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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                5 -.,.page 20 the stars and stripes monday july 13, 1959 new world record set in Aav swim meet , Calif. A  staged an assault on rec ords saturday in a National acumen  that saw one world and Fostir american Marks  Troy an 18-year-old Indiana University Sophomore wrote the world Mark into the books with a time of 2 16.4 in the 200-meter Butterfly  time in the 50-meter Pool at the new Fremont Hills country club before 2,700 fans also goes Asa new american Mark. Other american record Breakers and also winners of their event were Frank Mckinney another Indiana student representing the Indianapolis athletic club with1 03.6 in the backstroke Ron Clark Detroit athletic club 2 44.7in the 200-meter breaststroke and Lance Larson  athletic club with 2 24.7 in the 200-meter Medley. The final american record washing up in the 800-meter relay by the Indianapolis team with an8 35.7 clocking that wiped out the old Mark of 8 42.7 by the los Angeles a last year. Mckinney lowered his own american record to 1 03.8 As he paced the preliminaries and then came Back still faster in the finals to out Duel Bob Bennett los Angeles. Troy will become the first world record Holder under new rules for the Butterfly event set up Las september by the International swimming federation. Under the new rules swimmers can take Only one stroke under water at the Start and turns and use the Fishtail kick. The world group agreed to recognize the first swimmer going faster than 2 19 As the world record Holder explained Al Sehorn meet general chairman. June 21, Troy on was clocked in2 18.6 for 220 Yards slightly Over 200 meters at Louisville. That Mark has not yet been acted upon by the is. In saturday s final event the800-meter relay the Indianapolis team of Al Somers Denny o Neil George Breen arid Troy flashed to Victory in record time with los Angeles a second. That sent Indianapolis Well i front in team standings with 65 Points to 43 for the los Angeles a and 28 for the Detroit a. Clark came Back to win the finals in a close race with former record Holder Norbert Rumpel German born student at Southern Illinois University. Clark was timed in 2 45.6 and Rumpel in 2 45.7. The latter had held the breaststroke record at 2 47.8. Kansan Jeff Farrell now at Yale by Way of Oklahoma became a double Winner when he capture the 200-meter freestyle in 2 06.9. He had won Friday night s 100-meter freestyle in 56.9 and Satur Day night edged George Breen Indianapolis a. Farrell lives in Wichita attended the University of Oklahoma and now is an Ensign with the  Reserve in training at Yale. Campbell fires 66 to tie Palmer in Western open Pittsburgh a Riding a succession of accurate putts Joe Campbell Knoxville tenn., forged a subpar tie with Arnold Palmer Ligonier pa., saturday after 54 hqls., of the Western open Golf , who set a course rec Ord of 65 at the Pittsburgh Fiel club in the opening round carded a 66 saturday and a 54-Hole total of 202 to pull into a tie with  stumbled and recovered a dozen times on the 6,620-Yard, it. To Gunderson wins Amateur Chicago a in a match of spectacular shots Joanne Gunder Soh Seattle Defeated Marge Lind say Decatur 111., g and 4 to win the 59th women s Western Amateur Golf championship saturday. Miss gun d or son 20-year-Oldphysical education major at Ari Zona state and 1957 National Amateur titlist never was Down and Only once did her 34-year-old opponent the Western s 1951 Cham Pion and 1952 Curtis cup Tea member pull even. That was on the sixth Hole of the morning round. ,. Capping the sensational playing in the match was miss Gunder son s 60-foot Chip shot that plunked into the 32d Hole for a Birdie three ending the contest. Sinks shot from trap but even surpassing this was the action on the 170-Yard seventh Hole of the first round. Here mis Gunderson dropped a 60-foot shot from a trap for a Deuce. Miss Lind say t daughter of a newspaper pub Lisher then rolled in a 50-foot putt for a Deuce halve. Not to be outdone the Long driving Strawberry Blond from Seattle holed a 14-foot putt for winning two on 142-Yard ninth for a 4-up Lead and maintained that bulge through the first 18 by sink ing a 5-foot Chip for Eagle thereon the 420-Yard 16th. This was miss Gunderson s first Western Amateur championship 1 she win the Western Junior Crown in 1955, r tour