European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1962 thl stars and stripes is Irmo Avacato pull rally in Vivenza semifinals special the 2nd target acquisition in owls tunning defeat saturday night by running off 18the Nal 6% minutes to pull out an 8149 Victory fed knights and Complete a sweep of their Best of   overwhelming 9646 count in wednesday s opener the owl found themselves on the Short end of the count from Point with 8 56 left on the clock in the first half to the waning minutes of the second  Joe Mason the former Bradley University Star who was augmented by the. Vii corps Cham pions for the Usa Keur playoffs. Put the Owic ahead for the firs time in Over 24 minutes when he dropped in an 18-foot set shot with4 28 left in the game. That shoved the visiting Tab quintet in front,68-67, and the margin reached 80-67 before the red knights got their final two Points to end a six min Ute scoring  owls started their torrid rally after Orvllle Ross Field Goa had moved the setae team into a g7-c2 Lead. Phipps Start surge Hubert Phipps started the sensational comeback with a Layup. Pat Cavataio. Who accounted for seven of those closing Points hit a 2i footer and then Misson connected to put the owls ahead. After that Cav audio hit for two Phipps dropped in a free throw and then bucket Mason it on four straight or Nils tosses Ancu Antnio converted a three Point play to run the count to 80-67.Mason ended up by taking gnat scoring honors with 27 Points including 16 in the final half. Late spurt i. I i Yville 5 . Title Kan. A the Ravens from Coffey a tatted their first a ii shop by swamping College 74-19, in the feline National Junior col ill tournament Satur to. Easily defeatedcolo., 8348, for third named the tourney player scored 90 a Strong Coffeyville Tea lied both backboards Kail numerous times and Lon Morris a decent Hahn wets High for the19 Points. Early stayed dose the first of soil a ttys a then Coffeyville ran 2 Tab Skrl Fob i Vrh 2 . A  Muht or cd or Tel 11 he is Tattoo on Tah Ilo a Tran us Lii name hum Vic Gnu 48, and Tau s3. European Champ assured to . For Little Loop tourney Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial european representation at the Little league world series Intini Amport a. Aug. 20-25 was assured saturday at a meeting of country directors at european Little league  p. O Connor beginning his first season As european Little league director outlined a Bright and optimistic 1962 season for the baseball program aimed at youth Between the Ages of 9-12. With registration of franchised team running 13 per cent ahead of last year this should be our greatest season in Europe o Connor  attacking the financial pains which have plagued the local program since its european debut in 1958, o Connor reported the Cost of transporting the euro Pean Winner to the stateside series will be borne by a newly formed Board of directors. Headed by o Connor Board members rep resent tending commercial firms in  Moneary support will be offered european participants with the decision to retain Volun tary team donations at the country troupe Cotton Colemon pacers Verdun topples Berlin 88-65, to sweep series by Bob Wicker staff writer Berlin poured in 13 Points in the second half and found up with 20. Cold Man now has 31 Points a Verdun four winning Usa eur playoff conies  i Ici was the All Star s top Sroi of i with 21 Points. Also i double figures for the losers were Don Smith with 15 and Bennie Mosley and Dan Floc Riquez with 10 , with three men measuring Over 6 feet 4 inches in the lineup dominated the backboards. And this was a telling Factor. Cot ton at 6-5, was the no. 1 work horse but he had plenty of assist Ance from 6-6 Bill Shepherd and 6-5 Amuel Brooks. The cardinals lifter building up a 45-30 hot latime Lead begun to really pour it on in the second half. They extended that Advant age to 56-36 after seven minutes of play and had the game All wrapped up at 83-54 with 4 54 left when coach Frank Duguin rushed in the Cardinal reserves in a merciful  cards were n Ball of fire throughout the first half As the connected on 18 of 34 shots from the floor. Troupe who went seven for nine on a variety of attempts had 15 Points at intermission an Cotton had 11. Verdun took a 10-2 Lead after Only three minutes of play before missing a shot from the  garnered six of the tallies on jump shots from some 25 fee tout. The All stars finished the sea son with on impressive 42-7 rec Ord. H was Verdun s 29th Victory in 49 outings troupe Long the line Verdun Berlin her Herd f r Rel Noiin. I t kiiip1. T How. T it talk. T Tipu Jiw. O tin f Holt Luln. I fat a top 8 6 0 1 hit Iff it to 0 0 0 01 a it to t ref Nurr Smith i hint r Vena t of t 3 1 9 1 to 10 to in 11 0 Totmin  ii m Tot am it 1 Al a Nollin a Rtin a 4� Burlton trn All sur. 34 3s� level. The $10 contribution will assist country directors. In conduct ing