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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 08, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 8, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 25 Carty fined but suspension Effort fails because he s on disabled list indians Rico  proves costly Cleveland up Rico Carty has been fined and sent Back to Cleveland by indians manager Frank Robinson but plans to suspend him for three Days fell through the club disclosed Early  the team announced he was sus Pended it had to Back off because of technicality pointed out by the american league office a team spokesman  already was on the 15-Day disabled list and the league said he could note placed on a second list at this time. Robinson told Carty of the Fine monday night minutes after the indians had Defeated the Oakland a a 3-1, and also told him he planned to suspend him and or dered him Back to Cleveland on the next night. Earlier Robinson asked Carty who Ison the disabled list with a pulled Ham string How he Felt while the slugger was taking a Whirlpool Tram Cut in the indians  ignored me altogether said Robin son but that did t bother me All that much because i know he is still carrying grudge against me although i Don t under stand  said he really lost his Coal during monday night s game when cart started to criticize his managing while sit Ting on the  was it As tar As i was concerned said Robinson. There is Only one manage Ron this team and i am the Man. I won t let any player gel away with something  after the game Robinson closed the clubhouse door to newsmen but was Over heard shouting at  soon As we All got into the club House explained Robinson i asked Rico to come into my office because i wanted to talk to him. He refused and that s when told him he was fined and i also was sus pending him and sending him Home for in subordination. Carty was travelling with the club Robinson said even though he was on the disabled list because the Trainer is with by Randy Burnett racing Roundup Al Here s a lesson to be Learned there somewhere and the lesson is you can twin a race on the first  that was the message Lotus Boss Colin Chapman gave to Gunnar Nilsson after the swede captured the belgian grand prix. Chapman was referring to Mario Andretti s very Early departure Ollason then going on to score us first up Victory in Only us second season of formula 1 racing. There la be a real Celebration beginning tonight the popular swedish Driver said. And i plan to go on celebrating for a  by me Chapman said grinning happily but please be recovered in time for the next  Nilsson Tike world Champion James Hunt is noted for his partying pen chant and after the belgian up he had every reason to celebrate. For Mario Andretti however there would be no party. After Complete domination of practice Andretti lasted Only half a Lap. After knocking himself and Waterman John Watson out of the race in a wild charge into the first chicane Andretti retired to the Lotus Van where he was described by Chapman As a very sick Man. Simply  Good reason. Andretti threw away what very Well could have been a Victory and too poor Watson along with him. The american Driver trailed Watson but by Only a few feet then blew it by braking too late into the chicane and ramming Watson s Brabham Alf Romeo. If an inexperienced Driver had somehow managed to place on pole then have an Acci Dent of this Type no one would have been surprised. But for a Veteran like Andretti who has aspirations for the world championship that was something else. His brain fade set off a lot of Eye brow raising. As Chapman said you can t win a race on the first Lap and this was especially True of last sunday s belgian up because the track was super Slippery and treacherous. High winds were blowing dust and dirt All Over the track while the rain came Down in Long dirty shrouds. Practically every driver1 spun at least once and some More than once. Germany s Jochen mass recovered from his first one then much later while closing rap idly on the leading Niki Lauda he spun again this time into the Guardrail. Like Andretti mass walked Back a sick Man. It had been the German s Best Opportunity for a grand prix Victory this year and now it was lost. Tire changes necessary tie Rains came exactly at 3 . And the Start was delayed while the Drivers change from Slicks to rain tires. But it was obvious the rain would t last. Of the 2frcar Field Only James Hunt started on Slicks a Gamble mass took on the curb urging in last year German up and a Gamble that worked. Mass would have won that race except for Niki Lauda s near fatal Accident which forced a Stop and  like that was Worth it on the ring but nut at the Tony Mickey mouse zolder Greult. By the time the rain slacked off. And dry tires were needed. Hunt was two Lap Down on his Slicks and out of Contention. The outside of the track was never thoroughly in but th7"un? was and Slicks were necessary. Light rain Feu later Bat not nougat warrant a change Back to rain tires although Jody Steckter went in for them. Once a s28&l�f3sss and Nus a was justifiably Roudo his Victory. With the team Lotus Burden strictly on Tarn after Andretti s big rns Rue he drove a very Cool race never making an error and never putting a wheel Ronk to Only bad moment i had Nilsson Sas came with Mario