Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1943, Algiers, Algiers Thursday August 5, 1943 the stars and is. Of unil. I Page 3 general is a regular Gar fellow patients ctr an 9t a a 9 i hot a Billy 50 it ears old but he it re l i ipes lot�9rur>fr talks a if he was an Ordinary Nho ret fitly returned from an As government Issue who had just in Soiu in a mtg the invasion it f listed army. He a really an t in i i a u Hosp tal old hand at this game of Soldier fiend of his called the general Inge been at it since world War by a sgt. Phil Stern i Days. Port Oran aug 4�?auburn-haired 1st it. Mary Lynch walked into the Ward upstairs at this general Hospital and there on the bed. Was a the she had been warned beforehand by some of the Hospital medics that there was a one Star general on her beat a and that he was a Tough egg % she brought in the food Laden a a tray and Laid it Down on fits bed. He did t make a move did no to even give me a big smile and ask me what in a doing tonight like s4nne of the other do faces around Here. I thought there was something wrong with the Guy that he was cold or that he was trying to pull some rank Well that stuff Doest go around Here. I took a extra yank on my uniform and sharply told him no Goli Bric King a a general if you think that in a going to feed you you re wrong you Don t Gold Bric k around Liere he broke into a big smile and told me that he would t when i went downstairs. Mat Harvey Allen the officer who runs the Ward asked me what i thought of tile by i replied that he was of but that i had told him not to pull the old Gold Brick stuff around Here. Gee. Then the major told me that he was injured and that he could t lift his head. I did an about face ran upstairs and went Back to feed him. Heck. I was never so embarrassed in my life a that a just one of the funny things that s Hap ened since the general was admitted to the Hospital. He a really one of the boys a great Guy. Goes around kidding the nurses asking them who they be been running around with and he wants full details and nothing less one of the things that the Guys on their backs and in the wheelchairs get a bang out of is when he stops and Speaks to them. Like the rest of the boys in the Ward. He likes to wander about the grounds and spin a yarn with the fellow next to him. Pretty swell to get Oiler Day be walked Over to a Soldier from Schenectady. N. Y., who was in the sicilian jump in he was shot up by some stray Peytie artillery. He thinks that tile general is pretty swell especially to privates first class. Boston u drops Grid sport yanks split Villa now names new coach with tigers pirates win he came Over to me and we talked about tile Campaign a Henry observed. We discussed a couple of Maneu vers me and this general and we had a couple of Good ideas or sure was interested in what i had to say. We Hen i later asked some of tile other Guys Here what he had talked about with to Lem. And they told me that he just talked like any one of the boys and he certainly was sincere about everything theres no rank anyway in the Hospital they Flay attention to you according to How sick you Are and not according to that Good stuff that son the shoulders. A the general is leaving in a few Days for full duty. He wants to get Back in there. Everyone says that the place won t be the same neither will the letters going Back Home. The censor at this Hospital Ward has been stormed with a lot of a mails lately which started off a a dear mom today me and some general were discussing a couple of Battle problems. He asked me a few things and i said to him. Well its this Way general. The announcement that Boston University w ill abandon rot Ball this Vear because of Lack of material was the feature of yesterdays Grid news. Reports on foot Bali Are now coming in increasing numbers As the season draws nearer. News of major colleges dropping tile game this fall has predominated but yesterday s dispatches carried word of appointments and plans. The naming of Jordan Olivar to head football coach at Villanova College was announced. Olivar succeeds Maurice a clippers Smith who is now an officer in the marines. Olivar played three year at tackle for Villanova and reached High schools in Philadelphia and Fritch it dotted for salting ump blues lose close one j in an extra inning game the j dodgers eked out a six to live Victory Over the Mohawk b Uez the dodgers collected la hits to seven Lor the losers an interesting highlight of the game was when t it Cucinotta received a Black eve from a foul tip from his own Bat do face leading hitters so a Kolot yanks still Hack Munda Allied Force Headquarters aug. 4 american ground forces have advanced along the coast to the Eastern end of japanese airfields at Munda on new Georgia Island Allied Pacific Headquarters announced today. The communique also reported smaller gains Inland from the japanese stronghold despite stiffening enemy opposition. Much Booty fell to the advancing americans the communique added in the air. Allied aircraft coursed Over the whole