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Braves win, 2-1
Hank outguesses
Jim McClothin
CINCINNATI (UPI)-It does
not pay to outguess Hank
Aaron.
Jim McGlothlin tried it
Wednesday night and wound up
the loser as the Atlanta Braves
made it two in a row over the
Cincinnati Reds with a 2-1 vic
tory.
“Hank had to be guessing
me,” said McGlothlin, “because
he hit a good pitch. He wristed
it out." McGlothlin was nursing
a one-run lead and was working
on a one-hit shutout when Aaron
led off the Braves’ two-run sev
enth inning with a homer on
the Reds righthander’s first
pitch.
“McGlothlin gave me a good
pitch,” admitted Aaron. “It was
down and away, but I was look
ing for a breaking ball and got
it." The homer was the 593rd
of Aaron’s career.
“It wasn’t his first off me,”
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Thursday, April 8,1971
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said McGlothlin. Aaron baptized
the Reds’ new Riverfront Stadi
um with a homer June 30, 1970.
“It was off me,” said McGloth
lin.
Ron Reed picked up the vic
tory for the Braves. This time
last year he was recuperating
from a broken collarbone. His
first victory last year didn’t
come until June 20th, then in
relief.
“It was a struggle all night
for me,” said Reed, who got
help from Cecil Upshaw in the
ninth inning. Upshaw missed all
last season with an injury. “We
had Reed on the ropes a few
times but couldn’t finish him
off,” said Reds Manager Sparky
Anderson.
With the bases loaded in the
first inning, Hal Mcßae flied to
right for the third out. In the
seventh inning, Reed pitched to
Bench with runners on second
and third and two outs. “It
didn’t enter my mind to put
Bench on with an intentional
walk,” said Reed. It also didn’t
enter the mind of Braves Man
ager Lum Harris. “Bench is a
great hitter,” conceded Reed,
“but I figured I had a better
chance against a right-handed
hitter than a left-handed hitter.”
The left-handed swinging Ber
nie Carbo followed Bench to the
plate, and, “Cargo,” said Har
ris, “beat out brains out last
year. He hit a ton of homers off
us.”
Harris was exaggerating, but
only a little. Carbo hit four
homers off the Braves last
year.
Harris’ strategy paid off. So
did Reed’s confidence. The
Braves righthander retired
Bench on a fly to center on his
first pitch to the Reds catcher.
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CINCINNATI—Pete Rose is the first out of a double play as Atlanta second baseman Felix Millan
gets set to throw Tommy Helms out at first in the fifth inning. Calling the play is second base
umpire Olsen. Marty Perez is in the background. The Reds lost their second in a row, 2-1. (UPI)
Nicklaus favored
as Masters begins
By JOHN G. GRIFFIN
UPI Sports Editor
AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI)-Jack
Nicklaus set off today on the
second leg of the “grand slam.”
Nicklaus, who picked up his
11th major title six weeks ago
when he won the PGA
championship, was the faverite
here as the 35th Masters golf
tournament began its four-day
journey over the famed Augu
sta National course.
Victory here this week would
place the 31-year-old ace of the
fairways halfway in his deter
mined bid to become the first
golfer ever to win all four of
the world’s major professional
tournaments in the same year.
Three Time Winner
He would still have to win the
U.S. Open in June and then
successfully defend his British
Open crown the following
month—but that’s the sort of
challenge Nicklaus seems to
thrive on.
He was the youngest Masters
champion when he won here in
1963 at age 23, set the Masters
scoring record with his 17-
under-par 271 in 1965 and
became the only man to win
two Masters in a row when he
repeated in 1966.
If Nicklaus should win here
this week, he would tie Arnold
Palmer as a four-time cham
pion.
Nicklaus, lean and fit and
declaring that his game is in
the same shape it was when he
went into the PGA champion
ship, had a 1:03 p.m. EST tee
off time today.
Palmer Leading in 1971
Palmer, finding life begins at
41—his rejuvenated golf game
has earned him almost SIOO,OOO
already this year—was paired
with big Steve Melnyk, who is
regarded as having a chance to
become the first amateur ever
to win the Masters.
As for the other serious
contenders:
Defending champion Billy
Casper, second here in 1969 and
a playoff winner last year, was
set to go off with U.S. amateur
champ Lanny Wadkins.
South African Gary Player,
only foreigner ever to win the
Masters (1961) and winner of
two tournaments and more than
$76,000 in the six weeks he’s
been back in the states, starts
with Gene Littler, the man who
lost in that playoff to Casper as
his playing partner.
And U.S. Open champion
Tony Jacklin of England, the
foreigner rated second only to
Player as a contender here, and
Miller Barber, the “Mr. X” of
golf who wins mainly money,
$88,884 worth already this year,
were paired.
First tee time for the 1971
Masters, at 9:10 a.m., was
reserved, as usual, for Scots
men Fred McLeod and Jock
Hutchison, the tournament’s
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88 years of age, won the U.S.
Oepn way back in 1908.
Hutchison, the 1920 PGA
champ, is 86.
The 6,850-yard, par-72 Augu
sta National is not quite up to
its usual lush shape this year
because of an extended cold
spell. Weather is expected to be
a factor this week since the
weatherman predicts the cold
will continue through the
weekend and predicts a chance
of rain for Sunday’s final round.
The starting field of 77,
containing a large number of
amateurs, foreigners and oldti
mers, will be trimmed to the
low 40 scorers, and ties, at the
end of the second round Friday.
The closing segment of the final
two rounds will be nationally
televised (CBS).
