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Evening star., 1941-05-18

\ NOWADAYS make my living as writer
III of stories. But it was not always SC.
d u AS boy. some fifty years ago, mad
more adventurous ideas. Once had plans to
be an actor Soon after that became a gun
runner My mother promptly put an end to
both ventures. Small boys today will under
stand the pain of my thwarted ambitions.
As an actor l discovered my stage on
little strip of lawn by the railroad station
in our town. Two railroads, one running east
and west. the other north and south, crossed
at our railroad station and they made common
use of the same station building, the same
telegraph operator, ticket agent, express and
baggage masters. Behind the little strip of
lawn were the walls of an old flour mill and
grain elevator A continual soft grinding
noise went on but it was not loud enough to
disturb the actors on the stage. An old blind
horse went round and round inside the mill,
turning the machinery.
As in all American towns of the time the
railroad station was magnet that contin-
ually drew our people. There was passen-
ger train going away into the mysterious
West at some twenty minutes after seven in
the evenings. Six O'Clock was our universal
dinner hour. (We were, none of u.s. preten-
tious enough to call it dinner. That took place
at high noon. We called it supper) So after
supper" everyone congregated at the station
to see the train arrive and depart, we boys
gathering far down the platform to cape with
hungry eyes at the locomotive.
Oh, how we all longed to be grown men and
railroad engineers.
might have been twelve or thirteen and
land Plain Dealer" and the Toledo Bee, I"
and was at the station to meet all trains
And what proud position! was on famil-
lar speaking terms with the ticket agent,
the telegraph operator, the baggage man, and
with Skinny Letson, the express agent.
was even privileged to call him Skinny
why, hello, Skinny How's tricks?"
1t was pretty grand. Once even saw the
great John L. Sullivan, the national ring hero
of the day, on the platform. He was walking
up and down, an unlighted cigar in his mouth
and tiny dog in his arms. The conductor of
the train had told our ticket agent: the ticket
agent had told Skinny Letson; Skinny had
told me and had told the other boys who
were hanging about. 1t was spring day and
school had closed for the afternoon. We boys.
a growing crowd of us, followed the great
man up and down the station platform.
And was he not truly great one? When we
boys had all congregated and stood open
mouthed gaping, he took dollar bill from
his pocket. He set fire to the dollar bill with
match and then used it to light cigar.
why, what a man! What man."
A.. G~ozx Inrn;.~x;@.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
NY Great Inspirofion

HE afternoon train, northbound from
Springfield, Ohio, to Sandusky on Lake Erie,
often had to wait for passengers to get off
the train from Cleveland - that put the idea
of becoming playwright and an actor into
my head. dare say had been reading dime
novels when the inspiration for my play
struck me.
And there was the stage all ready for it.
There was the tiny strip of green lawn. its
back drop the old combined -four mill and
grain elevator, and as an audience there were
the passengers of the northbound train wait
ing at the junction, the passengers climbing
out of the cars on fair spring. summer and
fall afternoons to stretch and to stroll up and
down on the station platform.
l had got Toughy McClary in with me as
partner in my theatrical venture and as fellow
actor. Toughy was our local Huckleberry
Finn. He was boy of my own age who had
no visible father or mother to bother him.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Cards are Vitanainized II
PRESIDENT SAM BREADEN TURNS DOCTOR
WHEN BIRDS GET REMNANT FEVER s

oST. LOUIS, Feb. letH-Af-
ter seven years without . cham-
pionship. pennant fever has hit
the Cardinals again. So presi-
dent Sam Breadon, turned doc
tor, has prescribed vitamin 81
to revitalize his Red Birds into
Al flag contenders.
Breadon, whose organization
pioneered the chain store sys-
tenn in baseball. has about 5000
capsules to administer to his
players, starting with spring
training. His batterymen will
report at st. Petersburg, Fla,
Monday.
According to medical authori-
ties. Bl Is an anti-neurotic vita
min which has been effective In
relieving nervousness, indiges-
ton and lack Of energy.
Asked II taking the vitamin
tablets would be q must order
on the Cardinals training pro-
gram. the st. Louis club presi-
dent said:
well, of course, we can't
force the players to swallow the
capsules, but naturally the club
would like to have its men In
lire regularly for the 81 issue"
Cardinal executives themselv-
es evidently already have 81
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Krist, White
Led Loops in
Effectiveness

