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It's A Baseball September

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Eagle stalwart Keith Puckett (above right) jumps to an early lead in the South PutnamGreencastle cross country race Friday at Windy

Hill Country Club, the start of which is pictured above. Puckett led the Eagles to a 17-43 win. (Banner-Graphic Photo)

Bv HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer Baseball’s favorite September song is a tight race and there are two dandies in the battles for American and National League East Division half-pennants. Meanwhile, Oakland and Los Angeles remain in firm control of the West Divisions of both leagues.

All three AL East contenders had Monday off. The title chase resumes Tuesday with the front-running New York Yankees hosting third place Boston in a twi-night doubleheader and second place Baltimore at home for a single night game against Detroit. The Yankees lead the Orioles by one game and both teams have eight to play. Boston, five

Kaline Swings For Milestone

BALTIMORE (AP) - Al Kaline, an athlete with superstar ability, durability and determination, has a chance to join baseball’s immortals before his hometown fans. Going into Tuesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, the 39-year-old veteran of the Detroit Tigers needs one more hit to become the 12th player in major league history

to record 3,000 hits. Should he fail to connect in two games against the Orioles, Kaline will have seven more games in Detroit this season to reach the lofty level in the park where he has played since 1953. The Orioles have made preparations to honor Kaline, but more elaborate ceremonies are planned in Detroit’s Tiger Stadium on Sunday.

DePauw Harriers Lose First Dual Meet

DePauw’s cross country team dropped their opening dual meet of the season Saturday at Valparaiso, falling to the Crusaders by a 25-32 margin. A third place finish was the best the Tiger runners could come up with, that claimed by Doug Ruud with a time of 27:34, nearly a minute off the winning pace of Crusader Mike DeLaBruere (26:43). Greg Conner took fourth for DePauw in 27:44, and when Bruce Long came in sixth at 27:49 and Jeff McCall seventh at 28:30 it looked as though the Tigers might win the meet. However the hosts packed in

the next seven runners, and in so doing packed up the race. Running along with the Tigers and Crusaders on the Valpo course were the Indiana Striders, an independent harrier group composed of runners out of college. As somewhat of a consolation the Tigers outscored the Striders, 19-42.

Local fans can get their first look at the DePauw squad this afternoon at Windy Hill Country Club, as the Tiger squad opens its home schedule with a dual meet against Earlham. Meet time is set for 4:30.

Kaline did not accompany the Tigers to Baltimore from Milwaukee, going home to be with his wife during surgery Monday, and was unavailable for comment on the approaching milestone. But Manager Ralph Houk explained why there was no attempt to delay the momentous occasion for Detroit. “I discussed it with Al,” Houk said, “and we decided this was the way to do it. He wants to reach the goal this year, so I kept him in there. If we waited, he might have a freak accident and then not do it. “Anyway, since the Orioles are battling to win the American League East) division title, we’ve got to play our best players.” Kaline was signed by the Tigers upon graduation from Baltimore’s Southern High School at the age of 18. In 1955, his second full season, he hit .340 and at 20 became the youngest player ever to win an American League batting championship. Although hie suffered broken bones in 1962, 1967 and 1968, Kaline set a league record by playing 100 or more games for 20 seasons, including 19 in a

row prior to last year. The durability, extending over more than 21 seasons, has enabled Kaline to reach the 3,-000-hit plateau even though he’ll be the first to do so with a lifetime batting average under .300. He entered 1974 at .299 and currently is hitting .261. Of the more modem players in the select group, which Ty Cobb heads with 4,191 hits and a .367 lifetime mark, Stan Musial finished at .331, Roberto Clemente with .317, and Willie Mays at .302. Hank Aaron entered the current season with a .311 average. “The emphasis on relief pitching has a lot to do with bringing averages down,” Houk said. “In addition, there are more young pitchers now who use th3 slider and off-speed pitches while still throwing

hard. “And, of course, the fielders have more of an advantage because the gloves are bigger, and the new parks being built are also bigger.” Kaline, Detroit’s first $100,000 player, now is used strictly as a designated hitter. But he was one of the game’s better outfielders for years. He won 10 American League Gold Glove fielding awards in 11 seasons, 1957-67. Kaline has said he would retire after this season should he reach 3,000 hits. He would be eligible for the Hall of Fame in five years. One more home run will enable Kaline to reach another statistical plateau, becoming only the 16th player to hit 400 homers.

Tiger Women Fall

DePauw’s women’s field hockey teams took it on the chin twice Saturday at McKeen Field in their 1974 debuts, as the invading Purdue women claimed both the varsity and reserve matches by respective 4-0 and 2-1 scores. Outmanned by superior

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Greencastle’s eighth grade football team built up a 14 point advantage over Danville at halftimeTfiursday night on the Tiger Cub gridiron and then held on as the Warriors came roaring back in the final period, chalking up 14 points before the Tigers stopped them

for a 28-22 victory.

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end of the stick than their older counterparts, faced with a 16 point Danville lead at halftime, and were able to cut only one touchdown of the way into the

deficit, falling 16-6.

