Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1944, Cairo, Egypt J Fly Dean Broome there was an age of flagpole Bathtub parties for an the Yoyo it was a slap Happy age of Jack Dempsey and fight College boys were mating goldfish con Deti Tive sports were enlivened by bicycle endurance Marathon dancers and Long distance chair our own Egypt was big news when the Tomb of King Tut was and solemnly reported that anybody who had anything to do with it would pro Bably die with the country wept for Floyd col Lins and cheered certain Lone and practically nobody had Ever heard of a sober Mettle Guy named it must have been during these Gay Days that americas unselfish love for foreign athletes reached to highwater in sloshed Over the one of our sports heroes immediately after world War i was charming itchy the Jap anese Tennis who won his Way into american hearts with a Grin and his Host of he had a Good topspin and Tennis peo ple thought he was the now much dead Max scheme Ling was received nicely and made Fortune in the his Ger Man adviser Max Machon was said to have looked like a and actually brought a Brown shirt to the both Machon and Schmeling were just As Papular in England As Back according to Pierre Huss ins correspondent in Berlin for Max had Hopes of coming Back to America As late As 1941 after Warsaw was wiped out and the Luftwaffe left London nightly in when Schnie Liiva came to the for his second fight with Joe Louis lie was an ardent Hans hitlers ambassador to went up to Madison Square Garden to meet him before he fought Harry they talked in a dressing room in German for a Long time about who was re ported that when the ambassador and his shave headed aide aide turned at the clicked his heels and gave Max the nazi went out and Kafoed Thomas and the fans lifted the roof with As Early As at the olympics at Lake German and Jap teams won acclaim for their the Jap skiers were Low on technique but said to he High on prewar brotherly love in sports was whipped into further froth when a 1031 american big league baseball team toured Japan and was feted with presents and polite the Nippon High com Mand must have already been plot Ting War on America at the there were More storm troopers at the 193g olympics than led by Jesse the great negro runner and jumper whom hit Ler refused to the americans beat hell out of the Ger mans but the nazis juggled Fig ures and announced Germany had won the loud cheers greeted the Jap pole Sneor Ohe of Keio when he went to the states in 1uv for the track he wound up As a Jap offi cer on leading the Little sons of heaven against battered yank and was shot through the tripe while leading a even the notorious Baron von Cramm stirred Good will for him self at Forrest Hills and Wimble Don with his matches against Good Fellowship was really run Ning riot in those u was a deliriously goofy a Good time was had by but the morning after came around us they always an easy one Lor guess August 1944 red sox third slides across the plate on a hit by Leon Cuberson against Hie Yankees at Fenway Park in Yankee Catcher Bill Drescher reaches for the seen in the Umpire Joe the red sox won Hie game wide world Twilight tear upset by rank outsider new York William Wood wards Vienna scored one of turf Doms biggest coming from behind the Field in the final stretch to defeat Twilight tear by three quarters of a length in the Alabama stakes feature of the Saratoga meeting at Belmont the unexpected defeat for Twilight a one to 20 broke a win Ning Streak of old Nassau drops skeds Princeton University dropped from All con Ference athletic though retaining membership in All inter collegiate associations so As to re turn to Competition after the the tigers plan on informal sports schedule this year and will enter 10 teams in various hut not n a regular schedule Philly Gal retains Western links title miss Dorothy Germain of Phila scored a five and four Vic tory Over miss Phyllis of to take her second straight women Western Warnar eur Golf miss Germain thus became the first two Narow Winner since Opal Hill of Kansas scored in 1931 and Al Veteran Detroit Golt copped the Maple Leaf open in with a 72hole total of four under regulation defeating Fred Wood of and Bob Gray of old time hurler Dies John Jackie baseball Star of 40 years ago and a Pitcher in americas first night Ball held at Auburn in died at the age of Joe Baksi nods Savold to winersatz7 heavy Crown of Coal cupped the duration heavyweight title a split decision Over Lee Savold of Patter in tin main show of the boxing week at Wrigley Field in nearly people paid a Gross Gale of More than to see Baksi take verdict in three meetings with Baksi opened an Early attack that Pui Savold Back on his and built up an advantage that Savolis late Bing and Bong rally one judge voted it was a the other judge and the referee giving he nod to the skin Windup nearly stole the show from the main As Larry Trenton made his first appearance since the