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PAGE 18 DETROIT EVENING TIMES (PHONE CHERRY* 8800) Wednesday, February 10, 1943 Sports John Kelly May Be New Phillies Owner Emmet's Chatty Jacobs 'Gestapo' Thanks to Howe, Wings Edge KCAF, 5 to 4 League Ousts By LEWIS H. WALTER Letter Tells of missed a Fliers drive that came ran up a two- lead In the Then Howe went to work. He Perhaps the Red Wings had While the American Red Cross within an eyelash of an upset first period on shots by Eddie set up the first tying goal by the week-end series with in Is counting the gate receipts of ns the usually truculent Red (Bee Bee Eyes) Bush, former from the open- Montreal in mind as they laid Nugent, Balks Londes approximately $9,000 today, the Hunts Melva’s Success Wings took an almost complete R»>d Wing defenseman and ing faceoff to give the Wings a off the body checking and ag- are thanking holiday from body checking de- Frank Boucher Jr. score in 14 seconds. After gressive forechecking which is their veteran center. , spite the lact they had their Detroit was still one down Boucher had put the Airmen in their chief attraction to many. for saving them from defeat in By LEO MACDONEII Try for rookie goalie, Ralph Almas, in entering the final period after front again on a combination As it was, there was only one 3d Bout their battle with the Royal goals I)on the nets. by Grosso and de- play with Licari, Howe led the real body check thrown—that New President j Canadian Air Force hockey team Melva Block. pretty roller Taking advantage of this con- fenseman Harold Jackson had frantic Detroit drives that by Jack Stewart against Buddy lavf night at Olympia. dition, by a brought two goals and vic- Hellyer, former fiom Ilomulus, Detroit Promoter Fails the Fliers waded right been countered 30-foot his Pittsburgh skating champion It was smart Sydney, the Red into the National Leaguers and angle shot by Stan Rooke. tory. Hornet. Jimmy (Bad Man) Kelly Interested, He Sayi, Mich., is in the movies. So Far to Sign LaMotta, Wing«’ leading scorer, who Orlando drew a laugh, however, goals Expect One hour after her screen test whizzed home two in the when he raced up to nudge for- Bid in last jx'iiod to give a 5-4 will a|>- Robinson for Match Detroit mer Bush against the she had a contract. She victory. Howes first, at half- teammate Next Few Days pear an M-G-M pic ture ealled the boards. in By LEO M.KDONH.I, way. lied ur» score for the Manager Jack Adams didn't “Private Miss Jonrv” which will second time. think the Red Wings’ tongues has wired goal came PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 10 (UP). star and Judy Nick Londe« from His final with less hung out far enough to justify than two minutes to play and Baseball fans speculated today Garland. New York that as yet he has not waiving practice today. All ex- signed Ray put Detroit in front for the first cepting the ailing goalie, Johnny on possible purchasers of th# Put let Tommy Emmet, her Jake LaMotta and time. It was maneuvered on a < Sugar) Robinson for a return Mowers, were ordered to report Philadelphia Phils after the Na- manaper. tell you about it In his tine passing play with Lcs for 11 o'clock practice. bout in Detroit. But the Olympia Douglas tional League ousted President chatty letter from Hollywood: trying.” and Joe Carveth. BCAF RED VUMii Gerald Nugent matchmaker is “still Pink# O Aims* F. and then “I**arLeo: Londes' wire; SMALL CROWD Bush D Stewart bought the club for resale to a Block, petite “Still attempting tn up Mcem# n c Simon syndicate “of New York and • Miss Melva the line A disappointing crowd of 3.816 JUm#ay C Dou*la# Romulus, roller l.a.Motfa-Rnhlnaon for February •l« liom saw Detroit’s National Hockey Hellyer W but meet Mtke ge*.- Carvath 2fl. -- skated her way Into the hearts Jacobs' League runners-up in action Detroit epare* Motter, Lie- John B. Kelly, one-time world at every Orlando. of 12 top ranking Metro-Gold- t*po turn. Contacted against tb~ combined team of com!