Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Tuesday May 22, 1945the stars and stripes ? it Deal in sports by Joe Diehl stars and stripes sports writer a Brief Check Back into the jumbo of names which made headlines in boxing in recent years reveals that Many of the so called colourful Quot characters of the game Are now in More or less ill repute with both civilian and military authorities. The most recent wrong doer among the one time Quot big shots is Joe Gould who managed Jimmy Braddock the a Cinderella Many to the heavyweight championship 5 times rejected Knerr now in 1a grand Slammer Philadelphia May 21 ans a Lou Knerr Philadelphia athletics hurler finally got himself caught in the draft revolving door. Rejected five times already the Pitcher received notice from his Ephrata a Board that he is 1 now la. Knerr was rejected last october november december january and february. Which was lost to Joe Louis in 1237. Gould took Brillos Gould a Captain in the army was convicted by a court martial Board of accepting bribes in connection with the allotment of government contracts and is now serving a three year term in a Federal Penitentiary for the offence. Still pending is the Case of Jack Kearns Chicago promoter who managed Jack Dempsey to the heavy weight title Kearns was held for trial last March on embezzlement charges and was indicted on 26 counts at the time. However by this time the tide that washes up along Chicago s Fristic counterpart of Jacobs Beach May have swept away All vestiges of allegations against the Manassa mauler sex Pilot. Saga of Dummy Davis the career of Brownsville a a1 Quot bum my Davis the welterweight labelled by cynical sports scribes As Quot that wonderful Little character Quot is one of Many cases which prove that the manager is not always the Only guilty party. Quot Dummy Quot allegedly got his Start Quot knocking Over Corner grocery stores and two of his Brothers known As the Davidoff Brothers met violent deaths As members of Lepkey a gang of murder inc. Davis received an army discharge reputedly due to a contagious skin disease of unknown origin but speculation was Rife As to whether or not Dummy did no to Settle for something Akin to a Section 8, and was glad to get it Quot sugar bagged last but by no Means least Ray sugar Robinson called by Many the greatest Little fighter Pound for Pound Ever to lace on a Glove was discharged from the army under a Cloud. The night before Robinson was supposed to have sailed overseas with the Joe Louis Fristic troupe Ray mysteriously disappeared. Many excuses were forwarded by the boys along Jacobs Beach As reasons Why Robinson jumped his boat and shortly after Robinson was Given an honorable discharge of All things and resumed his lucrative fighting career. With the Advent into the sport of col. Eddie Eagan new York states boxing commissioner and sgt. Barney Ross now a promoter pm the coast its a Good guess that the postwar sports Boom will see the gradual elimination of much of the stench which has hovered Over boxing before and during the War. Aah Mitten invade Paris for tourney by Gene Graff stars and stripes sports writer. Paris May 21�?ring hopefuls from virtually every aah unit in the Eto will begin their invasion of Paris today to Sharpen their punches for the us staf boxing tourney which will be staged at the palais de Glace Paris next thursday Friday and saturday nights. Each session of the three Day show will get under Way at 8 pm. Although it was impossible to make arrangements in time for a team from Italy to make the Jaunt formidable contingents from the us will be on hand to Battle for the championships from units stationed in Are being returned to compete heavyweight repeat Cpl. Leo Matri Danl 290-Pounder from Baltimore who is making the trip from England is conceded a Good Chance of repeating in the heavyweight bracket. Matricciani who has sparred with Joe Louis Billy Conn Freddie mils and Jack London and is generally recognised As the Best heavyweight Prospect to come out of the Eto annexed the championship last year1 when the us staf meet was held in the London area. Us observers anticipate Little trouble in also capturing the lightweight diadem. Pic. Herbie Williams Dusky whirlwind puncher from new Orleans won the Crown in that weight class last year and he will make a return appearance in the 1945 tourney. Two boxers who toured with Conns troupe pvt Jerry Pecoraro 44 featherweight ruler from new York and Joe Lucignano welterweight Champion from Hoboken n. defend their championship. O Battle for a quest ants in pfc Genany to to hurricanes weaker Tulsa May 21 ans a Tulsa University s famed football machine will lose at least four spark plugs because of the recent Missouri Valley conference ruling to return to pre War eligibility standards coach Henry Fraka said today. Application of the four year Rule would Cost the hurricanes the services of Glenn Burgeis Clyde goodnight Nolan Luhn and Dean George. Another Keller coming up College Park md., May 21 apr there a another of the Keller boys pounding the horse hide this Spring at the University of Maryland and he might wind up someday As famous As big brother Charlie the new York Yankee slugger now serving in the merchant Marine. Charlie then his brother Hugh began the Keller family sports tradition at the University and the latest of the Middletown md., boys to take the Maryland spotlight is 18-year-old Harold. Quot he a a natural hitter and another big league Prospect says coach Burton Shipley of his freshman Cente fielder. Harold a six footer tipping the beam at 195 sounds bats in the cleanup spot and around school they say he looks better than Charlie when thy older brother was a Maryland Greenie. Brother Hugh is a n 8. Army Captain full Day program set for 6� port track Semi by Johnnie shown stars and stripes staff writer a Arseius May 2 a the sixth port track and held meet and finals Are on the Book for