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4 Rare Disease
Symptoms Os Pennant Fever
Found Among Atlanta Fans
SOUTHERN SIDELINES
By DAVID MOFFIT
UPI Sports Writer
ATLANTA (UPI) — Sure it’s
early. But you can’t blame At
-I.' nta’s baseball fan in the
street for showing symptoms of
pennant fever.
After all, it’s a rare disease
in these parts.
The Atlanta Braves, who have
not been a serious contender
CARD OF THANKS
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since the late ’sos neyday In
Milwaukee, have suddenly
come to life. Going into last
night’s game with the Mets,
1 they had the best record (20-9)
in the major leagues.
I
What changes a break - even,
fifth-place club into a front run
ner almost over night?
') “Attitude,” says Manager
! Luman Harris — and General
' Manager Paul Richards agrees.
■I “You can sense the differ
j ence, both on the field and in
! the locker room,” Harris said
i recently. “The Braves were of
-1 ten a dour group last year, but
i not now. They’re working to
! gather, helping one another.
I’m sure winning makes a dif
i ference, but it’s really been
j pleasant so faj.”
That’s an intangible. More ob
-1 vious from the fans’ viewpoint
i have been the sparkling Infield
■ play, the new-found speed and
the clutch hitting of Orlando
I Cepeda.
I Ah, Cepeda, therein may He
the basic difference.
Cepeda, who came from the
Cardinals in a trade for catcher
Joe Torre, has driven in the
winning run in seven of the
Braves’ victories. Perhaps even
more important, the big Puerto
Rican first baseman, the Na
tional League’s most valuable
player in 1967, brought a long
needed touch of levity to the
Braves.
Generally spe a k i ng, the
Braves have been one of the
more somber major league
teams. They’ve had their club
house with, but they weren't in
fectious.
There are other differences
this season. Hard-hitting Rico
Carty won his battle with tuber
culosis; Clete Boyer’s hand has
mended enough to let him back
into the lineup; and Sonny
Jackson, having shaken off a
leg injury, is running again like
Sonny Jackson.
This year’s Braves inneld has
the fans buzzing. “They remind
me of the Yankee Infield back
in Phil Rizzuto’s day ” said a
recent visitor to the press box
at Atlanta Stadium.
In Cepeda, that infield has its
first fulltime first baseman
since the Braves have been in
Atlanta; Felix Millan is an all
star candidate at second; Jack
son offsets a comparatively
weak arm with his speed at
shortstop; and Boyer is begin
ning to look like his old self at
third.
“Our pitching hasn’t been up
to the standards of last year,”
said Harris. “But that infield
has taken up the slack. It’s got
ten our pitchers out of many a
jam.”
Uncertain pitching, despite
the fine showing by knuckle
bailer Phil Niekro (6-1), and the
lack, so far, of a hitting catch
er to replace Torre could throw
cold water on the Braves’ pen
nant hopes.
But, for the moment, with top
bat Hank Aaron hitting at a
.390 clip and the Braves 2’/ 2
i games ahead of the runnerup
j Dodgers in the Na 11 on a 1
! League’s Western Division, the
fever has come to Atlanta.
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DUGOUT PITCH?—New York Yankee pitcher Bill Burbach appears to be firing one
right into Baltimore Orioles’ dugout. Actually, camera caught him from odd angle
at Yankee Stadium.
VFW, Booker
Win By A Run
VFW slipped by Food Town 8-
7 and Booker beat Elks 2-1 yes
terday in the Griffin Babe Ruth
League.
Ted Manolls was VFW’s win
ning pitcher. He struck out five,
walked five and gave up 11 hits.
Bill Goldstein started for Food
town. He was relieved in the
third by Bill Gilmer. Gilmer was
relieved in the fourth by Stan
Treadway. They gave up nine
hits, walked 10 and struck out
three.
Artie Fountain hit two singles
for VFW. Carey Melton, Gregg
Crawford, Jim Hill, Ted Mano
ils, Darrell Chapman and Er
nie Giles singled.
Stan Treadway, Wesley Reems
Shock Wears Off,
LA Confident Again
By JAMES F. COUR
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (UPD—
The shock is over. Fred Schaus
can talk about next season.
With the memory of the
bitterest playoff defeat slightly
more than a week old, the
general manager of the Los
Angeles Lakers speaks con
fidently of the future.
“A lot of people are saying
we're too old,” Schaus said.
“Well, we’re not that damn old.
“And we obtained what we
needed most in the draft. We
picked up two guards who will
give us the additional outside
shooting that we lacked this
season.”
The guards he referred to are
Willie McCarter of Drake and
Dick Garrett of Southern
Illinois, the Lakers’ first and
third draft choices.
