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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-19
Wednesday

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6:l5- Serenade to America:
CBS-9:l5 a. m School Of the
Air:
2;f5-Perry Mason. detective:
6:30-Encore Appearance con-
cert:
BLU a. m Breakfast Club;
l2:00-Glamor Manor;
3:00-Jerry Cooper song
MBS-12:30-Army Service Forces.
3:00-From Honolulu, Army
greeting;
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-19
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MBS-9:30 49, American Forum.
should the House have a
voice in Treaties - CHS 1920
Sen. Z. V. Robertson on War
and Peacetime Leadership"
NBC-S-Ginny Simms:
S:0O-Mystery Theater;
9:30-Fibber MCGEE:
lO:OOvBob Hope and Bing eros.
by;
10:30-Hildegarde;
CBS-S-Big Town drama:
S:30-Victor Jory in "Casablan.
ca:
9:O0-Burns and Allen:
9:3O-Orson Welles in plot TO
Overthrow Christmas;
10:00-Service TO Front;
BLU-7-Side Show;
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-19
DIES oE INJURIES

OICo OF iNJO n lEO
Detroit-Earl Mitchlewright. 81,
died in Receiving Hospital here
Sunday of injuries suffered when
he was struck by an automobile
His death brought Detroit's traffic
fatalities to 1i9 for the year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-19
Ypsilanti Markets
GRAIN
Buying Prices)

GRAIN
(Ypsilanti Farm Bureau
Ear corn tCwD ........... $50
Wheat CbuD ................ l.65
Od's tDu.) '......-........- "a
N.Y. (pu.) .....,........... LUZ
Buckwheat (cwtD ........... $50
PRODUCE
(Wolfs Grocery
Eggs, strictly fresh (doz1 5 80
Cabbage tbu) ............... $50
Dry onions (buD ..........., 80
Carrots (doz. bunches) .... 80
Pepper squash tbu.) ........ $50
Turnips (bu) .............I $50
Hubbard squash 0bD ...... .03
Celery (doz bunchesl ...... 80
Rutabagas (bu) ............ 2.25
Parsnip ,bu) ............. 300
Apples tbu) .............. 200.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-19
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-19

S:30-Alan Young comedy;
9:00-Gracie Fields;
10:30-Milt Berlc:
ll:3O-Metropolitan Opera U.S.A.
MBS-E45-Music and Lyrics.
S:3O-Roy Rogers Cowboy show:
9;l5-Real Life drama.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-19
Daily Market Report

diup and good, $l2.5O-14.OO; com.
mon and medium, $1,000 100,
culls, S5.0O.S.00. Fat ewes bulked at
100000; extreme top, $3.50. Gull
ewes, S2.00-3.00.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Boston Yonks, With Best Team
Coin Can Buy, Still in Bad Way

to delay matters until 1945. When
he insisted upon starting immedi-
ately, he was permitted to draft the
regular league quota of 80 players.
Collins started OF with Angelo
Bertelh, the Notre Dame passing
wizard, now in the marines. He
knew he couldn't have that sharp
shooter this season. Later he learned
that he couldn't have any of the
other 20 he picked, for all either
were in or feadying themselves for
the armed services.
Early in the summer Collins and
Kouf started signing almost every
applicant who appeared husky
enough for professional football.
Half Of 50 Candidates Dropped.
More than 80 have reported and
more than half were discarded after
brief tryouts. Gradually, by spend
ing $500 here and $1,000 there as
other clubs reduced, Kopf assem-
bled squad dominated by players
with some league experience.
When the Yanks make their
formal bow against the Phila-
delphia Eagles their starting back
field will include George Cafego,
Bob Davis, Dave Smukler and Teddy
Williams, a recent Boston College
product. All but the last named
are hardened leaguers. And most
OF the Yanks' top-ranking linemen
have endured q fair share Of knocks
on that hard-playing circuit. Among
them are Augie Lilo. a place-kicking
guard from the Lions; Ed MCGEE, q
240-pound tackle from the Giants,
and Keith Ranspot, an end who has
been in the league seven seasons.
While stressing that he has the
best material obtainable these DAYS,
Kopf bemoans the fact he hasn't
had enough Of it long enough to
install properly his complicated and
split-second "Q-T" ofIense. That
combines all the speed Of the reeu-
lar T formation and the power Of
the single wingback attack.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Masonic Rollers 0pen;;
old Guard Numerous

