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t't' i'i'i 11 'ffrrri i 2f? Monday, April 2. 1951 DETROIT FREE PRESS iV FooBn: Re A Brilliant Effort by Howe mers 1 o89 HOCKEY CLASS WILL TELL di Not HoeftOff in Control; Mates Fail Detroit Ends Drills with Cards Tuesday BY BOB LATSHAW Tree Press Start Writer SARASOTA. Fla It mteht Wings anaaiens rack I LI I .1.1 MI.II.H.IIi.MU.U I I jflT i I ii rririii Miiiimuit-Miiiiriii-iiiir s-, gPi' I d'v ,4. i BY MARSHALL DANN Frea PnM Staff Writer MONTREAL On the basis of statistics alone the' Detroit-Montreal hockey playoff has been strictly a four-man affair. The headline grabbers are Terry Sawchuk and i Howe for the Red Wings, Gerry McNeil and Maurice Richard for the Canadiens.

All three games have had many Identical features al Heilmann Still Swinging Illness Has 2 Strikes on Him, but Fans' Cheers Help most unbelievable goal tending1 from Sawffhuk and McNeil, and one key offensive play which has determined the winner of each clash. Richard had his big moments in the pair at Olympia, twice scoring brilliant goals to end-those overtime struggles. Then came Howe's turn Saturday night at the Forum. Equally as dangerous as the Rocket when scoring chances beckon, to the hospital at the Tigers' training camp in Lakeland two weeks ago. THE RAVAGES of pneumonia hit him hard, as hard as he used to hit the ball for the Tigers as a star player.

But as Harry still is a sick man, he is a grateful one, too, Job-- backhander after cutting accross the month of the goal and feinting Goalie Gerry McNeil oat of position. FAMILIAR SIGN of goal Is flashed by Gordie Howe as he gets the Red Wings first tally In 218 minutes and 42 seconds of play against Montreal. Gordie flipped In a BY LYAIX SMITH Frea Pret Sport Editor Harry Heilmann, voice of the Tigers, is still a sick man. There is no way of knowing If he will be able to open the season when the first ball Is tossed out at Briggs Stadium In two more weeks. He definitely is In better shape than when he was rushed Defensive if fV It SI f- Marcel Pronovost and Marty Pavelich, while Jimmy Peters and George Gee are still on their feet.

The Canadiens are Elmer Lach (16), Rocket Richard (9) and Bert Olmstead (on ice near Richard's feet). Its home fans that another game will be played at Olympia Thursday. The battle between the goalies has been the highlight of the action so far. Detroiters had a first hand view of McNeil's magic. Sawchuk never was far behind in those games, and Saturday he was every bit as good as McNeil at his best On the other hand, McNeil showed signs that he might be losing his wizardry.

He was beaten cleanly on open plays by Howe In the second period and again by Sid Abel In the third. Maybe the most significant point of the entire game it won't be settled until later was the play of the Canadiens in the final period. They plainly quit, leaving the ice a mentally whipped outfit. The Wings never showed that symptom. Even going into the third game, a backs-to-the-wall affair for them, they had complete poise, never looked desperate.

HOWE'S GOAL after 36 minutes cracked the Canadiens. While his checker, Calum Mac-Kay, was headed for the Montreal bench to be relieved, Howe took Bob Goldham's long pass Hockey PLAYOFF STANDINGS SERIES A (Best of seven) tj GF GA Montreal 2 1 4 4 DETROIT 1 2 4 4 SATURDAY'S RESULT Detroit 2, Montreal 0. TUESDAY'S GAME DETROIT at Montreal. SERIES (Best of seven,) GF GA Boston 11 2 3 Toronto 1 1 2 SATURDAY'S RESULT Boston 1, Toronto 1 (Game called at end of first overtime because of Sunday Curfew). SUNDAY'S RESULT Toronto 3,.

Boston 0. TUESDAY'S GAME Toronto at Boston. and soloed in to outfeint and outguess McNeil from close range. Abel's goal midway in the last stanza blew the Canadiens wide open. Howe fed him a breakaway pass and Abel fired a 25-footer which McNeil reached for and missed.

