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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-17

Ypsilanti Gas Dept.
Schafarik's Market
R. S. Cerganoff
Wier Bros. Sport Shop
Hopkins Thomas Agency
Ypsilanti Record Publishing Co.
McDaris & Hoten
Cunningham's Drug Stores
My Home Bakery
The Mackraft Shops
Anderson & Deck Service
Sutton Paint Supply
City Body Shop
Hudson Sales & Service
East Side Variety Shop
Ypsi Body Shop, 3S E. Michigan
Frank L. Blaha
Louis Pook
Shaefer's Huron Street Store
Cordon's Cash Market
Frank Minniss
The Bargain Store, Fl N. Huron
Johns Ypsi Lunch
Riverside Bowling Alleys
Mayor Ross X. Bower
Oriental Beauty Salon
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-17

The Detroit Edison Co.
Ypsilanti Police Department
Home Furnace Co.
Sans Cut Rate, as N. Huron
Leon Lamothe, 81 N. Huron
c. c. jerks, AZ N. Huron
w. c. Wilson, 40 N. Huron
Nepodal & Arnet
Ypsilanti Cut Rate, % N. Huron
Haab Bros. Cafe, Is w. Michigan
Edward B. Whiting, 2 w. Michigan
Lee v. Haviland, FL E. Michigan
Great A & P Tea Co.
Packers Outlet II
Doran Chevrolet Co.
Joseph H. Thompson, Inc.
Silkworth's Super Service
Delano & Kisor
Durant's Flower Shop
Moorman's, Gil w. Michigan
Ypsilanti Savings Bank
Huron Homes, Is w. Michigan
Family Dept. Store
The Apparel Shop
M. & S. Store
John d. LaRue
Gauss Baing Co.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-17

In country dedicated the proposition that all men
created equal than fitting and that Con-
stuton Day be observed this year with renewed allie
glance the precepts established by its founders to the
flag which for than a century and half has been
flown a free people, and to the people who ARE the
nation constitution and the tried and true enets of
freedom.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
WASN'T IT u LOVELY WEEK ?

heard fender scraping along the curb.
When, miraculously without an ac-
cident, she reached home, her father
was already there, for Saturday was a
half day at the Office. He was sitting
on the front porch with her mother
AS Isabelle turned into the driveway
he was saying to Rosalie: "I'm going
to tell her that she'll either stop this
behavior or she won't be allowed to
go to the Pavilion at all. have stood
absolutely the last hour intend to
stand of this - this ="
This siege" Rosalie reminded him.
When Isabelle arrived at the steps
he called sternly down to her. lisa
belle, want to have talk with you"
Can you wait a little while, Fa-
ther?" she asked, running up the steps.
Gracious. she had no time to talk now,
with all she had to do! Dresses to try
on, and makeup. She couldn't wear
the white chiffon; it was too innocent;
she had to look worldly, and poised.
Wait" Spencer achieved what he
felt was parental roar. "I've waited
week"
Evening star., 1940-01-21

"A week." She paused at the front
door what week."
This past week." Rosalie said.
This past outrageous, awful week"
Absently Isabelle's shining eyes
rested on Rosalie, while her mind
skipped over the last seven days as if
they'd never been, to that enchanted
moment when she had first read of
Tip Harmon's forthcoming appear
ance That was all she could remember
about the week, that and these last
few moments since she had met Tip.
why, Mamma" she spoke with
mild astonishment. "how can you say
that? It's been a lovely week"
Rosalie was speechless. Words stran-
gled in a strange noise in Spencer's
throat. With limp hand he waved to
Isabelle to 60 on, and she went. In the
hall she paused as she heard her father
say in sort of moan:
Lovely! Wasn't it lovely week"
Then he began to laugh and her
mother began to laugh like - Why,
they sounded practically hysterical.
Grown people were certainly strange
sometimes Very strange. With this
thought she dismissed them and. hum
ming blithely, ran up to her room.
The End
Evening star., 1940-01-21

tect him from his female admirers.
This didn't make PERSONS pride feel
very good. Yet pride was something a
person could keep secret; nobody had
to know. But everybody would know
if she agreed to the date If she agreed,
tonight would be one of the greatest
nights of her life at least, everybody
would think so. Pride or vanity "a
pretty narrowing choice to have to
make. While she thought she was still
trying to choose, she was both pleased
and appalled, to hear herself saying: Il
see no reason why l should have a
date with you"
Then, as it was her nature not to
give up hope until there was no use
hoping, she smiled i just to see if
maybe something nice might happen.
She smiled, and looked at Tip Harmon
as if she would be breathless with de-
light if he could find it possible to like
her, yet as if she also would be fright
fully surprised if he didn't. This tan
talizing combination was her very spe-
cial look, and coming as it did on the
heels of her ad-tempered combative-
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Continued from pose five

