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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 17, 1959

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 17, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 21 scorpions rally in finale to top 72d arty for quarterfinal berth Wertheim Germany special the 3d army div Cha scorpions stung by a 3-2 setback in the first game rallied with a vengeance to win the finale of a play off doubleheader against the 72d arty up 10-2, Here sunday for a berth in the Usa eur Quarter finals. Northern league Champion Cha had won the opener of the Best of three special playoff 5-2. The scorpions will Host the setae titlist in Kirch Goerts wednesday total map vote placed at 268,746 Darmstadt Germany is officials of the stars and stripes most valuable player poll a bit groggy from counting ballots have announced several corrections in the final totals. All positions How Ever remain unchanged. The Overall number of returns tabulated in the month Long ballot ing was 268,746, instead of the previously announced 255,746. The 13,000 difference came in he Safe column with the Correct total being98,554 instead of 85,554. The corrected final total for Rhine main s Jim Branham the runner up to Wiesbaden s Milton Mckenzie in the Safe Competition was 14,357 instead of 14,407. This gives Mckenzie a corrected margin of434 votes. Two players were inadvertently omitted from the Safe list. They were Wiesbaden s Howie Choy who polled 119 ballots and shape s John Chomko who Drew four votes. Vern Orndorff Baum older Blue rangers won the Usa eur most valuable player award with 42,151 votes. Orndorff and Mckenzie earned free trips to the 1959 world series with their victories. Wynn needs one Victory to equal Feller s record new York up the next time Early Wynn pitches a Victory for the Chicago White sox it will put him in a tie with Bob Feller and ancient Eppa Rixey As the 16th winning est Pitcher in base Ball history while at the same time making him an outstanding candidate for most valuable player honors. If the White sox win the Amer Feller Wynn lean league Pennant the Burly 6 footer has to be one of the prime candidates for the award. There is no telling How High Wynn can climb among the Lead ing winners of All time. For his manager Al Lopez insists that the tanned Black haired Man who at 39 is a late arriving Success Story can keep on pitching for five More  As of the moment the 210-Pound Wynn has won 16 games against shape Loon to vie in France finals Paris special second baseman Terry Clark blasted two tremendous Home runs to give shape s indians a 7-4 Victory Over the Toul tigers in the deciding game of the Safe France District semifinal play offs Here sunday. Jack firer now 9-1, scattered seven Tiger hits while striking out 11 and walking five. Bill son imers was the loser and finished with a 7-3 record. Clark also homered in the seventh with two on to break a 4-4 deadlock. The indians will open the District finals at Laon thursday. The other contests required in th0 three game series will be played at shape saturday and sunday if necessary. Seven defeats for the White sox and As further indications of his effectiveness in 12 of those games he has gone the distance while posting five shutouts. Those 16 victories however have moved him this season past such ranking Al time winners As Carl Hubbell red Faber Ted Lyons Amos Rusie and Ted Wethling. One More will match the total of 266 victories posted by Feller and Rixey. Before the year is out he could catch Burleigh Grimes at 270. After that his targets would be red ruffing s 273 and Tony mul Lane at 282with lefty Grove s even 300 wins within reach to make Wynn the 13th 300-game Winner of All time. Don t think he May not do it either. Because Wynn is a Man who covets each Victory with an avarice which has produced for him a reputation As a mean Pitcher. That s because he talks a Tough Brush Back game. You be got to regard the Batter As your enemy he growls. You be got to Brush him Back and not let him get a toehold. You must make him realize you mean  with Wynn it is quite simply a matter of business. Every time they beat me he explains it costs me $1,000 the next time i go in to talk contract. There s that much difference be tween win Ning and  Wynn like wine May be getting better with age but he in t getting More Mellow. Nor has he lost the fast Ball which swept him into the major leagues 20 years ago. He mixes pm up but he still can fog that fast one through when the occasion demands. At 2 pm As the Usa eur Quarter finals get under Way. After kicking away the 12-in Ning opener on a pair of crucial errors Cha came put swinging inthe second tilt to to Cannonier starter Jesse Ingram in one third of an inning Ingram was charged with three runs on three hits. Dick Conrad runner up in the stars and stripes most valuable player p611, pitched the deciding Victory his Lith in league play for the scorpions. He held the can no neers in Check on five hits fan Ning 10 and walking six. The scorpion onslaught numbered 15 hits. Shortstop Mac Snodgrass whose 12th-inning error Cost Cha the opener rocked Ingram for a single to open the Nightcap. Mike Gar land followed with another one base rap and Jim Jackson doubled them both Home Harry Atwood the second of three hurlers replaced Ingram and saw Jackson Cross on an error. Atwood was the victim of a four run Cha up rising in the fourth and de parted in favor of John Crawford. Garland and Joe Hubbell had three hits apiece for the scorpions with Hubbell driving in a pair Conrad. Ner Don Boone Fleshman went Ings. Fleshman opening contest both win and