European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 06, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes thursday february 6, 1969 Bowie Kuhn who named baseball s Czar Miami Fla. A Bowie Kuhn a 42-year-old attorney was named the new commissioner of baseball tuesday. His appointment was As much a sur prise As the appointment of Wil Liam d. Eckert three years ago and Eckert s dismissal last de is a member of the new York Law firm that represent the National league but he is an unknown outside of baseball circles. Kuhn s appointment was on Apro temp basis for one year. He will receive $100,000 per appointment was recommended by the baseball plan Ning committee and then approved unanimously by the own ers. A committee spokesman said Kuhn was the Only person seriously considered for the Tempo Rary Post As the replacement for Ecker the selection not Only sur prised the sports world but also the new commissioner himself. He found out about it Only Short time before the announce he said he was looking Forward to the Job adding every american boy dreams of being commissioner and i m no different than anybody i m honoured and delighted Totake Over this important Job to Lead baseball in a meaningful restructuring he said. I m very delighted in the 24 can be done Only with that kind of s primary duty will be to work with the planning com Mittee in an Effort to res True Indiana deals bucs worst Home beating new Orleans up the Indiana pacers used an 84 Point second half outburst to hand the new Orleans buccaneers their worst Home court loss Ever tuesday night 138-117. Mel Daniels grabbed 23rebounds for the pacers including a court record 18defensive saves giving Indiana the Ball consistently. Rog Rbrown scored 32 Points to Lead the pacers while Daniels hit 30and Bob Netolicky added 27 More. The game was tied 12 time sin the first half and the Lead changed hands eight time before Indiana took a 58-56 halftime Lead into the dressing room. Then the pacers roared out the second half grabbing the initiative on 15 Points by Brownin the third Quarter while the bucs went four minutes without Field goal and three minutes without a Point new Orleans paced by Jimmy Jones with 29 Points and Jackie Moreland with 23, stayed in third place in the Western division with a 24-25 Mark. W Houston a Elvin Hayes scored 32 Points As the san Diego rockets Defeated the Boston celtics 135-126 before a record crowd of 41,183 in the second game of a National basketball association doubleheader in the Astrodome. Oscar Robertson finished Strong while scoring 37 Points to Lead the Cincinnati royals to a 125-114 Victory Over the Detroit pistons in the first crowd set a new record for pro basketball in the unite states breaking a Mark of 19,500 set in the new Madiso Square Garden in new York played without Bill Russell the player coach who injured a knee sunday. Red Indiana Brown Dee Daniels Lewis Perry Nellc Rymiller Hooper new Orleans f t 13 of 32 Franz 4 3-4 11 Morland 11 8-8 30 bobbins4 3-4 u j. Jones 5 2-3 13 8. Jones 11 5-6 27 Butler 20-14 Govan 5 0-1 10 Dave so Pradd g f t 3 4-7 10 10 3-6 23 6 0-1 12 11 7-10 29 5 6-8 15 5 2-3 13 1 2-2 4 0 1-2 1 3 3-4 10 totals 5527-35138 totals 4427-39117indiana 30283743138 new Orleans 30262932117 three Point goals Perry. Butler Pradd. Fouled out new Orleans Moreland. Total fouls Indiana 2new Orleans 26.a2rt21. Late Piper spree throttles Denver Denver a Minnesota broke away from a 77-All tie at the Start the fourth period tues Day night and Defeated Denver 112-99 in an american Basket Ball association game. Charley Williams opened the fourth Quarter with a three Point Basket to Lead the rally i which the pipers outscored Den ver 35-22. Williams scored 18 Points for Minnesota but it was the 27 Points by Chico Vaughn which sparked the pipers attack. Sports Auerbach the Boston Genera manager and former coach re placed Russell on the Bench an was on his feet frequent Quick Knick Start helps crush Atlanta 122-97 new York a the Tor rid new York knickerbockers ripped off 15 straight Points inthe opening minutes and cruise to a 122-97 National basketball association Victory Over the at Lanta Hawks tuesday night be Hind Bill Bradley and Willis Early burst of near per feet basketball gave the Nicksa 17-4 Lead after barely four minutes of play and a running Start toward Weir sixth straight Triumph 17th in a Row at Homeland 23rd in the last 27 games. Bradley who scored six of the15 Points started it by feeding Walt Frazier for a Layup. A Lay up 17 Reed put the kicks ahead to scored 14 of his 24 Points Minnesota Wash in Lewis Tju tur William.-, a Cerniuk Vaugn i Kelly Caru in Slit g f it f 5 3- 5 3-3 1 0-tt u of 4 a u a b u uti Oen Vori 12 Osmond 19 Wilbum 13 Mcoid be Jones i to Wrights. Tow i t Koneru in / of f 2 i 4 9 0-3 in 7 1-2 16 18 7-1034 6 5-8 a 2 1-1 i 0 1-3 i 1 4-4 u Atlanta Beaty Bridges Caldwell Davis Hamton Frlicka Hazard Hudson of Silas g f t new York 8 5-8 1 2-3 9 8-0 5 1-j 0 0-0 2 3-3 2 1-1 0 3-5 0-0 2 4-6 barnett4 Bowman i4 Bradley u dbachre0 Frazier 1 Haket a May 13 reed2 re Ordo 8 q 9 4 13 4 0 3 4e o f t 1-3 in 2-fi 10 1-1 25 3-5 u 4-5 10 0-0 3-5 u fl-7 24 0-0 0 totals 36 25-36 9? total 61 zq-31 122 Atlanta 26 23 34-97 new York 34 22 26 40122 total fouls Atlanta 23, new Stork 28.a18,437. Totals 4226-40 12 total 3919-2799 Minnesota 22243135112 Denver 2717332299 to Lite r olints goals William a Augius Jonea l. Wright. Fouled out Miji ice Sta Sutor. Total fouls Minnesota 22, Denver 44.a4,160. Russ pairs dominate Europe figure skating Garmisch Germany up Russia turned the pairs Competition of the european figure skating championships into a National affair tuesday by filling the first three places in the com champions Oleg Protopopov 36, and his wife Lud Milla Beloussov 33, skated Al most faultlessly to take the Lea