JUNE 18, 1945
FIELD SET FOR NEW COLLEGIATE BALL PLAYOFF
The 16-team field is set as the AIAA returns to a playoff format to determine it's collegiate baseball champion for the first time since the end of the feeder leagues in 1933. The event, a single-elimination tournament, will begin today with 16 schools participating in the opening round. The 8 winners will meet Wednesday for the quarters with the semi-finals being contested Friday leading up to Sunday's championship game. This year's event will be held entirely at Whitney Stadium in Chicago.
The two Lousivile, Ky. schools in the Grange College and Bluegrass State are the favoutites with Eastern State and Georgia Baptist also given a solid chance of claiming the crown. Grange College, led by 3 time All-American and FABL first overall draft pick Bob Riggins, finished this season with the best winning percentage ever posted in collegiate ball . The Mustangs are the defending National Champions and boast a total of 14 players that are on the FABL scouts radar including three that were drafted in January. They were Riggins along with pitchers Otis Porter (7th overall Toronto) and Leon Zalewski (8th round Washington).
Here are the Opening Round matchups and starting pitchers (if known)
#1 Grange College (Otis Porter 7-3) vs #16 Garden State (TBA)
#2 Bluegrass State (Harry Bell 9-3) vs #15 Oklahoma City State (Pete Butler 9-5)
#3 Eastern State (Al East 7-5) vs #14 Chesapeake State (Eddie Fritz 5-8)
#4 Georgia Baptist (Jim N Smith 8-5) vs #13 Northern Mississippi (John Brillinger 7-7)
#5 Cumberland (Frank Kelly 4-6) vs #12 Liberty College (TBA)
#6 Opelika State (TBA) vs #11 Daniel Boone College (Jerry Fordham 6-5)
#7 Coastal State (Buzz Simpson 6-4) vs #10 Mississippi A&M (Frankie Fink 8-5)
#8 Whitney College (Adrian Czerwinski 12-3) vs #9 American Atlantic (Paul Baker 8-6)
RIGGINS, PETERS HEAD ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Outfielders Bob Riggins and Johnny Peters each made their third straight appearance on the AIAA annual All-America first team. The duo have more in common as they were both first round selections in the January FABL rookie draft. Riggins went first overall to the New York Stars and has Grange College targeting it's second consecutive National Championship while Peters, from Liberty College, was selected third overall by the Chicago Cougars.
Riggins, who was selected first overall by the New York Stars, finished second in the nation with a .342 batting average this season while hitting 9 homers and driving in 47 runs for the Mustangs. He was the Christian Trophy winner last season as a sophomore and with his nomination this season looks to Sal Pestilli and Bill Moore as the only two-time Christian Trophy winners.
Joining Riggins on the ballot for the college player of the year award are pitchers John Stallings of Piedmont University and Adrian Czerwinski from Whitney College along with Topeka State outfielder Ralph Johnson and Riggins' Grange College teammate Jim Stone, a sophomore first baseman.
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AIAA ALL- AMERICAN SELECTIONS
1945 FIRST TEAM
C Dino Robinson Jr Georgia Baptist
1B Jim Stone So Grange College
2B Al Farmer Fr Amarillo Methodist
SS Irv Clifford Fr Charleston Tech
3B Bob Miller Jr Queen City
OF Ralph Johnson Jr Topeka State
OF Bob Riggins (3) Jr Grange College
OF Johnny Peters (3) Jr Liberty College
P John Stallings So Piedmont University
1945 SECOND TEAM
C Dan Smith Fr Garden State
1B Nate Power Jr Daniel Boone College
2B Del Johnson Jr West Goshen State
SS Paul Watson Fr Opelika State
3B Al Spears Jr Cumberland
OF Dick Helfand So Bluegrass State
OF Archie Kelly So Garden State
OF Billy Forbes So Miami State
P Adrian Czerwinski So Whitney College
As for Riggins and Peters, being named first team All-American three years in a row is quite an accomplishment. This is the first time two players have accomplished it in the same season and since the inception of the All-America teams in 1927 only five other players have been named three times. They are Vic Crawford (Commonwealth Catholic 1927-29), Bill Moore (Lubbock State 1930-32), Sal Pestilli (Narragansett 1934-36), Jack Wilson (North Carolina Tech 1940-42) and Bucky Sheffer (1941-43)
ANOTHER YEAR LOST- A LOOK TO THE FUTURE
After a bit of backpedaling in the Gothams front office, we've come to understand that there is no desire to move the top players now in the military. So now with 1945 looking a lot like 1944 the best we can do is look to what the team could field next season if somehow things can be resolved in the Pacific. And yes this may be getting ahead of ourselves as it looks to be a long hard fight to get the Japanese to capitulate. Nothing short of a miracle sems likely to end the war before the 1946 season. Anyway, all we have in Queens is hope. Here are my thoughts on your 1946 Gothams:
Rotation -From the current group only Ed Bowman and Harry Carter seem safe. WIth Jim Lonardo's struggles it is entirely possible that he will hang up his spikes, falling short of 300 wins. Returning will be Bunny Edwards and a plethora of pitching prospects fighting over a spot or two. Leading the list is current #31 prospect Wally Hunter. A former first round pick of the Stars out of Branford, CT, Hunter was cruising through the Stars system when called by Uncle Sam. Now 23 he's seen as someone who could anchor a rotation. Others to look at; Jerry Decker, Hal Friedlander, Jimmy Maness, Charlie Hoffman, Marcus Mangum.
