Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Page 6 the stars and stripes Mon Jay May 14, 1945 Johnson s crackdown order on travel stuns sport Dom out at Home plate John Lin Dell new York Yankees Center fielder slides out at Home in tie eighth inning of the recent new York Yankee Boston red Box game at Yankee stadium it new York City. Atelier Fred Walters makes the play while Umpire George Pipgras covers a the action. Map photo giants drub cards 6-3 yanks take Loop Lead new York May 13 ans a Horner by Johnny Rucker and Napoleon Reyes enabled the Oia tits to defeat the cardinals s3 and run their winning Streak to seven straight yesterday. Bill Voiselle though off to a bad Start out pitched Blix Donnelly and gained his fifth win. His chief Tormentor was Whitey Kurowski who batted in All three runs. Rucker exploded his Homer in the third inning which failed to ruffle Donnelly. However in the seventh Emier Lombardi singled and Reyes homered to tie the score. Then two singles and two walks added two More and brought George Dockins to the Mound. Dockins was yanked in the eighth after Voiselle singled buddy Kerr Home at Brooklyn the dodgers ran their Victory skein to seven Here last night banging out a 6-3 win Over the reds. Rosan homers the dodgers were off in front when Goody Rosen smashed a Homer in the first scoring Stanky who had singled. Hits by Rosen and Galan plus walkers sacrifice Fly added another in the third. Bucky Walters allowed 12 hits and suffered his fourth straight set Back while Hal Gregg held the reds to eight blows and notched his fourth win against one defeat. The cubs Defeated the braves 13-12, yesterday in a loosely played free hitting game at Boston that resembled a married men and single menus game with Only the Keg of Beer missing from third base. Five homers were hit three by the cuts and two by the braves but the cubs were More potent in the line of mass production As peanuts Lowry clouded erne with two aboard in the fifth and Phil Cavarretta connected for the circuit with the sacks loaded in the seventh to tie the score at 12-All. Then in the ninth. Bill Nicholson delivered the payoff blow into the right Field bleachers for the winning run. Pirates win h at Philadelphia Jim Russell found the Phillies hurling to his liking yesterday smashing four hits including a Homer As the pirates triumphed 5-3. His Homer in the ninth was a tremendous drive that landed on the rooftops of houses beyond the right Field Wall. Nick Strincevich was the winning Washington May 13 ans a Only the Quick defeat of Japan will prevent the government s ban on sports travelling j. Monroe Johnson director of the office of defense transportation said yesterday. He said that the world series cannot be played unless two teams j win in the same City and that the annual All Star game which was a dropped voluntarily by baseball j executives last february cannot be j restored. Johnson added that the Kentucky Derby Preakness Belmont stakes and other racing features will be conducted on a a a trolley car Quot basis and that football bowl classics Are Quot simply out of the question Quot along with College All Star games against professional teams. All College football games must be played on the Homefield of one of the competing teams including the army Navy game which was played in Baltimore last fall As a feature of a War Bond drive. Sports morale bag Wolverine athlete killed in crack up Cleveland May 13 ans a capt. Elmer j. Gedeon former Michigan University athletic luminary was killed in action on april 20th, when his plane crashed his parents were advised who previously had been reported missing was big ten hurdles Champion and All conference end on the football team. He also was a .3000 performer on the Wolverine nine. Hurler. Dick Barrett Anton Karl and Lou Lucier shared the hurling for the Phillies with Barrett being charged with the defeat. In the american league the Yankees came from behind at Cleveland with a five run barrage in the fifth inning which was reminiscent of pre War Days to defeat the indians 7-3, in an abbreviated game that put the new yorkers in the league Lead yesterday. The contest was called at the end of the seventh because of rain. Etten hits 4-Bagger Nick Etten homered in the fourth and scored the yanks final tally in the seventh. All the tribes runs were the results of Home runs by Pat Seery who cracked the first in the second inning with Lou Boudreau aboard and the second with the sacks empty in the sixth. Walt Dabiel went the route for the new yorkers. Jim Bagby was charged with the loss. At Chicago dutch Leonard Veteran knuckle Ball hurler tossed a Gaudy six hitter in pitching the senators to a 3-0 Victory Over the White sox yesterday toppling the Pale Hose out of the league Lead for the first time this season. Leonard a control was excellent and no sox player reached second until the ninth. He walked none. Joe Haynes As the loser. With the lifting of the racing ban and the War departments easing of regulations concerning 4 f athletes sports leaders were optimistic about the future and Johnson s remarks came As a Shock. Quot everything not dedicated to the War will have to get out of the Way and we Haven t got time to argue Quot Johnson emphasized. Referring to the saving already by sports voluntarily or by request in which respect organized baseball is in the Lead Johnson said Quot that la a Mase Dito aureus travelling the out will strengthen its policy to discourage travelling by rail bus or Auto to sporting events. Later another Odt official told the reporter Quot its a question of getting hundreds of thousands of boys Home and other hundreds of thousands to the Pacific to Knock out Japan As quickly As possible. If sports get priority Over troop movements we just wont have enough transportation to go around. The sports world must realize that.�?