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Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Mueller Faces
Red Ennbree
BY LEO MACDoNELL

CLEVELAND. June 5-Charles
Red Emhree will pitch for the
Indians against the Tigers under
the arc lights at Municipal Sta
dium here tonight.
Al Smith was originally picked
for the Job but Embree delayed a
trip TO California where he will be
indicted into the army next Mon
day.
Les Mueller who turned back
the Yankees with two-hit shut
out IN his first big league starting
game, Will hurl for the Tigers. II
viii be The first OF three-game
series and will start at $50
O'Clock
jeff Heath, Indian holdout, was
due here today for a conference
with Roger Peckinpaugh, general
manager of the Cleveland club.
Paul Dizzy Trout continued
from the East 10 Detroit after a
few hours stop here, He will
pitch for the Tigers against the
White SoX at Briggs Stadium in a
twilight game Friday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Worthwhile Track
Opens Tomorrow

Trotting horse races will start
tomorrow night at Worthwhile
Downs track as a result of action
today by the Michigan supreme
court temporarily suspending the
Injunction against horse racing.
Race Secretary Ed Keller has
provided a nine race program for
the opening with two top fea-
lures. the Inaugural Downs Stake
carrying purse of $1,000 and the
Speed Test for PAGERS.
Select fields 60 to the post in
the two top races. In the stake
trot, field Of 10 will parade TO
the post with Nearl Houslet 5
Louellen favored. II will be run
as the sixth and ninth dashes.
Chief opposition will come from
Ameche, Fay Spencer and Mexi-
Gala Rose.
In the Speed Test to be run as
the seventh the contest will be a
close one between Bonny Cash,
Armada Wood. Grattan Forbes
and Charming Scot.
Post time for the first race is
$50 p. m, with daily double
windows closing at $40.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Tennis Match
Gets Bung|ed
BY STANLEY l.. BRINK

Metropolitan High School ten
mis- continues TO be diversionary.
Various persons went to North
western Field yesterday to see
Leonard Brose, Central, west side
champion, and Alex Hetzeck,
Hamtnamek, east side, mingle for
the city singles title.
But it was not that way at all
A general misunderstanding of
arrangements became apparent
four hours before the start when
George M. Mead, supervisor of
health education in the public
schools, directed survivors in both
events TO cross" as in 1914.
Crossing calls for west side
winner TO bracket with east side
runner-up. east side winner with
west side runner-up.
So, directions were followed,
Brose. accurate and forceful from
the forecourt, inserting well
placed lobs and making cake on
greater tournament experience,
tanned Stanley Osakiewicz, Ham
tramck, 6-2, 6-2.
Hetzeck'S severe service and
drive that gave him the east side
ribbon baffled Henry Mick,
ChadSey. 6-1, 60. Mick and
Osakiewicz relaxed for a bit.
Then they jousted for third as
previously advertised and Osa-
kiewicz won, 60, 6-1.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
u Sports q
DIR T Y | I Il j

George Mead. boss Of public high
school athletics. says this has been
one of the greatest years for prep
track 80. more enthusiasm, big
ger turnouts for the sport and
recordbreaking crowds at cham
pionship meets.
More than $4,000 lines were
bowled by servicemen AT the De-
troit USO Center this past season
Detroit Bowling Proprietors
Association took care of the up
keep Michigan State baseball
team beat Percy Jones Hospital
nine. 80 Vern Davis, Spartan
catcher, stole home in seventh
with winning run.
BOYS Club OF Detroit. in tele-
graphic swimming meet. again ma
tional swimming championship in
volving boys clubs Robert
Peterson, Richard Mack and Tony
Bandyk won individual titles i.
Lou Fink, who trained Gene Tun-
ney until his retirement in 1928,
is dead OF heart failure.
Homer Norton, Texas A. e. NJ.
football coach. is in satisfactory"
condition after undergoing opera
tion at Rochester, MINI. he
signed five-year contract recently
Battling Nelson, who made ring
history at the turn of the century,
today celebrates his 63rd birth
day He is working in the Chi
cago post office He is still a
lightweight tipping the scales
only 1873 pounds
The marines on Oklnawa know
that Jim (Red) Haggerty must
have been a tough football player
at Fordham . The marine lieu
tenant was credited with stopping
A Jap suicide charge which
threatened a large section OF the
American front line near Naha.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Chadsey High Enters
Prep Baseball Finals
By JAKE BERSoN

during the regular season. Glsne
struck out 10. while Andrews.
who gave up FIVE hits, famed
eight
Chadsey scored twice in the first
inning 10 give Glane all he needed.
One of Redfords hits was a
scratch single.
Highland Park, meanwhile, de-
feated Pershing. so, and will meet
Southeastern today at Northwest
ern Field for the right 10 play
Chadsey in the prep finals at
Briggs Stadium Thursday.
BoZE IN FORM
Gene Boze. Parker pitcher, gave
his best performance Of the sea-
son in turning back the Dough
boys with four scattered hits.
Highland Park virtually won the
game with four runs IN the first.
Don Longacre and Pete Benenati.
with two hits apiece, were the
heavy hitters for the winners.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Jockey Jailed
For Theft

