European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1948 the stars and stripes Page 13 Boston tilts fill open Fla races ftps of Host to a s in twin Bill at Hub april 17 Bright and Early monday White Normal citizens Are going their several score Ujj eager Young athletes Are scheduled to gather at Fenway Park in Boston and Batter open the 1948 Jig league baseball lie competing teams will be the Boston red who Are favored in to win the american league and the Phila Delphia athletics of Connie Are strictly second they arc scheduled to play a second game in the afternoon since it is patriots Day in this is a Radical departure from the classic opening game ceremonies of past when the incumbent president habitually has tossed out the first Ball in Washington while jul the other teams stood Idle in proper full schedule tuesday in four games Are scheduled president Truman will do his stuff in the just be fore the Champion new York Yankees Wade into the Washington senators in the capital the National league will get in on the Sci with a Between the Cincinnati reds and the Pittsburgh pirates at providing the flood Waters stay thus will open sputtering by what baseball addicts expect to prove the Ding longest Campaign in Many a on the firing will become As follows National league Brooklyn at new Boston at Chicago at Pittsburgh and Cincin Nati at american league Detroit at Louis at Cleveland and new York at Wash with the red sox and athletics resting from their patriots Day Mccarthy at Helm Pijie with Leo Durocher Lack at the Helm after serving a seasons find themselves picked by comparatively few experts to repeat in the National the Veteran Louis cardinals and the Upan coming Boston led by Billy South have collected a solid Fol Joe one of the greatest a modern has returned from self imposed exile to direct powerful looking red sox in a determined Effort to dethrone the Yankees in the american the the sox added each proven stars As Vern Stan Spence and Pitcher Jack they will be rugged if their pitching holds yet Man Ager Bucky Harris of the remains supremely confident that he has More Good buttons to push than Mccarthy Hollywood bound comely Barbara Ann Scott skate for pay april 17 Ann comely 19yearold olympic women Fig ure skating has decided to turn professional and probably win enter motion announcement of the decision of the Ottawa skater was made Here by Herbert wealthy manufacturer and who is directing her business Caldwell said miss Scott Good offers from two Hollywood movie who wish to Star her in he added that a leading ice show promoter also is bidding for her record entry for Speedway april 17 the Indianapolis motor today had a record breaking total of 89 entries for the 500mile May the 1931 and 1932 races each attracted 72 these had stood As records the began to pour in for this years thursday Midnight was the dead line for any mailed before that time will be Wilbur Speedway pres said one or two More May yet be the 33 starters will be selected by time trials next Mack quits baseball april 17 Ray former major league second baseman for the Cleveland indians end Chicago announced his retirement from professional orioles await action by tribe to fulfil working agreement april 17 manager Tommy Thomas was blowing off the Bosses of the Baltimore orioles decided to give the Cleveland in trans another Chance to live up to Teir working agreement on business manager Herb Armstrong president George Reed were reported to have voted for a wait an see the feeling was that if Cleveland does not come through with some players on of Tine orioles will move to have the agreement if it were up to me id take the thing to baseball com Happy Chandler right Thomas v what set off Thomas was Cleve lands option ing of Al Rosen to Kansas City without giving Balti More a Chance at the Balti More and Cleveland agreement Calls for the orioles to have Choice on any Indian player president Bill Veeck oif claimed Baltimore had been Noti fied of line Rosen Thomas denied decathlon led Bymon Schien in Kansas meet april 17 up the first rash of record smashing since prewar Days was promised today at the 23rd annual Kansas decathlon stars performed As the Mammoth sports show by the meets most glittering stars were on the slate the meet attracted More than the especially important this year because of the effect they on Drew 24 33 colleges and 10 Junior colleges and one of the mightiest shot put Fields in the history of the Irving Moon Nyu Star and three time Winner of the aau decathlon rolled up Points to Lead at the Halfway he is rated a cinch for an olympic Mondschine finished