European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Apri the stats and stripes botox favored to cop pennants Al new april 7 Brooklyn dodgers and the Boston it Edson weve established betting today Towin the major league baseball in the first Une released by new York the dodgers were made a 65 Choice to repeat in the National the los ers to the new York Yankees in a 1949 were Tju Otid at 76 to win the league St Loula cardinals were rated second in the National and the Yankees second in the both at Zoh to Here is the c o m p 1 e opening rundown National league Brooklyn Lou a Boston 51 Philadelphia 81 new York 81 Pittsburgh 151 Cincin Nati and Chicago american league Boston 75 new York ja1 de troit 41 Cleveland 51 Philadel phia 101 Louis and Washington last year Boston and Cleveland were Cofay orits in the american at the Start of the season at 85 and the Yankees were third Choice at then c a me Philadelphia and Detroit at and Chi Cago and Washington at in the Boston and Brook Lyn were of adored at with Louis and Pittsburgh new York Chicago and Philadel phia 251 and Cincinnati the major disappointments Wen Cleveland in the a m e can and Boston in the the indians were s 1 u g g i shall the and faded in that Fin a 1 tember period when they so desperately needed a big kick to Boston was a Flop All the dissension among the braves was so Rife that it was hard to estimate How much baseball ability was involved in the disappointment Brooklyn was Quick to accept the Mantle of the favorite this both dodger president Branch Rickey and team Munger Burt Sholton have predicted a 1959 pen Nant Lor their the second place rating for the Yankees this season comes As no Surprise despite the Al and world series the Arnica and old tape yanks were the amazement of baseball As they ploughed through a Rait of injuries ailments to win last the bookmakers consider that win something of a and they dont base sheir Odds on hangers oust Montreal in nil playoffs april 7 new York rangers scored All their goals in the final period1 test night to defeat and gain the final round of the Stanley cup hockey the surprising new who finished fourth in the league thus qualified to meet fee Winner of the Toronto Detroit Serish for the Mon Treal finished second in the Reuter Yeasoo the rangers jwhshed1 off Ttoe four Little Jack a Rookie from the rangers new Haven Tern broke a scoreless tie liter Little More than four min utes of the final Pat Egan Dune Fisher added the coup de Lead wings 0 april 7 Turk b r o d a whitewashed the Detroit red wings for the third Tow in the Stanley cup semifinal tries As the Leafs beat the National hockey league last night the win put Toronto ahead m in the beat of seven game Broda posted 21 saves in hanging up his but Only a few were difficult shots As the Leafs be him terrific Protection against Detroit would be scoring Toronto moved into a 10 Lead it the Mark of the first period it Ted Kennedy rammed a 10 footer past Detroit goalie Harry 1 Max Bentley stole puck from the wings Lee Fogolin 1 for the second Pacific coast league w go Wood i Angeles Diego t Francisco 8 and 4 4 3 s j33 s 7 thursdays results Cento san Francisco 2 food Seattle b3 Diego Angeles i my giants trip As Jones goes route april 7 Thomson and Nap Reyes hit How runs yesterday As the new York giants routed the Cleveland Sheldon Jones went the route on the Mound for the scattering nine Thomson and Reyes banged their homers in the second Reyes coming with Alvin dark on Jones shut out the indians until the eighth when a wild two Walte and a Long Fly by Larry Doby gave the indians their Lone the Victory gave new York an Edge in the Cleveland braves reds 6 april 7 both Warren Spahn and Herman Wehmeier were knocked out of the Box by four run rallies yesterday As the Boston braves edged out the Cincinnati five straight hits routed Spahn in the sixth inning after the 21 game Winner carried a 32 margin past the fifth Dan Litwhiler homered for the reds in that inning with Johnny Wyrostek on Roy Rookie second Sheldon Jones All the Way globetrotters beat 7260 Kansas april 7 the Harlem globetrotters mixed1 enough basketball with their clowning to defeat the College in the fifth game of their world series Here last night the the third for me played to a capacity crowd of the Al stars never were in the game after the first at that time they Erwin Robinson Buck eted Field goals and free throw to Pace the Globetrotter others scored 12 or More Points for the ton University of Wisconsin hit 21 Points for the rout Advance to Aba finals april 7 exploded out of a 43 Ali halftime tie with Anderson in the National basketball association playoffs last night to snatch i the so Ries with a 9071 the Lak ers made it a t Dean sweep with two straight Tri Ferrin umps in a