European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes april waving the magic Wand it is no fairy tale when the Yankees Joe one of the american leagues highest paid tells Larry that a Bat is a magic the right giants outlast Cleveland in 1413 Oklahoma april to new York giants out wasted the Cleveland in a wild slugging match which featured 13 Home five of the roundtrip Over the fences in a High fat Pat Seerey belts giant pitching for 3 homers were part of the giants Elg rally in the fourth Bobby Jack Lohrke and Walker Cooper each blasted a Homer in this Pat Seerey smacked three Home suns for the one in the sixth when Cleveland scored six april 11 Funger Jack Kramer sparked the Boston red sox 132 Victory Over the Atlanta Southern association club by starting a triple play in the first with men on first and Kramer raced in and a Popup sacrifice he whipped the Ball to Vern Stephens at second base and the latter threw to Stan Spence on first in ample it inc to make the triple april 11 up a couple of Rookie right Clarence Beers and Al turned in a four hit pitching Job for the breezing to a 41 Victory Over their Houston april 11 the Chicago cubs uncorked 15 hits to Pound the Dalas rebels of the Texas Johnny Schmitz was assigned for a nine inning pitching stint for the but the lefty was Wal loped for seven hits in six Bob Chipman held the rebels hit less the last three april 11 up Eddie Stanley Pinch single with the bases filled in the last of the 10th inning gave the Boston braves a 32 Victory Over new april 11 cuffing four of them in a seven run session in the Sec Ond the new York Yankees trounced the Southern association new Orleans Joe Dimaggio an Tommy Hen Rich each belted two Over the with Billy Johnson and Phil Rizzuto making the other yank april 11 up a 15hit attack that featured four Home runs the Brooklyn dodgers to their 24th straight exhibition an 116 Triumph Over the Baltimore the Home runs were hit by Duke Pitcher Jack Jackie and Marvin 11 up the braves have released pitchers Ai Epperly and Glenn Elliott to has been sold outright to the the braves Amer ican association farm and Elliott will go to the same team on a 24hour recall Valdosta april 11 up Mickey Vernon hit two Home but Blix Donnelly gave up Only two other hits As the Philadelphia Phillies Defeated the Washington april 11 from appendix pains and eager to get his Long legs in motion again after a 39hour train slugger Ted Williams of the Boston red sox returned Home vowing no body is going to out april 11 let Down with three scattered hits by Billy the Detroit tigers eked out a loth inning run to top the Memphis Chicks of the soul he Ern i Leafs conquer 4 april 11 aph by Max who scored the Toronto Maple Leafs Defeated the Detroit to take a 20 Lead in their Best Fourou of seven series for the Stanley the played before was marked by several and the two Turk Broda of the Leafs and Harry Lum Ley of the red Drew mis conduct penalties for a bout after the game was Bentley broke a tie shortly after the Halfway Mark of the first period with his initial goal of the game and Leafs never were penalties to Rookie Max Mcnab and Captain Sid Abel of the wings Early in the second period enabled the Leafs to take a 20 with wild Bill Ezinicki pushing the puck drove in his second counter of the night and Pete Horeck followed with Detroit first with less than two minutes to Harry Watson netted to make it at the 17minute Mark of the final period defens Eman Bill Quackenbush of the wings was Hurt and helped off the red Wing Peaky tallied the wings final goal Horeck was in the Coop ing with three minutes a general Melee almost out the both were slow to leave the Rontos Joe Klukay traded with Detroit Jimmy then Broda and Lumley we Tatj their heavy pads prevented from making it much of a s the misconduct penalties to l goal tenders carry with them i i automatic 5 Coa Isiah a boxers hurl Challenge at Safe by Clarence Smith april 11 co Stab As a Are the Best in the Neucom and Are ready and willing to prove it any any against any and All Comers but particularly this is the opinion of Herbert co Stab who today hurled a Challenge at safes newly crowned Western regional champions to meet con stabs Eastern regional titlist in a match any time after the Neucom championships at april the Challenge offers to meet Safe either one or two men in each weight but specifies either an eight or a 16man team must be co Stab Strong you can Tell Biem we think com petition in the Western regional was a soft touch compared to that in the said Bill Merrill of the constabulary athletic our boys had to Wade through some Tough opposition to win their while what we saw in the Western tour Ney did not impress us very