Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1943, Oran, Oran                               Thursday december 23, 1943the stars and stripes Page 3 i a i sport stars by sgt Jim Harrigan sports editor Blu jackets gird for Fristic action Champion marksmen Indiana alumni will be grieved to learn of the passing of e. C. A a Billy Quot Hayes track and Field coach at Indiana University due to pneumonia. Hayes produced nine olympic athletes while at Mississippi state and Indiana. Unable to get train accommodations after playing Nampa High to a scoreless tie at Nampa Idaho Salt Lake City a East Highl football team accepted the invitation of City officials and slept the night in the Nampa jail. Clearance Knight 17-year-old poach of the Rockwood temp High school football team took Over when the regular coach re remained on a War Job. His team has won All of his games. A a it. Col. Freo Nicholson below commanding officer of the separate infantry battalion presents capt. Gerald Wattigny with trophy won by his a ump any in the lbs marksmanship tournament. Men of Wor train for Allied forces boxing tourney men left of the separate infantry battalion kneeling with trophies presented to w inning companies in lbs. Bulla Eye contest. Individual winners hold smaller trophies. They speak French fluently Hail from Louisiana. And were selected for their Sharp shooting prowess As guards for a prison Camp. We sgt. Joe Louis slated father Edward Flanagan and coach Maurice pairing a Compaq fed two boys town. Neb for bad tape a Fluor Fiffi teams that played in the East Chis 1 Lulitu Usu Lvuv season. They met. St. Mill a Els. Union City n. J., and Gonzawa High school at Washington d c. Washington sgt. Toe Louis. A a 29 years old married and a a when Clemson and South Caro a c january �0 and the Sas,=.tuy- a ted. Overseas assignment will visit every major Battle front. Accompanying out in Spokane wash., the Miv Louis on his current tour Are 1st family can Well hold a golfing sgt. George Nicholson Cpl. Ray tournament of its own. Mrs. May Robinson and pvt. Jackie Wilson won the Riverside women s Louis who won the heavyweight championship. Or. May copped the title by knocking out James j menus Crown and son Gene play Braddock in eight rounds june lug in the menus tourney took the 22, 1937, and successfully defend first flight title. Edit 19 times thereafter enlisted in the army Early in january 1942 As a Soldier he twice More of two championship football games fended his title Kayying buddy will take place this saturday Baer in one round and Aoe Simon Christmas Day. At the separate in in six. He had been stationed at Fantry battalions stockade Camp Upton n. A. And it. Riley ground outside Oran. Kan., in the cavalry before going ther will end his current tour of Quot army pictorial service lbs louisianans capture lbs marksmanship tourney battling it out for the City s on tour. Battalion enters four events Alt for record southwestern Louisiana. At the time of mobilization the entire personnel conversed in French even to the commands of the of a a i and non coms As a majority of the men  understand orders in English. Championship will be the ordnance news of Louis new assignment badgers so far. Undefeated and should end definitely conjecture As the refrigerator termites who to whether he will toe permitted Haven to lost a Grid contest in two to meet pvt. Billy Conn to an years. Army sponsored bout the termites last season cop a Ped the football championship of England and Are the pre game a Kilt tick Medo Lalovi Vori Tes to take the local Crown. # the second affair on the can hoofs Iowa s Stop brings together the Bronze Phan  a n a a Toms and the sterilizers who will kill0 1 111 act Lois fight it out for the championship of the Harbor league. Iowa City Iowa the memory in a recent marksmanship contest a up 1 if the late Nile Kinnick Iowa sponsored by local Headquarters pal i Itaev qi1?w a the battalion is made of of vol meet the a a she tines to Bunch of unters and selectee from a a soldiers to this Section the officers Mous Southern division. Because and men of a separate infantry of their knowledge of French he battalion from Louisiana who men have done an excellent Public make their Headquarters at the relations Job in helping he ocal stockade outside of Oran. French people obtain a better understanding of