TIMES, MARCH 17,1942 PAGE 15 Sadness Tinges (orkfowifs Day of Hays Jimmy had to By CLAYTON HEPEEK day when they led the newsboys to victory over the old Wind- The faculty got wind of it, however, and sor Gazette team hack 1890. It was the culmination being doctor or a fighter. Bunny Carroll It’s a great day for the Jrish, St. Patrick's Day. as many around choose between a of an intense rivalry that was never renewed. this pride of a transplanted son of the old sod revels among the memories didn't have to make that choice, though, and Nor would those experiences measure up to that once* of his time. of beloved Eire here in the United States. Corktown became one of the leading lightweights his historic game between the Abbotts and the Shamrocks that SPORTS who had The old Detroit Armory was the scene of his most memor- But only a surprising few are left of those took place in 1903 out at Burns Park on the Dix road across Phila* their beginnings in that which was Ireland. able battle. That was the night he beat Kid O’Brien of By LEO MACDONELL part of Detroit from Garvey's Hotel. They had to play outside the city limits Corktown part that bold, delpnia. O’Brien w*lrt‘to the hospital afterwards and never Like itself, the men who were of because Sunday ball wasn't allowed in then. Detroit recovered. adventurous clan centering around Holy Trinity Church have The once-great Abbotts had broken up, and many of the Can Life Offer Benny Meyer Achieved among Irish who established them- passed on, some to fame, some to obscurity, some to another outstanding players had gone over to the Shamrocks, among There were others the \ Bill Byron, once head of the After You've Insulted That Distinction and world. them Tw’omey and Casey. Jack Harrington was at first hus*-, selves in the spurting world. Shea, who was unsurpassed Newspaperman? Jimmy Casey, whose pitching feats had the city talking Frank McCaffrey at shortstop and O’Mari at third National League umpires; Peter a Paid SSO Fine Frank number one at the turn of the century, remembers those days well. He's for the Shamrocks that memorable day. at figure skating on the rollers; Bill Grogan, considerable of a James E. Casey, M. I)., the eminent head specialist, now. The Shamrocks w’on. of course, for didn't they have Casey Tiger fan, and his nephew, Bob. who was MIKE JACOBS CHILDREN’S FRIEND * Jimmy's memories, however, are tinged with regret at the and Twomey? And another chapter was written in the volatile player himself. passing of his old battery mate, Dodger Twomey, with whom history of the times. Once an integral part of the Detroit sports scene, most March 17.—Harry Heilman remembers LAKELAND, Fla., he rose to baseball fame. Starting as youngsters with a news- Baseball w’asn't the sole interest of Corktown in these days of them have passed on. That's why Corktow’n s survivors (Earache) fined by the when Benny Meyer, Detroit was paper boys team, they finally won themselves regular berths before football and basketball. The Irish are fight* rs, and are finding their joyous memories tempered with the realiza- newspaper- American League president for “insulting" a Boston with the Detroit Athletic Club nine. Casey himself campaigned for a year under a norp <1»- plume tion of the present as they stage another celebration for good an had a man... Also, that Billy Evans, in his days as umpire, Yet their many experiences probably never equaled the while attending the old Detroit College of Medicine. old St. Pat. standing offer of SSO he would pay the Tigers if they would leave Meyer at home. ..Benny was that tough on Billy’s nerves ...Bob Logan is arund the Indianapolis depot so much they think the southpaw is a train caller. ..Indianapolis sold Bob to the Dodgers in the fall of 1934...1n 1936 he was back... The Indians sold him to the Tigers Newsom Reported on Way to Lakeland that fall. . .In 1937 he was back ...The Cubs took him that fall ...He was back in 1938...1n gF the fall of 1940 the Reds took M HOW TO BOUNCE OFF A WALL—IN THREE EASY LESSONS back on op- ML Hat Trick Gives 80-Bo Believed Bob and sent him wk tion last spring. ..The Reds re- called him last fa 11... Now he’s *. ” *r back with Indianapolis, sold r rn:i rrnd > r. i ' .