Unhappy with Royals
Jerry Adair, veteran major league infielder given his unconditional release this week by the Kansas City Royals, sharply criticized Royal management for the decision and was also strongly backed by teammates.
Bruins beat Blues; Cup one win away
BOSTON (UPI) — Unsung winger Wayne Cashman scored two goals Thursday night while leading the Boston Bruins to within one game of their first Stanley Cup championship in 29 years in a record ninth straight victory, a 4-1 decision over the St. Louis Blues.
Veteran linemate John Bucyk and John McKenzie joined Cashman in the scoring column as the Bruins raced to a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven finals and set up a chance for their second successive series sweep when the playoffs resume at Boston Garden on Sunday afternoon.
Not even aging Glenn Hall, a veteran of over 100 playoff games, could cool off the streaking Bruins as Boston trailed for eight early minutes in the game before jumping on top with two goals exactly five minutes apart.
Hall and record setting Bruin goalie Gerry Cheevers both managed second period shutouts and Cashman put the game away with his fourth and fifth playoff goals in the final round.
The triumph was Boston's ninth in succession in the current
Royals lose again; Oriole string to 17
BALTIMORE (UPI) — Frank Robinson slugged a three-run homer over the 420-foot centerfield fence with two out in the ninth inning Thursday night to give the Baltimore Orioles a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Kansas City Royals.
It was the 17th consecutive victory over the Royals for the Orioles since Kansas City won the first meeting between the two clubs in May of 1969.
Reliever Moe Drabowsky took a 6-4 lead in the ninth but walked pinch-hitters Terry Crowley with one out and Merv Rettennum with two out. Robinson then hit Drabowsky's first pitch for his fifth homer of the season.
Bob Oliver drove in four runs with a two-run homer and a two-run single for the Royals.
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playoffs and broke a record of eight straight playoff victories which six teams had shared.
Bucyk and McKenzie combined with their regular center Fred Stanfield for four points in the game while moving to within one point of the playoff record of points by a line.
With at least one game remaining, the trio has accounted for 50 points in 13 games and needs two more to break the mark set by the Detroit line of Earl Weibel, Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe in the 1955 playoffs.
Frank St. Marseille gave the slumping Blues their short-lived lead at 5.32 of the first period when he was credited with an unassisted goal as Bruin defenseman Dallas Smith accidentally knocked the puck past Cheveers on the St. Louis power play.
Hawks face crucial series at NU
In the midst of an unfamiliar pressure-packed pennant race, the KU baseball team traveled to Lincoln Thursday to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a crucial three-game set.
Currently the sole possessor of second place in the Big Eight standings with a 7-4 record, the Jayhawks trail front runner Iowa State, 8-1, by four games with only six left to play. Oklahoma currently stakes claim to third place with a 6-5 log while the Cornhuskers still consider themselves a part of the title race with a 5-5 record.
Iowa State entertains the disappointing Oklahoma State Cowboys this weekend before traveling to Lawrence the following week in what could be the series that decides the championship.
The Jayhawks and the Corn-
Relays cancelled in wake of trouble
The West Coast Relays, one of the nation's most prestigious track meets which regularly attracts world prominent athletes, has been cancelled in connection with the closing of California colleges and universities. California Governor Ronald Reagan announced Thursday that all state schools would close until Monday in wake of nationwide campus disorders.
The order cancelling the Fresno based event came Wednesday from Glenn S. Dumke, chancellor of the California State College system.
huskers square off in two seven inning encounters today before concluding the series Saturday in a nine inning affair.
Dave Robisch will start today's opener for KU. The big junior from Springfield, Ill, who was all Big Eight last year has
The 44th running of the relays had been scheduled this weekend at Fresno State College's Ratcliffe Stadium, where it had been annually held. A college spokes-
gotten off to a slow start this year after reporting late to the team. To date Robisch is 0-1 with a 4.08 ERA.
Bill Stiegemeier, the Jayhawks' javelin thrower turned pitcher
who currently ranks as the sixth best pitcher in the conference, will take the mound for the nightcap. Stiegemeier will take a 3-2 record and a 1.67 ERA into the game.
man said there would not be ample time to reschedule the event this year.
Cotky Ullom, who currently ranks second in conference pitching, will throw for the Jayhawks in Saturday's finale Ullom is currently 3-1 with an ERA of 1.26.
Among those scheduled to compete this year had been Lee Evans in the 440-yard run. Evans was a gold medalist in the last Olympics. Also scheduled were shot putters Randy Matson and Karl Salb of Kansas, discus thrower Jay Silvester, and the track medley relay teams from Villanova, Texas at El Paso and Houston.
The meet was one of more than 20 sports events cancelled in California in the wake of Reagan's request. Included among the cancellations was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association tennis championships at San Jose State College.
KU coach Floyd Temple said Wednesday that it is important that the Jayhawks take at least two of the three games with Nebraska. Temple, who played for KU wwhen the Hawks last won the conference baseball title, pointed out that it is still a four team race with Oklahoma and Nebraska still in the running.
In league statistics KU is impressive as the Jayhawks are the team leader in pitching and hold the number two position in team hitting.
Skip James. KU centerfielder, currently leads the league in hitting with 15 hits in 30 attempts for a lusty .500 average. Third-baseman Keith Leippman holds the number six spot with 15 hits in 39 at-bats for a .385 average. These figures include league games only.
Both Leippman and short-stop Paul Womble are second in the league home run derby with three apiece. Womble is tied with Nebraska's Steve Achelpohl and Iowa State's Bob Case for the league RBI leadership at 12. Leippman and James follow with 10 and 9 respectively.
ROUGH GOING
ANAHEIM, Calif. (UPI)—The California Angels found rough going against lefthanded pitchers in 1969, dropping 12 consecutive starts against lefties until they broke the jinx on May 26.
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