I THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, June 6, 1968 4 54 SCORELESS INNINGS: Drysdale breaks major league shutout record with 5-0 blitz By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES-Thirty minutes after Don Drysdale had broken the major league record by pitch- ing his. sixth straight scoreless game, the Los Angeles Dodger was asked if he might want an extra day before returning to the mound. , "Naw," drawled Drysdale in matter of fact fashion, "I'll take my regular turn Saturday night." Pitching is strictly a business with Big p., who has missed only three starting turns since he be- came a Dodger regular in 1957. There were 30,422 fans in the stadium Tuesday night to see if Big D. could .do the seeming im- possible. Actually, Don made the impos- sible look almost easy. He struck out eight batters and only one ball for an out was ,hit out of the infield. The 31-year-old Drysdale, asI strong at the finish as he was at the start, turned in the three- hit, 5-0 victory against the Pitts- burgh Pirates. The feat broke the big league record which had stood since 1904. The mark of five straight score- less games was set that year by a Chicago White Sox pitcher, Don White, now 89 and living in Silver Springs, Md. daily NIGHT EDITOR: PHIL BROWN Tom Haller, the Dodgers' catch- er, who is not given to flowery speech, declared, "This was a great moment in baseball history. I don't think anyone will do it again." Drysdale in the process broke the National League record for consecutive scoreless innings - 46/3 by Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants in 1933. The major league record in this department-which involves in- nings pitched in relief-is 556, set by Walter Johnson of the Wash- ington Senators in 1913. Drysdale, with 54 scoreless in- nings immediately behind, can aim at this-if not a seventh full game blank job--against Phila- delphia in Dodger Stadium Sat- urday night.-, Meanwhile, as the Dodgers won their fourth of the past five games and 10th of the last 16, Don's teammates went on-for them-a virtual hitting rampage. They got eight. They also gave Drysdale some- thing more than the usual 1-0 margin to work out. The Dodgers scored three runs on three hits and a throwing error by pitcher Jim Bunning in the fourth in- ning. West Parker hammered his/ second home run of the year in the sixth and the Dodgers added the fifth run in the seventh. A co-hero of the Drysdale he- roics was'rookie second baseman Paul Popovich. Popovich contri- buted two outstanding defensive plays, the most valuable one in throwing out ex-Dodger Maury Wills in the sixth inning to de- prive Pittsburgh of a run. With one out in the sixth pinch hitter Gary Kolb blooped a double into left field and moved to third on a ground out. Maury Wills followed with a slow roller toward second, but Popovich raced in, bounced on the ball, pivoted .and threw out the swift ex-Dodger by an eyelash. It was Popovich who threw out Willie Stargell to retire the side in the ninth, with the same Wills roosting on first. "Actually, that was the easiestI play of the game," said Popovich. How did he feel about this final out? "I was thinking, just get one more. I wasn't nervous, just keyed up," said Popovich. Popovich said the Dodgets didn't have much to say to Drysdale be- fore the game "but we -were all keyed up." "Some of the pressure began to ease after the 461/3 record, but there was no comment at all dur- ing the no-hit innings," Popovich continued. Pittsburgh went hitless for four innings. "I didn't give a thought to a no-hit game," said Drysdale wno never does. "This," said Manager Walter Alston, "was one of Don's better shutouts, considering all the per- centages going , against him. It was better than a no-hitter." Drysdale hurled five of his rec- ord six consecutive shutouts in May and was chosen the National Leagu's player of the month for May by a landslide margin. The Los Angeles righthander also posted a .53 earned run aver- age during the month, allowing only 46 hits in 68 innings and completing five of eight starts. Forty-four of a committee of 50 baseball writers cast ballots for Drysdale, while five voted for Houston's Rusty Staub and one for Atlanta .pitcher Ron Reed. Drysdale, now 7-3, lost only one game in May before launching his