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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Harry Bobo Raps
Lem franklin
in 1sf Round

PITTSBURGH, March 31-(P)
Harry Bobo, 21-year-old Negro
heavyweight, joined Billy Conn
in a Pittsburgh tandem chasing
champion Joe Louis today as a
result of Hammerin' Harrys
spectacular, one-round knockout
of Lem Franklin.
Harry earned his chance by
laundering from the floor last
night to knock out the Cleve-
lander in 2:40 of the opening
heat of 10-round bout. Bobo
weighed 209k2 against Franklin's
1851.
Bobo's feat exploded w h t
Lem intended to be the first start
in a comeback after Bob Pastor
kayoed him in eight rounds last
month while Franklin was rid
ing an astonishing string of tri-
umphs.
RECORD CROWD
An all-time record indoor
crowd for Pittsburgh, more than
1000, paid a new high of $685.
436.5O to see the Home Town
Harry make good in large way.
Bobo, who wants to be a min
lister and finds his favorite di-
version in the Bible, looked
hopeless for the first minute
against the wild seeking Frank
lin. He back pedalled frantically
as Franklin came out swinging
a murdcrous right. But after
being dumped on his trousers
for a three-count, Bobo shifted
sensationally and landed a dou-
BILE salvo of left and right hooks
on LENS chin flooring him for
a count of eight. Lem took one
more trip to the canvas for a
nine count before he went down
to stay, his head lolling on the
ring apron.
They had hardly dragged
Franklin from the arena before
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Charlie Hayes Wins
First Pro Bout

DETROIT, March 31-(R-
Charley Hayes, Ferndale middle
weight and former Colder
Gloves champion, made his de-
but as a professional fighter las
night by knocking out John Kar'
das of Wyandotte in 2:38 of th(
first round.
Hayes, 158, and Kardas, 100
fought in a preliminary at Aren't
Gardens.
In the main event Frank Fam
arts; 200, East Orange. N. y
knocked out Al Reiss, 185, De
troit, in one round. Zamari
battered Reiss 50 sadly that
state boxing commission physiq
ian refused to let the bout CON
tinue into the second round.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Fifth Crown
Chances Slight
New Haven Has Won 4
Straight Loop Titles

After six years without dia-
mond title, New Haven's Foun-
drymen gained tie position for
themselves last season in the Lit
tie Six League, deadlocking with
Almont for the title, but Coach
Red Pernert is not looking at his
chances with any too great as
surance this year.
The Foundrymen have won or
shared in four straight league
title-in basketball, baseball,
football and basketball again
and formidable combine of
teams is determined that the
Pernert crew should not seize a
fifth consecutive crown. Odds
are against the New Haven
team repeating, though they have
a number of lettermen back
outstanding loss from last sea-
son is that of Leroy Frink, ace
hurler, who won three of the
four league games annexed by
the Foundrymen last year. A
second twirler, Max Lennon,
who saw plenty Of relief duty
in Al, is gone.
ONE HURLER BACK
With only one regular pitcher,
Johnny Baltaria, back Coach
Pernert is faced with plenty of
m IN d trouble, particularly
since he will have to break in a
new catcher, and the combina-
ton of two inexperienced bat
terymen is already giving him
the filters. The infield and out
field situation looks bright, how
ever, as he has six lettermen re
turning for the inner and out
defenses. Alvin Morris, Art
Polly and Walter Spilak are the
infielders who won monographs
last year and appear assured of
berths again this year. In the
outfield, Pernert will have Jay
Buhl, Bob Metz and Ben Kjer-
rumgaard returning.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Customers Account
Misses Chance

Faced by the last place team,
the Sales Department, as an op-
ponent, the Customers Account
five of the Detroit Edison League
missed a good bet to take over
first place last night.
The loop leading Bookkeep-
ers, one game j front, lost a
pair OF starts to the seventh
place Overhead five but the Gus
toners Accounts could do no
better and remained game out
of first.
Only sweep in the loop was by
the Credit Department over the
Warehouse.
r. Holden's SIG for Overhead
set the style in the series-score
departments his 1919 was high
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Two Ice Teams
Battle with
Backs to Wall
by the Associated Press

