European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Test the stars and St mks Johns get nit bids Spring is Here again major leagues Start training Camp pilgrimage new 28 league baseball players and aspirants to the Diamond big time were on the move throughout Tibe nation from tiny villages and bustling Wakefield Kashef they poured toward the warm weather Camps of Arizona Atid California for tomorrows official opening of Spring training and the two big beginning april although 43 players in the Amer ican and National league Are in most of the dissatisfied per formers Are reporting to Camp with the idea of reaching contract agree ment the new York Yankees converged on St seven Yankees Are not they Are Tommy Vic Yogi Bobby Billy Johnny a Thieu and Dick Wakefield is the Bonus Star after a Good fell off his stride at Detroit and who was bartered off to the world Brooklyn dodgers Start at Vero with All their men in two players signed contracts the Washington senators finally came to terms with Pitcher Ray leaving Only two Stewart and Al outside the buddy 33yearold Veteran for the senators announced he is retiring for the season to return to the automobile the Yankees signed Rookie 3n fielder Billy one of the players who will be Lewis watched with particular interest is Danny the new York giants outfielder who gave the game Many uncomfortable moments with his baseball damage banished from the game for jumping to the me Kao continued on Page 10 Davis chases Ike for 10 drops decision 28 Dusky Little Bulldozer from pursued lightweight Champion Ike of for 10 rounds last night but dropped split decision in an Over weight Williams weighed Davis the two judges gave the nod to Williams referee Jimmy Kiuon thought Davis was the the estimated at with the who paid to see Williams were All for Davis when the Champ climbed on his bicycle in the opening round and stayed there most of the Davis fought out of a Bor tog in and giving Wiliams Only the top of his Bead As a Bobbing target the Champion outfoxed the Cali keeping himself out of danger with Bis educated left grab 1st div hoop title 28 the he Btry div arty Ewd erhorn thundered through to the 1st div company level basketball Champion ship Here last defeating the 1st my co in the v Victory won the powder Oral representation in the Southern Lionais at White the maps earned an invitation to the Northern at the powder horns trimmed the heavy mortar of the 16th 2clh inf in storming to the Temps reversed a Vious setback by the he mortar of the 20th to gaining the title West Point outfielder 28 former Pitts Burgh pirate and Chicago cub out fielder who died Here one of the baseball players who Ever attended West Aamold tops All confab cagers m special Charlie of the 97th big has been chosen the constabulary basketball Champ constant Mary basketball Champ a meld racked total of 140 in five rants for an average of Pointa per other co Stab players named with Aamold to an Alt Tournai ment team were Hansel William up tips Bob Mcguire and Dewey 3d to Cav and Charles so 12th 1st Brig enter hoop finals the 12tb to hoop 28 today stands alone in the winners Circle alter defeating the 14th refits so co last in the constabulary company level tournament at Patrick Hall meanwhile the 1st brigs he co knocked off g co of the 2d for the Honor of meeting the 12th Catena to the Simon gathered 15 i Pinta for the id earlier g co upset the 6th cays he while the brigade Crew 547th routed co b of the Wilt plans entry in k of c mile new 28 the ambling Fri said yesterday he would run Only the mile at the knights of Columbus track meet in Madison Square Gar Den saturday previously it had been hinted that he would run both the mile and the Wilt said he would compete in a special two mile run at Boston on Friday As a feature of the icy leagues indoor games and that he could not do Justice to two races the next night buckeyes top big 10 Mark 28 states Hardwood never out of first place All held Ine big 10 basketball championship without dispute today with a record breaking scoring total for 12game conference Aea Aon the buckeyes charged to their Lith Victory of the Campaign lest it decision Over Michi to raise their Tola score to four Points Over the old Mark established by Illinois champions last h warn the Climax of a standout Campaign for tiny Tippy dyes Cage and the season record of 19 wins and three losses marked the buckeyes As a prominent contender for National the team was Eek train to get the fourth District bid to the Mcaa Only Don of prevented Ohio state from Collet ing ail honors of the he looped 20 Points last night the continued on Page 10 braves retain top spot in hoop poll new 28 Bradley University basketball braves yesterday scored a double Victory off the the popular quintet from accepted an invitation to com Pete in the National invitation basketball tournament in Madison Square Garden and far the second week in a Row were picked As the 1 court team of the you retry in the associated press Ohio state was ranked second and holy Cross unbeaten crusader were named two other outstanding Duquesne of and Johns of also accepted bids to the 12team nit tourney which will be held March and several other quintets Are expected to be picked for the Garden tourney Dukes drop Duquesne 221 to fifth in this weeks a drop of one Peg from the week which seems to save lost its mid season ranked 10th in the a big skid from their previous sixth place Bradley 253 was accorded a stiff tussle in the poll contest by Ohio states 183 newly crowned West Ern conference Bradley accumulated 42 firs place votes and Points on a basis to 10 firs place and Points for Ohio the big picking plenty of support because of their Pennant win in a Strong nosed out holy Cross by 87 the already chosen for the District 1 berth in the Mcaa tourney garnered Points and 36 firs place Kentucky improving wildcats 224 moved into fourth place followed by 5 8 7 Western 8 North Carolina and 10 there were several shuffling of position with Only one team knocked out of the first Long Inland 184 dropped from 10th to 14th and Lasalle j83 moved up from 12th to a notable jump made by Vul Lanova drone candidate for the District 2 nomination in the and the should it Square itself with the the wildcats vaulted from the jul korans up to Iii Western Ken san the defending nit a ranked Cony and Liu Are understood to be in the Best spot for nit other nit prospects include North Carolina Kansas can Syracuse and Toledo new 28 Bradley and Johns of Brooklyn yesterday accepted bids to compete in the National invitation basketball and there was a possibility of wait two of them might also play in the Mcaa with a record of 22 Vic tories in 23 in the leading contender for District 2 berth in the Mcaa while Brad which is leading the Missouri Valley conference and has a rec Ord of is a Good bet for the District 5 although athletic Ait both colleges declined to comment on whether they also would accept Mcaa they said they would consider them if since the invitation tournament will be played at Madison Square Garden March 1118 and the Mcaa championships March 25 and there was a Good chance1 that the braves from and the Dukes from Pittsburgh would double Kentucky entered both tournaments last winning the Mcaa title and losing to Loyola of on Page to kramers Railroad charge denied by red sox officials 28 Boston red sox yesterday denied charges by Jack Kramer that he was railroaded out of the american league because of differences Wiki manager Joe the outright Sale of sly ear old Veteran right hander to the new York giants of the National league for a reported was announced yesterday by bed general manager Joe reached by Telephone at his new Kramer heat edly declared the thing the whole personal 1 was railroaded out because i told off Joe Mccarthy a couple of times last informed of kramers Cronin denied the fiery Hurier railroaded out of the not Only did every club in our league pass him by on waivers but we tried to make a Deal with several clubs in our league but to feel we rent Cronin at the Spring ing site of red Mccarthy chuckled and said theres to kramers Kramer reported the Arm which handicapped him last season continued on Page 10 j 10 boatloads in University of Crew to boatloads of get their first Oakland Estuary Voder we bid Eye of each by Knight it diag in stroking w the
