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1957 14 Wednesdor. May 24, Morning Edition vTIyt SUIttigs Qiarrttr AFL Reviews Possibilities ARTHUR DALEY: ranchise Decision Delay wners Caught in the Undertow Rozelle said the AFL had to get approval of the new franchise by at least seven of its nine members and the action ball leagues, said there was noj specific timetable for reviewing the stadium and ownership pos- i sibilities. Gov. James Rhodes of who made the presentation on! By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) Cincinnati's application as the 10th member of the American Football League in 1968 was reviewed by the owners Tuesday By Arthur Daley (C) 147 New York Times Newt Service NEW YORK The glittering pre-eminence of Sandy Koufax blinded most sports followers last year to the fact that other Dodger pitchers contributed 68 victories to the Los Angeles pennant-winning totaL It may have seemed like a one-man job but it also had to be ratified by the National Football League which he said he anticipated no problems. Rozelle said "terms of ownership and the Etadium itself but a decision was delayed.

behalf of Cincinnati, may remain to Wednesday's AFL session at which a decision was possible. Commissioner Pete Rozelle, head of the two major pro foot frowning at the inexplicability of it all. "And I heard something pop. But a pitcher hears joints pop all the time, a little cracking or creaking. "I pitched to one man in the third inning and he went out easily.

But Johnny Rose-boro already had noticed that I couldn't get my arm down in the proper follow through. He came out 'Anything he asked. 'Better get someone I said to the skipper who had come from the dugout to join us. Later I learned that I'd pulled a flexor muscle. That's the basic curve ball muscle." Sutton made a few tentative tries in the weeks that followed but then was put into drydock.

The arm has not bothered him this year. What's bothered him has been Dodger hitting and fielding or lack of same. Other Los Angeles pitchers have made the It's Only May, Fellas wasn although developments this season make observers wonder ever so slightly if the original impression had elements of accuracy to it The Dodgers are In trouble and the winning touch has departed from the pitching staff, almost as if it went with the retirement of the copyright owner, the incomparable Sandy. Caught in the undertow among Reds' Magic Number: 45 1969. No price has been set for the franchise but Miami paid $7.5 million and the cost of Atlanta and New Orleans franchises was estimated at $8.5 million each.

Rozelle said the NFL considered the report of a management consultant firm on the administrative structure of the merged leagues. No decisions were made. Asked if the NFL was ready to name a president, now that he has become commissioner of both leagues, Rozelle said, "Any action on an NFL president had to await the recommendations of the survey. Nothing could be done until you knew what the duties will be but we are going to have to do something soon." Jim Finks, general manager of the Minnesota Vikings, was named liaison man between the owners and the head of the NFL Players Association, Mike Pyle of the Chicago Bears. The owners and players are due to meet Friday.

Rozelle said the players wanted an all-star game between the two leagues but present television commitments would preclude such a game until 1970. The commissioner said the Bowl site was not discussed but would be on the agenda later in the week. DALEY "We have a great bunch of guys and they always know how they stand with me," says the 33-year-old Bristol, a square-jawed North Carolinian who stepped in as skipper last will take us into June pretty welL A strong start in the first 45 games sets the season, gives momentum for the rest of the race." Clicking with the majors' best record, 26-12, the Reds have held the National League lead since April 26 in their fastest start in 10 years. CHICAGO (AP) The way the Cincinnati Reds are sizzling, you'd think they had a magic number in mind. They have.

It's, 45. "From the very start we geared ourselves on the first 43 games of the season," says Manager Dave Bristol. "This July when the Reds were floun were factors that had to be considered by the full membership of the AFL. Earlier it had been expected the decision would be made Tuesday. Rozelle, who moved back and forth between the separate AFL and NFL meetings in the same mid-town hotel, said it was possible, but not likely, that the city and new owners of the 10th franchise would be announced simultaneously.

When Atlanta and New Orleans were added to the NFL, the city was named first and the owners later. The two major groups interested in the Cincinnati franchise are headed by Paul Brown, former Cleveland Browns' head coach, and John Wiethe, former Detroit Lion guard and president of the Cincinnati Romans, Inc. Brown was present but Wiethe waited for a decision in the press room with some of his associates. Milt Woodard, president of the AFI said, "This was the first time Cincinnati had a chance to make a presentation to the entire group, instead of the expan-. sion committee.

If we announced a decision now it would be the earliest ever. This is May. We announced Miami in September. "Cincinnati seems to be in the foreground but other cities still are interested. "We are just taking our time.

