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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday Asogu 16, 1959 the stars and stripes. A Jet. A -1-j-.-.-. Orndorff world series trips Milton Mckenzie. Safe Ace ing firn Darmstadt Germany is it s official Verh Orndorff and Milton Mckenzie will be viewing the 1950-world series in Box seats reserved for tote Winner of the stars and sires most valuable , Ace right hander for the Bau Hoider b1u6 of taggers us Arefi Rhine league champions and Mckenzie sure Loving shortstop for the Wales Baderi flyers have been officially announced As themels of the 1959 renewal of the poll cosponsored by pan american world airways . Spalding & Breis. And the stars and stripes. 0rnddrff captured the usar eur Toga with 42,151-Vbt 9 while Mckenzie headed the Safe Rolls with 14,791 As 255,746 ballots were counted during the Norith Long promotion that officially ended at mid night , one of the 16th inf s contributions to the 8th div s combined 16th-26th inf team bearing the Blue Ranger colors won by a wide margin Over Dick Conrad 3d army div Cha hurler. However Mckenzie nosed out Rhine main Pitcher Jim bran Ham by only"384 votes in the Safe  the winners qualified for the free trips with All the trimmings to baseball s fall classic Conrad and Branham earned Benrus wrist watches for the runner up selections. The next three finishers on each list will be give free baseball gloves of their Choice from the scald Safe Milton Mckenzie Wiesbaden Jim Branham Rhine main Bill so my Ore. Toul tigers Bill Peavy Pitburg Ralph Platt shape Ben Jenks Lakin Heath Tony Dworaczyk Rhine main Al Bailey Hahn Dick Huthert Darmstadt Buichio Howe Darmstadt Curt Jenson Laon Jerry Mcgeo Prem Ron Farley. Laon Ray hard by thurs Bill Knott Darmstadt Mickey Crosby Span Daht in James Williams eve Crux Jerome Lapidus. Che Voston Dennis Channing Span Dahlem Frank Starks Span Dahlem Ray Bragagnolo Wiesbaden Len Fields Sembach Dan Haas Span Dahlem George Porter Alconbury Howie Platt Span Dahlem Ken Mchargue Hahn Don Gilmore Chelveston Roy Ortel Moron Dick Maxwell Suffolk Bill Milit Hahn Jerry Pearson upper Heyford Ron games Ramstein Jack Flurer shape Chuck Dorrity Alconbury Harry Lay Lakenheath Garland Wilson Lakenheath Nick Depaul Darmstadt Larry Tibbs shape Pat Camillo Rhine main Bobby Jones Lakenheath Jack Smith bitten org Ray Sprague Wiesbaden totals 14,791 14.407 9,287 9,220 8,767 7,902 7,065 6,324 6.244 4.881 3.340 2,297 1,788 487 434 218 132 127 119 100 91 89 82 76 63 34 22 22 22 15 9 5 4 sex Cleveland shortstop Burnett Dies in Fla. Tampa Fla. A John Hen Derson Burnett who played Short Stop for the Cleveland indians from 1927-34 and for the old St. Louis Browns in 1935, died Here. Burnett 55, entered professional baseball after graduating from the University of Florida. While in the majors he set two records one of Jitich still stands that of most hits in an extra inning game. Reset that record on july 10, 1932, when he collected nine hits Woof them doubles in 11 at bats. Germany District Roundup to tasks drop 2 rockets lose but gain playoffs the Usa eur top five is composed of Orndorff Conrad who Drew 36,598 votes Hal Mack Vii corps 19,731 Bob paries Kitzinger 14,526, and John Snuffy Grimm 4th army div cab 11,045. All Are pitchers except the Veteran Grimm who performs at second base for cab s Central league champs. Branham s runner up total of 14,407 was safely ahead of third place Bill Sommers tout s versatile Pitcher outfielder who polled 9,287 in one Day s Nail receipt. Rounding out the air Force select group Are Pitburg first baseman Bill Peavy 9,220, and shape Catcher Ralph Platt 8,767.Victory for Orndorff was virtually certain when the Blue Ranger Flinger and his faithful arrived atoll Headquarters Here with 23,093 votes two hours before the . 10 Midnight voting deadline. Conrad and his supporters arrived an hour late with 24,992 valid counters but Learned that Orndorff & co. Were already on the stars and stripes premises with enough votes to More than offset his total. Mckenzie and Branham also were late arrivals . 