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The House of Mystery
Left Intact Since Divorce Of 10 Years Ago
Now Police Order II Reoccupied
Continued from Page one)

least one persons ration for a
month-has not been touched.
A record of the house at COS
Webb avenue Is buried in, the
vaults in the basement of the
county building, in the file of the
divorce suit of Walter VS.. Hetty
Cummings and the cross-bill OF
Hetty VS. Walter Cummings, upon
which she was awarded the divorce
on April Ia. 1881.
ACCUSED OF NAGGING
In legal language. the records
tell that the two were married in
1915 in Detroit, were members of
the Bloomfield Hills and Oakland
Hills Country clubs, and lived on
an income from property esti-
mated in value at $275. 900 at the
time of their separation, Dec.
20, 1929.
Then in divorce suits. Cummings
accused his wife of .'nagging"; she
accused him of seeking the COM
pany of a certain woman" un-
named in the suppressed suit.
In pretrial proceedings, Mrs.
Cummings was given possession of
the Webb avenue house, their
home. In the final out-of-court
property settlement, she was
granted a division of their real
estate and Sl00 month alimony
] 1t was soon after that. neigh
bors said, that Mrs. Cummings left
sos Webb avenue. Since then her
comings and goings have been as
mysterious as that house" itself
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ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-29
uns Into Lee Smits' Auto

Lee Smits. radio commentator,
,de his own news today when a
destrian walked into his car at
atiot and 81. AubIn avenues.
le walker, Sam Riley, 40, OF 1910
ewster street. received bruises
d a ticket for recklessncSS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-29
Tries Torch Suicide

Mrs. Mary Kasprzyk Of 22650
Superior avenue, endeavored a
torch suicide today in the back
yard of her home, police reported.
Her injuries are critical.
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Start Picking
Jury in Stephan
Treason Trial

Jurors were being selected today
TO hear Detroits first treason trial
the case of Max Stephan. 49,
naturalized German, who is under
federal indictment TO- allegedly
aiding a German flier who escaped
to Detroit from a Canadian inter-
ment camp.
One Of the 20 witnesses who will
face the reStaurateur defendant
will be Oberleutnant Hans Peter
Krug. %, whom the indictment
contends was harbored in Detroit
by Stephan last April l8
District Attorney John c. Lehr
and his chief assistant, John w
Babcock, predicted that a jury
would be selected from a panel OF
1873 in time 10 start the trial to-
morrow morning.
LIMIT OF EXCUSES
Six jurors may be excused by
the government and 20 by the
defense.
The prosecution of Stephan
who faces a maximum penalty OF
death by firing squad. will be
based on technicaltieS, Lehr said
The government will strive prin-
cipally. Lehr said, 10 prove that
|Stephan's allegiance was with the
enemy and that he gave them aid
and comfort.
No person can be convicted oil
treason under the Constitution
Lehr pointed out, unless he makes
an open confession in court or un'
less two witnesses testify TO the
same overt act.
Stephan is charged with /;
overt acts of treason related tC
abetting Krug's flight from justice
after his escape from the Bow
manvine, Ont, prison camp.
BASES FOR DEFENSE
What Verne ANDERSON. counse
for the former Bund host, vii
present as a defense was not di
vulged. 1t was believed he woulC
plead that his client wined anC
dined Krue through a desire tC
befriend lonely man.
Punishment for treason ranges
from five years Imprisonment ane
$4,000 fin, to death. Should
Stephan be convicted on the
charge he would be the first since
the Whisky Rebellion.
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HAT STILL IN BEDROOM

An apparently new woman's hat
is still on bedroom table
Jars OF jams and jellieS gather
dust unbroken on the pantry
shelves.
Even a canister Of sugar-at
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-29

avenue, will be at l p. m. tomor-
row in the William r. Hamilton
parlors. Mr.. Davis. district COM
mercial superintendent for the
Michigan Bell Telephone Com
pany. died yesterday after a long
illness. He is survived by his
widow Mrs. Mary Sue Davis.
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Fans See
Movies at
Luncheon

The complete motion pictures OF
the Michigan-Michigan State game
will be shown the next meeting
of the Downtown Quarterback
Club Monday noon at the Fort
Shelby. The Michigan coaches and
players have declared these the
finest football pictures ever taken
at Michigan game.
Coaches, assistants and players
will be on hand to tell the inside
story of the weekend games. The
Michigan-Iowa Cadets game will
be detailed by a member of the
Wolverine coaching staff. Gus
Dorais will be on hand from the
University of Detroit-Fort Knox
contest of Sunday. Joe Gembis
will have the complete story of
Wayne's contest with Michigan
State Saturday.
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NGnii' S Griffin
Tops in Rushing

