European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes March 1940 wait till he starts hitting slugging Ted Williams of the Boston red sox swats near record Home run in sprint training williams9 Long belts highlight botox Drill March of after he told several visit ing baseball writers in not hitting never do in the Ted Williams lashed one of the ingest drives Ever seen it was the first Ball that the red sox slugger has knocked out of Tho Park since the club began its preseason old imers insisted the which disappeared the Centerfield Fence some 425 feet As at least nearly As one babe Ruth co tailed out of the Park in Tampa in the ruthian Wallop often Kris been described As the longest Homer Ever Williams then1 proceeded to two More Over the right Field Wall and lined another into Center which bounced Over the 10 foot Barrier March 6 a after spending the night a hos manager Elijie Dyer of the Louis reported no ill effects from an injury suffered when he was hit on the Side of the head by a line drive in Dyer sat in the grandstand watched and two squad teams play the first practice game of the sea the Slaugh ters walloped the in five and on half i Harry Harry Brecheen e to r Southpaw Pitcher of the Louis signed his 1948 contract after a conference with Bob new card i Farch 6 fielder Augie Golan began his 15th season As a major league Ball player when he reported to the Cincinnati reds training March 6 returning to the major leagues after a successful season at Bollywood will be the Reg ular first baseman with the Chicago White sox this manager Ted Lyons the sox1 exhibition game of the season will be against the Chicago cubs at los March 6 up Steve Back for another tryout with the new York held Down the first base Post As the world champions went through a four hour longest in under Harris said that he would alternate Souchuck and Joe Collins at the initial sack during the yanks first exhibition West March 6 Rudy As a free agent after his release from the Chicago White sox last worked out at first base for Philadelphia Connie As announced that Pitcher Fritz Ber Nardi signed his contract and is in route from his Home at High Rudy Wood the Rookie right hander won 14 games at Savannah last March 6 Mark Veteran shortstop of the Washington re ported to Camp but still refused to accept the terms offered in his 1948 who is the teams last said he would rather quit baseball and go Back to his Louis insurance business before he president Clark Griffiths latest c Downs a for co Stab Crown March c 28th earned the right to enter the Neucom Southern regional a Vienna by copping the co Stab Southern troop level Cage Crown with a 5834 Victory Over a 2nd so paced by Dick c took a 339 Lead at halftime and then went on to completely outclass a in the final Steeves poured 14 Points through the hoops during c hectic second period Steeves topped the c scoring department with 32 while Andy Pavuk dumped in 11 markers for the Baracao retain Safe boxing titles Gary Kaytes Lincoln won loses on forfeit minors plan to use deader Ball in 49 March 6 the National association of baseball clubs took action against the Lively Ball to Cut the astronomical batting averages boasted in some leagues in the lower classifications of George Czar of the minor appointed a committee to produce a standardized Ballia time for minor league in the new product will be aimed at slash ing the a Eiane of the hitter who reached that Mark with the help of Short fences and the Rabbit bait 7702nd trips in playoff Tut March 6 special the 7702nd red devils rebounded after two consecutive defeats at the hands of the 547th to Down the red be fore a Large Home crowd at Blozis the Victory was the first for the red devils in the three Sutof five series to determine Frank hurts representative to the Neucom Northern battalion level after at the Quad the 7702nd began to Click on All they at the half and were in the Cit the three Quarter Desco Irminger and James Taylor flicked the nets for 14 Points each Lor the but High scoring honors went to the losers Paul who had 33ri a quintet Nicks in Cage tourney bad March 6 the 33rd a Golden Lions gained their Way to the finals of the big red one Cage tournament by defeating the 1st in the Flint the Defeated earlier in the tourney by the same grabbed an Early 149 first Quarter but left the floor at the inter Mission with the score led by Baker and with 11 Points the winners went in front in the third period and stayed there the rest of the two quintets will play off the final game of the double elimination tournament to decide the big one entrant in the