European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes wednesday August 12, 1959 Orndorff Mckenzie apparent winners in map voting Darmstadt Germany is the official counting of ballots continues in the stars and stripes most valuable player poll but indications Are that Vern Orndorff and Milton Mckenzie will be Mak ing the free trips to the 1959 world series actually in ballots counted through tuesday 3d army div Cha s Dick Conrad was heading the Usa eur list with 36,471 votes tabulated including 24,992 delivered by the Conrad forces late monday evening just an hour be fore the Midnight deadline. But Orndorff the Ace hurler for the Baum older Blue r a n g e r s Rhine league champs arrived,.at the stars and stripes an hour earlier with an announced total of 22,845. The Orndorff contingent numbered 12 and included teammates and fellow members of the 8th div s 16th inf. Taking occupancy of the stars and stripes dining room they busied themselves fill ing out nearly. 5,000 Blank ballots brought with them. But most of these apparently will not be needed for if an off Wilson paces Tennis meet Newport . Up Brit Ain s Robert Wilson the top seeded foreign entrant swept by Jim Mcmanus Berkeley Calif., monday 6-0, 6-0, to set the Pace in the first round of the 78th annual Newport invitation Tennis tournament. Don Dell Bethesda md., had Only slightly More difficulty in beating Rudy Hernando Detroit 6-1, 8-10, 6-4. The tourney was shorn of some of its top stars when . Davis cup officials elected to keep squad members out of action Here to prepare for cup play. In addition Ron Holmberg Brooklyn and Mike Green Miami played monday in the finals of the Eastern grass courts tourney at South Orange n.j., and were not to begin play Here until tuesday. Philadelphia up Nicola Pietrangeli scored Italy s Only Point in the inter zone Davis cup Competition with Australia by defeating Roy Emerson 6-4, 6-0, 6-4. Australia s Rod Laver earlier downed Orlando Sirola 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3, in the singles matches at the Germantown Cricket club. The matches were just exhibitions As Australia won the Competition by winning the singles matches last Friday and doubles matches sunday. Australia will meet India at Brookline muss., to determine which team will Challenge the . For the Davis cup. Late Rush Baumholz Der Blue Ranger Pitcher Vern Orndorff third from right above and his backers Busy themselves filling in ballots in a race with the clock As the stars and stripes most valuable player contest polls closed at mid night monday. An estimated 22, 845 votes turned in during the closing hours should give Orn Dorff Victory in the Usa eur division of the voting. Wies Baden s Milt Mckenzie left left photo and Rhine main s Jim Branham struggle to get their votes through the door before the deadline. Both made it in time and Mckenzie apparently had enough to take Safe Hon ors. Is photos Harum Mackay duo Victor in interservice net tourney Quantico a a Davis cupper Barry Mackay won two matches monday but his air Force Tennis team was torpedoed by the Navy 4-3 in the first round of the interservice Tennis tournament. The Marine corps dumped de fending Champion army 5-2, in the other team Competition. The marines and the Navy meet tues Day for the Leech cup symbolic of the top service Tennis team. Mackay third ranked nationally Phillies beat senators 3-1 Bowman pitches to innings Philadelphia a outfielder Bob Bowman turned Pitcher monday night As the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington sen a tors 3-1, in the 12th annual Philadelphia Junior baseball federation exhibition game. A crowd of 21,762 saw the Strong armr a right hander take Over for winning Pitcher Ray Semproch in the seventh inning. He gave up one run and three singles during his three inning stint. He struck out four. The Phillies scored their three runs off Washington starter and loser Hal woo Leshick. Wally Post drove in two Phillies runs with two singles and Richie Ashburn drove in the other. Bowman who has been having his miseries at Bat this year breezed through the seventh and eighth innings with no trouble. Then in the ninth with one out the senators put together two hits and a walk to score their Only run Defeated Navy s Mike Franks no. 13 in the Tennis rankings 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in his singles match then teamed with Safe s Dave Harum Oslo to Down Franks and John Lesh 10-8, 6-4. However after breaking even with the Navy in singles play Mackay and Harum provided the Only air Force doubles Victory. The marines swept three of four singles matches then won two of three doubles events in defeating the army. Mackay is top seeded in the individual tournament which opens tuesday afternoon when play is completed in the team event. 