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!\ip Astros Braves show as good as Turner’s in opener By ED SHEARER AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) - “I thought our show was as good as Ted s\ x ' m A 11 K I y Bh2fch<?kiM First pitch ATLANTA—Attorney General Griffin Bell, left, flips a baseball as Bert Lance, Director of the Office of Management and Budget waits to catch for him at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium Friday before the season home opener between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros. Bell threw out the first pitch and Lance caught it. The Braves won the game, 4-3. (AP) Stanhouse bombs out in stadiumopening By KEN RAPPOPORT AP Sports Writer Don Stanhouse had the per fect setting in which to sparkle —the grand opening of Olympic Stadium in Montreal, a record Canadian baseball crowd of 57,592 and cool, clear weather. But the Montreal pitcher came up with anything but a gem against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday. Looking forward to his first home-opening assignment, Stanhouse got himself into trouble early and bombed out while losing a 7-2 decision to the Sports roundup | Basketball NEW YORK — The Milwaukee Bucks won the coin toss and with it the right to pick first ahead of the Kansas City Kings in the National Basketball Association’s college draft. Baseball DAU .AS — Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn ruled a special exception in the Texas Rangers-Lenny Randle case and will permit the team to add a 25th player to its roster while Randle sits out a supension for punching manager Frank Lucchesi. Golf TALLAHASSE, Fla. — Jack Ewing fired a 68 to take the early second-round lead over Wally Armstrong and Bobby Walzel in the Tallahasse Open Golf Tournament. CARLSBAD, Calif. — Bob Wynn took the second-round lead over Jack Nicklaus in the $225,000 Tournament of Champions. MURCIA, Spain — Francisco Abreu of Spain fired a five-under-par 67 to move into a first place tie with Ber nard Gallacher of Scotland heading into the final round of the Spanish Open Golf Tournament. , Tennis NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Roscoe Tanner defeated Byron Bertram 6-4,6-2,1-6,6-4 to give the United States an opening victory over South Africa. PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — Billie Jean King beat Mary Carillo of New York 6-2, 6-4 to move on to the semifinals of the Lionel Cup Tournament. Turner's,” said Manager Dave Bristol of the Atlanta Braves. The Braves’ show lasted a little longer than owner Turn- Phillies. Stanhouse got a cheer from the hopeful crowd when Jay Johnstone fouled off his first pitch into the third base stands and the Expo hurler got some applause when he breezed through the first inning. But that was his brief flash of glory. In the second, Stanhouse walked the first batter and eventually gave up a run-scor ing double to Dane lorg, hit Philadelphia starter Steve Carl ton with a pitch and allowed a two-run double to Johnstone. In other National League er’s pregame extravaganza and it produced a 4-3 victory over the sizzling Houston Astros in Atlanta’s home opener. games Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the San Fran cisco Giants 7-1; the Chicago Cubs turned back the New York Mets 8-4; the Pittsburgh Pirates pounded the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0; the Atlanta Braves edged the Houston Astros 4-3 and the Cincinnati Reds whipped the San Diego Padres 9-5. Dodgers 7, Giants 1 Reggie Smith slammed two run homers his first two times at bat, powering Los Angeles over San Francisco. Smith raised his batting average to .400 and his RBI total to 10 for the young baseball season with his hitting display against Giant starter Ed Halicki, 1-1. Cubs 8, Mets 4 Manny Trillo drilled a pair of doubles, keying a seven-run Chicago rally in the eighth that carried the Cubs over New York. New York left-hander Jon Matlack was working on a six hitter and leading 4-1 when the Cubs broke open the game. Dave Kingman had a two-run homer for the Mets, his second of the season. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0 Dave Parker and Rennie Stennett smashed two-run homers to highlight a four-run sixth inning and power Pitts burgh over St. Louis behind Jim Rooker’s three-hitter. The blasts by Parker and Stennett came at the expense of Pete Falcone, 0-1. Rooker struck out five and walked one for his 14th lifetime victory over St. Louis in 20 de cisions. It was also his 14th shutout. Braves 4, Astros 3 Pitcher Dick Ruthven’s two out double in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 deadlock and lifted Atlanta over Houston in the Braves’ home opener. The de feat snapped a three-game win ning streak for Houston, which loaded the bases without scor ing in the seventh and eighth. Reds 9, Padres 5 Home runs by Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench and George Fos ter powered Cincinnati over San Diego and ended the Reds’ five game losing streak. Morgan, Bench and Dave Concepcion all had two hits to pace the Reds’ 13-hit attack against four San Diego pitchers, while right hander Santo Alcala picked up the victory in relief. “That’s super,” Bristol said. “Boy, that was a dandy.” Pitcher Dick Ruthven, 2-0, drove in the game-winning run with a two-out double in the sixth inning and reliever Rick Camp settled the issue when he worked out of bases-loaded jams in the seventh and eighth. Houston, leading the National League West, saw its three game winning streak end before an enthusiastic crowd of 46,469 which sat through an hour-long pregame ceremony that featured the retiring of Hank Aaron’s jersey No. 44. U.S. Atty. Gen. Griffin Bell made the ceremonial first pitch. Ruthven, who has handed the Astros their only two defeats