European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes sol Furoy september 7,1968 nil Western t on Ocren a Outlook packers Choice in tight 5-or-6tcutn has by Dick Couch new York a can Green Bay s National football league dynasty survive the abdication of its architect Prince no doubt about it says the Man who should know Best. An who s going to argue with Vince Lombardi the greatness of the packers is ahead of them Lombard promised last Winter after relinquishing the Green Bay coach under new coach Jim successor to retired papa Bear George linebacker Dick but Kus leads Chicago s rough and Tumble defensive Ere but sensational Gale Sayers has Bee carrying the offensive Toad for four years and even Sayers needs a Little help. The Lions came up Withnol s two top rookies running Back Mel Farr and defens iveing reins to Phil Bengtson his i Back Lem Barney last season a i ,_,._ landed another prize receiver Earl Mccullouck in this defensive Merlin through nine years and five nil Champion . It s up to the packers to keep the Faith and the Lombardi legacy Pride discipline and Bart Starr plus plenty of Talent should carry them through an other bitter Western conference struggle to the East West title game on dec. 29.unlike the East where Dallas could run away and hide fro the pack the Western race Fig ures to be a five or six Way scramble. The packers can expect intensified Central division challenges from Chicago and Detroit. The los Angeles rams coastal division champs last year again should to Down tothe wire with Baltimore and possibly san s the Way the finish looks from this grandstands at Central coastal1. Green Lay 1. Los Angeles 2. Chicago 2. Baltimore3. Detroit 3. San Francisco 4. Minnesota 4. Atlant athe packers chief assets Dur ing the Lombard Era spirit toughness execution remain year s draft. They also acquired quarterback Bull Munson in a Trade with los Angeles giving coach Joe Schmidt the Offen Sive defensive balance he lacked in the past. Minnesota which missed fran Tarkenton s passing Arm in 1967, split a pair of three Point squeakers with Green Bay and tied Baltimore in an other Wise lost season. The acquisition of quarterback Gary Cuozzo from new Orleans could bolster the Vikings attack but it s Likely their Young defenders will carry a heavy Burden again this season. Roman Gabriel los Angele towering signal caller came into his own last year and therms rolled up an 11-1-2 record for their winning est season Ever. But the year of the ram ended a week too Early Whengreen Bay applied a 28-7 Stop per in the Western conference playoff. Gabriel running backs Dick ass and Les Josephson receiver Jack Snow and the fearsome foursome of Davo Jones la Starr Anderson for Bengston to exploit. Starr Isgreen Bay s Money Man hav ing risen to the occasion Tim and again when Blue chips were on the line. The Gutsy quarterback bridged the Gap while the Packer s ground gaining machinery passed from the hands of Paul Horning and Jim Taylor to maturing Bonus babes Donny an Derson and Jim Grabowski. Still the strongest suit is fierce defensive unit Jed by the nil s finest line backing Trio Dave Robinson Ray Nitschke and Lee Roy Caffey and Best cornerback Bob Jeter and Herb Adderley. Defense also is the name of the game for the bears who finished with a Rush in 1967, beat Green Bay in a recent exhibition and could be ready to give the packers a run for the Money Mathis rips Lincoln in Odd split los Angeles a favored Buster Mathis 220$, grand rapids mich., battered out an oddly scored split Deci Sion Over Amos big train Lincoln 209vfc, los Angeles in a 10-round fight thursday went up from the olym Pic auditorium crowd of 3,836that was obviously sympathetic to Homeowner Dick Young scored it 9-1 and judge George Latka scored it 11-0, both for Mathis and the jeers came when judge Joey Olmos scored it 5-4 for Lin associated press had it 7-1 for the 24-year-old Mathis who is More than 10 years younger than outcome left Mathis with 26 victories out of 27 fights. Twas his third Triumph since his loss to Joe Frazier last March 4.there were no legitimate knockdowns although Mathis managed to catch Lincoln off balance and club him Down witha succession of blows just As the fourth round Bell was no count and the referee ruled it no , a Veteran trial horse had his Best round in the third when he hammered Buster into the ropes and seemingly had him Hurt with volleys from both was not Able to floor the big fellow however an Mathis was fighting Back As the round came on strongly in the last round unleashing Sev eral combinations. Just before the 10th ended Mathis rocked his opponent into the ropes near a Neutral Corner but was unable to finish him off. The crowd paid $14,388. Tessman by decision Beaumont Tex. A mar Tessman 174 Houston won a unanimous 10-round decision overkill Marsh 170, Las vegas nev., thursday night. American league won lost pet. Ob88 62 .631 60 .674 808 .630 13 68 .528 70 Detroi Baltimore 81 Boston 70cleveland 76 now York 70 7 .600oukjauu 1 71 .800 Minnesota 07 74 .475 California. 61 81 .430chicago co 82 .423 Washington 60 �4. .