CHICAGO. Oct. 8 (UP).-Don
Griffin OF Illinois leads the ma
tons backs in yards gained from
rushing with 324 yards in two
games. the American Football
Statistical Bureau reported today
Jackie Field of Texas was Sec
ond with 200 yards gained in three
games followed by Bill Daley
Minnesota. 277 in two games and
Raymond Evans, Texas Mines, 25S
in two games.
Paul Governalli OF Columbia led
in total offense with Asa yards in
two games. He handled the ball
30 times, gained All yards from
passing and 43 from rushing. Dick
Fisher OF Iowa Cadets was second
with 425 yards in three games,
followed by Tom Farmer, Iowa,
with 412 yards in three games;
Frank Sinkwich. Georgia, $50 in
three games. and Phil Cutchin,
Kentucky. 375 in three games.
Ray Evans, Kansas, lead in pass
compilations with 81 in 66 at
tempts for a gain of 242 yards.
Governalli completed % out of %
and Sinkwich completed p out
of al. A
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Probe Gridders
In School Pool

KENT, O., Oct. s GNS).-Kent
State University officials today
launched a probe into alleged
gambling pool said to be conducted
by certain members of the football
team and a part of the university's
student body.
The probe resulted from an edi-
torial in a student newspaper
which linked members Of the foot
ball team with the pool.
Suspicion was aroused when
Kent State muffed scoring
chance in the last period Of the
Findlay, o., College-Kent State
game and won the contest by a
score or 60. The alleged pools "
spotted Findlay u points. and as
a result, everybody who bet on
Kent State lost.
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SAVING Garnaas for u. M.

But that Minnesota" he gasped again. THE Gophers
without Bill Garnaas their quarterback He out with
bad leg.
"The team has faith In Ganaas. They're saving
him for Michigan Dick Widung, the tackle, the best
meman the field although YOU tell the folks they
going TO be looking at real end Saturday when they
Ensign Malcolm kutner the Hawks erswh of Texas
"Kutner II about the fastest end I've He
the who caught Daley from behind the line
Wismer says Dr. George Hauser Biermans at
Minnesota, has gone in for the tricky stuff than his
predecessor.
Even wet field Minnesota handled the ball than
any of Bierman's teams did" he said.
We reminded Wismer that Michigan wasn't exactly bunch
of tea slipping debuantes this
II know IT," he agreed. land l wouldn't miss the Mime
sofa Michigan game this year for anything"
DISSA AND DATA Word is that Angelo Bertell is
through regular quarterback for the Notre Danes for
known best to Frank Leahy and the other Notre Danes
Bob Koesar the Michigan guard the studous all
Wolverine grdders He gets practice before quarter
to because of his studies and straight
practice field to his books On the day of the opening game
with Great Lakes he had to take examination But all
this doesn't keep him from being of the best guards
country. we'll the best jokecracker the squad
II Indiana has another poor there likely will be
plenty Of yelping the Hooser state. But 30 McMin
take it laughing He's working 10-year contract.
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And He Did This in the Rain!

Daley. you will recall 55 yards for touchdown
against Seahawks He did another 59yad dash 10 the
yard line only ulback Kubs tumble that last faa
minute.
Big Bad Bill did all this rambling in the rain something Mr.
Wismer couldn't tell you the air.
We finally Unanswered Harry 70 conversation tn
Seahawks who will be in Ann Arbor Saturday.
"Dick Fisher their best back against Minnesota"
he said. Fisher looks better than ne did last
against Michigan Incidentally the Seahawk line opened
hole that minute Fisher who charged through
Kuibitsk head0n. The Minnesota
fuback knocked cold and that caused the tumble"
Wismer thinks Fisher is the gent who will th
Wolverines he confessed that the Seahawk
had endless string Of grand packs and superb nemen
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which made II a habit 10 star IN
football. They held the spotlight
in the North Dakota football
world for a decade. Only Bob
was a back. His brothers were
linemen and all were named on
All-State teams.
Don .Lund was a nipetlsttsr~- !,
at SoHt heastefn and nafnsf cap-
tain Of the All-City and All-State
teams his senior year. He also
captained the high school team in
three sports.
CriSler drilled his team long on
pass defense yesterday. Bierman's
teams were not strong i'm the
aerial game at Minnesota, but at
Iowa the coach has fine passers
and in addition TO that fast, sure
pass receivers.
Bill Schatzer, the Detroit
youngster, who has been the
brightest star for the Seahawks,
and Dick Fisher. from last years
fine Ohio State team, are the
throwers. Malcolm Kutner from
Texas and Bob DAILY from NorthS
western are two excellent ends.
AT wingback. Bierman also has
SpeedsterS who are good pass
catchers. notably Bob Swisher
from the Chicago Bears. Jim
Langhurst of Ohio State and
Bernie Mertes of Iowa.
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Gophers Have Another
Grid T Terror in This
Bill Daley Guy
IOWA CADET GAME NO CRITERION
Hes the best back Minnesota ever had

