European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 23, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 19 braves slip past cardinals St. Louis up Tito fran Cona s run scoring single snapped a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning and the Atlanta braves handed the National league Champion St. Louis cardinals a 4-2 defeat thursday  Millan ignited the winning rally with a single an advanced to second on Woody Woodward s sacrifice. After Relief Pitcher Joe Hoerner intentionally walked Pinch hitter ave Nicholson Francona delivered his single and Han Kaaron s sacrifice Fly drove in an insurance run. Dick Kelley who pitched 1 2-3innings in Relief of Ron Reed As credited with his second Victory in 10 decisions. He was lifted for a Pinch hitter in the ninth and Cecil Upshaw pre served the Triumph. Ron Willis who was replaced by Hoerner in the ninth was charged with his fifth defeat against the same number of wins. Cards tie game the cards had tied the Gamin the seventh when Mike Shannon singled was sacrifice to second stole third and scored on Pinch hitter Tim Mccarver single. Atlanta took a 1-0 Lead in the first As Mack Jones was hit by a pitched Ball and Aaron Anclete Boyer singled. The cards matched that in their half of the first on a walk to Bob Tolan a single by Roger Maris and Dav Ricketts sacrifice Fly. Singles by Rico Carty and Millan an Woodward s sacrifice Fly accounted for the second Atla Tarun in the fourth. Orlando Cepeda was struck Bya Reed pitch in the first inning and suffered a contusion of the left wrist. He was removed from the game but was expected Back Friday night. 9th-Frame Victory Westrum turns in resignation As met Pilot new York a we Westrum citing the mental and physical Strain of the Job re signed thursday As the manager of the new York  immediately mentioned not by the mets a possible successors were Alvin dark who was fired last monthly Kansas City Gil Hodges who still has a year to go on his contract with Washington Yogi Berra former Yankee manage Rand now a coach with the mets and Harry Walker fired by Pittsburgh in july. Discussing his resignation at a news conference Westru said i came to the conclusion that the Strain of waiting in addition to the mental and physical Strain of managing had become increasingly severe and that maybe the whole thing had developed into a Blessing in  Westrum who succeeded the original met manager Casey Stengel Midway through the1965 season said he would leave new York in a Day or two to visit his Mother who has been ill in Clearbrook minn., and then head for his Home an family in Phoenix Ariz. President Bing Devine name coach Salty Parker to serve As manager until the end of the season. Westrum first told Devine of his plan to resign tuesday night and reiterated his intention wednesday night in a meeting with Devine and m. Donald Grant chairman of the mets Board of  were deep in the process of making a decision about we when he came to us Grant said at the conference in the Collins jumps into first round Lead of thunderbird Golf classic with 67 Clifton . A Bil Collins a strapping sex Marine whose aches and pains drove him off the tour three years ago Sank King sized putts on the first three holes and leapfrogged Over Golf s Glamour boys for the first round Lead thursday in the $150,000 thunderbird classic. The 6-foot4, 205-Pound teach ing pro from the Brae Burn club in Purchase n.y., rundown putts of from 14 to 30 feet in a Quick explosion of birdies and Sank another from 50 feet on the 10th for a 32-3567 Over the 7,005-Yard Par-72 upper Montclair  gave Collins a one stroke Edge Over Homer Blancas 29-y e a a old mexican american from Houston and Ryder cup per Johnny Pott tied at 68. Five others including the Al ways dangerous Bill Casper were bracketed at 69 in a tight traffic Jam at the top of the list of 122 golfers but absent fro the leaders were the names of the favourites Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Nicklaus the season s leading Money Winner who thrives on $50,000 checks shot a 73 an Palmer Jack s close pursuer in the Money race settled for a 71.both had trouble on the Rock hard greens taking 34 putts each and the two of them had Only four birdies Between them two apiece. Tied with Casper at 69 were Chi Chi Rodriguez of puerto Rico Long hitting Tom Weis Kopf Rocky Thompson and a 250-Pound club pro from nearby West Orange ., Pat Schwab. Manager s room at Shea stadium. 