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FulMR on Bengals? AH (Pints mgs ore ii ii ii a ii ii rv Mm with Detroit Tiger, Aicful on Paper, Finally Wins Hoop-la Ex-FBI Man Chosen THERE'S HOPE for Tiger fans this season because, on form, the horse looked as bad as the 1948 ball club. In four previous starts the best Detroit Tiger could do was run fourths beaten IS lengths. His regular jockey, Jimmy Combest, stuck it out with the horse and was rewarded with a victory. But the baseball Tigers, who finished fifth in the American League Derby last season, will be piloted by a new "jockey" Red Rolfe. He should see Jockey Combest for some advice about handling a Detroit Tiger.

Maybe this is a sign of things to come, baseball fans. A Michigan-bred horse named Detroit Tiger, born just after his American League namesakes won their last world championship, finally "raised the pennant" at New Orleans Thursday. Running In the third race at the Fairgrounds, Detroit Tiger finished in a dead heat for first, with Fleety Queen. It was a six-furlong event for four-year-olds who had never won a race. The bay gelding was bred by W.

J. Dowling, of Northville. Detroit Tuirf Boss Warrior Star Sets BAA Mark Joe's Splurge Buries Indianapolis, 108-87 PHILADELPHIA (U.R) Joe Fulks, towering Philadelphia Warrior sharpshooter, set a Basket. Association of America record by scoring 63 points against the Indianapolis Jets. The six-foot five-inch Fulks scored more than half of his team's points as the Warriors topped the Jets, 108 to 87.

1 In breaking the previous record of 48 points held by big George Mikan, of the Minneapolis Lakers, Fulks sent 27 field goals and nine 2 ft DETROIT FREE PRESS Friday, February 11, 1949 Bobsled Yet Killed M. J. Lynch Appointed by Shaffer Women Clerk Ban in Detroit Denied Drill Placid Lake Misjudges in Pep Favored in Rematch A Feiv Ring Eyebrows Rise at Sudden Turn of Events Checking on CHARLES KENNEY Track experts NEW YORK (U.R) The strangest fight-betting in many a year favored Willie Pep at 6 to 5 to recapture the World featherweight championship from Sandy Saddler in their $90,000 sell out bout at Madison Square Garden Friday night. Fairgrounds Free Press Photo ROY DICKERSOX give it once over Rulebook "stalling" to its victory over basketball is supposed to be As of TODAY End Justifies the Means as Long as It's in BY LYALL SMITH PUTTING ONE little word after another and why all the fuss about Michigan's basketball team Wisconsin the other night? Why, indeed, the furore which has attached itself to those same tactics employed by the Wolverines in their last two home games and the one at East Lansing when they defeated Michigan btate Such tactics are entirely legal. Rules state that a team has 10 seconds in which to bring the ball over the center line and into enemy territory.

Once the ball is on the other side of midcourt it can be as long as the other team permits. In my book, any team that can control the ball for three or four minutes in its opponent's zone deserves cheers, not jeers. It's not (Correct) with Sandy HITS CRISLER State Paper Brands UM 'Money-Mad' Special to the Free Preni EAST LANSING The Michigan State News, campus daily, is criticising editorially the policies employed by the University of Michigan's Athletic Director Fritz Crisler in recent schedule negotiations with Spartan officials. "University of Michigan officials stooped to an all-time low, the campus paper said. "Their football policy, has no higher purpose than making money." THE PAPER CLAIMED Michigan had "by pursuing policies of open materialism and unsportsmanlike conduct cast a shadow on the principles and ideals of college athletics." The editorial concluded: "Let us hope, that in the years to come, the Spartans will not take advantage of any rival as the University of Michigan has taken advantage of Michigan State.

Let us hope that the Spartans will never be as frantically fearful and jealous of a rising football power." Hawks Whip Rangers, 3-1; Leave Cellar NEW YORK (U.R) The Chi cago Black Hawks ended a four-day stay in the National Hockey League basement by dumping the New York Rangers, 3 to 1, be fore 13,068 fans at Madison Square Garden. CHICAGO (3) NEW IORK (1) Henry Goldham Rayner ki Kdriolls Mo ai -Bodnar Prystal Stewart Jl Stanowski Miokoski RW Fisher LW Gordon Chicago upareg Dirkens. Gadsbv. 'at- trans. Kent ley, OTowienko.

