European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Maddox hit carries by Mark Friedman that sly smile left no Elliott Maddox just loved clicking it to the Yan his two run single climaxed a five run eighth Liming rally wednesday night to lift the Baltimore orioles past new the Birds Lead the american league East by two games Over Boston and three Over the ii sure Felt mighty purred his Gran told the whole Maddox was Superb with the Yankees he hit slammed 26 doubles and so impressed manager Bill Verdon with his defensive ability that Bobby Murcer was displaced to right Center fled belonged to but june is a Day Maddox finds hard to his knee ligaments were Al Roundup ripped on a rain soaked Shea stadium out he was through for the year a september surgery forced Maddox to miss the first hair of tha 76 his comeback attempt in late june of that year was the knee had been rushed Back into service1 and Maddox returned to the disabled list a week after an agonizing the 29year old enter fielder decided to Lake the Initia without Yankee he willingly submitted to a second operation last Taat angered the Yankee frail six months ago he was traded to the Ori Oles with Rich Bladl for Veteran Paul i know what in capable said but with the Yankees i was always worried about coming Back too things have been much hero in Baltimore Treyve been very patient with Earl Weaver under stands my situation and things Are work ing out with poised prodded Maddox it Felt Good avenging the team that shunned didst it again the thoughtful excuse me said theres a Nice hoi Shower waiting for elsewhere in the american Mil Waukee clobbered 145 Detroit topped 31 Kansas City edged in 11 innings Minnesota downed and California trounced red sox 5 newly acquired Jimmy Wynn raced Home with the he breaking run on George Scotts error in the the Brewers blew it open with a seven run Ell continued on Page 14 the stars and stripes i this a hot workout members of the world Champion Oak land go Reghl on Ellb practice at their training Camp in Santa As smoke in the Back a lire destroyed a lire Ping Plant less than a mile from the practice this is the Fml week in Camp for Raider May sit out nil season by the associated press when the new England patriots became the Surprise team of the 1978 National do Balf la arc season and qualified for the coach Chuck Fairbanks gave credit to his vastly improved offensive the left Side of that line May want guard John Hannah and tackle Leon Gray threatened wednesday to sit out the nil Roundup regular National football league season unless the patriots renegotiate their cod tracts Fairbanks doubles As the patriots general manage said Ibe dub was not interested in renegotiating their contracts at this both players said they intended to play the six exhibition but were unde apples to defend wet title in playoffs starting 6 new York up ii the second seeded new York apples said wednesday they would open playoff defense of their world team Tennis title Here on 16 at the fell new Yorks opponent in the be Slot three opening series will be the third place finisher in the Eastern division either the Cleveland net with Wimbledon Cham Pion Bjorn or the Indiana loves with Vitas the apples play away it and it a third game is necessary it will be staged on is in new the Boston lobsters were the list to Clinch a playoff berth and Are to seeded in the the learn plays us regular season fourth place divisional first round winners then clash in a Besto three and the team with Hie Best seasons record gets the Home court 14hu4u1uju Iker Htmat finalist pocketing losers Oft a vision championship series earn tided on the regular both arc under contract la the patriots through with 1979 As an option is possible i May nol play this Hannah 1 have Given As much As anyone else to this Ball in satisfied with what Ive but in thinking of the future you feel you should be paid for your Fairbanks was annoyed Hal Hannah and Gray told the press of their if there going to talk about i think i had better have a talk with fair Banks snapped Loim not in the habit of Nugo Laling in in other nil training Camp develop Denver comeback Calvin left the Broncos Camp after refusing to sign a waiver regarding his physical who started the Al Rel six games last season before suffer eng a knee to Meel he clubs physical require ments because of that Washington running Back Mike Thomas injured a hamstring muscle in his first Day in Camp after holding out for two Days and being fined f As soon As a Guy reports he gets said a perturbed George the redskins u not Only hurts a player it hurts the team and ii hurts the now he will All further the Miami dolphins reported that first round draft Choice of Louisiana sate was their Only the 6foom defensive lineman was Given a shot at a starting position before becoming a hold in just trying to get the Best Deal i Dune 1 care a lot about making the club and being a team but 1 think important to feel mentally right when i get Mereto feel i got a Deal that right for by Jack Stevenson los Angeles a the of the los Angeles rams and the Dallas cowboys Arent their National football league teams areal playing each other this fall and they dont agree on Tex Schramm of the cowboys says its a on sided feud fuelled by Carroll Loo of the Rosenbloom admits he Doest talk to a lop official with the name in the but says the end of the los an Gele Dallas preseason series was because the fans in this area wanted something Dif the Battle Between the two executives started at a nil meeting in 1976 and they Are in agreement on Rosef Bloom says he backed Schramm earlier in a ment but thai the Dallas president refused to acknowledge the Schramm said an explanation of the agreement would Ike two to write and be of interest to readers Rose blooms hams will play both super bowl Minnesota and Oakland in the preseason the Vikings take the opening Date in the los Angeles rams season on 1 i Hank it was a real Good said Schramm of the exhibition meetings in the i have no 111 feel Ings toward the feud is on one the issues of our disagreement make sense to most but he left strongly about the i rfcs Rosenbloom was More he said the issues came up when some team owners wanted to a change in the nil management Council without notify ing commissioner Pete although Rosenbloom was at Odds with Rozelle at the he said he acceded to the request of his Friend Schramm and actively look Rozelle Side in this but alien he was asked Why to had Dune and called on Schramm for the Dallas president just Sal Rosenbloom said that despite his differences Wilh if our fans Tell us they want to see the cowboys against the rams in future Well have the i resuming his Friendship with the Dallas Rosenbloom lifes Loo i dont have anything to rams preside no said the mail from the Lam had requested a change in the pre season he also said he had suggested a game in Dallas but had been i say Nice people dont gel invited to dinner is years and dont invite their friends they have never invited the hams play in the Irain Uig Camps of the iwo learns Are both in Southern the rams at Fumerton and the cowboys at thousand there have Boon Quentlyn in the Aid the unseat on games Date Bach to the rams Home preseason games fall Are against san Diego and Pitcher Pagan is sent to pirates by Seattle Seattle up Dave 24 year old right handed was traded by the Seattle to the Pittsburgh pirates wednesday night for a player to be named the mariners Pagan started the season with Seattle and pitched the mariners Only shutout a 30 Victory Over Oakland May 11 he was sent Down to Spokane of Tea Pacific coast league in