Two National League hockey
teams, with their backs against
the proverbial wall, must defeat
their opponents tonight on for
eign ice to continue the semi
final rounds of the Stanley Cup
playoffs.
The New York Rangers, who
expect a little help from the law
of averages and from what they
claim is the best front line in
present day hockey, are at Tor
onto and Boston, the 1941 cup
winners, are hanging on the edge
at Detroit.
New York, which hasn't won
at Toronto since early November
although it is the league cham
pion, trails the Leafs, three
games to two in the our-best-of-
seven class A series between the
first and second place clubs and
figures it is about due for q tri-
umph north of the border.
WINGS IN STRIDE
Boston hopes that Detroit hit
its peak of the season Sunday as
the Red Wings garnered their
first triumph in Beantcwn since
1897 and that the club will be
on the downgrade from here on
out.
Detroit, however, hasn't been
beaten on its home ice in the last
10 appearances and thinks it
will keep right on swinging up
the glory trail.
If the Toronto and Detroit
clubs win tonight the semifinal
round will be completed and the
two teams will enter the finals
where the victor gets a years
lease on the Stanley Cup.
Should, however, New York
and Boston triumph the series
would be continued. The seventh
and deciding contest of the class
A meeting is scheduled for New
York on Thursday night with the
clinching contest of Boston De
troit series at the Bruin rink the
same evening.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Ukers Club Grabs
Solo Hold on Tor

Losing Z trio of starts to the
Macomb Beer store, Smokers
Inn lost its deadlocked spot for
first in the Holy Name League
last night. The fishers Club,
tied last week, managed to win
one game from the third-place
Theut Sheriffs &c take q single
game margin in the loop.
One other sweep was marked,
by Mcmahon Coal over Budweis-
or,
Blasting away, for a 228-225-
106 count, Chris O'Brien topped
the loop with a 618 triple but
gave up singles honors to Emit
ESQ Of the Sheriffs who closed
with q IA game.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
HARBERT WINS BERTH .

GREENSBORO, N. c., March
81 up The two remaining
berths in the Masters Golf
tournament at Augusta, Ga,
April 9-12 have been awarded
Melvin Chick Harbert Of Bat
tie Creek, Mich, and Chandler
Harper of Portsmouth, Va.
Tournament Manager Fred
Corcoran said they were selected
on the basis of their winters
play. Harbert won the Texas
open and the Beaumont open,
and Harper finished in the mon
ey in all the tournaments in
which he played.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31

the st. Louis Browns. There
have been persistent reports Bob
Teller of the Cleveland Indians
will be sent here.
Grace might have . little trou-
BILE il he chooses to try cut for
the catching job. For Cochrsne,
whose major league bsckstop-
ping career was ended II 1897
when he was beaned by Bump
Hadley of the New Yor4 Yank-
ees, did some catching for the
Hickman Field team I'M Hawaii
last. year. Now 80 years old,
Mickey weighs 1o4 pounds. only
10 over his old playing weight,
and has his eye on this chance
70 ct boek Into mask md pads.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
SCHEDULES COMPLETE

DALLAS, March 31-(P)-
Unless schedule adjustments can
be made Southwest Conference
football teams probably won't
play service elevens next fall.
All member schools have filled
the ten games allotted them un-
der League rules.
Many of the coaches, includ-
ing Dana Bible of Texas and
Matty Bell of Southern Metho-
dist, have gone on record as fav-
oring "B" team and Freshmen
tits with teams representing the
Army and Navy.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31

When Great Lakes head
coaching staff Is completed with
the induction of Paul D. (Tony)
Hinkle, former Butler University
mentor, as basketball boss, and
the designation C someone -
probably q big-name coach-as
football chief, Great Lakes will
have an athletic staff to rival
that of the nations best colleges.
And its playing material proba-
bly, will be Of the same calibre
% It's coaches.
Already at the station and
writing q chance to play ball are
Benny M c Coy, Philadelphia
Athletics second baseman, and
Joe Grace, catcher -outlielder q
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Eight Of n CUNTS in Pin Meet Open Monday
BObO bows Out
Tiger Harler Traded to Washington;
May Go from There to Camp
Of Browns

