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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02
TOURIN'
RADIO WORLD
BY ISAAC JONES

SUPPOSE WE begin our column
~ this week with an imaginary
Quiz Program and our first ques-
tion is about sport personality.
All right, the contestant has iden-
tited himself and here's the
question: who is Sugar Robin
SOM No prompting. please. hur-
ny. five more seconds we'll,
that's too bad, Mr.. Jones, you miss
ed that cash prize. but for good
trial ! am going TO tell you
the answer. Yes sir, Ladies and
gentlemen. that is exactly what
would have happened 10 me preyi-
GUS 10 Tuesday night of last week.
had l appeared on r quiz program
and had that question been popped
TO me by the quizzer and for
fear that you may he without the
full knowledge OF this promising
young race fighter. ! am going TO
give youth thumb-nail sketch OF
his boxin- success, as related by
Bud shaver local sports com
menfator heard each week at
20 TO ESQ pm. over radio sta
tion WXYZ.
CUGAR ROBINSON is twenty
y years OF age =. he was born in
Detroit his family moved TO
New York city when he was IS
years OF age. AS an amateur Robin
son had 100 fights and won them
all. Since turning professional he
has engaged in II battles IN the
ring the last July i5l and won all
OF them II OF these battles were
won by knockouts. Continued Bud
Shaver, Robinson started fighting
at the age Of IA; after arriving in
New York city he collected and
sold drift wood and danced TO
aid the family until his chance in
the boxing world came. His style
OF fighting Is fast and with less
than a years experience fighting as
"A professional he Is headed for the
lightweight crown. And allow this
writer TO add. IL you are not Il daily
listener TO Bud shaver. why not
start tuning your radio in that di-
rectiOn at the 5:15 pm. hour?
Yours truly has been daily lis
tencr for months and has always
found Mr.. shaver TO be fair in his
opinions and expressions regardless
10 race, creed or color.
AUCTION QUIZ is something new
n among the many quiz pro-
grams and II you can round out
some good questions and they are
accepted you may win any amount
from s. to sl77 for one single ques-
tion. This program may be heard
over station wXYz. Z TO 1880 pm.
Listen for full details.
AS YOURS TRULY pound this col
n umn out on his typewriter g.
the heat stands about 95 degrees in
the shade to send the temperature
down especially in our minds
suppose we switch our CONVEX
saiton 10 something cold? Since
you have agreed so ready | will
give you a little inside dope about
ice cream cones you know that
little sharp shaped object that holds
our ice cream until be can store II
in the place that will give US the
most benegt. we'll. anyway Cf you
can't remember where that Isl, ice
cream cones were discovered ac-
cidentaly at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago in 1904 when a gentleman
placed scoop OF ice cream between
waffle and folded the waffle over
three men put their heads to-
gether md by 1921 We here In the
United states were consuming two
billion cones year that was
one waffle that started something.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02
Selective Service

Official reports show that in
continental United states. 159 572
twenty one yelr-oldS signed up In
the second Selectve Service Regis
tration on July for possible
service in this Nations armed fore
cs. National Selective Service
licadquaricrS announced this week.
The estimate OF 10000 was found
10 have. been exceeded by only a
few thousand
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02
Entertainer Hit By
Falling Glass While
Passing A Theater

Miss Callio Rodgers, 500 T..
Adams, was under the care of her
doctor this week as result of being
hit by falling piece Of glass while
walking past the Broadvay-C ariiol
Theaier building. Saturday. Miss
Rodgers, a member Of the sister
team Of Rodgers & Rodgers, nigh,
club entertainers, suffered cut
in her head which required three
stitches.
The entertainer who was unable
to work this week, said She was
suffering severe headaches.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02
Bill Robinson Will Be Among Artists
Appearing At Annual Police FiieldDay

The Chevrolet Glee club, compos-
cd OF thirty-hve strong voices
blended in melody. IS in itself worth
the price OF admission to tho low
ers OF songs. a kiltie band the
Siegrist Aerial Act. a thriller II
there ever one one add 20 this
about ten more acts including a
tug of war for the American
Championship and you must agree
hiatt It will he R full afternoon OF
entertainment with never p lull
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
Runs Hits Errors
Titdns Get 7 Hits,
; Are HomerS

