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Publication: Oran Stars and Stripes Monday, August 16, 1943

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     Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1943, Oran, Oran                               Aus Jaas if the stars and strides p�9e 3 pg6gy Eisenhower  by sgt. Jim Harrigan pm Mem Fri Kyff Btu Sethlo wbk ii tech of flip Allied North african com a mud far Gem. Podehl a Elali How receives her diploma from Brif. Com. Omar la Theado at fran atom exercises at Coli Kidd women a a tog Lenver. Gon. Unade awarded the diploma a place of a Etc who was Hiyi ted to preside hat was Hensy a Soine merc  i. I a i Aeau hours a special Waed in a Field Hospital Here filled with Letic Ilter civilians who have been stepping on Oerman land mines or tripping Over Somne cleverly concealed Booby traps. For the next few years for the people in Sicily As Well As North Africa farming will be classified m a dangerous of curetion. 4 a a 018 swimming off Cefalu a Ved into 12 feet of water and re-4rievod a machine gun of i Ian make then curiously they came up with a link of greek Ahmu Hixion. It was rather baffling a Gebman is applies helped feb i it of the a Ivillaha. Population in Palermo. Capt. Raymond Robowski of Minneapolis was leading a patrol Vadien lie ran into a riot near the Railroad station. It Seenie the riot ors were lighting Over a Supply depot. Capt. Robowski took charge and a died out German bread Aryl flour. Shouting civilians co belied the food in skirts shirts. Pans and even umbrellas. A a a Ime babe times the Veather Steps in to give italians a bit of a hreatiiiqg.8pell from incessant Naaf bombings usually makes for a Poi Many a heyday among the airmen. Typical Are the doings at a Martin marauder base of the strategic air Force. Bombardier Lake turns Sharp Eimy egg dropping technique by Means of the bomb Trainer an in no Loiis device that permits the Bombardier to dump his Load without leaving the Grovind. The gunners says s-8gt. Ernest h. Muler of Dallas. Texas usually spend their time on the firing Range trying rut new tricks that they done to have time to try Evhen an me-100 is diving in at them. A a a. Marsala 8iuxled from the sea and heavy bombed from the air. Took a Bod she lacking. Debris in the City is Ed-20 feet i. Even the famous winery was greatly damaged. Describing the City a capture. Pvt. Mike Solitario of West Springfield. Mass. Said a they let us get almost to i Cyan and celled us. We replied and in six hours they folded t4>.�?�  echoed sgt. Harold Pagliuca. Of Summerville. Mass., a the a rtt Ery had to blow an opening for the  a a a Marsala we bumped into Leonardo Giacolone. Former Nandy Aaker from a Hacaga who piled up Liis dollars and purchased a big Fann in his no ave Sicily. He stood in the doorway of his wrecked Home Anaed with an Iron pipe to repel looters. �?T1  blame u. 8. Bombers a said. Chiae Niobe. It blame Mussolini. He is crazy  Jiacolone display on of Fiu Nois Hunting License  said the germans had used Marsala sex to Supply their troops in Tunisia. A a a a 18t it. Mark 8en8ent, of army Public relations is a Deadeye Dick with a carbine. He purchased a Chicken from an italian near Cela i Only to see the Bird break Loose and race for Freedom. Jack grabbed his Eastwine and plugged the Chicken through the head. While flopping Bohrat in its final agonies the Chicken topped into the bed of pvt. Art in Myhoffer of St. Paul Minn. That gentleman who was enjoying a town simile snooze got up Hgt a helluva hurry. # a Cawal ties from 62 bombing raids never will be definitely de ton Allied to Palermo but City officials have made an estimate. They be Hose 4jo0fl civilians and 5,000 soldiers and sailors were killed. With 27,000 wounded. A 4. A a a on it ibis bomb tonnage Palermo took the worst beating of any italian City. Life became so precarious that Dock workers received a pay to crease of 20 cents an hour. The nearby Airport of Bocco i Palco also was hard hit. But German and italian planes were using tie runway up to the Day our troops marched into town. A a a air raid shelters in Palermo frequently were faulty the penalty of Hasty work. As a result concussion was sufficient to pulverize Many of them with civilians being smothered under piles of dirt.  