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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
More Publicity Is Necessary Here

doubeheader between the Tigers and Browns here
Sunday August 23 will be spectacle such that either in
New York Cleveland and would not be expected to draw
should be nothing but the lack Of effort
a crowd which turned
in New York.
The date of the Detroit relief fund August % is not
too far organizing Maybe this being
donewe hope Among other lessons Zr must have learned
that you can't put lot of stories the newspapers
and let that The publicity must be augmented by lot
good hard work the formation of energetic organization
organize general putting
big success
Briggs Zeler and the other gentlemen Briggs Stadium
can't alone They'll need lot of helpand the venture
worthy of help every and child the
outstanding baseball can't
afford that fame blemished by lack of for the
Army and Navy Relief
Yes August % is weeks away but start thinking
would like Detroit outshine Larry MacPha
promoted the Army and Navy Relief game in Brooklyn
into $50 600 the funds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
MERE 70 CAN'T DISCOURAGE HARBERT
He Learned by Experience Not to Give Up
BY NJ. r. DRUKENBROD

Chick Harbert has % TO show
for what may be his only practice
round at Oakland Hills before the
Ryder Cup match, July 1919. He
got il yesterday, playing with four
directors from his Battle Creek
club. He had brides on the second
and eighth, but went one over or
the fourth, fifth and ninth.
Chick wasn't satisfied with hi.
score. even though he played from
the very rear of all the back tees
ON some he went so far back the
others wondered whether he was
playing the same holes they were
also whether ne was in the same
township. Chick is a smart fellow
and wisely let his directors shoot
from the regular tees.
Although he thinks he should
have scored better since he was
hitting the ball so well. Harbert
wasn't discouraged. Certainly he
has no intentions of quitting and
will be in there swinging with all
his might for Walter Hagen's
Challengers in the big match. "A
series of happenings in his tourna-
ment career. one as recently as
the last Los Angeles Open, has
convinced him one should never
give I'D.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
SEVEN Dye BOATS

MACKINAC BILGEWASH--
Although the entry list is low
Lloyd Kurtzwarth's race COM
mittee at Bayvlew which runs
the Mackinac grind got more
boats than they had anticipated
Detroit Yacht Club has its
greatest entry in the race 10 date
White Cloud. EStrellita,
Apache, Kittiwake. Rambler.
Shamrock and Pintail will fly
the ID. Y {. burgee -.
Pouliot'S large fawn-like eyes
were misty when he sold Pin
tail The FrenChman loved
the boat and nc hated TO miss
the race He's been in every
start since he helped 10 start II
in 1925. excepting '26 and he's
been on half dozen winners &.
Asked why he wasn't going he
pointed. and rather proudly too,
TO his Navy r button in his la
pei E. He's building Sub-chaSerS
as manager of production at
Willie Fishers Boat Works here.
Ted FarnSworth who has won
four Mackinac races since 1923
will not have Chantey in the
race His crews too busy in
war work Ted is making
fast connections 10 sail aboard
Charley Beck's Hostess III which
won't hurt the Bayview commo-
dore's chances at all
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Bud Ward Wins
Medal Honors

SPOKANE, July 9 tINS).-
Corp. Marvin Bud" Ward, de-
Tending champion. took medal
honors of the Western Amateur
golf tournament in Spokane
yesterday when he carded SEN
sational four under par 68 to lead
a field of "a qualifiers.
Ward. who is also national
amateur champion. turned in 73.
one over par Tuesday but knocked
out two 34's TO take a 36-hole
total of al. Par for the tricky
g, 450-yard Mantle Club course is
36-36-72 or 144 for SO holes.
Runner up to Ward for medalist
honors was Marsh Hammond,
Spokane. who carded a 143. At
las were Bruce Mccormack, Los
Angeles, and MILFORD Wehrle.
Racine. Wis. while right behind
them with 146 were Skee Riegel,
Glendale, Cal. and Chester Cor
don. Seattle youth.
The 81 qualifiers swing into
tournament play today with the
championship match scheduled for
Sunday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Mccarthy Was Thinking Of Tigers Needs