ness. it had an instantaneous effect; an
effect that brought from him sur
prising question.
Honest" he said, do you really
think it's small-time band?"
NO." she answered gravely, too
confused by dawning happiness to
elaborate on the statement.
We'll, gee" He sighed. I'm glad"
An automobile horn blared behind
them, echoing through the concrete
cavern of the garage Smokey Dalton.
in the ailing roadster, wanted exit for
a trial run around the block. Staring
bemused at Isabelle, Tip waved to his
boys to back out of the way. Isabelle
followed after them with Tip on the
running board. He jumped off when
she reached the street. about to-
night" he said urgently. Make it a
date, won't you?"
She could only slant her eyes to his
and dip her head. She was too happy
to speak. She was practically too
happy to breathe
And much too happy to be driving
car, she realized as, starting off. she
Evening star., 1940-01-21

two more young men, bass drum and
various other musical instruments.
None of the young men answered
her. Charmed by her pretty rage, they
grinned and waited for more.
We'll, in heavens NAME" she sput-
tered, do you expect me to back up
and let YOU in?"
A young man in the second car
jumped out and ordered: Back it up,
boys, and let the lady out"
The boys, amid laughter, pretended
that the cars were hopelessly stalled.
The young man said to Isabelle. "If
you can wait till we get horse -
81 am not amused" She drew her
self up to stateliness will you please
get out of my way" 1t was only then
that Isabelle saw the musical instru-
ments, only then that she really looked
at the young man and saw the lifted
right eyebrow, the twisted smile.
Tip Harmon! Tip and his Har-
monecrs. Wouldn't she insult Tip
Harmon before she even met him! And
she had thought life was terrible before
this moment! 1t was so terrible that
she decided to make it more so: cast
caution to the winds; cast everything
to the winds and go down in the blaze
of her own anger At least she would
have that satisfaction.
YOU she ordered Tip Harmon,
: You stop standing there and laugh
ing and tell that small-time band to
move out of my way"
Tip turned and bawled to his boys:
"She knowS us"
Yeah they yelled and did not
bulge
Tip came toward her She began to
feel shlvery at the pit of her stomach.
After all she'd dreamed and hoped,
for their meeting to be like this! -
with him coming over here to give her
a piece of his mind. and her ready to
give him another piece of hers.
You are not" he asked. "a lover of
swlng?"
Il like it," She added pointedly. IF
it's good"
you do not go twlttery- coy at the
sight of band in the flesh?' He
coughed ''Modesty forbids my saying
a band leader in the flesh
why should II" she asked blankly.
Such beauty" He rested his arm
on the door and let his gaze wander
over her face. Such beauty to be com
blned with such poise!'
She didn't know what to say. She
certainly hadn't expected this, and she
didn't dare even to wonder what he
was leading up to. Look, he said
"as a guy, not as band leader. do
you think I'm - I'm passable?'
Still not sure where he was leading
she played safe by answering haught-
lily: "As have not known you for five
minutes, how could | say?'
Are you going to this joint to-
night" he asked, for the moment
ignoring her question. This Lake
whatever-it SCALED? There are so
many of em when you do onenight
stands that | forget their names.
Its the Pavilion and guess III be
there" she said without enthusiasm.
We'll. look" he went on intensely,
"Ill be working. but between numbers
can come over and sit at your table
- if this joint has tables? Then you
can get to know me better and you
can keep the DANES away from me.
mean -" he quickly amended. Il
mean if you get to know me better you
can make up your mind about me-
So that was it! She looked away
from his begulling twisted grin. He
didn't want a date with her because he
all of a sudden In one second liked
her, but because she could sort OF pro-
Evening star., 1940-05-25
F|aherty Heartened
By Backfie|d Heft;
Off 10 Spokane
Likes Perdue and SIuqIe;
early Signing Of 70
Skins Sets Record

