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Sports Stardom B«>En Brought So Niayyduk:*Mairbk9 H P) Ah Ut Newport News Page 22 -TBur»d#y, 9, 1944 THC DETROIT TIMES Sl»|> at ¦Moaners ami Groaners Adams to Save •'Never has BREVITIES: BY JACK t I PDY - ''asfHMiking tour of the army long distance heroes—men of before national .md navy camps and hospitals whom th4*y haxe read or seen sports stardom b«>en brought so NiAYYDUK:*MairbK9 H P) ah ut Newport News. Va„ ami close to high sch'a>l kids. A Wings' indirectly through brtel ttaehea - ConreJmiin, chap high Rookies Jimmy who was a senior In Tab Gonial Bob I Norfolk, Va. in the moviea. may Angott Loses former football coach of Wash- Jimmy said: school last year, gallop to Sports gr<on- ington U. and the Chicago “There ha\e b«*t*n dire mi»- “And the moaners and fame as a freshman with Notre Wish Egan Sets Cardinals, set wartime er* forgot that—as long as or- year. A kid who _ the gßifig» throughout the uports Dame this ganized Playoffs moaners and grounds of the spoils continue the pitched for high school last For world about the |HtßHlht«x had back seasoned may throwing Preps Joe JacKScn ,to sports world on their rflirln of the reino\al of eui'h places of thcs44 |H*r- year, he curves Traps for Zurila, s Title today the will taken in upper-strata minors 1»’i> 1 with disclosure idols its Joe DlMagglo, Ted formers Im» largely the or By LEWIS H. WALTER i f his “reverse English” theory. Williams, Joe l.ouls, etc., and by talent recruited from t4s*n- even in the majors this season. Called GreateS' s age are Im- And last year’s seniors may be Jack Adams isn’t going to waste With Double Dips Conzelman, a big, broad other blg-tlme performer*. kids—kids wno the the Wings’ playoff ni«‘diate, neighborhood her«tes of earning unexpectedly big money Red precious ler shouldered guy with shaggy “Many prominent eporta reserves against Montreal Cana- Hit Underdog gray hair, the shift every youngster In their area/' in the ring.” : Natural A 7-1 believes of 44rlter* and educator* have ex- diens this week, with the Stanley By 808 MURPHY sports idols and other seasoned pressed fear that the tempo- He explained that in any high Jimmy concluded that Ameri- - Cup in our land, Joe Di- can youngsters may worship finals at least three weeks SPORTS EDITOR LEO MACDONELL T! *M yWOOD, March 9 (IT) p- rformers to the armed ser- rary removal of theM* heroe* school away. By switch-hitting \ uvs actually will stimulate would tend to disrupt the mo- Maggio, Siil Luckman or Joe national sports stars from afar, Juan Zurita Although the Wings have ar- Jack Zeller, Tiger general bean, athletic enthusiasm among the ral** of our youngsters Louis may be the long distance but the guys they imitate are ' Mexican "imping last night teen-age rived Montreal shorthanded for manager, i£ taking space in In- •**-»- youngsters nation, in- school taking away heraes the youngsters, but their neighborhood heroes. And in % v •,¦’} i Mi* «’f hrii:i;**st Irtixing of thf in high by of game diana papers inviting all high r w sr.'V’M it the their with the new league » h <ve 'x two stead of sapping as had been they might try to their immediate heroes are their interest in athletics will F a »\ t bb .rx^t npsi on tht West £oast in athletes that champion Saturday, school boys with baseball expe- up Adams will .*,< NBA • fiared. emulate, lads who recently loft their he stepped considerably when t;> when he luuk the probably not call on his lend-lease rience to visit Detroit’s spring * 1 from now* assistant to “Hut the persons expressing schools and are making a name they know they have a chance to t 1 •hi ¦ to Sammy Con/elman, players, Billy Reay. Eddie Hrune- camp at Evansville. aia thes«_» fears forget the tniportanl f<»r themselves in—liie mimu- follow quickly In the footstep* \ngi.