European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes wednesday february 25, 1959 Werner wins n. American titles in downhill combined events from Squaw Valley  buddy Werner the Steamboat. Springs colo., Are who is Ameri Ca s top Hope for an olympic Gold medal next year won the North american downhill and Alpine combined skiing championships Here monday As he scored a convincing Victory Over the rest of the Field. Werner was More than four seconds faster than runner up Ken Lloyd Bishop Calif., As he sped Down the 6,000-foot run on kt22 Mountain in 1 30.4. Lloyd s time was 1 34.5. The course had a Verti Cal drop of 1,800 feet. Christian Prav Cla the austrian Horn Sun Valley Ida., ski instructor who won the world Champion ship while competing for his native country finished in a tie Foi fourth place with Charles ferries Aspen colo., in 1 35.5. Pravda who placed second in the combined standings was the Only Man besides Werner to win an event Here. Pravda took the giant slalom sunday while wer Ner won the opening slalom Satur Day. Ski Champion Bud Werner. Credits Victory to european Competition ski Star says he will retire after olympics Squaw Valley Calif. Up Bud Werner 22-year-old ski Ace said monday he will retire from competitive skiing after the i960 Winter olympics Here. Flushed with Triumph after his near sweep of the North american championships the soft spoken rider from Steamboat Springs,colo., said he was going Back to school. I be got some University credits and i want to go Back and finish College. I Don t want to end up Aski instructor he said. Werner gave credit for his improved abilities on the ski ranges to a lot of Competition in Europe. Europe Competition keen there Are so Many Fine skiers in Europe he said that they push you harder. For instance Iwon the downhill by nearly five seconds. In Europe there would be25 or 30 men within five seconds of the  Werner has been a top . Competitor for the past eight years. He won the . Junior title at the age of 14, and was a member of the . Olympic team that went to Cortina in 195g. He has travelled to Europe Sev eral times since 1953 to compote there. It s very expensive to make those trips said Werner but my ski club assists in financing me. I have some friends who Chip in and i work hard All summer doing construction work for a Power company and i save my Money forthe  Werner could t explain his wide margin of Victory Over the other skiers in the downhill event. I happened to have the right waxing for the Snow and weather he said and i had a Good Trail. Actually it was t much of Adon Whill course because it is Only half the length of the usual big courses. It Felt like we had quit at the half Way  Werner said Long and hard work had improved his abilities in the slalom events. At the Early part of the season practice from six to eight hours a Day he said. In the giant slalom which Christine pravda on i made a mistake missing a Gate near the Bottom. That Cost me a second or two and but for the error i might have won the giant slalom  in three Days of Competition Here Werner won the special slalom the downhill and the combined titles. Third place in the downhill went to Austria s Tony Marth in 1 35.2. In the combined standings wer Ner had 2.82 Points and pravda 5.89. Third went to Marvin Mel Volle Salt Lake City with 12.8. Melville placed seventh in Mon Day s downhill. Pravda later complained the course was not Tough enough. It was an say course but far too Short. The clocking on a Down Hill certainly should be Between two and three minutes at  the downhill originally was set for the olympic course on Squaw Peak. It was transferred to kt22 because of Snow conditions. But Werner was Happy with thekt22 version. The track was perfect he said. I m Only disappointed that it could t have been held on Squaw Peak where we will race in the olympics next  Marth said it was a terrific ride a Nice course. I had no trouble except on the first jump when i was going a bit too  Japan s Osamu Tada also called it a very Nice course As he clocked 1 39.4. Keizo Inoue Japan said the course is pretty Fine butt checked too much at the top i had Brand new  Funk fractures Skull Ron Funk one of the Serviceman skiers stationed in Europe who came Over for the championships