DETROIT TIMES, MARCH 21,1942 PAGE 11 Underdogs Win Prep Cage Semifinals SPORTS Ecorse Carries CASS LOOKED. LIKE CHAMPS ON THIS PLAY Hamtramck, NO FIGHTS? By LEO MACDONELL Hopes Veteran Umpire Finds Bill Summers Started District’s Central Stage Milder Now Diamond Career With HbJ' -c.:^H (yThan 20 Years Ago Six Fights in a Year For Cage Title Double Upset KO WON HIM RESPECT Downriver Five Meets Cosmos Defeat LAKELAND, Fla., March 21. —Bill Summers. 22 years an Niles Tonight in Southwestern, 25-23; umpire in professional baseball though only lb, says players Class B Final Cass Bows, 35-28 are different today than in the old days.

“Boy, they were pretty rough in the old days," Summers . EAST LANSING. March 21. , Rv .JAKE BERSOV mused here before one of the Tiger exhibition games. “You Ecorse High School will carry the Hamtramck and Central brought' had to he brave to he an umpire. If they didn’t try to smack colors of metropolitan Detroitj their higb school basketball teams ('lass tires.” against Niles in R tonight into Olympia last night mentally you on the kisser they let the air out of your at Jenison Field House as eight victory, they, not Summers, w’ho did a bit of professional fighting before turn- teams, all survivors in their re- tuned for and 'sjiective classes after three weeks |Southwestern and Cass Tech, will ing umpire, says his ring background only made matters worse. of rl.initiation rounds, battle for fight it out for the Metropolitan, “They picked on *ne more because I hail been a tighter,” the four state high school basket-! League championship next week. JACK ADAMS championships hall ... peace . . . Summers recalled. “They used to say, ‘Oh, you were, a lighter, Southwestern, previously un-j nil for Ecorse was the only one of three! beaten, fell before an aggressive, were you—well, just how good were you?* Then *mack. I got downriver teams to get by the; jsurprising Hamtramck five in an< night. W\ It. I had six fights the first year I umpired. That wa* in the semifinals last In a Glass 1 !exciting battle, 25-23, and Central A encounter. Wyandotte bowed 35-28, Iteil Wings league. Then one day I turned on a big catcher and eliminated Cass. as fi.139 Rqgtern. out, 30-27. to Muskegon, and in howling fans looked on. knocked him down. He beat himself because he knew nothing ('lass 1) Wyandotte-Smith dropped Hamtramck and Central were about boxing. It wasn’t that I was so good. Anyway, I never by the wayside. 29-19. to Inland ,the "hungry’’ teams in the semi-l To Play. had any trouble after that.” Ecorse withstood the stiff test finals. They had barely squeezed provided by the powerful outstate j into the playoffs, while Southwest-! teams, trimming Traverse City. ern and Cass Tech were coasting 24-22. to sectional titles. But it was Not Fight was never behind. asr pr JBbBBbBI the Ecorse The underdogs who possessed the * \ fire! score was tied several times, onee §!¦ r i and carried the attack until Bv LEWIS H. WALTER 15-15 at half time, hut some great jraHSHB v vie-' 1 I ¦ tory was won. though the losers! They punched each other dizzy - * scoring efforts by Victor Audia. „ <* did not go down ' renter, gave a without fighting. over week-end, Ecorse his team There was little doubt that Ham- 1 the last but the margin to work on again in the tramck and Central were ambitious Red Wings and Mont- second half. Audia led the scor- the bet- : ter teams last night. real Canadiens will deride their H|iE ing for Ecorse with five field goals playoff battle here tomorrow night and one free throw for 11 point*. REASON FOR SORROW on hockey alone. That is, if Man- Traverse City, the 1910 Class R After Cass and Southwestern ager Jack Adams has anything to . hampion. in the l threatened play a preliminary to the say about it. losing minutes, hut the rally fell cham- I AW m y-m mm :pionship game next Friday at; “We have Mime rather fair -hort. I A Olympia, sit fighter* in our crowd just Niles. Ecorse'* foe tonight, they will on the side- lines and watch the title starting with Jack Stewart, Ed- stopped Marshall, 11-31. to reach contest a Rush, Jimmy bit ruefully. During the regular die Orlando nnd the final The winners were never Byd Howe, but we're trying for in season Cass Tech beat Hamtramck trouble. 