TITAN ‘s’ LOSES IN LAST 20 SECONDS ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? I& Q ¦ifc. c p. ' o Americans Hold Leafs to Ist Deadlock of Season Neither Team Can Score DETROrTTfIaES^PORTS SPEEDRAY 'SEES' Hawkeye Sub In Overtime of 2-2 Battle DETROIT, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1940 A FULL TWIST Sinks Basket to

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- Maple Leafs, . Dec. 21. Toronto leaders in the By JAKE BERSON , were held to a tie here tonight for the A basket in the last 20 seconds first time this season, the lowly Americans from New York turning of play by an lowa sub, Tom Chap- the rtick. The score was 2-2. man. beat University-of Detroit’s The Americans played their best game here in the present race. basketball team in an exciting By displaying speed and determination in the middle and final frame, ; finish Saturday night at Naval they earned a division of points on the play. Armory. The score was 37-35. Toronto took the lead in the' second period when Metz’ Chapman, who had entered the from close quarters beat Robert- game only a few seconds before, son, Apps and DnHorT getting as- stole under the basket after a tied Christmas sists the play Americans it Week on scramble, and all alone, sank the to go in the up with seconds short shot. It was his only score jieriod, Carr scoring a goal that Turk Broda claimed didn't enter in the game. the net. Lgan and Anderson got Means Work to Put on Rally "assists. The third jieriod was over half The Titans put on a great rally gone when Anderson put the in the closing minutes after trail- Americans in the lead, scoring on Bowl Gridders ing by 11 at half time. a pass from Hooley Smith. Four points minutes later Schriner tied it up Christmas week will be an all- With six minutes to play, lowa for the Leafs on a pass from Tay- out work week for the college was leading. 33-26. Then the Ifcor. Stanowski also got an assist football players who will take part Titans, with Johnny Gedda, Art eon the play. in the post-season bowl and East- was scoreless, with Stolkey and Frank Dulapa. came The overtime West charity games Goalie Robertson hard pressed New Year’s up to tie the score with littlemore several times a>- the Leafs ganged Day. than a minute to play. the ui) on him. Many of teams already have The tying points came on the loKovro Kl< VSs left their campuses and have es- games’ mast spectacular field goal. imtomhi a. .. Q R. tablished-training bases in warmer through cen- .. Gedda dribbled the Ktmi'min . KO . ¦ I-..-.. C..n*fh«r I) ...... Sl'.sMiwt) go lean wiiki ...... I. climates. ter of the court, let one with L»n*«ll* r Smith Nebraska out BEGINS TWIST AT PEAK OF DIVE ' »rr ha« moved oL. one hand from far out. It went Marker R W Ariz., Uoldup I. W An-lrra m frigid Lincoln for—Phoenix. through the net. and drawing a TuirS: Htmtit n Pa«M*on where Coach Biff Jones will hold foul on the play. Gedda also made Ahi PrUloß. .V Mei t hi hrln»r daily workout* for more than a. good to count at |,a that tie the 35. .nn< 1- Arm week before departing for Pasa- crJaHfrSißaar » \rr.-r ILfV ‘ ’ Alomit J*'kk‘.n. H'll, Hunt. I.krkon dena. Cal., and the Rose Bowl Sleeper Ends It

hi.rfell ... . l..nwm«n Jit battle. A squad of AK players is Rtf trrt Blit II § - Towa drove through for several I'MTimii. making the journey. must rMiioii Stanford, the West Coast rep- shots in the final hectic minute, Pi'.mg NtiM resentative in the Rose Bowl, is but it was Chapman's “sleeper’* Ar.