European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes january islanders Trade pair to Barons api the new York islanders of the National hockey league announced tuesday the Trade of defens Eman Jean Potvin and left Winger Parise to the Cleveland Barons for Center Wayne Merrick and a player to be named we Are sad to see players of the calibre of Parise and Jean Powin leave the said new York general manager Bill they have brought us Many great moments and i expect they will to provide Topnotch nil hockey wherever they needed a Center we have been seeking a Center to go with Bill and in Wayne we feel we have that added we have been fond of Merrick for a Long said an islanders he is the big Center iceman we have been looking the 190pound the first Choice of the Louis blues in the 1972 Amateur has been hampered by a knee injury this he has played in Only 18 games and collected two goals and five but during his nil the 25year old Merrick has scored 110 goals and amassed 149 started with Kings brother of islander def Ensman Denis has been in the league since the 197071 when he Balking Matlack May jeopardize baseballs 11 player Winter Trade new York up the blockbuster 11player Deal consummated at the Winter baseball meetings May be in jeopardy because of possible violations in a verbal agreement Between the new York mels and former Pitcher Jon up has teamed that Matlack has walked at reporting to the Texas claiming the which traded him to Nave failed to live up to certain verbal the 27yearold Matlack was dealt to the rangers during the baseball Trade meet Ings in Hawaii last month in a colossal Trade involving the Pitts Burgh pirates and Atlanta Matlack signed an three year contract with the mels in november of 1976 which called for increases of pitchers dominate picks a along with the specified the mets made Matlack verbal promises in which he could have an additional f added to his contract in 1978 and again in these bonuses were contingent on such things As the number of appearances the tall Lethander his Era and How the club did in the no East after the Matlack obtained the in Eddie general Ager of the said we i Matlack and a Deal is a any mint made Between Matlack and will have to be worked out Between and the mets notified commissioner Kuhn of the problem two weeks ago has been in the process of making a mets Board chairman Donald services of attorney Richard who had been the attorney for the major league claimed he had no knowledge of the baseball players association until a made Between Matlack and club players couple of months under Rule if there Are any comm gent bonuses in the players they must be settled or adjusted Between the Assignor club the mets and the player upon his assignment to another manager Joe Mcdonald to but not Grant in the event Kuhn rules against i Moss has indicated he would a titration where Matlack conceivably become a free Young Catcher is top draft Choice continued Page u was taken by the Baltimore chose lefty Ken Kurtz of Seminole pc in Atlantic los an Geles look right hander Brian Holton of Louisburg pc in Philadelphia selected right hander Donah Woodward of Central Arizona College and Kansas City picked right hander Lee Cline of the col lege of Southern four first two the Only outfielder selected was Greg Smith of Canada pc in East Palo by the Houston and the Lone third baseman taken was Joe Hicks of Indi Anapolis by the Chicago among those taken in the later rounds romanians nip turned pro with the los Angeles he l four first two a ii c Mem has one goal and 10 assists this season and third baseman and an outfielder also were Ling to Clit career totals of 51 goals and 178 began his nil career in the 196546 season with the Boston he later played briefly with the Toronto Maple Leafs and for several years with Minnesota before the islanders acquired him from the North stars three years soviet sextet whips racers Indianapolis up Sergej kaput sin and Alex Golitko each scored two goals As the touring russian National hockey team beat the Indianapolis in an exhibition match tuesday selected on the first the new York mets went for first base Man Gerard Miller of Boone pc in Milkau Seattle tabbed first baseman James Maler of Miami Dade South pc in Miami san Francisco selected Greg Byrd of Columbia state pc in and Cleveland chose first baseman Tom Anderson of South Florida pc in Boston and the new York Yankees each went for a the red sox chose Bruce a Stevie of Ranger pc in the Yankees picked Dave Harris of were Pitcher Jeff i former Yankees Pitcher Mel is and first baseman outfielder Mike brother of Toronto Catcher Pat upon the completion of the a secondary phase was which clubs selected players who previously drafted but did not the first player talked my Joe Keith Isaacs of East a who was chosen by the 1 a 19yearold right i is a former High America who was selected As the i school player in the nation in he was previously drafted try i ton in 1976 but chose to remain in last year he pitched for the univ Oklahoma big eight champions there were z79 players selected i two phases of the draft the third t total since the draft was instituted i Minnesota led the Way with it be while the Brewers and As each chose1 hockey summaries rangers Bruins 2 Bot omm 10 Tomlon Momon u 1 Homol Bornor i Ipi Kmart 41 third onto t Boilore Torch m Tram or scam our ii 0mmiif Tutora in Man i third no Elmus u no Picut ii Gullli Milwaukee a the romanian National boxing team defaulted in the 165 Pound class tuesday but won five of nine matches against a collection of Many of the top United states amateurs in the second Stop on the Romania defaulted at 165 pounds be cause its top fighter in that class suffered cuts in his bout on the first tour Stop at last there was no heavyweight bout because the romanian Mircea reportedly defected to the after the Nevada olympic Silver medal St in was Kod by Greg Page 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