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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

over in the Kentucky Derby, won
by Shut Out, and Dark Discovery
triumphed over Shut Out and Al
sab in the Gallant Fox Memorial
at Jamaica.
With the ranks Of the fighters
depleted by enlistments, boxing
contributed few upsets. Beau
Jacks win over Allie Stolz was
probably the most unexpected ring
result. At the time StolZ was
being heralded as another Benny
Leonard. Bell was just a boot
black from Georgia.
The Red Wings, in hockey, suf-
fered the most unexpected re-
verses when, with the Stanley Cup
almost within their clutches, they
stumbled and lost TO the Toronto
Maple Leafs. The Wings had won
three games and needed but one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

America and tied with Al NatrouS
Tor the runner-up Spot>ln the
state open.
Marvin Stahl of Lansing eli
NAKED the season by defeating Glib
Sellers of Edgewood on the thirty
seventh hole for the state PEA
title.
The amateur contingent was
led by Eddie Furgol and Cpl. Ron
ME Williams of Warren Valley
with a slight edge probably going
10 Furgol. The Riverbank star
led both pros and amateurs in
this section qualifying rounds for
the Hale America and also cap
tured the state PublinX title. Be-
sides his splendid showing in the
state open, Williams won the
MGA open amateur at Rackham.
Frank Connolly, also had a good
season. He tied for first place
among the nations amateurs in
the Hale America at Chicago and
with Art Pony, won the Meadow
brook oinvitational
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Edgar's Heavier

That's the only defeat Edgar
has suffered in 20 professional
fights. L of which he won by
,knockouts. He was giving away
II pounds 10 the 160-pound La
Motta in that affair but has added
weight since then and will prob
ably weigh in about 155 Friday
night.
Hayes will also appear on the
card in an eight-round semifinal
bout, Londes said. Opponents for
him and Lou Woods. who is also
due for induction into the army
December 81, are now being
sought.
One supporting bout already
arranged will bring together Phil
Muscato of Buffalo, n. Y, and
Johnny Lawer of Cleveland. Both
men lost 10-round decisions 10
Hayes IN previous appearances
hnpn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

more victory to take the worlds
championship. In a great come
back, the Leafs won four in row
and the cup.
In golf Chick H7rbert's defeat
Of Ben Hogan was a standout
upset HarbPrt' young Jackson
Swinger who gained most OF his
tournament experience on courses
around Detroit, beat the great
Hogan in a playoff in san An
tonic. To prove th0t IL v~~ -
nuke Chick later tied Ben in the
Ryder Cup matches 40 OaKi-"d
Hills.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

matches. and the skaters never
knew what nights they would be
able 10 skate
After the closing Of the Palace
Rink in 1923 the Temple was
opened on the corner of Temple
and Woodward. This operated
about six years. Two other Kinks
opened and closed that same sea-
son. One was in the old Mirror
Ballroom al JOY road and Grand
River and the other on Sproat
just off Woodward.
About 1881 Jonas Riggle opened
a rink in the Fairview Gardens
Hall. Mack and Fairview. but this
went out- of business shortly after
Arena Gardens opened in Novem-
Der, 1885.
Eastwood Park began shortly
after the park on jefferson closed
in 1927. After a few years they
built new rink in the park. but
its now back in It's original build
inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Attends Movie
And Irish Win

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Dec. 26
(INS).-Bob Snyder, Notre Dame
freshman coach, isn't superstitious
but he's reached a point where he
has begun TO wonder.
In his three years with the Chi
cago Bears the club suffered only
five defeats, each time when Sny-
der had neglected TO attend a movie
the previous night
Snyder was scouting when Notre
Dame lost 10 Georgia Tech in the
second game OF the season. but he
went TO Friday night movie every
week thereafter and the Irish won
five straight. He missed the night
before the Michigan game and the
Irish lost, 80 10 20.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Due to Go Soon

Uncle Sam has taken care of
that now, however. Hayes will
be called for training within a
month or two, and Edgar has
been ordered TO appear for Undue
.tion into the army Monday. The
usual weeks grace granted II
SelecteeS will enable Edgar 10 full
fiji his date with LaMotta, and
it's possible that he may 4,
granted a further deferment be-
cause of an unexpected blessed
event.
If Edgar is granted n further
deferment, then the Hayes match
is almost certainty With both
men going into the service. Londes
would have nothing to lose by
them.
In order to get the Hayes
match, however, the Little Brown
Bomber must first get by La
Motta. something he has yet TO
accomplish. The New Yorker got
the nod in their first meeting last
December in a 10-round battle at
NJ a ison Square Garden that
Gotham critics have since called
the best fight OF the year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
RoUin' Around
JESS BELL RECALLS
SKATING'S EARLY DAYS
BY MARGARET RUSSELL