Heartened by the fact that he has
something he has needed ever since
the Redskins moved to Washing
ton-backs weighing more than 200
pounds-Coach Ray Flaherty today
was en- route to his native Spokane
Wash, to arrange final plans for the
squads 1910 training season there
With % players, veterans and
newcomers, already signed-an un-
precedented number for such an
early date-Flaherty took pains to
point out the fulfillment of the Red
skins requisites yesterday before
boarding a plane. He said:
With such backs as Bob Hoffman
of Southern California, Leroy Zim-
norman of San Jose State and Ray
Hare of Gonzaga, we will have the
necessary weight in our backfield
for the first time since coming to
Washington. This should give us
the power for those line plays we
have been lacking in the past"
Last year, l95-pound Erny Pinck-
ert and Ed Justice were the heaviest
backs on the squad.
Flaherty especially was pleased
over having signed Willard CBolo)
Perdue of Duke and Charles
(Chuck Slagle of North Carolina
Perdue is an end and Slagle a
guard. Both of these boys are the
rough-and-ready type and should
be big help to u.s." Flaherty said.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
0y the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, May 25.-Remem-
Der Tinker to Evers to Chance?"
Their catcher says that trio
wouldn't rate higher than an old
maid aunt at a college picnic with
the "Rizzuto to Priddy to Sturm''
combination of the Kansas City
Blues.
Johnny King, backstop for the
Chicago Cubs of IS years ago, de-
clares the Blues make double plays
our infield couldn't make"
And his observations draw a quick
second from Pie Traynor, Pittsburgh
Pirate scout, who came for glimpse
and stayed all week.
The players all are the property
of the creaking New York Yankees
Just thinking he couldn't buy the
youngsters sent the soft crusted Pie
walking the entire 38 blocks from
ball park to hotel every evening.
Priddy Modern Hornsby.
Jerry Priddy, 20-year-old bride
groom and fiery secand baseman. is
a modern Rogers Hornsby at the
plate with an average of 1867 for the
first 81 games. Once in the 4C
double plays perpetrated this season
and four times in 1889 he charged
toward second and f1icked scorching
grounders into Shortstop Phil Riz-
Zutos hands without having a grasp
on the ball.
Scooter of the outfit is Rizzuto.
He has swiped nine bases with
his head first dive to slide right into
the hearts of all the fans who
moaned when Eddie Miller was sold
to the Boston Bees.
First Baseman Johnny Sturm, al
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Dickey Great Judge
OF Topcoat Worn
By Bosox Boss

Tom Yawkey, owner of the Bos-
ton Red Sox, was In New York the
day his team opened in Chicago
recently. He called Manager Joe
Cronin by phone and asked how the
weather was. Croning replied the
temperature was IS. whereupon Tom
decided he did not need a topcoat
in the West, for which he was leav-
ing that afternoon.
When he arrived he discovered
the mercury had dropped to about
35. However, there was no game
that day nor the next, so Tom did
not suffer. On Friday the Red Sox
president went to Comiskey Park to
watch the Yankees play the White
Sox. 1t was cold. He needed a top
coat. Consequently. he visited the
Yankee clubhouse, went to Bill
Dickey's locker and helped himself
to warm coat owned by the Yankee
catcher.
A few minutes later, he visited
the Yankee dugout where Dickey
was sitting.
How do you like this new coat,
Bill?" he asked.
Turn around" replied Dickey.
Pretty good coat" he added.
1T ought to be-" said Yawkey.
cts yours"
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Bad Boy Of Majors,
Poffenberger Now
Is Model Minor
NoshviIIe's Ace Pitcher,
Reformed, Seeks Second
Big League Chance
By the Associated Press.


MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 25.-
Cletus Elwood Boots Poffenberger,
erstwhile bay boy of the major
leagues. has become the model" OF
the minors and is pining for another
shot at big time ball.
Listen to the 23-year-old pitcher:
II am gonna get that shot, and
when I 60 back up there they won't
know me; I'm such changed man.
Behavior Now Angelic.
Once known for his unpredictable
antics and prodigious feats with a
beer stein, the stocky little Dutch
man VOWS he's a teetotaler except
for maybe coupla beers now and
then, when I don't have to work"
His behavior with the league
leading Nashville Vols this season
has been sensationally angelic.
I'm serious this year for the first
time in my life" said Poffenberger
earnestly. Larry Gilbert Nashville
manager) said he'd get me back up
there if I win few games and I'm
gonna win EN-"
Eager to Beat Tigers.
The former Detroit and Brooklyn
hurler, here for series with Mem
phis, has won five of Nashvilles %
victories. He's lost two games.
my arm feels swell and my con-
troll and stuff is better than it ever
has been," he said.
Boots wants to 60 back to the
American League.
The Nationals all right, but:
Il wanna get with an American
League club so I can work against
Detroit and pin their ears back a
coupla times"
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Unbeaten Teams Play
For Junior Legion
Diamond Lead

