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Griffin Daily News Thursday, April 18,1974
Cougars will try to sign Bibby
BY MILTON RICHMAN
UPI Sports Editor
NEW YORK (UPI) —Jimßibby has always kept an eye
on his kid brother.
He still does.
That’s natural enough.
Ever since they were kids growing up in Franklinton,
N.C., the Bibby boys have been close, and they still are
even though they all are making their livings in different
ways now in different cities. Jim Bibby is a starting
pitcher with the Texas Rangers, Henry “Hank” Bibby is a
backup guard with the New York Knicks and Frederic
Bibby, oldest of the three, is a school teacher in
Richmond, Va.
When Jim Bibby starts talking about his kid brother,
Henry, he glows, even more than he did when he pitched
the first no-hitter ever for the Rangers against the
Oakland A’s last July 30, and you can tell right off how he
feels about his brother’s ability.
He’s Super
“He’s a super basketball player,” Jim Bibby, 29, says of
his 24-year-old brother, Henry. “He’s got a chance to
establish himself with the Knicks. Playing behind Earl
Monroe and Walt Frazier though can be a litle rough.
You’ve gotta be Super God or something. He’s playing
good though this year, whenever he gets a chance to
play.”
In common with most young ballplayers who have to sit
behind top-liners, Henry Bibby would like to play more.
This is no more than natural, particularly in the case of
someone like Henry Bibby who during his three years at
UCI.A, started every game.
One man, Carl Scheer, president and general manager
of the ABA’s Carolina Cougars, has been following Henry
Bibby’s career since he was going to high school in
Franklinton. Scheer was practicing law in Greensboro,
N.C., at the time and tried to recruit Bibby for Guilford
College.
Henry Bibby mulled it over awhile and decided to go to
UCIiA instead, and after he finished there, Scheer decided
he’d give it another try. He drafted Bibby for the Cougars
in the ABA while the Knicks went for him in the NBA.
Signs with Knicks
“The Knicks didn’t seem to be that interested,” Scheer
recalls. “Sam Gilbert, who represented Lew Alcindor and
McAndrew pitched
nifty 10-hitter
By BRUCE B. BAKKE
(UPI) - Jim
McAndrew had just pitched
what he described as “a nifty
10-hitter” but he wasn’t going
to apologize to anyone for it.
‘‘That’s the way the game
ought to be played,” he said in
the San Diego Padres dressing
room after going the route to
beat Atlanta 6-1. “You get in
front. You play the game have
some fun. You don’t have to
worry about one pitch. You just
throw strikes and put the ball
in play.”
The other Padres and Manag
er John McNamara agreed that
the game had been fun. And
they haven’t had too many good
times lately. It was only the
third win for San Diego in 12
games.
“This was the first time we
put an inning together—the first
time we have been in front by
more than one run,” McNama
ra said. "Things were working
tonight. Jim did a real good
job.”
McAndrew allowed only one
walk to go with the 10 hits,
backing up his statement that
he was trying mainly to throw
strikes and prevent a big inning
by the Braves.
The Padres jumped on Carl
Morton in the fourth inning
when Derrell Thomas and
Bobby Tolan singled and Willie
McCovey walked. John Grubb
singled in two runs and then
Fred Kendall singled in two
more.
But the most spectacular
offensive burst came from the
bat of 22-year-old outfielder
Dave Winfield, who smashed
Morton’s slider some 420 feet
away into the left-center field
stands in the fifth inning.
Winfield has never played
minor league baseball and is in
only his second season with the
Padres after being drafted off
the campus of the University of
Minnesota last summer. He
bruised his thigh in a collision
earlier this season and did not
start before the Atlanta series.
“I’m just trying to get my
timing—and some experience,”
he said.
The lanky slugger has hit
four major league homers and
two of them were in Atlanta
Stadium. His blast was only the
second home run by the Padres
this year.
Speedy Ralph Garr of Atlanta
had four hits without getting
the ball out of the infield.
“What can you do about
him,”, McAndrew said. “He’s
so fast but you’ve got to make
sure he doesn’t rattle you into
throwing it away.”
But Thomas was as pesky to
Atlanta as Garr was to the
Padres. He also collected four
hits and drove in a run.
The win left McAndrew at 1-
2, the same as Morton. The
Padres and Braves finish their
four-game series tonight.
