Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote D Azur                                Page 6 sports the stars Ano stripes Friday slay 4, i a giants ippliils99�?�8cardsbu a it yanks take Lead by play t hat failed once Over lightly by Gene Graff in Navy is inv new York. May 3�?mel oils giants Dis is rated a 7-0 Lead yesterday but recoded in time to subdue the Phillies. 9-8. And a it a Tain the hold on first place in the nation ii league As the second place cubs and the reds were rained out in Chicago. Tile new yorkers pasted Bill Lee for three runs in the flt rth a i added four More in the filth of hand Bill Voiselle an apparel insurmountable margin but a phils clubbed Voiselle for four run in the fifth and added Jour Mon off the giant Star in the seventh before Ace Adams came to the Rei Cue. Giants score in eighth the giants knotted the count in the seventh and scored the Winner on Charlie Ripple in the eighth when buddy Kerr doubled pit i Weintraub Home. Ken Berger and Chet Chetkovich followed Ripple to the Hill Vince Dimaggio Home red for the phils with one on a in the seventh. After the cardinals humbled the j pirates. 1-2. To give rip Sewell his third straight defeat the bugs p. Bounded to capture the Nightcap. Il-1 Harry Bree Hee ii was the Nisi a ame Winner with a seven hit performance while Sewell s bad inning was the sixth when he served up pits to Jim Mallory Emil Verbarie aug in Bergamo and Johnny Hopp that resulted in three runs. Max Butcher checked the champions with seven scattered hits Iii the Nightcap while his mates chastised Blix Donnelly. Al Jurisich 1\ Stan partenheimer and Jack Creela Sci s jul Clov hew York. May 3.�?the Yankees climbed Back to the head of the american league whirl yesterday by trouncing the athletics 6-4, behind the six hit pitching of Alan get Tel who was making his first major league Start. Three errors Ham Jered getter. But his mates compensated for their faulty Fielding by pummelling Russ Christopher for nine nits in four innings and three runs in Ute first on singles by Snuffy Stirnweiss Herschel Martin. Russ Derry and Johnny Lindell mixed with a walk and an error by de Busch. Charlie Gassaway and Kart Scheib also twirled for the a a but Christopher was the loser. I Al Benton 34-year-old Navy discharge racked up his third straight Triumph for the i igers. Stooping the White sox 3-1, Despi e four errors behind him. Benton allowed Only four hits and an unearned run for a total of ten hits and one earned run yielded in no three appearances this season. Or Vail Grove suffered the setback. Start and str pet sports editor f n Many cases bad press notices i in the states have brought Forth a Heap of criticism on professional athletes not in the armed Force occasionally there was ground for ridicule when some Busky heaki1 athlete suddenly developed Iii aches or fallen Arches when he passed through his draft Tigard door. But in most instances the athletic Field has done its part in sharing the Burden of the War. A Survey proves this statement j conclusively. The Check up shows that 65 percent of athletes who i were participating in professional baseball football basketball hockey and Golf in 1941 sue now to their Incle Sammy s custody. No doubt this figure is just As High a it would be in any other Industry it not higher. Walker Cooper w Alker Cooner for 13 hits. Donnelly who was slugged for seven runs in the tilth a the loser. Andrews beats bum. Grove rations five hits Grove checked the bengals with five hits but three of them were clustered in the first inning tor both Detroit runs Rudy York Chas ing Home two runs with a single. The White sox counted in the third when Grove singled raced to third on Roy Cillen Bine a error and came Home when Benton a throw to the plate on Wally Moses weak roller was too late. Four runs in the eighth off Mickey Haefner who passed his pre induction physical yesterday paraded the red sox to a 4 0 ver a i  uric in one armed Gonzalo Romero tries to Force Over a goal for the Philadelphia nationals at Brooklyn ova but goalie Rene Rodrigue profiled the soccer Ball Buck to the Field. However the nationals Defeated the Brooklyn hispano 7�?3. Baltimore eyes huge stadium great lakes ii May 3 a dict Over the senators As the Boston the Grea Lukes Blu jackets  club annexed its fifth straight Vic to Drewi beats buoys have one of the Best batteries in f after dropping eight in a Row. Airtight clutch pitching by Nate. Baseball with fireball Bobby be Lier a Jim Wilson set Down the Andrews enabled the braves to former Cleveland Whiz pitching