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 Stanley Cup 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 goal that The public address system announced Howe as the scorer. players and officials agreed that Gus had scored the Ebbie Goodfellow pokechecking tbe puck away from a rushing Petawawa, Ont., to the Detroit 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 Coach 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 New York Rangers, 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 Stanley Cup playoffs. Of course, Jack Adams 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 shot. 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, overtime. Davie of Rangers and Ott the winner of the Chicago-Montreal 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 Syd Howe’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. Schoolboy Rowe 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, Cy Young 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 pitcher. 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 hit 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- Joe Louis 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 run, 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.