Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1945, Strasbourg, Alsace Stars and november 1945 Ost Ball writers name Cavarretta valuable in National league York Phil Smoot Fielding and hard hitting baseman of the Champion Chicago was named most Valu Able player in the National league in 1945 by the baseball writers his selection snapped a three year reign of the Louis car Cooper copped the Crown in Stan Musial in 1943 Jack Munger to represent in gezira play Jack southwestern Amateur and am its outstanding will represent the in the open Golf tournament for the championship of Egypt today Fri Day and saturday at who recently placed High in tournaments in France and begin pay Friday morning at and saturday about he is regarded As a Strong con tender for the championship but faces two other Robert Moffelt of the British several times Champion of and local Albert former Indiana will not be Able to play since he is headed for saudi Arabia 011 he participated in the recent open tournament in the egyptian championship will decided for four rounds of eighteen holes and Marty Marion in Cavarretta earned the Honor by capturing the league batting championship in a stretch Duel with Tommy Holmes of Boston and by leading at Bat in the recent world the 29yearold first sucker will receive the second annual Kenesaw Mountain Landis memorial1 Cavaretta 279 Points of a possible More than 100 Tio ints ahead of Holmes second place score of the Boston Fly Chaser set a new circuit Mark by hitting safety in 37 games but Caverretta caught him in a late spurt with an unofficial final batting despite the fact a shoulder injury forced him to the sidelines during cubs final Eastern Ca Davietta 132 games and included 33 ten triples and six homers in his 177 his Mark in the world series was three baseball experts from each National league City voted in the each naming in order the ten men thought most Byrds 69 wins Azalea playoff Sam Byrd of blazed in with a three under Par g9 to win the open Golf tournament by one stroke in a playoff with Harrison of Little the win gave the Stocky former new York Yankee outfielder first prize Money in Victory who wound up with 70 in the took second pm Money of it was putting that got him in trouble when the pressure was Down sunday so monday i took a club headed Putter from his bag and uttered o sell it for 15 he replaced it with a regu lation straight club which he used in the playoff with excellent re on the lentil Hole Harrison went ahead with a Birdie three and kept a on stroke Lead until tiie when he fell two strokes be Hind and was unable to make it the playoff became necessary when Byrd and Harrison tied Sun Day with scores of 2x1 in the tour Ben Hogan finished third and received in Bonds while fourth prize of went to de Furgol of Lagua rid group hits prejudice new Biol la charging that the reason negroes had been clouded from organized baseball was sheer prejudice and tradition and that there was no Dif Ference Between the potential Abi Lity of negro and White mayor Laguardius committee of ton appointed in August to study the question of of in professional baseball recommended that major leagues lose no time adopting a policy whereby negro player would receive usual Opportunity for Laguardia selected the commit tee largely upon request of Branch Brooklyn dodgers presi and Larry new York Yankees to included As chairman John negro Clergyman and member of the of welfare advisory Board Macphail and Rickey Arthur now York tiniest sports editor Robin negro sportsman and tap dancer and other prominent educators and tie report stated that the Only solution to this problem is that individuals be treated alike and with relation to their abilities throughout organized our sports columnist gets a medal when you read Larry who we Hope has your favorite sport columnist on these will probably be Home in North Carolina proudly wearing that legion of Merit ribbon Larry Leonard which he got this week on the same Day he look a plane for state since he wound up in this of sind and sus an army medic in Lurry has been a regular contributor o slurs mid first As the tub thumped for Holh general Hospital then As take it from is stars Neil sufi pay is proud he cause his off duty sports writing is mentioned in larrys legion of Merit it that in1 distinguished himself by his Superior competence in the handling of medical department records and adds thai in addition to his duties in the medical m Leonard conducted a highly sports column in the newspaper slum Mil stripes enjoyed theater wide popu liar ii Ami contributed to the moral of troops in the in civilian which Are a reality again for 67pointer Leo Larry was sports editor of the in his he later wrote sports for Richmond times dispatch and Norfolk or oops he