Many Of the city's "old guard"
bowlers again will be on deck at
7:30 tonight at Lucky Strike to
usher in the 32d season of the Ma
sonic League, but probably the most
conspicuous will be Major Robb.
only roller among the big fraternal
loops veterans who has completed
every season. Several years ago the
captain of the st. Johns team was
given a medal in recognition of his
consecutive years of rolling.
Only 10 of % teams composing
this season are scheduled for action
tonight. The other 18 will start to-
morrow night. Ciashing tonight will
be st. Johns against New Jerusalem,
led by Sam Jacobs, a former presi-
dent of the league; Joseph H. Milans,
with Wally Powell captain and new
president, meeting Hope, led by Ray
Cross, who begins his 18th season as
scorer; Stansbury, No. /, with
Charley Rook, captain, opposing last
seasons runner-up Potomac quint,
of which Andy Price Is captain,
while Albert Pike. with Arville Eber-
sole at the helm. squaring of
against Stansbury No. 2, George
LuScombe, captain.
Evening star., 1944-09-21

time of his passing stars draft
status, which currently Is &c be-
cause Of Baugh's occupation as a
cattlemsn.
Sam has invested his life's saw
ings in that ranch,'' Marshall said.
land at his age he certainly can't
jeopardize it by continuing to play
football If his draft board refuses
permission. His loss would be
serious setback to the Redskins"
Grid Coin Buys Ranch.
Baugh Is buying his place with
money earned by playing football.
He has more than 400 head of pure
bred cattle and has $50 acres in
farmland. All of his time outside of
football is devoted to the ranch,
which Is intruSted to a foremans
direction in his absence. He was
late in reporting at the San Diego
training camp last August because
of ranch affairs.
Even If reclassified la, the 30
year Baugh would not face in
duction before November /, because
the draft boards October quota is
filled. Baugh is married and has
two children.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
With 'Hunchy' | Back,
Indiana Stock Scars

By the Associated Press.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Sept. 21.-
Storm warnings for football foes
were flying over Indiana today.
The Hoosiers, counted out as a
threat before the season started,
now are recovering after a shot in
the arm with the surprise arrival of
Bob Hoernschemeyer, freed by the
Navy to resume tossing yard gaining
passes that gave Indiana one OF the
best al-civilian teams last season.
With "Hunchy" starting at half
back next Saturday against Illinois,
McMillin gives my boys" a fight
ing chance" against all rivals.
He was granted special order
discharge" from the Bainbridge
Naval Training Center and he beat
the announcement back to Indiana S
practice session yesterday. This
discharge will permit him to make
up a deficiency in mathematics be-
fore taking up an appointment to
the Navay Academy next April.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
Star Staff Correspondent.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 2l.-In
their windup battle with the still
pennant-hopeful St. Louis Browns
tonight, the last-place Mats will
stake their chances of making the
season series with the second place
club a close affair on knuckle- ball
ing Dutch Leonard. Opposing
Dutch will be the Browns fighting
finger, Nelson Potter, who came of
second best in that torrid flstic af-
fair with George Case, Mats out
fielder in Washington last month.
With so much at stake in the
game tonight, however, Potter is
expected to devote the evening to
pitching and forget all feuding. AL
though last nights comeback got
the Browns 5-to-2 win, they still
are game and a half back of De-
troits leading Tigers in the flag
race and can't afford any distrac-
tions in the way of fist flinging.
Browns Clipch Series.
Lie VIII dSSuIcu lIle oTOWIS Ol
the annual series with the Mats,
but the latter still can make the
final record between the clubs read
IL games to 10 for the st. Louis
aggregation. That's plenty close
for the fitting between second place
and last place clubs.
Mickey Haefner was the victim of
the Browns attack. In the six in
nings he performed he yielded eight
Of the II hits made by Sewells S
hands. Al Carrasquel came on to
allow the other three, two of three
doubles that let in two Brownie
scores in the seventh.
For a time the Mats made the
Evening star., 1944-09-21
ST. Paul, Toledo Even,
Seattle Issue Toniqht
By the Associate. Press,

By the AssociateG Press.
st. Paul and Toledo were all even
at three games apiece today in the
first round of the American Asso-
citation playoff series, with Louis
ville's opponent in the final to be
decided tonight when the teams
meet in the seventh game.
The SaillS, who got into the play
offs by nosing out Columbus by one
percentage point for fourth place
in the regular association season,
came from behind last night to beat
Toledo to l in 10 innings.
Louisville gained final berth by
whipping Milwaukee, league leaders,
four games to two.
Winner of the associations final
playoffs, also a best four -out-of-
seven. will play the International
League champions in the Little
World Series"
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Record Amateur Boxing Crowd
Is Seen for Big VFW Show