�155 bang tails on Derby list on the Aler two indians up for physicals Cleveland May 13 ans a Rookie Pitcher red Embree and outfielder Eddie Camett of the Cleveland indians will take their pre4ncuction physical wednesday. Embree 26, was reclassified 1a, prior to Spring training although rejected on three previous occasions. Camett 28, was put in 1a last fall. Louisville Kyd a May 13�?col. Matt Winn president of Churchill Downs announced that the War delayed 71st running of the Derby would be held Here saturday june 9. Earlier yesterday he released a list of 155 of the country a leading three year Olds which had been nominated for the classic. It was the largest list since 1929 when Clyde Van Dusen won. Far the first time in turf history the triple Crown for 3-year Olds will be decided on successive saturdays with the Preakness and Belmont stakes to follow the Derby. The Wood memorial the East a classic Derby trial will be contested on the Jamaica Long Island track May 30th. Pavot a entered All nations leading three year old will answer the Bugle for the mile and a Quarter Quot run of the roses Quot except Pavot the 1944 Jive i Nile Champ who was with held to it because he is considered Unready. Free for All John Marschl a Mercury legged Bay son of questionnaire was rated an Early favorite in the Field. Ocelot undefeated in five trips to the Post As a two year old won the Arlington and Washington Park future cities. Other highly regarded starters included Calumet farms pot of Luck and Belair stud s coincidence. Pericles William Helis $60,000 Colt who has not started loomed As a dark House. Proxies to waft new York May 18 ans it a Ford Frick National league president who with will Harridge american league prexy has had several meetings with j. Monroe Johnson said when informed of the Odtus proposed curb on the world series the world series is More than five months off. We will wait until october before commenting one Way or Barrow notes 77th birthday new Rochelle ny., May 13 ans a Edward q. Barrow Dean of baseball executives celebrated 77th birthday quietly Reading letters and telegrams of congratulations from friends and neighbors. Barrow chairman of the Yankees Board of directors has been with the club since 1920 when he accepted the Post of general manager. He became president upon the death of Jake Ruppert but relinquished the Post when the Larry Macphail Syndicate purchased the club. Unimpressive record new York apr Bill Sahlin Pitcher who had a trial with the Chicago cubs last year failed to win a game for Minneapolis. He was charged with 14 setbacks in 1944. Man o wary 20 times a Winner in 21 starts Perks up tils is As Kentucky Derby time Rolls around big red has sired such Derby winners As War Admiral and Clyde Van Dusen one of his offspring May top this year s Quot run of the editor wins opened Pawtucket re May 13 ans a an enthusiastic Well heeled crowd of 25,000 welcomed racing Back to Narragansett Park yesterday to set a new opening Day record for new England tracks. 1,153,000 dollars were Pound info the Mutual machines during the Day. Honors for being the first Winner since the racing ban went into effect in january went to 11-year old night editor who copped the opening heat. Top honors were shared by bar Willow and Castelman who accounted for both ends of the inaugural purse which was split when it Drew Over night of 25 entries. Newhouser won first new York apr Hal Newhouser 29-game Winner for the Detroit tigers in 1944, started with Alexandria in the Evangeline league. He won his opener 5-2, allowing Lafayette three batting leader8 National league g a it h pet. Olmo. Brooklyn 15 52 8. 21 .404 on. Now York 20 63 23 25 .397 Kurowsky St. Louis 17 61 9 24 .393 Holmes. Boston 18 77 19 30 .390 Cavarretta. A Bucago 17 67 9 24 .358 american league g a r h part Cuccinello Chicago 15 53 8 21 .396 Stephens St. Louis 14 48 14 17 .354 Etten. New York 18 66 13 23 .348 Case. Washington 20 80 15 26 .325 Kreevich. St. Louis 14 50 6 16 .320 Home run leaders National Oil we Strauli Lombardi. New York Ami Workman Boston. 5. American Derry new York. Stephens. St. Louis. 4 r. Jolson Boston and Hayes Philadelphia. 3. Runs batted in National Lombardi new York. 21. Weintraub new York. 18. Leman Boston and Elliott Pittsburgh. 17. American Derry. Etten. New York. 17 binks. Washington. 14. Leading pitchers National Voiselle. New York 50 Feldman new York. 4-0 Heusser Cincinnati 24. American Borowy new York. 5-0 Benton. Detroit. 4-0. Ferriss Boston. »4>. Stolen bases National Mccormick Cincinnati 5, Barrett Pittsburgh 4, give others tied with 3 each. American Case. Washington. 10. Myatt. Washington 6. Brake. Washington and Suro Artiss. New York 4. Chicago May 13 ans a the sport of Kings returned to Chicago yesterday after a four month blackout bringing to sportsman spark a disappointing turn out of 13,000, despite fair weather compared with 22,000 for last years opening. Because of the Bulky Field the inaugural purse was run off in two divisions and two Veteran campaigners accounted for prizes. The first half went to Espino Gold who paid 25.80 dollars and the second half went to Quizzie paying 6.00 card has 6 bouts Miramar May 13�?nineteen-year-old Richard Hagan of Detroit will be the featured attraction on monday nights lbs boxing card Here if the promoters can get someone to fight him. Bout time is 8 15 pm. Hagan who has fought and won two bouts since he started boxing a month ago is hardly ready to meet Johnny Fowler the new unofficial heavyweight Champ of Southern France. And it appears none of the other heavyweights is anxious to get into the ring with the up and coming 197-Pounder. Bouts definitely scheduled for tonight Herman Medley 144 is. Herman Bass 145 Harry Simmons 150 is. Arnold Powell 155 Ernest Davis 167 is. Henry Shockley 172 Bill Matthew 156 is. Jimmy Erby 157 Jimmy Mitchell 145 is. Sylvester Brown. 146 Leon Howard 175 a Ellis Dumas. 183
