Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Greenberg single tops hed sox in 9thhanjyuyhay Hank s Pinch hit gives Detroit 9-8 Victory despite the feet the he wet bothered by a Tore right Arm Hank Greenberg came through again for the Detroit tigers when the Bengali handed the red sex a is defeat thursday. Pinch hitting Cap Taa in mfr a. Ewi a �?~wpwrtp1 a a i wow a Tow. With runners on see e and and third Hank Hung out a elethes4ine single to Center lit the last half of the ninth for new York july 6 cans a the cubs and cardinals surged a to within two and a half games of Tho dodgers in the tightening National league race by winning yesterday while the bums were floundering against the reds 6-4. Joe Bowman carried the Redlegs to their third Victory in Jour games Oiler the flock shading Curt Davis on the Mound. The reds bunched four hits including a double Quot by Woody Williams for four runs in the fifth inning. A Texas league a single in the sixth session inning by peanuts Nice boxing card listed Chrane won fans esteem Tommy Holmes Lowrey scored two runs and enabled the cubs to set Down the braves 3-2. To a clean sweep of the four game series Hank Wyse won the decision Over Jim Tobin. Holmes keeps going Tommy Holmes. Boston outfielder singled his first time up to run his consecutive game hitting Streak to 32, just one shy of Rogers Hornsby a National league record made in 1922. However Holmes still is far behind the All time Mark of 56 set by Joe Dimaggio Ken of Deal a double climaxed a five run rally in the seventh that gave the cardinals a 7-5 Triumph Over the giants dropping the new yorkers into fifth place Carroll Lockman 19-year-old outfielder up from Jersey City swatted a Home run and double to provide the giants with a 5-2 Lead but Jack Brewer tired in the seventh and dissipated the margin. Ace Adams relieving Brewer in the troublesome seventh was charged with the loss. Jack Creel George Dockins successor in the fourth was the Victor although he gave Way to a Pinch hitter in the seventh. Harry Brecheen pitched the last three innings. The pirates and pm hates were rained out at Philadelphia. Amer10an association no games scheduled thursday w l pet. W l pet. My Luau. 41 77 .603 minnea. 34 36 .486 Indiana. 47 31 375 St. Paul 33 35 .485 Louis Vil 49 39 .568 Columb. 39 49 .439 Toledo 36 36 .906 kans. C. 94 43 .348 Eastern Lff Oue Hartford 9. Elmira 1 Albany 9, Williamsport 9 Utica 34. Wilkes Barre t others postponed rain. W l pet. Albany 37 �7 �78 Utica Hartford 31 96 �44scrant. . 39 97 .534 Elmira William. 81 97 .534lblngh. Becker hit .400 Early in season american league g a it Case. Washington 66 939 34 Cuccinello. Chicago 66 8� 34 Stephens St. Louis s9 937 49 Stirnweiss. N. York 67 271 53 Etten. New York 67 945 37 Heinz Becker fretted on the Chicago Bench All Spring. Although he enjoyed being with the cubs he would not have objected if he had been traded to a club which could Send into action. When Charlie Grimm decided to put the idol of Milwaukee fans to work shifting Phil Cavarretta to the Outfield. Becker made the mo6t of the Chance in Bis first seven games be made ten Safe blows and batted 400. Chicago winning five out of the seven National Bacue g a r Holmes Boston 68 986 a Cavarretta Chicago 05 948 56 Rosen. Brooklyn 63 156 54 Olmo. Brooklyn 68 256 54 Olmo. Brooklyn 68 274 49 Kurowsky St Louis 64 944 44 Reyes. New York 6? 941 96 Home runs National Lombardi new York it Adams s. Louis Dimaggio Philadelphia. And Holmes Boston. 19. American Stephens. St. Louis 1% Johnson. Boston 9 Joe Paloska runs batted in National Gimo. Brooklyn 68 Holmes Boston. 60 american Johnson Boston. 45 by ten. New York 44. Pitching National Cooper. Boston 7-1 a seau. Chicago 9-2. American a Perross Boston. 134b Benton. Detroit 6-1. Stolen bases National Gimo. Brooklyn 8cb end Tost St. Louis and Clay cinch Nati 11 american Case. Washington be 51 y a to w amp Sli i no ton 15.j saturday july 7, 1945_ the stars and stripes Page 7
