European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1946, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 31 1946 the stars and stripes Back with the Yankees negro Boxer Hawk eyes defeat wearied fight fans Minnesota 6361 new York Jan 36 ins Chalky Wright los Angeles negro has been fighting for 18 years and boxing fans Here were iqw3 Cap Tufts Bijj Iii conference Lead ready to believe it last night the former featherweight Champion put on a Dull exhibition at the St Louis Arena in Deci Sioning Pedro Firpo Camden n j lightweight in ten tepid rounds in overtime tilt with gophers Dawson holds Ike Williams to draw Iowa City Jan 30 defending champions moved Back into first place in the big ten basketball Ruce by coming from behind to defeat Minnesota 6361 in a dramatic overtime game before a capacity crowd of Here last night the Hawk eyes came Back the Tough Way to hand Minnesota its first conference defeat of the season shoving the Woiden 4gophers into second place with Lour victories and one defeat for Holmes holds out Philadelphia Jan 30 up Ike Williams tuneup Campaign struck a discord last night when the Aba lightweight Champion was held to an upset 10round draw by Freddie Dawson of Chicago before Tommy Holmes of the new York Jan 30 Veteran Bill Dickey returned to the new York Yankees from the Navy today and announced that he would go to Camp with the team in Florida next month to vie with a prize assortment of candidates for his old catching Job sleek and fit at 185 pounds which is close to his Normal playing weight the 38yearold Dickey was immediately rein stated to an Active playing status by president Larry Macphail when he presented himself at the Yankee offices hapless Louis forced to do on night stands with band by Gayle Talbot new York Jan 30 api there was just a Little Pang of regret in learning the other Day that one of the grandest Cham pions of them All Joe Louis had signed up for another month of on night stands As an added attraction with a dance band there was just a Little Pang of regret because of what it Means this playing second fiddle to dance band where my Money would have been i would like to see the Champion Riding fight just once More the Way he some ask who did he fight did before the As nearly j All i can say is that Louis from approaching this As a 32yearold the night in 1937 when he knocked who has been in the army for lout Jim Braddock for the title one of three tunruph116 am the braves were Lar Sharpen Williams for the Over How much lie should a spoilt of fans at the Arena Here the return no title scrap with the brow skinned Dawson was slated As bouts to undisputed championship Battle with Bob Montgomery at Madison Square Garden March 22 Mont Gomez recognized by new York state but not by the National boxing association an 800 percentage rating j it was Lucas into big ten Vic n Iury in six starts giving them a in i inf rare advantage Over the Ull do Devi  Eis while league leaders Iowa Murray Wier pin sized j Forward scored the ii la goal in Boston 30 the closes seconds of the fourth Quarter that tied the score at 59all Ana threw the game into overtime Boston braves became the first bonafide holdout in the minor gues its Gerdav when he reported from his Home in Brooklyn that o1 crowd stayed Ery of philae Ninhia is testily my mugger As the lightweight Kinglan Tunal in by be paid for Holmes transformed suddenly from an average batsman into a who led the waiting through wild dem the Start three and a half years could until 1942 when he entered the Hawks hog hockey Loop High scorers Montreal Jan 30 Chicago Black Hawk players led by the brother combination of Max and Doug Bentley hogged top Hon ors in the National hockey league scoring race today giving the team Lilii Iasi an unprecedented offensive monopoly the Black Hawks As a team have made 142 goals 33 More than the next highest team the Boston Bruins who boast 109 Chicago leading the standings by a single Point Over the Bruins scored with its usual Fervour during the past week Max Bentley picked up four Points during the week to bring his total to More than his brother Doug who has 33 Max also was league Leader in with 27 while Elmer Lach of Montreal still set the Pace on Asol the extra Wier fired a Long shot in the minute of overtime play but missed and six foot nine Inch Noble Jorgenson tipped in the re bound to give Iowa the Lead 6 59 then Herb Wilkinson Al America guard followed with a Long shot to give the Hawk eyes 63 Points de Kernan scored Minnesota final Basket As the gophers tried vainly to catch up the Hawk eyes were behind 2630 at half time and trailed by four Points Midway in the second half with seven minutes to go Minnesota led by seven Points three Lowans shared scoring honors Wier Dick Ives and Dave Danner each netting 14 Points while the gophers Trp Man was Tony Jaros with 16 Sis is Wuh 23 Ain of the week was Purdue a Viii Lafayette Jan 30 up Purdue snapper a three game losing Streak with a last half comeback to defeat Wisconsin ineffective basketball quintet 5946 most of the season didst indicate before spectators Here last now much n i night general manager John Quinn Wisconsin bottled up Purdue said Only that Holmes has been j fast breaking attack in the first sent a contract which has been j half to take a 2338 Hall me Lead returned unsigned Holmes finished but  hold Back the boiler second to Phil Cavarretta of the makers in the closing halt As Paul cubs in the National league Batt ing race with a final average of 352 Holmes made the most hits 224 the most doubles 47 and the most runs scored 127 he was the Only player in either of the major Lea gues to get More than 200 hits Hoffman