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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                18 the stars and stripes wednesday july 8, 1959 age limitation on foreigners ,1 Virginia Beach a. A an age limit on foreign students coming to this country to engage in intercollegiate athletics was proposed monday by the National association of collegiate commis  acc representing the 11 major conferences in the nation recommended that the National collegiate athletic association Mcaa place foreign students on a 19-year-old age  Wilson big ten commissioner and president of the Mcaa explained under our proposal any foreign student who has engaged in any. Type of competitive athletics in his native country after he is 19 years of age whether it be College club or aau would lose a year of eligibility if he competes for a . Only two years for instance a foreign student who is 21 years of age and has engaged in two years of competitive athletics in his native land would be eligible for Only two years in a .  _ Wilson pointed out that foreign competitors Are presenting a Seri Ous problem in the Mcaa an something should be done about  commissioner said a foreign student at Houston was competing in College track my he had Al ready been in two olympic games the big ten and big eight conferences already have an age limit on foreign students in athletics but the commissioners Are asking the Mcaa to adopt a uniform Rule in an Effort to cure the problem. The commissioners voted to hold next year s meeting at Tucson ariz., moving the Date up to april19-22 because of the olympic games. The commissioners also. Elected new officers. The officers Are Wilson Chi Cago Western conference com missioner president e. L. Rom  Salt Lake City Mountain states conference commissioner vice president Reaves e. Peters big eight conference Secretary Secretary treasurer. The association s annual meet ing which began july 1, adjourned monday. Ingrid coaches plan football forum Evanston 111. Up the first National football forum con ducted by a staff of seven of the nation s top coaches will be held at Northwestern University aug 12-14, it was announced. Planned As an annual affair twill be directed by Stu Holcomb Northwestern athletic director andean Thomas h. King of Michi Gan state University. Otto Graham head coach of the College All stars Forest Evashevski coach of Iowa s big ten Rose bowl champions Ara Parseghian Northwestern coach Alex Agase Northwestern line coach Jim. Tatum North Carolina Bowden Matji Tennessee and Bill hol land Austin High school of Chi Cago will compose the staff. Teammates for a Day new Yor Yankee manager Casey Stengel Center gets to Gether with two sluggers on the american league team which he managed in the All Star game a Pittsburgh. They Are the Yankees Bui Skowron left and Washington s Harmon Killebrew. A sugar Ray eyes title bout against Scholz in Germany new York up sugar Ray Robinson spurred to action by a big new offer from Germany will begin training tuesday for a september defense of his share of the middleweight Crown he announced  want me to defend Over there against Gustav Scholz he explained. Scholz is German and he s the european  Ray declined to give any details about the exact terms or the promoter or whether Berlin or Dortmund was the proposed site. Wise move to Louisville made by Milwaukee Milwaukee up infielder Casey Wise has been optioned to Louisville of the american association by the Milwaukee braves. Wise was brought up  in an Effort to solve the second base problem. Wise who had been hitting near the .300 Mark in the american association collected Only 13 hits in 75 trips with the braves for a .173 average. Tilden s big years Forest Hills . Up Bill Tilden won the . Single championship six straight times 1920 through 1925. He did say however the terms of this offer indicate that Ingemar Johansson s win Over Floyd Patter son boosted boxing interest in Ger Many As Well As  the 38-year-old Champion Dis closed that he had just sent a let Ter to train and would definitely defend in september. In my letter i naturally did t say who my challenger would be he continued because i Don t know yet. The German offer is very inviting. It s the Best. But i m also negotiating with promote Jack Solomons of London Sam Sil Verman in Boston and  sugar Ray has t fought in 15monthsnot since he recaptured the title from Carmen Basilio a Chicago March 25, 1958. A world Champion is expected to defend a least once every six months. Accordingly the National boxing association vacated his Crown on May 4 for inactivity. But he still is recognized a world title Holder in new York and Cuba. At least four states inn a territory have indicated they would recognize him As Champion the instant he consents to defend Inone of their cities meanwhile sex champions Basilio and Gene Fullmer have signed tonight for the Aba version of the Crown at san Francisco aug. 21.  