European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 21 hit Rott rams Rifine War body s writing about this year s great pitching Nev Hinr leagues. I Haven t seen much in the papers about talk so but believe me there s plenty of it in both leagues Troball comets top tigers 8-4, grab playoffs by Jack Antey staff write Darmstadt Germany is verdict Over the Sembach tigers. Handling nine chances flaw the win enabled Darmstadt to Lessly the smooth gloved Eicr remain in the running for the also was credited with an Obi. W n a to i _ f a f m n it it m a Vlic 11 a Iii irm aug Jerii icing lotto in Iii m me Tummy i a a Short Stop Larry Droebe break final Csc berth in the Safe in the fourth Frame where his ing out of a regular season playoffs As the tigers were lofty Fly Ball cored Jerry Luke. A the league presidents said earlier in the season that Ehurd any complaints from fans about the Low scoring games. U not but about now i la bet there Are a lot of fans like myself so Are getting tired of those blankly Blank games. Tin Sqq Vou Are a great fan of Denny Mclain s you re not Likely Miira honest to goodness rooting during the rest of this bases on. Andi if you re pulling for Mclain to win 30, Don to i Don t see How he can miss what with Guys like Mike sows Bert Campanaris Dan Cater and Roy White among the ion110 hitters in the league it k Nuite possible that the american league will wind up with hot one single .300 hitter and the National Loop with Only two or three. Like some people keep telling me pitching is the name of theme now maybe there s a lot of truth in that but when i go 2i s the Ball Park i feel that i be been cheated a bit unless the Hall eels batted around. I be never been Able to get worked up Over seeing a Guy Bat the Breeze. My favorite All time major league baseball team was the 1950boston red sox. Now Here was an exciting team. Did you know key hit .302 As a team. That s right .302 there were some pretty Good pitchers around the league that ear too like Bob Feller Early Wynn Ned Darver de Lopat Alue Reynolds Bob Lemon Vic Raschi and Hal Newhouser to name a few. The 1950 botox who have to rank right with the greatest Ottun teams of All time had no less than 10 players who hit .310 or More. Be Only regulars who did t hit .300 were shortstop Vern Stephens .255 and second baseman Bobby Doerr .294. It was easy for botox fans to forgive Stephens and Doerr for Helmine us the show. You see Stephens hit 30 homers and knocked n ls8rss, whip doen bit 27 homers 29 doubles and 11 triples Doerr also helped to secure his position by leading All other second basemen in Fielding that year. Stephens was second behind Phil i Rizzuto among the Slick Fielding shortstops that year. Hitting was name of game yes sir. This was some team but let s 8t Back to hitting because hitting was the name of the game in 19ao, especially in botox had the american league batting Champion mat year. No not Ted Williams. It was Billy go in a is a " i games and hit a Cool .354. The next Man on the totem pole was Dom Dimaggio with a .328 Mark. Then came Zawilla at .3251 and Walt Dropo at .322 and 144 Bis to tie Stephens for the Loop Lead. Williams who was injured and got into on 89 games hit 317, followed by Johnny Pesky at .312 and Birdie Tebbetts at .310. Everybody hit that year for the sox. Reserve in fewer Ken Kelt i of ". A us 1i\\t\1\\ i a in to r i trill i ill slump stroked a two run single in the first inning for his fifth straight hit in the German sports conference semifinals eliminated in the first two tilts of the Best of three series. Darmstadt will meet the starter red Meshach inconsistent on the Hill relied on Fine defensive moves by himself and Winner of the Ramstein Pitburg his mates and last out help fro series in a Best of three meeting reliever Larry Benkovich to Gam " local sports Little leagues await Limp s cry of play by Chuck Lucas a. Spe Ming Pool Ner had a 321 average and part time outfielder Lom Ijar shed at .318. Now when a team hits .302 you be got he Good hitting pitchers too. Maurice Mcdermott was tops among the hurlers with 16 hits in 44 at bats for a .364 Mark. In addition to Stephens 30 homers and Doerr s 27, the sox got34 from Dropo and 28 from Williams. They had plenty of pow ranking second to Cleveland in homers with 161, second to York in triples with 81 and tops in two baggers with a. The club smashed 13 All time Boston swat records. It s Little wonder that the botox were the Flag. In a pc season poll of the baseball writ 116 of the 194 scribes picked Boston for first place. But in june the millionaires suffered 11 defeats in a game stretch leading to the resignation of manager Joe Mel the. 1 Nen Williams who was having another fantastic year fractured his Elbow in the All Star game and the team fell 9ji games out of the Lead on july 19. Most botox followers tossed in the Towel at this Point however. With Goodman sparking his mates afield and at Bat As i Ham replacement in left Field Steve o Neill s Crew reeled off 11 s Iraq