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SERVICE COMPETITION

Torregrosa, who learned his
in high school and
played at Syracuse University, al
though Il didn't make the varsity
squad" praised Puerto Rican bas-
ketball for continuing through
the war while many players served
in the u. S. forces.
Toregrosa's squad. built largely
of teeu-dge players with the TALL
est man standing 6 feet inch,
features what he called que
r!!lalwarfare@ etteHseEalthettgh
he did not tell the offensive and
defensive styles used. His team.
scheduled to meet St. Johns at
Madison Square Garden Saturday
night. believes the chief disadvan-
tage Of its American debut will be
the smoke soaked arenas here.
I'm our country we play all
games on outdoor arenas with
cement flooring, he said. Right
now the university has a male
enrolment of about 600 stu
dents.
Baseball II leading now"
Torregrosa said, but well catch
them when the war ends" The
chief advantage OF the spread
of island basketball is that the
officials get their ruling knowl-
edge from rule books, instead OF
watching other referees work
games. according 10 the Puerto
Rican coach.
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The leading scorers:
HOtFiniShl
Nets Victory

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Dec.
19 OUP)-Fondenella. completing
triple for Jockey Bob Edens,
came on from third within l0C
yards from the tape to edge Stolen
Kiss in the $500 Papasa Purse at
Charles Town yesterday.
The 5-year-old mare was far
back most Of the seven furlorgs,
moving up to third as the band OF
eight went 10 the stretch and COW
ering the distance in 1.29. She
paid $3.50. $3.50 and 800
Stolen Kiss was with the lead
ers at the start, dropped back al
the half mile pole and came on 10
take second ahead Of Gypsy Moth
near the finish.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Boxer Hurt
Waits X-Rdy

An X-ray examination 10 be
taken today at the Highland Park
General Hospital will determine
the extent of the injuries suffered
last night by Indian Gomez,
Brooklyn middleweight, in the
third round of his scheduled To-
round bout with Sampson Powell
at Arcadia
The bout was stopped at the
end of the third round on orders
of DR.. Ross B. Richardson. ply
stefan for the state boxing COM
mission, who examined Gomez
after he complained that he was
unable to close his mouth.
1t was the fourth straight vic
tory for Powell in the Arcadia,
Powell took all three of the
rounds that were completed. the
first two by a wide margin. In
the third round Powell landed six
straight uppercuts on Gomez
These appeared to be the blows
that caused the injury But Gomez
rallied to drive Powell off balance
with blows TO the head.
But when the beti sounded end
ing the round, Gomez motioncd "a
his trainer. Raymond Mondia,
that his jaw was injured. Mondia
called Referee Elmer (Slim) Nc
Clelland TO the corner He took a
look at Gomez mouth. then called
the commission doctor into the
ring.
Leon Spencer of Cleveland took
an eight-round decision from Able
Kaufman of Brooklyn in the semi
final, In other bouts. all four
FOUNDERS, Robert Rawls, Detroit
defeated Weldon Wyatt. Detroit
Doyle Martin. Detroit. won from
Mike Arroy, Detroit; Tom Glasby
Detroit, outpointed George Sopo-
lick. Detroit, and Joe Andary, De-
troit. beat Softly Sanchez, Detroit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20

was described by Colby as one OF
the best shots in basketball and a
cinch for at least 30 points a game
if the ball was fed TO him. How
ever. Hiyama entered the army.
But Greek Cts BiftSas OF
Dowagiac. Mich. moved forward
to fill the bill and poured in II
points against kalamazoo's next
opponent. Captain of the league
of-nationS squad is Hazen Keyser,
Fort Wayne, Ind. of Swedish ex-
traction. and other positions are
filled by Tom Sugihara, McGeehee,
Ark, Louie Spitters. a home
town boy. and Bruce Mason, an
other Kalamazoo player.
Only Birtas of the first six
played in high school, because the
rest were too small. AT Kala-
mazoo they have made up for this
with speed, scrappincSs and team.
work. They use a fast break and
deft ball handling which moves
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Blake
Leading

