Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                December 1944 and Middle East take it from us by Dean Broome death of judge Ken saw Moun Tain Landis is one of the greatest blows in the history of hell enter the sports Hall of Fame along great names As John mod ban Charles Commiskey and others of the old Breed who founded the great dynasty of the caustic Tongue that made him famous on the the Iron will and equally Iron isted control Over the game he and made him Many ene Mies tooth in and out of yet judge Landis always fought degrading influences in during the past season he went to War against his most hated the professional setting police into action against tin horns in Philadelphia Shibe he was sitting on the Federal Bench in 1920 when the Black sox scandal was made National and american leagues were at each others throats Over policy matters and lain Dis was called in to straighten things out and was Given a contract As commissioner at per he on As judge and subtracted Hie Bench salary from his baseball impeachment proceedings were instituted in Congress against him for holding two he refused quit under arid one year later when the men fuss died Down Landis left the Bench before 300 cheering spectators in a Landis in the Public Eyo Many times before assuming dictatorial Powers Over at one time he narrowly escaped1 death when a bomb was thrown into his courtroom during and lie also startled the nation in when lie slapped u an Al time record the Standard Oil in a re two Days later he fined a hardworking Farmer two cents upon conviction for a Federal of the supreme Inci reversed his decision in the Oil company one of landis1 first As base Ball commissioner was to ban for life eight members of the Chicago White sox who were convicted of throwing games in the 1020 world series to the hater he bar Rod Dolan and Jimmy Ocon coach and outfielder of the for trying to influence Heinle Philly to up on the giants As they drove for the Only last Landis for Iffe Bill owner of the when Cox admitted hav ing wagered on Ball games in which his club was Landis was born in at Union College in Chi getting a Law the judge was named for Kene Mountain in Georgia where his father was wounded in the War Between the he died in his sleep saturday after having celebrated his birthday in the Hospital the pre Vious he was first admitted to the Hospital for a cold and and rallied two weeks but had a who is in the hos Pital with a broken wrist his Reed Gresham second ranking american aviation in world War and his and and Richard were at his bedside when he according to Landi wishes there will be no funeral the body will be cremated privately and friends were to omit army squeeze play Thomas Lombardo army and Glenn Davis 41 go into action to Knock Down a pass Intel feed for Albert Zehman of Pittsburgh who got sandwiched Between this scene is from the army Pitt game which the cadets won Lombardo and Davis Are probably plotting a similarly dire Fate for Navy ins tit tit to Fli n i Troy easily hurdles Bruins of pm Tor Rose Bow judge Landis Dies Chicago judge Kenesaw Mountain Commissio Ner of baseball since 1921 died at Luke Hospital he had been hospitalized since landis1 career included appoint ment to the Federal Bench by Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 and a Rise to baseballs top Job when the american and National leagues split on policy and the Black sox scandal rocked the baseball world in teams named for four bowl games University of Tennessee unbeaten and once tied football team has accepted an invitation to play Southern California in the Rose Rowl on new years the other bowl lineups sugar and Alabama were selected As opponents after Duke closed the season with u 330 Victory Over Cotton Chris Winner of the Southwest con Ference Wall Oklahoma the Missouri Valley con Ference champs in the Dallas Orange tech will face attendance at All bowl games will be restricted to a radius of ten Miles from the site of the the Odt indicated this which also applies to the army Navy game will be in effect for nil other postseason Wofford to come Back of Ford College will resume football Competition next fall after a iwo Vear Laudato Sparks 140 Hurricane win Over devils Cairo Blue who lost 86 to the Golden Hurricane of Payne Field in a preseason practice showed up even worse tues Day night As they were tripped u0 by the airmen in a on sided affair at the Hurricane got off to a sweep ing drive that carried the Ball from their own 15 to the Cairo on Yard line in the first few minutes of play and were turned but in the second period Peter Laudati skirted around1 left end for a tally and then kicked the Payne scored again in the third Quarter on a Laudati to 2nd Robert Simpson in the end after a push from their 35 in which they were aided by Tony Ada Lefi 30yard run and overcame a 20 Yard loss on an other Laudati again con Laudati and Adamle were All around the Cairo team with Jack Rabbit running and sidestepping and Laudati