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Phantom Goat Gives Red Wings Edge Over Rangers By LEWIS H. WALTER But it was not until 15 minutes after the game was over and What moat of the crowd, «nd the hockey experts as well, crowd's thunder. The Red Wings had won from the moat of tbe crowd of 7,488 was well on its way home shat all thought they saw was a smart Red Wing play that started with defenders in one of the most savage games Olympia has seen. When lanky, ash-blond Gus Gieaebrecht first came up from that The public address system announced Howe as the scorer. players and officials agreed that Gus had scored the pokechecking tbe puck away from a rushing Petawawa, Ont., to the Red Wings it was natural, that gave Detroit the edge in the series. The press services and 20 special newspaper wires flashed the Ranger at the Detroit blue line. The Wing veteran started the hockey fans should call the swooping center "The Flying Dutch- “Whoever scored the goal, it certainly makes It tougher for word that Howe's goal had beaten the Rangers. But in their play the other way, raced up the right side of the ice and passed man.” Last night the Flying Dutchman proved himself a real us," said Frank Boucher of the Rangers. “But we’ll dressing rooms, Giesebrecht and Kerr were telling different stories. to Giesebrecht just as he crossed the Ranger blue line. phantom of the ice, when, without any one seeing him, he scored square this series in New York Sunday night and be back here What most of the spectators, including Referee Frank the goal that beat the , 2-1, in the first game to whip the Wings in the final game Tuesday.” There was a pass to Howe, in the center of the Ranger zone, Clancy, didn’t see. explained Kerr, was that Giesebrecht was the of the . Of course, of the Wings disagreed. then a relay to Goodfellow on the right. Surrounded by Rangers, villain in the piece as far as the Rangers were concerned. Goodfellow was his stick on the puck, but it bounced It isn’t quite true that no one saw Gieaebrecht score that “We’ll be back Tuesday but without the Rangers,” he said. unable to get “I was set for Howe’s . Had my eye on it all the way,” winning goal after 12 minutes and 11 seconds of play in the “Weil just be coming bad: toTeit for the second round with baek off his skate and Howe raced in and retrieved it. Faced said Davie. “I started to move to the right to stop the shot, . Davie of Rangers and Ott the winner of the - series.” away from the net, Howe didn’t pause to swing around and risk which was just about waist high. Just then Giesebrecht and sudden death Goalie Kerr the backhand Heller, the who was checking Gus, were well aware The Rangers are back irf New York today. The Wings leave a Ranger check. He whipped a shot at the net. Ott Heller started skating to my left across the goal mouth. defense man in the behind surprised that he had put out his stick and deflected ’s 30-foot tonight. And Giesebrecht still will be explaining to some of his A second later the puck bounced net backhand shot into*lhe Ranger net. teammates just how he scored the goal that won for them. Davie Kerr. The red light flashed. Olympia shook with the (Continued on Page S3) DETROIT TIMES, MARCH 21, 1941 PAGE 31 Rowe, Giebell MOWERS Picks Louis to Kayo To Make Debuts GETS AID Simon in 6th Tonight

— tS Champ to QtitSl Go Against Buffalo Battle GJ I lsu ixolfWlontil as Others Play in 15th Defense SPORTS EDITOR Senators of Crown Buck Newsom Pointing He Has Won That Many to Win 20 Games in or More in Last Four; By LEO MACDONELL MAIN EVENT Jo* Louis, Detroit, ti Abe Simon, LAKELAND. Fla.. March 21 JHI New York. 20 round! for heavyweight Eight Straight Years Hopes to Pass Grove rhampionehip of the world, at Olympia. and Floyd Giebell 10 p. m. were to make their spring mound PRELIMINARIES Benny Goldberg Detroit, vi. Irlih 80-BO SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER BIG YEAR today with the Tigers who bantamweight!, deouts | , Jimmy Gllllgan, Buffalo, 1 j play Buffalo in Plant City. noßßiiiiß g round!. LAKELAND, Fla., March 