Bob White OF Wayne may recall
today the axiom, It's not the
number Of hits a pitcher allows
but their potency" White restrict
ed University of Detroit 10 seven
yesterday when a b ! | came
back formally to the Titan campus
after a 20-year Information.
a Three of those seven were Titan
home runs. one in the eighth by
Vince Badonis. football captain
elect, providing a 6-5 victory in
the first diamond bracket for
these city rivals.
Banonls also supplied a single
that scored Joe Jarrett in the
third. Don Hughes hit homers in
his first two times at bat.
Ted Marsh. Wayne Shortstop.
furnished the fielding gem in the
third when his spear of Don
Mayes' grounder near second and
the ensuing throw to first quelled
a Detroit uprising.
Ray Petty allowed Wayne nine
hits but was effective with Tar
tarS on base. Ten were lift to
four for Detroit.
Detroit plays its third game in
three days today against State
College at Bowling Green. Ohio.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
Tribe and Cards
Are Cooled Off

Continued from First Sport Page
seemingly destined to fight it out
for the pennant.
Johnny Wander Nicer and Cy
Blanton hooked up in a nice pitch
ing duel in Philadelphia. Johnny
was tapped for six hits including
hemcrs by Etten and Bragan, and
Cy gave up only five, including
homers by lombard and Craft.
The net result was 4-2 decision
for the Pills over the Reds, who
seem TO have lost the knack OF
winning the close ones.
That victory gave the Pills a
chance to move up to the rarltied
air Of seventh place while the Cubs
dropped into the vacated base
ment. The Cubs, minus Herman.
could get only four hits off old
Carl Hubbell and bowed to the
Giants. 5-3.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07

Mustangs scored Is 10 0. victory
over 81. Mary's Of Mt. Clemens
yesterday at Mt. Clemens.
Steiger famed Is batters in a
row and didn't run into any
trouble until the seventh inning
when he walked a batter. wiffed
the next, the following man made
the following man made the only
solid blow TO right field. and Stei-
ger then famed the last man TO
mark-up 20 strikeouts beating the
record of 10 set by Al T'hielmans
of ST. Ambrose a week ago.
Cliff Durocher won individual
batting honors by hitting two
singles, a double and a triple. Stei-
ger also helped his cause along
by collecting two hits and scoring
three runs. The Mustangs tailed
II safeties and stole 1S bases.
Leo Swonski pitched St Josahat
10 a 5 TO O. win over St. Benedict
in a softball game for the second
no-hitter. Earlier in the season
Sowinski pitched a one-hit affair
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
ARC Ends:
Seen by


ST. PAUL. Mimi, May THE
forty-frst American Bowling Con-
gress' IS days of pin-busting has
ended. setting an attendance record
of 10000, and a prize money dis
tribution record of S22S, 900.
But the most recent exhibitions
on the alleys failed to disturb
leaders in the various classical
tionS.
The 745 rolled by Fred Ruff Of
Belleville, Ill, April u, stood up.
and won won him top money Of
$500 in the individual category.
Likewise. the 1916 hung up by Ray
FAIRNESS and William Lee, both OF
Madison, Wis, April p, carried
through and won them first money
-S600-in the doubles.
Harry Kelly Of South Bend, Ind
won the all-events and 5000 with
his 2013 score. The five-man event
was determined Monday night
when the team bowling ended, with
the 1868 scored by Vogel Brothers
of Forest Park, Ill, March 30, still
high.
As a result they will receive a
check for 81. 500, in addition to the
diamond medals awarded to all the
top winners.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
BEDFORD WINS FIRST

BEDFORD, with alright pitching
from Alex Trail and Don Brown,
scored its first victory by turning
back Southwestern. 2-1. In other
west side contests. Cooley scored
five runs in the sixth and seven
in the seventh to whip Mackenzie,
1876, Norm Curtis collecting three
hits, and Central had an easy time
with u. of d. High, 22-4 Morris
Taub and Pete Yura hit homers
for Central.
On the east side. DENLY High
scored its second straight victory
with a 81 decision over Cass.
Ralph Rucinski held Cass to two
hits. Hamtramck rallied in the
seventh for five runs to tie the
score against Miller, but lost out
in the eighth. 7-6. Percy Hicks
and George Corona homered for
Miller.
Fred ,Komosinski pitched and
batted Pcrshing to 6-5 victory
over Eastern. hitting a Game-wln-
ming homer and tanning Ia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
Western HurIer
Again Misses
No-Hit Game

