European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 21 rain postpones flyer Raider tilt a i be would get the idea after looking at nicknames that some pro teams May be trying to permeate the atmosphere with comets oust Ben Waters Safe tourney Richeous Nosb and a speaking of the saints the Angels. And now the padres. Whatever be the Case those teams trying to take a closer Stepto thee will come up empty handed if they Are relying heavily on their pious monikers to get Home run and touchdown team owners May feel that games Are won in the praying Field instead of on the playing Angels of course were derived from los Angeles the City of Angels the saints came from the Dixieland Javus piece the saints go marching in and new Orleans could t have chosen better padres like the Angels was a traditional nickname in the class aaa Pacific coast league. Padre of course is father in while there is a Halo around those names Why Don t teams to the opposite Way and select a satanic name like the devils. Or the sinners the mets in their first year could have easily been called and were in Many instances , playing in thai psychedelic coloured domed stadium could have taken the name of hippies with much writers Don t judge a team by How Ood it sounds or How it rhymes but How Short it is so it can easily fit into a headline and if the name is too Long the writers especially those in the Hometown shortened Houston writers and fans alike were riled up when judge Roy Hofheinz the team s owner gave the City s new National league franchise the name of astros. The writers in particular were burned up. How Are you going to shorten astros it could be shortened by a half a count with an other word similar in sound to the first scribes were contemplating on making Hofheinz. Eat the name and a suggestion was made to shorten it to a name associate with donkeys. Arid the Way Houston played the first couple of years. The name would have fit , who would be a candidate for the most disliked person. Stood his ground and the Houston writers and fans were stuck wit the hideous name of astros which is a derivative of astronauts. When Kansas City acquired a National league franchise in 1886.the team became known As cowboys a rollicking reference to the Frontier aspects of Missouri life at the 1886 Kansas City aggregation finished an uninspired seventh but did Supply the baseball world with some amusement because of a sign on the Outfield Fence that read please Don t shoot the Umpire he s doing the Best he can Hie history of other teams nicknames new York first known As the highlanders since they played on Washington Heights and because their first president was Josephw. Gordon whose name suggested the Gordon highlanders a famous scottish regiment. The name was too Long for newspaper headlines and the appellation of Yankees was called Somerset in 1901 because of owner Charles a. Somers. Also known As puritans and Plymouth rocks. Red Stock Ings were a part of the equipment of Boston . Teams up to 1907, and the name red sox was picked known As the spiders in the . The 1899 team which lost 134 games was called the wanderers or exiles. In thea.l., the team. Was known As the babes the blues the naps and the Molly Maguiree. The name indians was adapted in 1915.chicago the name White stockings was revived when Charles a. Comiskey brought his St. Paul team into Chicago in 1900.detroit called the wolverines when it was in the . The late George t. Stallings manager of the 1899, 1900 and 1901 teams always claimed the nickname of tigers came after he pit striped stockings on his fans by ballot decided their club was to be called nationals instead of athletics originated in the Early Days of the same in the Quaker City. The City was represented by an athletic club in the original nx., by an athletic club in the american association and the Philadelphia club in the . Was when the old St. Louis Browns moved to Balti More in 1954, the owners adopted the traditional name. supported by the twin cities of St. Paul and min Neapolis the name twins was a . Louis known As the Browns when it was in the . Orig ally in 1876, and the maroons when it returned to the National in 1885. Upon re entering the . In 1892, the name of Browns stayed until 1899 when they became known As the cardinals be cause of the Cardinal trimming on the uniforms. Los Angeles the name dodgers is a contraction of trolley dodgers. First appeared in the Early 90s when Brooklyn was set us the Pace in the then new Mode of transportation. San Francisco a . Writer is credited with the name say we that the club had big men and were proud of the fact and stressed the poundage and height of its