*, How#. Bruneteau. Groeeo. Ware# rowing champion and now head of last Friday managers of all top- Ab#l, Jarkeon. RCAF epare#—T. Simon. wyn-Mayer officials l available RCAF starts from Ottawa and Tudln. Hanehe-ry. Hooke. Boucher. Cain, the national physical fitness pro- afternoon at the Culver City notrh fighter* here and all are Toronto. The fact that the game Robbtna, Phllbln. Llcarl, Ouizo, Pumpl#. gram. said Inst night, “I am in- first pfriod Rollerdrome, located about a anxious to come to Detroit for came on the heels of two terested." Kelly made an offer to show*/* sports 1—RCAPt Bu#h (Hellyer-RameayV 1.12, quarter of a mile from the mas- j future sellouts, the LaMotta-Robinson 2 RCAF: Boucher (Llcarl), 11:27. buy the Phils in September, 1941, sive M-G-M lot. There seems to be some doubt fight and the Toronto hockey Penaltl#*- None. “I have always been Inter- third SECOND ri.RIOD a - being ;of match between the two, game, was blamed for the low S—Red wince: Uroimo t which may explain Mike 10,000 Win#*; "I think Philadelphia Is a Miss Block I With almost fewer o—Red Jackson (Abel-Carveth), “One hour after Jacob'-’ plans for other tights in fans than had witnessed the 18.16. good sports town and certainly cinema —Motter ». had performed for such , Madison Square Garden February Leaf game Sunday night, (tripping deserves a good baseball team. the , THIRD I'MtlOll producers Mervyn Leroy, dis- * • Mr &m as j the date presumed to he held receipts were surprisingly high. r ri •—Red W’lnce: Bruneteau (Howe), ;M. Concern Ing the National , Lana 26. 7 RCAF Boucher (Lirarii. * coverer of for LaMotta Robinson in Phis the *** league’s action In th* |Open and was due chiefly to ef- UMBEL.** — putting Turner and Mickey Rooney: 8 Red Win*» Howe (Lleeomhe), 9 !).Y Newr York in the event Mike forts of Co-Chairmen J. Russell 9 Red Wing#: How# (Dourla* Cirvetht, Phils up for sale you can say Joseph Pasternack, dtsroverer of weaned the bout away Matthaei, IS: 01. this: I interested.” for- from Gnau and Frederick C. am ; Sam Katz, Londes. brought Furry Ellis, wealthy pic- who in more than half ) Philadel- mer partner of the motion the phia insurance broker, was re- Sr Katz; TOO MANY FIGHTS sum hv selling most of the ture chain of Balahan at $lO apiece. ported head of a syndicate Freed, Maire, 558 box seats St. local Arthur Rufus Le The fart Robinson Is Casmir attempting assistant scheduled Those who missed the game to purchase the club. Lours K Sydney, chief to fight Sgt. Jackie Wilson in the to Louis B. Mayer, and six other Garden February 19 and Jose Bn- ¦* mBmI M-G-M bigwigs, she had a con- Isora in Philadelphia March 1. pro- Loses to tract to appear in a picture vides a hasis for New York specu- Swim Jones.* called ‘Private Miss lations. Ray is scheduled to be Boston Benefit “M-G-M will start shooting on inducted into Iho army Thursday, February March 2. j(p Melva on the day after the Philadelphia Team USjk Leaders 11. Miss Block will do a roller bout. Out skating specialty. The picture While there may lx* provincial By TOM HARPER Nets 118,843 technicolor. The stars will be In New York gave of ‘Private Miss Jones' will he scribes who believe For Mark St. Casmir, who Mt. Car- Mickey Rooney. . j nothing hapjx'ns except in the mel its first defeat last week, and The Boston Bruins, leaders of ,eastern metropolis,; Edward Van- who with but a minute to play to- Kathryn Grayson and the world ,Every ANN ARBOR, Feb. 10 —The the , famous pianist, Jose Iturbi. I be- of the New York Sun is not were leading St. Vincent, 22 to 20, one of them. • «Ohio State swimming saw its lead vanished and Vin- day had further protected their lieve Iturbi will be making his meet of several weeks ago was St. screen debut in ‘Private Miss “It wan no fluke victory that cent salvage a victory. 26 to 22, number one place follow ing defeat «w registered by LaMotta,” hilled as the last home appearance in the Catholic High School Bas- the who Jooea.’ of the Maize and Blue mermaids Jof at Every, only New York scribe , ketball League last night. “You would have been right Van this season, but fans were are number three in standing of that who saw Jake defeat Robinson so.en- Photo by Time* Staff Photofr#ph«r A sharp-shooting forward, Ed home on the Mercury left thusiastic over the showing of the the teams. Detroit for Chicago on Wednes- In Detroit, reported in his |>nper. LES DOUGLAS OF WINGS MISSES IN TRY AGAINST RCAF, BUT DETROIT WON Clancy, came through in the last veteran writer, Wolverines that Michigan has 60 The game, played a> a benefit day. January 27. Herb Mendels- Van Every', a is (ioalic seconds