Nolan 2-3 or Reed 5- Texarkana Pitcher Gets No-Hitter In Tournament PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) -Don Scott had two hits including a three-run homer lo spark the Bay Yellow jackels lo Gridders Ink Pacts CINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League today signed defensive backs Cornelius Crag, of Fisk, and Fred Herring, Tennessee State, their seventh and eighth round draft loices.

San Diego (Phoebus 2-4) at, Houston (Billingham 2-3). night San Francisco (Stone 3-1) at Chicago (Jenkins 6-2) Los Angeles (Downing 3-2) at St Louis (Gibson 4-3), night Thursday's Games New York at Philadelphia, Montreal at Atlanta, night Pittsburgh at Cincinnati San Diego at Houston, night 1 San Francisco at Chicago Los Angeles at St. Louis, night American League East Division W. L. Pel.

G.B. 22 11 .667 -20 14 .588 16 17 .485 6 16 19 .457 7 15 21 .417 8'A 14 20 .412 THE GOLDEN BEAR Cage Signing DALLAS (AP) Gene Ken edy of Texas Christian, the vlost Valuable Player in Ihe outhwest Conference, signed a onlract Tuesday with th 'exas Chaparrals of the lAmeri an Basketball Association. Terms were not disclosed. 11-1 victory over Ola in llu irst-round of the state higf school baseball tournamen icvc Tuesday night. In other action Tuesday, Quit nan outscored Carnden liarmo iy Grove 10-6, Marvall edge iumphrey 3-2 and Tesarkan ilanked Mulberry 4-0.

Denny Cowling hurled a no iiitter to lead Texarkana to vie lory. Cowling fanned seven an walked Iwo en route lo his hitter. Quitman took advajitage i seven errors by Harmon Grove lo win its game. Kei Barger picked up the victory relief and Darrell Ezell was tl loser. All of Marvell's runs we: unearned.

Two of the runs we scored on wild pitches and 11 third on a passed ball. Mitchell Fills picked up 11 victory for Marvel). Ronn Sherman took the loss. Northwest Arkansas TIMES, May 19, 1971 17 FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS With Seventh Game Triumph Utah Collects ABA Playoff Crown SALT LAKE CITY (AP) I lah Stars' coach Bill Sliar- an. wading Ihrough a jubilant owd and shaking hands like a residential candidate, laughed nd said, "I think we've found home." The Stars, transplanted lo tali from Los Angeles this eason, had just whipped the entucky Colonels.

131-121, uesday night to win the sev- nlh and final game of the merican Basketball Associ- tion championship playoffs. "It was a fantastic year." liarman said. "especially hen you consider we started ilh 10 almost unknown play- rs. It was a great team effort, State College Wins Tourney ROCK (AP) Al iumplirics' bunt in 2th inning scored the winning 'un as State College of Arkan is defeated John Brown Uni versity 3-2 to capture the A I A District 17 baseball champion ship here Tuesday night. Humphries also struck mi line and walked five in fiv innings of relief pitching to picl up the victory for SCA.

i inherited a 2-2 tii when he came on in the eightl and managed to pilch out jams in both the eighth an ninth innings. SCA, now 16-10. will represet District 17 in the NAIA are playoffs next week at Kno ville, Tenn. it was all year. But Kentucky, with Aliis ilmore, will be the team lo cat next year." "We just didn't hit the hoop hen we should have," said entucky coach Frank walking alone through Ihe nit Palace Parking lot.

"Our oys don't have to hang their eads all summer thinking bout what they didn't do," amsey said. "We played a god game, but Utah played real." Utah, on the shooting of Zel- 10 Bealy. who finished with 36 oinls, led all Ihe way after go- ig on lop 41 -40 in Ihe first hall Glen Combs' basket. The Stars, shrugging off Dan sscl's 41-point scoring pace. Hilled away to an 11-point ad antagc with Iwo minutes left ifler Darel Carrier's Ihrce- lOinter pulled the Colonels lo vithin four at 116-112 wilh five minutes to go.

