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THREEPEACH FRIDAT.JMAY 29, 1942. MOINES REGISTER. Detroit Beats Indians, 6-2 Climbs Within Game of 2nd Place HEGGEN LEADS Hassett Surrounded, Has to Surrender Robinson- On The Sideline Johnny Jacobs Visits Recruiting Office. Assorted Changes in The Golfing Picture. ROOKIE TRUCKS FLIPS 4-HITTER Continued from Page 1.

Am." iV I.S.C RUNNERS hard hooks to head and body. In the second, Robinson swung one low and the crowd booed. Then (The Register'! Iowa Nwa Service.) AMES, IA. Capt. John Heggen DETROIT, MICH.

CT) For the first time this season Rookie Virgil Marty dropped one out of bounds, of Des Moines led the Iowa State (Fire) Trucks fulfilled expecta- I BY BERT McGRANE I tions Thursday and again the crowd jeered. For this, Cavanagh advised the judges at the end of the heat that he was college track team in points for 1942 with a total of 3Si. The by pitching the Detroit Tigers to a four-hit 6 to 2 taking it away from Marty for a blond senior leader competed in the high and low hurdles. low blow. Paul Darling of Estherville, was close behind with 37 1-3 while Everett Norcross, sprinter, was third with 35 points.

victory over the Cleveland Indiana in the first of two games in a fight for the American league's second Two school records were set during the season, both in tha same event. Phil Bopdanovitch. place. The Tigers In the third, Robinson started to connect with long swinging right hand bolo shots under the heart, and he kept on with these as his chief offensive weapon the rest of the way. Marty, meantime, just marched "right in, fighting from a half-crouch, and kept banging away, and, far from being' floored or knocked out, as most folks had expected, he was right In there swinging so well at the finish that he won the final heat.

now trail the In Somerville, N. weight man who leaves for the naval training school at Iowa City next month, set the shot record at 47 feet 1 inch in dians by a single game. riXKV HIGGINS. the Iowa State Teachers college hue it was lCWiW GOLF CHANGES. LOOKING at Johnny Jacobs and visualizing what a brawny seaman he'll make for Uncle Sam, we pot to thinking cf the major changes recorded in golf in Iowa in a comparatively short wartime span.

Many of our topflight amateurs are In the uniformed legions Sid Richardson, Milt Beal, Bill Cordingley, Tom Hoak, Sargio Fontanlni, Fhil Donohue, Earl Keim, Gaylord Crowell and a lot of others. Johnny Jacobs, three times champion and current holder of the title, has had preliminary negotiations with navy officials in Des Moines and expects to be in uniform before a tournament is scheduled hereabouts. If our service men could get together, they might wage quit a struggle for the wartime state championship. SHOUT RATIONS. THE EFFECT of the with relays Apr.

18. Dick Bliss, Ames his second major league victory, it was the first time Trucks, 23- star, pushed the mark to 47 feet 3 inches when he finished third in the Big Six meet at Lincoln May year-old righthander up from Buf Buddy Hassett, New York Yankee firstbaseman, was trapped between second and third in the first inning of the game with the Philadelphia Athletics Thursday on Joe DiMaggio's grounder to Shortstop Jack Wallaesa (left), who made the putout. In the rundown, the ball went from Wallaesa to Buddy Blair (second from right) to Pete Suder (right), then back to Wallaesa. The Yanks won, 3 to 2. WIREPIIOTO falo of the International league, Before Thursday night's tussle, 16.

Bogdanovitch also holds the in was around at the finish in four Promoter Mike Jacobs had an door record of 46 feet 5'i inches. games. Roy Weatherly gathered nounced that the winner would Four dual meet victories wera meet Garvey Young of Akron six round fighters fellows you scored. Ohio, and the U. S.

Marines, here all places and all stations. Fight folks and show people were there, June 11. Of course, Ray would never heard of, but with whom Eddie worked just as hard as he rather meet Welterweight Cham EAST SHARES and politicians and just plain guys 'SO SAY BOYS TO MEAD pion Red Cochrane but Red's in did for Armstrong. Old Neighbors There. Hitless Till 9 thy Gordon Tilts A' 3-2 the navy, in California.

TENNIS TITLE two of the safeties, including his third homer in the fourth inning, and Lea Fleming singled across the other run in the seventh. Three Cleveland pitchers yielded nine hits, and Lefty Al Milnar, touched for all the runs in the first six innings, was charged with his third defeat against two victories. Oscar Grimes' two-run error in the first gave the Tigers a commanding lead, and Pinky Higgins connected for a three-run double in An examination in his dressing Larry Atkins, the Cleveland pro room after the bout disclosed that moter, was there. So was Ed Bang, East High school gained a ti Robinson had injured the knuckle drawal of the leaders from civilian Cleveland sports writer, and Her activities is reflected in this year's with Roosevelt for the city girls tennis championship by defeating man Taylor, the Philadelphia pro of the middle finger on his left hand. He said the mishap occurred and girls from the west side.

