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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
UNI Tra(kn1en
Defeat State
Wolverines Toke
7 First Places

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Feb. 10
-(P)-The University Of Michl-
gan has drawn first blood, in
some quantity, in the week S
schedule of sports engagements
with Michigan State.
Selling seven first places, the
Wolverine track and field team
outdid the Spartans here yester-
day. 65 to 80. The schools also
meet this week in swimming and
wrestling and in the annual
Michigan State relays.
On the track the Wolverines
came up with surprise when
Coach Ken Doherty put Capt.
Dave Matthews, ordinarily a
half miller. into the mile race and
saw him win with ease. Bill
Scott of State had been the fav-
orite but he had to be content
with third place behind John In
gersoll of Michigan.
Bob Ufer. star quartermiler of
the Wolverines. finished 25
yards ahead of his field in doing
400. Without Matthews, the
Wolverines still slammed the
half mile with John RoXborough
winning in 1872
Hugh Davis of Michigan State
was the only double winner. He
took the 60-yard dash and the
broad jump.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Harry GraysOn's
ScOrefDOard
Semi-pro Baseball Head Expects
$4,000 Players to Sign
for ~ Competition
By HARRY GRAYSON

PERHAPS HE GOT his idea from service but
any rate SemPro Congress expects
coming season. another Ray Dumont stunt.
Officials named the date Nationwide Registration
who desire to play American Legion semipro
fessona baseball will any of 5000
Players residing farms and which do
lot have q sporting goods mail the information.
Sponsors of clubs search of material also will register
March 81.
to play For years there thousands Of
the would liked to play but
didn't know how to go about contracting team manager
eves the registration lists will the number of teams rs
per year War activity doomed sempro ball.
service and war work teams taking part
"A kid gets walop out of signing voting for the first
time etc. explains Dumont They'll talk baseball in the schools
and factories Teams will spring result
Grass will not Americas sandots in 1913 as long
as Ray Dumont is among those present
COMMISSIONER LANDS and Ford Frck Harridge
major presidents discussed plans for arranging for
the benefit of service organizations
Capt Jack Springer athletic officer recalls how the
representing Lee Va met the Norfolk Naval Train
ing Station outfit IL times last with Bob Teller the
for the sailors four times
Freddie Hutchinson also pitched for the gobs who had Vim
Smith behind the bat Ace Parker second base and Sam
Chapman in center field.
Porter Vaughan pitched Camp Lee Jack
Sanford played first base and Soup Compbe in center field
CAMP LEE and Norfolk Naval Training Station clubs
played $4,000 spectators Richmond and 10000 Washing
L-Comdr Mickey Cochranes Great Lakes club star
studded played to large crowds all the along the line
Service clubs will be stronger this The Norfolk Naval
Training Station example, Phil Rzzuto other
hands.
may of service teams will have to dis
plans for the benefit of the major leagues
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10

CAM PLEE, Va, Feb. 10-(R)
The big, handsome glamor boy
attracting all the attention does
mt mind if he's Is pounds 'over-
weight" because II can use some
extra poundage," and I'm never
too far from the peak of condl-
ton at any time
Heavyweight Billy Conn, the
golden boy of the ring, was
doing the talking, and there
were plenty of listeners around
this army camp, where Corporal
Conn is boxing instructor.
Conn stays in shape by work
ing out with his Students
constantly growing assortment
of leather pushers that includes
such former promising profess
SIGNALS as Francesca Montanari
and Italo Colonello.
Conn, who now tips the scales
at l95 pounds. says he's taking
his work as boxing instructor
here just as seriously as he does
his training for a championship
fight, say, with Champion Joe
Louis.
1T felt sOrta funny when
first started coaching, but I
soon found out that the boys
in the army camps have plen-
ty of what it takes" the
Pittsburgh Irishman declared.
They seem to realize that a
knowledge of boxing can
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
The MONITOR leader
FEBRUARY 10, 1913 PAGE 7
SInrewd Deals Mark ed
Gerald NlISenl'S Reign

vich. Kirby Higbe. Claude Pas
seau. AL Todd, RUDE Melton and
his latest - Nick Etten. And
most of them he acquired on
deals in which they were mere
"throw-ins."
The pract Use has worked
against him on the diamond, of
course; the Phils have finished
last or next TO last since he took
control in 1882 from Lewis
Ruch, who succeeded Baker in
1880. Yet a pitching staff made
up of Walters, Higbe, Davis and
Passeau could have made a
strong bid for pennants.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Bay Meadows
May Reopen
Roeins Commission
Considers Request