aboard the Alstar special from New York TO
Cleveland Joe Mccarthy that he give Harold
Newhouser chance the game only for inning We
knew that Harold would give his good.eft to get into
the other of the
"Sure would like to give him chance" Mccarthy
planned but wouldn't be fair to Del Baker Baker
good having Benton ready for the in New York
and | couldn't Newhouser up him. Del probably
figures him pitch against the Red SOx In Boston"
All Of which perhaps, but still not
vnced that and everybody else connected with base
ball should all for alsar such those
played New York and Cleveland Not that Newhouser
particularly needed this But the AStar to be
continued then it should be about affair
without the pitching being directed by who want TO
point Charley Potatoes their good right efthander for
club game.
For instance. would hate TO think that Tommy Bridges
deliberately Of AStar because Baker
wanted HIM pitch for the Tigers last Saturday Or that Ted
Lyons kept out of AStar because he wanted
elsewhere.
When the A-Star selections announced there
that Bridges didn't the A-Star game.
asked Bridges about it, His reply Sure wanted
90, why not?'
The only player knew who didn't 60
AlSar game-and didn Hank Greenberg He didn't
because he didn't sit the bench
Gehrg AStar selection in those days Hank frank
enough to admit that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Princeton 10 Play
Service Games in MY.

NEW YORK. July 9 GNS).-
Princeton alumni living in the New
York area rejoiced today at the
news that the 1912 Princeton-NayS
and Princeton-Arny games VIM bC
held in the Yankee Stadium ir
New York.
Originally scheduled for Palmer
Stadium. in Princeton, the game,
were transferred because trave
difficulties would make il i'm.
possible for the large number oil
Princeton graduates in New York
TO see the games.
The Navy game will be played
on October 10. and the Army en-
counter on November y.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Tigers Triumph
In Exhibition, ST
'e, at rail. third . l..

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July g.
Detroit Tigers helped celebrate
Jimmy Bloodworth Night at Pyn-
chon Park yesterday when they
stopped off EN- route TO Boston and
handed the Springfield Rifles OF
the Eastern League a 5-1 defeat.
Some 1000 fans turned out TO
welcome back Bloodworth, who
played here in 1899 before enter
ing the majors. and to see Johnny
Corsica and Roy Henshaw share
mound duties and hold the Rifles
to six hits.
Before the game BIoodworth
was given a 500 war bond and
floral horseshoe.
Corsica pitched shutout ball for
six innings. allowing three hits.
and HenShaw allowed the only
Rife run in the ninth. Two Detroit
runs scored in thee fourth on a
walk to Cramer followed by Hig-
gins double and Ross single.
Charley Gehringer pinch-singled in
the seventh TO drive in Parsons.
and the last two came in the ninth
on a walk 10 Bloodworth. a wild
pitch and singles by Radcliff and
Henshaw.
DETROIT ono 200 1923 2 .
Springfield 600 600 O01--i 8 o
Corsica Henshsw and Parsons; Doll,
Kelly and Brightman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Chicago Meters
In Semifind|s

EVANSTON. Ill, July Q CINS)
Mrs. Helen Shockley and Nancy
Corbett. both of the Chicago dis
trict took their places in the
semifinals OF the women's singles
in the North Shore Open tennis
tournament today after hard
fought quarterfinal victories.
Mrs. Shockley defeated Mar
garet Welsh of Philadelphia, rs.
Cd, and Miss Corbett. after drop
ping the first set. ST. rallied "a
win from Bahia Lewis of Chicago
60, 81. in the remaining sets.
Seymour Greenberg. national
clay courts champion, easily eli
minated James Gates. 60. 60
Gardner Larned. seeded second
next TO Greenberg. disposed OF
Richard Mason. 60, 6-1. These
were the only quarterfnals in the
mems singles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Ready
For Stretch Run
. . . roma rkd D

