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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02

HERE AND THERE-Jim Williams hred
267 Tor p new record and Andy Szabo hit
265-2 2-lse for go As Ohrns and Rsyner
tied for the Riviera House championship
Dom Cuomo's New Fairview. Frank
Trschler Ear Monty. I'd Kundy and Hank
Gavie open 500 six game match with
Vic PrOchaska's Five. Carl Melcher Russ
Schultz Elwgod Blake Jack DiGlovauui
and George Holmes, at Loves tonight
AZ
Ed Olszewskrs 2t5 and Herb Cases s45
were hual hghs as Administration won
The Detroit Police title hy 10 games over
18th Precinct .. With Arthur Hoppe
coming up with a trpHcate three 1855
lucky Five took the Glcncagles 625
crown hy EIGHT games over Rangers .
Bob Coles Jerry McCarthys take on Crosse
lie Nayal\ All Base in A three game match
al Crest tonight ~ .
Carl sclwah rolled 23i, Ann Gordon
Dps Ruth Stafnn 227-20G, Mary Calder
2l6 Dolores Stevenson 2t24 Aims Miner
210 Ann Lawrence 2O7 and Eva Jor-
dan coo in the Fort Blvd. Ladies o., Ann
paulus 211 az Katherine -Mallk made the
80 in the GARFIELD Ladies No I .. Don
pAe--s eHa vt0Qd ont when ks X.
finished four points ahead Of Burns and
Detroit No Z in the Crest $50
Z was K1hier Five by VI namss over
Jues with willard Bates showing $50 IN
the BrEhtmo1r House wludup Roy
MicharUs had 2fs as Hi Way edged out
Brandon rs one same for the Beacon
200 was tops IN ths Ford Aircraft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
BREVITIES:
Marine
inner

ADMIRAL HALSEY,S- HEAD
QUARTERS, SOUTH PACIFIC,
May , tINS4 A pair Of marines
took starring roles in the first
all-SerViCe track and field meet
ever held al this base IN the
South Pacific.
In competition held Yesterday
at a dirt track "Velodrome' the
spotlight fell on LINWOOD
SCOTT. Richmond, Va, and VAL
TER d. PHILLIPS, MacClcSs
Field. y. c, the former took the
lee and 220-yard daSheS and ran
on the victorious half-mile relay
team, while Phillips captured the
60-yard dash, and placed second
in the 100 and the broad jump
The meet was highlighted by
other double event winners BOB
WAGAMAN, sailor from Detroit
took the 440-yard dash and cross
country 21a mile run. FORREST
j A ME S ON, sailor from DeS
MoineS. Ia, won the half-mile and
mile run, while LOUIS T. BA-
.TINSKI. soldier from Greenfield,
Mass, won the Shotput and discus
events.
Approximately $50 service ath-
leteS representing all branches Of
the armed forces participated in
the meet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Duro(her Fined
500 by Fritk

NEW YORK, May . INS)-
Manager Leo Durocher of the
Brooklyn Dodgers. was fined 500
by National League President
Ford Prick after causing a demon
stration on the part of the fans
Sunday while his team was being
thrashed by the Giants. 70 TO s.
Durocher was tossed out of the
game in the sixth inning by
umpire Beans Riordan, and re-
tired in a storm of pop bottles and
fruit thrown by the fans. Prick
said the fine was applied TO
Durocher because Of his conduct
on the field, his prolonged argu-
ment and his delaying of the
game.
Jimmy WaSdell of the Philadel-
phia PhillieS, also was fined $50
for throwing his bat in the first
game Of the Phillies-Braves twin
bill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Bob Tales
Dictator Tactics
Are Seen Entering
Ring Game Here
BY BOB MURPHY
Detroit Times sports Editor

We have dictatorship here
at home.
It's even entered the realm
of sports. No, I'm not kidding
you.
Come with me 10 Arcadia.
But you'd better bring along
your pocketbook. l arrived at
the Woodward avenue fight
place last night at $40 and was
refused the usual press courte-
sizes.
/ don't know why was
turned back. 1t never had hap
pened before, but then again,
we've never had this kind OF
dictatorship" in this country
before.
Perhaps John Hettche had
left word. l wouldn't know.
Anyway, it was apparent MIR.
Hettche, the millionaire boxing
commissioner, didn't want any
one around who might spoil his
fun from the front row seats.
Hettche IS boxing king in this
state He apparently will re-
main king until the last of box
ing is seen in Michigan. which.
AT the present pace, won't be
lnnU
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
LEADING BATSNEN
TraVel Loop ROllOfi
Is Set for May l3
BY HAROLD KAHL

