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Show C SORTS Wall Leads Canadian Open By Two t | i CMMWITZ AL Hurlers byKeySchaal *Gooch’ Is As Sturdy As A Bull Elk Named For | Star Tilt alt snr) a ' RALD aU e ha) | Steady Golf Keeps Art N Some of the guys were talking about Darrell “Gooch” Leetham, the hulking shortstop of Peterson Motors, during his team’s game with Morris Motors at Harmon Park the other League manager Hank Bauer [completed his All-Star team night. turday. by naming It was generally agreed by those discussing Leetham's roster softball talents trat it dil no good to try to intimidate him or eight strong-armed pitchers break up a double play by crashing full force into him at with a combined Earneg Run |Average of 2.44 runs per game. second base. r ‘Crashing into Leetham is like slamming into a bull elk,” ‘The Baltimore skipper, who one of the Harmon Parl softball experts said and he talked named six righthanders and a as if he were speaking from past and sad experience. “A guysliding hard into second may move the bag around pair of southpaws, had named some, but ‘Big Gooch’ never budges an inch. , tine reserves Friday to fill in “And look at the way he plays back on the edge of the, behind the original eight men shortstop than any other “Hosen by the league’s players. outfield . League president Joe Cronin player in the league. 7 “ft sure makes a guy-mad when he gets thrown out at announced the A.L. hurlers for! first base by ‘Gooch.’ But he’s got a great throwing arm the 38th mid-season classic July 11 at Anaheim,Calif. ~that’s for sure.” Softball fans claim the Morris Motors club this year isn’t Topping the mound corps the scourge of Provo Major Softball League it has been for were Jim McGlothlin of the the past several seasons, ‘Angels, who boasts the leagie’s Gone from the powerhouse Morris team of past years af€|owest ERA—1.68, and lanky stars like Newell Sargent Phil Oyler, Gary. Earnest and Berdean Jarman. | strikeout leader Jim Lonborg of “Sargent, without-doubt, fas the best shortstop. in the) Boston. Jeague for the past several years,” one fan remarked the other The rest of the pitchers night.” In fact, he was one of the better shortstops in the state. include Jim (Catfish) Hunter of “Oyler was a great long-ball clutch: hitter, while Earnest! Kansas City, Minnesota’s Dean was a top pitcher and as tough a competitor as you'll find) Chance, Gary Peters and Joe| | anywhere, ‘Horlen of league-leading Chica“Jarman, of course, was-a pretty fair catcher. “So, you_can see when the team lost these guys it lost the G0, Cleveland’s Steve Hargan and Al Downing of New York. ‘guts’ of the club. And since Morris isn’t the terror of the league it opte was, Bauer did not indicate whom the league is much better balanced this year and that fact he planned to start against the| § pleases Phil Lott, city softball director, no end. ational League sluggers in ‘hopes of cutting their four-game It's A Better Title Race victory string, It marks the! « “With Morris no longer dominating’ the league scene the first All-Star team for McGloth‘way it used to,” he pointed, “it makes for a better title race lin, Horlen, Hargan, ‘Downing and Lonborg. and helps create moreinterest in the boys.” of competitive softhall players, Reed Boshard, A B-year-old righthander, a catcher for Peterson Motors, doesn’t have to take a back MeGlothlin has spun five seat to anybody when it comes to aggressive, all-out play. shutouts. in running up seven In going after a foul fly the other night, Boshard reached so far over the ferice along the third base line that he teetered victories. Four rainouts when he ‘on his stomach on the barrier for asecond or two before he was due to pitch prevented a finally toppled to the ground on the other side, doing a head- more glittering record, YUGOSLAVIA’S NICOLA PILIC jumps the net wth joy after defeating Australia’s secondHunter was named to the stand in the process. seeded Roy Emerson, 64, 57, 63, 64 in the men’s singles of the Sist Wimbledon Tennis “There's one thing you can.say about that Boshard—he’s Championships