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BY the Associotsd Press

BY the Assoeiotsd Press
SARASOTA. Fla. Mar. 19.-Bob
Elliott's clouting sparked a pair
OF four-run rallies today as the
Boston Braves downed Boston's
Red Sox 81.
Elliott hit safely four times in
five trips-including a double and
a triple-to pace the Braves to
their first citrus circuit victory In
their last five starts. It was also
the Braves initial victory over
their Boston arch rivals whom
they will meet six more times be-
fore the start of the regular sea-
son.
Johnny Sain hurled the first
seven innings for the Tribe. per-
mitting nine hits and three runs.
1t was the longest tour by any
Boston hurler so far in preseason
drills.
Satn. winner of IS games in the
last three seasons. had hoped to
go the full nine innings. but re-
tired after pitching to 26 batters.
He said he felt he was losing my
stuff"
Trailing 81 after five innings,
the Braves broke out for four
scores in the sixth. A ground
rule two-base blow by Bill Sal
keld was the big smash In this
inning. It put the Braves out
front for keeps.
The Tribes catcher raped a
375-footer to right field. It
struck the top of the concrete bar
rier, just short of grand-slam
home run. Three hits, two walks
and an error gave the Tribe their
other four runs in the ninth.
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VERO BEACH, Fla.-The Phila-
delphia Athletics went IS innings
today before they beat the Brook
lyn Dodgers, 9-8.
With two out in the 18th,
Brooklyn's Phil Haugstad walked
Eddie Joost. Successive singles by
Elmer Valo and Ferris Fain
scored the tie-breaking run.
The Dodgers outhit the AS, II
to IA. The Brooks Jackie Robin
son and Duke Snider hit homers,
while Bill Cox raped two triples
and single. Taft Wright hit a
homer for the AS.
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LAKELAND, Fla.-The Detroit
Tigers defense faltered in the 18th
inning today and dropped q s.
to-4 decision to the Cincinnati
Reds.
1T was the second straight
grapefruit league overtime sffair
for the Tigers. who played a IT.
inning % tie with the New York
Yankees Thursday.
The National League club
broke up the extra inning duel In
the 18th today when, with one
out, Lloyd Meriman singled over
second base.
The ball got by Tiger outflelder
Don Lund for a two-base error,
sending Meriman to third. Charlie
Kress then tapped a grounder to
Tiger shortstop Eddie Lake, who
let the ball go through his legs to
let in the winning run.
Ben Burkhart. third Cincinnati
pitcher, was the winner.
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SAN FRANCISCO-The Pitts
burgh Pirates belted out four
homers today to defeat the San
Francisco Seals, 7-6. in an exhibit
ton game witnessed by $500.
The payoff blow, breaking a
6-6 tie, came in the top half OF
the ninth when Outflelder Wally
Judnich hit for the circuit. Other
Pirate homers came from the bats
of Ralph Kiner, Clyde Mccullough
and Earl Turner.
Gino Restelli homered for the
Pacific Coast League Club in the
third. Two mates were aboard.
The victory was the sixth in
eight exhibition starts for the Pi-
rates.
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ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.-The
st. Louis Cardinals whipped the
New York Yankees, II, today be-
hind the flve-hit pitching of
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