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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
a Sporting Town
Wyandotte, Scene of Skating Meet Saturday. Boasts
Fine Athletic Program Under Yack's Direction

Wyandotte. one of the most ac-
tive communities in all sports in
the country, will hold its second
skating meet of the season, the
Diamond Cup championships. next
Sunday at Burroughs Slip by the
Detroit River
The recreational program of the
down-river town is under the
direction of Benjamin Frederick
Yack. a young and enterprising
man of 81 who is superintendent
of the department
Yack also IS president Of the
Southern Michigan Skating Asso-
citation Like many another am
bilious fellow who is enthusiastic
about his job Ben likes to talk of
his work, how the activities have
grown
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
Breidenbdth 10 Vie
In n. Y. A. {. Meet

ANN ARBOR. Feb. Warren
Breidenbach of the University of
Michigan, who is the outdoor quar-
ter mile champ of the Western
Conference, revealed today that
he planned to compete unattached
in the New York Athletic Club
meet February Is in New York
City.
The rest of the Michigan team
will start its 1871 season that
same day in the Illinois relays at
Champaign. but Breidenbach who
holds the Michigan record. is scho-
lastically ineligible the first Sc
meSter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
One PrepLeader
To Topp|e

At least one of the teams in
the western division of the Metro
Basketball League will be dropped
from the top bracket when two
of the leaders. Southwestern and
Chadsey. clash in the top game
tonight
L of D.. the third team sharing
the top rung. may meet with
plenty of opposition when il jour
neys to Northwestern to do battle
with the Colt cagers.
Two of the leaders, Northern
and Southeastern. in the eastern
division Of the league should have
soft touches. but Cass Tech, also
on top, might run into trouble
when il meets the high scoring
quintet from Highland Park.
Todays games:
Redford az Cooley.
Western AZ Central
L. Of . AZ northwestern
Southwestern at Chadsey.
WILBUR Wright Al Mackenzie.
Eastern Al Southeastern.
Cass Tech at Highland Park 80 p m
DENLY a. Miller
Hamtramck at Northern. $3.50 p m
Northeastern az Pershing Cat Nolan
INSTITUTE
An games at : p unless otherwise
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
Alan Strange Is 13ih
To SiQn With Browns

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 7.-qNS)-
The ST. Louis Browns announced
the signing of Infielder Alan
Strange for the 1871 season. He
was the thirteenth player 10 come
10 terms. Johnny Lucadello. young
infielder. conferred with club Of
ficials. but did not sign a contract
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07

10 the West Coastal of which
Is becoming a rather monotonous
grind, according TO Meadows.
Another of the present-day
heroes who finds the airplane
mighty handy is Fred Wolcott,
Rice University's brilliant hurdler.
Wolcott still goes TO school
which means he must stick around
Rice until Friday noon, when he
climbs aboard a plane.
Wolcott like Meadows. admits
the fun of travelling 10 the big
meets has disappeared" But the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
Invited
Louis, Dempsey Sought
for 3-Round Bout

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. Jack
Dempsey and Joe Louis were in
vited today to trade punches for
three rounds
The invitation came from Jimmy
DaunhnrtN InlnerXllle fight pro-
moter. who believes Dempsey
would be willing TO risk his neck
for three two-minute rounds.
IF Louis il a. great as i.e
thinks he is, he should be anx-
ious to pick up some easy
money" opined Dougherty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
GROWTH Is RAPID

Once there were only 16 soft
bal, and baseball teams. Last
Summer Ill played under the
jurisdiction of the Wyandotte
Recreation Department. Once
there were IS basketball squads.
This Winter "A quintets are romp-
ing in the Wyandotte gyms. Table
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
Never Too Late

Ken Littlefield, former chair
man of the New York City Ski
Council. was more than 40 years
old when he donned the runners
for the first time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
Fioht Results
RH International Ncws serNice