Twenty-Five youngsters from the
District, Baltimore, Eastern and
Midwestern points are to assemble
at the local Boxing Commission Of
fees tomorrow afternoon at to
weigh in for the Veterans of For
eign Wars amateur boxing carni-
val set for Griffith Stadium tomor-
row night at $50.
Largest crowd ever to see an anna
teur flstic show locally is expected
for Billy Blake's initial simon-pure
card which holsters the funds of
the VFW Welfare Association and
the District Amateur Boxing Medi-
cal and Equipment Association.
Tomorrow nights show, star
studded from start to finish, will
range from lightning fast l12-
Founders through the heavier and
harder-hitting 160-pound class.
A tenth and final number added
to the card today is a flyweight af-
fair matching the Merrick Clubs
Jimmy Vito with the st. Mary's
Club fast and flashy Billy Barrett,
but the spotlight will be on Wash
ington's own National AAU cham
pions, the Apollo Clubs Joe Gam
non, lat pounds, and the Merricl
Clubs Frank Sweeney, 160 pounds.
Cannon will be favored to take
over Melvin Espey, a strong and
confident former Penn State champ,
but Sweeney faces the strongest
test of remarkable amateur career
in Billy Borne, a combination boxer
and puncher from Detroit. Sweeney
has won Is bouts ,Q1 on kos and
lost only one since taking up box
ing nine months ago, but Borne is
the youngster who administered that
solitary licking.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Browns Stick by Beating Mats;
Leonard, Potter Duel oniqht

game close, but they couldn't do
much with their eight hits of Jack
Kramer. Those were spread over
five innings with clusters of two
and three producing the markers.
The Browns got into a scoring
mood early last night, showing across
two runs in the second session.
Byrnes opened the attack with a
single to center then Christman
took one of Haefner's pitches on
the leg. McQuinn hit to center
to score Byrnes and another hit
by Red Hayworth got Christman
home.
Double Play Halts Rally.
Singles by Ortiz and Ferrell
helped the Mats to a tally in the
fifth, but the Browns came right
back to score again. They sent six
men to bat and got three singles
and a pass, however, for only one
run.
Gutteridge opened with an in
field hit, then Kreevich and Laabs
hit to get him home. Stephens was
rurposely passed, crowding the
sacks. Byrnes struck out. then
Christman lined to Sullivan and
Laabs was doubled of second.
In the seventh, the Mats cut ne
Browns lead by one. Ortiz singled
and took third on Ferrell's long
one-bagger to right. Kramer grabbed
Sullivan's bunt, but found first un-
covered and all stations were popu-
lated. Lefebvre batted for Haefner
and skied deep to the center fielder
That got Ortiz in and Ferrell to
third. With the squeeze play on
Case failed to connect and Ferrell
was trapped and run down, al
though Sullivan reached third. This
didn't help, for Case rolled out.
Clineh 1t Against CarrasqueL
Then the Browns hoped on Car
rasquel to seal their win. Kree-
vich doubled and scored on Laabs
single with the hitter reaching
third on Spence's wild throw by
that base. With two out, Byrnes
doubled to tally Laabs, but was
nabbed when he tried to stretch
the hit.
, A schedule revision for the Mats
series in Chicago gives an off day
tomorrow. night game Saturday
and a double-header Sunday.
Last night game of the year for
the Mats will be played in Cleve-
land Monday. Holborrow
pitcher picked up from the semi
pro Brooklyn Bushwicks, might see
service in relief roles during the
trip. {. Bluege says the newcomer
has er-than-average knowl-
edge of pitching. i. With the Mats
having to catch a midnight train
for Chicago. a time limit may be
for tonights finale with the
Browns.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Miller Is Senior Golf
Champ Of Maryland

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 21.-John r
Miller of the Washington ID. c.
Manor Country Club is the new
Maryland State Golf Association
senior champion, after posting a n
at the Elkridge Club here to nose
out Capt. j. B. Pollard, U. S. N, OF
the Naval Academy Golf Club, who
carded 78.
The new champion, who at So also
holds the club title at Manor
marked up the triumph in his first
participation in senior event, and
had never toured the Elkridge lay
out before. His outgoing nine was
one over par, with only bogey on
the second spelling perfect string
but he missed several short puts
on the way back for a five-over- par
performance on the second nine.
Jack McCarron and Noah Pome-
roy, Manor clubmates of Miller, and
other Washington representatives
finished we'll up in the field of 40
with McCarron firing an 81 gross
and POmeroV a 90,
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Buugh Will Remoin on Runch
If Reclussified for Service
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON.