10, each coming with bundles of votes originally announced at 11,000. But both contestants later reevaluated their ballots and the new figures later substantiated by official counters prove Mckenzie the Victor. Additional mailed ballots which were eligible for counting until Midnight saturday helped Cemen Mckenzie s Victory and reservation on the stateside bound pan american jetliner inmate september. In addition to the round trip flights to the . And presence atall the 1959 series games Orndorff and Mckenzie Are destined to enjoy a veritable thrill a minute vip life with appearances of television and radio visits to night clubs shows and restaurants accommodations in first class hotels Intro Wiesbaden Germany special de Golden and Ralph Miller drove in 12 runs Between them Here saturday As the Wiesbaden flyers trounced Rhine main 16-5, but could t keep the rackets from backing into a berth in the Safe Germany District playoffs next week. The flyers who had already clinched their playoff spot finished with a 21-11 record for the regular season. Rhine main wind ing up with a 17-15 record got into the four team playoffs wit the help of Darmstadt s comets who took a doubleheader from Hahn to wreck the Hawks chances. Golden had a perfect Day at the plate collecting three doubles and three singles in As Many appear ances for seven Bis. Miller got three singles and a pair of two baggers for five Bis. The flyers rapped out 15 hits off six Rhine main pitchers with starter Bill weekly taking the loss. Ernie Bent Ley scattered seven safeties Over the distance to record his fifth win. Hahn Germany special Darmstadt s comets swept a doubleheader from Hahn 3-2 in 12 innings and 5-4 in seven Here saturday to wreck the Hawk chances of gaining a spot in the Safe Germany District play offs. Hahn wound up the season with a 16-16 record after dropping it last three games while Darmstadt finished with a 15-17 Mark. Rhine main although beaten by wies Baden in the final regular season game saturday had a 17-15 Mark to gain the fourth playoff berth ahead of the  Mayberry s two out sin Gle drove in Jerry Knott who has doubled with the winning run in the 12th inning of the  came Back in the Home half of the inning to Load the base with none away but could t score As winning Relief Pitcher Kelly Vasquez who took Over in the sixth struck out two batters an got the last one to pop out to second  Kochenash who went the distance for Hahn checked the comets on three hits until the Las two innings when they got four More for the Victory. John water Man hit a two run Homer for  Al Parrish was the hero of the second game As he pitched a two hitter and struck out 13 batters eight of them inthe last three innings. The comets bunched their four hits off Bill Mills for five runs in the first three  had one rough inning As the Hawks coupled their two hits with three errors for All four of their runs in the third. Pitburg Germany special the Pitburg Barons wound up regular season play in Safe Germany District circles her saturday with a 5-0 Victory Over the Ramstein rams on the six hit pitching of Adam Yopp. The Victory and sweep of the two game series upped the Barons record to 21-11 and helped them warm up for the District playoff opening next week. Rush Job taking the shape of a giant question a orb san Francisco s candlestick stadium is pushed toward completion. Will it a ready it the giants reach the world series that s the 40,000-seat question making the rounds of the National league a auctions to leading entertainment and sports figures including All of the members of the participating world series teams. The Complete program for the Lucky pair is still to be worked out by representatives of pan Ameri can and Spalding. Actually Orn Dorff and Mckenzie will Start reap ing their rewarding Harvest at a gala dinner tentatively set for sept. 25 in Frankfurt. At that time the 10 prize win ners and