TIMES, MAY 4,1942 PAGE 13 Tigers and Tribe Near Battle for Lead

BILLINGr IN LEGION OPENING GLORY GETS TOP ' >. 4 OLD 1 l-v. V it.. V- * "'*• Split \ • ‘ ' • I \ \. . tuggl SPORTSi 1 I „ 4 Twin Bill By LEO MACDONELL— With A s Cuts powe Goes 'Way Back Schoolboy Hardest for Greatest Thrill; by Zeke Bonura and Margin First Victory Yankees' * Indians' Tiger f . ' -*:,. . *

" ¦ 4 .'.. > • (V »’>/ , - t "V • • | PICKS ALL-STAR TEAM OF FOES | « ' 4 * Hard Luck Benton Loses 3-Hrtter After PHILADELPHIA, May 4.—’s greatest thrill York Wins Ist Game n a brilliant big league pitching career was not when he notched 16 straight victories to tie an record which he By LEO MACDQNELL •hares "With , Joe Wood and . PHILADELPHIA. May 4 M winning my first game in the big My biggest thrill was Thrfce astonishing Tigers today had leagues,” Rowe recalled in a last minute chat as a Tiger before' moved up a half game closer to -sje \ league-leading Indians by Dodgers. “It was a shutout i•• M the be left to join the Brooklyn dmxMiii. \i mfclfiik virtue of an even break in a Sab- against White Sox and I pitched against Sad Sam JonA.” bath Day -header with the the Red Sox Dickey and Bonura Athletics here, while the The Schoolboy recalled that Bill Zcke defeated ’s rampant were hitters who gave him the most trouble. crew in a one-game engagement “Yes, sir, I had trouble getting tlp>se hoys out,” Rowe up in . Only two games now separate smiled. the Tigers and Indians as they And, of course, Dickey is the on an all-star all-time near what looms as a roaring from American Leaguers against whom he battle for the top when they en- team picked by Rowe at and Here is School- gage each other Detroit itched in his nine-year career with the Tigers. Cleveland this week-end. assuming K>y’s nine: Dickey c, Gehrig lb, Gordon 2b, Lewis 3b, Cronin ss, that neither nine goes into a tail- William y, Joe DiMaggio cf, Fox rs. spin in the next few days. The Tigers and Athletics staged “Petey Fox was the best »ud field player In the league,” two widely different contests yes- Rowe declared. terday. the first of which, a hilari- affair, While is Rowe’s all-around favorite as a man* ous was captured by 8-7, In a last-ditch rally, he have to Detroit, ,he said he thought that “on the record” would and the other by Philadelphia, 1-0, S;rce Joe McCarthy in charge of his all-star team. in a sensational ’ duel be- FLAG RAISING SCENE AT BELLE ISLE YESTERDAY BEFORE INAUGURAL GAMES tween A 1 (Hard Luck) Benton and Phil Marchildon. Unser Interested in' Soybeans Major League GOOD CROWD, GOOD TIME A 1 Unser, third suing catcher writh the Tigers, who knows 226.71 f Sunday Fans A fine outpouring of 21,727 paid that the soy- Venetians Win Adonises Battle customers, who turned out despite was in the report i lot about fanping, interested Standings threatening weather at noon, got bean may become a substitute for rubber. New Season's Attendance Record as Red Sox their money's worth, judging by Young Unser waa interested because the Unsers were the AMERICAN LEAGUE their riotous outbursts. W L Pet. *GB On Heron's Goal End Indians' Winning Streak at 13 Games On Arena Mat As six pitchers paraded to the Cleveland 14 4 .778 ... mound in the first game, three 8 By GEORGE for each team, the two clubs rolled DETROIT 14 .636 2 Gilbert Heron, ace forward for KIRKBEY TONIGHTS CARD .632 2*« l «IM Prr*t atail CrretyoMfl up a total of 27 hits and 15 runs. New York 12 7 the Venetian soccer team, has a Jim Lon doe. greece v» Vic Christy. San Boston 11 7 .611 3 Antonio, heat two ot three fall*. 