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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16

Mount Clemens, we know,
will do its stuff for the Riddles
so let's not have il said
that the Newsboys themselves
failed. And when the pa
per sellers start out we
hope that some less familiar
faces will be seen to back
up the hardy perennials" like
Bill Kelly, Johnny Sierens. Fred
Touscany and the Old Timers.
With illness and service in
rhe armed forces expected to
take big toll in the newsies'
ranks Tuesday let's fill up
the gaps, men ana do
good job once again.
oscar" is back. A few
hours after Tuesdays paper hit
the streets the longlost pet
of the three Krause children. As
Eastman street was back at
home affectionately lick
ing the faces of Marcelyn, Tom
my and Billy all through
the kindness of Matt Shay, "a
Church street who had
been caring for the dog.
oscar" tired and hungry, show
ed up at Snay's house two weeks
ago. Matt made home for
il and cared for it we'll and
was overjoyed to read that he
had found the children dog.
But not so thrilled as we
were to receive thank-you phone
calls from the three kiddies
even one-year old Billy
gurgled into the phone.
Glad we could be of service.
Had visit from Lieut.. Ralph
Charbeneau, U. s. Marine Corps.
in the editorial den this week.
Ralph always wanted 10 be
a Marine SO he joined the
R.CA.F., was returned to this
country with the Canadian
American fliers' group and
then assigned 10 army transport
work with the American Airlines
and later sent TO Marine
night fighter outfit in North
Carolina. Finally made II.
Ralph is on convaleScent
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
WILL RETURN TO
SOUTHLAND

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. U,H
City officials have been assur-
ed that the~New York Yankees
and the st. Louis Cardinals. OPP
ponents in the last two world
series, will return TO st. Peters
burg for spring training when
wartime travel restrictions are
ended.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
NsANm the S0ay
By D. A.

The annual sale of GoodfeIIows newspapers sole pro-
ject of the Old Newsboys GoodeIows group this year
will Place Tuesdoy and good turnout OF members is
urqed In former years, Vonous other money rolslng
plans we're used but this year the paper sale will carry
the whole burden We feel thot the generous public OF
Mount Clemens which since l928 hos never once dis
appointed needy children OF Christmas will respond Just
as noby this year. But MUST have members to CORY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Men Who Trained in Snow Debunk Baseball Spring Toll
Feud Arise Exhibition

toned club ever saw trained at
Hudson, N. Mex, and hardly saw
a baseball until a week before the
season started, merely rode
horses, climbed mountains and
ran around the desert. They
were eager to play ball when the
season started. Maybe this will
cure lot of bunk"
A cool customer-One guy who
(like Joe Di Maggia) didn't have
to worry about spring training,
Pop reports, was a big pitcher
named Rog Denzer, who lived in
Minnesota when the Cubs bought
him. Rog didn't report for train
ing and didn't answer letters SO
a scout was sent after him, ar
irving on a sub-zero day. After
nearly freezing on the way to
Dancers farm because the livery
man thought it was too cold to
take a horse out, the scout was
directed to the barn. There he
found Rog, In his undershirt.
pitching at q sack Of bran and
cutting loose with all his speed.
I'm July Of that year." Pop adds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11

protest by Pulaski claiming the team
was "railroaded" out of baseball.
The Counts were not represented
at a recent meeting in Roanoke,
when the five other members of the
Glass G circuit voted unanimously to
abandon the Virginia League for the
duration. The five other clubs were
Staunton, Petersburg, Newport News,
Salem and Lynchburg.
All-Virginia Circuit Urged.
Frank D. Lawrence, owner of the
Portsmouth Cubs and Piedmont
League vice president, has advocated
six-team all-Virginia Piedmont,
to consist of Portsmouth, Norfolk,
Newport News, Suffolk, Petersburg
and Roanoke. All of the cities sug-
gested by Lawrence are within q
radius of 100 miles.
Seven of the eight teams were
represented. Clark Griffith, presi-
dent of the Washington Nationals
who operate the Charlotte club in
the Piedmont, represented the
eighth team, Winston Salem, by
proxy.
AS it stood today, the Piedmont
consisted of Richmond, Norfolk,
Portsmouth and Lynchburg in Vir-
ginia and Charlotte, Greensboro,
Winston-Salem and Durham In
North Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Death Of FeIIer's Dad
Ends Fine Patterson
Sport Partnership
Bob, Now at SEQ in Navy
Was Guided to Baseball
Peak by Proud Parent
BY the Associated Press,

