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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Pennd LEADING
Durham Open

DURHAM y G., March 81
INS) Tho second round Of the
S. 700 Durham Open Golf Tourna-
ment opened today with Tony
Penna. pro from Dayton O.. lead
ing the contestants with a two
under par bS.
Pcnnas lead was made possible
when he birdlcd on three holes.
He shot par golf on the others
with the exception OF the tenth
where he was one over regulation
The tenth gave trouble 10 most of
the other entries also.
In second place was Leonard
bOdSOU, san Francisco, who shot
o.. Bobby CrmkShank, Sam
Byrd Gene kunes and Craig
Wood all shot 70S. while Byron
Nelson. who won the Greensboro
and Charlotte meets, was home
in IL
Slamming Sam Snead also had
tough luck and hit a Il, as did
Mike TurneSa, and Harold Nc
Spaden
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Coast League
Opens Season

SAN FRANCISCO, March 81
GNSD-Driving ahead under the
Rooseveltian green light the
Pacific Coast Baseball League
gets off today in the country's
first running Of the national game.
With player ranks decimated
and few name stars TO bring the
fans through box office turnstileS,
the Coast loop is looking ahead
10 one of the most successful sea-
sons. in its 43-year> history.
However, enough athletes able
10 swing a bat and throw a ball
will be entered on programs. and
Judging from last years success
full season. insofar as attendance
is concerned, that is about all
the fans ask for-that. and a few
interesting. close games
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02

run during the evenings match
was IL. Thirty-two innings were
required TO decide the match as
against 81 in the afternoon.
The 90-block series, which is be-
ing played in l3 cities, will end
in San Francisco in May.
Hopes double victory yester-
day gave him a grand total to
date of 1871 against 1923 for
Cochran.
Two matches will be played to-
day and Sunday starting at 3 and
$50 p. m.
Serving as referee of the match
is Charley "Show-Me-a-Shot-I-
Can t-Make" Peterson. After each
game Peterson gives a 45-minute
exhibition of shots that have made
him world famous. He is consid-
cred the greatest of all trick shot
artists. and recently conluded a
four-year exhibition at army and
navy camps and service hospitals.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Favor
StrOIl

Making 20-pIn margin stick
Is the -Strot1 task today when the
national match game champion
ship series with Milwaukee Heils
resumes on alleys 9-l0 al Palace
Recreation. Afte noon blocks
start at 3 p m. today and tomor-
row. the evening al $50.
Joe Norris Of Stroh and Hank
Marino of the HeilS are having
a battle for individual honors. In
career national match play IA
games for Norris, he has 212
Marino has 2ll.s2 for l20
At Milwaukee Norris made 20S
and Marino 1876 Rudy Pugel Of
the Heils is Ned Days doubles
partner Pugel competed in the
Vogue Individual Classic here last
December.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Lou Noyikoff Passes
Perturbation Exam

LOS ANGELES. March 81
(INS)-Pennant hopes of the Los
Angeles Angels appeared in jeop-
ardy today-just "a hours ahead
of the opening of the 1945 Pacific
Coast League pennant campaign
as Lou Novikoff was notified
that he had passed surprise pre-
induction physical examination.
The 30-year-old outfielder. who
has been employed in war work
during the off season. is the
father of two small children.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02

II the Detroit Red Wings get
past the Boston Bruins into the
Stanley Cup finals play here
will not commence until next
Thursday at least, Manager
Jack Adams SAID today.
Adams missed a conference
yesterday with Mervyn Dutton,
National Hockey League presi-
dent. at which the two were TO
present their views on final
playoff dates. Dutton left early
for Toronto
II the Maple Leafs beat Mon
treal IN Toronto tonight their
series will be over and they will
have a chance 10 rest for De-
troii But Adams believes they
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Bdksi Winner
In Quiet Bout

NEW YORK. March 81 lINS)
Joe BakSi. Kulpmont, Pa.
heavyweight proved too much for
California'S Lou Nova last night
as he won a unanimous decision in
10 rounds at Madison Square Car
den,
While moro than 1900 fans
paid S46,394 TO watch the bout,
they had little chance to applaud.
Aside from a knockdown by Baksi
and a cut sustained by Nova over
hts right eye the event went off
like a tea party
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Dixie Walker Signs
-Dodger Contract

