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Lions Ask: Why Go Through Strong Card Line When It's Much Easier to Pass Over It? BY JOHN X. SABO THERE ISN'T MUCH doubt as to what the Detroit Lions Intend to do Sunday against the Chicago Cardinals at Briggs Stadium. The strategy was decided when the Lions stopped the Philadelphia Eagles, 28 to 24, thanks to the pitching arms of Chuck Fenenbock and Cotton Price. Coach Gus Dorais gave his men a day off Monday, but they'll be back practicing Tuesday with the stress on that painless touchdown weapon the pass. It was not only the fact that Fenenbock threw two touchdown passes and Price another against the Eagles which decided Detroit's plans for the Cardinals.

JUST AS IMPORTANT were the reports from Chicago, where the Cardinals stopped the Bears, 16 to 7. The once-mighty Bears didn't make a first down rushing against the Cards. In fact, the Bears netted only 17 yards rushing all afternoon. That's sufficient evidence that the Cardinal line, a much-improved unit, is certain to cause the Lion ball carriers trouble. That's where Fenenbock and Price will come in for their aerial work.

FENENBOCK COMPLETED two" touchdown tosses to Bob Westfall against the Eagles and finished the day with 87 yards gained on his aerials. This yardage is misleading. On one play, with the ball on the 14-yard line, Fenenbock was chased back to the 50-yard line by Eagle forwards before he loosed a 58-yard toss which Westfall snagged in the end zone. Another statistic of the Cardinal-Bear game was of in terest to the Lions. Sid Luckman, Bear quarterback, completed 13 of 26 passes against the Cardinals which gained 196 yards.

Incidentally, Paul Christman, ex-Missouri ace, Is. now with the Cards. The Lions emerged from the Eagle contest with a minimum "of injuries. Tackle Dick Mesak suffered a cut over his right eye, but expects to be ready -for the Cards. DORAIS DID NOT say so, but every indication is that he will continue to use his two-team system against the Cards.

In this method Dorais uses one team strictly as a defensive unit and another only on offense. Against the Eagles the "system saw Bill Callihan, veteran quarterback, playing in the line on defense most of the afternoon. It was Callihan who blocked Roy Zimmerman's quick kick in the second period, enabling End Jack Matheson to catch the ball and run 10 yards for a touchdown. Matheson played an alert role on the touchdown. It was he who warned his teammates to expect a quick kick when Zimmerman did not take his usual spot right behind center.

4 Few Hunters ings Split No. 1 Line Louis Favors Briggs Stadium in Search for Speed as He Signs to Box Conn in June 12 DETROIT FREE PRESS Tuesday, October 16, 1945 As of TODAY Cass Tech Fights Losing Battle for Athletic Field i By Lyall Smith. INTO THE OFFICE walked a mi! cfV. troduced himself as David Shepherd, of Cass Technical High School. "I'd like to tell you a story," he said.

And he did. Dave is president of the Student Council, one of 3,400 pupils in one of Detroit's largest secondary schools. Since February, 1944, he has been trying to do what other students just like him have been trying to do for a quarter of a century. That is to procure an athletic field for Cass Tech. And like all the rest, David has run into a run-around of delays, excuses, double-talk and indifference from the agencies concerned with such a project.

It is really needed? Take the Cass football team, for example. Players must travel 15-20 minutes by streetcar each afternoon to reach Northwestern Field where they work out. They have to carry their equipment with them and then carry it back when the drills are ended. www ROTC Unit Drills on School Roof TAKE THE CASS EOTC unit, largest in the city. It has to drill on the roof of the school for lack of any other facilities.

The marching band goes through its sessions on the auditorium stage. These are happenings in one one of the largest high schools in Detroit! "That's nothing new," exclaimed Shepherd. "It's been going on for years. But it's not right." A year ago last February, young Shepherd and a group of students organized a committee, another in a long line of the same, to work on a remedy to the "And did we get the run-around!" he said. "Here's how." First, the committee went to the Board of Education with all the facts and figures.

