European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse p9 20 the stars and stripes Friday july 10, 1959 w red sox rider series tops Usa eur list Darmstadt Germany is not since 1956 has a team repeated for the Usa eur baseball title but Don t count Kitzinger out defending Champion red sox who picked up one strike As they lost out to Bamberg in the Eastern league s first half Chase will get two More swings saturday and sunday playing Host to the riders in the make or break series of the final half scramble. The tvo clubs Are tied for first place with 5-1 was an underdog All through the playoffs last year. The red sox enjoyed the role so much they up and walked away with All the last team to win consecutive crowns was the 391 h regt in 1955 56.kitzingen is almost certain to lire Bob Panek 5-0 and Bernie Belan 5-3 at the riders the one two Mound punch that beat Neu Reut two straight for the 1958 title. George Hempel 5-1 shores up the Bamberg Hill staff. On paper the two clubs Are As evenly matched As two rattle faltered at the begin Ning of the second half and the red sox spurted after Patching some opening half holes. But the riders hold Snappy 7-5 and 9-3 decisions Over Kitzinger this has the Usa eur Home run Leader in Pedro Ramos 6 while Ray Hartlage a Mem Ber of the championship red so club last season has socked four for the riders. Statistics main league x-72d arty up 4th Armor up 36th arty up 37th engr up 212th arty up 14th amid Cav Berlin w 5 3 3 3 2 i i l pet. I .833 i .750 3 .500 3 .500 4 .333 3 .250 3 .250 go i 2 2 3 3 3 pet. .450 .424 .422 .386 .384 .361 in 30 23 19 17 17 Era 1.41 1.84 1.74 0.96 go we i batting averages g a r h Stopich a 36th arty up 18 60 22 27 Parrish. 72d arty up 18 66 24 28 Mcdonald. 72d arty up 17 64 26 27 h Ardwick. 4th Armor up 16 57 10 22 Carland 36th arty up 18 73 1c 28 serretto 212th arty up 18 72 14 26 Home runs runs batted Fizzano 36th 4 Stop Chuck. 36th Parrish 72d 3 Parrish. 72d Alexander 212th 3 Fizzano. 36th Hughes 37th Alexander. 212th pitching w l , 36th arty up 9 i .900 Sheldon 37th engr up 5 i .833.hughes, 37th engr up 5 2 .714 Jurecko 4th Armor up 4 2 .667 Western league u pet. Karlsruhe 3 i .750neureut 4 2 .667 Vii corps 3 3 .500 i ludwigs g Plon is 3 3 .500 i a Stuttgart 2 2 .500 i ludwigs g cards 2 2 .500 Mannheim i 5 .167 3 batting averages g a r h , Vii corps 18 73 19 31 .425 Tauderman Stuttgart 16 60 14 24 .400 Hill. Karlsruhe 16 57 17 22 .386mackle, Karlsruhe 16 64 14 24 .375 Hitcher pioneers 18 62 19 23 .371 Home runs runs batted in Williams Vii corps 3 Gottlieb Stuttgart 16 George Neureul 2 Tanner Karlsruhe l 8one, cardinals 2 Hitcher pioneers it Flory Cai dials 2 three tied with 14pitching w l pet. Era Mang Karlsruhe 5 0 1.000 0.41 Vaught Stuttgart 5 i .833 2.11mack, Vii corps 8 2 .800 2.17 Geiger Neureul 5 2 .714 2.33northern league w l pet. Gbx-3d army div Cha 31 .750 3d army div cab 31 .750 3d army Oil acc 3 i .750 1 Waco 22 .500 i 3d army div tips 2 4 333 2 3d army div tvs i 5 167 3 batting averages g a r h pet Smith 3d army cab 14 41 12 18 .430 Irvin 3d army acc 14 55 14 23 .418 Dorish. 3d army acc 16 64 18 26 .406 Poepsel Naco 16 65 16 24 .369home runs runs batted in Hubbard tips 5 Breese acc 21 Brugler cab 3 Hubbard tips 2williams, acc 3 five tied with 15 10 tied with 2pitching w 1. Pet. Era Flehman 3d army cab 0 1.000 0.70. Conrad 3d Arm Cha j \ .875 0,87 to Hooklai 3d army cab 6 2 750 1.87 ii a no. � 3 ,625 2.0 circling the rest of the usar or loops Here s How things shape up Northern league Normal y a Crown carried in the trip pocket of the 3d army div Cha scorpions the second half Flag Chase has taken on the atmosphere of a bargain basement scramble. First half Kingpin Cha 3-1 hosts he 3d army div acc cougars at Kirch Goens in an important clash. The other leaders 3d army div cd braves 3-1sit at Home and Hope for a split in the Cha cab set to. The 3d army div tvs 1-5 play at Naco 2-2 Western league first half Champ Stuttgart 2-2 Battles with to Back to the Wall against second half Leader Karlsruhe 3-1 and the dozers unbeaten h u r 1 e r Andy Mang 5-0. A Karlsruhe sweep would just about Cook the chiefs second half Goose. Also running Mannheim 1-5 at the ludwigs Jurg cards 2-2 and the ludwigs Burg pioneers 3-3 at Neureul 4-2 Rhine league unscrambled irom last week s tangled up affair but the traditional Cross City rivalry Between the Kaiserslautern engineers 2-4 and Kaiserslautern colonels 2-2 grabs the spotlight