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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-26
24-Year-0|d
Shortstop Will
Indians
Regular Of Only Two
Seasons Takes Over
Games Toughest Job

News Service sports Writer


LEVELAND Nov. &c. -
Twenty-four-year-old Lou Bou-
dreau today became the youngest
ma ior league pilot in modern base
ball history when he took over as
playing manager of the Cleveland
Indians-conceded to be one OF the
toughest jobs in the game.
The flashy shortstop. who came
up to the Indians from Buffalo at
the fag end of the 1889 schedule
and thus has played regularly IN
the big leagues for only two sea-
sons, signed two-year contract
last night following a conference
with Alva Bradley. president OF
the Cleveland club. No salary
terms were disclosed.
Lou replaces Roger Peckinpaugh,
a man more than twice his age,
who was elevated to the tribes
front office as vice president.
Peckinpaugh, in his new job, Sue
iceeds Cyril c. Slapnicka. who re-
signed following the disastrous
1871 season in which the Indians,
picked by majority of baseball
writers to win the American
League pennant, collapsed in mid
season and finished in tie for
fourth place.
NEW CHAPTER
BY announcing the appointment
of Boudreau, Bradley, who previ-
Iously said he would not name the
shortstop manager for fear of
thindering= playing career,
launched another sensational chap
ter in the stormy history OF the
club which has been in sports page
headlines for nearly every reason
except the winning OF a pennant
during the last decade.
Boudreau will be the fifth man
TO manage the tribe in the last
10 years, Peckinpaugh having held
1.-THE Job twice during that period.
Bradley fired Peckinpaugh in 1888
after Roger had served for six
years. Last year. however-after
Walter Johnson, Steve O'Neal and
Oscar Witt had come and gone in
1.-The managerial job-Bradfey adj
mitted he had made a mistake and
. re-hired Peckinpaugh for the 194l
season.
The new Cleveland pilot was
-. a -
during the 1910 season when the
Indians made headlines through
out the nation by going to Bradley
4and asking for the dismissal OF
Witt as manager. Lou, however,
was generally believed to have
played no part in the instruction.
BEST ROOKIE
At the end of that season, he
was adjudged the outstanding
rookie of the year. despite the fact
he had finished the previous season
in a Tribe uniform. He batted In
100 runs, although he led off much
of the year and fielded sensation
ally. teaming with Ray Mack to
form one of the best double-play
combinations in baseball.
He continued to star last sea-
son despite the Indian collapse
and was voted the most valuable
player 10 his team by the Cleve-
land chapter of the Baseball
Writers Association.
Lou starred in basketball and
baseball at the University of Illi-
nois until an alleged agreement
I he had made with the Cleveland
club came to light and made him
ineligible for further competition
IN the middle of his junior year.
AT present. he is an assistant fresh
men coach at Illinois
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-26

on Ceithaml for Commute service
and he responded by turning in
three consecutive full-tlme per-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-26
WEAK IN BOSTON

The RedVSNings haven't beaten
the Bruins in Boston since Dec. 4,
1887. and if present members of
the world champions stay in BOs-
ton it may be Dec. 7, 1947 before
Detroit turns the trick again.
That the Bruins definitely have
the Wings number was demon
strated last season when the
Wings could get five ties. but no
victories in the regular season
games-then lost four straight TO
Boston for the Stanley Cup.
The Bruins were really in high
for the first time this season to
make it two straight over the De-
troiters. Woody Dumart, left wing
of the famed Kraut Line. bagged
his first. two goals of the season,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-26

. i By 1eo 'faodo'.su
SPORTS EDITOR
Dutch Clark's Job as Cleveland Rams Coach
Is Secure End Rumors
Is Secure; End Rumors

Lieut. Teddy Graham former Detroit Red Wnger is with
tank troop in "A British Port He is listed from Lon
don, Ont Dutch CIarks job coach of the Cleveland
Rams secure, which dsquieting Barney
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-26

shakeup of the Detroit Red Wings
was in sight today after they SUI
fered their worst beating of the
season, II. at the hands of the
Boston Bruins last night before
1900 at Boston Garden.
Manager Jack Adams has asked
permission of James Norris. owner
of the Red Wings, to send Doug
McCaig, Detroit rookie defense
man. 10 the Indianapolis Capitols
in exchange for Alvin Buck
Jones.
McCaig was the victim of sew
eral of the Bruins scoring play s
last night and Adams plans TO give
the rookie more seasoning. Jones,
who has been up with the Wings
before, has been moving at hot
pace with the Caps in the Amcri-I
can Hockey League.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-26
ANIERICAN.LEAGUE
EASTERN DIVISION

