The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 October 1968 — Page 2

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— THE INDEPENDF NT-NTWS — OCTOBER 17. 1968

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ONE OF THE MOST UNusual and fin dly <x< itmg w. tld Meries in years imfold»*J th« pi t eouplv of W eks and had what m ist baseball fans w mid ng •■ a most unusual result. The cast u,, n( ,t so sin prising as manx n id predated b*fuiv the seai^n started that Ihlnnl and St. Louts would be the participants. 'l’l • Uai ima.s last \ tr s wm Id s Ch impn*n were the tav< nt< s b« <ne th’ s ites stait< 1 as they had compiled a Heine ndoUs recoil of pitching t.n* p ist seas r. with tin i big a<a . Bob Gibxjn. b: -aking "o ds m earned run tverage as he jstc-d th- N > n n k.gue champs all x ’ar. THE SERIES WAS BUILT up as a tieimnloii- pitching dual bet w»’< a Gibs< n it i t e 1 outstanding pitcl. i. Pinny M- - Lc.n Me I. t.n who had ju c■ > o off a 31 win seas in also had a fin ’ lined un aw. age of under 200 but did h cx\> the link to have a lot moie nins M»ml behind him that had Gib.** n during the y-a It was figured that M< Lain and Gibson would meet head on thive time s / the - tes went the Bill route of sev-n games. After this dual, with th m consider'd. it thinned down t > the Cardinals pitching speed and defense against th-? Detroit hit* mg and p »wei THINGS STARTED ALL FOR St Lows. Gibson uuMd no time in getting the Ca ds into a stionggi favorites* role. H - only set a World Series record by striking out 17 of the vneebusting Tighes in the opening gain' He administered th*; white-wash brush and won 4 0 in 'his ganu In doing this. Melt n impressed no or- ind the tall. !eally began to pop up abut a rout for th* Cards. However, come gamo two Muk'rv L ilic h. the on again off ovnin IB hander -of th* Tm*'*s h I hr- fun from the n oimd and i. hm 1 three Tiger horn ' th Detroit crew came cut on V p S-l to move to th* I* Uei lulling pat k all eVen at 11 T IE CARDS TOOK A PAGE f om the Tig. rs book in game tagger I ri., Sat. and Siui. Oct IM-19-20 •The Scalphunters wtth Burt Lauitster Attack On The Iron Coast with IJoyd Bridges Bonus I ri. A Snt. Sol Madrid Wit li Dax i I Me ( aliuai

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thrt' . using th? I- ng bull to grab a 2-1 game lead as they blasted two three run honr is an 1 m<>x 'd to a 7-3 xvin in this contest. To odd to the Ihtioit Woes. t.ail Wils-n. me mtci t that Mavo Smith figurM was the typ- to beit the <’a d’ had a recurramao' an injury tn his Pg tbit v going t<> make him d- übtful for th* ba!.tn< e of tho series. GAME FOUR PITTED THE two aces again. Gibson and ” Lun. In this one. i gam' that He < IXO 1 a 1 t « < I l’ *'”e to th.- weatl r t v *• placed in the Card • got o f to a ,r ast start •m I niov 1 b nr n ”<» ’ • ’<• I -ad real civ lx *n t M< ’, m Aft< • a I ng iam de a* , it resumed in the min an t Cih» n pitched another g^id one in winning handilx 10 1 with .1 m Northups homer beng th* < r run off the Hre-balling righthander. THIS REATJ.V pCT THE Tigers' bac ks to the wall. Down thr v games to one, they bravely came from behind in tame 'our another Ldich pitching per formance. to eni.«» a 3-2 k?ad aoi win 53. The big seventh inning that made the* dis ■•r*nre wws to bi* the turning point in the series. THE SCENE SHIFTED HACK t<> St Liuts and this time it wir Mc Lain against sorn«eone besides Gibson as Smith decided to use his ace ris^rthun'b^* flue lo Wd son's bad leg. EverjdKing work* d out right and the awesunw TV-er powvr and M« Lain's p.trhin® made a compete farce of the gume as the Tigers wan x- ry easily 13 1. putting their names in th* record book sfaveial time s in th game. This also had a ram delay but M< I un was : I ’ to go nine mnines rend Mns I*. gave up the only run in tp* ninth with two out. THEN CAME THE CRCCIAL sev*’nth and final game. It was again Gibx.n g" ng on three <ia» rest again and for Hr* Tigers, the only c hoice th- x had, Lola h on just two days* rest. Izila who .'♦ c-med to gam i World of c onfidance by winning . twice showed no visable effects of Is mg tiled and the two pitching stars set out on a ni rry pitch ing dual. . t . : sf 1 THE TURNING POINT IN this game had to c<inie_ m the sixth mum®. With t)& CardiniL at bat .and no one out. Dm Brock. th< Cards o fensiv* st a started the ball rolling* by getting a hit to Dfl field T^lis t: *d the scries ircord for hits .and he steaxi on first tr-whng only to st -el one more bust tn set a world > Ties record. However, thi fast nioying jxissibly slqw thinking Br-nk tx>nk too much of a lead o f first and Lolich pa lt<» 1 him off. This realty hurt th Ca ds chances ns the n>ut of tb* oicl - was waiting It’ bat Then to idj moie insu'’ to mjufj, after .Javier went out. Curt Phnsl

