Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Thursday 21, 1945the stars and strikes re i t tigers Lead As yanks lose 1-0 babe Didrikson wins a and 5, in open Gott Indianapolis june 30 ans a babe Didrikson Zaharias led the favourites through the first round of the women s Western open Golf tourney Over the Highland country club course yesterday. She eliminated mrs. Elizabeth Dunn of Indianapolis 6 and 5, in opening the defense of her title. The most decisive Victory of the Day was turned in by 115-Pound Carole babe Freese of Portland ore., who whipped Ann Lewis of Bloomington Al 7 and 5. Two professionals in the Field Betty Jameson of san Antonio and Betty Hicks of Chicago took 5-4 verdicts Over Marjorie Lindsey of Decatur hi., and mrs. Lawrence Selig of Highland Park hi., respectively. Phillis Otto Northwestern coed from Atlantic Iowa shaded 17-year-old Jean Hutton of Kansas City on the 19th Hole. Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta disposed of Jane Nelson of Hinsdale 111., 4 and 3. Exp slated to rejoin a a Penetanguishene ont., june 20 ans a Phil Marchildon big right hander who spent More than a year in a German prison Camp will rejoin the Philadelphia athletics in two weeks he said today. Marchildon who was with the Cap was shot Down during a flight Over France. Ten pounds below playing weight. Marchildon said he will be Able to take regular turn on the Mound for Connie Mack in about a month. He won 15 games for the athletics in 1942 before he enlisted. Army refuses cub 1st Sacker Chicago june 20 ans a the cubs reported today that first baseman Heinz Becker was rejected by the army and will rejoin the club this week. Becker was turned Down because bad Mercer baseball writer Dean Dies . New York june 20 ans James Sidney Sid Mercer 05, Dean of metropolitan baseball writers died yesterday following a Long illness. The lanky Gray haired native of Paxton. My started newspaper career with the St Louis Republic in 1921 and later joined the St Louis Browns As Road Secretary. Subsequently he went to the St loins Post dispatch the new York Globe and the new York journal american. Reiser to get new army Job Alexandria la., june 20 ans a sgt Pete Reiser whom the dodgers expected to rejoin them later this summer will leave Camp Livingston baseball team for a new assignment in the army s expanding athletic program. Reiser former Brooklyn outfielder and National league batting Champion in 1941, captained the Livingston blues to 22 victories in 26 games including a Triumph Over the new Orleans pelicans of the Southern association. 27 stake races at Chicago the combined Arlington Washington Park race meeting in Chicago this year running from june 25 to sept. 6 will see 27 stake races with purses totalling 650.000 dollars american league Boston i new Yor k 9 Twilight Detroit 4. Cleveland 3 Twilight Chicago 5. St. Louis 4 night a Washington 6-5. Philadelphia 04 awl night w l pet. Of Detroit 30 21 .588 new York 98 93 �49 2 Boston 98 94 �38 21 31 Chicago 98 96 �19 St. Louis 24 25 .490 5 Washington 94 96 �80 5 Cleveland 91 97 .438 71 Philadelphia 20 31 �09 10 it Multi to Tufty Chicago at St. Louis Cleveland at Detroit Philadelphia at Washington new York at Boston International league Buffalo 44, Jersey City 8-4 Montreal 9, Syracuse 8 Rochester 5-5. Baltimore 0-19 Toronto 5-4. Newark 4-0 w l pet. W l pet. Montreal 36 19 655syrac. 18 99 -383 Jers. C. St it .633rochest. 18 39 .380 Newark 98 91 �7tbuffalo 18 99 .356 Toronto 91 95 .457 Southern association Mobile 7, Little Rock 6 Memphis 9, new Orleans 1 Chattanooga 7. Nashville 6 Birmingham i. Atlanta 9 w l pet. W l pet. Atlanta 34 18 .641 Lute. R 93 98 .451 new Orl. 34 90 c30 Birmin. 23 30 .434 Chattan. 