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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Yale
All Captains

NEW HAVEN, Dec. % (UP)-
Yale Universitys basketball squad
is built Of five players who were
captains of their high school
teams, including Paul Walker, the
teams captain and an end on the
undefeated Yale football squad.
Walker was captain Of the Oak
Park, H., high school team two
years ago. Forwards John Warst-
Ter and Charley Porterneld were
elected captains Of their high
school teams at North Canton, o.,
and New Philadelphia, o. Joe
Kelly and Ed Seel, guards, led
high school teams at Avonworth,
Pa, and Edgewood of Pittsburgh.
In addition to the FIVE starting
players having the leadership
background, four reserves-Dick
Morrow Of Wilmington, Del, Bill
Penn of Washington, Bob Tholfsen
Of Bellmore, n. Y, and Charlie
Johnson of Union, n. J.-were
captains of high school basketball
teams.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

that but her eaSy-golng skipper,
Hank Burkard, went out and won
the Deep Water and All Night
races later in the season.
WRIGHT TOPPED DUNN
Other high spots: Tom Petzold's
sensational early season string Of
successes with ThiSbe in the g.
meter class the same for
Gordon Saunders and Ted Noack
with Noreg among the skies 4. !.
Shamrock came back into her
own w The s-meter class under
Bob Kerr and Eddie Wunsch 10
win at Put.ln-Bay and then won
the Iceberg series in the sea-
son S windup for the class.
Sensational sailing OF Chsl-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
3 Teams Remain
Loop Disbands
Ex-Greater Detroit
Ceeers Play Stars

Although the Greater Detroit
League has disbanded, fans will
continue to get basketball fare on
Sunday nights at Hackett Field
house. Exceptions will be made
during the holidays, when cards
are scheduled for Mondays.
The league gradually dwindled
to three teams-the strongest, OF
course - so Director Don Rider
plans games with such quintets
as Fort Wayne Zollners, the pro
champs; Grumann Hellcats. COM
posed Of former Long Island u.
and Renaissance players, and
Dutch Dehnert's Cheboygan Red
skins.
They will be brought here
starting next month 10 play Mans
field, JAW Local TIA and Dear
born Winston, the three remain
ing teams from a list OF 10 or
so interested in the loop several
months ago. The rest gradually
lost interest when the strength
Of Mansfield and the others be-
came apparent.
Christmas nights schedule calls
for Mansfield to meet Local TIA
again in the feature at 9 p. m.
II took Mansfield two overtime
periods to win. 40-36 two weeks
ago. Winston plays Fromms at
8 and Bailey's Five takes on High
land Park A. c. at 7 p. m. in
the other game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

lenge's crew in the Top Dog"
round-robin series for the skies
Chuck McGregor, Bob Bry-
ant, Ted Coggin and George Cur
ran won all three races Don
Wright supplanted the artful Nor
rill Dunn as champion OF the c
class sloops.
The veteran Emmett Mccoy won
the Robert Oakman catboat tro-
ply for the second year In row
and another Detroit Yacht Club
skipper. Fred Memo Jr., became
the river champion or the single
stickers Our notable visitor
Elmer the Great" (Bud) Doyle
of Buffalo who brought Banga-
lore, an S-meter, here 10 win in
the racing class 10 Mackinac and
the Deep Water start to Put-ln-
Bay, also ADDED TO our season.
CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE
And you can't forget the run
the 65-foot yawl Manitou of Jim
Grove made to Mackinac 10 be
first In although she lost on cor
rected time or BlitZen's drive
through the feet in the All Night
race 10 lead the pack home =.
or Perez Darnells enthusiasm in
backing two S-meter boats and
his general enthusiasm and en-
couragement for the class or
the work OF sgd Warner and his
al the Detroit Yacht
Club in teaching several hundred
the fundamentals of sailing
or the efforts Of Dick Miller and
Elmo Murine in putting the Star
Class back Ninto popularity here
and their staging OF the Great
Lakes Star championships.
What these men and others did
helps 10 explain why Detroit was
lust about the yachting center Of
the United States in 1914,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Good Season

