European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday August 5, 1959 the stars and stripes edited by Leo Levine sunday s German grand prix at the avus in Berlin was the Firstone to be held there in 33 years and As far As most of the Drivers Are concerned if they Don t go Back there for another 33 years that will be too soon. The two Day proceedings on the ridiculous circuit that consists of two Long autobahn straights with a hairpin turn at one end and a 45-degree Brick banking at the other had the bread and circus atmosphere of a roman Arena rather than any resemblance to a world championship automobile race. From the beginning no one cared for the 5.1g-mile course that places most of the emphasis on the Power of the engine and comparatively Little on the Drivers Talent. When it rained during Satur Day s sports car race the menacing banking at the North end with out a safety Wall turned into a death trap for Jean Behra and was very nearly the same for dutch Driver Carol de Beaufort and Argen Tina s Anton von Doery. Wet bricks Are like ice to a High Speed car and when something happens at 120 Mph you Don t have much time to Correct. De Beairl and von Doery were Lucky in their accidents but the Champion of France was not and now the Small group of grand prix Drivers Lias grown even smaller. Even though the bunk did t claim any More victims in sunday s grand prix the event was run in an atmosphere of extreme tension and Only the Talent and courage of the Drivers can he thanked for the avoidance of further traffic incidents. It is a shame that in a Roii Witry which possesses two of the finest Road circuits in the world and Solitude that the avus had to be used for a race of such stature. Why that s even More of a disgrace. It is to cause the German Niota reporting political and financial situations have degenerated so that the race was merely run to fulfil Germany s obligation to the championship Calendar rather than As a real try to put on a contest of True world Caliper. They might just As Weil have run it on a Quarter mile dirt track. Two minor events that were run As part of the avus meeting did t produce anything in the Way of surprises but did show off several cars to Good advantage. In the touring car event Munich Pilot Karl Kainz finished far in front of assembled Volvo and other alfas in his Alfa Romeo Giulietta to while Berlin s Wolfgang Levy was second in what must be the hottest Auto Union to oops Ever built Levy averaged 88.3 Mph for his fastest Lap some cars Are More Stock than others. In the grand touring race defending German Champion Hans Joachim Walter Weller pushed his fast Carrera to the front at the beginning and stayed there the rest of the Way a Lotus elite piloted by British Driver David Buxton had an easy time of it with the Alfa veloce while a Triumph driven by the International sports car club s Frank Ballard took the l,600-2,000cc Nosin fun shins in front allow George Kreisel s1r3. Ron Vogt Werne placed his Alfa third behind the elite. This week there s a minor race at Karls Koga Sweden for sports and grand touring cars. The weekend after Copenhagen s Rosmilde King has a big sports car meeting slated and the International Hill climb championship has its fifth event of the season at Gaisberg near Salzburg Austria. After that comes the grand prix of Portugal in Lisbon aug. 23. With Portugal Italy and maybe the . Grand prix in december still to go the championship Point standings look like this Point Given on an 8-6-4-3-2 basis plus one for fastest Lap Monaco Jack bral Ham 9" q Tony Brooks 6 0 Phil Hill 3 0 Joe Bonnier 0 0 Maurice trin Ignant 4 0 Stirling Moss 0 0 Bruce Mclaren 2 0 Rodger Ward o a Dan Gurncy q g Jim Rathmann 0 g i Johnny Thomson 0 5 Masten Gregory o 0 Harry Sci ill o 0 i Tony Bettenhausen 0 t 3 i Innes Ireland o o Olivier Gendebien o 0 Paul Goldsmith o 2 Jean Behra o 0 Holland g 0 0 8 0 i ii 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3. 0 0 2 France 1 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 u 3 0 0 England 0 0 0 2 g i i 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 9 4 2 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 includes Point or fastest Lap remaining events aug. 23, grand prix of Portugal sent. 13, grand prix of italy12, grand prix of the . Munich special Gil Scheff has been elected president of the bavarian sports car club for a third consecutive term it was announced Here. Other officers selected include Hans Klein vice president Herbert Weigert sports president Tom Olson Secretary and Ulli Jordan treasurer. The Buscc has a rally and swimming party scheduled for this weekend with interested persons requested to be in front of the main pm Here before 9 am. The event is open to anyone. Giessen Germany special the Gissen Auto sports and Louring club has scheduled a gymkhana for sunday in the Kirch in Joens in parking lot it was announced Here. The course is to be i Law out so that Detroit Iron will be Able to compete in an equal basis with smaller european cars and All Are Welcome to try. Registration will Start at 1 pm the first car will take off an hour later. Of l Ance special the Curie Normandie has scheduled sat lir a. With registration