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SPORTS FINANCE 107th Year. No. 321 Monday, March 21, 1938 Free Press Want Ads Bring Best Results Greenberg-York Homer Feud On asTigers Rout Griffs, 13-0 Playoff Favorites, Jaglowicz and Cooper, Just Miss Defeat One Apiece Strengthens Forecast of Hard Attack Serving Tea The People's Choice' Aurie Honored Cullenbine Gathers Three Hits as Eisenstat, Kennedy and Auker Hold Nats to 4 Safeties By Charles P. Ward LAKELAND, March 20-Those who have been contending that the Tigers will have one of the most powerful attacks in the American League during the 1938 season received plenty of support for their argument today when the Bengals routed Washington, 13 to 0, in the opening game of the exhibition season. Hank Greenbcrg and Rudy York delighted a capacity crowd of 2,500 fans by driving a home run apiece over the left field wall while the Tigers were laying down a fifteen-hit attack on three Washington pitchers.

Rudy showed the way by smacking one of Southpaw Kendall Chase's slants over the wall with no one aboard in the third. This seemed to arouse Greenbeig competitive spirit, and when he came up in the sixth with Charley Gehringer on the runways, he lifted a pitch of Joe Kralcauskas, southpaw from Hamilton, Ont over the same concrete boundary. Coach- toxoid 1 Good Start WASHINGTON AR II TB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 i) 2 0 0 0 0 Alniada, ef niuege, Lapoint Myer, MlhalJr, A Case. If Fstalella, If. Stone, Travl.

Wasdell, K. Ferrell, c. K.arly, (base, Knik'skus, Leonard, Tot 28 0 4 5 21 13 3 DETROIT i as Wings Beat Rangers, 4 to 3 Alex otter Clinches Season's Finale on Solo Dash By Doc Hoist Carl Liscombe, the Red Wing baby, had nothing to bawl about after the Red Wings ended their season at Olympia last night with a 4-3 triumph over the New York Rangers. When the third period started the Wings were leading 2 to 1 and the Wings' blue ribbon infant, Carl, and its oldest veteran, Her-bie Lewis, were in a deadlock for the team's goal-scoring lead with 13 goals each. Baby Carl, adjusting his rompers, after first parking his rattles and teething rings, decided something should be done about that deadlock.

With his young line mates, Alex 1 1 and Mud Bruneteau, Liscombe flashed a goal by Goalie Davie Kerr three minutes after the final period started. Lewis Goal Ruled Out It was the goal that gave him the team scoring lead although Lewis, near the end of the game, scored what looked like his fourteenth goal. But Referee Ion decided Hcrbie had kicked the puck by Goalie Kerr, a decision that Mr. Lewis afterwards confirmed. The Motter-Bruneteau-Liscombe line incidentally scored three of the Wings four goals, each young gentleman getting one each with Motter thud period score breaking a 3 to 3 deadlock.

It was a beautiful Motter effort, Alex backhanding the shot by Kerr after carrying the puck across the goal mouth. Eddie Wares, playing center instead of right wing, helped Joe Lamb ring up the other Detroit goal, backhanding a pass to the veteran who had followed the youngster over the blue line. The Rangers twice tied the Red Wings with goals by Phil Watson, Butch Keeling and Mac Colville. Jimmy Franks, getting himself in shape for the Pittsburgh playoffs in case he is needed, tended goal in the final game and held off a vicious Ranger attack in the final minutes. Present From Fans The game saw Larry Aurie bring to a close his 11-ycar career with the Red Wings.

Aurie ended his Red Wing existence by being reunited with Marty Barry and Hcrbie Lewis, a line that will go down In hockey history as one of the most brilliant and the most feared. Between the first and second periods, Aurie was given a silver tea service set, a gift from quarter donations by the fans, as well as two big baskets of flowers from the Olympia Ushers' Club. The 5,600 crowd yelled for Aurie to bow out with a goal but 10 shots on the net found Goalie Davie Kerr lacking in the proper fitness of things. He made good saves on all. K.tMiKKS RKI) WINfiS AR II TB A F.

