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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Bob Tales
I'll Be a Scramble
To Pick a Winner
BY BOB MURPHY
Sports Editor

A SPORTS COLUMN IN
SHORT FOOTBALL PANTS:
Get ready for another wild
scramble, fans, in trying to pick
a winner when the annual college
gridiron wars start. Saturday.
Football goes on In another war
time year with new faces In every
eleven in the country. College
coaches are trying to fill gaps left
by such notables as Bill Daley and
Elroy Hirsch at Michigan, Otto
Graham at Northwestern, etc.
They're doing a good Job and
the popular autumn sport won't
suffer, but the coaches are doing
plenty of the latter.
Coach Fritz Crisler at Michigan
says I'm hoping for the best,
fearing the worst and expecting
almost anything" In the opener
with Iowa Seahawks at Ann Arbor
Saturday.
Crisler, like a lot Of the other
coaches did last year. Is utilizing
freshman in his first string lineup
for the first time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
State, Wayne
Play Oct. Il

Saturday. Oct, 81, is the date
set for the Michigan State
Wayne University football game
at u. of d. Stadium here. IT was
announced today.
Until today. no definite date
had been established since the
contest was arranged several
months ago. II will be the Spar
tanS' first visit to Detroit in more
than 10 years.
Wayne has two other games
on its "A grid card, with ne
gotistions under way for an ad-
dltional two. ~
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Ydnk-A Game
Rdined Out

NEW YORK, Sept. Is (UP)-
Action in the close American
League pennant fight was posted
for at least another "a hours to-
day when the game scheduled be-
tween the New York Yankees and
Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe
Park tonight was postponed be-
cause of rain.
The Yankees. holding a half
game lead over the Detroit Tigers
will play the AS at Philadelphia
tomorrow night. weather permit
ting. II that game is postponed
the clubs will ask league permits
sion to play the game as part of a
double-header Sunday when the
Athletics are sch e du ed for
Yankee Stadium.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Prep Schedule
Faces Delay
BY JAKE BERSON

Opening football games in the
Metropolitan League this season
may still be postponed 10 Oct. E,
il was learned today.
When school opening was post
poned until Sept. IL because of
the polio epidemic. the state ath-
letic association waived its three
weeks practice rules 10 allow the
Metropolitan League to play its
first game as originally scheduled
on Sept. %
Now, however, city league
coaches are reluctant TO send
their teams into action with only
SIX or seven days practice. Though
Metro squads will report Sept.
Is. il will be two days before
most schools are ready for full
time drills. In the following
week, only three or four days
additional practice will be avail
able before Sept. % openers.
Metro coaches and principals
today were being surveyed on the
problem, with a decision due late
this afternoon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
DunStan
Set for
Last Bid
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

Nelson Dunstan. the Dearborn
Stables colt which may prove TO
be one of the country's top handi-
cap horses before he is through.
probably will be saying farewell
to Detroit racing for the year
today when he goes in the SIS, 900
Gen. Patton Handicap.
The black Ariel colt, which
whipped Col. Teddy Restless,
Toy-Quay and other older horses
in the $4,000 Admiral King
Handicap in his last start, has
what looks like a comparatively
soft touch today against rivals
of his own age over a mile and a
sixteenth.
He faces the Bomar Stables Hi
Neighbor, c. c. Winters Tattle
Tale and Sir Sprite among others
and must carry 125 pounds
against 116 for Hi Neighbor and
Sir Sprite, second high weight in
the field.
An off track is in prospect. but
even in mud the brilliant 3-year.
old, which was third in the $50
900 American Derby should be
good enough to handle this field
the experts believe. An upset
chance is given, however, to Tattle
Tale, a filly that can really fly ir
mud.
Nelson Dunstan could 60. too
in the $4,000 Eclipse HandicaT
Saturday. but the colt might have
a little more than he could handle
there and owner James Powers
and trainer Homer Stephens may
give him a rest until he starts his
New York campaign.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Pitchers Worked

