European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Take of fro by Larry Leonard Cream of the soft Allers in Alt converge upon Cairo next week for the theater softball the Caliper of contestants no doubt will to for Treyve sur Vived strenuous tests Ana will be the Best the various service com mands have to one of the teams that will draw attention along with the other in this double elimination tournament will be the representatives of Camp the boys from the desert Sands have played themselves a lot of and Treyve acquired quite proficient and among to Pace setters for the italic steppers is a sturdy okie Ratliff Lias been the surge of Huck Stop soft Bailers for the past three he and his old the 38lh Gen eral Hospital were a feared two Summers ago the old re Bels won move games than most people cared to last year they had a terrific won one half of tie Huckstep league and met the 328th quartermaster Tuani i the the rebels were four base error giving the Blitz kids but his summer the rebels came Back and Thev won themselves the the 38th general Hospital a change of but Ratliff remained with the 56th station its done were some of he of time re Bel Rill Britton Al rut Maui for was during lie torrid Mouths okie won himself 21 league suffered three in addition he worked considerable exhibition he had two no run one of coming at the expense of last years league the Fosth pm three wins in three Days came the tournament two weeks ago and As was Only was chosen one of he members of the Hue Slop got off to a had losing a 10 a Mic to Payne which team rapped him for four then he Janie Back with a performance that int Foo unexpected for he won himself three Ball games in As Many Days this bit of Iron Man performance was achieved when he hurled a win Over Fol Lowed with a 30 whitewashing Over Pavo and then capped it with a four inning Relief Job in the finale against Payne in this particular game he went in ins mates trailing and buried shutout Ball the rest of i to fanning possessed with a fast rat Liff used his spend to frequently notching strikeouts in double to setback by Paynes fliers he whiffed then he fanned seven from Tri three from the fliers and five in final All of int bad at and he hits too assiduous followers of Huckstep softball claim Ratliff has n0 pitch ing he is has control and is his leaves not i Tig to or desired and his hitting has frequently won Ball As was especially evidenced on 27 when his hit tripped the thus giving Huckstep the Middle East service command Joe the tireless sports director of Middle Rast Spe Cial can talk for hours i Joe has seen them All in these Hes been around longer than he cares to remember fas who Hast and Hes followed the summer i will be interesting to watch the invaders whole never seen for theyl be a bit bewildered when they first see and if there like one player who has Heon around for three they might feel also that even after youve Wal bed Ratliff for a Lonj while that youre still bewildered the Guy just has that september 1945 stars and Africa Middle East Page 7 a servicemen Are ready to make eagles pro Loop threat these recently will play football with the Philadelphia National pro league this Here Treyve paused during training at West where there working to try to make coach Bert Bess team into a title left to right Are Jack formerly of the army air forces Jack the old Southern California scat Back who served in the Navy Sonny formerly of the coast guard Leo fresh out of the and George formerly of the and there Alt civvies now softball tourney opens saturday finals will be played off begin Ning tomorrow afternoon saturday at of the softball tour a second game is set for 5 Tilie same schedule will be followed sunday the place is the softball Diamond at the gezira two teams Are set to arrive to Day from Nash and one from the Cut a Section of the 1st air Middle East service command and Cairo military District teams also will be amet Tenni Sers to Italy an ambit Tennis team took off for a tournament in Italy Over the labor Day so there in the same of category hat engulfs the amt swimming team now off at the Rome tigers hang onto slight Edge in hot races Charley red Barrett came awfully close but not Juite close consequently Chicago cubs nipped the Louis Cardinal Ace for a single Len Merrullo third inning Texas leaguer and it spoiled his chances for a no run game even though the cardinals and thus gained an even break in their twin As a result of Harreus Triumph and other losses during the week the cubs Clung tenaciously to their two game league Lead Over the harassing who broke even six in the neighbouring american the tight race continued with Detroit Inan Dout tigers Bridges on Way out Washington Tommy Brid Ges Veteran Detroit has gone to fort to be processed out of the lie will rejoin the tigers Phillies rehire Chapman Philadelphia the Phillies have signed Ben Chapman to serve As manager during 19ui and will return South for Spring train having selected National league includes games of 77 47 76 50 69 55 69 58 69 62 57 70 49 75 Chicago Louis Brooklyn new York Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia 39 88 cd 2 8 111 282 39 american league Detroit Washington Louis new York Cleveland Chicago Boston Philadelphia 70 54 71 57 67 58 65 58 64 58 62 63 60 68 40 83 12 Mayer nag