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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
they're Still Scrapinq

AS for the quality of baseball
To be diShed out, fans this season
can expect neither more or less
than last year.
The majors are still scraping
the bottom Of the barrel for tai
ent. Every club can use more
players. Some are in bad shape.
while others are a little better
off All in all, however, they're in
the same fix.
It's possible that many will
leave for the armed forces as the
season goes along but the clubs
hope they can pick up few dis
charged veterans, or perhaps dis.
cover something good in the mi-
nors TO even II up.
But the picture isn't all black.
Nearly every expert predicts an-
other close race in the American
League. Maybe some clubs will
make II tougher for the st. Louis
! Cardinals In the National, as We =
Give the fans a close race
their money. and they'll overloon
many things. They proved ii in
1914, and they'll flock to the
parks if IL happens again. -ua
Last year the Tigers. in the
race until the very last day, drew
more than 100000 people, more
than 300,0 900 than their 1943
! figure.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Coopers End
Their Strike

CHICAGO. April II GNS)-A
friendly conference was in pros
pect today between Leslie M
O'Connor, chairman Of baseball's s
advisory council, and the Cooper
brothers. Walker and Morton,
who called of their strike
against the ST. Louis Cardinals at
the last moment.
The brothers, who make up the
Cardinals ace battery, Walker
behind the plate and Morton on
the mound, agreed 10 report in
uniform at Wrigley Field for the
game with the Chicago Cubs this
afternoon but still insisted they
would not take less than the
$4,000 salaries they had de-
manded
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
! Make Board
In City Meet

In one Of two changes In the
city bowling meet last night,
Strip of the Revere League top
pied 1864 in Class c. 273 pins
over average TO take fifth place
in that division. Otto Falkenberg
led the way with 574.
In Class b, Judge Groaes of
Northwest Senior House League
clicked for 2776, 167 over average
to move on the board. They were
paced by Del Forbel, with 598.
The only Class A five rolling,
Wrigley OF West Side Classic,
registered 273S.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
See Pro Grid WAR
As New Loop Meets

tend the meetings so he viii
know our plans," said spokes-
man.
The challenge of the All-America
is not 10 be dismissed lightly, since
the organizers already have 4
vested more than 81, 10000
talent and franchises.
AT present the conference haA
franchises in New York, Chicase.
Buffalo, Cleveland, Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Miami and
have signed such famous grtd
coaches as 1t. Paul Brown, for
mcriy Of ONO State; 1t. Cmdr.
Jack Meagher, former Iowa pre-
flight and Auburn coach, and
Buck Shaw, who recently signed
TO coach California for one year
only.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Picks Our Tigers
Now for The big moment.

New for the big moment
WITHOUT the slightest hesitation
or prompting the old Cunnei
turns baseball expert and picks
the Tigers to win he American
League pennant ---.-
The Browns have hackers. but
we have feeling the St. Louis
boys have won their pennant for
some time 10 come.
The Tigers missed by a hair last
year-no taking away from thk
Browns accomplishment An1
they are due this season. Losing.A
pennant by single game, we be-
lieve has made Steve ONeill's
boys hungrier than ever.
Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout
pitching for the same ball club
again is just about the clincher.
ANY one OF the other teams would
give half their club-manpoWer
shortage and all-for either one
of them.
OF course. there won't be any
Dick Wakefield or Pinky Higgins
around. and that hurts. But Rudy
York is still IN there waving his
big bat, and he may get some
help
Pitching, however. counts more
than ever these days. and there's
a gent who could move in and
make II easier for Newhouser and
Trout.
Anyway. there they go againl
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Clinic


With scout "Wish" Egan hold
ing forth, the Detroit Tigers
staged their first of four baseball
clinics yesterday at Briggs Sta
dunn.
On hand 10 absorb pointers
were high school coaches. Amcri-
can Legion and sandlot managers
of this area. Egan lectured on the
various phases of pitching. with
two former Detroit sandlotters
now with the Tigers, Bill Pierce
and Art Houtteman, demonstrate
ing.
The second session OF the
school Is scheduled for Saturday
morning and other clinics will be
hefd April ez,5t and zs, all at Briggs
Stadium
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18

CHICAGO, April II (UP)-The
smouldering professional football
war is scheduled TO break into the
open Friday when the All-Amer-
lea football conference opens
two-day meeting here with Ma
tional Football League man sitting
at the conference table.
The All-America, an embryo
grid loop which plans 10 operate
in direct competition TO the N. +.
L. after the war, will frame its
constitution and bylaws during
the two days and attending the
meeting will he Tom Gallery, vice
president and general manager of
the Brooklyn Tigers of the Ma
tional League.
Gallery Is prepared 60 join
our league. He Is going to at
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Suggest FDR .
For Hall Of Fame

