European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes March to 7718th div arty cop co level openers Thorpe named greatest Gridiron performer of past 50 years football in 4ug first collegiate game at a Arusla Unher Ralpe race 85t 65 yaks for touch which upset mighty in rus Jim took great Ripe in running ability in a pro be was stopped for no gain twice a Kow by Knute Rock trial the folks came to see Fum Godlep Over the notre pame great As 4je race to a to on tie next swathes in muscular Indian score one touchdown and kick four goals to seat by Harold Claassen new March w whom his Indian Mother named Bright the greatest football player this Century in the opinion of sports writers Ami broadcasters who participated in the associated press Thorpe combined the irishman love of which he inherited from his with the indians cunning and Grace to gain his place in the sports Hall of Fame in 1911 and playing left halfback for the no defunct a Indian none of the modern benefited by the games amazing growth through the intervening four could nudge the 6foot 190pound Sac and Fox Warrior from first of 391 voters who took part in the mid Century 170 put Thorpe olympians close in on Aba Crown continued from Page 9 Vincennes watched the olympians sink Denver on the strength of a 36pojbt Effort by la other Syracuse clinched bes record title of the league by trouncing White de of the Louis continued his lat season bombarding by racking up 22 Points the bombers 7163 Victory Over the Baltimore on top for Bis almost legendary Harold hed Illinois galloping ghost of the was second with Bronco Minnesota strongman of the Grange was third with followed by Ernie of and Sammy of Texas each had seven strangely Thorpe bowed out of football in 1929 after his the Chicago lost to Grange and the Chicago an associated press account of the game says Thorpe was unable to get then in his forties and be was a Mere Shadow of his former it was in 1906 that he first attracted attention of the schools Glenn pop and then As a High Warner at the rated himself More a track coach than As a football during virtually the entire 1907 season Thorpe sat on the but when the indians regular halfback was the oklahoman got into the to the very first encounter he sped 63 and 85 Yards for touchdowns that brought the tiny school an upset Triumph Over mighty by seasons end he was the most talked about athlete in Pennsyl continue Don Page 11 Cic of Meef Kaval Fen for pfennig Parade March 17 66th Cic will play the Kitti Cen Kavaliers in a Benefit basketball came at Jubilee next thursday March it was announced All will be turned the the Parade of 4be German equivalent of March tight infantile a Rutgers swims with vim new March 17 swimming teams have won 199 dual meets and lost 59 since coach James Reilly organized the sport on an intercollegiate basis at the new Jersey 56th of quintets fall in first round by since staff correspondent March 17 played company level Basket Ball in top level class Here last night As Nurnberg 7716th Neucom Sig school professors and div arty pulled out first round wins in the Neucom Cage finals at Blozis div arty dropped air of into the losers bracket in the nights while the Numberg sign Alers de coded the defensive tactics of Weitzo Klopovich and Lars 56th pm co to eke out the winners share of a tight in the As wet Lara Workhorse for the evening big Jack whose height and Speed spelled the difference under the Basket on Tippins and Meeker gathered 18 Points for the losers1 cause and games High be fore fouling out in the last five his effectiveness was aided no Little by some fast feeding and play making by his usually Unsung Nick Steve there was no one player inn urn bergs Star the signal Crew began and ended with a tightly knit unit of five that performed with a display of teamwork Seldom before seen on the dec they cooperated Long and effectively enough to at the first and stretched it to 2317 at the score tied Meeker and gauchos joined forces in the first two min utes after intermission to tie it up at 23ah and the two squads see sawed through the period to make it 3533 at the Start of the final with Nurnberg still from there on in the tally was knotted five but the Preci Sion foul shots of Cloyd hitting five for gave the profs All they Ken Sebring stepped into the leading role for just Long enough to net 10 in the initial Crayton Parker Ted div Artys powder horns to the wire with 13 but except for Afina period dual sex the game was in direct contrast to the followup slow and loosely the airmen ran through an in Gainou again first period to set a 128 Lead at the Start of the second the powder horns managed to keep it just that dose and tied it at but then Don Rhoads free throw gave the Wiesbaden Crew a on Point advantage As the intermission the court length drives of Sid a Guy who  give kept alive the 3530 third Quarter Lead parkers shooting hid built and effectively offset the Superb hitting of the policemen Bob who rang up games High with div arty will meet the Nurnberg five in a winners bracket clash tonight at followed at 9 pm by last Hance tussle Between policemen and the 56th the hip sets baseball confab March 17 special All interested requested to be on hand at 8 March at the up svs where plans will be made for the formation of a Heidelberg interpose baseball Irish get pats Day Start sooth March 17 Dames football Hope Fuls trotted today for the traditional Patric Day opening practice session and coach Frank Leahy turned his critical Eye on Ever 100 with Only one first string Man left from last years Leahy was faced with the Job of rebuild ing the team that now has a record of 38 straight Twenty three seniors left the including co captains Leon Hart and Jim quarterback Bob Williams is the Only firs line Leahy will have such men As Captain Gerry Jim Mutscher Paul Fred Wagner and Bui Gay around which he can build the squad that will play in the schools 62d football Cony plays Bradley for nit title continued from Page s floor game and personally accounted r for 15 Mann tossed in 16 including six Field he was an of his driving Layup teeing the score 4141 Early in second half and his free throw put Ting his mates ahead to Fred a Tong distance shoot ing saw to it that 9t Johns never caught up by hitting the bucket with several set he scored 14 Paul Bradley As Anwer Ica held to eight Bob Johns 6inch Pivot and Gerry a Good set shot scorer Hitti kept Johns in the 1 Zawoluk scored 23 Points including i nine goals from the and Calabrese hit for 19 Points including several Long Johns got off to a 134 Lead and was at the half but failed to keep Pace with Brad Leys fast breaking Duquesne used just the opposite deliberate Possession an Effort to Stop the Dukes did for a while but tote beavers broke Loose in the last and there was no holding the Dukes Hopes were Hurt their two regular Dahler and Jim were moved from the game on fouls Midway in the last Cunys de hero san Francisco and 19 nine of them from the free throw hts was held to a single Field goal in the first but another de kept the beavers Clicks ing with 14 Points mostly from wicked on band Hook Hal a was leading scorer with 11 Poi of Farrell and Charlie Coo pot the big scored nine each the Pittsburgh of sports meeting slated monday March 17 Specif athletic officers from All Usak bases will hold a conference i Wiesbaden March 20 to discuss Piffie for an expanded program of Intel base and int abase Competition j All sports during the Spring summer in announcing the i athletic consultant said the purpose of i meeting will be to let athletic o facials of other Safe bases expire their views on two or three Alfe native plans for scheduling Coj petition in Tenn swimming capt John athletic will outline various one of the a suggested changes which will submitted to he Safe fora Prui Calls for inter base matches in i and Tennis on Home Andhi also up for approval proposals triangular for More meets in dual track