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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
Yanks Break
Seven Marks

| New York, Dec. 26-lNS-In a
season featuring the complete alb
sence Of a single no-hit game or
triple play, the New York Yankees
broke OF total of % records es-
tablished by the American League
in 1912.
Three OF those marks, the official
American League records revealed
today, are league-leading home run
records set by the Yankees prev
ious to 1912, but overshadowed by
last seasons performance.
Their circuit-topping records
newly broken are: most years
leading in home runs. %; most
years with 100 or more home runs,
2l. and most consecutive years
with 100 or more home runs, IS.
The Yanks also broke their own
record for the most years winning
100 games or more, with 8.
Sparkling in fielding as they did
in batting, the Bronx bombers set
a new major league mark for dou-
BILE plays in a single game when
they chalked up 7 against the Phil
adelphia AS. What is believed to
! be another major league record
was the distinction of the Athletics
in having of their men hit into
infield double plays. In this same
game, Buddy Hassett and Phil Riz,
zuto, both OF the Yanks, ran up
five double plays at first and short,
the former tying the league record
and the latter tying the major
league mark.
Rudy York, of Detroit. IN com
ing across with li6 assists at first
base. bettered the record Of Chick
Gandil, of Washington, who regis
tered li3 in 1914. He also tied up
the A. L. mark for the most runs
in a single game by scoring five
against the Chicago White Sox.
frankie Crosetti, of the Yankees,
was bopped by the pitcher times
in 1912, this making the sixth year
out of the last seven in which he
has led the league in that depart
ment.
The season of 1912 was the goth
1 in which no hitless games were
recorded, and the second that saw
complete lack of triple plays.
The Chicago White Sox tied
their own league record for fewest
games played in season with
their 1912 total of las, which was
A repetition of their short seized
ule of 1888 The smaller numDer
of games played contributed 10
their breaking of the A. l.. record
for the smallest number Of putouts
in one season, last seasons mark
being 3.943.
The Philadelphia Athletics Gel
ebrated Connie Mack's league rec
ord breaking 40 years as a manager
! by breaking the circuit record Tor
most times finishing in last place,
with 10.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26

feet, is rated at the head of the
No. 3 group of heayyweights.
The one fight Tony Yale turned
in this year against Billy Conn, h
ranking heavyweight, brought him
the top rating in the middleweight
class, with George Abrams classed
as second.
Despite the fact that he picked
several soft spots and Circumvented
bouts with such highranking Bat
tiers as Jackie Wilson, of Los An
geles, and Cocoa Kid, of New Hay-
en-, Ray Robinson is Rings choice
for 1929 No. l ringman and top
welterweight, with Wilson and Co
Goa Kid being ranked second and
third, respectively. Henry Arm
strong, who recently worked him
self back into notice on the come
back trail, heads group Number 2
among the welters.
Since he defeated Bob Montgom-
cry twice. and Allie Stolz and Aldo
Spoldi once, Sammy Angott heads
the Lightweight list, despite his
retirement. The ring does not
recognize Beau Jack as the cham
pion, but places him second in
line to Angott, with Willie Joyce,
Stolz and Tippy Larkin next.
The belief has been expressed
by the Ring that the only logical
way to determine q successor 10
Angott is the staging OF an elemin-
alton tourney.
The man from whom Willie Pep
won his featherveight crown, Chal-
Ky Wright, Is rated as the No. /
contender. followed by Lulu Con
tantine.-
In the bantamweight division,
Lou Salica and David Qui Kong. OF
Honolulu, rate behind Champion
| Manuel Ortiz.
Foreigners dominate the fy-
weights. with Jackie Peterson. of
! Glasgow. and Joe Curran, of Liver
pool. rated next best to the title
holder, Peter Kane, OF England
Corp. Barney Ross will be award.
ed a silver and gold medal by Ring
Magazine as the person who did
most for boxing in 1892 The form
or welterweight and lightweight
champion earned It through his
heroic accomplishments at Guadal-
| canal.
Three professional boxers, all
with high 1871 rankings, have been
killed in action in the Pacific war
zone: Johnny Rivers, OF Phila-
delphia; Tony Almeida. OF Bristol.
r. l., and Joe MARSHA, OF New
York. In addition. Danny La
Verne. also a high ranking boxer
Of 1871, was killed in the bombing
Of Pearl Harbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
International
Tilt Planned

