European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and stripes Page Weaver still confident Birds can we Averall Earl if minor league base Baltimore a Slayer and manager for 20 assumed ears confidently manage real leadership of theban More orioles thursday rom Hank  still feel we Are a Pennant in under " Weaver told a news Ference. 1 Don t think first a is unrealistic even though be Are 10& games  Harry Dalton Oriole person Nel director cited Weaver s Dehly successful minor league managing record and said "1 Baltim be a Hansbauer was philosophical about Osting Bis Job As manager of the Baltimore orioles. But he wants everything that s due  on a two year con tract Worth 150,000 a year Baue said his w-2 tax forms last sea son showed he had been paid orioles for he is the first of six managers since Baltimore re turned to the major league in1954 to be promoted from its own  has managed Oriole farm teams for 11 years never finish ing out of the first division win Ning pennants in three different leagues and being runner up five  that reason Dalton said Weaver knows the Oriole Tea Well. He managed 15 of the 25players Here and 11 of the 14 out on option Dalton  played 13 seasons in the minor leagues and said when i started managing i had no major league ambitions i9 9�0.tr i when he arrived at memorial stadium thursday to pack his personal belongings baiter visited the accounting office to in quire about his final paycheck. Bauer had already figure that he was still owed 125,000.06 on his 1968 contract. Then he told a Secretary and Don t forget those eight cents from last year. Until he manage Competition. In triple a then i saw other managers move up and i Felt there was no reason Why i could t do it said the 5-foot-7-Inch native of St. Louis. But naturally would have liked to have gotten the Job under different  the Oriole managing change was the third in the major leagues this season. Bob Skinner replaced Gene Mauch a Philadelphia and Harry Walker took Over from Grady Hatton a Houston. Casper s record 68 takes 4-stroke British open Lead Carnoustie Scotland a Billy Casper the mormon preacher from san Diego calif.,scored five birdies for a 68 thursday and took a four stroke Lead at the end of the second Day of the British open Golf championship. Casper played the 7,252-Yard,Par 72 Carnoustie links where the winds have a habit of Chang ing quickly in immaculate fashion. The 37-year-old Casper set record for the reconstructed course by getting birdies on the first fourth fifth eighth and 18th  sort of Golf was too much for even Gary player Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus and Doug  americans made the Cut off after 36 holes and mos people now were talking about Casper As the Man to  led the Field with a two round score of 72-68140which left All the others Well  Jacklin the 24-year-old English youngster who is challenging the american circuit joined with Brian Barnes of England and Bob Charles of new zealand at 144.the americans who qualified after 36 holes apart from Caspe were Nicklaus with 76-69145 Billy Casper. Five birdies think he s a Winner. He s very aggressive. He s a  Weaver was hired for the remainder of the season. It was Dalton who abruptly broke the news wednesday to Bauer at his Home near Kansa City that he was being fired Midway through his fifth seasons Oriole manager. We were disappointed in the total performance of the Ball club Dalton gave As reason for paying off Bauer on his expiring contract. We feel i should be playing better. It was More a sputtering than a driving  the orioles Are third in the american league. They won the Pennant in 1968 and then swept four straight games in the world series from the los an Geles dodgers. I think i inherited a Goodall club said Weaver who will be 38 years old next month with one or two changes i think it can  he said he could t be specific yet but mentioned a couple of players Are going real Well  it was from manager of that International league farm team Nat the orioles elevated Weaverjr his first major league Post first base coach this season. Weaver was one of three new coaches following a purge when i the stars and stripes  Gay Brewer. 74-73147 Palmer,77-71148 Hubby Habjan Chi Cago 77-74151 Bert Yancey Tallahassee fla., 78-75153 and Sanders 7s-7&154. Player South african Winner of the British open in 1959, was five shots behind Casper but he said if i can keep my putting together then perhaps i  Nicklaus issued his own warn ing with his three under Par 69 and said if i can make shot tomorrow like i did today i la be  the Ohio player delighted Al the fans following him by get Ting an Eagle three at the 14thwhere he played an approach to six feet and Sank the putt. Palmer shot a one under Par 71to go with his 77 for 148, eight shots behind Casper a familiar scene setter for the Palmer charge which has been lacking of late. I had a comfortable round said Palmer. I played better actually yesterday but today i did t have any drastic holes to worry  birdied the fifth Hole with a 12-foot putt and also Thelong sixth with a four footer. His third Birdie of the Day caveat the 18th and produced a Rous ing shriek from the crowd. He hit his second shot a number one Iron and it looked As thought would go straight to the Hole and perhaps even  was the Best shot i have hit in a Long time Palmer said later. But it bit deep and he had Touse a Sand Iron to pitch up for a one putt and a Birdie  players now Are left and the Field will be Cut again Friday to the Low 45 and ties. The leaders Chamberlain signs 5-year-contract with lakers terms not revealed it f \ we of of " a the orioles slumped to sixth place last season. At the time twas Felt that Bauer a Star player for the new York Yankees was in probation. Walton said the hiring . He i4 mra Quill la a Weaver Marks a new Era for the bullets of new lease for Baltimore Arena a the bal bullets of the. National Hall association have i is Torso year lease to  Baltimore Board of Esti a set ppr Yed the pact which los Angeles a Wil Chamberlain signed a five year contract thursday to play wit the los Angeles lakers in the National basketball association. The announcement came at a elaborate press conference. It was held in the forum Home of the lakers in a lengthy session presided Over by Jack Kent Cooke the lakers owner. Neither Cooke nor chamber lain would divulge details Cooke Only saying Wilt Chamberlain is satisfied and i am particularly satisfied with the financial  the lakers sent Darrail in Hoff Archie Clarke and Jerry Chambers the latter still in the army to the 76ers in the Deal. The five year part of the con tract was my idea. I wanted to end my basketball career in Losangeles Chamberlain volunteered. Cooke said negotiations to get the 7-foot Center began last May when he was advised by76er president Irv Kosloff that contract discussions betwee Nhim and Chamberlain had reached an  we were asked if we were interested in getting chamber lain which was a rhetorical question. I said we were said Cooke. There was no great Tus sle in coming to  the principals sat at a speak general manager fre Schaus answering questions said he was advised by Philadelphia general manager Jack Ramsay that the 76ers were satisfied that there will be no hitch in the Deal involving the three  came from Ramsay after he had flown Here last week end and conferred personally with Imhoff and Clark and talked by Long distance with Chambs i m quite sure Chamberlain will definitely help the team an will help me Baylor said. It will take a lot of pressure off Means Jerry  West like Baylor a mainstay for the lakers is out of the City. Both Baylor and West have signed for the coming season Schaus said. Billy Casper 72-6s140 Tony Jacklin 72-72144brian Barnes 70-74144 Bob Charles 72-72144 Paddy Skerritt 72-75145 Gary player 74-71145jack Nicklaus 76-61145 Dave Thomas 103 Bill Large Peter Green Jimmy Martin John Cockin David Talbot Bert Yancey Peter Butler Sandy Wilson Roger Plyler Frank Phulps aug. 14-18, tournament sponsor announced thursday. The classic world s riches Golf tournament will be played at the Westchester country club. Jack Nicklaus is defending Champion and will return to defend his title. Guy Wolstenholme Jimmy Hitchcock Angelo or Caroberto Bernardine Doug Sanders 78-76154 Alex Gargiu Mike Hoyle Richard Emery Donald Swallem 80-15155 red Boobyer w-t5iw in Riehard Soa Ti-18-166 Peter Townsend. 78-1186