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Show Owners Moot Saw Torre Sighs Contract tor $65,000; Yanks Shortstop Hopeful Drafted shot at winning the, and forth. starting shortstop job for the After signing, Torre ImmediYanks this season although he ately claimed the Braves are failed to do it last year at 19 pennant contenders this season.' and was sent down to Toledo "I think the pennant could be won by three or four games and where he batted 166. if we set our share of the e v Catcher Torre, generally recognized as breaks we could take it all," he good By WTO STEIiJNO UPI Sports Writer ' Jot Torre received 163,000 contract" making him the highest paid catcher in National League history Friday but Bobby Murcer received a much more common one a two year, the ' best catcher in baseball, no-ccontract from the U.S. although the . Braves have at first , Army starting at $96.90 a played him, occasionally base for some obscure reason, month. had a superb season last year Murcer's wife phoned him, in with a batting average of 415 to tears, from their Oklahoma City and with 101 home Friday to inform him that go 36 homers. Tie had just received his draft Manager Billy Hitchcock is notice and will be inducted for to leave Torre behind supposed two years starting March 6. the plate all the time and that infielder will The pleases the Brooklyn strongman now have to delay until 1969 his who didn't like switching back bid to win the starting shortstop Fall-Tim- runs-batted-- in unsigned Detroit Tiger, came to terms with the club. Outfielder Jim King, the only member of the original txpaa lion team of the Washington Senators back In 1961, came to terms with the Senators. He hit .244 last year and is expected to be a pinchhitter this year. The Chicago White Sox hauled in their last five unsigned players pitchers Joe Horlen catcher and John - Buzhardt, McNertney, . Infielder Gerry Dick Kenworthy and outfielder Joe Hicks. winner Chris Shirt, a for the Phladelphia Phils last year, agreed to terms. Short had a 3.M ERA last year while last, said. The Cincinnati Reds signed third baseman Deron Johnson, outfielder Art Shamsky, and pitchers Sammy Ellis and Teddy Davidson to contracts. McCarver la Fold Tim McCarver, the steady catcher for the St Louis Cardinals, came to terms along with pitchers A Jackson and Dick Hughes. . Pitcher Billy Graham, the posting - 20-1- 0 record. ' job for the New York Yankees. but Murcer knew he was was hoping the call qouldn't come until hehad a chance to play this season. An erratic fielder but promising hitter, Murcer was given a A I. Idaho Edges HawaiL69-6- 8 - Little Action h ONOIJULU1UP1)-- -- W nine seconds to go, Idaho's Bob jump shot Pipkin sank a Friday night to give the Uni 8 win versity of Idaho a over the University of Hawaii. This was the second straight close win for the Vandals over the Rainbows. it ft- 69-6- - Utofc Ctunty, 26, 1967 Sundov Herald U4Mi 13 Fred Lorenzen I s Man To Watch In Today's Daytona 500 Race HONOLULU UPI) National DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Football League club owners scattered to many points after I (UP!) Fred Lorenzen, who as youngster buzzed the streets week-lon- g meeting here which Elmhurst, HI.,. In a midget considered much, but answered car race, may be the man to little. watch In $200,000 today's Most of the owners went to Daytona 500. the neighboring island of Maul He's got guts, know-hoand for a few days before returning the gambling spirit to take home to the mainland, Commissioner the big winning trophy in the Pete Rozelle among them, to richest race in stock car He also has the No. 2 the next few spend days history. outside row starting position in It 'fishing and taking easy." his 1967 Ford behind Richard Whichever way they went, Petty, the only man to win the though, they left a number of race twice. Lorenaen, 33, won the brides questions unanswered, especial " as he poet Friday ly the problem of the college maid selection of a gambled without a pit stop and draft and the league president However, both subjects were discussed thoroughly, Rezelle said, before .leaving Honolulu, that he got In touch ... . FEBRUARY SUNDAY. NFL w with American Football League owners during the last day s because he wanted session, them to consider what the NFL had discussed here. Under the NFL-AF- L merger Rozelle Is commissioner of all of pro to He football. refused announce what plan, it any, had been arrived at by the NFL, but Jit was speculated that the AFL has been asked to consider one draft of college seniors and Jlerishirtfi" togemeiUTiieJlFI4 at its winter meeting last week argued to one draft covering bom categories. The commissioner did indi cate, though, that the target date for the first combined NFL-AF- L college draft still Is A crowd of 1,500 fans saw I kin score nine points in the last W v:;::.;:W:v:::: " t nine minutes of the game to for behind bring the Vandal .from Rozelle also said the subject At the half, the Idaho of an NFL president was was behind They finally but he