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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july Lar 1959 we stars and stripes by Ralph Bennington staff writer. Nurnberg Germany is. Normally College head football co aches completely overshadow their staffs in. The headlines  in the. Case of Oklahoma s Corner Jones who is presently passing on his line technique to students at the Usa eur clinic Here. Jones is probably the Best know i assistant coach in the .  Boss Bud Wilkinson has grabbed More headlines but astute observers of the game have not and cannot Overlook the fact that Jones lines have played a key role in tie Oklahoma Success  is Only natural that Wilkinson would lavish much Praise on a right hand Man who has been his no. 1 teacher since the boners started their climb to National Fame in 1947. Best football teacher Wilkinson Calls him the great est i have at Oklahoma and the Best football teacher in the world  shrugs off the compliments and is quiet about his role in build ing the sooner into a National Power. But his eyes sparkle when he re Calls the names of former linemen. He can claim production of More All America players than any other coach in the country a total of 16 in 12 seasons. Prospective linemen at Oklahoma Don t have to worry about size but they d better be Quick and agile. These Are the things Jones emphasizes. If a boy is fast and agile we can improve his blocking and tackling. Sure we can improve his agility too but not near As much As the other  Jones gave army coaches Here a full rundown on his agility train aussie netters set for Mexico Mexico City up Captain Harry mop Man of the australian. Davis cup Tennis team has selected Neale Fraser Roy Emerson Rod Laver and Bob Mark for the squad that will meet Mexico in the american zone matches july 18 20. Hopman and Captain Manuel. Rihori. Gallardo of the mexican  exchanged sealed Enve Lopes listing their players. The mexican team was an Nance al As. Mario Llamas. Francis co Contreras and. Antomo and Gus Tavo Palafox. Hopman said that lie. Is satisfied with the condition of his players up to now and letting them play hard in their last practice session in the tournament courts. Previously they had been under orders to take it easy. Fraser and Emerson concen. Trailed on service which amazed spectators by the Speed and place ment displayed. Rain interrupted the session for about 30 minutes but Mark and Emerson came Back to lob balls to Fraser for work on his smashes. Columbia Crew picks Coleman As Captain new York Cupi George Goleman a 20-year-old Junior from Yonkers n.y., has been elected Captain of Columbia University s 1960 vanity heavyweight Crew. Coleman who stands 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 185 pounds stroked the Junior varsity and rowed at no 2 in the varsity Shell during the last month. Campaign completed argonauts lose Hart Toronto Cupi Jack Hart one of the Toronto argonauts to recruits from the University of California will be out for the sea sem. With. A. Torn cartilage. Ing techniques so Don t be sur prised if you see practice Gridiron lined of in five Yard squares this fall. Jones uses the five Yard squares to teach his linemen to react with in such an area. Then there is the  motto that Jones drills into his players of so you get knocked Down this does to mean the hit Ting is Over because one can t Stop until the tackle has been  one Good line in this respect the sooner line men have to somersault and come up ready for action Many times in practice Jones who still demonstrates theories in slow motion despite his 45 years isl saying How the boners will do this season. He does add we have one of my Good line but the other is loaded with sophomores and must prove it self. I think linemen develop with experience while backs either have the Cleveland now. Consider sit or Don t,." say born Jones who Oklahoma his Home. He has. Turned Down numerous offers for head coaching jobs to remain with his beloved sooner. Would he leave his answer is evasive but he clarifies it by saying i think there Are Only about 10 top coach ing jobs in the country and i Haven t been offered one of those.". Demonstrates at Usa eur clinic Oklahoma line coach Gomer Jones Safe refs pick up tips from Leadbetter. Rohrig Berchtesgaden Germany is Safe football officials Are getting the Lowdown on Rule changes techniques and a general rundown on How to Call pm from two Veteran refs Here this week in the person of the National foot Ball eague s Herm Rohrig and the big ten conference s Charles Lead better Rohrig and Leadbetter Are Tak ing turns explaining the Law and order Side of the game As Parton the Safe coaches., trainers and officials , them they can boast a total of 37 years experience i keeping track of infractions first Downs time and scores. Leadbetter has been an official for 25 years and the younger Rohrig he s 411 compared to Leadbetter s 52-has 12 years of experience