European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 03, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A age 14 the stars and stripes saturday april 3, five to s feature 2nd round of Munich tourney Keller and Dimaggio take ten Schoolboy captures event gift a a swim new Haven conn., april 2 a Jack Taylor an unheralded High school boy representing the Firestone club of Akron Ohio won the 1,500-meter freestyle the opening event of the National aau. Indoor swimming meet. The slim  senior at Akron a Buchtel High school swimming the distance for the first time in Competition turned in the creditable time of 20 08.2. Andy Lambert of Williams College was second in 20 26.5, and Matt Winn of Michigan the favorite placed third. His time was 20 30.6. Fourth and fifth places went respectively to Ralph Sala a Stanford student swimming unattached sad to Forbes Norris of Harvard. A a s time was 20 44 norris1 30 46. Charley Keller left and Joe Dimaggio Yankee outfielders. Take time out during Spring training Kelip plays five innings As yanks Wallop phils 10-1 " St. Petersburg fla., april 2 a Charley Keller started in left Field for the first time since last june As the new York Yankees downed the Philadelphia Phillies 10-1 in an exhibition game that resulted in slight injuries for two Yankee first basemen. Keller played five innings apparently recovered from the spinal operation that benched him last � summer. In three trips to the plate he walked twice and lined out to. Tiie second baseman. Jack Phillips started at first for the yanks but was spiked on the right hand by Richie Ashburn while making a cutout in the e initial Frame and had to retire. The Veteran George Mcquinn relieved him but turned the Job Over to Joe Collins in the fifth after bruising his right foot with a foul tip from his own Bat Allie Reynolds pitched the first seven innings for new York giving up Only three bite. The yanks never were headed after the first inning when Joe Dimaggio hit his third i Homer off lefty Oscar Judd after a pass to Keller. Al p4so, Texas april 2 a the Chicago cubs pounded out 10 hits to defeat the St. Louis Browns 5-0, in on. Exhibition baseball game. In Juarez mex., across the Rio Grande from  the hitting attack were Harold Jeffcoat and Eddie Waitkus who smacked out triples and Billy a Vicholson who hit a Pinch double. A Phoenix ariz., april z up Bob Thompson s Homer with one on and one oat in the ninth brought the new York giants a 6-5 Victory Over the Pittsburgh pirate. The giants have won five oat of six from the bacs. De Stevens and Ralph Kiner hit homers for Pittsburgh. Stevens got his off Dave Koslo with one aboard in the sixth Kiner s accounted for three unearned runs off Ken Trinkle in the seventh. J. Tucson ariz., april 1 up the Cleveland Indiana exploded for five runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Chicago White sox. 6-1. / it was a tight Ball game for six a frames with Bob Feller pitching five hit shutout Ball and Bill Wight allowing Only one run a Homer by Eddie Robinson. \ a Sarasota Fla april 2 up the red sox trailed their chief farm club the Louisville colonels for eight innings  scored three runs in the ninth to twin 4-3. Silly Goodman single Matt bait s double and a walk to Wally Moses filled the bases in the ninth. A Long out brought Home one run and two More bases on balls forced in the tying and winning tuns.  2 up manager Eddie Dyer of the St. Louis cardinals expressed concern Over the Way e n o s country Slaughter has been failing to hit. Although still batting in the no. 4 spot Slaughter has hit a shocking .059 in Bis last. 17 times at Bat showing Only one hit during that stretch. He has played in All of the exhibition games but probably will be Given a Layoff by Dyer. West Palm Beach,fla.,aprils a the Philadelphia athletics combined three hits a walk and a Toronto error in the fifth inning to whip the International leagues 3-2, in an exhibition game. Vero Beach fla., april 2 up Joe Hatten became the first Brook Lyn Pitcher to go nine innings in Spring training when he set Down the Montreal royals 8-2, on one hit. The dodgers scored their 19th straight exhibition  royals scored their two runs in the third inning on a walk an error and Mike Sandlock s Long triple. Hatten then retired 19 hitters in a Row before walking Walter Sessi in the ninth. Memphis term., april s a the Memphis Chicks announced they had acquired Frank Hoerst their 1947 left handed pitching Ace from the Philadelphia Phillies. Mangrum tops pro golfers in play for pay ranks Chicago april 2 a Little Lloyd Mangrum As befits an old army Man is making Golf Money on the  in a sport that is beginning to inflict heavy Wear and tear  top journeymen Mangrum has rolled up $11,455 in three months to keep atop the Money ranks of the professional golfer s association. V 1942, Back before Mangrum in was twice wounded with Gen. Pat ton s 3rd army it took the then Hale and Hearty Ben Hogan six months to collect virtually the same Pace making amount $11,723. Three triumphs other leading Cash collectors used by the pea for the tournament grind since Jan. 1 Are Bobby Locke $7,843 Johnny Palmer $6,857 Jimmy Demaret $6,773 Hogan $6,227 Cary Middle fit $5,492 and skip Alexander $5,227. Mangrum owning three tourney triumphs the Bing Crosby Rio Grande and Greensboro opens also leads in accumulating Ryder cup Points