European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 04, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes Roberto bemoans bugs despite Bat title Best season Pittsburgh a Roberto Clemente joining an elite group by winning his fourth Bat Ting title says the 1967 season was his greatest year and his biggest disappointment too. Clemente batted .357, bestow his Brilliant 13-year career led the major leagues in hit with 209 and was second in the National league with 110 run batted in. But his Pittsburgh pirates Pennant favourites placed sixth 20 games behind St.  pirates finished 81-81, never surpassing the .500 Mark after manager Harry Walker was fired july 18 with the club at that level. I have to say i think this Washy Best year Clemente said. Last year i had a pretty Goodyear too but lots of other Guys on the team had Good  this year i have my High est batting average and i get Over 100 rib again and 23 Home Roberto Clemente. 357 average tops runs. And i think maybe my slugging average is Best  Clemente s slugging percent age computed by dividing at bats into total bases was .554.Clemente, who won batting titles in 1961, 1964 and 1965, was second in rib. Orlando Cepeda of the St. Louis cardinals was first with 111. The standout year for Cle Mente whose lifetime batting average is .312, was tempered by the pirates Flop. Sure you have to be disappointed when you have so much Talent on the Ball club and finishing the position we finished Clemente said. He said he was discouraged by the team show ing but never gave up."1 just try to do a Little More he said to do As Muchas i  change of pilots the firing of Walker under whom Clemente enjoyed his greatest years was a blow tothe great right fielder particularly since Walker was replaced by Danny Murtaugh who won t be Back in 1968.Clemente and Murtaugh never were particularly close when Murtaugh managed Pittsburgh from 1958-64, but neither Al Lowed their old feud to be re opened this  the other hand Clemente and Walker were unusually close. But some observers said thata closed door meeting without Walker and the coaches called by Clemente in june ultimately led to the manager s dismissal. As the season Drew to a close though Clemente staunchly de fended Walker and verbally lasted his teammates for not hustling. He said they were to blame for Walker s firing and that they had let Down the pirates fans. Clemente said that in 1966walker urged him to go for the Long Ball and he had his bes year for homers 29, and rib 119, while batting .317. He won the National league s most valuable player award. This year Clemente said he encouraged me to go after the batting title no matter what happened. He said Only a few Fellows Ever won four and should be with them. He told me not to worry about next year Only that i had to win it this  his output this season included 103 runs scored second Best of Clemente s career 26 Dou Bles 10 triples and 110 rib. Clemente left Pittsburgh Sun Day night after the season s final game to spend several Day sin new York before flying Home to puerto Rico. Hell join the pirates for their Goodwill tour of the dominican Republic oct.17-25 and then Start playing Winter baseball dec. 1. Wednesday october 4, 1967 Choice seats three enterprising spectators provided their own upper deck seats for the . Grand prix race at Watkins Glen n.y., last weekend by building platforms in a tree Border ing the track. Scotland s Jim Clark won in a Lotus Ford. A Mathis set for fight in Sweden new York a Buster Mathis the unbeaten giant heavyweight from grand rap ids mich., will meet Peru s Roberto Davila in a 10-Roundfight at Stockholm Sweden nov. 3, Mathis manager Jimm Iselin confirmed Here. The bout will be promoted by Ingemar Johansson the former world heavyweight Champion from Sweden and his partner Bertil Knutson in the 15,000seat Johanneson stadium. Mathis has a 21-0 won los record including 15 knockouts. He scored his eighth straight knockout on sept. 18 when he put away Ron Marsh in 1 13 of the fourth round at Madison Square Garden. One time Blimp a onetime 300-Pound Blimp Mathis weighed 239 pounds the lightest of his career for the Marsh fight. He will weigh about the same for Davila said Iselin. Mathis is the fastest big Mani be Ever seen said Johansson. I think he could beat Cassius Lay if he fought him right. Everyone else has moved in after Lay. If Mathis waited for Clay he could beat him. He throw punches faster and is even faster with his  Iselin said Mathis would leave for Stockholm on oct. 23. More Enhoff credits Purdue staffers Chicago a Purdue coach Jack Mollenkopf was in rare form monday in telling How his boilermakers Defeated no. 1 notre Dame and How Heddin t have anything to do with h Mollenkopf speaking before the Chicago s american quarterback club said that after Purdue had won 28-21 saturday Irish coach Ara Parseghian Shook his hand and said that was a very Well planned game you played against  it s