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2 0 1 1 0 2 Auker, 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 41 13 15 22 27 18 2 ROBF.RT K. Second Stroke Proves Fatal to Fothergill at Age of 39 He Was One of the Most Popular Players Ever to Wear Tiger Uniform Mi Larry Aurie served tea to teammates in the dressing room following Sunday night's game at Olympia. He used a silver tea service for the occasion, a gift from fans in honor of his playing career which closed with that game. Third Ice Title in Fords' Grasp Victory over Windsor Will End Series Holzbaugh-Ford can win a third straight championship in the Michigan-Ontario Amateur Hockey League by defeating Windsor at Olympia Monday night. The Ford club already holds two final playoff victories over Windsor and a third will make it official.

As Holzbaugh won the first two games by scores of 4-1 and 5-2, they are considered heavy favorites to win in three straight. Victory for Holzbaugh will not mark the conclusion of hockey for the 1037-38 season in Olympia. The Ford club has yet to play a three-out-of-fivc game series with the winner of the title in the Eastern Amateur League. Two teams, the Hershey Bears and the Atlantic City Sea Gulls are in the running for top honors in that circuit. If the Bears win they will play the opening games for the national amateur championship against Holzbaugh at Olympia, March 28 and 30.

If the Sea Gulls win, Holzhaugh will face that aggregation in Atlantic City on the same dates. The Bears seem most likely to capture the flag in the Eastern circuit as they are now leading the league. Should Windsor turn the tables Against Holzbaugh Monday night a fourth game will be played in Windsor Friday. Monday's game is scheduled for 8 p. m.

'Biscuit-Admiral Duel Is OH Again LOS ANGELES, March 20 Racing fans who look forward to a meeting between War Admiral and Seabiscuit are going to be disappointed. They were supposed to meet last fall and again this winter, but they didn't. After they failed to get together at the same track this winter, the fans began hoping that the country's two best race horses show their speed against each other some time this summer. Again they arc doomed to disappointment. Charles S.

Howard, of San Francisco, owner of Seabiscuit, says now that his horse won't leave California. He will run at Bay Meadows and Tanforan and maybe Agua Calicnte. Meantime, War Admiral will do his racing on Eastern tracks. Jodway Gives Champs Edge in Final Half Spring Fever Strikes Leaders Through Early Play ruroFr siAsmxfis HIF.MCAN DIV. NATIONAL I)1V.

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After being: held on" better than even terms through most of their games, Jaglowicz the National Division and Cooper in the American Division came out of their lethargy in a hurry to register playoff victories at Naval Armory. The Jaglowicz team, Just back from the A.A.U. tournament in Denver, was given plenty of competition before beating Holzhaugh, 25 to 20. Cooper got past Hack's msged team by just two points. 27 to 25.

jaglowicz was playing its first playoff game in the D.A.L. and the Michigan A.A.U. champions thank Vic Jodway for their triumph. When the Jaglowicz team failed to function in the first half, Jodway gave his squad the needed tonic by ringing up five field goals. Jodway hasn't made the-1 many points in a D.A.L.

tame previously this season. Holzhaugh, with Bobby Murphy making eight points, was in front, 12 to 11, at the half. Lincoln Tark Unbeaten Lincoln Tark is the only other imrvaten team in the National Division playoffs. Lincoln Tark donned a hustling Richton team, to 31, in one of the best games of the day. Kirk Riddcring's 11 points helped Lincoln Park.

Mortie l.evitsky, former Central High School star, made 12 points for Ri.hton. In the other National gime Ray Watters paced McCarthy to a 36-18 triumph over Ari.ims. The defeat eliminates Adams from the two-defeat-and-out series. Watters scored 10 points. The Cooper team knew it.

had been in a ball game when it had edged home a two-point winner over Hack. In the first half the Hark team outplayed Cooper by a good margin, it has a 13-11 lead over Cooper and this lead should have been at least 10 points higher because the Hack team missed at least five set-up shots. 1 isiher. Aid Cooper In the second half Carl Fischer and Earl Meyers set a pace which gave Cooper the game when Meyers flipped in two field goals near the end of the final period. Fischer registered 11 points while Bobby Kerr, the early pace setter, made 10 for Hack.

