European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 07, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes june 7 the final of a two part series on Dames baseball biggest headache whereas there May be some question As to whether baseball Isth National pastime it s for sure that Man s favorite pastime is women especially when there is time to be Are thousands of instances where single nellies or married women have caused batters to go into a tailspin at the plate an pitchers to lose the Edge on their curve. Players have been female sabotaged Over and Over Esenback in the Days of John Mcgraw. Women and liquor run hand in hand experience shows. Som teams have resorted to using private eyes for tailing their players. General managers have been known to stoop so Low Ini heir desperation As to lift fingerprints from cocktail glasses tap hotel phones and bribe cabbies and bartenders to inform on night strolling players. The result Only proves that highly paid glorified big leagues Arete country s most vulnerable Marks for Dames who want any thing from a love affair with a celebrity to Quick marriage an Alimony later to publicity boosting their careers. Wives rate As the top nuisance to the baseball club. In Clos Contention Are the Bachelor girls who Divide into such sub species As the casual pick up the mistress the publicity Huntress the Semi pro Hustler the neurotic baseball sadies who live for the autograph the rape crier and the Fain thinks All players should be locked up with a keeper after 10 . Dames Are everywhere and they can Hurt you Hundred and he ought to know. Fain a two time american league batting Champion of the White sox strolled into a Washington night spot in August of 1953. Fain never known As a Chaser asked a Lone female at a nearby table to dance. Ashing for time dangerous after a few spins around the floor Fain knew he should have never violated Rule a of the major leaguer never ask a strange woman for More than the time of Day and then Only at High noon before witnesses in a Convent. The husband appeared a fight resulted and Fain was slapped for a �5,000 damage suit by Hubby. The worst part was Fain suffered a fractured Finger on his throwing was lost for the four game Chison Yankee series on which the Pennant hinged. He was fined $600 As the sox dropped three out of four. When Fain did get Well the Bench jockeys took after him Wanna dance Ferris within two years a .344 batting Leader was Back in the worse has happened Over the years. Lightly met women have ended the careers of Many major 1906, Charley Chick Stahl a .300 hitter had been named manager of the Boston red stockings. At Spring training a visitor from his past showed up. She was a Doxie he d known casually and i conclusively in Chi Cago months earlier. Claiming pregnancy she demanded Money and marriage or disclosure and pleaded with her to keep quiet. For religious and fam ily reasons he could t stand a a druggist Stahl obtained four ounces of carbolic acid. He swallowed the stuff and at the age of 34 died s end was More dignified than that of Alvin Jake Powell. Nearing the end of a 14-year career the Yankee outfielder became infested with a series of showgirls. Being with Powell meant late 1948, Powell was jailed on a bad Check charge. It s a mis take i swear it is Jake told the fuzz. Give me a few hours Andi la make Good on sure you will Jakey chirped his girl Friend who had Bee pulled in along with Powell. She told the police that Powell had promised to marry her soon As he had a new stake. Takes life with pistol suddenly Powell grew deathly White. He asked to be Given private room to regain his composure. There he took a .25-caliber pistol from his pocket and fired two shots through the lungs first and then into the right Temple. In 1949, a Brunette Model dropped a Bombshell allegation on dodger reliever Hugh Casey that he had spent four nights with her in a hotel and that a child , Winner of two 1948 world series games Over the yanks and who Sot an All time record of six series appearances Den edit to a jury with tears in his eyes. Guilty was the verdict and Casey had to pay from his wife Casey drifted to the minors. Still brooding he phoned his estranged wife. So help me god i innocent of that charge he sobbed. A 16-gauge Shotgun was propped against his head As he blast broke the connection. Eddie waft us Phillie first baseman in 1949, fell victim i Chicago to one of the baseball sadies. They Are neurotics who form queer fixes for stars and exert them with Homicidal through a note was asked to come to a girl s room. A string bean unattractive six footer answered the door with a fixed almost Zombie like expression. Humming happily Waitkus walked through the door right past a knife Ruth Ann Steinhagen a psychotic love addled Chicago typist had planned to Plant in his s it All about Honey Waitkus inquired. I. Have a Surprise for you she said fumbling in the continued on Paye $ 