K. lonaeher. Hamill. Guidolin. Brown.

New York 8Dare: O'Connor. Shero. Stan ley. Land. LaPrade.

Albright. Kaleta, Les- wick. Aloe, xralnor. FIRST PERIOD: 1 New Tork. Kaleta (Albr1eht-0'Connor.

9:45. Penalties MeCaiK. Fisher. Brown. SECOND PERIOD: a Chicago.

Bodnar trrysiai-aiewartj. us. renalty Stewart. THIRD PERIOD: 3 Chieaco. Brown (Hamill), ,7:29: -i Chicago.

K. Conacher nentieyoioMenko. 17:1.. Penalties La-Prade. Gadsby 3.

Trainor 3. Hurry 1 1 rf fx is r- iree tnrows through the nets. Mikan had set his mark against the same Indianapolis team last Jan. 30. FULKS TOOK 56 shots at the basket in racking up his 27 field goals.

He had 30 points in the first half, piling up 33 more after the intermission. Fulks, current. BAA leader, although "Mikan has played in fewer games and has a higher average, now has 1,196 points for 4b games. Playing all but the last minute, Fulks scored 15 points in the first quarter, 15 in the second, 19 in the third and 14 in the last. By making 33 in the second half, he also bettered the league record of 31 for a half, held by New York's Carl Braun.

FTJLK'S PREVIOUS high in the BAA was the 47 points he tallied against Providence this season. The 1,611 points he scored in 70 BAA games, regular season and playoff, in 1946-47, is an all-time season record for professional basketball. Tilden Put Behind Bars Judge Brands Him 'Menace to Youth' LOS ANGELES (U.R) Famed lennis Star William (Big Bill) Tilden was sent to jail for a year on his 56th birthday, as a probation violator and was branded a menace to youth. The year in jail does not end Tilden's troubles. He was ordered to appear Feb.

17 for trial on a newcharge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Superior Judge A. A. Scott committed the giant net star on the report of probation officers that Tilden had violated the court's orders by being in the coirir pany of a juveni'e without a responsible adult being present. The net star previously had served seven and a half months of a nine-month sentence on the County Honor Farm on similar charges and was on five years probation when arrested.

Tilden's only comment was a statement that he felt the court had treated him fairly. Fonseca Sued for Divorce CHICAGO (JP) Lew Fonseca, former Chicago White Sox manager, was sued for divorce on ground of wilful desertion. Mrs. Ruth Doolittle Fonseca al leged in her Circuit Court suit that Fonseca, now promotional di rector of the American League, asked her to move to California in 1943 and since rejected her at a reconciliation. They were married June 7, .1924, and have two children, Lewis, 23, and Caroline, 19.

Going rjj SjWjmiiwiw" A. f7 A former G-Man will serve as general manager of the Michigan Racing Association for its conduct of a meet this summer at the Fairgrounds track. E. E. Dale Shaffer, president of the MRA, announced at Miami the appointment of M.

Joseph Lynch as the new racing association's general manager. Lynch currently is head of the Miami and Baltimore branches of the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau. The TRPB is the "watchdog agency" of the Thor- oughbred Racing Association. PRIOR TO JOINING the TRPB three years ago, Lynch served for 12 years as a member of the Fed' eral Bureau of Investigation. Selection of Lynch to be the MRA's general manager presumably was made upon the rec-ommnedation of Spencer Drayton, head of the protective organization.

Drayton and Shaffer are long-time personal friends. Shaffer conferred with Drayton in New York prior to going to Florida. Lynch is 38 years old. He will remain in Florida until comple non or uie wiaieah meeting on March 3 and then will assume his duties with the Detroit track. LYNCH is the third major official Shaffer has hired during Mi ami stop.

Charles J. McLennan was named racing secretary, a job he also holds at Hialeah and Pirn lico, and William R. Mahoney was chosen mutuels manager. In addition to announcing the appointment of Lynch, Shaffer completed a busy day by denying reports women mutuel clerks would not be used for the 1949 meeting at the Fairgrounds and by withdrawing requests for a harness horse meeting at the Detroit track. Women mutuel clerks were em ployed by the Detroit Racing As sociauon.

ine experiment was termed a success. Preliminary interviewing of the feminine clerks is now underway and Mahoney and Shaffer are expected to discuss their employment shortly. aiiArrtH aid not give any reason for the decision to with draw the request for harness racing dates. Shaffer and George Haggarty, mka secretary, are scheduled to return to Detroit Feb. 16.

