Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1945, Cairo, Egypt By Larry Leonard Cream of the soft Allers in amet converge upon Cairo next week for the theater softball the Caliper of contestants no doubt will be for Treyve sur Vived strenuous tests and will be the Best the various service com mands have to one of the teams that will draw attention along with the other in this double elimination tournament will be the representatives of Camp the boys from the desert Sands have played themselves a lot of softball and Treyve acquired quite a proficient and among the Pace setters for the Huc steppers is a sturdy okie Ratliff has been t the surge of Huckstep soft Allers for the past three he and his old the 38th Gen eral Hospital were a feared two Summers ago the old re Bels won More games than most people cared to last year they had a terrific won one half of fhe Huckstep league and met the 328th quartermaster team in the the rebels were four base error giving the kids but this summer the rebels came Back and Thev won themselves the the 38th general Hospital had a change of but Ratliff remained with the 56th station its gone were some of fhe old time re Bel Bill Britton and Al but Ratliff was and during the torrid months okie won himself 21 league suffered three addition he worked considerable exhibition he had two no run one of Corning at the expense of last years league winners the of three wins in three Days came the mesh tournament two weeks ago and As was Only was chosen one of the members of the Huckstep he got off to a had losing a 10 game to Payne which team nipped him for four then lie came Back with a performance that int too unexpected for he won himself three Hall games in As Many Days this hit of Iron Man performance was achieved when he hurled a 42 win Over Tripoli Fol Lois cd with a 30 whitewashing Over Payne and then capped it All with a four inning Relief Job in the finale against Payne in this particular game he went in his mates trailing and hurled shutout Ball the rest of fanning possessed with a fast rat Liff used his Speed to frequently notching strikeouts in double in his setback by Paynes fliers lie whiffed then he fanned seven from Tri three from the fliers and five in his final All of which int bad at and he hits too assiduous followers of Huckstep softball claim Ratliff has no pitch ing he is has control and is his Fielding leaves nothing to be desired and his hitting Lias frequently won Hall us was especially evidenced on 27 when his hit tripped the thus giving Huckstep the Middle East service command Joe the tireless sports director of Middle East Spe Cial can talk for hours n Joe has seen them All in these Hes been around longer than he cares to remember is who Hantl and Hes followed the summer it will he to watch Tho invaders whole never seen for he a hit bewildered when they first see and if there like one player who has been around for three they might feel also that even after youve Ratliff for a Lonj while that youre still bewildered the Guy just has that b september 1945 stars and East a servicemen Are ready to make eagles pro Loop threat vex v x Bert Beds Ream into a title contender us the old Southern Californi balk the in r u i softball tourney opens saturday finals will be played off begin Ning tomorrow afternoon saturday at of the amet softball tour a second game is set for 5 the same schedule will be followed sunday the place is the softball Diamond at the gezira two teams Are set to arrive to Day from Nash and one from the Casa Section of the 1st air Middle East service command and Cairo military District teams also will be h coach amet Tenni Sers to Italy an amt Tennis team took off for a ii tournament in Italy Over the labor Day so there in the same unheard of category that engulfs the amt swimming team now off at the Rome tigers hang onto slight Edge in hot races e r Loti Merrullo third inning it his chances for a no hit no run game even though the cardinals and thus gained an even break in their twin As a result of Barretts Triumph and three other losses during week the cubs Clung tenaciously to their two game league Lead tin Over the harassing broke even in six in the neighbouring american league the tight race continued with Detroit Inan Dout tigers Bridges on Way out washington7 Tommy Brid Veteran Detroit has gone to fort processed out of the rejoin the tigers Immediato be he will Phillies rehire Chapman Philadelphia the Phillies have signed Ben Chapman to serve As manager during and will return South for Spring train having selected Miami National includes of new a american new a Mayer nag sets new record a thumbnail sports Page the air won the lji5 Semi no baseball championship at with a 41 Victory Over air base in the finals of the National Dick Midkiff hurling the Jound Aba Light weight warmed up for his important bout with Nick Moran next by taking a unanimous decision Over of new at Ray recently discharged from the will