loser Elvin the entire 12 in was Defeated As much by his own wildness As by the errors walking nine men. The 12th Frame closed with Snow grass booting Merv Bergeron s grounder that allowed Art Grundy to score with one away. Both Grundy and Al Parrish walked ahead of Bergeron. The canno neers face to face with elimination in the eighth in Ning of the first game rallied to tie the score 2-2. An error by scorpion second baseman Hal Mckinnon allowed Art Slocum in to come Home from third. Both hurlers gave up four hits in the first game. Boone increased his record to 8-3 and Fleshman absorbed his first loss in 10 outings. The 72d arty up won the main league championship. Five teams enter softball meet set by Navy in Naples Naples Italy special five installations will enter teams in the four Day naval forces Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean soft Ball tourney opening Here aug. 24. All Star teams picked from leagues at Rota Spain Izmir Turkey Cyprus Naples and port Lyautey Are slated to compete in the double elimination tourney. The tournament first Champion ship to be held in Naples will feature twi night doubleheaders under the newly installed lights at the naval support activities Field i Fleet footed Art Powell. Making club forget Charley Rookie end discovery talk of eagles Camp Hershey a. A mention of the name Powell at a Philadel phia eagles football Camp once was similar to waving a red Flag at a Bull. Several years ago Charley Powell of the san Francisco 49ers was in the Middle of a near riot in a game against the eagles. The eagles charged Powell parted a few Teeth and shattered a couple of jaws. The incident still raises red necks among some eagles. But this May be the year Charley is at Long last forgiven. An emissary of the Powell family Hopes to see to that. Young Art Powell 200-Pound brother of Charley now a ranking heavyweight fighter May turn out to be the outstanding Rookie in the eagles Camp. In fact head coach Buck Shaw makes no secret that the 22-year-old end could be a league standout. Powell who High jumps 6 feet 5 inches runs the 100-Yard dash in 9.7, averages 35 Points a game As a basketball player and is a Seattle reports invite to join new pro Loop Seattle a a Seattle organization reports it has been invited to enter a team in the new american football league and will try to obtain use of the University of Washington stadium. The Board of regents of the University has turned Down previous proposals to use the stadium for professional football apparently tearing it would Cut into the Gate receipts for College zanies. Texas mexican league Hookup boosted Gate Dallas a with the pan american association Hookup with the mexican league Over Texas league owners jotted up the credits. Of the 214 inter league games played Texas league teams won 130 and the mexican league 84. But More important the Texas league club owners came Back from the minor league meeting in Ohio with reports that the Hookup increased attendance. The league owners agreed to continue the plan next year and to in increase the number of games to 48 for each earn. This year each club played 36 games with mexican league clubs. The Texas league owners also agreed to keep the same clubs san Antonio Victoria Tulsa Amarillo Corpus Christ and Austin with no expansion next year. Five of the clubs have major league working agreements lined up and prospects appeared Good for the sixth Amarillo. Austin again lined up with Mil Waukee Tulsa with St. Louis Victoria with los Angeles san Antonio with the Chicago cubs and Corpus Christi with san fran Cisco. A meeting of the Texas and mexican leagues will be held in october to make formal plans for 1960. Champions of the Texas and mex ican leagues will meet at the end of the season for the pan american association title. Pretty Good outfielder in baseball is being groomed for three positions offensive end flanker and defensive halfback. The 6-foot, 211-Inch Rookie played one year of football at san Jose state and two years in Canada before being picked by the eagles on the Lith round in last Winter s National football league draft. He led the nation in pass receiving the year he played at san Jose 40 receptions for 583 Yards. Powell one of nine children five Brothers and four Sisters says of his initial introduction to pro football nil style is hungry player they hit a Little harder Here than in Canada but i played 60 minutes there and feel i can do it Here. In Canada you know they Don t take any time outs and play twice a  describing himself As a hungry football player Powell asserts if you can t catch the passes Norman Van Brocklin throws you can t catch anybody. He really lays them in there. I think the most important thing in this or any other game is the desire to play the desire to win. Hates to lose i m a real crier. I hate to lose. I cry when i lose says this All around athlete who turned Down a Chance to play with the Harle globetrotters after graduating from High school. Married and expecting an heir in january Powell says he does t care which position he plays so Long As he plays although he is partial to offensive end. Coach Shaw says Powell has Good moves on offence Fine Speed. He has the Knack of getting open. On defense he covers a lot of territory. To have our fingers crossed. He could be a real Good one. Well withhold judgment however until after a few exhibition  mrs. Streit wins again Toronto a mrs. Marlene Stewart Streit Toronto won an unprecedented sixth Canadian women s open Golf chump Enship Here with a 7 and 5 decision Over mrs. Bruce Mcghie new York  
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