dec Southern regional Cage play set for Stuttgart March s set for Munich Arena March 6 the Neucom Cage championships arid dec Eastern regional boxing tournament held n Jubilee Munich officials have the dates for the Cage tournament will be March while the boxing will be held March 31april by Clarence staff correspondent March 6 featherweight and Light weight matches in which John Thomas barely decision Ned Garfield Brock Francisco Baracao gained a split decision Victory Over Marvin har vey kept a capacity crowd of More than fans shouting themselves horse As safes fou Day boxing championships two Quick knockouts further abbreviated a scheduled six bout card shortened by inability of Kenneth won to face Henry Brown in a welterweight bout that had stacked up potentially As of the Best brawls of the title won suffered a rib injury in his bruising semifinal Battle with Nelson Ashley and was under a doctors orders not to Laborte flyweight Champ heavyweight Champion Harold Gary of a Veteran of 73 retained his title with a 41secohd knockout Over Don Lin Coln of Marcello hard hitting Rhine main became a Champion in just 28 seconds of fast that was All he needed to crash a left Hook and a right Cross to the head of Andresa Abel Lanida of Erding bobbins of Landsberg gained the Light heavyweight Crown with his third straight he jabbed Charles Evans of Roth with a left to the then planted his right up to the the solar As Gong Evans could not respond for the second in the Tho Asbrock bout Thomas John Thomas gains his second featherweight title Munich bouts March 6 witha Swift two handed Willie 370th scored an impressive knockout in 25 seconds of the first round Over Pedro Perez of bad Tolz in a Light weight bout which opened the preliminaries of the Munich Box ing heavily favored heavy weight John 370th won a unanimous decision Over Sylvester Macklin of the same out in what was probably the Best fight of the eight bout Bob Hig 7777th Tod Johnny runner up for the5 so middleweight championship last Downing him for the count of nine with a right uppercut in of the third Higgenbottom iad dumped Isabell for a count of three in the first heat with the same Terry 370th and Danny Yafo a of 7822nd threw defense to the winds in a wild Zatoga dropped the fight in the second round at when he dislocated his right in other bouts on the card Felix 370th Kod nor Bert Brachfield of bad Tolz at of round one in a welterweight match Austin 7777th he mid decision Ned Chuck bul of 370th Irving 39th won by default Over John 970th Cic and Dave Wesley of the 39th Kod de Ferriea of bad Tolz at of the third round in a heavyweight started fast with a right that put Brock Down for a nine count in the first 30 seemingly Brock came Back Strong to Belt Thomas through the Thomas retaliated with a furious flurry that gave him the bout a other winners other champions crowned in the fou Day meet were Clinton Novice Light weight Quentin Novice welterweight Edward Novice middleweight Sam open middleweight David lands Novice Light heavyweight vines Novice weight Donald Ober Paffen Novice featherweight Rob Ert Novice and Ben Novice Neu Biberg annexes Safe puck title March 6 special Neu Biberg won the Safe hockey championship by defeating the fur Stengel Dubruck eagles for the second straight time in their Joe Boisjoly got the red raiders off to a flying Start with a pair of first period and later another to Complete the hat Neu Biberg at the 41 at the end of two and then held off an fallout Effort by the eagles after their offensive had netted two goals in the final Jain is crowned in Golden gloves March 6 exp army Man Clarence Henry of the team scored a round knockout Over Wayland do Bose of Nashville to win Tihe Golden gloves heavyweight a capacity crowd of in stadium watched the hours which determined the team to Mest the new York glovers the an Nual intercity matches at Madison Square Garden March Cincinnati and Oklahoma City each had two Des Kansas Chicago and los Angeles had one Long imbed Robert of the Cincinnati won the 112 Poi ind Melvin 19 year old grocery fighting for Des out slugged Kenneth Nienhaus of Lous for the 118 Pound the vicious lefts and rights of Fernando Rivera of Kansas City pounded out a decision Over Den vers Art Irlando for the 126pound Richard Guerrero of Chicago was awarded the 147pound Crown on default Over Hank herring of the los Angeles while Indian Al Vin Williams on the Oklahoma City squad captured 1he 160tpound Belt with an impressive decision Over Chicago Al buddy 22yearold Cincinnati Auto took a decision Over Earl Sabotin of the Cleveland team for the