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Raw Finger to Win, 8-1 Gibson Shrugs Off Breeze in? Gibby sat with hands clasped, arms on his knees, head down after the game. "I'm tired," he said. "I was stronger, with the extra day of rest, but you pitch in the 85-90 degree heat out there, you get tired." Gibby, who shut out the Giants at San Francisco last Saturday, worked with five days of rest. And he was, ht thought, sharper for it in pitching a three-hitter. "That's what makes Gibson better now than he was before," said Staub.

"Control. Not that he ever had a problem. But what'd he walk? None. And he strikes out eight. Before, when he was behind, he'd come in with a fast ball.

You looked for it. Now he hits the corners with curves and sliders. "Before, he only worked on you (curves, sliders) when he was ahead in the ball-strike count. But no more." Menke mentioned it, too. "He still has a fast ball, but not the fast ball he had when I came up to the majors in '62," he said.

"Then, he just blew It by Now, he throws those curves and sliders. "I'm a pull-hitter, right? And you pull the high slider more than any other pitch. Particularly against a pitcher like Gibby. Because you have a tendency to get out front swing early on a pitcher like him. "He threw me some good pitches low fast balls, and" outside.

I was lucky to foul them off." "I'll tell you something about Gibson," Menke added. "He just keeps improving every year. I guess that just comej with experience. "But I can't think of anybody who's any better than him in the league right now." By Ed Willc Some people don't understand Bob Gibson. Batters understand him.

He's fast ball, curve and slider none of them, sually, where you can hit them. Unless he makes a mistake. But other people don't understand him. What he is. How he is1.

At the moment, he's a pitcher who has won nine in a row for the Cardinals. And, after last night's 8-1 victory over the Houston Astros, which preserved the Redbirds' 9S-game lead in baseball's National League pennant race, he's a pitcher who has been touched for only two runs in 74 consecutive innings. Figure it out. That's two runs in eight nine-inning games plus. He no-hit the Astros for five innings, until Bob Aspromonte led off the sixth with a double to right-center, on a ball right fielder Bob Tolan thought he could catch, but didn't.

And Glbby, whose string of scoreless innings was broken at 47 with a wild pitch in Los Angeles a dozen days ago, had a new string of 23 shutout Innings when Houston scored in the seventh. The last-place Astros got it with a one-out single by Rusty Staub and a two-out double by Denis Menke, who fouled off four pitches on a three-ball, two-strike count, then got the hit on Gibson's eleventh pitch to him. Tough pitcher, right? Before the start of the seventh inning last night, short-top Dal Maxvill of the Cardinals moved to the pitcher's now? It smarts." Gibson was more interested in just how many pitches he had thrown to Menke in the seventh. (The pitches went: ball, ball, foul, swinging strike, foul, ball, foul, foul, foul, foul double, by inches inside the left-field line.) "I asked Charley Galati, he's the guy who charts our pitches, and he told me I threw 11 pitches to Menke," said Gib. "Well, with 11 pitches, you're going to have to hang one, I think.

(Menke hit a hanging slider a hard curve that flattened out.) You're going to throw one out of 11 where you don't want to throw it" Catcher John Edwards needled Gibson about that pitch. "Listen," he said to Gibson. "How can you throw a hanging slider when I call for one and that's low and away?" Gibson laughed. "Still your fault," he said. "You should have given me four fingers.

We should have walked him." Gibson had shrugged at mention of the pitch to Aspromonte that killed his no-hitter. "That pitch was a fast ball. High," he said. "When" you're a high-ball pitcher you don't pitch no-hitters. Not when you make mistakes high." Tolan said he thought he could get to the ball that Aspromonte hit, "but I couldn't catch up with it." "I thought I could get to it without leaving my feet," he explained.

"If I dive for it, I get it." To make amends, Tolan socked his fourth home run, this one a two-run shot as the Cards scored five in the eighth and let Gibby breeze in. mound. When the Redbirds were batting in the sixth, he bad seen Gibson working on the index finger of his right hand in the dugout. Working that means trying to stop the bleeding. "Well, I knew it wasn't any of my business," said Maxvill, "but I go up to him on the mound and I say, 'Look, Gib.

