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DECATUR HERALD Decatur, Illinois, Saturday, August 27, 1977 CtIom) omer Gamble V' YUt flifWt tr Chicago (AP) Oscar Gamble slammed a three-run homer in the first inning Friday night and the Chicago White Sox hung on for a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Steve Renko, acquired from the Chicago Cubs eight days ago, picked up his second victory for the Sox both of them over the Brewers. Yankees The tournament continues through Monday. Jim Hurm drove in four runs for Perfect with a home run, single and bases loaded triple. Carl Fieldbinder had three hits and drove in two runs.

Buster Chumbley also slammed three hits. Perfect socked 15 hits Wed-n a night in smashing Peoria Brown's Sporting Goods 9-0. So Perfect has totaled 20 runs and 28 hits in two games. Myron Kumler, the ace Perfect pitcher, was not as sharp this time. He didn't have to be because Perfect scored twice By Bob Fallstrorn Herald Sports Editor Bloomington Welding continued its hot hitting Friday night in the Illinois Amateur Softball Association State men's fast pitch Class AA tournament.

A 13-hit barrage wiped out Springfield Duffy's 11-2. Seeking a second consecutive championship, Perfect next plays at 7:15 p.m. Sunday. The opponent will be the winner of tonight's 7:30 game between Godfrey Leary Mead and Bloomington Ebach Realty. Gamble's 26th homer came after Ralph Garr walked and Richie Zisk singled.

Renko had a shutout working until the sixth when Jim Woh-lford doubled and scored on a single by Cecil Cooper. Charlie Moore tripled in the seventh and scored on a pinch-hit single by Jaime Quirk before Dave Hamilton came in to snuff out the rally. Silvio Martinez came on in the eighth when the Brewers put runners on first and third on singles by Don Money and Ed Kirkpatrick. Robin Vount flied to Zisk in right and Zisk's throw to the plate doubled Money to end the inning. Gamble also had a double in the first inning against Don "Ducky" Reed and got two more runs in the second inning.

Reed wild pitched in two runs. After that it was a romp. The first game was onesided, too. The Decatur A's eliminated Virginia Country Club 12-4 with a 14-hit bombardment. This was a loser bracket game.

Denny McCollom drove in four runs with a double and home run. Larry Moffett hit a two-run homer. Carl Doolen singled in two runs. The losing pitcher was 54-year-old Jack McNeely, who was kayoed in the third inning. Frank Smith came on relief for the A's in the third inning and didn't allow a hit in wrapping up the victory.

He was overpowering, striking out eight. The A's play Peoria today at Cincy Downs Phillies On Seaver's 5-Hitter Cincinnati (AP) Tom Seaver pitched a five-hitter for a seventh straight victory as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 Friday night. It was a third" straight loss for the Phils. It also prevented Steve Carlton from notching his 19th victory. Dave Concepcion broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh with a run-scoring single that helped the Reds win a 10th time in the last 13 games.

With George Foster- at first on a fielder's choice, Johnny Bench reached safely on third baseman Mike Schmidt's error. Concepcion singled to score Foster and Dan Driessen singled home Bench to pad the margin. Seaver struck out seven and walked seven while weathering several Philadelphia threats. Seaver is 8-2 since joining Cincinnati in the celebrated June 15 trade with the New York Mets. Greg Luzinski drilled his 32nd homer, a solo shot, for his first career homer off Seaver.

PHILA McBde cf Bowo ss CINCINNATI ab bi 4 0 10 5 0 10 2 0 0 0 3 111 4 0 10 3 10 0 3 0 10 ab bi Rose 3b Morgan 2b Griffey rf GFostr If Bench Cncpcn ss Drssen lb 5 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 10 Schmdt 3b Luziski Hebner Hutton McCvr McGrw Sizmre Carlton Martin Foote Tote I If 5 110 lb rf 2b ph 3 12 0 4 0 11 3 0 2 1 3 110 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 Grnimo 3 0 0 0 Seaver 2 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 00 0 30 2 5 2 Totol cf 34 4 10 4 Philadelphia 0010010002 Cincinnati 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 Driessen. Schmidt. LOB Phila delphia 11, Cincinnati 12. 2B-Bench. i Geronimo, Griffey.

3B Rose. HR Lu-i zinski (32). SB McCarver, Rose, Morgan 2, Bench, Driessen. Sizemore. SF Carlton.

