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Newspaper Page TextSeaver leaves behind an era for New York Meis NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Seaver headed for Montreal to day to join his new teammates, the Cincinnati Reds, and left behind him the end of an era for the New York Mets. From the time he joined the Mets in 1966 until his trade late Wednesday night, Seaver was the cornerstone of the fran chise. In 11 seasons, he won 189 games for a team that only oc casionally was better than me diocre. He established a ba rometer of pitching excellence against which all other hurlers were measured. He had mixed emotions as he cleared out his locker at Shea Stadium one last time. “It’s happy and sad,” he said. “It’s all over. It’s done. It’s sad be cause you leave memories and people you’ve worked with for It £AVER -— IB- bF fv ifafl , mW -IMP Mi l ’/ bVI I Fl ' ’ll J r Q' b j| l I' >|| Km I 01 W - ’ I1■ if ■I taSTI ■ ’= ? Fl in ■it IM Ei I Mr” k-£. W’&r * t ’ "11 ***• " - jfl .*■ HI » Bl B - | f y® J ' . k NEW YORK — The New York Mets’ Tom Seaver cleans out his locker at Shea Stadium Thursday. On Wednesday it was announced that the pitcher was traded to the Cincinnati Reds. After cleaning up, Seaver became overcome with emotion while trying to make a farewell statement to his New York fans, and had to borrow a reporter’s notebook to write his thoughts. (AP) CATFISH CABIN Highway 16 East Jackson Road Griffin, Ga. 228-7620 All You Can Eat Friday Night FRIED SHRIMP (Reg. $4-95) $395 Saturday Night BOILED SHRIMP Reg. $5.95 $395 Monday Night FROGLEGS (Reg. 2 Prs. $4.25) $395 Wednesday Night FLOUNDER Reg. $3.50 $ 2 95 Sunday Sunday Luncheon (l-plate servings) $ 2 50 (Drinks Extra) Hours: Mon.-Sat. 5-10 P.M. Sunday 12 Noon-10 P.M. 12 years. Buddy Harrelson ... Jerry Koosman ... Jerry Grote ... people you have love and re spect for.” When Seaver was asked if he had any last words for Met fans, he lost his composure. He dropped his chin to his chest and he became glassy-eyed as he tried to formulate an answer to the question. But emotion overcame him and he asked for a break in the locker room news conference. After about 10 minutes, Sea ver returned and tried again to answer the question. But he choked up twice. “If I can retain enough com posure to talk for about 60 sec onds, I’ll have it made,” he said. But he could not. He managed only a few words. Meeks posts win Meeks Realty defeated Fish House 20-14 in the Griffin American Tee League Thursday afternoon. Mayfield Motors defeated Dairy Queen 17-15 and Bowen’s Pharmacy scored a 12-6 victory ' over Griffin Fence in other American League action. S & W Welders defeated Optimist Club 16-14, State Farm beat Morrow-Powell 284 and Hospital Discount clipped Rotary Club 24-20 in the National League. Darrin Williams hit 2 home runs and a triple and Mike McCard hit a double and 2 singles for Meeks Realty. Billy Quinn hit 4 singles and Chris Lester blasted 2 home runs and 2 singles for Fish House. Cliff Hodges belted 2 home runs and a single and Billy Lewis hit a double and single for Mayfield Motors. Eric Cox hit a double and 2 singles and Johnny Anderson hit 4 doubles for Dairy BASEBALL Baseball At A Glance By The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE East ..W L Pct. GB Chicago 38 20 .655 — S Louis 34 26 .567 5 Pitts 32 25 .561 5% Phila 31 28 .525 7% Montreal 26 32 .448 12 NYork 27 34 .443 12% West LosAng 41 21 .661 — Cinci 32 27 .542 7% SFran 27 35 .435 14 S Diego 28 38 .424 15 Houston 25 38 .397 16% Atlanta 23 40 .365 18% “I’ve given them a great number of thrills and they’ve been equally returned ...,” he began. But again, emotion took over. Finally, simply unable to speak, he borrowed a reporter’s pad and pencil to write a few final words to the fans who had cheered him on during his ca reer and had swamped the Sta dium telephone switchboard with calls of protest when ru mors of his impending trade spread through the city this week. "... And the ovation the other night, after passing Sandy Kou fax (in career strikeouts) will be one of the most memorable and warm moments in my life.” With that, the news confer ence and Seaver’s career with the Mets came to an end. Queen. Jeff Gibson hit 3 singles and Charles Winstead hit a triple, double and single for Bowen’s Pharmacy. Chris Edwards and Chris