European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 26r 1950 the stars and stripes Page 9 Maxim Kos Mills in 10th for 175-lb. Title yanks sign dimag for $100,000 new York Jan. 25 up Joe Dimaggio and Jackie Robinson two of the most spectacular baseball players of All time signed h 50 salary contracts yesterday that were in a typing with their brilliance on the Diamond Dimaggio getting from the Yankees and Jackie Robinson. Services come itch Rob a from the dodgers. Jim i Agio the Yankee Clipper. U i i"0d leadership in spite Al is crippling he Al and later to Prum Imonia attack gave the y , thu or Jih Pennant and 12th world in h9. Bianc a f or the Saltne amount he re a year ago. Robinson s salary which it Champ Grid teams share same half of Naf league Philadelphia Jan. 25 cup the iwo divisions of. The National american football league were 1-Tss than 4s hours old today but a ready one group of the 13-member giant of professional football was dubbed the division of champions. Group no. I the weary league owners ended five Days of Wran gling without naming the divisions contained All of she league Cham pions for the past Throe years in the personnel of the Philadelphia / eat los Chicago cardinals and the Cleveland Browns that s the grown that president Ray bennies sen of the cardinals happily called the division a ? the eagles won the a ional Foo Baij league Champion ship the past two years. The Cardi nals won it in 197. The Browns t were champions of the a America � conference in each of its four years \ of existence the Chicago bears nil Champi on in 1946, were in group two with the new York bulldogs los an Fieles san Francisco Green Bay and Detroit. Baltimore the swing team of the league was not As signed a division for percentage purposes but probably would be in croup 2. Earned by becoming the National league baiting Champion and its most valuable player was the High est Ever paid to a dodger by president Branch Rickey since he took Over leadership of the club in 1943. The Yankee Clipper said i m fit and re Jay and looked it at the end of last season he weighed 179 pounds but he now is Back up to 202 pounds close to his Best playing weight the new contract will boost Dimaggio s total earnings As a Yan Kee. To approximately $545,750. Yesterday s contract signed with All the hoopla of a movie pre Miere was a Distant cry from the first one he got As a Yankee Back in 1936 for Only $7,500. Evidence of the respect and esteem the Yankees have for the Brilliant but Brittle 35-year-old Dimaggio a is shown in the fact that he was not forced to take a salary Cut despite the fact that he missed the entire first half of the 1949 season. Leading the Yankees Down the stretch dimag batted .346 for 76 establishing himself once Nurnberg faces test in Vienna sextet Nurnberg Jan. 25 special the numbers tigers hockey team takes on its stiff St opposition when they face of Asnins the Vennt. Six i this sunday at 2 pm it Linda is rid urn. The tight. Flor it in first two frames to be Urborg Uno a hmm a in. Suit St tic j1 Ini proven in their last in running up impressive stoics the Mimir wings and the combined Munich Ardins squads. Joe Dimaggio no slice this again As baseball s most authoritative hater even though he did not play in enough games to be eligible for the batting title he had won twice previously. Robinson the National league batting Champion and Winner of the continued on Pape 0 indians buy padre Catcher Oklahoma City Jan. 25 a president Jimmy Humphries of the Oklahoma City Texas league Indi ans announced today the Purchase of Catcher Milt . 22, from the Sun Diego class aaa Pacific coast league. Veeck to help stage court world series York Jan. 25 ins Bill Veeck got Back into sports Yesier Day in basketball instead of base Ball and the former Cleveland in Dian president got started in his usual big Way. Veeck of i of the sports limelight since he sold his interests in the tribe recently emerged As one of the guiding forces behind a Basket Ball world series idea involving famous Harlem globetrotters and a team of picked collegiate ail stars. He threw in his lot with Globe Trotter owner Abe Saperstein a committee representing newspapers in 16 cities and six sporting goods firms in promoting the coast to coast series. The ail America team is to be selected from a Field comprising virtually All of the nation s outstand ing senior College stars. It will be handled by free Topnotch College coaches notre dome de Moose Krause Oklahoma a & a s Hank Iba. And Long Island University s Clair Bee. the entire junket is to be made by chartered plane with the open ing game in Cleveland april 3 other games will be played i Louisville Indianapolis Cincinnati Kansas City Denver sail Lake City los Angeles san Francisco Oklahoma City St Louis Detroit Boston and Buffalo. Cle Velander returns Crown to America by Jim Chambers a sports writer London Jan. 25a smooth fast stepping boxing machine with surprising dynamite in both hands lost night won Back for America the world Light heavyweight championship. Joey Maxim of Cleveland Kod Britain s Beetle bowed Freddie Mills with n left Hook and a right Cross to the Chin in the 10th round of their scheduled j5-round it he at Earl s court to reclaim the title