DETROIT TIMES, JANUARY 6. 1941 PAGE 13 Record I Scores FIRST OF THREE Mowers 2nd Shutout Sighted Are DETROIT GOALS Ties Wings for Lead In Sweeps New Motter Line By HAROLD KAMI, 1 /% If the opening week-end In Gets Two Goals QMSten f’tlttcdxnuii [the ninth annual Detroit Times Bowling Sweepstakes can be taken 1 in 3-0 Win SPORTS EDITOR as a criterion higher scoring will feature this year’s event at Im- 1 That bird who first said, "lie last, laughs best," Bill Tilden Opens His Star Netter Is One perial Recreation in the General up# ¦¦ | who laughs Motors Building. must have had Jack Adams and 2 7th Year in Big Sports' Old Guard Following the first attacks by j his hecklers of a few weeks back Time Tennis Tonight Carrying On 119 teams the scores of the lead- in mind. Still ers today exceed one champion- Those were the days—remem- ship figure, another is second, two ber—when Adams talked about 48, IS AMONG are fourth and the fifth is eighth | how his Red Wings w ould catch HAGEN, AT THEM j in comparison of last year's final the high-flying Toronto Maple standings. Leafs by midseason. And from Bill Tilden is a remarkable athlete. Tilden, who will be 48 Steve Kowalezyk's Woody-Pon- rebel camps, there came disagree- old, February 10, in York tonight swings into his tiac of the Traveling league bet- ments. plus the laughs. years New Well, today, the Wings’ boss he's still an tered the 2836 of Dan Jewell’s twenty-seventh season in big time tennis. And out- Ladds of Birmingham by 141 pins and his men are enjoying said standing star. The celebrated Tilden won his first national when it took command of first last laugh. Yes—and it’s from the top of the National League stand- Browne —back place in Class B with games of championship—the mixed doubles with Mary K. 994-995-988 for 2977. Ed Berlin ings which they share with the in 1913. Don Budge didn't come along until two years later, was the leader with 222-179-234 gang from up Toronto way. born in 1915. for 635. Kowalczyk following 159 BLANK HOT’ CANADIENS being with 219-216 for 594. With Tilden in Madison Square Garden will be Alice Marble, It remained, however, for a Class The Wings accomplished what their manager predicted to the nets, Hardwick, England's No. 1 E bowler to springthe big sur- American queen of the and Mary prise. Francis Lc Thike ferried satisfaction of 9.672 fans in Olym- feminine netter, who will be making Andy Szabo's Ford Foundry Stock pia last night when they blanked thdr pro For of 25,000 to the top in Class E when he tht "hot” Montreal Canadiens, game between Incidentally, it marks first cities. Miss sandwitrhed a 279 3-0. the 183-175 for 637 and the best series time since 1937 the Wings have Mai of $25.- thus far. He was tapped by the led. tjgi 000 and a “cut ’ in the profits, which 10-pin in the fifth frame on a Victory against Montreal netted shouldn't be hard to take. Detroit will good hit, or he would have had a more than just a first place tie for the Wings. It means now that v be included in the perfect game. tour. The 267 rolled by Johnny Damico the team has won its last five in a 6% series as Frankenmuth' games. Twice they have knocked copped the Class A croton wilh off Toronto during the spree. The 3038 was the high single of last same goes for Chicago. And, of ,[ With the interrogation "What holds season's Sweeps. Le Duke’s big course, there’s the win over Mont- game responsible kVI . Jjftf those old guys up?” we respectfully call was for Ford real. winning, too, the Wings have V mv attention to another famous vet- Foundry Stock's 926 between 840-786 By 786 for a 2557 total, good for evened matters for the season —the swashbuckling Walter Hagen, fourth last year. with the Canadiens, one of their Art Burkhardt’s Oldbru of the MUD BRUNETEAU (FOREGROUND) ABOUT TO POUNCE ON PUCK AND SCORE big troublemakers. In four games i pionships on both sides of the Atlantic. between the clubs, each has . . . . . (Continued on Page 14) Goalie Gardiner of down after saving on shots by both Howe and Giesebrecht . Hagen isn't winning championships any copped two decisions. ON 2 WEEKS . more but he still wields a mean mashie ROAD antl cont ‘nues to attract big galleries in nil I Til DFN But, as the Wings today sur- DILL IILUL his public appearances. Happy Days Are Here Again Experience Counts veyed the league’s country from The fantastic Hagen, also 48 and within two years of com- !the driver's seat, they visioned only ahead. im- among troubles For the petition the seniors, is to play with the Duke of Windsor, It Carries Hayes and Nardone, Among Others, to mediate schedule is such the team Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen and Tommy Armour in a match in won’t appear in Olympia again I"*-* Triumphs in Belt Tourney until January 19. Nassau soon for the British War Belief. Hagen was born in Meantime, the Wings must - face Rochester, N. Y., and wanted most to be a big league baseball the Bruins. Americans, Hawks, Bv CLAYTON' HELLER player. He turned out to be the Scotch game's most magnetic . Rangers and Canadiens in suc- cession on the road. They start The poise that comes from ex- round, and Hayes, who is fight- character, indeed. their journeying in Boston tomor- perience and gives the possessor ing for the Chevrolet club.