(PHOKE Sunday, 11, 1841‘ PART 2. PAGE 4 DETROIT SUNDAY TIMES CHERRY, A*oo) May Chrysler Battles Pawtucket for Title Detroiters Trail SEES HIS BEST YEAR Potter Saves Ned Day Among ? * V ¥ * V I Hij. lio4 IlluApfry By Markers With Hank in Army, Tiger Says He's Not on Spot Now Final Rolling Mickey Cochrane for me. Tilt for As 2 sent By LEO MACDONELL Changed Hands That was still In 1954. I re- Fowr FijpM Titles CHICAGO. May 10 —R ud y ported In Detroit, August 17, my York, the Tigers’ candidate for twenty-third birthday, but the Rescue Work Stops As Result of Foul Punches In Series home king of the American club was In Boston. I got a In Petersen's big League, now that Tiger uniform—the first Nats in Close Game Boxing championship*—especially the heavyweight—haven't league uniform I had ever seen. By HAROLD KAMI. fans will have a chance j Detroit lias gone to the army, thinks that! , f again. changed hands much in recent years, but it’s always interesting to see a local team scrap for a “I was a catcher I Ned Day of West Allis, Wis., 1941 will be his "best year” in caught three games that year, WASHINGTON, May 10 with the old question, “How many championship bouts national soccer title for the first . national match game champion, to come up time since 1927 this Sunday at hut they were enough to put me (INS) hurling by “I am not on the spot now,'* Series. I —Smart relief out 64 bowler* been decided, by fouls ?" Chrysler Field when Chrysler: in the World got a stands in a field of have York explained. “For once In cut In the series money, Nelson Potter stemmed a late rally faces Pawtucket in the final match, i small who will wind up the twenty- Boxing records show that four my baseball career It looks like though get a game Philadelphia’s fracas is 2:30 I didn’t Into and Athletics eked at The scheduled for I am net. I am free and easy. Cardinals. I was sixth Louis P. Petersen Classic out p. m. The field is located on Huber j against the out an 8-7 decision over Washing- Palace Recreation Sunday, rolling I am not scared of ground balls satisfied. j avenue just off Mt. Elliott by the' and I don't think 1 hear the ton today. being scheduled from noon until Plymouth Motor Company plant' midnight. ••r cry ‘We want Greenberg’ when TCggaEs Won Player Award Potter replaced Phil Marchildon In 1927 Holley Carburetors of miss first You i Sharing the limelight with tha I one at base. “Then In the Spring of 1935 in the seventh, halted the Senators Johnny ¦> 'fie Detroit lost to Fall River, Mass.,! tough youthful titleholder willbe know it was pretty trying inning, T-0. to fill the shoes of Greenberg I was back at Beaumont—still with one run in that but Ryan of Waukegan. Ill; John into retirement. j Chrysler, by virtue of losing a at first base. a catcher. Well, I was catching. barely managed to escape under a Petro of Cleveland and Sam Gam- the rough battle to Paw- falo of St. Louis. These three fin- NY hard and j “But my whole baseball life But this time I lasted only a four-run Washington barrage in 'tucket, 4-2, on the latter’s pitch; has been a hectic one. I was the ninth. ished in that order in the twenty- title was swapped through a foul were enters! week as a catcher. One day event held in Chi- jin the East last Sunday, kicked around from one club to raiLADEI.PHI« WASHINGTON fifth Petersen Fields-Joe Dundee writer- Sunday’sj match trailing by two| one Zeller Asked me If I could play AB H O A AB H O A cago earlier this year. the Jackie L|. another and job to another. Bud«r,3b ft 4 o markers in the two-game, total-j yes 4 12ft Ca««.rf 1 Ilitchu-Ad Exeept that I could get a first base. I said quickly MoMt.rf 2 0 0 0 Cr'mer.ef ft 1 2 0 Youthful Star goal series. now and then nobody