which the rugged Mills won from blonde Gus Lesnevich in the sum Mer of 1h8. Before 18,000 fans a record in door crowd for a British boxing show Joey served up traditional British left hand jabbing to the j Luce and Short punches to the body to soften Mills for the to drops j in -1.s4 of the 10th. Sex cry body in the vast Hall except Maxim and his manager foxy Jack Kearns were shocked at thai sudden end to the fight. Kearns Hud spread the Story around that Luey a Good Boxer does t have a punch. And Here was Mills sitting on his haunches in the Center of the Iii a slipping Down As the count roiled on to finally Flop Flat. He jus out to the world and minus five Ceth irom Joey s Crisp punch ing to the head. Mills. Britain s most popular or or a decade a Boxer note Dor his punching Power and his in to absorb punishment win continued on parse 10 Joey to punch fair grounds pays ,491 daily double by press dispatches new York Jan. 25daily doubles paid off in Telephone num Bers at two of the nation s race tracks yesterday when a couple of 25-to-l shots combined for a �2,491.00 payoff at the fair grounds in new Orleans while a 162-to-l Chance he Ped swell the double at Hialeah Park in Florida to $1,030. The double at fair grounds was the highest in the history of the track surpassing the $2,20-2 re turned earlier in the meeting. Aristocrat won paying ?50.90 straight while tiny tidy at h54.20, look the second race. At Hialeah robber a 3-Ycar-old gelding who could t get. Out of his own Way in two previous starts won the second race and returned Mikan Racks up 40 Points As lakers Down Stags new York Jan. 25 up George Mikan dumped in 40 Points for the Minneapolis lakers last night As they trounced the Chicago Stags 80-68, in a National Basic Tea association game. Mikan s scoring splurge to Bolam i his Persona league Over shadowed the 22 Noi it c f f o r t of Chii ago s re Mikan firs i place by bluing the Baltimore bullets t0-5i, for their 2 la straight win Homo. After building up � 2i Point Lead a half Lime the royals in paced by Jack Coleman s 14. Alex Grom of the Indianapolis olympians Mikan s chief scoring rival racked up 28 Points to Lerl the olympics to a 109-69 Victory Over the Waterloo Hawks. At the same time new York s knit Kcf Bork cars were handing a similar she lacking to the Sheboygan red skins 101-68, led by Connie Sim Mons 10 tallies. Elsewhere he Philadelphia warriors Defeated the fun Wayne pistons for the first time in to years k7-tl Joe Fulks wits top Man for Philly wih 23 minis Waihing ton s Caps beat the s. Louis bombers 75-ti7. The highest Mutual of the year s325.60, s30-60 and $23.80 across the won the Oil Furlong sprint for Maidens by two lengths. He completed a daily double of $1,635.00 As acceptable Winner of the first race was another Longshot paying $28.30. Hip hoop stars to play Benefit Heidelberg Jan. 25 special plans for a Gigantic March of dimes basketball contest Between the top stars of the hip class a and b leagues to be held at the up gym Jan. 29 at 2 30 pm have been announced by the Post athletic officer. The outstanding players of the two loops will be selected by the league managers and coaches and each squad will consist of 15 men. Among the Many hoop sters who will perform for class a eagers Are Joe Fritag 7833th so tips Art Carroll 23ih to Wayne Mathews 7776th Sig Roland Jons 7836th Ord and Floyd Dey 7774th Sig. The class b Loop will be rep resented by such top performers As Steve gut Mon and red Kline 574th Ord Ken Hickey and Jim Lawson. Mrs Chuck Miller a co a and die Colorado 130th Sta Hosp. Calumet s Derby Hope m i a my i Jan 23 up theory Calumet far m s main Hope for a third straight Victory in the Kentucky Derby has been training Well at Hialeah Walcott plans april trip Camden n. J., Jan. 25 a Jersey Joe Walcott who will be 20 next week plans to Fly to Ger Many april 25 to meet German heavyweight Hein ten. Hoff at Stuttgart May 7. His manager said yesterday. Felix Bocchicchio said however that the match depends upon the German promoter putting up Wal Lott s share of the fight receipts before Jersey Joe leaves this country. Bocchichio want Walcott Money deposited to Jersey to account in us Money. Because of the late departure Date Walcott will do most of his training at his Grenloch Lake Park Camp in new Jersey Bocchicchio said. The Veteran negro heavyweight whose birthday is Jan. 31, already is in training for a 10-round bout with 21-year-old Harold Johnson in Philadelphia feb. 8. Although Wale Oft. Has t fought a bout since last summer when he Kod Olle Tandberg in Sweden he is neither overweight nor Rusty. After a few fast rounds with sparring partners at his training Camp Walcott said a few More workouts like this one and i la bal clipping punches As Well As throw ing Ftp dimes meet to open today Frankfurt Jan. 25 special eight teams in the Frankfurt area will Combine their talents in a three Day March of dimes Basket Ball tournament starting tomorrow Asa tangles with a combination learn from the 526th maps and co a 7311th Sci while 7772d Sig takes on the 2d med in in. Games tomorrow afternoon. In the evening Butzbach Ord meets 24th Apo while the 88th eters face the 61st we so. The tourney will be a affair and will continue through saturday. I
