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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes wednesday february 22, t950 Sonny soy West Heads into the land of dreams a f t e i being flattened by lightweight Champ Ike Williams in the eighth round of a Ticu Edgied 10 Roun Cier. Acme going for a goal photo finish continued from Page 9 made three aces in two weeks at Chapel Hill . The custom when a golfer reaches those olympian Heights is Tor him to buy All around when he reaches the 19th Hole. So by paying a 12-50 Premium Lloyds will guarantee a $50 Cushion for the bar Bill. Of course you could 4o it like a Chap appropriately named Duncan c. Mae Custock. He fired his one shot on election Day when the bars were closed. Then there Are the avid golfers who make rash promises and live to regret them. For instance Fred Jones announced last june that he was seriously considering running for governor of Oklahoma. Playing a round shortly afterwards at the Oklahoma City Golf and country club Jones stepped up to the tee of a 176-Yard Hole and asserted i d rather make a Hole in one than be elected  he did. And he was t. Lost Hoie in oae British Golf has something Akin to the stamp tax which Cost teem a group of colonies How known As the . It is a Rule by which a player can make a Hole in one and still lose the Hole. Under British mles when a player Abandons search for a Ball it is lost and the Sec Ond Ball played becomes the Ball in play even if the first Ball later is found in the Hole. Age is no Handicap either when it comes to dunking the tee shed. 3. C. Kurd was 85 when he plunked one in the cup for the first time giving ail of us a bit of Hope and aces have been reported by 8-year a Veteran Catcher Jake Early Las been signed by the Chattanooga lookouts of the Southern association. O.  the new York rangers Tony Leswick apparently wants to make sore of his goal against the Boston Bruins As his momentum carries him into the net three Bruin defenders look on sadly. Acme Ari s Mona right flashes across the finish line a Mere nose in front of Cross wave to take Down the biggest part of the Purs in the Redlands stakes at Hialeah. Acme braves 1914 surge named top upset of past 50 years new York feb. 21 a on july 19 of 1914 the Boston braves were running dead last in the National league 11% games behind the Pace setting new York giants. Three months later the team directed by Miracle Man George Stallngs won the National league Flag by 10% games and plastered the famed Philadelphia athletics four straight in a sensational world series. That Fly the nation s sports writers and sportscasters was the greatest sports upset of the first 50 years of the Century. By a margin of 126 to 33 the amazing feat of the Hub City immortals has been adjudged a greater shocker than Gene Tun Ney s Victory Over Jack Dempsey in their first fight Lor the heavy weight title at Philadelphia in 1936. Only one other upset in the 50 years received really serious sup port among the 361 experts from coast to coast who chewed on their pencils Drew upon their memories and replied to an associated press poll. That was Little Centre College s dramatic 6-0 Triumph Over Harvard Bryant joins Arizona u Tucson Ariz feb. 21 up Bob Bryant former All Border conference tackle at Texas Teh and a member of the san Francisco fort liners professional football 1eam for the last four seasons succeeds Carl Muu Eneaux As line coach at the University of Arizona and will begin his new Job when the wildcats open Spring practice. Back in 1921, when the Crimson was a football Power to be reckoned with. Forty cast their ballots for to Mcmillin and the storied Pray ing colonels. Fourth far Back with 24 votes in the final count came Jim Brad Dock s Cinderella Man Victory Over Max Baer for the heavyweight championship in june 1935. Man o War s defeat by upset at Saratoga Springs in 1919the Only Buffalo Wallops Barons in Battle of Ahl leaders new York feb. 21 up which is stronger the Western division of the american hockey league or the Eastern Buffalo fans today were prone to string along with the East after their bosons handed the Cleveland Barons runaway entry in the West pm race a 5-2 lacing last night the bosons who now Lead the