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Tuesday October 11. 1977 Sutton,ooo Named to Open Series V YORK (UPI The Yankees and the Los Ange y Series history, meetin the fir st a best-of-seven playoff for the hampionship tonight with each banking on his ‘money in Sutton, a Yankee Ifilled his lifetime t July's All-Star Game during petition Sutt record National L ‘ompet Series while Gullett the Cincinnat Reds Series competition with sthan anyon Sutton’s most recent eves The aS a sterling 7-1 victory over the in the second Don Gullett 4Vvatts and he doesn't Dodgers are 6-5favorites for the first game and a 13-10: choice to win the Series Both pitehérs have a reputationof be- in post- s his adrenalinflowing regular-season competition ing at their best in post-season com: 38 full of s and 0 he World Drysdale and Sandy Koufax. | e set up so both —_Be ‘ause of thetradition s wo team the players best pitchers t sides were ared ready for appy about the matchup 1 was hoping for the Yankees and has won more the history of the Los Angeles trai ise.” Said Dodgers We Beuiinit Manager Torr Lasorda amr will start for the Dodgers, while the Yankees will counter with left-hander but thereare f Gullett to I think it’s much more fun to pitch Manage arinwe OUT must productive pl however, this will be work and not play that I app than I de proach logistically. Martin's: sta rom theplayofl a but there isn’t anyone who would enjoy it more than me Sutton make Billy : is so hat he '8 Martin. who complained last year about the week's layoff between the d of the playoffs and th artofthe 1S t! The All- seven tines previously competition 4 6-2 the waitingperiod S now too As of right now, it’s Gullett Martin said. “I've got five months to not emotionally. feel 100 per cent now nt think any pitcher goes out cent very « pede an with what you have on any given da The Yankees and Dodgers have me set up my starting rotation for the play- with U But e in World Series Yankees holding have been in 1963 — since Dodg s when werein spring train. Florida this year.” said Dod. gers’ first baseman Steve Garvey, “{, s a classic World Series with a lot of nostalgia connected with it. T think we're a better teamall the wayaround with better pitching and a well-rested bullpen. To show his respect for the Dodgers club, Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner invitedtheir entire ->ad and their wives to lunch at a posh Los Angel ept that Series. four games to none. hind a couple of pitchers named Don restaurant this afternoon Thegoodfeelings will end tonight Series Matchup Called ‘Baseball's Greatest’ NEW YORK (UPI) Steve Garvey, a one-time batboy for both World Series rivals and sometimes known as the "Gee Whiz Kid” of the Los Angeles Dodgers. believes the 1977 matchup with the New York Yankees “is the greatest attraction baseball has to offer as a batboy for the Yankees, Garvey said, “I remember the humor of Yogi Berra and that they always conducted themselves with class.’ The Dodgers gave Brooklyn its only world championship with a seven-game victoryover the Yankees 5, withleftfielder Sandy Amorosturningin one “Probably at least one-third of the people in the of the Series’ most memorable catchesto save the country and maybe the world are Dodger or Yankee seventh game. With Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale heading the Los Angeles pitching staff, the Dodgers blitzed the Yankees in four straight in 1963, yielding a total of four runs. fans in one form or another,” said Garvey, one of four Dodgers to hit at least 30 homers during the National League season, a major league record ‘They're looking at this ‘omething special Thope we makeit something special for them.” The Dodger-Yankee rivalry began in 1941 when NewYork City had three major league teams — the current San Francisco Giants were the third — and produced some of the most exciting Series ever played. The teams have met eight previous times, with the Yankees winning six times and the Dodgers. onceas a representativeof Brooklyn in 1955 and once for Los Angeles in 1963 I haven't seen thempersonally except in spring training, but the Yankees seem to have a quality team. Garvey said “They seem more powerful than Kansas City They nave some powerhitters in Reggie Jackson The 1941 Series produced the memorable Mickey Owen passed ball. The Dodger catcher was charged with a ed ball on a third strike to Tommy. Henrich which would have ended the fourth game. Instead, the Yankees rallied to win the game and take the Series in five games The1947 Series was highlighted by Cookie Lavagetto's pinchdouble in the ninth inning which won the gamefor the Dodgers and deprived Bill Bevensof a no-hitter, plus a sensational catch byleft-fielder Al Gionfriddo which robbed Joe DiMaggio of a possible homerin the sixth game The Yankees wonthe Series in seven games, with Joe Pagestarringin relief in the final game The Yankeeseasily defeated a “flat” Dodger team and Graig Nettles and are kinda like the Phillies with in 1949, four games to one, and then won tremendous struggles in 1952 and 1953. Allie Reynolds starred as a “During spring training I was hoping the seasor starter and reliever in both Series and current New York Manager Billy Martin batted 500 and singled home