Catcher -Pete Casstevens. If anyone has answered a manager's vote of confidence it's Casstevens. New manager Bud Jameson declared Pete his full time catcher this spring and let him run with it. Casstevens has rewarded him with a .301/.345/.431 hitting performance while continuing his strong defensive showing of past seasons.
1st Base -Red Johnson. The Gothams have some other young 1B who are hitting but no one will replace Red. There is even talk that young Jerry Wilson, hitting .400 in only 25 AB will get a look in the outfield. Gothams management can only dream of what Johnson can do for them when surrounded by other top players.
2nd Base -Oh to have Roosevelt Brewer back in the lineup. Since his call up by the government the team has rotated a handful of players through the position with no one grabbing the opportunity. Of late 23 year old Billy Clark has shown promise in his brief debut. Clark wil get some time at 3B this season if he contnues to hit.
3rd Base -Since the trade of Billy Dalton the team has tried a handful of 3rd sackers, even trying a different Bill Dalton. For now Don Hallam and Fred Pecora are handling the position. Still there will be open auditions with Clark, and young Jack Wilson who was tearing up AAA before the military called among the front runners. And who knows, Bill (not Billy) Dalton may return.
Shortstop -As with second base, the teams longingly awaits the return of Mule Monier. Although if sure handed Jim Dickinson can lock down the position this season there is talk of Monier being tried at 3rd.
Leftfield -Everyone filling in at this position knows they are just keeping it warm. When Walk Messer returns he'll be in LF and batting 3rd. That much is certain.
Centerfield - Bunny Hufford seems to have locked up this position, supplying offense and handling the defensive chores. He may be challenged by top prospects Flipper Robinson or John Beaver.
Rigthfield -Leon Drake has the position for now, but just about every outfield prospect in the organization is gunning for him. Drake, at 36, seems to be slowing down, so all the leftfielders pushed aside by Messer, the losers of the CF battle and everyone from Billy Moody to Bill Payne will be looking at that spot. May the best man win.
It looks like a much improved squad, of course, but we must remember that each team will have stars returning. Still it's a reminder of how much more exciting major league baseball will be.
Detroit needs some positive news in the wake of the recent slide of the Dynamo's and boy do we have a doozy of a rumour for you this week. Sources close to the Detroit Maroons indicate that Stan Vaught may be have second thoughts about his decision to retire following the AFA championship game last December. Word is Maroons magnate Rollie Barrell spent some time in Kansas recently with the legendary end and came away with a strong impression that Vaught feels he might have been hasty in announcing he was leaving the game.
*** Another Rookie Debut for the Dynamo's ***
The Dynamo's did call up SS Bob Montgomery (22) from AAA Newark and he made his FABL debut two weeks ago. Montgomery had been getting strong consideration in spring training early on, but in the last week of camp he folded up like a Kmart outdoor chair and was sent to Newark. While in Newark he hit .348 and earned the promotion June 5th. Its a big jump for a young kid but Bill Ball hasn't exactly been tearing it up (as usual) nor was his defense all that great so the Dynamo's -with 2 kids on the pitching staff- gave the call to Montgomery. His results in his opening week with Detroit were not good, going just 2-for-22, but Montgomery had a much better second week and the club plans to let him play since the veteran options are not long for this world or playing well anyway. Hank Grant looks to make his move to 2B a permanent one as he is clearly a better defensive 2B than he is a SS.
