European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                10 the stars and stripes april in half rally to Lead the packers to a 6644 Victory Over the Trinity Blackhawk of for third place honors in the first Trinity led 1511 at the first Quarter Mark but was deadlocked 2727 at half Whitey von who topped the Hawks made 13 of his total 15 Points in the first Ralph Reserve scored seven goals to Pace the packers winning second half Rollie Seltz contribution eight Points and de Stanczak six in the boxing meet won by 15th co Stab against 6th Schwabish april 12 of the 15th con Defeated the 6th Unicorn the Only bout won by the uni horns was the in which Al Gravelese rallied from a first round Knockdown and de Visioned Jass Joe 15th out pointed Henry 6th in a and Willie 15vh won a close decision Over the regiments Walt Tony 15th gained nod Over Johnny 6th in a the final bout was won by the Bill who rallied from two knockdowns itt the opening Canto and fought Back to decision Tommy Thompson try the 6th sets Cage Mark subdue rens for pro Cage Crown april i Minneapolis lakers Defeated fee of tit York 757l to win the annual pro basketball tournament in Chicago with an impressive exhibition of Allaround the lakers sensational scoring Center George dazzled word of by flicking in 14 fico Toafe and 12 free throws Lor 4tt tour Namer the former Mark of 32 Points was held jointly by Sonny Boswell at the Harlem Globe Trotters and Bob then playing with the Brooklyn both Marks were in Mikan poured in 28 Points m the first half on 9 baskets and 10 free he bagged 14 in each Quad giving the lakers 1817 and 4335 leads at the Minneapolis maintained the Pace for a 5755 margin at the end of me third period before the rens finally went ahead Sweet water who pocketed seven of his eight baskets in the final led the Clifton nets 34 Points the lakers then forged ahead to stay As Jim Pollard bit four baskets and Paul Napolitano and Mikan added two Clifton banged in 24 Points to top the while pop Gates contributed 16 and Duke Cumber land added three reserves headed a last George Mikan tallies forty Points against the Reng 7704th was Triumph april 12 7704th wac at Frankfurt squared accounts for a defeat ear Lier in the week by defeating the Safe was at in a return volleyball match Satur the 7704th team is entered in the wac volleyball tournament starting today at Gus aspires to Joes title Chicago april 12 worlds Light heavy weight boxing is perfectly willing to give up his Crown for a shot Joe Louis heavy weight he i dont know anything about my chances to fight or even Joe Walcott if he beats Louis in Lesnevich but ill give up my title for a Chance to fight either one of Lesnevich explained that under new York boxing rules a title Holder in one division would be forced to give up his Crown when he advances to another weight under National association rules he could hold both his chances against either Louis or Walcott Burly a plugging slugger who usually wins by Over powering his opponent final didst in who were the top rank ing contenders for the heavyweight title he Tami Mauriello and who beat both of them he shrugged is shoulders to furnish the Fraley favors Boston Cluny football Heads mourn death of Sutherland april m Bert Bell of the National football league said the death of John Jock Suther land was a terrific you Bell Ive known the doctor store i played football against him 30 years and were very Wawn r comes a a terrific As commissioner of the league in which Sii Herlands Pittsburgh Bell issued the following statement the National football league is deeply grieved at the death of the we know that the National league and football All Over the country suffered a terrific Bell recalled that in 1915 or 1916 dont remember he appeared on the univer sity of Pennsylvania football team against then a player with the University of it was then part owner with Art Rooney of the who arranged for Sutherland to become head coach of Tihe steel Ere in Michelosen May move up with Steeles april 12 Johnny first assistant coach of the Pittsburgh is considered the Man most Likely to succeed Jock Sutherland As and a former University of Pittsburgh prob ably knows As much about the Sutherland system As any Man in the game he played three years As varsity quarterback for Sutherland at Pitt in he has been Sutherland assistant five with the University of the Brooklyn dodgers and the it was believed Sutherland planned to turn the Active Steeler coaching reins Over to the younger Man at the expiration his five year contract in who was a vice pres ident of the once told Michelosen you know As much abut foot Ball As i someday youll take ill be around to help but in getting up in years and want to much Over death of Jock april 12 coach Wallace Wade of Duke University said that he was very much distressed to learn of the death of John Bain Jock coach Sutherland was a very close Friend of mine and i admired him very the Duke Mentor i think he was one of the greatest Grid coaches of All coach wades Duke teams played Pittsburgh for several seasons while Sutherland was coach of the pan the most remembered game of the series was the Battle in the Snow played at Duke in the Blue devils won the game 70 to earn a Rose bowl 35year age limit on boxers favored april 12 Massachusetts House passed a Bill which would establish a maximum age limit of 35 years for professional boxers in this the which now to the also would establish a minimum age limit of 17 for Amateur present Law requires that professional boxers be at least 18 but does not stipulate a maximum Greenbrier tourney draws Galaxy of big name entries Zale considers retirement in event of defeat by Rocky new april 12 Tony who twice has retired from the May Call it quits for Good if Rocky Graziano knocks him dizzy in their third fight for the middleweight championship on june Ive seen a lot of punch drunk fighters in my said the White Sulphur april 12 Galaxy of big including Bing Crosby and the Duke of today were entered to round out the Amateur bracket of the Greenbrier pro Amateur Golf tournament scheduled for next the tournament will be a two round Competition with a Field of among the Ainne Urs entered Are Michael Arthur the Duke of Scott Lucas of Stephen Robert Angie Duke and Winston the pro list includes Craig Vic Gene Tommy Clayton Gene Claude Harmon and Sam Snead is chief professional of the Greenbrier 34 year old sex Champion from i dont want to be one of Rocky was terrific out in Chi said Zale in honest admiration for the dead end kid who lifted t o n is Middle weight Crown with Tony Zale a six round knockout last july but i wish that fight had been held Down i think they stopped it too i was Clear at th3 count of three and had my hands up when they is not embarrassed by being it always has been his Creed to take a couple of punches to land one of his own and against a head hitter like Rocky he expects to be on the j till be Shorter than the last two j he were both Well both be in there for the same Ive Learned things about Rock in both he i think i can beat if i lose it ill think about aztecs stops Lopez in 11th retains mexican Crown Mexico april 12 Luis Villaneuva kid aztecs knocked out Tomas Lopez Al con script in the Lith round of their scheduled 15round title the kid thus made the 10th successful defense of the mexican welterweight Crown he won 15 years selects yank flock to plan As runners up by Oscar Fra let t 12 in pal baseball 5s going to have its Owa Boston Tea party come october and you can take that from fearless the blight of As he picks the braves and the red sox to meet i the wild As a baseball Boll of fearless is particularly effective which undoubtedly will make me As Welcome up Cambridge Way Ai a Yale Man or a British accent but after a tour of the Florida training Camps i have to give it of you its a 100 per cent on the level product of a poll of Bat sore armed dog track Jai Alai Noas seun and Golf with the season appropriate seven Days the consensus of fearless Fraley forecast coma out this Way National american league league Boston Boston Brooklyn new York Louis Detroit new York Cleveland Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati Washington Chicago to american league Chicago Philadelphia taking the lets look them Over has plenty of push buttons and his Index Finger is going to get a terrific the stuffs new no no the District of a Tough for to and the Price is still too National league is in Spring training his charts showed what his players did a week from Why not n october one to could make it a triple dead new fling i Shanghai slugger with a Glass int every but not Are club so and Hapman the Only place to pick us is to finish a Lassie fans the Breese appendicitis scare ended april 12 Williams of the Boston red sox will not undergo an appendicitis operation and May even play in the opening games of the baseball Williams was told by the team Ralph my that he does not 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