European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes july 12, 1968 no begins division play playoffs next season Houston up the National league agreed to follow the example of the american league and Institute divisional play for the 1969 season wednesday and both leagues adopted a 162-game schedule Tobe followed by a Best of five playoff series among division winners. No sooner had commissioner William Tiekert announced that the two leagues had joined together in a spirit of Unity however than a discordant note was sounded by Arthur Allen owner of the Chicago White sox who said he would have his attorney Appeal to the commissioner against an inequitable american league setup and a Overly Long season. Earlier this week the major league players association drafted a Resolution opposing a162 game season and threatened to make it a Bone of Contention with baseball owners. The no Al agreement was matter of give and take. The National league owners Gavin on the matter of divisional play splitting the league int two six team divisions As the Al had previously dope. The americans agreed to a accept a 162 game season rather than the 156-game schedule they had originally agreement which will be in effect for Only one Yea subject to review at that time called for the two leagues to begin and end their seasons on the same dates tentatively Sethi april 7 and oct. 2. The final decision rendered More than eight hours after the no had begun the Long Day of meetings followed the guide lines set Down by the executive Council which is comprised of the commissioner the two league presidents and owners Gabe Paul of Cleveland an Walter o Malley of los Angeles. Ozik Riner by Bill kb2dk,Staft water random shots at a kaleidoscopic sports scene with a guide for boxing fans. So big Wilt Chamberlain is going West for his Gold. Wei that s just Fine. And if i were Irv Kosloff Philadelphia 76ers owner i d say Good riddance True Chamberlain is considered pro basketball s greatest offensive player. With the 76ers, he also is reported to be the High est salaried athlete in the world at a figure something like$2 0,000-a-year plus. But this does t give him the right to Dic Tate a darned thing to his to reports Chamberlain demanded a three year million Dollar contract from the 76ers. He also reportedly demanded a say in the naming of the team s new coach to succeed Alex Hannum who resigned one year after leading the 76ers to their Only National basketball association title. Kos off is said to have refused the bigger than Chamberlai Money package Deal and added flatly that he would not let the 7-foot-l nine year Aba Veteran dictate the coaching Choice. Nice going Irv that left the Philadelphia owner with Only one Choice to Trade the giant 32-year-old Center while he still had value. Jack Ramsay who has been named the 76ers new coach after serving three years As the team s general manager has said Chamberlain had not earned an increase in salary. Why because he Dic n t play As Well in 1967-68 As he did the previous year when he led the 76ers to the Aba title Over san Francisco. Ramsay also rejected the idea of Chamberlain As a player coach saying the tiers wanted a Bench coach. So if the rest of the team feels they d do better without Chamberlain running the show what value would he really be to the team seems Uke he d Only create a lot of dissension by staying. With Chamberlain going to los Angeles the lakers will havea deadly Trio in Wilt guard Jerry West and Forward Elgin Baylor. For the lakers Sake let s just Hope or. Big does t cause an hard feelings among the players there. You can bet Friend the lakers Are paying plenty and deserve at least a title out of it. Liston coming Bach the monthly ring Magazine fight ratings for june have Bee released and 1 note Cassius Clay is still recognized As the heavy weight Champion. Clay has t fought in the ring lately but his Battle with the supreme court should go the distance. Rin Rales Philadelphia s Joe Frazier As the no. 1 contender and l i Siville s Jimmy Ellis As no. 2. Ellis is considered world Cham icon by the world boxing association for what that s Down the list of rated contenders Are no. 3 Jerry Quarry no. 4 Manuel Ramos no. 5 Oscar Bonavena no. 6 Leotis Martin no. 7 Eduardo Corletti no 8 Thad Spencer no. 9 Henry Clark and no. 10 Boone Kirkman. No Sonny listen maybe next month. Ii appears the one Tim police teaser has gone straight and is now making his Home and a lot of friends in Las vegas Nev. Over the weekend list on former world s heavyweight Cham Pion stopped san Francisco s Henry Clark in the seventh round of a scheduled 10-Rounder. He looked impressive in winning his seventh knockout in a Row on a co Hack Trail that started after losing for the second time to Clay. And listen now has Joe Louis another former world heavy Champ backing him. I Thieve Liston s Strong performance against 23-year-old Clar proves Sonny deserves a High ranking among contenders Louis said i seems to me he should be rated no worse than third behind Jimmy Ellis and Joe Fra Ier. Or Joe Frazier and Jimmy Ellis if you would rather put it that Al nth while on the pugilistic subject a former colleague at the Houston Clem Post John Lollis has come up with some Cool Duffy tons from