BEAR MOUNTAIN, n Y.
March 81 1NS)-A compromise
figure of SlS.50n was believed to-
day 10 have been the overall pay
check which prompted holdout
Dixie Walker 10 sign his Dodger
Aontract. Catcher Mickey Owens
blew into camp with the an
nouncement that he had volun.
tcered and expects TO be in the
armed services by May |.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Martin Marion Still
Cardinal HoIdout

ST. LOUIS. March 81 up
a $1,000 difference in salary
kept Shortstop Martin Marion of
the St Louis Cardinals al logger
heads with his boss Sam Breadon.
today. Marion asked Breadon to
trade him 10 club that would
pay the difference hut the Cardi-
nal president refused.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Hockey PIayOffs Dope. IT,

Toronto as the eventual winner,
Adams would like TO play the
first two games Of the series
here next Friday and Sunday.
The first two games will be
pla ayed d here only if Toronto
wins, because the playotf team
which finished h g d in the
standings plays tine first two
games at home
Thus. if Montreal stages a
comeback and takes the last
two games and the series. the
Red Wings would play the first
TWO games at Montreal.
Everything is dependent on
the ''if." We still have To beat
the Bruins" said Adams today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02

Despite the service loss Of
Pinky Higgins. the Tigers should
have a better balanced inficld IN
York ~, Mayo C2). Webb tSS)
and Hoover 90. In-ttFe outfield.
the booming bat of Dick Wake
field--who played only a part of
last Season--will he missed: but
he is being replaced by Bob
Maier, good hitter up from Buff
falo. He will patrol with veterans
Roger Cramer and Jimmy Outlaw.
The pennant-winning St. Louis
Browns lost only Al Zarilla, util-
ity outfielder. during the off sea-
son, They have taken on one
armed Pete Gray in the outer
garden. They have good pitching
and fine fielding. We believ the
teams will finish in the following
order:
National-Chicago, st. Louis.
Pittsburgh, New York. Cincin-
natl, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
Boston.
fmerican-Dctroit. ST. Louis,
New York. Cleveland, Chicago,
Phil lsde ! p hia, Washington,
Boston.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Butler Table
Tennis Champ

Fred Butler has the city YMCA
table tennis title 10 put alongside
his state honors today after his
victory yesterday at Northern
branch over a long standing rival
John Spring OF Hannah. The
scores were .7-2l. 22-20. 1i-2l,
2l-l6. PILL. He and Spring were
state fInalists earlier in the
season
In the seml-fnals. Butler. st.
Antoine. beat Mike CheGer. North
ern. Pills. 2l-lS. 1921, 2l-l3.
Spring disposed Of Gene Smith,
Northern. PHI. 1921, 22-20,
2l-l6.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Hoppe
Wins 2

Willie Hoppe dealt a double de-
feat 10 Champion Welker Coch-
ran of San Francisco yesterday as
the two cue artists opened their
Detroit blocks of their world
championship three-cushion chal-
lenge match at the Recreation
Building. An overflow gallery at
tended.
Hoppe won the afternoon match,
go to so, and captured the eve
ming block in thrilling finish, 90
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Arcadia Card
Is Completed

Arcadia will present - rounds
OF boxing Monday night with Leon
Spencer meeting Bobby Garcia IN
Me 10-round headliner featuring
IightweightS.
In preliminaries. Cpl Eddie
Martin vs. Martin Doyle, 6 rounds
Gene Boland VS. Mack Ivory. 4
rounds: Tommy Nelson VS.. James
Gilstrap, rounds Willis Jeeters
VS.. George Sapoli. 4 rounds James
Carol VS.. Bob Johnson, 4 rounds.
Garcia recently beat Spencer
here. the Detroiter's first setback
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
II Sports u
DIR T Y | I |EO

