European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1948 the stars and struts olympic hopefuls in k of meet National games grand old Man Mack looks Over an old photo of himself and recalls some 60 years of baseball Miami club honors in sports9 Miami March 18 Veteran manager of the Philadelphia presented a Bronze plaque a claiming him As the outstanding figure of at the annual Patricks Day dinner of the Miami Beach baseball beef cars president Carl Gardner of the Miami Beach flamingos made the toastmaster at the dinner was Tom head of the Eastern v Mack made Brief address in which be reminisced about his Long baseball rangers gain playoff berth v March 18 new York rangers clinched the last Stanley cup playoff berth by defeating the Chicago 525 before a turnout of per the rangers likewise unveiled the possible league leading Point maker i buddy the onetime Canadien celebrated Patricks night with a goal and an assist to run his seasons total to four More than accumulated by Idle Elmer Lach of Hawks threesome of Gaye Bud Poile and Doug Bent went into the game ing Connor by four were i Able to fid Donly a single Point to their scoring mainly because sensational game turned in Back As goalie Leffier a Long period of in deadlock March 18 Detroit red wings and Boston Bruins to a bruising score less National hockey league tie before in Boston the wings now Are one Point in Back of the league leading Toronto Maple whom they meet in a eries Over the games will decide theirs place club and win Ner of the Printe of Wales the Bruins still have not clinched third place although they Are in that berth by a whisker ahead of new Yorks ithe a heavy checking of was highlighted by the play of goal and a near free Orall in the second for Bostons net Frankie it was his third shutout and it was Harry Lumleym seventh Job of whitewashing the  army offer t to Bec Oinie new line coach i March 18 up sett raised Miami diversity of Ohio to one of the Namons Small during a College football fou year coach1 resigned his Job to a a position As line coach at under succeeds Herman Hick j who gave up the West Point become head football coach Gillman said he would Here tomorrow to take up his duties with Spring during the four seasons in which he guided his teams won 31 lost six and tied the redskins were undefeated in winning eight games and tying they climaxed their season with a 1312 Triumph Over Texas tech in the Sun bowl at Al new years was a Star end at Ohio state University from 1931 to gaining All America recognition his last year he served As an assistant to Schmidt at Osu and head coach is Denison Between 1934 and top stars compete at Cleveland Arena March 18 another Spike in the Hope Chest of olympic Endeavor gets pounded Home tonight As the nations top track and Field stars take the boards and runways in the 8th an Nual knights of Columbus meet at the x a sellout crowd of More than is expected to witness 17 highlighted by a Timber Topping Duel Between Harrison world Champion and Lloyd Ohio state the lither imbed negro will be gunning Fojt his 50fh straight hurdle while Duff is out to show that the he set two weeks ago in the 70yard highs was no pole vault stars every important mile runner in the with the exception of Gil Dodds and Tommy will compete in the columbian favored is Gerry the Jenn state Star who wound up the 1947 outdoor season with three major mile a Trio of pole vaulters is out to Clinch berths on the olympic roster old Man Earle a major event Winner for Uncle Sam in 1936 Richmond Mpr comand Bob Richards plan an fallout assault on Cornelius warmer dams 15foot Curtis an expend is expected to cop the two mile run Over the same track on which Greg Rice set the world record five years the dash events have attracted 22 headed by Bill the a Illinois runner who holds both the indoor and outdoor National sprint Albritton Back Villanova George Guida and Ford hams Joe Nowicki Are favored to repeat their triumphs of last year in the 600yard and along with another member of the 1936 olympic squad is trying for a return match in Lon Don this at the advanced age of High jumper Dave Albritton has the Grasshopper in the k of c meet Here will present 12 current National with each one doing his utmost for olympic con a Spectator in Terest will not be around Long distance the Dillard diff the pole predominantly in Premet be sets meeting on summer sports March 18 representatives from All be units throughout the enclave will Convene her monday to map plans for nine summer intr command tour Neys in track and Field Are scheduled to begin and unit tourneys Are slated in Tennis and be athletic officials announced that the command expects to have 10 Strong battalion level baseball 25 company level soft teams and four Barrac Sarea track and Field teams competing in fast Billiken whip Nyu in nit 6552 a new March 18 Louis sparked by a America Center de smothered to win the National invitation tournament and qualify for the the fast breaking Billiken dominated play practically from and finished the game Witch All their regulars on the string bean Macauley tossed in Points before he was Given a deserved rest with minutes to Louis had 2518 Lead at half time and then pulled away steadily after intermission to leave nit chooses Macauley most valuable player new March 18 de Louis six foot eight All America was voted the most valuable player of the National invitation tour the Rangy Billiken Star was the of the committee of new top quintets to be picked for olympics March 18 nations 1 olympic team will be chosen at the olympic Basket Ball playoffs March 31 in new Yorks Madison Square chairman Lou Wilkie of the committee an teams entering playoffs will be the winners of the aau National tournament the National invitation the thenaid tourneys arid the leading Myca team in the Here is How the playoff tournament bracket will be arranged i in the upper the second and third place winners in the aau tourney and the Winner of they Mca tournament will in the lower the first and second place winners in the the Naib and the Winner of the Madison Square Garden invitation tournament will be the College survivor and the in dependent survivor will meet in the in final game March 3l7 the coach of the winning team will be head of the squad that squad will be made up of 14 seven will be chosen from College ranks and seven from the i fights by the associated press Calif new out pointed Earl knocked out Bobby Cleveland Jelly my knocked out Billy new Mistovich out pointed Ell new York i and Tommy Drew out pointed Chicago Little double about the record crowd the Consolation preliminary for third Western Kentucky squeezed past Depaul in a exciting the regulation game a record crowd for the invite the double header attraction at Madison Square which played brilliantly monday night to eliminate could not catch fire against the on the other1 came through with a de efficient performance that has been its Mark throughout the tournament after gaming a 17point Edge at 4124 with minutes of the game Louis apparently got instructions from the Bench to let Macauley ease at this big de had 24 Points All by the Nyu took Good aim he never took another shot at the but handed the Ball Oil to others on his club and they kept the baskets in it looked at times As if coached hic Cey told his boys to take a Little passing for they Neyer took aim unless they were in Good position to connect 11 minutes of the last Louis bulge was 19 and with five minutes re a i n i n Macauley left the game As the crowd gave him a big Ray Lumpp and Joel Kaufman topped printmakers with 14 5 when the game the Louis players hoisted their coach on their i and slapped Macauley on the Bil likens were the second team to gain the olympic Louisville University gained the trials last week by winning the National association of inter basketball tourney at Kansas Ivy league Cage record broken by new March 18 Tony Lavelli of Yale set a new Eastern  basketball league scoring record of 236 this the league Walt Budko of Columbia was second with 206 last year Budko finished on top with 191 Points and Lavelli was second with Budko held the scoring record with his 194647 Mcgrath Advance to National net semifinals new March seeded Billy Talbert of new York and tar ranked de mag Natl of Brooklyn reached the semifinal round of the mens singles with victories Over foreign foes in the National indoor Tennis Champion v in women top seeded Doris Hart of and a ranked Barbara Scofield of Coral also reached Tihe Senif the nations fifth rank ing showed off his Best Tennis Armando Champion of while Mcgraith bad much tougher time eliminating of cruel Bernurd to ranked foreign Star from miss Hart downed Betty Rosen quest of South miss Scofield also won in straight beating Marjorie Buck of new Talbert earned a semifinal berth opposite fourth seeded Frank Shields of new while Mcgrath opponent Wilt be fifth seeded Sidney Schwartz of corel