You've heard it before Here II is again. News from TIL
northand is bad for Michigan and all Gopher foes
Harry Wsmer. who handles Of the nations big games
Saturday for the 120 stations the Blue Network
detailed the Minnesota Seahawk battle last weekend
Minneapolis talk about Gophers Of 1912 enough
brighten Children absolutely should not be allowed
TO hear word about the Golden horde from the north
calling this the all the Minnesota teams"
walled Wismer land I'm ready to with those who
declare Bill Daley be good back Minnesota had
I can't how any could be better"
But the Seahawks beat Minnesota interrupted.
"Sure they beat em' he added but they had right
win. Minnesota them three of the four
know that the GOphers umbed
n the one-yard line In the last minute of play
Iye Michigan and Minnesota play for the last FIVE
years you this Is the greatest of all the
Gopher teams that stretch Daley shifted from ulback
to halfback, Is terrific"
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meets the coming game with
Michigan State Saturday with the
remark, We're going to raise a
lot of ii with somebody"
We've got three guys who
can throw the football. Doug
Rutherford Ii one. You remem-
Der him from the game last
week. Then there's Joe Mag
malta and Sam Carpenter. They
don't do badly on that passing
stuff either. Yep, Wen have a
little fun up at Lansing.
But there's another reason
why we want to make that GO
with State as emphatic as pos
slble. We're getting cut off by
the Spartans this year. We've
asked about n contract for flu
ture games and haven't gotten
an answer. And since they don't
want to play us any more, wen
try like the devil to leave some
thing for remembrance Satur-
day,"
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When Coaches Dorais and Boo
ringer talk about the Duquesne
series they always refer to Bach
and Strut as the instigators of a
linx they never were able TO over
come TO their satisfaction. The
Titans did manage TO beat the
Dukes, AT. in 1886. That was
the night Ed Paiunbo connected
with two timely passes to Andy
Farkas.
The Titans also marred Du-
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). NJ Lucky to Have Fine FuIlhacks Fighting for job

'Boor performed espably when
used against the Spartans. but
during this weeks workout il has
been Lund doing the best foot.
.balling.
To watch the three in practice
you see how hard they fight for
that post. They were among the
first on the field and stayed until
the last. Each got a center 10
help him and went off 10 a cor
ner to practice the spin that is SO
necessary for a fullback. And
they didn't stop working during
the long and very hot drill.
STARS AS PREPs
When asked who would start.
Coach Crlsler replied he didn't
know.
They are three evenly
matched lads. There isn't much
TO choose between them and we
decide until Saturday morning.
But we know any one Of them
will give a good days work out
there on the field"
All three fullbacks were all
around stars in high school. Boor
won three letters each in basket
ball. baseball and football al
Dearborn High. He maintains he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-08
BY HAROLD KAHL

Joe Bach. head coach, and Ar
thur Strut. his backfield assist
ant. will be new to the University
OF Detroit football players when
they bring their Fort Knox squad
here for the TitanS first Sabbath
game Sunday, but not TO Gus
Dorais and Bud Bocringer.
They remember MeSSrs. Bach
and Strut only too well. II dates
back TO a 1888 fall day when u.
of d. opened relations with Du-
quesne in Pittsburgh. Bach was
Elmer Layden's coaching assistant
and Strut the star of the club.
INSTIGAToRS OF JINX
All Strut did that day was TO
score both touchdownS as the
Dukes registered 14-0 victory.
The following year. Mr.. Strut was
still -StrUttin " his stuff When
Bach succeeded Layden as head
coach when the latter was drafted
by Notre Dame.
All week prior 10 that game
in 1884 the Titans had been dril4ed
TO Stop Strut" They did very
well the first half when they
trailed DuqueSne, 7-6. But TO
start the second. Strut grabbed
the kickoff and sprinted 95 yards
up the middle of the field for a
marker that proved the telling
blow. The Dukes went on 10 win,
20-6.
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Iowa Lineup Intact

