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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Chandler Is Able

Baseball and the public felt
Lands would take care Of the
problems in wise fashion. Base
hatt magnates apparently feel
Chandler will do II The public-iS
always ready -to-give a man a
chance.
From Cleveland, we learn the
senator was one of SIX candidates
left in the running after 100 or
more had been Silted by recon-
mendation committee B i e S
Chandler they were Bob Hannc-
gan, Jim Farley. Ford Frick
Frank Lauschc and Harold
StasSen. Chandler dIStanced the
smaller field. The vote of the club
owners is reported TO have been
u 10 4
Gov. Lausche Of Ohio developed
surprising strength. StaSScn, for
mer governor of Minnesota. also
had strength. but was not avail
able.
Whether or not Chandler will
continue TO make Chicago the
commissioners headquarters. aS
did Lands, was not known here.
The new ruler Of baseball Is cN-
pected TO make his first public
appearance at ST Louis May /.
when the Browns raise the Ameri-
can League championship flag.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

least give them a mighty tusSle.
It's the old red head-Leland
Stanford MacPhail.
We don't have TO go back with
you on some of the things the
colorful Grand Rapids guy has
done. including the innovation of
night baseball in the big leagues,
but the first thought that struck
what is laughingly called my
mind" Tuesday night when the
Chandler announcement was made
was well. here goes MacPhail
again.
- And from all we can gather,
MacPhail did the high-powered
maneuvering that found Senator
A. b. tHappyt Chandler going
into Judge Lands old post.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
P|dtdk, Coy|e in
.Hdndbd|I Final
Times Photo

CHICAGO. April 26 CUP)-Joe
Platak, Chicago, national AAU
singles handball champion for
eight straight years until he lost
the title last year TO Frank Coyle,
gets his chance for revenge today
when ne meets Coyle in the finals
al the Town Club.
Platak defeated Jack Srenco,
ST. Louis, national junior titlist.
in a semlfinal, 21-4 2l-1l. Coyle.
representing the New York A. C..
whipped 1t. Paul Turner, St Paul,
PILL, 2l-l4.
SECOND ROUND DOUBLES
Jan Dyer-Bau Hackney defeated Mar Pom
Leo Peressin q red OLeary-Erskin Good
2l-l7, 2l-14 FL Benson-Ray EldredEe d.
Harry GuldsiCin-Rubcrt Brand 2l-s 2l-l
sam kthlsun-Ed DettWiuer Lou ZerbO-
Paul Merlo Detroit 21-ia. 2l-s
PlatAk- Bob Quinn dcfeAied Jack Hagenah-
joe Finn. Detroit, 2i-b. 2l-ls jack Srenco-
Nick Martinez defeated Frank Coyle-Ed Linz,
2l-3. 2l-l3 Max ThOnaGLuuis Schwartz.
Detroit. defeated Anthony Gentle Fred KliE-
man 21-iT 21-q Bob Keudler-Rsy LASER
defeated M0rry MoyerArmln Lehman, 2l-l9,
2l-l7.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

season without defeat in a Class
A contest, losing oniv in the
Amateur Day game, which had no
effect on the standings.
Bukovich had a run-in with
federation officials last year and
was suspended for playing in a
Sempro tournament at Wichita.
He missed the Class A playoff
games, but Auto Club eventually
won the championship on forfeit
from Suffrin Club and later his
suspension was lifted.
Bukovich. who has played sew
eral years of minor league hockey.
started the past winters season
with indianapolis, Red Wing
farm. He joined the Wings in
January and remained with the
club the rest of the season.
He hopes TO interest three of
his hockey mates. Jud McAtee,
Harold Jackson and Eddie Brune-
teau. in joining the Class A Paris
team.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

