European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1948 the stars and stripes Page 13 sport the death of Jackie 19yearold Kansas City certainly should be enough cause to Start an investigation on just How old should a Man be before he is allowed to fight tent ranking middleweight in the had 39 bouts before his fatal one with Bert Lytell in we dont have an exact record of All Dart hands fights but we know they covered a period of two that makes Darthard a professional fighter at and there is a Good possibility he was taking pay for his fighting at the age of we dont believe a Young Man of 17 or 18 can stand the punishment that Young fighters have to go through when they first break into the and Young if they show any Are pushed ahead too fast by and promoters who care Little what happens to the fighter there is not much that can be done to shop Young men from fighting in the if a Law is passed prohibiting All wider the age soy from professional the youngsters will continue to fight in clubs As amateurs and continue take National boxing commission needed one thing boxing could do to help alleviate the natural causes that Lead to serious injuries or death in the ring is to have a uniform Ani rigid system of preflight physical along with comprehensive data of the fighters past they also could have a National boxing such As professional baseball and football and but not professional boxing in the should be controlled by one body and not by various which enables fighters to perform in certain states and yet be banned in another locality for violation of local ground if stateside boxing were put under one organization a uniform set of rules and regulations could be set up what is More they could be under Good Jack dumps by As the first National boxing Good Many of the evils in professional boxing could be carrying the Torch for the 48 olympics English olympic officials have just completed details on the route to be taken by the bearers of the olympic Torch from the greek Village of Olympia to Wembley stadium in starting from the Torch will be carried to Corfu where it will be taken aboard a British destroyer which will Tarry it across the Adriatic sea to the Torch then will be carried through Haly to then to and Back to France it it trill begin its Jour Riey to Britain aboard another relays of runners local athletic clubs will then carry the Torch through the Soic Thern counties of England to Wembley the arrival of the Torch at the stadium will coincide with the opening ceremony of the olympic games on july altogether it has been estimated that some runners will carry the Torch in the course of its journey to cards nip cubs in 1 ats hand As 1st 53 lapoints double ruins two hitter april 24 Johnny Schmitz of the Chicago cubs hurled a but Ralph l a p it e s ninth inning double gave the Louis cardinals a 10 Triumph Over the Bruins in their Home opener before Schmitz limited the cards to ver Nal Jones scratch single in the fifth until Lapointe blasted a screaming two Bagger to scor ing Erv who had from first it was the first Cardinal run in 15 innings and left the redbirds and Phillies tied for the National league each with three Vic tories in four Harry Brecheen kept the nine Bruin hits scattered until the when Eddie Waitkus singled and Hal Jeffcoat followed with a scratch Andy Pafko forced Waitkus at third to end the the cubs biggest threat in the ninth fizzled after Bill Nicholson singled with one out and advanced to third on Clyde Mcculloughs but Roy Smalley struck out and Pinch hitter Bob scheffing flied out to end the Louis Chicago a k h a r h Cincy blasts on six extra base knocks april 24 spotted Pittsburgh three tuns and then came on with six extra base hits out of the eight they Madu to and give Ewell Blackwell his second1948 the Star Pitcher was not in the Box at the being lifted in the seventh for Gumbert when the Beds tied the score on Pinch hitter Angle galans Long the locals went out in front As Frank Baumholtz single scored Virgil the pirates got four of their eight hits in the first two frames to take a 30 Cincinnati got Back in the game on Johnny by Roslek Homer in the counted once again in the sixth and went ahead in the when Kirby Higbe was replaced by vie Lombard after two batters hit Pittsburgh Cincinnati a r h is 401 3b 4 1 2 if 310 of 301 of 4 0 1 in 4 0 a r h of 4 1 2 4 1 1 3t 3 1 j if 400 in 4 0 1 c 4 0 0 2b s 0 0 2b 3 1 1 c 400 is 3 t 2 p 312 p 2 0 0 000 Galan b 100 West a 100 o 1 8 0 totals 33 3 8 totals 33 5 8 out for Lombard 9 out for Blackwell 7 Pittsburgh 210 000 8 s Cincinnati 000 101 8 0 Wyro two base Stallcup Adams three base hit Home run winning Pitcher losing Al fights 1 out pointed Lauro Monterrey knocked out Jimmy Philadelphia to stopped Vince