Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                April How Pete Gray does it by Dean Broome Don Meade the bad boy of race was suspended last week by stewards of the Jeffi Prodromo de Las americas at Mexico for reprehensible conduct and the american jockey Guild has followed suit in the seems that Meade recently said some mean things ab6ut mexicans As individuals and Mexico As a coun hippodrome officials and the jockey not to mention the took a pretty poor View of an apology to the president of Mexico and officials of the mex ican track will be forthcoming by Jack general manager of the a character by the named of Clarence Hulderman went to several weeks ago and posed himself off As Den any the Browns the hospitable people of greens Burg wined dined him and bought him 25cent cigars for several Days and the phoney Gale House cashed Worth of rub Ber checks before a discrepancy was noted by the cops moved in and nabbed the Guy but he got away three Days k later in by simply raising a train window and jump ing 4fe there Are almost As Many ame rican league baseball players in military service As there Are play ers currently listed on the rosters of the eight Junior circuit the american league red Book for 1945 lists 274 players on the Active Roll and 248 in the Earl director of the american league service dug through his files and produced an Allstar team of american league in uniform that reads like a Ter year world series Honor for the Benefit of the Cash Here it Accord ing to position and lifetime batting Cecil Travis is Bobby Doerr Boston 2b Joe Dimaggio of Ted Williams Boston Hank Greenberg Detroit in Charley Keller of c 3b moved on rv1 lagging firm Fiott has Servati Oft measures to be placed itt suspension of racing a reduction in the use of electricity in night lighting and the Clos Fig of places of entertainment at mid Byrnes said in a report the president and Congress Ort War these measures Are of an emergency with the exception travel should be withdrawn on be Byrnes praised racing people for their cooperation them just As they should Good he told a press conference that despite Many requests for relax of the ban from different quarters racing people were with me on every Harry president of the thoroughbred racing said he expected tracks to resume 90 per cent operation within 30 Days after Germany Bill Dickey buddy Lewis Bob Feller Spud Chandler Virgil trucks red ruffing Tex Hughson c 3b p p Detroit p p p Boston pitchers records Are lifetime won and Jim Mcculley in the daily news of Calls slam Mhz Sammy Snead the Garbo of Golf be he Sammy used to always want to be but Mcculley opines that being in the Navy a while made Sammy More human and started in him the Bot fire of which he apparently lacked the above photos show the Fielding style of Pete Cray one armed outfielder who has been brought up for trial with the Louis after making a catch he places the Ball against his Chest and moves his left hand to the stub of his right in this the Ball oils out of his Glove lower left and up his Chest As though it were a bal bearing Between the Arm and when the Glove is tucked under Raj Cray draws Hii Arryl Back across his Chest until the Ball Rolls Back into his ready for Hie throw Beer should Cray make the president will Harridge of the american league has said that the umpires Wilt be instructed to give the outfielder credit for momentary and in the event he drops the Ball after starting the process of removing his not to Rule out the these photos were made at Cape where Cray is training with the hopeful of a press Browns feel Only slight May play Cinderella again Jack Dempsey landed with Okinawa troops Guam Jack former worlds heavyweight Cham participated in the Okinawa invasion aboard a coast guard manned assault it was officially Dempsey is in charge of the coast guards physical fitness pro his ship was a Veteran of Pacific the a noun released at Nimitz Dempsey made the invasion As part of a Pacific tour to observe the value to men under of the dby Sical training program he instituted for coast guardsmen at the Manhattan Beach training station in new it was Doc Dies William Doc daily Mir ror died suddenly at his army news service Cape Sewells Cinderella who won their first american league Pennant in 1945 were comparatively untouched by draft boards during off have added Power from the minor leagues and be named the team to beat in the american league Pennant the same with the exception of Alan is returning in addition to Boris Martin who belted a Lusty 350 with Toledo last year and Pete one armed sensation from veterans returning