de France sprint tit " won by italian Bruni a Saint Etienne France up Only 77 racers reached Saint Etienne saturday night for a Well i deserved rest Day before they Start tackling the Mountain laps of the f tour de France. L%p1np Bruni Italy won a sprint a i to Jav Graf Switzerland Pauwels Belgium. They a 36 seconds Behric -70 layout finished with a trap 3hot and putt for  on the 18thxnd 69, his highest score to Date Here. He had to have the  one 18th to tie. The two leaders had to yield Aoi Are of the spotlight to another new course record a 63 by 49-year-old tournament Veteran dutch Harrison St. Louis. His great round which showed an Eagle six birdies and one bogey put him Ichird place with 206. The pacesetters for sunday final round thus Span two Genera ions of american Golf. Harrison was a Star before. World War ii. Palmer 29, is rated by Many As top Nan of the current tour. The 23 year old Campbell is a 1957 graduate of Purdue a Bright new Star. In addition to Harrison s remark Able round  took another beat no. Campbell Bob Toski South Miami fla., and Julius Boros mid Pines. N.c., All carded 66s. Nine Een of 51 bettered  saturday. 217 to qualify it took 217 or better for three rounds to qualify for the final sunday when the $20,000 in prizes were to be settled. The Winner takes $5,000. While Harrison played perfection Golf especially marvelous in his approaches to within Birdie Range the other two leaders had a Deal of scrambling to do. Palmer did Well with such feats As pitching from underneath a tree to within Birdie Range on the third  s Putter was smoking hot one putting eight greens. Only one was Long a 20-foot Birdie atthe first Hole but As he summed it up himself i got every break inthe  the leaders Joe Campbell 65-71-6620 Arnold Palmer 67-66-69202 dutch Harrison 72-71-63206 Doug Ford 66-72-69207 Jack Fleck 70-67-70207 Mike Sou cloak 67-67-73207 Ted Kroll 71-67-70-208 Fred Hawkins 68-69-71 20 George Bayer 69-67-7220f Geno Littler 72-69-68209 Bob Duden 68-73-68209 Pete cooper71-66-72209 Jay Hebert 71-71-68210 Julius Boros 69-75-66210 Paul Harnoy 71-72-67210 Walker Inman 70-70-70210 Johnny Pott 71-72-6821 Bob Rosburg 70-72-692j Dow Finsterwald 70-70-7121 de Draper 70-74-68212 Gardner Dickinson 71-73-68212 Fred Haas 72-71-6921 Bert Weaver 67-71-74212 Bob Toski 73-74 6621 Monte Bradley 71-73-6921 Mason Rudolph 77-67-6921 Dave Ragan 73-71-6921 a c. Goosie 68-74-7121 Wally Ulrich 71.70-7221 Don Fairfield 74-67-7221 grinder leaves Columbia new York up Columbi University has announced tha Brian Dennehy football Captain elect from Mineola. N.y., will no return to school next fall. The announcement said the 245-poum Spanish team with the round., tackle hag withdrawn from to University because of p e r s o n a reasons the stars and stripes most valuable player ballot this is my selection As the most valuable european Cornel baseball player in a poll to select one Usa eur and one Safe player to return to the . For the world series. Name position team league. Signed , Apo. Organization Send nil ballots to the sports department the stars and stripes Apo 175, . Forces. Only ballots printed Dally in the stars and stripes will be considered. Platt pitches spartans to 8 win Over Prem Span Dahlem Germany Spe Cial Howie Platt picked up his fourth Victory in nine Days Here sunday As he pitched the Spang Dahlem spartans to an 8 Safe Ermany District Triumph Over the Prem Taco neers. The Triumph gave the Pace set Ting spartans a sweep of the two game series and upped their District record to 21 2 for the  now is All. Even at 12-12. Platt Ace of the Span Dahlem staff who picked up two wins Only last weekend an then a third one saturday when he stopped the Taco neers in a four inning Relief role scattered nine hits sunday for his10th Triumph compared with one setback. Bob setback took the loss even ing his record at 5. He gave up 11 hits including Don Delutis third Home run in two Days Anda pair of doubles by Mickey Crosby producing three runs. Delutis so oblast was his fourth Homer of the year. Pitburg Germany special Dennis Nelles and Wally Hor slammed loth inning Home runs Here sunday to give the Pitburg Barons a "12-10 Victory Over the Platt Hahn Hawks in a Safe Germany District  10 in the 10th, Nelles led off with his blast and Bill Peavy singled. Hord then came through with his game winning clout to give Jim Cederdahl his fourth win against four setbacks. The