Although Washington's baseball
attendance fell of in night games
during 1874. Clark Griffith has no
complaint 10 register The
Senators, in second position
nearly the entire season, drew
better than 100000 paid sdmis-
sions, which left the club with a
sizeable profit Lew Tender,
the southpaw who once had
Benny Leonard on Queer street"
hut let him turn the corner. re-
Gently submitted 10 surgeons
knife In Philadelphia.
The Detroit Lions and Wash
ington Redskins are planning a
preseason exhibition game at At
lanta next fall 70 be spon-
sored by the Atlanta Constitution
and the Variety Club Of that
Georgia metropolis Lou Little,
coach M Columbia University, in
New York said. IF / were an
owner Of q professional football
club I'd want Steve Sucic, the
195-pound halfback of the Second
Air Force Superbomhers. He's
the best ball carrier saw at the
Polo Grounds-much superior 20
Bill Dudley" Sucic halls from
Illinois and as far as is known no
pro league club has a string on
him yet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

football scores during the church
services. Like the other Sunday
when he said:
"Us the first Sunday Of Ad-
Uent and Rotrs Dame defeated
Georgia Tech Yesterday.
AFTER the last game he said:
"'This is the second Sunday
of Advent and Notre Dame de-
feated Great Lakes ysstsTdGy,
then added;
81 gaze the score last week
on a neiRhborinR ship. After
mass, 1t. Comdr. George Halas,
gunner and coach Of the Chicago
Bears, came by and said he'd
take care Of me for oil the Bear
games Whsn ! returned IL ! men
toned his team. Considsr IL
DONE and then the padre went
on with the sermon"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

taught Betty The game Miss
Ainsworth Is now civilian en-
-Pleye attached 10 the u. s. ATTY
Quartermaster CORPS 1t.
Robert A. Fischer. Notre Dame
baseball pitcher In 1941-42, was
killed Nov. II over Italy while
flying his fighter plane, "Notre
Dame" lie is the fourth
Notre Dame letterman 20 lose his
life in this war.
This corner certainly doesn't
agree with those gentlemen who
voted Notre Dame the second
worst flop in football this past
fall The Irish lost only 20
Army and Navy Docs losing
10 Army and Navy make q team
& "fop , They haven't lost 10
college, team In two years -.
Cleveland charged $40 a COPY
for the recent Tommy Bell-chuck
Hunter fight Jockey Conn Nc
Creary rates Twilight Tear the
greatest horse Of all time o.. But.
Trainer Ben Jones diSagrees with
Conn Ben says the greatest
Of all was Whirlaway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Hockey League
Starts Sunday

Detroit Night Hockey League
will open its 1944-45 season at
Mack Park this Sunday night
with two games, Hot Carriers VS..
Nash-Detroit at 1880 and Frots
VS.. Stays at 8 o'clock.
The league, now fully organized
with y junior and five senior
clubs, will play nightly. The
schedule for Christmas night is
Laskys VS.. Detroiters, Dearborn
Aces VS.. Bengals and Eagles VS..
Carriers. Tuesdays games, Aven-
Carriers. Tuesdays games, Aven-
gers VS.. Maple Leafs at 7;30 and
VicS VS., Northwest Eagles at 8.
Carriers in the Junior class and
Maple Leafs and Aveng gers,
seniors, were added this week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