IOWA CITY, Ia. Oct. 8 (INS).
Coach Eddie Anderson indicated
today he would start the same
team he used against Great Lakes
when the Iowa Hawkeyes enter
tain Camp Grant Saturday. The
starting backfeld consists of Tom
Farmer, quarterback, Sam Va
can't, left half. Dick Hoerner,
fullback, and Bill Stauss, right
half.
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y. D. COACHES FEAR SOLDIER TEAM
Remember Past Defeats by Bachs Teams

quesne's unbeaten record with a
1910 tie in 1889, the last time
they met, but on the entire seven
game series they were on the
short end ope victory. one tie and
five defeats. incidentally. with the
exception of 1884, all the other
setbacks were by one touchdown.
Bach has had colorful football
career. He was one of the Seven
Mules the late Knute Rockne
made famous at Notre Dame.
Layden, of course. was one of the
-Four Horsemen." In later wears.
when the team had broken UP.
Rockneis stock answer as 10 the
possibility of another great team
was:
Find me another Bach and
then he would follow with:
you never viii"
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Wayne Pinned
To Give State
Surprise Party

Apparently Joe Gembis, Wayne
grid coach, has been stealing into
the Belle Isle conservatory in the
dark of night with tin cup to tap
the exhibitionistic rubber tree that
is cultivated there.
Despite the rubber shortage, Joe
does some tall bouncing back. Then
again, perhaps it's merely practice,
because Joe has been doing il for
the length of his 11-year term at
Wayne.
At any rate. with the u. Of d.
defeat but week behind, Gambis
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Two Wildcat Backs
Out Of Purdue Game

EVANSTON, H.. Oct s CINS),
Northwestern today speeded up
practice for the Purdue game.
Second string backs Joe Serbia
and Laurie Adelman, VIII miss
Saturdays game because of in
turies and sickness.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-08
TraUel Trouble Cancels Game

CHAPEL HILL, N G" Oct. (UP).-Dihcultes of
transportation have forced OF the Rice Institute
University of North Carolina football scheduled
IL, athletic director n. A. Fetzer
Fetzer said
for two October IL other
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Fiqht Results

Oakland Csi.--Turkey Thompson
205, Los Angeles, technically Knocked out
Gus Dorazio. 1877. Philadelphia ~: Tim
Henernsn. 1877. san Francisco. knocked out
Ernie Nordman. iss, Los Angeles (SD.
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three very fine fullbacks, perhaps
as good a collection as any coach
in the land possesses. AS matters
stand, there isn't much TO choose
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-08
40 Canne Season
Likely in 1913
A. L. Head Sees
Sentiment in
It's Favor

CHICAGO. Oct. 8 INS).--
Shortening Of the 1943 major
league baseball season. perhaps b,
two weeks. already is under serious
consideration by the club owners
President Will Harridge of the
American League disclosed today
He said that in conversations
while he was attending the World
Series he found considerable senti-
ment for a revamping of the
schedule which would provide for
three out-of-town trips instead OF
the present four for each team
and for a later opening and an
earlier closing. He indicated there
would be no immediate decision in
the matter.
1T will have to wait until the
December meetings." he said.
But in the meantime discussions
between the individual clubs and
the two ma i0rs as a whole will
be carried on by mall"
TROUBLE THIS YEAR
Especially during the latter part
of the season just ended. several
clubs found the transportation
problem difficult. And even be-
fore the last government order
banning special Pullmans. Il was
not always easy getting sleepers.
The owners foresee a situation
more acute next year. with the
possibility that the players on &C.
casion may be forced 10 make
even some of the long jumps in
day coaches.
TENTATIVE DATES
Opening and closing dates for
The 1913 season already have been
tentatively set for April ID and
September %. but these dates will
not be officially adopted. if at all.
until the advocates of a shorter
season have had their say. These
owners suggest clipping a week off
each end OF the schedule, opening
April 20 and winding up Septem-
Der 10.
The shortening of the season
wefld- be made possible by re-
ducing the number of games from
the present ia 10 140. and this is
what some of the owners propose
The site OF the major league
has not been determined.
They were held in Chicago last
year, and, according 10 custom.
they normally would be held in
New York this. year. 1t was said.
however, that because of Chicago
central location. an agreement
might be- made 10 hold them here
this year also. I
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NEVER FORGOT