suffered a Skull fracture when he hit a tree on a practice run. The Saco skier who was an alternate on the . Olympic team in 1956, was being treated at Tahoe Forest Hospital in nearby Truckee. Doctors there said there was no evidence of any injury to the brain beyond a slight concus Sion. Tom Lefebvre Lake Placid ., the 1957 Safe combined Cham Pion finished 15th in the downhill with a time of 1 40.6. Joel Knowles this year s Safe slalom Champion who is station Dat Hof Germany was 41st in 1 49.6. The top 10 finishers in the Down Hill i buddy Werner Steamboat Springs colo., 1 30.4 2ken Lloyd Bishop. Calif., 1 31.5 3tony Myrtli Austria. 1 35.2 4 tie Christian pravda Sun Valley Ida., and Charles ferries Aspon. Colo., 1 35.5 6stanley Harwood Mccall Ida. 1 35.6 7marvin Melville. Salt Lake City 1 36.2 8 Max Marolt Aspen colo., 1 37.4 9gardner Smith Modesto. Calif., 1 37.7 10 tie Gary Vaughn old forge. . And Frank Brown Mccall Ida., 1 38.7the combined standings i Werner 2.82 2pravda, 5.09 3melville, 12.8 4osamu Tada Japan. 18.87 5marolt. 19.08 6brown, 21.30 7lloyd, 24.31 8vnublm, 2g.ob 9james Barrier Kalispell Mont 26.43 10harwood. 28.72 Grid twin Bill 011 tap for fans in new Haven Berea Ohio up new eng Landers will get a football double feature at new Haven next nov.21. Prior to the traditional Yale Harvard game that afternoon Baldwin Wallace and new Haven state teachers will play a morn ing game. Mantle to remain Home holdout Jensen in Camp tigers sign Ace Kuenn by United press International Jackie Jensen and Mickey Mantle two of the american league s most feared sluggers have a lot in common but it does t extend into the Field of High finance. Mantle has maintained he won t leave for the new York Yankees Spring training Camp until he receives an acceptable contract. He Drew an estimated $75,000 last year and wants at least a $5,000  you arrive in Camp you re dead claims Mickey who will be listed officially As a holdout if he in t in uniform when the world champions open drills thursday. Jensen however does t agree with Mantle. Although he has al ready turned Down two contract offers and insists he won t sign for less than $40,000, Jackie says he will be on hand when the Boston red sox entire squad reports at Scottsdale ariz., thursday. Jensen s decision to join the red sox indicates he already has agreed to accept their latest offer or he plans to carry his contract squabble to general manager Bucky Harris in person. Sends wire in a wire to Harris monday the american league s most valuable player of 1958 said received contract today. Will arrive in Scottsdale thursday with  while the Yankees and red so were seeking to line up their last stragglers the Detroit tigers land de their big Guy monday when Harvey Kuenn signed for an Esti mated $40,000. Converted from shortstop to Centerfield last season Kuenn enjoyed a great year As he led the Tiger sin hitting with a .319 Mark third Best in the al. The Baltimore orioles branded Pitcher Billy Loes their perennial problem child a holdout when he failed to report along with other Batter men. Loes who won Only three games in 1958, has refuse to accept a pay Cut. Monzante wants release the san Francisco giants also were engaged in a running Battle with Veteran right hander Ramon Monzante who has asked for his release so he can remain in his native Venezuela. We sent him another contract with a raise and we anticipate he will play said giant vice presi Dent Chub Feeney. However Monzante replied he would not report for All the Gold in the  he added he plans to work for an Oil company in Venezuela and will limit his pitch ing to Winter league Competition if he gets his release from the giants. Other training Camp news the Milwaukee braves revealed they have received several feelers for Pitcher Gene Conley who has passed up Spring training to remain with the Boston celtics basketball team. St. Louis Cardinal Man Ager Solly hemus said Jim Bros Nan will be his no. 1 Relief Pitcher this year. Pitcher Barry lat Man was the Lone holdout when the Chicago White sox opened drills and j. W. Porter unloaded several batting practice homers in a workout with the Washington senators. Scores by associated press College basketball Stetson 64, Florida Southern s3 Bowling Green 86, Loyola