European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 21, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 19 comeback base Barnotes honors go to Chance new York a Dea Chance of the Minnesota twins who rebounded from his worst big league season in 1966 to win 20 games including a no hitter was named the american league s comeback player of the year for 1967 thursday. The right handed Pitcher drew156 votes in the balloting by 355 baseball writers and broadcast ers in the annual associated press Bob Allison also of Minnesota was second with 59votes. First baseman Mickey Mantle of the new York Yan Chance Allison Kees placed third with 38 vote followed by outfielder Carl Yastrzemski of Boston 26, an Catcher Bill Freehan of Detroit 24.Chance, obtained from the California Angels in a four player Trade last Winter posted a 20 14 record for the twins. He Hada 2.20 earned run average struck out 220 batters an walked Only 67. His no hitter was achieve against Cleveland on aug. 25. Included among his other Victo Ries was a five inning perfect game against Boston on aug. 5. Chance starred for the Angelsing 1964 when he won 20 games and topped the Al in Era with1.65. He had a 15-10 won lost Mark the following year an then slumped to 12-17 in 1966. Allison hit 24 homers drove in75 runs and hit .258 the past sea continued on Page 2s cardinals ask waivers on three veterans up general Musial of these. Louis manager Stan world Champion St. Louis cardinals started Early thursday to prepare for the 1968 season with a series of moves which included the asking of waive son Catcher John Romano and Veteran pitchers Hal Woode Shick and Barney Schultz. Romano who came to from the Chicago White sox was used sparingly Las season and Woodeshick gave Way to younger Relief was one of the bullpen heroes in the 1964 world series Victory Over the new York another move Musial said that shortstop Eddie Bressoud obtained last season from the mets had applied for retire ment status. Vols take on Crimson tide with third Stringer at Helm by United press International Young Bubba Wyche a third string quarterback for the University of Tennessee gets an unexpected starting assign ment saturday and the Junior signal caller will be out to prove he is capable of a first class will direct the Tennes see attack against Alabam saturday at Birmingham and an exceptional showing could stamp him As one of the better backup quarterbacks in Colleg football. He threw a pair of second period touchdown passe last saturday in a 24-13 Victory Over Georgia Southeast conference Powers both hampered by injuries clash in the weekend s top attraction As the 1967campaign reaches the Midway Point. Out to match skein coach Paul Bear Bryant Crimson tide will be out to retain their National ranking and to equal the 26-game unbeaten string the alabamian chalked up during 1960-62. Alabama ranked no. 5, i rated a seven Point favorite Over the seventh ranked couple of weeks ago the game shaped As a rematch Between Kenny Snake Sta Bler the Alabama quarterback who once was in Bryant s Doghouse and Dewey swamp at Warren Tennessee s no. 1 , Warren suffered a knee injury sept. 30 and is doubtful participant. Backup quarterback Charlie Fulton a Early end referee Zack Clayton keeps Tony Doyle off the Canvas and Calls a halt to Doyle s beating by Joe Frazier in the second round of their scheduled 10-round heavyweight bout tues Day night at Philadelphia. Doyle had been decked for the mandatory eight count earlier in the round. The Victory was Frazier s18th straight. United press International photo transplanted tailback is also out with a rib injury so that places the Burden on Youn Wyche. Stabler has managed to escape the injury Bug that has infested the Crimson tide this season and his presence is expected to carry Alabama to Victory. Alabama has t lost since the opener of the 1965 season when Georgia upset the tide 18-17.since then the alabamians have won All succeeding outings wit the exception of a pair of ties. Tennessee battled Alabama to a7-7 tie in 1965 and Florida state tied the Crimson tide 37-37 Inthis season s opener. Tennessee dropped a 11-10 bucs capture Aba opener from Houston new Orleans a James Jones a guard with fluid drive motions popped in 27points to Pace the new Orleans bucs to a 120-112 Conquest of the Houston Mavericks in the initial american basketball association game for the bucs. It was a wild hectic Battle especially in the waning minutes when the Mavericks Hiton three three Point Field goals in succession. The shots take from 25 feet put closed the Gap and made things look More respectable for the visiting hous ton squad. Jones opens scoring the first Points scored by the bucs came from Jones a Loui Siana boy who starred at Gram bling. Then Jacky Moreland Anex National basketball association Star dropped in another goal and the bucs led 4-0. The Bues outscored Houston 27-22 inthe first Quarter much to the Delight of the crowd of 3,127.in the second Quarter Jones dropped in six Quick Points to open the Gap to 33-25. Moreland an aggressive re Bounder contributed 15 Points before fouling out with 8 44 scorer for Houston was Art Becker with 21 Points. Heart breaker to the Crimson tide last year in a game Volunteer partisans refer to As the one that got in last year s