European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 13 heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano Jersey Joe escape Roccy s Sthol right Ocky Iti Happy ver 0dds9 movies. F by Oscar Balet v 1 new York March 24 of Rocky Marciano was just a wee bit ried at being made a prohibitive 3-1 favorite Over Jersey Joe Walm their heavyweight title bout at Chicago m april 10. Souciy is theory according to my agents at his Holland Mich train Camp is that if he defends successfully against old Joe it is no More n what is expected. But if he loses Marciano becomes a you might think this Guy was a Pushover Odds they re voting the Rock explained with a frown. They seem to forget that anybody had me behind him when i caught him with that knockout Nch. " i to Tell you one thing he added i m not Selling him Short this ares to be a Tough fight maybe my toughest Rocky already Down to a Sharp Iff pounds had that Point driven the sharply this week when he first saw pictures of this september fight with Walcott it was a private showing and Marciano sitting in an easy chair ight the bout a Over the picture showed Walcott hammering him to the floor Rocky at almost double As if feeling the. Punch again. Soon he was lashing with his right hand to the tune of explosive roofs completely As be re lived the drama of his greatest moment and when it was the Champ leaned Back with a sigh and admitted 1 did t realize it was that Tough a fight the exhilaration of becoming Champion and the mad jubilation which slowed that september night in Philadelphia swiftly swept from mar no s mind tee gruelling Battle which he had been through. There seems to be a suspicion lurking in the Back of his mind also he might have been extremely Lucky that night to catch Walcott that Roundhouse right which blasted old Joe into limbo. There Only two More rounds to go and with Walcott ahead on Points was running out for the Rock when he ended things with one Jozing punch. Which is Why strangely enough both men Are planning the same of fight when they collide in Chicago a slam bang All out attack. Brunsvik wins ski Marathon soda Springs Calif March 21 col lege of Pacific Nas announced appointment of Charles Chuck Melick former Urcla Grid Star As assistant to the school s new head football coach. Jack Myers. Melick will work with the Frosh and scout for the varsity. Go Vern me n Toffe is loan to Melbourne for olympic houses Canberra Australia March 24 up in a last minute bid to keep the 1956 olympic games in Australia prime minister Robert Menzies announced yesterday that the government will assist the victorian government to provide housing for games participants. He said the Commonwealth government will make an interest free loan of 14,480,000 to the victorian government for construction of a Kod Towel ponders ring future at 25 Johannesburg March 24 a Vic Towel former world Bantam weight Champion who was knocked out 31 seconds after the Start of the 10th round in a world title fight with Champion Jimmy Carruthers Here is considering retiring from the ring at the age of 25, he hinted Burnt up is to weeps explanation of his defeat which is the second time the last when car Ruthers took the title inside one round last november he has been knocked out ran oot of Gas Towel went on i just ran out of Gas. And it was physically impossible for me to continue. No. I was not knocked Stone cold. 1 was conscious of everything and i say that Carruthers is not a tremendously hard puncher i took far More punishment from Manuel Ortiz when i won the title from him in May 1950."bat Carruthers is terribly fast and i just could not keep him out in that eighth ninth and final is to have a family con Ference with his father and Trainer Mike Towel and his brother and manager Maurice Towel before deciding his future in the ring but it is Likely As be hinted today that the time has come to retire before his health is seriously affected. 600-Home olympic Village. The loan will be repayable in 1957. Menzies said the government also considered reasonable a plan for sharing with the victorian govern ment and the Melbourne City coun cil any losses sustained by building houses a Advance of permanent occupation. The houses in the olympic Glage Are to be part of the Commonwealth state housing plan. The prime minister said i Hope that is the last hurdle the Victoria Premier John Cain can erect against the olympic games. In that Hope the Commonwealth govern ment is making a last minute Effort to help save the games for Mel Bourne and for Australia. If tha offer is not accepted the people will know who is Atkinson of after mishap Miami fja., March 24 apr jockey Ted Atkinson one of the nation s leading riders has been hospitalized with head pain.? since last wednesday but is get tins along Fine and 1 will 1 a a v e the Hospital today wife said last flight Atkinson 36, was injured March 13 when a Lorse named bal inc Lea dropped dead under him in he stretch during the sixth race at Gulf Stream Atkinson complained of head pains and went to mercy to Spital Jor observation. His wife said the inner ear which controls balance was affected and Tae rider had a feeling of seasickness but added was nothing said Atkinson has recovered and plans to spend a few Days at is Home in suburban Miami Springs before going to new York for the opening of the racing sea son april 1. 7620th takes Ufa Crown with 69-54 finals Triumph Salzburg March 24 special the 7620th he co tac Corad repeated As . Forces in Austria Ufa basketball champions with a 69-54 Victory Over he co Lith aaa in in the Camp Ziedenburg gym Here. Rushing to a 19 Point Edge in the first Quarter the 7620th squad led All the Way As they continued undefeated to the tournament Crown sought by seven others. Clarke Dyer he co team Cap Tain was High Point Man for his team with 18 Roeglin was top scorer for the contest As he poured 25 Points through the hoop for the losers. The 1953 Ufa champions entered the tournament As a result of Salzburg Mil Post title last week. Standings Iona hockey league Ceil standings w i. T la of a 36 16 18 a 2m 15335 53 18 75 1s5 148 � is 13 is 153 17227 m is 89 169 175 z7 3� 13 7 1s6 167yifc 17 37 16 m 151 211 hockey league a i St Ali Iris w i let of a 2 ass i Frt 37 i � is 1 is 31 6 Sis 2131 s3 63 468 217 Ite Aee z7 96 fifi 515 254w it 53 xi2 25s � 49 47 16 286 Thompson chosen York to p Joe Spriano. Goa and Herb Thompso were chosen to Complete the College All stars for the an East West Charity basketball at Madison Square Garden 28. Softball clinic opens March 3o Nurnberg March 24 special the 1953 softball officials clinic opens March 30. The athletic Branch of Usa eur special ser vices announced Here. The five Day session in William of Darby Cavern gym and adjoin ing playing Fields will be attended by some 140 selected soldiers air men was and softball official Nicolas Lek Frannicola will conduct the clinic. He is a member of the Amateur softball association of America. Frannicola is a familiar figure in zone clinic circles. He has made several previous trips Over to con duct similar sessions. Servicemen attending the soft Ball lessons will represent various units from Ura eur. Safe Ufa arid Trust. Each wac and pick Frannicola. Return visit was unit in Usa eur Safe and Ufa will be represented also. Upon completion of the course the attending servicemen and women will return to their units and conduct follow up clinics on their own. Most of these will be completed by apr 25, just prior to the opening of the season. Trainers Assn. Clinic scheduled june 17-20 Houston tex., March j4 up National athletic trainers association clinic will be held june 17-20 at Miami University in Oxford Ohio Eddie Wojecki Tratner at Rice Institute and the association s publicity director said Here Ernie Biggs head Trainer at Ohio state University. Is program chair Man for the clinic. Atkinson Colgate soph elected 1953-54 Cage Captain Hamilton n. A. March 24 up Frank Patterson Chatara n. J., Sophomore was elected Cap Ain of next season s Colgate Bas netball team today at a meeting of the basketball Letterman. Patterson a Forward will be the 8rst Junior to Lead the team since Ernie Vanderwegen was elected in 1947. Patterson played if All 21 games tar Colgate this season and scored 282 Points. I Wiz robbed Waite Cartier middleweight angrily protests his disqualification defeat to England s Randy tar plan in their London boat last week United pres photo
