European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Poge 22 the stars and stripes wednesday january 22, 1969 criticism has blues biting Back St. Louis up Sid Salo Mon Iii executive vice pres ident of the St. Louis blues gave a Sharp retort monday to the criticism by Toronto Spunch imlach of the generosity of the blues management toward players. We re not trying to Tel anyone else How to run their clubs Salomon said. We paid$2 million for the St. Louis franchise and i think we re entitled to run the show the Way we know Best provided we Sta within the league guidelines As we the remarks by imlach general manager coach of the Maple Leafs were contained Ina Story in the Toronto Star and knocked Salomon and his father. Sid Salomon jr., pres ident of the blues for their gifts to the St. Louis players. The gifts have included station Wagon for red Berenson on the occasion of his six Goa game $750 watches for other outstanding performances an the All expenses paid trip to Florida for the entire Tea after last season. Thin ice imlach was quoted As saying i think the Salomons Are on very thin ice with that kind of stuff. It puts every other club in the league in an impossible position a position we should t be younger Salomon replied we simply treat people the Way we want them to treat us. By recognizing and rewarding outstanding achievement we re following the same formula that has proved successful in our insurance regard to Berenson s station Wagon Salomon said Syd Howe was the last one to score six goals before Berenson and that was 24 years ago. In my Book that makes red s six pretty he said the Florida trip i something entirely different. We own a hotel there and it s half empty at that time of year. So we All get together and have Good the trip has apparently already been promised the players again this year an Salomon added. Monte Carlo by Randy Bahn Fitts a racing columnist Monte Carlos a the world s top Snow and ice Drivers led the first stage of the 38thmonte Carlo rally As expected tuesday As the Alpine test began to separate the men from t h e the Way in the late afternoon of the first Day of the888-mile, Mountain Road drive were Hannu Mikkalo of Finla Dand Jim Porter of Britain in a Ford came Biorn Wal Degaard of Sweden in a porsche. He was followed by . Piot of France in a Ford escort and Paul Toi Vilonen of Finland in a porsche while a tie developed for fifth Between Ove Andersson of swe Den in a Ford escort and Fin land s Jorma Usenius in a re Nault Elford last year s Cham Pion from England was in sixth place. The first stage was to end wednesday with the 80 top finishers moving out on the second stage thursday. John Buffum a . Army lieutenant who is stationed with the 38th engr co 540th engr up near ludwigs Burg Germany arrived in Monaco without and wa8 Holft Well enough Iff the Alpine stage to for the final wage. The weather was perfect As the grueling rally roared out of this Mediterranean resort into the Snow capped mountains at 8 . Reports from the Alps indicated that the roads were Clear of Snow though Many icy spots said that in spite of Road Crews working on Mountain roads Patching holes made by last week s pouring Rains som of the stretches were extremely difficult and three nominated for Patrick trophy new York a Eddie Shore a Hall of Fame defense Man Bobby Hull superstar for Ward of the Chicago Black Hawks and Al Leader longtime president of the Western hockey league have been nominate for the 1969 Lester Patrick Tro Phy it was announced trophy is awarded for outstanding service to hockey inthe United states. She made it Pat Moss Carlsson of Britai appears to be in High spirits As she chats with reporters after arriving in Monaco with Monte Carlo rally teammate elis Nystrom of Sweden in their Lancia Fulla. We had no problems during the trip said Pat. A photo Lloyds May insure Wilt s earning Power los Angeles a Wil Chamberlain s personal Man Ager ordered monday a $2.5-Mil-lion insurance policy on the basketball stars potential earning Power As an actor and Singer. If the policy is issued by Lloyds of London manager Milt Kuhn said he would be the beneficiary should anything happen such As death or be expos pay $0 million Montreal up the Montreal expos monday paid $6 million As the second install ment of a total of $10 million it Cost them to get an expansion franchise in the National league. A spokesman said the pay ment consisted of 10 checks of $800,000 each to the 10 existing clubs in the baseball Loop. The expos paid their firs million to league president Warren Giles at a ceremony aug. J4, 1988, during which they formally were admitted to the league in which they will play for the first time this still have to provide another $3 million Over the next three years. While announcing they adjust spent $6 million the expos also said they Hud recruited another director Charlemagne Beaudry a 50-year-old million Aire lie is a brother arid business partner of Paul Beaudry another of the club s eight directors in a Montreal invest ment firm. Rious injury to the athlete. Kahn estimated chamber Iain s show business potential to be $25 million in the next10 years. If anything it is an under evaluation of his potential Kahn said. "1 would be very disappointed if i did t make More than two and a half the tall negro plans to act sing write and make television commercials his manager describes the Premium payment As a goodly the 7-foot, 1-Inch chamber lain 32, is the highest paid ath Lete in . Sports history. Tholos Angeles lakers of the National basketball association pay him $250,000 a year Kahn said. Alex Fishbein president of the insurance brokerage com Pany that handled the order said Chamberlain s potential earnings will be investigate fully by Lloyds before a policy is issued. Stengel showing Progress Glendale Calif. Up Casey Stengel the 78-year-old member of baseball s Hall of Fame continued to Progress very nicely monday following surgery for a perforated peptic ulcer. A Glendale memorial Hospital spokesman said the retired manager was taking All of his food by during the weekend Stengel watched Tele vision for Brief periods and walked around his room in the Hospital s intensive care unit. Only Stengel s wife Edna has been permitted to visit him. Stengel paced the new Yor Yankees to 10 american league pennants in 12 years an managed the National league new York mels. Skates traded Tor to Job Goteborg Sweden up Sweden s former world Speed skating Champion Johnny Nils son has definitely decided to quit his sport As skater but will remain in it As a to commen Tator. The test was divided into 19laps at six speeds which will Force Drivers to get the Maxi mum out of Thor driven cars on the twisting Nar Row and Slippery Mountain roads two of the 187 cars which arrived Here monday night were unable to Start tuesday morning and dropped out. The cars were the Ford driven by Norway s Jan Gundersen and Arne Dahl an British entered Ford Cortina driven by Edwin Hod Soti and John Allen. The Only hitch at the Start of the Alpine test occurred when South Africa s Anne Jan hot Tema and Ditta Macfarlane were unable to Start their car atthe starting line and lost an hour while they changed the Are All but out of Contention because of the Dealy. . Stadium renamed for Bob Kennedy Washington a the District of Columbia stadium has been renamed the Robertf. Kennedy memorial stadium Secretary of the Interior Stewart l. Udall announced. The action was taken jointly by the Interior department which has jurisdiction Over thei stadium site and the . Armory Board which operates tin stadium under a contract with the National Park , former attorney general and democratic senator from new York was assassinated like his brother president John f. Kennedy. Used by skins Nat principal users of the stadium Are the Washington redskins of the National football league and the Washington senators of baseball s american league Al though it is also the scene of col lege and High school games and other said the armory Board will replace the existing stadium sign and a dedication cer Emony will take place later this said like his brother Robert Kennedy left a Mark on the nation s capital. Bob was spartan in his adherence to physical fitness he loved the out of doors he loved people and he gloried in the Competition of Barry expected to see action in All Star clash Oakland Calif. Up injured Rick Barry of Oakland probably will return to action Jan. 28 when the american basketball association stage sits All Star game in Louisville league leading scorer has been sidelined since . 27when he sustained a seriously wrenched Oakland physician who removed the cast thursday Suid the swelling was Down considerably and it looks hike he la have a Good fluid was taken from the knee three is expected to do some Light running next week. I 5 a