LAST NIGHTS RESULTS
Springfield T. Cleveland 3.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-26

CONTINUED on Page PSI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-26

OAKLAND, Cal, Nov 20. :.
They can't do this to me. I'm
their meal ticket"
Evening star., 1941-05-29
Great Show Says Lord Halifax,
As Firemen Demonstrate Skill

made an informal statement to re-
porters.
I'VE in London have had occasion
to learn the value of efficient equip
ment and the value of the people
who work it," he said.
Il am immensely grateful, as are
the people of England, for the help
which fire establishments in Wash
ington and elsewhere in the United
States are giving to the widows and
orphans of English firefghters who
have lost their lives"
Lord Halifax was introduced to
Capt. J. w. Kay, in charge of the
truck and engine house, by Fire
Chief Stephen T. Porter.
Capt. H F. Harding. general
chairman of a drive to raise $4,000 to
$1,000 in Washington for the fund,
explained a benefit performance by
stage. screen and radio stars would
be held June in Constitution Hall.
The program will include motion
pictures of actual flrefighting in
London during an air raid, shown by
three London firemen.
Evening star., 1941-05-29
Stimson Refuses to Move
Into New War Department

Asked about the War Depart
ment's moving plans at his press
conference today, Secretary Stimson
said emphatically: I'm not going
to move, myself"
That means the general staff, in
cluding Gen. George G. Marshall,
the chief of staff, will have to re-
main in the Munitions Building as
long as the Secretary holds out. Not
so with the underSecretaries, how
ever. 1t is understood they will
occupy quarters in the new building.
Units of the Corps of Engineers
already have been moved into the
new building and will take over
possession of practically the entire
building when it Is completed early
in July. n
Evening star., 1941-05-29

District frefghters staged an i'm
promptu demonstration today for
Lord Halifax, the British Ambas-
sador.
Lord Halifax had dropped in at
the engine house, on Thirteenth
near < streets NV, at the invita-
ton of District flremen who are
raising funds for widows and Or
phans of their comrades in England
He and Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen watched in the blazing sun
while the firefighters attached to
No. Truck Company and No. 16
Engine Company drove out the
Districts new $4,000 ladder truck
and raised its power operated lad
der 100 feet into the air. Firemen
scWried up and down the ladder,
swung into position by one man
operating the controls from the
drivers seat.
1T was a great show" Lord Hall
fax told Commissioner HaZen. Lord
Halifax posed for photographers and
Evening star., 1941-05-29
Nozi GIiders Over North Greece
Weeks Before Crete Attack

parently broken-down planes at an
altitude of $4,000 feet. Then I got
my field glasses and discovered it
was a glider convoy.
Each transport trailed cable
to which the ghders were attached.
The gliders had long, slender fuse
lagos with tremendous wings, and
possibly were able to carry from 10
to 20 men apiece.
The astonishing sight continued
for hours, the conveys flying in three
sections. Altogether I counted 200
motorless craft and couldn't help
thinking what soft pickings they'd
be if the r. A. F. contacted them.
1T remained a mystery to me how
the Germans got the gliders into the
(See GREECE, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1941-05-29

Secretary of War Stimson, whose
Offices in the Munitions Building are
among the few that are comfortably
Aforementioned, today refused to
move into his Office in the new War
Department Building, now partially
occupied.
The Secretary, setting precedent
for cabinet officers, indicated he was
perfectly satisfied to remain where
he Is
Every other cabinet officer who
has had the opportunity has been
quick to move into new depart
mental building. Some of them
have supervised the planning Of
palatial executive suites, including
even kitchenettes. private dining
Soons and showers.
Evening star., 1941-05-29
ceCei|ings Studied
For Oil Industry,
Henderson Says
'GosIess Sundays and
Curb on Electricity
Use Seen by Ickes
Earlier Story on Page ALL

