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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
Cleary College
Offense Fades

Fading in the second half. the
Cleary College basketball team
dropped fits tenth-and last-game
OF the season to Michigan Normal
Reserves, 1927. Thursday in Ypsi-
lanti High School gymnasium. The
Cleary record this year has been
one win and nine defeats.
Although the reserves only held
a 1915 lead at halftime. they picked
up momentum in the second frame
10 gradually pull away.
Warren Piche, brisk forward. led
the reserves with l6 points. John
Barnes was high for Cleary with
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
Dundee Will be
RIBS. Opponent

Making its last home appearance
before the opening of tournament
play in March, the Roosevelt High
School basketball team will meet
Dundee at Michigan Normal gym
nasium tonight. A preliminary game
between reserve teams OF the two
schools will start at 7:15 p. m.
The Rough Riders will attempt
TO return to the winning column in
Huron League competition after
consecutive defeats at the hands Of
Flat Rock and Milan. Dundee is
rated one OF the strongest teams
In the circuit. Roosevelt will ring
down the curtain on its regular sea
son next week at Chelsea.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
Bills to Raise Pay For
Soldiers. Sailors Pushed

Washington. Feb. 2o-AP-Bills
to- raise soldiers and sailors pay
and provide living allowance for
their families were pushed forward
today by legislative sponsors who
criticized the Administration for
failure to take a stand on the TWO
measures.
Senator Johnson (DColo.) intro
duced legislation to increase the
base pay OF enlisted men from 81
to s42 a month and raise Officers
pay on a sliding scale.
Rep. Edmiston CD-WNa) proposed
establishing an allotment and allow
ance system patterned after that
OF the first World War. under which
enlisted men would be required 10
send at least Si5 a month home 10
dependents. while the government
provided another SIS.
Johnson introduced his bill sew
eral months ago after an Anyway
joint board had worked out detail
designed 10 |equalize pay and allow
ances for all the military branches.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
Play. St. Marys
This Evening

Ofense-conscious Michigan Nor
NAL and Northern Michigan staged
an old-fashioned basketball scoring
duel Thursday, the Hurons finally
triumphing over the much-heralded
Upper Peninsula quint, 61-5S, at
Y%psilanti High School gymnasium.
While Center Howard Messenger
poured in q points to set a Michi-
gan Normal individual scoring rec
ord for the season. Forward Char
les Sampler, the lad with the bal
loon-sized ankle, sewed up the
game for the Hurons in the last
minute Of play. Sampler played
his regular stint although his in
jured right ankle is still badly
swollen.
With just 80 seconds remaining
in the game, the former Lincoln
Consolidated athletic star galloped
under the hoop and pushed in a
field goal to put Michigan Normal
ahead, $3.50. Messenger added an
other basket for good measure 20
seconds later.
Messenger sank ten field goals
and four free throws TO exceed
the total Of Eddie Odds. bespec-
tacled Northern Michigan forward,
by one point. Olds, who has aver
aged Is points "a game. this season
dropped in one less free throw
than his big opponent.
Sampler also produced Is points.
which combined with Messengers
"a. equaled nearly two-thirds of
the total Michigan Normal output.
Both men undoubtedly would have
added TO their respective figures il
they had not been replaced midway
in each half.
Warned that Northern Michigan
had averaged nearly 60 points each
contest this winter. the Hurons
changed their style of play to in
clude a fast break. As a result
they scored more markers than in
any other game this year.
Proficiency at the foul line really
won the game for Michigan Normal.
The Hurons were outscored in the
field goals. 1925, but they sank II
free throws to Northern's six. Six
teen personal fouls were called
upon the aggressive Northern
Michigan cage crew.
With Messenger leading the way.
the busy Michigan Normal meters
shot in front, sc, during the first
six minutes. Then the Wildcats
came on with a rush to take over
the lead, 14-11.
The Hurons added IA points to
their while holding Northern
to one, and they maintained their
edge to the end of the half, which
closed with Normal ahead, 1929.
Although the Stitesmen increased
their margin to eight points early
in the second half. 1881. Northern
rallied to whittle its deficit to two
points. D..
Midway in the period Anderson
rifled IN a field goal to knot the
count at 47-all. The lead then
changed hands six times until
Sampler anne through with his all
important score. Northern's zone
defense and close-guarding tactics
bafled Michigan Normal most OF
the way.
Harold Anderson, who rolled up
% points against Michigan Nor
NAL last year, was limited to eight
Thursday. His passing aided Odds
to score heavily. Jack Refling, who
dropped In three field goals in the
last ten minutes 90 the game. was
also an important cog in North
ern's attack.
The defeat was the third in u
games for Northern Michigan this
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
GIRLS MISSING

