The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 5

SUVBAY, JTTLY THE ESCANABA (MICK) DAI IT PRESS PAQC End Of Baseball Trail Just Ahead For Gehringer? TIGER GREAT IS SLIPPING BADLY Looks Much Slower Afield and At the Plate Just Like Pop BY WATSON Detroit. July 5 (fF abrupt ''nd of the 16-year major leapue baieball career of Charles Leonard Gehringer. merhani- oal man second baseman, wap believed In sight today although the "S-year-old veteran Is the onlv to say precisely when. For two years baseball men have generally agreed that ace Its toll on the once rtsile Inflelder links Detroit's nrrent Tigers with the Ty Cobh era. fiehrintrer had a bark ailment most of last, season and said after the World series that be might hang up his glove.

But even while Gehrineer's fielding has fallen off. still wielded a potent bat that brought a .313 mark In 1940. This year he reported much Improved physically for what he described another change to show be could maintain of excellence. Hitting Poorly At the halfway mark in the season. Gehringer is batting a few points the 200 mark and crotind halls that once were easy chances for him are filtering through for base bits What brought fresh reports on the Gehringer retirement was the substitution of a younger player veaterday late in the came as a defensive move.

It was the ninth inning and Detroit had a four-run lead on Chicago Manager Pel Baker sent fleet George (Tuck) Stainback to the outfield in a defensive rtnd then replaced Gehringer. a player bracketed with the great Napoleon Lajole and Eddie Collins. with a raw rookie, Boyd Terry. has been in the big for a few weeks. Popular Player Only Gehringer will decide, however, when to call 1t a career.

A native son whose batting and fielding feats are in the copy hook of every Michigan schoolboy. Gehringer Is the most popular of Tigers to the paving customer. His popularity in the front office 'so is unexcelled and he can keep on picking up those pay checks I 1941 salary reportedly 1s $30.000) so lone as he desires. The silent Gehringer Isn't talk- i ing thesR days about the trail's end. hut he frequently bas ex- prrpeed privately the conviction that he would like to retire while still held high in the esteem of the fans.

When he quits. Detroit most likely will turn to Lambert Dutch) Meyer, former Texas hrisMan university footballer, the Tigers purchased a year rt from Knoxville of the Southern Association for a reported 25,000. Meyer is being groomed by Detroit's Buffalo affiliate of the International League. ESCANABA WINS American Leaguers I cngur L. rot.

Hfv Torli 4 Cleveland a tjt .17 3 Detroit 3 .494 3 4 3 .472 St T.oui!» 4 4 I nn 4l National 1 Oiiiflir L. Ptonklyn 49 2 4 St. Lo 48 7 3 2 3 Cincinnati 3 Bt1 3 .470 S4 4 0 29 41 .414 Philadelphia S.274 un s( ours Tommy (left) and Carl Jr. are the sons of Coach and Mrg Carl Nordberg. The Nordbergs were recent vacationists in Escanaba.

visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Erickson. The young Brothers Nordberg are already usine foothall terms acquired listening to their Pop.

former Escanaha high coach and now mentor at Saginaw high. DIAMOND BALL Horseshoe Pitching Robitailles Sweep July 4th Contest The horseshoe pitching Robl- tailles of goo South Seventeenth street entered the Fourth of July contest just for fun. but they needed a small truck to carry home their prizes Brothers Russell. Reno and Ray and papa Emil were really in there pitching and captured third, fourth, fifth and sixth (there any places in the horseshoe throwing contest at 1219 Ludington street winning 250 pounds of flour to bring home to mama. Clifford Anderson.

Escanaha rhampion. won first place, and Mien Kidd. Escanaha high school athlete, second. Otherwise. the show was strictly a Robitaille affair.

M. R. Oslund was chairman in charge of the contest. AMERICAN LEAGUE All games scheduled for Morman Creek this week are cancelled. The camp, which forfeited its last two games, announced that eight were no longer at camp and that new registrations would not make men available before next week.

