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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, April 2, 1948

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes giant outfielder scores the winning run at san Francisco Page 11 Meadows sets sights on 15foot vault Mark new april 1 Holder of the olympic pole vault record of 14 has served notice on his rivals for this Summers International Barnes that he optimistically expected to become the second 15foot vaulter in track and Field nobody except Cornelius since turned Ever has soared to such a dizzy Altitude leg giant slides across Home plate with the winning ran in the top half of the pc vent inning of the exhibition game with the san Francisco Seal Catcher Bui Leonard Waits in Nin for the throw As the giants giants cry for better Mound staff i to m i St of weight lifting easy Bank clerk used to handling pounds april 1 world weight lifting records in the bantamweight class were claimed today for Maymond the iranian olympic and a Bank the British Amateur weight lifting association said Namdjal hoisted pounds in the snatch and pounds in the two land Jerk during an previous the association were 196 held by and held by Asgarov of in London town with world heavyweight Champion Joe Louis Down the ride walks of Brompton Square with Tommy fair former British Kirbt irate Ever gently to i inf a exhibition at club Well fixed on strength at plate april 1 it wag the same old cry in the new York giant Camp today a we need is from club president Horace Stoneham to the greenest Bat the opinion was that the Polo grounders Are Strong enough for Pennant Contention everywhere except on the Mel entering his seventh season As manager of the giants and still seeking the clubs first National league Pennant since is he thinks he needs just two to Grade hurlers to Back up Larry who won 20 games a Dave Monty Ray Poat and Clint vets return it is not that even All those gents represent a Bevy of Bob Fel but Ott thinks do have the Promise to give him the nucleus Ofa Good for sex won nine games last he was out a full month in mid season after a late Start in the All is glory Vsmith the practically the entire 1947 who Coli finished has re according to the dub has More heavy hitting outfielders than it can the big three of the giant hit which set a new major league Home run record of looks in top shape on the basis of Spring training so Johnny who clubbed 51 says he is now after babe ruths major league Mark of and both Fly Hawk Wiliard Marshall and Catcher Walker Cooper Hope to push him All the Outfield spots open Otts infield could develop into one of the Best in the Mize is at first with probably Billy signer at buddy Kerr has ended his holdout in to play Short and last years freshman Jack Lohrke at Marshall in right is Only Man assured of a regular Outfield Sid Lloyd Bobby Joe Lafata and to item Lockman Wil have to fight it out for the other two and it goes Down the hitting infield Outfield manager Ott promises without the end of a but Meadows believes that not Only he can do but that Richmond boo Marconi of the University of Neuff Hampshire also can reach such a such a statement May make the slender texan soundalike a Popoff when you consider that Meadows is 32 and in two postwar vaulting efforts has1 done better than but the smiling former University of Southern California athletic most athletes lost their tuning during the i know i am work ing hard get Back my prewar height and i Hope to be the second 15foot by that the Date of the final team at and at Ber Lin in his work Cut out for Only three vaulters will be taken to London and the Trio of Bob Richards of the Illinois a and Guinn Smith of the san Francisco olympic club currently outrank Morcom has done 14 eight inches 14 and 14 Meadows and his vaulting twin at Bill were the big Hopes at Berlin but Sefton finished fifth As topped the hot japanese challengers with his olympic this time it looks like an Al american since the War there been much in the Way of top flight vaulting Meadows re the Best height of which we was a 10inch vault by one of the so it appears that the olympic vault is at the mercy of and com Pany and the question is which Man gets left All of them still have a Long Way to to approach warmer dams feats the the Clou busting corny pushed the outdoor Mark up to 15 inches at in and bettered that indoors at Chicago in with an All time top leap of 15 ova according to is the closest thing to Warmerdam on the scene at the his technique is the closest to warmer dams of any Ive with the same pendulum Earle Ling dropped by olympic committee april 1 hockey has been dropped from the olympic program pending a Complete reorganization of the sport As the aftermath of the recent dispute Over which team should president Avery Brundage of the olympic association has simultaneously his prepared statement announced that the Ligue internationale de hockey sur Glace has been stricken from the list of International federations recognized by the International olympic com 5star clinic for Grid pilots Atlantic april 1 five Star football clinic for High school and College coaches has opened with Clark Carl George Bob Higgins and Fritz Crisler As teach now advisory coach for the los Angeles said some 300 coaches from 28 states and Canada will attend the fou Day will be Given the Fine Points in Basic plays of the t and single Wing this is the second annual school to be held under the supervision of in addition to four to be held under the supervision of the nations outstanding col lege professional player and headed by Sid Luck Chicago will be on the teaching the assignments Given to the coaches Are Shaughnessy and professionals the t formation in offence and defense head coach at the University of North Carolina the single Wing head coach at the University tit Pennsylvania his sys tem of single Wing Power offence and his defense against the split head coach at Penn state his Type of defense against the athletic director at the University of Michigan his kind of offensive Backfield olympic Champion clears 14 feet Earle Winner of the 1936 olympic pole vault sails Ever 14 feet at Hadison Square to repeat his London feta  
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