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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-22
Set Up Their Own Big 3

According Bill Burghadt Of Woodhapen Queens and Jim
j. eNEONl, the Shibboleth
smiles from Soviets Roosevelt Churchill
Stslin Ford Sudebaker Chevrolet The two boys
following their from prison camp IN Poland
through Russia freedom bit find
behind baTbed wire is the word Bash 1t defined To glu
chocolate thing
as That a bash NEAL" That BASH"
amusing letters American prs
the wife sketch the family dashboard
is dashboard
e another
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-22
Army Man
In New Hit :
NEW YORK, July 2i.

NEW YORK, July 2f.
A IL of the effort a lot OF peO-
n pie have put into getting the
men in the services To try their
hands at writing plays doesn't
seem 10 have been completely
wasted. For example. there IS
The Wind Is Ninety" by Capt.
Ralph Nelson of. the army air
forces.
Now. Tn not a ripSnorting
fan for this drama. but il is a
decent attempt and seems TO in
dicate that this Nelson may be
a good fellow TO have around
when the war is over. And il :
only fair 10 report that a few
of the critical gentry whipped
their typewriters into a lather
over the play.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-22

Brothers gave Betty time off
from Confidential Agent"
BY pure coincidence. their
trip away from their new $50
600 home came i'm the nick of
time They would have had 60
vacate for a time anyhow. A
section OF plumbing blew up at
] a. IN. the other day and
flooded the downstairs.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-22
Betty Hutton TO Make
European Battle Tour
BY JOHN TODD
HOLLYWOOD. July 2l.

HOLLYWOOD July 2l.
IIOILYWOODS special buzz-bomb is about to hit
IL Europe. Betty Hutton, who's been described the
blond bombshen and the incendary blonde Is her
Under auspices of the USO, she'll hospitals and
military installations and her she's expecting couple
Paris The of to look at fashions
Hollywood she said she thought Paris and
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-22
Yank Prison Newspapers CHEEKY
Sheets of Gags. Comics. Pinups

MONG brightest of newspapers published by American
"A heroes held in Naz compounds The Oag GA Item
monthly tab complete with cartoon strips pnup shots and
department. Page almost issue
reports telling who received the number of letters
home during the month Feature of number of the
classified ad section which the boys yearned
for home ia gag ads One three-ner "Wanted-Vne
covered cottage liquor store. Anywhere in New Jersey
Will trade residence large historic aFcooed edfce.
George Durgih Another POW advertised for blond
rotary.
Editorial observation in prison There
than oneha block of hedges fire plugs and
InnlTnerable this Ofag gand single dog One of
the barbed wire Rone Doagal of
back in
The Bin Mauldin OF the prison in Europe 1t Carl
Iena olnstTom of Branford Conn Now home Carl who
spted early in 1943 wide fame kege FOR has
powerful sketches of prison life
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-12

3. An-Negro enlisted personnel,
including chief petty officers.
4. The assignment of Negro
chaplains rather than white chap
lains to the unit.
These four-points will be includ-
ed in the petition to the secretary
of the navy. Blame of the anti-Ne-
gro policies and practices against
Negro members of the outfit may
be placed upon the shoulders of
their southern white commanding
officer, whom they claim condones
by sympathy the various types of
racial discrimination and segre-
cation directed by white seamen
against Negro seamen.
Charges that the commanding
officer violated his trust by his
failure to select an all-Negro en-
listed personnel were made. "He
was supposed to have selected an
all-Negro personnel but he chose
southern white enlisted personnel
as 'pushers' for the Negroes one
Negro sailor remarked. "He did
this in order to keep any Negroes
from becoming chief petty Off
GERS"
His staff is composed of all
southern white officers, another
seaman said, then added that right
now as we are re-organizing, he is
getting all southern whites to re-
place those that have been lost from
the battalion"
"The white enlisted personnel in
our battalion is responsible for all
the segregation and discrimina-
tion," the men said. "They get all
the promotions, which keeps the
Negro enlisted men from behind
advanced in rating. Not a single
Negro has been made chief petty
officer.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-12
SAILORS VOICE PROTEST
AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
AND SEGREGATION

