European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday ferns by 18r 1950 the stars and stripes Page 9 Geore Herman greatest All pm aver of the pa6t fifty years you Sec at Ruth built. 60 Home in a single,.one of the records still intact Llis career $1000,000 Chicago series the Pip Moreth for baseball ten any other single person enter a career with3 homers his last with the raves at Jelp Flats Bung. 19 cub players head for training Camp Schmitz oks pact Chicago feb. 17 a Nineteen members of the Chicago Cuba yesterday departed for their Spring training base at Santa Catalina Island off the coast of Southern cubs last in the National league race for the past two seasons Hope to set themselves b pattern this season by becoming the first major league club to get away for Spring More players will join the squad at Kansas City with 11 others waiting at los Angeles to make the Island trip Johnny Schmitz Star left handed Pitcher reached contract terms after a Short conference with cub vice president Jimmy Gallagher. Schmitz s capitulation left Catcher Mickey Owen a the Only notable cub left team vacation prelude for the 34 players has been called a get acquainted Holiday. The cubs intend to conform to the spirit As continued on Page 10 Ruth named baseball s no. 1 Star by Joe Reich lab new York feb. A George Hrman Buth the inimitable and immortal babe Baa been Umed the greatest baseball player of the past 50 mightiest Home run slugger tee game Ever Hae known Ruth a More than a great player. This targe hulking top heavy Man wit the Dainty Ankles who lambasted 130 baseballs out of big league balls Arlo was the idol of the youngsters of America. He continues on that Pedestal even in death. No player Ever Baa left As great impression on America National Fame a this Lusty fun Loving and magnetic person. Starting out inline h a Waif in Baltimore my fifth became the most colourful and met to table figure any sport Hac Tver known.,Holder of nearly every Tong. Noge hitting record in the books j including the most coveted of All Home runs in a single season Roth easily outdistanced All opposition in the opinion of sports writers. Tad sportscaster in the associated press mid Century poll. It was Between St idly � the new two Man race York Yankee tagger and Tycobb. American league s 12-tlme batting Champion us the babe a runaway Winner. So completely did this dynamic duo am hate the poll that Between them they Drew All but 24 of the votes cast. The Bambino bagged 88 votes to 11 for the fiery Detroit , who together with formed the most fearsome punch in the history of attracted eight votes to land third place. The slugging first baseman got one More than Walter Johnson Washington s immortal right hander. The famous hurler called the fastest Pitcher of All time was the Only one besides by Young to Register Over 400 Vic tories. Powerful influence Ruth exerted a greater influence on the game than any other per son. When Bate Cam to the Diamond scene the 1-0 pitchers Duel was the rage. With his big bludgeoning Bat babe proceeded not Only break Down the defences but also the Fenlee. He made the fans scoring conscious the tremendous Appeal of Ruth the slugger lured into Ball Parks millions who never had been there before. New attendance record were set everywhere. A who came did not know baseball but All knew babe not Only made Over the technique of baseball he revised the standards of its financial setup. As the babe Rose in me salary scale he pulled All the other players up with him. After the 1019 Black sox scandal when baseball hit its All time Low in Public esteem it was the babe who won the fans blk to the game. They forgot the shame of the Black sox As they thrilled to his every Home not Only saved baseball he sent it skyrocketing to new babe was such an outstanding Success As a slugger that until his death in the summer of 1648, no Many knew he broke in As a Pitcher and was one of the finest southpaws in the his first full season with the hed sox at the age of 20, he topped the league with a 16-18 won and lost record. The next year he won 23games and led All pitchers with a 1.75 earned run average. He won 64 games in three full seasons. Sruth s batting took on greater importance manager de Barrow made the big decision. He sacrificed babe s pitching for his Power As regular outfielder. Ruth s .322 average in 1919 and his 29 Home run reflected the Wisdom of the decision. What made Ruth so great was his Rise to any occasion his sense of showmanship. Once in a game against the White sox in Chicago the score was tied 1-1 in the 15th inning. As Ruth was about to take his turn at me plate he heard Mark continued on Page 10 hawks9 coach apologizes to puck scribe Chicago feb. 17 up coach Charlie Conacher of the Chicago Blackhawk apologized to hockey writer Lew Walter of the Detroit times yesterday for punching him in the Blackhawk dressing room after a Detroit game feb. 8.in a Telegram to Walter Conacher said i sincerely regret the event. It was a bad night for the Black Hawks and for me personally and i was upset i wish to make apology to you Lorthe occurrence the Mes sap said. I deeply regret it and Trust you Walter said in Detroit yesterday that he had received the apology and that s All i want to say about Clarence Campbell of the National hockey league had said that he would make an investigation of the affair after the Legal Case is completed or dropped. His statement followed a complain by the Detroit hockey writers that he permitted Conacher to escape without penalty. Sex Bills Mentor joins spartans Detroit feb 17 up Lowell ired Dawson former coach of tie now extinct Buffalo Bills was appointed Backfield coach at Michigan state College , let out by the pro team before it was lost in the league merger also had coached at Minnesota and at Tulane his Alma , an old Friend of spartan head coach Clarence Biggie Munn replaces Forest Evashevski. Dukes topple Liu 60-53, at Garden new York feb. 17
