European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 08, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 8, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 19 in playoffs Richmond tops hens in opener Richmond a. Up Mike Lum drove in two runs with a fifth inning triple and Bob Bruce pitched 8 2-3 innings of shutout bail wednesday nights the International league Champion Richmond braves Defeated the Toledo mud hens 3-0 in the opener of their governors cup playoff series. Bruce who toiled most of his big league career with the Houston astros loaded the bases with two out in the ninth inning and needed Relief help from Larry Maxie to notch the Triumph. Maxie got Dav Campbell out on a 380-foot drive to Straightaway Center. Richmond tuesday night Winner of a single game Pennant playoff game wit Rochester scored All its runs in the big fifth. Bruce started disown Victory March with a single and Felix Millan reached base on an error. Lum then walloped a three base hit Down the Alley in right Centerfield and trotted Home with the braves third run on Tommy Aaron s  Fisher victim of the uprising was the  second game of the Best of five series will be played Here thursday night. The scene sprawling Patti Hogan la Jolla calif.,made a Gallant Effort to reach a shot by Billie Jean King during her National singles mat Chat Forest Hills . She lost 6-4, 6-3. A Graebner beats cox9 gains National net quarterfinals then shifts to Toledo next two games. For the Rochester . Up Bob Robertson walloped a three run Homer to Climax five run second inning wednes Day night As the Columbus Jet edged the Rochester red wings 6-5 in the opening game of their governor s cup series. A triple double walk an single preceded the circuit clout by Robertson who was Colum bus leading Home run hitter with 18 during the regular International league season. Curt Motton tried to Stem the Jet tide almost single handed As he hit a pair of homers each with a Man on base. Motto belted winning Pitcher Bill Short for a two run blast in the fourth inning and climaxed the sixth with another off Short after the Columbus starter had been reached for a double by Frank Peters and a single by Steve Demeter. What Columbus thought Wasan insurance tally at the top of the sixth actually turned out Tobe the winning run. Robertson brought this score around As he singled went to second on a sacrifice and came in on Fred patek s  Small bailed Short out of an eighth inning Jam after Peters doubled and motto was walked intentionally. Tom Fishe was the losing Pitcher victimized by Robertson s Homer. 2 Iowa Gal cagers gain Hof berths los Angeles a Sandr Fiete one of Iowa s greatest women basketball players Andolan Ruble one of the state s finest women basketball coaches were elected to the Helms athletic foundation s Hall of Fame it was announced  elected were Barbara Sipes of Kansas City the lat babe Didrikson Zaharias of dal Las and Lometa Odom and Cath Erin Washington. Forest Hills . A Clark Graebner of Beech Wood Ohio the United states major Hope slugged his Way into the quarterfinals of the National Tennis championships wednesday and fixed his sight son two time Champion Royem Erson of  a devastating serv ice the onetime temperamental Davis cup bad boy smashed left handed Mark Cox Britain Sno. 3 player 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. That put him in the Quarter against the Tough 31-year-old Emerson who toyed with 20-year-old Marcelo Lara of mexi co 6-4, 6-2, 6-4."i think i have to have a Good Chance against Emmo Graeb Ner 23, son of a prominent Cleveland dentist said. I have won three of the five matches we be played. All the pressures on  they clash Friday when the quarterfinals will be completed in both the men s and women s  Billie Jean King of Long Beach calif., seeking to add the american to her Wim-1bledon Crown also breezed easily into the round of eight by crushing Green eyed Virginia Wade of Britain 6-1, 6-4.Billie Jean s opponent Friday will be Annette Van Zyl of South Africa who won Over Carole Graebner Clark s wife 6-4, 6-4.francoise Durr of France seeded third survived a tense three set Duel with 18-year-old Lynne Abbes of Orinda calif.,6-1, 5-7, 6-3, and 18-year-old Val Erie Ziegenfuss of san Diego,calif., scored a mild upset in beating Veteran Judy Tegart of Australia 7-5, 6-1. Miss Durr an miss Abbes were to meet in the next  and Emerson were joined in the quarterfinals by brazilian Ron Barnes and Jan Reschly the 26-year-old giant sex buc succumbs Leadville Colo. A John j. Tising 64, who once pitched for the Pittsburgh pirates in the National league died at a Leadville Hospital tuesday of a brain Haemorrhage. Nicklaus rated Choice in Golf world series killer from Denmark whose up set victims have included fifth seeded Cliff Drysdale of South Africa and former runner up Frank Froehling of Coral Gables Fla. Barnes won a Long hard fought Battle from Bill Bowrey the promising Young australian,7-5, 3-6, 9-7, 7-5. Reschly crushed the Hopes of Thomas Koch Bra Zil in a five set Marathon of left handers 4-6, 6-3, 6-8, 6-2, 6-1. The United states is assured at least one More quarterfinal is thursday when two Ameri cans Ron Holmberg of Westpoint ., and Gene Scott of new York were to meet in fourth round match. Young Bob Lutz of los Angeles was to Playboy