European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1953 stars and stripes Page Anta Ben blasts into masters Lead held stays bunched Augusta ga., april 11 Cap Ben Hogan the grim Little golfer another once had a masters tournament dedicated of him took charge of masters yesterday As he shot his Way into the Lead at the 3wtole Mark. " i Hogan followed by a tremendous week Day gallery of 8,000, put a " id of 69 on top of an opening 70 for a two Day total of 139. That s save strokes under Par for Augusta National the spacious and soul testing Cox True in the Rod Clay Hills of East Georgia. Augusta s Par always hard to beat is 363572 for the 6.900 Yard layout. In 1949, after Hogan had been seriously injured in an automobile Accident and it was Uncertain whether he Ever would play again a special tribute was paid to him at the masters and the entire tournament was informally dedicated to him. He came Back two years later to win the masters title for the first time. Hamilton second at the end of play in the second round which started in a Thunder storm and ended in Bright Sun Shine Hogan had just a one stroke margin Over the portly Evansville ind., Veteran Bob Hamilton and two Over Chick Harbert Detroit the first Day Leader and Chunky Ted Kroll now Hartford , except for a few moments of suspense when the fans waited to see if Hamilton could overtake their favorite no one doubted that it was Ben s Day. The whole mob took out after him when word got around that he  scorching the front nine with a four under Par 32. That was where Hogan pot in his licks. He got his first Birdie of the Day on the fifth Hole where defending Champion Sam Snead started to shoot himself out of the picture. He also birdied the sixth eighth and ninth a Voth deadly Iron shots. Harbert who set the opening continued on Page 12 Ben Hogan. I takes charge a n s cd e e r babe �iri7ff Good wishes Tex april 11 up Mildred babe Zaharias who 3wt faced Many a camera in on Job serious athletic career had of Vevay Inch of her body fans onto a Ray film yesterday doctors sought to diagnose a which May end her Golf career. -. Fhe plucky babe bolstered than 500 telegrams from and unknowns pc iced with out timidity prob ably the Tough est one of a highly competitive career that saw her reach the Peak As a Basket Ball player olym Pic track Star a Amateur golfer and then a pro .11 golfer. Las but she. Asked everyone Pray for  the babe told newsmen by from her Hospital bed them to stay with me a few  ants routed her out of bed am for two hours before machines before allow any breakfast. Then there Fujiha repeat performance during Moon. Zaharias said she was t ill and on actually Page 12 Felt Wood Belvoir meet for All army title los Alamitos wins it. Mea de md., april 11 it. Leonard Wood disposed of 4th army Champion it. Sill 81-61, Here last night and now faces it. Belvoir va., for the All army basketball championship. The Missouri team was to meet Belvoir undefeated in tournament play this afternoon.1 if the virginians lose another game was scheduled to be played at 7 pm to determine the Winner of the double elimination tournament. Navy to Tibet at great lakes 111., the los Al Amigos Calif n a v a 1 air Sta wrapped up the All Navy basketball championship last night beating great lakes Blu jackets 82-79. The v i c t o by was the second straight for los Alamitos in the scheduled nest of three playoff games and qualified the Calif or r Nivans for the armed services championship tourney in Omaha april 17-18,. Kicks for Aba championship new York april 11 a the Minneapolis lakers two Plain one new York for a 20-Point Lead then held off a frantic knickerbockers Rait for a 91-84 Victory last night to win their fourth National basketball association championship in the past live years. After the Minneapolis second stringers built up a 44-35 half time Lead the first team came Back a and increased the margin to 55-35. The knickerbockers who bowed to the same team in seven games in the Aba finals last year tried mightily after that and put the crowd in a frenzy by pulling to within one Point at 85-84r-with 35 seconds to play. The lakers weren t going to let the title they be won in 1949. 