Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Thumping Tommy several Days ago we printed two Orles batted out by Harold Weis Ann sports writer on the stars Friday june 29, 1945the stars and stripes Page % stories batted out by Mann sports writer on and stripes Paris edition. Weismann a first Story offered the idea of getting to sgt. Joe Louis and Cpl Billy Conn together in a ring at Nuremberg Germany and let them mix it for 15 rounds for the edification of some 250.000 gis. The title would v not be stake. Weismann wraps his idea up neatly by advocating the Sale of special War Bonds in the states thus your folks buy one of these of Dollar earmarked Bonds Send a receipt of it to you by mail and you have your ticket of admission to the heavyweight fight. In Paris a few Days later Billy Conn said head go along with the idea As Long As it would help sell Bonds and give the gis Over Here a free show. Which is commend tory of Billy. In new York Mike Jacobs who pulls the strings on most Allim a portent fights and fighters stated he would donate the Winner of the proposed fight a trophy. Which is real big hearted of him. In Alaska where he is putting on boxing exhibitions for gis Joe Louis has As yet made no comment for the record which is smart of him. If Weismann Success in his plan he deserves the legion of Merit. But will Louis agree to it Joe a not getting younger and his next fight May be his last and he a certainly entitled to heavy sugar when he goes the route. But will the a a tickets to the fight reach the Eto in time but will the thousands of servicemen who receive these tickets be allowed to go to Nuremberg to see the fight but will there be adequate transportation to Nuremberg or will the gis have to a a thumbs their Way. But will there be adequate housing facilities for the spectators who Jam into Nuremberg and How will they be fed but will Louis gain anything if he wins a Louis win would make it two in a Row Over Conn and practically eliminate the Pittsburgh challenger from any further consideration for the Crown. Both he and Joe could then kiss a Sweet civilian postwar Gate goodbye. But How about our buddies in the Pacific battling night and Day against the forces of a fanatical enemy and hard Riding nature is it fair to them to hold such an important fight when they would be unable to attend but How about the Workingman fight fan Back Home v to has Laboured to give us the materials of Victory he deserves a Chance too. To see the next meeting of Louis and Conn. Thus we hold that this delectable Plum of fist Ana should be safeguarded until such a time As it can be staged where it should be staged in american with the chips Downs and where All us sex i Joes can either see hear or read about the contest in the manner we have fought so hard to protect and preserve. In Short such a fight belongs to the people. Let them in on it., 7-2, tie tigers for Lead lea.a/<3 70 Hull the Sall. Mace he Orts or the most Esa Soso is Atsedes at 7 a Lea amp dec he a has 77ye Haa Oest 70 St cd to Ottav 77/e a at of Al. Lea eos last seasonal a theh a he e4a/a/eo of tel so to Mes <3 one Cal. To Afes at amp at Busher Muy get Cail on Santa Anita Oval Arcadia Cal., june 28 ans a movie producer Louis b. Mayer said today he might Start Busher his Star 3-year-old filly in saturdays $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap As a running mate for his 6-year-old thumbs up. The pre race favorite. Beaten a half length by Brymea Bond in the $50.000 Santa Anita Derby last week while bearing 121 pounds Busher trailed another horse to the wire for the first time this year thumbs up most Likely will be a very Short priced favorite saturday even if Busher does no to run but the a Cap holds Many possibilities for an upset in the anticipated Field of ten or 11 horses. Gay Dalton remains an International question Mark. This stretch Mcspaden hot in warm up Chicago. June 28 ans a Jug Mcspaden demonstrated yesterday he was primed to defend his Victory open Golf title Friday when he blazed a 5-under Par 67 to hoist two partners into Halfway leads of a Hodge podge prelude to the $12.300 tournament Mcspaden a sizzling combination of 35-32 gave him a share of the 18-Hole leadership in the pro Amateur and pro senior phases of the three ply 36-Hole Competition. The Jug teamed with sgt Walter Burkemo of Evanston. I1l, twice wounded in Eto operations for a 141 and a one stroke Lead in the pro Amateur duelling. Burkemo assembled a 35-39. In the pro senior action Arnold mikely of Chicago added an 82 to Mcspaden a 67 for a 149 aggregated the other division of the triple test for the pro lady title was paced by Sammy Byrd Winner of the 1943 inaugural Victory open and Ann Casey of Mason City Iowa with 150 running 5-year-old on mexican tracks has been out of the Money in three starts at Santa Anita finishing from ten to 20 lengths in the Ruck each time but he May be primed for a winning journey sat old English imported from England by Mayer and discarded when he went wrong in his training conceivably could furnish an upset in the classic. Although untried in such select company old English has won two of four starts is a Strong finisher and he recently won a mile and a half test in 2 31,8. Owned by e. B. Johnston los Angeles pie Man old English will be coupled with mrs George Poulsen a Broadcloth. Here is the probable lineup a thumbs up is Longden brie a 8 Rao iss West rope Lou pro 116, Zufelt Texas Sandman tit Potora ont autocrat 110, Carbett paper boy. 12. Salley May Dalton. 