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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-12

Trojan Laundry and Motor State
turned loose all their power Wed.
nesday to steamroller their respec-
tive opponents in a pair of high
scoring City League softball games.
The Troians notched victory No.
7 as they flattened American Rad
iator, 1873, while Motor State ad-
ministered 1876 beating to Willow
Run. The astonishing Merchants
pounded out a 81 win over United
Stove in the only other contest Of
the evening.
Led by Carl Alfsen, erstwhile
Michigan Normal basketball and
baseball performer, Trojan banged
out 16 hits. Alfsen collected two
doubles and a single in five times
at bat.
Six other members OF the league
leading aggregation annexed two
blows apiece. They included Bob
Lee, Howard Trip, Vaughan KoD-
pin, Ralph Parker, Leon Appel and
John Calder. Lee and Parker each
plastered a triple.
Lyle Casselberry. with a double
and single in three official APP
pearances at bat, was the paceset-
ter in the Merchants 11-hit attack.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Cub Manager Elected
As Reds Win. Al, on
Werber's S Homer
b. the Associated Press.

BY the Associated ETeSt.
CINCINNATI, Aug. l6.-Cincin-
nati's Reds made it four in row
over Chicago and won their fifth
straight victory today, 4 to l, be-
hind Elmer Riddles Shit hurting.
A 4-run sixth inning, featured
by Bill Werbers second homer of the
wear with two on, turned the trick
after Cub Manager Jimmy Wilson,
former Red coach, was elected from
the game in the first half of the
same frame on a too-vociferous pro-
test over play at third.
Through five innings it was a
pitchers battle Riddle, in achiev-
ing his 18th win, faced IS men un-
til, with two out in the fifth. Clyde
Mccullough singled for the Chicago
Tally. Olsen gave up only two
safeties until the Reds "total-score"
drive: A single to Mike Mccormick
in the first and a third-inning two
bagger to his opposing moundsman.
Olsen's double in the sixth paved
the way for Wilson'S trip to the
showers. Riddle wheeled after field
ing Lou Stringer's sacrifice bunt and
nipped the former Tulsa, Okla,
hurting star at third. Wilson stomped
wildly before Arbiter George Ballan-
fsnt who had called the play-and
was waved through the bullpen gate
to the accompaniment of cheers
from fans who remembered the big
part he played last year in sparkling
the Reds to their world title.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Probable Pitchers
In Majors Today

Ey tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. l6.-Prob-
able pitchers in the major leagues
tomorrow n-and-lost records
IN parentheses):
National League.
(All Doubleheaders.)
st. Louis at Pittsburgh-Coop-
er 900 and Warneke 1856 VS..
Butcher l2-1 and Sewell QlL
ID.
Brooklyn at Boston-Wyatt
d5-9 and Higbe d6-0 VS.. Tobin
(9-D and Erickson C5-1O.
Chicago at Cincinnati-Erick-
son u-3 and Root SD VS..
Walters Q4-l0 and Thompson
(2-D or Turner (4-3.
New York at Philadelphia
Lohrman t8-D and Carpenter
(7-D VS.. johnson (4-D and Girls
som Old.
American League.
Boston at Washington-New-
some Q3-D VS.. Hudson Gid.
Philadelphia at New York a.
Beckman CD and Marchildon
(8-0 VS.. Chandler go and
Gomez 900.
Detroit at st. Louis (2)-Benton
go and Newsom t9-16) VS.. Har-
ris (8-10 and Caster do.
Cleveland at Chicago (2)-Mll-
mar t9-l9 and Feller t2o-s) vs.
Lyons tli.6) and Smith Qi-10.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Young, urges Fatfen
Averages as Giants
Trim Phi|s, 4to |