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 =
PJ- Bay Meadows-if it opens
is really going to be horsey
affair.
Track officials are reported
scurrying around in search of
all available tallyhos, carryalls
and buggies to move fans from
the nearest trolly station, in
case confirmation of the season
3 forthcoming when the State
Racing Commission reconvenes
Monday.
The rubber shortage and the
train space shortage have loom
ed large in the prolonged pom
dering of Bay Meadows fate,
but horse shortage isn't antici-
pated.
Bay Meadows is % miles from
San Francisco. An interurban
line runs from San Francisco to
San Mateo, a mile and three
quarters from the track. Horse
drawn vehicles, officials esti-
mate, could carry about 1900
persons an hour over this mile
and-three-quarter stretch no
track record, to be sure, but bet
ter than no track.
Chairman Jerry Giesler post
poned the commission decision
second t me yesterday, al
though Rubber Administrator
William letters has withdrawn
his original objections provided
autos and buses are not used.
Gov. Earl Warren told news
men the matter is strictly up to
the acing Commission, but
-Giesler reiterated that his board
will await official word to this
effect from the governor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
be|ated Rally
Not Sufficient
So Bothers Lose
to Hurons, 1924

Mount Clemnes High Schools
basketball team, which hasn't
been able to do any too we'll Of
fensively in the second half,
shook off its post intermission
complex last night.
Sad to relate. however, the
complex gripped the Bathers in
the first half and as result
they dropped 1924 decision
to Port Huron High before the
smallest crowd ever to see
Mount Clemens Port Huron
hardwood engagement at the To-
cal gymnasium.
Less than 800 spectators, most
of them students. saw Port HUI
ron pile up a first half lead
that permitted the visitors to
gain an easy triumph.
Not until AS seconds of play
remained in the first half was
Mount Clemens able to score
against Port Huron. Trailing 49,
0, the Bathers finally ended their
famine when Lyle Bliss took a
long pass from Bob White and
raced in to sink a short shot.
That was Mount Clemens only
goal in the first half and Port
Huron walked of fthe court lead
ing by a 21-2 margin.
The Bathers showed revers-
al of form in the second half,
but they were too far behind to
help themselves to any extent.
They were outscored in the third
quarter. go, but came back
with 13 in the closing period
while holding Port Huron to
seven.
Port Huron pre- sented a
smooth passing attack in. the
first half, controlling the ball
most of the time. They attempt
ed four long shots in the first
period and made connections on
three of them to amass a lead
that was never threatened.
Roy French. forward, set the
scoring pace with six field goals
and two free I hrows for IA
points. Ralph Siewert, playing
his first game in more than
three weeks, was high for Mount
Clemens with nine, followed by
Bob White with eight.
The B a ers play again at
home Friday, opposing Crosse
Pointe. Last nights defeat was
their sixth in eight games. while
the victory was Port Huron's
ninth in IL starts.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Spartan Ring Team
Loses 10 Catholic u.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-(P)
"A forfeit, draw decision
questioned by some ringsiders
and a difference in amateur
boxing rules as distinguished
from the professional co e
h p e d Catholic University's
boxing team defeat Michigan
State last night, Az to 3ia.
The forfeit was in the unlim-
tied weights division, in which
no one appeared to box Barney
Cody of Catholic U. The draw
was a three-rounder in the u.s.
pound class, in which some OBJ
servers thought Michigan State S
Edo Mancotti had the better of
Catholics Pete Obedinski.
In the 155-pound class John
Mcdonald of Catholic got the
decision over Thane Bauman of
the Spartans although the fight
was stopped in the second round
with Mcdonald unable to con-
tinue because of cut eye. Nc
Donald was given the decision
under the amateur rules since
he won the last completed
round.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Down Headpin Lane
PheIon Upholstery
Coins on Poeemoker

Phelan Upholstery, closest RI
val of pacemaking Batkins Ra-
dio in the Monitor-Leader b.
League at Mount Clemens Rec
reation, pared Batkins' lead
from two games to one last night
by winning two games from
Pepsi Cola as Batkins bowed
twice to Mount Clemens Rose
Gardens.
Biggest gain was made by the
Eagles who shut out Michigan
Bell No. l to move into a tie for
fourth place with Jock & Mel
drum, which had to be content
with a 81 win over Michigan
Bell No. 2.
Merritt Willmarth of Batkins
had high game of 221, while Bob
Elso of Phelan's turned in 586
for the best series count.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Red Cross
Enriched
S24.OOO
Nv The Associated Press

