European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April x 1ht stars and stripes Stan sea big year plate april 1 of Stan the Man the slugging outfielder of the Louta car predicted today that he i beaded for one of Grales the never been in better shape despite a recent siege of flu which Cost me 10 Musial sex but Ive gained five pounds of that Back so i should be at Peak strength when the season i think Ive finally found the secret of How not to lose weigh in the and guess wha it is eating chocolate this Spring be reported to Camp weighing 175 10 pounds heavier than in the past he never got up to his usual playing weight until because be did not have full strength he never had his usual Power at the plate during the first six weeks of the but its going to be different this for i got together with Doc Weaver the Cardinal Trainer and he put me on the right Musial no appetite my trouble was that As soon As the season ended i did not exercise arid As a result had no so naturally i lost weight i figured maybe Doc could help me so he gave me an of season diet which worked and it want a Tough thing at the most important part of it was those chocolate i ate them by the there not Only they really put the meat on so in expecting to Start Strong for a in out to get that batting championship after his poor Start last he came on like wild fire once he attained his playing weight and finished second to Jac Jfe of for the the Star negro second baseman of the dodgers batted four percentage Points better than Stan the Man won the Crown to ims with a Mark of and was voted the leagues to win while he is eager to regain the batting that not his most important were out to win the Pennant and individual accomplishments mean Musial but maybe while were winning the pen Nant ill be Able to do Well enough up there at the plate so i can win the batting title put these two log Ether and it would be a perfect season for Musial is Only 29 and he figures he has at least five big years and i Hope this is going to be the biggest one he theres Only one thing Stan wont talk and that his the Best guess is that he the making around a president Fred of the car naturally refused to disclose the exact but he did say have figures to prove that stans take Home pay is within 800 to of what Williams takes so he int doing too badly in that is he Pacific coast standings Angeles san Diego Hollywood Seattle of Viand Portland or Cremento san Francisco w l 1 1 1 1 3 1 pet go 1 j50 s co i so last nights results Seattle Oakland t it innings Sacramento los Angeles 1 Hollywood port Jam 5 san Francisco san Diego t the rus circuit from Page v also connected for two and x rays taken of Ralph liners injured right wrist failed to a and Kiner probably will be on the shelf for at least another Philadelphia phils Clearwater highly successful Philadelphia Phillies broke Camp Here yesterday a two week Jaunt through Texas and Ohio before they return to Philadelphia to play the annual Spring series the finishing their stay in Florida with four straight triumphs Over major league they started North with a Mark of eight Victor ies and eight the team enjoyed an Overall tatting Mark of reds red sox 0 april 1 Cincinnati reds bounced Back from crush ing defeat by the sew York Yankees with a 20 Victory Over the Boston red sox yesterday before 347 Well chilled Herman Weh Meier blanked the sox with four hits the first six his Best pitching of the Frank Fano Vich filled the bases with two walks and a hit batsman with none out in the but Rookie Frank Smith saved the shutout by fanning Al then getting Bobby Doerr to ground into the fourth Cincinnati double play of the braves yanks 6 april 1 Dimaggio had a perfect Day with three hits and a walk taut the Boston braves Defeated the new York Yankees for the second time in three Spring the braves score four runs off world series hero Allie Reynolds who worked the first seven Duane i Uette pitched the eighth in Ning and was combed for three Dimaggio three hits raised his Spring batting average to cubs tribe 9 april 1 Cleveland indians five game win Ning Streak came to an end and righthander1 Bob Lemon got his first pasting of the year yesterday As the tribe lost to the Chicago Lemon was pounded for six runs in the seventh inning As the cubs smashed three extra base he Iliad allowed Only one earned run in 19 previous exhibition game in the cubs continued the assault on Dick Sam Zoldak and Early one of the bits was a three run Homer tint Cente fielder Carmen Maur clouded 425 feet Over the Centerfield Chison Browns 5 april 1 Chicago White sox end crowns battled to a 55 tie yester Day in an exhibition game called at the end of the top of the ninth lining to allow the teams to catch the mid inning reverted the score ack to the last of the eighth and e p r i v d White sox outfielder Johnny Strowski of c heros Ostrowski hit a Home run off Tom my Fine to put Chicago ahead in the status of Bauer