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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
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Mo Loop

WINDSOR, April 26.-At least
five teams will enter the Michigan
Ontario Hockey League next
season, r. L. Mclean, newly
elected league president, said at
the annual banquet of the Windsor
Spitfires team here.
"Akron, o., IL one newcomer
while there will be o second
Detroit club" Mclean pointed
out. Tho three teams which
finished the past season, Wind
sor, Holzbaughs and Toledo,
will he hack"
The Judge Moynihan Trophy
was presented by retiring presi-
dent Fred Haner TO Al brennan,
Spitfire manager. Len Loree. Spit
fire center, received a gold watch
for setting a new scoring record
in the league.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
Detroit Heavy K.0'd
In Indiana Bout

HAMMOND. Ind. April 26. -
tINS) - Booker Beckwith. 173.
pound battler who now has IL
straight victories to his credit,
today held a knockout triumph
over Lee Oma, Detroit heavy.
weight.
Beckwith put away Oma, 195
pounds, in 2:03 Of the second round
OF their scheduled 10-round bout
last night. a powerful left jah
with which he knocked Oma down
in the first round wore the Detroit
fighter down. and a left hook Ia
the jaw ended the bout.
On the same card. George
Mitchell of Detroit decisioned
Speedy Schaefer Of Chicago in -four
rounds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
Detroit Skaters
Meet Mishaps

CLEVELAND. April 26. - Dis
qualifications rand spills left De-
troit entries in the National Roller
Skating races here today with
slight chances of bringing home
any OF the titles after yesterdays
racing. 49,.
Harry Lindberg. skating in the
mile trials. Verna Picton. Detroit's
defending champion and Betty
Ross. racing in a heat in the $50
and Shirley Hill in the finals Of
the half mile and Erving ReSnick.
skating in the mile finals. all lost
out by spills and fouls.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
Dodqers Sion Back

BOU L d Err. Colo. April %
GNS)-Leo Stasica of Rockford.
IL halfhack star at Colorado Uni
vcrSItv tho last two seasons and
an all-coufcrcncc big seven sclec-
ton. today announced hc had
signed contract TO play with the
Brooklyn Dodgers of the National
Professional Football League. He
said he would report for practice
August Il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
jenkins Ready to Train

SUMMIT. N. j.. April %
tINSl-Lightweight CT mpion
Lew Jenkins. who arrived here
after five-day motorcycle trip
from Miami. is preparing to set
up headquarters 10 start training
for his return 10-round non-title
row with Bob Montgomery in
Madison Square Garden May IS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
Detroit First Ten
In A. B. G. Meet

Coca-CoIa, Henry EhrIe, 1865.
Michelob, Jack Heenan, 1857.
Ekhardt a Becker, George
Holmes. 1884.
Mineralites, Herbert Mertens,
1887.
Nernor's, Ted Reclaim. 1887.
Aliens Misfits, Clarence Clay
pool, 1852.
Grubaugh. Tom Thomas, 1920.
Hungarian American, Archie
Fiorenzi, eS15.
Playdium. Cy Goralczyk, 2S1e.
Altes, Bill Gubert, 1916.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
One Leader Change
Among left-Handers

Einar Hyvnonen Is the new
leader today in Class E of the first
annual left-handers bowling cham
pionship tournament at Palace
Gratiot. His total is 429. Ray
Turner. Ted Coulter. Art Lipkie,
and DR.. Ernest Reinsh still lead
classes A. B. c and d. respectively
The tournament continues today
and closes tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
MICHIGAN
Totals 81 9 .. IL Total. IS II .

xBatted for More In ninth.
Runs-Paris. Nelson. Holman. soflak 2.
steppon 2. Chamberlain z, Harms stod-
darn- -Errnrs-shsAken a. Hirschberye
Bssich. Jensen. Nohl. stsppon. Harms r.
base hfs-Pars. Harms. CRANBERRY
steppon. Three base hit-Wakeheld. Stole.
hsses-Shanke Holman sohak. Harms
Double play-Sohak 70 Ruehle Left on
bsses-Chicago, 9; Michigan, a. Struck
out Nohl. g. Sioddard, 8. Bases on
ball-0n Hohi, Z; stoddard. 4. Hts--oR
kohl, In Innings Never. In l. Hi
BY pficher-By sioddsrd Gopstaka) wIld
pitch-Nohi Losing pitcher--Nohl. Tina
2.l7. I'm pires-vlek and Walsh
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
MI. Pleasant METERS Win

