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Ellis, Blue starters
in All-Star game
By JOHN G. GRIFFIN
UPI Sports Editor
DETROIT (UPl)—Dock Ellis,
who didn’t think he’d get the
job, was set today as the
streaking National League’s
starting pitcher against the
incredible Vida Blue of the
American League in baseball’s
annual mid-season fiesta, the
All-Star game.
The Nationals, seeking the
ninth straight victory in the
diamond’s glamor game, were
listed as 7-5 favorites over the
anarting American Leaguers
for the contest which will draw
a capacity 53,089 fans to Tiger
Stadium by the 8:15 pm. EDT
game time.
But this year the A. L. has
Blue, the 21-year-old rookie
lefthander who a year ago was
in the minor leagues watching
the game on a TV set in Des
Moines, lowa.
Blue, who has won an
astounding 17 games and lost
only three at mid-season, got
the nod as starting pitcher
from A.L. skipper Earl Weaver
some time ago because
Weaver, though preferring to
save Vida’s fastball for the
dosing innings, knew that was
the way most fans want it.
It’s the first time in the 41-
game history of the dassic that
both starting pitchers will be
black, and that’s one reason
why Ellis was sure N.L. skipper
Sparky Anderson wouldn’t pick
him.
“They’ll never start one
‘brother’ against another ‘broth
er,”” forecast Ellis. “Besides,
Anderson doesn’t like me.”
But Anderson picked Ellis,
who has a 14-3 record, and
explained why.
“No, his forecast that I
wouldn’t do it didn’t put any
pressure one me,” said Ander
son. “His 14-3 record put
pressure on—that and the fact
that he has six days rest. Do I
like him? Heck, I don’t even
know him.”
Anderson pointed out that
Ellis had been scheduled to
pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Sunday against Atlanta, but the
game was rained out. If Ellis
had pitched Sunday, Anderson
said, then the N.L. starter
would have been either lefthan
der Steve Carlton of the St
Louis Cards or righthander
Juan Marichal of the San
Francisco Giants.
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the Cincinnati Reds, said he
will follow up Ellis with
Carlton, but isn’t sure who his
third pitcher will be. Unless the
game goes extra innings, each
all-star pitcher is limited to
three innings.
Weaver, manager of the
world champion Baltimore Or
ioles, said Blue will pitch three
innings and then be followed by
two Orioles pitchers, righthan
der Jim Palmer and lefthander
Mike Cuellar, for two innings
each, and then lefthander
Mickey Lolich of the host
Detroit Tigers for however
many innings are needed to
dose it out.
Weaver insists he’ll stick to
that rotation even if one man is
“homed” out. In that case
he’ll relieve with either Marty
Pattin of Milwaukee or Andy
Messersmith of California “to
finish that man’s stint.”
Weaver was the losing
manager when Pete Rose of
Cincinnati barrelled home with
the 12th inning run that gave
the Nationals a 5-4 verdict last
year. And he says he’s going all
out to end the humiliation of
the A.L., which trails 23-17 in
the annual series.
It’s hard to see how an All-
Star game could start more
dramatically than tonight’s—for
the first batter to come to the
plate against the fireballing
young Blue will be wondrous
Willie Mays, the San Francisco
Giants’ super slugger who is
hot on the trail of Babe Ruth’s
all-time home run record. And
the second batter Blue will face
will be Atlanta’s Hank Aaron,
who is hot on Mays’ trail.
Blue was asked how he feels
about pitching to sluggers like
that
“If they hit the ball, I hope
our outfielders can hit the
cutoff man,” he said with a
grin.
Blue will be going with three
days rest since he pitched 11
shutout innings against Califor
nia last Friday night, but failed
to get his 18th victory because
it took Oakland 20 innings to
win, 1-0.
The American League start
ing lineup includes three
substitutions from the lineup
originally voted by fans in over
2 million ballots, all forced by
injuries. Norm Cash of Detroit
will be at first base in place of
Baltimore’s Boog Powell, De
troit’s Bill Freehan as catcher
instead of Cleveland’s Ray
Fosse, and New York’s Bobby
Murcer in center field instead
of Minnesota’s Tony Oliva.
Fosse is the catcher Rose
bowled over in scoring the
winning run, and Weaver said
the Indians’ receiver was “real
fired up for revenge and so
upset that he couldn’t play that
he almost couldn’t talk.”
The Al., batting order has
Rod Crew of Minnesota at
second base, followed by
Murcer, Carl Y azstrem ski in
left, Frank Robinson in right,
Cash, Brooks Robinson at third,
Freehan, Luis Aparicio at
short, and Blue.
