Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1943, Oran, Oran Wednesday August 1 a 1943 the stars and r i p e s Page 3 by sgt. Jim Harrigan Sporis editor the sport Light by Grantland Hice the Duffer s uneven Norco once upon Al Midnight. Dreary a this is All ill steal from poe2 warn sitting somewhat weary id my Gotham Bungalow 2 was thinking of my backswing thi Riktor with some sombre Shipks a l Binge they said my Gas and rubber could not take me to the links. <1 warn dreaming of some method of eliminate the kinks. A i was dreaming of the old Days a tech the fever in my Bones dreaming of the ancient smooth less y Awn to Hagen arid Tojo nes. 4 a. To i looked into a closet got my Driver out and then started swinging with a gusto in a my narrow Gotham Den. O in break. 80, sure a i muttered As i swung the club again. Then i swung with greater spirit As the course ahead seemed Clear and i heard the shattered crashing of our favorite chandelier. Battered Glass fell All around me. As i shuddered and i swore. Witt no thought of any backswing or a record breaking score As my wife much like the Raven merely pm a two injured stars there Are two headliners now on the waiting list who May be out of action longer than Many think. Their names Are Henry Armstrong Are a count Fleet. Armstrong is not on the sidelines through a badly Cut lip. There Are More than a few close a observers who feel certain Armstrong s eyes Are far from what they used to be in the Way of keen a Clear vision and that he is taking Over a big risk on his future sight count fleets injured Hoof May be far More serious than it first look cd to be. There is the Chance that he May not be Able to run until the fall season arrives or May fail to Start again this year. These two entries in Fields that Are far apart Are still crowd pleases who will be missed in Case the reports Are True. About Armstrong �?�1 wonder if you noticed Armstrong s Eye action against an Gott a a Veteran observer writes. To was quite evident to me that on several occasions when he was Ait set and ready to punch he ooh tax to see his target. Or saw the target too late for a punch. He was moving in shuffling in apparently fighting by feel and instinct. I happen to know both eyes have been badly affected by old injuries. He May have suffered no late Eye. Outs but the damage had been Dene before. A tin my opinion he Hasni to lost too much of his old Speed or his punching Power. He has simply test sight of the target and has Dethrow too Many punches from a blurred vision. This will be denied Oto Eurse but i feel it is the count Fleet Case meet aiming in the Gen direction of Man of wars Fame has something More a slight injury. To spite of his great record one of the Best of cur trainers says a a count Fleet has been bothered with this trouble for some time. Only Fine handling by Don Cameron has kept him going. Several of us have been expecting something of this sort for quite a while. This is the main reason Johnny Longden made no attempt to ride him into records he could undoubtedly have broken. Don Cameron in t any too Happy Over count fleets Early future. It cant ten yet How Long it will a be before he is ready again Don Waid. Quot the news May not be any do Good so Many big stakes ahead the a counts injury shows again the Deer faint surrounding All thoroughbreds. expected jaunts against Wafai Laway Al Sab Devil diver end others May not come off. Arrew All stars hand ordnance first defeat 5-0 a a a v % a Quot a a ploy Ort mine return series a the Arrew All stars added another Victory to their string in defeating a previously unbeaten ordnance team by a 5 to 0 score Here this week at the sea Bee Diamond. With the return of Pollock sur Livan Witowski and Karas to their roster the winners once again looked like the aggregation that Defeated the Oran All stars for the algerian Quot title. Karas prove to be the hero of the game As he not blanked the ordnance team with five measly singles but also garnered for himself two hits and drove in two runs. Ten members of the losing team were set Down by the strike out method and the ordnance team was unable to get a Man Asfa As third base during the nine inning game. The arze wites continued their sparkling defensive play by adding Lour double killings to their growing total. Maurer got a Homer for the winners c. B. Hanlon manager of the Arrew outfit is preparing his charges for a very Busy weekend for his team will be Host to Cpl. Quietly Loffi Clint 5 a a a a a k Xvi wow it xxv we xxx Mumm xxx xxx Xvi , a a a a a a it a cards pile up 13-game leed on buccaneers Yonkees take two. V a Quot 1/ to go 9 in front . A a a my v a xxv it Xiv o a Zeke Bonura a Oran All stars for a two game series. The Oran aggregation will be out to avenge previous setbacks at the hands of the local team. Boosters whip reds for 8 wins the St. Remy ordnance boosters dropped the reds of the old National league 4 to 2 in a seven inning Twilight game. Both teams played Heads up Ball As Cpl. Joe Jari Ezic of the boosters and ran Del of the reds dulled for seven innings with Janezic coming though for his second win As a Booster. The boosters Drew first blood in the second inning on hits by Cpl. John Hrdlicko pfc. Andy Kalnas and a walk to pfc. Elmer Neff to Load the bases. Cpl. Janezic hit a Sharp single to right Center Field scoring or Duck and Kalnas. That ended the boosters scoring until the sixth inning when they scored t winning runs on hits by pfc. Kalnas and pvt. Joe Mosca. An error by Stuart red first baseman allowed both Kalnas and Mosca to score. The reds did All their scoring in the fourth toning when they tied the game at two All on hits by Stuart and Rob Rosch. Stuart scored on a does f by to Center by Kielsen and Rob Rosin scored on a passed Ball. Pfc. Andy Kalnas of the boosters stole both flitting and Fielding honors for the Day getting two hits in three trips to the plate and making a one hand Stab of a line drive at third. Cpl. Janezic in winning his second game against no defeats As a Booster allowed three hits two runs and struck out nine reds. Lefty Randal of the reds allowed six hits four runs and also struck out nine men. The boosters have now won their last five