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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Sandlot Body
TO Concentrate
on Kid Teams

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Feb. Is
-(P)- The National Amateur
Bas ball Federation, which
claims to be the biggest organ
ization of sandlot baseball play
ers in the nation, will concen-
trate on kid" teams for the du-
ration.
President James A. (Sunny
Jim) Downey, serving his third
term as president of the NABF,
said today the federation would
seek organization of younger
players because of the large
number of oldsters now in the
armed services or defense work.
This does not mean, how
ever, that the Class A leagues
will not operate" Downey add
ed, "for they will wherever it is
possible to form such leagues.
Federation officials will draw
up a wartime program at their
annual meeting at Fort Wayne,
Ind. Feb. 1921.
The national tournament.
Downey said, probably will be
awarded again to Youngstown,
Ohio.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Wilson is Highly Regarded,
but Robinson Held too SwiH

land product. An aunt called
him Jackie. Walter Melrose took
him to Los Angeles after seeing
him in an amateur tournament
in Chicago late in 1885. Boxing
writer's dubbed him California
Jackie to distinguish him from
Pittsburgh Jackie Wilson, the
feather.
WILSON IN OLYMPIC FINAL
California Jackie was an anna
teur champion, dropped q deci-
sion to Ulderico Serge Of Italy in
the Olympic Games feather fl
nal in Berlin in 1896 that was
so bad there is an explanation of
it in the records. He smacked
Serge around in return en-
gagement in New York.
Sgt. Wilson has lost only four
fights in "a as an professional,
and reversed all but the one
with Jake LaMotta.
Sgt. Wilson still has to sell
himself to Broadway, however.
and he isn't going to get any
help from Sugar Robinson, as
swift and classy a weller as you
could hope to see.
Mike Jacobs expects the show
to do $40, 900 at from $1.15 to
SITS.
The National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis shares In the
proceeds.
It's a good cause, anyway
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Electricians Extend
Margin over RivoI

Modern Electric, leader Of the
Monitor-Leader House League at
at Bowl-O-Drome, extended its
margin from one to two games
over Dossin's Par-T-Pak, last
night, thanks to its own 81 vic
tory over Detroit News and Dos
sins 81 loss to Allison-Forton.
Tro m bly, Contraction re-
manned in the thick of the cham
pionship race by outshooting
Jerry's Music twice. The remain
ing three matches also were 81
affairs, Monitor-Leader winning
from Yde Grocery, Edelstein
Market from Miller Insurance
and Packers Outlet from c.
elias Cafe.
The nights top solo count was
registered by Herman Engel-
man of Modern Electric who ag-
gregated 557. High single game
Of 233 was shot by M. Curtis of
Allison-Forton.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
bathers Seek
Third vi(iory
Meet HozeI Park
in Return Game

Winner over Hazel Park In
their first meeting here recent
ly. Mount Clemens High School
will try to make it two in a row
over the Parkers when they col
Tide at the latter's basketball
court tonight in what will be
Mount Clemens tenth game OF
the season.
After tonight's game IN e
Bathers must play Royal Oak
and Wyandotte. Both of these
games also will be played on the
opponents courts.
The Bathers, who have been
logged by tough luck in two OF
their last three engagements,
hope to come out of the dol
drums long enough to achieve
their third triumph of the sea-
son. They apparently will have
to play good ball to beat the
Parkers, who extended Mount
Clemens in the first game be-
fore losing by 1884 score.
However, Mount Clemens
downed Hazel Park without the
services of Ralph Siewert, who
will be In the lineup Friday as
he tailed IA points gaainst
Crosse Pointe.
Slated to start with Siewert
are Lyle Bliss and Johnny Rob-
erts, forwards, and Bob White
and Bill Roberts, guards
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Ladies' Mojor Leaders
REGISTER Shutouts

]. &c J. Music and Gordon's
Bar, running one-two in the
Ladies Major League at Bowl-O-
Drome, were still separated by
three points today following
Mondays competition which saw
the two leaders chalk up shut
outs.
The Musicians marked up
their slam at the expense OF
Veda's Beauty Salon, while
Gordon's handed a horsecollar
to LaCroix Painting and Deco
rating. Dads Rustic Rest. also
came through with a 40 vic
tory, blanking Don's Five. In
other matches Crowbar won
three points from M. r. Ander=
son, Orphans took three from
Marshall's Ladies Store and
Denmarsh Hotel halved with
Bath City Garage.
Individual honors were taken
by Helen Kreiner of j. g. j. who
closed with 207 in $40. Runner
up was Doris Krause of LaCroix
p. & D. who totalled sos.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Yanks Again.,
Says Rizzuto
Sees New Workers
Retaining Honors

