European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes february three Northern Safe ring champs link is double Winner in Neucom ski meet swinging but hitting nothing Gallant cat 25 sports director of the oar Miech recreation Avon both the downhill and slalom races in the Neucom  ski jumping honors Wem John Sobzack of Fritzlar who made leaps of 58 and 57 meters for 2064 Points on 60meter 32yearold third army ski division instructor during the outraged several of his former pupils in winning the downhill race in one 32 second was Stanley Walker of the 38th olympic military ski clock eco at with Charlie Morgen of the 8th it Trio at in fourth place o was Tom Hoffman of the 1st was Battle for Neucom e Crown 25 Vienna moved into the favourites at the close of the third round of play in Tfaye wac tournament for the by com championship at Burger Brau with Wiesbaden and the at Frankfurt still in contending paced by Etke who scored 27 Vienna advanced with a 4330 Triumph Erding in the double elimination Competition which wih Hilda Kelley was ugh for the losers Witto 11 Bremerhaven had More trouble disposing of the 7708th War crimes of squeezing through with a 3026 Kathleen Kelly connected for 16 Points for the winners and Emily Johnson accounted for 11 for the for 34 Points the 7704th flashed the highest scoring combination in the tournament in Irene Jack and Norma to rout the co Stab sont miss Jack netted 25 while miss Bailey collected same As Wamble of Effie Knight counted 34 Points in Viennas 5633 thumping of the 7772nd of Frankfurt in a second round Julia Kite led the losers with in other in this round Bremerhaven Defeated 2924 Erding trimmed the with Patricia Pepper ton of the victors and Norma Bailey of the losers each netting 17 Points Berlin edged out the 98th of despite the play of june who accounted for 22 of the losers in earlier games trounced As Helen of her led the attack with 33 Points and 7704th routed the As Irene Jack scored 21 Points for the 7704th and Elsie Jester made 19 for the he at trailed by Lloyd Johnson of Garmisch at the 15gate Sla Lorn race was an other impressive Triumph for he registered runs of 27 and seconds for a total time of More than seconds faster than 2ndplace Ray Johnson of Erding who had runs of and Tom Hoffman was with and three tenths of a second faster than Lloyd next Cam Eduard Babcock at in the combined totals link was first with followed by Walker with Hoffman Morgan and Lloyd Johnson second to Sobzack in the jump ing Competition was consta pit Kanen of Erding with two leaps of 55 meters each for Louis arrives in England 25 heavyweight Champion Joe Louis arrived in Southampton and immediately held an informal news con Ference interrupted by repeated autograph swarms of newsmen and photographers enthusiastically greeted his wife and the champions entourage As they came off the liner Queen malting his first trip to England As is scheduled to Box a series of daily exhibitions during his he expects to leave for the on april Royal guardsmen will provide most of his sparring Louis scoffed at reports he was running away1 from Walcott he Ive signed for a return fight with so How can i be running away Marvin White left of Camp Taylor and Henry Mallory of Rhine Alain both swing and missed in their Safe Northern division Middle weight Mallory earned the photo by Waller Neucom Cage tournament to open in Berlin today by rate staff correspondent 25 33rd and the 81st co open the three Day Berlin sports festival tomorrow morning when the Cage champions of the 1st and Heidelberg respective clash in the opening game of the Neucom invitation basketball tournament at 9 in Madison Square Battle the 7702nd and of Frankfurt at 2 berlins 3rd 16th opposes Navy of be at and Camp Lindsey of Safe and flak Kaseane of Munich will tangle at 5 tomorrow night berlins boxing squad is Host to the 26th in a 10bout card at titania beginning at on Friday afternoon the losers the Cage tourney will be held at 2and while the first round clash that night at 7 and the Consolation finals Are scheduled for 7 saturday and the winners finals at mannut servers Are to see a safes powerful victim of a Lone upset this face the Green hornets of in the a team which bears watching is the 81st which Defeated the Best of Heidelberg and Mann Heims battalion level the whose John a Cernicka has averaged close to 25 Points per game this have compiled a record of making their second appearance in the dec invitation Are four of the 1947 Hornet cagers who the they include Gene Wolfe and Frank 194 Reg Bob an and John Ernie berlins welterweight who started hiring career in Neucom a Little More than year ago and has triumphed 17 times without a fights Joe Lapa in the top attraction tomorrow another feature match sends Light heavyweight Calvin Perry against the 26th Bill player Roundup nearly ended hot stove9 Loop Burns Low As training nears 25 with the Sling of George Rangy 23 first Bane Detroit tigers announced that Only Jour players remain uncommitted to 1his they Are pitchers Freddie Hutchinson and Hal new Catcher Bob Swift and shortstop Eddie Vico hit with Portland 25 of first baseman Jake Jones and Kramer completed the roster of the Boston red the it was reported thai Frank spec 14game Winner for the yanks in had rejected the last contract offer the club intends to Pitcher Floyd sevens became the 35th Yankee to Ink his 85 six More led by Pitcher Sam who had threatened to quit signed their 1948 con tracts outfielders Hal leh Ner and Al both signed with rookies Pizell Joe Frazier and Tom Light Warmup As Fol lows Hollywood at Oak land at san san Diego at los Angeles at Fuller Seattle at port land at Riverside and Sacramento at Hollywood welcomed first base Man Dick on option from the Philadelphia and was awaiting outfielder Robert Reasch and Catcher Louis Catcher John first negro sighed by a Jacl reported to Jclark Alvils 25 Wes longtime Pitcher with the Cleveland indians and the Washington has been signed to manage the Marion entry of the Western Carolina class d league this Hugh director of the club has 25 who won five and lost two games with the dodgers last and outfielder Duke who Paul Amer after join close de Isid in bloody boil by Bill Zalenski staff correspondent 25 three champions were Crom the Northern division Safe ing tournament As another crowd of 800 jammed the i Sefc Eagle club the second action in the three Day compe Tif All of the eight bouts were Novice Alfred Balasbas of came the first Champion tournament when he Gaine three round decision a for Novice class bantamweight tit was an action packed bout in both fighters did a lot of 5 Ralph Gallant of Camp Tayl youngster with dynamite in looked like a Champis he advanced to the finals Novice class lightweight drs with a hard won decision James Matsunaga of Rhine a the Best fight of the Tours to Gallant dropped Matt no count in the on the Canvas for a nine con the Only to have Rob him of at than held his own Ina furious round that left both with blood and the frenzied with welterweight rivals John Button Zeppelin earned dubious pleas i meeting Gallant for the title taking a decision Iron Fernande Sof he Fernandes Down twice in the once for a seven Francisco Quidera of and James Clouden of Zepf Heim won the right to meet Crown on the Quidera for Knockdown Tore a to Over Tom Boater seconds in the second if Den won on a Vii Baker of who his hand in an earlier vie Mitchell Kong of Brinew Gilbert Cole of meet Tor the  Kong won the gaining a Victory when Mallory of Rhine main Wasilj qualified for a Rabbit Kong had gone Down for a count in the first round after ing a vicious right and tie he was counted out in the Only to referee Call the knockout Blovir Cole gained a close Over Lawrence Melton of negro wins heavy title Elmer Smith of Zeppelin Heun crowned the Light heavy eff Novice Champion on the basis Wal to Triumph Over Clyde Smith knocked non out of the ring for a count in the first round and him for another seven count i5 second before the end at the heavyweight title