European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1948 fhe stars and stripes Page 9 injuries struck three National league teams the other Day and for the of the clubs it will Likely prove to be a costly when Cin Jan nates Ray Mueller fractured his ankle sliding into Home the reds Jost one of the most durable catchers in big who will be lost to the club for a Good six once might every game of the season for the reds in a Small matter 155 i he also set a major league record by catching 2w consecutive fames in 1943 and Cooper tied in Home run race h another mask and pad Man was shelved the other but this Ine for Only a week at the most if the medics predictions Falker hard hitting new York giant suffered a Chip fracture of the knee several Days ago in a collision with Bobby Bragan Chhe dodgers and will have to rest for three or four i Walker presently is tied with Hank Sauer of the Cincinnati club the Home run leadership with four and a prolonged absence of big slugger would remove a formidable chunk of the giant batting As got in the act when Harry Taylor came Down an attack of and will be lost to the dodgers for an finite loss of particularly a hard blow to the some staggering none of their with the exception of has done anything to live up to the preseason As a Rookie last Taylor turned in 10 victories against five but six of his triumphs were turned in against the cardinals ind wife brings Good Luck ung heard of Rhen who took up Hunter to to get away from the Effle woman but now we know of one who wont go Hunting without j Pii wife v Robert Gertz of Wetzlar my racked up three wild boar in Jas minutes of Hunting last week and he gives All the credit to his Rifee Good majors statement ran thusly my wife gave me Luck and i hell be with me from now on during All boar wonder what the Little woman will about that come Winter when the Snow is that Sar the most pigs Are carrying Smail ones now and jelling one female Means the death of at least six to 10 potential we asked a Well known dec Hunter if this fallout drive against i fjord boar would not result in eventual extermination of the animal ill Ere but he seemed to think seems that they Foj reproduce twice a year and Are far and away ahead of the Hunters fun the matter of it seems to this column if my officials and special officers if different posts could get together they could have far bigger and Foore frequent organized boat Hunts in areas where the animals Are Yibing the most Sov the special services officer should be Able to get sporting ammunition army weapons the Springfield 03 with the help of the the my in turn could get the men and necessary transportation the unit special services Spahn Blanks phils on 70 reds whip cubs but lose Mueller Ace Cincy Catcher fractures ankle april 29 Johnny Vander Meer pitched Cincinnati to an 81 Over the Chicago but the Victory was marred because of a fractured right ankle suffered by re leg Catcher Ray Mueller in the fifth scoring from third on a Short Fly to Center by Bobby escaped being tagged by Catcher Clyde Mccullough by making a fall away slide and touching the plate with his but he fractured his ankle in doing so and immediately was placed on the disabled he will be ineligible to play for 60 Mueller set an ironman major league record by catching 217 consecutive games for the reds in and catching All his clubs 155 games in despite the drizzle in which the game was Vander Meer pitched tight walked Only two in the second and one in the gave the cubs six Fielding and Battery errors helped reds get a winning Lead while John Schmitz was Cincin Nati led off with five straight singles against Don Carlsen in the four run Carlsen forced Home two runs in with Chicago Cincinnati a r h a r ii 2b 4 1 1 502 in 4 0 2 400 two hitter of 4 0 1 3b 4 1 i 3b 400 if 5 if 3 0 c 2 of 3 0 0 c 1 c 4 0 1 in 5 is 2 0 0 2b sch fins a 100 is 5 is 000 in p 3 d 2 0 0 Johnson b 1 0 0 p 0 0 0 p 0 0 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and tumbled the Browns from second Eddie Pat Mullin and Walter Hoot Evers sparked the witnessed by a Small crowd of which brought the total attendance for the three game series to Only Mullin hit a Home a double and a and Mayo had three Evers drove in three of the runs with a three Bagger and an Outfield Virgil trucks struck out seven in gaining credit for the but weakened in the eighth and was replaced by Paul dizzy Al Kafoed in a four run first was the Al Zeke the hero of tuesdays had three of the Browns 10 Detroit Louis a r h a r h is 501 511 2b 3b of of if in c p p braves Ace faces Only 28 batters april 29 two hitter that Southpaw Warren Spahn described As the Best of my major league career enabled the Boston braves to shut out the Philadelphia before Teeth chattering although Only 28 Phillies faced three of them managed to reach first Dick Sisler and Blix Donnelly singled in the fifth and sixth innings and Del Ennis gained first on an but Sisler and Ennis were thrown out trying to while gaining his first Victory in two did not Issue a pass and had four strike his sparked by Backstop Bill who collected a triple and two belted Blix Donnelly for 13 hits and More than wrapped up heir third straight 1 Victory with a five run barrage in the sixth the roof started caving in on Donnelly when Jeff Heath opened Bostons Side of the sixth by draw ing a Tommy Holmes then safely and Salkeld scored both with his three Bagger to deep left Al dark followed with a single j and he chalked up the sixth Boston n after Stanky doubled to the who appears to be in a hitting was brought Over the plate by an one base 433 if 511 of 4 of 402 is 5 0 1 Jordan d 423 in 5 1 3 502 2b 5 i i 5 0 1 403 400 300 100 400 is 000 100 c 3 0 o p 000 p 100 1 0 d 0 0 0 Schultz Tel l 0 1 Garver e 010 p 000 Wood e 100 totals 41 9 15 totals 39 4 10 out for Shore 5 for Widmar 8 for Schultz 8 base on error for Pellagrini 8 Detroit 401 201 15 2 Louis 000 000 10 3 Berry rib outlaw two base Zarilla three base Home winning los ing Wetzlar gains finals in volleyball tourney april 29 Wetzlar map moved into the finals of the Post volleyball tournament by walloping the Eschwege two straight and the 388th of Giessen and Eschwege will meet in the semifinals of the with the Winner meeting Wetzlar for the the 388th dumped for mylar and to gain a berth in the the loss eliminated Fritzlar from the Philadelphia a r h if 4 2b 3 0 3b in of of is 3 p 2 Boston a r h 2b 5 1 2 of 400 in 3 0 2 3b 301 if 21 1 of 3 1 1 c 2 s is 412 p 211 1 0 0 totals 28 0 2 totals 30 7 13 out Lor Donnelly 9 Philadelphia 000 21 Boston 001 015 13 1 Salkeld two base three base sox will allow games to be televised april Boston braves and red sox announced jointly that they would allow their 1948 baseball games to be televised free of in an Effort to stimulate television in new the Ball clubs said they granted the rights to the present sponsors of their radio broadcasts Narragansett brewing and Atlanta refining they will be allowed to televise the games provided they make satisfactory arrangements with either or both of the television stations in operation this the dates of games to be Tele Vised will be announced when such arrangements Are the clubs v Princeton Crew receives new eight ared Shell april 29 a Princeton varsity received a new eight bared the James Wilson presented in Honor of James Wilson former Princeton crewman from who was killed in Germany in dedicated at Lake Carnegie by Phillip new 61foot boat will be used by the Princeton varsity Crew next Satur Day against Pennsylvania and co Lumbia in the Childs cup regatta