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. Is -
(P) - The pint-sized scooter"
who handled man-sized job as
shortstop for the New York Yam
KEGS just can't see anybody win
ming the American League pen
nant in 1913 except marse Joe
McCarthy's boys themselves.
The "Scooter"-whose name
appeared in Yankee box scores
as Phil Rizzuto-knows that he
and several others of the l942
champions won't be around but
he allows that "we still have
enough guns to win again"
Rizzuto now wears a Navy
uniform and is stationed at the
Norfolk Naval training station.
81 think it will be close fight
all right between New York, st.
Louis and perhaps Boston, but
the Yankees will come out best.
1--WE still have good pitching
Ernie Bonham, Hank Borowy,
Spud Chandler and Alley Dom
aid. They'll do for starters. Roy
Weatherly may do all right at
the stadium, and the same goes
for Nick Etten at first.
Every club will be weaker
this year. Boston lost their one
two-three men, Ted Williams,
Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pes
ky, and the Browns already
have lost Eden Auker and fig
ure to lose Vernon Stephens
soon," Rizzuto declared.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Navy and Army
Officers Back
Sports 5etup
Urge Continuation
Of Competition
in All Schools

NEW YORK, Feb. Is - Up
Sports, battered and bruised the
past week by edicts, rulings, de-
cisions and interpretations, had
a rare day of sunshine yester-
day.
In Washington Paul V. Nc.
Mutt chairman Of the Manpower
Commission said that prepare
ton for the coming baseball sea.
son was entirely up to the sports
leaders. Later, pair of ranking
Navy and Army officers there
made a plea for the continual
ton of competitive sports.
Also Gov. j. Howard McGrath
of Rhode Island, ruled that Mar
ragansett Park was not a subur-
ban track and gave his blessing
to a race meeting starting on
April 10. Previously rubber Adj
ministrator William LETTERS had
requested the darkening of all
suburban ovals as a conserva-
ton measure.
Bay Meadows, only operating
track in California received per-
mission from its State Commits
sion to 60 ahead with its plans
for gasless, rubberless meet
ing, opening Saturday.
READY FOR CONFERENCE
McNutt told the reporters he
had not undertaken to advise
baseball club regarding the
coming season because that is
their business" He declared that
he was willing to confer with
baseball delegates at anytime
about their problems and that
he already had talked with
Clark Griffith of the Washing
ton Senators.
Commander Tom Hamilton,
head of the Naval Aviation ply
steal training program, and Col.
Theodore P. Bank, chief OF ath-
letics and recreation in the spe-
cial service division in the War
Department, made the pleas for
competitive and com bative
sports programs and we want
the high schools to do likewise
because our records show con-
clusively that those who have
competed in athletics in school
come to us more physically TIT
for the job at hand" Colonel
Rank said in a radio symposi-
UNI.
The days enthusiasm even
carried into the financial SIDE OF
sports, one of the four syndicates
seeking the franchise OF the
Philadelphia Phils increasing us
bid to $l65, 900.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16

NEW YORK, Feb. Is - Sgt.
Jackie Wilson came east from
California with quite a reputa-
ton, but Ray Robinson is likely
to prove too fast for him in the
hereunder at Madison Square
Garden, Friday.
These Negro youths probably
are the best welterweights in the
dodge. They are built along the
same rangy lines, Sugar Robin
son a half-inch taller at 5 feet i
u. They'll weigh within a frac-
ton of las pounds.
Robinson will be spurred by
losing his first fight in 100 to
Jake La Motta in Detroit. He
had previously repulsed the
Bronx middleweigh, whom he
spotted Is pounds.
La Motta floored the wasp
wasted Robinson in taking de-
batable decision, which is some
thing he could not do in win
ming a decision from Sgt. Wilson
in the non-commissioned Off
GERS Garden bow, Jan. Is.
Sgt. Wilson was unimpressive,
but he took the match on short
notice, and appeared to need the
fight.
SHUFFLES STRAIGHT IN
He stands straight like Robin
son, but doesn't skip around IN
the fashion of the Harlem kid.
He shuffles straight in, combines
a left hook to the body with a
right to the head
California Jackie is attached
to the ground crew of the Air
Force at Mitchell Field, where
his trainer is Sgt. George Mich
olson. who is remarkable be-
cause he still has all his marbles
although he has lost track OF the
number of rounds he has gone
with Sgt. Joe Louis in training
Sgt. Wilson's proper first
name isn't Jackie and he isn't
from California.
His square handle Is George
Dudley Wilson and he is a Cleve-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Harry GraysOns
ScOrebOard
Since They are Non-Combatants.
Why Not Put Louis and
Conn in the Ring?
Nv HARRY GRAYSON

