European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 04, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes wednesday october 4, 1967 red sox unwed by Odds favouring cards bps ton a the  cardinals who breezed to the National league Pennant ruled 6-5 first game and 3-2overall favourites Over the Cin Gibson Santiago card Pilot sets Hill alignment St. Louis a the Lon wait is Over. It la be Bob Gibson Dick Hughes and Nelson Briles pitching the first three games manager red schoendienst oath St. Louis cardinals said monday As his National league champions prepared for a late evening charter flight to Boston and wednesday s first game of the 196 world series. For to weeks the cardinals have known they were in the series but they weren t sur until late sunday when or where it would be played. When asked who would follow Gibson Hughes and Briles to the Mound for the redbirds schoendienst said i just Don t  the Cardinal skipper planned workout tuesday in Boston s Fenway Park. He said the club which won its 101st game of the season sunday at Atlanta is in Good physical condition for the series. Briles who has won nine continued on Page 2hi Derella kids from Boston in the world series that opens wednesday at old Fenway Par with Bob Gibson of the cards facing Jose Santiago a refugee from Boston s bullpen. The red sox returned to this planet monday after an Over night journey on a Pink Cloud of bubbling enthusiasm and faced the future with optimism. As club that moved from ninth to first in one season they were not awed by the Odds favouring the cardinals. Santiago a 27-year-old puerto rican was the Only red sox to suit up at Fenway monday. The Kansas City castoffs who graduated from the Relief ranks in the second half of the season threw for 10 minutes and ran for 20.minutes in the Outfield accompanied by his 2%-year-old son Alex. The other red sox wandered into the clubhouse one by one tickets and mail pinching themselves to be sure they really were in the series for the first time since 1946. Dick Williams the Rookie manager who is almost certain to be named manager of the year in the american league gave the players a Day off after the dramatic sunday game in which they clinched the Pennant by beating Minnesota 5-3. Wil Liams and the athletes waited inthe Ball Park for three hours until Detroit s defeat in the Sec Ond game had wiped out any Chance of a tie and a playoff. Williams called a morning meeting tuesday at which the four scouts who have been Trail indians fire Adcock name dark manager Cleveland a Bushy haired Alvin dark got a two year contract to manage the Cleveland indians monday a contract he described As the Alvin dark. Takes Over tribe cokes stops Shipes in 8th for world title Oakland Calif. A Sharp punching Curtis cokes stopped Hometown hero Charli Shipes in the eighth round Mon Day night to win Universal recognition As the world welter weight  Dallas Boxer who was recognized As Champion every where except California knocked Shipes Down in the fourth and sixth rounds and twice in the eighth before ref Eree Jack Downey called a halt. Shipes who had lost but one fight in his career was bleeding from a Cut Over his right Eye his nose and his Mouth after taking a beating from the fourth round on. A crowd of about 7,000 at the Oakland Arena saw the two Fence through the Early round with Shipes holding a slight advantage in the match of the Boxer punchers who each weighed 145.in the fourth cokes slammed a vicious right to the head an followed with a left to put his stickier foe Down for the firs time. Charlie was up at four but had to take a mandatory eight count. The texan successfully de fending the world boxing association title version for the third time jabbed through the  tried forcing the fight in the sixth but went Down froma double right and obviously was Hurt. With his face covered with blood Oakland s Shipes tried to Battle Back As the unmarked cokes calmly parried during the  smashing left Hook put Shipes Down Early in the  he was up and trying but another slamming right put Himon the Canvas again and Dow Ney called a halt without finish ing a count. A California knockout under California rules it was a knockout. The official time was 1 38 of the eighth. Through seven rounds Dow Ney had the 7-5 favorite cokes leading 7-2, judge Jack Silver had it 6-3 and judge Rudy Ortega 6-2 for the 30-year-old Cham Pion. The associated press had cokes leading his 25-year-old foe 7-2.cokes put his record at 47-9-3 while Shipes who won califor Nia recognition As Champion by stopping Philadelphia s Percy Manning last december now is 32-2-2.downey said Shipes apparently suffered a broken nose in the battling. Best i Ever , who was fired aug. 20 from the manager s Job with the Kansas City athletics for siding with the players in a dispute with owner Charles o. Finley replaced Joe Adcock. Adcock was without major league managerial experience when general manager gab Epaul hired him a Yar ago. Under him the indians finished eighth and had their worst won lost record 75-87, since 1946. When dark s appointment was announced at a news con Ference Adcock had returned this Home in Louisiana. Paul said Adcock who will be 40 oct.30, has been offered another Job with the indians and is consid ering the offer. Good sound leadership Al ways is a great asset Paul said of dark and