European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday 1968 the stars and stripes National league votes to expand to 12 in 1969 p w. J inaction by the no club opposed a race against me to award the two new sen is from among five bidding cities san Diego dal Las fort Worth Milwaukee Montreal and last Winter s Mexico City baseball meeting the no vote expansion from 10 to 12 teams no later than 1971.warren Giles no president said the franchise applicant would be screened finally on the Bagis of meeting stadium an financial requirements and the two new members hopefully will be determined before the All Star game in no jump ahead from 1971 to 1969 for expansion was spurred by the american league s decision not Only to Start in 1989 with Seattle and Kansas City As new members but also the Al s reported in tent to split the 12-team Linet Pinto two six team divisions. The split division along witha championship playoff Proba Bly will be approved at an a meeting Here next thursday. Since Mexico city1, we have thought of the disadvantage of operating against a 12-Teamamerican league with our pres ent 10-club lineup said Giles. Regarding split no division with 12 teams Giles said you pretty near have to the 1989 no Start was approved after a three hour ses Sion of club owners. But ground work was established a month ago when the five franchise seeking cities were asked by Giles to make presentations tothe league s three member expansion committee. The expansion Trio includes Walter o Malley of the los an Geles dodgers Roy Hofhiens of the Houston astros and John Galbreath of the Pittsburgh pirates. Of the five bidding cities Only Milwaukee abandoned by the current Atlanta braves three years ago and san Diego have big league playing facilities at present. However Dallas fort Worth Buffalo and Montreal All reported they Are ready for Quick construction to meet major league Park requirements. Immediate procedure Giles said the immediate expansion procedure will be for the league to consider which applicants will fit in Best Geo graphically and financially an then to Check out the two Best qualified. Giles admitted the require ment of unanimous league approval of the eventual two new members could forestall a 1969 expansion , we Are closer to expansion than we were month ago Giles said. And we have agreed on guidelines we did t have the guidelines include accept Ance by each applicant of a player allocation plan and demonstration of suitable stadium facilities Stock control an farm systems. The stars and stripes outlaw runner the Wavy headed runner in front who looks like a woman is a woman. For the second straight year a member of the opposite sex crashed the Boston Marathon. Wearing an unofficial no. 0, Carol Ann Pancko 23, of Boston jumps out in front to take the Lead. Mis Pancko who did t Start with the men was soon overtaken though. A photo yank cops a Boston up Ambrose j. Burfoot a 21-year-old College i student from Groton Long Point conn., won the Boston i athletic association Marathon j Friday with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 17 was the first . Runner to win the 26 mile 385-Yard event since 1957 and Only the second . Winner in 23 years. William j. Clark of Philadel Psia a 24-year-old Marine lieutenant finished second at 2 22.49. The slender bespectacled Burfoot s winning time was 6 in Mutos and 32 seconds Slowe Jinan the record set last year by pave Mckenzie of new zealand who did not compete this year. I a pair of mexican entries finished nearly neck and neck behind Clark. Alfredo Penaloza of Toluca crossed the line at a -25.06 with Pablo Garrido of Mexico City Only a Hundredth of a second next six finishers were Ron Daws twin cities track club 2 29.17 Robert d. Deines Occidental College 2 30.13 Jose Garcia Caspar Toluca Mexico 2 30.29 Mikko Ala Lepp Lampi Helsinki Finland 2 31.35 Danny Mcfadzean Royal Navy Torre s nose broken p
