European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              , april 6, 1968 rangers top Hawks the stars and stripes Page 17 ener offi wits deteriorating Conigliaro s future doubtful Jnes cored Early to Sod thursday night to Epe new York Rangen Goto a i the third Hel the1 Victory Black ,4j Over the chicag Hawks in the opening of their Stanley cup Semi Boston a the base a full career of Boston red sox slugger Tony Conigliaro appeared ended thursday with a medical report that the Youn outfielder s vision in his left Eye is  s father Sal indicated there was Little Hope that Tony s Eye would improve. Tony himself said after several hours of examination by three Eye specialists that although he has suffered Orland Kurten Ach scored inthe first period for the rangers and defens Eman Harry Howell counted in the second before Gilbert snapped his slump at1-js of the third period to give York added  phone ruined the cutout bid of goalie de Giacomin by scoring 12 27 of the final period on a Power Lay Stan Alkita the National hockey league s leading score with 87 Points Drew an assist on the  Superb Giacomin who had been benched for four ga8# earlier in the season when the rangers played Chicago was Superb thursday night until phone beat him on a shot from the right Side that appeared to touch the stick of a Ranger defens Eman. Giacomin finished with 31saves, compared to 41 for Denis Dejordy making his first Star for the Hawks in 11 games after breaking a  second game in the Best. Of seven Eastern division serie Between the second place ran Gers and fourth place Hawks will be played in Madison Square Garden sunday after noon. It will be nationally televised. Advantage missed Chicago skated with two extra attackers in the final 25 seconds while pulling out Dejordy witless than a minute to go and Phil Goyette of new York was penalized for hooking at 19 35, but the Hawks could t take advantage. New York which went into the game with a four game winning Streak turned on the Power in the opening minutes before a sellout crowd of 17,250,but the rangers could t connect until the 11 22 mar when Kurtenbach drilled Home a rebound of a Ron Stewar shot. Considers a Tough himself break he Lucky i be had an Opportunity to realize my lifetime ambition to be a big league ballplayer an to play with the greatest Bunch of Guys in the world ton said. Conigliaro said that although this is one of the bad Days of his career he is not going to quit and somehow some Way there will be Good Days , the red sox reported Conigliaro s left Eye vision deteriorating and his baseball future at the present time is  red sox general manager Dick o Connell the state ment after Cong Sifro Wax mined by or. Charles e. J. Re Gan an Eye  suffered a cracked cheekbone and a Periou Eye in jury when he was struck by a pitch thrown by California s Jac Hamilton in a game last aug. 18. He missed the remainder of the 1967 season including the world series. Conigliaro at tempted a comeback in training this Spring but was ineffective at Bat striking out 22 times. The stars and stripes Birds put Casper Boros in front at Greensboro raiders test Colts aug. 3 Oakland Calif. A Tho american football league Cham Pion Oakland raiders said her that they will open their exhibition season against the Baltimore Colts of the National league hero saturday aug. 3.the Yam will pit the Al s most valuable player Quarter Back Daryle Lamomica against the nil s map quarterback John Unitas. The raiders had a 13-1 record last season. The Colts wore 11-1-2, including a 13-10 Triumph Over the Greensboro n. C. A Billy Casper signalled his re turn to the professional Golf tour with an eight Birdie blast five in a Row to shoot a six under Par 65 thursday and tie Veteran campaigner Julius Boros for the first round Lead in the $137,500 greater greens Boro open. Casper and Boros each Atwo time . Open Champion and former Winner Here held Aone stroke Lead Over lanky Al Geiberger who shot 32-3466. Casper shot a five under par30, equalling the year s tour record Low nine Hole score i starting on the 10th tee of the 7 034-Yard Sedgefield country club course. He managed a one under Par 35 on his belated front nine trip. It was Casper s first tournament in almost two months during which time he has Bee visiting . Forces overseas. Boros playing several hours earlier Laid Down a five Birdie barrage and an Eagle As  also began on the Back nine shooting 31, to tack onto a34 on the front nine. Rookie California pro Bob , Terry Dill and Joe Campbell shot 67s to share third place. Smith who won the Western Amateur last sum