the Las two in the nil. Rohrig also made a name for himself As a player before turning to officiating. He was a halfback for three years at Nebraska made two All conference teams played against Stanford in the 1941 Rose bowl and competed with the col lege All stars the same  got in one season with the nil s Green Bay packers be fore the War came along and he returned for two More campaigns at halfback afterwards. He gave up pro Ball to seek Security for his family of four and coached two years in High school Lincoln neb before winding up in the sporting goods business Rohrig started officiating in Earnest then and has been at it since to stay close to the game and because i owe football a  As a Field judge Rohrig workedat1 least one game involving every Wightman trials set Haverford a. Cupi Margaret Osborne Dupont Cap Tain of the . Wightman cup team announced she would choose her squad on the basis of performances in the pennsylvania1 Lawn Tennis championships july 20-26. The women players selected by mrs. Dupont will attempt to regain the Wightman cup from the British aug. 15-16 at Sewickley panel club last year and says i have to pick the Baltimore Caltsas the Best team with Cleveland s Jimmy Brown the top  Detroit native Leadbetter started Charles Leadbetter. Big ten whistle Toter berm Rohrig. Sex Nebraska Back officiating to make a Buck while attending school at Alma College and then Wayne state University for his master s. Over the years he has made quite few of those bucks$135 a game plus expenses now in the big ten and has built up four business enterprises from the Money he has derived through h i s officiating Hobby. The main businesses Are packaging parts for autos and a produce firm that supplies four Large Detroit area supermarkets. Leadbetter who says he got into the big ten officiating ranks More or less by Chance pulls no punches when he states. The big ten definitely is the toughest Confer ence in the country. There Are More Good teams within the con Ference than anywhere else an there Are no  the grading Leadbetter who has been a saturday afternoon whistle totter in the big ten since 1945, thinks pass interference is the toughest Call in football with clip Ping second. " he adds pass interference is Tough because of the position and Angle while on clipping you must see All of the clip not just the  Leadbetter coached Rockford Mich High school and Detroit s Pershing High in one or More sports before becoming a school principal for 10 years. He has remained in the motor City school system As a director of purchasing but is better known As a head Linesman around the big ten. Soriano takes Seattle a position again Seattle a Dewey Soriano executive vice president of the Pacific coast league thursday was named general manager without title of the Seattle Raini  temporary appointment filled one of two vacancies left by the abrupt resignation of Fred hitch Inson wednesday to become Man Ager of the Cincinnati reds of the National league. Hutchinson was Seattle Genera manager and Field manager. Soriano who was Seattle Gen eral manager from 1954 until last Winter said he had received per Mission from the league to work with the Rainier probably forthe rest of the season. Emil sick owner of the Rainier said he wants to think a few Days on naming a Field manager. He said coach Alan strange who took Over As acting Field manager wednesday night would be a Lead ing candidate. Hutchinson was Given sick s per Mission to leave the Rainier with out notice so he could return to the majors. Wildcats Edge Stuttgart 2-1 Stuttgart Germany special the Usa eur Central league s 4th army div tvs wildcats clawed their Way past the Western league first half Champion Stuttgart chiefs in an exhibition Here Fri Day 2-1. Clarence readout scored the tie breaking run in the seven inning affair when he tripled in the fifth and tallied on Dan Halchak s Sacri fice  game was a pitchers Battle All the Way the Wildcat Combina Tion of George Garcia and Dan Hagler allowing Stuttgart but two hits and the chiefs Dan Sanders and Ken Dunphy giving up three. Garcia who was touched for one safety As he pitched until the sixth was the winning hurler. Sanders who gave Way to Dunphy in the fifth was tabbed with the loss. Sex sooner Harris returns As coach Duncan okla. Up former University of Oklahoma Quarter Back Jimmy Harris indicated Here he will not return to the los. An Geles rams this fall but will be a student coaching assistant at Hisala mater. Harris Terrell tex., said he was not definitely closing the door on professional football but seriously doubted that the rams would meet his. Salary demands. Harris said he planned to take about 10 College hours toward geology degree next semester 4nd devote two or three hours a Day to helping coach Bud Wilkinson s staff. Harris was previously a his tory student at of. Ring announcer Dies Chicago  
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