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Tuesday, July 18, 1967 Griffin Daily News
No Place Like Home
Alou’s Grand Slam
Shades Pirates, 6-2
ATLANTA (UPD —For the
Atlanta Braves, there’s no place
like home.
The Braves wound up a four
game home stand Monday night
with their fourth victory in a
row, their fourth pitching gem
in succession and their seventh
straight win at home. They
beat Pittsburgh 6-2 and moved
into absolute possession of
fourth place in the National
League.
If the Braves’ performance on
the road bore any resemblance
to their showing at home, they
would be noticeably higher than
fourth. Monday night’s victory
was their 32nd against 14 losses
at home. On the road, Atlanta
has dropped 26 games and won
only 14.
Ken Johnson turned back
Pittsburgh with seven scattered
hits, not a single walk and not
a single strikeout either.
The Braves’ big blow was a
grand slam homer by Felipe
Alou, who said afterward that
“I was just trying to hit the
ball, I wasn’t trying for a
homer.”
Alou also allowed that the last
time he hit a grand slam
homer—in 1962 for the Giants—
his team went on to win the
pennant.
“I don’t say we win pennant
because I hit home run,” he
said, “but because we play like
good ball club now. We have
spirit that feel like pennant for
the first time since I join club.”
Tn the four games of the
home stand, two with Philadel
phia and two with Pittsburgh,
Braves pitchers have allowed a
total of seven runs.
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Johnson beat Bob Veale Mon
day night, handing the rangy
hurler his fourth loss against 10
victories. Veale’s own wildness
—he walked six men and threw
a wild pitch—contributed con
siderably to his own downfall.
The Braves picked up a 1-0
lead in the third when Mack
Jones walked, went to third on
a bobble of Hank Aaron’s
grounder and scored on Rico
Carty’s single. It was a pitching
duel until the sixth, when the
Braves bats awoke briefly but
loudly.
After Carty flied out to begin
the inning, Joe Torre singled
and went to second on a wild
pitch. Veale walked Clete Boyer
and Dennis Menke to load the
bases. Woody Woodward’s sac
rifice fly scored Carty.
Then, with two outs, veale
made the disastrous mistake of
walking Johnson. Felipe Alou
stepped up and clobbered the
ball over the leftfield wall, the
second grand slam homer of his
career and the fourth of the
season for the Braves.
This gave Johnson enough
cushion to relax and in the sev
enth, the Pirates got a run on
singles by Don Clendenon and
Jose Pagan with Clendenon
scoring on Jerry May’s ground
er. Pittsburgh got its final run
when Willie Stargell led off the
ninth with a home run.
Johnson then set the side
down with no further trouble
for his ninth victory against
four losses.
The Braves are in Chicago
today and lefthander Denny Le
master will be seeking his
eighth win.
Ladies To Play
In Georgia
Championship
Three ladies representing the
Griffin Golf Club will participate
in the Georgia Senior Women’s
Championship to be held at
Coosa Country Club in Rome.
Mrs. Arnold Wood, Mrs. Tony
McNeil and Mrs. Thomas A.
Burdeshaw will play in the
championship. This is the third
annual championship for Senior
Women, 50 years or older.
Defending champion is Mrs.
Robert Given of Druid Hills
Country Club, Atlanta.
Ladies from throughout the
state will be playing in the
championship.
Mrs. Burdeshaw is president
of the Georgia Senior Women’s
Golf Association.
3
Rec Dept. Hosts
Golf Tournament
The Griffin Recreation Depart
ment is hosting a district golf
tournament for golfers 18-years
old and under. The first round
of the tournament was played
| LINE SCORES ||
By United Press International
American League
Calif. 100 001 000— 2 10 0
Minn. 000 000 000— 0 4 0
Brunet <B-12) and Rodgers;
Merritt, Kline (9) and Zimmer
man, Battey (6). LP—Meritt
(6-2).
Cleve. 000 110 000— 2 13 1
Wash. 003 001 OOx— 4 10 1
Tiant, Allen (6), Bailey (7),
Culver (8) and Azcue; Coleman,
Knowles (6) and Casanova. WP
—Coleman (6-6). LP—Tiant (7-
4).
