DETROIT TIMES, JULY 21, 1942 PAGE 13 Heave Ho! Champion Crew Drills io Defend Title SPORTS By LEO MACDONELL Chet L'flaßs, Ex-Tiger, Brownies “Push Detroit May Keep Our Boys Aside, Now Set Sail Out of Ist Division for Higher Ranking PRAISES TEBBETTS Chester Peter Laabs, a bit ironically, may be the boy who keeps the Tigers out of the first division when the curtain is dropped on the 1942 championship race. Ironic because Chet is a former Tiger. H< struck out too often and was traded to t he Browns. Now look the stocky ; f Pole, a Milwaukee product who In;‘kcs his home in Pontiac when ¦ '

in ' '•'****'&.v r <*r wK; .. Av'-* ¦ Zvamt ... ' . ’ Cyj’V' rfr ™9h(r‘~~ ~'.s>r>'&4lvt*' , ’ *OO9~ a i ’ ' nation the league, Laabs has BSP-5’ 1 . fJTL ''SjßWfe .BLg,> A poled 17 home runs to be one j .jtt'jjjiA behind 'Fed Williams, the Red f*Hio** Sox slugger. Instead of Rudy Gro.sse Pointe High School’s eight knifes through are part of the 10-man Grosse Pointe team which leaves NIXON. No. 5; 808 BENYA. No. 4; CAPTAIN BAR- / Jr"'- **’ Yfirk, Joe DiMaggio or some the waters of the Detroit River at Belle Isle in warmup here Thursday with crews of the Detroit Boat Club, TH EL, No. 3; TONY DANNA, No. 2; 808 FLUITT, more recognized slug-! for the annual Henley regatta at St. Catharine’s, Ont., through which the boys are entered. Above, GEORGE No. 1. Joe Bracken also will go. They are entered in f?**r, it may be the taciturn but Thursday, Friday and Saturday, where they will defend HUBBARD is coxswain; FRANK MUMFORD, stroke; high school eights, fours, doubles and singles. Crews f likeable Laabs who will be giv- their Canadian championship. The boys, all about 16, 808 STEIGER, No. 7; 808 EVERETT. No. 6; FLOYD from Ecorse and Wyandotte also will compete. X lanky Theodore Moreover, paced bv I-tabs : booming bat, the Browns, now ANYTHING that they have brushed the King of Platers ‘Week-End Golfer’ Paces Tigers aside, see no reason why CHET LAABS they can't move up higher and GOES ON fierhaps edge out the Red Sox and finish in second plaee. The Browns haven’t finished as high Wins 6th in Row All-America Amateur as fourth in 12 years. BIG DAY The American loop hasn’t seen anything like Laabs' hitting since York blasted 18 home runs during August, 1937. In nine games through Friday, the slugging Brown outfielder poled seven] Mon Time Proves Johnny Lehman "homers, batted in 20 runs and personally conducted the St. Louis team on a winning streak of eight straight. He Doesn't Need Snay Wins Race Tops Chicago Those Crutches Meet on 71 Novel Explanation for Improvement The First Time “Maybe the ball U bigger," Laabs explained in Washington By LEWIS 11. WALTER CHICAGO, July 21 (UP).-* the other day when he was asked to Johnny Chicago what he attributed his crutches Lehman, insur* Give old Mon Time some a who recent splurge in batting. and let hirp romp home again. Let nee salesman spent tha best Chet was not trying to he facetious; he really meant it when him romp home for his seventh years of his golfing career chasing He’s Skipper stars like , “Sandy” he said the hall straight victory at the Detroit may be bigger. Somerville, and "Really, the hall looks bigger," repeated, race track. "probably They’ve gr»t a By GEORGE E. VAN , found himself in because lot of nice horses linjpii iVr today I changed my stance." out at the the role of pacesetter in the stabled there Fair ISLAND, July tournament The former Tiger explained that he now pulls his front foot Grounds: some worth $5,000, few MACKINAC 21. all-America amateur a course. back a little and faces the pitcher more. worth SIO,OOO and even a few lhat -Charley Sorensen couldn’t be at the Tam o’ Shanter As the bulky field of 210 com- are worth a little more. *- •-* aboard White Cloud in