Believe it or not, Mr.. Ripley.
but
Last Friday Bob Hall, Western
High pitcher, had no-hit game
spoiled after one man was out in
the seventh. the final inning.
Yesterday, the same Bob Hall,
hurting against Chadsey, again
was en- route TO a no-hitter. and
then it happened, Ed Wadzien
came up with one out in the
seventh and hit a single, GhadSeys
lone safety, once more spelling
young Halls bid for fame.
Hall, however. today could be
satisfied that Western is leading
the west side of the Metropolitan
League after turning back the
Explorers. Al. Eddie w s k o
helped the Cowboys with three
hits
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07

from Clawson chalked up the final
no-hit tilt banking Rochester, 7
TO 0. Creevy, 6-foot pinch right
handler. struck out is batterS.
Graduating in June, Creevey
pitching in three games this year
has famed AZ batters an average
of 16 per game. At the end of
Big Johns high school career he
will do his next pitching for the
University of Michigan.
All of Clawson's five hits were
scattered. Rochester made four
and Clawson three.
Catholic Central had a tough
time against De LaSalle, finally
edging out the Collegiate team. 2
TO /. Tommy Groth singled home
Herb Switalski in the fourth in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07

In other games, LourdeS beat
81. Gregory by a 10 to 3 count.
St Leo wned st. Mary's Of
BEDFORD, y TO 3; ST. Ambrose
Swamped ST. Joseph, 81 TO 6. and
ST. Anthony defeated ST. Lads
laus. 7 to 2. with Don Sealback
allowing one hit. Jim Lentes hit
a home run for st. Anthony in
the sixth inning.
Don Lebau and Harry Martin
hit homers to help ST. Philips
beat Annunciation. 6 to q: St Ber-
nard defeated ST. Paul, second
division champions. 4 10 q; Pete
Viviano gave up two Safeties. and
St. Alphonsus downed St Fred
erick of Pontiac. 9 10 8. and
Royal Oak won from Monroe, )
TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
TIGER


Seheoihov Rowe and Sid Hudson
were to be the rival pitchers when
The Tigers and Senators engaged
each other at Briggs Stadium
today in the first of a two-game
series.
Only seven pitches were spaced
out between the Greenberg and
Campbell homers and Higgins
single in the second inning. Camp
bell hit first pitch for his four
ply blow.
York. in yesterdays game with
the Yankees, had 20 putouts, but
two less than the record. Gehr-
niger had seven assists.
There is no truth to the yarn
that a Briggs Stadium customer
try to swing with two Of the seats.
as souvenirs carrying the dents
of Hanks homers.
CFoueher made a swell stop in
the eighth, robbing DiMaggio of
a hit and forcing Selklrk at sec
Ond. Sclkirk was also robbed of a
hit by Gehringer.
AZ first base. York is becoming
what is known in baseball trade
as fancy Dan But he doesn't
want 10 be called that Just call
me Fancy Rudy York asks.
II was n swell victory for a
swell kid Johnny Corsica. If the
folks didn't celebrate in Bayonne.
n. J. and Beckley, w. Va. last
night they should have. At any
rate. there probably was some
great a-talkin' around the Corsica
drugstore in Bcekfey.
In six and two-thirdS innings,
only four balls were hit to the
outfield on Corsica. Two were
hits, one an error and one a
catch.
/ Both at bat and in the field the
Tigers outplayed the Yankees in
the three-game sweep, 10 wit:
Tigers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
Sharamet 10 Pitch
For M Nine Today

ANN ARBOR, May Gus
Sharamet, Hamtramck swimming
star, will make his debut as a
pitcher for the University of
Michigan today when he will start
against Hillsdale Colleges nine in
the annual meeting between the
two schools at Hillsdale.
Coach Ray Fisher announced
that Sharamet. who was a top
ranking hurler in the Detroit
Metropolitan Leagu. during his
prep days. would get a chance 10
show his stuff against the Hill
topperS. Mace Gould and Les Vie
gel will be held in reserve. Fisher
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
Pete Fox Gets Tooth
Treatment in Indiana

EVANSVILLE, Ind. May L
QNSt-Ervin Pete" Fox, Boston
Red SoX outfielder, was at his
home here today to receive treat
ment for a tooth infection. He has
been out of the lineup of the
American League club since April
26, when he had an liberated tooth
extracted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
Never Got a Scratch, Says He