he has demonstrated he is a very sound manager. He s got to have Tal ent though and we re going out looking for Talent this , 45, voiced satisfaction with his contract and hinted at a onus arrangement by noting that it could turn out to Beeves  cautions appraisal the new manager was cautious in appraising his new charges but termed the tribe pitching staff Way above aver age and said he Felt the indians have the Talent to become a contender. One of his first tasks will be to hire a pitching coach to replace Clay Bryant. Paul said Bryan twill be offered a managerial Job in one of the indians five far clubs. Paul announced at the new conference that Johnny Lipon manager of Portland in the Pacific coast league since 1964, would be one of dark s coaches. The Only coach retained from Adcock s 1967 staff will be George Strickland. Del Rice was dismissed along with Adcock. Paul said he contacted dark five Days ago and notified and cock the following Day. Adcock who went Home after sunday s loss to Baltimore had decline comment on reports he would be replaced but did say in backward look at the season Well it s been  dark reportedly was on the verge of signing another two year contract at $40,000 a Yea rat Kansas City when the players and owner Finley clashed Ina gust. Finley suspended Pitcher Lew Krausse for what he called con duct unbecoming a major league player. The athletics rebelled and issued a statement criticizing Finley for not giving his Fine coaching staff and excellent manager sufficient authority. Finley blamed dark for no heading off the players state ment. Dark was fired and Badea tearful Farewell to his athlete  is the ninth manager of the indians since Al Lopez left after a six year tenure that ended in 1956 and included the indians last american league  All Star shortstop in 1951 and 1954, dark had a 15-Yearmajor league playing career that wound up with Milwaukee in 1960 and gave him a career batting average of .289.he managed san Francisco to a National league Pennant in1962, winning in a playoff with the los Angeles dodgers. Hews with the giants for four years As Pilot and had two thirds and a fourth for his other finishes before leaving after the1964 season. He coached with the Chicago cubs in 1965. Joe Adcock. Out of a Job ing the relaxed cardinals will make their reports and recommendations. Boston was to workout at 11 a.m., Edt and the cardinals who flew in late Mon Day were due to see Fenway and the Green monster As the Handy left Field wan is known tuesday  Leroux Boston Trainer said second. Baseman Jerr Adair spiked sunday will be Able to play wednesday. Adai was gashed on the left Shin while completing a double play a wound that required seven stitches. Mike Andrews will take his place if he can t make although Williams said he would not announce a definite line up until tuesday it was believed he would play the same men who opened against the twins sunday. That would mean Adair at second Dalton Jones at third and Ken Harrel son in right Field and Russ Gib son catching. It was expected that the Redfox would be Given permission to make Gibson and Pitcher Gary a slews eligible for the series both normally ineligible because they were not with the Frankfurt special the american forces network will carry the world series live and direct. The first broadcast is scheduled for5 45 . Wednesday from Fenway Park in Boston. Team sept. 1. If they Are permit Ted to play by the cards an commissioner William Eckert they will replace Pitcher Bil Landis in the  and Dar Rell Brandon who has a Bac injury. Some consideration was being Given to removing Al Sparky Lyle who has a sore Elbow for another left handed Pitcher possibly 18-year-old Ken Brett. No left handers the Lack of a left handed starter might prove costly to Boston against the Cardin Alline up with its Good left handed batting Power. Right hander Jim Lonborg who shared the hero role with Carl Yastrzemski in the clincher will be the second game Pitcher thursday. The red sox will be anxiously watching the cardinals reaction to the first sight of that Green Wall in left Only 315 feet away from Home plate. You have to pitch Differentia this Park than in St. Louis said Santiago. Maybe when they see the Wall they will try to pull  Elston Howard the sex Newyork Yankee who has been in nine previous series said he found the red sox Victory the most thrilling. When i came up Here i told people i Felt we could do it said Howard. This is a Good continued on Page %2j Junior splinter has Point East Stroudsburg a. A my name is Ted Williams Long. I am 10 years old. My dad named me for the greatest hitter who Ever lived. So begins Aletter from a Young boy to Tom Yawkey owner of the Boston red sox for tickets to the world series which Start wednesday Between the red sox and the St. Louis cardinals. The youngster son of John and Pauline Long of nearby wind Gap admitted he and his father were devoted red sox fans Mommy is going to have another Bafya. If it Isa boy dad wants to name it Carl Yastremski Long. Mommy got  reason i am writing this letter Young Ted continued is because i know tickets Are hard to get for the world series. I know you must have saved two tickets for the president and mrs. Johnson. In Case they Don t come Cani use the tickets i Don t want them for nothing. I have the Money saved in a  truly yours Ted Williams