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SPORTS IIIIMIMM*l*tl**ll*fft**IMMIIMII*l*' Timei Herald, Carroll, la. Monday^ June.a8A.!i976_fi| 3 Finley Says He'll Lucille I.V ;. 3 1 Pettitl.SS 3 0 Steffes Paces Tigers, 7-2 Reiman.2B 3 1 Battle With Kuhn Totals 27 7 I) A K L A N 1) i AH ' — shared the hero honors with H> I'millloUcy Lake City's hits, although a passed ball .Kdwardsi pitched well even D. McCaulley. IB . 2 0 By Innings: Kxplosivc Charles 0. Finley veteran third baseman Sal Mark Sidles' hrsi-iiiiiini! leu ;iiul l;ir between, did Kduards held the mound lor though he gave up several Spencer. RF 2 0 Lake City ; 000 020 0-2 capitulated to bis Oakland A's Bando. who hit two homers two-run homer si'l the p;icr as provide some action Scoit Carroll uivinu up live hits, hits." he said "I was real Mcllreth. I'll Carroll 400 300 x-7 baseball players while vowing and drove in three runs as the the Tigers mmpcd n\vr l.;ikc IIiK'ka lil.-istcrl a two-run triple walking tuo and striking out happy to see Steffes' second ' Samuelson. LF Krrors — Lake City 1. Carroll there will be no surrendering Ys beat Minncstoa 5-3. City 7-2 in Midwest Cnritrr- in the Illlll only to be tanned si\ home run." K..McCaulley. C... 2 of li i s stand against Finley had sold outfielder - ence busebiill Fridny nitihi nut ;il hnine l.akeC'it\ 's Craig Hock ga\'e C'a rrol I will t ravel to \Virtx. PH.,' Left on Base — Lake City 5. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Rudi and pitchers Fingers and The insidc-tlic-park hit (.'enter fielder Tim Roller up eight hits, walked one and Manning tonight for a return Totals : Carroll 3. Minutes before his A's were Blue on June 15 only to have which brounhI in Mr.-id i-halkcd up a Iliird-mnmn struck out five in six innings Midwest Conference contest. Carroll 2B — Kdwards i2i Carroll. slated to strike on Sunday.- Kuhn void the deal and send Kdwards was Stcllcs second double but was lell on base Krrors did not cause much Box Score: ABRHBI Roller. Lake City. after a close vote.authorizing the three back to Oakland. home run nl the season t'a rrol I's second bout ol dill icnlty for either team in LakeCitv Buck.CF 3 2 10 3B — 3B - Hucka. Lake City: a walkout Finley made the Finley wouldn't allow Two other runs wi-iv also scoring eame in the lourlli t h e c ii n t e s t C a r roll AB R H BI Pelcrsen. 3B 3 1 0 0 Luchtej. Carroll. move that automatically Manager Chuck Tanner to scored in the high Hying mninn when Kdwards' second committed two and Lake City Roller. CF Kdwards. P 3 1 2 ,3 MR —Steffes. Carroll called it off. He finally gave play them, saying it might be inning. The first of a double by double ol the evening brought lumhlcd only once Hock. I' Siemer. IB 3 0 1 0 Pitching Summary permission for Joe Rudi. an'admission by the owner Kdwards brought in Todd in Tom Keiman and Buck, Tiger Coach Ted Kdwards Hucka. 2B Haniers. LF 3 0 1 0 IP H BB SORER Rollie Fingers and Vida Blue that he hadn't truly made the Muck. Kric Siemer's fielder s (lary l.nehlel tripled earlier in was pleased with his team's Richardson.SS.. Steffes. RF 3 1 1 2 Hock i LP 681575 to play. sales. choice scored Jim IVtrrsrn Hie inniiiK and later scored on Hi-) performance. "Brad Johnson. 3B Molitor. RF 0 00 0 Kdwards i \VP i 75262 1 Relief pitcher Fingers He asked 810 million in dam- ages from the commissioner. But when he kept the trio on the bench, the players threat- Embargo Lifted on Three Athletics as Club Beats Twins ened the walkout, saying that action was unfair to the 22 re- By The Associated Press our point." said Todd of the Finley remained insistent that run on Tom Veryzer's fielder's the bottom half! Red Sox Catfish Hunter raised his opener, atoned with a two-run maining since they'd had to A bright, sunny day in Oak- latest crisis to involve Finley. the players no longer are his choice grounder in'the llth in- Manager Darrell Johnson, record to 9-7 in the first game single in the nightcap. take up the slack. land was being completely iu- "We might not have been able property after the June 15 ning and Dan Myer followed protested — successfully — to and Dick Tidrow — in his first Frank Kobinson blasted his With the strike slated for nored by at least two men who to win this game without rummage sale that shook the with a run-scoring single, car- umpire Marty Springstead. As start since Sept. 20. 