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Satand Sun., April 6-7, 1968 Griffin Daily News Baseball Openers Postponed Blue Moon Beats Reds By United Press International • America’s national pastime, which proceeded on schedule through two World Wars and several smaller ones, will alter • its traditional course for the first time this week to mourn the death of Dr. Martin Luther King. • Since President Taft started the tradition of ‘‘Presidential” openers in 1910, baseball officials have never postponed • the gala event in Washington except when it rained. But in mourning for the slain civil rights leader, Washington « club officials Friday decided to postpone the traditional opener which was scheduled for Mon day. The officials first an nounced it would be played • Tuesday, but since the funeral for Dr. King now is set for Tuesday, it most likely will be postponed again until Wednes- • day. Dramatic Changes The postponement was the most dramatic of the several • changes made in the scheduling of various sports beoause of Dr. King’s death. The other traditional opening 4 day game in Cincinnati, with the Chicago Cubs this year, was also postponed. It will be played Wednesday and the game scheduled Wednesday night in • Cincinnati will be shifted to Thursday afternoon. The Houston Astros, who got permission this year to play on • the same day as Washington and Cincinnati, were planning to go ahead with their Monday night game against the Pit- • tsburgh Pirates. Unless the Astros relent, they will host the BOLEN’S Estate Keeper 10 H.P. With 38” Mower Complete $lO4?oo COBB Ford Tractor Co. N. Expressway Phone 227-2021 SUNSHINE LAUNDRIES • 423 East Solomon (A & P Shopping Center) • North Hill Street (Next to Big Apple) • Experiment Street Shopping Center “Mother, don't stand over a hot iron.” Bring us your HAND IRONING. Quality work. 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Cronin Statement Joe Cronin, the president of the American League, issued the following statement in Boston on the postponement in Washington: “The American League re grets most sincerely the events of recent days and, out of deference to the memory of Dr. King, concurs most wholly in the postponement of the game in Washington.” Bill Giles, Astro vice pres ident and director of public relations who is also the son of National League president War ren Giles, said, ‘‘Our fans are counting on it,” when asked to MVP Vote For Tovar Justified? By United Press International Cesar Tovar was the unwit ting fall guy in a winter rhubarb when he received a lone vote for the most valuable player award in the American League, preventing Carl Yas trzemski from winning the accolade unanimously. But some of the Twins claim the vote by the Minnesota writer was justified. And Tovar showed how handy he can be with an inside-the-park homer in the Astrodome with two out in the ninth inning as the Twins stopped Houston 3-2. Tovar's slicing hit, which eluded the grasp of rightfielder Norman Miller, also scored Frank Quilici, who had walked, and wiped out a 2-1 deficit. There were only five other games played Friday since two contests, the Baltimore at Atlanta game and the Chicago Cubs-Chicago White Sox con test at Evansville, Ind., were both rained out. Two games scheduled Sunday, Detroit vs. St. Louis and Houston vs. Minnesota, were canceled because of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King. The regular season was scheduled to open Monday with three games but the Washing ton-Minnesota and Cincinnati- Chicago games were both postponed. The Houston Astros, however, said they still planned to go ahead with their scheduled Monday night contest against Sally Molloy Wins Tourney PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (UPD — Sally Molloy of Columbus has 5 explain why the Astros decided not to postpone. The National Basketball Asso elation also decided to postpone Sunday’s second playoff game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics, which was to be nationally televised. It will be played Wednesday night with the third game set for Thursday night and the fourth game on Easter Sunday. There was no Immediate decision on the fate of Sunday night’s San Francisco-Los An geles game. More than 50 per cent of the players in the NBA are Negro and all five starters on the champion 76ers team are Negro. The National Hockey League has a playoff game scheduled in New York Sunday between the Rangers and Chicago which is to be nationally