They all knew large Eddie as a big-hearted, good-natured fellow, with an enormous appetite for beef stew and a reputation for never having refused a bid for a handout. Eddie died Monday from a heart attack on a street corner. Thursday his pals filled the chapel of the west side church. There was Joe Lynch, the former bantamweight champion and the first moter, and Toots Shor, the restau when he landed a punch on Servo's undersized tournament calendar. Tournaments such as the Des Moines district, the Iowa Mas head.

By Sid Feder. NEW YORK, N. Y. Wi The Tenth ave. mob and the Broadway boys and girls said so long to Eddie Mead Thursday.

"Beef-Stew" Eddie, the big fat fellow who came out of Hell's kitchen, was buried in Calvary cemetery on Long Island after a NEW YORK, N. Y. Joe Gordon waited until the ninth inning to stretch his batting streak rant man, and Leon and Eddie, the night club impresarios. And there were the old neighbors from Tenth the fifth that clinched the decision. Icve.

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O. A to whom the Eighth ave In a free-swinging eight-round semiwindup, Cleo Shans, little Los 4 2 3 4 12 3 0 2 boundary between west side and Broadway is as wide as the At Angeles, Negro, won a nar to 13 straight games Thursday and then he came through with the blow that gave the New York Yankees a 3 to 2 decision over the 4 14 2 0 Cramer.rf 4 2 2 0 4 3 1 0 01 York, lb 2 0 Rrwu.rf 3 2 2 0 4 4 10 0 3 4 0 2 3 0 Thhetts.e 3 1 1 4 10 1 North, 4 to 2, Thursday on tha Birdland courts. The results: SINGLES. Cowin (E) defeated Katy Melon. 10, B-4.

Gloria Cndner (E) defeated Pat Knight, -2. fl-2. Roberta Simpklns (N) defeated Cather Ine Appell, H-4. 6-3 Helen Htanfleld lE) defeated Kllea Eels-setter, 6-1. 6-2.

porni.r.s. Beverly and Shirley Whitmer S) feated Betty Ann Stovey and Patty Van Llew. 9-7, B-l. Lila Miller and Phyllis Franklin E) defeated Dorothy Martin and Patsy Boyd. ft-3.

6-1. lantic. 4 0 0 3 1 12 3 0 2 3 0 2 Hegnn.c 2 1 row decision over Carmclo Fenoy funeral mass in Sacred Heart church, hard by Tenth where former South American light After the service at the church he was born and grew up. weight champion from the Argen the procession of a dozen cars fol titleholder Eddie managed in his quarter-century in the fight game. Henry Armstrong, the only battler ever to hold three championships simultaneously, was in California and couldn't come.

There were any number of preliminary hoys and .1 Totals 31 9 27 7 nnninn.c 1 Milnr.p 2 0 0 Ferrlrk.p 0 0 0 aGaffke 10 0 0 0 0 500 Attend Mass. tine. Shans scaled 135'i to ters, the Northwest Iowa, the Golden Mashie and the Central Iowa may he planned but they have not yet been announced. The Waterloo Open reportedly has been nuspended for this year at least, in order that Waterloo may give its undivided support to the combined open and amateur state championships, scheduled at Eunnyside. Even that double feature, Jammed into three days, combines action which previously occupied 10 days of battle at two different sites.

Not in years has Iowa of lowed the hearse down the heart of Broadway. and that was Philadelphia Athletics. The single, hit with the bases loaded and scoring Tommy Hen-rich, broke up a pitching duel between veteran Jack Knott and Fenoy's 136. It was a slugging There were nearly 500 persons Totnln 30 4 24 15 Eddie's "so long." bout all the way. at the mass, and they came from Bnttfd for rrick in th eighth.

8inr by innings Clfvflnnd 000 flO 100 2 KooKie HanK iiorowy and gave the world champions a sweep of the two-game series. weiroii 201 0,10 OOx Summary Error. Rosa: run htlrt in. York. Hlipins 3.

Weathrlv, Fleming; two base hitu, McConkv. HIk-Kins; three haee hit, Roen; home run, Weatberly: ancrlflce. McCoskv: double playa. Tebhetta to Franklin. Bourtreau to Grime to Flemlne.

Milnar to Bourtreau to The former Fordham pitcher had not worked in more than fered such a reduced ration of three weeks. As the result he was rieming. BPimpr to Fleming; left on bases Cleveland 2. Detroit 7: bases on balls, off a bit rusty and gave up nine hits, Milnar 4. frerrtrk 1.

