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20 Friday, March 24, 1950 DETROIT FREE PRESS Kedless Put End to Twer Houtteman Strea 44 1 1 Reds Leave Our Tigers Red-Faced BOBBY FREE TO COME AND GO As of TODAY Gray Black and Blue from NL Battering By LYALL SMITK PGA Ends Xocke-Out' Bengal Bats Silenced by Blaekwell Ray Herbert Looks Good Despite Homer BY LYALL SMITH Frr Press Sports Editor TAMPA, Fla. A four-gamt Tiger victory streak and scoreless spring for Pitcher Ar Houtteman came to abrupt end, as the Cincinnati Reds hur.j on a 4-1 defeat, Detroit's fourt loss to National League opposi tion. The Tigers had swept to fou straight victories over the Yank HE DID ALL right in 1948 with $23,468. Some American golfers began to grouse then that Bobby was a golfing version of the man-who-came-to-dinner. But last year he bagged only a modest $4,100 before the PGA ax fell.

This proved, Novak said, that Locke's earnings had nothing to do with his disciplinary action. Locke apologized through the PGA, Novak said, to the Inverness Country Club; the Western Golf Association, which sponsors the Western Open championship, and to other clubs where he had dodged bookings. TAMPA, FLA. LITTLE TED GRAY, the Tiger southpaw, is downright dis-jrusted with himself at this stage of spring training. "Ought to be getting used to it by now," he confessed.

Tm this lousy every spring. The way I've looked, I wouldn't blame a manager if he didn't count on me as a starting pitcher." The slender 25-year-old southpaw looked back at a 12-inning total of hits and runs chalked against his pitching arm in three "Grapefruit League" games. Two of them were against the Philadelphia Phillies, and the other was with Cincinnati, both of the National League. They have collected 16 hits and 13 runs and slammed his stuff all over Florida. The Phils, for example, have hit him for four home runs, a triple and two doubles.

The Reds added three two-baggers for a not-so-grand total I of 10 extra-base blows in the 16. Novak, was approved in a vote of the organization's 12-man executive committee. The April 15 welcome is in conformity with the PGA's policy regarding foreign players, Novak said. Locke won the British Open last summer and then neglected several major tourney dates in this country. Toledo's Inverness round robin was the clincher in the PGA suspension.

Locke pocketed more than $50,000 in winnings between his American debut in April, 1947 and last July. His best take was 1947 when he won $24,327. FRIENDS FLOCK TO HONOR BUTLER What makes Gray unhappy about the whole thing is that he really has been trying to look more impressive. at last spring, ne saia. 1 was 80tli Birthday Party look GRAY fjust as bad result, start of must have starting I up with 10 had 13 or 'J He time out down here in training.

As a Manager Rolfe passed me up at the the season for Lou Kretlow. 1 missed about three or four assignments. As a result, I wound victories when maybe I could've 14." insists he tried too hard his first on March 11. "I threw too hard The group was exclusive because it would have taken a hall as large as Olympia, or bigger, to accommodate all his friends. THE AFFAIIi started at the regular weekly meeting of "Dad's Bunch," a group of intimates who meet over the lunch-eon table every Thursday.

They trying to make a good impression," he declared. "And I knew it was a crazy stunt because my arm wasn't really ready for that kind of treatment. "As a result, it's been sore as the dickens right between my elbow and my wrist. That'll work out all right, but I'd sure like to look good sometime against a National League club. They treat me like they own me." 3 I DAD BUTLER GUS DORAIS friends pay tribute to a great sportsman GORDIE ARRIVES AND HOW! DETROIT AB A LIdod.m 4 1 2 CINCINNATI AB Hatton.

