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A’s destroy myth
with feuding
By VITO STELLINO
UPI Sports Writer
OAKLAND (UPI) - The
feuding, fussin’ Oakland A’s,
the team that destroys myths,
and the New York Mets, the
“you gotta believe’’ team that
thrives on them, open the 1973
World Series today at the
Oakland Coliseum.
All those wonderful cliches
about the importance of team
togetherness don’t apply to the
A’s, who are attempting to
become the first non-Yankee
team to win two straight World
Series since the Philadelphia
Athletics did it in 1929-30.
Oakland manager Dick Wil
liams, who sends Ken Holtzman
against Jon Matlack in the 4
p.m. EDT opener, brushes off
all the internal bickering of the
“Mustache Gang.”
“We’ve been arguing all year
long," Williams admitted Fri
day, “you can’t live together all
year without friction. The guys
on this club speak their minds.
They’re all over 21 and they
speak out”
When it comes to speaking
out, the A’s have no qualms
about violating the unwritten
code that you’re not supposed
to knock the opposing team.
A “Controversial Cat”
Reggie Jackson admitting
he’s a “controversial cat,” got
it started earlier in the week
when he said he’d rather play
in the World Series against
Cincinnati stars like Johnny
Bench, Pete Rose and Tony
Perez.
“Except for Tom Seaver and
Rusty Staub, the Mets don’t
have any big names,” Jackson
noted.
Gene Tenace is another
player speaking his mind about
the Mets. He claims Matlack
hit him intentionally in a
Winter League game in Puerto
Rico in 1971 and he says, “I
said that someday I’d get back
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at him. I don’t mean by
fighting. I want to get back at
him on the field and I’d like to
get a homer off him.”
The Mets, meanwhile, aren’t
getting annoyed at anybody. On
the threshold of another one of
their “miracle finishes,”
they’re just happy to be here.
After all, they were in last
place on Aug. 31.
They brushed off Jackson’s
comments. “I hope they don’t
try to get a feud going,” said
reliever Tug McGraw. And
Matlack almost agreed with
Jackson.
“The kind of year he’s had
gives him the right to sound
off,” Matlack said, “and there’s
a little truth to what he said.
We don’t have very many big
name players. But we have a
lot of fine all-around players
even if they don’t have stars on
their doors.”
Brushes Off Charges
Matlack also brushed off
Tenace’s charges. “I don’t
believe in throwing at guys. I
remember he was pretty upset
at the time but it’s just one of
those things. I’d hate to see this
become a big thing. I was
afraid somebody was going to
bring it up.”
Each team goes into the
series with a question mark in
the outfield. Williams is think
ing of switching Jackson to
Centerfield and putting Jesus
Alou in right. He’s not sure
whether ailing Bill North, the
regular season centerfielder
who missed the playoffs, will be
| Series facts I
OAKLAND (UPI) — Facts’
and figures on the 1973 World
Series:
Teams: New York Mets
(National League Champions)
and Oakland A’s (American
League Champions)
Schedule:
(All times EDT)
Sat., Oct. 13 at Oakland, 4
p.m.
Sun., Oct. 14 At Oakland, 4
p.m.
Tue., Oct. 16 at New York,
8:15 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 17 At New York,
8:15 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 18 at New York,
8:15 p.m., if necessary
Sat., Oct. 20 at Oakland, 4
p.m., if necessary
Sun., Oct. 21 at Oakland, 4
p.m., if necessary
Television—All games nation
ally televised by NBC.
Odds—First game, Oakland 6-
5, Series. Oakland 13-10
Starting pitchers, First
game: New York—Jon Matlack
(14-16), Oakland—Jim Hunter
(21-5).
1972 winner: Oakland A’s.
Players shares: Approximate
ly $25,000 to winner; approxi
mately $15,000 to loser.
Weather forecast, first game:
Warm and sunny, temperature
in 70s.
activated.
New York Manager Yogi
Berra said he’s not sure if
Rusty Staub, who hurt his
shoulder in Tuesday’s game
with the Reds would be able to
play. In any event, oddsmakers
make Oakland a 13-10 favorite
to win the series and in any
logical matchup of the two
teams, Oakland is heavily
favored.
But then Baltimore was
heavily favored in 1969.
