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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, April 25, 1948

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes april 1943 Michigan athletes Pace Penn relay carnival s dec olympic Hope runs on winning 440 quartet Sunda Keltner leads indians in rout of 82 april 24 by the Veteran Ken who pasted two homers and drove in four the Cleveland indians belted the Detroit with a 15hit attack Good for 31 the Victory put in first place in the american right hander Bob pitch ing the indians to their second Vic tory in As Many scattered six Detroit while the tribe making Hay at the expense of Fred die Hutchinson and two humiliating the tigers before fans in their Home Larry Fleet negro Outfield got three of the Cleveland including his first major league Home Lemon aided his own cause by bouncing a two run Homer off the railing atop the right Field screen and manager Lou Boudreaus three hits included a the indians chased Hutchinson in the sixth inning with a four run outburst on Joe Gordons Keltnerr second Jim Heg ans single and Lemons circuit his fourth in the Box score on Page 15 Riley cops 5th army title fort april 24 a fighters from fort Riley won six of the eight bouts in the championship finals of the 5th army boxing Camp won the team sportsmanship award and Eso was runner up to fort trophies were presented by James chief of staff of the champions will participate in the worldwide army and air Force meet at Chicago in results 112 disciplinary Mil Tod Alvin fort Riley 118 fort out pointed Walton mar fort 126 fort Tod John fort Riley 135 Percy Jones general Tod Robert Fitzsimmons general Denver 147 fort out pointed William fort 160 fort Kod Ray Percy Jones general 175 fort Kod John fort Riley fort out pointed John Fitzsimmons general a leading Derby contender saggy leaped to the front As a leading Derby contender when he recently Defeated although some regard his Victory As a Many Are stringing along with saggy in the seven records broken As Drake relays open Des april 24 of them in the High school shattered in the 39th annual Drake relays Fortune 25yearold senior at the University if Minnesota blotted out the seven Earold discus record with a toss of 165 fee 5 bettering Al Blozis heave of in sparked by Harrison americas greatest Bald win Wallace College of Ohio set a new record in the College half mile Dillard ran the 220 Yard Anchor in which he was timed unofficially in the Baldwi Wallace quartet was timed in beating the same schools meet Mark of last year porters time fastest the National interscholastic half mile relay Mark of was equalled by North High of Moines in setting a new meet Mark victorious in 54 consecutive hurdle easily qualified for the finals of the 120yard High hurdles breaking the tape six Yards ahead of William Flem notre in sixteenths of a second lower than his winning performance at Drake a year Bill made the Best time in the hurdle winning his heat in Samuels disqualified Dick Jefchak of thrilled Home folks with a sparkling Vic tory in the two mile he Defeated Dick big nine indoor in Charley undefeated in the Century this and Charley led the Field of eight qualifiers for the final in the 100yard dash each won in 10 seconds Perry who was figured to win a place for the was disqualified for jumping the George won the Broad jump on his try with a leap of 25 feet two inches to beat out John Birndorf to represent Numberg in dec pin meet april 24 Birndorf bowlers Defeated All com petition from the s c h w a b a Erlanger and Bamberg sub posts to become the representative for Nurnberg m p in the i com finals to be held at Heidelberg May the tourney pared the mens teams Down to Bamberg and Zirn Dorf after six game Birndorf won in a three game to barn bergs in the women team bracket Only Birndorf and Erlanger were with Bamberg Eli i in the first Birndorf came through with a three game total of to Erla Gens the mens doubles were won by Pavoski and Powell from the Bamberg aggregation with a three game total the women doubles were won by a Strong combination of Chartok and Baker with singles winners were Hartzer of Bamberg with 533 and Mccormick of Birndorf with red sox spoil yanks opener new april 24 Mickey a forearmed Flop last hurled the Boston rec sox into the Victory column for the first time this season with a 40 shutout that spoiler the new York Yankees Home opening before it was a triumphant return for Joe who switched to the visiting dugout As Boston manager after leading the yanks to Many behind Harris Classy the sox looked Frank spec the yanks sensational Rookie of did nol have it in his first test of the Sophomore he gave up All four runs before he was lifted for a Pinch hitter in the wildness was sheas he walked Harris and Dom Dimaggio in the then Teddy who had three a single to Center that Joe Dimaggio permitting Harris to score the first Bobby doers fourth inning an infield out and Birdie Tebbetts single added a booked loudly on his first two silenced his critics with a Homer into the lower right Field seats with no body on in the it was his first of the Box score on Page is Metz leaves nil As Active player april 24 Foury Earold Nick Metz of the