Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur The stars and strikes tainted Tosser a Tezo Youso a cd no Toa it aj�,m4n stot a truer june 37�?eddie Willingham 138, of Flushing l. I.,of Sacramento calif., fight their fifth match on the service boxing wrestling card at port coliseum thurs Fht show starts at 8 o clock with it Barney Emil As thai Tajc Call amp a tatar a a. 1 in is a Jet it rrb it we 79m a Otsie or ssh car or troit Alton Prescott 160, of new York Msj Wright Cusseaux flt of Steaba Fia. Jimmy Brown 138, of Baltimore is. Macro French to Filbert Oden 131, is. In Mars anti 133, of it. Ralph Hor Lark and capt. . Announcer Mike Quot boots Quot Hayes tera with bets by Phil pos be a masters kiwis a june 37 cans her George Lewis of wrestling discontinue to today thursday me 28, 1945 behind the Bead Iines the holds three for f professional wrestler other boots scheduled Orrie Smith 183, of St. Louis Jimmy Jones. 168. Of flush ing l. A Jean Vitue 138 of French a by is. Jimmy Owens 136, of de Tali win t5hi staging area Deli wieck won in As Many starts combat battalion soft the current pair grounds meeting it wrae owners ind trainers do not show More cooperation. Lewis pointed out that last Friday s program had to be cancelled because of Lack of entries and a Ahart that Quot the management is thoroughly disgusted with the attitude of the entries have been limited since last week when an epidemic of in i timing broke out. The Climax came last thursday when six of the nine horses in the fifth race were claimed. Urmede. A. For Nat Job Washington june 37 cans a Shirley Povich Washington Post sports said today that capt. John Quot buddy Quot Lewis former senators third baseman will be released from the army air forces next a in Fri Lewis is stationed at an air base after having served As an army transport Pilot in the Cal Feller spins shutout great lakes he june 37 cans a Bobby Feller looked like the american league Ace of old Here yesterday As he pitched his great lakes sailors to a 3-3 decision Over the Boston red sox limiting the Cronin men to five hits. The sox gave the naval station a look at the widely heralded Dave Quot Boot Ferriss the botox freshman Star going one witless inning. Feller fanned nine Over the route. By Milton Caniff of hews Syndicate r amp Var Jost a each m the Rumm Saltas us Hrrr-7 As i Uvea it web font a to ice a 6vard5man my by Courtesy of Chicago Tribune Syndicate inc. By Chester could v a a f p.,i i n. Mac add Akin 1 98vb� a Lbw i believe me i mall 00066 Cuba acre a 86s wmh�ma1 Mew. I w to query i a acc morgue 4 it Etui m if mss r by Courtesy of a mite to feature Al Capp 3> 50 Haft it Skwor get Sibbs rfcs to Carn the name Oah Tardov crush or Wjk co Plano Quot Taro Riuz try s5��opt by Frank King Tribune Syndicate inc. Gasoline Alley save t0? / w5 thefts by Jay Barnes an8 sports writer a it takes a great player and a Lucky one too to Call his shot in any sport but when it s All Over and done with there Are always a lot of sceptics who will shake their Heads and say Quot Lueky. Hell never do it again in a met new it a perhaps the most remarkable single incident of this kind in the Long history of sporty was that which saw babe Ruth announcing he would hit the next pitch for a Home run in a world series and then doing it r equally remarkable if not As Well known is an account of a golfing performance which because of the and the relative obscurity of the performer perhaps surpasses the Ruthi amp a epic for sheer audacity ability and dramatic Resolution won the bet it s the Story of How Joe Ezar a Clown golfer out of Texas competed in the italian open championship in 1936 and collected a bet made with the president of the Host club that he would lower the course record 67 by three strokes. Ezar was a golfing phenomenon. While he could make a Ball go through the wildest gyrations and end up in the cup he had trouble hitting that Long one straight Down the Fairway. He could sink a difficult stymie from 16 feet out but would miss an easy unobstructed three foot lie. That summer Ezar had been touring the continent with his trick shot routine he had just arrived in Italy from Berlin to put on his act in the italian open. The open was played at a Border resort town called ses Trier is which is High in the alpe it Wasny to a had course 18 holes of just under 6,000 Yards. But the coarse. Wiry Mountain grass on the Damp spongy soil makes the 6,000 Yards play nearer 6,600. There is very Little run off the drive. Shot simper Golf Ezar arrived on the course and Watt through the conventional Joe Kirkwood routine the president of the club who was a non golfer was amazed at Exaria trick shot act also the Way the Jester could make the Ball behave on paying Joe his fee for the act the president started a conversation which went something like this Quot it is a wonder with such Mui you do not break the course record 67. I will offer 1,000 lire for a 66 Quot Quot How much for a 65?&Quot asked Joe. Quot two thousand ure Quot said the president. V a Quot and for a 84?�?� countered Joe again. Quot four thousand ure Quot laughed the president feeling he was risking very a Quot right Quot said Joe. Quot to do the 84 nit it a neat Joe wrote Down on the Edge of cigarette packet the score he would have to do Hole by Hole to make up the 84. He insisted that the president go around with him and Tell him what he had to shoot at each Hole. He was playing Well and he came up to the ninth needing a three for s3 out he was on in two but 58 Yards from the Hole. He Sank his putt and got his 33 to keep even with his schedule. He then came Hack on the last nine Hole b Hole As marked Down on the cigarette packet for another 32, for a total of 64�?and 4.000 quiz a a has any left handed player Ever won the National Tennis rhjfur>fy<nn�h1pt a yes John h. Does Southpaw protege of Bill Tilden won the National in 130�?the year after tilde a won Hie last singles a a what is the Edward j. Neil memorial trophy a this is a trophy awarded every year to two person onto has Dens the most for boxing in the preceding year. It it named after Edward j. Nell former associated Frese boxing writer who has filled while covering the Spanish War
