European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Post 20 the stars and stapes sunday March 31, 1963 . Skiers pin upset on europeans Sun Valley Ida up ii american skiers upset highly touted Young european skiers her Friday in the opening round of the 21st Harriman cup pre olym pc ski races. 29-Gate downhill course in 3 205.it was his second Victory to a Row in the Harlman downhill after falling in tries three times pre  Victory was an upset for favored Jos Mensch downhill and re olympic european Champion and Willie Favre. 1961 Swiss Junio Champion. Mensch s time was 2 21.4 and Favre s 2 23.6.in the women s division Jean Saubert of Stockton California had a four tenths of a second Edge Over Barb Henneberger Munich Germany a Winner of a downhill and slalom of the . Mist Henneberger a Small Brunette had a time of 1 51.6.chuck ferries of the University of Denver and Bill Marolt of the Una verse to of Colorado were fourth and fifth in the men s division an Margo Walters Sun Valley and Nancy Greene. Canada finished third and fourth in the women s the men s and women s slalom were to be held saturday and the combined sunday with the Chom Pton s dinner sunday night ropes boo Ted Friday s Victory for Werner boosts his Hopes for a berth on the 2964 is. Olympic team. This race this year was chosen As one of two preliminaries to the olympics the course following an 11-Inchsnow thursday was hard and often men s race spilled. Four were Dis qualified. All of the skiers ducked the Fin ish line Banner then picked up their slalom aids and headed backup Baldy Mountain for slalom try  broke three seasons of bad Luck in j96i by capturing Thedo Whol Jimmy Heuga. Who took the combined in 1961, finished sixth Friday. Favored Mensch. 23-year-Oldklosten, Switzerland air plane me chanic has been a sunday Skiera nce my. His unexpected wins in Europe were upsets he said be cause 1 literally had no time to  prom item Bill a was a full time Mechanic apprentice. Central re Suponi be Mannheim Germany special Central Region tighten topped Southern Region 19-16, to capture the 7th army support come open boxing Champton Phlp. For the see Ond airtight year Here Friday nigh two returning Champion., featherweight Jame. Tucker of Weiter Region and welterweight Walter Winfrey of Southern Region Cap tured their bout. In the final be for packed Houie of 1.300  Kat feral sport. Arena. Tucker dealt loved a game Fer Nando Ramirez of southwestern Region while Winfrey decked Cen trial. John Simmon twice in the second round before Tho bout  at 2 20 of the final stanza. Eastern Region Light old de weight Whitley Singleton who had topped bin two earlier  the Crit round did it again in the final. He bad Central. Bobby Loren help leu again. The rope when. The i out a. Topped at1 59 of the opening Frame. Single ton a. Elected the tourney  Boxer. The heavyweight finale a Cen fender s Crown lifted again by new York new York up new Yor state Friday took away Paul Fen Der s middleweight boxing title for a second time and gave it to Dick Tiger but tender s at Torney promised to Start round two of a court Battle to keep the Crown. Fender the new York stat athletic commission claimed in its decision. Ignored a legitimate title Challenge from Joey Giam Bra of Miami Beach fla., an failed to defend the Crown within the required six  action left fender an sex fireman from Brookline. Mass.,recognized As Champ Only by his Home state of Massachusetts while Tiger of Nigeria is reckoned the Champion in All other boxing Rena absolutely outrageous commented George Gallant a new York attorney for fender. This Means we will go Back to court  first time fender went to court he1 beat the new York com Mission. The commission took lie test indicates Burnett told truth about alleged Grid fix conversation Atlanta a Georgia Stop investigative officer said Fri Day a state lie Detector test indicated George p. Burnett has told the truth about allegedly Over hearing a Telephone conversation linked to football fix  was Given a polygraph test by maj b. G. Ragsdale chief of the Georgia Bureau of investigation As part of a state prob of saturday evening Post Allega in its March 33 Issue the postpaid Burnett accidentally Over heard Wallace Butts former geor Gia athletic director give geor Gia s football secrets to coach Paul Bear Bryant of Alabama about a week before the 1962 game i which Alabama won 35-0. Butts and Bryant have denied the As Burnett took the tie test Butts and his attorneys met with state atty. Gen. Eugene  told newsmen he never had been connected with gambling interests. In another development Coo said he would not appear before an Alabama legislative committee which has started an investigation of the Post allegations it is the opinion of the exam Iner that George Price Burne twas truthful in his answers rags Dale reported to Cook who had asked Burnett to take the test Ragsdale said Burnett an at Lanta insurance Salesman denied any attempt to Frame or Black mall Butts or Bryant. Burnett has said he took notes of information Butts allegedly was giving to Bry an the Post said Butts and Bryant were in collusion to Rig the sept.39 game. The Magazine said Bur Hoos lera Honor Mccracken Indianapolis up Branc Mccracken Dean of big ten Coache. And basketball Mentor a Indiana Una Verity Ince 1938, a. Been inducted into the  Hall of Fame. Gion keeps thing title trial Region. Earl Bell Force be Thornton of Northern Region to retire at the end of the first round after Belchard left had opened a Large Cut on  other Claire. On the even bout card flyweight Warren her Den of Centra Region Kod South Western. Jerry Oakley to 2 07 of the Mccond round. Southern s Hugh Dave.  Central s Bill Lewilliams. In a Light welterweight fray and middleweight Jeue Gra Ham of southwestern deals lond Central. James  final . Virtu. . Pm 1t&tllht 2"k of. Re Thi it Loht . Will not a pm my of.  -. , 0ii,Mutton. I lab by bpm j3ac .1 by by bbl by v Job Bav a a a be by Barb by Bobbi a a a bbb big Orf t Burnett. Denies blackmail discussed while Butts and Bryant were talking on the Telephone a  Are you trying to Frame Wall Butts and Bear Bryant  did anyone assist you in pre paring the notations you made no was Wally Butts and Bear Bry ant s Telephone conversation a Dis Cussion of Sec rules  said the polygraph rec ords showed there were no significant emotional disturbances which were indicative of  Cook uld the result of the  the result of a similar examination Given by an atlant examiner. Cook had asked Butti and Bry ant to take tale test but their attorney adv lied against new examination a. Being of no useful purpose. Butt and Bryant Bot took test which they Aid proved them . The late began wrapping up it. Investigation. Butt and i. Attorneys spent More than an hour with late investigators. Present a. Donald f. O Donnell. Chief counsel for a us. Senate commit tee looking into gambling in ports. Cook said he requested the meet ing. William h. Schroeder. An at Torney for bum. Aid he requested Fin a statement to newsmen aft Erward. Butts mid he came to seethe attorney general. Butts said my express purpose was Tocheck with him the things 1 have read in the papers and heard on might imply that i at sometime Orother might have been connected with gambling  assured or. Cook i never have been interested in gambling an never been interested in associating with people that arc know gamblers Butts who resigned his Ulver Katy Post in february said he never did anything to injure Georgia. Cook sold Telephone record showed Butts had placed Calls to person n who had reputations for engaging in gambling both inside and outside the  however Cook reiterated he had found no farts that would justify reporting either Welty Butts or Paul Bryant had done any Gnu  financial records were produced under stale  declined comment on whether he Hod obtained Butts income tax returns. Cook said he was not finished with his investigation and that his report would be turned Over Togo. Carl e. Senders for disposition. He said he would try to Havethe report ready by monday Montgomery Ala. A several University of Alabama football players Are scheduled to testify next week before an Ala Bama legislative committee to act  foot Bull fix  state Tolep. Alton Turner chair Man of the committee Bald the football players All seniors prob ably would begin testifying when the group meets  meeting will be closed. Turner said Only senior members of the tide s football team will be invited to testify. The legislator said the commit tee did not want to interfere with Spring training at the  begins tuesday. Turner did not announce which players had been invited to appear. The committee is investigating charges to the saturday evening Post that former Georgia athletic director Wallace Butts revealed Georgia secrets to Alabama coach Paul Bryant  coach cited Phil Deij Hia a Ca a Leslus College s Bob Mackinnon has been honoured a Eastern col lege basketball Couch of the year by the Philadelphia basketball writers club. Away his title last november under the six months Rule but the new York state appellate court annulled the action on March 5. The commission claimed the right to take new action saying the appellate court earlier this month had remanded the Case to the commission for a fetid ing on what happened to go Umbra s  its announcement the con Mission tried to show that go Ambra s Challenge was Given to fender s representative in plenty of time for him to sign for a bout before the oct. 7, 1963. Dead Tine he faced but that fender the commission sold things Hap pwned this any. On aug. 24, 1962, Gen Melvln Krulewitch chairman of the com Mission personally warned Johnj. Cronin of Bedford mast., at Torney and business manager open dry that fender would lose his title under the six month Rule unless he defended by oct. 7, written Challenge also on a if. 24, 1962, the com Mission received a written title Challenge from attorneys rep resenting Giambra whom it called a suitable  with the Chal Lenge was the required $3,000check on sept. 31, 1963, the Challenge and Check were exhibited by Kra Lew Titi to Cronin and the warning about the six months Rule was re Wated on oct. 4, 1962, the Challenge in and the press was informed fit what happened after that appeared to be in  commission noted that pen it n Otto Unryu contended in court that they no titled the comm lesion in writing of pen tier s  the commission insists that this acceptance letter was never received by the commission or any of its  taken the commission said it the stripped fender of the title in no vember because he had neither signed for a title defense nor asked for an Extension of  Gallantz in a Telegram to the commission claimed Friday that the commission itself had brushed off the Giambra Challenge last year. He said the commission in its court arguments had sold Lam Bra s Challenge was pre mature invalid and ineffectual and was so regarded and treated by the  said the court had found that nothing in the record indicates any fault on fender gallants said he had asked the commission in his Telegram to give fender at least a fair hearing but was told the decision already bad been made to lift his title forthe second  panthers win Crown in 86th and tourney garm1sch, Germany special George sir firm Gnu vhf ithe High scoring 604th ac4vv so Panthen from freest no  four game All winning perform Ance in the with air division basketball championship Here Fri Day by knocking off the 015thacw so traveler of Birken eld to an All Germany tournament finals 103.91. Five player hit double  the new champions who had dusted off the same Birkenfeld quintet by a 10o83 margin in wednesday s winners bracket final. The victors vent ahead to stay at 13-11 with i so than five minutes gone and by  held a 40-42 advantage. Ralph Murrell a a Leroy Glen accounted for More than halt of the Panther scoring with respective totals of 27 and 25. Other double digit panthers were Chuck Huffman who hit is Points and Dennis Bishop Ulio bagged apiece. Mike Burbey g 23 Points led thetra Elers. Ten male Tom Row land who led tourney scorers with134 Points in six games followed with 20. Don Chappy Ullric collected 18 and Jim Henry 16, also Tor Tatj travellers. Football cardinals sign punter 2 free agents St. Louis up the  football Cardinal have announced the signing of Punie Mike Mercer with the Minnesota Vikings the past two year. Club also announced the signing o free agent. Sum Silas Southern quart Cronck Gil Garner of Duke University