Brewster remained tied with Cooper in the American Division playoffs by winning from Ditzler, "9 to 26. Johnny Scott, the seventeen-vear-old forward from iMnville, 111., ripped Ditzler's defense apart to score 19 points. He made seven field goals and Brewster and Cooper have won two playoff games apiece. In the other game Sunday Keller hold Cochills faltering veterans to one field goal in the second half and eliminated the Cochell t'am. 30 to 15.

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ft 0 i 4 i a it ii io i i ii 2A City's Champs Compare with State Finalists Cosmos and Western Rated Among Top Class A Teams Detroit City High School League basketball teams haven't competed in the State tournament since 1930 when Detroit Northern carried off the Class A crown. The City League teams no longer are permitted to play more than 25 miles trom home so they don't meet out-state teams even in non-league games. Well aware of these facts, it was strange to note Saturday night at the 1938 finals in Grand Rapids what seemed to be the question asked most often of Dctroiters who were among the 6,000 spectators in the Civic Auditorium. Kalamazoo Central's strong team, with John Maartens as its No. 1 man, edged out Saginaw Arthur Hill, 29 to 27, for the Class A championship.

The spectators watched both teams use fast breaking attacks and then inquired. "Do vou think either of those teams could beat Ham-tramck or Western in Detroit?" All Are On a Par To an observer who has watched all of these teams play, it ap-iears that Hamtramck and West ern rate on a par with Kalamazoo Central and Saginaw Arthur Hill. Of the four teams Hamtramck 1 ossibly has the smoothest com bination. Western has the best mvot nlaver in big Frank Kalamazoo Central has the outstanding forward in Maar tens and Saginaw Arthur Hill mobablv has the top forward line in Forwards Robert (Buck Antic and Ed Anzicek and Center Eddie Albosta. It all depends in which part of the state you live.

If you're a De-troiter, you'd probably pick Hamtramck or Western. If you live out of Detroit, Kalamazoo Central or Saginaw Arthur Hill would be your choice. The teams appear, however, to be as well matched as any four teams you can pick. Defense Outstanding Kalamazoo Central's edge over Saginaw Arthur Hill tn Class A was 29-27 and only a long shot with 52 seconds to play by Dal Roe won the game for Kalamazoo. In Class Grand Rapids Christian beat Flint St.

Michael's, 25 to 12, with Gene Broene making 12 of the Christian points. Kalamozoo St. Augustine took the Class final from Charlevoix, 27 to 23, as Jimmy McGuire and Chet Jurwiak accounted for 24 of the St. Augustine points. Brooklyn beat Saginaw Lutheran Seminary, 24 to 14, in the Class final.

That gives an average of 26.2 for the winners and 19 for the losers. These averages are small when you consider that most of the teams played better than a point-a-minute basketball during the regular season. JOHN N. SABO. Exhibition Games tin.ion im a .1 (i us? Hrnokljn (M .1 I II 0 i 4 0 IS IK Turner nnd Mueller: Frank-houe, Hnyt anil speiiier.

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HerOthereer. Griffith put one over on Jimmy Dykes when he got Zeke Bonura away from Chicago in a trade for Joe Kuhel. Most of them said the trading of Bonura would nullify any gain in strength the White Sox may have made by the acquisition of Gerald Walker and Marvin Owen from the Tigers. Asked to comment upon the deal today, Griffith said, "I think i will help us both." And that is what the cat is supposed to 'ive said when it swallowed the canaiy The 'gers this season filled a position that has been vacant since Hoinie Schuhle wag let go that of clown prince. New in-cunbent is Slicker Coffman, and many cnten! he is a better onp than Schuble.

