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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05

thin suitcase. This Bernz-O- Matte
cookstove operates on propane
gas tanks, eliminating the messi-
ness and dangers of liquid fuels.
It's ideal for camping or boating
trips, and for patio cooking as
well.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05
Detroit Bands
In Appearance

Several Detroit name bands will
provide music for Dancing under
the Stars" at the open air paw
lion at Metropolitan Beach along
Lake st. Clair near Mt. Clemens
during the 1861 summer season
every Saturday from $3.50 pm.
to midnight
SATURDAY NIGHT orchestra
dates are: July % = Dave
Martin: August - Tommy Bald
win; August IL - Dave Martin;
August 10 - Bob DuRant: Aug
ust 26-Tommy Baldwin; and on
September 2 - Dave Martin.
The WARREN CONJUNCTION
TOMMY DORSEY ORCHE-
STRA will provide music for
dance special to be held at
Metropolitan Beach from $3.50 pm.
on SUNDAY. AUGUST 13.
The final dance of the season
will take place on MONDAY.
September 4 LABOR DAY) with
music provided by Don Pablo
and his orchestra from $3.50 pm.
to midnight.
There is no charge for the
dance program at Metropolitan
Beach except the usual 50-cent
parking fee. including the WAR
rem CONVICTION TOMMY
DORSEY ORCHESTRA.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05

st. Clair Shores Taylor, Warren,
Waterford, Wayne and Wyan-
dotte.
Introductory remarks were
made by James Pompo, the events
general chairman and beach man
ager, and Joseph Seavey, co-chair-
man and East Detroit Recreation
Director; invocation was given
by Rev. FIR. Robert Zindler of St.
Louis Church. Mt. Clemens; and
the Importance of physical fitness
was explained briefly by Warren
Godfrey of the Detroit Red Wings
hockey team.
Tom Witherspoon. Detroit City
recreation leader. directed mass
calisthenics to open the games
and contests and recreation per-
sonnet from AZ centers helped
stage the various events pattern
ed after the World Olympics.
City. of Detroit Recreation and
Parks personnel present included
Edward I. McGowen. deputy sup
erintendcnt; Stanley Kracht sup
erintendcnt of recreation, Peter
Harlow. asst. superintendent of
recreation. Also present was CE.
Brewer. retired general superin-
tcndent of the Detroit Parks and
Recreation for the City of Detroit.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05
Tigers Prepare For
Pennant Stretch

The month of Augut offers an
opportunity for the Detroit Tigers
to make perhaps their biggest
move in quest of the pennani
The August schedule calls for
l8 games at home. Is on the
road It's the last big month Of
the season for the Tigers. They
have only eight home dates in
September
After the second All-Star game
the Tigers open series with
the Washington Senators at Tiger
Stadium, playing twi-night
double header Wednesday and a
single game the next afternoon.
Over the first weekend of the
month Jimmie Dykes brings his
Cleveland Indians in for four
gamcs-singles Friday night and
Saturday afternoon and a double
header Sunday.
The Baltimore Orioles with the
sIugging Jim Gentle will be here
for twi-night double header,
Tuesday, Aug. IS, and single
games the next two afternoons.
Gentle has hit eight home runs
against the Tigers this season,
five Of them in Tiger Stadium.
The Orioles will be followed
into town by the Boston Red
Sox for Friday night fame.
another single Saturday after.
noon. and twin bill Sunday.
Aug. 20.
The Tigers then go on the
road for week, returning for
a series with the Chicago White
Sox the last three days OF the
featuring successive night
games. Aug. 1890.
Having caught up with their
1860 attendance pace. the Tigers
now look forward to banner
year at the gate. They go into
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05
Square Dancing
Proves Popular

Every summer thousands OF per-
fonS enjoy square dancing at Me-
Fropolilan Beach along Lake st.
Flalr near Mt. Clemens. The pro-
|lram IS staged at the open air
pavilion from 8 pm. to IL pm.
with separate sessions for begin
PING intermediate and advance
square dancers.
Every Monday through August
|2b beginning and intermediate
sessions with callers Yves and Jul
|lie Rae Of Crosse Pointe.
Tuesday evcnings-August l, IS
amt % Square dance instruction
and dancing on a beginners level
WIN callers Vic and Marie An
drcws Of st. Clair Shores.
Every Wednesday through Au-
gust 30 Advanced square dane
lns with caller Dave Taylor of
RoScylIlc.
There is no barge for the
square dance program except for
lhc usual 50-cent parking fee at
Metropolitan Beach.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05