Captain Grambort requests that the camp he retained In the league until adjustments can be made which will make 1t aossi- ble for him to again muster team. 1 The schedule for this week follows: Monday. Shermans vs Llh- erty Loans. No. White Birch vs Bevecos at Flat Rock.

Tuesday, Shermans vs. White Birch, No. 4 (postponed game). Wednesday, Bevecos vs. Paper Mill.

No. jl (postponed Thursday, Shermans vs Esc. Paper, No. 1. Friday, Liberty Loans vs.

Beveco. No. 4. Esc. Paper Co Sherman Hotel Liberty Loans Bevecos White Birch Morman Creek I ION I U.I By winning iwo games last week while St.

Ann was splitting tht-ir two, the Merchants gained a lead in the National. The fast stepping Riverview Cubs went from fifth to fourth place. The schedule for the week follows: vs. S. M.

Johnson, No. Delta Chemical vs. Gladstone, No. 5 (practice game). Tuesday.

St. Ann vs. Merchants, No. 1. Wednesday, St.

Ann vs S. M. Johnson, No. 2. Delta Chemical vs.

Fair Store, Thursday, merchants vs. Johnsons. Friday, Merchants vs. Delta Chemical. No, 3, Riverview Fair Store, No 5 street are undefeated.

The schedule for this week follows: Monday Midgets vs. West Ends, at No. Champs vs. Bull Dogs, at So. 19th, Shorties vs Chicago W.

at Lud. Park. Tuesday, West Ends vs Chicago W. at Jr High. Wednesday.

Midgets vs Bull Dogs, at So Champs vs. Shorties, at Jr. High. American St. Louis 9-10; Detroit 3-1.

Cleveland Chicago 3. New York I1'; Boston Washington 0. National Cincinnati St 1 Brooklyn Boston 1. Pittsburgh ago Netr York at Philadelphia R. ON THE 4TH, 7-1 Defeat Priests; Trenary, Negaunee In Loop Triumphs Bunching hits In closing stages of the game and functioning well behind four hit pitching of Jack Griffin, the Escanaha team of the Michigan Rainbow League drubbed the Dominicans from Ceder Are Heavy Favorites In Big Baseball Show River on the Friday, 7-1.

Edmund OToni Escanabans to anaba diamond rain Association Kan-as CiM 13; Indianapolis 3 I International Newark f-2. Jersey City 1-1. Baltimore 2-4; Svrarnse 1-1, Rochester Toronto 3. Buffalo 10: Montreal 3. run throi but the blows in frames ti situation ed threr ond to sor the score throush th The box Hagan, 2 Derinc rf Lawton Dolan.

lb MoHatton. OTonm De Conlev. If E. Ofonn Totals poi mir each take The their 1 ore their was at th FRIDAYS American League Cleveland 9-3; St. f'hlcsio Detroit 2-10, (Only games plaved) CADET LEAGUE The Eagles from So.

19th street playground have won their games. They face a severe test when they meet the Sluggers, also from So. 19th, at the playground Wednesday afternoon, a The schedule for this week is as follows: Monday, Bracket Cheva vs. Hawks, at Jr. High; Eagles vs.

Elks, at Lud. Park. Wednesday. Bracket Chevs vs. Elks at Ludington park.

league Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis S-3. Boston 4-2; Philadelphia 3-0, (Onlv games plavpd) 0 GAMES TODAY Bracket Chevs vs. High; Eagles vs. South 19th street.

New York. July Pr oh able pitchers 1n the major tomorrow (won and lost record' in parentheses National St. T.oui« at Cincinnati; War neke 0-4) vs. Riddle (S- 0 Elks at Sluggers, Jr. at Pet 1 1 1 917 10 4 5 8 3 i 417 4 3 3 4 0 14 000 Play In Marinette The Birds Eye team will play the Ziegler funeral home team of Marinette in Marinette tonight.

LaCosse. 3b Brown 2b Rabideau. 1b E. Flath. McGovern If A cf Ruaha, cf W.

Flath. rf Ebbesen. rf Totals Dominicans Escanaba Doubles' Flath Dolan. Stol I cn hasps' LaCosse, Flath, Me. Govern, Gardner, Ebbesen, W.