LAKELAND. Fla, March s1-QF,-Frend Louis (Buckj
Newsom, the loquacous baseball pitcher will talking
from Washington where the competition
sitter but doubt all the fun Buck.
The Detroit Tigers who matched
salary not in the art Of discussion sold
right handler to the Washington night
and wrote off their last major holdout problem.
General Manager Jack Zeller announced straight
transaction The not disclosed reported
been considerably than the
Twice this spring the Tigers had asked waivers
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
gether q ball club good enough

gether q ball club good enough
to play minor and major league
competition this summer, he'll
probably I've as fine an outfit
as was ever assembled without
benefit of the traditional Smoke
filled rooms" waivers, trading,
and Judge Lands free-agent de
cisions-usual ways Of rounding
up q team.
In addition TO directing the
Great Lakes baseball team,
Mickey will supervise . vast
softball and baseball intramural
program for the Stations TO-
900 sailors ~ part 81 the Nays
physical hardening plan.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31

Bobo's volatile manager, Eddie
Kapphan, chortled I'VE can lick
anybody in the world"
Bobo's next fight probably
will be with Ample Abe Simon,
Joe Louis victim last week.
The young Negro said, how
ever, II hope they get me. Bob
Pastor. then I'll fight whomever
they sign for me-"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Madou Grocery
Suffers Setback

Madou Grocery's loop leading
quintet suffered another setback
IN the Bowl O-Di ONE House
League last night, dropping
pair of6tarts to the Contractors.
The secend .place Gasow Boat
tsGIn gAiAed slightly by chalking
= doub1e win over Goebel Jr.
Only sweep was chalked by
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
YATES IN TOURNEY

AUGUSTA, GA, March 81
R-Ensign Charley Yates. for
mer British amateur golf cham
pion, has obtained a leave of alb
sence from the Charleston, s. c.,
navy yard to compete in the
Masters Golf tournament here
April 9-12. He will arrive April
8 for a pre-tournament game
with Frances Ouimet.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31

NEW YORK, March 31-(R-
James (Sleepy Jim) Crowley, on
leave of absence from Fordham
University to coach the Naval
Air training station eleven at
the University of North Caro-
lima, will guide the flyers against
the Rams, probably in New York
on Nov. % in a war charities"
game.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
At the Alleys

Betty Teletone over Kurz Tav-
ern. Top series was claimed by
Henry Milne of the Madou team
with a 562: S. Balsis of the JOS
eph Trombly quintet hit 226
for high single.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Minor Events.
Entries Crack
Meet Records
Fivs-Mon Schedule
Announced; Double
Shifts are Slated

With all entries finally check
ed, record breaking entries ID
the two minor events Of the Sec,
ond Annual Mount Clemens-Ma.
comb Recreation Alleys were
revealed .oday.
At the same time, Arnold
Rockensuess, tourney manager,
announced the schedule for the
five-man event. Seventy twol
quintets are entered and theY
first squad OF eight teams will
swing into action on Monday(
night at 8 o'clock at the MacombV
Recreation.
Total figures for the entries
show that 159 doubles teams are
signed up as against 40 last
year and 301 singles entries Cd
against 264 last year. The minor
events scheduled Is expected tot
be revealed on Thursday.
NINE SQUADS
Nine squads of eight teama
each make up the schedule for
the quintets 18th two squads
rolling each night of play except
Monday, when the 8 o'clock shift
is the sole group. The quintetS\
will continue in ,ction through
Friday night, first squads taking
the drives at 7 o'clock and Sec
ond, at eight.
Minor events competition will
be held on the Mount Clemeny1
Recreation alleys and will prob
ably last over six nights.
The five-man schedule Is asl
follows:
MONDAY, APRIL 6-SP. M.
Pepsi-Cola--H u b bard and
Schott. Kukuk Contractors-Al-
wardts Cafe, Hatch Service-
Pagett and Holmes, E C k er t.SI
Paints and Krause Service.
TUESDAY, Pm. \
Board of Commerce-Hi 1
Club, Farmers Milling - All
wardts Distributors. Xiv q n 4
Club-Budweiser Beer, Macomh
Beer Store and Peschke Packing@
9P.M.
Thinker Oil Heating-Jack 4
Meldrum, Clerks Shoes = Do1
Super Service, Home Restaur
amt. G. Ernst Mercury, Rex
Service and Memphis Lions.
WEDNESDAY-7 PM.
Strohs Beer-Seven-Up, Mt
Clemens Saw. Bank-Jr. o. u. al
NJ, Texaco Firechiefs-Kibble3
Toggery, j & r Service and
Bills Texaco. \
8 PM. \
Eagles No. sheppard Seryf
ice, Priehs Sales Co.-Johnsd
Bar, Shamrock Grill & BaiN
Batkins Radio, Anderson Se!3
ice and Smokers Inn.
THURSDAY-7 PM.
Stewart Sales-Lakeside FIJI
Ushers Club - Frankenntt)
Beer, Koppitz Silver Star-JGN
son Service, Mt. Clemens HI
Gardens and Macs Bar. ~
8 PM. IL
Duncans Log Cabin - C
News Depot, Altes Lager
Trombley Construction, Thed
Sheriffs+Spruce Inn, Hacks Hin
Speed and Bannow Drug.
FRIDAY Pm.
Family Tavern-Grays HamS
burger Bar, Hi Speed Gas =
Grims Service, CARING Beer-
ASHER Roseville, Bills Recrea\
ton and Jerry's Bar.
9 PM.
Vans Barber Shop-Rosevilld
Recreation, Eschenburg Tires ~
Vans Five, Rochester Merchant
No. 2-Inspection, INT. Elliott
ob-Setters, (Mt. Elliott) and
Tool Room, (Mt. Elliott).
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31

