London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1945, London, Middlesex                                1945 the stars and stripes sports Page 3 picked off the global Wii says nazi tanks beats by numbers 6 attack of the Quality of american of livened with a prediction that better models will soon be on he fighting fas delivered by Hanson new York times military who pointed to the russian Advance As emphasising the importance of the russian drive was spearheaded by the new Josef Stalin heavy Baldwin citing German admissions that the stains new gun outclassed the Royal Tiger tanks according to military said the new tank will be Armijo with a High velocity we have met and worsted the germans by an overwhelming quantitative material and we have knocked out about two tanks of the enemy for every one of ours lost because we have outnumbered the enemy but we have had no such advantage in Baldwin Baldwin quoted from a number of interviews Given by american tank men saying the germans had considerable superiority in their armoured Baldwin also this letter from a private in a Hospital in England after Reading an article in the stars and stripes concerning the inferiority of All of the Gas in this by the have recently returned from combat Baldwin its All too that Many of Jermany weapons Are Superior to in sometimes Ive thought that lip two things we outclass Germany with Are the Garand Rifle and the lighting heart of the g hospitals to expand 6 Tony has announced that the capacity of is general and convalescent hospitals will be increased by sick and wounded soldiers Are being re joined from overseas at the rate of j increase of approximately a month Over the first six months american will show Britain the Hollywood Way new 6 director Wesley Ruggles shortly Wils leave Tor England to produce pictures that Wil satisfy the american he declared mat if the British film Industry is to it must produce on a Holly Trood basis and the Hollywood Ruggles declared be was going to glamorize the English saying that there is nothing More Beautiful than an English but no one has tried to find the Light kind for the he added that his scouts already had rounded up several British Glamor the producer said he planned to turn to pictures yearly in Britain Start ing with London which would fear title comedian Sid the film made by american technicians with script and lame of the by Canada election looms Qwen 6 defeat yesterday of defense minister who no As the government candidate on a in the by election Here foreshadows an Early dissolution of the Canadian in Rhae minister Mackenzie who arranged the election Liste Sibly to provide a seat in parliament Abr said that no useful purpose could be served by having another session of parliament before a general i american prisoners moved i 6 twelve Hundred american prisoners have removed to a Camp 40 Miles South of Berlin from a Camp near the liberating russian Tom Connally announced last saying the information came the american embassy in Switzer land through the state i Gredic peace nears Neotia Tirakis Between the greek government and the Eam were resumed after the Eam delegates had agreed to the prosecution of men charged with commit Ting common crimes during the recent civil help wanted Given write your question or problem to help the stars and upper Brook or afo Telephone base Apos wanted Ralph 01061607 Ben ton Mcdonald Savannah Allen Rubin new 1 Robert Ann Anc Bernard 32 j10206 Margaret Robert John Cincinnati pfc Intima bar Stanley 20224752 Law Waller in Othick Fofi Milford Leslie John and Walter Wlliam George Albert Raymond Brooks found 5 apparently belonging to a i once stationed at been 7 Kinder Jefe saw for himself Rilling into that track kept us skidding into the but we shot a tire Tomt actress magnificent has the Brown cashed his kaid in w Vassiety gossip Fum Teu Mehew ha5yo been sue to the of John Fogarty of the House naval affairs hid his identity from officers and men alike and spent a month working As a Seabee in the Pacific his purpose to sleep and work with the enlisted men whose voices Are too feeble be heard Back in Washington where policy is 5 for world fund As is 6 tary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau announced today that he would fight to pfc serve the Bretton Woods world Finan cj2il agreement without congressional he expressed regret Over Ibe partial opposition of the american Bankers proposed Amend he might kill the whole agree Depaul leads in National Cage race new the strength of a ten game winning Streak which included victories Over notre Dame and Purdue on successive nights last week and an Overall Mark of 16 triumphs in 17 Depaul is today rated the top College team in with army and both not far Depaul rates the nod Over either of the service schools because the Chicago col Leges opponents have been of a higher army has 24 straight triumphs Over a three year but the cadets had some of the Luster taken off their record saturday when they barely nosed out which has faced stronger opponents than the West notched number seven by Down ing in new Yorks metropolitan group Johns retained top rating by defeating Josephs of for number 12 in 13 while in the Eastern intercollegiate league Penn took Al firm grasp on first place with a overtime nod Over Cornell with Only one game remaining on its the quakers Are assured of at least a tie for the circuit in the big Iowa and Ohio state remain deadlocked for the Lead with five victories and one in their last starts the Hawk eyes walloped and the buckeyes edged wis remains a threat to the in the Southeastern ten lessees civilian kids Are out front with six in a but they still have the hot breath of Kentucky wildcats on their the wildcats lost a on Pointer to the vols for their Only conference loss and Are tied for second place with Tulane at three wins and a single South Duke and Richmond Are undefeated in the Southern Confer with five and two victories re but the Blue devils remain Strong favourites to win the Down in the Rice marches proudly at the front with eight decisions against no followed by Southern methodist with a record of six and Kansas and Oklahoma Are tied for the big six Lead with four wins and one loss each Colorado and Utah Are still unbeaten in big seven Urcla jumped into the Southern division Lead of the Pacific coast Loop when California topped Southern and in the Northern division Oregon split with Washington in a two game series to retain its Lead with a record of eight and