against nine defeats and earned
run average of 2.6l ranked him
exactly tops in Texas League
pitching in 1910. He won four
and lost one in the playoffs.
Nahem chalked up an ERA
of .65, but pitched only 10 COM
plete Texas League games, after
compiling q AS mark in II
pieces of games for Louisville.
Nahem gave additional evidence
that he had found himself by &C
counting for two Of the three
victories which eliminated Ok
lahoma City from the Texas
League playoffs.
After starting the 1910 season
with the Cards, White, SHous-
toms no-hit hero of. 80, led the
American Association in per.
centage with IL and 4 and Ia
ERA with 2.25.
Southpaw Harry Brecheen
and hurry Dickson are not Of
exceptional size, but are wiry
Fingers with stuff.
Only four American Associa-
ton front liners topped Bre-
cheen's 2.75 ERA last year. Only
four won more games than the
Is he recorded as against nine
reverses.
Dickson led the Texas League
in victories in 80 with "a and
last season with only one shy Of
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Foundrynlen
Beat Richmond
Extend Streok
with 28-14 Win

ORICHMOND-Coach Maurice
RED" Pernert's undefeated
New Haven Foundrymen won
another game last night when
they toppled Richmond, 28-l4.
The contest was unspectacu-
lar but proved decisively that
the Foundrymen must be classed
as one Of the best prep fives in
the county. Richmond was held
scoreless in the first period and
gained only three and four
points in each of the next two
quarters, while the Little Six
pace-setters Tailed six points In
each of the first two stanzas,
and eight in the third. In the
final period only was the game
fairly even, the Richmond squad
getting eight points to New
Ravens seven.
Five players tied for scoring
honors with five points apiece.
New Haven plays Armada at
Armada Friday.
Scoring:
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
lest (haIIedon
for Handicap
Reel Test Will Come
in San Antonio

aLOS ANGELES, Feb. 10-tR
-Challedon may still be the big
horse in the ranks pointing for
the 100000 Santa Anita handi-
cap, but he'll have to prove it
in a distance race against real
field of rivals.
However,
The Maryland invader served
notice in . betless-race at Santa
Anita park yesterday that he
can still run without falling
apart, a. some Of the doubling
railbirds had whispered he
might.
He also gave evidence that
he can be rated m apparently
sound contender in the golden
gal1op March 1, despite the in
terruptions In the past few weeks
ut critical stages of his condi-
tioning program.
The real test for Challedon
comes Saturday. The chips,
10000 Of them, will be down,
each worth 81. The distance will
be q mile and one sixteenth, as
compared TO Z mile and one
quarter for the big handicap
and the seven furlongs he trav-
eled yesterday. ~
And the event, the $4,000 San
Antonio handicap, will pit Chal-
ledon In his first real race Of
the season against . strong field
of rivals, chief Of which will
be Charles s. Howard's Mo
land, the four-year-old who
romped into prominence while
Challedon cooled m injured heel
these past few weeks.
Challedon's owner w. L.
Brann, trainer l.. T. Whitehill
and jockey George woolf, ex-
pressed satisfaction with the
workout, staged between races
and carried out In usual style
except 70 the betting ban. Chal-
ledon finished over Q slow track
in l:26 3/S. carrying l26 pounds,
four less than he was handed
for the bic cap.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Sports Editor
Killed in Crash

OBATTLE CREEK, Mich,
Feb. 10.-(R-Rex William
Wallace, 81, sports editor of
the Enquirer and News and
q member of the Michigan
Officials association, was in
stantly killed early this
morning when his car left the
Colon Burr Oak road at
curve. skidded into q deep
ditch and was crushed
against q tree. The accident
happened two miles south
west of Colon, probably
shortly after midnight.
Wallace, who was born in
Vincennes, Ind, and attended
Indiana university, was an of
Indiana university, was an
official for the National Pro-
fessional Basketball League,
He had been on the approved
list of the Detroit Eagles for
two years. f"'
In July. 1910. two other
daughters of Wallace were
drowned In the Kalamazoo
river.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Pin Tourney
10 Start
on March II
Minor Events
Will Be Held
from March 1910