PORT HUENEME, Cal Jan. 10
(ANP)-The secretary of the
navy may soon have a petition from
Negro members of the 34th u. S.
Naval Construction unit, regard
less of consequences to the signers,
regarding jimcr row practices
against them.
That revelation was made to the
Associated Negro Press by Negro
members of the outfit who declared
that four things must be done to al
ter the situation within the ranks
of the unit:
l. A new commanding officer
should be assigned Immediately.
He should be man without the
race traditions of the south.
2. The assignment of northern
white officers and Negro officers
to the outfit.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-12

Although there are qualified Ne
groes in the outfit that have been
Intentionally overlooked for chief
petty officer ratings, only a few
have been promoted as high as
first class petty officer. eve have
Negroes with good records in all
ratings as low as first class sea-
man that have not received single
rating since this battalion was or
ganized more than two years ago."
the Negro seaman pointed out.
The inequalities of racial dis
elimination in the navy were fur
ther spotlighted when they men
toned that "the white enlisted men
have always had a seperate chow
hall and living quarters, with bet
ter facilities than those provided
for Negroes" Not even white
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-12

chaplains can be trusted to fight
for racial equality and equal JUS
tice for Negroes, the men declared.
eve should have Negro chap
lain," they said in agreement. "He
could get the confidence Of the Ne
gro personnel. After having spent
% months overseas, we know that
white chaplains have not proven
themselves as champions of the
Negroes cause"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Seek Curb
On Boats
BY DON GILLIES

A bill aimed at the reckless use
of outboard motors on inland
lakes is finding plenty of opposi-
ton in Lansing these days.
The bill. HB No. 9, passed by
the House recently specifies that
motor boats shall be equipped
with stock factory muffler,
under water exhaust and other
modern or improved devices cap
able of adequately muffling the
sound of the exhaust so as mot
unreasonably to disturb the peace
and quiet of persons in the local
ity.
The bill was later amended to
regulate the speed of motor boats
not TO exceed five miles an hour
within a distance of 100 feet of
any boat in which persons are
Engaged in fishing.
The Senate, however, removed
this portion of the bill. The House
refused TO concur in the Senate
action. Action on the bill is
scheduled for tomorrow. N {
Meanwhile motor boat manu-
facturers are busy attempting TO
kill the bill, claiming that such a
law would ruin the sport In this
state.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

Findlay. small Ohio farming
town. is the two-handed sand
paper queen at Kean's Detroit
Yacht Harbor on husband Jimmy
Grants Sprig She has
earned a tryout on Sprig's crew.
DARNELL SELLS A SHIP
Darnelrs Detroit S-meter AsSo-
ciation is going TO smoke over
their plans at Bayview Thursday
Darnell has sold his other
8-meter intrepid d to Norman
Archer who owned the r boat
lightning Archer plans to
sail Intrepid under the Dye bur
gee The Detroit Star Class
Fleet has grown from three boats
in 1912 TO nine this year {.
Jack Faulkner, Fred Runnels,
Dick Miller, Alex Allerdyce,
Meryl Amo and Elmo Murine are
again among its actives &.
Spring series is planned to open
season May II and the Star boys
would like for somebody TO put
up a cup.
That sassy craft of shallow
draft you saw sailing up and
down the erik the last two weeks
in March was Fiddler's Witch
mighty purity, huh?
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Spencer Squares
Garcia Account
International Sound Photo

Leon Spencer rang up his
twelfth victory in IS starts last
night. winning a unanimous deci-
sion over Ruby Garcia at Arcadia.
BY winning the nod of referee
Clarence Rosen, and Judges Joe
Lenahan and Johnny Weber,
Spencer avenged a defeat handed
him last month by the Puerto
Rican.
Rosen gave Garcia only the first
round and called the seventh
even. Lenahan awarded Spencer
six and called two even, Weber
called five for Spencer, three for
Garcia and two even.
Spencer was the 81 favorite
and the 1889 fans who paid a net
of $3,l13.69 showed their approval
Of the decision by their cheers.
In six-round semifinal Cpl.
Eddie Martin won the decision
from Martin Doyle. Willie Jester
defeated George Sapoli, Tommy
Nelson won over James Gilstrap,
and Gene Boland knocked out
Mack Ivory in the second round.
The last three bouts were four
FOUNDERS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Carriers SET
.Fof0peners