21. (Buck) Newsom Nick Caiiigllor!. Chicago, va. Tony —Louis this In the meanwhile. A 1 Benton, Barullo, .Philadelphia, lightweight!, t season will seek to win 20 or more games for his fourth con- Johnny and Harold New- round!. Gorsica Gene Buffalo. Philadelphia, vi Hoi. secutive year, a most laudable ambition. W’hile a score or more houser were to perform against man Wllllama, Detroit, welterweight!. • of triumphs in each of four years is no mean achievement, it the Washington Senators in Or- round!. the Detroit squad being \ Joey Mlehlelove, Detroit, vi. Pat would be still some distance away from the record accomplish- lando. Detroit, welterweight!, S round!. split the day. Both teams were Rl /ft Thomaa. ments in this department. for Kitlmated attendance le.ooo to include a generous sprinkling Robert Moses (Lefty) of the Red Sox fashioned Estimated groaa receipt! ShO.OOO Grove of veterans. Weigh-In—l .JO p. m. at Olympia. seven in a row—and 'way back when, did it every Besides Rowe and Giebell. the season for 14 straight years. Tiger team making the Plant City Mueller, By CLAYTON' HEPLER “I'll settle for eight," Newsom agreed when reminded trip was to include Los recruit . Veterans were to The elephant challenges the of the by Grove and Young. Bartell, achievements be Pinky Higgins, Dick own lair tonight, but You'll notice that Newsom names one more year than Grove. Barney McCosky tnd Bruce Camp- lion in his there isn't much chance of the The Tiger pitching ace is willing to waive Young’s great feat be- bell with the rest going to Orlando. king of the boxing jungle being cause "times and conditions in pitching have changed." MrNAIK DOUBTKI’L ! trampled. Whether or not Eric McNair It's possible that Abe Simon, Broken Thumb Held Him Up would play in Orlando depended on With two 20's and last year’s 21, Newsom totaled 61 vic- how he felt come game time. He tories in the last three years. He admits he might have won is still limping around on an ankle Facts more last season were for a sprained at the start of training Fight _ it not to play season and was not fit JOE DOOM ABE SIROS T broken thumb. against the Brooklyn yesterday tl year* aU A(IK *• ream old for that thumb I might advertised. pound! W EIGHT MS poaade Dodgers as 202 « • *** HEIGHT ft. * la. games," is three Tigers ft. la. L, . have won 28 Newsom ex- McNair one of «> laeßeo ( 14 mehe. REACH plained. ailing with ankle misery. Bartell 41 larbee CHEST 47Vb laefcea has and so has Bob Patrick. (Normal) It is recalled that Boh Feller won it 44 lorhee CHEST H Inks Bartell got his trying to scoop a HH 27, which may or may not have de- grounder at the Lakeland park 11 Vi tnebee NECR***** 1* laehen 14 toehe* BICEPS ISA, lacho* termined the basis for Newsom’s “28" and Patrick fell into one of the 1J lorbe, FOREARM 14 Inches valleys at Tampa's picturesquely * Inches WRIST Mk Mehe« figure. At any rate. Newsom looks 11A, Inebeo FIST 14 laches V . .11 good here in the Tigers' Spring train-, mountainous outfield S 4 Inrbe, W AIST MVS hMhsd * With only one to their 22 lorhe, THIGH t-W l-chno \ fillip*"** ing camp and barring sickness or in- pretty imi 15 Inrhe. CALP l«A, Inehea vV credit, the Tigers looked y...... le Inrhe, ANKLH 1(A. loehe. juries, the big South Carolinan should they went down to de- \J dismal as :>• ' have another big year. Last year was feat before the Brooklyn's. 3-1, ¦ wHm k \ the the 255-pound behemoth from his best in a long hitch in the majors. yesterday. Bruce Campbell got blow, off Whit Wyatt Island, N, might walk But, whether Newsom ever attains one a single, Long Y.. who hurled for six frames The out of Olympia tonight as the the heights gained by the brilliant once a Tiger fact that Wyatt was world's heavyweight champion. Grove is questionable. It may be a didn't make the beating less hate- could drop dead in the little too late for the big Tiger to cm- ful to first base by ring. BUCK NEWSOM bark on such an enterprise. Certainly, A wide peg Pee Wee Reese, who otherwise And It’s possible that Ample the Tigers will settle for eight such years and make it