Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Monday May 7, 1945the stars and stripes Page botox Happy Ferriss got rid of of s Flag raising grips Latham Happy and the mrs. See yanks Boston May 6 ans a baseball has Long been accused of lacking in sentiment but none will deny the game has drama and Romance. Take the Case of Dave Ferriss who less than three months ago was just another Guy in Uncle same a big army a Corporal at Randolph Field now manager Joe Cronin of the red sox sell his contract for 50,000 dollars. Last february Ferriss was medically discharged because of chronic asthma. He was under contract to the Boston farm system and notified the club of his discharge asking instructions. Hie next Day he was assigned to the Louisville american association club red sox farm. When manager Nemo Liebold looked Over the six foot three Inch 210-Pound right hander with the smoking fast one he reported to Cronin Quot you can use this but Cronin with. 13 pitchers decided to let Ferriss remain in Louisville. Out pitched Bobo Newsom when Ferriss worked six innings against Cincinnati in a Spring exhibition game with the poise of a Veteran Liebold again urged Cronin to Call the Pitcher to the big time. Finally after the season opened and red sox pitchers did no to come through As expected the sox recalled Ferriss. And it was then that he saw his first major league Ball game. A couple of Days later he received the starting assignment and blanked the Philadelphia athletics with five hits out pitching Bobo Newsom. And Ferriss made three hits off the athletics Veteran hurler. When the game was Over he celebrated in the clubhouse by eating two Cartons of ice Cream. A gee gosh ainu to life wonderful a he said. �?�1 had the happiest feeling of my use when i watched Ben Steiner throw out Hal Peck at first for the final out i was a big leaguer for today played for Greensboro but red sox players and officials and others who saw his first Effort insist he will be a big leaguer for a Long time to come. Ferriss hails from Shaw Mississippi. He left Mississippi state to sign with the red sox organization after attracting scouts with his hit Ting and pitching at College and Attleboro. Vermont where he played in the summer of 1941. The red sox sent him to Greensboro of the Piedmont league where he pitched played Outfield and first base during the 1942 season. That fall he enlisted in the army air forces and was assigned to Randolph Field where he was made physical instructor and Corporal. While there he had some Fine baseball coaching under bib Falk former White sox Star who also was stationed at Randolph Field. Ferriss is ambidextrous and plays first base left handed. In a game against a semipro club at Winter City Florida he pitched five innings right handed and the last four left handed. He has a live Arm that delivers smoking fastballs. He throws one fastball off the Side of his fingers which shoots to toward righthand batters like a scythe. The other goes off the ends of fingers and shoots the opposite Way. New York May 6 ans a old Arlie Latham had a few sentimental nostalgic moments the other night when the St Louis Browns raised their 1944 american league Pennant. The venerable 86-year-old Quot Gay nineties Star now custodian of the press Box to the Yankee stadium is the Only living member of the Browns who won four consecutive pennants to 1885-6-7-6 to the old american4 association. Hie Brownie ceremonies marked their first Flag in the american league. Dixie pros May play Richmond va., May 6 ans a directors of the Dixie professional football league have voted to operate next fall if equipment and manpower makes play possible. A Canvas of available players will be made by each team and reports will be made to league executives by july 3rd. The circuit include cities in Norfolk Portsmouth Richmond and Newport news Virginia and Roanoke and Charlotte North Carolina baseball commissioner bin. Albertb Happy Chandler and mrs. Chandler enjoy a recent Ball game at Yankee stadium. The new Czar has made Many a hit with sports fans in hit 46 years. As a baseball basketball and football player Happy left Many sports memories behind him in Kentucky schools. As a fan he has associated with those of All sports in Many parts of Tho country and just recently completed a 60,000-mile tour off the War fronts Wiloh endeared him to All git. Map photo majors must heed curfew Chicago May 6 ans a president will har Ridge of the american league has instructed All clubs to comply with the Midnight curfew when night games Are scheduled. The teams must not Start a new toning of play after 11 20 pm. In the event the inning is to Progress at that time play will be permitted to continue until 11 30. The american league had 100 night games scheduled. Sex Cis on Cornell squad Ithaca n. You May 6 ans a if nothing else de Mckeever new Cornell football coach will have plenty of fight on his 1945 eleven. Mckeever was guest of Honor at the new York City chapter of the Cornell club where he revealed his spirited squad has 23 members who have had combat service in either the marines or Navy. Short Seaton Boston May 6 ans a the new England baseball league six team circuit will open the 1941 season May 20 and close aug. 18. 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