Utah's Mike Butler came off he bench and made every shot look in the last minute, hil- iting a three -pointer, a two- lolnter'. and two free throws. Cincy Powell backed up Issel or Kentucky with 19 points and 20 rebounds. Carrier, who hit four straight shots late in tho third quarter, including thra 'or three for three points each, scored 31. Willie Wise scored 22 and grabbed 20 rebounds, including 17 off the defensive boards.

Combs added 20, all in the i half when Utah look a 61-54 lead. Kentucky forward Jim Ligqn 'Fights By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI BDACH, Fla. Jeff "Candy Slim" Merrill. 217 i a i Beach, knocked oul George Dulairc, 196, Lontion. 4.

TIJUANA, Mexico Ruben Olivares, 126, Mexico City knocked out Tsitgo Mineyama 125, Tokyo, 3. fell in the first half and injured his back. From there on, Utah commanded the hoards, out-rebounding Ihe Colonels, 71-59. Kentucky, which faltered after taking a 32-28 first quarter lead, retained ils record of never having won in the Salt PaJ- ace. The Colonels squeeked by in Ihree playoff games in Louisville, and Utah took the other four by comfortable margins.

The Colonels, a division run- ler-up like a lost lo Ihe Stars three limes in Utah dur- ng the regular season. Ken- ucky got by Miami and Virg i i a in Eastern division play- i while Utah breezed by 'exits in four games befora necling Indiana. The Stars set, a pro basket- all attendance record for a. irst-year franchise, averaging 7.122 a game, including the sellout of 13,260 Tuesday night des- lite the game being televised iocally. Private Investigation Licensed Agents Service Co.

44Z-6191 751-8031 636-T744 Millionaire golfer businessman Jack Nicklaus, in a pensive mood, reflects on his imange as a lop money winning golfer and president of his Golden Bear Enterprises. Boston Baltimore New York Detroit Wash. Cleveland Oakland Minnesota California Kansas City Milwaukee Chicago West Division .650 .514 .487 .486 .424 .394 5V'a 9V4 Casper Returns To Pro Tour For Colonial Invitational B.KGoodrich ANNIVERSARY Tuesday's Results Baltimore 6, New York 2 Cleveland 7, Washington 3 Boston 5, Detroit 3 Chicago at Kansas City, ram California 3, Minnesota 1 Oakland 5. Milwaukee 2 Wednesday's Games Milwaukee (Parsons 4-3) at Oakland (Blue 8-1), night Minnesota (Perry 5-3) at Cal- (Messepsrmth 3-4) night Chicago (Johnson 4-3) a I Kansas City (Hedlund 3-2), "'Detroit (Lolich 5-3) at Cleveland (Lamb 1-0). night Baltimore (Palmer 5-2) al Washington (Thompson 0-0), "'New York (Kline 4-2) at Boston (Siebert 6-0), night Thursday's Games Milwaukee al Oakland, night Minnesota al California, night Detroit at Cleveland, night Baltimore 'at Washington, New York at Boston, night Only games scheduled.

FORT WORTH (AP) Billy Casper, a mite chunkier but ap- parantly healthy again, returned lo the tournament trail Ihis weekend says it's good lo be good." The man who popularized swordfish -steak flew in early Tuesday, toured the windswept Colonial course and pronounced himself fit for a run at a third National Invitational title. The 26th 125,000 NIT opens Thursday with Casper, defending champion Homero Blancas, Lee Trevino, Master's king Charles Goody and Gary Player among lihe favorites for the 25,000 first prize. With the exception of suner- slars Arnold Palmer and Jack Nichlaus, most of the top 'if ihe multi-million dollar PGA circuit are on a tn challenge the 7.142-yard Colo- nial course. Quite naturally, much attention is focused on Ben Hogan, a five time winner here, who was forced out of Hie first round at Houston last week with a knee injury. He is listed as a probable starter Thursday.

Meanwhile, Casper returns lo action after an absence of several weeks dating back to the firsl round of tile Greater New Orleans Open. He withdrew after what first was diagnosed as an attack of bursitis. "Actually," he said Tuesday, "I had one of my vertebra slip. When got home my doctor discovered my left leg was almost an inch longer than my right." He said he underwent treatment, took off a week for a fishing Irin and is now ready to make another go at it. Two Teams To Join Southland League Amarillo Trips Division-Leading Arkansas Travs AMARILLO, Tex.