Two undefeated teams wese tc
battle for the leadership and prob
ably the first-half championship, OF
the Junior American Legion Base
ball League today as Cooley McCul-
Tough and Sergt. Jasper met on
the West Elkpse diamond at 3
O'Clock. Each has won its first -four
games.
Should rain prevent the game, 1t
will be rescheduled for the same
diamond at l pm. tomorrow as the
feature of four Sabbath tits.
Regularly scheduled tomorrow are
the Costello-Potomac game at
o'clock on the North Ellipse and the
Police,Fort Stevens and National
Cathedral-Sergt. Jasper contest at
3 o'clock on the North and West
diamonds, respectively, the Jaspers
doubling up tomorrow If rain post
pone's today's game.
Evening star., 1940-05-25

the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The big topic among the Yanks
these days is Hank Greenberg
and the swell game he is playing
In the Detroit gardens. Mai. Bob
Neyland of Tennessee, one of the
best five football coaches in the
country, will return to the Army
voluntarily the minute he thinks
the country needs him.
Fittin' and proper-In a high
school game out In the corn belt
the other day the last man in the
lineup of the Tampa 1owa)
nine was named Corns. The last
man in the lineup of the op-
posing team (Radcliff) was
named Oats.
Let Charley do it-There is q
chance Of the entire Louisiana
State outfield going to the hos
pital If somebody forgets and
yells, Take it, Charley" There's
Charley Anastasio in left, Charley
erdman In center and Charley
Burley in right.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Net Lessons at SIS Per Putting Tiden Back in Money
All ouGeLder coley

Success story-Not so many
years ago Marvin Leonard was a
porcorn vendor with COOLERS
and pop as sidelines. Today he
owns one of the biggest depart
ment stores in Texas. Also, he Is
the gent who put up the SIS, 900
guarantee that bagged the 1941
National Open Championship for
Fort Worth.
In Florida last spring the Reds
predicted Lee Grissom wouldn't
last a month with the Yanks.
They missed it by exactly one
day. Mrs. Arturo Godoy had her
tonsils snagged and Arturo had
to rush back from a refereeing
tour. Eastern pals say Slip Mad
igan, ousted coach at st. Mary's
(California), will run for Con-
gress out there. This anti-frater-
nizing business has spread to the
American League. The other day
Fred Haney, manager of the
Browns, was fined a I'm for walk
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Armstrong Is Artistic But Not
Financial Success Hating
ZonneIi in Five Stonzos

showing victories over Bobby Pacho,
Young Peter Jackson, Johnny ia
dick, Andy Callahan and other well
known welters, Zannelli was conceded
little chance of outpointing the
champion and none whatever Of
winning by knockout. Many fig
ured he wouldn't answer the bell
for the fourth round.
Most of last nights crowd was
attracted by magnet of Armstrong S
punching. 1t was dusky Henry's
last appearance before he steps into
the ring with Lew Jenkins, recently
crowned lightweight king. and the
crowd wanted line on the welter-
weight titleholder. There have been
reports that Armstrong has not only
gone over the peak. but is going
down hill at lightning speed. but
none in last nights crowd would
agree with that theory. He looked
as good as ever.
Zannelli had the right plan for
fighting off Henry's persistent at
tack. but couldn't stay away from
the busy Negro. He jabbed with his
left and moved constantly, but Arm
strong, on his trail like a blood
hound, couldn't be kept at a safe
distance.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
West, Rider Basket Ace,
Gets R.-M. Scholarship

George West, one of Roosevelt
High Schools star basket bail play
ers, has accepted. scholarship to
attend Randolph-Macon College
next fall.
West, named on The Stars 1910
court team, helped hts school win
the public high title and also The
Star tournament without the loss
of a game. A forward, he was ono
OF Che leading schoolboy scorers in
Washington.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Kansas City InfieId Trio ExceIs
Tinker to Evers to Chonce,'
King, Former Cub, Claims

