PAGE 24 DETROIT EVENING TIMES (PHONE CHERRY 8800) Thursday, May 7, 1942 MGA Meet Director Mighty Tee Wallops Run Scoring Johnson Tiger Cubs Set Jimmy Johnson, for years a star tive on the USGA Publinx com- AMERICAN LKAfitE in MGA tournaments, now willmittee, has been named to assist (Pete) 8 M T W T F a; have charge*of them. C. E. Wise as the associa- Lloyd Marti, on Leave, Shows DETROIT • * Soldier Home He 1 0 Pro at Warren Valley since tion’s secretary because most of •t. LciHa 13 3 7 Wise’s time is occupied by 808 TALES Philadelphia H 4 2 2 leaving the amateur ranks last war Hot Pace in Can Still Powder Ball in District Meet N*w York 9 A ft 2 r- —l was named MGA work. Atlas was secretary of the —¦ winter, —» Jimmy By 808 MURPHY Chicago ft I 4 1 MGA for six years. Boston ft 11 13 3 tournament chairman at the as- Sports Editor By M. F. DRUKENBROD W»*hlnctnn 10 7 Isociation’s meeting at his club CirvsUi. ! 4 S 3 0 of, last night. He succeeds Hugh Ross Albion Swamps Rivals j Leagues Lloyd Martz, beg pardon, Staff league matches went to one NATIONAL LKAtil’E Minor of resigned Sergeant Lloyd Martz of Camp Sergeant Martz’ former buddies at IMTW T P 8 Middlebelt. who be- ALBION, May 7.—Albion Cofl Brooklyn 12 cause of the rush of other business. lege track squad hung up its third Tiqer Keeping Little Rock. Ark., still Meadowbrook—big Ed Flowers—j, |N«w 4 D*x‘e Walker Once More Former Robinson. ft 1 One of Jimmy’s first will By EDGAR HAVES can powder a golf ball. who, through a sensational 32 on < jcinclnna'i 4 Ift 2 Jobs victory of the outdoor season here Annua Faith With Fans by visit the nine at PlUkbui** t> 2 1 be to draw up the schedule and yesterday as it scored 104 points Wins Argument his Detroit - 1 proud Home for a brief with second Golf'jif*hllaBASEBALL CATC ON AT l . D. his in day in district league match. the tenth. HING of lads the minors. At of Detroit Golf Beaumont in the Texas League ilis team lost, 18Vi-BVi. and Dr. John Murphy quite in the league Club and Randall Ahern of Mea- golden all the aolid citizens of Brooklyn and Wins tom-Salem in the Pied- a few others The.v* arc days for turned in scores under his 77, but dowbrook l.ad 74’s. dancing the streets and even, mont League these Tiger cubs are town. The good burghers are in setting a dizzy pace. those who saw him play will Harvey Olsen and Ken Zimmer- on rare occasions, admitting that maybe the blind men who call Take Dick Wakefield for ex- wager than none matched his wal- man were low with 77’s as Loch- ’em as they see ’em may have their good points. They’re in an ample. year was play- lops off the tee. moor, the defending champion, Last Dick at Hills, mood, without reason. ing right field for University of won Bloomfield 184-84. expansive and not CARRIES THE CREEK Al Wallace of Bloomfield Hills The that pervades Brooklyn today stems chiefly from Michigan. Today he is hitting .375 joy to lead the Texas League, a Class One of his best drives was on edged out Jack Emery with a where, the fact that Dixie Walker has already won his annual argument A group where the pitching has Lakepointe’s second hole birdie on the eighteenth in the with Manager Leo Durocher and Boss Man Larry MacPhail. always been the toughest. Or shooting into the wind, he was feature clash in this match. ELECTRIC The revolves around the identity of the gent who will look at Walter (Hoot) Evers, just well over the creek. If you know argument you’ll admit that was a OAKLAND HILLS WINS patrol right field for the Dodgers and to date Walker has guessed two years off the Illinois campus. this hole >APH COM UIIMATIOIM Hoot is hatting .365 and has hit terrific wallop. Bob Barton and the mysterious right three times while and haye guessed friends Durocher MacPhail in 18 games at “But be sure to tell my Mr. Peters .collected 76’s to lead the first Beau- triumph wrong as often. mont. Just the other day he got how I finished the hole,” Ser- Oakland Hills in a 21-6 Thus spring debate is becoming a tradition in Brooklyn, home four for four, including the game- geant Martz said when asked at Red Run over the latter club’s No. 2 team. Red Run’s ’Varsity” of many strange and precious traditions that date back even winning hoffie run. about this drive. Then there is Stub Overmirc, Although it looked as if he could downed Franklin Hills. 