Stanley cup winning Toronto Maple announced that his playing Days in the National hockey league Are the wheat Farmer told Leaf manager Connie smythe that he was bowing out along with Syl who announced his retirement several weeks Metz played 12 seasons in the National a billiard Champ Dies april 24 Alfredo de world three Cushion billiard Champion for died at his he was april 24 mighty wolverines came out of the to grab the spotlight from Eastern spikes Era in the opening of the 54th University of Pennsylvania relay Charley great Michigan weight and Herb the wolverines big nine half mile set the Pace As they turned in the Only double closest to Michigan in Allaround performance was a collection of air and ground Force stars now training for the olympics at Lackland air base near san an they produced a Surprise Winner in the 440yard relay As Robert Joseph Billy Anderson and William Carter triumphed in Joe Payne of the 371st at Kitzinger is one of seven dec athletes training at Lackland a for the olympic the former boys High and Brooklyn College speedster has recorded seconds for the 100 meters and in the he won the 1947 dec and dec to 100 and 300meter events and placed second to the nether lands Jan Kleyn in the inter Allied other Soldier athletes to win honors for major Bob Simpsons olympic base were William who placed third in the and Jared third in the 400meter 20yearold negro Star did not come close to the world record shattering heave of 58 feet he achieved at the Kansas relays last but he flipped the Iron Ball an even 56 feet to wipe out an eighty Earold relay Mark of 55 5 inches set by the late Al Blozis in the Only other record breaking performance was by boys High of which twice shattered the National High school Quarter mile relay after winning the preliminary heat in Sec the team of James Everett James gathers and Roger Montgomery ran off with the final in 42 seconds Flat to bet Ter the record of seconds set in 1928 by Fonville almost pulled off a double Victory by he was leading in the discus throw with a toss of 160 feet Inch until vie Frank of hurled the Platter 160 feet 7 inches on his last try to capture first Barten stepped the 880yard an Chor leg in Flat to Lead Michi Gan to Victory in the sprint Medley Pittsburgh nosed out Manhattan for second with Oklahoma a m a Premet failed to qualify for the with Gerry National aau run Ning the final Penn state captured the distance Medley relay in Karver won by 10 Bob former National aau Cross country won the two mile run in beating Horace Ashenfelter of Penn state Jeff Kirk of Pennsylvania won 400meter hurdles for the Sec Ond straight although his time of seconds was sixteenths slower than his 1947 meet s manager Lytell to quit pro boxing for Amateur ranks april 24 the manager it middleweight Burt whose terrific punches caused fatal injuries to 19year old Jackie announced he was quitting the boxing Sam of said he giving up the professional game to devote his time to Amateur he managed Lytell n the fight which caused Dart hards if the fight Between Darthard and Lytell had been fought in the Amateur Darthard would be alive he he added that he individual comes first in Ama eur but said it was not always True in the professional if a Little infraction of the rules could have been the fight might not have ended the Way it on Beds return Mele do Syracuse chiefs april 24 he Cincinnati reds returned out elder Al dutch Mele to the Syracuse chiefs of the International cutting their Active roster o 31 who played the Outfield for tie reds for a few games in sustained an Eye injury late in february that prevented him from reporting to the Cincinnati club Lis Ward Advance to finals in is Amateur april 24 Sharp shooting Frank Stranahan of and College golfer Harvie Ward of will face each other in the finals of the 48th North and South amateur1 Golf in hot Pursuit of the title he vacated last year to play on the Walker cup turned the heat on High for a 9 and 8 Victory in the 36hole a Young University of North took an Early and held it with steady Golf and Fine putting to whip Arnold Palmer of 3 and Ward earlier upset former National Amateur Champion Dick Ward was three under Par for the 32 holes he Ste Anahaw was four under for his 28 holes St pm philae incl in Brookl new y plot sub Chicali Boston new v Philacy to can Cuil Cleyel Phi i and Detroi Washin new Boston St to chicag Wash innit Boatti Cleves Only Dot Kielty triumphs in Golf finals san april 24 Long hitting Dot Kielty of Long won her second state defeating Mary Sargent of 6 and in the 36hola finals of the California state women Amateur Golf the match ended the 3lst Green after miss Kielty had taken the 29th with a Birdie four and the 30th with a Par miss Kielty previously won the state Amateur title Here in she is a member of the american Curtis cup team which leaves t England May India f Louis Blui Tole Mitin Iraq India san Dall Kort Beav okla Hou tuls Shne san tills Hou Mot Nas Lien bin au2 lilt Nev Cha Litt in Mol los Sar Oal Poi Sai Hose St t Sailo of be n re b his by t m s b 1c a olympic Star Dies april 24 Man a member of the olympic teams in 1920 and died in a new York  
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