Hector (Toe) Blake, the Mont
real Canadiens' hard skating for
ward, added seven points to his
individual scoring record last
week to take over top honors in
the National League race, moving
ahead of BoSton's Bill Cowley by
single point. weekly statistics
showed today. -
Elmer Lach. also OF the Cana
diens, moved from fifth to third
place during the week by adding
six points to his scoring total.
Blake > squirt gave him total OF
80 points while Cowley was
credited Without three during
the week TO boost him TO 81
Pat Egan OF the Boston Bruins
remained the leagues bad boy
with 3S minutes charged 10 him
in the penalty box.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Big Welcome Given
Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY. Wis. Dec 19
GNS) The triumphant Green
Bay Packers owned the town to-
day following their defeat of the
New York Giants for the cham
pionship of the National Football
League. Although the mercury
was lowering around the 5 degree
above mark probably thousand
vociferouS fans were on hand
when the train bearing the happy
Packer squad hauled in last night
20 minutes late.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Fritsch a Basebafier

Ted FritSch, who scored both of
the Green Bay touchdowns against
the Giants Sunday. played minor
league baseball with Los Angeles
and Nashville last summer before
dropping out TO enter University
of Wisconsin for a physical educa-
ton course. He is d.
Ray Evans, an outstanding star
for the Superbombers in the serv-
ice game here. comes from Kansas
and is the property OF the Chicago
Bears Besides being foot
ball star, Evans in college was
outstanding in baseball and bas-
ketball Pete Layden Of the
Randolph Field Ramblers belongs
10 the New York Giants.
Poor Mike Jacobs The two
fights between Bobby Ruffin and
Johnny Greco at Madison Square
Garden were so erratic that Uncle
Mike has to put on a third one
and IL won't draw much more
than 100000 With S12 tops,
the last drew SS6,000
Jack Dempsey kayoed Fred
Fulton In the ring now used by
the BeIleville. N. j., club Fred
die Steele, former middleweight
champion, is waiter In the pic
ture, 'Duffy's Tavern"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Pat West 10 Play
In Rose Bowl Tilt

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 CUP)
Fullback Pat Vests knee in
jury will not keep him out of the
Southern California lineup against
the University of Tennessee in the
Rose Bowl Jan. !, Coach jeff
Cravath said today. Cravath said
the adoption of the 5-yard passing
rule for the New Years Day
classic will make little difference
TO the TroianS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Thief Takes Cue

Welker Cochran departed from
New York for his home in San
Francisco without the cue with
which he won the worlds three
cushion championship =. A thief
lifted his cue case, containing the
cue and two spare shafts while he
was attending a basketball game
az Madison Square Garden
Cochran had the cue for % years
and had used il to win several
titles.
Jim Braddock, former heavy
weight champion. says:
There are three important
things for a fighter-you've got
10 be able 20 punch. 20 take
punch and TO know something
about boxing. Certainly II you
can't take punch YOU won't
have a chance"
The state Of Maine takes only
Ter cent Of the gross state tax.
while most states take 5 and 20
Cleveland tops EN- all with
tate, city and government tax.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
ROBuIuS Beaten
BY Bowling Green

Bowling Green. paced BY Don
Often. its 6-foot IL inch star, AMI
Wendall Gray, former Great Lakes
player each of whom scored Is
points, won from Romulus' basket
ball team, $3.50. in a basketball
thriller last night. The teams will
play in Bowling Green Thursday
night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20


Henie will make Is showings at
Madison Square Garden at SIG
tops. She is expected 10 draw a
quarter of a million spectators
The Broadway betting fraternity
has made Southern Cal an 49,
point favorite over Tennessee in
The Rose Bowl. Duke 13-point
choice over Alabama in the Sugar
Bowl. Oklahoma Aggies 1871
points over T. G. Y. and Georgia
Tech 6 points over Tulsa in the
Orange Bowl.
Les Horvath's longest run of the
season for Ohio State didn't count
= penalty nuiiiied a b0-yard
dash he made against Missouri
Football was Horyath's only sport
in college, bat he beat 50 seconds
for the quarter and did POP for
the half in high school track d.
The son Of a Cleveland pharma-
cist, Horvath is interested mainly
in dentistry . e. He turned down
a $1,000 offer 10 play pro football
with the Cleveland Rams.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
KleiR, Ruby Clash
In Rubber Match

Louis Klein and Bert Ruby vii
clash tonight al Fairview Garden
IN an effort 10 break their dead.
lock. Each has beaten the other
for the VIVA junior heavy oeii
and non-title clash was a draw
In the co-festure tonight Red
Dawson and Rene LaBelle clssl
IN an other hour bout.
Alibaba vs.. 81 Larson and Dale
Hsddock vs. Angelo Martinelli arc
the one-fau bouts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20

