Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                Ake it from by Dean Bronfe the Story goes that lefty recently in Pittsburgh to boost a War Relief chatted with to Nus 70yearold baseball one thing you can Clear up for said did Lincoln swing from the shoulders or was he a wrist hit Ter it would be Safe to say that in his league old Abe hit above speaking of Honus Joe med i Csc singled off Young Clyde King ebbets Field not Long Send ing Mel Ott across a National Lea gue plate for the 741st thus breaking a record held these Manv years by but Mel still has a Long Way to go to break major league Mark of 2244 set by to heres can you this one from the annals of Odd slavs in and National league Umpire Bill who had to Call i if several times to hints its probably the the situation is this the bases Are loaded with two the count on the Batter is As the next Putch is the runner on third having a big Breaks for the runner and the Ball arrive at the plate at the same the Ball hitting the runner what is it does the runner or Doest he says its up to the us the ump must decide whether the pitched was a strike or a if it was a the Batter is the Side is and the run Doest if it and the run an umpires life is really War is hell the nation a horse hysteria reached such recent Mon frs that several leading stockholders of embarrassingly successful new boric race tracks have privately caller a mods and fewer Thev Are beam neg to fear a Reform wave business is thriving Odds and endings Charles Ciao hair to ago White sox is in the Navy according to his a sox in m7hmwi11 Amto m new York pit a postwar plan to spend Mono of on playgrounds and athletic fact Peoples mint tithe claims sitting is always Best when he if a a Dixie int however the athletics have bought outfielder Larry Rosenthal from Newark after he was turned Hack to the club by the new York Roh pirates nerd was ref Tod of military service at Wright fillies run Chicago Warren Wrights stables boosted its earnings to for the year and made history when three Wright Good and in and third in the Printess Pat stakes Ingle of a stable in u hike a cured Only once before in Ink when Sun again Chance and Wishbone ran in the Arlington they Yvere also from rights hams Hes done it again Stockholm Gunder Hae swedish Speed a world record for the two Nile the distance in eight to beat Bis Mark of set on june r they an Al time fight stars and Middle East v More than fans Fco Feht Worth of War Bonds to see pvt Beau Jack Hammer out a decision aver lightweight Champ Bob Montgomery in a no title fight at Madison Square the fight came As a freshening Breeze following some bouts which have smelled up the Garden and ringside prices scaled Down from in Bonds to for Balcony Gillette Bazor com Pany stood All expenses with the entire proceeds going to the gov Jack opened the fight in his Typ ical whirlwind style and walked off with the first four then Montgomery rallied to make the Battle More Beau Jack then came Back with a pummel he f rhe Hon Champ bout betwee and Beau week in Madison Square Beau losing he u although it was a no title Acme cubs surge by winning the cardinals Are steaming to Ward their third straight 10 games ahead of the second place and threaten to set an All time winning margin in the National the red hot redbirds won three out of five and increased their Lead on the third place pirates by two and a half putting Pitts Burgh games the rampaging Chicago who roasted deep in the cellar most of the finally hit their stride and took 14 of their last 16 game 11 in a Row to forge to fourth tithe highest the cubs have Beon in the league since the dodgers managed to Stop their losing Streak and pulled out of the cellar by a Small margin the Phillies dropping unobtrusively to last bums buy vet hurler 1 the whose policy it a been to fill the club with nosh astonished All by purchasing Ben Pitcher for the Richmond Colts of the Piedmont that the same Ben Chapman who roamed the Outfield forthe yanks and indians for manager of the turned to this year and won 13 and lost five before coining to Flat hush in Trade for Rookie National league includes came of 6 cd Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago new York Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia 72 27 55 42 50 44 46 47 48 51 39 58 40 60 3k 57 16 19 23 485 23 32 32i 32 american league leu is Boston new York Detroit Cleveland Chicago Washington Phil Adelphia 62 42 55 48 53 48 52 50 51 52 50 52 7 i0i 11 44 56 16 47 59 16 to fourth spot 