~ InIfTnaII0naT NcWs NerNice
AT ATLANTIC CITY. y J-Freddv
Fiducia 1q6 Newark y J., decisionc1
James Johnson. fsa New York tsl.
Joe OGatty. i95. Toms Rivers. y J g.
and Leroy Haynes. 1as. Philadelphia Ne
gro. draw tSiI
1885. Newark y J outpointed Bow Reilly
40, Miami Fla o.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07

se S,n a, halfEr-rwersity o. Detroit H.
Michigan Normal 10
Personal fouls Brice o Brien ?. NADER
:. Lungren T. Birineer 3. Adams, Jarrett
ts4nar Knntr1Nslcx Benneff 2 Cuin
g. Greenwood 3.
Technical fouls Bignger. Adams
Free throws missed o Brien ?. Mader<
Adams 3 Jarrett MisenAw 4 Kontryv
mowicz BENEFITS Shada 3. Cullin A.
Lawrence
Oaicials- Powers Detroit and Crane
tMichigan NormaN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
VALUES TO SHRINK

Values of ball players. and their
salaries. TOO. will shrink because
talent subjected TO all the vagaries
Of the draft-to say nothing of the
Browns and the Phillies-will have
no market value. Baseball farms
may ultimately he abandoned.
II wouldn't take long for the
whole organized baseball structure
10 collapse under this load. And,
rs usual. the player. representing
labor. would be reduced TO work
ing for a semipro salary
Baseball men call the Lands
edict confiscation of property
rights.
They Will attempt TO convince
the judge he can't do that 10
us" and if they fail there may be
serious trouble.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
A GREENKEEPER'S FRIEND Ct
ST. Ambrose Ties
For Top Place
By A-2O Win

BY holding 81. Anthony High
scoreless in the last half ST AM
brose won. 2i-20, 10 move into a
first place tie with De La Sale
in the first division of the East
Side of the Catholic League.
At half time the score stood
POLL in favor of St Anthony. Tom
Kiass paced 81. Ambrose with two
baskets and three free shots for 7
points. Bill Elsey was high scorer
for St. Anthony with five baskets
and two fouls for u points.
The East Side leadership of the
third division may be changed to-
night when 81. JoSaphat, present
leaders. meets Rosary and st.
Gertrude. holder of second place,
journeys 10 st Fancis De Sales.
Should Rosary beat out the lead
ers and st. Gertrude win, and
they should have no trouble taking
The cellar club into camp. then
the two teams would be sharing
the lead with seven wins and a
single loss apiece.
PLAYS ST. THERESA
st. Stanislaus is assured of first
place in the East Side of the Sec
ond for a few more days at least
should they lose. They will still
have one more win than St. Pau
which with six wins and two losses
holds the second position. ST
Bernard. present holder of thirc
spot. may 90 into a tie for second
by beating st. Phillip which has
yet to- win a game.
ST. Leo. in second place in the
first division of the West Side
meets ST. Cecilia and should the
latter trip them then st Theresa
leader. of this division. would neec
only one game to be assured OIL
the championship,
De La Sale, East Side leader:
of the first division. play the
alumni in the only game in thi:
division.
Tonights games:
Visitation at Catholic Central
Redeemer at Lourdes.
St Celia at 81. Leo.
st GATHERINGS at st. Josephs.
DE La Sale VS.. Alumni.
st. James at Lincoln Ferndale
st. Rose al 81. StanislauS.
All Saints al St. Casmirs.
Mt Carmel al st. Francis Xavier.
St. Thomas at st. Agnes.
Rosary az st Josap hat
81. Gertrude at St Francis De Sales
ST. Phillip at ST Bernard.
sNon-league game.
All games at S p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
Switch Misses Fire
Beginners Beat Experts After Lineups Are Juggled
in Gun Club at Great Lakes Steel
BY DON GILES