Boyc Binh. Fimm Rine it atm Iii. In an a a Traw Riar a my m Ettla of win h a Aalf  a on we we Ltd Ahab he Iaia Alm Mata m harm he Aatila Aat me Tairo Mimi  m str m a ski. Pollow a is of the a a Golden dome will be interested to learn that notre Dame will Field one of the youngest Backfield a in football history this season and leading the pigskin hustlers will be Navy and Marine stud tots assigned to the school for training. The average age of three potential backs is 18. V Ith the Brilman Ango Bertillo rounding out tie foursome. The pass flinging Bertillo May get in Only five games this year before leaving for additional training elsewhere. A. A 4 4 a Dii quesne University a football coach. Buff Donnelli. Has been asked to join the stall of the Brooklyn dodgers. National pro league. Donnelli has told head coach Pete pm Nihon he will think it Over. Duquesne re Ceiply dropped football for the duration. National league president Frd prick de Esno to fool As witnessed by his rapping fines on Walker Coop erace St. Louis card Catcher and Mickey Owen and less Webber dodger Catcher and Pitcher As the result of their Fristic Brawl in a recent doubleheader at sportsman spark. Webber led 100 dollars to the a a Kitty a while Cooper and Owen each paid 50 dollars. As we get it the trouble started in the seventh inning of the first game when Webber intentionally passed the Leagy be leading hitter Stan Musial with four inside pitches making Mii stat jump Back. Umpire a1 Barlick warned Webber about the intentional dusters. Cooper next card Sitter grounded out to the infield and while run King he stepped on dodger first baseman Augie. Galan s foot. Owen backing the Ibay hopped on Cooper throwing punches. Cooper fought Back and both were thumbed to the showers. Manager Duro Cher lifted webbed a. Webber was a added by prick As the instigator of the whole affair. National Leof rules say if the Umpire behaves the Pitcher is deliberately trying to hit a Batter he is liable to a200-Dollar Fine. The Umpire did no to eject Webber. But Durocher wanting no further trouble lifted him. Sports editor to Settle a Friendly bet please publish in your column How Many times Billy Conn fought Joe Louis. A Bunch of the lads Here claim he fought Louis twice. I claim he fought him Only once. What a the Light answer thanks in Advance. A pee. B. J. Ball you Are Correct. Billy Conn fought Joe Louis for the heavy Weiglin championship. June 18, 1041, in new York. Louis knocked Conn out in the 13th round. A a 41 sports editor please Settle a disagreement. How Many times did Joe Louis fight Bob pastor and where were the bouts held thank you. A pvt Harold Mgeorge Joe Louis fought Bob pastor twice. He won by a decision Over pastor in 10 rounds Jan. 27, in new York 1937. Louis second fight with pastor was in Detroit sept. 20th, 1039, with the present Champ knocking pastor out in the 11th round. A a a sports editor in a recently staged boxing card the popular French Champion Marcel Cerdan was returned Victor Over a mediocre Johnny Mccoy male via the k. Of route. It is my firm conviction that such a bout Between two unevenly matched fighters should never have been a presented to. The Fristic world in and about Oran. With All. Due lie Spect to Cerdan for his prowess ability and alertness As a Champion i maintain that within the ranks of the american military forces around Here can be found one Man who will beat Cerdan. I write not Only on my own. Behalf but in representation. Of Many enthusiasts in my outfit who would like nothing better than to see a truly great lighter such As Lew Jenkins pitted against a a oven Champ Marcel Cerdan. In this Way can Only the a est interests of All be nerved both the French in seeing   Good their idol is and the yanks in sending their Best a again. The Cream of  crop in. The French ring. Let us Hope that something will be done to bring Cerdan Back to Oran for a grand Marcel Cerdan Lew Jenkins  Al Ai Schacht arrives in Oran today for a 10-Day tour of hospitals and other units. Be Haubt s Fanions Hase Holl clowning Aninies will be displayed in Hospital wards and on various baseball diamonds in and around Oran in ended on his itinerant Are slops at Ain i Diirck tuesday and wednesday can Astel the Raday la 8enia, Friday t m.o8taganehi.,. 8alnrda.y. Mosta Ganem and sat Amandre sunday Oran monday anew tuesday and Oran wednesday win ii 4-2brown s hit wins gom for 2nd in a Only 10 pet. Points  new York tie eyes of the baseball world today were focused on the torrid fight for second place where there is a difference of Only ten percentage Points Between the second place Cleveland indians and the fourth place Chicago and Detroit clubs. Yesterday. Washington jumped Back into third place after being second for a few Days and she lacked the tigers 11-3 to dump Detroit Back into a tie for fourth with the White sox. The Yar tees whitewashed the Browns 4-0 behind the nine hit hurling of Spud Chandler who notched his 15th win and fourth shutout of the season. Chicago tripped the red sox 3-2 at Comisky Park. Pm Turner decided the Ball game in the second inning when he blasted one of Tex hugh8cm is fast. Balls  the left Field stands with a Man on base i Nike Appling made his 2,000th major a eague base Knock in the first inning a single into right Field. Two three run innings the fourth and the seventh gave Cleveland a 6-4 Victory Over the Philadelphia athletics. Don Black was nicked for ten hits by the tribe and lost his eighth game. The indians starting Pitcher Mel harder gave up eight safeties to achieve his fifth Triumph but had to be relieved by Gordon Maltz Berger with two out in the ninth  the National leagues Only Daylight encounter the Boston braves came from behin to take the cubs 5-4 As Buick Nieman belted his third Homer in the tenth inning with a Man aboard. A Zewe fore a capacity crowd that jammed the sea Bee baseball Park Here saturday evening the Arrew army Navy All stars came from behind to hand the gra.n.