Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Tuesday july 17, 1945the stars and stripes Page a a a a a Quot a a it cubs increase margin to four games same old Story Joe Velson wins a Jaii a a 9 it 8 the 110-mile drive Friday from the note d Azur to the St. Victorey staging area paid off dividends in. A rousing 12-bout card staged by Mike Primack the so Victorey special service office. N perched along Side a gentle Hill slope the ring was surrounded by an estimated 17,000 gis who cheered booed according to their whims the moment. Big league baseball managers Back Home would do Well to Send Over a few scouts for a look see at a few gentlemen whose unerring aim resulted in a couple rocks Landing in the ring. Fox holing japs better look out for these lads once they Start heaving grenades. A Henry Lee 169-Pounder Pat terran us and the engineers Drews the Ned Ever Tony Pisar Relie is sgt Engineer Haver Straw in the three round final lae carried the Light off setting Picar oho sexing skill. Pica Relie dominated the final round Landing consistently but could t every erne a two round advantage built up by the hard working Lee. James Bellamy 186, engr., blues held. W. Virginia and Max Smith. 188, 263rd inf., Quincy us split the first and second rounds and battled even terms in the final for a Well deserved draw. A a a a lad with plenty Achttien and one who undoubtedly will out plenty space through the ranks off heavyweights jmj Oono Cert singers depending which course he pursues is Jimmy bean is age Bondsmen Miami Fla. A real hunk Man Dean stepped three rounds with Benny Fuller its a Eia Esy baser from Chi eau though Dean received the decision Many thought Fuller had Wen the fight and said is quite vocally. However the a Disney wag unanimous in ing Dean s rend won Quot old River from the ring hut before Dayton o., july 18 Ansis Byron Nelson staked an almost indisputable claim to recognition As All time no. I Man the fairways when he put a typically Brilliant stretch performance yesterday to win the National pea tournament by whipping Sammy Byrd in the finals 4-3. Lord Byron clinched the match the 33rd Hole to put the greatest Streak in history into the record books eight straight triumphs in pea sponsored tournaments. Nelson collected 5,000 dollars in War Bonds for his Victory to boost his earnings for the year to 31.500 dollars. The Toledo Star was Rasor Sharp the greens. And that s where he won the toughest tourney them All Byrd who kept in front most the Way consistently out drove Byron by 50 Yards and even matched Nelson s celebrated Irons game. But he fell Down the greens enabling the former to haul in his second pea Crown As Wen As his 11th championship 1945. The total paid attendance for the meet was 31,752, which set a new pea record. The army rehabilitation fund which received All the receipts collected approximately 50,000 dollars. Or. Big at the plate others pm the card included Bob Greenaway. 118. 263rd inf. Detroit Cosne Bruno 128. Marseille ted Holton. 118. Eng Tampa Fla. Air Phonse a tend 118, engr. Davenport la. Dan Macdermott 145, medic. Norristown a Harry Kennedy. 146, 263 re inf. Death Valley Calif Louis Tomas Ini 139. Marseille Billy Middleton. 138. Engr. New York City Johnny Phelps 132. Engr Cleveland. Ohio Tony Lynch. 128. Marseille Andrew Atkin. 154. Engr. St Paul. Minn. Hugh Marshaw. 156, engr. Chicago Johnny Boston. 155, engr Newport news Van Chris Pagos 151, 263rd inf. Fayetteville . Benny Lucas 138. Engr Wash. D. C. Clifford Painey. 139. Engr. New York City. Be Paloska m0ylan Eire Tennis Champ Dublin july 18�?the yank came to Ireland to visit his grand parents and yesterday walked off with the first Irish singles Tennis championship Ever won by an american. He is la Jug it e. J. Moylan. . Navy 22. Of Trenton. N a who earlier this month was the us. Team that won 4-1 against a Britain and Dominion team in the inter Allied match at Wimbledon. He beat yesterday s opponent c. A Kent twice Holder the Irish championship 3-1. Winning 8-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 the match held at the Fitzwi mama club is the biggest Tennis event the year in Ireland Tommy Holmes currently batting .396 for the Boston bravos gives with the stance that moans hits. Hos a Yankees botox win other tilts rained out lost trackman beat 94th, 96-51 Germany july 18�?the 181st airborne div. Defeated the 84th inf. Div 8861. In an invitation track and Field meet in the Berchtesgaden stadium Vesterdal. Pfc James Leary Salem mass., distance runner for the victorious eagles and a sol John Luce Vaughn mass. Annexed doubles. Of Leary copped the mile in 4 47.2 and the 880-Yard run in 2 08.8. Luce took first in the Century in ten seconds and the 228-Yard in 22.8. Kramer marries St. Louis july 18 Ansis Pitcher Jack Kramer Browne a right hander revealed today that he was married to Dottle Dotson Chi Cago vocalist Here a week ago. New York july 16 cans a the old adage Quot it never Rains but it pours Quot was sharply illustrated yesterday in the american league As the Weatherman limited the eight game schedule to a pair mussels and the tigers were deluged under their fourth straight setback 5-4, by the Yankees. The defeat Cut the Bengal map Tolbert Hart do grand slam men Asha. Wis., july 18 ans a smooth stroking Billy Talbert and Doris Hart made Tennis history yesterday when each won All championships in their respective divisions in the 58th annual Western 5fr>nij>r tournament. Talbert beat Cooke 6 2, 84, 76 to Annex the single Crown then he teamed with Cooke to win the doubles fixture and with miss Han to carry off the mixed play. It marked the first time one person had won All three titles miss Hart won her three titles by defeating Mary Arnold. 