European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Stay july the stars and stripes Page 21 Len 1934, the Detroit tigers won their first Pennant in 25 year Sid met the St. Louis cardinals in the world series. In 1968. The Detroit tigers will win their first Pennant in 23lars and will meet the St. Louis cardinals in the world series conceding the major league Pennant races in the Middle of a you had better believe it because destiny rides again. Ian if the f8 series 8 anything like the 34 one then base ill will be the Premier sport for this year. Tit s a different Era baseball remains the same the cast of characters tvs changed but that s where the 34 series has it Over the 68irics, unless the cardinals in particular change their image. But How can the cardinals of this Vintage match the likes of a 34 Gas House gang of the Dean Brothers Leo Durocher Pepper Martin and company i red schoend1enst is a Fine manager but he s no Frankie Risch. Bob Gibson can hum it with the Best but dizzy Dean i his heyday of 34, was absolutely the top Billing. And Lou frock would have a Lough time Matching the strides and the Fering of Pepper Martin on the bases. How about Orlando Cepeda lying to keep Pace with Durocher in a Battle of Mouths. No and what about the tigers manager Mickey Cochrane Charley Behringer Hank Greenberg and Goose Goslin made up the 34 team years ago and their names have been etched into the annals Imong the greatest Detroit players baseball buffs always like to live in the past because they have so idea what s in store in the future. Tiie Matching of Gibson and Denny Mclain in the first Fame of the 68 series would be a Bell ringer. And How about Brock and Curt flood trying to steal on Bill Freehan and Chanhm grand slam Northrup unload and what about Al Kaline b his first world series i though it is Over two months away this year s world series joints up to a top drawer festival. Violent and artistic the baseball annuals say the 34 series was one of the most i. Closely fought one of the most violent and artistic and one k the most thrilling of All world series even though they were the underdogs the cardinals were full if catcalls and boasts. Dizzy Dean had won 30 games and no Itchco has done it since proudly boasted How me and Paul fould beat pm. Brother Paul was his pitching sidekick. Insults hard feelings and vituperation flowed like wine. This an t just a series this was War. Everything nearly happened. Martin who stole five bases off Cochrane in the 1931 series against Philadelphia pilfered two pore against the fabulous of the Detroit Catcher. Han Kreenberg who had hit .321 during the season struck out nine Mes to the open and raucous Delight of dizzy won the first game 8-3, in Detroit and put himself More the spotlight by belting a double off reliever Fred Marbe Rynd then added insult by Yelling what was that you thrower in the second game. Lyn Schoolboy Rowe Detroit so. 1 Pitcher made the mistake to ask of his wife during pro game radio broadcast How m i doing Edna if there was Ever something for the cardinals to Chew on at statement was enough. Rowe would have made his share Tho series pot if he had had a Dollar for every time he heard at statement screamed bellowed and whined into his ear byte Cardinal Bench Izzy knocked Daffy owe went 12 innings and at one stretch set 22 Cardina batters Down in a Row and won the game 3-2, thanks to a run Wing single by cardinals won the third game 4-1, behind Paul Dean. 8er bats unloaded and won the fourth game 10-4, to Veenje series. Dizzy Dean got into the fray As a Pinch runner and As knocked cold by a throw while being forced at second. Heas carried unconscious to the clubhouse. When he came to Glrst tni"8 dizzy said did i break up the double play to Binning the fifth game in St. Louis 3-1. The tigers took i-j-2 bulge Back to Detroit. They had beaten dizzy and it had appeared that the cardinals were finished Ine sixth game matched Rowe and Paul Dean in the fifth Hung the improbable happened weak hitting but loud talking to Durocher singled und scored. Then in the seventh the 1m-j8"1"8 happened Durocher doubled and scored on Paul s single win the game 4-3.now Down to the seventh and final game. Dazzling dizzy was on e Mound. Detroit fans Laid it on him. But dizzy was at hisf5la,, Ca anal bats exploded for 17 hits. Dizzy twisted the i 1"0.""was in this game that commissioner Landis had to order final left fielder to Ducky Medwick removed from the a to protect him from the Tiger fans. In the seventh inning Powick Slid hard into third base and he and the tigers Marven came to blows. When Medwick took his position in the the next inning bleacher bugs doused him with tomatoes a shoes garbage assorted missiles and even dirty not Only fined the pair but nailed Umpire Bill Klem too lu�m8 bad language net on the Field but in a hotel 9.r Yow self if the 1988 Tiger Cardinal gathering can come a 10 that storied epic 34 years ago. Flyers Tumble comets to tie for Csc Lead by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor Darmstadt Germany is Wiesbaden s flyers breaking Loose from saturday s shackles pounded out 14 hits to Roar past hosting Darmstadt 8-5, sunday and reclaim a share of first place with the comets in the hectic Safe Germany conference fivers who were blanked on four hits in losing a 1-0 Deci Sion to Jerry Luke saturday unloaded sunday on three Darm Stadt hurlers including Luke in despite their heavy Artil Lery the flyers could not snare the Lead off Darmstadt starter red Meshach until the seven thinning when they pushed across two runs to go ahead 5-4. Three More in eighth once they got the Lead the