WHILE THE Detroit Racing Association has not yet formally vacated the Fairgrounds, the MRA has a two-man inspection committee surveying the property. The committee is composed of Charles Kenney and Roy Dicker-son. They will recommend improvements and additions for the MRA to make to the Fairgrounds. Kenney is the manager of Shaffer's famed Coldstream Stud at Lexington, Ky. Dickerson is well known in turf circles and ha3 acted as a starter at Chicago tracks in recent seasons.

Fonde Goach at Ann Arbor ANN ARBOR UP) Henry Fonde, former member of Mich igan's undefeated 1947 football squad, was named head coach at Ann Arbor High School. Fonde, who has piloted the Class squad at University High for the past year, will replace Don Drake, who asked for release from the job several months ago. Drake will remain as a physical education instructor. The new job will mark Fonde's first venture into Class A compe tition. His University High squad compiled a record of six victories in eight starts.

Brave Blake VALLEYFIELD, Que. () Hector (Toe) Blake, former Montreal Canadien, has been ap pointed coach of Valleyf ield Braves of the Quebec Senior Hockey League. Mother Dies OSHAWA, Ont. (TP) Mrs. Henry C.

March, 69, mother of Harold (Mush) March, former Chicago Black Hawks' star and now a National Hockey League linesman, died here. After World Title STOCKHOLM, Sweden (U.R) The United States Amateur Hockey Association team arrived by plane to compete in the world championship meet. an easy trick. For some reason collegiate JOE FULKS Cage sharpshooter Yanks Hit Tribe Deal for Negro 'Unethical' Charge Hurled at Veeck SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico UP) Artie Wilson, a hard-hitting Negro shortstop now playing in the Puerto Rican League, was signed Thursday by the Cleveland Baseball Club. Wilson; 28, who batted .402 for Birmingham in the Negro American League last year, was signed personally by Tribe President Bill Veeck.

who flew here with his traveling secretary, Spud Goldstein. The Yankees announced last week thev had aDDroached Wilson. They were supposed to have the Negro star in the bag. IN NEW YORK, George Weiss, general manger of the Yankees', said Cleveland "has acted un ethically if not in direct violation of baseball law." While no specific grounds for the unethical charge were listed, it was believed that the Yankees would claim in a formal statement that Wilson had agreed orally to terms with the Yankees. Veeck told reporters that Tom Hayes, owner of the Birmingham club, called him to say Wilson's contract was" available, and asked if Cleveland was interested.

"So we just bought him," Veeck said "We had been scouting Wilson for a year. I don't know of any possible conflict." New Champion Reigns in Badminton For the first time in 14 years Michigan has a new men's champion in badminton. Harry Drewery won the title held for the last 13 years by Wally Kramer by beating Jens Busch, 15-7, 15-13, in the finals of the State closed tourney at Ford Recreation Center. Kramer abdicated his throne when he moved out of the state. Jerry Burns and Bill Anderson won the men's doubles title by stopping Busch and Joe Loula in the finals.

Bob Heaney and Bob Gregory, a pair of Grand Rapids oldsters, won the veterans' doubles crown. They were the only outstate team to collect a title. "In the women's singles Mildred Sirwaitis defeated Hazel Browne, and then the two teamed to take the women's doubles crown from Mary Connor and Jerry Eengel. In the mixed doubles competition, Busch and Browne defeated Drewery and Sirwaitis for that championship. Yanks Flocking to Training Site ST.

PETERSBURG, Fla. UP) The Yanks New York baseball variety have started Larry Berra, catcher-outfielder, and his bride of two weeks came to the spring training site here. Shortstop Phil Rizzuto, his wife and two daughters also arrived for their annual February vaca tion at the beaches. inri BOWLING GREEN. Max Minnich, quarterback of Bowling Green State University's undefeated 1948 football team, signed a contract with the Los Angeles Rams.

