European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse I j4 a a the stars and stripes monday july 20, 1939 Becky Collins sets Butterfly Mark in aau ". Redding Calif. A Petite,15-year-old Becky Collins Indian Apolis splashed to a new world record for the 110-Yard Butterfly with a time of ljll.2 saturday night in the National aau women a swimming championships. The High school student edged defending Champion Nancy Ramey Seattle who held the world record at 1 11.3. The margin of Blond i Becky s Victory appeared less thana foot. Becky s record was the third world Mark set in the meet. Sylvia Ruuska Berkeley Calif., established a 5 40.2 for the 440-Yard Medley and Carin Cone Houston swam the 220-Yard backstroke in2 37.9 Friday. Miss Ruuska lost her 440-Yard freestyle title saturday As 15-year old Chris Vonsaltza Saratoga Calif., pulled ahead in the final 100 Yards to win in a new meet record time of 4 59.4. That time bettered the existing american record of 5 08.5 set by Lorraine Crapp Australia in the aau meet two years ago. How Ever Chris swam a 4 48.2 recently and that s expected to be the new american Mark. The Berkeley Myca team twice smashed the american record inthe 440-Yard relay turning in a time of 4 30.9-in qualifying and4 29.2 to win the finals. The old Mark was 4 36 by the los Angeles athletic club in 1957.on the winning team were Sylvia and Pat Ruuska Caroline Schiller and Anne Bancroft. After three nights of the meet at the Lake Redding Park 55-Yard Pool the los Angeles a led with62 Points followed by the Berkeley Myca with 50, Santa Clara 48 an Riviera club. Indianapolis 41. Marianne Hargreaves from the Kris Kristensen swim school of los Angeles won the 110-Yardbreaststroke in 1 22.4, establishing a meet and american record forthe event which returned to the aau program this year. Defending Champion Suzie or dog Seattle took second in 1 26.5. Canadian Irene Macdonald the 25-year-old who represents the los Angeles a won her second diving title in the three meter Spring Board event. Patsy Willard Mesa ariz., aquatic club took second and 1958 Champ Paula Jean Myers los Angeles was third. 1955 map winners winners of the 1955 stars and stripes most valuable player poll Bay Rosenbum left and George Morgan pose with baseball commissioner Ford frock at the 55 world series in new York. One Sabeur and one Safe Diamond Star will win free trip s to this year s world series in Ali e poll which will continue until aug. 10. Driscoll retains comfortable margin in is most valuable player ballot Darmstadt Germany is Aschaffenbur fans kept behind their favorite Jerry Driscoll sat urday As the Cardinal Pitcher drew153 More votes to maintain a comfortable Lead in the Usa eur Section of the stars and Stripe most valuable player poll. The packet of ballots kept Dris Coll ahead of 4th army div cab first baseman j. H. Snuffy Grimm in the balloting which will pick one Usa eur and Safe player for a free trip to the world series. Grimm s followers chipped in area track meet set for Nurnberg Nurnberg Germany special the 1959 Usa eur area comes track and Field championships have been scheduled for july 31 aug. 1 at soldiers Field Here with Inderman representing Berlin Naco Bremerhaven setae 24th engr up 39th engr up 516th Sig up and Saco competing. Each command May enter a 30-Man squad with three participants in each track and Field event based on competitive times an distances a 30-Man team will be selected to represent the area comes in the Usa eur track and1 Field championships. Chelveston defeats. Vigilantes in us 9-5 Chelveston England Spe Cial the Chelveston cowboys a inches javelin. 