European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 9 indians buy Chris top he r j six homers Ink 1813 april k a scoring the new downed the Chicago White it was the opening an exhibition new yorkers clouded six Home who started on the Hill for the gave up six five hits in four was a three run Homer by run four inning opening As Stobby Thomson slaps one of six homers who ice eded blew up seventh and allowed seven before being relieved by Thomson circuit drive Harrist accounted for two new yorkers three sixth song the Polo grounders in invade 10 three of them i masters off Earl Caldwell in the final Homer was by Whitey re Koran in the tort april 4 hander Rex Barney the route for the first time i too years the Brooklyn Dodg racked up 17 in a Row with a Victory Over the Forth Worth Cati of the Texas after a Bod first inning in which fee Brooklyn farmhands put four kit together for two Barneys a zing fast Ball simply Over pow Truta them the rest of the the dodgers were held to eight sits by three fort Worth sit pc doubles by shortstop Pewee base my second baseman Eddie jus the Only extra base each team made four Bay Sacker obtain it from Boston in the Eddie Slan teem to Louis to have Athing left Arm he rejoin the team on tuesday in Oklahoma t j5an april 4 St Louis Browns slugged out decision Over the Chicago to take a 43 Edge in the series Between the two Browns combed dutch my Doyle Lade for 14 four by Bob Platt had three in a and drove in Lour Wood also hit a homer1 in the last three innings off Veteran Nels after Ray Shore had blanked them for five the belated Bruin attack was highlighted by homers by Cliff Clarence Maddern and Don John april 4 Mickey stylish red sox was in Pennant winning form As he held Cincinnati to two in seven innings in a 50 Vic tory that ended a seven game winning Streak for who was plagued by a sore Arm last was at his Best until relieved by Harry Dorish in the red sox scored single runs in the first and fourth against Howie Fox and then sewed the game up with a three run rally in the april 4 Wynn and Ray combined to pitch a three hitter As the Washington senators Defeated the Philadelphia april bad Bounce single in the third Frame broke Harry Bre cheers string of 14 scoreless innings and started the Boston Bra ves Toa 42 Victory the St Louis Bill Voiselle went the full rout for the Birds their Bill Voiselle goes the route for a Victory 15th defeat of the current Spring training the cardinals opened the scor ing with one run in the the two off Brecheen and two More in the also at the expense of the gave the braves All the fun Louis added one a the cubs runs were invade i More in the seventh As right hander goes to tribe for april 4 president Bill Veeck of the Cleve land indians announced the Pur Chase of Russ Iron armed Relief hurler of the Phila Delphia Veeck completed the transaction while the athletics were Here to play the Washington the tribe president said it was a straight Cash Deal and did not Dis close the Purchase but it was believed to be in the neigh boyhood of Christopher has worn an athletic uniform for the last six he has a major league record of 51 victories As against 62 defeats for the 1 o Xiv 1 y last year he won 10 games and lost Christopher lanky Russ had been at his own for a starters berth with the last december he told baseball writers he was looking Forward to another season of Relief duty but two months later he wrote a sur prise letter to the clubs front office in which he asked a Chance to be starting Russ that he was not objecting to Relief appeared in 44 games last said he Felt that if he was to work Leafs trip Bruins to gain gup finals april 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Defeated the Boston before fans to enter the j3nal round of the National hockey leagues Stanley cup the Leafs will meet the Winner of the Detroit new York series for the Detroit holds a 32 Lead Over new Young Ted Kennedy drove Home the winning tally Early in the final who scored four goals in the second game a week converted a pass from line mate Howie Meeker for the payoff the Bruins went ahead Early in the opening period on a goal by Jimmy but the Leafs took the Lead before the session ended on goals by Vic Lynn and Rookie Les Little Ken Smith tied the count at 22 late in the second converting passes from Johnny Peirson and Paul Ronty to Climax a terrific Kennedy then broke and carried the puck in but lost Meeker recovered the rubber and passed it Back to who banged it Home to break up the i by winning the semifinal