London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1945, London, Middlesex                                V 1945 sports the stars and stripes sports Page 3 be Over Gene graff1 mannered Gil Bostons twinkle toed  have done a better Job of booting the aau in the shiny he did yesterday even if he bad made a Effort to Jofh Gander the wonder Haegg and Haakon the swedish Good about to leave their Home land for a tour of the Dodds Liming with his retirement the Parsons decision a Jolt to Fred the Milt Rose games and Dan aau Secretary and but theres nothing they can do about who receives his graduation sheepskin this week and Heads ret los Angeles to launch his gospel work happens to be the Only cinder Man now in training who is capable of giving Haegg a real Voth i Odds Haegg might just As Well run paced races against whirl away i Ecta cled Dodds is a native of Falls where Lloyd the discovered when Dodds shoved off to Ashland College Hahn Coadie him by still unknown by the folks outside of Falls Smade his big time Garden debut six years ago when he fell on his face Gering at the finish of the two mile race a Lap behind Don lash and Scarite Afong remarkably and As a divinity ago ran some sensational races at two Miles against against Leslie Macmitchell Cuifo Tecl for the National title Pearson emerged As the nations after a series of duels with and last year he swept Al Odds is hanging up his racing Burden of1 Matching strides Falls on the shoulders of try of the new York As to Dodds record per in for the Rafferty Best which Haegg can surpass bothering to remove his sweat Hulse of Uncle Sams Navy in when informed of Dodds the Navy will give me two weeks permission to com like a crack at the Ace just returned from three sea duty aboard an escort de i still think if Ceres anybody who could beat 1 1 Haegg ibis Winter its certainly f of last f wars juvenile turf with i i being curtailed perhaps the aau can r r Feroce Tarot to compete against i otherwise Gunder probably wont even Tori ii a sweat during his v and dont think that the aau is j elated Over Box office prospects with occupying a West coast pulpit and even Amateur ill sports indeed names to attract the i fir didst you know student three Rice and at a t tarrying swedes into the states still Haakan swedish Muffler who will accompany Gunder i Tojo the said today that boat had to be available within to compete in the indoor championship track York said published reports that its had been made to get him to the were Csc Are Able to leave Stockholm Juan 25 Well have ten Days of the United states before the h is about the lid he both Haegg and but time is going named head sports program 19 i killer former naval Star athlete and Pacific War i been appointed chief of the physical training pro i the third Annapolis great succeeds Tom Pon and Frank Wickhorst was officer of the Day to japs struck at Pearl Ter caring for the fighting shelter for the sur aged he went out and rim famed Iron wifi whom he earned the two docs and a presidential Tey for Wing it of Franks dont As smoothly on the Home in might a trans tie up caused Detroit is to sit around Olympia Sta hours last night awaiting the i the new York and didst show up after firing those hours All the Loyal Jato do for amusement was drink Jeat nothing but Beer Beer and hot Beer for not a Ranger just Beer and skip Elp wanted Given question or problem to help stars and upper or Apo Tutone base the Apos wanted 12020782 Walter r Rosever Robert free pc Earl Humboldt James si101j8 Carl Mil Jerry Chicago Beltch Fieux Cohasset David Leonard Ana Ionnie 37353239 Maynird exc ardinal Aerial action birr Kotsores 3 of Johns and Fernando Fabregas 35 of puerto Rico interlock in the air As they vie for the Ball while below Bull rices six foot ten Inch hoops two Points in the owls tilt against West great lakes quintet adopts Eastern Long accustomed to the belief that their Section was the producer of the Best basketball in the Are rubbing their eyes these Days at the exploits of a couple of characters from the wheat Fields of who have revolutionized the Cage game in the slam bang tactics and fast Breaks have Given Way to fancy passing and studied defense in at least one midwestern basketball lakes naval the direction of Dick of and Walter of the playing in Brooklyn have run up 17 straight victories and 18 out of 20 for the season against teams which have always held to a fast break As the surest Way to an Al metropolitan guard last season with the is top scorer for the sailors with 192 Points and who played Center and set scoring records at Morningside is fifth with i  get those Toto Speed up to our usual style of play so we com promised and slowed Down with said Forrest Bluejacket the entire squad seems to have Bene item from the style imported from the East As six men have scored More than 100 basketball As Well As apparently grow in would lower to foil hoop tenders new new York news editorial said the Best cure or basketball goons would be to place