From all the writer hears, il
can be assumed Chandler will carry
ON in the spirit of ms predecessor
The writer hopes the commission
orShip has not been SO Shorn of
power as to make the new COM
missioner no more than figure
head.
II is hard TO believe hard headed
businessmen who control fran
ChlseS in the majors would want
10 pay $4,000 year for seven
Years Just for glamour boy
Baseball is facing a new crisis,
hW not Sordid one like that of
1919 after the members Of the
infamous Black SoX were found
guilty OF throwing the World
Series 10 the Cincinnati Reds.
This time strong man at the
helm Of baseball will be needed for
Postwar Developments. This IS
-fi1fStfy- important dS thCTc VIII be
much to do in rcorganiUng club
personnelS-taking care OF former
PLAYERS and so forth.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Times Classic Elects
Officers Tonight

Election of officers and distribu-
tion of prizes will feature the final
meeting of The Detroit Times
All-Star Classic Bowling League
at the Palace Recreation, 6626
Gratiot avenue, tonight at S
o'clock. Present officers arc Har-
old Allen, president; Bob Thyme
and Charles Rabaut. vice presi-
dents. and Henry Ehrle, secre-
tarV-treaSurer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
.Fe||er Proves
He Can Still Go

EVANSTON, H. April 26 CUP)
Coach Bob Feller. former Clcve-
land Indian pitching star, took il
easy yesterday when ne pitched
three innings rs his Great Lakes
baseball team defeated North
western, 1872.
Northwestern scored its two
runs of Johnny Corsica, former
Detroit Tiger pitcher.
Feller, chief specialist at
Great Lakes, famed seven men
and issued no walks although he
allowed two hits when he eased
up against. the colleglanS
Great iak,s POS 2}n l2-'2 -
Northwestern Ou1 600 90 o
Corsica FtH,. N.tcl and NnrfHn Cni-
has RcmkC, GAuoeI. Sclul. Goldman and
GarEag
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
GOtfselig New
Hawks Pilot

CHICAGO. April 26 CUP)-
Johnny -Gettselig, who has served
as player, coach and farm man
ager for the Chicago Black Hawks
during the past II years. signed "A
one-year contract 10 manage the
Hawks during the l945-46 Ma
tional Hockey League season
The famed RuSsian-born "Styl-
ist,' one of the greatest stick
handlers ever 10 perform in the
National League. succeeds Paul
Thompson, who resigned two
weeks ago TO enter private busl-
ness and organize hockey team
in Vancouver.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Sports Sports
Naming Of Chandler
Calico Wise Move
By LEO MACDONELL

CHICAGO. April 26-ThougF
Iollowing Judge Lands VIII mol
be the easiest task in the world
u seems 10 bC the consensus Of
he baseball world at least tho>,
interested IN the big lesguc-that
naming Senator a +. tHappy
Chandler aS high CommlSSlonCr
ihouCh d surprise, was a wise
move.
Besides being baseball minded
if is believed Chandler has the
qualifications necessary for The
office: that he VIII be wiSC
counselor who VIII conduct has
office with the fairness OF ms
predecessor.
While indebted 10 the owners
Tor his well-payIng job, the new
commissioners relations with the
PLAYERS will be most important
Ii was the late Lands fatherly
protection Of the player. as well
AS his guidance IN the Tchablhta-
non of baseball after the ugly
Black SoN scandal that made him
Il great leader. As one Tiger
pat IL:
sI audts uas ntr frIand
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

ton of his office, accordng 10
ms Chandler sent "A message
10 the nations soldiers and sail
orS plcdging his effort 90 have
postwar baseball diamonds "on
every corner LOT IN America
ms rcportcd).
The Kentucky Democrat
moved almost 20 tears by the
high tributes of his Senate coli
leagues. was given a glorious
Send-oif yesterday IN the clos
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