Elmer Nolde's time in Detroit is coming to an end. The veteran has hit well this year in the opportunities he has been given, but the club said they are going to bring up a younger player. In 84 AB's Nolde is hitting 286/374/417 with 2 HR and 18 RBI's but is expected to be DFA'd in the next few days. The Dynamo's are making it known if anyone wants a veteran bat that can still hit (especially against RHP), they will accept a 9th round pick for him. The odds are OF Don Hersey will get called up or it could be CF Eddie Kincaid. The 27 year old Hersey has had a couple of trials in Detroit while Kincaid, 26, made his big league debut last season with 5 games for Detroit. With that promotion OF Bud Miller, a 23 year old acquired from the New York Stars in the off-season, will move up to AAA Newark after hitting 325 at AA Akron.
*** Cage Knights Name New Coach ***
It will be up to Sammy Watson to try and turn around a Detroit City College basketball program that went from a National Title contender to the bottom of the Great Lakes Alliance almost overnight. Amazing really when you think the Knights might have won it all just a couple of years ago if All-Americans Roman Sollars and Andy Bennett were around for the tournament. Sollars got the call from the Navy and left in late February while Bennett suffered a season ending injury a week later and the Knights title hopes were crushed.
Two years they had a good team as well, losing out to eventual National Champ Rainier College in the quarter-finals but long-time coach Dick Keegan had 3-straight bad recruiting classes and the team paid the price last year with an 11-18 season -the worst in Detroit City College history dating back to 1909. Keegan retired at 62 a month ago and now Sammy Watson, who guided Charleston Tech to a 21-11 season and a berth in the quarter-finals of the tournament last year, takes over. Four starters return from last year's squad including local boy Harland Pinkard, a forward out of Denby Tech, who led the squad in scoring last year.
- Parades are all right, but General Dwight D. Eisenhower rather would see a baseball game upon his arrival in New York from overseass on Tuesday. The War Department revealed the other day that in a message to Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff, General 'Ike' wrote: "I have no general suggestions to make regarding the entire trip, bu secretly I hope that New York has a ball game that day. I really would like to see the big leagues play again." Well, Ike is in luck as both the Stars and Gothams are home Tuesday with the Stars facing the Chicago Cougars while the Gothams entertain Detroit. It is probable that Eisenhower will attend one of the two games.
- Word is starting to circulate in baseball circles about the youngest son of the late Joe Barrell, Charlie "The Heartbreak Kid" Barrell who inherited his boxer/football star father's strength and his movie star mother's looks and is tearing it up as a freshman infielder at baseball prep powerhouse Capital Academy in D.C., where the soon-to-be 15 y/o youngster went to live with his uncle, OSA President (and former FABL player) Dan Barrell. Uncle Dan is not the only scout (nor is grandpa Rufus) to be excited about the potential of this latest member of the clan to embark on his own baseball journey. Relax, FABL General Managers. You have a long wait as young Charlie will not be draft eligible until 1948.
- Tough break for the Boston Minutemen, who will have to make do without third baseman Billy Dalton (.311,5,29) for about a month after the 31 year old was injured last week.
- The St Louis Pioneers are suddenly hot, with 12 wins in their last 15 games.
- Two more homeruns for Cincinnati's Al Wheeler last week, giving the 37 year old 14 on the season and 475 for his career. Bobby Barrell is the overall leader this season with 19 including 3 more this week for the Keystones 34 year old superstar, who now sits at 408 for his career.
- New York Stars 22 year old prospect Bill Grove came out of the gate swinging and has put up .353/.389/.471 in 17 AB. His fielding is on point as well so the Stars are giving him a chance to see if he can claim the 3B job for the rest of the season.
AROUND THE LEAGUE
TWIFB takes a look at how the college/high school season went for each FABL club's first draft selection in January.
