European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 18, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 19 Al owners9 vote on Finley bid to shift a s set for wednesday Chicago a Charles , owner of the Kansas City athletics will go before meeting of american league owners wednesday seeking per Mission to shift the franchise to Oakland. m hopeful but that s All Finley told the associate press. The Only thing i m sure of is one vote and that s Myown. I still need six Finley who last month Noti fied Kansas City officials that Lopat resigns front office Post at . Kansas City a Eddi Lopat resigned monday Asad ministrative assistant for the Kansas City athletics saying he had t always been in com plete agreement with owner Charles o. Finley and his poli cies. Lopat said he believed his leaving was in the Best interests of All concerned. He declined to elaborate on a prepared state ment except today he hoped to remain in base Ball. He came tothe a s in 1962 As a pitching coach and was named manage for the 1963 sea son when Thea s were eighth with a 73-89 rec Ord and were in first place at one stage in late May. He was fired As manager in May 1964, but returned Lateran 64 As a special scout then after the 1965 season was name executive vice president. Last year his title was changed to administrative assistant. Here is Lopat s statement after Long and serious considerations i have decided to re sign my position As administrative assistant with the Kansas City athletics with the request that such resignation take effect immediately. This has not been a snap decision nor has it been an easy one for me to make. Yet i sin Cerely believe i have done the right thing for my family my self and the Kansas City athletics since i have not Benin Complete agreement with or. Finley and his policies. I extend to or. Finley an the athletics my Best wishes. I believe however that the action which i am taking is in the Best interests of All , in Chicago monday night was asked to comment on Lopat s resignation. Or. Lopat s successor was continued on Page s2 he did not intend to exercise his option on municipal stadium also had toyed with the idea of moving to Seattle. However last week Finley announced Oakland was his Choice adding that Seattle does not presently have the facilities for major league sports but the Pacific Northwest is a great area and will be wonderful for baseball in the future As for wednesday s meeting on Finley s request to move on source said Drew Well although the a sin Kansas City there s no question they will do better in a new area with a new stadium. I m sure Charlie will have All the facts and that sur Veys have been made. As to his chances of getting approval Well let s just say he has a better Chance than he did when he wanted to move to Louisville a couple of years ago. Odd makers pick top three teams to win with ease new ranked York Southern up top California s football team monday was made a 12-Point favorite for saturday s game with washing ton. The Odd makers pick second rated Purdue by 20 Over Oregon state and third ranked Urcla by13 Over Stanford. Notre dome despite its loss to Southern ballast week was a 21-Point Choice Over Illinois. Alabama rated no. 5, is seven Point pick Over Tennes five Over Nebraska Missouri see seventh rated Colorado is five Over Nebraska Missouri is 15 Over Iowa state leu is figured by 20 Over Kentucky. In the East Dartmouth 28over Brown Syracuse 7 Over California Yale 7 Over Colum Bia holy Cross 10 Over Boston University Navy 20 Over William & Mary Penn state 18 Over West Virginia Miami of Florida 19 Over Pittsburgh Cornell 1 Over Harvard Prince ton 7 Over Colgate. South Houston 19 Over Mississippi state North Carolina 4 Over Maryland Georgia tech 3over Auburn North Carolina state 21 Over Wake Forest South Carolina 7 Over Virginia Tulane 6 Over air Force Florida state 6 Over Texas tech Duke 1 Over am 7 Over Texas Christian Rice 13 Over Southern methodist Texas 5 Over Arkansas Oklahoma state6 Over Kansas. Midwest Iowa 3 Over Wisconsin Oklahoma 18 Over Kansas state Ohio state 2 Over Northwestern Michigan state 9 Over Minnesota Michigan 3over Indiana. In the pros National football league Green Bay 10 Over new York Dallas 7 Over Pittsburgh Cleveland 6 Over Chicago Detroit 12 Over Atlanta 2 Over Philadelphia Baltimore 14 Over Minnesota san Francisco 15 Over new Orleans and los Angeles 13over Washington. American