European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse 1968 the stars and stripes Page 21 Woodlawn begins is writers As Well a reporters of All other endeavours have a i, exposed to a frustrating practice employed by Public my spokesmen Call it the delayed denial method of b off the Hook after making a statement that turns on the ice presi team s Ham skin Germany is a Trio of Wilh african Louring pros share favourites roles with Donald Swaelens of Belgium As the Lith annual Woodlawn invitational Golf tournament opens Here today. Barry Franklin fresh from a win in the German open last week Denis Hutchinson who won Here in 1963 and 19 51 and Graham Hennin a member of the famous golfing family Are the pros from South Africa. Swae Lens won Here in 19g6. The first of 36 foursomes will get off thetic at 8 . Faeh foursome will consist of one pro and three amateurs who will compete in pro am play today and saturday. The pros will fire an additional 18 holes on sunday to wind up their individual 54-Hole event for the first of $1,000.ten american pros Are entered As Well As professionals from the British Isles Australia Germany the Netherlands Spain and other african and european countries. Ii i i mud How it goes. Matthew Muff Mouth third via a Una the i of Angeles lizards tells newshounds that he k it his Tod Nobby hands who is hauling Down $100.000 a year get is Rah fac Money a Rookie would be paid. Muff Mouth s statement is naturally headlined in the next editions i i i dailies the wire services pick it up and it becomes a item for newspapers radio and television across the nation. A a Marti blvd Muff Mouth has brought a Heap of trouble onh of because he is a Bonafield official of the club his words Rosr muses. Is sew � sttsrnimnx0 m.-. M Way claim he was misquoted. Relations never Hosier a Oress conference is called by the lizards. A statement is read before reporters and to by the club s first vice president in which so Lizard organization denies there is any bad blood Between hands and Muff Mouth or anybody in the front office. In fact rela s Between Lizard brass and their superstar Rune n Ever been Rosier according to the statement. Muff Mouth takes the floor himself and after claiming that what or Sid was nothing like it came out in print he lavishes Praise he shows of calling him or. Lizard and All kinds of super la Uvis i " no replies with some kind words about his employer Sand pics Are taken of the two shaking hands. Everybody is supposedly left Happy and satisfied. But not really because the reporters who heard the original j remark know that Muff Mouth said it whether he meant i or not of Hasard organization has been rent by a personnel schism that us never be completely repaired certainly not by one press Confer Cowand the Reading and listening Public is once More signed not knowing whom to believe and Eventis Arij most statements in the press attributed to Public figures after repeated a Clave denial and misquote tactics Over shevers it was understandably refreshing to hear through Assoc a d press last week of a Case where a team official can can and admitted that what he said publicly was Correct Lepo Ilid but falsely stated.,. denial that he made the original statement. And no claim that he was misquoted from Franklin Mieuli owner of the National basketball association s san Francisco Mieuli made his turn about statement under oath we can be fairly certain that this time he no ans what he s testimony came Dur ing the fifth Day of a Superior court Battle in which he is seek ing to Force superstar Rick Barry to play for the warriors or pay damages if he plays with the Oakland Oaks of the rival Amer ican basketball association. Mieuli contends that the Reserve clause in Barry s contract re quires that the former All Aba selection play another year in a san Francisco uniform Barry starred for two years with the warriors then signed at Roe year $225,000 contract with the Oaks and Sai out last season. After testifying that Barry was Franklin Misulia great player and that his loss attendance for the san Francisco club and the entire Aba last season Mieuli came under Cross examination and Here s the a Al describes it Mii Iii was confronted with newspaper clippings quoting him assaying lie would Trade superstars Barry and Nate 1 Lui Ronci. 