- had speaking golf veterans only a the second. It row night. And of one should not leave out an edge when the going is tough shade in was in the stanza that his In beating the Canadiens. the the brilliant Gene Sarazen. Though nearly It) years younger f' is in boxings final ! Wings also helped Goalie Johnny just as evident -if greater experience told he con- as in than Hagen, the Connecticut squire also rates as one of the not more so, as it is in any other nected with a vicious right to Mowers to his second shutout the big time. The other was most famous of the famous in fairway play. At 27, Gene cap- sport. ! score a knockdown and then stag- ger Birdsong as the fight ended. i scored earlier in the second And it was well illustrated Sat- against the New York Americans tured a National Open in 1928. He also won the British Open And it was that same poise that urday night at the Naval Armory by a 2-0 count. and was victor in the Western Open at Indian wood here in the enabled Prico Nardone of Briggs when the open fighters made to decision Francis Mullane of I Mowers deserved last night’s Detroit district some years ago. their first appearance in the Holy Redeemer, as these two out- shutout. Any of the Canadiens Sixth Annual Diamond Belt Tour- standing open light- will vouch for that. They still battlers in the must nament before a capacity crowd weight be mumbling over Mowers’ Lyons Oldest in Baseball division were matched in highway robbery that had come to see the second first round. Nardone, a south- tricks. show [the Thrice he stopped Tony Dem- If you’ve trailed Sarazen down a fairway you were three-ring of the week. paw, forced the fight all the way. ever It was that poise which en- ers’ bullet-shots from five feet seeding. Outside of Jimmy Standish, Gene's the fastest player abled Charlie Hayes, runnerup in EVENS UP FOR FAMILY (Continued on Page 19) we ever followed in dozens of championship tournaments. the welterweight division last William Grier, who was run- year, to earn a decision when he In baseball, Ted Lyons cops the longevity honors with his nerup in the lightweight novice ran into unexpected competition class last year, came through 18 years in a White Sox uniform. The veteran pitcher who in Waymond Birdsong of Brew- with a decision over Henry Jen- HOCKEY ster in the feature of the middle- College kins of Franklin Settlement in an NATIONAL LEAGUE came up to the Chicago club directly from Baylor will weight open bouts. open welterweight fight, W L T or GA Pin. however, DETROIT 12 A 6 A 7 43 2t report for another season this Spring at Pasadena. Cal. Jimmy HE FINALLY CONNECTS to keep the family honor in- Toronto 14 7 1 *3 44 29 tact. Boston ft 7 1 73 64 » Dykes, himself, can horn in on the long-life-in-sports class. These two willing scrappers Kangern It 10 A H 3 Cl 20 Hard-hitting Leroy Lawson, Canadtenn A 11 3 40 AO 19 Dykes has been on the active list in the majors for more than battled on even terms in the first Ecorse Boys’ who C htcago 7 10 A 4A A 7 10 Club battler American* A 12 A 42 7C 17 20 years, though he isn't doing much playing any more. won the novice light heavyweight UMT NIGHTS RE HI LTH crow-n last year, made his first DETROIT 3, < •nadlrnii 11. Charley Gehringer and Lefty Grove will start their seven- Rancpn A, American* 2. Belt Tickets Now start in the open division by < hlcago 2. Ronton 2 (overtime!. sending Bryant Brew- TUESDAY'S GAMES teenth consecutive season in the big leagues this Spru g with the Judson of at ster the ropes in the DETROIT Ronton. Tigers Sox, Are on Sale through Chicago at Ranger*. and Red respectively. Whereas Grove split his time second round with just one punch. Toronto at Canadlenn. between the Athletics-and Red Sox, all of Charley's playing has Reserved seats for Wednes- There were novices who pleased day night's two-ring show at AMERICAN LEAGUE in a Detroit uniform. in the show, too. and they'll be W E.STERN Dl\ ISJON JOHNNY MOWERS MANAGER ADAMS Naval Armory are now on in there again