Elwood Blakc'S Murdoch Of
tho Central. Dom CuomoS New
Falrview Recreation of the East
ern and Bud Whiteman of the
Western are the divisional win
ners that Will stage "A roll-off for
the championship of the Detroit
Mems Travelling bowling league
At the Recreation Building, May
13, at 8 p NJ
Four games viii be rolled by
each team with 10 per cent
handicap prevailing Murdoch
also was "a member Of The Detroit
Times All-Star Classic Greater
Detroit and Michigan maior
leagues Delray won the cham
plonShip of the West Side Classic.
New Fairview confined its actlvi-
ties-te -t1r Fravciiug circuit whore
II headed ~ either Eastern teams
with - Victories and 80 defeats.
Murdoch clInChcd the 30-tcam
Central Division crown at 81 vic
tories and - defeats. while Dclray
sewcd up tho 3S-tcam Western Di-
vision u'lc az q and IS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Ohio Tops
Skaters

Eight speed skating titles were
captured yesterday by Ohio com
petitors as the six-day United
States roller skating champion
ships got off to a good start
yesterday az Arena Gardens.
Dorothy Law, DetroltS three
time national champion was
halted by a bad spill in the 440
and failed TO win a title for the
first time since 1911. OF the
eight titles decided yesterday only
TWO competitors did not come
from Ohio.
Anthony Merreni Of ST Louis
won the senior mems beating out
Harry Lindherg of Detroit by 40
points. The other was Louise
Moore of Detroit. intermediate
girl who edged out Betty Jane
PhllbIn of Cincinnati.
Joan Gamble. II, OF Cincinnati,
chalked up her second L. 5.
title i'm three years by easily win
nlng the junior girls b title
Ray Martinez of Cleveland won
the junior boys beating out j..
W. NorcrOSS, Denver, 90 20 so;
William Gallagher Cleveland, won
the Junior a, and Roger Forrest
of Dayton captured junior 3
crown Angela de GroSSa, Gin
cinnau, beat Betty Smith, also
of Cincinnau, IN the junior girls
The meet continues Tuesday
with the junior boys and girls
school figures slated in the morn
ing novice PAIRS competitions IN
the afternoon and junior boys free
skating will be held from 4 TO
6 p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Scores 18th K.0.
In IS Fights

NEW YORK. May . lNS)-
Billy Arnold of Philadelphia,
registered his seventeenth knock
out IN Is fights when he kayoed
Eddie aunders, New York in / .07
of the first round OF their sched-
uled six round bout at ST Nicholas
arena.
Saunders. Aoored by a left and
right to the head blcd profuSely
from the left ear and mouth.
After an examination disclosed he
had suffered a brain conclusion.
he was removed to Roosevelt
Hospital
Anoth her Philadelphia. Gus
DoraLio Jared not SO well as
Arnold. Dorazio lost on techni-
cal knockout to Saint Thomas.
Father Divine disciple in 2;0i Of
the fourth round Of their schcd-
uicd eight round feature.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Peaks, LaWer
Fight TO Draw

Buster Peaks Of Detroit fought
an eight-round draw with Johnny
Lawer of Cleveland at Arcadia
last night in the main event.
In the semifnal Kayo Morgan,
Detroit, scored a technical knock
out over Jose Rizera of Puerto
Rico in the fifth round of a
scheduled SiX-roundeT.
In the preliminaries Bill Daniels,
Detroit, won a close four-round
decision over Don Leon, Washing
ton; Sam Thompson got the nod
over Major Brown in four rounds
and John Oden outpointed Bill
Petersen in six rounds.
A crowd of 2,141 persons paid
81. 25S.5S to see the show.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Fast as EelIer7

Vernon Kennedy. veteran
Cleveland pitcher who once
hurled for the Tigers. believes
Allie Reynolds is as fast as Bob
Feller But George Susce
says that isn't so Nobody
could be as fast as Teller" the
explosive George doomed
But a neutral might add that if
Reynolds is that close 10 being
as fast as Feller he is fast
enough.
Bucky Harris, manager at
Buffalo, was one of three pilots
10 make their bow in the Inter-
national League this spring .
The others were Albert (Bruno)
Bethel at Montreal and Ken
Penner at Rochester.
y Harris managed the pills last
year, Bethel plotted Durham for
the Dodgers and Penner was
the skipper at Sacramento.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Girl Meters
Open Saturday