3b 4 4 3 Bums.lf 3 1 Adcork.l 1 Cooper 3 Pramfsa.e 0 Jnhnson.c 1 4 1 4 1 Stallnp.a 4 2 1 1 Berry. WerU.rf 2 EwJf 4 Groth.rf 2 4 0 10 1 2 0 Rob ton.e aDaiiKh'y 2 1 Herbert.o 2 Totals 33 7 24 15 Total 35 11 27 10 aBaa for Robinson In fifth. DETROIT Cincinnati aaa oni ao 1 lOU wxx air BtlfWWlwArth Upon. rKrrjr. Kell.

Robinson. Mall-eup. RBI Wyrostek. Kluwewskl. Blood-worth.

Blaekwrll K11 scorrd on Mall-fao's fnmble in sixth.) jJB Merriman. Wyrostek. HR Bloodworth. Bloodworth. Peterson.

DP Bloodworm. Stalleup and Klustewski Blaekwell. Stallcno and Klusiewski. IB petroit 1 1. Cincinnati 8.

BB Blarkwell Peterson 3. SO Houtteman S. Herbert 1. Blaekwell 2. Peterson.

HP Groth by Blaekwell. Hontteman. Blaekwell. H- Houtteman 3 in ft. Herbert 2 in 3.

Blaekwell 4 in 5. Peterson 1 in 4. WP Blaekwell. LP Houtteman. Attendance 1.Q33 Speechless When Dad arrived, he found that a cross section of the cream of Detroit's sports, industrial, political and professional population was gathered in the room.

HUGH DEAN, Vince Banonis, Jack Adams, Potsy Clark, Gus Dorais, Judge Thomas P. Thornton. Judge Joseph Gillis, Dr. C. L.

R. Pearman, Tilly Voss, Nick Londes, Walter Hagen, Bob Ed Crowe and Russ Gnau. Those are just a few of the lames which joined in paying tribute to the grand old man who trained champions and helped make men of the youth of Detroit. He received a gift which included transportation to Quito, Ecuador, and "a few bucks to have an Irish wake when he arrives there to visit his son Ban and his grandchildren." His son is basketball coach at the University of Ecuador. Harry LeDuc, of the Detroit News, was toastmaster and introduced the friends who bad gathered.

AH paid glowing tribute to Dad in voices choked with emotion. Dorais, former University of Detroit athletic director who brought Dad to U. pf described Dad most completely. "He's the most successful man I've ever known." DAD. ALWAYS a gifted orator, had trouble hiding his feelings.

"After 63 years in athletics, I just can't find the words to say," Dad declared. "But you can be sure that I'll never forget for one second my friends here." And knowing the honesty of Dad, you can bank that he won't. ANY ONE who witnessed the gathering for Dad's birthday party came away impressed that here1 was a man who comes along only man in a lifetme a fellow who is just as impressed by the poorest athlete as the most monied industrialist, and a friend to thousands. I Dad Is best known for his work as trainer for U. of a post he filled for 17 years.

But his background is strictly championship. He started by training fighters good fighters. Kid Lavigne, world lightweight champion, was perhaps the most famous. DAD SERVED as coach of amateur boxing at the Chicago Athletic Club and later as track coach for Oregon State. Currently he is employed by the Ford Motor and ie a member of the Department of Parks and Recreation Commission.

Glove Stars in Mitt Show Outstanding stars of the recent Golden Gloves tournament top an amateur boxing show Friday night at St. John Berchman's gymnasium, Coplin and East Warren. The show is sponsored by the Detroit News Post No. 519 of the American Legion. Albert Jones, voted the "most promising novice" in the Golden Gloves, meets Ralph Roberts in the headliner of the 10-bout card.

Santa Clara Imports Staff SANTA CLARA, Calif. (JP) Dick Gallagher, Santa Clara's new head football coach, is bringing in a pair of experienced assistants from the Midwest. His backfield coach will be Mike Scarry, now head football coach at Western Reserve University in Cleveland. As line coach he picked Ed Ulin-ski, top-flight guard on the Cleveland Brown professional football team. Hockey NATIONAL LEAGUE 37 18 14 28 22 18 SO 26 12 27 31 11 22 31 15 21 37 10 GF GA 88 225 159 74 165 147 72 165 168 65 165 186 59 195 217 52 198 236 DETROIT Montreal Toronto New York Boston Chicago SATURDAY'S GAMES Chicago at Montreal.

