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Griffin Daily News
Griffin's BR ‘Stars'
In District 3 Finals
Griffin’s Two Babe Ruth A 11-
Stars teams stand a very good
chance of going to the State
Tournament next week in Col
umbus.
Both Griffin teams will com
pete today in the finals of the
District Three Tournament at
Newnan. Both are unbeaten in
tournament competition. One
more victory will send them to
the state playoffs.
It will take two straight losses
to keep them from making the
trip.
Griffin’s 13-year-old All-Stars
will play Newnan at 4 p.m. to
day in Newnan. A victory would
give Griffin the district title and
a berth in the state tournament.
If Griffin loses the 4 p.m.
game, another game will be
played between the same two
teams to decide the tournament
title.
Griffin is unbeaten in the
District LL
Tournament
Starts Monday
The District Four Little Lea
gue Tournament begins Monday
in Jackson with LaGrange, Bar
nesville, Jonesboro and South
Fulton (Fairburn; playing for
the championship.
The tournament opens with La-
Grange playing Barnesville at 6
p.m.
Jonesboro tangles with South
Fulton at 8 p.m.
The championship game will
be played Tuesday at 8 p.m. A
consolation game will be held at ’
6 p.m.
Barnesville defeated Jackson
17-4 yesterday to advance to the
district tournament.
LaGrange won the sub-district
four tournament by beating East
Coweta, 10-0.
Jonesboro and South Fulton
won sub-district titles earlier this
week.
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double-eliminaticm tournament.
Newnan has one loss.
Jackson defeated Fayette Co
unty 8-1 last night to advance to
the district semi-finals.
Griffin is unbeaten in tour
nament competition and New
nan and JacksOn have one loss
each. Jackson and Newnan play
today at 6 p. m. to see which
team plays Griffin in the
finals at 8 p. m.
If Griffin beats the Jackson-
Newnan winner in today’s
game, they are on their
way to the state. Should Griffin
lose tonigfjt, the same
two teams will play another
game tomorrow with the winner
getting the district trophy and
the berth in the state tourna
ment.
Mincey Wins
Sportsmen Race
At Senoia
Charlie Mincey, a familiar face
in the winner's circle, won the
sportsman feature last night at
the Senoia Raceway.
Mincey finished ahead of Ken
Orr and Bob Morris, who ran
second and third.
Sammy Dukes won the hobby
’’A” division. Bob Stephens was
second and Gerald Brooks third.
Barnir Grlzzard won the hob
by “B” class. Kenneth Mills was
<>nd Jimmy Shaddox
was third.
Howard Spain won the kadett
race. Stanley Neely was second
and Joe Spivey third.
« The Senoia Raceway will hold
its mid-season championships
next Friday night. There will be
a $2,335 purse.
The main attraction will be a
100 lap sportsman championship
race plus a hobby feature.
Admission will be $3. Children
under 12 will be admitted free.
Falcons Work
On Defending
The Passer
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (UPI)
—The Atlanta Falcons went to
work Friday on abolishing a
National Football League record
set last year — allowing the
quarterback to be trapped be
hind the line 70 times.
“We went right to work on
that.” said Coach Norm Van
Broeklin. “We do not want to
defend our dubious title in the
department of allowing quarter
backs to be thrown for losses.”
Friday, the team ran through
a passing scrimmage, with
quarterbacks Randy Johnson'
and Bob Berry calling the
plays. Monday the Falcons be
gin their two-a-day practice
sessions.
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By United Press International
National League
East
Chicago 58 36 .617 ...
New York 52 37 .584 3>4
St. Louis 49 47 .510 10
Pittsburgh 46 48 .489 12
Philadelphia 38 53 .413 18 V»
Montreal 29 64 .312 28»4
West
W. L. Pet. GB
Los Angeles 53 39 .576 ...
Atlanta 55 41 .573 ...
San Fran 52 42 .553 2
Cincinnati 47 41 .534 4
Houston 48 47 .505 6>4
San Diego 32 64 .340 23
Friday’s Results
New York 5 Montreal 2
Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis 1
Atla 6 San Diego 2, Ist
Atla 6 San Diego 3, 2nd
Chicago 9 Phila 5
Houston 7 Cincinnati 4
Los Ang 3 San Fran 2
Today’s Probable Pitchers
All Times EDT
New York (Seaver 14-4) at
Montreal (Stoneman 5-12 or
Waslewski 1-3), 4:15 p.m.
Chicago (Hands 11-7) at
Philadelphia (Palmer 1-4), 7:35
p.m.
St. Louis (Briles 9-8) at
Pittsburgh (Veale 4-11), 7:05
p.m.
Houston (Lemaster 7-10) at
Cincinnati (Carroll 12-4), 5:30
p.m.
Los Angeles (Sutton 12-9) at
San Francisco (Marichal 12-4),
4 p.m.