Layden never forgot how Bach
made the holes for him 10 run
through. When he went 10 Du-
quesne in 1929 as head coach m
named Bach his assistant. an as-
ISOLATION the pair enjoyed until
1884 when Layden went 10 Notre
Dame and Bach took over.
Bach remained at Duquesne
only one year, coaching the Pitts
burgh Pirates tnow SteeIerSJ Tor
two. He directed Niagara L. the
last FIVE before becoming the head
football man at Fort Knox.
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OLD BOYS HAVE DAY

Corcoran says professional goli
has been given the green light fol
the next year by Washington Of
metals. The winter tour, he says
will start with the Miami. Fla.
lOpen, December 3-6, and will con
tinue through California, Texas
Arizona and the Carolinas.
Accent will be on age durinf
this trek over the golden trail
with most Of the young golfers be.
ing in service. In fact. IT'S mem.
bers of the PEA already are in
uniform.
But Corcoran emphasizes that
age does not prevent good golf
He recalls that Ted Ray of Eng
land won the United States Open
title at Toledo in 1920 when he
was 43. And that Craig Wood
took the open title at Fort Worth,
Tex, in 1910, when he was 80.
And those players were competing
against the cream of youthful golf
ers from three continents.
Little Ben won S13.143 during
l94z, and cannot be replaced as
leading money winner even though
the Miami Open and one or two
California Journeys may be staged
before January |. Ben won SIS
200 in 1871, and S12.S00 in 1910.
for a total of $44,143 during the
three years.
Ii you're interested in money
winners for the current year. we
can give you the top 10: Hogan.
Sl3.143; Byron Nelson, S9.6O1 /;
Sam Snead (now in the navy)
S.O7S; Lloyd Mangrum, $3.50;
Lawson Little, S6.647; Chick Har-
bert, &,S29; Z. J. Harrison.
S4.40S; Sam Byrd. S3.905: Chan
der Harper, S3,7S2, and Jimmy
Thomson, S3,410.
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Of football, his chief interest in
life is beating Capt Georg e
Ceithaml in table tennis.
Bob Wiese comes from a family
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-08

always was keenly interested in
sports and lists as the thrill of a
life time the Tigers victory in
the 1885 World Series. Outside
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wasn't as effective against State,
but after watching the movies a
couple of times the coaches can
find no particular fault with him.
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BY EDGAR HAYES

ANN ARBOR, Oct. SITS
either feast or famine in the
football world. Last year Mich.
gan had the nations top fullback
in Bob Westfall. unanimous choice
for All-America by all the experts
When nc graduated ae left a hole
In the Michigan backfield that
was supposed 10 be the biggest
problem of the coaches.
But Coach Fritz Crisler has his
choice of three topnotch fullbacks
10 start against the Iowa Pre-
flight cadets at the University of
Michigan Stadium Saturday
afternoon.
WIESE STOOD OUT
There is veteran Of limited
experience, Don Boor. from Dear
born. But playing behind West
fall didn't give him too much ex-
perience.
Then there is Bob Wiese from
jamestown, n. d., who started
against Great Lakes and the
Spartans of Michigan State.
Right now youngster from
Detroit Southeastern. Don Lund.
has a slight edge for the starting
post Saturday. That adds up to
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between this trio. They have
speed, determination and ability.
Wiese was a standout in the
Great Lakes game. His work
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Winter Golf Journeys
Given Go Ahead Signal
OIdsters Play
for War Bonds:
Hogan to Join Up
BY JACK CUDDY
United Press stan Correspondent

NEW YORK. Oct. 8 (UP).-
Little Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa,
three-way prince of professional
golf for three consecutive years.
plans TO join one of the armed
services next month. This will
remove a dangerous money player
from COLTS golden trail during the
winter tournament season.
And 1T appears now that the
war will not prevent another
string of winter tournaments. in
which all prizes will be paid off
in war bonds and all profits gar
nered by the tourney clubs IN
vested in war bonds. At least that
is the situation as described by
Fred j. Corcoran, tournament
manager of the Professional Golf
ers' Association
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DETROIT TIMES, OCT. 8, 1912
BOB TALES
BY BOB MURPHY
Sports Editor
PAGE II
Sports Editor

Word From NorthIand
Is That Minnesota Is
Better Than Ever