BOSTON, March 81 - up -
Mel Merritt, president of the
Massachusetts, Golf Association,
will leave for Washington this
week to take a commission in
the Naval air force.
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HURLER TO COAST

SARASOTA, FLA, March 3
-R-The Boston Red Sox ser
pitcher Norman Brown to thu
San Diego Club Of the Pscifi
Coast League today on ;optou,
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Umpire Mow
Safe at Home
BY LEONARD E. PEARSON

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. IA -
Up After 80 years of calling
'em, Harry c.. Geisel has re-
signed as an American League
umpire; but just as surely as an
umpire never loses an argument
with a player, the arbiter won't
foresake the Banquet League.
Geisel disclosed at an amateur
baseball dinner last night that
he had sent his resignation to
Will Harridge, American League
president, so he could laid In
the war effort and make per-
manent business connections
here.
indianapolis has b en- his
home, but between speaking
dates in off-season and baseball
duties during the baseball cam
paign, Geisel was able to spend
comparatively little time with
his family. j.,
II feel l owe it to myself and
my family, after all these years.
to enjoy the comforts of home
and be with friends in Indian
apolis," Geisel said.
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School Sport Move
Gets Further Study

DETROIT, Oct. 14-(R-An
unexpected hitch has developed
in the proposed abandonment Of
all competitive sports in Detroit
public schools after the current
football season.
Supt. Warren E. Bows plan
for putting physical conditioning
for putting physical conditioning
for Detroit school children on a
war footing received approval
yesterday of the Board Of Educa-
ton, but the ban on inter-school
competition drew protest and
was set over a week for further
study.
One member, John H. Web
ster, said he believed major
sports competition should be
maintained, and that to give it
up would take a valuable ele-
ment from physical education"
The superintendent announced
his plan Saturday, presumably
with full backing of the board.
Yesterdays vote to- keep the
matter open was 5 to /.
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The MONITOR leader
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER Ia, 1912 PAGE
Opponents Leery of Gndder
Who Trained Great Gargantua

of the greatest professional foot
ball finds" in years.
Erdlitz, a raw rookie with the
Philadelphi Eagles, packs more
punch per pound than any back
I've seen in years" said Coach
Earl Greasy" Nealc beaming.
Hes the sharpest tackler to
come out of college since Clint
Frank" Neale was backfieid
coach at Yale when Frank star
red there and became an all
America choice.
BLOND BLITZ
The blond blitz, who halls
from Delafield, Wis, was rated
a third-string man when he
first reported to the National
League squad a month late this
season, after quarter-backing a
team of college all-stars. BY
now, of course, he has made the
team, and he's handling Gar
gantuan football players with
the same finesse he displayed
with the Gorilla.
In addition to feeding Gargy,
Erdlitz had to chase his little
playmate from one cage to an
other every day. He did it by
manipulating a king snake, the
one thing for which Gargantua
had any respect. He had a title
of trainer" but actually one
doesn't do much training with a
would-be killer. Generally he
just stood around and tried to
keep him amused.
Erdlitz, who weighs 100, is a
blocking back and he seems to
be equipped by temperament for
the job. He doesn't care much
fort the glory of ball-carrying. He
say an idea two-man lineup on
a football field would be "a
cripple carrying the ball and
Gargantua playing center"
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Says Players
Preottupied

