European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 22 the stars and stripes november 1964 Frick warns successor must have restored authority by Joe Reichiey a commissioner Ford Frick warned the major league club owners thursday they must Arm his successor with the same autocratic Powers enjoyed by the first baseball commissioner in order to restore Public Confidence and to maintain the honesty and integrity of the lakers defeat kicks behind Baylor los Angeles a the los Angeles lakers stemmed a last Quarter surge and Defeated the new York knickerbockers 1mw thursday might in a National basketball association Jerry West of the lakers halted the new York a total of 31 the Victory moved the lakers into a tie with Idle Louis for the Western division both the lakers and the Hawks have s3 behind by 24 Points late in the final the kicks caught fire to twice pull within six Points of los Angeles in the closing but West came the Bench to drop in four key held goals and Cut off the Rookie Jim Barnes sparked the new York surge and ended up with 31 Willis Reed had for the Elgin Baylor was second to West with 5m7 Lead after the lakers and kicks played to a 1219 first Quarter los Angeles swept into a 13 Point Hald me on the fancy shooting of West end Bay the Knock a were held to just 12 Points in the second period and got Only 24 in the third As they fell behind 7141 at the Mart of the final 12 Early in the fourth Quarter they trailed by 24 and then ran Oft 19 straight Points to jeopardize the Laker but Angeles coach Fred Schaut quickly inserted West into the game and his Point making the Stanka selected Japan Loop map Tokyo a Pitcher Joe Stanka of for Merly with the Chicago White has been named most Valu Able player in Japan Pacific league for he had a 2c7 season for the Osaka Nankani Hawks and then pitched three victories in the japanese version of the world series Over the Osaka Hanshon tigers of the Central Stanka previously had been named the series Stanka was chosen by Japa Nese sportswriter a and received to it is the first time that a no japanese player has won the league map taking his strongest land since he became titular head of All the 70yearold former Newspaperman old the owners in Blunt terms that base Ball today was in danger of losing ils Public in almost merciless Frick charged that Many of baseballs present troubles were of its own so Long As the owners and operators refuse to look beyond the Day and the hour Long As clubs and individuals persist in raining personal headlines through Public criticism of their associates so Long As baseball people Are unwilling to abide by the rules which they themselves make so Long As expediency is permitted to replace sound there can be no Satis factory he baseball people must face up to these problems must Settle on a sound and satisfactory and must then unite in seeing that policy through to successful who became Tommis sooner in has announced he will retire from his year Job at the end of his present seven year term in september of next among Kouf Chance take Era titles by Ben Olan new York a los Angeles pitchers Sandy Koufax and Dean Chance captured major league earned run titles in Koufax winning his for the third straight time with the lowest National league Era in 31 the dodgers Ace posted a figures compiled by the associated press disclosed thurs Koufax Chance the lowest previous no figure was achieved by Carl Hubbell of the new York giants with in the Angels right topped the american league with a 1m the lowest in that circuit since the Yankees Spud Chandler finished at in sidelined for the final football fatalities More than double totals for 1963 los Angeles up foot Ball deaths during the first half of the 1m4 season climbed to More than double the toll at the same time last Floyd Eastwood has reported for the injury and fatality committee of the american football coaches the 22 deaths up to 28 com pared with 10 fatalities directly attributed to football at Oldsea son in Eastwood As chairman of the injury and fatal it committee in addition to the deaths directly blamed on football there were 14 other deaths indirectly associated with the Dean of students at California state College at los said his investigations indicated the deaths directly attributed to football were chiefly do to traumatic blows to the head and causing cervical injuries und other six weeks of the Campaign with a sore gave up 43 earned runs in 223 innings while posting a 195 he also was the Era Leader with in 1963 and in and is the first big league Pitcher to win three consecutive titles since Grover Alexander of the Philadelphia chances path to his initial earned run Crown was made easier by his 11 tops in the he won 20 including five by 10 the latter feat tying a major league Don a was the National league run Nerup with a he allowed 78 earned runs in 321 frames while