01 any other player if they jumped to the Aba. Mieuli testified Inai Bluit he said publicly was for the purpose of protecting the Ai riors1 organization ail keeping his players in the fold. Csc race could get tighter by Ben Abram staff writer first place in the Safe Ger Many conference can get As cozy As three bugs in a Rug this week end. The Wiesbaden flyers an Darmstadt comets Are virtually tied for the Lead and ram Steinis one game Back of the leaders As the torrid Pennant race approaches the next to last week of the and Ramstein Are in action while Darmstadt Sitson the sidelines and watches things can ensue is a three Way deadlock for the league Lea with one week remaining. This i week the games that mean \ everything Send Wiesbaden 15 5 to Pitburg 12-8 and ram Stein 14-6 against Rhein main hapless Tai lenders 2-20. Darm is tact defending Germany and Safe Champion owns a 16-6 j . A wies Bacleon Pitburg split i and a Ramstein sweep throws i the flyers rams and comets j out of the frying pan and into j the fire. Raiders seek clincher the last week of action find Darmstadt playing Host to bit Burg Ramstein invading sem Bat h and Wiesbaden at Home Toa weak Hahn team. Hahn 3-17 and Sembach 10-10 play at Hahn to Complete this week s in the ., Wethers Field s raiders strive to wrap up the league championship in their invasion of Ben Waters. The raiders own a 13-1 record and a three game Lead Over the Phan sweep of the series would do it _ a split leaves the status i quo. But reduces Ben Waters 1 title chances considerably and a Ben Waters sweep makes things doubly interesting Down the stretch the rest of the Card finds Alconbury s spartans 5-9 travelling to upper Heyford fora set with the sky Kings 8-6 while the wingless London Rock ets 0-14 entertain the Laken Heath eagles. Local sports sex nil referee Gibbs to conduct Clink for Usa eur officials by boo Odem staff writer Munich is Ron Gibbs. Times during his career. The former great National foot Ball league referee will make he had the distinction of refereeing the Baltimore Colts new ctn it a us i i .ii. __.--0 another appearance in Europe to York giants overtime contest for 7 t tic a 1 .11 i 1. _ a t t71 t 4 4 1 n 1oq in \ 1 Al 1 Vlco duct the Usa eur football officials clinic slated Here aug.5-9 at the Frankfurt american High school. Gibbs now the assistant to the supervisor of officials of thenal. Served As the nil s senior referee for Many years and had the distinction of officiating in games that such legendary Fig Jures As Jim Thorpe. Red Sammy Baugh. Sid Luckman and Obronko Nagurski played in. At the clinic. Gibbs will discus the latest Rule changes and officiating techniques and give prac tical on the Field demonstrations and daily quizzes. He will also show films of top collegiate and professional games from last of 60 officials Are expected to is known As the to ref Eree since he appeared in Mur televised games than any referee in career spans four decades in which he had worked at least1 000 football games and 2.500 Cage tilts including the inca Cage finals four times and the naia championships nine times before retiring from basketball officiating in 1956.Gibbs was hired by the no in 1939 after working in the mis Souri Valley and big ten con also served As the ref Eree for the College All stargaze 10 times and the s pro football championship 12 the nil title inthe Colts won 23-17. Called the 59 and 60 in which he also contests. Ron Gibbs. Four decade career the first time in history that one official had been assigned to three title games in a is a graduate of St. Thomas College in St. Paul,minn., where he won five letters in his senior year earning monograms in football basketball baseball track and Tennis an was named All state halfback in both his Junior and senior years. Germany conference won lost pet. .727 7h go Tiro nuts Raciti 1 is in a h Hahn Khein m Iti 14r.1 i 6 s 10 it Jos Tui he Mieuli acknowledged his Public posture and his judgment sometimes it on Public record an admission lit a i Ukio you to 11\n i i i i a. Earn owner of verbal chicanery intended to deliberately is own employees. H Mieuli or any professional sports executive wants to mislead is own Ball player that s his business. But to use the Piess us shh a purpose is something else. Because his statements made Public Domain and the Public also is deluded. And it h int Niblic the fans who pay the freight. Without them Mieuli Oulion t w in the pro basketball business. Rivale by delude Misle Adess for to 1 111 my c ii in ii t is theoulde t sol. Iii lilt lil k a Mil. Nil it h. I " i i to t. 1 i a. Conference won list pet. A i " i 1 l . To. Uln.p.. A s ,.-Lhi a " v Luln 0 sunday to .11 1 it i . L 4 711 u in cd7 i Karlsruhe Herzo base first com z playoff saturday the Karlsruhe spartans and the Herzo base flyers urday Buxin the first of a pair of Best Othree St Ries w Hii a lit Lish the torn z represent att in the Isakiah Hazeha 1 Pla offs. The second set will pit the Winner against to Eaules next weekend in the finals. N.,. U this week s first same will he played saturday at b. M Star no at 2 . Action Tor the second and Ihmle .1 is will switch to Karlsruhe on monday Wuh opening s time at i . And the i Hunting eau a game Martins in mediately Hiss i a was at 1
