Royals go 17 to post No.2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) Fans could be heard saying "How sweet it is" as they walked from the bail park late Wednesday night after sitting through a four-hour and 32-minute marathon which ended in the 17th inning when rookie Lou Piniella singled home the winning tally to stake the Royals to a 4-3 victory over Minnesota.
The Twins, feared because of their long ball potential, mellowed in Kansas City and failed to budge the new American League expansion club which captured the two-game series.
The Royals relaxed and regrouped today in preparation for Friday night's contest on the West Coast with Charlie Finley's Oakland Athletics.
Piniella, a 25-year-old outfielder Kansas City acquired only last week in a trade that sent ex-Yankee Steve Whitaker to Seattle, played the hero's role with a shot that scored Jack Hernandez from second for the win. It was his first hit in seven official trips to the plate.
Hernandez received a free pass with one out from loser Bob Miller and raced to second on pitcher Tom Burgmeier's to second. Then Piniella delivered the game winning single.
Burgmeier was credited with the victory. He replaced Moe Drabowsky, Tuesday night's winner, in the top of the 17th inning with Minnesota runners on first and second and two men out. He got Ted Uhlaender to foul out to the catcher to end the inning.
Kansas City tied the game in the eighth when infielder Joe Foy, formerly with the Boston Red Sox, singled home
pinch-runner Pat Kelly, who had replaced Jerry Adair. Adair legged an infield single and took second on Leo Cardenas' throwing error.
The Twins took the lead 3-2 in the fifth inning when Rod Carrew doubled to right, moved to third on a fly and stole hime with two out off Kansas City's No. 1 draft choice and starter Roger Nelson.
KU Judo Club organized looking for new members
Judo has been added to the KU sports scene this spring.
Jessie Newman, president of the KU Judo Club, said he and Mike Hites, Prairie Village special student, decided to start the Club because they had trouble finding people to practice with.
The club now has 20 members—including five women—but Newman is not yet satisfied because most of the members are novices like himself. He said there are students at KU who hold high
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ranks in judo but they have not yet joined the club, These students, he said, may be taking the Club too lightly.
"We are not a fly-by-night affair. We are backed by the United States Judo Federation and the Amateur Athletic Union and we have top flight instruction," Newman added.
compete against the Kansas State Judo Club sometime in May. Iowa State, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Nebraska have judo clubs or judo instruction and Newman said he hopes the Big Eight will soon start some type of judo competition.
The Club's regular instructor, Bill Stites, received his black belt March 30 and is an AAU judo champion. Newman said the Club also plans to bring in two of the area's top ranking black belts as guest instructors this month.
The physical education department has shown some interest in having a judo course, he said. "But we need to get student interest and student backing."
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Newman said the Club will
The Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Newman said membership is open to all KU students and faculty members.
W. L. Pct. GB
Chicago 2 0 1.000 ...
Pittsburgh 2 0 1.000 ...
Montreal 1 1 .500 1
New York 1 1 .500 1
St. Louis 0 2 .000 2
Philadelphia 0 2 .000 2
American League
West
W. L. Pct. GB
Atlanta 3 0 1.000 ...
San Diego 2 0 1.000 ½
Los Angeles 1 1 .500 1½
Cincinnati 1 1 .500 1½
Houston 0 2 .000 2½
San Francisco 0 3 .000 3
East
Wednesday's Results
New York 9, Montreal 5
Calgary 10, Vancouver 3
Cin 3, Los Angeles 1, night
Pitts 6, St. Louis 1, night
Atlanta 4, San Fran 1, night
San Diego 2, Houston 0, night
West
W. L. Pet. GB
Boston 1 0 1.000 ...
Detroit 1 0 1.000 ...
New York 1 .500 %
Washington 1 1 .500 %
Baltimore 0 1 .000 1
Cleveland 0 1 .000 1
W. L. Pct. GB
Kansas City 2 0 1.000
Seattle 1 1 .500 1
Oakland 1 1 .500 1
Chicago 1 1 .500 1
California 1 1 .500 1
Minnesota 0 2 .000 2
Wednesday's Results
Chicago 3, Oakland 0
Wash 6, New York 4, night
Kansas City 4, Minn 17, inns
California 7, Seattle 3
Only games scheduled
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A pair of singles, two walks and an error combined for two Minnesota runs in the third inning which posted the Twins to a 2-0 lead. Catcher George Mitterwald opened the inning with a walk. One out later, Uhlaender and Carew smacked back-to-back singles to score Mitterwald. Hernandez then bobbled Graig Nettles, grounder, after Harmon Killebrew walked to load the bases, allowing Uhlaender to score the second run.
But Kansas City tied it in the fourth on consecutive singles by Ed Kirkpatrick, Foy and Chuck Harrison and Jim Campanis' sacrifice fly which produced two runs.