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Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
Dodgers, Cardinals
Start Their DOgfight
by United Frees

The Brooklyn Dodgers and the
red hot st. Louis Cardinals renew
their dog fight today in the opener
of five-game series expected to
the course of the Ma
tional League race.
Larry French goes to the hill
for the Flatbush flock and Howie
Krist will toss them up for the
Redbirds, who currently trail the
Dodgers by four and one-half
games and are riding the crest of
"a seven-game winning streak.
Both pitchers are undefeated,
French with four victories and
Krist with three.
Mort Cooper, ace OF the Cardi-
nal mound staff, scored his eighth
triumph yesterday. hurling st.
Louis to its seventh win in a row.
He handed the New York Giants
a 30 shutout. allowing five hits.
Kirby Higbe handcuffed the
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
Photo by Times stan Photographs

Chicago Cubs and the Dodgers re-
gained their winning form with q
5-1 triumph.
Mike Chartak and George Nc
Quinn homered for the st. Louis
Browns in a 6-3 win over the
Boston Red Sox- Eden Auker-
gave up only six hits - including,
Bobby Doerrs eleventh homer -
for his eighth victory.
Phil Marchildon hurled the Ath-
letics a 4-3 victory over the
Chicago White Sox, allowing only
five hits.
In the single night game In the
junior circuit, Cleveland staged a
three-run rally in the seventh In
ming. defeating Washington, 5-4.
Buck Newsom allowed nine hits,
three of them coupled with two
walks, giving the Indians their
of victory. Washington
made 10 hits off Jim Bagby, Al
Milnar and Tom Ferrick.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
Texans Honor His Right Angle Shot

In Breckenridge Park San Antonio Tex tablet at the
seventh hole that Krkwood play under
during Texas Open Krkwood had hooked his tee shot
into a cottonwood grove.
So close the ball to tree that Joe stood at right
angles to the flag instead of looking straight the direction
the pin He used three iron and deliberately hooked Away
sailed the ball In wide sweeping to the green. just
about turnd the corner In midair.
Texans hardened to the unusual almost refused to believe
eyes. No wonder Krkwood remembers When Texans
give tablet, then a guy has accomplished something
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
Peruvian Winner
OF Fen(inq LaureIs

NEW YORK, June 18 (UP).-
Enrique Santos, former Peruvian
Olympic star now competing for
the New York A. c., held the
mems individual Epee champion
ship today after taking top honors
in the fifty-first national tourna-
ment of the Amateur Fencers
League of America.
Santos won the title with eight
victories against three defeats.
Fred Linkmeyer, Los Angeles, was
second; Robert Driscoll, New York
Fencers Club. third, and Pvt
Peter Tishman, Camp Gordon,
Ga. fourth.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
Kirkwood Letting Up on Exhibitions

Kirkwood playing better golf this he
because he concentrates competition and foegoes
many trick exhibitions Joe admits that knowing too
to hit given shot is often harm than help
actual competition Krkwood proted extent
He does mention shots whose
execution possible only by stunt shooter Joe cites freak
recovery from under fence at Inwood In the 1928 Ma
tional Open.
His drive that occasion had lodged under the fence
arang the faway from the road Kkwood had to climb the
barrier to reach the ball.
grabbed mashie nblck and turned the blade upside
down addressed the ball handed and hit low flying
that reached the $50 yards distant Trick shot train
ing helped on that
of the outward incline Of the barbed wire top
strands Kkwood could not scale the fence from his position
outside the
down the road a taxi Kirkwood climbed In and
back the main entrance No other Ma
tona Open competitor far Joe knows took taxi
ride between continue his round
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18