INTERESTING to note that Sgt Joseph Louis Barrow
that hazardous theatre OF
wood -. . - -. - ,o
Sgt CPL Billy Conn draw blood for Army feei
IL putting the champion of the world in paint
There is Sgt Louis capabilities as an actor out
testify on pile OF aHoaV's as hsh %
Stmson that he can fight ,- -
And Cpl Conn is getting thinner doing work and
teaching boxing the quartermaser post which is camp Lee
SOLDIERS the world will not get the slightest i
hearing that Sgt appearing the cinema version OF
Is what the inside OF that ogan
zaon looks let the War Department throw sgt
Louis CPL inside ring and soldiers throughout e
English speaking world will listen in
Sgt CPL Conn have offered TO fght tree grs
and for nothing aside from the morale angie army
stable that would be the net receps u W
most attractive boxing match of the day
AS long assigned to combat units why not pun
Sgt Cpl where they can do the most sood'
HAVING SOLD everything else, no trick at an 1or
Gerald Nugen pedde debtrdden Phes to the Nauoha
League for $4,000 go, ..u .
the ONLY business could exist while being run
bv officials who permitted sad Philadelphia situation TO exist
for years. 49,, 49,, ,,.;, g, o,o,,. ont ~ its
And then Ford waited until month before clubs were
to report training before doing something about H.
DISCUSSING THE SWITCH in Detrot-Steve ONei batting
Baker-Jack Zeller CONTENDS changing managers eo
for morale ., .-. ..u . ,.d
colder players tendency to blame managers for bad
season." points out General Manager Zeer
Everybody works harder to impress new boss :,
Yankees have been CONSISTENT
under managers with permanent positions go A. =. .
Jack Zeller argument however, with the d. Louis
Cardinals the strongest evidence . ,,, D.,
Not the least surprising thing about the remarkable Red
Bird drive the fact that Sam Beadon didn IRE
Billy Southworth for winning the world SERIES
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Two Quinteis
Remain Tie
Weeks and Shorps
Coin 4th Triumphs

With the first half of the sea-
son concluded. Wacks an d
Sharps today were still dead
locked for first place in the
Juvenile Basketball l. ague
sponsored by the Department of
Recreation.
The CO leaders finished the
first round. of play at Mount
Clemens High School gym last
night with victories, their fourth
in five games. Wacks edged the
Eagles, 22-19, while Sharps de-
feated the Trojans, 24-18. In
third game the Streaks downed
the Sticks, 22-19, for their third
win.
Captain Johnny Raspet again
set the scoring pace for the
Wacks, tallying II points in
three quarters of play. Chef Mai
koski was high for the losers
with six points.
Two quick baskets by Wayne
Mas in the closing 80 seconds
enabled the Sharps to defeat the
Trojans and remain tied for
first place. Mas got two other
baskets to take scoring honors
with eight points. Clyde Vande-
cars six points paced the Tro-
jams.
jim Charbeneau was HI & h
with IL points as the Streaks
tripped the Sticks. The latter
was led by Ed Sheldon who also
hocped II pOiptS
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
IronWood Skier Hurt
in Exhibition Jump

IRON MOUNTAIN, Feb. Is -
(R - Severe weather conditions
forced cancellation Monday of
the annual Pine mountain ski
tournament, one of the Mid
vests winter sports classics. The
tournament had been postponed
from Sunday because of hazard
Gus jumping conditions.
Exhibition jumps were at.
tempted by several riders Mon
day before crowd of 1000
spectators, and one of them, Ted
Zoberski of Ironwood, suffered
a sprained wrist in fall. Crosby
Perry-Smith of Syracuse, N. Y,
jumped ESQ feet.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Brooklyn Sells Rowe
10 Minor League Club

