European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 18 the stars and stripes december 1964 Williams thinks he still can win Houston a Cleveland recovering from u Bullet wound in the said Friday he still Cun win he heavyweight boxing Champion ship of the Williams was shot late 28 in a scuffle with a Highway charges of driving while Intuni card and agg raved assault on a police officer were filed against the in a copyrighted interview with Dick sports Edillor of the Houston Wil Liams suld he was not mad at the Dale he pulled his gun from his left Side and when i Law i thought he was going to shoot me and i reached for Wii Ilams i grabbed his Arm and we rolled out the door and onto the gravel beside the i dont remember hitting that officer and i dont believe i he was a Little Man and if i had hit him i would have knocked him a Over then the gun went off and 1 went numb All that All i in not mad at that he was Only doing his Williams said his first thought upon being arrested and placed in the patrol car was that the arrest would ruin his boxing i begged the please dont take me to jail he the officer was driving pretty fast and i please let me jump out of the car and kill i dont want to go to i thought this is going to ruin everything and Ben Bow is going to be mad at Hugh b e n b o w is Williams Richards offers All 40 Houston players for Milwaukee club Gayliston bout restated Boston Dpi the postponed Cass Lui Cla Sonny listen world heavyweight Champion ship bom has been rescheduled for april it at Boston it was do closed Friday the Date was announced by Bob president of intercontinental in a Telephone conversation with Edward president of Boston the ii bout was postponed when Champion Clayen tired Boston City Hospital for a hernia the april it Date will depend on medical approval of clays condition at that Powers fantastic Diamond Swap bid shown Houston up Paul Richards Dis closed Friday the most fantastic Trade of for in baseball Richards offered All 40 Houston players plus 13 for All of Milwaukee bul the braves turned Down the it was a legitimate and sincere Suid hip Texas born who serves us Houston general i made the offer in Complete Good Faith to John Sci Sale and Hill Sci Sale la presi Dent of the braves and Bartholomay chair Man of the the offer was made three weeks ago in at a meeting attended Only by baseballs top they were staggered by the Richards said of Sci Sale and Bartholo but they rejected both knew we were dead if they wanted to do we were ready right there and and if any witnesses Are judge Hoy hot Heinz Houston club president was right Bartholomay happened to walk by As Richards was talking in the hotel lobby of baseballs convention Headquarters Are you talking about the offer he said to yes i Richards its the absolute in talking about the offer we made you not Long you turned it int that right said it was like offering someone the Brooklyn it was a genuine offer and we would have closed the Deal right there if you had sold the Richards in Bartholomay did not Sci Sale like Wise said he would rather not discuss the offer when asked about had the wholesale Trade been it would have been perfectly within baseball there is Noth ing in the rules preventing us from trading who we Richards trades Belinsky to Philadelphia nats work six player Deal Houston a the los Angeles dodgers rated outfielder Frank Howard and obtained Southpaw Pitcher Claude Olcen in a six player note league transaction with the Washington senators the dodgers also received infielder John Kennedy and an undisclosed amount of Money while the senators acquired pitchers Phil Ortega and Pete Richer and infielder Ken Mcmulle Nln the biggest Deal of the annual Winter i Osteen won 15 and lost 13 fori the ninth place senators in whose Normal position is third batted with 35 runs balled a 7inch slug batted Only last season with 24 homers and 69 or a posted a 7 t record and a South was 23 with the dodgers Howard Ostern and 78 with Spokane of the Pacific coast Mcmullen hit with 14 homers and 41 rib for los Howard was inn Biz Man for said Gil washing ton without him the Trade  have been Schul returns Home to routing Welcome West Ohio Bob Gold medal Winner in the run for the in the olympics at has returned Home to a roaring Wel come by some the lanky 27yearold truck Star received a watch from his hometowns Redlegs Exchange pair Houston a the Minnesota twins traded Pitcher Gerry Arr go to the Cincinnati items for infielder Cesar Tovar a 23yearold South compiled a 74 record with the twins last his first full year in the also batted and stole 40 bases at san Diego in the Pacific coast he had seven Home runt and drove in 52 runs in 151 playing mostly As an Arigos biggest moment last Searon was a one hit shutout Over the Chicago while sox on june in