European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes saturday september 30, 1967 Nino Benenati right and Emile Griffith. Victory sign at weigh in . Showers postpone Benvenuti Griffith scrap new York a reinforced a one Day postponement of thursday night s schedule world middleweight title fight at Shea stadium Between Champi on Nino Benvenuti of Italy and sex Champ Emile Griffith of Newyork. The 15-round match was re scheduled for Friday night at 10 . Edt although the weather forecast said there was an 80 per cent Chance of continue Drain. If there is a second postpone ment the rematch will be held saturday afternoon at 4 .because the Field must be made ready for the new York jets Home football opener sunday. Both fighters must weigh i again Friday at 11 . At thursday s late morning weigh in Benvenuti just made the class limit of 160 pounds an Griffith came in at 155 pounds his heaviest for a championship match. In their first fight april 17,Benvenuti weighed 159, Griffith 1531/a.both fighters said they did not think they would be Hurt by the postponement. It was Likely they would loosen up briefly to main Tain a fighting Edge. Griffith planned to Shadow Box an Benvenuti expected to walk in the Park. It really makes no difference to me said Griffith. I am Cincinnati Renews farm affiliations Cincinnati a Genera manager Bob Howsam has announced that the Cincinnati re shave renewed working agree ments for 1968 with two minor league affiliates. Agreements were renewed with Tampa fla., in the Florida state class a league and Sioux Falls s.d., in the class a North Ern Bender director of minor league clubs said two More clubs probably will be added at the class a and Rookie league level. Ready to fight now and i la be ready whenever the fight is makes no difference said Benvenuti through an inter Preter. No i will have no Trou ble holding the weight at 160." tigers 3-1 Boston Chicago 5-1 twins rate even Money to capture Al Pennant by the associated pres the Minnesota twins now Are Ven Money favourites to take the american league Pennant in the tense race which is choke provoking supposed to end sunday. Detroit is 3-1 while bos ton and Chicago have fallen to 5-1 in the revised Odds of Book makers. We re not running scared we re just trying too hard said manager Dick Williams whose Boston red sox have dropped two in a Row and now Are face with the necessity of beating the twins in both of the final game saturday and sunday at Boston. All we can do is win three straight and Pray commented manager Eddie stank of the Chicago White sox. This is the picture w l pet. A Minnesota 91 69 .569 Detroit 89 69 .563 1boston 90 70 .563 1 Chicago 89 70 .560 1 � games remaining Minnesota 2 at Boston sept. 30-oct. 1 Detroit 4at Home California sept. 29 230, oct. 1 Boston 2at Home Minnesota sept.30, oct. 1 Chicago 3at Home Washington sept. 29, 30, oct. 1. A four Way tie is now impossible since Minnesota and Boston one game apart have two games remaining with each other. A three Way deadlock still impossible. If a playoff is necessary Topick the opponent for the National league St. Louis Cardi nals in the world series it will Start monday oct. 2. The world series is scheduled to open oct.4. The twins can be assured Ofat least a tie with Only de troit having a Chance to catch them if they gain a two game sweep against the red sox. Split eliminates Boston. In Case the twins take two the tigers would need to win All their remaining games to Force playoff. If the twins and red sox split Detroit could Clinch the Flag outright by taking All of its games and could gain a tie by losing Only one. Stanky and his White so need All sorts of Breaks. One More loss eliminates them definitely. A combination of events would enable them to gain a tie but they must win three. The favored twins and still hopeful red sox Are Idle Friday when action resumes with de troit Host to California in a twi night doubleheader and chicag Host to Washington at night. The tigers thursday nigh game with the Angels was rained out Bill. Setting up Friday s twin botox hold meet to map strategy Boston up while the Boston red sox brass discussed the club s immediate future thursday several of the team members of the american league challengers turned up the stars and stripes aids quiet in Chison ticket office after stunning double loss to a s Chicago a the Blac wednesday night downfall of the Chicago White sox in Kansa City had a paralysing effect thursday Clear Down to the Pale Hose ticket office. Ticket manager Tommy Maloney reported that in the Wake of the double loss to the athletics which reduced the