Boston at Toronto. Rolfe isn't particularly worried about Gray's ineffectiveness up to now. "He's always a slow starter," Red explained. "I look for him to settle down in another week. He can't control the ball yet, and as a result they're hitting him.

He'll be all right." Ginsberg Turns Philosopher TIGER TALES: Joe Ginsberg stoutly refuses to become unhappy about the fact that he is headed back for another season at Toledo. Joe, by all standards, has been the best catcher in the Tiger camp this spring. Yet, since Frank House must be kept under bonus rules, there is no room on the staff for him. "Sure, I'd like to stick with the Tigers," he admitted. "But one more year in the minors won't hurt me." House, incidentally, still has to work back of the plate.

He has been hampered by a sore arm all spring but is just about ready to get in there. Johnny Groth is just now starting to swish his bat with the same bold authority he had last year. If Dick Kryhoski plays the same brand of ball in Briggs Stadium he is playing this spring, he'll have the fans divided. He's hitting well. He makes a great play one minute, and then will have an apparent mental lapse the next one.

He needs fielding experience badly, and the Tiger braintrust is pouring a full course into him in big doses. Amazing thing about him is his speed for a big man. He gets down that line in a hurry. Aching Keller Boosts Lerchen 'THE MUSCLE injury to Outfielder Charlie Keller still has the big guy sitting disconsolately on the sidelines. It also is causing Manager Eddie Mayo, of Toledo, no little worry.

Eddie, training at nearby Bartow, is counting on Outfielder George Lerchen as the big cog in his outfield. If Keller does not round into shape, there is a chance Lerchen will stick with the Tigers. Unless, of course, the club ups and buys another outfielder. Rolfe and General Manager Billy Evans are huddling constantly these days since Keller's injury. Best guess is that they are trying to acquire another outfielder.

Most logical candidate is one from the Yankees, who are loaded with reserve fly-chasers. FROM ROUT TO DUEL North Carolina State, CCNY in NCAA Finals NEW YORK (JP) City College of New York and North Carolina State gained the Eastern finals of the NCAA basket- ball playoffs at Madison Square Garden. I CHICAGO (JP) British Open Champion Bobby Locke can resume collecting cash on United States fairways April 15 after a nine-month boycott by the Professional Golfers Association of America. The PGA reinstated the knicker wearing Locke as an American tourney player. The South African star paved the way by pledging to keep future United States bookings and apologizing to all concerned with his furore-causing absence last July.

THE REINSTATEMENT, announced by PGA President Joe OSU Ace Sets U.S. Record Taylor Triumphs in NCAA 1500 COLUMBUS Jack Taylor, Ohio State's 19-year-old sophomore, set ail American record in winning the freestyle at the 27th Na tional Collegiate swimming meet. His time was 18 minutes, 38.3 seconds. The old record was 18:58.1, set by Taylor two weeks ago in the Big Ten championships at Ann Arbor. TAYLOR'S brilliant performance gave Ohio State a six point start in its defense of the NCAA title.

Stanford, however, collected seven points in the event to hold a temporary lead. Washington State scored two. The official finish: Taylor, first; Ralph Saia, of Stanford, second; Peter Cole, of Stanford, third; Brian Canning, of Washington State, fourth, and Don Watson, of Iowa, fifth. Yale, expected to be the toughest team opposition for the Ohio-ans, failed to score. At the half-mile, unofficial timers caught Taylor in 9 minutes.

21 seconds, and he continued to pour on speed. AFTER 1.2G0 meters his time was 13:38. He swam the next 100 meters in one minute, 10 seconds, did the next 100 in one minute, 7 seconds, then slacked off in the last 100. Two weeks ago Taylor cracked an American mark which had stood for 15 years. Jack Medica, of the University of Washington, set the record of 18:59.3 at Cambridge, In 1935.

