European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday january 25, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 19 Ter wants to move up to to fight Joe y Ell quest Bob and i wat died Frazle against Oscar Bon a Vena in Phil Adelphia said Mushy Salow Foster s manager thursday. We both spotted something that made us think he might have slipped a said he had offers for Foster to defend his world Light heavyweight Crown Yvan Treberg in Yugoslavia Piero Delpapa in Rome Gre Peralta in Buenos Aires Tom Boggs. The european Champ i Copenhagen and Jose Torres the former world Champion i puerto Rico. ,., we want to keep Busy said alow. Bob will be ready to fight again in a made Short work of Frankie de Paula of Jersey City,n.j., in his first defense wednesday night. He dropped a heavyweight bout 2f to " j4 of de Paula Tiree times for an a a Turk and several other stated Der Noble about a Fos Lpaul thre aft somatic technical knockout under new York rules at 2 17 of the first round. It was the Sec Ond fastest knockout in the his tory of 175-Pound title fights. I d like to fight the heavy weight Champion said Foster. That goes for either one Fra Rier or Ellis. But i would t want to give up my title for an five state Foster was referring to Fra Zier who is recognized in new Ifft Reveira Fttie Stati Ellis is recognized by the world boxing association. Cassius Lay stripped of his Crown in most states still is the Champ Inmany nations. Salow said he hoped to sit Down with Frazier s manager Yancey Durham to talk about the chances of making the match. Teddy Brenner Madiso Square Garden matchmaker said he had talked to the Fra Zie people Foster match but still was hopeful of closing a Frazier Ellis bout for later in the year. Brenner has offered Foster the Winner of the feb. 3 Buster Mathis George Cuvalo bout in the also mentioned that he thought Dick Tiger deserved return bout if he wanted it pos Ter knocked out Tiger last may24 to win the championship. Nino Benvenuti the Middle weight Champ also was a possibility for a Light heavy defense. Bad break the basketball season is Over for cazzie Russell 33 of the new York knits As his right leg is twisted beneath Joe Ken Nedy of the Seattle supersonics in Madiso Square Garden. The kicks won 113-106, but Russell suffered a fractured ankle. Up packers Gregg retires after 12 glory years Gregg Green Bay wis. Up offensive tackle Forrest Gregg one of the giants of the Greenbay packers glory years thursday announced his retire ment As a pro football player. Gregg a 12-year-Veteran wit the packers recently was vote the team s out standing lineman for 1968. He said in re tiring it has been a Long an enjoyable career and the game has been very Good to Means my family but i wanted to retire before i overstayed my , who will be 38 in october said he would like to stay in football As a coach although i have no definite plans right general manager Vince Lom Bardi who was coach of the packers when Gregg was an All pro selection from 1960-1967, said he has been an outstand ing offensive lineman the o Connor wins 10th in Bow Rochester Minn. Up unbeaten Rochester Middle weight Pat o Connor posted his10th straight Victory Here when he scored a fourth round Knock out Over Walter Harrison of Erie a. Record indicates More important was his contribution to the Green Bay packers in spirit dedication and willingness to pay the prices he did for so Many years without regard for it is certainly to his credit that he retire As one of the top offensive linemen Lombard said. Gregg played in the pro bowl games of 1961, 1965, 1967 and1968 and was recently selected to the 1969 pro bowl played on five world championship Packer played College football at Southern methodist where he captained the Mustangs in 1955. The packers chose him As their second round draft Choice in 1956. He also was picked for theall Southwest conference team in 1954 and 1955. Griffith says 3 Al clubs should move thinks Milwaukee merits one Milwaukee wis. Up three american league franchises Are struggling to the Point they should be moved one of them preferably to Milwaukee Minnesota twins president Cal Vin Griffith said is no. 1 on the list of cities that should get team Griffith Long a Booster of this City As a baseball town told Lou Chapman of the Milwaukee Sentinel in a Tele phone interview from Blooming ton said one of the three ailing franchises was the Washington senators. He would t name the two others although the Chica go White sox and Cleveland indians have been Hurt befalling attendance