Egan also recalled a pitcher
in those days had plenty Of work
cut out for him in the field
The old record books reveal that
in "a games in 1904 he was
credited with 1877 assists :.
Paul dizzy Trout, busiest
fielding pitcher these days, last
year in "A games totaled 81 for
the most assists by chucker in
the American League Once
in Toledo. Trout chalked up SIS
assists.
1t. George (Birdie) Tebbetts,
Tiger catcher who for the time
being is managing the Waco
Army Air Field team. in
speech to boys at Houston re-
Gently. offered this advice:
"Don't sign n professional
contract. even II you are offered
$4,000. until you have finished
your education. Baseball Is my
profession and ] love IL. But
I read about scouts offering
Sehoolboys $4,000 and $4,000
and II makes me mad"
Schoolboy Rowe is being
transferred from Great Lakes
Mickey Cochrane's team
won As out of so games during
the season They had no
regular who hit under .342 g.
and four pitchers with earned
run averages Of less than 200
per game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14

hawks, the Wolverines will have
four and possibly more freshmen
in the starting lineup for the first
time in modern football history
at Michigan.
At present, four Of the seven
linemen are first year men. Be-
fore the initial whistle another
one or two may have won berthS.
In the backfield. it is expected
either Eugene Derricotte of De-
fance. O., or Jack Weisenburger
will start at left halfback. Both
are freshmen.
The freshmen now slated for
line places at kickoff time are
Bruce Hilkene, an end from Indi-
annapolis; John Lintol, center from
Holy Redeemer, troit, and
guards George Burg, Winnetka,
Ill, and Quinten SickleS Of Benton
Harbor.
other newcomers who may
break into the line are tackle
Milan Lazetich of aeon d a,
Mont, and Dick Rifenburg, a
classy end from Saginaw.
Crisler has been experimenting
with Bob NuSsbaumer at right
halfback and his two speedsters
alternating at left. They are Der
ricotte and Weisenburger.
Bob Wiese is a fixture at full
back and Joe Ponsetto will start
at quarterback. Glenn Bauman has
one of the tackle posts and Art
Renner likely will be at right end
unless a late squirt gives the job
to Rifenburg.
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HEADLINE MATCH

Strengthened by the addition of
Louis Sielaff. who has been made
captain, f e. B takes on Louis
Burr's Harry Suffrin in the in
augural headliner. Under the
name of Deluxe last season, Suf-
frin won the state championship
and headed the Michigan Major
the greater part of the race be-
fore -Sackman's bounced down III
front.
Joe Norris Stroh, with Johnny
Petro of Cleveland replacing the
ailing Freddy Wolf. will have
easier sailing in Bill Morland's
Auto Club and should get away
with a shutout victory. Elwood
Blake's Standard is formerly
Murdoch and Cass Schlaff's Play
dunn is a combination of J. f.
Berger and PepSi-Cola. Cy Coral
czyk of Sackman's has lost Their
man Gibson and faces tougher
shedding.
The Women's Major. Detroits
top league. also opens its season
at Olympic Recreation tonight,
but the gals will not know their
opponents until a drawing is made
shortly before starting time. Clara
Aliens Olympic Rec. is the de-
Tending champion. Agnes Elk
strom's Enterprise. Eddie Coy's
Vernor's, Selma Myers KinneyS
and Marion Gomans Colonial loom
as the strongest rivals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Trucks Amazing

Virgil Trucks, with a record
OF 10 victories and no defeats,
fashioned an earned run aver
age of 0.SS, an amazing record
Spud Chandler, with LEA
for the Yankees last season.
chalked up one of the lowest in
big league history.
Bob Klinger won nine straight
for the Sailors and had an
earned run average of 093 q.
Rowe won six games and lost
one and had an earned run mark
of 1877.
Jimmy Webb did all right by
his pappy-in-law. Steve O'Neill
Of the Tigers, when he webb
singled and later scored the
winning run in the extra inning
game in which the White Sox
beat the Browns the other
night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Moore, MartineIli
Win Mat Feature

Tiger" Jack Moore and Angelo
Martinelli scored two falls to win
an exciting Australian tag wreSt-
ling bout at Faiiview Gardens
last night. the match lasting SO
minutes
Kid Chapman and Louis Klein
grappled TO a draw, each winning
fall, Klein the first with an arm
breaker in 1920 and Chapman
the second on a leg swing in 3 40.
81 Larson won his first bout here
when Stanley Buresh was DIS
Qualified for fouling.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Lou Likes Navy