41-24, a hockey championship—not a In the A battle tonight. and Southwestern trounced 54-35. pugilistic crown,” said Adams Muskegon conqueror of Wyan- Central. today. From late in the first quarter will fare the favored Sagi- to' “I’ve noticed that the team Mm the the final whistle Hamtramck never J naw five Despite 12-point that concentrates on fighting scoring Wyandotte's jtrailed Southwestern, but no more efforts of usually winds up at the short Dan Roberts. Muskegon con- ;than three points separated the y end of the score,” said Jack. A ¦ ~ teams until the closing of trolled the ball enough 10 win the i i seconds “I'p at Montreal last Saturday game the third period. The Cosmos’ pass- handily. night our hoys laid a little too game Lansing ing w’as more sure they In its with Hast- and re- much on fighting, and so peatedly broke- fast to get stress (Continued on Page inside! closing I'D the Prospectors’ defense, a great comeback wont but their for nothing. Sunday night here shooting inaccurate. was often the Canadiens had a little Hamtramck led 9-6 at the end more ofi of the chip on their shoulder—- IKoliiiisoii the first quarter, and 12-10 at the Midway and they lost. half. in the third period "I dubs feel two field goals by George think both the Moora- same way now. Of course, if the BILL SI AIMERS 81/)\VING I P CHEST PROTEC TOR dian tied the score at 15-all and a WinsTKO; 'moment later was Frenchmen want to play rough it 17-17. Then we’ll go—but we're not after baskets by VVoj-l It ift much different nowadays, according to Summers, who Matysiak and Art any cheap penalties.” Ending a beautiful passing play, LOU at Olympia. Unfortunately for Cass, they gave the Cosmos a 21-17 rates as one of the best umpires in the majors. The players like The Wings are reported in good Fans 800 Tech and laid margin when the period ended. and respect Bill. SMITH of Cass swooped up failed to work the play often enough, shape for the start of the playoffs, in an easy field goal against High were defeated LAST-MINUTE FAILURE only sporting "Big league umpire* try and go along with a player. I NEW YORK. March 21 HNS) Central 35-28. In other game with Adam Brown night prep some adhesive tape after the fi-4 usually warn a player before taking any disciplinary action. Sugar Ray Robinson was still last in the basketball finals Cosmos beat Southwestern 25-23. Hamtramck lifted the lead to rolling along Ilcinski victory over Chicago. And the on the victory trail 23-17 and again to 25-19. It stayed The thing that gri|w*s an umpire more than thing is obscene Wings giving an> today after scoring a seven-round that way until three minutes were were still hackslaps language—calling an umpire name*. Plajers do nos e» t<> technical knockout over Norman Goiml Start left to play, and then Southwest- to Don Grosso for his two goals in eight seconds. grudges as much these days. There are some players >»ii Rubio of Albanv N Y. before ern ramo to life. In the next min- about 8.000 fans at Madison Square Seek Successor to Run Detroit ute can always on more for an argument. But they Joe Varda sank a free throw' count night. Garden last John Crimnnins Christens and intercepted a pass to drive in don’t call you \ile names and next day when you meet it’s fight After the it was announced for a basket on a pretty play to all forgotten.” that Robinson would meet IfaAey New Alleys With 731 make it 25-22. Dubs, Detroit sensational, in the SIO,OOO Snead-Wehrle To Shaughnessy 2 Races The clock showed only a minute Motor A Good Word for President Harridge City, April 17 and a half to go when Capt. Suren Rubio, his right eye John Crimmia*. first bowler to ripped oficn 2 1 track, Srabian drew two throws, Summers boost Will Harridge. president of and the PALO ALTO Cal March the newly opened A. C. The Detroit rare which free and tossed in a for bleeding badly, - use R. suffered (INS) Stantoid set 85,000 the crowd was in an uproar. lust kayo of his professional University's ¦alleys at 17221 Burgess avenue last year a ceiling on He the American League. board of athletic control was to its purses, sank first, Golf feature will tun the then chose to take Lead Field boxing in Bedford, has a series of 731 two “Ilarridge is hut strict.” Summers re- career when the state com- hold an emergency meeting today the hall out mild-mannered today to show for his house warm- 810.000 races to head its list of of bounds rather than miMon chairman, Gen. John J. to pick a successor to ('lark ported. “He doesn’t believe in theatricals and he will go a long Phelan, ing may endure 8123.0C0 in stakes and feature shoot the second. But after a pair ST. AUGUSTINE, March 21 ordered referee Arthur resigned effort. His score toe 111* Shaughnessy. who to be- time races. Racing Secretary Charles of tries at the hoop by the Pros- (INS).