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108th Year. No. 313 Monday, March 13, 1939 Free Press Want Ads Bring Best Results ea Winers ueteat Montreal to uunc 7 Playoff Berth Croucher Hits Homer with Three On, but Yannigans Win First Picture of Greenberg Homer, but It Won't Be Last Hawks Hopes Nearly Blasted as'AmerksWin Barry and Howe Get Deciding Goals Ten Seconds Apart fim'wM 1 Jfcl iSiA' 1 RUDY YORK ROY CtLLENBINE the season for the first home the spring training season, the around to get the first Catcher Bugg, who is Tiger property but will play minor league ball this year, is behind the plate. Bugg was a member of the Detroit Lion football team part of last fall. Borican's Track Mark Is Unlikely to Stand Charge of Jumping Gun Upheld by Starter; Big Ten Times Are Best of Day Hutch Rapped for Six Blows in Tiger Debut Walker Reports Late but Leads Attack in Camp Game By Charles P.

Ward LAKELAND, March 12 Frankie Croucher started his drive for the regular shortstop berth on the Tigers today by hitting a home run with the bases filled as the Regulars bowed to the Yannigans, tf to 6, in seven innings. Playing with the Regulars, Croucher stepped to the plate in the second inning after Rudy York and Petey Fox had singled, Chester Laabs had walked and Bill Rogell had hit an infield single, scoring York. He swung at Vernon Kennedy's first pitch and lifted the ball over the left field wall, cleaning the sacks. A triple by Roy Cullenbine and a single by Charley Gehringer in the same inning completed the Regulars' scoring for the day. Kennedy and Archie McKain shared the pitching for the Yannigans, the former going four innings and McKain three.

They were touched for a total of nine hits, seven of which were made off the offerings of Kennedy. Bridges Gives Up Eight Tommy Bridges and Freddie Hutchinson pitched three innings apiece for the Regulars and were pounded for 14 hits, one of which was a home run by Dixie Parsons, young catcher from Beaumont, and two other triples by Les Fleming, outfielder from Beaumont, and Dixie Walker, veteran outfielder, who played first base today. In camp less than 24 hours, Walker led the Yannigans in hitting, getting a triple, a double and a single in four tries. Making his first start on the mound for the Tigers, Hutchinson, young pitching prospect from the Pacific Coast League, was batted rather freely today, yielding six blows, three of which were good for extra bases. He was a trifle wild, walking two men.

in three innings, but he also struck out three. Bill Rogell was at third base for the Regulars in the absence of the injured Pinky Higgins and was treated shamefully by the Yannigins. They toolc advantage of the fact that Willie was not yet in shape and bunted on him at every opportunity, Kennedy once working the squeeze play on him. Work Not Displeasing Although Hutchinson was batted freely in his stay on the mound, his work was not displeasing to Manager Del Baker. "He is just getting in shape," said Baker after the game, "and I was pleased with his showing.

We'll see more of him later on." Boyd Perry, youngster up from Beaumont, played shortstop for the. Yannigans, and lived up to advance notices as a fielder. He singled in his first two times at bat but was called out on strikes on his last two trips to the plate. He has the reputation of being a weak hitter. Frank Secory, big outfielder from Beaumont, also encountered difficulty at the plate, showing a weakness for letting good balls go by.

He struck out once and singled once. Fleming Hits Triple Fleming tripled once and singled once but seemed uncertain in the field. However, this may have been due to a high sky and tricky wind. The Yannigans won the game in the fifth inning when Parsons hit a home run over the left field wall after Walker had tripled to right, scoring two runs. Baker has scheduled another intra-club game tomorrow, and has named Schoolboy Rowe to make his first start of the season in one of them.

Al Benton, Dutch Dietz and Johnny Tate, latter two recruits from Beaumont, also will see action on the mound. RF.On.ARS 1ANNIGANS AH II A AH A 4 I 3 0 10 I 1 0 y.i 4 I 3 I (irhrVr.2 4 I 3 a Urm l.lf 4 0 3 0 4 0 4 10 0 i i i rl 4 2 10 2 'i 1 UHbsrf 5 3 10 h'tm n.S 3 10 3 Koeill.a 3 1 rwry.M i i i Btiilco.p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 MrKain.o 0 0 11 Totl Total Rular. 3 2 2 2 lniiiao 0 Rum Crnochpr. fullrtilitn. ork, Foi, I.anh.

