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DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday. Sept. 1951 Spc. ers See Clear Sailing as Newcombe Stops Giants, 9- Dodg SPOTTERS IN MT. CLEMENS Nation's Top Drivers Enter 100-Mile Race The Perfect Pinboy AUTOMATIC PIN Bowling's BY DICK PETERS If the Atomic Age will ever reach the bowling game is questionable.

But the Machine Age has arrived and has proved worth the wait. The American Machine and Foundry Co. this week premiered its automatic pin-spotting machine. Twelve of the amazing instruments have been installed in Don Peltier Bowl-O-Drome at 179 S. Gratiot in Mt.

Clemens. THE installation is the first in history in a commercial es rtpsjHgptjtjSjssjstjBjgs I "esnv -v vll "V'-'v Mi Newest: tablishment. AMF has had two hand-built pin-spotters working in the Pentagon at Washington for a year. Immediate reaction to the Mt. Clemens installation was tremendous on the part of bowlers, bowling proprietors and newsmen who got their first glimpse of the machines.

AMF's pin -spotter is no gadget. The assembly-line-produced machines at Mt. Clemens are the result of 14 years of research and planning, several million dollars of discouragement, failure and finally success. SKIPPERED BY THE Photo courtesy Milliffan SHARPSHOOTING Michigander is Alice Y. Matthews, of Grosse Pointe Shores.

National Women's pistol champion, Miss Matthews recently won the Ohio State women's championship. She is a member of the Military Inn pistol team which took down second place in the Ohio state team matches. i ti-i 1ZX 9 'fcg 5 A A' I 1 jr'-'v ,1 WsKffiS9i I '0lgMiSi'l if f.cr I I I- i I I 'iptii nil lain lyjuiJl1 kjfcSiiA ters of "dead wood," then places the pins back exactly where they were for the bowler's second ball. Even if the pins are shoved off the spot by the first ball, they are replaced in the exact position for the second try. After each delivery, the ball is returned automatically to the bowler.

AMF also has designed a "pindicator" which resembles a pin-ball machine. It indicates to the bowler by illuminated, glassed-in panels what pins are left standing, when a strike is recorded, whether it is the first or second ball and when a foul is committed. PINS KNOCKED down are shuttled under the' mechanism on a "magic carpet," then climb to the top of the machine on a "pinwheel" and are placed into the rack. Two sets of pins are used on each machine at all times, thus insuring the bowler a ready rack for fast bowling. The machines can be adjusted to set pins fast or slow as desired.

Under tests, they have set upward of 11 games per hour. Big question immediately is: How much will the machines cost for an alley-owner to install? "Right now, we aren't quoting any sai-i Frank Downey, AMF vice president in charge of production. "In fact, we don't have the machines to sell immediately. The installation at Mt. Clemens is our final field test." DOWNEY pointed out that development costs of the machine, ever increasing production costs and material shortages make it impossible to establish a price per machine at this time.

"We have enough materials on hand at our Buffalo plant to build 200 more machines," Downey added. "After that, it'll depend on if and when we can get materials. Most of the things we use are ones which the government is clamping-down on for defense purposes." WHAT DO bowlers think of them? Lee Jouglard, American Bowling Congress singles champion and front-running candidate for "Bowler of the Year" honors, tried them this week. The Stroh star said: "I think they work wonderfully. The only noticeable difference is in the noise.

You don't have the racket customary when you have a bunch of pin-boys at the other end of the alleys. But these machines make a hum which you might have to become accustomed to." Jouglard added one other thought. "There is a possibility that participants in a championship match might not want to use these machines, for one reason. "The 'sweeper bar' that clears the dead wood might, on a rare occasion, stop e. rolling pin from giving you a strike or a spare.

But for league play, I think the difference would be negligible." AND AS FOR Peltier, the proprietor at Bowl Drome, he's tickled pink. The machines not only have solved hi- pin-boy problem, but they promise to be the biggest attraction in bowling this season. If nothing else, Peltier's place will go down in bowlinr history as the site where the Machine Age caught up with the tenpin game. FROWNS ON AERIALS Willie Heston, 73, Still 'Lives' Football Special to YOU HAVE to see the machines in action to realize how tremendous they are. With them, a bowler can roll entirely without the services of a pin-boy.

