European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday May 4, 1977 a sports mariners sold to Florida group san Diego up the san Diego mariners of the world hockey association have been tentatively sold to Florida inter ests pending approval of the league Man Ager Ballard Smith said monday. The buyers Are a group of businessmen headed by Jerry Saperstein. Son of the late Abe Saperstein organizer of the Harlem globetrotters. No terms of the Deal were  said the team which was res cued last year by Ray Kroc owner of the padres of the National baseball league just could t attract enough  simple fact Smith said is that it is not economically feasible to operate Amajor league hockey franchise in san Diego under the present  paid attendance averaged under 8, 000. Even though we had the lowest ticket prices in major league hockey. We needed to average Over 12,000 to break  have the Best 5,000 fans in hockey he said. "1 just wish we had 5.000 More. Smith said the team would probably play in the Miami it. Lauderdale area. 4 7 voice of Andy 500 race Sid coffins Iff 1 years is an apparent suicide a m1 "s3k58. Own a Guam . Ante Norm cosh of play in pro softball Detroit up former Detroit Tiger Star Norm Cash monday announced he has signed to play first base for the new Detroit Caesars professional so pitch soft Ball team. Cash 44, retired three Yean ago fro the majors after spending is years with the tigers. As a member of Detroit s world Champion team in 1968, Cash had a .283 batting average and knocked in 25 Home runs. Cash said be was pleased with his new Job. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. He said be thought he would have no trouble switching to the new Type of game. After All there will be no Jim palmers or Nolan ryans to give a hitter night mares Cash said. And the Shorter Dis Tances and fences will have to be pluses for me. I have kept in Good shape and will be ready to play without too much condition  bears acquire Reamon from chiefs Chicago a on the eve of the National football league College draft the Chicago bears acquired on monday former world football league Rushing Champion Tommy Reamon from the Kansas City  bears also completed two other transactions with the Miami dolphins and Tampa Bay buccaneers both involving draft choices. The draft of College players was to begin  Exchange for Reamon. The bears gave the chiefs a sixth round draft Choice acquired earlier in the Day from Tampa Bay. The buccaneers delivered that Choice to Complete a Deal in which they obtained quarterback Gary  played for bears coach Jack Pardee when he was coach of the Wal s Florida blazers. In 1974, the 5-foot-Io. 192 Pound speedster won the Rushing Crown of the now defunct Wal with 1.576 Yards. In 1976, he rushed for 314 Yards and four touchdowns in 103 carries with the chiefs. Reamon who went to College at Missouri averaged 22.3 Yards on 19 Kickoff returns and caught 10 passes for 136 Yards last season. German soccer Star of play in . East Rutherford . A the Cosmos of the North american soccer league announced monday that they have reached an agreement with Bayern Munich of West Germany for the Transfer of Franz Beckenbauer s contract. The Cosmos declined to say now much Money was involved but Bayern Munich had been demanding $1 million. The Cosmos said they still have some de tails to work out with Beckenbauer before be joins the  All goes Well Beckenbauer could join the Cosmos in late May perhaps in time to play against Tampa Bay May 29, the club said. By Steve Herman Indianapolis a Sid Collins who told the world of every Triumph and tragedy at the Indianapolis motor Speed Way for More than a Quarter of a Century apparently took his own life monday after battling two years against a painful and crippling disease. Collins. 54. The radio voice of the Indian Apolis 500-mile race to a worldwide Audi ence of More than 100 million persons was found dead at his apartment. He was hang ing by a Necktie police  had returned to Indianapolis 10 Days ago from the Mayo clinic in Roches Ter Minn he had been suffering from Lou Gehrig s disease named for the baseball Hafi of Famer which affects the spinal column and causes deterioration of the nervous  february 1975, Collins started having muscle spasms and pain in his thighs. He was treated for a muscle problem but a series of subsequent tests found that a disc in his neck was pressing against his spine. Left unattended it could have paralysed him within  operation that included cutting through his Throat to get to the problem was successful at that  living is with my Larynx and the first thing i tested after the operation was my voice Collins said in an interview at the Speedway last year. "1 can t say what a Relief it was to find no  that however Collins was triable to do much walking without the Aid of a Cane and the pain stayed with him. He got around the Speedway grounds last year in a Golf , who joined the Speedway Broad cast team in 1948, became the voice of the 500 two years later and saw its coverage extended Over the years to More than 1,200 stations and the american forces radio and television service around the world. It was Collins who dubbed the indy 500 the greatest spectacle in racing and More people heard his