European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                L cull Fon March i 94 8 fears trip state Mcaa playoffs Kansas March 21 bears upset Kansas state Ipi the Western Mcaa basketball before the bears put a blistering second period drive to overcome the jsas13228 halftime advantage and win the right to play Kentucky for next tuesday in new they also qualified for in jibe olympic trials which begin March As state will meet holy which dropped a 6052 decision to in the first game of the new York doubleheader took the bears Only three min to draw alongside state the wildcats grimly and traded baskets with the Western conference cagers in count reached with Lutes ten Jackie Robinson and Bill itt sped under the Basket to Lay repair of Field goals make score state Odell Preston of Baylor traded and Don Heathington a Field goal to 5550 with two and half minutes to Baylor started their artful game and the wildcats nine times in the last two Tes trying to get the Weathington was the High scorer ii a 15 Rick Harmans Points was Best for Kansas the Victory gave the bears a rec of 23 victories and five the Consolation Wash University big Jack Nichols 1 in 22 Points to demoralize Wyoming defense and the jes waltzed to a 5747 Victory the to take third in the Mcaa Western the stars and stripes an to broadcast Neucom Cage final March 21 special an will carry Over All stations the championship same of the dec battalion level basketball tournament direct from Jubilee Hall in Munich from to on March Blair an sports and Mark Ajun Munich sports will be at the Page 9 Kentucky smashes holy 6052 new March 21 Kentucky mighty wildcats ousted defending Champion holy Cross in the Eastern Mcaa basketball playoff to give Kentucky a Perth in the olympic wildcats will play Here for the National title tuesday against the texans Defeated Kansas in Kansas City to win the Western the Southeastern conference champions were sparked by big Alex Groza and All America Ralph a eix foot even Inch Ball joiners top Stags to create deadlock Baa West Loop March 21 Louis bombers went into a tie the Chicago Stags for the division Lead in the red riot netball association of America when they downed the the two teams up the Flar season with another game Imago crowd of As the bombers jumped to an Lead Over the increased margin to 4330 at staved off a Las period Sty the the Stags to within five Points of a sit one but that As As they the Eastern the in ton Caps and the Baltimore lets wound up their regular in a tie for third be Caps routed new Yorks and the ets ripped the Providence the Caps Vic in addition to keeping their Golf Hopes assured the Adelphia warriors of the Eastern Deadeye collegian 3llege March 21 Art pin sized 19year Star of the University of Mary Rifle holds 28 world Ping Todd gain Tennis titles National indoor doubles champions the French team of Marcel Bernard left and Jean Borotra captured the National indoor doubts title when Billy Talbert and Frank sheilds of the the match Ivas even at two games apiece when the Leafs Clinch nil Pennant by beating red 53 March 21 Toronto Maple Leafs clinched the National hockey league Pennant defeating the runner up Detroit red the Pennant is the first the Leafs have won since when they finished f just in the Canadian the defending Stanley cup Lead the wings Bysh three n ill 1 pm Syl Veteran Captain and i Cusp air dbl in rough contest Veteran Captain and play maker of the scored what proved to be the deciding goal late the second defense Man Wally Stanowsky set the payoff circling the Detroit net and passing out to both teams scored in the first with the wings opening and closing the recruit Enzio Palizzi shot the wings into the Lead Early in the Middle Frame after making a pass from Jim shortly there after Vic Lynn tied it up for the Leafs and Apps then came Young Ted who collected one of Toronto first period sewed up the game with his second goal the night Early in the last lo1 shot wins grand National March 21 a Niney Earold i and a 501 won the 102nd ing of the English grand a steeplechase before a throng Nore than won by a length 251 to Well who started at was aver the Ftp favorite beeches one of the hazardous last years 1001 Prince Regent and All of Irish pulled up at the Fence after Clearing beeches Brook on the second Paul Mellons Caddie the the Only american owned fell at the canal turn while run Ning walkup Amon the leaders on the first Sheila Irish by cottage out of is the 12th Mare to win overlooked by she paid 