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Show DESERET NEWS, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1977 B 3 Sutton , Palmer square off tonight in classic All-Stconfrontation ar NEW YORK fU PI) Despite all the lumps and moans and aches and groan ,e National and American will square off in the 48th Leagu annual game tonight with a pair of proud pros facing each other on the mound. It will be Don Sutton, a winner for the Los Angeles Dodgers, starting for the National League against Jim Palmer, an winner for the Baltimore Orioles, for the American League before a full Yankee Stadium house of 58,000 and a TV audience estimated at All-St- ar e The game will be All-St- televised channel p.m. locally by KUTV 2 (NBC) beginning at 6:30 The selections of Sutton and Palmer, each making his fourth appearance in competition, were announced by managers Sparky Anderson and Billy Martin after checks of the leagues' sick bays and local hospitals following a weekend when the began to resemble squads of allscars. All-St- last-minu- All-Sta- As it turned out, the managers first major leaguer to bat .400 since made a classic confrontation because both pitchers carry 0.00 Ted WilUams hit .406 for the Boston Red Sox in 1941. Oddly, Carew has earned runs averages in an .083 batting average to show for competition into tonight's game. 11 Sutton hasnt yielded a run in five previous appearances. competiinnings of previous Carew will be followed in the tion while Palmer hasn't allowed order by second baseman batting one in eight innings. Willie Randolph, third baseman The Nationals will be seeking to George Brett, center fielder Carl extend their winning streak in the Yastrzemski, left fielder Richie Zisk, right fielder Reggie Jackson, series to six games and their overall catcher Carlton Fisk, shortstop Rick while the Americans edge to Burleson and Palmer. will be trying to reverse a pattern that has become embarrassing to Each of the starters, chosen by say the least. The Americans have fans in nation-wid- e balloting, must lost 13 of the last 14 games. play the first three innings. The The Nationals' lineup at the 6:30-p.m-., managers are free to substitute at will after three innings and are will have MDT. game-timexpected to follow the recent pattern second baseman Joe Morgan leadof off followed first baseman attempting to give a game to as by ing many players as possible. It could be Steve Garvey, right fielder Dave that Martin will scrap the tactic Parker, center fielder George Foster, left fielder Greg Luzinski, third inasmuch as it has worked against the Americans in recent years baseman Ron Cey, catcher j. hnny because of superior National League Bench, shortstop Dave Concepcion and Sutton. Concepcion is the only depth. National League starter, with the Anderson has indicated that he exception of Sutton, who has not hit will follow Sutton with lefthander at least 10 homers this season. Gary Lavelle while Martin seems inclined to bring in Dave Laroche The Americans will lead off with first baseman Rod Carew, batting a after Palmer has completed his tour of duty. resplendent .394 at the break and bidding to become the Sutton and Palmer both made it All-St- All-St- 1 e All-St- plain that they considered their assignments major thrills I think too often you hear about guys complaining about having to play in the game. said Sutton. "Its as much fun as anything Ive ever done in baseball. Its exciting and a lot of fun. Anybody with any pride at all would want to be here. To me its more fun than playing in a Work! Series. A World Senes is an e. tension of a work week. It's work. But the game is a break in the season and it's for fun. You try to win but it's mainly for fun. Asked about pitching to Carew, Sutton answered with the sophistication of a frequent guest on network TV shows: One thing I'm gonna do is tell Rod what pitch is coming. If he can hit .400 not knowing what's coming, then I can't do worse by telling him whats comine. The entire week leading up to the r game has been dedicated to the memory of Jackie Robinson, who 30 years ago became the first black man to play in the major leagues. The final act in the week-lon- g celebration will come just before the start of the game when Jackie's widow, Mrs. Rachel Robinson, throws out the first ball. All-St- All-St- All-Sta- L. A.'s Don Sutton and Baltimore's Jim Palmer are anxious for tonight's mound starts but not the degree heat. 90-pl- us Tactical errors costly ' Salt Lake Gull Bobby Jones looks toward base ump for sign after stealing second during Gull victory Monday. Stretched out to make tag is San Jose second baseman Mike Weathers, but throw was not in time. But series ends tonight . By Brent Checketts News sports fc ' Deseret I, writer San Jose's Missions bid farewell tonight to the Salt Lake Gulls with a 7:30 Derks Field contest, and the Salt Lakers will be ! very sorry to see the Missions go. , c" , ' fc Reason? In 19 games between the two foes this season the Salt Lakers have won 14, including a decision Monday night at Derks before 6,347 Family Night fans. Domination of the Missions the past two months has been instrumental to the Gulls strong pursuit of Phoenix in the Pacific Coast League East pennant chase. 