It is said that every pennant winning club must hive a cimvn and if that is s-i the Tiger? ate off to a s'ait. CHARLES T. WARD. ing at third base, Mickey Cochrane smiled with satisfaction when he saw Hank's drive go over the wall. It seemed to indicate that the slugging duel that he expects York and Greenbcrg to wage this season was on.

Hank Ham the F.dge Greenbcrg had the edge today for he led the attack with two singles besides hia home run. Chief Preston Rudolph, however, did not complete the game, turning the catching chores over to George Tebbets in the seventh inning. Among the newcomers to the 1 squad, Roy Cullenbine thowed up best. The former Detroit sandlotter nicked the Washington hulling for three hits. Mark Christman also shared in the hitting, getting a double and a single in five tries.

Harris uaed Dutch Leonard, former Brooklyn righthander, in addition to Chase and Krakauska as he attempted to silence the Tiger bats. of the moundsmen worked three innings, and each was pounded right merrily. Tiger Trio Look Good Harry Eisentat, Vernon Kennedy and Elden Auker shared the mound chores for the Tigers, working tnree innings each. They restricted the Nats to four hits, Eisentat and Auker giving up one apiece and Kennedy two. All three hurl- erg looked good.

The Tigers moved ahead in the first inning when three successive passes by Chase and a fly to the outfield by York gave them a run and remained in front down to the finish. They scored four runs in the second Inning, one in the third, two each in the fifth and sixth and three in the eighth. Only once during the game did the Griffs get a man past second base. That was in the fifth when George Washington Case, rookie outfielder, and Johnny Stone hit successive singles. Case went to third on Stone's drive to the outfield, but a quick throw by Chet Laabs mowed John down when he attempted to go to second on the hit.

The next two men went out on taps to the infield. Meet the Been Next The Tigers will continue the exhibition schedule tomorrow when they meet the Boston Bees at Bradenton. Tuesday is an open date on the schedule but on Wednesday they journey to Orlando to resume their series with the Griffs. Brewster Captures MidwestCageTitle TOLEDO, March 20 A tireless Brewster basketball team from Detroit survived three fast games within 12 hours here Saturday night to capture Toledo's Midwest Amateur tournament. Brewster, a speedy Negro club, defeated Toledo Ciralsky, 59 to 58.

in the high-scoring final. Seventeen-year-old Johnny Scott's long shot in the final 40 seconds decided the tournament. Before defeating Ciralsky in the final. Brewster eliminated Davton. 48 to 38, and Toledo Etna.

53 to 35, this afternoon. Bill Makine made 20 points in the latter contest. Scott and Larry Bleach, the former U. of D. star, played the most consistent basketball in Brewster's title drive.

Scott, scored 34 points in the three games while Bleach made 31. Playoff Facts prni a fR'tt nut of A tniH Rnatnn i. At Toronto, MtrHi nd At B.ntrni, Murrh Ul and April 3- HKR1KS i it out of 3 tmr Knf 4. Am Tirana. At rw lurk, Matrrh and SKKIKS (Bft out of 3 (Minn, Hi it urn (iinntli'n.

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lliinalil I'ratl I. II Kimman olvllle I.ei, I Itam Hmilli Mai I rr llutirher I hlhlrkr H.W I.umti llllliiii H.W Wure, Miller H.W Hudson llevinll H.W Ilnineleiiii Kecllnc I.lscomlie Patrick I. Ilnue M.I "Mile Aurie; FOTHEROII.L took his place In left field. He was a brave lad to stand all those jibes, but somehow he seemed to thrive on them. When he came up to the Tigers from Massillon, in 1921 he was known simply as the Massillon Mauler.

