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Show I I I US ' " tlBERlf ' NEWS, WJEDAV, MAY 2, 1572 Feuding Yankees drop As ?I J,?A tailed Press International "waffiy. si k , "& & .. The New York Yankees beat the feudin, fum Oakland As at their own game tlus veek a? - 5 The As have won two straight World Championships even though theyve been noted for their constant squabbling among themselves and with owner Charles 0. Finley. Now its the Yariks who are squabbling They re unhappy because Cabe Paul shipped four cf their pitchers to Cie.v land last week, mainly to oba tain Chn.-- Chambliss player most of the players didn't think they needed. n-- r ri ? oSw,, Jassapv fesarfeBsaP ?& jr 1' ,3si:ftSiv. , - & S?U rfcr ET'arrr- tj?&4? rS-- C 4 'Vfe!W"?5.-fa- - 38 wfryft F 2. & t. s' &Mfefrbi jfc - Jjy gv iiigjvit &' &w . sm wiRt. i Y at && , "spS5 y- s45m .A, two-gam- s & Jam )iif 5 STII 'V 'WT-s- If V &w But 'hat didnt stop them e from completing a sweep cf the As Wednesday 4 A TK r h iritfiplHM vunitiuu i 9 iu vj Yanks beat the As by the same score Tuesday night The result is that New York moved into first place in the American League East with a record Milwaukee and Baltimore are both a game bemud. - if I've got if' 'No, I've got it!' Yankees Craig Nettles, left, and Horace Clarke corral game ending pop fly against A's, 14-i- Sojourner: still looking By Dan, Pattison - After WESTBURY, NY. dominating he Peg ky for Weber State College, tt line SojoUimer has lourid hfe ui the pros a little strange. The former was a backup pivot man to BYUs Jim Eakrns for two years at Virginia and bis role hasn t changed much smee coming to the New York Nets Orly tne bench has changed Pig Willard is now backing up Billy Paul! 2. v Hwawti wy '''gf Coach Johnson (Hui, who is now with the NBA Kansas Kings) helped me quite a bit He got a lot of his tactics from Motta (Dick, who is with the Chicago Bulls). I learned quite a bit about defense. They are both very defensive minded It has definitely helped my pro game. I m moie defensive minded and on offense Im always looking for tne open man. I thmk Im better on defense tnan otfense. Cuy-Oma'- d 1 I'm not getting the tune right now, said Sojourner. on the bench Everybody f? 5 ? h wants to ploy moie But the idea is to wm, too, and everybody can't start. When the time comes, you've got to be ready y Sojourner feels that coming to New York has helped his Yeah, it career, though has, unwed Vv lilie. "Tins is a much better team and there are a lot more things to do in New Yoik. The social life is better The guys on this club really look out for each other They are warmer and much more fun He feels that playing in the Big Sky Conference helped his play, but hindered it too. I Sometimes 1 wish 1 had started earlier and become a little more fluent about the game. ?& Willie Rniourner . . . likes New York thmk the competition was Put there there. he said werent too many good tig men I think that might have hurt me I didnt play against enough good, big men m that conference. He played one year ot varsity basketball at Germantown, pa., High school where he was also a swimmer. He didn't start to develop his basketball talents until he played at Weber State. In a vay, it slowed me down not playing ball until my senior year in high school, I didn't he pointed out. know a lot of the basics. Id say to myself, If I'd known Big Wi'lsrd is proud of the way his brother, Mike, captured Most valuable Player honors for Utah in the NIT tlus season He feels he helped Mike m his career. I thmk I opened the door tor him m oasketoaU, 'Ailiie because he saw explained, how I made it. I told him that scored Murcer, who had bird. two-gam- e dou- - Oakland is for tne season aid their three winners, Hunter Blue and Ken ILftzmac. has e a composite 8 record and Hunter has tour of those wins I&-1- The controversy over the deal is still boiling, though Paul defended it Wednedav witrt a shot at the players when he said, One of the big problems with the Yankees of late has been a lot of conversation and a high lack of productivity Paul added. If you dont take a chance, you dont move anyplace. What are we going to do. stay in the &ame nit' 5-- In the other games Wednesday, Cais'orma topped Boston Milwaukee routed Texas Chicago biarAed Baltiand Dt'mn mpped more Kansas City 2 1. 11-- 2-- 0 Iu the Natcnst L app I os Angeles topped New Yo:k 2 1 in 14 innings, Houston routed VLmta edged Chicago Cincinnati st downed Pittsburgh San Francisco beat Pmladelfhia and San Diego beat Mort Pauls reply came after some Yanks called the trade a lousy, stinking deal. Bobby Murcer said, I cant believe the trade ' and Thurman Munson added. They cm trade m to Cleveland now. go and give the ot toi ,r swei-- 13-- 8 n-- 5-- 1 Lee May celebrated May in an unspectacular Day wav. May drove in four runs with of two-ru-n smcles Wednesday night to lead Houston to victory over China- - sixth-mmn- g a pair a two hits imp.ce n May uLo celebrated by driving in an additional" run for Houston w.th a sacrifice By Mdt May Day Steve Garveys single over a drawn in New Yoti outfield scored Bdl Buckner with the winning run as Ls Angeles otfcoicd the Mets Garveys single was gloved but dropped centerf leider by Dave sthneCK, who bad to go back on the bail The hit came off Harpy Parker, who replaced Tom Seaver in the 13th witn the hasps ioadea and one out Five game series begins Denver Rockets Willie feels he would be better off to stay in school Its important that he gets his education so he can have something to fall