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THE EVENING 0 Baltimore, Thursday, December 7, 1967 PAGE C13V 4 anceir Footba ml Go 6s' Jim Eight-Time All -Pro Tackle Quits Club 1 i LJL jf JIT' f' Boxing 'Good, Rough' Martinovich Faces Lee By Tom Callahan In Surprise Mov By Larry Harris great offensive linemen in theJt Jim Parker, veteran All-Pro tackle for the Colts, today an National Football League nounced his immediate retire Sweet Herbie Lee, the Mary many seasons. Drafted No. 1 by the Colts out of Ohio State In. 1957. he took only one year oP ment from pro football.

The ten-year veteran made land welterweight champion, has journeyed up the express- seasoning before gaining All-Pro' the surprise announcement at a rating. press conterence at Memor Jim was named Ail-Fro caZLZ, Ssax 7 (fir 1 ii "ci.1'7 i) Mil" Wmmf If ial Stadium. eight different occasions an3- Parker has seen little action this fall because of an injury. was named the N.F.L. tojvj blocker after the 1964 seasor He also played in the Pro Bo game eight times.

Yrv; He suffered a leg hurt in the season's second game against No line position was loreign Philadelphia on September 24 way again to appear at tne Civic Center tonight this- time against highly-touted Freddie Martinovich. The Washington boxer, who has won 20 of 24 fights, won his last Center engagement (against Johnny Knight), but is still rated an underdog against Martinovich. Freddie comes into Baltimore with a 29-7-1 record. One Round For Dick Martinovich backers have been quick to point out that the to the 33-year-old Parker, and has appeared only one test since then. Opens Spot On Roster kept his teammates laughing most of the time with humorous' antics.

Replacement Not Picked He was named All-Pro at both, "After much thought I have decided to retire at this point, so the club will have room to the guard and tackle on both sides of center. add someone who can Jim said. EARL MONROE JERRY WEST Coach Don Shula did not HERBIELEE Faces Freddie Martinovich in headliner at Civic Center tonight Parker's departure will permit the Colts to put another player on their roster for the ex-Hunganan freedom fighter has chalked up wins against Jerry Pellegrini and Dick Di-Veronica, both of whom have who would replace Parker the Hoss roster. "We will make a decision' that before Sunday's game," ii last two regular-season games, The roster for any post-season said. Hi Cnflmilntinn niniMW1 AM Bullet guard attempts to make progress against Laker sharpshooter in first period Lakers' Strong Comeback Brings More Bullet Frowns bested Sweet Herbie.

DiVeroni-ca reportedly won only a single activity will be frozen after this Sunday Stadium contest with OfJWUlClUUll I.CUICICU uii. out other offensive lineman, poSr; round in a ten-rounder with sibly Dale Memmelaar, a vefc; the New Orleans Saints. Injury Slow To Mend Martinovich. But that was six and a half "The injury to my leg has not Sports Editor jj THE EVENING SIN jjgf jl years ago, and the validity of nrosressed in the way it By Charles Rayman comparing that fight to Herbie's games (Boston, Philly and St. loss to Diveronica last summer located finger he will have eran currently on the toit tax squad.

Lorick, Matte Keep Jobs Although it was Jerry Hill and Lenny Moore who helped spark the Colts to" their come-from-be-hind win over Dallas last- Sunday, Tony Lorick and Tom should," Parker said. "By leaving now, the club may be able to add somebody who will Louis) coming up," said Shue, is questionable. rayed today. Honeycomb prob DiVeronica manager, Joe ably will be able to play tomor heto them down the stretch. whose club has lost three in a row and is playing the kind of Metro, who once co-managed row when the Bullets meet the You could tell right away which team won by stopping at the rival National Basketball Association dressing rooms.

Los Angeles' door was open, and all the Lakers were smiling even 7-foot Mel Counts, who sel The Colts, of course, are in Carmen Basilio, reached defense that could run the skein Celtics in Boston. in Miami Beach and asked to Matte will retain their starting backfield jobs. to six. Next home game is Saturday compare Lee and Martinovich "I keep saying defense against Philadelphia. The Har Shula says Lorick and Good And Rough the thick of a battle for the Coastal Division championship.

If they should win that, they would advance to the Western Division championship game at Green Bay December 23. Parker has been one of the lem Globetrotters put on their dom cracked a smile when he "Martinovich is a good, rough an especially effective pair recent games until last week, once more will start against show in the first game of a fighter," he said, "with a very double-header that wiil start at wins: youve got to De able to stop things. We gave up 45 points in the fourth quarter. We had good shots, but we didn't hit them, and they just came at us so fast." similar style to Dicky (DiVer- 7 P.M. Saints.

