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1 Tuesday. July 22, 1852 DETROIT FREE PRESS 1 As of TODA BUT RUSSIA LEADS IN OLYMPIC POINTS Murder i 7 aWfc ft ii i fi ifcf BY i Uo So Trackmen Win Four More Firsts The tailend Tigers played in Phflly, and a victory was in sight. When the A's started saying: 'Curfew it must ring tonight THE BLAMED THING did, Jimmy Dykes and his Athletics turned the game of baseball into a farce which made Bill Veeck's midget-act look king-sized. shot and broke the Games mark, and Jeome Biffle won the broad jump. But it was Remigino who stole the star-spangled show.

Of the six finalists in the 100 meters, Emmanuel McDonald Bailey, of Great Britain, was clearly the favorite. Then there was lean Herb Mc-Kenley, of Jamaica, once the world's best at 400 meters. Rus sia had its powerful champion, Vladimir Soukharev. John Theo-lar, of Australia, looked good in the semifinals. Dean Smith, of Texas, seemed the American hope, for Remigino had not won a single major 'American title this spring.

BUT THE New Yorker from Manhattan College won the big one. The six men flashed down With 88 points in gymnastics, Russia reached a total of 128. The United States, which finished eighth in gymnastics, was second with 72 points, followed by Switzerland with 39. CHARLIE MOORE took the 400-meter hurdle crown and tied his own Olympic record. Parry O'Brien led Darrow Hooper and Jim Fuchs in a sweep of the HELSINKI (JP) The United States captured four Olympic gold medals in track and field Monday including an astonishing photo-finish victory by little Llndy Remigino in the 100 meters and a grand slam in the shot put.

But the Russians came back with a brilliant showing in gymnastics to retain the unofficial team leadership. By written rule, Dykes was Tigers would have done the same THOMAS DOESN'T EVEN GET TO MAT Michigan Athletes Also-Rans Fre PreM Wlr Service HELSINKI Michigan athletes in the Olympics experienced a day of disappointment and defeat Monday. The youthful Detroit Boat Club rowing combination of Walter Hoover, and Bernard Costello finished second to Czechoslovakia in the semifinals of the double sculls event. Hoover and Costello were clocked in 7:24.3 as the Czechs won in 7:23.5. Despite the defeat the young Detroiters still have another chance to qualify for the finals.

THERE WAS one consolation for Hoover and Costello, however. They finished ahead of the Russian entry in their heat. Dale Thomas, Michigan State wrestling star, found his chances for an Olympic gold medal ruined before ever getting into competition. Olympic officials ruled the Spartan star ineligible because of a technicality in certifying his entry into the heavyweight division. Thomas came to Helsinki as' a light heavyweight, but den when beaten in the United States team trials he went into the heavier division and won.

However, the international committee ruled his certification as a heavyweight was tardy and banned him. SENATORS FIRST here and had Michigan carried the same state law which demands that all baseball activity must cease at 6:59 p. nu on Sunday. Bat as far as baseball is concerned the procedure stinks. It makes a travesty of a sport which prides itself on being the epitome of what makes Americans tick in upright fashion.

Here is a game which goes into extra innings at 6:35 p. m. Tliere still are 24 minutes remaining before the Pennsylvania curfew. Up in the pressbox, Philadelphia writers are laughing. "If you score a run now," they pointed out, "you'll never win.

Youll see the greatest stall on earth. They were correct. The Tigers saw Walter Dropo punch out a single to left scoring Al Federoff. Then the stall started. Time Stands Still for Sad Sam MANAGER DYKES changed pitchers.

This took time, lots of it. Sad Sam Zoldak started to walk in from the bullpen. He finally made it but there was always the question if he ever would. He eventually arrived at the pitching mound. Then not one shoe lace required a new knot both of them did.

This took more time. He warmed up, taking a half -minute between tosses. Then he intentionally walked the batter. But not before he allowed the two Tiger runners on base to walk to advanced posts. Victor Wertz arrived at third and when Sad Sam lazily tossed 'four wide ones to the batter, Vic strolled home.

He hoped that the catcher would tag him out to end the Tiger half of the inning. But the catcher refused, fie let Wertz walk home without even rippling a muscle. When that was accomplished, Zoldak decided to play catch with First Baseman Ferris Fain, and did. Then Dykes decided it was time to start an argument with the umpires. He did just that although no one ever will know what the discussion covered, uncovered or discovered.