\ • • “•: liiu: (f t own t • datK BBBSBk There’s danger that the champ- MACDONELL children romping Mike’s mSS JHHI ionship of the so-called Mirhigan- By LEO Ontario Fla., fabulous estate in New Jersey ...... Hockey league will wind LAKELAND. March 17. .. .. JA( , , , MIKE OBS now... Next to the children, up in (»hio this time And if it With Buck Newsom reportedly on does one of the hig reasons prob- his way to Lakeland for a confer- is fondest of the flowers and vegetables he grows on the ably will be the expert goal imp- ence with Jack Zeller, the Tiger* and other The flowers win prizes and the. vegetables ing Beit Tooke is doing for the Mgjtjjai V Bjß see the early capitulation of an- products are given away... Nothing ever is sold. Toledo Babcocks other holdout. T*\\ Kraus, Dodger recruit pitcher, is a true son of Texas The little Windsorite, whose Newsom was reported to l>e professional career was termi- motoring to Florida from his . . high-heeled boots. Tom Tatum of the Dodgers He still wears nated more than a year ago by a home in Hartsville. S. C. has played every position in the infield and outfield. . .BillyHille- knee injury he suffered while with ft With Rudy York in the fold Association, WmMM 1 hrand. Indiana’s great football star, is out for the baseball team Tulsa in the American today, Newsom was one of only was the big noise in a 5-3 victory’ three Tiger this Spring.. The Washington Senators have four coaches in holdouts left on the the scored over Detroit roster. Johnny Corsica and Bud Nick Altrock, Clyde Milan. Ossie Blunge and Benny Bengough Pariscleans *T*t night at Olympia! Thomas were the others. ...Most of the rookies who fail to stick with the in the first game of the best-! Corsica is said to have appealed Indians will he farmed to Baltimore this year. Zcke Bonura, three-in-five final. The next game his case to Commissioner Landis. wilt be plavod Saturday in Toledo. signed yester- big league slugger, is wearing an army sharpshooter ; York in Lakeland former • Tooke. normally a center but T"* 11] t day while his Tiger teammate* medal. Hugh Mulcahy, the first big leaguer regular to be switched to left wing r lr\ 'i when To- nr r r Petersburg preparing were in St. drafted last is a crack machine gunner in the army. ledo got Hank O’Amore of Man- to battle the St. Louis Cardinals. field for the playoffs. Halted the The Tigers could have used York’s puck into the Parisclean net only three After running the 30-yard dash in the Cooley High are 'left to right): RAY HARRINGTON, Mackenzie; big bat. They totaled TebbeHs Not Boastful, Just Appreciative three times last night The other hits and took a lacing from the Toledo goals were made by Jimm> gym. there's little room left in which to stop, so the M ARTIE FIG LAN, Central, and JIM CARROLL. Western. National Leaguers. 5 to 1. Hogan In- Baudino and Rip Williams. runners bounce off these padded springs. Shown finishing They all have different styles of bouncing all were Charley Fuchs of the Tigers predicts Jim of the but RAISE REPORTED dians will he a great Fuchs pitched against Hegan <«F.TS FIRST GOAL a semifinal heat in the west side championships yesterday successful, none going through the wall. hail York is reported to have been when the young catcher was with Oklahoma City...Hegan Besides getting the important given a “slight raise” over the from New Hampshire, about 30 miles from Tebbettsville ‘some- first goal near midway in the first first contract offered him some times known as Nashua).. .“All good come New period on a perfect pass from Tolls* Sleign Perileil weeks ago. From a contract that D’Amore, T*>ke scored twice in Cagers Seeking something Mickey Coch- 8 U. M. Kocsis last season called for England," Tobbotts proclaims ..