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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21

knowing the need Of sports
for veterans returning, particu-
larly those wounded, I'm heart
fly in favor Of every possible en-
couragement of these men.
Events like the Purple Heart
Field Day sponsored by The De-
troit Times and Percy Jones
General Hospital can contribute
untold good 10 the morale Of
these men.
"Men who have lost q limb In
the service can still take part
In all types Of sports. Look at
Pete Gray, the one-armed out
fielder for the Browns, and Bert
Sheppard, who lost a leg but
still pitches for Washington.
IN ALL SPORTS
And there are 80 many other
sports not so strenuous as pro-
fessidnal baseball for these men.
Sports like golf, tennis, badmin-
ton, ping-pong and bike riding.
To name a few. Affairs like the
Purple Heart Field Day give
these men a chance 10 find out
what sport they can perform
best In and they can concentrate
on IL and become outstanding.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Bill MihaIo 10 Run
At0Id Timers Fete

Arrangements were completed
today by the Old Time Baseball
Players Association for the an
nual Old Timers day at Belle
Isle Thursday. The events are
listed for p. m. Among the fea-
lures will be a race between Bill
Mihalo, holder of many national
walking honors, and runners like
Bert PankratZ and George Wade.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Layton S Condition
Is Satisfactory

Jockey J. r. Layton is recover
ing in Highland Park General
Hospital from a concuSsion Suf-
fered when he was thrown by his
mount Rose Wreath in the second
race at the Detroit track Sat
urday.
X-rays Sunday dispelled the
fear he had suffered a fractured
skull.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Lots Worse Jobs
There are lot worse Jobs
than nIAYIng baseball" the

Ihere are a lot worse gOos
than playing baseball the
Philadelphia chucker smiled.
Incidently, Christopher pitched
13 innings for the Athletics in
that memorable 24-inning contest
in Philadelphia in which the Tigers
and Connie Mack's team. tied the
American league record for
longevity.
The lanky Philadelphia hurler
came from the San Francisco area
which produced the DiMaggios
Lefty Gomez and a number OF
other big league stars. Russ like
Harold Newhouser, is in AZ be-
cause of a trick heart. A spe-
cialiSt in Baltimore marveled that
he played ball at all.
But, they've been saying that
since I was a Kid" Christopher
said. 80 what's the use of
worrying about IT."
Christopher has an assortment
of pitches. He throws an over
hand fast ball, a side-arm sinker
or a part underhanded delivery
which he shoots at left-handed
batters.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
I Dearborn Clubs
Win State Titles

De Soto OF Dearborn is the state
Class d baseball champions today
after winning yesterdays title
match from Metropolitan Club of
Pontiac, 1873. Dearborn Moose
defeated Pontiac for the e
honors, 1873.
Wyandotte was victor in Class
F, under ID, in trouncing EX-
change Club of Dearborn, 4-3.
Dearborn had 1000 boys in the
department. of recreation's base
ball program.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
BETTER GOLF
Bring Hands Down
BY SAM SNEAD

GoPsl Great Teacher and Player
AS you swing your club back
from the address position, the
clubhead should follow the imagi-
nary direction line for about a
foot. then start moving in as the
shoulder and hip pivot come into
play. Notice that the hands have
not yet started to cock. That's
correct.
Although the clubhead is well on
its way, the players clubshaft,
hands, and left arm form a
straight line. From here on the
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Doubles Honors
To Tobin-Gibson

Capt. James Tobin and Ray
Gibson wear the Highland Park
Tennis Club doubles crown today
after winning a four set final
from Leonard Karpees-John
Reindel yesterday at Ford Field.
1-6. 81. Cd 6-3.
Reindcl-Karpeles took their
Semifinal from Leonard Johnson
Larry Frceburn, 6-2. 20. Is. The
previous day KarpclCs gained tho
Northwestern singles honnrs 10
link with the Highland Park title
won earlier.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
ID Sports q
ID R VITIE j

