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VETERAN ALLOWS ONE HIT IN 3 INNINGS by Tigers, Pascual Impresses Tribe BY CHARLIE VINCENT Pre. Pres. Sporli Writer Camilo Pascual wanted to be a Tiger. But the Tigers gave him the brushoff. Tuesday Billy Martin might have had second thoughts.

The 37-year-old Cuban who finally hooked on with the Cleveland Indians just a week before they broke spring camp was one of the very few bright spots in Alvin Dark's opening-day lineup. Pascual the fourth of six pitchers Dark paraded to the mound in the Tribe's 8-2 loss-worked three innings and gave up Just one hit, a single by AI Kaline. "I call Mr. Martin," Pascual said In his broken English Tuesday, "after I leave from Minnesota. I hear they might need pitching.

I call Detroit and I call New York. But the Yankees, they tell me that they going with all young pitchers. "Mr. Martin tell me he'll call me back. He wants to see how his pitchers are looking.

But he never called. One of his coaches call and tell me Mr. Martin is too busy to call but they don't find a place for me." SO PASCUAL WHO FOUND nothing but inactivity and unhappinessinthe National League after dividing 16 seasons between Minnesota and Washington finally found a spot on the Cleveland staff. And maybe, Just maybe, Pascual's wanderings have come to an end. "We were pleased with the way Pascual looked," Dark said without enthusiasm.

"He did a real good job." Camilo, who pitched only 14 innings with the Dodgers last season before being given his release, was obviously pleased. "My arm felt good and I know I could throw a lot more than three innings. I make no prediction. I just do what I can. "I just throw fast ball, curve and changeup, that's all.

But it felt good. I threw good." Pascual had tried to make a comeback with his old team the Twins this spring. But after three weeks he was unable to get owner Cal Griffith to sign him to a contract. "He wouldn't say nothing," Camilo grinned. "So I just pack my bags and leave camp.

That's when I called Mr. Martin." IF MR. MARTIN had known his pitching staff would be decimated before opening day he might have taken Camilo up on his offer. But when Martin didn't call, Pascual tried the Indians and they gave him a trial. But it wasn't until last Saturday that Dark decided to make the veteran an official member of the Cleveland roster.

While Pascual was bubbling about his stint on the mound, Dark sat glumly in a corner and softly answered writers' questions ai briefly as possible. Could he notice a difference between the "Mayo Smith" Tigers and the "Billy Martin" Tigers? "You'd have to make that judgment yourself. I can't tell in one game," he said. Did he think this year's Tigers are stronger than the 1970 edition? "They beat us pretty good last year, too, you know." How did he think Mickey LoHch looked? "He was good today. He took charge when he walked out there." DETROIT FREE PRESS 4-D Wednesday, April 7, 71 Injury May Delay Cash 9s Return tory at Chicago.

Jim Bunning was the pitcher on that WISGMB defeated status before they move into Baltimore Friday night for a big four-game weekend series that could set the tone for the entire summer. Saturday's contest will be the NBC TV Game of the Week the first of the season. It will also be televised on the regular Tiger network and Channel 2. It was old home week in the Detroit dressing room vith ex-pitchers Bob Miller, Billy Hoeft and Hank Aguirre visiting their former teammates. Somebody asked Aguirre who was wearing his old No.

37. "Oh," said High Henry, "they retired it. In fact, they retired it when I got there 13 years ago." Billy Martin is now 2-0 In Tiger Openers. In 1958 as a player he singled to drive in the winning runs in a 2-1 vic t-rom omtjgo every iunaay BY JIM HAWKINS Fret Presi Sporti Writer Norm Cash's sprained right ankle may be more serious than was first thought. Cash was out of the Opening Day line up Tuesday and although he talked bravely of playing this weekend in Baltimore, it may be a lot longer than that before he's back at first base.