Trucks struck out. hy Ferri.k 1. Tnjrka hits, off Milnar In 5 InrmiE. Kerrick 1 in 9 v.laniat compared with six the Yanks got off Knott. Nevertheless, Borowy 2 In wilrt i.ltrh, Milnar; losing pitcher Milnar Umpires, f'lpgras.

Summers and Rommel. Time, Attendance. 3.76S i stuck it out to chalk up his sec ond win of the season. Both teams scored in the first 5 Ball Games inning with Buddy Hassett's sin gle doing much to push the Yanks around the bases. The blow also extended his hitting string to eight successive games.

An error Decide Big 7 Crown Today competitive golf. WAK IN SOME of the war plants you'll find another variety of change in the golfing picture. Men like Don Willcox, Russell Haas, Frank Donovan, Red O'Dea and Frank Anderson have occupied themselves exclusively with golf as professionals at one time or another. Today we're told they are engaged In the manufacture of munitions at the Des Moines ordnance plant. Reports drift in of other golfers at work on the small arms program here, one of them being Zigmund Furs, twice district amateur champion in Connecticut.

Furs, limited to two rounds so far this season, fired an 80 at by Borowy coupled with singles Today's Games. FIRST ROUND. -Pes nines (Xorth) vs. Fort 9 a. jmnge.

SEMIFINAL BOUND, m. "ly v. I)e Moines Rixmevelt m. Waterloo K.ast vs. winner 11a 1 i Waveland Thursday while Russell ie North -tort Dodee.

came. FINAL ROINP. 3 p. m. Semifinal round winners.

By Brad Wilson, Haas baeeed a 75. The Big Seven high school con Pat Willcox, in addition to serving as professional at Waterloo, is taking a night school ference baseball championship will Percy likes old frf'TM i. ft J- WW I TSr li fe I yAi vmB V'w -A l' be decided in League park here to course as a defense machinist. He spent 13 weeks at the arms plant Joe Gordon. Keeps Yanks Going.

aay wun iour contests narrowing down the loop's five entries to the here during the winter. BENEFIT GOLF. by Pete Suder and Dick Siebert titleholder late today in a one day tournament. gave the A's their first inning tally. North High, which has beaten IF IOWA golf courses desire to stage exhibition matches for Red Cross, USO or other war relief acencies, some of the best talent Three consecutive hits by Suder, Siebert and Wilson Miles in the fourth sent the1 Athletics in front Roosevelt three times in the four-game series between the two city rivals, launches the tournament at but Borowy fixed that up in the fifth when his double over Miles' in this section is available.

Thjllis Otto, 1940 women's state champion, and Bob Mc-Crary, twice trans-Mississippi titleholder, already have notified 9 a. m. against Fort Dodge. This is the Dodgers' first year in the head scored Phil Rizzuto with the tying run. diamond sport.

Two walks and Charlie Keller's bunt loaded the bases for the Aloha wks vs. Riders. Mason City, a heavy slugging Yanks in the ninth. Gordon promptly came through with the team stopped only by Rockwell City's state champions in last game-winning single. week's finals at Manson, Phils AR.

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AB. H. O. A 4 2 2 0 4 12 0 faces Roosevelt at 11 a. m.

The defending champions recently Suder.2b 3 2 4 4 Seibert.lb 4 3 7 1 Henrich.rf 2 stretched their list of victories to Mlles.lf 4 14 3 Valo.rf 4 iO 1 Keller.lf 4 li 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 Hayo.c 4 0 3 0 Gordon. 2b 4 18. the writer that they are open fir such exhibitions. Mrs. Lu-cile Robinson Mann, five times women's champion before she left Iowa also is said to be available.

An outstanding exhibition troupe could be recruited in Iowa if such headliners as Pat Willcox, Joe Brown, Ann Casey, Shirley Ramsdell, Art Bartlett, Kathleen Carey and a few others ere included. They'd be available, no doubt, if the war relief angle were emphasized. MATCH IS OFF. THE FIRST war relief exhibi Blair.3b 4 4 JKosar.c .1 In the lower half of the semi 4 0 14 Rlzzuto.ss 3 Knutt.p 4 10 2 Borowy, Totals 35 924 111 Totals 29 6 27 13 final round bracket, East Waterloo, which had a victory string snapped at 12 last week by Dow- Nune out when winning run scored. Score -bv innines: Philadelphia i 100 100 000 2 New York 100 010 001 3 ing in the state meet, plays the Hnmniarv Errors.