FOrty-two entries are in today
with a total of 100 expected in
the three age divisions Of the Met
ropolitan Girls Open that uShers
in the tennis tournament season
at II a. m. Saturday al Ham
tramck Park. Finals are Sunday.
The divisions are S-l3. 1915,
1913. Hamtramck Park is at JOS
eph Campau and Dan. Proceeds
60 TO servcemenS clubs and the
Red Cross
KingSwQod School Cranbrook,
Bloomfield+HillS. is host again to
the state girls singles champion
ship event May 1913. The juniors
play MAY 19-20-21
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Cobb's Revenge

Cobb was like mailman
when he came up the third
time" Baker recalled "He
missed two strikes by a wide
margin. The third pitch was on
the inside and high and Cobb
tried 10 fall away from II. but
his bat accidentally struck the
ball and II bounced over third
for hit.
Cobb stretched II into a
double. then yelled at johnson:
4 told you I'm a better hitter
than YOU are a pitcher"
Baker yesterday celebrated
his SD birthday He was
born in Sherwood. a suburb of
Portland, Ore, where one of
two ranches he now owns is
located Del has been in
baseball for the greater part of
80 years many years of which
were spent in the Detroit organ
lZation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
But Never Winner

Harry Cooper played in all rs
OF the annual Texas Open meets
He finished in the money
II times but never won tour
nament Paul Calvert. be-
Spectacled Cleveland pitcher,
studied accounting at the Uni
VerSity OF Montreal
Babe Ruth, who neither
drinks nor smokes any more.
says plaintively: Its b. to
grow old don't have any fun
any more"
Bill Grieve points out that
IL costs an umpire about $500
TO outfit himself for duty on the
diamond Besides clothes.
his equipment includes protector
1920 mask (Si0) and
shin guards $3.50
Manager Scrappy Moore used
whistle IN training the Cubans
who couldn't speak English in
his Chattanooga clubs spring
camp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Ruby, Klein Clash
Tonight for Title

Bert Ruby and Louis Klein. an
eX-ttleholdcr and present MWA
champion. viii clash in a finish
bout az Fairview Gardens tonight
with the former titleholder the
favorite. Ruby has held the
champ 10 draws twice this year.
The winner must take two falls.
Other bouts: Rufus Jones VS..
Buddy Knox Red Dawson vs.. An
gelo Martinelli and Dale Haddock
vs. Joe Wolf.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Adams Back in Golf

Jovial Jack Adams he's
lovlal again now that the strain
Of the Stanley Cup daYs Is a
thing OF the past plans to re-
turn 10 golf after a years lay
of because of a trick knee
Honey Walker. the Red Wing
trainer, has given Jack a rub
Der bandage ne guarantees W.
keep the knee whore n bclone
Jack hurt the knee a year ago
playing baseball az n picnic and
had 10 give up golf The knee
was weakened by an old hockey
injury
The famous Adams golf pivot
VIII have 20 be curtalled some
what becaH q OF the bandage.
Power Will replace rhythm IN
his new golf swing
They tell me he has plenty ~
power Hockey wrists. / guess.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Gould Delegate Casey

Good old John may not in
reality yearn TO be a car or
dictator Maybe he was just in
"A hurry 10 get Oft for Louisville
and the Derby. Or maybe 10 his
favorite trout fishing stream.
But good old John at least
could let Doc" Casey stay be-
hind 10 see the finish of a fstic
carnival, bad as II may be. be-
cause good old John has enough
money 10 pay DOC. even If
the state Of Michigan doesn't
have.
! guess / should skip the
whole thing Because, after all,
! didn't have 10 watch IL. And,
anyway, hitchhiking my way To
Louisville, I'm gonna feel lot
more like calling names when
good old John and some Of these
other czars whlzz past me on
the highways.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
New Moon, 10 10 |.
Victor at PimIiCo

BALTIMORE, Md May = up
Henry J. StrauS New Moon
cano from behind 20 capture the
81 800 added Baltimore Spring
ItdEu1Cap ny SIX lengths yesterday
AZ Plmlico
Almost l0-1 IN The betting. The
chestnut son Of Discovery was
clocked IN Ill SIS for The SIX
furlong sprint Mrs. Donal Wood
wards PiCadilly was second and
Charles S Howard S Porters Cap
was third.
Cherry Pop, 5000 and Ram
page 50 20, combined for d
Sl35 40 daily double
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Why Shorten Emp

