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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Cut Camp
Games

WASHINGTON, March IS
UNS)--In a further clarification
Of baseball's exhibition game pro-
gram, major league officials today
recommended the cancellation Of
all intercamp contests. except
where teams are training in the
same city or suburban area.
The agreement came after a
conference between presidents
Ford Frick and William Harridge
of the National and American
Leagues. respectively. with ODT
Director J. Monroe Johnson.
The recommendation, however,
permits teams to play intracamp
games or contests en- route TO
their home parks or preseason
intracity exhibitions provided the
sites are on the direct route
home and mo additional trans
portation is involved"
The accord left unchanged the
agreement TO play games at army
OF navy bases provided the trans
portation is supplied by the mill
tary services.
The two spokesmen declined TO
estimate the number of exhibition
games that would be Cancelled
but they expressed belief that the
arrangement would mean that
more teams would hurry to their
home parks.
Frick, however. said he did not
think many games would be can
celed because we are already
down pretty low"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Needle for Dykes

Dizzy Trout. the Tigers star
converSationahst, visiting in Terre
Haute on the way 20 Evansville,
couldn't resist disturbing Jimmy
Dykes Taking a quick look
al the White Sox. ne proclaimed:
Il have nothing 10 worry about"
DAG handball fans have been
cheering all week for their champ,
Norm FrederickS. IN the state
AAU tourney az L. OF d. go. They
saw him put up a good battle
against Lou Zerbo before losing
last night Clarence PlnkSton
was one Of the disappointed fans.
Old frehorse Freddie Fltzsim-
mons will put himself in TO pitch
for the Phillies this season. as a
relief man Steve Gromek. the
Hamtramck boy who pitches for
Cleveland. Is wearing a rubber
shirt in the Lafayette camp TO
take of some weight.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

ton at the Hotel Fort Shelby.
Walsh, Wittenberg and Lyons
were named on an executive COM
mittee TO serve two years with
Edward doc Casey of WyaDG'
dotte Chemical and Frank Card
of Briggs. Lands and RooneH
were named for one year terms
with Ron Swartz Of Detroit Die
sci, Bill Pfau, Palmer Bee. and
Bob Latshaw Of Thompson Prod
ucts.
First event TO be run by the as
sociauon VIII be an all-star five.
man bowling tournament at River
side Recreation, 1892 jefferson.
April % and %.
The prize fund is estimated at
Sl.050 and a trophy will be pre-
sented by The Detroit Times.
Entry blanks can be obtained at
Riverside OF the Times sports de-
partment.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

sponsored by The recreation de-
partment of Percy Jones Hospital
and The Detroit Times.
Every man competing in today's
events is either the winner of a
Purple Heart or eligible for one
for having been wounded in action
against the enemy Some of the
boys are minus limb, others are
recovering from other wounds,
Many have decorations for their
heroism in battle.
Among the events on today's
program are basketball, foul
shooting, volleyball, badminton,
table tennis. bowling and swim
ming. There also will be pro-
fessional fights and wrestling
matches.
Outstanding sport figures are
acting as officials. They include
Joe Bach of the Detroit Lions.
Eddie Barbour of University Of
Detroit, Clarence Mum, Bennie
OoSterbaan, Bill Barclay, Ken
Doherty and Matt Mann of Michi-.
gam Ralph Young, Charley Bach
man, John Kobs and Charles Nc
Caffery of Michigan State.
There will be special prizes for
all individual winners and three
trophies for the outstanding
athlete, best craftsmanship and
the high point winner OF the
meet.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Police CagerS Win
23d i'm n Row

Police basketball team scored
its 23d straight victory and tenth
in the Recreation League by
W hipping Virge's, 1920, at
Hutchins School, despite use by
Virge's Of u. of d. players. Bruce
Grubb's two foul shots in the last
55 seconds decided the game.
Harry Thoms led the scorers with
Ia points.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
. Sports q
.R { Y | 7 | Ed

Jack Kearns was under indict-
ment today charged with promot-
ing a phony fire eXtinguisher.
kearns, now 81 and promoting
secondary prizefightS in Chicago,
was arrested late yesterday. Fed
eral authorities said Kearns,
(Packy) Lennon and an "astrol-
oger," Georgia Carruthers, who
was also known as Princess Zu-
heka, had defrauded investors of
$3.50, 1000.
Adam Walsh, AZ, captain and
All = America center of Notre
Danes -Four HorSemen' team
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Times Carriers
In Cage P|dyoffp