IP 7 1 9 1 ER BB SO 3 5 4 0 0 0 Carlton (L.18-8) McGraw Seaver (W.15-5) 9 5 8 7 Balk I HBP By Carlton (Driessen). Carlton. 2:35. A 44,079. AP Laserphoto Twins' Roy Smalley jumps over Jim Rice en route Mi Downs Boston 6-4 k's Senate in Eiahfh nnesota Bosfoc Boston (AP) Rod Carew scored the tie-breaking run on Lyman Bos- 7 eaf Nets 1 Oth Straigh Braves With Barrage omer After Edging Baltimore to double play ry over the Boston Red Sox.

Carew, the American League batting leader who had a 14-game hitting streak snapped while going 0-for-5 in New York Thursday night, doubled to drive in two runs in the fifth. That snapped a 1-1 tie. Rich Chiles moved Minnesota's lead to 4-1 with a homer in the sixth. Boston came back to tie it with three runs in the seventh. Rick Krueger, just recalled from the minors, replaced Boston starter Don Aase in the eighth.

He was greeted by Carew, who sliced a double into the left field corner. Carew scored as Bostock drilled a single, finishing Krueger, who took the loss. MINNESOTA ob bi BOSTON Burlson ss Helms dh Hobson 3b Yastrki If Rice rf GScott lb ob bi 4 0 10 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 3 2 10 4 12 0 4 0 0 1 3 111 3 0 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 33 4 8 3 Hisle cf Carew lb Bostck If Adams dh Chiles rf Cubage 3b Wyngar 5 12 0 5 12 2 3 2 11 4 0 10 4 12 2 4 0 11 3 0 0 0 4 0 10 4 10 0 RMIIr cf Smaiey ss Rndall 2b Doyie Carbo Lynn Total 2b ph ph Total 36 6 10 6 Minnesota Boston DP Minnesota 2. Boston 5. 2B Hisle, 0001210206 01 0 000 300 4 LOB Minnesot 5, Carew 2, Doyle, Rice, RMiller.

3B Hisle, HR Chiles (3). IP ER BB SO Thrdsgrd ToJhnsn Aase Krueger 6 2-3 2 1-3 7 0 2 4 1 2 0 4 2 4 0 0 2 0 Campbell HBP By Thormodsgard (Hobson), By ToJohnson (RMiller). 2:25. A 33,415. Atlanta (AP) Jeff Burroughs, Gary Matthews and Junior Moore belted home runs as the Atlanta Braves erupted for five runs in the third inning and defeated the New York Mets 5-3 Friday night.

It was called after 6V2 innings by rain. Preston Hanna recorded his first major league victory. Jerry Koosman took the loss. Rowland Office then singled before Burroughs unloaded his 33rd home run. Willie Mcntanez beat out an infield hit and Matthews followed with a towering drive for his 13th homer.

Moore completed the scoring with a line drive over the left field fence. New York cut the margin to 5-3 in the seventh when Bud Harrelson led off with an infield hit. Bruce Boisclair singled, and when the ball eluded Burroughs, Harrelson scored from first. Mike Davey came on and walked pinch hitter John Stearns before retiring Lee Mazzilli to end the inning before the rains came. The umpires waited one hour, 28 minutes before calling the game.

NEW YORK ATLANTA ab bi ab bi 2 0 0 0 4 12 0 4 112 3 110 3 112 2 12 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Randle Harlsn Hendsn Milner Vail rf Boisclr Hodges Stearns Mazilli LFostr Kosmn Baldwn RVItine Siebert Total 3b ss If lb rf Ph cf 2b Ph 3 12 0 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 00 0 0 27 3 7 2 Gilbrth 2b Office cf Brrghs rf Montnz Mtthws Moore Correll Rocket Hanna Davey lb If 3b ss Totol 24 5 7 5 None out whe game stopped New York 000020 13 Atiar.ta 005000 5 Moore, Burroughs. DP Atlanta 2. LOB New York 10, Atlanta 7. HR Burroughs (33), Matthews (13), Moore (4). SB Randle 2, Correll.

Harrelson. IP ER BB SO Koosman Baldwin (L.8-16 2 2-3 7 5 5 2 1 21-3 0 0 0 2 0 Siebert Hanna Dovey Save Davey (2). By Hanna (Vail), A 18,001. 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 2-3 7 3 2 4 3 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 PB Hodges. HBP By Baldwin (Moore).

ivercom New York (AP) Mickey Rivers singled home the tying run in the eighth inning and scored the winner on Graig Nettles' triple as the New York Yankees roared from behind for a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers Friday night. Toby Harrah drove in four runs with a homer and triple and Mike Hargrove homered as the Rangers built a 5-1 lead. Then the Yankees launched their comeback. Singles by Lou Piniella and Willie Randolph, who had three hits apiece, helped build a run against Roger Moret in the sixth. Then Rivers touched off a two-run rally in the seventh with a leadoff single.

