European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and Stripe january 16, 1969 for International ref s time Curt Prinsy an Atlantic coast conference official was just trying to get a bet Ter View of the action when he slipped and fell during the Virginia St. John s game at Charlottesville a. Prinz was on his feet at the finish when St. John s won 77-61. Up Oakland Calif. Up the California clippers have announced their formal withdrawal from the North american soccer league in order to concentrate solely on International matches. Joseph i. O Neill boar chairman of the clippers who play out of Oakland and Sanfrancisco made the announce ment after a meeting wit directors William Brinton and Derek Livecy. We still have great Faith Intro soccer in the United states said o Neill but we feel our International program is the Best for the promotion of the game in our  the clippers were to have been the eighth team in the Aba won t go to War Over Lew Baltimore a Walte Kennedy National basketball association commissioner says Cla senior Star Lew Alcindor will be treated like any other potential pro when the Aba draft Rolls around this Spring. Kennedy made it Clear tues Day the league will not enter a bidding War with the rival Amer ican basketball association de spite pervading feelings that the Aba must sign the High scoring 7-footer to prolong its Battle for survival. Aba Pool the Aba owners reportedly Are ready to Pool their pocket books to attract Alcindor who has dominated the College basketball world for three year while leading the clans to two National championships. Very frankly i Don t expect that the Alcindor Case will come up at All during the meetings Kennedy asserts and i Don t expect a bidding War. I m sur that whatever club drafts first and chooses Alcindor will offer him a contract that is fair and  Northern Arizona picks suit Bank As Grid coach Flagstaff Ariz. A Northern Arizona University picked John Smunk 33, forme Atlanta Falcon assistant As its football coach tuesday. He replaces Andy mat Donald mho resigned Jan. 1 to become an assistant coach at Tulsa. Super bowl Een selected As a finalist forthe coveted Excalibur award of he Academy of professional sports awards it was announced Here. Namath is one of fou members of the american football league nominated Force award by the playing members of the league. Thether three Are Lance Alworth and John Hadl of the san Diego chargers and Rookie Paul Robin 011 of the Cincinnati  players from the National football league Are also contenders for the award which is Given annually by the Academy to the outstanding player of the year in profession Al football. The nil nominees Are Leroy Kelly of the Cleveland Browns Earl Morrall of the Baltimore Colts and David Deacon Jones of the los Angeles rams. The players poll which was conducted by the Arthur Young company specifies that no player is allowed to vote for himself or a teammate. When the nil would not let him put a franchise in Dallas. In the Grapefruit league we won 13 of 23 games. A lot of people did t feel this mean anything but i Felt the Al and nil teams were trying pretty hard to win those games. Too Baltimore Only beat Oakland 14-12 in  Hunt said he still thought the top three Al teams new York Oakland and Kansa City were on a Par with the top five in the nil Baltimore Cleveland Dallas los Angeles and either Minnesota or Greenbay. And our Bottom three Are about equal to the nil s worst five he added without naming any names. Hunt who saw the game i person said it certainly was a very exciting Day for me but think it was a Good Day for football in  was a step Forward he added. The Public likes Competition and it had it. I do not think the game Hurt the  had rather see a horse race than Man o War against humpty  reorganized Nail this  want to cooperate with the North american soccer league in every Way such As playing against their imported teams said o Neill. We feel the most important aspect four promotion however is presenting Quality play on consistent basis for the  the clippers in cooperation with the California soccer football association will Stag matches with top notch International teams starting Jan. 26 a Kezar stadium against Atlas of mexico.1talking with czechs in addition the clippers renegotiating with a team from Czechoslovakia for games i february and a russian team for game join  Strauf Ger to International Competition the clippers beat English Champion Manchester City 3-0 and the israeli National team 2-1 last year. The clippers lost to Santos of Brazil 3-1 an to Guadalajara Mexico 1-0. Playing As the Oakland clippers the Northern califor Nia team was the firs Champion of the Nail when it was formed in 1967. Brodie Winner in football Golf Palm Springs Calif. Up John Brodie Veteran san Francisco 49ers quarterback shot an even Par 72 tuesday to win the National football league american football league players Golf tournament with a 54-Hole total of 209, seven under  Hill Minnesota Vikings halfback was runner up at 225.he had a final round 74. Brodie s previous rounds inthe three Day tournament at the Bermuda dunes country club course were 6968. Jim Bakkon of the St. Louis cardinals came in third with an 80 for 230, Dick Van Raaphorst of the Cincinnati bengals finished fourth with a 74 for 233and Dick Lebeau of the Detroit Lions was fifth with a 79 for234. World9s no. 1 spar mate Miami Beach it heavyweight con tender George c Tuvalo in training Here for his feb. 5 new York bout with Buster Mathis could t find a suitable sparring partner tues Day until world Champion Jimmy kills offered his services. Ellis is u True gentleman to offer to climb into the ring and help my bout out said c Bufalo s manager Irving Ungerman. He offered to spar when we could find no one to go 10 rounds the boys put on a great exhibition of Box ing and i think they helped each other wit the session be Suid. Ungeri iian said kills first offered to spa with c Tuvalo and later he obtained Permis Sion from Angelo Dundee Ellis  s not often you la find the world Champion helping the fourth ranked contender Unger Niue added. Off Barbara Rubin aboard Jamal right Breaks out of the Gate at Miami s tropical Park in a test which she passed to qualify for her jockey s License. Running with Barbara k exer Cise boy Mitch Kiuon of cutlers boy. Associated press photo