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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12
GAMES WEDNESDAY, pacific Coast League


 San Diego 6; Oakland Q. San Francisco 2; Seattle 5. Portland 6; Los Angeles ?. Sacramento 10: Hollywood 3.
 National League Chicago 8, '; New York 2, $. Cincinnati Q; Boston 2. Pittsburgh 8; Brooklyn l. St. Louis 3; Philadelphia ?.
 American League New York Chicago postponed rain.
 Washington 4; Cleveland 6. Philadelphia 2; Detroit 5. St. Louis- Boston rained out at end of fourth inning with Boston leading to o.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-12

start of the season a memorable one yesterday by limiting the Atn- letics to six hits for Detroit's vic- tory, the seventh straight
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
Dom DiMaggio Tops Brother Joe

Williams what Boson's big Four when
whackng homers right and left But. VIII sinus
stomach trouble other ailments the genial Foxx has
thing easy time Of it. 1t wonder he has been able
to play at the big Four has shrunk to the Big
Three" besides Williams includes Joe Cronn and Dom
DMaggo Though beset with managerial troubes-mediocre
pitching and player nureConn has been able to pound out
1854 which helps lot especially when misses the odd
grounder.
A sophomore, Dom DiMaggio OF the three famous ball
playing San Francisco is of sensation
majors present he is outhttng Brother Joe of the
Yankees Those Sundays games will call that Dom
important role in both Boston Notwithstanding
winning in the first and scoring the winning
tally second after racing from first to third sacr
the third base line catching the Tiger nfed fast
asleep alert bit of base-runnng that brightens ball
games
While the Red Sox won Lefty Grove missed chance 20
notch his goal of 300 victories in the major
leagues when he failed to the distance He forced to
retire the seventh inning when the Tigers began to solve his
Grove heading for his fortysecond birthday and old
hrler in service in the big leagues has 297
Grove reaches the 300 figure he will become the twelfth
pitcher to achieve that total Of major league trumps The
records of the others follow:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
Benny McCoy's One Big Reason

of outstanding for the rush of the one time
owy Athletics comeback of Benny Mccoy who recent
month ago heraded the flop of baseball dis
appointment that caused for old Mr. Mack Well
Benjamin be doing all right by poor old Mr. Mack
Young Mccoy Michgans boy from Granville, is playing
better ball than Mack expected Of him. He hitting well
800 and his fielding has improved with his hitting Mccoy
figures that the for his right about face
is that he is not the spot as he uas in 1870,
Too much publicity balyhoos and builduptoo much about
the $4,000 got sign the $4,000 year salary
charged with his showing last 1t much the
with Freddie Hutchinson the Tiger pitcher who is now
going great guns for Buffalo and of these days
himself back with the Detroit club
1T began the day signed the papers" Mccoy told one
Philadelphia baseball scribes recently The ballyhoo
during the Winter and into the training
Every turned around wanted to take my pic
autograph seemed II every eye was on me
and l I couldn't take II.
This Spring said TO myseIf-To heck with ii all IL
do do II don't don't. At first fate seemed against
me. / ball well all Spring but just couldn't get
Mr.. Mack opened the with Davis
ond. Crash hurt his ankle and got my chance Things
began break and here 1 am. feel like have
crawed deep hole-and I'm not going to let
shove down into 1t again"
Well, all with you Benny
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
Fred Perry Wins
PRO Net Crown

inRrnau0naI NeWs service wire
CHICAGO, June Fired Perry
of Los Angeles won the national
professional tennis championship
by defeating Dick Skeen of Holly
wood. Cal. GA, 6-8, 6-2, 6-3, in the
tournament finals at the Chicago
Town and Tennis Club. Perry
succeeds 10 the title held by Don
Bulge until the redhead was
ousted in the second round by John
Faunce, a comparative unknown
from Los Angeles.
Perry's reign as professional
champion may be short one,
however. for his title will go on the
block when he participates in the
S25 900 round-robin starting in
New York June 6.
Bulge salvaged a measure of
glory. teaming with Perry 10 win
the doubles title. They defeated
Lester Stoefen and Keith Gledhill,
both of Los Angeles, Cd, GA, 6-3.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
Metro Mines
Play Sennifind|s