FIRST RAcE-S'yeAE-ole' saa W me;
Fleming Chance tHsni $50
E zaf Ghost Hunt. Isy!,,a. Ar Borne,
Rusty Gold, se!ksry and Mokup also ran
SECOND RAcE-s.y,sr-olds and Up, x mile
Can Time lMccaddsnl ALSO $40
PtTSnigs' Opera sue wing TIP, w.rrie,r
Lad. GUNNER UP. height o. Land ana eNin
THIRD RAcE-2-year-olds =, mile
,oyeTeI9s, Gamer $40 500 80
Edgar p BestbooE black FANTASY, 'LiEn,-
'S ost 4Si ana ' limos CLOUD also ran. ~
Field.
FOURTH RACE - s-ysar-old' and UP u
MiS b bSU /" o Wade zso $40
Miss Valor Martin 40
tte% car + &c enssiisrs5 HOP PICKER coo
Remnant. Fair sand BsllysrnStt. X c Gal
Tenbrose and Sassy Patricia also ran,
'Fied
FIFTH RACE--a-year-eldI ana W, ! lis
Don Devto tJemas 900 400 $50
Khaygran tWeidaman 1900 90
Plucky Teddy Meyers 500
Time $50, off $50.
Shlnemup. White Hope, Close Up, BuSy
Nine skipper z, and CoeatbeFFy also ran
SIXTH RACE-2-year-olds - mile.
A-Best Effort tJemlsi 2bo 720 22l
King Dorset CueTinl 2eo 4o
TrAntbest Summers 2.bo
Time ia. of D ssh
s.Dellsr Marx Dick King. Tough TAfgtt.
and Lovely Trace also ran.
s-C. {. Tanner entry.
SEVENTH RAcE-3.ysar-oldS and up, i
mile and 10 yards
Meminiase H6yntsl 400 $50 $50
Code Mentor tLoturCol so 500
VEGAS wheel Jemas , 90
Time 80, of 6'2E.
Happy Prince Reign Veil and whilIinEoy
also ran.
EIGHTH RAcE-4-ysar-olda and UP i-ie
miles
Mae X Madam 800 $40 43o
Flourtown tJemssl $40 40
Iron Works tJesopl $40
Time 81 OF s.5T.
Mention, Fishers Pet. RAMON Breeze
snowline. MeetIum. Biz Rover 'MAsehanee.
Toy. Top and Uncle Peter also ran,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

JAW tahoTTA saws nc VIII
not box until after Feb. l, when
hls five-year contract with Cap
riano is 10 be terminated 49,. But.
the contract has three-year OPP
ton attached 10 il, which the
fighter disputes lncidenuy,
Capriano points out that under
his management, LaMotta aggre-
gated $4,000 in purses in four
wears. much Of which came out Of
Detroit.
Tiny Thompson. former Red
Wing goalie. who will be dis
charged from the RCAF Reserves
soon, is TO become a scout for the
Blackhawks, which club is msn-
aged by brother Paul Yves
Fesler, who will become varsity
basketball coach AT Princeton,
Feb. /. is one of the few ndIvidu-
ais in collegiate sports history 10
be named an all-America per-
former in both football and bas-
ketball Fesler, Ohio State
graduate, won grid honors in 1923
and 1880 as an end, and in 1881
was selected for mythical honors
in basketball
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

was a last min
ute entry in
the Mackinac
r &C. figured
to finish on
T hur sday by
yachting
Wisenheinner
So what? So
she wins, beat
ing the favored
Rambler VI OF
A n y l. an g.
h a m m er but
good. Not only
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Red Dock Scores
For Lucky lottie'

MIAMI, Dec. 20 tUP)-Red
Dock, under Ted Atkinson, came
from far back in the stretch TO
score a popular triumph in the
50 900 Maryland Purse, which
marked the close of Gulfstream
Parks 20-day meeting today.
Running under the colors OF
Mrs. Lottie Wolf, the seven-year.
old gave Atkinson his 2S1st VIC
tory of the year. Pistol Pete edged
Romulus, a stablemate of the
winner, for second.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Seals Club Acquires
Pitcher From Giants

SAN FRANCISCO Dec %
tUP)-San Francisco Seals have
acquired right-handed pitcher
Kenneth Miller from the New
York Giants.
Miller was farmed 10 The Jersey
City Giants last season and won
10 and lost 13 for the second-divi-
sion International League team.
He was recalled al the end OF the
year appearing IN a relief role for
The New York Giants In four
games, losing one and winning
none.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Best Effort Takes
New Orleans Cap

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. % tUP)
Best Effort. bearing top weight
of l22 pounds, moved up from sec
ond going to the wire 10 capture
the 18th running of the $500
added Pontchartrain Handicap.
which opened the Fair Grounds
winter meeting today. II -
pleted a triple for Jockey !
Jemas King Dorset held on 70
head Transbest for second.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