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Pr Xi hain. I-olng nlteher Hutcllinon. Drysdale Sets Mark, His Fourth in Month CORAL GABLES. March 12 (A. Taylor Drysdale, of "i Queen of Water VIOLET MCKERSON Although she never has driven an automobile, Miss Nickerson, 16 years old, is tops in outboard racing and is favorite to win the feminine events in the Grand Prix Sweepstakes Regatta at Long Beach, Calif.

Detroit Glovers to Open Grind for Y. Bouts By Tod Rockwell Three members of the Free Press Tournament of Champions Golden Gloves boxing team which brought the team trophy to Detroit will leave Monday noon on the Wabash Railroad for further Gloves warfare in Chicago. The Free Press fighters are Vic Saccoia, flyweight; Tony Ancona, featherweight and Bill PauH, welterweight. They will assemble at the Illinois Athletic Club Monday, to begin training for the intercity matches with New York in Chicago Stadium March 29. The Detroit battlers will be members of the Chicago squad.

The squad includes the eight champions, including Saccoia and Ancona, and 24 other fighters who demonstrated exceptional skill and ability during the recent Chicago Tournament of Champions. From this group of 32 boxers, Chicago coache3 and experts will choose the 16 battlers who will face the New York boxers following the training program. The basis of selection will be the candidates' performances during the next two weeks of training in the I.A.C. gymnasium. Saccoia, Free Press flyweight who punched his way into the big-time amateur ranks and won the tourney championship last Friday, is a favorite in Chicago because he demonstrated such superb aggres siveness and fine condition.

Ancona, two fisted featherweight, proved one of the most popular fighters in the tourna ment, not only because or uie tre mendous power in his left hand, but for his gameness against more experienced opponents. Tony's left hook knocked out two of his pre liminarv opponents and knocked down both his semifinal and final opponent in the Chicago tournament. Paul! was selected a member of the Chicago squad despite the fact that he was eliminated in the quarterfinals. But Bill demonstrated that. he was one of the best body punchers in the welterweight ranks and one of the most skilled craftsmen.

His admirers, both here and in Chicago, look for him to add new laurels to an already distinguished amateur boxing career. NATIONAL LEAGUE at ....17 I'l ...14 1'i fir c.a rt. i i tr, Kti ilt lo in 9 1IIH 97 4:1 tot ir; i 15 37 8 118 3U Hojilon Ktinitf'ri AnHTii'itnn Tnrmtlft )K I IH1IT MoiitrpHl SATIKIIAVS BESILT Toronto fl, DETROIT 1. SUNDAY'S BESl LTS PFTHOIT 2, CanaiUrna 1. Bootnn 4.

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Last September the Cubs and Pirates ran one-two, and then the Yankees in the World Series. It has been Florida that gave the game its best the Athletics, Cardinals and Yankees in the past years. Tod's v. looking across the narrow strip of the Florida penin-rila, I see even more trouble for the famous Southern California training climate around Los On the American League side, I tee the Yankees, threatened by the Ked and the Tigers. On the Rational League side, I see the Cincinnati Reds, with the St.

Louis Cardinals in at least a challenging foition. What a difference a pitcher or two could make on this club. Florida is almost certain sjraln fn present the Yankees as the American League pennant winners. At least that is where they belong. The Red Sox and Tigers will battlo it out with Cleveland for second place.

Reds Need Little Luck and They'll Win Flag NOW FLORIDA enters the Reds under Bill McKechnie against the Cubs and Pirates from the West Coast. With any luck, I figure the Reds should be the next tram from the older circuit to step out against Yankee bats. Not having a Lick telescope at hand at this moment, I can't see th Giants. Carl Hubbell, their pay check and mainstay, isn't getting any younger as the years roll by. Few of us do.

It just happens that way. Carl Hubbell is one of the great pitchers smart, game, with all the stuff. But the years take care of that. The Reds are young and on their way, In my opinion, they would have won the National League pennant a year ago with any luck. They had a potential twenty-game winner in Lee Grissom who was hurt and of little value.

They five Vander Mcer too many banquets and too many public appearances after his two successive no-hit games. The Reds have their share of youth. They have one of the star managers of 'baseball. If they don't win it will be because they have beaten themselves. Tribe May Challenge Florida's Title Claim T-TlORIDA expects this next fall to present the two finalists in the World Series.

