Newspaper Page Text
Griffin Daily New*
Bob Uecker Says He Or
Herbel Made Mistake
By VITO STELLINO
UPI Sports Writer
The Atlanta Braves obtained
Bob Uecker to catch Phil
Nlekro’s pitches but he’s proved
more adept at hitting Ron
Berbers pitches.
Uecker, batting just .057 for
the Braves and .114 for the
season, was obtained in a trade
with Philadelphia for Gene
Oliver on June 6 mainly to
catch Niekro’s tricky knuckle
ball pitches.
But Uecker was pressed into
the starting lineup when Joe
Torre sprained his ankle last
week.
Practically helpless at the
plate since he’s joined the
Braves, Uecker connected > for
his first major league grand
slam off Herbel Wednesday to
give the Braves a 9-2 victory
over the San Francisco Giants.
Uecker acted afterwards as If
he was as surprised as everyone
else with the homer.
A Mistake
“It must have been a
mistake,’’ Uecker deadpanned.
"Either I made a mistake
hitting it or Herbel made a
mistake throwing it.”
It was even more surprising
that the hit came off a
righthanded pitcher since the
righthanded-hitting Uecker was
usually platooned by the Phils
and used only against lefthand
ed pitchers.
“About the only time I see
righthanders is in the hotel
lobbies,” Uecker laughed.
Uecker even wound up with
five RBLs since he blooped a
run-scoring doubl off lefthan
der Joe Gibbon in the second
inning before his grand slam
highlighted a seven-run third
Inning.
“I was just as happy with
that two base hit,” Uecker
grinned. “Heck I’m happy even
when I hit a hard grounder.”
Herbel replaced Gibbon aite’'
KAh= only I
18
|ef days
I LEFT
- wi
COLLINS KR|
(Formerly Goldstein's)
-1E D /
I UP T 0... t /Q
I DRESSES - SUITS - SPORTSWEAR
I LINGERIE - JEWELRY - ACCESSORIES
COLLINS, -
South Hill Street Griffin, Go.
14
Thursday, June 22, 1967
the Giant starter failed to retire
the first three batters in the
third. Gibbon was tagged for
two singles, Clete Boyer’s
sacrifice fly and a walk before
Uecker hit the grand slam to
climax the seven-run inning.
Elsewhere in the National
League, St. Louis blanked Los
Angeles 2-0, Cincinnati edged
Houston 3-2, Chicago turned
back Pittsburgh 6-3 and New
York shut out Philadelphia, 2-0.
In the American League,
Boston ripped New York 8-1,
Chicago swept a doubleheader
from Washington by 5-2 and 2-1
margins, Baltimore edged Kan
sas City 6-4 and Detroit and
Minnesota played to a 5-5 tie in
a game called by rain after
eight innings. The California-
Cleveland game was rained out.
Ray Washburn, Joe Hoerner
and Nelson Briles combined on
a four-hit shutout as the league
leading Cardinals turned back
the Dodgers. John Roseboro hit
a shot to the mound in the
seventh that Washburn deflect
ed with his bare right hand and
was forced to leave the game.
An examination showed he
suffered a dislocated thumb but
there was no fracture. Hoerner
replaced Washburn and went
until the ninth when Briles
came on to get the last out. Don
Drhsdeale took the loss.
Rookie Wins It
Rookie Lee May drove in the
tying and winning runs on a
seventh inning homer and a
ninth inning groundout as the
Reds edged Houston. With the
scored tied 2-2 in the ninth,
Vada Pinson doubled, went to
third on Tony Perez’ long fly
and scored on May’s high
chopper down the first base
line. Ted Abernathy went the
final two innings to gain the win
for the Reds while Larry
Dierker lost it.
Adolfo Phillips hit a two-run
single that climaxed a four-run
SPORTS*
Crawford 2-Hits
Highland, 5-2
Rambler-Garment scored four
runs in the fifth inning Wednes
day night to come from behind
and beat Highland, 5-2.
Elks pounded 11 hits to down
Moose 5-1 in the other Little
League game.
Greg Crawford pitched a two
hitter at Highland. He struckout
12 and walked six.
Kenneth Short was tagged
with the loss. He allowed eight
hits whiffed eight and walked
four.
