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Page 16 • — Griffin Daily News Thursday, May 5,1977 Braves’ Matthews sidelined 2 weeks ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Braves outfielder Gary Mat thews will be on the disabled list at least two weeks, a spokesman for the injury-rid dled National League team said Wednesday. The Braves recalled out fielder Barry Bonnell from their Richmond farm team to replace Matthews, who has not played since he injured his right shoulder last week. Matthews joins first basemen Willie Montanez and right handed pitcher Dick Ruthven, who were placed on the list earlier this week — Ruthven with tom ligaments in his ankle Braves brining up farm club pitcher ATLANTA (AP) - The At lanta Braves have purchased the contract of pitcher David “Chopper” Campbell from their Richmond farm club and sent pitcher Mike Beard to Rich mond, the National League club announced Wednesday. Campbell has appeared in two Baseball NEW YORK — Ron Cey of the I -os Angeles Dodgers and Tom Seaver of the New York Mets were selected player and pitcher of the month by the National League. Tennis KANSAS CITY - Top-seeded Wojtek Fibak and Tom Okker defeated Cliff Drysdale and John Alexander 6-3,4- 6,5-7, 6-4,6-4 to advance to the semifinals of the $200,000 World Championship Doubles Tournament. WE’RE THE CHOOSY ONES -WE’RE THE CHOOSY ONES | i NOISY MUFFLER? g II ■ IftNo j Vfender! ' Lifetime J Guaranteed § | Muffler I i *9 aSO * i u Installed S ' I £ i I I eg No wonder your muffler is corroded, z dangling in thin air or rusted through. g 5 It’s obviously no WONDER MUFFLER. d § Because every WONDER MUFFLER and 8 TAILPIPE is made and installed to last 3 □ a lifetime. We’re so sure of that, we guar- B antee it in writing!. So don’t take chances P with dangerous exhaust fumes, bother- © § some noise pollution or even poor gas h mileage. 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Ruthven and Montanez have been replaced by left-hander Don Collins, recalled from Richmond, and reactivated shortstop Darrell Chaney, who had been on the disabled list since spring training. games this season, allowing no runs in 6 1-3 innings. The 25- year-old right-hander was signed in 1974 while attending East Tennessee State. Beard, a left-hander, ap peared in four games with the Braves and had a 9.0 earned run average. ▼ KJ# lAa 1 *■ < iB g / I J. ; * IA ■ / ■1 t '■■if/ i Jsl ’ ’ f t' ’ 4 *'' . » Shapely brushoff ATLANTA—BiIIy Carter, brother of President Carter, has his shoes swept clean by Atlanta base sweepers Venetia Corley, left, and Susan Arnold, right, prior to throwing out the first ball at Plains, Ga. night Wednesday at Atlanta Stadium. The two sweepers obviously enjoy their duties as much as Billy enjoys receiving a clean sweep. The Braves also took a clean sweep losing the full three game series with Pittsburgh. (AP) Shula awaits | police report on players MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dol phins Coach Don Shula says he will wait for a report on cocaine peddling charges against defensive tackles Don Reese and Randy Crowder before making any decisions on the two players. “I’m disappointed and I’m waiting for additional informa tion,” Shula said late Wednes day. His players were jailed on bonds of |13,500 each. Reese and Crowder were ar rested at a South Miami motel Wednesday night after alleged ly selling a pound of cocaine with a street value of $233,000 to an undercover agent, police said. “It was seized in their hands, they personally delivered it,” said Miami Police Lt. William Fleming. “They knew they’d been had and they just gave up. They were very calm and polite.” Another police spokesman said the arrests came after an eight-day