14 of last 16 Clyde King and he made his debut against the braves immediately on arriving and set them Back allowing Only one hit for six the former Outfield is something of a Novelty on the Mound As he throws almost every pitch in the he admits to being cards Ace Pitcher boomed the cards beat the reds 54 in a hard fought game that lasted 14 but it was a costly Vic tory As dodger Mounds Man Ted Wilks was struck on the head and knocked unconscious in the 13th inning by a line drive from the oat of Steve Wilks is currently the leading major league with 10 victories Ami one Whitey Kurowski grabbed the bean Ball before it hit the ground and Wilks was credited i with a costly Over in the american the Browns still rattle re fusing to fall apart or even falter As expected of they won All five games for the week increased their Lead to a games Over the bed Browns strongest bid since Sisler the brownies sixth in Field sixth in and without n pit Ber in the top of the it s the first time in that they have made i serious hid fur the their left earn Hud the Groat forge Sisler year hit stole 51 buses and fielded the Yankee still hang onto third winning three and losing three fur the while the to prs id fourth As no spared with the the timers in the league is they Art fifth in the league in Batik big and Fielding and have two of the Lea gues top Trout and Hal yet have Stagge red around in the second division for of the the indians lost five out of six games and to the White sox six out of seven and Sank to the ars seventh and the athletics still the Hoth teams Liei Nii Franklin Dies after knockout Chicago negro Veteran heavy died in a Newark the victim a knockout landed last week by the Trenton Larry Lane was held in bail on a technical charge of manslaughter following Franklins the Chicago fighter was partially paralysed by blows from the fought in had fingered in a Semi conscious Condi Tion for several his death was the first in a heavyweight fight since Primo car nera battered Ernie Schaff to Canvas Over 10 years Ling attack in the tenth round to earn the nod of the referee and one another judge called the fight a it was the fourth Trout for the two Dusty this one being the first in which the title didst change Pep laces Constantino the same night in Willie new York ver Sion of a featherweight grave former featherweight King Lulu Constantino the worst beat ing of his taking a 10round Pep pounded the surprised Tonlino from Long Range with hard rights and then at will moved in and beat him with Short jabs and rocking he put the former titleholder on the Canvas in round two and went on to earn a unanimous decision Bee 18yearold a unanimous army Ontek Itow Tiro scored a one rotted kid clout Over Wright in a fight Early last win found Bee Bee an improved the greek boy crashed to the floor three times for nine being saved Foy tie Foell from a knockout in the youngster scores 21st Victory another Young boxing 18yearojld Tony of Youngs scored his 21st win in a Row since turning pro by Topping of new York in the sixth round at Janiro packed a tremendous Wallop for a belting Lemieux to the Canvas in the minute of the first he things his own Way after and re Feree Gene roman stopped the bout m the sixth when it was obvious Lemieux was out on his Sammy former Light weight got his second win Over Youngjr Aaron Perry in Angott scored against the 18yearold Perry with fancy stabbing and Tel around i crating though Perry conked this with two severe rights in the seventh Lou Nova took a 10round heavy weigh decision Over Boston John no Lynch in the Veteran club fighter battered to the Canvas in the first Row for nine but want Able to hold out As Nova stabbed and hooked his Way to Fritzie Zivic Kafoed Pete Deruzza in in the eighth flooring his nent four times before the final same old Racket hug to games from Connie feted by fans Veteran manager of the Philadel phia celebrated Hie 50tti year As major jeague1 manager As fans turned out to fete the grand old Man of the fans presented Connie with a solid Gold Box containing a Check for As a Token of a Precia the Yankees played the Athle tick and showed their Lack of appreciation by blanking the Mack men 10 behind Hank a Orbys Nelson and Byrd Click Byron Nelson pulled a last round rally to win the Beverly Ca open with edging out Tony who had and Jug Sammy Byrd won the Michigan Onen with 208 total for Only 54 holes Claude Detroit was second at nazis dislike Gunder new York 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