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28-C THE DETROIT TIMES Deq. 1*44 THEY'LL SWIM IN PREP FINALS Writer Blasts Leaf Pilot Bob Tales Sports | I ¦ ¦ ¦ ii. ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ I——— 1 Dodd Has a Job ’45 Date in Bond Bowl Game 6 Big Sports Events Accuses Day By 808 MURPHY Sporta Editor Have Gotham Dizzy Just what chance does Sought SUPER-football player, By LEO MACDONELL up gridiron The Goodfellows game commit- Inept' by what the people As call “thin" cast, have against a NEW YORK. Doc. 15-Now. tee today seeking a more suit- is team boasting both quality play* rk is sports dizzy: able date for the 1945 city cham- By LEWIS H. WALTER contest. ers and a tremendous thing the Here * a five-day schedule: pionship prep football that to lengthy meeting of the com- , It isn’t enough the Red same gridiron people refer as Wednesday, Dec. IS—Basket- A Wings going Toronto to- “depth"? mittee last night failed to produce are into all <Madison Square <>arden>, concrete morrow night to shoot for their If this (ails to make sense to little more in the way of over capacity crowd of 1H.102. St, developments in the planning of third successive victory the which it Maple Leafs. The Leafs also are won't, ,V>hn* heat Utah and Oklahoma next year’s game. what I under journalistic fire. am trying to AltKle* heat N. Y. I’. A suggestion that the Goodfel- be hejd every year Andy Lytle, Toronto Star sporta say is that the Thursday. Dec. 14—American lows contest on Thanksgiving Day met with < editor, doesn't mind being called big Saturday indoor aoccer league. Sixth war everybody’s appcpval. Next year’s “disloyal" by the Maple Leaf Bond Bowl en- * •. loan tournament—four games. » vk ,/ -mam on that date, however, will Gardens executives who still cling gagement be- Expect In bond *ale*. »nd on whether the Detroit 1 to the idea that a sports writer tween Second fJOO.OOO ; - V-,. \ ne should1 cheer the home team loudly Army Dec. 15—-Boxing £ # Tj® Lions, who have first call on use i Air Friday, 'f *' football, sched- on all occasions, decry the opposi- Force’s Super- Garden), ./* **of the stadium for 1 (Madison Square jf ®| *; i: V'V S' ule a Turkey Day game in 1945. tion as a band of muckers. Bombers and Johnny Greco va. Bobby Ruffin. The Metropolitan League will This is something new and Randolph Mika Jacob* expect* SIOO,OOO determine its grid champion by shockingj for Toronto fans, who Field’s mighty to 10 haven't Hyou, gate. Greco, 17 favorite. Nov. 17 next year. The Catholic heard much criticism of squad in New Saturday, Dec. 16—Football League, however, faces the prob- their hockey players or executives T*rrx maoa»ik York is strictly (Polo Grounds), Treasury Bond lem of concluding its playoffs in since the Wings took the first the case of Lt. Glenn Dobbs of the Bowl game. Randolph Field time for a Thanksgiving Day three games from Syl Apps and Super-Bombers, a terrific triple i San Antonio) va. Second Air contest. Co. in the 1941-42 playoffs. That’s threat, matching all his assets F'orce (Colorado Spring*). It was announced that Walter when they were told the Leafs against the many, many standout Sunday, Dec. 17 F'ootball O. Briggs, in addition to donating were a club that “backed up." stars of the opposition. (Polo Ground*), New York the use of Briggs Stadium and all MISDIRECTED? Giants va. Green Bay Packer* Its facilities for the prep classic, Met Them Before for National League champion- sent the Goodfellows committee Now Lytle, who first predicted ship. Packers favored. a $7,000 check. a cup for the Leafs, says the team No one knows yet how- really Sunday night—Hoc-kev. Rang- Efforts to set up an independent is being ineptly arranged and great Glenn Dobbs happens to be. er* va. Canadlen* at Madiaon Detroit sports committee, which directed on the bench and on the There arc some who say he is in Square Garden. would promote big sports events ice, thus putting the blast on the class with Luckman and in the city in addition to the high Coach Clarence I Happy l Day. Baugh as a passer Almost all crit- Just Nicked school championship game, appar- He refers specifically to thej h i agree he is a better kicker Leafs' play against last Gray, the ball ently met with little success. Bruins than Luckman. You'll find few. if Pete one-armed Saturday, when the fourth place any, who will he given a trial by won't quickly admit pi lyer Who Boston