I Flath, Griffin Double plays: Griffin and Rabideau. Struck out by: Crlffln 11. nell Bases on balls off Griffin II, 3. Hit by pitcher' Bv O'Connell 1 Left on base: Escanaba 7. Dominicans 4.

I Empires: Rubins, Crlffin, Me Namara. I ell eld the I and one five inning. two he np a ae of the lea sroup- In the aer- only run and ie 1 1 le' el in a nnun 4 0 0 0 A A 4 0 0 0 4 fl 1 0 1 It 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 tl 4 1 1 AR r. 1 2 0 3 10 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 i 1 0 00 0 000 1 00 00 A Is ity of OLD FOES CLASH IN GOLF FINALS Western Amateurs Face Each Other for 2nd Consecutive Year Merchants 81 Ann CYQ 10 A Helta Chemical 9 5 Rivarvlew 7 Fair 3 10 S. AI.

Johnson 1 9 Columbus Redbirds Picked For Stars III II I EVtl'E Bethany kept its record clean last week at the expense of the St. Stephens aggregation, the latter being stronger at dartball than at softball. The schedule for this week fol- lows: Bethany vs. Central Meth- I odist. No.

2: St Stephens vs I Norwegian Lutheran No. 4 First Methodist vs. Presbyterians, No. I Colorado Sprints. July Two sober-faced young men with long range power off the tee battle tomorrow for the Western amateur golf championship they have controlled the two years.

Defcndinc champion Marvin (Bud) Ward of Spokane. who has the tenacity of a bulldog, shattered par for the third consecutive day in crushing John Kraft of Denver and 5 in today's 3fi-hole semifinals. Harry Todd of Dallas, 1939 Western champion and this year's medalist, caught a much toucher opponent In Morris Norton. freckle-faced Wichita Falls. oil man, before winning 2 up.

Ward. 2S-year-old bachelor. defeated Todd. 24-year-old father, in the Western tournament at Minneapolis last year. TliKV ill) N.

Trenarv, July The Trenary blanked the Gwinn nine, fc 0. In a Michigan Rainbow league here on the Fourth. Knut Wright, Trenary hurler, held the to three hits and fanned 12 batters Trenarv scored once in the fifth, four 1 times in the sixth and three runs in the seventh. Boston at Brooklyn ErHck-l son (4-8t and Johnson (4-Si or (5-1) vs. Highe and Casev (i)-Fi) or Davis (3-3).

Chicago at Pittsburgh Root and (0-1) vs. Butcher and Sewell (7-7). New York at Philadelphia (2): Hubbell and Melton vs Blanton and Grissom (n.S). American leneiie Philadelphia at New York Pshb-h (2-3) and Knott vs Donald (3-2t and Russo Detroit at St. Louis (2)' Trout (fl-3) Newsom (5-11) vs.

Galehouse 4-2 and Muncrief iarv and Cleveland at Chicago; Milnar landings In the (8-8) vs. Lyons (7-3 Washington at r.oston (2). i Escanaba I Trenarv Munising Detroit, July Rasphi will show off its stirring all-star spectacle for the ninth time day at Briggr. Stadium and the bristling American leaguers sure to be heavy favorites the National league rivals from whom they have taken five vlctot Since the contest was conceived in 193S at Chicago, the stars of the junior circuit never been beaten on their home grounds. This fact alone might be sufficient to sway the odds in their favor.

But there are better reasons the records of the rivals in their respective leagues this summer and the haunting desire of the American league to for last triple defeat In training eharltv game th all-star show at St. and the World series. Capacity The game, scheduled for 1 3f' p. m. standard expected to attract a capa crowd of SS.000, thlrd-lari turnout in the short history the spectacle.

