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Friday. Sept. 24. 1943— iiMoles. Air Foree Champs. -Lead List of Six Flier EntriesI*Bv Rav IStars and Stupes Staff WriterEIGHTH AIK FORCE HQ. Sept. 23 -Three of Northern Ireland's top diamond squads have been entered in the FTO “World Series’’ which will be held hereSept. 27-30.• The three teams are: the Agitators. North Ireland champs, managed by Sgt. Joe Aycock. of Alexandria, La.: Chief Jerry Patrick's Crcevaghs. representing the Navy, and the Marines, who earlier in the season upset the dope by defeating the Crcevaghs to take the base champion- ; ship at Londonderry. ;The Agitators' mound staff is headed \ by Sgt. Carl Smith, of Alexandria, La., j who recently bested Pvt. Ed “Deacon” i Behnen. of East St. Louis, 111., strikeout j king of the Blues, in th'e North Ireland playoff. S Sgt. Earl Roshto, of Pincviiie. i La., will give opposing hurlers plenty of . trouble at the plate, according to Manager ! Aycock. [Crcevaghs Made Clean Sweep jThe Crcevaghs. who made a clean sweep of North Ireland competition earlier in the season, and the Marines, both are determined that “the Army won’t win this one.”Topping the six Air Force entries will be the Bomber Command Moles, bolstered by Sgt. Joe Rundus. of Bcllville, Kan., who has hurled three no-hitters this season, one in the Air Force play-offs. The Moles also have another sturdy moundsman in Sgt. Bill Craddock, of ! Norfolk. Va., who has contributed liis ( share in their parade of 29 victories against one loss. ! NWHS Sending 3 Squads jOther Air Force squads entered are i the Composite Command Mustangs, the t Eagles of Air Support Command, l ighter Command Thunderbolts, Headquarters Engineers and Sc: wee Command Red 1 Devils. ’Mainstays of the Engineer .lt;:e (pi. 1 Larrv Toth, of Toledo/Ohio, at second Pfc Frank Burger, of Chicago, at third : Pfc Andrew Dzuris, of Den mo re Pa., and 1 Outfielder Pic John Kilroy, of Washing- v ton. all of whom have seen some pro- ; 1 fessional experience. The Red Devils. : ; runners-up in the Air Force series, claim ! five pros. j 1WBS will be sending the well-known : t — Port Ramblers, MP Nightsticks, lt;t Americans and the — Signal Hounds, all ! titlfsts in their own units. , jSOS Hq is sending the Yanks, while ! the field iorces will be represented by ; the Yankees. iIi■“ I ■ I I j III I ■ ■■
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London Stars and Stripes
London, Middlesex, GB
Fri, Sep 24, 1943
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