"You need a field all right," said the board. "But we haven't enough money to help you." Then the committee went to the City Planning Commission i I frV and came out with a suggestion school, be cleared in an area set With this proposal in their i Free Press Photo by Jack Van Coevennr TED KOELLA. CAN BE PROUD OF HIS FIRST DAY'S BAG Pontiac hunter gets 'limit' to prove his marksmanship as small game season opens to the Department of Parks and Recreation. "You get the housing project to turn the area over to you and we'll build you a field," was the answer Shepherd said they received. BUT QUOTE HIM Latshaw, True to Wayne, Gives Spartans a Chance Bag Limit of Pheasants Michigan Season Opens on Low Note BY JACK VAN COEVERING Tree Press Wildlife Editor Michigan pheasant hunters discovered Monday that pessimistic forecasts were all too true.

Few opening-day gunners took their limits of two cock birds, except in the best ter ritory. Throughout the pheasant counties of Southern Michigan and the Thumb, the decrease in ringnecks was at least 50 per cent. In many areas the decline has gone as low as 25 per cent of last year's population. www HUNTERS WITH good bird dogs who normally took their limits by mid-morning were still going strong at lunchtime. Gunners without dogs were often bird-less and gave up by noon.

Only TRICKY BIRD Sheriff Foiled by Pheasant Special to the Free Press CORUNNA Sheriff Ray Gel-laty'a prize setter, Fannie, went afield with her owner In an effort to flush some pheasants for him as the small game hunting season opened. While the sheriff and Fannie were hunting, a big cock pheasant swooped down and landed in front of Fannie's doghouse at the county jail. The bird hid in it for more than an hour before finally departing in safety. cheering: factor was the weather. It was an ideal day for hunting.

Tuscola County, normally one of the best pheasant areas, attracted a fourth more hunters than last year. Most of Mich- lgan bad fewer gunners. Conservation officers who patrolled Tusoola County checked 91 hunters and found only 16 pheasants. Lapeer County had only 16 birds among 75 hunters checked. A check of Sanilac County hunters disclosed one bird for every three hunters.

In Monroe County, 13 pheasants were found among 58 hunters. They also had three rabbits and two squirrels. OUR OWN experience was In Huron County, near Bad Axe, where ringnecks were very plentiful a year ago. Frost was heavy on weeds and bushes as the sun rose out of the purple cloudbank. Birds seemed to have no scent.

It was more than two hours before the first bird was downed. When heavy frost melted, we thought that scenting would become ideal. Yet birds lay tight, often waiting to fly until they were almost stepped on. We tramped weed fields and high combine-cut wheat stubble. Cornfields yielded little or nothing.

The 'edge of the woods gave up a single bird. ONLY WHEN we pushed along the drainage ditch and the high shrub and bush-grown corner at one end did we flush two gaudy cocks. They were carryovers from last year, smart and big. Young birds were almost always Immature and difficult to distinguish from hen birds. Marlette, Michigan's pheasant mecca, seemed to have as many hunters as other years, but the kill was far below normal.

Exception to the rule was a kill of six cocks by four hunters: Wally Auer, of Lincoln Park; Art McCoslin, of Wyandotte; Pat Mackenzie and Fred Merritt, of Detroit. Four Detroit doctors, Robert Kelley, Scott Fisher, Brent Schip-per and Don Evans, downed three birds. They hunted the same areas last year and believed that the Marlette pheasant population has dropped 75 per cent. Detroit at the Granwood Hotel, Grand, at 2 p. m.

Sunday. Ant be the judge. $3,000,000 Gate Looms for Rematch Billy to Get Contract Wednesday in N. Y. NEW YORK AP) Joe Louis signed on the dotted line for the champion's share of a fc $3,000,000 heavyweight title fight with Billy Conn, next June and then hied himself home to v- pack for a golfing vacation in Los Angeles.