my staff that deserve the Praise Mollenkopf continued. Hell i m the highest paid up Backfield of week headed by boilermaker new York up All America football memo it was Only his second varsity football game but Young Mike Phipps of Purdue will remember it All his life. Mike is the latest of Purdue sensational Sophomore Quarter backs who pop up every few years and now he pops into the United press International Backfield of the week for a hot performance As the boilermakers vanquished notre Dame. Selected with Phipps were . Simpson of Southern califor Nia Charlie Smith of Utah added Roseborough of Arizona state who had a major part i victories Over last weekend. Phipps successor to the departed Bob Griese came up with two fourth period touch Down passes As Purdue bounced notre Dame 28-21. He also put two Points on the Board with a conversion pass. In All Mike hit13 of 34 for 238 Yards. O. J. Simpson known Uncertain quarters As Orange juice because of his initials piled up 190 Yards Rushing including two Short bursts for touchdowns and passed for a third score in a Southern Ca Squeaker Over Michigan state 21-17.smith tallied All three touch Downs in Utah s 21-0 Victory Over Oregon. He caught passes for two and blasted from the one for his third  was the top touchdown producer among the big four. He threw three touch Down passes and ran for a fourth score in Arizona state s rout of Wisconsin 42-16.the Day s biggest Point maker was quarterback Gene Arne Leof Virginia who scored four times and passed for a fifth touchdown against Buffalo. And the top Man in statistics was notre Dame s Terry Hanratty who connected with 29 of 63passes for 366 Yards and rushed for 54 Yards More. Short meet won by Mickey Wright Palm Springs Calif. Up Mickey Wright shot a seven under Par 51 monday to capture first place in the one Day seven lakes country club invitational tournament for top Money winners on the women s pro Golf circuit. An Anonymous donor put up$2,000 in prize Money for the women pros to participate inthe tournament Over the executive Type Short  Wright had rounds of 27 2451 and won $650. There Wasa three Way tie for second at 53 among Beth Stone 26-27 Betsy Rawls 26-27 and Sandra Spuzich 26-27. Errand boy in the country. The staff did All the planning and the players the execution. I just run around getting tickets for alumni and things like  staff called All the plays except three. I called thelast three plays of the game and we lost four Yards. My assistants took me to the Black Board this morning and showed me where i did wrong. They told me All week Lon that we were going to beat no tre Dame. Several pro scout were on the Campus during the week and were greatly impressed the Way the kids were put there hitting and tearing into each  baby faced quarterback Mollenkopf was asked about his new Sophomore quarterback Mike Phipps and halfback Leroy Keyes standout performer on both offence and defense. Phipps is a Cool 6-foot-3,205-Pounder," he said. When he comes in to the Bench i look at him and he looks so Young and has such a baby face Idon t know whether i should be changing his diapers or not. Heis a great player under pres  is praising Keyes. He is a modest Humble Guyana stays As Loose As a Goose. He does t Burn up Energy get Ting mad. He dropped a pass right at him but he did stomp around and Pound the turf. He went Back to the Hud dle and on the next play caught one. Tabbed great athlete Keyes is a great athlete. He could be on the track team or the basketball team or the base Ball team. He is a Fine outfielder but baseball is definitely  he batted .200 the pros would sign  for notre Dame Mollenkopf continued there is no question but that it is a great j team a Strong one. I be hear some criticism that Terry Han ratty put the Ball in the air some 60 times against us. When you have such a great passe who can Man Euver As Well As Hanratty you Are going to Passa lot. He has exceptional receiver sin Fellows like Jim Seymour Paul Snow and Bob Bleier. Las year Seymour and Snow were right there when passes were thrown. This time however they seemed to be just inches away. It was a game of  White sox sign agreement with Hawaii team Chicago a the Chica go White sox have signed a working agreement with the Hawaii team in the Pacific coast league general manager eds Hort announced. We feel Hawaii will be wonderful place to train Ball players Short said. The weather there is  previously the sox had working agreement with Indi  has been in the pc seven years and in that Tim worked with the California an gels and Washington senators. Heidelberg scores Victory in Rugby Offenbach Germany Spe Cial the Heidelberg american Rugby club Defeated Offenbach St 60 club 15-8, . Mike Schultz Cole Whaley an Tobey Tyler scored for the americans and de Montagne converted after each score. Schultz scored first As Heidel Berg built up a 5-3 halftime  s next game is scheduled at Frankfurt oct. 15with the 1880 club