European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes saturday june 29 of s m continued from Page Ivas a result of the pro football merger. The nil and the american football league Are in the proc Ess of merging. Celler reportedly replied tothe association letter. He Alleg edly promised to look into the situation and to reopen congressional hearings on the football merger if it violated any Trust Law. The players wrote Celler that Rozelle had promised the merger would Benefit the health an welfare of the players. They reportedly contended that Modell has contradicted Rozelle s statement. The Cleve land owner reportedly said that if the current player de mands were met it would jeopardize the , Hill was quoted in a newspaper Story As saying think we be made it evident we can carry out a strike if Neces Hill discussed from his hous ton Home the worst labor crisis in the history of the nil. The owners and the players association apparently have reached an impasse Over association de mands. Among other things the players Are asking $500 each for an exhibition game $100,000from each club in the pension plan and a $15,000 minimum owners reportedly would try to Field teams of their Rook ies and farmhands if the association struck. Hill said of this i Don t think the Young players would go through with it. There Are 640 of us and they la have to play against us some , we re doing this for them Hill said the association is ready for give and take negotiations. We Don t feel that Ever Rookie on the squad should get $500 for an exhibition he could be some kind of scale. But the Way things go it s the veterans not the Rook ies who play in these Hill broke his hand last aug.12 in an exhibition game against the Minnesota Vikings and did t play for two months. That was for the $10 a Day the a flays in training season. The owners have agreed to raise the minimum salary to $10,000. Hill says this is mean ingless since nobody is making less than $12,000 now. That was the figure agreed upon when the leagues merged. And some thing must be done about our pension plan which is about one third that of baseball. Most Veteran players without carryover contracts have not been signed by nil teams Hill said of this that s going to be a woj w to ill v0 --.-., Jav o Gay Tyg Lav Only three or four Days to tie Goti ate our contracts. That puts lot of pressure on us. And we. W there Are 30 eagles unsigned he believes Bot sides have been afraid of losing face. Well we re willing tomake the first move. Well exhaust every possibility before we do something drastic. We know a strike could Hurt foot Ball. After All we re football people not labor people. It Stough getting in shape running up and Down these hotel american league won lot pet. Go Detroit 46 28 .639 Minnesota 37 33 .629 8 Baltimore 30 33 .622 8% Cleveland 39 36 .620 Sya Oakland 6 34 .514 9 Boston 34 35 .493 10v&california 34 36 .486 11 new York 31 37 .456 13 Chicago 30 38 .441 14washington 26 41 .388 17% thursday s results Boston 9, Cleveland 3minnesota 2, Baltimore 0, 5 innings rain Only games scheduled National league won lost pet. Go St. Louis 45 28 .616 Atlanta 38 34 .628 6% san Francisco .39 35 .527 6%los Angeles. 38 37 .607 8 Philadelphia 33 33 .500 8vacincinnati 35 36 .493 9 new York 35 36 .493 9pittsburgh 33 36 .478 10 Chicago 31 40 .437 13houston 0 42 .417 thursday s results los Avi Goles 6, san Francisco 5, 11 in Nin Snew York 3, Houston 1 Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 3only games scheduled Pacific coast league Eastern division won lost pet. Go Tulsa 44 24 .647 Phoenix 44 32 .578 4 san Diego 40 33 .548 6%indianapolis 36 31 .537 Iva Oklahoma City. 34 33 .507 9v6denver 25 43 .368 19 Western division Spokane 41 32 .562 Seattle 36 36 .500 4%hawaii 4 37 .479 6 Vancouver 30 38 .441 8v Tacoma 28 39 .418 10 Portland 6 40 .394 11%thursday s results Tulsa 9-7, Portland 2-6indianapolis 5, Tacoma 3 Oklahoma City 7, Seattle 5san Diego 4, Denver 2 Spokane 8, Phoenix 5only Earnes scheduled International league Toledo 38 30 .559 Rochester 32 30 .516 3 Louisville 4 33 .507 3% Columbus 30 30 .500 4buffalo 33 34 .493 4% Richmond 32 34 .485 5jacksonville 31 35 .470 6 Syracuse 30 34 .469 6thursday