Parker each hit a home run and single for Griffin Fence. Robby Milner hit a home run, triple, double and single and John Dycus hit a home run, 2 doubles and a single for S & W Welders. Jay Pitts hit 4 doubles and Tyler Martin hit 2 singles for Optimist Club. Tim Bailey hit a double and 3 singles and Timmy O’Hair hit 2 home runs, a double and single for State Farm. John Neil hit 2 singles and Robbie English hit a single for Morrow Powell. Anthony Hastings hit 2 home runs and a single and Andrea Hastings hit 2 singles for Hospital Discount. Chris Brown hit 4 singles and Todd Gulledge hit a home run, double and single for Rotary Club. AMERICAN LEAGUE East ..W L Pct. GB NYork 36 26 .581 — Boston 34 25 .576 % Balt 33 27 .550 2 Milwkee 30 33 .476 6% Detroit 27 31 .466 7 Cleve 24 31 .436 8% Toronto 23 35 .397 11 West Minn 36 25 .590 — Chicago 32 27 .542 3 Texas 29 27 .518 4% Calif 29 29 .500 5% K.C. 28 31 .475 7 Oakland 28 31 .475 7 Seattle 27 38 .415 11 t ■ >■ I ••■mm. Ruble Green 7 share U.S. Open lead By DENNE H. FREEMAN AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla (AP) — Arnold Palmer provided the elec tricity, Jack Nicklaus was hap py to get out alive, and the bru tal 18th hole at Southern Hills scored a clear kayo of the field Thursday with defending cham pion Jerry Pate its prime victim in the first round of the 77th U.S. Open. Seven players who have never captured a major championship shaved a stroke off par over the 6,873 yards of one of the toughest par-70 courses in America. Rod Funseth, Terry Diehl, ■ ' *' i -XV,'?St s'- / ’IB ", r-’X'" B"7 s >, ? a A ! --4? W'-77 <»•'<?■ ITS PROBABLY THE MOST SENSIBLE CAR IN THE WORLD K < st« Corolla 2-Door Sedan for a car you won t have to A</ W U J to want a car that’ll last for a be squeezed into with a •V/ V-r whlle And Toyotas | ast! shoehorn. This is the manu- iiIVV/\i Cxi I T That s why we say—if you facturer’s 1977 suggested ifq hist oood common sense can find a better built small retail price. 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Inc 19771 w . 1 ■■'■■>i./ii> . . r- " 'ii'.'/' ' j ' I J, — —....—1 ...- —- ..„.,,„.i l l ♦**** F Sr mEmIKI bmi bi Larry Nelson Larry Nelson, Hubie Green, Grier Jones, Tom Purtzer and Argentina’s 38-year-old Floren tion Molina struggled to 69s in pleasant 80-degree weather that featured gusty, tricky winds. Never in Open history had so many players been clustered in first place. There was a logjam of 10 players at par including the 46- year-old Palmer, who had to qualify to get here and sent his “Army” into a frenzy by holing a wedge for a birdie on his roller coaster round of four birdies and four bogies. Nicklaus shot 74, Masters champion Tom Watson, looking 1 w? Tom Purtzer for the Grand Slam, also floun dered to a 74, and Pate suffered an agonizing six on the unforgiving final hole for 72. “The best thing for a man to do is come to that hole Sunday with a three-shot lead,” said Al Geiberger, who bogied it for a 70. The 449-yard, dog-leg right last hole was strictly X-rated by the 153-man field which fired and fell back in headlong retreat against the monster. Only Molina had a kind word for the hole—a backhanded compliment since he parred it. The hole averaged 4.9 strokes Thursday with par out- Page 13 Griffin Daily News Friday, June 17,1977 Terry Diehl numbered 2-1 by mini-disasters. Palmer, using only 29 putts, charged up a large majority of the total crowd of 14,818 with some of his old magic. He made three putts longer than 15 feet. Nicklaus, the dreaded giant of the game with 16 major championships, bogeyed two of the first four holes. Pate played the last hole like a 16-handicapper. He plunked his second shot into the sand, hit the green with a wedge, dubbed a chip and two-putted. Tommy Bolt, the 59-year-old who won here in 1958 and was given a special exemption, shot a creditable 75. Sam Snead, 64, Ron Funseth who has captured more titles than any golfer but always let the Open escape his grip, fired a 74. There were 53 players within four shots of the lead. The usually fiery tempered Weiskopf made one of the clas siest comebacks of the day. He went double bogey-par-triple bogey then rallied for 71. Jockey injured LANHAM, Md. (AP) - Jock ey Vince Bracciale, Bowie Race Course’s top rider, will miss the rest of the track’s summer meet because of 2 broken wrist.