#a.btar8 a.4 to 2 defeat in the first of a two game weekend series. A coming into the last half of the sixth inning Miller replacing seller be Hinkl the plate worked a three two count on Bill Morinan then hit to Field behind first base to beat the throw. Knickerbocker was Safe at first on second baseman co Kuien a error. Left fielder Lyons dropped lunar a Long Fly As Miller scored. Kiba then Laid Down a perfect bunt to Morinan to bring in Knickerbocker with a the tying run making the score 2 All. With Luna on third and Kiba stealing second. Maurer hit to Short for the out. Brown then poled a Homer Over the right Field Fence scoring Luna and Kiba. As rightie Olcier wite Era somersault a Over the Fence in attempting to make the catch. Ground rules allowed a double on the play. Witowski was out on colonels throw to first to retire the Side. Bom Moerman and Lyons were each put out Al first to retire Chr Side in the seventh. Browns hit featured the game while the pitching of Karas and Moe Naii w u big league. Several times the game was held up on disputed decisions with Umpire Clai k twice resuming to the game after having walked off the Field. Arrew had 4 runs. Hits and 3 errors Oran had 2 runs. 2 hits and 1 error. Following Are the  Arrew a Murray 2b Luna is Kiba of Maurer of Brown if Witkowski,-3b Haese. La Beller a Karas a Orang Waglione of Falkowsky is Russo. 3b Bolt la Moerman a Lyons if Weizer of Colone 2b�?T Aucoin c. Chief Petty officers Jack Rotman and c. B. Hanlon piloted the Arrew team while opt. Zeke Bong a directed the Oran All stars. Nosy nips rallies win great lakes 111.�?the Phillies beat the sailors of the great lakes naval train Irig station. 10 3. In a special game a Here. The former Reading. Pa., High school Star. George Eyrich held the sail ors to seven hits the phils getting 17 off three Sailor pitchers. The sailors now have a record of seven wins and six defeats against big league teams. New b0nd-buy1ng record Chicago a an All time record for the Sale of War Bonds and Stamps at Touma Menis was set Here at the All America open Golf Champion is at Tam of Shanter coun Yoy cub it was reported by Treasury department officials. More than 65,000 persons Pur Aliased 933,00c dollars of War  team Ancon All Stoi m  Ems the Navy base team edged out a 6-5 win Over the Ancon All stars in a Twilight softball encounter this week end at the station Hospital Field. Pm 3-c, red Hockinberry pm 2-c, for naval and chief Lloyd played Good Ball for the winners while chief Adams excelled for the losers getting a Home run for his team. Chief Jim Kurtos arranged the game which was the first in the newly formed most Ganem  socks tie Arrew the sad sacks evacuation Hospital nine played Heads up Ball for ten innings to bold the Arrew All stars to a 4-4 tie in a game last week. Barker had two doubles while Knecht. Smith and Cordes each got two hits. Luna led the arze wites with a triple and single. Moore and Allen worked for the backs.,."with Phipps and Beuler be ing the Battery for the All stars. A return game is sch edited for this wednesday evening at be. Georgia Grid schedule Athens a the University of Georgia bulldogs 1043 Rose bowl winners have added Wake Forest to the Lisl of this fails opponents. Other teams playing Georgia Are Vii Alabama Georigia tech. I Cosby Tevian College Georgia Navy preflight and South  Divide the battling hooligans Orang a famous showmanship team won one and lost it me this past week when they Defeated a crack  nine 7 to 3 and dropped a 10 to 4 Veit Liet to the most Ganem All stars. The winning game saw Hooligan Pitcher pvt. Ratcliff strike out 13 men while teammate  y got four for four at the plate. Maziot league standings National league american league a her it Cohen team w. L. Pc. Ream w. U Pel a St. Louis �7 33 .670 new Yolk 63 30 618 Pittsburgh m 49 524 Cleveland Quot 5 48 525 and Natl 04 40 pm Washington 56 51 523 Brookl Yii 54 50 519 Chicago 53 50 .015 Chicago 46 is 456 Detroit 52 49 515 Phi Ladelphia 50 56 >472 Boston 50 a 54 .481 Boston 46 08 .465 8t. Louis 45 56. .�46 new  r 38 64 572 Philadelphia 40 05. .561"  
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