“You gotta believe,” says
McGraw.
| Lineup |
OAKLAND (UPI) — The
probable lineup for Saturday’s
first game of the World Series:
NEW York (N) Oakland (A)
Garrett 3b Campaneris ss
Millan 2b Rudi If
Jones If Bando 3b
Staub rs Jackson cf
Milner lb Tenace lb
Grote c Alou rs
Hahn cf Fosse c
Harrelson ss Green 2b
Matlack p Holtzman p
Umpires—Martin Springste
ad (AL), plate; Augie Donatelli
(NL), lb; Jerry Neudecker
(AL), 2b; Paul Pryor (NL), 3b;
Russ Goetz (AL), If; Harry
Wendelstadt (NL), rs.
Tech Frosh
destroys
Vols, 31-3
ATLANTA (UPI) —The Geor
gia Tech freshmen capitalized
on two fourth period mistakes
Friday night to turn a tight ball
game against the Tennessee
freshmen into a 31-3 rout
Leading only 10-3 going into
the final period, Tech recovered
a fumbled punt and turned it
into a score, then Tech defender
Gil Kyle picked off a Tennessee
pass minutes later and ran in
for another touchdown. Quarter
back Mike Johnson hit split end
Don Davis with a four - yard
scoring pass later in the period
to provide the final margin.
| Sports Briefsll
By United Press International
New pitching
coach
HOUSTON (UPI) — Roger
Craig, who had a 74-98 major
league record in 12 seasons,
was named pitching coach of
the Houston Astros Friday by
Manager Preston Gomez.
Craig was the San Diego
Padres’ pitching coach for four
seasons and worked in San
Diego under Gomez.
Knee in east
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The
Capital Bullets said Friday that
center Wes Unseld’s left knee
will be in a cast for the next 10
days to relieve swelling brought
on by an arthritic condition.
Unseld will miss at least four
games while the cast is on. He
has a history of arthritic
trouble and his return to the
lineup is a matter of specula
tion.
Beaty is ready
SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -
Holdout Zelmo Beaty has
written a letter to club
President Vince Boryla saying
he is “ready, willing and able”
to play for the Utah Stars of
the American Basketball As
sociation this season.
Club officials announced Oct.
2 that they had given up on
reaching a financial agreement
with Beaty.
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The tipoff:
Newest technological innovation in football will be goal
posts that disappear at press of button, to open up the end
zone to more scoring. But owners are still resisting such
Rozelle measures as sudden death — in fact, their 17-9
vote last year was a rebuff — and are more likely to go
next year to two-point conversion, the old Lamar Hunt
baby.
Q. How do you become a jockey? And what is the average
weight of one? I heard Willie Shoemaker is one of the heavi
est. — Ted McCall, Oakland, Calif.
Best way to become a jockey is to stay away from the
race track. That’s right. AWAY. Go to a breeding farm in
stead and get with a trainer, breaking yearlings, working
around the barn, mucking stalls, till you get a chance to
ride. You have to be 16 and weigh no more than 105, and if
you’ve got big feet or big hands, forget it, because that’ll
indicate to the trainer you’re going to get heavy. No, Willie
Shoemaker is not one of the heavies. In fact, he has always
been around 98 pounds, maybe getting up to 100 now in his
dotage.
Q. How could Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick get away with
some of the things they said about owner Joe Robbie and
coach Don Shula of the Dolphins in their new book, Always
on the Run? — John Drury, Hollywood, Fla.
Refreshing candor, my good man. Actually, they cleared
the air with Shula before book publication (Shula was ac
cused of benching Kiick for spite). As for Robbie, there was
a little truth stretching. Haggling over their contract, they
quoted Miami columnist Edwin Pope reacting to Robbie:
“Why, that cheap b .” If anything, says Pope (who’s no
Robbie lover), he’s not cheap. So he went to Csonka and
said, “I hate to tell you this, Larry, but we’ve got an unusual
situation of a writer claiming a player misquoted him.”
Shrugged Csonka, “Then say you were misquoted.”
Q. What do you think of the tennis boom when they’re even
putting up $25,000 for a seniors’ tournament at Sunny Hills in
Fullerton, Calif? — Edwin Zilber, Tustin, Calif.
Right on, explosive. The All-Timers event the first week in
October features old greats coming all the way from
Australia (Frank Sedgman), Spain (Lew Hoad) and Sweden
(Sven Davidson). Oh yes, there’ll even be a run-down veter
an from the United States. Name of Bobby Riggs. He’ll prob
ably sneer at the $3500 first prize.
Q. How come the AFL (or the AFC) has won four of the
last five Super Bowls? — Frank Porter, West Rutland, Vt.