fam victories and won id of 17. They climbed to within 2ja a mob 01 first by the end of August Williamsport Cial _ Only the cry play Ball was needed As eight Little league champions representing the four Corners of the unite states and the four regions of the world stood at the starting line each determined they would stand alone when the tumult an the shouting end saturday after noon. The first two opening round games of the 22nd annual Little league world series Are scheduled tuesday followed by two More wednesday. Winners and Vance to the semifinals thursday to determine contestants for the title game. Losers enter a Consolation bracket each team playing three times before the week is , represented by a wies Baden team composed of boy from . Air Force families will meet Pacific Region Cham Pion Wakayama Japan in the final opening round Gam wednesday. Both teams Are Mak ing their second appearance i world series play. Wiesbaden was Europe Champion in 19b4and Wakayama an All native team participated i the of Europe club was the firs on the scene Here arriving i Williamsport thursday night the Novelty of restricted Cam life began to Wear thin for the Wiesbaden boys sunday anther was some evidence of Claustrophobia setting in. Tea members Are not permitted out Side of the confines of the Camp grounds except for scheduled croup trips under supervision of adult coaches and local hosts. An afternoon dip in the and another Early vening practice session helped Hase away some of the Dol Drums. Eagerly awaited however was monday s sightseeing rip around Williamsport anime for some souvenir shopping. They be been getting a Little stir crazy but they la snap out of it now that the rest of the clubs Are Here manager John Jesimonde an Opportunity to break up the Monotony Desi none an coach Gary Colombo supervised a military like police up detail of the teams living quarters a rustic Cabin nestled among Tow ering Oaks in International Grove. The 14-m.an squad was Divide for an intr squad game during the sunday Drill. Tight defense supported by a Strong pitching performance continued to re main Europe s big Hope for surviving the opening round for the first time since Europe entered series play in 1961. Collected 10 hits including Dave Jennings 340-foot i line drive Homer off Meshach,1 who also walked three and i fanned nobody. However. Meshach helped him-1 self out of a Jam in the fourth when he picked off Larry Klink ers who had walked. After giving up a Lead off double 10 Bobb Nelson in the fifth Meshach fielded Larry Register s Tapper and trapped Nelson Between Sec Ond and third with Register Tak ing second. Loser Dennis easter the drilled a single but Jerry Luke fired a perfect strike from Centerfield Well ahead of Register and Bob Taylor had an easy tag at the right fielder Charles Malloy also got into the comets defensive show in the seventh by throwing out John Colvin try ing to score on Register s slash ing single to , with the help of 22 putouts by the infield retire the tigers one two three in the first third fourth and getting Pinch hitters Jim bely and Sam Leddy on ground balls to Groeber to open the ninth Meshach gave up a Singleto Register and a triple to easter. Del Hicks walked bringing on Benkovich who was promptly greeted by Jennings run scoring any thought of a Sembach rally was nipped when Groebe grabbed Hal Brunstad s Popup for the final comets credited with seven stolen bases including thereby Luke pulled a double theft -1 Ito p1- 1111 a buy Ijuro Uii a rumours were rampant As to in the seventh with Malloy Goi Ruthe pre tournament favorite j j nto third and coming Home wit based primarily on its playoff the second run of the stanza on record the Tuckahoe Little Register s stray Peg. League of Richmond va., the. South Standard bearer appeared to have the Edge. Nine of Rich mond s 11 Vico victories were shutouts including Bolh games of the regional final at St. Petersburg will play Terre haute ind., the North representative after the latin America hons sunday and alive r m i a Aii Ici. Pix Norfi of team from Chinan Daga. Nicar takes on Canada s Sher Darmstadt picked up a pan in the second when Mark Rojas reached first on a fielder Choice stole his first of two bases and held at third on Taylor single to left. Jenkins Sacri fice Fly plated Rojas and Taylor continued on Page v corps Golf opens Hanau. Germany special ii jul Milvira us an Vii a. Brooke Quebec in the series i an expected 60 golfers will tee opener tuesday. Preceding eur off Here tuesday in the v corps Obe s game wednesday. Santa Golf tournament for non Ivision Alope Ana games life Lam representing the i troops. The tourney which con West will meet East s Tinics through thursday will be _-.j-,.l,.l--�.rt�.,-��r7ir / Iii iwo. My. Medal play Over 72 holes. Europe wants 1st title round win Desimone Hopes to alter things in incs aim 10 in i. In car i i ii John Desimone no a the cup on sep. 15 an a later a Mau the club was Only a half game Back of that now that he s ,. t .,�.,