-100 Hurt any i Rei ulu Chicago 3, Washington Ionly bume scheduled 14 to 18 it ism,82 2sh 29 i 32j4 cramp on. Continued from Page 18 Dudley Wysong 35-3468rex Baxter it 33-3tt69 Bob of Tox 35-35 70 Ken Fulton 36-3470bunky Henry 33-3670 Dale Douglass 80-3470bob Lunn 35-3570 Chuck Courtney. 34-36-70 Jay Hebert 33-3770wayne Yates 34-3070 Coble Legrane. 35-8670mike Hill 33-3770ljoyd Monroe 35-3570 Roy Pace 33-3770chit Brown 34-3-70 Juan Rodriguez 36-3670 Rod fun Atli 36r3470charles Safford 36-3470 Doug Ford 36-3470paul Harney 34-3670 Phil Rodgers 33-3770bob Verwey 35-3570 Dick Crawford 35-3570j.c. Too ale 35-3570 Terry Wilcox 38-3470dick Stranahan 34-3670 Alvie Thompson 35-33--70alvln Odom 33-3770 miss Bardahl betters hydroplane Mark Detroit a miss bar Dahl favored to win sunday s running of the $40,000 Gold cup race on the Detroit River set an unofficial world record thurs Day in a preliminary race with a Speed of 120.805 Miles an hour. Although All 12 hydroplane entered in the race Are Quali fied thursday s race was run not Only for practice but also for Money. Miss Bardahl s file place earned her owners $500 miss. Budweiser was second at115 . And collected $300, while rooster Tail s 111 .brought third prize of $200. A race official said he doubted miss Bardahl s Speed would be made official because the race finished so late there was no time to re Survey course tigers to invade St. Louis oct. 2. Barring collapses new York a the world series will open in the National league City St. Louis barring a massive collapse of the is. Louis cardinals on wednesday oct. 2, baseball com missioner William d. Eckert announced thurs Day All games will Start i p.m., local time. The Detroit tigers with an eight game Lead in he american league appear beaded for their first Pennant and world series in 25 years. The second game will be in the National league City thursday oct. 3. The next three games in the Best-of-7 series will be played inthe american league City oct. 5, 6 and 7, if the fifth game is necessary. If More games Are required tuesday oct. 8, will be a travel Day with the sixth and seventh games if necessary in the National league City oct. 9 and 10. National league won lot pet. Of St. Lou i 89 63 .0319ifch 70 Cincinnati. 73 Chicago. 74atlantato i Etta Burkli. 68 Philadelphia. 09houajdnh new York. M01 66 .030to .536 08 .01770 .804 72 .11070 .494 it .484 79 .4487h .430 thursday t ret latino Gumma scheduled Pacific coast league Eastern do Voliton won lost pet.tultiii93 52i Phoenix. 76 a .528ban do flu. 73 70 .610 Denver. 70 to .4smiimllunapolth66 75 .404 Oklahoma c Liy. 80 r2 .423 is16 1818 n s3u 30 n bib Western division Spokane 83 Hawaii t6 Portland 70seattle 0 Taconite 84vancouver 05 0906 7174 81 86 .385.635 .406486 .441.390 31 h 7 124414 thursday t result Denver 9. Indian Aioli 1 Hawaii 2, Portland 1san Diego 3, Phoenix t Spokane 3, Vancouver i Seattle 11, tit coma 4only Guinea scheduled International league won lost pet. Of Toledo is Columbus ,. 79rocheatpr 75 Jacksonville Syracuse . 72 71 69 64klfhmomlof tit 67 0873 74 8084 .566 .&.038 .914 .493 .483.444 .408 a 5 ,474 12 17vi thursday s result Toledo it Roche ruler portioned Rtin Syracuse 13, Burf Iuo 3columbus 7, Jacksonville it Gamo 12 inn ngh 2nd game Pat to Cit. Rank Lomond at i Pencil rain Only Neumeg scheduled Eastern league final playoffs Piru fled 2, Reading 1, 10 inn iks Plata Flold Curta but Molve 8crlea la Texas league playoff Sel paso 2, Arkan aaa i Al Pano leads by it of flab final Orlen 2-1 Mcaa authorises new format for a Fourney Lake Tahoe National association Hasa new format for its University division basketball tournament starting in 1971. The Mcaa Council and executive committee ended a five Day session at Lake Tahoe hotel to incline Village for Thel i a tournament it was determined the dates for the three rounds in March 1971, will be As follows first round games on the second saturday regional tournaments on the third thursday and saturday and finals on the thursday and saturday in a related action the Ivy league was granted automatic qualification for the University division basketball tourney along with 14 other Ivy league did not have the automatic qualification Las year As did the other conferences. Mar Berlin w1wiiroger Brown should � h. Ujj 1 formidable in 1968. Andas have to be to their coastal Conquest of More which went unbeaten13 games a before Bowin 34.10 u at up he the regular season Fin Angeles. Since then offensive mainstay Moore Raymond Berry Jurn Parker have Lump cleats. But Johnny Back at the Helm mid Whai More could any team n. 21 run batted in Llo wire Trail. W. I Del roil. I a j�., n. Beaton 103collegiate athletic w7 Atli 3l 13� 678 ill i a i m 434 in 140 816 4 1m 128 488 ii a 132 6m a i h 137 438 r.4 i i fi87 St 17 Home run Sovcy Bun a Runi Leo 32 a of m,, 28 Banks Fhi. , Al Muntu 26 a Cal Cirigo i. Runs butted incan Kiun Olanco. Is a 8willlann. , 80 77 Maarou Allunis. Pitching to Del Lons ban Franasco 24- .jo-8, 7t� Mccovey Chicago,1 Uroz Allf m. Hurl Nal a Iwuh , vow. I i Kip Luburgh 11-4, .733 big shh l Iii i i is it. .7 4j a Aubura j