2mmmiiimimiimmimiiiiiiiiiii� Cepeda late hero Cuvalo keeps f Canada title i i with decision i Regina sask. A Canadian heavyweight Champion George Chu aloof Toronto kept his title with a 12-round unanimous decision wednesday night Over challenger Jean Claude Roy of Montreal. Cuvalo weighed 212, Roy refer Joe Louis former world heavyweight Cham e Pion gave 60 Points to a Cuvalo and 54 to Roy. The e judges also gave Cuvalo Ethe Edge one by 59-53, the = other by 59-52. = cards Tumbli astros boost skein to High Houston up Orland Cepeda singled Home Curt flood with the tie breaking run in the eighth inning wednesday night As the St. Louis cardinals beat the Houston astros 3-1 and extended the National league longest winning Streak of the season to eight Jaster received credit for his fourth win of the season although he was relieved by dodgers nudge pirates 2-1, with 2 out in 10th on wills May Bobbles los Angeles a errors by Maury wills and Jerry May on the same play let Zoil Versalles score the winning run in the 10th inning giving Tholos Angeles dodgers a 2-1 Victo Zoilo Versalles. Scores from first Cleveland whips Oakland 3-2, on free kick goal Oakland a Enriqu Mateos booted a game winning goal on a free kick wednesday night As Cleveland came from behind to defeat Oakland 3-2 Ina North american soccer league contest before a crowd of 2,347. The win pushed Clev Landback into first place in the lakes division and put Oakland eight Points behind san Diego in the Pacific division. Mateos kick came at 43 30 of the second half Armando Cid of Argentina had tied the Gam for Cleveland at 27 20. Hank liotart opened the scor ing for Cleveland in the first half but Oakland went ahead on goals by Bill Quiros and Lilija Mitic. New coach at Lawrence Appleton wis. A Johne. Poulsen of Clinton Iowa has been named head basketball coach at Lawrence University. He has been basketball coach at Linton High school for the last five years. By Over the Pittsburgh pirate wednesday night. Paul Popovich had opened the10th with a single and Versalles trying to sacrifice forced Himat second base. After Ron fairly popped out Wes Parker single to Center Field and wills let the throw from the Outfield get by him at third base. Versalles tried to score and was Safe when May dropped losing Pitcher Al Mcbean s throw at , 5-5, had been locked in a Duel with Bill Singer seach had allowed Only six hits through nine innings. Singer 5-5,finished with a seven hitter. The dodgers tied the score1-1 in the fourth inning after Willie Davis led off with a reached third on Len Gabrielson s single and scored onto Haller s sacrifice Fly. The pirates scored off sing Erin the second inning when Roberto Clemente led off with triple and scored on a one out single by Donn Clendenion. Touch of dropsy Pittsburgh los Angeles wills 3bpatek As stroll incl mate of Alou in May Calley 2b Rubeun p a r h by a r h by 4010 Parker in 50104000 Davis c 3110 5000 Brlan if 30103130 Haller c 3001 4000 Boyer 3b 40104011 fairly of 4000 3000 Popvich 2b 40104000 a Rolls is 3110 4010 Singer p 3000fairey pm 1000 totals 35 1 q 1 totals 33 2 0 1 two out when winning run scored. Pittsburgh 010 000 000 01 los Angeles 000 100 000 1 2 a wills May Singer. 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Cepeda then6 in single to right Field to drive the tie breaking cardinals took a 1-0 in the second inning ohm Carver s double and baseman Rusty staub s throw to third base trying to i Down Mccarver on a fielder Choice. The astros tied the score the fourth on a double an stolen base by Wynn a Aspromonte s single. It was the first earned run in 34 1-3 innings off Jaster who yielded six hits walked one and struck out four exasperating St. Louisa r h by Brock i flood of Maris a Cepeda in Mcarver Shannon 3b Javier 2bmaxvill is Jaster Granger p Houston abrhbl5021 Davis or 401 5110 Menke is 401 4020 staub in 430 4011 Wynn of 311 4110 apr mate 3b 4 0 1 1010 Watson if 3004010 Thomas pm 1000 2110 Gotay 2b 4 0 it 3000 Bateman c 3011 0000 Dierker p 1000 House p 0 0 0 of Murrell pm 11 Ray p 0 0 0 0 total St. Lou is Houston 32 16ii35 3 1u 2 total. 010 000 011 3000 100 000-11 a staub 2. Lob St. Louis 8, Houston 6.1 2b Mccarver Wynn Brock. So Brock. I s Dierker Jaster. I in h Herb sol Jaster w ,4-28 6 1 1 1 11 Granger. 1 0 0 0 02 Dierker l,5-s7 Al 9 2 2 1 31 House. 2-30 0 0 0 la Ray. 1 111121 we Dierker. To 2 28. A 18,475. Hidden Ball trick turns Javier the color of Redbird Houston up Julian Javier the St. Louis Cardenas second baseman was the first victim of the hidden Ball trick this season when Julio Gotay of the astros pulled it on him inthe seventh inning wednes Taj Lou the score tied 1-1, Javier singled and was sacrificed second. With two out and Javier Brock at Bat Gotaj. Rusty staub. Gotay Wal position and first and the the Mound to tilled to conference. C 0iay and second to hold j. When Javier took off the base the Cardinal was tag it a out. On his first step embarrassed
