Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Page 14rhe stars and stripes weekly saturday june 12, 1943 the commissioners say filling the Bill about his nags to usually lost both for years eing Crosby has crooned hot tips willing list errs. Cag writers claimed that eing race and friends it the pay off window. But a a Don Bingo a saved the Day at Bement Park for his Boss and incidentally ran away with 30,Ogo dollars Worth of suburban Handicap. Paul Ames wealthy Goth Amite was so moved by the unusual Victory that he immediately purchased 2o0,000 dollars of War Bonds in return for Crosby s winning Silks. A a a what was or Babiy the worst Trade of the season was made by Philly owner Bil Cox. Outfielder Danny Litwhiler and regular Center fielder Bai Naylor went to the cards for outfielders Triplet. Adams and dry none of whom were regulars. But fans were not surprised. This was a typical Philadelphia Story. A a a fabulous dizzy Dean St piled away from the microphone in St. Louis Long enough to Tell the world that he a thinking of staging a comeback. He a already had offers from the Browns red sox and athletics. If his wife gives him the go signal baseball fans May soon witness Diz eating peanuts and shelling enemy batters. A a a the annual All Star game Between the american and the National league will be played the night of july 13 at Shibe Park. Joe Mccarthy will head the americans and Billy Southworth writ manage the nationals. Each club will have a roster of 35 men selected by the league s managers. A a a two ton Tony Galento the Beer barrel that walks Lik a Man. Threw just two punches and flattened Herbie Katz of Brooklyn new York. The 25 second knockout astounded the fans who thought that near Beer instead of blows w Ould be served. Galento rushed Back to his Orange new Jersey tavern after the fight in time to Check up on his busboys. Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons who has nothing left in the Way of pitching equipment but a knuckle Ball and a head full of baseball. Last year was on the roster Ai a coach. This season because of the player shortage he was asked to tackle pitching again. In a recent dodger game 41-year-old Freddy shut out the cardinals for seven innings with four hits. It marked the 215th win for Fitz and was a heartwarming tribute to the former giant who has probably lost More close will pitched games than any Pitcher baseball Ever knew. When asked to warm up the old Knuckles again this year. His answer was �?�1 will give it a try and that Sall a mule can do a a mule is still a valuable Quality in wartime baseball. Shaking of wartime baseball though Freddy a Boss Leo the lip is having his troubles too. Duro-1 Cher has never been one to retrain from telling off the Umpire in in Uncertain terms. In fact he a some kind of a heave to recoil the National league. He Salwa done alright with the men arbiters j but look what happens to Lea when by i. The women step from behind the la j. Plate. By Jack Sords Lippy Durocher gives his slant on league race ifs the cardinals or the dodgers says the lip Puc it soup weather Ooi a a a amp bar Joe filling Foj for j be. Pm Maggio Ian the Outfield to is Covelo a lot of Garder Ferritor Al and Thiol to Poi big part at Frig plate coloured Star �?T42 Pennant recalls clincher of a Des Nar racing tipsters will be ?.d to hear that Justice Peter Schmuck okayed racing sheets allowing horse journal publishers to peddle information. Schmuck said a a if these publications Aid bookmakers then the same holds True against All daily  the new York supreme court Justice defined a Ulster Sheet As a a a mysterious Clandestine  a a a Tommy Harmon probably does t know it yet but he was indirectly responsible for the capture of two nazi parachutists. Near the end of the tunisian Campaign a couple of germans wearing american uni ferr s walked up to a suspicious yank. The yank asked them of Tommy Harmon was still pitching for the dodgers and if Connie Mack was still hovering for the bears. When the germans assured the Soldier that they had heard these items Over the radio he promptly put the Collar on them. A a a dear commissioners in reference to the article printed in the stars and stripes on May 22. You talked about tile renowned Mcafee family from North Carolina. I went to school with a a bad news Mcafee and i was brought up with him and his 13 Brothers in Ironton. Ohio. Just because a Connie of Brothers go to school in amp ome other state done to give people the wrong idea. Well be checking up pvt. Caul Chaffin. Editor note of by us c Arl. We re from new York by Way of Ohio. A a a no Young stage and screen Prodigy Ever had his affairs handled better by i Mother than the tigers left fielder Dick Wakefield. Mrs. Wakefield pried Loose a 52.000 Dollar Bonus from Detroit owner Walter o. Driggs for willing her son into the so called slavery of organized baseball. She also received a new automobile. Uncle Sam knit  her for Tom dollars but she figured it was Worth it. A a a sad note in this week s sport news is that Ensign Nile c. Kinnick jr., All american halfback from the u. Of Iowa in 1s39, was killed in action. The flier who forfeited Law studio to enlist in the Navy was named As the athlete of the year by the associated press. When he received the Heisman trophy he remarked Quot i can confidently say that the boys of this country would rather win this trophy than Tho Croix de guerre.�?�.  Mehl i Chica go daily news this is the fourth article sonics in which baseball stars Cribe their biggest Days. The f a Tor is negro Pitcher. Satchel Paige. For the past 15 years Paige has been a fabulous figure in the negro baseball world. He barnstorm in the United states during the Summers and in latin-1 America during the Winter. Many big leagues including dizzy Dean. Named Page be the greatest Pip tier of modern times none away i had no time to warm up but i fanned tile first two batters. And made the third pop up. Tiv monarchs finally won 6-5 and i did not allow a hit for the rest of the game. Maybe that my Best Day although when a fellow pitches some 2.000 games lots of Thun seem like the Best Day. Iii some ways it seems that Hie Best Day i Ever had was pitching Hie fourth and final game of the coloured world series last fall when the Kansas City monarchs by at the Philadelphia Homestead Grays. I pitched in All four of those games. I was driving my Auto from