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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To the stars and stripes saturday August 8, Bartzen Savitt suffer upsets in grass play South of Tange . A . Davis cupper Bernard Tut Snitzen and Semi retired slugger Dick Savitt were knocked out thursday As upsets continued Torock the Eastern grass courts ten Nis championships. Mike Green Miami a . Davis cup candidate and 18 year old Chuck m c k i n 1 e a , supplied the Surprise Vic tories to gain the quarterfinals. Green defied three match Points to score a 3-6, 11-9, 6-4 Victory Over second seeded Bartzen the .Clay court Champion from Dallas. Mckinley Only 5 feet 5 inches tall shocked third seeded Savitt South Orange ., 6-4, 6-8, 6-4. Two other . Davis cuppers Alex Olmedo and Earl Buchholz rolled toward an expected Semi final Duel saturday. Olmedo beats Collegia Olmedo the top seeded Star from los Angeles and Peru crushed Cornell collegian Don r u b e 11, Brooklyn n.y., 6-2, 6-2, and Buch Holz 18-year-old St. Louis slugger whipped Ron Holmberg Brooklyn 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. In Friday s quarterfinals Olmedo will play Don Dell Bethesda md., who crushed Doyle Perkins Seattle 8-6, 6-1, and Buchholz opposes Allen Morris Forest Hills n.y., who beat Roger Werksman los Angeles 6-3, 6-3. Mike Franks fifth seeded fro los Angeles out battled Larry Nagler North Hollywood Calif., 12-10, 7-5 and sixth seeded Jack Douglas Santa Monica Calif., Defeated Rudy Hernando Modesto Calif., 6-3, 6-4. Miss Diieno Triumph sin the women a tournament Wimbledon Champ Maria Bueno Brazil moved into the Quarter finals with a 6-4, 6-4 Victory Over Billie Jean Moffitt Long Beach Calif. Sandra Reynolds and Rene Schuurman both of South Africa gained the semifinals. Miss Reyn Olds ousted Nancy Richey san Angelo tex., 6-4, 6-4, and miss Schorrman Defeated Kathy Cha Bot san Diego Calif., 6-3, 6-2.in the Only other women s sin Gles match Carol Hanks St. Louis gained the quarterfinals 6-1 6-4 Over sue Behlmar Yonkers in doubles the probable . Davis cup combination of olme Doand Buchholz lost the second set at love but battled Back to dispose of the two California 17-year-Olds? Denny Ralston Bakersfield Handbill Bond la Jol Fec 6-3, 0-6, 6-1. Panek. Brai Iliam head exhibition fight card slated for Kae Fertal Mannheim Germany Spe Cial the 18th inf vanguards Are sponsoring a German Amerl a fight night saturday at the kit Fertal sports Arena it was announced Here the 10-Flffht card will get Lin Ger Way a 8 pan and will in clude us notables As Eddiem All army and in middleweight Charo Darmstadt Germany is Bob Panek Ace right hander for the Kitzinger rid sox Friday stormed from seventh place to first in the Usa eur Competition for the two free world series trips that await the winners of the stars and stripes most Valu Able player , who pitched the red sox to the 1958 i world series title and compiled a 84record for the already dethroned 1959 editions arrived at poll  Here with a overwhelming one Day High of 8,424 votes this shoved his total in the fast closing com petition to 11,963 and helped establish an other single Day Standard of 14,666 ballots received. \ out in front Kitzinger Pitcher Bob Panek presents 8,424 ballots for  in the stars and stripes most valuable player poll to stars and stripes employees left to right Irene Ruehl Margot Kleppe and Karin Kruppe. Panek took the Lead in the Usa eur division with 11,963 votes. The voting closes Midnight monday with the winners going to the world  Smith retains 8th div Tennis Crown Mertel wins in army tips tournament Garmisch Germany special sex University of Washington team member Chuck Mertel playing for the Southern Region won the army tips 7th army Tennis championship at the sports Cente courts Here Friday As he Defeated Don Greenberg in straight sets 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. Greenberg a forme Cornell Netter representing the. 507th Ord co and the Northern Region teamed with Chris Percy in the doubles finals to beat Mereland Carlton Parker 6-2, 6-1. The split of the two finals enabled the Southern and Northern regions to wind up in a tie for the team title each outfit having 32points. The Southwest Region finished third with 27m, followed bythe East 25 Central 15, and West 10.Mertel, a member of the 532d i bar thus earned another shot at the Usa eur tournament which will be held Here aug. 24 30. Mertel was a semifinalist i last year s event. In the Best of three set match held to determine the third place finisher in singles Percy turned Back Frank Price Eastern Region 6-1, 6--1. Lindsey named coach of Navy varsity Crew Annapolis my. A Navy has framed Louis g. Lindsey As its new varsity Crew coach. Lindsey head rowing coach at Stanford from 