American Red Cross funds are
richer by approximately $4,000
today as a result Of two games
played last night by members OF
the National Hockey league.
The Boston Bruins defeated
the Toronto Maple Leafs, 81, in
the only regular scheduled
league contest while the Detroit
Red Wings took the measure Of
Ottawa's Royal Canadian Air
Force team, 5-4, in an exhibit
ton.
Bill Cowley, the circuits
leading scorer, starred for Bos-
ton by sending home the two
goals that Won the game.
BY winning, Boston increased
its lead to six points over the
second-place Wings.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Gerald Nugeni
Out as Owner
After Decade
Purchase Price
is Estimoted
at $250,000
BY JUDSON BAILEY

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 --(P)-
The question in baseball still il
Who is going to buy the Phils?"
But there is new meaning to-
day in the old familiar query.
Acting as a broker, the Ma
tional League yesterday bought
up the stock of its Philadelphia
problem child for resale to 4
syndicate and thus ended q
weary 10-year reign for grey
haired, handsome Gerry Nugent
as president of the club.
How soon the ownership will
be passed along to a group OF
Philadelphia and New York men
no one could say today, but
there was every likelihood that
the deal would be completed
quickly-possibly today.
League President Ford Frick,
other club owners and Nugent
wrestled with the sale all day
yesterday at the annual meeting
of the National League. Prick
and the other owners had de-
termined on a showdown and re.
fused to be deferred by an al
ternate proposal of Nugent by
which he would have continued
in control of the club.
BUY ALL STOCK
They had bonafide bid for
the club. and in order to trans
fer a clear title to the owners,
free of the many obligations
that had encountered Nugent,
the magnates voted to have the
league buy all available stock,
amounting TO 4,685 shares OF the
5000 issued.
Debts of the club have been
estimated at $4,000 to the
league treasury and $60,oo0 to
others. The league assumed all
of these and paid Nugent .
specified rate per share for
! his So per cent interest. The
best guess on the price was
S12 a share. which would have
brought Nugent $4,000 for
his $500 shares.
This made the purchase price
approximately S250,000. but it
was apparent that Nugent was
greatly disappointed by the
agreement. There were reports
that, until the league proceeded
last November with steps to
force a sale, Nugent wanted this
much money for his stock alone.
PLANS TO TAKE REST
Soon after Frick announced
"Nugent is out" the Phil presi-
dent went to his hotel room and
refused to see anyone. Much
later when he returned to tho
meeting to sign some papers he
commented, Il am going home
and take a long rest"
The identity of the prospective
buyers could not be learned ex.
cept that Furey Ellis, Philadel.
phia broker. was mentioned. II
was understood the league had
made some minor changes In the
proposition offere dby the syn
dictate bidders and immediate
conclusion of the deal was de-
tayed because one of the buyers
could not be reached by tele-
phone.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Small Crowd Sees
Detroit Benefit Come

DETROIT, FEB 10-The vet
eran Ed Howe engineered the
Detroit Red Wings into 5 to 4
victory over the Royal Canadian
Air Force hockey team in Red
Cross match before 1916 fans
at Olympia last night.
The RCAF, which had the
services of former Big League
stars, were ahead by 3 to 2 when
the third period opened. In Ia
seconds Howe passed TO Mud
Brunetow for the tying score.
Ten minutes later he scored
himself and with two minutes
left he shot home the winning
goal after the RCAF had scored
its fourth.
The Olympia management an
nounced that the Red Cross
probably would get $4,000. Box
seats had sold for $40.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Saws Soldiers Want
Baseball 10 Continue

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10
tP)-Soldiers want baseball to
continue, and they like TO follow
their favorite Major League
teams even though it's by trans
ocean mail, concludes Manager
Joe Cronin of the Boston Red
Sox.
Cronin. returning from duty
in Hawaii as representative of
the Red Cross Athletic depart
ment. said he was carrying TO
Washington thousands of SOL
diers' requests that the game be
continued as in normal times.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Little Green Inn
Holds 7-Gome Edge

