European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 23, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 21 yanks Nix retirement for Mantle new York a there have been rumours floating around that Mickey Mantle ingoing to Call it quits As a base Ball player next month and be come a television or radio an so says Michael Burke chairman and president of the new York Yankees. It is absolutely sure he will play one More year it is Likely he will play two and it is Possi ble he will play three Burke declared will be 36 years old oct. 20 and he has been a major leaguer since 1951, All the time with the Yankees. Switched from the Outfield to first base this season he has found a new lease on life even if his batting average does t sparkle quite Smuch As of old. It is still a respectable .254 with 22 Home has won 15 games for the anaemic Yankees with crucial hits eight being Home runs. Broadcasting is not in our thinking for Mantle although we Hope he will remain with the Yankee organization As Long As he wants said fact i doubt if broadcast ing fits in with Mickey s View of the future although that in t to say he might not do something with it. He has enormous magnetism and Charm on by Boss Burke the greying distinguished looking executive who the Columbia broadcasting sys tem put in charge of the Yan Kees when it acquired the bal club must be numbered among the most ardent of Mantle fans. He has enormous physical guts said changing times teammates an friends for the past 25 years with the St. Louis cardinals Stan Musial left Andred schoendienst Are Back on the top of the Heap after sewing up the 1967 National league Pennant. The left photo shows the two at the 1951 All Star game when stanzas a slugging outfielder and red a Slick second baseman. Schoendienst is no manager of the cards with his first pen Nant and Musial vice president and Gen eral manager of the club. Up photo courage and Pur Burke glowingly. Despite a Long series of physical handicaps Mantle has Al ready carved a place for him self in the baseball records. He is fifth on the All time Home run list with 518, Only three behind Ted Williams of was saved from retire ment by the switch to first base where less Strain is put on his legs an Experiment that has been so beneficial to him physically Burke is this that May keep Man the and his $100,000-plus salary going for a few More years. Valdez scores bloody verdict Over Alvarado los Angeles up state featherweight Champion Bobby Valdez 126, san Diego Calif.,scored a unanimous decision Over Tony Alvarado 127, Pasa Dena Calif., in a non title 10 round main event at the olympic auditorium thursday night. There were no knockdowns inthe bloody hard fought contest before 2,899 fans. Both fighter suffered cuts Over the Eye. Valdez fifth ranked in the world came out of the third round. With a bloody nose As result of a wild Exchange of punches with Alvarado. Who i ranked sixth. Avarado suffered a Cut Over the Eye in the sixth and it bled throughout the remainder of the did t seem to be bothered too much by a Cut Over his left Eye in the seventh. Red s probable Choice Gibson assigned series opener St. Louis a manager red schoendienst of the St. Louis cardinals has indicate that right hander Bob Gibson probably will be the starting Pitcher for the National league champions in the first game of the world series. After the cardinals returned from Philadelphia where they sewed up the title schoendienst told newsmen Gibby has been throwing Well and he has the sex for other series starters schoendienst said after Gib son i Don t Gibson who has won three starts since returning to the squad following a broken leg i scheduled to pitch again Satur Day in St. Louis against said he planned to use Gibson often in the final Days of the season because we want to get him As Strong a 20-game Winner in the two previous seasons Gibson won two of the four games the cardinals took from the new York Yankees in the 1964 series. Pearson Cougar cop Mission Bell 250-mile Riverside Calif. A former Lascar grand National Stock car Champ David Pearson of Spartanburg . Ran away from a Good Field in his factory Cougar and won the Mission Bell 250-mile Road race at Riverside raceway. Pearson averaged 94.719 Mph and finished on the same Lap with teammate de Leslie. Giant sized Santa Barbara Calif High school line coach Mike Moropoulos has plenty of reason to Grin and the Scales a valid groan ing excuse when starting tackle Bob big Man Pointer gets his weight checked. The 18-year-old grinder who could be the biggest Active player in football tipped the Scales at 447poundswithout pads he is Only 6 feet l1/ inches tall. A photo who where they play saturday Ramstein at Rhine main 2 . Hahn at Span Dahlem 2 .v Mildenhall at Alconbury 2 . Ben Waters at Laken Heath 2 . Chicksands at Wethers Field 2 . Upper Heyword at London,2 . 2nd brigade at 1st brigade Kirch Goens Ayers cavern1 30 .Aschaffenburg at Karlsruhe Smiley barracks2 .Giessen at Wil Flecken Post field2 .Wuerzburg at Berlin High school field2 .sunday Wiesbaden at Pitburg 2 .div arty at disco Frank Furt Edwards cavern1 30 .Kitzingen at Kaiserslautern Vogel Weh field2 .Schweinfurt at Hanau Pioneer cavern2 . Braves Shelve 3 players for rest of season Atlanta a. A first Aseman Felipe Alou and pitch ers Tony Cloninger and Ken Johnson will miss the rest of the baseball season the atlant braves disclosed thursday. The braves also said infielder Marty Martinez who has been on the disabled list is not expected to return to action. Alou has been hampered throughout the season by Calci in deposits and Bone chips in his right Elbow. Eyes bother Cloninger Johnson has entered a Hospit Al for surgery to Correct a kid Ney condition discovered Las january when he had knee sur who twice this year has been put on the disabled Lis with an Eye ailment still has not returned to his preseason form. Martinez was placed on the disabled list almost three weeks ago when he suffered a hairline fracture of a Small Bone in his ankle. San Jose prexy puts fraternities under probation san Jose Calif. A president Robert d. Clark of san Jose state College thursday ordered All fraternities and sororities put on probation until they show they will comply with a new anti discrimination policy. He outlined the policy to about 1,000 of the 22,500 student son the Campus which has been in an uproar since saturday football opener was cancelled be cause the threats to Burn Dow the the educator said a Specia College officer will be named to investigate complaints of discrimination and seek out situations where it exists. He also or dered Complete Equality in the treatment of negro threats came during an emotion packed week of at tempts to meet a Friday dead line to resolve claims of discrimination against the College s estimated 200 negro students. Old timer succumb Detroit a Joseph Bernard Stanley who pitched Ina major league baseball game at 16 in 1897, died wednesday i Detroit following a two year ill Ness. He was 86