Terry Anderson and Larry
Martin had two hits for Ramb
ler-Garment. Rusty Stonlca, Gr
ant Crawford, Greg Crawford,
and Eddie Lovin had one.
first inning and carried the
Cubs past the Pirates. Curt
Simmons went the first eight
innings to gain the victory and
Dick Radatz finished up. The
Cubs shelled Billy O’Dell and
Vein Law in the four-run first
inning that decided it and John
Boccabella tripled in two
insurance runs in the sixth.
Jack Fisher pitched a two-hit
shutout to give the Mets the
victory over the Phils and Jim
Bunning. Gary Sutherland col
lected both hits off Fisher, a
ladoff double in the sixth and a
single in the eighth.
Kenneth Short and Steve
Brooks had hits for Highland.
Ted Manolis was Elks’ winning
pitcher. Tony Coker was the
Moose loser.
Manolis hit a home run in the
fourth. He also had a single.
Mark Neill and John Montgo
mery hit a double and single and
Dan Smith rapped two singles.
Glynn Gossett doubled and Ric
ky Williams and Stuart Jones hit
singles.
Tony Coker hit a double and
single for Moose. Darrell What
ley had two singles and Keith
Ebetino and Craig Stephens hit
singles.
Tennis Courts
Open Today
Tennis courts at City Park
will be open to the public this
evening.
The courts have been resurfac
ed and repaired. The work will
be complete in time for the
courts to open this evening about
6 p.m.
i '' W 4
JHI B -* * ’
Hi W 188 - JH ■
K* ■Jr * M
/ ■ \
w /.. B \ •' J ' /
MAKING A HIT this season are four youngsters. AU are amongjthe major league batting leaders. From left,
Rusty Staub of the Houston Astros; Rico Petrocelli of the Boston Red Sox; Adolfo Phillips of the Chicago Cubs;
and Ken Berry of the Chicago White Sox. And they’ve got plenty years ahead.
BETWEEN YOLPN'ME
Joe Sparma Is Sain's
Latest Rehabilitation
By MURRAY OLDERMAN
Sports Editor
Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
DETROIT — (NEA) — The
Detroit Tigers were sched
uled to play the Minnesota
Twins in Orlando, Fla., early
last March and were quietly
dressing for the game.
Suddenly the clubhouse
door opened and Jim Kaat,
Dave Boswell and Jim Grant
of the Twins came trooping
through the Tiger dressing
room looking .for Johnny
Sain.
Joe Sparma looked up at
the handshaking, backslap
ping reunion with an amazed
expression on his face.
From that point, he
started to believe all the
stories he had heard about
Sain's powers as a rehabili
tator of sagging pitchers
and pitching staffs.
At the time, Joe Sparma,
as pitchers go, was sagging
more than Jackie Gleason’s
stomach.
From 13-8 in 1965 he had
dropped to 2-7 in 1966 and
he started to wonder if he
had chosen the right sport
after all (he was a quarter
back for Woody Hayes at
Ohio State).
This season, he won his
first five games, the Tigers
were battling the White Sox
for first place and Joe
Sparma wasn’t even think
ing about football.
Yes, part of the reason
for the change has been
Johnny Sain.
“He gives me confidence,”
Sparma said. “I once had a
pitching coach who told me
my control was so bad I’d
be behind every hitter by a
pitch before the hitter even
came up. Isn’t that great to
hear?
“With John it's different.
He knows everything about
Line Scores
By United Press International
American League
Boston 411 200 000— 8 13 1
New York 000 010 000— 17 1
Lonborg (9-2) and Tillman:
Tillotson, Monbouquette (4),
Reniff (6), Peterson (7), Wo
mack (9) and Gibbs. LP—
Tillotson (3-3). HRSConigiiaro
(7th), Scott (9th).
K C 000 020 200— 4 11 2
Baltimore 000 203 OOx— 5 8 3
Lindblad, Sanford (5) Segul
(7) Aker (8> and Roof. Duncan
(8) Richert, Drabowsky (7)
Watt (7) and Etchebarren,
Haney (B>. WP—Richert (4-8)
LP—Sanford (3-3- HR—F. Ro
binson (21st).
