European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday june 1, 1963 comets bid to up Lead in Germany the Darmstadt comets resting top the Safe Germany con Ference standings with a 7-1 show ing will have a Good Opportunity to fatten their two game bulge Over a Trio of runners up when they Nlay Host to the Hahn Hawks who Are near the cellar on their 2-6 record in single games saturday and Rhine main rocket and Span Dahlem Pioneer two of the three teams closest on the comets tall with 5-3 slate tangle Over in Span Dahlem. The third runner up also sporting a 5-3 Mark is Wiesbaden which has its Flyen at bom Gold t the sem Bach Tolgen 3-5. Itaskas Host Baron in the other league pairing the Canute in ram 4-4 will Host the Ottburg Baron 1-7. When the action begin. Lea Baden s John Purdon takes the most we onto the Field a 4-1 record with an 0.48 Era. Only rarmrteur1bnrett Armstrong has a better Aba 0.40.in the hitting department Spang Kham bout the top two stickers a Larry Wrren to .414 and Tom f Mekenna at j93.tbe standings and statistics the stars and stripes Page 21 leading Hristos Tum i Krowk Hay u my pm. Don t pocket those cheaters bespectacled players gaining More respect in major Loop circles crowds betting higher at nation s race tracks cards sign draft Choice. Louis to St. Louts i of the National football the sign Tot tour of last year s Rookie 11963 draft choke four int Yaar ton who i Are defensive Back Bui u. Miami of Ohio and Una Jack dwell Purdue in. Kentucky and Fate Echol. It jul i time the cardinal1 on Meggyesy of syranus Janaa. A signed. Magg Yeiyu i the Cardinal Tui draft a hot dabbled Fob Faux tha be Jovola and uniform of in rain re Lai a verb ask aunty baath am lined aver to Dick Macau left by Bederm full Del George manual far display la football s ban of Fame at Canto Ohio. Mccara la do Nestor of the Grid ban of Fame. To by Iba i race program at the 31 horse ice track operating la the United state on memorial Day Drew total of 400,798 Tan and produced a total Pari Aon Tuel handle fan associated press Turvey figures represent an increase of 21481 in attendance and 1433,633 Over memorial Day 1962when 17 operating track Drew crowd totalling 379,617 and bandied s23.76b415.randan Park and Wheeling Downs which operated last me Morial Day. Did not have program thursday while Green Mountain Park Thistle Down. Miles City and Waterford Park operated thl year and did not Butof both the track which operated Yean. The totals were308.416 and s23,0u%181 for 1963, and 333.233 and 122.921,781 for last year an inc Reue of 5.184 in attend Ance and 180.400 in in new York and Hollywood pork topped the Lis this year with Aqueduct s crowd of 65276 and handle of j5jujt5, the fourth largest in new York s , history. Hollywood Drew 6494 who wagered s4j10j62. The turnout showed a drop from last year1 crowd of 68432 but an increase betting from bad year h48u35. New York up time was when a major league Ball player who wore eyeglasses was As rare As a set of dry tonsils at a Brewer s convention but not any old rough and Tumble crowd of the hairy Chest and chaw had As much regard for the be my tailed player a it did for umps were the Only ones sup posed to Wear will Ever know How Many potentially great player were lost in the process. Kids with Saks stuck them i their pocket to keep from getting picked last or ignored completely when it came time to choose up sides. Thus they wound up playing an out of focus game to satisfy prejudice. But those Days Are gone for Ever according to August Nelson of the better vision Institute and the facts Bear him out gradual acceptance acceptance of player who Wear glasses has been gradual through the years. Part of this is due to the fact that a better educated Genera Tion has taken Over. But so intense too i scouting for Young players with Talent that they la sign Guy who needs plate gloss windows if he can find the plate or hit the Ball Ryne Duren actually found i faulty vision on asset when he to the big Relief Man for the Newyork Yankee. Duren a one of the plate gloss Breed and he had to look hard to see the Batter. Thus when he Cut Loose his fast one in their general