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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23

censored letter shortly after Wiburs arrival relating his ex
perences visit to Australian course.
50" guess Wilbur just took time of between couple OF
knock few Japanese" said his dad with grim
Wbur's dad hadn't heard from the boy in two months
however He him wire Sunday Fathers Day know
but received his Fathers Day yesterday when
he opened letter from cousin in Omaha and found clipping
from Omaha paper which described Wburs part In the
Coral Sea battle.
big Bit bomber the formation which attacked the Ryuau
big Bit bomber in the formation which attacked the Ryukaku
but Of the motors dead before the target
reached" said the story.
I'VE couldn't keep up with the formation he reported
Continued Page 14)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23
HAS PLAYED ONLY ONE GAME IN AZ

frankie Crouchers pathetic One of the greatest
prospects scoop grounder spring training camp
the former Tiger nfeder to be through as dig
Lacquer Senator's sent Croucher back from
Detroit Washington where it feared ne would be given
his release.
Clark Griffith has done all he could without success to
the shoulder ailmen which
Couher has suffered since before the start of the
Frankie joining the Senator's has played but full game
the of his professional Croucher has
plagued AS Tiger farmland he first
suffered broken wrist Then broken ankle in the Tigers
training Lakeland in 1898 This accident occurred early
In April just before the club to break and leave for the
North
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23

time Croucher the sensation of the Florida
His play second base spectacular and he had just started
hit In the last two weeks Of training that Crouche
spraying base hits all Florida The were
full Of frankie
The ankle break suffered by the young Tiger star
history and feared that the kids playing
days took him than but he
around all right and while he the sensation
Florida he revealed flashes of that greatness
enough that Del Baker quite gave UP him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23
Major League
Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
No games scheduled.
TODAY'S GAMES
Boston az DETROIT.
Washington ~ Chicago.
New YorK A. ST. Louis (nighO.
Philadelphia AZ Cleveland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23
Whirly Only $4,000
Short of biscuits Mark
And He's Favored
TO Win 30 G's
in Brooklyn Cap

NEW YORK, June % (INS).-l
An open letter to SeabiScuit, lead
ing money winner Of American
turfdom.
Don't look now, old pal, but
that guy who's been following
you-fellow named Whirlaway-is
getting too darned close for COM
fort and Saturday will pull right
up and look you in the eye. He's
only about $55.000 short of your
record of S437, 100 in purses, pal,
and Saturday he's destined to pick
up another 80 G's or so in the
Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct
Maybe you heard what hap
pened in the Brooklyn trial" a
mile and an eighth purse, here
yesterday. Well. old man. II de-
veloped into a two-horse race be-
tween Attention, who always gives
Whirly battle, and the big horse.
CLOSE BATTLE
Attention was carrying 1T
pounds and Whirly 122. and when
they came into the stretch Whirly
was fourth couple of lengths
off his chief rival.
It was a close battle down that
stretch, but Whirly got up in the
final stride and won ii by a nose.
And what's more. he did il in the
track record time of / 40 2-5 Sec
onds. This smashed three-fifths
of second off the mark set last
September by Market Wise, who
is supposed to be Whirlys chief
rival for handicap honors this sea
son.
You know, Bis. we wouldn't be
so worried about your record Il
Market Wise was in there Satur-
day. He's beaten Whirly twice in
flour races and last time out took
Thin into camp by three lengths
in the Suburban Handicap. which
is the same distance. mile and
quarter. as the Brooklyn.
But Market Wise came up with
cough. or sore throat, or some
thing and his trainer, George
Washington Carroll. who. never
tells a fib. says he doesn't think
there is much chance of his horse
going to the post.
COMPETITION NOT MUCH
The rest of the possible starters
don't look like much. They in
clude, at this writing. the Green
tree Stables quartet of Corydon,
Third Degree. Swing and Sway
and the Rhymer; Waller and pos
sibly Olympus, Our Boots and
Cramps.
The race is strictly between the
), first two in yesterdays trial.
however, and Whirly should find
the extra quarter-mile much to
his liking.
Trainer Ben Jones said today
he had hopes of getting Eddie
Arcaro to ride Whirly Saturday,
but there seems little chance of
that since Eddie is under contract
/ to the Greentree Stable and. after
yesterdays race. they'll be GER
tain to start at least one of their
four nominees.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE

"Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
No games scheduled.
TODAY'S GAMES
Chicago At Philadelphia.
81. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburgh ~ Brooklyn.
Cincinnati At New YORK.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23

yesterday was S285 In last
weeks pro-amateur.
If this keeps up. maybe For
ester won't have to feel sorry
about that l.nee injury. Sam
Byrd, you know. gave up base
ball for golf and is doing all
right.
WAS WITH CHATTANOOGA
Forester, tackle and fullback
on the strong 1888 Birmingham
High eleven. injured his knee
playing freshman football at
Purdue. Later he had a tryout
at first base with Chattanooga
of the Southern Association but
the knee stopped him. Then
came golf.
His first golf lesson was from
Ernie Shave, who yesterday pre-
sented him his prizes. That was
in the winter of 1886 when
Shave had an indoor school.
Foresters job at Stonycroft is
his first as head pro, and with
more opportunities TO play his
game Is improving.
Glib Sellers. Edgewood pro,
and Ronnie williams won the
pro-amateur with 81. Winney
and Ray Palmer, Shave and
Gene jackson, Watrous and
Bill Leinbach, and Tom Shan
non and r E. Wiley followed
with 6Ys. Watrous and Will
liams had low individual scores
Of 20.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23
Probable Pitchers
AMERICAN LEAGUH

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington wynn $50 at Chicag,
(Humphries 2-5). 3 p. m. (CWTD.
New York (Chandler 7-Pl AZ 81. Louii
(NIggeling $50, $50 p. m, (CWT).
Boston tJndd SD at Detroit (Trout b-6)
3 p. m. (EWT).
Phiisdeiphia (R. Harris 2.1) al cIeve
land (Bagby 7-3). $3.50 p. m. (EWT).
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago (Mooty 2-5) At Philadelphis
ST Louis (white 2.s) at Boston Crobir
5-10), 3 y. m. (EWTD.
Pittsburgh (Kiinger AID at Brooklyn
(French SOY, .. m. tEwT).
Cincinnati (Derringer 3-3l at New Yorl
! tHubben 1-e), . p. m. lEWTD.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23
SPOR IS
BY LEO MACDONALD

Bad Luck Still Pursues frankie Once Seemed
Croucher; Mats Seem Like Cnch TO Star
Due TO Release Him as Tiger Shortstop
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23

Continued on Page 14)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-23
Tiger Batting Averages

Total. 90 734s 7ss ss3 2sI 20 zsa
'Ineludes totsis Of Fuchs ana Rowe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Sad Story of Alice

Then there is the sad story about elephant
Alice and her fatally sweet TOOTH Back in 1910
Alice got gay as mere girl and perpetrated 4
freak accident of major proportions at the Bronx
zoo.
She got terrific hate on the nearby snake
house, for some mysterious reason, broke out OF
her pen and charged into the reptiles abode and
started wrecking it.
Keepers were unable to handle Alice. but they
brought in older elephant who whipped the
youngster out with his trunk and knocked her
over. She was chained to a tree until she
Gained down.
After that splurge, Alice became docile and
a favorite amongst the spectators. She de-
veloped pronounced sweet tooth and even
figured out some appealing tricks to entice sweets
from the crowd
For more than 30 years, Alice INDUCED that
sweet tooth to its capacity, then suddenly one
day recently her legs gave out from under her
and she went down. She still lives, but weakly.
She's not the elephant she was.
What happened TO Alice's legs hasn't been
learned, as yet. But some diagnosticians OF
elephant troubles figure that her sweet tooth had
something to do with it,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Likes to Brighten Visitors