It probably will be discussed again Wednesday but we have no timetable for a decision. It could happen Wednesday but it doesn't have to." Woodard mentioned Seattle and Birmingham as other cities that had shown interest but added that neither was represented. Gov. Rhodes appeared with Eugene Ruehlmann, vice mayor of Cincinnati, and councilman Myron Bush on behalf of Cincinnati. Rozelle said he had invited the governor.

In announcing the delay for further study, Rozelle said, "apparently problems have developed in the past in the AFL." Cincinnati plans a stadium, costing $40 million by Big Sky to Stay In NCAA Division if same discovery. The one thing that made the young man so impressive last year was his strikeout total. He fanned 209 men in 226 innings and no rookie has done that well since Grover Alexander ripped off 226 strikeouts (and 28 victories) in 1911. He Hung 'Em Up It was Alexander the Great who drove the immortal Cy Young into retirement after 23 seasons and an even more unbelievable 510-game victory total. Alex beat old Cy, 1 to 0.

"When the kids beat you," said Young, "it's time to quit. I'll never pitch again. He never did. Furthermore he did not realize at the time that the kid who edged past time that day also would gain legendary status. Both are in the Hall of Fame.

Like Alex, Sutton's best pitch is his curve. The Dodger youngster is fast but not as overpoweringly so as Bob Gibson, Bob Veale or Jim Maloney, the chief fireballers. Eventually the lean righthander will gain top rank but he will need a better Los Angeles team than this one to get it. Perhaps he even misses the wise counsel of Koufax. "Sandy helped me more than anyone else last year," he says gratefully.

"He would sit next to me on the bench and go over the hitters with me. But he did more than just that. His indoctrination included my attitude, conduct and everything else I should do on the field and off. He was wonderful." Sandy did not have to hammer too hard on conduct, though. Sutton is a deeply religious youngster who prays before games and reads his Bible every night.

Some day he may be great. But this obviously is not the year for it. MOLDS! others, it should be added is Don Sutton. He came from nowhere last season as an unheralded 21-year-old and won a dozen vitally important games before an arm injury in early September cut him off short and even sidelined him for the World Series. Perhaps too much was expected of him this year.

Walter Alston had such a high opinion of Sutton's potentialities that he took no chances with the boy when the injury came. "I'd rather lose the pennant," he said then, "than endanger the young man's career." This spring Koufax offered rather extravagant praise. "If Don's arm is okay," said Sandy, "he'll win 20 games. He's already an outstanding pitcher." Off to Struggling Start Yet Sutton has been struggling, just as the Dodgers have been struggling. He lost his first four starts, won one and lost the next.

But the tremendous potentialities still are there and it may take longer than expected for the 20-game goal to be reached. "Last year Don got off to a fine start," said the analytical Lefty Phillips, the pitching coach, "but now his inexperience is showing more. He can't finesse his way out of trouble the way a Don Drysdale can. He'll learn, though, because he'll be a top pitcher some day." Sutton himself is baffled by his injury. It came during a Labor Day game against the Giants.

"I threw a curve ball for the strikeout pitch that ended the second inning," he said, Basketball teams in the i Sky Lave been in the university division since the league began operation but some schools competed in the college division in minor sports. dering under Don Heffner. "We don't have any prima donnas. I don't have to spend a lot of my time pampering them," One surprising thing about the Reds is they've kept winning although two of their finest front liners, second baseman Tommy Helms and third baseman Deron Johnson, have been sidelined with injuries since May 6. They are expected to play against the Cubs.

There also was a six-game stretch when center fielder Vada Pin-son was out. Bristol gives lavish credit to his pitching coach, Mel Harder. The staff includes 18-year-old Gary Nolan who is 3-1; Gerry Arrigo 4-0 and Mel Queen, converted outfielder, 5-1. All these, plus the staff leaders, Jim Maloney, Sam Ellis, and Bill Mc-Cool, and bullpen bloomer Ted Abernathy. And then there's Pete Rose, now playing left field, his third position in the last three years.

