European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 18 the stars and stripes Wilt to sign 76er contract for $250,000 putt. A Ritt a to a and Tir i Philadelphia a Wilt Chamberlain has agreed to Sig with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National basketball association for a reported $250,000, believed to be the highest salary Ever paid an athlete. The associated press Learned the 7-foot-l Chamberlain ended his stubborn holdout during weekend negotiating session at the Home of 76ers owner Irv Kosloff. The unprecedented pact is for one year and includes a pre season , who has become a basketball legend in his time has been negotiating his 1966-67 contract with Kosloff for several months. In hammering out his Rich contract Chamberlai claimed he had been released last year by Kosloff from the Reserve clause which binds a player to a club for an addition Al year. He talked with several teams in the new american basketball  31-year-old Chamberlain who led the 76ers to the easter title Over the celtics and an eventual Aba championship Over san Francisco will be starting his ninth season in the league. He finished third in scor ing last season after winning the title seven straight years. He sacrificed scoring for assists an rebounds in leading the 76ers to a record breaking 68  regular season play. Chamberlain still managed score 1,956 Points and topped the Aba in rebounds with 1,957he set a club record of 630 As sits a league Mark for a Cen the stars and stripes Redlegs Deal d. To Mson to Atlanta for Jones Ritchie minor leaguer Wilt Chamberlain. Highest paid athlete setup whereby the Money willbe paid Over a period of years for tax saving purposes. Jack Ramsay general Man Ager of the 76ers, confirmed Chamberlain and Kosloff had reached agreement. Ramsay said the contract was sitting on his desk waiting for the player to come in and sign it. Chamberlain apparently went Home to the West coast to Clear up som personal matters before signing and joining the team in its final Boston up the Cincin f Nati reds boosted their left handed hitting Power tuesday when they obtained outfielder Mack Jones from the atlant braves in a Trade for Utility Man Deron  reds also got Pitcher Jay Ritchie and minor league first baseman outfielder Jim Beau Champ in the same  of the two teams announced the Trade in Boston site of the sixth game of the world  .253 Jones 28, will be combined with Vada Pinson to give the reds More left handed Power he had 17 homers and 50 Bis while batting .253 for the braves this season. He broke in As a regular in1965 when the braves were in their last season at  belted 31 homers and had 75 runs batted in with a .262average. A year later he hit 23 Home runs and knocked in 66with a .264 batting average. Johnson a. Utility Man developed into a Power hitter when Given a regular Chance a third base and then at first base Mack Jones with the reds. However detailed off this year hitting 13 homers and knocking in Only 53runs with a .224 average. The 28-year-old right handed hitter was expected to get the nod at first base with atlant since the braves traded Beau Champ who showed Promise a that position. At the same time the braves have been Happy with Clete Boyer s work at third. Felipe Lou probably would go from first to the Outfield. Johnson hit 32 homers with130 Bis in 1965 when he batted .287. Last year he hit 24homers, had 81 Bis and batted .257.Ritchie, a 30-year-old right hander broke in with the Boston red sox. He had a 4-6 record for Atlanta this season with a 3.07 earned run average Over 52  led the International league with 25 homers Yankees hire Woodling for scout coach Post Boston up Gene Wood Ling one of the coaches fired by the Baltimore orioles after the season tuesday was hired by the new York Yankees As scout and special coach. Woodling starred with the Yankees in the Early 1950s. He served As Oriole coach for four seasons then was fired along with Harry Brecheen an Sherm Lollar. Reason destroyed after 2 fractures new York a Patrice Jacobs reason to Hail a 3 year old who travelled some 18,-000 Miles this year and ran his career earnings to $191,382, has been destroyed. The son of Hail to reason suffered two fractured Sesam oids in his left front leg monday Dur ing the running of the discovery Handicap at Aqueduct. The heavily campaigned Colton Only four of his 37 career starts with his Lone Victory this year coming in the California Derby. But he had been seconding three stakes third in five and picked up fourth Money in four others. A \,5uc nun to ii  left handed Power the second consecutive season he