European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                8 april 1948 the stars and stripes Page 9 sport a first Sacker stretches in vain being Down Wiesbaden Way the other Day we puffed our Way up i three flights of stairs to room 303 in the Safe building to find out a few things about the Man behind the Gavel of the Wiesbaden Rod and gun we found Stampados stowing some papers away in his Jafe and the Good colonel waved us into a chair and said he would be right with while waiting we observed that his office Walls were Barren of trophies of the but we reflected that perhaps colonel used his office for business Only or colonel had no we were wrong Only on the last which is a ill ploy and no work i after putting the last paper away and carefully Locking the Safe i he Wiesbaden Rod and inn club president said he was ready for but before we started he would like to say a few things the first he wanted us to know that being the chief Gavel Seanger for the local sportsmen was if we remember our army phrase i ology in addition to his other duties and what with this and hat i both he and his other duties were taking a i the colonel seemed a Little disappointed Over the fact that the club members were a Little lethargic about getting some of the Volunteer Jerk done around the ranges a fact that he brought out very that night at the clubs meeting and that Little Progress was to be seen life the clubs chief furthering of Good he admitted All was not a total the club was not Only the first in the dec but the it had made available weapons Jand ammunition to and a nucleus for the Rifle and pistol team was being formed with an Eye to the coming Neucom Rifle matches at Grafe Vohr come then came the information we had been waiting what made the colonel so qualified for his Job As president of the Rod and Gen the answer was conclusive and even a septic would have to admit if experience Means anything he colonel wins hands v i Danube has Best Duck Hunting educated in the colonel started to Hunt just As soon As i in was Able keep up with his father who took him on grouse and i shoots in Northern England and doer stalks in i since that time he has shot ducks on the Danube around Constanta Wutich he claims is the Best Duck Hunting area in the i world shot Bear in Albania and chased Gazelle Over tiie african deserts and knocked off a mandating Tiger in the Best sport is Gazelle shooting he he clocked one at i and the most dangerous is the Black the the colonel will charge anything for Little or no reason at while tigers will try to avoid a White Man not so much from the scent Man himself but from the odor Given off by the Oil used on Juhe the animal associates the gun Oil with the danger of a Sidden Case of Lead poisoning and figures that absence makes the heart but with a roomful of trophies ranging from tigers to i Mountain j beep what does the colonel like to Hunt he Best even the colonel i had to laugh a Little when he answered that he guessed he would i a Alicr take his Shotgun and try to bag a limit of the modern grinder Mil Wear George Vico of the Detroit tigers virtually stretches out of his skin in an attempt to make the cutout on Dave of the White but Fhi Llcy beat the the tigers University of Missouri models the latest in the introduced by Missouri coach Don features Short Satin pants and Bare Midriff giants Koslo checks 51 Sanford stars As Browns nip tigers Cooper blast Howe new april 27 Dave making his first league Start following a Winter operation on his pitching hurled a seven hitter against the Philadel phia Phillies As the new York giants registered their fifth straight the giants collected eight hits off Schoolboy Rowe and his two b u t five of them were for extra bases including Sid Gor Gordon dons t o r u n Whitey Lockman cracked a double and triple find Walker Coo per smashed two score in Page 11 Gavilan decisions Bel in close bout before fans april 27 Gerardo kid a hooking specialist from surprised fms at the Arena by winning a 10round split decision Over Tommy Youngs a 75 took the play away from the highly regarded Bell from the to gain the nod of judge Frank Knaresborough and referee Charlie six rounds to who came to the several months bombarded Bell with left and right Hooks to the head and body to the Delight of the partisan Bell showed to advantage in the fourth and seventh in these he smashed Gavilan with Long Ufa champions take series from 53rd pm april 27 sfas 1947 the 1st 16th opened the baseball season in Vienna by winning the final two games of a fou game series with the 53fd pm eagles of to cop the James Parham was the winning Pitcher in both going the route in the first and relieving de Britton with two out in the initial stanza of the second after three runs had he struck out 14 men the rest of the Stanky helps braves whip 30 april 27 traded off by the Brooklyn last enjoyed a Field Day in his first crack against his old mates As the Boston braves league shut out the National to end a four game losing the Little second baseman cracked out a single and Drew a walk in four times at his walk came in the first inning As Lead off Man and led to Bostons first his triple in the third led to an other and his single in the seventh was followed by Jim rus Sells Home in the Stanky handled eight chances Bill who As a member of the new giants Defeated the dodgers six times in handcuffed he Brooks with three Jack Rookie right v made his first Start for the dodgers this and was belted for single runs i each of the first three innings before he was re Bob Back in the braves lineup after spending several Days on the Bench due to an collected a single and double and drove in the first Boston Box score on Page 11 scatters 9 scores mining run april 27 Louis Browns shaded the Detroit behind the effective pitching of Fred the opener of a three game series Drew Only making up for an opening Day appearance when he was blasted out of the Box in the Sanford doubled in the sixth advanced on Bob Dillinger single and then scored Sanford the winning run himself on Chuck Stevens Whitey Platts Long double drove in Dillinger with the Browns other score in the Catcher Bobly Swift came Back with a four bag Ger to the left Field bleachers in the next inning to tie the Boa score on Page 11 arc Wallops a in Paris 198 april american Graves registration com Mand yanks scored an impressive 198 Victory Over the associated press in the Paris softball the one of the pre season won by 102 Over the French Paris subway other results in the league sponsored by the French baseball federation were new York Herald Tribune Cir eagles French youth team 5 Enesco american school 7 office of foreign liquidation com missioner Cir tigers also e French youth learn coaching berth at Pennsylvania Ann april 27 University of Michigan track said he is considering taking a similar position at the University of Doherty said he talked with Penn athletic officials at the Penn Over the reviving a proposition that first had been Dis cussed several months 42 years is in his ninth season As head track at he has been on the Wolverine coaching staff 18 during this time Dohert coached teams won eight of a possible 17 big nine a native of Doherty Star red in the 1928 olympics it Regensburg coach optimistic april 27 special although Only one member of the 1947 baseball team is player coach Patsy Potalivo is optimistic about prospects of entering a Strong Regensburg Southern team in the rangers get defens Emen in Trade with Leafs new april 27 new York rangers of the National hockey league sent four players Loine Toronto Maple Leafs of the circuit for Elwyn Morris and Wally defens Eman Bill right Wing Rene Trudell and Center Cal Gardner Are the rangers to the Stanley cup of an Amateur will be turned Over s Mii in frs