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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 20 the stars and stripes saturday August 29, Deadeye 29, wins 7,000 at Crapshoot Vandalia Ohio up Rich Ard Krohn a bearded 29-year-Oldgrain Hauler added about $7,000 to his bankroll Here As he won the preliminary Handicap at the 60th grand american Crapshoot. The Harvard 111., Novice shot his first registered targets this year and is making his first appear Ance at the roaring  he broke 99 of 100 from 19 Yards too shoot a Field of 2,105 biggest in preliminary Handicap history. Krohn is a class d shooter which Means he averages under 88 per cent on 16-Yard targets. Inthe class championships he paid entry fees and played the option als to the tune of $83, broke 183 of 200 and got Back $2.80. This latest score was the Bethe has Ever fired in any Competition. I was real nervous All the Way Krohn said. I never won anything anywhere and i Don t know How did  he had enough Confidence i himself however to play practically All the options. That s the unique system under which each Marksman wagers on his own prowess. And that s How Krohn will pick up the majority of his loot in addition to the guaranteed$2,000 first prize. The Winner drove his 1951 car Here and has been sleeping on the ground in a tent pitched near the firing line. Marriott . J. Marriott Battle Creek mich., fired an Early 98 for  place but was tied by two of the late finishers for the runner up spot. They were Frank Gard Ner Springfield 111., and Willi augsburger Geneva ind. Each receives $400 in addition to his option winnings. In a shoot off Marriott finished second augsburger third and Gardner fourth. Helen Hofman Danville 111.,took the women s title in a shoot off with mrs. Mary Meadows Grimes Iowa after they had tied at 96. Bill lace fort Worth tex., grabbed the Junior championship with 97 and Cliff Doughman Al ton 111., was the top professional with 94. In a shoot off carried Over fro earlier. 16-year-old Kevin Onka sugar Creek mo., became the youngest in history to win the National 16-Yard Clay target championship 100 straight the youngster had the Junior title wrapped up in the 200-Tai-get race hut decided to fight it out for the big Crown with Arnold Riegger Castle Rock wash., who had cracked 1,020 straight targets Dan Orlich Reno nev., and c. E. Barnhart Prairie Village  Onka broke 100 in a Row to take the Crown Barnhart Fin Ishing second. Riegger who had broken 1,420fn a Row including shoot offs missed his third target in the extra heat. Cowboy movie Star Roy Roger who broke 199 of 200 from 16 Yards earlier was moved Back to21 Yards and broke 82 of 100. Cha Stuttgart seek 2d semifinal victories Darmstadt Germany is the 3d army div Cha scorpions arts the Stuttgart chiefs could be in the Usa eur i world series saturday when the dust has settled around a pair of semifinal  their foes the Baum older Blue rangers and Bamberg riders Are noted for surprises in jus such Back to the Wall situation As  scorpions licked the Blue rangers. 16-3, at Baumholzer wednesday in the opener of their Best of three semifinal series. No the play shifts to the scorpion Lair at Kirch Goens for remainder of the  went one up on the riders 10-1, behind Luther Vaughtie the other semifinal opener wednesday. The chiefs leave Home to continue this series Visitin Bamberg. The contests Are scheduled to Start at 2 05 pm saturday and if necessary  was against Kitzinger the de fending Usa eur Champ tha Bamberg retreated Home one Down in a bust of three playoff for the Eastern league title. Rider pitchers did t give Kitzinger another Runin two games As Bamberg swept into the Usa eur  the quarterfinals Baumholzer faced a similar situation int Raveling to Erlanger Home of the 4th army div cab turtles. Cap tallying on timely hits and opposition errors Baum older prevailed to gain the semis. Calif. 9 gains semis of Little league series Williamsport a. Up Auburn calif., clinched the remaining spot in the semifinals of the 13th annual Little league world series by defeating Gads Den ala., 3-1, before 4,500 spectators. The californians outhit 6-4, capitalized on the wildness of Pitcher Mackey Moates to score two run sin the first inning. Phil Olrich and winning Pitcher Bob Sunada each Drew a base on balls and Olrich tallied when Bill Epperson  then scored on a passed Ball by Danny Carlisle. Auburn added its final run inthe fifth when Jim Arbogast homered. 10 strikeout victims Sunada fanned 10 and walked two. He was nicked for six hits but was effective in the , the loser struck out 13 but issued three walks two of them figuring in the Auburn scor ing. In the semifinals Auburn me Schenectady n.y., and Hamtramck mich., faced Oahu Hawaii which advanced by default when Kitzing Gen Germany was unable to obtain transportation Here. The fans were still talking about How Art Deras Hamtramck came within one out of pitching a perfect game against san Juan puerto Rico tuesday. Deras a right hander had mowed Down 17 san Juan batters in arow 16 by the strikeout route As he faced Angel Davila for the final out in the sixth inning. But Davila hit a single into Centerfield to spoil Deras bid for Fame. Deras recovering quickly struck out the next Batter to end the game and Hamtramck walked off with an easy 5-0 Victory. Northwest Loop hurler pitches no hit game Eugene Ore. A Bob Bolin,20-year-old right hander pitched the first no hit game of the class Northwest league season Here. He hurled Eugene to a 13-0, Victory Over Lewiston in the second game of a double header. Bolin 6-feet, 5-inches tall struck out nine batters in record ing his 17th Victory of the season against seven defeats. He also drove in two runs with two sin Glon. Sure bet Jim Gamble 4th army div sprinter beats remain Pote of the belgian army to the wire Over 100 meters in a four Way track and Field meet sponsored by the four nations advisory coun cil of Kassel Germany. Gamble s time was 10.7, a tenth of a second better than Pote s clocking. Army photo 7th army trackman dominate Kassel meet As Gamble stars Kassel Germany special. Led by