Lou Little. who usually knows
and has several words to say about
the eastern grid teams, likes Navy
this year--and goes so far to say
the Middies might be the best in
the land.
The Columbia coach rattles of
with:
"You can't get away from
Navy. They've already got
theirs; some of the others have
theirs TO get. They'll show .
terrific line. two-deep, and .
dozen of the finest backs In tho
land. They'll be awful hard to
stop.
Army will have . powerful
team, too. Wish I had one half
as good" he adds wistfully.
Down in Southland, they're pick
ing Georgia Tech. Tulane and
L. S. L. as the top dogs in the
powerhouse department OF the
Sout h eastern Conference. even
though Tech has lost Eddie Prokop
and L. S. u. will be without the
great Steve Van Buren,.
Several big intersectional games
will furnish spice as usual, to this
wartime football season.
1t seems schedule makers de.
cided 10 restore a number Of them
this year after rationing last year
and Notre Dame, Michigan. Army,
Navy, Pitt and Penn teams are
going 10 take a lot OF dreary mile
age in crowded day coaches 90
fulfill the commitments.
Army plays the Irish and Duke
at New York; Navy meets Purdue.
Notre Dame and Duke at Balti-
more: Ohio State tackles Illinois
in Cleveland in few OF the neu-
trail contests.
Hubby Walker, former Tiger
outfielder. Is in a naval hospital
in the south Pacific with a Les
injury.
For his many friends who might
like TO drop a note here is hi,
address:
II. w. Walker, c. S. p.
u. s. Fleet Hospital No. 1o1
r. p. o. San Francisco, Cal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14

will bowl weekly. 1t is no-handi-
cap with quintets averaging from
no up. Officers are Ann Keppen
president; Ida Shay. vice presi-
dent; Esther Wagner. secretary;
Gerry Rogers, treasurer, and May
Revels. sergeant-at-arms.
The Greater Detroit Masonic
loop, increase from 10 to 1e
teams with a number of T m $
Classic stars, will have its opening
at Olympic tomorrow at $50. This
circuit is becoming so popular Sec
rotary Ira klibbe states he could
have had 20 clubs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14

and Stroh will be making their
debuts in this loop after having
confined their activities 10 The
Detroit Times All-Star Classic and
Greater Detroit All-Star circuits
in the past.
In both these leagues. f g. B
and Stroh staged some bitter
battles before the former carried
off the championships last season,
the Times Classic on the final
night and the Greater Detroit
only after a roll-off. There is
every reason to believe the Mich
igan Major will be just another
interesting backyard tussle be-
tween the pair.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
West Side Classic
Opens Tomorrow

West Side Classic Bowling be-
gins its third season tomorrow
night at Crest Lanes starting At
9 o'clock. New members of the
! g. I e a m organization are Joe
Raymo's Vince, Mickey Flller's
Dalees and Earl Benton's Cerisch.
Young looms as one OF the
strong quintets with Don Brichta.
Stanley Baker and Leslie Nipper
in the lineup. Wayne Whitennan
is captain. Norman Halleen's In
dex Five is back TO defend its
title. Carolin is the new name for
Corporate. NJ. D. Barney Adair
remains as captain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
T. B. RdyPs:

Has been selected by Catholic
Central High School as the cen
trail outlet for the Shamrock
ticket sale for its coming football
game Oct. % at Briggs Stadium
with Boys Town, it was an
nounced today by Rev. FIR. James
f. Martin. athletic direc o r
Tickets may be purchased there
now
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Rangers Play
Wings NOV.2

NEW YORK. Sept. 13 (UP)-
Lester Patrick, manager of the
New York Rangers of the Ma
tional Hockey League, said today
his club would open its season at
Toronto against the Maple Leafs
on Oct. %, and close at Madison
Square Garden on March Is.
Patrick said that before the
Rangers open their home sched-
ule they also will play games at
Chicago against the Blackhawks
on Nov. /, and at Detroit against
the Red Wings, Nov. 2.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14

a lineup. Of
the 81 players
on the squad.
25 are civilians,
mostly fresh
men. Twenty
are navy train
eeS and six ma
rlnCS.
w h en- the
season ope n ;
S a { u r d a y
against low a
Pre-Flight Sea-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
By LEO MACDoNELL