19-8. at beyond the days of Babe Herman Dazzy and the and Vance the pitcher who has won six games kick the ball home after his tee Franklin Hills. Billy Taylor led and lost none. And in 39 innings shot, he was over the green with the way for the winners with 76 he has given up but two runs. He his second, mossed up several other and defeated J. L. Zemon. who had leads the Texas League in vic- shots-and wound up with a dou- 77, two points to one. Art Thorner tories. ble bogey 7. The result was a 40 of Franklin Hills delivered a 77 ''.'¦v-’V ¦ Ivt ' /-.IZ~2~ on this nine, but he played the in blanking Tim Griffin. MUELLER UNBEATEN second half in 37. Joe Lessel and Dr. Don JafTar Pressing him is Leslie Mueller, The day before he had a 68 at clicked with 76’s to help Grosse who has won three and lost none. Lochmoor with a 7 on the He. playing at home, defeat Plum That’s just a fraction of Les’ rec- twelfth. Hollow, 18-9. Phelphs of the losers ord, though he has given up a Low scoring honors in the six also had 76. grand total of two runs in 51 in- nings and leads the league in strickouts with 47. His control is District League excellent, with only eight walks Wayne ’9’ Can’t in the 51 innings. It is any wonder the Beau- Golf Results mont nine is two and a half games out in front. Steve O’Neill is the manager. He was coach with Stay in Front NAVY GROUP the Tigers last year. RED BIN (I*l KKANKLIN H. (0) “Our biggest problem will be Griffin (011 0 Thorner (77) 3 When you’re down, the world Mlnkley (00) 1 Newman (00) 2 keeping those boys there all to keep you Foursome 1 Fouraome 2 year," General Manager Jack seems most anxious Taylor (70) 2 Zemon (77) 1 Berry (77) 3 Hartman (70) 1 Zeller said today. “There will be there. Fouraome 3 Foursome 0 plenty of pressure to bring Look at Leo Maas and his Kelly (70) 3 Levy (03) 0 them up but we hope to give Van Dresser(o3) 3 Lewis *> LOCHMOOR (10»*> quartet can get under O’Neill. they had been beaten P. Clapp (03) 0 Dr. Aubtn (01) 3 close the five times Emery But they are all to to their battle with the Uni- Wallses (70) 2 (70) 1 majors right now. The Improve- prior Foursome 2 4 Foursome 4 versity of Detroit at Northwestern R. Clap (00) 0 Olson (77) 3 ment shown by Wakefield In Markey Field yesterday afternoon. (70). 1 Zimmerman (77) 2 . Fouraome .J Eg/, ' >fc: || fielding has been the talk of the 1 Fouraome 2 The Tartars had things all their Storer (SO) 2 Dr. De Slco (04) 1 Texas League.” Dooley own way in the early stages of the 0 Lamklna 3 John Lipon is another local boy building 9-2 lead going Fouraome 0 Foursome 3 doing well at Beaumont. His field- game, up a seventh. The approaching DET. OOLF C.(11>4) MEADOW DR (I»**> ing is exceptionally good and his into the Dr. Murphy (74) 3 Rugg (02) 0 WALKER (right) CHANGED BOSS DUROCHER’S PLANS in- (02) hitting is crowding the .300 mark. victory must have looked sweet Mclntosh 14 Fletcher (03) 14 deed to the men of Wayne. Here Foursome 3 Foursome 0 third base that was only slightly less crowded than the Grand F. W. Ryan (01) 0 Ahern (74) 3 EX-PREP STARS was the chance to snap their los- (02) 0 Murphy (70) 3 time, Jeffrie* Central Station. Over at Winston-Salem another ing streak and, at the same Foursome 0 Fouraome 3 of revenge for the W. A. Ryan (01) 4 Flowers (72) 2 4 Durocher and MacPhail established the custom in 1940 when group is tickling the Tigers bosses gain a measure Wllaon (00) 24 Courtney (01) <4 Walker in training camp, an outcast from the American by their grand work. John Radu- way the Titans had cuffed them Foursome 1 Fouraome 2 arrived football and basketball. League where he hitches with Yankees, the lovich, a Detroit high school lad around in MARINES GROUP had served the White base, aver- Then the U. of D. aggregation playing second had an « Plays 10 or 12-Inch