GREENSBORO. N. ca team.
composed of DR. George c. Sim
kins and Charles Herbin, walked
off with the doubles champion
ship in the Greensboro City Ten
mis- Tournament played here last
week.
II marked the first time in the
long history of the tourney that
Negroes had been invited to par
ticipate
The Simkins-Herbin duo swept
past an all-white team of Bill
Stewart and c. X Josey. a
Greensboro attorney, 6-3, SO, to
win the finals match played at
the Greensboro Memorial Stadi-
um on Tuesday afternoon. july
25. Earlier they had defeated
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05

One hundred and twenty-six
boys and girls ages 10 through
Is captured first, second, and
third place trophies for winning
physical fitness games in the 4th
annual Detroit Metropolitan Area
Youth Physical Fitness Program
held at Metropolitan Beach on
Thursday, July 81.
Over 1000 youngsters were
competitors in various events
staged from 10 am. to noon. Boys
events MISUNDERSTANDING soft
ball throw, 50-yard dash, running
hop, step and jump, running and
standing broad jump while Girls
events consisted of softball throw,
50-yard dash, running and stand
ing broad jump.
The program started at 9:45
am. with trampoline demonstra-
ton by Eddie Cole, national tumb-
ling champion. and a gymnastlc
exhibition by members of the st.
Clair High School gymnastics
team, winners of the Michigan
State Glass B" title.
Then hundreds of youngsters
moved into field formations near
line of poles with 40 flags sail
ing high in the air, each identI-
flying the recreation center from
which the group was participant
ing. The AZ recreation centers
included Berkeley. Birmingham,
Dearborn, six units from Detroit.
East Detroit, Ecorse, Fraser, Gar
den City. Gibralter, Crosse Pointe
Woods, Harper Woods, Highland
Park, Huntington Woods, Lincoln
Park. Livonia, Marysville, Mel
vindale, Mt. Clemens Nankin
Township, Worthwhile, Oak Park,
Plymouth, Port Huron, Rivervlew,
River Rouge, Romeo, Roseville,
Royal Oak. Southfield, Southgate,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05
Grid Coach
Delivers Lectures

EAST STROUDSBURG. Pa. -
Ioach Jake Gather Of Florida
IA and VI University delivered
boar lectures and appeared on
h panel here at the 10Th annual
Eastern Pennsylvania Scholastic
Peaches Football and Basketball
tlmc last week at East Strouds-
)Bg State College.
Coach Gather, fresh from his
bwn clinic in Florida. spoke on
Scoring Power Of the Fabulous
} Florida \ and NJ Split Line r."
EGwldlns Confidence in Your
nncnsc Meeting the Jumping
pdensc>.' and Mental Condi-
tonin- in Football"
The panel was held on Wednes-
iay with Coaches Jerry Burns
n Iowa. Wayne Hardin. Navy
Fob Blackman, Dartmouth: Phil
Marion, Ridley High School,
Frank Kavanagh. Cornell; and
lack Gardner Of Utah appeared
ln the panel with Coach Gather.
The FAMU football coach APP
reared on the Coach of the
Year clinic in Grand Rapids.
Mich in February and will di-
'cct the Ga. high school clinic
u Atlanta in August.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05
Tan Team Wins Tourney

teams of Nelson Maclin and Fred
Carr; Don Orr and Bob Douglas.
and Tommie McIver and Paul
Robinson. all white.
DR.. Simkins, a Greensboro den
fist and Herbin, local business
man, have been playing as a
team since 1851.
DR.. Simkins remained in con
tention for the singles champion.
ship. He had worked his way to
the semi-finals match at press
time this weekend.
The tournament is sponsored
Jointly by the Greensboro Tennis
Association and the Greensboro
City Parks and Recreation De
partment.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05

SAT-, pepper
Chervil, tarragon, parsley,
chives and onion
seven minutes and serve with
canned french fried onion rings
which have been warmed in foil
for two minutes in the same COW
cred skillet. Garnish plate with
scallions, celery, cherry tomatoes.
Of new jet foil is not available
in your area, use heavy duty foil
and increase cooking time three
minutes.)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05

