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Sorrell Is Effective As Tigers Score Fourth Victory Over Pirates, 7-4 MICHIGAN GREATEST th Year. No. 340 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1931 PART TWO Cleveland OfficiallyNamed Site of Schmeling-Stribling Contest Slated Early In July Les Canadiens, Badly Crippled, Face Third Challenge of Blackhawks Tonight LGDUG, MONDOOIf They Should Make Bengals Stronger Behind the Plate IF Han(ler AUS. Only Seven Safeties These Two Veterans and Young Backstop are Counted Upon to Pull Pitchers Off Rough Bengals' Pitcher Also Punches Out Triple and Double as Brame and Meine Are Touched for Dozen Blows Good for 19 Bases. Alexander and Johnson Only Detroit Players Who Are Unable to Hit Safely Bridges Will Be Asked to Go Route Thursday.

BY HAKKV HI 1.1. ION. KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 8. -Vic Sorrell's good right arm swung with rhythm again today and he wielded a potent bat as the Tigers won their fourth game in six starts against the Pittsburgh Pirates here. 7 to 4.

Sorrell let the National leaguers down with seven hits and just to prove that a bat In the hands of a pitcher Is something more than a routine gesture, he batted In two runs with a triple and double and scored a brace of tallies himself. Krvln Brame, veteran tight hander who Is slated to start on ths mound for the Pirates against the Cubs in the National league inaugural. April 14, hurled only five innings today and he retired In favor of Henry Meine, another right hander. who finished the game and absorbed a lot of abuse before the Tigers wound up a highly successful afternoon with three runs in the eighth. srrell Is Kffectlve.

A D17P Tl Sorrell went the entire route for Mf Pill 11 Mil Iff II the second time and he was effec- 11 sixth 'and'eighth tblffe. T7AD TJT1 DfiNT Tn zrm. rUlt 111 jLEi DUU 1 other inning did the opposition get more than one Will R. E3 Someting else invincible pitching or air-tight fielding must, of a consequence, be marked factors in the play of the club or it cannot be considered a serious threat in the coming pennant race. In spots, performances on the mound and the defense have been cheering and in some instances of the character to cause a feeling of security.

However, the asset that is needed most of all now still is minus. It Is a simple matter to predict a high place in the percentage table for a ball club and an altogether different proposition explaining why the forecast missed fulfillment so far. TO PBEDICT that the Tigers are qualified in their present stride to break the corner on the pennant market established by the Athletics is like shooting at the moon. Experts at their office typewriters many miles away extolling the virtues of the men of Harris and heralding them as vastly improved in their general play don't know their subject. There is little doubt that the club, CRABOWSKI HAY WORTH.

Batting Punch Missing But Harris Hopes for Third Place I place. But that is a matter which must be attended to on the ball fields and not in the comfortable chairs and divans of hotel lobbies, There is logic in the theory expounded by the Tigers that they can beat the Yankees and Indians, however. Cleveland isn't due to experience the year it had last season, especially in the early weeks, and MAY NOT PLAY nil I unTAim UMnriuro Morenz, Burke and Sylvio Man-tha Also Are Nursing Injuries. CHICACO AT STRENGTH Windy City Team, in View of Greater Man Power, Probable Favorite. MONTREAL.

April 8. Battered and bruised, and probably without the servers of Albert Leduc and MondOU, Les Canadiens, of the world, will take the Forum tomorrow the third challenge of Chicago Blackhawks in fenae of the St wftt Stanley cup the Jmik flying French-f fc men 0 'as' year from the Boston liruins in straight games. There is a pos- sibility that Le- fi'g i Jun may be fit to play tomorrow night, but it is vv not probable, The big defense man has been confined to the a I Victoria hospital with a concussion of the I. KIM ('. brain sustained i live gruelling games with the Bruins.

ind Mondou are not the titles in the ranks of the Frenchmen. Howie Moren spark plug earn, is suffering from imping he has been In the last two weeks and he is a badly overworked play-thc second game of the licagO, Moienz made only three dashes down the Ice. tch Mas Won (iame. Burke, who work in the playoff has been the feature of his is handicapped much like Morenz, while Sylvlo Mantha, badly gashed head in With the Mntoons, was in Chicago when slashed the head by Tommy Cook. and Canadiens will go Into the third game on even having won a game in it it is highly probable Hawks will be pre-game to win the game and the eerles.