also did some exceptional As did the rest of the Payne Field the Ball was in Cairo territory 90 per cent of the time and the Blue devils never got beyond the Hurricane 30yard Smith played Well for Cairo but he Rind Morris and Harrison were bottled up the whole Southern California aware of their Chance to grab the Pacific coast conference title and a Rose bowl bid which they poured it an Uljua 40u3 before the largest sports crowd in the this the trojans proved they Hart gone far since their 1313 tie ear Lier in the season and warned  be hard to Stop in the bowl on new years they piled up tremendous yardage totals and crushed the Bruins bowl Hopes into the coliseum Jeff cravats unbeaten but twice tied trojans scored in every period and had a 34point bulge be fore Urcla Fin All v battered he Way to a goal in the final Trojan fullback Duane White head culminated a 47yard drive with a plunge after George Callanan and Don Burnside ripped the Bruin line a shreds in ten Pat West delivered the Don Garlin arid Calla Nan ripped off a 61yard Advance in the second Frame and Garlin went through from a Short Dis Tance Hardy made the third touchdown with a on Yard dive after he had set the drive in motion with a pass from the Bruins 45 to Garlin on the West kicked both second period conversions and the half ended with the score after the trojans were in again in eight with Hardy scoring on a naked reverse and West kicking the Gar Lin went Over a few minutes later from the and West missed the Don Murphy made the trojans last six Pointer with a five Yard Buck after a 63yard Cravath had mercy Here and sent in his third upon which the Bruins promptly rallied for All their Dean Witt carried the first Urcla tally Over from the seven and tossed 22 Yards to Nelson King for the Tai Ristics showed what a lacing the trojans gave the Southern Cal made 334 Yards Rush Pion ship of the Western Les states All american fullback was their main stay with the score 14 to 12 against them anal seven minutes left in the Ball the buckeyes took the Ball at Midfield on a Toad with Dick Flana Ollie and Bob Brugge driving to the Michigan stiff ened but the buckeyes elected to carry the Ball on a fourth Down with three Yards to Flanagan Shook through off tackle on the games most crucial play and carried to the seven More shots at the Michigan line brought it to the on Yard line with three minutes to Horvath took the vaulted the line and fell on his face in the end zone with the big ten championship in his Tennessee Kentucky 7 Tennessee volunteers ended their undefeated season with a 217 Victory Over the Kentucky the whose record is marred Only by a score less tie wih scored once in the first period and in the third before the wildcats scored their Only touchdown with 15 seconds remaining in the notre Dame tech 0 Georgia techs Orange bowl see notre Dame of Page 8 ing to 34 slightly less than ten to one and 21 first Downs to seven for the Only in the air did Urcla out gain the Tro with 114 Yards to Ohio state Michigan 14 Ohio states All civilian football team Carne from behind Defeated Michigan 1814 before fans to wind up the season with a perfect record and the chair Sammy Snead cops Rich Portland open slam Miu Sammy recently discharged from the Navy after two years won the Portland open tournament with a 72 Hole total of the colourful virginian turned in a 72 on the final Day to Edge Mike Furness of White by two strokes and far outdistanced such favourites As Byron Jug Mcspaden and Boh nations title rides on saturdays clash Between army Navy Baltimore navys line is rated by Many football experts As the Best in collegiate circles but head coach swede Hagberg and line coach rip Miller Are concerned with a puzzling Little item called the army Doc Glenn Dale Hall Dean sense Baugh Tom Lombardo and other key backs will show plenty of Tricky intricacies of the formation at Baltimore tomorrow Hagberg and Miller Are paying lots of attention to defense for the army Navy War Bond in eight games the sailors line has held opponents to a net gain of 301 Yards from scrim or an average of Yards per they tacked negative Marks on three oppo holding tech to Penn to minus16 and Cornell to minus20 Yards on army line has yielded 464 Yards on the including a minus of 38 for the Villanova game for an average of 58 army defense in the air is Supe however 547 Yards gained against the cadets compared with 675 against tomorrows game May be heard in the Middle East via shortwave Star liner at on station worn and station woos turn As yanks celebrate thanksgiving j in a favorite Way heres part of the crowd of that turned our on thanksgiving Day to watch the base Hospital rebels trounce Payne Field 130 a Exira and an action shot from the game it was perfect thanksgiving and foot Bah weather and most of Hie Turkey dinners to observe the Holiday a starred for the base Hospital eleven i spectators got up from in a favorite american Alfort staff 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