*tt over/the 15-round route* I i L. Barnes, president of teau and Jud McAtee to aid the The story is that Wish Egan, rrrrrr reutd intHr T! ¦* St. Louis Browns, gave off fact that for Die \ast mass off leagues, in gollege football or in of Joe Zilch of last year’s senior the Tigers’ chief talent enticer, youngsters of our high school class—to gold and club. ,! < ’ \ jct ry for the Guadalajara, his “reverse English” theory the nation, the Golden Gloves. up stand in the ball 1 klory. Under’ the lend-lease arrange- has set a if night, after returning from these sports heroes have l>een Conzelm&n cmphas ize d , him with a pit« h ami >•»« Mr\, i ghter may junk the last ment amateur park loaded with double-dip rain with Canadian (hrfu- H right back. h*’’d w ,*:i !,ii t plans of New York pro- hockey officials, these mm can be cones, cokes and pie and ice it down yur thro.it i Mike J icoha to > leir up she used in three games during the cream to trap any prep player \\ ill iis \Y «Nh namev I\V >’:a Jfgtitweight nth muddle. I!*- lih4- season. Adams is to ask who knows enough to slip on a s:-). Itad Luck President the do'* 't .1 Vngott and Philadelphia IVuli'jiK Mervyn Dutton the mitt. * of National thing to I’. h ,Y Li i >mery. world champion DAD LUCK FOR Hockey League bxlay if this in- (Now York version). T*r a title or just ever seen Square Garden cludes the playoffs the has mateh in Madison liumges regular campaign. Dickey Picks Ted m the bat- 31. iMirdson March Dickey, great . Bill the Yankee ter’s box ... PLAY AS AMATEURS Dickey ARMY ( VI I S ANGOTT catcher, who is now living on Bill If for the whole season, Adams which will be start- Zunta's contract calls for a re- To iaoori *>s in that hill out in Arkansas W will not use the players until overlooks Little Rock, gives ing hi- seven- turn D'Ut with Angott within .0, e WL W L later, because Reay and Brune- out with a few personal opin- teenth *j a r da\s. But further complicatingj Crrtfpr Sn-Vrrnri S*> 2.1 37 41* Catholic Central--was an easy; "lons about hfs alMlme stars. _vith t t e i* was that ...»* x— ( * j • »ure the fact An-. ’ ?*' erf repre- one * - an 35 43 winner, but Detroit’s other and McAtee in Montreal. He thinks that in 1941 Ted Yankees- this giitt reports for his pre-induction S 4H lurai'ni M-,11.1 X 4*l .VI Pull I*r Park 34 44) All three of the Detroit-owned was . of the Red Sox . • sentative, De La Salle, was elimi- Williams spring he physical xariiination today. I>. ,m i i 41 37 Kr**tki> 34 44 i 38 4') Olympic players ere frozen on war jobs the greatest hitter who ever tt i> hiiim'l' has api>eared ;ng through the mpes to P'ai.'ta.rd 31 47 1 nated in the state regional basket- Climl X 45 H 3H 40 SU-oHrthy . 33 and are playing on amateur teams. lived. in fight world «eritv. rough and mauling \ meet ’he Auto Club 37 41 >ung D 9 4il ball tournament last night at Reay, who is playing manager of That year he hit .406, but (o .rge Fitk ,t light-ht avy- < Kv) Louisville slugger, dark- Fordson High. the noted Aces, could Dickey says he might just as ve„hl to lu \ ;n local- Bowling luek gives Murdock a Quebec who u>ed e\ed Zurita was so lightly re- prove to be a real ace for the .450 or higher. j\\ a in pat on tli back today in review- The Shamrock'; remained in well have hit ring*. i.« t:- policeman garded that he was a 7 to 1 Wings in the playoffs. Only way they ever got him out ’.te Joe, his younger ing the Michigan Major League the Class A running with a 31-15 Wvandi underdog. La; The former star with Omaha was on long drives. Dickey said. bivthei and a middleweight, is th*> was matches at “Crest Lanes. Murdock verdict over Lincoln Park. De When bout fiver and enough one Ecorse, scored against Canadiens in both Dickey thinks Joe DiMaggio making a joining <vmd ok. l«*rn found 3070 not for Salle fell to 24-19. Zurita had awarded the game as Saekman’s Fordson, the favorite,, starts. He scored the first goal the most perfect, polished Edward (Slip) Madigan, who Sammy was last week elimi- unanimous decision, K a new city season Wyandotte scoring ns Detroit rallied for a 2-2 tie In player ever to walk into the will return to lowa as grid champion listed 3396 /or nated In a low leagues. a.bruised and beaten high. in its last visit to Montreal. major < coming fall, coached battle, 17-11, and the fourth Coach th before the crowd of 13,000, which definitely will M.gv x 1 r Murdock’s 3042 last night, bow- contest Ford Trade Sch'>ol upset j Bill Quackenbush H'. St in California 1 000 to - pai see The upset ever, was enough High, not go to Montreal to aid the . When the cu;'s for three from Dearborn 34-33. “X? yeaTA After the bout, Angott revealed (2777) is only Wings, it as learned at Olympia are filled with snow’ or icr.
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