back on if he doesnt make it ui the pros. ABA But if he doesnt like the atmosphere and his mind isn t straight, then he should come out. Its a heavy. dtCsS.on to make. I dont want to influence him. What if he doesnt make it in the pros and I influenced him to drop from school? That would really binder our relationship, Right now, all that is on WilLe's mind is getting the 1 m ABA championship nr-g- . about Honking winning, jist he offered. Thats whats important. Tlus summer, I'm going to play m the Baker and Rucker League. I have to improve on oflense and be a little more basketball minded Tucson stymies Angels - John Summers, not to Tucson Toros borfbU club, seems to have bait Lakes number. TUCSON the entue mention The Angels and Toros began irui e second senes of the season here Wednesday night, with Tucson winning 54 and employing similar tactics to those used a week ago in seSalt Lake, when they earned a nes edge There was Summers, the sam cleanup slugger who batted m mne runs in one game m the opening senes, collecting his I6th rbi against Sait Lake pitching m six games, in adod-oto going three for four. hors chart a Tucson veteran, punching across a double m the sixth five-gdm- 2 s game-wmnin- g Angels in the eighth and ninth. Game two of the senes is tonight, with the Angus throwing lefty Rick Young weanesudv's starting oL pitcher, young A! Dopfel. fell victim to wildness (five walks, one wild pitch) and accepted relief hetp from Vngii Barrientos in the sixth. Bamenlos then walked a Ton and delivered Chants double, having to absorb the W'va as a lesuii Prior to that sixth frame, the Angels were in the lead A four-ruthird inning gave Manager Norm Sherry's c!ud a comfortable margin n the early going. Three doubles. from Billy Smith Brace Bochte and Dave Charley, paved the way to Sait Lake's in third inning there was excellent pitching tins time from Al Gnffm the winner and starter, and Lew Krause, who notched a save by stumping the And (2-0- ), WMicfnrt n s s S and four but they a before comparison of pale celebration tis Monday night. fl3y drove m five runs with a pair of two-ruhomers to lead the AatiOa assaoit. 1'ne veteran firM iiasernan. off to one of his be- -t starts in year batting 311 with tour home runs and 19 RSIs Mays RBIsare 6-- 5-- istms Cuee-gam- c lead S senes 11-- Ron Biomherg was the key to tlie triumph as he tied the score with a homer and then drnvp m the winning run with an eighth-tnrun- g His double douole. for niche that a couple of years ago it would have really helped me Deseret News sports writer Is the sweep, the Yanks beat two of the Oakland acts Vida Blue nd Jim Catfish Hunter. Hulls The bats were silent after that, however The Angels or.iy managed four hits off Griflm and Krauase ail night. WHA finals I ve never been ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) sa,d pro hockey s a see m, goal go hanpjer to of the C.idrt aiUune aconr.g on the ice even wasnt he And iioiirton Acres at tue time box Wertnrs-daHowe, 46, was in the penalty stunned right when the final Aero goal the in Saints closing MinncYota Fighting the seconds of their World Hockey Association playoff battle. Houston gamed a 3! victory when the Saints failed m a desperate bid to overcome a ihe deficit in she f.nsl moments Acres triumphed 42 in the Uia y n senes the survivor of the scuts. The Torortt Tores triumph lead three games to two after a Houston will play Torent-- i emeugo 5--2 over the Cougars Wednesday night Howe was called for flipping against Minnesota with 1 42 left m the game. The Samis pulled their goaltender to put a sixth akater on the ice in an effort to score. son, Mark, ended But Howe's the Saints season by scoring into the unguarded net for his second goal of the game Wat put the smile back on his fathers face. In Toronto. Jak Gibson, Bnt Selby and Billy Grr got a little more ice time Wednesday mght, much to the regret of the Chicago Cougars Each scored a goal to lead the Toionto Toros to their triumph ovetf the Cougars. The sixth game will be played Saturday night m Chicago wtth the seventh, if necessary, in Toronto next Monday Orr, a defenseman, scored his first gdal of the playoifs at 3:48 of the first period to give the Toros a after lead. Selby made it taking a pass from Gibson. The teams were tied 3 until Gibson scored his first goal of the playoffs at 502 of SiSi 4Ko r a!ih ob Ta44iai u mi MAwrit m vi ix, fit'll m tiUkWiVit ivtiuu Pim vuiivuvu viiv lion at 12.08. 0 0 Pat Hickey scored the other Tomoto goal 8,456 fan. Rosaire Paiement, Duke hams and Jim Watson got the Chicago goals. Meanwhile, m the National Hockey League, Philadelphia hopes to finish off ihe New York Rangers in ih sixth game of their playoff tonight. The Flyers will be trying to end a winless streak in New York that stretches back to Dec. 15, 1968. If they do, they will open the Stanley Cup Championship senes in Boston "V, Sunday. before Whatever he uG65 tu be tiie best. Dont be a once-a-wee- k But every time he steps on the court to go all out. player. We practice a lot together. I told him to not be afraid to push and shove. Everything under the basket is your area and you got to protect it. Mike was drafted by the i; 1: Clip out this coupon and drive carefully with it to your nearest Midas Shop. This offer expires May 3 1st, 1974. This ad will save you on a new Midas Muffler. And that's just the beginning. Because you re getting just the nght muffler for your car, it helps your engine run efficiently. 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