European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Dilemma hits net the stars and stripes Page 17 captains a Charles Chamberlain Cleveland a Davisr us Tennis can be something cup russian Roulette when it to closing your Best for Competition. That pad new York a the professional golfers association kept the door open to the rebel Ling tournament pro wednesday As players stiffened their determination to strike out on a tour of their  Don t believe the pea Posi Tion has been fairly presented tothe players said Max Elbin pea president from his office at the burning tree Golf club in Bethesda my. We would like to appear be fore a meeting of All the men so that we can present the facts of the Case. I Don t believe when the issues Are aired that the situation is  Gardner Dickinson jr., chair Man of the players tournament committee said he Felt a limit had been reached in negotiations the pea knows what we want and has refused to Budge Dickinson said. I honestly wish that we could get together but it does t appear possible. 1 just j Hope it in t  tournament players through their new York alter Joey Sam Gates announced i tuesday that they would divorce the pea at the end of existing tournament contracts and form an Independent Organ t Iza Tion for conduct of the 15.6i million tour. Sis team were in . Dither Hac to select four players from their squads before the Iraq which was to be mad thursday. It sets up the meter one Challenge Best-of-5 series on the Harold. T. Clark courts this weekend. Two singles matches will be played Friday the doubles sat urday and two More singles in sunday s wrap up. Ashe is Choice the Best guess right now is that Arthur Ashe will be one of the . Singles players an Manuel Santana will be Spain s first Choice said Bob Malaga of Cleveland executive director of the . Lawn Tennis Asso-1  from there on the Cap i gains Are in a dilemma headed. Dell must choose be tween Clark Graebner or Char i lie Pasarell. Bartroli must pick from Juan Gisbert or Manuel i  Only thing i d like to say now is that i Hope Santana issued in Friday s opening match because beating him could give us a big psychological lift said Dell. 10 1 team for Santana Santana.0, is on his 10th Davis cup team and is considered by Many As the world s Best Ama i eur. We must do a lot of adjust my Here. We have been conditioned on Clay courts in Spain. And those Are much slower Thani the courts Here. Besides the fast surface we also must adjust to the lighter Ball. It will be difficult for Spain but our boys Al ways play Well in a big match Bartroli said. The Clark courts have Bee described As being like Well groomed Macadam. Some Cal them Cement but they Are not quite As fast. We Are the underdogs but maybe that is Good sometimes said Santana who won at Wimbledon in 1966 and took the . Title at Forest Hills in 1965.ashe is an army lieutenant but has had time to win seven tournaments this year and was i con tinned on Page 20 Montreal up Mon Treal s new National league baseball team wednesday named John Mchale As its president and handed a $1.12million Check to league pres ident Warren Giles to assure its operation next , who resigned As administrator to baseball com missioner William d. Eckert Totake Over the Post named Jim fanning As the team s Genera manager. Mchale had been expected to take both  accepted the initial payment and then announced Ata news conference Montreal is now a full fledged member of the National  Check was presented by Charles Bronfman a distillery heir and chairman of the first Canadian team to enter major league  first this is a great Day for Montreal and a great Day for the National league Giles said. We Are terrifically proud to be a part of Montreal and Tobe the first major league representation in , who a week ago had doubts whether the Tea would get off the ground said directors had failed to name the new team. He said they would pays gets top Post make a decision in a few  team which was chosen along with san Diego calif., inthe National league s latest i expansion will open its Firsti season next year in a Tempora 1 by 30,000-seat stadium. Montreal made it just under John Mchale. Picks fanning the wire. The franchise backers had until Midnight thursday to produce the initial payment and i sign a lease for the  Mchale also is a part owner i of the club. Bronfman said the new chief executive officer was the first to come Forward wit Money when Bronfman and the j other backers put together the$1.2 million. I Bronfman will serve a chairman with hotel Man Lorne Webster and construction millionaire Paul Beaudry As vice chairmen. Grand Opportunity Eckert expressed his regret sat losing Mchale. But said it was a wonderful Opportunity for . 46. Is serving his 28th year in professional  his career he went from player to farm director to director of player personnel to general manager and club president. He resigned As president of the Atlanta braves on Jan. 11. 