(first game)
Wash 101 000 000— 2 7 2
Chicago 010 112 OOx— 510 0
Coleman, Cox (6) Priddy (6)
Humphreys (7) and Casanova;
Buzhardt, B. Howard (3),
Wilhelm (7) and McNertney.
WP—B. Howard (3 5). LP—
Coleman (3-5).
(second game)
Wash 000 100 000— 17 1
Chicago 000 001 lOx— 2 6 0
Moore, Lines (7), Baldwin (7)
20 PIECES
! • Livingr i
• BtJlcUli
• Kitchen
$ 333
J 5 W.'cki,
( a vile Jac
\ H i L L A! bROA D
$5 Down Wi'l Layaway
Fur i utuic LkL.cij.
you. He studies your style,
your game.
“If you hit a bad streak,
you dan't have to worry
about not getting another
chance. He lets you know
that. I feel it’s important.
“It’s the little things he
does and says. For example,
I remember giving up a
bloop hit once and he comes
out and says, ‘You really got
the guy out.’ Maybe it
doesn’t seem much to you,
but it’s a lot better than
getting chewed out.”
Sain's contribution to the
rejuvenation of Joe Sparma
has been mostly psychologi
cal. But the psychological—*
in Joe's case—manifests it
self in the physical.
“I feel a lot better this
year,” Joe said. “A year ago,
I slammed a door on my
pitching hand. It was early
in spring training. By the
time I recovered, I was
pretty far behind. Then
early in the season we had
the usual rainouts and cold
weather.
“When I pitched, I pitched
badly. I admit that. I never
seemed to get untracked.
And when that happens,
things just seem to get
worse.
“Last winter, I went to
Puerto Rico and pitched
there. John came down to
work with me on my slider
and my delivery. The extra
work helped me, too. I
needed it because I didn’t
pitch much last season.”
Joe Sparma was sitting by
his locker smiling. A year
ago he wasn’t.
It may be coincidence,
but on the day he won his
fifth straight, game, Jim
Kaat’s record was 1-7. Last
year, Jim won 25.
Now what’s that about
John Sain's psychology?
and Camilli; O'Toole, Locker
(8) and McNertney. WP—
O’Toole (4-1), LP—Moore (3-5).
HR—McCraw (Bth)
(came called 8 innings, rain)
Minn 012 200 00— 5 8 0
Detroit 200 001 20— 5 9 0 ■
Merritt, Kline (7), Worthing- I
ton <8) and Nixon; Wilson. !
Dobson (4), Sherry (6) and
Price. HRS—Kaline (13th), Kil- ;
lebrew 2, (20th & 21st), I
McAuliffe (11th).
California at Cleveland, night,
ppd., rain.
(end amn Ig)
Atlanta 017 000 100— 9 14 1 ■
San Fran 100 001 000— 2 6 0
Jarvis (6-2) and Uecker;
Gibbon, Herbel (3), Sadecki (5)
and Haller. LP—Gibbon (3-1).
HRS — Uecker (Ist), Menke
(4th).
Chicago 400 002 000— 6 9 0
Pitt 100 001 100— 3 10 0
Simmons, Radatz (9) and
Hundley; O'Dell, Law (1),
Mikkelsen <8) and May. WP—
Simmons (3-5). LP—O’Dell (5-
5).
New York 101 000 000— 2 6 1
Phila 000 000 000— 0 2 2
Fisher (5-7) and B. Taylor;
Bunning (6-8> and Oliver.
Cinci 010 000 101— 3 7 0
Houston 100 001 000— 2 6 0
Pappas, Abernathy (8) and
Coker; Dierker (6-5) and
Adlesh. WP—Abernathy (2-1).
HRS — Perez (15th), Wynn
(17th), May (sth).
St. Louis 001 001 000— 2 10 0
LA 000 000 000— 0 4 2
Washburn, Hoerner (7), Briles
(9) and McCarver; Drysdale (6-
7) and Roseboro WP—Wash
burn (4-3). HR — McCarver
(7th). '
FAMILY
.SS. PROTECTOR
v Ralph L Gatlin
runs ghUM «M*lg
Stats Farm Ufa Insurance Company
Shavers Top Hitter
In Babe Ruth Circuit
Twenty-four pJayers batted
.300 or better during the first
half of the split season, accord
ing to statistics released today
by Babe Ruth officials.