Hewitt of South Africa Wimbledon Champion John new Combe of Australia was to face Ray Moore of South Africa an Rafael Osuna of Mexico was to go against left handed Owen Davidson of Australia. The lower quarterfinal bracket was to be played in women s singles. Leslie Turner of austra Lia seeded no. 5, was to play Rita Bentley of Britain and Sec Ond seeded Ann Haydon Jones was to meet the sensational 18-year-old peaches Bartkowicz of Hamtramck Mich. Akron Ohio a Jack Nicklaus has been established As the favorite to win his third world series of Golf in six years Here this weekend but any on of the four contestants in the exclusive affair could provide fireworks. Nicklaus captured the $50,000prize in the first series in 1962 with a sizzling 66-69135, which still stands As a record for the event. He won again in 1963,failed to qualify in 1964, placed second in 1965 and tied for Sec Ond last year. His three competitors All Are newcomers to series Competition and one of them 44-year-old Roberto de Vicenzo has appeared in Only one tournament Over the Tough 7,180-Yard fire Stone country club  oldest compete in player Ever tothe series de Vicenzo is rated As having Thebes Chance of upsetting Nick Laus. The Argentina Edge Nicklaus to win the British open and British  him right behind Nicklaus the . Open Champion who is a 2-1 favorite for the  january the pea Cham Pion has not done exceptionally Well in seven tournaments he has appeared in on the fire Stone course but those tourneys were 72-Hole affairs and the 36-Hole series could be More to january s liking. He started Outwith rounds of 69 and 71 in last year s pea at Firestone then ran into trouble on the last two 18-Hole rounds. Masters Champion Brewer has played Here times in the american Gay five Golf classic and in the 1966 pea. His est Effort at Firestone was a 74-70-67-72238 in this year classic Good for a i he place  Palmer the no. 2 Money Winner with $157.927,failed to qualify for the classic but will be on hand for the tournament As i television commen  four contestants will play a practice round Friday play the first 18 holes of the series saturday and the final 18 Sun Day. Indy race figures die in air mishap Crawfordsville i n a up Rhiman Rotz and Johnny Pouelsen prominent members of the Indianapolis 500-mile Auto racing fraternity were killed wednesday in a fiery crash of their twin engine plane. Rotz 51, was chairman of Sac s rules committee and headed Rotz engineering a Indianapolis. Pouelsen 44, Indianapolis an Gardena calif., was chief Mechanic for Parnelli Jones in1903 when Jones won racing s richest gasoline Derby at record clip of 143.137 Miles per hour in a four Cylinder front engine car. Money woes rifles fold in Canadian Grid league new York up the Tor onto rifles wednesday became the first casualty of the seasoning the Continental football league As the Canadian club folded up. An announcement from com missioner sol Rosen at the league office in new York said the Toronto franchise had been suspended for failure to meet league requirements. Rosen said the rifles who were having financial problems would not operate this , he added the suspension was subject to review at later Date. Players were informed of the action tuesday night. Rosen said the other seven teams in the league s Eastern division will be polled to determine distribution of Toron to players and to work out schedule problems created by the loss of one  teams in the Eastern division Are Wheeling Hart Ford Akron Orlando Charles ton and  Susman Board chair Man for the rifles said the decision to disband was expected since the team suffered heavy financial losses during the two years in  Parker quit As the rifles coach 10 Days ago an was succeeded by Bubba  said the players were not sure what they will do next. Toronto was 1-1 this season having whipped Akron 22-7, then losing to Orlando 28-14.the scheduled game in Toronto against Wheeling thursday night was cancelled. Phils Bunning hurls 6-hitter to Blank reds Philadelphia up Jim Bunning hurled a six hitter and Chuck Hiller highlighted a four run third inning with a two run single wednesday night pacing the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-0 Victory Over the Cincinnati  shutout was the fifth of the season and 38th lifetime for Bunning who also chalked up 10 strikeouts to take Over the major league Lead with 210 Ashe raised his record to 15-12. Don Drysdale major league shutouts with 39. Leads Active pitchers in Greer 7 hers agree Philadelphia a Hal Creer the or. Outside of the Philadelphia 76ers 1-2 scoring punch signed a one year con tract wednesday with the a ional basketball association champions. The Phillies lumped All their scoring into the third seventh and eighth innings. Tony Taylor doubled off the scoreboard to open the third and scored on Johnny Briggs single to right. Bases loaded Johnny Callison walked and Tony Gonzalez who had four hits singled to Load the bases. One out later Hiller batting.170, lined his single to right that brought the score to 3-0and knocked out Cincinnati starter and loser Jim  Bob Lee came on and wild pitched   singles in the seventh by Callison con ale and Bill a White a walk to cookie Rojas single and Cla brought in Dalrymple three More runs and Don lock hit a two run Homer in the eighth. Box score on Page 22