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Barrie Examiner, 27 Sep 1961, p. 14

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JNorld rests on his shoulders He dares notmskearais 10 MERE WEDNESDAY sun SPORTS TYPE By STEVE ONES Sports Editor PRESSURE Roger Maris is described as beianttained both mentallyandphysicaiii This the 211951111119 result of extreme Pressure Whats that its many thin For man named John Kennedy States pressure means that flake We arerill aware of Mr Kennedys pressures But resident of United he fate of the Western how many realize the pressure of one Mr Maris Hes the fellow who for few months was setting such torrid see that it was supposed to be cinc that hed brea in one major baseball leagu Babe Ruths record of 80 homeruns SESSDIL Then came late in Jul an announcement by com mission Ford Prick tha Maris would have to hit 81 homers in 154 ames to claim record Ruths 60 circuit clouts in 927 were hit in 154game schedule Because of two new clubs toils has 182 games the AL in which Maris Without Fricks announcement Maris was feeling the pressure and getting few base hits excluding homcrthsenough to know that millions of people in at least two countries are watching your every An now forNo s1 bflfwmm move But with Fricks stupid ru some pain and lost abllit lin Maris must have felt longer was he just shootin for 61 homers but also batting against the games lg cheese Roger undoubtedly found some of the pitchers hard enough without Ford throwing curve at him Pressure according to the Webster we have on hand means weight or burden asof distress Just the thought of breaking Ruths record was weight Who wouldnt beniistressadiiaddeiLwelght such as the ruling by Frick was presented in mid stream Long before Fricka folly we wrote that Maris wouldnt make it We felt that old debble pressure especially in September the 17 homers would be too much for him Despite our predictionwesincerelyhopedthatthis rovenwrong We want to live in the present and fu ure not the past Maris may yet hit 61 homers The way Mr Com tlme wed be missioner refers to the feat bum rather than hero on the bums rush modern baseball JUST NOTES Cam for wha Barrie and District Softba RCAF Park is the spot Tim SaturdayBarrie Central Collegiate rounds will be the site of the TudhopeThompson traciE and field com petition RedrrrrSexAryNext For Maris AByAMiKE nazruag Associated Press Staff Writer Roger Maris who hit his 60th isomer Tuesday night as New York Yankees beat Baltimore Orioles 32 has four games re maining in whichto germs home run that will make him th most productive oneseason Whomer belter in moor league baseba story lie gets his first shot at No at today against the Orioles Stave Barber 1712 He takes day Wednesday before re suming his efforts to surpass Babe Ruths duhomer total of 1927 with three game set agrinstBostvrRed Sox that scioscsioutithe fleagamevschedr uo ihe Yankees already have won the American League pen nant and meet Cincinnati Reds of the National League in the wozd series starting in New York next Wednesday NoLSi for Maria was high Then again Frick may be iv Borden Fl ers Automotives will try or the thir fourth game in their bestofsseven series month in which Ruth hit Roger may be labelled we take as rap aga nst and Torgis time to play the for the ll Lea ue chem ionshi tonig tat elgh ocloc archlogshotraffrarwipitchrbyk Baltimore righthonder Jack Fisher in the third inning it gave the Yankee outfielder the di action of joining the Bam blno the only oilhomer hit ters in the game FOUR GAMES TOO LATE Maris hit his 60th our games too let to qualify for an offl clai tie with Ruths record un underthe 154 decision limit set byCommlssioner Ford Prick Tuesday nights gums was the Yanks isslh including one tie fter grounding single to centre in the first inning Maris fouled off the first two pitches by Fisher in the third took two balls then fouled one into the 4ilrtboforeconneotingwithar that shot into the upper right field stands about three feet fair It was the Yanks first run off Fisher 1018 who led 24 go ing into the third but lost the game on Johnny Blanchards urnproducing single in sixth and an error by outfielder Jackie Brandt in the seventh Partitionin Point Leader By THE CANADIAN PRESS Versatile Jackie Parkercon tinued to add to his lead ato on erenTe scoring race during the last week The Edmonton Eskimos quar terback