European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 24, 1959 the stars and stripes Toge it 1 coast guard names Graham Grid coach new London Conn. A former pro football great Otto Graham wednesday was named head football coach at the coast guard Academy. Graham also was appointed director of athletics. Rear and m Frank a. Leamy superintendent of the Academy said the former Cleveland Browns quarterback will become a commander in the coast guard reserves with his acceptance of the position. Graham will arrive in new London sunday and begin Spring practice sessions on monday. He re places Nelson w. Nitchman who was relieved of the position in november after 12 years. At his Home near Cleveland Graham said i feel Happy about going into coaching and about my new Job. It s a great Opportunity for me. I la be in new London monday to Start Spring  Graham said the decision to take the Job was a Tough one be cause he hated to leave Cleveland. He said he has the Assurance Ofa Long term contract and added but i m not worried about that because i intend to be  Graham Spain Morocco entries Pace Safe boxing tournament by a Btu Avo of staff writer Sembach Germany Isth Spain Morocco team took a one Point Lead in the 1959 Safe Box ing championships winning two of five bouts Here wednesday night. At the end of first round action the Sparn Morocco club had a total of live Points followed by the us and Germany districts with four each. The France team wound up with two Points while no Mediterranean District fighter saw action. Two of the bouts failed to go the distance. Spain Morocco Light middleweight Timothy Kennedy and us s Brian Greer battled it Power at plate overshadows Mound potential colavito May hit Crest As slugger new York up baseball s Spring training swings into full blast this week and one of the major expectations is that it Marks the Start of a season in which Young Rocky colavito will make himself Felt As one of the game Stop Power hitters. The 25-year-old Cleveland out fielder was right up there last sea son. He batted Only .303 but finished one blast behind Mickey West Heads Scall stars Richmond a. Up West Virginia s High scoring and versa tile Jerry West a unanimous Choice and two of Vii s precocious Sophomore aces Lead a fast and talented five named to the All Southern conference basketball team. Forward Bob Ayersman the Only player in the conference Toto West in scoring and his tech running mate Center Chris Smith were named along with West George Washington guard Bucky Mcdonald and William and Mary s elusive Roy Lange in voting by members of the Southern Confer ence sportswriters association. West and , both forwards were repeaters from last year s squad while Ayersman and Mcdonald were named to the second team last season. The second team consists of three guards Bob Smith West Virginia Bill Telasky Mcdonald s backcourt mate at go and Furman s play making Dick Wright. Two centers in husky Jeff Cohen William and Mary and Theryl Willis Richmond Complete the team. Mantle in Home runs and second to Jackie Jensen in runs batted in. Which in t bad for a lad who they say could be the fastest Pitcher in baseball. Rocky has a phenomenal Arm one with which he fires the Ball prodigious distances and in baseball parlance capable of flinging the Ball through a wooden Plank. . Porter the former Cleve land Catcher who during the off season was traded to Washington big Blue drops Ramblers 71-57 Frankfurt Sasae big Blue which started the 7th army up tips downhill after 25 straight wins tuesday handed the Ramblers their fourth straight loss 71-57. The big Blue rolled to a 41-28 advantage at half time arid remained comfortably in the Lead throughout the second half. Gabe Roberts topped the Usa sae scoring with 20 Points and Max Jameson added 17. For the Ramblers the 1-2 punch of Charli Ejones and John Jarosak accounted for 27 and 17 Points respectively. Grid Mentor Pefecto Seguin Tex. A Texas lutheran College has chosen. Jim Moose Malmquist Backfield coach at Gustavus Adolphus As its new head football coach. Malm Wist 28, will succeed John Kra Mer who resigned a month ago. Rocky col Vito. Great expectations swears that the powerful colavito throws harder than either Herb score or Ryne Duren. Those two incidentally Are regarded As the fastest pitchers in baseball. Joe Gordon the Indian manager last season pitched colavito in an exhibition game against Cincinnati. Before the game started Gordon offered to Wager that Rocky would fan four batters in a two inning stretch. He did better than that. He stuck out five of the six hit ters no one caring or daring to take a toehold against him. That powerful throwing Arm and his big Bat put him in the Posi Tion of a Man who can Well afford to make his own Choice. At read ing he led the Eastern league in homers and runs batted in and a Indianapolis in 1954 he was the american association Home run King. Yet when he readied the indians in 1956, Rocky was not what you would Call an immediate  batted a Mere .276 and 21 Home runs. In his Sophomore season of1957, Rocky dropped to .252 Al though he upped his Homer total to 25. Last Spring Genei Al manager Frank Lane admits i came very close to trading  Rocky from childhood was a Joe Dimaggio fan. Born in the Bronx he sat in the bleachers to cheer his hero and when he started to play Ball he copied the wide Dimaggio stance. It did t fit his particular style and in addition he was a victim of Over swinging. Gordon finally convinced him to shorten both his stride and his swing. It earned him a doubled salary which now is $26,500 and outspoken Praise from Lane who insists that Rocky had a better year than  this year he May prove it beyond question. Out at Flose quarters for two rounds with neither fighter hold ing a distinct Edge. However Greer s brawling style took its toll and Kennedy failed to answer the Ell for round three. The other to was credited o Spain Morocco s Anthony Green who forced Walt Neuhar