European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday february 4, the stars and stripes us Rookie ?1? draws rotes Kiner signs $65,000 pact and now salary sets new Pittsburgh High los Angeles feb. 3 Upa time run Belling Ralph Kiner. Fin unknown Rookie four i ears ago it Ting $5,000 yearly will perform Lor she Pittsburgh pirates this season As the National league s hit Hest paid player. The handsome outfielder will Jet $65,000 a year for the next two seasons from the pirates. The iwo year contract that of in a i pm signed yesterday made him the beset paid Power in Pittsburgh history Topping a reported 800,000 salary Hank Greenberg Drew in 1947. Greenf erg however Grid a Bonus arrangement wih the bucs. Kiner did not want to have anything u do with such contract clauses. This contract takes a lot of pressure off me Kiner said. "1 Foel i la do As Weli this season As i did last year but of course you never can Pittsburgh general manager Hoy Homey and Kiner were obviously pleased with the poet. It was a Sweet Compromise f continued an Pope 10 Greene proposes tourney to select Jake s foe Paterson n. J., feb. 3 up to prevent Jake from defend ing his middleweight Crown against a hand picked challenger in june com missioner Abe j. Greene of the National boxing association yester Day proposed that uie challenger be determined by an elimination series. Lamotta had announced Cockly at Detroit wednes Day that he favored sex Champ Hocky Graziano As a june challenger. In yesterday s statement Greene be Greene stressed that Nei ther Lamotta nor the International boxing club has the right to choose the challenger he said Lamotta is the Champion. He has no inherent right to dictate who should get a crack at the title be cause in the ring there Are no Royal successors to the throne. Nor has a promoter a right to pick a favorite Waco May be in right " Greene said the proposed Tournai int could include contenders Ray sugar Robinson Sieve Helloise Graziano Robert Villemin and Laurent Dauthuille of France. Kill the referee and the timer tried Sanford me. Feb. 3 it finally happened. A Basket Ball referee was shot Here last night. Referee Tom Kilty ran by the press table just As timer George Milne he said his eyes were closed pulled the trigger for halftime in a Sanford by Deleford Schoolboy game. The Gutt was loaded with Blanks but Hiley suffered a scorched wrist he conquers Loyola for 16th win Boston feb. 3 up holy Cross kept its undo sealed record intact and won its 16th straight game last night by defeating a stubborn Loyola Chicago bus Ketba Teim 53-48, before a full House of 13,909 fans at Boston Garden holy Cross led throughout the first half and at intermission was ahead 27-24. Two Quick Basket s by Loyola guard Ralph Klaerich tied the score at 2s-28 and aroused the crusaders to such a Point that they Sank 11 Points in rapid succession. City College of new York Dis playing a Clever passing game and High powered attack clipped the Boston College quintet 64-56, in the other half of the doubleheader. Canisius 49, Zonnies 42 Buffalo n. V., feb. 3 a Canisius ended St. Bonaventure s undefeated record at ii games last night Downing the Zonnies 49-42, before 12,065 Fana largest Basket Ball crowd in Buffalo s history. Dukes 60, u. Of c. 54 Cincinnati feb. 3 a Duquesne s Dukes the no. 2 basketball team in the nation trailed for half continued on Page 10 Isoo scores Niagara 51. Buffalo 49holy Cross 53. Loyola of Chicago 4s St. Lawrence 77, Chan Plain 59xi huh Georgia 78, Stetson i9 Akron .18, St. Francis Branth Rickey eloquent president of the Brooklyn dodgers admitted last night he has made one bad mis take Selling outfielder str Jethroe to the Boston braves. Rickey said in a keynote speech to More than 1,000 baseball fans at the and by Boston baseball writers dinner that he believes the speedy negro outfielder is going to be among the Many Diamond notables listening to Rickey was Billy South Worth who is returning As the braves manager after leaving the club last summer because of poor health. Others present were braves owners Lou Perini Guido Hugo Ond Joe Maney and general rna Naper John Quinn. Ted Williams the red sox slugger chosen As the american league s most valuable player received the Boston writers award As this City s top performer while Del or Ndal the braves Young Catcher was presented an award As the Best Boston Rookie. Ellis Kinder the red sox 23-game winning Veteran right hander a so is awarded a trophy and Bobby Doerr for 12 seasons the seekers regular second baseman received a special award for continue toss out standing performance Over the veal Yankee instructors beat Happy s gun Phoenix ariz., feb. 3 a the new York Yankees yesterday sent their nine player instructors h me from the club s screening school for minor league players action came before the club received official word of baseball a. B. Happy Chan Dler s clarifying his reminder of the Spring training deadline of March 1. In the clarification Chandler ruled the big league players could not act As instructors Johnny Neun chief coordinator of the Yankee school at Phoenix municipal stadium said. He announced that the players were leaving. The yanks arranged transportation from Phoenix for pitchers Duano Pillette Don Johnson Dick Carr and Hugh Radcliff in fielders Fen ton mole and Billy Martin and outfielders Cliff Mapes Hank Bauer and Jackie Jensen Catcher Yogi Berra who had agreed to appear Only for a Short period had departed the previous Day to be in St. Louis in time for the christening of his son Larry or. In announcing Trie departure of the players Neun said. The play ers leaving the Phoenix Camp is by no Means an admission of a Rule violation. We thought it Best to handle the situation that Way until further clarification of the Rule was handed 3 or
