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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

he long awaited Gay mas ar
we'd and all Detroit * joined in
The celebration of Christmas
Santa Claus. travelling pretty
close to schedule, has paid his visit
10 every home IN the city. rich and
poor alike. and thanks 10 the
GoodfellowS and n score of other
charitable organizations not a
single child failed 10 have that
happy. breathleSs thrill Of opening
his presents
Even such horrible examples as
the man who didn't do ms Christ
mas shopping early and the fellow
who waited until the last minute
10 mail have finally got the job
done.
BY now thousands and thousands
Of presents for children and fathers
and mothers an q sisters and
brothers and wives and sweet
hearts. friends and relatives have
been opened beside thousands Of
sparkling Christmas trees
Dad has found that his new slip
pers don't fiji him Mothers new
robe is too small and sister. who
is 10. received a baby doll from
Aunt Emma
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
CHURCHES CROWDED

At midnight more than 200 of
the city'S churches were filled to
capacity for the solemn and color
full Christmas Eve communion
services of the Catholic and Epis-
copal churches. Many churches.
crowded to the doors, were forced
to turn persons away.
The Cathedral of the Blessed
Sacrament, where the Most Rev.
Edward Mooney officiated at the
midnight mass. was filled before
IL p. m. and many remained for
the two low masses which followed.
A feature of the midnight Serv-
ices at the Catholic churches was
the blessing of the Christmas crib.
This ceremony was originated CEN
turtles ago by ST. Francis of Assist
and mas been gaining in popularity
in recent years.
All churches were holding spe-
cial services today, both in the
morning and evening.
In short, Christmas in Detroit
was a day rejoicing, and as the
late Bishop Michael J. Gallagher
onse said;
MAY IL ever be thus"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
DSR 10 Repeat
Home Delivery

If you intend TO do any serious
drinking on New Years Eve, or
even if you just figure on doing
some moderate" drinking. leave
your car at home and use a DSR
bus.
That's the suggestion of city
officials. and particularly ef- Fred
A. Nolan. general manager Of the
DSR. who has announced that the,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
YuIe Gifts Flood
Heroic Boy, !

BATTLE CREEK. Dec. 25.-
Seven-year-old Jimmie Anthony,
Battle Creeks Tiny Tim, today
had not only survived railroad
crossing accident that cost both
legs, but had observed the coming
of Santa Claus in his room at Conn
Hospital.
With more than So 600 in cash
collected for him in Battle Creek
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
en- Chorus 7th Concert

The General Motors Chorus,
composed of $50. employees, gave
its seventh annual Christmas con-
cert yesterday in the lobby of the
General Motors Building.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

odayf yaImoae

day spent Christmas in almos1
Summer temperature. "A
A high of 81 degrees reached a
800 p. m. made a new record
for the community.
Skis, snowshoes, sleds ant
heavy Winter clothing designated
for Fort Custer might have ar
rived-nobody on the holiday evt
knew. Nor did any one seem tf
care.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

MAY II ever be thus"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

All this. however, is only a part
OF Christmas. for from one end
of the city 10 the other the poor
are being fed and clothed and
made a little happier with some
small gifts. Churches have been
crowded since midnight as teSti-
mony that the real religious sig
nifcance Of the feast of Christmas
has not been forgotten.
There is little peace in the
world today, but there is peace in
the hearts of DetToiters who
know the satisfaction of proving
a truly merry Christmas for the
needy of the city.
Not only has no child been for
gotten, but the private and public
charities have seen TO il that all
adults are cared for. Christmas
dinners are being served by
churches. by the Salvation Army,
by tho Volunteers of America. by
the ST, Francis House. the Capu-
chin Ffiars and many, many other
groups.
The celebration OF the birth of
Christ began officially in Detroit
~ $50 p. m. yesterday when
Veronica Konke, a 12-year-old
patient at the Children'S Hospital
Of Michigan. lit the huge tree in
front of City Hall
Mayor JeffrieS was present at
the ceremonies mad extended his
Christmas greetings and best
WlSheS for the New Year TO the
pebble of Detroit.
Yhe department of recreation
presented a tableau of the Wise
Man and the Shepards visiting the
Christ Child, the department 5
band played and a huge choir sang
the favorite Christmas hymns of
The First Noel and "Hark, the
Herald Angels Sing
In conclusion the audience joined
in the singing of Silent Night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

and surrounding communities. there
was a wealth of toys awaiting him.
Jimmie's sister, Barbara, 10, was
not permitted TO see Rim because
of measles epidemic
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
Like Florida
Clusters Winter Army
Has Summer Weather