S. WA SHIN GTON. April 26
tUpll-t BaSeballS new high
commissioner. Senator Albert b.
tilappyI Chandler made II
plain today one of his first OFF,
C-IIrf 7CUy VIII b6 10 restore The
major league All-Star game If
The war n Europe ends soon.
tScnaiur Chandler said he
would like 90 see the minor
league, also undor The juIisdic-
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

add new frills,
new ideas and
new n otions
about the fu-
ture.
But there is
a man at the
head of the
New York YAM
KEGS now who
is oing TO
make the mo-
guls see his
way on some
things or an
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Chandler Seeks to Restore AlI-Star Game After We

The new commissioner, hop
ing TO lend impetus to the ex-
pected postwar boom in base
ball, said he wanted every
American Legion post in-the
nation to sponsor at least one
Sandlot team.
Nothing gives me greater
pleasure than 10 see a Md with
a baseball bat In his hand" he
said. lI
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Tony BukOvicll Joins
Paris SanlIIOf Team
BY JAKE BERSON

Tony Bukovich, Red Wings
hockey player, who in the sum-
mer months is rated No. ! pitcher
on the Detroit sandlotS, will play
for Paris in the Detroit Baseball
Federation this season.
Bukovich parted company with
Auto Club. team he helped
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

at least would be subjected to
review.
'It all depends on the circum-
stances" he said. But baseball
Is patriotic and will no nothing
-that-Would- interfere with the
war effort"
Chandler replied to a question
about alleged racial diScrimina-
tion in baseball by stating he
had mo knowledge of discrimin-
alton i'm fact"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
ID Sports q
DR { Y | 7 | EO

There's no telling what might
happen 10 us II We went out on
the field n third time" said
Boston l.. athletic director John
Harmon as he announced they
would cancel four other base
ball games . . Boston lost 1876
and 1870 in first two.
Eleven thinclads, including this
Hume twins, will represent Michi-
gan in Penn Relays this weekend
as the Wolverines defend four
mile relay and distance medley
titles =. Advancing starting time
from 3 10 30 p. m. has increased
attendance for Cubs and White
Sox . Many fans have praised
the move.
Welker Cochran won the first
Denver block of the transcon4
tinental championship three
cushion billiard match with Willie
Hoppe, sliced Hopes lead to 81
points. 2734-2653.
In the only major league gamd
played yesterday, the Cubs moved
full game ahead of the >Sird
place Cards by beating the Reds
al Cincinnati. 4 10 0. Claude Pas.
seau, 36-year-old right-hande
started the Cubs 10 victory viii
homer in the third and singlet
in another run in the seventh
while holding the Reds to five
hits.
All of the other games were
postponed because of rain.
Wait tJunior1 Kirk, 20, fllino1
basketball star, passed physical
exam and will be called soon fl
induction Michigan STATE
Martin Bransen stole home il
sixth inning to gain 4-3 decisiof
over Ionia Reformatory team.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Speedy LdRdnle
To Meet Bert RUBY

SPEEDY" LaRance has been
matched 10 meet Bert Ruby for
the MWA in that division at Fair
view Gardens Tuesday night. This
match will be one of two
featured bouts, the other being
Louis Klein VS.. AL Williams.
There will be two short matches.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

ing moments of the days SeS-
sion I'm the chamber.
II was started by feeble 79-
ycar-old Senator Hiram John
son CRl of California. who
crossed uYer 10 the Democratic
side and described Chandler as
a man of undlSputed CUTS"
Shaking his finger al the 46-
ycar-old Kentuckan in a faith
crlY matter. johnson admon-
iShed bbn 10 be yourSelf-baSe-
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

do on the dla
naond occurred
before 1910.
II was typi-
c a ! I h o i r
plaques will be
plac &C q with
baSeball's i'm
naeFtalS along
with the late
h igh h commits
Sioner Of base
b a IL. j u q & Q
* e n Q 6 a W Nj
L a n lis, who
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

pitch 10 three
straight Class
/ A 5 a n d | o I
{ h ampionships
and one ma
,uonal title in
the last three
years.
The slender
rig ht : handler
has been al.
m oStt unbeat-
able on I h e
Sandlots here.
He won nine
games and lost
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

