European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1948 the stars and stripes Page 9 a t or Tung Fyhen you Gonna Start a weve been asked and we not enough room with Only two pages for but they vote have three How Many do you need so we Start our is a polite Way of aying we Are going to stick our neck 6ut and we think about anything we can think of in the that the dec boxing finals Are settled and winners Are looking to that stateside trip and a Chance at an olympic More a few Fristic followers Are wondering How our boys will do against it top amateurs Back having been Eside since 1945 we dont know too much about the Pasteur situation in the states but one thing we Are pretty certain in is that the Competition there is very much tougher than the dec Ilia Inions faced there is not much doubt that in cities such As jew York and Chicago More fighters competed in a single weight Jris Ion than turned out for the entire dec the better the Competition the better the fighter is the Way we look i it and As we say we dont have a yardstick to measure the Brand in Competition Here and in the and european amateurs came out even we can shed a Little Light on the last year in joint rallied bouts in Berlin three dec fighters won Joe Ernie Ortiz and Russell Jeff has gone Home but Jeth Inamine and Ortiz were Defeated in the finals this year which May pore that Competition Over Here is a Little better than last taking the matter a Little and much farther the Western champions the top amateurs West of the Mississippi tangled itch the european Amateur champs a couple of weeks ago in Chicago and came out even with four victories most of the Gar Opean champions were the same that fought in Berlin so that puts be stateside boys one up on the dec that was against Only on third of the the tap olympic team will be chosen from a tournament with the Mojden gloves the aau aimed forces i this and that about the new dec con is Fine is picked by this Corner to go farther than Iny of his teammates in the olympic the Stocky who fails from was the Pittsburgh Golden Glove Champion fcl946 and has won the co Stab bantamweight plus the Gar Swisch Golden Glove and the dec record to Date is 64 victories against eight defeats Balzar gunner Lowen seen the new heavyweight Champ from Trust had a real incentive in getting his stateside who has been in the dec a Little Over two lost his infant son just Atter arriving Here and he figured this would be the quickest Way to get Back Home to Nehis wife the Guy that gets this Corners vote for lameness is Joe Hernandez of Trust who went into the finals with a badly be Jared nose As a result of the Western regional in her bade disregarded the possibility of a serious injury by mixing it Tith Marcello safes murderous punching flyweight Cham we thought referee John Fagan should have halted the bout before he did to save the Trust Boxer needless Fangrat lations on a Well run tournament in closing wed like to congratulate safes athletic office on the Sperb manner in which the entire tournament was from fert to finish there want a hitch in the entire Art Buzz Bussard and his assistants George Ringo and Jim Squires had everything from class b messes for the fighters to quarters in the vip hotel in Wiesbaden for the special greyhound Raffies were used for transporting the fighters to and from their Farmers and after each nights fights special Steak dinners were ready Ferche Well Safe  have picked a better or More experienced Man ton he coached the Wiesbaden football team into a second place 6s in the Western conference last season and his Camp Lindsey com Sanders just about swept the dec Competition in winning the battalion level basketball Champ will stay cop mat King favors badge Over pro game Ansty april 19 Henry fort Man to win seven National late wrestling has m intention of swapping his few the professional mat probably americas ban Hope w winning an olympic wrest Jing title in London this Sleuth plans to quit  grappling after this but no grunts and groans for pay for this shining example of new res finest who won the 191 aau Crown at Hofstra gym i Day the foot nine and one half Inch de won his title scor four Falls and taking Only nine Etc ones for one of pros would Welcome but Wittenberg prefers his Post with the main office squad of the new York City you wrestling is a Frobby with he when you make a Hobby into work it be comes drug and professional wrestling Doest pay enough to warrant giving up All i love it too a married Man with two child Wittenberg has been cited for bravery As a policeman and likes his he has his bachelors degree from new York City col lege and a masters from teachers