Jack Zeller. the Tiger G. NJ.
nd an early riser, got TO Briggs
stadium az 100 yesterday
morning and was astounded 10
End three women standing in
The rain 10 buy tickets for the
Tiger games with the Yankees
next week ZelleF invited the
ladies' into the stands out Of the
rain 10 await the coming Of
ticket sellers. who DO not open
The windows until 9 o'clock.
Never in history has the
stadium had such a tremendous
a dvance sale for weekday
games BY the way. Neil
Conway, the stadium ground
keeper, is mad al rats for a
number az reasons. chief ef
which is that rodents are chewA
ing UP his outfield turf dlgglngl
Tor night Crawlers.
Zeller recalls way back when
Springfield Mass and AerideH
Conn }, IN the old Connecticut
League. played four games on
the last day Of the season 10
decide the championship.
Two games were played In
the forenoon and two in the
afternoon"
Wish Egan. like the fellow in
the famous cartoon. pitched 40
years too soon -. Back in 1904.
the celebrated Tiger scout won
20 games for Louisville in the
American Association and had
his salary cut A.. He isn't sure
why, but thinks il may have had
something TO do with his losing
20 the same season.
I've had only four pitchers on
the club and there was plenty
of work for u.s." Egan recalled.
SIN fact, we had only Is players
in all. st. Paul won the PEN
nant with is players, but five
OF them were hurlers."
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Joe E. BroUn:

Film comedian, resigned today
as a member of the Los Angeles
playground and Recreation Com
mission in protest over squabbllne
over management of the Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Brown has been at odds with the
commission over his desire to see
professional football played in the
coliseum.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Weatherman Could Decide A. L. Race
Death Throws
Gus SOllIenberS

Word comes today tn I Gus
Sonnenberg, Al. as well-known an
athlete as we've ever had in De-
troit had lost his toughest battle
with sickness at Bethesda, Mary
land navy hospital.
Death ended nearly two years
Of disqualification for the ex-mat
and grid star who joined the navy
two years ago as a physical in
structor. He was in the army in
World War /. Leukemia caused
his death.
After the war Gus became one
of the sport legends in Detroit as
member of Jimmy Duffy's teams
at University of Detroit in 1921
and 1922. He played with such
Titan renowns as Tillie Voss, Speel
Ellis, Tom Kenny, Patsy Nc
Kenna, Bunny Barrett, Fran
Fitzgerald and Tom Mcnamara.
Later he played for Dartmouth.
That is all in the record but Gus
I looked directly at life. He saw
capital in his muscles and made,
many say. millions and spent it on
the good things of enjoyment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Chopp Collects Isl
In Plymouth Victory

John Chopp'S 252 game featured
the opening Of the Plymouth 81
Victory Bowling Leagues ninth
season at State Fair Recreation.
AL Baduc is president, Glen Fades
vice president, and Ernest Lam
bert Secrctary-treaSurer Of the 20
team circuit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
2,OOO-foot:

Two-reel movie Of the 1914
World Series and the American
League will distribute it to armed
forces on all battlefronts, it was
announced today by the leagues
promotional director, Lew Fon-
SEGA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14

Uamft behind leader.
YESTERDAY RESULTS
Boston at Brooklyn, rain.
Philadelphia al New fork. rain.
Cincinnati AZ ChicaEo, ram.
PITTSBURGH Sc, st Louis IS.
TODAY'S GAMES
Cincinnati ~ Chicago Cd.
Boston at BROOKLYN t7l
rhiladelphia ~ New YORK a.
Pittshurfh AZ st L0uis, twi-nirht.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Major Mcqueen Now

Finlay Mcqueen Jr., part owner
of Gleneagles Recreation, has been
promoted from captain to major
in the army air corps. He has
been assigned to Washington from
Colorado Springs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Pin Teams Needed

Teams of $50 average. or better,
wishing to bowl Wednesday nights
are asked TO call Tony Cetlinski at
OR 1864 or Ed Behrendt at OR
1885 after 6 u. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Rain Forced Postponement: :

Last night in the American AS
ISOLATION annual ShaughnesSy
playoffs and the games between
st. Paul and Toledo and Louis
Vile and Milwaukee will be played
tonight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Philadelphia Eagles:

In a preseason start last night
at Shibe Park, walloped the Chi
cago Cardinal-Pittsburgh SteelerS,
22-0, before $4,000 fans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Must End
.Cdrdby0et.1
BY PAT ROBINSON

international News Service sports Writer
NEW YORK. Sept. 13-There
is one very important individual
who seems to have been over
looked in figuring the pennant
chances of the Yanks, Tigers,
Browns and Red Sox. He is the
weatherman.
No. I'm not kidding. The
weather could make all the differ
ence in the world to one or all
of the teams involved.
Let me explain. The Yanks,
Browns and Red Sox each have
IT games to play; the Tigers
have 18.
The season must end Oct. l. II
any team hasn't played its full
schedule on that date. that's just
too bad. No game can be played
after that date unless two or more
teams should finish in dead heat
for first place.
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e s. B. StrOh Crash
Major as FaVOriteS
BY HAROLD KAHL

b o beat with Harry Standard
Paydm Recreation and Sacman defending champion close
That's the the Michigan Major Classic bowling sizes
tonight d 3
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
NEW wOMEN's LOOP