49er pair injured in practice session Moraga Calif. A Veteran san Francisco 49er linemen de Henke and Billy Wilson were injured Here in a practice Drill for sunday s opening exhibition game with the Washington redskins. Henke Tore a knee cartilage an Wilson pulled a leg muscle. Both were taken to Mary s help hos Pital for treatment. Physicians said Henke May need an operation. Riojas beaten by Gonsalves Hollywood Calif. A Johnny Gonsalves Oakland Calif fighting Only when Ray Riojas caught him won a split 10-round decision Over the fort Worth tex., Boxer saturday night. Gonsalves scaled 139 is four pounds More than his foe. Gonsalves Jab and run tactics evoked Boos from Hollywood legion stadium fans. But Gonsalves did t mix with the Stocky Texas fighter and continued to pick up Points with his Jab. Riojas slipped in an overhand right that jarred Gonsalves in the fourth round. But do salves danced out of danger. The Veteran Gonsalves continued his bicycle act the rest of the Way and the crowd kept up its hooting but the judges were unmoved by the theatrics and gave the decision to Gonsalves on the strength of his counter punching. Referee Frankie Van and judge Russ Bradford voted for Gonsalves 97-94 and 97-96. Respectively. Judge Charlie Mcdonald voted for Rio Jas 97-94. Honouring a s Streak Kansas City up the Kansas City athletics will be Hon ored on . 29 for their recent 11-game winning Streak the Long est in the major leagues this sea son. Each player will be presented with an engraved watch and the club will receive & plaque. Cial count verifies the announced total Orndorff s figures will sky rocket to nearly 42,000. That would give the Short lean right hander from Al Dorado Kan a margin of nearly 4,600 Over Conrad. With Many of the votes mailed on the. Aug. 10 deadline already received it seems certain that no one will Challenge Orndorff or even Conrad s claim to the Benrus wrist watch that goes to the runners up in the Usa eur and Safe divisions. Also putting in a late arrival monday evening at virtually the same time were the factions rep resenting Mckenzie Wiesbaden s Classy shortstop and Rhine main Pitcher Jim Branham. Both Safe players announced their totals As 11,000. But later the Branham group admitted to Only 10,266 counters. A Quick unofficial compilation showed that bran ram s Overall total would be 14,407, thereby requiring to have 11,001 votes to tie. Then the Mckenzie Camp Damp ened Branham s Hopes by stating its total was nearer 11,500, enough apparently to win. 432-vote Edge and an audit Rigi late monday night and tuesday showed Mckenzie ahead of Branham 14,839 14,407. Branham s monday night arrivals did number 10,266 and Mckenzie s totalled 11,336. A mailed packet of 96 votes received tues Day further aided the Mckenzie cause. Barring a heavy run of mailed votes for one of the other con tenders Mckenzie and Branham appear destined to finish 1-2. But Mckenzie and Orndorff still must sweat it out until . 16, when the official announcement of the winners will be made. Presently trailing Orndorff and Conrad in the Usa eur top five Are Hal Mack Vii corps Bob Panek Kitzinger and Mike Stop Chuck 36th arty up. Stop Chuck a Catcher is the Only one among the p r e s e n t top five who is not Pitcher. Mack placed third with All Usa eur ballots received through tuesday counted except the Orndorff deluge Mack has 19,630 Panek 13,935 and Stop Chuck 8,113. The nearest challenger is Ascham Fen Burg Pitcher Jerry Driscoll with 7,390. With All Safe votes received having been totalled shape s Ralph Platt is third with 7,841 Rhine main s boots Dworaczyk fourth with 7,022 Pitburg s Al Bailey fifth with 6,324, and Darm Stadt s Dick Hilpert sixth with 6,219. Platt and Dworaczyk Are catchers Bailey is an outfielder and Hilpert a first baseman. In addition to the b e n r watches to the runners up the next three on each list will receive free baseball gloves from . Spalding & bros., which is"""5ponsoring the poll along with pan american world airways and the stars and stripes since Orndorff s figures have not yet been tabulated poll officials were Only Able to estimate in placing the number of ballots received monday alone at 103,693. This pushes the Overall figures to Over 220,000. Seixas declines spot on Davis cup squad Philadelphia a Vic Seixas Veteran Davis cup Star staid he won t be available for the american doubles team in its Challenge round . 28. Seixas now a Philadelphia securities Salesman reported that James m. Moffitt chairman of the Davis cup selection com Mittee asked him if he would be available i told Moffitt you i m not available " Seixas re lated. He did not elaborate