Two games are booked for to-
nights program in the intercity
basketball series between The
Detroit Times and Chicago Her.
ald=American- carriers. The The games
will be played at Hackett Field
House starting at Gas with the
second game set for s, The public
is invited and there is no admis-
sion charge.
In the headline game the Rid
River Rouge Lions, winners of the
major division honors in Detroit,
clash with the 220 Rogues of Chi
cago. These teams will play here
tonight and tomorrow night. then
move to Chicago next week to
complete the series. The 220
RogueS were softball champions
of Chicago losing to Detroit in
the intercity matches.
In the minor league champion
ship it will be the N-3 Bluebirds
of Detroit VS.. the 226 Donald
Ducks of Chicago.
The Chicago boys arrived in De-
troit yesterday and held a work.
out at the Hackett Field House.
Their managers reported the
teams well in shape for the games.
The major league winners will
receive the William Randolph
Hearst Trophy and the minors
will receive the Jack Kenny award.
Hackett Field House is in High
land Park at Third and Pitkin.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Depends on Status

The Tiger head man said that
in his opinion whether big league
players now in service will be
able TO resume their diamond
careers with approximately the
same skill as before will depend
whole tot on theIr military
service.
"a lot Of them are playing
ball I'm the service and should
maintain their skill" Zeller eX-
planned. "Others who are out OF
touch with basebafi for period
Of two or three years naturally
will he slower In coming back,
II they can come hack at all.
81 think Paul Richards made
n good point when he said
fellow like Hank Greenberg
would be able to play again
even II a veteran and out of
touch with baseball" Zeller de-
clared, "because he would buy
dozens of balls. GO TO Miami and
hit them all winter long. 4 fell
low like that lasts a long time
In baseball"
But, Zeller agreed with Rich
ards. that the big leagues vii
have 10 depend on youngsters
While the majors have made ar
rangements 10 give the returning
players every opportunity at this
time there is no telling how many
Will be available.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
OrreH Joins Tigers
BY LEO MACDONELL

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 8
Forrest (Joe) Orreu, tall right
handed pitcher. wearing glasses
and minus front tooth but ac-
cepted by the army. today re-
ported to the Tigers in their
spring training camp here.
Orrell came from Clearfield,
Utah. where he worked in a naval
supply depot until inducted into
service recently. He will remain
with the Tigers until called into
service, which will probably be
the middle or late in May, he was
advised. >..
Orrelrs arrival boosted TO 10
the number Of Tiger pitchers IN
camp. AT Buffalo last year. Orrell
won eight games and lost but
two. After the international
League season ended, he finished
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

win he one OF three pitchers the
Tigers will send against the Sox.
The others are Walter Wilson and
Zeb Eaton, up from Buffalo. All
are right-handers.
The Tigers planned TO use Art
Houtteman but the 17-year-old
Detroit high school finger came
up with a sore arm in practice
here yesterday.
SQUAD CUT TO 25
From his sick bed at the Tiger
hotel, where he is confined with
arthritiS, O'Neill announced the
following batting order:
Webb. SIS; Mayo, 2b; Outlaw,
IF; York, III; Hostetler, CT; Maier,
If; Ross, 80; Richards and Welch,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Letters Thrill Him

"Although amateur boxing
Is stalled In this state just now"
said Charlie, 81 get a great KICK
out Of watching some Of our
graduates and what they are
doing. Especially do love these
letters from the kids out there
everywhere who are fighting
our war for US"
Brennan and Tony Ross Jr.. "
lost a leg in Italy. had just CON
pleted a confab in the lobby OF
the DAG. :
Brennan then whipped out {
letter from referee Lou Handlers
now an army lieutenant stationed
in Texas Also one from Lou
JalloS.
Wont il be great when We
get them all back" said the
veteran AAU official.
To that we all say amen.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

the head man of the fleet of
2S-foot SloopS now - in num-
ber. Otis Taylor of the Dye
recently bought one in Toledo
DIR. Charles Dodenhof has
six-AlaFH -is-at-Giairg
point. and she looks slick
Jack Cornish, Ralph CTerrible)
Turbille. recently out of the
service and Dodenhoff's old pal,
Don Williams will make up
Alarms crew That outfit
will be right in keeping with the
spirit of the six meter class >.
Herman Petzold is training
down TO weight planning a light
canvas comeback on brother
Tom PctZold's Thisbe =.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
A Deserved Honor