They have the double-jump in the American Lrngue, Cleveland alone can upset their calculations along this line, and Cleveland represents the sovereign state of Louisiana. Florida offers the Reds and the Cardinals against the Cubs and rirotes fur the National League debate. You can figure the former two teams at least an even bet against the Cubs and Pirates. You may say this all has nothing tn do with the comparative training climates of Southern California and Florida, This shows that you know nothing about local chambers of commerce, One answer is that Florida is tropical and Southern California isn't. There is no argument here about fn all-around climate.

I am only writing of that brief interval. The trouble is that most training camps not all, but most are r'ckcd in regard to spring training gate receipts. Which should be only fairly important to those tparns which have, a chance at the t)'g money up North when the Kason opens. Higgins Is Lost with Gashed Heel ound to Keep Pinky Idle Two Weeks LAKKLAND. Fla March 12 Ters suffered the first of the training sea-'n toi.av when Pinky Higgins, Wtfar third baseman obtained the RedSox In a midwinter was accidentally spiked on light heel by Roxie Lawson.

H'ggins was injured during the 'ruing of the practice session by ltsreel men. La a son's spikes inflicted a gash "0 inches long and an inch depp, one which required seven -I to close. Hieirins was at the Morrell Memorial here, where surgeons -u the spikes had fortunately 't a tendon. They said v'r'uld be out of the line-up weeks, which means that net be available for active tin until the exhibition sea I nmost over. In the mean-Bill Rngell and Mark will fill in at third base Rovers Held to Tie ORK, March 12 'ik Rfivfi I i tn-b in' i wr liameii rn the rn bc'lr-r rc 1 i to ,1 By Doc Hoist The Red Wings leaped into fifth place Sunday night and at the same time clinched a place in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

While the Red Wings were defeating the Canadicns, 2 to 1, the Americans at Chicago handed the Blackhawks a 3-2 lacing. That defeat makes it impossible for the Chlcagoans to overtake the Red Wings. Should the Red Wings lose their two remaining games while th Hawks triumph in their last three, both clubs would end the season in a tie so far as points are concerned. In cases of ties, the club having the greatest number of goals wins. At the present time, the Wings have a fifteen-goal edge on the Hawks, almost an impossibility to overcome in three games.

Hawk Still Have Chant The Hawks, however, are not eliminated from the playoffs. They may still overtake the Canadicns. Syd Howe and Marty Barry, slamming home goals 10 seconds apart In the first period whila Paul Haynes sat brooding in the penalty box, were the Red Wing scoring heroes, but a first-year goalie, Claude Bourque, was the defensive hero of the night as he kept half a dozen goals out of the French net in a wild and stormy final period. The 8,000 souls, who skidded to Olympia over ice as slippery as that provided for the players, saw one of the meanest games ever staged in Detroit. Nine out-of-order gentlemen paraded to tha penalty box during the first two periods with Ebbie Goodfellow as the grand marshal.

Ebble on Warpath Three times the Red Wing captain, who had blood In his eye all evening as well as some on his cheek, sat in the penalty box. Not to be outdone, Babe Siebert, coach of the Frenchmen, got back into the game after a ten-day absence and two minutes later he was being escorted to tha penalty box. Throughout the game thera were scores of scoring chances but all of the goals, three of them, came within 58 seconds and all of them in the first period. Toe Blake, the league's leading goal scorer, got the Canadiens' only acore 48 seconds after Howe and Barry had given the Wings a 2-0 lead. Scores In Open Net Johnny Gagnon might have had the goal but he missed the net.

As Johnny shot, Tiny Thompson fell from the net and the puck, traveling a mile a minute, circled the net and came out to greet Blake standing at the goal mouth. All Toe had to do was push the puck into the empty net. Ha could have shot a bass drum into It without much trouble. With three pucks getting into the nets in 58 seconds the fans sat back anticipating a wild-scoring night. Instead, they saw Thompson and Bourque steal the play from the offensive stars.

In addition, they saw every man on the ice threaten at one time or another to start a fight. The nearest to an actual battle, however, was a flamip between Goodfellow and Haynes. They called each other a lot of names and bumped at each other with their shoulders but the rest of the players finally got them apart. Next to Goodfellow, Stew Evans was the night's bad boy. He got into the penalty box twice.

Every second the fans expected a free-for-all as the players slashed, bumped and checked with a little more zip than the rules call for. It was an important gatr to both clubs. The Canadiens came here in fifth place with a chance to all but clinch the pout which pays more money than the sixth place position. The Wings needed the game to get back into fifth place. That was the setting as the game started and the close score throughout kept the boys battling to the end of the game.