"The doctors think I've got a piece of calcium that's broken away and floating loose in there," explained Cash after FREE LT. CALLEY! BUMPER STICKERS Mail $1.00 Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope To: BUMPER STICKERS 6325 W. Saginaw Lansing, Mi. 48917 VIiBotinfJet Deluxe Roomi Ffte Daily Rite Rent rCef 177 Dinnen.tnteitainmtnl IrZ-AAU-vJ ILT-ZLTIOZLT-ZLXj BK-ZLITHDS -ZLT IDISCOTJTI1 IF IBICES Vi 'v AUTO CENTER DISCOUNTS PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU SUNDAY FULL 4- PLY ALL NYLON CONSTRUCTION the Tigers had taken apart the Cleveland Indians, 8-2, without him. "It's the strangest injury I've ever had.

It changes every day. One day it hurts like hell and the next day it doesn't hardly bother me." Cash injared the ankle a week ago chasing a pop foul in the Tigers' exhibition game kgainst Kansas City. During practice Monday he limped out of the batting cage after dodging an inside pitch and later had to go to the hospital to have the ankle treated. Tuesday was not only Opening Day, it was also trainer Bill Behm's birthday. So the players surprised him with a mod white jump suit with the words "Behm" and "Trainer" in blazing black across the back.

Billy Martin's eyes lit up when Bill Freehan pretended for a minute that he was a tight end again and took Indian second baseman Eddie Leon out of a double play. "Pee Wee Reese pulled that 6D 7 TIRES FOR same play on me 20 years ago in the World Series," recalled Martin. "And I've been using it ever since." So how come Freehan later Fr.t PrMt Photo bv Chitf PhotoartDtitr TONY SPINA Aurelio Rodriguez winces after being stung by a Steve Hargan fastball but the new Tiger third baseman stayed in the game and, a few moments later, scored the first run of the game. Heater Helps Lolich Win His 4th Opener (650 13) 775 14. .2 FOR $24.00 825 14.

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Eight of them, In fact, were cut down on strikes. This was in apparent contradiction to Lolich's avowed intention not to try for strikeouts this year. "I wasn't," Mickey reaffirmed. "It just happened. The only guy I really tried to strike out all day was after Continued from First Sports to his task, only a minor problem avoiding getting sleepy.

"I got up at 8 o'clock this morning," he grinned. "By the time I got to the ball park I was getting tired." Not so tired, however, as the Indians who looked as list the guy (Roy Foster) hit the triple with one out." IT WAS the closest The Mick came to a crisis all day, but with his lead shaved to 4-1 in the fourth inning, he extracted the desired strikeout from Ray Fosse and the rest was a breeze a very cool breeze, in fact. "I had real good control, 'A gave Bump 1 1 i 1 1 all the credit? The Tigers now have a couple days off to savor their un- New-Look Tigers Rip Tribe, 8-2 Continued from First Sports Aurleio to third on a hit and run, and then the Tiger catcher bowled over Leon to let Mickey Stanley reach first on what should have been a double play, while Rodriguez scored. Lolich drove in Stanley with the second run. A walk to Northrup and a double by Willie Horton brought Machemehl out of the Indian bullpen and started Northrup dancing along the third base line until the Cleveland pitcher blew his cool.

Eddie Brinkman's sacrifice fly scored Willie to give Lolich and the Tigers a 4-0 cushion. Joe Falls isSiSsjfr price JLJ i Wk WS We in.t.ll new lining, on all four check It 51 wheel drum, and add brake fluid. Power Continued from First Sports go searching for quality pitchers. But, for one day, the game seemed as if it was fun for the players again. "We're Just the new, exciting Tigers, that's all there Is to It," aid Gates Brown, who watched the proceedings from his favorite seat In the dugout.

"We're finally playing baseball," said Norm Cash, another Interested spectator. "We're playing the game the way it should be played." The Tigers had only 30,000 tickets sold when they opened their windows Monday morning. That means they peddled approximately 24,000 tickets in a little more than a day. Tuesday's gate sale was 15,000. "It was really encouraging to see them come out," said Bill Freehan.

"Take those kids out in leftfield, the way they were singing. You knew they weren't doing that on the spur of the moment. They had to plan It and It was just great to see. It really made me feel proud I mean to be from Detroit and see so many people in our town show so much interest in the team." The drinking fountains were frozen Tuesday and nobody could get a drink of water. But the heady elixir of victory was enough for the fans.