This is the story of Jess Bel
who is believed 10 be the oldest
active roller skater in the city
In II he tells Of the old Kinks and
what he remembers about them.
Bell began his skating career in
Chicago at the Arcadia in 1901
In 1906 he started IN Detroit as
a skate boy in the old Belle Isle
Bridge Rink on East jefferson
where the Whittier Theater is now
located
II was an old tin rooted building
which served another purpose in
the summer time Every time IL
rained. they had 20 put washtubS
and buckets around on the floor
10 catch the drops. Boys put on
their skates al one end of the
rink and girls at the other. II
was heated by two big old-fash-
toned coal heaters. and during cold
spells the skaters huddled around
these 10 keep warm. Music was
furnished by a siX-piece brass band
while the dance steps were the
two-Step waltz and several YER
SlOnS Of the SChottischc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
AISdb Turned Back

Beating Whirlaway twice In
three engagements, Alsab provided
the big upSets on the track. Alsah
surprised the horse mob with a
nose-win at NarraganSett in the
first meeting. a week later, al
Belmont, Whirlaway outran Alsah
TO grab off the Jockey Club COLD
Cup. But AlSab turned around
and licked Whirlaway in the New
York Handicap over the same Bel
mont stretch.
Alsab was the victim Of a turn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Roxy Finally Lands
Bout With Rubi

The long awaited junior heavy
weight title match between Wal
ter Roxy, Michigan,s mat star, and
Bert Rubi, the MWA champion.
is set for the Fairview Gardens
Tuesday evening.
Other bouts are frankie Hart
VS.. Ivan Kamikoff and Harold
Chaundy VS.. Wild Bill" Brooks.
who is returning here after a long
campaign elsewhere.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
MAJOR SPORTS UPsETs MARKED 1912 YEAR

Continued from First Sport Psge)
probably the biggest upset in the
south. And in the Far West all
Of the leading teams were beaten
at least once during a hectic grid
iron e1arnn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Recreation Sunday
Basketball League
SUNDAY GAMES

SUNDAY GAMES
Circle vs.. Auto club. ?. m az Kronk
TroJans VS. Jaglowicz, s 80 p. m, al
Kronk
East Side vs.. Arthurs. $50 ?. m, a.
franklin Settlement
Continental Local No. $50 vs. Brewster
Center. .. m, ~ Franklin Settlement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

Maybe maybe not, but beginning think
@ stuff about Sinkwchs ankle and the possibility Georgia
ace won't play against UCLA well founded.
Why? Well. just and make the various wire
service stories that One great
has him in wheel chair And the third has him swinging
clay of Georgia off his heels with Sheridan and Dorothy
Iamour.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Coached by Clergy

Two members Of the Yale foot
ball coaching staff are ordained
ministers - David G.. Colwell,
Baptist clergyman. and Alfred B.
Seccombe an Episcopal priest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
JUS Dorois Probably
Had Busiest Christmas
Day Of All Here
NAVY TAKES OVER CROSSE lie CLUB

SPORTS COLUMN IN SHORT PANTS-Now that the egg
nog championships been settled straghten away
to little calm discus throwing Or maybe you still old
fashioned enough go for hog-callng apple bobbng
Dorais probably had the busiest Christmas of
we know He spent all of his yuetde answering phone
whether he will accept the job coach of the Lions
you know, Fred Mandel Jr, Of the
Lions the offered Gus blank contract
Gus told to fill it in.
If Doras does take the job and the angle the
angle unquesonaby take Bud Boeringer with him
as coach means you'd Immediately guess, that
Lloyd Brazil will be the head coach.
Golf Club is being taken by the navy
duration The WAVES going establish headqua
there
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Detroit Shares in Jockey Adams

Aoysius j. Egan coach OF the Baker University nine
in Baldwin Kan 1906 and the lost only game
Why doesn't the modest Mr.. Egan tell these things? We
have ferret such information from other papers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Ex-Boxer Chaplain

Gregorio Vargas Rosa former
featherweight boxing champion OF
Puerto Rico, is chaplain of an
American LEGION post.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Joe Louis Club Benefits Soldiers

Sgt Joe Louis in Chicago furlough has formed glove
club II dollar join and the gloves soldiers
$50 members Here's who always be doing
the right thing the right any tell you
that else does Joe thinking are
his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

Adams incidentally, the Christmas Handicap Trop-
zeal Park MineeMo The racing record will tell you
horse owned by j. B. Partridge The Lieut.
James Norris Jr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