MIR Cook was also well known ir
on harness horse racing
horse and dog shows.
"IIe did more i'm publicizing
all breeds Of dogs In Detroit
than any other person" Chris
Tcetcr, president Of the Detroit
Kennel Club, said today. "He
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

ball is peculiarly representative
OF this country. See that II
represents you"
81 have observed you from
the time you came into the Sen
ate, he said 81 -haXe- watched
you. What a boon you are to
baseball. Here's to YOU"
Chandler, discussing the ALI
Star game told the United Pres
if We Day comes before July.
the decision 10 cancel the game
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

was mainly
responsible in
giving to De
trOit the best
dogs show i'm
he United
States" Tee
ter said.
I'D g trOit
dog y e u pie
lost a real
friend IN The
pa SSing ( Of
] rank Cook
loo LalgsI
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Seek Leqion Catcher

Faust Post of the American
Legion League wants young
catcher Report TO coach Bert
Pankratz al Atkinson Park Thurs
day and Friday night at $40
p m. or Sunday at 1.30 p. m, or
phone AR 45O7
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
BATTLE OF LEFTIES

1t probably will be a battle Of
lefthanderS. since Thornton Lee,
like Overmire. is a Southpaw. If
not Lee. the White Sox finger is
apt 10 be Eddie Lopat, who also
is a lefty.
With a left-hander in the box
for the SoX, Skeeter Webb and
Bobby Maier, right handed hitterS,
will be back in the Detroit lineup.
Webb will be at Shortstop and
Major in left field.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Hall Of Fame
For ! Tigers

NEW YORK. April &c CUP)-
The doors OF baSCbal'S Hall Of
Fame al Cooperstown, y. Y,
opened WIDE oday for 10 great
old tlmcrs. whose leats Of derrlng-
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Bob Tales
MacPhaiI Boosted
Chandler Into Job
BY BOB MURPHY
sports Editor

There's new blood and new
color in baseball today and il is
all for the good of the game.
Baseball has been the slowest
and most stubborn of all sports TO
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Dogs Best Friend.
Frank Cook. Dead

friend Detroit dogs knew is dead here today
He Frank S. Cook veteran newSpaperman, who died
Wednesday the of his daughter Mrs Henry Whohan lSol
Sorrento He rs old
An he Kennel Club for the
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
THE COMMITTEE
Home Run Hitters

THE LEADERS-Phn WcintrAuh. Giants
and Elmer Nicmau Braves. each 3. and
Dcfv Nsukers or Giants. Hayes, Athletics
and Gnicnust,r. Braves. each
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
City Gunners
Top Entries
BY DON GILLIES

Detroit's Parks and Recreation
Gun Club topped the list today as
entries for the Hearst-Times rifle
tournament. at Olympia Saturday
and Sunday, neared tomorrow
nights deadline for entries.
More than 100 gunners, includ-
ing its champion women's team,
were entered in the two-day meet.
The team which won the big
William Randolph Hearst trophy
last year will have two changes
in its lineup over last year.
Margaret Nye and Mildred Will
loughby replace Rose Switzer and
Francis Ulrich. Naomi Polt and
Doris Willoughby will fire on the
team again. while Miss Switzer
and Miss Ulrich will fire in the
Yomen's open individual.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