americans and members of this outfit competed America. Likewise they have been service to local military authorities a site a All american football Olayer did and won All four events in whish to Reou Irine a know Price of news of Oran s forthcoming the apr a athlete of the year a in they were entered thereby setting Iancu Aee and Cus rooms Arab bowl on new years Day 1939. Will be perpetuated at Iowa a local record. Enc language and Cui it mrs has spread like wildfire throughout University by an annual award of m. A a Mac in ghz tests participated in by this theater and the event is at a Gold medallion to the Echo old a col. Fred Nicholson of mis the battalion the unit led the extracting considerable attention and outstanding student. Sissini commands the battalion tire vision and received fhe com comment. Several High ranking of the medallion will be awarded on a Frau Jln mentation of its commanding Gen flyers of other sections have Al the basis of character , Era life Magazine devoted several ready informed local officials that scholarship athletic ability and in come irom a Section or a wows to to heft aim and to of. They will attend the new years Terest to the University. Day function in Oran. _ Tonick 24-year-old Ensign was pages to the battalion and its accomplishments. R up 2eke Bonu. Killed when his Navy fighter plane mock eyes Pei int chairman of the Arab bowl crashed at sea last june game committee has contacted Ether Ritie in retard to what they can offer to the Way of a football league championship team. Casablanca Algiers Bizerte and Tunis have received feelers from Oran but As yet no official an round up for a s before quitting Bose Boll Philadelphia Connie Mack company i commanded by capt. Gerald Wattigny took  first places in the lbs marksmanship contest two being for Rifle and the third for Light machine gun. D company commanded by capt. Nathan j. Schiller jr., won the Light machine gun contest. Indi Odds and ends Ore of the will be 81 today. Dec. 23. But he  made ofw50 Quot Caf Sheh while pro Mune ement has been made a to us nations most unusual grand envisions another american a a shells plated and Enerva axe a a Tkv a a a is Zsuz championship of North Africa. New lmdoa.conn., from which a a Ltd Wol of millions of fans so is airs is tata every a lunch Cowley Pocos Bruins Hie Arab bowl will also Fea j�8 in a bag and plugs away at the a Atar a game played Between the a a Cut up for scrap Iron. Task of trying to build a Power to win Over Looft All a tar of the army and Navy Hooks and jabs Sailor Bee House like the athletics of 1910-14 team ate being selected i ism the welterweight Champ and 1920-31. Bostons the Boston Bruins Payero who competed in Organ i w let a i from a Navy Dee plate his years Connie in a a As Utsy a no to Hospital at Frisco where be was tend unveiling Wiki the club a he to a e 7s a is a my win be considered. Confined with stomach a rouble and directing his team. Before 9,000 tons to the Boston Otto boy who played on teams to Ortley Welch Portland lie., Middle to Stul Hope to win another pen Garden. Hie0pa�i-league have helped make weight who received a medical ots Nant a said Mack �?�11 i did no to 1 Cowley currently leading a Mikelb the Arab bowl and it charge from the coast guard is  be Here. Leagues scorers faced the is Only fair to them that they be rapidly regaining the form which Bruin with three Goa Ami one a Bai a Chance to perform to it. Made him the Topnotch contender assist to run Quot the season s total to a Nirifor co,y�?T��?Tt08t Al Reasoner Dies 40 a fim Stormer bouffe and. Even pro rent Victory was a ten round ver w 09 Boston started fast and had a Tat atals by he rlicidepisblfr7h a did following fight a i22i�?o� 2�?