winning 18 games and losing Chris Short of Philadelphia was third at followed by Juan san Jim Philadel and Jim Cin Horlen second Joel Horlen of the Chicago White sox wound up second in the american league with a he had two shutouts among 13 we Lucy Ford of the Yankees finished third at the Veter an be Fleander was the als earned run Leader in 1956 and Gary Peters of the White the pacesetter with in was fourth the past season with Juan another Chica go was fifth at then came Rookie Wally Bunker of Baltimore Wilh and Sam Mcdowell of to be eligible for a big league earned run a Pitcher must work 162 innings or one in Ning for each game his team has 1113 or american l8aque club q in r or Ira Cal Pirro Oil Puntor Bat la Ito tru onion by Kollek c 39 31 173 31 to 31 3733 30 191 National la Auk Kouti la 20 333 a Nuta la 40 is Short Hll 43331 in Tim Bunny in my 41 my can 30320 pm 01 49 76 08 m 240 52 m m i of Hon of Mon by on Wao Ioa 63 2 to 39201 to 40ot1m m in n f a n f a b Gardenia race could decide 64 filly title  from Page 191 several other standouts in the expected Field of Cain Hoy stable is sending up oars and Lay aft after the big Trainer Woody Etc pens has imported Manny Ycaza and Bob Ussery to handle his Ussery aboard up oars and Ycaza on Lay the rest of the probable of Inlet each horse will carry 119 pounds is is dedicated Fairway i Chesapeake american and Winfrey and Valenzuela Are gunning for their second straight they won ii last fall Wilh Castle Greene paces Small figures continued from Pago m in two departments for the fifth straight with Oil Yards and storing with 102 Points on 17 no one is near Ken Hoogensen of moral arside leads another to Steve Gilliat of in pass catching Russ Pilch or of is top punter with a team figures show san Diego stale first in Tola Yards per and Points per Parsons leads in passing taking Over from Post by 1 Yards Wilh Yards per Arizona stale of Flagstaff leads Rushing with Yards a game while los Angeles Pacific is 1 in total allowing Only Yards a standings National Kain turn division won Lott behind of Nln in 1 1 Toronto to York 3 s Western division 3 623 loud b 3 5 1 Imholt 3 4 Kru Toliro i 0 34 it Lulu York Only National hockey league w l t of of 3 1 13 m 19 4 1 4 13 21 ii 4 1 4 13 32 3ft 441 0 21 m it 54 1 1 3 u 31 Detroit York 1 Montreal Toronto 3 Only Wiilie Mcd a 6 0 10 33 0 4 m n 171 3 is Western division or 0 4 0 13 31 5 3 i 11 33 s Hoult put Bukh 3 Only Che Dulce College football  7 mentioned As possible successor Are Maxwell supreme court Justice Byron whizz or Kenneth Keating of new judge Robert Cannon of Milwaukee and the american Joe Fricks speech highlighted the opening session of the three Day Summit meeting which the com missioner described As the most important and potentially the most far reaching meeting that has Ever been scheduled by baseballs High restore authority Frick asked the owners to restore the authority Given to judge Kenesaw Moun Tain lands when he was selected baseballs first com Raj a incr in ii Dis was Given wide authority to impose penalties for what he judged to be an act detrimental to the Best interest of Happy Lan Dis immediate and who followed were stripped of this authority by two significant constitutional clause addition the first was the elimination of a paragraph denying the owners the req it of recourse to the the other was the addition of a clause stating that no net or procedure agreed upon by the owners could be construed to be detrimental to the 20 owners met jointly with Warren presi Dent of the National and Cronin in one room while the general managers convened in the leagues will meet separately at which time they will consider specific recommendations from the general managers covering much prob lems As player procurement and dec Loument As As the eve present Bonus 3day meetings the general managers held preliminary three Day meetings at last week other issues f mered involved franchise movement and minor league re alignment and reconsideration of the College and sandlot pro the Only club not represented at the firs Day meeting was the Milwaukee who had problems of their the braves owners were in Milwaukee and Chicago a Federal court decision on their proposed franchise shift to Atlanta and were exerted Here league approval is expected to follow immediately if the courts decision is Favora giants obtain Fox As coach san Francisco a Charley who managed Tacoma in the Pacific const league last was signed wednesday As a coach for the san Francisco Ginny under new manager Herman coaches Harry cookie Lavagetto and Larry Jansen were retained on the Whitey Yockman was has been in the giant organization As a scout and minor league manager since he was a Catcher for the club briefly in 1942 before entering the Navy during world War to began his managerial career in the giant farm system at Bristol in the appalachian Iea Guc in