Flint, Mich. Feb. 20-lNS-Hol-
lywood police today were called
into the search for two Flint girls,
who disappeared from home appar-
emily intent on seeking fame and
fortune in the cinema capital. The
eirls-Frances Zelinski. l6. and her
14-year-old sister, Eleanor - left
home Monday for school and
haven't been heard from since.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
YEAR LATE

Detroit. Feb. 90-INS-The assert
ton that Michigan's automobile
plants should have been converted
TO manufacturing war material a
year before the japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor and that such action.
would have saved millions OF lives
was left today by Sen. Claude Pep
ped ID Fla.)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
IN RACE

Detroit, Feb. Negro de-
Tense workers continued today to
make arrangements to move into
the sojourner ruth housing prof.
Get after a demonstration against
Mayor Edward J.. Jefrries, Jr.. by
a group of white citizens residing
in the sojourner neighborhood.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
Sports Calendar
TODAY
Basketball

Romulus at Lincoln. Preliminary
game At 7:l5 p. m.
Ypsilanti at Ecorse. Preliminary
game at 7:15 p. m.
Michigan Normal vs.. ST. Mary's
20. L., Y.H.S. gym. 1880 p. m.
Michigan Normal Reserves VS..
Fort Custer, Y.HS. gym. 9 p. m.
Roosevelt High School Us. Dundee,
Michigan Normal gym. 7:15 p. m.
SATURDAY
Track
Michigan Normal vs.. North Cen
trial, Waterman Gymnasium. Ann
Arbor. 2 p. m.
Basketball
Michigan Normal vs.. Alma Col
lege, Olympia. Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20

Kontry; Anderson Slough, ST. Ger
main. refling. Kotila.
Referee Leadhetter (Alma).
Cmpire-Collins (Western Mich
gam.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
Totals

Scores at half Michigan Normal
Reserves Il, Cleary College 10.
Free throws missed-C. Greig.
Esch 4, Donnelly; Barnes, Penning-
ton 2. Harrier, Gaines.
Referee-Gates (Michigan Nor
mal).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20

-Four in a series published by The Detroit Edison Company

The year l745 marked the first time
that electricity was collected in guam
titles large enough to facilitate expert
ments. The feat has been variously
credited to Bishop Won Kleist, dean of
the Cathedral of Comm, Pomerania; to
PETER Van Musschenbroek, professor
at the University of Leyden, Holland.
and to Cunaeus, a pupil Of Musschen-
brock and wealthy burgher of the city
of Leyden. At any rate, this inven-
ton supposedly owes its name to the
Able Nollet of France, who dubbed it
the 'Leyden jar"
Musschenbroek set about collecting
the electric fluid" in a wide.mouthed
flask half-full of water. The flask was
corked, and a wire through the cork
dipped into the water of the Jar. The
other end of the wire was connected to
a gun barrel suspended by
two silk cords, and at. -
tsched to an cleo
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
10 GET JoRs BACK

Detroit. Feb. % ms Police
Commissioner Frank D. Eaman to-
day assured Detroit police officers
who are entering the nations
armed forces that they will get
their Jobs back when they return
from active service.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
Northern Michigan

AtNNio " ~ 20
Score at half Michigan Normal
SO, Northern Michigan 20.
Free throws missed-Gilday ,,
Sampler ?, Messenger, Sherman 4,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
Bowling Scores
Macs.

Earl Flanagan 4S5, Rip Townsley
443. Noble Flanagan 470. Tom
Kelley 1876, Ma Blakemore 400
Totals 7I2. 743, 74S, 2l93
Post office
Klien 1872. Max 422, Peters ASP,
Fisher Sill. Boutell iS6-Totals
S27, 707, 767. 2303.
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trical spark machine. After having
charged the bottle, Cunaeus. who was
assisting with the experiment, attempted
to d%isconnect the wire, and received a
violent shock.
Musschenbroek, writing to his friend
Reaumur in Paris. declared he would
not take such a shock for the kingdom
of France" But the Able Nollet re-
peated the experiments before King
Louis XIV, sending an electrical charge
through 1870 of the Kings guardsmcn.
Benjamin Franklin, in a letter TO Peter
Collinson in l747, said, Il cannot for
bear adding a few observations on VI.
Musschenbroeks wonderful bottle and
described 10 different experiments that
he franklin had performed. Another
letter told how he used five Leyden Jars
to kill a %l0-pound turkey. Franklin
added. The birds killed
in this manner cook un.
commonly tender"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
Standings
Marsh