Second playoff games in the
best Of three series are scheduled
for Detroit Times Carrier League
teams al two schools tonight. Two
games are 20 be played az Bar.
bour School gym 42O9 Seneca.
and two AT Jefferson Inter-
mediate. $50 Selden.
Major division, vest sifs MO Beavers
vs. winners u TsrrortP-i4 E~o-S Lions
tpayoffs of protested game IN afternoon ID At
Jeiieuon. 745 . m
East dde--E-2 Wolverines Va A. Fsir.
views. At Barbour 30
Minor Division, west side RIA s Port
EsEles vs. Ms Bluebirdt jefferson . 40 m
East side-E-s Besrt ". A Canneldi Bar
bour 8 80 o m
YESTERDAYS SCORES
RIA Ecorss Lions 4s. MILO Beaver Q
major division. west side
A. FsirvieVs 81. E-2 wolverines a. tssst
side
RIB FORT EsEiet 20 N-5 BluebirdS -
tmnor division West side
rs Beats l6 "A CAnheids 10 tent Hdsj.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

muniCationS blaCkout the day
after the invasion.
HaddoX. according 10 his
commander. Mai. Howard NJ.
Conner, Fifth Marine Division
signal officer of Paterson, ". j..
first saved the lives of two com
rades. wounded with him.
The next day. 6onner con-
tinued. il became evident the
marines were not getting sup
plies from the beach in suffi-
cient quantity because wheeled
vehicles were begged down in
VOLCANIC sand or knocked out
by heavy enemy fire
Haddox, realizing this.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Gray Gets Leeway

American League umpireS have
been instructed 10 ALLOW for the
pecularities in fielding Of Pete
Gray. st. Louis Browns one
armed outfelder .. He'll be al
lowed a momentary catch.
An army air forces lieutenant,
Bert Shepard Of Clinton, Ind, will
try out for Washington Senators
this season although his right leg
below the knee is made of wood
Shepard. who says he can
run 100 yards in Ia seconds and
can play as well as ever, is con-
valescIng AZ Walter Reed Hospital
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

headed for the beach. where he
found an amphibiouS truck
slightly smaller than a jcep,
known as a Weasel" "
"The driver was dead at the
wheel, ," Conner said, "HaddON
had never seen a weasel before
much less drive one. But
somehow he got II running and
headed for the beach 800 yards
away"
SUPPLIES DIVISION
Units all along the Fifth
Division front were on the
verge OF communications
blackout because OF lack of sig
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

enter Semifinal
m a I c h es at
" n iv ersity of
Detroit courts
tonight.
Zerbo, former
city and state
champ, making
a CO IN @ b a C k
a ( ter I h T e g
y @ a r S, meets
second seeded
Joe Winkler at
an d Merlo,
W h o is city
-l.n.r Annlr1aE
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

nal supplies when Haddox
showed up with the Weasel,
stuffed with much needed bat
teries. telephones and wire. The
supplies enabled the marines to
continue their advance.
The ex-prizefighter made II
trips, all under heavy enemy
fire, and single handedly sup
piled an entire division" Con-
ner said.
"He continued until he col
lapsed from exhaustion" he
added. ut WAS one OF the out
standing Instances of heroism
Of our signal men In this opera
tiOt."
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

Champ IdCkIes JACK HdBtndH 1T
8 pm.
The veteran ZerbO had COM
pletely regained his cool, careful
game as he eliminated DAG
champ, Norm Fredericks, Pills,
PIT. last night. Hagenah beat
Max Thomas of Northern Y, 2l-l7,
Pills, in a long match; Merlo
downed Joe. CaSby Of Downtown
Y, 2l-17, 21.l9, and Winkler easily
trimmed Leonard Dueball, Down
town Y, 2l-9, 2l-l0.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March Is GNS)-Among the 19
candidates for White Sox positions working out today at the
League Haute Clay TouchStone 4Oyear
old rookie pitcher who OF his reentS the suggestion
he museum piece and thinks this his opportunity 10 break
into the majors.
He retired his and cafe in Beaumont Tex
when the Texas League folded 1872 but explains his
suddenly the hankerng again and figured that
conditions being what they would be the best
m for a W in ma
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

of 1924, w a S
signed as head
coach of Cleve-
land Rams pro
I e a m b y h s
brother, g e n
g raj Manager
Charles (Chile)
w alSh . q.
A d a m joined
n otre Dame
coaching staff
only ! a ST fall
after coast 10
coast coaching
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Bdgby Wins Point
And Ends HoIdout