Women sincere about getting
back that high school waistline
are advised to take up rope skip
ping.
The unofficial worlds skipping
champion, DR.. Haskell B. London
who obtained his doctorate in
music at the Detroit Institute OF
Musical Arts. offers the sugges-
Ition.
Doctor London, a former mid
Idleweight boxer who earned the
money to continue his musical
Ieducation by his ring prowess
Says:
'If they want to he stream
lined - and show me one who
does not - rope skipping's the
answer"
He skips rope in a big way. He
wor the Fisher YMCA champion.
ship with 8,199 skips in SO min
utes without a miss. AS near a:
can be learned after an audit ol
various claims. the official world:
record is 5000 in 70 minutes.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
WIFE'S A CONVERT

One woman, at least. takes Doc
tor London seriously. She is Mrs.
London. And she is an argument
for more and better rope skipping.
She owes her girlish figure to it,
she says.
Doctor London's skipping goes
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
Crippled HurIer
Pitches Shutout
In CY0 League

John Castiglione. a boy whose
left leg has been crippled since
early childhood, today was the
toast of Holy Names Catholic
Youth Organization softball club,
in recognition of his 20 shutout
over ST.. Rita last night.
Castiglione, making his first ap-
pearance in CYO competition, al
lowed only two hits in seven
innings. The victory was the
fourth OF the year for the No. 2
Holy Name outfit, which has one
defeat and is in a tie for first
place in the northwest division.
Holy Name No. /, the other
leader, registered a blank on its
own hook when il downed ST.
Benedict, 40. Ray Thomas, who
hurled for the victors. allowed but
one hit to make his four-game
average read two shutouts and
two victories. He has yielded only
five hits in the last two games.
Last nights battles marked the
end of the first round for the
senior northeast and northwest di-
visions. The larger circuits, the
east and central. will not finish
up for a week or two.
CYO sOFTBALL RESULTS
81. Catherine Z. Patronage of 81. Jo-
seph o.
St. David g. Guardian Angel o.
st. Juliana II, Sacred Heart 5.
Resurrection 8, Nativity 2.
NORTHEAST DIVISION
81. Louis the King 3, Blessed sacra-
ment /.
Holy Name (No. ~ 2. 81, Rita o.
Holy Name (No. - 4, St. Benedict o.
NORTHWEST DIVISION
St. Agnes 8. st. Mary Magdalen Z.
st. Gregory o, 81. Luke 8.
CENTRAL DIVISION
Our Lady Of Help 3, st. Vincent 2.
St. Hedwig 7. sweetest Heart OF Mary o.
St. Anne 3. st. Elizabeth i.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
Hal Learns Next Week

Harold Newhouser has been noti-
fed by his draft board that he will
be given his selective service classi.
hcation next week. Newhouser,
married this winter registered in
February. He may enlist in the
army air corps. Birdie Tebbetts.
stynied in his efforts 10 get a
commission in the air corps. may
enlist AS private As far as he
kr0ws he is still in 3-A in the rec
or.s n his draft board az Nashua.
n H. He supports a widowed
mother.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
BOB TALES
BY BOB MURPHY
Sports Editor

Poor Old Joe Mccarthy Middeweeht Champion
Worrying Along With Kept in Shape for
Only o 9-Game Lead Return TO King
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
DOCTOR LONDON AND HIS TROPHY

back to 1925 when he was using
toxing to finance his music.
In 1927 he became middleweight
champion Of Missouri and went
out for bigger game. In all, he
had 20 professional engagements
winning 16 by knockout, three on
decisions and losing one when he
took on John Mason, an Omaha
heavyweight.
He knew the knack of defending
himself and bears few marks oi
his ring work.
MISSED LOUIS CAMP
The late Jack Blackburn once
asked Doctor London, a training
camp visitor. if he would be one
of Joe Louis sparring partner:
and Doctor London aSsented
Blackburn's death Cancelled tha'
venture, although Doctor Londor
probably would accept If the new
trainer made an offer.
Doctor London retains an In
terest in boxing as a teacher a.
Fisher "Y," also gives vocal les
sons and is music director of the
First Nazarene Church. Hudson
and Maybury. where he directs ;
choir of 100 voices.
Another word about rope skip
ping. Doctor London calls it idea
for toughening the feet, develop
ing the legs and building endur,
ance; in short, a general builder.
upper.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
'ChrysIer Boys League
Will Start June %

