ETROIT TIMES, JULY 20, 1942 PAGE 13 Fan’s Plea Keeps Harbert From Beating Hogan SPORTS Tigers Head RYDER CUP CONTESTANTS GET THEIR REWARD Chick Ties Ben By LEO MACDONELL For Home After As Ryder Cup at Golfdom's Top, He’s a Far Cry Now Herbert Can Recall From the ‘Lad of 20 Wins, ¦ His 86 in 1935 Open in First Big Meet Split With A’s Team 10-5 CHICK GOES WELL AGAINST HOGAN Weak Hitting Gives 10 Singles Matches Them Only I Victory Split; Red Cross 1 Back in 1935, the writer was among a faithful few Mich- Due $25,000 jgaoders who in tiny galleries trudged wearily after a skinny lad in Last 8 Games to Get of £0 who rolled up a mountainous score in the National Open nt Oakmont and later in the National Amateur at Cleveland PHILADELPHIA. July 20 By N. F. DRUKENBROn Tigers speeding ißkiimed the bark off nearly every tree of Country Club's heavily The were home- If Chick Herbert weren’t so today, glad to get out Iwooded layout. ward of the eager to please his public, he grip in- It would be a better story if we could truthfully report that of defeat—and also the could boast today of a one-up sent down to ,we predicted then that the long legged woodchopper in a few tense heat that them victory over Ben Hogan instead of seven of last eight (years would command the great- defeat in their just a tie, not that tying the wiry games on the eastern est gallery to follow a match in trip. littleHogan isn’t quite an achieve- a tournament featuring the Home loam and the cooling ment. ’ ; greatest professional golfers in breezes of the Detroit River were ‘Sja ISt /Mm It happened late yesterday on \ the eighteenth hole at America. expected to work wonders with L , Oakland Imy Hills as But we find the spent Tigers. They face the the Ryder Cup team was can’t any rec- completing its 10-5 conquest of ord of having made any such Washington Senators at home to- Walter Hagen's Challengers. The prediction. morrow. Challengers rallied yesterday to break even We are happy (Editor’s note: Unless there’s in the singles after to report, a big change here this week, losing all five best ball matches however, that Melvin (Chick) WBmi: f W Tigers are going to be Saturday. - the
. friarbert, 27-year-old Battle Wsm / m fooled if they’re depending on Herbert and Hogan were even ¦'l * V ¦I |Creek sensation, achieved the Detroit’s ''cool’’ breezes to re- coming dawn the final fairway, ¦ I store their batting eyes.) about one high honor of which we write. jm to finish of the most thrilling matches ever witnessed Moreover, with 2,000 thrill* mmm For nine innings yesterday it looked as if Del Baker’s men had here. Little Ben hooked his Saturated galleryites in his wake, found the proper combination as mum.' second and it stopped far short Harbert, in the Ryder Cup they whipped the Athletics in the and below the green, leaving the gates open matches at Oakland Hills yester- first game of a double-header. for his Battle Creek |2-1, Shibe Park, 15.367 rival, whose great tee shot day afternoon, tied Ben Hogan, at before around fans, but they fell back into their the bend in the fairway left him probably the greatest player old habits and dropped the sec- within shooting distance of the in the country, in a hair-raising ond, 4-3. green. A. B. DICKMAN (center) sport* co-ordinator for the aa LAWSON LITTLE, acting captain of the challengers, pnatch that produced exciting STILL CANT HIT URGED TO SOCK IT golf from a pair of master shot- American Red Cross, presents certificates of appreciation looks on. The two-day matches were expected to net If Tigers are to win at Chick had picked a spoon from pnakers. the to CRAIG WOOD captain of the victorious Ryder Cuppers. $25,000 for the Red Cross. home they must find their batting his bag and was sighting the line Now, a little belatedly per- eyes and they must tighten up when a fat little man In a blue we join with others who their infielding. The heat chased sport shirt, worn pajama style, haps, opposing rushed a young man more pitchers out of the up, his shirt