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Another 3-2 win
A s drop Dodgers for third straight title
By KEN RAPPAPORT AP SpvU Writer OAKLAND (AP) - The Lob Anfetes Dodgers brought out the best in the Oakland A’s. As it turned out. the best was good enough to win the 1974 World OCsItrS “They needed a little humility," saM Sal Bando, and the A's gave It to them by whipping the Dodgers 9-3 Thursday night to win their third straight world title, this one in five uneasygames The season ended officially when Oakland relief star Roilie Fingers collared pinch-hitter Von Joshua’s bleeding grounder and hopped in )oy as he threw out the runner. Actually, the Dodgers were dead but dktnt know it when they popped off against the A’s before this bitarre Series started. They called the A’s doubtful champions, even though they had won two straight baseball titles. • After they beat Pittsburgh in the (National League) playoffs. the Dodgers said they weren’t impressed by us,” said Joe Rudi, who hit the winning home run Thursday night. “Well, they have all winter to think about it.” Reggie Jackson, the most emotional of all the dynamic A’s, wouldn't gloat over the obviously sweet victory. But you got some idea how he felt when he announced: “We're the champs .. I don't have to say anything more.’’ What the Dodgers learned from the 1974 World Series is
that you don't give the A’s a break and expect to get away with K. In the first game at Los Angeles, the Dodgers outhit the A’s 114, but the A’s outscored the Dodgers 94. Jackson hemered for the A’s, and they got their winning runs on a squeese bunt by Bert Campaneris and an error by Dodger third baseman Ron Cey Fingers throttled the Dodgers with some great relief pitching before 39game winner Jim “Cbtftt” Hunter came in to get the last out. Another 94 score resulted in the second game at Los Angeles, but this time the Dodgers were the winners. Joe Ferguson hit a two-run homer for the National League champions and strongman Mike Marshall snuffed out a ninth-inning Oakland rally. After the A’s scored two runs on Joe Rudi’s base hit in the ninth inning, sprinter Herb Washington ran for Rudi but was picked off first base byMarshall in the most embarrassing {day of the Series for Oakland. It was a big mistake. Washington admitted, but the last one for the world champions. Back in the comfort of their own ballpark, the A’s took a typical 3-3 decision in game No. 3. The A’s scored two unearned rims after Ferguson, moved from right field to catcher, fumbled Jackson's 19-foot bouncer in front of the plate. Bill Buckner and Willie Crawford hit home runs for the
Dodgers, but they came too late. The omnipresent Fingers saved the victory for Hunter. As you might expect, the A’s were outhit by the Dodgers 74 but Oakland still found a way to win. Pitcher Ken Holtsnan, who hits at well as he pitches in World Series play, unloaded a home run in Oakland’s 9-3 vic-
tory in game No. 4. Jim Holt, hitieas in 39 pinchhitting appearances during the regular season, delivered a two-run single to key a four-run sixth inning that broke the game open. The tireless Fingers bailed out an Oakland starter once more. That set the stage for Thursday night. Movie star Rock Hudson threw out the first ball
— and the A’a picked up the same, tired script “We never win them eully,” said Oakland second baseman Dick Green, the defensive star of the Series. Vida Blue, still looking for his first World Series victory, was given an early lead but couldn’t hold it. A Dodger error set up Sal Bando’s sacrifice fly in the first inning, then Ray Fosse hit
Dark to resign
By ARMAND SCHNEIDER (C) 1974, Chicago Dally News Oakland Oct. 19- Alvin Dark plans to resign as manager of the A’s despite yesterday’s 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, which clinched Oakland's third straight world series championship. The Chicago Daily News has
learned of Dark’s intentions tram a highly reputable source, although Dark insisted after the game he had not discussed the matter with owner Charles 0. Finley. When it was suggested he might resign soon, Dark replied cryptically, “I have nothing to resign from.” He
had onlv a one-year contract. But Finley’s penchant for dictating lineups and making other decisions normally reserved for managers, while soft-soaped by Dark all season long, has to have grated upon Alvin. As for Finley, he has been noncommital when asked if he wanted Dark to return.
