Three Border Cities Schools Have Coaching Changes
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Three Border Cities Schools Have Coaching Changes The Monitor-Leader Spotlight Hits This Form Didn't Help Him Yesterday Fall Tennis Casualty FRIDAY AUGUST 28, 1942 PAGE 10 Another Nelter of Transportation Second Series Tilt Set Loop Mooting Hoors Thot Grosso Point©, Griffith Tonight from California Wyandotto and Royal Oak Lose Mentors for Richards, 19, Looks Fall tennis proved the only casualty of the war, as far as Postponed yesterday because of wet ground!, the second game Border Cities League competition is concerned, it was revealed Good; Falkenberg city high of the City Recreation Department’s inter-league softball series Jinx fly / ’JHHnBHf ; today by Athletic Director Ernest J. Buckholz of follow- is slated for this evening, weather permitting. Will Appear Today ing a conference meeting at the Y.M.C.A. in Detroit, held yester- Hubarth & Schott, upset victor over Bar 69 in the opener day. will be attempting to annex its second straight win and the BY GAYLE TALBOT The parley was originally scheduled for next week, but a city championship. NEW YORK. Aug. 28—(/P)— Grosse Pointe school opening next week forced the date to be The game is scheduled for Griffith Field, insomuch as the The National Tennis Champion- moved up. Mount Clemens Dairy hardball team drills at Covered Wagon ships have been going on only While Fall tennis suffered from the transportation problem, meeting. each Friday and the St. Mary's stadium infield is still mucky one day at Forest Hills, but it is its demise was not the major topic of conversation at the from yesterday’s rains. The game will rtart at 6 45. obvious that California is not Three head coaches have resigned or been removed, it was learned Bar 69, Blue division champion which suffered its first de- going to let the war interfere at the discussion, meaning that half of the schools participating feat in city competition on Tuesday, needs to win tonight's clash with its normal production of in the Border Cities loop will have new mentors at the helm this to extend the series into the third game and maintain its chance outstanding young stars. autumn. interesting of winning the title virtually conceded them from the first of the The latest from out that way Most to Mount season. Marv Leggett is expected to be on the mound for the is George Richards, a left- Clemens residents is the resign- tavern team, facing Marv Duckert, Lumberjack hurler who went handed, 19-year old from Monte- ation of the veteran “Pep” the route against the Blue team in the series opener. bello, a suburb of Los Angeles. Gary of nearby Grosse Pointc. Gary, Series presentation who was regard- Planned A feature of the evening’s program will be the Although southpaws are some- The lank to Arnie Hcllner of the Louis Glass Memorial Award for Sports- thing new, even for California, ed as one of the leading basket- manship. Richards looks like he may rate ball pilots in this area, has left with the best that state has his school position to take over as War Benefit Community Service ? . - the job of produced. Which is to say, the i :. ™R3BKKKmmm%JELI This best. Director in Grosse Pointe. $679,006 May Possibly Tex Hughson, who became the first major A former University of Texas player, he was will involve not only the direc- SEEDED NO. 8 to Go to Service Groups Chances Up league pitcher win 14 games this season, had tutored there by* Billy Disch. who numbers tion of recreation, but adult ed- Series Already Richards has won the his 11-game winning streak snapped yesterday among other pupils Bib Falk and Pinky Higgins ucational classes and a half-doz- distinction of being the first na- CHICAGO. Aug. 26 _ IfP) when the Cleveland Indians pounced on him to of the Tigers, Red Branch of the Yanks and en other activities. Long famed tive player ever to be seeded on Baseball's offer to share $357,- stop a nine-game Boston Red Sox victory stretch. Ernie Koy of the Phils. for his ardent support of the his first appearance in the na- 544 to $679,006 of its World man-to-man defense in basket- Brooks w*as today for Yanks, tional championships. He Series kitty was extended ball, Gary caused considerable seeded No. 8 on the strength of to two organizations the Louis; amusement here last Winter at Dodgers Win Final Game at St. his play in preliminary Eastern U.S.O. and the Red Cross—and a basketball game when he or- tournaments. needed only their formal accept- Bosox Streak Snapped at 9 by Indians Bears Figured as 3 Touchdowns dered his team not to attempt ance and subsequent approval In his opening