for several years. Paul is disputed the Washington franchise recently was sold to Robert Short. Gabe Paul president of the indians said at a baseball writers dinner Here Jan. 5 that he opposes moving franchises and insisted his team will Sta put. Paul said the commissioner has the Power to Block an franchise shifts considered dam aging to baseball. I Don t agree with Paul Griffith told Chapman. The commissioner does t have that kind of Griffith who moved the old Washington franchise to Minne Sota in 1961, indicated washing ton in t entitled to a team simply because it is the nation capital. What does that mean he said. I say if a club owner is proving he s doing the Best Pecan to make a go of it and is still losing Money he does Towe that City any obligation and should be allowed to move. No terms announced Ewbank staying As jets coach pm new York a Weeb Ewbank coach and general manager of the super Bow Champion new York jets will continue in both posts it was announced wednesday. The announcement was made by both Phil Iselin the presi Dent of the american football league club and Ewbank. The terms and length of the contract were not disclosed. The stubby 61-year-old new Bank has been with the Al club for six years. His last con tract was for Oliree years and called for an estimated $50,000 year. It was to expire next Mouth. Iselin made the first announcement at the club s head quarters Here after a meeting of the Board of directors. We re pleased at making the announcement that Ewbank will remain As general manager an coach said Iselin. It will be recalled last fall that i stated that Weeb s Leader ship and ability was such that we had advised him that we wanted him to continue with usin the future and that the Deci Sion was his to make regardless of what happened for the bal Ance of the was after Iselin and Sev eral other part owners of the club had bought out Sonny Werliin a partner and the president of the jets Ewbank who coached the Baltimore Colts o the National football league championship in 1958 and 1959 and thus be came the first to coach championship teams in both leagues said the great Success of our club this year is attributable tothe Harmony that exists be tween the jets executives play ers and coaches which made for a spirit of cooperation that inevitably led to the jets first world jets led by quarterback Joe Baraath romped to the Eastern title this year with a 12-2 record. Then they beat the Oakland raiders 27-23 for the Al title and climaxed the Lon season Jan. 12 by upsetting the heavily favored Colts 16-7, in the super bowl game in Miami. Why should a club continue to lose big Money to the Point where it can no longer afford cooperate at its present location he said Milwaukee was Thebes available open City with Toronto and Buffalo other possibilities. Look at what the fans there have proved Griffith said of Milwaukee. The town has been booming. It was t the fault of the fans when the move of the braves was made to Atlanta. Continued on Page 20 Bahamas Golf led by Canadian Freeport Bahamas a Stan Homeniuk out shot his instructor thursday to grab Aone stroke Lead in the opening round of the $5,000 grand Bahama open Golf tournament. Homeniuk from Canada broke the course record with a file under Par 34-3367 at the King s inn hotel. Homeniuk is the brother of de fending Champion Wilf Homeniuk who taught Stan to play , however encountered a variety of problems and ended with a 76. Stan Homeniuk birdied five holes. He went into traps on 17 and 18 but recovered handily Topar both holes. He hit the Green 16 times in regulation Hooper a 29-year-old from Richmond va., fresh from victories in the professional Golf association s stroke an match play championships was one stroke Back at 68. He carded six birdies and two bogies. The 1966 runner up Stan to sell of Essex fells n.j., had trouble with traps on the backline to go one Over Par and Fin ish in a three Way tie for third at 70. Others in the third place deadlock were Brian charter and Al Chandler. The leaders Stan Homeniuk ,4-33 67 Herb Hooper 31-31 6s Brian charter 37-3370 Al Chandler 30-3470 Stan Mosell 33-37to Charles Riv hour 37 34tl pick Stranahan 34-37-71 Earl i Pokett 34-3771 Greg Stull or 38-34tj Gary in h 38-37teri Kroll 35-37t- Bob Watson 37-35 t2 Michael Joyce Su-3773 Roland Stafford 36-3773 Tom of Wiseca 36-3773bill Dpi Arcelis is-oo-73 Sonny Methvin 37-30---73 Tony atm ral s3-40 73 Dennis House 38-3t a Brown Culleu 36-3874 Bob Btu Vincton 36-3s 74 Henri chatelaine 37-37t4 Scott Rolie Tsuu 37-Ui i