Neither pins nor ball is ever touched by anyone but the bowler and the machine. The machine sets up a full rack of pins. If the bowler registers a strike, or fouls, it immediately puts up another set. If the bowler knocks down fewer than 10 pins, the AMF creation lifts up the standing pins, clears the alley and gut- VANS historic Edgemere trophy with the Detroit Yacht Club's 54th Sunnybrook Favored in MGA Playoff Sunnybrook, toppled off its Metropolitan Golf Association League throne last summer after a five-year reign, will be favored to regain the crown Sunday. A triple playoff has been booked at Bald Mountain involving the three teams which won divisional titles in the MGA loop.

They' are Sunnybrook, Glen Oaks and Hillcrest. Missing will be the defending champion, Sylvan Glen, which bowed out during the regular season. THREE OTHER local tournaments are on the week's card. There will be a PGA pro-amateur Monday at Knollwood. The Women's District has two sessions, medal play Tuesday at Indian-wood and the team-play championship playoff between Western and Lochmoor Wednesday.

The Women's MGA will hold its election of 1952 officers as well as a medal meet Wednesday at Beverly Hills. WILLIS One of football's greatest players will celebrate quietly his 73rd birthday Sunday. William Martin Heston that's the University of Michigan's immortal Willie Heston had the game that gave him fame foremost in his mind as he received congratulations from family 2-Hitter Puts NL Lead at 6 Games Braves Blank Phils; Reds Nip Cubs in 12th Free Press Wire Services The Brooklyn Dodgers are on "Easy Street" again. A week ago the Dodgers appeared to be fading before the hot challenge of the New York Giants and Flatbush fans were wondering if Charley Dressen's outfit could squeeze by. Now things are different and Dodger adherents are saying: "It isn't a question if we'll win, but by how far?" Brooklyn stretched its National League lead to a comfortable 6'2 games as it mauled the Giants, 9 to 0, Saturday.

Big Don Newcombe, hurling for the Dodgers, allowed only two hits as he posted his 18th victory of the season. THE DODGERS have 20 games left to play, including one with thj Giants Sunday. New York has 17 games to go. Any combination of 13 Brooklyn victories or New York defeats will clinch the pennant for the Dodgers. Chet Nichols, 20 year old southpaw, limited the Philadelphia Phillies to five hits as he burled the Boston Braves to a 5 to 0 victory over the fading 1950 champions.

Bubba Church was the losing hurler. Alpha Brazle scattered eight hits as he pitched the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. AT CINCINNATI, Bobby Usher's freak blast which hit the left field foul line pole and bounced back into the outfield for an automatic home run gave the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 12-inning victory over the Chicago Cubs. Usher's blow came off Paul Minner as he led off the last of i the 12th.

It was Cincinnati's second! straight extra-inning victory of the Bruins. NEW ORK A 4 II 3 4 OOO 0 14 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 2 Oil OOO OOO OOO BROOKLYN AB A Furlllo.r 4 0 10 Keene.s 4 0 0 2 Nniiler.cf 2 0 4 0 5 3 2 1 2 18 1 3 14 0 Hodtes.1 2 14 3 Cox.3 4 111 2 13 0 AB Stanley Dark.g 4 Mueller.r 4 Irvin.lf 3 lo.kn.I 4 Tho'snn 3 Msvu.ef 3 2 Hearn.p 1 Jones. Smwrr.n 11 aTho'son 1 Totals 29 2 24 14 Totals 28 8 27 8 atirounded oat for Speneer in e'slttli. New York Brooklyn ooo ooo 2 '2 so 'J It Reese. Snider 2.

Roliinvon 3. Cam-panella, Pafko 2. Irwin, Keene. Cox. RBI Pafko 2.

Hodices 2, Robinson, Cox. 2. 2B Pafko, Robinson. SB Hearn, Furillo. DP Reese.