All boys who have registered
in the Chrysler Junior Baseball
League are urged to return their
application cards at once. The
season will open June % at Jayne
Field. Those without application
cards may obtain them at the
Dodge plant, 1900 Jos. Campau.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-18
Red Run Due
For Golf Tit|e.-
IfCustonn Holds
BY NJ. z. pRUKENBRoD

Ever since the District Golf
League was split into two sections
"Wednesday and Sunday - the
Wednesday winner has gone on to
capture the league championship.
If the same order continues, the
1912 championship will go to Red
Run. whose team won top honors
in the Wednesday division yester-
day at Plum Hollow by defeating
Crosse lie, 22-5. in their playoff.
Red Runs opponent in the
leagues final playoff will be de-
termined Sunday at Franklin Hills
when Lakepointe and Tam o
Shanter clash for the champion
ship of the Sunday division.
GRIFFIN LEADS WAY
AS was most fitting, il was Tim
Griffin. playing in the No. l spot
who started Red Run on its way
to victory yesterday. Griffin, who
learned to play golf as boy at
the Royal Oak Club, and who has
grown to manhood there, took al
three points from Tom Coke in
rousing match. Griffin had 70
Coke IS.
Griffin's 73 was matched by one
of his teammates, Billy Taylor
who won from DR.. Don Jaffar
I211-la points. Next to Griffin and
Taylor on the Red Run team, al
six members of which were in the
seventies. was DR.. Bernard Roach
whose IA enabled him to defeat
Fred Hall, 2 points to l.
Both Harold Kelley and CHUCK
Holm won all 3 points from theil
Opponents while allowing then
only a half point in the best bal
lnopfoct
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
BY EDGAR HAYES

The American Coaches Associa-
tion has sent a letter TO Mr.. Hen
dcrSon asking that if aspirin are
ever rationcd that coaches be
given Y cards for unlimited sup
plies. Every Saturday night the
drug stores in a hundred of col
legc towns face a run as headaches
mount as the season progresses.
Who over thought 10 parlay
Iowa over Wisconsin. Indiana over
Minnesota and Brown over Holy
Crosse or another good price bet
would have been Navy over Penn
Oregon over u. c. Ina, or l.. s. L.
over Fordham? But they all hap
pcned and all in the space of a
couple of hours Saturday.
With the season entering its last
lap here's how the picture looks
THE TOP TEAMS - Georgia
Georgia Tech, Tulsa and Boston
College.
RIGHT BEHIND - Michigan
Notre Dame, University of Detroit
Marquette, Ohio State, Alabama
Wisconsin.
TIE DAYS UPSET DUO-1n.
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ST. Paul Backs
Exhibit Wares

Joe Bellanger and Joe McClos-
key demonstrated two distinct
types of ball carrying at Crosse
Pointe field yesterday and today
st. Paul is practically a cinch 10
cop the east side second division
title of the Catholic League.
In the second period. McClos-
key spanked a 75-yard Paul drive
with an exhibition of broken field
running. The result was touch
down by Joe Barton, on a 5-yard
quarterback sneak.
Bellanger carried the ball nearly
every time on a 40-yard march in
the third quarter. plungin G
Through the center of the line, bat
.tering his way, until finally, from
the Is, he pushed his way through
center again for a touchdown and
"a 1910 victory for his team over
st. Phillip.
In other games, St. Alphonsus
stayed undefeated with a 1871 vic
tory over st. Francis de Sales
which virtually gave them the
west side title. st. Charles de-
-feated ST. Martin, 2o-8. st. Rose
handed st. Bernard a 1877 loss
st. Rita scored l4-0 victory over
st, Michael; st. James tailed 19
to St. Mary's 0 and ST Frederick
downed ST. Marys of Mt. Clemens,
1876
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SMUe Aspirin for Coaches

