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Bradley beam., 1943-12-18

Six more shopping days till Christmas, dear readers, and you would think that everything would be topsy-turvy; but not in Finance, friends. Oh, yes, we deal with plen- ty of money, but when it comes to the enlisted men, I would wager my next pay that we couldn't dig up $50 among us, as most of our HARD EARNED money is lost in blackjack and then equally distrib- uted between the Post Exchange and the J. & Us.
 Linus Baker has taken over the
Bradley beam., 1943-12-18
ORDNANCE
 BLOCK BUSTER
By Pfc. Erwin Koerber

latrine and room orderlies (there really isn't much choice) has re- gently conceived the idea of giving those irksome duties the high sounding titles of "Keeper of the Aisles," Sentinel of the Latrine, " etc. With such high-sounding nom- enclatures there is liable to be riot for the opportunity? Was that a Bronx cheer I heard?
 In the spring a young mans fancy turns to thoughts of love, they say. Sgt. Clifford had those intentions, hear, last Spring but only until the Yuletide spirit came along has he revealed his latent de- sire. Yep! He has ring; now he only needs the words. He's little shy, but from reliable sources, l know she will say yes.
 Every Christmas people go out with the intention of buying some thing different. Yet those Christ mas shoppers still return with the same old articles. GA soldier really has a good excuse for not wearing some fancy tie his girl friend thinks so pretty!) However, in lieu of something different, dive bomber would be very practical right now!
 It might be very possible to keep postponing that important an- nouncement mentioned in last weeks column. Yet it is too good to keep-at least M/Sgt. Carey thinks so-since he has finally got ten some choice pigs feet for his palate. Yep, that's it-could any thing be more important, especially after a three month wait and a strenuous Polka. How about "A" coupons Sgt?
 After that choice morsel what could be better than to talk about our Major Bowes entry, Miss Shir- ley, "I Didn't Want to Tell You" Cohen, but she did all right. Quite bit of swell talent turned up last Monday night and Bradley has req sons to be proud when it goes on the air Dec. 23rd.
 In regard to songs, the Ordnance fremen have been singing "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" With the recent cold snap, they are having trouble getting the barracks worked up to a good shaving tenn perature. l bet those electricians at the Post Engineers wish they did set the place on fire. Come snow or blow, the firemen shovel the coal and like the mailman, the weather does not deter them from carrying on. A fireman's job in the summer would be an ideal Army goldbrick- ing set-up.
 Some ideal Christmas gift sug- gestions for members of the Ord nance:
 A heater for Mollo's car.
 A bear skin rug for the orderly room.
 A fatigue hat for Guerino.
 A paint brush for Harbanuk.
 A new girl friend for Miller (preferably paper doll type).
 A permanent latrine window Gall in favor say "AyeO.
 A different colored light by the Ordnance barracks Git is now red).
 An invention to shuff1e cards without strain on the players.
 Ear-muffs for Minton (he's from Mississippi).
 A box of cookies for both TIA Kilian and S/Sgt. Anderson. Nei- ther one got many of their own in packages from home last birthday.
 In the sports side of the Block busters military picture, we find the bowling team still making fair scores but somehow the opponents do better. Our undefeated basket ball team is trying a method to get more rooters. It isn't a case of compulsion but it will take too
Bradley beam., 1943-12-18

orer. She's Cpl. "Slug" McCuis- tion. To coming queries she's from Texas. We predict a bit of bad news for Axis rustlers.
 The Night Before Christmas
 (1943 improvisation It was the night before Christmas down by the track The night shift was over and just coming back The stockings were hung by the chimney to air Chats the way it is with just one pair) The fire was burning but not very bright Because of the fact coal was ra- toned last night There's Dancer and Prancer and Dunder-where's Blitzen? He got caught in the draft-he's missin' Despite all those things in the good old days Merry Christmas to all" still goes long ways.
Bradley beam., 1943-12-18

Something new has been added to the Armor Shop. Yes, Bradley now has an apprentice WAC arm
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
Harry CraysOns
ScOrebOarlI
Managerial Responsibilities
Stimulate Mel orr
as PLAYER
By HARRY GRAYSON
NEA SpOrtS Editor