1950 and 1952 slip out of their grasp however and the big Rangy Cham pions steadied Down to pull away lignin in the closing seconds. Gears i Kim big gun of the linkers in All their championship drives scored Only 15 Points far below his Normal average but three came at the end on a three Point play under the Basket. That mrs de it s9-s4, and the last Basket by Pep Saul was merely icons on the cake. Vern Mikkelsen another Laker Stalwart had made it 86-84 with a free throw after Dick Mcguire had brought the kicks within a Point with his first Basket of the night. Won Only one i so the kicks who won the first game of the series in Minneapolis i lost their fourth straight of the i championship series. Tied at 1-1 when they returned to now York the Home team had talked of end no it in the three games Here. Jim Pollard third big Man in the air tight Minneapolis front line with Mikan and Mikkelsen led his team in scoring with 17 Points. After Saul dumped one in to Start the third Quarter Pollard and Slater Martin boosted the Minne Apolis Edge to 55-35. The later second stringers sparked by Jim Holstein started Minneapolis moving Midway through the second period after a 29-Atl tie the ninth time the game of even. Mike Nelsen Only regular on the continued on Page j2 big gun George Mikan Star Center for the m i n n e a p o 1 i s lakers flips in a left Handel Hook shot Over the outstretched Arm of new York s Nat Clifton. The lakers won the 1vba championship by making four of five from the kicks. Be photo the stars and stripes hockey coaches face tour goalie Choice Montreal april 11 up  hockey coaches today faced critical questions involving their goalies and their answers will play a big part in the outcome of the Stanley cup finals which continue Here tonight. The Montreal canadians breezed through the Boston Bruins. 1-2, in table Tennis Champion Wembley april 11 up miss Rosalind Rowe England won the English open women s singles table Tennis championship Here yesterday beating titleholder Linde Wert Austria 21-17, 21-14, 14-21, 24-26, 21-16 in the finals. _. The curtain Raiser of the cup snal thursday night and they hold that important one game Edge As the Bestol seven series resumes Here  coach Lynn Patrick of the Bruins faced the immediate problem of whether sugar Jim Henry his goaltender would be Well enough to play or Gordon red Henry no relation replaces him in the nets. Coach Dick Irvin s problem was t so immediate because his regular season s net minder Gerry Mcneil won t be ready for the. Continued on Page 12 St. Louis foam run ads change stadium name from Bud Veiser to Busch a  a _.  Ritj i pc Jari Alifi hts Ai uis april 11 up with from baseball commis Frick the St. Louis changed the name of their Budweiser stadium stadium yesterday. Too be was brewing gals bought the Parks Louis Bowns Tours once Anheuser Busch the a to Budweiser Beer own the " was decided to name the in town got All hopped up. Over commercialism s foam run. A couple of radio announcers were especially perplexed. Falisi Aff Beer sponsors All Browns Broad casts. Griesedieck Beer sponsors All Cardinal broadcasts"., / _ " pity the poor announcer Ash 5�ys fal staff is broadcasting directly from Budweiser stadium commissioner stick awoke to the news in new York yesterday morn ing. He took a Quick gulp of Coffee and reached for Hig Telephone i offic Isil part in the controversy was no  but he knew in new York of the name change half an hour before it was. Announced in. St louis.-.-. Promptly August Busch. Jr., pres Ide rtt of the , the cardinals announced the Ball Park will be known As Busch stadium in memory of the founder and past presidents of an Heuser Busch inc. Realizing that Budweiser is a Brand nime of our product we decided the name would not be  but not even thai pleased the head of the women s Christian temper ence Union. Its president mrs. D. Leigh col Yin said in Chicago Buschi i no1 much of an improvement. You could loss up the three is Call it Beer Park Budweiser Park or Busch Park and they All mean the same thing. No athletic Park ought to be named for a Brewer because every body knows that Beec and athletics Don t Burrows Mulloy Seixas Larsen in Viliami semifinals Miami april 11 up big Hal Burrows combined Beautiful pass no shots with deft Volley place ments to upset fourth seeded Tony Vincent 7-5, e-3t yesterday and gain the semifinals of the Miami invitational Tennis championships. Top seeded Gardnar Mulloy show ing no ill effects of a Chest injury received last week in the Good neighbor tourney also gained the semis coasting to a 6-2, 6-2 Victory Over cuban Davis cupper Reynaldo Garrido. Burrows Charlottesville v and Mulloy Miami join second seeded Vic Seixas Philadelphia and third seeded Art Larsen san Leardro Calif., who moved into the round of four thursday. In women s play top seeded and defending Champion Thelma Long breezed into the final with a 7-5, 6-2 Victory Over fourth seeded Nel lie Kagan Miami. Sandy stops Beau in eighth with gut new York april 11 a Randy Sandy 22-year-old new York middleweight stopped Jimmy Beau new Canaan conn., on a to last night in 2 03 of toe eighth round because of a Cut Over Beau s right Eye. Beau weighed 161 pounds Sandy 153?. Referee Petey Scalzo stepped be tween the two boys in the eighth after or. Vincent Nardiello had visited Beau s Corner four times to examine the cat. All three officials had Sandy a 13-5 favorite Way out front in the nationally televised bout to St. Nicholas Arena