1967 to accept the Post a administrator to baseball com missioner William d. Ecker tand it is that Job he is now leaving to take this one., Mchale. A native of  graduated from notre1 Vnti and on  the action caught tournament sponsors television officials and Many of the players themselves by Surprise. The 16-Man pea executive committee has called an Emer gency meeting Friday at the National Headquarters in Palm Beach gardens Fla. Sponsor shave been summoned to a meet ing in Houston sept. 5-6. I Don t think the sponsor know which Way to turn said Porter Bedell of Pensacola Fla., of the sponsors association representing 33 of -43sponsors. The players May wind up Cooling their heels for a year More optimistic was Paul War Ren who runs the tournaments at Atlanta Cleveland Philadelphia Orlando and Jacksonville. I think the two groups Willet together he said. They need each  the players demanding Grethe players demanding greater control of the tour were showing no inclination to Bend although Many expressed regrets at leaving the  Cerrudo and Lee elder two newcomers to the tour said they were nervous Over the action at first. So we stuck we thought Only the top 10players would form the new group Cerrudo said. Then Jack Nicklaus told us that the players would open their tournaments to everybody who stuck 1 with them. So we stuck i Howie Johnson said the split May result in two Tours one by the top pros and another by Thetga. We need two Tours there s not room for 300  added. 1 some of the older pros such As former pea Champion Vic Ghezzi. Sharply criticized the players calling them  where would Palmer or Nicklaus be without the pea Ghezzi asked. The pro rebels said that an announcement probably would remade monday on plans for an Independent tour. Ports Nicklaus gunning for 3rd straight injuries crippling Al nil teams new York a the exhibition season is Only two weeks old and already Many of the teams in both the National football league and american football league have been hit by injuries especially to Quad May miss Davis cup play Cleveland up Spain silk s m the Davis cup inter zone matches Here Friday May have jolted after it announced Bei to hat Star doubles player Luis .1 Nuiya miss the , . Davis cup i1 Onaka Dell was saying his Quai needed local fans support. Anila pulled a muscle in his is p if duri�8 practice tues i a. I Ain officials were to know Jour stay if he would be Able to o to held t. For the matches were thursday afternoon starting Friday at Lark stadium. It is a strange american phenomenon that our Tennis fans will turn on their own players some times Dell said. A . Player playing on behalf of his country takes the Lead and suddenly the crowd starts cheering for the foreign player because t h e y think he s the  sad part is that this reverses the Home court advantage that is supposed to be Cru Cial in International matches he  think we should be rated As slight favourites but Spain haste world s Best player in Manuel Santana Dell said. Ter backs and running  list of injured and those still trying to come Back fro the damaged group and from operations includes such key players As quarterbacks nor Snead Joe Namath Sonny Jur Gensen John Stofa and Bil Munson and running backs los Josephson Ernie Green Keith Lincoln and Curtis Mcclinton. Snead. The no. 1 signal caller of the nil s Philadelphia a Les suffered a broken Bon above the left ankle in the first play against Detroit. He s expected to be out from 10 to 12 weeks. Munson Back soon Jurgensen the Ace of the Washington redskins still is recuperating from Elbow  Munson quarterback of the Detroit Lions has been out wit injuries but he is expected Back soon. Pittsburgh quarterback Dick f or tin Shiner probably will be out from four to six weeks with a Back in jury. Jim Ward Baltimore s backup for Johnny Unitas be sidelined for three or o i / Cliff 19 Harrison . Ajack Nicklaus probably the people s Choice and certainly Arnold Palmer s pick goes gun Ning for his third consecutive tournament Victory this week inthe Westchester Golf classic. If he does win it the Golden ear would be the first in eight years to take three in a  did it in 1960 when he won the Texas Baton Rouge and Pensacola opens in  big Jack b r o k e a 9� a Mont Victory famine two weeks ago 1 when he took the Western open in Chicago. Last week in Akron Ohio he won in a dramatic ten Sion packed sudden death play off from Lee  be got to go with Jack Palmer said he s playing Sowell right now. He s Young. He s got it All put together right  you have to pick a favorite it s got to be  about Palmer i m not playing that Well right  said the golfing millionaire from Latrobe a. Pal Mer would be a big  Nicklaus a Bulky. 28-year-Oldwin is the defending Champion tourney that carries a $50,000 first prize shunned award up session on the West Chester country club course wednesday arriving just to time in a a certain tension was evident in other players too. Who Gath ered in tight Little groups to Dis cuss the recent split of the tour ing pros with the professional golfers association. Big Jack was one of 56 of the top name pros to play with 168 amateurs who paid $1.500 each for the privilege. It constituted his Only practice round Over the 6,648, Par 72  he s not alone in missing practice. Palmer could t make it until wednesday because of prior commitments. . Open Winner Lee Trevino showed up with a Case of tendonitis in his left shoulder took a shot of Cor Tisone and a Day off no problems now no problems now  said before the pro am  Ric. Prize Money second $30.000 and Loi attracted a Field of of the world s Betto the push stately will four  before tee off pro am event. Is worth$6,500has about 160shotmukers  Only big name missing h British open Champion Gar player at Home in South Africa. The Field will be Cut to the low70 and ties for saturday and  i n a u g u r a 1 Westchester classic last year though troubled by three Days of rain raised $292,000 for seven Westchester hospitals