picked up 12 points in two weekend games to run his total to 7B He is is points ahead of teammate Johnnie Bright Porkwhasscoredin every one of the 1LgarneshiLclub has played this season Legend BCBrltlsh Colum bia CCalgary iiiEdmonton SSaskatchewan Winni peg TD FG Pts Parker 75 Bright 60 icwis 36 Fleming 130 house as oita lalricn iiansen Buchanan Hazberg Bsomsr 130 Lunsford as oaaoczeefiao== cocoaaohmeeou hfihhbebfllfioae oeocabcoumoeew that let in the clincher following singles by Billy Gardner and Tom Trash Reliever Rollie Sheldon rest was the winner Kansas City Athletics beat Detroit Tigers es Cleveland 1n dlansdeieated1MinnfilstLTMinJ Hillcrest iiiiiemst Monarchs booted Newmsrkot ioD in the at game of their bestofthrca sendfinal series in the Barrie and District Lodies Softball whine at Queens Park last Monarchs spotted Newmar ket low lintinning runs then conic book to score hssvliy in live frames to grab the dos cisioo Ann Smith pitched for Hill crcst showing it hits the same number collected by her club of Newmarloet pitching Smith Pam Bird Lina Marohui Karen Hare and Essa Road Wins Softball Crown Essa Road won the Barrie and District lntsrchurch Soft ball mam championship last night at Queens Park with 1M victory over defending champion St Andrews This was the second time in three seasons that Essa Road has won the title The last three years these same two clubs have been finalists The new champs led mail of the way and weroipressedi only in the sixth frame when St Andrews scored five runs WalterSchandloo war tho winning ltcher and Jack Tiirnbuii loser lurnbuli was relieved by Howard Stock ley in the fourth hf Amos had two Ls ln cludlng homer for the win ners other Essa Road play ers with two safeties were Bill Hunter Gary Fraser 13 Robinson and wailllams Kcn Robertson had four hits including homer for St An drews nirnbull had two hits Soccer Tourney Here Saturday Barrio Min or Soccer Clubs annual soccer tournament will be held at he fair grounds Sat urday starting at 10 am Entries are expected from eight Juvenile and 18 bontom clubs from communitiessuch as Deep River North Bay Lindsay Bro to Oshawa Ham ilton Mimic and Toronto The Barrie team will natural ly participate The locals have held tourn ey the past few seasons with the ntry being larger each time iilliston Hdfiéts Host Huntsville Alliston Hornets host Hunts ville in the third game of their lacrosse series at Allis Knocks Newmarket 149 Patsy McFadden had two hits each for the locals Both of Marsbsiis hits were bom andI Smith had ro rs Soconfiemo is slated for Newmarket next Wednesday Newmlrket ll Wait Cain Preston Swsiio Bunn Cook Wilson gt 31 hi Lonislus wanna leagueme or cement George And 109 Prep For Go Both principals in Torontos next pro boxing feature hct ween Gcorgo Chuvaio oi Tor onto and ioo Erskine of Card iff Wales arrived Sunday to complete training for their sch cdulcd litrounder at Maple Leaf Gardens next Monday Erskinoformer British Em plre champion and his trainer Benny aco be came by fat from London Chuvaio world heavyweight contender along with trolncr Tommy Mchlgh and sparring partner Chubby Norris returned from Syracuse whcro tho Toronto fighter had been working out Another bout has also been signed Fificid Toronto lightheavyweight who impres sed in his comeback efforts in his last two fights at thchard ans defeating Willie Yonkovich and Jimmy Voss will meet Ho bart Spencer of Syracuse in sixround 175pound event Spencer had on mlislmllw 7am cpr record and hpsnt been beaten lnhis nlno pro ill ton Community Arena this ov ooing at 845 The bestofseven series is knotted at 11 Hornets expect tollie minus two players lncludingestord fonocman Elmer liarrls who was banished for the season last week The other player was transferred by his em ployers to Sault Ste Marie Fourthigame ofwthegsetgla scheduled for Huntsville Sat urday at pm BALI LEADERS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS American Magus AB Pct lioward NYork 436 84155 2856 Cash De lDit 522113185 354 Kellna Detroit 5041161119324 Pearsall Cleve 453 pl 155 321 Mantle NY 514 131 163 317 nunsMantle 131 Runs batted inMarls York 141 HitsB Robinson Baltimore DoublesKallne 40 TriplesWood Detroit 14 Home runsMarie 60 Stolen bases Aparicio Chi cago 53 Pitching Ford New York 254 llllZ strikeouts Paschal Minneg sots 214 National League A13 It Pct Clemente Pittsr572 100 201 Plnson