European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Age the stars and stapes March Fott Ward by de Werkman los March 24 manager Frankie growing Gray in the service of is gambling on the youngest infield in the majors to pull his Chicago cubs out of the National league his youth program includes giving youngsters every possible Chance m the Outfield and n his question Able pitching but it is in the i infield that youth is having its greatest in trying to build a solid founds Dation so Well have something for the next 10 explained the sex Fordham who took Over the cubs managerial reins from Charlie Grimm last the Windy City team finished in eighth last two we May not be a great team this for this season will be one of he continued As he looked Over his Young players training but if they come along in Good we should have a winning the kid infield already looks better than if they develop a tight defense they should help the whose baseball career started in said it was silly to predict where the cubs would finish this but he promised we wont be any Pushover other teams will have to play hard against Mickey Veteran cub is enthusiastic enough Over the spirit and Hustle of the Young sters to Hazard that the cubs will finish in the first the kid infield consists of first baseman Preston up from fort of the Texas where he hit and stole 29 bases to Lead the Loop second baseman Wayne promoted from los Angeles late last year shortstop Roy a cub and third baseman Wil Liam from Serena is getting Competition for the hot Corner from Ransom who played with los Angeles and Oklahoma City in if the youngsters jail to Frisch can fall Back on such vet Erans As first baseman Phil Cavar second baseman Emil and shortstop Bob Youthful Carl who belted 45 round trippers last year with is giving vet eran catchers Owen and Bob continued on Page an Al athlete March 24 Aaron Bradley University basketball has almost a straight a he is a Junior majoring in winged footed Owens top track Star of my Ventury greatest track athlete in one afternoon Owens smashed five world records and 4c then went on to win four olympic Gold the Flash Ohio state at one time help outright of posses sep a joint share in eight world Owens mighty soap jump record of 2fe inches is still unchallenged Walker escapes injury in Denver plane crash March 24 Canadian honeymoon trip of Doak Walker and his Bride of week was interrupted yesterday when their private plane ground looped at Denver municipal air neither the highly touted Southern methodist All football Star nor his the former Nonna nor the six other persons aboard the was Walcott ten Hoff fight plans near completion in f continued from Page 9 ten Hoff meeting at that time was by the to offer a bigger drawing another German Fred had suggested the fight at that time and is now in the also with a View to signing Wal Cott for a fight with ten Hoff on that Boc Chiccolo said he had talked with but nothing definite was he added that he did not think Kirsch could meet his Kirsch left for Washington the about reports that he bad signed a contract previously for Walcott and ten Hoff to meet in Bocchicchio admitted that a contract was signed Inthis but that it was voided with the agreement of All because the German promoters were not Able to meet the stipulated financial arrangements at that Lew of the International boxing club at Madison Square agreed ten Hoff fight that the Walcott would be a Good but when informed that the German promoters had agreed to Deposit he Money by that i gotta by Ted sm1ts new March 24 Jesse who in one blazing afternoon broke five world records and tied a sixth and then went on to win four olympic Gold emerged today in the aps Midden Tury sports poll greatest track athlete of the Era since the negro sprinter received 201 votes from the nations sports editors and Jim the versatile Indian who the olympic decathlon in 1912 Only to lose his honors on professionalism was second with Thorpe has already won the a poll As the greatest football third place was close Between Paavo finnish distance run with 31 and Glenn Cun the american distance with literally hundreds of thousands of athletes have tried to smash Standard world track but never one Man accomplish so much in so Short a space of time As Owens did on May in the big ten track meet at Ann competing for Ohio state univer he tied the 100yard record at and set new world Marks of 203 for 220 for the 220 Yard Low and 26 feet 8v inches for the Broad since 200 meters is a trifle Shorter than 220 Owens times in the 220yard dash arid 220yard hurdles also were accepted As world records at the metric a these astounding records were formally accepted As International then Owens became the brightest Star of the 1936 olympic games at winning the 100 and 200 the Broad and run Ning a leg on the victorious 400 meter relay the greatest thrill of my Owens called those olympic Vic at Owens was the Center of an International the race conscious germans obviously did not like the idea of an american negro overshadowing their nordic Adolf Hitler managed to be on hand to congratulate some of the German but he was never around for any of the Victory Cere monies that entered on the Swift after the Berlin Owens turned but quickly quit sport for at one time Owens either held outright or possessed a joint share in eight Standard outdoor world to say nothing of a variety of indoor in addition i to the Marks made at Ann he held a share in the 100 meters and in the 400meter Mel of Southern headed the new crop of sprinters that hammered away at Owens until now Owens holds a Clear title Only to the 220yard on Page ii to handle wrestler March 24 a big Jim Thorpe returned professional sports yesterday in another step of his make minion Cam the almost legendary Sac and who was named the greatest male athlete of the Balf Century in an associated press poll of nations sports entered the pro wrestling world As a matchmaker de Don George of the upstate announced that Thorpe had okd a thre Montti contract As manager and second sunny War a 24yearold Indian jams signature did not make the transaction thai came when Thorpe the 51yearold widowed Mother of two married daughters took Over As jims manager three years she explained the make Mil Mon Campaign was brought on by wife takes Over wed been married three years and it was either making Money or find ourselves without said so i took got Power of at Torney and started to the first step was to sell her hotel in California and take Jim away from his friends because Jim Juat say she take this for example 1 gave Jan f 100 and told him to keep it with him just in Case of Emer said a month later i remember 100 Bucks and asked him if be still had he some of his needed to get his wife out a Jim gave him Che 100 and borrowed More to give Himi we found out later that Friend didst even have a Shes been doing a pretty fair Job As she has a television show lined has a movie con and she has had him on personal appearance tour of the East since i which has netted about Locke reinstated by Golf group continued from Page 9 round Robin invitation Tournai i to the Western Golf sponsor of the Western open and to other clubs at which he was booked to play before the pea suspended him of the inconvenience caused by his to Novak when he was locked was charged with to keep his tournament and exhibition and other infractions Novak said that he is not a of lockes but that he be Welcome As a participant in tournaments after the pea statement said that it is Novaksr sincere As Well As the of the the officials and the members of the that the Moval of lockes suspension would Mark the beginning of an erupted Era of Friendly relations the Field of International 1 presidents cup speedboat award ruled invalid los March awarding of the presidents cd speedboat racing trophy to Hora of has been cleared Arthur chairman the inboard racing commission the american Power boat Asso said yesterday that the i4m commission has ruled the 1949 a on the Potomac was no com because Only one heat was the commission should return the trophy to presidents cup regatta Assoc a in