Turn to RFJ WINGS Page It Big Camera to Wed 110-Pound Girl Today NEW YORK, March 12 (U.P.) Wedding bells will peal tomorrow in the picturesque village of Sequais, Italy, and their silvery notes will break many a maidenly heart throughout the world. Because, at long last, that Rajah of Romance that Prince of Pulsation Primo Camera will be wed. His courageous bride is a pretty, M-0 LEAGUE PLAYOFFS SI.RIK4 I I S. I', 0 MASON BTTGG When Hank hit the first pitch run of the first practice game Free Pres photographer was Five from City in Cage Finals Pontiac High Also in Round of Eight By John N. Sabo Down to the quarterfinals after two weeks of heavy firing in all classes, Metropolitan Detroit finds itself with five teams, four of them from the Catholic League, still in the thick of the Michigan High School basketball tournament.

These five teams won regional finals Saturday night to qualify for the State quarterfinals Thursday. Survivors from the metropolitan area are River Rouge in Class St. Theresa's and St. Benedict's in Class and St. Casimir's and St.

James in Class C. Most De.troiters are interested mainly in the Class quarterfinal which brings together for the second time this winter St. Theresa's Pirates and St. Benedict's Colonels. The site of this game will be decided by State Director Charles E.

Forsythe at Lansing Monday when all quarterfinal sites will be named. Old Rivals Advance St. Theresa's won the regional at Fordson with an easy 29-15 victory over Ecorse. St. Benedict's pushed through with a 38-30 victory over Birmingham in the regional final at Pontiac.

St. Theresa's beat St. Benedict's 30 to 19, three weeks ago in the First Division playoff final of the Catholic League. Other survivors in Class are Grand Rapids Christian, defending champion; South Haven, Albion, Davison, Mt. Pleasant and Rogers City.

The winner of the St. Theresa's-St. Benedict's game will meet the winner of the Mt. Pleasant Rogers City contest in the semifinals. Grand Rapids Christian was the most impressive winner in this class Saturday.

With Forward Gene. Broene breaking loose for 29 points, highest total by any hoy in the tournament this season, the Christian team walloped Hart, 49 to 25. Rouge Goes to Last Lap Tn A. Rivpr Rniipp tin-: eaten in 16 games and only un- W'aivil i.iMS.-t J. Lt'aiu III ivtiriiiLrtJl.

managed to gain a 19-9 victory over Holy Redeemer although the Panthers played one of their poorest games. River Rouge will meet Ann Arbor, conqueror of Lincoln Park by a 31-19 score Saturday, in the quarterfinals. The winner of this game will meet the winner of the Muskegon Heights-St. Augustine contest. Turn to TOLRNET Page 14 Two at Montreal of of HANK GRKFABERCt Hettche Insists Rule Will Stay He Answers Charges by Lewis' Aide By W.

W. Edgar Angered by the charge that he was unfair in demanding thorough physical examination so far in advance of the bout before he would permit John Henry Lewis to defend his light heavyweight title against Dave Clark March 31, John J. Hettche, chairman of the State Athletic Board of Control, countered with the statement Sunday that he had been more than fair. He said that he was more determined than ever to see that his orders were carried out. Cus Greenlee, Lewis' manager, made a flying trip to Detroit Friday from Hot Springs, and charged that the order for an ex-(iminotion by a physician outside the state In which the bout was to be held and the fact that he was given no assurance that the findings would not be made public was decidedly unfair to his fighter, Why Did They "Nobody could have been fairer than I have been," Hettche said Sunday.

"Ever since Feb. 20 when I asked for the examination, I have been waiting for Greenlee and Lewis to comply, Why did they ignore the order until the deadline of 10 o'clock Friday morning had passed? "If Lewis' manager had written me or communicated with me during that time, I would have explained the situation and he would have been given a chance to ask for a postponement if one was necessary. I never said the findings would not be kept secret. But he never didS anything, except ignore the request until he came flying in here to say that he wasn't being treated fairly." Other States Are Cited In his charge Greenlee said that John Henry was just as good physically as he was five years ago, and just as fit as he was when he fought Izzy Castanaga at Olympia. He pointed out that the champion had passed examinations in almost every state in the union and in England.

"1 am not interested in what he was five years ago," said Hettche, 'or even wnat he was a year ago. 'Neither do I care what they do I other states, or even wnat mey used to do in Michigan. I'm going to protect the boxmg fans and Turn to Hettche Page 14 Londos to Make Debut at Gardens Jim Londos. claimant of 11 national titles and three world cham- nesday night. It was the fastest two miles of the year.

