European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 29, i960 the stars and stripes Page 19 Lalas retires As hears9 coach Likely for keeps Chicago a George , 73, last of the National football league s founding fathers retired monday As head football coach of the chicag bears apparently for keeps. Halas who organized the bears As the Decatur 111. Sta Leys in 1920, said at a surprising news conference that his Succes Sor presumably top assistant,38-year-old Jim Dooley will be named , earlier this year named head offensive coach re tired As a Bear end in 1962 and has been regarded Halas chief aide since George Allen left the bears two years ago to become head coach of the los Angeles rams. Dooley succeeded Alle Dooley succeeded Allen As defensive coach in 1966 and Las season introduced the highly effective Dooley shift employing fifth defensive Back instead of a linebacker on passing , who retired a dozen years ago but Only for the 1956and 1957 seasons apparently to give old Friend Paddy Driscoll moment in the nil Sun blended humor with admission to infirmities in his retirement announcement  would have liked directing he bears until 1969, the club Golden Jubilee year Halas said so he could round out 50 Yeasas player coach and owner. However the fabled coach who brought pro football out of the Backwoods in 1925 by hiring Illinois famous galloping ghost red Grange off the mini Campus conceded looking at the practical realities i am stepping aside now because i can no longer keep up with the physical demands of coaching the team on  a painful arthritic hip Condi Tion Halas said has pro Gressed to the Point where simply cannot move about quickly enough on the  Halas Long a familiar sideline figure yanking his Fedora Down Cutler discloses firing by Finley Oakland Calif. Up William s. Cutler disclosed monday night that he had been teed by owner Charles 0. Is by vice president of thei Oakland athletics. I it was his idea to terminate the contract Cutler said. We Jad a difference of opinion on what my duties were to  a Veteran american be administrator before frs Ungto the a s had signed atom year pact with Finley last Over his ears in scolding Pursuit of game officials said he no longer could follow the Ball and the officials up and Down the  coach has to slay on top of the action to make Deci Sions said Halas who jokingly wound up his statement with i suppose i began to realize this his slowdown in one of our final games last season when i started Rushing after the referee who was pacing off a penalty and it suddenly dawned on me that i was t gaining on him. I began to wonder whether the officials were speeding up or i was slowing  Halas wit also flashed when pressed by sportswriters on the subject of his successor he quipped i Haven t be enable to Contact Vince Lombardi  Halas Bear coaching career spans 39 seasons and was inter George Halas. Slowing Down erupted three times As he fashioned an nil High of 321-142-31 won six world pro titles the latest in 1963, and had nine first place finishes. From 1930 through 1932, Hala yielded the Bear reins to Ralph Jones generally credited with introducing the t formation to pro football. While serving inthe Navy in world War ii Halas had assistants Luke John son and hunk Anderson run the bears from 1943 through 1945. Then came Halas Short live retirement in 1956-1957, when Driscoll a faithful Halas aide since 1941, was rewarded with two seasons As top  pushed through a mile Stone nil Rule permitting for Ward passing anywhere behind the scrimmage line in 1933.he prefaced his retirement announcement with the wry admonition before i Start i Don t want any of you to  d Indianapolis ind. A a frantic extra Day of qualifications monday for thursday s500-mile Auto race brought injuries to two Drivers reinstate ment of a car that had been Dis qualified and belated comple Tion of the 33-car starting Field. Bob Hurt 28, of Potomac md.,suffered serious spine and neck injuries when his car crashed Ina practice run. Hurt spun into the Southwest retaining Wall. He was flown to a downtown Hospital from the Speedway and was reported Satis factory after surgery. Rick Muther 32, Lagun Beach