page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY I Saturday, June 7, 1969 ~ge Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY .. IA ad a 000 uits foot e Challenges Pete Ro zelle's decision NEW YORK (N) - Broadway Joe Namath, the $100,000-a- year quarterback of the champion New York Jets, said yes- tesday that he was quitting football because of an ultimatum to sell his interest in a swinging midtown lounge or face suspension. The 26-year-old star of the Super Bowl champions, said he was told by authorities that his place-Bachelors III- was being used by bookmakers and he was warned by pro football Commissioner Pete Rozelle to get rid of his interests within two days. Suspension was the alternative. "It was the toughest decision I've ever had to make," said Na- {./rmath, tears trickling down his face at an emotional press con- ference at Bachelors III. "It's a matter of principle. So I quit. I'm retiring-finished." Asked if his differences with Rozelle could be resolved, Namath replied,"I hope so. The last thing <.I want to do is quit football." Three other first stringers of .' the Jets, the American Football League champions who upset the heavily-favored champion Balti- more Colts of the National Foot-, ball League in the Super B o w 1 last January, said they also would quit if their swashbuckling team- *mate was through. They are George Sauer, the all- AFL split end, defensive b a c k Jim Hudson and tight end Pete Lammons. All are Texans. "I talked to Joe," said Sauer. "I told him he would have c o m- pany. He explained the w h o l e story. I believe in him all t h e way. He's justified." daily sports NIGHT EDITOR: JIM FORRESTER Rozelle said Namath, who had given indications of retiring be- fore because of gimpy knees and movie offers, had until F r i d a y' night to unload his one-third in- terest in the bistro at 62nd St. and Lexington Ave. The commissioner said Namath had been warned repeatedly about the "undesirable background and habits" of certain persons f r e - quenting the establishment. Rozelle said he was surprised by Namath's announcement. He said he was told Thursday night by the player's lawyer that his in- terests were in the process of be- ing sold and that it would be ac- complished by 10 a.m. Friday. But Thursday night, N a m a t h hastily arranged for a press con- ference for 9:30 a.m. He showed up a half hour late, strolling into the narrow room jammed with about 200 persons including newsmen,. television and radio personnel and a few mini- skirted girls who were attracted by the hubub outside and inside the spot. Asked if Namath now was su- spended, Rozelle, at a press con- ference, replied: "No, he's not suspended. If he wants to recon- sider, I will be happy to talk to him privately." Rozelle's point was that Namath had declined to sell and had an- nounced his retirement. * * * * * * A's rookie downs Tigers, 5-3; Orioles continue Iistering pae By The Associated Press DETROIT - Bert Campanerisj ripped three hits and scored three times and rookie Gene Tenace hit' his first major league homer for the decisive run as the Oakland A's downed the Detroit Tigers 5-3 last night. Another rookie. George Lauze- rique, 2-0. who hurled a five-hit- , ter in his first start last week, gave up only five hits before Norm Cash's two-run homer with one out in the eighth drove him out. Rollie Fingers saved the victory, only the third in nine games for the A's. Detroit has lost four of five. Tenace's homer, his second hit, came in the fourth inning against Earl Wilson, 4-5, and gave Oak- land a 4-1 lead. BALTIMORE - Unbeaten Dave McNally pitched a four-hitter and notched his eighth victory as the Baltimore Orioles continued their Dick Schofield drilled a ground ering two-out homer in the bot- rule double off reliever Moe Dra- tom half. bowsky with one out in the 11tH and Jones followed with a blast into the right field pavilion for his second homer of the season. The loss. was the eighth for the Royals in their last nine games. Kansas City knocked out Red Sox ace Ray Culp and took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 10th. But George Scott tied it with a tow- Culp, seeking to become the first 10-game winner in the majors, al- lowed four hits until the 10th, when the Royals filled the bases with none out on singles by Mike Fiore and Joe Foy and Ed Kirk- patrick's safe bunt. Jerry Adair broke the 1-1 tie with a two-out single off reliever Sparky Lyle. _...._ .. . Pi ce sli9lit favorite lowinTrpleCrown NEW YORK (A-) - Unbeaten "I don't think so," insists El- Majestic Prince, fit and fattened liott Burch, the Yale-educated again, goes for racing's coveted trainer of the Rokeby Stable's Triple Crown today as an uneasy Virginia colt. "It's true that horses 6-5 favorite over two tough rivals are like people. They know when blistering pace with a 5-1 decision and a trio of outsiders in the 101st over the Seattle Pilots .last night. Belmont stakes. Frank Robinson and Paul BlairI each drove in a pair of runs as the Orioles rapped out 10 hits and won for the 19th time in their last 22 games. McNally, who has won 10 straight dating back to last sea- son and is 22-2 since the 1968 All-Star Game, pitched his first complete game since May 15. The Seattle run was unearned, with Tommy Harper scoring in the sixth on a balk after reaching base on an error by left fielder Don Buford. Robinson, who was thrown out of the game after disputing a strike call in the sev- enth, drove in the first run off loser Gary Bell, 2-6 with a first inning sacrifice fly and hit his 14th homer in the third. Red SOX Poll The chief rivals are Virginia- bred Arts and Letters, second by a lunging neck and a