dist, 81 10 20. All seven touch
downs were scored on passes.
RECORD SPOILED-Tulsa gave
up its first touchdown of the
season TO Oklahoma A. and NJ. but
won the Missouri Valley champ
ionship, "a TO 6.
ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN-Tu-
lane can be as good as the best
or as bad as the weakest on sue
cessive Saturdays. Saturday ii
fell to Mississippi State, Z to 0.
WHAT POWER - Ohio State
ran up more than 600 yards
against Pittsburgh, once the pride
of the gridiron. winning, 80 to 10.
1t tied the highest total of points
a Brown-coached Ohio team has
scored.
HIGH SCORES - Georgia Is,
Florida o; Duke AZ. Maryland o;
Georgia Tech AZ, Kentucky 7;
Oklahoma 76, Kansas State o;
Michigan IS, Harvard Z; Grinnell
50. Ripon IS.
4 COMING UP-Next Saturday
at South Bend, Michigan VS.. Notre
Dame.
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diana 7, Minnesota o; Iowa 6,
Wisconsin o.
OTHER MIND (?) SURPRISES
Brown 20. Holy Cross ID; Dart
mouth 10. Princeton Z; Navy Z,
Pennsylvania 0; Penn State Is,
Syracuse 13.
CLEAN SWEEP-Notre Dame
has met three service teams and
beaten them all without being
scored on. Saturday Army fell
- TO O before seasons biggest
crowd. $4,000 fans.
AT LONG LAST-Great Lakes
Naval Training Station team came
10 life and trounced Purdue, A.
10 o.
OFFENSIVE BATTLE - Col.
gate led Columbia, % to %, al
half and finally won. 35 TO 20. A
few informal fights helped the
proceedings.
NEVER GIVE UP-Wayne fin.
ally found some one 10 beat
Akron. 25 10 s
AERIAL WARFARE-TexaS a
and NJ. downed Southern Metho
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
Red Wings Picked in ENGLAND

The Red Wings being picked in England to win the
Stanley Cup
How come? Well the picking done by Ted Reeves q
veteran Toronto sports writer short radio Canada
Saturday the arrival Of Maj Connie Smyths Sports
mems Battery" from Toronto there.
II think my old friend Jack Adams and his Red Wings
VIII win the Stanley Cup declared Reeves
to add that 1.-The Maple Leafs lToronto will also
finals"
Major Smyhe, who standing beside Reeves probably
the scribe gentle kick in the shn Smythe just fin
shed through broadcastg Reeves gunner has made quite
reputation in the battery handling long antank rifles
according TO word from Canada.
Also In the battery Ralph Allen another sports
writer and as well athletes from the province Smythe
manager Of the Maple Leafs and well known racing circles
in the United States and Canada in the first world war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
Jock Sutherland Rates
Bill Dudley Brainl6st
Player He Has Seen
BADGER LOSS ENLIVENS BIG 10 RACE

Com Jock Sutherland former coach of Pittsburgh and
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers Bill Dudley the brilliant Seelers
the branest player he Dudley showed his gray
spectacular change Of in his runs against the
Lions Briggs Stadium Old timers the box were re-
minded or Dutch C1arks spTins.
This Dudley professional football but its greatest
ground gamer up his reputation against John Karcs
hapess Detroit eleven fact all Of the Pittsburgh backson
the whole comparatively light collection OF ball oters-showed
q diggingin spirit that admirable
They didn't stop tackled picking off extra yard
before being finally stopped which highly important in
professional football Such added yrge often is the makngs
of first down.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
Upsets, Upsets-and Still More