In the N.L. lineup, Mays and
Aaron are followed by Joe
Torre at third, Willie Stargell in
left, Willie McCovey at first,
Johnny Bench catching, Glenn
Beckert at second, Bud Har
relson at short, and Ellis.
McCovey has been injured
and if he can’t play, Anderson
said, Lee May of Cincinnati will
In Ruth tourney
Griffin wins
opener, 4-2
Griffin defeated Jackson 4-2
and Rockmart stopped Fayette
County 10-1 here yesterday in
the opening round of the District
One Babe Ruth Tournament for
boys 14 and 15-years-old.
The double-elimination
tournament continues today
with Fayette playing Jackson at
5 p.m. in the loser’s bracket and
Griffin facing Rockmart at 8
p.m. in the winner’s bracket.
Marty Varnadoe was Griffin’s
winning pitcher. The Griffin
hurler exhibited perfect control
while scattering 10 hits and
striking out nine.
Greg Allen was Jackson’s los
ing pitcher. He gave up eight
tits, struck out four and walked
one.
Mark Terrell hit a double and
two singles for Griffin. Stan
Treadway hit a triple and
single, Tony Coker hit two
angles and Richard Buckalew
13-year-old ‘stars’
Griffin wins
6-5 in nine
Griffin’s 13-year-old Babe
Ruth All-Star beat Jackson 6-5
in nine innings last night in the
District One Tournament at
Jackson.
Newnan opened the tourna
ment by beating Fayette
County, 7-0.
Larry Martin was Griffin’s
starting pitcher. He went seven
innings before giving way to
Mike Jones. Jones took over in
the eighth and was credited
with the victory.
The double-elimination
Ralph’s,
Martin’s
win games
Ralph’s Kentucky Fried
Chicken beat Beatty Auto Parts
10-9, Martin’s BP whipped
McDonald Chapel 14-8 and
Mays Printing Co. beat High
land 14-5 yesterday in the
Commercial Softball League.
Charlie Brown hit a home run,
double and single for Ralph’s.
Jerry Pitts hit a triple and
double. Tommy Whitehead hit
two singles for Beatty’s and Bill
Carver hit three.
Tommy Lynch hit three
doubles and two singles for
Martin’s. Johnny Bethune hit
three singles. Billy Jones hit a
triple and single for McDonald
Chapel and Larry Fouts hit a
home run
Tommy Thompson hit a home
run, two doubles and a single for
Mays. Kenny Mann hit three
singles. Donnie Goen doubled
for Highland and Carlton
English hit two singles.
Church of God
clips Salem
Palace Street Church of God
defeated New Salem 8-3, and
East Griffin beat Southside
Baptist 17-3 last night In the
Church Softball League.
Gerald Bailey hit a home run
and single for Church of God
and Ricky Wright hit a home
run and double. Jerry Fields hit
a double and single for New
Salem and Norman Fields
tripled.
Terry Brown hit two doubles
for East Griffin and Jimmy
Sutton hit two doubles and a
single. Mike Hilton doubled for
Southside and Steve Mills hit
two singles.
play first and bat in the same
slot.
The game is the second all
star game to be played at night
and NBC television forecasts
57.9 million fans will watch,
compared to 56.4 million said to
have watched last year’s arc
lighter in Cincinnati.
hit one.
Griffin scored a run in the
third when Treadway singled in
Coker, who had reached on a
tit. Tlree more runs crossed in
the fourth.
After doubling, Terrell scored
on an error. Buckalew reached
on a fielder’s choice on the play.
Coker singled in Buckalew.
Coker scored on Varnadoe’s
fielder’s choice.
Jackson’s runs came in the
fourth.
Jackson threatened in the
fifth by loading the bases.
However, Griffin held the visi
tors scoreless.
Eric Tallent pitched a two
hitter for Rockmart. He struck
out five and walked one.
Larry Hall was Fayette’s
starting and losing pitcher. He
and Stanley Jones, who worked
in relief, allowed 11 hits, struck
out four and walked six.
Tallent helped his own cause
tournament continues tonight
with Fayette playing Jackson
and Griffin facing Newnan in
the winner’s bracket.
Mays,
LL
win
Mays Printing Co. beat
Griffin Electronics 19-5 and
Little League Auxiliary stopped
Kfo’s 13-5 yesterday in the
quarter-finals of the baseball
tournament for nine-year-olds.