contest the volunteers blew a 10-0 first half Lead and missed a Field Goa attempt in the closing minutes to lose the game played on their Home Field. It will be Tennessee s second Outing against a member of College football s elite. The yol opened the season against Urcla now ranked no. 3, an dropped a 20-16 decision. Us meets huskies top ranked Southern califor Nia unbeaten in five games travels to the Pacific Northwest to take on improving washing ton. Coach John Mckay trojans Are favored by 12 Points. Georgia is. Vii Purdue no. 2 in the rankings is at Home against Oregon state in the first football Meetin Between the two schools. Urcla also 5-0, is at Home against Stanford. Fourth ranked Colorado off to its Best Star since 1961, travels to Lincoln to face big eight rival North Carolina state the no. 6 team takes on Wake Forest at Raleigh and the Wolf pack is favored by 21 which slipped tothe ranking after 29-20 loss last , eighth i suffering a saturday to Mississippi is at Home against Virginia military Institute while ninth Ranke Wyoming Leader of the Western athletic conference and unbeaten in five starts closes the Home portion of its schedule against Wichita state. Tenth ranked Houston 3-1 Ison the Road against Mississippi big games around the nation Send Texas against Arkansas Harvard at Cornell in the Ivy league s top attraction Indiana at Michigan West Virginia at Penn state Texas tech at Florida state William and Mary at Navy notre dam eat Illinois Miami of Florida at Pittsburgh Rutgers at Armand Kentucky at Louisiana state. Kansas Grid coaches slapped by conference for violations Kansas City a the big eight conference reprimanded Pepper Rodgers Kan Sas football coach and an assistant coach John Cooper thursday for violating Confer ence rules by signing three prospective athletes to intercom Ference letters of intent two Day before the signing Date. The conference faculty representatives denied Cooper the privilege of contacting any prospects for one year. The league also directed Kansas to take action to prevent an unnamed representative of athletic inter ests involved in the matter from taking part in any recruiting activity for one addition the total number of Kansas football Grants for1968-69 will be limited to 35. The Normal figure is 45.the conference faculty men formally commended the Kan Sas administration for its cooperation in the matter although the two coaches also were reprimanded for failure to help atthe outset. Wayne Duke big eight com missioner said Chancellor continued on Page the 33-year-old Romano hit121 this past season Woodeshick 35, had a 2-1 record and 5.19 earned run average and the 35-year-old Bressoud who substituted at times for dal maxvill hit .134.Musial also called up from he minors Pitcher Jerry Robertson and first baseman Joe Hague from Arkansas Pitcher Santiago Guzman and outfielder Jose Cruz from , and Pitcher Clayton Kirby and outfielder Leron Leefrom Modesto. Robertson is a righthand Relief Pitcher from Valley Falls Kan. The 24-year-old Robertson appeared in 55 games at Arkansas and had a 10-5 record with an Era of 1.98. 16-3 at St. Petersburg Guzman 18-year-old righthand r from the dominican Republic had a 16-3 won lost Mark and 1.74 Era at St. Petersburg and led the Florida state league in strikeouts with 159 in181 innings. Cruz 20-year-old lefthand hitter from puerto Rico hit .278 at St. , right hander from Arington va., is a 19-year-old, 6-foot-3 Inch 170 Pounder with a 3 4 record at , most valuable player and Rookie of the year in the Cali fornia league is a left handed hitter. He batted .297 and had 23doubles, six triples and 22 Home runs at Modesto. The 19-year-old Lee lives at Sacramento Calif. Minneapolis St. Paul a the Minnesota twins disclosed thursday they have sold outfielder Andy Kosco to the Kansas City athletics for a $25,000. Kosco was with the twin Early in the 1967 baseball sea son then was sent to Denver of the Pacific coast league. His option had expired and he was due to go through the player draft this Winter. New York up South Paw Al Jackson a member of the original mets was reacquired thursday by new York from the St. Louis Deal marked the comple Tion of a Trade last july 16 when the mets sent right hander Jack Lamabe to the cards for player to be named later. Jackson whom the met selected for the Price of $75,000 from the Pittsburgh roster inthe 1961 expansion draft spent four seasons with new York before being dealt to St. Louis along with third baseman Harley Smith for Ken Boyer and a minor league player.9-4 with cards in 67 the 31-year-old Jackson slender native of Waco tex., had a 9-4 record with the National league champions in 1967 although he was use mostly in Relief. He started 11 games and pitched one shutout a one hitter against the Houston astros in april compiling a 3.95earned run average. Jackson had a 40-73 record in his four seasons with the mets and still ranks As the winning stitcher in the club s Brief has a 63-92 lifetime Mark in the major leagues. His 13victories in the 1963 season were the most by a Mots Pitcher until Tom Seavor won 16 this past Jerry Hinsley was assigned outright to Jack Sonville to make room on the roster for Jackson. Chicago a the Chi Cago White sox completed their fall roster thursday by acquiring continued on Para a