lltNfh Nlif way Abi AilfiA Sfi'A AAOl
in one of his last official acts.
COLLINS PICKED
Among the players chosen
Jimmy Collins former Boston Rec
SoN third baSeman, and Roger
r r ~ n han, New York Giant
catcher who lied recently. were
on the list of candidates of the
Baseball Writers Association, but
both failed TO receive the neCes-
Sary Is per cent majority.
-etAeFs- named we're. .-
Hugh Jennings, shortstOp and
manager of the Detroit Tigers.
''Jncie'' Wilbert Robinson.
catcher for the old Baltimore
Orioles and later manager of
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Dan Brouthers. Detroit out
fielder and one of the games
finest hitterS.
Fred Clark. OutfieldPr and
manager Of the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates.
Ed DclahantY. pitcher for the
Washington senators and Phil
adelphia PhiilieS.
Hugh Duffy. still coach and
scout for the Boston Red SON
and former outfield star with
both Boston clubs.
Mike Kelly, Boston Red SoX
and Chicago Cubs catcher who
made famous the cheer, "Slidc,
Kelly, slide"
Jimmy O'Rourke, New York
catcher. who also played with
the old Buffalo National League
club.
THE COMMITTEE
The committee which met "a
select the old timers was made
up OF Edward Barrow of the
Yankees, Connie Mack of the Ath-
lctics. Bob Quinn of the Braves
stephen c. Clark, president of the
CoupCrStOwn Museum; Paul Kerr
secretary of the museum, and
baseball writer Melville Webb OF
the Boston Globe.
Another member, Sid Mercer
New York Journal-American base
ball expert, was unable TO attend
because of Illness.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
IDLE DAYS

Without a game since Sunday,
the Tigers have now been idle
three days with an outside pos
SibIlity they may not play today.
They had an open date Monday
and were forced into idlenesS
Tuesday and Wednesday because
of rain and cold weather.
II being his turn, Frank
(Stubby) Overmire is scheduled
to pitch for the Tigers today-if
they play. Paul Richards, acting
manager, decided it was best 10
let Overmire take his regular
turn. AL Benton had been picked
10 pitch the opener here.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
NATIONAL LEACTT

Quay 1afnfN
Philadelphia a. N Y.
Brooklyn a. Boston.
Chicago ~ Gin
Only games fched.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
Tigers Idle
, Days
BY LEO MACDONELL

CHICAGO, April 26 - Rudy
York. in his ninth straight year
as a member of the Detroit club,
cant remember a spring when the
Tigers played an entire series on
their first appearance of the year
in Chicago. Nor can other Tigers.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

games ana lost none last season
and went through the previous
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
25 PREP TEAMS

The club will have two teams in
the mems open event with Glen
Nye, Rose Sinclair. Roy Pretty
and Paul JWilloughby named on
team No. l.. On team tWo will be
Tom Kloss, Larry Williamson,
Jesse Sayers and Jack Klus.
Cooley Highs two teams
brings to Is the number compet-
ing in the Michigan High School
championship matches.-It-i is the
largest entry since the match was
started three years ago.
-*On the first team is Baron
Whateley, Don Pridmore. 3 o b
McBrien, and Wayne Stevens.
Team No. 2 consists OF Bob Getch-
man, Bob Pritchard, John Raw
lings and Gerald Rouse.
MIDLAND TEAM
On Midlands first team will be
Bill Biggs, James Hall, John
Murphy, Ed Haley. Oscar Hahn
and Clarence Thomas. Jackson
has p. NJ. Foote, NJ. c. Leibzeit.
James Perkins and V. J. Mcintosh.
On Adrians teams are Jim Collier,
Elwood Canaan. Jim Call, Walter
King. Maurice Lash. Bob Nelson,
Ray Hawley and Warren King.
Garfield entere its fourth
team today with Ray HeSsel-
bacher, Pete Ottlinger, Bill Fur
long and Roy Longmire, repre-
senting the third battalion of the
34th Infantry.
There is no entry fee for any
of the matches. More than 1000
prizes Will be given. Shooters may
fire their matches upon arrival at
the Olympia.
Shooting starts Saturday and
Sunday at s a m Ammunition
will be available for all who do
not belong 10 a club.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

Chi 4. Cincin O
Brkn az Boston. rain.
Ipril a. y Y rain.
Only gameS sched.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
DETROIT
Major Leagues

AMERICAN LEAGUl
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27
viii Need Power

Lands was our friend.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-27

paved the way for their selection
in one of his last official acts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07
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Editorial Comment
PRODIGAL AMERICA