Detroit indirectly had part Of the years champions
Johnny Adams who the top jockey Of 1912 Johnny
the breaks ne needed in the the Fair Grounds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

Undefeaed Tulsa which meets Tennessee Sugar
has business manager But they
Dobbs hafback Tennessee Dobbs than the
business manager.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Burnt IN 1909

This rink burned in 1909 but
Boilers Garden opened on Jeffer-
son where Gabriel Richard Park
now is the same year This was
a three-storied frame building. II
burned in 1912. Later, in that
year, Mother Harrison built a
new concrete rink called the Pal
ace Roller Rink.
Bell also worked there as a
skate boy and recalls the worlds
amateur and professional cham
pionshipS in speed which were held
there IN 1914.
The same year the old PalaiS
De DanSe was built on the river
side Of the park on piles A couple
Of years later they filled in the
rivers edge and put a summer
rink under the ballroom
Taking a buSmanS holiday, dur.
ing nights off Bell -skated at the
old Wayne Gardens at the foot oil
Third street. where the y. e. C.
dock is now. The rink al tina,
time had about $4,000 square feet
Of skating surface. In those days
all skates were equipped with steel
or aluminium wheels which made
the floors black and dirty. Fol
this reason Kinks now bar meta
wheels of all kinds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Closed in 1928

Music was furnished by the
Straub Sisters band. There were
three sessions. seven days a week
at all Kinks that were operating
in the city. The Wayne closed or
Labor Day in 1919
What is now Madison Gardens
was formerly the site of the ole
Roller Palace. which was another
of Mother HarriSon'S Kinks
However, under her sons manage
ment II was not very successful
as il was also rented out for
b a s Ike ball games or boxing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
BOB TALES
By BOB MURPHY
Sports Editor

Offer Of Job With Lion;
Keeps Him on The &c
Answering His Phone
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
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Ladies' figures, with white
elk shoes, 10 eyelets high
land hooks, shirling
tongue, high heels.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

RIG NEW YEARS EVE PARTY
SKATE THE ON NEAR OFT
AND THE NEN YEAR ~. NAT
TODAY AND NEW YEARS DAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

Ladies' nickeled tubular
hockeys, with elk shoe,
steel shank, built-in ankle
supports. Nice-ftting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
1886

Ladies Olympic white Fig
ures with extra high heel,
built in ankle supports,
tempered blades.
Evening star., 1942-09-27
Craddock Shows WAY
In Marlboro Club
Field Trials
Victory in Open Derby
Pointers 9th in Row;
Event Ends Today
B, g Staff Correspondent of The star.

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, Sept.
26.-Craddock, a liver and white
pointer who has been cleaning up
in field trials all over the East this
fall, added another victory to her
string yesterday by taking the open
derby at the Marlboro Field Trials
Club annual fall fixture.
1t was the eighth successive tri-
pointer. She was handled by r. E
Christian of Deerfield, Va. She is
owned by Ralph D. Kellam of Will
mington. Del. Second went to Beau
Courageous. a setter owned by Fred
Sharp. jr.. of The Plains, Va, while
third was taken by No Delay. set
ter owned by DR.. Irving Brotman
Of Washington. The latter two dogs
were handled by E. G. King OF
RiXeyville, Va.
Christian, one Of the most sue
cessful professional trainers in the
Middle Atlantic area, had another
winner yesterday when he handled
| ullld w oCii, q UldCh diiu Willie GlCh
setter owned by J. Paul Brown OF
Wilmington, Del, which took the
open all-age. Christian also worked
the second place dog in the all-age
Kasco Jabo, a pointer, owned by
Kasco Mills of Waverly, N. Y, while
King came through with the third
place dog, Smithsonian. setter owned
by Robert Ralph of Washington.
Tunlaw Bens work was especially
satisfactory yesterday. He startec
we'll, ran a good race and found e
large covey of native birds before
entering the bird field. There he
uncovered two of the planted quail
The trials continue today, begin
ming at 8 am. and lasting unit
dark. with running of the oper
shooting dog and members shooting
dog stakes. Spectators are invited
to witness todays trials withou
charge. They are held on the Bill
lingslea and Green Landing Farm
near Upper Marlboro, Md.
Evening star., 1942-09-27
Three Setting Fast
Pace in Co|ored
Ringer Event
Ford, Ellis and johnson
Yet to Lose Game in
Star Tournament