the winning run in the final gamein 1953 Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt,” Garvey added. would wind up with a Dodger-Yankee World Series There is a lot of nostalgia connected with it I think we're the better team all the way around. I think we havebetter pitching and a well-rested bulIpen.” Asked what he recalls most about his experiences in Series history — and the Yankees’ comeback to win the Series after losing thefirst two games has never lost in post-season competi- ne < ite. tion, will be on the mound whenthe 1977 World Series opens in New York tonight. Gullett’s choice as the starter for the Yankees has been questionedsincehein- NEW YORK (UPI) — Although the Sports Editor RX-Stay Tough and Keep Smiling! When BY athletic trainer touchdown passes thrown, 55, emeritus Rodney Kimball spoke at Dr. record set by Danny White, Arizona R. Wendell Vance's funeral services in State, 1971-73. Provo yesterday, he recalled that In four gamesthis fall, the Splendid whenever anathlete had a leg or arm Slinger completed more than 60 perplaced in a cast he would always ask cent of his passes and passed for an “Doc”’ to autograph it and Dr. Vance amazing 16 touchdowns. an average of would always write: "Stay tough and four per game. keep smiling.” But, today, the name Gifford Nielsen Stay tough and keep smiling! brings to mind the picture ofa tall Dr. Vance's prescription goes right young man, his left knee encased in a to the heart of the world of fun and cast, his collegiate career over. games Nielsen wasinjured late in the fourth This week two of America’s great quarter against Oregon State last sporting institutions — college football Saturday and underwent surgery late and the World Series sharethedaily that night. Out for the season with headlines seven gamesstill to play there is no Think about this chance that Gifford can win the BYU quarterback Gifford Nielsen Heisman or repeat as All-American Now, with Yankees’ Manager Billy spotlight in the first game of the World Martin finding his depleted pitching Series will be focused on his million- staff in a state of crisis, Gullett has dollar free agent pickups, Reggie hecome the first-gamestarter out of Jackson and Don Gullett, this isn't ex- desperation ‘T have to feel 100 per cent now," aclly the way George Steinbrenner said Gullett. “I don’t think anypitcher planned it Steinbrenner, the New York goes out there 100 per cent very often Yankees’ principal owner whospent $3 Youdothe best with whatyou’ ve goton million to land Jackson and another any given dayand hopefor the best.” Jackson, whose season-long battles $1.7 million for Gullett last winter, can take pride in the fact that his heavyin- with the press, his teammates, and yestment has produced another Martin — not to mention flyballs — American League championship. But culminated in a benching for Monday the troubled waters which surrounded night's pennant-clinching 5-3 victory his two high-priced superstars over the Royals, looked upon the Series throughout the season appear to be flowing right into the World Series. Gullett was 14-4 this year, yet missed most of the month of August with a sore shoulder. The same sore shoulder limited him to only two ineffective innings in the Yankees’ opening-game loss to Kansas Cityin the playoffs and also threatenedto end his season early as a final redemption for a most frustrating year. “The biggest reason I want us to win,” said Jackson, ‘‘is to keep everything peaceful with the Yankees and to prove we're human and that we really want to win All year long they've been saying that “Jackson disrupted the club,Billy muchand all that money messed this club up,’” he added. ‘Well, I hope we win so we can dispelall those things.” With right-hander Don Sutton Scheduled to start for the Dodgers, the left-handed-hitting Jackson will be back in his familiar cleanupspotin the Yankeelineup. Martin benched him Mondaynight becauseofhis inability to hit Royals’ lefthander Paul Splittorff But when Splittorff was knocked outin the eighth inning. Jackson delivered a key pinch-hit single that produced a run. ‘T wish I was in there from the beginning.” said Jackson. ‘Myinitial response was one of disappointment But after that, I did what you usually do when you sit on the bench — sit back and root for the guys. No doubt Steinbrenner will be rooting especially hard for his two guys And many fans will think onlyof that the Cougars but in that span he threw tragic aspectto his case when his name comesupas it is bound todo the rest of yards. threw 95 touchdownpasses and As a sophomore he got a “second chance” and brokeinto the starting lineup in the second half of the fourth game of the season when he cameoff the beach to complete10 of 12 passes and bring the Cougars froin two touchdowns behind to a 16 15 win over New Mexico Asa) Cougars victories th to nine by a BYU ball une season Under his leadership the Cougars went to the the year But not Gifford Nielsen He said Every tinfe you go out on thefootball field you have to accept thefact that something like this can happen. Often you'll get the breaks, and there are times when they will go against you Everybody is going to have a setback. andthis happens to be mine candidates for that honor this fall After the first