retro- played sparkling baseball, paved w a m* Abe might go the distance of 20 active. They might settle for Grove's seven —or even less. the way for Detroit's lone , rounds for which the fight has It is recalled that Grove one year won 31 games and the which came off Wyatt. Fat Freddie been scheduled. He hasn't been up where Copyright ty D-tr-it Tina*. All rl«M> rnanrtd. in 40 fights lecord book says his 31 wins and 4 losses that year (1931) Fitzsimmons, picking knocked down as a Wyatt left off, in three innings There can be no doubt that MOWERS got to right. ALEX SHIBICKY (No. 4) of Rangers; EBBIE professional. gave him .886 for the best average of any of the modem day JOHNNY was invincible. plenty of help from his teammates in holding Hip Rangers (iOODFELIyOW (No. 5): , 808 But it's#- probable that the flingers. , three years later, captured 30 and Feller s (Dizzy) Trout, who started Brown Bomber wiß demolish the Paul one goal as the Red Wings non the first playoff game at WHITELAYY. MOWERS, SYD HOWE and KILBY Mac- 27 tied Walter Johnson's best year. There were three 26's—- on the hill for the Tiger in three to man mountain in a hurry with his last night, 2-1. Lined up in convincing fashion DONALD (No. 14) of Rangers. Jimmy Orlando, Wing de- fashioned by Lefty Gomez, and Charley Root. innings gave up two hits and no Olympia explosive fists. This writer calls runs. The hits were a single by (while Mowers takes good care of the puck) are all the fenseman. was in the box at the time, and it was it the sixth round out of defer- Joe Medwick that skidded off the ice at the time the picture was taken. I>eft just shortly after this that Rangers tied the game at 1. ence to Simon's durability* Schoolie's 16 Straight? player's and Wings on the Remember end of that bat a EXPECT 14,000 FANS Tiger fans will no doubt recall that the popular Schoolboy by Paul Waner. one of Rowe, in one year (1934), totaled 24 triumphs against but 8 three safeties collected by the for- Regardless of (he one-sided aspect this, fifteenth de- Moreover, ran mer Pittsburgh bit of poison. Hoekev Emotions of Joe's losses. the Schoolboy up a string of 16 straight Ka from Brooklyn's trio of tallies came Cowley Injured Iceboat Racers fense of the crown hein- wonTTvirwnn fromt*win wins which tied marks by Joe Wood, Johnson. Hubbell and off Hal White, who replaced Trout James J. Braddock in 1937, more Grove. With 19 in a row, holds the all-time In three innings. White gave up His; than 14,000 fans are expected to record, an amazing string of wins posted seven hits, but some of the blows Boucher, Ranger Boss, New to Job, Hides crowd into the Grand River ave- ’ pay more New York Giants some were shameful things Regatta nue stadium and than when with the As Bruins Win Adams, the Vet, Is a 'Wild Indian In Last $50,000 for the privilege. years ago. • They want to see the champion. Ruffing the Yankees By International Men* Vrvtr# As a result of the recent cold, That's the only plausible explana- By nr four con- S’Eastern The . National EDGAR HAVES spell the Detroit Ice Yacht Club] tion for the sellout. Only other appearance of Joe serutively. hut 21 was his peak for any Hockey League champs. toda\ He stepped down from the play- to keep the Stanley Cup it won will hold one last regatta Sundayj ""'a; f were given a good chance of cop- a few Louis in his home town since he season Plays ers' row and walked calmly and last year. Frank is just at Maceday Lake, near Pontiac, on, one ,V ping the Stanley Cup if they con- You years out ranks became champion was in Septem- •/ quietly to the dressing room. of the playing Saturday and Sunday afternoons,! well tinue the type of play that last imagine it just another himself. ber. 1939. when it took him 11 would was Pastor, up in the list of all-time mound greats. night enabled them to knock oft' hockey game to him. You could All during the game he kept his Commodore Al Pochelon an- rounds to knock out Bob together three brilliant years with kC the . 