GRAND RAPIDS. June 5-The
lure of the sport of kings today
cost a former Jockey, sought for
the robbery of a Grand Rapids
bank, his freedom.
Howard Bobbitt, special agent
in charge of the Grand Rapids
district, said that Albert Holiday,
%, was arrested at the Churchill
Downs track in Louisville and is
being held as an accomplice for
the May 2s holdup of the People S
National Bank in which $1,000
was stolen.
Federal agents are still seek
ing Holidays brother. Louis, 29,
as the man who staged the hold
up. Albert, Bobbitt said was sus-
pended from riding in California
in 1914 for fixing a race.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
.Lourdes Nine
Reaches Final

Lourdes of River Rouge is a
fHaltst today for the Catholic
High School. first division, base
ball championship Lourd Q s
vaulted the final barrier yeSter-
day AT Northwestern with a Az
decision over ST. Mary's OF Red
ford 10 gain the west side flag.
Pitcher Frank ColaSlnSki did
it by twoS. He held St Marys TO
two hits. made two himself,
scored two runs. Ken Rayl. ST.
Mary'S. gave Lourdes only five,
Catholic Central. Lourdes'
probable opponent in the cham
pionship game, drubbed Della
sale, its closest east side rival,
1872.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Too Lazy for lnfieId

Richards was converted into Z
catcher al Macon. Ga, in 1880
"The regular cate her got
hurt" Richards explained. ANY
way. I guess they thought i was
too Iaxy To be an infieider. OR,
n YOU like. my nOnchalant atti-
tude was against my playing
sprightly job like second base,
like the lively Eddie Mayo, i
might say."
Richards learned to like catch
ing =,
why not 9" Richards asked.
at Is an easy Job. l don't know
where people get the idea II Is
a man-killing job. Actually a
first baseman does more work In
infieid practice than a catcher
In all Of a game. know some
Kids are touted of by managers
and other baseball men. They
fnd a boy IL fast on his feet and
Immediately they want to make
him a shortstop or something.
That's silly"
After 20 years, the youngisf
looking 36-year-old Richards is
probably the best defensive
catcher in the American League
He can catch the trickiest pitcher
and he has a deadly arm. George
Case and Snuffy Stirnweiss car
tell you about Paul's whips. Where
as there are more bases stoler
than not in the total attempts
Richards annually throws Out
many more than steal on him.
And while he doesn't hit con.
sistently, he explodes a long bal
now and then.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

Nyack. near New York, en- route
here from Chesapeake Bay .
She may be ready for Mackinac.
Bob Roadstrum, skipper of that
nippy sloop Cotton Top in the
percentage class, is still beefing
about the nonappearance of his
around alone land wet.
Charley -BuYSee,S- Fisher Island
sloop. Last Straw, with a lower
rating and crew made up of Leo
Banker. Bob Gibson, Bob Henley,
Jack Howson, Bill Martin and
Jim Dodt, who are getting wise 10
her ways, is worrying the owners
of the 32s, Apache. Vitesse and
Soubrette Beat all but Apache
Sunday
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

Lake st. Clair against head winds.
He's soaked and cold.
The one-man crew is busy,
standing on, his ear, taking water
out of the bilge with a sponge and
banging himself around in the
cockpit . But by golly they are
going TO get in the race When
do we go? They sail towards the
Judges boat because they can't
make out the flags indicating the
course and the time.
A brass hat suddenly pops out
Of the snug cabin and warns the
catboaters off seems they
have sailed into the restricted
area he won't give them any
information other than Read
your programF
The program has fallen into
the bilge . it's a mess. unread
able all the catboaters can
do is to slop around, look for a
rival for information or give
up and sail home.
EuuT OT INt kuNs WIN hhON
the score can run regatta, but
race chairmen in every club
are over-ballasted with a boat
load Of deadheads Mt the
last regatta so officials were
invited Not that many
boats finished the race.
MOTLEY GROUP
This group Is made up Of guys
too old TO sail, guys who never
could, guys whose wives won't
let them and who can only
come on the judges boat when
they bring their spOuses
and then II II blows they've got
20 nurse the seaslck gals.
The sandwiches and drinks
are free but the fellows who
do the work seldom get any.
Some one on the judges boat,
alert enough TO appreciate trou-
BILE, particularly among the small
boats, certainly could he helpful
10 the shippers without interfer-
ing with the regatta
But few on a Judges boat are
hep 10 what's going on It's a lot
easier 10 act officious and shoosh
off any question:
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