- way with players ami umpires, but he wants us to Donovan to halt the scheduled 12- head as a house record for some Sam Snead and Wilford come roach at the University games F. Henry announced today. More, pectors the game ended with mark. He believe* in justice even if it docs conflict with the round contest during the intermis- of to come. The were 258- Wehrle today led the way into Maryland. 195-278. than 8500,000 will be offered in Southwestern two points short. strict interpretation of the rule. In fact, lie stresses the value sion between the seventh and set the semifinals Shaughnessy who in 1940 Such a performance is remark- purses. Poor foul shooting contributed to of the National •* eighth rounds of an umpire using hi* own good judgment.” the football world on its collective new runways. An 11- The Governor's Handicap and Amateur -Professional best - ball At this stage of a gruelling, car with In'- now able on (Continued on Pago IS) After a long reign in the Kastcrn Loop Summers broke famous T forma- alley establishment, ihe A R (' is ?he historic Frontier Handicap golf body-punching battle. Robinson tion and wound up with top Ro>e tournament. 10 years ago. He broke in at despite the latest added to the list, in the will be the two big stake events into the American la-ague about wa* far in front. some Bowl honor- announced his resig- The Snead-Wehrle combination Rubio, metropolitan area. 'Die Governor's Handicap, which the same time as the late Lou Kolls. With more than two score determined resistance from nation yesterday through Stan- Church Cage Teams yesterday beat Jimmy Hines and who had nevet betore been floored has drawn such groat horses as of service each. Harry' Heisel and Bill McGowan ire the fords president, Dr. Ray Lyman Seabiscuit. he Arnold Minkley. 4 and 3, and to- for a count, much less kavoed. Wilbur. will decided at six among the arbiters in the junior circuit. by furlongs July 25. The Frontier will day was pined against (’handler* Rubio won the first round He had ptev iously admitted that DAC Swimming Meet Play Tonight he a' a three-sixteenths; Finals Harper and in “I broke in a* an umpire up in ICltode Island about the staying on top of .Ray. and held Yale made mile and Sam Bates the had tentative offers to for tjiree-year-olds Survivors of the boys’ semi-finals. Harper and Bates same time that Gabby Hartnett broke in as a player around him even in the sixth. In the test, him and hinted vaguely that other and up Au- church sharper punching gust 8. basketball tournament wind up the licat Jimmy Thomson and Hal Van there,” Summers recalled. “I was only IH. hut being a tighter the Robinson eastei n schools also had put in a To Include Title Race had much the best of it. knocking bid for his services, but denied last There will bo 11 85.000 races 1 event today with semifinals in the Sickle of Savannah. Ga.. 1 up on they thought I would hi- a good umpire. I got Sit for umpir- Detroit Athletic Club will hold and 24 at during the twenty-second hole. down the Albany hoy for a count week that he was going to Mary- 82,000 the 73- afternoon and the finals tonight at ' national AAU ing my first game, which looked like easy work alter getting of one in the fourth with a left land. the women's senior day meeting, which opens May 23, 1 'the Western YMC'A. Opening Wehrle hails from Racine. Wis., 100-yard backstroke championship while Virginia murdered in the ring (or So and S 10.” hook and a short right be any at Henry’ said.