fifth in the 100meter second in Broad fourth in shot second in third in the 400 meter olympic rules Are being followed splitting the decathlon events into five on each of two inks Eagle pact Penns George Savitsky signs or pro prod april 17 up big George who played 32 consecutive football games in four seasons for the University of was signed to a Philadelphia eagles the 255pound All America tackle never missed a game Dur ing his four seasons at Strong hangs up uniform after 23 years on Gridiron new april 17 famed kicking specialist of new Yorks professional is hanging up his uniform for Good after a Quarter of a Century on the the retirement of the former new York University now 40 years was announced by the National league club which is undergoing a Complete remodelling in preparation for the 1948 Cam Strong retired once after 20 years of High College and professional but he came Back in 1943 to help the giants through the War and for the past five seasons has swung his Good right toe in All their kick Field goals and Points after now he is bowing turning Over an enviable Mark to his much of the footwork for the giants next season undoubtedly will fall to Jim Center and kicking specialist from the University of who was signed Strong was All America fullback in when he led the nations collegiate scorers with 162 his prowess As a kicker came with advancing but his Field goals and Points after touchdown enabled him to become the Al time High scorer of the giants with 351 he is the second highest scorer of the National league with topped Only by Don Ken Strong puts an end to his playing Days royals rap lakers in nil playoffs april 17 a the Rochester royals rekindled their Hopes for retaining their National basketball Crown by outscoring the Minneapolis the Victory was Rochester first in the three games the lakers need Only one More despite the 32 Points racked up by George the lakers were behind Early in the fray and never Drew closer than nine Points after the first arrowheads dump 51st april 17 the Erding arrowheads backed up the six hit pitching of George Hughes wit ii an 18hit assault to defeat the 51st genes 63 As medallist ties record Par takes beating in first round of Cavalier april it greying Gene Sarazen of who will be the nonpaying Captain of the teams in today unusual specialists Golf showed the youngsters How to do it when he fired a 63 in the opening round of medal play hitting virtually every stroke just equalled the competitive course record for the soggy Cavalier club layout and clashed six strokes off Par the record originally Vas set by Chandler Harper of nearby one of the select 15 chosen for the even this great round gave Only a two stroke margin Over his nearest Herman Keiser of and nearly half the handpicked Shoemakers were Par for the first 18 Jim National pea Cham Pion from san and Dick Metz of Arkansas had Jimmy the came in with a 67 and open Champion Lew Worsham of Pittsburgh and Bob Hamilton of shot one under Par for the the Only golfers who really had trouble were Chick Harbert of Detroit and the Veteran de Dudley of pea both scored the final 36 holes of the 54hole tournament will be played sunday after a on Day interruption for the team in this group of captained Fly and one led by Walter will compete with each golfer playing Only the shots he executes the Lac Wiczyk win to gain Fin air ounce of is tournament april 17 National Champion Louise Suggs of Lithia and Grace Lenczyk of battled their Way into the final round f the North and South women Golf tournament with victories in the the tin miss Suggs stampeded Carol Diringer of in her 6 and she thus earned another shot at the title she for Merly held but lost to babe did Lekson Zaharias of in last years 20hole in contrast to the on sided match was the performance of miss Lenczyk who had to come from behind on the fifth Green to Edge medallist Peggy Kirk of 3 and miss Suggs will meet miss in the final championship 7704th wac captures Neucom volleyball Crown by William stiff correspondent april 17 Victory Over the the 7704th wac from Frank Furt captured the Neucom wac volleyball championship As they Defeated the Frankfurt was finished their five games in the round Robin tournament without suffering a single at no time during the tournament were they seriously threatened with the be team scored a 3736 gain undisputed Possession of second be ran into the Champion ship Frankfurt team in their first game and lost their Only in the other final Frank Furt outscored it was the fifth straight defeat for the players were honoured after the final game with a banquet in the hotel