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Griffin Daily News
Aaron Clots 10th, 11th
As Braves Win, 8-1
By DAVID M. MOFFIT
UPI Sports Writer
ATLANTA (UPI) — With all
that furor over Willie Mays’
home runs, don’t overlook Hank
Aaron.
Sure Willie got No. 514
Wednesday night. But Hank got
408 and 409 and please note
that the 32-year-old Aaron is
three years younger than Mays.
If Aaron averages 36 homers
a year over these next three
seasons, he’ll have more home
runs when he reaches age 35
than Willie did. Hank has aver
aged 37 per the past nine years
and is off at a furious pace this
season.
He hit his 10th and 11th
Wednesday night to drive in five
runs and spark the faltering At
lanta Braves to an 8-1 victory
over the Cincinnati Reds.
Tenth On List
His first homer, a two-run
smash into the left field seats
in the first inning, moved him
past Duke Snider into 10th place
on the all-time home run list.
His second, into the same spot
in the fifth, brought in three
more runs and gave him the
major league home run lead for
this season.
“That was the best night I’ve
had all year,” Aaron said. “I’d
half of that any
night.”
Aaron, who had gone 0-U in
the series with the Reds before
Wednesday night, figured he
was due. “I wasn’t too concern
ed about how I was doing,” he
said. “I knew I’d shake myself.”
He appeared more elated over
the fact that the Braves had
won, snapping a five-game los
ing streak, than his own per
formance.
“This team needed a lift,” he
said. “I’m just happy that I
was able to give it to them.”
Cloninger Now 3-3
Aaron wasn’t any happier
about it than Tony Cloninger.
The big righthander, who won
24 games last year, hadn’t been
getting much hitting support
and was seeking to even his
record at 3-3.
He had to pitch out of two
two-on-and-one-out jams in the
first three innings and had two
on in the seventh but the only
run he allowed was on a homer
by Art Shamsky. Chi Chi Olivo
took over for the last two in
nings.
“I had my best stuff since
opening night (when he lost a
13 inning decision to the
Pirates) but felt my arm get
ting a little tired,” Cloninger
said. “If it had been warmer I
don’t think I would have tight
ened up in the later innings.”
Cloninger blamed himself for
Sbamsky’s home run. “The
count was three-and-two. I did-
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Thursday, May 12, 1966
n’t want to walk him so came
down the middle with a fast
ball.”
Bragan Happy Man
Another happy man was
Braves manager Bobby Bragan
who had iiad to listen to the
fans boo him Tuesday night
when the Braves were losing
both ends of a doubleheader.
“We showed them,” Bragan
grinned. “Cloninger finally came
around and how about that
Aaron?”
Bragan said he lifted Cloninger
after seven innings because he
had already thrown 103 pitches
and “he was starting to force
a little.”
Bragan said his rotation for
the series which starts tonight
in St. Louis, and thereafter,
will be Wade Blasingame (1-2)
Ken Johnson (2-2), Denny Le
master (2-2) and Cloninger. He
said Hank Fischer (1-2) will be
used as a starter for double
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DAY DREAM—It of ears
that Henry Aaron the
Atlanta Braves is thinking
about a hot shower. Ac
tually, he’s watching a bit
helplessly as a home run
ball clears the fence.
headers and as the long relief
man.
“We’ve been having our pitch
ing troubles,” Bragan said.
“I’m going to stick with those
four and see what they can do.”
Model Plane
Club Meets
Here Tonight
The Griffin Model Airplane
Club will meet tonight at 8 p.m.
at the Community Center.
People interested in building
and flying model planes *re in
vited. The club will furnish in
structions to inexperienced buil
Scope Dopes
Rip Damascus
The Scope Dopes outlasted Da
mascus 17-16 Wednesday night
In a Slow Pitch Softball game at
City Park.
Experiment romped Kawneer’s
23-19.
Cahill
Army
WEST POINT, N.Y. (UPI) —
Tom Cahill celebrated his
night of his appointment as
Army’s head football coach by
working in his office until 10
P- m -
It’s a long four months before
the Cadets play their first
game of the season, but to
Cahill the summer will be little
more than a short interlude
before h e is put on the firing
line. He is determined to be
ready with his best artillery.
The 46-year-old former Niaga
ra University star was elevated
to the position of head coach
Wednesday by MaJ. Gen.
Donald V. Bennett. He succeeds
Paul Dietzel, who resigned
recently to go to South Carolina
after failing to restore Army
football to its former glory.
Cahill, who called himself
“very fortunate” at his appoint
ment, served as acting head
coach during spring practice
following the sudden departure
of Dietzel and all but one other
member of the coaching staff.
