European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday August 22, the stars and stripes Peg f i no hit hurler named Little league map by Balm Bennington staff writer Wiesbaden Germany is Bob Marshall a talented 12-year-old right hander who pitched the Kitzinger Germany All stars to the european Little league championship with a no hitter Here thursday was named the out standing player in the playoffs. Other awards announced at the banquet thursday night went to Terry Young a freckle faced Little first baseman Pitcher for these Ville All stars from Spain who received the sportsmanship trophy and Dave Negrette second base Man for the Orleans All stars from France who was runner up in to hemp poll. Marshall a 5-foot, 8-Inch 115 Pounder was mobbed by team mates and fans following his 5-0 Triumph Over Orleans for the he has pitched three other no hitters he still said nervously this sure was the big parents two and mrs. Robert p. Marshall sr., were both proud As his dad re gaining his color and composure added there s no words to explain this while about All mrs. Marshall could Muster was meanwhile Little sister Debbie hugged her brother with one Arm and a Panda Bear with the other. Face his favorite Bob a our Zeball specialist who has been pitching since he was eight favors the Pittsburgh pirates and Baltimore orioles in the league campaigns and player is the pirates Elroy face. When someone mentioned the possibility of the Kitzinger club going to the . To compete for the world Little league title. Deb Bie piped up i Wanna go to the states whether brother Boband his mates get to make the trip remains to be difficulties threatened for awhile to wreck the european tournament and a Possi ble trip to the . For lie Cham Pion. All five teams that competed Here came at their own expense and Kitzinger May go Back to the . The same Way if the problem in t ironed out Over the Way they played Here the Kitzinger youngsters surely would hold their own in the Little league world series at Williams port a. Odds and ends from the tournament the biggest 12-year-old limit player in the tournament was Orleans Richard Derrickson who stood 5-9 and weighed 180 pounds. And he was t the tallest since teammate Emory Hammack los ing Pitcher in thursday s championship Battle towers up to 5-11. By comparison Bobby Rosseau an 11-year-old Utility player for the Vicenza Italy All stars is4 feet 4 inches tall and weighs a Mere 58 pounds. He was the Small est player Here. Cards sign infielder Iowa Falls. Iowa a Virgil Duit 19, Iowa Falls a third baseman who hit .441 for Ells Worth Junior College Here has signed a Bonus contract with i Host. Louis cardinals system. Dui twas signed to a i960 contract with Winnipeg of the class c Northern league. Germany trips Spain to gain Ruth title tilt by Jim Bessel staff writer Ramstein Germany is Neal gait pitched the Germany All stars of a berth in the babe Ruth european championship finals Ashe spaced five hits in setting Down the Spain All stars 6-3, Here Fri Day afternoon. Gait had a shutout going until the Bottom of the sixth when Spain pushed across three runs forts Only markers on the scoreboard. Germany broke into the scoring column quickly tacking up a first inning run with gait driving in the tally. Kim Mcintire singled went to second on a error an took third on a fielder s Choice. After Tom Nelson walked gait singled to left to plate the fourth Germany added two More kims As jibe Corvino anted Terry walked and Tom Mccaffrey doubled the pair Home. Germany made it 4-0 in the fifth when Nelson doubled went to third on a fielder s Choice and romped Home on a throwing error by Spain first baseman Warren got a rally going in its half of the sixth after gait had retired 12 in a Row. Mike Dodson was Safe on an error and Larry Hanson lashed one to Loftfield where Woody Coyne hobbled the Ball permitting Dodson to score and Hanson to take second. John Kientz and Roger la input together singles to push Han son Home. De Debiec and Paul Holifield were Safe on fielder choices enabling Kientz to score. then gait settled Down and flyers Wallop rockets 21-3, to reach Safe Diamond finals Sprague wins Span Dahlem Germany special the wies Baden flyers combined the effective pitching of Southpaw Ray Sprague with a 20-hit fusillade to defeat the Rhine main rockets 21-3, Friday and gain saturday s finals of the Safe Germany District baseball tournament. The flyers were scheduled to meet Span Dahlem the District s regular season Winner and twice Victor in tournament play in the title game at 2 05 Wiesbaden Victory would necessitate a showdown tussle Between the two teams on sunday at 2 put together two eight run innings in dealing the rockets their eliminating defeat. Rhine main paraded four pitchers to the Mound with boots Dworaczyk the club s regular Pitcher drawing the defeat after working 3% innings. Dworaczyk was shelled out during an eight run fourth that found the flyers putting together nine hits a walk and three rocket errors. Ralph Miller and Ray Bragagnolo each had two safeties during the outburst while de Golden who went 4-for-7 with four Bis unloaded a two run Homer his third round tripper of the tourney. After two run bursts in the fifth and seventh the flyers shoved across eight More tallies in the eighth on six hits three walks and one miscue. Manager Howie Choy had two of three singles Dur ing this assault and tacked up three of his five Bis. Sprague rationed the rockets to eight hits while striking out eight and walking three. His season record climbed to 9-4. Miller was forced