climber up, all you bowlersl
The annual Mount Clemens
Macomb bowling tournament
will begin on March ~ In the
Mount Clemens Recreation hall
and on March - at the Macomb
Recreation. according to an an
nouncement made yesterday
afteroon by Arnold Rocken-
suess, manager Of the tourna-
ment.
On March II. the five-man
events will start. Minor events
will be held from March a. TO
March 20. The tournament will
be conducted on an "over-your-
average" basis, which places the
lowest average team or individ-
ual on a part with the highest.
This scoring system will prevail
in the two-man and individual
events. Scoring in all events will
be made on the actual pin fall,
for which special prizes will be
awarded in the five-msn, two
man, and individual events. A
bowler may not compete in any
event more than once. Only
sanctioned teams may vie In the
tournament.
All entry fees and blanks
must be filed at either Of the
two recreation halls not later
than midnight, March 8. Entry
blanks may be obtained at the
halls.
All averages will be taken up
to the last week in February.
Highest averages will be taken
in cases where q bowler has
more than one average. "A bowl
er must have rolled - games
to establish an average. II a
bowler does not comply with
this regulation, he will be pen
allied five per cent Of his
known average. Unattached par
Elephants will be assigned an
average of $50.
In addition to the regular
cash awards for the winning
five-man team, two-man team,
and individual event, q spon-
sor's trophy will be awarded to
the winning teams and individ-
ual medals to each bowler. All
ties shall be bowled off for
awards.
Squads in the five-man event
will be scheduled from Monday,
March II, to Friday, March Al,
inclusive.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
M 1anknlen
FACE Wayne
Rely on Speed
in Free Style

DAMN ARBOR. Mich, Feb. 10.
-(R-A challenging Wayne
University swimming team will
rely on speed in the free style
events tonight in an effort to
upset the championship Univer-
sity of Michigan natators, un-
beaten since 1898.
The Wolverines, who last year
defeated Wayne, 81 to 80, are
favored to win again but may be
extended for the first time since
they wound up with a pair of
draws against Ohio State in
1889. Wayne is headed by two
all-America performers, Guy
Lumsden at so yards and Andy
Clark at 440 yards, as well as
Bill Prev, free styler, and
Bobby Gardner, diver.
Swimming authorities predict
that If Wayne can accumulate
points in the free style events
not an impssibility-the meet
may be decided by the final re-
lay event. Michigan's ace sprint
err, Constantine Gus) Sharemet,
has not reached the peak of his
ability this year,
Wayne, which finished fourth
in the National Collegiate last
year while Michigan was win
ming its seventh consecutive
championship, may be without
its coach, Leo Mas, who was
reported i'll with influenza.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NIA Service SPORTS EAitsr

BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA service sports EAissr
OPitching is 80 per cent of
baseball, which is why the Reds
and Dodgers view the Cardinals
with apprehension.
Augmenting the veterans,
Morton Cooper, Lon Warneke,
Bill MCGEE and the rubber
armed southpaw, Clyde Shoun,
and the other holdovers. Max
Lanier and Ira Hutchinson, the
st. Louis dub has brought in
IA from the minors, several Of
whom are brilliant prospects.
Billy Southworth has 20 in all.
The Browns have ID Fingers,
which makes total of SO, or
more than there are fans in St.
Louis.
Brightest of the new Cards
are Howard Krist,. Henry No
wax and bespectacled Sam Ma
hem, up from Houston; Ernie
White, Harry .Brecheen and
hurry Dickson, recalled from
Columbus; Henry Gornicki and
Herschel Lyons, Z Rochester
pair; Max Surkont, In from De-
catur, and Johnny Pintar. who
was oolished In Dallas.
Others worth . look are New
ell Kimbsll, back from Mon
treal; John Grodzicki an d
Preacher Roe. who toiled in
Rochester last trip, and Hy
Vandenberg. who left Jersey
City and the Giants as part pay
ment for Bob Bowman.
BRECHEKN AND DICKSON
HAVE STUFF
Spud Krist's ~ victories
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Former m, Gridder
10 (oath al Yale

oNEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. 10.
Rt-Ivan B. Williamson, for
mer University of Michigan
football player, was named last
night by Emerson w. (Spike)
Nelson, Yale's first nom gradu-
ate football coach, as an assist
ant on Yale university's seven
man coaching staff.
Williamson, one Of four hold
overs from Raymond w.
(Ducky). Ponds staff Of last sea-
son, was graduated from the
University of Michigan in 1898.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19

on their own menus, judging
from the energy they have shown
In signing athletes 10 1e41 con-
tracts.
In eight days since receipt Of
the first signed contract, al but
II of the 80 players on the ro0-
ter have Joined the fold.
Latest 10 sign were pitchers
Lon Warnecs and Max 6urkont,
inlleldsr Steve Mesner and out
ilelders Ernie Koy, Harry walk
Or and John Wyrostsk. Ill Of
whom placed their signatures On
the dotted line yesterday.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Whirlaway
Hogs Down
i'm Tuneup