After Bump Wills booted Nettles' grounder, Thurman Munson brought in one run with a force out bouncer and Piniella, who had homered earlier, delivered another with a sacrifice fly. That made it 5-4. The Yankees took the lead in the eighth. Randolph doubled and Rivers singled to tie the score. Nettles followed with his triple for the winning run.

Sparky Lyle relieved Ken Clay to pitch the ninth inning, picking up his fifth save in his last seven appearances and 21 st. over-all. The victory was the 17th in the last 19 games lor the Yankees. It gave them a three-game lead over Boston and four over Baltimore in the American League East. Texas dropped four games back of Kansas City in the West.

TEXAS Hargve lb Grieve ph Cmpnrs ss Wills 2b Horton dh Harrah 3b Sundbg Washtn If Beniquz cf DMay rf Bevqua ph Total NEW YORK ob bi ab bi 4 111 10 0 0 4 110 3 110 4 12 0 4 12 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 10 0 0 34 5 9 5 Rivers Nettles Munson ReJksn Piniella Chmbls RWhite Rndlph cf 3b dh rf lb If 2b 4 2 2 1 5 0 11 5 10 1 3 110 3 13 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 13 1 Dent ss 4 0 0 0 Total 34 6 10 6 Texas 0083110005 New York 000101 22 x- 6 Wills. DP New York 1. LOB Texas 5, New York 9. 2B Piniella, Randolph, Harrah. 3B Randolph, Nettles.

HR Harrah (19), Piniella (7), Hargrove (12). SB Washington, ReJackson. SF Piniella. IP ER BB SO Moret Barker Figueroa Clay Lyie Save Lyle A 29,000. 7 2-3 10 6 4 4 1-3 0 0 0 0 5 6 4 4 0 3 4 113 1 0 0 0 0 (21).

WP Moret. 2:38. only by a 57-yard kick by Dan Beaver of Illinois in 1975 against Purdue. Sammis figures he should be able to connect consistently from 55 yards away. He is not often called for that distance, of course.

How often does he miss? "I don't recall the misses," Sammis responds. "Sometimes I get a feeling that I will kick well. Other times I get the feeling I shouldn't kick at all. Today I don't feel much like kicking. "Pressure? The most pressure I was in was the Wheaton game in 1975.

I kicked a field goal and we won 3-2. That's the only game I can remember making a decisive kick." Sammis' kicking is natural. That is, he worked on technique on his own. "I picked up quite a bit watching the kickers on TV," Sammis points out. "My favorite kicker is Jim Bakken (St.

Louis Cardinals)." exas 6-5 icker and a single for the Sox. Kir kpatrick and Sal Bando each had three hits for the Brewers. MILWAUKEE CHICAGO ob bi ab bi 3 110 Joshua cf 3 0 10 Garr If 5 110 Nrdhgn rf 4 0 11 Banistr ss 4 0 10 Zisk If 4 0 3 0 Lhnsn dh 4 0 3 0 Gamble cf 4 0 0 0 Spencr lb 4 12 0 Brhmer 3b 2 0 0 0 Kssngr 2b 2 0 11 Dwning Wohlfd rf 10 11 5 0 0 0 5 12 0 4 0 10 4 13 3 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 3 12 0 Cooper lb Money 3b Bando dh Krkptk If Younf ss Moore Sakafa 2b Quirk 3b Total 36 2 13 2 Total 34 4 12 4 Milwaukee 000001 1002 Chicago 30000001 4 Money, Bannister. DP Milwaukee Chicago 2. LOB Milwaukee 9, Chicago II.

2B Bando, Gamble, Garr, Wohlford. Krkptrick, Nrdhagen. 3B-Moore, Downing. HR Gamble (26). S-Downing, Joshua.

IP Haas 7 1-3 11 4 McClure 0 1 0 Castro 2-3 0 0 Renko 6 11 2 Hamilton 1 0 0 SMartinez 2 2 0 ER BB SO 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Save SMartinez (1). 2:55. A 28,221. Mariners Overtake Indians 4-2 Cleveland (AP) Craig Reynolds drove in the winning run as the Seattle Mariners downed the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Friday night. With Seattle trailing 2-1, Rup-Dert Jones led off the ninth with a single, the fifth hit off Wayne Garland.