BOSTON- Tom Cooprider C, Millersburgh HS, Millersburg, Pa. - Without a first round pick, Boston's top selection was 28th overall. He had a small uptick in his slash numbers this season compared to his high school debut as a sophomore. Batted .451 with 3 homers and 34 rbi's in 27 games. We will also note where OSA has each draft pick slotted on it's mock draft. Cooprider was the only position player listed in this report who did not make the scouting service mock draft.
BROOKLYN- Ralph Johnson CF, Topeka State. 5th overall. The 21 year old Omaha, Ne. native had a big season in his first and only year of college ball. He hit .329 with 15 homers and 55 rbi's and was named a first team All-America selectiona as well as a finalist for the Christian Trophy, which will be presented after the College World Championship Series. Johnson was not included in the mock due to a clerical error by the league that had mistakenly identified him as not eligible until 1946.
CHIEFS- Dick Mills LHP, South Boston (MA) High School. 10th overall. Based on his three year stats at South Boston High, Mills seemed like a reach as a first rounder. He started just 7 of his 15 appearances as a senior, posting a 4-0 recod with a 1.43 era. In 45 high school appearances, including 21 starts, over three years at the school he was 12-1 with a 1.33 era. OSA did not place Mills on it's 5-round mock draft list.
COUGARS- Johnny Peters CF, Liberty College, 3rd overall His batting average was down slightly from last season but stats (.307,10,35) were still strong enough to earn Peters a third straight berth on the First Team All-American roster. In the OSA mock draft, Peters is listed #2 behind only outfielder Paul Williams.
CINCINNATI- Al Browner, 3B, Wharton (TX) High School. The Cannons finished the 1944 season with 2 first round selections but traded both to St Louis so Browner was their top selection at the tail end of round two, 31st overall. His 1945 batting average was slightly worse than his two previous seasons at Wharton but otherwise he was pretty consistent over his prep career. Batted .449,4,25 this season. OSA saw Browner going right about where he was selected as the final pick in the second round.
CLEVELAND- Bert Haines RHP, North Tonawanda (NY) High school. 9th overall. Haines went 8-2 with a 1.38 era in his only season of high school ball and had a tremendous pitching duel but lost 2-0 to Gothams third rounder Ted Beavan in the Western New York section championship game. OSA is never big on pitchers in it's mock draft but the service did not include Haines in it's five round list, making him the the second first round pitcher selection to be omitted entirely by Dan Barrell's service.
DETROIT- Del Johnson 2B, West Goshen State, 6th overall. A second straight appearance as Second Team All-American for Johnson, who led all AIAA second baseman with a .320 batting average this season. OSA shows Johnson #9 on it's initial mock draft.
MONTREAL- Hank Smith 1B, Tallmadge State, 11th overall. Was a second team All-American in 1944 but missed selection this year because of the competition at first base. Despite that Smith still led the AIAA in batting average this season by hitting at a .345 clip. Showed some power too with 13 homers. OSA feels Smith is the 10th best prospect on it's mock.
NY STARS- The Stars had picks 1 and 2 in the draft so let's look at how they each fared this season. First overall was Bob Riggins, the 1944 Christian Trophy winner, 3-time first team All-American from Grange College had another strong season hitting .342 (second in the AIAA) with 9 homers and 46 rbi's.
Second overall the Stars picked up Beaver (PA) High School shortstop Ralph Hanson had himself a year in his only season of high school ball. Hanson established a new record for a single season high school batting average by hitting .615 to top the old mark of .613 set by Walt Messer in 1934. His .669 on-base-percentage is the fifth highest in the post-feeder era and surpassed only by Bill Barrett, Red Johnson, Luke Berry and Hal Renard. It is clear the Stars added two immense talents to their collection. OSA likes Hanson as #3 on it's mock with Riggins sliding to 7th.
NY GOTHAMS- Due to several trades the Gothams did not pick until the third round, 36th overall. There they selected Ted Beaven, a RHP out of East High School in Buffalo, NY. Not a bad season for a third round selection as Beaven went 10-0 with a career best 0.72 era. In 3 seasons of high school ball he was 29-1 with a 1.01 era and a 13.7 K/9. OSA feels Beaven is right about where he was actually selected, ranking him 38th on it's mock.