sets new record a thumbnail sports the air base we the 1945 semipro baseball championship at with a Victory Over Ait base in the finals of the National Dick Midkiff Tuuling 134 Pound Aba Light Wanned up for important bout with Nick Moran next by taking a unanimous decision Over Gene of new at Bay recently discharged from the will coach the Brooklyn tigers in the National football Only hitch is that the tigers Are to become the new York following heir Mer Ger with the Boston Fla once an Al America end at coached the Washington fool Ival commissioner of the newly organized Al America football has announced that league would continue to raid the National league of its play one of the Best of All has signed again to play with the football in Mayers three year old sped to a new re curd As won the added Washington Park thus enhancing her position As the nations leading she broke Gallant knights record act in the new mile and a Iju Arter Mark being galloped to his fifth straight Vic tory in winning the added Garden state Slakes at Curt of was chosen the Al american boy of he annual boys baseball game sponsored by Esquire mag the Simmons pitched the first four innings then played the Outfield for the next five As the Kiis Lern team won 54 Over the babe Buth coached the Tycobb the Wesl the old Short will the Navy soon and is tops among candidates for the managers Job at Jersey holding u on game margin Over the Washington Seu lors and the Louis Browns and new York Yankees fast moving into challenging ony three and a half games now the defending Champion Browns from the lop spot and the boasted by the return of some of their former stars and with the help of some fancy hurl ing by Floyd Are out u Gam further in boo ferries bumped Bevens shut off he Boston red with Only one a seventh inning double by Bob when he hurled the yanks to a 71 thus heat ing have boo who feed his seventh against 20 the Flag far from continue to hold the interest the Eastern teams in the National league invade the West and vice versa in the the throttled unmercifully during their series with opened a four game series with the new re hot new York who arc now on a new is retch and Are out to finish in the first division even though they face a fight with Pitts Burgh i the boast ing the Lone 20 game Winner in the National entertain Boston braves As their first Listern Cleveland also moved with ii striking distance of the tigers with three victories against one defeat and Are now Only a half game out of the first being just five games behind the the tribe managed of do not too Well against Detroit when Bob Feller and i jail their respect Ive hooked in fact Hal and Boh both departed hostilities the tribe Jim to the old milk was the Winner when de Borim led off the ninth with his fifth hit in five at advanced to third on Hank Ore heirs single and scored when Rudy York Fol Lowed pm intentional with clean single in Back from Parker retains Tennis Crown Forrest the Milo rip Home from Guam was More than Worth it for the onetime Milwaukee Ball ended it with the National Tennis Crown securely perched on his brow for another Parker Defeated limping of in the finals Here by score of 62 to retain title he won lost year after being thwarted for 13 injured his knee in winning the semifinal match f Francisco thus greatly handicapping big Victory Over in finals last Parker was in top condition Foj this he had no him ups for during the year Ltd played Only one exhibition in the in the set of the finals one hour and 10 minutes wern this time being exceeded Only by the 1014 set in which Johnny Doeg beat Frank Shields in the after three years of Sarah Palfrey Cooke came Back to retain the women title by defeating paid the defend lug a Short time before Parker Defeated Louise of Beverly and Margaret of san won the women doubles title for the third straight defeating miss of los and Doris of Miami in the mens doubles Gardner and Talbert Defeated air Cadet Bob Falkenberg and Jack 1210 and Bienho Gancoss Nashville open theres some Golf Competition around again for Byron the once Little Man of the Ben proved this Point during the Nashville which he won with a 72holc total of a four stroke margin Over Nelson and Johnny of who tied for Hogan and others in the golfing Field had Felt Nelsons sting at where lord although shooting Over Par on Oak Monts treacherous won with a 72hole special tour but when they moved South it was a different Fogan came Home with a final run my five under to Blaze die two strokes be Hind Hogan at the Start of the final heed his tee shot into a trap in front of the Par three 18th Hole and then three putted for a costly thus costing him Chance for undisputed second to Marchy Schwartz will Pilot Stanford reds Palo Marchy former Al America half Hack at notre will the Stanford indians when once great West coast foot Ball powerhouse resumes its Grid Iron operations in formerly a Stanford assistant under Clark Shaughnessy and later acting head Schwartz has been Public relations counsel with a Kansas Oil firm since when withdrew from Schwartz was a Star on Knute Rockies last great notre Dame san Francisco f and Bernie of have again named to coach the eastern1 team in the animal shrine football came Here new years Orri formerly of Washin Glnn and Homer Norlynn Texas will the Western