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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Buys a Share

George Williams. the gymna-
Sium king, thinks Milton keSSler
is a swell kid, but will be roofing
for Gene Gudgill TO beat KeSsleT
AZ Olympia tomorrow night. Good
reason Williams just bought
one-half Of Gudgilrs contract for
s.. 500
Now that Willie Pep and Phil
Terranova have had their cham
pionShip match In New York
Nick LondeS is making plans for
the long delayed Leroy Willis
Terranova scrap here Terra
nova is barred from fighting in
NBA territory until he fulfills his
contract here a ruling which
Eddie Eagan. new New York COM
missioner, said he would honor in
New York after the Pep-Terra-
nova bout.
Willie beat Phil in the Garden,
but got badly banged up in doing
so, according TO reports from the
East.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Offer Olympia
For Prep Tilt

Fred L. Haner and Charles
Escoe, Olympia officials, were to
meet today with representatives
of the Metropolitan League in the
matter of obtaining the arena for
the league basketball finals next
month.
The Olympia was made avail
able for the game after public
school officials wrote to Arthur
NJ. Wertz, general manager, in
Chicago, requesting use of the
stadium.
Central High gym, seating APP
proXimately $500, was used for
the championship game last sea-
son. The title game, If Olympia
is used, would probably draw
about 5000.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23

s.. Andrew westoside third li-
vision champion. defeated ST. He'd
Wig, 1923, in one Of two third
division games last night II was
the twelfth straight victory after
dropping The opener. Frank Nose
wicl ST. Andrew forward. scored
IS points 10 bring ms season total
10 2Ut.
Holy Rosary won over Sweetest
Heart Bib with Jun Warren
leading The way with eight points.
ST. Bernard defeated st Paul,
1921 as Danny Sheahan hit the
net for 20 points. St Josaphat
beat Shrine 3s.lG Johnny SchTock
taking SCorug hOn0rS with IL
points.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
National Cage Meet
Receives 0DT OK.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. p
tUP)-The National Inter-Collegi-
ate basketball tournament, with
a streamlined field of Is teams,
has been okayed by the Office of
Defense Transportation and will
be played March Il to II, director
Emil S. Lison said today.
The tournament was suspended
last year because many OF the
eligible teams were manned by
navy and marine trainees and
could not remain away from the
college campuseS more than 4e
hours.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
4 aSG Pulled
Y Rare Play

CHICAGO. Feb. % (UP-
George Washington Case, feet
Washington Uutficldcr. registered
the only unaSSiSted double play
among outfeldcrS IN the American
League last year.
Cases feat was especially note
worthy since only 81 unassisted
double plays were made in the
league.
lie accomplished the double
killing against Philadelphia June
s, when with one out and I'd
Busch oU first Ie raced in from
right field 20 take George Kelrs
low fy Trottng 10 first base
himself Case easily doubled Busch
who was well on his way 10 third.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Lou NOVikOff
Back i'm Minors

CHICAGO, Feb. p CUP)-Lou
NoVikoff, probably the most pub
hcized player who never starred
in the major leagues, was re.
leased outright by the Chicago
Cubs TO their Los Angeles farm
team today his once booming
bat just an echo.
The other Is major league
teams waived on Novikoff as the
Cubs closed the door on the
colorful, morous and often
tragic saga of the mad Russian.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
= SOX Clubs
I'm n Hurry

CHICAGO, Feb. % tUP)-
The Boston Red Sox and Chi
cago White Sox must have been
in a great hurry TO get the sea-
son over with and return home.
Playing Oct. l, last day of the
regular season, at COmiSkey
Park. the clubs played the first
game of a double-header IN one
hour and 80 minutes. They
played the second contest even
faster, finishing il in one hour
and 10 minutes and making 1t
the quickest game played last
year in the American League.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23