spirit and courage he  complain when we miss a  did t miss Many putts thursday As he established himself As a serious contender in next week s masters. Starting at no. 12, he birdied five in o Connell said the Examina Tion revealed that Conigliaro has a much larg a Blind spot. His vision is deteriorating the statement said. He has vision distortion and poor or no depth perception. There is a possibility of a detached Retina. If such is the Case surgery will be necessary. This condition has in creased in the last 10 Days when the blurring condition started according to Tony. It is believed continued on Page to Csonka signs Al contract with dolphins Miami up Larry Csonka the massive fullback who outdid the remarkable feats of Jimmy Brolli the late Ernie Davis and Floyd Little at Syracuse univer sity thursday signed an american football league con tract with the Miami dolphins. Csonka 6-foot-3, 230-Poundall-America who was the team s no. 1 draft Choice signed a dolphins contract shortly after Midnight the repeated the ceremony at a news conference Early thurs  Robbie club president said the dolphins would Billy Casper. No sign of rust eventual super Green Hay. Bowl Winner Mer for the second time lost a Hance to lie for second when he Throe putted the 17th Hole Fortis Only bogey of an otherwise Strong putting  36-Vcar-old Casper Winner of a Quarter of a million dollars in the last two years won the in s Aisig cacs open i january and left the tour a few weeks later for one of his an Nual trips to entertain service men in the far  visited wounded men Ana pave clinics in the Philippines Thailand Okinawa and they inspired me with Julius Boros. No sign of age a Row a feat surpassed this year Only by Boros who bagged six straight at Orlando  month. Casper knocked 11 putts ranging from 4 to 15 feet after bogeys on nos. 2 Anc 4he missed a two foot putt on the latter he birdied the fifth and sixth and caught Boro with a 12-foot Birdie putt on no. 8. A bad four Iron shot into the Woods on the last Hole forced him to Settle for a Par five Anda share of the Lead. Boros ageless wonder of the tour at 48, is coming off his most lucrative year of 18 As Apro he won three tournaments and $126,000 a year  ambling around the course in his usual easy Man Ner he said he did t hit the Ball very far but pretty straight and i putted Well. A 20-footer gave him an Eagle on14 and he canned three others of from 12 to 25  had six birdies four on putts of 8 to 15 feet Buta missed 18-Incher on the 13th. Which he three putted kept him from making it a three Way tie for the  he has t won a tournament since the 1966 pea he has pocketed $63,000 in each of the last two  men including defend ing Champion George Archer shot 68 and 14 shot 69. The latter group included Arnold Palmer Gary player and Tom Weiskopf the year s Lead ing Money Winner. Palmer conceded that my Chipping and putting were very bad after he started by twin eos Payos reveal any terms of no the Minneapolis a american basketball association commissioner George i Kan eluded the rival National basketball association wednes Day for going ahead with the first round of its College player aft. This puts us in u terrible Slot he said. "1 guess Mikun told the a Larry Csonka. 230-Pound Bruiser contract with Csonka who shattered All school Rushing records set by Brown Davis and , we can say the contract recognizes Larry Ashe top collegiate football player in America Robbie  and his attorney Allen Brickman of Syracuse also had talked to the Canadian football league and it appeared his Dolphin pact bettered a reported offer off Loo 000 to play in Canada. Praised by Schwartzwalder Syracuse coach Ben Schwartzwalder who also guided the collegiate careers of Brown Jim Nance Davis and Little called Csonka the most valuable player in my Nineteen years of  Syracuse. Csonka be records for most Yards gained they re going out and Sixfin. All these m own. Now s Ell have to go ahead and try to sign jul my  players with whom it could con sult before the regular  Mikan defines it the Aba teams were free to pin Down the players they took for commit ments to play with them next season but did not have to sign the players if they wanted to tryout for the . Olympic team. Players from whom Aba teams can get no commitment will �0 Back into the Hopper forthe april 27 draft. Rushing in one game in on season and in a career 2,9-h and for the most  was expected to have Little trouble establishing him self As the starting fullback for the dolphins next fall. In Miami team has had problems finding a consistent fullback in its two seasons of play