European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                , april 17, 1948 1he stars and stripes pays is Al pilots the botox new chieftain Bucky Harris seeks another Flag with the Yonks Lou Boudreau holds the reins on the indians Arm 113 hinder Star pitchers no Skippers former big stars Given Bounce in majors new York april 16 up the years and the miseries Are catching up in a hurry with the pitchers this Spring. When toe major league openers Roll around mondays there will be some notable absentees. The world Champion Yankees have crossed off three men who helped pitch them to a Pennant last season with Bobo Newsom bounced waivers asked on Spurgeon Spud Chandler and with Floyd sevens who pitched that losing one hitter against Brooklyn in the world series benched by Arm  Cooper quit the giants to devote his time to the Beer business figuring his Arm and Waist Ine required More conditioning than he was willing to undertake. Bucky Walters of the reds now i Lucky the trials Walters of his feels 38 years Kramer predicts scramble for vacant Amateur Crown san Francisco april 16 up Jack Kramer former world Amateur Tennis Champion said there was not an outstanding Simon pure Netter in the world and predicted any one of a dozen might succeed him. Not Only is there a wide open scramble for the Amateur Crown said Kramer but the crop looks to so weak that it is doubtful that an Amateur Good enough for a drawing card can be developed before 1950." the Only possibility along this line might be my old sidekick Ted Schroeder says Kramer. How Ever he s much More interested in being a refrigerator Salesman than he is in being world Tennis Cham Pion so i m not counting on Ted too much. He s too Good a Salesman to waste his time on  Kramer incidentally does not figure he is wasting his time in the net game since turning professional. That was the Best move i Ever made he glows. Ill make �100, 000 this year and i la keep on Tak ing these Tours As Long As i can make big Money like  38, complains of Arm miseries most of the time these Days. Johnny Beazley and Ernie White of the braves sore Arm pitchers from Way Back remain on the doubtful list. So does Howie pol let of the cardinals who says his ailing Back of 1947 no longer pains him but steals a Little of the Confidence he needs to become an Ace. Some of the old Guys Are making Way for youngsters but none of them fought harder than Chandler to stay in business. Spud did everything the hard Way All through his baseball career and at 39 he j tried one More operation to prolong his stay in the majors. It failed and now the Yankees i say he s through. J Spud was Tough enough Only last season before his Arm went bad to ring up an earned run average of 2.46. It topped the league. Chandler was a natural athlete at the University of Georgia starring in football baseball and track. But Success in pro baseball came hard and he made rounds of nine minor league clubs in the Yankee Chain before he reached the majors in 1937. Then he Zepped into a Yankee staff to. I with aces. He was no pop off and the Only thing we can recall along those lines was a bitter statement a couple of years Back about Tihe t Lively Ball he was convinced the american league was using. You got to Bear Down too hard to get a hitter out he said. It s Apt to ruin some Good  and maybe it did. Ted Schroeder a curl lie Champ Jack Kramer says Steve o Neill Ricc s the fortunes of the tigers 6 dec trackman Eye olympics bad nauheim april 16 special six Neucom Soldier athletes currently Are competing for olympic berths in stateside army Competition. The athletic Section of Neucom up svs., in compliance with the army sponsored program to select eligible olympic candidates has arranged for the u. S. Appearances of the dec eligible. 3 representing the dec in the try-793rd maps to meet tornadoes or Diimig Nurnberg april 16 special the 793rd my in. Baseball squad has lined up games with three of Neucom s finest teams the 6th to tornadoes of Mannheim Erding arrowheads and the 508th my in the 793rd is Host to the 508th saturday afternoon at soldiers Field and the following saturday takes on the powerful tornadoes 1947 dec champs. The next Day the maps lock horns with the arrowheads last year s runners up. The 793rd is seeking More exhibition games before the Nurnberg my season opens May 15. Anyone interested in playing the mass asked to Call 73055, ext. 8 or 12, Nurnberg. Outs Are Bill Chynoweth c tp., 22nd co Stab. Sq., Hersfeldt Jave Lin George Berger 2nd co Stab. Regt. He Augsburg 400 meters Leon Dumbrowski Roth Aad Hammer throw Samuel Lessey Zeppelin Heim and s o c c  Joe Payne 558th Rifle co., Kitzinger 100 meters and Charlie Quon 10th Sig dep., Marathon. Chynoweth Berger and Dum Browski Are former West Point athletes. All have been outstanding in dec track and Field circles against the Best of army Competition. Hanau opposes 24th Bop Hanau april 16 special the Hanau Sig. Depot will get its base Ball season under Way Here sat urday afternoon against the 24th Apo. Frankfurt gun club schedules meeting appoints officials Frankfurt april 16 is organization of the Frankfurt Rod and gun club will be furthered at a meeting april 21 at 7 30 p. M. At the Frankfurt athletic club. Membership is open to All Mili tary and Allied personnel in the Frankfurt my and All persons interested Are invited to the meeting. Approval of the Constitution and by Laws of the club is expected shortly and As soon As authorization is received a sgt. W. J. Kelly will take charge of the building of trap shooting skeet and Small bore Rifle ranges. Capt. E. L. Rust has been appointed to serve As Liaison Man with up. Svs., and p. E. Quintus a Mem Ber of the bipartite commission on control will be my Liaison Man. Tornadoes Down 2nd co Stab. Brig. Mannheim april 16 special paced by two of last year s out standing players the 6th to in. Tornadoes racked up a 3-1 baseball Triumph Over the 2nd co Stab. Brig Bishop Taylor hurled the first seven frames for the tornadoes holding the troopers to two hits and no runs. Sain Burris yielded the Only tally in the eighth when he issued a pair of free tickets. Dick Gardener drove in All the Tornado runs. The usually Light hitting third Sacker belted a single that drove in Homer Nelson in the fourth and came through with a safety in the seventh that accounted for the final Tornado tallies. Oliver deserts Golf barnstormers Seattle wash., april 16 up de Porky Oliver one of Golf Dom s elite settled Down to the business of being a family Man giving up the year around professional golfers trial and its pots of Gold. The Chunky Oliver who was a Ryder cup Star and runner up to Ben Hogan for the National pea championship at Portland ore., in 1946, has accepted the professional s Job at Seattle s exclusive Inglewood club. Although he won t officially take Over until May 1, Oliver Al ready is Active on his new Job. Oliver said he was t tired nor has he grown weary of the tourneys. It just was t fair to my wife and youngsters this being on the move for 50 out of 52 weeks each year Oliver explained. However i la keep my fingers in several of the major  Oliver became interested in the Inglewood Job when he was approached by Jack Barren club Secretary during Bing Crosby s pro Amateur tournament at Pebble Beach calif., several months ago. Oliver was impressed right from the Start and said it was just what he was looking for Barren said. Barron did not Reval the terms of Oliver s one year contract but added we made it Worth his while with the anticipation Porky will stay on  Barron said he believes Oliver will contribute greatly to building up Inglewood to top notch ranking in the nation a position it held More than a decade ago. Leo Durocher return from exile to the dodgers Eddie Dyer warns to atone for a bad card year Billy Southworth Doe the thinking for the brat Mel Ott the new Fork Bosses giant sluggers