European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 14, 1967 the stars and strikes Page 21 sports in Brief Sun Diego trips spohane9 5-39 for coast Loop title Spokane Wash. Up Sandiego won the 1967 Pacific coast league Pennant tuesday by Downing Spokane 5-3, to win the Best of seven series fou games to two. Gary Wagner of the easter division Champion padres and Al Foster of the Western division Kingpin Spokane team were locked in a Light Pitcher Seattle until san Diego exploded for four runs in the  Barry s Homer and a double by playoff Star Lou Clinton sent Foster to the showers. Jim Schaffer greeted reliever Jack Cullen with a single. An error and Roberto Pena s triple finished off thermally. Spokane trailed 5-0 in the eighth but knocked Wagner out with a three run rally. Single by Tommy Dean and Dick Mclaughlin and a triple by Jim Barbieri highlighted the rally until Dick Thoenen came on to put out the fire and preserve san Diego s win. San Diego 010 004 000510 0spokane 000 000 0303 8 2 Wagner Thoenen 8 an Schaffer Foster Cullen 6bilingham 9 and look. We Wagner. Up Foster. Or bar by. Los Angeles a Payton Jordan of Stanford will coach the United states men s track and Field team in the 1968 olympics at Mexico City. Art Lentz general manager of the olympic com Mittee announced the appointment of Jordan monday night. Assisting Jordan will be Stan Wright of Western Illinois Joe oelkers Tulane Frank Potts Colorado and Ted Hayden Chicago. Bill Bowerman of Oregon was named coordinator of the olympic High Altitude program for next year. Mike Portanova of los Angeles was named track team manager of the olympics. Detroit up Forward Dave Debusschere signed a five year contract with the Detroit pistons tuesday for a re ported $200,000, a raise from his previous player coach contract. Debusschere who was bounced from the coaching Job last sea son inked the longest term con tract Ever signed by a Piston player general manager Edwine. Coil said. Debusschere had been under three year contract for a reported $100,000."dave actually had one year to go on his old three season contract As coach and player Coil said. But he had a understanding with Fred Zollner Piston owner that in the even something happened to the coaching aspect of Debuss Chere s employment we were to sit Down and write one new contract As a player  Debusschere a five year Pis ton Veteran averaged 18.2 Points last season. He was named to the National Basket Ball association All Star Gam teams the past two years. Detroit a the Detroit red wings signed Veteran defense Man Howie Young tuesday to a 1967-68 National hockey league contract. The wings still have not signed six players including Gordie Howe Norm Ullman Pete Mihovilich Floyd Smith George Gardner and Gary Jarrett. Ullman is the Only one of the six nonparticipating in the workouts. Wings manager coach Sid Abel announced that Detroit will Playan inter squad game sunday at Olympia stadium against the fort Worth wings. Young played 44 games for the wings last season scored three goals assisted on 14 and ran up 100 penalty minutes. Kitchener ont. Up four players including right Winger Rod Gilbert were Lis Tedas holdouts tuesday As the new York rangers opened their National hockey league training Camp. In addition to Gilbert the rangers top goal getter last season with 28, forwards Vic Hadfield and Orland Kurtenbach and defens Eman a r n i e Brown pair voted Van award new York up Dea Chance of the Minnesota twins and Matty Alou of the Pittsburgh pirates were the winners of the Van Heuse outstanding achievement award in major league baseball for the month of August it was announced tuesday. Chance returning to his Homeland Ohio and pitching before his parents and High school coach hurled a no hitter against the Cleveland Indian son aug. 25 As the twins scored a 2-1  slammed 48 hits for a .407 average during August to raise his batting average close to the .330  selected panel of sportswriters participated in the balloting to determine the August win ners. Were missing As a squad of 38reported to coach general Mana Ger Emile  said no action would be taken immediately against the four absent players but pointed out that players we rebound by contracts of last year to report 30 Days prior to the Start of the season. The nil season opens oct. 11. Wife helps Argentine heavyweight Osca Bonavena gets some assistance from his wife Dora following a heavy workout in bad Soden Germany. A photo Mildenberger Bonavena Complete heavy workouts for saturday bout Francis said would be liable $500.the rangers the absentees of fines up to went through double workouts tuesday 90 minutes in the morning and on hour in the afternoon. By Bob Wicker staff writer bad Soden Germany Spe Cial the stage is set for what shapes up As the Best heavy weight fight of the year. That is if you look at Karl Milden Berger s record and listen to Oscar Bonavena. Mildenberger the quiet easy going outside of the ring euro Pean Champion from Kaiserslautern West