FORT CUSTER. Dec. 25.-The
Fifth Division, designated Winter
outfit of the American army. to-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

On week days enjoy the two
pages Of comics and adventure
strips In the daily Detroit
Times; on Sunday, the great
Comic Weekly with WORLD
FAMOUS comics In COLORS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
Everybody Happy
Spirit of Christmas PerUades All Detroit and
the Proverbial Goose Hangs High
THE OTHER SIDE

weatherman for n little SNOW and
ice for the new skates and sleds.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Leaders Coming Back
To Lazzeri's Leafs
In Inf. Flag Race

By the Associated Press.
If Tony Lazzeri wasn't such a
lively, aggressive sort of guy you
might figure he was managing his
Toronto Maple Leafs on the theory
that he could get what he wanted
just by waiting for it.
Whatever waiting Tony has been
doing this International League
season has peen forced upon him.
He just didn't have the team at the
outset to keep the pace the leaders
were setting. The Leafs still are a
long way from the three top teams
in the standing, but they already
have waited long enough to see most
of the others come back to them.
When they beat the Buffalo BIZ
sons, 6-2, last night for their third
straight victory over the herd, the
Leafs moved into sixth place in the
standing. Last week they knocked
off the Jersey Giants three times
and only moved out of the cellar for
day. Now they're only three games
behind the fifth-place Montreal
Royals and fourth-place Baltimore
Orioles, who virtually are tied. You
may see Toronto in the first divi-
sion yet if some of the others keep
slipping.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Louis in One Class, All Others in Another

There ready disposition laugh off talk comeback by
Dempsey who is As But after the Battle the
laughing matter Dempsey
Baer and Gaento looking rating will be
these fellows under
hit
couple There Bob Paohe struck
rememband the tip that Patrick Edward Comkey the white
hope, has bad hands.
Al see Dempsey lis slump in the fight business The
best thing that happen for Louis of retirement
knocking
Ave This will give the people chance forget him and
interested in somebody Louis will quickr this but
just bad He belongs class and all the other heawehts in
another"
His brother his
the ncion
behalf Casweu
brother Galentos former
the late Jacobs scheduled the fight.
to blame anybody
charitable
entire affair is that both Messrs Baer and
highly accurate They called each other
q
Evening star., 1940-07-03
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

The manifold misery of the Ma
tionals had mounted to dizzy heights
today, with an epidemic of errors, a
four-game losing streak and the
temporary loss of Outfelder Gerald
Walker as the latest distressing
items to haunt the club.
Washington's tendency to handle
baseball like red-hot coal, cou-
pied with the clubs spotty pitching
and apparent inability to produce
timely blows, has shackled the team
in the cool confines of the American
League basement. Those who have
viewed the Mats last two engage
ments at Griffith Stadium are con-
vinced they are destined to remain
there.
Walkers loss is the least disturb
ing of Manager Bucky Harris in
tensified woes, if for no other reason
than that it is temporary. How to
curb the clubs erratic fielding, inject
a dose of dynamite in the batting
order and locate a tonic for his
pitching staff represents a more
pressing problem to Mr.. Harris.
Bucky's alleged hurting supply
had reached such stage of eXhaus-
ton that he planned to start Joe
Krakauskas today. That debatable
honor last was conferred on Krakky
seven weeks ago and, with the sea-
son nearly half evaporated, Joe still
was seeking victory No. at press
time.
Travis Erratic Against Yankees.
Ten errors in two games represent
one of Washington's most dismal
distinctions of the season. Third
Baseman Cecil Travis, who had been
playing a brilliant brand of ball on
the road, seemingly has worn a
rubber glove against the Yankees
committing four miscues. Charley
Colbert, normally a steady short
stop, has booted two grounders and
Zeke Bonura also has erred twice.
The Mats, who accommodatingly
launched Detroit and Cleveland on
prolonged winning streaks, are doing
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the thick of the pennant fuss, hay
ing captured only 2 of 10 games
from them to this point. New York
was striving for a clean sweep of
the three-game series today after
walloping Dutch Leonard, 6-2, yes
terday.
Walker, wearing a patch over his
right eye in accepted piratical FASH
ion, was to miss today's engagement
and perhaps tomorrow's double
header here with Philadelphia. Gee
suffered a superficial cut on the
eyelid in the first inning when, as
he attempted to bunt, the ball
glanced upward into his face.
Leonard, who has accumulated
nine triumphs, was dealt his seventh
defeat of the campaign as Lefty
Gemez, who had pitched only five
innings previously this season, scat
tered nine hits in the seven innings
he labored.
Washington spurted into . brtsny
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Cuisine in Line
To Top Rocks
This Season
Pirates InfieIder, 20,
Runs, Throws, Fields,
Bots in Star Style
BY TOM SILER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, July 3.-The Pitts
burgh Pirates may not be headed
anywhere, but they've. got a kid
second baseman who is going places
fast.
He is Frank Gustine, and his
manager, Frank Frisch, quite a ball
player himself in his day. will tell
you the 20-year- infielder is "as
fine rookie as I ever saw"
The young Chicago boy finished
among the also-rans during the
spring training ballyhoo derby, los
ing out by wide margin to such
heralded freshmen as Brooklyns
Peewee Reese. Cleveland's Lou Bou-
dreau and Ray Mack, Dom Di Mag
gio of the Red Sox and Bob Ken
nedy of the Chicago White Sox.
But the season now is almost
half over and it's hard to see how
Gustine can miss serious consid-
Grafton as the rookie of the year"
unless he slumps sharply.
Hes a great kid" says Frisch.
'He' does everything well-runs,
throws, fields and bats, And with
all his ability he's swell boy"
Young Gustine, in his fourth year
of pro ball, now is batting neat
1888, good for third ranking in the
National League, and is a strong
fielder at second base. He never
played second before this spring.
Harold (Pie) Traynor, former
Pirate skipper, signed him and sent
him to the minors in 1887. He
spent three years in the Kitty and
Western Leagues. Late last season
the Bucs pulled him in when Bill
Brubaker and Lee Handley were
injured, leaving the club without
third baseman. He played % games
at third, but was not overly i'm
pressive.
This spring Frisch put him on
second, and he has been there ever
since and seems destined to stay.
Modest and good looking, Gustine is
level swinger, driving out line
drives. This season he has collect
ed 13 doubles and six triples in his
81 hits. He has been in the leadoff
spot most of the season.
Evening star., 1940-07-03