David English and Mark
Gilreath hit a double and single
for Mays. Johnny Banks and
Mark McGee singled for Griffin
Electronics.
Lee Wood tripled for Little
League and Ray Sanders hit
three singles. Buddy Cox
doubled for Kip’s and Randy
Wilkinson singled.
Bold ruler
put to death;
had cancer
PARIS, Ky. (UPl)—Bold'
Ruler, the world’s leading
thoroughbred sire for seven
straight years, was put to death
Monday after he failed to
respond to cobalt treatments
for cancer.
A. B. “Bull” Hancock, owner
of Claiborne Farm where Bold
Ruler stood at stud, said he
talked with owner Ogden
Phipps “and he didn’t want the
horse to suffer.”
The famed stallion, 17 years
old, reigned from 1963 through
1969 as the No. 1 sire in total
money winnings by offspring.
Bold Ruler set a record in 1966
when his progeny won a total of
12,305,523.
Crickets beat
Georgettes
The Crickets tripped the
Georgettes 21-6 last night in the
Girls Softball League.
Tina Manolis hit a home run
and single for the Crickets and
Judy McGee hit two triples and
two singles. Cindy Mixon hit a
triple and single for the Geor
gettes and Channel Parks hit a
double and single.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★
SPORTS
★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Beasley
gets ace
James Beasley sank a hole-in
one Saturday at the Municipal
Golf Course.
The ace came on number 17.
Beasley was playing in a
threesome with Jerry Neill and
Mike Whatley.
with a two run homer in the
fifth.
Greg Ellis and Hal Griggs
each hit a double and single for
Rockmart. Terry Babbs
doubled and Mike Robinson,
Mitchell Mason, Wayne San
ders, Kenny Mitchell and Harry
Pinkard singled.
Rockmart’s big inning was
the fourth when they scored
four runs.
Randy Rainwater doubled for
Fayette and Ken Chitwood
singled.
II STANDINGS II
By United Press International
American League
East
W. L. Pct. GB
Baltimore 55 32 .632 ...
Boston 49 37 .570 5%
Detroit 47 39 .547 7%
New York 41 47 .466 14%
Cleveland 38 51 .427 18
Washington 34 52 .395 2OMs
West
W. L. Pct. GB
Oakland 56 31 .644 ...
Kansas City 43 41 .512 11%
Minnesota 41 46 .471 15
California 42 50 .457 16%
Chicago 38 47 .447 17
Milwaukee 37 48 .435 18
National League
East
W. L. Pct. GB
Pittsburgh 57 31 .648 ...
New York 46 40 .535 10
Chicago 47 41 .534 10
St. Louis 46 42 .523 11
Philadelphia 39 50 .438 18%
Montreal 34 54 .386 23
West
W. L. Pct. GB
San Francisco 55 35 .611 ...
Los Angeles 49 41 .544 6
Houston 43 44 .494 10%
Atlanta 44 48 .478 12
Cincinnati 41 51 .446 15
San Diego 35 57 .367 22
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Griffin Daily News
Anderson in state
Jerry Anderson of Griffin will
represent the Fourth District in
the State Recreation Tennis
Tournament next weekend at
DeKalb Tennis Center in
Decatur.
Anderson won the district
championship by winning three
straight matches.
After defeating George Novak
of Carrollton 6-2 and 6-2 and
Atlanta’s entry by default after
taking a commanding lead, the
Griffin tennis player met
Tommy Mike in the finals.
Anderson defeated Mike, who
lives in LaGrange and is
Auburn’s number one player,
by a 7-5 and 6-1 score.
Bill Simons and Henry
Walker were defeated 6-0 and 6-
4 in the men’s doubles.
Several other Griffin tennis
players competed in the Fourth
District Tournament at Carroll
ton.
Todd Anderson won his first
match in the 10 and under divis
ion then lost to Mike Nellis of
Atlanta, 6-0, 6-8 and 6-4.
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Kile Anderson lost to his
Atlanta opponent 6-0 and 6-0.
Jeff Watkins won his first
match then was beaten in the
second.
Dean Roberts lost in the first
round.
Al Jolly was defeated by Dr.
Phil Tonne of Atlanta 6-1 and 6-1
in the men’s singles.
Belles
win
The Southern Belles beat
RBM Motors 14-9 yesterday in
the Women’s Softball League.
Emma Jean Willis hit four
singles for the Southern Belles
and Deloris Phillips hit a home
run and three singles.
Brenda Meeks hit a triple and
single for RBM and Mabie
Steele hit a triple and two
singles.