H. Churchill 500. X Dundon
AIS, J. Ellis 400. \. Boyle 543, A
Dundon SCI, handicap ls-Totals
el3, 7s9, $50. 1882.
Eimers
J. Moore 536. D. Blakemore 11S.
r. Wise $50. Roy Nelson 459. D.
Deck 560-Totals SIS. 792. SS5,
2505.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20

r. Jedele 512, NJ. Walker 479. R.
Gilbert 867. c. Hopp APO, NJ. Bow.
den 527. handicap 27-Totals 746,
794. 792. 1882.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-20
Eaules

l.. Reynolds i2r. f. Hammond
4t9, L. Dicks Al. T. Edison 455. d
King 4Si-Totals 745. 725, $50.
2l5O.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-23
The Monitor-leader
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER q, 1912 PAGE 7
1912 Grid Season Sees Guard
Topping Mighty Gopher Team

than 1872 different freak occur
rences of 1912, but 33 of these
observers settled on that touch
down fantasy as the rarest of
the crop.
Guards are seldo--l even seen,
let alone spotlighted as was
Agase. Yet he not only Tailed
twice for the Illini, he did it the
odd way. First he stole" the
ball from a confused Gopher
back and romped over for one
touchdown, then he fell on q
fumbled pass from { Mime
sofa center to account for touch
down No. 2.
Next to this performance the
writers, with football fresh in
their minds, recalled best the
various backs who caught their
own passes at some time or an
other during the sea-on. Bruce
Smith of Great Lakes tossed one
against Notre Dame nd caught
it on a ricochet for 12-yard
loss. Ray Evans of X. ,sas was
another who performed SINH
lar stunt.
Just to refresh your memory
of some of thu years other
wacky didoes - here are some
of the incident that drew
chuckles and votes from the
scribes.
The Louis-Conn fight that
didn't come off: COINS breaking
hi hand in a kitchen fight with
his father-in-law; Minnesota's
victory over Michigan on field
goal dropped kicked after time
should have gun out in the first
half: the four-inch margin by
which Wisconsin missed touch
down against Iowa; Whirlaway's
walkover to pick up $4,000 in
the Pimlico special; and Red
Ruffing getting knocked out of
the box in the world series after
almost getting a no-hitter.
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Red eagles
Death Probed
by Police
Was AlI-Americo
Twice During
West Point Years

NEW YORK, Dec. % - (R -
Death, with background of
mystery, came today to one of
the greatest football players of
all time Christian Kesner
(Red) eagle, whose brilliant
ball-carrying for Army twice
brought him all-American glory.
The sandy-haired, 3Tyear old
athlete, unanimous choice for
all-American halfback in 1928
and 1929, died in a Queens hos
pital at 1910 a. m. (EWT) of
pneumonia and : skull fracture.
eagle, who carried his talents
to the professional gridiron and
once was part owner of the
Brooklyn Dodgers professional
eleven, was found semi-consci-
Gus Saturday night in the lobby
of Queens apartment house
where he lived with his wife.
Police said they had not yet
determined how C,gle received
the head injury. Asked if the
athlete might have been assault
ed, Deputy Inspector Edward
Mullins declared:
STILL MYSTERY
I'VE are convinced that Mr..
eagle received his injuries in
Queens. How he received them
we do not have enough informa-
ton to be certain. We cannot
assert he was assaulted.
Police said the house super
intendent, who with Mrs. eagle
brought the athlete to the hos
pital, told them that eagle had
muttered something abou t
being kicked in the head"
A native of Merryville, La,
eagle played for Southwestern
before going to the u. S. Military
Academy. He made his first
gridiron appearance for Army
in 1927, but it was not until the
next season that he won wide
spread fame. BY 1929, when
he captained Army, he probably
wa one of the most publicized
players in the world.
eagle, who at the time of his
death was employed ~ an in
surance company, resigned from
West Point, by official request,
in 1880, when his marriage to
Marion Munford Halle, of Gret-
ma, La, became known. They
had been married for two years.
Cadets may not be married while
at the military academy.
In 1880, 1881 anG part of
1882, eagle played with the
professional New York Giants
at $500 a year. In 1888, he
and John (Shipwreck) Kelly, the
husband of heiress Brenda Fraz-
Ter, bought the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers, but the next year eagle
sold his share to Daniel l.. Top
ping.
The eagles had two children.
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Confidence is
Problem for
Team--Hey Say