losing Pitcher was Tom har Rell. The Barons now have a 17-8league Mark while the Hawks Are 12-10. Darmstadt Germany Spe Cial the Darmstadt comets pushed across two runs in the Bot Tom of the ninth to beat the ram Stern rams 4, Here sunday in a Safe Germany District  Vasquez went All the Way picking up his first win in Best ing Gary Wycoff. George Mayberry hit a double and three singles to Pace the comets who Are 9-13 in league play. Noris Cambell belted a Home for the rams 7-16 in the eighth. Hodge quits boxing May turn to coaching Wichita Kan. Up heavy weight Boxer Dan Hodge 27, wich Ita has announced his retirement of boxing and said he is inter ested in entering  three time Mcaa wrestling titlist from the University of okla homa Hodge was stopped on a technical  in. Eight round last april 28 by Nino Valdes Cuba. Bears Mainz 8, in Rhine circuit bad Kreuz Nach Germany special Chuck Sneath slammed a Farewell Home run Here sunday and the bad Kreuz Nach bears exploded for six runs in the sixth in Ning to come from behind and beat tire Mainz troopers 8, for a sweep of their two game usar eur Rhine league series. Bad Kreuz Nach ran its record to 7 and took a firm grip on firs place in the second half race. Mainz now is 2. Sneath scheduled to depart forthe . On monday connected with the bases empty in the third but the big fireworks came in the sixth when the bears put together six of their 12 hits to break the game open. Gordon Roebuck scattered seven hits for his sixth win of the Yea compared with two losses while Dick Mickerson Kod in the deciding sixth was charged with his fifth straight loss. He has yet to win a game. Kaisers Lautkin Germany special the Kaiserslautern i colonels downed the Kaiser Lnu turn engineers 10, in a usar Kur Rhino l. E a g u c Frame her sunday. Viiu sent Difilippo went nil the Way in his season s debut giving up 10 hits. The loser was Charlie Brown who also went the full route Ami was nicked for 13 Safe ties. Dino Messina and Russ summer sparked the colonels attack Mes Sina getting a two rim Homer an three singles while Summers got a double and two singles Good fora pair of runs. Lou Timosky got the engineers of to a fast Start with a two run Homer in the first inning. Bob Taylor hit three singles for the losers who Are 2 in league play. The colonels Are 4. Baum older Germany Spe Cial Chico Gonzales slammed a Home rim triple and single while driving in three runs to Pace the Baum older Blue rangers to an 8, Usa eur Rhine league Triumph Over the ban Holder can no neers Here sunday. The win gave the Blue rangers to sweep of the two game series and upped their record to 6 for the second half. The canno neers Arenow 3. Lee Salmonson scattered nine hits for his  win of the year while Bill France who was knocked out in the fifth too the loss. Sandhofer Germany special the Sandhofer vanguards completed a two game series sweep Over the Wackenheim indians her sunday As Fred Pomian pitched a four hit 7, shutout. Losing Pitcher Tom Grey was locked up in a tight St Ore less due with Pomian until the eighth when the vanguards exploded for Al their runs on four hits two errors and three walks. Sandhofer now has a 5 record in Usa eur Rhine league second half play while the indians Are 1. Spain Italy gain european Davis cup finals from press dispatches Spain and Italy gained the finals of european zone Davis cup play sunday. Spain reached the title round Ona closing singles Victory by Manuel Santana in the fifth and deciding match at Barcelona. Britain s Mike Davies was the victim in a 6, 3, 4. 6. 6 thriller that left the3, Edge for Italy flinched its f Irujo berth with a 3 Lead  by virtue Ofa doubles Triumph by Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola. Jeannoel Grin a and Pierre Darmon were the victims 6, 6,-7, As Italy gained the european final for the seventh time in 11 years. Two More singles matches Are Tobe played monday but they can have no effect on the outcome. Britain held a 2 Lead Over thespian team going into sunday s action. But Andres Gimeno whipped Billy Knight 7, 3, 6, 7, to even the score and the Little Santana then wound up the hero with his deciding Triumph Over Davies. It was Only the second win for the Spanish against the British in six Davis cup meetings. Spain is Tiven Little Chance against the Veteran Letran Gelland Sirola in the european Zon finals. I  
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