European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes a Doy . ,96 Dall eyes on Ryun for track meet in California Walnut Calif. A Jim Ryun was to draw the closest attention saturday when Candi dates for the United states men s olympic track team competed atm. San Antonio College. Struck Down by an attack of mononucleosis this Spring Ryun could t compete in either the collegiate championships or the olympic the Kansas Star who holds the world record in the mile,1,500 meters and has a one half mile Mark pending has t yet met olympic qualifying stand Ards this to his illness his Best mile in 1968 was 4 04 and he has t run the distance since. The qualifying Standard for running the olympic 1,500-meter race is 3 42 or the mile equivalent of four minutes. Ryun s world Marks stand at 3 31.1 and3 51.1. Jim showed he had regained running shape when he ran a 1 47.1 one half mile at 6,900-Footaltitude in Flagstaff ariz., two weeks was one of several injured Giles says Montreal situation improves Milwaukee wis. Up National league president War Ren Giles is satisfied with the latest plan for a temporary site for the new Montreal baseball franchise it was reported Friday re satisfied with it or we would t have approved it Giles told Lou Chapman of the Milwaukee Sentinel by Tele phone from new York. It was decided at a four hour meeting thursday that the Montreal team will use facility in North Montreal. It has a seating capacity of only3,000 but backers have promised it will be expanded to 30,000 to meet league requirements. We like it better than the first one they proposed Giles said. But it s Only temporary much like the one they used at Houston for two years before the Astrodome was finished City walked the first one was the 25,000capacity Auto Stade a facility used during expo 67. Original plans called for the Auto Stade to be enlarged and improve until a domed stadium is built in 1972. The City however walked at the Cost of improving the franchise appeared jeopardized earlier in the week when Giles gave Montreal until aug. 15 to come up with a $1.2million Down payment on the franchise and a Promise to Puta roof on the Auto Stade. It was after this that Montreal agree Don the Jarry Park site in North said there will be no league meeting to vote on the Jarry Park site. It in t necessary he said. We re satisfied with Giles indicated the league might not hold strictly to its aug. 15 deadline for Montreal to come up with a Down payment. If they need an extra Day Orso to straighten out details they la get it he said but added they have until aug. 15 and we expect them to be on hand with the Washington up f. Ruess d-wis., asked baseball commissioner Willia Meckert Friday to Call a National league meeting and reverse the decision granting Montreal a major league franchise for 1969.in a Telegram Reuss said Montreal appeared unable tout up the necessary Money. Milwaukee is ready to resume its rightful place As a major league City in 1969," he said. Apparently Montreal is said Eckert had rejected proposals for broader league expansion and said expansion must be done in a orderly How orderly is it if one of the new clubs cannot even come up with the first payment on it franchise the congressman Man asked. 1vfl exhibition Hart passes cards by Steeles 24-7 St. Louis a Jim Hart fired second Quarter touchdown passes of 33 and seven Yards Ashe St. Louis cardinals whipped the Pittsburg Steeles 24-7, Fri Day night in a National football league exhibition. Hart laced his second touch Down pass to Jackie Smith with just 12 seconds left in the first first Down Rushing yardage fusing yardage return yardage Pas sea punts fumbles los Yard penalized stealer Cardinal 13ob 122 13213-31-1 0-342 82 21 191 190 2511-28-2 3-3� 43 half. Pittsburgh had marched tothe St. Louis 25, but a Field goal attempt was blocked and the cardinals took Over with 26 seconds left. The 24-year-old Hart tried along pass to Dave Williams. The pass fell incomplete but interference was called against the Steeles. Hart then went to Smith Down the Middle for 33 Yards and the tight end toppled onto the goal line to make the score 21-7 for St. . Louis went 57 Yards in eight plays for a