John Sweeney of Detroit, re-
gional director Of Dogs for De-
fenSe, has performed one lof the
best tasks of any man in the
country in securing dogs for Uncle
Sans fighting forces.
When the war department sent
out an urgent call for dogs, it
was Sweeney who responded. His
quota of dogs to secure in Michi-
gan was one Of the highest Of any
state, but Sweeney met the de-
mand and met it on time.
Like dogs from other states,
Michigans CANNES by the hun
dreds have distinguished them
selves on every fighting front,
thanks 10 Sweeney for knowing
what kind of dogs Uncle Sam
needed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
NO CUT ASKED

NEW YORK, Feb - up
President Forde Frick Of the Ma
tional League wishes to correct
the impression that the Office of
Defense Transportation asked the
major leagues 10 cut their travel
. per cent.
Stories out of Washington gave
that impression. Frick can't un-
derStand how they got twisted. "
He told the United Press today
In fairness to the ODT, let me
make clear what happened at
yesterdays conference in Wash
lngton Let me emphasize that
the ODT did not ask baseball 10
cut its travel-nor to do anything
else "
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Redeemer. Theresa
Meet for Prep Title
By TOM HARPER

Holy Redeemer and St. Theresa
High meet tonight az Mackenzie
High gym IN their long awaited
battle 10 decide tho west side first
division basketball championship
Of tho Catholic League.
81. StaniSlauS east side cham
pion. and Catholic Central. north
tlleholder, viii tsngle tomorrow
night and the two winners will
play for the division crown Sun
day,
The Lions and Pirates each
have won eight and dropped one
game 20 the other this season. St
Theresa took the first. 37-ls. but
the Lions earned the second. 3l-2q
IN 2 sudden death second overtime
period
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
DIFFERENT STORY

Yet in league games, the Cos
mos beat the DoughboyS by only
two points. 31-29, and later the
outcome was reversed, Pershing
winning by point.
Central won all eight league
games, but cooled off I'm nom
league contests, losing to DENLY
and CaSs, a pair Of tailcnders.
Northwestern, which like Cen
trail lost heavily by graduation,
slipped badly in the last few
weeks and dropped its last two
games. The Colts won six, tied
one and lost three all told.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Police Cagers Score
17th Win in I Loops

Police basketball team domi-
mates two leagues today. 1t has
won nine in the Kronk loop, eight
in the Recreation, without a loss.
It's seventeenth straight was
scored last night over Metropoli-
tan Methodist, 1925, in the
Recreation loop Zee Watts, gen
orally high scorer was tops with
- points. The team is coached by
Sgt Pete Bulloch and Patrolman
Bill IIaNes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23

Southeastern and Pershing at
DENLY Northwestern tackles
Mackenzie Saturday night at Cen
tral.
Results of the first round games
may give an inkling as to the
ultimate winner, but so far most
coaches agree the title will go to
the team which will get hot"
and stay that way throughout the
eliminationS. What team that will
be is anybody'S guess.
Records of the eight ContenderS
vary sharply, from Hamtramck.
which has won 9 and lost |, in
cluding nonleague contests. 10
PerShing, which has been beaten
six times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Keep 4-FS
I'm Sports
dempsey

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %
CUP)-Athletes rejected for mill
tary service can do their country
no better service than by partici-
pating in sports events TO build
the morale of men overseas,
Comdr. Jack Dempsey of the U. S.
Coast Guard declared today.
Dempsey, en- route 10 an over
seas assignment in the Pacific
war zones, looked fit as a fiddle.
The former worlds heavyweight
champion was unable TO dlvulge
his Pacific destination but said he
hoped ultimately TO meet up with
an old friend of his-Gen. Doug
las Macarthur in the Philippines.
"Pm a firm believer in Con-
tinuing sports I'm every possible
phase" Dempsey said. land 1
want to see all sports kept going
that are possible without hurt
ing the war effort. Use all the
4-Fs possible In baseball and
other games.
eff baseball, boxing, track or
any other sport can keep going
by using 4-Fs and nOnessentials
more power TO them
He said the biggest factor In
morale among serviCemen was a
current sports topic TO null over
argue and even bet on.
"YOu would have To see II to
believe it," he sand, but the
way men in the battle zones or
aboard ship crowd around re-
broadcasts of baseball games,
boxing mat G he's, big racing
events and so forth Is really
something that makes my heart
swell"
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23