He has a 17-game hitting streak and a .310 average and has been a real standout with the glove. GAKDK HID AD! OGDEN, Utah (UPI) Members of the Big Sky Conference agreed Tuesday to compete in the university division of the National Collegiate Athletic Conference in basketball and minor sports. The change in the NCAA classification was made at concluding sessions of the group's annual sDrins meeting at the Ben Friel said the NCAA adopted a ruling at its last meeting that a school must decide to compete in one division or the other but not both. Athletic directors and faculty Lomond Hotel here. Commissioner Jack Friel said all schools in the league will make the change effective Sept.

i. The chanee does not Enter the Kelly-Springfield Actionland Sweepstakes! pertain to football since NCAA classifications for football are made by members of the American Football Writers LENNOX- YEAR ROUND INDOOR COMFORT representatives trom Montan Montana State, Idaho, Gonzaga, Idaho State and Weber State attended the meetings. Dates for coaches meetings and championship events for the next year were also set by the group. Football coaches will meet Aug. 2 at Sun Valley, Idaho and basketball coaches will meet Oct.

7 at Moscow, Idaho. Baseball coaches will meet May 5 at Missoula. The swimming championship will be staged Feb. 22-24 at Weber State College; wrestling Feb. 23-24 at Pocatello; skiing Feb.

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245-5424 son. The U.S. Auto Club is repre sented by Art Pollard, Medford, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) -The little group of five first-time starters in the Memorial Day 500-mile auto race represents vast experience in races. The Grand Prix world road racing circuit contributed two-New Zealander Dennis Hulme, currently leading the world and Wally Dallenbach, East Brunswick, N.J., both of whom came up through super modified stock car racing.

NASCAR, the southern stock Allen, 19, a sophomore star from Kansas City, was apprehended at his campus home. Lt. John Hanks of the Narcotics Division said Allen was taken into custodv after a uniformed officer allegedly no 8 a.m. TO 9 P.M. TODAY mm, ticed some marijuana cigarets Trotters Sold For $3 Million car racing circuit, contributed Lee Roy Yarbrough, Columbia, S.C.

Rindt is the youngest at 25. Yarbrough is 28, Hulme and Dallenbach both 30 and Pollard 40 and in his 13th year of racing. Pollard not only is the oldest but also the fastest of the "rookies" with a qualifying speed of 163.897 m.p.h., good for the inside of the fifth three-car row. Chief Observer Walter R. (Walt) Myers, who supervised the 100-mile test required for all new Speedway drivers, said all of the new group looked good but he was especially impressed by Dallenbach.

"Very smooth," Myers characterizes the New Jersey driver. Newcomers have to drive 10 approved laps around the 2Vz-mile track at 130 m.p.h., 10 at 135, 10 at 140 and 10 at 145. They are allowed to go 1 m.p.h. under the standard or 4 over. If they get outside that bracket the lap doesn't count.

Most drivers have a few bad laps. Dallenbach had none, com. pleting the 100 miles in the minimum period. When Myers says a driver is outstanding, it means something. He used to be a riding in Allen car parKea in iront ot the residence.

The officer assertedly was making a routine check of the car and investigated further whe i there was no evidence of registration. Asubsequent search uncovered four marijuana cigarets and four grams of loose marijuana, Hanks said. mm Abe Saperstein, the little wizard of basketball entertainment, died in March 1966. In 1927 at Hinckley, 111., the Globetrotters were first displayed under his guidance. They rose from a traveling unit in a tin lizzie and a diet of baloney sandwiches, to a world-girlding troupe.

They logged millions of air miles, displaying their trick shots and antics and sheer talent to kings, Allen was released on $11,000 bail and ordered to return Friday for arraignment. He was the second-leading CHICAGO (AP)-The clowning, world-famous Harlem Globetrotters basketball team-officially recognized by the State Department as ambassadors of good will passed from the Saperstein trademark to Metromedia, Tuesday in a sale reportedly in the $3-millton range. Announcement of the transaction, subject to approval by the Probate Court, was made by John W. Kluge, chairman of the board and president of Metromedia. Metromedia owns radio and television stations, the Ice Capades ice show and outdoor and direct mail ON GRAND BLOCK scorer on the Brum team behind Lew Alcindor and was queens, popes, rajas and com the Bruin Rookie of the Year, missars, in and out of the Iron Curtain.

EVERY CAR PLAINLY MARKED mechanic with Babe Stapp and Allen scored 466 points in 30 games for an average of 15.5 points per game. The 6-foot-2, Maun Rose in the days of two 180-pound guard was an All seater race cars and drove himself on the dirt tracks and the George W. Eby, president of Ice Capades and head of Metromedia's Live entertainment division, said the purchase was in cash for an undisclosed sum. Pacific 8 selection and honora ble mention UPI All-America. Altoona, boards.

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