Little Green Inn maintained a
comfortable seven game lead
last night in the Defense League
at Bowl-O-Drome by scoring a
81 victory over third : place
Greyhound Lines as M. r. An
derson, in second place, won two
from Rose Chevrolet.
Petch Tool g. Die No. 2 NOV
ed from seventh to sixth place
by scoring a shutout over De-
Grandchamp d S tributors. A
fourth match resulted in a Il
win for Petch No. l over Shep-
pard's Service.
c. Shaffer's 581 for Grey
hound was the best solo count
o. Desrosiers had high single,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Billy Conn Learns from His Soldiers

1.-THE way I see It," Conn
continued, 1.-The boxing know
ledge I may be able to give q
soldier here could very easily
be the means of saving his life
when he gets into combat.
Hes got to learn to be re-
sOurceful and to be rough,
tough and nasty when he
comes to grips with Jap or a
Nazi
Somebody bobbed up with the
question, What about Joe-Joe
Louis"
Conn didn't answer but went
right on talking.
Lots of these soldiers who
never had an opportunity to
see big time fights before.
have taken a genuine interest
in the battles of former pro-
fessionals fighting in the train
ing camps today" the husky
Conn asserted.
The students say they have a
swell teacher" and Conn, bit
modest comes back with, Yea,
and | learn plenty from the stu
dents.
Now what was that about
LOuis?" Conn said, shaking his
big fist at one of them. II can
beat Louis. II the bout ever
comes off, l know l can beat
him."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Lions Copture Lead
in Both City League

Lions Club was the new lead
er today of the Bath City League
at Macomb Recreation. Lions
ousted Young Business Mems
Club from the No. / slot last
night by recording slam at
the expense of Kiwanis Club as
the YBMC's lost all four points
to High Twelve Club. Optimist
Club and Fellowcraft Club each
scored 81 victory, the former
defeating Board of Commerce
and Fellowcraft winning from
Rotary.
Les Erving of Y. B. M. c. was
high individual with a 499 Sc
ries.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 -
tPD- Basebalfs David Harum,
who got into the game almost
by accident, stepped from be-
hind his bargain counter to-
day and left the National League
Phils just about where he found
them - still in the cellar, but
still pitching.
Gerald p. Nugent, considered
the games shrewdcst TT d r.
whose reign as Pills president
ended yesterday, has steered the
team through ten years marked
by financial storms, slow fin
ishes in the league races - and
player swaps that rivaled the
fictional David Harum's horse
trading.
The white haired, soft-spoken
magnate was a salesman and a
baseball fan until he met Mae
Mallon, secretary to William F.
Baker, a former Phils president
Baker hired him as business
manager, Miss Mallon became
Mrs. Nugent and on Baker
death she inherited much of his
Phils' stock. Two years later Nu-
gent was named president.
The 1929 Buzzard laid the egg
of the Phils' financial troubles,
but things had been bad even
before then. After Nugent took
over, however, he kept control
and kept the teams head just
above financial water by sell
ing a star player ever time the
egg threatened to hatch.
Nugent has sold such players
as Chuck Klein, Dolf Camilli,
Bucky Walters. Morrie Arno-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Basketball
| Scores
HIGH SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL
Port Huron 38, Mount Glenn
ems "a.
Flint Central %. Pontiac 27.
Dawson 38, Flint St. Mary's
80.
Adrian 81, Ypsilanti Central
IS.
COLLEGE
Columbia 54, Harvard 43.
Niagara II, Lawrence Tech
as.
Great Lakes SO, Lake Forest
(Ill) 33.
Wabash 40, Franklin A..
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Detroit Edison Loop
Race frightened Up

Teams No. 2 and 6, running
one-two in the Detroit Edison
League, suffered 81 setbacks
last night at Bowl O. Drome,
thus bringing about tighter
race as Teams No. 3 and 1, tied
for third place, each won two
games.
Mart Bobcean of No. 3 an
nexed honors with a 218 game
in a 538 series.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
210. Little Green Inn took team
honors with an 826 high in 1924
One Come Separates
Two Leading Teens

Only one game separated first
place Team D from runner-up
Team E in the Detroit Edison
Womens League at Bowl-O-
Drome today. The teams met
last night and E came through
with a slam. In the other match
Team c won two games from
Team o.
D. Tinkler's AIS was high Sc
ries, while high game of 160 was
shot by Doris SWinscoe.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
Minor Wins Honors
in Eoeles League