Whether Sammy Baugh win be
permitted by his Texas draft board
to play football this season with the
Washington Redskins was . moot
question today. The teams passing
ace, from his home at Rotan, Tex,
told The Star he would give up his
gridiron career and return to his
3,000-acre ranch If ordered to do so
by his board, but that he hoped to
be able to play.
Walter e. Otey, chief clerk of the
Nolan County (Tex) Draft Board,
said Baugh had been given permis-
sion to play football through Oc-
tober !, the date OF the Tribes final
exhibition game against the Chicago
Bears at Chicago. II Sammy wants
an extension of time he must apply
In writing to the board. which will
consider the matter at its regular
weekly meeting next Tuesday, Mr..
Otey said, otherwise he will be re-
classified Ia and be subject to In
duction into military service.
c. H. Simmons, chairman of the
board, could not be reached.
Will Return Next Week.
Baugh left the team Immediately
after last Monday nights exhibition
game with the Chi-Pitts at Pitts
burgh to visit his ranch. He told
The Star today he will return to
Washington next week as scheduled
but that his future plans depended
entirely on his draft boards decision
Sammy said the ranch was his first
consideration.
President George Marshall Of the
Redskins said he had known all the
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Night TiIts Sure
For MARYLAND

Maryland definitely will have
lights for football and will play
all of its home games at night at
College Park: Hampden-Sydney
September %; West Virginia,
October 13, and Virginia, Novem-
ber 4.
Friday night has been chosen
for the first two tilts, but the
game with the Cavaliers still Is
set for Saturday as when it pre-
viously was booked for Grif1th
Stadium.
Work on the lights in Byrd
Stadium are progressing for the
grid innovation there.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Yankees Drop Fifth
In Row 10 Go Deep
Into Third Place
BY the Associated press.


DETROIT, Sept. 2l.-The New
York Yankees, staggering from five
straight defeats that have punched
them deep into third place from the
top Of American League standings,
today bid farewell for 1914 to De-
troit and the Tigers, and you can
bet your last summers straw lid
they won't be In . hurry to come
back.
The mere mention of Detroit
ought to be enough to give the
Yanks shudders. In 10 games at
Briggs Stadium this year New York
has won one; in 81 clashes with the
Tigers the Yanks have taken only
seven decisions. and in l3 appear
ances against the pitching Of Hal
Newhouser or Paul Trout the world
champions have squeezed out but
. single victory.
Going into the third and last
game of their final series, with the
Tigers. the Yanks were all but out
Of the 1914 pennant picture, four
games Denlnd the pace-Setttng Ben
gals. A week ago they were leading
the league.
Manager Steve O,Neilps Tiger
pitching choice today was lefthand-
ed Frank Overmire, riding a string
Of six straight wins. Walter Dubiel
was the New York nominee.
For Detroit. yesterdays victory
was the 18th in "a games since
August 25-leaving the Tigers just
hop behind their blazing Septem.
ber, 1910. pace, when they vaultec
to the pennant by winning II OF
their last % contests at home. In
their last IA appearances at Briggs
Stadium this year the spirited Tigers
have lost but three.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
BY BILL KING,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BOSTON, Sept. 2l.-Boston will
be represented by the best team
money can buy these wartime days
when it returns to the National
Football Leagues fold here Tues
day night.
But its most rabid supporters, in
Guiding Owner Ted Collins and Herb
Kopf, its duration head coach,
agree that it must perform some
thing resembling a miracle to win
! of its 10 league starts.
Since Collins was awarded his
franchise last spring he has
dumped more than $1o0, 900 into the
Yanks. But all he has received Is a
scrap of paper that entities him to
operate in Boston and small army
of players unwanted elsewhere.
Ignores Other Owners Pleas.\
After voting Collins membership,
all of the other owners begged him
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Washington Girl Gains
Expert Rifle Roting

