European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 26, 196j the stars and stripes of timers fell Side in player hassle Page 19 new York a the National football league club own ers told their Side of the hassle with the players Friday. The made Public a financial state ment that showed declining profits in 1967, and denied any ban on signing Veteran players. Answering the statement bythe nil players association that they had refused to Budge on error yanks nip Chison in 13th, 1-0 up Sandy on Horace new York Alomar s error Clarke s infield hit sent Bobby Cox Home with the game s Only run in the 13th inning Friday night to give the new York Yankees a 1-0 Victory Over the Chicago White sox. I the Yankees won their first extra inning game of the season after Cox doubled to right leading off the. 13th. Charley Smith batting for Relief Pitcher Joe verbanic was walked intentionally and Gene Michael ran for him. Clarke then dropped a perfect bunt Dow the third base line which Alo mar fielded and threw  first base allowing Cox to score the winning run. Alomar had been shifted fro second to third for defensive purposes in the Lith inning. Verbanic who arrived in time for the game after a stint witha National guard unit i Syracuse n.y., pitched 2 2-3innings of one hit Ball to even is record at 2-2. Big boo boo Chicago a r u by Aparicio is Snyder inward 3b Davis of Bradford a Causey pm culican 2b Mccraw i Berry of Mart c Almonr 2bjohn p. Voss pm Wilhelm a Peters pm Wood p new York a r h bl0010 Clarke 2b 6020 6000 White if 40103000 Trosh As 5000 3020 Kaoo of 4010 1000 pc Tonc in 4000000 Fernanda c 4020 0000 a Robinsn of 5000 5010 Cox 3b 51205010 Bahnson p 3010 4000 Howser pm 10005010 Sha Miltn p 0000 3000 Corban la p 00001000 Csmith pm 0000 0000 Mac Uiol or 00000000 0000 total 43 0 6 0 total 41 1 0 0 out when winning run scored. 0000000000000-0yorl00000000000011 Mcnertney Cullen. John Wilhelm ip9 2 a White h r Erbb so Hamilton. 1.3verbtmio w.2-2 22-3 we Corban la. T3 30. 61 94 1 1 a 14,083. The owners said they had agree to increase the minimum salary to $10,000, and to hold an All Star game with the american football league for the pension fund As soon As feasible. Ted Kheel noted labor Media Tor who is acting As the nil s labor counsel did most of the talking at a morning news conference after Art Modell nil president and Cleveland owner made a Brief statement. Others attending other members of the owners committee attending were Vince Lombardi of Green Bay George Halas or. Of Chicago Rankin Smith of Atlanta Wellington Mara of new York and Jim inks Minnesota general Man Ager. Kheel said an unaudited Finan Cial statement of nil profits showed the average club s prof its before taxes dropped from $827,159 in 1966 15 clubs operating to $635,125 for 16 clubs in 1967. He said the average expenses for player salaries and bonuses went up from $1,161,875to $1,373,801. The players said thursday they would conduct their own audit of the club s  said the owners would agree to such an inspection of records by any reputable accounting firm. Average income Kheel said the average player s income from football was about $25,000, including pension benefits and pre season pay. He said actual salaries average about $22,500. John Gordy president of the players association was quoted As saying yesterday was Asad Day for football said Kheel. He was undoubtedly right. It was a sad Day when re cent College graduates averaging approximately $25,000 for a five month season threaten to strike on the grounds the own ers allegedly failed to Budge on any economic  no lockout there is no lockout on sign ing Veteran players said to Dell. In fact one club has Mostof its players signed. Approximately one third of the veterans Are signed including some who attended thursday s  definitely is no policy against signing  Modell said his committee would report to the other own ers at a meeting in Early july and that the next move was unto the players. Among items disclosed in the detailed financial statement was confirmation of the