AMIAlGi, Fla, Feb. le(R
Disappointing in . tunsup Iaeo.
Warren Wright's Whir1awAy may
be kept out Of the so. 900 added
Flaming0 stakes for three-yeor-
olds q Hialeah Park Saturday.
Winter book favorite for The
Kentucky Derby, the hoeDs =
being pointed for that event q
the exclusion Of al othGs.
He finished third in . five-
horse 0eld yesterday. /, trailing
Aerieols and Cedmism bp(h
OWNED bY Ihsodoee 1eu11ogeu
Shady Dg6ok farm. III M
Trainer Zen Jones nd ~
bic .thpcouehhred cooled 81 -
isfnc1pgily. 7f
'.Ihe only way ! raiGh1 ~
ablo - aec0unt 1or Il 49, -
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fer CADMIUM - y ~ g
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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Spartan
CraPP1ers
Bow to A99ies

oSTILLWATER, Okla, Feb 10
Up Michigan. State college
wrestlers had their string Of
five victories decisively cut
short here last night when they
were defeated, - to s. by the
Oklahoma Aggies, national M
tercollegiate champions.
= The Aggies took al events
except the 17S-pound class, In
which brawny Charles Hutsoo
pinned Leon Mckenzie. Buddy
Arndt scored the only other fall
Of the evening over Bill Max
veil. M. s. G.. 14S-pounder.
In the feature match the Az
gieS intercollegiate champion,
Al Whitehurst. dscisioned L.
land Merrill. . juniees
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19

the American Associations lead
ing total, 10.
Is RED BIRDS MUST Run
GANTLET or WAIVERS
In winning 10 while losing
10, Hank Gornicki missed tho
20 game total by not one Close
margin, but several. Lyons also
won 10, while dropping II.
Hank Nowak had three shutouts
In Q row Last June.
Surkont u the l8-year-old
Three-Eye League pitching king,
Pintar had Z AT ERA In the
Texas League.
Shipped TO Montreal by the
Dodgers IN Julys "Newt' kim
ball landsd 'way Up IN Tn ERA
with 3.el. and bosmee4 - the
Red Birds @ trim the world
champion CincinnAtis befcro
cloetng ti1Aet ~
- I0hansyrs (2suaxic11ew ao40 90
Hvitiee were slOvso6. ~ ~ Z
minor operation n txotzainG but
they eaAl him Z right handsd
Bill HalIahan.
Yand4nbarU = no longer. =
springer but has something ca
thu bah. Roe, Z tall left-hander,
has had two years Of seasoning.
studded with flashes q real
greatness.
Eight Of these pitchers are
among - new Cardinals who
come under Judge Landis' d.
cree that players purchased
after Aug. 70 and before the
draft deadline must run the
gantlet 1t waivers.
That = why Sam Breadon 4
In the front line Of owners de-
manding the rule. be reocinded.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Pin Points
YBM GAIN LEAD

oThe Young Businessmen
moved into first place In the
Bath City League at the Ma
comb Recreation last night
when they swept their match
with the knights of Pythias.
The team rolled q game Of 903.
Scott and Fisher were high men
with scores of 524 and $40, re-
spectively. High Twelve lost its
standing when it dropped three
points to the Board of Com
merce team. Henry Tryloff, Of
the Board Of Commerce, rolled
a 55l to take league honors.
Close behind was George Moore,
of Rotary, with . SAT.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
BUD WERNER ROLLS s4s

9 Jim and Sons extended its
league lead when it bumped off
Munt Flowers in three straight
games. Two 900 scores were reg
istered in the match. Bud Yer
nier rolled a 643 (236-101-216),
and Charles Shorkey o 633
(198-233-202), for the Jim and
Sons team. The team had the
impressive total of 2,878 with
game totals of 933, 4 ,006, o39.
The second place Devantier
Printing club swept its match
with the City Transfer team.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Sports.
Roundup.
Eddie Bviotx

