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BLOCK FAILS! Bill White, of the St. Louis Cardinals, tries a body block, to stop Frank Bolling's throw to Milwaukee Braves team- Cards' Mike Shannon Now Hitting Catcher By MIKE RATHET Associated Press Sports Writer Shannon hits better Mike wearing a catcher's mitt. Gince he was yanked out of the St. Louis outfield last Sun- day and pressed into emergency duty as a receiver, the Cardi- 26-year-old right-handed swinger has given every indica- nals' mate Joe Torre, after he was forced at second base, by Ted Savage, in the 6th inning, at County Stadium, in Milwaukee, yesterday. cisco Giants remained 1% back, losing to Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 after winning the opener of a double-header 4-3. Philadelphia Phillies climbed within 5% of the top by down- ing Houston Astros 7-3 in the oniy other game scheduled. HOMERS GALORE Bill White and Iou Brock joined Shannon as homer hit- ters for the Cardinals while Joe Torre and Mack Jones con- nected for the Braves. The Giants extended their League » leading Los Angeles Dodgers, who were not sched- uled, Second-place San Fran- | Los Angeles Boston By THE CANADIAN PRESS American League Ww Pet, GBL $49 575 563 563 550 491 460 426 375 Kansas City 345 Thursday's Results Baltimore 5 Boston 3 Kansas Cily 1Detroit 11 Los Angeles 5 Cleveland 1 Minnesota 8 New York 2 (Only games scheduled) Probable Pitchers Today Chicago (Buzhardt 8-4) Boston (Bennett 3-2) (N) m4 40 6 63 63 Cleveland Detroit Chicago New York Washington at Minnesota (Perry 8-2) at Cleveland (Siebert 13-6) or (Mc- Dowell 12-8) (N) Washington (Ortega 11-11) at Baltimore (Bunker 6-5) (N) Kansas City. (O'Donoghue 6-15) at New York (Cullen 0-1) (N) Los Angeles (Chance 8-8) at Detroit (McLain 9-5) (N) National League Ww Pct, GBL 583 -- 573 1% 2% 563 3 5% 8 48 47 49 50 53 57 67 63 63 63 61 60 Los Angeles San Francisco Milwaukee Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh 558 535 513 BASEBALL SCORES, STANDINGS 56 61 479 12 Houston 47 67 412 19% New York 34 80 .208 32% Thursday's Results Pittsburgh 3-5 San Francisco 4-2 St. Louis 5 Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia 7 Houston 3 (Only games scheduled) Probable Pitchers Today Milwaukee (Lemaster 4-9) at Chicago. (Buhi 12-8) Cincinnatl (Maloney 13-5) at St. Louis (Simmons 7-11) (N) New York (Fisher 7-14) Houston (Nottebart 2-10) (N) Chicago al Pittsburgh (Veale 12-8) at Los Angeles (Osteen"9-11) (N) Philadelphia (Herbert 5-5) or (Bunning 14-7) at San Francisco (Spahn 5-13) (N) International League WL Pet. GBL 602 577 559 512 508 484 Columbus Toronto Atlanta Jacksonville Syracuse Rochester Toledo 460 Buffalo 302 Thursday's Results Atlanta 6 Toronto 4 Jacksonville 4 Buffalo 6 Syracuse 3 Toledo 2 Rochester 5 Columbus 1 Today's Games Atlanta at Toronto Jacksonville at Buffalo Rochester at Columbus St. Louis 58 56 491 | 3 Be | Bolling's throw retired Sav- age at first base. Cards beat the Braves 5-4, in a 13-inning struggle, AP Wirephoto, Law, now 13-9, the runs he needed in a three-run fifth in- ning uprising capped by Willie Stargell's 24th homer. Chris Short, 14-8, allowed only six hits but needed Ed Roe- buck's one-out relief help in the ninth before subduing the As- tros. Cookie Rojas drove in three runs with a pair of singles for the Phillies while Rich Al- len collected his 14th homer, BASEBALL LEADERS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS American League ABR H Pet, Nic By WALTER KREVENCHUK WINNIPEG (CP)--The ama- teur champions of Canada and the United States were among eight survivors when the Cana- dian amateur golf champion- ship moved to the quarter-final stage today. Nick Weslock, 48-year-old vet- eran from Burlington, Ont,, de- fending the national laurels he won in 1963 and 1964, pressed on in search of his fourth crown with two maich victories Thurs- day. Weslock, who