merge agreement by the Al to pay two nil teams new York andean Francisco $18 million Over a 20-year period. It also was revealed that nil teams Are to receive $4.5 million from thearl clubs As a result of adding Cincinnati to the younger league. Mclendon takes sole Lead after 2 rounds at Memphis Mira Hutto m  _ Memphis Tenn. Up a. R. Mac Mclendon a touring pro less than a month grabbed sole Possession of the Memphis open Lead Friday with a 3 under Par 67. Hard on the 22 year old Mclendon s heels going into the final two rounds were Arnold Palmer and Jack Nick Laus both of whom surged into Contention with blistering 65s. Mclendon on the tour Only three weeks has a 36 Hole total of 132 in the $100,000 tournament Good for a one shot Lead Over Young Larry Hinson Lou Graham and Bob Lunn. Lunn of Sacramento calif.,shared the first round Lead with Mclendon. Two shots Back at 134 was quintet headed by Palmer. It five run Loi h lifts dodgers Over Houston Houston up Bob Bai Ley s three run Homer featured a five run 10th inning which lifted the streaking los Angeles dodgers to a 9-7 Victory Over the Houston astros Friday night for their fourth successive Triumph. Bailey whose Lith inning sin Gle had Given the dodgers a 3-2 Victory Over St. Louis thursday smashed a Don Wilson fast Ball Over the Center Field Fence wit two on and two out and the score tied 4-4.the dodgers in their biggest inning of the year scored two More on a walk and consecutive singles by Paul Popovich Tom Haller and Jim Brewer the winning  19 hits by the dodgers represented their Best production of the year. The astros had tied the game in the ninth wit two runs after two were out against Rookie John Billingham. Bailey again los Angelesa r Libl Davis of 6120vernalles is Parker if Boyer in Fairey if Bailey 3bfairly it Popovich 2bhaller c Sutton p Billingham p Brewer p i mlle p Houston Davis cf5031 Menke 2b 4100 staub in 2001 Thomas of 1100 Wynn u 6243 apr mate 3b 4110 Adleson o8141 Murrell or 6121 Buzhardt p2121 Coombs p 1000 racier ph1 u 1 1 Wilson p 0000 Browne a Torres is Gotay 2b  p Ray p Watson phyla some p Brand o total total a r h i 0 1 1 u 5 0 1 u 5222 4110 4111 5132 3 0 0 u 0 0 u 0 0000 0 0 0 u 1110 0000 1000 3 0 u u 1012 1000 0000 1000 0 u 0 0 2000 41 7 11 743 a 19 9 los Angeles .010 020 001 59 Houston 000 002 002 37 a Versalles. Do Houston 1. Lob los Angeles Iti Houston 6. 2bmenke, Haller Popovich Aspromonte. Or staub 3r.bulley 3. . S Billingham. So Button . In h r Erbb so Sutton Billingham Brewer w.2-0  Ray Buzhardt Coombs  l.3-5. We Billt Nglam. 52-3 4 .,3 3 1 4,. 1-304. .82 i 1 1 11-3 4 2-3 0 1 4 t2 3fl. 2 2 3 0 30 01 0 5a20,282. Athletics tigers Battle to tie in rain a the Oak i ? ethics and Detroit to battled to a 2-2 tie Friday int m a game that was halted after � seven innings. Al count.  red its runs in the s a Vannig on consecutive to Horton preen an and Willie k led k with single the fourth and fifth innings helped by Carl Wilson two balks. Bert Campaneria scored the first run on a single stolen base infield out and a balk by Wilson. The second run came on a sin Gle by Jim Pagliaroni a Sacri fice another balk by Wilson Anda single by Reggie Jackson. Wilson left after five inning because of a bruised right Heel. Daryl Patterson pitched two scoreless innings before time was called Oakland Pitcher Jim Hunter gave up Only three hits All in the second inning. It was the first time in Oak land s Brief major league base Ball history that rain has delayed or halted a game. Box score on Page 8% they came on singles by Bob Aspromonte and Dave Adlesh a wild pitch and a single by Pinch hitter Julio Gotay. The astros made another last gasp bid in the 10th when they knocked out Brewer with four straight hits scoring three runs on singles by Rusty staub Lee Thomas and Jim Wynn and a two run double by  Purdin struck out Pinch hitter Byron Browne to end the game. Staub accounted for Houston first two runs with a sixth inning Homer. California defeats indians 2-1 Anaheim a George Brunet pitched a four hitter and Bobby Knoop singled