1ss, Woolf Boot Effort. 114, profit old engl Loh my. Dubois Bai Ohar. 104, Oral Nyle and Broodo oth. Tig no boy. Dodgers Edge cubs 6-5 now 4 games ahead new York june 28 ans a l i p p y Durocher a fast stepping dodgers widened their National league margin Over the cardinals to four full games by trouncing the cubs last night 8-8, after the cards had been held to a standoff in their Twilight night twin Bill with the Olmo whose failure to catch Don Johnson a pop Fly in the sixth resulted in two cub runs redeemed himself in the ninth by driving in Goody Rosen with Brooklyn a winning run. Paul Erickson who replaced Paul Derringer in the seventh was the loser and Ernie Rudolph third Flatbush Pitcher the Victor. Phils cards spilt the phils captured the Early verdict 8-3, but the cards salvaged the Windup 6-0, As Blix Donnelly held the quakers to one hit a single by Vance Dinges in the second inning. Buster Adams homered in the third with Augie Bergamo on base to make Donnelly a work easier. In the first game Vince Dimaggio rapped a1 Jurisich a second pitch Over the Wall for his 12th Homer. Tony Karl was the Winner. Van Lingle Mungo chalked up his eighth is he pulled the giants out of a tailspin in the first same of their doubleheader with the pirates 10-4, the new yorkers adding the Nightcap 3-2, to climb into third place and dump the bucs into fifth. Reds 8top braves after subduing the braves 8-4, in ten innings the hods continued at the same Pace to grab the Windup. 4-2, As Howie Fox giving five hits won Over lofty Bob Logan. Tvr a1 Libkey a double and prank Mccormick a single in the tenth gifted Vern Kennedy with the Hill nod Over Ira Hutchinson who replaced Mort Cooper in the seventh. Bostons Tommy Holmes whose three run Homer tied up the first game in the seventh also hit safely in the after piece to extend his consecutive batting Streak to 23 games. A races co to Belmont new York june 28 an8>�? the racing commission today approved the Transfer of aqueducts july 4 program to Belmont Arcadia Cal. June 28 ans a a Field of 12 was nominated today for the $804 00 Santa Margarita Handicap worlds richest race for 3-year-old fillies and mares at Santa Anita. July 4. Busher. Happy Issue and whirl about head the candidates. Senators whip bengals 9-1 with Leonard new York june 28 ans a dutch Leonard Veteran washing ton Knuck Leball artist who knocked the tigers out of the american i league Pennant last year by beating them on the final Day of the season re enacted his crime yesterday As the senators romped Over Detroit 9-1, shunting the tigers into a first place tie with the Yankees. Leonard who sprinkled four harmless hits along the rate r retired the last 14 Detroit batters in order. �10 Lone run off him was a Homer by dizzy Trout the opposing a hurler. Trout was lifted in the sixth for a Pinch bitter after yielding six runs on eight Hita Joe Kun dutch Leonard Hel swatted % single double and triple. After going witless for six innings against Jack Kramer the Yanasa found the Range to club out a 7-2 decision Over the Browns in a night game. The Bronx bombers touched Kramer for two runs in the seventh then broke Cooee with five in the ninth. Floyd Bevens lost a shutout when Vern Stephens clubbed his 12th Home run in the ninth. J three runs in the ninth inning enabled the red sox to victimize the White sox 11-9. The Lead changed hands six times and the chicagoan held a one run Lead after a three run rally in the eighth but the red sox came Back to pummel Earl Caldwell third White sox Pitcher for their win Ning margin aided by Home nine by Eddie Lake and Tom Mcbride Clem Hausmann was credited with the Victory. A the indians jumped on the Athle los Russ Christopher the leagues leading hurler for eight runs in six innings to hand him his third loss in 14 games 8-2. Al Smith handcuffed the a s with seven hits to win Bis second game of the year. Dutch Meyer collected four hits including a double and triple while Mickey Durano wins at Washington Chicago. June 28 ans a John Marschl a favored occupy chugged Home last in the Field of ten As Duranza turned in a Surprise Victory in the 810.000 Clang Handicap at Washington Park yesterday shading Sigma Kappa by a nose. 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