The 1500-meter freestyle was the only event on the opening day of the NCAA meet. Indianapolis Speed Classic Entries Hit 28 INDIANAPOLIS (U.R) Three more entries boosted the field to 28 for the 34th annual 500-mile Indianapolis Speedway Classic. President Wilbur Shaw confidently predicted a field of 70 before the April 15 deadline. Two of the latest entrants were four-cylinder rear-drive racers. Jack McGrath, of Alhambra.

will drive one, a Hinkle special, for Jack Hinkle, of Witch-ita, Kan. CECIL GREEN, of Oklahoma City, will drive the other, entered by M. A. Walker, also of Oklahoma City. Johnny Mauro, of Denver, cylinder supercharged Alfa-Ro- meo.

He drove it to eighth place in his first Speedway appearance two years ago. Cold Blooded Vols Foil MSC Nine Special to the Free Pr ss KNOXVILLE Michigan State's baseball game with the University of Tennessee was canceled Thursday because of "cold weather." Coach Johnny Kobs, of the touring Spartans, was mystified by the cancellation. The day was bright and clear, with the temperature 60 degrees. Michigan State will move to Clemson, S. Friday and Saturday for games with Clemson College.

Rangers Hope to Have Laprade NEW YORK (U.R) Good news came to the New York Rangers, who certainly need a lift before the playoffs after losing their last seven games. Announcement was made that Ed Laprade, injured star center, may see action in the playoffs after all. Counted out after another knee injury Sunday, La-prade's trouble is not so serious as first diagnosed. Spartans Stung DURHAM, N. C.

(JP) Duke University's tennis team defeated Michigan State, 8 to 1. BY BOB LATSHAW Michael Herbert (Dad) Butler may have had many special memories during his long and illustrious life, but his 80th birthday party will probably top them all. Dad was honored by an exclusive group in a luncheon at the Wayne Club Thursday noon. S'WMKWyiSMSSSMfc-: 7 POTSY CLARK Old 2 Trackmen 1 HT-11 Leaa lmiier Groves, Mann Spark Southeastern Rout A pair of veterans carried Miller's defending East Side champions to a 70 2-5-20 3-5 victory over Southeastern in their first indoor track meet of the season. Irv Groves won both hurdle events and tied for first in the high jump, while Dave Mann took the dashes and ran a leg on the winning relay team.

Together, they accounted for more than one-third of the Trojan points. In other meets Northern routed Cass, 63 to 28, and Mackenzie whipped Chadsey, 73x2 to 11. Cinder Stars Go to Guiana NEW YORK (U.R) Mai Whitfield, Olympic and United States 800 meter champion, and Andy Stanfield, Seton Hall's National and Intercollegiate sprint champion, will visit British Guiana in April. It is the first of several foreign tours planned for American track and field stars this spring and summer, the Amateur Athletic Union announced. The athletes were named for the trip in response to an invitation by the British Guiana Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association.

Big Card CHICAGO (JP) The Chicago Cardinal football team signed Alfred Yaglinski, 265-pound tackle from Western Maryland College. ROUNDUP TIME I uf -vv '49-50 NHL Season Pins Star Tag to Howe BY MARSHALL DANN They can stop using that tag "future great ees. Senators, Red Sox and Phil lies. Houtteman had allowed or.l; three singles and no runs in seve! innings of Grapefruit League com petition. But the Bengals lost their pois and Houtteman was cuffed fo nine hits and three runs in th five innings he worked.

Littl Ray Herbert finished out, and wa tagged for a home run by Jimrn; Bloodworth, the ex-Tiger. CINCINNATI threw Lank; Ewell Blaekwell, their elongate' right-hander, against Detroit a another step on his comeback trai: Blackie worked five frames an. yielded just four singles, two George Kell who slashed out fou of the Tigers' seven hits. As if Blaekwell wasn't enough of a mystery, the Tigers had to face chunky Peterson over the last Tour innings, and he was no soft touch either. Kell collected two more single off him, while Joe Ginsberg go another.