chitko. Bill Sayres, now attend
ing University of Texas at Aus
tin, made the mems and junior
boys list. Miss Smilka also has
western number one in prospect
as she won the girls title at Mil
waukee last July.
IN GREENLAND
1t. Seymour Greenberg, sta
toned al present in Greenland
with an air service unit. has the
one spot in the mems and Mary
Lou Boyer in the womens. Young
Miss Smilka led the girls and
Junior divisions and made seventh
in the women's. Sayres headed
junior boys and gained tenth in
the mems.
The rankings by divisions fol-
low:
MEN-ls 1t ore.neerE Huber, Msnlrs
Preston, s. HaoesT, wrobesl = oPa,ro .sI :,
WoMEN-l Miss Boyer 2, Constance ED-
s sg,:0 D. Msy HsysAN %'e,t s c.r,1 Va.
Bartholomew. I. Miss smllkA 9. Gloria
King O. Miss Prychitko. 10, Eugenis Gorks
JUNIOR GIRLS-i, SmilkAi 2. Miss King
-3,-FFyehitko T. Barbara tBobbie Burritt.
Crosse Pointe, ), Carol Crane, Birmingham.
g. Ann Gehrke. 2 Elaine Lewieki. Ham
tramck, g. Olga MAkushik, Hsmtramek. Q.
Nancy Sanders Bloomfield Hills 10, Sue
O'Leary Crosse Pointe
GfRts-i sritt, ?, Prychitko, ; irene
WAskiewiez, HAmtrAmck 4 Miss Lewicki. s,
Mary -RsAdaLfe,- HsnntfAmek Del
phine WAskiewicI; 7 LeonA PopheSI; q,
Jane PiScinsrs 0 Mary Ann Quincy.
JUNIOR ROYS--1- SAyreS 2 Bob Blusm-
field 5, Alexander rhnmAs HetEeck Jr; 4,
Walter English, Hamtramck s, Leonard
Broue: q Bob Ireland Crosse potnte 2.
John Keiiba HamtrAmek a. Victor BrAden,
Monroe 0. Ross Heron, Crosse Points To-
Jim Kennedy, Crosse Pointe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
GRID STARS BACK

A couple Of other football stars
are back after a tour Of duty IN
the Pacific theatcr lasting IS
months.
They arc Paul Lillis and Bernie
Crimmins, two OF Notre Danes
finest linesmen.
They told Hunk Anderson In
New York the other day they ran
into football players in every part
Of their area and football talk
was always available.
They arc lieutenants in the navy
on PIT boats.
Pete Supina Jr. OF Hamtramck
was awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for bravery on the Anzio
beachhead, IL was revealed in
letter 20 his parents, who live az
1892 Conant Pete was cited
for crawling 700 yards from shell
hole 20 shell hole with a wounded
comrade while mortar shells fell
all around him tie job took
FIVE hours.
~ lie graduated from Hamtramck
High after playing on the 1912
baseball team When he was
indicted into the army In April,
1913. he was the property Of the
Tigers and like his father. a
catcher o.. His father, now a
Hsmirsmck detective. play d
minor league baseball.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
No+rs Danes Error

Notre Dame Coach Ed Nc
Keever says: Our mistake in the
Army game was showing up 10
play" Moose Jameson, the
old hockey player. says there are
no good stick handlers In the
puck pursuing sport nowadays
=. Australians feel they have n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

future woman's
tennis C h q M
pion In 20
year-old Betty
Ainsworth. who
is a gla m or
girl along with
u =. /. Before
the war she
worked in a
sports goods
tore W It'll
J a c X Bro M
witch. the Davis
Cup star, who
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
.GreenberQ
No. | Meter
Ham+ramck Lass
in Three Divisions
BY STANLEY L. BRINK

Mems. womens, junior and girls
rankings for 1914 were issued Sat-
urday by Luella c. Houser, presi-
dent of Southeastern Michigan
Tennis Association, director of
athletics at Kingswood School
Cranbrook. Bloomfield Hills.
In addition to Miss Houser the
ranking committee included w.
F. Boyer. secretary-treasurer. HUI
bert G. Johnson, department Of
parks and recreation, Jack Luke,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Sports
La Motta's Manager
Rejects Boston Bid
By LEO MAcDoNELL

Among other offers. Nike Cap
riano reports he had 70 turn
down a guarantee OF $4,000 for
lake LaMotta in Boston -. be-
cause Of court troubles between
the manager and fighter &C.. Thus
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

official of inc
! e a que, a n
club official or
any player
Pratt is giving
the gag law q
good kick in <
around.
f T q NIX
b o u c h e /.
coach OF the
X a N & Q r $,
blasted Pratt
in print for
liz ~ n div
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
lex Grant Lost in Action