NEW YORK - York Giants hc without a
first baseman and shy department but there
and his records Managerial responsibilities only
O stimulate OFT a combatan
led the National League making his sixth
homer king which ties the record OF ola cactus oaV
ah the pe-Word Philadelphia slugger whose best one
league record until Babe Ruth quit
pitching o concentrate fences and stands
Scoring ID made 1t Otis ninth year as century run
Paul Waner record OFT led passes Tor the
year. breaking all time lie with George Burns olde
Cincinnati Red
Cities National League atme records
baed-n 1444 for bases
halls 10 wears walks for manu-
featuring home and 43 times Tor swat
home a
Those still the might consider the case
of the Greentree Out Everybody
associated the string. from Maj Louie Beard who is In
charge of it. to the Jockey Arcaro liked Devil Diver
Araro pick the Kentucky Derby and Preakness
Shut Out which went on to win
everything important 3yeaod except the Preakness
Wright Shut Out for the first time IN the Derby
broke nicely and when the field Strengthened out
fourth explains the jockey I'VE moved INTO rd place
al the mile what Devil Diver doing
horses front of him. and didnt see
real moving although made an opening io MN
the rail. -.
II figured that maybe ought be doing lit
tie better slapped with the bat round
ing he The colt jumped in front Of the second
nailed the leading With Regards IN lew
just coasted along, widening the gap
and jockeys frequently are fooled which is
as good reason any all players must die broke
Heretofore Football League owners drafted col
lepians their classes had graduated
college the services their classes VIII DC
the professional magnaes had
deciding whether they should establish rights TO
players though they had not competed ee years VI
college competition
The professionals have right college boys in the
handy their with players IN the money
ranks before they out OF college ana III position " ahe
their choice.
But no one realized much brass professional
until they talked of drafting college boys in the armed forces
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
Rita Chairman
Sets Record
Helen Libermon
is kosed Out

Lou Dopp and Hugo Madaus
paced boWlers in the Lutheran
League by rolling 583 and 581
respectively.
Madaus' total included 228
game. Paul Hogue, meanwhile,
rolled 220 in 500 in the House
League at the Bowl-O-Drome.
Jack Coulter surprised his
friends with 216 in the Holy
Name League while F. Petit
prem, Jr., had 564.
In Ladies Major League COM
petition at the Bowl O-Drome,
L. Quessenberry posted 542
and Helen Gahlau had 228.
Rita Chatham. whose SOB
series topped the Ladies in Fri
day night competition at the
Macomb Rec for most of the sea-
son, saw Helen Liberman post
500 for a new high as the loop
finished its rolling for the year
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
Bather Mentor
Seeks Practise
Baseball Game

Coach Ernest j. Buckholz to-
day sought a practise game to
prepare his Bathcr baseball team
for the season opener at Romeo
April 81 with Dan Barnabo's
Romeo Peachmen.
A veteran team led by Lyle
Bliss, the slim Highlander who
pitched last years team into
first place in the Border Cities
League, will take the field at
Romeo.
Veterans avail liable are
Ralph Siewert, the six foot
eight inch first basemen who
also can pitch, catcher Jim
Beardslee, Willie Roberts and
Jerry Cont.
Among the missing are Dave
Inman, who graduated, and Jack
Sierens. who enlisted in the
army. Imam played short, Ser
ems third base on last years
team.
Roberts will continue at Sec
ond base while Cont has been
moved from right field to third
base.
Bob White, star of the foot
ball and basketball teams. likely
will play left field although he
was not out for the team last
year. Jerry Johnston is in center,
John Roberts in right and Jack
Tomtishchen at short.
The team has been working
out at Covered Wagon diamond
whenever weather permits.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
Reds,
Cubs Also Win
No. | Votes
Brooklyn Choice
Of Sports Writers
for Second Place

NEW YORK. April l3--(R)-
The uncertainties of baseball
this year failed to bring any un-
certainty to the minds of the
baseball experts as to which
team will win the National
League pennant.
Figuring it always is best to
string along with a champion
when in doubt. the ~ scribes
taking part in the annual Asso-
ciated Press poll selected the st.
Louis Cardinals as their No. l
team by an overwhelming ma
jority.
Fifty-four OF the voters picked
the world champions for first
place, with no ballot placing
them lower than third. The
Brooklyn Dodgers. runnersup
last year, ranked second, draw
ing IL st-place votes and no
Xote lower than fourth.
The only other team to be
considered for first place are
the Cincinnati Reds, with four
hackers for the top position,
and the Chicago Cubs, who
have three voters picking
them for the pennant. The
Reds ranked third, right be-
hind the Dodgers, figuring on
the point basis of 8 points for
first, I for second, s for third,
etc.
Behind the Reds, in order,
came the Cubs, the New York
Giants, the Pittsburgh Pirates,
the Boston Braves, and, as usual,
the Philadelphia Phils. The point
totals ranged from the 554 as
sembled- by The Cards -to-the
Phils' 81. The Phils have one
hacker who thinks they will
wind up in fifth place, and one
optimist also has the Braves
tabled for that slot.
The Cards and the Dodgers
are the only two teams not to be
pushed back into the second di-
vision by at least one voter.
The Reds were tickle ed for
every place from first to sixth,
and the Cubs from first to sew.
enth. The Giants were picked to
finish anywhere from second to
seventh.
The voters, although they
gave the champions such an
overwhelming vote of conf
dence, are aCutely aware that
this year the predicting is more
of a guessing contest than ever,
with the draft and other factors
associated with the war making
even the day-to-day strength of
the clubs problematical.
In fact, some Of the scribes
made a note of the fact that
their selections were based
purely on the prospects of the
various teams as Of that par.
tieular day, and were not con-
cerned with possibilities that
might hinge on the man-power
situation.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
Riddled Romeo
Nine to Open
Season Today

