| Show First Of Season The Herald Journal— 5 Legal I'tah Friday May 2 INS McLain Blanks Birds By AL DALY I'PI Sports Writer Denny McLain hurling his first shutout of the season as Detroit blanked Baltimore Thursday night stopped a line drive with his forehead but got up laughing And Jim Notthrup refuted an umpire’s charges 2--0 around him in the infield he assured everyone he was all right and even Joked about it Referring to Ed Runge’s charge that the Tigers were overconfident Northrup said “Overconfident! We’re Just not hitting” Duke Sims' three-ru- n homer made in a recent television capped a four-ru- n ninth inning interview that the Tigers were to pace the Indians to their second triumph in a row over In other American League the Yankees It was only their action Cleveland topped New third victory in 18 games 2 York Minnesota stopped RooUe Charley Manuel drove 1 Seattle Washington nipped home two runs to pace the Boston Kansas City edged Twins to their 13th victory in Chicago 4 in 12 innings and the last 17 games California beat Oakland Manuel scored Ted Uhlaender n 10 innings in the third with a single and d drew a Winner walk in the fifth that foxed in Uhlaender Mclain last year’s winner gave up his first hit in Scores Winning Rnn the fourth inning a wicked shot Washington scored its winning d off the bat of Boog Powell that run on Del Unser’s crashed full force into McLain’s single in the sixth inning for the forehead Although stunned and Senator's seventh victory in the husky eight games obviously shaken Washington scored three in recovered quickly With his teammates gathered the first on Ken McMullen’s 6-- 4-- 7-- 6 5-- 2 bases-loade- bases-loade- er right-hand- Lakers Win homer after a RBI triple by Hank Allen Frank Howard belted his ninth homer of the year in the fifth with one on to knot the game 5 Joe Foy's two-osingle scored Chuck Harrison from second base with the Royals' winning run Kansas City sent the game into extra innings as pinch-hittBob Taylor singled home Jackie Fernandes in the niwi with two out Lew Krausse hit Tom Satria-n- o with a pitch in the 10th inning to force in Jim Fregosi with the winning run as the Angels downed the Athletics With one out in the ninth Fregosi walked and took third two-ru- n Jay Johnstone’s single Rick Reichank was intentionally walked before the winning run crossed the plate California was two outs away from victory in the ninth when Reggie Jackson cracked his seventh homer of the year to tie on the game JOE CARMCELLI Houston Astros downed I'PI Sports Writer nati 44 Don Wilson has extracted his No Love Lost Cincin- pound of flesh The last time the started against Cincinnati the Reds shelled him from the mound while breezing o to a victoty He left the park that night a bitter man not because of the rout but for what he thought to be unnecessary tactics used by the Reds to roll up the score He took his revenge Thursday night pitching the second noright-hand- 14-- Wilson admitted there's no love lost between the Reds and him “I know they don’t like me and I don't like them But then again this isn’t a popularity contest" Elsewhere in the National League Los Angeles blanked 0 San Francisco St Louis 3 San ripped Pittsburgh Diego edged Atlanta 3 and 5-- 8-- 4-- Montreal nipped New York 2 in the only scheduled games hitter of his career and The Astros were held hitless duplicating a feat performed by Jim Merritt until the fourth only the night before by the when Dcug Rader led off with a Reds’ Jim Maloney as the home run They added two 3-- u Allows One Double Sutton allowed only an eighth inning double to Jim Davenport e in choking off a Giant winning streak Tom Haller had a two-ru- n single and Willie Davis and Bill Sudakis had solo homers to lead Los attack Angeles' Jim Hicks had a two-rutriple and Vada Pinson drove in three runs with a double and a sacrifice fly to lead Nelson Briles and St Louis over the nine-gam- 12-h- it Naliooal League West East W L Pet GB Pirates Hicks' triple in the fourth followed' walks to Joe Torre and Tim McCarver and 11 16 Oakland 9 24 Pinson's double came after 13 581 21 Kansu City 10 10 34 Torre walked and McCarver 454 5 10 4 8 9 Chicago singled 429 6 9 5 7 10 California Tony Gonzalez hit a two-ru- n 421 6 6 7 12 368 6 Seattle in the eighth inning to homer J81 7 I Thursday's Results San Diego over the rally West Cleveland 6 New York 2 Braves Gonzalez' homer folW L Pet GB Minnesota 4 Seattle 1 lowed a double by Roberto San Francisco 15 7 682 Kan City 5 Chi 4 twi 12 ins Pena 15 Los Angeles 7 682 Wash 7 Boston 6 night Coco Laboy's sacrifice fly 14 636 Atlanta 8 Detroit 3 Balt 0 night with the bases loaded and one Cincinnati 9 12 428 Calif 3 Oaklnd 2 night 10 ins out in the ninth scored Ron 417 10 14 San Diego Today's Probable Pitchers Brand with the winning run