Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Tuesday june 5, 1945the stars and stripes Page t new York june 4 ans a after playing in the Esquire All american boys game in the Polo grounds last year 16-year-old Vic Picetti turned Down All officers from several major league clubs and went Home to California to debate the plan. He finally signed with Dolph Camillius Oakland club with the agreement that he receive part of the Purchase Price if bought by the majors. Friends told him he was crazy to this year Picetti now 17, is touted As the greatest first Beseman in coast league history. The Yankees Are making Strong overtures and have the inside track with the Price discussion reported to have reached $30,000 and going higher. Now who a crazy. T &Quot.1 notre Dame Grid followers Are elated Over the sowing of Al Schmidt 215-Pound freshman fullback from Trenton . During one recent Spring session Schmidt smacked into the varsity line and emerged into the secondary with such Force that the referee unable to scoot out of the Way was bowled Over. Irish coach Hugh Devore smilingly commented Quot that a Only one of the things he can do like Doc a a a a the Keesler Field baseball team scheduled a game last weds with the new Orleans transportation corps. Keesler took the Field just before game time and than waited two hours before the new Orleans outfit showed up. That a right they had transportation difficulties. A a a a the old baseball superstition that bats should never to packed away until tha last out pet a severe teat recently in the ewes Between Portland and Seattle. Part hut was leading 3-e in the ninth and after the league leaders had finished their last bib the Beaver Bat boy gathered up the lumber and headed far the showers. Before the anguished hew is of veterans Gat the kid bask eur the Field Seattle had tied the Moore at a and Portland had Tege 11 innings the win balers the Bat Bey Drew a Normal Ith. Lbs league baseball standings w l pet. Panthers 5 1 �33 chiefs Hail Road. 3 i .750 Yankees Navy 2 1 .606 tigers red Dew. 3 3 .500 giants w l pet. 3 3 .500 1 2 .333 1 4 .200 0 4 .000 National league w l pet w l pet. Pelicans 4 o i Cool red sox n m 7th yank. 3 1 .750mariners i 5 .166 a maraud. 3 1 .750 cube 0 4 .000 memories 2 i .6661 texans 0 2 .060 Victory league w l pet. W l pet White s. 3 0 1.000 Mma chs 3 0 1.000 flyers. 2 1 .666 cardinals 3 2 .660 copters 2 3 .100 pirates 1 2 .333 world b. L f .333 ditch Mig. 0 5 .060 runs of the week american league fills it Boston i 6 610i 6 6 5 746 Chicago i �1 4 71 �21111 a 6139 Cleveland i 10i 2 2 41 6124 Detroit 1 1 51 21 4 1� 7u9 new York let 51 0 �9� 0 9�3v Philadelphia \ 2 6� 3 0 01 3> 14 St. Louis i i 0 2 5 4i 9 t2i Washington t 1 8 4 91 81 433 National league it a Tif Isusi Boston 1 fill 4f 1 5f�21 Brooklyn i 3�0�19 6 3 a 3�44 Chicago i 51 3 17 4 1-29 Cincinnati a ll�?~2 8 61 1 8�36 new York. 1 5 3�10i 3 31 5 29 Philadelphia. 1 1 1 8 it 5 6� 6127 Pittsburgh till 4l23 41 6.1.7 76? St. Louis i 1 81 6 9i 41 219-48 523rd tigers bag port title Marseille june 4�?the 523rd port battalion tigers captured the 6th port special service softball championship by eking out a 2-1 decision Over the hell cats Here yesterday afternoon before 2,000 fans. Calvin Saunders let the hell cats Down with one hit being a double by ted Wicker while the tigers were combing the slants of Jimmy Walker for five safeties. The hell cats scored in the fifth inning when Charlie Jones walked stole second and scored on a double by Wicker. The tigers took the test in the next Frame however when Benny Toler singled to left Saunders beat out a bunt advancing Toler to second. Catcher Walter Barnett singled to right scoring Toler after which. Silas singled scoring Saunders with the winning run of the tilt. 43rd medics Issue defy Marseille. June 4�? the 43rd general Hospital softball team is seeking games with the Best teams in this area and have hurled a Challenge to it. Barney Emily a 235th general Hospital unit which is currently touring Nice. The 43rd Point to the fact that they have Defeated the 235th team 1-0 in a non league game when. Ai Wagner of California hurled no hit no run Ball against them recently. The 43rd Combine also claims a 6-0 verdict Over the port in. Tigers who twice vanquished the 235th ten in non league engagements. Games May be arranged with the 43rd unit through capt. Leroy Kahn special service athletic director at the Hospital illegal Fence Portland ore., june 4 ans a the Portland beavers of the Pacific coast league have just Learned that the Fence around their Ball Park is illegal since it closes off the Street the Fence has been there for two years. Lbs chiefs sink Navy 28-4 cards blast monarchs 12-4 first of Jive trips hit by a right in the first round Al Quot bum my Davis of Brooklyn starts the first of five trips to the floor in a scheduled 10 round go at Madison Square Garden recently Tommy Quot Rocky g Razia no who did the solid sending was awarded the fight on a technical knockout in the fourth by referee Arthur Susskind. Map