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. % -
Up The dizziest of all football
seasons brought forth another
phenomenon today. The Wash
ington Redskins coaching staff
is worried about over-confi-
dence.
1--WE can't lose" was the
watchword of the winners of the
National Football League play
offs as they arrived here last
night to start drilling for their
pro Bowl clash with the leagues
all-stars on Sunday.
Nobody gave us chance to
beat the Chicago Bears" the
players pointed out, "but we did
it. And we can do it again."
The squads attitude plainly
had silent Ray Flaherty, Wash
ington head coach, and Turk Ed
wards, his assistant, worried.
Neither would venture pre-
diction on the outcome of the
Bowl classic.
Players and coaches will meet
this morning for blackboard
drills, and a scrimmage will be
held this afternoon on the st.
Joseph's College Field. The ALL
Stars, under Hunk Anderson's
guidance, have been drilling for
several days at the Swarthmore
College Field House.
Only John Kovatch, end who
has been indicted into the Army
since the Bears were conquered,
will be missing from the WASH
ington lineup for Sundays bat
tie at Shibe Park.
Steve Slivinski, ano h er
Washington Wingman, will see
action, though he will be forced
to wear a special headgear. His
nose was fractured and his face
lacerated as he led interference
for Andy Farkas in the league
championship playoff.
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City Keglers
.BOw TO County
in Match Duel

The Macomb County en-
ployes were well represented at
the owl-O-Drome yesterday af-
ternoon, when their team of
keglers met the representatives
of Mount Clemens city en-
ployes on an alley to fight it
out for a mythical championship.
The city bowlers, despite heroic
efforts, bowed to the county
$3.50 to 2507.
Prosecutor-elect Wilbur Held
exerted the mighty arm of the
law to chalk up individual scor-
ing honors of the session, with
$50 series, and a single game of
200, missing by five points the
top single game chalked up by
his teammate, Albrecht, who
rolled EOS in his second game.
The Goodfellows were the
beneficiaries of the match, get
ting $50 to bolster their Christ
mas fund.
Emmett Quinn was the top
series bowler for the city team,
egtting a SAB score, and chalking
up the high individual single
game for his squad with 1875.
CITY
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Cut Lightweight
Field to 3 Today
SEEK DURATION CHAMPION IN
NATION; cHRIsToFoRlDIs WINS
ply LARRY SMITH
CLEVELAND, Dec.

CLEVELAND, Dec. % - Rl
= Matchmaker Larry Atkins
tournament to crown a light
heavyweight duration champ"
was narrowed to three COMPETE
tors today.
Anton Christoforidis, spotting
his adversary six pounds at 1865,
won a 10-round decision over
dusky Nate Bolden from Chica-
60 before a crO,/d of 5.534 fans
who raid $12,816.50 to watch
the tame tourney inaugural at
the Arena last night.
Only some fast ari furious
leather singing in the last two
rounds gave the fans any excite
ment. Both boxed cautiously,
looking for an opening that new
err developed I'D meanwhile de-
livering head Jabs and engaging
in close mitigating, there were
no knockdowns or heavy as
saults.
CHRISTIE GETS NOD
Christie, former light heavy
weight champion who drew with
Bolden at Chicago last August,
got the nod from Referee Jackie
Davis and both judges. The
judges gave the Clevelander
five rounds while the referee
was generous enough to see him
winning seven.
The Greek made the most of
the mitigating while Bolden
gained his points in the early
rounds. The Chicagoan was the
aggressor in the best stanzas-
the ninth and tenth-but Christie
tied up each assault and then
scored in the clinches.
For the next round of the
tournament, Negroes Jimmy
Bivins of Cleveland and Ezzard
Charles of Cincinnati, ha> been
tentatively matched in Jan. z
meeting. Charles decisioned
Christie early this y-ear and the
National Boxing Association rat
ed the Cincinnatian tie logical
contender for the championship
of Gus Lesnevich, now in the
coast guard.
CROWD-PLEASER
The crowd-pleaser on last
nights card was the eight
round semi-final between Lulu
Costantino, highly-regarded New
York featherweight, and Joey
Pirrone, Cleveland lightweight.
Pirrone, who has m 're slug
ging ability than king know
ledge, sent Costantino to the
canvas for a count of seven in
the opening round ane. again
floored the New Yorker for no
count in the seventh.
He still lost the decision to
the ring-wise Costantino, who
worked out on the Clevelander's
face and mid-section all evening.
Pirrone's face was blood-stained
and his left eye almost closed
when he left the ring. Pr
rome weighed 134 and Costan-
tino 129.
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California (agers
Win 1854 Battle