Southwest Pacific. Strafing and bombing enemy shipping and land installations. One heavy bomb unit on night reconnaissance made two direct hits on one of two unidentified japanese Craft believed to be destroyers. Dodgers 17 bombard a 4 in a loosely payed game the dodgers outhit and outplayed the Bombardier to win easily by a score of 17 to 4 every Nan on the dodgers team got at least one hit with pfc. Keegan leading with three hits. �?t-5 Liftman in nit correspondent a h. Pct a. Rip Collins 27 19 .702 j t 4 Vernon Kohler 30 18 we pfc. Duns Victor 26 15 .578 pvt. Mike Kelemet 20 12 .40 it. Phil Chiecuto 29 15 .517 Shew in gum a. H. A Cpl j. A j Lea Sants 31 20 645 Cpl. Edward Jones 29 18 .621 sgt. Lewis 23 13 .565 sat Radocchio 13 7 .538 to sgt. Netherton 15 8 .533 aged woman works for japanese radio Washington Tokyo is using an 80-Vear old woman in a propaganda series beamed at the United states. She is mrs. Henry Topping a former missionary who urges american woman in an English language broadcast not to Send their men into the Pacific Jungles the office of War information revealed. The toppings were missionaries for Many years and when they retired ten years ago declined to return to this country own said. Another american resident of Japan. Miss Frances Hopkins also makes English language broadcasts from Tokyo during which she extols the a a peace Loving japanese people and the Lovely Flowers they grow a own said. Flack throwers 3 t. S., 0 i the Flack throwers remained i undefeated by beating the tee i esses. 3-0. After the second inning the game developed into a pitching Duel Between Cpl. De Broeck and sgt. Cammer Cheli. Is sgt. Bigelow unit Cones to n d ent Chicago cubs Trade Bill Lee to phils Chicago a the Chicago cubs have traded their Veteran right handed Birler big Bill Ivee. To the Phillies in Exchange for Catcher Tommy Livingston. Lee has three victories in to starts this season. For promises Aid to european jews soviet appoints London envoy Moscow. Aug. 4 Feodor ouse. Soviet minister to Canada will succeed Ivan Mai sky As russian ambassador to London it was reported Here today. Mai sky recently was appointed Deputy com Misa r of foreign affairs by Premier Joseph Stalin. The 39-year-old Gustef. Widely known As a student of Anglo russian relations has been in Moscow for some time consulting with soviet officials. His diplomatic career dates Back to 1937 we Hen he was transferred to the foreign service from the Legal department at Leningrad. Get a jeep will be postwar cry Washington a the United i states will not cease its Al Loris to save All european jews who can be helped. President Roose velt promised in a message to the emergency conference to save the jewish people of Europe meeting in new York. The i president also sent the conference a message from Secretary 1 of state Cordell Hull which he i said had his full concurrence. Hull told the conference that the state department will con Sider any suggestion calculated to save the jewish people and other 1 people a marked for Slaughter by nazi savagery a Quot you will realize that no measure is practicable unless it is consistent with the destruction of the nazi system which is the Only i Complete answer a the Secretary i declared Philadelphia hands sailors she lacking great lakes 111�?the Phillies beat the sailors of the great lakes naval training station 10-3, in a special game Here. George Eyrich held the sailors to seven hits the phils getting 17 off three Sailor pitchers. The sailors now have a record of seven wins and six defeats against big league teams. Paulsboro n. J. Practice starts next thursday. Notre Dame reports it will Field one of the youngest Backfield in football history this season combining Navy and Marine students. The average age of three potential backs is 18. This Youthful Trio is expected a it support the Brilliant the Detroit tigers continued u Angelo Bertelli who plays five be the Only team in the american Garnet before leaving for Addi league that has won More thames Lineal Marine training. From the Yankees than it has lost. Tulve former Duquesne University j Detroit w whitewashed the yanks football coach. Buff donned has 4-0. In the first game of a double been asked to join the coaching header As Virgil trucks and Roy staff of live Brooklyn dodgers. Henshaw combined to hold Hie National pro league team Don new Yin kens to three hits Nelli has told head coach Pete x. Cawthon he will think it Over. I came Back in the Duquesne recently dropped foot birth Cap to control tile bengals Ball for the duration. I -4, behind Bill Zubergs seven i hit hurling and Charlie Keller two homers. Tommy. Budges who Quot Quot i a had t lost a game since May 14 was the losing i Teller Cleveland out slugged Boston 11-9, in a game which saw tile red sox make 16 hits and two errors while the indians banged out 1ft safeties and committed four miscues. A two run rally in the eighth inning gave the athletics a ft-3 Victory Over the White sox. Johnny Welaj tile a a left fielder started the rally with a single and