60 min- In the nightcap they totaled but knack of delivering the important NEW YORK, May 4—Those treated as roughly - since their ute* time limit. five and one . Washington 9 12 .429 6’i games. hits goals in important Because unpredictable, lovable and mad-; little joust with the Yanks last Georg* Zahartaa. Pueblo vs. Roland The cannonading in the first In- St. Lbuis 9 13 .409 7 Klrchmeyer. Louts, B> of this knack Venetians are cham- dening Brooklyn Dodgers today tall as they were in St. Louis St. beat two of three cluded two home by Rudy Philadelphia 7 14 .333 a pions today Michigan falls. 45 minutes time limit. runs l of'the Ama- were skidding like a monkey on yesterday. Ziggy Sears gave York and one by Bob Johnson, Chicago 4 13 .211 10 * teur League. Wriadyslaw Talun Poland v» Bobby a greased pole and the hot-and- Durocher the thumb in the first Robert*. Grand Rapids, one fall, 30 min- whereas in the second Phil Mar- •Games behind leader. < * Heron s 20-yarder with 20 min- cold, the springtime; utes time limit. YUTCKOAI'I RESULTS I bloom in ! of the opener and he was childon, 24-year-old French Cana- lutes of the first half gone was the were no longefj gone for the day. Freddy Fitz- F.art McCre adjr, Winnipeg va. Jerry dian from Penetang, Ont., allowed DETROIT 6-13-1. Philadelphia I IM. at Monahan. Buffalo, one fall. 30 minutes (4). <7» and only score yesterday Solvay enjoying Lady Luck's fond em- simmons also was ousted. The time limit. Tigers was Whit* H*naha* Park, the hut two hits, which Tcbbctta. Paraona: Knott. -L. Harrta «7; and produced the third 1-0 braces. - Dodgers’1 bench tossed towels all but one less than those yielded by R#(kmtn <9> and Ha>*«. W«wr. Hrii victory Venetians have scored over (tmr After one of busiest Sun- . _- , . .Ml—. Jim Londos, for many years Benton. 0 2-0 Bavarians this season. This one the Philadelphia 1-3-1. DKTROIT days many a major league York’s homers, his sixth and Marchildon and Wanner, i Benton, N*w- gave Venetians a championship. in known as the Greek Adonis of bouaer <8) and TtßylU. Second game. i season. In which 226.744 fans Sunday** Figure* seventh of the season, came in Chicago The Venetians will play the wrestling, runs into ?>w York 0-11-1 4-11-2 stormed the eight major league another consecutive . Both were tßurftng. Murphy l*> and Rowir: ; Hungarians next Sunday in the NEW YORK. May 4 (UP).—At- . • Haynes Flrat * parks for largest attendance Adonis. California bred, at the driven into the upper deck of the Smith. t*» ana Turner. finals of the City Cup matches. the tendance at Sunday’s major league game of the jsea&on, the pace setting Arena Gardens tonight when he left field stands, one off Jack New York 3-0-2. Chicago 1-7-2 games follow’s: Dtckey; Treah. Dodgers and Indians definitely comes to grips Knott and the other off Luman Donald ana Dtrtrirti and AMERICAN LEAGUE with handsome Vic- They Second game * Harris. accounted for four were on the run. at N*w York A5.504 Chnsty, one of the best of the ' levaiand l-U-l B aton 0-10 0. Night Fights Okay Cbicafo runs, they . j and totaled four circuit tStnithT Gromak lit. Rmbree (7). Kra- Amid turbulent scenes in which *Bt Loom at W'ashln«ton 21.0b0 younger crop of grapplers. i I Cleveland at Boaton 32.123 'drives for Rudy in two consecutive kaueSaa <9» ana Deaauteta; Denning Wag- 1 two rival managers. Detroit Philadelphia 21.727 j Christy, if he had the histrionic ntta,d Peacock at games. He bagged two in Satur- WjMhington of the Dodgers and Billy South- ability of Londos or George Za- t-U-A, St. Lout* 0-14-1. Lights Cut 140.654 day’s game Hoe»n Sundra (7). •Newsom (Si ana: If Are worth of Vhe Cardinals and four harias, might well have remained with the Yankees. Early,- Evan* Galebouae. Whiirhead <7i. May Johnson’s homer, which came In NEW YORK,, Broakip* players were ejected. St. *»*CRkforniiwiajfl , gather s Pyl* f6j. ’Tr»Ater (9) and Swift, Feraell. v hi Gorsica, ret lOutdoor fights at night will be way JOTfiP**" I* in ithe seventh off Johnny FI tarn* Louis slashed its to a twin Boaton at 2».