Two champions and a former
champion are setting the pace in the
colored section of The Evening Star
Horseshoe Tournament being played
round-robin style on the Commerce
Building courts. Holsey Ford, me-
tropolitan king. has won five vic
tories against no defeats and has
pitched SIS per cent ringers.
In disposing of James Henson of
Maryland last night. Ford tossed "a
per cent ringers and later registered
81 in stopping the defending Mary
land champ, John Sembly, SIS to Is.
Ellis Wins 10 in Row.
Hot on Ford's heels is George Ellis,
District champion with 10 victories
in as many games. He is pitching
a consistent 45 per cent shoe and
hints he will place Ford in the
losing column tomorrow night.
Another undefeated contender is
Raymond Johnson, former metro
politan titleholder, who climaxed
his victory march last night with a
thriller over Harrison Tyler. With
Tyler enjoying 48-to38 advantage,
Johnson covered the peg with five
straight doubles to defeat Tyler.
Although they have two defeats
tailed against them, Reginal Bris-
coe, Harrison Tyler, Leon Hawkins
and Luther Henderson have tossed
we'll and are respected by the three
leaders.
Davis Formidable Contender.
Charles Davis, with two games
played, is expected to be on hand
tomorrow. He is capable of de-
feating any man in the field.
All contestants are to report at
7:30 tomorrow night at the Com
merce courts. Tournament games
will be completed Tuesday evening
Hawkins defeated, Holmes. 5o-42: BY
defeated -seay, 54--29: johnson defeated
sqscos daieated E dessiad Homss Tyer 5io Tysr
fsafed sem6y bseSe sSoa Hea
| derson, 5:i--26 Henson defeated Bryson.
Tyler, defeated Green, sell; Johnson
defeated ssmby 5, 5Haa Tyler detected ao
$50: Tyler defeated sembly, $50:
| Bryson defeated Green. 54-43; Scsy de-
| feated Green, 50-45; johnson defeated
| Tyler, 50-49: Bryson defeated Holmes,
| 50--la; Ellis defeated Hawkins, a3--36,
| Tyler defeated Holmes. 53-31; Ellis de-
| feated Green, 55--32: Tyler defeated Bry-
son. so.24 Ellis defeated sembly. 2;s. 2-1
| defeated Sembly, 53--l5: Briscoe de-
| feated seay, sea; Ellis defeated
| Holmes, 5o--2s. Briscoe defeated DAYS,
| 5o-e3, Bryson defeated Hawkins 81 =
| %: Ford defeated HAWKING 5l-32, Ellis
defested Briseoe. sos. Rrtscoe dsfes ted
Hendsrson, 5o-44, Ellis defeated Bryson'
.50-36
Evening star., 1942-09-27
Two Horses Recently
Claimed Win for
Mrs. Denelnark
Woo|ford Lod and Bo|us
Garner Nifty Purses
At Hawthorne Track

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Mrs Emil
Denemark's knowledge of horseflesh
won her a pair of nifty purses at
Hawthorne today when two newly
acquired horses took down honors
in the $4,000 added Juvenile Handi-
cap and the Army and Navy Handi-
cap.
Woolford Lad. the 2-year-old
chestnut colt by Hadagal and Airdie
Lass defeated Eddie Rochester
Anderson's Burnt Cork in the juve-
nile race. Woolford Lad which ran
as an entry with Carbonate was
claimed by Mrs Denemark on Sep
tember Is from A. B. Gay, Lexing ION,
KY, for $2,500 The juvenile won
$4,000 today which proves that the
Chicago owner knew what she was
doing. Bolus also is recent Dene-
mark claim.
Carrying ITO pounds and ridden by
jockey Jess Higley, the Denemark
colt clipped off the six furlongs in
lis over sloppy going. Woolford
Lad took the lead as he rounded the
first turn running head to head
with Burnt Cork. the to favorite
At the last sixteenth, Woolford Lad
pulled away from Burnt Cork to win
by length and half.
The winner went off at the odds
of better than to paying $3.50 to
win; $3.50 to place and $3.50 to
show. Burnt Cork paid $3.50 and
$3.40 Carbonate, Woolford Lad S
stablemate was third. finishing q
length in back OF Burnt Cork.
Bolus, also a recent Denemark
claim. captured the 81 500 sixth race,
covering the six furlongs in l 1:l3 As.
Evening star., 1942-09-27
Hawthorne (Fast).