the Chi- “Rut it is probably just one of those thing*—when you r - petitors went into the final half cither right But none of them can boast n eago-Mackinac race so he told Joe smack ’em or you don’t," Chet added. record like Mon Time, the SI,OOO iof the 36-hole qualifying test foe Now Snay to get the crew together and war-year successor of the 27. Laabs was born in Milwaukee, the son of a steel plater that has won six in a row. this win. National Amateur meet, Lehman moldcr. from whom he inherited his muscle and power. Though He’s won two races now' with The big 60-foot cutter not only a $1,250 claiming tag him for led with a sub-par round of 71. ‘ not a big man as ball players go 5 feet. 8 inches, and 170 pounds on ». won the race, hut was the first A. W. Deveau. whose trainer, J. C. r-: to The prematurely gray Chi- -Laabs has broad shoulders, thick wrists and sinew’y forearms. Jg boat in the fleet of 30 finish cagoan was the only player In the Gironda, had enough confidence in /jp 11 hours and Most of his power comes from the arms. He grips the bat solidly and was 19 minutes big field able to crack par yester- the old fellow to claim him after 34 seconds ahead of Pete Danly’s at the end and takes a free, mighty swing. he won his fourth straight. to day in the opening round. He Trident, second cruising boat was in one under par 35 and An infielder who played either second or third base, Laabs] They say almost every trainer finish. out at the expects Time to in regulation figures of 36. was purchased by the Tigers in 1935. He came from A 1 Simmons' track Mon Snay thus became a skipper of a iback throw* his legs into the infield racing yacht for the first time in WEEK-END MLfTB neighborhood. The Tigers sent him to Fort Wayne, where he every time he runs. They say he's his career, and he’s been active in Lehman, quarter-finalist the broke his leg, but he returned to Milwaukee in 193 b and broke a cripple. Kvon the betting public the sport he was 14. He’s 58 a in since 1930 National Amateur at the fences, church steeples and everything else in sight with his doesn't seem to have faith in him. and has a birth certificate to When he won his sixth straight Marion Cricket Club, Ardmore, savage bludgeon. In 57 gimes he hit 42 homers and batted prove it. yesterday it was only the second skipper Pa., when he made his greatest home 151 runs. But being made no dif- bid for title, has time they had sent him away to Snay in a been a “week- league ference his actions golfer" But he couldn't hit big pitching—with the Tigers. In favorite. aboard ship. His job. all these end for almost a decade. with Tigers His recent competition has been 1937 he hit .240 in 72 games the and was shipped * l ® has RIDDEN BV ADAMS v ’¦* J years, been to set and direct * s'** v. 4#t •<¦ ‘ X limited, mostly to local events. to Toledo, where he fashioned a .110 mark in 21 contests. He ¦t * »'¦' *3 i the handling of all canvas. He’s Mon Time carried 117 pounds, say to On Lehman’s heels with even v is still hitting dose to .300 in 1937 when the Tigers recalled also had considerable to the par including Ihe track’s leading rider,! 7—s.'^’v *r s jig at cards of 72 were five players. him from Mud ns. But .237 was the best he Adams, man the helm on whatever , the lb could do with Johnny over that mile and sailing. They were tha jrctroit boat he was Open and he went to the Browns in the big deal which brought 70 yard* again without breaking; astute is so wondrous former National and ama- So he. king Omaha, Neb.; Buck Newsom to the Tigers. Last year Chet finished the season down. And he looked like the wise In the ways of yacht racing, teur of Billy winner before he hit the half mile ship Gilbert of Cincinnati, 0., former with 15 homers and an