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Show Page 8—THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Thursday, June 14. 1979 Astros’ Niekro, Reds’ LaCoss Keep Winning Streak Alive By United Press Irternatioral Joe Niekro continues to flutter one step ahead of Mike LaCoss Niekro. Houston's knuckleball artist captured his ninta straight victory West. “Butit feels great to be doingit with a first-place club. The guys are playing great behind me with their defense and the waythey're getting me runs. They're getting me runs early and then I can go with the knuckler Wednesday when the Astros took a 4-3 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies LaCoss, Cesar Cedeno drilled three runscoring singles to aid Niekro, who scat tered nine hits and struck out seven in who won only four games last year, went five inningsto notch his eighth consecutive decison without a breaking the cot loss as the Cincinnati Reds posted a 4-1 utive win streak of eight games he shared with Don Wilson Cedeno stroked singles in thefirst and third innings to score Terry Puhl. who singled and stole second on both occasions. Art Howe lined his third victory over the New York Mets. “It feels good to have the winning streak,” said Niekro, who boosted his record to 10-2 and kept the Astros in first place in the National League homer off starter Dick Ruthven, 64 and Cedeno added his third RBI single fm the fourth inning The Phillies scored in the third on a throwing error by right fielder Jeff with stiffness in his elbow afterfive innings Leonard and pushed across single runs some good pitchesin key situations in the fourth —on a bases-loaded wild pitch — and eighth inning, on Bake McBride's sacrifice fly “T chink that wasthe best knucklebail Thad all year said Niekro. ‘You have to have something extra to beat this team. I threw about 75 percent knucklers.” LaCoss, a 23-year-old righthander. al. lowed only one hit before departing I'm not surprised to be 8-0." said LaCoss. ‘I'ma good pitcher. I might be fortunate to be 8-0 but I feel I've made ‘I like to challenge hitters,” he said I don’t like to pick around. When you pick around you get behind andthat’s bad for any pitcher I’m notestablished but I’m respected Reliever Tom Hume came on for LaCoss and held the Mets to onehit over the final four innings to earn his second save. George Foster snapped a 1-1 tle in the fifth inning with an RBI single off New York starter Tom A’s Mike Norris Fails in No-Hit Bid Again ByUnited Press International Twice he has made a run at the record book and twice he hasfaltered in thelate innings. This time,it vas the flu that prevented Mike Norris from the honor of pitching a no-hitter “My stamina seemed to give out around the fifth inning,’’ admitted Nor- Cleveland Indians rebounded for a 6-4 triumph over the Oakland A's. “T hadn't pitched in 10 days because of the flu’’ continued Norris ‘and | felt very weak. I wanted to go as hard and as long as I could butI'velost 10 pounds in the last week and I didn't have the strength.” Andre Thornton belted a three-run ris after pitching a no-hitter for seven innings Wednesday night before the homer to highlight a six-run eighth in- Red Sox Gets Watson, SendScoft fo Royals KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) — For the second time in his 13-year career, George Scott is a former member of the Boston Red Sox. And he couldn't be happier. “I couldn't believe it when I heard it,” said Scott, who was sent across the hall Wednesday to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for NBAOkays 3-Point Field Goal WASHINGTON (UPI) — It appears the NBA will put a three-point Premium next season on shots made from beyond 22 feet, but will not attemptto establish a farm system for at least another year. The league's coaches voted 15-5 Wednesday at the league’s annual meetings in favor of the three-pointfield goal and favored 13-7 making a four-point play ble if a player is fouled in the act of making a successful three-point shot. A proposal to establish a working agreement with the Continental Basketball Association was referred to a committee of general managers. The group won't be able to assemble information in time for next week's meeting of the NBA Board of Governors outfielder Tom Poquette. “You hope for somethinglike this. Most of the time when you go in and demand something, they send you to Oakland.” Scott, 35, had become unhappy in Boston and demanded to be traded after manager Don Zimmerbenched thesluggin, first baseman May29 following 2 S-for-26 stretch “The Boomer’ became expendable when the Red Sox acquired first baseman Bob Watson from Houston about an hour before the Scott trade was announced. “Tm better off now than I was,” said Scott, who had only been to bat three times (all as a inchhitter) since he was enched. ‘These guys have won twodivision titles (actually three) in a row. Boston hasn’t won any divisions. I'm ready to play. You've got to be when you haven't played for three weeks. I'm just anxious to get going and et in the good we, I now I can contribute to this ballclub.” The Royals acquired Scott in an effort to strengthen their righthanded power hit! ning. powering the Indians to victory After being held hitless over thefirst seven innings by Norris — wholost a no-hit bid last month to Baltimore when Gary Roenicke hit a seveith inning triple — pinch hitter Jim Norris triggered the eighth-inning uprising by breakinguptheno-hitter with a triple whowill relinquish control of the team when Sparky Anderson takes over Thursday night Brewers 5, Rangers 4 Sal Bando snapped a 3-3 tie with an eighth-inning homer, enabling the Brewers to halt a four-game losing streak with a decision over Texas. Pinch hitter Ron Hassey scored Nor- ris with a sacrifice fly and Paul Dade followed with a single. Dave Heaverlo replaced Norris and was greeted by Toby Harrah's single. After Bobby Bonds