The two major nominated their brightest the event. On the basis of current performances, b' the American league angr looks much more formidable than its rival The dream-ganie alwavs reenrded a test of league batting against National Iciieue pitching, but this match promises to ha'e both hit ting and hurling on the side of American leaguers It Is hazardous to predict the starting lineups because the varl- I ous pilots in previous tilts have found a way of producing surprises. The Yet Del Baker, manager of the inning Detroit Tigers and leader of the American league stars, may well be expected to open with Ted Williams of Boston. Joe DIMaggio of New York and Jeff Heath of Cleveland In the outfield; Rudy York of trolt, Joe Gordon of New York, Lou Bourdreau of Cleveland or Applinn of Chicago and Ken Keltner of Cleveland In the In field: Bill Dickey of New York behind the bat, and Boh Feller on the mound hes( arrav for Manager Bill McKechnle of the World Champion Cincinnati Reds, serving his second team at the helm of the National league would aeem ern Mei New a of Johrnv Herman MONSON GRABS TOURNEY FIRST Highland Have Banquet Slated for Saturday Night Id Bill or Linus Frey of cincin kv Vaughan of Pittsburg! Hack of Chicago in Harn Dannine of Nev tching. and Whitlow Wyat I cl i Bi Ivn or Bucky Inclnnati pltchinK There Is no ouestlon of superiority in power which lesgue would ha these two lineups faced each of if h- Highland night, fol light leas ings for owing tie mi Holiday Archery Tourney Sees 30 Marksmen Shoot Vf Some 3ft archers from Marinette Menominee Princeton, Nor- Munislne and Fscanaba fired 'arrows in the Fourth of Julv tournament held in Pari 1 Prife winners American round.

i Washburn. Menominee, first; II arvev Spade. Ftscanaha. second. Coliimhia round women Barn? Marinette, first.

Vllma Makl. Marinette, second Junior American, and i girls R. Carlson. Norway, Ralston, N'orwuv, second i Pope round, open. Joe Princeton, first; Harry Drake.

canaba. second Animal shoot open" Jack ton, Gesno Suardlni, Prince-j ton. Clout shoot, Frank Alev, Munising. Harvey Spade. second.

Finals Reached In State Tourney cens K. Swanson, Sr. Sid Lambert A. Mllkovlch Stan Ostman Jim Jackson Geo. Art Jensen R.

John Casa Kd K. Ulrich E. Flath Gunnar Nelson C. Paeske Len Murray H. Bill Berglund Dr.

Fred Hlrn Geo. Bergman Kino Hlrn, Jr. Anderson Hal Reade J. Wawlrka lace in Highland flas tournament on the snt to Harry Monson. F.d Kino Helno, Walters, team will treat banquet at the louse Tuesday the weekly Twi' hes.

The pair- fol- Albln Carlson Hilmer Johnson C. Johnson Dr. H. Johnson Marv. Johnson Len Jensen Harold Dlttrlch Ed Martinson C.

Johnston Swanson Jr. Art Joe R. Moraa A McDonough Art Ander son Stan Johnson Bud Stade Leo Dotr Juhl Flath Len. Johnson Henglsh Wawlrka, Nick Results Announced In July 4 Events A Escanaba Club VFF Nlunising. July defeated Munising Michigan Rainbow here July The holiday trim arv i S-3, In a League game In the league today, Munising goes to Trenarv.

to Gwinn, Mich July (ff William Culver of Grand and Oene ttU'-sell of Detroit today won their way to the finals of the men's of the Michigan State open tennia tournament, They will meet Sunday afternoon for the title Culver, of the Michigan State cellego team, No I seeded Roscoe Burgess of Flint, 2. while captain-elect I THRFF-TIMF. WINVFR Western Michigan college) Birmingham i.T*' Sam I team, trimmed Morris Drilling of' ry of Birmlncham won the Michigan State f-2, 0 Southern amateur golf champion- Tbe women's singles title Res i ship three times in last 11 between Geraldine Leitner of Victor In the annual to Toledo and Lucille Dailey of ney few aco. Perrv had I Saginaw. I won previously in 1929 and 1932.

flag and tour ball matches highlighted the dav program at the Golf Club last In the morning flag tournament plav July 4. McCoy emerged as winner with a 7R Don Fiddes second and Jack Sullivan third. Other winners in order w'ere Sparks, R. Skellenger. If.