behind him lies More than 300 Amateur wrestling victories with out cards favored by bettors april 19 betting commissioner James Carrolls Odds in the 1948 base Ball Pennant races Are american league new York 56 National league Louis 85 Boston 21 Brooklyn 31 new York 51 Pittsburgh 151 Cincinnati 201 Chicago 201 401 s6 81 Boston Detrou Cleveland 201 251 401 Chir Asro 1001 Louis 1001 Worsham captures Cavalier Golf title Virginia april 19 Virginia born professional from turned in twin 65s in the final rounds of the Cavalier specialists Golf tournament to win the medal prize of with a three round total of Worsham held a steady Pace on the Cavalier yacht and country club Colt franchise set for 1948 in Baltimore april 19 Baltimore franchise was picked up by the Al America football conference after Only one year be Back in business As soon As papers Are signed by conference officials and the new Twenty local businessmen incorporated As the Baltimore Colts football club and have pledged Worth of fans will be Able to add to the Colts financial Reserve by Stock the new corporation has named Robert As Charles Mccormick will be chairman of the British wins first Golf tourney White Sulphur april 19 the Veteran British pro who was supposed to be nearing the end of his golfing came up with his first tournament Victory in the when he shot a Par 70 to win the Greenbrier Amateur professional with a 136 for the two he won it by 12 pro stars for first place in the professional ranks Mack changes will not return Harris to minors april 19 manager Connie Mack of the Phila Delphia athletics changed his mind about shipping Pitcher Charles Bubba Harris Back to a minor league for More it was the second time this season that Mack reversed a decision concerning Young hurler was twice ordered returned to of the Western association on he pitched for Lincoln last winning 10 and losing Macks change of mind came after the a Philadelphia Phil lies game which the american leagues Harris pitched the ninth retiring the phils i will keep Harris on the As pitching staff at least for Mack Par 69layout to establish himself As a favorite after the morning Gene whose Snappy 63 Fri Veteran pros lowest card in years of tourney the skidded Back to 68 in the morning and slowed to a 74 in the final Berazen pulled into third place behind Jimmy Demaret of who added 67 and 68 to his first round 67 for a total of High winds and faster greens accounted for most of the High scor Sarazen was tied at third with Dick Metz of Arkansas and Herman Keiser of each collected Demaret earned and tying for top position in the Amateur pro picking up a total of in prize who led the Field by two strokes at the Halfway was four Over Par for the tourney on the old White course that gave him a stroke advantage Over dutch har the Arkansas who fired the Best round of the Tournai five under Par teamed with Merrill a 10handicap Amateur from tied the team of Johnny Bulla and John Shipwreck Kelly for top Money in the pro Amateur team Volley Ball games wanted april 19 special the 970h Cic has announced it would accept volleyball games with any team in the Frankfurt they Are open for engage ments any night during the week and can play on Lew Worsham wins Cavalier play in final rounds Schroeder wins town House titles in doubles los april 19 Davis cup Ted Schroeder avenged a defeat of last week by Downing Urcla Star Herb to win the fourth annual town House mens Tennis Schroeder teamed with Bob fal Kenburg to take the doubles running Over Tom Falkenburg and University of Southern California Star Bob Dorothy Bundy Cheney grabbed the women singles title with a 86 Triumph Over Gracy Wheeler schroeders singles Victory enabled him to get even with Flam for a defeat the collegiate Star handed him Jast masters May lose olympic Post san april 19 a Al Stanford University athletic said he would not actively resist efforts to unseat hint As manager of the american olympic games track and Field in not going to get into a fight 5 by the expulsion of Eleanor Holm Over this masters from the swimming team Afler ill just sit Back and await develop masters said he actually did not write the article criticizing olympic game management but that the masters appointment to the Post j Newspaperman who did had per is under fir because of his critics Mission to use name Over he isms of olympic game manage said it his a drinking episode aboard the ship which took athletes across the the american olympic commit tee indicated it would leave the final decision of masters appoint ment to Clarence tug big nine commissioner and a member ment in an article 2 years the 1936 olympics were marked of the olympic