European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes Friday april 5, 1968 confusion flu Mark Cage drills Albuquerque . A confusion in practice times and flu harassed final preparations wednesday on the eve of the . Olympic basketball trials. L. F. Tow Diehm Trainer at the University of new mexi co said 12 players from the eight teams had some form of intestinal flu. Most cases were minor he said. But John Bach coach of then Caa Blue team said Rich Adelman of los Angeles Loyola was too ill to attend practice. Oklahoma City s Rich Travis also complained of stomach pains at All american Pete Mara Vich of Louisiana state and Bud Ogden of Santa Clara also Mcaa Blue players were 30 minute slate for a workout. Maravich said. Nobody told us what time it lonely practice pan american s 6-foot-ll Otto Moore missed the Mcaa Colleg division team practice saying he thought it was scheduled fou hours later. Moore practice be been working for a spot on the olympic team for fou years said Moore who has been drafted by the Aba s de troit pistons. It s a once in a lifetime Opportunity for 45-member committee will be reviewing the 88 olympic candidates and will look for ability adaptation to International rules and team players. Four games Are schedule daily through saturday with each team playing three game sin the trials at the University of new committee will announce sunday the 12-Man olympic team which will go after the seventh straight olympic basketball title for the United states. Six alternates also willbe chosen. The armed forces All stars who won the aau tournament last week in Denver have an Edge in team Unity. The service men have been playing together for three weeks. Spring training Roundup Bunning pirates hold off Cincy 4-3 Tampa Fla. Up Jim Bunning wednesday became the first Pittsburgh pirate Pitcher Togo the route this Spring when he snuffed out a Cincinnati re threat in the ninth inning to gain a 4-3 yielded 10 hits two of them in the ninth inning when the reds pulled within one run of the was the final game of the Grapefruit league season i Tampa for the reds and their eighth loss against 16 by Pete Rose Alex Johnson and Lee May gave the reds one run in the first inning. They added a second run in the fourth inning on a triple by Don Pavletich had a single by Tommy Helms. John Tsitouris blanked the pirates with one hit the first four innings. Bill Mazeroski led off the pirates fifth inning with a triple one of five hits in thinning As the pirates scored twice to knot the score at two All. Singles by Roberto , Matty Alou and Gary Kolb off George Culver gave the pirates the winning two runs in the eighth inning. Miami a a ninth inning Meadoff Home run by Sara Bow ens a former Oriole gave the Washington senators a 3-2 excl Monroe voted Rookie award new York up Earl Monroe former All America who made a big hit with the Baltimore bullets was named the National Basket Ball association s Rookie of the year wednesday. Monroe a first round draft Choice of the bullets made runaway of the balloting As he polled 78 of 79 ballots cast inthe annual poll of sportscasters and sportswriters. One vote was cast for Bill Bradley of the new York knickerbockers. Monroe finished the 1967-68season As the league s fourth highest scorer with 1,991 Point Sand a 24.3 average. Monroe who played collegiate Ball at Winston Salem College in North Carolina became the fifth Rookie in Aba history to score More than 1,900 Points in his first try. Others to accomplish the feat were Wil Chamberlain Walt Bellamy Oscar Robertson and Ric Barry. Monroe s Best s i n g 1 a Gam Effort during the season was 56 Points against the los Angeles lakers on feb. 13a Bullet record. Earl Monroe. 78 of 79 votes before joining the bullets Monroe set an All time record for the North Carolina school with an average of 41.5 Points for the season. He will receive$500 for being voted Rookie of the year. New professionals five top ranked Amateur Tennis stars flush Dollar sign smiles while going Over terms of their professional con tracts in los Angeles where they signed with the National Tennis league. The five Are front Row. Left to right Ann Heydon Jones of eng land Roy Emerson of Australia. Sulie Jeun King of the ., and standing Francois Durrof France left and Rosemary Casals of the . United press International photo bit Ion baseball Victory Over Baltimore wednesday Bowens connected off Rookie Roger Nelson Washington scored twice inthe third on Pitcher Camilo Pas Cual s single Fred Valentine double and a pair of wild pitches by Eddie Watt. The orioles got