singled and whom L die h piekc 1 him <ff also to reallx pul a menlai bl k on ie < aid ■ GETTING NEW LIFE FR' >M this tu n o *x ents atc . two wa re out in the s«v n'h. N .rm C’ish an 1 W I Halen rot hue k-t i-bac k singles, dim Noithrup th n camv up an 1 drilled a drive to left of canter and Cu I Flocxi. rated by many as the best center fielder m baseball an I certainly the one who plays the deepest, stall’d in, ralized the bud had mole of a (Lu ge than lit first thought <ut back an 1 t > his ught. but c <>uldn ' c itch up with the ball A triple resulted and Bill Fre« h; n . Iloxxed with i double to push the Tigers t > a 3 <» 1 a • latv .n this bn d game. EACH TEAM TALKED ONE more run but f* ■ : I practical purposes the -cries W * oyer. D>hch <<sitini>> 'o > t the ou's with the extepll n of M kt* Sh. nnon's home .ira. xxith two out in the ninth inning. Aller Me*' l\i* p ppe I out. the usual ve.ebrat.<*n a't**d. A happy bun h oi Timers iid come uji with <ne <•. th • m «st exciting wrirs wins o all tinr's. PHRASES CAN BE USED SO much they seem to wea: out and "comeback” is the one us*d u 1 war long xxith Det.oit. However it has to be used just once more as their comback in the ser s has to lute m history with one of the great-al of all times. To the champs, we say congratulations. Next year cm lx* sonvthing completely (hffrivnt. With baseball no longer just two leagues an*l one winner in each, the expanamn could pla<-e different bums that the winningest in each h*ague m the World Series. FOR INSTANCE THIS YEAR a playo f would have been held be twee n Detroit and Oakland for the American League titled and between the Cards and Giants in the National league. It would have left a little something to I- • dasired had the Oakland A . an i Giants been battling the* IfkiM series out’ Baseball is big btlsi ness and expanding. A move had to be niadv ome xxviy, but it appears now that the most logical thing to Im* d< n? wul have to be three* l*o lies of eight teams m stead o two 12 team cin u ‘ Tlx* Wall S. -ies has alwaxs been gr<-atly anticipated bcfa*e but with the plaxof s now coming into a reality, it could pi n • a team of much less caliber in the series on the basis of orr* "H<>t‘' best of five .«*nvs. Only time will tell how this will be acceptvd. NORTH LIBERIA IK. HIGH I (MiTBALI. LTS On October 14, the North lab erty Jr. High football team played its ‘inal home game of the seasx.n. and were vie ton u in a game with New Prairie, 19 to 0. label lx scored its first touchdown in the last minute of the first half on ieverse, with Gary Zellers carrying it* over from the 16 yard line. The point whs made on a plunge by the quarte-bac k Jet* Wesolek. North Liberty stored txvo more touchdowns m the 4th quarter. Zellers scared on a 5yard run through tackle. The extra pmt attempt whs n> gpod The final touchdown xx*is scored with tune running out at thr en 1 of the game, again by Zellers < n a dash aroun 1 right end for 26 yards. Thr t*x on the extra point whs no g'*»l. Libc-riy's Jr. High eleven closes out its season cn Thurs day, Octolier 17. with a 130 game nt LiVille Naturday, Otfolwr 19 Speedway with MAIS I*KI s|JA N IN< 5 SINATRA Shous 7:00 and k:lx

