European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse I. Fax Bury 17, 14 in stars and stripes Page � oif pack leads nation s cagers scoring race York feb. 26 a averaging 31 a Points than their opposition North Carolina state s hot hots soared to the top again this wee be a Battle with Rhode state for the scoring Crown or cottage basketball by Dick Dickey and Jack is the Wolf pack has tallied Points to 26 games for Ani of 77.1 per contest. These include games of feb. 21. State s Overall record is 24 and two defeats. Island which led a week dropped into second place with rage of 75.9 on 1,442 Points in net. The Rhodes have won oct three. South boasts three of the n t half dozen highest scoring this week. In addition to state Kentucky ranks fifth i an average of 68.9 and Western i one notch behind with a Fie Lead defensively Ling Green of Ohio retains spot with 71.7. Lawrence a teen moved up to fourth 7&s. Oklahoma aggie have a hold on first place in the department. In 24 games have allowed the opposition majr 7s9 markers an average of u per game. Wyoming is second a �. Followed by Alabama and Siena. Although knocked out of race for the Southwest con title still has the Best free Itomi shooters. The longhorns have with 287 of 409 free for a .726 percentage. Ore u boasts the Best Field goal 368. Southern methodist has fitted the fewest fouls per 14. And Iowa the most 23.6. Cramer triumphs tomes go 27-25 Alt Lake City feb. 26 a i just Kramer unleashed a powerful k to defeat Bobby Riggs in sets 7-5, 6-3, but it was tics match on the Bill which Lor Tennis history. Teamed with Dinny pails Lia to Down Riggs and Segura of Ecuador 27-25. S Victory before a lately 2400 at fair grounds gave the former Amateur a 21-15 match Lead in their Tennis tour. Pitt faculty reverses alumni would fire coach in preference. To director himself suggested Milligan be Dis missed As a solution to the school s football ills. 1 the unanimous faculty report said that Malm gun s work As heed coach has the Standard that Pittsburgh feb. 26 up the University of Pittsburgh faculty athletic committee called for the Dis Missal of head football coach Walker Bilugan but asked for retention of athletic director James Hegan. This was exactly the opposite View from that taken by a special alumni student committee which previously recommended that Hagan be fired but Milligan be kept. And to add to the confusion the faculty report revealed that Hegen gelding sets world record Miami feb. 26 ape. E. Voy now s stud poker set a new Amer ican record for the mile and a half on the turf in winning the $15,000 Miami Beach Handicap at Hialeah. The five year old son of out of be again. Ii covered the distance in 2 29 / to break lie american record set by Bonnie Kelso at Sheepshead Bay n. A on sept. 9, 1909 at 2 324/s. Racing authorities said stud poker s performance also set a new world record for the course. The Bay gelding expertly handled by jockey Don Macandrew led most of Hie Way in the mile and a half test and finished a nose in front of Bermill farm s Bug juice which ran third in the Widener. A length and a half behind Bug juice was Miami owned Frere Jacques. Thi Winner returned $10.8q, $5 and $4.10 across the Board for $2. Baroudi s manager retires new York feb. 26 apr Mike Spinelli manager of the late Sam Baroudi resigned from the boxing manager s Guild at hit request of the organization. He said he was retiring from the fight business criteria i rights called Gro loops9 big obstacle 1lumbus, Ohio feb 26 up president George m. Trautman National association of professional baseball leagues said that i obstacle today to the entry of negro leagues in the Assoc a territorial Trautman said the clubs of the negro National were far the most part playing the major league and minor i Parks in territory controlled i h. Johnson president of the league and j. B. Martin of negro american league Dis earlier that the minor league action had refused admission negro committee was of the opinion would be impossible to do with these applications at a other than to express a Toby for your problems and our Aid in helping you set organization that would meet Trautman said he Johnson and Martin in dec. Neucom up. Svs. Seeks wrestlers for olympics bad nauheim feb. 26 Spe Cial the athletics Branch of Neucom up. Svs. Is requesting All military male personnel who believe they Are Good enough to qualify for the olympic wrestling team to make Contact by letter or phone at eur comp. Svs., attention athletic Branch in bad nauheim phone 2211 or 2254.Only those who have won an a a title or a recognized intercollegiate conference championship in the last five years should apply submitting name rank serial number organization weight championship award received and championship tournaments participation. All applications must reach bad Nau Hehn not later than March 1. Kentucky batters Temple to rain revenge Triumph Louisville ky., feb. 26 up it was Sweet revenge for the Kentucky wildcats As they Defeated Temple 58-38, on the Louis Ville armory floor. Temple was on of the two teams which had Defeated Kentucky this season setting Back the wildcats 60-59, at convention Hall in Phila Delphia. Kentucky has won 26 games in 28 starts. Kentucky led All the Way but Temple was still in the running at the half however coach Adolph Rupp s charges caught fire and within 10 minutes held a 43-26 margin. Kentucky s All America guard Ralph Beard and Wah Wah Jones divided scoring honors with 12 Points each. De Lerner was High for the visiting Temple owls with nine Points. Kentucky enters nag Louisville ky., feb. 26 a the u. Of Kentucky has accepted a bid to participate in the Eastern playoffs of the Mcaa basketball tournament in new York Gity March 18-20. We Are justified in expecting even though this was he first year As head coach and the schedule was very Milligan apparently was surprised at the report but his Only comment was i m not saying a Pitt alumnus Milligan was hired following Tine