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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Gordons Average Ties Previous Mark

Walter Winchcl complained that there "hags old
10" in the and that what the show needed
than manager a officer.
Those kids sure give it pep" thrilled Diamond Jules
Joe Gordons 500 average tied the best previous
mark Joe DMaggios 10 putouts topped the 1S-putout
record for five by Mike Donlin the Giants 1905
and tied by DiMaggo in 1887 Gordons bases balls
tied the vegame record by Jimmy Sheckard of the Cubs
in 1910 and tied by Mickey Cochrane 1929 There's
been lot of talk about Ovens mplay but why orchids
to Charley Keller the who converted the into
Yank victory?
1t Charleys hit that scored Tommy Heinrich and Di-
Maggie with the that clnched victory the
in that game Keller of the greatest
up many years halls from University Maryland
he tried to play football in his sophomore year and then
wisely gave it up TO concentrate baseball
When Charley made his game-winnng hit his wife sitting
in a box, shouted
Hes my mani"
The Kelers have a home in Frederick Md. which
has a playroom for Charley Jr. 2 and Donald
Charley Sr likes Zane Grey stories and gets a kick
out of listening to Jack Benny but thinks Lefty Gomez just
funny the radio fellow
incidentally, you can't stump Senior Gomez Asked how
it felt to pitch in World Series he cracked back
Mccarthy didn't want too be too touch them"
frankie Frsch, in defense of Owen declared:
"0wen must have stopped six wild pitches in the
three games-and stopped the Yankees cold Saturday
when he picked Heinrich of first"
MY Vitalis, James.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
No Stopping Him
Little Dick Tuschak Ronps Again St. Catherine
EIeuen Beats St. Anthony ~ to

Little Dick Tuschak wanted 10
play football a year ago. He stood
only an ineh-or maybe an inch
and a half-over five feet. and
was just Is years old.
But mother knows best. so Dick
played no football for ST. Cathe-
rine's High as a freshman last
year.
Nothing. however, could stop
Dick Tuschak this Fall. He won a
first string backfeld job at the
start, and has proved his worth
by accounting for all four touch
downs scored by ST. Catherine in
two games so far. His last two
yesterday for the Warriors turned
back St Anthony. 1910, ar Mack
Park, in the Catholic League.
Tuschak's touchdowns against
the Teutons came on fairly long
runs. He broke away for p yards
for the first in the second period.
and ran 30 yards for the other in
the fourth quarter a tight War
rior defense, meanwhile, kept ST.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
District Best Ball
Won With IA

Mrs. A. f. Wilson and Mar
garet Russell led the field with
a net Of "A in a best ball handi-
cap competition which is regarded
today as the unofficial closing
event of the Women'S District
Golf Association season. In yester-
days event at Country Club Mrs
c. p. McLain and Mrs. j. O. Nc
Laughlin were runners-up with rs
HandicapS rated at half the
combined total. The WilSon-RuS-
sell stood at five and McLain-Mc.
Laughlin at seven. Mrs. Henry
Ledyard and Virginia Paddock
S6-9-77 were third.
Other pairs in the championship
flight finished as follows Mrs
William Chesbrough-Mrs. s. r
Livingstone S7-S-79; Mrs, c. r
Suicker-Mrs. Donald Weiss $50
50: Mrs. l.. O. Strader-Mrs. J. w
Flick, 94-10-S4.
In the first fight Mrs. Robert
Martin and Mrs. Charles Mackall
tied for first with Mrs w. B
Cameron and Josephine Lang al
81. Mrs. +. w. Henry and Mrs
w Casgrain won the second flight
with SO.
Mrs. Wilson turned in the besi
individual score with IS. Mis-,
Russell was one stroke behind
Mrs. Mclaughlin took thir &
with 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Kid M'COy.
.GOCOOkimS
InlernatIonaI New. serylee MIIe

NEW YORK. oct. s. Fred
Cochrane will be guaranteed S15,-
600 10 defend his welterweight
championship against young Kid
Mccoy Of Detroit and the money
will be posted with the New York
Boxing Commission Friday ac-
cording 10 Joe Gould, young Nc
Coy'S manager.
Gould explained that Detroit
admirers of the Michigan State
champion had put up the cash.
Cochrane can choose the site of
the proposed fight, if he wishes,
Gould said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08