televised. Officials of the league, said they wouldn’t decide until today whether or not to go ahead with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Unlss the Astros relent, that will now be the first game of the 1968 season. Oakland Wins Jim Gosger’s two-out homer in the 10th inning carried the Oakland A’s to a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Friday. The A’s took a 5-0 lead into the eighth inning behind the five-hit pitching of John Odom and went on to win. Phil Gagliano’s triple and Bob Tolan’s single snapped a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning and gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Pittsburgh Pirates ex ploded for four runs in the first inning and coasted to a 6-2 victory over the New York Yankees. Tom Seaver and Don Card well teamed on a six-hitter as the New York Mets beat the California Angels 4-2 and the Cleveland Indians scored all their runs in the fifth inning to edge the San Francisco Giants 5-4. CORLETTI WINS GOTEBORG, Sweden (UPD— Eduardo Corletti of Italy rallied in the final rounds Friday night to score an unpopular 10-round decision over New York’s Bob Stalling in a 10-round hea vyweight bout at Froelundaborg Hall. Harold Richardson of New York, 157, earned a 10-round decision over Sweden’s Bo Hoegberg, 159, in a 10-round middleweight preliminary. captured her first Women’s State Amateur Golf Champion ship after defeating Bobby Joe Gabrielsen 2 and 1. Mrs. Molloy, former State Medal Play Champion, kept steady pressure on the Univers ity of Georgia junior during Fri day’s downpour, taking the 39th annual competition at the 36th hole. Mrs. Molloy was one up at the end of the morning 18 holes. She had a 76, two-over par, for the 18. The competition was played at Callaway Gardens Scenic Mountain View Course. the contest on the national day of mourning. Boston Rips 76ers, 127-118 By United Press International John Havlicek, the man who has everything in the way of shot assortment, was chief gunner for the Celtics again Friday night as he scored 35 points in Boston’s 127-118 victory over Philadelphia. Boston, having waited a year for a chance to avenge the 1967 playoff ouster by Philadelphia, led by 15 points during the fourth quarter of its opening Eastern Division final round encounter. The second game of the series was to have been played in Boston Sunday, but a day of mourning for the late Dr. Martin Luther King set the game back to Wednesday. Lakers Win On the West Coast, Los Angeles beat San Francisco 133- 105 in the opener of a best-of seven Western division final. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT . = QUANTITIES. ■ ■ML Ailliiir r 1v * r-ixj| | BEAUTIFUL LIFE-LIKE ■ OW SPRING FLORAL ■ I CENTERPIECE | ugg " I"' Life - like flora! center- p!eces add a Spring I| 1 | weary" home. Choose from I M Carnations, Peonies, Roses, J' Daisies, Lilacs, Tulips, M , * v Gladiolas and many more mH if I' ! " 'I . " 'I ■ ■B'i 2 r 1 fl I wwn a 11 1 Wm TH i■ ■■ / | LL\ “ IL m 1 ~ • | fl| 3-TIER METAL B”x2O”WALL PLAQUE ~ ■ | UTILITY TABLE ASST. 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Chet Walker netted 31 points for the 76ers and Hal Greer added 27. Sports Briefs EXHIBITION GAME NEW YORK (UPD—National Basketball Association player representatives Friday agreed unanimously to play an exhibi tion all star game in New York’s Singer Bowl Aug. 15 as a tribute to the late Dr. Martin iuther King, Jr. Larry Fleisher, an attorney for the league who made the announcement, said the game will be a benefit for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. ANDA r dignified courteous service ™ HAISTEN'S JACKSON GRIFFIN BARNESVILLE 775’31H X 27 3131 351-UTI MILDENBERGER KO’D FRANKFURT (UPD—Leotis Martin of Philadelphia decked Kar Mildenberger three times In the seventh round, the last time for good, Friday to win their scheduled 10-round hea vyweight fight. Martin, who took the ini tiative from the opening bell, finished the European champion with a furious left-right flurry. Mildenberger sagged to the ropes and was counted out after the bell sounded. Martin weighed 193, eight pounds lighter than Mildenberger. Exhibition Results By United Press International St. Louis 3 Detroit 2 Baltimore at Atlanta, cancelled, wet grounds Pittsburgh 6 New York (A) 2 Chicago (A) vs. Chicago (N> at Evansville, 2nd., cancelled, wet grounds Oakland 7 Cincinnati 6 (10 innings) Minnesota 3 Houston 2 New York (N) 4 California 2 Cleveland 5 San Francisco 4 (Only games scheduled)