] Mexico City, Dec. PINS -
Sports observers today predicted
that the American bootball team
OF Dallas High School stars will
be severely handicapped by the 81
titude in their game today with
the Polytechnic Institute OF Mexico.
The game, which will be the
first international contest OF the
year, was scheduled to get under
way at 4 O'Clock
Among the thousands of specta-
tors who planned to witness the
contest we're L. S. Ambassador
George S. Messersmith and Mayor
Woodall Rogers OF Dallas.
The Mexican team lost two
games during the season. suffer
ing defeats at the hands Of the
Universit yof Mexico and Corzier
High School OF Dallas.
Slvador Manaiola. coach Of the
American team, said Mexico Citys
altitude of 900 feet would cut
down the efficiency of the Ameri-
can players by at least % per cent.
After few minutes play they
will be breathing hard" he de-
Clayud
The Mexican team has a big rug
ged line, and has built its offensive
around a T formation.
Coach Mailard OF the Dallas All.
stars declined to make any predic-
ton on the outcome OF the game
We expect a hard game" he
declared.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
BY LAWTON CARVER
QNS Sports Writer

New York, Dec. 26-INS-If there
has been any doubt in your mind as
10 which team will win the Rose
Bowl football game between Geor-
gia and U.C.L.A. on New Years
Day news trickling in from the
coast in the last few days probably
will clear everything up for you.
frankie Sinkwich, the well-known
southern gentleman from the sseet
magnolia belt around Youngstown.
o., has injured both ankles and
may be about as useful TO his team
as a man running in hobbies.
Coach Wally Butts thinks he will
be all right by game-time, but
George is not going to be able to do
much, II any winning from the
Californians Il Sinkwich's efficen-
cy is impaired even just a little.
In the first place U.C.L,A. prob
ably has a much better team than
the records indicate. and might be
the kind that will whip Georgia
even il Sinkwich is at his very best.
Secondly, Siukwich is the main
spring that makes Georgia Tick.
Some insist he was the outstanding
back OF the year by great margin.
and thus one OF the greatest OF all
time. | wouldn't know about that,
but you can so out and bet he is
the difference between a good av-
erage football team and one that
blew only a single game.
As things stand now, like L. {.
L. A. TO win without much trouble.
In fact, New Years Day seems
likely to be a gloomy one for three
OF the southern teams which will
appear in the various bowl tussles
Boston College figures to take
Alabama in the Orange Bowl, does
MT it? And Tulsa ought to turn
back Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl.
Georgia Tech. though, looks like a
good bet over Texas in the Cotton
Bowl.
Not that any Of the games Will be
soft touches for any of the teams
IL Alt hands are on deck and ready
10 90. That's where Sinkwich
comes mas he goes so Georgia,
or sometime like that.
The East-West college all-star
game at san Francisco-only game
OF the day being played for charity
funds probably will be rated as a
toss-up. while in the one remaining
contest Hardin Simmons proba-
bly, will be favored over the service
eleven.
All the foregoing IS strictly the
early line'-morning line, the race
horse guys might call it-and sub
ject TO change without notice be
tween now and Jan. /.
When Commissioner Lands
speaks the baseball people listen.
The old judge has spoken again
and the result is all that scurrying
on the part OF the baseball teams
to switch their training camps from
Florida and California TO points
nearer home. The Detroit Tigers
are the latest to give up their usual
base down beneath the palms.
The high commissioner didn't or
der a change in training sites. He
merely wrote the owners suggest
ing that they should try II possible
to pick camps closer TO their home
cities on account OF a shortage OF
travel and housing accommoda-
tons and the ODT's request that
restrictions be observed. The clubs
could have gone right back to their
old haunts for conditioning.
But no sooner had they received
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
North Meets
South Today

Montgomery, Ala. Dec. 26-INS -
North meets the South today in
footballs fifth battle between A
team Of college all stars from above
the Mason.DiXon line and a picked
eleven from colleges in the south
ern states.
With each section having won
two of the previous contests. to-
days battle for a lead in the series
took on additional interest. Con
fidence was high in each camp
after a week OF practice.
The southerners entered the game
with a formidable starting back
field including Monk Mcdonald,
Tulane, quarter; Monk Gafford An.
burn, left half; Joe Muha. V.MI.,
right half and Blondy Block. Mis-
sissippi State. fullback. Muha cap
tanned the Grays with Garrard Ram
sey. OF William and Mary, right
guard, alternate captain.
The starting lineup for the north.
erners included Bill Baumgartner,
Minnesota, left end; Paul Hirsbrun.
ner, Wisconsin, left tackle; Bill
Vickroy, Ohio State. center; Earl
Dolowsy, Indiana, quarter; Dick
Weber, Syracuse, left guard; Vic
Peelish. West Virginia, right guard :
Jay Fidler. Brown, right tackle;
Herb Nelson, Penn, right end;
Johnny Becomes, Holy Cross, left
half; John Grigas, Holy Cross
right half, and John Barrett
Georgetown, fullback.
Vickroy and Peelish we're the
northern captains.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
Fuel Allotment Corrections
Can Now be Made Says Board

