European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ime stars and St mks Modi dons irked by seeding for nit new March 9 gel Ian t dons of san who parlayed the shooting talents of Don Lofgran with an irrepressible spirit to win last years National invitation basketball were Given Little Chance today in repeat ing their Surprise Success of 1949 the who swept into tiie tourney by winning 13 of their Las 15 were passed Over by the seeding committee in favor of Brad Duquesne and St in that and made Only the 10th Choice in the 12team Field by the Winner in 26 out of 29 was the favorite at the latest Odds of 72 unseeded Western Kentucky was a Surprise second Choice at 41 Kentucky 254 was third at followed by Duquesne 223 and St Johns 224 at 6 to 1 san with the same team that won last year except for graduated Forward John Benning was rated Only a 12tol shot or this years event at Madison Square starting saturday ignoring the role of underdog in which his team has been cast by the coach Pete of san was irked because the dons were unseeded for this years at least As a Standard Courtesy to the defending i think should have been said Newell just before the team boarded a plane for new we really thought we would be seeded ahead of our record 196 merited Newels complaint about being unseeded was based on the fact that his team would have to play an extra which meant More Wear on his boys and gave the dons prospective opponents in the later round More Opportunity to scout Rihem but in Newels plaint san fran Cisco followers saw a Good Luck he made an identical squawk last year about being passed Over in the seedlings in favor of before Bowling Over Hie Bowling Green Loyola to win the Rupp named hoop Mentor of year continued from Page 9 Politan writers was a first for previous winners of trophy were Howard of new Fork in and Hank of okla homa in despite foe loss of its graduated Ralph Wahweah Jones and Cliff Barker made Good this years built around Bill the 7foot Sophomore wound up the regular season with a 254 record arid a National ranking of third behind Bradley and Ohio div arty gains dec co level finals air 98th pm reach East finals March 9 special Wiesbaden 7122d air police representing rolled into the losers bracket finals of the Bucom Eastern regional com pan level hoop tourney Here last night with a 4544 Victory Over the 1st div the police squared off against the 488th pm of this afternoon for toe right to join the Yale hands crusaders 6662 loss continued from Page 9 Harvard last night in an Eastern intercollegiate league Skinner tallied 20 Points to bring his fou year total to in 92 varsity Canisius Syracuse 64 March 9 the Canisius cagers edged last night when a second half rally by the Orange fell both teams finished their regular season with 17 victories against eight Rutgers Colgate 57 new March 9 determined Rutgers quintet fought off a Strong Colgate rally for a 6757 Victory last night before a crowd of in the final game of the season for both 7718th Sig of As the basis representative in the Neucom it was a terrific Uphill Battle for the air police before squeezing past the after trailing by eight big Points at the end of the third sparked by Hugo who tallied is markers for flee the air police began to sizzle in the final chapter and overtook the maps in flickering moments of the the maps had jumped off to a 138 first Quarter and1 pushed it to 2519 at Jack Kiley led the my cause with 13 earlier in the the air police had eliminated Munich 85fih Ord As Bob Chap Man poured in 27 and the Meshad conquered he 1st behind John vet says is spanning the years eight  Connie Philadelphia As manager has his arms fall of budding base Ball and Russ the boys Are training for the Citrus circuit is state 48 March 9 up Hardin Simmons staged a first half rally last night to Salvage a 5148 court Victory from Arizona state College at High scorer for the evening was Flagstaff All around Vince with 21 Cony senior joins Eastern Al stars new March 9 win the Only senior on City College of new Yorks Start ing today was selected to play with the East squad in the annual Herald Tribune Allstar basketball game at Madison Square Arden april Paul Villanova scoring is the Only other player chosen so far by Doc of the University of Pitts who will coach the Eastern slats of Oregon who will coach the Western has announced Only one Dick of Ohio both earns will begin practice March Pettit says he knows nothing of 100g contract legality new March 9 baseballs most expensive 18yearold Paul ways he Doest know anything about the propriety of his contract with the Pittsburgh but he  like to see anything upset the Apple reporting for his first Day of Spring training with the new or leans pelicans youth told newsmen he considered his contract a Lucky break Chance in a he said be bad read something a possible of the Tevesi Gatipon of sir ii Munding the signing of but his Only comment was i dont know anything about that end of his comment followed a new York Herald Tribune Story say tag three major league clubs want com missioner Chandler to reopen the Pettit was signal to a contract As an actor and athlete by Fred