ST. LOUIS, April II (UP)-J. G.
Taylor SPHINX. publisher of The
Sporting News, baseball paper. to-
day suggested the late President
RooSevelt's name be enshrined in
basebal's hall of fame. =.
In making the suggestion TO The
hall of fame committee. Sphinx
said.
NO other president has dis
played such warm interest In
baseball or given 80 much en-
couragement to the game. He
preserved the life OF the game
at critical iuncture.- He de-
serves recognition In the hall of
fame among those who have
made notable contributions to
the welfare of the sport"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
How He Does It

Gray catches ball with his
gloved hand and then in a combl-
nation movement tosseS the ball
back on his forearm, which presses
against his body as he clamps the
glove beneath the right stump and
withdraws his hand. retrieving the
ball and then throwing.
In Gray's case, the league has
made a concession. The umpires
have been instructed 10 "allow for
the peculiarities of fielding OF the
st. Louis player.
There Is rule in both the
American League and Southern
League that a fly ball must be
caught" In Gray's case the
southern loop ruled that If Gray
dropped the ball after tossing il
into the air TO shed his glove, it
would be considered a putout.
The American League Will Judge
Gray's putouts the same way.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Maryland Suspends
-ChalkY Wright Forever

BALTIMORE. April II CUP)--
Chalky Wright, Los Angeles
Negro lightweight. was suspended
from boxing for life in. the state
of Maryland today for allegedly
refusing TO fight in last Mondays
bout here with Pittsburgh's Jackie
Wilson.
Referee Lee Halfpenny declared
the Wilson-Wright 30 a "no-con-
test" after six rounds when
Wright repeatedly ignored his
warnings TO mix il up. He was the
principal witness st the commits
sion's investigation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Bob Tales.
Baseball Here Again.
Thanks TO FOR
By BOB MURPHY
sports kAitor

The major league baseball
opening today may well be re-
if only as the season
that almost didn't come of. -,
The game has had its trials ar =
tribulations before but nothiks
like the thin threads of hope held
by the baseball people during the
past winter months.
Manpower was the owners
biggest worry. Draft rulings
didn't ease the situation. Man
power edicts made the outlook
even darker.
And when horse racing was
stopped cold. you wouldn't have
bet thin dime that major league
turnstiles would click this sum.
.mer.
They wouldn't have, II not for
one mantle nations No. 1 fan.
The late President Roosevelt was
the only man who could save
baseball in 1945. Had he not
given the green light" the own
ers surely would have thrown In
the towel.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Farrell 10 Join
White Sox InfieId

CHICAGO. April II (UP)-
Kirby Farrell. veteran minor
Lacquer, reports with the Chi
cago White Sox at Cleveland to-
day TO take over as first base
man for the American League
club. The 31-year-old indianapolis
Indians player was purchased by
the White Sox to replace 1914
star Hal Trosky, who retained
his war plant job.
The Sox also announced Bob
Mistels, former Wheaton College
speed ball pitcher. has been OPP
toned 10 Milwaukee.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Pvt. Maxim Wins Bout
From Clarence Brown

Pvt. Joey Maxim. Cleveland
heavyweight on furlough from
the Army Air FORCES. today held
a clean-cut decision over Clarence
Brown Of Chicago following their
10-round battle in Arcadia last
night.
Maxim. after losing The first
round and suffering a Slight cut
over his eye. answered the bell
for the second round with a left
lab that found its mark The
procedure was so effective the
Cleveland Italian used il for the
next seven rounds In the eighth
and ninth Maxim tried 10 score a
knockout over his hard punching
Toe but the Negro battler was able
10 weather the attack.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Harder 10 Stay
On His War Job

CLEVELAND, April II (UP)-
Mel Harder, veteran Cleveland
Indian pitcher. won't be on the
bench today when the Tribe opens
its season against Chicago White
Sox here. He has decided to stay
on his war job until his draft
status is clarified.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Sport
One-Armed Pete Gray
Holds Fans Interest
By LEO MACDoNELL

ST. LOUIS, April 17-What
about Pete Gray?
With a new season at hand, the
one armed Gray's addition TO big
league baseball claims top interest
among fans in the country.
Is Pete big league?
While the one armed sensation
Will be in left field for the Browns
when the league champions take
the field against the Tigers IN the
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
KEARNs PLEASED