scored 25 Points it was Wisconsin sixth sight conference defeat and the boiler makers third big ten Victory of the season Sirsi Ivicic acting Roach Mel tanks Wisconsin was r Points for wok with 19 but clearly now that wont be army fought 22 times that in Louis k so sorely in need of that period he beat every Man in to satisfy the tax collectors among the world who could be dug up others that he will apparently Coni to oppose him name me the Tine to mess around the v a he heavyweight Champion with a Corn is now picking it up As Oil Kiy parable record As he can until the shortest pos1 and today Hes the added at sible time before he goes into j traction with a dance band training for his fight with Billy i Conn in june wont do such a program might not be so bad for a youngster it wont do though for a Man of Louis age june May seem a Long Way oi7f but if Louis is to be at his possible Best for his title right now is the time to Start Chicago Jan 30 he wont get anything in Snape Lausche brother of Ohio gov except his ear Drums listening error stepped into second place to a dance band every in the Petersen Indi he has 20 or 25 pounds to i visual Bowling classic Here today a lot of Muscles to Harden and but failed to overtake Frank so made by red Hamil of the Black Hawks whose seven Points gave him j a total of 29 and enabled him to j move in among the top ten of the ten Are Black Hogan wins Phoenix open governors brother 2nd in pin tourney Nelson Potter signs pact with Browns soft legs to strengthen Spirato 33yearold Cleveland truck St Louis Jan 30 More players signed contracts yesterday with the St Louis Browns including their Ace Pitcher of last season Nelson Potter vice president Bill Dewitt announced that Clarence Lott Rookie Southpaw Pitcher infielder George Archie and Catcher Henry Helf also had signed for the 1946 season Potter won 15 games last season no matter How Long one is around Driver the tournament is at the As mainstay of the Browns pitch sports it never ceases to be an j Halfway Mark object of wonder what happens to Lausche rolled a fighter s Money a Champion like i lines but sir need badly to take Louis earns More Ana quicker l 148 m the Leal game and mail than anybody except a movie Magyar shy of the leading Sospirato Jing staff while Lott recently Dis even Brilliant charged from the army will make his St Louis debut this Spring Archie batted 277 for the Browns in 1942 before being inducted into the army Helf joined the club of 1593 was far Short Nate the Book shows that Louis his in his wonderful years from 1934 Iol to Tiv j62y posted by i943 Bra went to the Navy be into 1942 piled up total earnings Jen Davs ago and still the score to fore having played a game of two million dollars batted around yet Louis even before he went into the army was batted around by the income tax folks not to mention promoter Mike Jacobs he is still batted around by them As i said i wish Louis had some How escaped the boxers blight and kept his Money so that today he Lausche rolled lines of 205 222 194 201 and a High 237 for a five game total of 1068 he followed with 190 and 187 and needed Only a 183 to take the Lead however Dewitt also reported that Pitcher Al Milnar is expected to join the team in Spring training after his release from the army but that John Frye first baseman would be unable to play this season be he lost his Eye and crumbled to cause of injuries suffered during a 148 John Schira of Cincinnati pasted a total of 1556 to jump into fifth Maneu vers with his army unit would be free to Start assembling j place in the Competition the Only again that Superb fighting machine other major change among the he once was it int that i want leaders to see him lick Conn again in the top ten bowlers at the half not certain he can Given the Best j Way Point Are Frank Sospirato of circumstances its just that j i Cleveland Charles Lausche Euclid would he to see a great Champion Ohio Stan Wojciak Minneapolis Given the Chance he deserves j Charles Wilkinson Muncie Purdue Wisconsin 46 for he was great friends the i John Schira Cincinnati Hugh Tennessee 4fi Georgia 33 big negro not Only was Humble Young Minneapolis Louis b Koshio 4 Northwestern 41 and Friendly and decent but he Sanky Eldorado Roland Toledo 41 Carolina 52 could Light i  know j Cresante Cleveland emar Wick we ethic a could have beaten the Minneapolis Richard Wedel St twin 26 Dempsey or the tunnels or even Louis Roland fieldhouse Clev Eft Sheridan 56 Camp Tampt the Jack Johnsons but i know land Cmpbell 44 Phoenix Jan 30 Ben Hogan of Hershey outlasted her Man Keiser of Akron Ohio in the 18hoie playoff round of the Phoenix open yesterday to pick up dollars in prize Money and his first 1946 title Hogan and Keiser finished with 68 and 70 respectively Hogan had the tournament on ice going into the final round of the Normal 72hoie play but fumbled a Short put on the 18th Green to take a tie with Keiser however Hogan had his Eye Back yesterday As he shot a 33 on the last nine holes to fashion a three underpay for the playoff Vic Ghezzi placed third in the meet with a 274 the Phoenix open Victory gave the steady Hershey pro his first clean win of the year and removed him from his role of second fiddle to Byron Nelson since his discharge from the army last August Hogan has done Well for himself picking up Over dollars in Bonds last year plus some thing Over in stil Young 1946 Hogan can still stand up Well under pressure As he demonstrated in the Mont Gomery open when he needed a Birdie on the final Hole to beat Jug Mcspaden he got it and the first prize Money for his fourth tournament win after doffing his army air Force lieutenants bars w Ben Hogan