European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes monday february 6, 1950 Cic meets rockets in pm hoop finals Gehrmann sets Mark in mile East Lansing mich., feb. 5 up bespectacled Don Gen Mann the great Wisconsin Miler. Won his specially by 100 Yards last night in 412.7 to beat his own Michigan state relays record one of five meet Marks that fell with two others  turned in his All time Best performance on an indoor dirt track despite an Adverse rear rank starting spot and the Lack of serious Competition. In the 600-Yard event Trifi previous record 1 14.1 was smashed four fees. Don Lavery of Drake run Ning in his first varsity meet broke in in the afternoon preliminaries Titan was nudged out at the tape by desperate Charles Coleman of okla homa in last night s finals. Cole Man was clocked in 1 13.1 and the first three finishers beat the record. Fred Johnson of Michigan state one of the nation s most versatile trac Katers was a double Winner. Johnson captured the Broad jump with n leap of 24 feet 6% inches and whipped Bill Fleming of notre Dame in the 75-Yard lows with an 8.5 Effort Fleming took tie 75-Yard highs in 9-1  Mcewen of Michigan had easy going in the two mile Power ing across for a new 9 12.9 meet record ahead of Ohio state s Frank d  state s distance relay combination clipped 6.2 seconds from the old two mile relay Mark with c. 7 47.7 clocking and captured the distance Medley in 10 13.6.in one of the Best competitive races Bill Jacobs of Oklahoma broke the tape just ahead of Illinois Lowton Lamb in the 1,000-Yard run for a new relays record of 2 14.8. Charley Fonville the Michigan Star who last week returned to com petition after an 18-month Back injury Layoff heaved the shot 54 feet a inches. Celtics overpower Hawks in Aba clash 100-82 Providence r.i., feb. 5 a the Boston celtics hit the 100-Point Mark for the second night in a Row to defeat the Waterloo Hawks 100-82, last night before 3,000 in the Providence auditorium in a National basketball association game. A 34-Point surge in the third period turned the tight game into a runaway for the celtics. Tony la Velli broke the game wide open with a 17-Point barrage in that stanza. The former Yale a Amer Ica Star had a total of 21 Points Al though he played Only 15 minutes. Bullets 90, packers 70 Baltimore feb. 5 up the Baltimore bullets led from the opening minute of play last night As they walloped the travel worn Anderson packers 90-70. In a National basketball association kicks 76, Caps 71 Washington feb. 5 up the new York knickerbockers paced by Carl Braun s 24 Points Defeated the Washington capitols 76-71, in a National basketball association tussle before 2,580 fans. Baby Boilhem Over h it royals 82, Stags 78 Rochester n.y., feb. 5 a the Rochester royals won their 21st consecutive National basketball association game at Home last night defeating the Chicago Stags 62-78. Bobby Davies with 23 Points paced the royals Max Zaslofsky led Chicago scorers with 32 Points. Three year old Sid Dine who started howling when he was a Mere is months old. Shows his stuff to Ned Day famed match game specialist Acme unbeaten commandos favored in Windup by de Santoya staff correspondent Rhine main feb. 5 is the Rhine main invitational basketball tournament winds up Here today with the Host Rhine main rockets and the 66th Cic commandos finalists in the eight team Competition viewing for a splendid trophy and the prestige that goes with Victory. Should the sockets get by the commandos they will have turned in one of the biggest upsets of the current hoop Campaign As their assignment Calls for two triumphs Over the 9" Cic five. The commandos unbeaten in three tourney starts need Only a repeat performance of Friday s j Success against the rockets to dash their hosts championship Hopes. Louisville pins first loss on Dukes 64-48 continued from Page 9 Illinois the defending conference Champion a season s record of four victories and two losses. Purdue 69, Mac 53 Lafayette. Ind., feb 5 up Purdue s big 10 boilermakers completed their non conference sched ule Vith a 69-53 Victory Over Michi  state