That brought on Jim Kern in relief, and the Mariners went cn to score three times. Jones went to second on an infield out and scored on a single by Carlos Lopez. Reynolds followed with a run-scoring single and came home on Steve Brun's double. SEATTLE CLEVELAND ob bi ob bi Braun If 4 0 11 Dade rf 4 0 2 0 Baez 2b 4 0 11 Kuiper 2b 5 12 0 Meyer lb 4 0 10 Bochte If 3 0 2 0 Stanton dh 4 0 0 0 Thortn lb 3 0 0 0 RuJnes cf 4 110 Carty dh 5 12 1 Stein 3b 3 0 00 JNorris cf 100 0 Lopez rf 4 111 Melton 3b 4 0 0 0 Cox 3 0 10 Kendall 4 0 0 0 Stinson 1 0 0 0 Duffy ss 4 0 11 CRylds SS 3 2 2 1 Total 34 4 8 4 Total 33 2 9 2 Seattle 00000001 34 Cleveland 100001 0002 JNorris. DP Seattle 2.

LOB Seattle 7, Cleveland 12. 2B Dade, Carty, CReynolds, Braun. SB Cox, Dade, Lopez. Baez. IP ER BB SO Mitchell 2-3 11 1 3 0 Montague 5 1-3 7 1 1 2 1 Romo (W-9) 3 1 0 0 2 0 Garland 8 5 2 2 3 3 Kern 1 3 2 2 0 1 WP-Mitchell.

HBP By Romo (Thornton). 2:35. A 6,707. Oakland Smashes Toronto 8-4 Toronto (AP) The Oakland A's pounded 13 hits to down the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 Friday night. Rick Langford and Pablo Torrealba combined to pitch a seven-hitter.

The A's collected at least one hit in all but the first, seventh and ninth innings and were retired in order once. Manny Sanguilkn paced the attack with two singles and a double, Mitchell Page drove in three runs. Torrealba, who took over in the fifth with the A's ahead 5-4. blanked the Blue Jays on two hits over 4 2-3 innings. OAKLAND North Cf TORONTO ab bi 3 110 2 0 0 0 4 2 10 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 5 12 1 ab bi 5 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 4 110 3 0 2 2 Staggs 2b LMray If AWoods If Scott 2b Page If Howell Fairly Rader Ewing 3b rf dh rf Mallory pr MAIxdr cf Tabb lb Wllams dh 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 10 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 111 Ault lb Tores ss Cerone Bowing cf Sanglln 3b rf ss 5 0 3 1 4 0 2 0 4 110 5 111 41 8 13 7 Gross Tyrone Piccolo Total Total 36 4 7 3 Oakland Toronto Gross, AWoods, Howell.

DP Toronot 1 0030230008 2000200004 RScott, HTorres, LOB Oakland 12, Toronto 7. 2B Sanguillen, Page, Howell. Ault. 3B Tyrone. HR Bowling (1).

SB-RScott. RScott. IP ER BB SO Langford 4 1-3 5 4 2 2 4 Torrealba (W.4-4 4 2-3 2 0 0 3 Byrd (L.2-8) 3 7 5 2 3 1 Willis 2 1-3 3 3 3 2 2 JJohnson 3 2-3 3 0 0 0 WP Langford, Byrd. 2:40. A 22,536.

2:30 p.m. The session starts at 1 p.m. with Bloomington Beer Nuts opposing Warsaw. Tonight the Beer Nuts-Warsaw winner plays Coffeen at 6 o'clock followed by the Godfrey vs. Bloomington game.

At 9 o'clock tonight Springfiele plays the 6 o'clock winner. WELDING AB RBI Radloff If 4 3 110 Fieldbinder ss 4 0 3 2 0 Nottingham pr 0 0 0 0 0 Bain ss 1 0 1 0 I Chumbley cf -51300 Cordray3b 5 0 0 0 0 Kumler 4 12 10 Bryant rf 1 0 0 0 0 Cook rf 110 0 0 Deardorff lb 2 0 0 0 0 Schultzlb 2 0 0 0 0 Krietemeier 3 2 0 0 0 Hurm 2b 4 3 3 4 0 Totals SPRINGFIELD AB Fraase lf-2b Sagle 3b Bomke cf Molitoris 2b-p Muench lb G. Reed rf Compardo Smith ss D. Reed Easley If Blackwell ph 36 11 13 8 1 RBI 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 2 6 2 2 Perfect 220 101 511 Springfield 100 001 0 2 LOB Perfect 7, Springfield 6. 2B Molitoris, Chumbley, Kumler.

3B Bomke, Hurm. HR-Hurm. SB Radloff. SF G. Reed.

