Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1943, Algiers, Algiers Saturday july 31, 1943the stars and stripes weekly of a la 7 weekly round yanks Lead by nine cames pirates Cain second place hottest news this week came from the heels of Gunder Hagg As he cracked the american outdoor mile Mark. He ran the fastest outdoor mile when he covered the distance in 4 05 3 in Harvard stadium. Gil Dodds Bill Hulse. Don Burnham and Bob Knowles finished in that order. Previous record was 4 06.7 set by Glenn Cunningham in 1934. 9 9 from Sweden came news that Arne Anderson who has set records since g under trip to the United states did it again this time in the infrequently con three Quarter mile. Anderson s time was 2 56.8 set at Stockholm. However it does t equal Paul Moore s Mark of 2 58.7 set at Palo Alto in 1940. 9 ? slide Rule. B-17�?T Bill beings stable Star put on a Nice stretch Irive to take the Arlington Clastic a 70 grand scamper at Wash Angton Park. Bour mom was a cond with the favored chop chop at Snow he. Head Ley s Isk Menow. Second Choice in belong. Was never in there and finished fourth. Old Fritzie Zivic pounded out a 15-round decision Over Bronx Jake Lamola to avenge former defeat. Beau Jack belted Johnny Hutchinson out in the sixth round of a scheduled ten Rounder. He a trying to regain the lightweight title loot to Bob Montgomery a few months ago. Montgomery looked none too Good in taking a decision from Frankie wills. Washington vet in a capital City bout. Hammering Hank Armstrong beat w Illie Joyce and evened the win count. Joyce gained a broken jaw in the fray. 9 9 Patty Berg ran off from the lest in the Field As she took the women Crown in the a la Amer ism open. The 307 was the Racond Best medal tournament role she Ever shot. Dale copy formerly leu intercollegiate Ria in p. Beat Bob Cochran. St. Louis four and three for the Amateur title 9 9 nag gag of the week the horse player took two Bucks out of the Piggy Bank and went to the track. In the first race he caught a Long shot that returned him 50 for the Deuce. He put it All on another outsider that romped Home in the second to boost the fifty half a grand. In the third or. Lucky piled the 500 on a six to one shot that waltzed Home an easy Winner. The whole three grand went on a five to one Goat in the fourth and the dog ran a dead last. The plunger shrugged his shoulders and went Home. His Ever Loving wife greeted him with a smile and asked How he did. Said our hero Quot of. I shot two they lived happily Ever after. 9 9 Bucky Harris had a replacement is manager of the Philadelphia chillies. In a Surprise move. Fat Fri div Fitzsimmons took the Zeins of the boys and is expected id whip them into the first division. This is typical of the i usual Philadelphia Story. At the beginning of the season shrewd Sam Beardon hooked the phils on the trading Block when he nabbed Litwhiler and Naylor for a couple of Redbird turkeys. But Frits should of All right with the club time was when the dodgers would change managers and not buy Ball players when things were rough. 9 9 Senor lefty context released by the Washington senators left baseball Quot because i want to go to . So he s now a recreation employee at Norden bomb sight co. The pirates acquired Al Rubeling from the Toronto Maple Leafs. He s stepping into Huck Greary s spot who left the club to hop around. The braves signed the Captain of the Alabama team. Larry Clement. They released Ben Gerahty and Bill Brubaker to Hartford. 9 9 congressmen a 159 Strong a have signed a petition asking the army to lift its ban on soldiers participating in intercollegiate athletics. The petition will by presented to Sec. Of War Stimson upon his return the Bic beef is that the Navy boys Are permitted to play while the poor aim athlete must Drill 9 9 Fordham s mighty rams once a terror in the National football circuit have put the. Grid sport aside for the duration. Fordham s decision leaves the new York area with Only two representatives in a Tor football Manhattan and Columbia. The Lions have Many Navy student in school and is expected to have an outstanding team 9 9 Bosun s mate Hugh Casey the sex Brooklyn fireman turned up at Forbes Field the other div and after watching the dodgers and cubs declared that Norfolk training station could torpedo them both without much trouble in answer to a few raised eyebrows. Hugh explainer that Peewee Reese Phil Rizzuto. Dom Dimaggio and Don Padgett were just s few of the boys on Hie Norfolk Nav it club 9 9 Dave Gormon is so far a Young and inconspicuous jockey but he a apparently a determined Voung Man. Ile was dissatisfied with his ring contract with the w. L. Ranch so he simply bought it and transferred to the w. P. Chrysler barn. For a perfect example of what makes Quot Ridge jumpers Quot out of horse players take the Case of William Hells. He is the wealthy Louisiana who got the racing fever a few months ago and had the scratch to treat it. He bought a nag named attention for 50 Brand who eats Well but that s All. He also paid pin Money for a sprinter called Salto who is now burning up the turf. 9 9 another Trade which rocked the Ball world was the waiver of Joe Medwick to the giants he was once part of a 130 too 1omar Deal when he came to the dodgers with Curt Davis in return Tor four players. The Day after he was traded he got two hits for the giants. Conc of us Cumz v i keeps in to to. Starred Gack Ielo at Wist Point until Imo up with a Les Insua then acted As assistant coach a brownies with Bobo Flop As threats in american also pm Al a my Dase Sall Soth i a in High school i Ano at the Point not an armchair general me spent a Good Okal of time at the front during the tunisian Campaign Ano was amongst the first to enter Sicily Jug Mcspaden cops . Open Golf title Buck White second with 72 score Chicago the new All american open Golf Champion ii Harold a Jug a Mcspaden. 