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. is Cp).-
Babe Young and Billy Jurges paced
l5-hit attack on four Philadelphia
pitchers today to help the New York
Giants to Al victory over the
National Leagues cellar residents.
Young and Jurges got three hits
apiece, and each man figured in the
Giants two scoring innings. In the
first Mel OFT drove in Johnny Rucker
with the 401st double of his career,
and scored himself on Young's single
| to center.
Young led off the third with an
infield hit, was held at second on
Harry's Danning's single, and then
was out trying to score on Joe
Moore's hit to right. But successive
singles by Jurges and Burgess
Whitehead sent Danning and Moore
over the plate.
Johnny Wittig, breaking a per-
sonal five-game losing streak, got
credit for the victory although he
didn't finish the game. He gave UP
only seven hits. but filled the bases
in the eighth and was removed in
favor of Walter Brown, who got
out of the hole without DAMAGE
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Look for Speed, Body Control,
Poise, Good Arm and Power
At Plate in Youngsters
Errors and Strikeouts Not Even Remarked
As Sharp Eyed Wild Mathews Keeps Book
On Lads in Comp at New Orleans

watching you. You were thinking
You'll be all right"
The kid walked of with his chin
up. Did marked away" after his
name.
That means he's not ready yet,
but We'll watch him." he said.
"Ill put him down in my perma-
nent records. with the year I expect
him to arrive. We keep contacts
with any boy that shows anything.
We want them to be our friends"
He pointed to big, curly-haired
fellow standing stiffly at bat, his
knees bent, his bat held back await
ing the pitch.
I'VE can't teach him. Wild said,
and the curtain fell on that boys
baseball career. mo poise, no body
control"
A fielder who had booted a ball
the previous inning walked by, NUT
tering at himself.
Say" Wild called to him, don't
you worry about kicking that ball
In a couple years you'll be a great
player If you're not, then I'll kick
you. But meanwhile you keep try
ing and the only thing I'll get after
you for is loafing."
A large, bronzed fellow in bright
blue uniform hit the ball to the
infield and scampered to first.
"A football runner the scout OBJ
served. You can tell he's been
coached"
Later Wild called him over and
learned he had played two years in
a college backfieid. The scout did
not ask him if he had played base
ball at school, but he told the boy
he'd recommend him for a baseball
job. A potential star was born.
Camp Not a School.
The tryout camp lasts week. 1t
isn't school," as there is no time
for teaching. The first two days the
boys warm up and get the feel of
the ground.
They come from little towns, from
high schools and American Legion
teams" Wild said. Some of them
are little scared at all this. So We
give them time to feel at home.
And while they're here not a harsh
word will be spoken to them"
After two days the real work starts,
mostly under game conditions.
If a fielder throws ball. Wild
checks the column captioned arm
opposite his number. A plus sign
indicates major league caliber: a
plus and minus is shade under: 'F''
is fair, with possibilities; zero
means the game is about over for
that candidate.
"It might seem we form judg-
ments quickly" said the scout. But
with experience you can tell plenty.
Branch Hickey, the Cardinals
general manager. can look at a
pitcher throw five balls or watch
batter hit one ball and run to
first and give a good opinion. I'm
not that good-but I have to be
pretty quick to work for him."
Evening star., 1941-08-17
By the Associated Press.