s Accident. I was i Rund him when it All happened. I backed off hard went off the course to get by and fit i made u through. Fro that time on. No problems. And no problems with the car. U nov Latida also drove a Brainy and calculating race his Ferrari never handling prop la a the  to live with it. He was the first Driver in for a tire change continued on Page u the club and Rico needs daily  indians did t protect Carty last fall and he was drafted by the expansion to Ronto Blue jays but the indians re acquired him before the Start of the 1977campaign. Evidently be thinks i dislike him audit stems Back to his being drafted by to Ronto. As far As i m concerned it s All Over with. I Don t carry grudges Robinson  Best this season it s been a cold War Between us. I have done the Best that ican to get along with him Short of kissing his rear. What he did on the Bench criticizing me in front of All the other players that was it. I can t take that from  was ordered Home on the first available plane or he would have to pay disown Way. He s off the club As far As i m concerned said Robinson who did not Dis lose the amount of the Fine or the length of the suspension. Carty was hitting .275 before being injured last thursday. Kings land lakers Allen for Johnson draft picks Kansas City to. Up the Kansas City Kings solidified their guard strength monday by acquiring Luci Sallen from the los Angeles lakers for for Ward Ollie Johnson and first and second picks from the 1878 draft. Allen 29, is an eight year Veteran from Cla who averaged 14.6 Points As a regu Lar with the lakers last season. Allen had played out his option with the lakers and had indicated he wanted to play for the Kings because he is from Kansas City kan., where he was a Star player for Wyandotte High school. The Kings already have indicated the will use their no. 2 pick in Friday s Aba draft to select All America guard Oti Birdsong. The Kings traded guard Brian Taylor to Denver but still have in Reserve Ron Boone the team s leading scorer last season with a 22-Point  Allen will give us the Ideal run Ning mate to complement Boone and  said Kings coach Phil Johnson. He has the ability to penetrate score and run a club. His experience quickness and court savvy will undoubtedly strengthen our Back court for the coming  i feel that this Trade gives us the strongest nucleus we have had since the franchise moved to Kansas  added Kings general manager Joe Axelson. We hate to part with Ouie Johnson but the need for three outstanding scoring guards made the move important to our  teamed with Lew Alcindor now Kareem Abdul Jabbar to help bring clan National championships in his Junior and senior years and was the third player taken in the College draft in 1969, behind Alcindor and Neal walk who was selected by Seattle. Allen was traded to Milwaukee the Fol lowing season where he again joined about Jabbar to win the Aba title. Replayed with the Bucks for 4vi seasons before being traded to the lakers. Rogers is no player of week new York api right handed Pitcher Steve Rogers of the Montreal expos who pitched the second one hitter of his career last Friday beating St. Louis 2-0 with 10 strikeouts has been named nation Al league player of the week. Rogers who allowed Only a third inning single by Mike Tyson in route to raising his record to 74. Is leading the no with 108innings pitched eight Complete games and 83 strikeouts. He also has an earned run average of 1.92. Johnson was the no. 4 Forward of the Kings last season averaging 6.6 Points and 2.6 rebounds per  is the second major acquisition of the Kings in the past two weeks. Kansa City traded for 7-foot-2 Center Tom Burle son in late May to fill another problem area. Satra request against Ioc is granted in . New York up Justice Arnold Guy Fraiman of new York state supreme court monday granted Satra corporation application ordering the International olympic committee to show cause on june16 Why it should not be held liable for 275 million for  court also froze All Ioc books re cords and papers pertaining to the 1960summer olympic broadcast rights to pre. Vent destruction of  papers revealed that the Ioc which failed to appear in court refused to accept Legal papers and dodged their serv ice and that Swiss police with Swiss court approval interceded to compel the Ioc to accept Swiss and . Court  Rubin president of Satra said we have always believed that our agree ment for the Itsjo olympic broadcasts was valid and we look Forward to the International olympic committee s explanation of its conduct. The american Public has right to know the  the Ioc first approved Satra s Okay tobit then approved Satra s rights and asked Satra to come to its Headquarters i Lausanne Switzerland said Satra lawyer Michael Lasher. And while we were on the Way to Lausanne the Ioc re opened the , a new York based International trading and manufacturing corporation signed a preliminary agreement dec. 21 with the soviet Union for american television rights after the three major networks Abc Abc or lbs preliminarily failed to come to terms with the russians separately or in a Pool  subsequently was awarded the rights to the 1980 games for $85  thereupon filed separate Legal actions against Abc and the Ioc with Acourt decision delayed until now  
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