More than 100 Detroit and
J outstate skaters expected 10 COM
pete in seventh annual Michigan
indoor championships today in
Windsor Arena Vince BoLich
favored to cop senior events .
Len Younce, star tackle of New
York Giants pro grid team, is now
in army and stationed in Texas.
College championship basket
ball game between title winning
Oklahoma Aggies and DePaul in
~. Y. Garden Thursday netted
SAG, 1872 to the Red Cross War
Fund =. John c. Stiglmeier re-
as=diEeeteE,-fiee-ateSid
of Buffalo International League
club, a Tiger farm Bruce
Shorts, 67, who played tackle on
Fielding III. Yost,s 1901 of NJ.
team, died after long illness.
Bill Marcoux, u. of M. hurdler.
has withdrawn from school 10
await induction into armed forces
-. Formerly starred at Cooley
High here First Russian Bap-
tist meets Cadillac Presbyterian
at Downtown YMCA gym tonight
in Inter-Church basketball play
offs Alline Banks, SiX-tlme
All American. led her Nashville
- -ConVacs 10 Seeehd-s straight Ma
tional AAU women's cage title.
beating Little Rock (ArkD Pep
pers Alllne scored Is points.
BASEBALL PICkUPS-Short-
stop Bill Jurges and catcher Ray
Berres. both SO. signed contracts
with N. Y. Giants Gunder
Hagg scheduled TO run in Buffalo
tonight Ed Huesser, Cincin-
natl pitcher, quit war job and will
Join Reds in camp i. . Ted Wilks,
Cardinals star rookie The won
Mt games). reported in camp and
Signed contract Veteran
Jimmy Foxx having foot trouble.
and will miss Phillies next two
exhibition games Orville
Grove. a pitcher. only White Sox
holdout after Johnny Humphries.
also a pitcher. signed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Tops Free Shooters

ST JOSEPH. Mo. March 81
CINS)-Hazel Walker, member OF
the Dr. Peppers Five of Little
Rock, Ark. won the free throwing
contest in the womens national
AAU basketball tournament al
ST. Joseph. She hit 10 spots out
of 50 attempts.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Final, Event
May Decide
BY GEORGE Il. VAN

ANN ARBOR. March 3l--Ohi0z
Stale swimmers and divers lead I.
the University of Michigan water
splasherS, 80 points 10 %, but
Coach Matt Mann OF the Wol-~
verines figures he can overtake.
the Buckeyes by the time the fives
remaining events are concluded i'm
the National intercollegiate =ASs9-zz
citation swimming championships =
today. /.
Events on todays card are the .
high board diving, which is ex-s
pected to 60 to Horace Billingsley :
OF Ohio State, who won the low
board title yesterday; the 440-
yard free style which has Sey-
mour Schlanger of Ohio State as
its fayorite: the 200-yard- breast
stroke, which is figured to be a
breeze for Paul Murray Of Cornell:
the 100-yard free style. which.
shouldn't be much of a trial for.
Mert Church OF Michigan. who
won the so yesterday by eight
feet. and the 400-yard free style--
relay which Michigan should win
comfortably.
RELAY DECIDES x
Tonight's finals could go 20 tho
final event. the relay to decide
the team title. Prelims are listed
for 2 p. m. today and the finals :
at 8 D. m. :
Schlanger coasted in easily to
win the 1900 yesterday. Church
bested Gene Rogers of Columbia
in the so as the latter seemed
strange at the short distance.
Jim Shand. Princeton frosh, 1S.
swan away from his field to win
the 150-yard backstroke: Rogers
showed his class by winning the
220, which he was defending.
his title in 2:14.6. considerably
below his best effort which Is
around 2:11.
ADDS DIVING TITLE
Horace Billingsley, a 1.-THE fel-A
low from Ohio State, Big Ten
champions, added the NCAA title
to his springboard collection with
little trouble. Ralph Chubb, u. M.
daredevil gridder turned diver,
survived the heats to finish an
artistic sixth in the final which is
! last.
The u. M. 3OO-yard medley.
made up of Gordon Pulford. Heini
Kessler and Charley Fries, won
easily with the latter picking UP a
12-yard deficiency going into the
anchor leg and stretching il into
a 5-yard lead at the finish which
paid off in victory.
Rogers. a VIZ student at
Columbia. had to leave immedi-
ately after the meet and won't be
in todsy's events.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
lie Skating Injury
Benches Eddie Miller