Anthony from threatening the goal
line.
The victory placed St Catherine
in a tie with ST. Benedict for first
place in the First Divisions East
Side Each eleven has won It's first
two starts.
p In another first division con-
test yesterday. ST Gregory con-
queror of St Theresa. was held to
a scoreless tie by St. Cecilia Tom
Boskovich of ST. Gregory ran DC
yards after the opening kickoff
but slipped in the mud on the St
Cecilia 1-yard stripe. But the lat.
ter held for downs.
Later st. Gregory went 65 yards
down the field but was checked or
the five-yard mark.
In a second division contest, St
Philip turned back ST. Rose, 1910
with touchdowns in the second
and fourth quarters on intercepted
passes. Bill Martin nabbed a St
Rose aerial and ran 40 yards for
the first tally and Chuck Pac-
quette caught one intended for q
St. Rose receiver 10 turn il into
the second St. Philip marker,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Flying Fish
Club Plans
Big Wear
BY Don GILLIEs

Capt Eddie Rickenbackcr. presi-
dent Of Eastern Airlines. is the
originator OF the Flying Fisher
man Club, which he started in
1885.
Besides being the worlds most
unique sportsmen's organization, il
is the only club Of its kind which
does not require payment Of dues.
Membership in IL is obtained only
by flying 10 or from some point on
Eastern Airlines and the famous
sports fishing waters off the Flor
ida and Gulf coasts. and landing
one Of seven specified fish
Accredited guides attest the
catch whether IT be a SailfiSh.
bO1efiSh. blue marlin. white mar
lin. giant tuna or Allison tuna.
Many record fish were caught
over brief flying week.-mrs." trips
which. incidentally. have become
popular with the ever increasing
tendency toward shorter vaca-
tons.
Victor Martin of Miami won the
Rlckenbacker trophy last year for
landing the largest fish a 1877
pound blue marlin The only
Michigan angler 10 score last
season was Mrs. Bruce Clark Of
Detroit She was awarded the
Rickenbackcr trophy for hauling
an a l0pound l4-ounce bonefish.
n kurtZ Henley in charge of
the new Detroit office Of the
Eastern Airlines. reports consid-
cradle activity already with the
height of the season still several
weeks off
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Bettina Beats Boy Walker

Los ANGELES. oct s. -tINS)
Meho BettIna OF Beacon. n. Y
who is cunning for Joe LOUIS
heavyweight championship dis
posed of Sonny Boy Walker, the
United States marine, in 10 rounds
last night.
Bettina noored Walker with a
looping left 10 the Jaw just before
the bell rang ending the ninth
round Bettina tried 10 finish hi:
man in the final canto but Walker
managed to stick it out
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
White Sox Win
Chicago Series
Beat Cubs, 81, for
18th Straight Title

CHICAGO, Oct. 8-The Chi
cago White Sox' won their eleventh
consecutive city series game by
defeating the Chicago Cubs, 3 TO
], at Comiskey Park. 1t was the
White Sox' fourth consecutive
victory over the north siders in
the series.
Thornton Lee. the American
Leagues leading southpaw hurler
let the Cubs down with four hits.
Claude Passeau was hardly less
effective. allowing the SoX but six
hits. However, there was not an
earned run scored. The Cubs
counted their lone tally in the
second inning on two errors on
easy chances by third baseman
Bob Kennedy And the Sox scored
two runs in their half of the same
inning and another in the seventh
on five errors and a passed ball.
Babe Dahlgren's single. Ken
nedy's two errors on ground balls,
and Stan Hacks scratch single
gave the Cubs their run.
Taft Wright was safe on Lou
Stringers bobble. went to third
on Mike Kreevich's double, and
scored on Stringers muff of Phil
Cavarretta' throw. Then Mike
scored on Il passed bah In the
seventh Kennedy singled moved
to second on Hacks error on
Treshs grounder. 10 third when
Mccullough was slow IN fielding
Lees bunt. and scored on Billy
Knickerbocker long ny
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Starts
Exhibitions in
Army Camps
4 Want to Do
Everything I Can
to Help Says Joe