at Wimbledon, England, The stunning upset victory moved the Yugoslav announcer said as Reed Seareae did not pitch. At into the quarter finals. (Herald-UPI Cablephoto) ib! 1, he’s youngsst hurler on ithe staff. | BOSTON (UPH) — American | In Front of Pro Pack | MONTREAL(UPI)—Art Wall|rich Canadian jJr., playing unspectacular but! $30,000). | steady golf, fired a one-under| prize |par_70 Saturday to remain two| Allan Henning, who had a 67, | shots.in front of the field with a TommyAaron, England’s ‘Tony |S4-hole score of 207 in the Jacklin and* Julius Boros, who | $200,000 Canadiai“Qpen Championship. Golf/had a 69. Wall did some scrambling The 43-year-old Pocono Man-|himself, carding four birdies, or, Pa., pro started the day two|three bogeys and 11 pars. strokes in front and finished! “I was very happy to shoot 70 that way, but it took aj today,” Wall said. “Actually, 1 combination of skill, luck and’ didn’t think I played as well adversity to keep himelf there. today.” With three holes to play, Wall! The normally undemonstrahad dropped back to second tive Wall, a bespectacled 43place, two shots behind playing year-old veteran of 18 years on partner Dale Douglass who was the pro circuit, showed his first sailing along six under par for real emotion of the tournament the tournament and three under! when he holed a 25-footer on the for the round. |17ih and the crowd of several Then disaster struck the 31-. thousands fans responded with a year-old: Oklahoman. deafening cheer Douglass tripled-bogeyed the) Wall doffed his cap, spread bugaboo par-3 17th while Wall his arms andgrinned from ear- holed a 25-foot putt for a deuce. '-€ar. Douglass, still visibly upset over| Wall was sympathetic about his misfortune, also bogeyed the| Douglass’ disaster and told a par18h when he overshot the} Press conference afterward that green and three-putted. In the ‘there's no doubt Dale would be space of three holes, Wall|!eading the tournament” if it moved from two shots back of] Wasn't for the 17th. the current leader to two! “He was just plain unlucky. | strokes ahead of everyone, | He got himself injail and just | With rounds of 67-70-70, Wall| couldn't get out,” Wall said. |now is two shots in front of| Before 1 putted I said to | Steve Reid, a 30-year-old little-| Gardner Dickinson (the other jknown pro who fired a 69 memberof the threesome) that Saturday for a 209, Three shots|I’d really like to get down in t } back of the leader were Charlie|‘W0.’. He told me, ‘Just_ tink Sifford, who has made a habit|You are going to do it and you of scoring well in the Canadian| Will.” There's no doubt about it. Open, lanky Al Geiberger and ee the turning point,” he added. Billy Casper. Sifford shot a four-under 67 Saturday while Geiberger had a 68 and Casper an even par 71. Four shots back was Gene Littler, the 1965 Canadian’ winner who had the best round of the day, a five-under.par 66) that matched first round leader Laurie Hammer’s opener, Hammer, who slipped to a 74) By United Pres Baseball Standings International |Friday, skied to a 77 in the) (night games not included) |third round and was bunched National With nine others at 217. Tied with Littler at 211 were|s+ touisg ni ae 2 Jack Nicklaus, the U.S. Open| chicago 4429 603% Champion who had a one-under ti 70 after rounds of 69 and 72\c., Fran 43°34 558 3% 4035 583 5% on the final two holes, Douglass\philadeiphia ee ae a 33 40 452 11% Don January and hard-luck /attanta Several Seeded Players Douglass. Despite his nightmare pittsburgh Upset in Wimbledon.Play (first Ted with Palmer at 212 are 3836 SU 7 9696 38.37 500 8 486 9 With the biggest jon the estimated record. Canadian] New Yark ae ay, ‘Open crowd of 30,000 ch WIMBLEDON, England)so violently Mary Ann Eisel of St, Louis, him on, Palmer’ could Saturday’s Results (UPI)—Thomas Koch, a Brazi'Mo., also came up with the fashion nothing better: than &/Chicago 6 Cincinnati 3 lian’. southpaw, Saturday cli-' game of her life to eliminate} ‘one-under 70. Arnie, who won maxed the most remarkable seeds out of the singles, fifth-seeded Nancy Richey of his first pro tournament in this in the league—1.%. run of upsets on a single day in Aes most ener of the San Angelo, Tex., 97, 3-6, 6-4 event 12 years ago, would like ‘San Francisco at Philadelphia ~ ne Wimbledon Gon victories went to little Rosema- and she beat the Texan at her to celebrate his 50th tournament night He and Peters, who was on the the history of the championshi,ips by beating] ty Casals of San Francisco, ‘own tactics—baseline duels. 1964 team but , hay triumph with a repeat in the Los Angeles at Houston night backboned Postetaes ‘jo|Highly favored Charley Pasarell| Calif, who scored what she “Isn't that something,” Sunday’s Probable Pitchers the top of the AL standings. | Puerto Rico, 64, 46, #6, 64, described as the greatest win of grinned the 20-year-ol4 blonde All Times EDT after the match. “It’s the first Ken Fletcher, seeded sixth. The selections give Bauer) Koch eliminated © Pasarell, eadedMa Buer ins il, time I've beaten her.” They play each other in the ‘Cincinnati Nolan 6-2 at Chicago Jenkins 10-5, 2:15 p.m. quarterfinals. last in the|2462, 62. Once thefirstset Britain’s husky southpaw Rohis motiier replied, “Oh, I guess about our players oom both: Minee0-| America’s While reputations were fall- Atlanta Cloninger 2-3 at Pitts‘men’s singles, in a duel of| was out of the way, the 18-yearthe gas it takes to heat the water.” €| serves and placements in which old American never rélaxed the ger Taylor had the center court’ ing, defending champion Billie rg h youngster came back, “for 10 cents more the Puerto Rican never WaSipressure and the three-time Jean King of Long Beach, Sisk 5-6, 1:35 a.m, I can go swimming and get twice as clean!” the! able to produce the game that Wimbledon champion hurried , took only 35 minutes to ‘Los Angeles Singer 2-3 at HousYes, his mother gave the money to go swimming. defeat Lea Pericoli of Italy 6-1, ton gave him an opening day\nerself into many errors, ington and Kansas City added So, Coach Hudspeth, if you're interested in- a thinking ‘surprise victory over top-seeded y 62. The Californian joined 'Blasingame 2, 3 pm. Cliff Drysdale of South Africa, quarterback for the Cougars along 1974~or 1975, contact me ‘one player each. ManuelSantana of Spain. Was HalfwayThere Misses Casals and Eisel in the St. Louis Hughes 7-3 and : real fasi . The National League holds a Pasarell’s departure, a sensa-/ Roy Emerson of Australia, the fifth seed, 3-6, 11-9, 6-4, 46, eight along with Kathleen Carlton 5-5 at New York HendAfter’ all a kid with this kind of signal-calling potential 19-17-1 advantage in the All-Star tion on any other day, became|the second seed and heavy 6-4 in a three-hour cliffhanger. last Harter* of Seal Beach, Calif., Jey 2-1 and Lamabe 01, 2, 1:05 might be gobbled up eal quick. The Mighty Fell series, having won eight of the just another shock in a run of|betting favorite fell to Nicola who beat p.m. upsets as the old order changed|Pilic of Yugoslavia 6-4, 57- 6-3, Australia’s Judy Tegart, who Australia 62, 4-6, 6-1. last nine games, San Francisco Sadecki 20 at 6-4 and with his defeat a tennis ‘has finally found her form this The men’s quarter final Philadelphia Boozer 20 or L, dream ended. year, hammered out seventh, matches take place Monday,the Jackson $8, 1:35 p.m. ‘Thirty-year-old Emerson_was seeded Annete Van Zyl of South women’s the following day. Monday’s Games For the fourth day ina row making perhaps his last try at Africa 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, San Francisco at New York is grand slam of the No one could ever recall so the grounds of the All-England the tennis night ench, Wimbledon: imany seeds departing on one Club were jammed Les‘oh Angeles at Pittsburgh ait = : “Hills” crowns, day ginre ceeds were introduced, capacit z ni 4 two Teft bringing the first Weon's ~. achieved only twice before in: ‘27 years ago. The Cincinnati atSt. nignt meee By United Press International ping the Indians 6-1 in the com- NEW YORK (UPI)—There’s for a couple of days while I’m’ Risto. Hel had already collect- in the last eight of the men's) a record 165,000. Some had Only