2-staus 3-Jphn Vegso Munich distance 158 feet i inches. Discus i Schwartz 2-Robert Gelbert num. Berg 3-Vefjso. Distance 124 Teet i Inch. Pole. Vault l tie Biliy bowels. Munich and Kreger 3-Bass. Height ii feet i a inc Lios Hammer throw a Schwartz 2-Vegso 3 Mike pick Nurnberg. Distance75 feet 4 inches hop step and jump a Krejer 2-Harold Taylor Munich 3-Lon Mclntyre Nurnberg distance4fl Leol. 2 inches High jump i Smith 2-Courtney 3-Robeit Lemming Nurnberg height a feet a Inch. Team scoring a Nurnberg 91 2-Munlch 48 a Stuttgart -28. With 200 votes saturday but the hard hitting first Sacker managed to gain Only a Little ground on Driscoll. Driscoll has totalled 762 votes compared to Grimm s 409. The 3d army div Trp s Jim Hubbard Home run Leader in the Northern league with five round trippers remained in third place with 239 votes followed by 72clarty up left fielder Jerry Parrish who broke into the poll with 70votes. Kitzinger red sox supporters continued to split their votes four ways to give the defending usar eur champs the biggest representation in the balloting. Pitchers Bob Panek and Bernie Belan attracted 50 and 27 votes respectively to head the red sox nominees which also include catch or Bob Bettin and Glen Shook. Fourteen players from five of seven Usa eur leagues and the com z Eastern circuit were represented in the poll. La Rochelle s Truett Bayles and Frank Gonzales and Bracone s Tony Versace were the com players to attract votes. Voting in the Safe Section of the pole meanwhile remained Dor Mant. Only two players shape Ralph Platt and Span Dahlem s Dennis Channing have received any backing so far. The voting continues until aug. 10 with fans permitted to vote a Many times As they wish As Long As they submit their Choice on the official stars and stripes ballot which appears daily in the sports be c tips. The poll is cosponsored by Thea. G. Spalding Bros sporting goods company and pan american world airways and voting is Dipento All personnel entitled to Logis tical support any player competing in ,the following leagues is. Eligible Usa eur Northern Southern Eastern Western Central Rhine main setae and com z. Safe Germany France us Spain Morocco and Mediterranean districts Harisin Heads s tourney Field by Jim Tresse staff writer Garmisch Germany is nationally ranked Dave Harum Heads a Field of 60 net men fro five sports districts in the 1959 Safe Tennis championships slated to open Here monday. Singles and doubles Competition in both open and senior divisions Wright boiler fills the schedule with several entries Back from last year s tournament. All of the 1958 senior division champions Are returning while on half of the open doubles team is Back last year s open singles Champ Gene Schagene Ramstein will not be on hand to defend his title sincere has returned to the . However Harum a former Start the University of Miami is favored to capture the Crown after making Short work of his opponents in the Germany District eliminations. A Battle in the senior singles division shapes up with defending Champion Dave Dozier Dreux Likely to meet Toul s Ralph Maxey run Nerup in the 58 open division who has stepped into the senior bracket this year. Maxey Defeated Dozier in the France District powerful squad from the us District is headed by Tom Wright who teamed with Bobby Higgs to win last year s open doubles champs Phil Goldberg and Mickey Beller of the us head the senior doubles Field. Players will be representing the France Germany us Spain Morocco and Mediterranean sport districts. Wright overcomes Campbell to take pub links. Tourney Denver " api Bill Wright slender putting wizard from Seattle Defeated Frank Campbell Jack Sonville fla., 3 and 2 saturday in the 36-Hole final of the National Public links Golf , first negro Ever to win this 37-year-old event raced to a 4-up Lead on the first five Hole Sand never trailed. He was three under Par on the morning 18, but slipped Over regulation figures afternoon round Over the 6,617 Yard. Par-71 Well Shore course. I was sure i had him when he dubbed a tee shot on the 32d," Wright said. That put Wright 3-up,but he lost the 33d Hole when he drove into the Trees. On the.34th Hole Bright with atypical tee shot sliced into the rough within six inches of out of Bounds. But he smacked a Beautiful Iron shot to the Edge of the Green on the 397-Yard Hole. 97th Sig in Hooters tie Weil in Schoe Busch Ger Many special the 97th Sig in satan pacer team battled to a 4-4 tie with the Weil in Schoen Busch learn Here. Myles Biard scored two goals for the 97th. Mexico aussies split in zone cup matches Mexico City up i Mexico split its opening singles matches with Australia saturday in their first round american zone Davis cup Tennis series. Mario Llamas Mexico Defeated Bod Laver 0-4, 6-4, 0-8, after Australia s Neale Fraser defeat Dantonio Palafox in a hard fought match 8-6, 0-0, 2-0, 4-6, 6-8. 5 ,
