European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 06, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 6, 1948 the stars and stripes Page 9 line drive fells Redbird Boss Liu Cony win at Garden the redbirds Eddie Dyer stops a line drive. With his head during batting practice card manager injured in batting practice St. Petersburg March 5 a of manager Eddie Dyer of St. Louis was resting comfortably after narrowly escaping serious injury when struck in the head by a batted Ball in the cardinals morning workout at their Spring training Accident occurred minutes after holdout Stan Musial the slug aging first baseman came to term with president Robert Hannegan. As a matter of fact Hannegan and Musial arrived at the Park just in time to see Dyer stretched out on the ground unconscious. After he was revived and car ried to the clubhouse Dyer was rushed to the Hospital where a Ray pictures showed no fracture of he Skull. His condition was describe Das thus Dyer did not learn until hours later that his efforts to bring about a Happy Union Between Han Negan and his Ace slugger had been successful. It was Dyer who a Tedas the intermediary in the salary squabble Between the two an brought about the conference it took Hannegan and Musial only15 a minutes to come to terms. No figures were announced but it was Learned that the contract called for $31,000, the same sum musical received last year. However Stan was promised he would be Given a substantial raise if he had a Good year in 1948. Stan Musial ends holdout siege with cardinals quintets accept Naib invitation Kansas City March 5 a four additional teams were certified today for the National inter collegiate basketball tournament which opens Here next monday the teams among a total of 24 now entered were Northeast mis Couri state teachers at Kirksville to Southern Illinois University Gonzaga University of Delta. Kirr Sivile s bulldogs Are coming to the meet with a record of Only one loss in 30 games this season. 10th so. Forces playoff drubs 27th sq., 58-18 Wetzlar March 5 special the 10th so. Marauders Defeated. The 27th sq., 38-18, forcing an extra game playoff for the 14th co Stab. Regt. Cage Crown. The game will be played next wednesday night it 8 Pixi. At the Fritzlar gym. Harvey Cone led the victors with 14 Points closely followed by Ray Burel with 11. Gene Dehaven Mph scoring 27th so. Forward was held to six Points by the tight guard ing of Burel. Musial who slumped from his league leading batting figure of .365 in 1946 to .312 last year had Bee holding out for. $36,000. Dyer s Accident occurred As hews standing in Short left Field directing the workout. Vernon App a minor league Catcher work ing out with the cards was Bat Ting fun goes to the Outfield and accidentally hit a line drive directly at Dyer. Enos Slaughter one of the out fielders shagging flies shouted to Dyer to Duck. Dyer swung to oneside and the Ball struck hint in the Side of the head on the Edge of the right Temple. Oklahoma . Trounces Kansas quintet 37-25. Stillwater okla., March 5 a the Oklahoma a. And m. Aggie continued their great defensive play in beating Kansas University s Jay Hawks 37-25, in anon conference basketball game be tween the old rivals. Kansas was Able to Dent the aggie defense for Only seven Points the first half. The Sti i alb North Carolina quilts enter Southern finals Durham n.c., March s a the 25th Southern conference basketball tournament narrowed to a North Carolina affair As Duke North Carolina Davidson and North Carolina state fought their Way to the scores North Carolina state 73, Williana and Mary 52 North = Carolina 61, Virginia tech 40davidson 58, Maryland 51 Duke 54, George Washington 51. State s defending champions who had Little trouble shunting game William and Mary to the sidelines Boston ties Montreal 1-1 goalies beam Montreal March 5 up the Boston Bruins and the Montreal canadians battled to a 1-1 tie i National hockey league game that dealt the playoff Hopes of the canadians a severe blow. The draw left the Bruins i fourth place final sport in the playoff six Points ahead of the canadians. It was a Battle of each team tallied in the first period. Defens Eman Pat ego America. The Victory put the warriors in a tie with the new York knickerbockers for the Eastern division Lead. The largest Philadelphia crowd of the season 8,025, saw the warriors turn the game into a rout by outscoring the celtics 27-9, in a wild third Quarter. The warriors Joe Fulks who broke the league scoring record Las year was High scorer with 19 Points. 544th loses Ufa play Vienna March 5 is the 544th pm cagers from Wels were eliminated from the Ufa com Pany level basketball tournament when they dropped their second game of round Robin play to the 430th det. Of Vieana 39-28. The 430th det now has a 1-1 record. Tourney bids made possible by by fives new York March 5 up Long Island University overcame an 18-Point deficit to sink Muhlen Berg 56-54, on a Basket by Bob Smith in the final 10 seconds of play to remain in Contention fora bid to the National invitational tournament before 16,122 Basket Ball fans at Madison Square Garden. The blackbirds impressive come Back overshadowed City College of new York s 57-31 Victory Ove Lafayette in the opening game of the doubleheader and easily could Sway the tournament selectors i favor of Liu Over Cony for new York representation in the invitational meet. Floundering hopelessly in the throes of a 38-20 deficit in the fourth minute of the second half there was not a fan in the Garden who gave the blackbirds much Hope of overtaking the fast break ing and Sharp shooting mules. But they did not count on the lameness of coach Clair Bee charges nor the Brilliant shooting Lac s Nat Miller. Sinks two free throws of Lou Lipman who scored 23points, 13 of them in the closing half. Inch by Inch toe Blackbird fought Back until they finally took Over the Lead at 54-53 on a pair of free throws by Nat Miller witha minute and 20 seconds to play. The Victory was Long Island 17th of the season against Foiw defeats. The mules who also had tournament aspirations of the Yown enjoy an identical records but the defeat probably Cost them basketball Georgia tech 46, Alabama 3tulaiic 47, Auburn to North Carolina 81, Virginia tech to Davidson 58, Maryland 51 Randolph Macon 54, Catholic u. Kvirginia state 72, Hampton is Lane 40, it. Valley 37tusregee last. 75, fist u. 28 North Carolina state 73. W & m go Cony 57. Lafayette 31 Kenyon 74, Ashland 69kentucky 87, Florida 31 Buffalo 50, Alfred 39long Island u. 56, k Albright 57. Bucknell 54duke 54, George Washington to Loyola bit 73, it. St. Mary s Villanova 71, Georgetown 5s Campbell mum on probe1 of nil betting charge Chicago March 5 up Clarence Campbell president of the National hockey league refused to comment on his investigation of charges that players were belting on league contests. He was in Chicago to investigate reported telephone1 Calls from play ers to known gamblers. I m pledged to secrecy on my investigation he said to sooner not comment at he that he was in Chicago to probe reported Telephone Calls however Campbell left for new York then planned to go into Boston and it turn to East Lansing to Confer Vrittie gov. Kim Sigler that develops in the investigation he said will b8announced monday after my defence with