83, 86 in the singles and with mrs. Cooke in the doubles. 8-2. 64� Over miss Arnold and mrs. Eleanor Cushingham after her Triumph with Talbert Florida raging dates set but Miami july 18�?the Florida racing commission has awarded Hialeah. Gulla Tream and tropical racetracks 48 Days racing apiece this Winter but express the belief they will not be Able to operate. Chairman Jack Baldwin said the dates were allocated Quot so that plans might be made by track operators and horsemen for the coming year Quot in the event that War conditions permit resumption raring. Gin to a game and a half Over the Idle senators with the Yankees and red sox resting snugly two and a half games off the Pace. The tigers looked fake they might Salvage their weather pruned Bill from the yanks when Pitcher Zeb Eaton stepped up As a Pinch hitter with the bases loaded in the fourth inning and slapped a Home run off Hank Borowy. Nick bitten who slapped out a Homer in the third started the sixth inner with a double. Singles by Herlehei Martin Ossie Grimes and Bill Urscher wrapped around two passes Art Houtteman did the damage. A1 Benton started for Detroit but gave Way to Baton s Pinch Homer in the fourth Houtteman picking up Ken Holcombe who relieved Borowy was the Wymer although Jim Turner pitched the last three inning the aroused Hod sax beat the elements and the indians As they took an abbreviated six inning opener �6, before rain cancelled the Nightcap. Eddie Lake s Homer touched off a four run rahy b the fifth fanning against Mel harder who went an the Way. Red Barrett who relieved Lem Hausmann in the fifth was the Victor. Braves sweep 2 from cards bucs in 4th new York july 16 Cansis the Topsy Turvy National league race took the proportions a rout yesterday As the charging cubs stepped out in front by four games when they clawed the giant in both ends a twin bail while the second piece cardinals were being humiliated twice by Dio braves by Vanderberg racked up a 5-3 verdict in the opener As he limited the giants to three hits the last two a in pm no mtg inning. The new yorkers had previously scored All their three runs in the fourth a single by Leon tread Way plus two Bruin miscues a walk Kiwi a hit but the Cuba came Back with four in their half it the Frame to Send Rube Fischer to the showers with the defeat. Wine bags Totth win Hank Wyse registered his 12th decision the Campaign in the Nightcap 7-2 despite ii hits the giants could t Budge Wyse until the ninth when they fashioned their two rum while the cubs were making merry with a Dosen against Jack Brewer. Andy Hansen Bill Emmerich. The cards came to grief in the Hub 8-1 and 54. Die braves push ing a Brace runs across in daa tenth inning the finale Garden gibe water paced Beaton to the late Victory with free hits Diat delivered four Runa including a two run single off Bud Byerly with two out and the bases loaded in die tenth. Mart Cooper who rejoined the club yesterday. Chucked the last two frames and got credit for his ninth Triumph Bill Lee. Bought by the braves from the phils Friday went the first eight innings ted Wilks and Jack Creel preceded Byerly the loser for the cards. Ray Sanders injected a futile Homer for the red Birds. Holmes hits Homar Johnny the Temps had too much for Ken Burkhardt in the opener As he scattered six hits and had the Benefit Tommy Holm Homer in the seventh. The it rata pulled into fourth place by handing the dedw9 9-1 and 15-3 rubbings. Dixie Walker s Homer was the Only seers against rip Sewell who captured Iris 18th decision in the curtain Raiser while Vic Lombardi was being tagged for u hits. Ken Gables coasted Home la do second game behind a 19-hit attack against Hal Gregg and Clyde King. Military bigwigs cancel Eto Rodeo Chet Annb wyo., july if cans a a Rodeo show scheduled to leave aug. 1 for Europe to entertain Allied troops has been cancelled by military authorities Eddie Mccarty one its three sponsors said today. The Rodeo under direction Mccarty Vern Elliott and Don Nesbitt would have included 100 contestants and 408 head livestock. Reason for the cancellation was not announced. The hods pushed the cats off the Pace by their Bui 8-1 and 3-l Bucky wallers Hung up his fourth straight and eighth season by besting Charley Beans in the first game. Schana tied a modern big league record by hitting four Batten. He wag succeeded by Jimmy Foxx who hurled ninjas ban in a two third inning sting walking four Vern Kennedy beat his old Mateo in the finale As he doubled heme what proved to be the Winner to the second inning against Tony Karl making his starting debut for the phils. Kennedy Passeri eight quakers forcing in their run Weltia i three walks. Macphail Delos Bing interest new York july 18 ans it a president Larry Macphail the new York Yankees today denied that Bing Crosby had an inter cab in the baseball club any ill affiliates the Story originally stemmed from Dan Parker new York sports columnist who last week said that Del Webb was Bingo a Man in the Syndicate which purchased the Yankees. According to Parker s sources. Crosby was willing to come out in the open if baseball was wll8 ing to forget hit horse racing sedation
