European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August i settlement Given Minneapolis api the million contract Between the National football league and the nil players association in settlement bitter court Bat Leand Rule changes that loosened the grip on players got final monday film District judge Earl Jan attorney for some players who dial Leutged the John Thomas of los said the decision would be a of course we plan an he in drawing it up right i i Hank judge Larson threw us a i Appeal challenging the class action agreement approved of behalf of some athletes who would share in payment by nil clubs would not seem Likely to much who has handled the complicated Case since the has a High average for being upheld in appellate de the Minneapolis attorney who was the Nalpas chief counsel in the said larsons decision was Well supported by the i would any Appeal would be a worthless Over 99 per cent of the players were Happy with the and 1 think that a tribute to therway it was de executive the who had called the settlement an Irish sweepstakes for some monday he was extremely pleased with larsons we think 11u the tight i h will Benefit All the Veteran Jurist who heard More than Days of testimony Ort the original suits and the objectors testimony Tor two weeks ill april revealed that a Small minority was Filben charmed objection of approximately menders of the wrote in his 45 j on half of one per cent of the class member shave objected to any phase of the he noted that of 17 named As objectors in 14 represented by the same Larson men naively approve the ment Between the a Flea on it provided for payments by he clubs of under one Dass action called the Alexander Case and under r continued m to belts re d n ves i n f Pur r wins s Over Cago George Foster 102 rib by Fred Down y up sportswriter forget Rod assault on a batting average and Nolan ryans attempt to strike betters none season for a moment and take a Toof at ice Allaround season being enjoyed by George Foster of z8yeai old native of Foster is the most productive Hitler in baseball this season with a batting a 34 homers and 102 runs batted Heidi a threat to equal or break Hack Wil sons National league record of 58 homers in n season and could Challenge Wilsons major league Mark of 190 Foster drove in four runs with two homers monday night As the reds scored a 76 Victory Over the Chicago he closed out the month of july batting with 12 homers and 29 rib in a last year i got to thinking too much about winning the triple Crown and that loused me said when asked about his Fine so this in just swinging the Bat and letting them fall if he had to autograph every Ball be hits in the stands in batting said no Roundup Pete his Arm would fall Hes that you have to Sec this Guys body to be Lieve says Tom he wears tailor made suits because he has a 30inch Waist but wears a 42 who had homered in his two pre Vious at walked with one out in the seventh inning and scored the lie breaking run on a triple by Dan who 200th Homer puts him on plaque fairly gets name in Hall of Fame by Bill Madden up sports writer at 39 and after nearly to major league Ron fairly has reached a Point in his career with each passing he stands a Chance of joining More of base balls select who broke in with the los an Geles to Edgers in has already vowed to remain an Active player at least until 1ho when he can join the likes of Ted Wil Mickey Early Wynn and Bobo Newsom in thai age old trivia ques Tion of those players who saw action in tour different fairly joined a much less exclusive club monday night when he belted a three run Homer to help his fifth big league the Toronto Blue defeat the Milwaukee the fall is ugh this was his 200th nearly 100 players have hit 200 or More homers in a but All of them Are enshrined on a plaque in that the special meaning of this Homer the fact that it puts me on a plaque in the Hall of said who connected in the sixth inning to give 21year old Rookie right hander Jim Clancy his first major league t still re member my first it was a Lazy by Ball that came off Ron Kline of the pirates in the reason i remember it is because Duke Snider hit a 430foot shot nearly out of the Park for he dodgers in that same game and the papers the next Day reported that both homers were hit to be same Clancy spaced seven struck out four and walked one in pitching the expansion jays to their second straight win alter nine straight it was a helluva a performance for Al Roundup said especially since it was Only his second i dont know if were out of our but i can Tell you he attitude Here is As Good As any club Ive elsewhere in the american Baltimore put away 51 California ambushed new 4l Texas routed and Minnesota toppled Kansas Box scores on Page orioles Mora and Kiko Garcia each hit homers and Rudy May notched career Victory As the orioles crept Back into first place in the Al a half game Over Idle went 8 2 3 Angels Yankees 1 a Yankee Ken Brett output bed Catfish Hunter with a six hitter and Rookie Oeselg Nate Hitler Danny Goodwin tripled Home continued on scored the second run of the inning of Johnny Bench the rally enabled Pedro Borbon to win his sixth game of the season and lagged Paul Reuschel with his fourth Bench also homered for the reds while Bobby Murcer and Bui Buckner connected for the in other no new York downed los 12 innings Luis Defeated 65 san Francisco dubbed and Houston beat Box scores on Page Pindi Halter Joel Youngblood singled in Lenny handle with one out in the uth inning giving the mets skip who pitched i 23 innings of one run his second Victory of the Ron Steve Garvey and Dave Lopes homered for dodgers while Henderson connected for new cards i Jerry Mumphrey doubled in the lie breaking the such inning As Tom Underwood won his sixth game and Atlan tas Max Leon suffered is fourth carry temp Teton homered for Louis and Jeff Burroughs hit 26 and Clio Willie Mccovey belted a grand slam Home ran and a Solo Homer to Lead the giants 11hit who is the nos Al time Grandadam Leader now has 19 Home this see Joh Montefusco allowed 10 hits but struck out 10 in raising his record to Wayne to Luchell  Jose Cruz led off the Bottom of the Lith inning with a Homer to win it for Houston Mark Lemongello went he data Nee for the despite allowing 14 Anil raised his record his a Job Cossage took toe scoring an Corpus a some baseball experts dug into record books monday and failed to come up with a modern Day score that topped Harlingen 3111 trouncing of Corpus of Kristi the previous night in a class a Lone Star league i would say that a Modem Day record for All of professional said rubs a spokesman for the National association for professional baseball leagues in fort Gill said he checked every record Book he could locate monday before making Lus statement about the Kar Lingen Victory that saw the suns score in every inning and Belt 27 the five Corpus Christ pitchers who faced the suns included Bobby a Utility who gave up id runs in his 123 inning three Harlingen batters accounted for three Home 12 and in the 378 fans at the High school stadium saw every Harlingen player who came to the Plale score at least one run and drive across another As Corpus Christi pitchers gave up 13 Lingen tallied 11 runs in the third sons player manager Mike Krizman who led the league in Bitting last was the Only player not to get a he screamed i frustration after popping out in the ninth after the Corpus Christl manager Leo a aids want thinking about my mind was a Complete i just want logo Home and Nave a it was a Lovely said Mai Ive never seen anything like that was it 34 in my