Wednesday night. IV I. T OF G A ru. C leveland 14 7 4 H 3 71 32 . . at Times. . . . . sale The Wing pilot has lovefest with his goalie Detroit Among ihem are light heavy- Hervhev It 1H 4 HH NX AO ft's BarteM's 15th Season All reserved seats are 75 weight Mitch Stcfanski, who kay- Pittsburgh II 13 2 72 NO 24 cents, including tax. and the oed Rrew.stcr, Indlanapoii* « l«i 1 AN 93 22 general Warren Pack of Buffalo N 17 I 73 94 17 Dick Bartell will be starting his fifteenth season in big time. admission is 44 cents. just EASTERN DIVISION three seconds before the end g.a Before coming to the Tigers. Richard was with Pittsburgh, Phila- Get Busv. The show will start at 8 of the fight: Waling, young- w i. t or rt«. Vic N RangersWin,6-2; Thompson's o'clock and doors New Haven *..IA 4 M NA 34 delphia and Chicago in the National League. 211 the will est of .the Waling clan who hung Springfield 13 N A 79 A 3 32 open at 7. up Providence U 12 1 *2 *» 27 If Eric McNair, the veteran whom the Tigers just obtained his second knockout in as Philadelphia 10 15 2 77 90 23 I Tickets for the finals are many featherweight Sox, Champs start* in the LAST NIGHT'S RESULT* from the White will function half as well as Bartell did available at The Detroit by Boyd Indlanapoii* 2. Philadelphia i. Times class stopping Richard Springfield A. New Haven 1. last season, Del Baker will have no — and Olympiad The Hawks in Tie Leads in Open of Allen Industries in the third Buffalo N. Pittsburgh 2. finals are scheduled for Jan- round, Trick, Providence A. Cleveland 2. Are Told uary 17 at Olympia. and Chuck Ruman- WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Vft»« ian boy at The amazing Willie Hoppe, 54 years International Mlr# Intrrnatiimal Nriu «**r*lre Wlrf Ringside center arena from Dearborn who is New Haven Cleveland. 1 CHICAGO. Jan 6—Four divi- and fighting for Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. - in The New York Rangers cru-hod ANGELES, n. 6 The Brewster the Providence at Springfield. old. is still a ehampion after four dec- B* <9l sional ring champs have been LOS Ja seats are sl.lO. The rest of heavyweight rivals, at division besides ades of associating with billiards. In ¦ their intercity the New handed an ultimatum by Joe Trt- “siege guns" have it—and , today the arena is reserved 65 studying engineering Si cents the balcony at the Uni- MICHIGAN-ONTARIO LEAGUE Chicago today Hoppe and Jake Schaefer! York Americans, 6 to 2. before a ner. National Boxing Association as the final 18 holes of the Los and entire versity of Michigan. W L T GP GA PU. president, to start swinging fists is reserved at 44 cents. Wind nor II 3 2 71 44 24 to start * crowd of 15.205 in Madison Square Angeles SIO,OOO Open tournament DETROIT 7 A A A 3 41 19 were a four-day dual match ofl* 1 show why Telephone reservations may Gaden and the Black- soon or cause their it Toledo N 7 2 4N 51 13 480 points for the world's Chicago titles shouldn't be vacated. started was the world's longest be made bv calling Cherry' Additional Sports LAST NIGHT'S RESULT three-cushion^^ * hawks played a 2 to 2 overtime driver. Jimmy Thompson of 8800, line 349. Toledo A. liondon 1. championship. Middleweight ehampion Tote Chico- TONIGHT’S GAME " * On Page 19 at Back in 1904, Hoppe, then only 18 with the 80-ton Bruins before Zale. who ha- not defended his pee. Mass., who paced the field DETROIT. / years old, was taken to Paris, France,® v 12.000 at Boston. title since last July 20. was .wuh a 51-hole total of 2H rrrrrkrs. v' •ordered rn sign a “before father, f — The Hnwk* -WTTC trnrTffg .TTo T for bout Right of his heels was another by his where the “boy “jt' 7 January 20, and Little Dado, fly- giant links, ¦tTFT&aled the great Maurice Yignaux in just before the third [»enod ended weight king who made his last Brawny Johnny One Hits *«IOO/Ot lier Fails a title match. That extraordinary ¥ A when Dit Clapper sent in a long title defense in June, was notified Bulla of Chicago, with 212 strokes exploit, at the beginning of Hoppe's / 40-foot Boston gflal. nl the sav- he is long overdue in the ring. —and if you think Bulla isn't a ???? ? i ? Pete Scalzo, featherweight titl- career, unmatched in the annals of age overtime. s« ven jH'nalties were long hitter you should have seen ist. was given until January 12 to sport, him crash that “drug store was even excelled last Winter. MKk imposed sign for a championship bout, and golf TRAVELING LEAGUE BOWLER IS PERFECT when Willie, a middle-aged man. defeated The Rangers had little trouble Sammy Angott. who had not hall" of his into the middle of the 10 of America's foremost masters with- WILLIE HOPPE