6-- 4 rain-delaye- d f Phoenix maintains a game win over lead, however, thanks to a Spokane Monday night. ' Salt Lake skipper Jimy Williams will - send Pat Cristelli to the mound tonight to face lanky Craig Mitchell Mitchell , owns an earlier win over the Gulls in San Jose. Cristelli missed his last start due to a sore back and may not be at 100 percent Z effectiveness tonight. Home run power and relief pitching, the two main ingredients in Salt Lakes three wins during the current series with San , Jose, came to the top again Monday. ' Home runs by Butch Alberts, his 20th, Willie Aikens, his ninth, keyed a ; and four-ruGull explosion in the fifth that proved instrumental in the victory. J The game was tied entering the fifth, one-hal- 3 1 n 2 ti but with one out Salt Lakes leading hitter Bobby Jones reached on an infield single and stole second. Alberts then creamed a Brian Kingman delivery over the left field wall to put the Gulls up by two. Willie Aikens followed Alberts to the plate and crunched a solo homer over the center field fence to make it 5-- Kingman gave way to Rangers standout Jim Umbarger at that point, but Umbarger promptly walked Dickie Thon and Fred Frazier, then allowed a run scoring single to Tom Donohue. A eroundout and an intentional walk to Kim Allen left the bases loaded with two out and Ken Landreaux coming to the plate. It looked like an ideal situation for the Gulls to pad the lead, but with the count full on Landreaux rain forced a delay in the action. When the contest resumed, Umbarger picked Allen off first base on a play obviously planned in the dugout during the rain delay. Fortunately, the pickoff play wasn't instrumental, as the four-ruinning proved to be enough. Lefty Fred Kuhaulua, who took over the Salt Lake pitching chores in the fifth, hurled the rest of the way to record his eighth win against five losses. He is now the leading winner on the Gull staff. Only rough inning for Kuhaulua was the g eighth, when he allowed a triple to Milt Ramirez and a n run-scori- single to Mike Weathers. The Hawaiian born lefty then bore down to retire five batters in a row, however, and send the home folks home happy. Balor Moore was a choice as starting pitcher for Salt Lake, when Stan Perzanowski came down with intestinal flu. Moore allowed two runs on six hits in the first four innings, then allowed a leadoff single and a walk in the fifth before being replaced by Carlos Perez. Perez walked Mark Budaska to load the bases with none out, then issued three straight balls to Gaylen Pitts. Potential gloom changed to happiness moments later, however. Perez got one strike on Pitts, then induced him to hit into a home to first double play. hitting Jerry Tabb. one of the PCLs top batsman, followed Pitts to the plate, and Williams , playing the percentages, brought on southpaw Kuhaulua. The move worked, as Tabb grounded out to first to end the inning. NOTES AND QUOTES: Kuhaulua is a big fan of video tape machines. When he was struggling early in the season, trainer Leonard Garcia took video tape shots of his delivery. Williams and farm club director Tom Sommers studied the tapes and determined Kuhaulua was coming down on the heel of his right foot in the delivery, instead of stretching out and landing on the ball of his foot. Kuhaulua corrected the problem and has been one of Salt Lakes pitching aces ever since. last-minu- Left-hande- d Garner: bewitched and unbeatable ClIASKA, Minn. (UPI) Joanne Garner, new champ of the Borden Classic in Ohio, will have to break a "spell" if she's going to win her third U.S. Womens Open Golf Championship at the Hazeltine Golf Club this week. Camer, who pocketed $12,000 Sunday in the Borden Classic, is the defending U.S. Open champ and she explains she's never successfully defended anything in my life." "Ive got to break that spell," she said. A field of 151 golfers began practice , Hazeltine par-7Monday on the scene of the 1966 U.S. Womens Course Open and 1970 U.S. Mens Open. After three tournament days of practice, the opens Thursday and runs through Sunday. Heavy hitters are expected to have an edge on the long Hazeltine course and -Carner aggressive and sometimes reckless is one of the luosl powerful billers. But Garner, shooting foi her 19th tournament victory, says there are at least half a dozen- other long hitters in the womens ranks now. Another important thing, she said, will be short wedge shots 6,313-yard- - 2 out of the rough" because the women are going to miss some