members of the Leafs will receive while Bruin players will Divide i Gordien sets discus Mark april 4 two records were shattered by a Star studded Field composed of athletes in the 21st Texas As Minnesota Fortune Gordien took individual Bulky Gopher weight set a new relays Mark of 172 inches in discus breaking the old record of 165 inches established in the Texas aggie on Emile four some came through As predicted to that hard again this year he should j a new on the books of car get More its harder for a Pitcher who is on Call every Day to keep in Russ a starter every fourth Day or thereabouts Pace him self and do a better Job of getting his departure still leaves Mack one of the Best Mound corps in the it is headed by Phil mar Chillon and includes three owners of major league no hit Dick Fowler and Bill my one of the years most promising rookies in Lou braves place White on Active list april 4 up manager Bill Southworth of the Boston braves indicated that South Paw Ernie White soon would be placed on the Active list As a the Blond left Bander has retired 18 men in order during six innings on the Mound in exhibition games he has been a coach for toe braves because of a sore which developed after he re turned from military the second straight the new Mark was shattering performance last year of Host team for the nations first major outdoor track took unofficial team honors by making 41 Texas and Texas dominated the University class relay events As the longhorns Speed brought first places in the distance Medley the 440yard two mile relay and on half mile the Texas aggie took Home titles in the on Emile relay and Fourmile the Only other Winner in the team relay events was whose Spring Medley relay team won Over close Competition from Louisiana its hard to say College april 4 hard charging halfback for the University of is being rated As the Best Back seen in Dixie in that is saying a lot with men like Frank Sinkwich and Charlu Trippi included in that bosons blasted by in Calder play april 4 Cleveland Barons were off to a flying Start in the american hockey leagues Besto seven Calder cup series when they trounced the Buffalo playing a marvelous Baron goalie Roger Bessette lost his shut out when ageless Freddy Hunt flipped the disk into the nets with two seconds of the game Cleveland Blond Kelly and Bob put on a Beautiful display of teamwork in the third period when they scored two goals in 34 on the Kelly deflected a Solinger Bullet pass past Bison goalie Connie half minute later Solinger flipped a backward pass to who fired a trickier through Lions skates Freddie thurier also fired two one in the second and one in the third to tie Kelly Jor scoring other Baron scores we remade by and Gordie the tetters first of the badgers cop title in Mcaa tourney for 4th year in Row april 4 Vito Parisi of Wisconsin staged the biggest upset of the Mcaa boxing tournament when he clearly out fought defending Champion Ai Saey of for the heavy weight Parsils the fourth championship for assured the badgers of their fourth straight team undefeated in three straight years of dual piled up 45 Points in winning the John Walsh trailing were Michigan state with 19 Idaho with Louisiana and other winners were Ernie Charboneau a Michigan state Steve Gremban of Wisconsin Feather Doug Ell Wood of Loti Charley Davey of Michigan Staie Dickinson of Wisconsin Middle Herb Carlson of and Light Cal Vernon at Gill decides to remain at Oregon state april 4 Amory slats Gill of Oregon state rejected offers to become Basket Ball coach at Minnesota or the Cage coach at Oregon state for 21 years said he had decided Ito stay at his Alma Merrill titles Colorado april 4 Merrill of Boston and Dick Button of Engle successfully defended their National figure skating Cham the 18yearold youth easily won his third senior mens title to Complete a grand slam of the worlds major figure skating be won the world and european championships in Europe during the Grogan of won the contest for runner up Over John Lettengarver of thus reversing the order in which they finished last Victory Over her in the Winter Virginia won the Junior ladies National figure skat Irig miss an attractive 23 Karol and Peter Kennedy year old trailed Yvonne Sherman of new York As the free skating but outshone her chief rival to retain her the nations top women Amateur and avenge miss Sherman Seattle won the senior pairs contest from the defending miss Sherman and Robert swenning of new the Kennedy kids won despite an injured Back which has had under a doctor