Tony Cooper got the 8th grade Tigers off and rolling with a 75 yard return of the opening kickoff, with Terry Taylor adding the two point

conversion.

The Tigers scored twice in the second period, Keith Nelson and Taylor breaking respective runs of 64 and 46 yards with Jim Spencer adding the second conversion, while the Warriors got on the board with a TD and

conversion.

After the scoreless third frame Kim Warfield countered two last ditch Danville touchdowns with a 61 yard run to wrap up the Tiger scoring. Cooper's defensive end work, along with the offensive line play of Gary Davis, Mike

Martin, John Fitzpatrick, Steve Miller and Bruce Kirby were noted by coaches Steve Paquin and Jeff Miller as contributing to the Tigers’ second win in as many games. Mike Brown provided the only offensive spark for the Tiger 7th graders when he ran a Danville kickoff back 80 yards in the third quarter for the lone Greencastle score in the loss that evened their

record at 1-1.

The Warriors' pair of TD’s came on a 50 yard inside

reverse and a 40 yard pass play in the first half, setting the uphill battle for the locals. Although the Tigers fought the defensive portion of the battle successfully in the second half, their offense just could not put the needed markers on the

scoreboard.

The 7th graders will be in action next on October 1 when they entertain Edgewood at 5:30 p.m., while in the meantime the 8th graders travel to Martinsville for a 6 p.m. game

today.

stickwork and hustle in the first half of the varsity game, the Tiger women pulled together in the second half with sustained offensive efforts that threatened to cut into the 3-0 Purdue lead and a defense that yielded the final goal only in the game’s waning moments. The second half was also the strength of the Tiger reserves, as they returned from the intermission with a 2-0 deficit and halved it with a Sally Crossman goal while tying up all the Boilermaker offensive thrusts. Friday the Tiger women will travel to Sauk Valley, Mich, to participate in a college field hockey weekend. The team will play three matches Saturday and one Sunday before returning to Greencastle.

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Clover 8th Graders Win

Cloverdale's 8th grade football team opened their season at Tri-West Hendricks Thursday with a 14-0 shutout of

the hosts.

Fullback Fred McCammon put the Clovers on the scoreboard in the first quarter with a three yard dive, which quarterback David Williams capped with an end sweep for the two point conversion. Cloverdale’s second TD came with a minute and a half left in the first half on a fourth and six situation from their own 32 yard line. Coach Jim Coon, who understated the matter when he said “I had

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confidence in our defense” elected to go for the first down instead of punting, and the tailback Kenny Steele rewarded him in full, breaking a 68 yard run for the Clovers’

final score.

The Cloverdale defense also rewarded Coon’s confidence, holding the opposition to 64 total yards. 47 of which came on the first play from

scrimmage.

Although his forces were hampered somewhat by the usual first game jitters which resulted in numerous penalties Coon was pleased with their overall performance.

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games behind with 10 to play, retains an outside shot. In the National League East, Pittsburgh, trailing St. Louis by 1M: games, opened a vital three-game series with the Cardinals Monday night. Including Monday’s game, the Pirates had 10 games left and

the Cardinals nine.

Both the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers had more comfortable margins in the

West Divisions.

The defending world champion A’s lead surprising Texas by 4^2 games and have a magic number of five to clinch their fourth straight AL West crown. Any combination of five Oak-

why it’s so tough to play a team that’s been mathematically eliminated,” said Murtaugh.

“A team that is out of the race is so loose, they can knock you on your fanny.”

National League East W L Pet. GB St. Louis ....82..71...536..—.. Pittsburgh . 80 . 72...526...!^ Philaphia . 75..78...490...74 Montreal ..72. .80...474.. .94 New York .. 69. .83. ..454. .124 Chicago ...64.. 88...421.. 174 West LosAngeles. 96..57...627.. Cincinnati .92. .62. ..597.. .44 Atlanta 84..70...545..124 Houston ...78..75...510..18.. San Fran ... 71..84...458. .26..

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clinches the title for the A’s, who have eight games to play beginning Tuesday night against Minnesota. Texas has nine to play starting with a Tuesday night doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.

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the NL West into Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves. The Reds have eight games to play starting Tuesday night at home against

Houston.

The Yankees talk about magic numbers too, and for them the figure is 90. That’s the number of victories Manager Bill Virdon has been saying would win the AL East race. Virdon is holding by that figure, which means he thinks six victories in the final eight games would be enough to bring the Yankees their first title in a decade. Baltimore, of course, has other ideas. The Orioles swept a three-game series from the Yankees last week to move into the lead briefly, then dropped back when New York swept a four-game series from Cleveland while the Birds were losing one of three in Boston. “We won five out of six in New York and Boston and that’s pretty good at this stage,” said Oriole skipper Earl Weaver. The one game Baltimore lost though was a 64 hour, rain-de-layed nightmare in which they blew a 5-1 ninth inning lead. That was Saturday, the same day the Yankees erased a fiverun deficit to beat Cleveland and regain the lead. Pittsburgh Manager Danny Murtaugh is happy to be going head to head with St. Louis after dropping two of three to the New York Mets. “This is a perfect example of

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