European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and fire name Walker new Yor Houston astros a few words on the Bockenheim formula 2 race of last sunday before we get into other matters. Everyone involved in that race the Drivers mechanics owners and the sponsors bad Ischer motor sport club and div deserve congratulations. One can Hope to see a race of that Caliper Only a few times in his life no matter How Many races he attends. This one happened to be it. On the seventh Lap the leading car and the 12th place car were separated by Only 3.1 seconds according to my Stopwatch and not one of the cars in con Tention had gone buzzing off wit mechanical woes. What a Dif Ference from formula 1 racing i m not knocking formula 1, but it was a pleasure to see All car running As they should be with All Drivers competing and no dropping out As per usual with mechanical failings As All the leading string of cars were go ing absolutely Flat out i amounted to the Best Man win Ning and that was Jochen Rind of Austria in his Brabham Ford. Rindt was Superb and at Hock Venheim he showed Why he is one of the world s top practice saturday i asked him if this was his firs time on the Bockenheim track As i thought it was. Rindt re plied that yes this is my first time on this track Button t worry i have a he had the map All right and he had it memorized to the Inch. Where to go this weekend most roads Lead to Zand Voort Holland this weekend for the fifth round in the formula 1 Drivers world championship. Prac Tice will be held Friday and saturday afternoons with the race beginning at 2 30 . Sunday. Get there Early As the traffic is unbelievable especially from Amsterdam to Zand Voort on race morning. So consider yourself warned. Another event this weekend will be staged at the Fin then Airfield near bad Kreuz Nach. There will be two race Days Satur Day and sunday. Practice begins at 8 . Saturday and goes until 3 . After trials saturday Competition will involve cars up to 1,000 pcs. Racing sunday beginning at 8 ., will feature touring and it cars with sports cars competing from noon until 6p.m. The racing Calendar also includes England where formula 3s,sports and touring cars will race sunday at the Mallory Park track near Leicester. Rodriguez a bit riled Mexico s grand prix Star Pedro Rodriguez was a bit put out after the grand prix of Belgium and who can blame him Pedro who took second in that race became quite angry when the organizers did not play the mexican National Anthem during presentation ceremonies. Reason was they did t have the record to play through the loudspeakers. Instead they played the British National Anthem As Pedro had won his second place in a . Rodriguez was doubtlessly double miffed As this had happened to him before. When he won the South african grand prix in 1967, the organizers were embarrassed to discover you guessed it no mexican National Anthem record. So they played South of the the organizers at All tracks should get with it musically. Racing world saddened the racing world was saddened again last week when the sport lost its third big name within two months. Lodovico Scarfitti of Italy was killed when his porsche smashed into a clump of Trees during practice for a championship Hill climb at Rossfeld near Berchtesgaden death followed that of former world Champion Jim Clark at continued on Page s2j a the fired manager Grady Hatton tuesday and immediately replaced him with Bat Ting coach Harry is the second National league manager to be fired inthe past four Days. The Phila Delphia Phillies let Gene Mauc Hgo last saturday and named Bob Skinner to replace was in his third season As the astr first season manager.1966, the in his astros were the Surprise of the league for the first half of the year but injuries crippled them and the dropped to eighth place. Last year they slipped to ninth and this season they Are a dismal last 14 games out of first and six Back of ninth place. Walker was manager of the Pittsburgh pirates from 1965 until the Middle of last season when he was fired. The astros quickly signed him As a batting instructor. His first major league managerial term was in 1955 when he managed the St. Louis announcing the change general manager spec Richard son said Walker was signed through the 196? season. Rich Ardson added that Hatton had been asked to remain with the organization and has accepted a Post As special assignment Maunder the general manager. I want to make it Clear Richardson said that we Are not blaming Grady for the disappointing record of our club. But we Felt a Chang and corned. Grady tand we All have for him. Great injuries to and Fred Gladding problems Theof our youngster through As expected a run production froth general have All been to appointing to use. Walker did a the pirates and Nguent we have one of most astute men at the Morgan Tore up his Early in the season for the rest of the. Ding has had Elbow to season. T around Tennis circuit Laver Billie Jean King top As pros Eye debut in Wimbledon England a Rod Laver of Australia and Billie Jean King of the United state tuesday were named top seeds for the singles