their commanding officers will Dine with officials of the cosponsoring organizations a members of the poll panel of judges. Orndorff received his first pol memento even before the ballot boxes closed. Numbered among his42,151 returns was one signed by sp4 Elvis Presley the King of the Rock a rollers. Presley ballot that one vote gives an Indica Tion to the concentrated vote get Ting Campaign put on by Orn Dorff s managers. Presley is member of Conrad s own 3d army  officials expressed pleasure with the 1959 renewal of the my Competition and there were High Hopes expressed that it will once again become an annual event. The voting distribution was 170,192 for 40 Usa eur players and 85,554for 42 air Force nominees. The poll was last held in 1955 when Pitburg s George Morgan an the 39th regt s Ray Rosenbaun who each doubled in brass As Pitcher outfielder were the world series attendees. Over 455,000 vote were cast that year but it was pointed out that the voting lasted for two months and a week while this year s balloting was confined Between july 10 and  10. The first winners of the my poll held in 1954, were Lan Stuhl Catcher Roy Wright and 2d army div Pitcher George Piktuzis. A that time Over 5,500,000 Voles were cast. But then the voting was unrestricted whereas in 1955 and 1959 Only official ballots appearing i the stars and stripes wore permitted. Panama entries set Chicago up Panama i entered 27 athletes in seven sport for the pan american games in was announced Here. The panamanian athletes were to participate in women s track and Field men s and women s fencing weightlifting wrestling men s swimming and boxing. Mem Orndorff. Tops in Usa eur Usa eur totals Vern Rndorff. Baumholz ctr Blue rangers Dick Conrad 3d army div Cha Hal Mack Vii corps Bob Panek Kitzinger Snuffy Grimm 4th army div cab Jerry Driscoll Ascham Fonburg Mike Stop Chuck 36th arty up Walt  Luther Vaught Stuttgart Jim huh hard 3d army div tips Gil Black Augsburg ram Chicks Dallas Dove Strubing Andy mans Karlsruhe Truett Bayles la Rochelle Cal Fearn Nancy Jerry Parrish 72d arty up Max Olinger Kaiserslautern engineers Jesse Ingram 72d arty up Dave Milan Croix it Napeau Clarence Newcomb Ingrande Bernie Belan Kif Zingen Bob Hoffman Wuerzburg Bob Kennedy 72d arty up Wilfred Plante Toul Hawks John Sheldon 37th engr up Reginald Erwin 3d army div acc John Dorish 3d army div acc Art Ciechanowski Naco Tony Versace Bra Conno Bob Jacoby Munich Gimlet Lions Stu Cloos Stuttgart Van Deering Baum older Blue Ranger Carlos Ramos Kitzinger Pete Sallo 3d army div acc Sam Smith la Rochelle Bob Bettin Kitzinger Charles Patterson 3d army div Cha Frank Gonzales la Rochelle Bruce Holmes 3d army div Cha Glen Shook. Kitzinger 42,151 36.5d8 19,731 14,526 11,045 10.876 8,113 6,257 3,954 3.863 3,622 2,178 1,462 1,170 1,056 711 660 535 278 270 132 116 110 73 53 31 23 12 ii 7 65 4 3 3 2 2 i i i spartans outclass Steinbach 16-5 Span Dahlem Germany Spe Cial the Span Dahlem spartans warmed up for the Safe Ger Many District playoffs by Wallop ing the Sembach tigers 16-5, Here saturday in the final game of the regular season. The Triumph upped Ttye first place spartans record to 28-4while the loss dropped Sembach even farther into the cellar. The tigers finished with a 3-29 Mark. Frank Kenney and Marv Litt teamed to pitch a four hitter forthe spartans. Kenney worked the first four innings and gave up two runs and three hits. Scorpions canno neers postponed by rain Wertheim Germany Spe Cial rain postponed the second Kuinn of t h i Usa eur first round baseball series Between the 3d army div Cha scorpions and the 72d arty up Cannon ears Bere saturday afternoon. Play was scheduled to be resumed at 1 Piu Here sunday in the Bestol Ali ree series the sur pions won the opening game wednesday 5-2. The canno neers need a double header sweep sunday to gain the Usa eur quarterfinals against the setae Lions should Cha win the 1 pin game however the series will be Over  
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