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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 c it s that time again likenesses of coaches flying High by Nav faunas Washington up this is the time of year when losing football conches Start hanging around campuses. In fact their Flat ring likenesses show up no nil sorts of prominent collegiate spots. Like hanging from Trees or Telephone poles or anywhere. Take Tommy Mont of Maryland he has Hcan experiencing a Little trouble in he area Between the goal posts so far this year an ailment diagnosed As an acute Lack of Points Anil material. So what happens does the word Mont become a naughty expression along fraternity Row no. Is the word Mont conversational garlic in Public of course not. Is he Pellet with oaths and Ripe to Matoes never. 10reeled Monument Tommy Mont has been Hon  they erected a Monument to him. Bravely they did it at night. In the effigy tradition they in Iii the Monument from a tree. And they put a plaque on it Reading  that was so there could be no mistake whom they were honouring. Or Alt i App i Lewis of West Virginia. Art has recently been honoured Loo again his secret and Mirer. Modestly feared their trib Ute would go in Recagni cd. So they lettered the Lewis likeness accordingly. Pappy s mountaineers have been numerous Points shy against some powerful customers. I ill As the losses mounted so did expressions of sympathy understanding and e o n d o i e n c e. Lewis is receiving bushels of letters from football Loving students and grads. Of course Many letters Are unsigned their authors Are too modest presumably. Osterh Iliin treed and How about Rennie Ooster Baan of Michigan he s being showered with affection right now. Also the mini ate tribute a place of Honor on the limb of a Campus tree. And then there s. Well How do you spell your local coach s name has he been losing when he should be i nil ing put up one of those Midnight monuments. It s More in Vogue than cutting classes. Or try going out for the team yourself. Kind out How it feels to get hit by a fid Pound tackle. Learn what it s like trying to catch ill with a Guy who runs the 1rs, moved from Lith place into Aie for 10th with Hank Greenberg n the Al time listings. Snider third Imong the Active players hit 15homers this past season for a total of 331. He is 28 behind Johnny Mize who is in ninth place. The dodgers Gil Hodges advanced to the select 300 Circle now Williams Musial Sta Weinfurt mix in by exhibition i s c ii w k i n f u r t. Germany is the High scoring Zamstein rams put both record and reputation on the line Here . Meeting the Sci Weinfurt crusaders in an interesting air Force army exhibition. There is a lot at slake for ram Stein regarded by Many As the lop air Force team in Europe. The rams rolling to seven straight victories easily dominated the Safe Germany District. A loss to Sci Weinfurt would considerably tarnish this Gill edged record. Although they Are the usar eur d e f ending champions Schweiz in url s crusaders Are out of the Arm title picture with a so so5-2-1 record and a fourth place standing in the Eastern Confer ence. Their Overall record is 4-2-1. This is the first meeting of the current Campaign Between a top ranked Safe squad and a usar eur team. It will be played at Schweinle Urt s spacious Willy Sachs stadium. Quarterback Gil Belle is the front Man in coach Herb Halwig s loot Ball show at Ramstein. Belle handles his chores quite safely behind a line that averages 225 pounds. Ramstein has played Only one close game this season and then Belle Rifle Arm pulled out the 20-14 decision Over Gie Belstadt. Seh Weinfurt opened its season by beating those same Taco cers 20-0. In the remaining five league con tests and one exhibition the rams averaged on the sunny Side of 50 Points per contest while holding foes to an average of one touch Down in each Outing. Up front Ramstein boasts such Anchorman As ends Jim Kimble and Jim Chavis tackle Ted Vlahas guard Bill Hingson and Center Jim Little  Jim big Ward is the battering ram with 13 ads and88 Points. Dick Wilkins a Swift halfback has 70 Points. Sch Veinfurt despite its record has matched touchdowns with every foe but lost twice by the margin of a conversion. The crusaders were tied by Heilbronn 0-6. With Only halfback Ken i infer returning from the championship club of 1957, Schweinfurt coach Pat Uebel has rebuilt the crusaders into a rugged defensive  has Given up Only 44 Points in seven games. Comprising 15 past and present players by belting 22 Home runs in 58. That placed him 12th in the standings with 320. He is 11 behind Snider and Greenberg. Hank Sauer san Francisco giants is closest among Active players to the 300 group. He has hit 287.sixteen Active players boast 200 or More lifetime Home runs. The Only newcomer to the list after the 1958 season was san Francisco Swillie Mays who hit 29 for a career output of 216.hodges hit one grand slam Homer in 1958, padding his own National league record for the most life time Home runs with the bases filled. He has hit 14. Pinch Homer expert Gus Zernial Detroit tigers socked three Pinch hit round trip pers this past year. He now has nine Pinch homers breaking the american league record and tying the National league Mark held by three players. Zernial has hit 230 lifetime four baggers and is 13thamong Active players. Ernie Banks Chicago cubs led the National league with 47 Home runs bettering his major league Standard for most homers by a shortstop in a season. Baltimore s Gus Triandos poled30 homers tying the american league record for a Catcher in a i season. He shares the Mark wit the new York Yankees Yogi Berra who turned the trick  players with 200 or More lifetime Home runs i toil Williams. Red sox 482 2stan Musial cardinals 398 3duko Snider dodgers 331 1gil Noil tuts. Dodgers 320 5hank saner. Giants 287 a Del Ennis Rcd legs g 7yogi Berra. Yankees 284 8ted Luszowski pirates 255 ii de Mathews braves 253 a Larry Doby indians 3 ii Mickey Mantle Yankee 249 12boliliy Thomson. Culls 8 13gus Zernial tigers 230 a Vic Wirtz indians 221 is Willie Mays giants 210 16andy Pafko. Braves 2 players with 300 or More life time Home runs i babe Ruth 714 2jimmy Foxx 534 3mel Ott 511 4lou Gohrig 494 5ted Williams 462 0stan Musial 398 7ralph Kiner 369 8joe Dimaggio 1  
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