European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 18 the stars and stripes october l Turley voted top Al Star in up poll new York Bob who climaxed a 21victory season by pitching the new York Yankees to their world series Triumph Over the Milwaukee has been named the United press internationals american league player of the the 38yearold native of one of the few pitchers Ever won Over a Field that included eight other a up Board of comprised of three baseball writers from each City in the gave him seven three More than were polled by both cites Bob c o r v and Bostons Jackie next in the balloting came the Yankees Mickey Mantle with three followed by Cleveland Rocky colavito with two and the indians Cal Mcluth and Vic tile White Sherm Lollar and Bostons Ted Williams with one for the award the Climax of a season in which he finally blossomed from a promising but erratic thrower into a full big league Star quiet and unassuming despite hit imposing 230pound credited that transformation to Yankee coach Jim two tit Tohm Harry Brecheen a Baltimore pitching Earh taught me How to live like a big said and Jim Turner taught me How to pitch like Turley was quickly spotted As a potential super Star when he joined the old Louis Browns in his fastball was compared to the famous Bob and experts predicted he might someday smash Fellers strikeout the one big problem was turkeys Lack of in the old Browns became the new Baltimore orioles and Turley led the league with 185 but he also led it with 181 walks and his won lost record j 1415 with a Eam Edrun is lucrative 2year a new York the highest paid manager in baseball picked the new York Yankees to repeat As champions in 1959 when he signed a new two year contract wednesday at a salary which could exceed a shrugging off the 68yearold Yankee who recently led his team to its ninth american league Pennant and seventh world championship during his 10 year signed his sixth two year pact calling for an estimated a year plus if i didst think we would win again i  have signed this piece of he in a Quick rundown of his Stengel said that he would take any Good Pitcher and an outfielder in a move to strengthen the he How that left fielder Norm world series Fielding Catcher outfielder Elston Howard definitely were among those not on the trading but some of our players better not fool around too much or we will Trade Stengel warned sternly in naming Joe i Yogi Berra and Hank that the three most valuable Yankees of the past decade based on ability and the Chicago White because of the managerial ability of Al look like the top Yankee Competition next Stengel summed up As he prepared to leave by for his in speaking of Steng Soj planned its a situation in which Yon have to How far you want to go in question comes should i from baseball then it comes Down i the Yankee management and wanted me to manage the Ball if i thought i was going to be i  and to admit that x am getting at an Ager i could get sick but the lure of shooting for a record i world the ind Pendt wealthy Stengel was too colavito Jon Banks to i right connection new glances it Long right off the Cheek of Frankle Early in their bout at Nicholas Arena in new Torres ran his professional record to seven stright victories with a knockout in of the ninth photo when i look Bai k on those Early i realize i was just a he it took a while before i became a turkeys fortunes changed Sud Denly on when Yankee general manager George Weiss pulled perhaps the most successful Deal of Bis he acquired Don Larsen and shortstop Billy Hunter in a 17 player Deal with the Turley had a 1713 record and 219 strikeouts in his first year with the but he again led the league with 177 at the end of that he was turned Over to and the alow but steady change in his style the Climax came toward continued on Page Greaves fight off As opponent fails to lose poundage Detroit Tinina failed by six pounds to meet a 166pound weight agree ment for a 10round bout with Canadian middleweight Champion Wilf Greaves at the motor Arenas opening fall fight show Stin Inato was unable to Knock off any of his 172 pounds in a steam Bath and Greaves Tony said the Canadian  fight him at that weight Greaves originally had been matched against Bobby also of but Jackson was forced to withdraw after suffering an Eye Cut in a sparring session with Stin Inato earlier this Sachs out for 2 games Princeton coach Dick Colman says injured halfback Dan Sachs prob ably will miss Only two Sachs Hurt his Back in a game against i i Pas defeats Turner in Montreal decision Montreal a fast and elusive Ralph new jabbed and slashed his Way to a 10round decision Over Veteran Gil Here wednesday night Dupas weighed Turner