Home the winning run As the California Angels nipped Cleveland 2-1friday night. Brunet 5-3, lost a shutout inthe eighth inning when Tony Horton blooded a double to right and scored on a single by Larry Brown. The Angels won the game from Steve Hargan 3-4, when Knoop singled Home a run in the seventh inning to put the Angels ahead 2-0. A walk to Jimmie Hall and a single by Bob Rodg ers set up the run. Hargan who has lost five straight decisions to the Angels gave up a run in the fourth in Ning when Roger Repoz Don Mincher and Rick Reichardt hit successive singles. Pretty Brunet Clevela dab r h by California a r h by Salmon 2bharper if Vidal of Azzue c Duva Lillo or in Tenal Chalvis 3b Thorton i Lbrown is Nelson ssh Ainan p Fuller i Kisher p Kuhr p 4000 Shaal 3b 4020 3000 Fregoso is 3000 4000 Herpok of 31103000 Mincher in 4020 0000 Reichardt h 30114010 shall of 2000 3000 Hinton of 0100 3110 Rodgers c 30103011 Knoop 2b 3011 0000 Brunet p 2000 20101000 0 u u 0 u 0 0 0 j7 1 s 2 101 x 2 California 0 1 0 30 1 4 1 total Cleveland 000 000 California 000 100 a nil soil. In1cleveland 1, 1. Lou Cleveland 4. California 5. 2b . S Fregosi. In h Erbb Ohargan l.3-4 7 8 3 2 3 e. Fisher 1-30 0 0 u 0 Ruhr 2-30 0 0 0 Brunet ,5-3 8 4 1 \ % t2 20. A12,610. Included Jack Mcgowan Dick Crawford Gay Brewer and Dick Mayer. Nicklaus was in a three Waytie for fifth at 136 with Dave Marr and Harold  played As Well As i have Ever seen him play Nicklaus his playing partner said. It looked like Mutt an Jeff out there. I was in the Trees All Day Long and he was inthe  the unflappable Mclendon,22, knocked in four Birdie putts including a 60-footer, in his bid for the tournament s $20,000 top prize. Using a new Mallet head Putter provided by Memphis Amateur Curtis person Palmer used Only 29 putts in the round. He holed three from 15 feet one from 18 feet and three others closer to the pin in his bid Fortis first tournament Victory since the Bob Hope classic earlier this year. Palmer s round was marred Only by a double bogey on the Par four 7th Hole after his wedge shot skidded off the Green. Mclendon three time South Eastern conference Golf Cham Pion from Louisiana state played the Back Side first and turned three under. He got his Only bogey of the Day on the second Hole when he three putted from 30 feet. Hinson rapped in Birdie putts of 22, 6, and 12 feet before the turn and credited his improve putting to some Long distance coaching from pro t.  of Hendersonville . The leaders b. R. Mclendon 65-67132 Larry Hinson 67-66133 Lou Graham 67-66133bob Lunn 65-68133 Jack Mcgowan 68-66134 Dick Crawford 6s-66134gay Brewer 67-67134 Dick Mayer 66-6s134 Arnold Palmer 69-65134 Bob Goalby 69-66135ken still 69-66135 Dave Marr 69-67136 Harold Kneece 70-66136 Jack Nicklaus 71-65136 Joel Goldstrand 69-68137fred Marti 70-67137 Chuck Courtney 68-69137 Harold Kenning 70-67137mason Rudolph 70-67137 Dick Lotz 67-70137 Bob Murphy 71-66137billy Maxwell 89-68137 Bobby Mitchell 70-6s138 Jerry Steelsmith 69-6913s Ray Floyd 71-67138larry Mowry 66-72138 Monty Kaser 70-6813srichard Martinez 67-71138 r. H. Sikes 66-72138 Bert Yancey 67-7113sboh mcallister6s-7 1138 Terry Wilcox 69-69138 Herb Hooper 74-65139 John Sethlee 70-69139miller Barber 68-71139 a Orff Boutwell 72-67139 Dick hansom 69-70139bobby Cole 70-69139 Hugh Royer 70-69139 Kel Nacle 73-86139 Wilf Humenuik 70-69139joe Porter 69-71140 Coble Legrange 72-68140 Dick Cannody 70-70140john Pott 71-69140 Bob Verwey 72-68140 Ron Horn 73-67140 Wayne Yates 68-72140gene Littler 73-67140 Dick Rhyan 70-70140 Dave eichelberger70-71141 Mike Higgins 72-69141 Dave Kiminek 70-71141 Tom Shaw 70-71141steve spray72-69141 Rocky Thompson 72-69141terry Dill 74-67141 Larry Wood 70-71141 Pete town Seoul 71-70141bob Boldt 611-72141 Bob Smith 73-tis141 Jim Grant 70-71141 Bill Garrelt 7 j-69141 Dave Hill 72-159141 Charlie Sif Foril 72- 141john Jacobs 70-71141 Sieve Reid 08-74142 Jim Ferrier 70-71- 142 Byron Comstock 72-70142 Hale Irwin 72-70142bunky Henry 73-09143 Ron Cerrudo 74-6s143 m. C. Fott 70-72-143 Lee Treviso 69-731