European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes wednesday february is 19sfli Chandler shows keen interest in dec baseball Butler says by Phil Taylor sports editor Garmisch. Fob h is the g-1 i Germany has a real Friend Ina b. Chandler major Dom of All organized baseball. Take it from Dick Butler person Able right hand Man to the com missioner who is Here this week As Chandler s personal representative with the touring group of big Mcsigue instructors Tor the Safe baseball clinic. I baseball always can expect a helping hand from the commissioner s office. In dealing out contracts for broadcasts of the world series or the a Star games Chandler makes giving the broadcast to the armed forces a prime requisite when accepting bids Butler said yesterday during a breather Between classes a the Glynn fieldhouse it was through the commissioner s office that the present contingent of instructors was obtained Foi the clinic when the request came through Butler said Chandler immediately Wert Tel the Long distance Telephone and secured the Best Talent possible to insure the Success of the school. He realizes the importance of sports Over Here As a morale b it 1 1 e a a former High school coach from Paris ky., in t a stronger to the european theater himself Bavins served better than three years As u major with the 8th air Force during the last War. He joined the commissioner s of fice in january of 1946, Righi after leaving the service and is next in command to Chandler in the organization yes. I pm to you could Call m Dick Butler. Right hand Man 13 cub players still unsigned club reports continued from Page s player to sign his contract t Miksis Only National leaguer t play every infield position lust year batted .221 in 50 games. Phillies Snag Toto total 23 Philadelphia feb. 14 up the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday announced that pitchers de Wrigh and Elmer Sexauer and catch Ken Silvestri had signed their 195c contracts. Receipt of the pact brought to 23 the number of satisfied Phills. Wright former Boston braves Hurer had an 11-11 record with Toronto last year. The Veteran Sil ves Tri onetime new York Yanke Backstop pm in Only Lour games with the phils in 1949. Sexauer s 6-foot, 4-Jnch right hander who won one and lost one with Wilmington of the interstate league. Last season originally was a $35,000 Brooklyn Bonus player he was picked up Fay toe Phillies Whan tie dodgers were compelled to waive on him. Botox sign Schanz As 1950 reliever Boston feb. 14 s3mississippi College 45, mint saps Texas Christian 51, Texas 38niagara 6t, Tower to so Beloit 80, Hawaii 5 Santa Clara 51, University Orsan Francisco 43 Nevada 70. St. Francis Brooklyn 63oregon education 72, Eastern Oregon a Whitman 3�, Pacific University 43 Jim Thorpe escapes car crash injury South Bend ind., feb. 14 a Jim Thorpe famed Indian athlete and his wife escaped injury sunday night when their automobile Slid into a ditch near Here. The couple had halted their automobile because of Ati Accident. When they resumed their journey mrs. Thorpe who was driving said their automobile Slid into a ditch. They were towed to a Gar age to Check condition of the vehicle. Mrs Thorpe said they were in route to Chicago to get furniture for their naw Home in Philadel phia. Ghosson on danger list after horse spill new Orleans feb. 14 a hockey John Glisson is still on the dangerously ill list but is holding is own his physician reported esterday. Glisson suffered a fractured Skull cd other injuries in a three horse Aill during a race at the fair grounds Here feb. 7, a trouble shooter for the commissioner Butler said. I Travo Dur ing most of the season with the different clubs As a general observer and Arn of hand for any minor squabbles that might based Al attendance which has suffered less from the economical Pinch than any other form of entertainment has broken of at Tendance Marks for the past four years and expects nothing More serious the fun a minor drop at the Gate this year according to Butler. We can hardly expect to go on breaking records each year under present conditions Butler commented but i Don t think the Gate if off at All will be changed Muchin 1950- the standardization of the Ball for All leagues in of has Boen huge Success the commissioner s Helper indicated. It was tried last and was a big Boon to the game. Despite the older Day players steadfast opinion that baseball is strictly a daytime game the majors like the minors rapidly Are swing ing towards arc Light contests and there is agitation to standardize the lighting in All major Parks Butler reported. Butler partially dodged the an Nual hot potato regarding the possibility of major league baseball on the coast or elimination of the draft. The commissioner is a were of the big league potential of some of the coast cities Butler said. But the pc has Many individual problems of its own to Settle be 1st div fives open championship tourneys Aschaffenbur feb. M Specter two basketball battalion level and company level got under Way within the 1st