Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                Tice it stars and Middle East Gene Lynch with the news this week that Stan Musial has been funnelled into the Navy on the heels of Spud dutch Niemann and a list of other players longer than a first sergeants the question comes up whether major league baseball will survive the of course there will always be enough Guys around to fill out the baseball but How Long Are the customers going to dish out Good dough to watch a Bunch of acrobats anyone of whom your aunt Minnie could Corset and two no hit games in the space of a couple of weeks this though there want a single no hitter thrown during the 42 and 43 sea might be a clue As to the Rea son Why the mens Homes Are so depopulated this the clubs Are Arent leaving a single base an attempt to hold onto the players the Jyi one club and perhaps still a second baseman who retained Liis 0b classification by keeping his War Plant Job playing tha Keystone sack on his spare time when the team is at when the above Story one Serviceman sort of hit it on the nose when he said whatever dont stand for some of those Ball players hiding from the draft in War coming out and play ing Ball in their spare Tim and on of most of us baseball in but not with the help of those the player shortage is providing u wealth of material for the sports columnists and a recent planted letter in Joe Williams inimitable daily piece sizes in the situation with a Sample of what the typical Rookie is putting in his letters these More is goes dear Al i cant make up Rny Iii no yet whether Durocher is get Ting me ready for u Ball game or a thoering circus which should not Surprise me very Brook Lyn being what it one he has me in the the next in the infield then in pitch ing and tomorrow in going to i was surprised today when Union Leader looked up and Jold me i was being victimized by the capitalistic which is the first time i have Ever heard Hickey and 1 have heard him called he poin Ted out the pay should be different an an infielder and on and that i should demand separate for these different positions which 1 must pay be cause of the manpower i have been thinking Over and decided to get in touch with or old pal Pegler remember the Lovely stories he used to rite about us when we were with Phillies if you come across a Box score and read that i am playing All nine positions dont swear that the kind of season i seem to be in some of the More ancient of the Hay burners Whinnie a Royal Wel come when they saw a familiar figure on the rail the other he was Barnev Guadal canal hero recently discharged from the marines following Long confinement in a Hospital for wounds and Well might they remember bar during his Golden years the Ingster has set up some sumptuous banquets for the some say to the tune of m a single Barney is All through chucking it m heavy at the tracks and save in a fun bettor that is when i bet at i made three bets at Jamaica the other Day and won and i never had a More sporting Day at the track the sergeant says Hes cured for a fun x b m 11 it Al shoun hurls if less game for Flatbush follies get needling p us on very Good play the other the Brooklyn red Cross blood donor Here Are some of them with heat pencils stuck Between their choppers while a nurses aide Calls the from Loftfield to right Are Charlie Navy strikes out cards top hitter the Louis cards got their biggest Jolt since the Yankees dumped them in the world series last october when Stan Musial hard hitting right passed hi1 physical Examina Tion and was assigned to the Musial is the big Gest threat in the in the card lineup and led Tho team to the National league Pennant year with a Musial c7 batting ave rage which was also Good enough to top the Musial will remain with the club until called for Active also assigned to the Navy was Al Yankee Roukie after an Okay by the the Navy didst confine itself to the baseball Orchards but dip Ped into the track department As Bill one of americas fastest also got a ticket which entitles him to berth in the saving Date june Georges card passed his pre induction physical and was assigned to the Anny at Jefferson Headquarters softball National league maps 8 ago 5 finance 3 Mil i 2 my 2 2 medics 2 american league Caf 7 1 regulars 5 wolves j 4 Jeanie 3 5 proteus 0 7 0 4 4 5 15 card Junior Loop tightens up Jim Tobin who twisted through a no hit game a couple of weeks ago now knows How it Feek to he on the losing end of Clyde Cincinnati embroidered one of baseballs classics against Tohm and his Boston a this to the 10 Tobin was the Only Bravo Hatter to reach first Sis the result of a the Lone run of the Gamo was it Home run by Church the Louis cardinals maintained their National league Lead but had their margin chopped when they split even in eight after the new York Yankees and Washington be i actors swapped the american Lea National league includes games of May 21 Louis 20 9 Cincinnati 17 12 3 Pittsburgh 15 11 Philadelphia 14 13 new York 13 15 Boston 14 17 Brooklyn 12 17 Chicago 34 64 8 7 18 11 american league new York Washington Louis Philadelphia Boston Detroit Cleveland Chicago 17 10 15 13 17 15 14 15 14 15 14 16 14 17 13 17 24 4 4 44 54 a gob Willie Pep wins first fracas things were quite this week along the collodion circuit with just a few of the regulars doing any Willie former Aba weight King recently discharged from the embarked on a Campaign to regain his old title now held by Sal by Deci sively trouncing Frankie Rubino Over the 10round course in after a slow Hank Armstrong came from be Hind to score a ten round win Over Zanelli in it was the third meeting of these battlers with Armstrong winning All Brown bomber gets civil War due for rehash at gezira the red hot argument that has been aging in the room at Headquarters As to just As to which Side of the a so Dixon line produces to lubes will be hammered out to a final settlement with baseball hats on wednesday May at two teams have been the rebels and the after a diligent search to determine the True Pedigree of each parties concerned have agreed to accept the score of the game As a proof of Stonewall Carnon will Lead the charge of rebels and Ulys ses Mettenberger promises that his yanks will come up with a or pet bag full of destined to fee preserved in Wax along with the other greats of Hie Joe Louis Barrow be measured by the calipers at Logons accompanied by two was allowed to give nine minutes of the army time to get fixed up for his Wax Acme gue lend Back the Bronx bombers were in the top spot at the end of the Only 54 games separate the front running yanks and the last place White after the White sox trimmed Tho Yankees in three games out of the new yorkers bounced Back and won three out of four from the fading Louis the sox snapped Hank Bor Wys ten game win carried Over from last toy beating him Borowy came Back against the winning nats Peter out a couple of Days in the High Altitude was too much for the Washington fresh from two out of three wins Over they ran into the red hot Detroit tigers and blew four they were Able to hold onto the second spot because the Louis Browns could win but three out of eight for the in addition to the now York the Browns divided four games with one of the Brownie 32 to the resulted when Jack Kra Mer allowing the winning run to the Philadelphia athletics split four games with Detroit and then lost three out of four to Cleveland to drop into a for fourth place with the bed sox who came up from the cellar with a Rush of six wins against two follow ing the Louis the red sox beat the White sox four by winning six out of eight pushed the senators out of sixth Cleveland won four out of seven for the week while the Chicago White sox dropped live out of eight to skid into the dodgers sinking the Louis cards lost ground by breaking even in eight games dividing two with dropping two out of three with the braves and winning two of three against the Max Lanier Hurn up his sixth win of the sea Json when he shutout the Otmen 104 on three five wins out of games enabled the reds to Edge into the runner up splitting two games with the the reds i took two out of three from the i Phillies and did the same against the Pittsburgh went up a Peg in the standings by winning five out of after losing one game to i the the pirates took three in a Row from the dodgers and two More from the Phillies before losing the series closer at the phils slipped two notches when they could win but three out of eight the giants went up a floor into fifth place by break ing even in six Boston lost four out of seven and dropped to still in their the dodgers were on the shortened of the score six times in eight games and landed in seventh the Chicago cubs played their Best weeks Ball since the season winning four out of but have a firm grip in the Isbell coaches Alma mater Cecil has been appointed coach at succeeding who resigned to coach at the of Isbell 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