Calif., escaped with a mild concussion when he hit the Wall near the same spot on a qualifying  Eagle Ford qualified sat urday by Rookie Ronnie Buck of la Canada Calif., a vet eran sports car and grand Pri racer was reinstated. An inspection found the Scales on which he was shown to be 20 pounds underweight were dam aged and faulty. Bucknum s Speed of 164.211m.p.h. Was better than any of the last seven qualifiers. None of final lineup for 500 Indianapolis ill. A the final lineup for the 500-mile race thursday at the Indianapolis motor Speedway fir to Row Joe Leonard san Jose Calif., Lotus Pratt & Whitney Turbine 171.659  Hill London England Lotus Pratt & Whitney Turbine 171.208.bob Riser Albuquerque n.m., Eagle turbocharged offenhauser 169.507. Second Row Mario Andretti Nazareth pa., Hawk turbocharged Ford 167.691.lloyd Ruby Wichita Falls Tex., Lay cock Mongoose turbocharged offenhauser. 167.613. Al Unser Albuquerque n.m., Lola turbocharged Ford. 167.065. Third Row Roger Mccluskey Tucson ariz., a tigers Kaline put on 21-Day disabled list Detroit up All Star outfielder Al Kaline whose right forearm was fractured Bya pitch was placed on the 21 Day disabled list monday by the Detroit tigers and outfielder Wayne Comer was recalled from Toledo of the International league. Comer like Kaline a right handed hitter was expected to join the club in Anaheim As Soontas possible. He had been at Syracuse where the tigers farm club had a game. Kaline whose various injuries have prevented him from playing a full season since 1961,was hit. On the Arm by Oakland s Lew Krausse Satur Day night in the sixth inning. The All time Detroit Home run Leader also missed a month last season when the tigers were battling for the Pennant. Then Kaline broke his Finger slam Ming his Bat into the Bat rack in disgust after striking out in game with Ceveland. Comer 24, batted .333 wit Detroit in four games at the Tail end of the 1967 season after hitting .290 with the mud hens. Gle turbocharged offenhauser. 166.976.a j. Foyt Houston Tex., Coyote Ford. 160.821.gordon Johncock Hastings. Mich., Ger Hardt turbocharged offenhauser 166.775. Fourth Rowdan Gurney Santa Ana Calif., Eagle Gurney Ford 166.512.art Pollard Medford ore., Lotus Pratt & Whitney Turbine 166.297.wally Dallenbach East Brunswick. N.j., Finley turbocharged offenhauser,165.548. Fifth Row Jim Mcelreath Arlington Tex., Coy ote Ford 165.327.Jim Malloy Denver colo., Vollstedt turbocharged Ford 165.032.jerry Grant san Diego Calif., Eagle Ford 164.7&2. Sixth Row Jochen Rindt  Tessin Switzerland Brabham Repco 164.144. Mel Kenyon Lebanon ind., Gerhardt turbocharged Oue Hauser 165.191. Bud Tingelstad Hawthorne Calif. Ger Hardt turbocharged offenhauser 16-1.444. Seventh Row Ronnie Bucknum la Canada. Calif. Eagle Ford 164.211.denis Hulme Tau Range new zealand Eagle Ford 164.189.johnny Rutherford. Fort Worth Tex. Eagle Ford. 168.830. Eighth Row Gary Bettenhausen Tinley Park 111. Gerhardt turbocharged offenhauser,163.562. Billy Vukov leh Fresno Calif., Shrike turbocharged offenhauser 163.510. Bobby Vieth. Santa Rosa Calif. Ger Hardt turbocharged offenhauser 1 53.349. Ninth Row Bobby grim Indianapolis Mongoose turbocharged offenhauser 162.s66.Ronnie Duman Indianapolis Hayhoe turbocharged offenhauser 162.33s.mike Mosley. La Puente Calif., wat son turbocharged offenhauser 162.499, tenth Row Carl Williams Grandview mo., Coy ote turbocharged Ford 162.323.George Snider Fresno Calif.,  Goose Ford 162.264. Jim Hurtubise North Tonawanda,n.y., Millard turbocharged offenhauser 162.191. Eleventh Row Sam sessions Nashville. Mich., Finley turbocharged offenhauser. 