Friday, October 17, 1969
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A little bit of polish ...
.. .goes a long way
By PAIL HERTZ
PEACE, BROTHERHOOD, and the Mets-and not necessarily
in that order, at least not until the shock, glee and general
euphoric feeling, due to the Mets (I refrain from adjectives be-
cause they've all been used) winning the World Series, wears
off me and the plethora of other Met fanatics around the world
The World Champion New York Mets sounds a little un-
believable, doesn't it. Well, I'm still worried about waking up and
discovering that it was all a dream.
As far as I'm concerned the feat of the Mets may have
been the greatest in sports history. I realize that a great many
Detroit fans will point to the Tigers' victory last October, but
in spite of the fact that the Tigers' fans had waited for more
years than Met fans, one should remember that the Tigers had
challenged before, and were picked by many experts to win it all
before the season began. The Mets victory was a shot in the
dark for the Mets' fans.
THE METS best finish ever was last season when they lost
89 games, but managed to avoid tenth place by one game. This
year improvement was foreseen, but Met fans would have been
satisfied with a third or a fourth place finish-anything beyond
that would be a bonus; a world championship was in the realm
of the impossible.
The Mets' early run at the Cubs meant the season would
be a success, but when the Mets fell 9% games out of first and
plummeted to third place, just about everybody was ready to
call it a season. Vic Ziegel of the New York Post wrote that the
mathematics of a Met pennant were inconceivable. The New
York Times' ace baseball writer, Leonard Koppett, foresaw a
situation that the Yankees, then in fourth, could finish higher
than the Mets
That day the Mets swept a doubleheader from the San
Diego Padres, proceeded to win 11 of 12 games, and the fes-
tivities were on. It was as if someone was looking over the Mets,
as one wit said, "God is not only living in New York (in refer-
ence to the song), he's playing first, second, short, third, and
three outfield positions for the Mets."
EVERY JAY there was a different star-Al Weis, Tommy
Agee, Ron Swoboda, Nolan Ryan, Ed Charles-and the heroics
became the accepted rather than the unusual. The games were
played in true Met tradition with the only difference being
that the Mets won the games.
Yesterday, however, I must admit that I was not the most
confident Met fan on earth after the Orioles broke out to a
three run lead, but you could tell everything would be alright
when Cleon Jones was awarded first on "the old shoe polish
play" shortly after Frank Robinson had failed to make first on
a similarly disputed call. Jones said, "The turning point of the
game was when the ball rolled to our dugout rather than theirs."
It was inherently obvious what would happen next. Every-
one knew Donn Clendenon, the next batter, would hit a homer,
and then somebody else, say Al Weis, would hit a homer, his
first ever in Shea Stadium, and then the team would bunch a
couple of hits for the ultimate clackers.
OF COURSE, it all happened, and when Cleon Jones caught
Dave Johnson's drive for the final out, it was no surprise that
New York exploded the way it did. The long wait was over and
New Yorkers were ready. Confetti poured out of office buildings
filling Times Square to a depth of one foot. Drivers honked their
car horns. Mayor Lindsay, who may stand to benefit from the
Mets victory, declared Monday Metsday, the fans tore apart
Shea Stadium for the third time within a month, and the Met
players themselves chanted "We're number one" and generally
seemed to be in a state of nivvana.
All was not roses for the Mets and their fans. One fan had
the gall to yell "Bring on the Astros." The Mets lost to the
Houston Astros 10 of 12 times this season. Another fan brought
up the fact that it could never happen again; i.e., never will
Met fans be able to attain the exhilirating feeling accompanying
the first success ever.
With this in mind, they made the most of their celebration.
Thousands of kids swarmed onto the field, liberating anything
not planted in the ground and some things that were. Smoke
from smoke bombs poured across the field as signs went up
proclaiming the message, "This is it Fans. There is no To-
morrow."
Even the staid world of Wall Street was affected as the
Jones average rose nine points at the close of trading.
NO LONGER will the Met fan be the epitome of the loser.
Already the shell has begun to break; for example in my case,
I predicted a Met series victory in three and made bets on a
four game series sweep. Later I made a bet that the series
would not go back to Baltimore.
Almost any Met fan will predict a repeat performance by
the Mets next year, and a few will even go so far to express
confidence that the famous Met ninth innings will become less
frequent. No more ninth inning heart failures, Ah! Sweet
sorrow.
Blitzed
By The Associated Press
BALTIMORE - An estimated
4.000 persons gave the Baltimore
Orioles a rousing welcome last
night when they returned home
after losing the World Series to
the New York Mets.
The crowd assembled at Friend-
ship International Airport well
before the chartered flight landed.
"Win or lose Orioles, we still
love you," said one sign. "You're
still No. 1 with us," another said.'
