Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                By Dean Broome an army commission for Joe Louis is being sought by Clayton negro minister from new in a letter to president Powell pointed out that two other for Mer Jack Dempsey and Gene have commissions in the coast guard and Navy while Joe is a staff Bert Sheppard of whose right leg is amputated be Low the is working out with the Washington Hope Ful of Landing a major or minor league Sheppard was Pilot of a p38 shot Down near was made prisoner and then Repa he played first base in the minors before entering the just like Mike Jacobs spends much time figuring out How to make Money in the postwar coming out of one he estimates that a postwar meet ing Between Billy Conn and Joe Louis would bring in fans actually present at the fight contributing and the remainder being realized from Tele vision Mike thinks a Lou Sconn return ought to demand at least per admission for and to some people Are criticizing Mike because he got for the Bivin Bettina num Ber in the Garden last week incidentally the present record Isle receipts at a boxing match n contributed by fans who witnessed these cond Dempse Tunney Battle at Chicago Byron Nelsons Victory in the Golf open this week has an amet that tournament was originated and promoted by a local try the Well known medical corpsman of and Erst while sports prognosticate Larry started the Greensboro open Back in before the Davs of levee in when he was sports editor of the Greensboro Snead won it the first Vear with a record later by Johnny and this week for j since larrys been Nike the rest of with a world but he still finds time to read half a dozen sports pages from Back and Hes been a spiritual Leader among the base Hospital rebels for the past two after the War youll prob ably be Reading his March 1945 an keeps pm running stars an6 jote Liine Regan of the Cairo basketball team gets away to a head Start As the amet Fadiest Defeated an egyptian women team from the higher Institute for women Regan is Captain of the amet Casaba own photo by Tami Mauriello upsets Lee Oma Tami Mauriello punched out a ten round upset Over the two Toone Lee in a Madison Square Garden heavyweight Battle before Fritzie Zivic stopped Ben Evans of Oklahoma City in the seventh round of a ten Rounder in Zivic weighed 152 and Evans Bob Light weight scored an eight round to Over Genaro rejoin in los play Ball i1 rules wac Washington the War Man Power commission ruled that base Ball players who have been work ing in War plants Are free to re turn to baseball in season without clearance from the employ Merit service or fear of being drafted As Job wac said in effect that baseball is the principal occupation of these men and they have a right to work at precedent for the action was cited in a former decision which allowed school teachers to leave of season jobs to return to the aggie win Mcaa titles new York University and okla homa aggie won the Eastern and Western Mcaa basketball titles in new York and Kansas City res the violets making a sensational comeback to beat Ohio state 7065 in overtime while the aggie rapped Arkansas in Phillips oilers beat Denver Ambrose for their third straight aau squeezing out a 4746 Victory in the last three Ambrose had led from the in fort Wayne Zoll Ner pistons romped to their second straight worlds pro Cage beating Dayton Depaul of behind the 34point scoring of towering George routed Bowling Green 7154 to take the 1945 Madison Square Garden invitational Cage with Johns beating Rhode Island 6457 for third Mikan was awarded the most valuable player trophy for 120 Points in three Chevigny killed on iwo whom Knute Rockne once called the greatest blocking Back he Ever coached and who later coached the Texas longhorns three was killed in action leading his Marine company on iwo the War informed his Julius he was with the third see Nelson win in Greensboro Byron Nelson captured his second Golf championship in five Days when he tied the Tricky Star mount course record with 66 and won the Greensboro open tournament with a 72hole total of he added the first prize of to his record earnings this Nelsons blistering Fiebe Lopar 66 before the largest crowd of the enabled him to leave the Field far Sammy Byrd was second with a total of 279 and Johnny Revolta third with the Victory enabled Nelson to tie Sammy Snead at six tournaments with two More remaining to Snead was Way off his game and finished far Down the list with Nelsons drives were and zooming Down the Nari Row fairways while opponents often landed in the had his putting been a Little better he would have smashed the course record set by Snead in Nelson had beaten Snead in the playoff for the Charlotte open title last week by four shoot ing a 69 for first Oss o f Cairo was emerged easily victorious in the first basketball game on record Between was and women they Defeated a National sporting club women team 3817 last sunday afternoon at Josephine of Lake