at j or Jofs with four carefully spaced trounce the dodgers 3-1, and mar Walker Cooper Cardinal Catcher blows vie Lombardi s major league Start Asci Captain. My debut. Lombardi allowed Only Cooper who teamed with Tux six hits but he gave up three Araks i Broiher Mort at St. Louis to form in the first inning which led to two be leading brother com in a on in Tommu Holmes crashed to a inducted into the inning Wincn Lea we Iwu the leading Trotner . Runs when Tommy Holmes crashed years was inducted into the Navy a two Bagger. Andrews lost his yesterday and assigned to ,r�?o11 Quot fifth and  for Boot training Wilson starts rally Wilson ignited the game winning rally in the eighth launching the inning with a single. Wilson moved to second when George Metkovich control temporary in the fifth and lakes for Boot training. Hit by a pitched bail and both eighth innings when the bums he originally was schedule d to j. Scored on Bob Johnsons loaded the bases but he regained inducted into the army monday Runne. _ _ his stride in time to quell the Dis i a a a was or ranted a delay and then Turba nees but was granted a delay and then Given his Choice of services a chose the Navy. Wilker s Entrance into the service halts at least temp Tararuy. Has qui Lewith Sam breach. Put  or irk disallows protest by Oil against braves new York. May 3. Ford Frick. Card Naiz about salary. National league president today Cooper Brothers signed 4a rejected a protest lodged by Man j contracts a for $12,000 apiece then Ager Mel Ott. Of the giants against j threatened to go on strike unless the braves in their game of april j Thev were Given $15,000 each. Finally they appealed to tile Stoner office and the Case is now which the braves won 13-5. Ort protested a decision by Unia. Office and the Pire George Magerkurth on sounds a under  the next Batter had been pitched to under before the original ruling by urn a a Nice Bitt Steward was reversed. Frick ruled however the play aaa no bearing on the games eventual outcome. Eastern Grid officials veto Rule changes triple. After walks to Pete Fox and Jack Tobin filled the bases. Tom Mcbride singled to drive across two More runs. The indians pushed Home a run in the 13th inning to outlast Ole Browns. 2-1. As the american la it champions raised their 1914 pc Nant. Happy Chandler new base Ball commissioner was present tor the ceremonies. Allie Reynolds big or. Went All the Way for the Indian while Bob Muncrief travelled the route tor the Browns. The wit ining run was registered on singles by Mickey Rocco. My re Hoag and de Garnett his third hit of the Gam. Baltimore May 3 a Baltimore which played Host to the 1944 notre Dame Navy football game May make a bid for year round athletic laurels by construction of an enclosed 100,000 seating capacity municipal stadium with flexible sea1 big arrangements and a roof that can be elevated by air pressure n it attempt has been made to evaluate the Cost of such a project but plans have been presented to the City by a committee appointed last summer after the local  league baseball Park was Des Royed by fire and the Baltimore orioles moved into the present outdoor municipal  but outmoded. The committee disclosed their proposed stadium would be suitable for everything from baseball and football to political meetings and grand opera.  ajor league baseball cer ill taint Hasni to failed to pull its own weight. No club Bas sent less than 20 of its athlete into the services and the Phillies who Lead contributors have waved Farewell to 38 men. The reds am close behind with 37, while the tigers awl athletics each have produced 36 soldiers or sailors it would be virtually impossible to select nine men and designate them As your All service baseball team because there is so much valuable material in the armed forces. A mythical team would read like a who a who and there Stilt would be enough veterans on hand to make the second team just As Strong. A a it a the Sake of argument How fever Here is the writer own Choice with two players named to each position. First base Hank Greenberg Johnny Mize second base Btl Herman Bobby Doerr shortstop Luke Appling. Cecil Travis. Third base Ken Keltner Pinky Higgins outfielders Joe i Maggie ted Williams. Enos Slaughter Terry Moore Dick waked eld Suh Musial catchers Bill Dickey. Walker Cooper. Pitchers Bobby Feller red ruffing Kirby Mig be Tex Hughson and for every player named. There Are three or four others who could travel in the same company without trouble. Runs for la week boat in. Chicago. Cleveland. Detroit. New York. Philadelphia