As unconcerned as though he had stopped in to change a dime for a subway ride to Harlem, the Brown Bomber posed with moter Mike Jacobs amidst a flurry of photographers' flash bulbs remi-: niscent of the "good old days." JACOBS SAID that Conn would be in town Wednesday when he hoped to sew up the other half of the contract that would set up the richest gate in the history of boxing. h. "I expect It will do $3,000,000 at the gate and I wouldn't want to try to guess what the figure might be If you counted In movies, radio and television," stated Uncle Mike. "Those engineers tell me they may have television perfected enough by that time to pipe the fight right onto -moviehouse screens. If that is so, your guess on the gate is as good as mine." THERE WILL BE no tuneup scraps for Louis before the Conn battle, and there will be none for the popular Irish challenger from Pittsburgh if Jacobs has his way.

Separate exhibition tours of Europe may be arranged by Lew Iiurston, Jacobs overseas representative, but it Is considered more likely that the champion will be booked through the best fight towns in this country In a series of exhibition matches. Out of the Army only two weeks, Louis had Just returned from watching his favorites, the Detroit xZ Tigers, win the World Series as he predicted. He hastened to put in a pitch for Briggs Stadium as the site of the big bout. New York, Philadelphia, rago and Detroit had been men-, ZZ tioned by Jacobs as possibilities and he agreed with Louis that Briggs Stadium with an enlarged seating capacity of 80,000 was attractive. It is probable that considerable pressure will be brought to bear on the promoter to stage the fight in New York despite higher taxes on movie and radio rights.

ACCORDING TO the terms of the contract, Jacobs can wait until 40 days before the bout to an- pounce where it will be held. There's a clause in the contract calling for Louis to fight Conn "or any other suitable opponent designated by Jacobs." The promoter explained that he had added that clause "just in case Conn doesn't sign or something goes wrong." RACK IN SCHOOL Trippi Ready to Play for Georgia Again ATHENS, Ga. Halfback Charley Trippi came back to the University of Georgia after two and a half years in the Air Forces Find the Bulldogs' hopes of receiving a Bowl bid skyrocketed. Trippi's discharge with 41 points last week created a stir In the South and brought statements from Georgia's Democratic Senators XV. F.

Georg and B. Russell that they had talked to Secretary of War Fat- terson about a release for him. Trippi was declared surplus by the War Department. STAR OF the Rose Bowl In 1943 and listed on the Associated Press All-America Service team last year. Trippi was registered in the School of Commerce by Registrar Ralph Thaxton.

Coach Wallace Butts was on hand to greet his star and Indicated that Trippi would be played at left halfback in Georgia's game against Louisiana State University here Saturday. Bruneteau Is Key Man in Big Shift Conacher, Lindsay to Play with Mud Detroit's No. 1 hockey line of last winter, the strong Mud a Bruneteau-Syd Howe-Carl Lis- combe combination, is going to split this season. Manager Jack Adams so indicated as he announced his plans for the Detroit-Indianapolis game at Olym-pia Tuesday night. This contest will be the second of a double-header.

In the first game, starting at 7:30 p. the St. Louis Flyers will meet Omaha, another Detroit farm club. Adams said he would use four forward lines against Indianapolis, using all of his veteran forwards. He plans to employ Howe and Liscombe on a line with Steve Wochy at right wing In Mud Bruneteau's old spot.

Mud will be moved to a "line with Jim Conacher at center and Ted Lindsay at left wing. Eddie Bruneteau, Harry Watson rl and Joe Carveth 1 will team on another line with a fourth i a tion listed to include Murray Armstrong, Adam Brown and Jerry Couture. "I'm shifting some of the forwards around M. Bruneteau so we can get additional speed in our lines," Adams said in explain ing the change. Last winter the Mud Bruneteau Howe Liscombe line scored 63 goals for Detroit.

Liscombe and Mud Bruneteau had 23 each, while Howe produced 17. It Is evident that the forwards Adams will use Tuesday will be the ones kept with the squad for the National League opener Oct. 28 against the Boston Bruins at Olympia. For defensemen Adams said he would use Jack Stewart, Bill Quackenbush, Doug McCraig, Hal Jackson and Flash Hollett Tuesday. kai Seibert is still out with an infected finger.