football league new York 17 Over Miami san Diego 9 Over Denver Kansa City 14 Over Houston and Boston 2 Over Oakland. Over and in Southern California s sails Over notre Dame Tacker Tom o Leary 40 and into the end zone in the third period of saturday s game at South Bend ind., for the Trojan s first score of the game. Simpson tallied two additional Tyson runs of 35 and 3 Yards As Southern Cal whipped the Irish 24-7, to take a firmer Gripon their rating As the nation s no. 1 College team. A photo Young a loser Boston up by Young who won More games than any other major league Pitcher los the first Ever world series game. Braves dump two coaches Atlanta up the Atlanta braves today dumped two of their coaches Bob Kenned Yand Bill Adair. Vice president Paul Richard said no replacements had been chosen but that Kennedy an Adair were being Given their release now so that they might look elsewhere for employment prior to next dismissal of the coaches was expected after Lum Harris was named several weeks ago to replace ousted manager Bill Hitchcock. New managers Trade t i o n a 11 y name their own coaches selected for 3rd time of. Heads up Backfield of week new York up All America football memo orenthal James Simpson of Southern California has a lock on one of the four Backfield berths on the 1967 All America rugged speedster who .,with three touchdowns last saturday and makes the United press International Backfield of the week for the third straight time. He ranks far ahead of any other answers to the initial blistered notre Dame candidate for All America Hon with This week were Edd Hargett of texasa.&m., Richmond Flowers jr., of Tennessee and to Bowen of Mississippi. All contributed handsomely to victories Over the weekend. Simpson a Transfer from Sanfrancisco City College has been in a Happy rut As Souther California bulled its Way to the top of the National rankings. He usually lugs the Ball Between Clay s lawyer fired., sues for Legal fee payment Houston Tex. A Cas Sius Clay fired his lawyer Mon Day but not before new Yor attorney Hayden Covington sued the heavyweight fighter for $209,-615.10 in Legal fees. As fax As i m concerned he the Best lawyer in the world Clay said. He is due his should be paid his Money. Now All of a sudden since the government has stopped me. They won t let me pay my debt Covington defended Clay last june when the Boxer went on trial for refusal to enter military service. Clay was convicted drawing a five year prison sen tence and a $10,000 Fine. In August he went before the trial judge . Dist. Judge Joe Ingraham and sought per Mission to Honor foreign fight contracts until the Appeal of his draft conviction is settled. In Graham rejected the request an ordered Clay to turn in his pass a hearing monday Ingra Ham granted Clay permission to switch lawyers. M. L. Plumme signed a new $5,000 Bond re placing Clay s former Houston counsel Quinnan Hodges an aide to s role in the Case will be assumed by Chaunce Eskridge of Chicago Clay s Law yer for Many if he were As optimistic As Covington was that the .5th circuit court of appeals in new Orleans would overturn the fighter s conviction Eskridge said i Don t want to comment on this particular s suit was filed in the court of . Dist. Judg Eallen Hannay two minutes be fore the bail change Over hear ing in Ingraham s court. The defense Covington offered for Clay was the same he de Vised in his defense of Jehovah witnesses in draft cases in world War ii. Covington argue that As Black Muslim minister Muhammad a Clay is exempt from militia y service As a Man of the cloth. 160 and 165 Yards and takes a hand in three touchdowns per game. So against the Irish who were favored by 12 Points and Hadron by 51 a year ago Simpson ran his 163 Yards and scored three touchdowns in a 24-7 Triumph under the Golden dome. One of his romps was a 35-Yard scorer. Hargett accounted for four touchdowns against Texas tech. His first three were on passes and his fourth a 15 Yard run won it 28-24 As the clock ran out. Flowers who does t min which Tennessee quarterback throws the Ball As Long As it somewhere near him caught two touchdown passes from substitute quarterback Bubba Wyche against Georgia tech and was fouled for a pass interference penalty against tech defender on a play that set up another score. Bowen riddled Georgia s Stout defensive line twice for touch Downs in a 29-20 upset by Mississippi