BROOKLYN, Feb. Is -(P)-
The Brooklyn Dodgers today
sold Schoolboy Rowe, veteran
pitcher. and Catcher Dixie How
ell to their Montreal farm club
of the International League.
Both were with the Royals last
year on option, Rowe from mid
August to the end Of the season
and Howell the entire year.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Michigan WrestIsrs
Detected by illinois

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Feb. Is -
(P - A skillful Illinois wrest.
ling team took the measXre OF
Michigan in a Big Ten dual meet
here last night, Is to 3. The
Illini won seven of the eight
bouts, including two by falls.
Michigan's only victory was
turned in by Nick Kopel in the
12l-pound class his fifth straight
for the season. :
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
HOUSE LEAGUE


DETROIT, Feb. Is - R -
Contracts OF Jake LaMotta and
Ray Robinson for their fight
here Feb. 26 were filed with the
State Boxing Commission Mon
day by Matchmaker Nick Lon
des. A $1,000 check from each
fighter guaranteeing his appear
ance in proper condition also
was filed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16

NEXT WEEKS GAMES
Sharps VS.. Streaks.
Wacks VS.. Sticks.
Trojans VS.. Eagles.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16

Lieut.. Charles Gehringer, for
mer Detroit coach and second
baseman, Is assigned to the Nav
ri Pre-Flight School at Saint
Mary's College.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16

Emil Won Filing, New York
University coach, says speed as
that churned by his freshman
sprint star, Eddie Conwell, can't
be developed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
CowIey Roises
Scoring TotoI

MONTREAL. Feb. 10 Rl -
Boston's Bill Cowley, leading
playmaker of the National
Hockey League failed to set up
a scoring play during the past
week, but he flashed the red
light three times to boost his
point-getting lead to 81.
Lorne Carr of the Toronto
Maple Leafs and Doug Bentley
of the Chicago Blackhawks are
tied for second place, eight
points behind Cowley. Buzz Boil
of the Bruins, Max Bentley of
the Hawks and Billy Taylor of
the Leafs are the only other
players who have so or more
points.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16

DIRECTOR METCALF
Ralph Metcalf, former Mar
quette world record-holding
sprinter, is director of the USO
club in Admission, Ala.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
WRIGHT STOPS FOE
 IN FIVE ROUNDS
Terranova Toppled in First; Bout Drew Less
 Than 8,400 Fans

New York, June 5 (U.PD -- Hewing to the axiom that lite be- gins at 40," ancient Chalky Wright knocked out young Phil Terranova in the fifth round last night to be- come No. l New York State chal- lenger for the featherweight crown Chalky once wore.
 The tall, rangy Los Angeles Negro who generally is regarded as being closer to 40 than 30, moved down the inexperienced Bronx Italian three times-and out at 2:46 of the fifth session before small crowd of 8,301 at Madison Square Garden.
 Referee Frankie Fullam's full count made official the kayo which the sWelterin fans had been anti cipating since the first minute of the first round when Terranova per- formed like a powder puff novice against his experienced, hard-hit- ting opponent. Fortunately for the un-air- conditioned fans. it did not last the scheduled Is rounds It was the first kayo registered against Bronx Phil in 30 professional fights, something the perspiring spectators could hardly believe. Terranova was amateurish and harmless.
 Chalky scaled 125 pounds. just one more thar his shorter oppo- nent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
PAR0CHlAL SCHOOL
 BASEBALL

St. Francis Xavier came through with a victory in the best game of four played in the Parochial League yesterday; in the best game of four played in the Psrochial League yes terday, g to 8 over St. Thomas, as Hogan held the TommieS to three hits. Passarelli. pitching for St. Thomas was touched for six bingles; Quinn and Charette of the opposing teams going well at bat.
 Sts. Peter and Paul got off to a seven run start in the first two in- nings to gain a 10 to 4 win over St. Margaret's; Coyle twirling a two hitter, as the east end kids hit hard, Boulanger knocking out home run.
 St. Mary's was tol winner over St. Joseph's as Red Byrne gave the Lithuanian lads three hits; all the damage being done after the third inning. The winners recorded two double-plays, while Grimes turned in a fine catch of Germans bid for homer. St. Joseph's scored a run which was ruled out because the base runner did not touch home plate and was tagged by the St. Mary'S catcher.
 Piersalls pitching for Sacred Hearts was the principal feature of a 5 to 3 win for the defending champs, as the St. Ann team was given but two hits. Piersall famed six and hit three two-baggers when he came to bat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
Baseball Days For
 War Fund Named