anew YORK, Feb. le.-Hor-
ton Smith was the first top
flight golf pro to fill out his
draft QUESTIONABLE. He drew .
sub-par number Holdout
Mickey Owen has been trying
to call Larry MacPhail at Ha-
vana collect from Springfield.
Mo-: but Larry won't answer
the telephone Boston hears
Slip Madigan is coming east to
try TO land the Boston college
coaching job BY the way,
those pro and con letters Bean
town fans are writing the papers
on whether Frank Leahy should
have left b. c. make mighty
swell reading Ed Oliver,
the golfer, has just received no.
tice that his number will come
up again sometime In March.
%
TODAY'S GUEST STAR
Freddie Russell, Nashville
Banner: Zone Of the not easily
explainable trends in college
football Is the decline in the
number of graduate coaches.
Twenty-Five years ago
well over hall the coaches were
alumni of their respective
schools A chcek-up shows
only 20 of the so-called major
colleges have alma mater men,
tors"
COINCIDENCE DEPT.
The starting lineup Of the
talented u. Of Arkansas Ra3or-
back basketball team averages
6 feet, Z inches and their
coach, big Glen Rose, measures
you guessed It's fet, 4 inches.
%
WELL, WE'LL!
You always can leave it to
your favorite fight announcer,
Mr.. Sam Taub, to keep you in
formed on what's going on
From Philly Monday night
Sam reported "the throng is
crowded to capacity"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
Roscoe Toles Settles
Jock Wolkov 10 Draw

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 1e-<R
Roscoe Toles, Michigan
heavyweight, battled to . To-
round draw here last night with
Jack Buddy Walker, Ohio
heavyweight title claimant.
Walker was knocked down
for q count Of nine In the third
and fourth rounds and . near
capacity crowd In the Columbus
auditorium booed the decision.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
The Sports Glass
John Clifford

Funnest line Of the year pulled the right before lost by
Guble Gus Dorozo the gent who certainly must have been
tolked into fight with Joe Louis.
Gus didn't his remark be funny for at the time
he let it foil being shoveed off the convos in Phil
odepho otter photo punch by the Detroit Chocolate Drop
had stopped him decd in his trockS
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
CAPTAIN LOST

MADISON, Feb. le.-Captnln-
elect I'd Buxton Of The Wioeon-
sin track team has decided 90
TO return to school for the -
ond semester. He would hayo
been defending Big Ten e4Qor
pion In The half-mi)e. n
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19

took three games. Abel vernier
was top man with . Sol. The
Havel team also maintained it,
position in spot two by sweep
Inc IT. match with the Stardust
Bowl team. Jankowski. Of Ha-
vels, was the leagues top roller,
with Z 006 (l0S-2l1-21O.
DEUCEs VIM
OThe Deuces won two games
from King Allen in q Kings
and oueens' match At the Bowl
O-Drome. Christian Konstanzer
took the honors with . SIT.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19
MOO TEAM 3 GAINS

OTeam 8 in the MOO League
gained three games on the first.
place Team z at the Bowl-O.
Drome In their match last night
The 8 team had 2,579 pins Il
2,231 for Team 2. Rund, Of
Team 8, was high man with Z
548. Filiberti, of Team 3, took
honors for the night with Z SCI
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19

Gus sold: "They shouldn'ts
have stopped it,"
The befuddled heavy had to
be told that it was Louis who
stopped the fight ond not the
referee. The Louis punch COR
ried with it complete oblivion.
One would think q fellow
would learn by experience. Not
so Gus. His follow UP comment
wos: I'D like to meet him
again" Joe probably wouldn't
sneeze at the cosy money
which would develop from such
an arrangement, but we are in
cIined to believe that Mike Jo-
cobs will suggest in his inimit-
able way thot the Indiscreet
ItoIion toke up knitting. He
could do worse-os his record
shows.
Golden Moments
There is one aspect Of these
setup fights, which ore being
staged to keep the champion
in trim. that is q little distroct-
ing when put down in black
and white. We ore referring to
the good hard cash put out by
the spectators.
Assuming thot the men ond
women who 90 to the fights
90 mainly to see Joe Louis in q
good scrop and not the preIims,
we. coIculoted thot each person
paid an average of opproxim-
oteIy 84c for each minute OF
the main bout. In any trode
now-o-doys "a cents is q su-
per- super-fine hourly wage.
Our. conclusion isr not that
the public ought to stop going
to the fights, but that the pro-
motors poy q little attention to
the "stiII small voice" telling
them they cont get away with
the kind Of matches they have
been arranging in the post few
years without feeling the in
dionotion of John Q.
The trouble is there doesn't
appear to be another heavy on
the horizon capable Of lasting
the distance oeoinst the Brown
Bomber without getting his
eors pinned back. The promot-
ers, we'll aware Of the foot ond
not to be cheated out Of q lit
tie reody Gosh, think they con
get away with the sort OF
matches we'll illustrated by the
Processes stooed within the post
month.
Public Patience
n~.C--- 49,. 49, 8As -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-19

OPriehs advanced in the Auto
Dealers League with two
game victory over Anderson.
Smith was credited with . $50,
which was high In the league.
Powell and Schwartz main-
tanned its lead over the last
place Arthur Rose team with q
two-game triumph.