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i 7 T7" I T' VP 1 ''fsyy iw THE BIG BOOTER By Ciarlfe JIcGill Baseball Opens Trade Market the ex-Cincinnati outfielder, was hampered with a airline fracture cf the small bone in his foot last season. Cardenal gives the Cards a defensive boost He's more than an adequate center elder something the Cards in spacious Busch Stadium. Tony Horton tj clear the way for Ken IUrreLon to handle lirst base. The Cards already have sent relief pitcher Joe Hoer-ner. catcher Tim McCarver and outfielder Curt Flood to Philadelphia for Richie Allen, infie'-der Cookie Rojas and pitcher Jerry Johnson.

They traded catcher Dave Ricketts and pitcher Dave Giusti to year. Cuellar was a vital cog in the Orioles" pennant drive, winning 23 games, and was a co-winner of the A.L.'s Cy Young Award. Most of the trading is expected to take place at the ma or and minor league meetings in Florida during the first week of December, but there may be be a flurry of activity before then. Pittsburgh for outfielder Carl Taylor and sent pitcher Ray Washburn to the Reds for pitcher George Culver. The Cards are said to consider third baseman Mike Shannon and shortstop Dal Maxvill among other players who could go.

The New Yojk Mets are expected to stick pretty much the amazing crew that gave them the world championship, although they consider second and third base as trouble spots. One of the Mets' glaring weaknesses is third base, where they've tried 41 differ- The Indians also are report-interested in trading edly lxr (M) Sports fiy Friday, Nov. 21. 19 B-17 ent players in eight years. The Mets reportedly would either Shannon or Joe like of Kansas City to fill that Foy if Ajtsct Prta Vada Pinson was traded to the Cleveland Iad ans by the St.

Louis Cardmals for Jose Cardenal today in the first deal of the major league inter-league trading season. The sound of the clock striking midnight had barely faded away when Bing Devine, general manager of the Cardinals, announced the trade of the two outfielders. Devine said the 26 year-o'd Cardenal, who hit .257 for Cleveland, will play center field for the Cards. The 31-year-old Pinson. who had traded to St.

Louis by Cincinnati after the 1968 season, hit .255 for the Cards, who slumped badly the past season after winning the National League flag two consecutive years. The midnight hour meant the start of 3Vi weeks of activity for the major league club executives, a span of time hen they hoped they might acquire that player needed to transform a contender into a winner for 1970. From now until Midnight Dec. 15, the clubs can make trades with teams in the other league without the usual requirement of obtaining waivers. There are a couple of reasons why this is so important to baseball.

For one, most teams prefer to deal with counterparts in the other league because they are then assured that the castoff won't comeback to haunt them during the regular season. In addition, some of the in-tcrleague deals in the past have paid off spectacularly. Baltimore 's American League champs, for example, obtained Mike Cuellar from Houston for Curt Blefary last Benched Unitas Denies He'll Retire After '69 Colts to the NFL title, earning himself the league's most valuable player award. With Unitas' throwing arm apparently back in shape, Morrall has been relegated to a backup role most of the current campaign. Unitas said that he responded' with an "Okay, you're the boss" when Shula informed him Morrall would open against the Bears.

"I might not like it, but I'm not bitter about it," Unitas added. "Shula has every right to do what he wants to. I never said I was fed up or anything like that or I was playing out my contract," he continued. In Baltimore, Unitas denied making the statements about retiring or going to another club and said he was not "bitter" about not starting this Sunday. The quarterback said that while his contract expires at the end of this season, it contains an option clause that will keep him Colt property through next season.

"I don't like to sit on the bench," be said. "Anyone with- competitive spirit doesn't like to sit on the bench. Earl (Morrall) doesn't like it either." Morrall, a 14-year veteran, took over last season for an injured Unitas and guided the HIU. iwv IX-XL-W gap. The New York Yankees, who are putting the accent on youth, reportedly are interested in shedding Joe Pepi-tone, although his marketability has dropped with his decreased home run production.