average of .278. that the success of a on which Big champion; .wle when Adams *nt rocked right he has sailed has been credited to Ten Frankie Stra- off the pace-vetting White Bait, him. nahan 'of Toledo, O.; Bob Coch- ready to go to the front again. He’s Ihe dean of the active ran of St. Louis, and Henry Bow* Williams Appreciates His Tormentor Mon Time did go to the front on beer of Chicago. Birdie Tebbetts is Ted Williams’ greatest tormentor. The the turn out of the back stretch (Continued on Page 14) For Goodman, the day was ona leaving Tiger catcher likes nothing better than to needle Williams when and down he came, White of missed opportunities. He was Bait among the also rans. A. E. WILSON trying to shoot his heckling from MRS. WILSON and daugh- out in 35 and then had birdies on the Red Sox slugger is at bat. Adams opened ithe tenth, eleventh and thirteenth up such a wide; way out of a trap at Meadowbrook in ter Major League Williams, however, has great admiration for Tebbetts’ ability lead in the stretch he could afford' JEAN. They were among the low’ ! holes to go four under regulation District’s Big gets as a receiver. to look 'around The nearest to! Day, some enthusiastic scorers. Husband and wife had an 83. I figures. However, his bid for the him the lead ended “I'm alwavs talking about and studying pitching and hat- at finish was Wildland, Standings there. From the four- beaten two and lengths.' teenth tee on, Goodman found ting.” ought a half Williams explained recently, “and I think I to Cynthia Fair wa< third and Spar-l inothing but trouble. He had four know something about those things in the League. Midair AMERICAN LEAGUE American khng Heel fourth in the field Learned Beats From bogeys on the final five holes, six. 30 W L Pet. *GB of Ecorse It’s iny belief that I’ve talked with no player in our league who TEN ARE TIED has n better hitting-pitching Tins time Mon Time ran the New York 61 28 .685 ..' gr:i*«p of the combination than (poos Boston 50 .575 10 Ten players were Tebbetts.” to 37 In a tie foa (Continued on Page 14) {Cleveland 51 40 .560 11 seventh place with 74’s. They wera Which is one of the reasons why Birdie, with no exception, Vanker, 7 to 2 In Henley Meet I St. Louis 47 44 .516 14 • Pvt. Pat Abbott of Denver, Colo.] unless it is Bill Dickey, rates as the best catcher in the league—- DETROIT 46 47 .495 16 Fddie Fry of Alameda, Cal.; Johnny Athletics 36 Stoltz, captain-elect in majors, perhaps. It one of the reasons the Tigers have Learned and Roose-Vanker are 30 men Chicago 51 .414 24 of the North- the is With in 14 events. Washington 34 56 .378 27 Vi western University team; Dala 5250,- Ecorse will a record entry such in excellent pitching staff this year. Fine left today to play it out for the By have for Morey Rosar LEO MACDO NELL Philadelphia 24 63 .276 36 of Martinsville, Ind.; Jim “It is the best pitching staff we’ve had since I came to American Legion district cham- the club In the sixtieth annual Frisia, Taylorsville, 111.; Dar| (Eric) McNair, Henley rowing regatia •Games behind leader. pionship. is Donald whom Canadian Schoonover, Detroit in 1933 as roach under Bueky Harris,” Del Baker has The tentative date VKSURDAVI REMI.T4 Topeka, Kansas. GarttJ Sunday. Learned hurdled the the Tigers sold to the Athletics, at St. Catharines. Ont.. starting C.Tyrrell Jr., year-old said. through No n«mca scheduled. a 17 Beau* Temstedt today was on his wav to join Thursday and edntinuing He Will barrier. 