There's a big hyacinthne macaw in the Bronz
700 which loves to brighten the spectators. He
suspends himself from the top of his cage by his
beak and yells like bloody murder Attendants,
used TO this trick, smile amiaby when woman
spectator runs up TO them, crying:
There's big parrot hanging himself In his
cage"
Another smile greetS the complaint:
There's pigeon In its cage that's bleeding
at the breast"
The public often is fooled this way by the
bleeding heart pigeon, whose gray breast has a
blood-red center
One of the commonest of accidents. which
causes one of the most piercing walls of pain is
that when big cat or other meat-eating animal
gets bone damned between its teeth.
The beast is promptly bundled into a small
van and rushed TO the hospital where the vet
performs the extraction necessary.
And IL is touching TO witness the obvious
gratitude of the beast. He'll roll over on the
floor and almost smile his thanks.
1t is amazing, too. the vets agree. the amount
OF cooperation animals give when they're being
treated for some injury illness.
They seem 20 realize they're being helped and
show little resistance. Regardless of old mother
natures instructive warning 20 all wild beast 10
beware of humans, IL doesn't seem 10 apply when
pain makes All living things akin
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Killed With Kindness

Another victim was a baby penguin, charitably
recorded as having been killed with kindness.
1t is a penguin trait for the entire flock to
mother a baby bird, regardless of which 1t
belongs to-.
When this one was led on to the zoo pond by
its mother, all the other penguins fiuttered down
on it with fish and other food. 1t was smothered.
One of the more freaksh accidents in zoo
annals occurred at the menagerie in Prospect
Park Brooklyn. 1t was caused, far as could
be determined, when Bill, the $500 pound bull
elephant got peeved at Irritation his mate,
Hilda $500 pounds, was carrying on with another
young bull in the herd.
Bill watched his chance and when Hda got
to the edge of 25-foot moat surrounding the
elephant enclosure, butted her over. Down went
Hilda with a crash that shook the earth, and
her trumpeting of pain sounded like an air raid
siren
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Nothing Surprises Zoo Vet

Nothing surprises a zoo veterinarian, how
ever. While the instinct of Self-preservation IS
supposed to protect jungle creatures, the records
show that they can actually be as reckless and
foolish as any domestic animal, including man.
Freak accidents are always happening 10
Gagged animals and not few result in visits 10
the operating table.
There is the case. for instance. of Dickie,
celebrated denizen of the monkey house at Bronx
zoo.
Specifically Dickie looks like any other
monkey. But he differs from the rest of his
kind in being a poor judge of distance. Besides
he's born showoff
The result is that, whenever an admiring
crowd gathers, Dickie starts making prodigious
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Lion Swallows Rubber Nipple;
Monkeys Break Bones in Leaps

leaps from trapeze to trapeze. Presently. he
ESSAYS too much and. crash! tumbes to the floor.
Three times Dickie has fallen and broken an
arm. He's regular customer Of Doctor Goss,
who patiently sets the broken bone, spllnts IL up
and IfastenS-a- wide wooden collar around
Dickie's neck so that he can't tear the bandage
off with his teeth which he invariably tries to do.
But-just as he's well and back In ms
cage Dickie starts trying to Jump again--regard-
less of self-preservation or nature. Monkeys are
the foolishest people!
Almost as silly was the ostrich-like cassowary
which suddenly dropped and died at the same
700 1t was a mystery until autopsy was
performed.
= For its last meal the cassowary bird had eaten
seven tin caps from pop bottles, tossed to him
by visitors: one nursing nipple, rubber ball.
-steel- a small doll stone. wooden wheel from
a toy and the gold-plated brass top of girls
coYnpact
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Special X-Ray Needed

Dr. H. F. Nimphius, director and veterinarian
at the zoo. finally derricked her out. but she was
badly hurt. So thick was her hide that no
ordinary x-ray would penetrate 1t so another
was obtained from the General Electric Company
an X-ray so powerful it would penetrate armor
plate.
This showed that Hilda's back was broken.
and she was put out of her misery with two
teel-jacketed bullets from elephant gun.
But Hilda had phantom's revenge. Within
a few weeks Bill himself fell into the moat. Six
feet of water had been added into the ditch since
Hilda's demise, however. Bill broke his fall and
he was not seriously injured.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
by Universal Service

NEW YORK, August loo keepers through
out the nation are accustomed 10 curious accidents
among their wild charges. But they found some
Macarthur 2-rnonth-eld lion cub At New YeflSS
Bronz Zoo, distinguished himself by swallowing
the rubber nipple of his nursing bottle!
Since rubber is no part Of lions normal diet.
Douglas promptly had to be X-rayed. operated
upon and stitched up again. At last reports, he
was doing nicely and Or. Leonard J. GOsS, 700
veterinarian, was standing by for the next case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02