«3n worlds goods Hollywood, but 5-0-1, Washington 10-0. 'permissable summer if the Plttaburith was exploded far to the roof of the *t Louie this triumph over the Philadelphia at Chtoaitn 1» sso Vic is not an actor, just a big, Hi.titrceworth and Ferrell: ’Zuber. Mar customers co-operate and do not New York at left field stands. There was no one (0), Carraequ*; |6t, Cathey champs, 14-10 and 4-2 <6 innings.' strong, good-looking young fellow teraoa <9/ aaa demand flood lights between on base at the time but the run Evans darkness). The Dodgers have now 84.060 who knows how' to wrestle. ’Loalb* rounds, . - idtcber Mayor F. H. LaGuardia broke a six-all tie aqd looked like W W- mu * 1 Winning . lost four in a row and their lead Total both league* 224.744 Londos and Christy top a card said yesterday before departing by one game. *Katimated attendance. All other* official of four the winning marker. TODAY 0 GAMES \ has been trimmed to paid. bouts studded with the plane for IndianaTJoli* . big names ; Pinky Higgins pulled down the DETROIT at Philadelphia. STRAIN of the wrestling indus- At. Louis at Washington. Promoter Mik* Jacobs indi- TRIBE SHOWS try. Athletics’ house of cards in the '•tiicaen at N*w York. cated that he planned to eliminate over the place in protest against ninth when his double scored the I’levOtartS at Boat on. lights the ball park fights The found the Sears’ tying and winning all at vulnerable spot in Cleveland's actions. runs for the LYNWOOD ROWE except the ring* lights which do Later Billy Southworth was Additional Sports Tigers. NATIONAL LEAGUE armor and snapped the Indians' . . not same . reflect skyward. . tram tossed out for the reason Trying for his third victory In , , Pete's on Rowe’s All-Opponent W L Pet. *GB winning streak at 13 games with Page - f ¦¦-' -'-. HULL! .--1 *4 V. U (that Durocher was questioning On 16 (Continued Brooklyn ... an 8-4 triumph. on Page 14) 14 7 .867 hall and strike divisions. In the Brat to plant soybeans on their 1,200-acre farm in the rich agri- Pittsburgh 12 7 .632 1 Probable Pitchers Plainly showing the strain of streak, Indians com- second game. Umpire Tom Dunn section around Morrisonville, 111. I St. Louis 10 8 .556 24 their the ‘pave heave-ho cultural fO mitted three costly errors Jeff the to Dolf Camilli, “We have about 300 acres in soybeans/* reported. New York 9 .526 ,3 By United Brew* and Chet Kehn. I Unser Boston 10 .524 24 Heath dropping two fly balls and Pomy Starts Well i 11 AMERICAN I.F.AM K It for hay. Then for seeds. The potential Camilli’s offensive was kicking I "At first my folks planted Cincinnati 11 10 .524 24 St Loui* (Harris 1-3 1 at Washington Ray Mack a throw on a pitching easy grow (W ynn 2-1)- 310 p. m tBWT) double Charlie Wagner, al- dirt on the mound and. farmers In our section got seeds from us. It i\ to Chicago 9 11 .450 44 (Fuch* 2-1) at Philadelphia play. Former Star Lakepoint I Detroit hits, after he was ejected, had to be Publinx Leads With 72 in lately.'* Philadelphia 5 15 .250 8 4 (Be*»e ft-2) 315 p m (EWTi. though rapped for 13 kept and the price haa gone up a lot Chicago (Humphries 0-2) restrained from punching Dunn. I YKBTERDAY* RESULTS *t N*w York them scattered and went the route Opening of District (Sols was farm work that ruined Unser as a pitcher. He hurt (ChandMr 1-I>—3 p m. (EWTI. League 1 It Dttfhurnh 0-lrt-l. B<'*ir*n 2-7-2. Cleveland (Mtlnar 1-0* at Boston (New- for his third straight win. The LOSE EIGHT-RUN LEAD arm shocking corn.' But it didn’t ruin his all-around value Butcfttr and Lx>p**, Javtry ad Lombard some 3-0>- 3 p. m (KW’Tj. Red Sox put on a six-run rally in By M. F. DEUKENBROD I First gam- NATIONAL LEAH F by Bobby The first game was a regular a ball like of the Red Sox is a “one- Beaton 12-14 -A. Pittsburgh 2-4-1 3-2) the