s results Buffalo 4, Richmond 1jacksonville 6, Toledo 2 Syracuse 3, Columbus 0louisville 3, Rochester 0 Eastern league thursday s 2-0, Elmira 1-1 Reading 3, Binghamton 1 York at Pittsfield 2, postponed rain Southern league thursday s results Cli Arlotto 3-0, Birmingham 2-3asheville 8, Savannah 4 4, Montgomery 2, 15 innings Texas league thursday s results pallus Lurt Worth 8-0, Elpaso 7-1arkansas 7-2, Amarillo 1-1 Sau Ai Icinio 1-2, Memphis 0-6arkansas 7-2, amur Luo 1-1 shr Vipon 7-1, Albuquerque 5-8 yanks buy Tillotson from Syracuse farm new York a the Newyork Yankees purchased Relief Pitcher Thad Tillotson fro their Syracuse farm team in the International league had a 7-2 record and an 0.98 earned run average in 28relief appearances with the in club. Top ten by the associated press based on 175 at bats. American league player club q a r h bin 57 199 34 04 .322 Yastrzemski bin 69 231 40 73 .316monday Oak 57 176 22 54 .307 Uhlaender min 69 263 25 78 .297f.howard was 67 254 34 75 .295 Carew min 47 187 22 55 .294w.hoiton det 64 221 33 64 .390 White by 68 243 37 b9 .2 34 Olla min 70 263 30 73 .278r. Smith bin 68 245 32 68 .278 Home , Washington 24 , Detroit 18 Harrelson Boston 16killebrcw, Minnesota 12 Powell Baltimore 12.runs batted in , Washington 54 Harrelson Boston 53 Powell Baltimore 47northrup, Detroit 43 , Detroit 41. Pitching 6 decisions John Chicago 6-0, 1.000 Mclain Detroit 13-2, .867 Bahnsen new York,7-2, .778 Wright California 6-2, .750 Bell Boston 6-2, .750. National league player club g a r h ugh 58 199 20 72 .362 Rose Gin 72 296 49 101 .341a.johnsou Cin 69 280 43 90 .321 staub Hon 71 270 26 86 .319flood St 3 302 43 94 .311 Grote by 62 207 18 64 .309 Charles by 53 175 20 54 .309millan at 64 252 19 77 .306 Mccovey of 0 211 41 64 .303f.alou at 71 302 32 91 .301 Home run Mccovey san Francisco 20 , Philadelphia 14 h. Aaron Atlanta 14 Hart san Francisco 14 Banks Chicago,12 Stargell Pittsburgh 12 Mays san Francisco 12.runs batted in Mccovey san Francisco 52 Perez Cincinnati 46 Bench Cincinnati 42 , Atlanta 41 caped Stlouis 40. Pitching 6 decision Koosman new York 11-2, .846 Marichal san Francisco 14-3, .824 Selma new York 7-2, .778 Carlton , 8-3, .727 Reed. Atlanta 8-3, .727. Grandfather qualifies for hydroplane race Detroit a Walter , a 64-year-old Grandfather piloted the hydroplane Stair Mist around the Choppy Detroit River course to get the ninth of10 qualifying berths for sunday s 60th annual Gold cup race. De Troiter Kade averaged103.514 Miles per hour. Iron brigade nears 1st-half championship continued from Page so \ Ner of the first half title and tied with the troopers in Sec Ond half play Host the 5-6 mis Sile tigers 0-4 at Baum older at 2 . Saturday and 3 30 . Sunday. In another series the 3rd brigade bucs 1-3 and the div arty Redlegs meet saturday at Coleman Barracks in Mannheim and sunday at 1p.m. In Baum older. With the 4th army league leading 1st brigade mountaineers 10-4 Idle the second place clubs the div he tankers and the seventh army training enter rangers both 7-5, try to pick up tankers play the 2nd Bri Gade warriors 8-6 at Erlanger while the rangers Host the div arty artillerymen 2-11 at Graf a Woehr in weekend series starting at 2 .in another 4th army div league game the 3rd brigade Broncos 5-6 tangle with sup port come 6-8 at Fuerth a pair of 2 . Contests. The Giessen eagles 9-2 try to improve on their com z league standings against Thelwe Brucken jets at Giessen. The second place 3rd support brigade greyhounds 7-3 take on the Berlin braves 6-4 Trobinson Barracks in Stuttgart. The standings com z league won lost pet. Go Giessen 9 2 .818 3rd support brigade 7 3 .700 1% Karlsruhe s 4 .667 1v6 Berlin 6 4 .600 2vapalatinate dust. .6 4 .600 2% Hanau 5 7 .417 4fcmannheim 3 7 .300 5% we Brucken 3 7 .300 5mstaunua District .0 9 .000 8 saturday sunday games Karlsruhe is Taurus District Drake Cavern 2 . We Brucken at Giessen. 2 . Palatinate District a Mannheim Kef Etal 2 .Berlin is 3rd support brigade Robin son Barracks Stuttgart 2 .2nd support brigade Bye 8th div league won lost pet. Of 2nd brigade. 4 0 1.000 1st brigade 4 0 1.000 support come. 3 1 .750 1 3rd brigade 1 3 .250 3 div arty 0 4 .000 45-6 missile 4 .000 4 "1st half Champion saturday s games 1st brigade is support come Lee bar Racks Mainz 2 . .3rd brigade is div arty Coleman bar Racks Mannheim 2 .5-6 missile is 2nd brigade Baum older 2 . Sunday s games support come is 1st brigade bad Kreuz Nacoli 2 .div arty is 3rd brigade Baum older 1 .2nd brigade a 6-6 missile Baum older 3 30 . 4th army div league won lost pet. Go 1st brigade 10 4 .714 div he 7 5 .683 2 seventh army . 7 5 .583 22nd brigade 8 6 .571 2 3rd brigade 5 6 .454 3% support come. 6 8 .429 4 div arty 2 11 .154 a saturday sunday games div he is 2nd brigade Erlanger 2 .3rd brigade is support come Fuerth 2 .div arty is seventh army ., Graf a Woehr 2 .1st brigade Bye 3rd army div league won lost pet. Go 2nd brigade 5 1 .833 1st brigade 5 3 .625 1 3rd brigade 3 5 .375 3discom 3 6 .375 3 div arty 2 4 .333 3saturday s games 2nd brigade is div arty Pioneer Field Hanau 2makeup of rained out series to determine final first half standings 1 . Marne league won lost pet. Go kit zingen3 0 1.000 Wuerzburg 3 0 1.000 Schweinfurt 2 0 1.000 Herzo base 1 2 .333 2 Aschaffenbur. 0 1 .000 1 Wil Flecken 0 2 .000 2bad kissing in. 0 3 .000 2 saturday s games Kitzinger at Wil Flecken 2 . Sch Weinfurt at Wuerzburg 2 .Herzo base at a Schaffenburg 2 . Bad Kissinger Bye sunday s at Kitzinger 2 . Wuerzburg at Schweinfurt 2 .Aschaffenburg at Herzo base 2 . Bad Kissinger Bye. Lou foil n son to in titans red sox buy bucs9 Pizarro Boston a the Cleve land indians acquired outfielder Lou Johnson from the Chicago cubs in a waiver Deal thursday night and sent outfielder Pitcher Willie Smith to the National league team. Johnson who helped the Losangeles dodgers to pennants in 1965 and 1966, was batting .244in 61 games with the cubs this season. Smith was 6-for-42 in 31games for a .143 average As a Pinch hitter and in scored upon in five innings As a Relief Pitcher. The indians also called upright hand Pitcher Vicente Romo thursday from Portland in the Pacific coast league where he has a 4-3 record and an earned run average of 3.16. The tribe will Send Pitcher Bill Rohr to Portland. Rohr has a 1-0 Mark and has yielded 14runs in 18 1-3 innings with the indians. Pittsburgh a the Pittsburgh pirates sold left handed Pitcher Juan Pizarro to Boston thursday and then filled his spot on the roster by buying lefty Bill Henry from san fran 40-year-old Henry a Veteran of 514 major league games had an 0-2 record and 5.40 earned run average in seven appearances with the giants he has pitched Only 98 inning since 1965. Last season Henry was 2-0with a 2.05 Era in 28 games covering Only 22 innings. His career record in the majors is 46 50. Pizarro 31, had a 1-1 record and 3.00 Era in nine inning with Pittsburgh. Last year hews 8-10. Pizarro s Best season in the majors was 1964 when he was 19-9 with a 2.56 Era for the Chicago White sox. His career record is 107-77. Briton 1st in Atlantic yachting continued from Page is Jeen expected to make port by mid morning. Col. J. Odling Smee of the Royal Western yacht club a co sponsor of the race said no penalty had been assessed Williams for cutting his course through the passage Between Nantucket Island and Nantucket lightship. According to amended rules the yachts were to pass on the other Side of the lightship. Sme Esaid there would be no consideration of a protest unless another contestant protested. Not Standard race asked if there was a Standar penalty for a course violation he replied this in t a Standard Williams acknowledged he passed to the North of the lightship but said he was never told otherwise. My instructions read i was to pass South of Nantucket. Nantucket is an. Island not a Light and followed instructions exactly he the 25 Days of pounding by an impartial Ocean despite the Lack of sleep and despite the fact that his Victor could be taken away from Hun on a technicality Williams looked scarcely touched except by the boundless Joy of a Sailor Home after a Long voyage. I finished first. I m Satis fied Williams said As fee finished at 2 28 . To Ondon to provide vital Weaver and course of Imd information while enabling Edge of two others. The conservative yell foul but for Issue was Clear. It s like a miliary Campaign he said you l first