Are Mike Milt Mike Char Tak and Gene Martin would be a valuable asset to any team but what Gray will do is despite Fine work shown in Spring train ing theres lingering doubt that his Fielding will be up to he can hit the Ball and will be kept As a pitch hitter if nothing the infield returns intact with George Don and Mark Christ Baksi gets nod Over Lou Nova Joe Kulpmont Coal gained a unanimous Deci Sion Over Lou Nova of California in a feature ten round bout at Madison Square Nova held the advantage in the Early rounds but Baksi later and won the four last Jake Middle stopped sugar Costner in Chicago in the sixth belting the Cincinnati lad cold with his left Ike to aped Dorsey Lay in the in Arturo chilean beat Johnny Denson of Indiana Polis in five j who world with daredevil Cycle and their Burris by driving rate of a birthday this gazed at ing feats drove an that t Henry Ford heard 6f Nimfas a daredevil motorcycle racer asked him to drive the r when i arrive Eden Detroit lated to the old a Freak was destined to make Jtb Dri vei3t in rounds in san an Pacific coast league opening Day april 1 standings Seattle Hollywood Portland san Francisco Oakland san Diego los Angeles Sacramento 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 333 Ellis Clary and Leonard Schulte from Toledo will be in Field while theres a bit of holdout the Browns pitching staff is unchanged and will no doubt on hand for opening Denny who did so Well in the Browns september Pennant is expected to pack up and leave his War Plant Job any Day and will be aided on the starting staff by Nelson Jack Bob Muncrief and Sigmund relievers Back to take up the Slack Are George Al Tex Shirley and Weldon Sewell looks for great things from Searl Lethander who won ten and lost six at Toledo last and Alfred who had a 12andthree record with the if this Fiir Cornes Sewell May Well have the Best pitching staff in the catchers red and Frank Mancuso Are by prewar standards the Browns Are not an outstanding major league Ball club but the same Hunch that did it by a whisker last year is returning to Battle against a league that been weakened since the season closed and will be further Nelson bags Durham open by Rori Nelson won the Durham grand open with a 276 beating Tony Penna by five Nelson shot a course record five under Par 65 on the final Jim Gauntt was third with Oklahoma aggie win National Cage title new a m Defeated for the mythical National Cage championship West of the Mississippi for the third earlier this the with seven foot Bob Kurland con trolling All setting up myriad plays and scoring 22 withstood a last five i Nute rally by new York univer sity and copped the Mcaa natio Nal basketball before in Madison Square Garden White a five mile to beat the then Speed Alexander there were also two steam cars in the the old 999 was unlike other it had a crosswise to steer with instead of a wheel and it looked like a stationary engine of used gallon of Gas for five had no trans Only a sliding i had never driven a Cap fore never even sat in Ttye showed me How to drive it i got there i wort the live Nailer fit or about 55 Miles per i drove the 999 to worlds mile Speed record in that was some Speed for those Days and sportsmen often wonder what Barney could do behind the wheel of some of our modern Speed Rafferty chalks up in Buffalo by virtue of a recent upset Over Tough Tami Maurielo and also victories Over Lou Nova and cur mar heavy weight Joe Baksi is a being hailed by rare As the number one White Hope for the the 22yearold Pennsyl Vania Coal who Scales 216 polished off Barlund in a Miami ten Rounder two weeks ago an4 Nova m the Garden this Acme swede was bumped from a transcontinental Airliner in Phis on his Way with Bis Dorothy from California to the Buffalo track meet and failed to make an appearance for what was to inure been his final american race this it May have been just As Well As Jim athletic club took his ninth straight Triumph of the season with a Effort to lower the Buffalo record of set by Paavo Nurmi in Rafferty time was the fastest of the Rudy Simms came in second Forrest out of Bounds kick outlawed by Mcaa Neva York the Mcaa rules meeting for the first time in three outlawed the out of Bounds legalized passing from any Point behind the allowed the use of a one Inch tee on kickoffs and ruled that blockers must have hands touch ing body to eliminate Elbow Slugg Labrucherie to Urcla los Angeles Bert Labru halfback on the Ucola Ball team from 1926 to w4s appointed head football coach at his Alma mater for three succeeding Edwin babe Hor Reli who resigned in january six years on the