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d-Odrstlo it h ^klmtngmohoMartin Sees Ball Playersf n C Germanytn-Ll t»SIn-hr.ol-vasedf ho^onmtut,St.no-woay,i 00oa:s4thHin-Hll-icnt o a wasrest)ay.,hinank lineicedde-instro-inleetrteranda so,3etzottyJ.ded un-mor )ur-favy Va.; ood i our i dot alif. i ofand notawn this lilo; sell, :ho-:ico, *ck-om-okefles;sco; ilif ; ilfi., othy •oris eign ia.(fly WHITNEY MARTIN)HEIDELBERG. GERMANY, Aug. 24 (A*)—Brooding clouds, sulking about ridges of the Odenwald mountains and dipping into the Nockar river valley,finally had opened up and spilled all, washing out a game between the Third and Seventh army All-Stars. But il you could not go to baseball the alert seventh army special service officers were going to see that the baseball game came to us.Lieut. Barney Ross, PR of the special service division, came easing up on an erector set which passes for an elevator in this resort hotel to Inform us he had three players in the lobby he would like us to meet, so we tagged at his heels.Three tough OIs arose when wo entered and we should have recognizedtwo of them, although in the sotting and clothes wo would not have recognized Babe Ruth.We are sure we would have recognized Pfc. Whitey Moore had he been standing on the mount for the St. Louis Cardinals and we would have identified Pfc. Don Kolloway if ho had boon at second base for the Chicago White Sox. Here they were Just two more rugged American fighters, like thousands of others who mastered the master race.The third man wo had never seen, but Bill McKechnie has seen him and ffe have a hunch will see a lot more of him. He is Sgt. Ewell Blackwell, 22, who right now is the talk of the European theater for his pitching feats in the Third army. He has won 11 games and lost none.All three men saw plentry of action and all plan to resume diamond careers —Blackwell with the eagerness and confidence of youth; Kolloway with the serenity of an athlete at his peak and sure of himself, and Moore with the vague doubt of a man who knows he is near the end of the trail but is hoping to squeeze out a little more cash and glory.Whitey has boon in the majors since 192G. He was traded by the Reds to the Cards, but in 1943, visioning early service call, did not report Billy Southworth’s team. The last heard he had been optioned Rochester.“I do not know who owns me,” said. “My arm Is sound, though, and I think I can still win. I do not know what the Cardinals will do with all of the pitchers returning.”Moore said teams in the Eto do not measure up to major league standards although there are some mighty fine Individual players. He says he has seen several of the young fellows around 22 years old who never played pro ball but would bo worth scouts’ attention. He is with the Seventh army.Blackwell, who attended Lucerne college in California and who stands six feet, five inches, was sent to Syracuse on option. He says he took part in several Cincinnati games but had no won and lost record. He is a right-hander whose best pitch is a sinker.Moore, Blackwell and Kolloway are just samples of pro ball players who saw real action on the battlefronts.Maj. Gen. Alexander Boiling, commander of the 84th division of the Seventh army, said there were 16 pro ball players in his command who either werekilled or wounded.Neither Moore, Blackwell or Kolloway has enough points for early discharge under the present setup,all said on leaving:“See you down south next spring Hope is a wonderful thing.prraftAnbo'Doam 1Lo,on tit ofralAtiZa twbomt m f]letur DcZa solt;«4th 0\th on baon»Uiat 14 n c MtotatrshtltlstGrewfcecabl11antohetohecla*tlsitrlysfcdlt;91slt;a I diPlt; i rw ol tltlolfr0 101 tfOf0(Slt;tlafPirS€butI1MSttl
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Somerset Daily American
Somerset, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Aug 25, 1945
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