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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Prtt the stars and stripes Page 13 nonpaying Hank Greenberg set for the banquet Loop april s or Lou Boudreau of the and indians said that Hank the clubs new vice will not play any More Jtj Cason unless the emergency former major league Home is primary function in indians organization will be of Greenberg work closely with president filling banquet and engagements and Mak other Public e excess Tiger plans flew april 3 Ngar med who has every game for two seasons tigers Eddie Portelly is wearing an sex Gage Label As the tigers from less than eks away from their Amer ague who held out More than this Spring for Restora a salary Cut that in the shaved his pay Check to a was delayed from reporting wife became ill at Oak Eddie joined his ates Only a week Lake lags far behind class shortstop in Lipon and Neil in Ger Sieve one ills immediate usually reliable observe l it appeared Likely today Little five foot seven Inch to be traded or braves Wallop Sain hurls full route april 3 John the Boston braves tobacco chewing right travelled the full route As the tribe swamped the new York the braves reached starter Frank Shea for five important run in the fifth was touched for the re four runs in the last four Sain scattered 10 hits in the nine ii using the Best in Ning was the fourth when they pushed across three runs on four Jeff braves produced one of baseballs oddities in the fifth inning when he scored men from second and third on a 400foot sacrifice Fly to Joe Dimaggio in dead Catcher Sherman Lollar joined the new York Long in jury list when he was struck on the hand by a foul Ball from the Bat of Bob Elliott of the braves and suffered two april 3 the Pittsburgh pirates battered four giant pitchers for 12 hits and a 127 it was a Seesaw Battle of slug Ralph Kiner broke up a 77 deadlock with a Homer in the and in the same de Stevens Nof Rcd a two runner nut lefty Joe the yanks Ace hag been a regular fixture in infield since when tame to Detroit from de sox in Exchange for Rudy last he Bat and committed a total of 43 Ralph liners Homer helps Pittsburgh beat the giants of the Whitey Lockman and Clint Hartung walloped circuit blows for new Kirby Higbe and single ton pitched for the allow league outlaws9 begin tour in majr april 3 a r major league baseball play sitting out five year on for jumping into the have organized a no team with and Art Hayes of Council who Are promoting said the team will be f barnstorming tour of tie in Early of assembling the play former Louis Al lamer is reported to have promised such Talent As Lou another former Cardinal Star Harry f e 1 d m a Danny sol Fred Myron Murray Franklin and George Mickey former Catcher who lives said he had declined to join the the Hayes Brothers said they had permission from office of base Ball commissioner Chandler for the outlawed players to com Pete against semipro and amateurs not bound to contracts with teams in organized baseball ing nine with Singleton getting credit for the Bill third Oft the new York pitched Only the eighth and was charged with the april 3 the Washington senators were out hit by their Chattanooga farm but they took advantage of five Lookout errors to Register a 48 april 8 the Cleveland indians routed Joe Haynes in a seven run fifth inning to crush the Chicago White it was the 17th beating of the Spring for the hapless White who made Only five hits off Al Gettel and Edgar special delivery the Cleveland Browns half Back who is attempting a pitching Del april 3 Russ Meyer and Hank Borowy limited the Louis Browns to three but the formers generosity with p a s s e s enabled the Browns to Edge the Chicago 3 Cincinnati currently the hottest team in the Grapefruit trampled the Louis car for their seventh straight Victory and their fourth Over the redbirds in As Many at Ewell Blackwell pitched the first five innings for the limiting the cardinals to one single while walking three and whiffing Blackwell now has pitched 16 successive scoreless holding his opponents to six april 3 a the Boston braves sold Pitcher Al Treichel to san Diego of the Pacific coast league on a Condi Tion basis and optioned Pitcher Ray Hardee to the same West Palm april 3 the Philadelphia Athle tics broke Camp to Start a two week barnstorming owner Connie Mack announced a has signed a lease with City officials giving the club Spring training rights to the Ball Park Here through april 3 a Rookie Curt Simmons shackled the Boston red sox and Harry Walker hammered a Home run As the Phi Ladelphia Phillies trimmed the american in an exhibition wild in the first in allowed the sox Only four hits in an eight inning he yielded a double to Neill Sheridan in the opening then walked three batters to Force in the Only Boston the husky Young Southpaw retired in favored Heusser in the after walking a total batters and fan Ning a replacement for a placement Ace aging Ken giant Grid May retire from pro Field after sortie 15 years Strong on Way giants ii Briesky new april 3 an Al time football great and one of the games deadliest place is getting and the few York giants admitted it today by announcing the signing of Jim kicking on Michigan undefeated 1947 a 205pound kicked 126 Points after touchdown Dur 4ing four Topping his College football career by booting seven straight extra Points As Michigan crushed Southern in the Rose bowl new years acquisition of Brieske May signal the retirement of who has scored More mainly with his than any other player in giant now Over Strong swimmer upsets Ann Curtis to set record Daytona apri 3 Corridon of the to mens swimming association of new York City upset the defending Champion Ann Curtis in the finals of the 100yard freestyle event to set a new National record of in he 1948 aau women senior indoor swimming and diving championship the record broke the 60 second Mark set in 1931 by Helen the 200yard backstroke was won by sue Zimmerman of the mul Nohma athletic club port in Trail no her was Muriel Mellon of los and Maureen o Brien of Nancy of the mul Nohma club of captured the 300 individual Medley for the Hird straight year in has played almost 25 years of foot Ball since he made the West High school he led the nations collegiate scorers during his senior year at new York University in his 531point giant record includes 16 36 Field goals and 147 Points after president Jack attempting to rebuild a team which finish last in the National football leagues Eastern division last year with two two ties wifi eight also announced release of four the giants have let go a Cocfield men Jim Blumenstock and Jerry end Jack Mead and tackle George Verdeur smashes own Mark in 220yard swim Triumph new april 3 the Philadelphia flying broke his own world american records in the 200 meter breaststroke in the aau swimming and then went on to win a second individual 300yard Verdeur dominated the evenings final events by taking the breast stroke in the listed record is and the applied for Mark both set by in his final race of the Day he captured the individual and free a Pool rec but behind his own american and intercollegiate Bill Smith of Ohio state Success fully defended his 220yard Frev style winning in and Miller won the on meter div ing Crown the new Haven swim anchored by Alan Worvie record Holder at 100 took the 400yard freestyle relay in a driving finish with Michigan the time was the completion of five individual events and the Relar Ohio state was Well Outin front in the race for the team title with 27 Brighton and Michigan state were tied for Sec Ond with Verdeur scored 12 of Brighton 13 Points with his two Brilliant  
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