Later, as he continued his war against increasing poundage, he was known by the bleacher fans as the Blimp, Fat Fothergill, Round Robin, Rotund Robert and, finally, the Peoples' Choice. While the fans good naturedly poked fun at him for his size, there was one incident in his baseball career that gave Bob a great laugh. It happened one spring when the Tigers were scheduled to play an exhibition game at Shreveport, La. A Shreveport sports writer came to the hotel to interview the big leaguers. He w-as busy with a lead pencil and a sheaf of copy paper jotting down the names of the baseball celebrities.

Fother-gill's fame at that time hadn't penetrated to that southern town and the next day the local paper heralding the arrival of the big leaguers wound up with this sentence: "Accompanying the Detroit ball club was the well known Catholic divine, the Rev. Father Gill." Never Bemoaned Luck No one got a greater kick out of that than Fothergill, even though he was made the victim of a lot of jibes from his mates. Bob took such things in stride. He was one of the most lovable characters in baseball. There wasn't room in his big body for the thinnest streak of meanness.

He never crabbed or bemoaned his luck and never was known to question the official scorers' judgment on a blow, even though he had a passion for base hits. While he was a fielder of no mean ability. Bob loved to tell of his hitting prowess. He'd stand for hours in the evenings after a game and tell of his batting. Heilmann once said of him, "Bob makes more base hits in the hotel lobbies than any other player I ever have seen." And Bob answered, "Yep, and I don do so bad up there in the afternoon, either.

Just look at the records. I can swat that old apple." One of Greatest Hitters Bob was one of the greatest natural hitters of all time and if his weight had not handicapped him, he would have taken his place among the immortals of baseball. His plaving days over. Bob never lost his love for the Tigers and sat in the press box at every opportunity. Only last year he appeared in a celebration at home plate when he turned his title the People's Choice over to Gee Walker, who had succeeded him in the affections of the fans.

Rotund Robert not or.lv was popular in Detroit. When he left to the White gox, he becarre the Pec-pip's Choir on the Side tr) Chtragi and later held the hennr Boston, rni Vil'. 15 6 Washington ...0 000000000 Detroit 1 4 1 0 2 2 03 13 Runs batted in York 2, Eisenstat, Cullenbine, Gehringer 2, Cruncher 2, Kennedy, Greenbrrg 3, Tebbetts. Two-base hits Christ-man, Almada. Hume runs York, Greenlierg.

Double plays Gehringer, Greciiberg, Cruncher anil (ireenherg; Gehringer and Green-berg; Chase. Travis and Croucher, Plet and Greonlierg. Left on bases Detroit 8, Wasii-iiigton 5. Base on balls Off Chase 4, Kennedy Leonard 1, Auker 3. Struck out By Eisenstat 1, Auker 1, Chase 1, Krakauskas 1.

Hits Off Eisenstat I in 3 innings, Kennedy 2 in 3, Auker 1 in 3, Chase 5 In 3, Krakauskas 9 In 3, Leonard 4 in 3. Winning pitcher Eisenstat. Losing pitcher Chase. I'mpire Kolls and 0.uinn. Time 1:50.

Amerks Move Up to Second Place Defeat of Leafs, 4-2, Drops Canadiens NEW YORK, March 20 (A. The New York Americans captured second place in the National Hockey League's American Division tonight by defeating the Toronto Maple Leats, 4 to 2, in their final game of the regular season. The triumph sends the Americans into the Stanley Cup playoffs with their New York rivals, the Rangers, as their first-round opponents. The Americans finished tied on points with the Montreal Canadiens but the Americans wen 19 games during the season and tied only 11 while the Canadiens won 18 and tied 13. The extra victory decided the second-place tie in favor of the New Yorkers.

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jiorrelf (H hrtnrr), nlttr- Hrnr, laidn. THIKU I'KKIOD Amrrtrarm, H. Smith unaUtfd)t i Amrrirans. H. Smith 'Hrattiti, lilt TrimUIr Vmmn Umpires to Meet Umpires of the Detroit Baseball Federation win hold their first spring: meeting: at 8 p.

m. Thursday in Judfie John Watt's County Building courtroom. member of the Gt eater Detroit Federation of Umpires are to attend. Amateur Hockey ri mint i -s i- Robert (Bob) Fothergill. once the most popular member of the Detroit baseball club, died at 6:30 a.

m. Sunday in St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital. He was 39 years old. Fothergill was taken to the hospital Thursday night alter he had suffered a stroke in his home at 13S11 Glenwood Ave.