Then he changed pitchers again for no reason. The entire thing was ridiculous. But it served its purpose. When Outfielder Allie Clark reluctantly caught a flyball to end the inning, the Athletics only had two minutes left to slfall. It was 6:57 and Batter Eddie Joost sauntered to home plate in slow style.

Art Houtteman had time to throw in two fast strikes before the umpires tossed up their hands and ended the comedy. It was 6:59 and since the A's had not completed their time-at-bat in the last half of the inning, the Tiger score was wiped out. Good Comedy but Not Sport IN GREAT DISGUST, Houtteman wound up and heaved the baseball far over the top of the grandstand. This was an act which ordinarily would have brought him a dressing-down and stiff fine from the office of the American League -president. But it won't bring him anything.

How could it? It simply was the final act of a farcical comedy staged by the Philadelphia Athletics who made a travesty out of a sport which is supposed to be a fine one. This is an era when the game is fighting for self-preservation. The public adamantly is refusing to be lured to the parks in big numbers. Even the league-leading New York Yankees, bound for a fourth straight pennant, are 300,000 behind last season's home attendance. The Boston Braves drew only 127,000 customers during the first half of the season.

With notable exception, all clubs are suffering. They should suffer. Sport is sport. A farce, a comedy, is not. Tigers (1 Snarling) fS llz i tidk iwiiirn' TiwM'y4Mrtwv i imph'1-iiw ome to Callers BIG SHOTS Avery Brundage presents gold medals to BY LYALL SMITH Free Fresi Sportt Editor Big Walter Dropo will be a marked man when the tailend Tigers totter into Briggs Stadium Tuesday night.

the three United States shot putters who made a clean sweep in the Olympic Games Monday. In center spotf on podium is Parry O'Brien, who set an Olympic mark with his toss of 57 feet, 1.13 inches. At left is Darrow Hooper, who was second. Jim Fuchs (right) was third. the track under dismal skies as 35,000 roared.

Four of them swept over the line as one. The other two were less than a meter behind. The judges did not dare try to call it. The official photograph was quickly developed and studied with powerful lenses. The decision: Remigino won, with Mc-Kenley second, Bailey third and Top man on the Olympic victor's podium is the United States' Charley Moore as a result of his victory in the 400-meter hardies.

Russia's Jurii was second. Kazoo Netter Wins in Ohio Special to the Free Press MIDDLETOWN, O. Tom Will-son, Kalamazoo College tennis star from Grosse Pointe, easily won his first test in the Ohio State tennis championships here Monday. He downed Ross Haverfield, of Columbus, 6-0, 6-1, in a first-round match played in 101-degree temperature. Willson was named most valuable player of the Kalamazoo College team which won the school's 16th straight Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association crown last spring.

I I II i I If -if TWaft t. I 1 1 ii-ui in urn in. iww.iihiiu ii ni. i iiiijiii ma a rT Roland Nilsson, the University of Michigan shot putter who is competing for his native Sweden, finished fifth in an event dominated by the one-two-three finish of the United States. Nilsson had a toss of 54 feet, 3.59 inches.

Adolph Weinacker. the Michigan State student from Detroit, finished a dismal 22nd in the 50-kilometer walk. Thirty-one walkers started in the grueling test and all but three finished. TOM O'ROURKE, 17-year-old Detroiter who is the "baby" of the United States cycling team, and his road racing teammates Don Sheldon, of Nutley, N. J-, and Dave and Ron Rhoades, of San Joes, took another rugged tune-up over the 116-mile course on which they'll compete.

"It's a brute of a course," O'Rourke said. "Part of it is over dirt roads which are so bad that when the coaches tried to follow us in a car they blew out a brand new tire on the sharp stones." O'Rourke and his teammates carry two spare tires wrapped around 'heir shoulders and a small compressed air gadget with which to inflate them. IN, 10-0 1 American Legion Junior base- Beaudry, 10 to 0, in the finals Field. Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE Can Be Legal LYALL SMITH too. But not until Manager legal.

In all probability, the thing had the game been played TIME Waner, former Pittsburgh Pirate outfieder, still a wiry 145 pounds at 45, was present as War-rent Giles, National League president, unveiled the plaque and gave him a miniature version. Heilmann, an all-time great of the Detroit Tigers, died July 9, 1951. He was represented by his widow. Addition of Waner and Heil-man raised to 63 the members in the Hall of Fame. In a brief address, Giles rapped the current practice of huge bonus payments to high school and college boys.