White sox utmost Hope to an Ameri can league Pennant tie apathy hit work on distribution of world series ducats. Maloney had planned to Star mailing series tickets thursday. Now we Haven t even de posited checks for series tick ets or even mailed out the Al ready wrapped batches of tick ets to the other major league clubs said Maloney. Things were humming at our ticket office Here and downtown until last night. Now there Isa certain amount of apathy on our said the distribution might be held up until after Fri Day night s sox opener of a do or die three game set with the Washington until after senators or eve saturday s matinee with the nats at Comiskey Best we can do is tie for first by sweeping All three fro Washington and then there would be a playoff so we have plenty of time to get out those tickets and Hope hardest they lube used said Maloney. A murky drizzling sky matched the gloom at the Ball Park where a late morning so workout had to be cancelled. The stunned White sox player arrived Home from Kansas City at 1 30 . Cd greeted atthe deserted Midway Airport by two fans and 10 players wives. It was a bitter contrast to the Airport scene sept. 23, 1959 when 25,000 fans gave a hilarious Early morning Welcome to the White sox who clinched their first Pennant in 40 years a few hours earlier in Eddie Stanky named Tommy John and the two big stoppers who were Kansas City Gary stopped a Peters an Joel Horlen to face the senators in that order. Phillips Tennis prexy Baltimore a the new president of the . Professional Lawn Tennis association i Mickey Phillips of new York City. All we can do is win three straight. And Pray said the grim faced Short general manager commented hopefully we still got a shot. It would have been a lot better if we won one or both at Kansas City. We re not looking for excuses but if we had played sin Gle games tuesday and wednes Day nights As originally scheduled at Kansas City it Wouldhave been better for our club mentally and physically. We had monday off and could t get on the Field tuesday. But we beat two Guys Chuck Dobson and Jim Hunter pitched Twogood games against us and we did t do a Clearing weather is expected for the weekend but Short pointed out that any postponement before the regular season ends sunday would be made up if the uncompleted games had any bearing on the championship. Such rescheduled game would be played before the Start of a possible Al playoff or the Start of the world series set to begin oct. 4 barring an playoff. For an unscheduled red sox u limited to three runs and losers of five straight at Fenway Park Are in the midst of a two Day break in the league schedule and were give thursday off by manager Dick Williams. But outfielder Carl Yastrzemski who is leading in average and runs batted in and tied for Home run leadership took a special batting Drill with Ric Petrocelli George Scott Dalton Jones George Thomas an Norm Siebern. Relief Pitcher John Wyatt was among several other Boston players who had Light workout son their own thursday. The entire squad was scheduled to Drill Friday morning. Manager Williams and his coaching staff spent several hours with Boston vice pres continued on Page 22t no clubs set new Mark in overtime tilts Cincinnati a Al though the National league Pennant race was t even close in the latter part of the 1967 sea son teams played in a rec Ord number of tight ballgames league officials said the Houston astros nipped the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 in 11 innings wednesday night i marked the 92nd extra in Ning game played in the league this year and established a major league rec Ord. / the number eclipsed by one the former record of 91 extra inning games i which american league clubs played in 1943 and1946. 4- the twins have their two big pitching guns Jim Kaat and j Dean Chance ready for the Boston finale. Kaat the giant i left hander is the hottest pitch ing article in baseball at the moment with seven straight Vic tories in september for an Over j All 16-13 Mark. Chance a 20-game Winner was chased by California wednesday when retried to pitch with Only two 1 Days rest. The red sox Are expected to come Back saturday with right Bander Jim Lonborg 21-9, shelled by the Cleveland indians i wednesday but manager Wil jams indicated he might use j rightie Joe Santiago 11-4. I Haven t made up my mind yet Williams said. I also Haven t made up my mind about lineup changes but there will Williams admitted the Redfox probably have been press ing in recent games but added we be been playing under pressure since the All Sta break. They re a Good club. I m proud of
