Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Friday May 11, 1945the stars and strikes fag % lbs go Joes to have huge sports Deal to Johnnie Brown Stan and stripes sports writer Delta base he Marseille. Mat 10�?the end off Nask ism marked the beginning off a vast special sender program to provide sports and recreation for every i Joe in the Delta base area. Quot the Soldier can do that he likes most we be got everything Quot said it ool Charles c. Finnegan lbs special service officer. Recreational equipment has been stored at various locations in Advance in anticipation off Post rectory activities in Southern France. Nature and Choice off activities will of course depend upon the instr Stu Al a time. Step up in the staging area near Here where troops Are stationed and in the Nice Cannes area where they go for seven Day tests movies and other forms of in Teri aim in t will head the program. However colonel Finnegan made it Clear that elaborate plans Are now being made for sports in the staging area and that the program of activities at both Cannes and Nice is being increased. At All of these places efforts will be made to sponsor regular exhibitions by sports and entertainment experts. The staging area has an outdoor theater which win now seat 10.000. And it can be enlarged if necessary. Boating matches movies Uso shows band concerts and shows by French entertainment units will be booked regularly Here. In addition 35 and 10 my. Movies win be shown in each staging area several softball Fields Tennis and Volley ban courts have already been completed and arrangements Are being rushed there for every Type of sports including track football and swimming. Finnegan mid a Beart for swimming is planned at Lake de Bern Northwest off Mancilla. Assign staff a Arm a Large staff off officers and pm is being assigned to the staging area to direct special service activities there the is chief declared. As or recreation generally in Southern France the Spring emn Mer program includes Volley Ball softball baseball basketball boxing horseshoes table Tennis Archery and informal games. Boxing currently is among the leading sports. Although the bouts draw crowds of 5.000 and 6.000 twice weekly however the participants in this sport Are considerably fewer than in softball and baseball. Softball is the no. 1 sport because its easier to play and does t take As much equipment As hair Hall presently there Are nearly 14� softball teams in the entire Delta base area and the program is weekly. M teams i i mass the baseball leagues Gat under Way sunday. 8-sgt Bui bar Ansofff. Lbs athletic director was completing plans today. So far m teams have signed up. There we a two a mines under the lbs pro Wittl rough Stoat off july. Ttye. % bengals Point for american league Pennant 4 a. F. N. Marseille Nice 1402kc-7j4m 1420kc2llkf a double play Ball from Blooml Bateman Eddie Mayo wat Eltee in Center Fields a photo new York May 10�?despite moot off the experts who have been crying right along that the Detroit tigers can twin the american league Pennant without Dick Wakefield and Pinky Higgings manager Steve o Neill just widens his smile and says Quot Well do it this of Neill claims the tigers have the Best defense Down through the Middle and that s what s necessary to win championships. The Bengal Boos attributes much of the teams Success to Eddie maim second base Man Skeeter Webb shortstop and Center fielder Doc Cramer. Quot Lou Boudreau is the orly min i know who is better than skeet and m still take Webb. With Paul Richards and Bob Swift catching plus our pitching staff we be got Mem where we need them. Friday 11 May 1645 goo sign on 1530�?oomhat diary 0001�? r. 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