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March
n (UPD-The Cincinnati Reds
Will have TO do without Eddie
Miller. one of the best defensive
shortStops in baseball. for the first
month Of the season because he
fell down Whlle ICE skatlng.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Holy Cross Grid Star
MISSING in Action

SCRANTON, Pa. March 81
CUP)-Capt. Edward J. O'Mealia
80, former Holy Cross grid cap
tain and att American end in 1883
is missing in action in Germany
since March Is. according TO a
war department telegram received
by his. wife here today
O'Mealia entered the army IN
1871 and went overseas last
October.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02

TO SO. The gray
thatched vet
eran saved his
longest run OF
the evening for
the last inning
in w hich he
scored 10 points
and vict O r y
after Cochran
missed his 60th
shot. a fairly
@ a ~ around
the-table shot.
COchranS long
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Exhibition Baseball

- Atlantic City
BOSTON "a olo 600 100 >
NcH YORK "a o25 Q4l oiN-i3 "a o
Donad ts and - Csroark
Philadelphia tALl 600 100 OoO-l 2 .
~---i-r--r AsvyT urr-t rrJu uUv@c .
Biack kncu and Hayes. PI4ett Acess,
R1stick and McCuH1uch
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
NICHOLSON ISSUE

II Uncle Sam grabs Billy
Nicholson. National League home
run king and runs-batted-in cham
pion, our Chicago prediction may
be a bit moist. Bashing Billy Is
in LA: but he is moving i'm 10
start the season and he may
last out.
The Cubs have improved con-
iderably since last season when
They finished fourth. after start
ing the campaign with Is straight
losses-with their morale all shot
and undergoing a change in
managers from Jimmy Wilson 10
the ever popular Grimm.
In the American League, the
Detroit Tigers and the best pitch
ing staff in baseball should beat
out the st. Louis Browns, with
the New York Yankees coming in
third. Detroit's terrific pitching
tandem Of Hal Newhouser and
Dizzy Trout will have the assist
ance this season of Al Benton,
who has been in service since
1912.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
Cuddy Picks Tigers
To Capture Pennant
By JACK CUDDY

YORK, March 81 (UPlWe pick the Chicago Cubs and
De 10 M n World
aided
said As long April Day why you
We squehed the
that such covera prediction might considered Scabbine
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02

would welcome a chance 10 wait
until next Thursday at least.
If the Torpnto-Montreal series
should 20 on until Tuesday. with
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02

Also on hand arc pitchers
Frank Overmire. Rufus Gentry
and Johnny Corsica. and minor
league prospects Walter Wilson,
Forrest Orrell and Bob Gillespie.
The Tigers have grand catching
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02

Wins
BY DON GILLIEs

Gasco ,SportSmens Club was
declared champion in the marks
men class of the Southeastern
Michigan Rife and Pistol AsSo-
citation finals. The club, whose
members are employees Of the De-
troit City Gas Co. was unopposed
for the title, J. NJ. tMike) Tokar
in charge of small bore corhpeti-
ton announced ==-=.------------=-
Detroit Gun Club and Great
Lakes Steel, winners of the Amer
ican and National leagues. respec-
lively. will meet in a best two
out of three -Series-te- determine
the expert championship of the
league.
EDISON IN MATCH
Detroit Edison Gun Club will
meet the Irish Rifle Association
for the sharpshooters champion
ship. the two clubs having won
their respective league titles dur
ing the regular l0-week season
The series will be fred over a
two-poSitlon route - 10 shots
standing and 10 shots prone The
first of the three match series will
be held at | p. m, April s, at
Brush Armory.
Tokar also announced the l.
high averaged shooters IN the
Southeastern Michigan League
who will meet a crack Indiana
team here April IS.
MICHIGAN TEAM
On the Michigan team will be
Erwin Brehm. Bob Fetterman and
Joe Kormendi Of Great Lakes
Steel; Benny Bazydlo, Marion
Easter and Doris Fisher of De-
troit Gun Club; Joe Conrad and
Bill Bradley Of the Irish Rife
Club: Saw Cowgirl of the Minute
men Jess Rebesehihi, Royal Oak,
Paul Willoughby of Parks and
Recreation and Gerald Splitter Of
Lincoln Park
All competitors who partici-
pated in the regular league
matches will fire in special cash
purse shoot 10 be held concur
rently with the regular title shoot
offs. All shooters will be classified
according te-tifetr average, fokar
said. and Will compete under Ma
tional Rife Association claSSiflca=
ton system. Shoot of teams may
have their team scores Couni-in
this special match upon payment
of the regular entry fees.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02