Fighting for places in the finals
scheduled for Wednesday, four
Metropolitan League prep baseball
teams engage in the semi-final
round this afternoon at North
western Field.
Cooley High. West Side cham
pions. will take on Hamtramck on
one diamond. and at the same time,
Highland Park. winner on the East
Side. will meet Western.
Both West Side clubs. Cooley
and Western, will be slight favor
ties. Bob Hall, Western pitching
ace. is due to face the Parkers,
while Cooleys hard-hitting club 10
expected to have too much power
for the Cosmos.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

Ted Williams, the Boston string bean, who likes Briggs
hit home in it, Is another in
gung young who Is currently sensation In the Amer
League Williams player Detroit almost certain
o the all-star game here July g.
Williams Of two Red Sox who bagged home run
yesterday the from Boston drubbed the Tigers both
Of doubeheader. Jimmy Foxx the other Incl
denay the only player who has hit ball fair
OF Briggs Stadium since it was rebuilt He hit two
Bob Harris OF which hit the top
right field stands and the other sailed all the way
= YER that topmost part of the giant stadium.
handsome mark OF .421 in the latest official aver
ages Williams league batting leader While he
I'D with with eight (Rudy York
with 49, Williams gets satisfaction out of
consistency hitting than in his greatest ambition
Instead OF a Babe Ruth trying TO be Ty Cobb"
said Williams with grim
But whether reaches the heights of Cobb
23year-od 6oot 3nch $50 FOUNDER quite sugger
He hit .344 last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
YANKs NOW THIRD

The Yankees hold down third
place in the standings and the
Boston Red Sox now are in fourth
place as a result of two victories
over the Detroit Tigers.
The Philadelphia Athletics
climbed 10 within mere percentage
points of the first division by de-
feating the St. Louis Browns, 5 10
2 and 5 TO 3. in a pair of games
which saw all four of the starting
pitchers sent 10 the showers.
In the National League the
Brooklyn Dodgers leaped into a
tie for first place with a single
victory over the st. Louis Cardi-
mails, 3 TO 2, for the flock'S ninth
win in row, this one behind Kirby
Higbe. who hurled a seven hitter
and won with IL against Max La
nier'S four-hit ball.
The Cardinals remained dead
locked with the Dodgers in the
standings. each club having scored
81 victories against u defeats.
Hal Schumacher hurled the New
York Giants 10 to 2 win over
the Cincinnati Reds and Junior
Thompson then pitched the Reds
TO victory over the Giants by
the same score in a double-header
between these two clubs.
The Chicago Cubs moved into
fourth place with 9 10 5 and TO Q
victories over the Philadelphia
| Philles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
Stewart Shoots 60.
ESleSfOn Gets % 6B
By NJ. F. DRUKENBROD

Tam o. Shanter Country Clubs
Iamateur record of SO. set more
than 10 years ago by George Won
Elm. former National Amateur
champion, when he was located in
Detroit. was both broken and tied
yesterday by two of the clubs
younger players.
Harold Stewart established a
new mark of 81. five under par,
while Chuck Elgleston got the 6S.
Both are members of Tam's No.
team in the District Golf League.
While they were on the course at
the same time, they were not play
ing together.
Stewart. whose card included six
brides and an eagle, burned up the
second nine for 81, six under par,
after going one over with a SO at
the turn. Egleston. with mines of 33
and 35, notched five brides.
Stewart was par or better on all
except two holes, the eighth and
eleventh. both one-shotters. A bad
lie in a trap caused a 5 on the 24l-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

What, with in nearly every corner OF the globe and
White Sox top the American League with the Ath
in fifth place. notch ahead of the championship Tigers
it what the drawing Schooboy Rowe would call:
"a nuf crazy little old world"
With the skiddng Indians dropping another pair OF games
and the White Sox splitting with the Senators (Which wasn't
nasmuch the Cleveland drop them in first place.
of the Red Sox bitter blow to the
Tigers who result of their recent good work vsoned
climb heights Instead Del Baker and his boys today
themselves in sixth place. But boy and it's hot
old with only four separating half dozen
setup that send team shooting up-or down
in rapid fashion.
While the Of the White Sox has caused lifting OF
the spurge Of Connie Mack
demonish Athletics has caused Of sensation than
thing that has happened in the topsyurvey world in many
a day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
Dom DiMaggggio Sparkles
AS BOsOx Win Two
knocks In, Scores
Winning Runs
in Each Tilt
BY LEO MACDONELL