“Ivook at them less two of than minutes the final around the $26,000 mark, he is Cy Perkins and that fellow from Nashua." . ."Bragging stan/ to complete the hat trick rane. t Cooley Trackmen Gain Biq Lead in West Side's supposed to have been cut to igain, eh Tebbetts," snerted . The first of the-#* last two wij»ed about $15,000. In six years w’ith out a one-goal margin Parisclean hits fairly well by day or by night Tn three Indoor Track Championship Meet the Tigers. York has earned aj> Tod Williams had gained while the other gave Given Letters« Amateur Status proximatelv $90,000. for $15,000 a . asons his average in night games is .324 Florida race tranks the Ohioans a lead they never ARBOR, I)RI KFNRROt) Emergency at eaeh relinquished ANN March 17 Bv JXKF BFRSOV By M. V. season. are prepared for emergencies hospitals basketball Ooaeh Bennie With York signed, the Tiger Rudy Zunich n standout In this High defrnding two and the onn of the track have a supply of "blood banks . George Burpo, Reds (Merhaan returned from Tucson. Northwestern events, Western wnn Chuck Kocsis. coun- infield seems pretty w'cll set. league ever since it was organized, amateur golfers among friends as "Little Burp" An/ where he has boon visiting wt'T 'id<> indoor trick champions other wont in Southwestern try's top-ranking Besides Rudy at first, Jimmy r<»<*kie pitcher, is known his gabbed two of pariscleans goals, when he joined the a su k s( n. and promptly an- of the League, managed professional Bloodvvorth is slated to guard His brother. Howard, who played first base for Georgia Tech, then a**i*ted on the other, made Metropolitan will Mackenzie to take sec- ranks the winter hopes nounce d that eight Wolverines in of 1939. second base, with Pinky Higgins Judd, who gening another trial with by Al Chadwick have to come up with j>oints by ond place with a second in the to regain his amateur is “Big Burp" Oscar is would receive vaisity awards. status. at third and at was Louisville’* leading htirler in 1941, The nj>cn:ng of the title series the the bucketful to overtake Cooley 30-yard dash as the Stags' host lie has filled out his application the . which certainly seemed strange Half letter-winners hail shortstop. from Michigan. They are Bob if it is to keep its title when the effort of the day. for reinstatement and shortly will winning 13 and losing 5 Frank McCormick of the Reds without Windsor as one of the While Hitchcock has been having Antle. Saginaw : D"n Holman. De- second half of the divisional Art and turn it over to James D. Standish trouble at the plate. Murray only .269 last season but he batted in 97 runs with that poor teams drew 3.936 fan' They Marx Dave Jaska of troit; Leo Dovlc. Pequaming, and events is off Thursday. brought the Cardinals' first places. Jr.. Detroit representative the Franklin, the former University mark . Eight states received a* least a million dollars in revenue were furnished some extra excite- Morrie Loach Claude Snarey’s United States Golf Association, ment the last minute by Bikoff. Flint. Cardi- Marx, whose spike wound in last of Illinois boy who came up from season... m half four are into the events which rules on such cases. from racing the past two fight' Stover, The other .Tim Mandler nals sailed five fall's cross-oountry meet threat- Little Rock this spring, has been between Jack Chicago: Capt. Cooley If the association acts favorably. the defenseman, Joe and Mel Comin. run yesterday in the gym ened his athletic career, romp’d hitting the ball consistently. Toledo and . Knc'is still vs ill have to wait two Bill aCrtmill. \’erona. N. J and and piled up 45\ jxints to take home in the half mile in the Franklin snared one of three hits Klenich. MacConnachie, years before he is again an ama- A narrowly was Bill Montclair. a healthy lead over their nearest exceptionally good time of 2:06.9. the Tigers totaled against the Back for a Second Helpinq free-for-all ' Mackenzie, During this a golfer N rival. which hid 25 » teur. period av* rted when Stover began swing- Jaska heat a last field in the Cardinals yesterday. Reserve awards went to Boh Northwestern s gather may play in open tournaments bbt Scotty Monteith could tell about Wi ing on Klenich mayors Colts could 30-yard dash. Yesterday’s Tiger defeat was Handed Gilbert. Chicago; Wally Spre* n. only 21. while Western followed he cannot compete for cash prizes. age 12, who