Wednesday, February 5, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Sever Wednesday, February 5, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven . . . ..... . ........ . .. KIuhn picked for baseball czar Kiwanis Annual Sale CLOTHI NG-FURN ITURE---BOOKS HOUSEWARES-TOYS-APPLIANCES MIAMI, Fla. iA--Bowie Kuhn, a 42-year-old attorney, was named the new Commissioner of Baseball yesterday. His * * appointment was as much a surprise as the appointment of William D. Eckert three years ago and Eckert's dismissal last Decmber.,; d bKuhn is a member of the New York law firm that repre- Packers to release Lom bardi sents the National League, but he is an unknown outside of Thurs. 9-6 Fri. 9-8 Sat. 9-12 KIWANIS ACTIVITY CENTER W Washington and First St. E-* baseball circles. Kuhn's appointment was on a pro-temp basis for one year. He will receive $100,000 per year. The appointment was recommended by the Baseball Planning Committee and then approved unanimously by the owners. A committee spokesman said . Kuhn was the only person serious- * ly considered for the temporary post as the replacement for Eckert. The selection not only surprised the sports world, but also the new commissioner himself. He found out about it only a short time be- fore the announcement.' GREEN BAY, Wis. (FP) - The give its recommendation to the executive committee of the Green Packers' board of directors tonight Bay Packers will recommend that at a special meeting. A news con- Vince Lombardi be allowed to ference will be held following the Join the Washington Redskins as session. coach, executive vice president The special board meeting is and part owner, the Milwaukee the first called since Lombardi Sentinel said last night. arrived in Green Bay in 1959 as In a story appearing in today's coach and general manager. morning editions, the newspaper According to the Sentinel, the said Lombardi will not be allowed meeting was called because the to touch any members of the executive committee felt a decision Packers' present coaching staff of this importance should be ex- for at least one year. plained to the 45-member board The executive committee is to because of the many ramifications. Baseballclubowners clash on two fronts "If I was the owner of the club, there would be no question about telling what my feelings are," said Dominic Olejniczak, Packer president. "But we oper- ate as a team in Green Bay and we owe the directors the courtesy of this meeting., Lombardi flew yesterday to New York, where he received the Jack Mara Sportsman of the Year Award from the Catholic Youth Organization. Mara was the owner of the New York Giants. sports NIGHT EDITOR: BILL DINNER If War, Poverty, Education or Disease The ironic part of the entire Asked if Washington was on episode is that Lombardi in the his New York intineray, Lombardi past has been strongly critical of said: "I can't say I'm not going players who played out their op- Kuhn's primary duty during the next year will be to work with the planning committee on a re- structure of baseballsuch as com- bining the league offices into one headquarters. "I'm honored and delighted to take over. this important job to lead baseball in a meaningful re- structuring," said the 42-year-old Kuhn. "I'm very delighted in the 24 votes. This can be done only with that kind of support." He sainl he was surprised at the A appointment, a d d in g, "Every American boy dreams of being commissioner and I'm no differ- ent than anybody else." Kuhn is a member of the. Wall, BOWIE K Street law firm of Wilkie, Farr and Gallagher, which has been: A-RAISE: counsel for the National League since the mid 1930s. Kuhn, a graduate of Princeton Riaiders in 194 and the University of Vir- ginia Law School, has been active . Rauch's H baseball legislation since 1950. ; He wasactive in the lwsi .., UHN fill hole several weeks ago when the city of 'Milwaukee sued baseball in an effort to preventthe Braves from moving to Atlanta. Kuhn said he will terminate his law partnership for at lest a year while he serves in the new post. He said it was conceivable that baseball might hot need a commissioner's office by the time "he and the planning committee finish their intensive study of baseball restructuring. Kuhn replaces William D. Eck- ert, who was fired by the owners last December. Eckert received $65,000 a year. The planning committee is com- posed of chairman Jerry Hofs- berger, chairman of the board of the Baltimore Orioles; Dick Mey- er, executive vice president of the St. Louis Cardinals; John Holland. general manager of the Chicago Cubs; Mike Burke, president of the New York Yankees, and Chub Feeney, vice president of the San Francisco Giants. Burke and Feeney, each earlier considered in the running for the job as commissioner, were addedf to the committee Tuesday. Frank Dale, president of the Cincinnati Reds, said Kuhn's ap- pointment was a "major break- through for baseball. Maybe today for the last time we saw separate league caucuses." OAKLAND (A) - The Oakiantd Raiders once again dipped into their own ranks for a head coach yesterday, naming assistant John Madden to the job. Madden, who at 33 becomes professional football's youngest coach, replaces John Rauch at' the helm of the American Football League club which won the championship inh1967 and the Western Division title in '68. Rauch resigned after the 1968 season to become manager of the Buffalo Bills. Al Davis, managing general partner, of the Raiders and boss of certainly the most tight-lipped, close-knit office in the sport, made the announcement in a brief press release. Madden