Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Friday August 6, 1943no longer Rumor the stars and stripes daily Page 3 port fighter command officers cards sweep hand soldiers bitter beating series with sad dodgers walkout a Hou the the Lory of Mussolini. Tel Quot i a a Row tote. But Tho App Raraty of Quot Tho Star. I it daily con firmed the news. Above a group or stalls of the end of Mussolini from a potted ropy of the paper. Army Allm us Light tans Jab at enemy in terrain fit for mules with forces in in a terrain and mules a Oceen kept Busy a liar jabs at of is to. Ralph g. Martin stars and stripes staff writer the american Sicily delayed a Best fitted for feet Light tank outfit has punching Short the enemy lines. All Burnt nowhere. Out and twisted going the enlisted men of the 12th fighter command were humiliated almost beyond repair at the hands of to officers of tin same outfit in a seven inning softball game last evening when they were dealt a 9-2 defeat the Olin Cis recorded la Safe blows with Only one error while the men got four hits and twice that errors. Heretofore the men had Peen trouncing tile officers at Volley Ball and it was taken for granted i they could a take a them at any game. However the officers nil lieutenants had aces Parker hurling for them and Ace was once the leading slugger and Center fielder of the 12th commanders when that congregation was a Ball team it was pure treason the Way he baffled his old pals with a fast Tricky underhand Hall that was Well controlled. Parkers Only trouble came in the sixth inning when the two runs were scored against him one forced in by a walk and the other Mead pushes plans on service classic Ltd an infield grounder pm. Mckenna. Hurler for the men had a fancy Cross Between a Side Arm and underhand Ball. But lacked control he was retired in the fifth when in sprained a ligament running to first and sgt Guytine finished on the Mound. The winning team included lieutenants Bushmaster. Catcher Parker Pitcher Burke coach of the 12th commanders in. Maciey 2b Mccain is Cox or Eroahl of Harris of Fiche of and Fonda. Of the do faces in the gallery numbering More than had Ever attended any event except reveille went to their Barracks sadder than they Ever expected to be. A sgt. Charles Moon or unit correspondent / beefing Leo gets sent to showers braves trim bucs major leagues gnashing through annoying May Nachine gun nests and softening up tight pockets of Jerry infantry. Their s Ogan is Quot we open up a owed  they opened up a lot of them a few Days ago in the Nicosia sector. There were several pockets. Southwest of the town that had eld out two Days. After some Light tanks went in on a 20-minute Job of strafing the ditches knocking but a Jot of guns the germans of re convinced their show was a . But these Light tank boys Arentt to St meted to cleanup jobs. Quite a Iten they re the determining Factor in an important Battle. Like the one at Barra Franca. Tile infantry was pushing for Ward fast meeting Little opposition when suddenly 16 Mark Ives rushed out of the flanking Hills in a a up risk attack to overrun our infantry. Immediate y the Light tanks raced up to within loom areas of the Terry Mark ivs and i Loose at Pointblank Ranee. When the smoke cleared away. The Mark to s were seen heading fast in n different direction with fire of their number resting quite still. Raf prints Sicily paper Allied Force Headquarters aug. 5�?the Comiso news digest was Sicily s first Allied newspaper. Printed on the Back of captured Luftwaffe documents the first Issue of the digest was published by an advanced Raf signals unit within 48 hours after to Lei r Landing in Sicily. Flight it. Peter Trippe. Former London journalist is editor o f this paper which now has a circulation of 250 copies daily. When the lieutenant and his outfit took Over a Luftwaffe Headquarters they found a duplicating machine stencils and paper. Other units contributed a German typewriter and an italian wireless set found to an Airfield. The first Issue thus contained All the news headlines of the Days since their Landing. It. Trippe is especially proud of his july 26 Issue which carried the Streamer Quot its True Mussolini  the Issue ran to four pages and used up nearly All the paper which the germans had left behind. Now the digest is printed on the Back of Luftwaffe forms supplies of which Are still ample. That tactic int in the books you dont throw a Light tank aimed oily with a 37 Nim Cannon and a few machine guns up against a heavily armed Mark in Esi get scially not at 1.0 h Yards Range it takes guts plenty. But these tank men know what the kids Are. On occasion they be even stood up against the giant Maik vis and they be gone in and knocked out German 88 guns too t-5 John Francis Iii. Bristol. R i., wiped out two gun positions with the 37 min. To d<5�?T that you have to be Young and crazy and come in damned c Ose. For most of the outfit sweeping up through Sicily this has been their first fighting. But for one company commanded by 1st it. Francis e. Conger. Santa Barbara. Cal., this is just an Extension of the same stuff they did when they were attached to the French 19th corps All through the tunisian Campaign. They fought 28 separate engagements then in All kinds of terrain against a kinds of Odds. But they remember Best such towns As Zae Houan when 17 tanks went in. Without any infantry support and came out with 7 000 prisoners. S sgt. Coy Parker Beckley w a. Remembers the night the tanks were advancing along a heavily shelled Road when some wire crossed on their radio wave and they heard somebody singing a took Down. Look Down that lonesome Road. A a for a few minutes nobody Caid  related Parker. A a every body thought the other Guy we Ould think he had gone Section 8 then w e All looked at each other and busted out laughing. With shells drooping All around  Parker is the Cliv who