European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday the 5tatf and Stalpes Poge 19 9th season rates grown up tag York up a. The in established league As of a Heball joke it started Tail Host season to i960, starts its ninth season Friday night with its future looking brighter than the Early years there was a question whether the eague was even going to survive but now it to Star Tang to play the nil on ev0? it first 16 exhibition Ames Between the two leagues the Al won 10 including such shockers As san Diego Over los two Angeles the team picked by Many to dethrone Green Bay this season and Cincinnati Over. Clubs Cincinnat Iam san Diego kick off the season Friday night in san Diego. Cincinnati is the new addition to the Al this season. The bengals brought Pau Lbrown Back to football and gave the Al 10 teams with two even five team divisions. It still has t been determined whether the Al Wili remain a separate league when the merge becomes final with the nil in 1070.boston is at Buffalo sunday afternoon in the second game and Kansas City is at Houston i Crown and return to the superin the first Al regular season " game i the Astrodome monday night. Denver Miami new York a � a i for of Trand Oakland All Bate Bye or the first weekend of league action and All four will be involved in exhibition fir pre season As commissioner Pete Rozelle likes to Call them games. On saturday night Miami hosts Atlanta Oakland meets Denver in Portland ore., and new York plays Detroit inthe first game of the annual doubleheader at Al in figured to have a spirited race this season a Oakland attempts to retain its City and Oakland were dubbed in the first two super bowls. But toe a partisans noted that both losses were to Green Bay and the of teams usually lose to Green Bay remains the team to beat in the Western division with Kansas City and san Diego figured to provide the biggest has a balanced attack and lost Only two g Mes to new York and to Green Bay in the super bowl in 16contests last year. Daryle Lamonica who finally came Don Button first shutout of season Salt age split against cubs outta try Chicago up Bobby Bonds single scored Jack Hiatt from third with two out in the ninth wednesday to give the san Francisco giants a 5-4 Triumph Over double header Chicago and a split after the cubs squeaked to a 7-6 Victory in the opener on two run Hom ers by Don Kessinger and Billy Williams. Hiatt singled to open the ninth advanced on Jim Daven port s sacrifice and reached third on to Cline s infield out before Bonds delivered the game Winner with his second single. The giants earlier rallied for three runs in the eighth to tie . Blanks phils on sullion s Arm the game on singles by Davenport and Bonds and a walk to Ron Hunt that filled the bases. Willie Mays double scored two runs and Willi Mccovey s second sacrifice Fly of the game brought in another. The Victory went to Frank Linzy the third giants Pitcher who worked two innings. Ron Herbel started but got Only Oneman out before yielding All four cubs runs on a single by Glen Beckert a walk to Williams Ron Santo Sand Ernie run scoring sin Lebanks three run Homer. Philadelphia a right hander Don Sutton pitched his first shutout of the season wednesday night hurling the los Angeles dodgers to a 3-0 Vic tory Ove Phillies. The Philadelphia cards recall 13 optioned players St. Louis a the cardinals said wednesday they have recalled 13 player who had been on option to the minor leagues. But none we reordered to report to St. Louis As players Are pitchers Clay Kirby Mike Torres and Jerry Robertson first baseman Joe Hague shortstop Steve Hunt and outfielder Floyd Wicker All of Tulsa pitchers Joe Difabio Jim cos Man Santiago Guzman and Harry Parker infielder John is pin and outfielder Leron Lee allow Little Rock and outfielder to Cruz of Modesto Calif. Defending Champion shares nil Golf Lead Manchester it up mending Champion Gary l Doernhoefer of the Philadelphia Yors and Brian Mcdonald of Jne Chicago Black Hawk shot Over Par 72a wednesday to snare the first round Lead in the third annual National hockey league Golf tournament at Thelt mox Golf club. Bobby Rousseau of the Montreal canadians was two strokes behind with a 74 while Andy Bathgate of the Pitts Burgh penguins and Jim Pappi Nof the Black Hawks had 75s. Sutton allowed Only three hits struck out 12 and walked three in earning his seventh win in 21decisions. He allowed two men on base in Only two innings. Los Angeles scored enough Towin in the fourth when Willie Davis and Tom Haller singled to place runners on first and Sec Ond. After Len Gabrielson popped out Ron fairly laced a single to right scoring Davis. The dodgers added insurance runs in the eighth and ninth of Dick Farrell who relieved starter Larry opened with a triple off the top of the right Field Walland scored on Haller s single in the eighth and Bill Sudakis Tri pled and scored on Willie Craw Ford s squeeze bunt with two out in the ninth. Fairly Good for Don Philadelphia Phil Regan the fourth cubs hurler took his fifth loss in the Nightcap although he worked Only 1 1-3 put on a shaky performance in Relief of Joe Niekro to Register his 20th save and preserve the chicag starter s 14th win in the opener. Regan took Over after Niekro issued walks to Bonds and gave up a two run triple to clinic to open the eighth. 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