his Friend Willie would you believe knockout the blonde in the first Row Jak a fighter who comes from Jaban. Left Hook what you catch loft handed fish i a toss the isl you turn at so s you can walk past us blonde in the first Komi or a Guy what got All a a in psychology and ii 11 Ken Pinatti. The Best thing to use when you find Oul the continued of i Killebrew lost to twin for 6 to 8 weeks Minneapolis St. Paul a Tho Minnesota twins Learned wednesday that slugger Harmon Killebrew suffered torn muscle in tuesday night baseball All Star game and Wil be lost for six to eight assessment of Killebrew s injury and the period of his Dis Larmon Killebrew. On disabled list White sox Edge cubs in annual exhibition game Chicago up the Chica go White so scored an unearned run in the seven thinning wednesday night and Defeated their Crosstown rivals the Chicago cubs 1-0 for their fifth consecutive Victory in the annual boys baseball Benefit crowd of 23,994 the largest paid attendance of the year i Comiskey Park watched six White sox pitchers Blank the cubs on six hits never permitting a cub runner Pas second base. Tommy Davis scored the Only run when he singled against Rookie Darcy fast stole second took third on a wild pitch and raced Home when second baseman Lee Elias dropped u pop Fly hit by Sandy pitched the lust six innings for the cubs yielding Only four hits. Bill Stoneman hurled the first three innings forthe cubs and permitted just one single. Eci Smith a minor league Pitcher called up from Lynch Burg just for this game was the winning Pitcher As the sox shutout the cubs for the second consecutive it Ai and Cut the cub s margin in the series to 10-9. Ability came from or. Harvey Phelan. A club physician who examined Killebrew wednesday afternoon Here. His disability is relatively severe o Phalen said. He will be unable to play for six tonight o Phalen described Kille brew s injury As a partial rup Ture of the medial hamstring muscle. The doctor said treatments will begin on Killebrew later this twins said Killebrew is being placed on the disabled Lis immediately. He must Gremain on the list at least 21 Days but severity of the injury gave Strong indication that Killebrew would not be Able to return to the twins lineup until septem Ber at the earliest. Manager Cal Ermer said wednesday that Rich Reese would replace Killebrew at first base for the twins. The twins Trail Detroit by 15games, and the loss of Kille brew is a critical blow to their Hopes of recovering from a poor first half. Stretched out Killebrew injured his left leg stretching for a Low throw in the third inning of the All Star game. He was carried from Thefield on a Stretcher. The injury was the second major one Foi Killebrew in his 10-year major league career. In1965, when the twins won the american league Pennant Kil Lebrew dislocated his left Elbow in a collision at first base with runner Russ Snyder then of Baltimore. Killebrew was disabled for six weeks Down the stretch in 1965, but the twins overcame his in jury to win anyway. He wound up hitting Only 25 Home runs that season the lowest total in his Caree Killebrew was hitting .204with 13 Home runs this season. Nevertheless american league players voted him to the All Star team at first base. It was the eighth year Kille brew was named to the Ameri can league team. Minneapolis St. Paul a shortstop Rick Renick tuts been called up from Denver to join the Minnesota twins fill ing a vacancy on the roster caused by an injury to Harmon Killebrew. A twins spokesman said wednesday night that Renick 24, would join the twins for their game thursday night against league leading had a .241 batting average with 10 Home runs and 28runs-batted in for the twins Arm team in the Pacific coast league. Under the Niyork Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis and Morea an expansion Franck will form one division an Francisco los 199 the fact that the division were not drawn strictly geographical lines was believe to be a compensation for new York which had wanted i retain traditional rivals los Angeles and san Francisco units own division instead however the owners agreed to place St. Louis and Chicagon what would otherwise be called the Eastern division. Under the american league setup already announced bos ton new York Washington Houston up i3fe7ettirconference setup to he used next season by the National an american leagues National league East West new York san Francisco Philadelphia in s Angeles Housto Cincinnati atlant Asan Diego Pittsburg Chicago St. Loui Montreal american league East Bosto new York Washingto Baltimore Detroi Cleveland Wes Chicago Minnesota Oakland Californi Kansas City Seattle Baltimore Detroit and Cleve land will comprise the Eastern division and Chicago Minnesota Oakland California Seattle and Kansas City will form the Western conference. Both Seattle and Kansas City will begin play for the first time in 1969. Each team will play 18 game against members of its own division next season and apiece against inter division was this As Well As the act that two expansion teams we replaced in the White sox1 division which prompted a Lento hold a press conference immediately after Eckert announcement. 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