Shed a Tear for Nary Coach? His Star Now an Enemy on Army ‘II’ . Whelchel. know- himself he demoted to coach of . but the smarter he became This Is sad. but By 808 CON AIDIN'E I 1936 Czecho-Slovakian Olympic already maimed team It was gratified at the close of this grid 1 Commander f pretty tt» season) orders, ing what be to up "B" team. Woods was re- football more class- weeper follows. Did Woods Mew* Hertrlee *i»»rl* Writer team. charged and upheld that she was but he had his j was bound be the in the hi* real International against, something stored to the big team and room work suffered. quit the game in disgust? No, 28—Until That, incidentally, was a team a man. Thus completing the Nothing was going to change decided to do NEW YORK. Oct. it. He carefully looked played 58 minutes for Navy in Then, all, Did he at least take the fruit or something the sports consisting of a discus thrower, fearful inner disorder of the those order*—though hp sug- about to the horror of he sadder in tough carefully trained team. gested politely over the field of players certain the Army-Navy game last fall, Commander Whelchel’* teaching line comes along, we’ll have to a javelin pitcher and a to the was flunked. No amount of lady sprinter. On the day before Nothing quite that arresting Bierman. Crowley, Wolf and to return to him this year and vividly corroborating Comman- j pleading or blame-taking by far, far away from the master? award our plastic tear blotter young Whelchel, the games the discus thrower bps happened to Commander Barry, when they were taking selected a fine backfield der W'helchel’s stories about his Commander Whelchel would No. He boned up and received to Commander John rookie named Bob Woods. On prowess. s appointment team. sailed his pie plate on to the Whelchel. But he learned he their preflight training at An- j melt the hearts of the Annap- an to West Point, coach of the Navy football Woods he lavished the fruits of job making one may not conk of the javelin thrower who. would be head coach of the napoiis, that he'd be delighted The of Woods the olis officials. Woods simply had where he is of the stars of Commander Whelchel his his football knowledge. continued, country when he calmed the bells in Navy team this year along about if any or all of them just stayed master technician for j bilged. Red Blaik’s unbeaten Cadet k the best coach in the given nevar claimed to be any- skull, broke a javelin over the the time, last season, that he there and coached the Navy He dogged the midshipman's around him Commander W’hel- To have him another team. Jnd noggin of the cockeyed discus per cent team. All declined after a look footsteps, kept him up late at chel knew he must build his chance would have set—in the And come November 28 he’ll where near the money in that learned 194 of the tal- to thrower. ent on the 1941 team would not at the talent. Atop tbis. he night going over plays and grid- 1942 learn. The midnight oil officials’ minds at least- a bad return to Annapolis with th« department. But he seems profligately. precedent. the that But the crusher, of course, be back in school. He would learned his captain-elect. Mid- iron strategy, and when he was burned The lad It might be deemed Army team to haunt the living be prey to most woe Cameron, a been demoted made notable progress. He was an overemphasis on football at out of the any sports coach was the curious fate which be- have preferred war duty on the shipman Alan natu- heard Woods had daylights pigskin has afflicted high (and collapsible knee. to the "B" team, asked that he natural student for the game saintly Annapolis. Svengali who moulded him. since Mel Sheppard coached the I fell the third member of the seas his wish may be ral. had a DETROIT TIMES, OCT. 23, 1942 PAGE 17 Ex-Prep ‘Stars' Pace Big Ten Scorers SPORTS 'KEEP 'EM FLYING' IS THIS NAVY TACKLER'S GRIDIRON MOTTO Kuzma Is Third By LEO MACDONELL Joe Louis, on Busman's John Roxborough Says To 2 Buckeyes, Holiday, to See Fight Radio Fight Caused on Pacific Coast Ban on Louis-Conn Go Figures Reveal HOWLING JIMMIE JOHNSTON STILL / Graham Still Paces ,r ' JK r'~ tiff . M¦’ George Trafton bought Willie Joyce from Izzy Kline foi Passers With Average ’ ’ S3OO and ban made over $30,000 with the sharp Negro welter from 4¦ zm-. .M - of 170 Yards a Game running a gym- Gary . Incidentally, Trafton. who has been nasium in Chicago since he starred on the gridiron for Notre CHICAGO, Oct. 8 fINS).