European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Midi 1948 the stars and stripes 4age 9 these the prizefighter and the giant Jim of Ireland towers Over heavyweight Joe Baksi in Banksia Greenwood Lake training 280 stands seven feet two inches and is seeking s Baksi considers retiring if loses to Buonvino Greenwood March 17 i cant beat Gino ill consider myself washed Joe who has an important engagement in Madison Square Garden Friday i May even retire from further ring who once was billed As the has been in training for the 10round Tor the past seven and has had to work off plenty of excess 5 fight is important to him because he will have to take 7 a Back seat in the heavyweight picture if the italian heavyweight i it Baksi started he weighed 250 he weighed in at the new York state athletic commission offices recently at to get Down to about 217 for the Baksi has been an out again and he and his Nate attribute to Lack of discipline in training but with Joe louts having vowed to lose or draw after his next fight with Joe Baksi has taken renewed interest in 5 weight get past he f i Thirsk the heavyweight situation will lineup with Gus Lesnevich arid me battling it for the should Louis at in of the Lesnevich is a Light heavy so he Doest bother me and i think i can beat r Hes going to shoot for Knock out in the Buonvino affair because he thinks Ginos made to j order for Buonvino is primarily j body puncher 9irith Short Lee out Points Mirielli in Philadelphia bout March 17 up Bobby won a unanimous 10round decision Over Livio Minelli of same before fans at the crowding and aggressive style puzzled Minelli throughout the he continuously beat Minelli to the punch and had much the better of the Hickman to coach Yale Exline coach of army signs for 3 tears new March 17 University announced the appointment of Herman Hick Man As head football 1943 Hickman has been line coach for the military Academy Hickman succeeds Howard who resigned in january to be come head coach at the University of director of athletics Robert Bob in making the an said that Hickman appointment is for a three year hic Maix will report in time to take charge of yales Spring we at Yale Are to obtain a coach with the vast fund of experience which Hickman we feel he is the most outstanding Man in the Field of football Hickman graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1932 end played professional football for some Bulky Herman Hickman leaves army Jot Eli Grid Post Indiana names Smith to head Grid forces March 17 big nine conference today had two new football a Complete Surprise at Michigan and the other a Small College coach who landed Al time Michigan football Benny was popped into Fritz Crisler head coaching Job at while Clyde a Little Mentor from la state teach ers got the Call at perhaps College foot balls greatest was boosted into the Wolverine bossing spot As coach Monarch of All he surveyed in the collegiate retired to exclusive athletic Benny was a Wolverine aide quiet spoken Smith was named to fill Indiana Post vacated when Alvin to Mcmillin became head of the Detroit Lions in the National football Friendly jocular is almost a direct of in dianas new five foot seven Inch who is quiet spoken and somewhat typical of a High school principal in manners and Smith was signed to a three year contract monday night in a Chicago hotel by Indiana athletic director Paul Pooch no terms were played for Mcmillin whose teams won 32 games starts during a seven season stay at la was both a play ing and coaching protege of my who neither drinks nor uses Strong played Backfield and end under Mcmillin at Geneva College and then was bos line coach at in Diana from 1934 through Smith said he would install a single Wingback formation with variations at Mcmiilian was a single Wing with his cockeyed t Shields gains semis new March 17 flashy Frank Shields of new York surprising Sidney Schwartz of Coral reached the semifinal round of the mens sin Gles Tennis in women pretty Gertrude Moran of Santa and Patricia Canning Todd of also scored Quarter final formerly the nations top player and seeded fourth in this won a decision Over stubborn Nathan Gold Stein of Shields showed a service and Good net seeded sprang an upset by trimming second seeded Irvin Dorfman of new the match lasted More than three with Schwartz the harder hitter and Dorfman the More versatile player Schwartz backhand proved especially in the will meet the Winner of today match Between to seeded Billy Talbert of new York and brazilian Champion Armando Schwartz will meet the Winner of the match Between third seeded de Mcgrath of Johns and Marcel Bernard of the top ranked foreigner time after he started his coaching career at Wake Forest in 1935 an assistant to Jim the following year he Wos line coach under William Newton North Carolina ice remained five he obtained leave of absence from this position in 1942 to become line coach of the army Allstar team which played three wartime Benefit returning to North Carolina state in october of that the massive Hickman was appointed the West Point staff by Earl Blaik in 1943 and has been there Ever i consider my appointment a great Opportunity and Yale quotes Hickman As i can hardly wait to get started in my new of my resignation at West Point with mixed but it is a real thrill to be returning to the Yale i Only Hope that i can live up to the Fine tradition of Yale Ball and Yale played with dodgers who is is no stranger to he spent two months the Campus in 1942 As chief aide end head line coach to Bob Ney his College coach at Tennes who was in charge of the army Allstar which trained his entire professional football was spent with the Brooklyn dodgers of the National football a Yale spokesman was one of two men sought by Yale Early in january but was then re ported the other was Lou Little of Hickman will make his debut As head coach Here sept 25 when Yale launches its 76th year of football by meeting Brown in the Yale 28th Mentor who played an important part in the installation of the formation at West Point to indicated that Yale will use the same system this fall which the military Academy team employed in winning three successive National Hickman is yales 28th head Gridiron Mentor since often referred to As father of american College charge Here in the military Academy announced Hickman had been released from his contract so he might cent the Post the army athletic Board expressed deep regret at the line coach request for a release and voiced appreciation for his Illinois bars boxing for 3 weeks March 17 but until we hear from him we Illinois athletic on recommendation of a right suspended All boxing in state Between March 18 and april but there was whether the suspension would legally v Sheldon chairman of the athletic announced the Board would meet thursday to begin action immediately after he received r e e is recon it developed that neither Clark nor any other commissioner knew whether they could legally suspend All boxing activity in the weve asked attorney general George Barrett for an opinion on this Secretary Jack elder dont know what we can it was Uncertain whether the Board could cancel a 10round bout scheduled March 31 Between welterweight Champion Ray Robinson and Georgie the fight was approved by the com Mission and promoter Irving Kovin we have spent and the Advance ticket Sale is unusually we Are i dont believe the governor knows the situation As it concerns our the Robinso Abrams bout was the Only major fight scheduled during the announce period second major Between Ezzard and Elmett min was scheduled for april greens letter to Clark suggested suspension of prize fighting pending revision of the state Boom a the governor said he was gravely concerned Over Tihe death of the Young Fol lowing a knockout in a fight in fact that fatality has occurred an ring Calls for the most thorough action possible to guard against any possible re Currence of such a he Baroudi was fatally injured in Jie 10th and final round of a bout with Charles at the Chicago stadium he died six hours later of a cerebral the Charl Esray fight was to pro vide a purse to be paid to his tops warriors Howie Dallmar nets Points for March it Philadelphia paced by Howie Dallmar with 32 Defeated the Providence and Eune within one game of at least a tie for first place in the Zastera division of the