Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The stars and strikes. Sir t. My Gray tells Matron about loss of Arm Apt. That professional saturday May 5� 1945 Tum Eta change v May 4 ans a charges by re a. Levin Price Elf athletes Are victims of discrimination has started a War department i Vestiga a change in the regulations to a few  revealed yesterday that he called the War depart the tact that Loots May 4 ans a Ait Many stories making the rounds concerning Pete Gray the Brownt erne armed outfielder. But the favorite yarn goes Back to last season when Gray played with Memphis of the Southern being inducted Are be re Seiv from under Patterson saying inspector Gen Virgil i Pean instigation in which the War directives in regard w athletes r a. Special assistant Menta must have their Case reviewed by the adjutant general a of Mesils Oconnor Czar appoints of Connor aide fice since James p. Byrnes then who mobilization director cracked Down on professional athletes last december by writing to selective service director general Lewis Hershey to review military qualifications of rejected and discharged  Price said �?�1 am not asking tor any special break for athletes but Only a fair Deal. No Man would be inducted if he hit legitimately 4f, but in some instances athletes have been inducted without even their classifications being changed Chicago May 4 ans a sen. A a a ski . Quot Happy Chandler revealed is particularly yesterday that he had appointed which Leslie of Connor Secretary to the pro fee late commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis As special assistant to the commissioner and Walter military his Secretary in the Senate will serve As Secretary treasurer of the commissioner office. Chandler said it May take some time before he resigns from the Senate in View of the increasing peace problem. Previously he indicated be would sign a contract As commissioner within thirty or sixty Days. Meanwhile any baseball problem that arise will be managed by o Connor a said Chandler Quot and the other two members of baseball a Adiv tory committee presidents will Harridge and Ford prick of the american and National leagues. I will participate in any baseball discussions  the his Case Washington High input ton rate re a Story at Many at these cases is that they Are automatically inducted regardless of their physical condition a said  ref last off Patwari a induction of Ball players Many of whom have been rejected several times for old injuries or stomach a has continued in recent at a High to. Senator Chandler new baseball in 8t Louis last tuesday that he had protested to president Truman who promised to study the sitar to on. It was a hot sunday afternoon and after the game Pete was ii Rosted by a loquacious Matron As he. Trudged to the clubhouse. Quot my poor dear boy a cooed the Matron Quot to have you out there i the hot Sun while men with two Anna throw the Ball at you and others with two yarns hit at you they should be ashamed. Tell me How did you lose your Arm a a i Pete gave her an icy stare and said sharply a woman in Brooklyn talked it  coast bouts claimed fixed Sacramento May 4 ans a gov. Earl Warren yesterday announced that he will Supply Money from the state emergency fund for an investigation of allegedly phoney boxing matches in California. Warren told the state athletic commission he believed that Quot gambling Money had been used to influence this move followed an announcement by the District attorney in los Angeles that a fighter told him a he would guarantee that there would be no More fixed fights this Side of the Bay if a grand jury probe of boxing is  last year Willie Rit the former lightweight chief inspector o f California boxing charged that Boisits wan crooked but his allegations were not substantiated. Navy Corr is Cooper had Fluor benefits by Paul Horowitz stars and stripes staff writer there a something obviously fishy about the induction of Walker Cooper so Louis cardinals Captain and Catcher who was to have entered the army monday but entered great naval training station today. A news dispatch yesterday said Cooper Quot for reason in  had been granted a delay monday and Given a Choice of services. He chose the Navy tuesday. A tvs an Odd coincidence that Bob Feller a chief specialist at great lakes is coach of the Blu jackets baseball team and Bob has had difficulty locating a receiver who can hold his terrific fast Ball that is up until pow. Cochrane did no to play. Under it cmdr. Mickey Cochrane s leadership last year. Great likes Defeated most of the major league clubs it met in exhibition baseball games. With a Feller Cooper Battery the Blu jackets should do As Well this season. Cochrane was sent to the Pacific before the Navy changed its ruling that forbade a playing coach but Feller already has pitched one game two hitter against Northwestern University and hell be chucking at least once a week. Cooper has been on the hot seat a since