Best three Minneapolis will unto a Besto seven series for title against division at t saturday in taking the second straight Vic the lakers won with a margin Only one Point less than the initial Conquest on their Home floor failing in a stalling technique at the lakers decided to try out shooting the via for two periods this technique kept the packers right up tront and knotted the contest at but in the third period min Neapolis started out with a 35foot push by Arnold Ferrin and walked away with the the leaders big gun was George the lofty Center Kepi the nets warm with 32 Points Tukan was abetted by the 23 tallies picked up by Forward Vern this pair ran Anderson smashed three including a run producing single in Bostons four run shortstop buddy Kerr also walloped three botox tars 0 april 1 smooth work ing Lethander who wan 25 games test became the first red sox Burler to go Flat innings yesterday when he turned in a four hit performance As the american leagues shut out the Jacksonville of sails Parnell never was in trouble and didst seem bothered by the chill winds which swept the Field Dur ing the game attended by Ted Williams clo Uteda three run Homer for the bostonian in the tigers crackers 5 april 7 the Detroit tigers got off to a five run Lead in the first inning and Bung on to beat the Atlanta of the Southern in an exhibition game before 835 chilled fans Freddy Star of the american league clubs pitching staff this was nicked for four runs in the Atlanta teams big fourth inning but he was credited with the Victory after getting their first five runs on five hits off right hander Jack Taylor in the first the tigers didst score again until the eighth when they got two runs on one Homer first baseman Dick i dodgers Cah 11 fort april 7 playing in a that hovered around 45 and with a cold continued on Page 16 Riegels 69 paces masters Field april 7 Skee the National Amateur Champion of teed off today in quest of his first chunk of pro Cash and glory with a on stroke Lead Over the Field in the 14th masters Golf going into the second he was hard pressed by five some of them Young stars and the others with experience dating Way in sentimentalist saw the finest Chance in the history of the tournament for one of the former greats to win the Riegel shot a 69 yesterday Over the course which Bobby Jones helped Engineer for this annual reunion of champs from As far Back As 20 Horton Smith who won two of the earlier masters events and just about everything else in the Early carded so did Lawson who was King of the amateurs at the time Smith was leading the and who later turned proves Little is Smith is grouped them at con Riegel Feller is doubtful Choice for opening Day stint april 7 strictly but it appeared today that tic first time in several years Bob Feller wont pitch on opening Day for the Feller still is the highest paid hurler on the but the Honor this year probably will go to Bob who had a record of victories against u losses last Cleveland opens at Home april is against the de troit upon his return from the Feller bad the traditional season opener assignment for the Dean of the staff in 1948 and Belloise bout set Back april 7 rent of will meet Steve Veteran new York in a 10round bout May promoter Raoul god bout said the match was postponed from april 17 because of a hand injury suffered by Dauthuille while knocking out Charles Zivic Affif in Philadelphia last Allstar leap Charlie 11inch has Little soaring this rebound a the annual East West Mil Star Benefit continued Page 10 Cony rejects bid to pan american olympic games new april 7 Winner of both Mcaa and National invitation basketball will not represent the in the pan american olympic garnets in Cony president Harry Wright said Howard of chair Man of the pan american olympic basketball said Here last week that players and a coach from Cony would be invited with seven players and a coach from the Phillips of okla to make up the the oilers already have announced they will be unable to accept the president Wright said yesterday that it would be impossible for the Cony team to go because the games Are scheduled for february March while school is for that reason we will have to decline the when it is extended to us he Michelosen Penn slate offer april 7 John Pittsburgh steeper football yesterday removed himself As a candidate for the vacant Penn state coaching the 34yearold coach Sand he told cart head of Penn state Povy Sinai education during a conference that he is extremely contented with his association the pro football Schoot made a ipe Tel trip Here to talk to Michelosen about the Penn state Bedenk resigned As lion jmeir Tor at the end of the ponzi Andrew worlds pocket billiard was re ported seriously ill in Hahnemann Hospital Fonzi entered Hospital fast