match yester- the ball into a zone to advance government authorities go BY JUDSON BAILEY day Richards swarmed all over up by the by to (Associated defense pattern set Press Sports Writer' first three but the net one of the East’s best junior into effect this Fall The World Series is beginning Bathers. ed as benefit. result of the struggle in Sports- players. Irvin Dorfman of New College All-Stars a again for the Brook- Better to look safe than man’s Park was to send the York City and Yale, 6-3, 6-3, ILLINOIS COACH After conferring yesterday lyn Dodgers and New York Gary by Dodgers into the last month of 6-4. Those who saw’ him oper- will be succeeded with Presidents Will Harridge Yankees. Jeff who is coming to the the season with a 5 4 game lead ate already w’ere looking for- Healv, of the American League and What little had league position. excitement and the knowledge that they ward to his second round match from an Illinois Ford Frick of the National been breathed into the two Ma- Grid Opener j John French, likeable Royal would need stay awake to against George Ball of El Pa„o, 'Cheese Champ' Gib Sellers League, Landis revealed the jor League pennant races in re- to position kc'-p it. Texas, tomorrow. Oak coach, has left his plan and said the two intended cent days apparently was ex- as of the Acorns to accept The Cardinals came back last Another West Coast young- mentor beneficiaries had not been con- pelled yesterday as the Brook- Gets Chance to Defend Self a better-paying defense job. De- night with Max Lanier in the ster w’ho created a fine impres- Tap Tonight sulted beforehand. bounced out of on w’erc lyn Dodgers tails of his new position fourth game of the series with sion in his first appearance was STATISTICS AT HAND their lethargy and quelled the State Open Golf Meet not available at the meeting, just two days rest since he had James Brink, a lanky 101,000 to Sec Pro Landis drew up 1942 series St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 and the Detroit, transplanted Texan, and however. Stepping into his post held Brooklyn to four hits Mon- old from Seattle, who carried no Starts over 72-Hole estimates based on last Fall’s onrush of the Boston Red Sox Melvin (Chick) Harbert of Bat- will be Gerry Jones, former line stocky southpaw less a campaigner than Sidney Team Defend Record classic between the New York was checked by the Cleveland day night. The at tle Creek, the nation's fourth and a Mich- however, Wood Jr., to five sets before he Route Meadowbrook coach under French Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2. wasn’t up to the job, BY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN golf money winner. graduate, w’here he Indians capitulated by igan State which teams appear headed for The Dodgers had the cock- and was shelled for five succes- 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 3-6, Aug. 22 f/PT BY WATSON SPOELSTRA SIX FORMER 6-0. CHICAGO. CHAMPS was a varsity center. an encore meeting this year, and sureness taken out of them at St. sive singles and three runs in Aug. 28 </P) Exclusive of Sellers, there are One of the finest teams of Col- DETROIT, The situation at Wyandotte is allowing for the fact the first Louis as the Redbirds took the the fourth. Then another left- SCHROEDF.R WINS Ever since he won the 1941 six former champions. Harbert lege All Stars in nine years is more confused. John Middle- two games will be in the Na- hander, Ernie White, came in The West Coast already had Michigan Open golf title at tops this list by virtue of his figured by football wisemen to worth, coach at Lansing Central tional League champion's home and was pelted for an additional the two tournament favorites, Grand Rapids. Pudgy Gib Sel- record 268 total while winning 1 e about three touchdowns shy for 22 years, will take over the park, came up with these sta- single and Brooklyn's final run Ted Schroeder of Glendale, Cal., lers of Detroit has been known at Jackson in 1939, but A1 Wa- Expect Unknown of matching th' Chicago Bears football and basketball duties tistics: before getting his house in or- and Louise Brough of Beverly in some quarters as a "cheese trous, Mortie Dutra, the broth- tonight in Soldier v ield. w ith Webb Hegadon, form- The SIOO,OOO for radio rights, der. Hills. They won their opening champion.” but he gets a chance there to Cop Handicap 'Teorge chief, taking over an assist- previously shared by players It w’as the veteran Curt Davis, matches as scheduled, in straight ’"alas ran his National as as his ley, Detroit, and Marvin er to defend himself well all of pair and "baseball”—including VANDALIA,Ohio, Aug.