Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Or j Quot a Mem i Hythe stars and strikes saturday Jane 9, 1949 Darby Dieppe is tip As rain Derby turf to mud Jooi Svilar june t ans a Kame mud at Churchill Downs today and the racing strip looked More like the Ohio River a iter Tea off downpour made the track fetlock deep to mud. And with no indications of a break in it looked like the 71st Derby Toon an first time Van Dusen the rain Ami rivals. A probably 17 starters if the track is Oft among them burning dreamed Bradley s bid for a fifth Derby try Mph. The other two Are Kenilworth lad and fair Jester both Canadian entries. The Promise of heavy going caused much elation around Darby Dieppe a Bam As he is a Superior mudder and the boys that Lay the Odds hammered him Down to 81 in i Ftp _ to Trainer by hoop Junior take going and there is a that the Hooper would go off the had breezed the mile in 1041 was still the Choice with hard boots who remember his sensational. D Ash through the stretch to the Blue grass stakes. But his Trainer Ben Jones says my Book darby1 Dieppe off Odds on if the mud that the Blue grass Down the Homestretch runs of the week american league Boston 1 i 8� i i i3 Chicago 1 1 to �1 x 1 1 17 olo Reland ii 8 it ii Detroit f t 11 3f Mil now York m 15 0 i its Philadelphia ii 1 to 41 1.18 St. Louis 3 0111 ii 114 washington.1 1101 4 of i i4 National league Boston 117110 i Fri Brooklyn m it 1 to 1 i til Chicago ii ii 411 if 4 Cincinnati 5 3 7 1 15 new York 1 1 31 Ike if in Philadelphia 1 1 i44 if Pittsburgh 1 1 of of 3 1 119 St. Louis 1 1 i 1 Elli 1� Apache Belair stud s Classy thoroughbred huh the flew temm wire in a recent rate at Jamaica while an overflow crowd Leeks on. Today at Churchill Downs much of this some scene who unfed As the Flat Kentucky Derby occur a wide world photo tigers Browns press Idle Yonks for Al Lead new York june 8 ans a the american league Field began to close in on the Idle Pace setting Yankees yesterday As the tigers would be a prohibitive f&v-1 swept to within a game of the top and the Browns roared to two Orite if he had come from a better 1 a Quot a known stator la a handlers of Mcsweet Only filly to the rate by Seabond foreign agent and fighting step also said a they would lust As soon see heavy going. According to the dope sea Swallow and Alexis prefer fast jockey hat is practically if burning dream he will be piloted by a1 there is still some question or bib will fide and a half length Back with the surging red sox three games to Rorai h to Tami Fol Iii the Browns kicked the White sox out of the first division for the first time this year with a double Triumph Over the Hose 8-0, 8-2. Jack Kramer was solid All the Way to the opener As Eddie lop amp the 1 Hayes Trade recalls tribe s first ironman new Larket bug., june 8 Twenty seven of Britain s Best 3-year-Okis will go postcard tomorrow to the traditional English Darby to be run Over its Newmarket War time course for the last time. Next year the mile and a half classic will be resumed at Epsom Downs this year s test figures to be the biggest betting and Moat wide open affair in recent years. Favored by the Public Are sir Eric Ohlsen a Dante lord Rosebery a Midas and lady As tors court martial Undell gets army s Katf new York june 8 ans a the Yankees Pennant Hopes received a Jolt today when Johnny Lindell. Their hard hitting Center fielder was accepted for the army. He leaves this evening for processing Pitcher Bill Zuber and infielder Snuffy Sti Weiss also took physicals but no announcement was made of their Ca a Lomnie Lii Floii ses As yet. Miss Jameson becomes pro Cleveland june 8 ans a the recent Surprise Trade which t durable. Frankie Hayes from Philadelphia to Cleveland recalls that the indians once had the first ironman Cather to the tog leagues. He was Charles Quot chief Zimmer who astounded the athletic work Back in 1888 by catching 118 consecutive games for the Cleveland spiders of the National league. Zimmer caught 128 games that season for the spiders which was quite an accomplishment. Hayes May look at Zimmers record with haughty disdain because Frankie brought to the tribe a string of 188 straight games and has since added to that total in his determination to surpass the catching Mark of 217 set by Ray Mueller of the reds now in the army. Recti vers alternated Back in Zimmer s Day teams usually had two receivers who alternated. One Man catching 100 games a season was unheard of until the Quot chief pioneered the ironman stunt. In the late 80�?Ts, Zimmer became a Battery mate of the famous by Young. He was Cleveland a first outstanding mask Man though the club has had several first rate catchers since. Of Neill is probably the Best of All the Indian players who Wear the Quot tools of ignorance Quot As other athletes Call the mask Chest protector and Shin guards. Steve worked in 1,361 games for the tribe Over a 13-year period from 1911 through 1923. He caught 148 games in 1820 when the indians won their Only Pennant and caught All world series games in which the tribe beat the dodgers. Hal naw Houar wont Down to defeat while Tex shirt scattered 11 hits to whip Johnny Humphries to the Nightcap. Hal Newhouser a five hit chucking shaded the indians 3-2, putting the bengals hot on new York. The tigers clouded Allie Reynolds for a their runs in the Venth to give Newhouser his seventh decision. Bob Garbark a 10th inning single with the bases loaded gave the red sox a 5-4 verdict Over the athletics a s Cronl men mingled with the first division elite for the first time this season. Charley Gassaway went All the Way to take the rap yielding a two run Homer to Bob Johnson Enro Ute. Mike Ryba. Mopping the last four