The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 304, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 19, 1961 Page: 18 of 28
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Odessa Shocks
Eagles by 8-1
IN COLD FENWAY PARK
Twins Nip Bosox, 3-2
control until he weakened k. the
bitter cold.
THE
Abilene,
ODESSA (RNS) — The Odessa . . one-third innings, giving up two
Bronchos chilled the Abilene District 2-AAAA hits and three runs, two of them
earned.
as n 1 ere as k a Team W L Pet. Most effective Abilene pitching
virtually knocked the Warbirds Midland ------.......4 1 800 was by Mickey Miller who hurled
out of the running in the District Odessa ...........3 2 600 three innings and allowed only
2-AAAA baseball race Permian 3 2 600 two hits. He struck out three and
The victory gives Odessa a 3-2 Abilene i : 3 #0 walked none.
won-lost record in district while Big Spring-------1 4200 first inning as Billy Monk doubled.
Coach Blacky Blackburn s Eagles ------------------------------After Bob Cluck grounded out,
plummeted to a 23 loop mark up five hits and five runs, three moving Monk to third. Bob
Odessa’s season mark is 14-5, of them earned Fielder singled to drive across
while Abilene’s is 14-8. The loss went to starter John the lone run Jimmy Mallon then
The biggest blow of the game—Marshall, who pitched one and singled Fielder to second, but
BOSTON (AP) — Roolue left sliced to right by Pumpsie Green,
bander Bill Pleis choked off an a pinch-hit single by Rip Repulski
eighth inning Boston ranly Tucs an infield out and a base on balls He blew his fast ball past the
,«ghth Boston rally Tues- produced one Boston run and Red Sox for six strikeouts and
day and preserved a frigid 3-2 brought on Pleis -------- - -
victory for the American League A hit batter and an error let in uprising
leading Minnesota Twins and one more, cut the Twins' lead to _
swift young Jim Kaat one run and had the bases loaded a cold steady east wind.
Kaat, a 6-foot-4 southpaw who before he got Carl Yastrzemski Jim Lemon's solo homer in the
owns a jumping fast ball, had al- on a fly ball to end the threat sixth inning, his first of the sea-
lowed only one hit before he ran Kaat, 22, making his first start son, blasted into the left field
into trouble in the eighth A double of the season, was in complete screen in the teeth of the wind,
was the difference.
Lenny Green, who had a 4-for 4
day. scored the first run and
Twin Cities Plan
walked only two before the Boston
The crowd of 2,309 shivered ir
C
the one that broke it wide open—
was a grand slam home run
by starting and winning pitcher
Larry Jernigan in the big, five-
run second inning That gave the
Broncs a 6-1 lead They added
two more in the third.
The grand slammer came off
the second Eagle pitcher. Don
Leveridge, and it was the third
straight hit off the junior left-
hander. Leveridge only pitched one
and two-thirds innings but gave
ABILENE il»
Monk. 2b
Royal Reception
ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS (AP) down. But the cities, usually bit-
— The Minnesota Twins flashing, ter rivals in sports and every-
early season power in the Amer-thing else, will link arms in new-
ican League, come home Thurs- found friendship to toast the team
day to a royal welcome. t Thursday
THE George Rockwell and Gary Huey
1 M t DUX_______were easy outs to end the inning
is a S SB Rodney McAdams pitched two
3 11 a innings and allowed only one
: j i 1 hit, striking out three Eagles, in
’ " J ’a fine relief stint. Gary Schur
1 8 8 S hurled one inning of relief and, ______
1815 also pdanned. three-iot allowing THE OLD COLLEGE TRY - Al Heist, Chicago Cubs
. 8 8 6 Abilene travels to Midland Sat- ° er, eras e nt , eft t 1 field wall Tues .ague auace .Isuins out 01= — —- — - -
i o ° ° urday for a game with the loop- day in a vain effort to catch long ball hit by Pitts- four from Baltimore last week- will wind through city streets and
s i § 1 leaders. burgh's Dick Stuart. Stuart's blast got him a triple. Pi- lend. Tuesday, they extended their cross—the Mississippi River to
% "** -------------------------rates won the game, 5-3. (AP Wirephoto) " "-
sacrificed the second into position.
