Thursday, 29, PAGE 26 DETROIT EVENING TIM E S (PHOSE CHERRY SS00) April 1943 Highlights mill Sidelights as Tigers 1943 Baseball Season!:> ••••¦* Often BST 4B J if - Mil w^l ’ Hl jm '-V'' T \ 'n•• V c;. .f- v. * T ¦ ¦ Jlf / % ; r \¦ jlßy> i. mHig \\ *v**’.. **ka fc... fi»jy ¦ WKKtKm S' i , Dick Wakefield, tailed the Tiger s’ $51,000 recruit, Mayor Jeffries and Councilman Rogell, who were honor- Paul (Dizzy) Trout seems to lie impressing Frank Tommy Bridges takes off his jacket for the stroll to Tiger liecause of his bonus to sign, trikes over Hank Greenberg R ary batteries for oj>ennig day ceremonies, pose for photos (Stubby) Overnurc, rookie pitcher, with his talcs about mound chores. The veteran gave the fans at the dug- dug \t stat on tlie steps Gchringcrs No. 2 after disposing of tlieir duties in fine shape. The mayor’s those red gloves. It was chilly enough in the Tiger opener a thrill with his masterful hurling, even though uniform. Lets hope he hits ami fields like that pair. pitch was a strike and Rogeirs toss to second was swell. out and those parkas the Tigers got came in handy. he was forced to retire when St. Louis got 2 runs in Bth. SPORTS Tiger Hurlers Hold Foes to 6 Hits or Less FLAG RAISING HONORS 26 TIGERS Cramer Recalls His Barnstorming Eight Certain, MavlioiTI«> Mt It¦¦ Tlie fount St. Louis Is Trip Through Mexico in 1935 Isn’i tlio Saved by By LEO MACDONELL Pour Doubtful Victim; Detroit Rosrer (Poc> Cramer of the bam. so Hie waitress informed Doad Hall $2 Drug Timers uas particularly inter- Caster. Yeh. hut George knew 1 ested in President Roosevelt's different. By Intimation*! Nrw* A#rvli* LOUISVILLE. April 29 UNS> Opener \ Derby Wins isit to Monterrey, Mexico, re- “Some of the other players Starters If all goes as expected Saturday, If you are one of those people got that Kentucky ham," Caster a net Mrs. cently^ dancing will 52 investment will John “I placed ball there,” the vet- complained. LOUISVILLE. Ky, April 29 j who are said to he • $60,000. By LEO MACDONELL rage the intrusion into the Hertz about eran outfielder reealled. "It wa* »t'P) The showdown stage foi i over . National League of the 1942 hall j When Mrs. Hertz’ Count Fleet To date in the new season, th* hack In 19K5, on a *«rt of a Meatless Tuesday owners of Kentucky Derby candi- lamp w the or funning the generally miserable 'pulled up after inning Tigers have p!a>ed six games, and goodwill tour arranged hv F.nrl dates neared today as eligibles forr Woofl Memorial, trainer Don She said they hadn :,t. There $73,000 giv attendance on the 1943 dead ball Mack, who used to riahhle in ihe classic were en finalI Cameron was worried while they won only half of them, in I was a slight argument. The inspections to determine whether ,• you would do well to look into the not once has the barnstorming trips those da>s. ) Something had to he done and opposing team manager on field. I waitress knew different —it was it is to send them ! hii. run and Joft-on-ba*c columns . ted mx btt* I was his the worthwhile ‘done quick ts the Count was to roller more than Frv*» "One nice thing about being meatless Tuesday. after the bag of gold Saturda.v. ; today. of ihie games were played with (aster thinking damaginp run in the 69th renewal of the manager—l could play tfie- "And now U j The decisions owners and train- Tlu.se columns 'tell a the Indians and one with the revenge,” tale, Kentucky Derby. 'Hie Count, the tlon wanted. So I pitched *ex- up way* for Hoffman ers make today as to the merits off not of a dead ball anei laek Browns 1 of winter hook favorite, suffered a games. reported. their candidates will decide the > stars to hit it, hut of shoddy All of w hich seems *to hear out team cut coronet bone. "mii Hoffman has had a varied xi?e the that line up > play. spring V-li. ||J||§ of field will veterinarian suggested early predictions that the I baseball career, began in the 69th renewal Whether dead or alive, that bal! A treat- Tigers '< u t "" which for of America's with miracle drug, would enjoy good pitching. Rapids, in 1915, . is being hit hard; major ment the sul- < > •¦! Cedfcr la., when premier racing classic. Twenty- and hit Yesterday at Rngg* Stadium, the St, coach started league hit average ol pha thia/.ole. ’ Louis out Tour in the . teams for an l on«-s hours advance of dcad- Tumrnjl and Johnny Cor- as catcher. caught j yesterday. 