triple Winner Jim Gamble 4th army div a 7th army track and Field team swept to Victory Over entries from Germany and Belgium Here in a meet sponsored by the local four nation advisory Council. Gamble won the 100 meters in10.7, raced ahead of the 200-meter pack in 21.3 and captured his Spe Fialty the Broad jump with a leap of 24 feet 1 Inch. Gamble was also a triple Victor in the same three events in the Usa eur track and Field championships writing his name in the record books each time As he won. The 7th army team scored 83points on first places in 14 of the 20 events. The belgian army was second with 58 Points followed by the North Hessen athletic Union 51, and a composite team of the Browns sing blues Over a a performances. Cleveland a the Cleve land Browns Are still Hunting for a. Quarterback who can at least partly fill the shoes of Otto Gra Ham Otto in a decade with the Browns completed 1,464 of 2,66passes for 23,584 Yards and 174 touchdowns. He retired in 1955. Since then the Cie Elands have used Vito Parilli George Ratter to Tom Tommy o Connell and Mil Plum As their air Arm. The 1959 Choice is Jim Ninow skirt Michigan state Jan Waw was t the most impressive quarterback in the worlds the Browns bowed to Pitts Burgh 34-20, in their opening exhibition. Coach Paul Brown who like the Way Ninowski flips the balsams he thinks the youngster will make it but that he needs a bit More Protection than the injury riddled offensive line is giving him. The Browns once the most feared passing team in the pro circuit threw less than any of the others last season As they faded in the late going. This year with some Speed ends and backs As receivers the overhead assault is due for revival if Ninowski and the passer Protection  Ptacek of Michigan who won the most valuable award Amon the College All stars against Baltimore in t even going to get a Hance at the Browns signal calling Post. Brown is moving thee Wolverine into the Middle of the fullback scrap where hell fight it out with de Modzelewski for the no. 2 spot behind sensational Jim Brown. West German army Border police and Kassel City police 24. Hurdler Rod Perry also a record setter in the Usa eur Greet car ried the 3d army div colors to Victory in the 110-meter hurdles and the 200-meter barriers despite the fact that he injured his Heel recently. One of the night s outstanding times came in the 400-meter relay where Gamble anchored a 41.7-Sec-Ond timing the other Baton passers were de Brabham 4tharmd div Bill Wilson 3d div and Fred Hudson 8th div. Seventh army winners also included Rod Zwirner 3d army div in the 1,500 meters Wardell Smith,8th div in the 800 meters Harold Caffey 4th army div in the 400meters John Thomas 24th div in the High jump Pelton Applewhite a corps in the 400-meter hurdles Bill Readus 3d div in the hop step and jump and Stephen James 3d army div. In the pole vault. Mickoski Morrison traded in nil Deal Detroit a the Detroit red wings traded left Winger Nick Mickoski to the Bosto Bruins for defens Eman Jim  Rison. It was a straight player Swap. Morrison 27, a Veteran of eight years in the National hockey league spent seven years with the Toronto Maple Leafs before re turning to Boston last year. Tho Vest pocket Ace that the Blue rangers May pull out is 5foot, 8-Inch right hander Vern Orn Dorff 11-2voted by fans As the most valuable player in Usa eur by the stars and stripes poll. Orndorff won the final game of the Blue rangers quarterfinal comeback a was held out of the series opener against the scor pions. Cha master of the big inning will probably counter Orndorff with Elvin Fleshman 10-1. The scorpions riddled by Rota Frankfurt special sat Rudny s Usa eur semifinal be tween the 3d army div Cha scorpions and the Baumholz Deblue bangers will be broadcast Over an Frankfurt and an Kaiserslautern it was announced Here. The saturday contest be tween the Stuttgart chiefs and Bamberg riders will be air Dover an Nurnberg and an Stuttgart. Broadcast time for both games is 2 05 pm. Tion on the eve of their playoff opener last year Are in the Usa eur semis for the third straight time. The big one always got away before. Stuttgart has yet to lose a play off game. The chiefs swept. Straight through a tussle for the Western league title the quarterfinals and now the opener of the semis. Four of these five games were won by Vaught who probably won t be on the Mound saturday against Bamberg but in Reserve for a sunday Date if needed. Chison Call Trio Purchase 2 for Aid in Pennant Chase Chicago up the Chicago White sox recalled three player from their Indianapolis affiliate in the american association and announced the Purchase of two other minor leagues. Outfielders John Callison and Joe Hicks and first baseman Ron Jack son were recalled and the contracts of left handed Pitcher Gary Peters and int Telder j. C. Martin we repurchased from Indianapolis. All were scheduled to report to the White sox on sept. 10 or 11. Hicks 26, a Lect handed Batter has been hitting .305 for Indiana Polis and batted in 49 runs. Calli son who opened the season with the White sox has compiled a.290 average since he was optioned to Indianapolis june 27. Jackson was sent of Indianapolis May 13 and has batted .290 with 30 Home runs. Martin has hit at a .297 clip with 49 runs batted in. Wac was teams in softball meet Nurnberg Germany special the 1959 Usa eur Safe women s interservice softball Champion ships Are scheduled sept. 2-5 at the Garmisch sports Center with six wac was teams from England France and Germany competing. The double elimination playoff for the Champion and runner up spot will be played at Glynn  teams Are from Wiesbaden and Ramstein Germany and sout Ruislip England. The wag squads Are from Munich and Lan Stuhl Germany and Orleans. France. Team and individual trophies will be presented to the Champion and second place winners. Las year s Winner was the was team from Wiesbaden. Casey was mighty new York up Gasey Stengel collected four hits and walk in the first major league game he even played with the Brooklyn dodgers in  
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