fluttering in in Harbert box yesterday than Baker’s men Races End Aug. 15 the breeze. jcapable of winning the highest White Cloud Ist Detroit Printers sock, have chased in the last two weeks. “Give it a Michigan; honors in the ancient and hon- And in the field it was a dam- Track Officials Spike Rumors of Extension; Meet give It a sock/* said the fat orable game. Chick has arrived aging error by Ross, filling in for little man, who maybe didn’t Higgins opened •- we’re merely getting on the at third that the Will Close on Schedule know much about golf but door for the two winning Phila- At Mackinac Lose in Final apparently did know that Chick wagon this time. He hand delphia runs in the sixth inning By was a Michigander. grrived when he LEWIS H. WALTER defeated the of the second game. By GEORGE E. VAN That was all the encouragement Despite the intense heat, both Allhough Detroit is enjoying its the grounds has been taken over INDIANAPOLIS. July 20.-The the 27-year-old same Hogan in the Texas Open Detroit printers’ baseball team is Herbert needed. st San Antonio earlier this games were brilliantly waged and MACKINAC ISLAND. July 20. best horse racing season in his- Iby the army. He socked that one as hard as a year spectacularly fought. tory, with approximately $12,000,- home today after losing to the St. golf the winter circuit. Cloud. Charles Soren- The actual mutuel handle fig- Louis Typos, 4 to 3. in the final ball ever has been socked. m The Tigers won the first game 000 wagered in the first 49 days, 1 The ball took off son's 60-foot cutter, became the ures for the meeting, which runs of the western sectional elimina- beautifully and “Remember I had an 86 w’hen they pushed over a run in the Detroit Racing Association a mighty roar went up from the Oakmont,** the eighth inning that broke a 1-1 first Detroit boat to finish in the will not try to extend its meet- its fiftieth program this after- jtions here yesterday. huge at Harbert smiled Chicago-Mack Keenoy, pitcher, gallery as it flew toward the tie. mac race when she ing. noon, shows $11,924,546 in bets Jack St. Louis green. But as he cooled hot pipes and at 6:14:05 a. m. was tough for Detroit men Harbert had socked it Higgins opened the inning with 'crossed the line “We ?1 day* to with too well; put rested tired dogs in the have more from which the state has derived on to had a little too much Oak- a walk and went to third when today. go to rnmplete the 7S day meet- base. Detroit failed make , oomph into class, the $122,500 license an extra it. The ball carried to- land Hills locker room after Bloodworth singled to center.] j No other ship irt her ing, which in one of the longest in fees. base hit. Ernie Bechard the back edge cruising division, was in held a 3-to-2 lead going into the of the green and the Sabbath Day match. Tebbetts then hit. straight at sight and. run In the United States this This afternoon's twilight pro- hopped into the trap just be- Knickerbocker. The As second although she must allow some 25 gram eighth inning, when St. Louis! t yond “Ye*, but Oakmont was year.” said George Lewis is headed by the Old Rose- jumped it. sacker. with a chance to retire jrivals from one hour to 14. the manager. on him for three hits and pretty tough,** we nought to mutuels “We think bud and Nip and Tuck purses, victory. what proved to be the winning trim cutter is given a good chance : two runs for % HOGAN’S THIRD OY’ER that ia enough. which will bring together some of play smooth Chick’s somewhat run at the plate, elected to make to clean up. St. Louis will the eastern It still as (Thick CHICK HARBERT play “Many horaemen have naked the better platers. But for many, winner Detroit, August looked if would harrowing recollections. a double on Bloodworth and Warrior, eight-meter sioop of in 8-9. win the hole when Hogan’s Tebbetts. lie made ihe double Fred Temple of Toledo, who lost us to continue and we would the chief interest will lie in the DETROIT ST. LOI IS third “BUIU It irma an 86.