Fly ers became downright unruly tallying three More times in the eighth to wrap up their 13th Vic tory against five losses. Darm Stadt owns the identical record with four weeks to go in the is Champaign. Unbeaten Bob Parker Toile the distance for the flyers get Ting tougher As the game wore on and the tide turned in his allowed pairs of runs in the second and fourth innings which fetched the comets their Early Edge. But after the first four Darmstadt runs were in Parker bore Down recording seven of his nine strikeouts yielding Only a meaningless run in the eight hand breezing to his seventh win in seven Crede the biggest gun in the flyer Arsenal with two doubles a single and three Bis autocross set july 21 at Mannheim Mannheim Germany is in Celebration of the 28th anniversary of special services the Coleman service club is Spon Soring an autocross event Sun Day july 21, at Coleman bar Racks autocross is open to All Usa eur registered cars an there will be categories for All makes of autos. Registration an practice begin at 10 30 . With Competition runs beginning at 1p.m. Each participant will receive Adash plaque As a souvenir of the event and a special category for women also is planned. The Coleman Barracks Auto Cross event will be basically a slalom Type run where contest ants will be required to Stop and reverse and a motionless Finis will be used. Led off Wiesbaden s go ahead seventh with a single to right Center which right fielder fre Goodberry muffed allowing Crede an extra Weddington rapped a single to right plating Crede stars and stripes local sports Boron blast Rhein main in 7-Lnning game Pitburg Germany special Bill Rosamond hurled a three hitter sunday As his bit Bur Barons whipped Rhein main 10-1, in a rain shortened Safe Ger Many conference contest that gave the Barons a sweep of their weekend series. The win lifted Pitburg to a10-6 league record while the rockets fizzled to 2-16.rosamond struck out seven and walked one As Only five Rhein main players reached base safely. The rockets Only score came in the fourth when Dee Wood Fox homered meanwhile bit Burg took advantage of wild pitching and six rocket errors to score in five of the seven in v n i n g s Cooper led the Way with a single and double in three times at Bat 2 Bis and two runs scored him self. Ron Henry s two run Dou ble and the additional two Runshe scored himself aided the win Ning cause and Jim Lundstrom pitched in with a single a Sacri fice and 2 Bis for four trips to the plate. Starter Bob Bair absorbed the loss by allowing five hits and six runs two which came in onto wild pitches. Bair fanned six and walked six before turn ing it Over to reliever Bill freed in the sixth. Rhein Maln 000 100 01 3 6 Pitburg 022 021 110 2 Bair freed 6 and beards Lee Rosa mond and ural Sun. 2-l a Bair. Or woodlot. Rosamond Tesson leads Flam fit Romp Over Hawks with the tying run. Weddington took second on the throw in and raced Home with the Lead taking run in Bill Bennett s one base Carl Spain followed with another single Meshach was lifted for Larry Benkovich and the Bulky reliever got the final out on a Force. But Benkovich was t Long forthe Mound As Parker and Ansel Smith opened the eighth wit singles bringing in Luke from Centerfield where he had take residence after Pinch hitting in the Larry Smalley s third sacrifice pushed the runners along Crede clubbed a two run double off Luke who then intentionally passed cleanup hitting Weddington. Mark Metz single to bring Home Crede and com plete the Wiesbaden greeting Darmstadt greeted Parker with three straight singles in the opening inning As Bob Taylor Frank Bell and Al Jenkins All batting left handed each hit safely to left Field. Taylor s stolen base and Weddington overthrow at Home put the first two runners in scoring position and the fast starting comets were off to a 2-0 got one Back in the third on a Crede two Bagger scoring Smith who had singled and been sacrificed to the flyers tied it in the fourth when Mark Metz led of with a Bloop infield single and came around on a sacrifice ground out and error. The comets retrieved a two run Lead with a pair in the fourth produced by a walk wild pitch Fred Goodberry s double Over the left fielder s head and Walt Beaird s single. Meshach walked Metz to Ope the sixth and the Cente fielder counted the third flyer run onto infield errors and Parker s sacrifice Fly to set the stage for the Visi tors three run Bat around eight which squared Wiesbaden s sea Sonal series with Darmstadt at2-2 and handed Meshach his third loss in nine decisions. The Readhead had beaten the flyers. 3-2, on a four hitter earlier in the season. Darmstadt s futile fifth run inthe eighth evolved when Jenkins singled As Lead off went to third on two ground outs and loped Home on Beaird s triple the Long est hit of the Day. Smith the flyer Lead off Man joined Crede in the offensive spotlight with three for six an two runs. Deadlocked again Wiesbaden a r h by ramstr1n, Germany Spe Jacial Jerry Tosson s fourth Home run of the season High lighted Ramstein s five run second inning Here sunday As therms handed the Hahn Hawks a 12-6 beating in a Germany con Ference game. Tesson drove in four runs altogether one on a first inning triple and three on his Homer. Curt Chapman had three hits including a triple and drove i four ram runs. Jim Manns also had three hits and Mike Knox collected two. The rams built up an 11-2 Load Over the first four innings and ran their conference record to12-6. Hahn fell to 3-13. Hahn 011 001 102 10 5 Ramstein 262 300 olx12 12 4 Chandler la Ami Kik x. A \ Inu. 05. 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