MT. PLEASANT. Mich. April
26.-Mt. Peasants METERS handed
Alma 81 beating on the tennis
courts, taking three double S
matches and three of four singles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
Tiges Get 8 Hits
Off ) Browns,
Win Z TO Il

CONTINUED from First Sport Page)
McNair. who is still bothered by
his ankle.
The outcome just couldn't have
been any different for the Brown
les, because three times before
that they had taken a commanding
lead only to throw il away. They
scored two runs in the first inning
when Johnny Lucadello doubled TO
score Rip Radcliff and Walter
Judnich.
CORSICA STARTS 1T
Johnny Corsica was the start
ing hurler for the Tigers. and Del
Baker kept him in when the Tigers
evened the count in their half of
the inning. Croucher. who had
walked, scored the first when Bob
Harris, ex-Tiger who started for
the Browns, threw wild over first
base as McCosky beat out a hunt.
McCosky scored when Bob Swift,
Brownie catcher, threw wild past
second base.
But Johnny just didn't have his
stuff yesterday as he allowed three
more hits and four more runs in
the next inning, and he was re-
placed by Archie McKain who re-
tired the last batter. Croucher's
overthrow of first permitted one
of these tailies.
In the Tiger half of the second
McKain. who drew a walk and
advanced TO second on Croucher' S
single, scored on Charley Gehrin-
gers single.
Croucher came home on a wild
pitch, and Denny Galehouse re-
placed Harris for St. Louis,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
Class AA Teams
Rule Drives
Tonight

Class "A. the team champion
ship division. get top billing" to-
night at the Whittier when 26
entries 60 after the 3073 that holds
Sarnowskis in first place Norton
Of The Detroit Times Classic
League. Oldbru Of the Greater De
troit Oven King Of Art Center
House. Garden Recreation Of GEN.
tral division. Travelling League.
are among the better known en-
tries.
AT Dearborn is a seven squad
program OF singles and doubles
that will keep the drives occupied
from reveille 10 taps August
Bamberg's 679 remained safe at
the finish of yesterdays assem-
blage. also the 1877 holding up
Bill Metzner and Norman Reeck
in doubles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
HuFOIlS
Save Day
At Drake

DIES MONIES. Ia, April %
A brilliant Michigan Normal dis
lance medley team was the only
Michigan entry to win a first
place in the thirty-second annual
Drake relays, run before 10000
fans in perfect Spring weather
yesterday.
Michigan Normal's conquest was
one of the more thrilling events
on a program which saw one world
record bettered. five meet records
eNcel1ed and one equalled by the
field of 1000 athletes from IS
universities and colleges.
University of Michigan placed
third behind Texas world-shatter-
ing sprint medley relay quartet,
and the Wolverines won their
qualifying heats in the mile and
SS0-yard relays tomorrow.
RASMOvICH QUALITIES
Michigan U. drew minor places
in two special events when Harry
Wisner placed fourth in the two
mile run and Robert Hook finished
third in the shot.
Tony Rasmovich gave Michigan
Normal another taste of spoils
when he qualified in sixth place
for the javelin finals tomorrow.
All three Michigan entries -
Normal, State Teachers and Uni
versity failed to qualify in the
100-yard dash. 120-yard high
hurdles and 440-yard university
relay.
Tommy Quinn, one-mile anchor
man. came from behind the flock
and beat out Notre Dame in a
driving finish.
Quinn's time, about All. gave
Michigan Normal a team perform
ance of 10 minutes 1873 seconds,
more than nine seconds slower
than the Drake record.
MICHIGAN ENTRY
Ohio State finished ten yards
behind the Texas sprint medley
iONCitlOhSC tildt DtNltttu us OWTl
world record of 3:24. set in the
Texas relays three weeks ago. The
Texans-with a combination of
Morris Barefield. Billy Seay, Fred
Ramsdell and Mac Umstattd -
took the lead on the third ex-
change of the baton from Ne
braska.
Michigan entry Of Jack Leuritz,
Alfred Thomas. Alfred Piel and
Warren Breidenbach was well
back in third. ahead OF Nebraska.
Charles Had. Michigan Nor
mails l20-yard high hurdles star.
the Michi gan intercollegiate
champion. was upset when he fin
iShed third in his second heat. be-
hind Roy Back. Texas and Walter
Revell, Pittsburgh. Kansas
Teachers.
AL BloziS, Georgetown, set a new
discus record. upsetting Texas
Jack Hughes. who finished Sec
ond. and also led the shot field.
Altogether IL was a great day
for the Texans. who also won the
440-ysrd and SS0-yard relays. and
placed two men. Carleton Terry
and Fred Ramsdell, in the 100
yard dash finals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
LONE TALLY IN THIRD