Jack Kearns, who believes he
has the next heavyweight cham
pion under tow in the person of
Maxim, smiled approval from
Joys corner AT the manner in
which he followed instructions
Kcarns gave him during the rest
periods.
-knaIRs explained efterN~ard that
H. has been several months since
Maxim ha, boxed because Of his
military service and that once he
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18

opening game
OF the season
here TO d a y,
there seems 10
be some doubt
hereaboutS as
10 whether or
not Gray will
be able 10 hit
big lie a gu e
pitching.
There Is. al
least, a differ
ence of opinion
here.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Giants Face Loss
OF Bruce Sloan

BOSTON, April II CUP)-The
Giants, here TO open the baseball
season today against the Braves,
were faced with the possible loss
of outfielder Bruce Sloan, who will
leave next Tuesday TO go TO Okla
homa City for a pre-induction
physical. Sloan was classified AZ
because of high blood pressure.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
CredW Back al Coli
After Iona Illness

ALBANY, April II tUP)-Tom
Creavy. former national PEA
champion. who was forced TO lay
his clubs aside in 1943 when
stricken with spinal meningitis,
hit the comeback trail today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Newhouser Set TO Face
Champions in Inaugural
By LEO MACDONELL

ST LOUIS, April 1.-THE opening game of the American
League Tigers and Browns here today will
be packed with drama.
On the mound Tigers will be Harold Newhouser,
basebas greatest pitcher the winner of 20 and the
leagues most valuable player award last year
Sigmund Jack Jakuck big Polish right-hander who Is a
exneced pitch for the Browns though the
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Probable Pitchers

tLast wears won and lost records in
Parenthess
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Cecil as 81 New York tDonald
i3-lOI
DETROIT tNFwHousER 29-9l at st.
Louis tJakuch l7-9l
Washington leonard l2-l5i ~ Phila-
delphia tNcWsom 1879
Chicago lee 80 st Cleveland Reynolds
ll-sI.
NATIONAL LEAGtE
New York tNuisele 2l-ltl Al Boston
lPhnsdsiphis Rarensberger 1870 At
Brooklyn Davis ION
81 Louis ~ cooper 22-7l At Chicaro
tDeTringer I'll 7h.
Pittsburrh Sewsn 3i.I2l Of Cincinnati
fWAitert 23-6t.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18

There doesn't seem 10 be doubt
as 10 his ability in other depart
ments. He fields brilliantly, he
bunts expertly and he is as fast
as the well known streak Of light
ming on the sacks. In fact, he Is no
less a wizard even If he doesnt I
hit 1913. the mark ne fashioned at
Mer,,nhiS
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Michigen-Titen Game OF

The scheduled baseball game
between Michigan and University
of Detroit at Ann Arbor was called
of because of the weather. II will
be PLAYED at n later date.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Any Place, Any Time

Billy HasSett played two years
OF basketball al Georgetown and
was the star of this years Notre
Dame team.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18

gets back to civvies, he will really
20 10 town.
The crowd OF nearly 1000
which paid gross gate of
S3,75S.12 was inclined TO agree.
So was Jack Johnson. former
world heavyweight champion. who
trained and seconded Brown.
Mckinley English, former anna
teur star, repeated previous per-
formance and defeated Mack Par
shay in the semifinal. Referee
Johnny Webber stopped the one
sided battle in the fifth round
when II became apparent Parshay
was out on his feet.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
ID Sports O.
DR { Y | 7 I=EO.

American Association baseball
race opens tomorrow with Presi-
dent George NJ. Troutman predict
ing one Of circuits most success
full seasons Opening games:
Louisville at Toledo, indianapolis
at Columbus, Milwaukee at Min
Ineapolis, Kansas City at st. Paul
. Milwaukee won flag last year.
Champion WeIker Cochran and
challenger Willie Hoppe resume
cross country billiards match to-
day at Dallas, Tex, with Hoppe
holding 144-point lead after Al
blocks Ike Williams, Jersey
Negro lightweight, fit for title
shot tomorrow in Mexico City
against MIA champion Juan
Zurita.S
Second half of worlds cham
pionship golf match between By
ron Nelson and Sammy Snead.
games top money winners, will
be played at West Orange, n. j.,
May u First round. also &c
holes. medal play. scheduled May
26 on Fresh Meadows IL. H.
course day earlier Freddie
COchrane, worlds welter champ.
signed to meet winner Al Davis
Rocky Graziano bout in N Y.
Garden June % Latter bout
will be held June 8.
u. of d. baseball team has ar
ranged game May II at Percy
Jones Hospital. Battle Creek .
Bruce Sloan, N. Y Giants out
fielder, AZ, leaving for another
army physical
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Hockey Fans
Hopes High
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