lists his home club as Toronto Mississaugua, needed 18 holes to dispose of stubborn Charles Brace of Hali- like the 90-degree temperature at Pine Ridge Golf Club--to erase Dave Bichelberger of Waco, Texas, 4 and 3 in the afternoon, If Nick goes all the way he will be the first man in 58 years to win the championship three consecutive times. George Lyon of Montreal did it in 1905, 1906 and 1907, Meanwhile, on the other side k Weslock Is In Quarter-Finals fax in the morning but got hot--| Syracuse at Toledo Cowan of Kitchener, 2 and 1. Cowan was Canddian champion in 1961 and a finalist in 1959, 1960 and 1964. Weslock's opponent in the jquarter-finals, which teed off this morning, was Bunky Henry of Valdosta, Ga. "Campbell faced Ted Homenuik of Winni- peg. Both champions were fa- vored to advance to the 18-hole semi-finals this afternoon. Other quarter-final matches paired Bob Jamieson of Peter- jborough against Ed Ross of \Saskatoon and Tom Draper of Royal Oak, Mich., against med- allist George Boutell of Phoe- nix, Ariz. Henry, 21-year-old Georgia Tech university senior, Thurs- day defeated Bill Winnipeg, a member of Can- ada's champion 1965 Americas Cup team, 6 and 5, and erased John Johniton of Vancouver, champion in 1059, 4 and 38. Homentik, defeated in the Canadian final in 1957 by Wes- lock and in 1961 by Cowan, stayed in contention for a third appearance with a 3 and 2 win over Ricardo Vega, junior Pidlaski of|Winds, Sk ite aah cA em a, eat eine cl eel ll PIPL TWINS' NEW FIND ] Ex-C By JOE REICHLER' Associated Press Sports Writer Strange are the ways of base- ball, In 1961, Jimmy Merritt was a 17-year-old clubhouse boy for Los Angeles Dodgers. Next October, he may he pitching against the Dodgers in the World Series. The youngster moved a step in that direction Thursday night when he pitched Minnesota Twins to an 8-2 triumph over New York Yankees in the rub- ber*game of their series. The victory, Minnesota's eighth in its last 10 games, en- abled the American League leaders to retain their 844 game margin over second-place Balti- more Orioles, It was Merritt's second vic- tory and first complete game since he was brought up by the Twins from Denver Bears of the Pacific Coast League as a re- placement for the ailing Camilo ub Turns Back Yankees h ouse games, the Orioles downed Bos- ton Red Sox 5-3, Los Angeles Angels tripped Cleveland. Indi- ans 5-1 and Detroit Tigers bat- tered Kansas City Athletics 11-1, The story of how "Merritt be- came the property of the Twins THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, August 13, 1968 7 Boy be the biggest bargain since Pascual. Minnesota had a 4-0 lead be- fore Merritt gave up his first run, a seventh-inning home run by Hector Lopez, The Yankees did not score again until the with four runs in the seventh inning to beat Boston. John Or- ° sine's pinch single, good for twe runs, was the key blow. Don Demeter drove in seven runs, four of them on a grand- slam homer, and Hank Aguirre pitched a four-nitter for De troit's victory. How fo relieve BACK! operons backache. ninth when Clete Boyer ho- mered, ° Baltimore came from behind reads like "a cloak-and-dagger mystery. The Dodgers signed him for a modest bonus after his gradu- ation from high school in June, 1961. Unwilling to risk him in the first-year draft, the Dodger brass stashed him away with an obscure semi-pro team, But an eagle-eyed Minnesota scout spotted the boy and re- ported back to the Twins. A claim. -was put in with Ford Frick's office and the commis- sioner ruled that Merritt was eli- gible for selection in the draft that winter as a first-year- player. Minnesota grabbed him for fas Sicueh ACHE (MONTHLY PAYMENTS d 2 Years $93.17 3 Years $2,000 $65.89 $2,500 $116.44 $81.74 $3,000 $139.75 $98.09 In .other American League By AL McNEIL MONTREAL (CP)--It takes more than a bolt of lightning to jar an old