He singled stole second and
scored on Bob Allison’s first in-
ning single off Boston starter and
loser Billy Moffett
In the third. Zoilo Versalles sin-
gled, took second on Green's good
sacrifice and scored on Don Min-
cher’s single.
MINNESOTA
BO$T
If the fans are making a prema- St. Paul gets the first chance
ture down payment on hero-wor-with a breakfast at a downtown
ship you can hardly blame them, hotel and a musical salute from
The Twins have been in sole' the police band. Then the 36-car
possession of first place ir. the motorcade, with officials and
league since winning three out of players waving from convertibles
Longhorns Land
Midland's Dishman E
AUSTIN (AP) - Midland High or
School basketball star Charles ' s
Dishman will attend the Univer-ar
sity of Texas, basketball Coach AB
Harold Bradley said Tuesday °2
In two varsity seasons at Mid- Hem
land, Dishman scored1,024points, 02
including a record 632 during his me
senior year He was All District Marshal. (
in 1960 and 1961 and had the high- | Jus
est vote total in earning a place sehur
on the 1961 Class AAAA All State uPm 1
lidee (Sams
team. Ipastick. T
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led the 11
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mark to 5-1 with a 3-2 victory Minneapolis.
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* _ umaun 1 5 S 1 FPOFAC 1 line "-* series Wednesday. Cronin, Gov. Efmer L. Andersen,er
2d’ •••■ ISO ▼▼ FETE d 6917 D" as The former Washington Sena-Manager CookieLavagettoand one
,-------------: ! ■ tors, transplanted by President Griffith. League Chairman Wil-Bost
s -----------3 2 3 0. PITTSBURGH (AP )—Playing in retired the first nine men in by Don Zimmer and Ron Santo | Cal Griffith last October, will fly Liam Harridge will be on hand —
lardson 4 o the same fashion that helped them order. ta in Wednesday night for their first later in the day and Baseball Mion
struck out for Rue "I uns b win the National League pennant But in the fourth the Cuts h ' Cubs on second and third home game Friday, against the Commissioner Ford C. Frick is Green
WaAn: e use last year, the world champion together sour fist-altbe bask RUS with one out, Mizell then settled new Washington club.
182 200 9— Pittsburgh Pirates opened their to and a balk by down to strike out Andre Rodgers- *
finer. Bravenec. Fielder I home season Tuesday by scoring wice.. land retire Al Heist on an outfield planned
® *-u-.---em NINE Two of the hits were doubles-ny______________PE
man.—-----break a tie and give them a 5-3
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1 First baseman Dick Stuart, who
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Southpaw Vinegar Bend Mizell,
who usually has little trouble with
the Cubs, received credit for-the
victory although Pirate Manager
Danny Murtaugh called on his ace
Marshall LJernisan): L
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a A-200
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS 4 R
Abilene, Texas, Wednesday Morning, April 39,1961 SD
TO ENTER 3 RELAYS
Tribe Track Team
I . £.. 1 LAL relief pitcher, Roy Face, to pitch
LeOyeS TO I AOnEOS the final two innings. It was
Y Y- "" * = Mizell's first start of the young
season
_ Coach Grant Teaff and eight lays, to be run Friday and Sat . e .
McMurry College cinder men will-urday. ----------------Starter Dick. Ellsworth 0 . the
leave Wednesday for Lawrence. McMurry will enter three relay Cubs was removed for—apinch
Kan., and the annual Kansas Re- events — 440, 880 and mile - plus hitter and the defeat was charged
-------------------------------the 100-yard dash and the broad to Mel Wright who gave up both
jump. Pirate runs in the seventh
Teaff indicated Tuesday he After retiring one man, Wright
would probably have a substitu- gave up singles to Dick Groat and
tion in the relay events, using Bob Clemente. Stuart dropped a
Bud Morgan in the 440 and 880 looping single into short right and
instead of Bruce Land, who suf- Groat scored. Clemente going to
fered a severe leg cramp in the third. A moment later Clemente
North Texas Relays Saturday at scored on a squeeze . bunt laid
Denton. Teaff said there was a down by Bill Mazeroski.