Eastern bracket by 10 Points poured five goals through goalie Johnny Bower within 12 minutes of the first period and coasted the rest of the evening. A crowd of 8, 856, Buffalo s largest of the season turned out for what May have been a preview of the league s championship play of. In other contests Tuffe Cincinnati mohawks tripped new Haven 2-1, Providence broke an eight game Victory drought by munching on Hershey 5-2, and the Indianapolis Caps grounded the St. Louis Fly ers 3-1. He accepts Mcaa bid Bucks gain big 10 tie continued from Page 9j Lead in the big seven last night by Downing Missouri 54-48. Nebraska s Fine Center bus Whitehead. Pitched in 18 Points to Lead Tonj Cor huskers. The Triumph gave Ohio state a 10-1 conference figure compared to Wisconsin s 7-2. The badgers dog Gedly remained in the race with a 56-45 verdict Over Purdue. Bradley trailed St Louis All the Way at Peoria until he last nine minutes when Paul Unruh s jump shot broke a 36-36 tie and seat the braves ahead to stay. Unruh was High scorer with 22 Points Michigan roamed outside the league to whip Michigan state 70-53, at Ann Arbor. Northwestern did likewise As it trimmed mar Quette 61-52. Iowa squeezed by Minnesota 64-62, in another big 10  is a Brief sectional run of the other leading games played last night East Duquesne registered its 21st Triumph barely edging Indiana state 55-54 Cony also had a close Call with Fordham 66-62 Columbia moved up the Ivy league ladder with a 54-51 Victory Over Brown and Niagara Cut Down John Carroll 57-, Midwest Drake thumped Kan no. 25 by shading Adolphus 57-54. South Tennessee Sas 67-59 Oklahoma blasted Iowa state 76-48 Little Hahne won Gustavus upset Lasij 67-65 Florida had a 45-41 Edge on Auburn Gleason tripped washing ton and Lee 78-63, and Virginia. Tecec scored a 70-47 a set Over William and Mary. West Arizona ran past Beloit. 71-61, in the Only game in Hist Sec Tion. Loss by the great thoroughbred in 21-race career placed fifth in the Surprise stakes with 21 votes. Max scrime Ling s 12-round to of the rising Joe Louis in 1936 Drew 12 avid  farthest Back in the years 10 voters chose notre Dame s 35-13 football Victory Over army in 1913 As the greatest Eyebrow lifter. That was the year Knute Rockne and Gus Dorais introduced the cadets to Aerial warfare. Seven votes each were cast for Dempsey s three round Slaughter of Jess Willard in 1919. Holy Cross 55-12 football blackout of unbeaten Boston College in 42, and Navy s 21-21 Gridiron tie with army inform Tipiere on the boys coveted a lot of territory with old but not forgotten football glories standing out in the memories of a great majority of he Ballo Teers. Tennis strangely did not attract a vote. Perhaps most surprising was Ttoe act that Only one participant re called Amateur Francis Ouimet s wonderful Victory Over the British stars Harry Vardon and Ted Hay. In a playoff for the 1613 open Golf championship. It was an upset which made this country Golf conscious. Best remembered of the Boston team which electrified the baseball world in 1914 probably were Catcher Hank Gowdy second baseman Johnny Evers and Short of Rabbit Maranville. Gowdy i i 3j5 in the crushing world series Victory Over the athletics Evers .438. Had Dick James and George the club pitchers in three terrific Rudolph Bill Letty Tyler. They allowed the athletics noted As sluggers exactly six runs in the four series games. The a s of that year boasted such Mound immortals As Herb pen Nock Bob Shawkey chief Bender Eddie Plank Bullet Joe Bush. Neucom ice hockey meet starts today continued from pop 9 the favorite s role in some Quarter the other contenders Are conceding nothing Short of the final reckon ing Neu Biberg s raiders flashed plea to of offensive Power in breezing to the Safe championship the third time they have turned the trick and shape up As a sextet Ca Pable of battling any of the oaf hopefuls on even terms. A 3-0 set Back by the rockets in the Menefi finale slammed the door shut � the raiders dreams of Empire est year. In Herb o Heuy Dud and Gil Hysette brother of Furtaw Felto Ruefo hookey Ace Bob Fisette the raiders have a Trio of skaters the equal of any in dec circlet  
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