Bullet Box onica), a carbon copy. He brings Contained By Cowboys Last Sunday just wasn't '-a' a fight alive. BULLETS Mln. F.G. F.T.

R. A. P.PIb. "Lee is a good fighter, though good day for either Matte or. West At Forward it's a shame he doesn't have a Monroe 24 5.

4- 0 9 4 14 Van Breda Kolff had All-Pro guard Jerry West working at a bit more weight. He gives away Kills 4 7-13 1- 15 2 5 IS Marin 3 17 9- 9 4 4 5 27 Ohl 38 9- 20 1- 2 4 1 3 19 lot to natural welters like Lorick. Tom, who had gamed 110 and 93 yards in the three games, got just fourt on six carries. Tony fared worse, being held to just 4 yar jf Scott. 1...34 7- 16 10-12 15 3 4 24 forward spot when the Bullets broke things open and Jerry Martinovich." Metro went on to Eltan 5 1- 1 0-0 0 I 1 2 Ferry 10 0- 4 5, 5 3 1 1 LouKhery 31 4-14 7- 1 3 2 15 discredit any comparisons that have been drawn involving his Manning 19 7 0- 0 8 .0 2 4 was back in the backcourt when the Lakers came back, (in eight attempts.

Totals 240 44-104 37-46 56 15 27 125 pointing out that DiVeroni but Butch wouldn't take credit learn rebounds. .6. IOS ANGELES ca lost to Martinovich before he for that move that helped L.A. Min. F.G.

F.T. K. A.P. Pts. was in the service, "when he WmI 45 13-21 6- 8 7 7 3 32 win its third in a row.

was just growing up in fight Baylor 43 8- 19 S- 5 14 1 2 21 Imhoff 30 3- 4 3- 4 11 0 5 9 Hou Lin. .12 7- 11 1. 3 7 2 5 15 "The ball goes in the basket ing." Clark 41 9- 15 6- 8 5 5 2 24 and you look good, said V.B.K. Counts 27 11- 19 6- 9 12 2 5 28 Hill Faces Stiletto Hill and Moore, who also navjww had their turns as starters, came on to give the Colts' ning drive momentum. Hill livered a key 10-yard gain in Dallas territory, later led(.

Moore over on a short off-tackle slant for the winning points. One Defense Problem The retention of Lorick Matte as starters means nothing. 17 2- 8 3- 4 0 1 3 Rirnn 5 0- 3 0-0 0 0 1 0 The issue will be settled in Totals 240 53- 95 30-39 64 18 26 136 "I think Jerry played like the old West at the finish, and of course Mel (Counts) was terrific. That stretch is as good as the ten-round meeting tonight, following preliminary matches Tfam rebounds, 8. BILLETS 29 37 35 24125.

Los 32 30 29 45136 Attendance 1,756. that begin at 8.30. In a special ten round bout, he can shoot, as good as anybody can shoot." West, who has killed the Bul welterweights Tank Hill of Baltimore and Denny Stiletto face- played here and ex-Bullet Jim Barnes, who didn't play long lets in the past, saved twelve of his game-high 32 points for the will change in the Colts' offen- sive lineup. On defense, how- ever, Shula is trying to whether Alvin Haymond or rookie Preston Pearson will take the place of injured Leonard Continued on Page 18 enough or well enough to smile. final quarter spurt, counts, No Smiling Bullets scored 15 of his 27 in that pe riod and finished with 11 hits in And Butch van Breda Kolff, L.A.'s new coach, was gushing 14 pops.

Shue's Move Backfires superlatives all over the place. Upstairs at Bullet Civic Cen Just as van Breda Kolff had to make a move when the Bul ter quarters, the door was locked as usual, no one was smiling, conversations were Lyles at right cornerback. iZuL. Whoever plays Lyles's posj tion, he and the rest of the Cq4 defense can ready themselve-1 for another onslaught by an otfc 2i nemesis. His name is JimTaylor, arid though he is far from his effectiveness when a Green Bay' Packer, the veteran plunger Is' certain to get himself "up" for lets jumped on top big, so did Shue.

Gene's didn't work as well as Butch's. "The decision I had was whether to use Johnny Egan or Earl Monroe to try to get us soliloquies and Gene Shue had a pained expression under his brushcut as he stared blankly at the latest league Somebody once said statistics are for losers. They must have been talking about the Bullets, LENNY LYLES Ankle is too sore for Colt back to face New Orleans running again alter tney goi this one. Martinovich Betting Crovd'IIBeWithHim Fred Martinovich has a bet on his ten-round fight with Sweet Herbie Lee in the Civic Center tonight. 1 not betting that he'll beat Sweet Herbie Lee.