Kansas City for the last game of the series in Philadelphia. I must have been going pretty fast because a traffic cop stopped me and held me up for a Long time. When i finally arrived at the Ballpark the game was in the third inning and my team the monarchs a were behind 5-0, the Tennis tourney still in doubt Ensign cracks German record Brooklyn again new York the Brooklyn his Panos american soccer league titlist shaded the Morgan Stras Sers of Pittsburgh 3-2, capturing the United states open soccer championship before a crowd of 6.500. It was the first time that a club had taken both crowns in the same season. The game was a re play of a 2-2 overtime struggle played last week end of Racetrack san Diego a crooner Bing Crosby a Delmar Racetrack will soon be turned into an air plane parts manufacturing Plant. Fled Poggi who is a personal Friend of Crosby and named As general manager of the new Plant said that production would Start shortly. The million Dollar race track operated from 1937 to �?T41. New York Ensign Hugh Cannon established a new world s discus record of 174 feet ten and one eighth inches in the metropolitan aau track and Field championships at Randalls Island. Willy Schroeder of Germany set the old record of 174 feet two and one half inches in 1935. Cannon attributed his improvement in the discus to a a Navy food which boosted his weight 17 pounds in the past year. The new York athletic club was the team Winner with 75 and one half Points. Bill Hulse of the new York a won the mile run by beating Fred Vvs lit of the Columbia midshipmen school in 4.15.9. Herb Thompson the Veteran sprinter from Jersey City took the too Yard dash in 09.9. Grave had the bases Lilied and Ted states. New York Tennis officials feel that they know where they re going this year. It int very far along the familiar peace time tournament Trail but far enough to afford considerable satisfaction in the Tennis world. President Holcombe Ward of the u. S. Tennis association said a a no decision has been made about holding the National championships at Forest Hills but  be held if they dont interfere with the War. A definite decision will be reached after the committee consults with army. Navy and out officials in  the National collegiate a which previously was doubtful about the annual tournament decided to go ahead after a Survey indicated that there would be an acceptable number of entries. With nearly All the ranking men players in the services tournaments will depend largely upon women and the boys under 18. The National mens singles Crown is virtually conceded to Pancho Segura the colourful ecuadorean Star now a student at the University of Miami. Segura said that he is postponing his return to Ecuador until he Lias played in seven major tournaments this summer starting with the National intercollegiate at Evanston 111., on june 21 and ending with the National championships at Forest Hills september i. Segura said that upon his return Home he will enter the armed services or participate in a morale Ean government which has financed his Long stay in the uni building program for the Ecuador by Grantland Rice the Mere fact that Leo Durocher is speaking is not exactly hot news. Leo has never been a silent witness. But what Many Overlook is the fact that Leo usually know s what he is talking about and always has something interesting to say. That a Why i asked Leo to give his slant on the two Pennant races especially the National league after the Campaign started getting warmer. Durocher said a a what about the National i la give you my Angle. It is the dodgers and the cardinals a or cardinals and dodgers. In a still making it tile dodgers and cardinals and Here a Why. Bill Southworth and i have better Ball players. We have a big Edge in the pitching. The cards have six or seven High class pitchers and so have the  draft aids Leo a a but remember this the two cards who murdered us last season were Enos Slaughter and Terry Moore. They killed triples with some of the Best Fielding i Ever saw. They were All Over tile lot. When Moore got on base Slaughter drove him Home. I know those two won five of the last six games they beat us. Now they re gone this season. You la see baseball finding its level sometime late in june.  like to give Bucky Harris and his hustling Phillies a world of credit for Diat they be done so far but the material Isnit there no matter Diat spirit they have. They be already done a Fine Job As have the braves. But this is Only the beginning and october is a Long Way off a a i ii admit that i know very Little about the american league but i do know7 something about the Yankees. They should be a standout. If the of. Louis Browns Hadnot draw n the Quot worst Luck in baseball they migh have won in a Gallop Thev were on the Way up. Ready to go. We Quot a everything hit them from the it to killing Iii juries. National tougher a the National league race is a much tougher scramble. In the american league besides t i ? Yankees and maybe some challenger such As Cleveland or Washington. There a not much to bother about. We have a much harder time of it in our league. Other than the dodgers and the cardinals. Teams like the braves and tilt Phillies can Rake your Scalp off i ask Al Durocher w How la win the next world series. He replied the team winning the National league Pennant race. At in i St three of us can handle the  Joe Mccarthy is still entitled to his rebuttal if and. Zamperini lost in the Pacific los Angeles a Usa of it. In miss Zamperini former National collegiate mile Champion is reported missing Iii the Southwest Pacific since May 27. One of americans outstanding milers Zant Parini still holds the Mcaa record of 4.08 3 which he established in 1938. While a member of the United states olympic team in the games held in Berlin during the summer of �?T36, Zamperini almost caused an International incident by tearing Down the nazi Flag. After entering the service As a Bombardier in the Saaf he expressed an ambition to return to Berlin for More of the same. Since his baptism of fire while raiding Wake Island last december Zamperini has reported in several letters to Home that plane has been severely shot on several occasions but has ways got Back safely. His up Al Naylor optional St. Louis Earl Naylor the outfielder whom the Phillies traded to the St. Louis cardinals has been sent to Rochester on 24-hour option