singled home Dade, Bob Lacey replaced Heaverlo and Thornton drilled his eigath homer into the left-field stands. Dave Rosello tripled home Rick Manning with thefinal run. “Norris had our hands tied for a while there,"’ said Thornton. ‘When he finally left we knew anything could happen. This shows how fast our team is capable of striking.” Dave Revering hit a two-run double to trigger a three-run first inning for the A’s and Derek Bryant singled home the final Oakland run in the sixth Clevelandstarter Wayne Garlandsnapped a three-game losing streak and posted his third victory in 10 decisions while Laceylost his fourth gameinfive decisions. Hausman 0-1, and the Reds added two more runs in the sixth on a single by Cesar Geronimo. a walk ic Rick Aueibach a sacrifice by Correil and Junior Kennedy's two-run single In other NL games, Montreal beat Atlanta 4-1, San Diego got past Pittsburgh 3-2, Los Angeles held off St Louis 9-8 and Chicago edged San Francisco 32 in 10 innings. ‘xpos 4, Braves | Steve Rogers tossed a six-hitter and Montreal parlayed errors by Bob Horner and Jerry Royster into two fourth - inning runs as the Expos moved backinto first place in the NL East Rogers,6-3, walked two and struck out six in pitching his sixth complete game. Rick Matula, 3-5, suffered the loss. Padres 3, Pirates 2 Bob Owchinko and Rollie Fingers combined on a sevenhitter and Fernando Gonzalez banged out four hits, including a two-run homer, to spark the Padres. Owchinko, 3-2, went eight innings before giving way to Fingers, who picked up his ninth save. Bruce Kison, 3-3, was tagged with the loss. Dave Winfield delivered a Tun-scoring single in the third inning to give him 54 RBI — tops in the league Dodgers 9, Cardinals & Davey Lopes belted his career-hign 18th homer, knocked in three runs and extended his hitting streak to 17 games to pace a 14-hit attack which knocked St Louis out offirst place in the East Division. Rick Sutcliffe. 7-4, scattered 12 hits over 8 2-3 innings but needed relief help from Terry Forster during a wild ninth-inning comeback bythe Car. dinals. Keith Hernandez began the seven-run ninth with an RBIsingle and Tony Scott belted a grand-slam homer A two-run single by Templeton brought the Cardinals within a run, but Forster struck out Lou Brockto end therally Cubs 3, Giants 2 Bando led off the eighth with his fourth homer and Milwaukee added an insurance run when Gorman Thomasfollowed with a double and Sixto Lezcano singled Blue Jays 9-2, Angels 8-10 Willie Aikens belted a grandslam homer and Don Aase scattered nine hits to pace California to its nightcap win. In the opener, Rick Cerone doubled in the winning runin the eighth inning after California had tied the score with seven runs in the seventh. Twins 8, Yankees 7 Regular designated hitter Hal McRaeis on the 15day disabled list because of a nagging injury to his Rookie Dave Edwards slugged a tworight shoulder and is run homer-with two out in the seventh scheduled to undergo an inning tolift Minnesota to victory over examination Monday by NewYork. Pete Redfern, 3-0, picked up Dr. Frank Jobe in Los the win and Mike Marshall recorded his Angeles. 14th save “Supposing Jobe says Red Sox 11, Royals 3 to McRae Mondaythathe Light-hitting Larry Wolfe, getting a can't play for the rest of rare starting assignmentin place ofinthe year?” said Kansas jured Butch Hobson. belted a pair of i mi aware that an opposite-fieid tri City Manager Whitey solo homers and Gary Allenson ripped Herzog. ‘We'd be in bad ple ruined the no-hitters both times,’ his first career grand slam to power shape. People would have said Norris. Boston over KansasCity. us over a barrell. Tigers 7, Mariners 3 Orioles 8, White Sox 7 Billy Smith lined a run-scoring dou“There's nothing wrong Ron LeFlore cracked a bases-loaded ble with two out in the 10th inning to with Boomer. He just triple to key a five-run fourth inning wantsto play.” sending Detroit to its fourth straight rally Baltimore to a victory over Scott did not get into victory with a triumph over Seattle. Chicago. keeping the Orioles one game his first gamein a Royals The win was Detroit's second in a row in front of the Boston Red Sox in the uniform Wednesday night for interim manager Dick Tracewski, American League East but he said Herzog told him that he wouldstart at first base Friday in Milwaukee. ALBUQUERQUE, cle without permission decided not to prosecute “Whitey told me I'd be N.M. (UPI) — A Univer- fora trip to his hometown ‘age, who has since their first basemanuntil I sity of New Mexico of- in the midwest. returned the car. Page proved I couldn't play.” ficial confirmed WednesHowever. the autotheft told police he borrowed said Scott. day the NCAA was in- report wascancelled this the vehicle while his own Poquette, a 27-year-old vestigating the reported week by Alan Summers, car wasbeing repaired at spare outfielder who had unauthorized use of alux- sales manager for the Galles. spent the last three ury car by a basketball dealer, the Galles Co. It seasons with the Royals, recruit. was Summers who had did play against his An official of a local originally filed the auto former teammates — car dealerlast weekfiled theft report. ing in in the second an auto theft report with When Summers dropinning when center police, alleging UNM the complaint. the fielder Fred Lynn left the. basketball player Kenny ernalillo County game with back spasms. Page had taken the vehi- District Attorney's office NCAAInvestigates New Mexico DearDad, Uoue the best! Desk sets from Cross are the finest you can give. Single and double bases in onyx, brass, black crystal, walnut and burgundy color-crest From $50.00 to $110.00. CROSS DESK SET! (UTAH OFFICE SUPPLY } 377-5170 225-9529 ©" 489-7469 373-2430 69 E. Center, Provo 748 S. State, Orem 191 S. Main, Springville 595 S. University, Provo WBZCOMmMI Factory Buy-Out! 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