European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tue Day a Fluit 18, the stars and stripes 2t Little Loop open Europe title Al bid in Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Germany is the european Little league base Ball championships hit by transportation difficulties that have whittled Down the Field to five teams opens Here tuesday wit two games on tap. Entries representing Turkey and Italy will meet in the three Day tourney s curtain Raiser at the Haine Berg Little league Diamond at 3 pm. Bearing Turkey s colors Arete Ankara All stars while the Vicenza All stars Are the Italy Flag bearers. The 5 pm Nightcap will pit the Seville Vitanos representing Spain getting in line Joe Romano third from left european Little league commissioner conducts draws for the european championship opening tuesday in Wiesbaden. The team representatives Are left to right Joe Przygodzinsk Orleans Jim Witherspoon Vicenza de Rose Kitzinger Howard Edington Ankara and Irv Thomas Seville. Assisting Romano in setting up the bracketing is s sgt Charles Gardner who is also working on the tourney. Is by Schuettler Connecticut Little be mans race sees Fiat Barths 1-2, Volvo finishing 3d Lime Rock Conn. A Fiat Barths owned by Franklin , jr., took. The first two places saturday in the third annual Little be mans eight hour endur Ance race for Small Economy  Callanan Milford Conn., and Roger Penske Allentown a drove the Winner an average of 62.47 Mph or 501 Miles around the Lime Rock Park track. Ray Cuomo Levittown ., and Paul Richards Poughkeepsie .,guided their car to second place. Both the winning cars were entered by the son of the former . President. In third place were John Christy Chison admit Smiths free Kansas City up chicag White sox president Bill Veeck has announced that the first an Nual convention of the . U.s., Chicago chapter will be he Din Comiskey Park on aug 26. The society for the promotion and betterment of Smiths in the United states is headed by Whiteson outfielder Al Smith honorary chairman. On that night All Smiths an their families residing in Chicago and suburbs will be admitted tothe game free. Their ticket of admission is a birth certificate or any acceptable Type of Ide  person attending will receive a Button Reading i m Asmith and we re for Al  sex Clemson grinder takes prison Post Columbia . Up sout Carolina Penitentiary officials announced Here that James t. Shir Ley former Clemson College full Back and professional football player with the Chicago bears and Toronto has begun duties As full time athletic and recreation director. Shirley a 1953 graduate of Clem son will be in charge of an organized sports program for younger prisoners and hobbies and crafts projects for older inmates. Westport Conn., and Walter Cron Kite television announcer from new York. They drove a  of the 34 entrants failed to finish the hot lengthy race. John Fitch producer of the race and a racer himself said it was open to All Economy cars with engine displacements of two liter Sor less. No american automobiles were entered. Fitch said the race was equivalent to putting 20,000 Miles on an automobile. Behind Saab follow Christy and Cronkite were five Saab. In fourth place driving a Saab it were Allen dil Lenberg Chappaqua ., and John Iglehart Greenwich  fifth place with another Saab it were or. Richard Thompson Washington d.c., and Bob Holbert Warrington a. Behind them were Charles Cunningham Bruns Wick me., and Chandler Lawrence East Greenwich r.i., driving Saab 93-b. George Valentine Binghamton,., and Dean Mccarthy de Witt ., took seventh in a Saab it. Eighth were George Constantine Southbridge mass., and Robert Grossman Nyack ., driving Saab 93-b. The first class g car to Finis was an Nus Prinz driven by George Sanderson White Plains ., and 1,068-mile event set for outboards St. Louis a the newly formed mid America racing association will sponsor what it Call the world s longest outboard Motorboat race 1,068 Miles Frost. Louis to new Orleans on sept. 5. About 50 boats Are expected tobit for $5,275 in prize Money. The record for the distance 29 hours 29 minutes is held by Byro Pool and his Copilot Lonnie Kirk Patrick. They set the Standar last year averaging 36.2 Mph. The old record was 43 hours 59 min  race will be run in three Daylight legs St. Louis to Mem Phis Memphis to Vicksburg miss., and Vicksburg to the foot of canal Street in new Orleans. Peter Barber South Salem  It finished ninth. Mike be drop and Frank Mccauley both of new York City took 10th in a Gog Mobil. Leading class c entries was a Ford Anglia driven by Donald Diffenderfer Washington d.c., and Henry Wessell Iii Philadelphia which finished Lith. A Skoda driven by John Porter new York City and Peter Baumberger Sharon,Conn., headed class d cars by Fin Ishing 12th. John Hearst jr., and Haywoo Danderson both of new York City finished 15th in a Dyna  Hardtop top class e entries. Against France s Orleans area omd All stars. The Kitzinger braves Little league monarchs of Germany Drew the opening Day Bye in draw Ings conducted in the office of Joe Romano european Little league commissioner Here monday. Due to the Small entry list Romano and his staff have arranged for a Consolation bracket tourney in order to give the teams additional Opportunity to play. Kitzinger debut tuesday s losers will drop into the Consolation bracket and meet in wednesday s first game at 3pm. Kitzinger will make its tourney debut in wednesday second contest at 5 pm playing the Winner of the Italy Turkey tilt. The Winner of the latter clash will Advance to thursday s 5 pm championship game against the France Spain Victor. The Consolation final is slate for 3 pm thursday. This will pit the survivor in the pairing of tuesday s losers against the Defeated club in the game sending Kitzinger against the Turkey Italy Winner. Romano was unable to make an statement regarding the chances of the european champions making the trip to Williamsport pa., for the Little league worldwide tournament. All Star suffers injury Chicago Apall Star guard  Schafrath Ohio state Friday night suffered a fractured right Cheek Bone and a slight concus Sion during the All Star game comeback idea still present in Rocky s mind fort Lauderdale Fla. A you la be restless some night and unable to sleep for thinking about it. Next morning everything will be  that s the Way it will happen says Rocky Marciano if he Ever decides to try to regain the heavy weight boxing throne from which he retired undefeated. Nothing definite so far such a comeback attempt is Only an idea Rocky said. There in t anything definite. However understand this i not saying i never think about it. If i do come Back it la be a  Marciano who will be 35 sept. 1,says it would take about eight to 10 months of preparation including about three real fights to get him ready for a championship bout. Suggests Trio i can t get in shape by spar ring he said. My idea of train ing would be to meet some rate contenders Guys like Sonny Lis ton Nino Valdes and Willie -trano." Marciano who now weighs 218pounds, says he keeps himself in reasonably Good shape by swim Ming Bowling and playing three or four rounds of Golf a week. He owns a Bowling Alley in nearby West Hollywood. In his last fight against Archi Moore on sept. 21, 1955, Marciano weighed 188 i. Map admirers Milton Mckenzie Short Stop for the Wiesbaden flyers and Safe Winner of the stars and stripes most valuable player poll draws the rapt attention of Young admirers from Spain s Seville Little league entry in the european championships at Wiesbaden. Mckenzie n admirers Are left to right Davis Rodas Terry Young and Larry Warren. Is photo