European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse In the stars and stripes Otto Fer Roberts awarded National leagues comeback in new York a Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia a 22game loser who battled Back to regain his position As one of baseballs leading wednesday was voted the National league comeback player of the year for Roberts was named on 59 of 98 ballots by members of the baseball writers association of America in the annual associated press Bob Pitts finished second with 21 Fol Lowed by Bobby who collected a 32yearold won 17 games and lost 14 the past his earned run average was in he had a 1022 record with an Era of three of Roberts 1958 setbacks were by 10 he also lost one by after winning 20 or More games for six consecutive seasons 1948 through Roberts limped to a 1918 Mark in then came his disastrous 1957 Friend won 22 Garnet and dropped he tied Milwaukee Warren Spahn for the most victories among big league last Friend had Only 14 triumphs against 18 35yearold found new Home in traded to the cubs by san Francisco two weeks before the season the hero of the giants fabled playoff Victory in 1961 played in 152 of Chicago 154 he batted with 21 homers and 82 runs batted in 122 games with the braves and giants in 1967 Thomson Only with 12 Home and rib Solly met Pittsburgh Ken St Ernie collected other comeback the manager of the Drew two the others had canadians clip stretch spread in nil Toronto Montreal canadians scored three times in the opening period and shut out Toronto Maple wednesday night in National hockey league the canadians rebounded from their 55 tie with Chicago tuesday night m Tom Jean Bellab Berle Boom Boom Geoffrion and Dickie Moore scored was goalie Jacques Plantes second shutout of the season and the win stretched Montreal Lead to seven Points Over Boston and new who fought to a 22 ideals never threaten the cellar dwelling Leafs were in the game after Johnson drilled rocket Richards relay be Hind Chadwick while the Leafs were shorthanded at of the Quick Beliveau anti Mcdonald converted Toronto mistakes into Mcdonald got first nil goal on a weak 20 footer that apparently fooled tie canadians checked relent and added a fourth goal in second period when Geoffrion toys Bellveau pass and blasted an tingled drive into the Short Side of the Moore added a Fluke score which bounced in off Chadwicks head new York up Fleming Mackella goal with Only nine seconds left earned the Boston Bruins a 22 tie with the new York rangers wednesday night and spoiled a Brilliant Effort by new York goalie lome a crowd of at Madison Square Garden saw Mackell beat Worsley from close rang at of the third period jus when it appeared the rangers Wou j wrap up their third straight until the Las minute r e a Worsley was although he stopped Only 26 most were extremely difficult and he made four great saves in the Sec Ond period to protect the rangers 31 Lead the first Boston goal actually was scored by a John Hanna who accidentally the disk past Worsley at of second jno1 k the official bends Down to Check whether or not Alex Wetter Arrow made it Over the goal during the Glan Steeter Alex but the giants won Pittsburgh players watching Are Gary guck 26 and Dick Campbell while the Steeler with his Arm around the Post to photo Ahl indians Wallop tie record the Springfield indians tied a 10yearold club record wednes Day right a they walloped the Cleveland in in american hockey league my Ringfield but got 14 goals Philadelphia Winger Ken Kohl Nej led Tho tumult with four goals and two tying him for the league Lead with Bill at 16 Tpring Flawd took a 40 Lead in tace first made it 73 after two and then plied in goals in a wild final the Low was the fifth straight for Rall Oiin tops ski Izittia to Spur title Hopes a middleweight contender Rory Calhoun White won a unanimous 10round decision wednesday night Over durable Franz the 24yearold hoping for a crack at the middleweight Crown worn by sugar Ray Robin stalked the Shorter Szuzina All the Way he piled up Points at Long successfully tied Szuzina up in the clinches and won by a wide margin even though he lost one round for hitting there were no Al though Calhoun slipped to the can Vas four the Sec he ended up on the seat of his trunks in the Middle of the referee Joe Palmer took the seventh from Calhoun for Low he warned him twice Dur ing the round and twice earlier in the Palmer scored it 72 for Calhoun with one round judge har old Mcgrath saw it 91 and judge Charles Isalva Cui Houns Victory probably puts him in line for a bout with the Winner of next months spider web Joey Giardello he made the 29yearold Szuzina the 37th victim in his 48fight who gave away three inches in height and the same in mount More than an occasional Brief lights a two had a wreck on the first Hole at the Mcalester country club and were Ken Nedy and Irvin Gladstein were pitched from their Caddy Kennedy Collarbone was fractured and Gladstein was Olson records to Triumph in comeback up Bobo working against an opponent who rarely returned a scored an easy to Over Don los in the seventh round of a scheduled 10 round about the former world middleweight Champ weighed 173 and had Little trouble getting his second come Back off the ground at the expense of Grant weighed referee Frankie Carter stopped the fight after Olson had battered Grant with a ceaseless barrage of Short left Hooks and right crosses to the the bout ended at of the seventh round just after Grant got up from the Mcmurtry decked Olson olsons last comeback attempt was in August when he was flattened in the second round by but Olson had nothing to worry about against he set the Pace All the Way and found Grant an easy target for combinations to the head and Olson started then seemed to become Arm weary during the fourth while keeping up a cease less attack against who mainly tried to Block Bobos in the Olson pinned Grant against the ropes for a full minute while scoring with left Hooks and rights to the t new York up heavy weights will and Mike were signed wednesday for a 10 round fight at Madison Square Garden Besmanoff weighed 201 for his last fight on 23 when he knocked out contender Alex Miteff in the first Dejohn scaled 204 on 15 when he lost a close decision to contender Nino Box ing supervisor Alton Erickson said wednesday if he follows customary policy former heavyweight Cham Pion Ezzard Charles will be sus indefinite suspension of the former titleholder was recommended by Deputy state boxing commissioner Sammy George after Charles made a poor showing in a fight monday night in Dallas when he was knocked out in the sixth round by Texas Light heavy weight Champion Donnie Erickson said he customarily follows recommendations of a Deputy but he pointed out in this instance he had not had Opportunity to talk with George nor investigate the he said this would be done with in the next few Days and that definite action will probably be taken sometime this Robin Roberts at front of Oriole office quits Post Foi other offers1 Baltimore a the bait More orioles announced we Day the resignation of Bill s Tive Walsingham formal re Ignatii win be presented to the Board directors to a letter said that he was quitting to Sider other opportunities life there was no indication who offers Walsingham in Walsingham joined the Orion in october 1956 after 29 years Perlene in the Louis Cardi he had been Assia direct and coordinate exec tit and administrative functions the club under general Field manager Paul the 49yearold Walsingham held similar position with cardinals for nine i Nephew of the late former owner Sam bad boy of Ahll to Barons Cleveland limn hockey leagues bad Marl defens Eman Kennetn Robertson has been acquired the cellar dwelling Clevelan who spent 165 Mil utes in the penalty Box last season and led the Ahl in this depart is expected to see action i when the Barons meet Springfield i the three year Verj eran was obtained from Dence in Exchange for a player be announced 81 outsider Rose trellis cops Yankee Rel Silm i a am Boston a Fox Catcher farms Rose an 81 outsider in a Field of on the outside in the stretch to win the 23d running of the Yankee Handicap wednesday at Suffolk the unheralded gelding son of making Only his fifth Start of the had plenty left in the final stages and caught tiring Backbone Midway through stretch in the Milea Dan eighth test for George Lewis Martins under the guidance of Willie shoe also caught Backbone to finish three lengths behind the Martins Mullah itt lengths on who a Hal length on the time on a track office a heavy was Rose trellis paid 9h and Martins Mullah and while Backbone turned to