� by it Utasi Arab bowl commit Tygum Pittsburgh mid file 3 3 7i�?z�s5.n tee my Only say. Quot sorry but we weight. Chicago a Reasoner 23 a a j50g a acid Lii we Tagore the boys a Breek who year of lightweight died m a Chi w Roriz to helped make All this  Gordon quits again Cago Hospital tuesday morning scored the Lone Toronto w Goi Uwi Havu Sun ii without regaining consciousness Al �1 which Cowley was Cooling his a Eugene  Gordon ter collapsing in the tenth round Heel in the penalty Box for am Dentt forget the major Els second baseman for the new York of a fight with Freddie Dawson roughing tie attraction of the season Ched Yankees has quit baseball again. Monday night. Art Rosss men slowed-4own con used for sunday afternoon at san Gordon has notified yank Presl Dawson floored Reasoner three Sider ably to the second period Phillipe stadium where a sgt. Jim dented Barrow that he will join times before the bout was Stop Only one goal on Cowley a 35-foot Toney squares off against Marcej the armed forces before Spring Ped. It. Edward j. Buchan of the or Down the Middle after lome Gerdan welterweight Champion of it is doubtful however if Gordon boxing commission said that Corr had tallied for Toronto. Europe with the title at stake. A can pass the military physical sex Reasoner a former co Light in the third period Guk Lolin and Well rounded card promising pen Amin Atlon As he has a bad ankle weight Champ appeared in Good Cowley scored again for the Brums to of action and thrills completes a Oad hip and a. Bothersome jaw condition before the fight. In and Gordon Davidson. Bud mor the program. The proceeds All go that was broken during his Early vesti gation of Reasoner s death is Ris and Bill Boot men for the to the French red Cross. Sandlot Days. . Bouts slated for Empire monday night a whole Host of Navy scrappy will it limb into the Arena at 1h� a american red Cross Empire club next monday and tuesday nights december 27, 28, to do Battle for local honors in the forthcoming North african theater of opera a a  Allied boxing tournament. Arrangements for conducting the tournament in Oran were concluded last  by Harold Ross director of the Empire club and Ensign John l. Sullivan officer in charge of Navy welfare and recreation for this area. The purpose of this tourney is to Dele min a Navy team to represent Oran in the All Navy unit area championships to be staged Here Between the 1 and 15 of january. Navy teams from Algiers Arrew and 11her nearby centers will com a Peter Between these do two to of flit for sectional championships. From january 15 to the 31. Elimina ions will be held Here among Boxer representing the army Navy and French and British forces the Only requirement necessary tor a Man to enter the tournament is that he Wear a uniform of fhe Allied forces. This Means that Competition is open to both am i eurs a and professional is. For the local Blu jackets Mike Rossi is serving As instructor and Tram i. Mike is an old hand at cd in game and How Ped the famous two Dundee Brothers attain no rid championships Back to the states. O i r at Mersel Kebir a score of tars Are working out under the Tutelage of chief Fritz and Trainer Mike Rossi. A ring has been set up and bags provided and the men Are rapidly rounding into shape each hoping to gain a place on the Camp team an to represent the Navy in the Allied boxing tournament. Looking Best in the Early sessions Are Young so 2/c, los Angeles. Cal., and Manusis so 1/c, lower. Mass. Young has More than 50 Amateur fights to his credit a no Manusis is a Veteran of Many professional fights around his faction of the country. Other men trying for the teams Are j. Plankl so 3/c, 170 Anthony Dean Momm 2to 165 e. E. Crum pm 3 a 165 r. L. Czuirin s 1/c, 128 Lor Cannon. Cox 165 Quot melt Hancock. S 1/c 118 Jim Aldridge f i to. 135 Frank Green s 1/c, 165 c. M. Hester s 2/c, 148 Peter Felvo s 1/c, 150 k. G. Mcleod s 1/c, 154 s. Scheuch s 1/c. 173 e. Deroy s 1/c, 149 Louis Limauro. So 2/c. 158 l. E. Mum Ford St 2/c, 160 j. R. Piche so 3/c. 118 w. M. Taylor so 2/c, 146. Other stations and depots Are lining up their respective teams and a Field of Over 50 entrants looks possible with More coming in before the end of this week. Basketball Colgate. 63 r. P. I., 58 Brooklyn poly 51 Brooklyn College. 44 n.  A. 52 St. Francis. 98 St. Johns brooklyn44 Detroit 31 Penn. 57 Cornell. 51 Yale. 39 Harvard 35 u. 8 coast guard 48 Columbia 45 Brown. 68 c. C. N. Y., 61 Kentucky 58 Cincinnati. 30 Wisconsin 40 Marquette. 37 Northwestern 48 Norte Dame 82 great lakes. 58 Purdue. 52 Franklin and Marshall 43 blooms Burg teachers. 42 Penn state 41 Washington arc Jefferson. 34 Western Michigan 48 Michigan 38 v Central Michigan 87 rata Mazoo 29 Arkansas. 65. Springfield leathers. 40 Minnesota 31 Iowa state 28 Noe Man naval 51 Oklahoma is Connecticut 42 Wesleyan. 33 Texas tech 39 t. C. U., i7 Oberlin. 52 Case 44 Lafayette. 43 Lehigh 30 southwestern 57 Baylor. 28 Albright. 53 Brigham Young. 49