Kuhiiison and Hod res: Dark, Stanky and I oekman. LB New York 7. Brooklyn 7. PU Hearn 5. Jones 3, Speneer 2, Newromlie 4.

SO Jones 2. Konlkownki 1. Ncwrtinihe 7. Hearn 6 In 8. Jones I in 1: fcpeneer 1 In Mt.

Konikowski in 1. IBP Jones (Pafko). Newcombe ri-. Hearn (14-8). Attendance 23.171.

PHILADELPHIA AB A 4 1 2 3 113 BOSTON AB SUtl.s 3 13 Jethroe.ef 3 3 Klliott.3 3 Cordon 4 Marsh Tr 4 4 4 Nirhols.p 2 3 1 7 2 2 I 1 Knnis.r 3 4 4 3 3 Brown. 1 SiKler.lf Chureh.p awilher 1 0 Totals 30 6 24 12 Totals 30 9 27 10 Struck out for Church in eighth. Philadelphia Boston OOO OOO 0 0 04) OOO 00 2 21 0 SMI, Jethroe. Torgeson. Elliott.

St. Claire. Keminlek. St Claire. RBI Torceson.

Jethroe 2. Marshall. 3B Torceson, Jethroe. SB Nichols. DP Brown, Hamner and Brown: Sislrr.

Jones and (anallero: Sitti. Harts-field and Torceson 3. LB Philadelphia Boston 6. BB Church 3. Slehols SO Church 3.

Nichols 5. Church 6 in 7. Thompson 3 in 1. HBP Church iSisti). Nichols (9-fi).

Church (13-10). Attendance 2.629. st. ions PITTSBURGH AB AB Herons. 1 1 4 4 4 Phillins.1 4 1 ThonVs.ef 4 Kiner.lf 4 Bell.r 4 0 4 5 4 Musial.l H.RIce.lf Sarnl.e Brazle, 2 10 1 9 0 1 4 0 1 Cole.2 3 Queen, 2 aFltzge'd I Wllks.p 0 0 0 Totals 33 7 27 16 Totals 34 8 27 12 Grounded into forceont for tlueen in seventh.

St. Louis OOO 111 10 I Pittsburgh 010 OOO 10 0 2 Hemus. Sehoendienst. H. Uice.

Sarni. MeCullnuch, Strickland. Hwin. Joho-son. Strickland.

RBI Cole H. Rice, Musial 2. Johnson. 3B Strickland. Phillips.

SB Slaughter. SH Spli.iendienst. DP Hemus. Sehoendienst and Mnsinl 2: Sarnl and Sehoendienst. LB St.

Louis V. Pittsburgh 5. BR Oueen 5. A ilk 1. SO Queen 2.

Brazle 2. Queen 7 in 7, Wilks 0 in 3. Brnxle fi-2). Queen (5-9). Attendance 5.51 1.

CHICAGO AB 5 15 6 0 4 CINCINN AB Adams. 3 5 A 5 5 Ailcock.lf 2 3 Meek.3 4-cWelime'r 0 Howell.c 1 2 3 dHatton Fnx.p 1 1 3 Ryan.2 1 ATI 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 11 I 2 5 1 3 SauerJf 5 2 3 Jnrkson.3 4 3 1 3 Oil 2 Smalley.s 5 Owen.e 5 Minner. 4 1 1 3 5 1 Totals 42 12x33 14 Totals 41 12 36 18 xN'one out when winning rau scored. bRan for Adeock in fifth. cRan for Mecks in ninth.

dRan for Pramesa, in ninth. Chieaco 000 210 OOO 00 0 3 Cincinnati 00002100000 0 4 Saner. Jackson. Minner. Usher.

Lit- whiler. Merriman. Meek. Litwhiler. RBI Miksis.

Sauer. Smaller. Isher. Lit-whiler. Pramesa 2.

2B Minner. I itwhil-r, Howell. HK Saner. I'sher. Mtwhiler.

SB Jackson 3, Merriman, Meek. Cavarretta 2, Minner. un Chieaco 8, Cincinnati 10. Bit Minner 5, Ramsdell 1. Perkowski 1.