The score could easily have been higher, but Detroit wisely concentrated on defense thereafter. Although Richard still has two winning goals to Howe's one, the Detroit forward is one up on Jiis right-wing rival in effectiveness. Howe has been in on all four Wing goals so far, scoring two and assisting on a pair. Richard has tallied twice for the Canadiens and assisted on one of the other two. IN THE goalie department Sawchuk has been nicked on four of the 116 shots he has faced, while four of 137 have gone past McNeiL Manager Jack Adams announced Sunday that the veteran Joe Carveth, a member of Detroit's 1943 Stanley Cup team, had been ordered up from the pool of extra players in Detroit and would see action Tuesday.

Carveth has a cool playing touch which Adams would like to cash in on again. Shamrock tramck in the inaugural Good-fellow Game of 1938. RAY ALSO played center-field for CC on last spring's Catholic championship baseball team. In the 1948 tragedy near Mt Clemens Plecas died of a broken neck a week after the accident Only a sophomore at the time, Plecas and his twin brother, Jim, were regarded as outstanding major league baseball prospects. Jim went on to graduate last June and is now a highly-regarded freshman at Yale where he participates In both football and basketball.

Funeral services for Groth will be held Thursday morning at 10 a. m. at Holy Name Church, 8116 Doyle, at a requiem high mass. Burial will be at Mt Olivet Cemetery. Goss 698 Sets Junior Pin Mark Bill Goss, 18-year-old bowling star, established a series record in the Cecil War Junior All-Star Classic by rolling a 698 set at Beech Lanes.

Goss had games of 205, 269 and 224. He is a member of the Cadil lac Recreation team. Howe got the big one in Detroit's 2-0 triumph. THUS THE WINGS, once heavy favorites and later underdogs with a 2-0 deficit in games, zoomed back into the picture. Now it's the Canadiens who are worried, the Wings who are confident as they prepare to resume the best-of-seven series here Tuesday.

By winning, Detroit assured as he resU at Ford Hospital. "I figured at first they really had struck me out," he admitted as we came back from Florida on the private plane of Tiger Owner W. O. Briggs. "But I guess I fooled He made most of the direct six-hour trip to Detroit with an oxygen tank between his knees and the rubber mask cupped tightly over his mouth.

TO HIM the most amazing things about his illness were the suddenness with which it struck, the reaction of baseball fans and the fact that here he was coasting home in a private plane. "One day I'm at the ball park in the sunshine and the next one I'm under an oxygen tent in the hospital," he said. "Then the letters, cards and telegrams started coming in from all over Michigan. There must be six or seven thousand of them." "How could a fellow do anything but. put up a real fight when, he had so many people fighting right along with AND THEN the plane that was humming along so smoothly? "How about that?" Harry grinned.

"I guess I really can say I'm a big leaguer now. There sure is nothing, "bush' about this." The pilot set down at City Airport, where the ambulance was waiting to take Heilmann to the hospital. It was snowing, wet and cold. But, with sunshine just six hours behind him, Heilmann still insisted it was "nice to be home." JOHN BERG, Bob Gallo and Ron Plecas were victims of an auto crash north of Mt. Clemens on March IP, 1 9 4 8.

On March 28, 19 4 8, Bob Bar son succumbed to knife wounds to the heart following a restaur nt brawl near Woo (Lw a and McNichols. Groth, the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Kay Uroth Frank Groth, 6732 Drake, was rapidly following In the footsteps of his three older brothers, Harry, Tony and Tommy, all of whom starred In football for Central. Only last October Ray grabbed a punt and sprinted 80 yards in the final minute of play to bring Catholic Central a dramatic 28-27 football victory over Midlard.

Coach Bob Wines had high hopes for Ray in his senif year. Tony was the most famous of the Groth brotlfers. Tony scored all three touchdowns as Catholic Central upset Ham --Brings Relief have been April Fools' Dav. but the Boston Red Sox were ia no fooling mood as they handed the Detroit Tieers their nth defeat of the Citrus season, a to i. Manager Steve D'Nni his Fenway Park line-up against Rookie Bill Hoeft and the results were disastrous.