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Of Rocketta Woodward  h r Erbb so Reed 61-3 7kelley w.2-8 12-3 0 Upshaw 1 1wasliburn 7 20 02 1hoerner 2-3 1 i hip was Liburn . T2 16. A20,146. Willis l.5-5 11-3 12-3 1 Reed . Names coach in Little olympics new York a Les Wai Lack jr., of Rutgers was named track coach thursday of the United states squad in the Little olympics at Mexico City oct. 15-22.approximately 15 . Track athletes some of them women will compete in the Little olym pics a dress rehearsal for the olympic games in Mexico next . Betty Simmons an Ann Arbor mich., school teacher was named chaperone. Nineteen players broke the 72par. Tied at 70 were the Veteran Art Wall jr., former master Champion Terry Wilcox who teaches Golf in Bronxville former open Champion Dick Mayer Bill Martindale an Steve Oppermann. In the group with Palmer were such outstanding golfers As Gary player of South Africa two time open Champion Julius Boros and Frank Beard plus outsiders Charles Coody David Jiminez Bert Weaver and Bob Goetz. The defending Champion Mason Rudolph struggled the 18 holes with a sore Back and Shota 73. I thanked two shots the tennessean said. But i saw a doctor last night got a Pill an took some heat. My Back hurts but it s , whose earnings this year have soared to an All time High of $156,000-plus, described his round As not very exciting. I one putted on two greens big Jack said. I had 34 putts in All. I had enough second shots close enough to have made a few More putts. I should have shot around 70." i could t putt a lick a discouraged Palmer said. They just weren t going in for  Sank two putts of 15 feet and another of 20 in the final nine for a 68. Pott had one bogey and five birdies. His Long est putt was a 35-footer at the 15th.Collins, who will be 39 years old on saturday turned pro in1951 and during his touring career won tournaments at new Orleans and Houston. However he has been plague throughout his life with an assortment of injuries. He seems to be held together by bailing wire and adhesive  in his career he suffered from torn tendons in his right hand. Four years ago he had a disc removed from Misback and this largely was responsible for his leaving the tour for a club Job. Eighteen months ago he had an opera Tion on his shoulder. As if these weren t enough returned up this week with a bad Throat and severe  be been giving me fits he , Collins used Only 28 putts on his Superb round sinking putts of 14, 30 and 18 feet on the first three continued on Page 22 flying wedge Tommy Bolt demonstrates How he earned the nickname of terrible tempered Tommy As he flings his wedge thursday in the first round of the thunderbird classic at Chiton,., after his shot from a Sand trap stopped six feet Short of the pin Bolt finished with a 37-3875, eight strokes behind the first round Leader Bill Collins who fired a 67. A photo Broncos ask waivers on pair of rookies Denver Colo. A waivers on two rookies were asked tuesday by the Denver Broncos of the american football league. They Are tackle Mike current from Ohio state and linebacker Henry Sorrell of Chattanooga. Wes Westrum. Too much Strain interim basis after Stengel broke his hip july 25, 1965. Given the Job for 1966, he managed the mets into ninth place the first time they had broken out of the National league cellar since they began playing in 1962. This year however the Messare Back in their familiar surroundings currently lagging 5y2games behind ninth place hous ton with Only 11 games to  i did t show it Westrum said i can assure you that the Strain of losing had become difficult to endure after the club had encouragingly gotten to within two games of the Dodg ers in eighth place late in  Westrum was offered a Job inthe mets organization but i Don t know in what capacity  said he d like Westrum to serve As a special assistant to him. Pair ruled out the president said the club Hopes to select a new manager by the end of the world  ruled out at least two rumoured possibilities Bob scheffing and Whitey Herzog both of whom hold positions inthe new York organization. In fact the two have just exchanged jobs scheffing becom ing an assistant to Devine in the area of Field operations and Herzog taking Over As director of player development. Asked what kind of manager continued on Page 22 Bear line shuffled for Packer game Chicago a the chicag bears preparing for sunday s clash with the National football league Champion packers at Green Bay brought up tight end Terry Stoepel from their taxi squad  235-Pound Stoepel sex Tulsa University Star signed As Afree agent was promoted As offensive guard Jim Cadile was placed on the injured Reserve list for four  Green Bay George seals will shift from offensive tackle to Cadile s guard spot. Seals will be replaced by Dan James obtained from the Sigel ers or Rookie Bob Pitkus. Stoepel will Back up Duane Al Len at tight end