Although he didn't mention the "bonus problem" by name, he left no doubt of his intentions. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago Cubs, 4 to 2, in the annual Hall of Fame game, before 7,765 fans at historic Doubleday Field. r- Wins 2-Hitter Over Errors A brilliant two-hitter by Don Jamo gave East Twin Pine a 4-2 decision over Arthur's in a DBF Class baseball game at Clark Park Monday. Only hits off Jamo came with two but in the last of the seventh (and final) inning. Arthur's Pitcher Ed Knowles singled, advanced on an infield out, took third on Jamo's windup and scored when Jerry Olesko singled.

Jamo's performance was remarkable because his teammates committed seven errors. Naida Again Bill Naida scored his eighth feature victory of the hard top racing season at Motor City Speedway Monday night before 5,028 fans. Smith fourth. Soukharev fifth and Treloar sixth. was The first four men were given the same time 10.4.

The other two were caught in :10.5. It couldn't have been closer. The only final event of the day not won by the United States was the 50-kilometer walk (31 miles). Giuseppe Dor-doni, of Italy, captured it in the world record time of four hours 28 minutes 7.8 seconds. Josef Dolezal, of Czechoslovakia, was second.

Anral Roka, of Hungary, was third. BUT IT WAS America's day, probably the biggest it will have in these Games. O'Brien hit 57 feet 1.43 Inches for an Olympic shot-put record the fifth to be set in this still young athletic carnival. The old mark was 56 feet 2.03 Inches by Wilbur Thompson, of the United States, at London in 1948. Hooper also bettered Thompson's record, with 57 feet .65 inches, and Fuchs, holder of the world's record, was third at 55 feet 11.66 inches.

This was the sixth time the United States has slammed the shot put. The others were in 1903J 1904, 1912, 1924 and 1948. Russia's Otto Grigalka did 55 feet .63 inches for fourth. THE 400-METER hurdle final turned into a direct US-USSR duel. Lee Yoder, of Arkansas, and Roland Blackman, a product of the U.S.

Army's track development system, were shut out in the semi-finals. This left only Moore, who in a heat Sunday had set an Olympic record for the event of :50.8. He took the lead at the first hurdle and never relinquished it. In the stretch, Jurii Lituev, of Russia, made a mighty challenge but Moore won by nearly five meters. In the broad jump, the American ace, George Brown, UCLA, fouled three times and lost out completely.

Biffle, late of Denver, jumped 24 feet 10.03 inches and Meredith Gourine, formerly of Cornell, was second with 24 feet 7.67 inches. TRACK AND FIELD produced the only gold-medal finals of the second full day of competition in the Games, but eliminations went forward on a broad front. Rowing produced a couple of surprises. J. Tjukalov, of Russia, beat the American ace, Jack Kelly in the second semifinal of the single sculls, but the Philadelphia will get another chance in the repechage, or "second try" heats.

Mervyn Wood, of Australia, the defending champion, lost in another semifinals to Tony Fox, of Great Britain, but also has another chance. The American four with cox, from the University of Washington, was the first shell to reach the finals which are on Wednesday leading France and Norway all the way. In wrestling came the first meeting of a Russian and an American in a body contact sport. David Cimakuridze, of Russia, pinned Dan Hodge, of Perry, in 5:58 in the middleweight class. under the Olympic system, however, is still in the competition.

SEMI-FINALS were run off in the 800 meters, the field was winnowed down in the pole vault, and two rounds of heats in the women's 100 meters were held. In the 800, Mai Whitfield, defending Olympic champion from the United States, easily survived, as did Reg Pearman, the veteran graduate of New York University, but John Barnes, of Occidental, was eliminated. Whitfield finished a close, loafing second to Gunnar Neilsen, of Denmark, who made the sparkling time of 1:50.0. All three American vaulters Bob Richards, of LaVerne, George Mattos, of San Francisco, and Don Laz, of Champaigne, 111. easily qualified for Tuesday's finals at 13 feet 1.47 inches.

KAREN CARRIED off the title in the finals of the Western junior girls tournament, in a match postponed from last week and transferred from Milwaukee. She turned back June sis- Lorraine Karen WELCOME Eion veterans Bobby Layne (left) and Cloyce Box (center) are ahead of schedule as they show up Monday at the Lions training camp at Ypsilanti. Layne is eager to test his pitching arm after injuring it last season. Box is back with the club after service with the Marines. Registering them into Brown Hall at Michigan Normal College is Floyd Lamiman.