The Chicago players are in Bi better condition than their ind they have a big advan-ln man power, especially since ind Mondu were put on the shelf. est doubtless will help color, but weeks would he to put them in first class I iitinn. The Bruins did impair Les Canadiens' of retaining their title than Hawks to date. That five-game series, three of which went overtime, Its marks on Cecil Hart's Gagnon Likely to Play. 'iagnon, whose father fhile he was playing the sec- With Chicago Sunday xpected back from the in Chlcoutim) tomorrow Ing, and doubtless will take In the lineup.

In view condition, it is not likely will be in the starting line-otherwise Hart's regular mi will he on the ice for the fli-f faceoff. th game of the series i here Saturday night, fifth, if necessary, on Tuesday night. liable lineups follow: WO. CANAPIENS. Goal Hainmvorth K.D Burke UD S.

Mantha lupine UW Joliat R.W Waanl -s -Ripley. Somr. Inrram. Arbour. Uraham.

Boa- Hi CtlUdiana' uparen Mmenz. O. Mantha. Rivers. Uitiur, Punle Smith Admits Sharkey Bout Turned Down 1 ighran's Manager Savs Was Not Because Gob Is "Too Strong." Ork, April Smith, manager of Tommy former world's light Ighl champion, denied to-v that Loughran had declined an Jimmy Johnston to fight arkey at Ebbets field, 'his summer, on the that Sharkey was "too irned the fight down, all 8mlth said.

it wasn't reason, told Johnston elad to fight Sharkey at he New York parks, hut wouldn't fight in Brooklyn we oukin fight for him were tied Up with the tSSi5 out Loughran II previous meeting, at If. 5 stadium, September 27, Spots This Season New York is sorely in need of pitchers. But then again the fear that the Tigers might not pack a punch to support pitching that appears to be better balanced is haunting. It is I the factor that will make or break the Tigers' chances, and If fervent wishes are realized, the club will hit. be a lot smoother in action than last year's." The Californians ruled all waters in 1928.

climaxing a brilliant season in this country by winning the Olympic championship at Amsterdam. The little head man of California rowing sees improvement in his present material over the last two seasons. Time trials have been satisfactory. His first varsity has cruised over the three-mile salt water course here several times around the 154 minutes mark. Rhythmic stroking, to gain uniform distribution of the full rush of power, has been the order of the day for a long period.

Coach Enright hasn't forgotten the 1929 experience on the Hudson when the California boat swamped. The Bears again were affecteVl by rough water in 1930. This search for a combination that will bring national honors back to California has resulted in more changes in the personnel of the first varsity than at any time since Enright took over the reins in 1924. Candidates have bobbed from boat to boat in a steady procession of ups and downs. From first varsity to sixth, or vice versa, has been the experience of many an Continued on Page 19.

P'iwerful legs, soon raised himself to headline proportions. Berg is almost frail in appearance, but beneath his swarthy skin, are smoothly rounded muscles that belle his s'ender physique. Both Berg and Wallace continued their boxing sessions in prep-eration for their bout, Wednesday. The titleholder again boxed three rounds with Billy Shaw, while Wallace sparred with Harry Fine and Johnny Mlnella, both of Detroit. Wallace again gave evidence of his hitting power by dropping Fine three times during their brief workout.

Billy scaled around 138 pounds after his work-cut, and indicated that he will enter the ring at that figure or a p'jund less. Berg also is expected to enter close to 137 pounds. Johnny Peters, of England, and Pee Wee Wilson, of Detroit, principals in the six-round semi-final, also worked out Wednesday, Peters Golden Bears Expect Best Crew In Years KANSAS CITY. April 8. Batting punch, which Is so essential to the success of of a ball club, is the thing, It seems, that the Tigers arc lacking.

