European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                V october 1950 the stars and stripes Page 9 Rizzuto named Al most valuable player Rickey to become pirate Boss Mahatma replaces Hamey As buc general manager by Milton Etchman new 27 Rickey is the new general Man Ager of the Pittsburgh and Roy the Man he becomes the new Field director of the new York Yankees minor league it was Learned the 69yearold who officially severed a connections with the Brooklyn dodgers Wilt undertake his new duties shortly most valuable player Branch Rickey finally squared away Robinson Kos Olson in defense of Crown oct 27 sugar Ray Robinson shattered the dreams of another ambitious youth last night As he methodically chopped Down Honolulu car Olson and then knocked him out in of the 12th round in defense of his Pennsylvania middleweight Robinson weighed 158 and Olson 159 for the 15rounder at convention the i master ring crafts had every thing his own Way i against the 22 year old Olson but rightfully after the bout that it was one of the toughest in his Long and illustrious Olson brought an unusual style Robinson with him in his Jaunt from the hawaiian he kept his fists High and his elbows thus presenting a very difficult target to body attack it was easy to see what the islander had is he was making Robinson hoping tire him out and him in the late rounds but Bobo was mixing in the wrong following the instructions of Man Ager George Gainford whacked away at Olson body and occasionally smashed a vicious right High on he nose and the Pennsylvania version 160 Pound Champ never had to worry about receiving any Olson was too intent on defense the action through the Early rounds was blow and the crowd of paid their hands for some action gave if to Shook up Olson in the eighth and hut him Agan n the ninth with pal driving Weinacker wins in a walk oct 27 a Adolf Weinacker Michigan state College senior yesterday won the National aau 40kuomeier walking championship Over a course Between Springfield and after his meeting with pirate presi Dent John who became general Man Ager of the pirates when Indiana the United press sports desk says us exclusive on Rickey being named general manager of the pirates comes from a very High Pittsburgh source1 and is a according to the associated Rickey flatly denies the see denial Story on Page Olts banker Frank Mckinney purchased the club from the Drey fuss interests in is returning o the organization where he scored his greatest front office with Kansas of the Amer ican an important Yankee Hamey served As club Secretary under col Jacob Ruppert he became general manager at Kansas and before coming to he was president of the american association a High Pittsburgh source revealed the Hamey will succeed Eugene Gene Martin who recently took continued on Page 10 Frisky Phil tiniest player in the american yesterday was named Winner of the Junior circuits most valuable Flayer award for the 1950 state edges Cornell As top defensive team new 27 state has replaced Cornell As major College footballs total defense according to figures released yesterday by the National collegiate athletic Ohio state is on top in Rushing Oklahoma in Forward pass defense and Utah in Mississippi gained the no 1 position without playing the past week its average of Yards Lowed per game becoming the Best figure due Cornell slipping Back to and fourth the Ithacan permitted Yale 243 Yards in defeating the Eli squad on saturday Wake Forest and Wyoming also overtook Cornell with averages of and Ohio states powerful line remained Superior in Rushing the buckeyes having held rival runners to Yards per game in four in 131 Osu opponents have Only 135 equivalent to 1 1 Inch per Only last Wes Fellers line held Minnesota ground at tack to a net of 49 Yards in 45 Wake Forest also is second in this form of defense with a average army follow with Moran beaten in pro Tennis debut new 27 up gorgeous Gussie Moran gave a Brief glimpse of her White Nylon panties and a briefer glimpse of Ner Tennis ability in her professional debut last she was beaten 63 by Betz four National Cham on the same National professional Champion pan Rio be Sura whipped Jack 61 in the first match of their new professional Tennis Mintz slates four bouts for Charles 37 the fast talking co manager of Ezzard last night Laid out a tentative program of four bouts for Cincinnatus world heavy weight boxing extending into Early next of is the scrap with Nick of Here on another is posed in san Francisco on Mintz had said earlier he had been offered to match Charles w u h Light heavyweight Champion Joey of Cleve in that last night he sad Maxim is out in Between the Barone fight and the tentative one on the West Mintz said Charies May go to the boxing wars in Detroit Olympia Mintz said an opponent has not been selected and that Charles would operate on a percentage basis if the fight is fourth added would be staged in Honolulu after the proposed scrap in san danish swimmer quits 27 api danish swimmer Elna Andersen tonight abandoned her attempt to swim the Straits of Gibraltar after being nearly eight hours in the she had met Adverse cur rents which dragged her continuously French cagers nip to gain finals Buenos 27 France won a berth in the world basketball championships final round last night when it Defeated in an overtime the peruvian team ended the game with Only three As nine were expelled from the court for personal the second halftime saw magnificent playing by the peruvians who evened the score at 46all when the regular time was through after at Peru was All out of re placements when overtime eagles acquire defens Eman new 27 a the new Haven of the american hockey have acquired defens Eman Joe Conn from the Cleveland new coach new new York Ranger coach Neil Colvie watches Bis team work out at the Iceland Kink in Goodman wins second spot Berra third new 27 the sawed off shortstop sensation of the Champion new York was voted the american leagues most valuable player for 1950 the 32yearold enjoying the greatest season of his seven year big league baited collected 200 drove in 66 Sims while generally swinging from the Meadoff spot and playing in each of his teams 154 he polled a total of 281 Points out of a possible 322 and was the 1 Choice of 16 of the 23 voting Mem Bers of the baseball writers association of the system of balloting awarded 14 Points for each firs place nine Points for each second place eight Points for third and so on Down to one Point for filth who barely missed win Ning last years Fop map which went to Ted of the red showed a sweeping 104 Point margin Over red sox runner up Billy the Anemi looking continued on Page 10 Zaharias Zaharias rated no 1 new 27 babe Didrikson voted the outstanding woman athlete of the pest 50 years in the associated press mid Century continues to pile up the babe has been named the outstanding woman golfer of it was announced by Fred editor of the official Golf and at a press reception yester Day she was presented this first annual award by a 1 v i n hand sponsor of the weather vane the famed All round athlete this year enjoyed her successful season since turning 0m to shortly after she won British she set a record with her score of 298 in winning the titleholder tournament at the Augusta country club for her first major Vic tory of the she followed this Triumph by leading the Field in the 144hole Cross country weather vane event brought her in special prize in addition to the she picked up in the individual competitions on the she then added the Western open match play title to her and after taking top honors in the All America event staged at the Tarn Shanter she climaxed her grand slam by winning the United states women open title at with a spectacular 291 her winnings in the big events brought her in prize Bantam Towel plans tour in january los 27 Tapi world bantamweight Champion Vic of is to fight in new los and other american promoter babe Mccoy said Mccoy said he would handle towels tour starting Early in one opponent is Likely to be manual