European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 1ft the stars and stripes Friday january 24, 1969 pc reorganized american Assn. Revived for triple a baseball Denver Colo. A the american association was re Vived and the Pacific coast league was reorganized in a Marathon meeting of triple baseball executives that ended wednesday. The meeting which lasted More than 15 hours produced agreement to add two teams tothe pc and release four others to Reform the american association which has not operated since 1962.eugene, ore., and Tucson ariz., will be added to the Pacific coast league replacing Seattle and san Diego which no have major league franchises. Leaving the pc will be Den ver Oklahoma City Tulsa and Indianapolis. They will join Omaha and Des Moines to re form the american  mane vering will leave the pc with eight teams. With Eugene and Tucson in the South pc division will be Hawaii an Phoenix. In the Northern Divi Sion will be Vancouver Spokane Tacorda and Portland. A championship playoff will beheld Between divisional winners. The six member a will expand to eight teams in 1970. The pc decided on a 146-game schedule starting april 11 and ending sept. 1, with Tucson permitted to Start one Day Early. The executives also picked Bobby Adams of Tacoma Jack Quinn of Hawaii and . Rosy Ryan of Phoenix As members of its executive com Mittee. 140 games in lathe american association leaders decided on a 140-Gameschedule starting april 18 and ending sept. 1 but rejected slate of specific dates. There will be no playoffs Butan attempt will be made to re Vive the Junior world series Matching the a and International league champions the third aaa league. The International league in 1968 include National league the. Poli received$450,000 for each City. Eckert sent a Telegram to the two leagues instructing them to proceed with their realignment plans without prejudice to the impending arbitration. Clendenon j. Alou Houston Tex. A the Houston astros gave up their top hitter wednesday by trading out fielder Rusty staub to the new Montreal club in the National league for first baseman Donn Clendenon and outfielder jes Salou. Staub former new Orleans Schoolboy Star who became Houston s first big Bonus signeewitb/a., led the �891 average. Last196? he finished with a .333 after having led the no in batting Good portion of the season this has  roughest decision since i have been in baseball said Astro Genera manager spec Richardson. Busty is a great Ball player and we hate to lose him but Mana Ger Harry Walker and others Wenthe staff agree in our feeling they come and they go Pitt has problem hiring a coach 14 Chison tilts booked for Milwaukee stadium Milwaukee up a con tract for 14 Chicago White sox games to be played this seasoning Milwaukee county stadium was approved tuesday by the county Board. The sox will play 11 american league games and three exhibitions Here this year. Las season nine regular league games and an exhibition wit the Chicago cubs were held in Milwaukee. Pittsburgh up the University of Pittsburgh was still without a football coach wednesday after Lloyd Eaton returned to Wyoming without saying yes or no. Eaton the latest in a string of top candidates for the Pitt Job went Back Home As quietly Ashe arrived. The official line at Pitt remained a terse  but it appeared Likely the Wyoming coach can have the Pitt Job if he wants it according to a source close to the pitl athletic scene. It s a Mutual thing the source said. If he wants the Job Well offer it to  officials stung three times in the last month have been unusually tight lipped and secretive this week the refused even to confirm Eaton s presence in town until he had departed. News of his visit however quickly leaked out. There Are three reasons for Pitt s secrecy Jack Wiley Frank Kush and Dee , a former Pitt Assi Stant was first in line. Insider say he was offered the Job but that Casimir Myslinski with Drew the offer after he became athletic director dec. 24.kush, head coach at Arizona state accepted the Pitt Job jan.4 and backed off four Days later reportedly because his assistants who had agreed to come to Pittsburgh change their minds. Then Myslinski went after Andros Oregon state s coach last week with a reported$28,000-a-year, five year con tract but Andros decided to stay at Oregon state for sentimental reasons including an estimated $7,500 salary hike and longer  at his Home in Wyoming Eaton was  said any comments would have to come from  if he would deny being in Pittsburgh Eaton said no. Iwon t deny  one of Eaton s assistants Bill Baker said Eaton s staff had discussed the situation and most of them would accompany Eaton to Pittsburgh if he took the Job. Myslinski refused to say Pitt search centers around Eaton who has a 50-20-2 record i seven seasons at Wyoming including a 10-0 Mark in 1967. I m contacting some More people he said wednesday. But he refused to say whether any More coaches would be flown to Pittsburgh for inter views. Should the panthers get another no from Eaton their search is then expected to Headin one of three places Darrell Mudra who resigned for personal reasons after an 8-2 season at Arizona Dick Best Wick a former Pitt assistant who has been on the Georgia tech staff two seasons and Chuck Klausing who guide Indiana pa., to an undefeated 1988 season. That the Trade will help the  How feel we have a Chance to Challenge for our  Montreal obtained both Clen Denon and Alou in the recent no expansion draft Clendenon fro the Pittsburgh pirates and Alou from the san Francisco  hit .268 with the giants while Clendenon nit .257 his Las season for the pirates. Walker also attended a new conference and said he believes Houston now has Tiff strongest Teani in history " we be added t Speed Power Rusty staub. Tough to give up and defense but have lost one of the finest hitters in baseball Walker said. We have balanced our right handed hitting with our left handed hitting and have filled one of our Outfield  no Cash involved no Cash was involved in the Trade. Roy Hofheinz owner of the astros said he regretted giving up the popular redhead but said he too believes Houston is closer now to having a winning Ball club than Ever before. Richardson said that  Blefary and Jimmy Wynn will give Houston a Young out Field averaging less than 25 years. No plans for surgery on Elbow says Unitas Baltimore a John Unitas quarterback of the Baltimore Colts says there Are no immediate plans for surgery on his tender right  National football league passing great made that Clear before sailing wednesday for a two week stay in Jamaica with his wife Dorothy. In Jamaica he plans som fishing and a lot of lying  Don t plan to pick up a foot Ball until sometime in March Unitas said. Then tit throw the Ball a lit tie and if any swelling or undue plan results i la go have another Ray they then can decide what to do but right now there Are no plans for an  Unitas played most of the Sec Ond half of the super bowl where the nil champions were upset 16-7 by the new York jets of the american football league. The Day after the game coach Don Shula said he wanted Unitas to be looked at very soon by the Best people in the world and a decision made on whether he will require sur  All sorts of rumours grew out of that statement but Unitas and the Colts Are putting the to rest. I can t Ever remember when damage of this nature was Ever rectified by surgery Harry times Colt general manager said of unites torn muscle suffered last sept. 7 in an  lion against Dallas