DETROIT, Dec. % - R -
With a Detroit youth leading the
way, Southern CALIFORNIA; tour
ing basketball team trimmed
Lawrence Tech in an interscc-
tional battle last night, 81 to A..
The Trojans' high-powered Of
fensive, which rolled up Al
points in the second half, was
spanked by Alex Omalev of De-
troit, ambidextrous forward who
pitched field goals from virtual
ly all angles and positions and
totaled % points.
Lawrence Tech kept its repu-
tation for hitting the hoop but
couldn't stand the pace Of the
coast quint, being outdone on
field goals 1920. In a prelimi-
nary game Dearborn Naval won
from Toledo Naval, a. to 80. The
games were played before q
crowd of 1900 at Central High
school.
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Honor Connie
Mack ON His
8Oth Birthday

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. % -
(P) - Connie Mack, who isn't
sure whether he was born on
Dec. % or Dec. %, is celebrat-
ing his 8Oth birthday today.
The McGillicuddy family rec
ords never have been clear as to
the exact date CT the arrival of
the grand old man of baseball,
because he was born SO close to
midnight, but several years ago
Connie fixed the 23rd as lis an
nual date for celebration.
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Eastern Stars
Get Practise
Workout Today

SANTA CLARA, Calf, Dec.
% - (P) - Two Big Ten ball
carriers and two Ivy Leaguers
made up the initial backfield
combination with which Coach
Andy Kerr started his Eastern
All-Stars into practise for their
New Years Day football game
against the pick of the Vests
players.
George Ceithaml of Michigan
was nominated for quarterback
and Paul Governali of Columbia
for left half. Leslie Horvath,
Ohio State, was put at right
half; Bertram Stiff, Pennsylvan-
ia, at fullback.
Kerr spoke of Governali,
whom he described as the best
college passer he ever had seen,
as his "tailback," indicating the
Eastern Club may specialize in
the single wing formation. Gov
email will alternate in this po-
sition with Bill Daley, a 213-
pound Minnesotan, the coach
said.
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have shared st. Petersburg for
many years, are seeking &C.
commodations where they can
continue to train together and
Edward G.. Barrow, president
of the Yanks, disclosed that Al
bany, Ga. is under considers
ton.
HOME TRAINING
Barrow also made public the
fact that Kenesaw M. Landi4
commissioner of baseball, had
written all major league clubs
suggesting the advisability Of
their moving out Of Florida and
finding locations closer hons.
The move resulted from Defense
Transportation Director Joseph
B. Eastman's suggestions TINT
baseball travel be reduced 70 .
minimum and also from the
congestion Of army camps IN
Florida.
What action other clubs win
take as the result Of Landis' latr
ter has not been made known,
but Warren Giles, general
manager Of the Cincinnati Hed4
said he had selected an alterna-
tive site lust in case il II neceos
sary" to leave lamps. Fla. rouR
clubs that had planned to train
in California, the Chicago Cub0
and White Sox, the ST. Loui0
Browns and Pittsburgh PirDtsv
also have called q meeting -
decide upon q possible switch -.
Hot Springs, Ark.
The Giants announced III
cancellation Of . ten-game a.
hibition tour with the Glove
land Indians and also that thoir
Jersey City farm club would mt
train at Jacksonville. Fla.
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Bitter Bowler
is Bushwhacked

A statewide drag net was un-
furled today by authorities in an
effort to corner the miscreant
who sabotaged the score pub
lished in yesterdays newspaper
which credited" Donald Link,
Monitor-Leader team bowler,
with a 3O2 series instead of the
500 series he bowled. He says.
1t was the first tipe Link had
scrambled into the 500 category,
and ne was inconsolable today.
He cast a jaundiced eye on the
frenzied mob of printers dash
ing about the city, swinging a
rope. seeking the cause of 1t
ALL"
Hes probably the guy car
rying the rope" Link bitterly
surmised, but I can't prove it,"