European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1948 the stars and stripes 9 Ould Cla seek age Pilot 5w March 24 Etc directors of two major Ersi ties made the rounds look tier new basketball coaches Dur a quiet session at the Annua indention of the National Assoc a of College basketball coaches at Minnesota end uni Ity of California at los Angeles be filled before next season Bur Johns of who de the coaching Job for22 admitted he had i to about is including Dye of Ohio state and Jack r of Kansas Field is Down to three or he i think 1 be Able to make an announce Back in los Angeles in about foot approached declined to name whip his i or four prospects Ank Mccormick of Leearch of a successor to Dave also interviewed Gard Ray Meyer of Forrest of Drake and Eddie of Louis going to be in any hurry lit we plenty of who Drew attention for excellent Job at Kansas stale said later he is Happy Ere i second Day of the Conven developed into a technical Dis of proposed rules changes interpretation of present the Only definite the Apia ton voted its annual award outstanding contributions to the be Over a period of years to Carlson of charter Nebr of the Veteran and author of two books on All Lill to Reserve clause receives setback March 24 Ach setts Legislatures Corn on and Industry rejection of a Bill which ban the Reserve clause la tracts of baseball players and Ter professional he measure was filed by Robert a Boston labor relations to sultans who once unsuccessfully tempted to unionize1 major league Iball legislation now must be con by the Bouse and seeking the Murphy Caid that he was acting at the jest of several big league pens whose names he could not veal because they might be i on a so called Black list was opposed by National Fred Dixie Walker of the to Burgh pirates and Johnny Boston Aid they considered the clause detection for Kentucky captures Mcaa Crown hockey terminated by olympic officials March 24 Avery Brundage of the  revealed that ice hockey has been eliminated from the future olympic program pending a Complete reorganization of the sport he also made in a prepared the fact that the Ligue internationale de hockey sur the International Cage meeting set to decide olympic team new March 24 the american olympic basketball committee will meet Here Friday to decide How it win select the 1 members of the team which Wil represent the in the 1948 Lou chairman of the said the Only thing he was certain of was that the team will consist of 14 players and that seven players will be chosen from the College ranks and seven from the in making the announcement Al the annual convention of tile National association of basketball Wilke said our prime objective is to satisfy both the Mcaa and the we dont wish to have another hockey situation on our originally it was decided to select seven players from each of the College and Independent win but some agitation has Arisen to modify the selection whereby we would still have a unit system of five players from the whining with two players from other contenders in each in the 1936 13 of the 14 members of the basketball team were from aau the Only collegian was Ralph Bishop of the University of seven layers were selected from the Universal aau champions and six from the Bartlesville the Bobc chairman disclosed that had been collected rom the olympic fund at Icaza and Naib events this be said that another should e forthcoming from the Mcaa finals and the olympic which controlled olympic has been expelled from the list of federations recognized by the International olympic com Swiss appealed ban the dual action occurred at the meeting of at during the 1948 Winter when the International body had to Settle the dispute be tween the Amateur hockey association and tree s olympic committee Over which american hospitable March 24 to Marquette before each of the Hill toppers Home present the visiting Macb with an engraved usually an Ash Hospital March 24 baseballs immortal Tycobb checked into England Baptist Hospital for observation of a Gall bladder the 61yearold georgian was Enro Ute to Boston from his California Home a routine checkup when he was stricken on the cobra Frank head of the famed Boston refused to comment about his patients but the latter insisted it was just something i ate on the Cobb appeared undisturbed about his hospitalize other than to complain that he was refused permission to take an afternoon us wanted to go out for an but a nurse in and ordered me to take some it looks As if ill be for a the baseball Hall of Famor Cobb hockey team should hockey was restored to the 1948 olympics scheduled Only because of frenzied appeals from the who had sold thousands of tickets to ice hockey Brundage adding the Ioc totally allowed the tournament to with matches played by the aha sextet declared and permitted olympic medals and certificates to be awarded to the Ling has been stricken from the official list of recognized federations and there will be no More