Th mm. i.ff. hander retired at the end of three innings trailine. 8 to o. ftr giving up eight hits.

If his mates had hn flMinr perfectly, Hoeft would hv out of trouble with only two runs scorea oir mm. An error by LYn Kolloway let one unearned run in the first inning. THEN JERRY PRinnv double play ball in the third inning and Vern Stephens doubled, Walt Dropo hit his third homer of the season and Bobbv Dnerr trfnUa in that order to Droduca four mnr markers. The eight hits off Hoeft were three more than he had permitted in two previous starts against the New York Giants and the Boston Braves. The youngster will get a couple more trials on the northern trip, but he'll have to have better control than he showed Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Tigers were being handcuffed by Rae Scar borough, who pitched the first seven innings, and Bill Wight who finished. DETROIT WASTED three hits in the third inning without scoring a run. Linon ODened with single and after two outs. Johnny moved to second on Kolloway's second single of the game. Both movea up one base when Neil Berry also singled.

Johnny Groth then forced berry to end the on- portunity. After getting a single In the fourth, Wertz collected his second hit, a booming triple to right and scored on Hoot Ever' fly. That was the only run the Tigers could muster. Steve Souchock's pinch single in the eighth was the Tigers' only hit off Wight and their seventh of the game. RAY HERBERT took over the pitching chores for the Tigers in the fourth and gave up four hits.

One of them was an inside the park homer to the extreme center field corner by Fred Hatfield, scoring Walt Dropo who had been hit by a pitched ball. Earl Johnson finished and gave up two singles. The Tigers will wind up their Florida exhibition series with a contest against the St Louis Cards in St Petersburg Tuesday. So far, the Tigers have won four of 15 games. The victory was the Red Sox's 10th in 19 starts.

O'Neill came up with his regular home lineup. Lou Boudreau is the shortstop and Stephens third in this arrangement Billy Goodman, the leaerue battin? champ plays right field. STOUT STEVE plans on alternating Boudreau, Stevens and Johnny Pesky at shortstop and third base when tin Red Sox play on the road. Goodman collected three of the Boston 14 hits while Bobby Doerr also had three hits. Goodman and Bobby Doerr each collected three nits for the Bosox.

Goodman's were all singles while Doerr's included a triple. SteDhens. hi firf in. pearance in several weeks, got a single and double in three trips. DETROIT BOSTON (A) AB HO A AB A Koll 4 2 13 1 1 4 3 a riiril.fr 4 1 1 A 1 1 1 2 9 3 4 1 4 a KT.r.lf 4 I I wrticiit.r I 1 0 3 4 4 3 3 5 I 1 Drnpo.l 8 1 0MTr.3 3 a rmicr.a 1 A HatfieliU 1 Rattn.e 4 8 WiKht.p 1 PrlOriy.

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Trotters Top All-Star Five NEW YORK (U.R) The Har lem Globetrotters won the opening game of an 18-game cross-country tour against the College All-stars 65 to 58, in an afternoon basket ball game before 17,114 1 1 Madison Square Garden. Reece (Goose) Tatum led the Globetrotters with 30 points. Zeke Sinicola, of Niagara U. was high man for the -All-stars with 14. The Globetrotters led at the half, 34 to 3L I I i TV.

1 I 5 rfrW ,4:4" I I5m mri i A JUV Ii mmiiialMi ii aami-M- (Vl i 4 Leafs Best Bruins in Rousfh Game 3-0 Victory Evens Stanley Cup Play BQSTON (U.R) Toronto outplayed and outroughed Boston, 3 to 0, to draw even in their bitter Stanley Cup series before 13,768 Boston Garden fans largest National Hockey League crowd here this season. The difference in the teams appeared to be in the goalies. Turk Broda turned in a sparkling shutout for his 100th playoff game while young Jack Gelineau lapsed sadly in the Boston net. One goal Gelineau never saw, the second two he missed badly. Thus, the two teams each had won a game and fought to a cur few-called overtime tie in their best of seven series.