the co Stab have some Fine Talent to Back up their Ross Winner of the welter title in the Eastern regional at never has been in 35 ring thirty one of his victories have been Knock and he won the new York Golden gloves tourney in euro Good lightweight another nifty Boxer wearing the trunks of co Stab is Arnold the Eastern regional bantamweight Winner and the prevailing favorite to cop the Neucom in the lightweight division con Stab has another highly rated con tender for Neucom honors in Danny who All observers with his boxing skill and punching ability in winning the astern other Classy co Stab performers Are flyweight Joseph Light heavy Tony heavyweight Naipo middleweight Kenny featherweight Kisuke Higa and Light heavy Edward Robertson the Eastern while Flanagan Franco were oilman buys Dallas team v april 11 Dick multimillionaire East Texas oilman and purchased the Dallas baseball franchise and properties for an estimated and will assume control of the Texas league property at Midnight april on the eve of the season opening Burnett closed the Deal after a week of Active negotiations with Julius and George inthe office of Texas league president Alvin involved in the believed to be the largest in the leagues were shares of owned by21 George Schepps held the controlling George who has been actively operating the club As presi Dent and general will re Tain the general managers Post under at least the new owner no other changes were contemplated immediately in operating Crisler to Sta i at Michigan Ann april Fritz cart stood by his Posl athletic director of the univ of turning his Back lucrative business one which was believed to in Volt salary of a spiking rumours that he the verge of leaving mid where he achieved his successes in 18 years As a coach Crisler told reporter Heb rejected offers from 9 order to stay in a Job i something my roots Are too deep a Fly University of Michigan and lege athletics to leave my who is said that was his answer to which had prevailed for m two weeks that he would athletic director just after he Laj Given Over Active coaching tits to one of his Bac feh coach Bennie Young Ball player Dies Cedar april 11 Blairstown High school baseball Gary died in a Hospital of injuries suffered when he was hit on the head by a Fly Ball during Strohmeyer signs with Mac dodgers april George firsts t r 1 n g Center on the undefeated notre Dame football teams of the past two has signed to play with the Brooklyn dodgers of the a lamer Ica although no terms were the dodgers lost no time in signing the 24yearold former service All America player who advised them recently he was willing to pass up is last year of varsity eligibility in order to enter professional inasmuch As was Grade and i have a wife and baby son to think i have decided to play pro Strohmeyer i told the who held has draft rights in the Al America tourney replaced in pea april 11 ointment of a new Tou committee to replace the co which resigned recently at was announced de president the fess ional golfers George Tou Namak committee chairman since last retains the chairman with pea Secretary Novak and treasurer t Witherspoon the other the former a Arev of consisted of Ben Jimmy Ellsworth via Jimmy Lloyd and Sam standings Pacific coast san Francisco los Angeles Portland san Diego Hollywood Sacramento Oakland Seattle w 6 7 6 6 5 3 4 3 saturdays results los Angeles Oakland j8 Sacramento Seattle 35 Portland san Diego s Hollywood san Francisco i Texas league set for 53rd season april 11 bling with youth and the Texas league Rolls to the Start of its 53rd Campaign next called As Strong potentially As any Field to respond to an umpires bark in this class a eight clubs begin battling with one daytime and three night president Alvin Gardner sees the attendance record smashed for the third season in a ing Over paid admissions Ere the season runs its the fort Worth boasting Speed and what looks like the Best pitching staff in the Are general choices to Lead the race Over the season fort Worth and san Antonio Are rated the strongest clubs at this Gardner but several like Tulsa and will get help from their major league connect they All look Good with what they have and what they Are bound to Gardner fort which has enlarged its Park to largest in the confident it would hit the Home attendance which would beat the record set last year by Housew which won the Pennant Anutt Dixie Gardner said he would nol surprised if the Tendance record were not this year and he looked fort Worth As most Likely to do fort Worth set the rec in 1930 and has the with some a the league will Start its game schedule with each club trying 37 but 30 Days thie season opens each must Cut including a playing