- - - ■ The Pirates got to Ellsworth for
Palmer Pick
At Houston
expected for the opening game
No elaborate ceremonies are It shapes up now as a probably
I at Wold - Chamberlain sellout crowd by game time Fri-
Field, where the Twins will touch day.
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' HOUSTON, Tex. (AP)— Arnold 1
Palmer has been installed a 7-2 slight tear in the muscle a
favorite to win $7,000 top money Making the trip to Kansas are two runs in the first inning on
in the $40,000 Houston Cassie these MeMuny tracksters, by three sine le p and a throwing error
Golf Tournament that gets under event: by catcher Dick Bertell
John Dale Lewis, Morgan, Bill Mizell, who won six of seven de-
Miller, and Mike Stell in the 440-cisions over the Cubs last season.
way Thursday.
Gary Player, the South Africa
star who edged Palmer for the relay (the same team will run in--------------------------
Masters Championship A 10. the 88P rare relay ore on THE BOX
follows at 5-1. Paul Rankin. Jim Drake. Bill -------------------------
, . . Blythe, and Gus Uphress in the CHICAGO PITISBURG
Both Palmer and Plaver toured mile relay. Ashburn K %% Skinner I a
the 7122-yard, par 70 Memorial Lewis, who ran a wind-aided 9.2 wmmer A 1111 8 H
Park course Tuesday in a pro- at Denton Saturday, will com-% 4211869" "
amateur event played for the ben-pete in the 100-yard dash, and Reacer?" ib MmR 2
efit of Porky Oliver, the 1958 Clas- Miller will compete in the broad sure si109 %
sic champion who is a cancer pa- futon. “Drake0 0 00 Mizell n
tient. ump.Thacker e 1002 Face p
Dave Marr. Sun City, Ariz., -_ , „ : W
built a 5-under-par ss around a 3 Brady Hatharke 1
pair of eagles to lead the pro-am 3 DIGu) HolOdeA) b
at Memorial Dave Hill. Denver 11 -a • sir no 'll a
Colo. Bob Goetz, Tulsa Okla Hurt in HPC Drills P
and Doug Higgins, Fort Worth. " * PE
Tex- had 69s at the nearby River BROWNWOOD. Tex (AP) =
Country Club. Broken bones are playing havoc J
Player and Lionel Hebert had with Howard Payne's halfbacks—])
66s at Memorial and were fol-especially those from Brady.is
lowed at 67 by Dave Ragan, Bo Earlier Dan Gandy, 20, and his -
Winninger. Jay Hebert. Bill Cas-twin brother. Shirt each broke a
per and Don January, finger in spring football practice.
Palmer shot a four-over 74 I They were the first broken bones
Player had four birdies on the either twin had suffered Both are
front nine and nine pars on the halfbacks from Brady <
back nine Palmer had three Tuesday Royce Blackburn re
birdies along with five bogies and ceived a broken elbow in practice
one double bogey. I He, too. is a halfback from Brady
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— COLORADO CITY (RNS) — The ,,
. Snyder Tigers scored five runs in M
S the last inning in outslugging the J 1
Colorado City Wolves, 17 13, here % i
T Tuesday in a District 3-AAA base- 4:
. ball opener
Spencer Dyer had a homer- and * 1
_ two singles, winning pitcher Ben % ,
ny Greenfield two doubles and a a .
— single and Ronnie Miller a pair of . J
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Jim Womack had four hits for
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Snyder now is 1-0 and Colorado
-City 0-1 in district.__________
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