European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Pago 17 a ecord 2 britons shoot 70, top open paced the British open pay rounds of 70 Here canned As b Ler Baltimore up Hansbauer the hardened sex Marine who led the Baltimore orioles to the american league pen Nant in 1966, was fire wednesday As manager of the floundering american league club. The orioles scheduled a new conference for thursday morn ing to announce his Earl Weaver was expected to be named the new manager. In a Brief announcement inthe club offices the orioles said that Bauer was notified of misfiring wednesday in Kansas City. Bauer was in Kansas Cit to spend the three Day All Star break at Home with his was notified of the firing by personnel director Harry Dai ton. Inow. Pc the British Amateur Champion and Barnes one of Sain s Best Young profession als set a course record on the a 7 252-Yard Carnoustie entrants dominated the runner up spots when Peter Mill Sand Maurice Bembridge posted is one below Par for a third place tie. Bembridge s performance was considered by Many the Best of the Day. He played late when the wind had grown Sharp and driven Many of the up into the mid and Hlgh-70s. Fifth place tie new zealand s Bob Charles Billy Casper of the United states British Hope Tony Jacklin and irishman Paddy Skerritt had 72sfor fifth place. South african Gary player fought through the worst of the wind to a 74 but title favor Tejack Nicklaus had to Settle for a 76, without a Birdie on his de Vicenzo the 45t year old argentinian defending Champion slipped away Down the Field with a 77.also at 77 was argentinian Amateur Roberto Monguzzi. The Only other Argentine player in the Field Leopoldo Ruiz shota75. Gay Brewer enjoyed Bette conditions than most to score a 74 while Arnold Palmer could do no better than 77. Skill and courage Benallack and Barnes played with skill and courage to con Quer the innumerable traps along every Fairway of the course which has been considerably stretched since 1953 Shenben Hogan landed the title with a final round of 68.if Benallack could keep up his present form he could be the first Amateur to take the British open since the 1930 Victory of american Bobby Jones at Hoy Best round in the open said a delighted Benallack. I Haven t been round Carnoustie in less than 80 , twice . Open Champion who is making his first attempt at the British title emerged As the Man most to be eared with his quiet and proficient 38-3672.palmer, asked if he had ought of retiring snapped i Nave still not won everything 1 want and certainly i Don t want to quit. When i Don t want to win then i la Spain s Sebastian Miguel was Well up with the leaders with his a along with Britain s Peter Alliss. Hank Bauer right with personnel director Harry Dalton. Signing his last Oriole contract the stars and stripes ijiibr1" Dalton made a special trip to Kansas City wednesday from Houston site of the tue Dayall Star game. Dalton said that Bauer contract a two year pact which he signed after the orioles won the Pennant in 1966, would be honoured through the 1968season. Rumours of Bauer s dismissal became prevalent when the orioles began to fall far behind the league leading Detroit tigers. Baltimore is currently i third place 10 1-2 games behind Detroit and one game in Back of the second place Cleveland , who was hired to succeed Billy Hitchcock follow pair do Village Kan up Hank Bauer sacked wednesday As manager of the Baltimore orioles said he had anticipated the action but held no malice toward the club. After what they did to my coaches last year i guess i d have to say yes " Bauer re plied when asked if he had known the axe was about to of his four coaches were fired last year after the Tea finished in sixth place in the american hard charging sex Marine contacted at his suburban Kansa City Home said he was in a cheerful mood despite the things happen in base Ball he reflected. No on knows Why. I have no malice toward any one he said. Baltimore treated me very Well and i m sorry i could t do the Job for he had do future plans Attis time he said other than that he intended to return to Baltimore thursday and would be Back in Kansas Cit saturday. Packer vets ejected in by the associated press general manager Vince Lom Bardi had to order quarterback Bart Starr and other Veteran members of the Champion Green Bay packers out of train ing Camp wednesday As tension tightened in the threatened strike of National football league Dallas it was reported that members of the Dallas Cowboy planned to set up their own training quarters at thousand Oaks calif., despite an nil owners policy that Camp would be closed to All veterans until the controversy Over pen Sion payments is settled. In Chicago Art Modell presi Dent of both the Cleveland Browns and the nil squashed suggestions that the owners were standing by for possible further negotiations with the players. There Are no further r negotiations contemplated at the moment Modell said. They have broken off. Most of the owner shave left for their respective Homes. I m taking off later to unconfirmed report out of new Orleans was that the play ers were taking another vote on he matter wednesday and , in Dallas Dave Manders the cowboys player representative said John Gordy of the Detroit Lions president Al players owners reach Accord. New Yoke a Ameri five Vear player at ago 65 would Falo Bills. It s absolutely a tre Aroer football league players Kinow ers ret Ched agreement wednesday on a two year con a payers association ack Ken labelled a tremendous agreement came while bowl Al ague players and Sun Rema Ned at an impasse Detetta a i Lions which into a strike Situa contract Calls for tin in things an increase pm Ine pension plan whereby a five year playe t ago 65 Wou receive $889 a month instead of $500, a 10-year player would receive $1,132 instead of $775 and a 15-year player would got$1,497 instead of $990. The pact also increases exhibition game pay from $100 per game for each player to $125 fora two year player $150 for third and fourth year men and $250for a player with five or More years in the league. Rookies will continue to get $100. It s an historic and very progressive agreement said Kemp quarterback of the Buffalo Bills. It s absolutely a tremendous step Forward and adds to the future of our re very delighted with the pension plan is the Point of Contention in the nil negotiations. It is the last of 22points involved in the new con the new Al setup the 10 clubs in the league will con tribute a total of $1,028,000 each year an increase of $605,000 for the two agreement also stipulated an increase in medical coverage con Fin Luti of fut so Toronto a Jac Gaudaur commissioner of the Canadian football league said wednesday players involved in the National foot Ball league impasse will not be eligible to play in player legally under contract or option to play with any club in the nil will not be eligible to play in Thecil Gaudaur said. Any players rookies or otherwise not under contract to nil clubs Are eligible Forcel Gaudaur said he has been besieged by Telephone Calls from the . Asking him about the situation. Of the nil players association said no further polls would be taken until a better offer is made. The players association is de manding that each of the 16 nil clubs toss in $100,000 forthe players pension fund. The owners have offered a 25 percent increase in pension pay ments this year and 50 per cent in1969 with the proviso that Addi f conf met d of Lutfe 80 ing the 1963 season finished third in both 1964 and 1965, then led the orioles to the Pennant the following year by a nine game when the defending world champions fell out of Contenti nearly in the 1967 season and dropped All the Way to seventh place before finishing in a tie for sixth with Washington the orioles deliberated for almost a month before announcing at the end of the season that Bauer would return to begin the second year of his two year contract. The orioles however fire three coaches at the end of last season Harry Brecheen Gen Woodling and Sherm Lollar. In their place they hired Weaver George Bamberger Vern hos Cheit and Ray Scarborough giving Bauer five coaches including Holdover Billy Hunter. Veteran manager Weaver 37, managed 11 Yearsin the orioles farm system. He serves As first base a minor league manager his teams never finished out of the first division. His 1966 Rochester club won the International league Pennant and it finished in a first place tie Las season before losing a one game playoff to 45-year-old Bauer was named manager of the year in1966 when his orioles took the Pennant. He played More than13 seasons As an outfielder in the american league and had a.277 lifetime batting average. Bauer played 11 seasons wit the new York Yankees and played on eight world Champion ship clubs appearing in 10 world was traded to the Kansas City athletics in 1959 and two years later replaced Joe Gordon As the athletics , a fiery competitor served four years with the u. during world War ii