That would be too simple. Martinovich is as confident of victory as Cassius Clay ever was. What Freddie is wagering on is that the crowd will be with him, even though Herbie Lee has fought most of his 24 professional bouts in this city, either at Steelwqrkers Hall or in the Civic Center. Herbie is a real cutie when it comes to pinpointing his hometown. When he fights in Washington, where he actually lives, he calls D.C.

home. But when he makes the trip over the Expressway for a fight, he is Sweet Herbie Lee, of Baltimore. Local boy or not, Lee should be the crowd favorite if not the betting favorite this evening, because he has grown up professionally in Eli Hanover's local promotions. That's why I took the bet when Martinovich, out of Newark, N.J., by way of Budapest, Hungary, extended his right hand and said, "I bet you one dollar the crowd be with me by the end of third round." I'm already afraid I've got myself bad wager. Loves Peonle To Love Him Fred Martinovich, you see, is almost as dedicated to pleasing the fans as he is to winning.

When you talk with him for a while, you feel as if you're talking with an entertainer, which he is. Freddie's father owned a traveling circus back Hungary and in the eleven years since the revolution Fred and some of his brothers have performed throughout this country with their tumbling act, called The Amazings. i One of his brothers is. a professional harpist. "He used to be the third best in the world," Fred The top two? "Harpo Marx was Fred says, "but ,1 forget who was second." Maybe you get the idea.

The Martinoviches are show biz, and it would be unthinkable for them to put on a bad show. "I love people," Fred says, "and I love them to love me. Don't worry the crowd won't be disappointed in their money tonight; I have 37 lights, and I never been booed or, fought a dull fight yet. With a lot of fighters, this could be idle-talk. But in the case of Martinovich, the record substantiates his claim.

Fred has been a crowd pleasen throughout his ring career for the most basic reason of all: he's a battler. He's something like Dick DeVeronica in style, a two-fisted puncher who really goes after his opponent. Fred Has Beaten DeVeronica DeVeronica, who has been beaten by Martinovich, beat Herbie Lee two out of three. Martinovich was 'here to scout one of those fights, so he knows exactly what to expect tonight. "Lee has just a jab," Fred says.

"It's a good jab, but that's all he has. A fighter needs more than Martinovich also has beaten Jerry Pellegrini, another Lee conqueror. Fred split two bouts with Pellegrini, and in the one he lost he made quite an impression on New Orleans fight fans. In the ninth round of that one, a bloody Martinovich was sent to his corner by the referee, loser by a technical knockout. Freddie requested another shot at Pellegrini, which he will get next month, but before he left the ring that night in New Orleans he.

grabbed the mike and in his Hungarian accent he told the audience: tried to do my best, but I guess it wasnt enough. I love vou all." Then Mart bowed stiffly and the humble gesture brought a tremendous roar of applause from the nearly packed auditorium. This, then, is the fighter Civic Center patrons will be looking at tonight. The- Lce-Martinovich bout should be a good one and the undcrcard is attractive. I like Martinovich, but, frankly, don't think much of my chances of winning that buck from him.

within a point," said Shue. "You leave yourself open for the second guess so much in this game, who lost 136-125 and are fifth but I went with Egan oecause he's a little sounder." Rams' Season Wrapped Up In Green Bay, Colt Games Most of the meager fan turn out of 1.756 thought Shue should i 5. 1 in the Eastern Division with a 9-14 record. L.A.'s Great Comeback "That was some comeback," said van Breda Kolff, referring to Los Angeles's explosive 30-4 six-minute stretch that came just after the Bullets had com have gone with Monroe, who scored all of his 14 points in the opening half and didn't play at By Jack Hand a 1 alter being taKen oui wnn New York (1 "Our objec ing out his option. Gabriel goeSt: all the way every game.

-CtZC' No. 2 in the league in rusning offense. tive is to win. We're not build pleted a 20-5 tear to take what appeared to be -a comfortable ing for the future. The only year we're concerned about is seven minutes left in the third quarter.

Since Egan wasn't the answer, the fans had a point. High-scoring Gus Johnson sat out the game because of a dis- 110-94 fourth-quarter lead. "That was a difficult loss aa ft Sonny Jurgensen must havp- the fastest gun in the NFL. The Washington Redskins quarter back has been tossed for a JOSH HALL Faces Freeman on Lee card 1967. What good is it to have all young men of promise, like especially with three tough Kansas City's pitching staff, if only 19 times in 12 games, andr you finish last?" Professional Soccer, Peace he has thrown 438 air average of 36 plus Bernie Casey has been a tremendous help, catching 43 passes and -scoring six touchdowns.

