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Skipper Is Happy
Ted Eager To Talk
After Nats’ Victory
By FRANK DE GEORGES
*■ UPI Sports Writer
"Ah—that feels good.”
Ted Williams was celebrating
his first victory as a major
" league manager and he was in
an exuberant mood.
The former Boston Red Sox
slugger and Hall of Famer,
• previously uncommunicative
with reporters, was expansive
and eager to talk after his
Washington Senators beat the
».New York Yankees, 6-4, Wed
nesday night.
Williams praised the attitude
of the Senators. “These guys
they’re better than they
were last year.”
He confessed apprehension
about this first big victory. “I
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knew I’d be happy as a
manager the first time we won,
but what I was afraid of was
that it would take eight or nine
games to do it.”
Elsewhere in the American
League, Kansas City outlasted
Minnesota, 4-3, in 17 innings,
Chicago blanked Oakland, 3-0,
behind the four-hit pitching of
Tommy John and California
beat Sattle, 7-3. The other clubs
were not scheduled.
In the National League, New
York whipped Montreal, 9-5,
Chicago thrashed Philadelphia,
11-3, Atlanta trimmed San
Francisco, 4-1, Cincinnati
topped Los Angeles, 3-1, Pit
tsburgh slammed st. Louis, 6-1,
and San Diego shut out Houston,
2-0.
The Senators powered their
way to victory. Home runs by
Frank Howard, Paul Casanova
and Ken McMullen accounted
for five runs. Howard and
Casanova gave the Senators
four runs with their blasts in
the third inning. Both were two
run shots. McMullen hit a solo
In the next frame.
Homers by Bobby Murcer and
Roy White gave the Yankees
three runs.
Kansas City's Lou Pinella
rapped a two-out single to end a
four-hour, 32-minute marathon.
It scored Jackie Hernandez
from second with the winning
run.
Joe Foy singled home pinch
hitter Pat Kelly in the eighth
with the tying run for the
Royals.
Rod Carew gave the Twins a
3-2 lead in the fifth when he
doubled to right, moved to third
on a fly and stole home.
Ce.rlos May gave John more
help than he needed. May drove
in all the White Sox runs with
two homers and a single. It was
John’s first start since suffering
a shoulder injury in Detroit last
August.
Jay Johnstone’s double
capped a four-run rally in the
fifth inning that sparked the
Angels’ victory. Ex-Angel Don
Mincher paced the Seattle
attack with a double and a
homer.
Tech Wins
Number 10
ATLANTA (UPI) — Georgia
Tech made its baseball season
record 10-4 Wednesday with a
2-1 win over William Jewell
College of Missouri.
Dennis Davis scored the win
ning run on a fielder’s choice,
after first walking the first,
running to second on a prior
fielder’s choice and walking to
third.
Larry Elliot trippled home
Jim Hargrave in the fifth for
Tech’s first run.
The Missouri college scored
in the third inning when Steve
Gerke doubled, moved to third
on a ground out, and came
home on a wild pitch.
By United Press International
National League
East
W. L. Pct. GB
Chicago 2 0 1.000 ...
Pittsburgh 2 0 1.000 ...
Montreal 11 .500 1
New York 11 .500 1
St. Louis 0 2 .000 2
Philadelphia 0 2 .000 2
West
W. L. Pct. GB
Atlanta 3 0 1.000 ...
San Diego 2 0 1.000 >/ 2
Los Angeles 11 .500 I’/i
Cincinnati 11 .500 V/ 2
Houston 0 2 .000 2'/i
San Francisco 0 3 .000 3
Wednesday’s Results
New York 9 Montreal 5
Chicago 11 Philadelphia 3
Cin 3 Los Angeles 1, night
Pitts 6 St. Louis 1, night
Atlanta 4 San Fran 1, night
San Diego 2 Houston 0, night
Today’s Probable Pitchers
(Ail Times EST)
(1968 W-L records in paren
theses)
Montreal (Jaster 9-13) at New
York (Gentry 0-0), (2 pm)
Philadelphia (Johnson 4-4) at
Chicago (Holtzman 11-14), (2:30
pm)
Pittsburgh (Ellis 6-5) at St.
Louis (Washbum 14-8), (1:30
pm)
Houston (Lemaster 10-15) at
San Diego (Mcßean 9-12), ( 11
pm)
(Only games scheduled)
..Friday’s Games
St. Louis at New York
Phila at Pittsburgh
Montreal at Chicago
Cincinnati at Atlanta, night
Los Ang at Houston, night
San Fran at San Diego, night
American League
East
W. L. Pct. GB
Boston 1 o 1.000 ...
Detroit 1 0 1.000 ...
New York 1 i .500 >/ 2
Washington 11 .500 y 2
Baltimore 0 1 .000 1
Cleveland 0 1 .000 1
West
W. L. Pct. GB
Kansas City 2 0 1.000 ...
Seattle 11 .500 1
Oakland 11 .500 1
Chicago 11 .500 1
California 11 .500 1
Minnesota 0 2 .000 2
Wednesday’s Results
Chicago 3 Oakland 0
Wash 6 New York 4, night
Kansas City 4 Minn 3, 17 inns
California 7 Seattle 3
(Only games scheduled)
Today’s Probable Pitchers
(All Times EST)
Cleveland (McDowell 15-14) at
Detroit (Lolich 17-9), 1:30 p.m.