40 March 21 Montreal canadians cuffed the 74 in a wide  National hockey league Elmer Oana Daen suf a three Inch Cut in the fore head Early in the first period but came Back to rack up three assists in the free scoring game and placed himself one Point behind buddy Oconnor of the new York rangers for the scoring leadership of the1 with one game to Oconnor has 60 Points against Bouchard scored for the canadians in the first period arid the canadians Ranin three More in the two by Bobby and one by Maurice Richard gathered in two More in the final period and Doug Harvey entire Hawk quota came in tie same Bill Mosienko counted invite within the last min Ute after earlier goals by Gus Bod Nar and Bill Michigan Mcaa puck tit lists Colorado March 21 Michigan won the Mcaa ice hockey playoffs by knocking out 84j Bernard take doubles Crown new March 21 game Billy Talbert of new slowed Down to a hobble horse Pace by a sprained relied on pinpoint placements and a cagey net game to win the National indoor Tennis Over Sidney Schwartz of Patricia Todd of la won the women tournament with a 62 Victory Over the defend ing Champion Doris Hart of Jean Borotra and Marcel Bernard of France won the doubles championship when Talbert and Shields were forced to default in the fifth Shields injured his Back in a the two doubles teams were tied at two Tetsall when the match the frenchmen won the first two and lost the next fifth ranking american Amateur and to seeded the could hot get around the court very fast As he faced blistering Power smashes of a University of Miami but he did have the experience it took to whittle the hard pressing Schwartz Down to the boy from Brooklyn could not match Talbert net time and again Billy Drew him up and then passed him with neat placements Down the the major upset Brunette Todd scored in winning the championship was the result of sheer she ran the favored miss Hart Zaharias takes Lead March 21 babe Didrikson the de fending took the Lead in the ninth annual women title holders Golf tournament with a third round 73 for a total of racked up 23 Points played a terrific game at the Back who connected on his first four set shot attempts in the first was the wildcats steadying influence As Well As their it was Kentucky 15th straight Victory and its 33rd against two de crusaders rally although Kentucky was Ini front virtually All the Way and at times by substantial the game was not sewed up until the Linal few at one stage in the first half Ken Tucky but the closed in and a five Point splurge just before the intermission made Lihe count that Short rest apparently was All Adolph remarkable Crew Wah Wah Jones and Groza grabbed the Ball close in and rang up four successive Field goals for an that surge did the holy Cross fought Back like True Cham pions and twice Cut Down big Ken Tucky leads but that was As close As they were a Leto for holy Cross husky George Kaftan was the top besides playing a hangup Allaround he tallied 15 Bob the Cross spectacular was guarded so tenaciously by Ken Rollins that he was taken out of the game several Cousy scored Only six Points four of them free in the Michigan big titlist gained Consolation honors by defeating columbian Ivy league Prospect Park cops Myca Cage meet for olympic trials March 21 Prospect Park of Brooklyn Defeated to win the National Myca basketball tournament and qualify for the olympic the Brooklyn club came from behind a 2422 halftime deficit and won going the Myca club will play against three aau teams in one bracket of the olympic which Start in new York March with Only three minutes to the Home club held 4645 then it suddenly found the Range for 43 Points and held Hoboken Gallagher 13 markers set the Pace for the Brooklyn while Bob palmers 16 Points for the losers was the top figure for both Mangrum shatters Par to Lead at Greensboro March 21 Lloyd Mangrum of leading Money Winner of the Winter Golf pared four strokes off Par with a sizzling 66 to Lead at the Halfway Mark of the greater Greensboro open with a total of Mangrum collected three birdies on the front nine and added two More after the two North Carolinas kept their tie for second skip Alexander of Lexington and Clayton Heafner of who wound up the first round with turned in70e to hang two strokes behind Man Grum with 138 Ellsworth vines of for Mer pro Tennis made a 69 to hold third place witha 139 Sam Snead of hot had grouped with him were three other veterans of the pro wars Lawson Little of Cleve Johnny of and Dick Metz Arkansas