Germany to retire after 2 35 of the second. Both Light heavyweights mauled each other for most of he fight until Green tagged his opponent with a Savage right to the jaw and sent him to the Canvas. Nou bar was up before the count of 10 but decided he had enough and called it night. Germany middleweight David Brooks and us s Clarence Dumas went through 2v- rounds without either Landing a telling punch when Brooks suddenly connected with a whistling left right combination to the head and sent. Dumas Down. Dumas was up before the count of eight but the Wiesbaden foot Ball player closed in fast and decked the us Boxer again with an overhead right to the head. Dumas managed to get up and last out the round but the Strong finish gave Brooks the decision. France welterweight James Hall who brought chuckles from the i Rind Asho waltzed it Hie mip proved to be n Ere than a d to Eias lie pounded out Clear Cut decision Over Rangy Tom Kirk  from the us. Kirkland had a slight my i if the first round but Bull comr Hui the Strong in the second heat with to Luo fish d attach to the feud and body in pile up a big tend. Hall dropped the game but i oggy us fighter Wilt a Soli aim Riglo combination. To the Juv Midway in the third round. M though out fought a the finast stages. Kirktand1 tempt throwing punches and even tried to Force i he  Hie opening bu4 Spain Morocco s l. C. Bluford had too much experience for Germany Light Well Lei weight Carl Smithy and Dis played excellent boxing ability in pounding out an easy det vision. The results Likht welterweight l. C. Bluford Spain Morocco. Ilea idiom. Carl Smith Fiir. In any. Welterweight Jamett Hall. France Drisin Neil Tom Kirklind us Light middleweight Brian or Civ us. Toil Tim it Nemly. Spain Morocco. In of 3d. Middleweight Davi or wifi. A. Many Ilam Contd Clarino Dubai. Us. Light heavyweight Anthony Gre no. , toil Walt Tubar Germany. 2 15 2 1. Out san Francisco giant manager Bill kidney prepares to leave the Hospital at Walnut Creek calif., after recuperating from injuries suffered in Aii Auto Mobile Accident. A photo Wood rejoins Mercury Toledo Ohio a a dec Wood who guided the Toledo Mercury to an International hockey league title in the 1950-51 season is returning to the club As coach. Wood who has been out of hockey for three seasons will succeed Doug Baldwin who resigned As coach of the last place Toledo entry in the Ihl. Veeck blends baseball sense with diversions by Steve Snider new York up behind All his hoop la sport shirt Bill Veeck has a flock of sound1 ideas on How to run a major league baseball  of them is never make the same mistake twice and for that reason alone it May be a More sub Dued sport shirt Willie when he gains control of the Chicago White sox. I pulled a lot of rocks with the old St. Louis Browns admits  s one sign the years have mellowed the babe Ruth of the front office and another is the fact that he clamped a muzzle on himself while the ticklish negotiations were in Progress with the Comiskey to buy into the White sox. Sure he s the Guy who signed up a midget As a Pinch hitter fell on his face while trying to revive the old St. Louis Browns and made every night a carnival while set Ting Box office records at Cleve land. But he s also the Guy who believes there is no substitute Lor a win Ning team. Baseball is the product you re really trying to sell. Nothing in this world will disguise a bad team. Baseball always has done a poo Job of Selling itself ". If you draw a million fans chances Are that s really Only 250,000 individuals four times each. Your Ball Park is your showcase. Keep it clean up to Date. Treat the customers As your guests. If you Don t like somebody in your league Why keep it to your self. A Good feud is Good Box  the opposing team has the big stars and you Don to advertise the other Guy. People will come out to see them at least. Most people in baseball insist on being right at least so per cent of the time. I la Settle for 60-40 any Day and when i pull a Rock i la admit it. I Don t care what league you re in there s always a club that s natural rival. If you re in the american league you have two the Yankees and somebody else. A slugging first baseman is an asset to your team but Only if the customers will pay to see him. You Don t need a player the Fandon t need either. If Veeck Sticks closely to those theories even his bitterest enemies won t mind having him Back in the american league. If the years have mellowed the wonder boy it la be the american league s important gain. Lulli 5th spots add to disputed finish of Daytona 500 Daytona Beach Fla. A our Ali and fifth were added tues Lay to first and second As places in dispute Al the win dip of the 500-Nilo Daytona Beach International voc stakes sunday. Bill France president of Nas car and the new 2�-Milo Speed  said the Only Man who seems fire of Liis position is Charley 3 r i f i _ a Chattanooga tenn., in. Hird place. But evidence began to mount that Lee Petty Randleman n.c., had nosed out Johnny Beau lamp Marian Iowa by about two feet for first. By Duchamp was. Announced  but shortly thereafter a controversy developed and France admitted that he was not in the absolute Correct position to deter mine which of the cars was ahead lion they whizzed by. The race was run at an average Speed oi135.521 Mph. France still would give no information As to How Many other films might be studied before he gave an announcement and he would not say when  an announce ment might be forthcoming. Cotton Owens spartan Burg s.c., originally was placed fourth in � 1958 Pontiac and Joe Weatherly Norfolk va., was placed fifth in a 1959 Chevrolet. France said officials would now have to run Lap checks to see How Many each completed before the places could be decided. First Money will be More thai $20,000 second will be s7,975� fourth $2,000 and fifth $1,500. Petty drove a 1959 Oldsmobile and Beauchamp a 1959 Thunder Bird. Fla. St. Hires Skipp As football assistant Tallahassee Fin