European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes saturday May 18/ seals seek to vacate Oakland for Vancouver new York up the Oak land seals became the West coast City s first big league dropout thursday when the National hockey league Tea announced it was looking for a new Home in Western  of the Bay area seals gave notice at the nil Board of governors meeting in new York of their intention to move the franchise to the untapped hockey hotbed at Vancouver Britis Columbia. Oakland informed league president Clarence Campbell it will make formal application for Transfer to Vancouver at the league s june 10 meeting at  announcement was the Only significant item considered by the governors who handle such routine matters As league assessments playoff receipts working agreements with minor league hockey clubs and other minor business. One change was made in the organizational Structure of the league when Donald h. Parsons Detroit was named to the Board of governors As the representative of the Pittsburgh penguins. Parsons Heads the group which recently bought controlling interest in the penguins. He succeeds Jack e. Mcgregor the former governor who was made an alternate. Campbell also announced All conditions of the Pittsburgh Sale had been fulfilled. Campbell said Oakland would need nine favourable votes Frona the 12-Mehiber Board of Gover nor s to win Transfer approval. Only this week the West coast City liquidated a $680,000 Deb with the league and was placed in Good standing. The announcement of the proposed franchise shift came As Good news to interests who have u years to bring big a hockey to British Columbia Canadian City currently a h team in the minor in Western hockey a e. M Vancouver s Entrance would create a new rival for Montreal canadians and to Maple Leafs original bm9omhc Iea Guc when it a i got a golfing lesson the other Day from an old Friend of mine. And the frustrations of being one putted to death by Herb Hartwi Gasn t As hard to take As it was saying goodbye to the Safe athletic  officially bows out of the Safe athletic picture after a score of years in which he has become a legend in local  turned 60, Herb is calling quits to devote his waking hours to Golf Golf and More Golf. We first heard of Herb when he was the base commander a Chambley air base in France. That he was the base commander did t make sports news but the fact that he coached the Basket Ball team to the Safe championship and then on to the air Force title did make us take note. We got to know him much better when he moved to ram Stein and took Over there As base commander and coached the Ramstein rams to Safe foot Ball and basketball titles. His Grid rams might have been the greatest team Ever fielded in Safe Gridiron his tory. They ran Over everybody including the Schweinfurt crusaders a Usa eur of o t b a 11power in those Days. Herb coached pretty much like he golfs. Straight Down the mid dle no favourites no alibis. He came to coach and he expected his players to come to play those that did t were left  Recal l one season at ram Stein when it real be halfback. Jusi going told Bage command col Hart. Wig that he would play football for coach Hartwig if he would Geta promotion. Herb s answer was Quick and to the Point no one is going Roget a promotion for playing football Here son. You want to get promoted you la have to earn it on the Job and if you want to play football for me you la have to do that on your own  to this Day i never found out if the Man got the promotion do know that he never played football for Herb. Herb was the originator of the Woodlawn open which has become an annual affair at Ramstein each year bringing in the Best of the european pros. At the time Herb started the Woodlawn open it was the to tourney Money Wise in Europe and the visiting pros went first Cabin All the Way. They had housing pm chits and free food at any of the base eateries. It Drew the Best golfers in Europe and also Royalty. In 1958 and 1959, King Baudouin of Belgium played in the tournament and that s a legend by itself. There Aren t too Many Golf tournaments that have a reigning Monarch As a contestant. It also created quite a stir in diplomatic circles. The . Embassy in Brussels wanted to know How come amere colonel in the air Force would have the temerity of inviting a reigning ruler to play Golf in another country without going through the proper channels. Unabashed by the juror Herb replied that the King was his personal Friend and he could and would invite anyone he wanted to be Hiss House guest and play Golf. An he did. The King who played to a 3 Handicap also got a Golf lesson from his Host. Playing with the King were Herb and Jean ado the French pro. On the 10th Hole at Woodlawn a -3, 159-yarder, the King a Dado hit their tee shots within three feet of the pin. Then Herb with upwards of 3,000 spectators watching hit the biggest shot of his life. Hit tee shot went straight in the Bole on the Fly for a Liole in one. Some Quick witted Spectator shouted hut the drink pc were on Herb and before Hartwig could get the Ball out of the Hole the continued on pure Bobby Riiser hits 170 in Lii Fly .1oo practice Indianapolis irid. A