European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday february 7, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 17 packers release Lombard to join redskins Green Bay wis a the Green Bay packers handed Vince Lombard his release from his contract wednesday night allowing him Ftp take control of the Washington redskins. With regret the Resolution was unanimously adopted do Minic Olejniczak president of the packers said after the first emergency meeting of the Board of directors in 10 years. To a Man the entire Board Felt like the executive commit tee had Felt that there was t anything we would not have done to have kept Vince Lom Bard Olejniczak president of the Packer corporation said there was considerable discussion among Board members on whether the club should be reimbursed by the redskins. He said no terms Are being asked. It is difficult to measure the 4 shoot 67s for Lead in Hope classic Palm Springs Calif. A . Open Champion Lee Trevino and three others led the Way through the first round of the $122,000 Bob Hope desert Golf classic wednesday on a Day that ranged from showers to Sunshine to Dusty winds in this resort area. Tied with Trevino with 5-un-Der-Par 67s were Veteran Gene Littler and two younger pros Garden gets Mathis Quarry elimination go new York a Buster Mathis and Jerry Quarry will meet in a 12-round heavyweight elimination bout at Madison Square Garden on monday March 24, it was announced wednesday Markson director of boxing at the Garden said Mathis of grand rapids mich., and Quarry of los Angeles each would receive a guarantee of $50,000. The Winner will be inline for a title bout against Joe Frazier of Philadelphia in mayor june Markson added. Fra ser is recognized As the world heavy Champ in new York and four other foot Mathis injured his foot in his12-round decision Over George Cuvalo of Toronto last monday in the Garden but Jimmy ise Lin his manager said the 232-Pounder would be fully recovered by March 24.iselin said he had Given Harry Levene a British promoter i London first Call on Mathis after the Quarry bout. Levene had claimed he had a contract with Mathis to fight Billy Walker of England in London on March 25. Iselin said however the con tract with Levene did not specify that Mathis was committed to meet Walker definitely on that Date. We will meet Walker after the Quarry match Iselin said. Pin up boy new York a Evelyn Koslowski was unable to take her regular turn with the purchasing department team in Staton Island Industrial Bowling league because of an injury. Her husband de substituted. He bowled a perfect 3m game Marty Fleckman and torn Shaw with defending Champion Arnold Palmer and Jack Nick Laus Back in the heavily populated Par-72 , Fleckman and Littler each scored 32-3567 and Shaw did it in 33-34. Four country clubs India Wells Bermuda dunes la Quin to Tamarisk Are being has Par 36-36. I played reasonably Well said Palmer. The Only bogeys i had were three three put greens. If i putted reasonably Well i could have shot 69 or 68.""i turned a pretty Good round into one not so Good said Nick Laus Winner of the Andy Wil Liams san Diego open last Sun Day. Big Jack referred to a double bogey six on the last Hole of his round when he hit into the Sun hooking against a tree. He had to play the shot left handed landed in a Bunker and finally got Down in two Casper finished with a 36-3571, a Good recovery from his final two rounds at san die go76 and 76. Seven at 68seven players were tied at 68. They were Ken still who had Ahot putting Streak sinking three from Over 20 feet Jim Ferrier Jim Wiechers Joel Goldstrand buddy Sullivan Jim Colbert and Tony Jacklin. Showers peppered the Valley starting about Dawn and continued intermittently. When the Sun finally broke through the winds came up kicking up dust circles where the rain had not previously of the players however said the elements were not Handicap. It was a honeymoon com pared to the Bing Crosby and the Kaiser International i Northern California said the 24-year-old Fleckman Heyoung Man who in his first Start As a professional won the cajun classic a pea event in 1967. Five Birdie still Littler and Goldstrand had five birdies and one bogey each. Littler who lost by one stroke to Nicklaus at san Diego also had a hot Putter. Lie rammed them in from 25, 20, 15 and a pair from three feet Field of 136 pros each played with three pros will switch amateurs each Day through saturday an Complete the 90-Hole Marathon by themselves on leaders Dene Littler 32-33 67 a fifty Fleckman 32-8687 i