despite the fact that it has Little earing on the Pennant Chase at this Point. The engineers have yet to beat the colonels this having a Ball first half Champ Baum older Blue rangers 4-2 at Baum older canno neers 3-3another spot where the rivalry is Friendly but hot league leading bad Kreuz Nach 5-1 hosts Mainz 2-2 and Wackenheim 1-5 plays at Sandhofer 3-3. Main league looks like first half Kingpin 72d arty up can no neers 5-1 in a Breeze against Berlin 1-3 at Wertheim. Mai events 4th Armor up Iron Dukes 3-1 against 36th arty up ram mers 3-3 at Giessen and 212th arty up gunners 2-4 at the 14th army Cavaliers 1-3 Home in Fulda. Central league the 4th army div cab turtles Are still protecting a 4-0 record but face a Tough Erlanger assignment against the 4th army div Cha Hawks 3-1. Central attractions 4th army div tvs wildcats 2-4 Atsch Zaebisch Gemuend against the 35th arty up Crimson wave 1-3 and the 4th army div arty tigers 2-4 playing the Sasae big Blue 1-3 first half. Champs a Heilbronn. Eastern league in two words Kitzinger Baraber. Else where on the Eastern front Aschaffenbur 2-4. At Schwein Furt 2-4 and Wuerzburg 3-3 at Ansbach against the 210th a up 1-5. Southern league first half champs and current league Leader the Augsburg ram Chicks 4-0 go across town to the Lair of the Augsburg raiders 2-4. Another Intra City rivalry finds the Munich Gim let Lions 5-1 at he Home of the Munich spartans 1-5. The Augsburg Mustangs 3-1 play at Straub ing 1-3. Central league w l pet. Go 4th army div cab 4 0 1.000 4th army div Cha 3 i .750 i 4th army div acc 3 i .750 i 4th army div tvs 2 4 .333 3 4th army div arty 2 4 .333 3 35th arty up i 3 .250 3 a Sasae l 3 .250 3 batting averages g a r h pet Grimm 4th army cab 16 60 ii 25 .417 Donohue Sasae 16 60 25 .41 Huff 4tta army cab 16 63 12 25 .39 Lococo. 4th army Cha 16 67 9 25 .373 a Lucli. 4th army Cha 16 73 14 25 .34 Home runs runs batted in Lococo Cha 2 Lococo Cha Vaughn div arty 2 Dougherty. Sasae 12 tied with i Vaughn div arty Mcdowell div tvs Huff cd Garcia div tvs pitching l pet. Era Gore 4th army cab 4 i .800 3.1donohue. Sasae g 2 .750 3.4 Mahoney 4th army tvs 3 i .780 1.8 Wing 4th army Cha r4 2 .067 1.0 spartans set to play Taco neers Darmstadt Germany is although there Are six weeks left on the schedule the breezing along with a is game Lead appear to be a cinch take the Safe Germany District baseball Crown. ,. Only two teams Ramstein 7-14 and Sembach 0-20 Are mathematically eliminated but no club appears to be Able to overtake the spartans who have dropped Only two games in 21 decisions. Spang s closest competitors Are the Wiesbaden flyers 11-5 and he Pitburg Barons 15-7. The Barons have been coming fast but t is doubtful whether they can catch the High flying spartans. The Loop leaders w us attempt to up their record saturday and Sun Day when they play Host to the Prem Taco neers 12-10. With pitchers like Frank Starks 8-0 and Howie Platt 8-1 along with batters like Bill Soo George Mccoy Dan Haas and Mickey Crosby the spartans Are expected to pickup their 20th and 21st wins. Starks and Haas were selected Pitcher and player of the week for their performance last weekend. Starks shut out Wiesbaden on a three hitter 7-0, while Haas knocked a pair of homers in the same game. Wiesbaden at Ramstein Wiesbaden is at Ramstein sat urday and then will take on the hapless Sembach nine at Wiesbaden in a twin Bill sunday. The Darmstadt comets lock horns with the Rhine main Rock ets in a saturday doubleheader at Rhine main. The comets havea 7-12 record in league play while the rockets Are 9-12. Darmstadt closes out its week end activity against Ramstein Sun Day. Pitburg will play Host to the Hahn Hawks in a two game series saturday and sunday. The Barons have an excellent hurler in Ada Yopp 8-2 and another Good chucker in Joe Reiser 3-1. Hahn s Al Bailey is the league leading hitter with a hefty .567 average. Germany District w l pot. Go Span Dahlem 19 2 .905 Wiesbaden ii 5 .688 5v Pitburg 15 7 .682 4 / Hahn ii 9 .550 7 a Prem -12 10 .545 7 re life main 9 12 .429 10 Darmstadt 7 12 .368 ii Rumstein 7 14 .333 12 Zombach 0 20 .000 l8 i batting averages g a r h pot Bailey Hahn 19 67 26 38 .567 Soo Span Dahlem 21 85 23 42 .494mccoy, Span Dahlem 21 97. 24 40 .41 Hord Pitburg 22 89 27 34 .38cederdahl, by thurs 20 68 24 25 " .368 Home runs runs batted in Bailey Hahn 7 Hord Pitburg 33haas, Spang he m 7 Soo Spang he m 31 Mccoy Spang he m 5 Bailey Hahn 31 Crosby Spang he m 4 Peavy Pitburg 21hord, Pitburg 4 Peavy a Tburg 4dworaczyk,. . 