Aces unbeaten
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It’s pass cotnptetioos like this one against Butler In their heaecomtng loss that the Tigers most prevent when they travel to Evansville to meet the unbeaten Aces Saturday night In an ICC showdown. (Banner-Graphic photo)
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the Bulldogs invaded Greencastle last weekend. Butler came to Blackstock Stadium here, facing an unbeaten DePauw team that was looking for its seventh straight victory over two seasons and the preservation of an unblemished string this fall. Butler won. This time, however, the cleat is chi the other foot, and it will be the 4-1 Tigers on the road at Evansville with basically the same scenario in the offing. DePauw’s 7:49 p.m. foe Saturday will be an Ace squad that is unbeaten (94) in 1974, looking for a sixth consecutive win that would match a 29-year-old mark. Interestingly, the 30th renewal of this 46-year old series will match strong suit against strong suit-two superb rushing teams against two outstanding defensive lines. The Tigers, who have run 86 percent of their plays through and around the enemy and only 14 percent in the air, have stacked up 296 yards per game on the ground, more than 100 yards ahead of all the rest of the ICC competition. Evansville has the second best rushing mark with 192 per game. DePauw’s rushing attack is built on the performance of senior halfback Bart Simpson, last year’s MV offensive back, who again ia leading the ICC in rushing this week. The 190pounder is averaging 117.9 yards per game. With that kind of output, he could break the ICC one-season mark of 686 yards, set in 1961. Simpson is not DePauw’s
whole show by any means. That Coach Tom Mont has running depth is illustrated in this week’s ICC stats. Quarterback Sam Juarascio, who gains more yards running than rushing, ia seventh in rushing with 76.9 yards per game and fullback Jim Barling is eighth with 63.0. Beyond this threesome Mont has nifty little Gerard Richardson, a freshman who does many things well. He’s carried the ball 6 percent of the time this season but gained 19 percent of the net yards, 29 percent of the points, and 69 percent of the passing receiving yards! Evansville's rushing game hinges primarily on tailback Virgil Bufford. He paced the Aces with 119 yards against St. Joe for his fourth l(NH>lus game in five tests. He is averaging 117.9 yards per game. Fullback Jim Pandoli is Coach Jim Byers’ second-leading threat on the ground. Pandoli, a 205pound fullback, averages 3.7 yards per carry. Defensively DePauw has limited two ICC foes to an average of 106.9 yards per game rushing. That’s second to Evansville’s stingy 95.0. Both contained their common opponent St. Joseph's well on the ground, and the Tigers gave up 137 yards to Butler In that 24-20 loss Saturday. Where Evansville has a distinct nod, based on statistics, is in both passing offense and pass defense. The Tigers have struggled all season to contain enemy quarterbacks. Last week in giving up 228
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a mistake pitch from Dodger ace Don Sutton into the left field seats for a 34 Oakland lead. It stayed that way until the sixth, when the Dodgers tied the game with the help of their two best run-producers of 1974. Jimmy Wynn hit a sacrifice fly and Steve Garvey singled in the second run and the Dodgers pulled even with the A’s at 2-2. This quieted the capacity crowd of 49,347 fans at the Oakland Coliseum for a while — but they didn’t stay that way for very long. In the next inning, Rudi parked an inside fastball from Marshall into the left field seats. The massive electronic sign in left field lit up “JOE” in 90-foot letters, green and gold A’s pennants sprouted from the concrete stands and, as the
crowd noise peaked, fireworks went off. ' The dramatic home run came after a game delay of six minutes. A fan had thrown a bottle on the field and Wynn, the Dodgers’ center fielder, collected it and threw it to the sidelines with disdain. The Dodgers had a conference with the umpires about the possibility of pulling their players off the field, but decided that the situation was not quite that critical. By the time Marshall got around to throwing a pitch, Rudi was ready for him. “I hit an inside fastball which, believe it or not, I sort of expected,” the Oakland star said. Then along came Fingers. “I was told that if we got the lead, I’d be in the game,” said
Fingers. He came in, all right, but wasn’t his usual self. This was evident when he gave up a hard single to Buckner leading off the eighth inning. The ball got through center fielder Bill North and Buckner attempted to make third on the error — but was nailed on a beauty of a relay throw from Jackson to Green to Bando. Fingers walked the dangerous Wynn but got out of the inning by getting Garvey and Joe Ferguson on fly balls. The great relief pitcher then got the Dodgers 1-2-3 in the ninth and the A’s became the first team in baseball history since the New York Yankees to win three straight World Series. The Yanks won five straight at one point and four at another.
yards to Butler’s Bill Lynch, including four key completions in the winning drive in the final minutes, the Tigers’ luck In the secondary failed them. DePauw’s opponents have completed 94 percent of the passes (84-118), just a shade under Ace quarterback Ron Sutton’s mark of .996 (3644). Sutton is the league’s number three passer. The only consolation the Tigers have at this point is the fact they’ve already looked down the barrel of the loop’s two top passers-St, Joe’s Jeff Taylor and Lynch-and gained a split decision. DePauw whipped St. Joe 20-14 before losing to Butler. Evansville’s five-game winning streak indudes three ICC scalps: Wabash 24-12, Indiana Central 28-20, and St. Joseph’s 29-12. Other victims were Southeast Missouri 174 and Franklin 30-20. DePauw has a two-game winning streak going against the Aces. Last season the Tigers won, 21-10, and the year before the count was 21-14. Evansville owns a 19-11 series edge. Three games ended in ties Saturday’s game will be played at Central High School stadium and is expected to draw 6,000-10,000 fans. It will be broadcast live by DePauw radio station WGRE-FM. NAMED CAPTAIN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Forward George McGinnis, the Indiana Pacers’ top scorer the past two years, has been named team captain for the 1974-79 American Basketball Association season.
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