Although the Detroit Red Wings
must conquer the Toronto Maple
Leafs again Thursday in Olympia
TO stay in the Stanley Cup finals,
optimistic Detroit hockeydanS are
already buying tickets for a pos
Sible sixth game in Toronto Sat
urday.
I'VE are just as optimistic as
the fans said Lett Wing Carl
Liscombe today. "I'Ve already
made hotel reservations In
Toronto for my boss"
The Wing veteran is an eXpe-
ditcr on war work at the Ratlgan
Mfg. Co.
Detroits small allotment OF
tickets for possible Saturday
game is going almost as fast as
those for Thursdays game here,
according TO Fred A, Huber of the
Olympia staff.
SRO THURSDAY
"We must disappoint hum
dreds Of DetrOiters II we go
back To Toronto" said Huber
today. I'VE cannot supply the
ticket demand"
The Standing Room Only
sign went up al the Olympia box
-eaiee Yesterday for Thursday
game as the last balcony tickets
vanished into the pockets OF eager
fans.
There will be one last group OF
the fortunate. They will get the
tickets which are not picked up by
season reservation holders by 1C
o'clock tomorrow night. Box office
treasurer Charles Escoe expects
that he will he able TO sell al
least 500 Of these TO the public
starting at noon Thursday.
LEAFS TIRING
Detroit optimism despite the
Wings lone victory against Tor
onto's three, stems from the fact
that Toronto appears TO be tiring
Slam-bang body checking en-
abled the Wings to come back in
the first round against the Boston
Bruins. Now il has helped to give
them a foothold after three de-
feats by the Leafs.
Harold ksons effective
knockdUwn smaShes slowed UP
some of The shifty. older players
like Sweeney Schriner, Mel Hill,
Lorne Carr and slender Gus Bod
mar as the Wings halted the Leaf 5
sweep with a So victory Thursday
This body checking, coupled
with Coach Hap Days policy of
playing only two Toronto forward
lines against Detroit's three, has
some or the older Leaf players
near exhaustion. Four games OF
this double duty action is rough
on players like Schriner, Hill and
Carr, who are nearing their
middle thirtieS.
There have been some hints oi
grumbling in the Toronto camp
because Art Jackson and Johnny
McCreedy haven't been used while
Don Metz has been on the ice
infrequently.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
Majors Raise Banner
For 4th War Season

YORK April (UP)-NIos of stars" gone from
basebas but will be hosed the less
the opening the fourth straight wartime
The and grinmer and
odSterS
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
OTHER REsLLTs

Lindy Elliott, 230-pound New
Yorker, was awarded TkO over
John Oden, 190-pound Detroiter
when the latter was unable 10 an
swer the bell for the sixth round.
The boxing commission doctor,
Nate Schlafer, reported Oden had
a broken rib.
In other preliminaries, Gene
Boland, 14i. of Detroit, kept his
winning streak intact, outpointing
Doyle Hirt. 147, of Grand Rapids,
IN five rounds Eddie Owens. 145,
of Detroit. decisioned Willie Ed
mundS. li5. of Grand Rapids over
the same route.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18

y
Luke Sewell, manager
of the league champions, has indi-
Gated a possibility of either Jack
Kramer or Nelson Potter starting.
O'NEILL ON CRUTCHES
On the sidelineS will be Steve
IO'Neill on crutches, plagued with
arthritis, which hit him during
spring training at Evansville.
And in left field for the Browns
will be Pete Gray, the one-armed
sensation.
The weather was reported dubi-
Gus with the size of the crowd
also questionable.
With the thought that victory
at this time is Just as valuable
taS in the last week or The season,
lO'Neill will throw all of his pitch
ing power at the Browns in the
opening series here.
Paul DIZZY Trout will pitch
the second of the three-game set,
with either AL Benton or Frank
(Stubby) Overmire going in the
third, depending on which OF the
two shapes up the best.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
ROSS AT THIRD

The weekday afternoon games
here will start at 3:30 o'clock
detroit time).
.At-thiFd base sHppianting
Pinky Higgins in the Tiger lineup,
will be Don Ross. utility out
fielder last year. Bobby Maier, up
from Buffalo, will be in leftfield.
where Dick Wakefield played last
year.
Higgins and Wakefield are In
the navy. Skeeter Webb will be
new at shortStop.
Besides Gray new in-the st.
Louis lineup will be Len Schultz,
up from Toledo, at third. Mark
Christman, the regular third
sacker for the Browns. is working
weekdays in a war plant With
the Hens last year, Schultz batted
.288 in 153 games.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
HearSt-TiIneS
Rifle Shoot
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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18

won't produce a brand of major
league baseball 10 compare with
happier peacetime years.
But it will be baseball just the
same. even with the stars on
service flags instead of at the
plate, in the outfield and on the
base paths and thousands of fans
will make their annual trek to
the parks for the official start of
the great American pastime.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18
HOPES STILL HIGH