Onee Over lightly Gene Mew Saddest Broadway moral for spendthrift ser is ring scarred Tony who is knocking himself out five times dai3y on the stage at Loews state theater this like his onetime rival Barney had too much affection for the ponies during his Plush ring Days and dissipated several fortunes seeking a Good thing in the third now he is batting around vaudeville because even an exd Arling of Jacobs Bench has to eat what makes it More pathetic is his allowing a past faced comedian to draw laughs by slapping him in the face several tires during each and although nobody can complain about the Appeal of curve some Jean Parker who headlines the there was a time when Tony didst have to play a preliminary role for another surefire laugh Lurer during tonys Brief appearance on the boards is the comedians crack about the sex champions battered nose that conceals plenty of this May be funny to Bobby boxed youngsters who probably Are in the audience because Frank Sinatra int playing across the Street at the but its no joke to fight Tony always was a popular Glover and that smashed nose represents More than 200 trips through the Tony made his cauliflower Row debut in 1925 and didst hang up the leather mittens until when Al Bunny Davis thrashed him at the that was a woeful evening for old timers who remembered Tony As a fancy stepping puncher and not As a crushed Veteran reclining on the Canvas in the third thoroughly his illustrious career Canzoneri scrapped for one Crown or another 17 winning eight bouts losing in his first titular Ven Ture in 27 he dropped a ten round ver dict to bantamweight ruler Bud a year later he took the Feather title from Benny then lost it to Andre Routis seven bouts in 29 Sammy Mandell protected the lightweight diadem in ten rounds against but the Little italian puncher lulled Al Siiger to sleep in the first Frame to ascend the then 31 was a Busy year for after knocking out Jackie kid Berg in the third to acquire the Junior welter Tony successfully defended same against Cecil Berg and Phillie for Good measure Tony outlasted kid chocolate through 15 rounds in a lightweight title the next two years were not so Rosey for the colourful Tony absorbed two ten round beatings at the hands of Johnny Jadick that removed the welter and Barney Ross confiscated the lightweight Lou ambers eventually took Over Ross honors and Tony gave Lou a 15round boxing lesson to retrieve the Tony thwarted Al Roth in a title but ambers bounced Back to dethrone in tonys last title appearance 1937 ambers won the when Davis landed his sunday punch on tonys whiskers it was the first time the wily Veteran had been knocked if you could get to Loews How youd agree Hes being knocked out five times and he int getting 30 percent of the Gate by Courtesy of Chicago Tribune by Chester Gould 4 squad Pat i will Apter with them As the fire chiefs car settles through the ice shaky lj0wers himself through a Hole in the old pier just in time i hear a by Courtesy of United features by Al Capp then who is that what 15 that Kun Abji of a sets 2 k the we in baseball commissioner due to be chosen within 2 weeks new special meeting of major league club owners to elect a new baseball commissioner is scheduled to be held within two it was announced any club owner in either league can request a and its no secret that several Are for naming the new commissioner As soon As the request can be made to either Ford Frick or will presidents of the and american loops and they in turn make a request to Leslie chairman of the temporary Threeman committee ruling the in approving the new major league agreement under which the successor to the late judge Landis will both new heavy Prospect wins Over Dircks Rainbow Corner fans last night got a look at the Best Eto heavyweight pro Spect since the late Vince Kozak in Willard 191pounder from who decisively out pointed Bill of in the feature tilt of a six bout fou time Indiana Golden Glove beat Dircks to the punch every time with a jolting against which the former 29th division Star had no adequate in other bouts Bobo new out pointed Koy Paul out pointed Ben Frank out pointed Bruce Ray Tod pvt Joe in of the Tarl san out pointed Cpl Harry circuits agreed that the new commissioner should be elected before the 45 season several owners feel that the election should be called before the teams open their training Camps next internationally Oppens 154game sked 19 new inter National league yesterday adopted a 154game schedule for 1945 with the season opening 19 and closing the opening Day contests will show Rochester at Jersey Toronto at new Montreal at Baltimore and Buffalo at on May when the scene shifts to the Northern clubs Home Syracuse plays at Newark at and May 3 Jersey City at Rochester and Baltimore at behind the sports headlines Philadelphia Wurie of won a Tep round decision Over Chalky los Angeles Here last Joyce lacked Power in his punches but so much leather that he had the judges All smiling at Little Veteran major league has signed to manage the Little Rock travellers of the Southern succeeding Bob who sit so new devastating right to the heart gave Elmer violent of los knockout out Over 215pound Johnny of Jersey in the first round Here last with less than a minute remaining in the Ray sent a hard left to the followed it up with a right to the Chin and then applied leather to Whites Southeastern aau has scheduled its first basketball tourney in ten years with play beginning 17 and entries limited to 14 teams for men and 12 for the undefeated Memphis naval quintet is favored to cop the male x1ew Fiorello la who stated in a broadcast sunday that Many College basketball teams have been throwing games and accused newspapers of having encouraged is expected to be called before the Kings county grand jury now inv Esli gating gambling on basketball and the bribing of College the broadcast was followed by yells from coaches All the country demanding specific instances and evidence that Brooklyn College is not the Only one Selling out to meanwhile the War on the tin horns continued when Sam King of Broadway was found Cuilty of taking bets on the Willie Stolz fight More than a year whose Correct name is Samuel will be sentenced and in Phila Delphia sports writer Frank Callahan reported that he had wandered through convention Hall saturday night at a basketball twin tried to place a bet and found no Alabama Mississippi state 36 state Normal Illinois Normal 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