photo bit Star card stated for port ring show by Joe Diehl stars and stripes staff writer Marseille june 4-rthe 6th port boxing club still smarting from its 4-3 setback at the hands of the lbs glovers last week swings Back into action at the port coliseum on thursday night at 8 pm with an All Star card planned for the june 7 show. Heading the program will be George Randolph 162, Kansas City 523rd port bn., and Jimmy Jones 164-Pounder from Flushing l.i., 507th port bn., matched for the main attraction. Randolph won Golden gloves laurels in Kansas City and St. Louis in 1941. In the Semi final Waddell Black Well 152, National . Welterweight Champion in 1940 makes his debut overseas when he meets Boxer sets Gal right on1 his foe Philadelphia june 4 tans a heavyweights never change. 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 said Quot fight tuberculosis. Quot who me Quot asked Jimmy. Quot you be got me wrong. In a fighting Jim Gardner Quot he did too. And he won. Pieragnoli Charles of Marseille. Charles recently dropped a decision to the French welterweight King Omar Lenoir. Walter ban turn 161-Pound South Paw and former . Ruler deprived of a Start last week when his opponent was taken ill will Trade punches with Leroy Peoples 163 Pounder in a return engagement. Other pairings Are Fred Chandler 165, is. James Battles 161 Joe Mitchell 140, is. Ray Cervantes 143, of the 3rd Gen. Hospital Henry Bardwell 203, is. Earl Eppinger. 194 Harvey Barnes 138. Is. Kid Arzoumanian 137, of Marseille and Jimmy Brown 126, is. Terror Amadeo 127. Veteran hurler to rejoin cubs Chicago june 4 ans a Lon a amp Meke cut�1 pitching Star of a decade ago has applied of reinstatement from the voluntarily retired list and will report to the cubs in St. Louis next week. Warn eke 36, retired before the Start of the 1944 Campaign. He won four and lost five for the Bruins in 1943. Fiocchi badly Hurt Wilmington Del. June 4 cans a Hospital officials said today that jockey r. Fiocchi injured saturday at Delaware Park when his mount strolling Dom stumbled is still in critical condition. Blondie by Courtesy of King features Syndicate by Chic Young by Johnnie Brown stars and stripes staff writer Marsett j in june 4�?�?t h 0 chiefs took the Navy for a 28-4 cleaning in yesterdays lbs american league game at Ernie Pyle Field Here. The red sox Marginet the cubs 13-12, in the National league while the cardinals topped the monarchs 12-4, in the Victory league at Mari inane. The pelicans beat staging area 6-5. In a non leaguer at Mari inane and the at flyers won a postponed Victory league game Over the coppers 7-5, at Ato Field. A scratch single by Catcher Jazdzyk of the Navy in the sixth inning spoiled a no hitter for Pitcher Willis Quot speedy Quot Wilson of Terre haute a ind., As the chiefs hammered out their 28-4 Victory Over Navy. Wilson fans ten until that time Wilson had been untouchable and had fanned 11 men. The chiefs tallied 10 in the first two in the second three in the third two in the fourth one in the fifth seven in the sixth and three in the seventh while All the losers runs came in the seventh Frame. Wilson Clark who caught for the chiefs had five hits in five trips to the plate including two doubles while John Gifford first sockets collected four hits in five attempts one of his clouts going for three bases and the other for two. Howard Stevenson formerly of the Detroit tigers got 14 strikeouts pitching to Arthur Lewis for the cards he allowed six hits. The cards scored seven Points in the first inning two in the second three in the sixth. The Monarch scored in the first second third and seventh. At stages rally Hie coppers led the ply Era 2-0 until the fifth inning when the at team scored six Points in a rally started when Edward of Conner homered on an error with a Man on base. The Myers seared once in the sixth the coppers made three Points. Pitcher Ben Todd brought the pelicans out of a 5-2 Hole but net from the pitchers Mound. After relieving Russell Dedeaux in the seventh Todd pitched one inning allowed one hit then he went to Bat and knocked a Home run with one Man on initiating a rally that ended in defeat for the staging area. The National league tilt was close from Start to end. The Cuba scored twice in the seventh and had bases loaded with one out when second baseman Joseph Bryant caught a line drive and made a double play toss to shortstop n. Namor amp do at second to Esq saving the game by one Point. Port teams Start Leacue Marseille june 4�?-the port baseball league a 14-team circuit comprising All port battalions and other attached units of the 6th port has. Will lift the lid sunday june 10th with a double header pm the new port Diamond at 1 30 pm. Teams who will meet in the opening Bill of fare have not yet been selected according to 1-ll Elray Johnson port special service officer who will direct the new Loop. Among the units with potential entries is 6th port hqs., whose major Hadden d. Young will enter a team comprised of officers to be selected from All port units