Chicago 70 Bemidji 73, Michigan tech 72 Anderson ind 71. Youngstown 69 Iowa 66, Purdue 62 Tennessee 56, Auburn 55 Ohio state 92, Indiana 83 Clemson 58, Wake Forest 51 Seton Hall 63, Detroit 59 Michigan 87, Wisconsin 63 Georgia tech 76. Florida 72 Central Michigan 60, Wayne Mich 39 Western Kentucky 82, Xavier Ohio 73 East Texas state 54, Lamar tech 44 Texas al 67. Howard Payne 63 Indiana state 77, Western Michigan 62 Texas Western 76, Arizona 51 California 57, Oregon state 40 Montana state 82, Seattle 74 Regis 122, Adams state 78 Mississippi state 65, Tulane 51  75, Lynchburg 63 Nebraska 62, Colorado 61 Cincinnati 92, Tulsa 69 Bradley 72, Wichita 70 Bridgeport Conn 89, Long Island u. 82 Plattsburgh 64, Potsdam 60 St. Francis a 84, St. Vincent a 71 Southern methodist 56, Arkansas 51 Vanderbilt 78, Georgia 50 Louisiana state 99, Mississippi 93 Arkansas state 63. Southwestern Tenn 59 Newberry 95, Georgia state 54 Lemoyne  67. Kings a 66 overtime Florida state 94, Rollins 83 Slippery Rock 95, Geneva a 94 Kansas 85, Missouri 81 Southwest Texas 84, sul Ross 50 Miami Fla 102, Morehead state 93 Northwestern 79, Minnesota 62 Cony 65, rider 63 Bluffton 83, Goshen 67 Union 56, Hamilton 47 air Force Academy 87, Omaha 66 St. Louis 70, North Texas state 58 far fled Conn 98, american International 90 Boston College 55, Boston 54 Houston 77, Drake 66 Illinois tech 81, new Bedford tech 62 Augustun 82, Rockford 56 Southern Illinois 92, Illinois Wesleyan 65 Texas College 84, Southern la 80 Grambling 91. Prairie View 71 Tennessee tech 97, Chattanooga 81 Ripon 81, Lawrence 64 of Lothorp 67, Mercer 61 Stephen f. Austin 58, Sam Houston 56 Bethany Kan 75, Bethel Kan 61 now Mexico state 81, Arizona state u. 71 Hardin Simmons 68, Eastern new Mexico 66 Colorado College 72, Colorado mines 56 Kentucky Wesleyan 118, St. Michael s it 59 Bellarmine 121, St. Joseph s ind 108 Nicholls la 65, Corpus Christ 60 Hartford 98, Curry 50 Merrimack 95, Salem chrs mass 81 Lycoming 83, Susquehanna 74 Ellendale 89, Dickinson 85 Soux Falls 73, Black Hills 72 Northern chrs . 62, South Dakota Teh 49 College hockey Harvard 13, Cornell 0 skiing conditions Garmisch 2,000-10,000feet skiing at Hausburg Eidsee Kruzeck and Zug Spitze weather Clear temperature 24 degrees forecast no change. Berchtesgaden 3,000 feet skiing at Skytop weather Clear temperature 27 degrees forecast no change. Chi Emsee 5,400 feet skiing at Kampen Ancl weather Clear temperature 30 degrees forecast no change. Linda Meyers cops downhill combined to miss Anderson from Pross dispatches Squaw Valley Calif. Linda Meyers a Green eyed Blond from Bishop Calif., won the women downhill race of the North Amer ican ski championships Here Sun Day by u narrow margin Over Reni Cox port Leyden  Miss Meyers who has been ski ing competitively for Only three years was timed in 2 05.2 to the Eastern girl s 2 06. Beverly Anderson the University of Washington skier from Mullan Ida., placed third in the downhill in 2 06.2, but won the three event Alpine combined title Over her ski ing buddy miss Meyers. Miss Anderson on the basis of her second third and sixth place Shad 3.03 total according to the complicated scoring system used while miss Meyers had 3.86 Points. Third in the combined went to Sally Deaver Philadelphia with4.65 Points while miss Cox was fourth with 7.98. Eleanor Bennett St. Regis Mont., was fourth in the downhill in2 06.5, and Russia s Stalina Korzun Khina placed fifth in 2 10,5. Miss Korzuk Hina was also fifth in the combined standings with 8.65points. Miss Anderson 20, explained he third place in the downhill by say ing i was on the edges of my ski too  Linda 21, was t satisfied either. She said i was out of control on the lower half and was bouncing All Over the  the californian trains at Mam Moth Mountain under Dave Mccoy the Only important coach who never won an International title. He just got brains Linda said. The top 10 downhill finishers i Linda Meyers Bishop Calif., 2 05.2 2renie Cox. Port Leyden ., 2 06 3beverly Anderson Mullan Ida., 2 06.2 4eleanor Bennett. St. Regis Mont. 2 06.5 5stalina Korzuk Hina Russia 2 10.5 6cherie Gerbasi Aspen colo., 2 12. 7evgemja Sidorova Russia 2 14.3 Dotty Campbell. Seattle 2 14.5 9jtan Sauta Ert. Lakeview. Or., 2 15 10cathy Zimmerman Rene .nev., 2 l1 i s