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Dec. %
(UPb - Sgt. NJ { hew r. (Ick)
Grant, a member of the 1912 and
l943 Notre Dame basketball
squads. was reported lost in action
by the war department, it was
learned today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

Park
Tennis Club.
and Mrs. +. ].
u e a NJ Hoxie.
Hamtramck.
Hamtramck's
Josephine Smil-
ka. Is, has a
spot in three
d " is ions
W o m C n,
Jun Tor, and
girls and so has
her chum. Ste
phi a lie PTy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

TIRsT RACE-5-year-oles and up, =. mile
Hco,isr vol IAcostaI also lo3o $50
TiTSseti9'n NILE Yda,, 1880 sYS
Time is off $50
COMFY Ari SH't .,.na' Toruha,ai and coSn-
s-Fisrulli entry
SECOND RAcE-s-sssr-olas and Up ll-ls
ssioi.n, n;lpaO,u Ia.'o s:9 ,JS
E TN 'f s,1 81 s. i5 u.r.r.m an. Rio,
Call also ran.
s. ssis 7a BULL :' s5sis..o $40 ;S 33S
Panaeea Root $40
T TR0f i iis Is sG Si ' bSi4, ogm 1.a
Gardner Cracks ana Neat ano lldy also ran
b-AreInd entry.
FOURTH RAcE-S-y,ar-olaI and Up, =
S GsS e,. .y''q lT,.holn ii'o sSS .lS
Full Cry tskorontki 100
Psituri ReIpirs ny zIeH and Bottom Rail
also ran.
SPECIAL RACE, mile:
Tiger Call Atkinson
S9 Tfm ns.oSss as. on s-so,4
Match race-nO also Fhnh. M ucitluA
FIFTH RAcE-3-yssr-oles and Up lis
s, iss Dock tAtkinsonl 77o 40 ~,
Pistol Pete NILS $50 ou!
a-pomulus Yocuml out
Time / 50 Is. or 4 O7.
Three Clovers. Sabottlf and HIS hishness
also ran,
A-Won entry.
SIXTH RACE-S-yssr-olds and az. i-ie
M itt Ride tMns 500 go go
BudReteer Atkinson $40 SeU
a-RomAn Red NicholSl 2.oo
rims 50 SIS, off s4h y.,.,..
cutup and Lord Win also ran.
al Sands entry.
SEVENTH RACE-3-yeAr-oldS, ~ miles
s-SAtin Cap Meade 900 80 su
What Happened Maschek 800
Time las LIS of sto7 -...,..--,. ...--..,.
"rLvfU Thaiei APafiAy King, C'COody
Oneniors and RAZOR Sharp also ran.
a-MayiAiT Stable entry
EIGHTH RAcE-a.year-oldS mile and 70
s.psb Mann tGerloch $40 I2o 400
Wee shot FISCHER TO
Tine iss as. of $50
s-Toy Bomb. Son 81 Tara, 2 NUNS.
polly Warden, vlidna MIth, Hsiu harris.
staEsr ana Conference also ran.
al. Graf entry
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

Tar EFFORTS 70
effect a settle
ment OF their
d tfere noes
having failed.
Capriano's as
ssult Cd s e
against Jake is
due 10 go TO
trial in New
York Q ly
next month -.
In the mean
time. LaMotta
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
A BOYS GREATEST GIFT

A puppy for Christmas. The express
sion of joy and happiness of little 1O-year-
old Bobby Blackburn of Roseville shown
here with two wire haired fox terrier
puppies, gift from his daddy,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

THIS year she won ner urSt nall
dozen starts, victories which in
cluded the Mills Trophy and
Mackinac races. No skipper ever
had won the Mills and Mackinac
before in the same year.
He had great crews that in
cluded Jim Armour. Avery Mack
lem, Ken Green. DR.. r. D. Ament,
Joe Snay, Clarence Shaw and Carl
Meurer.
NETEnR EnOT TN VAN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Clete yelling Rated
AS 'Skipper-of-Y Year
By GEORGE e. VAN