CHIC A GO. Oct. 8.-Heavy-
weight Champion Joe Louis today
opened an exhibition tour of army
camps in the Sixth Corps area.
heading first for Camp Grant. Ill,
for two rounds of boxing today.
Accompanying the champion
were his manager, Julian Black
his trainer, Jack Blackburn: a
Sparring partner Big Boy. and
Shorty Hogue, California middle
weight and Welterweight cham
pions. respectively and their man
ager, Tom Jones
Il want 10 do everything
can 10 help Uncle Sans sol
diers," said Joe before his de-
parture II realize they like
entertainment and cannot have
too much for the good of the
morale Of the army. am
anxious To do my part.
when i am I'm the army,
VIII like entertainments, TOO, ana
] hope TO see some stars of the
theater and other entertainment
when l am "A soldier"
Joe said he didn't know just
WAen he would became soldier
but in the meantime, he considers
II an honor TO be permitted TO
show his stuff in army camps.
After his Camp Grant appear
ance, the champion will go to the
savannah IND Ordnance Depot
tomorrow. on Friday he will be
at Rantoul Field, Saturday al
Scott Field. Monday at Fort
Sheridan. October IS al Fort Gus
ter, Mich. and on October is at
Selfridge Field Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08

teeinE weight and appearance for
Angott
His manager, Fred Browning OF
Texas, put up the do-re-mi with
the boxing board and then de-
clared that he would forfeit the
money, beg for a postponement
and take Jenkins out of gay-white-
way circulation for at least three
months.
I'll send him to Hot Springs,
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.SturIm
To Marry
Oct. I'D
Ints-natlonal Sow. ser,iee Ml.

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.--One quick
way to the altar and matrimony
today is to belong to the New
York Yankees.
Even Johnny Sturm, their first
baseman, probably would admit
that there is nothing like winning
a world series and the extra fold
ing money that goes with it to
put gent in the proper matri-
monial frame of mind.
Sturm today prepared to entrain
for st. Louis. where he will be
married TO Miss Florence Knobbe.
the sweetheart of his school days.
on October 1S.
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Gets a Hat

NEW YORK. Oct. s. GNS)-
Joe Gordon had a $3.50 fedora to
wear today.
Second baseman Of the New
York Yankees. Gordon was voted
by New York baseball writer's the
outstanding player of the recent
World Series against Brooklyn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
L,,II
= . by 1eonlacdontlL
~ SPORTS EDITOR
Rousine Greeting Given Joe DiMaoeo Gives Last
Mickey Owen in Fourth Ball Used in Series 10
Game Nice Memory Bonham in Clubhouse
DUROCHER WONDERS ABOUT JOB

The incest thing remember about the YankDodger
series grand the Brooklyn fans gave Mickey
owen IN the fourth 1t must have made the KID feel
good after his bunder the day before Another nice thing
Joe DMaggio taking the ball he caught for the last out
of the SERIES Ernie Bonham in the Yank Clubhouse
II priceless gift for the New York pitcher who turned
in of the finest games hurled in World Series
Incidentally, it the only World Series Bonham
let alone pitched
Larry MaPha reported to have said that Leo Duroehe
will stay of the Dodgers but Leo isn't so
Bill McKechnie pennan for the Cardinals IN 1928
and then four straight the Yankees and his job
along with the Durocher indicated his consciousness
of such things when he spoke to Sec John Mcdonald of the
Dodgers:
"TI be seeing you again" said Leo "or at least hope
will l pennant but lost series-and guy
tell, you know
Mickey explained that the pitch he missed Sun
day inside and strike All the series
games lasted than hours eachthe Sunday game 2
and "a for dragout record AZ the finish
Of theories bbE StaTk-s clown band playing
"There will ALWAYS be a BROOKLYN"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08

Johnny Is q felleI workman O
Dodgers 10 hits and 2 runs =.
Spud Chandler and Murphy held
them to 6 hits between them
Marius Russo allowed but 4 and
Bonham 4 Donald, Breuer
and Murphy gave up nine hits
in the fourth game but the
Yankees won +. Not bad pitch
ing, Ell what?
Joe, Cronin spent consider.
able time in the New York
he-a d quarters praising Ted
Williams ..
asked him several times
during that Sunday double
header that closed the season
II he wanted To hunt with men
on thus getting himself sac
rifice and beating out bunt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Minnesota Taking
Illinois Seriously

MINNEAPOLIS, oct. s. GNS)
Line drills featuring lower and
faster driving by the forward wall
marked Minnesota's practice ses-
sion for the second day today
Coach Bernie Bierman. has warned
the Gophers that Illinois, Satur-
days foe. emphasizes speed in IT'S
attack. and must be met with a
fast charging defense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Warrior scores thjiS gear
Winter Sports
Dates Are Set
Eastern Michigan
Plans Big Season
BY GEORGE f. VAN