Obviously, because the American Football Conference
teams scored more points. One of those four, the Baltimore
Colts (January, 1971). is NFC in origin. I don't think there’s
any significance in conference superiority about that four
out-of-five tally. What’s happening in pro football is that with
the community of purpose (draft, mixed schedule, etc.), the
conference barriers have just about been broken down. It’s
all one grand Rozelleague.
Q. What three players in the Baseball Hall of Fame make
the all-time outfield pick of most of the baseball analysts and
sports writers? — Clifford A. Paige, Milwaukee, Wise.
Almost since Calvin Coolidge was president, the popular
choices have been Ty Cobb. Babe Ruth and Tris Speaker
(though there were a few who tried to wedge in Joe Di-
Maggio). Cobb and Ruth remain secure in their niches, but
now you have to insert Willie Mays as the centerfielder in
stead of Speaker — he quadrupled Tris’ homer output.
Q. I read a couple of years ago that a computer had dis
covered Babe Ruth’s 715th home run, which occurred when a
batter was only credited with the number of bases required
to bring the winning run home in the last of the ninth inning.
Is this true and will they change Ruth's total if and when
Aaron surpasses him? — Pete Dougherty, Bradford, Pa.
On July 8, 1918, against Cleveland, the Babe belted one out
of the park with a runner on first in the last of the ninth,
scored tied. According to the rules of the day., he was credit
ed only with a triple. It'll remain a triple in the records be
cause Ruth never crossed home plate. The rule was later
changed.
Q. What is the record for the least amount of pitches
thrown by one pitcher in nine full innings of play, and who
was the pitcher? — Eddie Mink, Alameda, Calif.
No official records are kept of such feats, but some old
baseball figure bugs recall that Red Barrett of the old Bos
ton Braves once went through a full game in the 1940 s with a
total of 58 pitches.
Parting shot:
What’s the NFL headquarters going to say when it finds
out, if it hasn’t already, that coach Don Shula of the Dol
phins regularly predicts the outcome of Monday night
football games on his local Miami sports show?
Got a tough question about sports and the people who play them?
All you got to do is ask Murray Olderman. Write him at (name
and address of this newspaper). The most interesting questions will
be answered in this column. Olderman regrets that he cannot write
personal answers to all questions.
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I NBA standings
By United Press International
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
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Boston 1 01.000 —
Buffalo 11 .500
Philadelphia 0 1 .000 1
Central Division
w. 1. pct. g.b.
Atlanta 2 1 .667 -
Houston 2 1 .667. —
Cleveland 0 1 .000 1
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Midwest Division
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KC-Omaha 11 .500 %
Detroit 11 .500 %
Chicago 1 2 .333 1
Pacific Division
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Los Angeles 11 .500 —
Seattle 11 .500 —
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Golden State 0 0 .000 —
Friday’s Results
Boston 118 Buffalo 112
Houston 106 Cleveland 99
Detroit 122 Atlanta 105
KC-Omaha 88 Chicago 84
Milwaukee 107 Phoenix 84
Seattie 103 Capital 102
(Only games scheduled)
Saturday’s Games
Los Angeles at Buffalo
Houston at New York
Boston at Philadelphia
KC-Omaha at Atlanta
Detroit at Chicago
Capital at Portland
Milwaukee at Golden State
(Only games scheduled)
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Aaron picks Mets
on their pitching
ATLANTA (UPI) —Home run
slugger Hank Aaron says the
World Series will be a pitchers’
battle all the way with the Mets’
Jerry Koosman turning in the
star performance.
Aaron made his predictions in
an article for today’s editions of
the Atlanta Constitution. He said
Oakland has the edge with
“depth and talent,” but the Mets
are riding high on a winning
streak and could pull a repeat
of the 1969 win.
“I think this is going to be a
pitchers’ series, and I have a
feeling the star is going to turn
out to be Jerry Koosman of the
Mets,” Aaron said.
“I think lefthanders can give
Oakland trouble, and Koosman,
in my opinion, is one of the best
lefthanders in the National
League.”
Aaron, who ended the season
only one home run short of Babe
Ruth’s mark, said the Mets have
the same enthusiasm as in 1969
“when they couldn’t do much
wrong.”
“Personally, I don’t think they
have that good a club,’ ’ he said.
“They got hot at the right time,
though, in the right division.
They have a great pitching staff,
but their club is not as good as
Cincinnati’s.”
Aaron said Oakland has the
edge in all-around talent.
“They have ballplayers all
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