Texas A&M
The Battalion Sports
Wednesday, June 8, 1983/The Battalion/Page 11
.C. Jones
ired to
oach Celtics
United Press International
BOSTON — K.C. Jones has
st taken on an occupation
th speculative considera-
ns — the head coaching
sition of the Boston Celtics.
Jones, who was a defensive
ndout in nine seasons with
the Celts in the 1960s, Tues-
took over from the de-
rted Bill Fitch as head coach
the troubled basketball
Jones believes that
although flashy offense gets
the headlines, it’s tenacious
defense that earns the wins.
The first place I’d like to
|iild on and see if my ideas
fork is the defensive end,”
said Jones, as Celtics’ Pres-
eeand General Manager
ed Auerbach sat next to him)
ffing his ever-present
I’m very happy to be
home,” Jones told a news con
ference in Auerbach’s
Ramped Boston Garden
office. “It’s a fantastic oppor-
jty for me.
J“My first priority now is to
, , sit down with Red and see
J. n . virhat he has in his briefcase.
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passion, he has know-
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His appointment makes
Jones the ninth coach in the
37-year history of the franch
ise. Except for Fitch, who left
two weeks ago and has since
signed to coach the Houston
Rockets, all the Boston
coaches since Auerbach have
been former Celtic players.
“This makes it all in the
family,” said Auerbach. “We
feel we have to make a few
moves. Some people will not
be back. But the basic nucleus
of our team will remain in
tact.”
The appointment of Jones,
whose retired No. 25 floats
from the Garden rafters, is
the first step in stabilizing a
team shocked twice in the past
month by resignations.
Popular team owner Harry
Mangurian announced he
wanted to sell the club because
of a conflict with the owners of
the Garden, then a week later,
Fitch, the target of criticism
after the Celtics were elimin
ated from the NBA playoffs in
four straight games,
announced he was leaving
In his five years of coaching
with the Celtics, Jones de
veloped close relationships
with most of the players, so
much so that many were pub
licly rooting for him to get the
job.
Asked if he thought it was
important for a coach to be
liked by his players, Jones re
plied, “It would be nice, but
it’s not important. If it is, then
I’m in trouble.”
“The main thing is to be re
spected,” said Auerbach.
National
Errors pave way in Braves' 4-1 win over Los Angeles
United Press International
The two best teams in the NL
West met for the first time this
season Tuesday night and the
Los Angeles Dodgers held a
give-away that would have made
TV game show host Monty Hall
proud.
Throwing errors by second
baseman Steve Sax, third base-
man Pedro Guerrero and first
baseman Greg Brock — all in the
seventh inning — enabled the
Atlanta Braves tQ\score two runs
and paved the way for a 4-1
triumph.
With the Dodgers ahead, 1-0,
on Pedro Guerrero’s second in
ning homer, Dale Murphy led
off the seventh with a grounder
Sax threw into the dirt past
Brock at first, enabling Murphy
to reach second. Bob Horner
then grounded to Guerrero,
who made a wild throw into the
dirt past first base, enabling
Murphy to score and Horner to
reach second. Horner took third
when Brock threw wildly to the
plate to try to get Murphy and
scored on Chris Chambliss’ sac
rifice fly.
Claudell Washington added a
two-run homer in the eighth for
Atlanta to clinch the triumph.
Said Dodgers’ Manager Tom
Lasorda. “It’s just one of those
things. But the errors hurt us.”
The three errors gave the
Dodgers 60 so far this season, a
staggering total, especially for a
team considedd a pennant con
tender.
“That won’t happen too
often,” Atlanta Manager Joe
Torre said. “They play too good
baseball for that to happen fre
quently.”
Pedro Guerrero
Elsewhere in the NL, St. Louis
edged Philadelphia, 2-1, Hous
ton downed San Francisco, 4-2,
Chicago topped New York, 6-1,
Montreal beat Pittsburgh,3-2,
and San Diego defeated Cincin
nati, 7-3.
In American League games,
Baltimore downed Milwaukee,
6-4, Detroit defeated Boston,
42, New York nipped Cleve
land, 2-1, in 10 innings, Kansas
City beat Minnesota, 9-4, Texas
blanked Seattle, 10-0, Oakland
topped Toronto, 5-3, and Chica
go outslugged California, 12-11,
in 10 innings.