The beer wasn't bad either. Bring on those Birds! Orioles Open Up Today vs. Senators Back-to-back walks to Dick McAuliffe and Al Kaline, a two-run triple to left-center by Northrup, and a single from Horton added three more for the Tigers in the fourth. CLEVELAND scored In the top of the fourth when Lolich made one of his few mistakes and served up a triple to Roy Foster, scoring Larry Brown. Buddy Bradford also banged a three-bagger off Mickey in the "Lolich appraised.

"I never fell behind on many hitters." His teammates, meanwhile, were stashing away the 8-2 decision and placing themselves among the a i 's undefeated, untied powers with offensive tactics missing from Tiger Stadium for years. THEY HAD steals, at-tempted steals, hit-and-run plays galore everything. "I never can remember us using the hit-and-run play so many times before in one game," observed 11-year-vet-eran Dick McAuliffe. "Hey, I even stole a base today." The Tigers even got what proved to be the winning run by wheedling a balk out of Cleveland rookie pitcher Charley Machemehl in the third inning. "He saw me jumping around and it upset him," said Jim Northrup, who was waved home with the run.

Actually, he balked on his first pitch to Freehan, but the ump didn't see it. "I guess they were worried about my blinding speed," he laughed. IT WASN'T all offense and pitching. The Tigers fielded, too, and Lolich broke into the biggest smile of the interview session when two sharply executed Detroit double plays mentioned. "They're nice," he sighed.

"We used to get one, then wait a week or a month for another. I used to be a sinker ball pitcher, but I quit throwing it because we couldn't turn the double play. "With this combination. I've fifth and then crossed the plate on Harold Hodges's single to complete the Indian scoring. The Tigers got their final run in the eighth off Ray Lamb after Steve Dunning and Camilo Pascual had done a decent relief job for four innings.

Singles by Stanley and Brinkman, again with the hit and run on, -put Tigers on first and third, in perfect position for Lamb's wild pitch. 20" SIZE fl FOR EXTRA ROAD SAFETY EASY TO USE 4 WAY fp, INSTANT JT TIRE WRENCH tH SPARE PUMP REO.1.66 jTjl REG. 874 JJJ REQ.1.47 ZjJ COMPACT-EASY TO USi Jp 12 FL. OZ. OF QUALITY FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY Orioles Drop 20 MINUTE FLARES 2 Pitchers BALTIMORE (AP) The Baltimore Orioles traded left- JACK FLUID I BALTIMORE (AP) The world champion Balti- more Orioles launch their bid for a third straight American League baseball pennant Wednesday against the new- look Washington Senators.

A crowd of about 30,000 Is expected in Memorial Stadium to see the opener and celebrate Baltimore's 1970 banner year. Then, after the ceremonial first ball toss by Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel, the Orioles will settle down to the business of trying for a fourth pennant in the past six years. ALTHOUGH THEY WON a league record 217 games the past two years, the Orioles have not stood pat during the off-season. Pat Dobson, obtained in a trade, has been added to the starting rotation with Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Jim Parker, 20-game winners of last season.

Relievers Grant Jackson and Tom Dukes also were picked up In deals, as was reserve infielder Jerry Devanon. Tom Shopay moved up from the minor leagues to bolster an already imposing outfield. Centerfielder Paul Blair has made a personal change, practicing as a switch-hitter in training camp, and will bat left-handed for the first time in regular season Wednesday against Washington's Casey Cox, who was 8-12 last season. Baltimore's starter will be McNally, who was 24-9 in 1970 and has won 66 games the past three seasons. handed pitcher Marcelino 0 REG.

3.97 REG. 384 been working on my sinker ball again all spring." LOLICH was not being carried away by his opening day success the memory of last season's 19 losses is too vivid. "All I know for sure is that I'll win one this year," he said. If the trend continues, however, some of those lost businessesor new ones may be coming Lolich's way. Lopez to the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday for two minor league players.

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