HIGH POINT, N. c.. Aug. ia
overlooked in the early predictions
that nobody bothered to take pic
lures of it's stars. all but sewed
up the National Women's A. A. u,
swimming championship today with
a. story-book comeback that swept
three of four events and piled up
a team total Of "a points.
And the happiest man on the
place was 33-year-old Charles Law
renee (Bud Swain, coaching the
Indianapolis Riviera Club for the
first year, but familiar figure in
the nationals. He won last year
with the Lakeside Club of Louis
vile. KY. before returning to his
home town to take over the Riviera
Club.
Four events were run today and
four meet records fell, along with
three American marks.
Wipes Out Elean0r's Records.
Gloria Callen. the Nyack IN. W
High School girl with the magazine
cover face and figure, kept her 100
meter backstroke crown with per-
formance that erased the last Of
Eleanor Holm Roses marks from
the record books. Glorious Gloria's
time of minute IT'S seconds clipped
z second off the mark set by Miss
Holm in 1886.
But the story today was the un-
sung Hoosier team. Betty Bemis
climaxed the days record smash
ing by doing the 400 meters in 5
minutes 23.7 seconds to beat out
Nancy Merki Of the second-place
Portland (Oreg) team representing
the Multonomah Club.
Miss Merki set the old American
and A. A. U. mark of 5:296 in 1899.
Betty Aspinal set new meet
mark in winning the 200-meter
breast stroke for Indianapolis. She
did the distance in 3 minutes 14.9
seconds to dethrone Fujiro Katsu-
tani and break the little Hawaiian's
mark of 3:161 set. in 1889. Miss
Katsutani came the 10000 miles
from her home on Maui Island.
but became i'll and was unable to
defend her laurels.
Miss Bemis Turns on Heat.
The Indianapolis outfit had sound
ed q hint of what was to come in
the opening event, the 800-meter
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Rozze|Ie Will Oppose
Old Pals as Mailman
Plays Jacobsen
Small and Miller Mines
Vie for Second Spot
In National City

A charter member of the old gang
and star pitcher four consecutive
years on the team now carrying
zelle will try to pour his fast 'un
by his old pals this afternoon when
the Florists and Naiman Photog-
raphers clash in a National City
League game.
Several years ago, when Dick was
an all-high twirler at Central, the
club managed by Morton Littman
was one of the most potent on the
lots. Twice in those years it came
from behind and scrambled the PEN
nant dope for Signor Vic Gauzza s
circuit, and although it failed to win
| a pennant it ranked with the best,
Guns For His Old Crowd.
This year came a parting of ways,
| Dick casting his lot with Mailman.
Now, as in all good rivalries, he's
cunning for the old crowd and
worst of all-the Florists know If
he's right they'll have their hands
full trying to hit him.
| Manager Littman thinks Jacobsen
will be up in the race once it gets
( over an epidemic of injuries. Bert
| Culver, Maryland star, has been out
with a dislocated shoulder: Ches
Ciomei is just returning TO the line
up after injuring an ankle, and
Charley Kendall, crack U. of Vir-
ginia first sacker, will play today
despite a touch of poison ivy.
! Battle for Second Place.
Small Motors game with Miller
Furniture for undisputed possession
of second place will share the spot
light with this game in section A.
Pepsi Cola and Ninth and New
York Avenue are expected to con-
tinue their winning streaks in sec
ton B. setting the stage for their
meeting later in the campaign.
Todays complete schedule:
Section A C3 PMD
Small Motors VS.. Miller Furniture East
FLORISTS South Ellipse-
Prince Georses Boys Club vs.. TAT. A.
Section 10:45 ANY.
Anacostis A. c. VS.. Southern Oxygen,
| South Ellipse.
Pepsi Cola VS.. soIomon's Market west
| Elipse
| Perry's Restaurant vs. Ninth and n. z.
Ave Lunch. East Ellipse.
Kronheim's draws bye
Junior Division G-3).
Friendship House VS.. Cardinal A, G,
West Ellipse.
:, Brookiand Merchants vs. Washington
| Flour, East Ellipse
South Ellipse
No. Police draws bye.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Iron Man. Pitcher
Can Earn Big Pay
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCldleu fiesS.
ATLANTA, Aug. 16.-Not many
Sundays ago the Atlanta Crack
ers were handed a double set
back by a veteran Chattanooga
hurler by the name OF Buck
Marrow.
He's going to try the Iron man
stunt again next Sunday.
Here to make plans for the
occasion, Prexy Joe Engel said he
would give Marrow new 500
bill for every scoreless inning he
pitches against the league lead
ing crackers.
Engel said Marrow would be
presented each century note in
full view of the crowd.
When Marrow defeated the
Crackers in both ends OF a
double header at Chattanooga re-
Gently. he pitched Is scoreless in
nings and allowed total of six
hits. Scores were 5 to and 10
to o.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Rigney Hur|s 3-HiHer
As White Sox Down
Tribe by | 10 0
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-On a three
hit shutout by Johnny Rigney, the
Chicago White Sox moved to within
A game of the second place Cleve-
land Indians by beating the Tribe,
! to 0, today.
1t was Rigney's first victory in
four weeks and the 18th win in Is
games for the Chicagoans. who have
beaten Cleveland five straight.
The lone run that gave Rigney
the shade over Jim Bagby, jr, in a
pitching duel came in the first
inning when White SoX Second
Baseman Don Holloway led off with
a safe bunt and, after advancing
two notches on grounders, scored on
Taft Wright's smash single to center.
The Sox totaled eight singles off
Bagby and Clint Brown, who pitched
the eighth.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
|Hoosier Maids Near u. S. Tank
Title With Story Book Upset.;
Gloria CoIIon Sets Mark