Munson Used Seldom The former San Francisco 49er, who was traded to Atlanta during the off season and then traded to the Rams, has been Roman Gabriel's favorite target. Incidentally, Bill Munson, Gabriel's backup quarterback, has thrown only ten passes all season while apparently play- George Allen, coach of the Los Angeles Rams, spoke these words last August, before the game. Baltimore's passer has hi Merger Talk Premature National Football League sea smeared only 16 times, John Unitas has thrown oi son had started, and also before Kansas City's" Athletics had 381 times. Jurcensen's percentage completions (59.4 on 260 of 438, moved to Oakland. Colts Face New Orleans Allen's Rams come up to the first of two big games Satur antitrust suit pending against the U.S.S.F.A.

and the U.S.A. The London announcement was made by Roy Peskett, British representative of 1 the U.S.F.A. He said, week the two leagues will meet Sir Stanley Rous in Zurich, Switz day afternoon. If they don't N.B.A. beat Green Bay at the Coliseum, they can just about for manager Clive Toye, who predicted when he arrived in Baltimore last winter that the two leagues would be solidiiied by 19G8.

Toye said there is no apparent reason why F.I.F.A., the U.S.S.F.A. and a third governing national body, the Canadian Soccer Football Association, should withhold sanction of the National Professional Soccer League. This sanction must be forth his yardage toucnaown passes (28) and percentage of. interceptions (2.7) are the best in the NFL. If any passer ever had three receivers running 1-2-3 in tlKtH.

league standing, it is news this corner. Sonny has Charlejj Taylor, Jerry Smith and Bobbjj; Mitchell as the top three Standings get 1967. erland, to rectify (sic) the If the Rams lose, Baltimore EASTERN DIVISION XV. L. P.O.

Beh'd can lock up the Coastal Divi 17 sion Sunday by beating New Orleans. New York UP) Any announcement that the two professional soccer' leagues in the United States have merged is premature. A spokesman for the United States Soccer Football Associs-tion, governing body of the sport in America, said in London yesterday that recognition had been extended to the National Professional Soccer League. Sanction Withheld Last year the U.S.S.F.A. withheld sanction of the N.P.S.L.

and recognized only its rival, the United Soccer Association. Officials of both the N.P.S.L. and U.S.A., who declined to be quoted directly, said in New York that any announcement of a merger was premature. But a win for. the Rams over the Packers would leave it all coming by December 18, "simp Bnslon Philadelphia Del rot New Vnrk BtU.F.TS Cincinnati WESTERN St.

l.nllt San I.o Anseles (iilragn Sen) lie 18 8 Ml IK III 12 .411 9 14 I DIVISION 20 7 .741 211 8 .714 IS .11 8 .201 7 20 21 .179 up to the Baltimore at Los Angeles game on the final day of ly because there must De some kind of time limit," said Toye. ccivers. Who would have believed tHK, Colts would be running toward' an unbeaten season if you Raymond Berry and Jimmy Orr would miss most of the the season, December 17. Offense Good Also K. 12 1:1 1.V agreement." Sir Stanley is president of the Federation International de Football Associations, which is the international governing body of the sport.

Peskett said each league would operate separately and would have ten teams, with the league champions meeting to determine the North American pro soccer title. tfr -A ft "After fifteen months of hassling it appears as if we arc going to have some kind of said Bay general "There are too many problems to leave things hanging until San litem Everybody talks about the later." list NlBlif HfM'IM Toye also said the action Rams' defense, but that offensive lineup can't be overlooked Alex Hawkins, Berry re- nlacement. was in Atlanta With Les Josephson and Dick would affect the performance bond for 1968 which each team must post by December 31. when the season started, aij' Philadelphia. 107; clnrlnnall, 107 Hoslon, lit; NfW Vnrk, 111.

Detroit. U5: hlrasn. 121. Tonkl'l'' Jnnif San Dlrcn at rhlraun. BiiMim' Next Hmn l.kine Saturday riiiladclpliU.

Bass running the ball, plus oc Merger talks between the leagues have been held while casional spot duty by ex-Viking Last year In the N.P.S.L. this Willie wnarason nas Decn hind Orr for five years. Tommy Mason, the Rams rank was $250,000. the N.P.S.L. has an.