At last!-The word is out that
July is the deadline for the
non producing Yankees. The
grapevine says unless the club
perks up, Babe Dahlgren will be
replaced by Tommy Heinrich and
Frank Crosetti benched in favor
o of Billy Knickerbocker.
Stanford and Notre Dame are
cooking up a home-and-home
grid series to start at Palo Alto
in 1943. Minneapolis says the de-
pleted condition of the Berg
family Golfers is the main reason
Miss Patty will sign that $50 900
pro contract. Ken Overlin Che
owns half of the middleweight
title) isn't ducking Tony Zale as
Western papers hint. Ken merely
wants to pick up a little dough
In over-the-weight bouts before
laying the title on the line. Can't
blame him for that. Walter Coz.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., July s.
Ancil Hoffman, Max Baer's man
ager, who laid $1,000 against
$500, cashed in on the biggest
single bet of the fight. Johnny
Ray, manager of Billy Conn,
dropped 5000 on Signor Galento.
The way Tony was missing with
those roundhouse lefts made you
think of good old zekus Bonura
tangling with foul pops along the
first base line. AS for Baer, he's
going to start bowling challenges
at Joe Louis every hour in the
~, but hopes to goodness Joe
won't accept. Galento's dough
was attached by the late Joe
Jacobs heirs And Tony's brother,
Russell, who rates more than an
assist for popping Tony with that
beer glass, is thinking Of attach
ing Beer's snd.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Navy Listed for Meet
Washington A. A.
On August 10

Washington A. A. trackmen will
launch serious training activities
Monday at Western Stadium in
preparation for their first dual meet
of the season. The District runners
will open at Annapolis August TO-
facing the Naval Academy third
classmen.
Coach Dorsey Griffith expects
large squad of candidates for the
initial workout, including many
stars who won their spurs at Mary
land and Catholic University. The
team is not restricted to collegians,
however, and any runners who think
they can make the grade will be
welcome
Washington's three-man delegation
to the National A. A. U. junior and
senior meet in Fresno, Calf, last
week is unreported since Sunday
but believed headed eastward. The
group includes Jim Kehoe, new ma
tional junior 800-meter champion;
Harry March and Tommy Fields.
They will be an important part of
the club team and will be ready for
the Annapolis meet.
Negotiations are under way for
at least two other meets although
nothing definite has been decided.
There is a good chance that WASH
ington will compete in a quadrangle
lar meet with the Boston A. A., New
York A. c. and Penn A. c. late in
August. The matter was broached
by an official of the Boston club,
and if the others are agreeable the
teams will match strides at Randells
Island, New York.
Griffith also expects to have the
squad on edge for the District A.
A. U. games, which will be held the
Saturday after Labor Day, probably
at Catholic University Stadium.
Haskell Clark, Jimmy Montague,
George Shorb and other well-known
long-distance runners who former
ly carried the Washington Track
and Field Club colors will run for the
new association in tomorrow's Dis
trict of Columbia Recreation De-
partment-T -Takoma citizens 10-mile
marathon. Jerry Looney, a retired
runner, is rounding up the distance
men for the association.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Each Loop Sees
Three Bidding
For Honors
Tigers Lead Now for
First Time; Dodgers
Regain Pinnacle
BY JUDSON BAILEY,