With only three veterans back
from last years great team,
Coach Dan Barnabos Romeo
Peachmen today were TO open
the l943 baseball season at home
with Almont.
Lost by graduation are George
Frost, ace pitcher, first baseman
Mike Bowerman. second base
man Al Throop, short stop Clare
Klienhaus and outfielders Orrie
Weeks, Bud Donhouser and
Norm Thorman. Frost, Throop
and Thorman were all Tri-Coun-
~ league choices a year ago.
BarnabO plans to build his
team around Wilbur Lottery,
fine third baseman, catcher
Auggie Yerratt and Bill Spens,
an Outfielder. Yerratt and
Lottery made the all-star
team year ago.
Listed as promising are: Bob
Withorn, SIS; Art Horler, 2b;
Louis Meeker, p; Al Cuthrell,
Lee Stewart and George Wiers,
outfielders, and Dick Rogala,
pitcher.
Barnabo reports that some of
his older boys are unable to play
this year because they are en-
ployed after school on nearby
farms.
In six years as coach, Barnabo
has built up an enviable record,
winning 81 and losing only nine.
The remainder Of the schedule
follows:
April 20, Utica, here.
April q, Mt. Clemens, here.
April q, Armada, there.
April 80, Rochester, there.
May !, Armada, here.
May 7, Inlay City, there.
May IL, Rochester, here.
May IA, Lapeer, here.
May l8, Mt. Clemens, there.
May 81, Oxford, here.
May 25, Utica, here.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
Tigers Likely
10 Break Even
on Expenses
SmoIIer Squod,
Larger Crowds
Principal Reasons

EVANSVILLE, Ind. April Is
49, up - The Detroit Tigers
break camp tomorrow TO head
home for the American League
baseball season. and for the first
time in more than a decade the
club stands to break even on
Spring training expenses.
Not since 1929 When the Ii
gers received a $4,000 guaran-
tee for training at Phoenix.
Ariz.. has the Detroit club been
able TO keep cut of the red while
conditioning its athletes. Norm
oily the losses run into import
ant money like $4,000 or S15,-
600 so the northern training
camp idea may have some merit
previously overlooked.
The Tiger squad that is eat
ing and living in camp at club
expense is nearly so per cent
smaller than pre-war size.
That makes lessened expendi-
lures all the way around for
hotel, food and transportation.
Furthermore, the Tigers are in
much more pOpuious area
and attendance for five games
here is nearly $1,000, or so
per cent larger that might be
expected at Lakeland, Fla, for
IL games.
In Florida the Tigers received
guarantee of some $4,000, for
which they gave up the gate re-
ceipts of all home games. At
Evansville the Tigers handle
their own ticket affairs.
Whether the Detroit club
breaks even depends largely on
what business the Tigers and
Pittsburgh Pirates do at Briggs
Stadium next weekend for the
final three meetings of their sew
en-game series. With favorable
weather, the Sunday crowd may
hit 10000 club officials @esti-
mate. Other games are on Sat-
urday and Monday.
The Tigers have one more
game at Evansville, meeting
Minneapolis of the American AS
ISOLATION tomorrow b e ore
breaking camp. The Tigers were
scheduled to meet the Chicago
Cubs in the rubber of a three
game series today "a Vincennes,
Ind.
The Tigers and Pirates tangle
Thursday and Friday at Muncie,
Pittsburghs base, before NOV
ing into Detroit
Of all seasons, this is the one
the Detroit club Would IKE with
minimum of Spring expense.
With the games future SO un-
certain largely because of the
manpower problem, the Tiger
front office is reluctant to put
heavy money into the training
season. Yet the Tigers still have
the best accommodations availa-
BILE.
BY the time they leave tomor-
row night the Tigers will have
spent "a DAYS in Evansville.
Manager Steve ONeill believes
much has been accomplished in
the relatively short training sea-
son by Florida standards even
though the results came under
less favorable climatic condi-
tions. Indiana isn't Florida, but
the Tigers aren't complaining.
Generally they have had hap
Ply stay.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
Lee DistulrLDs
Jimmy Dykes