Harry Lumley will be the goalie. THE INDIANAPOLIS team, which beat Omaha, 8 to 4, Sunday, will have Floyd Perras in goal and such other players on the ice as Jud and Norm McAtee, Roy Sawyer, Jerry Brown, Tony Bukovich, Ronald Rossignol and Les Douglas. Six players at one time the property of the Red Wings are now playing for the St. Louis Flyers, coached by Hap Emms. They are Goalie Connie Dion, Bill Thomson, Red Kane, Fred Garvin, George De-Felice and Dick Kowcinak.

SABO. Straiigler Lewis Returns to Detroit Ed (Strangler) Lewis, that old wrestling trouper and former world champion, will return to Detroit In an active role Tuesday when he opposes Red Vagonne in the feature at Fairview Gardens. Other bouts will be: Walter Roxy vs. Bert Ruby, Stan Buresh vs. John Vansky and Ed (Bad Man) Lewis vs.

George Connel. Fete Golfers Birmingham Country Club will fete its golf champions at a Victory Dinner Wednesday. Fifteen titleholders and runners-up in the various events are to be honored at 7:30 p. m. J.t" 1111 Htr flJwititBiilMfi'.

tlvi' -m III .1 7: i young dark-haired boy who in "no athletic field" situation. that a field, four blocks from aside for a local housing project. pockets, the committee went over we haven't given up. We still years to push Villanova all over Shibe Park and yet lose. THE TITANS have been told of these things and they'll be ready for another Dattie when they take the neid Sunday.

The brightest note In the Titan camp as preparations were started for the eastern invasion was the fact that Gene Mali-no ski, the rugged center, who was injured in the Mississippi State game, possibly would be available for Villanova. He suffered a badly sprained ankle, but Trainer "Doc" Forsyth hopes to have him ready, although the big center will be kept out of practice all week. With Gene in the lineup the Titan defense is considered at least 50 per cent stronger. LIKE THE Titans, Villanova will be on the rebound from a defeat. The Wildcats lost to Holy Cross Sunday when two bad breaks went against them.

They'll be raring to go so Detroit will need all of the defensive power at its Should Malinowski be forced to remain Idle, Howard Bailey Turn to Page 13, Column 4 kflf TinrC madic TO MEASdiR All style collars, tuffs, pocket GABARDINES (ail wool) PART WOOL and FLANNELS rrt-War Tail Unjthi PHONE FOB SALESMAN GLOVER VI 1-1321 I -V. 3 Students Start Neiv Crusade ON MAY 23, 1944, the City Council passed a resolution to evict people living on the proposed site and to turn the area over to the Cass Tech neighborhood as the land for the field. By August, nothing had been done. "You must get the approval of the Federal Housing Authority," the kids were told. So Shepherd and Harold Zigmanth (now in the Navy) went over to Cleveland (on their own money) to see regional housing officials.

They could use the land if they could find comparable housing elsewhere for the people still living there, they were told. On June 1, 1945, the people were evicted. New homes were found. One month later the houses started tumbling down. On Sept.

4 the Department of Parks and Recreation took over the vacated property, told Shepherd the school could have it for use by Oct. 5. The school never received it, the field never was built. For it was 'suddenly decided that since the land had been cleared, it should be used, as originally intended, for a new housing project. "Now we're starting all over again," said Shepherd.

"What scored 19 points while Wayne has collected six merely 13 points to make up. Just in case Wayne rooters get too enthusiastic, we have some further facts to give them. In last year's tilt the Tartars failed to get any farther than their own 35-yard line, except on one Turn to Page 13, Column 2 Pro Football Standings WESTERN DIVISION went wrong, we don't know. But BY BOB LATSIIAW Remembering last year's indignation meeting held by the students of Wayne University when a certain reporter predicted Michigan State would defeat the Tartars by at least two touchdowns, we are going to be conservative about this year's contest. The boss assigned us to cover this engagement next 4 Saturday and, after perusing the records, this is what we find: 1 Michigan State has won two of three games to date.

2 Wayne has lost both Its games so far. 3 State will be favored (we won't mention by how much) to score its eighth consecutive triumph over the Tartars. NOW TO SATISFY the Wayne students, alumni and a certain cOpyreader on our sports desk, we find further: That defensively the Tartars are only three points worse than Michigan State. The Tartars have had 55 points scored against them while the Spartans have yielded 52 points. Of course, the Spartans have played three games and Wayne two.

