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@ THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tussdoy, October 26, 1968 Koufax And Sam McDowell Claim ERA Championships NEW YORK (AP) -- Left-lies; 2.60, and Bob Shaw, San handers Sandy Koufax and Sam|Francisco, 2.64, McDowell Captured major) - Eddie Fisher of Chicago league baseball's carned run|white Sox was second in the! championships in 1965, the finallAmerican League with 2/40. averages showed today, Sonny Siebert of Cleveland! Koufax, the Los Angelesiwas third at 2.43, Then came Dodgers' star, led the National|George Brunet of California An- Lea for a record fourthigels 2,56, and Pete Richert of straight time, McDowell was the first Cleveland Indians' pitcher to win. the American League crown since Mike Garcia in 1954, Yielding only 76 earned runs in 336 innings, Koufax posted a 2,04 earned run mark in the final statistics compiled by The Associated Press, McDowell had a 2.17 average on 66 earned runs in 274 innings, Koufax surpassed the National League mark he shared with Grover Cleveland Alexander of Philadelphia Phillies, who paced the circuit three straight years starting in 1915. Koufax also tied the major league mark set by Lefty Grove of Philadelphia Athletics, Grove was the AL winner four straight seasons, beginning in 1929. The past season, Koufax won 26 games and lost eight, He pitched eight shutouts, includ- ing a-perfect game against Chi- cago Cubs, and established a major league. record by striking out 382 batters, McDowell (17-11) paced the) AL in strikeouts with 325. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants right-hander, was the runner-up to Koufax in the NL with a 2.14 mark, Vernon Law) of Pittsburgh Pirates was third with 2.16 followed by Jim Ma- Joney, Cincinnati Reds, 2.54; Jim Bunning, Philadelphia Phil-| Eskie Ron Forwick' Best WFC Rookie REGINA (CP) -- Ron For- wick, a defensive end who came to Edmonton Eskimos from Edmonton Huskies, today) was named winner of the Dr.) Beattie Martin Trophy as the outstanding Canadian rookie in the Western Football Confer- ence this season. Forwick took 15 of a possible 25 votes for first place and was well ahead of runner-up Gerry Shaw of Calgary Stampeders in at the people we sign to long- term contracts." Washington Senators, *2.60, Bud Hamilton Was| FIGHTS LAST NIGHT | Art Froese Has Early Pro Player SAULT STE, MARIE, Mich, (AP) -- Funeral services are scheduled today for William E. (Bud Uamilton, one of the first) professional hockey players in the United States. Hamilton, 88, died Saturday. He began his professional ca- reer in Pittsburgh in 1902, com- ing to Sault Ste, Marie to play in a professional league in 1904, A native of Kingston, Ont., he played football for Ottawa Rough Riders. He also played hockey for Kingston: Granites, j Lions Couldn't Stand Success VANCOUVER (CP) --British Columbia Lions couldn't learn to live with success, Dave Skrien, the head coach, admits it; Herb Capozzi, the general manager, hopes they can learn from it, From the Western Football Conference title in 1963 and a Grey Cup triumph in 1964, the Lions fell to fourth place in the five-team league in 1965, "You have to learn to live with success," Skrien said, 'We didn't." Neither he nor Capozzi would make excuses for the team's dismal 1965 showing which saw the Lions lose to every club in the country except Toronto Ar- Half-Brothers Vie In Greenwood Race By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New Orleans--Eddie, Perkins, 140%, Chicago, outpointed Kenny. Lane, 14544, Muskegon, Mich., 12 Worcester, Mass,--Don Tord, 250, Pittsburgh, stopped Grady Clay, 211, Fitchburg, Mass., 6. Sydney, Australla--Tony Bar- ber, Australia, outpointed Rob- erto Pena, Mexico, 12, Junior middleweights, Tucson, Ariz, ~~ Willie Pep, Hartford, Conn., knocked out Ray Coleman, Phoenix, Ariz., 5. Featherweights. Las Vegas, Nev, -- Johnny Brooks, 14714, Henderson, Nev., TORONTO (CP)--Native Vic- tor and Victorian Era, two sons of Victoria Park, raced head- and-head through the stretch Monday at Greenwood Race Track in the $11,800 Fairbank Stakes Handicap, At the end of the 14-mile test it was Native Victor, half- brother of Northern Dancer, by a length and one-quarter, Native Victor returned $15.50, $3.80 and $2,30, Koura A combined with Young Fashion, in the second, for. a $678,80 daily double. It was the second highest of the year. The highest was $797.80 April 9 at Fort Erie. In the fifth race, Anxious Age and Warm Reception combined | gonauts, the last-place club in the Eastern Conference, Said Capozzi: 'The hardest thing in the world is to coach champions. This should be a learning stage for us, |TO BE BETTER 'T think that over 1966, 1967 and 1968 we're going to be a better club for having gone through this season," Capozzi, like Skrien, wouldn't publicly criticize anyone, "When a team loses, there are 32 players, three coaches and the management who must share the responsibility," B.C. lost all hope of making the playoffs when they were beaten 30-14 Sunday by Sas- katchewan Roughriders, Most widely heard criticism of the 1965 Lions is that the team was too comfortable; that) nobody was fighting for his job. To this, Capozzi says: "Maybe, In the future we'll have to take a much'closer look the voting by sportswriters and broadcasters in the five WFC cities, The trophy, donated by a for- mer president of Saskatchewan Roughriders, was won last year by flanker Billy Cooper of Win- peg Blue Bombers. Kubek of New York Yankees, sidelined for long assorted ailments will undergo a physical exam- ination at Mayo Clinic.today. | CHECK KUBEK NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony riods with ast season, for a quinella of. $26,10, outpointed Memo Lopez, 15214, 'tijuana, Mexico, 10, | 1]-Point Margin By THE CANADIAN PRESS Fullback Art Froese of the University ~st-SVestern -Onterte increased his scoring lead to 11 points over Gerry Sternberg of the University of Toronto last weekend in Ontario-Quebec Ath- letic Association intercollegiate football when Western drubbed and a field goal to give him 41;Doug Cowan and Jamie Johns- points while Sternberg, heldjton combined to muster 385 scoreless in Toronto's 31-0 set-\yards, back to Queen's University} Johnston picked up 150 yards Golden Gaels, remained in sec-jon 20 carries, Norrie 117 on 11 ond place with 30 points. tries and Cowan 104 on 16 at- Froese also moved into. first|tempts. place in the rushing depart- ment. 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