4 pitching l pot. Era Starks Spang pm 8 0 1.000 1.26 Platt. Spang pm 8 i bad 1.16nelson, Wiesbaden 6 i .857 1.04 Yopp Pitburg 8 2 .800 2.00reiser, Pitburg 3 i .750 5.00 Shine league w pet. Abbad Kreuz Nach 5 i .833 a Baich Blue rangers 4 2 .667batimholder canno neers 3 3 .500 Sandhofer 3-3 .900 colonels 2 2 .500mainz 2 2 .500 Kauer Slauter engineers 24 .333 Wacker Helm .1 5 .167 Messina colonels Lingor engineers Hanson bad , Wacker. Koch Blue rangers Home runs linger engineers batting. G a 18 64 19 82 18 20 19 67 86 68 r 14 21 16 17 15 h 2g 33 27 34 24 pot .40c.40 .40 .391,35 runs batted in 5 Olinger. Engineers 28hanson, bad Kreun. 3 Colavita Wackernah. 2 Plosky. Engineers eight tied with Weber Blue rangers i2 Snyder colonels four tied with pitching w Lornt Dorf Blue rangers. 6. I peering Blue ranges 5 i Roebuck bad Kreun. 5 2nejoon, Wacker Hielm 4 2 pot857 .833.714 ii Era 1.20,2 4,1 9.9 Rogers o Meara picked to conduct Usa eur football officials clinic d. Rogers. 25-year Veteran Nurnberg Germany special j. D. Rogers and Harry o Meara a pair of Veteran football whistle voters will conduct the Usa eur Gridiron officials clinic Here july20-24, it was announced by the special activities division. Both men Are veterans of previous clinics o Meara having been Over Here in 1956 and Rogers in1956 and 1957. Rogers a Washington & Lee a graduate has been officiating for the past 25 years and is at present working in the Southern Confer ence. He became a member of the Southern football officials Asso Ciati Ori in 1935, and since then has officiated More major College games than any other Man in the Atlantic coast or Southern conferences. In addition Rogers has also worked National football league contests. Started in 1922 o Meara has 30 years of experience under his Belt beginning with the Central Board of officials forerunner of the Eastern inter collegiate football officials association in 1922. He was an Active member of the Southern conference football officials association from 1935-42, and was named commissioner of the Washington District football officials association following world War ii. Rogers and o Meara who will be conducting daily sessions at sol Diers Field will have under their guidance five officials from each of 10 Usa eur athletic conferences. Harry o Meara. Impressive background Here s Chance to vote Early Darmstadt German is Here s the first Day s ballot for voting in the stars and striped most valuable player poll and Here s your Chance to get behind your favorite player and see if you can t vote him into a free trip to the world series. Ballots will be printed daily in the stars and stripes sports Section until the poll closes aug.10. Fans May vote As Many times As they wish providing they sub Mit their choices on is ballots no reproductions of the ballot willbe accepted. The voting will end Midnight aug. 10 and All ballots sent by mail must be postmarked before that time and reach the ads sports office before aug. 16. Ballots sent other than by mail must reach the sports office before the aug. 10 Midnight deadline. Of swimming set at wheelus Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial the Safe swimming and diving championships will be held at wheelus air base Libya Fri Day and saturday nights. I the meet will be held at wheelus new 50-meter Pool and is expected to attract about 50 swim mers from the defending Cham Pion Germany France us Spain Morocco and Mediterranean districts. Owen Davis wheelus will Beback to defend his diving title. The former naval Academy Ace was the cism runner up last Yea another outstanding performer who will be on hand is the 1958 Usan 200 and 400-meter freestyle Champ Joe Robinson Dreux. Meadowbrook gains final Jericho . A the Meadowbrook club advanced to the final round of the National 20-goal pol championship Here by turning Back Blind Brook .9-7. Meadow Brook now will meet Circle f of Dallas for the title. The stars and stripes most valuable player ballot this is my selection As the most valuable european come baseball Pluyer in a poll to select one csar eur and one Safe player to return to the . Lor the world series. Name position team league. Signed Apo. Organization Send All ballots to the sports department the stars and stripes Apo 176, . Forces Only ballots printed Dolly in the stars an stripes will be considered. P l a a 7 re in. A a i. Or. In it