1955-58,v a creeds Russell s. Rusty Callow clean of american Crew coaches. Callow retired june 30 because of poor health. Lindsey is a graduate of the University of California and obtained a master s degree from Stanford. He was coxswain at Cali fornia from 193942 under coach by Ebright whose Crews capture olympic eight oar Champion bad Kreuz Nach Germany special Ray Smith won his second straight 8th div open singles Tennis championship Here Friday As he Defeated Garr Hannah 6-3, 6-3, in the finals. Smith a former notre Dame competitor who displaying out of bad Kreuz Nach As is Hannah then teamed with his finals opponent to take the e open doubles championship. Smith and Hannah turned Back the Baum older pair of Simpson Dong and Paul Mer Rick in three sets 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Motz takes senior title the senior singles championship was won by still another bad Kreuz Nach player Leslie Motz who Defeated bad Kreuz Nach s James Petry 6-2, 6-3. Smith who lost to eventual Champion Gary Peterson in last year s Usa eur meet thus gets his second Chance to Lead an 8thdiv team into the aug. 24-30 tournament at  Smith on the trip to the bavarian Alps will be the winners and beaten finalists in this event plus other players to be named la Ter. Chuck Mertel. ,. Army tips titlist solons give Elliott 1960 contract raise Sacramento Calif. A Bob Elliott has accepted a contract to manage the Sacramento Solon Sof the Pacific coast league again in 1960 at a substantial increase in , who came out of retire ment to manage the first place salons said he was tickled Over his new contract terms were not revealed v mine main Flinger Jim Franham Masiti tit led his advantage in wid i Safe balloting As an additional 1,000 votes Pii shed his count to il2& -. Dick ill pert Darmstadt first baseman vaulted Ritto second places with 3,612 return while Soots Dwer Iczyk Branham a Battery mate slipped to third with 3,528. Trailing Panek in the usar Euroll is Dick Conrad port Side Mound Star of 3d army div Cha s North Ern league champs whose total held fast at 11,314. The three Lead ing challengers to the front run ners Aie Vern Orndorff Baum Holder Blue rangers 8,032 Aschaffenbur s Jerry Driscoll 7,033, and Vii corp s  6,825. The top five Are All pitchers. The Overall balloting neared the .100,000 Mark with the vote counted through Friday numbering 92,850. Usa eur s fans Lead their air Force counterparts 68,287 24,563, but the boys in Blue have shown an upsurge in voting sup port the past few Days. Closing surge due indications from the various Campaign Headquarters indicate upwards of 100,000 additional votes May be received from the various Camps before the Bell tolls mid night monday and closes the Vot ing. Strict Observance will be giver to the monday Midnight deadline. All votes mailed through Apo Sand european Post offices must Bear postmarks of no later than Midnight aug. 10, ballots submitted other than by mail must be received in the stars and stripes sports Section prior to the Midnight closing  exceptions will be made poll officials emphasized. Only official ballots appearing d a i 1 y in the stars and Stripe through aug. 10, will be accepted and All must be properly filled out. To meet celebrities the cosponsoring a. G. Spalding & bros., pan american world Al ways and the stars and stripes will pick up the tabs for the Lucky winners who gain the trips. In addition the bearers of the map labels will appear on television programs and meet leading Mem Bers of the sports and entertain ment  in the Usa eur and Safe balloting will be give Benrus watches while the next three finishers in each division will receive Spalding gloves of their  10 leaders in each division Usa eur totals Bob Panek Kitzinger 11.963 disk Conrad 3d army Oil Cha 11.314 Vern Orndorff. Baum older Blue rangers 8,032 Jerry Driscoll Aschaffenbur 7.033 , Vii corps 6,825 Snuffy Grimm 4th army div cab 4,596 Jim he Batard 3d army div trs 3.819 Walt Donohue Sasae 3,681 Mike Stop Chuck 36th arty up 2.619 Gil Black Augsburg ram picks 2,615. Safe Jim Branham Rhine main 4,123 Dick Hilpert. Darmstadt 3.612 boots do Roiyk  3,528 Milton Mekenzie Wiesbaden 3,265 Ben Jenks Uke Heath 2,535 Bill Peavy Pitburg 2,522 Ralph Platt shape 1,495 Richie Howe Darmstadt 1,257 Roy Hord Pitburg 375curt Jenson Laon 364 the stars and stripes most valuable player ballot this u my selection As the most valuable european come baseball player in a poll to select one Sabeur and one Safe player to return to the 0,8. For the a Oriel series. Name position team til. League signed Aro. Organization .,.,.,. Sena ail ballot to the sports department the stars and strip Asp by a from Only ballot printed daily la the St stripes will fee considered  
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