But fish, like many
other foods, some-
times can be a cook
ing problem. Under
done, 1t can be tough
and stringy. Over
done, it falls away tc
hard to handle bits.
Then, too, are the
problems of the fish
that sticks to the pan
especially outdoors
where a complete
stock of utensils Is
not available. Recent
ly, developments in
the outdoor cooking
equipment have made
fish feasts easierthan
ever. For example,
the Otto Bernz Com
pany of Rochester,
NY. has developed a
new portable cook
stove, which, when
packed. is a four-inch
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05
S p RTS-
RAPHIC
BY JIM BUTLER

rugged as they come, and fast
for a big man Ike is the biggest
man on the AIl-Star team Called
Little Samson" because of his
bulldozer tactics. Ladd has been
credited with being largely re-
sponsibIe for the Grambling o.
record last season.
Grambling is the team that pro-
duced Paul Tank" Younger for
the Los Angeles Rams and Willie
Davis of the Green Bay Packers.
Ladd and the rest of the All
Stars are undergoing training
Al Dyche Stadium on the North
western University campus.
A native Of Orange. Tex. Laid.
upon graduation from Grambling.
Signcd professional football
contract with the San Diego
Chargers.
Al Downing. 20-year old south
paw hurler. Joined the New York
Yankees last week as the first
Negro pitcher to ever wear a
Yankee uniform and already he
IS regarded as a hit
Downing Joined the Yankees
after compiling sensational 81
record at the clubs farm outlet.
Binghamton. Of the Class A
Eastern League.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05

August with millon.pluS paid
admissions II is the eighth
straight season, and the 18th in
the last II years. that they have
drawn upward Of million at
home
Because of the intensity Of
their rivalry. in which Jimmy
PierSall has played a conSnicu-
Gus role. the Tigers and Indians
are expected to play to approx
mately 100000 over the coming
weekend.
When the Yankees appear here
Sept. 1861 the draw for their
iour-game series will probably
be in excess of 100000.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05
Its A Real Fish Feast

Ths the time Of when the the house comes into
his chef lie spend the early Of his weeends
vacation days beside lake. ocean casting lines
and return to his with what many consider the greatest
gastronomic treat-a really freshly caught fish.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05
Net Tourney Set

HAMPTON. Virginia-Thc 1861
edition of the American Tennis
Associations national champion
ship tournament will meet Aug
ust 1919 on the Hampton lnsti-
tute campus.
The tourney will mark the
4lth annual playing of the Alta
national championships and the
groups second appearance on the
Peninsula in as many years.
Tournament play will feature
mems and women's singles and
doubles. mixed doubles. and SEN
ior singles and doubles.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-05
HERBED HE-MAN FISH

One freshly-caught fish
Butter
Lemon slices
Before leaving home, mix dried
nerbs( Including onion) and carry
in plastic bag. Place fish in cer-
ter of a piece of foil and spread
with softened butter. Season
(about LIZA teaspoon Of mixed
herbs, per fish, and top with
lemon slices. Wrap in foil and Sc
cure with a double fold. Place in
covered skillet on propane fuelled
look stove. Cook approximately
Evening star., 1961-05-12

ting not only destroys a stately
forest landmark but the big
roots which help to hold the
river bank against flood ero-
sion"
Among the anglers who make
use Of the area are members
of the Government Printing
Office Fishing Club. A letter
from Frank Goetzger of Hyatts-
vile, their treasurer, urges that
fishermen cooperate in hating
the cutting as well as starting
of fires along the bank.
He also has a possible ex-
planation for the loss of the
big oak tree.
1T is the practice of METERS" ="
he says, Ito fell a tree across
the river so the fish will have
to come closer to shore on their
way upriver, making them easy
victims for their nets"
It's no secret that poor
sportsmanship is responsible
for the posting Of many lands
against both hunters and fish
ermen. So how about it, fel-
lers? COVELL.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Tree Damage May CurtoiI
Angling Along Putuxent

Would fishermen like to lose
the use of the east. bank of
the Patuxent River near old
Queen Anne's Bridge? OF
course not.
Long a favorite place for
early catches of yellow and
white perch and later herring,
hickory shad and some white
shad, fishing may be stopped
because of damage to trees q
property owner has been culti-
waiting.
Henry A. Bates Of 3711 Ala
bama avenue Sc, the property
owner, asks the cooperation
of fishermen in halting the
cutting of trees by what appear
to be dip-netters.
Bates urges that fishermen
l, ask tree-cutters to refrain
and 2, If they will not, report
them to the Anne Arundel po-
lice at Edgewater, Md, or to
him.
The area in question is south
Of Sockets Run and the
owner writes:
"The axe cutting has not
only made serious inroadS into
a small stand of young bald
cypress trees apparently for
dip-net poles) planted for re-
forestation but the crowning
abuse now is the telling into
the water Of a tall oak tree.
What the purpose was OF
cutting this fine tree is a mys-
terry. The log is not long
enough for a bridge. The cut
Evening star., 1961-05-12

such anadromous fish in the
Potomac might be doubled
within 10 years.
So far there's been no proof
that it is being used but should
Nichols be unable to spot q
fish. there are other measures
that can be taken such as
planting shad and other mi
Evening star., 1961-05-12
FORE and AFT

