European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse February 1948 Pep Kos Sierra in 10th the stars and stripes Page 9 a High flying Baske Teer Tammy Tolan of Johns leaps High to try to Stop a High Hying daring the game with Niagara at Madison Square Eddie tries to crowd the Johns crusaders get Mcaa then Down Loyola quintet 25 holy Cross who a couple item before the game again were selected to represent new England coming Mcaa basketball championship downed a i stating Loyola of Chicago before a packed at Boston it was the 13th consecutive Triumph and 13th games this season for which last season won the v Eastern intercollegiate game which suffered by Jena outclassed har purple Clad crusaders Rode Early Lead which they never leading 2720 at in the late stages of until deft Bob Cousy on the scene minutes after arriving on f floor be pushed in a left Bander the Cross then proceeded to hoop 10 12 crusaders Al fights by the United press York Dennis Pat cd Drew with Freddie Jose puerto stopped but Paulsboro out pointed Kew out pointed Jimmy new York out pointed Vine Cal Boston Tommy a hard Luck Pitcher new 25 Bill Yankee hardluck Pitcher of near world series tougher Luck against the White sox during the 1947 sevens lost five times to the sox without a challenger beaten inra Noile Victor 25 Pep successfully defended his world featherweight championship and came to the Rescue of rain drenched fans by knocking out Humberto Sierra of Cuba after 22 seconds of the 10th round of a 15 round title referee tack Dempsey stopped the bout without a count while Sierra was helpless on the Pep weighed pounds and Sierra hailed As one of the rings great Little the bout by smashing his lanky cuban Riva to the Canvas with a series of terrific left followed by a right As Sierra staggered into the after the first in which he clearly outclassed the Pep did not really get going again until the with rain pouring Willie slammed Sierra Down for a count of five and All but ended the on sided a tall 23yearold youngster with an exceptionally Long could not Hil hard enough to give Pep much he pounded Willie about the body occasionally with flurries of fast punching but did Little a jigging his main Reli Ance seemed to be annoying his opponent by constantly the miamis first title affair in a dozen was marred by intermittent the Semi in which Sweden Olle Tandberg out pointed Walter Hafer of Washington ended in a accused of betting on games 25 a copyrighted Story the Detroit times said that police had information that at least two National hockey league players made substantial bets on games in which they one the newspaper bet against his the two players were not identified by but the time said downpour and it started again soon after the title tilt be the wet Canvas caused them both some and when rain became heavy again Pep settled Down to do some solid punch t starting the 10th Pep was out to end he tried a couple of times with his then caught Sierra near the ropes with a solid chasing him across the ring with one left Hook after Pep finally caught up again at the other Side of the a Therese slammed in one terrific right and thebout obviously was Over when Dempsey stepped Between although the crowd of fell far Short of promoter Clarence Kantrowitz the Gate receipts were estimated at this figure would be More than Pep Ever Drew at the Gate his highest previous figure was the Gate when he won the title from Chalky Wright in for tre big it was his first Victory in Hafer broke his right hand in the second his Chris 1 and As a result he fought a clutching fight that was unpopular with the after the first four rounds Tandberg had a slight All the Tandberg weighed and Hafer one of them was a member of Boston the Beta were booked with James according tic the is a 36yearold re turned to Southern Michigan prison last week As a parole the times gave this account of the hockey which it said was uncovered by police a player contacted Tamer in he told tame the Bruins were weakened by one player had banged his head against the Iron goal posts and would not play that another player had a very sick baby and might be out of the the player said we Are going to blow the according to the the Bruins won the Bruin owner doubts authenticity of Story 25 Weston Adams of the Boston Bruins said he was determined to investigate fully a Detroit times report at least two National hockey league players bet on that he did not believe the general manager Art Cross of the Bruins a on his Way Detroit to Confer with the police commissioner on the Story that identified of the betting players As a member of the i have seen the Detroit said and there appears Many contradictions in i do not believe any member of the Bruins for matter any National hockey league is involved in this toil lip order new 25 president of the Brooklyn hinted that he has been ordered to refrain from making Public addressing the annual dinner of the sports broadcasters association Rickey i am placed ii a Peculiar position coming at a time like this when speeches on my part Are not i shall be very i the dodger president refused to explain his remark about per he was appearing at the dinner to accept the first annual Graham Mcnamee award for outstanding contributions to sports during in his speech Rickey thanked the broadcasters for the award and then i am not afraid of boldness about the things i say i even to the Point of we have satisfaction in saying we would rather have turbulent Freedom than peaceful recovered raps demands of three stars 25 and Connie Mack disclosed hed through a serious illness without anybody knowing but the the owner manager of the Philadelphia athletics said he had a cold in Chest upon arrival a few months ago and his temperature went to and 103 Doest believe in jinxed East 25 d a v e Michigan states defending National collegiate 135pound boxing does not believe in Davey recent to of Caswell of Minnesota was his 13th consecutive Triumph in intercollegiate Pitt alumni rip athletic director 25 Pittsburgh student alumni commit tee has asked the University of Pittsburgh to fire its athletic director and to retain the football whose team won Only one game last fall the report cites deem Pha sizing of but declared football and basketball schedules had not been it called the 1947 Grid card the Tough est in the schools Chancellor Rufus Fitzgerald declined to comment on the he said University trustees will meet Friday to discuss the 14 pages of of athletic director James the report said there is a deep seated and extensive Lack of Friendly cooperation among Many High school including Pitt alumni holding High school coaching and the athletic department of the univer it would be to the Best inter ests the University to replace the present director of Hagen declined the committee advised Pitt to offer deserving athletes tuition books and Job opportunities to help them meet living the University should provide the the report so that jobs do not interfere with training the investigating made up of prominent alumni and members of the student decided that Mike head football and his staff deserve an other Las year Pitt won Only one out of nine games while meeting some of the nations top referring to the University and the report declared if it i elects to meet major opponents it must provide the Organiza Tion facilities and proper induce ments within the Bounds of pro and a realistic approach to attract athletes of on the other University administration should decide that it wishes to deflate its inter collegiate Competition by not Mak ing any particular attempt to attract to the University High school students of athletic then the University schedule should be deflated the committee said it recognized that stadium indebtedness and expenses have no doubt influenced the athletic department in select ing athletic contests which provide Large Gate receipts to meet these financial physical facilities for athletics were held to be there were a couple of Days the doctor pretty worried about said the 85yearold now Hes feeling Fine and ready for drills but confided to not sure that were going to be lot better this those Fellows Barney Eddie Joost and Bob Savage can stay right where they i wrote each of them dont you dare come to training Camp until youve signed your i dont even want you around dont know what come Over these they think i pick Money off Trees the Way they pick oranges Down had a Good year last year and i gave every some who didst do us much increase in i basketball j by the United press holy Cross Loyola Duke Wake Forest 48 Cincinnati Miami Ohio Tii Lane Mississippi 46 Penn Harvard 54 Kentucky Temple 38 Kent state Baldwin Wallace it Beloit Texas Wesleyan is Olaf marys 54 Oklahoma Oklahoma a Ana w a Boston prov Odence Michigan state notre Dame 50 Western Michigan Valparaiso 57 Idaho Washington 41 san Francisco san Jose state a Pepperdine san Diego state