In a Hurry ARKADELPHTA, Ark. A sign of Spring? Outdoor baseball practice already is underway at uuacnita college, nere. Hockey NATIONAL LEAGUE Pts. PF OP DETROIT 28 14 4 60 153 109 Boston 23 18 4 48 129 123 Montreal 18 20 7 43 115 110 Toronto 15 18 12 42 110 121 Chicago 17 24 5 39 135 164 New York 14 20 10 38 101 116 THURSDAY'S RESULT Chicago 3, New York 1. SATURDAY'S GAMES DETROIT at Toronto.

New York at Boston, SharpTurn, Leaps Wall Belgian's Partner Also Badly Injured LAKE PLACID, N. Y. (P) One Belgian bobsled racer was killed and another was critically injured in the' first fatal accident ever to occur on the Mt. Van Hoevenberg bob run. Max Houben, 52-year-old veteran Olympic driver from Brussels, died of head and chest injuries in Lake Placid Hospital about an hour-and-a-half after his two-man sled, Belgium's No.

1 entry in the world championship races Saturday and Sunday, went over the rim of dangerous "Shady Corner." Jacques Houben'a brakeman, suffered a fractured skull, a broken collar bone and back injuries. Hospital authorities said later that Mouvet's condition, was "as good as can be expected" and that he probably will recover. THE ACCIDENT occurred during a practice run following Thursday morning's trials to select two American sleds for the world championship races. It was the second erackup of the week for Mouvet, who escaped injury when he and Marcel Leclef crash-ad into the wall of Zig-Zag curve on Tuesday. VETERAX bobsled racers and observers attempted to recon struct the accident from the marks on the icy run.

They said it appeared that Houben had en- I tered the curve too low, lost con- trol of his sled attempting gain height for greater speed and went over tne aimosL-verticai mu of the curve. The Belgians' erackup came shortly after two American sleds, driven by Tuffield Latour of Saranac Lake, N.Y., and by' Fred Fortune of Lake Placid had qualified to represent the United States in the two-man competition. Latour, with 274-pound Leo Martin of Saranac Lake as his brakeman, negotiated four trips down the mile icy chute in a total time of five minutes, 19.88 seconds. He also made the fastest single run of the day, 1:19.08. Fortune and Schuyler Carron, a 272-pounder from Ausable Forks, made an aggregate time of 5:23.66.

LSU Signs McKeever BATON ROUGE. La. )-Ed McKeever, "former head coach of professional and maior college football teams, has been named backfleld coach for Louisiana State University, President Harold W. Stoke announced. McKeever, who directed the Chi cago Rockets of the All America Conference last; year and earlier was head coach at Notre Dame, Cornell and the University of San Francisco, will begin his duties at LSU immediately.

The Bengals began spring training this ween. Chips Win No. 12, Avenge Sole Loss MT. PLEASANT Central Michigan avenged the only defeat to mar its record in 13 gams this vear bv handing Northern Michigan's basketball team a 63- 65 setback. The Chips have won 12 of 13 games.

Northern Michigan upset Central Michigan earlier this season. John Parfitt paced the winners with J.2 points. The Chips held a'36-15 edee at the intermis sion. Danny Boy KO 's Foe in 1st Round SARTNAW trp rnnnv BoV Williams, 158, of Detroit, made short work of Billy Kelly 1571a, of Scotland. He ko'd the visitor in the first round of the 10-round event.

About 1,700 'fans paid $2,713 see the scrap. Cage Results THURSDAY'S RESULTS HIGH SCHOOL St. Rose 43 St. Bernard 31 COLLEGE Detroit 54 Mich. Normal 46 Georgia Tech Connecticut Erskine Mor.

Harvey Va. Tech 57 Florida 44 Boston U. ,70 Charleston 72 Alderson 66 Virginia 48 Toledo 45 -0 64 42 Dayton Central Mich. 63 North, Mich. 35 H.

Park JC 50 Muskegon JC 4. Duquesne 52 Boston Coll. Less than four months ago, months Saddler wrested the 126-pound crown from Pep on a fourth-round knockout after giving wee vviuie the worst beating of his career. On the basis of' Saddler's performance that night of Oct. 29, boxing men expected the slender but explosive Negro to be favored over Pep at about 3 to 1 for their return bout.

