European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R january 1953 the stars and stripes Page 9 stripes m Mike Jacobs Dies in Miami succumbs to heart attack at 72 boxing world mourns death fight Czar Bonus Choice Bert Bell commissioner of the folds a Box containing names of players in the pro football draft As Lou san Francisco general picks his Tomas ends Harry and Tom Fexas All America press photo Bhul owners stage if Marathon conclave i 25 National football league began i uphold its reputation As a Long winded debating society yesterday then the club owners tangled with the problem of divisional re going into the third Day of their Marathon the nil leaders affirmed their stand on restricting borrowed a Rule from befall to put into player ticket sales pass i acts then settled Down to argue whether they should change the membership of the two divisions and the system of scheduling the Odd thing about it was that body expected any major changes come out of the but Fer body wanted to have his Baltimore in Western half situation about when Baltimore Colts were readmitted the league and Given Dallas e in the Western not the clubs were Happy about although Washington dropped demand that a place in the m group be a condition of it mores redskins George to build up a ibo Rhood rivalry with Balti by playing the Colts twice season but indicated he would if that was accomplished making an exception to Normal the two Iri Cago the bears and already have such a p Pittsburgh and Philadelphia both willing to switch to the West Nake a place for Baltimore in Hast that Way they get to the clubs that Are the Best continued on Page 10 level for Gavila Davey go 25 ticket sales for the Chuck Davey kid Gavilan welterweight title bout at Chicago stadium 11 have soared to Truman Gibson International Box ing club Secre said yester although t he fight is 2u weeks Gibson All s10 and is Davey seats have been leaving Only and ducats to the comparatively Low Price scale will keep the Gate from nearing the Al time indoor fight record of 000 set for the Tony Zal Rocky Graziano bout in the theal time indoor Gigli in at Tendance is the unofficial tha jammed Chicago stadium last Yea for the Ray Robinson Grazias f sports huskies fire Odell As coach of Grid team 25 University of Washington Board of legends fired Howie Odell As head football coach yesterday but took no action on naming a a statement issued by the Board after Odell appeared personally to present his Case said merely that regents acted to approve athletic director Harvey Cassils recommendation that Odell not be there was no announcement As to what would be done about dells contract which has one year to run at about Odell earlier 15 minutes in a closed session with the Board and walked out with this comment do you want a picture of me saying Goodby wont say what happened he made that remark to photog Raphers who snapped his but he declined to discuss what happened in the i just wanted to Tell my Odell said after he the meet no one asked me a single not that i Felt that it did any this whole thing was decided weeks and nothing that i could say would change Cassill last month said he would recommend that Odell not be retained for the 1953 Odell attributed Cassils action to per Sonal Henry University subsequently announced he was in Accord Cassils reasons for asking that Odell be president Schmitz said had cooperate in the University athletic program Mike Jacobs Crown passes on cubs sign two Wertz anon missing 25 old and the 42yearold dutch Leonard and Rookie Dick yesterday signed for 1953 with the Chicago a Knuck Leball artist and one of baseballs top has been in the majors since 1933 with the exception of 1936 and 1937 when he was at in 1952 he appeared in 45 games for the finishing 35 for an Al time cub working 69 in he posted a 22 record while compiling a earned run his Best since 1945 when he was on Mound for the Washington Verbic will be making his first appearance in the he had a 513 record for Des Moines in the Western league last his Era was he walked continued on Page 11 Syracuse blasts Rochester kicks win Aba tilts Miami 25 the wan Little East Side slum kid who built a Fortune and Empire out of died yesterday a Jacobs had fought death since he was felled by a stroke in he was near the Brink Many but Friday he went to race and suffered a heart attack after he got he died at saturday morning of coronary insufficiency at the age of his body was to be flown to new York and buried in the family plot in following services developed Louis the boxing world will it mourned the passing of this wizened Little Man for was he who built the massive 20th Century sporting club it was he who developed Joe Louis from a hungry automobile Plant labor or to a great and wealthy Pion it was he who took the Mantle of another great Tex and forged a promotional monopoly that made him the virtual Czar of big time yet As Mike lived his last Days Here in lonely he was bitter toward his successors in the his last interview with a Newspaperman was with Milton r i c h m a n of the United Lere in and this is that he said there aint one Good fighter around not there ust a Bunch of chorus and these promoters what do Guys know about promoting a fight they ought a be promoting Beauty instead of Richman reminded Jacobs that continued on Page 10 the Syracuse nationals racked up their ninth straight National basketball association Victory last night by handing the Rochester royals their worst Home defeat in five a 10782 the nats hit 35 of 74 shots army resume Grid sees in 957 est 25 up a Green Light from president get the fight Irish of notre Dame and nys cadets agreed yesterday to be football relations in at the subway alumni of new u were shut out series was resumed on a the and Home basis the game to be played at notre nes memorial stadium in South on the game will be in picturesque stadium at West Point year on the future Irish and the sons of slum and Gravy who will Battle in that first re Newal in 1957 Are now sophomores in High there was Little or no fanfare and Little or no official comment from either institution Over the joint announcement which was made at midday by Earl red director of athletics and coach of the army and de Moose director of athletics at notre that was the Way they wanted no emphasis to contrast with the overemphasis that finally caused termination of the historic series after the 1947 game in South before that it had been a gala who pinup annual affair at new Yorks Yankee Sta which became an annual sellout Battle for blood attended by crowds of close to the first indication that the re of the game would at least get High official approval if not encouragement should Eisenhower be came when he attended a new York press conference of sports or who played varsity continued on Page 10 from the the royals made Only 27 of 25 a the Milwaukee Hawks won their fifth straight game in the National basketball association last night by Downing the Indianapolis Nichols scores 27 Jack who has led the Hawks on their winning Streak in the last scored 27 Points to Pace the Leo whose Long shots were a feature of the scored 22 Points for the Victory put Milwaukee with in a half game of the fourth place olympians in the nabs Western new 25 a the new York knickerbockers staved off a last Quarter Threa last night to defeat the fort Wayne in an Aba game who Happy Bill Spivey left shakes bands with Happy former major league baseball commis As Chandler appeared As a character witness for the for Mer Kentucky basketball Star during his photo