European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes thursday Jun 21, i 6-5$ for first half champions lugs Homer contest by Bob Wicker staff writer Augsburg Germany is Relief hurler Ken Gredel s towering Home run Oxer the High Ghl Fjeld Fence in the Bottom of the ninth in Ning gave the 24th inf div Lions a fr5 Triumph Over the 3rd inf div my Nemeh Here wednesday in a sudden death playoff for usar sur 7th army league first half championship. I Glss Del who also turned in 4 innings of witless Relief pitching. Tagged the first pitch thrown by3fd in div Southpaw Carlos Ramos in the ninth Over the 30-foot Fence at the,305-foot Mark to break up the crucial contest. More than2.goq fans were on hand for the exciting showdown Field, the Lions. The Crafty Little 24th inf Diviero what r bats and throws fro the left Side was Brilliant on the a to i a i 1mmall tails Frank j tigers and of tons Polo Siul Jimmy Piersall con ducted a Good nature vendetta on the playing Field tuesday. Night and afterwards each agreed theother was a pretty Good ballplayer Piersall. In a cheerful mood Over feel describe atae bases in routine Fash Ion. Suddenly veered and to Alary As off then wind. At the last minute to avoid tary but the 8 Tiger plot Shucri never crowd of 42315, which in dude Merj can ill gue president the Jronin dearly loved Piersall s antics Viii cd Dent happened Frlj f a 4 in the next inning the plate wit two outs and the bases loaded in a hint ones Only " real threat of Fth night Fie swi Irig at a fastball and inst Tii Gap on fits Bat the Stock flew near the. Mound. Lary picked App Serball s Bat an then noticed Peers a walking Back to in e plate apparently thinking Laty would Retro event for him. -. Lary just dropped the Bat non Ihal Antler and walked Back to the Jound jail the crowd roared an Piersall was forced to retrieve it then got Piersall to pop outto first b ase and end he threat. Crowd boar earlier Piersall Drew a Roar from the crowd when he walked ,1 stands and chatted with a woman customer while waiting his turn at b said Piersall s tactics i draft bother him he May have though tit was funny but i was dead se5 he did to bother me a around a lot our he s a real Good player Lar said j,1-have a lot of respect for said he was having Eom Petiton i havea lot of respect for him top. Thereal Good tonight he sal5-5 with a Long Fly to Lions and Marne men won 14 games each during the 7tharmy league s 21-game first half schedule to finish in a tie for the Lead thus forcing this playoff forthe championship. Second half action gets in the eight team Loop Friday. If the Lions fail to repeat in the second half they will meet the Winner of the final part of the season in a Best of three playoff series for the league title aug. 8,11,12. The Marne men s third baseman Navarro Davis who clouded nine Home runs to Lead the league i that department during first half play missed the crucial playoff game. He is in the states on emergency leave. Hurlers Ken hit "3rd inf sri he. A Huffman Obj in. Biol Lens m cum it Trodo. A . I if 8-Jotmsti 24th inf div ail it . 36 8u.lund.rfliffun, Forbes if Buti or Luli Rayrao. O . P or tort. P i i 1 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 � 0 ii so ibs 5 5 totals i Nutick out lot a Lorwit 5. my 310 000 s 2jth inf Del 102 a 021 in h it ode 4 4 1-Ttainih a 4-2 4.1 cry lilt 4 s Motel a 1-0 4 0 i put Clit to t int str in my. A sri by a Rynold. Llyn h Al Annii to a 3rd inf dlr 14-13. Jtb inf Der St-10. Of Olivet it. Jonra. Lob3id inf Dot 7 3tlh of olt sit sprling. No Laws i old a. Of forties Tufanua. 93 7 i ii he fib 80 b is 3 11 1 5 1 4 � 0 � f be Dib Iacomo 1. U Shipmon Soskil. Or. In pc. Tias. Slide Bui Gaffney 3rd inf div Catcher starts his slide into second top photo although 24th inf div second baseman chock Lawson watches the Ball going into the Brightfield after a wild throw daring playoff game wednesday in Auga burp Germany. Gaffney scrambled to Bis feet above photo and need All tote Way Home to score when Tommie Reynolds threw wild to Larson on Howard Bodle s ground or to shortstop. The 24th div won the contest 8-5, in the ninth in Ning to take the first half Usa Keur 7th army league title.s4s 7th army league primed. For 2nd half of Campaign the 24th inf div Lions newly crowned first half champions in the Usa eur 7th army league after their playoff win Over the 3rd inf div Marne men wednesday at Augsburg Germany will have a Welcome breather on their schedule this. Week As the eight league teams launch the second half with three game series meet Ings Friday saturday and la play Host to the 8th inf div pathfinders who completed the half with a 5-16 Mark to finish last the first two games Are Setfor Sheridan Cavern in Augsburg the third for Henry Cavern i Munich. Meanwhile the Marne men who along with the Lions completed first half play with a 14-7 Reading will entertain the 7th army sup port come commanders at Harve Barracks in Kitzinger Germany. The commanders reached the mid Point with a 9-12 record Good enough for sixth the top game on the schedule this weekend will find the third place 4th army div tankers 13 at Home against the 3rd army div spearheads who Oregon u. Mounds Man gets mets Bonus pact Portland Ore. For the University of Oregon the past three seasons. Mets scout Dick Wilson Sai Christiansen of. Portland a 6 foot. 2-Inch. 185-Pound right hander received a Small Bonus. The Pitcher will join Santa Barbara in the class c California state league. Finished fifth with a 10-11 series is set for Monteith bar Racks in Fuerth Germany. The v corps guardians wliose11-10 record netted them a fourth place finish in first half action will entertain the Vii corps Jay Hawks in the remaining Friday game is set for Pioneer Cavern in Hanau Germany while the saturday and sunday contests will take place at Frankfurt Jay Hawks completed the half with an 8-13 record that meant seventh place finish. Tommie Reynolds of the lion Sand Navarro Davis of 3rd inf div monopolized most of the league first half batting honors. Reynolds a shortstop arrived atthe Midway Point with a Lusty .392 batting average. 22 Points ahead continued on Page 8m