slipped Fritzie former welterweight Champion Back to slips to Tho Canvas momentarily with his Freddie almost falling Over him in the tenth round of their recent Archer won on Points but there were no redskins top 2821 rams take undisputed Lead Washington redskins came from behind three limes to nose out Chi Cago and retain leadership the Eastern division of the National football with the bears defense spread out to Stop his Sammy Baum re wisely utilized the Refl pro standings Western Cleveland Detroit Green Bay bears cards Eastern Washington Philadelphia Boston yanks new York Pittsburgh 5 3 1 division 7 1 0 196 108 620 160 163 0 232 154 7 0 136 208 8 0 78 200 division 6 i 0 168 105 520 200 98 341 109 156 2 4 1 137 137 260 72 168 Larkin gets nod Over Nick Moran better boxing ability Anil a wealth of gained Tippy Gai a unanimous decision Over Nick Moran of Lily in a ten round event at Madison Square a heavy had a narrow As the mexican unleashed a furious As Sault in tin1 last two rounds which left the defenceless and ii filed in the Center of the but Larkin had piled up enough Points in Early to Lavotia of the loading Mirll Weighi knocked nut Miller of Brooklyn in the third promoter Mike Jacobs Willis Light to Liuyu in a Madison Square Garden ten round or skins Brilliant array of running backs for three Slippery Steve Bagarus made the other Washington score on the lays most sensational play a spidery 68yard run after catching a Atigh toss on a wide end attendance was giants Loiis 14 John Mississippi gift to professional rifled three touchdown passes to spark new York giants to a 8514 upset Victory Over title aspiring Lions before fans in new rams cards 21 led by Moovie Bob water fickle whose big pliant passing scored three touchdowns and set up two Cleveland rams trimmed Chicago to take undisputed leadership of the West Ern division of the National Lea Cardinal Christman was a kissing trying 45 tosses and connecting on two touch Down flips but water Fields unerring accuracy proved to Emch to Bav packers yanks 0 Green Hay packers took advantage of three yank fumbles and a Loose pass to Humble hos Lon before the largest crowd in Huston pro football his eagles Steeles 6 Philadelphia eagles remained in the National league race As the sole rival of Washington for East Ern Philiou honors by trouncing Pittsburgh Krnic University of Washington who has been out with a hum ankle most of the sea provided the games greatest run with 13 seconds lie galloped 41 Yards on a twisting sideline race for the eagles fourth deny athletes preferential for discharge Washington expressing doubt that preferential treatment1 is being accorded big name athletes for demobilization in the the War promised nevertheless to run Down the matter first brought to Light by the Hono Lulu edition of stars and the newspaper suggested that demobilization of sports stars with Low Points was undermining morale of other referring to the aah hawaiian Honolulu football stars Anil stripes in Stead of taking their place in the demobilization Parade in routine according to the Point 54 players Are scheduled to Fly Home to the some for reassignment and some for Dis specifically singled out was Jack noted collegiate and pro according to stars and already has re turned stateside although he lacks 12 Points of being eligible Fordis i feel a Wai spokesman that these men unquestionably Are qualified for Gett ing out under proper procedure and no exceptions Are being even athletes can Haive Good Rea sons for getting out and it is unfortunate that persons of prominence tire seized Aipou As receiving preferential we have tried very hard to avoid preferential handling of cases and such criticism As arises usually is based on incomplete but Many Are still getting anyway York John Yankees regular first baseman wus released from the Howard ii Pete wee shortstop of the Brooklyn celebrated his discharge from the Navy by play ing with his Twoy Earold daughter he bad not seen since Sho was a Dempsey said to expected to get of the coast guard by he said he was returned to the from Pacific duty because of stomach Lethander to win Pollut of the Lois cardinals returned after 2 years in the one of his callers was Eddie new manager of the who onco managed Pollet in the Houston Ken Silvos former a new York Yankees is on route fast after be ing discharged from the army Camp Penn Linesman a Choice Philadelphia George a 250pound Peim was voted Linesman of the by associated blocked a punt and recovered two Fum setting up the first Throe Pei scores As the quakers routed co Lumbia stymie in s stretch drive owned by Ethel is shown at Teft with jockey per Marre aboard m it turned on the heat to win the added Westchester Handicap at Jamaica by a head Over Buz Fuz with olympic Zenith