LEADING^^
BfITTERStM
By United Press International
Leading Batters
(Based on ;5 at bats)
National League
g. ab r. h. pet.
Mitrwld, Chi 5 16 4 9 . 563
Gross, Hou 924 5 12 .500
Krkptrck, Pt 10 15 3 7 .467
Schneck, NY 7 28 3 13 .464
Unser.Phil 8 26 8 12 . 462
Robinsn.Phil 9 28 5 12 .429
Hebner, Pit 10 45 10 19 .422
Thomas, SD 11 39 3 16 .410
Cey, LA 12 44 7 18 .409
Reitz,St.L 12 45 5 18 .400
Beckert.SD 8 20 0 8 .400
American League
g. ab r. h. pet.
Oliva, Min 721 010 .476
Grich.Bal 932 814 .438
Stantn.Cal 12 43 11 18 .419
Carew.Min 10 41 8 17 .415
Darwin, Min 10 39 6 16 .410
Grieve, Tex 10 39 9 15 .385
Yaz.Bos 9 34 7 13 .382
Robinson, Cl 12 42 8 16 .381
Chmblis.Cle 11 44 6 16 . 364
Jacksn.Oak 11 44 10 16 . 364
Mcßae, KC 7 22 4 8 .364
Home Runs
National League: Wynn, LA
6; Garvey, LA and Hebner, Pitt
4; Aaron, Atl, Mitterwald, Chi
and Perez, Cin 3.
American League: Nettles,
NY and Jackson, Oak 6;
Duncan, Clev and Burroughs,
Tex 5; Yastrzemski, Bos and
Robinson, Cal 4.
Runs Batted In
National League: Wynn, LA
17; Cedeno, Hou 14; Cey, LA
13; Williams, Chi 12; Garvey,
LA 11.
American League: Jackson,
Oak 19; Robinson, Cal, Ellis,
Clev and Burroughs, Tex 13;
Hisle, Minn and Nettles, NY 12.
Pitching
(Based on most victories)
National League: P. Niekro,
Atl, John and Sutton, LA 3-0;
Dierker, Hou, Rogers, Mtl and
Garman, St.L 2-0; Reed, AU,
Griffin and Osteen, Hou,
Scarce, Phil, Caldwell and
D’Acquisto, SF 2-1.
American League: Bibby,
Tex 3-1; Palmer, Balt, Singer
and Tanana, Cal, Coleman and
Hiller, Det, Wright, Mil, Blyle
ven, Minn, Kline, NY, Fingers
and Hunter, Oak 2-0; Lee, Bos,
Busby, KC, Stottlemyre, NY
and Jenkins, Tex 2-1; Ryan, Cal
2-2.
others at UCLA, was representing Hank and we reached a
deal. Sam asked me to send the contract down, and I did.
Hank decided not to sign it. He signed with the Knicks
instead. They offered him a no-cut provision. I regret I
didn’t have the foresight to do it.”
Scheer always kept the file open on Bibby though.
He liked him personally.
“Henry is a quiet, unassuming young man with fine
upbringing,” says Carl Scheer. “He comes from a home
where there always was a great deal of love, affection and
pride. I’ve always had the feeling he’s not a big-town guy.
I always felt he’d be happier back in North Carolina.”
So Carl Scheer drafted Henry Bibby again for the
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Cougars Wednesday in the ABA’s annual spring draft. It
was the first time the ABA drafted NBA players, and that
doesn’t mean they’ll succeed in signing them, but Carl
Scheer feels it’s worth a chance.
Not Particularly Happy
“We have heard he isn’t particularly happy playing be
hind Monroe and Frazier,” Scheer says of Bibby. “He’s a
winner and he plays our kind of basketball —pressure
defense.”
Larry Brown, the Cougars’ coach, says:
“I think he’s very hungry to play, and if he shows he can
contribute, he can play for us because we platoon our
guards. It’s important we have four guards who can
play.”
Bill von Breda Kolff, general manager and coach of
Charlie Finley’s Memphis Tams, one of the ABA clubs,
called Wednesday’s draft “a joke” because he feels few of
the NBA players selected actually will be signed since the
ABA has had all of them on their lists for years.
Carl Scheer doesn’t look at what he did as a joke.
He’s going to make an honest effort to get Bibby, who
still has an estimated $40,000 contract with the Knicks that
runs one more season.
Meanwhile, Jim Bibby is keeping an eye on his kid
brother.
He always does.