tomorrow at the port Stachum place Raphael St. Henri. The full Days program is scheduled to get underway at 9 Alt and continue until the last event has been run Oft. Thirteen grand rum Ware hit in tha Majen last year and bum Barry Ato Kaaa tubing mass York yanks Rahta already Baa Pohlad a pair with tha Braae loaded this Dykes sock left kid Flat Chicago May 21 cans a manager Jimmy Dykes of the White sox and a couple of scribes were watching a pre game batting Drill recently when one of Jim a hired hands lined a pitch against the Wall. Quot one Day when i was with the athletics recalled Jimmy Quot mrs. Dykes brought our Little boy to the Park in time to watch batting practise. I smacked one on the nose and my wife naturally thought the kid would be excited. But he Wasny tone it. Just sat there looking awfully bored. Quot what a the matter with you Quot asked mrs. Dykes Quot did t you see your father just hit that Ball a Quot yeah Quot he answered Quot he hit it alright at 2 o clock and the game starts at majors National league o a k h pet. Notaras Boston 25 Soi 27 43 .426 Oil new York 26 93 28 37 .402 Kurow amp Al St. Louis 25 96 18 86 .887 Olmo Broo Clyo 4 69 15 30 .3� Dinges. 27 106 16 30 .361 Amun Ucan league to a k h pet. Cuc catello Chicago 21 70 13 36 -356 Case Washington 96 102 16 84 .333 us i opens St. Louis 91 76 m 96 .833 Ettori now York 9486 14 99 .300 17 of it 22 j moves Chicago .394 Home runs leaders National Ott Wintraub and Lombardi. New York. 7. American Stephans 81. Louis 1 Derry new York am Johnson Boston 4. Rums batted in National Lombard. New York 25 Nisumaa. �4iwe�n�ju�b. New York and Olmo Brooklyn american Steffien. St. Louis in ferry and Koffen now York. In dig six lists �?T47 Grid card a Lincoln neb May 21 ans a big six athletic directors looking far into the future approved a 1947 football schedule which includes the following games a oct 4th�?Iowa St. At Kansas la the Nebraska at Iowa St., 18th a Iowa St. At Missouri Kansas at Oklahoma 25th�?Missouri at Iowa St Nebraska at Kansas St., nov. 1 a Iowa St. At Oklahoma Kansas St. At Kansas Nebraska at Missouri 8th�?Oklahoma at Kansas St. Kansas at Nebraska 15th�? Kansas St. At Iowa St., Oklahoma at Missouri 22nd�?Oklahoma at Nebraska 29th�?Missouri at Kansas. Engineer league 896th battling been 1330rd cubs 376th devils 1333rd foxes 376th hotshots 1383rd aces 876th avengers 138bm braves 376th crushers 1303rd elites med. Dei. Medicos .1800 .1000 w l pet. 8 # 5 o 3 0 8 0 3 0 e 8 6 8 0 8 0 8 0 3 0 3 .1600 .600 .000 .600 Kilrea Celt dec Ottawa May 21 ans is sgt. Hec Kilrea former National hockey league Star with Ottawa has been awarded the distinguished service Cross for stopping two German tanks with a Bazooka while serving with the . Seventh army Barney Emil eight battalions capt Ralph Horton jr., port special sender officer and his staff report everything ready for the big meet and Are hoping avow Able weather will be in tha Mode for tuesday to that so me breaking per formantes can. Be turned in by some of the sixth Pori speedsters o o n t Estante representing and other unite attached to the port organisation will provide the Competition in. Each event. The. Program is top plete from the 00-Yard dash to pole vault. A couple of special events my be open to anyone in the audience one will be a baseball throw other a football place kicking test capping the sideshow win to a race for French Mademoisel teen in All cases individual winners win receive awards. Capt. Woodwo Barkett of the 999th port battalion will be in charge of the program tomorrow while it. Ebay Johnson of the port special service office will direct the Field events. It Barney Emil of the 285th general hos Pital will handle the gun As Oflock dal starter. Admission is free. A release Calvert Cleveland May 21 ans. The indians released Paul Olvert bespectacled right hander to by tax More yesterday completing the Deal. For Felix Marklewicz Oriole out. Fielder. Harvard met Crews lose to had Euhe cats Boston May 21 ans a Radcliffe College s Oara Wesanen Defeated a. Harvard eight bedecked in Straw hats saturday in a playful exhibition race first of its kind Between the Cambridge neighbors. A Harvard s Crew suffered from amnesia or perhaps it was Good old american chivalry for they stopped rowing fifty Yards from the finish line while feb Radcliffe Shell co captained by Jane and Dorothy Driscoll title amp a haired twin Sisters continued on to Cross the finish line in four minutes and eight seconds three seconds in front of Harvard a grinning Bank men. The shrieking winners promptly tossed their shirts toward the har. Vard boat As Dorothy Driscoll shouted a a done to get excited. We have other shirts both contestants were impeded by an uninvited Crew from Massachusetts Institute of technology female impersonators wearing Yukl Low curly wigs and yellow jerseys. Departing from the usual custom of tossing the winning coxswain into the drink losing coxswain Daniel Paul of Dayton Beach Fla was tossed overboard. Not to a outdone by this chivalry mias has net Clarke Raddiff s physical education head who coxswain a the victorious Crew promptly jumped into the Charles River. Radcliffe was presented with % to optic Ltd parly by a jmj Var mama Green beats Terry in to new York May 21 cans a Harold Green Brooklyn welterweight extended his current undefeated string to 34 last night by winning a bruising decision Over Frankie Terry also of Brooklyn in the 10-round main event at St Nicholas Arena. Green staged a Savage rally in the last two rounds to earn the nod. Other results Miami a Jack Larrimore 141, Miami Drew with Billy Moore 142, new York 10. Fall River mass. Billy Gambia 150, Astoria la scored a to Over Deacon Cooper 145, Trenton 6. Baer at Kelly Field new York May 21 cans a 8gt Max Baer former heavyweight King who has been hospitalized con. Tiny amp by since March. 1042, transferred from governor Hoa Pill Santt the Field Hospital Texas
