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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 20 the stars and stripes monday August 24, 195$ Hill Cardinal win Over Steeles Austin Tex. A chicag Cardinal quarterback King Hill threw two touchdown passes to John Crow and scored another on a 14-Yard Romp saturday night to trample Pittsburgh 21-10. Crow 215-Pound former Texas mall America outta neutered the Pittsburgh secondary to Haulin a 60-Yard scoring pass from Hill with two minutes left in the first half. He repeated on a 30-Yard playmate in the fourth Quarter of the National football league exhibition before 15,000 fans. Pittsburgh racked up a Fiel goal in the first period when Tom Miner angled one in from the 12.the Steeles Only touchdown came in the third Quarter after alter Nate quarterback Lennie Dawson fired a 70-Yard pass to Jim Orr who was finally stopped on the two. Tom Tracy Dove Over for the score. A fumbled punt by Pittsburgh s Charlie Tolar set up the cards second score. Hill ran for ,29 of the 45 Yards in the scoring  the 14, the former Rice Star faked a pass and swept left end for the touchdown. Steeles drive recovering a fumbled punt at the 21 in the first Quarter the Steeles drove in close enough be Hind the passing of Bobby Layne to set up the Field goal from the 12. Later in the Quarter Middle guard Jack Patera crashed through to Block a second Field goal try by Miner at the 32. Neither team was Able to put together More than two first Downs in a Row the rest of the half. But late in the second period operating from his own 12-Yard line Hill passed to John Tracey atthe 45. A penalty put the Ball Back to the Chicago 40. Hill then dropped Back and arched a Long pass to Crow who took it on the 20 and went Over untouched. Willie Galit Nore. Lightning strikes twice pro football situation shapes up As polite Price War for players Dallas a the fledging american football league served notice saturday that it will con test the Long established National football league for both the sport Dollar and players but Only on the basis of fair play. Meeting to jell its organization and prepare to move into the professional football Field in i960, franchise owners in the new circuit expressed High optimism Over chances of the league becoming a big Factor in the nation s sport program. Organizers even plan to compete with the Mcaa game of the week. Sportscaster Harry Wismer said new York will televise coast to coast on saturday afternoons be cause there now is no football in that City at that time. He admitted this would run into the Mcaa schedule. Lamar Hunt the Young Dallas oilman who is Ramr Odding organization of the league said since bears nip eagles As Galimore stars Lynn mass. A the chicag bears Willie Galimore scored on a perfect 34-Yard screen pass play and an 85-Yard Kickoff return sat urday night in a 24-21 National football league exhibition Victory Over the Philadelphia eagles. Galimore a product of Florida a took a screen pass from quarterback Zeke Bratkowski an followed a Zigzag course behind Crisp blocking for a second period score. His Man Uever and Rookie John Avenie s conversion put the bears in front 14-0. When the eagles closed the Gap 11 Grid immortals added to Helms Hall of Fame los Angeles up eleven greats of College football six players and five men who made their name As coaches were announced As the newest additions to the Helms foundation foot Ball Hall of Fame. 3 gain titles on water skis Laconia . A three new champions were crowned sat urday at the 17th annual National water ski championships. Jim Middlebrook 42, Tampa,fla., shaded Paul Boel Detroit for the veterans jumping title an Janelle Kirtley 15, Birmingham scored a one buoy Victory Over Vickie Van Hook Long Beach calif., in the girls-under-17 slalom Competition. Penny Baker Austin Tex., be came the new Champion in jump ing for boys under 17. Middlebrook registered jumps of70, 71 and 78 feet and was credited with 201 % Points. Boel was credited with 198v, Points after leaps of 79, 79 and 76 feet. Middlebrook s form was judged better than Biel s. Young Baker scored 224% Points with his leaps of 80, 89 and 90feet in winning the boys jump ing John Stinson san Antonio was second with 211 is Points on jumps of 80, 78 and 80 feet. Third was Bob Burtch. Alexandria Bay n.