by INC hSSCCidbcQ frSSS.
VAN METER, Iowa, Jan. l1.-One
Of the finest father -and-son part
nerships in the world of sports was
at an end today.
William Teller, Sc, father, boyhood
coach and counselor of baseball S
Bob Feller. died yesterday after a
long illness. Death came in the
$25 900 farm home which Bob built
for his parents with his income from
the pitching arm which was de-
veloped during years of patient guild
ance from his dad.
When Bob was 8 his father began
giving him regular practice in hurl-
ing, playing catch long hours with
the youngster when the days chores
were done and sometimes at night
in the barn. AS his sons skill in
creased, Bill Teller laid out base
ball diamond on his farm and Or
ganized team so his boy might
gain further experience.
To Bill Feller came the JOY OF
seeing that son join the Cleveland
Indians at the age of II and go on
to great accomplishments, including
no-hit game against the Chicago
White Sox in 1899.
Bob, who left the Indians to join
the Navy, Is believed to be at his
gunnery station somewhere at sea
He last visited his parents and sister
Marguerite, early last December.
Funeral services. will be held In
the Van Meter school auditorium
The time will not be set until wore
has been received from Bob.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
French Lick Ideal Site
For Spring Training,
Chicagoans Claim
Officials of Cubs, Sox
Pruise Indiana Comp
After Making Survey
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11-This may be
a blow to the California Chamber Of
Commerce, but the Chicago White
Sox and Cubs have found the grass
just as green in their own back yard
considering that their own back
yard is little matter of 273 miles
away in French Lick, Ind, where the
boys will train in the spring.
A special Arrangements Commit
tee o. Bob Dorr, superintendent Of
grounds for the Cubs, and travel
ing Secretaries Joe Barry of the
White Sox and Bob Lewis Of the
Cubs have just returned to Chicago
after going over the land at French
Lick.
They were jubilant. and nearly at
a loss of words. Lewis. Of course,
found them and doomed: II like
the place so we'll I'm going to take
my vacation there. The hotel is
so big the boys can get in shape
walking from the cigar stand to
their rooms"
So excited are the Cubs that
there was little argument as to
which team suggested the old min
eral spa in the first place. The Cubs
won and by doing so claimed squat
ters' rights on a hunk of golf
course only shout from the hotel.
Groundsman Dorr marked off a dia-
mond and announced, to the Cubs
complete satisfaction, that it was
only 100 yards from the lobby.
The Sox-losing that important
argument-had to take vacant spot
measuring 1000 yards away by foot.
Present plans are for the teams
to stay in camp a month, with
the players assembling between
March Is and 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Mason Dixon League Lead
At Stake When LoyoIa
Tackles Terrors

Loyola Of Baltimore, defending
champion in the Mason Dixon
Basket Ball Conference, will seek to
establish prohibitive lead in that
loop on wednesday night when it
tackles Western Maryland at West
minister.
Loyola has captured its three con-
ference starts impressively, wallop-
ing Catholic University, Gallaudet
and American University, but West
ern Maryland remains In contend
ing position with a victory In its
only start. Randolph Macon also
has won It's only start, while Cath
ole U. IS In fourth place with two
triumphs In three games.
American q. has split four games.
while Gallaudet Is in the cellar Of
the 10-team conference. having lost
four times In - many starts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11