Earlier Story on Page A-1.f
Leon Henderson, Government
price administrator, told Senators
today what officials were investigat-
ing recent gasoline price increases
with an eye to possible price ceilings
for the petroleum industry.
The statement was made shortly
after Secretary of Interior Ickes ad-
vocated daylight saving time on a
Nationwide basis and suggested
that this country might have to
resort to restricted use of electricity
and institute "gasless Sundays" to
meet shortages of power and oil.
Mr.. Henderson told the Senate
Agriculture Committee about the
gasoline inquiry after Senator Gil
lette. Democrat, of Iowa said thte
motor fuel price had gone up is
cents a gallon in the Midwest and
2 cents gallon in the East recently.
Opposes Rail Pay Boost.
The increase, Mr.. Henderson said,
was attributed to diversion OF
tankers for carrying oil for the
British account"
IF the tendency in the oil in
dustry to raise prices continue
either at crude or refined levels
we will set price ceilings unless we
are stopped" Mr.. Henderson tes-
tilted.
In earlier testimony, Mr.. Hen
derson said he would oppose a sug-
gested 33 per cent increase in rail-
road wages if the increase could
be absorbed only through increased
transportation costs.
He had been asked by Senator
Ellender, Democrat, of Louisiana,
whether he had made any effort TO
fix the price of labor"
Appearing before the committee
he was asked by Senator Ellender
whether he had made any effort
Ito fix the price of labor"
When Mr.. Henderson replied neg
atively, Senator Ellender mentioned
the proposed rail wage boost and In
opposing it the witness remarked
that ''rising transportation costs
seriously affect all other costs"
Will Notify o. p. M.
He said that when it appeared
that IAN unjustified wage increase
would affect prices" he would make
representations" to the Office of
Production Management and the
Secretary of Labor.
When Senator Ellender suggested
that Mr.. Henderson could be given
authority to fix "the price of labor
as well as any other commodity"
the witness said he was mot pre-
(see HENDERSON, Page 2-x)
Evening star., 1941-05-29
Markets at d Glance

NEW YORK, May % (P.--
Stocks steady; aircrafts, spe-
cialteS improve. Bonds firm;
United States Governments gain.
Foreign exchange narrow; Ca
madam dollar up.
Cotton lower; liquidation and
local selling. Sugar steady; trade
buying and covering. Metals
quiet; spot tin held steady. Wool
tops easier; general liquidation.
Evening star., 1941-05-29
Former Nazi
Diplomat Held
In New York
Rieth, Repeatedly
Here on Oil Mission,
Taken Into Custody
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 29.-Kurt Hem
rich Rieth, German Minister to
Austria at the time Chancellor
Engelbert Dollfuss was assassinated,
was taken into custody today and
hurried to Ellis Island by immigra-
ton authorities.
The Justice Department at Wash
ington said he was being held with
out bail for deportation proceed
ings.
The department said his seizure
today was on the ground that he
had come to this country for pur-
poses other than that stated in his
application for permit. which was
listed simply as personal business.
DR.. Rieth's presence in the United
States was revealed last Saturday by
the New York Herald Tribune, which
said he was here to buy American
owned oil properties in Eastern Eu-
rope.
The Herald Tribune said DR..
Rieth used the name of Walter C..
Teagle, chairman of the board of
the Standard Oil Co. of New York,
when he entered this country. That
company subsequently denied know
ing him.
DR.. Rieth entered the United
States at Brownsville, Tex, on
March % after flying from Mexico
City. Previously he had been in
South America.
He entered the German diplomatic
service in 1918, serving in Rome and
Paris before he went to Austria.
Seized in the midtown area, DR..
Rieth was permitted to visit his
suite in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
and obtain his personal belongings
before being taken to Ellis Island.
B. E. Sackett, special agent in
charge of the New York Office of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
disclosed that the G-men had
known about" Rieth but declared
his Office had nothing to do with
his seizure.
Il can't comment about Rieth, u
Sackett said when queried on his de-
tention. 'All I can say is we've
known about him for some time"
Evening star., 1941-05-29
Policeman Found Guilty
Of Drunken Drivinq

Policeman William E. Bracey of
No. II precinct was found guilty by
a Police Court jury this afternoon
ON charges of driving while drunk
on March 4 at Naylor and Good
Hope road Sc. Following the
verdict, June was set for imposi-
ton Of sentence.
Policeman Bracey has been under
suspension since the day the driving
while drunk charge was preferred.
Evening star., 1941-05-29
By DANIEL DE LUCE.

