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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes thursday april 2, tw3 Peterson Cherry win world wide j4f boxing titles be i score decisions Safe s Green lose Over there fishy Bob Cousy. Deft celtic Ball handler flips a Blind pass to easy pm Machuley and gives Knickerbocker Docite Mcguire a Chance at thin air in an Aba playoff tilt. In Soto Watkns Elf Lphr new York april 1 the prizefight business never lacking imagination where a Dollar is con Rheder is. Producing some Weir but wonderful financial deals these Days. " in London promoter Jack sol Moons says he is giving Randy Turpin and Charles Humez to per cent of the Riet for a middleweight title fight on june 9.-/. This is tiie shrewdest Manipula Tion since Max Baer sold 110 per cent of himself to various Man agers in the Early stages of his career. Whenever Maxie fan Short of ready Cash he simply sold an other hunk of Hirn Selt to another manager. It was a Long Happy time \ before Baer finally became consolidated under one manager Arcil Hoffman. Conlen t resist. Solomons was so anxious to sign Turpin and Humez he said he Cotta a t. Resist their asking prices. Jumez wanted 50 per cent and Turpin 60. The extra 10 per cent says Jade will come out of his own pocket on this aside challenger Jersey Joe Walcott has worked out a Deal for himself that might give him a bigger haul than Champ Rocky Marciano for their april 10 heavy Hawk even series beat Montreal 3-1 continued from Page 11 i net behind him As he vainly lifted his stick to attempt a save. The Hawks. Insurance Marker was scored by Jimmy Mcfadden when he drove into the empty canadians net As Montreal put six forwards of the ice with Only six seconds left in the game. A. J the two teams meet in the fifth game at Montreal tomorrow with a sixth game Here saturday. The seventh game if necessary will foe at Montreal april 7. / weight title fight in Chicago Jersey Joe spurning percentages is Down for a guarantee reported to be nearly $300,000. From Gate and television rights some say he has  Chance of Topping Marei Aho s take although it s Cus Tomary for the Champ to get the Andy Turkut. Not dodging anyone bigger paycheck. With another 30 per cent of the movie rights Wal Cott i l be Well fixed. The movies present a n o. T h. E r weird Deal. They la be in third dimension and the producers prom ise a Guy in the Back Row of the movie houses will hav All the sensations of being hit on the chops by Marclanowithout the  three a movies will be by the. Stereo Cine process requiring Polaroid glasses to provide  Crews were scheduled to Start work today filming a few background scenes at Marciano s Holland mich., Camp and they la catch Walcott at Chicago on april 3. The background stuff is to  out the picture just in Case the fight goes Only  or two. The Chicago stadium scene of the fight is scaled under the b r o a d e St interpretation of the word ringside since Mike Jacobs charged $100 for an upper deck continued on Page 14 salons open pc season with 6-3win Over seals san Francisco april 1 a the 1953 baseball season was officially ushered in yesterday by the Pacific coast xeague., with Bot Day and night games played before Good   pried the lid off in its Home Park by taking a 6-3 decision from the san Francisco seals. The game Drew 12,409 fans despite the fact that the sacs piloted this year by Gene Desautels former american league Catcher finished last in the 1952 Hollywood picked by Many to repeat its 1952 Pennant winning performance took the opening game of its doubleheader from Bruins Stop Detroit again 6  page11 markers were provided Byj Mcintyre and Dave Creighton while leading 5-0, the torrid Pace began to. Tell on the Bruins and metro. Prystay on Opportunity to rally his cohorts i " pry Atai scored the first Detroit goal by deflecting in Benny Woit s second period and about a minute later prof Tai faked sugar Jim Henry out of the Boston Cage and set up Alex Delvecchio s scoring shot into the  -.-. -. Sandford stole the puck from Delvecchio near the Detroit crease and registered the last Boston goal without assistance with Leas than ten minutes to go. San Diego 3-2, As red hunger bested Jack Salveson in a Mound Duel. San Diego turned the tables on Hollywood in the Nightcap winning by a 5-1 score As the padres drove Mel Queen off the Hill. Los Angeles a paced by Max West s 204th Homer As a Pacific coast leaguer downed Portland 7-2. Aaron Robinson homered for Portland of Angel Pitcher Eddie Chandler who scattered seven hits Seattle highly rated in the pre season reckoning disposed of Oak land another Strong entry 8-5. A five run seventh inning turned the trick. R /.  coast league in t. Pet. Go Sacramento 1 0 1.000 1 0 loot 1 it  Seattle Hollywood san Diego sail front Loco Portland 0 1.-- results Huw of 3-4, Han Deco 2-5 be a titles i Portal air 3 san Antonio tex., april. 