Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Thursday june 28, 1945the stars and stripes wot a Windup ruffing s by Joe Diehl stars and stripes sports writer the panthers won their third straight game of the second round of play in the american league when they Defeated the Navy. 17-5. At Ernie Pyle Field. Alray Johnson of East Chicago Iii flipped a three hitter fanned eight and walked six. The Only extra base hit off Johnson s delivery was a double by shortstop Pezzello of the Navy in the sixth Frame. The panthers grabbed eight markers in the second six in the third and three i the fourth while the Navy registered twice in the third and three times in the sixth. Leading stickers in the contest were shortstop Robert Knight of Eaton Rouge la., who had a single double and triple in three trips to the plate and left fielder Robert Frazier who bad red a single and two triples in four turns at the dish. New York june 27 ans a for the first time in twelve years Connie Mack venerable manager of the Philadelphia athletics is certain to have a 20-game Winner on is hurling stall. He is Russ Christopher who has racked up 11 victories in less than one third of the season presuming that he carries through the remainder of the season without injury or going into a tailspin Christopher should surpass the 24 games won by lefty Grove in 1933. Grove was the super Southpaw who retired after winning 300 major league games. The Southpaw notched 20 or More games for seven straight years with the athletics until he was sold to the red sox after the 1933 season along with Rube Walberg and Max Bishop for 125,000 dollars. Groves top year was 1031 when he won 31 games against four defeats when the athletics won their turd straight Flag and last to Date. Mack had other Good hurlers in those years. George Ramshaw now a commander in the Navy won 24. 22 and 21, respectively in the Peak years of 1929-30-31 while Walberg provided 20 wins in 1931. Christopher however is carrying the athletics pitching Burden. He has won 11 of the athletics total of 20 victories and has completed 10 of his 13 starts. If he had some assistance from his pitching mates the athletics might Rise out of the american league cellar that a impossible at the moment however As the next most successful hurler is old jittery Joe Berry who has won three and lost two. If the current pitching problem continues it would seem that when the season ends Christopher will have More victories that the rest of the Mack staff combined. He has shown wonderful stuff and his control is better never he has been nicked for 80-Odd hits in 108 innings walked Only 27 and though never known As a strikeout Pitcher he has fanned nearly four per game. The 375th engineers played a h tie tilt with the test engineers in a Victory league fracas halted by darkness. The 375th club soared three nans in the first Frame but the test Combine pecked steadily away at hurler Bailey to knot the count in the sixth stanza. Roberson 375th first baseman collected a three base Knock while Jones Keystone custodian of the test team also banged tor three begs. Pretty be Kennedy of pm Worth Texas has been spinning softball no hitters for nine years. In 60 games her opposition  get a hit to is with the Globe aircraft corporation her husband with the army air corps. A photo the 1st d c. Regiment bested he 6832 pow team 6-4 As Hill mucked a five hitter Wale his nates garnered nine Safe blows. Cach club made three  Shade Browns 5-4 w a the 3068 pm soft Allers Defeated the 235th general Hospital ten 4-1, in a game played at the 235th Field. Bill Carter of Detroit went the route for the winners fanned six and passed two. Carters double in the second with one on brought in the first run of the Ball game. The victors had three in the second and one in the third while the Hospital Combine got their Only counter in the fifth chukker. St. Louis june 27 cans a the Yankees killed their sportsman spark Jinx last Hight when they Defeated the Browns for the first time this season. 5-4, and moved to within a game of a he Pace setting american league tigers. Bill Zuber. Picking up for Walt dub1 Al in the sixth won his own game in the eighth when he singled Home tut Stainback with the decisive tally. The yanks moved right out with four hits Good four two runs in the opening Frame off a1 Hollingsworth. After yielding a third tally in the second Frame Holly gave Way to Tex Shirley. The brownies knotted the count in the third and stepped out in front in the fifth on Shirley s second hit a sacrifice. Bob Garbark a errant heave and George Mac Quinn a safety. The yanks deadlocked matters again in the next inning when Ossie Grimes walked Bud Metheny singled him to third and Snuffy Sti Weles beat out a roller. Marseille june 27�?the Ato flyers piled up a 70 Lead in the first inning and meted up two scores in the fourth and one in it sixth to beat the Manar Pfaar uni in a postponed �101111# league tilt at litres Field. John White who of teared tor the flyers striking out seven batters before be was relieved in the fourth inning by George Jacobs  a  a the first with the bases loaded to put the Ato nine out in the Tea hockey manager now it tix Chicago june 27 a Johnny Gottselig recently named manager of the Chicago Black Hawks hockey team today was sworn in As a citizen of the United states. Gottselig. Who is 40, was a left Winger for the Hawks far 18 years. The 187th pm truckers measured the financiers 01, in a softball contest played at the dust bowl Field. It was the third straight win of the Seesen for the Ruekert who is gently top Ped the first round Gonfalon. The 398th port in. Eked out a 3-2 verdict Over the 388th signal company in a National league softball game. George Naha allowed four hits and fanned five while going All the Way. A double by John Collins rammed in the two deciding counters in the fourth inning. Dunn in of the losers homered and singled to account for All the losers tallies. Smirk Oak ii Asui new York 5, St. Loots u Only game scheduled w l pet. Detroit 36 s3 .614 new York 34 s3 j0s Boston 30 87 �26 Chicago 81 98 .525 Washington 97 98 -.491 St. Louis 96 80 .455 Cleveland 23 81 .456 Philadelphia 20 36 -367 new York at St. Louts Philadelphia at Cleveland Boston at Chicago Washington at Detroit Ems Blank doughs 6�?0 in softball yesterday the 341st eng. Reg lost 1-0 to the 235th Gen. Hosp. The game played on the Hospital Diamond was the 16th of the season for the engineers their first loss. The Hospital scored in the fourth inning. Week end results cars 6, pos 4 ack Acks 7. Signal 4 ack asks 17, memories 0 ack Acks 10. Marauders 7. The Kerns Defeated the financiers 6-0 in the lbs softball Bush league yesterday at Marseilles dust bowl the Kems Paul Norton pitched a one hit game and struck out seven men with perfect support from his team Matea slim Durain pitched for the financiers.  lsa0u1 Toronto 84, Jersey City 9-1 Rochester 4. Newark 3 Syracuse it. Buffalo 3 Montreal 19-5. Baltimore 94 w l pet w l pet. Montreal 49 92 666 Toronto 26 98 �00 Newark 33 95 �66 Robest. 94 36 .400 Jers. C. 34 26 �67 syriac. 91 35 .375 balt in. 34 27 .557 Buffalo 19 36 .345 Chicago june 27 cans a it. Ben Hogan of the army air forces who last year tied Jug Mcspaden for first place in the Victory open and then lost the playoff will be unable to compete in this years tournament beginning next Friday. By Courtesy of Mcnaught Syndicate. Inc. 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