he baskets about five and a half feet off he ground with openings vertical instead of the editorial writer feels his would give everyone an equal Chance at the Mcwiliams leads Mikan news services for the past couple of weeks have Beer putting out the Story that George Mikan of Depaul was the nations leading collegiate basketball but it aint College of the Pacific has announced to bit Stan Mcwilliams Sinfo Othree freshman is ahead of Mikan with 254 Points against Mccans latest announced total of George Varoff Safe san George former pole vault reported missing in has returned safely to his air base in his parents said Yale Back in a vary Little Roger yales sensational Ball Carrier last has been sworn into the Navy and is in route to the great lakes naval training Louis affirms hell retire after fight with Conn special to the stars and stripes Camp Joe world heavyweight Champion on duty today confirmed an exclusive announcement by the stars and stripes that he will retire after he gives Billy Conn a shot at his title when the War is queried Here by the associated press on the Louis its True that in going to defend my title Only once after the War and that Billy Conn will be my Conn ballplayers Able to fight May Man who is Able to play baseball is Able to fight or work in a War that was the answer of representative Andrew Kentucky Democrat and chairman of the House military affairs today when asked by an associated press reporter How his Corn Mil tee Felt in View of president Roose belts stand that baseball can go on if it Doest use manpower which would be better utilized in the services or War if baseball has a morale value it can be just As great played in still deserves the first crack at me because Hes the number one he gave me my hardest i dont know Why the press should be so surprised at my Joe told Gene Graff of the stars and stripes Bureau last in not getting any younger and my legs Arent what they used to if the War lasts beyond next year even that finale against Conn May be just a pipe As things stand he ill have a fight with Conn when peace and lose or draw that the Louis has been at this part of the new York Poe and generally labelled by soldiers As the last Stop in the since late in november after Howard keeps nags in Case hopeful that the Kentucky Derby May be run after Hasi ordered his trainers to continue training six promising sons of the great sea biscuit for the annual classic at we cannot afford to let up on Howard said Thev might become too fat and but unless there is some modification of the racing ban soon the Derby will miss its first running since May answered the next let those Fellows play their baseball with the japs or May said he was speaking not for his committee but for the work or fight legislation now before Mays committee would put every available Man Between 18 and 45 into essential leaving baseball and other sports with a doubtful number of youngsters and oldsters to carry on Mclaughry  Lawrence Biff of the Mili tary and Oromond Tuss of today were appointed to the National collegiate athletic association rules committee which will soon decide whether to accept the code revisions suggested by the football coaches Jones succeeds Asa Bushnell in the second Mcaa District and Mclaughry succeeds Bill of Harvard in the first Mcaa Bingo Arwill remain As a member at Button scores ice Loop on crediting assists red president of the National hockey took Steps today to the tendency in the league to award assists goals where they Are not deserved instructing scorers to award Only one assist if the goal is scored on the rebound off the defending Dutton blamed the league directors rather than pointing out that no instructions for been printed in the Rule books since 1939l a Wildcat Star missing Stanley coach of North westerns first and Only big ten championship baseball team in is missing in j Klores was aboard the destroyer sunk by enemy action in the completing his overseas the bomber gives soldiers their final physical conditioning and Sel defense lessons before they shove Mike Jacobs could not be reached for a but a spokes Man in his office at the 20th Century sporting club if that what Joe says he knows what Hes and certainly nobody around Here will try to advise him the gent pointed out that Louis and Jabobs have a contract Only from fight to and therefore there would be no difficulty on Louis part in hanging up the gloves any time he Conn Hopes to keep title in gifamily9 by Tony Cordaro Stan and stripes staff writer Billy who is scheduled to be Joe Louis last ring Hopes to keep the heavyweight title in i boxing will lose one of its greatest fighters of All time and a Man who has been a credit to the game Aind to his race when Louis Billy commented in London yesterday on the announcement that the would hang pm up after his return bout with Billy the answering Louis remark that the Lay off May slow him Billy said theres no danger of in within 15 pounds of 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