European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Age 20 the stars and stripes wuts future Cloudy May Clear tuesday Philadelphia up Chamberlain whether Wilt future is inside or outside pro basketball May by plans monday and tuesday be cleared up to meet with Irv Kosloff owner of the Philadel phia 76ers, and their talks could determine whether Chamberlai plays next season with the 76ers or the los Angeles lakers or anybody at All. Reports that the seven foot one Inch super Star has been traded to the lakers for three players and Cash were revived late this week. But a 76ersspokesman insisted the Trade has not been completed.$250,000 salary Chamberlain himself obviously is the main Holdup in the Trade. His salary i estimated to Range As High As $250,000 and some observers proof of this is the fact that the club s 1968-69 brochure does not feature s one year contract expired in september and he said he found unacceptable the 76ers new offer. The team the gave him permission to negotiate with the lakers. There matters hang. The 76ers expect announcement then both los Angeles to make a tuesday. Until Philadelphia and think he May himself out of have Price the National basketball association. There i some conjecture that he will jump to the rival american basketball association if his Price is not met in the Aba. Or that he might return to the barnstorming Harlem globetrotters with whom he played after leaving Kansas University an before joining the Aba. But the latter two route would no doubt Lead to Legal difficulties enhancing the possibility that Wilt might not be on anyone s team next things stand now it s no secret Chamberlain wants to leave Philadelphia. And it s no secret the 76ers Are not counting on him next season. The biggest Are offering a no comment to questions about the Trade. Chamberlain always has Beena great drawing card. During his nine seasons in the Aba with the Philadelphia warriors who later moved to Sanfrancisco and with the 76ers, who followed the warriors into this City Wilt was a perennial All Star. He scored 25,000 Points most by any Aba player and once collected 100 Points in single game. In recent seasons he began feeding his teammates More and at one Point led the league in assists. He always was a Strong rebounded. His main weakness was his inability to score free throws. Kirsopp 2-time Champ now seeks Cir title for . As team coach by Jack Ellis sports editor bad Stoelz Germany is capt. Gerry k. Knapp coach of the . Cir team has the enviable Job of beating himself. In a manner of speaking of course. Knapp who is busier than Aone armed paper Hanger with hives is going All out to whip the . Team into shape for the Competition starting july 24 i Versailles France. Hell have to come up with Winner to match his own record. Knapp has competed in four Cir competitions and was on the winning . Team the Las two years. In 1966, Knapp teamed with capt. Alexander Gerry and it. Richard Hubbard to cop the title in Munich and last year in Trieste Knapp won with it. Jac Caffery and capt. Stan Ripskis. None have returned this Yea Rand Knapp has left the compe Titor s ranks for the coaching Job. Although his team has gotten off to a late Start the 31-year old Mutual funds broker from Munich is determined to make up for lost time by sheer handwork. Knapp with the help of four Cir veterans capt. Pete Johanson capt. Robert Manches Ter it. Ron Petitte and Maben is putting his 22-Man squad through grueling workouts every Day he got a big lift with the com Gerry Knapp. Cautiously optimistic first two Days . Track stars capture 8 events in cism action Broncos sink div arty in 4th army tilt Fuerth Germany special John Clegg and Jim Moseley drove in two runs apiece As the3rd brigade Broncos Defeated the div arty artillerymen 5-3, inthe Battle of the Bottom teams in the 4th army div league her sunday. Three runs in the sixth and twin the seventh were enough to give the Broncos their seventh win against nine losses. Div arty is 2-14. Saturday s game was rained out and will be played at a later Morgan s single a walk to Moseley Willie Rodger single and Clegg s double sent across the runs in the walk to Charley Gram Holm a single by John Vago a Balky losing Pitcher Paul Collett 2-4and Moseley s double accounted for the runs in the Sev arty took the Lead in the fifth 1-0, when Dan Dise singled stole second and scored on Catcher Mike heard s Farmer s single an error and heard s single sent Over another the seventh. In the ninth John Oldenberger singled and scored on Collett s double but Randy Buss who relieve starter and Winner Lon Sherick 6-1 in the eighth got out of the inning without further damage. 3rd by Lapadu top 003 wo6 8 0 ply arty 000 010 101-3 63biw� in