touchdown with 11 seconds gone in the Sec Ond period. With 4 20 left in the first period Hart took the Cardi nals from their own 43 to score. He hit Conrad on a 32 Clevel Ancl s Klimchock headed for Portland Cleveland a the Cleve land indians announced that in fielder Lou Klimchock has Bee assigned outright to their port land farm club in the Pacific coast league. Klimchock 29, came to the indians from Portland july 20. His place on the roster will be filled by infielder Dave Nelson who returns next week from two weeks of training with the army reserves. Yard third Down pass and Willis Crenshaw then ground out four More Yards to set up Bobby Joe Conrad s seven Yard to grab. The Steeles got that one Backas flanker Roy Jefferson beat the cardinals secondary Oblong passes. Quarterback Kent Nix hit Jefferson on passes of 12and 13 Yards each for a first Down then hit Jefferson in the end zone at 6 02 of the second period. The series covered 71yards in 10 plays. St. Louis piled up 54 Yards forts first touchdown in the opening period. Hart took Over on the 46and mixed his passing with Short runs up the Middle. Crenshaw bucked Over from the one to Cap the five minute drive. Jim Bakken hit a 26-Yard Fiel goal with eight minutes gone in the fourth period after Charle Johnson took Over for Hart in the second half and moved the cardinals into Range. Pittsburgh 0 7 0 07bt. Loula 7 14 0 3-24 Btl Crenshaw 1 run Wilson run St Conran 7 pad from Hurt Bakken kick Pitt Jefferson 16 Page from Nix Shockley kick 8tlsmith 33 push from Hurt Bakken kick Star cd Bakken 2 attendance 1. Or ailing athletes the olympic trials \ gels and invited Tot de training. Still the olympic qua. Ards and must win a place ithe team in final Tala. Month at South Lake 3e two score events were on to program. Competition he Gin with the javelin running event the mediate in Many cases the races Well have timers at both met and Yards Livim two of polities for records Oceon i s Bill Bowerman. Who & a charge of the High a Tiu at Tahoe Tes were in top shape another Star who missed the olympic trials because if in by is shot Putter Neil Ste Lihau sex Oregon collegiate Champion he was slated for action. And the dashes were to include the three who bettered the world record in the 100-meter dash with times of 9.9 seconds in the aau meet Charlie Greene Jim Hines and Ronnie Ray Smith. Atlanta Blanks Toronto Toronto a the Allan la chiefs Defeated the Toronto Falcons 3-0, in a North american soccer league game before 4,228 fans Friday night. Racer s raid the action in the photos at top sparked Amelee in Houston Between the astros and the new York aws. Houston third baseman Doug Rader barrels into third and i withe mets Kevin Collins to the ground. After the two came w blows both benches emptied above and several in a broke out. In upper right of photo met manager Oil How clamps a Hammerlock around one of his players. 2 Gat golfers face big test Kiamesha Lake . A a Star studded Field of 49 women golfers faced the most challenging course in the n year old history of the ladies professional Golf association saturday in the $28,500 Concor ladies open. Tournament officials have dubbed the Concord course which has nine water holes the most exciting that the women have faced on any if to dramatize the Chal Lenge represented by the con Cord s layout Carol Mann the leading Money Winner on the tour put her tee shot into the water on the first Hole Friday while playing in a tune up pro Amateur Mann was playing from the Back tees on a course Mea Suring 7,205 Yards with a men s Par of 72. For the tournament the course was Cut to 6,954 Yards and play to a Par of 77.miss Mann As Well As the other top pros were out on the practice tee soon after completing their rounds. The course puts a Premium on Crisp Iron play and the women were work ing on that phase of he Gam Sandra Post the Lyga Chain Nion headed the Field Tompros and four amateurs. Amo others in the Field Are Gyberg Clifford Ann Creed we Rawls Joanini Prentice a Whitworth and Shirley we the Concord open will y annual affair at the big Reso Ray Parker the Hviid. My the Concord Hopes to maw tournament the Woi Nens Vej Lent of the masters in Augu