When the Tigers look back at
1.-THE dismal double defeat the Red
Sox handed them, 7 TO 6. and 6
TO 5, yesterday at Briggs Stadium.
they will probably bemoan the
fact that they could have won both
| of the games with a little luck
and a seeing eye dog.
The seeing eye dog would UNI
ldoubtedly have been OF great help
lin tracking down Dom DiMaggio,
as the bespectacled young Bosto-
lnian glided from first to third on
sacrifice hit by Lou Finney.
(which led to their defeat in the
second contest
1t was all right for Dominic 10
move on to second, perhaps, but
Ito parade to third under the very
moses of the Tigers - phooey.
Iphooey-too much. too much. Not
a Tiger even whimpered let alone
tiet out a iuSty bark.
1t wouldn't surprise us if Mr..
Walter o. Briggs. man of sugar
who doesn't stint. doesn't have
briggs stadium all cluttered up
with seeing eye dogs today. The
park may even resemble a pound.
GOES ON TO THIRD
First up in the ninth inning OF
THAT sad second game DiMaggio
walked. Then came Finney's sacri-
flee, neat bunt down the third
base line. Pinky Higgins came in
fast and scooping up the ball
rified it to Charley Gehringer who
covered first, retiring Finney and
sending Dom to second. But Dom
didn't even pause for a coke at
second. He took a quick gander
at the camp meeting around first
base and then looked to discover
third uncovered.
Higgins tried desperately to get
back 10 third to take a throw
from Rudy York, who had re-
ltrieved the ball. but was a frac-
ton OF a second too late. Other
Tigers stood around and thought
Higgins did pretty well at that,
almost getting back in time.
At any rate. DiMaggio revealed
an alertness- that might if pos
sible, be taught the Tigers.
1t was a pretty sad sight for
l25,851 customers who paid to get
into the park.
All in all, it was pretty big
day for DiMaggio. that young
man having figured most promi-
nently in Boston's first triumph
of the afternoon. 1t was Dom who,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

NEW YORK, June winning
pitchers, Ruffing and Gomez.
In today's box scores on that
Sunday double-header which the
New York Yankees won from the
Cleveland Indians appeared the
names of those two Yankee stall
warts Of the past, with duly re-
corded victories over the team that
most observers expect 10 win the
American League pennant.
Ruling and GomeZ-that was a
.parlay at one time. and could it bn
that somehow they will be able 10
go on for one more year and per-
haps be the beh-wethers in an
other Yankee march 10 the pen
nant,
1t isn't likely. but somehow their
names in the box scores as winners
over the Indians reminds you that
the latter 60 good with Teller and
too often fade without him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
TRIBES IsT sHUToUT

Ruffing handed the Indians their
first shutout of the year by 2 TO
%. then Gomez came along and
won by 5 TO 3, 10 make it seven
defeats for the Indians in their
last eight starts. Ruling went the
route.
Gomez had 10 have help in the
ninth. but still pitched fine game
The Cleveland starters-neither OF
whom finished-were Al Milnar
and Mel Harder.
AS a result of the days doings
in the American League. the In
dams dropped into the second spot
in the standings, and the Chicago
White Sox took over the lead by
one percentage point by virtue Of a
split with the Washington Sena-
tors, who took the opener, 3 TO 2
and dropped the nightcap, A to 3
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

yard eighth and he took four on
the eleventh.
Some day another amateur may
match or beat his 81, but it isn't
likely the sizzling finish he put or
ever will be bettered. He played
the last six holes in five under Is,
Including in this stretch an eagle
on the 469-ysrd sixteenth, where
he sank 20-foot putt.
A check of their cards shows
IEgleston was leading Stewart by
two strokes for Is holes. But the
latter pulled up even with the
eagle on the sixteenth. then picked
up his one-stroke margin with a
birdie 3 on the seventeenth. Both
birdied the long eighteenth.
Their cards and par:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
Norris Is Victor
BY 900 Margin