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14-(P
Coach D. X. Bible, who doesn't
believe there is such a thing as a
football upset, lays all these re-
versals this year to the fact that
the playe have too many
things on their minds.
Bible, veteran University of
Texas coach, once said:
There is no football upset.
Teams expec ted to win are
beaten because they are ready
mentally or because something
happens to disturb them in some
other way"
So, when the major teams like
Minnesota and Texas 60 down
you can attach one of these three
things to the upsetS this season:
1.-THE boys this year have
many things on their minds. It's
pretty hard to concentrate on
football when there are things
going on around you like we
have now and you can't blame
the boys for slipping sometimes.
Secondly, many colleges al
ready have sent gridiron stars
to the armed forces and into war
industries, sometimes making
for erratic performances by
squads replete with compare
lively inexperienced players.
Thirdly, travel conditions
are not always conducive to
W inni Where teams once
chose their own transportation
schedules, worked out between
trains at wayside points and ar
rived on time, they now travel
by any means at hand and make
the best of it.
Bible commented that there is
no substitute for experience so
far as football goes and enthus-
iasm will push a team uphill but
experience will make the 60
ing easier.
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Novel Catch Puts
Feather in Cap

Policeman George Willis was
plug casting along Paint Creek
in Ohio. AS he made an extra
long cast two cock pheasants
zoomed out of the brush nearby
and headed across the creek. The
plug hit one of the birds, which
became tangled in the line and
fell to the water with a loud
splash. Willis gulped, recovered
his composure and reeled in his
unexpected catch with all the
dignity of a minion of the law.
AS this is fact and not fiction,
no giant fish rose to the phea-
SAINT on the way in. Willis UNI
tangled the bird, stuck a feath-
er in his hat as a souvenir, and
liberated his wet and ruffled
captive. p. She still has the
feather to prove the tale.
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EAST LANSING, Oct. IA -
(P) - Patience and hard work
are beginning to pay off in the
Michigan State football camp
for at least two little-heralded
players.
As the Spartans head toward
their third game of the season
against Marquette University
here Saturday Quarterback Russ
Gilpin and Fullback Bill Boards
ley have battled to the front
ranks from deep among the
scrubs.
Their performances in yes
terday's scrimmage indicated
that Coach Charley Bachman
may have little choice other than
to give them the starting call
against the hilltoppers.
IN RELIEF ROLES
Gilpin and Beardsley, who re-
ceived their first chances in re-
lief roles against Wayne last
Saturday, provided much Of the
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Now He'll
Pitch Hand
GrenadeS

CHICAGO, Oct. IA - up -
Ted Lyons, whose pitching du-
ties for the Chicago White Sox
in recent years has been restrict
ed to Sunday games, wants an
entirely different routine when
he begins working for Uncle
Sam.
When Ted appeared before
Staff Sergt. O. B. Anderson at
the u. S. Marines Recruiting
Station with his enlistment pa
pers, he said:
I'D like an every day assign
ment pitching against the Axis. "
Lyons, Al and single, enlisted
in the Marines last month but
finished the season with the Sox,
his 10Th with the Club.
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Coll Meeting to Determine
Bosebo|I's Wartime Future
MAJOR LEAGUE CokFABS PLANNED
FOR DECEMBER ], z, AND 3

This gathering, one of the few
times that majors and minors
ever have assembled together,
will replace the big convention
of the National Association of
Professional Baseball Leagues,
originally scheduled for Mime
apolis, as well as the major
league pow vows in New York.
The Minneapolis meeting was
cancelled more than a month
ago by William c.. Bramham,
president of the National Asso-
citation (the minors), to conform
with the wishes of the Office of
Defense transportation and at
the time it was planned to have
only session of the league pres
idents.
However, the revised arrange
ment will make possible the
presence of minor league club
officials and major league rep
resentatives who sponsor many
of the teams in the small cir
cults.
OMIT FRILLS
The banquets, entertainment
and other frills of previous con-
ventions will be missing, but the
meetings will be open to all in
terested parties as much as ever
although the privilege of voting
in the Nat ional Association
meetings is restricted to league
presidents.
The shifting of the major
league meetings ahead of the
minors is the key to the entire
arrangement, because most OF
the small leagues and clubs are
withholding a decision on oper-
atoms next year till they learn
what support they can count
upon from the major leagues.
Once the majors decide to
what extent they can continue
their connections in the minors,
the members of the National
Association figure they can de-
termine how many leagues will
be able to function again next
season.