fifth featured W& club, Unser, Boston (Tohln at Pittsburgh Don^ybrook fair. The Cards got Art Pomy, who Detroit; Open Amateur last season, Early and Kiutta. Man; ii-mrll. Sinner (Klinger ®4»)—*;ls p. m. (EWT>. Doerr's off Steve Gromex. pjloted }MGA ball club.” He can play any position. He did it once in ISi, JunglM Phelpa. Second to lead, it Inan rich (S) and New York (MoOae 1-1) at Cincinnati who relieved A 1 Smith. off an 8-0 hut saw melt to the National Publinx team had 78 for second low for the Winston-Salem, one game (Starr 1 *ol—2 p m. (FWT). score Night” when he played with Philadelphia Dodgers haven't hern away. Then with the tied. strong Lakepointe team. Next ¦n “A 1 Unser 4’huag# 0-14-1. 1-S-0. Only game* scheduled. | The Cards a championship last summer at Spo- ml the many clubs with whom he has exhibited his manifold Lee and McCullough #h»«*ftng; 'Hugh**. 10-10. the staged four-run among the winners came Nick. Becg iS). Sahem (7>, Maatarao* (Si and rally to clinch it. Ken O’Dca drove kane. has a par 72 to show for Uzelac, another former public? talents. Warren Flrat game Laseball Philadelphia 8-H-O. Chicago 11 J in seven runs—hitting a homer his first start in the private club course star, with 79. Melton and LlrlOgrton: -Btthorrv Mooty with the bases loaded in the first' ranks. This was the only match played (1). Flore* . Fleming (0> and McCul- Pat on the Baek and a double off wall with He got it lough, Scheetng Second game. the yesterday at Black in the Aviation group, Washtenaw ¦Once a in Cardinal Chain St. Lout* 14-11 -Sb. Brooklyn lft-15-2. hases loaded in the seventh. Kirbe River as Lakepointe drubbed the forfeiting to Gowanie and Monroe Oumhert. Beaiir, <4>. ;WrhHe (5i and Higbe’s wildness led to his down- Port Huron 264-4, the, to tl) <4l, Gives Added Proof team. in Twin Beach. a manager—he piloted Gastonia (N. C.) in CO**; Wyatt. Head Chipman ABC Crowd at Columbus nightcap. opening Sunday I Unser was also /Alien Ki and Suiltvan. Owen. Dapper, fall in the He loaded the, of the division ofi Harold Stewart of Tam O’Shan * old Tar Heel League, a St. Louis Cardinal chain club. i First game Bowling Town bases with walks and Jimmy the District Golf Association ter came through with the league' the St. Loul* 4-4-1. Brooklyn 2-5-0. That Detroit Is Top \ atxth). Brown tripled to center. League. second best score. registered I There are five boys and three girls in the Unser family. All 1 (Called end of He Lanier and W. Cooper; «Highe, French Pittsburgh pulled within a game It was the day’s lowest round, a 74 over his home course to blank boys played baseball but the only one who followed it up Dapper game. • By HAROLD KAHLx Ihe A 1 is I (4) and Find of Brooklyn by dividing with the but. oddly, Black River’s half point: Dick Dayne as Tam O’Shanter de- Morrisonville, he played, starred New York ft-S-1. Cincinnati 4-4-4 May 4.—lt nedy’s 2721; George Thompson’s Big gained by Ka a career. In high school at Carpenter and Darning Walter*. COLUMBUS. 0.. j Braves. Max Butcher pitched was Pomy’s opponent,* feated Western,'2l-6, in the Army as was a forward in Th«mp«nn <2». Turner (0* and Hemaley. doesn't lake a magician to discover 615 in Highland Park Auditorium's the Pirates to a 6-2 victory in the William Campbell, who split the group. In track and basketball as well haseball. He Losing i pitcher. that Detroit is the best bowling 2713; Shillady's Reserves 2687. En- opening hut the Braves clouted point on the first nine with the In other matches in this group. Basketball. }Winning pitcher. terprise’s 2647, Palace Recreation's • town in these United States. three Pirate pitchers for 14 hits former public course star. him. TODAY’S GAMES Birmingham defeated Glen Oaks, I The enjoyable frank Unser says no scouts chased Merely glance attend- 2645. Bill