Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                By Gene Lynch thanks Bello of the air this column takes on a local flavor for a the good1 Captain remembered us when he received a clipping from Home that harks Back to fast years football fantasia at the which appeared in a thur Daley column in the new York followed an interview with Frederic Hollywood Ian who spent 14 weeks visiting troops despite its we think youll find it in Here it is it was a pretty Good football March the weather was a trifle on the warm Side but the Day was perfect for thanks giving it was really lots of particularly after i had read the Advance stories in the local that added to the enjoy ment because they were written by and their involved explanations of what i always had considered a simple american sport sounded As obtuse As san Freddie was talking about the Turkey Day opening game of the Pyramid football conference in which the base Hospital rebels walloped the Green wave All americans there loved March although i must confess that the britishers were Puza cled no end by what they they Hick Cricket is both simple and inter Stiner and we every Man to his i to the most touching thing1 the game was the appearance of cheer Lead they were dressed like the ones Back to me it was Sweet and yet almost like a glimpse of Homo in a land so far i found All sorts of sports activity in but there was one game that i saw All theres been very Little mention of i think its the most popular one of them that to begin All they need is a net and a they can always find a Clear ing for any number of men can play and its less complicated than any in the places i visited the weather hardly encourages anyone to ruin around More than he has generally the temperature was Abonit at so most of the games played in the late March trek took him to to Gold Eri Sardinia and Italy and he also stretch in South in looking Back on that trip there were two Guys i met who stand in my March took it up the first Day i was in Brazil u fellow walked up to me a full be was and youre Freddie Bric Kel that my real name from Arent you i told him 1 was and he asked if i re in Embred i did in a vague Oit of tin George be and 1 was one of your assistants when you managed the of Wisconsin football id still like to get even with you for All the blankets and the like you made me lug in North Africa i met the other a brigadier Arent you from Racine he in sure that when i was a kid i used to make deliveries at your it was Chuck the great West Point football who now is of our top and then we sat Down and reminisced about old just the two of the Buck general and the Ham for the above Well score a Nice triple to Dale giving the a Tumble at both ends of the Pony boys Chuck it in new York ale Tern won the 58th running of the suburban Handicap at Belmont cover ing the  in the re Cord time of the bettors also Hung up a my of term wagering stars and Middle East Rawn up Yankees Egypt became the scene of another historic Battle when John Mettenberger right of ten 12l of it up Between from birth and who be thl Gme when t hoped i will be inflicted on spectators next wednesday june at gezira around the Southern Board f no sep a George of the game was originally scheduled for this week but postponed in order to permit the conned Ratet to up for the staff photo by Coal Miner win return go boxing returned to Madison Square Garden after a two months Layoff with Joe Baksi pounding out a unanimous 10round decision Over Lee ten thousand were on hand to see the Kulpmont coalmine revenge his loss to Savold at their first meeting three months Baksi punched and jabbed his victim and used an uppercut As his most effective blow m scoring an easy Savold won Only two of the 12 Hammer it Hank Armstrong kept his comeback slate clean by stopping the Washington lightweight sensation Aaron Perry in the sixth Armstrong packed too Many guns for the 18 year old fighter and had him on the Canvas three times before the final Willie Pep added another victim to his string since his release from tie Navy by belting Benato into a deep sleep in the second round at Pep measured his opponent throughout the open ing then nut him away with a straight right to the Bagnato was another step on peps climb Back to the Aba Feather weight Belt which he relinquished when he entered the Al Bonimy continued his winning Streak by belting out Clearley Sabatelle in the third round in new York Davis outclassed his opponent and had him on the floor in the Davis connected with a right then polished off Sabatelle with his famed Wright bang tails continue sweep Warren Wrights Twilight tear ran off with the coaching club Oaks feature at Belmont which was Worth the Vic tory was the seventh in a Row for the Calumet farms filly and gave the Wright stable domination of the racing season with pensive doubling in the Derby and Preakness and Sun again copping the great stake Conn Mccreary Rode the Calumet lady Star to an easy five length win and won looking Over Bis the race Cost the jockey club an additional 15 grand As tie betting Pool on the