shutout spree and struck out 45 and walked 12 in the 68 innin'gs. ._ - - - Baseball draft draws collegians' fire For the record .. . LOS ANGELES DODGER ace righthander Don Drysdale bears down en route to a 5-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Tues- day night. The wins tas Drysdale's sixth straight shutout, erasing the record of five set in 1904 by Doe White of the White Sox. Drysdale also recorded his 54th straight scoreless inning on the mound, just 2 and 3/ shy of the major league mark held by the Senators' Walter Johnson; he'll be shooting for that Saturday night against Philadelphia. ... -WILL GRIMSLEYv'a (Editor's note: This article is the third of a six-part series by Assocated mress sports writer Will Grimsiey-P.B.) ATLANTA -Many of the country's colleges are concerned about the spiralling cost of big time football, and some say it might be a good idea to cut back on high-pressure recruiting. Andy Dudish and his son, Charlie, probably hope so-or do they? "The pressure has been terrific-I've hardly had time to study," says Charlie, who is being acclaimed the outstanding high school atheltie of the generation. Charlie is a prime reason of why college sports bud- gets are so high. More than 200 colleges have been courting him with visits, letters and telephone calls. Baseball scouts are swarming all over him. "This phone rings from eight o'clock in the morning until twejve at night," says Andy, the harried father. "I don't think those people on the Coast realize there is a three-hour time differential." Charlie is a football coach's dream. He is 18 years old, 6-1, and weighs 205 pounds. Built like a fullback with the speed of a halfback, he is pass throwing quarterback. He set fantastic records at Avondale High School in subur- ban Atlanta. He has been twice named a scholastic All-American. Thick-necked, muscular with powerful yet graceful moves, he has been called a new Mickey Mantle. In baseball, he bats over .600, pitches, plays shortstop and outfield. He throws right-handed, bats both ways. Coaches such as Ara Parseghian of Notre Dame, Paul "Bear" Bryant of Alabama and Vince Dooley of Georgia have labeled him "the finest prospect in the country." Some say he could be the best football player of all time. "He can sling a football 75 or 80 yards off balance," says the father, who was a teammate of Frank Snkwch on Georgia's 'Rose Bowl team of 1943. "Also, if somebody grabs his right arm, he can turn around and hit his target from the left side," adds the proud parent. "lie can run like a bull." This is not just father's talk, People have seen the boy do it That makes the Dudish boy a problem, not for just the competing schools but for his father, who serves as negotiator. Universites from Oregon to Florida are known to be keenly interested in landing young Dudish. But one leading Southern coach has been quoted as saying, "I wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole-I don't want to be Investigated." GOther coaches are said to be equaly leery. You no longer land a star athlete by offering him a fat bonus, staking him to a $5,000 sports car or putting up a fat fund. The National Collegiate Athletic Asocation has be- gu to crack down on such practices, and many colleges run scared. But there are a lot of ways of skinning the cat, as they say in this red clay country, and nobody wants to fall under sus-, picion, least of all successful coaches such as Bryant, Par- seghian and Dooley. "One sports writer said I've put a $200,000 price tag on Charlie," says Andy. "I kid about it and say that's too low a bid, but it puts me on a spot. "I'm downright scared. I can't buy a new automobile for fear they'll say I got something under the table. So I ride around in that old Oldmobile. "I'm not a wealthy man. You can see by this house. If you sat on that sofa over there, a spring might pop up and hit you. I sell insurance. So people hint I'm holding out for a big policy for whoever manages to get Charlie. "I haven't s6ld a policy in four months. I've been too busy looking after Charlie's 4ffairs. "I've checked five lawyers to see if it's permissable for me to sell insurance to friends and possible alumni. I don't want to get Charlie or any school in trouble.". Andy Dudish said he also had been compared with Ronnie Knox, the