European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Saturday april 6. 1968 the stars and stripes sox slump to eth Peg 19 be that by Jack Han def a York a the Best in the american league is the Boston red sox will nil seat the impossible dream in l9everybody needs somebody somewhere. As a result the race could very Well come Down to the last Day  needs a bullpen. Balti More still has Arm  always is Short of runs. Minnesota has problems a shortstop and is concerned jut Jim Kaat s Arm Caufour Nia still Lias to carry a full head of steam for an entire  appears to be the Best Chance of making it All timers Haven t won since1945 and just missed by one game last fall. They have solid front line hitting and formidable front line pitching. An injury to Catcher Bill Frej Mer Al Kazine cow kill theto but the loss of key play frs Wotty de rail any of the other contenders Cere s the Way it looks from Here 1. Detroit 2. Baltimore. Chicago 4. Minnesota5. California 6. Boston7. Cleveland 8. New york0. Washington 10. Oakland Mayo Smith s tigers can throw Good if not spectacular pitching at you every Day with Mickey i Zilich Joe Sparma Earl Wilson and Denny Mclain in  Power of Kazine. Free Han Willie Horton Norm Cash and Dick Mcauliffe should pro vide enough margin to Over come late inning letdown by the Relief corps actually the bullpen May be bogs registers win Over Austin in Copenhagen Copenhagen up determined Tom bogs of Den Mark thursday night won an undisputed 10-round decision Over Charlie Austin of san Diego inthe main bout at a professional boxing gala held before 4,500 Fansto. Hallen Here. The 23-year-old bricklayer i undefeated in 41 fights. Bogs scored repealed by and won most of the rounds with Austin managing to draw in Woof Thorn winning none. Austin had a slight Cut at his left Eye in the sixth round and was apparently bothered by  weighed in at 148 pounds and Austin scaled 146.the 28-year-old american fighter said that the Dane had Tow rated among the Best in the world and that even Worl Champion Nino Benvenuti n d ight ors like Emile Griffith Andu is Rodri Swiez would have to work hard to beat the Dane. Picked in american league with Iho to Tiit. Pmj with the addition of Denny Ribant and some Young arms from the farm system. Baltimore has a real solid Bull Cli All the Way except for that pitching department where. _ a " a ill Hank Bauer already has been having problems. The Robinso boys Frank and Brooks and Bop Powell and Curt Blefary swing heavy bats that could take it All if the pitching Holdup. Eddie Stanky added a prove Hitler in Tommy Davis but it still will be up to pitchers like Joe Horlon Gary Peters an Tommy John plus that great bullpen headed by Hoyt Wil Helm to do the Job. The twins chances were Hurt by Kaal s slowness in coming around after that Elbow injury in late season. The left Side of the infield is questionable Al though Cesar Tovar is available to plug any and All gaps. California must get a super Effort from Rick Reichardt and another big year from Relief Areminnie Rojas to stay in Conten Tion. Chance pitches twins to 3-1 exhibition win before 15,407 in dome the apparent logs of ton Conigliaro in addition to the slow recovery of Lonborg from a Sid ing injury weakens the red sox considerably. Conigliaro s Eye injured in a beaning last season has been deteriorating and his future is very doubtful. Alvin dark has his work cutout for him in Cleveland. If he can get maximum performance from his. Pitchers especially Sam Mcdowell he can make astir. Washington Tore everybody apart in the South and May be underrated. Camilo Pascual Misback on the beam and a couple of rookies have looked Good. The Yankee Are worried about Al Downing s Arm and have problems at Short an third. Pitching should save them from the cellar and could be the Factor to move them ahead of Washington. Mickey Mantle still is in there swinging. Oakland s new scenery should Pep up the a s but they have so Many youngsters with limited experience that it will be Tough to move up. Houston a Dea Chance s two hit pitching through seven innings carried the Minnesota twins to a 3-1 Victory Over Houston in an Hexhi Dean Chance. 