greens. The Open is always special to me, she said. Its not just a putting contest. You have to be good on trouble shots and I guess that's why 1 usually do well in the Open." Besides Camer, veteran Kathy Whitworth, the Sam Snead of womens golf, will be in the running. Like Snead, Whitworth has a lot of experience. Shes won 77 tournaments and piled up $700, IKK) in her pro career. But also like Snead shes never been able to capture the Open title. The closest she ever came in 1971 was second place but then she was seven strokes behind Camer. Sandra Spuzich, who won the open at Hazeltine in 1966 and has won five various tournaments since, is back. She agrees long hitters will have an advantage. network technicians Striking ABC-Tstationed pickets at one entrance to the Hazeltine course. An agreement was reached in which the technicians will picket only the entrance used by ABC personnel. Tactical errors and uncertain winds not the speed of the boats may decide which United States yacht defends the America's Cup. Both problems were in evidence Monday as American contenders Independence and Enterprise split a pair of trial races in Rhode Island Sound. Courageous, the 1974 cup winner, had the day off. Enterprise, skippered by Lowell North of San Diego, Calif., took a commanding lead of more than two minutes in the first race after Independence got caught in light,, shifting winds. The race was called off on the second of six legs with Independence hopelessly behind. In the days second contest. Enterprise botched a starting line maneuver and failed in a scramble to catch Independence, skippered by Ted Hood of Marblehead. Mass. The split meant little change in overall trial standings. The clear leader is Courageous, skippered by Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner, which now holds a 10-- 2 record. In the first race, a vigorous tacking duel prompted Hood to bear off in search of more wind, but that forced him closer to the spectator fleet, which offered less wind and choppier seas and put him 97 seconds behind at the first mark. We had equal boat speed; we just lost it by trying to tack away, H.ood said. John Marshall, sail trimmer for Enterprise, said he also felt the speeds were close. But the first race proved Enterprise is improving its tactics, he said. The winner of the American trials will face a foreign entry in the September finals. Yachts from Sweden, France and Australia begin trials Aug. 4. ATTENTION FISHERMEN! at Diane Ellingson, recent winner of the National Junior Olympic Gymnastics championship, has signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Utah next fall. Diane, who graduated from Olympus High School and competed under the auspices of the Utah Academy of Gymnastics, said she hopes to make the University Games team and compete on a university level internationally, The Universitys gymnastics team was ranked ninth in the nation last year and is scheduled to meet some of the nation's other top teams this year. Coach Greg Marsden said he was very pleased with Dainc's signing. Salt Lake To Elko, Nevada Bicycle Marathon Draws Near Master lock now offers you o powerful new way to protect your home against burglory and fire. Hear about it m a special recorded message. Dial day or night 532-630- 5 A 230 MILE TEAM EFFORT SALT LAKE GULLS Ellingson, top gymnast, signs with Utah COMMERCIAL HOTEL & ELKO TRAVEL BUREAU ANNOUNCES its finest, now in full wmg on tne So. Fork of the Snake Rivet. Fct complete guide service contact Ucwwd feito Ttny Mawfctftef P JO tel 306. Dngg&, Ml. 6)422 Pti. Event? fly Ted Hood, skipper of Independence, rechecks sails prior to America's Cup trials Monday. VS. SAN JOSE MISSIONS TGNiGHT 7:30 KKatMTOKS ft mSO.YwESTTTWPtE The Commercial Hotel and Elko Travel Bureau in conjunction with the Salt Lake City Police Athletic league present the First Annual Great Suit Luke to Elko Bicycle Marathon. Five Teams with 10 members each will participate. i This team pursuit relay race, sanctioned by the Cycling Federation of the U.S., will begin at 6.00 A.M., July 29 at Liberty Park, and will proceed along 9(h South to '9th West, to North Temple and then due West along 180 through Wendovpr to Elko, Nevada. The last rider to cross the finish line at The Elko Chamber of Commerce Building will determine the time for the entire team. There will be a banquet and awurds ceremony provided by the Commercial Hotel for all participants, officials, and their purtners at 7 P.M. Elko time. A revolving team trophy will be awarded to the winning team, as well as certificates to all participants. participants and their families wishing to stay overnight can make reservae tions through F.lko Travel 445 F.ast Second South by Friday, July 22. All Bureau-Telephon- 532-327- Persons interested inquire Athletic League by calling The Elko Travel Bureau, at 328-729- 532-327- 5 4 Police or |
