European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes saturday july 25, 1959 chords says Russia Letts in developing olympic athletes by Oscar Frauen Bob Richards new York up Russia has 1,000 competitors to every Amer ican participating in olympic Type sports the re Bob Richards said and the . Must produce a pro Gram of vast National magnitude to hold its place in International Are losing the Battle Rich Ards said. Our last week end s dual meet with Russia but the handwriting is on the Richards the two time olympic pole vault Champion and three time . Decathlon King suggests Community committees in a nationwide summer program wind ing up with a major television spectacular. Preparing for another trip to Russia to study their athletic setup the vaulting vicar suggested that the . Exchange Amateur athletes with the soviet just As students Are countries he asserted would gain much understanding and build Good will. Pole vaulting Parson the athletes of the two coun Mantle Berra Keystone combo injuries Force Stengel to consider switches Cleveland a Casey Stengel the new York Yankees master Juggler is considering some More moves. If he makes them they Are sure to raise eyebrows. Several of the team s key play ers Are crippled by injuries and the yanks still Are in fourth place Stengel speaking at a clubhouse meeting to discuss the injury situation and count noses told news men not to be surprised if Center fielder Mickey Mantle shows up at shortstop and Catcher Yogi Berra at second base. Might have to use pm there Stengel said. Way things have been going i might have to use anybody anyplace. Mantle played shortstop his firs two years in pro Ball and Berra Penna. Legislature Bill ending curfew on baseball. Harrisburg a. A Penn Sylvania s legislature has Given final approval to a Bill that would virtually abolish the state s Sun Day curfew on professional base Ball Bill says that sunday games started before 5 pm est maybe completed regardless of How Long it takes. Under present Law the games must be halted at 6 pm est. Gov David l. Lawrence a base Ball fan was expected to sign the Bill this week. The House passed it 172-12. The Senate gave its approval earlier i the curfew an outgrowth of the Commonwealth s 18th-Century Blue Laws Haft complicated Many Sun Day doubleheaders of the Phila Delphia Phillies and Pittsburgh pirates. Often the teams have waited a month or More to com plete one or two innings of a sus Pended game. The Biu also would affect class a Eastern league teams in read i he. Lancaster York Aue town tend Williamsport and Erie of the new York Pennsylvania league. Colts Davis signs wesmjn$p2r, my. A w Wiit Del vols Veteran safety Man $8 signed his con tract for a third in played about 20 games at second base his first year Stengel continued. It s not in the records but i know he saw that Pitcher Don Larsen hit. I be been thinking Fella John Blanchard says he i Ather play first base than catch. I can even use Pitcher Bob by Shantz in the infield. He s like a cat and he can probably play the infield better left handed than some of them right handers play any place what has Stengel old the play ers i told them to be ready to play any place. I said to them they re All big leagues. So they should Beable to play any place while we re crippled half in jest but probably with some seriousness Stengel is pondering these strange moves be cause he has three regulars Side lined Bill Skowron Tony Kubek and Gil , the slugging first baseman is suffering from a bad Back and remained in new Yor for treatment. Mcdougald was con fined to his hotel room Here with weakening effects of the virus. Kubek has a sore shoulder. Tries Are always Friendly he Send. And they have the utmost respect for each other.". 1the Stocky curly haired Rich Ards can understand the fierce rationalism of the russians because lie regards it As a matter of sport ing Pride. Discounting ideologies,th6 muscular reverend holds that we must have Faith and we mus believe in on a trip to Russia i saw lots of bad things enough to write an other Book about says the Man who recently authored a Book called the heart of a but when i Start talking about the Good people i saw Over there nobody wants to listeria i often wonder whether it s because no body wants to believe in. Humanity any More. We must have Faith in human it was Faith which converted Richards into an International sports figure and Winner of the Sullivan award As the nation outstanding Amateur athlete. And it was Faith he insists which finally permitted Hin to become the second Man to surpass 15 feet in the pole vault. Car Nelius Warmerdam was the first and did it 43 times between1940-44. Vaulting s sonic Barrier for seven year Warmerdam alone held that distinction. An Richards could have been forgiven if he had permitted himself to think that he would never reach the magic Mark. No less than 36 times he worked up to within a fraction of 15 feet and a number of times thought head cleared it Only to find he was barely Short when the bar was i had Faith in myself just As i have Faith in people he recalls. Finally in the january 1951 Mill Rose games at Madison Square Garden Richards achieved his goal. Since then he Rias cleared 15 feet an amazing total of 126 times while winning the last two olympic vaulting championships with record Heights. Not really retired i still get the itch shrugs the Man who became a professionally accepting a Post As sports director for a breakfast food con Cern. I did 15 feet three inches just two months an Eye opening performance for a retired athlete when you con Sider that Villanova s Don Bragg won the vault in the .-Ussrmeet with a leap one Quarter of. An Inch less. Starting anew Milwaukee braves second baseman red schoendienst takes batting practice in As he gets Back in shape after a Long siege with tuberculosis. A photo College All Star 11 preps to vase pros Evanston 111. A the col lege All Star s squad of 52 players opened training at Northwestern University for its game with the Baltimore Colts National football league champions aug. 14 in sol Dier Field. Head coach Otto Graham and his five assistants began by issuing equipment and giving physical examinations. On Graham s staff Are Pete Pihos Don doll Lou Saban Dick Stanfel and Johns Auer. Four additions have been made to the All Star roster announced last month. The new players Are Dave Shireiy Southern methodist end and punter end Rich Kreitl ing Illinois and tackles Harry Jacobs Bradley and Ron Luciano Syracuse. We have tried to choose team with the weight and Speed necessary to meet the pro Cham pions on nearly equal terms Gra. Jay a ohri8 Van Salt a fore is font. Cola i Caw a beef Taw to pull i by Ironi Sylvia Ruduski Berkeley calf in route to Victory in the 440-Yard freestyle event in theto Effs Mee. Miss Vonsaltza set � new meet record with � clocking of 449.4, a i Aoto Ham said. We think we did such a Job last year when the All stars Defeated the Detroit Lions 35-19, and set an offensive record for the collegians in the the All Star tackles this year average 240 pounds and the guards 230. The Backfield averages 191. The team s Overall average is 215. Long Hole in one carded by son of Missouri governor St. Louis up one of the longest holes in one in golfing history was shot by Jim Tom Blair Iii the son of Missouri s governor. Playing at the St. Louis country club Blair a former state Cham Pion slugged his tee shot on the eighth Hole right into the cup the distance347 Yards. The Par four Hole is a Dogleg tothe right and the Green is shielded by Trees. Blair played the Hole the Shortway shooting Over the Trees. He estimated that his Ball travel about 280 Yards. Braves top riders in exhibition 7-3 Bamberg Germany special the 3d army div cab braves Defeated the Bamberg. Riders 7-3, Inan exhibition game Here Friday. Mel Douglas p itched the win while Bill Barnes took the loss. Highlighting the cab attack were three homers in in the third inning by Jim Francis Joe Beredino and John Brugler. Fran Cis also hit another Homer during the afternoon. Amateur Golf head named Troy . Up John a Ward Syracuse has been elected president of the new York state Amateur Golf association. Ward succeeds Pierce a Russell Lioy