When Jake LaMotta steps into
the ring with Ray Robinson at
Madison Square Garden tomor-
row night, it will be the Bronx
bearcats first start since he
stopped George Kochan here in
November. BY the way, Jake won
all right but he knew he was in
a real battle when / he fought
Kochan.
Bob Montgomery, Recognized by
New York as the worlds light
weight champion, is stationed al
Luke Field, near Phoenix, where
he is physical education instruc-
tor Cleveland promoters are
planning weekly fistic cards or
Friday Jimmy Bivins meets
Irish Johnny Flynn of Rochester
at Cleveland. Feb. q -. and
they are getting S775 tops for il.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Wayne Track Star
In National AAU Meet

Wayne's leading track speed
ster, Lorenzo Wright, form r
Miller High athlete, will compete
in the broad Jump at the National
AAU indoor championships al
Madison Square Garden Saturday
The freshman star captured seven
firSts for the TartarS in their two
meets. lie will take an army
physical exam before leaving for
New York.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Baseball Gets US. Blessing;
World Series Likely in As

WASHINGTON Feb. % (UP)-Baseball men, of the
blessing for operations in 1945 turned today
their next most pressing probem-manpower. .
The major league presidents Ford Frck of the National
and Will Hadge of the American expressed high satisfaction
official trip that baseball Washington
Baseball made definite concessions the effort,
reducing travel by % per cent canceng its asar game at
Boston, eliminating exhibition games during the regular
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23

carrier p ] a n e
raids on Tokyo
lie is at
tached 10 Ad-
miral NJ ar c
NJ 1T S c h r. s
staff . The
Juste FontaIne-
M AK S h a piro
fight in Mil
waukee March
7 is expected TO
draw $4,000
fora capacity
gvnW1
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Status in Doubt

OtdtuS IN GOuOt
There's no difference between
county fair racing and racing at
Miami, ODT spokesman declared
after inquiry If ban applied to fair
meets Last place Chicago
Black Hawks walloped Boston
Bruins in Chicago last night, So
TO stay in playoff race.
George McQulnn's draft case
has been forwarded to Washing
ton to be decided by adjutant gem
erals office, Camp Lee (Va) offi-
cials said Gunder Hagg was
not among passengers on Grips
holm, which arrived in New York
yesterday.
Goalie Jimmy Franks OF Buffalo
was ineligible, American Hockey
League president ruled. giving 20
forfeit to Cleveland after last SUM-
days 2-2 tie -. He's also in
eligible rest of season.
1t. Comdr. Robert (Bitsy)
Grant. former national champ. il
one of four top tennis players in
armed forces who will compete
in benefit match for Red Cross
Saturday in New York +. . Phillies
offered l945 contract TO free agent
Gus Mancuso, 80, former Giants
catcher
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23

The station az Norman, UkIa.
Bill Grier, younger brother OF
Emmett Grior, lost a good pay
DAY on an icy walk and fractured
an ankle. He was signed TO fight
Sugar Costner in Chicago before
CoSlner met and lost 10 Ray Rob-
inSon.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23

a C c o r ding TO
ar m y officials
in London, Eng.
. . He'll be
there 10 days
-. Joe VOsmik,
regarded as one
Of best outfield-
ers in Cleve-
land history,
h a S re tire d
from baseball
TO work on two
jobs, in a brew
cry and a war
niapt Ey-
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Nelson Is Best

