Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Friday july 20, 1945the stars and strikes a tigers capture two cubs cards giants bait pirates 6-3,4-3, to take 4th new York july 19 cans a challenging National league clubs marked tame yesterday in their quest to overtake the front running cubs As the cardinals were held to an even break by the Phillies and the chicagoan divided with the dodgers. The giants leapfrogged Over Pittsburgh into fourth place however by trouncing the bucs twice. 6-3 and 4-3. Ray Prim stifled the bum with seven hits in the opener to give the Ctm a 6-0 nod before a Banner weekday throng of 42,047 at Wrigley Field. Five errors by the flock simplified primes task and tagged Curt Davis with the defeat. After being held to one hit by Lon Wambeke in the first five innings the bums knocked out the Arkansas Pride and continued to attack five Bruin pitchers for a 9-5 verdict in the wind up. It was Wambeke s first Start in almost two rayban Fin Blix Oon Volly years. He had a 3-0 advantage going into the sixth when the dodgers pummelled him for four runs. By Buckner the Winner needed help from Tom seats and Ralph Branca the cardinals romped to a 7-3 win Over the Phillies behind Blix Donnelly a careful pitching in the Early affair. Ray Sanders and Emil Verban led the assault with three hits apiece. Philst rally pays Oil the phils pushed Home one run in the ninth to capture the Nightcap 5-4. Tony Karl was credited with the Victory Over Bud Byerly. Ace Adams saved both decisions for the giants yesterday relieving Jack Brewer in the eighth inning of the first game when the Buos threatened and coming to Rube Fischer said in the eighth Frame of the second fracas. Danny oar Della whose three run Homer in the eighth chapter of the opener the win was the Only new yorker who failed to share in the 15-hit picnic against Butcher in the second Battle. Cochran Kos Miller in 3rd m Knoxville july 19 ans a welterweight ruler Freddie Cochrane last night made his first Start since his recent knockout at the hands of Rocky Graziano stopping Lou Miller Brooklyn Veteran in the third round of a scheduled 10-round non title go. Miller had Only one advantage a six Pound pull in the weights at 150. Larkin wins by to new Bedford mass., july 19 ans a Tippy Larkin inconsistent Garfield n. A a a welterweight Kayo de Joey Gam Baro of new York in the second round of their scheduled 10-Rounder Here last night. Larkin scaled 142, a Pound less than Gombaro. Beau6ay wins Lassie stakes Chicago july 19 ans a undefeated Beau Gay mrs. Elizabeth Brahams Chunky daughter of famed stimulus won the nations richest race for 2-year-old fillies yesterday when she breezed to Victory in the 40,000-Dollar Lassie stakes at Arlington Park. A crowd of 21,000 watched Johnny Adams Boot the juvenile Queen to her fourth straight Triumph a length and a Quarter verdict Over c. V. Whitney a Enfil Ade with Ala dear three lengths Back. Big Empire double Peggy Only and Dawn attack collaborated to provide Empire addicts with one of the seasons top Dally doubles a 1,060-Dollar ticket. A total of 85 two Dollar tickets were sold on the winning combination with five Lucky holders cashing 10-Dollar tickets. Vera Braggs Mist of Gold fresh from his Victory in the great american came right Back with a length and a half Triumph in the featured East View stakes the Winner paid 17 dollars. George Seabo piloted West Fleet to a length decision Over nowadays in the main event at Suffolk returning four dollars. The Springside purse at Garden state was strictly for the plungers As Dolly Varden paying 22j0 dollars won Tibe mile test from cling on which paid 15.50 dollars tor the place y a few a a a a a a a % f j is go approached Owens record Rheims july 19�?either the official timers watch is slow or Oise intermediate sections track team has the leading contender for the worlds 100-meter dash record Cpl Charles Edwards of Hammond ind., came within two tenths of a second of equating Jesse Owens world s record when h07did the 100-meter dash in 0 10.4 in a Duel meet with the 75th division Assembly area command according to the official timer. 