Joe Norris is 1000 richer today
and carries another notch on his
bowling gun. That sum is his
share of the $1,000 purse for his
60-game match with John Petro OF
Cleveland. Norris was 600 pins
victor when the end came last
night at Palace-Gratiot Recrea-
'tIOn.
Norris grand total was 1884
and his average 2l64, against
1884 and 2064 for Petro. Norris
best showing was in yesterday
afternoons 10 games, when his
average was 1868 10 204.1 Petro
won the final block by 90 pins
after Norris had swelled his
margin 10 $50 in the two pre-
ceding.
Joe bore a 125 Roadway into the
Detroit half Of the match and
jumped it TO 1913 in the opening
10. In the second he had five
scores of 255 or better. finishing
with a 269 and a 265 middle. That
sort of firing ended Petro's chances
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
Probable Pitchers
by international News Service

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington a. Chicago-Leonsrd W.
Dietrich.
New York az Cleyeland-Russo vs.
'Feller.
Boston at DETRoIT-Dobson vs.. NEW
SOM
Philadelphia at st. Iouis-Knott vs.
Auker.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
81. Louis AZ Brooklyn-Nhite - Wicker
Cincinnati at New York --- Riddle vs.
CARPENTER.
Chicago At Philadelph French vs.
Podgainy.
Pittsburgh at Boston -HentEelman vs.
Errfrk
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
Additional Sports
On Pages 19 and 20
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games behind leader.
Yesterdays RESULTS
Chicago s17 Or loot. Erickson.
Page and schen-
ing
Philadelphia IL 3-tPes Beer
Bruner. Hoerst
and Warren.
Chicago 1-Mooty and MccuI.
Tough
Philadelphia 7-tGrssom. Beck ana
Livingston.
New York 1-schuma cher ana
banning. Hart
Cincinnati 7 0-tPearson, l.. Moore
and lombard,
West.
Second game
Cincinnati Ctr pSon ana
Lombardi.
New York 0-Lohrman and Hart
nett
Brooklyn O-Higbs and Owen.
81. LOUIS 1-Lsnier and Man
cuso.
Pittsburgh and Boston. postponed. rain.
closing pitcher WINNING pitcher.
ToDAYs GAMES
Chicago AZ Philadelphia.
St Louis At Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Cincinnati at New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
HighIigh+s
In Sports

Billy Conn arrives to sign
contracts for bouth with Heavy
weight Champion Joe Louis.
AL Blozis Of Georgetown pre-
diets that some day he'll hurl
the 16-pound shot 90 feet.
White Sox take over first
place in the American League
as Dodgers and Cards tie for
first in the National.
L. S. Golf Association an
nounces plans TO approve a less
lively" ball following Chicago
tests.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
How They Stand
AMERICAN LEAGUE

'Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
First game
Boston I'll Grove. +Ryba and
DETROIT sl4 o-Gorscs, Giebsii
fMcKaln. y ".
houser and Teb-
belts.
Boston s,ii Wagner. II New.
some. Wilson
and Pytiak.
DETROIT IS Grow. Benton
tNewhouser and
sullivan.
Washington , Hudson and Early
Chicago 4-Rigney and fresh.
washington II CHASE and Evans.
ui Innings.
New York II O-Ruffing and Rosar
Cleveland Q o-;Miinsr. HeTinl
and HemsIey
susce.
Second game
New York S I-iGome1. Brsusr anc
Cleveland "a o-;Hsrdsr, Browr
First game
Philadelphia 5 2 o-tHsdlsy. Ferriel
St. Loul. 10 O-sNunerisf. ost.r
mueller and Fer
rell.
Second game
Philadelphia 5 II -Marchildon. &C
Harris and HAYES
ST. Louis , 7-Gsiehouss fallen
Caster and Swift
Terrell
Winning pitcher. Losing pitcher.
ToDAYs GAMES
R0st1n A. DETROIT
New York ~ Cleveland.
washington AT Chfcago
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

BOB ZUPPKE, University Of Him football
coach Maybe we won't have the best football
team I'm the Western Conference this year. But,
thing I'm positive of. Wei have the youngest
band of players"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

| CLARK GRIFFITH. owner of the Washington
Nationals: what should do In the American
League Is play night games five days week dur
ing the months of July and August Otherwise,
twe'll all be in tough way financially"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
WHAT THEY SAY

, baseball coach Michigan State College: There's
in the story published the other day that Casey
Klewicli and Norman Duncan OF team have
signed with the ST. Joseph Autos a ST Louis
Browns farm College players can't sign until
they're graduated"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

