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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, June 22, 1962

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes 3f f Friday Jone. The for two South Nii a Al i � to to to Marfy athletic recruiting poker  step trying,/w.re i Tofic Sosaku players who have signed i apr with other schools. Of itt. V a 1 .1jj a " be Bertlen Jin embers vis Tases to tiie military Vic i Jlong Aid adding that he mag title feet an amendment to quit As coach " a take Dve been the Center of critic sni re rom Long arid1 thur Mol of. _ Long said lie was informed that the new agreement by military Academy officials promises that they will not seek football players who have agreed to attend state it private universities and col Leges to i meanwhile ? Kep. William Jen Trigs Bryan Dora d-s.c., asked the House armed services commit tee to investigate recruiting of football players by military acad. I non made i Public a letter he wrote. Hep. Call Inson a Gaii Cli airman of the armed  saying to Lens throughout ithe country  know the truth and Are entitled to the facts with reference to reported High. Pres sure tactics through. Which High school and prep school athletes Are induced to break contracts Al ready entered into with certain universities and colleges. Oue National service academies operate under u tie Hon or.  four future defense officers Are to begin their military careers by dishpan or Cingcon tracts then these charges Are grave indeed. Examples of High pressure tactics brought to my attention Are athletes who s i  e d Grant in Aid contracts at Clemson College and at the University by North Carolina. I believe the seriousness of these charges would warrant a thorough investigation by your great committee on armed serv  do . In a statement issued jointly by the  of the army naval and air Force  three sch jobs a that henceforth any student athlete applying for admin Sony would be ,. Required Tov sign a statement that he has hot signed a Tetter of intent or Grant in Aid with any instituupn.1 advised to sign a letter of m tent or Grant in a a with another institution of he desired but con Tingent upon his acceptance As Cadet or midshipman. In connection with the first step the statement said the academies pledge that no Contact with known signers of letters of intent or Grant in Aid will be initiated by a ser vice Academy.". Letters of intent Are As they sound sighing a statement of in Tention to enrol no a certain school. Many major conferences have S.C. a system but the letters of intention most cases have Little meaning outside that  moves to have a National Johnson. Sci old wind tip training boils  a c7-/. Harold Johnson predicts to coach raps dictatorship Lent Eugene Orev Schulte 4d spearhead slug. Gang attack with a Homer in. Each Saniei and a o o s e v e 1 1 i Giddens shipped in with another Woven around that primary  Lespin has 10 hours to make up a lost that much when he represented the  in new Zea land running against Peter Shell. He can to finish these up with his Sumptter \sessi6n of six weeks but he can t Nitiss Many Days of that. Way ."the1 aau has it you can t go to school and compete in their program to me school comes first Bowerman l said stir Jetson earlier said he would have., to pass up the aau. Meet because of his studies., i r Bowerman said Teye Archer of the aau had telephoned him from new York wednesday to say that Burleson would not be considered for foreign Competition next win Ter of he did not compete in the aau. Meet / vat was a polite conversation but a club just the same. It was surprising to me to be Toldby. Telephone what i must do to run my  he said. In Alnut calif., the chairman of Thev National aau tournament committee Job Cap Haralson of Bakersfield Calif said we Are glad to have Burleson run Here but there was no pres sure. Whatsoever put on him. To compete. We have lots of Good boys who Are ready for the  Haralson said it is quite possible Bowerman was reminded that an athlete cannot be considered for any foreign meet this year if he did not compete Here. The chair Man said this is a set Rule and it would not be fair to athletes who will be in action in the nationals to let another get the Choice foreign trips regardless of How Good he might be. By John Fiehn b e r i n a title Oiler Harold Johnson of the United states and Germany s Gustav Bubi Scholz have completed training for their saturday world Light heavyweight championship fight in Berlin s olympic stadium. Both men Are in top condition and confident. The Odds Are 3-1 in Yovor of the 33-j ear old title  fight will be the first world championship bout on German soil. Max Schmeling who won the world heavyweight title in new York 32 years ago. Is still the Only world Champion Germany Ever produced. German promoter Fritz Gretz Schel said nearly 35,000 of the 50,000 seats in the stadium have been sold. Johnson will receive $50,000, Scholz 525.000 for the fight. Gretz Schel expects a Gate of 5175,000. Tickets Range from $l50 to $25. Johnson thursday sparred four rounds with his regular partner Tommy Merril and Brian Stan Nard a British Southpaw. He was impressive with fast left right combinations to the head and body. Scholz. Won t last More than seven rounds Johnson predicted. But i can go the full 15 rounds and i m going to win even if i Don t Knock him out Scholz wound up his training Gustav bubl Schoux. Solid left Hook with six. Rounds of sparring using three partners Karl