District eliminations and trans porting their winners to the european championship  estimated $3,000 collected in the manner tast year was used Toh to defray transportation costs of the european Winner to the United states. At the outset of the five hour meeting in nearby Erbe Helm o Connor read to the director message from Peter j. Me Covern Little league president. Mccow extended his thanks and gratitude to the Many hundreds of civilian and military personnel for their unselfish efforts in support of our youngsters now in  re added that baseball create a Happy pleasurable pastime in  adult youth Frame of reference and this in turn Speaks a common language to Many  Strong emphasis is being placed this year on introduction of additional All native teams to Litti league o Connor said. Keeping in mind presiden Kennedy s desire to Foster our re lations abroad i can think of no better Way of bringing Thesa Roert can image to Europe than through the medium of Little league he added native Teaman All Belgium team from Brussels already has been franchisee for 1962. Additional interest has been expressed m the nether lands Germany and Italy. Last year. Antwerp and Naples were the Only franchised native teams. Others were hampered from official recognition due to costs of uni forms equipment and franchise fees. It is hoped some monetary support May be offered these teams this  was made of a new . Military sponsored league in Eritrea East Africa which win compete in the Greece Turkey Cut r i c t. Geographical limitations prompted withdrawal of franchise play in the one league at Lajes air base in the azores. Robert j. St. Aubin european commissioner reviewed current rules and regulations governing Llue league play. He said every Effort will be made this year to disseminate these directives to both team and game officials in the interest of better  serving As 1962 country director Are Richard p. Koch. Benelux Mike Shapiro. France Jack , Germany Martin j. Maroukian Greece Turkey c. , jr., saudi Arabia Glen a Portt Spain Morocco and Gary , United kingdom. Still to be named is a director for Italy. To tuner bin pm Ferrari wins so bring race from Renit Dos patches Sebring   Bonnier and Lucien Bian Chat. A Little known rally drive from Belgium scored an upset Vic tory in the Sebring 12-hour sport scar race Here saturday sharing the wheel of a , a Veteran grand prox Star and Biancho who hns mad most of his reputation As n rally much Yottey callers Triumph Ahlem Germany special Talon Villa France Defeated Dahlem pioneers. 15-13, 11-15. 15-3. To take the men s Cham in the International volleyball tournament held Here Satur Olympia sports club of Cologne. Germany took women s a three team  also scored victories Over Reut Lingen Gerr Nuny. 15-8, 15-13, Olympia sports club. 15-6. 15-9. The Host pioneers earned a a Rui by defeating Neu chateau. Belgium. 15-11, 15-7 Cal of arg City. 15-9, 15-13. And the University of Heidelberg 15-7, Cologne women beat 1h? Luxembourg entry 15-6, 9-15. 15-11,, 15-2. 15-3. To win its title. Mcmahon a member of the pioneers was presented a scroll ing him As a 1961 All America military volleyball player. Driver he won the Liege Sofia Liege lust year covered 206 laps of the 5.2-mile Sebring course for a total of 1,071 Miles tit an average Speed of 89.1 Miles an hour. Their v12, 3.0-Lltcr cur finished10 laps ahead of the Ferrari grand touring Model driven by Worl Champion Phil Hill Santa Monica. Calif., and belgian Olivier Gen  car driven by Hill and Gen Deblen. One of the latest Coupe Type models to come from the italian factory picked up the Ninepoints Given for the world manufacturers championship a title for which sports cars Are no longer eligible. Bonnier and Blanche a last min Ute substitute for England s Gra Ham Hill emerged As Clear rut winners after a series of Moch Nical breakdowns and a disqualification dropped the Early Pace makers out of the once. The mexicans Rodriguez Broth ers. Pedro and Rirardo win through two ferraris trying to keep ahead of the pack finally giving up at approximately the Midway Point when the engine Ofa car they had taken Over from another pair of pilots seized  left Britain s Stirling Moss and Innea Ireland also driving Ferrari sports car with a two Lap Lead and the race seemingly in theban after seven hours. At this Point after Ireland had completed 18 laps of his driving stint he brought the car in fora change of Brake pads. The car wus also refuelled something not allowed under 20 laps at Sebring and the car was disqualified. Moss and Ireland were so ii Gustad they Lett immediately after blaming the pit marshal for open ing the wire Seal on the Gas tank. Third place Overall with 195 tips one behind Hill and Gen Deblen wits the 1.8-liter porsche spider driven by Bill Wuesthoff Milwaukee Bruce Jennings Tow son. Md., and. 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