European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse January 1953 the stars and stripes 9 the stars and stripes sports Odgers sign three Obinson still tops Brooklyn payroll new 13 Brooklyn dodgers signed up their be highest salaried Ball players in a package for 1953 yester giving slight raises to Jackie Peewee Reese and Roy Robinson and Campanella immediately predicted that Brooklyn id win the Pennant again next but the More conservative speak for i think it will be Tough All the although some estimates placed Robinsons new salary at Reese at about and Cam Panella at vice president Buzzie Bavasi said the three of them were in at a figure under if they had gotten any More than i would have had to he this is a pleasant but expensive experience As it Bavasi confirmed that Robinson again would be the highest paid player on the but said it was not True that Jackie was gelling More than any other dodger in figure factual Bavasi would not comment further on his remark about the but Fresco the other dodger vice i think that is a very factual figure and one that will stand close under revised estimates it was figured that Robinson collected about Reese a Little Over and Campanella upwards of who admitted he weighed close to 220 but expects to take off about 10 pounds or More on a vacation in either puerto Rico or in really optimistic i think we could win this thing easily next Campanella if we can play like we know Bow to none of these clubs will be he acc we Scese old hand at contracts Jackie Robinson still tops with Dollar Roy Campanella catches another pact 4 others return 53 Phillies contracts unsigned 13 up the salary negotiation season opened with a bang for the Phila Delphia Phillies Here when Short Stop Granny Hamner returned his 1953 contract president Bob Carpenter also announced that four other players returned their unsigned he did not identify the did say the dissatisfied players not include Robin 28game or Power hitter Del Carpenter said a letter outlining hampers arguments supporting his asking Price accompanied the shortstops contract and contained one Point we he indicated a new contract would be mailed the Maureen Connolly thrilled after Topping a woman poll Maureen Connolly outstanding in a year of great women athletes at 1 1 rules group argues 2 platoons 13 football rules committee of the National collegiate athletic association met yesterday and plunged immediately into a vigorous discussion of the Wop Saloon committee chairman Fritz Michigan athletic called the present free substitution our first and most important order of business and said the matter would be thrashed out before anything else is Little to wins Honor second straight year 13 am very that great very Maureen Little to Connolly said yesterday when advised that she had been voted the female athlete of the year in the annual associated press j it was the second straight year the 18yearold Tennis Champion from san had been voted the Honor in a nationwide poll of sportswriters and sports casters in the and Wimbledon had just walked off the courts at Jooyong stadium after another Victory in the australian championships when advised of the excited Little to was carrying a deep coat of australian and was All that the second year in Suc cession i she j i feel honoured and privileged to have topped the associated press poll As the top woman she added but declared she Felt sure there Are Many other i women athletes in America this year who have done better than there is Florence who swam the Catalina then theres Pat who won a diving double in the olym pics at very few women on Page 5 working behind closed the 10man group devoted the first of its three Days of conferences to deliberating whether the two platoon system should be restricted or left no final if any is is expected to be announced before columbian Lou chairman of a coaches committee attending the meetings in an advisory Capaci reported that the country col lege coaches voted overwhelmingly in a Pool in favor of free subs Titu it was a that finds coaches on the opposite Side of the Fence from Many College administrators and a great number of the administrators in charge of making col lege financial ends meet would like to restrict the two platoon system to Cut Down the heavy costs of maintaining today Large squads and the coaching Crisler said no formal recommendations had been made for changes in the substitution Rule but he added that opinions have been expressed to the committee by col lege administrators and other groups in All parts the add five to middleweight list is up the list of 10 men to compete american eliminations for world middleweight l were announced yes Jot otly by the National Sod the new York Etic number in the tourney was As Large As the five recon sunday by the executive of the yesterdays rom a conference Between Robert new York and presi Dent George and John of Pennsylvania and Aba the five middleweight added at yesterdays conference were Eugene new Joey i Lee s a 1 and Walter Cartier and Paddy new York sundays recommended quintet included Carl Bobo Norman Ernie Dur Rocky Castel and Pierre Lang the conference also decided to establish a Board of review to con Sider problems confronting the newly affiliated Aba and new York the Board would make final decisions on controversial the Board will consist of Chris Barton and Abe commissioner of the alternates to the Board will be on Page 2 with 8678 Victory Over Xavier of Ohio South 13 Seton Hall ran the nations longest major col lege basketball winning Streak to 15 last night by Downing Xavier of the High flying after starting off turned on Xavier with a vengeance in the second Quarter and poured 36 Points through the while holding the ohioans to that a new Seton Hall Standard for one handed the win ners a 5527 halftime Walter Dukes and Huck two of the nations top 10 individual tangled in a private Duel of their own and Dukes came out second the pirates 6foot 11 Inch was Able to Cash Only 17 a 6foot 4 Inch Xavier attack with Richie Regan was High Man for Seton Hall with Orleans Hawks trip Metz 6352 13 the Orleans Hawks copped a 63 52 decision from the Metz celtics in a March of dimes Benefit game at Coligny Cavern the Hawks were paced by for wards Monte Berman and de who scored 16 and 13 Points Bill Cunningham got 12 Points for the in what was the first pos level game played in com z this Wanamaker mile to be loaded with Tough Competition new 13 trying to hold the Field Down for the Wanamaker Premier event of the annual millrose is causing sleepless nights for meet director Fred who is lining up his 20th meet for Madison Square yesterday accepted the entry of Bob Occidental Schmertz Usu ally holds the mile Field to five or six second in the olympic finished fifth in the mile in Washington it Warren another olympic was the first one admitted to the Wanamaker Schmertz also is committed to using Ingvar and Rolf Lamers then theres Don who has won the Wanamaker the last four and his perennial runner up Fred the Fri to be heard in addition Schmertz has to consider Fred Winner at Washington saturday Wes san Kansas Len Ohio and Joe Mays wants claims 12 dependents new 13 up Willie the sensational kid outfielder for the new York told the club yesterday be is applying for a release from the army for dependency Rea who is Here on a three Day pass from his army base at said he has 12 Brothers and his Mother and two