relay. Miss Bemis. teamed with
Joan Fogle, Mary Ann Walter and
Ann Hardin, snatched the lead from
the Portlanders by beating Miss
Merki in a tense stretch drive that
converted a four-length deficit into
four-length margin at the finish
The flying legs Of the pretty little
unknown drove the team to an
American mark of 10 minutes 30.7
seconds, beating the old mark held
by the Washington A. C. of Seattle
since 1896.
Tsss'ts 1sd Sssr' 5Oas fo. eHs
ord!. E second. @ Muitonomah nhO, 4. G G. poTt.
Mefk ores m. 6e Fhd New Yor
Poole. sahner); time. il :o4e. Fourth
Hoar' AIritt. HeeuD; time; ii:ss2. Fifth
Leonard. oDonnen, Loveland, Klanckej
c.sa e1HstsE vsfs N New oS5s 4s4
Helen Perry (ohio W. A., Cleveland: Ohio
Fourth, Betty Bernis CRiviera Club. In.
disnapolis, Ind; time. 1:2I.7.
2oO-meter breast ,stroke-First Patt,
Aspinal QRiviera Club. Indianapolis, Ind,
secend, @ p joan Joan Fosle tRixieps i1 club} Indian
apolis, Ind; time. 3:1s:3. Third Helen.
Rains New York 8. w,,Aa;i w A.; New Wy. Yori 3r
Fe Fischer 'lRe; New YORK W. S % Ay, New Yori
City; time, 3:19.5. Fifth: Marvin Clio
bisch Lancaster s. A.. Lancaster, Pa.
First. Paaiine reaosdseRNe aioSiscR HePshey = G.
Hershey, Pa: time, AZ. Second, Lessi
Masrd n "a time e0dfeor0 Third M Mar, osass11S
Eva Heath, Columbia, S. C., time, Asa.
2Oo,meter freestyle for menooFirst aI
ssaond ss5S MeASs MooSson asnta oa purham s
time. s,ss,s Third. Dave Gastineau. In
dianapolis Ind; time. 234.4 Fourth
George Hiles, Atlanta, Ga. time, 2.36.1s
loo-mster fresstyls for Eomsn-Flrst
cs MsssSnd kafserine aSSSs wsrnest sn
ssb 9T5 ot senn ~ aan time bss THIRD pr
ca time fmSess ftth. Lorstta ssp pssE Mos
fs SIKH M a.rtueis ksueke a woTees
ter W. s. Al, worcester, Mas; time
4O0-meter freestyle-First. Betty Bemi
(Riviera Club, Indianapolis. Ind: time
5:23;7. Second. Nancy Merki (Moultomsh)
Hardin Riviera Club, Indianapolis, Ind.
time. 5:39s. Fifth. Chieko Miyamott
ALEXANDER House,, Maui, Hawaii; time
5:4s:4. Sixth. Dorothy Leonard tWorces
5;4a;3. Seventh, Mary Ann Waits tRiyiers
Club. Indianapolis; time. 6:041. Eiehth
Charlotte Book Uancaster 8. A.. Lancas,
ter, Pa; time. 6:16.4.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Durham Appears Sure
To Take Piedmont
Batting Title
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. i6.--
Unless Piedmont League mounds
men can put a hex on him, Jack
Burman appears almost a cinch for
the loop batting crown.
The Durham second baseman is
80 points out front with .346 in the
circuit, which has been notably
tough on stickmen this year.
Nearest to Burman is Luis Olmo.
Richmond outfielder, who has
plugged to .316.
Olmo held the triple lead at Il.
tied at 10 for the homer top spot
with Larry Kinzer, teammate. He
also is paired with Norfolk Manager
Eddie Sawyer at II for the run-bat.
ted-in lead.
Charlottes Outfielder Bob Ortiz
held the doubles supremacy with %
and ranked third in batting with
$40. Bill Shewey of Asheville scored
% runs to head that department.
and also stood fourth with .3o7.
Durham's Stanley Rojek was fifth
with 30l.
Durham had nice bid for Pitch
ing leadership with right-handed Ed
Aloostas IL and record.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Division of Points
In A. A. u. Swim
Py the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
HIGH POINT, N. c., Aug. 16.-
Team standings at the end of
the second day of the A. A. U.
national swimming meet:
Riviera Club, Indianapolis,
Ind, "a; Multnomah Club, Port
land, Greg, 20; Women's SWIM
ming Association, New York City,
IT; Alexander House, Maui, Ha-
waii, 5; Fairmont Hotel, San
Francisco, 5; Women's Swimming
Association. Worcester, Mass, 4;
the Bath Club, Columbus, Ohio,
8: Ohio Woman's Association,
Cleveland, 3; Detroit Athletic
Club, Detroit, 2: Women's SWIM
ming Association, Lancaster, Pa,
2: Goldsboro Swimming Associa-
ton, Goldsboro, N. c., 2, and
Hopedale, Mass, l.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Boys Club Mines Play
Interbrunch Series

