European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Ftorek gets wha nod for map new York Robbie Florek lost a Lotof Little ones with the now defunct Phoenix roadrunners during the 1976-77 world hockey association season. Monday he won a big one being name the wha s most valuable player. Florek in winning the Gordie How trophy by a vote of the wha Media be comes the first United sales born player to rapture a major league hockey map award. Moreover the Needham Mas native did it by the smallest of margins. Edges Hedber Ftorek collected 168 Points in the ballot ing edging Anders Hedberg of the Winni Peg jets by one vote. Quebec s real Cloutier. Who led the league in scoring was third with 80, wha commissioner Bill Macfarland. Commenting on Ftorek s selection said. Robbie s accomplishment has to be the most significant by any individual in the history of United states had 4fi goals and 71 assists for a career High 117 Points while playing with a last place club and playing the entire season with a shoulder injury. Ftorek. Who will be playing for the Cincinnati stingers next season seemed More interested inn the wha s future than in his award. Wednesday May 25, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 23 3 Howes snubbed nil in signing Long term contracts with whalers Hartford Cam. Up hockey great Gordie Howe and his two sons monday switched their world hockey association show from the Houston Aero to the new England whalers. They signed a Long term contract club officials described Only As Multi minion two National hockey league clubs the Boston Bruins and Detroit red wings courted the Howes whose con tracts with Houston expire june 1. Gordie Howe 49, and the sport s All Tim leading scorer said he was not sure if he would play for the whalers. Ill go to training Camp and see How feel he said. I m coming Here with All my options , eight times the nil s most Valu Able player before joining the wha where he also won the Honor said if he decided not to play any More he would join the team s management. Mark Howe a . Olympian in 1972, averaged More than 37 goals in his first three wha seasons but dipped last season duet injuries. Many astute hockey men have tagged Mark to be the nearest thing to a Bobby Orr and at 22 years of age his Best years Are still ahead of him said Jack Kelley. The whalers director of hockey operations. Marty Howe a 23-year-old defens Eman. Scored 17 goals last season. Mark and Marty Howe could play for Gordie Mark and Star for any club in either league said Howard Baldwin the whalers Man aging general partner. He said the signing by the whalers fourth in a five team Divi Sion last season was a giant step towards whaler officials said they were talking with Houston about compensation for the Howes. Kelley said the signing would hasten hockey merger because the whalers had stopped the older nil from taking away established wha stars. Baldwin said the signing proved the wha could survive without a said the Howes presence in Hart Ford almost would guarantee in the Case Ofa merger the whalers would be taken in by the nil. The Howes and whalers were tight lipped about the contract answering questions about How Long it was by saying four there s two things we Don t want total about and that s our sex life and our contracts said the elder Howe with his wife Colleen the family s chief negotiator at his Side. Yankees find Reggie is a bittersweet teammate by herscheln1ssensonnew York Reggie Jackson s Candy Bur May be turning slugging outfielder who once said. They would name a Candy bar after me if played in new and saw his prediction come True after signing a lucrative free agent contract with the Yankees has become aloof in recent Days and was due Tobo reprimanded tuesday by manager Billy , who declined to comment after a game last Friday night and asked the Media to please Bear with me while i being indifferent upset Martin and some o his teammates when he ignored the after hitting a Home run in monday night s 4-3 inns to the Boston red sox. A number of Yankees waited for Jack Sun at the end of the dugout nearest Home plate after his seventh inning Homer tied the score 2-2, but Jackson veered away from them and went to the other end of the Bench. I went to the other end of the dugout be cause i have a bad hand and i wanted to nut it was his explanation. The Yankees weren t buying said that he s a Damn liar snapped Catcher Thurman Munsun. The team Captain. To Burman has a bad hand Loo. So he snakes with his left hand said Martin. "1am going to talk to Reggie tomorrow. I am going to talk with the entire team. Some thing like this can Divide a team. What he did is not Good for the club. It s got to be Vukovich cops indy Golf for fourth straight time Indianapolis Lull Bill Vukovic fired a 76 monday to capture his fourth straight Drivers Golf title Over the Speed Way finished one stroke ahead of Pluyd Sluby of Wichita Falls tex., an Tom Bigelow of Whitewater wis., in the annual event. I Don t want to get into said Jimmy Yiuzi. I m in a bigger slump than Reggie was. Lou Piniella was there so was Carlos May. I just Don t want to gel into Stanley another member of the in Welcome welcoming committee said Idon l know Why Reggie went to the other end of the dugout. Maybe his idea is like Lex Johnson who said he Only gets paid to hit not to shake hands. There were at least10 Guys Down at that end waiting to shake hands with Back in cards fold cardinals Al Hrabosky left manager Vern Rapp. No prerequisite that we have to like each other Hrabosky s 2-Day ban is lifted St. Louis up Al he does t have to Lulu his manager to play baseball for him. Was welcomed Back to the St. Louis cardinals monday ending a two Day s suspension ended after a one hour closed door meeting of Hrabosky and his lawyer Gerhard i Petzall. With car Dinal manager Vern Rapp and Genera manager Bing Devine. Rapp. Who is in his first Seasun As Cardi Nal manager suspended Hrabosky Satur Day while Devine was out of town. Rapp who left Busch stadium hurriedly after the meeting said. I m Happy the whole thing is resolved. Al is the top Pitcher in our bullpen and i want to use him " we be come to an Saidl Grabusky. There s no prerequisite that we have to like each other 1 think Dee Down we do like and Respert each other he botox lose Willoughby Boston up Jim red sox Relief Pitcher slipped on the Outfield grass and broke his right ankle during pregame practice. He is expected to be lost to inc team for six weeks spokesman said. Lias a Job Ludu and i have a Jub to do. And we re both going to go out and do Devine who served As mediator in the meeting said. When you re dealing with Strung personalities you sometimes reach this Point. It s just a difference of personalities. It was an inability or unwillingness was suspended after he re fused to talk to Rapp in the manager office before saturday s game. Rapp immediately suspended the Pitcher for Rapp and Hrabosky have been feuding since Spring training when Happ ordered his players to be clean shaven. Hrabosky complained bitterly but shaved his flow ing moustache. A Rabosky said the suspension had Noth ing to do with that dispute or with any part of Rapp s grooming code for his will not grow the moustache Hrabosky said. I be kept my hair deceptive been wearing More tics than i be Ever owned before. There Are no Rule he has that i can t abide no one involved in the meeting was will ing to elaborate on the reasons fur the Dis agreements Between the player and s Lough to pinpoint what it Hrabosky said. The Straw thai broke the Camel s Back was insignificant. It s just a communications Devine said they la just have to workaround it. I Don t look far problems Down the Road but 1 can t guarantee Torborg. Continued from Page 21 lined As a possible successor to Robinso Dave Garcia is said to have been the first Choice of indians general manager Philst Ghi last october when Robinson won a third contract and Seghi reportedly deferred to team president Ted Linda but Garcia a former indians coach Nowon the Angels suit repeatedly has said he is Happy in California. Torborg played seven years with the Losangeles dodgers and three with the Angels. The dodgers won National league pennants in 1965 and 1966 with Torborg behind the plate. He also caught three no hitters by Sandy Koufax in 1965, Bill Singer in 1970 and Nolan Ryan in 1973. He also was the Catcher when Koufax and Ryan set single season strikeout re cords in 196s and 1973
