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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the Star and stripes tour Day april 25, 1968 South a g Lausanne Switzerland a world Amateur sports leaders Nave voted against South Africa being readmitted to the Mexico olympic games. Well informed sources within the International olympic committee Ioc said tuesday that at least 40 of its 71members have thus far approved an Appeal by its executive Board to with draw the invitation to South Africa. A simple majority of 36 votes in favo was All that was needed so South Africa is definitely out of the games. This reversed an Ioc decision take by a postal vote during the Grenoble Winter olympics last , 36 out of the 71 voted in favor of South Africa being readmitted to the olympic games after five years of ostracism because of its apartheid  decision was based on a South african pledge to Send a Multi racial team to Mexico. But a serious threat of a worldwide Boycott looked like reducing the Mexico events to a farcical  the soviet Union was among the More than 40 nations who indicated that they would almost certainly not take part i South Africa were admitted. The Ioc. Dominated by a powerful elite of Rich idealists was generally in favor of re admitting South Africa to preserve the universality of the olympic games. But the pressure of world opinion forced it to Convene an emergency ses Sion of its nine Man executive Board in Lausanne last weekend. Tails Assembly unanimously recommended that South Africa be barred from the Mexico games. Officially they argued that apartheid was not the reason for this about face they said they changed their minds a cause they thought that racial Tensi throughout the a qom could threaten is safety of a South african team i Mexico. But there was Little doubt they were greatly influenced by Boycott threats which could have ended the games to. Savage headline Trade l.a., cubs in 2-Ior-2 Deal Chicago a the chicag cubs acquired Relief Pitcher Phil Regan and outfielder Jim Hickman from the los Angeles dodgers tuesday in Exchange for outfielder Ted Savage and Pitcher Jim , 31-year-old right hand or was a standout for the pen Nant winning dodgers in 1966 when he won 14 games lost Only one and appeared in 65 games. He pitched in 55 games last sea son compiling a 6-9 record. Savage the Veteran nicknamed the vulture was credited with both victories last sunday when the dodgers swept a doubleheader from the new York  pitched for the Detroit tigers from 1960 through 1965. His est season with the tigers was in 1963 when he had a 5-9 Mark mostly As a starter. The cubs immediately As signed Hickman to Tacoma of the Pacific coast league. He had been playing several positions including the Outfield an third base for Spokane of the same  batted .215 in 105 games for the St. Louis car Sand the cubs last season., he had five homers and 33 run batted in. Ellis a 23-year-old left hander had an 11-11 record for Tacoma in 1967. It was the cubs second Trad for a Relief Pitcher in two Days. They obtained Jack Lamabe from the cards monday. Cards trip reds on or in 10th St. Louis a Lou Brock s two run Homer in the 10th inning gave St. Louis a Uphill 4-2 Victory Over Cincin Nati tuesday  Billy Mccool pitching in Relief for the reds and one out de Spiezio Pinch hit for the cards and Drew a walk. Brockten blasted his second Homer. George Culver was breezing Long on a four hit shutout through eight innings for Cincin Nati but was lifted for Ted Abernathy when he walked cur flood and Roger Maris singled opening the  Tony Perez threw wild into right Field trying for a Dou ble play on Orlando Cepeda s grounder to third and flood scored with Dick Simpson run Ning for Maris moving to  then scored on an in Field  Cardenas drove in a run for the reds with a sacrifice flying the fifth and Perez singled Home a run in the sixth. Brock Buster Cincinnati St. Louisa r h blah r h by is the stars and stripes ? canadians clip Hawks for 3-0 playoff  Chicago a Yva Cournoyer slipped in two goals Early in the second period to  the Montreal canadians to a 4-2 Victory Over the Chica Oblack Hawks tuesday night and a 3-0  in their Best-of-7 East division final playoffs. The canadians who coasted past Boston in four straight games can end the current Stan Ley cup series with a Triumph at Chicago thursday night. The first period ended 1-1.then Cournoyer scored on a Power play at 2 39 of the second period and opened a 3-1  at 6 11 with another goal. The canadians wasted no times Jean Beliveau scored in the opening 39 seconds. It was his Rose it Johnaon if Pinson Cuperez 3b May in Bench c Helms 2bcardenaa is Culver p Abernathy  Ali Mccool p 40205010 41104011 30004110 40103011 30000000 10000000 Brock i flood of Maris a Simpson r Cepeda in Mcarver Shannon 3b Javier 2bschofleld 2b maxvill a Carlton p Willis p Tolan Phe dwards pm Spiezio pm 51123100 30200100 40104011 30003000 10004010 10000000 seventh playoff  Black Hawks tied it at 15 25 when defens Eman Doug Jarrett put the puck past screened goaltender Gump wors Ley. Cournoyer then backhanded is first goal past Dejordy for a 2-1  on a Power play at 2 39. Less than four minutes later Cournoyer unloaded his fourth playoff score. Jarrett brought Chicago Bac Kinto Contention with his fourth goal of the series a 35-footer.but Montreal went up to 4-2 at 12 05 when j. C. Tremblay blasted one in past Dejordy. The Hawks out shot the Visi tors in every period totalling 41  the canadians 33. Yvan Cournoyer. 2 Power play goals politics charge brings Call for last olympics Washington up the Washington Post suggested to Day that the 1968 olympics because of the politics concerning South Africa should be the last olympics. The paper said editorially to keep the olympics pure of politics May sound Fine and Noble but in practice it has involved compromises and a Nevers which utterly violate the games supposed spirit of individual Competition. The latest instance has been supplied by the executive Board of the International olympic committee. It kicked out South Africa in 1963 for not Fielding a multiracial team in the approved manner. South Africa made the changes necessary to gain readmission last february. No reason i but t h e africans objected and with their communist Camp followers threatened a Boycott. Mexico the Host had a fit. So the executive Board is asking that the committee oust South Africa again. If one takes a Bath to get clean then when the Bathtub is filled with dirt one does no take a Bath. Similarly if the purpose of the olympics is to separate sport from politics then when politics takes com Mand of sport there is no reason to conduct the olympics. I the matter is just that Sim pie. The unavoidable objects w hate and division in this Wor Ware too Many to make necessary to include an avoidable object among them. The time May m too late to Call off the Odo games in Mexico City. But he nations gathered there so decide to make them these olympics o i 000 000 0 0 total 35 2 8 2 total 33 4 6 3 one out when winning run scored. Cincinnati 000 011 000 02  000 000 002 24 a flood Perez. Do Cincinnati 2,  1. Lob Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 6. 2bmarls, , Pinson Cardenas. 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