Detroit 000 010 000— 17 1
Boston 300 020 02x— 7 10 0
McLain, Gladding (7) and
Freehan; Stange (5-6) and
Ryan. LP—McLain (10-11). HR
—Yastrzemski (22nd).
Balti. 010 410 000— 6 11 0
New York 001 000 000— 1 4 1
Phoebus (8-4) and Etchebar
ren; Stottlemyre, Monbouquette
(5), Verbanic (8) and Gibbs. LP
—Stottlemyre (7-10). HR—B.
Robinson (12th).
National League
Chicago 000 011 011— 4 12 2
San Fran 000 001 002— 3 8 1
Nye, Hartenstein (9) and
Hundley; Sadecki, Linzy (8),
Henry (9), Bolin (9) and Dietz.
WP—Nye (9-5). LP—Sadecki (3-
1).
Pitts. 000 000 101— 2 71
Atlanta 001 005 OOx— 6 6 0
Veale, Fryman (7) and May,
Pagliaroni (7); Johnson (9-4)
and Torre. LP—Veale (10-4).
HRS—F. Alou (10th), Stargell
(13 th).
Phila. 011 020 010— 5 9 1
Cinn. 100 120 13x— 8 15 1
L. Jackson, Farrell (5), Hall
(8) and Dalrymple; Ellis,
Abernathy (8) and Pavletich.
WP—Abernathy (3-3). LP—Hall
(6-5). HR—May (7th).
New York 010 020 001— 411 0
St. Louis 010 311 OOx— 6 13 3
Cardwell, D. Shaw (6), R.
Taylor (7) and Grote, Sullivan
(7); Hughes, Hoerner (9),
Briles (9) and McCarver. WP—
Hughes (8-3). LP—Cardwell (3-
7). HRS—Shannon (7th), Max
ville (Ist), Buchek (9th).
Monday and the final round be
gan this morning.
Trophies will be presented to
the low medalist in each age
group and for the low team sc
ore.
Teams from Jackson, Barnes
ville, Carrollton, Newnan and
Griffin are participating. Age
groups are for golfers 12 and
under, 15 and under, and 18 and
under.
First round leaders in the 12
and under group include: Step
hen Holmes, Carrollton, 65;
Charlie Brown, Newnan, 66; Ro
bin Price, Carrollton, 70; and
Carter Williams, Newnan, 75.
The 12 and under group play
ed 12 holes Monday and played
12 moixj today.
Leaders in the 15 and under
group include: Bill Nelson, Jack
son 82; Gary Amrhein, Carroll
ton 83: Lynton Smith, Carroll
ton, 88; and Donnie Robinson,
Griffin 94.
Tops in the first round in the
18 and under division were: Ro
bin Wheaton, Griffin, 79; Rick
Parks, Newnan, 86; Chuck Ol
son, Newnan, 87; and Terry
Beavers, 88.
The 15 and under and 18 and
under age groups played 18 hol
es Monday and played another
18 today.
Forty five golfers from the
five participating towns are
playing in the tournament.
Hickman Resigns
At Louisville
After 23 Years
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UPD—
University of Louisville basket
ball Coach Bernard (Peck)
Hickman handed in his resigna
tion Monday, after coaching the
Cardinals 23 years.
The university’s athletic coun
cil accepted the resignation and
unanimously recommended As
sistant Coach John Dromo as
Hickman’s successor.
Hickman will remain as head
of the athletic department. He
left on a two-week vacation last
week and was unavailable for
comment.
Dromo, also coach of the
Cardinal’s freshman team, had
the approval of university
President Philip Davidson.
Hickman, 55, had been
reported considering resigning
for the last few years. Davidson
said the job of athletic director
has become a full-time job with
the expanded football and
swimming programs.
In 23 years, Hie km an
amassed 444 wins and 183
losses, which puts him in the
ranks of the top coaches in the
country.
He led the Cardinals to
victory in the National Associa
ton of Intercollegiate Athletics
Tournament in 1948, and the
National Invitational Tour
nament in 1956.
