Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1943, Algiers, Algiers Friday August 20, 1943the stars and stripes daily Page 3 earthquake so blast enemy with Mitchells port a staff writer in step up and meet quakers a a b-25 based in Sicily. On celebrated their first of overseas combat Sicily the a Earth born group aug. In they anniversary i hey were baptized to Battle at Al Mem in what they describe As ten Days of hell and have More than carried their weight Ever since. We visited tile earthquakes the Day they opened for Btl mess at this new base. Supporting both British and american ground forces they completed five missions important Road intersections were their principal targets Jerry s Supply lines already Are very thin and this blasting by the Mitchells created additional confusion. Just As we arrived Ai a a operations a plane flew overhead and signalled. It meant Quot Clear the Fie id for a crash Landing two ambulances stood by As the crippled Mitchell went pct Down to the runway. But they weren t needed the main difficulty was a Fiat tire. The result of German flak the Pilot it. R. C. Sh1 a Glen of Chicago set her Down wit inuit a quiver. Then the boys took Stock and of covered 17 holes which weren to there when they starts dammit a it i Katl Quot the Jerry ack ask in damned said to sgt Francis Warrington radio gunner from Little Cedar. To its the Best we be seen since Al Mem any was. We re getting used to Flat tires coming in rom the sea with two wounded nun near Al Mem we had one engine shot out aint crash landed six Miles behind our lines on a Rock pile. We Weir Lucky just blew out a tired warring ton took us to his Squadron Weic we vat around with his pals All veterans of the desert Campaign with the British eighth army and chewed the fat the included a sgt. Jack Cole gunner. Scranton. A a sgt. Harrison Haks. Gunner Rockford 111. To sgt. Herman it snut by a Kleinschrodt radio gunner. Albert Lea. Minn. A sgt. Alfred Kohler radio gunner. Lancaster a. A sgt. Edwin Tarn men and a sgt. George to Milieu twins and both gunners from Rock rapids la. To sgt Walter Brown radio gunner Junction City Ark. And sgt Bill Colline. Winnsboro. S. C. We Learned a lot of things about the earthquake in very Short order we Learned for instance that they were named by a prisoner who insisted their bombs were a a just like the nickname was popularized by capt. Hay Weinstrom. Combat cameraman. We Learned their original co had been hot Down and was now a prisoner of War the new co. A texan came to Sicily via the Philippines Java and Australia. We Learned they started lighting from a base tile other Side of Cairo. In those Days 18 ships handled a three Quarter mile area for the eighth army. They did a grand Job on the Mareth line but took a severe pasting near Sfax. Tanks artillery and enemy Supply lines were their no i targets. Some Days the group went on seven missions one ship possibly faring Forth three times. Rarely was there a Dull moment. At Kairouan nine earthquakes were jumped by 15 me 109 s and few 190 a. They shot Down seven of them. That Day the escorting p-38s were far below Cole who got two germans confirmed said Quot we escorted Hie p-38 s on hat one. The germans were those yellow nosed Goerig Over Crete where they journeyed to divert attention from Africa. Six unescorted earthquakes bumped into a flock of mess at 24.000 feet. Collins shot one Down in flames but the situation Wasny to too Rosy of the six Mitchells Only one made it Back on its own Power. One hit the drink and one him made tin Beach All ran Short of Gas. But not one Man was lost. In this particular Squadron eight planes of the Cairo originals still Are in operation they flew to the British eighth last August. They staged their first raid on Sicily july 2 for the time they saw White ack ack despite a Strong escort a dozen Jerry igniters broke through on that a sicilian raid. But they even make the Earth hesitate. Found the Lumberjacks Anderson Breaks top sluggers a Quot a me i it mile in do face aug ural could t quakers Back at operations we co extremely Busy two Canadian battalions had been two Days without food on a Hill top and there another hurry Call for homa to lie bombed c 47 s take Over events moved monthly and rapidly. A Squadron of c-47 s took Over the Job of parachuting food to the canadians and 12 earthquake roared off tor Troina. The co relaxed then and took us on a Brief tour of the Field. We met capt. Albert p masks of Perth am Cov n j. Who Ltd the last african bombing Mission near in Idaville. And it. Col Gordon Hall of Vaupell 111. At 25. This operations officer has 50 missions the of and Silver Star. His friends believe he s the youngest lieutenant colonel in the bombing business. Before departing we had a final word with sgt. Warrington. Quot Tell we asked weren to you a bit nervous when it. Sellegren set Down that plane with a blown out tire a Warrington grinned then replied. Well. I Trust him completely but i still did plenty of a a. A. B. Little yanks win Over recupera tors guards victorious tile pm sluggers used four pitchers but could t Stop us i �?