I know it's none of my business and you're a 'raw-meat' guy when it comes to staying in games. But how's the finger? It looks to me as if it's hurtin' more than it usually does. 'You don't have to prove anything to us. If it's hurtin', get out. Why take the chance that it might put you out for a couple of "And you know what he did?" said Max.

"He said, "Okay, and he spit on the finger and then he bent over and rubbed it Into the dirt." Gibson has this finger problem, see? He's had it since he started pitching. He keeps the nail on the right index finger trimmed short, but at some time each- season the nail breaks. When it breaks, what's left of it cuts into the finger and forms a callous. Hold your palm up and look at your index finger. Round at the top, isn't it? Not Gibby's.

He trims the callous, so me finger is cut off square. And, this time, the finger nail broke at a deeper point than usual. So what's left digs in at a tender part of the finger. "Sure, it hurts, but what the hell?" said Gibson. "I've had it every year I've been pitching.

Why worry about it Finger Lickm1 Good HOUSTOV (1 AB a EBIPOA Mill a 2 A It 1 Charges of 'Union Breaking' Confab Tomorrow On NFL Pension Torres Ktaub 3 Wynn et Menke 2 -Rarier 3b Aftpromonte If Bateman Jeniaster Thomas ph Dukes 0 0 0 0 0 a Totals 30 13 1U1I CARDINALS (8) am mx- a ki ru a- Rm.1. 1 1 a 0 10 1 i Javier 2b Flood cf C'epeda lb Shannon 3b Edwards Tolan rf Maxvill ss Gibson From Fost-nispatrh Wire Serviom NEW YORK, July 13 The feuding players and owners of the National Football League today arepreparingto meet again in an attempt to solve the pension 1 that have plagued their practice camps and threatened their season. "NFL owners have acknowledged the request of the Play- ers Association for a meeting which has tentatively been set for Sunday afternoon in New York, NFL president Art Modell announced in Cleveland last night. He added that the et i would be held on the condition that all concerned parties could be notified in time. ssssss(ssaiss; fmimmmmxmf: ew tmm wmfm iv 1 Vc A i IV.

V' uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii In Los Angeles, a spokesman for the players' group said John Gordy of Detroit, president of the NFL Players Association, had contacted all members of their negotiating committee and their attorney and all were ready to make the trip. Gordy had accused the owners of attempting to break up the players' group. "It appear $," Gordy said, "the owners are trying to break this association and we will not stand for it. The association is stronger than ever." In Johnson City, where the Atlanta Falcons opened their rookie camp today, player representative Sam Williams charged the owners "are trying to break up the players association by threat. ST.

LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. port nn ahtfeBb. I. dub BKUfcti, fcditor Sat, July 13, 1968 cj iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiTiijiiiiiiiirrriiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiimij iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu i iniiiiiiim Goalby Shoots 66 Stockton Wants Titles, Security MILWAUKEE, July 13 (OPI)-Dave Stockton has won Just two tournaments and little more than $100,000 in his four and a fraction years on the pro golf tournament. Sam Snead has won 84 times By Gene Pospeahil, a Post-Dispatch Photographer Total 35 8 15 8 27 10' Houston OOO OOO 100 I Cardinals 101 OlO 05 8 Bateman.

DP Houston 1. Lata- Houston 2. Cardinals 8. 2B r-r Flood, Aspromonte, Menke. 3B 1 Brock.

HR Tolan (4). Javler-Shannon. Gibson. SB Brock, IF ERBBgO Lemaster (L, 8-8) 1 9 3 3 1 Dukes 1 6 8 5 10 Gibson (W. 12-5) 9 3 I J.

2:00. A 28.944. Carlton I Hurls in Steve Carlton will pitch against Houston's Wade Blasin game, who relieved in both games of Thursday's twi-night split, or Don Wilson in today's 5:30 game at Busch Memorial Stadium. This is camera day. Folks with shutters cansnap Astros and Redbirds Jfrom 445 to 4:45.