Boston olympic bound Daphne who has raced the 100yard dash in 11 will compete in the olympics for South of 310 2b 4 0 1 0 1 in 4 0 1 of 400 of 4 3 0 0 3b 4 if 4 0 0 if 4 30 02 00 0 0 3 0 1 Rodney shaffers world trotting Mark april 24 giant Rotthe sulky Hung up a new world trotting record for a mile and on sixteenth in his first race of the year at Santa Anita the Foury Earold Bay negotiated the distance in win Ning the Days feature race by four he did it going away and seemingly easing up at the the old Mark of was shared by three Mckinney at in 1926 Earls Moody Guy at Lex in 1942 and Harold at in in c 200 c 4 0 2 is 3 0 0 is 4 0 2 p 3 0 0 p 2 0 0 sch info a 1 0 0 totals 29 1 2 totals 34 0 9 flied out for Schmitz 9 Louis 000 000 2 0 Chicago 000 000 9 2 Smalley two base la Phillies trounce dodgers As Sisler raps two homers april 24 festive pitching by Blix Donnelly plus heavy hitting by Dick Sisler and Richie Ashburn enabled the Philadelphia Phillies to rout the Brooklyn As a crowd of fans turned out for the dodgers first Home who collected three hits and scored three started with a he later stole Home on the front end of a double steal with the first run of the recently obtained from the Louis accounted for the phils final three he homered off Clyde King in the seventh and smacked another four Bagger in the ninth off Rookie Johnny Hall with one lefty Joe who beat the phils six times last year without suffering a started Lor the he gave up eight runs before leaving for a Pinch Donnelly checked the dodgers with eight scattered he gave up a run in the sixth when recruit first Sacker Preston Ward tripled and scored on fee wee Reeves Fly in the the dodgers scored their final run on a walk and by Reese and Billy boy score on Page Longden rides to new Mark san april 24 a Johnny Longden Gal loped into horse ratings Hall of Fame at Bay when he booted Home bub in the fourth race he became the first jockey in the history of turf to ride it was the thrilling Climax of a 21year career on tracks throughout the Canada and Mexico for the English born Saddle Star this was the biggest thrill of my bigger than any Otler single including the Ken Tucky Derby and the triple Crown on count Longden Only one other Gordon Richards of has Ridden or More he scored his asked if he would try to overtake who has been Riding since Longden replied its a big order to fill but i am going to make a Good in aim ing for potential Bison at Colgate april 24 up William University Sophomore is the son of William who pitched for the Buffalo bosons in the inter National league in the speedy miss Marie rated As the most promising swimmer Ever developed in new grooms Tor olympic Earlys blow in 10th Downs Mack men april 24 Jake Early ruined the Philadelphia athletics season opener before the Home folks by blasting a Lothin Ning double into Center to give the Washington senators a 53 it was the first setback for the athletics this As manager Connie who got a Horseshoe of Flowers on his 48th Philadelphia opening before a slim crowd of did All right with Bill Mccahan in the Box until the Rookie Lou Lissie took Over but did not have the Luck he enjoyed tuesday in holding the Boston red sox to four Brissie yielded a single to be Adolf Man Mickey Vernon in the a sacrifice to Sherry a single to Mark Christman and Early rifled his double into the As came Back with two but Tom Ferrick got the next three batters on Fly balls to wind up the Washington Philadelphia a h h a h h 3b 512 is 501 311 if 5 0 560 4 2 in 2b if in 5 1 of 4 1 2 3b 4 if 3 0 0 of 4 e e i 4 e i i ass 1 2 c 401 c 401 p 3 0 1 Difant a p 2b 428 p 2 0 1 0 binks Fly 0 0 p York 0 1 e 1 o totals 33 5 11 totals 37 j for Masterson 9 a walked for Mccahan 8 out for Brissie 10 Washington 101 000 010 11 Philadelphia 001 000 020 9 Christman two base Early three base hit Home winning Pitcher Ferrick losing Pitcher giants trim braves on Poats marshalls hitting april 24 Pat hurled stylish five hit Ball As Trie giants Defeated the in the National league inaugural Here before Willard Marshall paced the new yorkers nine blow attack with a double and two the outcome was decided in the first inning with two ports Der Warren Spahn walked Sid Johnny Mize singled sharply to Walker Cooper Drew a Pashto fill the bases and a sizzling on base smash to right by Marshall scored Gordon and the giants registered their other run in the third when Gordon Hom ered Over the left Field Wall with one out and the Boston in the with one Earl Torgeson walked after Bob Elliott ha4 flied out to dashed third on a single by Geoff he scored on a infield single by Danny Box score on Page 15 cards option dieting april 24 Les Chuck was optioned by the Louis cardinals to Rochester of the International subject to 24hplir