SO Minner -4, Perknwski 4. Ramsdell 1 In 4, Perkowski 3 in 8, Fox 2 in 3. DP -Smaller. Miki unil Cararretta: Jackson. M'klls and Cavarretta: Ramsdell, McMillan and fcluszewski: AdcocK, rramesa aim i 4 .1 KliiAvewaLtt.

Fox (8-13. Minner 6-lS). Attend ance 1,943. Harness Racing Official Dies SARATOGA SPRINGS. N.

Y. (JP) Frank D. Woodland, 61, racing secretary of the Saratoga Raceway since 194 1, died -alter suffering a cerebral hemorrhage while at work. Field of 18 to Come Out of Trials Fair Grounds Scene of Sunday's Action BY BOB LATSIIAW A field of the nation's top race car. drivers will be battling for precious points in the AAA 100-mile championship race at the State Fair Grounds Sunday afternoon.

All told, 37 cars have entered the event and will face qualifying trials that will determine the starting field of 18. The trials start at 12:45 p. m. The race is scheduled for 3 p. m.

Virtually all of the big names of racing will be on the track trying to get into the race. The battle for the title of top race driver of the year is fairly close with only five more events on tap. TOXY BElTTEXIIAUSEX, the Tinley Park (111.) pilot, is currently leading the pack with 1,662 points. Walt Faulkner, the mighty mite from the West Coast, is in second place with 1,181 points. Jack McGrath, of Pasadena, is 11 points behind Faulkner and Henry Banks, the winner of the AAA driving crown last year, is fourth with 1,093 points.

Mike Xazaruk, Long Island driver, is fifth with 1,003. Bettenhausen will be driving the little Meyer Drake Special owned by Murrell Belanger, of Crown Point, Ind. That's the same car that Bettenhausen has been cleaning up with around the dirt tracks and the car that Lee Wallard drove to victory In the 500-mile race at Indianapolis. Jack McGrath will be running in the Jack Hinkle Special. Banks is slated to drive the Blue Crown Special, owned by the Motor Races, Inc.

combine of Miami. MAC HELLIXCS, a veteran dirt track pilot, will drive one of the Detroit entries in the race. He has been signed to drive the Federal Engineering Special. Owner Dan Levine had originally planned to use Duke Dinsmore but Duke switched to the Vulcan Tool Special, owned by Ralph Miller. Lou Rassey's car has not been assigned to any driver as yet.

Bill Lutes-Gdula Special will be handled by Xeal Carter, veteran midget driver. Sam Hanks, Taul Russo, Troy Ruttman, Johnny Parsons, Duane Carter and other big name drivers have entered. UNDERCOATIfiGl Writttn Gitarantto $1goo All Car A.A.A. UNDERCOATING CO. 18014 Woodwara 8861 Mvernoia N.

of 8 Mile Kd. Near Joy Rd. TO 9-1190 WE 8-8466 BOXING SEPT. 19 r'S International Boxing Club Presents THE FIGHT of FIGHTS 10 ROUNDS IS ROCKY GRAZIANO WOULD'! fMT COLORFUL FICNTII Vf TONY A I 0 OUTSTANDING MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTERDEI All-Star Supporting Card Tickets on silo now at Olympla $6, $3.90, $2.60, $1.30 Ti Included SPECIAL PURCHASE! Adjustable Venttiaa Blinds Ivory-Wood One Slit 26" Widt-21" long Ideal for recreation roomt, fire, place windowi, elotet, houe trailer mod cottare window. by sid or doublt! S03IETIIING new is "pinboys" the au- tected by a steel box.

Miss Hart has re-tomatic pin-setter, that is, not Louise Hart, moved the cover to give you an idea of the who helped demonstrate how the new engi- thousands of parts used in the intricate neering wonder operates. The electronic brain. brain, the key to the whole machine, is pro- Edffemere Race Won )y Midler's Witch' Bettenhausen Wins Short Syracuse Race SYRACUSE. N. Y.