"a the grandpa of the infield, Is the
only one with big league trial, an
experience coming to the others next
spring.
Hitchcock Star at Third.
Traynor lists only four major
leaguers as better at their posts
than Sturm and labels the Kansas
City hustler as superior to George
McQuinn, the defensive marvel OF
the st. Louis Browns. Attempts to
make him a pull hitter cost him a
chance with the parent Yankees
this spring. but since his return he
has clouted at $40 pace.
On the far corner is Billy Hitch
cock, two years out of Auburn and
the clubs strong man. To some OF
the scouts he is the prize of the
lot, but his position, like that OF
Harry Steinfeldt of the old Cubs
doesn't lend itself to headlines.
Ivory hunters say that if the four
some were placed on the market II
would bring approximately three
times the value of Connie Mack's
"$1OO,00 infield."
Evening star., 1940-05-25

ing over to the stands and saying
a word or so to Charley De Witt,
club secretary. Same day one of
the jumps went over and shook
hands with an unidentified spec
tator.
Today's guest star--Nady Gates,
winston Salem IN. c. Journal:
ANY good football coach could
have told the Allies that a fierce
attack is the best defense. The
old maxim, Get there fustest with
the mostest.' is sound strategy in
war as well as in football"
Three ring titles have changed
hands in 13 days. First, Jenkins
upset Ambers. Then Jeffra took
the featherweight crown from
joey Archibald. Now Overlin
beats Garcia, and we mean he
beat him. Arthur Donovan of
New York refereed the last two
bouts. When Memphis won a
double header from Nashville the
other day, the war news had to
move over on the front page Of
Evening star., 1940-05-25
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, May 25-Welterweight
Champion Henry Armstrong, for the
second time in month, stepped into
the Boston Garden last night and
disposed of one of New England's S
outstanding braWlers.
Rugged Ralph Zannelli of Provi-
dence suffered four knockdowns be-
fore Referee Johnny Martin thrust
Armstrong back into his corner
after minue and a half of the
fifth round. Putting a period to
what was scheduled to be a 15-
round title affair. Martin saved
zannelli from much needless pun
ishment.
Last month Armstrong almost
duplicated this feat against Paul
Junior, the Lewiston CMeD veteran
Unfortunately for the Negro titlist,
his return engagement here was
not as much of a financial success
as it was an artistic one. He wound
up with about $1,000. for the gross
paid by 9,270 spectators totaled but
SIT 1886, about half of the Armstrong
Junior take"
No top-ranking ringman, but a
pleasing club-f1ghter with a record
Evening star., 1940-05-25
By EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, May 25.-Jack
Kearns is in town to try to get
the boxing rights at Ebbets Field.
Cyril Walker, former United
States open champ, now is the
pro at a Yonkers driving range.
All eyes are on the Boston Bees.
They have two guys-Eddie Mil
Ter and Max West-either of
whom might mean the bunting
for five National League clubs.
Nate Druxman offered Ken Over
lin $4,000 to fight AL Hostak out
there but Overlin had to pass it
up because he already had signed
to give Ceferino Garcia return
bout in three months. Big Bill
Tilden fast is getting back in the
chips by giving tennis lessons in
Los Angeles at Is smackers per
hour, with the customers stand
ing in line.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
FeN Gains Early Nomination American Leagues Most Valuable Pdye
Win, Lose or Draw
HumIets on Skates AIonq the Potomac
By FRANCIS E. STAN.

Those who insist Washington
at Mr.. Severne Leofers cont
For sheer
thing but according Riverside Stadium
customers have the
posedly will bring proportonatey larger
Boxing sport which has its shady sde but the biees
of professional pugsm
fights than crooked Nneynine times of O0
prize fight will bring together couple fellows honestly
and to damage the other
Sometimes the watching
both contende be punche outhpaw
and the other fighter
there unfair differences weights ability.
fights consistently the level
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Boss Man Insists Everything Is Authentic

roller derby wlir
whistles
baWhng the public
funkeys
completely inert him
IN the of the while lights blink
osensby is DOCTOR matronylookng
uniform victim invariably
jam the track.
Selzer and his brother
their not like to folks
roller derbies like the wrestling industry Mr.
Selzer threw the culprit stern look
Wrestling" he said severely sis phoney This the
fight they really fight
villain of Riverside Jim McCaskey aLegedy
socalled Chicago
built along
crowd You this difficult job he
practically impossible McCakey
hard for him to do it poorly he does
Butthe customers like it, Like wrestling 10 IL is
a show and if have good imagination
fight because would take eight
at the rate the first drew.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Backstops Set Pace
For Swatsmith in
Both Leagues
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 25.-In the
American League this week Catcher
Frank Hayes of the Philadelphia
Athletics inflated his batting per-
centage 26 points to soar from .391
to AIT and the league lead. In the
same period Rip Radcliff of the St.
Louis Browns, who was tied with
Hayes in third place last Saturday,
boosted his mark to .407 and second
place.
In the National League Catcher
Hank Danning of the New York
Giants bounced from 1853 to 1874
and the lead.
The 10 leaders in each league: