European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 18 the stars and stripes ,july4,1968 will participate in 0 baseball fans at Pioneer Cavern in Hanau deserve  than what Bush league baseball that s what we make that Brash july 4th proclamation without any Reserva last saturday afternoon i went Over to Pioneer Field to watch the div arty warriors play Host to the 2nd brigade Iron brigade in a 3rd army div league makeup game which the visiting team from Gellhausen needed to win to wrap up the championship. The weather was great two unbeaten pitchers Ron Larson of the Iron brigade and Allen whey of the warriors were warming up. A couple Hundred fans began to fill the few  bleachers along the baselines. Everything was set for a Good afternoon of Toa Segali. Or abort 10 minutes before game time i climbed the Steps to the press Box. This is great i thought remembering what an Excel Lent View i had up there at a game a couple years ago. Just Asi was about to step into the press Box i noticed that a Good part of the floor was missing along with the chairs. A Nas lowly i mane Vered my 215 pounds Back Down to me ground having escaped what appeared to be a Well Laid trap i went Overto talk to the scorekeepers about the starting lineups. What no scorekeeper for the Home team the visiting scorer furnished the s  game got under Way i noticed that there was no scoreboard. There was one of those big expensive electric boards out in Brightfield that does everything but Tell you the score by innings but it was t working. This was one of those kind of Ball games where you really need a scoreboard. The warriors jumped off to a 4-0 Lead. The Iron brigade caught up dropped behind again then took the Lead and finally blew the game in the Bottom of the ninth. By this time i sure there weren t Many people in the Park who knew what was s the players and managers did t help to make it any the More interesting for the scoreboard less  and time again the batters would walk Over to talk with the coach at first or third. Someone yelled did you Ever hear of sic nals in the fourth inning with 2nd brigade at Bat Warrior Catcher Ralph Gagliano had a few words with plate Umpire Alan Gib son Gagliano was finally thrown out of the game but he took his dear time about departing. Meanwhile Warrior third base Man Gerald Hutchins went Over and Laid Down on the grass. He should have also been thumbed out but he was asked to pleas return to the playing Field so the game could continue. Hutchins was taken out of the game in the next inning and his replacement Steve Defalco was slated to be the first Batter in the seventh. But Defalco stayed on the Bench and the warriors skipped right Over him in the batting  on and on they went. After 3 hours and 25 minutes dotted with such nonsense not to mention the 10 errors nine walks Fod hit batsmen and Many errors of omission div arty spoiled 2nd brigade s title Hopes with a 9-8 win. The Iron brigade came Backoo win a second makeup game which followed to Nail Down the  was a Long afternoon at a run Down Field for a few die hard baseball fun. They deserve better. Newsman asserts san Francisco a negro Newspaperman said tues Day All Black athletes who qual Ify will  fat the United states in the Mexico c i t olympics but will show their discontent by Shu Imog the Vic tory stand and possibly the opera ing ceremonies Parade the Newspaperman said the decision was made at last week end s olympic trials at los an Geles which he  newsman Olio requested anonymity Saidi could name one Black Twete who will not go to the olympics if he qualifies. But they decided there Are other ways to demonstrate their disgust with their  for specifics he said they have decided not to appear on the victors stand where the first three in each event receive thir Gold Silver or Bronze medals. Other possibilities what else very probably he said they will not March in the opening Parade of athletes of All participating nations and per haps not in the closing Parade either. The newsman said there is no Chance that Lee Evans Tommie Smith John Carlos Bob Bea Man or Jim Hines to name five negro stars would pass up the olympics although they have been outspoken in favor of some Ype of Boycott action. I believe All Blacks support the Boycott he said of the negro masses. He added you should have seen the re action at the los Angeles  had a big spectacle to open the program both Days. It was aimed at the  had movie and to stars saying such corny things a you re not Only athletes but you represent a Fife country a country that practices fair  also said that All athletes and fans is dead silence when Jesse Owens the onto track Star eve to. Ira four Gold medals in one Jyna pies 1936 pleaded for 100 be cent cooperation of every foil jew give the United states at possible team. Owens a negro haste Boycott from the Start. The newsman said the  to los Angeles deter mined to shut out the Whites snearly As possible in the trials. That was their goal he re in White outpaces in the iks they urn times or setting he conceded May have been one reason no world and Only on american record Wai he said Black athletes got of 10 places in the 100 Yard dash the top 4 in the too an were Best in the Long jump triple jump 200 and  All about 48 negroes Quali fied for the Tahoe training amp and virtually dominated their specialities the sprints hurdles and Flat jumps. Marichal checots braves on 5 tilts Forsan Francisco a right hander Juan m a r i c h a 1 pitched a five hitter and Defeated the Atlanta braves for the first time since 1968 tuesday night leading the san Francisco giants to a 5-0  s Victory raised his record to 15-3 and gave the National league All Star a Victory anyone for soccer from this week s mail bag dear Bob after intensive study of the stars and stripes sports pages i can see that baseball like most things that used to be Good is in & mess however you write in your column that the statistics Are the things which keep the fans Happy you choose to ignore the fac that the figures Are bad in fact downright depressing. Aren t the batsmen. Or. Hitters in a slump anyway rounders used to be an exciting British game until some colonial Fellah started counting How Many times he hit the Ball statistics and claimed he had invented baseball How can the St. Louis cardinals be world champions when they Only play . Teams Only statistically indoctrinated sports fans could believe  brings me to my plea on behalf of a really world wide sport football fuss Ball the soccer  soccer has been introduced into the . The number of saves that a goalkeeper goaltender makes during a game i being meticulously recorded. And horror of horrors time outs for to commercials Are a must. Please dear readers write to your senators and congressmen today protest get this in american game banned from year shores. X All Success to you. Then we soccer lovers can rest Content in the knowledge that the game will remain fast and exciting an will not become just another computer program. George b. Smith  britishers George hit the Nail on the head when he got started on soccer. We could t agree  can do without statistics because it is More of a team sport. But baseball that s another Story. It takes nine men to play to game but it s almost like sending nine golfers out  Mutch their total strokes against nine other golfers. When a Batter Steps up to the plate he alone must hit the Ball. Statistics will quickly show you How he compares with other hitter son any particular Day week year or career Wise. This is also True with pitching and Fielding. There s no Way to Bluff your Way through baseball. You deliver or you re out. It  i like baseball statistics. Without them i would never have believed that Roger Maris hit 61 homers in one season. Marines Grant Helms leave for Star game Cincinnati a . Marine corps reserves have granted Tommy Helms Cincinnati s second baseman special leave to participate inthe All Star game july 9 at Houston the reds announced tuesday. Helms received permission to miss one Day of his two week summer training scheduled to begin july 7. To Montreal for Rahaii Inglewood Calif. Up the los Angeles Kings of the National hockey league tuesday announced they had acquired right defens Eman Larry Caha from the Stanley cup Champion Montreal canadians in Exchange for two players. The 35-year-old Cahan a 6-2,220-Pounder, has competed in 457 league games. Going to the canadians will be wingers Bryan Smith and Yves Locas. Smith 24, originally Wasa Montreal farmhand and was slowed last season with the Kings by a dislocated shoulder. Locas 30, played the 1987-88season with the Kings Spring Field club. Victory against every club in tin league this season. Marichal had lost four straight to the braves an was 2-7 in his last nine decisions against  giants in route to break ing a three game losing  to a 4-0 Lead off Tomt Pat Jarvis 8-6, after five  Mays ending a 3-for-23 slump paced the attack wit three straight hits including a run scoring single off relieve Jim Britton in the sixth inning. Dick Dieu single Larvis wild pitch Bobby Bonds Long Fly and Hal Lanier s single opened the scoring in the Sec Ond. Jim Davenport was Safe on a error went to third on Mays bunt single and scored on Jim Hart s ground out in the in ural. Bonds singled stole second went to third on Lanier s Sacri fice and scored on Jarvis Balkin the fourth. Singles by Mays and Dietz added a run in the fifth. Breaking spell Johansson ordered to pay reporter s widow $157,503 Atlanta ban Fra Fanlou of h Aaron rtt Orro e in Mona u brhbl4010 Hunt 3t 4000 due Onart 4010 Way 3030 Mccoury 40 i 0 Lurt u Cisco 4110 it do Chiwon la 3 0 0 0 i a or Jarkon 3000 Bond of new York a former world heavyweight boxing Champion Ingemar Johansson was belted with a $157,503 breach of contract judgment by judge Walter r. Mansfield in Federal court  Mansfield awarded that amount40 per cent of Johans son s three title fights with Floyd Patterson to the widow of a correspondent for swedish  award was made to Nellie thulin widow of Einar  husband was a Friend of both fighters and was instrument Al in arranging their first title Buck sign bet Milwaukee up Jim Reid a Forward obtained fro the Philadelphia 76ers in the pro draft has signed with the new Milwaukee Bucks of tie National basketball association forthcoming year the club announced fight in 1959. Johansson won that but Patterson beat him in 1960 and 1961.thulin instigated suit in 1980 when he was excluded from arrangements for the second and third fights Between Johan Sonand Patterson. He had made an Oral agreement with Johan Sonand his manager Edwin Ahlquist that he would share in the proceeds of any title fight. The judge noted in his opinion that Johansson although personally served Legal papers and represented by counsel at the trial apparently had Bee Content to remain Supi Nely on the Canvas and be counted out rather than seriously fight the claim asserted against , a native of swe Den now lives in  was no immediate explanation of How the judgment against Johansson could be collected. Jarvia Page a a Britton p Linn i la flu no p 3000 1000 Marschal 10000000 10000000 4001 4111 4110 4000 31 0 b 0total Atlanta Sanfra Cuco id mint inc a Boyer i Oban Kran Clito 2b--h"" Bond. 8-Uinur. 00" 000 000011 111 0 0 Al Jarvin u8 Brutto Nituna March to we Jarvis ,1, a 7,361. T u r up. H b 8� l i 3 i 0 j 0 0 0 a 0 " 1 1 2.04. Kowalik nabs scoring Lead in Mustang we Chicago ,.-.john Kowalik of Chicago a one soar and added an assist tuesday night to take Over Ira place in the North.  league s scoring Rai c a the Mustangs scored a 2-0 Vul wry Over Toronto. The Triumph extended to Vigo s unbeaten Streak to games including six  45 pow the Lead from cart to a of Sun Diego