games sched here,” Maris said, “I don't have ed the Australian and French) ane are Australians John] queyed all night for seats for Barry Moore, the Washington un ofthe game suspended weombe, seeded third, and! Saturday’s matches, to put up with it Aa titles this year. Senators’ sophomore pitcher, Asked about the fan reaction was sailing along on a two-hit s New York 6-81, Louis 4 Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 2 ghee TKO Win To Retain Crown a SAN JUAN, PR. (UPL)— Carlos Ortiz retained his World’ ii z Lees, “Jandeight age : it # Ee theyre very good.”” Rich Nye Pitches, Hits Chicago S2Se2esseess BESSSSRESREr Roger Maris Has Changed Granily While In St. Louic. _Ldostealian, E22 Ee Twins Nip Moore's Bid Far Shutout: Win 4.0... ‘Minnesota ‘The comment was then made Cleveland that it was a shame that life California couldn’t have been this way in New York for Maris. New York “There’s no way it could have Kansas City the eighth inning enabled ‘the been this way in New York,”he By United Press International save in as many games, ‘ ‘San Francisco Giants to defeat Washington The Chicago Cubs continued; | Shortstop Dal Maxvill booted replied. Saturday’s Results the , Philadelphia Phillies 32) their assault on the rest of the two ground balls in the seventh Plagued by injuries—and he Balto § Cleve 1 emplin of Fri Saturday night behind the eightwas not too subtly accused of| National League by winning! inning to permit the New York spnd gme is their fifth game in a row Sat- ‘Mets to score two unearned runs ‘hit pitching of Mike McCormick Cleveland 6 Baltimore 0 a Frank 5 ‘urday behind the pitching and and defeat the first-place st,|and hitting of Rich Nye as they. Louis Cardinals 6-4, Mike Shan- Hart’s game-winning hit fol- regular game Minnesota 4 Washington 0 downed the Cncinnati Reds non had given the Cardinals a) lowed an error by third Chicago at Detroit night Richie Allen and a 6-3. 4-2 lead in the fourth by blasting baseman |>8S' Nye doubled in the seventh a two-run homer off starter single by Willie Mays and gave Boston at Kansas City twilight New York at California: night and came around to score the} Dennis Bennett, Hal Reniff, ‘McCormickhis ninth victory of! Sunday’s Probable Pitchers winning run on Glenn Beckert’s making his first National Leag the season aganst three losses. All Times EDT single. The , young lefthander’ appearance, pitched one-hit ball MeCormick had doubled with} American League worked 7 and two-thirds innings, over the last three innings to) one out in the third inning and Washington Coleman 45 at scored the Giants’ first run on’ he gained credit for his seventh gain his first win of the season, Jim Davenport's bloopsingle to Minnesota victory in 10 decisons. Mack Jones’ double in the! Chance 10-6, 2, 2 p.m. cent ter. The Cubs, now only % game out of frst place, have been oft ninth inning drove in Felipe The Phillies rallied for two New York Downing 8-5 at Calia rampage for the last month, Alou from first base with the Tuns in the bottom of the eighth: fornia winning 12 out of 13, took an’ ‘winning run as the’ Atlanta on Billy Cowan’s single, a wild’ McGlothlin 7-2, 4 p.m. Braves went on to beat the pitch on a third strike that Chicago Peters 10-3 at Detroit islumping Pittsburgh Pirates 42, permitted Allen to reach first Sparma 8-1, 1:30 p.m. Clete Boyer’s single knockedin and singles by Don Lock and) Boston Waslewski 1-0 at KanJones with fourth Atlanta pinch-hitter Tony Gonzalez. sas City age’s clout with Lee run as Pittsburgh suffered its Linzy yielded the single by Hunter 8-5 2:30 p.m. jon base, im seven games. Gonzalez but then retired Cleveland McDowall 46 at BalThe Reds tied the game in Johnny Callison and Johnny timo: re Dillman 43, 5:30 p.m. Briggs to end the threat. Monday’s Games Rick Wise, who scattered five hits before leaving-for-a pinch-|New. York at Minnesota night jyear in the eighth gavereliever| hitter in-the-seventh, suffered Detroit at California night ~~ Chuck Hartenstein the cushion his sixth loss against two wins. }Baltimore at Chicago night Cubs To Fifth Win In A Row, 6-3 |