Did you with many collegiate football
upsets? Neither have Starting off with Wisconsin tying
Notre Dame then Illinois licking Minnesota and the Irish
walopng Bernie Bemans presumably unbeatable Seahawks
from the Iowa Prefght School.
And this past weekend: Iowa tripping up Wisconsin and
Indiana betting the Gophers Whew doubledpped whew
With the Badgers in the dust all Big Ten teams
have been beaten at least and the conference championship
is Of scramble than has been. Maybe the
MichganOhio State game will decide the title and VOL
vernes will the after they believed out of
the running after the defeat up in Minneapolis.
Out Of the lowaWisconsin bright star Tommy
Farmer, who looks like the logical for the Western
ference asar quarterback spot if not AAmerca berth
1t Farmer senior who played the leading role in upettng
the boys from Madison by Farmer the Hawkeyes
their touchdown Besides intercepted Wscon
sin passes TO halt threatening Badger marches
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
Yesterdays Results

COLLEGE
Csnisius ~ IT Hamilton Z.
Marquette 81, Manhattan n
Rockhurst Z. St Ambrose n
Rollins 10. Jacksonville Filters &.
Pensacola IS. Fort Benning Z.
Scranton 10. Fort Totten 6.
81. Joseph 10. ST. Norbert n.
St Louis u. 81, Creighton 10.
Santa Clara 81, Loyola o.
St Thomas IL. Loras Z.
San Jose ST. 20. San Diego 81 q
st. Mays Filters So Santa Ana Fliers O.
HIGH SCHOOL
Catholic Central 81. Toledo Central 7.
ST. Theresa rs, st. Catherine 10.
St James 10. st. Mary (R0l o.
St Alphonsus ~, St Francis DE Sales Z
St Rose 10. St BERNARD T. \A
St Charles 90 81. Martin g.
St Gregory IL st. Benedict A
ST. Ambrose %, Annunciation 6.
St Paul u. 81, Philip o.
ST Rita IA. St. Michael lPl o.
St Vincent 10, 81. Patrick i3
ST. Frederick 10. 81. Mary CMCl g.
St Francis Xavier %. ST. Clement q.
St. Mary Ger IS, ST. Michael tFerD o.
ST. Mary MIN ST. Matthew (Fer) q.
Sacred Heart won on a forfeit from St
Gertrude
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DETROIT EVENING TINES (PHoNE CHERRY $500

took notice of this fact and
changed its training methods
for German youth over night.
II shelved the physical educa-
ton for all plan, and developed
a sports program patterned
after ours, in a big way.
In spite of this experience
there are those in this coun-
try who want to shelve our
competitive athletics program
and substitute for il the plan
that other countries found
sadly lacking. Do away with
something we know is good and
bring on some scheme of COM
pulsory body developing exer-
cises' that already has been
found wanting elsewhere. Why
this is l don't know, except il
probably is another round in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09

athletics on the grounds that
il hindered the war effort would
seem TO be absurd.
Prior 10 the last world war
we were a sports minded coun-
try and Germany was a regi-
mated mass exercise minded
country.
Clearly il was a fact that
when we lost leaders in battle
our program had taught initia-
tive, leadership and self-reliance
so that leaders always sprang
from the ranks on the spur of
the moment and took over when
needed. On the other hand
when the German leaders fell
IL is an established fact that
volunteer leaders from the
ranks were a rare exception.
Germany after the last war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09

the eternal battle between
those interested in physical
education as such and those
interested in and developing the
sports program.
ENGLAND'S CROWD
All of which isn't much re-
garding Saturdays football ex-
cept that / hope for the good
of young America that the
scene on Saturday afternoons
during the fall will not change.
Young America needs the pres
ent program and judging by the
crowds at most of Saturdays
games Old America is also in
favor.
Another thing to remember
is that the biggest football
crowd OF the year in the world
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
Fire the Coach?
Most Rabid Buckeye Rooters See No Reason Now,
Especially After Ohio's Frole With Pittsburgh
BY EDGAR HAYES