How 10 figure the ability OF rifle
shooters presents real problem.
take IT, from Ernie BrosSeau. secre-
tary of the Great Lakes Steel Gun
Club. They have eight teams en-
tered in The Detroit Times Rifle
Tournament competing for the
Rilliam Randolph Hearst trophies
Last week BroSseau decided 10
break up some Of his teams be-
cause they weer winning all The
matches He did and some Of The
eagle-eyed m arksmen were
trimmed by what Brosseau orlgi-
nally thought were only beginners.
FIVE SHARE LEAD
So far The Roll Shop. Mechanics
Open Hearth. Hot Mil ard the
Merchant Mil are leading the
league with two wins and no de-
feats.
In match one the Roll Shop shot
81. BroSseau switched his snoO'-
ers. the result beng 7S3 in their
second match. and 772 in then
last. Meanwhile the Hot Mil team
started With S07 in their first
march II the second they scorcC
SIS. the best-team total so far re
corded a. the club.
Logan was responsible for thel
second match score Of SIS. II
combined perfect prone score
with an So off-hand for an Individ.
ual total Of lS9. The team dropped
TO 791 in their third match but
Logan continued his excellent
shooting with another 100 prone
and 81 off hand to lead his team
mates.
Brosseau who shoots on ne Nc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
TRACK STARS SHOW SPEED
Some Skip From Coast TO Coast Weekly for Big Meets

thrill is there, plus a chance to
set world records-one of which
Wolcott put on the books last
Saturday in the Millrose games IN
New York.
Two OF the days top milers-
Walter Mehl and Chuck Fenzke,
both from Wiseehsin-Hake the
Eastern jaunts together each week
from Madison. Al Tolmich, the
Detroit hurdler. rushes from an
east side school where he directs
health education classes, TO make
a New York or Boston-bound train
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07

tennis, volley ball. golf and handi-
craft programs all enjoy great
vogue.
Wyandotte's population is 81 900.
or this number more than 5000
take part in the various activities
of the Wyandotte Recreation De-
pertinent. The programs are
planned TO appeal to all ages
Old-fashioned dances are one Of
the most popular events on the
recreation schedule Just TO give
you an idea.
Proudest of all is Yack OF
Wyandotte's backing of rowing
which is now coached in the down
river center by Jim Rice
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07

BOWLING SCHOOL s s.,lysi.r. s'A 40 G,s;
Stra,hmoor Recreation schoolorsft at Grand River.
Open alleys 10 an. to p.m.. II Pm. TO am.
CHeNE.TRONBLY $3.50 c CHEN ~, w. . 1888
MAJ FOR our $50 HAnditap Tournament. First
place team events $500 Doubles 500. SINGLES $50
nEupY ti525 WHITTIER AT KELLY ROAD
ULNUl AR $40
Free instructions dsfiy. " ALLEYS. Ar eondt.
toned Cocktail BW. Iacs Miner a. the ofgan.
nETpnlT DIR Lafayette at shelby. ca. $3.50
UClhUll hrG' onen Alleys Daily to S p. NJ
and after 10 80 p. n. No waiting saturday and
sunday. 7s ALLEYS Chef slicey. Instructor
DETROIT TURNER'S o op,D q eo1Ii1u f f'iSs,
Open boWlina to public. Mon. through SRI. 10 )
0. n private club reserved Tor members Le. $500
nEYTEp PEn DEXTER At BOSTON BLVD
UEhiEn nEui Open Boplins Friday
- alleys. 81 NJ 10 $50 p. NJ. 20 alleys
$50 A. ~. TO CLOSING.
cLpnEu ptc 4l2O WOODWARD AVE.
uHnuLN nC1' IE 2-SS50. u Alleys
Open Bo~iins Until . p. n. free PARKING.
f2Ttam LEAGUE OPENING Today
IMPERIAL RtG. GENERALLY tocATto
10 Mo1efn Alleys
cnsn Every Das untii Midniuhi MA si9s.
ulIICTTic s7is trumbun TR 1888
- NJ ,ss p. n. ard after 20 30. Al Day ssiuf.
day. fluofssosnt Iishiina. Daylight al all times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
PROUD OF RECORD