scored when Jim Grant threw Jojo Whites sacrifice bunt into Center Field hits by Moses Appling and Hodgin along with an error by Hal Wagner provided All the sox runs in the first inning. Senators Shade Browns Mickey Haefner held the Browns to six safeties and drove in the winning run to give the senators a 4-3 Victory Over St. Louis. Denny Gatehouse pitching eight innings for the brownies was lunged with his sixth defeat. In the National league the pirates broke a ninth inning tie to beat the braves 5-4. Hank Gor Nicki who relieved Bob Klinger in the eighth was the winning hurler manager Frankie Frisch rip Sewell and Tommy of Brien were ejected from the game in the fourth Frame after squawking too Long and too loud in an argument with the ump. Frisch and the boys claimed that Bostons Whitey Eitelmann had been hit by a batted Ball while going into third. Tim argument lasted for eight minutes and As usual tile Umpire came out on top. New York clubbed out a ft-3 win Over the fourth place Cincinnati i reds Harry Feldman allowed but five hits while his mates were a gathering 13 blows from a Trio of re leg Mounds men. Cash to soldiers Philadelphia a servicemen realized 155,000 dollars from the i All Star tilt. The receipts were Over 65 grand and the remainder was made up from the major league clubs radio rights anti judge Landis office. Sports in War time lauded by Fleming new York a major Philip Fleming former graduate manager at West Point told the convention of College athletic directors that the nation should have competitive sports a a particularly in War time to teach the soldiers and sailors team work aggressiveness and the will to win. A sports Arentt licked. They la probably be alright if you limit the ticket sales to your own locality and avoid unnecessary travels a said maj. Fleming. Kimbrough flies Marafa Tex. John Kimbrough Texas a and m football hero started Pilot training at the Marafa advanced flying school. Kimbrough has been in the army since 1942. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in tile infantry but transferred to the air Force. Title bout set new York promoter Mike Jacobs announced a lightweight title bout at the Polo grounds on sept. 14 Between Bob Montgomery Champ and Beau Jack former Champ. The National boxing association will not recognize it As a title match not accepting Montgomery As Champion. Red ruffing finally hurls no hit came Long Beach Cal a pie Char Ley red ruffing pitched the Only no hit game of his career As he hurled the sixth ferrying group to a 2-0 win Over tile Santa Anna army air base team. With a fast Ball reminiscent of the world series ruffing fanned nine batters including a gent named Joe Dimaggio dusters led to Fristic Brawl Frick metes out heavy fines Swift disciplinary action Tell upon Walker Cooper Ace St. Inns card Catcher and Mickey Owen and Les Webber dodger Catcher and Pitcher following their Fristic Brawl in the doubleheader Between the cards and bums. For the sportsman spark encounter Webber was fined too dollars and Cooper and Owen 50 dollars each with Ford Frick National league Washington a thousands of jeeps and much other equipment will be available after the War said senator Homer Bone of Washington and senator Millard to dings of Maryland the jeeps Quot will be available to Farmers at nominal prices and All other material not needed by the army will be sold to civilians they said. Cold weather boots Washington a new fashion note for soldiers in temperatures from Zero to 30 below has been announced by the quartermaster department. Pm is issuing new boots Large enough to take several pairs of socks. They have an outer sole of Light leather and an inner sole of heavy Wood Felt. The leather Heel is fastened by wooden pegs since it was found that Metal nails conducted cold into the l minor Leacue standings Pacific coast league to s Angeles san Francisco Portland Seattle Hollywood san Diego Oakland s acre men to International league w l. Pct w l. Pct. 79 29 .731 Toronto 69 41 .627 66 41 .617 Newark 57 46 .553 53 54 495 Montreal 56 52 .519 53 54 .495 Rochester 53 53 .500 51 53 466 Syracuse 50 54 481 49 60 .450 Baltimore 47 57 .452 46 52 .426 Buffalo 48 58 .452 34 73 .318 Jersey City 43 62 .410 i president making the assessment. I the trouble started in the seventh inning of the first game. Webber intentionally passed the league leading hitter Stan Musial i w Ith four inside pitches making j Musial Lump Back. Umpire Al bar lick warned Webber about the in i ten Lineal dusters. I Cooper next card hitter grounded out to the infield and while running stepped on dodger first baseman Augie galans foot. Owen backing the play hopped on Cocker and swapped punches. Cooper and Owen were ejected and Webber lifted by manager Durocher. Webber was regarded by Frick As the instigator of Hie whole affair National league rules say if the Umpire believes the Pitcher is deliberately trying to hit a Batter he is liable to a 200-Dollar Fine. The umpires did no to eject Webber but Durocher wanting no further trouble lifted him
