Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 05, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur                                1945 the stairs and stripes my new june 4 ans after playing in the Esquire All american boys game in the Polo grounds last 16yearold Vic Picetti turned Down All officers from several major league clubs and went Home to California to debate the he finally signed with Dolph Camillis Oakland club with the agreement that he receive part of the Purchase Price if bought by the friends told him he was crazy this year now is touted As the greatest first Beseman in coast league the Yankees Are making Strong overtures and have the inside track with the Price discussion reported to have reached and going now who notre Dame Grid followers Are elated Over the sowing of Al 215pound freshman fullback from Dur ing one recent Spring session Schmidt smacked into the varsity line and emerged into the secondary with such Force that the unable to scoot out of the was Bow Ted Irish coach Hugh Devore smilingly that Only one of the things he can like Doc the Keesler Field baseball team scheduled a game last week with the new Orleans transportation Keesler took the Field just before game time and then waited two hours before the new Orleans outfit showed that they had transportation difficult the old baseball superstition that bats should never be packed away until the last out got a test recently in the swifts fee tween and Portland was leading 36 to the ninth and after the leaders had finished their test the Beaver Bat boy gathered up the lumber and headed for the before the anguish i howls of veterans got the kid taxi on the Seattle had tied the score and port land had to go 12 innings to win before the Bat boy Drew a Normal lbs baseball standings american league w l panthers 5 1 3 1 Navy 2 1 red 3 3 chiefs Yankees tigers giants w 3 3 1 2 1 4 0 4 National league w l Vav l 4 0 red sox 2 1 666 7th 3 1 1 5 3 1 a Mories 2 1 cube texans 0 4 0 2 White 3 0 Monar is 3 0 2 1 Victory league w l w l copers 2 3 pirates l 2 world l cardinals 3 2 0 5 runs of tie week Asro my Detroit new York lbs chiefs sink 284 cards blast 124 first of five trips Louis i i 01 Vij ii a 9 l National league i i r s s t Boston i f Brooklyn i 3 Chicago inc innate now York i 3 10 3 Philadelphia i i l r 5 g 27 Fittshur Vrh Louis i r 61 l Mil 523rd tigers bag port title june 523rd port battalion tigers captured the 6th port special service softball championship by eking out a 21 decision Over the hell cats Here yesterday before Calvin Saunders let the hell cats Down with one being a double by Ted while the tigers were combing the slants of Jimmy Walker for five the hell cats scored in the fifth inning when Charlie Jones stole second and scored on a double by the tigers took the test in the next when Benny Toler singled to Saunders beat out a advancing Toler to Catcher Walter Barnett singled to right scoring Toler after which Silas singled scoring Saun Ders with the winning run of the Issue defy june 43rd general Hospital softball team is seeking games with the Best teams in this area and have hurled a Challenge to it Barney boils 235th general Hospital unit which is currently touring the 43rd Point to the fact that they have Defeated the 235th to in a no league game Al Wagner of California hurled Norun Ball against them the 43rd Combine also claims a 60 verdict Over the port who twice vanquished the 235th ten in no league games May be arranged with the 43rd unit through Leroy special service athletic director at the Hospital illegal Fence june 4 ans Portland beavers of the Paci in coast league have just Learned that the Fence around their Ball Ark is since it closes off the the Fence has been Here for two hit by a right in the first Al Dummy of Rook starts the first of five trips to the floor it a scheduled 10 round go at Madison Square Garden recently Tommy Rocky who did the solid was awarded the fight on a technical knockout in the fourth by referee Arthur photo Allstar card slated for port ring show by Joe Odiehl stars and stripes Stajn writer june 4rthe 6th port boxing still smarting from its 43 setback at the hands of the lbs glovers last swings Back into action at the port coliseum on thursday night at 8 with an Allstar card planned for the june 7 heading the program will be George Kansas 523rd port and Jimmy 164pounder from 507th port matched for the main Randolph won Golden gloves laurels in Kansas City and Louis in in the Waddell Black National welter weight Champion in 1940 makes his debut overseas when he meets Boxer sets Gai right on his foe june 4 never when Jimmy Allen started to enter the ring at convention Hall the other night a Sweet Young thing thrust a Coin Container in front of him and fight who me asked youve rot me in fight ing Jim Gardner he and he Pieragnoli of Charles recently dropped a decision to the French welterweight King Omar be Walter 161pound and former ruler deprived of a Start last week when his opponent was taken will Trade punches with Leroy 163 Pounder in a return engage other pairings Are Fred Chand James 161 Joe Ray Cervantez of the 3rd Hospital Henry Earl up 194 Harvey is kid of Marseille and Jimmy terror Veteran hurler to rejoin cubs june 4 cubs pitching Star of a decade has applied for re instatement from the voluntarily retired list and will report to the cubs in Louis next retired before the Start of the 1944 he won four and lost five for the Bruins in Fiocchi badly Hurt june 4 officials said to Day that jockey Fiocchi injured saturday at Delaware Park when his strolling Stum is still in critical Blondie by Courtesy of King features Syndicate by Chic Young pop can always j get just 04e More squeeze Coj tothe Toothm Sirej by Johnnie Brown stars mul stripes stall writer june 4t h chiefs took flip Navy for a 284 cleaning in yesterdays lbs american leu Rug game at Ernie Pyle Field the red Marginet the in the National while the cardinals topped the in the Victory the pelicans beat staging1 in a no leaguer at Mari inane and the at flyers won a postponed Victory Lapue game Over he Ato a scratch single by Catcher Jazdzyk of the Navy in the sixth inning spoiled a no hitter for Pitcher Willis speedy of Terre As the chiefs hammered out their 284 Victory Over Wilson fans ten until that time Wilson had untouchable and had fanned 11 the chiefs tallied 10 in the two the three in the two in the one in the seven in the and three in the while All the losers runs Cante in the seventh Wilson Clark who caught for the chiefs had five hits in five trips to the including two while John first collected four hits in five one of his clouts going for three bases and the other for Howard formerly of the Detroit rot 14 strike outs pitching to Arthur for the cards he allowed six the cards scored seven Points in the first two in the three in the the monarchs scored in the third and at stages rally the coppers led the until the fifth inning when the at team scored six Points in a rally started when Edward of Ftp Ner homered on an error with a Man on the flyers seared once in the the coppers made three Pitcher Ben Todd brought the pelicans out of a but not from the pitchers after relieving Russell Dedeaux in Todd pitched one allowed one he went to Bat and knocked a Home run with one Man initiating a rally that ended in defeat for the staging the National league tilt was close from Start to the cube scored twice in the seventh Ami had bases loaded with one out when second baseman Joseph Bryant caught a line drive made a double play toss to Short Stop Namorato at second saving the game by one port teams Start league june port baseball a 14team circuit comprising All port battalions and other attached units of the 6th has will lift the lid june 10th with a double header on he new port Diamond at teams who will meet in the opening Bill of fare have not yet Een selected according to Iray port special officer who will direct the new among the units with potential entries is 6ui port whose major Madden will Enten comprised of officers to be from All port