66th div. Loses one hit contest Vittel prance july 19�?the Golden claw 17th airborne div. Scratched out a 1-0 decision Over the 66th div. Black cat nine Here yesterday As the Xvi corps baseball league got under Way. Pul lip former Cincinnati and Philadelphia athletics hurler tossed a one hitter to win the inaugural. He needed to be that Good for Hilcher who twirled for the Toronto Maple Leafs before donning Khaki gave up Only two hits in losing. Louis remains no. 1 Ringman on Aba ratings Washington july 13�?president Abe Greene of the National boxing association today predicted that two champions in the service would be released before the years end As the associations quarterly ring ratings were released. The Only Tiu holders with Aba recognition now in the service Are heavyweight Joe Louis Light heavyweight Gus Lesnevich and middleweight Tony Zale. Greene however  indicate which two he meant. % the a bad a most important change named Archie Moore misto still on top Souri negro As the no. 1 contender in the Light heavyweight ranks. The ratings heavyweight a Champion Joe Louis. Contenders Billy Conn Jimmy Bivins Mello Bettina tall Mauri Ello. Joe Baski Lee Oma Elmer Ray and Johnny Flynn. Light heavyweight Champion Gus Lesnevich. Contenders Archie Moore Freddie Mills Anton Christofordi Billy Fox fitzy fit Patrick and Lloyd Marshall. Middleweight a Champion Tony Zale. Contenders George Abrams Jake Lamotta Holma Williams Charley Burley Jose Basora and Jose Carter. Welterweight a Champion Freddie Cochrane. Contenders Ray Robinson Rocky Graziano Tommy Bell Johnny Greco Henry Armstrong Harold Green and Ernie Frederick lightweight Champion Ike Williams. Contenders Beau Jack Bob Montgomery Willie a Joyce and Bobby Ruffin. A. Featherweight Champion Sal Bartola. Contenders \ Willie Pep. Chalky Wright Danny Webb Phil Terranova and Enrico Velanos. Bantamweight a Champion it Manuel Ortiz. Contenders King Kong Young Tony Al Viera Bennie Goldberg and Luis Castillo. Flyweight Champion Jackie Patterson contenders Jos Curran Dado Marino and Norman Lewis National league Chicago 5-5. Brooklyn of new Tork 04. Pittsburgh 3-3 St. Louis 7-4. Philadelphia so Twilight night Only games scheduled i w l pet Chicago St. Louis Brooklyn new York Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia 49 47 �7 j6i3 �73 -506 �23 .500 .468 .487 .364 of 3 is 7 9 10 10 40 31 As As 45 41 41 a i 39 41 37 30 33 64 Dames today Boston at Cincinnati new York at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago american league Boston 6, Chicago 3 Detroit 6-5, Washington 4-9 two Light night Cleveland 2, Philadelphia 2 game 12-inning tie second game postponed rain new York St. Louis postponed. Detroit hands nats i 6-4, 5-0 reversals new York july 19 ans a Steve of Neillis Slick dealing tigers shuffled the american league standings and increased their Lead to four and a half games Over the Yankees and red sox Downing the senators twice yesterday 6-4 and 5-0. Hie double defeat shunted the Griffs into fourth place five games in arrears. Hal Newhouser came through with his 14th Success of the year for the tigers in the opener stifling the nats with seven hits while his Matea peppered my of key. Haefner for three rung in the fourth two in the fifth and one in the sixth. It Quot Nat not Wutt at Benton wielded the Whitewash Brush in the Nightcap with Chick Pieretty victim of three runs in the first Frame and two More in the eighth suffering the loss. Dave of Forriss red sox freshman hero cruised to his 16th Conquest by setting Down the White 8ex 6-s. Ferriss had a four hit shut out until the ninth when the Choc pm goans got four hits for two runs of bespectacled Bill Dietrich