Mistakes made on the allotment
OF fuel oil rations can now be cor
rected for consumers who call at
200 ~. 4th avenue. Ann Arbor. it
was announced by the war price
and rationing board today
A warning was issued at the
same time that extra rations or ad-
ditional fuel oil cannot be granted
under this procedure when the ap-
plication has been correctly proc
essed and computed. Don't come
to the office Of the rationing board
at this time unless there is real
trouble. II you believe a mistake
has been made. we will make the
adjustment on the spot when the
error is found advises Mrs. Luella
NJ. Smith, county rationing admin
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26

istrator II, on the other hand.
no mistake has been made and
you want 70 apply for additional
rations 10 cover circumstances
such as sickness or old age. you
should write 10 the war price and
rationing board stating clearly
your needs and reasons"
New applications should also be
mailed on the proper form to the
board in Ann Arbor In explain
ing that desperate cases must come
first, people who still have cou-
pons and are merely worried about
the future are asked not 10 call
now. The value OF fuel oil cou-
pons will remain subject to
change" Mrs. Smith reminded.
Adjustments are being made this
week in cases OF error by the vol
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
Sports Roundup

Hunk Anderson may throw the oma
his National Football League AStars battle
Shbe Park
beating the Redskins nd
Chicago Washington weeks Anderson
made clear he would depend the seup exclusively
MonrealAPThe Chicago Black Hawks Montreal Canadens
deadlock hockey Friday
tiers enjoying "chldren's day the Montreal Forum.
State COLLEGE, PaAP-Ray Conge Of the nations greatest
OF
country at Penn State the duration member
the Penn 0 l.
1928 to
in the mile He will Of Chick Werner recently
commissioned lieutenant Navy
New Oreans-AP-Bl Keefe
the funds they raised to buy service mems tickets for the Tuaen
Sugar Bowl
available all
to purchase 1000 tickets Every soldier sailor
marine whose letter tickets
taken care
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
Class Ratings Lowered For
Two Champions in Service

New York, Dec. 26--lNS-- Two
world champions now in service,
light-heavyweight Gus Lesneyich
and -welterWeight- Freddie Coch-
rane, have lost supremacy in Their
class ratings, according to the copy.
righted ratings released today by
Ring Magazine, nationally famous
boxing magazine.
After an exhaustive search into
Rings records, which cover the
activities of over 1000 fighters,
the following men were placed lt
the Lead of their divisions:
Heavyweight, Joe Louis: light
heavyweight, Jimmy Bivins. mid
dleweight, Tony Yale; welter-
weight, Ray Robinson; lightweight,
Sammy Angott, featherweigh.,
Willie Pep; bantamweight, Manuel
Ortiz; flyweight, Peter Kane.
Jimmy Bivens, of Detroit, is
recognized as the number one man
in the light-heavy class, despite
the frozen title of Gus Lesneyich,
who is now in the Navy. Freddie
Cochrane, whose welterweight IL
tie is also tied up for the time he
is in the Navy, ranks only fifth
in the second group Of his divi-
sion. Henry Armstrong, Jackie
Wilson. Cocoa Kid and Marty Servo
were designated as better fighters
than the seagoing welterweight.
Right below Joe Louis in the
heavyweight class is Bob Pastor,
who retired, with Billy Conn sec
ond,and Melio Bettina, third. Jim
my Bivens, who had consistently
battled heavier men with good eff
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26

LONDON-INS-Growing Allied
control of the Mediterranean was
reflected today in the announce
ment by the Algiers radio that
convoy had arrived at Malta with
out loss OF a single ship. No enc
my aircraft or warships we're sight
ed on the voyage, said the Algiers
report.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26

unteers on duty who are supervised
by regular employee OF the board.
This staff has been authorized to
correct mistakes but does not have
discretion to increase allowances
without proof of error, The volun-
teers assigned TO make fuel oil ad-
justments have been selected from
those originally secured by the CT
william Defense Volunteer Office for
fuel oil rationing. Temporary ra-
tioning facilities set up in Novem-
Der to handle the first rush for
fuel oil and gasoline coupons have
been converted this week TO a con
tnuing basis with reduced but
permanent staff.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
By STANLEY