american league i t Vav t f 3 8 4 i x i a 4 i 9 Van Horn retains North South net title Mirror new York May 3 a the Eastern intercollegiate football a Soua tion which rebelled against the Mcaa on Grid rules last season announced today that no revisions win be made in its code for the i 1945 season. The Blas tent executive committee a a a a my a the Eastern. Two bouts on the Oise Section decide j to abide by the. Maiuri to Finach Kun a unanimous vote though a. We i Uvo Vii. A ular fight card tailed to my Ute second round As pie Aaron Wilson Birmingham ala., heavy weight. To d pvt. George a a in ton. Of new York in 1.18 of the first and pfc Issac Greer of Cleveland. Scored a i 02 to Over pvt. Eddie Clavier of los Angeles. In other bouts pc Willie Procter Harrisburg. A. D pfc Berkley Carter baiting re pvt. Leonard Pae Chicago my Lucius Sturden. Baston. My Reed  die and Mcben Murro. A Thane n y., Drew pfc William Cook. H arid St. Ernest Swan Boston. Pfc Chester Hei Les Sutsu. Hope Burdette Bur ton. Detrou. Drew rules by Aunan Mouk vote. Though jesting a hat All tumbles be. Vance by opponents and less serious penalties be 8ve Forward passim beyond the line of scrimmage. Phelan a son killed in Italy new York May 3 Oen John j Phelan popular member of the be York state athletic Corn in a Aion. Has been advised by the a department that his son a John j. Phelan jr., former is Point Grid Star and hoj Rof numer Ous decorations had been Cili i action in Italy. Shorty boy flocks actual playing time new York May 3. A the Ball actually is in plan maj 13 1/2 minutes during a 69-minute football game according to shorty Bay football rules expert. In basketball the Ball is in play about 32 minutes Cut of 40, Bay. Said. No one has bothered to time baseball the same Way but Bay estimates an average nine Luning Gamt consumes about 20 minutes. St. Louis x Washington x National league mtg t p 3 3 Boston x p i Brooklyn x p i App App x p x p x p t x p Chicago. Cincinnati. New York. Philadelphia. Pittsburgh. St Louis a. X a not scheduled pm postponed Pinehurst. Nc., May 3 a Welby Van Horn of Atlanta it retained his North South prof ear atonal Tennis title by defeating Dick Speed of Palm Biafra fls., 8-6 6-0, 6-3. Then Van Horn teamed Wuh. Franch her sch a of Greenwich. Conn., to trounce Skeen and by Copeland Rollings College Termito coach in the doubles finals 6 4. 8 6. A. Flan John for Vela St. Louis May 3�? Post War employment for 100.000 veterans has been suggested to the government in a plan proposed by the ducks unlimited club. Under the program vets would be trained As game managers foresters and outdoor workers. Minor league results inscription league we pal a i Safe at Home Walt Chippie senator Center fielder slides Home safely after throw from Outfield on Fly by George Case eludes Yankee Catcher Herbie Compton and Rolls beside Chippie Arrow. Umpire is Bill Mccowan. National league new Yerk a. Phi Delpit Bolton i Brooklin i Iii. Loiti 4-1, put it Lair a ii Impi anal Ai i Sicaja of Ipp Neil. Re a w l pet Quot a clone.  a a user. I a a a i hit 4�0 7 4 .63s them Ftp. A .4 5 pm lot o 1 4ca. A i it Bur re 3 s.  hint i or. I 4 pm America league Cleveland t. St. Look i Cis he log night go be it new York a. Phlld�4ph 4 Boston 4. W a Hin Lon a Detroit s. The Leaf i word w l a what to. H 7 Ilsi.  4 4 4 a a Sill a a  j z i i iwo a. 14 pm Boston. 8 a a two. A s is a j Chicago St petrol phils Del pit is St new York others not scheduled Bullion St Brooklyn new York St Phil delphis Mcinti Iii St Chieng St. Lout s St Pitts Netth it Eai inv Hillers c As Holmes. Boston in is of Brien. . Ii 46 no Hasa. To toll six h h pct Lull .412 5 la 400 it 401 leading Hillers r h pct of. New York is 42 is to i dinars Pill Delphi in 41 i Horn Crun leaders Lemon. Boston. 4 of Wei Atrush Sud Lombardi new York. 3. Runs batted la now York. I4i. Nkoy a in is pm i in. Kiu of. . 14. O a Stephens. Sam. Louis i xxx Cuccinello. Cheapo. 9 27 Krenrich.  a la is Chicago a a Mayo. Detroit. La a hoi tier in leaders Derry. New York. 4 hares i Hildel Otiis. S. Runs baited la Derry my a York. 14 Boa. New yuck. La set Sis. Tii Icso it Toronto i Newark. X Boff Alo x sir Rose tithers hot Solmn loved w ret Jersey City t so Newark Montreal e 4 pm a off a to. 4 6 Bolti whore. E 4 pm Boehei toe Syracuse. 4 4 .3#t Toronto. X 7 american ass4fiitiai Toledo i it clogs to Ell others postponed rain and Oom w l pet 8l l�4 Mit Wokee. 3 t .714 lnd4ansp.� a s 348 min aes pol. S x .l�3 is. Cd. X 4 48 Lonis Rille. 4 4 we Lair. 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