with 104.0 Points and 22 ordinals. Inna Rodnina and Alekse Ulanov finished second with 102,2 Points and 22 ordinals while National champions Tamara Mosk Vina and Aleksey Mishin had to Settle for third. And Bradley 10 of his 25 As Thek Nicks raced to a 34-14 Lead after one Quarter. Joe Caldwel was High for the Hawks with 24 and Zelmo Beaty added 23. " a. A my mtg a a 4mv44 a drawing a technical foul Early in the final period for one brie encounter with officials. The celtics led most of the first half but wilted Early in the third period on cold shooting of their own and a san Diego comeback. John Havlicek led Boston with24 Points. With Robertson hitting 11points and Jerry Lucas grab Bing 18 rebounds Cincinnat jumped to a 33-23 Lead late in the first period. But Detroit zoomed Back for a 66-65 half time Lead primarily on the shooting of Dave Bing. Bing led Detroit s scoring with 20 Points. Cincinnati was out in front 95-93 after three periods. However Lucas quickly built the advantage to 98-93.it was not until three minutes later however that Robertson and Walt Wesley went on their rampage each scoring Ninepoints during a five minute Span Box scores on Page 20 i Ture baseball including such things As combining the league offices into one is a member of the Wall Street Law firm of Wilkie Farrand Gallagher which has been counsel for the National league since the mid-1980s. Kuhn a graduate of Princeton in 1048 and the University of Virginia Law school has Bee Active in baseball legislation since 1950,he was Active in the Law suit several years ago when the Cit of Milwaukee sued baseball in an Effort to prevent the braves from moving to Atlanta. Kuhn said he will terminate his Law partnership for at least a year while he serves in the new Post. He said it was conceivable that baseball might no need a commissioner s office by the time he and the planning committee finish their intensive study of baseball replaces Eckert who was fired by the owners Las december. Eckert received $65, 000 a members the planning committee i composed of chairman Jerry Hoffberger chairman of the Board of the Baltimore orioles Dick Meyer executive Vic president of the St. Louis Cardi nals John Holland Genera manager of the Chicago cubs Mike Burke president of the new York Yankees and Chub Feeney vice president of Thesan Francisco giants. Burke and Feeney each ear Lier considered in the running for the Job As commissioner were added to the committee tuesday. Frank Dale president of the Cincinnati reds said Kuhn s appointment was a major breakthrough for baseball. Maybe today for the last time we saw separate league Cau owners9 tired of ridicule Feit they h by Milton Rici Iman new York up nobody likes being laughed at. Baseball people Are no exception. They were acutely aware even painfully aware they were being ridiculed Over their classic inability to agree upon a new commissioner. So when they went into session behind locked doors in one of Miami each s Swank hotels tuesday morning they made up their minds to one thing. They made up their minds they weren coming out until they found their Man. First the owners did what they always do when they have any kind of problem. The formed a committee. Naturally. Right Here the committee was led by Walter o Maury and Gabe Pauland augmented by Johnny Mchale John Galbreath Arthur Allyn Etter Meyer and Francis Pale the group met in separate room deliberated for some time then returned to the others in the larger room. We be got a Man right herein our own midst who would fill the Bill said Dale Cincinnati Snew president. Some eyebrows went m talking about Bowie Kuhn Dale identified his than anything the baseball owners had themselves new commissioner. I be been in on the voting fora commissioner three times before Fri Csc twice and be Keronce but this is the first time i can remember any nominee getting everybody s vote on the first ballot says Calvi Griffith owner of the Minnesota twins. A reason there was a reason. Nobody likes being laughed at and baseball people Are no exception. They saw right away the were getting no place Early tuesday after their first ground. Basically it was the same As their last previous meeting in Chicago six weeks ago a stalemate. Nobody was budging. Chub Feeney was getting the votes in the National league and Mike Burke draw ing most of them in the american neither could Muster enough votes for the but before the Day Lafout re were added to the leagues planning committee which 10 helping restructure the game. This could be a Way of telling them there Are league presides their future Feeney Awarren Giles eventual in successor and Burke As Joe Moore takes no Post and Moore has ant offensive notre Oam fax Talter three season c freshmen head soae Yeghian announced Here. Cronin s in the al., Kuhn Kiyear old attorney is something of an unknown like Bis predecessor William d. Eckert who was in Miami on personal business tuesday. One Long time baseball Man who was t at tuesday s Chang ing of the guard was surprised on hearing Bowie Kuhn was the new commissioner. They picked the unknown Soldier last time he said. Now they went out and go themselves a race the baseball Man was kid Ding of course. He knew Kuhn was capable. Kuhn does waste said the baseball Man. Ask him a question Anthell generally Tell you yes. If he tells you he does t know some thing but will let you know later you can count on it hell let to most the new commis appears a National Man because he has., it National league attorney most of the 20 years he has been connected with the game. Be started in the american league though As a scoreboard Fine in get tilth Radium Wash Fen at it a Day Calvin Griffith remember Young Kuhn. He a a helluva Good boy because we of had said Gri t Yeargo into he keep score Well continued on Page 90 j