Hollywood movie pro while Pettit was still in baseball regulations prohibit a clubs approaching a Rookie until he has finished Staphani later sold the contract to the who paid m out bidding continued from Page 9 would be Given thorough trials in the Louis cardinals exhibition Dyer thinks Mierkowicz could be the right handed Power hitter the Cardinal Outfield has needed since Joe medic pcs departure in he hit and knocked in 88 runs far of Che International last Nietopski has a Chance to understudy shortstop Marty according to he is a 22 year old right handed Batter who bit at Omaha last Washington senators March 9 Harris is he Doest know Washington senators Man aged to finish last in the Ameri can league in 1949 i dont get Bucky said yester this club has real Power in sure it will the club Homer record this Harris Harris had just watched his Man eaters Belt Bat Ting practice Irv Gil Coan and Sam Mele led the Parade with three Brooklyn dodgers Vero March 9 rain curtailed training for manager Burt shot tons Brooklyn dodgers yesterday when a scheduled game with the Mobile farm club had to be called off shortly after the Brooks came to Bat in the last half of the second Boston red sox s a r a s o t March 9 Twentyfive game Winner Melbar Nell and youngsters Maurice Mcdermott and Chuck stores pitched1 three innings each in the Boston red sons first Init squad game i Philadelphia March 9 a president Robert of the Philadelphia said yester Day he wont Trade holdout Catcher Andy gemini Csc because of their salary Chicago White March 9 Ray Berres White sax regulars scored their second straight Victory major league Jover Jan cleans in five innings of a Sloppy game marred by 14 bases on Gordon two run Homer Over the Fence in deep right Center started the varsity on its Way to new York yanks March 9 a manager Casey of the new York yesterday completed his pitch ing plans for the two games with the St Louis cardinals that will usher in the exhibition Campaign Over the Forth coming having already chosen Fred san Wally Hood and Don Johnson santeria to oppose the redbirds on Satur Casey named Eddie Hugh Rad Cuffe and Duane Pillette for the sunday engagement Philadelphia is West Palm March 9 baseman Gene Mark land signed his contract yesterday and told Connie Hack that his remarks about preferring to play in the International had been All i meant was that i would like to Back to Umilo it the athletics should release me at the end of Spring be pirates san March 9 Billy of said manager the Pittsburgh we have the Inest depth of staff in the Meyer went Down the list of the pitching other club manage shave at their disposal and decided no club has the potential of the Cincinnati reds Fareh 9 hurled three in mugs yesterday As the Gus Mancusom beat the in a Cincinnati red intr squad Detroit tigers March 9 King Charlie aged out a double and triple yesterday to Lead the Lyons to a 91 Victory Over tigers the first intros Quad game of the Detroit tigers 1st div Quint tops 56th Pmj by 4431 March 9 he representing the 1st moved into the Neucom company level championships a Frankfurt next week by trouncing he 56th last night in the final game of the Western regional the pm re Preston will meet the Winner today 7772d Sig co he Rhino Battle in the losers Brack the 7t72d of Frank Fui routed the 66th Cic Little yesterday while Rhine main five staged a so tabular rally to oust 574th div arty took the Lead at the Oul set and never was headed As racked up its third straight sparked by Sid tallied 17 and Gils a player coach who tallied 13 directing the the 1st i representatives built up a 17 Edge at then turned game into a on sided affair i a second half big Jac Meeker tallied 18 Points for losers to keep the final tally wit the Bounds of Ord 15i us Sis defeat of the 574th was one for the the Delberg Crew began like proverbial House afire and had 150 Lead before the Rhines aggregation finally swished nets for the first at it was still 33w favor of with Walter Naiken coff beginning drop the majority of the Poi which gave him games High he so began the Lonjo they shaved the deficit 4034 at the close of the third qua Ter and moved ahead to stay my Way through the final Steve Guttman was High Lor losers with 23 holding a on Point going into the last hurts signal five exploded v attack which left the Little co Mandos far in the tors pushed 25 Points through hoop in that Las Quarter Offe to 12 for the Stuttgart rear Estin Jenkins paced the Slaught with 21 Points while Smith tabled 12 for the czech girl ends skate wins March 8 apr which has always had at one world figure skating Clamp ii will continue its unbroken another the of a 19yearold czech last night thwarted fallout Challenge aimed at three skating Mist or repelled the four pronged a cant threat to her Crown with ease that was much greater her slender winning she finished 14 Points area Jeanette the British and 29 in front of of new tops among the americans Sonja of followed by Virginia baft of in eighth Andra of oof in dodgers set Benefit fray new March 0 Brooklyn dodgers announced Day they will play indians in a Benefit game Brooklyn Amateur baseball Dativa Field july lib