its convincing showing over the
week end when it defeated Wilson
in one of the public high series
tits at Tech gym.
Lack Of permanent coach held
back the Generals this long, but now
they defini, ely are set to go with
Ralph Guinther, member of the
schools faculty, in charge
Numerous experienced players are
on the team and Guinther expects
to have a rather polished quint on
the floor, although several boys on
whom he was counting Ell her did
not return to school this semester
or since have left to enter the serv-
ices or to take jobs in defense indus
try. Howard Abel and Jim McNally,
both outstanding members of last
years title quint, are among the
missing, Abel having joined tine
Navy and Mentally the Marines.
Generals Lack Height.
Lack of height also is evident, with
Center Jack Pearson, who Just
touches the 6-foot mark, the tallest.
Quinter hasn't worried about that
SO much, however, as he has con-
centrated on turning out balanced,
smooth group that works well to-
gether.,
In addition to Pearson the start
ing five probably will have Bob Phil
lips, Bub Huff, Eddie Cox and Billy
Earle Phillips particularly is out
standing. He was voted the best
player in last years Metropolitan
tournament and is good all-around
player. He's fast, good dribbler
| ard defensive player and appears
able to shoot from all angles and
with either hand.
Several good reserves are pressing
this five for starting posts, among
them Myron Gerber, who, like Huff
was one Of the Generals numerous
good halfbacks during the recent
football season.
If the Generals get by Eastern
successfully no easy task - they
again will be figured one of the
tough teams around here. Eastern
| 1ldS Will VIlACC Illu AOoU WV OF ldl
and is getting better all the time.
Good Scouting Aids Eastern.
1t was a piece of good scouting
work, incidentally. that helped East
ern in its victory over Wilson last
Saturday. Coach Dallas Shirley hap
pened to be in Baltimore the middle
of last month when the Tigers
played at Baltimore University and
dropped In for look-see. Baltimore
threw a zone defense at Wilson and
the Tigers had real difficulty with
1t, although they lost by only three
points.
Shirley decided to try a zone, too,
when his boys met Wilson and Sc
cretly worked on it for two weeks
The results now are we'll known
That now has most of the other
teams around town worried be-
cause they had expected only to meet
zone defense from Wilson in the
series. Now they have to worry
that Eastern too, may present a
| zone. Shirley hasn't decided whether
to keep 1t. He dislikes to break up
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of the National League.
After the meeting, Ralph r.
paughton of Norfolk, president Of
the Piedmont circuit, made short
announcement:
1--WE have adjourned and will meet
In Washington, D. c., not later than
Sunday, January "a. The Piedmont
League directors approved the trans
fer of the Asheville franchise to
Lynchburg."
Pennock Delays Action.
1t was learned from reliable
sources, however, that delay in TAX
ing action by the league fathers was
caused by the fact that Herb Pen
mock, chief of the Boston Red Sox
farm system, representing the
Greensboro Club. requested Addi-
tional time to study the baseball
situation. Pennock said he would
like to make further study before
saying whether the Red Sox wanted
to continue the operation of a farm
IN the eight-member Piedmont
League.
Action was delayed also because of
the frozen" territory of the Virginia
League. Judge William G. Bram-
han, commissioner of the minor
league baseball, ordered the territory
frozen" until he can rule on a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Blessed Sacrament
Keeps Basket Lead

Blessed Sacrament continues atop
the Gonzaga Parochial Basket Ball
League after defeating St. James,
22-1l, in yesterdays feature tilt.
In the other games, Holy Name
nosed out st. Martins, 1912, and
ST. Aloysius defeated st. Anthony,
1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Canadian Air. Force Team
Plays Adair Hockeyists
Tomorrow al UIine's

Amateur ice hockey will make
It's local 1943 debut tomorrow night
at Uline Arena when Chef Adair's
All-Stars, comprised mainly of
service men who formerly played
with collegiate teams, tangle with
the Royal Canadian Air Force
team at 8 o'clock.
Included among the All-Stars
are Capt. Frank Develin, former
West Point player; Yeoman Ed
Andett, ex-New Hampshire star;
Ensign Eugene Emerson, formerly
Of Harvard, and Sergt. Buddy Adair,
former outstanding local tennis
player.
The RCAF will start team of six
corporals and among its IA players
are former Canadian amateur stars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
CoIonia|s Seek
To Share Top
With 1erps
Road Triumphs Over
Duke and N. c. Would
Gain League Tie