re-enlisted the arn,v in New York the other day by Referee D<*ug Young, thev L. Broun Jackson gave Western the team's fourth setback in as in Highland F'ark; Boh Sheniky, with Chuck revealed today that he the tug only s*“e- 20’i. Central 16. Rrdtord 15 *he high hurdles and Brunnell many starts in exhibition games because Willliam .1 seph t*s “Midget" Smith, a very good bantam- were in a few Erv'Vtl h'al!' Fr-d Ann and ha* contemplated making the nnounoed Arbor, and Paul White. River o switch hack to the amateurs for in on Klenich. It was another lively Sam Bish p. Northwestern the Cowboys' achievements. Jack- Rouge. to title (Continued Page 17) first World War The corporal who enlisted Smith in 1917 was skirmish and they were given mis- coach, refused concede the son won his e\ent in 12 seconds, (Ctmtinued on I’agn 17) on The letter today were to his Man Mountain Dean, who like Smith re-enlisted for the current conducts and shooed t«* the dree- Cooley, however. Some of which tied the existing city record to elect a captain for the 1912-43 best hoys are entered in the 220. scrap . Don Lund of Detroit, who Fritz Crisler expects willstar ing rooms. unofficially. During the heats season. mile, high jump and relay, events three others. Sam Fa«an and Boh Michigan fall, Pug vet to Lewii H. Walter in football next is a cousin of Lund. All- Nats Dicker for Catcher come. Fraser of Mackenzie and Don Off the Hook America back with Minnesota some years ago. Chuck Few Strikeoufs Davis of Cooley, that ..And Fla., 17 COOLEY WELL BALANCED equaled Kennedy, another Wolverine, of Charley ORLANDO. March time. Terry and Ken Reardon, the two hard-hitting Irishmen W’ho promising is the son (INSi. The Washington Joe DiMaggio 'tiurs out the Cooley, Senators a former citv track Charley Kovach of Southwest- ne\ t quit carrying the mail for the Montreal Canadiens. were Kennedy, who succeeded Walter Eckersall as quarterback a* the least number of times amen.; the today were reportedly dickering champion, revealed excellent bal- ern captured the quart.T-rmle in orphan" I at an early age hut have really made something of University of Chicago to Ross, didn’t with the Minneapolis club for better major league hitt'i' last ance in ..Hats off Barney who pacing yesterday's mm- ... 56.1 seconds, four-tenths of a th* m*. Ives # m hockey Fvery in the National Hockey catcher Angelo Giuliani. season 13 petition. The Cardinal* won two fiddle around looking for a “cushion job" hut joined up ns a second faster than hi- closest League would like io adopt them and Jack __ private in the Marines. competitor. Bill Dunn- ll of North- Adams of the Wings would eagerly lay down a wait to be “requested" He an western bundle of cash for the chance... But Dick Irvin, Fritz Crisler didn’t made manager, ( Canadi* n>' says any such moves are j early that Michigan would like to meet the C.reat A YACHTSMAN WRITES OF THE WAR QI AMFV FOR m MKF.T announcement use |« sv now because the brothers are going into I 1 Naval Station grid team next fa H 1... There’s talk that The first six in event not army Lakes each soo.n F __ 9 the Canadian ___ Jimmy Conzelman of the Chicago Cardinals may direet football only figure in tho p int scorin'.;, If Kastern lligh's basketball team downs hut also qualify 9C? I at Groat Lakes, where hr played in 1918 .Should Mickey Coch- for ’he c*\-u dc Hanitramck to reach the city finals It will he. the J Cy in semifinals, to he hold n* \t week. first time the Indians have fought their way rane take over the baseball there, Detroit will he well repre- Gillette Is Bomber Flier Pacific In i The cast side will decide its since Harold Kahl. Times sjiorts writer, led them *L managed sented bv former managers... Conzelman once the De- By <«F()R(»K F. \ AN inii i and h:« went visional championships tonvirow into flic championship round in 1925.. -Walter ML t ued. then ind Cochrane, ,i Friday at Denhy H ;h llagcn. pro football team and of course, was the Tiger into the <>f \achrs- »' the an.l only, is reported in the troit language ~ one chips J “Wo were at a bit of dis- .Vi-v*r«l *i.ih •’>« w 1•. «• v « ( •-> result >