he was first accepted for service in 1943. But then he was a Tuggs sgt Greg amp a sirs Sig a a Allt omit today loud at Detroit stand at Chicago rain. At Chicago at Washington National i Apoc All games postponed rain. Nantes today Brooklyn at Philadelphia j Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Boston at new York Chicago Al St. Louis City 7, Rochester me 4 Baltimore it. Montreal Only games scheduled w l pet. W l pet. Jersey t. 9 s Psi Newark 5 6 .55 balt 7 4 6361 Buffalo 4 6 .400 Montreal 6 5 545 a Roc h. J 7 Joo Syracuse 4 4 a Ooi Toronto 3 7 .300 am Fulcan association St. Paul 10. Minneapolis 3 Milwaukee 9, Kansas City 1. Other games postponed rain w l pet. A a a w l pet. Alfil Ellb s 9 .7501 in<1 alls 0 5 .545 Louis in t 4 .6001 Kansas c. 3 5 .375 Columbus 7 5 .583 Toledo 9 s .973 is inn a 5 4 .556 St. Paud 9 5 .980 Pacific coast la Otic Oakland 8-9 Seattle 9- Portland 7 Hollywood 9 san Diego 5 los Angeles 4 Sacramento 3. San Francisco 9 w l pet w l pet. 90 m .�07sacram 10 10 �00 los aug. 13 18 .419 franc. 13 10 ,406 m 46 Hij Ganyaw it it a Bast srm la sub Utica 9, Binghamton t Albany 4. Hartford o other games postponed Ralo. W l pet. W l pet. Utica 9 o l of oof Barre o l too Albany 9 o i. Too i Elmira o i too Scranton 1 f  o 9 Coo w report 1 0 l roof Hasford o a .000 South brn ass Ciati on Chattanooga 8. Atlanta 9 Only game scheduled w l pc. W l pet l. Rock 4 o  Chat a l j of by rms Ham 3 o Tom Mobile l 4 too n. Orleans 4 1 soon Nash be o 3 too Atlanta 3 i Tsoi Memphis 0 4 too fight results new York May 4 ans>-a1 Quot bum mjg Davis out pointed Eddie Saunders new York. 8. Johnny Harris new York out pointed Jimmy Mason. New Brunswick . It Frankie Cavanna. New York out pointed Ernest Barnwell Brooklyn ton Morton Klein new York out pointed Jim Kennedy. New York my Lou Valles new York out pointed Jay Anderson Brooklyn 6 Steve Balko. Sayreville ., Kos a Patty Butler. Brooklyn Chicago Joe Bakst. 9u, Kulp Nikont. Pa., out pointed Larry Lane 195, Newark. No. 10. Ober bouts Tony Muslo 900. Blue Island. Hi., scored a to Over. Buddy Waterman i09, Detroit 9 Mike pan Bey. 178 4, Detroit knocked out bub Satterfield vhf Chicago if of Dell Riley 181, Detroit knocked out Johnny Flanagan. 190, Chicago 4 Mck Lurley English 198, Detron scored a to Over Bill Peterson. 900, Chicago 4 Young Mitchell. 10. Chicago stopped frack Wilson. 904. Chicago i. Jersey cuty Joe cd Trelo Newark Kos a Henry Jordan Philadelphia. 1. Paterson.  kid. 100 4, new Haven. Stopped Joey Reddick. 155 4. A Joe Blackwood. 151. Paterson out pointed Charley Davis 149 4. Trenton in Joe Lamotta 150, new York Drew with Jimmy Mills. 146, Warren. Ohio m. Walker Cooper Groat Lake Catcher placed in limited service because of a Back injury and two subsequent physical examinations at Jefferson Barracks resulted la quo reprieves. The army put its official of on him Early this year. Kilt nor at third the Advent of Feller As coach at great lakes also resulted in an influx of former major leaguer who gave the naval training station a team of big league Caliper. A former Cleveland teammate Ken Kelt Ner is Fellers third baseman. Quot Pinky Higgins sex Detroit hot Corner guardian is another member of the infield. Dick Wakefield clouting outfielder who hit .365 in 78 games for the tigers last year is a Bluejacket too. Besides Feller the pitching staff include Clyde Shaun Southpaw who formerly hurled for the Cincinnati reds. Max Marshall another sex Cincy player is in the Outfield. Perhaps the Cooper move from army to Navy was on the. Quot up and  whether it was or not the Navy now can claim the Best service team Battery in the world. Gis in India play hot Cage contest somewhere in India May 4 ans a believe it or not a i basketball game had to be halted until the hoop cooled off during a recent tournament. It seems that during the Lively action the mooring bar of the Basket was broken and one player borrowed a welding Torch to make the necessary repairs. Play was held up for a while to protect the Ball from being singed. Lou Nova wins Boston May 4 a ans a Lou Nova the California Quot Yogi Quot Man making his umpteenth comeback Defeated Charley Eagle of water Bury Cornu Here last night. Talbot nixes racing Post Albany May 4 cans a when Harold Talbot Learned that the new state Law prohibited a member of the state racing commission from entering his own horses in races he declined the commissioner appointment. Talbot owns a Small stable of Steepl chasers. Governor Dewey expressed regret saying Quot i feel racing has been deprived of an outstanding commissioner. You prefer to race horses rather than to Tell somebody else How to race them. This in my opinion makes you entirely unique. You Are the Only Man i know at the moment who would rather do something than to Tell somebody else How to do it Quot Paloska by Courtesy of Mcnaught Syndicate inc. Ham Fisher no Eloy Osceen pm Gonna look cant Natt Fin All very in Mage me be 4cres Mosonov a. Imm