European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 18 the stars and stripes int Mew 1964 Griffith tops Charnley by to in nine London a Emile grif world welterweight boxing returned to new York wednesday with another convincing win to Hli credit Over a top British Boxer and ready to take on anyone in the world who thinks Hes got a Chance of taking the title from Griffith tuesday night put British lightweight Champion Dave Charnley on the Canvas for count of eight in the third round and then battered him Down again for a nine count and Blanchard May historic Trade in Chicago i or uruk convincing win into defeat la the ninth scottish referee Frank Wilson stopped the fight after of the ninth to save the British Boxer from further punishment the Flucht was due to go 10 the associated press card gave seven rounds to Griffith and Only one to the fight was at 148 with the individual weights not it was second right visit to he convincingly out pointed Britain Brian cur Vii in a 15round title tight in London in the american win before crowed of at London Wem Bley indoor stadium tuesday night was just As convincing As Hli defeat of Griffith was warned several times by referee Wilson for hit Tine Low and using Hli Griffiths go after the fight in going to complain to the British boxing Board of i was so Wor ried about Griffith being Dis qualified that i told him not to hit Charnley lower than i complaints Griffith said i have no com Charnley didst give me much of a Chance to do i got scared to throw punches because everything i did seemed to be wrong in the eyes of the i  see How i could be butting him when my head was he hit me but i didst Charnley was full of respect for the nursing cuts below both he told news men Hes a great i had to be wary or him and the id like to fight him czechs nip West germans Germany Crucho Slovakia edged West Ger Many 43 in an ice hockey inter National match witnessed by a crowd of giants negotiating Swap Houston a the White sox and cubs of Chicago Swap Ped players for the first time in their Long history tuesday but another flail of More significance May develop at the base Ball the new York Yankee and san Francisco giants Art this close to completing a Deal that would end outfielder Catcher Johnny Blanchard to the nation Al league club in Exchange for pitchers Billy Odell and Bob the Yankees reportedly have asked that Del Veter an be substituted for one of the should this Deal be consume it would Mark the first time the and their former new York rivals have actually traded the giants did Send Johnny Maze to the Yankees Back in 1h9 but that a a straight the Trade Between the two Chicago clubs sent Pitcher Frank Baumann to the cubs in Exchange for Catcher Al male the Chicago Deal was not expected to change the course of the two Pennant races in a onetime Bonus Pitcher with the Boston red had an 03 record last he spent the last five seasons with the White his finest season was in i860 when he had a 13i record and led the american league with an earned run average of last Baumann worked Only 91 All in and posted an earned run average of batted he came to the cubs from the Louis Cardinal in along m the stars and i Pastrana writers9 Choice to receive Neil fighter of year9 award for 1964 new York a Light heavyweight Champion a Lille the boxing master from was named the 1m4 Winner of the Edward f Nell award As fighter of the year by the boxing writers As Sola ton the Honor to the i year old Veteran just one Day after j he stopped Britain Terry Downes in the Lith round of defense in it was putra Noi second do and the second he Hai won on a technical knockout since he dethroned Harold Johnson in a controversial 15rounder at Lai is months in Flani defense he topped hard hitting Gregorio Peralta of Argentina in the sixth round at new Orleans last april Patrano will receive the Nell plaque at the Wai annual dinner in new Nell trophy is named in Honor of the former associated press sport writer who was pc crisis develops Over Seattle fallout Houston a a crisis developed in the Pacific coast league tuesday when the bos ton red sox announced they want to pull out of Seattle and it up their Clasi aaa opera Tion closer to in the major leagues make All Pur Bald pc pres ident Dewey and we have to solve Soriano said the red sox made their announcement so late there might not be time to find another major league club will ing to work in the league was ready to give a franchise to Vancouver to re store membership to 12 but Soriano said Vancouver cannot be admitted until the league is sure Seattle will be Able to operate in an 11 team operation would be unworkable from a scheduling Vancouver was to replace dal which announced a month ago ii was surrendering its the Seattle situation is complicated by the fact that Boston does not simply have a work ing agn Smunt there but owns