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Publication: Middle East Stars and Stripes Friday, August 17, 1945

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   Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                August i two i Batchoff Derby  Carl expo of is How Rig Viniam format South Carolina Amateur the who Driver hell Bank tabbed at the entry most Likely to succeed in pocketing the Lions share of the prize Money is wifi Tam Magnin of Winner of the recent Ana of Khaki Louie is by Arno Casablanca 100 Divot diggers cow Miniand bases Over a third of to Fate worlds ready to tee off last in the North african divisions invitational Golf tournament to be played fend Money totals in War Winner of the which amet athletes get bid to show wares in Turkey Turkey has invited american athletes to take part in an inter National track and Field meet at Istanbul about september 30 and is now Dis cussing Means of accepting the in since transportation is the chief x athletes will have to be drawn from the Camp Huckstep military District the offer has been forwarded from the american embassy in Ankara and suggests ten or More yanks for the meet to which Bri greek and egyptians have also been while International Competition is the Point scoring will Ibe on individual basis and not Between purely National on Day meet the federation of Athle tics will pay All expenses while the athletes Are in tation in hotel expenses and since the meet will last one Day the contestants will not need to arrive much before a Day or two in Advance and May leave As soon As transportation can be turkish athletes Are in fairly Good they do the 100meter dash in 11 seconds the 200 in the 400 in 51 the 800meter run in 1 minute58 seconds the in 4 minutes 12 the in 15 min utes also skidded Are the Long the High pole shot javelin and Hammer gis in the three Cairo area locales can Contact their special ser vice officers for the latest dope use soldiers deposits Stevenson is open to at men and other and Navy neighbouring com will be named Golf Cham Pion of the expected to be the biggest meet Ever scheduled in is boasting the largest turnout in the three year history of the the championship round will be played at the to be run under the direction of Ben former Dallas professional and noncom in charge of the Fedala numbers former to Fessio nals and tourney winners among its slamming Sarge is favorite top men of the pros Are Carl former professional at Joseph Cirasella of Siw Anoy country Zeke and William former Amateur Champion of South sgt William Mangin of Winner of the recent Ana Golf is a heavy favor Ite in the North african invite the tournament will run off on two of the Best and most picturesque Golf courses in the Casablanca course is set Down in the midst of the cites principal Racetrack while the Fedala course is located near the Beach which Patton stormed in during the invasion of North both Are nine holes and both Are comparable to courses in the United incongruous notes Are Burn posed arabs and pashas playing on them and the presence of Arab James commanding general of acts North african division said that the lowest ten cards turned in for tournament will receive prizes of War Bonds totalling first prize will be a War second prize a and third prize a War fifth and sixth place will get a War a War Bond will go to the and tenth place Howard official scorer for Many big time matches in the states for the past 25 be the official scorer during the North african 56 years old and As 31 has scored National National and pea championships All Over the a hard track that brought two a xhosa pilots together in Teheran by Ralph Viggers Iran a Stocky i wandered into one of the bars on Lalezar Avenue the other climbed astride a Stool and ordered a on his left sat another the first Soldier looked at the second and thought perhaps hed had enough Vodka for one after Downing another he decided to Settle the Laincha Patsy Petrolla remember Dominic Talba we Usta ride together at Ford farms about five years now i re Mem youve put on and for the ensuing three these astride bar Rode the major tracks of the the meeting was and so were the facts that both men were stationed at Amir Abad were in company and that Patsy was a Baker at the officers mess and Dominic a Cook at the recreation had Winner in Washington Cap since 34 Dominic has been Gal loping turf sters for his brother in Ben and has whip Ped into shape for big time such flesh As Golden Connie Ann and Art of he also pushed across a Winner in a ten grand added Handicap at Washington Park in before donning khakis for Silks Patsy had been astride More than horses in races and training runs All Over the lie is familiar with the Terra Finna of such Parks As the fail Jefferson Arlington Patsy petrel a left and Dominic Albanese compare notes on local horse flesh at Selah Square in downtown the Drosky Driver is Stin wondering about the whole Santa Hollywood Day and countless others throughout during his track Patsy has won scores of and Best recalls a Tough race in when he brought a Mare called Patanne to a photo finish at Jefferson he has cockeyed such pedigrees As Ned Wirt Pari and rip Van at he trotted and schooled one of the fastest beasts of All both gis admit that Treyve added More than 20 pounds while in the saying that postwar plans include a diet in order to fall below 120 both riders Are five foot when queried about arabian steeds of the Middle both Patsy and Dominic replied they Emsta used so Many of those in Hollywood productions that they run out of pm Over cause we aint seen and rags to riches nag cops hambletonian Titan Hano a bargain basement Trotter who became the wonder horse of ran away with the record fiend in the 20th annual running of the historic Ian Here this week and won the richest trotting race to be held since the undefeated Hay three year old was barred from the wagering before the this being an unprecedented action in the history of the Kentucky Derby of and in his race he proved he overrated by the in straight Titan Hanover Victory netted his owners this amount being More than nine times the sum Roland Harriman and i Bridge Gerry paid for him As a yearling in november the initial investment has paid dividends for Titan Hano vers 10 previous starts had resulted in his earning More than he had finished first on eight that record the Best in racing since greyhound dominated the Trotters in 1935 led the operators of goo time Park in this catskills Mountain Village to take him out of the they feared Titan would have gone to the Post at such an Odds on favorite that a minus Pool would have been creat with Titan Hanover giving Trot Ting a shot in the Arm the operators of the annual taking into consideration the end of envisioned a tremendous in Terest in the sport for the coming Winter and most of the Trot ters will head South for their use soldiers deposits  
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