39 90 815 Mem Phis 19 St .373 Mobile 31 94 �641 Nash ii. 14 37 .975 National league Cincinnati f St Louis 0 13 innings night Boston 9. New York 9 Brook Lyn Philadelphia postponed rain. Only games scheduled. W l pet. Of Brooklyn 31 91 pm a Pittsburgh 36 23 .586 11 St. Louis 99 94 �47 91 new York 38 95 .545 91 Chicago 96 2b .549 3 Boston 96 95 �10 41 Cincinnati 93 97 .480 7 Philadelphia 14 49 .950 to games today Boston at new York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Chicago St. Louis at Cincinnati american association Milwaukee 9. Columbus 8 Toledo 7, Kansas City 4 Minneapolis 3-5, Louisville 1-4 Indianapolis St. Paul postponed rain. W l pet. Louisell. 33 91 .611 Indiana. 33 93 �89 Mil Wauk. 30 90 .600 Toledo 98 94 538 w l pet. St. Paul 95 98 .490 coir ill. 25 33 .431 minnea. 91 39 .396 kans. C. 19 35 .352 Eastern league Williamsport 4, Elmira 9 Albany 5. Binghamton 0 Utica 4-5. Hartford 0-7 w11 Kes bar re Scran ton postponed rain w l pet. W l Pel. 93 18 �61 a a in Ira 19 19 .500 21 17 �53�scranion 19 19 too 20 17 .5411 Utica 19 21 .475 18 17 a he Bingo 11 92 333 Albany , William. Hartford a Hap Chandler takes charge Washington june 20 ans a senator Happy Chandler is ready to go All out for baseball of course. The Man who has the say to regarding the do s and fonts of commissioner Chandler. Formally taken Oner America s favorite pastime revealed tonight that he had Quot formally taken Over Quot the officer of High commissioner of baseball Quot i have completed the process of taking charge Quot Chandler declared in a Brief statement to the Presa Quot Only a few matters remain to be worked out Quot baseball s head Man added. Chandler will establish Headquarters in Cincinnati incidentally. Prince faces Fritz tonight at sixth port by Joe Diehl. Stari and Stripe staff writer Marseille june 20�?a grudge Battle which looms As a Topnotch attraction pairs Pelham Fritz 161 new York City and Henry Prince 164, St. Louis at the boxing show carded for the 6th port coliseum thursday night the program is slated to Start at 8 pm. In their last meeting Fritz stopped Pelham in the third round. Prince has shown great improvement since then and he is figured to make a stronger showing in return test with Fritz. In the Semi final bout Walter Bantum 165. Of Baltimore will meet Jimmie Jones 166, Flushing l i. Jones last week pounded out a Victory Over George Randolph other bouts on the card will pair John Young. 147 Washington dc., and Harvey Barnes. 145, also of Washington Homer Sutton 134, Little Rock. Ark and Antoine Orta 135. Of the French army kid Karaghousian. 138 Marseille and Henry Thomas 140, Philadelphia James Tillman 165. Gretna la. And Benny Cramshaw 163 Little Rock. Ark. Fred Chandler. 167, Baltimore and Wright Cusseaux 166. Tampa. Fla. And Jimmie Owens 126, Detroit and Jean Vialle. 128. French Navy. Gen. Ike braves rain to watch Otmen Bow braves nip . 9-2 reds Blank cards in 13 new York june 20 ans a Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower who pitched one of the greatest victories Over the mud and rain of Europe was washed out of the grandstand and into the Polo grounds clubhouse yesterday by a summer storm that marred the game he waited to Long to see. Although ordinarily the game would have been cancelled the giants and braves splashed through their paces with the Otmen going Down to a 0-2 defeat the supreme commander last week had wired Gen. George c. Marshall. Army chief of staff that he Quot wanted to see a major league baseball game in new York Ike sat through three and a half innings of the pelting rain and decided that Quot the Home front can take it Toa Quot As part of Gigantic new York reception Ike was driven through the Center Field Gates As a crowd of 27.062 a loosed a shattering blast of applause open car flying a five Star hag tolled through left Field behind the plate and to Box