the prognosticators' union. ~
A few million fans may dis
agree with our choice Of the Cubs
10 win the National League pen
-nant,- -relegatipg the ST. Louis
Cardinals and their three straight
pennants 10 second place. But at
the present writing II seems that
Banjo Cholly Grimm and his Chi
cago Bruins have a biz or a corner
on manpower--as far as Ford
Fricks circuit is concerned.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
THURSDAY REstL

Non'resl 10. Toronto 2
sERIl> r
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
GOOD BALANCE

10 handle these fingers
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-02
How They Stand

SFRIE> 4
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
PGA Official
Promises Help
....srua uUlaI Fn0to

Fred CorCoran. tournament man.
ager for the National PEA, left
Saturday for Los Angeles after
brief visit here with J. Russell
Gnau and Walter Hagen, with
whom he was associated in the
direction of the four Ryder Cup
challenge matches here.
They discussed an Open tourna-
ment here next summer, with Cor
coran promising the local pair he
shortly would furnish them with
open dates on the PGA schedule
and suggest other details for the
proposed event. He is confident
it can be held.
Corcoran, who was accompanied
by Vic GhezZi. star eastern pro
plans 10 see the Rose Bowl game
New Years Day as he awaits the
start of the Los Angeles Open
on Friday.
The LA event. Corcoran said
has drawn the strongest field OF
any tournament since before the
war. The entire winter tour also
Will bring out big lineups OF the
leading golfers, he added.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
City Plans Big
East Side Pool

Department Of recreation Off
cials will start the new year look
ing forward 10 a construction Iro-
gram that Will provide additional
recreation facilities valued al
S1.105, 900 for the use OF returning
Servicemen and other Detroiters
before the years end
According 10 Recreation Direc-
tor John j. ConSidlne, the new
projects include:
A S360,000 swimming pool in
Algonquin Park, at Algonquin and
the Detroit River.
Two S250,000 com munity
houses, one TO be located al Avon
dale and Connor ir Algonquin
Park and the other at Leigh and
Herkimer in the Delray section.
Three S35. 900 refectory build
ingS. one 10 be located Al Rouge
Park. one AZ Palmer Park and the
other on Belle Isle.
A $4,000 band stand near the
site of the old casino IN Palmer
Park
A 10000 band shell on Belle
Isle.
The new swimming pool Will
compare with the best in the
country, he explained II will be
modelled after one now IN use al
Astoria Park, n. Y, which is re-
garded as the last word in swim
ming pools by pool designers. II
will be l65 by so feet in length
and have separate swimming, div
ling and wadlng sections.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Bosox Give Releases
To Johnson, CdmiIIi

BOSTON. Dec. % (INS)-Gen-
eral Manager Eddie Collins am
nounced tonight the unconditional
release of two veteran Red Sox
players, Bob Johnson, Slugging
outfielder, and Dolph Camilh, first
baSeman.
Johnson. who has played In the
American League for more than
ID years. came to the Red Sox
two years ago in a deal with the
Philadelphia Athletics. Camilli.
former National League star with
the Phillies. Cubs and Brooklyn
Dodgers, joined the Red SoX in
midSeason of 1945.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
NFL Sets Record
OF t,918,631 Fans