Among the usual directed at Rosenbloom was
the question:
Were you hurt in the ring?"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. scratch declared Make
pair of beautifully curved ears, twisted
nose and a few other mementos of the ring.
"Not a scratch l say-ook at them hands. Only Oncet-
bowling with Betty CRADLE accidentally
got my of the ball and Clipped bone getting
That's the only tme-honest"
After finishing his local night club engagement Make Will
return to HOLLYWOOD picture with Ann Sohern.
ITS called Ringside Maize" Make explained land it's
daisy-pardOn my pun"
Rosenboom carrying around with him the of
made with Max Baer for which
Slapsie is guaranteed $4,000 per reel.
Nice work, if you don't get it.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07

a G a inst S I.
Stanislaus.
The outheld
h a d an easy
time not get
ting a fielding
chance. Sowin-
ski famed ID
b a { terS a n d
walked one.
Like Steiger,
Sowinski helped
his own game
by hittin ne a
double and Scor-
ing two runs.
r a Y KurZniec
and Jerry NAL
inoWski e &C h
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07

ming w il h the
run that meant
victory.
J oe Gre T.
{ h o Shamrock
hurler, stopped
a c lie 81 ate
rally in I h Q
final in n n &
after they had
counted one run
on Dave Woj-
elk s single, a
fielder's choice,
an d Ben Sla-
2 ms sin & Q.
{ famed
the last two in
the seventh.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
YANKS FARE LEAD

And only a circus catch by
George Selkirk in right field
stopped Higgins from getting an
other hit. And, when Tebbetts
popped out. the Tiger fun for the
third frame was over.
With one out. Red Rolfe singled
in the fourth. the Yankees first
hit of the game. Selkirk was an
easy out, Rolfe moving to second,
from where later the Yankee
third sacker scored as Campbell
dropped Joe DiMaggio's liner.
There were Two away when the
Yankees scored two runs in the
seventh. pairing the Tiger lead to
one marker. To start the rally
Gordon singled sharply to left.
Then Dickey also singled, follow
ing which came Priddy's home run.
But, the Tigers struck back with
a run in their half of the seventh
when Barney McCOsky singled, adj
vanced to second on Charley Gehr-
myers sacrifice and scored when
York singled TO left. In the eighth,
Tebbetts walked and scored on a
two-bagger by frankie Croucher.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
Steiger, Creevey
And Sowinski
Gel Rdritiies

T. was the pitchers day in high
school baseball and no matter how
YOU Try YOU cant get around it.
One no-hit, no-uun game in prep
baseball is good but when they
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07

start finglng
them three al a
time that IS
something.
In a Catholic
High s chic o !
League Second
Division game.
J h1 Steiger,
II, highlander
for ST Martin s.
hurled the first
no-hit, no-run
game OF tn .
current season
and set a new
Strike-Out rec
ord for I h Q
league az the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
is Pitchers Field Day---Prep Stars Hrl 3 No. Hitters
Fight Results
BY international News Service

A. New York-Vinnis Vines. 1855. sehs!
nectady, n. Y, won on technical knockout
over Johnny Flores. $50. Houston, Tex. ca.
A. Hartford. Conn. --Wieky Harkins, 1ts,
Philadelphia, defeated Jimmy Leto. las,
tsl.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
SPOR T S

CONTINUED from First Sport Page) c
flu and as told YOU had big Well was weak in the
ring coud hardly hold nv up But going to do
crv baby then-no / Jest didn't say nuthin about it, am
lust tein for the first time here"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07
Tigers Sweep
Yankee Series

Continued from First Sport Page)
roar from the crowd, and with
a count identical with that he had
when he hit his first long drive
two balls and no strikes-the
giant left fielder smacked his sec
ond great clout into the stands. BY
this time the crowd was whacky.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-07

made two hits for the winners.
Big John Creevey. Detroit
Times An-state basketball PLAYER
Evening star., 1941-05-04

EneIond's biggest wor. job for
woman hos been given TO
Senior Commondont Jeon Knox
as recruiting heod and Inspector
Of the Auxi|iory Territorial
Service.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

Laundry bill feud. She
swears they've lost the bot
tom part of a priceless
pajana suit, and they are
equally sure she sent only
the top part. It's a dead
lock.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

The sensitive people. They've
just received a rude, threaten
ing letter about a six months
overdue bill and they are hurt
to the quick. They're consid-
ering never going near the
store again.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