There is time, of course, before the season opens, for improving what now appears to be the principal weakness. But little has hap pened thus tar to indicate that an outfit that once was feared for Its offensive power la going to function as desired. In most of the games played in Calif ornia the old or fast hall was in use and on occasions the Tigers seemed to have recovered the batting strength that took a vacation last year. For the most part, HAKKIS though, their hitting was spasmodic 'and not in the least sustained. Powerful Giants Manning California Sweeps to Get First Test Saturday Against Washington; Largest Squad in School's History Works Under Enright.

bingle. MPPV Off Bran in.) "1L tjflK town Stadium Which Will Be Meine, the Tigers IK 7 collected an even tf Made la Seat 120,000. dozen hits with Sorrell the top A Pi'telfer Contracts Call for Fight to Be triple and double Mkjgr'. Staged on Third, Fourth in three appear- IBrV I ances at the plate or Sixth, while Schang and Stone also hit Cleveland. O.

April 8. (A. safelv twice. I Papers officially naming Cleveland Tommy Bridges. as ihw slte' ad either July 3.

4, or recruit right hand- NORRKIX. lh1 of Proposed world er will be asked heavyweight championship batM to' go nine innings against the between Max Schmeling and W. Pirates In Decatur, tomorrow, YounK Htribltng. were drawn up where the Bengals make their last stand before opening a three game he practical clinching of the series with the Pirates in Navin a reached In conference held Kridav between William F. Carey of the field Hlday.

New Ynrk MuiUlian SqU(trP Gar. PlraU Open Scoring. den Corp William Saxe. of the Pittsburgh scored in the first in- Illinois Madison Square Garden ning on Grantham's triple over i CorP- Mayor Daniel K. Hot- gan and IL Bender, mana- Johnsons head and Paul Waners Ker of the huge new Cleveland long hoist to Funk.

The Tigers stadium. The contract, It is under-made a threat to -tie in their half stood, will be submitted for signa- when Ochringer aoSdtorirtt rft, said selection and reached third on rhevemm of datp wl announced later booting of Alexanders roller, but TmJ as rJrnwn call or "Jt U1)e of the 120,000 capacity down- The Tigers went ahead in the town sta(lium (m an; o( the second. Two were ou when Schang tbr If lh(! bc)d on ag ed, Sorrell tripled and Funk impendence day it. would occur in singled In, the sixth the Pirates th0 aftcrn00n. otherwise at night, tied with a run that was the prod-, Jo9(lpb Jaf.obfl manaKer of the uct of a double by P.

VMner and QrmBn title holder. Is said to favor Traynors single. third Meine Pounded Hard. The contract as drawn up calls Meine faced the Tigers In this in- for a rental of J25.000 for the stad- ning and they promptly got busy lum. The corporation promoting the bout would pay all in excess of with his delivery.

McManus lifted UL900 in the expense of installing Platform and -eats in hU arena Akers skidded a triple past Paul wch wou, capacity Waner, scoring Stone and Schang fmm mm (o 120.000. The pro-singled scoring Owen, who ran for moUn nHn(U, all convessfong Akers. and split profits evenly. Thev also The Pirates showed resentment incidental" expenses. in the eighth, and.

helped by an error, scored two and tied the score again. L. Waner and Grant- LCrv-M-vOlO Winn ham were out when P. Waner sin-; JUd 1 mi dlJj OvllU gled. Traynor's double along the 1 C9 right field foul line scored Waner 1 and Gehringer throw of Johnson's I 1 1 1 11 Continued on Page 18.

t-S 1 I It It A. Unofner For V7cj To Coast Loop PITT8BTJBOH. Outfielder Is Sold Outright to WMier. Sacramento Club No Ortintham. 2b 1 i 10 2 0 rf 4 3 2 2 ') Priro NameH Travnir.

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Elias Funk. 1 I ft 2 1 1 Phiuifi. i i I came to the Tigers in the vKfiit 1 i 1 i spring- 1930 with a big price tag 4 "7 2t "4 I on n'm' nas been sold outright to DETROIT. the Sacramento club of the Pacific ab A Coast league. funk.

cf. 1 johnwn. rf i i (i His attitude has been unpleasant 3 i 3 i al, 3prln(t and the Detroit club, re- Aiexanoir, lb 4 a pi t- it'-Maren. 3b 4 i I cruited to full strength in outfield- fiwra. if' 4 3 3 ft ers, felt it could spare him.