to leave the game in the forthwith a pained shoulder due to an injury sustained thursday when he was hit by a pitched Ball. It was later discovered he had two chipped Bones in his shoulder. Boys parents prove ardent baseball fans Wiesbaden Germany is probably the most Rabid and ardent baseball fans in the world Are the fathers and mothers of Little league players. They Aren t the mean fighting kind mind you just the Type that yells like mad with the slightest provocation and is Ever willing to be in Hock to buy Junior a prize if he can get a hit or strike out a Batter with the bases loaded. The Many mothers and fathers who attended the european Little league championships Here were certainly no exception. Or they might be at that since those from Turkey Italy Spain and France had to go to considerable trouble to get their offspring Here to play not to mention the expense and rouble of making the trip them selves. When transportation difficulties threatened to wreck the european playoff plans it was the moms and pops in Seville Spain Ankara Turkey Orleans France an Vicenza Italy plus interested backers who made the arrange ments to get the pint sied Dia . Bowling population sail Ai 26,500,000 a few York a the current Bowling population of the . Is an estimated 26.500,000, a Chicago manufacturer said Here with me outnumbering the women by Only 3-2. R. E. Bensinger head of a fir which specializes in making bowl ing equipment said projected Fig ures showed that 35.000,000 americans would be Bowling in 1966.he estimated that in 1946 Only 12,500,000 participated. 9 Boushee injures foot Philadelphia a Phila Delphia Phillie first baseman de Bouchee suffered an injured right foot thursday night when he was hit by a foul tip in the second game of a doubleheader with the Chicago , one of the Phillies wading hitters was taken to Temple University Hospital for x resident physician or. Edward Christensen said that further a rays would be made. Or. Chris Tensen said that so far it appear Bouchee suffered a Bone Chip which May have been the result of an old injury. Mond hopefuls to Wiesbaden for Ashot at the title the team from Ankara came up via charter Airliner while those from Spain France and Italy i ave led via charter bus. Many of the moms and dads then drove i their cars and took leave to fur Nish the family support. The Kitzinger a. Stars also journeyed to the playoffs on their own but did t have As far to travel As the four other teams. In the end they did t have very far to lug the championship trophy following two convincing wins. During most of the games it was t unusual to hear a number of fathers or backers yell get hit son and i la buy you a new Bike Glove in Many cases it Cost pop More than just the bus or plane fare. But most of them got their Money s Worth seeing Junior per form. Kicks will train at military school new York Dpi the new York knickerbockers have announced they will train for the 1959-60 National basketball association season at Lasalle military Academy Oakdale ,fuzzy Levane beginning his second Campaign As coach of the knickerbockers will open the Camp sept. 16. The knickerbockers will train at the Academy through oct. 10. Dur ing that period the candidates will live at the great River country club a Short distance from Oak Dale. Brandy s 291 wins tee play Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial de Brantly 86th Orel in closed out with an even Par 72friday to win the army tips 7th army Golf tournament by 19strokes with 291. Brantly a former Southern Amateur Champ had previous rounds of 71-73-75. George , he 7th army carded a closing 77 to Clinch second place with 310. Seven strokes Back was Cliffor Reynolds he 7th army who had a closing 76. Rounding out the six open division qualifiers for the Usa eur meet in Berlin Are hint Hunter 53d med det 319 James Robins 30th trans co 323, added Sheehan he support come 325. Robins had a final Day 74,Hunter 82 and Sheehan 85. Of Hole senior s Cham Andrew Scheele he 7th army withstood Harry Gorman s closing bid to win the senior division title with 323. Scheele had a closing79 while Gorman carded a 78 to end up with 325. Other senior qualifiers for Theu Sarteur tourney in september were Robert Clement 35th pm in 337. And Joseph Hancock 1st re placement in 348. The Southern Region nosed out the Northern Region by one stroke 2,019-2,020, for the team Champion ship. James Rowe 7th evac Hosp too the driving contest with a 251-Yard Effort. 4th Armor soccer Champ Wildfi Jocken Germany Spe Cial the 50lh in 3d arb de Featon the 35th med to in 37tharmor, 8-0, to capture the 4th Armor up soccer championship. Forced Whitby to hit into an in nigh ending Force out. Germany s insurance runs Casein the final Frame when Spain starter Charles Heflin ran into further difficulties and relinquished the Mound chores to reliever a Pichon. Heflin started the inning by hitting gait. Scotty Mcpherson 6 and Corvino singled to Load the Terry rapped out his third to drive in gait. Mccaffrey was Safe on an error and Mcpher Apfl was All for Heflin an Pichon put out the fire by strik ing out Mcintire and Coyne an getting Frank Theus to hit into an easy groundnut. Two games were on tap for sat urday s wrap up of the first an Nual babe Ruth european championship. Germany clashes with the France All stars for the title at 2 05 pm. In a 9 30 am Consolation game Spain was slated to meet the Belgium All stars. Sex g alted rulers Germany Spain a r a Coyne. If 501 Bodson of Mol Miro o 512 Hanson 2b tie is. 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