Major league baseball starts
down the long, blisteringly hot
stretch drive today.
After a three-day lay of during
which the American and National
League all-star game and the
American League versus an all
service team contest were held,
the clubs in both leagues will start
failing away al one another again
Brooklyn, now lie a d ing the
National League by eight and a
half games, squares off against
Cincinnati in the back yard OF the
third place Reds. This will be an
arc light contest as will be the
tilt between New York and the
second place ST. Louis Cardinals.
Boston plays Chicago in the after
noon and Philadelphia meets Pitts
burgh at night.
In the American League. the
New York Yankees are out in
front by four games. 1t is an old
adage in baseball that the club
passing the Fourth Of July mile
post in first place will ultimately
win the pennant. But the Yankees
have been staggering along How
ever, they face a long stay at
home. beginning with an engage
ment with ST. Louis Thursday. so
il seems that Manager Joe Nc
Carthy hasn't too much worry TO
spoil his SieStas.
Detroit plays second place Bos-
ton. Chicago meets Washington
and Cleveland clashes with Phila-
delphia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Teller Sorry Rieney Didn't Start

Bob Teller unhappy his showing, after the A.Sar
game in Cleveland, said:
"My fast balls gone-Tm sorry Rigney didn't start. II
might then have been a different result"
Mickey Cochrane would like to have started Rgney who
had the benefit of spring training and regular work with the
White Sox this but the people of Cleveland wanted
Teller and there nothing else Tiger could
do but Bob
Incidentally Teller according to his acquaintance in Ceve
land is unhappy about another thing Tired of being
exhibition Feler has wanted to gunnery school but
in the latest communique ordered back to Norfolk
Pat Muln exTiger, is the ship Pat has been
trying without into officers training school
he would do that than play baseball Teller -
pounds underweight result of his manifold activities
Besides that he worried his dad who hospalzed
the Mayos up in Rochester, Mimi
Ernie Andres who turned sparkling third base
for Cochranes Cleveland product University
Indiana and Red Sox farmland at Louisville when
Uncle Sam took him Each Of the AStar players in the
New York game given wallet and a SIS bond.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Louie Newman Bids
For Reuben Shank Ga

DENVER. July 9 QNS).-Reu.
ben Shank. 20-year-old Denver
welterweight who won a disputed
lO-round decision last Friday over
Henry Armstrong. today consid-
cred numerous offers he has re-
ceived since the victory.
One of the bids came from
Babe Mccoy. promoter for the
Olympic Club az Los Angeles. for
a rematch with Armstrong.
Also bidding for his services
were promoters Louie Newman Of
Detroit, Jack O'Brien of Boston.
Lew Raymond of New Orleans anc
Willie Gutenberg o, New York,
manager Of Fred Red Cochrane.
the welterweight champion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
PintaiI i'm Race
PouIiot Sells 8-Me+er SIoop TO Darnel and Now
She's Going TO Msckinae; Il TO Sail
BY GEORGE r. VAN

Pintail is going in Saturdays
Port Huron 10 Mackinac race after
all The 50-foot eight-meter sloop
which swept the skies clean in the
recent Mills race when IL led the
fleet around the course has been
sold by Russell Pouliot to a syndi-
cate headed by Perez Darnell.
The deal gives Challenge. OAR
nells Six-meter champion 10 Pou-
hot. Darnell filed Pintail's entry
in the racing class, bringing the
fleet up TO II. Entries were sup
posed 10 have closed last night,
but no ships are in sight 10 add 10
the list. the smallest Mackinac
fleet in 10 years.
Darnell. local yachtpg's little
round man. was busy getting a
crew together today. Other MEM
bcrs of the syndicate are Clyde
Palmer, who has been growing on
Challenge. and Murray Knapp,
who can tell the difference be-
tween a schooner and cutter on
clear day and admits il.
The latter. however. is no
stranger to the lakes. He's an old
powerboat man and will act as
navigator. He's an officer in the
United States coast guard auxil-
larry.
Pintail will race against two
other Fights. Fred Temples Ran
COON from Toledo and Ernie
Crates Shamrock. The other
entry in the racing class is Iris,
12-meter of Harry Fletcher Of
Alpena
Iris is scratch boat Of her di-
vision and will allow the Fights
four hours, IL minutes and As
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Mack Park Repeats
Team WrestIe Bout