later before became a catcher
In the meantime. Richards. in
the minors. played other infield
positions. His first pro ball was
as a Dodger farmland with Girls
field in the Eastern Shore League.
Later in some player-title miXup.
he found himself the property OF
the Browns and as such went out
TO Muskogee. Okla, in the West
ern Association.
'T played both at shortstop
and first base for Muskogee,"
Richards recalled. "And, whether
YOU believe IL or not, led the
league In stolen bases one sea
son Mt Muskogee. stole 4S
bases"
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Calls Al Lopez Best

"What about that home run
in Boston," Richards demands.
"That landed at Plymouth Rock.
And one in the left field bleach
ers In st. Louise"
A great catcher himself, Rich
ards is a great admirer OF other
great catchers. He tags Al Lopez
of the Pirates the best defensive
catcher he ever saw.
Considering his hitting"
Richards said, "Bill Dickey was
probably the best all-around
catcher In baseball"
When Rucker found Richards,
the Texan was starring for the
Waxahachie High, a team that
won over so games in row. The
celebrated Art Shires was on that
team.
Besides Brooklyn the Tiger
backstop also had big league ex-
perience with the New York
Giants and the Athletics He was
with the Giants three years before
going with Connie Mack. II was al
Atlanta that Paul gained great
fame as a manager OF champion
ship teams. He piloted the Crack
ers TO three pennants in the
Southern Association.
The Tigers bought him in the
winter OF 1942-43 as a player
coach. thinking he might catch "a
few games in pinch y He caught
100 games in 1943. his first year
with Detroit Besides his fine
catching. Richards became ma
tionally celebrated for his han
ding of pitchers. He has been
given much credit for the success
Of Harold Newhouser and Paul
Trout.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Spencer
Is Winner

Chuey Figueroa, Los Angefes
lightweight, made rather aus
pieious debut in Detroit last
night but when il was over he
had hit the canvas for a nine
count, he had a badly cut left
Cheekbone and Leon Spencer had
the verdict.
Chuey, making his first start
here against the less experienced,
but giant-killing Leon, had the
attention of the fans throughout
the first eight rounds. Not be-
cause he was winning. but be-
cause his boxing kept him from
getting nailed by Spencers lethal
blows
In the ninth he caught one that
sent him sprawling 10 the canvas
He took a nine count, but had
his left cheekbone ripped open.
Chuey came back to the fray, but
finished only because he chose TO
remain out of range of Leon S
rapier-like right hand.
At the end Spencer had the
unanimous verdict of two judges
and the referee.
In the prelminaries, Willie Ed
munds of Grand Rapids repeated
his previous victory over Gene
Boland of Detroit. winning the
nod at the end of six rounds.
Babe Saunders. Oakland, Cal.
welter, outpunched Eddie Sim
mons of Detroit in FIVE; Eddie
Prince, Detroit lightweight,
stopped Joe Nelson in the fourth
round, and John Camarata, De-
troiter making his first pro start,
outpointed Jimmy Stewart in the
four round opener.
Crowd Of 1923 paid gross
gate OF S3,36S 10 see the show.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Sports
Catching Easy JOB,
Says Paul Richards
By LEO MAcDoNELL

CLEVELAND. June 5 - Bill
Pierces bic league debut on the
mound for the Tigers in Boston
brought back nostalgia memories
OF Paul Richards entrance into
the big show.
Richards, who caught the young
left-hsnder al Fenway Park. pre-
diets Pierce will one day become
an outstanding big league pitcher.
1T was 20 years ago 10 the
day (last Friday that 1 re-
ported 10 the Brooklyn Dodgers,
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
First Outdoor Mai
Card Due Tonight

Unless the weather should be
too cold, Detroit will have its first
outdoor wrestling show of the sea-
son tonight in Mack Park, other
wise the Mack Avenue A. C. S
weekly show will be staged al
Fairview Gardens adjoining.
The feature attraction is The
French Angel VS.. Wladyslaw
Talun. Bert Ruby meets Walter
Roxy for the belt; Louis Klein
wrestleS Harold Chaundy, and
Dale Wayne meets Stanley Bur
esh. First bout al $50.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Racing Mark
At Jamaica

