European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 05, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 5, a the stars and stripes 0 years Hannum signs pact with Oaks Oakland Calif. Up Alex Hannum left the Comfort of the established National basketball association Friday for a Long term growth situation with the Oakland Oaks of the american Basket Ball association. Hannum one of the most sought after pro basketball coaches quit the philadelphia76ers last monday and turned Alex Hannum. Coach and Vcci Down a Rich offer to coach Thesan Francisco warriors before signing an eight year pact wit the Oaks As coach and executive vice , who also will receive a piece of the ownership in the club which floundered in the Aba last season and often Drew crowds under 1,000 said he signed with the Oaks after principal owners Pat Boone and Ken Davidson assured him they planned to see this thing out to the  signed the Long term contract which Calls for him to abandon his construction Busi Ness in Southern California and serve the Oaks full time before a Battery of television camera sit a lavish news conference. We have been at it for the ast 24 hours said Hannu Mand just a few minutes ago ailed Down All the Loose ends. Or me the big thing was Theiss Urance from the owners that Hoy will stick it out until Menake this organization a manual  Bruce Hale the Oakland Gen Al manager and coach last sen will stay on As pm and according to Hannum will work pos Ely with him. My 20 years of experience Inie Aba and kale s administrate background could give the an Ideal situation in which operate said Hannum who fused to divulge though How of a salary he will chive. All i m going to say about at is that i made As much Louey with Philadelphia  game bows " Kain reset july 11 new York a Friday it s baseball game Between new York mets and Chicagus was postponed by rain. Was rescheduled As part of i night doubleheader thurs. July 11. Page 17 Atlanta group purchases Aba Hawks St. Louis a the  Hawks of the National basketball association have been sold to an Atlanta group owner Ben Kerner announce Friday. The franchise will be moved to Atlanta. The group buying the Hawks is headed by Carl e. Sanders former governor of Georgia and includes Thomas g. Cousins an Atlanta real estate Developer. Attorney Jack Ash More a Law partner of Sanders represented the group in the negotiations. Kerner said the Sale is subject to approval of the Aba s Board of governors. The Board meet tuesday in new York and approval is , Long Lime owner of the Hawks was quoted As say ing. They just Don t want our product Here  Story of the Sale was first made Public in the saturday morning editions of the St. Louis  Sale Price was announced. It was More than the Price fan expansion team but not much More Kerner said. We had to do it. There was no Way we could continue in St.  had tried to find a St. Louis a the stars and stripes i mans. D. Sikes tie for Lead at Houston Houston up Jack Nick Laus and Dan Sikes driving Long and Chipping close tied for the second round Lead in the $100,000 champions International Golf tournament Friday with eight under Par 134s.Nicklaus, who smashed one drive 350 Yards had a two under 69 to go with his opening 65. Sikes who started on stroke behind Nicklaus had a three under 68 to catch  Barber and Roberto de Vicenzo were tied for third wit identical 67-68135s. Steve Oppermann a veterinarian from san Francisco had the Day s Best round a four under Par 67,to move up to fifth at 136. Harold Henning was next witha 70-67137. Nicklaus putting together his two Best rounds of the season had four birdies and two bogeys. His big drive came on the 448-Yard 10th  pitched the remaining 98 Yards and Sank a 10-foot put for his third Birdie. He also Sank a 10-foot Birdie putt on no.9. His other birdies were an 18 footer on no. 15 and two putting from 35-Fect on the Par 5 fifth  bogeys came on 12, when he drove in a Bunker and on 18,when he three putted from 40 feet. Sikes and Barber also bogeyed the 18th As they tried to overtake Nicklaus who was already in the clubhouse. Sikes bogey came after reburied his tee shot in a Bunker and had trouble coming  he missed a four foot putt after hitting a Good six Iron onto the Green. It was his Only  was driving real Well Sikes said. I really hit som Good ones out  Barber playing the Best Golf of his 10-year pro career was tied with Nicklaus and Sike going into 18, but he chipped 15 feet Short and missed the  also three putted from 35 feet to bogey no. 14.Barber made Birdie putts of two feet each on nos. 9 and 17and from one foot on no. 1. His other Birds were 18 feet on 10and eight feet on no. 2. Do Vicenzo had two Birdi putts of 15 feet and two of 12 feet. His other Bird was on Thep Tir five ninth where he two putted from 25 feet. He had bogeys on nos. 3 and 8, where Boss decisions Josselin Rome a carmelo Boss of Italy retained the european welterweight boxing title Friday night out pointing French Chal Lenger Jean Josselin in 15 rounds. He missed the . Coming Back after a bout wit Winter played Chepita Kishis Irons last Well enough to set up Birdie putts of How they scored Jack Nicklaus 05-69134 Dan Sikes 06-68134 Roberto de Vicenzo 67-6813t Miller Barber 67-68135 Steve Oppermann 69-67136 group interested but we did find any. This Deal came up in  Kerner said that he and his attorney Mike Aubuchon talked last weekend in los an Geles with Walter Kennedy commissioner of the Aba. Las tuesday Ashmore and a group of accountants came to St. Louis