Dave Ricketts and Ron Willis celebrated birthdays yesterday. It was Ricketts's Willis's twenty-fifth. i1 Bob Gibson's nine-game win ning streak began with a 6-3 victory at New York June 2 that put the Cardinals in first place. His last loss was a 3-1 decision against San Francisco here May 28. Gibby's earned-run average is 1.058.

The Cardinals got to losing pitcher Denny Lemaster without wasting any time last night. Lott Brock led off the first inning with a triple, and scored when No. 2 batter Julian avier hit a sacrifice fly. In the third inning, Curt Flood singled for the second of his four hits (which a 1 his club-leading batting average to .323) and moved around on singles by Orlando Cepeda and M(ke Shannon. Then Brock, whose batting average is up to .279, singled in the fifth (one of three innings in which he led off), stole his sev-enteenth base (sixth in four games), went to third on catch, er John Bateman's throwing er-ror, and scored on Flood's single.

In the eighth, Cepeda singled and scored against reliever Torn Dukes on Shannon's sacrifice and John Edwards 's single. That was before Bob Tolan homered, Dal Maxville singled and Javier and Flood singled for runs following an intentional walk to Brock. Powderpuff Derby A special powderpuff derby for women will be added to the regular nine-race stock caf card at St. Charles Speedway tomorrow night. Time trial start at 7 o'clock and racing bes-gins at 8.

Speedy Lou a Step Ahead Lou Brock, streaking for the plate, is a step ahead of the ball in scoring the Cardinals first run in the first inning of last night's game with Houston at Busch Memorial "First, by a i a statement cancelling all a i i camps and then reversing their decision and opening them to rookies only and running off all veterans who show up. "And by threatening to play the season with rookies and free agents only." Similar comments came from Green Bay, Chicago, Washington, Minneapolis and Latrobe, where the Pittsburgh Steel-ers opened their training camp. Modell denied the charges, calling them "not true and ridiculous. The owners have been bargaining in good faith and will continue to do so." Minnesota Vikings' general manager Jim Finks called the charges "an insult to our integrity." The matter centers around the players' pension fund. They want a greater contribution from the owners.

The owners say they can't afford to meet the demands, and made counter proposals the players say are not acceptable. The players threatened a strike, and the owners responded with a lockout, closing their training camps to all but rookies, who are not members of the Players Association. Legion Baseball SOUTH COUNTY LEAGUE 123 4156 7 89 R.H.E. Brentwood 011 001 120 6 IS 4 Kirktrood 300 802 01 12 13 3 Leslie, Freese (4). Katslf ((B) and Albalr; Stahlhuth and Fulkerson.

Maplewood OOO 013 0 OB 17 10 3 Crestwood 011 0 10 02 8 10 Foster, Coats (8) and Scaratn, Serra; Collins, Williams (8) Ackel-meyer, Goodrich and Nahors. ILLINOIS DI8TR1CT Edwardsvllle OOO OOO 0 0 4 Granite City OOO 030 3 2 Srhwear and Allarria; Rains and Belshe. Stadium. Brock had tripled and raced home on Julian Javier's sacrifice fly. The Astro catcher waiting for the ball is John Bateman.

The Cards won, 8-1. Drysdale Battered by Braves Milwaukee Open MILWAUKEE, July "13 "(rpn? two rounds In the fiOO.OOO Greater Milwaukee Open fait tournament: Dave Stockton 68-67 138 Sam Snead 72-fifl li? Jim Weicher. 71-68137 Mae MeClendon 6H-7I nT BOB COALBV Dlok Lotz 67-71 138 1Iarad 69-69138 Al GeiberRer 69-H9 138 Reeky Thompson 66-73139 Tommy Bolt 69-70139 Hon Cerrudo 71-68 139 JIM COLBERT 70-69139 140 Bob Johnson, Richard Crawford, Dan Slkes, Charles Coody, Don Fairfield, Rod Funseth, Dave Marr. Brum Crampton, Julius Boros. Spray, Hale Irwin, Harold HfitnlnK, Steve Opperman, Fred Marti, Bay Floyd.