at the history making Wimbledon Lawn Tennis championships opening monday the first time the hallowed courts have mixed both pros and amateurs. Laver the red haired Winner of the Wimbledon men s singles Crown As an Amateur in 1960and 1961, now is a professional. So is Billie Jean who took the women s singles Crown in 1966-67. The All England Lawn Tennis club which organizes and stages the Wimbledon championships has been compelled to return about $480,000 for the tournament because the courts could not accommodate the fans who wanted to see history made. The club also departed fro regular procedure by naming 16 seeds for the men s singles in Stead of eight. Naturally enough the men seeds Are dominated by the professionals. Only three amateurs Manuel Santana of Spain Champion in 1966 Tom Okke Rof Holland and Arthur Ashe from Richmond va., found place in the 16. The full seedlings in the men singles 1. Laver 2. Ken Rose Wall Australia 3. Andres Gimeno Spain 4. John Newcombe Australia 5. Roy Emerson Australia 6. Santana 7. Lew Hoad Australia 8. Pancho Gonzalez los Angeles 9. Dennis Ralston los Angeles 10. Earl Buchholz St. Louis to. 11. Fred Stolle Australia 12. Okker 13. Ashe14. Cliff Drysdale South Africa 15. Tony Roche Australia 16.nicola Pilic Yugoslavia. Seeds in the women s singles 1. King 2. Mrs. Margaret Smith court Australia 3. Nancy Lichey Dallas Tex. 4. Jones England 5. Virginia Vade England 6. Maria Bueno Brazil 7. Judy Tegart aus Ralia 8. Mrs. Bill Bowry aus Ralia. The mention of those Sta names is enough to fire the imagination of any fan any where. The men s singles for in stance has eight former winners contesting the Crown first played for in 1877. They Are Newcombe Winner of the title last year Emerson Winner in 1964-65, Santana Winner in 1966, Laver ale Olmedo of Peru Winner in 1959, Hoad Winner in 1956-57, and Frank Sedgman of Australia Winner in 1952.lurking in the draw will be amateurs capable of upsetting some of the pros like Mark Cox of England did in Britain first open tournament at Bourne Mouth two months ago. Cox Defeated Gonzalez and Emerson be Longwood net finals delayed until sept. Chestnut Hill mass up the match unprofessional longest suspended the history of Tennis developed monday after rain drowned out the $32,250 . Professional grass courts championship forthe third time in six Days. The washout at rain plague Longwood Cricket club tentatively shifted the $8,000 title match Between australians Rod Laver and John Newcombe to the week end of sept. 14-15. That was the first available Ope the Date two in the rival schedules of professional groups and Longwood officials took it in Hopes of completing the tournament that was Mohave begun last wednesday and finished up on that began falling during the night and continued through the morning forced what will be a record postponement if the title match is ultimately staged three months the players due in London monday for the Start of play in the Queens tournament already had missed plane connections. Newcombe flew Tonew York but Laver Dennis Ralston and the other semifinal round loser Tony Roche staged a lengthy practice session on the indoor courts to get ready for a heavy schedule of european play. Club officials pointed out that the weather was the worst since 1955 when the National double Amateur play was washed of for seven clays. Fore bowing Wimbledon official i we be always time we expect evening ones. It s going to be a Boni for the fans.". Other seedlings. Men s tail1. Emerson and Laver 2, a Wall and Stolle. 3. Gimeno Gonzalez. 4. Newcombe us Roche. 5. Buchholz and 1 .6. Ron Hewitt and Fred me Ian South Africa. 7. Of Marty Riessen Evanston 1 Drysdale and Roger Taylor land. W women s doubles 1, Hal Mary Casals san Francisco mrs. King. 2. Miss Bueno of miss Richey. 3. Francoise Wilfrance and mrs. Jones. 4, hit i Bowry and miss Tegart. Mixed doubles 1, Owen son Australia and mrs Gonzalez and miss Casals Stolle and mrs. Jones 4bikletcher, Hong Kong and Elti French pro Star from a and up dispatches Ron Holmberg 30-year-old ten Nis Star from Highland Falls n.y., tuesday became the first Amateur to Tumble a professional in the London grass court championship at Queen s club. Meanwhile two members of the . Davis cup squad a thur Ashe and Cliff Richey absorbed second round defeats Ine London activity is the last big Warmup before next week s open Defeated France s Pierre Barthes of the pro group,6-4 and 6-3. The pros Are com Peting in an open tourney with amateurs for the first time. Ranked no. 6 in the .,Holmberg had his booming serv ice going Well. Barthes made Stream of forehand errors. I guess he s out of touch after playing on wooden courts Holmberg , the Only american Tennis player seeded at Wimbledon an ranked second in the u.b., Fen to Tom Okker of Holland who is seeded one notch above Ashe s 13th spot at on grass for the Psi time this year Okker started slowly but later varied the Pace of his game cleverly and got on top. He gained the a match with a 1-6 Sion Thalia s top Amateur a Leau Back in the next another break Ujj c hands to take the is 6-4. Then Tenin the second set Nan
