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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Wednesday april 24, 1968 the stars Anft stripes Page 19 la. Gets 3 in 9th, tops bucs Pittsburgh Apt we Sparker s two out double in the ninth inning drove in the tying run and Zoilo Versalles followed with a two run triple giving Tholos Angeles dodgers a 5-3 Victory Over Pittsburgh monday  dodgers trailed 3-2 when Tom Haller led off the ninth with a single off Rookie reliever Bob Moose. One out later Len Gabrielson stroked a Pinch sin Gle sending Pinch runner Paul Popovich to third. After Pinch hitter Rocky colavito struck out Parker doubled to right tying the game. Versalles then laced a drive Over Center fielder Matty Alou s head delivering the deciding  pirates took a 3-2 Lead inthe sixth after Center fielder Willie Davis dropped Gene Al Ley s Fly Ball for a two base or  walk a sacrifice bunt and an intentional walk filled the bases before Alley scored As Bill Mazeroski bounced into Force play and Al ii singled Home the go ahead  Grant Winner Jim brew or and Jack Billingham who pitched the ninth limited the pirates to three hits. 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A 7,963. 50 0 3 0 0 Buchanan beats Tavaroza London a Ken Bucha Nan of Scotland British Light weight boxing Champion  France s Leonard Tavarez Over eight rounds at the National sporting club monday night it was Buchanan s 26thwin in an unbeaten record. Nook Xun for Ron Catcher Jack Hiat of the san Francisco giants Bangs onto the Ball after he was knocked Down by the new York mets Ron Swoboda who was tagged out by Hiatt when he tried to score on Art Shamsky s infield hit. A meets Foster May 24 Tiger signs for title fight new York up Dick Tiger wearing an Olive uniform with the rising Sun shoulder insignia of Biafra signed official contracts monday Fortis Light heavyweight title defense May 24 against Bob Foster at Madison Square Garden. Tiger 38, appeared elated about a news clipping that credited Biafra an in recon Dick Tiger. Feel very Good sized breakaway portion of Nigeria with a Victory Over nigerian forces and hardly seemed to notice Foster. I never saw him fight said Tiger about his lanky opponent but i expect to win. I be be entraining very hard for three weeks and feel very  stands 6-foot-4, but the 5-9 Champion did t see concerned about the difference in height and  Rouse was almost As big so i m not worried said Tiger who stopped Rouse in 12 rounds last year in his Las defense. Tiger also accepted a trophy from sport Magazine As the 1967 performer of the year i boxing. It s difficult to say How much longer Dick Tiger can go on said Al Silverman Campbell Updegraff Nab is Golf verdicts Pinehurst . A Bill Campbell bidding for a fifth North and South Amateur Golf championship led the Field through monday s first round that produced no major upsets. Campbell a Walker cup vet eran and former National Cham Pion from Huntington w.va.,polished off Lester Kelly of at Lanta four and  was two Over  As far As he went Over the 7,000yard no. 2 course of the Pine Hurst country  former Walker cup player or. De Updegraff of Tucson ariz., had a narrow squeak before winning a Bat Leof birdies from unheralded Bill Goodale of Camden ., 1 up. Pros Hani pressed to beat Amateur sin open net play Bournemouth England inv Tennis fans Here Are waiting to see the impossible a professional Star by was launched stars Fror the proves mow r Oupe of american pro is Greorge Maccall Fred Mol of Australia and Andres Gimeno of Spain Defeated Young British players and saved their reputations. But they had to pull out everything to do it. Stolle won a 2va-hour encounter with Peter Curtis 5-7, 6-4, 14-12, 6-1. Gimeno downed Stanley mat thews or. 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. The fans were amazed to see Stolle struggling to overcome an inexperienced player who is rated seventh in Britain. But Stolle himself took it All As part of the Job. It did t Surprise me that had a Tough match Stolle said. I know this boy plays  tournaments will have a psychological effect on Youn players. When they have to face a professional they will play above their Best and that s Why i think open Tennis is Sucha Good  four More professional stars of Mac Calps circus australians Rod Laver Ken Rosewall Androy Emerson and Pancho gon Zales of los Angeles were continued on Page to Updegraff knocked in a 10-foot Birdie putt on the final Hole to Clinch what he said was the greatest match he Ever had in Many years of North and sout Competition. He was four under . Bill Hyndman of Abingdon,pa., runner up last year and Winner in 1961, shot  Golf to trim David Griffith of Char Lotte ., 6 and 5, but Hynd Man s two sons were beaten. Tom lost a 20 Hole match Long est of the Day s six extra Holers to John Miller of Edina  Bill went Down before or. William Alexander of Hope Well va., 5 and 4. Little Bobby Greenwood of Cookeville tenn., was three under  in winning the Mostone sided match 7 and 6, Over Gene Hay of Decatur a. Former champions Dale Morey of High Point ., and Frank Strafaci of Miami fla.,joined the Victory Parade but Tom Draper of Troy mich., who won three years ago lost a 19 Hole match to sturdy Young Joe Hirsch of Chicago. Solid victories were notched by such Well regarded contend ers As Walker cupper Jack Lewis Florence  John Guenther Reading a. Dic Siderowf Westport Conn. Peter Green Franklin  Harrison Atlanta  Foy Brady of Reidsville .and last year s losing semifinalists Bill Harvey of Greensboro,., and Leonard Thompson of Laurinburg . Editor of sport but his Las fight dispelled any notion that he is getting  the Champion spent More time commenting about the affairs of Biafra than the  mail has been Cut off from the rebel state and a group gave Tiger a package contain ing braille English language lessons to take Back to Biafra. It is a Tough Battle Tiger said. I Only want to thank the people of the United states an their government that they Haven t Given support to  Foster who also has be entraining for about four weeks said i be always wanted to Delight heavyweight Champion and i will give the fight of my life. I be waited a Long time a very Long time for  under a unique financial arrangement Foster s backers have gambled $100,000 that the Washington challenger will win the title. Foster will get 60 per cent of the receipts but he must  Tiger $100,000. If the Gate i disappointing Foster would have to dip into his pocket tomake up the difference so Tiger gets $100,000. Tickets for the bout have been scaled from $25, and to boost the Gate the Garden is hoping tout on a pair of 10-round bouts. One of the bouts Between Ange Oquendo and Johnny person already has been signed an the Garden is looking around for someone in the other bout. Depaula knocks out Edwards in 1st round Secaucus . Up Frank Depaula of Jersey City ., decked Matt Edwards of Freeport n.y., with an Over hand right to the jaw to Register first round knockout at the Paza Arena monday night. It was the first time in 30amateur fights and 16 As a pro that Edwards was knocked off his feet. Depaula who has won 21 of 25 pro fights weighed 174pounds to 173 for Edwards who is managed by former work middleweight Champion Rocky Graziano  
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