STANDISH, Oct. S.-"Pancake
Night" will be held a month
earlier in Lewiston, Mich, this
Winter.
Nina Buell. made the announce
ment at the first meeting of the
Eastern Michigan Sports Council
yesterday. She had come over
from Lewiston with Clara FaXor
and Edith Barstow.
Everybody applauded and there
were as delegates at the council
representing several dozen com
munities from the eastern part OF
the state. Last year, at the first
meeting, only a handful turned
out
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Clio Is High Average
Man in Ritter House

Paul Cito with zoe is high aver
age man in the Ritter House
bowling league. Harold Bell posted
a new high single. 254, and Elmo
Jones new high series of 216-205-
PAS in 666 as Enterprise and Kop-
pitt tied j. l.. Stone for second.
nigh scores-Clifford Burns 24b. Bud
Ritter 215-244 JacR Gardner 2f7-20i, Cy
fgOralcyk 21O-24s. Quentin Heika 20e-2fs,
Art H0utfeman 2I2-213-2Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Pitt Ill
Leaves

InternstlonsI News ser,ics MIrs

PITTSBURGH. oct. VIII
Edgar Especial Delivery Jones
out because of a knee injury from
last Saturday. Coach Charley
Bowser spotted Joe Connell in left
halfback position today as he pre-
pared his Pitt Panthers for Satur.
days clash with Michigan at Anr
Arbor. The Pitt team entrains
tomorrow night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Dawes BowIers Whip
Monroe. by 373 Pins

Joe Adams Dawes Five con-
Guided it's home and home bowling
match with Monroe Recreation
with a 373-pin advantage when 1t
won the final block by 70 on the
latter's drives in rolling 1016-1061-
zoos for 3082. against 990-1035-984
for 3009 Pete Carter was the pace
maker with 223-216-204 for 643.
John Gavie had 632 and Mark Col
linak els.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Penn at Peak

PHILADELPHIA. oct S.
GNSl For The first time this
year PENIS football squad reached
nearly peak strength for Yale
today with the return of injured
Walter Wiesmiller. veteran center.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Wind Inspires Tales
Golfers in MO Meet Learn Yesterdays BlorO Wasn't
So Much; Three Pairs Tie for Lead
BY NJ. F. DRUKENBRoD

you should have been in the
big wind at Indian Creek (near
MiamD several years ago. 1t
was so strong that Byron here
byron Nelsont and several 9TH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08

a most unusual golf tournament
this Michigan-Ohio pro-amateur at
Oakland Hills.
For the first time any one could
recall the guifing boys, on repair
ing TO the locker room, didn't
talk of their scores. brides or
missed puts, although there were
plenty of them. that is missed
puts.
Instead their conversations re-
volved about big winds they had
played in. prompted, of course. by
the one they just had battled and
which all but swept them off the
premises.
To keep the records straight, it
must be reported first that three
pairs with los among them the
Toledo combine of Byron Nelson
and Ray Miller. tied for the lead
Yesterday. Others in the tie were
the home club pair of al Watrous
and Chris Brinke. and Chuck
KocSis of Stonycroft and Ellis
Berry of Red Run.
WINNEY, PONY HAVE II
Only one other team bettered
par of u Jack Winney Of Red
ford and Art Pony of North Hills.
They had Il. followed by Joe Bel
Country Club with p
And now for those tall tales
about tall winds. so batten down
the matches and make sure your
hats on tight. Toledo's Ray Miller
started 1t.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
WINTER SPORTS BOOM

But Win err sports which
doomed a year ago are due to
boom-boom even louder this year
up in the state. Indicative of the
interest in Winter activity was
the visit Of the three ladies.
Lewiston has no Winter festival
but they do have a big toboggan
slide and the skiing is fine in
season. The good people of Lew
iston would like you to come up
and play in their park. If you
happen to land there on Pancake
Night so much the better.
All the delegates 60.
Every community in eastern
Michigan is cooperating to sell
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
.0ther Players
Having Trouble
With Customs
Adams TO Hold
First Practice
of Season Today
BY LEWIS H. WAITER