refused to went ahead 6 with 7:20 to go discussed, ' i elaborate. on a basket by Phil WaddelL The Rainbows final shot at a came with only seconds remaining wnen Harvey sbssssssAi ilii Harmon launched a 30 - footer which missed. COLOGNE, Germany (UPI- )ATLANTA BRAVES catcher Joe Torre (right) and Braves president BIB Bartbolomay The 3 Pipkin wound up with Gerhard Germa Zech, 227 13 to the a catcher 24 points. Mike Wicks had beam over the top of Joe's new contract, which makes him the highest paid with Jurgen Blin, drew ny, Dave Schlotthauer hit 14. National Leegue. The pact is for reported $65,000 and Torre signed tn Atlanta., (Herald-UP- I 18814, Germany v (12): Jupp Leading the Rainbow scorers Telephoto) Eize, 162 Germany, out was Harmon with 22 and Jim pointed Juleien Van Mehelen, Helm with 20. The Rainbows' 165, Belgium (8). BYU 47th Wins In College Walter Ritte, who gave win Tuesday their chance to nijht when he missed two TURIN, Italy (UPI)-Pi- erre free throws with seconds Vetroff, 121 14, France, stopped to go, had 15 points. Salvatore Burruni, 119. Italy Thursday, the Vandals lost an-- o SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -.- Park of Salt Lake City, while half, then saw Mar Vista forge (6). her squaker to the Air Force Van Nuys, Calif., edge dnelgh-borin- g Brigham Young University 47 ahead by one point In the fina Flyers in Honolulu took the college ward crown by minute, only to lose when West Mar Vista of Santa Mon MELBOURNE, Fla. (UPI- )hit two free throws on a one- beating BYU 43rd, Mose' Harrell, 194, Bradenton, ica 7 Friday night to win West had 12 field and-one situation. goals and Fla., outpointed Eugene Ide-the senior division champion- 17 of 18 from the free throw Centerville was led to victory Latter-day Saints line ship of the to offset a balanced Mar by Craig Tueller, who had 14 lette, 196, Gifford, Fla. (10) Church Basketball Tournament. Vista scoring attack. points. Forward DeLoy West hit two Van Nuys built a BYU 47's John Hatch led his free throws with eight seconds In the second team with 13 points. Jate -JMISSOULA, Mont (UPI) remaining to give the Van Huega of Squaw Valley, Nuys the victory and the title & ll.IHIII..IMIIIo.lkllll.llll.lM Calif., a bronze medal winner in the game played at the Uni In the 1964 Olympics, won the versity of Utah fieldhouse. men's slalom Friday in the U.S. West, who was named the Alpine Championships at Snow division's most valuable senior Bowl near here, v a player, scored 41 points in lead Penny McCoy, old from Mammoth Mountain, ing his team to victory. Calif., won the women's slaTwo Utah teams won the oth lom. tour er titles In me week-lon- g Huega, displaying fault 3rd nament CentervUle, Utah, Giova-nali form, defeated Dumeng of Switzerland by more took the junior division crown win over Garden than a full second in his com- with a Others two Loris runs. for bined time Werner of Steamboat Springs, from Colo., was third. crossed the finish line sputteringbut first in one of a pair of races to determine starting positions for the 500. Lee Roy Yarbrough, Columbia, S.C., "won the other In his maroon, 1967. Dodge Charger. He will start In the No. 2 Inside position behind r Curtis Turner in a 1966 Chevelle. More than 35,000 fans the of 100,000 racing vanguard enthusiasts from throughout the Southeast expected for today's 10:30 a.m. MST starting the two races. Yarbrough rammed his Dodge into the lead in the final 100-mi- er flag-wat- ched Sports Future At inois To Be Decided During Week CHICAGO (UPI)-- Big Ten athletic representatives meet next week to decide the role of the University of Illinois in future conference sports Illinois was told by league athletic directors this weekJo fire three coaches-P- et Elliott in football and Harry Combes and his assistant Howie Braun snowcause it should not be suspended from the league for illegally paying athletes excessive aid. The university president, Dr. why David D. Henry, said he would appeal the athletic directors' seconds of the opening race to nip A.J. Foyt of Houston, Tex., in a 1967 Ford. Third was Paul Goldsmith of Munster, Ini, In a 1987 Plymouth. Second behind Lorenzen in the other race was DarelDlerlngef, Charlotte, N.C., in a A967 Ford. Cale Yarborough of Charlotte was third, also in a 1967 Ford. e Lorenzen set a new race record' for the track at an average speed of 174.583 miles per hour. This bettered the old record of 170.777 mph set by Junior Johnson, Ronda, N.C., in 100-mil- 1954. Turner, who drives out of N.C., and Petty, Randleman, N.C., had already Charlotte, nailed down the two front row starting positions for the '10 before Friday's race3 by virtue of their respective 183.831 a'd 179.0S8 mph qualifying speeds earlier In the week. M decision to the faculty representatives, scheduled to meet in Chicago beginning on Wednesday. The Illini athletic board met Friday to draw up the school's case for the appeal. Its proposal will be turned over to Henryput Will not be binding on him. 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