for Boston won it. The dodgers and giants committed every possible misplay in the Book As the giants took a 10-5 comedy aided by eight unearned runs. The reds dropped the pirates into third place As Joe Bowman beat rip Sewell and his old mates 7-3, five miscues easing the Way for the Redlegs. The bravos swept their four game series with the phils by taking their second straight twin Bill 3-1 and 7-3. Jim Tobin bested Bill Lee in the opener while the braves combed Dick Barrett and Vera Kennedy for 12 blows in the finale. Tom Earley was the Winner. The cards moved into second place last night on the wings of Buster Adams two run Homer which beat Dick Errickson and the cubs 64. Bantum Beatty head lbs card by Joe Diehl stars and stripes sports writer Marseille june 8�?the Walter Bantum Jack Beatty bout which was expected to have been one of the Best on the dbs-6th port decoration Day show but which was postponed when Beatty became ill before ring time will headline the lbs All Star boxing show at municipal stadium monday at 8 15 pm. Bantum the Baltimore Southpaw who has had 14 fights since coming overseas has won 12 of his 14 starts and numbers five knockouts among his opponents. His adversary Beatty gained the lbs middleweight championship last fall Beatty out of Cincinnati figures to comes in at about 163, while Bantum is expected to tip the Fairbanks at 187 for the test. Eppinga meets brads of in addition to the main go promoter Bill a amp ramp Noff has several other interesting tangles carded. One win pit Earl Eppinger of Atlanta 188, the Molt Active campaigner in the Eto against Chicago s Henry Bradwell 187, while James Brown 128, of Baltimore a pts be Nasery of Marseille 130 in a featherweight Battle. Other bouts will show the promising Salvatore Cimino Baltimore 144, opposite the French Quot question Mark a Quile que 143 from Dakar Africa Nick de Roco 145 of Marseille is. Fernand Mon Dino 140 of Toulon Jose Belloc a Spain 126 is. Roger Antoine 124, Marseille and Jean Cirillo 135, Aix is. Kid Belardi 136, Marseille the sports editors of the several editions of the stars and stripes to France add Germany and the one in London have been asked by the Paris Headquarters of the newspaper Chain to go out on the limb and pick their 1, 2, 3, 4 selections for the Kentucky Derby today. Hie selections Given by this column yesterday in order of probable finish Are a Alexis jeep pot Luck and Best Effort with the proviso that should the track be Muddy move Best Effort to the top of the list there you have it but youth have to Tell where we can place a bet a 4c this afternoon at t pm the 78th station Hospital takes on the 380th engineers in a Riviera league game. An res Taos May reach the Nice municipal stadium by bus jeep or thumb and taking the Highway to Cannes the stadium is just outside Nice near the Airport 4c 4c 4r sometime Back a Soldier wrote into mail Call suggesting that competitive sports be abandoned in our National life As the Mere Job of competing to business or other Fields of livelihood afforded sufficient Competition to the individual therefore he added sports were a waste of ones time. A it. Of Conor offered a rebuttal which we thought staff fixed. From the news comes a Story which May Bear on the subject. Last dec. 22nd at St. Vith Belgium it. Col Thomas Riggs of Huntington w. Va., a former football Captain at Illinois u., was captured during the German breakthrough in the ardennes. 4c 4c 4c he managed to escape from his prison Camp to Poland and fought with a russian tank unit. Later he was evacuated to the rear and subsequently via Odessa Naples Marseille and Paris reached his Tod outfit the 81st Engineer combat battalion of the 106th inf. Div where he Learned he had been awarded the Silver Star. We think the colonel s former sports activity helped enable him withstand prison hardships and sped his trek to the russian lines in the Winter snows. Like any Good athlete he saw his Chance and made the most of it. That show scores in a game or life Are made. Nelson is 9 under Par 63 leads Canadian open Montreal june 8 ans a Byron Nelson turned in one of the greatest achievements of his Brilliant golfing career yesterday when he blasted out a nine under Par 63 to shatter the Isle Mere course record in the first round of the Canadian pea open. Lord byrons performance gave him a six stroke advantage in the $10,000 test As Jug Mcspaden his partner on the Winter circuit and Jimmy Hines Veteran Long islands pro carded ordinarily Pace setting 60s. A crowd of 8,000 followed Nelson around the course watching the Royal Shoemaker strike his most sizzling Pace of the year As he displayed a flawless Putter and hit every Green on the nose. The opening round was marked by the absence of so cumin Sammy Snead Nelson s most persistent rival who did not reach Montreal in time to tee off. There is a slight possibility that Snead will be permitted to go through a double round today and catch with the Field. Byron not son. Best Golf of career he and Nelson recently halved a 72-Hole Benefit match for the Quot unofficial Quot title. New York june 8 ans a Tretty Jameson of san Antonio Texas two time Winner of the . Women a Amateur Golf championship revealed today that she had signed a contract with a sports equipment manufacturer to become a professional Joe Ipalook English Jock diet fast Bourne eng., june 8 4anb a Charles Wood famous British jockey who won three derbies died this week at the age of 80. Bulc named Quot daddy Quot by English turf feh Owers Wood Rode 1,750 winners among them horses belonging to King Edward Vii lord Roseberg Langtry. Wood always Quot betting is 109, foot by Courtesy of Mcnaught Syndicate. Inc by Ham Fisher