Korowv. Miles: runs winner or the North-Fort Dodge hatted In, Siebert, Miles, Borowy, fiurdun: two-base hit, Borowy: stolen contest at 1 p. m. Semifinal round banes Miles, vaio: sacru ices, Menncn you heard the one left on buses. New York Philadelphia winners meet at 3 p.

m. for the banes on balls, off Boruwv 1. Knott title. struck, out, by Knott 2, Borowy 5: wild tion carded in the state has been The Waterloo Trojans appear to pitch. Knott; balk.

Borowy. Ijmplres. Stewart. Wulnn and Basil. Time.

1:54. i i canceled. Attendance. b.HTj'.t paid. have the best hurling staff in the about the man who smoked old-fashioned cigars? Seems he Gene O'Brien of Rock Rapids tournament in Bob George, a husky righthander, and Jack Bni' and Bob Sandler of Des Moines had agreed to stage a one-armed ner, a southpaw.

In 88 innings this discovered the up-to-date White Owls match in Des Moines June 7 for mound staff has allowed 51 hits, 4,314 RED CROSS TOURNEYS OPEN the navy relief program. 11 earned runs and has accounted for 150 strikeouts. The event was called off Thursday when O'Brien announced that the oil company by which he is fmJ ritehlng a Problem. Mason City's Mohawks will de NEW YORK, N. Y.

(J?) The employed has transferred him to Hutchinson, effective imme U.S.G.A.'s nationwide campaign to! pend upon Al DiMarco, their unbeaten hookballer, and Bud Bur gess, who holds down the short- raise funds for the Red Cross gets under way in earnest today when diately. CONTRAST. stopping post while not on the mound. and lived happily ever after In recent years the art of cigar making certainly has changed! Lower tariffs improved manufacturing methods we take advantage of every opportunity to improve White Owls keep them up-to-date. Now mild domestic tobaccos are richly blended with finest Havana in White Owls bringing mellower, milder, more fragrant smoking pleasure.

AND ANOTHER POINT While Owl, like many REACTION to tournament golf undr wartime conditions differs thousands of golfer? will compete in local tournaments at hundreds of courses, with the entire entry Since the tournament is a one- day affair all teams have pitch fee $1 for most courses, 50 cents I in various sections of Iowa, appar er.tly. Davenport, with the Iowa ama for some public links going to the charity. ing problem to solve inasmuch as no high school hurler can work more than nine innings. North, faced with three games if the Bears "gain the final round, teur on its schedule, withdrew as The total of the clubs, public! host. Davenport also passed up courses ana associations partici chance to hold a Hale America pating had reached 769 Thursday local qualifying round.

must depend upon Bill Martin and John Milton with Don Melaas, a night, with the number of tourna Des Moines, in the Hale America ments scheduled reaching 4,314. shortstop, in a reserve role. fold, recruited exactly three en Forty-five states and the District of I If Nm I other cigars, once cost more. But hundred Roosevelt's mound staff is more trants, only two of whom played of Columbia are represented, only or less restricted to Glenn Sedg the qualifying test. Similar rounds Nevada, Mississippi and Wyoming wick, though George Wittkowski is held in Sioux City and Waterloo being absent.

available. attracted considerably larger turn Some of the tournaments al outs than the Des Moines effort, thousands of men buy it not because it once cost more but because it tastes so good today. As a matter of fact, White Owl is a much better cigar now than when it cost more. Try one today. BEATS BOBBY BRITTON.

ready have been held, particularly in the south, but. most of the clubs BIRMINGHAM, ALA (3 Paul start their individual campaigns Airman or Houston, won a today and carrying through the decision Thursday night over Bob Memorial day weekend. by Britton of Miami, in their 10-round fight here. Altman II pjprnfrjrmP I FQ? VICTORY weighed 144 and Britton 148. Mulloy, Tennis Ace, No Des Moines city or district events have been planned to date.

Waterloo, in contrast, was quick to step into the breach when Davenport's withdrawal left the state tournament dangling in midair. Sunnyside, with Byrnes Park golfers eo-operat-Inc invited the championship ni promised that every effort will be made to obtain 200 entries locally. OMEN'S GOLF. THE BIG SWING- IS TO WHITE OWL! In Navy Air Corps the war program to date. The state tournament is scheduled at the 1042, hv Cnr! Cigar Tnr.

Des Moines Golf and Country club MIAMT, FLA. (T) Gardnar Mulloy, one of thst favorites to win the national amateur tennis title, has enlisted in the navy air July 20, with the Des Moines city FOR MORE THAN A YEAR THE PER CENT OF WHITE OWLS' SALES INCREASE HAS BEEN OVER meet booked at Wakonda June 22, So far, only the Northwest Iowa corps and does not know whether he will be allowed to play in the WOMEN'S golf within the state women's tournament remains un LTM THAT Pt QTHK A CtGARS CQMBtNEO, AS StIOWN S. TAX FIGURES announced. has been affected only slightly by big tournaments this summer..