I'm all for Hettche making
the rules and seeing that they
are kept in Michigan.
But once he has okayed a
match-well, who is he. Just be-
cause he may be firing Of the
festivities, and has other PLACID
10 CO-Well | ask Nni!-uA
should he suddenly decide 90
make an eight-round match
siX-Tound affair.
When interviewed. according
20 those UNFORTUNATE
enough to get inside, Hettche
said.
Morgan j. AN old fellow. six
rounds il enough"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Detroit Stars:

Broke even in the National AAU
handball tournament now in prog
reSS at Chicago. L + o n A r ID
MELDNfAN of the Adams YMCA
defeated WENDELL CORWIN of
Milwaukee. two out of three
games. while EDWIN L. BRAND
ELIUS defaulted. The champion
JOE PLATAK, adj
vanced at the expense of DIR. H.
l.. NOIL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
UNDECIDED ON CRAMER

Besides Zeb Eaton and jim
Hresko, pitchers. Don Heffner
remained in Detroit when the
Tigers came 10 ST. Louis. Heffner
is still suffering from a groin all
ment Doc Cramer came with the
club but whether the veteran
outfielder would be able to play
today was questionable. He pulled
a leg muscle in Detroit. If not,
Chuck Hostetler, star of the Tiger
victory against the Indians Sun
day, Will be IN centerfield.
The probable batting order for
the Tigers follows: Hoover SIS,
Boron %, Cramer or Hostetler
CT, York ID, Higgins 80, Outlaw
If. Ross RI, Swift c, NewhouSer p
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Hal Opposes
Browns in Isl.
nv LEO MACpONELL

ST LOUIS, May 2 - Harold
NewhouSer Il confident that he
will make abetter showing against
the Browns here today than ne
did when ne faced them in his
first appearance Of the season IN
Detroit recently, a clipped thumb
notwithstanding.
Fortunately, Southpaw Harold $
injured thumb Is the one on the
right hand He suffered the injury
while carving "A beef roast al the
NeWhouseT domicile a couple OF
days ago il was Just revealed.
HE was trying TO make
speech and carve at the same
time" Paul DIZZY Trout ex-
planned. He can't do it, am
the only one who can do that"
GENTRY, TROUT FOLLOW
Steve O'Neill plans TO use Ruff
fuS Gentry and Trout in the other
games in the series here. They
are the same trio who started
against the Browns in the Inflated
seasons opening series in Briggs
Stadium. all three Of which games
were dropped by the Tigers
However. both Trout and Gentry
pitched well against the Browns.
Trout lost a SiX-hitter and Steve
Sundra hurled "a three-hitter
against Gentry
NewhouSer however. was not
IN form IN his game against Luke
SewelrS high flying Brownies. In
two official innings, Harold gave
up five hits and five runs and was
taken out of the game But, since
Their NcwhouSer won a brilliantly
pitched l2-inniug game from the
White Sox, yielding only four hits
in the long contest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02

NAKED with a historical clash
al the Yankee Stadium one day
last year when Baker took the
tcmperamcntal Dr. out Of a
game.
incidentally, Baker also re-
Gently recalled the rivalry be-
tween Walter Johnson and TN
Cobb when both were A. their
peak Del told of a game in
w ington when johnson
struck out Cobb ms first two
times at the plate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02

-,
T T LIE

10 Ann Gamble, pretty
little Cincinnati miss of IL,
who captured the Junior
Girls Il title in the United
States roller skating speed
championships yesterday at
Arena Gardens. IL was her
second title in three years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Pep Is Winner
Over leamus
PHTLADELPHIA. M 2 ]

PHILADELPHIA. May 2 ms
Willie Pep, prominent Hartford
Conn. lightweight. won a 10
round decision over Jack LeamuS
of New York, IN their feature
bout at the Philadelphia arena
Leamus put up surprisingly
strong defense against Pep, the
favorite, especially in the late
rounds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02

DUCKY POND now lieuten-
ant in the naval reserve has been
named coach of the Georgia Navy
Preflight School football team for
this year. He succeeds 1T. REX
ENRIGHT, former South Carolina
mentor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
OmIv Four His:

In three games is the record
JIM TOBIN will take into today'S
game with the Brooklyn Dodgers,
He hasn't been scored on in 20
innings and the last time out he
turned back the Dodgers without
a hit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02

a star and
he proved il
when ne won
20 ga m e s
last season
The Baker
Trout picture
As ir o n &c
since the pair
n 2 y @ r got
a ] o n & to-
& etheT too
well a feud
that was Cli-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02