- This is a big advance games last night had these results: Bates is from There won’t boost the event of a Baptist Ray ripjred Rubio to pieces jn Maryland over his present 59.500 April 18 as feature on purse distribution. Among the' Flint North 43. Lansing Central Beach. Va. For a while Summers combined his work as an umpire and program that will bring many of Methodist 29 Bill the seventh, dropped him for a yearly’ salary, hut it was under- 55.000 events are the Boots andj Saginaw Ames Methodist 35, Nary of California and Fred a fighter. and women swim- Kalamazoo nine count and staggered him stood Shaughnessv’s appointment the leading men Saddles Handicap on “opening day.’, Bethurn Reform ’.'tl Haas of New Orleans met Al quit fighting two days was niirrjed,” St * urs of the country here. Flint Trinity Methr«li»t 31. Lansing Mt Brosch Faimingdale. “I before I ' badly will )k* as a member of the faculty mer'- the Col. Alger Memorial Handi- H"pe Presbyterian of N. Y.. and Cleveland will 29 said. During the intermission, despite and presumably for life Helen Perry of cap on Memorial Day and the Detroit Westminster Presbyterian 41. Harry OfTutt of St. Petersburg, the boo- of the crowd. General A* to his successor, Doctor Wil- defend her title against a field” Motor City Handicap. June 20. A’o Arhor St. Paul's Lutheran 23 Fla., in the other semi-final match. Eight Children, Four Boys and Four Girls Phelan went to Rtfbio’s cornet and bur said Joe Lawson wa' ’senior thal will include Gloria Callcn, instructed Donovan to stop it to member of the staff and the most New York, and Betty Bemis of In- When not umpiring the genial Summers make- 1 his home in prevent further injury' to the very logical choice.’’ dianapolis. the sensational Fogle Fails by a sister*, June Joan, Whisker Upton, Mass., near Worcester, and is very’ much a family man. game, hut very’ much outclassed "\>e exjMvt to appoint one of and also of Rangers Indianapolis. Choice Albanv hov. The Summers have eight children, four boys and four girls. the present staff." he said. Bill Jr. is n student rat Notre Damp. Warmerdam Just Nips Bar in Effort to Set “Good field—no hit.” Papa Bill explained frankly as to Stanley Cup Record his boy’s qualifications as a baseball player. ROOKIE WINS BAKER'S PRAISE For World's in Pole Vault Summers broke in two well known umpires Bill Stewart Tom Dunn, both National leaguers. too good for TORONTO. March J 1 (UP).— CHICAGO. March 21 relay and Stewart The National Hockey League's 1 (INS).—; record. The old record was the National Hockey League) for a long time combined lus tal- That elusive 16-ft. mark in the pole set by Earle Meadows of the This May Be the Year for Prince Hal Stanley Cup playofl* open here Southern ents as a baseball and hockey official. tonight the vaulting world i< still elusive so California AA. in 1939 with New York a Rangers, far as its most covetous pursuer. with 14 feet 6’a inch effort. “Good official—honest as the longest day in the year.” By LEO MAC DON ELL had in him It is White's sec- who face the Toronto Both world relay has Maple Leafs, a 1 to 5 choice to and records was Summers’ testimonial to Stewart, who also lives up in visit to Lakeland. After win- Cornelius Warmerdam of the San fell by the wayside LAKELAND Fla. March 21 ond win this world series of profes- Club, in last night’s and who like Summers has son going to Notre ning games in Francisco Olympic is con- classic. Wolcott, Massachusetts a Del Baker the palms his n- Ifi with the Bisons sional ice hotkey. in the 40-yard rubbed of to the Tigers’ cerned. But most of the 16,000 who hurdles, set Dame. Young Stewart was a high school star m football and hands with glee today, 1910. Hal came The Rangers, a new* world record by training camp last and who finished first viewed the Chicago relays in the hockey but now is suffering from a gridiron knee. Was Rudy York's bonier the spring in one of the circuit's closest negotiating the distance in 5 sec- i while he was no hall of fire he Chicago Stadium last night believe onds flat, knocking causo of this enthusiasm? campaigns, play a host of seven that eventually one-tenth of a showed enough to justify taking he will reach his second off the mark set Cal Colorful Career •*Oh yeah, pretty goml poke all series with Toronto. goal. by Allan Hubbard’s ** him in Detroit. He was sent back Tolmich of Detroit. right. Baker said. “York will be The Boston Bruins play the, Fred Wolcott Speaking of umpires. Cal Hubbard, who as a great football to Buffalo in May, however. of Rice Institute all right.