pro. This fact was obvious Thurs- day, when veteran golfer Gor- don Brydson of Toronto sur- vived a brush with lightning and came in with a par 70 and a tie for first place in the open- ing round of the Canadian Pro- fessional Golfers' Association championship at the Royal Montreal Golf Club. Brydson, a pro for 40 of his 58 years, is seeking his third title in the event, having previ- ously scored victories in 1944 and 1948, George Hillebrecht of Peter- borough--playing in the CPGA event for the first time--also came up with an even par to share the lead with Brydson. The 186 pros who finished the opening round were hampered |throughout the day by adverse wet greens and fair- | ways. | Brydson was playing with an- other veteran, Bill Kerr of Montreal, when the evening storm struck as they paced the fairway of the 18th hole, Both players had their um- brellas ripped by lightning and torn from their grasp by ac- companying winds. In addition, Kerr suffered seared knuckles | HIT BY LIGHTNING, BUT -- Gordie Brydson Ties For Top Spot In CPGA the $8,000 draft price. He may $4,000 $186.33 $180.78 $5,000 $232.92 $168,47- When you shop for a new car, fake this chart with you. See anyone else offers you a 5.9%* loan and up to 36 months to repay. * Only $5.90 per $100 per year! Compare anywhere... then-call | Wilf Homenuik of Winnipeg jand Moe Norman of Barrie were in with 72s, and were fol-| jlowed by two CPGA veterans-- Stan Leonard of Vancouver and |Pat Flecher of the host club -- jat 73. | Vie Whibley of Guelph-- jbrother of Frank--Al Balding of Toronto, Vancouver's Len Col- jlett, Nick Melvin of Edmonton, iDon Renaud of Peterborough, | |Toronto's Ken Duggan, Henri Chatelaine of St. Monique, Que., and Montrealer Norm Hunt were all bunched at 74. Following today's second round the field will be cut to, y 100 top scorers--including 1es, A Pinencing Pian Por Bvery Wood ASSOCIATES In Oshawa Call Mr. G, E. 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Shannon started his first game as a catcher in an eight- year career Thursday and rapped a seventh-inning homer and then singled in the winning pw "ep ry vig. et a i ight Yastr'mski, Bos 315 52 104 .330 nals @ ed ilwaukee| winning streak to e ames rmski, Bos 31s ' ' : mare in the epener when Matiy Alou, Robinson, Balt, 363 52 114 .314)0f the draw, U.8. champion Bill on his right hand from the Shannon, who played himselfja replacement for his injured|Oliva, Minnesota 461 88 142 .308 Campbell of Huntington, W.Va., lightning bolt, Brydson escaped out of a starting job in the out-jbrothef Jesus, homered in the|Mantilla, Boston 369 42 113 .306 kept pace with a 6 and 4 win) with only a fright. field because of a .19% batting\eighth inning. Jesus, who tore a|Kaline, Detroit 335 60 101 .301)0Ve" Bob Boldt of Oswego, Oreé., The storm, the second of the average, now has four hits injhamstring. muscle in his right] Runs -- Versalles, Minnesota, and a 5 and 4 verdict over 19- day, halted play for 45 minutes. eight trips to the plate as a re-\leg chasing Manny Mota's|89; Oliva, 88, year-old Randy Brekke of Win- Calgary Shooters "I didn't even have to move ceiver. And, oddly, the four hits|game-tying triple in the al Runs batied in -- Colavito,|Mpes, Who a few hours earlier the ball when we resumed have given him the cycle -- alenth, and Willie Mays also ho- Cleveland, 78; Horton, Detroit, had recorded the tournament's Wi L t T h play," Brydson said. "As for single, double, triple and ho-|mered, 15. first major upset, in Letson rop Y|the lightning . . . it just hit us mer. Vern Law. snapped the Gi-| Hits--Oliva, 142; Richardson,|cQwan LOSES I never experienced this before He also handled four Cardi-|ants' streak in the nightcap de-|New York, 125. Masha Gi bal CONNAUGHT RANGES, Ont.jand I got out of that golf cart nals pitchers flawlessly. spite surrendering Mays' 32nd| Doubles -- Yastrzemski, 