(JP) Tony Bettenhausen. the nation's leading A. A. A. driver, was declared win ner of the 100-mile race at state Fair after the race was stopped when Andy Linden of Los Angeles was hurt.

Linden was struck by a speeding racer as he stepped out of his own disabled vehicle to flag down the field. Four other cars piled up in the confusion. They were driven by Bill Schindler of Freeport, N. Jack McGrath of South Pasadena, Buzz Barton of Chicka-sauga, and Chuck Stevenson of South Bend, Ind. ALL FOUR cars were wrecked, but the drivers were only bruised.

At St. Joseph's Hospital. Linden was said to be in "good" condition. Second in the race which ended the eight-day State Fair was Walt Faulkner of Long Beach, and third Bill Vukovich of Fresno, Calif. The race was stopped at the 67th mile with Bettenhausen one lap ahead of the field.

the Free Press and friends. Residing on his spacious farm only 15 miles from the campus where he rocketed into the spotlight as the star of Fielding H. Yost's famed "Point-a-Minute" teams, Heston still takes a keen interest in football. He is a frequent practice field spectator at Wolverine drills and attends all home games. Like all old timers, Heston delights in comparing the modern game with that in vogue during his playing career.

"The forward pass has brought about the greatest change in the game," Heston says. "It has made the element of luck play a greater part in determining the winner. In my day the- better team won most of the time. That isn't true now. The forward pass often lets a team capiiuiize on us daring." A GREAT runner himself, Heston still has a leaning toward the team with a strong ground attack.

"I prefer to watch a team which has a good running attack rather than one that is throwing the ball all the time," he says. Heston was born Sept. 9, 1878, at Galesburg, 111. He spent his boyhood in the Far West, however. After graduing from high school at Grant's Pass, Heston enrolled at San Jose (Calif.) Normal.

It was while there he attracted the attention of Yost. WHEX YOST transferred from Stanford to Michigan as football coach, he urged Heston to follow him. Eventually Willie did and became the star of Michigan's famed teams of 1901-02-03-04. Heston was a member of Michigan's first Rose Bowl team and was the first Wolverine player ever to be given All- Amerfca recognition. After graduation from law school, Heston practiced law in Detroit and was prominent in politics.

While they Com bt istd sidt George E. Van captured the his catboat "Fidler's Witch" in annual regatta. The trophy, which has been in competition more than 50 years, wen to Van and his wife, who out-raced Ronnie Zeidler and Charles (Duke) Huber around the six-mile triangular course in the Class race. CLAIR JACOBS' Revelry, which won the deep river race to Put-in-Bay earlier, took top honors in the Cruising A class, with the Sou-brette second and Apache third. SCHOONERS 1.

Jolly Rocer ilm Rogers. Detroit Yacht Club Malabar (Hob ele.v. DYO; 3, Cireat Bar (KuU Sinclair, Gross Pointe Yacht l.ub). EIC.HT-METER 1. Thisbe (B'b Shan-non.

DYO: Vcnturr (Milt Cross. DYO: 3, Pintail (Terr Darnell. DYO. Rl ISING A 1. Revelry Jacobs, r.PVC); 2.

Sonbrette (Ledecr Mitchcil. Gross Pointe tlub) 3, Apache TooJi Gmeiner. DYO. RMSING 1. Kanriii UVllfred McGnire.

Bayview Yacht tlub): Gurka (Gary Mroh, GPC) 3, Kathnar (Dave Sloss. BYC). 30-SOl'ARE METER 1. Mil SinKxa (Rav St. John.

DYO: 3, Brllli-int Montgomery, DYO; 3, Sterling (Erv Steiner, DYO. Ifi-SQIWRE METER 1. Snnva Eli-t-beth MMele. DYO: 2, FyrvauliDsen (Bill Beery. DYO.

INTERNATIONAL 110 1. Hi Hn EI Rarer. DYO: 2. Penguin (M. Gleasnn, DYO.

STAR 1. Mohawk (Merle Amu, Crescent Sail Yacht lub) -i. "histle I (William Walker. Windsor Yacht Club); 3, Mondavi (W. Douslas.