olympic ice hockey until the sport is properly reorganized on an Amateur new  in Calder cup play March the Cleveland who ended the regular season with unbeaten string of 27 today were one up on the Providence reds in the american hockey leagues Calder cup the Barons Defeated the 6 to in the first game of the Best four Seyen in other play new Haven Defeated Pitts in the b and Buffalo Defeated in the c leading by one slim goal going into the final the Barons on the pressure to win going Solinger put Cleveland ahead with two first period goals and that Lead was Safe until Pete Kapusta of Providence past goalie Roger Bessette in the second Bobby a Demarco and Church Russel were the heroes of surge the Winner of the series splits a Melon and earns the right to meet the winners of series b and c eliminations for a similar the new Haven Ramblers need Only one More Triumph inthe two out three b series to qualify to meet the c Hal Keller joins nats College March 24 brother of new York Yankee outfielder Charlie has joined the Washington outstanding Star Alex Center voted Mcaa Cage meet bombers take playoff Lead warriors March 24 Louis sparked by Belus Smawley accurate nosed but the Philadelphia War in the opening contest of the basketball association of America Smawley gave Louis 21 Points of them front the free throw Lineras Well As winning the game a Long set shot nine seconds before the final the warriors trailed throughout the last two periods except on two of tie coming just 31 seconds before the games end when George Senesky broke up a tie with goal Senesky followed this up with a free throw to give the warriors a three Point Smawley tossed in a set shot to Cut Down the Dis after a Philadelphia he scored the winning two red Rocha tallied one More for Good measure he scored on a foul the Victory gives the bombers the first of four Ibey need to win this Section of the playoffs from the both clubs meet Here again fights by the United press new out pointed Bobby Ohio White la new out pointed Tommy Jersey out pointed Jimmy new Yob stopped Laurie London Johnson successful March 24 up since Leo Johnson took Over the Obas track coach University of Illinois in his pupils have won or shared 55 big nine individual 16 Mcaa titles and five National aau wildcats rap in Cage final new March 24 Kentucky Classy wildcats won the Mcaa basketball i championship by Over woehning before Madison Square Garden the Sharp shooting boys from the Blue grass country succeed holy cross5 who triumphed Over Kansas in a preliminary Consolation game for third Kentucky and Baylor May meet again this season since both Are participants in the trials opening at Garden Baylor rallies Adolph rupps Southeastern con Ference off to an Early Lead never were leading 2916 at the scoreless for the first five pulled to after but the wildcats staged another spurt and won Alex Rozas Kentucky six loot seven dumped to 14 Points to Lead the Ralph the wildcats All America Tal lied 12 in addition to contributing a Fine floor whose three previous triumphs came after they had Over come huge opened up Strong in the second half Ard for a while it looked if they would make with Bill Dewitt and Johnson giving Don Heathington some needed the bears outscored to Trail by Only nine at the 13minute state spurt fails f but the wildcats were not to be with Wahweah Jim line and Ken rolling joining Groza and Beard on the the fast breaking cats simply ran away from the do tired voted the outstanding player in the holy led by George Kaftan and Bob to an Early Lead and increased it the 3624 at the Kansas state rallied after inter Mission and at one time pulled m but could not hold the Pace Kaftan and Frank oftring score 11 Points each for the but both were Short of Kansas states Fine Howard who rang in Saddler gains decision Over Timson in 10 rounds March 24 Sandy new York featherweight generally re Gardiol As the i contender Fer Willie peps championship in that took a on sided 10round decision Over Bobby Timson of referee Billy Conward tabbed Saddler the Winner of every each by the same margin of 5 to this made his final 60 for Saddler and 30 Lor Tim a there were no Knock Michigan lands both guards on Al big nine Cage squad March 24 big nine basketball Cham pions placed two guards Pete Elliott and on the if facial coaches Al conference other firs team members were forwards Murray Wier of Iowa and of Illinois and Center Jim Mclntyre of Wier and Mclntyre were unanimous each scoring 18 Points on 11 tabulating system which gave two Points for Sacii firs team nomination and one for a second place Elliott was third High with 16 while Harrison scored 13 and Eddleman Eddleman nosed out Ohio states Star Dick because he was picked on the first team by four coaches while Only three named Schnittker to the top with Schnittker on the second team were Forward Cook of 6 guards Lou Watson of Indiana Atid Jack Broaster of each with 4 and 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