1974 — 585th,career homer in the 1:30 p.m.. PDT. the Finley an- had very serious matters on him " baseball world. rying the Tigers to their a .result, pitcher Frank raised his to 3-0 in the night- nightcap. nouncement came right at their minds. Jim Todd. A's They wouldn't have won it In I he other American unorthodox victory over the MacCormack became the first cap. Sparky Lyle saved both Royals 5. Angels-1 that time. pi aver-represent alive, stood without Sal Mando. who drove League games Sunday-. Red Sox. Tigers hurler to bat during a ends, lifting his total to 15 for John Mayberry's bases- "Everybody gave a cheer." in the A's clubhouse and in three runs with two homers Detroit topped Boston-1-2 in 11 Detroit Manager Ralph regular season game since the campaign. loaded. 1 Ith-inning single said pitcher and player repre- Marvin Miller sat in his New which raised his season's total innings: Now York swept llouk raised some eyebrows 1972. Indians 6-2. Orioles 3-6 gave Kansas City its triumph sentative Jim Todd. who said York home 3.000 miles away. to 13. They wouldn't have won Milwaukee (i-2 and 10-2: by mistakenly listing two Yankees 6-10. Brewers 2-2 Baltimore's Ross Grimsley over California. the strike situation made him T o d d ' s w o r d s w e r e it without a two-run triple by Cleveland beat Baltimore (1-3. designated hitters in his lineup Mickey Rivers had four hits won .the nightcap, recording White Sox 6. Rangers 2 as nervous as he had ever disturbing to Miller as their (lenc Tenace then the Orioles took the card. Rusty Slaub was slated over-all, extending his hitting his first victory, in six weeks Rookie third baseman Kevin Deen _ much more <nervous telephone discussion They wouldn't have played nightcap. 0-2: Kansas City to bat fourth and Alex Johnson streak to 20 games, and Graig after Cleveland's Pat Dobson Bell cracked a two-run homer than in a game. progressed. The Oakland A's it had Finley not acquiesced to trimmed California o-4 in 11 sixth — both as DH. Nettles hit two home runs and had stretched his winning to back the .combined Finley maintains he'll win were about to go on strike — Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's innings, and Chicago defeated "I just goofed." Houk said. drove in five in the nightcap to string to six by winning the seven-hit pitching of Bart his big damage suit and also despite Miller's advice to the directive that the three Texas (i-2. • Mul after Stau'b batted in the give the Yankees their fifth opener. Johnson and Dave Hamilton to get the sales approved by the contrary — and there was embattled players be used in a •Tigers •!. Red Sox 2 top of the first inning and victory in a row and the 12th in Bobby Grich. who left seven pace Chicago's triumph over courts — Rudi and Fingers to little that could be done. "normal manner." though Detroit scored an unearned Johnson went to right field in 14 games. runners stranded in the Texas. the Boston Red Sox at a mil- The clock ticked towards lion-dollar price tag each and 1:30 — game time. I he Bill Russell and Rodriguez Blue to the New York Yankees moment of truth. When Milestone Marks to Fryman singled for one run. Mota Connors Poised to for 81.5 million. Oakland Manager Chuck followed with a pinch-hit Kuhn ruled those big prices Tanner walked into the single, giving the Dodgers an and the sale of three stars si- dressing room, a smile creas- and Mota; Phils Beat Cards 8-fi lead. The Dodgers added Win Singles Title multaneously weren't in the ing his face. Todd put the By The Associated Press important because I've never 100th victory. Foil's two-run three runs in the eighth, two best interest of the game. phone down. In this Bicentennial year, been set with a club because of double against Doc Mcdich. on Lee Lacy's bases-loaded WIMBLEDON. England Tenn. On the matter of the sale, "Chuck came in and said. it's only fitting that baseball the arm problems I've had in 5-(i. was the key hit in a i.APi — Jimmy Connors In the women's singles, the single. Don Stilton. 7-7. earned first week's play produced no 'the players back their owner 'The game's on.'" said share in the celebration.