Gwen Groves, Is years old, who
lives at 3508 Thirty-sixth street
NV. has just been awarded the ex-
pert rifle rating by the junior divi-
sion of the National Rifle Associa-
ton.
She achieved her rating firing un-
der the direction of Nancy Lee
Tafel. instructor at Camp Allegheny.
Her next aim Is the distinguished
rifleman qualification.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Pilot Gilbert Annexes
9Th Title, Then Quits
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 21.-After more
than 20 years Of field managing in
the Southern Association, Larry
Gilbert is retiring as the unbeaten
champion.
The veteran pilot led Nashville to
another pennant last night, con-
quering Memphis in the seventh and
decisive game of the split-season
playoff, II to 10.
1t was Nashville's second straight
flag.
For Gilbert, who has announced
he will turn his field duties over
to another next season. it was the
eighth-flve championships at New
Orleans and three at Nashville.
1t was his eighth playoff victory
without defeat.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Grab 13 Of II Games
lin Stretch Effort;
Wakefield Leads
BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Hold that tiger! Hold that tiger!
Don't let that tiger go!"
That was the American League's 8
theme song today, but it was be-
ginning to look as though some
thing more desperate than holding
was In order II Detroit's Bengais
were to be kept out Of the 1914
World Series.
Steve O'Neill's ferocious cats had
clawed the opposition at q 13 out
OF II pace since September to
scramble past both st. Louis and
New York.
With only u games to 90 and
game and a half lead on the
Brownies, the Tigers dominated the
picture today. Two straight over
the Yankees practically had elirni-
mated the defending champs, drop
ping them four games back and
Boston had taken care Of itself by
losing two in q row to Cleveland to
fall six full games behind.
Tigers Bat at .302 Clip.
Over the harvest month stretch,
ONeil's batting order, paced by
Dick Wakefield, Rudy York and
Roger Cramer, had slugged out a
1902 average while the pitching
corps had tanned the enemy with
anemic 242 figure.
Wakefield boasted a l4-game hit
ting streak for 400, with Is hits for
81 at bats, Cramer had hit AT since
September l, York 1875 and Eddie
Mayo 800.
With Wakefield back to take the
pressure of York, the home run
slugger had driven in II runs this
month to match the former Michi-
gan U. athlete. Mayo and Pinky
Higgins were the other heavy con-
tributors to the September r. b. l..
total. .....
Trout Marks Up No. rs.
Twelve Detroit hits off Rookie.
Mel Queen and Floyd Bevens helped
Dizzy Trout to his 25th victory
yesterday with an 80 edge over
New York. Wakefield belted an
inside-the-park homer and two sin
giles to make it easier for Diz who
was in serious trouble only once.
when Frank Crosetti hit a two
run homer in the seventh.
Jack Kramer kept the Browns up
there, bouncing back from Tues
days discouraging setback to trim
Washington, So.
Reliefer Jim Bagby stopped Bos-
ton in wild-hitting contest won
by Cleveland with two in the 18th,
lilo. Chicago broke loose with
six runs in the seventh to give Orval
Grove a 6-l verdict over Russ
Christopher.
Bucky Walters grabbed his 22d
win by beating the Phils in the
nightcap, GA. after Charley Schanz
had stopped the Reds in the opener.
80. Pittsburgh downed Brooklyn
81 to keep the idle Cardinals from
mathematically clinching the flag.
| Other games were rained out.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Yonk, LosAnqeIes Plants Vital to Grid Pros

Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and
Los Angeles, which also figures
in the Nationals postwar plans,
besides having three or four clubs
in existing coast circuits. In the
key cities only those two fields
would fill the major league bill.
The American, through Mrs. Lou
Gehrig, figures to have an "in" at
Yankee Stadium, but so does the
Trans America loop, which
awarded a New York franchise
to J. Basil Mcguire, whose wife
Is one of the Rupert heiresses.
The Los Angeles Coliseum is
Evening star., 1944-09-21
MP's Victim Aids
Him as Redskin

Redskin officials we're puzzled
by the coolness between Pete
Marcus and Ev Sharp, who were
playing side by side at tackle and
end, respectively. Finally they
discovered the reason. Both had
been in the Army, but Marcus was
an MP and once had "pinched"
his new teammate.
He got little rowdy." Pete
explained. But, you know, since
we've been playing together I
like that about him. 1t helps
me now"
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Early Aid Of Munger
Big Help 10 Cards
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CAMP ROBERTS, Calf, Sept. 81.
If the st. Louis Cardinals win the
National League pennant by as
many as IL games land the stand
ines certainly suggest it's in the
cards., they'll have to give an IL
game credit to man who won't be
around to help them celebrate.
For while the Cards are battling
in the World Series, Pvt. George
Munger - one-tinle loague-leading
pitcher-will be toting machine
guns and mortars over the training
area hills OF Camp Roberts.
Munger gave the Cards that IL
game margin. He. had II victories
three defeats ana an earned run
average of 1.6, best record in the
league, when Uncle Sam1 tapped
him for induction in June.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Casters Will Contest
In Five Tests Sunday

Lincoln Memorial Rejecting Pool
will be the scene this Sunday morn
ing of the National Capital Casting
Clubs fall tournament. Several out
of-toWn teams are expected to COM
pete, and numerous prizes, as well
as official National Casting Associa-
ton medals, will be awarded.
The meet gets under way at 10
o'clock and will probably run until
a. Five events scheduled are: Three
eighth and five-eighth ounce ac-
curacy casting, dry fly and wet
fly casting and skish five-eighth-
ounce event.