direction nobody was taking a toehold against him just in cae the pitch was errant spec Toporcer earned i nickname because he wore glasses in becoming a second baseman forthe Cardinal. Eyeglasses kept him on the scene for year despite deteriorating vision before he finally lost i right Phil Linz the i held Handyman of the Yankees first was fitted for glasses during his Rookie year at Kearney Cumpert. The manager was Bitting ground bolls at me and was t seeing them very Well a explained. Then in night games i and trouble seeing an Eye Man found a slight Al on defect. Once fitted with Glass. Linz was on his Way up to e nig club. Back in 1960, Frank Howard ofe dodger we hitting Over .400 Tan he was ordered by the front flee to take an Eye Eiml Nailoa tie reason to that he was Stag Stuart latest to join the eyeglasses set9 Boston Boston red sox slugger Dick Stuart 1 the latest major league player to Don Eye glasses. Stuart hitting about .245 and evidently worried about it said Here during the Boston new York series that he had obtained used them thursday and belted a two run Homer against the big right handed hitter was a ked to put them on for photographer but declined. A remark that be looked a Little like bin drive barter flu Bow Aorta bad to Lake Taw a pure m of. Non red Eta in us mom Botko trial u4 b As backs it Rattan career ads Sis rat. Okd Tai my Law rat Aal photo a space Cadet with them on solidified his stand. I went to or. Thomas Cavan Augh an Eye specialist to see about my Eye Stuart Aid. They Don t really give me much trouble Only when i cover my right Eye and try to use my left Eye Only. My vision 1 Little blurred using the left by Laid he woo told he to suffering from astigmatism of the left Eye. Causing blurred vision to varying degrees. Boston manager Johnny Peak benched Stuart for three gome list weekend but Dick returned t the lineup tuesday night and a u Tingle and a double in four trip. I won t keep wearing them in a game unless 1 see that the help he said. I Don t thin there s much wrong with my eyes. But to doing something wrong pulling away from pitches an maybe the Eye Are causing that track clinic slated Houston Tupi six of the nation Foremost track and feel Coabe will deliver lecture at thus. Track and Field federation fint annual coaches dime i Ting around in the out Fleider Fly Ball. I difficulty Wal myopia. He could see objects close by but not at a distance. Another outfielder with the same problem was Leon Wagner of Thon Angeles Angela. He had thime defensive1 trouble while maintaining a Lusty batting aver in. A Pitcher Uch a Ken Mackenzie the Meta would t think twice bout having a Ore Ana treated. Tad he did t think twice either in to found he needed glasses 15 year ago. Rein avoid aed Dent. 1 wore glasses playing hockey a Well As baseball at he old. People ask me if i m Notafraid of being hit by a batted Ball the answer u that glasses Ive me Normal vision and help a void such Phillies owner Bob Carpanter. A member of the Board of the Una ersty of Delaware bean them bout optical tests to measure How Ait a hitter s Aye contract when k fastball i thrown to him. The test a Given to the Rochester learn and Carpenter said it was terrific n spotting the Good a. Some fan might suggest is time to use it on the pm Lille. Classes there might Well be the necessary answer. Florida . Ace inked by dodgers Miami a Jerry Donch a Power hitter from Dado Junior College signed a baseball contract with the dodger for a Bonus of about $30400. The 6-foot, 2-Inch 205-Pound 30 year old was signed by Leon Ham Ilton u Veteran dodger soul Dorsch who has batted near uk400 Mark for the past two seasons and driven in about 40 runs each year will be assigned to St Peters Burg of the clan a Florida state league when the Saint come to Miami Juno 7. Melt drop Burright to pick up Taylor St. Louis a the new York met report they have dropped Larry Burright from the Router to Moke room for Catcher Sammy met sold they would de cide when Burright would be Jim 6-7 to conjunction with the sent within 10 Day. The second federation s inaugural National baseman Luul a 219 err a in 1� championships. I game for new York