starting at 1 pm in building at by Rex air base Here. The event is open to All. Vikings crush Hahn 13-2, in Ruth tourney Frankfurt special the Frankfurt Vikings ran their sea son record to 34-7 As they whipped the Hahn All stars 13-2, in the Germany District babe Ruth league tournament at Frankfurt Park Here tuesday. Neal gait went the distance for the winners striking out 14 and scattering three Nils. Dick Ladd took the loss for Hahn. Woody Coyne and Kim Mcintire led the Vikings at the plate collecting three hits apiece. In the other first round game played tuesday in the 12-team, single elimination tournament the Nurnberg All stars turned Bac Wiesbaden 17-4. Dick Neville got the win while Bob Toombs was the Pitcher of record for Wiesbaden. Dick fris Aie wielded the big stick for Nurnberg rapping out two singles and a double in four trips. In tuesday s opening games Mannheim edged Wuerzburg 9-8, ind Kaiserslautern trampled Gar Misch 16-3. Ron Cloutier was the Winner for Mannheim getting the decision Over de Sipple. Page 21 Robinson selected for pan am trials Wiesbaden g e r m a Spe Cial Safe swimming Star Joe Robinson Dreux France and for Mer Yale Merman is one of two airmen winning berths in the pan american game trials to be held this month at Michigan stat College. Lyman Morris Sheppard fab tex., and Robinson were both headliners at the Usan worldwide swimming and diving Champion ships held at Mitchel fab . Robinson was the Only triple win Ner while Morris broke two Usan records and was named the meet s outstanding performer. Following the pan american rials aug. 7-12, performers will be selected to make up the . Entry in the pan american games Ater in the month at Chicago. Scorpions sweep twin Bill take North Loop title Hanau Germany special the 3d army div Cha scorpions nailed Down the Usa eur North Ern league second half title Here tuesday As they edged the 3d army div tvs in both ends of a doubleheader 2-1 and 4-3. The scorpions who took the six eliminated in god meet Pitburg special Rhine main Birkenfeld Hof Tilburg we Brucken and Oslo were eliminated As the Safe g e r m any sports District softball tournament moved into the quarterfinals her tuesday. Oslo turned Back Rhine main 4-2, then lost to Ramstein 8-2, to give the rams their second win of the Day. In an earlier game Ramstein had beaten ,8-7. Wiesbaden was another double Winner in tuesday s action trip Ping Hof 6-1, and Tilburg 6-2. Hof managed to Blank Birken Feld 7-0, before coming a Cropper at the hands of Wiesbaden. In the other two games Prem dropped Hahn from the double elimination affair 9-5, and sem Bach knocked Over ,8-1. Calif. Driver triumphs in sea fair car race Shelton Wash. A Jack Dalton san Francisco driving an Mega twin Cam won the class a production event in the sea fair sports car races Here. Lew Flor Enne Olympia Wash., won the Over-1500 cd modified class. Pete Lovely Seattle won the under-1500 cd modified class in his Otus 1500. First half Pennant with a perfect 10-0 Mark were tied with cab at 6-2 prior to the weekend s play. Rain washed out both the Satur Day and sunday contests and the games wore played tuesday in Stead. While the scorpions were win Ning two Here cab dropped a pair to Naco. Thus giving Cha a berth in the Usa eur Quarter finals. As a result Cha finished up with an 8-2 Mark one game ahead of the 7-3 record posted by the runner up Naco Black knights. Tie braves who dropped 1-0 and 9-6 decisions to the knights ended up third with a 6-4 record. Gellhausen. Germany Spe Cial the 3d army div cab braves dropped a doubleheader and All Chance for a championship in the Usa eur Northern league second half race Here tuesday. Naco s Black knights took the measure of cab twice 1-0 and 9-6, and moved into second place be Hind tiie Champion Cha scorpion Sas a result. John Haag who scattered five hits struck out six and walked one got the decision in the opener in a Pitcher s Duel with Bill hop Kins who allowed Only three Safe ties. The key run came in the seventh when Dan Swaniec s sacrifice Fly scored Art Ciechanowski who had singled. Haag boosted his rec Ord to 5-2, while Hopkins dropped to 7-3. Hopkins absorbed his fourth loss of the year in the Nightcap when he came on in Relief in the eighth and was the primary victim of the knights eight run attack in the last two frames. Lindell George s two run Homer in the eighth was the big blow Here and provided reliever Dick Ernst with his first win of the year. He had lost twice previously. Congratulations the port Lyautey All stars winners of the Morocco Little league championship receive the congratulations of Princess Nazha left and Princess Aicha Daugh ters of King Mohammed of Morocco. At left is capt John l. Counihan commander of . Naval activities port Lyautey. Players include left to right fat Richardson son of co and mrs. Arthur Richardson Ray Fuller son of co and mrs. Raymond Fuller Frank Franco son of it cmdr and mrs. Franklin Franco and David Miller son of it cmdr and mrs. Harvey Miller. The de fending Champion port Lyautey nine turned Back the no masseur All stars 9-5, for the title. Port Lyautey will represent Morocco in the Europe Little league tourney at Wiesbaden. Navy it v.,