George Washington University's
basket ball team, dealt successive
defeats by Norfolk Naval Training
Station, Quantico Marines and
Georgetown, hopes to return from
the hominy grits and tobacco belt
sharing the Southern Conference
lead.
Tonight at Durham, N. c., the
Colonials will tangle with Duke
nestled in the Southern Conference
top spot with Maryland. The Blue
Devils and Old Liners both have
captured two loop starts and by
tomorrow night G. W. may be in
habiting first place with Maryland
Despite its three successive wal
lopings G.. w. will enter the Duke
engagement a slight favorite and
likewise will be favored to spill
North Carolina tomorrow night at
Chapel Hill in another conference
game The Duke game will mark
the Colonials' 1943 Southern Con-
ference debut.
Old Liners Play Generals.
Dukes defending champions have
registered conference victories over
Davidson, $3.50, and v. M. l., 44-43
while Maryland has stopped Rich
mond and North Carolina. The Ole
Liners will be presented an oppor-
tunity to move into undisputed pos
session of first place over the week
end when they stack up against
Washington and Lee at Lexington
on Friday and V. M. I. at the same
site on Saturday.
George Washington also will play
the North Carolina Naval Pre-Flight
five at Chapel Hill on Wednesday
night and on Saturday night will
clash with Virginia at Eastern Higr
gym. Maryland's other game fol
the week lists the Old Liners battling
Pennsylvania on Wednesday night al
Philadelphia.
Tommy Peters, amazing Davidson
forward, has spurted into an i'm.
pressive Southern Conference scor-
ing lead, producing So points in two
games. He picked up % point:
against N. C. State, then registered
% against Duke.
At this early date only six of the
IS Southern Conference teams re-
main undefeated in loop competition
and three of them haven't played
In addition to Duke and Maryland
Virginia Tech owns an unblemishec
conference record, winning it's only
start, while G. W., South Carolina
and the Citadel haven't played.
Hoyas Again on Spot.
Georgetown, its 7-game winning
streak snapped by Norfolk Nava
Training Station on Saturday night
faces another stiff test tonight al
Quantico when it tackles the Guam
tico Marines, winner Of nine straight
games.
The Marines, who include George
Washington and Maryland among
! their victims, possess a crop Of
former collegiate aces who may be
broken up before the week is out
-Four of Quantico's starting per.
formers may be transferred on Sat-
urday.
John Mahnken, Georgetown's g.
foot-8-inch center, who has played q
leading role in the Hoyas' success
will be one of four outstanding New
Jersey athletes honored by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
g Associated Press Sports Write

NEW YORK, Jan. IL. - When
this business of trying to train
baseball clubs in the frigid North
first came up we asked Hugh
Fullerton, ST., about it, since
Pops baseball experience goes
back to when Southern trips were
something of novelty. II re-
member listening to Arson,
Ryan, Burns and Mike Kelly tell
about training in the snow banks
on the lake front park at Chi
cago," Pop writes. land how
Mike shoveled snow and prac-
ticed hook slides into the snow
at second. We trained at some
funny places: WaycrosS, Ga.
(where we were chased out OF
town after one week and went to
Savannah), Hot Springs, Kansas
City, New Orleans, Selma, Ala;
Galveston, Shreveport. One
spring Chicago went to West
Baden, Ind, for 10 days, then at
the University of Illinois, and
was In fine shape when 1t started
transforming. The best-condi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11

until 1t hurts because it doesn't
hurt bowler to give" But when
that No. pin refuses to fall,
ouch!
San Francisco will stage its
first 15-round fight in 80 years
tonight when Eddie Booker de-
tends his State middleweight
title against Jack Chase. And
that's the town where 20 to 40
FOUNDERS were commonplace in
Jim Corbett's day. Imagine how
Ike Armstrong, Utah's grid coach,
felt when he used precious gas to
drive 20 miles to speak in .
neighboring town only to ind he
was "a hours early. At least, no.
body called 1t pleasure driving.
Today's guest star: Bill Reddy,
Syracuse, N. Y, Post-Standard--
bill Terry had . chance to In
vest some money in the Phillies,
but bought some cows instead.
Indicating that Terry not only
knows which side his bread Ii
buttered on, but also knows
whers to get the butter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11

ItOS COItlkldAIlCu Glldt lie was b
hot-weather pitcher and couldn't
work well on chilly days"
Spring neutrality-suspicious. idea
from the same source is that most
OF the feuds within baseball clubs
start from spring boredom. Most
of the players are sick of ball be-
fore the season starts, sick Of
exhibitions and anxious to start
real play. When they have too
much time oh their hands, they
form factions that break up clubs.
The fights that occur during the
playing season are flare-ups Of
anger: those Of spring training
are active hates"
Monday matinee-The Bowlers'
Victory Legion, which has raised
SCI, 1868 for USO and over $780,
600 for the Red Cross, starts its
third war charity collection q
week from today. This led Bill
Kuster Of Kansas City to express
this sentiment: We've got to
give. The beautiful thing shout
1t all IL that We don't have to give
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
West Vga u Heads National Court List as D. C. Fans Focus on
Mule Is Answer
To Golf Cos Ban
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. l1.-A
19-passenger mule-drawn wagon
is Forest Lake Golf Clubs answer
to the ban on pleasure driving.
The wagon, fitted with board
seats, meets members at q city
bus line, nearly a mile from the
clubhouse.
The mule trolley Is In service
only on week ends. Members are
not charged for the ride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11