The Lakers also have signed
their No. 2 draft selection, Rick
Roberson, a -9, 235 - pound
forward from Cincinnati.
The Lakers three, superstars
—Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamber
lain and Jerry West—will
average 33 years in age next
season but Schaus feels the trio
may be even more effective in
1969-70.
“Look, these guys were
together for the first time this
season,” the general manager
explained. “Having this nucleus
back with a year’s experience
together makes me feel pretty
good.”
Baylor, who will be 35 in
September, i the biggest
question. After averaging 24.8
points a game during the
regular season, ne slipped to a
15.4 average in the playoffs.
Wst as phenomenal in the
finals against the Boston
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Hal Johnson, Chuck McCarty,
Bill Gilmer, Bill Goldstein, Ed
die Roberts, Rolin Busbin and
Hugh Sullins singled for Food
Town.
Keith Tate pitched a two-hitter
as Booker beat Elks. He struck
out 18, and walked only four.
It was the best pitching perfor
mance so far this season.
Kenneth Ebetino was Elks’ lo
ser. He allowed only four hits,
struck out three and walked five.
Mike Zager hit two singles for
Booker and Rusty Stonlca and
Mike Smith hit one.
Ebetino and Eddie Duke had
Elks’ hits.
Celtics. Despite playing the
final two contests nf the seven
game series with a pulled
hamstring muscle, he averaged
37.8 points per game.
Schaus says Los Angeles is
interested in making a trade
for an experienced forward who
can score.
Los Angeles will conduct a
rookie camp at the Forum here
next month. The Lakers’ other
nine draft picks were Invited
and the ones who Impress
Coach Bill Van Breda Kolff the
most will get invitations to
come back for the regular
camp in September.
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Wednesday, May 14, 1969
| Leaders I
By United Press International
National League
G. AB R. H. Pct.
Jones, NY 31 116 26 46 .397
Hbnr, Pit 22 79 18 31 .392
H.Aarn, Atl 30 104 21 40 .385
Jones, Mtl 29 107 16 39 .364
Alou, Pit 31 132 18 47 .356
Spnglr, Chi 24 77 13 27 .351
Laboy, Mtl 29107 10 37 .346
Mays, SF 26 96 15 33 ,344
Mnke, Hou 35 117 18 39 .333
Strgll, Pit 29 105 15 35 .333
American League
G. AB R. H. Pct.
Carew, Mln 23 98 18 40 .408
Ptrcll, Bos 30 104 21 37 .356
F.Rbnsn, Bal 34 126 30 43 .341
Cater, Oak 30 120 18 39 .325
Murer, NY 33 132 23 41 .311
Crdns, Min 28 106 12 33 .311
Blair, Bal 33 140 31 43 .307
Oliva, Min 28 114 17 35 .307
Hegan, Sea 25 82 12 25 .305
May, Chi 23 73 9 22 .301
Home Runs
National League: McCovey,
SF. Perez, Cin and Cepeda, Atl
8; Wynn; Hou, Jones, Mtl and
Agee, NY 7.
American League: Howard,
Wash 13; F. Robinson, Balt and
Jackson, Oak 11; Petrocelll,
Bos and Murcer, NY 10.
Runs Batted In
National League: Tolan, Cln,
Banks and Santo, Chi, Jones,
Mtl and Cepeda, Atl 26.
American League: Murcer,
NY; Howard, Wash 30; F.
Robinson, Balt 28; Killebrew,
Minn 24; Monday, Oak 24;
Bando, Oak 23.
Pitching
National League: Niekro, Atl
6-1; Regan, Chi 5-0; Holtzman,
Chi 5-1; Jenkins, Chi and
Singer, LA 5-2: Perry, SF and
Dierker, Hou 5-3.
American League: Odom,
Oak 6-1; McNally, Bit. 5-0; Culp,
Bos and Pattin, Cal 5-1;
Stottlemyre, NY and McLain,
Det 5-3.
Rooks, Highland,
Kawneer Win
Softball Tilts
Rooks beat United Cotton
Goods 37-7, Highland downed
Dundee 19-9 and Kawneer whip
ped Spalding Knitting Mill 23-9
yesterday in the Commercial
Softball League.
Donnie Kelley hit three home
runs and two singles for Rooks.
Dave Hunt hit a home run, tri
ple, double and two singles. Bud
dy Huckaby and Billy Carver hit
a double and single for United.
Donnie Goen and Tommy
Chambers hit a home run, dou
ble and single for Highland. Ha
rold Stansell hit a triple and
single for Dundee. Carlton Eng
lish hit two singles.
Tommy Andrews hit a home
run, two doubles and a single
for Kawneer. Franklin Bryant
hit five singles. Terry Adair hit
two home runs and a single for
Spalding Knitting and Kenneth
King hit three singles.
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