One by one the players ap-
proached a wire fence, behind
which the crowd stood and cheer-
Birds
duly
dazed
by
disaster
This Weekend in Sports
TODAY
FOOTBALL-State News vs. Daily Libels, Ferry Field, 3:30 p.m.
TOMORROW
FOOTBALL-Michigan at Michigan State, 1:30 p.m.
SOCCER-Michigan at Michigan State
LACROSSE--Michigan at Ohio State
RUGBY-Michigan at Michigan State, Miami of Ohio
ed - shaking hands, waving and: Outfielder F r a n k Robinson,
signing a few autographs. whose third inning homer in the
"We want Boog," the chant went final game was the only run bat-
up, when first baseman B o o g ted in of the Series, credited the
Powell didn't appear immediately. Mets with "doing what they had!
Powell stopped short of the fence to do."
and raised both arms outward as "Our scouts said the Mets were
the crowd roared. a good, solid ball club which
The noisy outpouring of affec- could beat us in the close games,"
tion for the losers, long a trade- Robinson said. "That's exactly
mark of Mets' fans during that what happened."
If there were any turning
points," he said, "I'd have to pick
the' two catches by Agee and the
one by Swoboda."
New York center fielder Tom-
mie Agee snared two Baltimore
O rP drives in the third game which
saved at least five Oriole runs as
the Mets won 5-0.
NIGHT EDITOR: In the fourth game, a diving
PAT AKINScatch by right fielder Ron Swo-
PAT ATKINS boda prevented the Orioles from
scoring the winning run in the
club's formative years, continued ninth innin and the Mets wn
for some 30 minutes.2
Referring to a couple of contro- The Mets Won four straight to
versial umpires' decisions in the take World Series after losing
Series, one sign read: "We wuz the opener. They allowed the
robbed." Another proclaimed, "Re- Orioles only nine runs and 23 hitsi
place umpires with computers." in the five games.
Baltimore Manager Earl Weaver Weaver said it was very dis-
said yesterday, "The Mets aren't couraging to lose the Series after,
lucky and they don't need grem- winning 109 games during the
lings to win." regular season. Then he added:
"No other pitching staff con- "I think we're going to root for
tained us as well during the year," the Mets next year. If we win our
Weaver said of the National league, we'd like another shot at
League club that rose from ninth them."
place and became world cham- Baseball commissioner Bowie
pions over his Orioles, a team Kuhn visited the Baltimore locker
many experts had labeled the best room, shook Weaver's hand, and
in baseball. said: "The Mets beat the best!
Asked what had surprised him damn ball club in sight."
said the Mets "got all the breaks
and we got none. I still think we
have the better team. But I'm
satisfied that my guys gave me
120 per cent."
Many of the fans ran to another
area to intercept the buses as
they circled the airport terminal
for the trip into the city.
Bye, Bye Birdies
BALT
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Blair cf
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Powell lb
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B. Robinson 3b
Johnson 2b
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Motton ph
Watt p
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Jones If
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The meek (?) inherit the earth,
NO MORE DOORMATS
Stichmen primed for opener
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3 0 1 0
4 0 0 o By JOEL GREER who returned from last spring's
3 21 0' team , only twvo will start tomor-I
3 1 1 2 Lacrosse at Michigan has a new t .onlo im
4 1 2 look for 1969. The team is going row. Bob Gillon, the stickmen's
4 0 1 oleading scorer will anchor the at-i
4 o o o to win. In the past Michigan head I tack, and the other returnee Dick
coach "Skip" Flanagan has de- McCarthy will start at defense.
scribed the team as the "doormat Starting at crease attack is Hal
Total 32 5 7 4 of the world." However, Flanagan Benson, a newcomer from Balti-
003 000 000-3 promises that the stickmen wilt more. Steve Hart, another rookie,
000 002 12x-5 "surprise alot of people" this year. nailed down the other attack spot.i
LOB-Baltimore 3
KoosmnI, C. Jones, Part of the reason for the Wol- The other starting defensemen,
ally 1, F. Robinson verine's expected improvement is are rookies Bob Zick, and Iim
is 1. SB-Agee. explained by the coaching staff. Cotter.
ip Ih rer bb so Substituting at defense will be'
7 5 3 3 2 6 The staff is one of the finest Dave Lousma, and Wiley Osborne."
1 2 2 1 0 1 in the country. Flanagan, original- At center midfield will be Dick
Jones. T-2:14. A- ly from Baltimoe, played his col- i Dean who will be flanked on either
legiate lacrosse at Rutgers and side by New Hampshire transfer
earned All-America honors. Flan- Ken White and Princeton transfer
agan assumed the duty of player- Chip Franks. Able middie substi-
tutes include Tim Rogers, a for-
mer hockey player at Providence
College, Dan Lamble, a standout
on last year's team, and first year
man Pete Follett.