�., with j99h Points on jumps of 7% 81 and 82 feet the players All former Al americas Are Frankie Albert Stanford quarterback 1940-41 Benny Friedman Michigan quarterback 1924-26 Edgar Garbisch army Center 1922 24 William Hollenback Pennsyl Vania Back 1906-08 the late Nile Olbort sunders Kinnick Iowa Back 1937-39, and Harry Smith University of South Ern California guard 1938-39.the coaches include Warren Woolson now of new Mexico am who has a 180-79-17 record in 28 years of coaching Chelate Jim Tatum most recently at North Carolina who had a 110-35-7 record in 14 years the late Henry red Sanders most recently of Urcla who in 15 years won 102, lost 41 and tied three Jess Neely Rice who won 176, lost 129 and tied 15 in 32 years and Adam Walsh recently retired As  at Bowdoin who has an80-8510 record in 32 years. Albert previously was elected to the Hall of Fame As a pro player with the san Francisco 4 9 e r a whom he formerly coached to 17-7 at the Start of the final Quarter on a eight Yard payoff pitch from Norm Van Brocklin to Tommy Mcdonald the. Speedster struck again. Philadelphia was offside on the first Kickoff. On the second try Rookie Dick Williams Boot bounced once to Galimore who grabbed Iton the 15. He burst through a mass of on Rushing defenders broke Down the sidelines twisted out of the grasp of John Norton on the eagles 25 and finished the Gal lop which spelled the second straight exhibition Triumph for the bears. The eagles who could Cross mid Field Only once in the first half converted another Van Brocklin Mcdonald Aerial for a second  play was Good for 49 Yards Mcdonald grabbing the toss on the five. Thirty seconds before the finish Van Brocklin heaved a 14-Yard touchdown strike to Pete  bears collected their first touchdown at the Start of the Sec Ond period on a six Yard blast Brick Casares. Avenie kicked a Field goal from the 25 in the third period after Relief quarterback Rudy Bukich had pitched Chicago into position. Billy Barnes the eagles Start ing offensive halfback was injured Early in the contest. Hos Pital reports said he received slight fracture above the left wrist. 1959-60 contract signed by Russell Boston up Center Bil Russell Reading a key Man on the world Champion Boston cel tics has returned his signed con tract for the 1959-60 season. Russell the National basketball association s top rebounded was 15th in league scoring last year with 1,168 Points for a 16.7 Point average per game. Russell last year hauled Down 30 or More rebounds on 18 occasion Sand holds the Al time Aba Mark of 49 against the Philadelphia warriors nov. 16, 1957. He averaged 23 rebounds Pep game last season. Hart Scott bout set Philadelphia a pro Moter Herman Taylor announced he has signed Garnett sugar Hart and Charley Scott the no 1 and 2 welterweight contenders respectively for a42 roved bout at Connie Mack stadium sept 14 nil commissioner Bert Bell Hassid publicly that his league would Honor the Al s contracts thearl would take the same attitude. This did t mean however that the american would t be competing for the top College  will be certain key players both leagues will be seeking said Hunt. The competitive bidding could run the Price  but Hunt added there will be enough players for the two leagues to operate without staging a Price War. Hunt admitted that he had Dis cussed with Bell a plan whereby the latter would be commissioner of All pro football and that the operation could be like big league baseball. But he said Bell told him he had too much to handle in the nil without trying to administer two leagues. Represented at the meeting were new York los Angeles Houston Dallas and mind Neapolis St Paul. Denver the other found ing City will be represented by proxy. Bob Howsam who will operate the club there telephoned that he could t make the meeting because of illness. Also represented was Seattle which wants to get into the league but has to obtain the University of Washington stadium before it can make it. Dewey Soriano member of the group that is seek ing pro football for Seattle said prospects were Good to obtain the stadium since the governor of Testate is supporting the move. Should Seattle come in an eighth City would be sought an Hunt indicated