THOMAS J. HALLIGAN president of the
Michigan State Minor Baseball League: Our
organization Is gaining more In favor daily"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

BEN JONES, trainer OF Whirlaway: eff Eddie
Arcaro can't ride Whirlaway in the Belmont Stakes
well hire Leon Haas 20 handle the horse" HAAS
PorterS Cap in the recent Kentucky Derby)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

Gen. Hugh s. son.
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

incidentally, rode Porters Cap IN The recent Kent
PAUL DIZZY TROUT. Detroit Tiger pitcher
I've been given chance TO pitch In starting role
I'll remain one. 1t feels great out there"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
YankS Beat Indians.
White SOX Lead
BY LAYTON CARVER

in II innings. John Rigney hurled
a three-hitter in losing the first
game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
I!ot3lS
1 y nlaodm,xu
SPORTS EDITOR
Loss Of Games Bitter Mccoy Is One Reason
Pill for Tigers, Who Why Philadelphia As

Mccoy Is One Reason
Why Philadelphia A:
Are Staging a Rush
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

Continued on Page 14)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

Loss Of z Games Bitter
Pill for Tigers, Who
Had Climb in Mind
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02
He's Current Leader Of League

Well, we are all with you Benny.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

Rosi1n A. DETROIT.
New York 81 Cleveland.
Washington at Chicago.
Philadelphia AZ 81. Louis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

yard eighth and he took a four @
the eleventh.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-02

All in all. it was pretty big
day for DiMaggio. that young
man having figured most promi-
nently in Boston's first triumph
Iof the afternoon. 1t was Dom who,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-01
MODERN FARM LIFE
 THEME OF FORUM
Roy E. Norcross, County Agent, to Address Meet=
 ing Here Tuesday

Roy E. Norcross, county farm bureau agent for the Farm and Home Institute, announces an open forum on modern farm life will be held by the group at the Mad River Grange Hall Meriden road Tues day.
 "One of the best times for a farmer to take inventory" said MT. Norcross "is early spring before the rush of work starts"
 The days program includes an exhibit of new farm equipment followed by movies and talk by Miss Eleanor Moss. home demon- strator for Litchfield County. Miss Moss will use as her subject "What Does Farm Life Mean to You?' The program starts at 10 a. m.
 A. E. Wilkson, specialist on farm vegetable gardening, Is scheduled to speak on the farms contrlbu- ton to family life at II 8. m. At 11:30 Sidney A. Edwards, director of the Connecticut Development Commission, will speak on Develop ment in Using Local Resources"
 At noon lunch will be served by ladies of the Mill Plain church.
 An exhibit is scheduled for 1 p. m., with Q discussion by Rev. Charles Downes, chaplain of the State Grange.
 At 2:l0 Miss Edith L. Mason will examine home life as her subject for discussion, and farm economics will be the subject for discussion by Paul L. Putnam at 2:30. The days activities will come to an end at 3 D. m. with an open forum discussion of farm problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-01
lO2ND INFANTRY
 INSPECTED TODAY
Captain Deadly, Commando CT, Checks Local Units;
 Appeal for Funds Made

The first full inspection of per- sonnel and equipment since mobili- ration of the second battalation, 102d Infantry, Connecticut National Guard, was held at the State Armory this morning. An inspec- ton by Capt. William Deadly, acting battalion commander, was followed by additional inspections by corp- pany commanders.
 Dismissal at 12 noon today was slated for the guardsmen, who were mobilized last Monday and are now making preparations for departure for Camp Blanding, Fla, later this month. The men have been ordered to report at 8 a. m. tomorrow, but will be dismissed after roll call and given the rest of the day of. Col. Ernest L. Novey has appoint ed as summary court officers the following: Major Niels Poulsen. Major James Quinn, Major Seldom Mott, Major Gustave Oberlin and Capt. Robert N. Countrymar.
 A dinner party for new second lieutenants of the battalion will be held at The Elton Monday night.
 John M. Burrall, chairman of the appeal, stated today that "All guard units are sorely in need of funds, and it is the patriotic duty of all Waterburians to contribute to the fund.-"
 He added further that funds so collected will be distributed among eight units from this city, to make them better men in camp.
 All contribution should be made out to Harry W. Tripp, treasurer of the drive.
 The goal of the appeal is $2,500.