There's fair wind blowing shpnate grab onto that Jug
splice the brace and well figure out the boys who did the
sailing around here during 1914.
Skipper Year-CletuS J. yelling with Vesse, the New
80" another the lake In 1913 but
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Services Gel 10 PIT.
OF All Sports Goods

The army and ma =, II is esti-
mated. will take 10 per cent Of
all sports good manufactured in
the next several months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

Order the United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them To your home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
OFF THE HOOK With Lewis n, Waller
Babe Pratt Removes Gag
To Call Coach Lord Bang
OFF THE HOOK

MUTINY DEPT Big Babe Pratt of the Toronto Maple
Leafs Trophy hocey valuable last
challenged authority National Hockey League aided
and abeed by Andy Lyle sports editor the Toronto Star
the league have gag law which DEGREES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

punching Walter Atanas, New
York's prize Greek forward 80.
Boucher said Pratt, former
Ranger, "had never punched
anyone his size yet, etc"
Pratt came back with a re-
buttal He says Boucher,
who was the "most gentlemanly
player" In hockey so long they
gave him the Lady Byng
Trophy rs a permanent award,
has given up Lady Byng and
become Lord Bang.
Pratt hasn't been disciplined
yet Collyer's Eye gives the
case a banner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
BY Edgar Hayes
The Greater Game
The Greater game by eo9er ~
Ships Chaplain Clues
Notre Dame Scores, 90

An entertaining arrived from Cousin Phil CIT Philip
Hayes dentist the USS Blue Ridge with interesting Nore
Dame stories.
n chaplain this ship who hot Notre Dame
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

a fine of not less than $500 MOI
more than 81 600 for any player
who gives the newspapers a state.
ment rejecting in any way on the
conduct or performance of any
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Cooley, Stdgs
Metro Giants
Pace City Props
During ~ Season
BY JAKE BERsoN

To Cooley High and Mackel. 2
High teams went the major sh. ~
OF Metropolitan League athletic
championships during the calen-
dar year of 1914.
Topping all schools in number
of titles with three was Cooley,
which for the second straight year
made clean sweep of all running
crowns. Coach Claude Snarey's
pupils repeated in indoor and out.
door track, and in cross-country.
Mackenzie, however, walked off
with two of the choicest plums--
the football and basketball cham.
pionships. The Stays perform
ances were even more noteworthy
because il was the first titles in
either sport in the schools history.
WIN TWO TITLES
BEDFORD and Northwestern
each gained top honors twice.
The HuSkieS. additionally strong
in golf, won the Spring and Fall
links championships. while North
western, winner of more aquatic
titles than any other school in
league history. finished in front
in the city swim finals and in
dual meet title competition.
After long absence, Highland
Park came up with a winner in
sports by taking Dc baseball
championship Tennis supremacy
went 10 Central.
In all, the IL Metro champions
ships decided were distributed
among only six schools.
Besides the two swim titles,
Northwestern was runnerup in
two other sports. basketball and
baseball The-eefts- lost out in
the finals in baseball TO Highland
Park and in basketball 10 Mac
kenZie.
SHUTOUT KING
Highland Parks drive To the
baseball crown was featured !
the pitching of Bill Pierce
southpaw who pitched six shut
outs and two no-hit games. Pierce
has since signed a contract with
the Detroit Tigers.
Cooley set an all-tine scoring
record in capturing the indoor
championship, with Miller as
runnerup. The Cardinals. how.
ever. received much stronger com.
petition from the Trojans before
winning out in the outdoor finals.
In cross country. Cooley was
easily the class Of the fieid,
finishing we'll IN front Of BEDFORD,
in second place.
Mackenzie's gridders won every
one Of their nine games, beating
Pershlng for the Metro title,
1915. In the Goodfellows city
championship game, the Stays
edged a hard fighting Holy Re-
dcemer eleven, 30, on Jerry
Woods field goal in the last IL
seconds of play.
Centrals METERS ended Ham,
tramck's long monopoly on tennis
titles.
DENLY took a pair Of seconds IN
finishing right behind Northwest
ern in the city and dual meet
swim title competitions. Mac
kenzie was runnerup 10 Redford
in spring golf. while u OF d.
High was second in the fell meet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
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