** Chick laughed. like to extend the employment day’s last race, in which Mon AB R H AB R H was too strong and wound up a play but Higgins crossed the plate Rangoon on the rocks at Thunder M'Whlnnl*,ef 7 2 0 B+Uko.lf 8 12 have our Time, one few feet back of the green and Failing to understand how the golfer they had juat seen with the run that turned the tide. Bay Island in last week's Port we been able to give of the most consistent Stein.** Sin Wagitaff 3 512 of employes, horses ever to race here, will try Egan.c 5 0 2 January. 4 0 0 Chick came out from the trap .tome from behind in a gallant battle through The Athletics won the second Huron-Mackinac race, was up in hundreds Detroit Dowedlta.l 4 0 other considerations make for his sixth 2 Breumktr.cf 4 12 only about 15 feet from the cup. • hursta to tie Hogan could shoot an 86, Harbert a friends were when they knocked Dizzy Trout front in the racing division. *but straight victory. Hlll.cf 4 0 1 Boacman.l 4 11 inning It appear wiser to stand by our five-year-old Martin.rf 4 0 0 Bpr!n»ett.2 4 0 0 But after Hogan chipped dead to out of the box in the sixth The son of Time Rupnow.3 4 0 1 4 horrified at the gruesome recollections. Harbert assured them FAST TRIP original plans," said Lewis. Maker, M LaOchlD.rf 0 1 the cup, Chick’s putt missed by to score four runs and erase a 2-0 recently claimed by A. W. Anderson. 2 4 0 2 Werner.e 4 0 1 about that it was true. lead piled up by the Tigers. There have been rumors that Deveau, will pick up nine pounds Numbers. 2 10 0 Keanoy.p 4 0 1 an inrh and they halved it White Cloud, which flew the Bcchard p 401 in fives to “And I suppose I’ll more H6’»,” the modest young Baker’s men made a game at- meet- finish all square. shoot burgee of the Detroit Yacht Club, the track would extend its off his last start and try to sub- The tempt to pull the game out of the, ing original closing date, rivals, including the Totals 37 3 9 Totals 30 410 other matches also pro- Battle Creek star offered. made one of the fastest trips in from the due five 00l They scored the St. Louis 010 020—4 10 2 vided plenty of thrills for the fire. one run in the 35-year history of the race. August 35. through Labor Day, Brown Hotel Stable's Sparkling Detroit 010 020 000—3 • 4 eighth and had two men on base September August! Heel, Errors—Rteln. Egan. Anderson. Rupnow, crowd of more than 7.000 who Her elapsed time for the course 7. inasmuch the which has won her last two Keenoy. Wagstsfr. in the McCosky closed races; Wildland, winner of Two-base hits—Breum- braved several rainstorms and the 1935 His First Year in National Meets ninth when was 38:14:05. Mavoureen, six-! 15 closing date was first set to his last ker. Stolen bases McWhlnnle 3. Stain, heat the Fair, out- 0, to follow the country’s great- books with a double play. class sloop, still holds the record avoid conflict with the Michigan start: Cynthia White Bait Hill. January Strurk Bechard golfers Harbert recalled that the 1935 tournaments were the first Six pitchers were forced out of to at Keenoy 9. Left on base —Detroit 6. Bt. est in the final 36 holes of 31 hours made in 1911. State Fair. Now there is be no and Black Time. The race is a Louts 9. Bases on balls—Off Bechard 3, of the in which he ever played. yards. Keenoy two-day event which is national meets the box because of the heat. In this race Joe Snay. Mr. Sail- fair because the main section of mile and 70 4. expected “Several times since I’ve been ready to quit,” he said. to net more than $25,000 boat himself these many years in for the Red Cross. « This, too, was unbelievable to the friends who had just seen Detroit yachting, acted as skipper. There was the brilliant come- Chick come from behind after being four down to the crack Sorenson wasn’t aboard. White Concussion Cloud's crew with Snay were Ted ROSAR YANKS TO BE COP (Continued on Page 14) Texan. Puts QUITS and then Coggin. Jack Erhelmier. Carl “It Isn’t everybody who can give Hogan four up Meurer, Harry’ Petersen. Boh come from behind to tie,” one of the friends said. Rayant. Bob Kerr, Huntley John- Mayor “Yes, but Hogan doesn’t play his best against me for Reiser in Bed son, Capt. O. A. Johnson. Mike Hemsley Hired, Catches Double-Header Jeffries Has reason or another,” cut in Herbert. Dillon, Jack Scranton Roland “You’re just being modest,” the other friend said. ST. LOUIS. Mo.. July 20 (UP). Cristman and George E. Van. I NEW YORK. July 20 (UP).