with 183. Hogan whose ailing Back has limited him to 27 competitive rounds compared with Marigre urn s 43, has the Best stroke average 69, in the Vardon trophy race. Rated a favorite in the masters meet at Augusta ga., april 7-11, Mangrum stands a Good Chance of Topping Demaret s 1947 Winter tour top Cash grab of �13,123. Lloyd now is $.1,668 shy of that total. Nelson could t eat Hogan tries to play whenever his aching Back will permit and even South african Locke has been advised by a doctor to take it easy. When Locke blew onto the Amer ican scene last summer fresh and relaxed he pushed the regulars All Over the fairways. Now he s be ginning to find out Why Byron Nel son never could eat during a tournament and Why nerves Gei frazzled even in the Shade of a Swank country club. Pacific coast league san Francisco los Angeles Portland Hollywood Oakland Seattle san Diego Sacramento w3 2x 21 11 0 l0 11i2 pet. 1-000 .667 .667 .667 .333 .333 .333 .000thursday s results san Francisco 2, Sacramento 0.hollywood 7, Seattle 5 Oakland 5, Portland 4 10 innings san Diego in los Angeles 9 golfers fooled upon arriving at ghost open Columbia s. C., april 2 a it was not planned As an april fool s Day joke but several tour ing professional and Amateur golfers snowed up Here this week to play in the $10,000 Columbia open tournament Only to learn it had been called off weeks ago. The ghost open As the locker room wits dubbed it had been tentatively scheduled for april 1-4 since last fall. A however sponsors called it off weeks Back when they decided the week before the Augusta ga., masters invitational was the wrong time for them to inaugurate their tournament. Word of the cancellation did not reach All of Tjie players Many showed up directly after the Charlotte open was completed Sun Day to get in a few practice rounds. 6th to nine to play co Stab in opener Mannheim april 2 special baseball swings into action in Tihe dec sunday afternoon when Hie 6th to in. Tornadoes of Mannheim,1947 Neucom champions meet the 1st co Stab. Brig of Wiesbaden in Mannheim stadium at 2 p. M. The tornadoes with a wealth of Talent Back from last years championship nine will be getting their first test of the 1948 season. Two More games have Bee scheduled for the tornadoes in the near future with the 521st to  Giessen moving into Mannheim stadium on army Day april 6, for a game at 3 . On sunday april 11, Ttoe 6th to will travel to1munich for a Titt with tote 2nd co Stab. So. So. Top of voice for Cage title Vaihinger april 2 special the co Stab basketball Champion ship playoffs will get under Way monday afternoon at Fritzlar with the opening game set at 2 . Seven teams will participate in this double elimination tournament which continues through Friday. Heavy favourites to sweep the tourney Are the 1st so. Blackhawk Western division champs runners up in the Neucom. Championship. The Karlsruhe five has such out standing Cavemen As Forward Garvan Macdonald and guard Ivan Powell Allec stars Jimmy Kirk land and George Russell. Furnishing chief opposition for / \ the Blackhawk probably will be the 53rd so. Travellers and 2nd Brig. He. Sharpshooters co on Ampson the Eastern division s first half. The travellers even Thousia they will play without the services of their Ace Don Caldwell who Frac tured his Collar Bone do Riisag the closing Days of the regular Campaign in a collision with Pommy Walsh of the 2nd Brig.,Are a dangerous club. The sharpshooters whose Valsh topped All co Stab scores the past season Are considered to be one of the smoothest working co Stab combines another Eastern league Power House is the 42nd so Gold tide of Augsburg which has Dale Hall and Doug Kenna of West Point basketball and Grid Fame. The 97th Sig. Sq., which bowed in the playoffs to 1st so. To deter mine the Western title is another team which bears watching. The 97th is headed by big Bill Fette former 3rd army Ace and diminutive Dave  other two Western quintets in the tourney Are up. Tips. Of Stuttgart which Defeated 1st so. By a single Point during the Reg ular season and the 22nd  of Hersfeldt noted for their aggressiveness. Farrow to Roberts by knockout by Clarence Smith staff correspondent Munich april 2 is of the strangest happenings annals of Neucom boxing More than 3,000 fans ample i cation to yell themselves hoj five knockouts four Kos defaults and one foul blow a marked the evening bouts of second round of the Eastern Ginals at Jubilee Hall in i there was nothing strange Ever about the Way in which Pound Naipo Robertson coi disposed of defending Echt weight Champion Leroy a Munich. He knocked him of 2 07 of the first round and i was chilled for a full two mint wierd bout Frank Macon 1st . I closer to a probable titular with Robertson by gaining Oad round to Over Jerry mop Ney Bam Nurnberg. The weirdest bout of the came in a Light heavyweight Between Steadman. Mathews Nich and Willie Holmes Usei in the second round Mathews backed Holmes into a Corner whale away with both hands Fri a Good half minute until Holme started to crumple As the referee waved Mathews away Hohrei clutched the ropes and began weaving crazily then he came a Glassy eyed and did a sleep waft ing act around the ring for Aboo Bijj 20 seconds while the referee 4jr making up is. Mind whether Call a to. Finally the referee sent _. To his Corner where he Droppa to one knee the ref tolled