The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-27


Recreation director, is guest col
umnist for Sport Shots this week,
while Harry Wagner is on vaca-
tom
Whitlow is on vacation-probably
sound asleep with his feet in the
water and big bass nibbling at
his toe. Sports flash next week will
announce whether he got it. Any
way, as guest writer, may I say
Harry has done great job keeping
the public informed in sporting
news.
In starting, the first thing that
comes to mind is the war is over
but the memory of great many
things remains. We have kept lot
of things going in Wyandotte, hop
ing to have things as near as pos
sible to prewar for the boys coming
back.
Wyandotte athletes have made
great names in this war Verl
Speer and Tommy Gierlock are the
beSt-known athletes to give their
lives. Jim LIE Bar and Earl Witt
played on a winning softball team
in North Africa in between fights.
Other Wyandotte athletes were
fighting all over the world. They
write hoping to be back playing next
year.
Sports at present is still hot In
class A softball Wpndotte Chem
icalS had a great season under Lefty
Gwardinski. If they win the Down
River League play-offs they will go
to Midland, Saturday, for the State
Recreation Tournament.
CAS.U., Naval unit, won the
baseball championship and as has
been the City Recreation policy to
include our nearby service units,
they viii represent Wyandotte at
the state baseball tournament at
Flint Sept. l, and g. 1t. Hammer
strom and Chief Myers have won
the first baseball championship for
the Crosse lie Naval Base. We wish
them luck at Flint.
The Old Timers are battling it
| out this week, and will finish up
Sept. If necessary. Lens Inn in
the Junior League have an uphill
fight to head off Elmers, Eagles
in the club league still remain the
club to beat while Hoersch Brothers
in the open league will have plenty
Of trouble to get by Chelsea or
Drysdale. In the Chemicals league,
| Research must win two from CauS-
tic which looks like a tough job
The Old Timers had a great time
last Sunday. Detroit has already
asked to come back next year so
We can expect this to better af-
fair next year as our Old Timers
will be better organized Local Old
| Timers, Nose AerSon, John Murphy
/ and Harry MehlhoSe will see to
it that the program is a success.
Three more injuries were reported
to me over the week end and we
can take care Of them satisfactorily
May 1 apologize for the mix-up
/ on the dates announced on the
benefit tickets. Many people thought
they were good for the Jaycee Percy
Jones benefit at Wyandotte Chem
icalS last Sunday. The nnixup was
corrected SO that the Injury Board
will have their program Sunday,
Sept. 8. with three fine games, in
Guiding the only girls game played
in Wyandotte this year-Dom Dan
nunzio's girls against Romulus Air
Base WAC's. Tickets sold are good
for this game. The Jaycees had a
grand crowd at their affair Sunday
so Percy Jones hospital should ben
eft nicely
In closing l want to thank all the
fine people in the city for the Won
derful support given me while sub
shutting for Bonnie Yack. Bonnie
Is anxious to get back and 1 mag
inc the School Board will be happy
SO l can really get back TO work
Recreation, like education, is a
public necessity. I have found that
Wyandotte has had as fine a pro-
gram possible with existing facili-
ties Our city needs more public
facilities to insure our youth and