Tuesday, July 20, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven mill Boston sacks Johnson, Zimmer takes over By The Associated Press BOSTON - Darrell Johnson, who led the Boston Red Sox to within one victory of a World Series championship in 1975, was fired yesterday. A club spokesman said it was easier to fire him than the team. Third base coach Don Zimmer was named manager for the rest of the season. "THE WAY THE TEAM'S been going lately I don't blame General Manager Dick O'Connell or the Red Sox one bit," said Johnson, who was reached by telephone in Arling- ton, Tex., where the Red Sox were playing the Texas Rang- ers. "We're not scoring runs the way we are capable of," he said, "the way we did last year." JOHNSON, the American League's 1975 Manager of the Year, added, "In my opinion it was time for a change. But I wouldn't change anything I did one bit," O'Connell left behind a statement before flying to Dallas. It said, "We know the ball club has not played up to its capabilities this year. Therefore, a change at this time, we hope, will make for improvement." "WE CANNOT blame- everything on Darrell Johnson, but it's easier to change managers than the team, which would be practically impossible." The statement said John- son would become a Red Sox scout. Asked if the problem signing Red Sox players Carlton Fisk, Fred Lynn and Rick Burleson had anything to do with Boston's slide, Johnson said: "I really couldn't say. It would be common sense to say we knew it was there, but to what degree it hurt, I don't know. I John Naber, 20, of Menlo Park, Calif., has a lot to celebrate about after winning a gold and a silver medal in less than one hour last night at the Olympics. The 6 foot-6 inch star from USC won M M f the 104-meter backstroke in world-record time, and was edged by fellow American Bruce Furniss in the 200-meter freestyle. 4 pftJ the ISail4 Baseball owners OK new ay The Associatedl Press Ricochet wins yacht race MACKINAW ISLAND, Mich. - Ricochet, owned by Henry Burkard of the host Bayview Yacht Club, was declared the win- ner of the 52nd annual Port Huron-to-Mackinaw Island yacht race yesterday. Ricochet's corrected time was 364141.OL Corrected times were based on the finishing time of the scratch boat, Masker. Second place, with a corrected time of 47.07.38, went to Pirana, owned by Robert Beck of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. Sassy, owned by Dutch Schmidt of Detroit and the first boat to cross the finish line, unofficially placed eighth with a time of 40:18.17. The 266 starters left Port Huron Saturday. DU hockey on probation DENVER-The University of Denver has lost its bid to prevent the National Collegiate Athletic Association from placing it on probation for alleged violation of eligibility rules by the DU hockey team. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Alfred A. Arraj denied the school's motion for a preliminary injunction and judgment that the NCAA's actions were unconstitutional, it was learned yes- terday. DU was notified by the NCAA in December that it had been placed on probation. Under terms of the probation, none of the school's athletic teams would be allowed to par- ticipate in post-season play or appear on television for one year. The NCAA ordered the probation after it determined that hockey players competed for DU even though DU knew they lost their'amateur standing under NCAA rules while playing in Canada. DU had charged in federal court that terms of the probation violated the university's rights and those of individual athletes. Foreman plays hookey BLOOMINGTON, Minn.-Run- D ning back Chuck Foreman told Viking officials he would not YC show up at the team's training camp when it opens tomorrow. so Mike Lynn, general manager, said "Chuck has told us he is not going to report to training camp unless we renegotiate his contract. "The policy of the Vikings, and it is a policy of long standing, is not to renegotiate contracts," added Lynn. "The lines of communication are open between Chuck Fore- man and the Vikings and we both are hopeful this situation will be resolved." player conrracT agreemenT ny The Assseiated Press NEW YORK - Major league baseball's owners have voted to ratify the four-year agree- ment with the Players Associa- tion that was reached during last week's All-Star break, Com- missioner B o w i e Kuhn an- nounced yesterday. Kuhn added, "There were 17 votes for approval, includ- ing a majority in b o t h leagues," from among the 24 owners. A simple majority of 13 votes were needed for ap- proval, including five in each league. The next step is upto the Players Association, which al- ready has begun distributing the agreement documents to its 600 members. The union vote is ex- pected to be completed within the next two weeks, according to union executive director Marvin Miller. The seven owners who did not vote for approval did not neces- sarily vote against the contract, the commissioner said. "The balance of the club owners largely supported the view of desiring an additioinal major league meeting to further dis- cuss the agreements," he ex- plained. )N'T WASTE )UR BREATH MEPLACE ELSE ... Say It First in the Classifieds. CALL TODAY 764-0557 Among those known to be opposed to the agreement, however, were St. Louis Cari- nals owner August A. Busch, who said the owners "have lost the war," and the Oak- land A's' Charles O. Finley, who said the agreement was "a triple-edged sword-I don't like it.' Their opinion, how- ever, was not shared by the majority of their colleagues. Miller expressed confidence the players would follow the owners' lead and also approve the agreements. "I don't expect much opposi- tion," the union leadersaid. "I think the agreements represent tremendous advance for the players in a great many areas, and that overall they represent a fair and equitable settle- ment." When the pact was first an- nounced in Philadelphia last week, neither side would re- veal details of its terms. Management would not break that official silence, but key elements of the four-year agreement - which would re- place the so-called reserve system, which binds a player to one team until he is traded, sold or released-have be- A Pinball ' Tournament * on the new GOTTLIEB SENSATION "ROYAL FLUSH" qualification dotes: JULY 19 THROUGH 25 CASH PRIZES!! ' more information at the Cross-Eyed M oosaae and Tommy's Holidoy Camp. *t~~i~** r#t*r**** ~ rk come known. 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