the Soriano said it would be if not to find another club willing to work killed while reporting the Span ish civil the trophy is awarded not Only for boxing ability but for character and a pro since pastrami Hai fought in every weight class from the featherweight division Hli won lost record is actually Willie was a 200 Pound 12yearold when he tint started to Box in the French Quarter of new the other kids used to make fun of said Pastrano recently in discussing Hli they tiled to Yeu fat Willie eat Spaghetti fat my Friend Ralph Dupas who became an outstanding welterweight Laid i should exercise and he took me to the gym with from then on i was hooked with i loved Willie Pastrano smart boxing disciple boxing master Patrano became a disciple of the new Orleans school of smart he Wai fast with Hli Handi and and elusive in the the Only Marks of boxing on Hli face Are a dim Over Pastrano was a unanimous Choice for the award after preliminary others who were proposed in the first Vot for the award were Eder the bantamweight Cham Pion from Brazil heavyweight Champion Cassius Clay of Louis yell at Seattle under an ownership and this wont be he because even regular working agreement Are hard to come by at such a late Boston general manager Mike Keg Gloni said the red sox did not make their announcement earlier because they Learned Only Days ago that they might be Able to make a Deal in Hogg uni said the red sox want to leave Seattle because it is costly to maintain a farm club so far from Boston and because they would rather have a regular working agree ment than outright ing f Volle lightweight Champion car los Ortiz of new and middleweight contender Jose Torres of new Willie succeeds welterweight Champion Emile the w3 Pastrano i the fourth Light heavyweight to be picked since the award was first made in the other 17s Pounders to win were Billy Conn in Gus Lesnevich in and Archie Moore in with lorry Jackson and Lindy Mcdanlel in Exchange for Pitcher Don outfielder George Altman and Catcher Moe we Are doing everything we can to beef up our catching de said general Man Ager de Short of the White Schaffer is an excellent receiver and we believe last year was not a True measure of his ability at the should a 11year old left handed Long Ball come to the he would be used mainly As a Pinch hitter and occasionally work behind the plate in support of regular Catcher Tom acute problem the who consider the shortstop position As their most acute also have talked to the new York mets in Hope of prying Loose the Veteran Roy youd think he was 24 in Stead of judging by what Treyve asked for Laid a disgruntled giant those Guys must think Hes a Ranger there asking for the Little Progress has developed in the Philadelphia Phillies Effort to acquire Southpaw to be Lynsky from the los Angeles an a la spokesman there Wai a Strong possibility that Belonsky would be traded to a National league club before the close of the meetings but did not venture a prediction on the pitchers Des player group asks return of Allstar balloting to fans Houston a the player of All m major league clubs approved a plan tuesday that would change the method of voting for the annual Allstar teams by returning the balloting to the the plan will be submitted to the major league club owner for approval at their joint meeting under the a specially selected committee of baseball of writers and Hall or Fame players would nominate five players for each ballot would be distributed in every professional baseball major and and fans would be asked to make their selections from the rive the committee also would Wel come write in a Leitem for counting the ballots Wai Al so agreed the balloting would begin three Wezki before the Allstar player and coaches have done the voting since Dorund nabs Sid event Squaw Valley up1 Greg Dorland or Lake Tahoe won Fife a i the first skiing event of the sea son on the Gate olympic Papoose course at Squaw Wendy Allen of Mammoth Lake captured the class a baseball Colts change nickname to astros Houston a the Houi ton baseball club officially changed its team nickname from Colt 49s to astros the announcement was made by judge Roy club who said the new name was Given because Houston is the nations space capital and added we Hope our new domed stadium will make Houston the sports the manned spacecraft Cen the training baie for the nation s 28 is in hous ton with a 1290 million Plant 29 Miles East of the downtown we think it is in keeping with the situation in which we Are the space capital of the said the name was taken from the stars and Indi Cates we Are on the As the Colt finished ninth last the lame position they held in the Colt 49s nickname was selected in 1x1 As a result of a fan the Colt firearm had raised a question not to much in the club usage of the Nick name but in using the Trade name on souvenirs sold at Tho