IP ER BB SO Kumler (W, 15-5) 7 6 2 1 4 D. Reed (L) 3 2 6 5 3 2 Molitoris 3.1 7 4 1 2 WP D. Reed 2, Molitoris. DECATUR Wooff ss Fenton 2b Moffett 3b Williams If-rf McCollom lb Doolen Binkley rf J.Anderson If Edwards cf Page Smith Totals VIRGINIA Smith 3b Spangenberg If Curtis cf Knight lb Sweatman Bell rf L. Anderson 2b Mischnick ss Williams rf-c McNeely Gatens Heaton ob 4 4 4 3 4 4 1 3 4 1 3 rbi 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 35 12 14 11 1 ab rbl Totals Decatur Virginia 24 4 5 3 3 204 200 412 031 000 0 4 LOB Decatur 3, Virginia 5.

2B McCollom, Woof, 3B McNeely, Fenton. HR Moffett, McCollom. SB Fenton, Edwards 2, Moffett 2. Smith. L.

Anderson. IP Page Smith (W, 15-6) McNeely (L) Gatens Heaton PB Doolin ER BB SO 2.1 5 4 3 0 4.2 0 0 3 8 22 6 6 1 1 .2 3 2 0 0 3.2 5 3 0 1 Sammis rests during a break in tock's single in the eighth inning Friday night, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 6-4 victo- for Ro choice and a single by Cowens. McRae led off the third with his homer. George Brett walked and eventually scored on John Mayberry's double play grounder. Leonard, who ranks third in the American League in strikeouts with 182, fanned Andreas Mora in the third with two runners in scoring position.

He also struck out Lee May in the first and Bumbry in the fourth, both following singles. KANSAS CITY BALTIMORE ob bi ab bi 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Poqette McRae GBrett Cowens Maybry LaCock Porter Patek FWhite Total rf 4 12 0 If 3 111 3b 3 10 0 cf 4 0 3 1 lb 4 0 10 dh 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 ss 3 0 0 0 Bumby cf Douer 2b Singltn rf LMay lb Murray dh Mora If DeCncs 3b Belngr ss Skaggs 3 0 10 4 0 10 4 0 0 0 4 110 3 10 0 3 0 11 3 0 2 1 2b 3 0 0 0 31 3 7 2 Total 32 2 6 2 Kansas City 102000000 3 Baltimore 0200000002 DP Kansas City 1, Baltimore 2. LOB Kansas City 5, Baltimore 5. HR McRae (17). IP ER BB SO Leonard 9 6 2 2 2 7 Palmer 9 7 3 3 4 6 WP Palmer.

2:15. It was warm and sunny when the Millikin University football team assembled for picture-taking purposes. There was a soothing breeze. Perfect weather. Not for Charlie Sammis.

He shuddered when the breeze ruffled his hair. The breeze, so welcome on a hot day, is dreaded by Sammis. As a placekicker, Sammis likes it calm. The breeze can seize the football after he kicks and cause the football to stray off-target. Of course, Sammis often has to contend with the breeze.

He usually wins the battle. Last season the junior from Bethalto made good on eight of 12 field goal attempts and 19 of 21 conversion attempts. He led the team in scoring with 43 points and was selected on the College Conference of Illinois Wisconsin all-star offensive unit. Sammis set conference and Millikin season records with yals Breeze Baltimore (AP) Hal McRae clubbed his 17th home run as the Kansas City Royals stretched their club-re cord winning streak to 10 games with a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Friday night. Al Cowens had three of Kan sas City's seven hits off Jim Palmer.

He drove in a run while helping send the Orioles down to a fifth loss in the last six games. Dennis Leonard pitched a six-hitter to win an eighth time in the last nine starts. He struck out seven. The Orioles scored in the sec ond on singles by Mark Bela- nger and Dave Skaggs. The ral ly ended when McRae caught Al Bumbry's liner and doubled Belanger at the plate.

Palmer yielded a run in the first on a single by Tom Po- quette, a wild pitch, a fielder's practice Bob Fallstrorn 4 tz Sports Editor 'fifcSC i pf'i ft WW? the eight field goals. He kicked six field goals as a freshman. The combined total of 14 ties the Millikin record. Most kickers nowadays follow the soccer style, hooking from the side. Not Sammis.

He is the conventional straight-ahead kicker. "I think I get more distance that way and am more consistent," Sammis explained. He kicked a successful 64-yard field in practice. In competition, his longest is 55 yards in 1975 against Carroll. That's No.

2 on the all-time list of longest state college field goals, topped postcard. Pro football guest guessers to challenge Fearless Fallstrorn on Sunday are also needed. Age 19 and up. Out-of-town guessers especially invited. Guest Guessers Wanted Calling all college football guest guessers.

Another contest starts Sept. 10. All fans age 19 and up are eligible. Telephone Bob Fallstrorn at 429-5151 after 5 p.m. Out-of-town guessers call 800-252-1626.

Or send a Millikin University football placekicker Charlie.