Seaman First Class William Rit-
ter, AZ. pictured above in training
at Norfolk, Va, as one OF the
United States Nays Seabees, has
two brothers in the German Army
and himself served in the German
Army during World War /. Rit-
ter, however, Is anti-Nazi and be-
came an American citizen in 1927.
He has a wife and a child. TOT
fetal U. s. Navy Photol.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
Altitude Will HaneIicaD Dallas
Injury to frankie Sinkwich
to Have Effect OH ROsebOwI

the old judges letter than they be
gan 10 hunt new composites and Il
is unlikely that a single club-ma.
jor or minor-will travel to Florida
or the Far West Coast.
In fact. some Of them may train
right at home indoors. Thus for the
time being will one OF the most
hallowed OF sports institutions be
banished. Those training camps
were fun while they lasted.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
ORGANIZE SEARCH

Jackson. Mich. Dec. Gins
Jackson prison officials today or
gained a search for two inmates
who drove away from the institu-
ton in A conservation department
truck. The two men were Carl
Fischer. "a. and James Lynch. +S,
both of Detroit, prison authorities
said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
INJURED FATALLY

Detroit. Dec. 26-INS-Funeral
arrangements were being made to-
day for John Exworthy, AZ, De
troits only holiday traffic victim.
He was injured fatally when struck
by an automobile. His death
brought the 1912 traffic toll in De
troit to 22O compared with 269 a
year ago.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26

Lansing, Mich, Dec. 26-Director
OF the State Board OF Control for
Vocational Education, George NJ.
Fern, denied Wednesday that a
proposal to merge that agency with
the State Department OF Public
Instruction would accomplish sub.
stantial economies. Members Of
Governor-elect Kelly's "fact-tlnd.
ing" committee said they had sug.
gested such a move.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-26
Wife KeserVers

In making gravy (which some cooks
find difficulty allow two tablespoons Of
fat for every cup Of gravy. Add an equal
amount Of -four 10 fat, stir smooth. then
add one cup Of cold water TO this amount
Of fat and -four. Stir well. of the fire.
then cook over low heat. stirring con-
stantly until gravy Is smooth and thick.
then season 10 taste.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-05-22

Buy War Say ngs Bonds or Stamps
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-05-22
HIT MS

PART OF the strategy " 4 nd
u-1y u naval commander is to
stake the foe at his weakest
point, ant eldeaVor to break
though there thus multiplying the
value OF has strength at other
pieces. 1t is likewise with the
opening leader against j No
Trump game. II the player at
your right has proclaimed stop
ptrs in the suit bid by your part
1T, that N ~ be the II place not
t. hit him That is definitely SO.
as a rule, il you have a holding IN
another suit which affords /
pt oInlslng lead.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-05-22
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
The Authority OIL Authorities

theI East nu1 West .aH III 80 Ia
the tour card .pade SUIT. n which
a perfect nj would have beui
found. Most Ol the deClaieTS now.
ever. made Two extra tricks as
South opened the deuce u nis
partners heurt suit.
With the heart lead and return
10 The X, II tricks are easy Is
spades ara diamonds are then
run. a club being given up at the
end only one South. Andre Lord
decided that the hearts Were so
veil stopped he would try a lead
of the club 4. Four tricks In that
SUIT, plus the heart \, set the con.
tact, Tor a Il :mcndous top score.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-05-22
COM MENCEMENT

commencement program at The Cita-
del will get under way next Sunday
when DR.. w. T. Thompson Of the
Union Theological Seminary, Rich
mond. Va. will preach the b%accalau-
reate sermon IN the cadet chapel a.
II o'clock. and viii be concluded
on Saturday, May 30, with gradua-
ton exercises at which Dr.. Alfred
Moves, the distinguished English
poet. viii be the speaker.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-05-22