Of course, Wayne's opponents aren't so strong as those of MSC. There Isn't much difference in offensive power either. MSC has will get that athletic field for Cass Tech Anybody have any ideas? L- PA Cleveland 0 65 14 DETROIT 2 1 0 59 81 Green Bay 2 1 0 102 69 Cardinals 1 3 0 22 59 Bears 0 3 0 28 64 EASTERN DIVISION AV T.PF PA Boston 2 0 1 69 40 New York 1 0 1 47 19 Washington 1 1 0 34 28 Philadelphia 1 1 0 45 34 Pittsburgh 0 3 0 13 76 ViHanova Tilt Means More Work for Titans Navy Release forMcGosky Ready to Win Back Job with the Tigers BY LYALL SMITH Earney McCosky is a civilian again and rarin' to play baseball. The hard-hitting Tiger outfielder slipped unnoticed into tow-n with his discharge from the Navy tucked in his pocket. He enlisted Dec.

10, 1942. "They turned me loose Sunday," he said. 'Now I'm going to catch up on all the sleep I missed and do a little pheasant hunt hunt- jj ing." Co 1939 until he changed into a Navy uniform, came home too i late to see the Tigers he left behind win the World Series. "But I lis tened to the McCosky series on Saipan," he said. "And I've been reading everything about them since I returned to the States.

Sure wish I could have been with them. It must have been great." BARNEY is in top physical condition. He played baseball for Great Lakes early in the war and then was part of a special unit of major leaguers who toured battle zones in the Pacific theater entertaining servicemen. "I'm all ready to win back that outfield job," he grinned. "It will be great to go back to Florida and get back into a Tiger uniform." Bill Cox Tries Pro Football NEW YORK (SP) William D.

Cox, former owner of the Philadelphia National League club who was ousted from organized baseball by the late Commissioner K. M. Landis, returned to the sports field as part owner of the Brooklyn franchise In the All-America Football Conference. Cox said that he and two associates, Gerald Smith and Charles P. Grimes, had leased Ebbetta Field in Brooklyn for a 12-year period and would operate a team there in the new league, which plans to begin operations in 1946.

Dr. Mai Stevens, former Yale and New York U. coach who had been listed as holder of the New York franchise5 in the circuit, will coach the club. The business manager will be Fred Fitzsimmons, former manager of the Phillies. 'Well, Where Is That Puppy 1 sih BY W.

XV. EDGAR Most football coaches give their squads a day. of rest to lick their wounds after a stunning defeat. But such was not the case at the University of Detroit where Coach Charlie Baer ordered work, and plenty of it, for the Titans to help forget the 41-6 setback suffered against Mississippi State last Saturday. All the Titans need to make them forget that loss is to look at the records of the U.

of series. Through the years the meetings of these teams have been dog fights and the coming battle set for Sunday in Philadelphia is no exception. The Wildcats have always been dangerous foes. In fact, when Gus Dorais was the Titans' head coach he looked upon the Villa- nova game as the annual jinx." It was nothing unusual in those AT LAST Polo Moves Into Town Three-man polo will make its first Detroit appearance In years at Mack Park Tuesday night when Cloverlanes, of the East 8ide, play Evergreens, of the West Side, at 8 o'clock. The Evergreens will present Harold Troy, Earl Gail and Don Hurd.

Cloverlanes have Andy Sneddon, Les Staszek and Gus Lipko. 7, I- SUNDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 28, Philadelphia 24. Cardinals 16, Bears 7. Boston 13, New York 13. Washington 14, Pittsburgh 0.

Cleveland 27, Green Bay 14. Terrier Club of Woodward and drew Scott will Everyone's romo; COLUMBUS (P) Gov. Frank J. Lausche said that he planned to attend tJie Ohio State Michigan football game at Ann 24. (Euan; i THESE FIVE PUPPJES, owned by Mrs.

Louise K. are- among the ones entered for the Puppy Match to be staged by the Boston.