European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                10 the stars and stripes May Wolf w Yankee circuit blows overwhelm White filters 6th Homer beats dodgers May 11 at least he tried Detroit Tiger Catcher Bob Swift dives headfirst into a Box seat in vain attempt to Collar a foul Fly off the Bat of the new York Yankees Bobby brow the tigers won the four clubs join Baa circuit after jumping National Loop May 11 professional basketball association of America won a Short lived War with the National basketball stealing four fort Wayne and Indian from the 12yearold immediately thereafter the National Loop declined to continue a g joint player draft with the Baa and broke off All withdrawal of the four National league teams left the circuit with Only seven and another franchise was issued today to Edward and a league spokesman said six other cities had applied for listed the new applicants As Des and the four league jumpers will in crease the Baa to a 12team Cir and officials said the Eastern division would consist of new Philadel Washington and All four National league teams plus Chicago and Louis would form the Western two other resignations from the National league the resignation of commissioner Ward Piggy Lambert was accepted effective next while Tom car Negie resigned As Public relation constabulary Eastern league at Augsburg 15th at Straubing s4th Fafa at Weiden Lith at Munich 88th at Landshut 2nd at Deggendorf Western league 27th at Stuttgart 14th at Schwa Biseli Hall Bobingen St at Schweinfurt Sard at up titular Brig at Wiesbaden Munich engr my Henry hessian league at Rhine main Post at Darm Stadt Wiesbaden pm Fet Darmstadt Dixie league formed 9 colleges enter strictly Loop May 11 new athletic formed by nine a rigid Finan Cial Aid in any Way to College was adopted at the organizational the Tiew group selected Dixie conference As Ife l aim of the the Constitution is to further the spirit practice of amateurism la intercollegiate College athlete who takes pay in any form for participation in intercollegiate athletics does not meet this definition of an Amateur i and is forming the new group Are Howard Birmingham Florida state Tallahassee Stetson Tampa Lambuth Mercer Oglethorpe Atlanta Millsaps and Mississippi Stanley Veteran Mississippi was elected president of the conference and Danford of Florida was named both will serve until to be held 13 in May 11 Ralph Kiner got a Home a double 4o drive in three of Pittsburgh runs As the pirates beat the Brooklyn Elmer rejuvenated Ace of the Pittsburgh Mound won his third straight game As he struck out five making Jackie Robinson miss a third strike Fox the final who had three of the six hits the Buccos collected scored Stan Rojek of him in the third when he belted a 400foot in the he smashed a double to again drive Rojek across the the pirates got their first run in the when Dan Murtaugh went Over on the front end Ofa double consecutive doubles by Dick Whitman and Palica in the third gave the dodgers their first Bruce dodger homered in the next Frame for the final dodger Brooklyn Pittsburgh Abr a 2b 40 30 of 3 s 0 is 3 1 1 3b 5 0 0 if 0 0 of 01 c 4 1 1 of 3 0 is in 4 0 0 in 4 0 1 2b 2 0 411 c 301 p 201 t 300 Hunski a 1 0 0 totals 32 2 5 totals 28 4 8 out for Palica 9 Brooklyn 001 100 5 Pittsburgh 012 000 6 0 Kiner two base Home winning 382nd my be leading be baseball Loop by William Lee staff correspondent May 11 Only two be clubs hold a marred records today after nine weekend which rounded out the first session of play the 382nd my defending be and be Are on top with 20 the clubs will meet this saturday at Lehe teams which divided weekend contests include Marine 319th Bremen and 7775th rounding out the first week if the 382nd edged and Defeated b r e m e n 1812 be downed no Denham and Marine 52 Navy shaded staging 75 Bremen topped the 7775th 76 the 319th downed Norden Ham 84 Marine Wal loped staging 157 and the 7775th trimmed the coi Stab standings Western league w l 27th 1 15th 2 6th 7 2 28th s 3 6th regt s 4 53rd 5 4 1st s 4 1st r 4 s 10th t 4 1 22nd 2 s 97th b 14th 0 9 Eastern league 2nd 2nd 42nd 51st 2nd 66th 25th 15th uth 9lst j 94th w l 1 1 i 389 1556 1000 1364 lz2s Johnny Sain Breaks cards 5game Victory skein Sain Blanks 60 May 11 Louis cardinals received their first shutout of the season As Johnny Sain ended their five game winning Streak by pitching the Boston to a 60 the getting nine of their 11 hits in the first four wrapped up the decision doubles by Jeff Heath and Tommy Holmes featured a two run attack against Jim Hearn in the second in the after two Elliott Heath walked and Earl Torgeson hit his second Homer of the year to make it a walk to Connie Ryan and singles by Holmes tand Jim Russell netted the final run against Ken Burkhart in the fourth Ken Rookie stopped the braves with one hit in the last four Sain gave up 10 hits As the cardinals left a dozen runners it was the right second Victory of the Box score on Page 11 Dietzel joins West Point staff May 11 Paul line coach at Miami resigned to take a similar position at West he will join Sid former coach at now assistant coach at West assist Embriel in 1st new May 11 run Power reminiscent of the Yankee teams of old again asserted itself in a slam bang 93 Victory Over the Chicago White sox in which Joe Billy Johnson and George Stirnweiss hit for the that brought the roundtrip Prois auction to seven for two Days and j to 23 in 17 games to a ladies Day crowd of saw the Yankees break up a scoreless pitching Battle Between Charley red Embree and lefty Bill Wight of the White with a uprising in the five More 1 yank tallies came in the sixth and j that was the Ball the fifth Victory in the last six games for the world the Victory May turn out to have been a costly for Tommy Hen Xich and Phil Rizzuto left the Field wit leg Henrich suffered his in the when Taft Wright hit a two run into the right Field Tommy made a desperation forthe had then tumbled into the seats and dropped suffered a painfully bruised knee which May keep him out of action for some Rizzuto a leg muscle while running first to third in the big it was Embries first Start and Hev 1 won without yielding six i new York a r k 0 is 4 1 1 As lie of 1 1 if 211 0 1 of 422 s 3 1 0 c 3 9 0 2b 412 pm p 4 1 1h pitl Nei Bro Phi bos Chi Cia Boi pit be on Cut phone wide to Chicago a r h 2b 3b in of c of is 4 p 2 1 totals 32 3 6 totals 36 9 11 Chicago 000 002 6 l new York 000 045 00x49 11 err Johnson Wright Dimaggio two base i Home winning losing Oaks sign cookie May 11 j cookie hitting 1 Star of the 1947 world series Rej gently released by signed by his old Home Oak land of the Pacific coast the Champ takes time out Joe Louis takes few minutes off from training grind at where preparing for his return title a fetch wife Jersey Joe a the latest Sporte