Lou Boudreau, 1914 batting
king in the American League.
could only hit $50 under the
lights Chick Harbert says
Byron Nelson Is the best golfer
in the world ... John Stiglemcicr
OF Buffalo. cited by Sporting
News as one of the outstanding
baseball executives for 1914, was
fired two weeks before the date
Of the dinner arranged in his
honor Gabe Paul, former
travelling secretary Of the Cincln-
natl Reds. has been made a ser
reant at Camp Blsnding Fla.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
SpOrt
Newhouser, Trout
Lettuce Loop Stars
By LEO MACDoNELL

Harold NewhouSer and Paul
Dizzy) Trout. who between them
hagged So gsmeeS for the Tigers
last season, are now setting new
lettuce league marks ., Since
the end OF the 1944 season they
have totaled an estimated 200
public appearances al meetings.
hanuuets and other gatherings IN
several different states.
NewhouSer. voted the most val
liable PLAYER IN the American
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23

League on his
"a ay 10 the
Tiger training
camp IN Evans
Vile Ind, VIII
stop over IN
Chicago 10 visit
with his par
cutS Dick
Wakefield, back
i'm the navy, eX-
poets 10 be re-
turned 10 Iowa
Pre- O. Flight or
lte assigned 10
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Prep Records Vary:
No Hint 10 Champ
International Phot,
BY JAKE BERSoN

Comparative will give Metropolitan
League basketball payons opening with games
weekend
Three games listed night South
Mackenzie Hamtramc Northeastern
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Schoolboy Shows Stuff

Perry Samuels, Texas Schoolboy
sprint star, will be among entries
in American indoor track cham
pionShips at Madison Square Car
den Saturday =. He'll race in 60
yard dash, because his fast OPEN
ing burst burns him out" too
soon in 100.
Willie Mosconl, pocket billiards
champ, remained far ahead OF De-
trolts Ralph GreenleAf in their
croSs-country championship match
after pair split fifth and sixth
blocks in New York Mosconi
won afternoon block. 125-ll6, in
13 innings. but Greenleaf bounced
back in evening TO win, 125-llS in
nine innings score now is
MoSconi 4,74S. Greeuleat 3,5l0
Mike Jacobs says sugar Ray"
Robinson is mot only best welter-
weight in world, but he can lick
any middleweight or light heavy
weight In game pound for
pound he's greatest fighter in r1ng
today and just about the best the
games developed in last so years
Last for Sugar?
Robinson, who received medical
discharge from army last spring.
has been called for new pre-
induction physical Feb. u he
expects TO be recalled into mill
taTy service ODDOypS Jake
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23

season.
On the other hand, II got a
substantial boost from j. Monroe
Johnson, director of the Office of
Defense Transportation and APP
parent endorsement from War
Mobilization Director James +.
Byrnes.
Twenty thousand fans in
grandstand seats at ball
game probably means several
thousand less travellers in rail-
road and bus seats" Johnson
said. @'In that way, a com
paratlvely reasonable amount OF
travel by baseball groups is
good investment in the general
travel conservation economy"
MORE TO GO
Manpower needs, however, are
becoming more critical almost
daily and il is a virtual certainty
that many more established play
ers will be answering service calls
before the season begins. Fricl
and Harridge said the major,
might be soTCed TO operate viii
a minimum Of 300 men and that
many of these would be far below
regular peace time major league
caliber.
Whether the World Series viii
be played depends on tranSporta
ton and war conditions at the
time, and the conferees indicated
no great concern over that.
OTHER SPORTS HIT
The outlook was not too bright
tor other major sports. johnson
said the 25 per cent reduction II
travel by baseball teams woulC
serve as a yardStick in deterTnin
ing the wartime continuance o.
all other sports.
Football teams such as Notrt
Dame, Duke, Michigan State, anC
Big Ten conference squads which
usually bill several Intersections
games may be asked 10 revis,
their schedules. Similarly, profes
sional football and hockey loop
may be asked 20 cut their trave
schedules IS per cent.
The annual All-Star game
played continuously since 1888
was Cancelled voluntarily by Har
ridge and Frlck. 1t was scheduled
TO be played on July 9 at Boston,
Fenway Park.
The other travel economies ef
fected in the conference witt
Johnson were elimination of al
but exhibition games with ARM
and navy establishments, estab
liShment of preseason traininl
sites at or near the teams HON,
city, reduction of the number O
players to be taken on trips, anc
teleScoping Of the schedule L
eliminate short haul trips.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
ID Sports q
DR { Y | 7 IEO