(Story on Page 17.) WITH STARS FOR ALL They won just three games and lost 10 on a disastrous Eastern roadtrip. They played good ball, bad ball, had some good luck, but mostly bad. But Dropo, king-sized first baseman, stood out all alone as he went on one of the greatest one-man hftting sprees any major leaguer has enjoyed in history. That the rest of the Tiger hitters couldn't keep pace with him, is another story. WHEN WALT goes to bat against the Washington Senators in the Tuesday opener of a long Tiger home stand, he carries with him a 10-game hitting streak.

Also, he clicked out at least one hit in all but two of the 14 games (one tie) the Tigers played on their junket. When Dropo started Eastward, he had made just 70 hits for the season in 267 times at bat. That is an average of .267. He stepped to the plate 60 times on the trip. He made 28 hits for a robust .467 percentage.

Twelve came in succession to pair him with ex-Tiger Pinky Higgins as the only man in the big leagues to turn the trick. He made five in 13 trips at Boston, six in 12 at New York, 11 in 17 in Washington and six in 18 at Philadelphia. Despite his booming bat, the Tigers were unable to take advantage of their opposition. They did tighten up their infield defense by installing Al Federoff at second base and Neil Berry at shortstop. BUT THEY couldn't hit with men on base.

No better proof is needed than the fact that Slugger Vic Wertz drove in just two runs on the entire trip, one of them on his tremendous home run in Sunday's curfew-canceled second game at Philadelphia. They played six games in which the margin was just one run. They lost five of them. Three of those defeats came in "the last of the ninth inning when victory seemed to be at hand. Righthander Virgil Trucks, sidelined since July 11 with a pulled elbow muscle, will seek to improve his 3-11 mark in the Senator opener.

LEGION NINE COASTS Hall of Fame Ceremonies Honor Heilmann, Waner COOPERSTOWN, N. Y. C5) Paul Waner and the late Harry Heilmann were ensHrined in baseball's Hall of Fame Monday in ceremonies conducted in front of the Baseball Museum. Ternstedt flips Beaudry to Keep Zone 1 Crown Golf Class Ends; Look to Tourriey Final Enrollment Hits 475 Juniors BY MARSHALL DANN Lessons completed, pupils in junior golf school now have two days of practice ahead before final examinations Thursday. The last classes were held Monday morning.

Despite thunderstorms which interrupted school triefly, 364 youngsters turned out at six municipal courses for free instruction from golf professionals. A raft of late joiners boosted the total enrollment to 475 in the school co-sponsored by The Detroit Free Press and the Department of Parks and Recreation. SPECIAL PRACTICE arrangements have been announced for the youngsters. All who enrolled before the deadline Monday will be permitted to play practice rounds Tuesday and Wednesday at their home course. They can tee off any time before 10 a.

m. both days for t. reduced fee of 25 cents. They must provide their own clubs and balls. Thursday morning's tournament will be held at Palmer Park, which will be closed to all other players.

Play there will be free no charge for entering or for greens fees. ALL 475 STUDENTS will be assigned starting times. These will be printed, with the name of every student, in all editions of Wednesday's Free Press. For the second straight time, Chandler Park had the largest class Monday. Don Rodgers, the pro, worked with a group of 88, which included 50 new pupils.

The Chandler entry for the tournament is 133. Bob Young, Palmer Park pro, greeted by a class of 75, now has 115 pupils eligible for the tournament. Hank Mercer and Willie Mosely, Rackham pros, found their class-work almost doubled Monday. From 35 students last Thursday, the class had jumped to 64. John Dalrymple had 25 new students in his turnout of 60 at Bedford.

Stan Jawor reported from Rouge that 16 "freshmen" were among his 51 juniors. George Danko had twice as much work at Belle Isle. Joining ranks with the 12 students there Thursday were 14 more on Mon day. Kid vs. Graham? HAVANA, (Jp Cuban sports officials went to New York Monday to try to arrange a championship fight in Havana next October between Titleholder Kid Gp.vilan and Billy Graham, of New York.

Pet. GB New York 54 34 .614 Boston 49 38 .563 4' Washington 49 39 .557 5 Cleveland 49 40 .551 5', Chicago 48 43 .527 72 Philadelphia 89 42 .481 lift St. Louis 85 56 .385 20 ft DETROIT 28 59 .322 25 ft LOSE TO PIRATES, 7.6;hitieSS ban. MEET WINNER AT 14 MONDAY'S RESULTS No games scheduled). TUESDAY'S GAMES Washington at DETROIT (N).