ATLANTA. Ga. March Is CUP)
Jim Bagby Jr, right-handed
Cleveland Indian pitcher, who had
been rated as mile, heldeut
said today that he would leave to-
night for the Indians training
camp at Lafayette, Ind.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Rites for Soccer Man

Frank Crowley. 4S, active in
soccer locally for many years
after international competition
will be buried at RoSelawn ceme-
terry tomorrow following services
at Wrigley Funeral Parlor, Liv-
ernoiS and ElmhurSt. Mr.. Crow
ley died Tuesday following a short
illness.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

tion AsSocia-
tion Of Detroit,
with Jim Roo
ney of the Ford
NJ otor Co. as
baseball CO m
missioner a n d
Henry Lyon Of
Vickers, In c.,
as softball COM
missioner.
Other officers
are Larry Wit
tenberg, &c n
eral M otorS,
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

pushed INTO The back seat by The
situation at the Lafayette (fnd1
training camp Of the Cleveland
Indians-the Tribes manager IS
an absentee.
Lou Boudreau's motives in stay.
ing with his war job are plain,
but they must be bringing few
worry lines into the foreheads OF
the Cleveland clubs bosses.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

and absentees
for the next
C o u p | e o I
weeks.
Our Tigers
have come up
with four OF
EN-. 10 start
W / I h, an d
they pitch
ers, too.
But all those
ordinary guys
who just want
more dough are
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Physical for Mort

ST. LOUIS, March IS CUP)-
Pitcher Mort Cooper of the world
champion ST. Louis Cardinals was
undergoing his second physical
examination today to determine
his fitness for military service.
He was classified AZ a month
Apn
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

the likely re-
placement for
Pinky Higgins
at third base
with J o h n n y
McHale at this
writing the No
/ candidate fol
Dick Wake
field : place in
left field.
With Eddie
Mayos status
uncertain, III q
possibility of a
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

Lehr. Its as simple as A-B-C.
THE amount Of income which
the state can obtain from racing
depends entirely on the amount
OF money wagered. The amount
Of money wagered depends en-
tirely on the caliber OF racing
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Seek Legion Players

RoSenwald Post, entering
American Legion League, seeks
baseball players. Tryouts at
Northwestern Sunday, l p. m, or
call NJ. Waterstone. NO 6S49.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

proposed in a
bill before the
l. egisla ture,
would result in
a sharp drop in
the standard Of
racing, Clar-
ence f.. Lehr,
track b ar d
chairman, said
today.
Lets look.
at the ques-
tiOn logi-
cally," s a / q
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

vice president; Lyon, treasurer.
and William Lands, Briggs Manu-
featuring Co, secretary. They
were chosen yesterday at a meet
ing OF the reestablished associa-
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Giants
Clash in Meet
BY JAKE BERsoN

LANSING. March 15-Luck of
the draw brings together two of
the giants Of Michigan high school
basketball team this season. Ben
Ton fiarbor and Saginaw Arthur
Hill, in one of the Glass A
quarterfnalS Of the state tourna-
ment al Sexton High gym here
tonight.
Prep fans are inclined TO regard
the contest aS the championship"
game, for the winner will be over
whelmingly favored 10 capture the
top title Saturday in Jenison
Fieldhouse. East Lansing.
Benton Harbor carries a perfect
record into the contest, having
won II in a row and averaging
~ s points per game. II Is favored
over the Saginaw quintet, winner
OF the Class A state crown a year
ago. Arthur Hills record this sea-
son is 13 victories against only
three setbaCkS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Sports
Webb, Maier, M'Hale
Likely Starters
BY LEO MACDoNELL

EVANSVILLE. March IS
Steve ONeill revealed here today
that Jimmy keeter) Webb
would be the new Tiger shortStop
md that Bob Maier appeared as
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Zerbo Is Threat
To MeffIo S Title
Times Photo

Lou Zerbo appears 10 be the
main threat TO Paul MerloS state
AAU singles handball crown as
four Downtown YMCA players
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Bob Tales
Boudreau's' S Absence
Shades Hotd0uts
BY BOB MURPHY

This is the season for holdoutsl1s
they're definitely in the mode.E !
We may even hear more thane. :
well like about baseball holdouts ri
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
James Walsh Heads
Industrial Group

James Walsh, Chrysler Corp.
athletic director, has been named
president of the Industrial Recrea-
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
New bill DOOnlS
Quality of Racing
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

Limitation OF the gross income I
of the Detroit race track to S24,-
600 a day from the mutuels. as
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
'Purple Heart Day
On at Percy Jones
BY EDGAR HAYES