Neither had been able to win on home ice. WAS A VICIOUS opening period with a total of 15 penalties for 44 minutes. Two were majors for fighting and another a 10-min-ute misconduct. There were only four minors In the second and one in the third as the two tired teams seemingly agreed to forego their charging tactics that featured the first two games at Toronto. But the game wasn't as bloody as Saturday night's 1-1 tie in Toronto between the two teams.

Twenty-two penalties were Imposed Saturday for a total of 67 minutes and five players needed a total of 34 stitches. TORONTO WENT ahead after three minutes of the second period when Cal Gardner slipped the puck Vote Today past Gelineau, who was screened by Teammate Ed Sandford. Ex Bruln Fernle Hainan's goal at 13:11 was a clean shot from 60 feet out that Gelineau never saw. At 5:30 of the third period Max Bentley fired a shot similar to Flaman's from about 40 feet out Again Gelineau failed to move before the puck struck the net From then on the Bruins were scarcely able to pass mid-ice. TORONTO Klaman Rarllkn Krnnrdy Sloan Hmlth BOSTON GXInran f.K V.

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Timcrrn, Kraftrhwk 3 (ona major), Sloan. Juxda (maior). Barllko. SECOND PERIOD; 1 Toronto, Card-r, Toronto, Flaman (BrntW). 1.1:11.

Prnaltira Ezinlckl, Gardner, Thomaon. Horrrk. THIRD PERIODS 8 Toronto, Brntlry (BarUko-Mackrll). 6:30. Praaltj Uoreck.

Stirnweiss Now Indian TUCSON, Ariz. Infielder Freddy Marsh was traded by the Cleveland Indians of the American League to the St Louis Browns for George (Snuffy) Stirnweiss and Merrill Combs. General manager Hank Green-berg of the Indians said considerable cash had been sent along with Marsh. Marsh played with Oklahoma City last year and hit .300. Waterlogged WILLIAMS GROVE, Pa.

() Rain forced postponement of the opening of the 1951 auto racing season at the half-mile Williams Grove Speedway. --Plus i IT'S EYTEEY teammate to Terry Sawchuk sprawls on the a Canadien offensive outburst. is Defenseman Bob Goldham. PRIVATE PARTY Detroiters in Doubles Special to the CLEVELAND Detroiters doubles bowling eliminations into At the end of three blocks 18 of the 24 games four of Detroit's seven entries were running 1-2-3-4. The winners and the runners-up will get a crack at Champions Buddy Bomar and Ned Day next fall.

Still controlling the drives at the three-quarter post were Buzz Fazio and Tony Lindemann, of Strohs. -i AFTER OPENING rounds Sat urday of 2437 and 2589, Fazio and Lindemann added an accept able 2409 set Sunday for a 7435 total. They entered the final six-game block with a 153-pin edge over George Young and Ther-man Gibson, of who tallied 7282 for their first three blocks. i Making a belated challenge Sunday were Hank Gavie and Fred Bujack. Gavie supplied the biggest series of the meet when he uncorked games of 208, 258, 153, 242, 266 and 210 for 1337.

Bujack added 1157 for a 2494 block and a 7174 total. TRAILING in fourth place were Bill Bunetta and Chuck O'Don- nell on 7099. Other Detroit totals at the end of 18 games: Eddie Lubanski and Lee Joug-lard, 6893; Ed Easter and John Crimmins, 6893, and Pete Carter and Andy Varipapa, 6821. Tulsa Fires Sport Chief TULSA, Okla. fP) Dr.

C. I. Pontius, president of the university of Tulsa, announced that athletic director W. E. Morris, is "being replaced immediately.

He said that Dr. George Small, assistant to the president has been put in full charge of the department. No reason was given for the sudden shakeup. Morris, a veteran of 23 years service with the school, has been director of athletics four years. in 10 a Great his aide as Ked Wing Goalie Ice in front of the nets during Taking Terry's place in goal On the ice with Sawchuk are 1-2-3-4 Trials Frrc Prrta threatened to turn the National a one-city show.