Cpl. Billy Conn is In a Hert-
fordshire hospital with .lumbagu,
which developed when heavy
weight title contender got a cold.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
Mansfield Plays Arthur S

Mansfield basketball team viii
try 10 win its 29th game m 81
when 81 takes on Arthur's az
Boys Club gym. S o'clock tonight.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
FRIEklDLY Y

These pet deer of Mrs.
Ralph Carpenter prove the
timid can be friendly
when they are hungry.
She's exhibiting them at
New YOrk's spOrtsmen's
show.
international Photo
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
WINGS HAVE EDGE

Detroit has outscored the New
Workers. 32-l1, at Olympia in win
ming four straight. At New York
the Wings have been outscored.
1911, while winning one, losing
one aand tying two.
The Wings would have the home
ice edge in the playoffS, playing
the first two games here and the
odd games. Including the seventh
and deciding contest should the
series go more than the minimum
Of four.
The Rangers tonight will be
without the services of Kilby Mac
Donald, veteran forward who was
put out Of action last week by
Gully Simon, the former Detroitcr
now winging 'em for the Chicago
Black Hawks
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
White in Action

Friends, of 1t. Whizzer White,
former Detroit pro grid star,
think he is taking part in the
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
PIdyoffs May
Start Early
By LEWIS H. WALTER

Stanley Cup plsyoff games az
OLYMPIA may be started at s
o'clock This season in an attempt
20 avoid conflict with the mid
night curftw IN case the hockey
games go overtime.
Jack Adams probably will
make the decision when ne
brings the Wings hack from
New York" said Fred A. Huber.
Olympia publicity man.
"InaSmuCh sS most hockey
games end az 1880, advancing
the starting time a half hour
would provide time for three
more periods of play and three
rest periods, or another COM
plete game, before midnight"
PARTLY SOLVES 1T
The Wings have this partial
solution TO the problem worked
out in advance Of President
Mervn buttons ruling on the
situation.
When Adams reached the
league head by phone in Toronto
last night Dutton said his ruling
must wait until he returned to
his Office AZ Montreal 10 see if
present rules govern the Situa-
tion Then he viii confer with
National Hockey League gov
eTDoTS.
The Wings, meanwhile. viii
attempt 10 dim the New York
Rangers hopes Of a playoff berth
in Madison Square Garden to-
night.
Held even on New York ice this
season Hove, lee GafFeth and
the rest Of the Wing sharp
shooters Will be skating against
a team hoped up by Coach
Frank Boucher.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
EAGER TO WIN

The Rangers are eager 10 beat
out the Boston team, which now
leads them by short margin
into the stretch, for the fourth
money position.
They'll be trying 10 whip De-
troit tonight just 50 they can
meet the Wings in the playoffs,
which bring together the second
and fourth place teams.
Capt. Flash Hollett and the rest
Of the Wings have expressed no
preference about firSt-round OPP
ponentS in the playoffs though
Jack Adams wants Boston be-
cause Of the larger rink.
To the Wings both clubs figure
as comparative soft touches, BoS-
ton because il has not won from
Detroit in II games and New
York because the Wings have
romped through the Blueshirts IN
all but the last game at Detroit,
in which Boucher claimed a dis
puted goal was the turning point
in the Wings 4-2 victory.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-23
BILLY CONN