coach the Brooklyn tigers in the National football Only hitch is that the tigers Are t become new York fallowing their Mer Ger with the bos irm Fla once an Al America end at coached the Washington redskins to football commissioner of the Chw la organized Al America football has announced that his leave would continue to raid ague of its play he National l one of the Best of All has signed again to play with the football Louis Mayers three year old sped a new re Cord As she won the added Washington Park thus enhancing her position As the nations leading she broke Gallant knights record set in the new mile and a Juaner Mark being galloped to his fifth straight Vic tory in winning added Garden state stakes at Curt of was chosen the Al american boy1 of the annual boys1 baseball game sponsored by Esquire mag the Hiye Arold Simmons pitched the first Muiir innings then frayed the Outfield for the next five As the Kamryn team won 54 Over the babe Ruth coached the Tycobb the West the old Short will leave the Navy and is tops among for the managers Job at holding a on game margin Over the Washington senators and the Louis Browns and new York Yankees fast moving into challenging Only three and a half games now separate the defending Champion a crowns from the top spot and the boasted by the return of some of their former stars and with the help of some fancy hurl ing by Floyd Are Only i game further in boo bumped Bevens shut off the Boston red Only one a seventh inning double by Bob when he hurled the yanks to a 71 thus beat ing Dave boo who feed his seventh loss against 10 the Flag far from continue to hold the interest As the Eastern teams in the National league invade the West and vice versa in the the throttled unmercifully during their series with the opened a four game series with the new re hot a few York who Are now on a new stretch arid Are out to finish in the first division even though they face a fight with Pitts Burgh the boast ing the Lone 20 game Winner in the National entertain the Boston braves As their first Eastern Cleveland also moved within striking distance of the tigers with three victories against one defeat and Are now Only a half game out of the first being just five games behind the the tribe managed to do not too Well against Detroit when Boh Feller Ami a their respect Ive hooked in fact Hal and Boh departed he lore hostilities a posed the tribe Jim the old milk was the Winner when de Bosun off the ninth with his fifth hit in five times at advanced to third on Hank Nhei of and when Iii do owed an Sivirn to i War 4 Back t h i n i Parker retell to Tennis Forrest mile trip filome from was More than it Frankie for the Milwaukee Ball endefy4t with the National Tennis Crown securely perched on his brow for another v Parker Defeated limping Bill of in the finals Here by score of g2 to retain the title he won last year after being thwarted for 13 Talbert injured his knee in winning the semifinal match Francisco thus greatly handicapping his Victory Over in the finals Parker was in top edition foe this he had no tuneup for and during the year Tiad played Only one exhibition in the in the opening set of the finals one hour and 10 minuted were this time being exceeded Only by the 1614 final set in which Johnny beat Frank Shields in fhe 1930 after three years of Sarah Palfrey Cooke came Back to retain the women title toy defeating Pauline the defend ing a Short time before Parker Defeated Louise of Beverly and Margaret of san won the women doubles title for the third straight defeating miss of los and Doris of Miami in the mens doubles Gardner Mulloy and Talbert Defeated air Cadet Bob Falkenberg and Jack 1210 and Bienho Gancoss Nashville open theres some Golf Competition around again for Byron the once Little Man of the Ben proved this Point during the Nashville which he won with a 2hole total of a four stroke margin Over Nelson and Johnny of who tied for Hogan and others in the golfing Field had Felt Nelsons sting at where lord although shooting Over Par on Oak Monts treacherous with a 2hole special tour but when they moved South it was a different Hogan came Home with a final round five under to Blaze Hie two strokes be Hind Hogan at the Start of the final belted his tee shot into a trap in front of the Par three 18th Hole and then three putted for a costly thus costing him a Chance for undisputed second to Marchy Schwartz Wilt Pilot Stanford reels Palo Alto Marchy former Al America half Back at notre will coach the Stanford indians when the once great West coast foot Hall powerhouse resumes its Grid Iron operations in formerly a Stanford assistant under Clark Andt later acting head Schwartz Lias been Public relations counsel with a Kansas Oil firm since when Stanford withdrew from Schwartz wits a Star on Knute last great notre Dame i sax Francisco Andy in and Bernie f have Beers to coach the team in the annual shrine Here Nav years Fri Jef formerly of and Homer of Texas will