Sticking to their Score-an-inning
campaign, the Browns were limited
to a single tally in the third
George McQuinn's pop fly dropped
safely in short center for a two
base hit. and he came home on
Alan Strange's single. Strange
played at short in place of John
Beradino,- who injured his hand
Thursday.
The Browns increased their lead
to five runs by scoring two more
in the fourth, again on a single
by Strange scoring Chef Laabs
who had singled, and Judnich, who
drew a walk.
But they got another pitcher in
the last half of the fourth wher
the Tigers scored five runs on two
hits. Ned Harris, batting for Nc.
Kahn. walked, as did Croucher or
four pitched balls. McQuinn fun.
bled Gehringer's grounder to fill
the bases.
McCoSky flied out. but Hank
Greenberg drew a walk. forcing ir
one run, and York singled to score
another. That was the signal for
Jack Kramer to replace Galehouse
and Kramer obliged by walking
Pinky Higgins to force in another
run.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
FIREMAN COMES IN

Tucker Stainback forced Green
berg at the plate, but Birdie Teb-
belts singled to score two more
runs and tie up the old ball game.
That gave Fireman AL Benton
something worthwhile saving when
he came in at the beginning Of the
fifth inning.
Benton. the old spoilsport.
pitched no-hit ball for four innings
just to remind the fans it was a
baseball game. And the Tigers
scored run in the eighth inning
to take the lead for the first time
all day when Stainback doubled.
sending home Higgins who got
life on Strange's second error.
But Benton got into trouble
when he walked the first two men
to face him in the ninth inning.
Strange and Grace, who batted
for Swift. Cullenbine, batting for
Kramer. fouled out to Tebbetts,
but Cliff brought home the tying
run with a single. Grace scored
when Rip Radcliff forced Cliff at
second.
That brought Ostermueller, the
losing pitcher, into the game end
set the stage for the final Tiger
rally. Benton was the winning
pitcher.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
BARNEY GUGEL FIFTH

Barney Gugel from New Fair
view drifted into fifth place with
203-229 in GA. Elwood Blake of
VernorS handled 597. Paired with
Joe Zimmerle. Blake had $50 in
doubles. -Zimmerle's output made
their reckoning 1923.
Andrew Strtzineer worked with
Gugel IN the tandem number and
they extracted l04S. Znnmerle
etched $40 in singles.
Leaders in the various average
divisions retained their grip. II
may loosen over the weekend with
so many good ONES coming 10
market. In the regulars. the cur
rent pace-Setters are apt to hold
over.
Revision of the team division
standings shows Archway second
and Sarnowski third in Class A.
average competition. Archway had
1919 and Sarnowski Isl. Fort
Boulevard Bachelors are fourth
with 142 and Beverley Flowers
fifth al l27
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-26
ss-TEAM ENTRY

Boys Furnishings from the J. L.
Hudson League. a 36-team entry,
outdid their fellow employees in
Class c last night with ISL over.
Their shot was 234f with Edward
Wills top at $40 His teammates
are A. Martin, Jack Culvebertson,
Frank Homer and William Gayer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
She Escapes
A Modern Jail

So confident had the girl been
of acquittal that she burst into
a violent rage and shrieked: =
T'll never go to prison"
With that she vaulted the rail,
headed down the aisle and out
the court room door-into the
arms of startled Constable w.
+. Barfield who was just enter
ing the building.
The Odessa courthouse and
Jail is of modernistic design and
the last word in high-speed-steel
escape-proof devices. Its mech
anisms are so simplifled that a
single lever opens and closes the
barred doors of an entire cell
block. On the morning of April
9. 1910. a keeper found Isabelle
Messmer's cell empty! She had
performed the impossible by the
simple expedient of cutting a
thin piece of leather from her
shoes and inserting il into the
cell block. which prevented the
hook from engaging. Waiting
until the town was asleep. she
opened her cell door and crept
down the long passageway to an
unbarred window at the front of
the building. She crawled out
on the ledge and in the inky
blackness. like a human fly. she
climbed down three stories to
the street and TO freedom,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

