Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The stars and stripes thursday May 10, 1945 we suspends special scan of pro Star finishes first in Marathon Trade in guns athletic Ware a my firm Jer Eto Proa ram Washington May 9 ans a rep. Melvin Price Democrat tilt Nois said yesterday the War department has suspended indefinitely the regulation requiring special processing of draft cases of professional athletes rejected by local induction boards. A he said the order had been suspended until the War department completes an investigation prompted by his complaint that some athletes were being inducted regardless of physical defects. Special examination of athletes was ordered by former War mobilization director James p. Byrnes. Selective service subsequently ordered local boards not to classify athletes 4f until the War department reviewed their status. Investigation of that procedure was ordered by under Secretary of War Robert p. Patterson after Price had charged that the army was discriminating against athletes. Suspension of the order Means that inductions will be postponed indefinitely for several major league players who apparently were headed for the service. A spokesman for Price said that George Case Mickey Haefner and dutch Leonard of the senators will not be inducted pending the outcome of the War department investigation. Tick former University of to athletic director has the forum native stage for months. It could not be in a sooner however because Eisenhower s ban on Thea Enpek ships while combat Here unable to participate will be four phases to the petition. Tournaments will cited St company base Sec. Ater and inter Allied Levels ily every popular american in addition prominent and civilian athletes will it Here from the states to us tractors and present sex , open Golf show unlikely to be held new York. Kay s ans a Charles w. Littlefield vice pre silent of the u. S. Golf association said yesterday its unit xcely that the National open tourney would be resumed this year. He explained that the German surrender came Quot too late for us to make any plans for this  the open was suspended after Pear Harbor. Regiments requesting expert handling of their program. Quot although the theater Champion ships naturally will get most of the attention a Mccormick said Quot we Are More interested in mass participation. That is we intend to stress Competition for As Many soldiers As possible. In addition to supervised programs we will encourage the use of facilities during Leisure hours. Quot this is the most extensive program Ever undertaken anywhere he continued. The soldiers in this theater Are entitled to the Best of everything and we Are working along those lines. If the men Are prominent athletes Here Well try to get them. Nobody will be kept Idle for Lack of equipment because we have a 1-a priority on stay sports equipment in the u5.h championship teams and barnstorming sports celebrities will tour the theater playing exhibitions at embarkation centers replacement centers rest areas and hospitals. When practical they will appear in stadia that can More than 50,000 spectators so that everybody will be Able to see the events. Engineers m the Job engineers who formerly built combat Bridges and airfields now Are Busy erecting basketball and Tennis courts baseball and football Fields swimming pools and numerous other facilities. It has been estimated that 15.000 basketball teams 30,000 softball teams 1,500 boxing teams 750 Golf teams and 150 fencing teams will enter theater wide tourneys. Quot participation in the program will not affect the return of any Man to the states Quot Mccormick emphasised. Quot no one entitled to return will be held in the Eto because he is a member of a championship team or on  coming from behind within the last two Miles.  of West oaten Masa Breaks the tape in 2 hours 30 minutes 40 and h see its to win Tho 20-Mlte Boston . Marathon Patriot s Day. Ten years ago on the same Day Kelley won Tho event and in Between the Viete Tea Haa finished Sorond tax times. A associated press or four of the More suitable stadia will be acquired. One of the most spacious near Frankfurt is Likely to be the scene of theater championship events. Hundreds of tons of equipment necessary to conduct the widespread activity already has arrived in the Eto and considerably More is on the Way according to Mccormick. He pointed out that athletics will be substituted largely Lor military training for1 troops awaiting shipment to the states. For men in the army of occupation and those awaiting redeploy Bobbt to the Pacific sports will be pert of the regular scheduled physical Quot training program. Softball volleyball and touch-1 football Are expected to lure the my participants with an estimated 1.300.000 men competing in each. More than 000.000 men will participate in basketball baseball and Hof Osboe pitching Mccormick estimated plenty of equipment other sports for which the army has gathered equipment and facilities Are football Speedball track and Field soccer wrestling swimming handball Badminton Golf fencing Archery and Rifle marksmanship. Equipment in army warehouses now being distributed includes 387.134 baseballs 238.000 Bata 87.800 of in 11,000 football uniforms,60.000 Kaki 150,000 uni sons 700,000 softballs and 354,000 bats 334,000 Ping Pong balls 161,000 Tennis balls and 7,000 racquets �7,000 Horseshoe pitching sets and 45.000 Archery sets. Long before be Day Mccormick stressed the army established schools to train officers in supervising athletic programs and to act As referees and coaches. The athletic officers were instructed by professional athletes and sports directors in the army and by civilian experts brought Over for this purpose. Officials on Call ,. Prominent athletes in the service Here Are being placed in jobs As coaches and officials. A Pool o More than 300 officers comprised entirely of former professional or Amateur sports Agures has been established by Mccormick office and these men will be assigned to Riff no to in okayed Philadelphia May 0 ans a Ken Raffensberge Southpaw Star of the Phillies yesterday was accepted for military Servos at the local induction Center. American league Cleveland 7, Chicago 1 St. Louis 7, Washington 1 night Only games scheduled w l pet. W l pet. Chicago 0 4 am Phil. 7 9 .498 new a. 10 5 Aorist. Louis 6 8 .4� Detroit 8 amp .543 Boston 6 10 .375 washing. 9 9 500cleveland 4 10 .305 Gamos today Washington at St. Louis Philadelphia at Chicago new Fork at Detroit Boston at Cleveland w l pet. W l pot. Jesey c. 10 9 .8331 Toronto 7 7 .500 Baltinis. 10 5 .667 Syracuse 4 8 .333 Mon tread 7 6 .5381rochester 4 9 .308 Newark 7 7 -500� Buffalo 4 9 .308 american association Toledo 5. Minneapolis 5 Milwaukee 6, Indianapolis 3 Louisville 2. Kansas City o w l pet. W l pc. A Mauk. 8 4 .607 Toledo 6 8 .499 Louisville 9 5 .043 min Neap. 5 7 .417 Cour Nhis 9 7 .503 St. Paul 4 7 .354 Indian a. P. 8 7 .533 Kansas c. 4 5 330 Southern association Atlanta 5, Memphis 2 Chattanooga 12. Little Bock 1 Mobile 15, Nashville 5 new Orleans 13. Birmingham 9 w l pet. W l pc. Atlanta 8 1 .089 i ule r. 4 5 .444 new Orl. 9 9 a lot Matt. 4 5, .444 kor Mingtoi. 5 4 j>66 Memphis 9 7 .923 Mobile 5 6 .4561nashville 1 s .111 Eastern league my games postponed w l pet w l pet Williams. 1 0 1.000�wllkee-b. 2 3 .500 Albay 4 1 .800 Binti. 1 3 .55 Utica s 1 .750 Hartford i 4 .90s Scranton 9 9 Soo Sumira 9 1 god National league Cincinnati new York postponed rain. Only game scheduled. W l pet. W l pet. New y. 19 4 .750 Boston 7 8 .407 Brooklyn 9 6 Eoo Cincin. 6 7 .462 Chicago 8 5 .571 put Tab. 5 9 .400 St. Louis 8 6 .5711 Phi la. 3 u .188 games today Pittsburgh at Boston Chicago at Philadelphia St. Louis at Brooklyn Only games scheduled. International league Toronto 9-6. Syracuse 5-5 Baltimore 25. Buffalo 3 Newark 2-2. Rochester 04 Jersey cloy Mon tread. Rain. By Courtesy of Mcnaught Syndicate inc. Hey easy easy Cut it old