142 ROD HORN (67-78), Hn-nwro Blancas, Terry Dill, Frank Beard, Tommy Aaron. Charles Slf-ford. Ken Venturl, Dean Beman, hurk Courtney, Lee Trevlno, Larry Mowry, Bobby Mitchell. 13 B. 0 (7S-68).

Ted Makalrn, Laurie Hammer. Bill Garrett, Marty Fleckman, R. H. Slkes, Randy Glover, Don Whltt. 1 44 1 I RodriKUei, Phil Rodger, Wayne Vates, Hugh Rover.

Don Bles, Dale Douglass, LARRY WOOD (73-71), Joel Goldstrand, Don Massengale, Mike Hill, Bob McAllister, BOB STONK (72-72), Tom Welskopf, Gene Littler, Randy Petri, John Lots, Dirk Rhyan, Chris Blocker. AMONG NON-QUALIFIERS: Larry Zlegler, 73-73146; Steve Reid, 74-73 147. a bandage on his left wrist to stave off the pains of tendonitis, which "grab sometimes and I don't know if I'm on foot or horseback." Charles Eats Up Lefty Pitching and nearly $400,000 but most of that loot came in the days when a buck was still a buck. Yet Stockton, a 26-year-old from San Bernardino, says he's not thinking about the $40,000 first place money as he enters third round play in the $200,000 Greater Milwaukee Open. "The money doesn't have a thing to do with it," said Stockton.

"The government would take it anyway. The idea is winning titles they bring security. Of course, I'd be happy to have the check, too." The 56-year-old Snead, of White Sulphur Springs, W. was more candid. "For $200,000, I'd come and play around the flagpole," he said.

Stockton added a 67 yesterday to his first round 68, for a nine-under par 135 and a two-stroke lead over Snead and a pair of almost unknown youngsters Jim Wiechers of Atherton, and Mac McLendon of Mont-" gomery, Ala. Snead fired a course record 65 over the 7155 yard par 72 North Shore Country Club one stroke better than the record set Thurs-day by McClendon and Rocky' Thompson and matched yesterday by masters champion Bob Goalby, Wiechers and Charles Coody. Goalby wound up tied for fifth with 25-year-old Dick Lotz of Hayward, and 24-y ear-old Dave Marad of Wollas-ton, at 138. Snead, Who hasn't won a tour-nament since 1961, played with From Post-Dispatch Wire Services NEW YORK, July 13 A southpaw pitches, Ed takes a swing ring-a-ding-ding. Ed Charles, the poetry-writing third baseman who's had a collection of his works published, is a swinging rhythm in motion for the New York Mets against lefthanded pitchers.

The veteran righthanded batter banged two singles in three side," Charles said. "You can follow the ball better. You should be able to swing with more authority." Lefthander Jerry Koosman, a top candidate for Rookie-of-the-year honors, scattered six hits and Grote drove in three runs, all told, with his homer and a single. The victory was Koos-man's twelfth against four losses. The Los Angeles Dodgers' Charles now has 32 hits in 71 appearances for a .451 average, plus 16 runs batted in and six homers against lefthanders this season.

Against right-handed pitching, Charles is hitting .234 with 16 RBIs and three homers. He has a .321 over-all average, tops for the Mets. "I think a hitter should hit a pitch thrown from the opposite side rather than from the same Don Drysdale, who holds a record of six straight shutouts and 57 scoreless innings, was battered by Atlanta for three runs in the sixth, then chased with four more in the next inning as the Braves rolled to a 7-0 victory. Rookie Jim Britton, 4-2, who got into the starting rotation when Milt Pappas came down with the flu, checked the Dodgers on five hits. "I had good stuff tonight," said the 24-year-old right-hander, "I kept them guessing because I had good command of my fast ball, slider and curve." San Francisco routed Cincinnati, 11-4.