was out of town on personal business. Davis said he would have no comment on the new coach until a news conference Wednesday morning at which Madden is to be present. "Al moves in mysterious w a y s his wonders to perform," s a i d an onlooker, of Davis, who w a s head coach of the Raiders before becoming commissioner of the AFL and then returning to Oak- land. Rauch was an Oakland as- sistant before taking over for .Davis in 1966. /NEW YORK (P) - Baseball'si embattled club owners, facing a a' player strike on one front, are holding discussions on another. with the National Broadcasting Company, to their new $49.5 mil- lion contract in the event of aj walkout, The Associated Press learned yesterday. While no television official is about to divulge whether there are 1 any loopholes that would enables NBC to avoid payment in the event of a player strike, a spokes-1 man did say flatly: "We're not planning on paying: major league prices for minor1 league games." That would seem to indicate that unless the dispute between the owners and the players is resolved and such stars as Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Bob Gib- son and Denny McLain are feat- ured performers, the owners are faced with loss of television rev- enue. While some owners have said they favor closing down in the event of a strike, some are on record as wanting to go ahead with spring training and the reg- ular season that follows with the, players available, either the scat- tering of major leaguers on hand or by bringing up minor leaguers. The owners already have offered- the players a $1 million increase in their contribution to the player benefit plan, a figure that would bring the players $5.1 million a year. But the players have rejected that. "We feel." said Cronin, "the #i- present pension plan is the finest in the world." The 'chief negotiator for the1 owners, John Gaherin, said, "We expect to continue negotiationst and hope to meet Thursday." Asked about reports that thel owners were ready to increase their offer, Gaherin said: "I am authorized to negotiate with all that implies." He also frankly admitted that1 the key to ending the impasse was the issue of rights. "That's the point that has to be resolved." he said. The players, on Monday, adopt- ed in New York aresolution stat- ing that they were reaffirming their policy of not signing con- tracts and for the first time said they would not report to spring training while the issue is un- resolved. That raised the specter of emp- ty training camps, with the first scheduled to be opened Feb. 13 and the full complement headed for the traditional March 1 open- ing date. The new contract with NBC, for 49.5 million over a three-year period, is for national telecasts of regular seasongames, the All- Star Game and the World Series. Previously, negotiations were held individually on each, and the na- tional telecasts brought $6 mil- lion a year. The new contract, of course, represents a large increase in that area. The major league players cur- rently share in All-Star and World Series abroad revenue but not in the national telecasts. E1 to Washington if something comes up." The coming of Lombardi to try and lift the Washington Redskins out of long poverty in the National Football League was accepted as a virtual certainty in the Capital City even though the Green Bay: Packers had not yet released their grip on the man who returned them to greatness. Phones rang repeatedly in the Redskins' offices and fans buzzed. A season ticket holder said, "How do I feel about Lombardi? How' do you feel about God?" The Redskins have tabled Lom-i bardi to be executive vice presi- dent, general manager, coach and; part-owner of the club. tion and joined other teams. He lashed out at two Packers, Jim Taylor and Ron Kramer. who made such moves. "If this procedure is allowed to continue," Lombardi said. "Only the money clubs or the fun cities would have all the good players." Gov. Warren P. Knowles, a fre- quent figure at Packer games, said' Wisconsin owes a debt to the man who rescued the Packers from the losing column and gave this northern community a big-city re- putation. "Through his skill and effort," Knowles said, "he made the Pack- ers synonymous with excellence, and he turned the attention of the nation toward Wisconsin." don't bother you Don't Bother Us PEACE CORPS Room 3529-S.A.B. Feb. 3rd-7th }4 ARE YAOU CRAZY, enough to sell didionaries in the South 1 MONEY? Last summer three U-M students made $1,400, $2,300 and $4,800 Stop by Summer Placement, lower level, SAB Wednesday or Friday afternoons If Your Landlord is One of the following and you have not been reached by the rent strike, we need your help. Ambassador Ann Arbor Trust Co. Apartments Ltd., Arbor Mgt. BMR Campus Mgt. Charter Realty Dahlmann Apts, Misco Mgt. Oakland Trust Patrick Pulte Inc. Summit Associates Walden Mgt. Wilson-White Co. Post Realty Q TENANTS I 0 The list is NOT exhaustive. Other landlords and agencies can be truck. If you have not been reached by the rent strike cbntact the Tenants Union. Call 763-3102, 1532 S. AB. SUBLET FROM STRIKERS ONLY L ! r t > 1 j s r I . Sociology Colloquium HOWARD BECKER Dep't. of Sociology at Northwestern "A S(HOOL IS A LOUSY PLACE TO LEARN ANYTHING IN" Thursday, Feb. 6th 4:00 P.M. 2235 Angell Hall U of M MEETS WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE .. . Volhnteers needed to tutor students at WCC in English, Math, Science, Bus. Ad., Foreign languages, Remedial Subjects. Come to Mass Meeting & Workshop for tutors & WCC faculty & students SAT., FEB. 8 2:00 p.m. Rm. 3529 S.A.B.