with the Amerks. taking an early brought his cr6vtn into a ring tenth green 315 yards away, in the By -IAKF. BERSOX lead and scoring on repeated since last May, wa- notified lu out losing one of the 20 games played. wot and rain yesterday. Di am;i in sport is not confined errors by the Americans. get busy soon. Reginald (Hooley) Smith of the Americans and Earl Seibert Close to the big hitters, though, to the mighty, nor do the thrills of of the Blackhawks are notable veterans in hockey. You can add were the smooth swingers. Denny bowling escape even the most team. to these two Ebbie Goodfellow, Art Coulter Johnny Gottselig, Shute. of West Newton, Mass., humble and AlH'aiilv Doos If A good example was the match among others who continue to carry on in a sport which is as who had a 66 Saturday, and smil- between Riverside and Rainbow tough as they come. Yes, and Paul Thompson and Mush March ing Willie Coggin. Miami, who in the Traveling League at Rain- yes- bow Recreation Saturday night. and Johnny Sorrell. Though a little fellow, Aurel Joliat carried He Scores Tying and Winning Baskets as St. Cecilia collected "lap money” of SIOO on for nearly 20 years. His cleverness enabled the slippery terday for the day’s best round, a Rainbow holds thirty-eighth place Cagers in Overtime Game in the Eastern Division, while Canadiens’ star to escape the almost certain injuries in the Down St. Ambrose sparkling 68. These two had totals Riverside is only one jump from strenuous Winter pastime. of 213 and were still very much the cellar in forty-first. in the running. produced Ed McCauly, co-captain of the center the floor promptly Yet this match the of and As a matter of fact there were second perfect game rolled Jack of Grid popped it in the winning in Johnson Dean St. Cecilia High basketball team. for many still in the running—if you competition sea- points. McCauly was the high year's sanctioned this in there's Jack Lions, dropixHl in the tying and winning take last Los Angeles Open son. and also a duel of strikes Then pro football Johnson of the Mel scorer for both teams with eight as a criterion. In that event, played Bein, Bill Hewitt and others with long and brilliant gridiron goals to give his team a 25 to 23 baskets and three free throws for that may not be matched this over heavy, wet fairway's at the Winter. careers. Johnson is Detroit’s dean of pro gridders, having been victory over St. Ambrose in a non- 19 points. Joe Perry led St. Am- Los Angeles Country Club. Lawson league East game, yesterday, brose with three for 9 Possessor of the second ‘3oo’ is a member of the u'hen it was transferred from Portsmouth Side baskets 1 Little, five strokes in hack of O'Neill, team in the St. Ambrose Gym. points. Cy 31-year-old mason to Jack of Ltniversity of Utah. Clayton Hcafncr as the final 18 foreman who is second man on Detroit. came out With the count knotted at 21-21 A drive in the final period gave holes started, blazing, in the fourth jieiiod. Ambrose St. flashed a the Riverside five. After opening Among fighters, Phil Zwick is probably the most outstand- St. St. James a 28 to 20 win over record-breaking 65 into the ring made good shot to put them in Mary's with 2V2, O'Neil pounded his ball ing. Though fighting for 20 years, Phil is still going and a of Royal Oak in a second -overtaking Heafner and winning 23-21. McCauly with two division Side League game. into the pocket for U! consecutive winning. Zwick, who used to battle out of Cleveland years ago front. West the tournament by a single stroke. minutes left in the .period dropped This gives St. Janies a tie for the strikes. He followed with 181 for and fought such celebrities as Freddie Miller and Bud Taylor, in the shot that til'd the score, lead with St. Frederick's. Rates Big Number a 093 series. now lives in Wisconsin and on New Year's Day fought in Mil- sending the contest into overtime. Bill Finn set the pace for St Adding to the drama of O'Neill's of lowa issued the waukee. Incidentally, the Milwaukee promoters want Harvey Both teams battled back and James by tallying four baskets University performance was A 1 Valella, an- forth until only 30 re- and two foul for 10 , largest numtx'r, Bh. to the biggest chor man on the Rainbow team Dubs. Detroiter, to trade punches with the veteran Zwick in seconds shots points. CY O’NEILL AL VALELLA mained in the extra |ienod. .Mc- Don Kri>.« had three baskets and I football player on the squad. ~ . .. . 100 277 the Wisconsin metropolis. Cauly received Uie ball in the one free throw for 7 points. Harry Luebcke. 270-pound guard. (Continued on Page It) O'Neil bagged score, Valella had