II Is not sports writer's task
to comment on political elections
but quick visit TO Columbus
leads TO this observation: The
reelection of John w. Bricker
for governor the third term bord.
ers on the phenomenal. They're
very tough on the gentlemen they
put in high places in Ohio.
The coaches at Ohio State Uni
versity come and go with clock.
like regularity. The solution OF
this problem was believed found
when Paul Brown, the boy wonder
from Massillon High took over
last year. His first year was
considered a success when he lost
only one game and tied mighty
fine Michigan outfit.
WHAT, NO CRITICISM:
Saturday while perusing the
Columbus newspapers before the
Ohio-Pittsburgh game we came
across this amazing statement
from one Of the columnistsI
have made thorough
check among the leading alumni
and find no criticism of Browns
work."
Just think of that-no criticism
yet. The fellow has won all but
one game and by impressive
scores. losing only to a great
Wisconsin eleven.
So IL was the first rumble OF
what can be expected II the
Bucks should drop a contest To
either Illinois or Michigan, the
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this season gathered-where do
you think? No place else but
in war torn England several
weeks ago. This would seem
to indicate rather forcibly that
the playing fields of Elton still
are important in their scheme
of things as preparation for the
sterner battles ahead.
And doesn't Iowa's surpris-
ing defeat of Wisconsin plus In
diana's win over Minnesota put
the Big Ten race in a beauti-
full tangle? You figure il out,
it's too deep for me. But one
thing is sure and that is that
Saturdays results put Michigan
right back there in the king
row with the Ohio State-Michi-
gan game looming up as a very
possible game for the title.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
Detroiters
Collapse,
Stee|ers Romp
BY CLAYTON HELPER


There should be little mystery
about a team which loses eight
straight games (nine, If you count
the non-league encounter with the
Western Army All-Stars), but the
Detroit Lions today can lay claim
10 being the enigma team of the
National Professional League, if
nothing else.
For 30 minutes yesterday at
Briggs Stadium il looked as if they
might score their first victory of
the season. but the second half
saw the Lions give their worst per-
Torrance OF a sorry year and lost
TO the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1871,
LIONS SCORE FIRST
The Lions turned back a Steeler
thrust that penetrated TO theirs
yard line at the outset, and then
scored the first touchdown of the
game, thanks 10 a sensational 80
yard run by Elmer Hackney.
Just three more plays. and the
Lions had their score. Chef Wet
terlund picked up 2 yards. and
then Hackney, on the same play
on which he made his S0-yard
sprint. went to the 1-yard line. He
plunged over on the next attempt,
and Augie Lilo converted.
Pittsburgh came back to tie up
the score when George -Somers,
tackle, recovered Frank Grigonis
tumble at midfield. With Curtis
Sandig and Bill Dudley carrying
the ball, the Steelers chalked up
three first downs and went TO the
| 8-yard line, from which point
Sandig carried il over. Amman Mic
colai converted.
PASS GAINS 81 YARDS
The Lions came right back,
however, to give the 16,675 fans
thrill and new hope of victory. On
the first play following the kickoff
Harry Hopp threw a picture pass
to Lloyd Cardwell, good for gain
Of 81 yards and a first down on
the Pittsburgh 19-yard line.
Here the attack stalled as Hopp
gained 4 yards running, threw an
incomplete pass and Wetterlund
was thrown for a loss as another
passing play missed fire.
The Steelers scored again before
half time 10 take a AT lead
The Lions had held Dudley in
almost complete check during the
first half. but the former Virginia
All-American. who is still leading
the league in yards gained rushing,
paced the Steelers to touchdowns
the first two times they gained
possession of the ball in the second
half.
After that Walt Kiesling sent in
his reserves, including Andy To-
masic, a brilliant performer yes
terday who has the misfortune to
play on the same team with Dudley
and Sandig In the final quarter
TomaSic's fourth-down punt was
lfumbled by Hopp, and the ball
popped right into the hands of Joe
Lamas, tackle. who ran 25 yards
for the final score.