BATTLE CREEK March 15-The Purple Heart field
in the history of American sports here early
today.
Several hundred wounded survivors OF long
elimination competing in Of
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Two Others
A|soHur|ers
BY LEO MACDoNELL

EVANSVILLE, March IS
Rufus ]. Gentry, big right-handed
starting pitcher, counted as one of
the principal cogs in what is eX-
pected to be the best staff in the
majors this year. was one of four
hurlers repeatedly unsigned as the
Tigers prepared to plunge Off
cially. into spring training today,
Taking advantage of summer
like weather, Steve O'Neill put
early arrivals through an in
formal preview workout yester-
day.
Forrest Orrell was another of
the quartet of hurlers said to be
displeased with his contract. The
other two were unnamed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

career at Santa Clara, Yale, Har-
ward and Bowdoin He'll get
"a very high salary
Fred l.. Riggin of Pt. Huron and
w. A. Ryan of Detroit were
among winners in first round of
seniors golf tourney at Sebring,
Fla. Gene RonZani, former
Marquette and Chicago Bears
grid star, was named backfeld
coach at Notre Dame.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Defends Foils Title

Byron krleger VIII defend State
open foil championship in trials
at Sale de Tuscan at 8 p. m.
Saturday Sixty-fve per cent
of pro athletes in baseball, foot
ball, basketball. big league hockey
and golf in 194l now are in Serv-
ice, a United Press survey dis
al
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
DIV EDMARD u. THOMAS

TWO JIMA, March Is tUP)
A 2l-year-old ex-prizefighter
who simply wouldn't take the
count was the real hero Of the
Two Jima invasion 10 the Fifth
Marine Division, ms command
ing officer revealed today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

Hubby Walker, Gee
Walkers brother, who was
with the Tigers back in the
'3Os, is with Detroit again
at the spring camp at
Evansville. He is shown
taking his cut at the ball.
He has just come out of
be navy after % mS5ths
q duty.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
REDEEMER PLAYS

Holy Redeemer. Catholic League
champion and one OF three Detroit
schools still in the tournament.
will play the preliminary to the
Benton Harbor-Saginaw game.
The Lions. who lost only once in
lS starts, meet East Lansing in
Class b.
The other Detroit contenderS,
Catholic Central and st. Stanis-
laus, travel only short distances
for their games tonight, both
playing at Ferndale High.
Catholic Central meets Jackson
in Class A at $50 p m, while
St StanislanS is paired with
Fenton in Class B at 7:15. Fenton
has won al Is games thus far.
II the Shamrocks win, they meet
the winner of the Benton Harbor-
Arthur Hill contest tomorrow.
~ OTHER GAMES
Other tournament games to-
night:
Class A-Grand Rapids VI HottGnd al Grand
Rapids Lansing Sexton ys. Pontiac st Boys
Vocational, Lansing.
Class B--SAgiuAw St. Joseph VS. Traverse
City at Lansing; Grand Haven vs.. Sturgis at
Grand Rapids.
Glass C-Zeeland vs. Kalamazoo 81. Angus.
tine ct Kalamazoo; Michigan Center vs.. Milan
at Jackson, KeeEo HATboF Va Flint Ali-SAlnts
A. Lspeef. Eorthport VI. Reed city a. Big
Rapids.
Glass p--wyAndotte A. p smith VS. Has
1ttt AZ Jackson, Klmoht vs. ARrOn ~ IApttf.
Brdgman Va, Hopkins at Kalamazoo, Leland
vs.. Leroy AZ Big Rapids.
Seminal and hnal round, MichlEbn state
nsdhouSe Friday and Saturday nights
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