and refused. So she left, I'M
doubtly to thumb a ride"
With disgust the sheriff said:
THAT means we've lost the
trail of our murderous little
lady: from here she could have
Travelled In any direction and
can hide out almost anywhere.
Wen have to try another angle
maybe in Armstrong; past
we'll find lead that will tell
us who this woman Is. Get all
the dope you can from his team
mates, relatives and friends"
meantime the sheriff s
contention, voiced on the scene
of the crime. was borne out
by the preliminary autopsy re-
port. The ballplayer had been
killed by a .32-caliber slug on
the day previous TO the finding
of the body. And this was con-
tiHeiHg Pfeef that the crime had
been committed by a woman;
for Texan TO carry a weapon
of this small Caliber is con-
sidered effeff4iHate,. taftamount
to carrying a powder puff.
But the fingerprint experts
had drilled duSter-they were
unable 10 produce a single print
of sufficient clarity to have any
practical value.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Arrested, She
Admits Staying
occasions.

The photographs OF the
wanted girl were showered upon
every state in the union, and
they produced quick results.
First Webb received word that
his quarry was the same girl
who was being sought by the
New Jersey State Police. There,
as Isabelle MesSmer. she was
arrested and convicted in 1888
on charge of assault for de-
liberately running down an
officer with an automobile when
he attempted to question her.
For this she was sentenced to
seven years in the New Jersey
Reformatory, but escaped on
Jan. 7. 1899.
And so. police officials in all
cities had two wanted circu-
lars OF the same feminine fugi-
tive-and these posters resulted
in the arrest of the wildcat by
st. Louis. Mo, authorities on
Oct. 7. 1899; she had two auto
mates in her handbag when
apprehended. Chief of Police A.
T. Aylward of that city notified
both the New Jersey and Texas
authorities of the capture.
When the New Jersey officials
requested her immediate return
to that state. she almost bowled
over the Missouri police by
arguing: you can't send me
back to New Jersey because
the state OF Texas has
stronger claim on me. I killed
Buford Armstrong In Odessa,
and the sheriff there wants
me- 80
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Armstrong Gets~~S
Loot, Then FOrgets

In May. 1888. Whitley Walker,
the bloody desperate. was not
yet confined to the death house.
In a daring effort to effect his
release, he confided in a fellow
prisoner soon to be released,
Buford Armstrong. the location
of n cache that contained
practically all the loot he had
amassed in his forays against
che states banks. The loot. con-
siSting solely of bills. was to be
used by Armstrong inside the
prison for bribery. and outside,
10 buy fast getaway cars. The
residue. after all expenses were
met. was TO be split equally be-
tween the ballplayer and
Walkers tiny, dark-eyed wife,
Dolores.
But once outside of prison,
and lush with money, Arm
strong forgot his promise. He
took the primrose path. while
Whitley Walker stumbled the
long. last mile to his doom,
CRYING for vengeance :.
Dolores Walker heard and
remembered.
The story dovetailed beauti-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
so Pounds of Nitro
At Large Again

Again Sheriff Reeder Webb
was confronted with the task Of
tracking his determined, elusive
prisoner. But this time he out
smarted her-figuring she would
return to the vicinity of her for
mer home. he requested the
Elwood police to be on the look
out. And sure enough. on May
20 officers of nearby Upton,
Ind. informed the Elwood police
they had taken her into custody.
Again the exasperated Webb
returned the tiny woman TO
Texas. And back in the cell block
Isabelle took up her inevitable
cry that she would rather die
than remain in prison.
On Nov. u. 1910. she once
more managed to slip from her
cell and make the long, danger
Gus descent of the courthouse
WALL At this writing she is still
at liberty. If you should happen
to see her, don't attempt any
thing-call the police! She is 90
pounds of nitro!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
A Girl Stops
At Judges House

Just then the ambulance at
PENDANTS entered to remove the
body and the cabin was cleared
for the fingerprint men. While
Hill and Ratliff made a tour of
the contiguous territory TO ques-
ton the natives. Webb returned
to his office and set telephone
and telegraph lines throbbing
with a description of the diminu-
tive tenant of the death cabin.
Shortly before midnight Hill
and Ratliff brought in a short.
Stocky man who wore cap
drawn low over his forehead. Hill
explained:
4 girl stopped at Judge
Crowley's house a mile down the
road from the camp at o'clock
last evening. The judge says
she was highly nervous-seemed
upset about something. She
asked to use his phone to call A
taxi, and while she was doing
this he got a good look at her.
Says she was Just n half-pint,
very pretty, with large, dark
eyes-she was wearing a dark
brown suit that might be called
coffee colored. This man here
is the driver who picked her up
at the judges home"
The chauffeur, plainly i'll at
caSp recounted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
One of Matrimony's Major Curses