Newark A. c. at its annual dinner
January 81.
Hank Borowy, New York Yankee
pitcher; Harvey Johnson, william
and Mary football player, and
Charles Whitehead, prominent New
Jersey golfer. also will be honored.
Mahnken will be cited as one of the
smoothest scholastic basket ball
players ever produced In New Jersey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11

winning combination, but at the
same time he likes the man-for-man
better for general application.
Coolidge High School is heated by
oil and because of curtailed school
activities in buildings so heated, the
Colts have shifted two of their
scheduled night games to after
moons. These are the January ID
game against st. Johns, and the
January 19 tilt with Montgomery
Blair. They now are listed for 3:45
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
MoiIIey Asks Ice Victory
As Mates Weddinq Gift

Frank Mailley. Washington Lions
defenseman who yesterday was
married to the former Charlotte
Hollar of Herndon, Va, here, today
requested a victory over the In
dianapolis Capitals on Thursday
night at Uline Arena as a wedding
present from his mates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
WI. Musters Strong Quintet
For Debut Against Eastern
Tilt Tomorrow Apt to Prove Rugged Test;
Colts List Home Games in Afternoon
BY GEORGE HUBER.

The longawaited l943 debut Westinghouse Highs
ket ball team the Washington Metropolitan scholastic
championship last The Star tournament takes place
tomorrow afternoon when the Generals play High
right the Westinghouse
Eastern rated the better
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Nat Charlotte Farm Menuced
By New Piedmont Loop Plan
AII-Vrginio Circuit Proposed; League
Directors to Meet Here This Month
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 11.-There still nothing definite
about the future of the Piedmont League today.
wo-our behind closed doors held by the
leagues directors yesterdaybut the only principal
the formal approval the transfer of the
Ashevi On c. franchise to Lynchburg Va Both clubs af
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Getting Talent Now BuseboII's BIG Problem

Basebas main problem this isn't to be matter
training.
matter getting players to
squad
If this of the problem handled than pobab
that both will closer better.
by early August
This months action interest
pennant playing
National League have been closer but for the last
they strictly twoeam contests.
that 10 out of the Is league clubs might well
selling peanuts after July.
the order that number
ST. will have chance to look at clubs
within
At least of these won't be 40 and so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Win, Lose or Draw
BoseboIIs Spring Training Is Overdone
By GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent OF The Star.

BoseboPs Spring Troinine Is Overdone
NEW YORK II (NANA).-If there been a part Of
sport overdone prize length given spring
training in the major leagues.
This applies especially to the long list exhibition games
played along the route back home.
and don't know this the bapayers
baplayers facing schedule
training balpayer keeps
n fairly condition through the winter
string with alleged publicity
values.
going to hurt the
quality Of play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Exhibitions Reduced Ruth's HITTING Power

I'll admit, Cobb exception
sporting marvels
through 20 a brace of slender
the feeling
considering the fact
weighed
from Is to 20 pounds his normal displacement.
had enough heft that hit little
also feels
homers he hadn't called
always has been belief that major
and last too long
should be condensed adding
to fill
n
home town in three weeks time
might be
better off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
Cobb Kept in Condition by Cutting Comp

asked T Cobb yealwhy he had held
with it, he said IT
much training Take out that
finally reported April This left me about
ready That bated
fresh and feeling good through the
had gone stale"
handled time balplayer
able move at TOP
kept condition hunting His legs we're
to give him the transportation
Cobb had reported
he would have lost at least playing
Cobb only how game way-a top speed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Games Last Night.
Boston, 5: Toronto, 4.
Montreal, Z: New York, 4.
Chicago, 2: Detroit, /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11

Games Last Night.
Buffalo. 3. Hershey, /.
Cleveand. B; New Haven, /.
Indianapolis, z: Providence, B,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11

"Rog complained that he was a
hot-weather pitcher and couldn't
work well on chilly days"
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Hockey Statistics

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Eastern Division,