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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It april 10, 1953 the stars and stripes Page 13 rot in e a St ran awards 9 spiders set1953 Diamond season Altos t a do ii this Way Budy Grippo coach Biu Dagon Sam Cooper and Joe Malta Owski get to to map the strategy Flat Icey Hope will carry the 18th regt to a championship. Army photo Jerg april 9 special of the Diamond season has out the veterans and rookies 26th Hegt ready to repeat Ion ship they won last year Central conference. Hank Rawlings and Joe Are counting heavily on the of returning Marv Wai try Lor another usar to match 195l Wal a consistent Winner for spiders in 52. Julif opening Day chucking assigns is fib an open race with George Olsey Bob Hall t Luj Souire and de Popelas looking for the Mound staff isolem for the spiders this every regular from last squad of infielders return eds i Grimm Mayo Goldman Ted Dixon and Lea a Ziniewicz Are Strong contenders Tor the infield  the Garden Angle Decello has returned to fill an Outfield spot. The remaining two berths Are open with Cliff Layton and George lodes leading the Parade of Hope Fuls. In Aschaffenbur in Aschaffenbur the men of the 18th regt vanguards Are working out under the Eye of coach. Bill Dagon who Hopes to move this year s crop of vets and rookies up from the .500 average the Van guards posted last season. John a Giovanni returns for his fourth year on the local Mound with a record of 11 wins last year to Back him up. His chief support is expected to come from right hander Jim Balzi a newcomer to the zone and a vet Lian without win Complex ikes Lopez lift Tomahawk to Falls test., april 9eland manager Al Lopez would like to find the of his team who claimed Don to like win Sver find he is or ill i of him intp9 said this Jing a  medic pc sports editor who is the the team. In the bbl Edick quoted an in a Veteran and respected Llhee indians As saying trunk like winners a need most is for the Lall on their faces. I Jjjdmt-7on got to give Emelike winners.1 other indians be kicking too ._.$3nued it s hard to " s player on this team to win up no Ama has won the Mas ent and no player it twice in Succes would say those things. Chances Are he s a Guy who s not playing regularly. The spirit of the Ball club is Good and i can Tell you thai every one plays to win. Except this Guy maybe. I would t want a Man on the team it i knew he did t play to  just who this Guy was remained a secret. Cobbledick s closest identification of him was that he was  Ball player.  the player said he had played for a Winner once. Eran of professional circles. Nehemiah Daniels looks Good to hold Down the hot Corner. He brings 13 years of baseball experience to the Post including six. Years of service Ball. Two of the recent additions to the zone fat Mclaughlin and Jim Rechill Are vying for spots in the Vanguard Outfield. Mclaughlin had a year of pro play before entering the service. Death prevents ardent fan from attending opening Milwaukee wis., april 9 up one of Milwaukee s Best known baseball fans who said he would attend the Milwaukee braves Home opener in a wheel chair if Neces sary died at St Mary s Hospital saturday. Hugo sludgy Walter died of a heart ailment Only 10 Days before the return of major league base Ball to Milwaukee after an absence of 50  74-year-old fan had attended every opening game of the Mil Waukee Brewers since 1902 and operated a tavern near Borchert fic a Home of the Brewers. Base Ball players dropped in his place frequently and baseball was the number one topic of conversation summer and Winter Walter s right leg was amputated two years ago and relatives told him he might not be Able 1o see the braves open the league season april 14 in the county stadium Holman charges use As Cage Scapegoat in City College Case new York april 0 up basketball coach Nat Holman City College of new York soon to Ace departmental trial on charges of neglect of duty charged last night that the Board of highe1 education is trying to Reake him a Scapegoat to cover up its own policy delinquencies Over the past eight  Holman presently under sus pension without  will be tried by a three Man committee of the Board on april 27 with a maximum penalty of dismissal from the staff and loss of pension rights. Holman called lathe Board has charged Holman with conduct unbecoming a teacher and neglect of  the Board declared that Holman had been Las n protecting his players several of whom were found guilty of accepting bribes from gamblers and with failing to cooperate with the Board s investigation of the Basket Ball fixing , in a formal statement quoted from the charges against him that professor Holman took no Concrete Steps to protect his slayers by removing them or recommending their removal fro this environment Madison Square Garden which was Seething with potential corrupting  Holman in his statement re plied this ignores the fact that the decision to play in Madison Square Garden was made by the president of the College the Fracul y athletic committee of which i was not a member and approved y the Board of higher  should make it apparent to any fair minded person that the Board of higher education is try no to find a Scapegoat to cover its own policy delinquencies Over the past eight  tar heels add sex Vandy Aid Chapel Hill a c., april 9 a Steve Belichick assistant coach at Vanderbilt for the last two years was added to the football coaching staff at the University of North Carolina As an assistant Here. Appointment of be Liebick thus completes reorganization of the tar Heel staff begun Early this year after the resignation of head coach Carl Snavely under fire last dec. 5. New head coach George Barclay said Belichick would serve As a general assistant but indicated he would work primarily with the defensive Backfield. No salary or con tract terms were announced. Belichick gained distinction with his pass defense coaching at Vanderbilt where he served under Bill Edwards now also a member of the tar Heel  graduate of Western Reserve University when Edwards was coach there Belichick played football there and after graduating in 1941 played a season with the Detroit Lions pro team and with the great lakes naval service team. In addition to Edwards other assistant tar Heel coaches Are mar Vin Bass former Washington red skins line coach and Jim Gill a Holdover from Snavely s staff. St. Louis men form plans to keep Browns St. Louis april 9 a a group of businessmen met Here and organized to make plans for a pos sible Purchase of the St. Louis 3rowns to assure that the club re Mains in St. Louis. A. Herndon Kirkland head of a travel Agency was named chairman of the group and Willis e. Johnson who was travelling Secretary of the Browns for nearly 25 years was named Secretary. Kirkland said neither president Bill Veeck nor any other official of the Browns has been contacts Day the group. Veeck is travelling with the club in  enough enthusiasm is shown and a Deal can be negotiated Kirk land said Stock will be sold to Small investors. These investors would be protected against a Transfer of the club by a provision that would re quire approval of 75 per cent of the stockholders before the club could be moved. Aware of financial loss the group is made up of business men who Are aware of the tremendous financial loss that St Louis would Stuefer it the Brown were to be trains feared from St Louis Kirkland said. Their names were not  said that in the event of a Purchase the group would be interested in Selling sportsman spark to Anheuser Busch inc., which recently bought the St Louis  Browns would then become the rental team with the cardinals As landlord which is a reversal of the present setup Kirkland said. Veeck  to Transfer the club to Baltimore for the 1953 season was / turned Down v by other american league club owners. Staun on a takes High school Cage title Glens Falls in . April up the cadets of Staunton military Academy wrapped up the title of the Eastern plates High. School basketball tourney Here beating Cathedral prep Erie pa., 63-57canlsius, Buffalo captured to Ltd place by Downing Adelphi acad Emy Brooklyn 59-40. Unusual events in minor league history Necciai s 27 whiffs Clarke s 8 homers top list some perfect pitching and some hefty hitting which occurred a half Century apart were listed As the most unusual events in minor league baseball  Nevdal of the appalachian league s Bristol Tenn. A team contributed the Mound Leat last May 13 when he struck out 27 Welch w. Va., batters in a no hit  m. Trautman presiden of the minor league association said the new Book is the most Complete and authentic Ever com piled  
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