San Diego (J. Niekro 4-6) at
Atlanta (Stone 9-3), 8 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
New York at Montreal, 2
Chicago at Phila, 2
St. Louis at Pittsburgh
San Diego at Atlanta
Houston at Cincinnati, 2
Los Ang at San Fran
American League
East
W. L. Pet. GB
Baltimore 64 29 .691 ...
Detroit 5® 40 .556 13
Boston 52 42 .553 13
Washington 50 48 .510 17
New York 44 51 .463 21*4
Cleveland 37 56 .398 27*4
West
W. L. Pet. GB
Minnesota 57 37 .606 ...
Oakland 51 38 .573 3 1 4
Seattle 40 53 .430 16‘4
Kansas City 39 54 .419 17*4
Chicago 39 54 .419 17Va
California 35 56 .385 20*4
Friday’s Games
Boston 6 Baltimore 1
Detroit 4 Cleveland 0
New York 5 Washington 0
Chicago 6 Kansas City 1
Oakland 6 California 3
Seattle 2 Minnesota 1, Ist
Seattle 3 Minnesota 2, 2nd
Today’s Probable Pitchers
(All Times EDT)
Minnesota (Hall 4-4) at
Seattle (Talbot 4-3), 11 p.m.
Baltimore (Cuellar 10-8) at
Boston (Sleberg 7-8 or Culp 13*
6), 7:30 p.m.
Oakland (Nash 4-7) at Cali
fornia (Brunet 6-6), 4 p.m.
Kansas City (Nelson 6-8) at
Chicago (Wynne 3-1), 2:15 p.m.
Detroit (Dobson 4-7) at
Cleveland (McDowell 11-9), 1:30
p.m.
Washington (Coleman 6-7 and
Moore 8-4) at New York
(Stottlemyre 13-7 and
5-10), 2, 5 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Oakland at Calif, 2
Minnesota at Seattle
Kan City at Chicago, 2
Detroit at Cleveland, 2
Washington at New York
Baltimore at Boston
ANNOUNCES UMPIRES
NEW YORK (UPl)—Baseball
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn
Friday announced the six
umpires for Tuesday's All-Star
game in Washington.
The National League umpires
will be Augie Donatelll, Tom
Gorman and Tony Venzon, and
the American Leaguers will be
John Flaherty, Bob Stewart and
1 Marty Springstead.
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ATLANTA — Atlanta's Tony Gonzalez is greeted by happy teammates after
hitting a fourth inning grand - slam homer in the first game of a doubleheader.
Besides giving the Braves a 6-2 victory, it was worth $28,600 to 80-year-old
Mrs. Estelle Hale of Statham, Ga., a contestant on “Home Runn For The Money”
sponsored by the Braves and a cigarette firm. Teammates are Hank Aaron
(44)» pitcher Ron Reed (38), Felipe Alou (upper left) and catcher Bob Didier.
Tied For First
Gonzalez’ Homers
Drop Padres Twice
ATLANTA (UPl)—Tony Gon
zalez’ "accidental” hitting has
the Atlanta Braves almost back
in first place in the National
League’s Western Division.
The part- time performer
played both ends of a double
header against Ms former San
Diego teammates Friday night
and blasted key home runs in
each game, a grand slam dur
ing a six-run fourth in the open
er and a two-run shot in the
nightcap, also in the fourth.
Ironically, both round-trippers
came off former Braves pitch
ers, starter and loser A1 San
torini 6-2 in the first game and
starter Dick Kelley in the sec
ond, who was not around when
the Braves snapped a 3 -3 tie
with a three-run eighth and held
on for a 6-3 win.
“I never swing for a home
run,” said Gonzalez who has hit
at a near .300 clip since Joining
Atlanta. “I think more players
hit home runs by accident than
on purpose. I think I do.”
Good Pitching
The pltchlng-poor Braves got
strong hurling jobs from Ron
Reed who went the distance in
the opener, scattering five hits
and pitching stronger as the
game progressed. The lanky
righthander, now 8-7, gave up
two solo homers and a single
in the fourth, then surrendered
only a harmless single the rest
of the way.
Reed said he changed
his pitching motion early in the
game when he was obviously
struggling.
In the second game, Jim Brit
ton. troubled all year by wild
ness, pitched eight strong in
nings, surrendering all three
Padres runs on two homers, be
fore being lifted for a pinch
hitter during the Atlanta eighth.
He got credit for the win. his
fourth, and Cecil Upshaw came
in to make his 18th save of the
year.
Grana Slam Blow
In the opener and trailing 2-0,
Bob Didler knocked In the tying
runs with a clutch single. Then
singles by Reed and Felipe Alou
loaded the bases, setting the
stage for Gonzalez grand slam.
Th second game looked
strangely familiar, with San Di
ego taking a 1-0 lead in the top
of the fourth, only to have Felix
Millan get hit by a pitch lead
ing off the Atlanta fourth. Clete
Boyer followed with a walk and
Millan scored when shortstop
Roberto Penza threw away the
ball on a potential double play.
Gonzalez then uncorked his
homer, making the score 3-1.