81))\ 0 1h; e, who had never won| (CP) -- A 12+ man rifle team/in_a hurry. "Phe Braves' joss dropped|homer and another solo shot by|Oliva and Versalles, 29. art mae" than a club|from Lord Strathcona's Regi-| Brydson lost his chance to them 24 games behind National'Len Gabrielso. The Pirates got! Triples--Campaneris, Kansas Junior award, eliminated Gary) ment, Calgary, won the Letson|Come in one under par when \City, 11; Aparicio, Baltimore,| Trophy: here Thursday with the/he shot a five en the par-four 0. | BASEBALLER DIES highest aggregate acore LT ai . . Home runs--Horton, 23; Kil-| MONTREAL (CP) -- Marcel/®!™y. competitions since the) il Giroux, a 28-year - 0 lebrew, Minnesota 'ola-| |FN C-l rifle was introduced|Montrealer, and Frank Whibley Atlanta Crackers. xi; iiss" st costes, soe manner of Ct monte aa Pr Stolen bases--Campaneris, 40;\'h¢ Montreet Royals baseball) qe Calgary marksmen piled pas bd Cardenal, Los Angeles, 34, jteam from 1944-1955, died of| up 5,426 points out of a possible op eda Ss gain Pitehing -- Perry, Minnesota,|heart failure at his suburban 7,410 in 13 matches held in| ae Grant, Minnesota, 14-/peloeil home Monday. Follow- are, pion Guaen at these agentes 'iis ca, 1H , t -de- ; By TRE CANADIAN PRESS jgames of | the league-leading), MT gtr Reg ah ag 8 ok eect a ' ib.__The victory .entitled them to| Right-hander Arnie UmbachiColumbus Jets, and, 216; Lolich, Detroit, 162. ARUC CUD a nresent the army at the Com- kept Atlanta Crackers' pennant) Elaawhere in the lengue Syra:| Nadiontll Leasue he worked in the public rela-)monwealth rifle championships hopes alive with a strong two jcuse Chiefs nipped Toledo Mud! ABR H Pet. tions department of Molson)next summer at Bisley, Eng- way performance against the|tHens 3-2 in 14 innings, Roches:|Clemente, Pitts 428 69 149 .348 Breweries. 'land, second-place Toronto Mapleiier Red Wings stopped the Jets|Aaron, Mil. 400 85 131 .328 -- Leafs in International League|s.; and Buffalo Bisons eclipsed|Mays, San Fran, 384 76 126 .328 baseball action Thursday night.| Jacksonville Suns 6-4. Rose, Cinci. 469 89 150 .320 Umbach drove in the deciding) The 907 fans at Maple Leaf/Allen, Phila 422 64 131 .310 runs in Atlanta's 6-4 victory|Stadium saw a loosley-played) Runs -- Harper, Cincinnati, with a three-run homer in theicontest with seven errors being/98; Rose, 8&9. sixth inning. It was his first|committed by the two teams.| Runs hatted in--Johnson, Cin- round-tripper of the season andiLeaf catcher Mike Ryan made jcinnati, 93; Banks, Chicago, 84 a | manors <-- hod age of the miscues, | Hits--Rose, 150; Clemente, e moun Jmbach lim- /149. ited the Leafs to six hits as he STARTS: RALLY | Doubles -- Williams, Chicago,, won his 10th game in 19 de-| 4 Chiefs scored two peord oF Aaron, Rose and Allen, 26 cisions and moved the third-|in (he top of the {4th to cook) 'pripies -- Callison, Philadel-| place Crackers within fiye (he Hens. John Ryan, a native|onia i3: Clemente, 12 | vhs 2 ll ash .<jef Oshawa, started the rally! some' runs--Mays. 32: Me-| ' . 'with a one-out triple and scored) covey Ban Francisca, 9 on Mickey Stanley's single, Ri- fe "i Se apie Junior Tennis lcardo Joxeph homere eee mare Wee, te Ae Joseph homered for the geles, 75; Brock, St. I : 4 - ' ; , St. Louis, 46. < " 'winning run one out later, Pitehing -- Koufax, Los An- | The Wings broke out for six, , aa te ee Favorites Win hits. and tour runs off Jet/ecct 20%: 898; Jay and Nux- lstarter and loser. Steve Blass hall, Cincinnati, -8, .727. OTTAWA (CP) -- All top-\19 whip the league leaders. Ro- Strikeouls--Koufax, 267; Gib- seeded players breezed through| hoster | Bee eee menind tO: St. Louis, 189. the first round of the Canadian| ester is now only 3% in : Loud janior closed: tennis champion. Jacksonville and the fourth . | ships in cold, damp weather Payor! Spot. 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