Sam HenneSsey. one Of the ma
tion's best fight referees, will be
in Chicago on the night OF April
4 TO referee the intercity bouts
between New York and Chicago
for the sixteenth straight year.
II is an honor Sam richly de-
serves. This column didn't even
clutter up space recently when
some Of the Johnny Come Latelys
in boxing were trying to dlscredit
lanky Sam for the kind OF fight
he refereed in the Willis-Terra-
nova fight.
Sam Hennessey needs no de-
fense made for him in this state
or any other. He knows his busi-
ness and al all times handles 10
properly.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

catchers. Others who will make
the trip are Pierce. Boron, Hoover,
McNabb, Walker and McHale.
With Ralph Ruthstrom and Ed
Mierkowicz gone TO Hershey TO
join Buffalo, the Tiger roster was
cut to Is players, nine of whom
are pitchers, three catchers, seven
infielders and six outfielders.
AS yet no word has been heard
from Rufus Gentry, > holdout
pitcher who by his hardness may
be scratched as a starting pitcher,
at least until he gets in playing
shape. His prolonged absence has
added Walter Wilson TO the list of
probable starting hurlers.
Milton Welch, young catcher up
from HagerStown, also will start
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Shop Softbd|I
Loop Planned

The Industrial Recreation ASSo-
-ciation of Detroit j. organizing r
softball league this season with 40
teams as It's goal. The committee
will meet tomorrow al 8 p. m. at
CAR, Parks and Recreation Cen
ter, Cass and Grand River.
Softball entries already have
been received from Briggs,
Chrysler. Ford, Vickers, DciscI,
PslmeF-Bee and Hudson. The
league will have four divisions,
east, west, north and down river.
M. T. (Spike) Lawrence is
chairman of the softball division.
with Henry Lyon of Nlckers. COM
missioner. Jimmy w a is h Of
Chrysler is president Of the Trad.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

veteran Walker will serve as a
utility outfielder.
Bill Pierce and Houtteman.
young Detroit high school pitch
ers, will stay with the club until
their military future Is deter
mined. They will be graduated
from school in June. Pierce was 1s
yesterday and registered for serv-
ice. Houtteman will not be 1S
until September. =.
Mueller as pinch relief pitchers"
O'Neill Is counting on Eaton and
They will be counted on to save"
games, a department in which the
club was weak last year. One good
relief hurler could have won the
Tigers the pennant last season.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

up with the Tigers last fall, win
ming one and losing one game.
Orrell, 2S years old, was born in
National City Ca. The Tigers
bought him from Portland of the
Pacific Coast League for $4,000.
Steve O'Neill, confined 10 his
hotel room with arthritis, was re-
ported much improved today and
il was believed that the Tiger
skipper would be able TO make
the trip with the Tigers to Terre
Haute Friday, when the club
breaks camp here and moves TO
Terre Haute TO complete spring
training before going on TO ST.
Louis to open the regular league
season with the Browns April II.
The Tigers and White Sox will
play an exhibition game tomorrow
at George Field, an army camp
near VincenneS Ind.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
GRAHAM QUITS Us

Fred Graham. for years a big
man at the Bayview Yacht Club,
blew US Off for a spot on the west
coast of Florida near ST. Pete
and there he vows he'll stay with
wife Billy at a haven he calls
Tranquil Cottage on Coon Trot
Road off Whipporwill Lane" Z.
Barbettc Doc Cornell's yawl was
the first in al Bayview. not count
ing Bob Reynolde'S Querida
tpOwerl which was in the aqua
all winter.
Peggy Grant, lately come from
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

the country. A New York Central
Railroad official. he'll be making
tour of inspection across this
part of the country.
BeuIIe Doellc and Porce Darnell
got him to come and regard his
visit as a tribute TO the growth
of sailing interest in Detroit. Ted
FarnSworth, Fred S. Ford,
Charles McGregor, Fred J. Memo
II, John Painter. Ward Peck and
George Van are on the steering
committee.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Ruth Gives Up-
Baseball Hopes

BOSTON, April 3 (INS)-Babe
Ruth has given up hope of ever
returning to baseball. he revealed
today as he entrained for Port
land, Me. to make his debut as a
wrestling referee.
"Tve waited and waited"
said the great bambino, now So
years eid4. but have given up
hope of ever being asked to
come back"
"Tve been out of baseball IL
years. I like sports and mean
To keep in them. So I'm giving
wrestling referee work a tryout.
II I'm success and like IL Ill
keep on"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Spor is
Hope Colemon Does
Wei With Braves
BY LEO MACDoNELL