Boston at Chicago (N). New York at Cleveland (Twl-night). Philadelphia at St. Louis (N). NATIONAL LEAGUE Ternstedt retained its Zone ball championship by walloping Monday at Ecorse Municipal The victory was the fourth straight of the tournament for Ternstedt and won it a place in the State tournament at East Lansing Aug.

1-3. Jim Campbell was the standout in Ternstedt's title triumph. The right-handed ace of the champions starred both on the mound and at bat. CAMPBELL allowed Beaudry only three hits. He collected an equal number himself.

Included in Campbell's hits were two doubles which drove in three runs. Beaudry collected two of its hits in the second inning. From then until the ninth CamDbell hurled Ternstedt backed Campbell's fine hurling with a 10-hit attack, which included three safeties by Jim Ninowski, two by Mike Xalt and a home run by Center Fielder Bucky Kapa-cinski. Ternstedt scored its first run in the third inning and then wrapped up the championship with a five run outbreak in the fourth inning. i Dick LeFaive was Beaudry's starting and losing" pitcher.

He was knocked out of the box in the fifth inning with Pat Coffey coming on to finish. Ternstedt OOl Xft 100 10 10 4 Beaudry OOO OOO OOO 0 3ft Campbell and Jotjolewski: T.aFalve, Coffey 5 and Butkowaki, Currie. Cards Shuffled LAKE FOREST, Ill.Oj.p.) The Chicago Cardinals opened practice for the 1952 National Football League season Monday with 33 players, most of them rookies, reporting to Head Coach Joe Irvin Back on Active List NEW YORK (JP) Monte Irvin, slugging New York Giants outfielder, was returned to the active list Monday, nearly four months after he fractured an ankle in an exhibition game at Denver. He will be available for pinch-hitting, duty when the Giants open a series against the St- Louis Cardinals Tuesday night. Like Daddy CINCINNATI (U.R) The Cincinnati Reds Monday signed Ralph Birkofer, 18-year-old son of a former National League pitcher.

Stack, still another Hamtramck star who sports 42 trophies of her own. The score was 6-3, 8-6. It was the 18th meeting of the two rivals, with Karen scoring her 10th victory of the series. In the junior boys division of the Motor City tourney, George Stepanovic claimed the title with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over James Smiley. Kid, Rocky OK NEW YORK (JP) Harry (Kid) Matthews and Rocky Marciano were found in perfect condition Monday by New York Athletic Commission doctors for their heavyweight bout in Yankee tadium July 28.

New Cosmo Net Star Rising Pet. GB Brooklyn 59 22 .728 New York 5S 31 .631 7ft St. Louis 51 39 .567 12 ft Chicago 45 42 .517 17 Philadelphia 43 45 .489 19 ft Boston 37 50 .425 25 Cincinnati 36 53 .404 27 Pittsburgh 25 67 .272 39 ft Any League's Too Tough Hor Tigers PITTSBURGH (JP) Billy Meyer's last place National League Pittsburgh Pirates exploded for five runs in the third inning Monday night to edge the American League cellar-dwelling Detroit Tigers, 7 to 6, in an ex-. hibition game. The inter league contest, t.

sponsored by the Western Penn--sylvania Safety Councif, saw the Pirates outhit the Tigers to the TeIight of 8,734 fans, 13 to 6. Big Walt Dropo. of the Tigers, won a pre-game home-run hitting contest and received a silver tray. Dropo pumped four over the left field wall and one into the Pirates bull pen. IWM1 (MV a I rutsbursh 015 OOO lOx 1 13 Jnhni.nn mnd Ratto, Gltikhrrc SV.

Pishrr. iTalme 7 nd Fitzgerald, Uaraxiola (7). Lai' A new tennis star flashed on Hamtramck's milky way Monday. Fourteen year old Lorraine Jabielski won her first trophy while Karen Klodnicki was winning her 44Ui Lorraine's victory was in the Motor City Open tournament, where she won the junior girls crown by beating Joyce Pniew-ski, also of Hamtramck, 7-5, 6-3. Wade Last One In CHICAGO (JP) Quarterback Bill Wade, of Vanderbilt, Monday became the 53rd and final collegiate player named to the All-Star Squad for the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field Aug.

15. MONDAY'S RESULTS (No games scheduled). TUESDAY'S GAMES Cincinnati at Brooklyn (N). St. Louis at New York (N).

Chicago at Boston (N). Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (N). Errico Hurt NEW YORK (JP) Con Errico, Brooklyn-bom jockey, was thrown from his mount Powwow at the start of the fifth race at Jamaica Monday and suffered a back injury..