Pitcher Al Downing and catcher Jake Gibbs also may go. Now that Houston has rookie John Mayberry as a top candidate at first base, the Astros could put Blefary back on the trading block. Atlanta's top trading bait probably includes pitcher Milt Pappas, who has made no secret that he's not happy with the Braves, and outfielder Felipe Alou. Washington is said to be interested in trading third baseman Ken McMullen, relief pitcher Darold Knowles and first baseman Mike Epstein, while Boston reportedly would be receptive to a deal involving pitcher Jim Lonborg, the hero of the 1967 pennant team. Because Manny Sanguillen has taken over as Pittsburgh's No.

1 catcher. Jerry May is reportedly available. The Pirates have expressed interest in Oakland infielder Ted Ku-biak. The Los Angeles Angels reportedly are working on a trade with Cincinnati involving Angel Pitchers Jim Mc-Glothlin. Vern Geishert and Pedro Borbon for outfielder Alex Johnson.

Pitcher Mel Queen and infielder Chico Ruiz. Vada Leenj CLEVELAND. Ohio (AP) -''I'm not throwing out that old, 'I'm going to retire' threat, and I won't refuse to play baseball because it is my business," Vada Pinson said Thursday night before official (Continued on B-18, Column 3) niuiiu iiinniiiiiii i ii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiih urn iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin iiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiii ilium iiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiii For The Record BALTIMORE (AP) -Quarterback John Unitas, admitting he doesn't like to sit on the Baltimore Colts' bench, has denied reports he said he might retire or seek the undisputed No. 1 job with another club. "I don't know where you guys get these things," the 36-year-old National Football League veteran said when asked to comment on a story Thursday by Dean Eagle, sports editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal.

"I have no idea of retiring or of going to another team," Unitas said in Baltimore late Thursday. Unitas was benched in the second half of last Sunday's 20-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore coach Don Shula has tabbed Earl Morrall as his starting quarterback this Sunday against the Bears in Chicago. The Louisville article quoted Unitas as being unhappy with the benching and with Shula's announced plans to operate his quarterbacks in tandem the rest of this NFL season. "I won't play under the circumstances," Unitas was quoted in the story. "This is the last vear of my playing contract.

I might consider playing for another cluo." "It was a terrible experience sitting on the bench and watching your club go on without you," the veteran was quoted in the story. "I just won't ever wait to be put in that position again." Hill May Not Play Power Play Traps Langer ByBobKarland Jack Langer is working as hard as ever getting ready for basketball season which could find him sitting in the stands. "It's business as usual as far as I'm concerned," said the former All-Bergen County ace following a workout at Yale. i "I'm not even thinking of not playing because I feel pretty secure in knowing that Yale is behind me!" Although he professes no worry about the upcoming campaign "I expect to play and I feel that I have a good chance of starting." there has to starting job while recovering from a knee injury, is ready to go in Hill's place. Other questionable starters are defensive tackle Jethro Pugh and tight end Mike Ditka.

Pugh has a bone chip in his shoulder. Ditka has palled a calf muscle in his left leg. Pugh would be replaced by Ron East, Dallas other tight end, Pettis Norman, has two broken bones in a hand and is on the inactive list. Dallas said Norman could be recalled from the inactive list or Bobby Joe Conrad, who is a flanker, could be switched over, DALLAS A puffed-up big toe has stopped the National Football League's leading runner in his tracks. The jammed toe belongs to Calvin Hill, Dallas Cowboy rookie running back sensation who has rushed for 807 yards' in 155 attempts or 5.2 yards everytime he touches the ball.

Dallas officials say Hill's toe has not responded to treatment. Hill and two other Cowboy starters are on the questionable list for Sunday's struggle between once-beaten Dallas and unbeaten Los Angeles. Danny Reeves who was beaten out by Hill for the CANADIAN WHISKY-A BUND OF SELECTED WHISKIES. SIX YEARS OLD. 86.8 PROOF.