NEW YORK. June 5 QNS)-
The 12-day Jamaica meeting which
closed over the weekend set a
new record betting average for
New York racing.
A daily average of 81 sos, ,497
was set at Jamaica. topping the
previous mark of S2,406, 706 which
was established al the 1914 Bel
mont spring meeting
The attendance during the 12-
day period at Jamica was 409, $50,
a daily average of "a l66.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Ex-U. D. High Star
Gets M Golf Letter

ANN ARBOR, June 5 - Six
Wolverine golfers were awarded
varsity letters today including
Capt. Paul OHara former L. Of
d. star, Coach Bill Barclay an
nounced.
Other letter winners are Bob
Ernst, Ken Morey John Tews,
Phil Marccllus and John Jens-
void. These slX will represent the
Maize and Blue Al the NCAA golf
event TO be held at Columbus.
June 25.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

= G Q m a n
h as served in
I hat capacity
since the west
side school was
built in 1880.
He Sa W many
a n years in
sports there,
but with a top
flight staff is
now re PIN &
4 he frIItS.of
his labor
a veteran Of
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
NEEDED BIRDIE

A birdie 4 on No Is, and he
gets a lot Of them there, would
have won for Byrd by a stroke
But his long drive was too far 10
the right and landed among the
trees and bushes. After that the
best he could do was A par 5.
Watrous holed short nihlick
shot for an eagle 3 on No l Of the
first round. but took 7 on the
last hole because Of a second into
the crenk and fhrnn Nuts
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
State Nine Wins

BATTLE CREEK, June 5 (UP)
- Michigan State College outhit
Percy Jones Hospital baseball
team in an exhibition game
yesterday to win a close 3 TO 2
decision.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Al Lopez Fined $50
By National League

PITTSBURGH, June s INS)-
Catcher AL Lopez of the Pitts
burgh Pirates dug into his jeans
today for $50, the amount Of
fine assessed him by National
League President Ford Frick for
conduct on the field during last
SUNDAYS games with Philadelphia.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
NO INFORMATION

A skipper gets no informa-
tion from the judges boat be-
fore the start of a race. It's an
old custom The idea was
that the boys might confuse
the brass hats, interfere with
the running of regatta.
BUT, let's be sensible,
A skipper of a small boat. say
a catboat, comes stopping up into
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

a l7-year-oid
kid out Of
WAX AhAchie
(Texas) High
8 e h o eI"
Richards said.
NAP Rucker
had signed
me up. I re-
ported a. a
third bA Sc
man and not
as q catcher.
In fact, II
was Ave years
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Tony Rios Becomes
Champion Of Texas

HOUSTON. Tex. June ; tUP)
Tony Rios. 2l-year-old Mexican
southpaw. was the new Texas
lightweight boxing champion today
as a result Of a 12-round decision
over Gene Spencer of Chicago.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Cincinnati al Pittsburgh. vet Erounds
Only game scheduled
TODANS GAMES
Cincinnati at PITTSBURGH a..
ChieaEo al st Louis. niEht.
Brooklyn az New York. nirht
Boston at Fhiladelphia, tWhiFht-night
AMERtCAN ASSOCIATION
Indianapolis 5 Minneapolis 4
Toledo SIS Milwaukee -
Louisville IA 81 Paul a.
Columbus 8 Kansss city 5#
INTERNATIONAL. LEAGUE
Baltimore Q Rochester 6C
Other games postponed
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
No fames scheduled
sot IHTRN ASSOCIATION
AtAnta : Mobile
NASHVILLE Memphis s
Birmingham l. Little Rock 3.
Only games scheduled
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

Coach Floyd Tiny" Groves calls
il the best team he ever coached
this Chadsey High ball club
which beat Redford yesterday, 30,
10 reach the baseball finals OF the
Metropolitan League.
Groves has had many a winner
in the past and he has sent up
quite a few players, notably
johnny Lipon Of Detroit Tigers
and Frank Bucek Of the Wash
ington Senators, both now IN the
armed forces.
II Grove is tickled with his
present team. the biggest reason
is Bill Glane. rated the most
promising young hurler in the
city. Glans- a little fellow. is built
along the lines Of "Stubby' Over
mire Of the Tigers and is also
a southpaW.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Win Baseball Crown

BAY CITY. June 5-Arthur
Hill High School won the Sagi-
nav Valley baseball championship
yesterday in defeating Saginaw
5-l.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
letter GOLF
Whet's Wronq7
{ ThlI is 74th Of a ssruI

IhH u 4FIh OF q bffItt
Coils Great Teacher and Player
Today. 10 illustrate an import-
ant point particularly for begin
ners. ! am showing What's
Wrong picture. Before you read
further examine the picture and
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
a Today's |
D R I R Al !