other horses didst cover the huge amount wagered on the favorite and the club had to pay the Twilight tear was backed Down to 1 to 10 and paid Only and dare me was second and paid and and plucky maid paid Tiger gym gutted Princeton gymnasium Caus ing an estimated Sui Aioo damage and destroying Many prize Tro the Childs said to be the oldest College Crew trophy in the was among Only the Walls 01 the main part of the build Nir remained res win openers behind the three hit pitching of Woody and aided by 12 of their opponents the rebels trounced the Cairo commandos 167 in the opening round of the sandstorm baseball Knight paced the winners at the plate with a Home run and a triple while his teammate Lara garnered two Tri the score rebels jul 8 5 commandos 7 3 12 batteries Payne and Daniel Bowdel and punching Over six runs in the sixth innings cinched the yanks 105 Victory Over the Steve Clisura hit a Home run for the the score r yanks 10 11 z wildcats 5 8 3 batteries Robben and Van a Ketes Martin and Aber the Payne Field fliers out stored the Brown bombers li10 in an old fashioned the score Payne Field u to 4 Brown bombers to 1 3 batteries Clark and Rix Durham and Joltin Joe thumbed out at Home los Angeles Moltin Joe former Home run King of the new York Yankees was Pic tured in divorce court last week by his wife As a Man who never acted like a Hus the complain ant was his former actress Dorothy who tearfully Tola the court that Joe 4choose not to talk to Rne for Days at a when the curvaceous Dorothy finished her tale t martial judge Stanley Mosk granted her a he sorrowfully tin a Dimaggio fan but Hie evidence in tvs Case is i who has added to his bankroll by some Fine holdout performances in the saw a Cut taken out of his savings when the court awarded his wife monthly for support of two year old Joe whose custody was also awarded to Dimaggio the former Hollywood extra dab bed at Here eyes with a handkerchief As she told judge Mosk he always left me Home and never took me she the spent his entire life with his men in her final indictment she added that the Pride and Joy Mccarthy menage was and Dimaggio did not defend tin suit he is now a sergeant in the army air corps and is said to be on a tour of the South Pacific Dimaggio Franklin one guiding Genius of radio show information announced thai be will be a Cryn state spa also a a writer and i urn National Weff shuffled during via Ted week in which tote puff com limits added a Gattie lo3 Lead and the Pittsburgh nudged the Iii Diwali 6f the Rumie rup fhe new a Ojik giants took Ihfe biggest sliding from fifth to seventh place and Are Only a game arid a half the Over in the american Loop the Field remained unchanged Froin the previous week with the new York Yankees Riding out in front by three Good pitching gave the cardinals three out of they took their single game with the Tod Gers and two out of three with the anaemic Mart Cooper picked up another Victory when he shut out the giants 80 on three bucs surge the pirates went into second place by a Hal game margin by taking two out of therefrom the braves and dividing two with the Phillies while the reds were drop Ping double header to Brook the reds had previously dumped the giants rip be National Leacue Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn new York Chicago 24 18 19 14 17 15 14 11 10 t2 14 16 21 19 20 10 20 11 american league new York Washington Louis Philadelphia Boston Detroit Cleveland Chicago 20 11 19 16 3 20 18 18 17 4 17 18 5 17 20 6 16 21 7 14 20 7 pirate Blooper ball1 got a Brace of victories 81 Over the braves on six hits and 40 Over the in the braves game rip got three Bingles for Tafter the pirate the braves took two out of three from the to split even for the three and the dodgers showed three out of five for the while the woeful giants could get Only one out of Bill Voizelle elbowed that one when he handcuffed the cards 31 on three Charlie Grimm has his Cuba whipped Back in shape and they ran their win Streak to six games before the braves smacked them the Bruins tallied three wins out of five for the athletics Are hot still playing the Best baseball in the the Yankees snagged Throe wins out of four games by splitting with the White sox and sweeping two from the Hank notched his fifth win of the year by Downing the White sox the senators held on to second place by taking three out of four from the indians and splitting two games with the Browns broke even for the week by taking three out of four from the red sox before losing the double header to the still the Surprise club of the the athletics knocked Over the tigers three times in a Row be fore losing the series closer and followed up by splitting two with the in addition to the Louis series the red sox took a double header from the White sox to six games for the the tigers got Only two out of six for the week As did the in playing no better than the White sox had one win in los a ru4y coast guard baud revealed that he will be placed on the inactive list this summer at his own after completing a final band tour for the 5th War loan in vhf