3 to 1. he of team composure. He whispered in- nounced today. who is also managed by the same put Central sec was the a this that pushed 'iWkA in the opener of the best of seven that has playing in title series st.uctions to the player next to According to Pochelon. man has Simon into 22, 21 and 23 victories, a stretch that been be the the series to determine the world's for years and this sort of thing him. on the bench and they were week-end's racing will latest challenger's role, Jimmj started in 1934. With his 23 wins in Will the momentum which any season years. HAj|. hockey champion was no novelty to him. relayed along the line to the racing in for 22 Johnston. 1936. Bridges led the league. Centrals team has The Boston center. Rill Cowley, While the regatta is sort of a “I’m going to win jnst an noon gathered in the closing weeks of That is the picture of Frank proper person. While the Tigers are best known the league's top scorer, suffered a Boucher, who belies all you would post-season affair the Grosse a* I can,” says the Bomber. the Metropolitan Basketball knee injury and . DIFFERENT STORY Pointe Yacht Club regatta two Simon expects to carry the fight a |rower club, they have had more < finals, think. He is in his first year as ' League carry it through the Boston right wing, received a cut When the game was over his weeks ago being the last scheduled to the champion. than their share of good or will Southeastern, the only un- manager of the New York Rang- pitching. on his left thigh during the hard- a 2 opponent let out a war cry and home program at least 25 yachts That’s like carrying the fight defeated team in the league, have ers. His team took to 1 “You do not win championships played game. Both men may be heating the Red Wings in embraced the player next to him. will be on hand, with the Fox to a wasp. too many guns for the Trailtdaz- remainder of the from racers par- Simon can And hell without good pitching,” lost for the the overtime game at Olympia last Then he rushed into the dressing Lake. 111., likely to have It. TOMMY ers when the two teams meet to- series. began showering praise ticipatae. probably get it. once said. BRIDGES night Naval night and now faces an uphill task room and at 8 o’clock at the In Detroit the New Y'ork and compliments to every player No other can of three great flingers still active ? club boast Armory Rangers, playing in the best of a arrivpd port. pair the as he at the home and still stars. The Tigers have such in Newsom, Rowe and Southeastern has a of two out of three series, dropped This, you would say, was a best forwards in the league in game to Hard Alex Bridges, all three of whom compiled sensational three-year con- a 2 to 1 overtime the youngster new to the hockey Days lor secutive records. Don Lund and Lewis Parry. The . The Chicago HOCKEY wars. Fighting for his job and other game on the card brings Black Hawks, in another two out trying good Park, city now to make in the together Highland of three series, turned back the big Stanley Cup playoffs Broke, Sick, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Old Star, Finds Figures Interesting champion, and Southwestern. On by a similar NATIONAL I-EAGLE But it wasn't. It was John J. * the basis of their season's fecord *ERIK« A Here are some enlightening figures on the Tiger stars: 2 to 1 score. Adams, a veteran player himself Languishes in Veterans Hospital neither team could be given an Play will be resumed tomorrow THI R-DU H KFM I T BRIDGES RoMon S. T«ninln •. and the oldest manager in point of edge. Each won eight and lost one. when the Leafs and the Bruins s| Nn%V* GAME 1954 Probable lineups' service in the league. He has 1956 1936 Totals again clash at Boston and the Tomnlo It Boston IntmiatlMtal Sewn Rervlcr Hire role the '26 IIK.HI.AS|I PK HOI THW»>Tr.BN snm> r won several Stanley Cups. His hero in Won 22 21 23 66 Canadiens meet at RKMT.T Bob WlMrmtn F Joe Varga Hawks and Tilt RSIMVS job is as secure as Democratic NEW YORK. March 21—Broke by Fanning Tony Lazzeri with the The Red Wings will lir.TROIT *. R»n*rr« I i«\rr»lmfl. a Lost 11 10 11 32 Jack Crumb F Bruno Coata Montreal. GASII senator