162.118. Arnie Knepper Belleville 111., Voll Stedt turbocharged Ford 161.poo. Larry Dickson. Marietta Ohio Hawk Foni 161.124. Crawford progressing Hollywood up Samuel Wahoo Sam Crawford the oldest living member of base Ball s Hall of Fame at the age of 87, monday was reported progressing fairly Well in Hollywood Community Hospital where he was being treated following a stroke. Intent to hit Batter news to Eckert n monday he is not of any increase in Magl up ners throwing arts deliberately. Of e the comm Sonday he  a god  this med to be a Rutues Ion la number of other de of at a news conference Partcini spots porters were might inny it erected in what the Ion or a san a Erath of i tal1 which developed Between the Detroit tigers and Oakland  Donnybrook erupted after Detroit s Jim Northrup was hit by a pitch and went after a s Pitcher Jack Aker. Al Kaline Star outfielder for Detroit suffered a broken Arm when hit Bya pitch saturday night. Eckert said the incident might not come to the attention of his office officially since the umpires had followed league instructions and handed out punishments they found necessary. Eckert said a decline in major league attendance thus far this year Likely could be blamed to a combination of weather and unrest caused by racial incidents but insisted baseball is not los ing to professional football in fan ," he said has never been in a healthier  said in 1966-67 major league attendance was 50 Mil lion compared with 38 million i 1960-61, and claimed a television audience of 289 million for last year s world  left Detroit for Chicago and a meeting of National league club owners to discuss expansion. He declined to say whether he anticipates inter league play so9n, but said a close look i being taken at splitting the National and american leagues into two divisions. Champions would play for the right to enter the world series. He said he expected divisional play similar to that prevailing in the National football league when both baseball leagues reach 12 clubs each. The Ameri can already has voted to expand to Kansas City and Seattle next season. The Tai lenders came close to the10-mile trial record of 171.559 set May 17 by no. 1 starter Joe Leonard. Rookie Mike Mosley Lapuente Calif., was fastest in the final session at 162.499 in a wat son turbocharged offenhauser. He came to the Speedway Las year but crashed in practice. Mosley will be followed in the lineup by Carl Williams Grandview mo., 162.323 in Coyote turbocharged Ford George Snider Fresno Calif.,162.264 in a Mongoose Ford Jim Hurtubise North Tonawanda n.y., in a Millard Turbo charged offenhauser which Isth Only front engine car in the Field at 162.191.Sam sessions. Nashville mich., Rookie 162.118 in a Fin Ley turbocharged offy Arnie Knepper Belleville 111. 161.900in a Vollstedt turbocharged Ford and Larry Dickson mar Ietta Ohio 161.124 in the Hawk Ford in which Mario Andretti on the 1967 pole position. Slow speeds the last two Daj Sof trials Between showers Cut the average Speed but it still was a record 164.958. The pre Vious record was the 164.173 average of last year s Field. Chief Steward Harlan Fengler was to have a private briefing session for Drivers tuesday morning. Carburetion tests were i to be allowed and then the trackway to be closed until thursday the Day of the  slim crowd monday gave its strongest applause to Hurtubise the most determined Man in Auto racing. His hands Are twisted from severe Burns he suffered in a crash at Milwaukee in 1964. He crashed again at the Speedway a week ago Satur Day but came Back in the same car monday to qualify. Clay makes bid for new Appeal new Orleans la. A a rehearing by the entire 5th . Circuit court of appeals was asked monday for former heavyweight Champion Cassius Lay now fighting to avoid a prison , who prefers his Muslim  of Muhammad Ali was stripped of his boxing title and sentenced to five years Las june for refusing induction into the army. He is free on  new plea filed just before he 5th circuit office closed was for rehearing by All of the Cir Cuit s 13  circuit s Normal three judge panel upheld the trial court in a ruling May 6, reject ing the fighter s claim that hews a valid conscientious objector to military service because he was a Black Muslim minis Ter. At the trial in Houston. Cla Drew the maximum sentence five years and a $10,000 Fine. Wolves Purchase goalie from English league los Angeles a Tholos Angeles wolves of the North american soccer league announced monday they have Pur chased goal keeper Joe Dean,28, from the Carlisle team of the English  Dean arrives june 4, coach Ray Wood will take him self off the Active player list to concentrate on coaching. Woo has been one of the two goal keepers on the squad