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Shamrocks Win Ist Game; Top Blue Jays 20-0 Two touchdown passes by freshman quarterback. Mike Wesolek. nnd a tough, hard-hit-ting defen *e helped North Liberty to a 20-0 homecoming win over North Judson Saturday afternoon. The win was the first of the year for the Shamrocka who have lost four and tied one. NL Statistics NJ 7 First Downs 7 101 Rushing 62 49 Passing KO I poidiujyiY 01 3 Passes Completed X 5 Intercepted By 2 121 Return Yardage 16 5 Ihmts 4 32 Average Yards 30 2 Fumbles Ijost 1 56 Penalties 16 The scoreless rirst quarter that featured bruising defensive play by both dubs, whs followed by the first score of the game a the Shamrocks started a drive that traveled 60 yards for the touchdown. The Mnal 23 ya ids was covered on a pass from Wesolck to Wes peterx-n. to account for the TD. A tum-a-bout followed on the extra point as Peterson prsed to Wesolek to make it 7-0. it staxed this wax through the balance of the first half. AMer the Shamrocks kicked to the Blue Jays t<» ri-cri the second haH. u little chan. came about .-s they c.ime out in a single wing, fin the first pl ix the snap fn m c enter sailed over Ken Hngel’s head and was recoveieJ by the Sham xx_k» left end. Gary Smith This gave the Shamrrx ks possession, first and 10 on the Blue Jay 33. They moved right in for the seme with the big pl i.v b^ing another pass from We.stJek to Smith. On this one, Weadek rolled tr> hi right and threw bm k t<> yw l«xt end Smith in th* end- zone, covering 14 yards. Kayin Hostetler then kicked the extra point and It whs 14-0 owly in the second half. A pass intercept i«»n. a big defrnnive weapon of the Shum-

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rocks this year, set up the final score In the List quarter. Peterson picked of r a Blue Jay pass and returned it 18 yards to the N»rth Judson 15 yard line. From here a 13 yard sweep was the big play by Wesolek and Hostetler pounde.l over from one xwrd out for the eventual touchdown. This time the kick attempt for the point after was bloc ked, but a sa'e 20-0 lead was enjoyed. Fmni here on out, it wa.s all Shamrocks defense Shane Hostetler, another freshman on the North Liberty team, intercepted tw<> passes in the game and male numerous tackles. Other Interceptions were by Kevin Hostetler and Ed Sherwood, making five in all. Junior linebarker. Jim Plunkett. making his first start, led the team in tackling points with 15. The Scoring North liberty Wes IXerson. '23 yard pass from Mike Wesolek; PAT, Mike Wesolek, pass fr<>m Wes Peterson North Libertx Gary Smith. 14 yani pass from Mike Wesolek; PAT, Kexdn Hostetler, kic k North Libertx: Kevin Hoatetler, 1 yard nm; PAT, kick failed DIXIE WAI Ji EKS Don’t 'arget Saturday, Oct. 19th xve will have our Halloween Dance It would he more fim If you wear costumes, but you don’t have to. It will be pot luck with the ('luh furnishing Min-Jwlches. Come one and all and swing your Taw for a really go«xl time; For more information call 5862750 or 586-2395. g GILLETTE Foamy SRAmCtEAM 79?. S 0 HOIST. St MM, SO OOMI