European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes oilers beat jets 28-14, on aerials Houston a pole Bealh Ard threw three touchdown pusses on the synthetic grass of the Astrodome As the Houston oilers came from behind Mon Day Iii lit to take a 28-14 exhibition Victory from the Newyork lets before a crowd of 40.354. The Early season showdown Between the two teams favored to Battle for the american foot Ball league s Eastern division championship was tarnished abit by the absence of Joe a male the Jet pass wizard who underwent his third knee opera Tion in Weeb Eubank said Namath was sidelined for the team s first exhibition game after complaining of a bit of sore Ness in his left knee during a morning lumbering up Veteran babe Parilli obtained during the Winter fro the Host on patriots took Over for Namath and jumped the Vantage jets Oiler 10 25 54 171 107 230 174 127 26-12-3 37-13-1 7-46 5-36 1 2 13 122 lets to a 7-0 Lead with a 26-Yardfirst period pass to George Sauer on the first play after a24-Yard punt return by Bill Baird. Beathard had Early trouble connecting with his passes but tied the score with an 8-Yardtoss to Lionel Taylor in the Sec Ond oilers dominated play completely in the third period and quickly ran their total of sense to 337 Yards compared to71 Yards for the jets As Beath Ard climaxed drives of 52 and76 Yards with touchdown passes of to and 66 Yards to Charl Efrazier. The oilers surge consumed 13 minutes of play while the Houston defense was per Mitt ing the jets to run Only four plays and gain Only one Yard from put the jets Back in Contention briefly with a 21-Yardscoring pass to Lee White Early in the fourth Quarter but Bob Davis the second year under study to Beathard promptly engineered a til Yard Oiler drive that ended with a 15-Yard touch Down pass to Jim Beirne. New York. 7 Houston. 0 by or a -. J, to Villim Lori. by l l him 15tribul ii , ,.tipQ 0 f 14 to 14 728from 1 Urilli Turner from beat Laird s from boat Liard p.,., a from by a Liard from Parilli turn if in David wit where d it go St. Louis cardinals second baseman Julian Javier Lef Cov ering first on bunt by cubs Ernie Banks leaps for he Bau. Throw from Pitcher Wayne Granger was High and Banks went on o second. Cubs won 7-3. A photo cubs b Chicago a Billy Wil Liams two run Homer in the fifth inning helped Bill hands to his14th Victory monday As the Surg ing Chicago cubs knocked off the National league leading St. Louis cardinals for the sixth straight time. 7-3. The second place cubs with a 28-10 record since july 6, now hold an 8-7 Edge Over the Cardi nals for the 20th Home run and his fifth in the last five game was delivered off starter Larry Jaster 8-8, scoring Glenn Beck Ert who had singled. It broke a 2-2 tie. Re nips a s in loth 3-1 Oakland a Paul Blair s two run double in the 10th inning gave the Baltimore orioles a 3-1 comeback Victory Over the Oakland athletics Mon Day night. Blair who entered the games a Pinch runner after Boog Powell s Lead off triple in the ninth and scored the tying run on Brooks Robinson s single broke the deadlock with a two out Dou ble to left Center off Oakland re Liever Jack Aker. Olympic tickets open sales Mexico City up ticket for the opening ceremony of the olympic games Here oct. 12 Wenton Sale monday and More than $6,000 Worth were sold in the first few hours. Aker replaced Lew Krauss after the a s starter walked Don Buford with one out in the 10th.andy Etchebarren greeted him with a Pinch single and Fra Krobinson flied out setting the stage for Blair. Powell tripled off the Center Field Fence in the ninth for the third hit off Krausse and Robin son sent Blair Home one out later with a single to starter Tom Phoe bus who allowed four hits an struck out 10 before leaving for a Pinch hitter in the eighth fell behind 1-0 in the fourth when Reggie Jackson singled Rac Edall the Way to third on a ground out and scored on John Donald son s Bloop single to right. Box score on pure 20 the cubs added another Runin the sixth when Jim Hickman walked hands singled and do Kessinger doubled. Jaster was Kafoed in the inning with Ron Willis and then Wayne Granger following to the Mound. The cubs got to Granger for two runs in the seventh on a pair of walks a passed Baller Nie Banks single and grangers i wild throw to first. I Kessinger s single and Beck inert s double put the cubs ahead1 11-0 in the first inning and Hick Man s fourth Homer made it 2-0 in the second. Curt flood singled Home Cardinal run in the third. 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Yielded i lil hits striking out three and walking none. Clemente May retire after current year Pittsburgh a Rober to Clemente of the Pittsburgh pirates a four time National league Balling Champion said monday he i lit retire if shoulder injury t heal. I won t play next year if the shoulder continues to hurl ii Keri is now Clemente told baseball writer Charley Leenoy of the Pittsburgh pos . I playing out the season now with the shoulder h u r t i n g. Button t play with it ii tiny m this next injured Liis a shoulder in a fail mitsidi1 Hirome in san Juan. Puerto last february. He reported to Spring training Abuit 10 Days late and he pirates said he was Lute because of the Silhi Mother in Lav. "1 was Puiul nut to to sportswriters that lulled train i .2 9 in Atlanta a Pitcher Satchel Paige, be is listed in the baseball in cyclopes i 62, has been placed on the Active roster by the Atlanta braves. We Hope we can use him As a Pitcher lir aves president William c. Bartholomay said monday. But very frankly we want to make him eligible for a place in base Ball s pension braves said Paige will remain on the Active roster for the rest of ifs season und will be retained in some capacity through 1969, enabling him to qualify for baseball s pension plan. Paige needs 158 to qualify for the five year pension which pays $250 at the Uge of 65. Paige is scheduled to make his first appearance with the braves aug. 23, when Atlanta honors the braves top slugger on Haik Aaron Paige who pitched for years for negro teams before he broke into big league baseball with the Cleveland indians in1948, said he was t sure whether he was ready to la have to go out und try to unfold first Paige said. The fabled Pitcher s last appearance inthe big leagues was on sept. 25 19h5, when he pitched three scoreless inning for Kansas City against Boston. The braves said they Hope to utilize Paige As pitching instructor and a teacher of conditioning. Paige is widely known for once saying never look Back something May be gaining on you.". Paig wearing glasses neatly dressed 2j? Brown suit would not 8iye Nisy Ethey be done lot of research on that and asked me so much about it i be for gotten it myself Paige said. I la on had hurl my c uni Genie said. I did t Tell an Bud Tlu-n.1 at one Stase ining Clemente. In for the year at Bals. I should t liar King in Spring training. I should have Laken Taro of shoulder. After Dione doctor in i Nevii. Me that i Sho Siul a St for Ihm Clemente 4, report "1/."fI in Iii i Sho Qiliu i Heeil Pis lie said. Ilium " i an Alou. Lhoir ador 1 Day muscle tear in a result of the fall to Saul is no Assurance a iambic mj0will heal Over the Iii Sci meanwhile thu 1 bounced that m t i National league l "111 would be site Lii in m u j with an Eye injury. L struck by his own i a u1 Day in Houston an Eye Sper Fahsl suffered an injun just below lilt Eye was not i panel of tin1 Hill i