I'VE are the only municipality
In the United States which
sponsors rowing" proudly pro-
claims Yack.
fack was. active In sports rs an
at Western State.
There he played halfback on the
grid squad and held down second
base on the ball team.
Sundays skating meet which Is
to attract more than POO
skaters will start at ! $50 p. m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
ON FRIDAY EXCURSION

Ray Cochran, Indiana's crack
quarter-miler. is another who joins
the Friday night regular eXcur-
sion club. Ralph Schwarzkopf
captain of Michigan's 1910 track
team and a two-miler. also holds
membership in the group. So do
Gregory Rice and Don Lash, the
great two-milers from Indiana
land.
The toughest part of the whole
show each week is the trip home,
all the contestants agree. But the
home Journeys don't take place
until Sunday.
And-this being Friday - the
boys at the moment are either en-
route or about TO shove off for
Boston. where tomorrow they'll
race. jump and throw for glory
in the Boston A. A. games.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
Is FROM DOUBLE A

OF the l6 Yankee prospects 60
ing IN for the Spring training
tests Is arc from two Yankee
Double \ clubs. Newark and
Kansas City The sixteenth IS
Rinaldo Ardlzoia, pitcher, from
The Hollywood Club.
Others who cannot be withheld
from the waiver gauntlet, II they
cannot win spots with the Yankees,
are George Barley. Norman
Branch Steve Peek and Allan Get
tel. pitchers and outielder Tommy
Holmes.
on this list also arc Gerald
Priddy and Phil Rizzuto. infiederS,
and John Lindell and Don Hend-
rickson. pitchers, all from the
Kansas City club. ------=z
Most of these men have toiled
for from two TO five years with
Yankee minor league clubs, and
their common objective has been
a locker al the Yankee Stadium.
Those who are not quite good
enough this season 10 displace Nc
l di lliN AtAfl ans 1fAii AiANiA ~
claimed by tail-end ball clubs.
Commissioner Lands has ruled
that any young player brought up
for look" and thus escaping the
baseball draft, must be waived out
of the majors before he can be re-
turned to a minor league club
The scavenger clubs that live
off the crumbs from the head table,
spending little or nothing to de-
velop talent will benefit by being
able to claim players developed
at considerable cost by other clubs.
All clubs will benefit by the eff
forts of a few. The Athletics will
get as many good baseball players
as the Yankees without the handi-
cap of Yankee overhead.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
BY GEORGE MAsKIN

i Don't let any one kid you into
thinking the life of the modern
track athlete is all fun.
Sure. their work isn't too tough.
A hurdle race for some of the
bows. and the evenings work be-
comes history Others merely have
10 toss the shot a couple of times.
And that's that
Admittedly. the track aces get
around. They see most of the
sights. The average years COM
petition brings them INTO actlrn
on both coasts - not to forget
central and southern fronts.
In the years when the world
isn't troubled by wars. the track
men journey away from the native
shores of the United States Moro
excitement 10 be sure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
Yankee Rockies
Are Eyed by
LowIy Clubs
BY SID MERCER
International News service Wire

NEW YORK. Feb. Ten
young Yankee hopefu,s coming up
for trial at ST. Petersburg next
month are in danger today of eN-
posuie to capture by the Philadel-
phia Athletics. the ST Louis
Browns and other more or less
permanent residents of the Ameri-
can Leagues second division.
Should they fail 10 make the
GRADE with the varsity Yankees by
May X each and every one OF
these young men must be subjected
"a waivers. which means. of course,
that all Of them would be Snatchcd
hv cheap ball clubs for the waiver
u-ice Of 1850
This group represents a poten-
sal value 10 the Yankees any
where from 100000 10 $500 600.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07
IT'S NOT ALL FUN