Have farmed out STEVE FILL
POWICZ. former Fordham foot
ball and baseball star 10 Jersey
City of the International League
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
six SIrGi0hI His:

BY GEORGE MYATF equalled
the Ameeiean=beagtie record of SIX
hits in six trips 10 the plate They
came as the Washington Senators
walloped the Boston Red SoX.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Swim Call

EAST LANSING. May ? CUPl
Charles McCaffree Jr.. Michigan
State College swimming coach to-
day issued call for candidates for
the 1915 Spartan swimming team.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Prep Mines
I'm p Tits

Twenty-Five baseball games arc
SchcdufCd today by teams repre-
Senting city and Catholic high
schools. Catholic Central will de-
fend its first division title in the
Catholic League against ST.
Anthony at Jayne Field. ChadSey
meets WpStprp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Pennsylvania Will:

Probe the quick knockout of
CLYDE ENGLISH by CHALKY
WRIGHT. ENGLISH was downed
five times in the first round before
being counted out, Their purses
were held up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
NgiIIrGukPp sill:

Holds a slight lead in the Amer
lean Association. The Brewers de-
feated Minneapolis while Columbus
was beating indianapolis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
SpOr
Del RAkee Recalls
How He Saved
BIZ Trout for Ulcers
By LEO MACDONELL

ST. LOUIS May . Oct
Baker. who piloted the Tigers
10 a league championship and
who now IS q coach for the
Indians. revealed IN Detroit the
other day that he saved Paul
lDizzy) Trout for The Tigers
when colleagues az Briggs
Stadium sought trade The
big right handler Il always
figured that Trout. with his
strong arm. would some day be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
Ar(aro Calls
Stir Up Best
BY BOB CoNsIDNE

NEW YORK, May , GNS) -
Hes no .Whirlaway He's not
even Devil Diver. but he's good
enough TO. beat what's around,
said little Eddie Arcaro.
He was talking about Stir Up,
the Greentree gelding which is
favored TO win Saturdays Ken
lucky Derby II Eddie can win on
the son of Stimulus. IL will be the
third time in the history of the
derby that a jockey has Won three
races.
Isaac Murphy, the great Negro
Jockey of the last century, was
first 10 do it. Then Earl Sande
equaiied that by winning with Zev
Flying Ebony and Gallant Fox.
HIS TWO WINNERS
Arcaro won on the LongShot
Lawrin in 1898, for Ben Jones. and
then came back three years later
10 win on the favorite WhirlawaY.
also trained by Jones. Two years
ago he had his choice of riding
either Devil Diver or Shut Out.
Two days before the classic Ar
caro- chose Devil Diver. He still
likes him. though the Diver has
never won as consistently as
Shut Out-who is now ninth
among the biggest money winners
OF all time.
Right now I'd say Penslve
will be the tough one for Stir
Up To beat I'm the derby" Ar
caro- commented. Maybe there
were some better S-yeaf-oids
around than Stir Up and PEN
sive. hut they're all breaking
down or scratching out. Stir
Ups not a good horse, he's just
the best of a bum lot.
II rode Pensive In his first out
this year. They told me not 10
push him too much, but even so.
he didn't seem 90 have il - at
least co pared 10 stir Up.
Wouldn't be surprised II Broad
Grin isn't in there close at the
end. He likes a distance"
HE JUST GUNS
We asked him II Sande had
mentioned anything 10 him about
his chance Of equalling Tarl's
record. The little Jockey grinned.
kind Of helpleSSly
"Shucks. we don't talk about
things Ike that" he said
That's what YOU sportSwriters
are interested I'm. We might
think about II. hut we never get
around To talking about IL.
"All l know II that I've got
my best chance Of riding my
third derby winner since--well
since the day I decided tn ride
Devil Diver"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
How They Stand
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NrsTERnAN.s REsrLrS
TODAYS CAMS

Washington IL Boston 4.
Cleveland 9. Chicago 3.
Only games scheduled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02

DETROIT AZ ST. Louis.
Chicago a. Cleveland
Washington a. Boston
New York az Philadelphia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02

BOSTON ~ BROOKLYN.
81. Louis at Pittsburgh
Philadel phia Al New York.
Only games scheduled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-02
TODAY's GAMES

. YESTERDAYS RESULT
, game scheduled.