war
Instead Of there being & power
shortage IN the High Point area last
October, said J. M. Granger Of the
REA, '3G5. 600 kIloWatt hours were
being dumped cut OF the area at that
time.
"N"hat WaI 1ppodact.on?' asked
Irving Hall of WPB, Who Is striving
70 get War contracts for tn" state on
tie ground that unless more such
business doe come in. many plants
in the area in question will have 10
close
MOHGANTON-There is some
fear here that the WIPES recent
order. TO cancel contracts for the
construction of all wan plants which
would not be producing by the md
die OF next year, may halt the pro
posed electrodc plant al Morganton
The National Carbon company is
said to have an option on the prop
ertv and to be about ready to sc
ahead with the plant. The new orde!
may stop it.
Although thu proposed plant
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-05-22

would De prin arily for war purposes,
after the war it easily could be con-
Verted into something else if NCC
did not want to keep 1t going A
White china industry, for Instance.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-05-22

txrIA\ATION-North Carolln-
fam. .re . pair otic and WaF-mIhd'd
.,.,tr the tate is not full Of slack
,rs There must. therefore, be some
..,r explanation Of the gross viola
.or. of l.v war order. Maybe seV~
r.l For instance;
There is . widespread belief over
ha STAT. that the gasoline ratluning
WAS an unnecessary order. and
moreover. that 1t was especially I'M
tqr m North Carolina into which
Gasoline is shipped by pipeline and
,Apn tracked into states where the
rs,onlag law does not apply, This
telling Was increased by Governor
|Brugntun'- public complaints
AGAINST the order. The idea spread
fla. rataung would not help the
war effort. regardless of what
Washington said
Another reason for the disregard
d the order was the slipshod man
rer in which the rationing cards
were gwen out. Here in Raleigh
mere were registrars who passed
Old. x" cards right and LETT. There
was So mucu evidence of ~chlsellng
4, the outset that many dis
gasted.
Al! Of that may De true. But what
sorry excuse. After all, there is a
war ON. The OPA may have been
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-05-22

ALA-OUT-One North Carolina
woman is ready to give all-out aid
to the var effort-all7 haircut aid,
in fact. From WinSton-Salem The
DEM has received a letter from a
lady Who wants to know how she
could contribute her blonde hair to
the var effort. She had read ome
where that human hair was needed
in the manufacture of certain precl-
sion instruments. Bill Sharpe DEM
information man, wasn't able to ans
Wer the young lady but he passed
her letter on to Washington for
'eplv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
City Employees
Begin New Hours
,o,o by Times stan Photographer

City employees today started
their new working hours and
most of them don't like it.
The municipal office workers
now work from g until $50. with
a halt hour for lunch. instead of
the old hours of $50 until 4:3O
with an hour for lunch.
Changes were by executive order
Of Mayor Edward J. Jeffries. with
OF common council. to
decrease traffic at peak DSR
hours.
While most OF those interviewed
expressed their opposition and
quickly added but don't use my
name" City Clerk Thomas d.
Leadbetter was outspoken and
quotable in his views.
Its just screwy idea" he
said. The morning Is the best
part of the day and when two
thirds of the work il done. I'D
like city work Ia begin at :
a. m."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
Allied Drive Forecast
Rear Admiral Sherman. Visiting Port Huron Home
Sees Enemy Rolled Back by Offensive
BY DOROTHY WILLIAMS
Times stan Correspondent

PORT HURON, July Look
for a United Nations offensive
which will roll the enemy back
on his heels" Rear Admiral Fred
erick c. Sherman, captain Of the
aircraft carrier USS Lexington,
predicted here today.
The hero Of the battle OF the
Coral Sea fixed the time for the
offensive as "the not too distant
future" and spoke with confidence
of the situation in the Pacific.
BALANCE OF POWER
lie commented:
THE battles OF Midway and
the Coral Sea have resulted in
a decided change In the balance
of power In the Pacific"
Back in his boyhood home and
the home of his father and grand
father before him, Admiral Sher-
man today is occupied with selling
his townsfolk on the urgent need
to buy war bonds and stamps.
Mostly he's doing it with his
stories about the hundreds of gal
liant men who have fought under
his command in the Pacific.
american pilots and their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
President 10 Get
Saboteur Case

WASHINGTON. July l (UPT.-
President roosevelt may per-
sonally order courts-martal for
the eight Nazi SabotcurS who We're
captured after landing in this
country from su b marines. am
authoritative source said today.
Officials declined TO confirm or
deny that Atty. Gen. Francis
Biddle and Secretary of War
Henry L. Stimson will place the
arising from legal tech
nicalities before the President for
the final say, but reports persisted
that they would meet with him as
soon as practicable.
The possibility that Biddle per-
sonally would prosecute the Sabo-
tours was also being discussed.