resignation of Wesley Fesler last year. Fesler went to Ohio state after one year at Pitt. Despite protests which resulted from the de emphasized football team s showing at Pitt the faculty committee came out strongly for keeping athletics Simon professionalism in any form just must not be allowed to enter our program the report said. We must keep our intercollegiate athletics on a strict by Amateur Toronto defeats Bruins assumes top spot in nil Toronto feb. 26 up the Toronto Maple Leafs moved into undisputed Possession of first place in the National hockey league when they turned Back the Boston Bruins 4-2, before 13,434 spectators. The Leafs thus took two Point Lead Over the Detroit wings who were Idle. " i Boston opened the scoring after Indiana hires athletic head Bloomington ind., feb. 26 a Zora g. Clevenger who re tired As Indiana University athletic director in 1946 after holding the Jou More than a score of years has agreed to take it Over again temporarily. Clevenger will serve while the trustees seek a permanent successor to Alvin n. Mcmillin who resigned the two jobs of athletic director and head football coach to become general manager and head coach of the Detroit Lions in the National football league. Announcement of Clevenger s re turn was made by John s. Hastings of Washington in chairman of the four Man committee administer ing i. U. Affairs while president Herman b. Wells is on leave of absence five of the eight University trustees held an eight hour session to consider selection of a successor to Mcmillin. Only 33 seconds of the first period when Veteran Woody Dumart beat Toronto goalie Turk Broda after Jim Peters and Paul Ronty set up the play. Toronto came Back about five minutes later with the tying tally when Bill Ezinicki took a pass from Max Bentley and Harry wat son and beat Brinsek on the play. Boston went ahead again at the half Way Mark in the Frame when Howie Meeker of the Leafs was serving out a penalty. De Sandford scored on a pass from Babando but the Leafs made it two All near the end of the period. Then Ted Kennedy clicked on a pass from Nick Metz and Wally Stanowski. Toronto went ahead to stay when Kennedy banged in a tally in the closing minutes of the second period. Howie Meeker and Vic Lynn were credited with assists on the tally. Gus Mortson got the final Leaf tally. Litwhiler signs contract Boston feb 26 up outfielder Dan Litwhiler returned his signed contract to the Boston braves Leav ing eight unsigned players on the roster of the National league club. Blackhawk trounce rangers with rally new York feb 26 a the Chicago Blackhawk overcame a 3-1 deficit and a four goal Prev by the rangers Don Raleigh. To whip new York 7-4, in a National hockey league game before 14,714 in Madison Square Garden. Chicago s Gaye Stewart led the. Cellar dwelling Blackhawk to their fifth Victory this season Over the rangers racking up three goals. One of them was a third period Marker which proved to be the winning tally. Bud Poile was another High scorer of the action packed Gamp in which 13 penalties were handed out. He tallied two the last just. 20 seconds from the end of play. Olympic ring finals Chicago feb. 26 a the. . Olympic boxing final trials will be held at Boston june 28-29.- it was the third change in the Date of the trials previously set for july 12-13 and then july 8-9. The entire american olympic contingent leaves for the summer games. In London on july 14. V nil prexy has evidence of Gambler picker a seeks to adopt girl Worth. Texas. Feb. 26 Lippy Durocher Man of the Brooklyn dodgers Legal proceedings Here for of two year old girl. Detroit feb. 26 a president Clarence Campbell of the National hockey league Here to investigate reports of player betting said he had found Strong circumstantial evidence of a player Gambler he added however that there was no hint of a fix at an., league Campbell made the statement to reporters after an a hour s conference with Detroit Evans tiered $21,000 by steeper such Kansas City feb. 26 a the Star said it has been reliably informed the Pittsburgh Steeles have offered Ray Evans University of Kansas All America halfback $21,000 for e one year contract the Ante by the Pittsburgh stellers professional football team has just about reached the stage where Ray Evans hardly can afford to turn it Down the Star s sports writer Bob Busby wrote. The Star reported the Steeles had offered $21,000 on a one year basis the length of contract Evans desired. The newspaper pointed out that the new offer was about $5,000 More than the original Steeles offer Evans turned Down. At Pittsburgh a spokesman for i the Steeles neither confirmed nor denied the $21,000 offer. He said the Only thing we have to say is that we think Evans is a great Ray Evans player. We Haven t Given up on getting him by a Long shot. We Are All hoping Evans will be in our Backfield next at Lawrence Kan Evans said he had no comment when asked if a newer offer was him. Busby said Evans rejection of the previous offer was not so much a matter of salary As it was his Lack of desire to play the pro now he is reconsidering the Star reported. One Block that seems to bar the Way at the moment is a business offer which if passed up now might not open in a year. The Steeles obviously Are. Going All out for him and there a probably no one Evans would care More to play for Tjian John b. Sutherland. Who previously associated two unnamed players in reported wagers through an sex convict. The nil president went into immediate conference with toy. Upon Hisle arrival this morning from Montreal for his inquiry earlier Campbell called reports of a possible betting scandal unprofessional hockey at the same time be promised a full emphasized that any player found guilty of even associating with gamblers would be banned from hockey for life whether he did any betting or not. He pointed out that at his Sug-7 Gest Ion the league set up a �135,-000 player Bonus and incentive fund to keep players from being interested in