Three times Dickie of the
Bronx Zoo has broken an arm.
The strange collar is to pre-
vent his tearing bandage and
splint from his fractured arm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20
Miss Victory
Will Visit Her
9ai|or Husband
Special Leave Given:
Departs for Alabama
tuesday, Back Dec. 2s
Times star Correspondent

FLINT. Dec. 19.-BarhaEa Ann
Clark, Miss Victory OF America,
today looked forward to one of the
finest awards she has received as
q result of her winning the ma
tional title in the contest spon-
sored by The Detroit Times and
other Hearst newspapers.
The AC Spark Plug division of
General Motors, for which she is a
machine gun worker. has arranged
special leave from her duties so
she may visit her sailor husband,
Rex, now stationed at Auburn,
Ala. She hasn't seen him since
October 49,
She will leave for Auburn Tues
day, returning TO her job Deem
Der %.
Excitedly. she said:
1T will be the grandest
Christmas ever. I have a world
81 things to tell him about and
want him to know that 1 sold
bonds for him. Auburn will be
the most important stop that
will have made In the last
two weeks"
Mrs. Clark received a tumultn-
Gus reception when she returned
10 the plant and her fellow work
ers yesterday 10 make series Of
addresses for &C employees TO buy
war bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20
$50 Wait Call 10 Duty
In Flint COLLEGES
TImts stan Corre.pondent


FLINT, Dec. 19.-Approximately
$50 men now attending Flint
Junior College and General Mo-
tors Institute who are enlisted as
reServists viii be affected by the
army-navy plan to take over the
training Nof the nations $4,000
college men now in the reserves.
Dean w. S. Shattuck OF Junior
College received communication
from Washington informing him
that these reservists will be called
10 active duty February /.
II was not clear just what was
meant by the term active duty.
1t was thought TO mean stream
llninc their courses 10 give 100
per cent technical training or
sending the reservists 10 camp for
basic training.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20
Hi va Babe Just Greeting
In Yankee Soldiers Slang

LONDON. Dec. 10 (UP).-Brit-
ish girls who dish out tea and
cakes in the navy and army air
force Institutes canteens were Of
assured today that there
was no reason TO blush and retreat
when an American serviceman
iii va babe"
ITO them 1t will be merely a
normal conversation opening,
just as we might say, Lovely
day, isn't it," booklet issued
by the institute 10 the girls ex-
planned.
Thu beckett entitled, when
You Meet Americans" On no &C
count, il emphasized, must an
American be snubbed. unless he
really deserves IT," II said a girl
might properly be a little more
friendly than she normally would.
Don't talk about Chicago
gangsters a. n they represented
90 per cent Of the population Of
America" il said "The Aims
may have fostered this impress
sion, but the ma jority live much
as we do"
Many American expressions
sound suspiciouSly like swearing.
but are everyday words in the
United States, When You Meet
continued.
II an American asks for a hot
dog, he means "a fried sausage in
a split roll, il said. A hamburger
vas defined AS "savory rissole in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20
Paid High Tribute

Miles Hanson. plant manager,
fand Jacob K. Ziegier, superinten-
dent, were among the first in line
10 greet her. More than 1000 en-
pioyes otMrx. Clark own ma
chine gun department gave their
girl" a rousing ovation the moment
she came in.
In 15-minute address, the
dimpled war worker with an as.
founding record OF war production
efficiency and patriotic endeavor
told the assembled employees;
II arm proud of my title, not
for myself but for the people of
Michigan, the women war work
ers, the judges who selected me
10 he Miss Victory at Chicago,
and for &C Spark Plug"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20

a split roll or between pieces of
bread"
The booklet even touched lightly
on the subject of drinking. II
pointed out that an American
means whisky and soda when he
says highball. that many Ameri-
cans don't drink even beer, and
some are up a pole"
That apparently means in Amer
lea that they are on the wagon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20