T g d Lindsay
out of action
after the first
two minutes of
play at Chi
cago Sunday,
w h c n I h e
Wings lost, ID.
Adams is revis-
ing his forward
lines, and will
put Gros s o
either as left
W ing w it h
Steve Wochy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
HOLLETT VS.. EGAN

TOnights game will see another
duel between Flash Hollett, the
Wing captain, and Pat Egan, the
chunky defenSeman, for whom
Boston traded him last season,
with Bill Jennings. the other for
mer Red Wing. also trying TO get
a piece of the Wings tailfeathers
for the Bruins.
All three scored in the last
game here, while Jennings has
scored against Detroit in every
game since Adams traded him
early this season,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Puerto Rico
Fans Like
CageGdn1e

NEW YORK, Dec. Is (UP)-|
Basketball will supplant baseball
as the national sport of Puerto
Rico when the war is over. Felico
Torregross, the Syracuse-edu-
Gated coach of the University OF
Puerto Rico basketball team, pre-
dieted today.
Torregrosa, leading his team on
a three-game invasion of the
United States. smiled and said
the hilly terrain is more con-
dueive TO basketball and the
crowds like to see little body
contact.
THE way we play is q little
rough" he added.
Until the popular party
came into power four wears ago,
there was little interest In
sports because the government
did not allow much money for
athletics" Torregrosa said.
"But the new government, and
your Rex Tugwell governor OF
the islandl have helped all
sports, and especially basket
ball"
Torregrosa backed his claims or
a postwar basketball boom by
saying that enough money already
has been put into a fund which
will build a huge arena in the
capital city OF San Juan and one
at the university when the war
is over.
"Of course baseball still In
the national game" the
swarthy coach said. But 10
won't last once the war ends. "
He told of a proposed basket
ball network which may include
college teams from Cuba. Mexico
and Puerto Rico. although his own
team will not join such a con-
ference until ruling il installed
making a player ineligible after
I foIIr -VpaTS Of NAV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
\ CLOSE BATTLE

Jim GdlSlcr- Of -pcnhy-aAd- peA
FlShcr Of Northwestern battled
strokc-tor-Stroke all the way for
the rtnner-up spot in the 200 las
Saturday with the latter winning
the spot by a touch.
NorthweStern's champion med
ley trio Of Heath, Bandyk and Bob
ByberF should win this relay with
ease bat DENLY has the title
holders IN the 200-yard relay in
GilSter. Carbonero. Bill Zelewski
and Gene Treuter.
The diving is due TO be tossup
between Denby's Don Domke and
Northwestern's Ed Blachuta.
MIchaels should give DENLY the
l50-yard individual medley honors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Da Grosa Named
Holy Cross Coach

WORCESTER, Mass. Dec. 10
CUPD-John OK Da Grosa, for
mer all-America star at Colgate,
today was appointed head football
coach at Holy Cross to succeed
Anthony :. tAnk4 Seaman, re-
signed.
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HAS ONLY 8 GOALS

Although slender Don still pos
sesSes most of the fcrechecking
ability which made him The
Pest" TO scoring stars around the
league. he has now been getting
the snap into his shots. Evidently
his left wrist, broken twice, still
troubles him
McAtee replaced Crosse at the
start of this three-game road trip
and when he helped score De-
troit's goal in the IL tie at To-
ronto. his place was clinched.
Adams had taken Crosse along as
a possible replacement, however,
and Lindsay's injury puts him
back on skates.
Adams men will be trying for
their fifth straight victory over
Boston. They won three at De-
troit and took their only previous
start here, 6-3. They are not wor-
ried about their goal tending,
since rookie Harry Lumley has al
lowed only three goals in two
games.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Sports.
Slant Coach Rips
Pro Grid Schedule
By LEO MACDoNELL

NEW YORK. Dec. 19-Coach
Sieve Owen OF the New York
Giants thinks the National Foot.
ball League should do something
about a schedule in which II Is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20

sTEvE OWEN 1--WE took "A
pounding getting into the play
oH and h'St didn't -
Jeff for the Packers" Owen ex-
planned his teams defeat.
Bob Dill oi ur Rangers, who
decision 10 Maurice
Richard of Canadiens in Sunday
nights stormy hockey game al
Madison Square Garden here. is a
nephew of Mike and Tommy Glib
bons, former famous ring stars
out OF ST. Paul :. Richard dropped
Dill TO the ice with well placed
rights, cutting the New York
players eye in three places.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Dudley Will RejOin
SfeelerS After War
BY LEO MACDoNELL