team racked up its third a the Hi own*, ha* « sense-of humor. ’ - . Dobbs isn't better runner than victory in four starts against cither. They tell h barber shop story Unbeaten - Toronto. gone -tip - Dobba- against about him. — —__ . Xytle’s criticism may act as a those stars once each In the 1943 spur to the Leafs, but the Toronto Chicago all-star game he opposed club may need more than if Mrnmmm .Vs Play that Baugh and the Redskins and not Timet Fhoto the Red Wings keep their scoring only outpassed lanky games, un- stride. Jack Adams is even the Texan, a scrap prep (left) of Western seems to have the zip to win. Others Four all involving look- but also outkickcd him. It’ll tie Rood between these four swimmers beaten teams, highlight the Met- ing for an improvement in the in the 100-yard free style at Northwestern High pool above are, left to right, Fred Cadonero, Denby; Ed Pink- Last year he again was in no ropolitan League’s last basketball goal- shooting department now all-star lineup and erton, Northwestern; Bill Balch, Southwestern. that he revised line, this time ill Saturday night in the city Metro finals. But Joe Mueller card before the Christmas vaca- has his third won all the honors from peerlciV tion today. Prep quintets will re- put Joe Carveth at center with Sidney. sume competition Jan. 5. Steve Wochy and Jud McAtee at But whether this Mackenzie, defending the flanks. could happen Metro more times than once is something champion, strong Detroit Amateur Ties faces a Central CHANGE TO HELP else. Dobbs is signed to play pro Tech Cagers Powell, Gomez quintet at Central in the north- The move Is designed to make football But thus being war times, rrrt gbat looked familiar. west feature. Northwestern, run- who can say what ner-up last season, the most of Carveth's brilliant the future ••Haven't I shaved you be- on Coast journeys to holds ? wondered. For Lead Western In the southwest loop. stick handling and ability to shift. fore?” he Out in his usual position on right “No,” said Pete. “I lost this Edge Hamtramck, unbeaten in two J RICHMOND, (INS) —Dark Jimmy Feature curly Tippy Among Foes In star from Adams Cal. Dec. 15 horse Walkupj Go wing, the haired games in the northeast group, arm In an auto accident.” Antonio, Tex., into the 6 of San led a field of 108 contenders second travels to Northern, while North- Regina has been fiddling around This Saturday He lost the arm when he was cagers opened $7,500 Open today Sampson Powell of the long will find Dobbs Pa., where Detroit. Tec'h's round of the Richmond on the Richmond Golf‘ eastern, winner of its lone start, too much with the puck, throwing trying to the years old in Nanticokr. night with a rest match combined ef- born. His right name i* i their season last Club course. reach and powerful punch, will is host to Eastern in the southeast off the of the line. forts of great barks like Virginia's he was slim one-(x>int edge over the Coming up with a surprise 3-under-par 68 in the first round As a center, his stick handling p< Wyshner. and he is of i try to add to his winning streak headliner. 'Bill Dudley, Notre Dame's Adams quintet, 29-28, '<*f Ht»* tourney yesterday, , will be more of an asset with Dippy tanian extraction. YMc’A 72-hole when he meets Indian Gomez in •otmnrssT Evans, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ It was a see-saw affair through- the 32-year-old Texan, who has wLF W L r Wochy and McAtee. two handy the . JYor U'»*»»em 2 0 4 CU»(U*J 0 1 o. .Tom Robertson UnivertHy Gs De- Geopee out, with neither team having la-en h pro fen fatly four year*. • 10-round feature bout of !W»it#rn 10 3 Wrl*M 0 2 men around the net, going after Traftoo. Ime coach for Play SouU)*nttrn 0 troit's f Tippy) than a six-jKiint lend at any garnet! lead on his Emms Resumes Arcadia's fight show Monday 10 2 his passes Elmer Madarik. thn Packers, is sharp on repartee. more a two-stroke KOaTMWEftI University of Tennessee’s Bobby game time. Though Adams led at the nearest con- WLF W L P This move, of course, benches i During the exhibition be- night. 304 Cifers, Texas Layden half by one point, 17-16, and ex- Ctntrtl R*4ford o l 0 the veteran Don Grosso, whose U's Pete and tween the Packers and F gles at To Aid Last Placers In the eight-round semiwindup, MkckniU. 1 0 2 U D Hl|h 0 2 0 otlicis. Nashville. Trafton was being tended its lead after the inter- Cool*? i i a forechecking will be missed.