(AP) -Amarillo came up with a run in the bottom of the nth inning to edge Arkansas 3-2 Tuesday night but the Travelers still managed to hang on lo a slim lead in the Central Division of the Dixie Association. A bases-loaded walk issued to Bobby Frazier drew the curtain on the error-filled game. Arkansas had scored two unearned runs in the seventh and Amarillo retaliated with two unearned tallies in the eighth to send the game into extra inn- Memphis moved to within half game of the Travelers in the Central Division with a 9-6 victory over Dallas-Fort Worth. Memphis collected 12 nils a nd the Spurs got 10. In other Dixie action, Albuquerque whipped Shreveport 1 Asheville dropped Columbus 3-1 Charlotte chilled Jackson- vill'e 4-3, San Antonio dumped Birmingham 3-1 and Montgomery shaved Savannah 3-2.

Rookie Of The Year WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Center Fred Speck of Baltimore was named American Hockey League Rookie of the Year Tuesday, marking only the third time in the league's history that one player BEAUMONT, (AP) -The Southland Conference will meet in special session in Ruston, May 28-29 nd- mit Louisiana Tech and the i i of Sou In western Louisiana membership in the conference. The meeting of faculty representatives and athletic directors was called by Sam Gennuso of Arkansas a University, president of the conference Louisiana Tech at Ruston and Un i ve i y. of Southwestern Louisiana at LafayeRe were granted permission lo withdraw from the Gulf States Conference by the Louisiana State Board of Education on May 14, paving Ihe way for entry into the Southland Conference. Official invitations lo the two fxniisiana institutions to join the Southland were issued at a meeting on February 5 in Beau members of the which determined the are monl.

Charter Southland. its first Championship in 1963-64 basketball season, four Texas schools Abilene Christian al Abilene, Trinity at San Antonio, Lamar Tech at Beaumont, and University of Texas at Arlington and Ar- Chess Players Continue Action VANCOUVER, B.C. (AP) -Tile second game of the worli garnered both rookie honors. scoring and chess final championship quarter match between grand masters Bohby Fischer of th United States and Mark Taiim nov ot the Soviet Union was ad journed Tuesday night on th 45th move. Fischer, playing white, was pawn ahead and in a posilio where he normally would fore a win.

The game was to be con tinued Wednesday. Fischer leads the 10-gam match, 1-0. The winner will a( vance round, in the with the challengers survivor I meet world champion Bori Spassky of Ihe Soviet.Union fo the title in 1972. cansas State University at onesboro. "We are absolutely delighted at Louisiana Tech and USL ave accepted our invitations to ecome members of the Soulh- nd Conference family," Genuso said.

"We have watched heir progress closely for four five years and feel strongly lat our conference has much offer them as well as their resence strengthening our op- ration." Gennuso pointed to Immediate enefits which Ihe two new members will receive, in- luding NCAA major status in asketball. track, baseball, ten- is, golf and cross country. "The Southland Conference is ommitled to major status in ootball as well, and Louisiana 'ech and Southwestern Louisi- ma feel this objective is cpm- a i i their own desires or national prestige," Gennuso dded. The Ruston meeting will be he first of a series of business essions to fit the two new members into the Southland Conference picture. A second meeting is tentatively set for in mid-June, Jennuso said.

Gennuso said that Louisiana Tech and Southwestern Louisiana probably will competing or their first Southland Conference championship in the November cross country run. The new members will then en- competition in all spring sports track, tennis, golf, and Baseball in 1972, and in the lasketball round robin in the 1972-73 season. He said long range schedul- ng in football by the seven schools has made it impossible .0 forecast championship play involving all members. "But we hope to work out our difficulties as rapidly as possible and will shoot for 1974 as the latest date for football on a championship scale," he added. Sports information directors of the seven schools will meet in conjunction with the conferences involving the faculty representatives and athletic directors.

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