Mrs. Babe Didrickson Zaharias,
the TexaS-born farm girl who be-
came Americas greatest all-round
woman athlete starts over again
as an amateur today when she
tees off as the favorite in the 45te>
annual Women's Western AmA
teur golf tournament at the KnolX
wood country club.
Phil Manders, OF the football
playing ManderS family. was
named today as football coach at
the Lincoln high school in Wis
consin Rapids, Wis.
The first Sunday double-headers
since the end of the war and
gasoline rationing drew 2l4003
paid admissions at the eight major
league baseball parks Sunday. the
second largest total Of the season.
Only the Sunday games of July
% drew more-225,000 The hot
American League pennant fight
brought out 12l,4 ,459 fans, with
90 ,514 at National League games.
Largest crowd was at New York
where Al ,567 fans paid 10 see the
Chicago Cubs beat the Giants
twice.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
NpoVIEN Jp1I Or BAC<TERe-

cooking of the hands will start
slowly. Then, when they reach
the top. they will have reached
the fully cooked position so slowly
that there will be no tendency 10
over-swing or-and this is impor-
tant-no tendency TO open that
left hand.
The player is then in position
to start down slowly and smoothly
after a momentary pause at the
top for a smooth, powerful stroke.
Remember, you bring the hands
down-not out and around. The
shoulder and hip pivots will sup
ply the out and around motion
Editors nots--send for the printed diagram
showing the ball In rslstion 10 stance for all
normal wood and iron shots. Just enclose p
DC stamped srlf-sddressrd envelope for reply
tFroteeted ~ John ?. Dnle Col
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21


bat for an average OF .537. His
average for the stretch since he
reioined the club July is over
300. lie is the clubs only 300
hitter.
Greenbergs home run against
the facing of the upper deck in
the centerfield bleachers off of
Black in the first game yesterday
was the mightiest poke of the
season at the local yard. 1t hit
high above the 400-foot marking
near the flag pole. A few feet
higher it would landed in the
section where Hank once hit the
ball. the only player ever 10 park
a drive in the center field upper
deck.
Klsh, who plays in the out
field for the Athletics, came
out of the L. s. Coast Guard.
NeW1OQSeT anu luClltl VIZ
pitch for the Tigers today with
Flores and Bowles hurting for the
Athletics. Bowles is a new pitcher
a right handler who came out OF
the army air corps.
The prettiest play Of the day
was Cullenbine's One-handed
running catch off Hall in the
first inning of the first game. 1t
robbed Hall OF what would have
been that young mans seventh
hit OF the day. He bagged two
in that contest and four In the
nightcap. All were singles.
With five hits for the day, Mayo
celebrated auspiciously his return
TO the Tiger lineup after two
weeks on the shelf with an ailing
shoulder.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
LOST CHANCE

From Tiger standpoint IL Was
a shame, since they had chance
to boost their league margin from
one and one-half 10 two and a
half games, since the Senators
were forced 10 spit With the IN
dianS in Cleveland
But, in all fairness, Christopher
was entitled 10 victory IN that sec
ond game, since he pitched mas
terly ball, permitting only eight
scattered hits over the long over
time grind. But one of the three
runs of him were earned. Two
Of them came in the first inning
after he himself threw the ball
wildly past first in an attempted
out.
II was Christophers twelfth
victory against nine defeats this
year.
On the other hand, after going
along with Christopher for 10 an
nlngS, Jim Tobin. the veteran
refugee from the Braves. cracked
wide open in the eleventh, a CORY
spectacle in which the Macks.. bat
ting around, drove out five HITS
and scored five runs. Tobln was
around for two-thirdS OF the heat,
George Caster taking over when
il looked like Jim wasn't going TO
get anyone out.
Here is that Philadelphia in
ming, if you care: Charley George,
the only Greek in the majors. who
is not supposed 10 be a hitter
started 1t with a single, his third
( hit of the contest. After George
Kell was retired, Busch singled 10
/ left, sending George 10 third.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Winston Squares
Dearborn Series

Winston and Goebel are IL In
the Class A championship series
OF Dearborn Baseball Federation
Winston evened the series yester-
day at Ford Field in winning, 5-3
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21

An Eastern Ivy league compris-
ing from eight 10 10 colleges is in
the formative stage and may be
ready 10 do business by the time
the 1916 football season rolls
around
The teams which would make
up the circuit are the big
three" Ivy Leaguers, Yale. Har-
ward, and Princeton, and Penn
sylvania. Cornell. Dartmouth.
and Columbia. Three Others,
Brown, Army and Navy are re-
gaTded as probable members.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
PITCH Is CLOSE

KocSis' pushed tee shot on the
eighteenth was about 90 yards
away with a trap at the edge Of
the green. His fine pitch not only
cleared the hazard but stopped
five feet from the cup. He made
the putt after Brinke had missed
one slightly longer.
BFiHle,s PaF--99 won the trir-
teenth when PetoSkey thre e
putted.
But Petoskey came TO his part
ner's rescue with the pars that
halved the fifteenth and sixteenth.
Brinke and Butler came from
behind 10 defeat the Grand Rapids
team of Harold Brinke and Jack
Sharp . up in the semifinals,
Kocsis and PetbSkey defeated
Frank Connolly and Bob Mona
maker. sd O.,
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
SECOND OF KIND