Musial Williams feted at pre Garne banquet  a two great baseball players Stan Musial of the St. Louis cardinals and Ted Williams of the Boston red sox received awards monday night at _ All Star game banquet Spon bored by the Pittsburgh chapter of the e baseball writers association of America. Ice president Richard m. Nixon of will throw out the Ball for Start of the a Star game was of the chief guests and made a remarks. " the banquet room was loaded with baseball celebrities of both past and present. The All Sta teams of both leagues sat on opposite sides of the banquet  s award was presented by George Sisler one of the Altim greats of baseball and now an advisor to the Pittsburgh pirate organization. Williams award was presented by Ralph Kiner the pirates former Home run slugger. Will Harridge retired president of the american league was presented an award for Long service to baseball by the National Chap Ter of the baseball writers organization comedian George Jessel was Mas Ter of ceremonies. Among., the baseball figures at tending were Carl Hubbell pie Traynor dizzy Dean and Hank Greenberg. Also present was Penn Sylvania gov. David l. Lawrence and Pittsburgh mayor Thomas Gallagher. Big leagues talk of including pilots in pension setup Pittsburgh a the major league player representatives Mon Day officially ended All relation with their deposed attorney j. Norman Lewis and discussed the possibility of including managers in their Plush pension plan. The players in a Day Long series of meetings also considered several proposals aimed at easing their tax Burden. Lewis who was ousted Las March appeared at the meeting and brought the players up to Date on two pending court cases. One concerned a test Case begun by out fielder Bob Nieman of the Balti More orioles asking for tax Relief for players maintaining two Resi Dences. The other concerned a suit asking that the player half of the four Man pension committee been titled to have its own lawyer. _ drop one cae the players decided to continue to press for tax Relief but agreed to drop the other suit. They also weighed the possibility of a plan dealing with deferred payment of salaries Over a period of years. They plan to make this proposal to the club owners at the annual Winter meeting in Miami next de Cember. The inclusion of managers in the pension plan if agreed upon would not become effective until after the current contract with the insurance company expires in 1962.the players also discussed the possibility of continuing to play two All Star games annually an agreed to await developments. Sumlin Kos Gorman Mobile Ala. Up hard hitting welterweight Guy Sumlin Prichard Ala., won on a to in31-seconds of the fourth round Over Johnny Gorman new Tork. Sum in who weighed 145 pounds now has a 16-2 record. Gorman weighed 147. Up reports Durocher May manage Ghiso Pittsburgh up Leo Durocher May be Back in baseball  already Are in Progress to bring Durocher Back As Combina Tion Field manager and general manager of an american league club for the Start of the 1960 sea son the United press International Learned on excellent authority  was v i is b by startled when questioned about the possibility of his returning to the game but a d in i 11 e d he is considering a terrific proposition and  there is a Good Chance he May accept it. If the terms Are right there a Strong possibility i la come Back said Durocher who is Here for theall Star game in his capacity As a television commentator. Would t identify club i be had several offers since i be left the giants he added Buti would t consider any of them unless certain conditions were  offer i m thinking Over now comes the closest of any to satisfying  Durocher refused to identify the club that has made him the proposition but the up Learned it Wasin the american league and there were definite indications it could be the Chicago White sox. Bill Veeck and Hank Greenberg the two men who now guide the destinies of the White sox have a tremendous regard for Durocher managerial ability. Greenberg even made a special trip to Leo s Cali fornia Home to talk to him about managing the indians when Hank was still in Cleveland. Lopez in demand if Durocher should return to baseball with the White sox Don t worry about Al  la get another managerial Job in a minute. Outside of Case Stengel and possibly Paul Richards no other Active manager is inasmuch demand As Lopez. Lopez it May be recalled left Cleveland because he did t see Eye to Eye. With Greenberg. That was pretty much made  was t made Public is that Lopez was ticketed to manage the Detroit tigers for 1960. All the Tigeris wanted was for Bill Normanton Complete the current season but when the club got off to such Abad Start Jimmie Dykes was rushed into the  any rate Durocher has been holding out All this time for a Job that would offer him Stock in the club that lie goes to work for. An the american league club which is making the current offer to  has promised a substantial share of the  m very Happy with what i m doing now Durocher  this proposition is almost too Good to turn Down. Well see Hoy it turns  be i la be.  Browns Brown sued by Brown Cleveland up Jim Brown Star fullback of the National foot Ball league s Eastern division Champion Cleveland Browns has been sued for $10,000 by a parking lot attendant. Robert Brown attendant at the Cleveland Hopkins Airport claimed that the Grid Ace struck him wit great Force after he asked the Browns Star for his parking receipt. As a result attendant brow alleges he suffered nervous Shock cuts and  he claimed that fullback Brownis a person of violence and vicious character and possesses a uncontrollable  l i s t e d As co defendants were the Cleveland Browns and the Pepsi cola co., Jinn Brown s employer at the Lime of the alleged incident  
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