Jim Hart accounted for five of the Giant runs with two homers after Cincinnati had taken an early 2-0 lead. Willie Mays also contributed a two-run homer, the 557th of his career, and Willie McCovey had a solo blast. Rookie Jeff James and John Boozer teamed on a six-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies How They Stand LEAGUE LEAGUE Pet. AMERICAN GB GB NATIONAL CARDINALS 55 Atlanta 45 San Francisco 44 Philadelphia 41 Generals Beat Santos Whips Fail in Bid To Take Top Spot Pet. .640 .529 .512 .506 .506 .482 .476 .471 .460 .419 31 40 42 40 41 44 44 46 47 50 .659 .549 .545 .524 .482 .476 .476 .469 .425 .380 29 37 40 39 43 44 44 43 46 49 56 45 48 43 40 40 40 38 34 30 Detroit Baltimore Cleveland Boston Minnesota California Oakland New York Chicago Washington "iji ii ll'a ll'j 13'.

14 MK 151i 19 9'2 V4 ny2 15 15'a 15Vi 16 MM 23 42 41 40 41 40 36 Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh Los Angeles Chicago Houston (Box Scores on Page 7) times at bat last night against lefty Ken Holtzman of the Chi-cago Cubs. The first single drove in the game's first run and the second preceded catcher Jerry Grote's home run as the Mets won, 4-0 and moved into sixth place in the National League baseball standings. Stars Pick Up Kaszubski From Kansas City The soccer Stars have signed Waldemar Kaszubski, a 28-year-old Polish fullback who was released outright by the Kansas City Spurs. Kaszubski, 6 feet 1, 183 pounds, played for the Chicago Hansa amateur team after coming to the United States from Poland. The Spurs signed him last season.

Kaszubski hadn't seen action this year with tbe Spurs, who lead the Stars in the Gulf Division. From Post-Dispatch Wire Services WASHINGTON, July 13-The Washington Whips' streak of seven unbeaten games was halted last night and the team missed an opportunity to move into first place in the Atlantic Division of the North American Soccer League. Friday's Results Baltimore defeated the Whips, AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE against Pittsburgh and the Pirates suffered their seventh straight loss, 3-2. James held Pittsburgh to three singles before Gene Alley: 3-1, before 4180 at D. C.

Sta Pro Soccer NYLON CARPET $50 Rnltlnmro 3, Washington 2 New Vork 2. Chteafro 1 Detroit fi, Minnesota 1 leveland 6. Oakland 3 Boston 3, California 3 CARDINALS 8. Houston I New Vork 4. Chicago Philadelphia 3.

I'lttshurich Atlanta 7, Ixts Anjteles San Francisco 11. Cincinnati 4 Wi. Yd. INSTALLED WITH PAD, Today's Games ECONOMY AMERICAN LEAGUE 10390 HI WAY TO 4-021 7. dium, leaving Atlanta leading the division with 101 points and Washington second with 96.

A victory would have moved Washington into the top spot. Asher Welch, Archangel Lopez and Art Welch made sure the Whips didn't gain any ground by scoring Baltimore's three goals. Jorge Siege got Washington's tally. Boston nipped Vancouver, 3-2 before 2801 at Fenway Park. NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston (Blaslnnanic 1-1) at St.

Louis (Carlton 8-4, 8:30 p.m. Chicago (Ross 1-0) at ew Vork (Seaver 7-6) Philadelphia (Frvman 10-9) at PlttKbunth (Blass 6-2) San Francisco (Marlchal 1(1-4) at Cincinnati (Culver 6-8), twllwht Los Angeles (Singer 6-8) at At WESTERN CONFERENCE GULF DIVISION Kansas City 10 29 101 39 19 STARS 7 7 4 23 77 28 36 Houston ft 9 3 23 68 31 26 Dallas 18 3 18 27 18 30 PACIFIC DIVISION San Dleco 13 4 4 41 131 44 23 Oaiiland 9 8 30 99 34 24 Los Antclea 7 6 7 30 93 38 23 Vancouver 9 4 29 89 30 34 EASTERN CONFEREXCB ATLANTIC DIVISION BP Pts. OF Atlanta 11 4 3 26 101 27 16 Washington 9 6 4 30 98 33 31 New York 6 4 9 28 91 29 2S Baltlmora 9 10 2 26 8A 26 26 Boston 3 12 3 28 SS 30 43 Cleveland (Hurgan 8-10) at Oakland (Krausse 5-7) Boston (C'ulp 8-4) at California) 6-6) Detroit (Sparma 7-8) at Minnesota (Mcrrltt 8-Dl Vork (stottlemyra 11-8) at Chlmga (Horlcn 8-7) Washington (Hannnn 3-1) at Baltimore (Phoebus 8-8) walked and Roberto Clemente doubled in the ninth. Boozer got Matty Alou on a foul pop, but Donn Clendenon singled in two runs before pinch-hitter Gary Kolb flied out to end the game. Cookie Rojas doubled in a run in the first and Roberto Pena singled in two more in the third to give Philadelphia all it needed to defeat former teammate Jim Bunning, 4-11, for the first time.