Handling the goalkeeping duties
will be Jay Johnson, a freshman
from Kingswood, Connecticut, lie
has three years of high school goal-
keeping behind him. Johnson, ac-
cording to Coach Flanagan, is ex-
tremely quick, and has excellent
reactions.
Behind Johnson is Bob Mucci,
who is one of the "hardest nosed
ball players I've ever seen," Flan-
agan explained proudly. Mucci is
from Winchester, Massachusetts
and, like Johnson, also played
three years of prep school lacrosse.
most about the Mets, Weaver Jerold C. Hoffberger, the ma- HiP-byMcNaIy,,
said: "them getting more runs jority stockholder of the Orioles, 57,397.
than us. We knew they had good
defense and good pitching, so it
looked like it might be low scoring
games and we figured to get more
runs. We didn't."
'Red Wings
axe GOadsby;
dAel returns ;
DETROIT (?- Detroit Red
Wing coach Bill Gadsby, was fired
in a surprise announcement at the
start of a National Hockey League
game with Minnesota yesterday.
"I'm still in shock," Gadsby told
newsmen. "It'll take a couple of
days before I make an official
statement."
IThe Detroit Wings, stunned
momentarily by the firing of their
coach Bill Gadsby just before'
game-time, reeled to a 3-2 loss
to the Minnesota North Stars.
Chants of "We want Gadsby,
We Want Gadsby" filled Olympia
Stadium in the second period
after the 11,000 fans got word of'
firing, which according to Gadsby
came from no apparent reason.
General manager Sid Abel will
act as coach until a' permanent!
successor is named, the Red Wings
said.
Gadsby's team won ids first two
games of the infant NHL season.:
"This is the first time a coach!
has been fired who is batting a
thousand. But I guess it's just a
cold cruel world," Gadsby said,
In a news conference following
the game, Red Wing president
Bruce Norris said "We felt we
weren't communicating as well as
we should.r
"Let's just call it a game planr
that went astray," Norris said.
"We felt we needed a changej
for the club. I don't want to end
up in the situation we were in
last year when we had a chance
to do something and we didn't,"
Norris said.
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Giria dde Pickings
coach through the 1968 season,
but will concentrate strictly on
coaching in 1969.
Coaching the defense will be
With th result of today's exhibition between The Daily Libels Bob Kaman. He is presently doing
and the state news forgone conclusion, Libel Heal Coach Buster his post-doctoral work in micro-
Block gave his squad the day off yesterday. "We had a pretty good biology at Michigan and was an!
practice last Friday," he stated, "and besides it was too cold for 'my All-Ivy stickman at Pennsylvania.
boys' to go outside." Kaman also held the head coach-
Ace back, Slime Nissen, testified to the team's state of readiness. ing job at Virginia Tech.
"Chairman Mao teaches us to smash the imperialists and I can't Completing the coaching staff is
think of anything more imperialist than the state news. wanna Bob DiGiovanni, an All-Ivy goalie
kill-kill-kill. ." at Cornell. Known as the founding,
Petitions available now
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For committee positions on the Student
Organizations Committee, or else contact
Rich Perlman, 769-71 37.
Even squad members still in possession of their faculties are
anxious to smash the bourgeoise capitalists. Dead back Paul Mc-
Cartney resurrected himself from
to get in on the fun. "I'd just turnc
this game," he commented.
1. MICHIGAN at Michigan State
2. Illinois at INDIANA
3. Iowa at PURDUE
4. OHIO STATE at Minnesota
5. WISCONSIN at Northwestern
6. SOUTH CAROLINA at ,
Virginia Tech
7. TENNESSEE at Alabama
8. AUBURN at Georgia Tech
9 Colorado at OKLAHOMA
the involuntary retired list justI
over in my grave if I had to miss
12. California at UCLA
13. OREGON STATE at
Washington
14. SOUTHERN CAL at
Notre Dame
15. Colgate at PRINCETON
16. Navy at RUTGERS
17. PENN STATE at Syracuse
father of Michigan lacrosse, Di-
Giovanni is working exclusively
with the goalkeepers.
The stickmen will venture down
into Buckeye country to battle
Ohio State tomorrow. Ohio State
is coached by a Woody Hayes type,
Conrad Steele. His varsity squad
has never been beaten by the{
Michigan stickmen.
Steele's team, which finished'
third in the Midwestern Confer-
ence last season has one of the
highest scoring attacks in the na-
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average stickwork. Flanagan ex-
Andy Barbas, Executive Sports Editor, 58-22 (.725) - MICHIGAN, Indiana, poses Ohio State's only weakness
Purdue, Ohio State, Northwestern, Virginia Tech, Tennessee, Auburn, Okla- as its mediocre defense
homa, Nebraska, Texas A&M, UCLA, Oregon State, Southern Cal, Princeton,
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