Clarence Joe Beeman, athletic
director at ackenzie High
School. is proud OF the schools
champlonshlps the past few wears.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Could Be Upset

Claude Harmon makes another
point.
suppose" says the Loch-
moor pro. that Al watroua or
one Of the others among Us De-
troiters should run In hA
round and lead at the end
the first two days. IL could hap.
pen you know.
over the 72-hole route,
though, the othera- xeAr-us-
down and they should have this
chance should one of us happen
to get out In front.
Those fellows really can
keep going and turn 10 on eem-
Ing down the stretch. That's one
reason they win so regularly"
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
HAS 2-HITTER

The ChadSey left-hander. who
has another year Of high school
competition left although he has
pitched three years for the TX
plorers held Redford 10 two hits
in winning over Redford.
lie won the decision over an
other star southpaw. Ray Lefty
Andrews. Redfords ace pitcher
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

Ernie lombard, now Slugging
the ball so we'll for the New York
Giants, Is strictly prcwar stuff.
Back in 1888, DIG Ernie, famous
for his schnozzle as well as his big
bat -~aS ffarfed the most valuable
player IN the National League,
when he was a member OF the
Cincinnati Reds.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

- years IN the Detroit public
school system. Beeman was sports
coach for 10 years al Northeast
ern before going 20 Mackenzie.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
How They Stand

Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
No EAmes scheduled
TODAYS CAMS
DETROIT al Cleveland. niEht.
St Louis ~ Chicago, night
New York At Wsshintton, tuiliEht.
Philadelphia at Boston
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
They Have
7-Shot Lead
By NJ. F. DRUKENBRoD

A game of tag, with Claude
Harmon of Lochmoor and Sam
Byrd of the home club the princi-
pals, enlivened Michigans trials
for the National PGA yesterday
at Plum Hollow.
Harmon, an early starter, be-
came the pace setter while reel
ing off r3-72-145. only one over
par. in the wind and cold, and
Byrd and the others spent the
day chasing him.
While the others feiiHbehind,
Byrd finally caught the Lochmoor
pro by coming through with an
afternoon SO. the only sub-par
round of the day. after an opening
rs.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

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Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
BYRD HAS EAGLE

Byrd showed he was setting out
in earnest after Harmon in the
afternoon by dropping his second
shot 10 feet from the flag on No
l for an eagle 3. He gave those
strokes back with pair Of bogeys
but finished the nine with three
brides for 33
He not only had caught Harmon
hut led him by two strokes there
Harmon. because Of a 7 on the par
d No. 4. his only bad hole OF the
day, had taken 3S on this nine
Coming in. though. Byrd had 10
be content with a par 36, despite
two 4o-foot puts. to Harmon S
sparkling "a The Et>err1our prp1
a first-timer in this event, really
went 10 town on thc final nine
He had nothing but 3s and as on
il and closed with a pair Of birdie
d'e
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

eight classes will hold their special races next
Sunday starting about noon Crescent Yacht Club
Weathers his
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
wATRoUs, RUTAN NEXT

AL Watrous of Oakland Hills,
with a pair of 76's, and Chick Ru-
tan OF Birmingham, with 74-7s.
tied for the next spot, seven
strokes back of the two leaders.
Frank Walsh of Red Run, run
nerup in the 1882 PEA, made a
good comeback in the second
round for "a and l54. This placed
him fifth. stroke ahead Of
Tommy Shannon of Orchard Lake,
77-7S-155.
The number of places Michigan
will get in the championship pro-
per, July 9-l5 at Dayton. won't
be known until Friday Guesses
range from five 10 eight. II it's
eight, Joe Before of Detroit
Country Club and Jack Winney
also will get in as they followed
with 1885 Yesterday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06
Sail Rules Are Rules.
But Let's he Sensible
BY GEORGE Z. VAN

BnGEwAsH: Picked while waiting for the wind to go
int he sout
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-06

into the south.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-02-27

their families, and to the families
of deceased servicemen.
The work of the Home Service
Department does not end when
"a man ceases to be actively en-
gagged in military service. Red
Cross is one of the organizations
recognized by the Veterans Adj
ministration in the presentation
of claims. Already thousands of
veterans have returned to their
home communities and about
half of the claims filed so Tar
have been prepared by Red
Cross workers either in hospitals,
discharge centers, or in local
chapters.
The outstanding service which
has been given by Chapter Home
Service throughout the war must
continue long after the fighting
is over. Upon its support depends
the successful return to civilian
life of our fighting men, and
upon that factor rests, in large
part, the future of our commun-
ity.