EVANSVILLE, April 3 - The
possibility that the usually lowly
Boston Braves may finish high in
Inc National League this season
is pleasing news 10 Jack Zeller
and other old timers With the
Detroit ball club and the citizenry
OF Evansville.
Bob Coleman. the manager Of
The Braves, is an old Tiger hired
hand. and a resident Of Evansville,
being a very popular man here
sbouts. Coleman. who managed
Evansville, Decatur and Spring
field in the TfrTe-Eye League and
Beaumont in the Texas League
for Detroit, and who was AT one
time a Tiger coach. is regarded
as one of the best developers Of
young players in baseball.
HE knows how 10 handle
young ball players" Jack Zcller,
the Tiger general manager, said.
III he has the material he can do
n lot for a club"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

of if one Of the players failed 10
report for the opening day game.
SAYS HE'LL REPORT 4
Orengo. at his home in San
Francisco, is reported to have sent
on word that he would report be-
fore the start of the Season. In the
event that he does not show up,
the Tigers would probably make a
cash offer for Webb.
Orengo may be at first for the
Sox when the Tigers face them in
an exhibition game at George
Field. Ill. tomorrow. George Field
is an air field near Vincennes. Ind.
The Tigers played the Cubs there
two years ago in freezing weather.
Les Mueller. army discharge,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

had two BroeklynS, one on his last
ball when the 10-pin hesitated but
finally fell.
Kampe is auditor for the Michi-
gan State Bowling Association and
one of the oldest members in the
OhtimerS' organization. He won
the city singles title in 1895 with
702. His highest score was TBS in
the old Cadillac League 25 years
ago.
He was presented the customary
SO for his feat by Joe Cicurel
and Jack Singer, new owners at
Nillpftf~
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
ID Sports q
DR { Y | 7 IEO

Five changes in college football
rules, making them conform
more closely with those followed
by pro teams, were announced
today by the football rules COM
mittee OF the NCAA.
The committee legaliZed for
ward passing from any point be-
hind the scrimmage line and went
the Eastern intercollegiate Foot
ball Association and the pros one
better in setting penalties for out
of bounds kickoffs.
The new kickoff rule permits a
second chance if a kickoff goes
wild, but a second failure author
ICES the receiving team TO put
the ball into play from its op-
ponent's 40-yard line. Present
-EfF'A and pro rules only penalties
each out Of bounds kickoff five
yards.
Under the new rules also, in
coming subs may report to any of
ficial instead of only to the ref
cree. in passing no part of a
passer's body may be in front of
the ball, and players attempting
offensive blocking must keep his
hands or arms close TO his body.
Ensign Adolph Kiefer, holder of
all the worlds backstroke records.
will lead the favored Bainbridge
team in the National AAU swim
ming meet in New York Friday
and Saturday James +.
Byrnes, who resigned as war mo-
bilization director, says he has no
desire to become baseball czar.
Rick Ferrell. veteran catcher,
has come 10 terms with the Wash
lngton Senators -. ShortStop
Mike MilOsevich has signed his
New York Yankee contract .
Brooklyn Dodger officials say
they will take the case of pitcher
Cyril Buker TO the VINO because
his draft board reclassified him
from AZ 10 IA as a job jumper
William CDoc) Morris, SO OF
the n. Y. Mirror sports staff,
died suddenly sgt. Joe Louis
has been assigned to temporary
duty al Fox Hill Terminal New
York. 10 assist IN the sports pro-
gram.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Bob Tales
Brennan Reports
on His Boys
BY BOB MURPHY
Sports Editsr

One of the greatest sports
heroes this town ever knew
Cmdr. Mickey Cochrane-is H.
town for brief stay from the
south Pacific. 1t takes a good
chin gritting person to keep from
shedding tear when you see that
look on Black Mikes face. He.
like thousands of others, knows
what il is to lose a son in this
cruel war.
We saw Charlie Brennan OF the
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

AAU, ana ne
was talking OF
war and the
form e r anna
teur OK e RS
from whom he
T e C e ntly had
heard.
AL Nettlow Is
in the navy. his
last letter COM
ing from Aus
tralia . Art
Tracy Jr. is in
Italv Char
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

club a n d
b u n cheS of
delegates are
goin & to
Jimmy Beid-
ler's official
S h / n d i &
which makes
him conno-
dore for the
year.
The Class
n a : organ
lied w ith
Ted Kuhn as