Paul Ortiz and AL LaFoon. a
pair Of mat bad boys, who got into
an argument after they lost a
team match TO Walter Roxy and
Jack League last week have been
matched 10 settle their feud in one
end Of the double-headcr wreS-
thing card offered at Mack Park
next Tuesday evening.
In the other end Of the twin
bill of former mystery men will
collide, Flash" Gordon and Louis
Kline. Both bouts will he best two
IN three falls with an hour limit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Coast Farmers Block
Sale Of Race Track

OAKLAND. Cal. July 9 GNS).
Whether California is 10 have a
race meeting this season depended
today on a decision 10 be handed
down by Superior Judge Victor
Wagler.
In a move 10 block sale Of the
Pleasanton Fair Grounds track
10 the highest bidder, a group Of
Alameda County farmers and tax
payers late yesterday filed petit
ton for restraining order 10
prevent the county supervisory
from going through with the sale.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Speakers
Condition
Serious

CLEVELAND July 9 GNS) -
Condition of iris Speaker, former
Cleveland Indians manager and
player. remained serious today.
Lakeside Hospital attendants said.
Iris has an intestinal disorder.
according to his physician.
When he was Aken to the hos
pital Tuesday night il was feared
he had pneumonia but that danger
has passed temporarily.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Speaker improving

CLEVELAND. July 9 GNS).-
Iris Speaker. the former star out
fielder and the manager of the
Cleveland Indians. rushed 10 a
Cleveland hospital suffering from
pneumonia, was reported much
better" today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Favorite Winner
0nlyAfter Two
AreDisqud|ified
Scratch Somborombom
After Horse Runs Away
Before Start Of Race
BY LEWIS ii. WALTER

There may he world record
payoff AT the Detroit race track
some day soon. And when il comes
il will be when just one eligible
horse crosses the finish line in a
race over the Lewis turf course,
which combines the usual uncer-
tainty OF horse racing with the
hazards OF roulette and craps
shooting.
In fact. the races over the turf
course are decided just like dice
game-its all in which way the
horses bounce.
On the day when just one
eligible horse crosses the finish
line his hackers will line up al
the cashiers windows and collect
all the money in the win. place
and show pools while those who
bet on the other seven. or eight
horses can Just jump up and down
and tear their hair or the judges
stand
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Probable Pitchers
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
FIVE OVER PAR

Following a pair Of 73's in the
first two rounds at Los Angeles,
Harbert started the third round
poorly and was ) over par after
the first six holes. At that rate
he knew he wouldn't collect
enough money 10 buy a sandwich.
II was so disgusted," Chick
said yesterday in recalling his
experiences. 81 resolved 10 pick
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Golf Siege Gun

Sam Snead once drove 400 yards.
II happened on the Ainsdale links
AT Southport. England, during the
1887 RYDER Cup matches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Pin Leagues Resume

Summer bowling leagues resume
their usual schedules AZ Ritter
Recreation today after a weeks
suspension made necessary by re-
pairs to and alterations Of the
alleys.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
up and quit IL 1 went another
stroke over par"

OF course he didn't get a chance
to quit and has been glad ever
since he didn't. He played the
next II holes in 9 under par. a
sensational 30 on the second nine
giving him a 50 and putting him
back in the running. He closed
with a 20. thus tying Harry
Cooper and Sam Snead for third
and collecting 5000.
Harbert and Cooper would have
won only S425 had not Snead
taken an 8 on the final hole. a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
THREE DISQUALIFIED