SOS: I i i i The release ot Funk following sctmni. that of Eckhardt, leaves the Tigers ft 'th six gardeners, the quota the team plans to carry. Funk left here Tout. 34 7 12 27 tonight for the scene of his new piniiKh i ft ft ft ft 2 0-4 labors It is believed that the Detroit Hlt Of? a in I. Tno-tB fall Oehrtnmr.

P. Waaar. Hor- i club was, in some measure, under rrii Thraa-baaa hit Uraathaa Bm iu, obligations to Sacramento for train-wnt' SSof" I there this spring and where the Tigers will train next year. BULLIOM. of Pugilism FOUR NAVY POLO boxed with Joe Lucas, the boy he 1)1 IVrDC II AU AD I'll defeated two weeks ago at Olympia LA I LlillJ nUWvAIjl A main event at Olympia in the near future is the big incentive in this bout, as Scotty Monteith has promised this reward to the winner They're Given Places on All- The reft of the card remains the I same.

Billy Shaw and Marty College Aquatic Team. Stone, of Toronto, clash in one six- rounder, while Johnny Minella and "rk. April 8. (A. Solly Schuman.

of Chicago, meet 3 band of water polo in another. Leon Nichols, of Port who lost a chance to cap-Huron, opens the show in a six- ture the Inter-collegiate Swimming round bout with Tommy Pollock. SISTS ttSSl they were unable to make the long oi ijeirou. trip to Dartmouth, scored a couple cifMC Mrui pnn of places on the 1931 all-star team. aitiiia ly rrtu, tyers were placed oo Jock MaeWhinney, formerly of the first team, chosen by the coache-4 Pontiac, has been signed as ieigue teams at the request of i the Associated Press, and two mor fessional at the Loch Alpine course sbarej pmCes on the second team Loch Alpine, which Is located five lineup.

The three navy miles from Ann Arbor on the Huff, Myers anil Seeley won berths Huron Biver drive, will open on i on the all-star team for the second Saturday. April 11. The 18-hole i successive year, almost without layout measures 6404 yards. opposition. Playoff Berth Gets Hav Bonus (ieorge Hay, veteran center Ice wtar of the Detroit Falcons, will get a bonus of If he can pilot the Detroit Olympics into the International Hockey-league playoffs next season.

Wednesday, the directors of the Detroit Hockey club put the official stamp of approval on the contract which will he tendered the Olympics' new manager and It contains a clause calling for the bonus If the Olympics qualify for the championship series. BY HARRY BULLION. on the whole, will deliver a better brand of ball than exhibited to the gaze of the patrons of Navin field in 1930. But it will require a great deal more than it is believed they arc capable of to lift them from fifth place, where they finished last season, to a close contending position that haphazard guessers, Inadvertently or otherwise, seem inclined to opine. Manager Harris, who is the one that will be obliged to sink or swim witn his creation, does not share the views of the prognostigators who make rash predictions in the spring time knowing that, ere the sere and yellow days of October roll around, they will be forgotten by fandom at large.

THIBD place is Harris's aim, and he will be genuinely happy if that, exalted position is achieved. There is no satisfaction in kidding oneself that a ball club which was wrecked and rebuilt in two years can acquire a stride sufficiently qualified to hurdle the resistance it will encounter bridging the gap between fifth place and that which some of the more reckless prophets have assigned the Tigers in the preliminary discussions. Should it happen that hope for third place expressed by Harris is realized the performance could be considered a moral victory no less deserving of applause under the existing circumstances than winning the pennant would be with the conditions more encouraging than when the campaign of 1930 was concluded. Two months have been spent in the closest scrutiny of the Tigers and all summed up they do not appear to be dangerous challengers for the laurels that are becoming to the Athletics. There is a chance, and more than an outside one.

of their crowding into the first division, however. COLLECTIVELV the Tigers believe they can beat New York and Cleveland, two of the four clubs that ranked them last year. Ousting of both the Yankees and Indians would insure third JACK "KID" BERG, swarthy English-Jew, who defends his world's junior welterweight title Friday night at Olympia against Billy Wallace, of Cleveland, I is one of those oddities of pugilism who comes along ever so often to delight a fight-manager's heart. According to Ray Arcel. trainer of Berg, the Whitechapel Whirlwind is one of the easiest boys in the game to handle.