— nomebodv was kidding me. But Reiser, Brooklyn White Cloud, sailing in the A His First Ace I It,” Harbert replied. Pete outfielder. 1 Lady Luck got cockeyed with the then I realized It wasn't a rib “No, mean division in the cruising class, took Chick talked if he did mean it, all right. has suffered a slight brain heat over the week-end and and I felt so darned good that Mayor Edward J. Jeffries today And as con-J the lead in her class going out of is receiving cussion and will be lost to the ( the Van gap just shifted tears almost came to my eyes. congratulations on his The writer wondered how Harbert. after in-and-out years, Buren after the Rollicking Rollie Hemsley first hole in one. golf Dodgers for several days, Dr. Rob-* start, passed all her smaller rivals Playing for •uddenly found himself, and suggested that the lad's powerful straight from baseball's honeyard What a feeling—let out by the many years the mayor hss ert F. Hyland, St. Louis Cardinal in the C, D and B classes. neve# drives were probably the main reason. Revenge, to the pennant-bound Yankees Reds on Friday and hired by the been able to boast of an ace until club physician said today. Ken Griffin and Paul Yes, Sunday when he sank “No,” Harbert explained. “I was always a pretty fair Wallister's 10-meter sloop, gen-! when catcher Buddy Rosar jumped Yanks on Saturday. I a 225-yard - Hyland said Reiser would have guess It was the break tee shot at the Detroit Golf Club. driver. It's putting that made me better, if I am better. In erally the first boat in to the har-: the club and shuffled off to Buf- greatest to remain quiet in a hospital herej 1 ever got. Anyway, four hours He used a spoon on the seventh the last year or so I've putted much better. I now putt to bor, finished at 7:41.54. Warrior falo. hole. fully later I was on a plane heading get up to the hole. I don't try to sink every putt. I have until he recovered from the crossed soon afterwards within her It was one of the screwiest New York. did Cincin- effects of the blow he suffered time and seem a likely for Why it pay bold the green.” winner. double plays major league nati let go? I guess learned doesn’t to be too on when he at Sunday in his- me Well, crashed into a fence afternoon as White tory. because I was having a bad Sportsman’s yesterday. camp up Betsie, Backstop Rosar tossed aside Park He Cloud on Point his Yankee a season at bat, hitting only about Youngster Wins was attempting to make a diving 211 start, uniform to try for Friend Marvels at His Comeback miles from the one of policeman’s Buffalo. Then, .US and not very often. catch of Enos Slaughter’s long hit the famous marks of the job in playing Harbert’s gameness came to the fore again, one of the which became an inside the park she passed Ollie course.J because of this escapade, Ralston I was In only about S 6 games Falcon. Karas’, Burdett Hemsley was called to the this season." Skeet Titles friends marveling over Chick’s comeback at the eleventh hole in home run. new Q-boat and Warrior, the lat-' rescue Hemsley, the discarded This big chance with the Yanks AKRON. 0., July 20 (UP).