Clncln 5117100205 New Louis 577 103 191 73 Washington Senators nipped Los Angeles Angels 32 despite fivehitter thrownwrrioser Ted awsfield of Pentlcton 30 and Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox split dou bleheader Chicago won the first game 75 and Boston took the nightcap bytho same score Rocky Colavito hit homer No 44 for the Tigers but the Ath letch rapped rookie starter Ron Nischwitz 01 for six runs in the first three innings Jerry Lumps who got two hits and drove in three runs led Kan sas Citys 12 hit attack that gave the win to Norm Bass 1011 STROKES KITS Gary Ball 1115 who had shutout until Zolio Versalles hit rreerun homer in the eighth inning went all the way for the Indians and stroked three hits in 14bit attack against the wins Jack Kralick 1341 lost Bowsfield went the nine in nlng distance He struck out seven men and walked one Daniels yielded four hits and firuck out eight man He walked ree Runs bottcd ioCepeda San Francisco 140 HitsPinson 205 DoublesAaron 39 WE APOLOGIZE Intro JOHNSON CO LIMITED Advmtisement of Sat Sept 28 we published the Round Trip Faro from Toronto to Dublin Ireland as $54100 THE FARE snoum have BEEN$34100 We apologize for any in convenience this error may have incurred euooneu= El cornerunset Roger Blast No 60 Now He Seeks No 61 NEW YORK AP Roger Maris hit tho home run he wanted most Tuesday night his 60th of the season Now he wants No 6i even more was beginning to wonder whether id over get it he said after belting the historic four baggcr in the third inning off righthander Jack Fisher of Bel tlmorrOrlolesrrm Now that hnvo it id like to get one more Just one more Lie has four games in which to it The shy New York Yankee sluggorcequalied BaboJlntlgs output of 80 homers in season and it embarrassed him when he was introduced to lllrs Ruth the Dobes widow after the gmo lm glad didnt break Babe Ruths record in 154 games he told her This record is enough for me But it is not enough and Ro ger knows it ROGER Maris admitted the nervous ness the anxiety and the men tal stratn battling Ruths im were still binding him PRESSURE STILL 0N dont think the pressure has changed he said think it will continue This last month has really been no picnic for me keep thinking of what hav gone rhroughandnowlhat lvc got my 60th have to go through it again Marl is assured of finan cial bonanza Home run No 80 is expected bring him $300 in endorsements aodJoyaie High during Iho next ihrce years Maris undoubtedly will be re worded by the Yankees it was speculated he will receive lad mi in tho neighborhood of 580000 His 1981 salary is es timated at between 5000 and 0000 Maris said he couldntcxploln his reenngsoiter hittinghilbi homcr MARIS timoro manocr Lum Harris lm still bewildered know im happy happier than 1ve ever been before its feeling he never had before and never will have again know its thrill but its not as great thrill when hit my hath hiaybo thats be cause still cant qultdbcllevo it hope dont wake up to morrow andfind its not iruol CROWD CHEERS crowd of 19401 cheered when Maris connected with pitch the bail rolled into the upper deck in right field fbrchscrbecamsTdcaffiing red when the ball landed dan gerously close to the foul line about three feet fair and first base umpire Ed Hurley gig nolied home run standing ovation greeted Maris as be touched home plate and Loited into the dugout it continued until the 21yearsold outfielder emerged minutes in Efr took off his cop and waved didnt know what to do he sold it was ibo first tima such thing happcnedtrmr and felt silly Some oi the players pushed me out and ihero was have to give Harris Bob and his pitching staff credit They pitched to me They werent out to walk me Fisher wasnt fishing around He tried to get mo out Ho was moving the ball in and out think he was trying to hit the outside corner with that pitch but it slipped CURVE liiAT HUNG The disgruntled Baltimore pitcher who Ihrew home 5214c Tedlwllllams ofrBoorfi ton Red Sextho last one of Williamcharooruldrthc pith was curve that hung know it was homer the minute hehlt it Fisher said Yeah also know it was No 60 That doesnt bother mo porn niariyAAllvircarediabouHhetr no it cut our lead to 11 have no real feelings aboutboi ing the my who threw him No 60 The only thing lm sorry about is losing the game the Yankees won Hi Ill got his 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