SEAGRAM DISTILLERS C. ssg jam. other foreign competition he may do so only if it's officially approved by the United States and permission obtained from the NCAA. In thij case no permission was granted, which meant that the young man could not play in Israel. The school was informed of this, but he played anyway.

In September the ECAC held a meeting and at it Langer was declared ineligible." Although the collegiate group will deny it, the incident is an outgrowth of the battle between the AAU and the NCAA. The main power struggle has been in the realm of track and field, but it has carried over to basketball where the AAU through the International Basketball Federation, controls foreign competition. As an adjunct to the situation, St. John's University basketball team was denied permission to play exhibition games in Italy this past summer. "I've heard nothing directly," said Langer.

"In fact, the first time I heard about me supposedly being ineligible was when my roommate woke me up to show me the story in The Times. Mr. Kiphuth has told me that I'll play, and that's good enough for me. Of course I'm getting curious as to what will happen when I do play. That'll come on December 3 when we face Fordham." That's also the day that the collegiate organization is waiting for.

"As far as we're concerned the young man is not eligible to play," says Sheibler. "If he does, then I assume appropriate action will be taken. But until he does, there's nothing to do." Ironically, Langer didn't even get into the championship game which the United States lost to Israel, 74-71. And none of the other athletes who competed including such outstanding collegians as ace swimmer Mark Spitz were affected. It seems a shame that a fine athlete like Langer who led Bergen County in scorjng three years ago with a 27.13 average at Fort Lee High School, should be caught in a petty feud which could cost him his remaining two seasons of eligibility.

Looking back at his decision, in view of what's happened, Langer says: "I have no regrets of going because it was the opportunity of a lifetime." be some gnawing doubts in the back of the 6-7 player's mind. Right now the sity says it will play but whether it will when the NCAA ECAA starts applying pressure could be anaihr story. The embroglio started last summer when Langer was invited to play for the United States team in the Macabia Games in Israel. "I called our athletic director (DeLaney Kiphuth) and asked him if I could participate. He told me, 'By all So I went to the Games and it was a great thrill.

While I was there I heard from officials that the NCAA did not want me to play. But since Yale had ait 4 A 'J fi (f JACK LANGER fMtlffft given me permission, i am. ECAC associate commissioner, George Shiebler explains what happened: "According to our rules basketball players with eligibility left may participate only in the Olympic or Pan-Am games without permission. In order to play in any I DOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW Princeton Has Imposing Task Ox 0 -jr by the Tigers, the Indians, and the Elis. If the Tigers lose while Yale wins, Princeton will tumble to third in another of the Ivy's exciting finishes.

But for Princeton to win Saturday, the Tigers will need a faultless performance: what McCandless terms "our best defensive effort of the season and another offensive game like Harvard. (Princeton won The biggest question facing the Tigers this week is the effect of last week's loss to Yale, 17-14. "It was a bitter disappointment but it took some of the pressure off our team," McCandless said earlier this week. "I think we'll be ready for them. "This is the game we've been building for all season.

Now we'll see how good we really are." Meanwhile, up at Hanover, Coach Bob 1 a a has been refusing all comparisons of this year's team to his undefeated squads of 1962 and 1965, the second of which won the Lambert Trophy for top It 11 A J1 dable set of statistics along the way. The Big is rated among the top five teams in the country in four categories: first in pass defense, second in defense against scoring (allowing an average of eight points a game) and in total defense, and third in rushing offense. In addition, the Indians' total offense average of 441.5 years per game is eight in the nation. IF PRINCETON wins Saturday, and Yale beats Harvard, the Ivy crown will be shared By BILL PAUL Special Correspondent PRINCETON Princeton's hopes for a share of the Ivy League football title rest on an upset tomorrow of what Tiger Coach Jake McCandless calls "one of the three best Ivy teams in the last decade along with Princeton in '64 and Yale in '68" the 1909 Dartmouth squad. This season the I i a have steamrollered eight straight opponents, never winning by less than two touchdowns and amassing a formi ML looiDau learn in inc "I've been telling our a team can't be consid Pro Scouts San Diego-Bound ered great until it's shown the desire and courage to win nine in a row," Blackman says.