�tun1-or Jack hitters fac in Lum Berj i hits amp iely and handed the sluggers ii she lacking 18-2 Lumberjack Pill her. Pie Battle had plenty of control walking a list Batter and allowing Only my scattered hits. �?4 pm. Armb Rotsler v hit i m respondent j yanks 17 recupera tors 3 i he undo of att d recupera tors were sent hmm few sort in Ciupei aim after taking a 17-3 she lacking from the Lulu yanks s sgt. Rip Lange kept the he a operators Well under control allowing univ int sea t Lei it i Lute Ami three runs the Lota yank had a Laid Day at the plate getting 19 hits off Hie oif Ennst a it i Phi Bernard Wolf Ami it Hill. A Kenneth k Lull i v hit co be j Stockholm a new world record of 3 45 for the 1500 meter run was set by Aine Andersson 27 year old swedish school teacher who broke the old record a a 3 45 8 set last summer by Hagg the new record is the second that Ai Vierson has w rested i rom it under. The wonder since Hagg Mach his trip to America. On july i. The flying school teacher smashed the Hagg Mark in the mile event with a blazing finish clocked in 4 02 to two seconds faster than Lap go record run. Bucs take bargain Bill bums lose Gornicki cops two As pirates rout braves in twin Bill i i us brr is. Guards i i has the guardsmen Defeated the has Herns by the store it 11-5 Al pm by the losers scored two inns in Hie Fust inning Only to have the guardsmen come Baek in the Hist half of tile second with three and add six in the third to take a Lead they never lost. A but. It. Fish Lenuit it v nit Corr is Pointe it i has beens 5 hermits 2 the has beens broke a three game losing Streak winning from the hermits 5 2. Each team scored twice in the first inning but from there on timely hitting by pvt. Crumley with 3 hits but of our times up and a Homer by pvt. Miss with one on gave the has Brens their winning margin. It sgt. Ii. H. Is person unit Cia respondent it sailors Cis Box tonight Cpl. Siggie Lander meets Al Mansour tonight a boxing show presented by tile special services Section of Hie 12t 11 air Force service command at the Majestic theater will feature the debut of pie Harold Dimun a i welterweight whose opponent took a run out powder last week. Able seamen a air it Hardy. 125 Tom Mcglynn 154. Of toe la s. Navy and it Frank Allen. An american Amaru featherweight. Cpl Siggie Lander a popular american middleweight will tangle with Al Mansour. The algerian terror in a Brawl in Winch anything May happen and probably will Cpl Norman Sanderson 129, of Hie u s. Army who made ins inst appearance on last weeks card will also be present to toss leather. Other favourites to appear in tonight a bouts Are pvt. Joe Gallagher former Amateur flyweight Champion of England. Driver Jack Clarkson sapi it or Jock Breen. Dri loss ver Dick Franklin Ami sapper Joe Fornengo All members of the British army. Admission is to Allied soldiers and sailors the opening unit goes on at 7 fro Ami pm japs desert chunking. Aug. 19 Mutiny and desertion Are increasing in the japanese army according to a chinese military spokesman in a special statement last night. According to this statement the japanese vice minister of War Gen. Koyoji Tom naga openly admitted at a military conference in Tokyo the growing Lack of discipline in subordination Ami failure in duty in the army. Snafus 3 red liners 0 the mighty Katzen led the snafus to a 3 0 Victory Over the red liners in a scheduled str gets league softball game set Kaizen allowed the red liners univ two hits while the snafus made their three hits count for three tallies the win kept the snafus in first place in the stripes league. Joe Louis trains for overseas ring exhibitions Home news in Brief new Yorkus sgt. Richard Penna and pvt. Waiter Penna Brook in Brothers who hew from the Pacific coast in army planes to give blood transfusions to their Mother Lound Atter their arrival that then blood was of tile wrong Type. The Mother. Mrs. Esther Perm a. Is suffering from leukaemia. Snafus 6 no records 0 Katzen the great hurled another shutout this time the no records outfit were Hie victims of Katzen s blazing Speed. Katzen whiffed 17 of the enemy. Meanwhile the set s mates were collecting a total of 13 hits. Yes Hie snafus Are really coed. A fat. Vow pet ten unit correspondent Boise Idaho Idaho has joined the lengthening list of states rationing liquor. Beginning monday each adult May have one pint of whiskey Gin rum Brandy liqueur or cordial and one quart of Sweet wine a week if he has his liquor permit and proper identification. Service men will use their dog tags to identify themselves. Washington women have taken Over another Field of activity Hei it of Ore strictly limited to men. Secretary of the Interior l ukes has disclosed. Women Are being hired As Piscat orial bookkeepers at Bonneville dam in Oregon. They count fish and identify various species As they pass up specially constructed adders Way to tributaries of the Columbia River. Work a it begins at on their 4 am. Los Angeles the City of los Angeles will be Host to a Victory worlds fair within three years after the end of the War. Members of the Western states promotion Council agreed on the project but emphasized that no Attila work or expenditure of manpower would be undertaken until alter Germany and Japan Nave surrendered Uii conditions by. Chicago a Street car ran wild after Motorman Fred Wischweh collapsed of a heart attack and rammed into a standing trolley killing two persons and injured 12 others. Son of the late Edse naval Reserve to in Board of directors at Detroit it. <j.g. Henry Ford. 25. Second Ford has been released from Active duty in the Able him to take up duties As a member