European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1953 the stars and stripes Page 9 Back to work new York giants Sal signs 1953 contract for an estimated As Horace Stoneman giants and Jack president of the new York press look press photo Slaughter comeback 20 nearing says he Hopes to do better for the Louis in 1953 than last the Veteran Cardinal outfielder was voted the player who made the comeback of the year in 1952 i feel declared one of baseballs greatest my legs feel better than when i left the army in i weigh the same As when the season ended last Slaughter Slaughter hit an even and drove in 101 runs in can have those Guys who walk around in the he said sunday night after receiving a of the year award at the Chicago baseball writers association my aim has Al ways been to to really dig in and work All the time in in a when i started last season they had me Down As a Utility i sat around for 10 i just cant stand then one Day Eddie Stanky tells me to get in i played 140 straight games after in hoping to do even Tetter this Hawks 7647 Down Fontainebleau 20 Spe Orleans Hawks rolled to m easy win Here when they swamped the Fontainebleau All Star basketball at the Coligny Cavern gym in Fontainebleau started off fast and had a 72 Lead at the three minute Park but the powerful Hawks be Gan to hit and they coasted the test of the Al Allen led the winners with Points and Monte Berman was tight behind him with three players sign Cardinal contracts to make total 26 20 the Louis cardinals last night three More players have signed contracts for making 26 of the 42 play ers on the clubs roster who have come to owner Fred Isaiah said the latest to sign were pitchers Wilmer Mizell vinegar Bend Mizell and Mike Clark and Rookie Catcher Dick a Rookie last had a record of 108 with the third place Clark came up from the redbirds Houston farm club in mid season last year and won two games in Relief roles while losing Rand played with the clubs Columbus Ohio farm team last season and baited unbeaten Seton Hall voted Best by a poll Indiana in 2d spot the stars and stripes leu hoop sters use win pm a basis for conference clashes new 20 state steam in their drives for league titles and Tourn Amerjit bids today As they continued to win Emall in their respective Indiana shooting for their first undisputed league made it eight wins in eight big ten games last night by whipping to reach the midyear examination Milestone with a two game Lead Over state fixed its Southeastern con Ference record at 50 with a 5550 Victory Over Sophomore Don 6foot 9inch Center who leads All big ten scorers with a 25point aver paced Indiana to its Triumph with 26 Points and teammate Bobby Leonard added playing on its Home led 1918 at the end of the first period and trailed by Only 4138 at but Leonard opened the second half with two straight baskets and Indiana pulled Schlundt Sank 16 free Only one Short of his own Danny blinded Purdue with 13 regains stride beaten by Indiana sat urday regained its winning stride with a 7664 decision Over Michigan state at East the spartans trailed by Only three Points with five min utes to but then the Zillini the Al led Michigan state with 24 Points and Johnny Kerr had 20 for in other big ten wis Consin held High scoring Paul to 14 Points and beat Ohio and Deacon Davis free throw gave Iowa i 6968 Victory Over Louisiana state was again forced o play without High scoring 6foot 9inch Bob ill with Neu and trailed Georgia by 2724 at halftime in their game at continued on Page 11 602d beats 807th in 12th of league 20 special the 602d controllers won their sixth straight game of the season in 12th air Force play As they downed the 807th tac con so Whitey Gunderson led the trav Elers with 18 while Mike had for the at the Freising pan hers ran their seasons record to 811 As they beat the Wiesbaden my and lost to he Rhine main in w Ait accepts Post at Arkansas 20 released from his 10year coaching contract at the University of was on his Way Here today to formally sign a five year contract As University of Arkansas football coach at a Wyatt was released yesterday from his Wyoming contract which still had nine years to run and immediately was named successor to Otis who resigned after three years As coach at Arkansas upon learning that the Wyoming Board of trustees finally had a continued on Page ii Setonia shave Only 12 games left to play new York 20 the simple method of remaining undefeated while everyone else was Seton Halls Slick basketball team Rose to the top of the National rankings the Only unbeaten team playing in basketballs collegiate major leagues the estonians won three games last week to run their season record to meanwhile Kansas which had been setting the took an 8066 beating its keenest last saturday and most of the other contenders for the top spot also the result was reflected today in the ballots of 92 sports writers and broadcasters participating in the weekly associated press rank ing just voted the top spot to tall Walt Dukes and his new Jersey the other 46 firs place votes were spread among 13 other teams with Indiana drawing the biggest Seton Hall polled a total of 775 Points on the usual basis of 10 for first nine for which edged out in a double overtime game to solidify its big ten conference moved up from sixth place into second with pacing the Northern division of the Pacific coast jumped from fifth to third with the estonians record made a continued on Page 11 Pafko says he i disappointed Bueno disheartened intrude 20 Pafko said yesterday he was keenly disappointed but not disheartened on hearing that the Brook Lyn dodgers had sold him to the Boston the dodgers announced saturday they had Given the Topnotch out fielder to Boston for infielder Roy Hartsfield and an undisclosed amount of who makes his Home in was in Rockford for a banquet at which he austrian ski King wins Vermont race 20 Austria olympic Champion oth mar Schneider Defeated 31 entrants in yesterdays second half of the Victor constant memorial trophy ski race 24yearold pharmacy student from the University of danced with Ballet ease through the 50gate course to hold a nearly four second Edge Over Karl r a h r n e another austrian olympic although he was fourth in to Days slalom with a time of Dartmouth University Ralph Mil class b skier who was second to Schneider in fridays downhill second place in the combined placings with a Point total of with schneiders big ten Rose bowl vote goes to members 20 big ten has voted for individual institutions to decide whether the Rose b p w 1 contract with the Pacific i coast conference Wilson should be sex the current contract was scheduled to end next i it was announced yesterday that tote Pacific coast conference invitation to the Western conference to renew the for three More starting with the game on been acted upon by the faculty representative Sand athletic their action sent the invitation to the individual member schools for a vote to ensure that the con Ference will Complete action on whether to renew the agreement at the regular meeting at May a committee of faculty representatives Kurt and Ralph Mich athletic directors Doug and Fritz Michi Gan and commissioner Kenneth tug Wilson will meet with the Pacific coast conference to try to Iron out final details of the pro posed it was revealed that the Rose bowl action was part of last week ends meeting of conference foot Ball directors and the Mcaa rules committee ban on platoon system football came in for Only passing it was the eligibility ruling was made that three Ohio state swimmers would be Able to compete in the conference the All Are Ford Jerry and Dick Cleve All dropped out of school last Spring to train for the olym pics and had to spend six Calen Dar months in school to regain spoke he told a reporter i hate to leave a championship Ball club but i guess that and i More Andy Pafko mixed emotions or less expected something like this when the dodgers delayed in Send ing me my 1953 but i i heard Boston and the dodgers were talk ing maybe the braves might want to Send Pitcher War Ren Spahn Over to Brooklyn for Pafko that he was glad to rejoin Charley braves manager who piloted the Chicago cubs during part of Paf Kos tenure Charley won a Pennant for the cubs when i was with Pafko and i know he did a Fine Job with braves during the last part of the 1952