N'SSoSAetSA 4Coo OpOt 70 UIltris
The Fourth of July is supposed to
be magical date in baseball because
of the legend that the teams leading
their leagues on that day will wind
up with the pennant later on.
But the major leagues have two
new pacemakerS today, and are
just as likely to have different pair
tomorrow, so that the only thing the
holiday this year can be expected to
prove conclusively is that q lot Of
fans like their baseball in big doses
and are willing to pay for it.
The Detroit Tigers assembled to
the pinnacle of the American League
yesterday for the first time this year
and the Brooklyn Dodgers regained
the National League top rung for the
seventh time.
Three Atop Each League.
1t is entirely possible, however, for
any one of three teams to have first
place in either league when the fire.
works are finished tomorrow. That's
how close the races are.
The two st. Louis clubs took
charge of yesterdays reroutings.
In the afternoon the Browns tanned
the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, and at
night the Cardinals crushed the Gin
cinnati Reds, 40.
The Brown, who a few days ago
bumped the Boston Red Sox out Of
the American League lead, seemed
to get a lot of pleasure administer
ing the same medicine to the In
dians. All St. Louis runs came on
homers and Pitcher Vernon Ken
nedy himself decided the game with
a tWo-run home run in the ninth
inning, his second of the season.
Detroit. which had muffed oppor-
tunities to take over the lead on
other occasions, booted this chance
around for two hours and 81 min
utes, but finally nosed out the Chi
cago White SoX, 1913 The Tigers
were outhit, 1911, and made three
errors to two.
The Cardinals shutout of the
Reds was the handiwork of Fiddler
| Bill MCGEE. who kept seven hits
scattered and batted in two of his
teams runs. The Cards nicked Paul
Derringer for 13 hits.
The Dodgers were ready and eager
to resume the lead, plastering Al
shellacking on the hapless Phillies
behind the three-hit hurting of Tex
Carleton. Joe Medwick and Pete
Coscarart hit home runs for Brook
| lyn.
The New York Giants, who are
close enough to take control in the
senior circuit if their rivals falter,
lost ground as the Boston Bees
banged out So triumph. prin-
| cipally through the home runs Of
Chet Ross and Gene Moore. Each
team got IL hits, but the Giants
made three errors.
Bill Lee Back in Form.
1t was a day for pitching come
backs. Bill Lee, the big gun of the
| Chicago Cubs, returned to form to
shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates. 100,
on five hits. He never gave his foes
a chance and the Cubs clustered
five runs in the second inning and
four more in the fifth.
! The Boston Red Sox, who are
within striking distance of the lead
| in the Junior loop, divided double
header with the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. Ed Heusser beat them in the
first game, 4-3, but Jim Foxx and
Joe Cronin hit homers in the night
cap and Boston triumphed, 159,
scoring eight runs in the first two
| innings.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Wary at Sturt, Buer Bruve at Finish

We asked going indugng little
fight
around fight Jack seemed little pqud
there something wanted
that had received 40
he intended to shape
possibly the slaughter
he toolck give lively
The Gaento who fought foored Louis
his left hand Last night
hitting nothing
licked Schmeng nothing
who beat Tommy looked
night
would fall down Of his accord . >.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Boers Manager Win Top Fight Bet; Conn's Pilot Loses
Yok Changes Due Unless Team Sus Now Leb Installing Shift Foido