from Mississippi. But and without a job. Grover Cleve- bases full in the deciding game. 1* QelallicMer C fturen Brahlan si MUV'S Harold resume competition with the DETROIT at Rangfrs. Alexander, of for BO WE Angelo <# DeAngtlta Jack’s big. red Irish face reflects land one the great- being treated a condition Corattl ffavto Rangers in Sunday sKRIKS « Avery Jackaon «J. George Mardlfftan New York on every fefls throughout est baseball players of all time.i brought about by shell-shock dur- Won 24 19 19 62 night. Till RMIAV'S Rl>l I.T emotion he CENTRAL HOVTMKAMTKRN Chlragn Miwitrral I. game. has been in the Bronx Veterans' ing war 23 years ago. Lost 8 13 10 SI 1. a the Big Joe Bale F Lewie Parry SATI ROWS OAMT Hospital for the (Alexander waa employed at F. Lewie DlFlllpp Chirac.. al Mimtn-al. FACE A MIRROR NEWSOM Don MTntoan s t the Fair Grounds track here Harlan Hudgin C. Don Lund |u last 1938 1939 1940 Totals MoriU Taub G Jim Wery State Inter-Church Just watching his face you can Summer as a gatemon daring Won 20 20 21 61 Little Joe-Bale G. John Polance PLAYOFF® tell the progress of the game. the race meeting.) Lost 16 11 5 32 KfrRIKN A The feeble attempts to look non- The 54-year- Cage to Open (Two «»ut of thrrfi Wings Meet ( chalant when the scored old hurl er. For consistency, Bridges has one of the finest records in the I'tov Idem**- 4. lev eland I fovwrtlmr*. Great Lakes Pistol out-state cities will enter RKRIM H their first goal and took the lead. whose name is Five " majors, his average victories per year in the 11 seasons he has (Two of thrffi worried look and frowns that enshrined Invite Wayne Nine teams in the state Inter-Church ||rr«bry 2. Now Haven I (otrrUmfi. The been with the Tigers were approximately 15. After this com- Intermediate Boys' Basketball Nrr»he> I. Now Haven 0 cover his silver thatched brow in ba s e ball's Hervbey wlna to Team Defeats Polite to the •erlea. Z *ame« I, when a penalty gave the Rangers hall of fame- at paratively long span of years. Bridges last season, pitching only tournament be held at vkrim c W To Play Camp Custer Fla . March Northeastern Y. M C. A. branch (Two out of threet a chance to tie the score and then t 'W-Mm Coo pc rs town once a week, won an even dpzen games to help the Tigers to the CORAL GABLES. / 21.—The Great Lakes Pistol Team tonight, and tomorrow with the *prtn|fleld 4. Pltlnburfh I. his unhappiness when the New N. Y. as one of An invitation to play a recruit league championship. He was also robbed by fate in several well- Presbyterian boys, Yorkers collected a goal. the game s im- of Detroit, composed of Jack Coch- Westminster - LEAGUE F' team at Fort Custer was ex- pitched games. rane, Eugene O’Dell, Joe Nikoden, who recently won the city title in But once that winning marker .—sUlT”• mortals, en- PLAYOFFS the tended Wayne University’s base- And don’t forget that Rowe last season staged the greatest Martin Taylor and Edwin Schenck. the Inter-Church Basketball! SIRIT.s A was in the cash register and the \JF tered hos- League, representing Detroit. Two IVtrMI alai »rt«. t |amn In I. boys were treking to the dressing k P pital after ap- ball squad today by Capt. Georgs comeback in baseball when he won 16 games and lost but 3 to set a new civilian world's record MKRII.S R really go. ¦k . |«ealing in vain Zegolis. here last night, when they scored teams are entered from both Flint iTRiw mil of •»*. > room. Jack let •h-. welfare and recreation the loop in percentage. ai.kxa>i)rr top a team total of 1142 points to de- and Lansing, while Saginaw. Ann WlndMir 4, DKTROIT S. “The great New York Rang- to organ ized director. A former Tartar athlete. If Bridges and Rowe never win another game, they’ve done Arbor and Kalamazoo will send nr.TROIT 4. Wln-anr t It orrMlmral. baseball for a manager's job. Zegolis was on the football and feat the Detroit Police Pistol nrTROIT 4. winalanr R lavrrtlmri, ‘ | their share for the good of the Tiger cause. j Team, by 4 points. one team each. I IMndaor 4, nrTROIT «. (Continued on .Page 32) | Alex the Great" who won the track squads.