YVYO. CRl'ISING 1. Meteor (Henry Bnrfc-hard. BY'O Balquidder fHarold McGreeor. BYC) 3.

Glory Bea (Jim Car-lin. BYC). CLASS 1, Nightwind (Arden Pool-sen. DYO: 3. Dauntless (Tom Hansen.

BYC): 3. Escape (Brad Jensen. DYO PRIVATEERS 1. Niad R. Freeman, BY'O: 2.

Wintoy (Bud Kunnells. CSYC) 3. Gin Jam (Jimmy Trudell. BYC). INTERNATIONAL L-16 1.

line Horizon J. Ewart. GPYC): 2. Chance (R. Ford.

GPC): 3. A Lady (A. Evans. GPVC). TNIVERSAL 1.

Frances (L. Bab-cock. CSYC); 2. Agnes M. J.

McCarthy, GPYC). CLASS 1, Fidler's Witch (om K. Van. DYO: 2. Ronnie Zeidler.

DYC: 3. Charles (Duke) Huber. DYC. RAVEN 1. Host II (Charles Bclt, BYO: 2, Ruthless (Jack Willifims.

DYC); 3. Chumlett (Robert Kerr. BYC). LINES J0O BOWL MICH. WO 2-0704 I TO 5 P.M.

SUNDAYS WILLIE HESTOX Another birthday more football Shy-Sanger Win Again Reach Lochmoor Semis on 19th Hole Ira Shy, of Plum Hollow, and John Sanger won their, second straight extra-hole match to ad-varce to the semifinals of the Lochmoor Invitational golf tournament. They nosed out Dick Whiting and Tony Skover on the 19th hole on Shy's birdie three. The twosome was five under par for the round. BUD KROEGER and Frank Forster won the only other 'extra-hole match of the day, beating Nick Smirnow and Bob Smart, also on the 19th. They were three-under for the distance.

Bob Nonnamaker and Max Armstrong overcame an early deficit to wallop Art McXabb and Stan Long, 4 and while Jack Emery and Maurice McCarthy turned back Dr. J. C. Tapert and Monroe Steel, and 2. In the semifinals, at 8 a.

m. Sunday, Shy-Sanger will meet Kroeger-Forster and Nonnamaker-Armstrong will take on Emery-McCarthy. The finals will follow Sunday afternoon. Barney Gets New Chance BROOKLYN (JP) The Brooklyn Dodgers recalled 13 players, including Pitcher Rex Barney. Barney, who pitched a no-hit game for the Dodgers in 1948 but has had extreme difficulty with control ever since was called up from the Fort Worth club of the Texas League.

He came along with Pitchers Ray Moore and Jack Banta and Outfielder Bill Sherman. GUARD OUT FOR SEASON Bronko's Son Dons Cleats INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (JP) Another Bronko Na-gurski is digging his cleats into the gridiron sod. He's Bronko Nagurski, son of the Bronko of Minnesota and Chicago Bears fame. Young Nagurski, older of the Bronk's two sons, is only 13 years old but weighs 180 pounds, mostly bone and muscle.

He got into his first league competition when he and other third team members took over the gridiron in the last quarter for International Falls High School against Eveleth, winning 37 to 6. 1 draftee, Guard Dick Stanfel, infection and made two other trips to have a cast placed' on his injured knee and later removed. Doctors found that torn ligaments refused to heal in the cast and ordered the operation. The 24 -year -old, 220 -pound guard's salary for the year is protected under an insurance policy on players in the All-Star Game, which is promoted by the Chicago Tribune. Injury Costs Lions Services of Stanfel CORBETTS BOWLING BALL SERVICE Immtdiat Dclivtry No Promises Wc have the BALLS The Lions have lost their No, for the season.

Injured in practice for the All-Star game at Chicago last month, the former University of San Francisco captain will undergo an operation on his knee at University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor Wednesday. Osach Buddy Parker said he will be unable to play this year. IT WILL BE Stanfel's fourth trip to the hospital at Ann Arbor. iHe was treated there for a tape All weights, all colors, Custom FITTED. Drilled.

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