7-2. yesterday TODAY’S 0.4X18 mont. Tex., boy: K. R. Heilman, Return Saturday Another reason Tebbetts is outstanding as a backstop is his: Connie over the Welland Canal at Northwestern Field. Mack’s loam in St. Louis. Renton »1 Chicago (night game). St. Louis; Harold Mathison, Oil* capacity for work. An example of this was a week ago Sunday Horst. Bohland separated seven McNair, in rejoining the Athletics, course of a mile and 550 yards. Philadelphia at Bt. Loula (night game), icago, and Wilford Wehrle, Racine, BUFFALO. N. Y. July 21 hits, only com-, to a club where he first The Central States champions Washington at DETROIT Trailing were when ho caught all 22 innings of a double-header. It was hot (INS). the Ternstodt runs .returns New York at Cleveland (nigh* game). two of the heavy r -Catcher Buddy Ro*ar ing on errors. gained fame as a big leaguer. are in singles, pair oars, fours nre - ffvorites, Corpw the Yankee Stadium that day, too. plans his Meanwhile. Learned tournament in to rejoin New’ York:connected safely behind runners in McNair was sold to Mack after with and without coxswain and Marvin (Bud) Ward of Spokane, Yankee in junior, NATIONAL LEAGUE teammates Cleveland scoring position to swing the he refused to rejx>rt to Washing- in three eights senior Wash.; and Lieut. tonight after Manager Joe issue 145-pound. W L Pet. *GB Mc- their way. ton, to whom the Tigers traded heavyweight and In of Knollwood Field. N. C. The two Brook 62 27 .697 .. No Obstacle Too Great for Race Bettor Carthy announced that he had Ternitedt nin too non 2 7 2 him for pitcher Jack Wilson the company with Wyandotte, the l>n service stars had 76’s. fined Rosar $250 for leaving the Learned noo 04<» 12x 7 10 3 Ecorse crew* leave tomorrow and St. Loiiis 54 32 .628 6'i The tremendous rush to the race tracks was impressed on Miller and I.opata and Czurr. other day. It was expected that a 36-hole club without jiermission to return Ilnakl. Before leaving. McNair said he will arrive Wednesday afternoon Cincinnati 47 41 .534 14Vi aggregate of 158 or better would a sports world astonished bv record attendance and betting when New 46 - to his Buffalo home to take police was satisfied to go back to Phila- in time for a paddle over the Y’ork 43 .517 16 be requested at the end of today’s 31,682 Chicago 48 persons found their way to the opening card at the new department examinations delphia. course. 44 .478 19V* round to gam one of the 64 berths GricJder Turns Politician Pittsburgh 41 45 .477 19 Garden State Park outside Camden, X. J., Saturday, despite Rosar, daddy of a B'i-pound “I was satisfied to go to any Louis Tank, who captured three Vi for match play starting Wednes- baby boy. born yesterday, insisted firsts for Ecorse in the Central Boston 37 56 .392 27 day. unprecedented obstacles. GREEN BAY. Wt*. July 21 big league club excepting Wash- Philadelphia he had givcit his iioss adequate ington.” the States, is in the 440-yard dash, 24 63 .276 37 the amateurs After every effort had been made to keep the track from 1 (INS). Dilweg, veteran infielder ex- W’hile and their notice that he was coming to La Vein former association singles, senior 145- •Games behind leader. qualifying, some of the nation's opening, topped off by thunderstorm, was plained. a terrific the track Buffalo, but conceded that Mc- star of the Green Bay Packers On his return to Detroit. Mc- pound singles. He is also in the YESTERDAY'S RKsl'l.Tft outstanding professionals will take opened on schedule without a hitch of any kind. Church people Carthy had not consented to his professional football team, tossed Nair denied that he had told Clark senior 145 doubles with Jim Cam- Brooklyn S-10-O.Plttahurgh 0-3-2. Trench practice rounds for the $15,000 had prayed for days that it would rain. leaving New York and had even his old helmet into the |>olitieal Griffith that he was washed up eron. and Owen, Limning and Lope*. *Tam O'Shanter Open which starts will Applications for bus service had been turned down. Not one threatened him with suspension ring