European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday february 5, 1959 meeting of the Start / Lamotta stops Wagner _.,. Actress Ethel Barrymore chats with the new York Yankees Joe Dimarrio at a National theater and Academy dinner at the Stork club in new Yark where they were greeted Sis the Queen of hearts and the King of  Acme finnish youth takes combined ski title Rumford me., feb. 4 ins Heikki Hasu of Finland 23-year old olympic Champion raced to the world s nordic combined ski championship at Rumford yesterday despite the Handicap of painfully swollen the Young finn added a loth place finish in the 18-Kilometer Cross country event to sixth place in last wednesday s jumping event at Luke Placid for a Point total of 455.2. He nosed out three norwegians Ottar Gjermun Shaug Simon Slatt Vik and per Sannerud who.had452 451.8 and 443 Points respectively. So Alvik a 32-year-old Railroad Engineer won the jumping event but his 19th-place finish in the Cross country dragged him Back in the final standings. Karl Erik Aastrom swedish sporting goods Salesman won the 18-Kilometer championship. He finished 12 seconds ahead of teammate Ena Josefsson. Neither Aastrom nor Josefsson were entered in the combined event. Norway Sweden and Finland swept the first 12 places in the combined. The Best outsider was Supersad of Switzerland. Reese signs pact Brooklyn feb. 4 a pee wee Reese Brilliant Brooklyn Short Stop joined Jackie Robinson yester Days one of the highest salaried players in Brooklyn history when he signed his 1950 contract. Although no terms were announced it was believed Reese will receive Between 530,000 and ?35, to for his eighth season with the  dodger Captain r who Man believe May be the next Brooklyn Pilot enjoyed one of his Best seasons since coming to the big leagues in 1940. Although hampered by a painful Groin ailment Reese finished with a .279 batting average. He drove in 73 runs stole 26 bases and led the league with 132 runs scored. Ennis signs 50 pact for reported $35,000 Philadelphia feb. 4 up outfielder Del Ennis leading hitter for the Philadelphia. Phillies last year signed his 950 contract yester Day for a reported $35,000, highest salary Ever paid a Phillie player. Norwegian cities watch favorite son s performance Lake Placid feb. 4 ins if Norway s Brilliant Young Christia Mohn wins tomorrow s world championship ski jump Here half of nor Way will go wild with Joy. If he does to probably the other half will. Mohn who was studying at Middlebury it College and was even on the norwegian team untie won his spot by taking last sat continued on Page 7 track officials still debate Richards 15?foot ? vault new York feb. 4 up the new York athletic club yesterday said that the Rev. Bob Richards the Star pole vaulter who will compete in its an Nual track meet a Madison Square Garden feb. 11,actually May have t cleared is feet in his much disputed vault in the Mill Rose games last  j. Swinburne Nyack chairman of athletics pointed out that Richards cleared 15 feet As indicated by the standards on Bis first try but that meet official permitted Don Laz of the univer sity of Illinois to bang the Cross Richards piece Down three times before the measured the height with a stee1  measurement gave Richards credit for a vault of 14 feet ii1 inches but Swinburne said Laz efforts May have caused the bar to  won the Nyack poll vault last year with a new Deemark of 14 feet 8% inches. Tha was toe highest Richards Ever Hac vaulted indoors until he surprised the officials at the millrose games Nyack officials Promise to be ready for the vaulting Parson. The plan to build foot High boxes unde the standards which will enable the crosspieces to be raised to 16 feet necessary. Also if Richards gets the bar up to 15 feet again they will cock the height before he vaults by Bill Coriam. Ins sports writer new York feb. 4 ins to the Hills. Page and Porterfield and dra the valleys in after you. Baseball s a bomb is ready for delivery in Cleveland and it s going to be a Case of every Pitcher for himself this summer i we Are to believe the dire prophecies of the customarily conservative Hank  Greenberg Speaks of lethal Luke easter new negro out fielder he does so in whispers after first making sure that there Are no pitchers and Small children. Within Range of his  to Hank l u k the liquidator is the first fellow he s seen Knock a baseball lopsided since the Days when he used to play with Quarter rockets in the Bronx. Easter s hands Are so Large his fingers so Long that the handles of his bats must be extra thick and the War clubs must be carefully chosen lest easter make toothpicks of them at the expense of the Cleveland  was another fellow Riding the big sports wheel until recently whose fingers were so Long that he had to use special equipment. He also could hit. A fellow named Joe Louis. To play Brightfield the present plan in Cleveland is to play easter in rights Tell where his powerful throwing Arm reportedly second Only to his Bat in atom fissured Energy will stand him and Lou Boudreau s again hopeful tribe in Good  so often a new sensational Star comes along in every sport. Whether this easter actually will prove to be one provides one of those situations where your guess or mine probably is As Good As the next fellow s. I did see luscious Luke once and he hit a whale of a Long Home  that was in Hollywood where it is a Well known fact that the atmosphere is so rarefied that it sometimes provokes a slight touch of exaggeration. Moreover Luke was t hitting against you or you messes. Page and Porter Field that afternoon at Olmore Field. But when he connects the Man does hit a Long Ball. About that i m convinced there is no room for argument. Thai ii ends Tough scrap in 9th heat Chicago feb. 4 a Middle eight boxing Champion Jake la Dotta scored an impressive ninth found to Over dead game Dick Rafiner of Toppenish wish., last ight. Referee Clarence Rosen slopped he fit of 2 40 of the ninth round Wagner was helpless before the onslaught of the Bronx Bull. The crowd of 11,440 which paid 25,902 Kaw what was supposed to Sean easy one for Lamotti a Evelo nto a Tea two listed scrap. Jake weighed 170 pounds the heaviest fighting weight he has re order in his professional Cai eur and two pounds heavier in in i. Opponent. Wagner wanted this Kigiu As a wedding present for miss Elizabeth e Lillo a student at Hunter co Ege n.y., whom he pm