Boys Club of Washington will
hold its annual interbranch base
ball series beginning Tuesday and
running through Friday. Peewee
and insect championships will be
decided, with insect games at II
am and peewee contests at l pm.
Georgetown teams meet Central
teams on Tuesday ON the West Ell
lipse. Eastern and Geors rsetown mines
tangle on Wednesday on the West
Ellipse and the series will end
Friday with games between Eastern
and Central branches at Eastern
High School.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Tavern and Heurich
Divide Twin Bill! in
Pennant PIaYoff
Brewers Win Opener
By 20, Lose Finol in
Lost Frame, 3-4

Scoring the deciding marker In
the last inning, Little Tavern nosed
out Heurich Brewers, 4-3. In the
second game to gain an even break
in a double header yesterday on the
East Ellipse. Heurich took the first,
20.
Thus. the stage is set for the de-
Gliding contest of their series to de-
termine which will carry the Indus
trial League banner into the city
championship series opening Tues
day-one day behind the pre-ar-
ranged schedule-on the same dla-
mond.
Also to be decided Monday be-
tween Department Of Justice and
Veterans Administration on the
South Ellipse is the Government
League championship.
Error Proves Costly.
Singles by Fowler and Braddock,
after Waverly Wheeler had gained
a life on Willie Kaufmans error,
gave the Tavern it's winning run IN
the nightcap.
Both games were closely contest
ed. Johnny Murnane won heated
mound duel from Earl Jennings in
the first. holding the losers to four
hits and tanning nine while Jen-
nings was yielding six bingles.
Bill Wheatley of Tavern and Ed
die Collifiower took up where they
left of in the nightcap, Wheatley
getting the edge on the veteran.
Max Posnak's Texas Lacquer tc
left. after Barry had walked ano
been sacrificed to second, gave the
Brewers their first and what proved
to be deciding run in the opening
game.
Near,Fight Enlivens Game.
A near fst-flght between Charley
Clark. Tavern second sacker. anc
Pep Barry, Brewer outfielder, helped
enliven the second game. Kaufman
Heurich second baseman. was in
iured in a collision with Fowler ane
had to be carried off the field. HI
may not be ready to resume Mon
day.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
D. c. Golf Pairs Corded
In Baltimore Tourney
Ipecial Dispatch to T'he Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 16.-
Forty-five teams will tee off to-
morrow in the mixed two-ball four
some sponsored by the Country
Club of Maryland over its Rodgers
Forge course tomorrow.
Post entries will be accepted and
are expected to swell the list con-
siderably.
Among the Washington con-
tingent entered Mrs. Betty Meckley
and Ralph Boeart are scheduled to
start at lao pm. along with Eliza
beth Bonhron and Francis Carnes
Hill.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Yankees Go Haywire,
But Loss 10 Macks
Isn't Damaging
Di Maggie HitIess, RoIfe
Pulls Double Error,
Ruffine Battered
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The great
Joe Di Maggie cut loose with wild
throw and didn't get a hit; steady
Red Rolfe made two errors on one
play, and the Philadelphia Athletics
touched up Charley Ruffing for II