Chicago, June 5-UP)-Majo league baseball geared itself today to donate upward of half million dollars to war relief.
 The long awaited charity program was announced when Commissioner KenesaW M. Landis designated June 30 and July 23 as baseball days" on which the proceeds of all major league contests will be donated to war agencies.
 On the two specified dates clubs with facilities for playing night games will hold their relief contests under the lights, while those not equipped to play nocturnal ball will schedule double-headers as an extra lure for the fans.
 The inaugural relief program in the American League will have Washington at Chicago, Philadel- phia at St. Louis and New York at Cleveland in night games and Bos- ton at Detroit In a daylight double header.
 On the National League program the schedule has Pittsburgh at Philadelphia in a night contest, Cincinnati at Brooklyn in a day twilight double-header and Chicago at Boston and St. Louis at New York in daylight twin bills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
Stephens, Dahlgren,
 Carrasquel Best

New York, June (U.PD - Vern Stephens, St. Louis Browns shortstop now awaiting induction into the army. still paces American League hitters with an average of .376 while in the National League, Babe Dahlgren, Philadelphia short stop, went to the front with a mark of 1882, official averages disclosed to- day.
 In team averages, the New York Yankees topped the junior loop both in batting and fielding with .255 and .978 respectively. The St. Louis Card finals were the top offensive team in the National League with a bat ting average of .267, The Cincin- natl Reds topped fielding marks with .982.
 Among pitchers taking their regu- lar starting turns, Alex Carrasquel of Washington with six victories and defeat led the American League hurlers while Rip Sewell of Pitts burgh had the same record in the National League Several pitchers in each league were undefeated but had won only two or three games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
TRIPLE HEADER, CIRCUS, CONCERT
 TO BE SHOWN
Washington Hills, Nauga- tuck HighIanders in Fea-
 ture Game

The long awaited clash between the league leading Washington Hills and the Naugatuck Highlanders will headline tomorrow afternoons City Amateur League 20th anniversary program at Hamilton Park field which, weather permitting, will be witnessed by an expected record crowd.
 It will also be First Champions Day" and w1ll feature reunion of the leagues first title winners, the Cardinals from Washington Hills coached by Joe Brophy and cap tained by Ray Beck.
 Other highlights of the afternoon will include 8 miniature circus and a band concert by the Fulton Amer ican band.
 Three games are scheduled includ- ing the battle or the season" be- tween the unbeaten Hills coached by Pat Quilter and Milt Weisman's high powered Naugatuck array which will be minus the services of its "ace' finger Hal Smullen of Notre Dame, but still will be well fortified in the pitching department with the acquisition of the West Haven Sailors star boxmen, Lefty" Verderame, and ill the inner works by Joe Shugrue, late of the Utica team of the Eastern League.
 Mccormack To Go
 The Hills will stand pat on the lineup which has carried them to four straight victories and will posi- lively show Bill Mccormack on the mound. It is runored that Larry Mullen may be in a Hill uniform to- morrow but just what role he will play is not known.
 Of equal importance in the pen- nant picture is the game between the Middlebury and Scovill teams which is scheduled as companion feature to the Hills-Naugy event at 3:45 o'clock on Diamond No. 2. Mid dlebury championship stock was boosted to new high last week when the Pomperaug champs star left-hander, Pete Naktenis, best Hal Smullen and the Naugatuck entry 1 to o in Il innings.
 The Sacred Hearts, without a vic- tory to their credit thus far, will tangle with Tony Romaniellos Aviglianese in the o'clock game on Diamond No. 2. Ted Grabeck will be on the moundf or the luckless Avigs while Ed Magus will most like be on the mound for the luckless
 Tomorrow's schedule of games and assignment of umpires is as follows:
 No. at p. ln.-Sacred Hearts vs.
 Aviglianese (Umpires, Vincent
 and Crichton.)
 No. at 3:45 p. m. - Washington
 Hills vs. Naugatuck (Umpires,
 Gerace and Crichton).
 No. 2 at 3:45 p. m. - Middlebury
 vs. Scovills (Umpires, Slattery
 and OConnor).
 The circus performance will start at 2:30 o'clock and will be staged directly in front of the third base bleachers on No. field. It will be of 50 minutes duration following which the animals and birds will be moved to point in deep center field where they will be on exhibition throughout the afternoon.