baseball first real professional club was Iho Tocu Intaj red stockings organized in 1869. Later called reds. Hts Burgin never had a nickname until 1890 when the team 113 games and was tagged the innocents because they were innocent of Victory aspirations. They were later called pirates. " Iii knee to so called pirating of other team s , ago known As the White stockings Colts and orphans. I Ulm Cul 8 cd me As � result of a newspaper a braves originated when a tammany Hall politician quire the Boston franchise. He sewed the face of an Indian uniform after the braves of fragrant tammany. Mark Rojas. Plates pair Wiesbaden Darmstadt comets of the Ger Many conference used three bunts and accepted Charity Fri Day to eliminate the . Loop s Ben Waters phantoms from the Sakk baseball tournament by a 5-3 score. Rain washed out the winners bracket Wiesbaden Wethersfield game. The game Between the Csc Champion flyers and the Wethersfield Kings of the . Was reset for 1 . Saturday. They Are the Only remaining unde-1feated clubs in the double Elim nation a result of its Triumph Fri Day the defending Safe Cham Pion comets meet the los of the raiders flyers outcome at1 . Sunday. The finals Are slated for noon monday with Anil necessary game following in Rojas. Who failed in a Chance to carry the comets Ove Wethersfield in the ninth inning of thursday s opening round came through in the clutch Fri Day with a Sharp two run Singleto drive in the winning markers during a three run sixth phantoms threatened in the eighth when Bruce Follensbee slammed a Lead off Homer to left his second of the Day and third rib to Cut the Gap to 5-3. Lou Tanner and Ted George hit consecutive singles and both moved into scoring Range on red me Shach s wild pitch. Medium depth Fly balls by be Taylor and Larry Livingston to Center and left however failed to produce a run. Chico Peralez. Is to stripes local by Jac k Antey staff writer s4s the with a single and double in three previous trips to the plate went Down swinging As the phantoms spirits were spooked. Meshach allowing Only seven safeties in a route Goiny Effort was in command in the Inthas he got Jim Wilson on a ground or to fancy first Sacker Rojas chief Reyna on a routine Fly to right and Don Bangs on game ending bouncer to Al Jen Kins at and loser Mike Lozito picked up steam after a shaky Start. He gave up a two out single to Jerry Luke in the first but Luke sports red Meshach. ,. Goes Rou e raiders Vroman signs pact with big team us Philadelphia earlier names in 1944, it wus the Blue were jays. Phillies. Quakers it did t last Lony. And Wiesbaden is Side lights of the Safe baseball tournament shortstop Tim Vroman of tin1 . C h a m p i o n Wethersfield raiders became a Bonus baby Friday when the Wethersfield Wiesbaden game was Post Wwod because of rain. He signed four year contract with tin1 United states air the reenlistment oath. Col. Daniel Cummins Wethers Field s top officer and Best fan. 77th arty soft Allers Cain finals in v corps Badenhausen. Germany special a Btry 5th in 77th\rty, whipped the he & Liq co 37tti Kiir in 4-3, Here thurs Day to gain the finals of the v corps softball Vul Knovs will meet c buy tits in 9th arty in g Lessen saturday in the first game of the Best of Lwee championship series. Two games will be played sat inlay and if necessary a third out1 of sunday. Terms of the Conn act not be the commander added Tim sergeant for manager Willie said. Would Wing will be playing Wethersfield Bell in his third straight Safe tourney planned to Start Sandfos Eralso playing in his third in a Row Safe series against the Wiesbaden flyers saturday. Foster was 4-0 in the . I Tom Johnson the flyers Mentor was countering with Bob Parker a 10-game Winner with out a setback during the Csc Campaign. Maj. Bub Newhall of Burk Burnett tex., is Liis year s Safe tournament director. His credentials Catcher of the 1953 Safe baseball champs from Liin Stuhl Germany. Bub i played the infield when the1 uni Stuhl raiders captured the1 Safe Flag again in 1955. Ami something else lie Lias going for him is his position As commander of det. 26. 31st weather so. No doubt. Bobs. Nihl As rain. Bruce Follensbee. 2 hrs for losers was thrown out at second on an attempted steal. Then Afler hit Ting Larry Groeber in the second. Lozito proceeded to retire the next eight hitters in order. Lozito got himself into trouble by hitting Groeber again to open the fifth when the comets scored twice without a hit. Walt Beaird s sacrifice worked and Meshach popped then tapped an easy ground Ball to Lou Tanner but the usually sure handed second baseman could t come up with the Ball and Groeber held at third. Charlie Malloy s a