s spartans last night. Guard Howard Williams sparked Purdue with 18 Points. Yale 53, indians 51 Hanover n. H., feb. 5 Cap a Upjohn broke a 49-49 tie less two minutes from the final whistle last night to give Yale s basketball team a 53-51 Victory Over Dartmouth at alumni gym. Dartmouth led at the half 25-17, through the scoring of Billy Biggs. Emil Hudak and Tom Rowe but Yale Pullet ahead in a wild second half. Cornell 54, Penn 35 Ithaca n. Y., feb. 5 Cornell s big red trounced Penn Sylvania 54-35, yesterday before a crowd of 7,000 and moved into undisputed Possession of first place in the Ivy league Basket Ball race. By 84, gaels 61 san Jose 52, jackets 50 san Francisco feb. 5 up the fast breaking Bowling Green Falcons chalked up a new cow Palace scoring record last night As they ran away for an 84-61 Victory Over St. Mary s College in the finale of a basketball doubleheader before 3,217 fans. In the opening game the san Jose state spartans scored two free throws in the final 90 seconds to defeat the yellow jackets of West Virginia state. 52-50. Duke 68, Navy 53 Durham n.c., feb. 5 a Duke Defeated Navy 68-53, Here last night in a basketball game world wide service Golf set for Benning in August Washington feb. 5 a a world wide interservice Golf championship for army Navy and air Force stars will be held at it. Benning ga., aug. 13-19, the department of defense announced yesterday. Twelve Man teams selected on the basis of their ploy in preliminary tournaments of the various services will play in the it Ben Ning finals. Which was much closer Titan the final score indicated. St. John s 75, Temple 61 Philadelphia feb. 5 up St. John s of Brooklyn roared past another obstacle in its quest for a postseason tourney bid by routing Temple 75-61, last night in the opening game of a basketball doubleheader before a near capacity crowd of 8,103 fans. Lasalle College won an Intra Eity contest Over St. Joseph a 79-59, in the Nightcap. Villanova 68, Ris 49 Villanova a feb 5 a it was All Paul Arizin again last night As the Villanova College basketball team Drova to its 15th win of the current Campaign by continued on Page 11 Spahn gets raise in 50 contract Boston feb. 5 up Southpaw Warren Spahn of the Boston braves junked the second half of a two year contract yesterday and signed another at a reported sub Stantial increase. Spahn s old contract at a re ported $30,000 yearly was not due to expire until the end of the 1950 season. But braves president Lou p e n i obviously satisfied with the lefthand Eis showing last year offered to give him a new two year contract with a raise. Guesses on the size of the new salary ranged from $3500 to �45,000 a year. The rockets earned a second Chance against the commandos by smothering the 1st div up tips raiders 48-37, lost night in the finale of the losers bracket. As in the previous clash Between the two quintets won by Rhine main 62-55, the rockets Speed and depth in Talent were the decisive factors. Up tips tired wily Bob Decker Rhine main coach seeing that the 1st div cagers were woefully tired playing their fourth game in three Days with virtually five players exploited the breach in their Armor to the fullest. A Trio of rocket speedsters 5-foot-5 Bob Brennan 5-9 Ray Glena and Eon Boydston skirted in and around their bigger opponents draining the raiders stamina to the limit. It was nip and tuck during the first 10 minutes with Bob Witt John Houdashelt and Jack Barite of the rockets driving under the Basket for scores that matched the Long Range hitting of raiders Bob Holden Ray Volz and Don Rogers. Then with the tally 18-17 in tace rockets favor the Pace began to toll on Che raiders. The raiders chased the rockets up and Down the court always a full step in arrears and invariably a foot too Short in jumping for rebounds. No contest from that Point it was no contest. The rockets especially Witt who netted 17 Points As the game s High scorer16 in the first half ran their Lead to 29-17 at halftime As the raiders attempting to hit from the outside failed to tally from the floor in 10 minutes. The second half was five minutes gone before Rogers and Jim John son rang up successive goals to break the raiders scoring famine. That was the raiders last threat however As the rockets had control of the Ball most of the time and kept the raiders from penetrating their inner defense. The raiders showed to better advantage in defeating the 3d in 26th inf mohawks 60-52, earlier in Trie Day. True to their tournament form the mohawks were an unsteady Crew in the first half and Midway through the second. When continued on Page 21 17.s. Sports fare continued from Page 9 ment of hitting.  