A mojcr operation. Keeper
Pot Cfonin gets generous CO.
operation from Pete, 3-ton hippo
of the Philadelphia Zoo, os he
cIomps the pinoers on q trouble
some tooth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

suddenly drop his aggressiveness,
and demand world peace-a de-
mand which England could not
completely ignore.
FACING 10000 PLANES
Information now received states
that Stain is nervous, and does
not dare TO tackle between % and
IS German divisions. and 10000
aircraft of the luftwaffe-yet the
Moscow dictator knows that any
agreement sacrificing Russian ter
ritory 10 Hitler would result IN an
Immediate wholesale Soviet
lcrack-up.
Hitler was represented as be-
llieving that the German army
could easily smash Russian de
lenses from Finland, Poland, Ru-
mania and across the Black Sea.
Occupying strategic areas ard
Moscow itself within few weeks.
simultaneously the luitWaiie
could keep up the air war against
although German Is sad
10 have weakened the aerial fleet
facing England in recent weeks
and hammer away AZ the cam
paign in the Libyan-Egyptlan jeS-
ert. where the German army con-
stantly is being reinforced
COUNTING on VICHY
Vichy is counted on by the Ger
mans. il was said, 10 operate in
Syria, Morocco and al Dakar 10
keep the British occupied IN far
flung battle zones
II should be pointed out that
any German war on Russia would
result Immediately in a Russian
appeal for assistance from tho
-dnmocracics- But BrltUn'S antin-
athv towards Boi>hcviSm probably
would prevent a direct treaty with
Moscow However an indirect
|treatvNthrough the Free Frcnca or
Czech eovcrnmcnt-in-eXlle might
be arranged.
In any case, sources IN London
lstressed, any kind Of an Anglo
+ Russian military alliance now
would completely upset the AXIS
apple card and certainly would be
helpful 10 Britain.
Editors Note - This is
orobobIv oyo1ooondo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

needed supplies with which 10
compete with American assistance
10 Britain.
After carrying out his designs
on Russia. according 10 this theory,
Hitler Would complete his empire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

Mrs. Kemp, the former New
York debutante Martha Ste
phenson and tragically-killed
orchestra leader Hal Kemp's
widow, who will TINS weekend
in New York marry Victor
Mature, the matinee idol.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
LONDON Pictures
Stain Quai|inq
Before Hitler
By MERRILL MUELLER
Inn Nrn. Ser,ice star Corrrspandent


LONDON. June 12.-Josef Stain
is being made the target OF
German war of nerves. according
TO information in London today,
and the Soviet dictator faces the
alternative Of Nazi invasion of
Russia or. if he yields 10 German
territorial demands, possible in
ternal SCATTERING Of his regime.
This account was given out by
confidential sources colncident with
the arrival in London of Sir Stall
ford CrippS. the British ambaSsa-
dor. from Moscow for conSulta-
tons with key British officials.
Word from Eastern Europe fol-
lows these startling lines:
German military dispositions
have been taken up opposite Rus
STA all the way from Finland
through Rumania. The men are
crack troops and their equipment
Is excellent.
HITLER NOT BLUFFING
Thus Chancellor Hitler is not
bluning in his war Of nerves
against Stain. His demands are
said 10 be the great wheat fields
OF The Ukraine and the rich oil
fields OF the Caucasus.
London sources said there Is no
doubt that Stain Is dickering 10
prevent any rupture with Ger
many bat on the other hand Hit
Ter is offering no concessions. In
. the end. however, the German die
tator might make n face-Saving
gesture towards Moscow by offer
ing 10 drop The AXIS alliance with
Japan.
Ilitler'S campaign against the
SovietS would give the Reich much
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
HITLER NOT BLUFFING

llitler'S campaign against the
SovietS would give the Reich much
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
A Sequel to Marriage Meddlers

to movies that have given you n
fantastic slant on your own
personality.
Somewhere you've evolved
the idea that you're virtually
irresistible, that all you've got
to do when you're with a man
worth attracting Is to work tho
eyes, and the eyelashes, wrinkle
the nose, crinkle the corners OF
the mouth, and hand him . line
Of hooey that you fancy can't
be tied.
snow you probably have
found saps who fell for It," he
went on, "but not fellows with
gray matter instead of mush
under their skulls. II you
haven't grasped IL already, your
friend Bill, the cop, took you
for a glorious ride.
He was told by his captain
to get everything out of you he
could, and he certainly sue
ceeded."
Suddenly she threw her hands
over her face and burst into TEN
pestuous sobs. But / would have
felt more sympathy for her had
not realized that sobbing was hel
ever-ready resort when cornered
Dicky had no pity, however
His voice was suddenly harsh anC
militant.
ut won't do you one bit OF
good 10 turn on the weeps,
Carolyn" he said. ~We've had
plenty OF them from you, and
they don't move either Of us ono
bit. You're up against the real
thing this time. IL doesn't mat
ter what Aunt Madge has prom
ised you when she was feeling
sorry for you. I'm In charge
now. and you're going to do
what I tell you"
He paused for breath, and Car
olyn took her hands from hel
eyes. trimming with tears. anc
looked at him with unutterable