Hogan. P. Stack I Smith Charles Green and Wii- I Ham Henderson, In the afternoon four hall matches the winners were; I Jackson and Paul E. and Mrs Emerson Harvey, second; G. W.

Jackson and Wohlen, third. iphs for Tren- left lewKue following order W. I Chase (3-S) and (0-0) (7-5), 1 her and vs. New The Great Dizzy Quits Baseball I Gwinn Gladstone 1 ono I .200 .200 All TO I A A ams will see sction with- 770 3 1 fi 2 231 100 Deferment In Draft Granted To Harmon Columbus, July 5 Columbus Red Birds, presenson choices to win the American Association flag, placed five players on a team to meet the league- leading Minneapolis Millers at Minneapolis 1 In the league's annual all-star came. Minneapolis was second high 1n player choices with flour, but it will be the host team, runnerup selections in the balloting of the sports editors and baseball writers will get the positions.

Kansas City. St. Paul and Indianapolis each received two places, Toledo and Louisville one each. HARD LI CK CROWN Pet. Rethany 1000 Central Methodist 1 800 Presbyterian 2 St.

Stephe ns 6 First Met 1 5 Nor. Luth eran 0 1 000 of grad- the Uni- referred Falvo hold? a commanding lead over the National Lesgue field for title of hard pitcher of the year. Nothing seems to eo richt for Manny. He has lost 10 straight, but the majority. like his 12-inning by the Giants, were so close that Casey Steneel eives the big hander regular assignments.

lone victory came in his first effort. The weak-hitting Bosi on club has scored only 17 runs 10 and been bianked three times. OLD TIM I I U.I I I. Stephenson retained a lead for the second consecutive week. The schedule for this week follows Utilities vs.

N. Motors, No. 4 Tuesday. City Utilities vs, I. No.

5 (postponed Chicago N. W. vs. I. Stephenson, No.

3. Fri- Oary, July 5 draft call of Tom Hi Gary, all-America halfl uated last month from of Michigan, wa today until Sept. 1. Maynard Montgomery, chairman of Harmons draft, board, said the deferment was granted i so the board might study Harmon petition for reclassification under the selective service act. The football star.

who has said he has ambitious to get into the movies and radio, has asked that his classifiestion he changed from for because of depend- Plttsburgh, Julv I Dean, who blazed a meteoric trail a baseball pitcher a few ago and who found himself a coach with the Chicago Cubs this year, told newspapermen dnv that he leavinir baseball I for a radio broadcasting job and that tomorrow will be his last day with the Cubs, I In Pittsburgh today, where the Cuhh met the Pittsburgh Pirates, Dean said after tomorrow's dou- hleheader he would pack his baes for St. Louis and a new job with a brewing company. He contract called for 125,000 for thf rest of this year and the next two for the remainder of 1941 and flO.OOO each Tor 1 942 and 1 943. BUT U.S.DEFENSE BUNUS GIT RID OF YOUR CAR DRIVING a the first Now you try a For Aale Ad. Stephenson vs.

City Utili- entB- ties. No. Chicago N. Northern Motors, No. 2.

I. Stephenson Chicago 7 City Utilities Northern Motors W. vs I Pet. 728 4 fi3 7 5 444 9 2 I He says he is the sole support of his parents. Mr.

and Mrs Louis Harmon, of Gary. Tom's older brother, William Eugene Harmon of Detroit. inducted into the army a week FI MBLF LFAi.l All players of age are invited to join in the fun at. No. 2 diamond Tuesday night.

The ball is1 and there 1s an abundance of fielding and hitting Although the ace limit is thirty-five, men a year or two younger who do not play in any other league will not be barred LFUil'F The Champs Lorn So. OVF-MW IIXTTFin New York -William Bell Harman figures he has two chances of making good wth the Phillies pitching or catching. At Maryland the Philadelphia recruit caught eight. innings against the University of Pittsburgh. then preserved the Terps slim lead by s'riking out three batters in the ninth Harman batted .360 and hit eight homers in 20 fcauieis.

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