FIRESTONE BRAKE RELINE Ford, Plym, lanta (Jar vis Sunday's Games AMERICAN LEAGUE LEAGUE SUBURBAN TIRE Stars Seeking Fourth in Row At Cleveland iweliil to the Post-Dlsrwtch CLEVELAND, July 13 The St. Louis Stars, gunning for a fourth consecutive victory that would set a club record, meet the high-flying Cleveland Stokers here at 3 o'clock tomorrow (St. Louis time). The Stars, who've climbed into second place in the North American Soccer League's Gulf Division, have three games on the road before returning to Busch Memorial Stadium for a Police Benefit Game against the Detroit Cougars on July 27. The Stokers set NASL history last Wednesday when they became the first American club to defeat Santos of Brazil, winning 2-1 and shutting out Brazil's great player, Pele.

The St. Louisans are expected to be at full strength, with Rudi Kolbl recovered from an ankle injury and Joe Puis from a groin injury. The Stars could make up valuable ground in a race to catch Kansas City, which leads the St. Louisans by 24 points. NATIONAL Angeles at St.

Louis, Los in LASr.9 23rd OLIVE SB 4-1373. Linsinovie nnd Pfldrfv Mill- Chlcatn 9 3 8 39 117 46 38 1tl(I Rostnn at Oakland Delrolt at California Cleveland at Minnesota Washington at Chicago, New Vork at Baltimore, twilight rievelniul A A. 731 1 0n X'X 1 I 1 IT l- virvnmna 8 8 fi 29 02 30 41 Philadelphia at New Vork, Chirngo at Pittsburgh Houston at Clncinnnti, 'I San Francisco at Atlanta jigan uiuuuueu urai-jiuii uutua Toronto Detroit 4 11 1 19 46 28 29 FRIDAY'S RESULTS Roston 3, Vancouver 2 Baltimore 3, Wnshlnrton 1 Toronto 2, Oakland 1 TODAY GAMES Detroit at Houston SUNDAY'S GAMES Junior Golf AMERICAN DIVISION Cherry Hills 21V4. Norwood 14 Mars at Cleveland Algonquin lSVfe. MeHdowbrook Sunset 23i, Forest Hills li', iu.v.u, ui ISION Nnrmandie 18i.

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10th Kansas City. Mo. 6410S for the Beacons and the eventual winner was scored by Ruben Sosa in the second half. Henry Klein knocked in both Vancouver tallies. Alien Harvey's goal after three minutes of the second half gave Toronto a 2-1 victory over Oakland.

The attendance at Toronto was 5602. The New York Generals surprised Santos by taking a 3-0 halftime margin and held on for a 5-J victory before 15,645 at Yankee Stadium. It was the second straight set- Ft. Wood Field Named After Hero The Ft. Leonard Wood football field was named Gerlach Field today in honor of the first lieutenant killed in action in Vietnam in March.

Steven H. Gerlach was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He had served at Ft. Wood. San Dlero at Los Angeles Chlcaio a New York back for the touring Brazilians, after Santos, led by the great Pele, had won seven in a row on its United States tour.

Warren Archibald scored two of the Generals' goals. Santos's famed Pele was held scoreless but assisted on the Brazil team's first goal. fl 1 Or THI NATIONI out charge. 4 .1.