Records Sox and our own Tigers. Durocher and MacPhail casually in- four run rallies in OAKLAND H. (21) RED RUN <0) age of .357 the last time the fig- exploded with Peters (7S) 14 McMullen (70) 14 formed the newcomer that he simply didn’t figure in their plans ures came out. John McHale’s the seventh and ninth to deadlock Schmidt (70) 2 Hall (70) 1 and the game. In the tenth, the Titans Fouraome 1 4 Foursome 1 4 at all. work around first base is good Howard (S2> 3 Mlnkey 0 across the winning run and (S 3) This didn't stop Walker. He had plans of his own, and his batting will get a lot better. pushed Lelnbach 3 Andrews 0 The same is true of Neal Barry, the Tartars went down to their Fouraome 3 Fouraome 0 Durocher, MacPhail and the Brooklyns definitely figured in them. Barton (70 ) 2 4 Newman (70) 4 PEOPLE S starts, 11-10. Kalamazoo, at shortstop. sixth loss in six Walmsley (03) 2 Schulta (03) 1 So he pulled on his uniform and went out and led the club in It’s a nice group to have Wayne lost despite some of the Fouraome 24 Fouraome 4 OUTFITTING COMPANY TH —I batting. That was the perfect answer to the cold greeting he under your top team and no won- lustiest hitting of the season. It ILE (10) PI.I'M HOLLOW (01 OROHftE MICHIGAN AVENUE AT SHELBY * had Durocher, two the fastest- der Wish is so proud. Most of blasted 18 hits off big Ed Kuko- Hall (01) 0 Phelps (76) 3 received. Even MacPhail and of Dr. Jaffar (70) 3 Berkley (01) 0 i / ,h " f them are his discoveries. rowski, including a home run by 14225 WEST WARREN „ ‘m„ „„ Foursome 2 Foursome 1 * I talking men in the business, couldn’t talk loud enough to drown *° one on in the (70) / ~n< * Jon Van Vleck with Coke 2 4 Dr. Stlmaon (02) 4 DCARSORN STOM 0«N IVWY MONOAY, Appro, $ out the booming noises made by those base hits bouncing off Beatty (S 3) 0 Funaton (70) 3 ***’ * first. Foursome Foursome 14 hiioay and Saturday cvb*ng I 14 Nam* , Dixie’s big bat. U. of D. collected 13 hits off a Lessel (70) 3 WetUaufer (30) 0 The refugee from American League in 3 Games, trio of Wayne peggers. Vince Ba- Llaka (00) 3 Woodworth (07) 0 the led the circuit Foursome 3 Foursome 0 * 14 Gallagher 2 4 the alliance in sporting history. bases loaded in the seventh and Poulin (07) 2 Gallagher (00) 14 repeating the trick in the ninth. Foursome 2 Coyle (02) I For Tiges U. Of D. 010 100 404 I—ll is 0 Sweltser (04) 2 4 Fouraome l Wayne 303 033 100 o—lo 13 0 McOeagb (00) 3 Ludwig (00) 4 Benching Brought Flood of Protests From Fans Kukorowski and Staffnlk; Wtalta, Keat- Fouraome 3 Miller (100) 0 0 The Brooklyn fans are notoriously caustic and merciless in WASHINGTON. May 7.—The int. Larson and Parantaais. Foursome their appraisals of the men in the monkey suits at Ebbets Field. Tigers today had fashioned the un- They dearly lore to sit in the bleachers, eat hog dogs and outdo enviable record of having been each other in riding the local boy who isn’t doing so good. held to a total of six hits in three Walker himself seems a little out of place amid the swash* of their last four games. buckling Brooklyn crew. He’s tough enough in his quiet way, They were the victims of a one- ¦ and it's a sad mistake to try to push him around. But he's a hit game by Buck Newsom, here retiring, self-effacing fellow who hardly seems to fit into the yesterday; a three-hitter by Russ M* i every glass of gaudy Brooklyn scheme of things. Christopher, recruit right-hander, g There's deep satisfaction in and a three-hitter by Phil Marchil- Yet holds a place unmacthed in the affections of the j Altes. It’s so pure and wholesome— Walker don in Philadelphia. >7 £ I*4 l/i Ttll cash customers. When he was benched early in the training But as far as the Tigers go. this; foaming with a grand, flavor, season, MacPhail was the recipient of countless telegrams, letters baseball is only a one-way street.! AiVw light-bodied They lose the low-hit games and phone calls, all ill-tempered and derogatory and all demand- v * I You see, Altes ripens in vat* that are pitched against them and lose low-, j/% A huge ing that Dixie be put