BY the Chicago Daily Times
1-Youroff, Cherriko, Honored Miss
2-WesS-Ho, Perisphere, Evil Spirit.
3-Count Traumer, Hy yKerry, Good
get.
4ETrustbuster, Legislator. Joe Espy.
5-Daybreak, Pomiva, Poet Laureate
6-Mys 5ery Marvel, The Cob, VAL
dina Groom.
miss Bonnie, Lazarus, Some
Count.
8-Syrian Boy. More Refined, Per-
fecto Phil.
Substitute race-HeathtoWn, Star
welsta, Torch CLEAN.
Best bet-Syrian Boy.
Rockingham Consensus East.
BY the Associated Press.
1-Copln, Vulcanus, Zoic.
2-Water Cracker, Centuple, Jungle
Moon.
3-Last Frontier, Equistone, Eight
and Six
4-Kiev Lee, Marcella K, Caroline F.
5-Tide's In, Paircais, Shasta Man.
6-Red Vulcan, Night Editor, Lay
away.
7-Rahanee, Nopalosa Rojo, Steel
King.
8-Orcades, Noble Boy, Esta.
Best bet-Rahanee.
Belmont Park Consensus tFast)
BY the Associated Press.
Recap. Llano. Raj Kumar.
2-Is I Is, Regimental. Princequillo.
3Simmons-Pero entry. Liberty
Franc. Miss Daunt.
+Spartiate, Love OMaud, Gaykis.
5-Bright Willie, Colchis, Baby
Dumping.
6-Belle D'Amour, Pomayya, Mo-
nida.
7-Quercus. Jacobs -Bieber entry,
Connachta
Best >bet-Is I Is.
Evening star., 1942-09-27
Va|dina Orphan Races
To Track Record al
Narragansett
Hangs Up Lag IS Mark
For Mile and Eighth of
Governors Hondicop
b. the Associated Press.

B! the Associated Press.
PAWTUCKET, R. T., Sept. 90
Clipping one fifth of a second from
the track record for 11s miles set by
the famous Stagehand, the Valdina
Farms Valdina Orphan won the
$4,000 Governors Handicap as the
42-day meeting came to an end to-
day at NarraganSett Park.
Meeting the late challenge of Mrs.
w. R, Fleming's Love Day and lead
ing her to the wire by length,
Valdina Orphan finished the dis
tance in 1:49la. Stsgehand set the
previous record in the same handi-
cap four years ago
Tommy Hear, jrs. Boysy, the
favorite, was third, two and quarter
lengths back of Love Day and three
quarters of length in front of Mrs
Vera S. Braggs Blue Pair. The
small field was completed by J. A
Kelly's Rod Moon.
The victory was worth 1920 to
Valdina Orphan and boosted his
earnings in II starts this season te
SCI, ,545.
Evening star., 1942-09-27
IBoesch 10 Go 10 Mat
With Ernie Dusek
In Head|iner

Ernie Dusek, the Nebraska Wild
cat who is regarded as one of the
toughest wrestlers in the business,
will engage one of the top scientific
performers of the day in Paul
Boesch of Long Beach, N Y, in the
feature bout on Wednesday nights
wrestling card at Turner's Arena.
Meeting for the first time in
Washington, Dusek and Boesch are
expected to wage match typical
of a battle between a william and a
hero.
BoeSch is making his second local
showing in four months. He de-
feated Eddie King, a Philadelphia
boy, last week.
Dusek's latest performance was
against Joe Millich of ST. Louis and
the result was a draw.
Johnny Long of Texas and
Angelo savoldi will grapple in the
semi i-windup.
Evening star., 1942-09-27
Jack Faces Torres
In Opening Feature
OF Indoor Boxing
New CoIored Star Risks
3-Bout Win Streak in
Contest Tomorrow

Beau Jack, the rising colored
lightweight star, will help launch
Washington indoor boxing season
tomorrow night at Turner's Arena
in a 10-round bout with one Joe
Torres, Porto Rican now making his
headquarters in New York.
While new to Washington the
Jack has a sizeable fistic reputation
in other precincts and has a record
of eight consecutive victories to his
credit. including five knockouts. His
latest victim was Billy Murray. clever
young puncher, whom he defeated
in bristling duel.
Torres will be the underdog to-
morrow night but is expected to give
his rival a good tussle He is a
rough and ready brawler, willing
to accept engagements at any time
and any place and if need be will
give away as much as IS pounds if
the pay is right.
Promoter Joe Turner has rounded
UP an, all-star local show for the
prelineinaries, featuring Charley
Petro, winner in five consecutive pro
fights, against Joe Dinofrio of Bal
timore in a special six-rounder. They
fought a battle of knockdowns in
Baltimore several weeks ago, Petro
winning a close decision.
Other bouts include Lew Hanbury
VS.. Don Baccala in another six, and
Stoney Lewis VS.. Jackie Crawford,
also a six.
Otis Harris and Lee Walker have
been engaged for a return four
rounder in which Harris will try to
atone for setback suffered a couple
of weeks ago. #Etff