led his league in Home runs with 43, won the slug Ging title for the fifth time tied his teammate Vern Stephens for runs batted in with 159, led in runs and justifiably became the league s most valuable  received a reported 890,000 for 1949, and an increase which seems to be in the cards will put him Over $100,000.the fact that Joe Dimaggio just last week signed a contract said to Call for 5100,000 for the second year in a Row has to do with Yawkey s determination to make Williams an even higher salaried performer. The 31-year-old slugger has spent the Winter As usual Hunting and fishing.  hunted and fished for a time around his Princeton Minn Home ther. Went to Stuttgart ark., for some Duck calling and moved on inevitably to the Florida  also keeps himself in top shape and said before taking off for Boston i feel great like i always a even after the baseball season has been Over for a couple of months. I could Start playing tomorrow. Fishing and Hunting that outdoor life is what does it. His insistence on a Pennant for the red sox May finally be cashed in next season. In 1948 they lost a playoff. Last year they were nosed out on the last  is no doubt but that the red Sok Are the club the yanks must beat and that Williams is the Guy that must be stopped. Bums giants add 9 men to rosters new York feb. 5 aph nine More new York major league play ers came to terms yesterday five of them members of the Brooklyn dodgers and four belonging to the new York giants. The dodger quintet include out fielders Tommy Brown and Bill Antonello first baseman Kevin Connors Catcher Steve Lembo and Pitcher Billy Loes oddly enough All Are either Brooklyn or Long Island residents living within a five mile radius of ebbets Field. The giant signers Are Catcher Westrum second baseman Bob Hom Man and pitchers Lou Sleater Ancl Dick Adair. That makes 30 giant now in the fold. Pirates sign Werle Post to new terms Pittsburgh. Feb. 5 a a the Pittsburgh pirates yesterday signed Ditcher Bill Werle for the 1950 sea son at a reported big boost in pay. Werle 200-Pound Lethander won 12 and lost 13 last year in his firs Campaign in the majors.  is the 28th player put under contract year by the pirates. Bay Poat 32-year-old right-1 Bander who pitched 38 innings Lav j season for the pirates and York giants sent the Pitt Faur baseball dub his signed  yesterday. Poat had no victories Al one defeat in 13 appearances on Mound last year. Tucker Saltzman join tribe fold for 50 Cleveland feb. 5 a the Cleveland indians yesterday announced that outfielder Thurman Tucker and Rookie Pitcher he Saltzman have signed their contracts. There now Are 15 indians contracted so far. Ashburn signs with phils for same salary Philadelphia. Feb. 5 up outfielder Richie Ashburn a is sensation has signed his 1950 tract for the same salary received in 1949 when he had a Diacre season the Phi Ade Phillies announced yesterday. The Fleet youngster who in batted .333, stole 32 bases Anci chosen Rookie of the year \ edly received $10.000 last year performance last season gave i a .284 batting average and in stolen bases. Heusner betters Mark in free style swim Evanston 111., feb. 5 a Bill Heusner formers no Rune University olympic swimming bettered the official world s Reo for the 300-Yard free style in j exhibition race yesterday. Heusner a 3 07,9 clocking a Side attraction to a big i meet in which Michigan cd Northwestern 57-27, official re Holder for the 300-Yard Dis i Jack Medica. Of Seattle Wash a 3 08 Mark. Heusner Michigan s Matt Mann Iii and Stager in the exhibition