The turmoil and the shouting over Borican's race temporarily blacks out these others. There are two points argued. One is that Borican beat the gun. To this Johnny McHugn, veteran starter, agrees. Why Mc-Hugh didn't call the field back he docs not know.

He has been starting races for 30 years and he knew he was wrong and admitted it last night. Starter Refuses O.K. To be forwarded to the higher courts, a record must be certified by the starter. When the time, which bettered Cunningham's 2:01.1, the old indoor standard, and Elroy Robinson's 2:09.7, the outdoor mark, was announced Mc-Hugh shook his head. On the record blank he crossed out a line and wrote: "I hereby certify I was the starter.

that it was a false start (Borican, the winner, beat the gun by a yard)." McIIugh Is in a tough spot. He will censured for not calling the field ack with a second shot from his gun. The tough part of it is, Borican did not need to beat the gun. He woulc have broken the record, anyhow. Big Ten Times Are Fastest, Track Meet Survey Shows CHICAGO, March 12 (U.

In its own little pond stretching across 25 Midwestern states, the Big Ten still is the kingpin when it comes to track and field meets. Most of the Big Ten athletes still are blushing from their inglorious rout in a dual meet with the Pacific Coast Conference last June, but they stepped out in their own meet Saturday and registered superior marks tn eight of the nine everts also held in the Central Intercollegiates at Notre Dame. I he strongest track schools from Kansas to Pennsylvania com peted in the two meets. The one best mark at Notre uame was a matter of a quarter inch in the high jump and even it was a surprise. Ted Leonas.

of Notre Dame, unexpectedly leaped Turn to TRACK Page It Exhibition Baseball Brookljn (Vt 000 Olio OIlO 0 0 IE tlnnimati (M Kll.t oil fl 0 I'owedet. En. Hut'liifihon and 1'lielpKj 1,. Thompson and Urn-liardi. ft.

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NEW YORK, March 12 (A. The graybeards and striplings of track waged a controversy today over John Borican's 1,000 yards in 2:08.8, the fastest time ever run by Man at that distance but one which probably never will enter the record books. The debate threatened to obscurewhile the oratory holds out other features of the last, big night of the indoor season. These were: 1 Glenn Cunningham's double defeat, by Borican in the 1.000 and by Chuck Fenske, and two others in the Columbian Mile in the K. of C.

games in Madison Square Garden. Sixth for Michigan 2 Michigan's extension of its ruler over Big Ten indoor track with 41H points at Chicago for its sixth straight championship. It may be the last. Charles Hoyt, the coach, is on his way to Yale. 3 The mile run by Missouri's JohnMunski (4:13.5) at Baltimore, claimed to be a world record for a flat track.

4 The return to action at the Central Intercollegiate Conference meet at South Bend, of John Woodruff, of Pittsburgh, premiere half miler of the day. 5 Don Lash's 9:02.4. Two miles at the K. of C. games, warning he is in shape to better the world record at Dartmouth Wed- Unchallenged 1 -r JICGII Di In 1894 while playing with the Boston Nationals, Dutfy hit .438 That still is an all time big league batting and Dutfy.

rearing 0 years old, still active in baseball. He's shown at the camp of the Boston Red Six, for whom he it scout and Coach, Js 1 A plonshtpa, will make his Arena dark-haired lass named Tina Ca-Gardeua debut Monday night in vazzi, who weighs 110 pounds. Die at Puck Game MONTREAL, March 12 (UP.) Two miridle-aeed hockey fan? -died today while watching the Montreal Royals beat the Ottawa Senators, 5 to 1, and win the a mat.cn against ouies irons ouw Indian giant A strong supporting card has been with eight of the na- leadin A nue nro (A I sol nun Din) It 111 not ftolt 7 tt -in 1 1 -Kit i ll-rn-i, -it tt a Detroit Athletic Club, bettered his fourth national swimming ro i onl in as many ve' ks today by i covering 11" yards bwkstrok il rninute, 6.S mtirAn over the 25-'yard Miami-Piltmore The record wm hfi'i by Q'ifbec Senior Hockey League! title. The virtim.x wrte Hnry T' fil'i. who rolispsr.i first rrtf and Henry ItBC'Vot, 4fi.

who dif-d near the end, of the gume. Dixtorn ai4 tht1 dr-fl'i wese due to heart, failure cviMl by i Keifer. cf Clsirag. ume ri was st.arUihd Jan. 15, Il i Cf.