— the afternoon after Hogan had chipped over a stymie on the Reiser, the Dodger’s star sopho- ter was leading Falcon by about a more playboy, who was released on Fri- apparently inspired him. . In yes- Charles Weeks 111, 15-year-old who is leading the National mile at the time but stretched out day terday’s tenth to sink the ball and halve the hole. League in batting, suffered a sim- the margin. by the Cincinnati Reds for double-header he made sharpshooter from Massillon, 0., weak hitting. five hits In eight trips to the plate highlighted “Didn’t that get you down?” Harbert was asked. ilar injury In attempting to field White Cloud carried the spin- the annual Midwest during the two games, both of skeet tournament yesterday “Well, it wasn’t pleasant,” Harbert replied, “hut you got a hall in Brooklyn last summer. naker she broke out at the start TOOK HIS CHANCE here During BUDDY ROSAR which were won by the Yanks. by walking away with two titles. to keep on.” the winter he complained' for 225 miles which she covered in (on frequent Rosar the telephone from Thereupon, of headaches. 25 hours. i Buffalo) long Harbert from the eleventh tee drove over 300 explained that for a Saturday night for Buffalo. yards—a tremendous poke—on a hole that must have measured time he had had a yen to become a policeman. he Certainly I’ll take Mime action 420 yards yesterday. Hogan trapped his shot and Chick At last had his Major League Standings tee chance, by taking a civil service against him. I’ll wait a couple on to win the hole and square the match. Wins Dog Trials AMERICAN LEAGUE Went examination during the week-end. of daya to cool off before I de- NATIONAL LEAGUE The eighteenth was a thriller. Hogan rimmed a chip shot He asked Marse Joe McCarthy of ride what that action will be. W L Pet. *GB W L the 1 Pet. *GB have given him victory Yanks—who incidentally also Oh, no, thin New York 61 28 .685 .. that would and Harbert slid past the Veteran Trainer Pick* Hi* Dogs for Quality Rather doesn't mean that I Brooklyn 61 27 .695 .. eup a bare inch or two for a long putt that would have given lives in Buffalo—if he could have Roaar will be put out of base- Boston 50 57 .575 10 St. Louis 54 32 .628 6 a couple of days off. Marse Joe ball. I expect he’ll the club jCleveland 51 40 .560 11 him a triumph. The match finished even Stephen—just as the Than Quantify and Wins Honors Join Cincinnati 47 41 .534 14 said no. So he dood it anyway. at Cleveland, probably TueMlay |St Louis 47 44 .516 14 New York 46 43 .517 15 Vi golf of the two stars was all through the day. Rosar, speaking on Sunday, said: or Wednesday. ! DETROIT 46 47 Vic Vorel, who has been run- a dead gallop, the dogs .495 16 Chicago 44 48 .478 19 A showman as well as a fine golfer, Harbert twisted with three were “I took the examinations to- Chicago 56 51 .414 24 Pittsburgh ning coon hounds all bunched. Heads Up crossed the HEARSE VICTIM 41 44 .482 184 last the in field trials day, here In Buffalo—the men- Washington 54 56 .278 274 Boston 37 56 his putt, rolled to ground, kicked up his heel* and all over the country, is one canine line first and then went .392 26 4 finish tal. physical, agility and written. “I knew I had to have an ex- Philadelphia 24 65 .276 27 ft Philadelphia 24 63 .276 56 laughed when the ball curled around the edge of the hole and enthusiast who goes in for quality straight for the tree in which Mr. If I have passed I II be admitted perienced Immediately 4 safely lodged. catcher •Games behind leader. •Games behind leader. then refused to drop. rather than quantity. His Detroit Raccoon was Imme- to the force. No, that doesn’t and I remembered that Hemaley vr.sTr.nnAY'a hkmi.t* diately gave voice, DETROIT 2-10-0, Philadelphia YKaTEßoar'a smilts take kennel houses only twro black and he winning mean that I’ll baseball. I'll had been 1-10-0. Pittsburgh Chick can it, too. quit released by the Reds Renton. (Trucks (61 and Tsbbstta; Wolff, 8-11-2, Boston 7-11-6. SawaM, tans, and they proved both “tree” and “line” and more Butchsr (9), (•) Phsips: their cham- work on the force during the on Friday. So I telephoned him tChflstnphar (6) and Wagnsr. (Pint gam* ) IDlsts and Tobtn. glory for tErrtckaon (•>. Sain (t>. Wailaca (6) pionship caliber by running one- his master. off season and take a leave of at Philadelphia 4-11-a. DETROIT 6-8-1. and KRSI'LTS Cincinnati and he took the JMsrrhildon, R. Harris (7), (7) Lombardi. Mail (First gams ) Lots of Orchids to Oakland Hills