"Berg will never cause his pilot any trouble," Arcel said Wednesday. "He does what he is told, is a clean liver, and never registers I any complaint over anything he is told to do." Berg came to the States Mai ly foui yeui I ago and since i that time has engaged in more than 50 bouts in this country, winning the majority of them. He is one of a family of seven, having three brothers and three sisters. One of Berg's younger brothers, I I OAKLAND, April 8. (A.

Gleaming In the sunlight as they glide through Oukland estuary, six slim lacing shells, convoyed by a sturdy launch, daily serve notice to the rowing fraternity IhaU University of California is building with high hopes for 1931. The biggest turnout since crew rajeing became part of the athletic program at the home of the Golden Bear in 1903 has brought a smile to the features of Carrol "Ky" Enright, usually glum and uncommunicative. "Business is, picking up," he said. "We never had such a turnout before. They look pretty fair.

At least they are not any worse than last year's bunch. "First one crew forges to the front, then another. It has kept me busy shifting them about. I may not settle definitely on the varsity until just before the race here with Washington Saturday. After that it will be time enough to talk about Poughkeepsie.

"Of course we hope to win, both here and in the east. We have a lot of big fellows to pick from. They will average close to 180 1 pounds in weight and 6 feet 2 inches in height. We know the power is there so we are stressing on finesse. This year's crew should I Wolverines' Baseball Squad Still Undecided Coach Fisher Will Delay Selection Until Departure for South.

He Intends to Take 15 Players on Tour. ANN ARBOR. April 8. Al-, substitute for every position on the though Coach Ray Fisher, team with the possible exception of Michigan baseball coach, in-1 first base, tends to delay the definite Several Are Versatile, naming of the squad he will take several of his players are south next week until the last pos- sible moment, he has indicated that sufficiently versatile to permit the roster will include four pitchers, Fisher to juggle his lineup at will, four outfielders, four inflelders, two night now the Wolverine mentor is catchers and one utility man. taking precautions against Larry The outfield quartet includes Cap-I Butler repeating the hitting lethar-tain Jack Tompkins who is also gy that gripped him all last season, available for pitching duties, and it Butler is slated for the regular ma) be that the fifteenth man will shortstop berth this season, but un-be an extra infielder rather than a Continued on I'aRe 19.

Jack 6 Kid 'Berg Ranked as One of Those Oddities mineral untilitv player, So far the Wolverines squad has been anything but a consistent outfit, but despite the in and out caliber of the play there have been several encouraging features uncovered in the practice games of the past 10 days. Pitchers Look Good. The performances of Captain Tompkins, Vern Compton and Bob Presby on the mound would tend to eliminate many of Coach Fisher's hurling worries. In addition, Tuesday's practice disclosed a likely-looking sophomore southpaw prospect in Traverse. The youngster twice pitched himself out of serious difficulties, and both times the hard hitting Roy Hudson was his victim.

Once the portsider fanned Hudson with two men in scoring positions, and later caused him to pop out with the bases filled and only one out. The team is endowed witn more and better reserve strength than at any time in recent seasons. Fisher's chief problem is one of selection. There is little to choose between the regular and isaui'vi neupe. and there is at least one capable Teddy, recently entered the ranks of the professionals.

Teddy has had approximately a dozen bouts in England and expects to follow Jack to this country as soon as he gains more experience. Like Jack. Teddy depends on a whirlwind style of attack for victories. Berg today is one of the enigmas of the ring. Where he conserves the marvelous stamina that ia part of his makeup is a mystery to his opponents.

It la typical of him that he is setting a faster pace in the closing rounds of the bout than in the first and second rounds. According to the late Dr. William Fralich. Berg pos-f'erses one of the finest pair of lungs he has euar seen. Fialich examined Berg just prior to his bout with Kid Chocolate in New York.

Berg came to the United States unheralded and by mean? of a great pair of lungs and equally JACK BERC..