investigation. “More arrests are pending, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be Dolphins,” he said. Reese, 25, who played at Jackson State, was the Dol phins’ 1974 first-round draft choice. Crowder, 23, from Penn State, was a sixth-round pick that year. BASEBALL By The Associated Press American League East ..W L Pct. GB Milwkee 14 8 .636 — N York 13 9 .591 1 Balt 11 9 .550 2 Boston 11 10 .524 2% Toronto 11 14 .440 4% Cleve 8 13 .381 5% Detroit 8 14 .364 6 West Minn 15 10 .600 — Chicago 13 9 .591 % K.C. 13 10 .565 1 Texas 11 9 .550 1% Oakland 13 11 .542 1% Calif 9 15 .375 5% Seattle 9 18 .333 7 National League East •W L Pct. GB Pitts 14 7 .667 — S Louis 14 8 .636 Vt Montreal 10 9 .526 3 Chicago 9 10 .474 4 Phila 9 11 .450 4% New York 9 12 .429 5 West Los Ang 20 4 .833 — Cinci 10 12 .455 9 Houston 10 13 .435 94 Sjfran 9 13 .409 10 S Diego 10 17 .370 11% Atlanta 8 16 .333 12 I TRADING POST OF GEORGIA I 1976 Buick Electra Cpe. - Loaded With Options - One Owner *6,995°° I 1975 Buick LeSabre Convertible - Real Sharp - ALL WHITE* *5,695°° I I 1975 Buick Riviera - Ranch Green-White Vinyl Top. Nice. ’4,995°° ■ I 1974 Buick LeSabre - 4 Dr. Sdn. Low Mileage. Pretty Yellow. *3,195°° 1971 Buick Electra Sdn. Loaded with Extras - Real Nice. *2,195°° ■ 1975 Chevrolet Pick Up - Auto-Air-PS-V— V-8. Camper Top *4,495°° ■ I 1975 Chevrolet Impala Sdn. Baby Blue. Like New *3,695°° ■ 1974 Chevrolet Impala Wagon - Pretty Burgandy - Low Miles. *3,495°° 1973 Chevrolet Impala Cpe. 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Auto • Air Cond. “Save Gas" *1,295°° I 1975 Toyota Celica Cpe. - 4 Speed - Air Cond. 20,000 Miles *3,895°° I 1974 Toyota Mark II -Se Sdn. - Auto - Air Cond. - 25,000 Miles *3,495°® 1973 Toyota Landcruiser - 4 Wheel Drive - Like New 3,195°° I WE GIVE WHATEVER IT TAKES I ■ Phone 228-0090 Or Phone 228-2700 ■ I SIGMAN BUICK and TOYOTA OF GRIFFIN I Griffin 1301-1303 W. Taylor - Griffin Braves lose 11th straight ATLANTA (AP) - “I wouldn’t call it a series,” said Pittsburgh Manager Chuck Tanner. “I’d say he had a month for three days here.” It really wasn’t quite that good, but it was an impressive three-game set for Pirate out fielder Dave Parker, who smacked a pair of two-run dou bles Wednesday night as the Bucs handed the Atlanta Braves their 11th straight defeat, 8-0. Parker had belted two home runs the previous night and fin ished the series with seven hits and eight RBI, helping the Pi- WELCOME WOMEN to the special women’s self-defense 8 week class of TAE KWON DO Overseas Membership Affiliation Starts May 12th Thursday Night 7:00 to 9:00 Griffin Nat’l Guard Armory Professional Instruction Dr. Daeshik Kim, 6th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do Advisor Atlas Jesse King, 3rd. Degree Black Belt Chang Moo Kwan, Tae Kwon Do Master of Kickboxing, Black-Red Belt rates record their 10th victory in 11 outings. Someone suggested to Parker that he could make a pretty good living if he played 81 games a year in Atlanta Sta dium. “I can make a living any where,” he replied. “I consider myself a pretty good ball play er.” But, Parker said he doesn’t consider himself a home run hitter. “I don’t think I’m going to hit a whole lot of home runs,” he said. “A lot of people think I’ll hit 30, but I doubt it." And, he added, “The ball car ries so well here it brings out the best in a hitter.” Parker has been on a hot streak all season. He extended his hitting string to 16 straight games Wednesday night and lifted his average to .416 and his RBI total to 24. “This is about the best start I’ve ever had,” he said. “Usu ally I’m a slow starter.” Parker provided all the of fense the Bucs needed and Lar ry Demery and Kent Tekulve combined on a five-hit shutout.