Wilbert Dutch Hitler, the
newest of the Red Wings, will be
among the score of Detroit hockey
players who commence practice
for the National Hockey League
campaign at Olympia today
-Four or five of the Detroit play
ers and prospects are still on the
Canadian side of III e river
Strengthening out techniealities
with the United States or Can
adian immigration officials, but
Hitler was cleared yesterday aft
lernoon and reported Immediately
TO Manager Jack Adams at Olym-
pia.
The fast-skating left wing. who
was purchased from the New
York Rangers last Spring. re-
ported in top condition after a
Summer at his Kitchener, Ont,
home.
START SKATING TODAY
Adams will start his men Skat-
ing today on the new ice surface
at Olympia but the first day or so
viii " III be devoted chiefly eeH-
dtioning work. The full squad
of SO probably won't be assembled
until Friday when the last men
land several who were granted
tardy leaves will report.
Roe Fisher and Eddie Wares.
right wings, Center Gus Giese-
tbrecht and d t e n m n Bob
Wfftelaw will miss the first prac-
tice. Fisher is delayed because OF
the illness of his wife following
the birth of boy at their home
in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Wares
has been granted an extra day
to reach here because his home
is in Calgary. Alberta, and he
has to travel farther than any
other player.
Giesebrecht and Whitelaw must
obtain permission of their war
service administrative boards be-
fore leaving Canada, which in
lWhitelaw's case appears very
doubtful. Giesebrecht's case is to
be ruled on Friday at Kingston,
,lOnt.. and a favorable ruling Is
lexpected.
: The Wings are to play the first
| of six exhibition games October
10 and will play their first home
, game against the New York
+ Americans. November 2.
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Yankee Pitching Wasn't So Bad

the started skepcs wondered about Yankee
pitching Joe Mccarthy didn't have 2O-game finger but
he had five separate pitchers worthy of starting Johnny
Murphy the only pitcher he used than and
Iobn lief only cd Ruf6nq held he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08

ers drove over the green on the
340-yard first hole"
That's right" interrupted
Nelson, II was over IL on the fly
with a spoon"
That was all Miller needed.
"And would YOU believe II"
CONTINUED on Page 22)
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bfh.s anu tnfU uEliE MN DdSh
tuned up like a Stradlvarius,
ready TO defy the worldw
PROTECTS HIS BUSINESS
"He won't do any defying In
my book" roared Uncle Mike.
"Ten times on Monday 1 was
tempted to walk up the steps
and into the ring, TO announce,
personally: Folks, step up TO
the box-Office on your way out
and get your money back
Neither Jenkins nor anybody
else II going to sink my busI-
hess.
II would have done 10 even N
the boxing commission had gull
lOtined me for 10 on the spot,
were II not for the fact that Bin
Brown of the board. kept urging
Billy Cavanaugh, the referee, 10
speed them mp or do a general
chuck act. Billy did go into the
corners 10 egg both men on. re
just didn't work. I'm-0ff Jenkins.
] gave him the tongue lashing OF
his life this morning. His ears
viii burn for six months. Hs
can't fight for me" ~
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and getting hit" Cronin explained But he wouldn't
listen to it. He didn't hunt all Loves hit
much"
Ed cochrane sports director of the Hearst papers who
sponsoring the Joe Louis Of the army camps thinks
that Louis would be valuable government ne
would be allowed 20 all the camps and give exhibitions
to the boys who starved for bme sports entertainment
James Norris Jr big league hockey Will be just
good as ever-war Incidentally Young jim Is
bemoaning his bets Lou Nova That's the trouble with
them guys'-they can't lay off those juicy odds Bing
Miller in New York for tie series Jules Schubot
Detros big diamond expert still rayng about Best Foot
Forward the musical show he in New York during
h ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
HIT FROM ALL ANGLES

The por ole c-yow boy from
the sweetwater plains got IL from
every angle Because of his diu-
see-doo antics. when he was SUP
posed to be banging at the red
head as only he can belt. he was
forced to put up $500 guaran-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
BY HYPE IGOE
International News Service sports WI

International News Service sports Writer
NEW YORK. Oct. 8 Fritzic
Civic former welterweight champ
ion Of the world, and the unbeaten
Diamond Belt graduate. Ray Rob-
inson, will replace Lew jenkins
and Sammy Angott in the Madison
Square Garden ring on the night
of October 81, il was learned
today
Promoter Mike Jacobs refuses
10 put Jenkins back into action
after Lewis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ward yet successful determination
to stick 1t out for 10 Chukkers
with emerald-eycd Red CochranC
in the house that Tex built on
Monday night.
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Anqott Bout Off, Zvic-Robinson 90 Oct. 81

Ark. and then bring him back
tuned mp like a Stradiyarius,
ready TO defy the worldw
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08

"There will always be a Brooklyn"