Sisters As amateurs in doubt Urga admits investigating golfing stars Daytona april 1 the Veteran mid is not ready 4o say whether famous golfing Mariene and will enter the 1950 women National Amateur i dont know what the girls Are going to Duhe said yesterday in commenting on an article in Golf Magazine which asked have the Bauer girls violated the Amateur code the Magazine reported that the Golf association has been conducting an investigation and it is said by reliable sources to be building up a portfolio which will be used if father Dave enters them in this years National the Odds Are that the u9ga will not accept no changes now i Haven made up my mind about making any changes in she girls Amateur said who remarked in Jacksonville several weeks ago that he didst want his daughters to become pro an Opl Noti Bot i of them there is too much speculation on this subject he went but i know Bob Harlow Golf world editor is my Friend and Hes just trying to Tell us what to sex when asked in new York if it were True that the Urga was investigating tie executive Secretary Joe Dey said it is tit we have no further tace 16yearold Golf Ace who was voted the outstanding woman of Phlete of the year in the 1949 associated1 press and Alice Are competing in the Ormond Beach Amateur invitation Mariene want very especially about the Golf world but in pretty per Turbed by Alice her 22yearold is More than Shes irked now int that just talking about barring snapped so the Urga is if the Urga wanted to there  be Many amateurs left in Golf Hast had anything like Shes a definite threat for the no one has done As much to inspire youngsters to play Golf As she they be slitting their own throats if they kept her out of the nationals and in not just saying this because Shes my but when they pick on i come up Alice left and Mariene Bauer Urga toasts some answers Indian Ace cops ski title april 1 zipping through a Colin of covered a course Dowie Norway Mountain in two seconds to win the downhill race open ing the so called National College ski tournament the former olympic team member finished 53 seconds faster than Tor a norwegian Exchange who grabbed Sec Ond place in Dartmouth co favored with Washington state in Premet also took sixth place to dominate the first 10 in the opening the two run slalom is scheduled today and the jumping Cross country under the team scoring system in which Points Are awarded to four men from each Dart Mouth leads with Denver is second with and Washington state third with bums turnstiles hit stride new april 1 the Brooklyn dodgers were the Best Gate teem in the nation a league season when they had a Home Yal Emerman sets 2 Marks continues from Page 8 International swimming federation does not list records for 220 brawlers feat will be accepted Only As an american the Yale freshmen swept the first three places in the 220yard free style and second place in the 400yard relay race so increase today total to 31 Points the Brighton Drake club was second with Ohio state third with 15 and the new Haven swimming made up mostly of Yale varsity fourth with behind Marshall in the 520yard free style came Jimmy Mclane and Wayne Verdeur successfully defended his 300yard Medley championship in James of the University of North Jack of Ohio Robert of fourth and Jose of Bruce of Ohio also repeated in the on meter diving with skip of attendance of and1 Drew on the More than any other club Drew or on the either at Wisconsin hoop Ace voted most valuable in big 10 april 1 of big ten scoring today was named mos valuable basketball player in the the 23yearold Chicago Center becomes the fifth player to receive the Silver basketball awarded by the Chicago he was selected by vote of big ten Bas Kerbell coaches and conference officials after being chosen most valuable player by has Badger Reitfeldt is the second Wisconsin Cage Star to win the Tribune the other was Glen who won the Honor in Walter of was runner up in the final a scored 265 Points this he tallied1 229 in capturing the scoring title lost the trophy a Fol be presented to Rehfeldt at a time and place to be selected by Harold Bud Badger and Harry Stuhl athletic previous winners were Max of 1946 of 1947 Murray of and Dwight of leading Golf stars May Bolt pea continued of Page i Worth vines when vines withdrew from tourney Golf recently to accept a private club this imposing array of Talent is representative of the entire tournament item since it includes Ali the major to Itofe and Money win Ner the players the fans pay to see warfare within the Pgar Anks broke into the open yesterday at with disclosure that a of about 25 of toe top circuit players were on the verge of establishing their own Organiza Tion with or without Sanction from the Parent while we have known of such a Smid news the action has come As a the matter was discussed Ait Phoenix in january in a meeting of 13 top players and Joe Novak pea president and Horton Smith pea