Canoeists, like all other boat
ing people, are quick to heed
a cry of distress.
That cry came this week
from Potomac Boat Club men,
bers whose racing canoes, pad
dies and training equipment
were destroyed in the fire at
Dempsey's boathouse.
The number is uncertain
pending an inventory but from
Evening star., 1961-05-12

rs to 20 canoes stored by the
club in its Arch House near
Dempsey's were lost. Only one
big racing canoe remains. Dam
age to the clubs property is
estimated at $4,000 and the in
surance coverage is in question.
AS soon as the loss occurred,
the neighboring Washington
Canoe Club rushed to proffer
aid. 1t offered the use of Ca
Evening star., 1961-05-12

tomac Boat Club paddlers.
Heartwarming, isn't it?
= \
South River Yacht Club, pri-
marily a sailing organization,
may at last have a permanent
home.
Harvey H. Grubbs, longtime
commodore, says that a South
River property owner who has
docks already installed has OBJ
tanned neighborhood agreement
to a zoning change and will be
able to house the club.
The club annually sponsors
a frostbite regatta, held last
fall at Annapolis.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
THE EVENING STAR
Washington D. c. / eseIIHo CAAn&e D-S
Friday, May II, 1861 HISN1S SPOIlS r

noes and equipment to help the
rival club train for the season
At the same time the Board
of Governors of Potomac Boat
Club held an emergency meet
ing and decided to put through
rush orders for several new
canoes and paddles.
In addition, canoe clubs in
several other cities scheduled
to participate in the busy
schedule of canoe racing here
have said they will bring extra
canoes and equipment for Po-
Evening star., 1961-05-12

gratory species near Great Falls
to start q new run.
Meanwhile. herring have
been In the Potomac below Lit
tie Falls Dam in quantity along
with some shad and at least
q few rockfish.
First catches Of shad off
Fletcher's boatyard on Canal
road were made last week end.
Hickory shad fishing contin-
ues on the Rapahannock ut
Fredericksburg, Va, while white
shad also are in the Mattaponi
to the southeast.
From Rocky Mount. N. c.,
comes word that q shad derby
will begin on the Tar River
near there Monday and con-
tinue through Saturday. A reg
istration station Is Just across
the bridge on Route 301-A.
Evening star., 1961-05-12

OF Game and Inland Fisheries
has reported.
The kill will keep the So
acre lake closed to public fish
ing this year.
Robert G. Martin, the COM
MISSIONS Fish Division chief,
said insecticides or other chem
ical pollutants are suspected.
He said technicians at the Fed
eral laboratory at Kearneys-
vile. w. Va, have determined
that neither parasites nor di-
sease caused the kill.
Specialists Of the Virginia
Water Control Board are test
ing both lake water and the
dead fish for evidence.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
THELOG BOOK

D. c. BOATING CLUB-Boat parade
around Washington waters at pm
Sunday. Picnic after parade at sand
pits off Alexandria.
GIBSON ISLAND YACHT SQUAD
RON-Spring dinner dance tomorrow
NAVAL ACADEMY-Host tomorrow
and Sunday TO Middle Atlantic dinghy
championships for The America Trophy
Evening star., 1961-05-12

Shad are biting in the Potomac and hickory
jacks in the RappahannOck. Can you tell
them apart? These drawings, courtesy Of the
Virginia Game Commission, may clear up
some confusion among fishermen. Note that,
despite the similarity in size in the drawings,
the white Shad is much larger than the
hickory.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
42,0OO Fish Die
In Stute-Owned
Virginia Lake

RICHMOND, May IL (AP).-
The $4,000 adult gamefish
stocked in Lake Shenandoah
near HarriSonburg last month
have succumbed in . massive
fish kill, the State Commission
Evening star., 1961-05-12
63-POunder Taken