in Houston 5 20 200 lit (All Times EDT) the Expos' victory over the at Boston Detroit (Wilson Thursday's Results Meta Brand ran for Rusty Los Ang 5 San Fran 0 7:30 pm (Siebert Staub who was safe on a Montreal 3 New York 2 at fielder's choice Mack Jones Baltimore (Cuellar St Louis 9 Pitts 3 night 8 New York (Peterson who homered singled and Donn San Diego 4 Atlanta 3 night pm who also had ho- Houston 4 Cinci 0 night Cleveland (Tiant at mered walked to set the stage ( Only gamu scheduled) 7:30 Washington (Paacual for La boy Today's Probable Pitchers pm (Afi Times EDT) and Kansu City (Bunker New York (Gentry at Hedlund at California 2:30 pm and Messersmith Chicago (Selma (Murphy at 2 9 pm Pittsburgh (Ellis 8:05 Montreal (Mortal at Seattle (Barber 10:30 pm Oakland (Nash pm at Philadelphia (Johnson (Only gamu scheduled) 9 pm St LouLi (Washburn Saturday's Gamu Los Angeles (Osteen at Seattle at Oakland 8:05 pm Atlanta (Jarvis Kan City at Cali night San Diego (Kirby at Chicago at Minnesota Pet GB Minnesota W 7 14 667 550 500 471 412 0-- 2-- 3-- 0-- d 117-10- 3-- day-to-da- 17-5- 190-pou- points "If I can play I don't know how effective I'll be" the nine-yea- r NBA veteran Hid West's injury took the edge off the Lakers' impressive player-coac- h more runs in the fifth on a walk Jim Wynn's single and Denis Menke's Double Curt Blefary tripled and scored on Wilson's ucrifice fly in the eighth for Houston's final run The victory was Houston's first in nine gamu and first after 13 consecutive road losses Don Sutton almost Joined the no-h- it parade coming within the Dodgers beat the one hit Giants to tie them for first in the Western Division Award INGLEWOOD Calif (UPD-TLos Angeles Lakers were lettermen — John Pappas only one victory away from Chuck Detwiler Mike O'Shea their first National Basketball and Altie Taylor — and a Association championship today sophomore basketball player but they may have to get the Marvin Roberts Pappas a 1 big win without Jerry West “I don't know whether Jerry senior from Pittsburg Calif can (day or not” Lakers' team had been the starting Aggie physician Dr Robert Kerlan quart erbcck for most of the past uid after the Lakers notched three seasons During his last 4 an impressive victory year he established new career over the Beaton Celtics Thurs- records 'or most pass attempts most most pass completions day night to take a 2 lead in touchdown passes with 16 He y the final series “It's a has compiled an impressive proposition” record in the games he has West the injury-pron- e guard started John is a physical been Los who virtually has the education major Angeles offense in the playoffs For the past two years Detthis season suffered a pulled a wiler right hamstring in the last 2' defensive back from Glendora minutes after pouring in 39 Calif has finished third in victory For the first time in the series Wilt Chamberlain dominated Bill Russell the Celtics’ Astros Shutout Reds Robins presentations Saturday evening beginning at 7:30 in the Chase Fine Arts Concert Hall Finalists for the honor include football he a group of three-yea- r 12th-inni- er The Utah State University Athlete of the Year fa the 1968-6- 9 sports season will be chosen at the annual 5-- ut Wilson Gets Revenge By Game Bui Lose West AtMetfe ®ff Year HJSttJ The defensive points scored Signed recently as a free agent with the Green Bay Packers Detwiler served the past season as one of the Aggie team along with Pappas and tackle Cornell O'Shea a senior from Kansas City Mo played split end and flanker his three years at USU and set a handful of season and career pass receiving records Noted for his shiftiness after catching the ball O'Shea came to USU as a sophomore from Boise (Ida) JC where he was an running back He was a high draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings Both O'Shea and Detwiler Bowl played in the in Tampa Florida Chamberlain pulled down 31 rebounds to 13 for Russell and had a 13-- 7 edge in points West who now is averaging 394 points Li five playoff games against Boston limped off the court with 2:20 remaining He was dribbling the ball up the court when Emmette Bryant of the Celtics tried to make a steal "Bryant really didn't hit me hard" the former West Virginia Taylor another Pittsburg star explained "He Just Calif native is a bumped me In an injury like running back noted especially this your leg just has to be for unusual breakaway ability stretched and while you are a Taylor who recently signed a liLle oIf balance and that's what happens” Johpny Egan tallied 23 while Erickson hit 16 for the winners while Sam Jones the Celtics' guard who will retire after the series made 25 John Havlicek Boston's top scorer in the first four games ST LOUIS Mo (UPI)— Yvan was held to 18 the little rightwinger Coumoyer The seventh game if