do last night with the eventual winners emerging us representatives he co 61st antitank 62-57. With Rangy Pivot Man Nick Paliv chaff and Forward gobies by ran hitting for 13 and 12 tallies respectively the mohawks brushed by the 1st in i8th inf five -49-281 prov in 18th inf became he team to beat off the 80-39 walloping it dealt prov in 16th Iru As Audi defuse contributed1 20 markers tothe staggering total followed by Dick Gillespie who Hoope 19. Behind at halftime 24-32, the raiders needed Ray volz1 Field goalie the final 30 seconds to pull out a 50-48 verdict Over the 2d in 16ih inf entry John Marchland rimmerf22 Points for the 16th inf but that was offset by the combined talents of Jim Johnson and Don Rogers who shared the same production for up tips with a h apiece thu. Sell Booth s 11 counters were the High Mark in the 56-38 Success the negro Loop to continue As 10-team circuit Chicago feb. 14 a the negro american baseball league voted yesterday to continue As a 10-team circuit in 1950, despite a considerable attendance drop in some cities last year. Dry b. Martin of Chicago was re elected president treasurer an Secretary. Osu 47, Missouri 46 Columbia mo., feb. 14 Ai Ohio state s buckeyes the Western conference leaders came from be Hind in the last three minutes of play to Edge the Missouri tigers 47-46, in a non conference Basket Ball game last night. No 52, we 42 Williamsburg va., feb. 14 a North Carolina held William & Mary s favored indians score less from the floor for the final four minutes Here last night to win a hotly contested Southern con Ference basketball game 52-46, Dukes 71, Carnegie 49 Pittsburgh feb. 14 Duquesne University s basketball team easily Defeated Carnegie tech 71-49, last night far their 19th Victory in 20 starts. De Dahler. Duquesne Forward was top scorer with 18 Points. Nebraska 57, sooner 55 Norman okla., feb. 14 a Nebraska shot itself into a tie Tor first place with Colorado in the big sewn conference basketball race by nipping Oklahoma 57-53, her last night. � d aaa posted Over the 1st in inf. Heidelberg Heidelberg feb. 14 special the 574th Ord cagers. Their Ace Steve g u t m a n celebrating i return to action with a rousing 25 Point contribution routed the533d maps 55-42, last night in protecting their half game margin atop Heidelberg s class b Loop. Dave Kocher came through with i an in Point Effort to Pace the second place mrs five to a 49-27 Triumph Over the 502d engr. Other Loop frays saw the 501st engr trip i the 519th to 34-29, and the fid maps dump the 7859th old quintet.66-40. Cetelar Wetzlar feb. 14 special the 595th to cagers took Over cond place in the Wetzlar Loop last night As they downed the we tzar rams 65-50. It was the winners fifth Victory in seven starts Jake Little Ion paced the 595tb scoring. Amassing 23 Points the along with 15 markers by leans mate Freeman she Thill turned the game into a rout in the third period. Wetzlar led 15-12, going tix second Quarter but the 595th to had squeezed out a 26-23 and Vanwag at halftime. Still rolling along Chicago feb. 14 up wiffi1 Hoppe world three Cushion billiard Champion last night won a it Block exhibition match with Allen hah. He tops Cage poll for 5th straight week continued from Page 9 eight first place votes to wind up with 754 votes. That was enough o beat out St. John s of Brooklyn 20-2the redmen also Drew eight first place votes but received Only 3 Points to finish fourth. Kentucky 17-4 climbed from events to fifth with 485 Points while Long Island University 17-2 retained its sixth position As Duquesne dropped from third to events. The Dukes 13-1 picked p Only one first place ballot to six or Kentucky and five for Liu and finished with 451 Points to 458 for he blackbirds. North Carolina slate 18-4west in Kentucky 19-4and Urcla 17-4 rounded out the top to in that order. The Wolf pack got seven first place votes to five for West Ern Kentucky and three for the Zudans. They Jeso led in Points 3s5 to 323 for the of flappers and 322 for the Pacific coast five two newcomers the two newcomers to the top 10 Are Western Kentucky and Urcla. The kentuckians moved from huh to ninth trading places with la Salle. Urcla 12th last week grabbed the last spot in the top 10, displacing Kansas state which fell to 14th. San Francisco boasting a 14-5 record climbed from 14th to 12 the on the strength of in first place votes from the City of san fran Cisco and its environs. The top teams first place votes in parentheses and Points on 10-9-8-7-5-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Records include saturday night s games team record Points j 1. Holy Cross 3g Tjo-0 9kz. Bractley 16 21-3 3. Ohio state � 15-54. St John s 8 so a 631j 5. Kentucky 6 17-4s. Lou Inland 3 17-3 7. Duquesne 1 m-l8. North Carolina state i 18-4 9. Western Kentucky 3 19-4w. Lucia 3 17-4 11. Lanshe 11-312. San Francisco 18 i-5 13. A dvrs is-3 14. Kansas state to 13-s15. Villinova is-3 is. Washington state is-s17. Arizona i 30-2 is. St. Louis 1 13-519. Southern California 13-5 to. Vaster Hilt u 14-fi its 115 9sa i