and met with officials of the Hawks. We have been expanding sports in Atlanta Ashmore said. In the last few years behave added professional base Ball football and  team will play its Home games at Atlanta memorial coliseum on the Campus of Georgia tech. It has a seating capacity of 7,400 and might be enlarged to accommodate 16,000.the Hawks came to St. Louis 13 years ago from  the team arrived headed by the great Bob Pettit it finished second in its division the first year then won five straight Western division titles. A year later it won a world championship beating the bos ton celtics in the championship series in six games. In the 1967-68 season the Hawks won their division title under coach Richie Guerin forthe first time in eight years but the club was upset in the play offs by san Francisco. Less than 9,000 fans turned out for three playoff games in St. Louis. Competed with hockey _ throughout the season thai balding a. 70-Tihi j Hawks competed with the St. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6,-7 and 12 feet. His bogeys came on a three putt from 60 feet on no. 10 and whence drove into the Trees on nos. 14 and 18. Jack Mcgowan 69-72 i Kermit Earlcy 71-70hi Bert Yancey 70-71141 Bob Goalby 72-69141 Louis blues the City s new in. Try in the National hockey Harold Henning 70-67137 j Billy Maxwell. 71-71142 j league Terry Dill 69-69-138 Elna Jalc 70 72-142 Kemer would hot blame the Fred Marti 68-71139 Al Gei Benser 68-71139 Frank Beard 69-7013 Bobby Lunn 70-69139 a Bob Barbarossa 70-09139. Tom Weiskopf 67-72139 Gene Littler 69-70139 Bob Murphy 69-71140 re. Sikes 71-69-140 Jack Monteomery 71-69140 Jim Herrler 69-71140tommy Aaron 73-67140 Gardner Dickinson 69-71140 Dave Hill 72-68140 Dale 09-71140 Gary player 69-71 140chuck Courtney 70-70140 a Corky Gnu Iron 69-71140george Archer 67-73140 Lionel Hebert 72-70h2 Laurie Hammer 71-71142 Hugh Royer 68-73141 Randy Glover Juan Rodriguez 70-71141 j Ken Venturi 75-71 Dowell Weaver 70-71141 a Hal in Titwood 70-71 141 blues for wrecking the club.5on"januavy"". 70-72142 j things have been going Down 749-143 j Hill slowly he said. Since 1960when the football cardinals came Here people instead of buying eight season tickets from us split it four and four. The same thing happened again with hockey but i Don t blame  be done a splendid Job of  said he would remain in St. Louis. Marty Blake Gener Al manager of the club has been invited to run the team in Jay Hebert 71-72143 Bob Smith 71-72143 Jerry steel sikh 74-70144 Phil Rodgers 72-72144 Marty Fleckman 72-72144 Jack Fleck 71-74145 John Lota 71-74145 Charles Coody 7f -69145 a Doug Olson 69-76h.r 73-72145bob Verwey Bice Devlin 73-72145 Dave. Marr 72-73145 Earl Stewart 70-75145 Rod Funseth 71-74145 Howie Johnson 71-75hti i Carm Chaoi. 74-72-h6 Atlanta but has not reached a a denotes Amateur. Decision. Jones decides not to drive Turbine car in indy 500 Indianapolis ind. A Parnelli Jones resigned Friday from the Pratt & Whitney tur Bine engine car in which he led most of the 1967 indianapolis500-mile race and won t com Pete in the 1968  engine had been reduced about one third in size under new . Auto club rules and the Veteran Torrance Calif.,Driver said he did t think it had a Chance in the May 30  Don t think i can win with this car except for a Fluke. Idon t depend on flukes. It is As simple As that he said. $6 bearing Jones 1963 Winner of the race a a s stopped by a $6 bearing failure with 7 Miles to go Las year and a. J. Foyt or. Moved up to  was under contract to drive exclusively for Turbine owner Andy Gran Teui presi Dent of sep corp., at the Indi Anapolis motor Speedway so his decision grounded him for this year s memorial Day  1967 Turbine actually was underpowered Jones insisted j but it had fantastic perform Ance in the Corners because of four wheel drive Side by Sid construction and other Engineer ing  resignation and com ments shored up Foyt s decision not to be stampeded into a Gas Turbine car in spite of the mile she spent chasing Jones last , defending . Auto Lajes Field bowlers compete in Mac meet Lajes Field. Azores Spe Cial six men with a composite average of better than 180 have been selected to represent Lajes Field in the annual military air lift command Mac Bowling tournament being hosted by do ver air Force base del., May 5-9.earning spots on the team with averages in parentheses were Max Biem Iutin 1605th civil engr so 185 Stan Linhoff,1605th air base up 184 Hob Tetzloff 1605th Abc. 182 Gar Ford naval air facility Iso Kirk Tupper 1605th consolidate aircraft maintenance so 178 and Jim Fields 1605th aug 174. Club National Champion said i believe the Turbine engine cars Are at least a year away. Idon t believe they be worked out All the mechanical  Foyt is doing some innovating however even though he has a Standard Ford Piston engine in his $50,000 no. 1 car. He and his Crew believe they have whipped problems which have kept automatic gearshift out of racers in the past. They have been too frail. Automatic shift Foyt has tested a new Auto Matic gear shifting setup for 500 Miles on a test track at King Man ariz., and he says it oper ated flawlessly at a 170.5 Miles per hour average. The Speedway was to open officially saturday with elaborate ceremonies although some of the cars have been running since  of the program was to to devoted to welcoming world grand prix racers. Most of the americans were to be at nearby Indianapolis raceway Park qualifying for the Yankee 250 Stock car race sunday Over a 2-mile Road course