Associated Press War Correspondent.
ANKARA, Turkey, May 29.-The
German Luftwaffe towed a huge
fleet of gliders across Northern
Greece a fortnight before opening
the aerial invasion of Crete, it was
reported today by a neutral mer-
chant stranded in Salonika by the
German occupation.
IF remnants of the British Sc
eret Service still operate in Greece,
they should have been able to
notify general headquarters we'll
in advance of the attack" this
source said.
Il looked up from my front porch
one morning and was dumfounded
to see a big transport towing ap-
Evening star., 1941-05-29
Terrible Blow
To Minors Seen
In Night Ball Ban
Earlier Story on Page ALL

SAa asN Eh-AD
BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, May 29.-Appli-
cation of restricted use of elec-
tricity to baseball night games
would be a terrible blow to the
minor leagues" General Manager
Warren c. Giles of the Cincinnati
Reds said today in commenting on
suggestion of Secretary Ickes.
THE major leagues. I am sure,
would go along and do anything
necessary to cooperate with the
national defense program" said
Mr.. Giles. so would the minors,
for that matter, but abandonment
of night games would practically
close them out.
There aren't enough people
away from work during the day.
time to patronize their day games"
he added.
I'VE want to cooperate, but We
don't wantsto be picked on"
Evening star., 1941-05-29

Defense officials, busy urging use
of substitutes for aluminium wher-
ever possible and preparing to
launch public campaigns in two
American localities to collect dis
carded aluminium pots and pans,
were fabbergasted today by a late
announcement of Army contract
awards.
Included among recent Army
contracts are:
Fifty thousand aluminium pots,
Z 600 aluminium coffee filters from
Evening star., 1941-05-29
President Roosevelt
Gets Big Play in
Nozi Funny Papers
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 2e.-President
Roosevelt got into the German
funny papers tonight.
The comic weekly Kladdera-
datsch prepared a June l issue
which will regale its readers
with cartoons of the American
President.
One cartoon shows Mr.. Roose-
welt putting on King Georges
crown and remarking to the
British monarch: Something
like that will fit my head beau
tifully."
Another shows him shearing
a f1ea-bitten British lion; still
another has him setting Uncle
Sans hat on the globe and
murmuring:: How can I man
age to get the globe under this
hat?"
Evening star., 1941-05-29
Todoy's Home Runs

american.
Williams, Boston, 7th inning.
L. Newsome, Boston, 9th inning.
Keltner, Cleveland, 4th inning.
Solters, Chicago, 5th inning.
Heinrich, New York, 5th inning.
National.
OFT, New York, 1st inning.
Hartnett, New York, 1st inning.
Mccormick, Cincinnati, I'd inning
Evening star., 1941-05-29
House Unit Approves
Bill on Oil Pipelines
By the Associated Pr

By the ASSOclated PreSS.
The House Interstate Commerce
Committee today approved a bill
urgently requested by President
Roosevelt to give the Government
authority to build oil pipelines.
Under the bill the President could
direct Government agency to build
such lines, or aid private corpora
tions in their construction, and both
public and private builders would
have the right of eminent domain
if the President declared the pipe
lines were required 'for national
defense purposes"
Evening star., 1941-05-29
Army Buys Aluminium Pots
Enough to Build Big Bomber

Aluminium Cooking Utensil Co.,
New Kensington, Pa.-s380, ,438.
Fifty thousand aluminium water
pitchers, Aluminium Products Co.,
Lagrange, Ill.-S61 1878.
To make $4,000 aluminium coffee
pots, defense authorities said, alum
mum sufficient to manufacture a
big four -engine bomber is required.
Defense officials refuse dto COM
ment on the awards, but expressed
hope the contracts were to be filled
out of existing stocks.
Evening star., 1941-05-29
BY the Associated P-eSs.