one Back inthe fifth and tied it in the seventh again when Mark Belanger led off with a single advanced on Don Buford s grounder an scored on Dave May s single. Cocoa Fla. A micke Stanley s three run Homer in the third wednesday brought Detroit 3-1 exhibition Victory Over Cincy s Nolan yanks Barber shipped Down Cincinnati a the Cincinnati reds optioned1 1& year old Rookie sensation Gary Nolan to the minor leagues wednesday. He is suffering from Arm trouble. Nolan a right hander who posted a 14-8 record last season underwent a Complete physical examination and was Given a shot of cortisone to help ease pain in his pitching Arm. Club officials said he will Besent Back to Tampa Fla., to Complete Spring training an then will be optioned to a farm club until he gets Back int shape. They added they did not know How soon after the Start of the season he will return to the is one of 27 players remaining on the squad As six were sent to Cincinnati s Indian Apolis farm club in the Pacific coast league. Optioned were Pitcher Gar Ritchie infielders Hal Mcrae Jim Williams and outfielder Bob Raudman. Pitcher Ron Tomp Kins was assigned outright to Indianapolis and outfielder Jim Beauchamp was returned to the Indianapolis roster. Beauchamp has been working out with the reds. It. Lauderdale Fla up Veteran Lethander Steve Barber was the Only Surprise Cut wednesday As the new York Yankees Cut 10players to reach the 25-Man has been troubled by wildness All were obtained on Barber who joined the yanks lust july from Baltimore and he was optioned to Syracuse of the International league on 24 hour wanted to let Barber get some More work in Florida Lee Macphail Yankee general manager said. If his control gets straightened out he May return before Syracuse opens Hegan to Syracuse Mike Hegan son of Yankee coach Jim Hegan was assigned outright to Syracuse since he has no Rich Beck and Bill Burbach Catcher Eliseo Rodri Guez and outfielder Tom Shoppy were also optioned to Dale Spier and Alun Cluster were sent to Hollywood to await assignment. Pitcher thud Tillotson and infielder urn Boehmer were both returned to Syracuse. Houston Mickey logic Dennis Ribant combined to hit the wan trying to put the finishing touches on a shutout when he served up a Home run Ball to Jim Wynn to open the ninth. He retired the next three mento wrap up the game. Lollich blanked the astros on three hits making his exit after four innings. Ribant finished the Job permitting just two hits Over the last five Dierker permitted she hits in seven innings but one was Stankey s Home run. Fort Lauderdale Fla a Atlanta scored six runs in the fourth inning on five walk a w0d pitch a passed Ball and an error and Defeated the new York Yankees 74 wednesday in an exhibition base Ball game. Pat Jarvis gave up he Lon Yaak run in the seventh on a single by Mike Ferraro a Wal to Frank Fernandez and a single by Ruben verbanic and Dooley to Mack teamed up with five per feet innings after the braves scored their runs off loser Sta Bahnsen. A single by Jarvis with the bases loaded opened the Gates for the big inning. Mesa Ariz. Up the Cleveland indians scored two unearned runs in the eighth inning for a 10-8 exhibition continued of Page 21 2nd seed upset by miss Rogers in Caribe Tennis san Juan puerto Rico a Vicky Rogers of Rye n.y., scored a major upset in the car Ibe Hilton Tennis tournament wednesday when she beat Les lie Turner bowery formerly Australia s top rated player a 0-3.miss Rogers ranked 10th among american women was unseeded in the tournament. Mrs. Bowery was rated other women s action Linda Tuero of new Orleans ousted tory Freu of los Angeles 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.in men s play Richard rus sell of Jamaica was beaten by Jan kodes of Czechoslovakia 83, 8-2 Allan Fox of los Angel Stook Boro Jovanovic of Yugo Slavia 8-10, 8-4, 6-1 Ron Holm Berg of Highland fulls n.y., Defeated Juan Gisbert of spam6-4, 8-2 and Jim my Anmis o Berkeley. Calif., bout Migue Folgera of Ecuador 6-3, 8-1. Kings now eligible in s Angeles a in Surprise move the Ixo Angeles Kings have made their Road red Kelly eligible to play in the National hockey leu a Sstanley cup playoffs. Whether hell see action re Mains to be seen and it Wuu i appear there could to kicks Uthe Long Timu nil Star plys in the West division the new clubs wore stocked with players from Exi i in franchises Kelly was put on the availability 4ist by town with the expectation he Wotila be claimed by the Kings As their coach and would not play. The five other clubs in in a division refrained claiming him