Cleveland sandlot star. who broke
into pro ball II years ago, was
with Minneapolis last season.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22

although many other craft
in the harbor were demol-
ished. During the lombard
ment, the rooster strutted
the deck, Growing defiance.
Since then the captain
and the crew say theirs is
the luckiest ship afloat.-
and they give Jake all the
credit. His popularity hit
a new peak back in 1943
when "The Flying Dutch
man" was part of a convoy
sent TO break the siege OF
Malta. Bombs rained down
from italian and German
planes and many boats went
10 the bottom. But Jake's
ship got through safely.
Since he took up his
abode on the vessel, the
Dutch ship has survived so
many bombings that the
crew has threatened TO quit
II the bird with a charmed
life ever gets left ashore or
comes to any harm.
QUARANTINE officers in
~ many ports have tried
to lock the rooster up, but
the crew always managed
to smuggle him back aboard
ship. He's worth more TO
them than a couple of extra
F. deck guns.
In Arabia not long ago,
Jake acquired a pretty little
Arab biddy as a wife. The
romance thrived until the
ship docked In Bandar Shah
pur on the Persian gulf.
There Jake's mate died of
a broken heart after some
wretch stole the eggs she
was trying TO hatch and
substituted hard-boiled ones.
But Jake was in good
spirits when the ship sailed
from Los Angeles. With
him went a bfand.new bride.
The crew christened her
Erica" and vowed that
the hen would help her
bombproof husband bring
continued good luck TO the
ship-not 10 mention an oc-
casional fresh egg.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22

JAKE, a rooster of uncer-
. tain ancestry, recently
sailed into Los Angeles
harbor aboard a Dutch mer-
chant ship with the rare
distinction OF touring the
war zones Of the seven seas
for three years under enemy
bombardment - and never
losing a feather.
AS mascot of The Fly
ing Dutchman," Jake is
said to be the rooster hero
Of World War II. The lucky
bird started on his way 10
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22

fame back in 1912 when he
escaped a Jap stewpot in
Java. Just as the last dive
bombed merchant convoy
was ready 10 sail from Chill
atap- in [Snuth-JaVa,@
scrawny bird raced aboard
along with hundreds of
troops and civilians bent on
escaping the Japs.
The overloaded vessel got
away unscathed under a
rain of Nipponese bombs
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22

II she were wise 10 q slick trick
named Mvm-she'd be doneing
the night uwuYl
IF ONLY SHE KNEW the reason
i for her long and lonely eve
nings If only she would realize
that a bath washes away past
pcrsPiration - that Mum guards
gifis date appeal against risk
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-22

of underarm odor 10 came!
Smooth on Mum in 30 Sec
onds. Play safe. Be sure of charm
for the day or evening ahead.
Harmless to skin and fabrics.
For Sanitary Napkins - Mum is srs-
tlF, Jafe, depe1dable :. ideal for fbis
important pErpoJe, no.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08

returned home this week from JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, where she has
been attending Lincoln University.
Miss Skinner has recently become
a member of the Alpha Iota Chap
ter of the A. X. A. Sorority at Lin
coin. She is working on her Bache-
lor of Science Degree.
Odell BenfOrd, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oden Benford, 9O5 Aldrich
Ave. n, was presented in a recital
at MacPhail School of Music, Sun
day, June 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Young, 2426
Fifth Ave. S., are hosts this week
to Mr.. and Mrs. Pruth McFarlin of
Mt. Vernon, New York, and Mrs.
Hazel Curtis, Rochester, N. Y,
mother of Mrs. McFarlin. Mr.. Nc
Farlin is in the city to appear as
guest singer at the auditorium,
Minneapolis, and in Rochester,
MINI. Mrs. Curtis was honored
guest at a tea at the home of the
Youngs, Thursday, June 7.
The Busy Bee Club held an in
door picnic, Memorial Day, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzell Mil
Ter, 522 Emerson Ave. N. Mrs.
Dorothy Boyd of Kansas City, Kan,
was the only guest.
Mrs. Palmer Jackson, 37O8 Fourth
Ave. S., will be hostess to the
Neighborhood Bridge Club, Monday,