The Purple Heart Field Day al
Battle Creek Wednesday will be
the second of its kind and the best
event in history for wounded vet
eranS. Almost every contestant in
the 20 events on the program is
an anpUtee.
More than It's prizes, including
wrist watches, golf sets. fitted
travelling bags and other rich
awards will be given during the
day. The field day will be held
outdoors and last all day.
During the afternoon 20 or more
prominent sport celebrates from
the state VIII visit the men in the
ward They viii present The prizes
10 those who competed IN the
events for bed patients
The meet IS open TO the public.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Mason Gets Ace

Harry c. Mason, Detroit. holed
out his tee shot on the 175-yaTd
seventh hole at River Bank golf
course yesterday. Witnessing the
feat were Don Black, w C. Smith,
w. A. Smith. and II. Smith.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Probable Pitchers
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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
SHUT YER MOUTH! YER SAFE!

hitter, collected three safeties in the sec
Ond game which the Macks finally won.
8-3, in ii innings. George is shown here
scoring on George Kell's hard hit single in
the eighth inning. The Tigers won the
first game behind the pitching OF Paul
Dizzy Trout, to 1.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21

Charlie George, Athletic catcher, slides
home with the tying run in the eighth
inning of the second game of the double
header here yesterday with the Tigers,
safely elHding Tiger catcher Bob Swift.
George, the only Greek catcher in the
major leagues and supposed to be weak
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21

! acht Club re-
gatta W hich
b r o u & ht out
100 starters.
She became
a b RI q by
v fnnin her
first race since
Cap o. a.
y o h n s o n
brought tn q
Z fOOt cutter
here IN June.
Spookie likes
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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21

Also these events show the
general public that loss OF a leg
doesn't mean a man can't 20 To
the swimming beach and have a
lot Of fun or play 18 holes OF
golf and enjoy all the pleasant
social contacts that come from
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
SpOOkie
Becomes
q Bride I
BY GEORGE y. VAN

SpOOkie became what is known
TO the trade as "A bride in leading
home the racing class 10
WIN IN Sundays big Crescent Sail
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Sports
Saws 'Betfers Who Think
Are Best Hit+ers
By LEO MACDONELL

Before the first game, in the
Philadelphia dugout, the writer
chatted with Russell Christopher,
who handcuffed the Tigers in the
nightcap al Briggs Stadium yes
terday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Hank Runs Safe Hit
String TO 15 Games
BY LEO MACDoNELL

games yesterday Greenberg has hit safely In
games bagged hit home the first
second Besides his Of blows he walked
times the nightcap
the Hank n
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Win 1st6to |;

BY LEO MACDONELL
"My kingdom for a long fly.
ball"

ball."
Or, big juicy steak.
One or the other or both is
what Steve O'Neill probably Of
fered alphabetically as the Tigers
batted in the tenth inning of the
second game of the double-header
at Briggs Stadium yesterday.
Here was the picture: Bobby
Maier on third base with only one
out and one run needed to win the
game for the Tigers.
Here is how the picture was
framed: First up, Msier was given
life at second when Eddie Busch
fumbled his grounder. Eddie Mayo
sacrificed him 10 third with a
bunt.
With the usually reliable Doc
Cramer coming TO bat, many OF
the 37.767 paid customers We're
beginning to leave the Stadium
figuring that the game was in the
bag for the home team.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
PITCHING
Connie Mack Praises
Times Meet for Vets
BATTING
By EDGAR HAYES

Connie Mack has Of lad during his 60 in
Youngsters who played under him for the most part have
the workaday world
leaving his guidance So Mr. Mack knows the value Of
tho cha tractor build ldingO Of the of
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21

Chri stopher
was asked what
batterS CAV e
him the most
trouble.
Those that
think" replied
the pleasant
long lean
right handler.
He n a m e d
Lou Boudreau
Of the Indians
the most diff
ficult for him.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
BASES LOADED