fatal bout with Lem stopping Georgia Parks of Wash in round the two Dusky beaters rushed to the Center of the ring at the first Bell and stood toe to toe until Midway in the third round when Lane dumped Parks into the ropes with a flurry of Larry caught Parks coming off the ropes with a terrific shot to the mid Seddon and the fight ended right Jackie Britain world flyweight a tech Nical knockout Over Ronnie Jay of in the 12th round of a title bout in Tunney fights in Brazil Brazil one world heavyweight Champion from 1926 to staged an exhibition boxing match with Loyola Paher at Campos Dos Alfonsos and afterwards was awarded the Bra Zilian air Force flying insignia fur entertaining brazilian Bing Crosby is an intent listener As Richard famed flying Ace of the South relates some of his thrilling experiences to a radio audience Over Bong is on the West coast for a tour of inspection of army International photo Macks kids beat Otts new York before per sons at the Polo 2j teen age youths from As Many different cities played an East baseball under sponsorship of Esquire the East managed by Connie thrashed the piloted by Mel a score of and Middle w m r sew up National National league includes games of 13 Louis Pittsburgh Chicago new York Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn 77 28 45 17i 58 45 18 47 54 28 50 58 43 62 34 41 61 43 65 354 american league Louis Boston Detroit new York Chicago Cleveland Philard Elphia Washington 66 44 59 50 57 51 55 52 52 57 134 53 59 14 50 62 16 42 63 184 64 8 94 the cards this week tied the 1906 record Oft cubs by winning 73 games out of their first and they still have the National league situation sewed the Redbird Crew is 1174 games in front of the second place Cincinnati club after winning five out of six games for the the reds copped four out of their six games and Are closely pushed for the runner up position by the another fight is going on for fourth spot with the in the 28 games from and the giants Only 284 games cubs All but one of their six tilts and the giants dropped six out of the dodgers were in the one game behind the Phil both had a 33 record forthe at lost four out of Mckechinie rehired two National league managers signed new Billy of the getting a two year he is the first Redbird Pilot Ever to get a two year paper from the card Bill of the Cincinnati also signed for two ending rumours about his the dodg6rs have bought 16year old shortstop Tom Brown Troni the Piedmont league and released Eddie Basinski and Ralph Branca to the Louis Browns moved East for two crucial series with the yanks and red sox that May solve the american league t Flag they disposed of the first beating the yanks three out of four and now take on the red sox for four attempts before finishing the Eastern season and re turning Home for a 21game stand that will round out the baseball the Browns had a 42 re Cord for the week end Are still games ahead of the second place red the red sox took a Shock that almost knocks them from pen Nant picture when the called their Ace right hander Tex Hughson and Catcher Hal the same bengals Olimb the tigers forged to third place after winning five of Knock ing the yanks to they look like the club that will take the Flag if the Browns the tigers have the Best pitching punch inthe league in lefty Hal Newhouser and dizzy each of whom has won 18 return of Dick Wakefield to the Outfield has Pep Mummy the Tiger a fiend combination of Joe Eddie Mayo and Rudy though Unsung As is also helping Detroit they have a Chance to beat the yanks 1940 double play record of White sox and senators All had 24 records for the while the athletics split the last place senators Are games from first country cousins beat City was 146 the wac country from Camp Huckstep beat their Sisters the comma Deret Tes 146 in a return avenging their former defeat by a score of the played at was called after the fifth inning because of gezira softball league 2 Oclock league 6 Craf in to my 2 sad sacks out of 5 Oclock league 5 f 0 3 8 old Turners 170 my finance is Mit officers i Mil Mil orderly room 1 4 to 0 cauliflower sprout Robert Rowe 18yearold pre medical student of Depauw has been appointed Indiana aau boxing com youngest in the history of Simpson served As a referee and judge for tourneys at Camp Atterbury and fort and participated in National collegiate boxing Golden cloves bouts and other Amateur Acme buy More War Bonds american association Milwaukee Louisville Toledo Columbus Paul Minneapolis Indianapolis Kansas City 81 37 72 47 70 47 65 53 62 53 45 72 38 76 32 80 go 104 16 174 41 46 Pacific coast league los Angeles Hollywood san Francisco Portland Oakland Seattle Sacramento san Diego 73 55 66 62 65 62 64 63 53 54 62 67 60 68 58 70 104 114 13 15 7 74 84 Booth Back in Moleskin a Kwh footballs mighty atom of 15 years has returned Vale As a member of the coaching one of the greatest Gridiron heroes in yales Booth goes Back to a Post he held Ulm car Mai Stevens in
