The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-07-01

"'Hu'i W the ffO. but Williams
who had been idle from last June
until the recent Princeton meet
was defeated by John Quiglcy. white
high school boy from New York
Notwithstanding this defeat. am
compelled 10 string along with
Williams. believe experience will
count. and that the race at Prince
ION afforded the Olympic champ
ION the necessary work to put him
In shape for the AAU meet.
Jim Herbert. New York univer.
sity, acclaimed one OF the bright
est prospects during the winter
season OF l937-3S. finished behind
Williams and Quigley at Prince.
ton. and. judging on past perform
ances will hardly improve that po-
siiion
F, There Is The possibility iha,
Woodruff will also run in the 40
and II he does. then you can name
him as the winner. and In record.
breaking time.
Dave Albritton and Charles Walk.
err former Ohio State stars, look
like the best IN the running high
Jump. Edward Burke. Roscoe Wash.
inelon and Walt Arlington may
come in and spring surprise.
Bill Watson and Archie Harris
have excellent chance 10 win the
discus aud shot put. but they will
have 10 exceed the marks the,
have made this spring. Bill Lace.
field should repeat in the running
broad jump.
Gus Lcsnevich. New Jersey light.
heavy weight. disposed OF Dave
Clark. Detroit. with frightening
ease Thursday night IN Nutley
Nd. eliminating Clark as con-
tender for the crown snatched
from the head OF John Henry
Lewis by the National Boxing as
ISOLATION. last week.
The hasty disposal OF Clark left
his admirers stunned and befud.
died as they had anticipated an
easy win for their idol over The
New Jersey fighter The hoys arr
yet attempting to explain the cause
OF the defeat.
MANY were of The opinion clark
had changed his style. and. Instead
OF boxing Lesnevich. had gone out
10 engage In smuggling match with
his white opponent. Others
thought 1t was one OF those lucky
punches. And then there were
those who expressed tho bclIef that
Al Gamer had soficncd Clark In
The fight in Pittsburgh recently.
leaving the Deiroiier an easy prey
TO solid punch.
The truth of the one-round
Knockout will not be known until
Clark and his handlers return TO
Detroit,
In an effort 10 keep alive the in
terest In baseball Ill has been very
low recently. Ed Bolden. owner of
the Hillsdale Stars. has denoted
Jud Wilson as manager OF the
Philadelphia team. and elevated
Jake Dunn 10 that exalted posi-
iion.
Jake. a mild-mannercd Young
chap. has been alternating in The
inileld and outfeld for the Stars for
me past six or seven years. He
came out OF the west by tho way
Of Detroit.
Dunn came 10 Detroit IN 1925. an
eighteen-year-old snort stop who
mad made remarkable record In
california. Steve Pierce. then own
or OF the Detroit Stars. had seen
Jake SCOOP np hot groundcrs and
tear the hide off The ball before
leaving California to take over the
Detroit team.
Jake was unable 10 displace
Anvil Higgins. then in the short
field position for the Stars. and
the following year joined with the
leans In the East
A little erratic in his fielding
Dunn made himself a favorite with
me Detroit fans with his heavy
hitting. Add TO this Jake's fine
sportsmanship both on and Off
the Held. and II can readily be I'M
derstood why he was so we'll liked
by the Detroit fans.
Gus Greenlee has quit baseball
and the fans are wondering II no
mas also quit It's environment. Bv
that, they mean will he be asso.
ciated with the promotion Of the
annual East-West game in Chica-
so In August.
Since the inception OF this prof
table game. Greenlee has been the
moving spirit behind the scenes
In many Instances. il has been
Greenlee's money that provided the
necessary means to keep the game
going.
But now that Greenlee has lost
his team. and his cash is not as
long as II was few years back
The fans are wondering n he will
De associated with Cole. Hall. and
others In the promotion
The East-West game Is an excel.
lent barometer Of what Nero
baseball can do II handled pro-
nerly. Starting with an attendance
OF little over ten thousand. the
Ians have attended in larger num-
bers each year. a throng Of close
10 $4,000 gazing at the players last
year.
Hut the owners have buried
their heads too deep into the mire
TO hear the warning cry OF Inn
pending disaster. They will Just
continue 10 do business as they
have done IN the past fourteen or
ffteen years.