1 special two Burtonwood aug fighters representing us Jfe were crowned champions last night in the 1953 . Air Force worldwide boxing tournament held at Lack Landaff Here. One other Burtonwood Boxer lost in the finals William Cherry deep signed  Morion Pacific conference Parks fab to win the Light welterweight title Ami Ralph Peterson pointed Arthur Mack great Plains conference Lowry fab to cop the Light middleweight Champion ship.,.\--. Howard Green failed. To win the middleweight title by dropping decision to John Rodriguez far East conference Yokota fab. In addition to beating Green Rodriguez was also the first opponent that the h a r do i 11 i n g Burtonwood bal. Had. Failed to flatten in the first Tou Iid. He h  his last four fights by first heat  before running Fitt  official Crow there  no. Official team championship award. In a d d i t i o n to Safe Mecom Northeast and Southwest conferences each won two championships. The Northwest and Southeast conferences each won one title. Cherry carried the fight to mor ton most of the Way. He opened the first round with a Brief flurry and pressed his a a Vantage  used his left to Good advantage but his Bolo right to mor ton s midsection was the Best of the round. In the second stanza Cherry hammered away at his opponent Morton s nose began to bleed late in the round. Both fighters mixed it up in an action packed Windup. Cherry pounded away at Morton s face and head dislodging his mouthpiece. Cherry got in several Good straight  were still punching s w a y after the Bell sounded to end the fight. In the opening round of the Peterson Mack contest the Safe continued on Page Iff Thorpe rites aided by friends Many seek to Honor him continued rom Page 11 Ray announce d yesterday in okla homa City plans to appoint a seven Man committee to coordinate efforts to return Thorpe s body to Oklahoma where he was born. The idea was advanced he said by newspaper publisher Joe Mcbride and state sen. Don Baldwin both of Anadarko okla. Baldwin said he hoped Thorpe would be buried at  new National Indian Hall of Fame. Three tribes suggested construction of a shrine at Anadarko for the former olympic Star similar to the will Rogers memorial at Claremore okla. Pennsylvania bid Sand in Carlisle pa., gov. John Fine asked that he be buried there site of the Carlisle Indian school Thorpe made famous. Fine wired the proposal Toile athlete s widow in California after attending a meeting of a citizens group which told her. In an accompanying Tele Gram that Thorpe would receive a funeral merited by Thev greatest athlete in the  Fine told mrs. Thorpe her Hus band gained his pre Eminence in the sports world while by the school. Vejar signs for 10-Kounder Brooklyn . A middleweight Chi co Vejar Stam Ford Conn has signed to meet Italy s Italo scor Lichini in a re turn 10-round bout at the Ridge Wood Grove april 7, Vejar knocked oat the italian in the fourth round Jan. 19. Balph Peterson. Of Champ of winners results listed Antonio.  Apriell Here Are final snminri9 of 1b Usan worldwide boxing Tournu neat Fly weight Jesse Herror 1u.Southwest conference Lse Laad fab decision de Ronald ,j1j, Northeast conference 5aatpw at1 b. Bantamweight Wanald wodbidl11s, Northeast conference fade rationed jesne119, far East conference fab. Feat pc re i Clit art123, Southwest conference fab. Lecis Ioard try Decker Pacific conference Hie lunar fab.  Goery Smittl  conference Maxwell a Delia ened Bobby i Epcar 1x2. A Rte East conference to Liinar fab.  William ,137. Jinro Pean conference inv rom Wood fab dub a Ned Witlin , 137, Frei file conference. Welterweight Henry White 143ttneust can Ferrow Deielsi Ottard ref calf Branch 147, Pacific conference Uffer Tafb. Zig it Hiil Klewei i Ralph pc a son 154, european a a Forcer in to Wood fab Deere loved artist Mack. 15c, great flatus coat cram Lowry fab. Of adj Fri she John kor Feifar Bast conference Yokota decision de Howard Green 162, c a n f e r n e fab a Frt heavy weight 176, Northwest conference Hil Ahw knocked Cut John Stewart 1"b. A a conference Hamilton of a taint round. A heavyweight Harold Johnson 2tt, Northeast conference Sampson fax deeds foamed a uni pet Emma 1w Southwest conference Carswel ratify skiing conditions Garmisch weather better temperature 37 degree 2? inches Corn skiing exert Lent forecast improving. Rocky to join police before Walcott bout Providence. R.i., fax when Back heavyweight car Apia to world enters the tint Joe Walcott of april a he be a member of Lodge no. 3, fraternal order police. Just what Protection Tufe we afford him age inst Wal to blows is not Clear. Koch by of cow Ever wants la become "w1 Ber before the big to at 8 detachment set frauds c. Up cola president of the pro to a Lodge will for much for e Der for the last Latina  
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