was the loser As Ferriss humbled the White sox for the fourth time this year indians a a in tie a heavy downpour halted the indians and Athl Etlee at the end of the 12th inning of their Chad used first game with the score tied 2-2. The tribe collected two Runa in the first half of the ninth inning to Send the game into overtime. Don Black and jittery Joe Berry divided the Mound assignment for the athletics while de Klieman and jul be Reynolds toiled indians the second game postponed. M rain a a kept the Yankees and Brams indoors in new Kohl first # w l pet. Of Detroit 46 39 ��0 a new York 41 96 �32 44 41 Boston 42 37 .532 Washington 40 36 �96 5 Chicago 40 40 �00 7 fit. Louis 37 38 .493 7 Cleveland 37 39 .4�t7 8 Philadelphia 26 51 �38 201 Garnet today Chicago at Boston St. Louis at new York Detroit at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia International league Syracuse 5. Newark 9 Baltimore 3, Jersey City 0 others postponed rain. We pc w l pet toronto40 43 482 richest 34 47 .420 syriac. 32 45 .416 Buffalo 39 48 panthers sign Houston Cleveland. July 19 ans a Lyn Houston All America guard at Ohio state in 1942, has been signed by the Cleveland panthers of the All America pro circuit. Montreal 61 26 .701 Newark 43 38 �31 Baltim. 44 39 .530 Jera. C. 49 40 �19 am Brigan association Indianapolis 8. Toledo 7 St. Paul 4-3, Milwaukee 14 Louisville 4-7. Columbus 3-4 Minneapolis 4, Kansas City 3 w l pet. W l pet. Indiana. 55 35 .6llmlnnea. 41 40 Atli my Wauk. 53 35 .6011 Toledo 49 48 .467 Lou Levu. 61 41 a column. 39 s2 429 St. Paul 42 41 kans. C. 38 55 .853 Eastern league Utica 12. Elmira 3 Binghamton 3-1. Williamsport go Wilkes Barre 4-8. Hartford to others postponed rain. W l pet. W l pet. Asi Quot a my Albany 43 35 .551elmira . 41 35 �39<bingha. 96 42 Seattle 7. San Francisco i Portland 12. Hollywood 4 san Diego 7. Oakland 1 w l pet. W l pet. 68 41 eni Oakl. 52 56 .481 63 45 �83 los Ang. 50 56 .463 54 55 495 san d. 50 60 .455 54 56 .491 Holly w. 45 65 .409 pm land Seattle Sac Rana san for. Braves lighting system is oked Boston july 19 ans a the regional War production Board today approved the Boston braves application to install a lighting system for night games at braves Field at a Cost of 87,500 dollars. Hub officials said there was no indication of How soon the installation would be completed. Plans Call for a 100,500-kilowatt Plant. 17th airborne swim leaders by Dave Gordon Start and Stripe staff writer Paris. July 19�?breezing to an easy Triumph in the 100-meter Back stroke final Billy Holloway of Kansas City mo., and the 18th airborne was the standout Mer of the Day As the Xvi championships got under Way at Amiraux Pool Paris yesterday.1 in addition to being crowned first Champion Holloway earlier had qualified in the 50-meter free style dash in 0 284 and in the lid meter Back stroke in 1 184. Holloway also was favored to win the 1400-meter free style title. Holloway a time for the championship race was 3 03.6. He was trailed by Pic Francis b. Williams of the 89th dive a who was clocked in 3 13.5. Sgt. William a Wolfe of the 17th airborne finished third in 3 144. The scoring based on the Best eight times in the three heats of each preliminary event found the 17th airborne with 14 qualifiers. The 86th inf. And the 13th airborne had 9 each the 75th, 8, and the 89th, 7. Chi team signs sex College men Chicago july 19 an8 a two husky footballers who have been pounding out gains against the japs the past two years today were added to the roster of Chicago sentry in the new All America conference. The pair Are it. Walter Williams who won nine letters at Boston University before joining the mrp Rines. And it. Paul Pieculewicz Fordham Quarter Back in 1939-�?T40 �?T41. T for Penn state football coach Bob Higgins May install the t formation at pen state College this fall. He a eyeing the incoming freshman class however before going ahead with his plans