Birthday, but he has streak of
American Indian in his makeup
and is managed by a German
named Stein and a Jew named
Kline. Forget all about AL M'Coy
as light-heavyweight contender
after that loss to the washed-up
Solly Krieger. Lou Nova still is
on that Yoga diet of raw vege-
tables, fruits and nuts.
One-minute interview-Jimmy
Dykes: MY heart is bleeding for
those poor Yanks. But Joe Dc
Carthy has been the greatest
manager in baseball for four
years. He'll bring them out of it"
Today's guest star-Zipp New
man, Birmingham (Ala) News:
BEST laugh of the year was the
Browns receiving requests for
world series tickets. If the
Browns see any world series
tickets they'll buy EN-"
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Error Epidemic, Defeat Streak,
Loss of Walker Add to Woes
of Lost-PIuce Nationals

enjoyed lead in the second inning,
producing two runs on doubles by
Bonura and Jimmy Bloodworth and
single by Leonard, who was some
thing of hitting figure with three
singles.
CrOSetti Scores on Balk.
The Yankees matched that in the
third inning, launched when frankie
Crosetti beat out bunt down the
third base line and scooted around
to third as Travis threw wild past
Bonura. Red Rolfe walked, and
Crosetti scored and Rolfe moved to
second as Leonard baked. Charley
Keller's single to right, scoring Rolfe,
locked the score at %.
New York grasped 80 lead in
the sixth when Babe Dahlgren
lashed a triple to right with two
out and scored as Bonura dropped
BloodWorth's low throw after Jimmy
had fielded Gomez's slow roller.
Doubles by Crosetti and Keller and
one of Joe Di Maggio's four singles
increased New York's lead to So
in the seventh.
Joe Gordon, leading off in the
eighth, scored the Yankees. final
run. He was safe as Travis fumbled
his grounder, moved to second on
Dahlgren's sacrifice and scored on
Pinch-hitter Tommy Henrich's loop
ing double to left.
Leonard, who failed to remain the
route for only the third time in 16
starts, was blasted for 13 hits in
the eight innings he pitched, Rene
Monteagudo pitching the ninth and
escaping trouble despite loading the
bases through the medium of sim
gle and two walks.
Evening star., 1940-07-03

veteran trainer and owner, esti-
mates he's driven more than
10000 miles behind trotters and
PAGERS.
Happened in July.
July, 1919-Dempsey knocks out
Jess Willard.
July, 1921 Dempsey knocks
out Georges Carpenter.
July, 1928 Dempsey beats
Tommy Gibbons.
July, 1940-Dempsey knocks out
wrestler.
Tom Lieb is installing the Notre
Dame shift at Florida, but will
wait until next year to add the
other Rockne system features.
Berkeley Bell, ex-Davis Cupper,
has. taken over the pro job at the
Bethpage State Park on Long
Island. Robert E. Lee Skies, who
fought Pat Comiskey last night,
not only Wa born on Ltucolns
Evening star., 1940-07-03
MouIer Says Conn Can Lick Both of Them

AS we said nobody fooled 1t
h had lively
to make something grim
There dd either
Of the onlooke refused
to make it one of those this-s for baby jobs
We assuming that that
technical knockout in eighth
to the people thought would
in front all the with something
have done the job quickly had there been
instance Uncle Mike had threatened match
everybody might have been home bed much earlier
few hours before the fight bumped into
Dempsey said he
from with
Atlanta Gaento should Billy
ring with Louis but he lick either Galeno
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Axiom That July Pace Settlers Will Win Flags Due for Discard This Yea,
Win> Lose :: !:,!,:: :. o! or Draw
FRANCIS E. STAN,
ExuctIy as Advertised
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

JERSEY CITY these lines written shortly
midnight Roosevelt Stadium prizes
the national grabbag sweeping a
rife which the natives
Of neutral bysanders think it's
have with
1t hilarious, hamny
broken
longer and neither whom baed
right to Joe Louis September
ciate the National Boxing
fellow,
won't get this particular Washington.
Now don't Nobody gates
his admission fee after
could find fault with the advertising billed
and it exactly that, nothing
people will anything
orwehe leading chaleng Louis title
worth approximately 90 rubes.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Cowboy Team Is Booked

Tru-Blu Beers softball team will
meet the transforming Oklahoma
Cowboys July IA, it was announced
today. The Cowboys stage roping
and shooting exhibitions before their
games. Friday Tru-Blu plays Lam
caster County, Pennsylvania cham
pions, Friday night at Ballston.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
beavers Is Mound Star

Frank beavers blanked ODonnell's
with two hits as his Cameo Furni-
ture mates launched their second-
half Industrial League flag chase
with SO victory over the Grillmen.
"Giggle' Adair's home-run featured
14-hit Cameo assault on two
ODonnell hurlers.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Interior Beuts Market

Lefty JeWetts six-hit twirling and
the timely hitting of Hawksworth
and Ciomei featured Interiors 1919
triumph over Center Market in their
Departmental League game. Each
team made two homers.
Evening star., 1940-07-03
Paging Washington Reds

Ida's Department Store team
manager wants the Washington
Reds manager to call him at Geor-
gia 1850.