European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse March 28,1953 the stars and stripes a eur sets or is program r summer fall Urnberg March 27 special Competition in 10 events is in the 1953 summer and Fau sports program announced by 1 special services athletic Branch sports softball and touch football will be played at company while the others baseball soccer track and Field Tennis and diving Goli skeet and football will be played until or Champion is chosen � leads off the athletic on May 9 and runs until the first and second round to conference Competition Oft aug. is and 13finals Are aug. 22, 24 and the semifinals Are set 28, 30 and 31. I Jas eur world series win i sept. 5, 6, 8, 9,10,12 and 13.fans will watch their tips beginning june 25.start june 28 and on july 1. The Chara be decided july 4. Track dates r ind Field will be run in ions this year with the and Southern meets on and 3s. Champs will com 4. Present track and Fiel Calls for cism Elimina ii and an inter Allied 19. Tentative Date for championships is july 25.and swimming Champion be held in August Mer meet the 22d and 23d Aen compete aug. 24-29. Simals will be run oct 28-31 sport on the fall Agenda is with the quarterfinal nov. 14 semifinals will be and the big game goes a level finals for soft be completed by sept those for touch football by Region Region m corps 1st and 4th dive div com z and wac. Pm Region takes in Vii tips 7th army 2stfa i dive and sea c. Navy personnel will with the districts where stationed and jux Allied Neutral chileans May qualify same manner As army in individual sports or on the company level Only and football players play softball or touch unless they Are dropped squads under these must quit baseball be 15 or football prior to member most Davff been to the unit he represents Roll 1 for soccer. May 1 july 6" for baseball football and oct football except in cases individual is a i re or assigned from a de Iii paces 17 tourney March Lee champions of and West Virginia won the opening game of army tasket Bau Cham tourney Here last night rating it Meade 84-78. Holds the Pennsylvania a Delaware District title round of the double tournament p it t it Camp Breckinridge. The Winner of the represent the 2d tournament april 7-il.fonnfrr Ohio. Tallied 33 Points for the i set a tournament record. Former Utah state Ace of the new York Era scored 24 Points Perin alumni favor Loop Grid games Philadelphia March 27 the University of Pennsyl Vania s general alumni society revealed Here that a poll of its Mem Bers shows they overwhelmingly favor Penn s sticking to Ivy league Gridiron opponents. This provided a marked contrast to the 1353 schedule which lists Only Cornell the traditional thanksgiving Day rival As Ivy opposition. The "ideat1 schedule favored by the alumni including the percen Tage votes which the teams garnered included. Cornell 95 Princeton 94 Navy s3 army 92 Yale 62 Columbia,60 Perm state j57 Dartmouth 51 Harvard 36. Of these teams Only Navy army and Penn state Are not ivies. The members also were polled on teams they would eke to play occasionally and the result showed notre Dame 31 Michigan 30 Pitt 16, and California 15. Some 5,300 ballots were mailed to members March-3, and l200 re plies were received within two weeks a High rate attributed to the current feud which has rocked the athletic department Penn s powerhouse schedule sup ported by athletic director Franny Murray has been blasted by the players Manger As and coach George not Well chosen when he handle the com Joe e. Brown hired by yanks to Mouth Home games on to new York March 27, up comedian Joe e. Brown who has served As a baseball scout and club owner branched but into. The television was named Tom entries for a Home a ties of the new York Yankees. .".". The 60-year-old Veteran of Vaude Ville and the movies will con duct a 3smnute pregame show and a 10-Mfnute pos game Broad cast. He. Also is expected to handle some of the play by play Brown once served As an Amateur scout for the Yankees during which time he was credited with discovering outfielder Earl Coombs. He also was a part owner of the Yankees Kansas City team in the american association. Joe Dimaggio handled the Yankee television commentaries last season following his retire ment As a player but resigned after a one year stint. Losing Effort Stan the Man Musial slides Home safely a Milwaukee Catcher writer Cooper gets Tike ban too bite to tag Tao a non a outfielder. Mhz Oak a woo. Hop photo phils ready to Challenge league Gamble on orgy v for Power Clearwater Fht March 27 up the in flies who played the Best ban in the league after Steve o Neill became manager in june oblast year figure to be a contender again this year. But they must do some strengthen ing. They Haven t yet plugged the weakness which bothered them last gambled when they tra 3ed Russ Meyer a 1ft game Winner Witti i a fiery tempera Konstanty tent for first baseman Earl Torge son in an attempt to get More Long Bell hitting Power. It was taking a two Way Chance. They Don t know if they can come up with a starting Pitcher to take Meyer s place. And they just Hope Torgeson will hit. Owner Boob Carpenter and o Nell Are sure the Deal will work out to their Benefit but they Are Frank to admit a weakness at second base. They Hope to plug that by trading first baseman Eddie Waytkus but big class second basemen Are few. The Phillies also Are Short on catching. Smokey Burgess can hit Well enough but lacks polish be Hind the plate. Stan Lopata is the better receiver but never has shown a liking for major league pitching. Neither can throw. Weak arms they just Don t throw the runner out on the close plays which mean the difference Between Victory and defeat o Neill complained. The Philadelphia strength lies in pitching with. 28-game Winner Robin Roberts spearheading the staff. Fast Balling Southpaw Curt Simmons 14-6 and Karl Drews 04-15 will be other starters. Shawnee Golf limited Shawnee on Delaware a up the 30th annual Shawnee invitation Golf tournament Here May 7-10 will be limited to 452 starters Harry Obitz tournament director announced. Friar Bowling meets scheduled for april Nurnberg March 27 special four Bowling tournaments have been scheduled for april the ath Letic Branch of Usa eur special services announced Here. They include the Usa eur Ufa wac was championships april 10-12 ii Munich the women s All Star tourney apr3 3s-19 in Gar Misch the male civilian All Sta tournament april 25-26 at Coleman Barracks Mannheim and the male military championships april 28 May 3 on the same dist will act As sponsor for. The wac was Competition. Combat come a 2d army div will act As sponsor for the two men s tourneys and Usa eur recreation area will be responsible for the women s All Star Tats. Play in the tourneys will be Ona scratch bases. One team from each wac Ornaf unit of Usa eur army Safe or Ufa will be eligible for the servicewomen s play. A single entry will be eligible for each of the men s championships from he shape Usa eur com a Berlin Comdr Bremerhaven Job Hascom Waco Usa eur recreation area each District of the Naco and Saco and each regiment group or Eoj Valent unit from 7th army. I second base open for Trade is hoping that Steve Ritzik Viil be to take Over Meyer s place. If not it May be Jim , a 1950 Relief Ace or Kent Peterson. Who was t Able to make the Grade with the reds. If Konstanty wins a starting role any a sen will be the no. I bullpen o Neill Man. Oiher Pilch ing prospects include the Veteran Ken Kerai Zelman. Howie Fox. Bob Miller and Paul Stuffel. Connie Ryan a hustling smart player will open at second unless there is a