ROoNAhAAAAg VI n
replacement for the gingery sec
ond baseman loomed.
Barring unpredicJabie inrOadS
by Uncle Sam, the rest of the
Tiger lineup for opening day
seemed set.
This does not mean a player
cannot be displaced" OAeill
haStened 10 explain. ITO get
the best man for the job is
what training camps are Tor.
And this one will he no diff
ferent, except, Of course, the
material available is a little
less than In peacetime years
Best in Leaoue7
This means the Tigers will have
what looms as the best pitching
and catching staff in the league,
capable infielderS and an outfield
thai should average with the rest
of the loop
O'Neih does not pretend the
Tigers can fill Dick Wakefield's
gaping hole. Wakefield led the
league in hitting and pounded the
Tigers 10 within a game of the
league championship last year.
II there is Tiger candidate
who can approximate that, O'Neill
will win the l945 pennant. regard
less of the Browns, Dutch Leon
ard or impotent last ditch playing
by the Yankees.
Assuming that Newhouser and
Trout will pick up where they
left off--or approximately SO
the Tigers vision five dependable
pitchers. Besides Harold and Diz
the potential powerful array OF
mound talent will include frankie
Overmire. AL Benton and Gentry
presuming Gentry changes his
mind about signing contract. Al
last reports Rufus was holding
out.
Benton is back after two years
In the navy. He was given a
medical discharge recently. Also
the Tigers will have Zeb Eaton,
Bob Gillespie. Johnny Corsica,
Walter Wilson, Les Mueller, Art
Houtteman and Bill Pierce. The
latter two are the Detroit IL
year-old high schoolers marked for
big league stardom later.
-Four Catchers
Richards and Swift will take
care OF the Tiger catching. Well
fortified behind the plate, the
Tigers also have Hack Miller and
Al Unser.
Rudy York is being counted on
for first base, which leaves Nc
Hale. also a first sacker, avail
able for an outfield tryout Maier,
a good hitter from Buffalo, can
play either third or in the out
field.
At this moment, ONein has
Mailer earmarked for Higgins post
at third when Higgins goes into
service. If McHale does not make
the grade in left field. Maier may
wind up out there.
Webb, one Of the best fielding
shortstops in the league, will fit
in well at short with Joe Hoover
a utility player if not called upon
10 replace Mayo at second
Mayo's draft status seems 10 be
uncertain.
Doc Cramer and Jimmy Outlaw
can play third base. He was at
that spot a season with the Gin
cinnati Reds and another season
with O'Neill al Buffalo.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
SAVES COMRADES

Although wounded. the youth.
8 SGT. John r, HaddoX, East
Liverpool o. single handedly
supplied an entire marine divi-
sion with much needed signal
equipment when frontiine units
were threatened with a com
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
BOTH ARE Az

Both Gentry and Orrell are
classified Az. Gentry at last re-
ports was at his home in Winston
Salem and Orrell in Utah.
Gentry won II games and lost
Ia last season, revealing flashes
of brilliance.
O'Neill announced he had in
structions that pitchers and catch
ers unsigned after today were not
TO be permitted TO work out with
the training squad. Tigers other
than batterymen have until March
20 10 report.
Among early Tiger arrivals
here were AL Benton. Art Houtte-
man, Bill Pierce, Paul Dizzy
Trout, Paul Richards, Bob Swift,
Art Mills and Johnny McHale. All
of these have signed contracts.
TROUT WAS ILL
Trout, convalescing from a flu
and strep throat attack which put
him 10 bed for three days in Terre
Haute, where he was visiting
relatives, came here late yester-
day. He is thinner than usual
81 am getting better and will
be In good shape again sOon,"
Trout reported.
Trout also is recovering from
hip injury received in a playful
ttHssie-with Harold Allen, we'll
known Detroit bowler. on a trip
into northern Michigan some time
back.
Trout sees no reason-why- he
shouldn't have another big year.
IT will be remembered that the
broad Shouldered. right-hander
won u games last season. He
lost IA
O'Neill declared Trout would
not be permitted to alternately
pitch and play in the outfeld
The Tiger manager thus spiked
a rumor that there was such a
possibility.
"Tt would he silly" O'Neill
declared "SuppOslng Dir hurt
his arm throwing from the out
field?"
O'Neill also announced there
will be no balls available for
autograph seekers.
Balls are too hard 10 get"
O'Neill explained
And Tigers are warned by
/ O'Neill 10 stay away from gam
blers
I'VE don't want any basket
ball scandal"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

LAST NIGHTS RESULTS
Hershey s. Pittsburgh
Indianapolis Buffalo q.
Cleveland ;, St Louis ,
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Hockey Standings
EASTERN DIVISION

TONIGH1'S GAMES
Montreal a. DETROIT.
Boston al Chicago
AMERICAN IEAGUE
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

conducted. The caliber of racing
depends on the size of the
purses.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-22
Michigan in
Washington
Esther Van Wagner Tufty

Esther Van Wagner Tufty
Mothers OF IS year olds might as
well give up hope that they didn't
raise their sons to be occupation
soldiers.
Thousands OF letters needed SEN
ators and congressman. Members
responded with a plea for Is year
ODDS who were too young to leave
home and should be in school"
But the cause was lost in four
hearings by the Military and Ma
val Affairs Committee.
1t was matter OF arithmetic.
Some II million men wanted to get
out Only a fee thousand want to
ret in. The Army stood pat in its
lemand for enough men for occu.
patton which meant one of
two things. Either continuing the