This may seem far fetched, but
not to those who have been watch
ing the recent races over the in
field course al the Fair Grounds
and especially 20 those who
watched the running of the third
race yesterday, when the favorite
Swell Chance. won only because
two horses which were leading him
in the stretch ran off the course
and were disqualified. In all. three
of the eight horses in the race
were ruled OIL, ny fouls.
The real blues singers after
Haskell Lasswell got Swell Chance
home in front by a length and a
half were tho hackers Of Pops
Rival al s 10 !. String Music al
4 10 and Clock Time AZ 8 10 l.
Pops Rival was leading a furlong
from home IN the seven furlong
race when jockey Hugh Lemmons
gave him n lick with his whip
which sent Pops Rival ducking in
side the course. AT the same time
Clock Time ran out.
With Pops Rival and Clock
Time out of the race. String Music
the gray horse ridden by Allan
Gray. moved up 10 the front on
the inside. Swell Chance drew
abreast OF him 80 yards from the
wire and the two were running
head and head when String Music
went just inside the course. HI
popped right back on after Gray
pulled him up and finished second
But he was disqualified.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09

seconds She won last year.
White Cloud. Charles SorenSen's
60-foot cutter will be scratch entry
in the cruising fleet giving from
two to six hours TO her rivals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
CLAIMS FOUL

Jockey Gray claimed foul. said
Swell Chance had pushed his horse
out. but the stewards disregarcted
Second money went 10 Black Time
and third 10 Don Listo As 5000
confused fans tried IN straighten
the race out in their own minds.
The fact that the favorite won
was the only saver.
All that is needed 10 bring Just
one eligible horse home in turf
race one Of these days is 10 have
some hard running horse bear out
on one OF the turns and take four
or five horses with him.
Track officials. however. plan
10 continue the turf races.
a lot OF people like them"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
WIFE AS HELPER

THAT wasn't the first time I
almost gave up" Chick also re-
called. I'm fact, II IL hadn't
been for Mrs. Harbert my play.
I'm the winter tournaments might
have ended year ago last
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
SPOR IS
BY LEO MACDONALD

HoIf-Hearted Attempts
in New York Brought
Disappointing turnout
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09

blowup which cost the Virginian
possibly $1,000. Harbert. by the
way, picked up four strokes on
Snead on this hole through a
birdie 4, the result of two great
wood shots
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Evening star., 1942-02-21

in baseball, both in years and
inches. John stretches out 8
feet e1s inches and hasn't been
able to pitch in a year. Art Ed
son of the Oklahoma City Times
describes Basket Baller Gerald
Tucker as being smooth as a
pane of glass and polished as q
dance floor" Don Donaghey Of
the Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin maintains that the Florida
training camps aren't bombproof,
but after the second week the
young pitchers won't know the
difference between q bombing
and a rally.
One-minute sports page-The
New York All-Star football game
may be abandoned because too
many of this years graduating
players will be signed up by
Uncle Sam by next fall. Right
now there's no sign of any serv-
ice team that will be good enough
to take on the pro Giants. Hear
ing that the Junior welterweight
championship might be revived
for the benefit of guys like Ray
Robinson and Marty Servo,
while Red Cochrane's title isn't
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Tired Explorers Face
Powerful Marshall
On Foe 'sFIoor
Take Train for 1I-Hour
Trip After Hard Win
Over St. Vincent

Columbus University's basketers
are at Huntington, w. Va, for a
game tonight with the fast-stepping
Marshall College quint and If they
win it will border on the miraculous.
The Explorers hoped a day
coach last night Immediately after
nosing out st. Vincent, $3.50, in a
hot but remarkably clean game at
Eastern High School gym, and the
11-hour trip wasn't calculated to
invigorate them. Against Marshall
they certainly won't get any rest,
for the West Virginians proved one
Of the finest small college teams
in the East when they played here
against American u.
Columbus gained q 27-26 lead
in the first half last night after
the count had been tied nine times,
and went ahead for keeps in the
second after momentarily seeing
the score evened again on Patsy
Phillips one-handed shot. Phil
lips paced the invaders attack
with Is points and dropped in the
final field goal that put st. Vim
cent in position to tie or win.
Columbus, however, froze the ball
in the last 80 seconds.
Acky Viana and Gerald Burns
topped the District team with Is
points each.