Buffalo was the Best Prospect. Buffalo in t rep resented at the meeting but Hunt said it had contacted him. Bill b o y e a president of the Minneapolis chamber of com Justice dept. Ends Golf Shaft Case Washington up the jus Tice department has filed a con sent decree ending monopoly charges against True tempercorp., a Cleveland manufacturer of steel Golf club shafts. The judgment was entered i Federal court at Chicago. It can cels agreements True temper has with foreign firms to restrict the Export of Golf club shafts or their import into this country. The government s civil antitrust complaint was filed june 30, 1958.it named As co conspirators several foreign firms which also manufacture steel Golf shafts. The decree requires True temper to divest it self of any Stock or financial in Terest it has in foreign companies. Merce Barron Hilton son of hotel tycoon Conrad Hilton represent ing los Angeles k. S. Bud Adams Houston oilman and wis Mer gave their clubs plans. Wismer said his associates i operating the new York franchise would include Nash Dowdle and. E. O Shaughnessy both mid land Tex., oilmen Joe Arcuni new York textile Man and Henry fownes new York advertising executive. There will be five others Buti can t name them yet he added. Wismer is head of the commit tee working on television and he said he already has talked with Abc and the broadcasting Chain definitely is interested in airing the new league s games. Lions score Early to top Cleveland 9-3 Akron Ohio up the de troit Lions made a first period touchdown and a 13-Yard Field goal by Gerry Perry stand up saturday night for a 9-3 National football league exhibition Victory Over the Cleveland Browns at the rubber bowl Here. The Lions took an Early Lead on John Henry Johnson s nine Yard sweep around left end to Climax a 65-Yard drive. Former Wisconsin halfback Art Lewis set up the score with his 45-Yard dash. Wayne Walker missed the  in the second period the Browns Cut Detroit s Lead to three Points on a tremendous 40-Yard Field goal by Lou Groza. Another Field goal attempt by Groza late in the same period was slightly wide but the Browns led by Groza protested the Call. Ragged play Perry s Field goal came Early in the fourth period to wind up the scoring. Both teams substituted freely and play was ragged a times. A scoreless third period was highlighted by an interception by Jim Shofner that halted a Detroit drive deep in Cleveland territory. Jim Martin s attempted Field Goa from 46 Yards was partially blocked by Cleveland to stave off another threat in the period. Veteran Tobin. Rote sparkled a quarterback for the Lions. Sopho More Jim Ninowski played at therb Post most of the time for the Browns who suffered their second exhibition loss in As Many outings. It was the first win of the train ing season for Detroit which previously tied los Angeles and lotto the Chicago cardinals. Hawks get royals Mccarthy in bid for backcourt strength St. Louis a the St. Louis Hawks saturday obtained guard John Mccarthy from the Cincinnat royals for four players and Cash. Hawk officials hailed the Trade a Strong backcourt Protection. The Hawks Western division champs of the National basketball association gave up guards win Wilfong and William Bell Forward Tom h e m a n a a player to be selected later by the royals and a undisclosed amount of Cash. Mccarthy a 6-Fopt, 2-Inch, 25-year-old Canisius graduate joined the royals last season after two years in the service. He played in 47. Games averaging 12.9 Points and was fifth in the Aba in assists although missing 25. Games. The Hawks have been seeking Good outside shooter to take defensive pressure off their big Menand Hawh owner Ben Kernel thinks Mccarthy is the answer. J. Thomas Grace executive vice president of the royals said St Louis has been after Mccarthy for some time and the latest offer was too Good to turn Down. Times Square renamed for Davis cup tilts new York up time Square in the heart of Man Hattan will be re named Davis cup Square next wednesday in Honor of the famed International Tennis series starting aug. 28 at Forest he Jas Between the . And Australia. , and australian Tennis officials and civic leaders will con duct a ceremony at times Square  
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