step-father of former UCLA star Ronnie Knox who triggered a Pacific Coast conference probe 14 years ago. "When Charlie was in diapers, I gave him a ball," Andy explains. "When he was big enough to stand, I gave him a catcher's mitt. He could throw,a football at three. I wanted to prove I could develop an athlete, and I have. I'm just looking out for the boy's future." NEXT: Alabama, Football Wall Street Style CHICAGO (P) - In the wake of major baseball league expansionJ to 24 teams, a Big Ten spokesmanl 'yesterday proposed that the anti- draft safeguard for college foot- ball and basketball also be ex- tended to baseball. The majors' free agent draft in New York today and tomorrow1 only protects college baseballt players until graduation, or until their 21st birthday. However, the pro football andI basketball leagues must refrain from drafting collegians untilt their class graduates. "That's a big difference, be-# cause many college baseball coaches have lost standout play-t ers who have reached 21 prior to their senior season," Kay Schultz, director of the Big Ten Service; Bureau, told The Associated Press. "With four more major league: teams to be stocked, the prime source of talent is the hundreds of college ball clubs throughout the nation.t "The current simple and loose agreement betweenthe colleges and organized baseball is one which has been violated and now, obviously, will be violated more. "Collegiate coaches must come up with recommendations to the NCAA and member conferences for a working arrangement with organized baseball." Not only should the basic no- touch-until-graduation rule of football and basketball be applied to baseball, Schultz said, but also ancient collegiate rules regarding summer league baseba]ll and mingling with pros need another hard look. NBA leads in signature fight MINNEAPOLIS (,P)-The Amer- ican Basketball Association an- nounced yesterday its teams have signed 35 players for next season, including four first-round draft choices and seven second-round picks. I The latest National Basketball Association release on the sub-. ject listed 24 players signed from the 1968 college cage crop. The tally on ABA firs,-round choices shows four signed by ABA teams, six lost to the established NBA and one unsigned as the rival leagues scramble for collegej player talent. "Spreading out of the major leagues through expansion will leave college baseball the only farm system of organized ball," said Schultz. "But if colleges are to spend money under increasing athletic financial problems on varsity baseball, it is absolutely necessary to get the full use of their play- ers." Minnesota this season won the Big Ten title, but Schultz said it could have been a NCAA contend- er if such key Gophers as short- stop Bob Fenwick, catcher Bob Sadek and pitcher Neil Weber were not signed before the season ever began. Last season's top Big Ten pitch- er, Geoff Zahn of Michigan, was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers severalweeks before this season started. Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE * * * * * NFL honors standouts; nameSa coaches By The Associated Press CHICAGO - Two members of the world champion Green Bay Packers and on'e star from the Los Angeles Rams were cited yester- day for new awards from the Na- tional Football League Players' Association, Named by their playing peers as outstanding 1967 performers in three categories were: Best offensive lineman-Tackle Forrest Gregg of the Packers. Best linebacker-Ray Nitschke of the Packers. Best defensive lineman - End Dave Jones of the Rams. All three will be honored with other award winners at the NFLPA's second annual Awards Night Dinner in Chicago June 16. Top presentation is the Justice Byron Raymond (Whizzer) White Award, given to the NFL player who has contributed most to the league, his team and community. Inaugural winner last year was quarterback Bart Starr of the Packers. Five finalists for the White Award will be named shortly. Additionally, eight NFL statis- tical leaders and top offensive and defensive rookies of the year will receive awards . The statistical champions in- clude: Rushing LeRoy Kelly, Cleve- land Browns. Punt returns, Ben Davis, Cleve- land Browns, Scoring, Jim Bakken, St. Louis Cardinals. Punting, Billy