7-inning Effort bit Ion game in the Astrodome thursday night before 15,407. The twins winning their 10thspring training game against 14 losses collected seven hits of three Houston pitchers with John Roseboro s double Antony Oliva s single producing the runs. Don Wilson who wild pitched across the twins final run was the loser. Ron Perranoski Chance s Pinch hitter Ivan Murre i to line to right to end the game. Tucson Ariz. A Tom Haller hit his second Homer in two Days and Claude Osteen re covered from a shaky first in j Ning to Lead the los Angeles dodgers to an 8-3 exhibition baseball Victory Over the Cleve land indians thursday. Osteen who will pitch los an Geles opening game tuesday i hurled seven innings and gave nine hits three in the first when Cleveland scored twice. Whaller s Homer was a two run shot Over the 377-foot Mark insight Center Field off Sonny Sie Bert in the second  tied the score and the Dodg ers went on from there As the indians made five errors. San Antonio Tex. Apr the Chicago cubs hammered Gary Peters for seven first inning run Sand coasted to an 11-6 Victory Over the Chicago White so thursday in the opener of their four game exhibition  windswept game producing a total of 26 hits was a rough Outing for two scheduled season opening pitchers Peters and the cubs Joe Niekro. Nickroo was touched for 13 hit sin eight innings but two of four runs he yielded were unearned Phoenix Ariz. A Gay lord Perry slow to round into condition settled Down an pitched Good Ball for the san Francisco giants thursday after the first two innings but by then the new York mets were Well on the Way to a 6-0 exhibition  two run Homer by Ken bos Well after a walk to Al Weishen a recuperating former world heavyweight boxing Champion Joe Louis 52, gives the familiar Victory sign on his Way to a news conference in Detroit s Kirwood general Hospital following a operation for removal of his Gall bladder and appendix. Louis held the world use from 1937 to 1949. Up photo olympic ski Champion sister struck by Auto South Lake Tahoe Calif two girls were walking from the heavenly Valley area toward South Lake Tahoe. Miss pall in addition twin Ning the women s olympic Down i Ilkin Loo Mori -in0ponci1 the game than a want of in ii Kin i to ii a base theft and an error were Tion up a single Lori. In i he Ai n run on second base Wynn a Ven around a single by allying Weis and a double by Tommy forced i continued on pages non sold to cubs by Washington a Olga pall 20, Austria Winner of the women s downhill race at the Winter olympics and her sister Leisl 17, were struck by a car thursday night \ h jul placed fifth in uie women son the eve of the final meet giant Siaion and ninth in Theof the world cup ski compete j women s slalom. She was one of the leading contestants of the both suffered broken left legs j austrian team in the world cup the Accident was said to have Competition Here this weekend. Leisl a second seed skier was scheduled to Start no. 27 in the ladies giant slalom Friday.  seed was scheduled to Start no. 14. Occurred around 8 . As the Beach Fla.-. Tho Washington Sena  first baseman Dick Neno the Chicago cubs thursday a a sum slightly in excess of proc20 000 baseball waiver Earlu a this week the Sena ors assigned non to their uhf a o farm club of the Introna on i a ague. Nen a fancy or a St baseman baited a a purls of three seasons with the senators Iii 1ai la Ari d in seven games Elk a Angeles dodgers in a and jul his Only jag us hit " wanted a Home run which helped lie dodgers win n key game in the Pennant race. Lakeland Fla. A the Detroit tigers said thurs Day they have obtained Fred Moulder a 24-year-old Short Stop to Complete monday s Dealin which Veteran Pitcher hunk Aguirre was sent to he la s an Geles dodgers. Moulder currently on the Spokane wash., roster was signed by the dodgers in i%5 from the University of Kansas. He batted .28/4 in 19ti6 and .252 in 1987 wit minor league teams. The tigers said he was being assigned to Rocky mount the Detroit farm club in the class a Carolina league. Miami a Chico Fernanda drafted from a class a team for $12,000 lust november was added to the roster of the Baltimore orioles  was drafted by Baltimore s Rochester affiliate from the Evansville farm team of the Chicago White sox. Head been bypassed in the draft three previous  leads the orioles in Spring training with a .313 Mark in five hits in 16 trips. The Slick Fielding cuban a minor league Veteran of 10 years will be used As a Utility infielder. Winter Haven  Boston red sox dropped three pitchers wednesday to reduce the squad to 2 5, one More than the limit that goes into effect with the Start of their season tuesday at  Dave moreheav.1 and Darrell Brandon were optioned to Louisville of the triple a International league while Lethander Bill Rohr was released outright to the Sam team. South Lake Tahoe. Calif. A Jean Claude Killy. The world s greatest skier said thursday he will ski the final big race of his career on sunday last of the world cup event sat heavenly Valley. The 24-year-old Champion said he will race in the men s slalom. Killy collected enough Points Towin the coveted world cup last week in British Columbia. The skiers of a do in nation strained on the 10,000-foot slopes thursday while race official sprayed the Snow would hold out for the races