Bobby Unser hottest Driver of the . Auto club s championship circuit this season unofficially broke the Indianapolis motor Speedway one Lap record thursday with two runs Over 170m.p.h. The 34-year-old Albuquerque,n.m., Driver bucked High winds in his american Eagle powered by a turbocharged offenhauser 4. He had a Best Lap of 52.7 seconds or 170.778 ., around the 2v& mile track. He turned another at 170.068. The handsome Blond drive wheeled into the pit area with a big Grin and was patted on the Back by his brother Al another of the nation s top Drivers. Later thursday Joe Leonard san Jose calif., turned a Lap at 170.422  In a Lotus  Drivers asked Bobby if he drove Flat out All around the track and he said i backed off Between the third and Fourt Corners because i had it Side  Mario Andretti Nazareth,pa., set the official record of 53.01 seconds or 169.779 .,in time trials for last year s 500 mile race. This year s trials will Start saturday. Bobby Unser had won the Las three races on the . Auto club s championship circuit with the same Type engine but a different Chassis. Until his run thursday the Howe on nil stars 10th time new York a Gordi Howe of the Detroit red wings was named to the 1967-1968 National hockey league All Star team thursday for the 10thtime and equalled a record set by Doug Harvey of the Montreal canadians a decade ago. The All Star team is picked Mikita Howe annually by the coaches of thenal. Howe has been on the first or second team 19 times in his 22-year league career. Stan Mikita of Chicago along with Howe and Bobby Hull of Chicago was named to the All Contin Tettl on  22 Best Speed in practice this year had been 169.555  By Mike Spence of England shortly be fore he crashed and was killed. Spence made his Mark in a Lotus Turbine  Hill of London 1966 Indianapolis Winner and former world Champion has had the third Best Mark of 168.099 in an other Lotus Turbine. Dan Gur Ney has had a companion car to Bobby Unser s Eagle above . Promoters try to cinch Ellis Patterson meeting new York a Jimmy Ellis the recently crowned Aba heavyweight Champion May make his first title defens against former two time Cham Pion Floyd Patterson at Stock Holm Sweden july 27. The bout if made would be seen on Home television in the United states. The fighters have agreed if we can finalize the terms with swedish promoter Edwin Ahl quist said Bob arum Secretary of sports action inc. We re pretty close to making the  sports action handled the re cent eight Man elimination tournament with the support of the world boxing association. The fights were telecast by Abc to. The Stockholm fight would be held at night in Stock Holm and be shown on Abc s wide world of sports starting at 5 p.m., Edt. Arum said two officials Owsai president Mike Malitz and vice president Harold Conrad were in Europe trying to com plete the arrangements. They saw Ahlquist in Stock Holm and then went to Geneva and London said arum. Frazier 3-1 favorite to conquer Ramos new York a unbeaten Joe Frazier was made an Early 3-1 favorite Over mexican Champion Manuel Ramos thurs Day shortly after their heavy weight title was officially announced for june 24 at Madison Square Garden. The fighters spoke at a pres breakfast and praised each other using almost the Sam words As a sportsman and a  but when the fight starts i Ellcome out smoking said Fra Zier who will be risking his five state world heavyweight Crown in the 15-Rounder. I did t come Here fro Mexico with the idea of losing said Ramos. The Garden said Frazier will receive 40 per cent and Ramos 2c per cent of the net Gate and the ancillary rights including television. While the Garden said there will be no Guaran tees it was Learned Frazier has been assured of at least $150,000. Harry Markson the Garden s director of boxing said the bout will have both Home and closed circuit television with new York blacked out. He said California parts of Texas and Mexico will get the fight by closed circuit television. The Odds reflect the knowl Edge Here of Frazier s ability and the unknown Quality of Ramos skill. Frazier 24, 5-foot-ll, 205pounds and a Strong puncher has a 20-0 record including 18knockouts, lie stopped Buster Mathis in the Lith round her last March 4 to earn title recognition from new York Illinois Massachusetts Maine and , a handsome 25, stands 6-3 and weighs 210 pounds he has a 21-6-2 won lost draw record including 15 consecutive victories since March 13, 1966, in that Streak he scored 12 knockouts. I Davis cuppers j named to play j against Mexico j. New York a United slates Davis cup i Captain Donald Dell thursday named Clark a Gruebner and Arthur Asne to play the singles match i is against Mexico in the american zone semifinals. 5 Dell also picked Robert Lutz and Stanley Smith j both of los an Eles As j the doubles team for t he May 24-26 matches 1 Berkeley  Pasarell of puerto Rico was picked Ai j the alternate. The team i the same As the one that whipped the British carib bean team 5-0 in a first round n atch. The mexican team named earlier Rafael. Osuna. Loyo Mayo Vincine Azua and Mareelle Lara. L the Winner of they Mexico match plays Tiu Winner of the Kivado Chile match in the Ante j Van zone finals