straight games for a season record of eight wins against to Quot to losses and one tie. A him amp a of fico by it Biff id my of Miot it a Vias a is Cocoa so vim taks cv4 Rife Dew to amp to Ami opes 0asb limbs fables opium Toms apr lib my a Obj Aro Uaje a Law Cic cuff a4p my Mas 6b 1�\govja cot of. A the stars and stripes baseball contest monday August 23, the sports Page will publish the Oran baseball league a Star team select quoted by Cpl. Zeke Bonura of special service. To the Soldier Sailor or Marine who sends in a team that matches completely or the closest with the team picked by Zeke will go a valuable award donated by this paper. Entries must contain the name and position of 20 players and the reason Why you think they should be on the team. The a Star team will have a roster of 20 players a five pitchers three catchers six infielders and six outfielders. The contest closes wednesday August 18, at 5 pm. Ties receive equal awards. Get your entry in now sad sacks Chalk up 52 win at can Astel can Astel a the evacuation Hospital sad sacks chalked up another Victory recently at can Astel when they Defeated the local team by a 5 to 2 score. Heavy hitters for the sad ones were sets. Smith and Cordes and pfc. Moore with two hits apiece. Miller and Kessinger received the hits off Moore. The sad sack Battery was composed of Moore and Allen with Moore striking out 12 batters and giving up five walks. Schnider and Stein were the Battery for can Astel. Bouras boys take twin Bill aim tem Enchi nth the Oran All stars went to town Over Here when they Defeated the local All stars by a score of 20 to 2. The Oran boys got 19 hits behind the pitching of Bill Moerman. Who let the aim tempeh counts Down with one hit and struck out 12 men. He got three doubles along with first baseman Clifford who got two doubles and a single left fielder Lyons who got a single and a double and right fielder Weiser who got two doubles to Lead a the tribe jumped new York a the St. Louis cardinals increased their National. League Lead to 13 games by capturing Bot h Ervis of a double header from the Secor a place pirates 8-8 and 5-2. A four run rally in the eighth inning brought St. Louis the decision in the first game with homers by Lou Klein and Walker Cooper pacing the cards attack. Brooklyn s weary dodgers suffered their tenth straight Cleat taking a 5-1 Licking from the Boston braves. The braves Nate Andrews was touched for ten hits and survived despite four errors by Lis teammates. Bill Lohrman one of the few dodger hurlers to go the it entire route in the past Moth yielded eight blows. Cincinnati divided a twin Bill with the cubs and climbed within a half game of the second place Pittsburgh pirates. Chicago won 4 3. In the opener by t Bucky wallers beat them in the Nightcap 10-7. The Phillies drove the giant still deeper into the National league cellar sweeping a bargain Hill 5 1 and 8-2 new York Haa now lost 16 of its last 19 games. Pick bail Ell provided the Bright spot of the Day for the Ott Nien by extending his hit he Streak to 13 contests. At Shibe Park. Philadelphia a a Rullar dwelling As dropped a pair of games to the Yankees 7 1 and 8-4, Bel Ore a crowd of 24 500 fans. The yanks staged a four run rally in the tenth inning of the second game and by winning lengthened t heir Lead to nine games Over the senators. Yorkus three homers act Init moved into a third place tie with Chicago defeating the White sox twice 8-2 a. 3 0, before the largest Detroit crowd of the season 32.700. Rudy York the tigers first baseman slam pied out three Home runs during the Day to become the leading american league Batter in a that department with 18.chubby Dean climaxed five in Wircs of Brilliant Relief pitching by winning his own Gan a in the 14th inning As Cleveland scalped the Browns 6 5. To the first half of a doubleheader. With two men out and the bases loaded Dean came through with a single to score Jeff Heath will the winning Marker. Jim Bagby recorded his 12th Triumph in the second game limiting St. Louis to five hits ar>2 hanging up a 5 2 Victory for the indians. On Bobo new attack on the local got the hit off the hitting nine. Searcy Moerman. Sunday the same two teams played again and the Iran outfit came out on top by a 7 to 5 score. With Fagan pitching the aim temp Hunt boys did not have a Chance for he pitched six hit Ball and struck out ten men. He had c. 0. Willsone a boys eating out of his hand for seven innings. Left fielder Lyons played a great game in the Field for in the fifth inning he made a Beautiful running catch of Bains Long drive to retire the Side with two men on. The playing of Pete Falkowski at Short was sensational. Som for All of their five runs driving him from the Mound in. The sixth. Boston and Washington broke even the senators nosing out the botox 4-3, in the opener and dropping the Nightcap by the same score. Jake Early practically won the rat tame for the Griffs single handed driving in three runs with a Homer Are a double. A pal Achi an league Durham Ross Edgemon president of the class d appalachian league has announced that the league will operate next year. It was the first minor league to announce its 1944 plans. F tonight a arc Casin o boxing card first bout 7 pm Humrick to phils Philadelphia a the Phillies paid 25,000 dollars to the Nashville volunteers of the Southern association for a b. Hamrick shortstop. Hamrick 21, made 128 hits in 92 games this year including 18 doubles and three triples. He will report to the Phillies next season. Negro All stars Chicago the largest baseball crowd for Chicago in the last two years More than 51,000 far>3, jammed Comiskey Park to watch the West beat the East 2 1, in the annual negro All Star game. The East scored its run on Buck Leonard a Homer in the ninth inning. Satchel Paige pitched three innings for the winners. Smith eng., 185 is. Ryan ord., 180 Jenkins Navy 147 is. Anderson pm 150 Steinm Alicr sig., 160 is. Sampson pm 160 Greer eng., 140 is. Davis a 140 Broussard inf., 156 v is. Wells a. 154 Rosina onl., 150 is. Garcia Oran 150 Smith ord., 200 is. Hutchins pm 190 Allen can., 127 is. Virdre aah 126 Galla chem., 137 is. 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