CHICAGO. Dec. % tUPl-The
National Football League, follow
ing the Sellout trend of all major
sports during 1915, announced to-
day its 10 teams played before
l.9lS,63l fans last season 10 break
all existing attendance records for
It's 26-year history
In averaging 1886 spectators
for 6S games, pro football took its
place alongside major leagu
baseball. collegiate football horse
racing and golf in backing up the
rosy prediction that a record at
tendance boom would follow
World War ii.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
.Wojie' Signs Contract
With Lions for 1916

Alex Wojciechowicz, veteran of
eight National Football League
campaigns as center with the
Detroit Lions, has signed TO play
with the club again in 1916, Coach
Gus Dorais announced Saturday.
Wojciehowicz joined the Lions in
1888 after earning All-Arnerican
honorS as pivot man of Fordham's
famed Seven Blocks of Granite"
in 1886 and 1887.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
CdWthorn Is Amazed
By North S Biz Win

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Dec. %
Pete Cawthorn, associate coach
of the Detroit Lions, who drove
here from Tuscaloosa, was amazed
at the thoroughnesS with which
the North defeated the South,
26-o, in their annual football game
here today. The South's defeat
was the most one-Sided in the
series of seven games, in which
the Dixie elevens still lead, four
games TO three,
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Bowl Teams
In Good Shape

ROSE BOWL - Alabama and
Southern California were at full
strength with the exception Of
the TroianS quarterback Roy
Cole, who is suffering from the
flu. but coach jeff Cravath said
that he would be recovered and
ready by New Years Day.
SUGAR BOWL-Tackle Harvey
Adair of St. Mary's missed prac-
tice because of flu but will be
back in time for the New Year 5
game against Oklahoma A. e. NJ
ORANGE BOWL-Stan KoSlow-
ski. Holy Cross star halfback and
captain, practiced with team Sat
urday and declared he'd play
against Miami. His temperature
has gone and he's looking tit after
the flu.
GATOR BOWL - Coach Pea
head Walker sent his Wake For
est squad through a light drill be-
fore entraining for Jacksonville.
Fla, where they meet South Car
olina on New Years Day.
COTTON BOWL - MiSsouri'S
Dick Croak and Jim kekeris were
injured in Scrimnage but Will be
ready for the game with Texas.
Coach Dana Y Bible put the
Longhorns through a light drill
today and the team will rest to-
morrow.
OIL BOWL-Tulsa and Georgia
were both reported in fine shape
for their game at Houston on
New Years Day. TulSa'S coach
Henry Frnka said Georgia's star
back. Charley Trippi was the
chief difference in the two teams.
SHRINE GAME The East and
West squads were in good con-
dition today. with the East hav-
ing recovered from an epidemic
of colds.
RAISIN BOWL-Drakc Univcr-
sity which left Des MoineS IN sub
zero weather. scheduled scrim-
mage in an effort TO acclimate
itself in the comparatively high
California temperatures for its
New Years game against Fresno
State.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Girls Net Title Won
By Barbara Wilkins

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass, Dec.
% tUP)-Barbara wilkins Of
New Rochelle y. Y. won the Ma
tional Girls Indoor Tennis cham
pionship for the second straight
year today by easily defeating
second d-seeded Nina Irwin of New
York City. 90. 6-3. on the Long
wood Cricket Clubs covered
courts.
Miss Irwin and Miss Sylvia
Knowles of Newport, r /. then
teamed 10 capture the doubles
title by defeating defending cham
pion Jean Pipes OF Wellesley and
Mary de Young OF Brighton 6-l,
p-6 "a
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Los Angeles Award
Goes to NewhouSer

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29-
Harold Newhouser, Detroit's star
southpaw pitcher, recently voted
the American Leagues most valu-
able player for the second year in
a row, has a new honor--that Of
the most valuable baseball player
of the year. The award, a medal
plaque, was presented at the Los
Angeles Times annual National
Sports Award dinner. Actor
George Murphy accepted it for
the Detroit star who was unable
10 be here.