FRENCH LICK, Ind. - (P)-
Jimmy Dykes, cigar smoking
manager of the Chicago White
Sox, is disturbed over the slow
ness Thornton Lee, a 22-game
winner in l941, has shown in
getting into condition for the
coming season. Lee annexed
only two decisions last year. Lee
signed a provisional dollar-a-
year contract earlier this Spring
which willie revised -upWari
when and If he proves he is
healthy enough for M or
League competition.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
FRISCH WORRIED

MUNC1E, Ind. - Up - The
Pittsburgh Pirate outfield has
Manager frankie Frisch worried
and he ordered another intra-
squad game today to get a better
line of all his candidates. Right
now he is not certain that even
Vince DiMaggio, sure-fielding
veteran will be in the lineup on
opening day.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
EIvira Helms
Loses Match

Although Elvira Helms. of
East Detroit, won both blocks of
her 24-game match from Marion
Ladewig Of Grand Rapids over
the weekend, she could not
overcome the l25-pin lead her
opponent piled up in the first
two blocks bowled at Detroit.
Elvira won Saturdays block
ll45 to 1888 and Sundays HOS
to ll04, but lost the match by
III pins and also the $500 purse.
She averaged 1879 to 1873 for Mrs.
LadeWig.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
NEXT: RUDE Waddell.
Braves Release Five
Players 10 Hartford

NEW YORK - f5') - Before
heading into the Bronx for the
game with the New York Yam
KEGS, Manager Casey Stengel an
nounced the release Of five Bos-
ton Braves TO the Hartford club
of the Eastern League. They
are: Outfielders Tom Neill, Nick
Khabc, Bill Reardon; Infielder
Charley A;ckley and Pitcher
Hatfield McCroskey.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
THEY PLAYED THE GAME NO. s
Mothewson Didn't Think
Anyone Could Hit Him
Safely; He Was Right
Sixth series
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

Christopher MathewSon was
knock knced, stood six feet. one
and-a-half inches and weighed
1873 pounds.
Big Six was the number of
New York's principal firc-engine
house OF the period, and Sam
Crane, baseball writer, wrote:
"Mathewson is certainly the Big
Six of pitchers. He was, and the
name stuck.
Matty had an imperturbable
and unshakable air in the box.
There was a contemptuous look
in his pale blue eyes. He de-
spised the opposition in a big in
dolent sort of way.
1t rather annoyed Matty TO
think that a batter suspected
that he could hit him safely, and
generally he was right. The bat
ter couldn't.
cause the incompatible
right-hander spent practically
his entire career with him, il was
TO be expected that John Nc
Graw would call Matty the
greatest pitcher who ever lived.
But Connie Mack saying the
same thing is the finest eempli-
ment ever paid a ball player.
Mack is as much an American
Lacquer as McGraw was a Ma
tional Lacquer, and had some
fair to middling pitchers down
through the years-from Wad-
dell, Bender, Plank and Coomb s
to Robert Moses Grove. The Old
Man also saw lot Of a few
others, including Walter John
son.
NO PITCHER HAD
HIS STUFF
With Johnson, it was brute
force" explains Mack. With
Mathewson, it was knowledge
and judgment, perfect control
and form. 1t was pleasure To
watch him pitch when he wasn't
pitching against you.'
Andy Coaklcy. who opposed
Matty in the World Series of
1905 and later many times in
the National League, agrees with
McGraw and Mack.
"Mathewson developed h is
own stuff, asserts the veteran
Columbia coach, and had stuff
no other pitcher ever had.
He was the greatest guesser !
ever saw. He was fast enough,
and at his best threw a beautiful
curve and what would call
fallaway. The latter was almost
a straight drop which broke
around the knees. He threw this
ball three out of five times, yet
a hitter would never get it when
he was looking for it.
--s Afathewsef-eaiel- develop
the fadeaway for which he is re-
membered until he was almost
through 1t was the opposite of
the screwball brown by Carl
Hubbell, southpaw. 1t required
a twist of the wrist, and con-
Sequently was hard on the arm"
CONTROL UNBELIEVABLE
Matty was a straight over
hand pitcher. SO true that bat
erS liked to face him although
they knew they would not fat
ten their averages. At his peak,
his control was almost unbeliev-
able.
Matly pitched the Giants to
five remnants, but was in only
four World Series because there
was none in 1904. His 372 vic
tories and 1879 defeats left him
with percentage Of 1853 for II
campaigns. He holds the Ma
tional League record for strike
outs since 1900. with 2447.
Matty won 30 or more games
for three consecutive seasons, 20
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
THREE SHUTOUTS
IN SERIES