Lothridge, At- lanta Falcons. Kickoff returns, Travis Wil- liams, Green Bay Packers, Pass receiving, Charley Taylor, Washington Redskins. Passing, S o n n y Jurgenson, Washington Redskins. Rams consider swap of draft rights to Beban MENASHA, Wis. (A)-The/ Los Angeles Rams probably will trade away their draft rights to UCLA quarterback Gary Beban, winner of last year's Heisman Trophy as the country's best football player. Coach George Allen of the Rams said Tuesday night, "I talked to Beban on the telephone this after- non and we're still far apart in our contract terms," said Allen, before a dinner meeting of the 1,000-yard Club. Beban was the Rams' No. 2 Na- tional Football League draft choice. Los Angeles traded away its top pick to Detroit in re ur0l for All-Pro tackle Roger Brown. Interceptions, Lem Barney, De- troit Lions, and Dave Whitsell, New Orleans 6aints. The rookies of the year are De- troit's Mel Farr, running back, and Barney, defensive back. * * * CHICAGO - A staff of five assistants, headed by veteran Big Ten coach Murray Warmath of Minnesota, was named 'yesterday' by head coach Norm Van Brocklin of the 95th College All-Star Squad which meets the Green Bay Pack- ers here Aug. 2. Van Brocklin, former Minnesota Viking coach making his All-Star game debut, also named four for- mer pro star players as aides. They include Carl Taseff,- for- mer corner Iback for the Balti- more Colts; Bob Toneff, longtime tackle for the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins; Duane Putnam, former guard and team- mate of Van Brocklin on the Los' Angeles Rams, and Gordon Smith, Viking end under Van Brocklin. Warmath, first, collegiate coach on the All-Star staff in many years, completed his 14th Min- nesota season last year when he directed the Gophers to a share of the BigTen title with Indiana and Purdue. Warmath, Taseff and Toneff will have defensive assignments. Putnam, now on the University of Pacific staff, will direct the offensive line. Smith, currently on the Iowa State staff, will tutor pass catchers. Van Brocklin, six-season Viking coach and 12-year National Foot- ball League star quarterback, will select his players before the start of 411-Star practice at North- western University July 11. .y Gridders seek pre-season pay GREEN BAY, Wis. ()- The demand- for $500 in pay for pre- seasondgames is the major hang- up in negotiations between Na- tional Football League owners and their players, the Green Bay Packers' player representative said yesterday. Linebacker Dave Robinson said the issue is of particular impor- tance to the defending super bowl champions, "Everyone wants to beat us, and everyorie comes at us hard, which makes it a lot more difficult in the pre-season games,"- he said. Robinson said that the entire package asked by the players would cost each team between $210,000 and,$230,000 a year, and noted that "a few years ago they were paying that much in a single bonus to an untried player." Robinson refused to comment on other views the Packer squad might have on the negotiations, Detroit Baltimore Cleveland ,Minnesota Boston' Oakland New York California Chicago Washington W 32 29 30 26 25 23 23 23 21 21 L 19 21 22 25 26 26 28 29 28 29 Pct. GB .627 - .580 2V2 .577 2?J .510 6 .490 7 .469 8 .451 9 .442 91/z .429 10 .420 lo% #r Yesterday's Results Detroit 5, Boston 4 Cleveland 1, Chicago 0 Washington 3, Oakland 1 Baltimore 7, California 1 New York 7, Minnesota 2 Today's Games Minnesota at New York Detroit at Boston California at Baltimore ,night Oakalnd at Washington, night Chicago at Cleveland, night NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet.1 St. Louis 30 21 .388 Philadelphia. 25 21 .543 Atlanta 27 24 .529 San Francisco 27 25 .519 Cincinnati 25 24 .510 xLos Angeles 27 26 .509 Chicago 25 25 .500 New York 22 47 .449 xlittsburgh 19 26 .422 Houston 21 29 .420 x-Late game not included Yesterday's Results New York 4, Chicago 2 Philadelphia 2, San Francisco 1 Cincinnati 10, Atlanta 0 St. Louis 3, Houston 1 Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, inc. Today's Games New York at Chicago Philadelphia at San Francisco St. Louis at Houston, night Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, night only games scheduled GB 3 314 4 4 8 Si .# Psssst! 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