Falcons Sell
Whitlow To
Rams For Cash
ATLANTA (UPD—The Atlan
ta Falcons Monday sold Bob
Whitlow, their number two cen
ter, to the Los Angeles Rams
for an undisclosed amount of
cash.
Whitlow is a seven-year vet
eran of professional football
who came to the Falcons from
Detroit. Atlanta will begin its
pre-season drills Wednesday at
Johnson City, Tenn.
Calvary Wins
In Softball
Calvary Baptist beat Sunny
Side-County Line 5-3 Monday in
the Church Softball League.
Rudolph Bullard hit a home
run and two singles for Calvary.
Glenn Brown hit a triple and
two singles.
Steve Bailey homered for Sun
ny Side-County Line and Fred
Platt doubled.
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EARLY BIRDS in the Detroit Lions training camp include rookies Mel Farr (24),
Paul Naumoff (58) and Nick Eddy (40). Farr is from UCLA, Naumoff from Tennes
see and Eddy from Notre Dame.
player switch
CHICAGO (UPD—The Chica
go Cubs announced Monday
they had recalled outfielder-first
baseman Clarence Jones from
their Tacoma farm club and
had sent • down catcher-first
baseman uuhn Boccabella to the
Pacific Coast League team.
BETWEEN YDU’N'NIE
Tigers 7 Ray Oyler
Is No-Hit Success
By MURRAY OLDERMAN
Sports Editor
Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
DETROIT—(NEA)—It is highly unlikely , that Hollywood
will film Ray Oyler’s life in baseball or a publishing house
will inundate the market with his autobiography.
This is Ray Oyler’s third year in the major leagues. For
the first time he is a starter—at shortstop for the Detroit
Tigers.
In the past, Ray never has hit above .200. This year he is
struggling to stay above that mark.
If you were casually thinking of a title for Oyler’s battle
to survive, it would have to be “How to Succeed in Baseball
Without Really Hitting.”
Oyler’s secret is his glove. He may be the best fielding
shortstop in the major leagues. If not, he’s definitely one of
the smartest.
Mayo Smith discusses Ray Oyler the same way'he dis
cusses relief pitchers: “He saves games for us.”
Phil Rizzuto, the New York Yankees broadcaster, and a
former shortstop, once remarked that if you count Oyler’s
hits and the ones he takes away from the opposition, his
average would be over .400.
Oyler is a slim, but hard, 5-10, 165 pounds with the tough
intense face of a Marine Corps drill instructor.
When Mayo Smith began managing the Tigers, he moved
Dick McAuliffe from shortstop to second base, thus giving
the 28-year-old Oyler his first opportunity for a regular job.
It always has been baseball theory that a good fielding
shortstop can survive’and help a major league team if he can
hit between .250 and .230.
Ray, being realistic about himself, hopes to wind up some
where between those two figures. In the last two years he hit
.186 (1965) and .171 (1966) while playing in 82 and 71 games,
respectively.
“I’m really not that bad a hitter,” Ray 'said. “I had a fairly
good year (.251) in my last season at Syracuse.
“Believe me, though, I’ve tried everything to improve my
average. When we’re home I come out early and take extra
batting practice. I’d do it on the road, too, if I could, but the
home team always has the benefit of extra time.
“Wally Moses (Tiger batting coach) has done an awful lot
to help me iron out my swing. Last year I was using a 36-
ounce bat and just trying to punch the ball for base hits.”
Switch the conversation to fielding and Ray Oyler relaxes.
That’s his subject, his livelihood.
“I’ve always been a defensive ballplayer,” Ray said. “When
I was a kid my father used to hit me ground balls all the
time. I developed a theory that the only ball to get by me was
one that went through me. If I could only have .that mental
attitude at bat.”
Oyler didn’t waste his time on the Tiger bench the past
two years. He studied, made extensive mental notes on every
man who stepped up to the plate.
“That,” he said, “is the key to being a good fielder. You
have to know every hitter intimately. You have to know what
he likes to do in every conceivable situation. For me, it’s a
must. My job depends on it.”
CWA Noses Out
M-P, 25-24
CWA nosed out Morrow-Powell
25-24 Monday in the Tee Lea
gue. Optimist Club beat Po
mona Products 17-13 and State
Farm stopped Crocker Cleaners
28-8.