which the Only White sox hit was a ninth inning single by Mike Houston the Lethander who has been in almost As Many jams off the Mound As waa traded to Philadelphia Fri Day by the los Angeles the Phillies gave the Angela two Young first base Man Costen Shockley and Pitcher Rudy Belles keys new Gene said the 27yearold Southpaw definitely will be a con tender for a regular place in the Philadelphia pitching said with characteristic modesty just Tell Maun he has a starting no in a starter and in fully confident i can Mauch said he want worried about a Clinsky we didst Trade for his Trou much we traded for his lets just Hope this Guy throws As Good As everybody says he Angel manager Bill Rogney said Shockley and May will another Barb a Houston api Peter eldest of los Angeles dodgers general manager Puzzle a avails four has been named Busi Ness manager of the Albuquerque Dukes of the Texas Bose Boll Cor now has full authority owners Amend Fricks new Powers Houston a the major league club at their joint meeting formally amended the major league agreement to restore to the base Ball commissioner the full authority which that office had enjoyed prior to the commissioners new pow ers will go into effect immedi the vote was not by a vote of 18 to the club owners agreed to the restore the paragraph in the major league agreement which states the major league clubs waive the right of recourse to the eliminate the clause which states that no act or procedure taken in joint action by the leagues can he construed As detrimental to these two in gives the commissioner the Power to veto action taken by the owners if he feels such action not in the games Best the owners also voted to adopt the football Type free agent draft in conjunction with in unrestricted draft of minor league Only two drafts will be Holt next in june and Decem there will be steers Romp in Cotton up the or varsity of Texas has participated emerged from Thi in the last three Cotton la nil winning two and losing i i think we came out of this three the other in Janu the owners rejected a propos Al to expand the inter league trading period which currently extends from 20 to the proposal was to expand the period from the end of the world series to the owners agreed to make available for develop ment of an Umpire program and placed de former american association president in charge of the the joint which ended the Winter lasted two commissioner Ford Frick sessions the Atni Tonii to on Puri to Belln Skur in a starter both probably play for us next at least  get a solid run at Rogney hit for a Kansas last led the Pacific coast league in homers with 36 and lied for the Lead in runs batted in with a 20yeurold had a 136 record with Portsmouth in the Carolina league and was 4 2 with Indianapolis in the coast reached at his apartment in said i dont know who was responsible for the Bill Reg Ney or Fred Haney the Angel general but id like to thank they were really Angels in i figured id go to the Phil ties or Nan is wonderful in re ally Ive never Een i dont think Imas had a Guy As a lot of people in to disgrace like to get a not Conini to id Lutil help from the lets fare the aide Chi Hoosier coach denies report of retirement Chicago a Indiana football coach Phil Dickens de Nied Friday a published report he intended to resign As Hoosier coach because of poor i Haven Given any thought to said who was in Chicago for a big ten coaches i feel better than i have since i dont know who holds an open end contract at and can remain coach for another 12 years until he is 62 if mutually said he was Mysti fied by the retirement report carried by the Louisville Couri the Story said Dickens would be replaced by army Paul who also expressed bewilderment at the which said Dickens would re main on the Indiana Dickens took off 57 pounds after a visit to Mayo clinic last but said he has re gained Between eight and 10 in in pretty Good he told the associated i feel Ive been travelling on the banquet circuit the Pust 10 so i must be in Good were never very they Aav gives Mills Benedetto award for olympic feat Ouston a Billy who won the Gold medal for the United states in the 000meler race in he Tokyo was awarded the Amateur athletic unions l Benedetto award Friday the award is Given annually by the aau to a male american track and Field athlete for the Best single performance of the year at Home or this was the fifth year of the named in Honor of a former aau Mcm inc and Field committee voted on the nominees during their Busi Ness session at the annual aau ails attendance hits record High new York Amer ican football league has set an attendance Mark of in l As compared to the w ii a clod thei schedule i1 hot have Eom Home seasons have new Vork Drew new Oakland and san Diego broke their own single same records