KEYSTONES- Nate Power 1B, Daniel Boone College, 16th overall. First team All-American in 1944 and followed that up with a second team selection this year with a .332,13,69 season. Led the AIAA in rbi's this year. OSA likes Power as the top first baseman in the draft and 8th overall on it's mock.
SAILORS- Gordon McDonald RHP, Liberty (SC) High School, 13th overall. You can't ask for much more from McDonald in his only season of high school ball. He went 11-0 with a 0.87 era while fanning 169 and walking just 18. OSA has McDonald at #20 on it's mock draft but that makes him the top pitcher in the eyes of the scouting service.
PITTSBURGH- Paul Williams OF, Clayton High School in St Louis, 8th overall. Williams (.459,9,35) showed a little more power in this his third season of high school ball but scouts can't help but feel they expected just a little more from him this year. The good news is OSA put Williams number one on their current mock draft.
ST LOUIS- The Pioneers had three first round picks selection Artie Smith, a catcher out of South Valley State 12th ovrall, CF Barry Lowry from Tarpon Springs (FL) High School 14th, and with the 15th pick they drafted Bowman (SC) High School third baseman Dan Finch. Smith (.266,1,32) had a down year compared to his previous two seasons of college ball. Lowery (.491,2,36) was making his high school debut as a senior and Finch (.430,7,32) posted numbers just down slightly from his previous two years of high school ball. OSA had Finch the highest of the three on it's mock draft, slotting him in at pick 18. Lowery was 27th on the scouting service list while Artie Smith was projected as a 5th round selection.
TORONTO- Otis Porter RHP from 1944 national champion Grange College 7th overall. Porter was not quite as impressive this season as he was last year when he was nominated for the Christian Trophy. However, OSA was not impressed with Porter- tabbing him as a third round selection.
WASHINGTON- Ike Perry C, Navasota(TX) High School 4th overall. 2 time High School All-American may get consideration for a third selection when the honourees are revealed next week. Played a career low 20 games, batting .494 with 4 homers and 26 rbi's this season. OSA ranked him #5 on it's mock draft.
OSA UNVEILS IT'S MOCK DRAFT
The league scouting service unveiled it's list of who it feels are the top players available in the current draft. Here are the 16 best accoridng to OSA and where they were actually drafted:
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1 LF Paul Williams #8 Pittsburgh
2 CF Johnny Peters #3 Chicago Cougars
3 SS Ralph Hanson #2 NY Stars
4 CF Carl Clark #18 Chicago Cougars
5 C Ike Perry #4 Washington
6 RF Fred Miller #37 Brooklyn
7 CF Bob Riggins #1 NY Stars
8 1B Nate Power #16 Keystones
9 2B Del Johnson #6 Detroit
10 1B Hank Smith #11 Montreal
11 2B Mike Cochran #27 Montreal
12 3B Bob Miller #25 Cleveland
13 1B Ivey Henley #67 Cleveland
14 RF Joe Scott #41 Sailors
15 C Larry McClure #17 NY Stars
16 SS Harry Finney #23 Toronto
GRID KINGS FOLDING ACCORDING TO REPORTS
The Brooklyn Football Kings are on the verge of folding according to AFA insiders. The reason given is simple: a lack of money. We are told that the club simply does not have the financial means to survive in the competitive player market brought on by the addition of a prospective new pro league.
There was a stadium crisis for the grid Kings as well when they were kicked out of Kings County Ballpark by Brooklyn baseball owner Daniel Prescott, but that appeared to be solved a couple of weeks ago when AFA President Jack Kristich, with help from Washington Wasps owner Homer Bentley, brokered a deal with New York Football Stars boss Erasmus Scott to allow the Kings to play in New York City at Dyckman Stadium, despite New York being considered "Stars territory."
The grid Kings have not been very good the past couple of seasons, not since veteran coach John Brainard enlisted in the Navy and was replaced by Kurt Hauptstag in 1942. In three seasons under Hauptstag's guidance the Kings are 8-23 including a dismal 1-9 showing last year.
Brooklyn did have some success under Brainard, winning the AFA championship game in 1938 and 1940, but for much of its existence the Kings franchise has struggled. The club has been in Brooklyn since 1930 when financier Dudley Townsend bought the Dayton club and moved it to the borough. While the current feud with Prescott is a factor in the grid club's rumoured demise it is perhaps ironic that a decade and a half ago it was believed that Townsend's assistance enabled Prescott retain control of the baseball Kings after the root beer magnate ran into some financial trouble in the wake of the Stock Market crash.