By the Associated P.trt.
CHICAGO, May 29.-Two Georgi-
ans-William T. Cunningham, an
Oglethorpe County planter, and
Hamilton McWhorter, Lexington
lawyer and former president of the
Georgia Senate-were named in Fed
eral indictments today charging con-
spiracy to "hold Negroes in con-
dition of peonage and slavery"
The rare action was brought under
the civil rights statute and charged
the defendants conspired to deprive
six Negroes, now in Chicago, of their
civil rights under the 18th amend
Evening star., 1941-05-29
u. S. Jury |ndicts 2 Georgions
On Slave Labor Charges

ment which guarantees freedom
from slavery.
A statement from the district at
torney's Office said the indictment
charged that "for many years Cum
ningham had enslaved Negroes on
his plantations, inducing them to
come to work by promises of wages
and by getting them out of jail or
of of the chain gang. Once on the
plantations, the Negroes were no
longer free. They received no
wages and Cunningham instilled in
them the fear of running away by
rr,NAr a " \
Evening star., 1941-05-29
Yanks Leading Mats,
II, as Time |sCaIIed
Due 10 Rain in Sixth
Mosterson Replaces
Sundro on Mound
For Washington
At $50 o'clock, more than As
minutes after time was called,
play had not been resumed.
By BURTON HAWKINS.

The Washington Nationals and
New York Yankees were tied in their
game here this afternoon.
The score was to when time
was called in the sixth inning on
account of rain.
If the game were called the score
would revert to that of the fifth in
ming, which was tied, to 2.
FIRST INNING.
NEW YORK-Travis threw out
Sturm. Myer threw out Rolfe Hen
rich singled to center. Di Maggie
flied deep to Cramer. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Crosetti threw
out Case. Russo tossed out Lewis
Cramer singled to left. Travis sin
gled to right sending Cramer II
third. Archie famed. No runs.
Washington, 0; New York, o.
SECOND INNING.
NEW YORK-Keller flied to Case
Gordon went out the same way
Dickey singled to center. Crosett
flied to Lewis. No runs.
WASHINGTON - Myer took 9
third strike. Evans was safe when
Gordon fumbled his grounder. Evans
took second as Rolfe threw out
Bloodworth. Sundra walked. Case
famed. No runs.
Washington, 0; New York, 0.
THIRD INNING.
NEW YORK-Russo famed. Sturm
lined to Archie. Rofe singled to
right. Rolfe stole second. Heinrich
flied to Lewis. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Russo tossed out
Lewis. Rolfe threw out Cramer
Travis was safe when Sturm fun
bled his grounder. Archie tripled
off the right-field fence, scoring
Travis. Crosetti threw out Myer
One run.
FOURTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Di Maggie singled
to left. Keller. flied to Case. Cor
don flied deep to Lewis. Dickey sin
gled to right, sending Di Maggie to
third. CroSetti beat out grounder
to Travis, Di Maggie scoring and
Dickey stopping at second. Blood
worth threw out Russo. One run
WASHINGTON-Russo tossed
out Evans. Bloodworth famed. So
did Sundra. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Sturm flied to
Lewis. Rolfe went out the same
way. Heinrich hit home run over
the right-fleld fence. Di Maggie
famed. One run.
WASHINGTON - Rosar now
catching for New York. Crosetti
threw out Case. Lewis looped a
single to center. Cramer singled to
left, Lewis stopping at second
Travis forced Cramer at second
Russo to Crosetti, Lewis taking
third. Archie singled to left, scoring
Lewis, Travis stopping at second
Myer took a third strike. One run
SIXTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Keller walked. Cor.
don beat out bunt down the third
base line, Keller stopping at second
Case allowed Rosar's fly to fall
safely in front of him for a single
filling the bases. Keller scored
Gordon took third and Rosar went
to second on a wild pitch. CroSett
walked, again filling the bases
Russo doubled down the left-fielc
line, scoring Gordan and Rosar ano
sending Crosetti to third. Sturn
singled off Archie's glove. scoring
Crosetti, Russo stopping at third
Rolfe flied to Lewis. Russo scoring
after the catch. Masterson replaced
Sundra on the mound for Washing.
ton. Sturm was purposely pickec
off first base, Masterson to Travis
as the Yankees apparently tried II
get out and finish the inning du
to a heavy rain. Time then wa
called due to rain
Evening star., 1941-05-29
White Sox Sign Chapman,
Released by Washington
BY the Associated Press.

BY Ine ASSOCIdleC FItSS.
CHICAGO, May 29.-The Chicago
White Sox. battling to defend their
slender hold on second place in the
American League today signed
Outf1elder Ben Chapman, who re-
Gently was released by Washington
Chapman went to the Nationals
from Cleveland He started his
major league career in 1880 as an
infielder with the New York
Yankees and was shifted to the out
field two years later. He also played
with the Boston Red Sox.