Giants Victors in NL West
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Marichal Makes Sure of It Giants Victors in NL West back from my second Russian run in the Navy April 12th, took an 8% - game lead into the final By BERT ROSENTHAL iitunth of the season but their late swoon, which fnat Spirt writer during World War II and saw the Statue uf Lib- erty," he bubbled. ie?w them lose 16 to 23 gamas, shrank their lead "Fun in 71" was Charlie Fox' slogan for the over Los Angeles to one game going into the fi- San Francisco Giants. "It's the year of the The Giants' victory enabled them to finish nal days of the campaign. But even in the .Fox," proclaimed Giants' fans. one game ahead of the onrushing Los Angeles team's worst stretch, Fox was certain the Dodgers, who completed then* season with a 2-1 Giants could win it. The Giants, after building a huge early - sea- victory over the Houston Astros. son lead and nearly losing it in a dreadful Sep- "We had the confidence all along, "he said. tember slump, put everything together on the "Sure, I'm disappointed that we didn't go all "We knew we'd get straightened out." the way," said Dodgers' Manager Walt Alston final day of the season and clinched the Nation- Fox was right. The Giants won three of their al League's West Division title with a 5-1 victo- in the quiet Dodgers' dressing room. last four games and hiuig on for their first title ry over the San Diego Padres Thursday night. The Giants' triumph also sends them into the since 1962. Fox, in his first season as Giants' manager, NL's best - of - five play-off against Pittsburgh, the East Champion, beginning Saturday in San Marichal, (18-11) the high- kicking right- was in the midst of a champagne - tilled dress- hander and ace of the staff, made sure of it. He ing room celebration. "I feel wonderful," he Francisco. held the Padres to five hits, struck out five and said. The Pirates ended their regular season with had his usual pinpoint control, walking none. a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia Thursday. In Fox said that when the game's last out was Rookie Dave Kingman, filling in for injured made and the Giants surrounded Pitcher Juan other NL finales, New York defeated St. Louis, 6-1; Atlanta downed Cincinnati, 6-2 and Chicago Bobby Bonds, provided Marichal's major offen- Marichal on the mound he felt a thrill he had sive support. The 6-6, 210- pound slugger experienced only once before in his life. trimmed Montreal, 5-3. (Please Turn to Page 22) "It was the same way I felt when I came The Giants, leading the wild West since By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS W L Pet GB Baltimore 101 57 .639 .562 12 New York . 82 80 '.506 21 Washington 63 96 .396 38'/2 Cleveland 60 102 .370 43 FAREWELL KISS — Washington Sena- yesterday. The Senators lost the game by WEST DIVISION Oakland }01 60 .627 tors star Frank Howard blows a kiss to forfeit when officials couldn't restore or- Kansas City . 85 76 J20 16 der when fans streamed onto the field be- Chicago 79 83 .480 22</2 his fans after hitting a line - drive home California 76 86 .496 25% run to left field, his 26th, in the Nats' fi- fore the game was over. (UPI Photo) Minnesota ... 74 86 .463 26Vz Milwaukee . 69 92 AN 32 nal game at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium 1 nwrt«?hrn i •* r*^— — — • — California 3, Minnesota 2 Chicago 2, Milwaukee 1 New York », Washington 0, forfeit Only games scheduled FRIDAY'S GAMES No games scheduled SATURDAY'S GAMES Fans Run Wild Championship Series Oakland at Baltimore, 1st game of best - of - S series SUNDAY'S GAMES Oakland at Baltimore MONDAY'S GAMES No game scheduled TUESDAY'S GAMES In Nats' Finale Baltimore at Oakland WEDNESDAY'S GAME memory of what was at Baltimore at Oakland, if necessary By BRUCE LOWITT Scoreboard and other por- THURSDAY'S GAME AP Sports Writer tions of Robert F. Kennedy that moment, a baseball Baltimore at Oakland, if necessary It was the death of an Stadium were disappearing. team in the nation's capi- NATIONAL LEAGUE tal. era — and the 14,460 fans The Senators' fans, bit- FINAL STANDINGS in Washington who showed EAST DIVISION ter, nostalgic and some- The public address an- W L Pet GB up to view the remains fin- times vandalistic, were nouncer asked that the field Pittsburgh . 97 65 .599 ished them off by killing St. Louis .. 90 72 .556 7 running wild on the field be cleared so play could be Chicago . 83 79 .512 14 the Senators personally. New York . 