European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                4 take a please did i Ever Tell you Chat Jack Dempsey old said about Billy Conn this Conn is a desperado at an Alley and i like those Alley fighters Tough kids who come up the Tough Conn already has Louis beat nobody has to sell Conn on the idea he can whip a very important or what Tycobb said about babe did the great woman athlete i once Shook hands with miss a minute or so later i looked at my hand to see if it was still hanging it but i dont think it has Ever been the what Harry Sweden out standing track said about Gunder Haegg Haegg can beat Arne Andersson any but if he Doest think theres a possibility of a new record he Doest give a i dont think Haegg expected a new record when Andersson ran the the Pace had been too fast on the first Lap and the record seemed so he let Andersson take a Long and Andersson just kept Andersson is a runner like your Man Gil no or what said about her Hus band the famous jockey theres no Way to Stop George from buy ing Cowboy shirts and fancy Western at he is More Cowboy than i think he dreams about and cowboys whooping and or what Connie Mack said about George Kelly his own third baseman you i think id be Safe in saying that George is As Good As any third baseman in the american and in not Over looking Higgins or George could very easily be compared with Jimmy Dykes in his first season for is a better hitter and just As Tough with men on of George Hast the throw to first that Jimmy Dykes Arm was the Best in or what coach Fritz Crisler of Michigan said about Tommy Harmon Harmon want the Best football player i Ever he was the Best i Ever i didst have to coach or what Frank Turnesa of the Turnesa golfing clan said about Byron Nelson Nelsons Golf swing is something i  attempt to teach even most professionals would be hitting the Ball All Over the lot if they attempted to imitate Hes practice his particular Type of swing for so Many years that he has perfected Harry Vardon did the same thing with his but nobody Ever saw Vardon hit a Ball like or what Willie the worlds Feather weight said about Chalky Wright i never take chances with he can Knock your head off with his right i just paint him and leave him i want to keep my or what Dixie Brooklyn favorite said about Marty Marion never saw Hans but if of Honus was any better than Marion he must have been a now take this Guy Eddie Miller of the who you hear so much Hes a capable he int half As Good As Ive hit balls past but when we play the i wont attempt to get a Ball by the defense he throws up against hitters is Amaz he int just Good in Hes Good All the or what Bill Tilden said about Little Bill his old Tennis partner i dont think ill Ever forget he weighed Only 118 but he fought his soul out against us bigger Bill used to have fun out there while hating the guts of the Guy he was including i or what coach Steve Owen of the new York pro giants said about Harry Alabama sensational 18yearold ill have to admit Gilmer is one of the greatest passers Ive the he is the Only passer Ive seen who could throw both Long and Short passes and throw them completely off id hate to think what would happen if this kid was Ever teamed with Don youd need a double barrel Shotgun to Stop or what Casey Stengel said about frenchy Bordagaray of the dodgers every time i think of that Bordagaray i could tear out my several years ago we the dodgers were playing the giants and frenchy was on second there was a Lull in the game and frenchy stood there on the base just tapping it with his left foot and gazing around at everybody in the suddenly the Ball was whipped to Stop and frenchy was called wha i asked of he they must have caught me Between sports by Dan polier via t of m m according to dispatches from the belgian front Max Schmeling is broadcasting to american troops to quit buddy one of the famed Cochran air commandos in has just christened a new c47 the old Fox in Honor of his Clark next sports troupe to go overseas will be an Allegro unit featuring Henry former triple titleholder Kenny Grid great from and Jesse olympic sprint Wallace the Duke coach now serving with the first army As an artillery has a son and Soninlaw fighting with the third after taking one glance at Doc by an Chard last a horror stricken notre Dame scout wired coached Mckeever have just seen Superman in the flesh he wears number 35 on his army Michigan football in Benny Friedman is seeing plenty of action aboard an aircraft Carrier in the Andre French heavyweight who fought in states Between 1936 and has been found guilty of collaborating with the nazis and sentenced to five years at hard after 18 months at sea on a Jug Ted 1942 National Tennis Cham is getting a stretch of Shore duty at the Jacksonville air missing in action Jug Young former leu football Captain and a Star halfback with the Chicago in the Asiatic wounded in action Howie 1943 Cardi Nal world series in France leg promoted George earn onetime athletics to full com Mander aboard an aircraft Carrier in the discharged Freddy red Cochrane Aba welterweight Tom Earley right hander of the Boston and Wayne former notre Dame end from the Navy with adds red Brilliant Rookie Cardinal from the army with a add Larry exp resident of the Brooklyn from the army by special order of inducted Buff j8yearold coach of the Cleveland pro into the Navy buddy National sprint Champion and Illinois Al american into the rejected Steve Van Al pro halfback of the Philadelphia be cause of impaired sports service record warming of George Louis pitching Aims Down the sight of an my at fort where Hes trying for an in Fantry in Munger won lost