NEW YORK. Dec 19-Bert Bell. Rooney
OF the Pittsburgh club that Bill Dudley had signed
to the Steelers at the end of the
dspose Of that the Randolph Field hafbac
professional Dudley AL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20

Randolph Field
football team is
Bib Falk, who
once played a
LOT Of outfeld
for the White
SoX . Burgess
W hite h @ adj.
former Giants
second b a $ g.
man. is equip
ment manager
for the Second
A ir r orce
faan1 CAnfo
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MORE JAPANESE

The student manager is 5-foot
3-inch YoSh lgarashi. another
JapancSe-A American, who is the
best math student on the campus
and therefore doesn't get many
arguments from players on how
many towels he passed out.
Scorekeeper is fourth Japa-
nese-American, Lennie Yanasaki,
whose stiff leg keeps him from
play-to the unhappineSs Of Colby,
who says Yamasaki is the best
ball handler Of the lot
But you can't have everything.
so Colby uses him as a referee and
boasts that he Is the best whistle
man he's seen in years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20

possible for one
team 10 enjoy
a rest OF three
weeks awaiting
a championship
plsyoh game,
The Packers
enjoyed tn a I
advantage over
I h q G. a n IS,
" h o m they
beat for The
title here Sun
CAV
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Affiliations Five af Kalamazoo

the ball around and under bigger
opponents. And when the Hornets
shoot. they usually make il. They
can't afford TO miss and lose the
hall off the blackboard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Bandyk Is Going After
MOnIrO'S Swim Mark
BY GEORGE r. VAN

Tony Bandyk of Northwestern
on intends to do fancy usCeeXng Thursday night
he after the city 100 swimming
speciality.
The occasion will meeting betwecn Northwestern and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Lindsay Hurt. Crosse
Gets Chance TONIGHT

BOSTON, Thin Man from the 500,
back his
regain regular Red Wing tonight his team
against
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Heirs Ready
To Sell Club
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

Arthur NJ. Writ, Chicago
multi-millionaire and overseer of
the James Norris Hockey and
Stadium properties. may become
"a business rival of the Norris
family through the purchase of
the Chicago Black Hawks. accord
ing 10 reports from Chicago.
Writ Is one OF the first men
mentioned as a probable pur-
chaser OF the hockey team left
by Maj Frederic Mclaughlin,
who died in Chicago Sunday.
1t. is not expected that the
majors widow, Mrs. Irene Castle
and the other heirs
Viii Wish 10 continue the opera
ton OF the club. William J. Tobin,
president OF the Hawks, does not
have the capital to swing deal
for the property, according to
Chicago reports.
ONE STUMBLING BLOCK
There is no question that Writ
is ready, as he has been for years.
Ia make bid for the Hawks.
Apart from the Mclaughlin heirs
willingness to sell al the right
price, the only stumbling block 10
such a deal would be the close
association of Wirtz with the
I Norris interests. The National
I Hockey League governors might
raise an eyebrow or two.
Writ is now executive vice
president and treasurer of Chi
cago Stadium and as such is the
Black Hawks landlord. He holds
the same office with the Detroit
| Olympia, which owns the Rec
Wings. Both sports stadiums are
owned by Norris.
WirtZ also is an officer of the
indianapolis Coliseum Corp.
which operates the Indianapolis
CapitolS Hockey Club. and is an
official of the Omaha Hockey
Club, which has suspended opera
ton.
PRODUCES soNJA's SHOWS
Although associated with the
Norrises in these ventures, it is
pointed out that Writ alone is
listed as producer of Sonia Henie's
Hollywood Ice =Reyae=and as CO.
producer with Miss Henie of
Hats off to Ice" their skating
production at the New Center
Theater, New York. AS far as the
public is aware, the Norris fam
ilY has no interest in these ven
lures.
Should Writ succeed in buying
the Hawks. he will own a prop
erty which Norris sought fol-
years. Norris wanted to put his
own hockey team in the Chicago
Stadium when he purchased il in
the depression, but the Hawks
had the franchise and a lease or
the stadium which they refused &c
give up. Norris had another
hockey team. the Chicago Sham
rocks. which played in the Coli
scum. When he took over Olympia
he brought the Shamrocks to De-
troit, combined them with the
Red Wings, then known as the
Cougars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20
Guest Referees

Sgts. Joe Louis and Joe Di-
Maggie act as guest referees at
soldier camps and naval stations
hereabouts :. The trainer of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20