Reports from Beaufort on the North Caro-
lima coast show that fishermen are making
big hauls, but that thousands OF pounds OF
choice edible fish are being thrown overheard
because of inadequate handling facilities. Prod
igal America, always wasteful of its vast re-
sources, is giving another example OF its
wastefulness at time when food is becoming
one of the most pressing problems over
large part of the world.
Only lat week a Dare county man gave a
neighbor 81 300 worth of fish. Captain Bonner
Willis loaded his fishing boat with 10000 pounds
OF fish, but the market was unable to absorb
more than $4,000 pounds at IL cents pound,
so the captain took the greater part of his
immense catch out to sea and dumped it over
board
Another sea captain brought in $4,000 pounds,
but there was no place to store it, and so the
entire catch had to be destroyed.
Fishermen blame this loss on lack of ice
and fish boxes. To handle some of the
larger catches now being made, truckershave
gone to Elizabeth City, Norfolk and other points
to bring back ice, finding little available.
However, not all of the stories of the vast
schools of fish are of losses. For Capt. Irving
Morris, of Atlantic, N. c., collected $4,000 for
one haul of spot and trout, and Captain John
Smith, OF Davis, 60 $4,000 for one days work.
Roanoke Va.) World-News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-23
ENGINEERS SEEKING
NEW BIDS ON RIVER
DRAINAGE PROJECTS

The Office of the Wilmington dis
trict of the U. S. Army Engineers
yesterday called for new bids on
maintenance dredging and removal
Of shoals at Between Reach chan
mel, Keg island, the turning basin
at Wilmington and the anchorage
basin here and all shoals down
stream in the Cape Fear river aft.
er all bids opened October 10 were
rejected.
Bids on the project will be
opened at II a. M, Nov. Is.
The work will consist of remov.
ing shoals in the river where depth
is less than 80 feet at mean low
water, and the disposal of all ma.
terial removed above that level.
Total amount of material to be
removed, including over-depth, is
1,322,000 cubic yards, it was re.
vealed.
Contract provisions require the
contractor to commence work
within 20 calendar days after date
of contract. The contractor must
also, according to the contract,
prosecute the work at the rate OF
not less than $4,000 cubic yards
during the first month, and not
less than 100000 cubic yards per
month thereafter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-23
Won't Forget Them

Republicans in Congress, says Roscoe
Drummond, whose eye usually reads the poll
tican weather vane correctly, have no inten-
ton of allowing President Truman to draft
the forthcoming peace treaties without taking
counsel with them.
'They are urging the White House," says
Mr.. Drummond ito broaden the party repre-
sentation in the important negotiations now in
prospect, if foreign policy is to continue on a
bipartisan basis.'
We cannot speak for President Truman, but
having considerable common sense and re-
membering the mistake of President Wilson
in not including leader or two among the
republicans in his party that went to Yer
sailles when peace was the issue, and the IA
tai consequences Of that blunder. we do moi
doubt that the republicans will have their fair
representation in ''the important negotiations
now in prospect"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-23
Support Legion Appeal

With American Legion Post No. los appeal
for use of the hospital at Fort Fisher forward
ed to Representative Clark for presentation to
General Omar Bradley, head of the Veterans
Bureau, it would be well for Wilmingtonians
generally to fortify the plea and encourage
Mr. Clark by addressing either petitions con-
tanning many signatures or personal messages
to him endorsing the proposal.
That the hospital could serve an eninently
useful purpose during these times when thou
sands of wounded and convalescent service
men are being returned from foreign war
zones and hospital facilities in this area are
inadequate to meet the need, is indisputable.
While permanent hospitals are being construct
ed-a slow process in present circumstances
Fort Fisher could provide accommodations for
many men, and as their healing progressed
Wilmington would afford them a convenient
place of entertainment during their periods of
leisure.
Mr.. Clark will perform a valuable service
to the community no less than to the men
who might be sent there by using the full
pressure of his influence, backed by conmuni-
ty support, to have the hospital reactivated.