b.. the campaigning. as stated
a the outset. isn't all fun. No,
not by n long shot
Do you think differently? Well,
consider then what some of the
track gents go through in order
to make the weekly indoor meets
the majority of which come off
in the East.
For example there's Earl
Mecdows He's the former ma
tonal collegiate pole vault cham
pion al University of Southern
California. Meadow, still is one
of the best men at clearing the
bar.
During the week Meadows now
teaches school near San Francisco.
In after-claSs hours he gets in
some vaulting practice. Then
come Friday, Meadows steps
aboard an airplane and flies 10
New York or Boston to compete
Saturday night.
He spends Sunday hopping back
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07

Billy SOOse , to | choice TO
defeat Ernie Vigil in 10-round
bout tonight at New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-07

Connie Mack four-square be-
hind Commissioner Lands new
waiver decree.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
Blitzkrieg Drive
Thre atens Egypt
Or African Front

Continued from Page One)
than any he has used since the
collapse Of France. Britain needs
every ounce Of help she can get.
Churchill said
lie spoke more emphatically ana
directly OF aid from the United
states than ever before. He appealed
- Ellie for snip bases and air
landing fields IN his discussion of
the threats to Turkey and Russia
there were implied overtones that
these nations might find it not
only desirable but prudent to join
Britain rather than to allow them
selves to be gobbled up piecemeal.
In the Balkans, Germany plainly
had scored a success that equalled
the military achievements of the
campaigns IN Poland, Scandinavia,
the Low Countries and France.
NAZIS JOIN ITALIANS
a wedge had been driven be-
tween Jugoslayia and her Greco
British allies. German troops were
in contact with Italy's forces near
the river Brin at the corner of
Albania The main JuogslaV forces
in central and northern Serbia had
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09

been isolated.
All of Macedonia was in German
hands and German troops were free
to move up toward the Turkish
Notifications in Thrace, should
they desire
IN Salonika the Germans had an
important seaport and potential sub
marine base although it VIII not be
of great value until and unless the
British Greek forces are pushed
farther away from it.
It seemed probable that the Ger
man success III cutting across Jugo-
slavia to Albania would force the
British to redispose the big eX-
peditionary corps which had been
placed in position to meet a Ger
man threat along the north-south
line OF the Vardar.
Now, il seemed, the British must
turn north and face an attack from
that direction if the Germans are
not to gain control of the important
roads system which leads southwark
into Greece from the northwest
corner in the neighborhood of Flor
ina.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
President Hands
Ships to British;
Frowns on CONVOY.

Continued from Page One)
ship transfer conceded with fore
casts that a number of American
cargo vessels may be turned over
tC the British.
The cutter transaction and the
impending transfer Of merchant
tonnage bolstered evidence which
appeared TO be against an early ad-
mlnlstration decision to send
American cargo ships or naval
vessels into the British convoy
system.
Word that methods short of
convoy were under study to meet
the submarine menace To the Brit
lsh lifeline has been passing
around Washington for some time
Congressional leaders are confident
they can defeat anti-convoy legis-
latlon.
Early transfer of a number OF
American cargo ships TO the British
vas forecast on the basis Of the
disclosures by President Roosevelt
that he plans to take over and
operate the 80 Danish merchant
ships seized in American ports.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
Churchill Warns
O. Crisis a. Sec