Hartman Five's 2631. triumph Pomy bettered par I *. New York at Cincinnati. one at the and a 12-3 in the night-j two strokes 20H-6 as Doctor Cornell and SI "June Jones and myself hitch-hiked to Florida trying to Only game ncheduted ance figures for the forty-second Sweitzer's 2559, Wurm's Recrea- cap. Eddie Miller homered insidei with a 34 coming in after making- Janes led the winners I 2467, 2389, with 78's, I land baseball jobs,” recalled. "Jones was a pitcher. W> annual American Bowling Con- tion’s Gar dn e r's the turn in 38. jand Pine Lake conquered Barton Unser gress tournament, its Schmidt's 2387. (Continued on Page 14) Frank Connolly, winner planned to make every camp until we got a job. W> hooked on nearing close of the Hills. 19-8. I WOTTA here, is proof. Ray'Schalk and Buffalo at Fort Lauderdale. From then ARM! I with When Detroit held the 1940 a of clubs. June Is back home now , lou I have done Cook's tour tournament the turnstiles clicked PINKY GIVES OUT WITH THAT EXTRA BIT AND HIS MAN'S OUT I managing a grocery store.” to the tune of 117.000 spectators I Buffalo sent Unser to Scranton. Later he was with Dayton, over a stretch of 62 days, an all- Baris, Tex.; Jacksonville, Tex.; Mobile, Decatur and Columbus, 0., time record and one that may last ‘for years. Lt one time or another. A jgHH Here the tournament committee 'will be lucky if a mark of 40,000 spectators is reached over a 72- ¦DurocHer's Hopes for Rowe day run. Further evidence that a the Dodgers, was quoted as small town, even a fine one like B Leo Durocher, manager of Columbus, is no place for an ABC Bjlanning to use Schoolboy Rowe as a starting pitcher. show. Officials admit it's true, but ¦ "From what I hear Rowe can still pitch winning hall,” will not come out and say so. explained. “And I think he can help us. We’ve been For more than a week there I Durocher been no among the buying all American Leaguers, we’ve have changes criticized¦ for those trit leaders, and 11 Detroit teams I been pretty lucky with those purchases—nearly all of them didn’t do a thing about it last have¦ helped us.” night. There will be 17 more whirl- The Lip mentioned , Billy Sullivan and Johnny ing away here tonight and the ¦ enough. However, Durocher used prospect is that they may suffer ¦Allen, which was, of course, the same fate. Btowe as a Saturday against the Pirates, and the Omar Herppich’s Famous and rates teed off on the Schoolboy, getting 10 hits and five runs Dan Shields Rainbow Recreation, less than five innings. who have shot some good pins on Hi the east side, loom as the chief George Hliebay’s Eastern “Hey, Dean,” queried of in St. HEPHC^i threat. I Market and Johnny Shepp’s I Louis thfi “how do you like your job.” Woody-Pontiac may also figure, ¦ ¦’' v ""•‘Li- 'Vif. Dean, as you -know, is broadcasting baseball games in St. along* w ith Vic Shewman's J. J. I -, In a new role on a baseball O’Kanes of Ann Arbor. .tiHHBLsL OMvZmr w' I "It's nice,” replied Dean. "I don’t have to fool with any diamond. COUNCILMAN Jack ("Don't Hit Me Korstcn”) with me takes Cunninghams SchlitZ topped the ¦ figures or rommerriak. The other fellow on , former De- Detroit outfits last night when It ¦ care of that. I just read the lineups and do five innings. You troit Tiger infielder, pitches combined 947. 945. 930 for 2822. ¦ know why Frisch quit radio in Boston? They made him carry the first ball to open the Noble Peters turned in the best big—big*—” American Legion Junior Base- count. 639. with 202, 242 in his I one of those series. ¦ "Portfolios,” Bartell prompted. ball League season yesterday Other Detroit scores were I "That’s It/' said Dean, "a portfolio.” at Belle Isle. George Be Ik s 603 in Dave Ken-i HIGOINS PUIS PETE SUDER OF A*S OUT AT THIRI) IN FIFTH INNING OF FIRST GAME. LMP IS PASSARELLA