wanted \ that was the job I al- M’Cpy.2b 3 112 Vrn'n.lb 5 10 2 \Vi'!g:-.st > lasii. \V»lj:a*t lost L\ because 13 0 A 2 lif.v.tw.mht me very badly and I was ways wanted. Then I sent to J'hnt’n.lf 2 Lewla.3b 2 2 Ryan toppled 1801 pins for lightweight title to Ritchie V Both Boast Punch put Bltb'rt.lb 4 1 10 n Travis.m 4 0 2 2 his world's In positions I couldn’t fill and Greenberg and got the mitt. I 8 Ch'n.cf ft 2 1 1 B’w’h.Jb 3 0 3 1 eight games across 16 alleys to in the sixteenth round on a foul. This W fill. thought I was set as a first HayM.r ft 2 4 1 B Ch'n.lf 4 3 11 down big purse of $4,000. Both outfits are known for their) didn't want to B'cmto.ss 4 2 3 0 Ferrsll.c 4 2 0 1 pull the tight dates back to 1912 in San Fran- scoring punch but Chrysler hopes! “All the time I wanted to sacker for all time. I was happy M’h'd'n.p 3 0 2 0 M’s'son.p 0 0 0 0 Peiro tipped 1784 for $2,000 and the visitors first base, but with Green- and set I thought. I hit 37 Potter.p 10 10 And'a’n.p 10 11 to get jump on the j 'play as Zuber.p 0000 get to grassy berg on first there wasn't any home runs, drove In 147 runs •Early 0 The other championship bout which JOE DUNDEE ,before they used the I 110 turf on the local field. chance for me with the Tigers, and had a batting average of tWelaJ 0 0 0 0 decided foul right here in our own Detroit. tWeat 110 0 was by a happened Pawtucket has a defease com- of course. That wa a great over .330. I replaced George IPofabl 0 0 0 0 This was back in 1929 when Dundee dropped his welterweight parable to Chrysler’s. Goalie Stan| break for me when Greenberg Archie as the . outfield. was a George hadn’t been hitting. _ Totals 33 10 27 Ift Totals 88 It 17 It crown to Fields on a second round foul. Rogala, and fullbacks Henry Mar- ] went to the It •Battad for Anderson in seventh. geson and Eddie Czerkiewicz, fine thing for him to do. I>o you (York won the most valuable 4Ran for Early in seventh know—l sent to Detroit and got player award in the Texas TBatted for Zuber In ninth. stopped the Chrysler attack last i IRan for Ferrell In ninth. a first baseman's mlt from Hank League that year.) Titles week. The Rangers offensive is! Philadelphia 022 000 220 ft Determine Candidates for based on a good passing game that to play the hag at Beaumont. “Well, you remember It was Washington 020 000 104—7 fouls, but which only up “The Tigers didn’t even have In 1936 that Greenberg held out Runs—Sudar 2. Biotas 2. McCoy, John- Two other bouts which ended with takes the ball the field. Then j son, Brancato, Case, Blood- a place for me when they first so I played In all of the Spring S. Chapman. candidates for the crowns, followed the resignation of a mass attack forms iA front of! worth. B Chapman 2. Lewis. Pofahl Er- concerned the opponent's goal. signed me—not even a Job on a games, but when Hank signed rors—Suder, 8 Chapman. Haves. Bfarchtl- Chapman 3, dm I was up the club don. Runs battad in— 8. Mickey Walker as middleweight king in 1931, and the retirement In Dave McEwan and Tom Class D club. playing Just about time for Hayes, B Chapman Slebert 2. West 2, Florie, Pawtucket has two of soe-! with the Albany (Georgia) team to go North I was shipped over Casa. Vernon. Two-base hits Slebert. 8. ifs? of Gene Tunney from the heavyweight division in 1928. Chapman. Chapman cer’s cagiest ball manipulators and In a semipro loop when F.ildle to the Milwaukee Brewers, who Brancato. Johnson. B j Tiger 2. Hayes Bacrtflces- McCoy, Potter. When Walker quit the middleweight* to battle with the crack shots. They will miss the | Gonsetrer, the scout, were training at Lake Wales. plays—Buder to Slebert to Hayes. services of Mike Souza, their lead- signed me. (With Milwaukee in 1936 York !