today. He announced his and through with . The Detroit Roat Club team TODAY'S OAMEs tomorrow as the featured half of McCarthy said Buddy had not candidacy for Congress from the “I still believe I have some not leave until Thvrt"day as the Chicago at Boaton. jthis links “double-header.” Byron person came to the track by train, for the Pennsylvama-Reading Cincinnati at Brooklyn. mentioned the expected new, congressional Detroiters are not any final Pittsburgh Nelson of Toledo, Ohio, is the de- Shore Line, eighth district on \ln at New York (night game*. which runs right through the parking lot. did not arrival, his second child. the Democratic ticket. (Continued on Page 14) until Saturday. Hi Loui* at Philadelphia fending fhampion serve the track. Nobody, under a day-old ruling, w’as able to take a taxi from Philadelphia, only six miles aw’ay. Yet the astonishing crowd got there—either by foot or on rationed gaso- Holt's /tig Hots a Hash of the Wild West line. Private ears, of course, jammed routes to the track. Ihttf By M. F. DRL’KKNBROD come of the tournament. Mrs. Harris and Shave had an 8 on Mortie Dutra, Eldon Briggs and Harold Kelley played for the second hole and, sighting the horse again while they were Red Run. i Ed Smith, White Sox Tiger A bit of the Wild West has been added to golfs Big Day, Pitching Records playing the twelfth, they five-putted this green Low net was won by the Ann Arbor of Josephine supplied by a gray horse which put in an unannounced appear- team The Meadowbrook team finished the alternate stroke com- Lange, Johnny Malloy, Walter Weid and Duncan Noble with Hurler, !. ance yesterday as Meadowbrook. Put in 1-A o W IP mo BB Pet. petition with 162 for fourth place, compared to Oakland Hills’ 161-12—149. Flint’s lineup of Mr. and Mrs. R. (J. Mann. Mandera 0 Lorift HNS).— 10 2 Ift'.fc 8 10 1 000 Harris, rt CHICAGO, July 21 The Meadowbrook quartet of Mrs. Mary Ernie winning total of 149. It was the latter’s third victory in th Shook and Cole Ward followed with 165-13 — 152. Eddie Smith. Chicago White Sox Oornir* 17 3 1 3; 14 IT .7!>o Ed Flowers It 7 Shave. and Bud Sheppard were playing the second last four years, each time with the same lineup. Yesterday The best score among the duos was the S pitcher, received notice today he 4 10» S 7 ri .04 husband-wife 3 Truck* 1.1 7 « 84', Ml 28 .818 hole when the horse, which had strayed from a nearby farm, 73, had been placed in Class 1-A by J Johnny Howard and Ray Maguire had and Margaret Russell gross of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wilson of Detroit t»olf Club. Joe Bunion 2» o 8 n»s 71 42 ..vki w’as sighted at the second green. They took out after the his draft board. He is not ex- White 18 8 7 123', .Ml M .4«2 and A 1 Watrous, 76. Sommers of The Detroit Times led the newspapermen handily ported to be called for induction Newhouaer 2.1 4 7 182 M .18 .104 animal and didn't catch it until the fifth hole, where it was Detroit Country Club, which w’on a year ago. and Red Trout 20 0 12 128*4 18 41 .3.13 with 75. \ s for two month* or more. Al- Henahaw 13 1 4 32 12 ,17 .200 tied to a tree. Run ’ tied for second with 156’s. Mrs. W. J. Chesbrough, Joe Played to the memory of the late Mrs. Charles though a first-class pitcher. Wilton ion h l o .000 honor raled The games so that Faust Smith * record this year has been players* were upset by the excitement Belfore. Bianco and C. M. Mackall comprised the Country Hague Bwth. who organized the event in 1936, it attracted •T in'* 91 48 47 84 1 491 Ml U,’. were only two wins against 16 losses. I 'lnclude* lotftla o! Fucha and Row*. extra strokes piled up, at least partially affecting the out- Club team, while Marjorie Row', the new state champion; 160 golfers. There were bO prizes.