The black drum were being
caught bottom fishing with big
gobS Of clans held on with
rubber bands. Fifty pounds is
the citation minimum and so
far the largest caught out Of
Cape Charles has been q 63-
FOUNDER.
Boats out Of Wachapreague,
Va, also have been making
good catches Of black drum
fishing the inlet south Of Par
ramore Island. Some have been
bringing back four and five
per trip.
Party boats are running out
Of Ocean City. Md, week ends,
leaving at Z am. and returning
at 3 pm. Sea bass are biting
on the wrecks along with a few
porgies.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
ANOTHER LONELY VIGIL
!. Fishwoy Still 'FishIess?
By CHARLES COVELL
star outdoor Editor

The lonely fish watcher Of
snake Island Fishway soon will
Itart his vigil again.
If that doesn't strike a chord,
Fou must know that he is a
biologist, sent here by Fish
md Wildlife's Beaufort IN. c.
laboratory to check on the Po-
Iornac'S new $55O,000 fishway.
So far as anyone has been
lble to determine, the fishway
up to now has been fishless.
Migrating herring, shad and
possibly rockfish may be pass
ing through it's intricate series
pf BATTLE plates but there's no
proof.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Drum Really Biting

Over off Virginia's Eastern
Shore the black drum and
channel bass really are biting
Boats out Of Cape Charles have
been fishing the inlets at Fish
erman's and Smith Islands and
bringing back good catches.
The fish have been there
about q week and by Monday
the Kings Creek Marina had
recorded IA citation" drum;
that is, blacks or reds big
enough to earn their captors
Citations in the Virginia Salt
Water Fishing Tournament.
Lee Luczak. owner Of the
marina, caught a 48-pound
channel bass trolling Smith
Island inlet from his Aralee
Forty poun@ is the minimum
citation size and Luczak said
that Tony Accetta No. 18 or
No. 10 spoons were producing
the most fish.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Long Watch FruitlesS

Last spring Marlin E. Tagatz
came here from Beaufort and
perched for two months over
the fishway from $50 am. to
7:30 pm. weekdays and some
hines on Sundays but not one
fish did he see.
First there was too much
turbulence at the mouth of the
fishway, then spring rains and
floods kept Tagatz from his
vigil for week-long periods.
Whether the boredom finally
got him down or whether Fish
and Wildlife merely decided to
give someone else a chance,
there's new watcher this year.
de is Paul Nichols, something
Of an expert on shad. who is
familiar with Fish and Wild
life's highly successful fishway
at Holyoke, Mass.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Subject of Long Dispute

A V-shaped entrance admits
the fish into the trap and exits
have been provided which allow
some fish to proceed upstram
If the water level is sufficient.
Others may have to be dipped
out. Special gates in the trap
force the fish upward so that
Nichols can tally them.
The fishway. dedicated a year
and a half ago, was part of a
major project involving the new
dam at Little Falls and pump
ing station to provide more
water for the District.
Subject of a long dispute, its
purpose was to open another
10 miles of the river to mi
grating fish. Fish and Wildlife
estimated that the supply of
Evening star., 1961-05-12

14-FT. runabout boat, 30-h.p. johnson
motor and trailer, best offer. cH.
6-4l0b,
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Debris Blocks Vigil

Nichols arrived a week ago
with plans to stay at least
Q month and perhaps longer.
Up to now he hasn't been
able to do any fiSh-counting.
Debris piled up by spring fresh
cts has kept him from the
fishway. An effort was made
this week to remove the debris
but the river was up 9 inches
and the job was put off until
Monday.
Nichols plans then to make
use of a new fish trap installed
. month ago by the Army En-
gineers in charge of the Little
Falls Dam where the fishway
Is located.
The trap was built by the
Engineers from a sketch sub
mitted by Fish and Wildlife.
It consists of a frame with
screen around it which retains
the fish until the biologist can
count them.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
FISHING
TroIIers
CATCHING
Rockfish

With rockfish starting to bite
in Chesapeake Bay, channel
bass and black drum running
along the seacoast and shad
in the nearby rivers, this looks
like a very promising week for
fishermen.
First reports Of good rockfish
catches came in midweek. Most
Of the charter boats are ready
to go but not too many have
been out.
Capt. Otis Bridges, who boats
out Of Claiborne on the East
ern Shore, found fish in the
mouth Of the Miles River and
made some good catches of
rock running from l to 3
pounds with a few going to AZ
All were taken trolling, both
on the surface and deep.