83 79.512 14 and in the stands, mobbing resumed — but in vain. Montreal 71 90 .441 25>/2 the players and ripping up And so, on the decision of Philadelphia .. ..67 95 .414 30 The Scoreboard showed WEST DIVISION Washington 1 e a d i n g the bases, seats, the score- the umpire, major league San Francisco ..90 72 .556 board, other momentos of baseball bowed out of Los Angeles .... 89 73 .549 1 New York Yankees 7-5 in Atlanta . 82 80J04 8 the ninth inning — but the what would soon be only a Washington on the short Cincinnati .. 79 83 .488 11 STANDARD 'BATH' — San Francisco Padres, 5-1. yesterday in San Diego. end of a 9-0 forfeit score to Houston . 79 83 .488 11 San Diego . 61 100 .379 28'/i pitcher Gaylord Perry receives his stand- Catcher Dick Dietz (left) and Infielder the Yanks Thursday night. THURSDAY'S RESULTS Alan Gallagher empty their champagne Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 3 ard champagne "bath" as the Giants cel- MELTON Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 1 ebrate winning the National League West before Perry has a chance to open his Todd Takes The News Journal New York 6, Montreal 3 San Francisco 5, San Diego 1 pennant after defeating the San Diego bottle (UPI Photo) In the only two other Los Angeles 2, Houston 1 American League games FRIDAY'S GAMES Second for No games scheduled Thursday, Bill Melton won SATURDAY'S GAMES CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES the league batting title with Pittsburgh at San Francisco 1st gamt Senior High his 33rd of the season as he of best - of - 5 series GULL SUNDAY'S GAME led the Chicago White Sox Pittsburgh at San Francisco Two Quarters Hold MARION — Mansfield past Milwaukee, 2-1 and the • MONDAY'S GAME Senior High runner Shawn No games scheduled California Angles defeated TUESDAY'S GAME Todd finished in second Friday, October 1. 1971 Mansfield, Ohio PAGE 19 San Francisco at Pittsburgh Minnesota, 3-2, to beat out WEDNESDAY'S GAME place here yesterday, but the Twins for fourth place San Francisco at Pittsburgh the Tygers dropped their in the West Division. THURSDAY'S GAME third straight cross country San Francisco at Pittsburgh, if neces- Football Spotlight sary duel by a 19-43 count to The Washington fans re- Marion Harding. served their biggest cheers By GEORGE STRODE history, hitting 21 of 34 for ference for them. He's al- Falcons Host for big Frank Howard, who COLUMBUS (AP) — The 299 yards, last week. most a one- man show." Cliff Burris topped the won a standing ovation when Cleveland opposing quarterbacks will Ohio State scout Esco Sark- Marion effort with a 10:42 his 26th homer ignited a cany more than their usual A defensive sub for the kinen says of the 9.3 spring- time over the two - mile four - run, game - tying ral- last two seasons, Lamka er that helped Cal win the course. ly in the sixth inning. Works Out burden Saturday when Cali- has rolled up 500 total fornia meets Ohio State in NCAA track title. HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Woosterites yards this fall. At Marion The forfeit was the first football for the first time The NCAA later stripped SCORE: Marion Harding 19, Mansfield In Secret since 1954. Senior 43. Mansfield Senior. Malabar and Madison battle in in the majors since 1954. Controversial Isaac Cur- the Bears of the crown be- MARION HARDING—1, Cliff Burris, league encounters this weekend with Malabar playing the tis figures to open at flank- cause of an eligibility con- 10:42; 3, Don Wood, 10-58; 4, Mike Melton, who had hit two CLEVELAND (AP) — Jay Cruze, a junior col- Young, 11:09; 5, Dick Griffith, 11:17; «, only Friday night game. homers Wednesday to grab Cleveland Browns coach lege transfer, makes the er for California this week, troversy over Curtis, who Dana Waggoner, 11:20. with Steve Sweeney moving had been working as a run- MANSFIELD SENIOR—1. Shawn The Falcons (0-1 in Cardinal Conference and 2-1 over- a share of the league lead, Nick Skorich has his team Golden Bears (2-1) tick Todd, 10:57; 8, Jim Erdenberger, 11:27; practicing under heavy se- from that spot to split end ning back in the first three 10, Charles Williams, 11:37; 11, Cliff all) host Wooster (0-1 and 0-3) at Arlin Field. broke the three - way dead- with his work off the triple Jones, 11:37; 12, Ro Bronson, 11:39. lock with Oakland's Reggie curity this week as he pre- option. for Geoff DeLapp. DeLapp games this fall. The Mansfield Tygers (2- Jackson and Detroit's pares for Monday night's has a strained knee. 1 overall) travel to Lorain meeting here with the Oak- Meanwhile, Ohio state MUCH SPEED Norm Cash with his third - signal caller Don Larnka.