Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1945, Cairo, Egypt By Dean Broome Leo Durocher is very tempera said red build ing up to a radio gag one night last once in a fit of tem per he burned his House burned his House Down said William there must be an easier Way of meeting mayor Laguardia end of Wilhen appointment of senator v Happy Chandler As baseball commissioner came the first and Only reaction of his 15 year old was Hurrah now we can go to the Ball games for free1 there Are Many stories making the rounds about Pete the Browns on armed and heres one of the latest one hot sunday afternoon Down in Pete was accosted by a loquacious Matron As he trudged to the my dear to have you get in the hot Sun while men arms throw the Ball at others with two arms von they should be Tel How did you arm9 Pete gave her an icy said a woman Lyn talk edit speaking of a Friend of ours from that lovable City was Terri big nut out recently by a conversation he Hannenen to overhear Between two concerning a third whose ears were prob ably flaming at the where is soands from one wac and Here came the unkind St Cut of because the wac replied Hes one of those Brooklyn things Odds and endings senator Happy Chandler has appointed Leslie Secretary to the late Jud Cje As special assistant to the baseball commis and Walter his Secretary in the will serve As Secretary Treasury of the com missioners off Jimmy Good the former lightweight Cham runs a night club out Side Henry Dehnert son of dutch Dehnert of the original has been killed in action in Taylor publisher of the sporting suggested that president Roosevelt be enshrined in baseballs Hall of no other president displayed such warm in Terest in baseball or gave so much encouragement to the he leading batters National league g a h Boston 1 3 44 19 12 45 18 Boston 14 61 24 15 49 19 american league 9 31 13 Louis 931 12 Detroit 12 46 17 1 3 49 18 Home runs and Lom and Bra four four three runs battled in 19 16 14 and 14 each Sena i Marine Jack former giants football was killed by a land mine explosion while leading a Tan infantry attack on iwo cooed the out there with two Yon and hit it at lose your stare and in Brook dodgers hot or giants sox still Lead by Larry Leonard maintaining their Pace of the first two weeks of the the new York giants and the Chicago White sox were ready to risk their league leads this week As Eastern and Western rivals of the National and american league went into their initial intersection Al series of the still new and the strangely found their Borough the Brooklyn breathing on their necks As they prepared to swing against the danger Ous Western the hanging firmly to a game and a half May have an easier time against the intersection Al for their big threat comes from the yanks and after the yanks per haps the Eastern teams in the Junior circuit Arent As potent in former by trouncing the Boston braves in three straight tries and taking a 9 to 8 slug est from the the giants stretched their National league Lead to two and a half games while the world Champion Louis cardinals were engaging the Chicago cubs in a three game series and thanks to some help from the was taking four in a Row from the woeful actually the cardinals knocked the cubs from second place with a twin Victory Max Lanier hurling seven hit Ball to win the 6 to Mort Cooper scored his second Victory in the Nightcap when seven hits while the red Birds were clubbing Hank Wyse and Mack Stewart for 14 to 5 to this double Victory revived the cards who had fallen victim to Paul Derringer Mound work the Day previously when the cubs 5 to with Oom notching his fourth the fourth for Voiselle not to be outdone by the Veteran the giants new Bill also racked up Vic tory 4 by subduing the braves sunday with the help of Home runs by Ernie Lombard and Phil the score was 4 to the second game with Boston was stopped sunday in the seventh inning with the giants tied at rain causing the in humbling the Phillies on four the dodgers had no mercy and even took part of their Wrath out on a onetime Brooklyn Whitlow they cover came a five run deficit to Shell Wyatt in sundays went on to 7 to and took a slugging 10 to for Les they had mauled the 10 to 8 and 12 to 1 Satur and in their Only other game of the week fell victim to Bostons 3 to on with Pennant winners a Long Way from certain and with hitters ruling one Day and Mounds men the the majors Are looking for the initial intersection Al series to fairly establish some definite facts As to who who and whats Cincinnati and both Early season favourites to figure in the Pennant Are floundering near the National league White sox outstanding the White with nine Vic tories and Only three have the Best Mark in either they found Joe Haynes one hit pitching Job against Detroit a tremendous boost on tuesday and were glad of their 5 to 0 for the next Day the tigers threw the Veteran Al Benton against them and the service discharge took a 2 to 1 Thev ran against and mauled the 3 to and 3 to 2 and 6 to 4 it was ironical that a former outfielder Oris singled Home Wally who had Doub led in the seventh inning of Sun Days Haynes came Hack in the finale to win his third game of the not to be outdone by the per May 1945 stars and East yanks win International series finals the final game of the International series turned out to be one of the most As these faces the army a stars from the egyptian Fra nip and tuck game at the the crowd of Ahmed arid cd sports fans cheer the players at a High Point in the photos by National including new York Brooklyn Chicago Louis Boston Cincinnati Pittsburgh Philadelphia american Chicago new York Detroit Washington Philadelphia Louis Boston Cleveland Mormance of Detroit Hal Newhouser pitched the third one hit game sunday in de traits double Victory Over Kramer humbles Detroit had not Jack Kramer curbed Detroit with a 5 to 0 whitewashing sunday the tigers might have moved up even with the Kramer out pitched dizzy Trout for his Dave win Ning his second pitched Boston to a 5 to 0 win Over the Yankees but saw his mates fall victim to Hank a Orpys 2 to in the after losing to Boston 5 to 4 tuesday and 4 to 0 Washington snapped out of the doldrums with a 5 to 4 win Over the athletics Friday and a 7 to 3 score but then saw the Mack men snap their six game losing Streak sunday with a 3 to 2 win in the opener of a twin the finale went to the nats on dutch leonards 2 to and Washington continued in the first so far just about All Cleveland has been Able to Salvage out of the Early baseball shambles was the prestige of knocking Over the brownies on May with a 2 to 1 Victory in 13 innings to mar the Browns Pennant Rais ing Celebration which was witnessed by baseball commissioner Al Bert Happy Schott takes nod for 37th straight Freddie undefeated heavy weight of won his 37th straight beating Billy Grant of with a unanimous ten round decision at Nicks in new Johnny welter scored a technical Knock out Over Chuck Taylor of Pitts Burgh in the fifth round of a scheduled ten Rounder at Jake new York welter gained a split ten round decision Over Bert Fresno negro in bos the yanks Are scoring a Basket in but one egyptian of ctr Jersey leaps High in an Effort to prevent 13 is Ralph Centre of the american squad and 9 b Bill Chandlers neigh As he bars Ball p senator Happy Chandlers neighbors in the thoroughbred club of America have sent a formal protest to the new baseball commissioner for de Claring racetracks off limits for Ball players and the adopted unanimously invited Chandler to explain Why he singled out horse racing As an evil at a press conference in Louis last Chandler said he had re Quested All players and umpires to remain away from racetracks in order to avoid Public censure and to keep baseball free of race track the thoroughbred club charged that statements contain cer Tain innuendoes calculated to in fluence Public opinion concerning at his Home in Chandler reaffirmed his 1 cant and dont intend to be lenient just be cause in from a horseracing ors in riled Ayers from races that my obligation to baseball and the american i said and still say i some honoured friends in the horse Breed ing business but i cant let the bars Down on that baseball players cannot be Al Lowed to associate with Book makers and other gamblers or i May have of i will stay from the races i will not Tell the players to do something i cannot do my Payseur Western chief Ted a member of the Northwestern University athletic staff since has been appointed athletic succeeding Kenneth tug Wilson who re signed to big ten athletic Mott of Phillies Iii Navy Philadelphia Bitsy sensational Rookie was inducted into the