John Mabbett hit two home
runs and a single for CWA.
Johnny Harrison had a home
run and three singles. Barry
Bunn slammed a home run and
three singles for Morrow-Powell
and Thomas Morris hit a home
run.
Mark Washington hit a double
and two singles for Optimist.
Allen Stubbs had two singles.
Tommy Langston hit a home
run and single for Pomona and
Jim Turner hit a double and two
singles.
John Jackson hit two home
runs a double and single for
State Farm. Ken Wood hit three
singles. David Dozier slammed
a triple and single for Crocker
and Rickie Martin hit two sing
les.
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Standings
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American League
W. L. Pct. GB
Chicago 50 37 .575
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BOUT CANCELLED
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (UPD
—The scheduled lightweight
bout between Doug Agin and
Frankie Narvaez on Saturday
was cancelled Monday when
Agin suffered a chest injury
during a workout.
NEW LEADER
CINCINNATI (UPD —Kathy
Whitworth replaced Susie Max
well as the leading money
winner on the Ladies Profes
sional Golf Association tour
Monday by virtue of her
triumph in Sunday’s PGA
championship.
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Minnesota 49 38 .563 1
Boston 46 40 .535
Detroit 45 41 .523 4J£
California 48 44 .522 4)£
Baltimore 42 46 .477 B\' 2
Cleveland 42 47 .472 9
Washington 42 47 .472 9
New York 39 48 .448 11
Kansas City 37 52 .404 14
Monday’s Results
California 2 Minnesota 0
Boston 7 Detroit 1 (night)
Baltimore 6 New’ York 1 (night)
Baltimore 6 New York 1 (night)
Washington 4 Cleveland 2
(night)
Today’s Probable Pitchers
(All Times EDT)
New York (Downing 10-5) at
Cleveland (O’Donoghue 4-2) 7:30
p.m.
Washington (Pascual 8-6) at
Detroit (Wilson 10-8) 8 p.m.
Boston (Lonborg 12-3) at
Baltimore (McNally 6-5) 8 p.m.
Minnesota (Kaat 8-9) at
Kansas City (Nash 9-9) 8 p.m.
Chicago (Peters 11-4) at Los
Angeles (Clark 7-6) 11 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
New York at Cleveland (night)
Washington at Detroit (night)
Boston at Baltimore (night)
Minnesota at Kansas City
(night)
Chicago at California (night)
National League
W. L. Pct. GB
St. Louis 52 36 .591
Chicago 50 38 .568 2
Cincinnati 50 41 .549
Atlanta 46 39 .541 41/j
San Francisco 47 42 .528 5%
Pittsburgh 42 42 .500 8
Philadelphia 41 43 .488 9
Los Angeles 36 50 .419 15
Houston 36 52 .409 16
New York 34 51 .400
Monday’s Results
Chicago 4 San Francisco 3
Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh 2 (night)
Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 5
(night)
St. Louis 6 New York 4 (night)
(Only games scheduled)
Today’s Probable Pitchers
Houston (Belinsky 2-4) at New
York (Hendley 3-1), 8 p.m.
Los Angeles (Singer 3-4 and
Sutton 6-10) at Philadelphia
(Wise 4-7 and Ellsworth 2-4 or
G. Jackson 2-3) 2, 6:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Marichal 12-8
and Gibbon 3-1) at Pittsburgh
(Blass 3-3 and Sisk 7-7) 2, 6:05
p.m.
St. Louis (Carlton 7-6) at
Cincinnati (Maloney 7-5) 8 p.m.
Atlanta (Cloninger 3-4) at
Chicago (Jenkins 11-7) 2:30 p.m.
Houston at New York (2)
Wednesday’s Games
Los Angeles at Philadelphia
(night)
San Francisco at Pittsburgh
(night)
St. Louis at Cincinnati (night)
Atlanta at Chicago
NEW COACH
DETROIT (UPD—Fern Fla
man, former all star defense
man with the Boston Bruins,
was named coach of the Fort
Worth Wings of the Central
Professional Hockey League, it
was announced Monday.
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