Then Christopher walked, filling
the bases. Hall singled TO center,
scoring George and Busch, break
ing a three-all tie. 1t was Halls
fourth safety OF the game and
sixth for the day.
When Ernie kiSch grounded out
TO York, il looked like maybe the
Athletics were satisfied with their
six-run total. But the attack
famed again when Mayo Smith
singled 10 right, scoring Chris
topher and Hall. And later, when
Bill McGheen produced a single
that brought Smith home. Caster
replaced Tobin and disposed OF
Dick Seibert.
Home runs by Cullenbine and
Greenberg were among seven hits
which the Tigers punched for fivc
runs off Don Black in the first
game, their eleventh and sixth Of
the season. respectively. In all. the
Tigers collected II hits off Black.
Eddie Mayo, celebrating his le-
turn 10 the Tiger lineup after
being on the sidelines two weeks
with an ailing arm, bagged three
hits. He also got two in the after
piece.
Paul Dizzy Trout was the
winning pitcher, his twelfth tri-
umph of the season against II
SptbackS
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Once-in-a-Week Shot
BV Brinke Wins Title
BY NJ. r. DRUKENBRoD

Brinke who helped Johnny Foley and those other
er organize their first nvtatona golf tournament IN 1873
has had entered with its champions.
there yesterday with the help
3
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21

II was Just about that for weather
in yesterdays racing in Lake ST.
Clair
The wind was light out of the
southeast and Spookle went up
that close reach on the first leg
like a scared rabbit leaving Sou
brette, Revelry. Apache. Last
Straw. Mink and Fair Wind be-
hind. She was nearly is minutes
ahead Of Soubrette at the finish.
The latter was turned over 20
Clcte Wellings VitesSe crew by
her owner Ledyard Mitchell.
FAIR WIND SHY
Vitcssc. a Y y. - like Sou
hrettc. went aground in the
Nacklnac race last month. Clare
Jacob, Rcyelry beat Apache for
third bv more than SIN minutes
boat for boat Fair Wind Charley
BurbaCn new 44-iootor. making
her debut here. seemed strange
around the other giris ans
finished last.
George Gonyeaus Armida go :
away from Charley Becks Con \
wego on the last leg 10 win In
the S-meter DIVISION by minute
and 3S seconds ThiSbe, Sham.
fock, Venture. intrepid and Pin
Itail were next home.
/ Medic, Charley Dodcnhofs g.
meter, continued the winning
habit she started al Put-In-Bay
by slipping away from Noreg. So
lenta and Challenge. Sprig
finished last.
LAKIT'S NEW SHIP WINS
Vic Laht's new 30-Square
meter Mistress Nancy from
Marblehead beat Bill WARDS
Brilliant by nearly 20 minutes. 1t
was Brlllants first loss in a spell.
The 10 class brought out is
starters the biggest entry IN any
class and was won by Bob jerks
JnX
Other winners yesterday we're:
/ Al GrundyS Joal VII in the Us;
Emmct Mccoy in the. CK-tean.
which helped give tho Detroit
Yacht Club the Catboat honors
when Per Nalboc and Hale Clark
took third and fourth, Oscar
Forester IN the rs, Vic Schneider
in the Snipcs and Hank Dunlap
in the L class with Blue Mist
Gene Howard topped tho Light
ningS and Harold Kelley led home
three other starters in the cluE
SloopS. Morrill, Dunn is still win.
ninc in the c class today ann
Dick Mllcr's Fleet Star agaln
ran away from Elmo Nurme'S Fin
in the Star group.
Hank Burkard'S Meteor won
the cruising and Gale Beardsleys
! Madcap was first in the A-handi-
cap class.
Summaries on NEXT Pdge)
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21

One of the most remarkable
pitching feats in the history of
Detroit Baseball Federation is on
file today under the heading
Glass b.
~ Bill Glane. pitching for Local
Ia, struck out % batters, did not
issue pass, allowed three hits, as
his club eliminated st. Clair
Shores, Ill. He did not allow a
hit after the third. In seven in.
nings Glane retired the side on
strikes.
Federal Mogul put out Gilewski,
9-S, and Hudson 154 did the same
TO Rayls, Ia. The field Is down
10 six.
Class d resumes its elimination
schedule with three games to-
morrow night at Belle Isle.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21

and won for him and Ted Butler
over Chuck Kocsis and Chuck
Petoskey in the final.
Brinkes drive on the extra hole
landed on the hillside in the rough
at the left. And there was tree
not far in front of him which
apparently blocked his path to
green.
REACHES THE GREEN
But his 3 iron second came up
in a jiffy, and after touching
some leaves near the top of the
tree, sailed merrily on his way TO
the green. Then he rolled in a 25
foot putt for the winning birdie.
81 probably could swing from
there for a week and not dupli-
cate that shot," was Brinke's
own comment on his sensational
second.
The match was forced into
overtime when KocsiS, the new
Michigan Open champion, made a
brilliant recovery for the only par
3 on the eighteenth. 1t wiped out
the lead Butler had picked up
with a birdie on the SIT yard
seventeenth. Ted reached the
green with a 275 yard braSsle
second.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games behind leader.
Yesterday's Results Mondays Games
Chi "a, ny 10 Chi at NY. night.
StI is. Bos "a SIT AZ BOs
Brook 6-1 Pitts "a. Pitts Al Brook.
Phil 50, Gin o-1. Gin a. Phil
PACIFIC COAST ITAGUT
san FrsuciSr0 t-S San diego ID.
HOLLYWOOD 90 Sacra mentn -
seattle 90 los Angeles SO.
oakland 4-f. Portland "a
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Toledo s. NNVHukcr 80
Kansas CitY e-4 CUuwhIt as
louisville 4 SO Paul an
Minnespoif %, IadinapClt SO,
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
eRAMER STRIKES OFT