They couldn't understand the screwy betting trend for their return bout. SADDLER, although only 22, has the best knockout record of any featherweight in history 61 kayoes in 99 pro fights. Pep, at 26, indicated in October that he had not recovered in January, 1947. Young Saddler gave no indication since October that he was slipping. In five non-title bouts he knocked out Tomas Beato, Eddie Giosa, Terry Young and Young Finnegan and he outpointed Dennis Pat Brady.

Meanwhile Pep had two bouts in which he won 10-round decisions over Hermie Freeman and Ted Davis. Mary Wall in Semifinal at Palm Beach Special to the Free Preis PALM BEACH, Fla. Mary Agnes Wall, of Menominee, gained the semifinals of the Palm Beach women's golf championships. Miss Wall had little trouble eliminating Margaret Gunther, of Memphis, 6 and 5. Miss Gunther was the titlist in 1946.

In Friday's semis, Miss Wall will engage Peggy Kirk, defending champion from Findlay, O. Miss Kirk advanced with a 3 and 2 triumph over Carol Di ringer, of Tiffin, O. Marjorie Lindsay, of Decatur, Hl co-medalist with Miss Kirk, eliminated Mrs. George Wilcox, of Miami, 5 and 3. Polly Riley, the Fort Worth.

Texas, veteran, will play Miss Lindsay after taking a 2 and 1 decision from Dot Kielty, of Pebble Beach, Calif. Puts Glove Aside LOS ANGELES Len Me- rullo, ex-Chicago Cub shortstop and last season with the Los Angeles Angels, informed the club that he has retired. Nowhere in a -vw, -wf o. sTy -7! Mux 1 S4 a fast-break game these days. While there is no rule against throwing up a zone defense to slow down the pace, certain conferences entered a so-called "gentlemen's agreement" not to use such tactics.

That agreement was in force when Ozzie Cowles came to Michigan three years ago. He would have no part of it. His team at that time was better suited for a slow-breaking game. When he wanted to employ a zone defense, by golly, he employed it. And, while the other coaches scowled and muttered, Cowles went on to win a title a year ago before pulling stakes for Minnesota.

Give Coivles Credit, Not Criticism HE HAS BEEN USING the same tactics with the Gophers this season when he faced teams he didn't feel he could outrun. He had to have time to get Jim Mclntyre, his gangling center, under the enemy's basket for tip-in duty. He instructed his Gophers to take plenty of time advancing the ball so Big Jim would not have to hurry to reach the post most advantageous to him. Cowles has been criticized for using his head. Now Ernie McCoy, his Michigan successor, is being discredited in some quarters for doing the same thing with the current edition of Wolverines.

What is there in boxing rules forbidding a fighter from pedalling away from his adversary's fists when he is in trouble Gene Tunney did just that in winning the title from Jack Dempsey. If Billy Conn had done it in his first meeting with Joe Louis there might be a new heavyweight titlist today. They Do It in Every Sport WHAT IS THERE in hockey which states that a team holding a narrow margin cannot refuse to come out ofts own defensive zone when it wants to protect that margin? Isn't it good hockey to "rag the puck" and kill off precious seconds which hurt the other team's chances What is there in baseball which prevents a team from taking advantage of every legally conceivable method to. win a game? Why do managers and coaches come out and talk to a pitcher who is in trouble on the mound Why do they keep talking until an umpire breaks it up? Because they want to give the relief hurler out in the bullpen a few extra minutes in which to complete his wannup, that's why. The same goes for lowering a right-field fence when a team has a lot of left-handed hitters who have a better chance of hitting home runs with a little help.

Why did Cleveland have the sandiest base paths in the major leagues last summer? Bill Veeck will come right out and tell you why. "We had a slow team on the bases," he said. "We were going to make sure the other teams would be just as slow when they played in our park We put plenty of sand on those paths." And so it goes down the line. The idea of competitive sports is for both teams to go all out for victory as long as they abide hy the rules of the game, How can you criticizs that? Under Knife DALLAS (JP) Gil Johnson, Southern Methodist University's great passer, underwent an operation for a kne injury. -m.

yv Associated Press Wirephoto Mahlima (3) Is first under the wire in the Jockey Ted Atkinson at the start of the turf fifth race at HlaleaH leading BaV Damion course event and the victory went to Bab's by a neck. Slahlima, however, had tossed Damion. Georgia Tech 57 Florida.