CARDINALS 2, PHILLIES
1 — At Philadelphia, Bob
Forsch, 4-4, pitched a two-hitter
in outdueling Steve Carlton and
George Hendrick hit a two-run
homer to lift the Cardinals. Carl
ton struck out seven to raise his
career total to a major-league
leading 3,526.
ASTROS 4, GIANTS 2 — At
Houston, Tony Scott doubled in
the winning run in the seventh
inning and scored an insurance
run moments later to help the
Astros. Nolan Ryan struck out
three giving him 3,524 and
second place on the all-time list
behind Carlton.
CUBS 6, METS — At Chica
go, Ryne Sandberg drove in two
runs and Chuck Rainey and Bill
Campbell combined on a six-
hitter in leading the Cubs to
their sixth straight triumph.
EXPOS 3, PIRATES 2 — At
Montreal, Lee Mazzilli and
Johnnie Ray singled in runs in
the sixth inning to help the Pi
rates snap a six-game losing
streak.
PADRES 7, REDS 3 — At
Cincinnati, Eric Show pitched a
six-hitter and Terry Kennedy
drove in the game-winning run
with a sacrifice fly to give the
Padres their victory. Johnny
Bench hit a two-run homer for
Cincinnati.
American
Orioles pound Brewer pitching to notch 6-4 decision
United Press International
Dennis Martinez had a longer
victory drought than Charlie
Brown.
But Tuesday night he rode
home runs by Eddie Murray,
Gary Roenicke, Benny Ayala
and Rich Dauer to his first vic
tory since May 10, with the
Orioles’ 6-4 decision over the
Milwaukee Brewers.
The Orioles pounded 10 hits
off starter Mike Caldwell, 5-5,
and reliever Bob Gibson. Tippy
Martinez Finished for his
seventh save.
“Dennis has pitched well in
the last three games,” Baltimore
Manager Joe Altobelli said and
Orioles’ pitching coach Ray Mil
ler added, “I was pleased with
Dennis. He hit 90 mph on the
radar gun several times tonight
for the first time this year.”
“We always got one run be
hind, but they always got the ex
tra run that made it difficult,”
Brewers’ Manager Harvey
Kuenn said.
In other games, Detroit
handled Boston, 4-2, Cleveland
edged New York, 2-1, in 10 in
nings, Texas beat Seattle, 10-0,
Oakland downed Toronto, 5-3,
Kansas City ripped Minnesota,
9-4, and Chicago outlasted
California, 12-11, in 10 innings.
In the National League, it
was: Chicago 6, New York 1;
Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 2; St.
Louis 2, Philadelphia 1; San
Diego 7, Cincinnati 3; Atlanta 4,
Los Angeles 1; and Houston 4,
San Francisco 2.
TIGERS 4, RED SOX 2 — At
Boston, John Wockenfuss cap
ped a four-run first with a two-
run homer to back the five-hit
pitching of Milt Wilcox, 6-6, in
his AL-leading seventh com
plete game, and the Tigers’
third straight win.
INDIANS 2, YANKEES 1 —
At New York, Toby Harrah’s
lOth-inning ground single to
center field delivered pinch-
runner Mike Fischlin from
second base. Neal Heaton, 5-2,
was the winner.
RANGERS 10, MARINERS
0 — At Seattle, Rick Honeycutt,
8-3, tossed a three-hitter and
Pete O’Brien homered and
drove in three runs.
A’S 5, BLUE JAYS 3 — At
Oakland, Calif., Mike Davis
drove in three runs and Tim
Conroy pitched 5 1-3 innings of
three-hit relief to pace the A’s.
ROYALS 9, TWINS 4 — At
Kansas City, Mo., Hal McRae
knocked in four runs to give
Larry Gura, now 5-7, his first
victory since April 26. Dan
Quisenberry hurled the final
three innings to record his 13th
save.
WHITE SOX 12, ANGELS
11 — At Anaheim, Calif., Greg
Luzinski’s two-out, lOth-inning
double scored Tony Bernazard
and lifted the White Sox.
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