E. Minor copied double hon
ors in the Eagles League at
Mount Clemens Recreation last
night despite the fact that his
No. 2 team lost two games to
No. 3. He had a high single
of 22O in a sos series. A three
way tie for first place was Gre
ated when Team No. ! dropped
the odd game to No. 6.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
George Zoharios. "a.
Enters Army Feb. Is

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10-(H
George Zaharias, IS, former
contender for the heavyweight
wrestling title and the husband
of Mildred (Babe) Didrickscn.
one of the greatest of women
athletes, will be indicted into
the Army Feb. IL.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10

prove highly important to
them.
"This war has made every
one more defense conscious
than ever, and the boxing pro-
grams being fOstered in army
and navy inst tall at ions
throughout the country will
give the ring pastime just
what it needs-a shot in the
ARM
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
PASTOR STILL IN RING

Bob Pastor, retired heavy
weight contender, works in war
industry in Schenectady, refer
ees bouts between workers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10
SINKWICH IN PICTURE

All = America frankie Sink
witch of Georgia is in Hollywood
to appear in a football picture.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-10

Cliff Montgomery, Columbia's
Rose Bowl captain of 1888, is an
ensign in the Navy, training for
sea duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

Undue emphasis he's been placed
on ice-psck lettuce in the belief
Of ABE Litrov. who is proving long
distance shipping Of dry-pack let
tuce not only feasible but profi-
table.
In sharp contrast TO other dry
pack shippers who send the bulk OF
their pack TO nearby coastal mar
ke,s. Iitrov is shipping dry-paek
lettuce into the eastern markets to
BUYERS who actually prefer this type
OF packing Considerable thought
and research has gone into this eI-
iicient dry-packing.
FITZGERALD and Litrov dry-pack
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Undue Emphasis
On Ece-Pdck

lettuce is in the cool of the night,
after it has cooled off from valley
daytime heat. The lettuce Is deep
cut. retaining as much as possible
Of the root from which the flavor
comes. The cars are pre-cooled
with water sprayed on brine tubes,
chilling enough in this manner to
insure quality arrival of the
lettuce in the New York markets.
The Fitzgerald and Litrov labels are
carried TO the food-hungry markets
Of the nation on lettuce, carrots and
cabbage. General manager OF the
company in the Ell Centro offices
is Leo RauanZahn.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
First Crop Sent
Out By Thornburg

Some of the first lettuce shipped
out of the Imperial Valley was
crown and shipped in 1915 by w.
J. Thornbr"g. present head of the
Thor Packing company.
The Thor shed is in Holtville
and over $50 acres of perishable
vegetable crops of Thor extend the
length and breadth of the valley
The Thor brands of vulcan !,
Thor" and Rose" are shipped all
over the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
M0sseru Lettuce
Hits All Ports

two in El Centre and one in Holt
Vile Other Messera operations ex-
tend throughout California and
Arizona. Al expects to pat Mas
sera labels on over 5000 cars of
produce this year.
lis total lettuce acreage is 1000,
making him the valleys biggest
grower.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

An aerial view of an Imperial
Valley farm (lefN. The valley
looks like a vast Chcckerboard 20
army and navy flicrs who daily
cross and recross the area. On
one of the farms very similar to
il right. Is one of tie sons of
the soil who are making victory
a thiEs a bit closer. The COW
rictured with the man Is also
doing her part in the ba tile
against dictatorship.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

Al Massera. IaTge-scale perishablc
produce grower and shipper. esti-
mates that ne has shipped over
7o.C00 crates Of produce this year
to naval and military buyers alone.
This total is. he emphasizes. cnly
these shipments whose destination
could be checked at time Of sale.
Undouotedly. he states, thousands
of other crates found their way to
Army or Navy kitchens through the
hands Of jobbers TO whom he has
sold produce.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
CRATES WRAPPED

These shipments OF lettuce TO The
armed forces IN the Outp5sts have
every head CT lettuce wrapped in
parchment before peing placed in
the cars. Other M1ssera lettuce
is shipped both dry-pack and from
three sheds in Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
RESULT OF PURCHASE

As result Of these stable Pur-
chases BY the armed forces. Mas
sera has received word Of his prod
uce being consumed all orer the
world. IN the Massera flies are let
ters telling of the recognition by
the writer of the MasSera labels
of Swiss Miss. Lucky Strike
Alma" and "yodel-E" in ports from
Singapore TO Honolulu. Massera
lettuce was being eaten by the de-
Tenders Of Bataan last year and b.
troops On Guadalcanal