'lhcir i.ulure to pull So Cameron shelled out 52 for Bfldfff with a team a Later he lino for putting up the entiy fee sica together gave up a half dozen seven-years for ttre Yankees, s3fio, eight in concert resulted in a ru?t of only a bottle of tho drug and treat- r a *oT candidates were * bingles and Tigers r 't JWjR| ments were begun. Not wa< the defeated couple of years with the Red listed as certain to face the bar- - two runs for those hits. onl> the from there no infection, hut the wound Browns. 4 to 2. to start the Sox and in the minors for St. tier and four others were on Ihe In addition to this, the team? the 1 nlted ||||| Bb "/ ll to heal. home season auspiciously. Paul. San Francisco, Memphis "doubtful” seemed to fly off in several direc- began •satch- list. said ! A crowd of 17 943 shivering cus- and Columbus. tions at once when the money \va> Cameron despite the Count's HERE'S THE FIEI.I) 2:07 workout for the Derhv dis- tomers turned out to greet Steve He managed at San Francisco on the line, leaving an average ol O'Neill and his 1943 Tigers and Memphis, .job a eight tance, "there is but a slight trace "Pinky lllg- and quitting his at Count Fleet, the odds-nn fa- little more than potential generally were impressed as new Memphis Ilcrt/, per team! of the wound, and the Count is gins was on ihouk to become a scout for vorite of Mrs. John l>. runs on base and old players turned in credit. 1 the Cardinals. He joined the topped Ihe list of sure starters. fit.'* So Manush, ¦ ¦¦ able performances at our team. un« Helnle DODDERS WORSE ' ¦ p. I afield, bat and Ted L\«n*. [ Browns in 1938. Jle was born in Others Jn this bracket are \V. and on the mound. F.arl Whltehlll K. Boeing'* Slide the Some clubs were worse, some \\v drew crowds of as many as I St Louis. Rule: navy Farm’s Ocean Wave; better. The Brooklyn Dodgers were to PLEASED BY TURNOUT 1 ii.ooo and were Idols every Hoffman served in the Calumet Order Ostermueller in the first Blue Swords from the stable of worse. Brooklyn left the stagger- place we went. About lO.tMHI world war. Stadium officials expressed Including Ambassador A. T. Simmons; Charles T. Ush- ing total of 15 men stranded in themselves as pleased with the people. er's Dixiana Farm’s Amber heating the Philadelphia Phillies, To Take His Physical Josephus Davies, met us at the >i7e of the crowd considering the Light; No Wrinkles, owned by 4-3. barely edging out the Phila- at Mexico City. would ST. LOUIS April 29 CINSi- frigid weather and the one-day depot You \ era who left I Toronto in First I the >ll Iky Way Farm; Mr*. delphians. 12 aboard. Southpaw Pitcher Frit/ fiostponement. think we had Just xxon a war Bragg's Shower, and J. W. Chicago who Oster- something Hold Ij The White Sox. 'mueller of the St. Louis Brown* For seven innings R ridge* or for them. Rodgers’ Hove I’le. were trimmed by the Cleveland ordered his draft pitched hall, striking ojt " was today by shutout as are Indians, 11 men on - :m k Tabbed doubtful Town- 2-0. marooned - Fights In International Loop! Wr ¦ jhoard to take a phvsical tscreen- six batsmen and yielding five After Bull send Martins Bankrupt: Twoses, base. Chicago collected nine hits ing* examination at City Hospital scattered singles. Bridges twice “They used to hold off our Toronto Maple Leafs took over a stablematc of Slide Rule; Modest off Smith, failing to convert A 1 nHHP in Tuesday. whiffed Chet Laahe the former Sunday games until after the first place in the International Lad. owned by Mr*. H. L. Finch, even one into a run. 4 St. Louis iv | Ostermueller is rnarned. but Tiger who is now the St Louis bullfights and then the fans League today hv their 4-0 victory and Burnt Cork, the property of Next on the left-on-base lottery « j has no children. He had been club’s home run are Chet totaled from the hull to over the Newark Bears, who < Rochester,! the who rushed arena radio comedian Eddie are New York Yankees, classified -7 homers last vear to he runnerup ' 3-A. hall 1 wa* reading to fourth. '‘•tranded 10 in win- *Ar the park. Just dropped Anderson. on the sacks *o Ted Williams, king of sesterday that baseball in Montreal made n hits to whip The field shapes up as con- ning the Rod WEKKKM the from Boston Sox. Photo T mtt .S'af Phot ,;r*,>hfr league the smashing Sleylco again drawing large Jersey City.