annual broadcast than any other sporting event in the world. A graduate of Indiana University col Lins also was an account executive and sports director of radio station wisc in Indianapolis. The most exhausting broadcast for col Lins was during the crash filled death marred rain delayed 1973 race which he described last year As the one he cared least to remember. It was the first time i be Ever seen people Happy the race was Over he said. In same stall As 71 Winner canonero Derby s Hunch bettors like sir sir byedschuylerjr.1,ou1sville. By. I a sir sir is this year s Kentucky Derby horse for Hunch players bettors who pay More attention to omens than to the racing form the Kentucky bred Colt is owned by Luis Navas of Caracas a horse agent who bought a yearling at Kee Neland for $1,200 and sold him As part of a two horse pack age to fellow venezuelan Pedro Baptista the yearling turned out to be canonero ii. Winner of the 1971 Kentucky Derby. Friends kidded Navas. If you Are so smart Why did you sell canonero he said monday while wat citing sir sir walk around the shed Row at Churchill Downs. Sir sir is quartered in stall 10, Bam 41. So was canonero  Well gel the same number in the Gate canonero had Post position 12 Navas said through an interpreter. What about having the same number at the finish Navas did not need the question interpreted. He smiled broadly and said bet $10."the return on such an investment would not be  Seattle slew could go off at 1-5, sir sir Winner of two races in 1976 and none this year would be an extreme Longshot unless his Odds Are lowered by being member of the Mutual Field. Mutual Fields the grouping of two or More outsiders As a single betting interest Are necessitated by the need to have no More than 12 separate betting interests in a race. It was As a member of a five horse Mutual Field that canonero won the Derby and paid $19.40. Canonero went into his Derby off of stakes wins in Venezuela and a Victory at Miles. Sir sir who has done All of his racing in Florida won at 11-16 Miles in the final race of his 2-year-old Campaign. This year his training hampered by a Teg Cut and cough he was fourth in the Fountain of youth third in a division of the Florida Derby Lith in the Flamingo and fifth in a 1 mile grass race april 5. Navas. Who got into racing horses about three years ago "1 wanted to try my tuck bought sir sir at Kee Neland for 116,000 and put him up for Sale. But he bought him Back at $24.000 when the Colt failed to bring a higher  the son of sir Ivor Panna ii is Ridden by Jesus Rodriguez and trained by Leo Apu Ria. He gets his double sir name from his sire and grandsire sir Gaylord. The Derby did lose one candidate monday when c. V. Whitney announced his coined Silver Winner of a division of the Florida Derby would not run. Whitney has started 15 horses in 12 derbys but has never won. Billy Turner Trainer of Seattle slew would like to see several More defections. The size of the Field always makes a difference he said. A big Field increases the chances of error. A Field of six eight or10 makes for a Good horse  Sid Collins. Heard by 100 million Waltrip wins Winston 500 in Chevrolet Talladega Ala. Up Darrell Waltrip out dulled three other Drivers to claim a narrow Victory Here in the 236,885 Winston 500 Stock car race. Waltrip averaged 164.887 Miles per hour for his first Victory and the first win by a Chevrolet at the 2.66-mile Alabama inter National motor Speedway Tri Oval. Waltrip Cal Yarborough Benny Par sons and Donnie Allison All in Chevrolet ran virtually bumper to bumper in a draft for the last 38 laps after Dodge Driver Richard Petty dropped out of Contention with an overheated engine. Waltrip whose last Victory was in the Virginia 500 earlier this year shot past Al Lison into the Lead on Lap 178. Allison Fol Lowed close on his bumper with Yarborough and Parsons in the same draft until the final Lap. Wins by .29 seconds with All three challengers set to Sling shot around him on the last Lap Waltrip dropped Low going into the second turn in an Effort to break the draft and stayed in front the rest of the Way finishing .29 seconds in front of Yarborough. Parsons was third and Allison fourth in a virtual Deadbeat. Waltrip s winning Speed was off the track record of 169.887 . Set by buddy Baker last year in the Winston 500. There were 62 Lead changes among 11 Drivers and six caution flags for 26 laps. Dave Marcis finished fifth in a Mercury the Only other car in the same Lap with the leaders. Ron Hutcherson was sixth one Lap Back in a Chevrolet and Dick Brooks was seventh in a Ford. Others in the top 10 were Coo Coo Martin Terry Bivins and Ramo Stolt All in Chevrolet. Pole Sitter . Foyt blew the engine in his Chevrolet spun out and hit a Wall on turn three of the 19th Lap bringing out a caution Flag for four laps. Another favor Ite. Bobby Allison blew the engine in his Matador on Lap 12. Janet Guthrie first woman to qualify for a Lascar race at Talladega started 13tn and drove 47 laps before turning her Chev Rolet Over to Lenny Pond. The car later went out with engine problems. Buddy Baker who had won the last two Winston 500s, was among the leaders in the earlier going but went to the garage on Lap 93 when the clutch failed in his for