four games of the season, the talented Cougar had set or tied four career WAC records. There were, Best game average yards passing, 224.6, old record was 211.8 by Virgil Carter, BYU, 1964-65, most passes completed, 415, old record was 358 by Gary Sheide BYU, 1973-74; best game average y. eds by passing, 243.9, old record 215.6 by Sheide; and most break” he have a lot to said. but with all this 1 live for | consider myself the luckiest man on the fact of the earth Stay Lough and kee; ‘ Boudreau snapped: hitter I faced was Joe Col Rood SOB I'll get you before the year is out You don’t haveto wait until then,” I hollered Be k at him. ‘T'll take you on n ia laughed at the recollection Inno time at all, Martin cameoutafter Nand the two went at it Next thing I know, I see Bauer has Craft, one of our coaches, in a k and | said to him ‘youstay out ifKast ing ICs between me and Mar emember Independence Day of 1939 a bad Tom Sturdivant started that game for the Yankees and had us beat 5-0 in the fifth inning,’ remembered LaSorda "Suitcase Simpson and Enos Slaughter hit back-to-back home runs and after they did, our manager, Lou Boudreau, said ‘damn,areall of these guys afraid of the Yankees?’ Lasorda, sitting on the bench, heard Boudreau's remark. He had spent the better part of 10 years in the Dodgers’ organization andhecertainly wasn’t intimidated by the Yankees. I'mnot afraid of them,’ he piped up “You mean that?" Boudreau putit Hank Bauer was thefirst hitter up for them in the next inning and I turned him around with @ couple of inside Pitches. also.” LaSorda went on Martin got up on the top step of the dugout and yelled out to me ‘you no vida remembers that while he aniiMiartin were tangling, Martin sud He said to him ‘hey, we Italians when Yankee Stadium, all three ters packed with tear-chocked fans, fell $ and listened to Gehrig's famous been pi for the A’s and Martin, who is managing the New York Yankees now, was playing second base for them. that same inning I did the same thing to Martin eries fever grips us today have It happened during a game between the New York Yankees and Kansas City A’s in 1956. LaSorda was pitching lins iid Lasorda “I turned him around a couple of times andlater in two years later he was dead. the victim 1 may decidedly hostile atmosphere. the tion [could A littlethinglike this won't football team rk LaSorda. who has led Los Angeles to a National League pennantin his first year as manager, was talking about howhe and Martin becamefriendsin a got hot ina few minutes. Boudreau im mediately summoned him into. the game We were losing 7-2 by that time and port the team and make what cc satribn 1) World Series managers Lasorda hustled to the bullpen and Any thoughts of the Heisman Trophy and post-season honors have At the statt withthat of the team to win ball ga been seconary in my mind I set my goal of the seas of ALS But as We Friendship NEW YORK(UPI) Free-for-alls can turn out to be ugly things sometimes. They can also spawn the kind of solid 2lyear-old friendship which exists nowbetweenBilly Martin and Tommy Lasorda, the two rival Sure I do Okay, then,” This year Nielsen was in the limelight before the season. ¢ { two major motion pietures and a started. He was one of five college television special stars the NCAA selected tu make 4 pre But in 1939 he benched himself and season tour designed to promote the leading Cemented Go down to the bullpen and warm up. grand slam homers, batted in 184 runs in a single season and was the subject in 1976, Gifford was one of the Brawl to him squarely Tangerine Bow the first Chureh uitut mn ever Stay tough and keep smiling Now, consider this bid (They earned the rig With the New York Yankees playing team inthe 1974 Fiesta Bow! ing the WAC ch lonship. an in the World Series. old-timers might automatic entry to the bow! remember baseball's Iron Horse Lou For his perto ein 1976 Nielsen Gehrig Gehrig played in 2.130 consecutive was named quarterback on the Foot major league games. hit 28 career ball Writers All-American team college game and s selected Sixth in the Heisman Tropt from nearly all baseball buffs. Martin can't win the big games, George Steinbrenner interferes too 708 passes, completed415, gained 5.833 accounted for three more, hada pass completion percentageof 586 and took part in 871 total plays aes (UPI Telephoto) jured his shoulderin the opening gameof the American Leagueplayoffs. Sutton’s choice, however, has met with approval Spotlight on Jackson, Gullett Marion Dunn played in only 24 consecutive games for © eee MOUND OPPONENTS. Don Gullett (left), who has a 7-2 record in World Series competition, and Don Sutton, who The Yankees’ victory in 1956 was highlighted by Don Larsen’s perfect game — the only perfect game uldn t fight each other like this, you YANKEE STADIUM (NewYork) THE FRIENDLY CONFINES of Yankee Stadiumwill be the sceneof the first two games of the 1977 World Series as the New Yorkers renew their rivalry with the (+1) Dodgers, formerly ‘Dem Bums from Brooklyn’, now proud representatives of Los Angeles t pon sraton, Lasorda cameto ime conclusion We stopped fighting said Lasorda, ind We've but (UPI Telephoto) been friends ever since Good friends He's a super guy and I Wishhit all the luck in the world Wd Series but |