That was all. The Tigers were their sloppies of the spring afield. They com mitted four errors and wer shaky on a half dozen other plays although only one run was a direc result of such miscues. THE GAME took on a slapsticl aspect which even took its toll Qj Umpire Bill Grieve, connected wit) the Tiger camp. Bill was struc by a batted ball in the sixtl inning and had to retire with i painful bruise on his right shin bone.

Houtteman was nicked for two runs before the sparse gathering of 1,033 had settled. Grady Hatton led off with a single and scored when Johnny Wyrostek boomed a triple into the right field corner. He came across on an ir.fieli out. Catcher Walker Cooper strucJ out, but Aaron Robinson let Ui ball go by for Detroit's first error Lloyd Merriman followed with i double, but Art escaped any mon damage. Hatton and Wyrostek wasted singles in the second, and the Reds didn't score again until the fourth.

Bloodworth, now playing secont base for the Reds, was safe or Johnny Lipon's bobble. He stol second while Lipon and Neil Bern waited for each other to cover th base. Berry, incidentally, was subbing for Jerry Priddy, who complained of a sore neck and wit be out of action for several days BLACKWELL sent Bloodwortl across when he drilled a single through the box, and then went tc second on a wild pitch by Houtteman. He tried to score on Wyro-stek's third straight hit, a single to right, but was out at the plate on Vic Wertz's perfect throw. He accidentally stuck his finger in Robinson's eye on the play at home.

All this time the Tigers were doing little, if anything, with Blaekwell. Kell singled and Wertz walked in the first inning. Johnn Groth was hit in the second, but the Reds then pulled their first ol three double plays to take care oi that oversight. Kell singled again in the third, and Hoot Evers added another in the fourth. Robinson poled out the fourth hit off Blaekwell In the fifth, but not a Tiger reached third base while the lean Redleg was on the mound.

When they finally did score the run was tainted. Kell greeted Peterson with a single in the sixth and Wertz walked before Evers fanned for the second time. Groth hit a hopper to Shortstop Virgil Stallcup, who let it go through for an error scoring Kell and putting Wertz on third with one out, Kryhoski fanned and Joe Ginsberg flied out. A WALK AND Kell's fourth single put a runner on third in the seventh, while a walk and Ginsberg's one bagger did like wise in the eighth. Herbert looked good until he served Bloodworth a home run' bail in the eighth.

He allowed just two hits, one of them being the ball which caromed off Grieve's abused shin in the sixth inning. The little Detroit risrht-hander now has pitched five innings this spring, allowed three hits and one run. Yachts Sunk OSHKOSH, Wis. (JP) The Northwest Ice Yacht Regatta, postponed twice this month, was canceled Thursday when officials found a foot of slush on Lake Winnebago. BOBBY LOCKE Back in good graces Has Dad thought it would be nice to honor Detroit's No.

1 gentleman of sports. Perhaps 80 persons could have been rounded up for the 80th birthday party. Once the ball started rolling, the whole party had to be kept top secret because of the limited capacity of the club. when describing players. Ever since he broke in with the Red Wings four years ago as an 18-year-old, glowing predictions have been made about Howe.

HIS BID for stardom is out of the future tense now. Howe IS a star right now, one of the best in the National Hockey League. This is the season he did it. With one game left in the regular season, Howe Is the leading scorer on the top offensive team in the game. He Is the biggest punch in the Abel Line, the NHL's most feared forward unit.

With 35 goals Howe is one ahead of Sid Abel and 12 ahead of Ted Lindsay. The only man ahead of him in the NHL standings is another right winger, Montreal's Maurice Richard, with 41. THOSE S5 goals equal Howe's total for his three seasons while developing into a star. He made seven his first campaign, 16 the next and only 12 a year ago when he missed 20 games to undergo a knee operation. A tip-off that Howe was ready came in the playoffs last spring.