-> r i*'-r\ faomlfon one of the few elevens-that ran | the t OMI I*l H loli JK that won game. U'M hold its practice sessions at home. 1 T'-r into: N M*ti (An-* L>nU—Hrtrrtner St««o»- players were hospitalized with the three of *k ;i coming in the Titan rally. Stolkey. grip. Rut he is now reported as ’ a sophomore, also turned in an on mi riMr. l>emg “highly ased 1 with pre- N'tnr liminary workouts excellent game for the losers. The undefeated Boston College AND TO LOSE HEIGHT Capt. Vic Siegel led the Hawk- v HE’S HALF TURNED STARTING eyes points. squad. Aft stronj£ is with 11 iiruins Are Upset holding tune- It U. tis first ‘up Bay St. Miss . was D.’s loss in sessions in Louis. >r *¦ three lowa's the team as ill starts and fourth where complete " By Canadiens, 3-1 - training for the Sugar Bowl con- JllWWlliMiliii in ' "'&* straight victory in as many games. - . Dec. 21 Cana- tesi in (jrteans. iowa <37 ) r. or r». New \ li OFT G r T ihens continued to have the he\ Major Rob'Neyland has been i i Im SB Siegel.f 4 3 11 Ilulapaf 4 0 8 Trickey.f 3 0 4 f on the here tonight quietly putting his Tennessee Vol- O'Brien 10 3 Kuhl.c 3 17 Adame.c 10 2 victory unteers through a daily routine for Boderqulet.g 10 3 Lundgren.r 10 2 as < l> Ooqplllt Srn.th 10 Js.rHknl daily on their campus in Washing- (' Mchmilt .... f’h*mN*rt»in ton The team plans to leave for Triumph in Mexico p , jPT K VS the Red Sox Buy Contract Pumart '¦ W Or' ¦** South Wednesday. MEXICO CITY, Dec 21.—(INS) B •M'»n *'.*•*« T Rrar«l>»ri Meanwhile, in State College. Mekules Paces Crawford NN i«r»r>an (V>» in HiU. Mhrw —Southern California tennis stars Miss . Georgetown's ojijjonents, the ‘ if today clinched a Goodwill” tour- rhuk Juv'kA State have Fielder Barrett IVnoit Mississippi chargers, Of Cmidutn.* ipilf* K Renrior. nament with Mexican netmen by B.akr. Each, Adamt. Wuiidi. Oraboafcy been staging long daily scrim- BOSTON, (INS) y n*jl I>*c. 21— taking four out of five matches. mages. Upset C anry. Linesman W.co*. in Despite Krferrt Purchase the of left- State the defeat, however, It of contract mr*t period The Fnrdham Rams were given outfielder John Barrett, EAST LANSING. Dec. 21. ' was the Mexican team which sup- flooring None the week-end off to visit their handed the Michigan gave the basket- plied the highlight of final Penalties Smith D*m»ri Benoit folks before departing Christmas from the Louisville club, for State 1 day’s play when young Eugenio *KfOM> PERIOD ball dope a severe night for Dallas and the Cotton pitcher Alex Mustaikis. former De- bucket kick Tapia upset Kramer, - John A. 1 '"aradier.* Benoit fl>erner»» 72* game the Ag- troit sandlotter, cash, here tonight in defeating Ohio 2 Jirkn‘»n (Cowley Wiseman). Bowl against Texas and was an- United States doubles champion, Boston State, to The 1 ’.* 44 gies. Coach Jim Crowley said his nounced today by the Boston Red 46 38. Spartans 6-3, 6-2. Penalties T Reardon, fietllffe Benoit squad will he at its physical peak Sox. opened up a 22-13 lead at half ¦.V-''4'm W..; Ko^^p Griboiky. for the time; and Ohio Slate never MINI* PERIOD game. Barrett was on option last year >,'ji yKSm**. - I Coach Norton the (K Reardon Adame). Homer of to the San Francisco club of the threatened. Cage Results 3 Canadiens Each IMtlohurgh 13:35 Gil Mickelson was the only Ohio \nrthwP4tfrn ... 4ft tH Pacific Coast League. He played in !> lowa .... 37 I «f M 4 Oetuffe ißardsi. lßrtf. player who seemed to have his ...... Penattiee None ((ontlnued on Page Three) 161 games and batted 286. Midi. Mtate .... 4ft Ohio *t«U> 311 shooting eye. He caged 13 points THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY ALL’S WELL Michigan 3* Hntlrr 25 to lead the individual score. Michi- gan Stale's star was Frank Me- • Biwzos kules., junior, who was playing his y*m> *» ********.,,+ + au> » • ii******* Breezv•/ Al In first game of college basketball. U. D. ‘ll’Tops Section Mekules had 10 points. r ? ? ? ? ? ? MICHIGAN STATIC OHIO STATS OFT OFT Hindman.f 1 S 8 Mlck*l*on.f a 1 1.1 4 Goa a t o 0 0 r Orrard I 12 B 0 0 0 Offense, 4 In McLain e Defense MekulM.e J 10 SEEKS SENIOR SKATE 4 Das.on.g 0 0 DIMMER LAURELS P*t*r*on.g 0k 0 (Statistic* on Phillip* '2 » Maea.K Page 2) K 3 0 am f ono Toma.f 0 o| Bv GEORGE E. VAN as yet and still a member Jon**. 4, SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 21.—University Detroit’s Morris.» 000 MlHsr.t 1 2 of football team, Michigan 2 game of the Association. Pstroaki.c o 4 « which won its one hundredth under the coaching of Charles Al Dimmer, a young man of 18 iSISSSurr° 3o10* Ba.Tch * E. •- ?•»»-*• • You see, AT won the State In- soon averaged 323.3 yard;; prr game on termediate skltfing championship up there.” M' Turns Back moving the ball against opponents, Signed year, Louis at Alpena last Winter. This At St. Thomas Dimmer hits while rivals being 18, he is no longer eligible r ' been practicing with sueh nation- could collect only an for the intermediates. And he's ally known skaters as John Ma- average of 140 yards per affair glad. Now. says Al. he can go honey, Chatlcs Layton and Dick Butler 32-25 I against the Titans. after the leading boys in the senior 'ST For Conn Bout Bartholomew. 11. B^s The Tiatns. it was also revealed, ¦division, ice-pounders like Jim Dimmer attended St. Phillips INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 21— Uni- ’«r NEW Rozich, Art JMT participated in more plays than YORK. Dec. 21—Light, PlTiomson. Vincent High School in Grosse Pointe.! i versity of Michigan's basketball heavyweight champion Billy Conn Brown and red-headed Dick Rus- team jumped hack on the victory any other in the Midwest, prepared to depart for his home in sell. a group who have collected bandwagon here tonight, whipping 2.901: turned in the best rushing Pittsburgh today with what he most of the ice laurels hereabouts Butler University. 32-25. average in a game, 242.6 yards; termed "the biggest and best years. HOCKEY the in recent a A j Jim Mandler, Wolverines’: and the top average for each play, Chris'mas gift I’ve ever received.” “The bigger center, was they are the NATION AL LEAGI K brilliant sophomore If , nff*?£p. . . 4.41. The handsome champion is tak- says AL DIMMER hero Michigan win He H«JQH« v harder they fall,” Al. Toronto 13 S I A 4 31 ?7 the in the Meantime, the bureau an- ing back to the smoky city with How about Joe MacDonald of DETROIT 1 I 8 <•* u l* collected 17 points as the Wolver- 7 53 43 IA nounced that University of Michi- him a signed contract for a heavy- Saginaw who beat him out at school up in Minnesota for HoMon H S ines stayed out in most of for « tllraio 6 7 3 33 3* 1* front gan. loser of only one game weight title fight with Joe Louis the outdoor inteimediate title in two months. Never been in Hanger* . A 7 t 41 41 14 the time. throughout the season, showed the next June. * 1 better shape." American* 4 W I 3<» A 3 13 1932? Al cleaned up in the city. Mnnfr.nl A 3 2 32 44 It way both offensively and de- After a day of <|utbMmg, Johnny Gold Cup and Diamond Derb\ Was he eligible to skate in the *ATt’RD.%T*tf KKM I.Ts McCoy Wasn't Scheduled fensively tn the Big Ten. Ray. Conn s manager, and pro- Michigan in races among the intermediates in Skat g Association litraafii |mfrta in* | >»>rllin» • Contrary to reports. Young Kitt Minnesota, the conference cham- moter Mike i Jacobs reached a IMO. now that he u.is a member of the Mont r•;«« t Bo*ton I McCoy wasn't scheduled to box pions. could do no better than compromise today. Ray signed an “He's tough but so am I. But St. Thomas skating team TOSH.HT** on the Fntzie Zivic-Lcw Jenkins fourth on ofTense, and was ninth agreement which will give Louis I'm out after all of them. I’m “Yes,” Boston at DETROIT. card in Friday- in the circuit ag- 40 per the gate and answered Al. “You see Hunger* at ( hlnua New York last as a defensive rent of Conn going good. I've been practicing I haven't represented the school Toronto at Anirhrani, night. AND HERE THE PERFECT ENTRY gregation. 20 per cent in the June encounter.