35. Of Merlon pa., who took the title this week at tile Tam of Shanter club with a c Victory Over Buck White. Oie Enwood miss., in the playoff. It was Hie most important win of Mcspaden s golfing career a which has seen him Knock at the Pearly Gates of Golf Dom s most coveted titles for Many years. A top Notcher among the pros for some time. Mcspaden s Only previous big tournament victories were the 1939 Canadian open and tile 1942 Miami open. I the playoff with White was close from the Start and it was the last stroke of the match that won they came up to the 18th tee All even. I w Hites tee shot went into the i rough and Mcspaden s was Down a thy Middle. White came out Well Landing on the Green 18 feet from the Hole and Jug also caught the Green. 20 feet away Mcspaden Sank the Money putt he had a 71. Against Whites even of 72 i top Money brought 2 too dollars to Mcspaden and White took 1-400 dollars for his share a sizable crowd was on hand for the playoff. Which saw some High Clas Golf As the two men battled never More than two strokes separating them White is a newcomer to big time Golf. Third place in the championship Rndt in a tie Between Bvron Nelson the Veteran campaigner. And thick Harbert another comparative newcomer both of whom received 900 dollars for their efforts next in order came Gib Sellers. Sgt. Clayton Haefner. Willie Goggin and Jack Grout. Harris ousting angers players Philadelphia angered Over the abrupt dismissal of Bucky Harris As team manager the players of the Philadelphia pm Hies threatened to strike before the St. Louis game last night they we re appeased Only when owner Bill Cox. Bucky and the clubs attorney got together anti ironed out the difficulties the players prepared a signed statement saying they would refuse to play unless Cox gave Harris a Chance to resign adding because of his background of experience and years of sen ice bes certainly entitled to just that deceive y a a Cox then made Public a statement Given to Harris in which be said that it a his every intent to give Bucky the Opportunity to ofter 11is resignation Freddie Fitzsimmons my phils manager guided the phils to a Victory Over the cards. 6 to 4. A comeback after their double loss of the previous night. Guilder Hogg inspired new names for Speed the new York Yankees stretched their Lead Over the rest of the Field to nine games As the american league race moved Well into the second half. Mccarthy s minions. While not the outstanding aggregation that once Cavor Ted in the stadium Are still clearly better than the opposition and Are Odds on to cop another Pennant. With Detroit. Chicago and the senators All formerly Yankee menaces playing kit or Ball and with Only the tigers petting an even break in their last 12 games. The cd Eveland indians Are furnishing the fireworks in the Junior circuit. Boudreau s boys have roped nine of their at la cames am have forged into a triple tie for second place. St Louis with the a Courtion of Behn Newsom from the dodgers pulled the big Flop in the inst two weeks and sunk from a contending a pet bark to sixth Newsom no sorbed two shellac Kings in both Apnoea ranges for the Browns. The re to of the league played less than a to Bali to make the yanks look nil tile better. Botox bombarded in yesterdays games the red pox tumbled the tigers twice in a sore la i War fund doubleheader. Of Star Judd hurled a 4-1 Victory in he first Paine and allowed Only five hit Boston staged a four Nin rally in the eighth inning of the Nightcap to win. 6-4 Ami give Dick Newsome his second Triumph. Cleveland trounced the Yankees. 6-2. Behind Mel harder who gave or Ivy five hits inching a Homer by Frankie Crewe to in the Quot Nih. The indians necked 8r�?Td Chandler for four runs in the nooning inning and added the a her iwo when manager loll Boudreau hovered with one on in the fourth Frame. The White sox outlasted the son tors in a War reef Gam 12-7. Washington pot to Buck Ross and Joe Havnes in the Kipte innings but by then it a too late to overtake the sox two to two Holland fans turned out for the Benefit game. St. Louis walloped the athletics 5-1 in a Benefit game played before 9 200 fans. 8ngles by George Mocq inn. Mike Chartak and Nelson Potter provided the Browns with the winning margin in the seventh. Chet i tabs r outed his 12th Home run of the season in a he sixth inning. Bums rec All in the National league the cardinals lengthened their league Lead to nine and a half games Over Pittsburgh As the pirates i moved into second place a half in me in front of the dodgers. Brook in came up with an outfielder who May give the club a boost and could provide that touch Nee est fire to lift he club to Pendant Heights. After disposing of Jot Quot Muscles a Medwick. The bums recalled Luis o to from Montreal and Luis is showing his appreciation by busting everything thrown at him. Lies hit two homers that accounted for dodger wins since his Ai rival. Ami set a new record for left fielders in accepting eight putouts in one game and generally is sparking the very sparkles Bra oks Chicago swept a doubleheader from the dodger defeating the Brooks. 8-7. In an la inning opener and 4-2 in the Nightcap the twin by i added 29.733 dollars to the War Relief and red Cross funds. A Cpl. Bill Gilham major leagues National league w l. Pct St i oui 59 29 670 Pittsburgh 50 39 562 Brooklyn 52 42 553 Cincinnati 45 44 506 Chicago 43 47 478 Philadelphia 40 53 430 Boston 36 48 429 new York 34 57 374 american league w l pct new York 53 34 609 Detroit 44 43 506 Chicago 44 43 506 Cleveland 44 43 506 Washington 46 46 5<k St Louis 42 44 488 Boston 43 46 4h3 Philadelphia 37 ->4 .407