The Cadillac Women's Classic. a
new league here composed of u
teams. also will start tonight at
the Cadillac Recreation where II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Prev Beats Death
I'm Air Crash at Sea
BY GEORGE f. VAN

miles his base Panama 1t Bill PreNs APO
bomber had both conk him and his ship
plunged he
An A-20 he had been told goes down in minutes only
would Vaguely, he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Manuel Ortiz:

Today is still the worlds ban
tamweight champion. Ortiz last
night won in the fourth round of
a scheduled hereunder by a
knockout from Luis Castillo al
Los Angeles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Fresh to Start FORM
First Time i'm History
BY EDGAR HAYES

ANN ARBOR Sept Criser had lineup last
before There have been
but Ce knew whoever he picked would be top flight
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
Tigers Game
Starts Earlier
By LEO MACDoNELL

Jack Zeller, Tiger general man.
ager, has received word that the
first of the two Tiger games with
the Indians at Municipal Stadium
in Cleveland Friday will be played
| at $50 O'Clock.
The Cleveland management had
planned 10 start the game at 6
o'clock and if necessary finish il
under the lights until il was
found such a program would vio-
late league rule. The rule pro-
hibits the finishing of twilight
games under lights.
WANT BIGGER GATES
With the other two games in
the series set for Sunday, Zeller
had hoped TO have one played on
Saturday. But the Clevelanders
obviously figure on bigger gates
with double-headers Friday night
and Sunday afternoon.
Paul DIZZY Trout and Harold
Newhouser will pitch for the
Tigers Friday, each seeking his
25th victory of the season.
Though general practice for
the club was called off at Briggs
Stadium yesterday due to rain, a
few Tigers worked out. Among
these were Trout and Newhouser
with catchers Bob Swift and Paul
Richards, respectively.
WORK OUT TO-DAY
The scheduled exhibition game
in East Lansing also was rained
out.
There will be Tiger workouts al
the stadium at 100 today and to-
morrow. The Tigers will leave al
l6 o'clock tomorrow evening fol
Cleveland.
In the meantime, ticket sellers
are swamped with the demand
for tickets for the New Yorl
games Tuesday, Wednesday ant
Thursday of next week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
GUARD AT BELLE ISLE

He played football il seemed
wherever il paid 10 play football.
He was once a lifeguard at the
Belle Isle beach and Il lie kids
used to watch the squat muscle
man as he stood before them and
fiexed his muscles. Gus loved the
kids.
But the money Gus made in
football was peanuts TO the golden
horde that came his way in wres-
Ting, the streamlined variety that
was such a terrific success in the
thirties,
His flying tackle won him fame.
Fans liked Dynamite Gus" He
contributed greatly to the revival
of the sport. He won the heavy
weight championship and his
record included victories over
some of the top grapplers of his
days including Ed Stranger
Lewis when Lewis was up there
as the worlds best.
It has been estimated that he
went through about two million
dollars and was considered one
of the wealthiest men in his pro-
fession. His first wife was Marie
Elliot and his second Judith Aller
the actress. After divorcing Son
nenberg, Miss Allen married Iacl
Doyle, heavyweight boxer. Son
tnenberg also was remarked, to
Mildred Micelli of Riverdale, New
York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
SpOrt

Looy Fans, Woitin9
FOR Tickefs o. $50
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
How They Stand

YEsTERDAy's RESULTS
No TAnes scheduled.
TODAYS GAMES
Nsu York AZ Philadelphia, postponed raln'
ONLY rame scheduled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14

men. Stars from other colleges
like Bill Daley, Elroy Hirsch, Fred
Negus and Jack Wink were avail
able. Many fine Michigan players
who had enlisted were left at the
school 10 finish their courses and
were eligible for football. like Paul
White and Merv Pregulman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-14
DIFFERENT STORY

This year it's a different story.
The opening game is three days
off and coaches aren't yet set on