*** Solves a Sticky Scheduling Dilemma ***
The one positive for the AFA if the Kings franchise is indeed shuttered would be it relieves a potential logistic nightmare in trying to compose a schedule for an 11 team league. The St Louis Ramblers confirmed last week they are returning for the 1945 season after two years sharing a franchise due to player shortages. The Ramblers bring the league up to eleven teams but if Brooklyn is on the way out, the schedule will be much easier to compose. Expect that Pittsburgh Paladins to likely shift over to the Eastern Division if the Kings are deposed.
SAWYER CONFIDENT HE WILL NOT SUFFER REES' FATE
Don't expect another big upset in Saturday's title fight. That is the word from Hector Sawyer as he prepares to defend his World Heavyweight title against Pete Sanderson at Gothams Stadium. A crowd of over 50,000 is expected as Sawyer's makes his first appearance in the Big Apple since beating Mark Dyer in 1940 in what was his first title defense after knocking out German strongman Jochen Schroetter earlier that year to win the crown.
A week ago long-time middleweight titleholder Archie Rees saw his reign end when he was upset by Pittsburgh factory worker Frank Melanson but Sawyer says there will be no such story for ex-Marine Pete Sanderson when the pair tangle in New York Saturday evening.
It will be Sawyer's second title defense since leaving the Army and his career mark is 50-3-1 following that win - a 5th round knockout of Willie Meyer in Boston in February. Sawyer, who will turn 31 next month, feels he is in the best shape of his career and any rust he might have had following his 4 year stint in the military, disappeared with his February victory. The New Orleans native, known as 'The Cajun Crusher', has won 45 of his 50 victories by knockout and most expect Sanderson to be added to that number, with many feeling the fight will be lucky to last 4 rounds.
Sanderson, a 34-year old originally from Scranton, Pa., is 29-6-2 and will be making his third appearance since being discharged from the marines. His choice as a title opponent is seen by a large number of boxing insiders as a guarantee of at least one more big payday for Sawyer and his handlers. Some are speculating that the champ has slowed during his time in the army and a good fighter will quickly expose those assumptions. However, Sanderson is not seen as good enough or a smart enough fighter to avoid the powerful right hand of Sawyer -something those same experts still call 'devastating.'
DUNN WINS IN HAWAII
Hard punching Richie Dunn, the Oregon born heavyweight, scored a unanimous decision over Maurice Washington of Los Angeles in bout fought in Honolulu over the weekend. Dunn, did look to be tiring in the later rounds of the 10 round fracas but did hang on to win on points, improving the 30 year old's record to 24-9-2. Neither fighter hit the canvas at any time during the fast bout. Dunn had a decided edge in the first two rounds and caught Washington with several stiff rights and lefts, but his pace slowed greatly as the bout progressed.
The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 6/17/1945
- B-29 Superfortresses continue daily raids on various key targets in major Japanese cities.
- Allied headquarters announced that Australian forces have invaded Borneo and seized control of a strategic air base on the northwest coast.
- The US 10th Army, smashing southward in a final big push, stormed the final Japanese defenses and hammered an estimated 10,000 enemy troops back towards the sea in what may be the final battle of Okinawa.
- Reports indicate Japan has moved to draft boys as young as 15 and girls age 17 for combat service in the event of an American invasion of the Japanese home islands.
- Former Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, last of the Nazi hierarchy not accounted for, was captured in a Hamburg boarding house where he had lived unrecognized for more than six weeks.
- In a stop in London before proceeding to New York, Britain paid tribute to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, with large crowds cheering wildly and the city honouring him.
- Prime Minister W.L. McKenzie King's wartime government retained power in an Federal election in Canada, but his Liberal party failed to win a clear-cut majority in Parliament.
- President Truman is reporting 'good progress' toward Big Three unity as a result of talks by his special diplomatic emissaries in London and Moscow.
- 16 exiled Polish leaders arrested by the Red Army face possible death sentences after being charged with sabotage and terrorism of the Red Army. The announcement said the crimes were committed in Poland in January, some point after the Red Army broke the German line and smashed into eastern Germany.