stopped his tank in a Little town called j Onni Otro to examine a German hair ask ivinf3r on Ftp re up of Ftp Road As he got close to it. He noticed 30 German so Diers Ivin Quot in a ditch very Une oni forts i v with his Tomm min he motioned for Thorn to get in and they did rut when to ionised aside the Heinie  turned Pnra in it a Fri Mako a in for if per apr his to met in next of Kin Horn notified. Washing Ion a senator Janies Mead of new York is bal King his suggestion that the army Navy game be moved to new York or Philadelphia and played before thousands that would be sure to attend. Mead has suggested that the contest be included As part of the Treasury departments Bond Campaign and that it be broadcast to nil american Heaters of operation. National Leagle St Louis w. L pct 63 31 .670 Pittsburgh 52 43 547 Brooklyn 52 47 525 Cincinnati 50 46 521 Chicago 45 50 474 Philadelphia 44 54 449 Boston 40 52 440 new York 36 to 375 american league w l. Pct. New York 58 36 .617 Washington 53 47 530 Chicago 49 45 521 Detroit 47 47 i .500 Cleveland 46 47 495 i Boston 46 49 484 St. Louis 42 by 452 Philadelphia 39 58 .402 fights tonight i he St. Louis Cardina s completed a sweep of their four game series by beating the dodgers 7-4 in a night game. Mort Cooj Ier a winning his 15th game of the sea Json i 1 Only one bad inning the eighth when the bums scored  runs. Umpire Al Barlick sent Leo a i juror her to the showers in the fourth Frame for beefing on balls and strikes decisions. Max Macon was charged with his sixth loss of the season. The defeat was the seventh in a Row for the slipping dodgers. Ruston kept the pirates Back As the braves trimmed the burs 6-1 behind Nate Andrews five hit masterpiece president Ford prick i announced that rip ser i was fined 58 dollars for his part in a yesterdays eight minute argument with Umpire George Barr. Sewell and Barr became involved i in another dispute and once More rip protested so loudly that lie was thrown out again. The defeat left Pittsburgh la games in balk of the cards senators Lynn Tho Washington took a pair of victories from the Browns 7 4 and 3-0. Buck Newsom was charged with his third straight defeat As a Brownie in the opener. Bobows season record is now nine wins. Al with Brooklyn and seven losses. In the second game. Milo can dim allowed St. Louis four hits while the senators were getting eight. Washington scored one run in the fifth and two in the sixth on Gerry Priddy s second Homer w Ith one Man on base. The win was Candinia a eighth of the season. Mixed bout ends in riot it. James j. Braddock former worlds heavyweight boxing Champion and Charlie Strack wrestler went three rounds in a mixed match at Boston. The result was a draw. There was a near riot when the referee the former world Champion Jack Sharkey announced the decision. The final Bell saved Strack who was knocked Down twice in the last round. Sgt. Steve Casey former wrestling Champion jumped into the ring and slugged Strack for not beating Braddock. Casey claimed he could finish Braddock in half a minute. Proceeds of the match will go for cigarettes for servicemen. A erf have % Navy encourages Michigan convict Lansing.  of finals Driver Jack Clarkson hoop Star in Navy Pittsburgh John Quot brooms Quot Abramovic the nations leading basketball scorer has joined the Navy. While a student at Sal in College w va., Abramovic scored a record total of 2,170 Pointe. Brooms a has been assigned to the Columbia University midshipmen a school and there is a possibility that he May play on the basketball team. Think its hot Here Oklahoma City eight consecutive Days of temperatures Over too degrees have killed la persons in Oklahoma. Nearly too of hers have been treated for sunstroke j Ley forbore information on him Quot. He s Only a Novice but a a Driver Jack Clarkson a n �?z9�kmg 5nt0 Tase Coopers army middleweight has won the b. Wysong inmate of the South plaudits of the Allied soldiers who Ern Michigan prison who has attend the regular Friday night about convinced Admiral Ernest j. Boxing bouts presented by the King commander in chief of the special service Section of the 12th jul. S. Fleet that the Navy can use air Force service command. Him. Jack. 22, never had a pair of Wysong. Sent Admiral King a gloves on his hands until the Day detailed set of plans and drawings he stepped into the ring about for submarine patrol work which three months ago. The Admiral says a a evoked consid already j who had plenty British Renee Back in of boxing exper the states. Arable favourable comment  Admiral King encouraged by songs desire to put his talents to War use and asked governor Kel three months ago. But since then he has scored seven victories in to bouts including an upset of a sgt. Henry Snead a highly regarded i welterweight and Harp to Many one of the top ranking american 160-Pounders. Clarkson says that his toughest opponent so far has been Lorn any in addition to Clarkson other scrappers to appear on tonight s card Are Cpl Siggie Lander fresh from a to Victory last weekend two newcomers to the Majestic ring a pets. Stan Whitney and John Locke both of the British army among the old favourites who will Sling leather will be Driver Dick Franklin rugged British lightweight pvt. Jack Coombes one of John Bull s better welterweight pvt. Jock Breen Classy British bantamweight and signalman Tom Collyer of the Royal Navy. Ahab in 43 debut Chicago Al Sab will make his 1943 debut on saturday in the 10,-000-Dollar added Chicago Handicap at Washington Park. The bargain horse has been out of action this year on account of a leg ailment and will run the six Furlong event despite a preference for the mile and upwards. Crespi busts leg Wichita  Crespi former cardinals infielder Hurt his chances of returning to major league Ball when he broke his leg making a double play for the it. Riley cavalry replacement getter club in Wichita