He suffered a second stroke Saturday night and failed to rally. Fothergill was the last of the famous wrecking crews that the Tigers boasted in their outfields. It used to be said that all a player had to do to become a great hitter in the majors was to don a Tiger uniform and patrol one of the outer gardens. riayed with Ty Cobb That was because of the appearance tht.e of such great hitters as Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach. Harrv Heilmann, Heinie Manush and, lastly, Fothergill.

From the time he joined the Tigers in 1921 until 1929 when he had to make room for a speedier youth in Bucky Harris' program of rebuilding, Fothergill was an idol of the fans. His wide popularity prompted his familiar title, "the People's Choice." Harris released Bob to the White Sox and they later traded him to the Boston Red Sox where he patrolled the outer gardens until given his unconditional release on July 6, 1933. Fothcrgill size helped to make him popular. Built along Falstaf-fian lines, he provoked many hilarious moments as he took headlong dives after hard-hit balls. In fact, every time a Texas leaguer was driven toward fothergill, Neil Conway, the Tiger groundkeeper, used to turn his head and call for the hired hands to be ready to fill a cavity.

Hitting Was His HcaMire But Fothergill was at his best when waddled to the plate to hit in the clutch. He liked nothing better than to take his turn at bat. And he was a good hitter, as his lifetime average of .329 will attest. During his years with the Ti gers. Fothergill was a bosom pal of Harry Heilmann, 8nd Harry often said of him that he never saw an other player like him.

"Bob plays with every ounce of energy in his massive body," Heilmann once remarked, "and he's the type of fellow who would play for nothing if they'd just let him take a bat and step to the plate." From the time Bob left the Tigers, the training camp news changed. For interest in the Bengals always centered on Bob's I battle against weight. No spring was complete until the papers were filled with all -sorts of pic- tures showing him staging his battle against extra poundage. He was shown in rubber shirts, wearing an inner tube and other contrivances to reduce. And just as regularly the battle was in vain.

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Tr (tallies Ncne. Safeways Beaten DENVER, March 20 (A. Kansas City (Kan.) Healey's rallied in the second half Saturday night to brat the Denver Safe-ways, defending champions. 40 to 3S. and win the National A.A.U.

basketball championship. me." Washington reporters insisted Nick was practically telling the truth. He hit the pole. With the veteran Rick Ferrell and the Rookie Jake Early as the only catchers on his staff, Bucky Harris today asked Mickey Cochrane if he knew where he could get a dependable maskman. Mickey recommended a couple but none on the Tiger staff.

Among the spectators at today's exhibition was Leon Allen Goshn. who U3ed to be a Tiger himself The, Goose has not yet signed with the Griffs although he has been working out with them and so was not eligible. Al Simmons and Elon Hogsett. other former Tipcis with the did nut accompany the t-am to Lakeland. The in their that CUrk LAKELAND.

March 20 Willie McGowan started a fad among the umpires of tne American League when he went on a diet last year and streamlined himself as completely as a modern railway train. This year Umpire Bill Summers adopted the McGowan system and reduced his weight bv 24 pounds. Umpire Lou K.ous. wno ime jmum- i mers. is a former boxer, sticks toj the hard work method of reducing.

He worked with the Tigers I this season and perspired as hard I as any of them. He took off 12 pounds. Nick Allrock, veteran coach of the Griffs, wore a bajuhice around his left wrist he went about his cUiwnmc nn'ios in the first base cnarhinjr box during today's i luni ho'" injured hi? wr.Et Nick paid. "I was cha-low with a pole, and it hit it half Hrk 1,1. Conper 11,.