—The slow burning argument on the Dame end the Bears, is seriously considering the offer of a value of “all-star” high school players as competitors re- . the gym of college defense job in Detroit . The war is putting out ceived additional fuel as statistical we him business . Eddie Lewis is so streamlined hardly knew figures were released by the Big —235 pounds down to 187 and as handsome as a movie star . Ten service bureau. Figures for the season indicate . blood-curdling on the mat . and he But, they tell us. Eddie is that the boys who gained all-state . makes the wrestling fans detest him . theaame old "Bad Man" and similar honors are doing any* thing byt “flunking” their football Lewis. assignments in the Western Con* John Roxborough got a letter from Joe Louis saying that ference. Findlay, was going to see the Armstrong-Zivic fight in San Gene Fekete of O.J mK? champion Paul Sarringhaus of Hamilton, O.? on . the Francisco -a busman s holiday . Joe is on furlough Tom Kuzman of Gary. Ind.; Patt radio Harder of Milwaukee, Wis.; Billy . says a fight between the national Pacific Coast John Hillenbrand of Evansville, Ind., hookups gummed up the Louis-Conn return match . But John and Otto Graham of Waukegan, • 111., are a few of the former prep is happy now running a bowling alley on the near east side • . stars who top the Big Ten at the "Fighting business is a good one,” says John, "when you have a moment. The youths have facta to prove sucess on . their the col* champion, but lots of headaches, too" , . Incidentally, Lew lege gridiron. Handler has developed into a high class ring referee. KUZMA THIRD R«m6mb*r Good Old Days Hare? Fekete, Sarringhaus and Kuzma ex-fighter who quit the ring with lead the Big Ten scoring with 41, Morrie Sherman is one points, $3,500 24 and 18 respectively. The money and hi* good looks . Morrie remembers getting two Ohio State backs have com- to fight BillyLight in the semi-windup on the Jackie Fields-Young peted in three Big Ten games, Jack Thompson championship card in Olympia in May, 1930 . while Kuzma. Michigan, has played in two. leading Thompson that night won the world welter title from Fields, Harder, the also in Detroit, scorer and ground gainer in the which Jackie had lifted from Joe Dundee on a foul, conference last season, played his as now in the year before ... If a headliner gets as much SSOO first Big Ten game of the season Detroit he is making big dough . Fields, although he has only last week against Purdue and indl- • he again ready to one eye, was inducted into the army in Pittsburgh recently • . is make accident. Siteds bid for honors. The ex-champion lost the eye in an auto Fekete, Ohio State fullback, Benny Leonard, former world's lightweight champion, re- leads the conference in rushing cently sworn In aa a lieutenant in the United States Maritime with a three-game average of 125 Service, is serving on Welfare Island in New York, operated by yards. Harder is second with a one-game train apprentice seamen for the merchant marine total of 99 yards, and the service to Sarringhaus. Ohio State’s left aa boxing Camp half, ... In the last war, Leonard served instructor at is third with a three-game average York office of a Upton ... He resigned as head of the New of 85.3 yards. Pastor, Phw* Tlbhm tuff Pbn«offr*ph«r Philadelphia hat company to join up this time . Bob to Graham, Northwestern’s durable from the ring to join up with the marines, was ED FI TREIX OF C.ROSSE ILE AIR BASF ELEVEN DOWNS JOE MAGNATTA OF W AYNE AFTER FIRST DOWN IN GAME AT U. OF D. passer, continues to pace the Big who has retired Ten in his specialty with a three- . Pastor suf- to have boxed Nate Bolden in Chicago next week game average of 170.6 yards. In* fered only seven defeats out of 70 bouts as a professional ... He diana's Hillenbrand is second in had 87 fights as an amateur and lost only two. U.M. Still Upset Hard Luck 'll’ hurling with a two-game average Metro to Roll of 70.5 yards, which Just nips 'Robert Was Robbed," Cries Jimmie lowa’s Tom Farmer, whose two- Bad Breaks Again Spoil Wayne's Victory Plans; game average is 70 yards. Though his Bob is through, Jimmie Johnston is still scream- Big Ten Heed to Scan Facts on Michigan-Minnesota ing about the decision his fighter lost to Jimmy Bivins in Cleve- Game, But Nothing Can Be Done About It At Cadillac Lose to Grosse lie, 7-3; On Fumbles, Interceptions was land recently ..