who was 23 staged a belated birthday Celebration As he completely confused his heavier opponent in route to the unanimous a curl haired cajun and pro since he was Dupas danced in and out behind lightning fast left jabs and Sharp rights As he took the Lead in the first round and never yielded the now and then the 27yearold Turner managed to catch up with Dupas but even then he was beaten to the punch As the new Orleans scrapper slugged his Way out of tight the Victory was Dupas he has lost nine and drawn six the defeat gave Turner a 57172 Mark several Turner yelled to Coopers title Chance captures britons9 fancy f it Wyke a it a to r t London far As most British fans Are Blond Henry Cooper practically has the world heavyweight boxing Crown sewed those dont think much of his chances against title Holder Floyd Patterson conceded the Cockney a plasterer battered his Way to a Chance at the title tuesday night when he out pointed arizonans Zora London promoter Harry Levene talked wednesday about a Cooper Patterson match in London next he said he May be flying to the within the next few Days to talk Over final terms with Patterson Cus British sportswriters rhapsody sized about Coopers brilliance even while conceding the decision might easily and justly have gone to their exuberance was under first since 1908 if Cooper fights Patterson Here in june it will be the first heavy weight title fight held in London since when Canadas Tommy Burns Kod Britain Jack a Coope Patterson title match is Likely to produce the biggest Gate in British boxing Jim Coopers said it has been his mans life ambition to get in the ring with Patterson but not for he added Cooper will want a purse in the Region of who should said wednesday Cooper could do Well against Coopers a Good Boxer and jabs said that How Patterson can be the dancing Dupas to come in and fight and when Dupas did answer the Challenge the Exchange was to his in the third he caught Turner coming in and twice buckled his foes Knees with hard rights to the Dupas also had Turner in trouble in the sixth and eighth rounds with rapid left right Hook combinations that had the philadelphian puzzled and moving uncertainly about the Dupas tried to set him up but didst have the Power to put him there were no clowning at times in at tempts to imitate his fast stepping was Cut on the head at the hairline in the sixth the Cut did not appear to bother Dupas was unmarked and fresh at the new York More renowned for his u Arm than for heavy hitting the Cleveland for the fences in 1958 and ii up with the american slugging the righthand swinging fielder compiled a accumulating 303 total bases his 148 hits incl three triples and statistics compiled by the ated press also show that the Cago cubs Ernie Banks prot halfback Woodson set to join 49ers san Francisco a half Back Abe Woodson was officially placed on the san Francisco 49ers player roster tuesday and is expected to see action against the eagles in Philadelphia next Sun Day the 49er business office announced that end Gene Mitcham was being placed on waivers to make room for 2 draft Choice of the 49ers in Woodson has just completed his army service after a sensational career As a Ball Carrier at the highest slugging average the National eighth m 1957 the 25yearold colavito wat runner up in both the Home not and runs batted in departments to he finished in an eight glut tie in the slugging Banks became the first cub plaster to win the slugging title Sines Hack Wilson in in his fifth season with the old shortstop also led the National league in homers and a right handed bancs amassed 380 total bases in 60 trips and collected 193 he extra base output showed 24 door 11 three baggers and 9 he placed fifth among Tat slugging leaders in Mantle second slugging averages Are compote by adding the total bases on aft hits one for a two fora and dividing the aggregate by the number of official times at Bat the new York Yankees Mic fat Mantle trailed colavito with Ajo Mark on 307 total bases i whose 42 Boras topped the also det Tvett 21 doubles and one triple Knobf his 1958 the switch hitting outfielder was the slugging Leafe in 1955 and Kansas cites Bob Cerv Randesi third at followed by Ted Irav with wet Nail finished first in slugging in he with Washington of Sievers rounded out the top Jutt with i Willie san was second to Banks with a am the giants flashy a three time Leader whose Jet average was High in compit 350 total bases in 600 official a of his 208 33 Welt 11 triples and 29 Milwaukee Hank Aaron third with then came at and at bucs Ink Pitcher Pittsburgh Burgh pirates have announced signing of right handed pick eff Michael to a contract their san club of Sophomore