of the with Hie Ford motor company. I am planning to familiarize my s5,f a1 phases of the company s lie said. After the death of Edse i Ford last May the cider Henry food 80, resumed the presidency of the company Alabama u. Plans to drop football Birmingham. Ala that Alabama will follow the present trend in dropping football for the duration was contained in a statement by coach Frank Thomas. Crimson tide Mentor who said thai continued participation on the Gridiron was doubtful As All but two members of last years squad Are now in the service. If Alabama Abandons football the former 12-team Southeastern conference will be reduced to four teams. Exhibition Ping Pong a special feature of the weekly Ping Pong tournaments at the lied Cross officers club tomorrow will be an exhibition match Between it. Albert Garber and Jacques Mele. It. Garber former new York University Champion is the Winner of two club tournaments and m Mele was runner up at the club tournament two weeks ago. The match is scheduled to Lake place at 4 pm Washington a overseas i boxing fans will not see Joe in to is in action until some time in december it was announced by Hie War dept. Which is the Brown bombers manager for the duration. Joe is i miked for a 100-da tour of army Camps in the United steles after \ High lie will go abroad to give exhibitions for com Bat outfits although the tour had been scheduled to Start this week. Sgt Joe always an exponent of razor Sharp conditioning in ring contents. Pointed out that he had not Beer inside the hemp for Over a year. And that he needed some time to regain his old time form Louis who is now a a tuning up Quot at it Meade. Md., will be accompanied on his leather Jaunt by his old Friend and sparring partner 1st sgt. George Nicholson and welterweight sugar Robinson both of Mitchel Field. Joe. Now Bon a ing up for a speech on physical fitness will make his debut As lecturer when the tour starts or aug. 30. Pittsburgh Shank Gornicki or Sci Ltd credit for a double win Over the Boston braves As the pirates to a both ends of a doubleheader 8-0 and 4-3. Nate Andrews was the hiking hurler in both games. Iii the first game. Gornicki went the route and was never in danger after Kolbie Fletcher Homer d with two on in the first. Boston tied the score at 3-3 with a no in Hie last half of the ninth inning in the second game but Pele Costa part s single in the Lith muted Johnny Podgajny with the winning Marker Gornicki. Appearing As a Relief Pitcher in the Nightcap received credit for Hie win and i now has a season s record of six wins and nine losses. The Chicago cubs ousted the Phillies from sixth place with a 7-5 Victory. Dick Conger seeking ins third Mound Triumph entered the eighth inning with a 4-3 Lead Bill live Bruins socked him with a twin run rally to sew up tile game a it Prim relieving Hank Wise in the seventh for Chicago Hung around just one inning Long enough to get credit for his thud \ it Lory. Rookie South it a Al Brazil notched his third win As Ute Cai Dijiuls Defeated the ledgers 7-3. St Duns got off to an Early Lead nit King eel head for one run in the second inning on Walker Coopers triple and an error by Billy Herman. The cards continued to Pound Relief Pitcher Les Webber but head was charged with the his eighth of the year. Reds trounce giants the new York giants enjoyed a 4-2 Lead entering the eighth inning but Cincinnati broke exise with five runs on two singles Dick balt us error a walk and Woody Williams Pinch triple with Hie Bane loaded. Cincy added three More in the ninth to Slaughter my giants 10-4. In the american league the Yankees took their tenth straight series defeating Chicago 4-2, and taking the series three games to Oiw. The sox got three of their five hits and both runs off Charlie Wei Sloff in the first inning. Buck Ross went All the Way for Chicago and absorbed his sixth defeat. Detroit beat Philadelphia 4 3, the athletics scoring All their runs in the ninth inning. Dizzy Trout had a one hitter until the ninth when he weakened and allowed live hits and three runs. Johnny Corsica came in and saved Trout a 14th Victory. Bob Harris and Dick Wakefield hit round trippers for Hie tigers. St. Louis Defeated Boston 4-1, manager Joe Cronin s Pinch single in the seventh inning with the bases loaded depriving Johnny niggling of a shut out. In breaking the Browns six game losing Streak Niggeling allowed five hits for his sixth win. Tex Hughson who has been unable to win a game on the Western trip was in it ked for his ninth defeat. Sore Arm Pitcher tackle turns pro new York Tex Mooney a 290-Pound tackle who formerly St a Louis Mort Cooper Ace of the cardinals Mound staff feels that he ditches Best when his Arm hurts. Mort is likened to old Hoss played with the University of a Radbourne who had such a sore Southern California has signed a Arm that he warm up contract to play with the Brook 1 until he had spent an hour rolling Lyn dodgers football team. The Ball on the ground. Minor league standings Pacific coast league Eastern league w. L. Los Angeles 92 31 san Francisco 78 44 Seattle 63 58 Portland 61 66 Hollywood 56 68 Oakland 51 72 san Diego 51 72 Sacramento 37 84 pct .748 g39 521 504 .452 .415 415 Scranton Elmira Albany Binghamton Wilkes Barre Hartford Springfield 306, Utica w. L. Pct. 73 36 670 60 49 .558 58 48 .547 59 49 .546 57 51 .528 52 52 .500 40 61 396 25 78 .243