The first order of business for
Cahill will be the traditional
intra-squad game Saturday
night which winds up spring
Open
Trenton Bowls
595 Series
Red Trenton bowled a 595 ser
ies Wednesday night in the Mix
ed League. His series included a
203 game.
Robert Rawls had a 568 series
and games of 206 and 203. Bill
Callahan bowled a 567 with a 222
game.
Rose Michaels was top bowler
for the women with a 478 series.
She had a 171 game. Nellie Pitts
rolled a 471 and Doris Barron
had a 470.
Dot Ridgeway had the high
est game, a 189. Phyllis Long
bowled a 178 and Jeanette Har
dy had a 175.
Williams and Willie Shannon had
the hits for Walkertown.
Jimmie Harris and Kenneth
Coggins led the Giants’ attack.
James Shannon was the losing
pitcher.
Walkertown is scheduled to
play Unionville Sunday at 2 p.m.
Cardinals
Stadium
ST. LOUIS (UPI) —Slugger
Orlando Cepeda, and the rest of
the St. Louis Cardinals, 49,275
fans and Atlanta’s Henry Aaron
invade plush $25-million Busch
Memorial Stadium tonight, for
an inaugural game.
The automatic infield ground
covering machine on the
spanking new playing field gave
the groundskeeper trouble on
the eve of the big opener.
Intermittent showers fell
Wednesday, and groundskee
pers couldn’t get the machine
to work. However, the weather
bureau predicted that the rain
would cease by forenoon
Thursday.
Cepeda, who played his first
game in a St. Louis uniform
Tuesday, belted a home run, a
single, and drove in another
run with a long sacrifice fly
against the Cubs in Chicago.
General Manager Bob How
sam anticipated a sell-out
crowd.
Giants Blank
Walkertown
The Griffin Giants defeated
Walkertown Braves 10-0 Wednes
day night.
Sammy Dewberry, George Mc
Cune, James Shannon, Norman
practice.
In announcing Cahill’s ap
pointment, Gen. Bennett said:
“We have watched Tom during
the spring workouts and we are
convinced that he is the man to
guide the Army team through
the 1966 season,
“His knowledge of the
personnel, all of whom he has
previously coached, and his
ability to handle th e spring
workouts in a commendable
manner did much to influence
this decision. Coach Cahill has
been a leading contender for
the coaching job. A civilian
staff will be obtained to assist
Cahill.”
The new coach, Army’s 26th
in its 77 years of intercollegiate
competition, expressed satisfac
tion with the cadets’ showing in
spring drills.
“I’ve been pleased with
them,” he said. “They had a
real good attitude, showed
plenty of hustle and we
accomplished what we wanted,
The main emphasis was on
fundamentals and moving
people around to determine
their best position and to
formulate depth.”
Dizzy Dean Joins
Braves’ Announcers
ATLANTA (UPI) — Dizzy
Dean, the old speedballer who
was benched when the Game of
the Week changed networks, is
joining the Atlanta Braves tele
vision broadcast team it was
announced today.
Braves president John McHale
said Dean will be one of the an
nouncers for the game between
the Braves and the 6t. Louis
Cardinals which will be telecast
back to Atlanta Sunday and for
five later games.
. Dean, last major league pitch
er to win 30 games when he
reached that mark in 1934 with
the Cards, has been a broad
caster since he was released as
named to baseball’s Hall of
Fame in 1953.
Dean teamed with former
Dodger shortstop Peewee Reese
in recent years on the national
Game of the Week. He was in
formed this past February that
his contract would not be re
newed.
Dean now lives in Wiggins,
Miss.
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Warlick Resigns
AS GHS Coach
Don Warlick has resigned his
coaching job at Griffin High to
accept a position as backfield
coach at Jeff Davis High in Haz
elhurst, Ga.
Coach Warlick Joined the Grif
fin High staff last year. He was
assistant to Coach Hank Powers,
head “B” team coach.
Coach Warlick will assume his
new duties at Jeff David High
this fall.
FORCED PLAYOFF
LONDON (UPI) —
Cohelsea of England forced
a playoff for a final-round berth
in the European Inter-Cities
Fairs Cup soccer competition
by downing Barcelona of Spain
2-0 Wednesday night. The
winner of the playoff will meet
Real Zaragoza of Spain.
City-County
Tennis Tourney
June 6
The annual City-County Tennis
Tournament will be held June 6
at the City Tennis Courts.
All participants must register
at the Community Center. The
deadline is May 27.
Trophies will be awarded in
each age group.
All tennis enthusiasts are invit*
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