European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Or xxiv a i Xisra vittles bowl an assist for St. Nick do you remember Back in you Days of youth How each Christma morning you would literally leap out of bed and make a beeline for the Raily furnished tree and the Happy smile that split your features when a Uick canvass revealed that old St. Nick haunt forgotten that sled or skis or doll or suit or dress it was a pleasant feeling. And thanks to a pair of Neucom football teams Sev eral thousand needy German youngster who otherwise might not have had the privilege will share it this coming Christ Mas Day. A the occasion is the third annual vittles bowl game which will pit the Rhine main rockets and lath inf vanguards two of the command s better football teams in Frankfurt s Victory Park on dec. 3. All proceeds will go into the Gya Christmas fund for distribution to Gya centers throughout the zone. Each local organization will in turn use the Money to Purchase gifts for underprivileged children in its area. The vittles bowl had its inception in1948 at a time when a Fleet of planes was shuttling Back and Forth from Rhine main and Wiesbaden air bases to Ber Futine main 18th inf vie in 3d annual Charity tilt sit Frankfort on dec. 3 v by Bill Zalensky. Staff sports writer. Lin supplying that beleaguered City wit food and fuel the inaugural game pit the rockets against cd Stab s 14th ardred raiders. The raiders won the game v-0, but the real Winner was the , which converted the Gate receipts from 30,000 spectators into gifts for needy berliners. ". Last year with operation vittles Jiromi which the bowl derived its name pm spender As the result of the lifting of the truck and rail blockade to Berlin which the russians had imposed the vittles bowl committee voted to extend its helping hand to Gya centers through out the zone. Such will be the Case again this 30,000 fans also turned out for last year s game in which themed raiders repeated their 1948 Conquest of the rockets by a 14-13 score. The 194i,contest also featured a. Pregame Parad through the streets of downtown Frank Furt and a raffle of a popular German make automobile Thich was won by. Fagerman Gerau this year s. Vittles bowl committee headed by it col Charles Rose of Rhine " main has another Banner program lineup to go along with the football game have replaced the Parade with a soccer contest Between German Gya teams from Frankfurt and Berlin. That skirmish will get festivities under Way at 10 30 am. Kickoff time for the rocket Vanguard struggle is set for 1 15 pm with elaborate ceremonies scheduled during the half time. Include will be a Brief air show by planes based at Furstenfeld Bruck airbase Maneu vers by the 18th info crack Drill platoon., and a raffle which will have a German automobile and motor Bike As its chief prizes. The ticket prices have been set at 59 cents for . And Allied personnel Andone Mark for germans. The stubs from the tickets will go into a giant barrel from which the winning numbers in to halftime raffle will be drawn. Star k �5 Rev k the stars and stripes feature Section