head to the red California cannonball in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, 8-5 in the early probable odds, and stretch-driving Dike, 2-1. The longshots, in the rugged 1 m n iles test apparently just for exposure, are Rooney's -Shield, 20-1; Distray, 20-1, and Prime Fool, 30-1. The smallest Belmont field since 1957 will go to the post at 4:37 p.m. EST before an expected Bel- mont Park crowd of some 55,000 plus millions watching on tele- vision. CBS will air the event be- tween 4 and 5 p.m. The third jewel in the Triple Crown series for 3-year-olds poses a number of interesting questions and possibilities. Out! Don Kessinger puts the tag on Bob Tolan MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS Cubs win slgfest, 14 8 they win and lose. I don't think my horse knew he lost to Prince in the Preakness--it was that close. "Anyhow, I ran him in the Metropolitan last week just to give him confidence. The Prince is a big animal. Arts and Letters is small. The Prince may not let him by." "It's not a matter of letting him," countered the famed Johnny Longden, who trains the Prince for Canadian multi-millionaire Frank McMahon. "Arts and Let- ters can't pass my horse." Bill Hartack will take Majestic A' Prince out of the No. 3 post when Frank McMahon's unbeaten colt tries for his 10th victory-one that would make him the first winner of the three big races I since Citation in 1948. Arts and Letters, who could be- come the first horse ever to fin-. ish second in all the Triple Crown races, will leave from the No. 1 post under Braulio Baeza and Ed- die B 4monte will take out of the No. 5 gate. ~-I Joe Namatlh . f .; ::t;::4'f.1. / .:.i 1P.".... .::'lf.:....... " ... i:S :' .tail'i......... . . ............................................:......v............................. .............. AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division NATIONAL LEAGUE Bear Bryant saddened by Joe's action TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (R) - Ala- bama football Coach Paul Bryant said he called New York J e t s quarterback Joe Namath yester- day and "begged him not to re- tire." "Since he had, IVhate it," Bry- ant said, "because he is the great- est. Whatever lhe does, I hope it turns out best for him." During his college days, Bry- ant called Namath "the greatest individual athlete I have seen." Namath was disciplined by Bry- ant several times and suspended from the team in the late stage of the 1963 season. Namath sat out the 1964 Sugar Bowl game because of the suspension. ® -t A three-piece Treasure Chest chicken dinner, plus french tries, for only 79! Larger take-home orders also. Try a box soon!! /@MILING ©PEEDYQsERVICE West of Arborland Baltimore Boston Detroit Washington New York Cleveland Minnesota Oakland Chicago Seattle Kansas City' California W L 37 15 32 18 26, 22 28 28 25 28 15 31 West Divisio11 28 21 25 2 21 24 2Z 26 22 29 16 32 Pct. .712 .640 .542 .500 .472 .226 GB 4 9 11 19 2 5 511 7 11 Chicago xNew York Pittsbur-gh St. Louis xPhiladelphia xMontreal East Division W L 36 16 25 23 25 .26 25 2'7 a 18 28 11 35 West: Division Pct. .692 .521. .494 .481 .391 .239 GB 9 11 15 22 .571 .521 .467 .468 .431 .333 Yesterday's Results Washington 1, Minnesota 0 Cleveland 8, California 3 New York 3, Chicago 2 Boston 4, Kansas City 2, 11 inn. Oakland 5, Detroit 3 Baltimore 5, Seattle 1 Today's Games Washington at Minnesota Oakland at Detroit California at Cleveland Seattle at Baltimore, night Chicago at New Yorke Kansas City at Boston Atlanta 30x19 .612 - xLos Angeles 28 21 .571 r Cincinnati 26 21 .553. xSan Francisco 26 23 .531t Houston 25 30 .455 xSan Diego 24 30 .444 x-Late game not included. Yesterday's Results Montreal at Los Angeles, ine. New York at San Diego, inc. Philadelphia at San Francisco, inc. Atlanta 3, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 6, Houston 3 Chicago 14, Cincinnati 8 Today's Games Cincinnati at Chicago Pittsburgh at Atlanta St. Louis at Houston, night New York at San Diego, night Montreal at Los Angeles, night Philadelphia at San Francisco 2 3 4 8 8g It, CHICAGO (A)-Ernie Banks and Billy'Williams each smash- ed a three-run homer to launch the rampagingt Chicago Cubs to a 14-8 victory over the Cincin- nati Reds and their seventh straight triumph yesterday. Ken Holtzman scored his sixth straight victory and be- came the league's first nine- game winner, but he 'had to be bailed out of a, three-run Cin- cinnati sixth by Phil Regan who got three outs on three pitches. Don Young led off a four-run Cub fourth as Chicago boosted its lead to 10-1. V* l C For Graduation WE HAVE- Im ported chess sets, jewelry, silk scarves, silk stoles, robes and hand woven ponchos. India Art Shop 330 Maynard i So->o<>o<-o<-3 Tony Cloninger, first of five Cincinnati pitchers, was tagged for Banks' three-run homer in the first and Williams' three- run blast -in the third. The big blow in Chicago's four-run fourth against relievers Jack Fisher and Bill Short was a two-run single by Jim Hich- man. BOSTON - Dalton Jones slam- Has Arts and Letters cultivated med a two-run homer in the 11th a runner-up complex after finish- inning last night, giving the Bos- ing a close second to Majestic ton Red Sox a 4-2 victory over the Prince in both the Derby and Kansas City Royals. Preakness? CONCERT SUNDAY, JUNE 8 'Tame Blues Band Charging Rhinocerous of Soul Carnal Kitchen UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL (School of Education) donation $1.00 for Biafra Relief I' 8-12 p.m. U High Auditorium Vote YES Join The Daily. Sports Staff C POTTERS O I for ANN ARBOR SCHOOLS MILLAGE ALL Voters-Monday, June 9 AT REGULAR CITY POLLING PLACES YOUR VOTE IS NEEDED '1 I