America at University of Virginia,
played one season with the Steel
ers before joining the service. He
was the National Leagues lead
ing ground gamer that season.
A lieutenant. Dudley is flying
instructor at the San Antonio,
Tex, air field.
DOBBS TO RETURN
1t was also made known that
Glenn Dobbs. ace pasSer Of the
Second Air Force Superbombers,
was in conference here with
Charley Bidwell and that the
former Tulsa All-America will be
with the Chicago Cardinals when
he is discharged from service. pro-
viding he can dispose OF an option
the New York football Yankees
hold on his gridiron service.
With Fred L. Mandel, owner Of
the Detroit Lions. an absentee,
the governors Of the National
League met here yesterday. The
Lions were represented by Lou
Cromwell. general manager, and
coach Charles +. (Gus Dorais.
Mandel was unable 10 come here
because Of other business IN Chi
cago.
New figures revived upwards
on the championship game be-
tween the Packers and Giants
Sunday revealed that full shares
received by members OF the tri-
u mphant Green Bay eleven
amounted to 81. 478.6S each. The
Chicago Bears each got 81, 100 for
beating the Washington Redskins
last year.
RECORD Is SET
All National League records
for gate receipts for a champion
ship playoff game were broken
Sunday. But, whereas the at
tendance Of more than ASSOC was
tops. that total included more
than 1000 servicemen who were
guests Of the league. Whether the
paid, something over 41,000. was a
record had not been revealed.
The Philadelphia Eagles, run
ner-up in the eastern division, re-
ceived S4,07323, an6 the Bears
and Lions. tied for second in the
western division. each sol
81. 036.61.
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KALAMAZOO. Dec. 10 CUP)-
Kalamazoo Colleges basketball
coach sometimes is mistaken for
a foreign relations secretary. but
as long as his made up OF a
japanese American. -Greekr-a
Swede Hungarian and an Eng
liShman- continues 10 win its
games despite its short stature
he won't mind.
Coach Len Colby thinks that his
boys make up the shortest college
outfit in the country. They aver
age 5 feet s inches, and the tallest
is 5 feet IL inches. But they are
long on spirit and basket-shooting,
and are in the thick OF the battle
for secondary college honors in
Michigan.
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Hockey Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE

SUNDAYS RFSUIISt
Montreal 4 New YORK I
ChlcaF0 ?. DETROIT ]
TUESDAYS GAME
DETROIT az Boston
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20

Cosmos After
Hal Shields
BY JAKE BERsoN

Hamtramck school board men,
bers have approached Hal Shields
in an effort TO persuade him TO re-
turn TO his old post as football
coach at Hamtramck High, it was
learned today.
Shields, now sales promotion
manager OF a bowling manufac-
turing concern in Chicago, coached
highly successful Cosmo football
teams from 1925 to 1885. From
1886 TO 1910 he was head grid
mentor at Detroit Tech.
Sentiment among Hamtramck
citizens, particularly high school
alumni has always been strongly
in favor of Shields return. II is
even more so today. following the
poor showing of the Cosmos last
fall. Hamtramek won three games,
lost three and tied one. its weak
est acoSmo grid record in Is years.
SALARY MAIN ITEM
The question of salary might
prove TO be the biggest stumbling
block in the rehiring of Shields.
Now holding more lucrative po-
sition, Shields undoubtedly would
consider only a highly attractive
offer. Friends say, however, that
Shields first love still is football.
If Shields comes back to Ham.
tramck. Floyd Stocum, present
football coach and athletic di-
rector. is likely TO retain the latter
job Stocum worked many years
under Shields in the Hamtramck
athletic department and succeeded
him when Shields went to Detroit
Tech.
1t is known that Stocum,
noted track coach has never been
overly enthusiastic over coaching
football. His grid teams, however,
have been on the whole success
! full, winning the Metropolitan
League championship in 1912 and
| finishing runnerup for the title in
1913.
REGRETS HIS DEPARTURE
Hamtramek always has regret
ted the day il let Shields get
away. He produced many great
prep elevens in the early '30s. and
I in one six-year stretch-from 1880
through1935 his teams lost only
nnr@game -ih-the metropolitan
/ League. Eastern beat the Cosmos,
1870. in 1893.
While Shields is overwhelmingly
favored by Hamtramck football
fans, another name being mea.
toned for the job is Alex Loiko
Loiko is a hometown boy, having
starred on Shields-coached eleven'
for three years. He is now assist.
ant football coach at Midland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-20

BOSIOn BUTTS,
Crosse Is returning to the De-
troit lineup as the result OF the
back injury which put left wing