Here is what happened: Cramer
struck out 10 make il two down.
Much gloom. Russ Christopher,
the Philadelphia pitcher got be-
hind Hank Greenberg and then
wound up by giving the Tiger
Slugger an intentional walk.
Earl Mack trotted out 20 the
mound and there was hurried
consultation, after which Roy Gull
lenbine was also purposely walked,
filling the bases.
1t was up 10 Rudy York 10 come
through with hit, any kind OF
hit. -----.----
He grounded weakly 10 Irwin
Hall, the visitors second baSeman,
and the Tigers last big chance 10
win was blown 10 the winds.
AS a result, O'Neills groggy
pennant chaSers had 10 be salts
fled with a split in the double
header, the Athletics bagg,ng the
nightcap. 8 10 3, in II innings
after the Tigers had won the first
6 TO /.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
How They Stand

Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results Mondays Games
MI s-8. Phil t-e phil At DIT t7)
Wash ~. Clsvs i-s. wash at Clrve. twilight
NJ 40, Chi IA Ros al StL, nirht.
Bos to-1, stL B-s. Ny At Chi. night.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
RUSH SCHEDULE

This arrangement is necessary
10 determine the class champion
before Aug. 81 when Detroit's s
representative team must leave
for the national junior champion
ship tournament at Dayton, O.,
Sept. 1-2-3.
The pairingS are Hudson 154
and De SAINTS. Detroiters and
Clyde. Baird and Firemen. Hud-
son and De SAINTS are undefeated.
Dctroiters, Clyde. Baird and Fire
men have one setback each.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21
Net Star
Is Hurt

Walter English, public parks
and district junior singles cham
pion is out of tennis indefinitely
because of an injury 10 his right
elbow received in fall last FRI
day after which he was forced TO
default in the Hamtramck open
semi-final.
He was TO have played in the
annual city clay courts champion
ships starting tomorrow at De-
troit Tennis Club. Entries close
today. Womens singles begin
Wednesday. English also is not
expected to play in the Highland
Park junior starting Aug. u and
in the metropolitan interscholas-
tic, Sept. II.
4-TIME WINNER
Ted Jax was a four-time title
winner at Hamtramck. He went
over Dick Adams, Birmingham, in
the boys division, as. 6-3, Cd. In
the midgets ne vanquiShed Bill
Pope, 60, 6-1. Jax and Kenneth
Angyal had the, boys doubles from
Tom Wilson-Lloyd Murray, Ga,
6-3
The previous day Jax-Angyal
gained the Midget trophy from
Pope and John Sahratian, rs, o.
Alex Hetzeck was too good for
Richard Zaborowski in the junior,
6-2, 6-3. Zaborowsk paired with
Dick Russell TO collect the doubles
from James Kennedy and Charles
Watson, 2-6, rs, Ga.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-21

Summaries on NEXT Pdge)
Evening star., 1945-07-18

The latest Of these was an offer by
the viceroy, Lord wavell. to broaden
the powers of his Council by ap-
pointing members chosen by the In
dian parties in a ratio of 40 per
cent Caste Hindus. 40 per cent
Moslems, and 20 per cent distributed
between Sikhs. Depressed Glasses
and other minor elements. Accord
ingly. the leaders assembled at
Simla, India's cool summer capital,
to talk matters over with the Vice
roy.
The conference opened on hope
full note, but it finally deadlocked.
The quarrel arose when the caste
Hindus," which meant the Congress
Party, insisted on naming some
members from the small Moslem
minority within the Congress ranks,
while the Moslem League insisted
that all Moslem representation
should come from it's membership.
Both sides remaining intractable,
Lord Wavell regretfully dissolved
the conference. asking all parties
to exercise greatest possible re-
straint. You can all help by re-
framing from recriminations. Law
and order must be maintained"