Captain of the amet gave the Best performance of the scoring every minute or two and keeping opponents on the run with Long the egyptian team was com posed of teachers and students of the higher Institute for women the game was played by ame rican women Armstrong planning racing dope Empire new York William Arm owner of several horse racing Purchase of a building on 34th Street which after the War will House the largest turf information service in the the build which extends to 33rd is five stories High and will be enlarged to ten armstrongs publications have been suspended because of the racing ban put he plane to resume As soon As its he is a Veteran of countless tussles with la Guardia and before the racing ban went into effect Armstrong won a court order restraining Laguardia from Banning his from the according to his Law Jacob will expand his activities into the Magazine and daily newspaper nine tvs old Pion Louis seeking their fourth straight Pennant accomplished Only twice in major league history by the giants and Sot off to a Muddy the Outfield at Cotter the redbirds1 Northern training Camp has been under water for several Days and the Wea thermals prediction of More rain drove Sam to announce that the champs would return to Louis this week to Complete their Spring training at sportman Billy cardinals a is faced with the More serious problem of replacing Stan 1943 batting Cham Pion versatile Johnny Hope a and Walker the Best Catcher in the Musial is in the Navy and both Hopp and Cooper have been accepted army service the cardinals present Outfield prospects consist of veterans Debs Danny Augie Bergamo and Rookie Jim Mai although Martin Marion has not put in an the cardinals have a first class infield on hand with first to Laseman Ray second baseman Emil Verban and third Sacker George Whitey Kurowski returning from last years championship club and Al schoendienst released from schoendienst showed big league form in the International league before entering service and if Uncle Sam grabs schoendienst will fill the Bill especially with the although he cant carry marions Glove around Short and who can Morton Cooper is still waiting for word from Washington on his 4f Max the rugged left hander is along with Blix Cinderella boy of the 1944 world and Stan Par Jack Ken Burk Hart and Henry Koch to Complete the pitching other training Camp notes Cape out fielder Mike Kreevich signed a contract with the Browns and Catcher red Weldon West and outfielder Gene Moore notified the club they had accepted the Browns Defeated Toledo of the american association 43 in an Pete on armed out drove Home the winning Don Browns second made three hits in four times at army eyes lir Vdell Atlantic Johnny the Yankee was advised by his Temple draft Loard to report for a pre induction physical at los but Hes requested permission to take the exam at the yank squad total 2c As out fielders Paul Waner and Luss Derry and Catcher Mike Garbark hurled for the i both runs French in Charley Grimm of the chosen his opening duty i Hes Claude harder who reported in 1 t join the cubs unfit Ftp fief they had lost their first 13 Den bums win Brooklyn dodgers scored five runs in the first two innings and beat the Ca team Curt Hal Gregg and Victor Rookie Pitcher for Brooklyn and gave the future Gen reals nine hits while the amassed 12 off three Cadet Hiir Lerv Washington Southpaw pm my Young army Dischar and batted the braves to a 2rl Victory Over the senators m the first exhibition game of the season Between two Maior league the game was played for the Benefit of the red Cross and attracted More than who hurled the last two opened the ninth with a double to right he moved to third on a sacrifice and scored on an infield Haegg Back in runs Home in Cleveland swedish won his first race in four edging out Forest Efaw of Bainbridge naval train ing station with a Strong final kick in the mile feature of the fifth annual knights of Columbus Haggs time was slower than his estimate be fore the Haegg had stipulated a fast if he was to make it but he coax it out of his oppo Rudy Simms of took the Lead in the Early stages Haegg decided to set his own Pace and moved out ahead several times in the late stages he motioned the other runners to catch up but they were unwilling to do bout fatal to 16 years of collapsed in the ring at the Newark athletic club during a state aau boxing bout and died in an ambulance in route to the City an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of cards sign Bat boy Atlanta Jimmy 15 year old sandlot who was Bat boy for the Chattanooga look out last was signed to a players contract with the Louis Tubby card scout in this signed the Spring is Here see ci9at players get the of the Ball in their tint Pepper game of the season afr Lake Wood n i training left to Mel manager and Star outfielder Carl former crack Pitcher recent to amet who will head the giants farm system Van Lingle Pitcher Frank Andy Frank Russo and Bob All