Germany and Bonavena the talkative Argen Tine Champ went through final sparring sessions Here wednes Day in preparation for their scheduled 12-round heavyweight elimination fight in Frankfurt saturday night. Only Light Warmup exercise were planned at both training Camps thursday with Friday Aday of rest. Bonavena however was expected to keep up his steady barrage of verbal jabs at Mildenberger whom he says Hewill Knock out in the sixth round. The bout which is the third Ina series of elimination fights involving eight of the world s to boxers to determine a Succes Sor to Cassius Clay will begin at8 . In the 17,000-seat Cycle stadium in the Frankfurt Nieder Rad Wald stadium Complex. With Over 100,000 visitors in Beattie bashes out to Over Forte in 7th round Miami Beach up heavy weight James Beattie of St. Paul put Miami heavyweight Levi Forte Down on the Canvas four times on his Way to a to Vic tory in 1 04 of the seventh round at the Miami Beach auditorium tuesday night. The game Miami Boxer could t overcome Beattie s 6-8 height and 56-Pound weigh advantage. Beattie tips the Scales at 248 while Forte is 192.it marked the St. Paul Boxer s 26th win in 29 bouts uid24th knockout of his career. Forte is now 16-15-1. Forte was brought Down for an eight count with a smashing right to the Back of the neck in the second round then was dropped for another eight count when he was cornered in the fourth. In the fatal seventh fort took a nine count smashing right to on Beattie the midsection and seconds later was Dow for another nine count under a barrage of body  Forte feet referee stopped the  to his Felix town for the Frankfurt Auto show promoters Are predicting a sellout. Most of the tickets were still available wednesday however and More were to go on Sale atthe Gate saturday. The Price of admission ranges from $2.75 7marks for standing room to $37.50 150 Marks for ringside seats. The fight will be aired Over the american forces network Europe and will be nationally televised in the . By satellite to Abc s wide world of  action will not be seen on to in Germany until sunday according to the promoters. The new world boxing association ratings released this week has Mildenberger in Theno. 1 spot again. Bonavena is ranked no. 3, making this the most interesting of the four quarterfinal bouts if you use thew a ratings As a yardstick. Karl favored Mildenberger is a heavy favorite to make it to the Semi final round. Already in the semis Are Thad Spencer rated no. 2 who beat Ernie Terrell and Jim my Ellis who ousted Leoti Martin. Former titleholder Floyd Pat Terson of new York takes on Young Jerry Quarry of Bellflower calif., in los Angeles oct. 28 in the fourth quarterfinal encounter. Wolfgang Mueller Mildenberger s manager had the european Champ concentrating on defens during four round sessions in the ring tuesday and , meanwhile stepped up his training Pace with punish ing punches during eight round sessions at his nearby Camp. The husky 25-year-old had looked anything but impressive until his final two workouts. The Long haired Argentine obviously pleased with his work in the ring said again i tear him apart. I Knock him Flat on his Back. I am the next world  while Bonavena was dreaming of a knockout Mildenberg handlers were forecasting a 12 round decision for their hard working Southpaw. Mueller praised Bonavena Asa hard puncher but said Karl would be around at the end and win on Points. This seemed to be he general feeling of everyone present at the Mildenberger Camp. Willy Richardson Mildenberger s american sparring partner who already has been knocked out once by the German in train ing agreed with Mueller. Bona Vena is too slow he declared and Mildenberger will outbox him using Only his right  since he was stopped in 12rounds by Clay in a title bout at Frankfurt last september the 30-year-old Mildenberger has fought three times and won them  decision Ned italian Piero Tomasoni and then knocked out Britain s Billy Walker in the eighth and Amos Lincoln of . In the sixth. Mildenberger has won 52 of his58 fights with 18 knockouts three draws and three losses. Bonave Nahas 28-3 record with 23 knockouts to his  the Best fight of Bona Vena s career was the one he lotto Joe Frazier who is rated no. 1 by ring Magazine last novem Ber. Oscar lost on Points after flooring Frazier twice in the Sec Ond round. He has since won five in a Row All via the knockout route. Mildenberger is expected to weigh 202, seven pounds under Bonavena s planned weight saturday night. The referee will be Harry Krause of Pittsburgh who worked Patterson s bouts with Lay and Sonny listen. The ring Side judges will be Jose Stein of Argentina and Rudolf Drust of  scoring will be on the five Points must system with the loser of the round getting four or fewer Points. Five Points will be awarded to each fighter when a round is considered  Gates will open at 6 . With the first of five preliminary outs slated to Start at 7 15. Three of the fights will be held after the main event