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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, March 21, 1953

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A March the stars and stripes Page the stars and stripes i Cardinal. Betes the bust red sox Bonus baby Bill console sets to put fhe tag on Cardinal Sherwin Dixon who tried to go from first to third on an infield grounder in 311 exhibition won by the botox fi-5. United press photo trip phils 8-5, on Clark slam re Schaeffer hurl yank 4-hitter Palm Beach fla., March Pinch hitter Allie Clark Home run with the bases tin the last of the 10th inning to give the philadelphian 8-5 Victory Over the Phillies in a grape Peague game Belt off right hander Stevel was the fourth Homer of the the athletics. Dave Phil Idle Robinson and Gus Semial also unloaded four-baggers.1 Robin Roberts started on the Mound for the Phillies and went eight full innings before withdraw ing for a Pinch later in the  Scheib and Alex Kellner worked for manager Jimmy Dykes and Kellner was returned the win Ner on the wings of Clark s i t. St. Petersburg fla., March 20 Whitey Ford and Harry the rules meetings d with no changes City March 20 Jerry furst who played halfback and fullback for the University of Virginia and Bill Kelley 238 Pound Center from College of the Pacific have signed contracts with the new Yor football giants twas announced furst is from Pas said n.j., Kelley from . Nil rejects cup Challenge from Barons Montreal March 20 the National hockey league yesterday rejected a Challenge fro the Cleveland club of the american hockey league for a postseason series for the Stanley cup. James c. Hendy managing director of the Cleveland Barons pro posed a series in the event tha Cleveland won the american hockey league s Calder cup. The National league owners a their prep Layoff meeting rejected the Challenge on two grounds. One was that the Cleveland club is without status As a challenger no yet representing anybody the other that they did not consider that the basis of Competition contemplated would be of major league Aliber. There was no indication tha Cleveland s right to Challenge would be recognized even if the Barons should win the american league championship and Calder up. Cleveland sought membership inthe National league this season but was turned Down. The Barons proposal was for a Best of Floc series against the nil Champion to replayed in Cleveland and Hendy said he offered to guarantee a minimum net Gate of $20,000. The Stanley cup originally Challenge trophy has been the exclusive property of the National league since the Western hockey league folded in 1925. From Timeto time other leagues have challenged in behalf of their teams Butalla such challenges have been rejected by the Stanley cup trustees. Com z to show films of Rose bowl series Orleans March 20 special com z personnel will be Given an Opportunity to see films of the 1952rose bowl game and the world series it was announced by come special activities. Motion pictures of the two Clas sics will be screened during the next few weeks at Heaters through out the zone. Exact dates Are to tie announced. To be or not to be Brundage say aussies must decide on olympics Brundage Chicago March 20 of Ayery Brundage president of the International of in Pic commit tee. Said yesterday Melbourne should say now if it can build its own housing facilities or must abandon the 1956 olympic games informed the state of victorian which Melbourne is located has rejected a request to finance building of an olympic Village Brundage commented the australian Federal govern ment and now the state govern ment refused olympic housing help confused situation but our arrangements for the1956 olympic games were with the City of  the City can build its own housing facilities but i Don know what it can say now when the situation even with expected stale or Federal help was so con fused and  pointed out that Mel Bourne officially has until april 17to decide whether it can conduct the 1956 games properly. That i when the International committee meets Al Mexico City to decide whether i Melbourne s facilities Are suitable or that the games Prius the shifted elsewhere. But Brundage said other cities willing to hold the event would like to know Well in Advance Olathe april 17 deadline. He named Only Rome one of 17 cities. Seeking future games As possibly prepared to accommodate the games three years hence 1 to indicated there were others strongly interested. Los Angeles and Mexico City have expressed willingness to hold the games Brundage explained that Selec Tion of the site for the i960 games will not be made until 1955,  
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