Other tee-off times: Palmer
11:58 a.m., Casper 12:28 p.m.,
Player 1:38 p.m., Jackline 11:30
a.m.
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Unites
Un it as
undergoes
surgery
BALTIMORE (UPI)-Veter
an quarterback Johnny Unitas,
the National Football League’s
all-time passer, was reported
recovering today from surgery
for a tom achilles tendon in his
right heel.
Unitas, 36, has set most of
the NFL’s passing records
during his 15-year career with
the Baltimore Colts. Unitas
injured his right foot Wednes
day while playing tennis with
teammate Tom Matte.
He entered Union Memorial
Hospital late Wednesday night
where orthopedic surgeons per
formed a 75-minute operation.
It was termed a success.
Baltimore Colts officials were
optimistic Unitas would return
for another season despite this
injury. “With John’s determina
tion and courage, we are
hopeful of his early return,”
general manager Don Kloster
man said.
SPORTS
Redskins rap
Central, 10-4
The Spalding Redskins banged
out nine hits, seven of them for
extra bases, here yesterday in a
10-4 victory over Central of
Macon. It was Spalding’s
second win in as many games.
Marty Varnadoe was
Spalding’s winning pitcher. He
gave up four runs on five hits,
struck out nine and walked
eight
Standings
By United Press International
American League
East
W. L. Pct. GB
Boston 1 0 1.000 ...
Detroit 1 0 1.000 ...
Baltimore 1 0 1.000 ...
Washington 11 .500 %
New York 0 1 .000 1
Cleveland 0 1 .000 1
West
W. L. Pct. GB
Chicago 2 0 1.000 ...
Kansas City 11 .500 1
Milwaukee 11 .500 1
Minnesota 11 .500 1
California 11 .500 1
Oakland 0 3 .000 2H
Wednesday’s Results
Minnesota 4 Milwaukee 0
Baltimore 3 Washington 2
Chicago 6 Oakland s,lst
Chicago 12 Oakland 4, 2nd
Calif 7 Kan City 3, night
(Only games scheduled)
Today’s Probable Pitchers
(All Times EST)
(1970 Won-Lost Records)
Boston (Siebert 15-8) at
Cleveland (McDowell 20-12),
1:30 p.m.
Kansas City (Hedlund 2-3) at
California (Messersmith 11-10),
11 p.m.
(Only games scheduled)
Friday’s Games
Kan City at Oakland, night
Detroit at Balt., night
New York at Washington, night
Minnesota at Chicago
(Only games scheduled)
BOXING TRIPLEHEADER
NEW YORK (UPI)-K. O.
Inc. announced Wednesday that
108,000 seats will be available
for a boxing tripleheader to be
shown on closed-circuit televi
sion May 3 from three different
cities. George Foreman, the
No. 1 heavyweight contender,
will face Gregorio Peralta of
Argentina in a 15-round bout
from Oakland, Calif.; Jimmy
Ellis, former World Boxing
Association heavyweight cham
pion, will meet seventh-ranked
George Chuvalo of Canada in a
10-round fight from Toronto,
and Ernie Terrell, another ex-
WBA champ, will continue his
comeback as he faces Luis
Pires of Brazil in a 10-rounder
from Chicago.
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Stan Treadway was the top
hitter with a home run, double
and single. Chuck Dunn hit a
triple and double, Rusty Stonica
tripled, Ken Crawford and
Richard Grant doubled and
Varnadoe singled.
Coach Bobby Gene Pierce will
send his team against Central of
Macon next Wednesday in
Macon.
National League
East
W. L. Pct. GB
New York 1 0 1.000 ...
Pittsburgh 1 0 1.000 ...
St Louis 11 .500 *4
Chicago 11 .500 %
Philadelphia 0 1 .000 1
Montreal 0 1 .000 1
West
W. L. Pct. GB
Atlanta 2 0 1.000 ...
San Francisco 2 0 1.000 ...
Houston 2 1 .667 M
Los Angeles 1 2 .333
San Diego 0 2 .000 2
Cincinnati 0 2 .000 2
Wednesday’s Results
Mont at New York, ppd. west
grounds
St. Louis 14 Chicago 3
Houston 2 Los Angeles 1, night
Atlanta 2 Cine 1, night
S.F. 7 San Diego 3, night
(Only games scheduled)
Today’s Probable Pitchers
(AU Times EST)
(1970 Won-Lost Records)
Montreal (Renko 13-11) at
New York (Gentry 9-9), 2 p.m.
Chicago (Holtzman 17-11) at
Houston (Billingham 13-9), 8:30
p.m.
Philadelphia (Fryman 8-6) at
Pittsburgh (Walker 15-6), 8
p.m.
San Francisco (Stone 0-0) at
San Diego (Coombs 10-14), 10
p.m.
(Only games scheduled)
Friday’s Games
San Diego at L.A., night
Chicago at Hou, night
Pitts at Atlanta, night
(Only games scheduled)
HULME TO COMPETE
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (UPI)
—Denis Huhne of New Zealand
will compete in the 55th
Indianapolis 500-mile auto race
May 29. Hulme will drive a car
entered by E. E. Meyer of
McLaren Cars Ltd.
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
NEW YORK (UPl)—Angel
Espada of Puerto Rico will
make his New York debut
Monday night when he meets
Edmundo Leite of Brazil in a
10-round welterweight bout in
Madison Square Garden’s Felt
Forum. Leite, 27, has compiled
a 35-5-5 record, with 12
knockouts. Espada is 153-3 and
has stopped eight opponents.