European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse June 1948 the stars and stripes Page 9 a pair of old time Yankee greats a jammed packed Yankee stadium one and Only babe Ruth took his cuts sex teammate of ruths in the occasion was the Silver anniversary of that Ruth roared with approval As the once catching is Bill late and Early the Yankee the House the deadline for olympic entries closed last night and a record breaking number of to be signified their of altogether 60 nations had accepted invitations but dropped Al Salvador and a worldwide mystery in athletics As Well As never received an invitation because she had never formed a National olympic committee and without a committee a nation cannot compete in the o occasionally we have reports that some of Uncle Joes track and Field men arc setting soviet records right and left and that the especially in the weight Are setting world a of of goes on behind the Iron curtain and in a few glimpses the world got of russian athletes last year in the held their own but the men did not show up any too since then they have use the term track coach from one of the scandinavian countries and figure to maybe be in the 1952 seems that Uncle re the late Doest want his boys shown up in any Field of Battle of words goes on and on the Battle of words goes on in the Joe Louis Jersey Joe Walcott Louis always has contended that Jersey Joe ran away their last meeting and that the Champ never had a Chance to catch up him and deliver his usual lethal the Champ never Fly explained How the overrunning Walcott knocked him Down twice thus far he evidently int going to explain it now comes the answer from Jersey Joes Camp and we can see that the challenger believes in fighting fire with he accuses Louis of running away so fait that it would have taken the Fri and a bloodhound to catch Well that settles who buys a Ducat for the title fight wednesday night in Yankee stadium should look it Over carefully to see whether he has a ticket to a foot race or a prize of course during the evening the two ought to get fairly close together what Sci Tai having to run around a 24foot ring both sides have come up a protest about the other party using vaseline in too copious according to Dan Walcott Louis used enough grease on his face to Fry a Bushel of Boe food and More food for the olympics the olympic team composed of some 317 men and 57 women taking no chances ongoing hungry in austerity bound word s it Are bringing of pounds of 150 cases of Orange pounds of canned of sirloin dozen pounds of Salt pounds bags of 300 cans of Noodle 300 cans of soup and pounds of we the bested athletes in the world and if we should it probably will be because of something we Williams hitting paces botox pirates gain tie for no Lead Bonham hurl 6ffittertotop giants by 115 new june 17 Pittsburgh pirates pulled into a tie with the Boston braves for the National league trouncing the new York while the were beaten manager Bill Meyers pirates tagged five giant pitchers for 1 hits including homers by Johnny Hopp and Wally four along with couple of men Tal lapses by the aided the pirates the pirates scored three times in the second inning on three singles a and errors by Sid Gordon and Mickey Livingston to take a 41 the giants knotted the count in the fifth on two Bobby Thomson triple and a error by de but the pirates bounced Back with two in the sixth on West lakes de Stevens double and fitzgeralds on Bagger the pirates sewed up the contest with three More runs in the seventh and two in the eighth with the Aid of miscues by Gordon and buddy after the the giants Man aged to get Only one hit off Ernie Johnny mizes Homer in the eighth Bonham went the yielding Only six Box score on Page 11 Louis says Trainer Compton june 17 four Days of training ahead of heavyweight Champion Joe Trainer Mannie Seamon said the Brown bomber was in Peak condition and ready enter the ring right manager Marshall Miles announced he will Appeal to Eddie chairman of the new York boxing to pre vent use of vaseline and Oil on challenger Jersey Joe Walcott arms and legs during their title scrap next wednesday night in Yankee Miles said he made a similar protest to the state inspector and the referee during the last fight but that he was he charged that Dan Walcott chief greased the contenders face and Arm pits in an outright Viola Tion of the Seamon and Larry Amadee George Nicholson will be in Louis Corner the night of the with Seamon the chief june 17 Jersey Joe Walcott took a Day off from boxing drills As he continued preparations for his fight with Joe Louis next he plans three More stiff drills before breaking boxing ses Sions Are scheduled for saturday and takes honors in Lucerne horse show june 17 took the honors in the opening contest of the 29th official International horse show of american officers won the first and second prize and five places among the first 11 in a Field of 76 belting Beauty botox Ted Williams gets Over that Mark braves lose to 85 june 17 pair of Home runs by Eddie Waickus and Andy Pafko and Good Relief pitch ing by Emil Rush enabled the cubs to defeat the Boston the first decision for the chicagoan Over the tribesmen in eight games this the loss left the braves in a tie for first place with the Pittsburgh the braves held the position by a on game margin be fore the Boston starter Bill Voiselle had a terrible time As he gave up four hits and got Only one Batter out in the five men he one of the hits was a Home run into the right Field Bull pen by Waitkus with one red Barrett replaced Voiselle and went along until the fifth with the braves he gave up successive singles to wait Kus and Hal Jeff coat and a Home run to which was sliced into the bullpen for three Box score on Page 11 spiders undefeated in 1st league june 17 special Jack Woelfel hurled the 2nd 26th spiders to a Victory Over the second 3rd 18th in a 1st american league the Triumph was the spiders Lith straight in remaining undefeated in Loop 17yearold pitching sensation of the american struck out 13 while giving up six he allowed Only one safety in the first egg Mitrus with a pair of triples and a single and Fred Denny with a double and two singles sparkled at the plate for the Leo Dennings was top Man for the 18th with two hits in five 2nd 26th 010 000 101 is 3rd 18th 000 000 030 8 2 Woelfel and Askew Domazet and Pearman enters aau new june it Pearman of the Pioneer club led his entry to defend both the 440yard and half mile titles in the metropolitan aau senior track and yield championships at Randalls Island june Ted garners four for four to beat tribe june 17 with Ted Williams enjoying a perfect Day at Bat that included two a and his 13th Home run of the the Joslon red sox Defeated the Cleveland indians for the second before the sox slugged Bob Feller into his seventh defeat of the year and his fifth in a with collecting All of his four hits off it was a Good Ball game until the seventh when Williams hit his 13th Homer with one on and Bobby Doerr did the same a4few minutes it was doers ninth Williams great at which saw him hit All of his extra base blows to left gave him league leading average of Joe Dobson failed to last out a hectic ninth inning for the but he received credit for his eighth Dave came in with the bases filled two out and retired Joe Gordon on a Ball to end a Cleveland rally at one the indians got seven hits off including Ken Keltnerr 15th Home run of the season in the Steve Gromek replaced Feller in the Box score on Page 11 track and Field meet scheduled for be june 17 track and Field athletes in the be will compete Here at Navy Field saturday afternoon for places on the command team which will be sent to the Neucom Northern regional finals in Wetzlar beginning july All the dashes will be run on the metric scale instead be Side regular track and Field events there will be a Relar and a 400meter up she goes Britain Jean Bostock info a backhand Jean Nicoll British Wightman Cap makes leaping backhand shot against Margaret Osborne in the opening Days the six matches to to retain the