with two baskets, and scheduled a meet with Michigan ... Lrn Pmkc , Doug McCnig watch puck roll au ay .. , before a crowd of 14,000. brought sohn. who won the famous Gold rated outstanding as a boxing defenseman passed to Johnny Gaines, a team- critic. State here tonight. :$18.R4302 to coffer' of the Red Cup race a few years back w ith State, mate for another. on “While win was as never a power In aquatic Patrick, Cross, bringing to $36.118 56 the his Notre Dame, was the the not circles, f Mt. Carmel defeated St. one-sided to this as the had most of its hopes for 41 to 25, to stay total so far realized from thret train. Bill Frackelton. the genial observer this year tied with St. Vin- official scoring made It out, It dashed before the season New 4oo* Leader cent for the leadership on the benefit games. Michigan Central passenger got under way. The armed serv- agent, a w as clear-cut,” Van Every wrote. U. Thindads west side third division. Walter Toronto was goosr-oggrd in the recently recovered from M. plus injury “The turn of the battle occurred ices an has eliminated Kulik was high for the w inner w ith first period with Don Galhnger scrimis illness, was aboard. Herb seven of Coach Charles McCaf- Johnny Katz of Wisconsin Assured of That Honor Hund was on his way to Chi- In the seventh, when Robinson, 16 points. making the only score for the trying for knockout, frey’s brightest stars from com- cago. Mr. and Mrs. Benson Ford a missed petition. in Big Ten Where Only 5 Have Over 400 Points In the first division central Bruins hut the order was reversed enjoying the sunshine from with a vicious right-hand blow Upset Spartans St. Ladislatis broke its tic in the second for a 1 to 1 tie. Bill were In their lone contest this win- J;roup the observation car. And Miss and was countered with a right or first place with St. Gregory Cowlrv came across twice in the to head that him ter. the Spartans were swamped CHICAGO. Feb 10 fUP).—The season. spree by defeating to Boston, Block and her mother, Mrs. Er- the had sag- effort of the The en- lO.—Strong them. 40 19. Al third for winding up the ging for hv Ohio State, which had lost to “Four Hundred Club” of abled for ANN ARBOR Feb. to nest Block. a moment. exclusive him to climb into a tie the Dolecki paced the winner with 15 game 3 1. Michigan only a few days prev- Rig Ten -makers placerin the individual on the track and weak in points. the same division DECIDING 'fifth point- field, University Michigan In FACTOR ious. ! appeared destined today for a new making race with 84 points. the of Catholic Central scored its first Met ’Little Chrii' Despite State's poor showing, easily conquered a highly-touted “The knockdown that came In leader—Johnny Kotz of Wisconsin. Kotz still is far behind the lead- triumph in five starts, winning not Michigan State squad last night, SPORT SHORTS “We took our best and longest the Anal seconds of the eighth the Wolverines will be swim- The “Four Hundred Club” is a er'-, hut while he's stepped up his from St. Benedict. 35 to 24. at Salt Lake City. Ut. round was the deciding ming half-heartedly. Coach Matt select group composed of the only 'scoring record in recent contests, 1 65-39. Fifth annual NCAA rag* stretch factor, Coach Ken Doherty gave an in- On the east side of the division. say best, because on hand to and many argued the flashy Mann has announced the medley Ini' players in the Big Ten’s 38- (the top men have slumped. This up to finals will be held In New We that relay dication of what was in store for St. Catherine rolled a 68 23 York’s greet us was FiVnk Christensen, Negro had been saved by the team will attempt to break 'year history who have scored 400 combination of farts means the victory over Ambrose to keep Garden, .March existing the when he substituted St. 30; eastern dlvl- former blocking-bark for the bell. Though Robinson, as a re- the American record for or more points in conference com- burly Badger still can figure Spartans first place. St. Anthony beat De fc.on playoffs at Garden, Detroit Lions football club. sult of a right to the body which the distance of 300 yards. As petition. prominently in the scoring battle. Capt. Dave Matthews for Ross Salle, 36 to 21. In March there is no official Hume in the 1-mile run. The La the Warriors’ 24, 25, and 'Little Chris’