A two-run homer in the sixth
tied the score, but Gil Garrido
beat out an Infield hit in the
eighth and Mike Lum, batting
for Britton, walked. Felipe Alou
sacrificed them along and Mil
lan singled up the middle for
the tie-breaking run. Boyer was
walked intentionally to load the
bases and Lum scored on a
fielder’s choice. Orlando Cepeda
singled in the final run.
Cale Wins
Bristol Pole
BRISTOL, Tenn. (UPl)—Cale
Yarborough’s 103.432 miles per
hour Friday was enough to win
the pole position for Sunday’s
Volunteer 500 stock car race at
Bristol International Soeedway
in addition to setting a NASCAR
half-mile track record.
Ten drivers qualified for the
ninth annual Volunteer Friday.
The final 20 positions in the 30
car lineup will run time trials
today.
The Timmonsville, S.C. Mer
cury driver’s time was only
inches better than second place
Richard Petty of Randleman,
N.C. who drove his Ford at
103 274 mph.
All 10 drivers qualifying for
the 250-mile race easily cracked
the old track record of 88.669.
The track has been reshaped
and given higher banks.
Defending Volunteer champ
David Pearson of Spartanburg,
S.C. was third in a Ford at
103.268.
Five other drivers had speeds
over 100 mph. They were Bob
by Allison of Huey town, Ala.,
fourth in a Dodge at 103.072:
Buddy Baker of Charlotte, N.C.,
fifth in a Dodge at 102.421; Lee
Roy Yarbrough of Columbia,
S.C., sixth in a Ford at 101.615;
Bobby Isaac of Catawba, N.C.,
seventh in a Dodge at 101.214;
and Dove Marcis of West Salem,
Wis., eighth in a Dodge at
100.586.
Kentucky fried
'READ V WHEN YOU ARE"
AIR Complies
ATLANTA (UFl>—Atlanta BU
ternational Raceway (AIR) has
become the 21st race track in
Georgia to comply with a newly
passed state law requiring each
track owner to show proof of
$1 million liability Insurance.
The new law was rushed
through the state legislature
this spring after a dragster
roared out of control at the
Yellow River Drag Strip at
Covington, Ga., killing 11 per
sons and injuring 55 after slam
ming into a crowd of specta
tors.
80-Year-Old
Wins Homer
Jackpot
ATLANTA (T’PT' P|ghty-»
year-old Mrs. ,T ale was
sitting by her radio when Tony
Gonzalez •depp-d to th- p'-to
and rapped a long grand slam
hom-r for the Atlanta Braves
Friday.
But for Mrs. Hale, it wasn’t
just any homerun — it made
her $28,600 richer.
The Statham, Ga. housewife’s
name was picked at random
from thousands of entries in
the Braves’ "home run for the
money’’ contest, sponsored by
a cigarette firm.
One inning of each game is
designated for the jackpot.
Names are picked for each
Braves batter in the inning,
and if he hits one out, it’s an
automatic $3,600.
For a bases-loaded grand
slammer, an extra $25,000 is
tacked on.
For what its worth, Atlanta
beat San Diego 6-2.
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Joe Namath I
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NEW YORK (UPl)—The
situation had gotten out of hand
for Joe Namath. He admitted
as much while sitting at the
long wooden table under the
glare of the television lights
with the very man who had
forced him to make his big
decision to “unretire.”
At first it had seemed so
simple. Pro football Commis
sioner Pete Rozelle ordered
Namath to sell his interest in
his bar, Bachelors 111, if he
wanted to keep playing ftooball.
In a tearful press conference
at the bar on June 6, Joe
Namath announced that he
would give up his football
career rather than sell the bar.
The Jets asked Joe Namath
to come back. Although he still
doesn’t think he did anything
wrong. Bachelors 111 will pass
out of Joe Namath’s hands
within 10 days.
Although the 26-year-old quar
terback complied completely
with Rozelle’s demands, the
Super Bowl hero added, “I
want to stress that I am not
doing this because there is
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South 6th Street Extension
Dr. Harry Lee Smith. Pastor
Rev. Charles W. Barnes,
Associate Pastor
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anything wrong with Bachelors I
111. But because of the publicity!
that it has received and thej
stories that have circulated!
about it. Mr. Rozelle and 1 1
thought it would be best if i I
divested myself of my share of
the club in the best interests of s
professional football.”
The announcement was the
result of hours of discussions on
the phone and In person*
between Namath and his
attorneys and Rozelle. Namath
was supposed to report to the
Jets camp at Hampstead N,Y.,>
last Sunday but eot permission
from Coach Weeb Ewbank to
absent h'm®elf during his
discussions with th«* commis
, sioner. He said at the news*
i confer-nce he v ! ” (of- th*
: this Sunday, a week late.
; SPRAGUE RECALLED •
OAKLAND (UPl)—The Oak
. land Athletics Friday recalled
. Ed Sprague from their Des
Moines Triple A Farm club and»
; optioned pitcher George Lauzer
; ique to the American Associa
i tion.