Never before has baseball been
at such a low ebb for manpower,
yet paradoxically never before
were hopes any higher for a sue
cesSful season. Interest has been
at high pitch for weeks, perhaps
because of the diversion baseball
will afford from the unpleasant
ness of war.
The majors open their season
with the mandate of the nations
departed leader, the late President
Franklin d. Roosevelt, to carry
on. although il is no secret that
the executives of the game would
have called it quits for the dura-
tion without his provisional
green light"
Close races were forecast for
both circuits, a factor which is
likely to keep interest kindled
despite lowered quality of play
The two st. Louis clubs, with of
season manpower losses which
were less serious than elsewhere,
are expected 10 repeat for the
respective championships. but
neither can afford TO falter even
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-18

The probable lineup:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-26
Daily Market Report

and sheep strong to spots 1Se
higher. bulk good and choice native
lambs Sl45O-1A75. mostly 314.7s
late; few decks strictly choice 90
100 ID. at $500; most medium and
good $125O-14OO: common and
medium $105O-12O0; culls down to
$500: good and choice fat ewes.
S65O-IO0; top $500 sparinglyI
most common to good mixed grade
lots Si50.600; culls S3.00-3.60.
Note: Detroit livestock market
will be closed next Tuesday, DSA
25, Christmas.
Vegetables
BEETS-No. /. 75c-Sl doS. bchs.
CABBAGE-No. /, 50-75c bu.
CARROTS-No. !, 10000 doz. bchA
CELERY-Root No. /. S3.50-4.00
bu.
CAULIFLOWER-No. l, &2.5O-S.oo
bu.
DRY ONIONS No. /. E2,OO-l.SS
SO ID sack.
POTATOES New. No. !, $40
$50; lOO-lb.. sack.
PARSLEY-Root, No. /. S1.25-I.So
bu.
RADIsHEs-New, No. l. 800 doA
bchs.
PARSNIPS-No. l, S1.25-1.50 bu-
RUTABAGAS-No. l. 81 0v-i.25 bu.
SQUASH-Hubbard, bu. No. 1.
S1.50-2.00.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-26
Municipal Court

As a result Of holiday celebra.
lions over 20 persons found them
selves in court today.
Pre-holiday merry making kept
the police department busy over
the week end when 16 arrests were
recorded. Another four arrests
were recorded by the city police
and one by the local post of the
state police Monday evening and
Tuesday. Most OF these apprehen.
sions were on charges OF intoxica-
ton and disorderly conduct.
Among those fined for intoxica-
ton and disorderly conduct were:
Curtiss Williams, 1921 Upton Ct.
SIS; Fores. L. Powers. COS Pearl
St, SIS and S150 restitution; Mrs
Helen A. Cook, 72i Harris Rd., $25;
Joseph Beard. los Arnet St, S15;
Ira Perry. 1850 Oakham CT. VIII
low Village, SIS; Llywn Z. Tud-
hope, 21j n. Hamilton St., SIS;
Joseph S. Kimmig, 525 n. Adams
St, SIS; James w. Boyd, 1875 ~.
Hamilton St, $685.. and Walter C..
Coleman, Detroit, AE0.
Mrs. Clara d. Rideout, 54S Sec
ond Ave, and Mrs. Dorothy L. Ride
out, esq Armstrong Dr., were each
sentenced to serve 80 days in Jail.
conditionally suspended for one
year. They we're charged with dis
orderly conduct.
Miss Lorain o. Graves, 416 W.
Michigan Ave, and Miss Joyce z.
Patterson, 1872 n. Huron ST., an IS
year old girl, and two boys, II and
IS, cha sed with disorderly con.
duct, are 10 appear January 3.
Ebert Kilgoar. Wayne, was sen.
fenced to pay a fine OF $50 or serve
60 days in the county jail. He was
charged with driving while under
the influence Of liquor and being
involved in an accident.
Milton b. Griffin, 21s Pasadena,
Willow Village. was sentenced to
pay S25 fines or serve 80 days In
the county Jail for assault and bat
terry.
Total receipts NJ the court, Satur.
day, were S39335.