New York (Peterson 12-11) at
Washington (Hannan 10-6 or
Bertaina 7-13), 1:30 pm
Boston (Culp 16-6) at Balti
more (Cuellar 8-11), 2 pm
(Only games scheduled)
Friday’s Games
K.C. at Oakland, night
Minn at California, night
Chicago at Seattle
New York at Detroit
Boston at Cleveland
Wash at Baltimore, night
Helen Gill
Bowls 488
Helen Gill bowled a 488 ser
ies and a 180 game Tuesday in
the Koffee Klub League.
Other top bowlers were:
Martha Johnson 182, Martha
Shearer 177, Dot Bevil 174, Mary
Turner 174, Carol Mann 171, Pol
ly Flowers 169, Doris Brown
169, Lee Stapel 164, Bernie Zu
berer 161, Sandra Browning 156,
Peggy Whltted 156, Dottie Gol
enia 155, Helen Kolousek 154, Do
ris Austin 154, Carol Cox 152,
Ann Weems 152, Jerry Gillespie
151, Mildred Boggs 150.
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"THE WEIRD
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Palmer Rated Nicklaus’
Chief Rival At Masters
By JOHN G. GRIFFIN
UPI Sports Editor
AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPl)—lke is
gone, and Bobby and Ben aren’t
here. But Jack and Arnie are
back in their usual role as
favorites for the 33rd Masters
golf championship starting to
day over the lush Augusta
National course.
Jack Nicklaus, three-time
masters champion, was in
stalled the favorite at 10 to 1 as
the field of 83, including 11
amateurs, teed off for the first
round of the tradition - rich
tournament which ends on
Sunday. Arnie Palmer, the only
four-time winner, was ranked as
Nicklaus’ principal rival.
Nicklaus stands fourth on the
1969 money winning list. But
earnings leader Gene Littler,
last week’s Greensboro Open
winner, and runner-up Miller
Barber, aren’t big hitters. Lee
Trevino, third on the list, still Is
recovering from a hand Injury
suffered two weeks ago in
Miami.
Hope always springs eternal,
of course, for “Arnie’s Army,”
the legion of fans who follow
and root or Palmer. But after
failing to make the 36-hole cut
here last year In a real shocker,
the Latrobe, Pa. player, may be
ready to give his army some
thing to cheer about. Showing
no sign of the hip bursitis that
has plagued him In the past.
Palmer is said to have shot a
9-under-par 63 last week.
Gary Player of South Africa,
the only foreign player ever to
win the Masters; Tom Wels
kopf, the young slugger from
Columbus, Ohio; and Bert
Yancey, the Radnor, Pa., blond
who plays his best golf here,
also are up high among the
favorites.
“I hear a lot of talk every
year about other players and
young players,” said Player.
“Nicklaus and Palmer—they’re
the favorites, and they should
be.”
Bob Lunn of Sacramento,
Calif., who Is competing in the
Masters for the first time, won
Wednesday’s “par three” com
petition, an annual nine-hole
preliminary to the Masters.
Lunn tied with Charley Coody of
Fort Worth, Tex., and Deane
Beman of Bethesda, Md., with
23s and won on the second hole
of the sudden-death playoff.
Around the clubhouse and fair
ways of the green National
course, where tradition always
means more than on other
courses, much of the opening day
talk was about three men who
aren’t present.
Actually, former President
Dwight Eisenhower never saw a
Masters tournament—the crowds
he always attracted prevented
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inary spectator could. But no
where in America is the “Ike”
of World War II and White Hou
se fame, missed more since his
death last month than here
where he cam so oftn on
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golfing vacations. Behind the
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tage” has other occupants.
Bobby Jones, golf’s “grand
slammer" who founded the
Masters in 1934, is missing it
for the first time. Infirm at age
67, Jones was forced to admit
that he isn’t up to making the
170-mile journey here from his
home in Atlanta.
And Ben Hogan twice a champ
ion here and only two years ago
the man who brought back fond
memories with one tremendous
record round, withdrew from the
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tourney list several months ago
because of a continous ailment.
But if you’re looking for a
new sentimental favorite, go no
further than balding, 45-year-old
Roberto de Vincenzo, the courtly
Argentinian who blew a tie at
72 holes last year when he in
advertently signed an Incorrect
scorecard made out by another
player.
De Vicenzo shot a par-72 in
his final tune-up Wendesday and
said he felt well, with his 46th
birthday just around the comer
next Monday.
Bob Goalby, the man who was
awarded the victory last year,
oddly is almost a pathetic fig
ure at the start of this year’s
tournament. Goalby has not won
a tournament since that time,
and in fact, has finished no
better than a tie for 30th.
Griffin Daily New*
Thursday, April 10, 1969
Clemson Bops
Georgia, 16-11
ATHENS, Ga. (UPI) —The
University of Georgia lost to
Clemson 16-11 Wednesday to
run its record for the season to
14-6.
The Bulldogs scored eight
runs in the eighth Inning, to cap
three in the second scored
when Tom Cannon hit a double.
Clemson scored three runs
in the first three innings before
exploding for six more runs in
a wild eighth Inning.
Bill Bonekat started the game
for Clemson and took the win,
his second in three tries.
Cauthen Westbrook, who pitched
five Innings, was the losing
pitcher for Georgia.
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