Blind Honor Student Aids
u. s. War Effort

CHICAGO, Dec. "a TINS BE
cause ne is blind, Byron II. Webb
%. has a special contribution "a
make 10 AxneE.ca,SswaE-sfteEifs--.-
Following graduation as an
nonor student from De Paul I'M.
versity today Webb will 60 10
work tonight in blacked-oui
room of the American Television
Laboratories, teaching army sigma
corps men how 10 make radio re-
pairs in darkness.
A licensed radio amateur for
several years. Webb has developed
special talents 10 such an extent
that his fingers and keen hearing
take the place of his eyes in radio
repair work
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20

Ellen, just 13, the Detroit
coloratura soprano engaged TO
sing Wednesday with Leopold
Stokowski's NBC Concert Or
chestra. She's betn studying
in New York these past three
years, has already been soloist
with the New York Phil
harmonic under Dir. Rudolph
CAM, and once sang for DR..
KoussevitzkY.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-02-05
Anderson Candidacy For
Congress Recommended
By State Democrats

Approximately $50 attended
the Jackson Day dinner held
in the Knights of Pythias hall
in East Main street Wednes-
day night. Sponsored by the
Democratic clubs of Licking
county the gathering attained
unusual significance by the
presence of many prominent
leaders in Democratic circles
from throughout the state.
James Flynn, former guberna-
torial candidate of Sandusky and
George j. Harter, mayor of Ak
ron, as we'll as other Democratic
political prominents boosted
without reservation the potential
candidacy of Samuel A. Ander-
son, former member of the Ohio
house of representatives, for
Congressman from the 18th dis
trict.
While Mr.. Anderson, who is
at present service director for
the city of Newark, has not
formally made an announce
ment, it is understood that he is
not adverse to being considered
a candidate for the office.
Attending the dinner were
Clarence Knisley, former state
treasurer and candidate for gov
ernor, and Joe Ferguson, state
auditor, both of whom have
made it known they are candi-
dates for the Democratic nomin-
alton for governor.
Chairman Harold E, Pierce in
troduced Mayor Arthur D. Lock-
wood who made a few brief and
we'll chosen remarks of welcome.
Among the notables attending
were James Neville of Delaware; !;
Guy c. Anderson, presidential
elector from the 18th district; j.
Freer Bittinger, chairman of the
state Democratic executive COM
mittee, who gave his unreserved
support to Mr.. Anderson for
congress during his remarks,
and Mary Snow, state executive
committeeman from the 18th dis
trict, and Ralph Grove of Steub-
enville, president of the Young
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-02-05
STATISTICAL
ROUNDUP
BIRTHS

BIRTHS
Mrs. and Mrs. James A. Har-
ris, a son, Jan. 28 in the home in
Summit street road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Wilson,
831a Boylston avenue, son Jan.
% in the City hospital.
Mrs. and Mrs. William Palm
er, 140 Riverside, a son Jan. 20
in the City hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Patten,
Route 2, a daughter Jan. 20 in
the City hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Iden, Han
over, Route /, son, Jan. 30, in
City hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gray, 1872
Maple avenue, son, Jan. 81 in
the City hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Arnold,
a daughter, Jan. 20 in the home,
95 South Pine street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil l.. Clark,
1921 East Ocean boulevard, Long
Beach, Calf, a daughter, Patri-
cia jeanne, Jan. %. Mrs. Clark
was formerly Miss Roberta Mar
lie Armentrout, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James r. Armentrout,
who lived in 692 West Church
street before moving to Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hum
mel. "a East National drive, a
son Friday evening, Jan. 80, in
the home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl McCann,
1913 Mt. Vernon road, a son Jan.
81 in City hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marian Fay,
Route 2, son Feb. l in the Ci-
ty hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Thomp-
son, 1751a Clinton street, son
Feb. l in City hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold butcher,
1888 Logan avenue, daughter,
Jan. 81 in City hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beal, 371
Buckingham street, a son Feb.
3 in City hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward s.
Schnaidt, 108 North 18th street,
a son Feb. 3 in City hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hawkins
143 South Sixth street, a son
Feb. 3 in City hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Woolard
II Krieg street, a daughter, Lin
da Ann, Feb. l in the home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Bartlett
Jap Riley street, son Feb. 4
in the City hospital.