Whatever the events IN the Bal
kans. III Aflca-Where he said that
even Egypt may be threatened BY
Nazi panzer diyisions-or elsewhere.
Churchill declared that the main
theatre OF war was the battle o.
the Atlantic
"Everythlng." said Churchill
turns ON the battle of the Atlantic
which is proceeding with growing
intensity on both sides
He SAID that German submarines
and surface raiders are ranging ever
further westward toward American
shores. seeking 70 sink Americas aid
To Britain. He declared that unless
this menace Is met ana defeated
the lie Of Britain vii be threat
eued and The purposes 10
which The governments ana people
OF the United States have devoted
themselves will be frustrated. :.
Churchill SAID that only the fun
resources o. Americas ship build
ing industry would enable Britain
TO carry or fun scale warfare INTO
ASH- III Al4S 4eAN % NA-N N'e-4A-e'+-
submarine and surface raider bll,z
he SAID . disaster would enSue
+ the Germans succeeded n Their
attempt TO SEND 10 The bottom AM
erica's much needed war supplies
The prime minister spoke IN SOM
ber and solemn tone He was more
grave than the House Of Commons
has seen hm at any time since
the collapse of France.
He said Germany presents these
menaces to Britain ana the world.
/ The battle OF the Atlantic
where British sea power IS chal-
lenged.
>. The Balkans where Nazi pam
ger divisions reached the Aegean at
Salonika at + am. today and may
at any moment attack Turkey ana
drive for the wheat fields of the
Ukraine ana the Caucasus oil fields.
5. Britain. itself, which at any
moment may be invaded.
4. Africa. where only hard Brit
ish fighting will prevent German
recovery of all Of Cyrenaica and
invasion OF Egypt with the threat
to the Suez lifeline which that I'M
plies.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
Dozier Dawson's
Relative Succumbs

Mrs. Dozier S. Dawson left El
Centro for Upland Wednesday,
called there by the death of her
brother law, DR.. William Flem-
ing. former El Centran.
His death occurred at 9 a. m.
Wednesday after he had been in
i'll health for many years. Fleming
was a practicing dentist in El
Centro for some time and later was
an accountant at the Globe Milling
company. III health forced his re-
tirement and he and his family
went to San Bernardino to make
their home. He died at the home OF
his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Millikan, in upland
Hour of the funeral had not been
decided Wednesday,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
Wet Weather Just
Duck Soup for
Musca Domestica

Continued from Page One)
various times has been duck soup
for the flies.
Heavy rains have resulted in an
unusual amount of decaying vege-
table matter. which makes ideal
breeding places" DR.. Fox explained.
Also. dumping of lettuce culls has
presented more than the usual
problem. Lettuce dumped in corals
for feed quickly deteriorates and
for long periods this winter 1t was
impossible for dairymen to get
into the corralS TO clean them out" "
It requires only a few days for
flies to multiply. The eggs hatch
within six to eight hours into mag
gots and these in turn develop
into flies within ten days. Adult
flies live for several weeks normally
unless they run into a swatter or
fly spray in the meantime.
Although the chief breeding places
were located in rural areas, millions
no doubt are hatched within the
city where citizens carelessly fail
to keep garbage cans covered OF
permit grass clippings to decay in
the yard. Almost any bit of rank
vegetable matter makes a dandy
nest for the domestically minded
fly
AS to control, DR.. Fox and Deputy
Miss emphasized elimination OF
the breeding places by discing under
damp feed and cleaning up breed
ing places in yards.
One breeding place eliminated is
worth a million SwatS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
CIO Implies Break
Due Soon in Ford
Strike at Detroit
Continued from Page L

increases and other considerations.
Pennsylvania hard coal (anthra-
citeD operators rejected the UNIV
demands for wage increases and
paid vacations in their new con-
tract to replace one which will ex-
pire at midnight April 80. The op-
orators recommended that the eX-
isting contract be renewed for an
other two years and negotiations
proceeded.
A strike of 1870 Steel Workers Or
ganizing Committee tCIO) Machin-
lists ended after two days at the
LukenS Steel Co, Coatesville, Pa,
when the firm agreed to negotiate
union demands Tor pay raise and
other items The Lukens company
eldest steel firm III the nation
holds several million dollars of de-
Tense contracts.
Picket lines marched 24-hours Q
day at more than so San Francisco
ships and foundrieS where AFL
machinists are on strike for wage
increases. The dispute has halted
work on S7000.0O0 worth of de-
fense contracts and made idle about
$500 workers.