Kovaleski Blows Net Leads, Loses Straight Clark Wins Monte Carlo Crown MONTE CARLO (JP) Straight CiarK, ot Los Angeles, staged a spectacular rally to win the Monte Carlo International Men's Singles Tennis championship in a two hour marathon from Fred Kova leski, of Hamtramck, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 10-8. Kovaleski started fast and seemed on the way to a sure victory before Clark warmed up and went to town. Kovaleski swept tne first set, 6-1, and took 3-0 leads both the second and third sets but Clark rallied to win both. Kovaleskt easily won the fourth set 6-1 ue up we matcn at two each. Clark led 1 Kovaleski eight games to seven in the final set and was ahead forty-love in the next when Kovaleski put on the heat and squared matters at 8-8.

Clark then won two games to settle the issue. Doris Hart of Miami, Fla- scored an easy victory over Shirley Fry, Akron, to win the women's singles title. Miss Hart won, 6-3, 6-3. St. Elizabeth Five Wins CYO Title St Elizabeth captured the cham pionship of the CYO grade school basketball league by defeating St.

Theresa, 21 to 15, at St Clair Community Center. It was St Elizabeth's 13 th straight victory against no defeats. The loss was St Theresa's first In 14 games this season. J- Azalea Open Carried Off by Mangrum Runner-Up Furgol Earns Masters Bid WILMINGTON, N. C.

(U.R) Lloyd Mangrum shot a 72 to win the $10,000 Azalea Open by one strike with a total of 281. Mangrum's victory was worth $2,000 upping his winter-tour earnings to $10,611.33 only $117.83 less than Jim Ferrier has earned. Ferrier finished with a spectacular 68, earning him a triple tie for second place with De-troiter Ed Furgol and Jim Tur-nesa. Each collected $1,066.66. In addition to the cash, Furgol won a berth in the Masters golf tournament which starts Thursday at Augusta, Ga.

ED WAS CHOSEN under a qualification rule which says that the two pros not otherwise qualified who turn in the best scoring records on the winter tour shall be given bids. Furgol averaged 70.69 strokes a round for 48 tournament rounds. Ted Kroll, who was the other to receive a bid, averaged 70.79. Bowlers Move Up Verla Wagner and William Teeple, aided by a 171 handicap, rolled a 1283 to move into third place in Clayton's Mixed Doubles Classic at Stanley's Recreation. IN BADMINTON SID ABEL (left), Sawchuk (center) and Howe relax after sparking Detroit's first victory in Stanley Cup Series with Montreal.

RAY GROTH DIES VIOLENTLY Tragedy Fells Fifth BY HAL SCHRAM Violent death struck tragically at Catholic Central High School and another noted athletic family Sunday. Ray Groth, 17-year-old junior at Catholic Central, was killed almost instantly in a chain-action crash on Davison near Brush at midafternoon. Groth was the fifth Shamrock athlete to die violently in slightly over three years. All five died within a similar two-week span between March 19 and April 1. by the Department of Parks Her mixed doubles partner was her brother, BilL They beat Miss Wilts and Jerry Coyne, 18-15, 15-13.

The boys singles title went to Fre? Trifnoff, who beat Frank Yorloff, 15-2, 1-9. Trifnoff and Ronald Hare won the boys doubles from Bill and Jerry Coyne, 15-11, 18-16. Jeanne Brings Coyne Family Three Titles Jeanne Coyne captured top honors in the third annual Novice Badminton tournament sponsored and Recreation. Miss Coyne won the girls' singles crown and shared the girls' dou bles and mixed doubles titles. She took the singles champion ship by beating Elaine Darden 11-9, 11-9.

In the girls' doubles. Miss Coyne teamed with Evelyn Kaurtzian to beat Clarice Wilts and Nancy McCallum, 15-8, 15-10. sWa4saBtfB)s(BBABjkB4V.