necesu-r- y scored 43 goals to will be played at the Forum who quietly lead the Montreal Canadians in Monday night the regular seison is getting a little reckless in the Stanley John Pappas Marv Roberts Chuck Detwiler lucrative contract with the Detroit Lions possesses numerous kickoff and punt return records in addition to having accounted for 3925 total offensive yards during his career He played in the North-South game in Miami All-St- Florida Roberts the only nonfootballer of the group is a 8 from Brooklyn N Y who recently completed his first basketball season as the sixth leading scorer in the nation Marvin averaged 276 points in 27 games the best ever record by a sophomore at USU He was named to the Helms Foundation team and the Look Magazine 6-- -- seven team C 5-- Optioned PAUL MINNEAPOLIS-S- T ( UPI )— Relief pitcher Dick Bates was optioned by the Seattle Pilots Thursday to their Vancouver farm club in the Pacific Coast League Bates posted an unenviable 2649 earned run record in 1 3 innings this 2-- season Canadiens Take Third Game 0 Koosman Will Rejoin Mets NEW YORK (UPD— Lefthander Jerry Koosman of the New York Mets is expected to rejoin the club in Chicago Saturday after finding out there was nothing seriously wrong with his arm Koosman was removed from the lineup in Tuesday night's game at Montreal after complaining of numbness in his pitching arm He returned to New York and was given a complete examination including Cup playoffs Coumoyer and linemates Jean Beliveau and Dick Duff are demolishing and demoralising the St Louis Blues That line has accounted for exactly half of Montreal’s goals as the mighty Canadiens with a win in St Louis Thursday night have taken a 0 bulge in games in the cup finals “There's no question that we're the better team" Duff uid "They were ready for us and we're beating them" Duff shrugged when asked about the pass that caught St Louis goalie Jacques Plante out position and helped to give the Canadiens a 34) lead in the second period "He's done that kind of thing 4-- 0 3-- 4-- before" Duff Mid “It worked perfectly" The Canadiens’ perfect pass- and lightning skating for 60 minutes overshadowed Rogatien in Vachon's first shutout Stanley Cup goalie topped 29 St Louis shots he appeared to have a relaxing evening while watching most of the action at the other end of the rink the Serge Savard scored winning goal as esrly as 12:34 of the first period Jacques Lemaire's goal at 1:16 of the second period quieted the record crowd of 16338 raucous Blues' fans and Duffs two scores in the second and third periods left only a slim chance for the Blues this year The Canadiens bould sweep the series by besting the Blues Sunday afternoon at the St Louis Arens 0-- 2 9UimiS9f MMIKS Mike O'Shea Mann Will Defend Shreveport Title BENTON La (UPI)-For- mer champions Carol Mann Kathy Whitworth and Mickey Wright are favorites in the 315000 Shreveport Women's Invitational golf tournament opening today at Palmetto Country Club Miss Mann shot a 217 last year to win the tournament k MiM Wright won titlea here in 1966-6- 7 end Miss Whitworth won the title in 1965 back-to-bac- Al- competition though the Akie Taylor Shamrocks Plan Opening SALT LAKE CITY (UPrt-T- he Utah Shamrocks will open their season in the Pacific Coast Women's Softball League in southern California during the Memorial Day weekend Coach Don Beck Hid the Shamrocks would play four games in Orange Calif The Shamrocks will opentheir 1969 home season in a May 21 doubleheader The opener sends making them the only women to win the tourney in its five-yehistory Several other top LPGA golfers are passing up the Kiwania-sponsore- tournament d here this year end are taking a week off before moving to the Civitan Open in Dallas next waalr WvaTH Those passing over this tourney include Marilyn Smith Jo Ann Prentice Beth hut year's UB Open Susie Maxwell Berning and Judy Rankin Miss Mann headed a team which tied for the pro am team title decided Thursday She teamed with amateurs John Reynolds Bob Moreland and M E Allen to shoot a 56 the Mine score shot by professional Joyce Kazmierski and amateurs Charles Boulanger Fred Moffitt and Mrs Jim Allen the Shamrock! against members of the news media The Skylighters will provide the opposition in the second game at New White Park IRC 2-- 2-- 0-- 0 0-- 3-- 2-- 4-- Cincinnati 8 Cleveland at Wash Baltimore at New York at Detroit at Boston 93) (Cloninger pm San Francisco Houston (Griffin (Perry 8:36 Saturday's Games Pittsburgh at Montreal New York at Chicago Phila at St Louis Los Angeles at Atlanta pm BLOCKS Americas League 16 L Pet GB 8 667 Baltimore Washington Boston Detroit New York Cleveland 13 II 542 3 11 10 10 524 l'i 11 524 3'i 11 11 500 4 15 167 10 3 Two extra Adivo Young Tigers! 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