The greatest pitching feat of
all time was turned in by Matty
in the 1905 World Series, when
he thrice shut out the Philadel-
phia Athletics-3-0 and 90 with
four hits apiece. and 20 with
SIX. He struck out 10. walked
one and hit Andy Coakley on the
arm.
Matty was pitching, Sept. %,
1903, against the Chicago Cubs
when Fred Merkle failed to
touch second. and also in the
final game of the 1912 World
Series when Fred Snodgrass
made his famous muff. And his
ducls with Three-F gere d
Brown the-Cubs- contributed
glorious chapters TO baseball
history.
Matty had strong scruples
against pitching on Sunday, and
never pitched on the Sabbath.
Christy Mathewson was more
than an idol. He was an ideal.
NEXT. Ruhe WaddnII
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
BLOW TO BOUDREAU

INDIANAPOLIS - up The
weather-enforced vacation yes
terday was n blow to Manager
Lou Boudreau's plans for his
Cleveland Indians pitchers. All
need work and only two, AL Mil
mar and Mel Harder. have gone
as much as five innings.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13

FRENCH LICK, IND.-Catch-
er Clyde Mccullough, who join
ed the Chicago Cubs on Sunday
and worked out for the first
time Monday, was listed as the
receiver in today's exhibition
contest with the Detroit Tigers.
Manager Jimmy Wilson picked
his best lineup for the game in
hopes of victory and 500 ex-
hibition rating.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
LADIES FRIDAY NIGHT LEAGUE

e2s 7o2 s74-2oo2 tic esl e77-2oes
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
LADIES LEAGUE
FINAL STANDINGS
MACOMB RECREATION

Friday. But Rita finished strong
with 1913 moment later for
SIP.
Helcn's 200 was the best game
while MacAlpine had PISA and
1872 for team honors.
Chuck Kreiner's 225 in 573
was best among the men in the
Kings and Queens league at
Bowf-O-Drome Sunday. Flor
ence Goodar had SOP and Dor
othy Kendrick 203
Irma Woltman had AT and
Evelyn Schonschack 232 in the
Ladies Minor Friday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-24
Ration Aides
AfeLauded
Quarterly Report
Reflects Efforts

Tribute was paid today by Di-
rector Mrs. Russell Stark to the
small group of loyal workers
which comprises the volunteer
office of the Civilian Defense
Organization, for processing Of
gasoline and fuel rationing, in
presenting the regular quarterly
report 10 the public.
The report shows that the total
number of rations issued TO date
amounts to AZ, l08 cases, each Of
which involves complicated fig
uring and checking for ac-
curacy. In addition to the general
total the volunteers processed
10000 truck rations since Dec.
l3 Fuel eii ratieHs -seeentiy-is-
sued amounted TO 8,785.
The 30,186 gasoline rstions
processed included those in
the following classifications: A
books, 5000 B books, 1857; c
books, l0,002; E books, $50; To
books, A. r books, l,643, and
trucks, 1920.
The tremendous volume Of
work passing through the office
with its small force of unpaid
workers is indicated by the fact
that in little more than week
10000 truck ration books were
Precessed in addition to eonstd-
cradle other work.
Mrs Stark today called public
attention 10 this work, and men
toned the volunteers:
Mrs Joseph Trombley, mailing
department, with more than l.
600 hours Of voluntary service;
assistants Mrs. Edward Harder
500 hours and Mrs. George
Moseman, 500 hours.
Mrs. Ray Ward, checking de-
partment, credited with more
than 1000 hours; Mrs. William
Baldwin, matching department,
with more than 1000 hours;
Mrs, K, LeBeau, issuing depart
ment, in excess of 500 hours,
and Mrs. Edith thinner, filing,
more than 1000 hours.
The above group has process
ed ,462 cases since Dec. -.
The Fuel Oil Department, un-
der Mrs. Paul Hogue, issued o.
785 rationS, and the following
workers are similarly commend
ed by Mrs. Stark for their un-
selfish service: Mrs Francis
Burke, Mrs. Frank KISsell, Mrs
Milton Smith and Mrs. Stanley
Clinton.