European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse 10 1we stars and stripes tuesday feb Fittry 14, 1950 Pisto Scop pair from royals new York feb. 13 up the fort Wayne pistons checked in today with their most successful weekend of the season two National basketball association triumphs Over the powerful Rochester r Forl Wayne won. 92-b4. 11 was the pistons first Victory at Rochester in nearly three seasons and also broke a royals Home court winning Streak at 24. That win alone meant a Banner weekend for tile midwestern team but last night the pistons won again 7?-74, at fort Wayne. Rally Falls Short a capacity crowd of 3,700 watched fort Wayne Lead All the Way to gain its second straight aver the second place Central division team. Rochester trailed 60-, in the third period but rallied Ana pulled within. Five Points of the pistons with 30 seconds to go. The losers scored two More Field goals in the final seconds before Ralph Johnson collected the last Piston Point with a free throw. In other games last night the Minneapolis lakers beat the Boston celtics 8s-70 the St. Louis bombers Defeated the Philadelphia War priors 86-70 the Syracuse nationals downed the Waterloo Blackhawk 102-98 and the Indianapolis olympians beat Tri cities. 95-89. In an afternoon contest. Lakers boost Lead Minneapolis with Jim Pollard scoring 29 Points and George Mikan z3, easily beat Boston. It was the lakers 20th straight Victory on their own court and stretched their Central Dilson Lead Over Rochester to three games Syracuse which has the Best Over All record in the league with 3ft victories in 47.games, Defeated Waterloo with a Well balanced attack. Fuzzy Zevarte scored 21 Points George Ratkovich 19 and Al Cervi 18, As the nationals collected their 2?th straight Triumph at Home. Blum takes honors in Speed skating Pittsfield mass., feb. 13 up Ray Blum of Nutley n.j., won the senior men s title in the North american outdoor Speed skating championships yesterday Wilh a total of for the three Day event. Terry Browne of Michigan and Charles Burke of Chicago tied for second place with $0 Points each while Al Broad Hurski of Boston and duo Mcdermott of Ferndale n. Y., deadlocked for fourth with 40 Points each on the ice at Onota Lake miss Betty Mitchell of Winnipeg. Manitoba won the senior women s title with a three Day total of 120 Points. Florence Carter of Michigan and Janice Christopherson of St. Paul minn., tied for second with 70 Points each. Kavaliers win Berlin invitational tempers flare at the Garden referee Nat Krinsky Center puts his arms around St. John s Jack Memahon 31 trying to bring peace after several players spilled to the court during a Madison Square Garden contest Between the Redt Nen and Canisius. Acme Hatten two rookies accept Brooklyn terms for 50 new York feb. 13 Frankfurt. 57-49, while the commandos were eliminated by Kil Tingen. 63-52. In the losers bracket the Rhine main rockets bested the marburg maroons 62-53. On he strength of Bobby will s 27 Points. In the title game. was never pressed. After the first few Mir us the Kuhn Larj Jed a half time 29-21, and steadily increased their Lead thereafter the 24h to was unable to score a Field goal in the last seven minutes. Matthew Johnson led the Frank Furt attack with 13 Points. Heidelberg Heidelberg. Feb. 13 special Frankfurt s t772rf cagers registered a 49-45 Victory Over Heidelberg 574th Ord last night. It was the ordnance team s third loss in to games. Nick ind Trucato s 16 Marken paced the winners who pulled ahead 37-30, in the third Quarter after a 13-13 first period do Adlock and a 21-21 halftime tie Edmi Lase Wifki hooped 13 Points for t losers. Wiesbaden Wiesbaden. Feb. 13 special the 7122d of police were Wie Baden s Squadron level basketball champions today after turn Ift Back the 7100th he support a 35-33, in the decisive tilt of a three game series. Victory gave the policemen a berth in the Safe tournament at feb. 23. With Bob Chapman contributing a generous 28 Points the poli quintet rolled to a 28-21 halftime advantage and widened the after intermission stranglehold Shirley Strimple Puta a bold her new hat band my Curier after the Cople professional wrestlers were ried in the nag at the to a arena.,