hits today as the AS whipped the
New York Yankees, Ga.
In spite of the loss the American
League leaders retained their 16-
game margin over the Cleveland
Indians, who lost to Chicago.
Veteran Jack Knott set down the
Yanks with nine hits, and got in
serious trouble only in the fifth,
when the New Yorkers took 2-run
lead on Johnny Sturm's single and
Rolfe's eighth homerun of the year.
Macks Score Four Times.
The AS wiped out that margin
and got enough more to win in the
sixth. Pete Suder drew one of the
three walks Ruaing issued, and
scored, on Charley Wagner's triple
to leff center Wagner crossed the
plate and Knott reached second
when Sturm threw wild after field
ing his bunt. and singles by Al
Brancato and Benny MCCOY and
Di Maggio's bad peg sent in two
more runs.
The AS, who got their first run on
Dick Siebert's double and Suder's
single in the second, scored once
more in the ninth. 1t took only
one hit this time, Siebert's second
two-bagger of the day.
Rolfe Pulls Double Error.
He went to third as Rolfe bobbled
Sam Chapman's groundsr and
romped across the plate when the
Yank third baseman proceeded to
throw wild past first base
Phil Rizzuto tripled over Bob
Johnson's head in deep left in the
last of the ninth and scored on
Sturm's fly for the final Yankee
run
Evening star., 1941-08-17
|Auker Checks Tigers
'As Browns Crawl
Out utofCeIIar
BY the Associated Press.

BY Jne hSSOclaIPO Press.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16.-Elder Auker.
the Browns submarine ball pitcher.
torpedoed the Detroit Tigers 3 to 2
today on five hits, moving st. Louis
out of it's old homestead-the cellar
into seventh place ahead of the
Washington Senators.
Only Johnny Berardinos error de-
prived Auker of a shutout in scor-
ing his 10th triumph. The miscue
came after two were out in the
eighth inning, paving the way for
Bruce Campbell's double that scored
both Detroit tallies.
The Browns tied it up the same
inning. however, on George Nc
Quinn's double and Walt Judnich's
single. They had scored their first
run in the third inning on Harlond
Cliffs double and Roy Cullenbine's
single.
Don Heffner launched the ninth
inning with a double and Cliff fol-
lowed with a single. Then McQuinn
hit his second two-bagger to score
Heffner with the winning run
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Laurel Track to Offer
Overnight Features

Many more attractive overnight
features for weekday programs will
be included in the Laurel condition
book for the meeting which opens
October l.
In line with the request of the
Maryland Racing Commission that
middle grade" horses be given the
benefit of increased offerings, Laurel
Is planning numerous races with
purses considerably above the
minimum and designed to draw
higher grade platers and members
of the allowance division.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
La ChoppeIIe, Freeman
To GroppIe Duseks

Two-man team competition will
be resumed at Turner's Arena on
Thursday nights wrestling show.
with the so-called champions. Maui
rice LaChappelle and Ace Freeman.
the Wisconsin flash, again getting
top billing.
LaChappelle and Freeman, win
ners of five straight tandem bouts,
will be pitted against Ernie and
Rudy Dusek