two in the annual Michigan coon during I Fowlsr Pittsburgh 6-13-4, H»it No. I—Tr*t: Won hr Looker, absence to play bail the Job. To keep within the 25- and Bwtft; ?Trout. Wilson (6), Oorslca Boston 0-4-1. Kllngsr Park, by Chrlatle, (7) snd Lrfipst; tSalvo, Hutchings (4), Ssin dog field trials, held at Kerr owned Mile* C«p*r. Lina: summer time. No. the draft had player I Hearse and Parsons, Tsbbstta. (Second Another great show, the Ryder Cup matches provided a Won by Trouble, owned by Bob I limit optioned asm*). |(A i and Kluts. (Sscond gams.) near Rochester, yesterday. Burna. do with Phlladslphia Garden City. nothing to It. I’m Iq to Newark, since Rosar still is a St Louis 5-S-O Washington 3-6 «. 6-13-1. Chicago 6-11-3. iPod- of as well Auksr. Hughs (0) thrilling golf as a lot of money for the Red Cross, After a series of preliminary’ Heat No. 2—Trear Michigan owner, 3-A, I’m married and have a : Caster <6». Hollingsworth (9> and Ksw«U. gajny. and Warrsn; tWarnsks, member of the club.” Schmitt (4) (First was the third of the J. Russell Gnau-promoted in heats against nearly 100 hounds Hay Brothera, Detroit. Line: Blue B«y. 15-month old daughter, Mary Farrall; Mastsraon, tZubsr (t> and Early. and Phslps. gsmsi. matches owner, Clara Thompaon. Yale. Hermley, who flew’ to New I (First gams). Chicago 0-16-6, Phlladslphia 4-13-1. Bit- Detroit for war funds. Two of them—the in from all parts of the state and Heat No. S- Tree and Line: Kanaaa Ann, and my wife expects an- York and caught both ends of St. Louis 6-13-4 Washington 3-6-4. Nlg- horn and Schsfflng; tßsck, Naylor (4«, first 1940—and Ohio, Smoke, owner. Sptefleberg and Hunt. Ver- gsllng and Fsrrsll; tWynn. Hosrst (6) and Warrsn (Sscond gams i Heads Up and Little Bruce baby any day now.” - header, Scarborough this year’s were played over Oakland Hills’ and testing million, Ohio. other yesterday’s double also (4). Trotter (i> (Second Cincinnati 0-110. Naw Yorh 6-6-0 Wal- beautiful found and Evans. (6) themselves competing Heat No. 4No tree. Lina: Jackie, McCarthy, in the dressing room was interviewed in the stadium gams). tars and La man no; tCarpsntsr, McOss layout, with the of Thompaon. Panning. (First gams.) members that fine organization whole- against each other for the state owner, Clara Tala. at Yankee Stadium, between dressing room. He Nsw Tork 0-12-1. Chicago 3-0-3 Borowy aad Heat No. S—Tree: Ruety, owner C. M. said: Hsmslsy; (Dtat (6) Nsw Tork 4-0-1. Cincinnati 3-6-0 FsM- heartedly promotion. title In finals. and rich. Las and Trash. (Adams behind the the Only other dog MacArthur, Haiti Park Line; liable, games of yesterday's double- | “I waa alttlng In my apart- (First gamat man. (7) and Mancuao, Vandsp owner, (Sscond Besides Gnau, and Russ’ able Fred Cody, among to survive the 10 gruelling races Clare Thompaon Yale. header w’ith the White Sox. said: ment at Cincinnati Saturday Naw York 12-13-0. Chicago 0-4-2 Ruffing Mssr and Lamanno, Laksman. aide. Oak- Heat No. S—Lina and Tree: Tirade Up. and llamslsy; ?Smith, Watland (6) and CL gams ) was Michigan Central, a smartly owner, Vie Voiel asked me for a couple Brooklyn land Hills folks who labored diligently to put the show over were "Rosar t evening, wondering where I Dlcksy. (Second gamat. St. Louis 6-10-2. S-S-O. IM- 'Coopsr, .6). (S) trained fox hound owned by the Heat No. 7—Lina and Tree: Little of days off. I told him It was would go next. I had a couple Clavaland 10-17-1 Boston T-14-2. Bsghv Oumbsrt Lamar and W. John P. O’Hara, general chairman; M. M. Burgess, the club’s Ray brothers Bruce, Vic Voael. IHaving (6), Farrtck (0) and Hagan. Dan- Coopsr; twyatt. Wsbbsr (3), Head <0» of Detroit. Heat No. A- Tree: Andv, owner George Impossible what with Bill of Irons In the fire, hut nothing (First gams | nlng, tHughson. Brown (•>. Dobson (I2» and Owsn grand president; a Slattery Royal Blue, Louis Brooklyn Les Colman. Otto Miller. Dick Mead. Ken Moore, The mile snd half champion- Oak Line. Our Dickey out for a week or »o too hot. and Conroy. Ryba