Langhammer and Dieter. Wehmhoener two germans and Billy Depriest an american Soldier stationed in Berlin. The former european Middle weight Champion looked impressive. His left Hook has knocked out 46 of. His opponents in 92 professional bouts. Sports package Deal on Sale at Garmisch with the placing on Sale of a $1.50 entertainment package Deal the summer sports enthusiasts can now enjoy More than 11 separate athletic activities at the Garmisch recreation area for the Phe Price. The ticket offers one hour of Tennis miniature Golf pocket billiards Archery Badminton and bicycle cat Row and sail boating. A boat tour of the Eidsee three rounds of water skiing plus a Day each of fishing Golf and swim Ming Are also available at no extra charge. All Aba states will recognize ban on Mcneeley Trenton . Up state athletic commissioner Joseph f. Walker said that heavyweight Boxer Tom Mcneeley faces a 90 Day suspension in All National Box ing association member states for his conduct in a fight in Totowa. Walker who announced the sus pension tuesday said he wanted to Correct the impression that Mcneeley of Arlington mass had been suspended Only in new Jer sey. Member states the commissioner said his recommendation for a suspension would be honoured in All Aba member states. Only new York California and Massachusetts Are not Mem Bers of the Aba. Mcneeley was suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct in a fight against Don Mcateer on june 8. A ringside riot involving fans an police erupted where Mcneeley was disqualified in the sixth round after throwing four consecutive Low punches. Mcneeley was knocked out to the fourth round of a heavyweight title fight against Floyd Patter son last december. Letter of intent no Havethe annual Mcaa  most cases a school signing school athlete is protected from., other institutions i school s own conference getting7 boy. The statement the Spos Aid was deemed necessary the air As a result of thence of halfback Wayne Page fullback Curtis Lindler. Two standing f o o t b a i players South Carolina they we Reed at West Point after Prev signing letters of intent to eat colleges. In South caroling Page at Clenson and Lindl Erthe University of South Catulli officer defends action it col Everett o. Host information officer at West of who made the announcement Sai regarding the cases of Page Ani Lindler $. Both to our knowledge had a pressed interest in the Academy before they signed the letter of intent to Clemson and South  Page and Lindler said Moit Day the military Academy a their Choice Alt along. However South Carolina coach Marvin Bass and Clemson coach Frank Howard earlier criticized army coach Paul Dietze for recruiting the pair. Howard Calle it a downright  later senators Strom Thurmond d  and Kenneth Keating  army recruit ing tactics and called for an a query the statement signed by maj Gen w. A Westmoreland of the army maj. Gen. W. S. Stone of the air Force and rear adm j. R Davidson of the Navy read Rte follows to protect the Young student athlete who desires to attend the service Academy an explanation of our policies appears in order. Appointment to the service Academy is under the Taw. The athletic programs of the service academies Are controlled under the regulations of the Mcaa seek to clarify policy in the absence of a National letter of intent and because of misunderstandings concerning local letters of intent or Grants in Aid the three service acade-1 Mies clarify their policy which is designed to insure the eligibility of a Young Man desiring to attend a service Academy or any institution of his Choice and yet not place him in a position that his word is unwittingly compromised. In accordance with the present policy a Young Man applying for one of the service academies will be advised to sign a letter of intent or Grant in Aid with an other institution if he desires but contingent upon his acceptance As a Cadet or midshipman. No Contact with known signers of letters of intent or Grants in Aid will be initiated by a service Academy to enforce this each applicant concerned will be required to sign the following statement i have not signed a letter of intent or Grant in Aid with any institution. In the event i do i shall notify the authorities of the institution concerned that my commitment with them is contingent upon my acceptance or rejection of my appointment As a Cadet or   to resign Over treatment of player c5richmond a. A International league Umpire Ted Lopat said he will quit his Job july 1 because of punishment Given a player who abused him in a game at Jacksonville last saturday. Two other umpires who worked the game with Lopat hairy Shedd and Augie Guglielmo originally had been reported ready to resign but apparently will not. Shedd said he has not resigned. He said. Too. That in a Telephone talk with league president Tommy Richardson he had been assured that Guglielmo who is in Connecticut visiting his S.C. Mother will be Back on the Job very soon. The incident that touched off Lopat s resignation involved Jacksonville Catcher Valmy Thomas. Rich Ardson suspended Thomas three Days and fined him $100-Lopat said Thomas put both hands on my shoulders and pushed. Then he hit me on the Chin and lip with his fist. The other two umpires Shedd and Guglielmo had to restrain  earlier both Shedd and Guglielmo senior Umpire in the circuit had been reported to have wired their resignation to Richardson  
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