hit that Mark. He belted another pair for Richmond during the  and Beauchamp s contracts were assigned to Buffalo on a temporary basis this season but eventually willbe shifted to Cincinnati s new Indianapolis franchise in the Pacific coast league. Ter. This season the Man who holds virtually every offensive record in the Aba Book will be shooting for the 25,000 Point career Mark an unprecedented accomplishment. Aba champs continue for unpredictable Stilt Philadelphia up officials of the Aba Champion Philadelphia 76ers continued Avigil tuesday for Star Wilt Chamberlain who had Bee expected to show up to sign a one year contract tabbed unofficially at $250,000, a new High for an american sports Star. I really Don t know if he coming said 76ers general manager Jack Ramsay who earlier said the 7-foot-l Chamberlain was due on monday an shrugged off the sky High contract estimate. We Are expecting him Chamberlain Ramsay said. He has t signed  Ramsay said Chamberlain whereabouts Are unknown but it was our impression he would be in Philadelphia or new York monday or  sudden appearance so unpredictable is chamber lain so far As appointments with 76ers officials go the Tea carries his uniform to every City on its exhibition tour Justin Case. Last year Chamberlain ended a holdout by making sudden appearance at Allen town pa., with his uniform. A spokesman pointed out that when the 76ers meet Boston in an exhibition game at Wilkes Barre pa., tuesday night the Eam will take along chamber lain s uniform in Case he shows up. The 76efs close out their re season schedule at Allen own wednesday night and Ope the 1967-68 Campaign oct. 18, to keen observers chamber Ain appears to be employing a familiar pattern of elusiveness for this time of the year to avoid the exhibition grind which he considers both Boring and tiring. Deron Johnson. Slumped in 67 richest9 pact for Hodges Washington a a announcement will be made wednesday that Gil Hodges manager of the Washington senators is moving to the  of the new York mets sports editor Shirle Povich of the Washington Post said in the paper s wednesday editions. In a column written from bos ton Povich said Hodges is to be signed to what is probably the richest managerial contract in All of baseball  change is to be announced at a news conference i Boston Povich said. Baseball figures have gathered in Bosto for the sixth game of the world series  has one year to go in his contract with the senators but senators general manager George Selkirk acknowledge monday he had Given the mets permission to talk to , 43, became manager of the senators in May 1963,they finished 10th that year ninth in 1964, eighth in 1965 and1966 and tied for sixth this year. Hodges finished his playing career with the mets Early in 1963, after 17 seasons in the major leagues All but two with the Brooklyn and los Angele dodgers. In new York a spokesman for the mets said he knew nothing about any  shuffled to Buffalo new York a right Winger Larry Mickey and de Neseman Allan Hamilton we reassigned by the National hockey league s new York rangers Buffalo of the american league tuesday. Royals might Trade big o for right Price Cincinnati up Pepper Wilson Cincinnati royals Gener Al manager let it be known Mon Day that the royals might Trade Oscar Robertson if the prices right. Wilson quickly added that no deals Are brewing at this time for the Royal superstar who reportedly has asked the Cincinnati club fora $150,000 salary this season Ashe continues to be a  new York Knic shave flatly de Nie that Rumor they Are Robertson trying to land Robertson in Trade. Oscar s name always Comesup when another club talks Trade with us Wilson said. But we Haven t received any offers we would consider at this  royals Boss said he would like to acquire a big play making guard before the National basketball association opens its sea son next week. He said the royals bid for Fred Crawford of the kicks As a possibility to fill his need but were turned Down by kicks general manager Eddie Dono Van. Meanwhile the Robertson con tract stalemate continues and the royals continue to lose exhibition games. They have won Only three of their 10 pre season encounters with Aba opponents. Let s not kid ourselves wended Oscar and we want him Wilson acknowledged. There Isno bitterness on our Side about this stalemate except we d like to see it  Wilson said he has not talked with the big of since the royals left on their Western exhibition tour sept. 22. I wrote to him a couple ofttimes while i was out West and told him the door was open for negotiations but never heard from him Wilson said