Not that this year's team dump him or make him throw it If smoothness is what you're looking for in a Canadian whisky. look for the Smooth Canadian. fast. Give him tune, give the re Don Coryell. "They have lost twice by a total of six points.

This is the toughest team we've played to date." hasn't made the first eight ceivers time to maneuver, and look easy. The offense can be he'll kill you, as Shaw docs." summed up in one phrase: Coach Rod Rust of North SAN DIEGO tf) Pro scouts will closely watch both sides Saturday night when San Diego Stale meets North Texas in a clash matching two of the nation's top collegiate quarterbacks. San Diego State's Dennis Shaw and North Texas' Steve Coryell said the same thing about University of Pacific two outstanding execution. Key to Texas. State has two nationally weeks aco.

The Aztecs won, 58- the success of Dartmouth's fleet of talented running backs ranKea receivers in nanKcr lion Shanklin and Barry Moore. Shanklin has caught 53 nasses 32. He repeated the warning lasi has been the performance of week before the New Mexico the offensive line, which, de for 10 touchdowns and Moore is State game. The Aztecs romped Ramsey are both potential first spite a lack of size, is quick 70-21. third in the nation with 65 re ccptions.

round draft choices for proles sional duty and they'l be team But this week the Aztecs might have to run with the ball The Aztecs Tim Delaney has and works together with almost faultless precision. DIRECTING the Indian of mates in next month's East-West caught 60 passes, 11 of them for rnnre than usual. Two first Shrine game in San Francisco. touchdowns. i.ri I 11 strinu receivers are sidelined fense which runs fnm every Now they're foes as the 8 0 -it snoum do a neck of a formation, is quarterback Jim with injuries.

One is Tom Rey. nolds. who holds the single-sea' game if we play well," Rust Aztecs of San Diego State, lead' ins thp nation In forward pass Chascy, the Ivy's most accur ate passer and a fine signal said. "The Aztecs arc every bit son record of 18 touchdown Liff with an average of 385 as goou as you react in the pap catches. caller.

Starting along with Mi.ds. me. i til? 7 ers. i couniea lis players on ranked second at 29' yards a Chascy in the Indian brickfield will be veteran halfbacks their roster who I know were Tho rugged North Texas front four, averaging 255 pounds, is tough against the run and puts ram blue chip junior collcce nros' Clrak Boier, fully rcceovered Shaw already has sot NCAA pects sought by everyone." records this vear with nine from an Injury earlier this season, and Bob Mlnkar and uwnu WHI' touchdown passes in one game rugged fullback Stu Sim ma Coaches Named TAMPA, Fla. (UPI) Michi a rush on a quarterback.

Despite all notices given the quarterbacks, it will be the defenses that decide the game, said Ernie Zampeie, who coaches Aztec defensive backs. "There's only one way you Defensively, though th In and 34 for the year. Ramsey, who tossed for 23 scores this season, holds the NCAA career dians are not big, they hive vr gan a 'a Duffy Lauehertv excellent speed ind pursuit mark for touchdown throws. wMl coach the North and LSU's and ire especially tough at "Ramsey Is one of the top Charley Mcciendon will head the end positions. Their bick can stop an outstanding passer Known by the company itkecpf.

threft or ouartcrbacks in the south squad in the Lions field has looked strong against thu nation, rlcht alonff with Den such as Ramsey," Zampese said. "That's to get it him, American owi cams Jin. 3. weak competition. uia Shaw." laid, Aztec Coach.