DEOPLE years buy the most new automobiles
buy the used bought four used
before / bought
ears wife at least vice
day during Illinois minister told the men OF his
congregation.
the reverend gentleman meant well But the dutul
major of matrimony 1t is usually OF
type much by What known in feminine circles
peck" bombed during World War was Rheims
France which day including Christmas Days.
month At start of Rheims had $4,000
buildings the end 60 Of these buildings were haoaole
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Sheriff Loses
Trail of Woman

"Yes, sir. 7 got the call at 1913:
II didn't take me more than five
minutes to get there from the
stand. NV fare was cute little
woman who seemed 10 be very
excited. but I didn't pay much
attention because In my business
we meet all kinds of screwballs.
Well, she asked me TO drive her
past cabin four at Johnson's
camp and instructed me to keep
on going II the light was burn
ing; she explained there was a
drunk In there that she was
afraid Of. When she saw that
the light was still burning she
told me to keep on going down
the highway. When we passed
The Kit Kat Club she suddenly
told me to pull into the drive
way. She paid me off and ran
in--and that's the last l saw
of her"
What did they say at the Kit
Kat" Webb asked his deputy
The proprietor remembered
the girl because she came in in
such n rush. She ordered a coke,
took one swallow and gagged on
II. then made run fog the rest
room. When she returned she
asked IL travellers check for
$50 could he caShed here: but
the proprietor was suspicious
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Armstrong; Past
Offers O. Clue

When the reports on Buford
Armstrong; past trickled in.
though lurid, they held only one
event of interest for Sheriff
Webb. The ballplayer's PEN
chant for lavish spending Of his
light-o-love of the moment had
caused a momentary lapse in
his judgment and he made an
awkward, almost pathetic at
tempt at robbery that resulted
in Imprisonment for a year at
Huntsville Penitentiary. AS far
as the police could learn, his life
had been crimeless before and
after this.
In Webb's judgment, the kill
ing was earInarked as UNDER
world vengeance; and if this
was so, he felt justified in be-
lieving that the origin would be
found in the prison where Arm
strong had his only direct con-
tact with criminals.
Huntsville is located 400 miles
to the east of Odessa across the
state of tremendous distances.
So sure was he of his bunch, the
sheriff decided TO 60 there per-
sonally to investigate; and the
visit proved to be "a gusher.
Through the prison under
ground pipelines. Warden E. o.
Smith gathered the details OF an
amazing story of planned Jail de-
livery. double-cross, hate and
vengeance -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Her Charms Win
A Light Sentence

Continuing, she told how he
acted the gentleman at first,
but soon began making adj
vances which she resisted until
he caught her up in his power
full arms. She struggled, kicked
and screamed, overturning fur
niture, even ripping the window
shade in an effort to attract
outside attention. When she did
manage to tear herself from his
embrace, she scrambled for her
pocketbook, drew her gun. and
in deadly fear of her life shot
him. Then came the descrip-
ton of her flight to the judges
home and her call for taxi,
of the trip TO the Kit Kat Club
and how she hitchhiked North
with some youths who dis
covered the gun in her pocket
book and stole it.
Obviously, her new story did
not square with the facts, and
Webb could see that. with few
tears and ample hosiery display,
facts would mean little TO
Texas jury.
Indeed, in spite OF powerful
word-picture he drew of the de-
PENDANT at her trial on March
IS. 1910. Webb was unable 70
impress upon the II males the
ruthless character of the girl
who sat so meekly before them
like a helpless little kitten.
In view of her criminal record.
the court ordered a verdict of
guilty. and the jury obeyed with
the lightest possible charge
under the circumstances - she
was convicted of murder with
out malice and sentenced 10
only three years in the Texas
Penitentiary.
BY telegram, the New Jersey
State officials informed the
court that four years had been
added TO her previous sentence
there for escape. and she would
have 10 serve them at the con-
clusion of her Texas confine-
ment..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Will Rogers Super Dessert

Americas favorhe dessert apple pie
large margin dessert is old fashioned rice
pudding Rogers special kind of apple pie made which
included apples raisns peel and cnnamoneaten win
large piece the side might rice
pudding for Of that.
depends first whether not
whether have
calm disposition
SO RAYMOND Johns Hopkins My parents
ong-lved calm disposition. Well after breakfast
anyhow