in seven games, was stuck with a SSO fine when he drew a warning from the umpires for dusting off Rob Sperring just after Houston’s Cliff Johnson hom ered to tie the game at 3-3. “I’m not the type person to air out someone after a home run,” said Ruthven, who was involved in a scuffle with Johnson at Houston last Sunday after he hit the outfielder with a pitch. “Once you make someone mad, it makes ‘em a better hit ter off you,” Ruthven said of Johnson. “He was really juiced up, you could see it. He battled me more tonight than he ever has.” He called the home run ball “a bad pitch that he should have hit out.” It came after a tight fast ball. Johnson says he’s ready to forget it, though. “Hey, listen, I came here to play ball, not fight,” Johnson said. Ruthven’s game-winning double was dumped into shallow center field off the glove of Art Gardner. It scored Rod Gil breath, who had singled. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ SPORTS ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ BASEBALL By The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST ..W L Pct. GB S Louis 5 2 .714 — Chicago 4 2 .667 % Pitts 3 3 .500 1% N York 3 4 .429 2 Montreal 2 3 .400 2 Phila 1 4 .200 3 WEST Houston 5 2 .714 — Los Ang 5 2 .714 — Atlanta 3 4 .429 2 S Franc 3 4 .429 2 Cinci 3 5 .375 2% S Diego 3 5 .375 2% DRY CLEANING SPECIALS MONDAY-TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY 2 MEN’S OR LADIES’ CAOA 2-PC. SUITS V /Ov PLAIN DRESSES £ CASH & CARRY ONLY (All garments moth-proofed) WOODWARD CLEANERS COLLEGE AT BTH STREET (ACROSS FROM BIG STAR) Atlanta’s other runs came on homers—a two-run blast by Jeff Burroughs in his first ap pearance in Atlanta Stadium and a solo blast by Jerry Roy ster. Burroughs, acquired from the Texas Rangers during the win ter, delivered the blow to the opposite field, a liner to right. Asked about his power, Bur roughs said, “Everywhere sometimes and nowhere some times." Camp, who recorded his sec ond save, expressed surprise that he was used in the clutch situation because Bristol had veteran reliever Mike Marshall available. Bristol said it was a “heater” situation. “That’s good for him. I sure have confidence in him.” Hank’s uniform retired ATLANTA (AP) - Henry Aa ron, baseball’s career home run leader, was honored Friday night when his famous uniform No. 44 was retired in pregame ceremonies prior to the Atlanta Braves’ home opener with the Houston Astros. Aaron, who blasted 755 home runs, 733 with the Braves, re ceived a standing ovation from the crowd at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium before receiv ing a plaque from Braves owner Ted Turner. Aaron has now had his uni form retired in both the Ameri can and National League. He spent the last two years with Milwaukee. After Aaron formally retired last season, the Brewers retired his number there, also No. 44. Aaron played for the Braves in Milwaukee before the dub moved to Atlanta in 1966. American League EAST ..W L Pct. GB Cleve 3 1 .750 — Milwkee 4 2 .667 - Toronto 5 3 .625 — N York 2 4 .333 2 Detroit 2 6 .250 3 Balt 1 4 .2002% Boston 0 4 .000 3 WEST Oakland 71 .875 - Texas 4 1 .800 1% Chicago 4 2 .667 2 K.C. 4 2 .667 2 Calif 4 6 .400 4 Seattle 4 6 .400 4 Minn 3 5 .375 4 KMk wf * wSaB *S J I Fl vCBF ■■ • A "*■ k ■ “Vl;; ' . J? W Aa*, Pressed CHICAGO—BiII Walton of Portland Trailblazers looks for someone to pass to as Artis Gilmore of Chicago Bulls presses him during Friday night’s NBA playoff game at Chicago. Walton, at 5-feet-11, and Gilmore, seven-feet-two inches are respective team’s tallest player. (AP) Yarborough wins 500 pole BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Cale Yarborough of Timmonsville, S. C., is off to a good start in his bid for a third straight Grand National stock car victory in Bristol International Speedway’s final 500-lap race. The veteran Chevrolet driver won the pole position for Sun day’s Southeastern 500 with a speed of 110.168 miles per hour Friday on the high-banked .533- mile track, which from now on will feature only 400-lap Nation al Association for Stock Car Auto Racing events. Yarborough is the defending champion in the Southeastern 500, and he also won the Volun teer 500 here last year for a clean sweep. His Friday speed wasn’t far off the track quali fying record of 110.727 m.p.h. by veteran Ford driver Buddy Baker of Charlotte, N. C. Starting on the outside pole opposite Yarborough will be Matador driver Bobby Allison I SPRING SALE I I Now On At I CRONIC CHEVROLET I Continues Through April 30. I I pay s inn°° defers I I ONLY Iww cost. I I OPEN 8 Till 8 I Due to tremendous response — We ; extend our SIOO.OO over cost sole [ through April to the Griffin-Spalding County area. CRONIC CHEVROLET I ____North Expressway Griffin, Ga. I 111 || Atl. Phone 522-2272 I Coverage II [.SZZZSI 228 1326 Aiuß&tf I Page 9 — Griffin Daily News Saturday, April 16,1977 of Hueytown, Ala., who quali fied Friday with a speed of 109.284 m.p.h. The next three spots went to Richard Petty of Randleman, N. C., in a Dodge at 108.825 m.p.h.; Benny Parsons of El lerbe, N. C-, in a Chevrolet at 108.726 m.p.h.; and Dave Mar cis of Skyland, N. C., in a Mer cury at 108.480 m.p.h. Rounding out the list of Fri day qualifiers were Dick Brooks in a Ford, Darrell Waltrip in a Chevrolet, Neil Bonnett in a Dodge, Baker and Richrd Childress in a Chevrolet. Baker had won the pole spot for the last two Southeastern 500 events. The last 20 spots in Sunday’s starting field were on the line in qualifying trials today. Among the 14 drivers who failed to crack the top 10 Friday was Janet Guthrie, the first woman to compete in a NASCAR event here. Your Good NeigHßor DICK HYATT 523 East Taylor St. Phone 227-2168 See him for all your family insurance needs. 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