After a slow recover' from the operation the rugged Westerner from Saskatoon led the Wings In both rounds. He cashed in eight goals and 11 points to top all the scorers during the playoffs. Howe sort of crept into prominence this year. Overshadowed by his illustrious veteran line-mates he was slow to open scoring. After 19 goals in the first 48 games he fired 16 home in the next 21.

He has clicked at a goal-a-game pace for the last seven. With this spree he moved into third place in NHL scoring and is only one point from overtaking Abel for second. Howe has 68 points to Abel's 69, while Lindsay is well ahead with 77. One feature of Howe's scoring is most appealing to his bosses. Of his 35 goals, 19" came in the third period when goals often mean the most.

Since Howe still is the baby of the team he won't be 22 until next Friday he should be around a long time offering further proof of his greatness. Gordie Howe. His future is none the less bright but Howe properly can be described as a "present great" when speaking of hockey i ff-fr- CCNY downed Ohio State, 56 to 55, in a ding-dong opener of a double-header. North Carolina State dumped Holy Cross, 87 to 74, in the nightcap. THE BEAVERS will meet North Carolina State Saturday night at the Garden for the right to meet the winner of the Western playoffs, Which will start Friday night in Kansas City.

The NCAA title game will be held at the Garden March 28. A Madison Square Garden crowd of 18,000 saw City's sophomores prevail on some dead-eye basket popping from the outside by Floyd Layne and Norm Mager. Layne pitched in 17 points and Mager 15. OHIO STATE saw its hopes of victory fade when its Ail-American forward, Dick Schnittker, went out on excessive personal fouls with a minute and five seconds of the game remaining. Schnittker had piled up 26 points.

Ohio State's zone defense neutralized CCNY's Ed Warner, who scored eight points, including three field goals. Warner was the hero of City's Invitation triumph. The half ended with CCNY and OSU tied, 40 to 40. After see-sawing until there was only five min utes to play, CCNY grabbed a 53-52 lead on a long shot by Layne. This time CCNY stayed out front despite the Buckeyes' frantic efforts.

I SCURLOCK'S DAY Jockey Hits Road to Riches NEW YORK (JP) Jockey Don Scurlock was the riding star at Gulfstream Park Thursday as he booted home three winners. Among them was Roman Road, who paid $129.80, "$27.80 and $10.80. Earlier In the day Don scored with Scotch Cup, $50.90, in the fourth, and Monte's Pride, $6.60, In the third. Beaten Gomez Needs Repairs CHICAGO (JP) Tommy Gomez, Tampa (Fla.) heavyweight, suffered a torn rib cartilage and re-fractured the index finger on his right hand while dropping a 10-round decision to Chicago's Bob Satterfield. 17.5.

Girls Meet on Egypt Courts ALEXANDRIA (JP) Gertrude (Gussie) Moran and Mrs. Pat Canning Todd will meet in the ail-American final of the Alexandria International tennis tourney Saturday. Miss Moran needed three sets to defeat Mrs. Heraldo Weiss, of Argentina. 5-7, 8-4, 6-1, while Mrs.

Todd easily subdued Annalisa Bossi, of Italy, 6-0, 6-3. Old arvard Stoops to Conquer on Gridiron GORDIE HOWE Great is word for him Softball Major Managers to Meet Officials of the Detroit Softball Association announced that a meeting of major league team managers will be held in Braun Park at 8 p. tn. Monday. Managers of teams interested in playing in the loop are invited.

with varsity athletes in finding football prospects for the university whose gridiron fortunes have fallen to their lowest ebb. HARVARD athletic officials, who once looked with horror on the idea of hunting football players, said in the letter that the program was being organized to turn up "prospective Harvard material in your locality which might otherwise be overlooked." CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (U.R) The fact that football players aren't coming to Harvard has resulted in the university going after the athletes. Strait-laced Crimson officials took their first tentative steps toward organizing a recruiting program. A letter from the Harvard Athletic Association was sent to alumni clubs throughout the nation.

It urged their co-operation, I.