back into the lineup at once. hit games pitched by their own' perfectly sealed to keep in the famous, Groups of fans threatened to boycott the Brooklyn ball park pitchers. For instance, A 1 Benton £ promised come over and *C en masse. Hot-tempered individuals to has given up but four runs in his •• r AJre* flavor all of it! And, at the same personally punch Mr. MacPhail and Mr. Durocher in the nose. last four starts and hasn’t won a M game. There were even whispers of dark treason —some disgruntled •, , began to talk about going over to the Polo Grounds and fans Hal White will pitch for the applauding those hated Giants. I Tigers against the Senators here' The pressure was too much. Dixie was in the lineup when today in the second of the two- the season started and it looks as though he’ll remain there game series. He willbe seeking his *•**« I ' Sorties— until he is eligible for his old-age pension. To date he's hitting third victory in the big leagues. He i* in kegs, cans or has won games the old at a fast .357 pace. His sharp and timely two and lost one horsehide for the Tigers. big reasons that the Brooklyns hitting is one of the are leading Jack Wilson, who formerly the league. pitched for the Red Sox. will go' All of which is a source of enormous satisfaction to the for the Griffs. Walker Chowder and Marching Club which meets every playing day at Ebbets Field. Tiger Box Score

CroseWi Filling the Bill at Third Base DETROIT Croaetti, AB Frankie who was a graveyard for base hits when he w R H O A E Bloodwnrth 2b 4 0 0 4 5 0 broke into the Yankees’ inner defense 11 years ago, is again r Cf 4 o 1 o £McCo.Mv S 0 stars If 3 0 0 0 0 1 proving himself one of the fielding of the season. IS 3 0 0 5 1 1 When the years took their inevitable toll, Crosetti was Harrla. rs 5 0 o l o 0 HIMtM. 3h 3 0 0 0 4 0 shifted from short to third this spring. He has taken a new Tahhetta, c 3 0 0 7 1 0 MrNalr, a* J o o J l i lease on life at the hot corner, his sparkling defense work Nawhouaer p 2 0 0 0 1 0 and. Mander*. p 0 o 0 o 0 0 is one of the things that are holding the Yankees way up there. •Franklin 1 0 o o o 0 Total* 2* 0 l 2| 13 If any one gets around to handing out bouquets for collegiate ¦Ballad for Newtmuner in eighth. coaching jobs this year, they might toss a bunch of posies at Bud W 4*>Hl NOT ON

Boeringer, the coach at University - AB Jt H O A E indomitable baseball of . Ortta rs 4 113 0 0 Detroit. Span'*, rs ft 1 2 3 0 0 Vernon. H 2 115 0 0 Largely through Bud’s efforts, baseball has been returned Campbell. Ih 2 0 1)00 at Katalella 3h 4 0 0 3 3 0 to the official sports calendar V\ of D. and is almost certain Kvana c 311510 stay there. Bud accomplished the feat in the face of a Pofahl »* 4 111/ao to most .Gomes 2b 3 110 10 amazing assortment of handicaps and bad breaks. New iom p 4 12 0 10 Without any previous notice, the baseball team was dumped Total* 31 7 10 17 S 0 his Isp lste April, 1941. With DETROIT *>oo 000 000—0 In in only two infield practices Washington 000 001 OO*—T under their belt, his proteges opened their initial campaign. They Run* hatted in ffpenre 2. Newaom 1. Ratalella, (iomii scorad in seventh on Me proceeded to win six out of seven contests and definitely sell the; Oaky* error and Vamon on MeNair'a the school authorities. 'error Three haae hita Cramer Orttt sport to , Double play* McNair to Bloodworm to The outlook was a little brighter this season until three of Tork. Hlggine to Bloodworm to York Uaft on oa*ea Detrott ft, Washington 7 Raaee ’ X f • > v V \ v . N ’»\ ' \ \\._ "‘V \ \ V '\ ’ \ . v \ • N Bud’s Stars were declared ineligible just before the second game. on ball* Off Newaom 4. off Newhoueer S. I v t ‘V\ ¦ 1 J IRnMU out Rr Newaom ft. by Newhmiaer mirwmc ro . mrw. Using a patched lineup, the Titans have gone on to beat Wayne « hy Mandera 2 Hitt Off Newhotiaer 8 f\ nm mnu nrmnrr. nning* off Manderaon 2 In I Inning twice, and take the measure of Bowling Green, Michigan Normal pitcher Newhotiaer t'mpiree Rail) Stewart and § nine Time nf game- 1.05.1 and Toledo. * (Attendance ¦mo. I