alongside first base. Missed Culler s Homer interruptions by various dignitaries kept from seeing much of the game and he missed the Home run by Dick Culler Pitcher Jimmy Tobin one later. High officials flowed into Ike s Box in a never ending Stream that had Bis companion. Mayor Fiorello h. Lar Guardia hopping up and Down like a jumping Jack. The giants got their Only two runs in the sixth when Johnny Rucker and George Hausa am clubbed homers Bob Bowman red Box cast off. Won fourth straight Victory since joining the reds he collared a stirring 13-Lnnlng Duel from Charley Barrett blanking the cardinals 1-0 a1 Unser s single broke up the game. Prior to the 13th. Barrett held the reds id two hits both by Woody Williams. The dodgers were rained out the pirates and cubs were unscheduled. Texans to stage free Golf play fort Worth tex., will stage a new big Money Golf tournament next year to be known As the colonial National invitation. Prize Money will total 10,660 Dollar with the Winner receiving 3,500 dollars. The tourney will be novel in that the colonial country club will House All entrants As its guests. There will be no Caddy fees and free Board is included. Big ten Cut travel Chicago june 20 ans a Kenneth tug Wilson Western conference commissioner of athletics. Today announced that the big ten teams travelled 36,540 fewer passenger Miles this year than a year ago in keeping with the Odt plea for a minimum of sports travel. Joe Paloska by Courtesy of Mcnaug tit Syndicate inc by Ham Fuslier Isar or. A sme s v0rwn6 r3radc mfe�\1 door amp itt Crestle cant Haff her As guest. 1 Mel adv the a do a 1� she iss a Cine. O would �00 be which came Leoo. You Iwers Solandt a 1witmus?/--7 \ of 7=5x1 3�0 senators take 2 As Wolff hurls one hitter new York june 20 cans a the tigers again stepped out to a two length Lead in the american league race last night As they nipped the indians. 44. While the Yankees were dropping a 14 Battle to the red sox. Knuckle Balling Rog Wolff was the hero of the Day twirling a one hitter As the senators took a double Victory from the athletics. 6-0 and 5-3 a fourth inning two Bagger by Hal Peck deprived Wolli of a Niche in the Hall of Fame As he registered seventh Triumph in the opener Luther Knerr Only yielded six hits but three athletic helped the Nate to three run frames in the fourth end fifth. Chick Pieretti was three Down after six innings of the Nightcap by t the senators chased Jess Flores by Knotting the count in the seventh and then sewed to it the game against jittery Joe Berry in the eighth Hammam effect tvs Clem Hausmann hurled second three hitter of the week As Johnny Lazar singled Home the Only ran of the Yankee red sox game in the first inning. Hank Borowy lost the Tough struggle in bid for no. 9. The tigers shaded Cleveland thanks to the Stalwart Relief burling of stubby overline a off a Mueller protected the for Zeb Doc orame Fine Peg to plate Cut off tying run in ninth Rudy tripled two runs across in the third and Cramer rus in Eft followed with a single to give the bengals their Edge. Eaton was routed in the sixth when the tribe came within an Ace of a Fie. Mueller put out the fire. Overmire. Checked another threat in the ninth. Nelson Potter went Down to is fifth straight defeat when the White sox clubbed for four runs in the seventh and a 5-4 decision Over the Browns Earl Caldwell was the Winner requiring assistance from Orv Grove in the eighth. Mcavoy seeking ring comeback London june 20 a it a Jock Mcavoy former British middleweight Champion said today that he is planning a comeback. Mcavoy now 86, held Middle weight title for 11 years and retired two years ago after an argument with a promoter. Mcavoy said he is in Good shape. His weight la 170 pounds. 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