Two players batted over .600.
Copeland Shavers' .625 aver
age was highest in the league.
John Sikes was close behind with
a .609 mark.
Randy Bannister and Frankie
Goldstein batted .500.
Other averages are:
Butch Bell .458; Charles An
derson .455; Ricky Dix .455;
Greg Vaughn .429, Kenneth Hand
.400; Craig Bozeman .385; David
Landrum .375; Randy Jones .370
Blake Brantley .364; Tim Gas
ton .363; Chuck Pursley .353;
Niles Murray .350.
David Huddleston .348; Mark
Griffin .333; Daryl Seagraves
.333: Rusty Ogletree .314; Dan
ny Tolen .308; Steve Bozeman
.304; Charles Busbin .300, and
Tommy Crittenden .300.
Collins was the top hitting team
in the league with a .275 aver
age. Booker averaged .271, Kl
wanis .250; VFW .238, Eagles
Griffin Optimist
Rocks Crocker
The Griffin Optimist Club
beat Crocker Cleaners 13-7,
CWA Local 3215 stopped Orch
ard Hill Lumber Co. 23-12, and
Morrow-Powell blasted State
Farm Insurance 20-9 Wednesday
in Minor League games.
Buster O’Dell hit a home run
for the Optimist. Daryl Jeffcoat
hit a double and single. Bobby
Joe Conner and David Dozier
bit two singles for Crocker.
John Mabbett hit two home
runs for CWA and Johnny Har
rison had one. Tony Shockley hit
a home run and single for Orch
ard Hill Lumber and Van Mano
lis hit three singles.
Paul Lusk rapped a home run
for Morrow-Powell. Barry Bunn
hit a triple and double. James
Jackson hit a homer for State
Farm and Tim Stewart hit two
singles.
30” WELLS BORED
and PUMPS INSTALLED!
DUFFEY’S NURSERY
& WELL BORING CO.
(FREE offer with first 100 wells)
1 have bought one of the fastest, most modem boring
machines available; hired a driller with 15 years ex
perience to provide fast, reliable well boring and
pump installation.
If you desire clear, sparkling water from dependable
wells ...
CALL 495 - 5187 DAY
228 -1854 NIGHT
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
FREE OFFER: — With each well completed to the
customers satisfaction we offer a Basic Landscape
Design suited to your home or cabin and a gift certi
ficate worth $25.00 on the purchase of plants includ
ed in your design.
30" Bored Wells - Pumps Installed -
Wells Cleaned - Complete Water
Systems. Fast dependable service.
Call 495-5187 Today for full details on your new
well and Free Offer.
DUFFEY’S NURSERY
& WELL BORING CO.
5 Miles South of Griffin, Ga., on Zebulon Road
and Smith Bros. Nursery, in Concord, Georgia
.206, Food Town .221, Dundee
.196, and Elks .189.
NFL, AFL
To Play 16
Exhibitions
NEW YORK (UPI)— The Na
tional and American Football
Leagues, taking yet another
major step in their historic
merger, today announced re
cord pre-season schedules, in
cluding the first exhibition
games ever played between the
two leagues.
The NFL has slated 51 games
and the AFL 29. Os these, 16
will be Interleague games,
starting with the clash at
Denver between the Broncos
and the Detroit Lionson Aug. 5.
Getting the jump on Its big
brother, the AFL kicks off Its
pre-season campaign July 29 at
Akron, Ohio, with a game
between Denver and the Miami
Dolphins. This will be the first
AFL game ever played in Ohio
and helps set the stage for
Cincinnati's entry into ths
league in 1968
Holan Defeats
Quality Gas
Holan beat Quality Gas 16-13
and Dundee romped the Soon
ers 13-11 Wednesday night in the
Commercial Softball League.
Rooks won over Atlanta Gas
by forfeit.
Dudley McLean hit a home run
for Holan. Sammy Kent hit a
double and two singles. Larry
Bethune hit a home run and sin
gle for Quality Gas and Freddie
Bethune hit a double and single.
Perry White and Tim Xent
each hit a home run and single
for Dundee. Jerry Fouts hit a
home run and two singles for
Sooner*. Thomas MacGahee hit
a home run and double.