*’ Black Ilawks at Chicago and the shared the spotlight with Warmer- HLAD SECOND league M ? York, big Montreal Canadiens the star before he took tip big umpirin':. bo ~*n Not eh? Maybe A 1 1H MORE VICTORIES meet Red dam by setting one new world rec- He equaled Benton's showing was Bakers Wings at Detroit tomorrow night then the world rec- athletic background. Last fall he coached football at Geneva White, undismayed, went back ord and equaling two others in the ord in Ihe 50-yard spi mg tonir. in opening quarter-final games. high hurdles at and turned out a strong enough to h at Carnegie lie... an to and again captured lt» hurdle events. and team "Sure. Benton pitrh. He’ll Buffalo These clubs play of :06.1 topped off his evening's ran games the League will txst three The California school performance old rival, and tie Washington and Jefferson. he rlglu,** in International series, winners meeting teacher's of equaling his own nil Baker agreed, as Virgil the for best pole vault night Hubbard plans to return to his coaching job at the small pitching five Freddie Hutchinson. Trucks the right to pla> the Ranger-Leaf effort last world record of .072 in the 60- it Benton in and White were the Bisons’ are was 15 feet 2 inches. The throng, yard Pennsylvania school, where he starred as rr plaver and was innings of yesterday's Tiger shut* victor for the cup. hurdles Whitey Hlad of Mich- flingers The trio 51 cheered Warmerdam he sped igan totaled of Buf- odds art* 9 to 5 against the as Normal was second in two of graduated. He also played football at Centre and in the pro- out of the Cincinnati Reds. '2 to Jir down the 140-foot runway 0. was to be expected. falo's victories Leafs winning the cup. 4 to 1 in three the races and third in the other. fessional ranks was outstanding as a lineman with Green HAL WHITE , Reds got only attempts at 15 feet 9 inches, Greg the came the I In all. the four against Boston. 5 to 1 against Chi- hut 1 Rice of the New York A. C. Then light. A burning hits yesterday, which came off after each attempt the pole slid led Packers and New York Giants. WHITE light it was. too. held the Reds hitless, hut he did cago, 7 to 1 against I>otroit and such notables as Gilbert Dodds Benton, hut when the going got off the bar. For a fraction of a of the Boston “Hubbard "as the bc*t tackle I ever saw.** Dutch Clark "THAT'S IT!” yelled Baker. not permit one of 10 to 1 against the Canadiens. The A. A. across the fin- them to reach tough Al showed the class that second on his third attempt the ishing wire m the once said. •’Now you got It. Didn't that first base. He struck out Bert last-|»faee Rrookl>n Americans two-mile run in made him the ace Tiger hurler out pole wavered and indicated it the excellent -Red) young White look good? He’s Haas and Hank Sauer, pair were shut of the playoffs.* time of 8 minutes 53 Interesting was the recent report that Emmett a of last season. In one inning, hi.s _ might stick, but the pole hit the seconds but going to he a great pitcher some dangerous failed to equal his own Ormsby, former American League umpire, had formed a nation- hitters. 'mates put the first two batsmen sawdust a few moments after world day. It may be this year!" The Tigers have now won two New Job for Feldhaus the record of 8 minutes 31.1 sec- wide amateur baseball league for boys 20 years of age and under. on base with errors. Thereupon world's greatest pole vault or. onds. set last year. games in eight starts and White Bill Feldhaus, guard The 12 I P. 12 DOW N Benton bore down and stopped the for Detroit: Campbell Kane, Indiana's great report also revived a question which has been asked in the took a lead role in both of them. ’Lions from 1938 to 1910. and last; SETS MEET RECORD retired, White, next three men. two of them by miler. retained his Banker's Mila majors—W'hy w’as Ormsby. a good official and not yet an old After Benton Hal He replaced Hal Mnnders and [season line coach at Miami Univer- Warmerdam, who set a new recruit strikeouts. title over John Boriran of Ashury back from Buffalo for an- stopped the Brooklyn Dodgers the sity. to « man. retired. Ormsby, who served 19 years, did not quit of his Ben Wade .Toe Beggs and Elmer Oxford. 0.. goe* University world record in Bo*,ton few Bark, N J . and Walter other tryout, finished on the mound other day Bloomington, ago Mehl of own volition, we have been told. He had recovered from an ill- Riddle did well for the Ri-ds. hold- of Indiana. in the weeks by crossing the bar at Wisconsin Kane ran the .for the Tigers and in the four Allof which indicates thai White Capacity, according inches, distance ness which handicapped him for a time. same to word 15 feet 7\ did 15 feet 2 in the slow time * minutes [innings he performed he not only will justify the faith which Baker (Continued Pago ) of 4 20.4 l on 'l2 [received here today. inches, which set a new Chicago \ seconds.