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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1842 12 M-0 Players Quit, Demanding More. Money To Whom It May Joins Marines Playing Days Are Over RudyZunich 1 Boxing Gets Another Autopsy PARDON the intrusion, but we want you to know that our millennium has been attained. A dealer in soap (hard variety) tallow and hides has written this department a letter which touches on the ailments of professional boxing in Detroit. Up to the time William Monteith inaugurated the New Year by sticking out a rugged Scotch chin, the fight game was without ailments hereabouts for the obvious reason that it was already dead. Deader, in fact, than we had ever seen it So far the fearless Monteith has held one show.

He win stage another extravaganza at the Moose Hall Tuesday night and somebody should tell him how to conduct his business. Our correspondent is Mr. Ralph Stone, 2960 Collhgwood, who writes in nart: I Vn "I consider myself a fair out coin unless assured that I may get my money's worth. What Detroit needs is good matches and good fighters. A single top.

notch boxer to headline a streamlined stinko card isn't enough, Detroit wants shows featured by fighters recognized for their ability to provide action." A -v. tT 1 nWltBlaaM. Slight Matter of Money LETTER Writer Stone goes on to suggest a card which he would consider worth the price of admission, but no promoter would Charley Gehringer once said there were two things he'd never do go into the minors or accept a coaching job. But he did accept a coaching job with the Tigers Monday, deciding that he would be doing himself an injustice if he stayed on the active list and that as a coach he could pass a lot of information along to Tiger youngsters that would do the club a great deal of good. be able to arrange it without least 142 per cent of the gate is out of the question unless Concern By Dale Stafford Judge of fighters and won't shclt surrendering to the contestants at receipts.

Obviously such a setup an angel can be located who is or anywhere else for that matter. the best of the lot. By employing IT'S BRIEFAND IT'S MacDonald Sets Pace for Cagcrs Highland Park JC Guard Replaces Lieberman at Head of Gty Scoring Race BY JOHV SABO Three weeks of Inactivity over the Christmas and New Year holidays didn't dim Reggie MacDon-ald's shooting eye any. At least not much Judging by what the ace Highland Park Junior College basketball guard did against three opponents last week. MacDonald riddled the defenses of the Port Huron, Grand Rapids and JackRon Junior College teams for a total of 46 points and now back in his accustomed place at the head of the Detroit collegiate scoring parade.

Reggie has 115 points for seven games, a robust average of 16.4 points per start. Lankv Sam Lieberman, who took the scoring lead while Reggie was inactive, Is down in second place, although the Lawrence Tech center registered some heavy firing during the week. He scored 38 points in two games and now has 110 points for 10 games. The scoring race has developed Into strictly a two-man fight because Ted Rybickl, Detroit Tech center in third place, has only 89 points for eight games. Rybicki and Center John McDonald, of Highland Park, each has averaged slightly better than 11 points a game and are the only other local college cagers with averages over the 10-point mark.

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Hies one-undcr-par figure for 11 holes set the scoring pace as he eliminated D. D. Carver, of Miami, 8 and 7. Former amateur champion Dick Chapman brushed aside Bob Odom, of Coral Gables, by a similar margin. Co-Medalist Gus Novotny, of Memphis, downed Pete White, of Noblesvllle, 7 and 6.

The Tide Turns inFavor of Keeping Sports.Going Gehringer Signed as Tiger Coach Tradition Maintained as Charley Is First to Return Signed Contract for 1942 BY CHARLES P. WARD The Tieers maintained an old tradition Monday when they signed Charles Leonard Gehringer as a coach. He was the first Tiger to sign his name to a contract and he has been the first Tiger to sign every year since the early days of his career. The amount of his salary was not given. Although there was some aouDi as to whether Gehringer would remain in baseball this season, there never was any doubt that he could remain with the Tigers if he so chose.

He and Walter O. Briggs reached an understanding on that point late last season and at that time it was agreed that the final decision would be left to Gehringer. Charley hesitated at signing be cause he did not know whetner he wanted another year of baseball. He has a business as a manu facturer's agent and he felt that he should devote all his attention to that But as the clubs began preparing for the annual trek southward, he heard the old call and found it too hard to resist Through as Player That Gehringer signed only as a coach means that he is definitely through as a player. He felt last season that his playing days were behind him, and it is characteristic that he honestly faced the facts and bowed out.

Only a few weeks ago a friend asked Gehringer whether he would miss baseball after he stepped out as a player. Charley didn't think he would. "I'll miss getting into good physical condition in the spring," he said, "for I have become accustomed to that. But as to missing plavlng, well, I don't think I will." Still troubled by the sore back that has handicapped him for the last three years, Gehringer took no conditioning work this winter. Zeller Is Pleased General Manager Jack Zeller acted for the club in the signing of Gehringer and expressed satis faction that Charley had seen fit to return as a coach.

Gehringer paced Mickey Coch rane's Tigers to American League titles in 1934 and 1935: he batted .300 or better during 13 of his 16 seasons as a Tiger regular; he clinched the league batting title with a mark of .371 and won the most-valuable player award in 1937; he batted at a .500 clip for six all-star games. These were only a few of his achievements. Until the 1941 season Gehringer boasted a lifetime big-league bat ting average of .326. After hitting .313 during the Tigers' 1940 drive for the pennant Charley slipped to a feeble .220 last year. His collapse, along with the loss of Hank Greenberg to the Army, were big factors in Detroit fall to fourth place.

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We like good fighters and good matches as well as the people who' pay to get in, but Detroit Isn't endowed at the moment with an abundance of either. Young Kid McCoy is a home-town boy who puts on a good show but he seldom fights here Currently Cleveland is a boxing hot spot and the reason is that not one or two but three home-town boys, Lem Franklin, Jimmy Bivins and Jackie Wilson, are available and capable of coping with high-class opposition. Ability Needed Fir st GIVE Detroit three boxers of similar ability who are willing to fight here and the city's boxing stature will grow. And if the boxers of this type are to be developed to the point where they have local followings, shows must be held in Detroit regularly. Monteith says that he intends to operate at regular intervals and we hope that he keeps his word.

Detroit's last boxing boom occurred when Jimmy Adamick, the Midland heavyweight, was hitting 'em for keeps. People liked his sock and for a long time Promoters Jack Kearns and Tom Walsh were smart enough to bring In boys Jimmy Is Leader in Uprising Players Seek $15 to $20 a Game; Mansfield, Toledo Win Wild Contest BY FRANK ANGELO Rudy Zunich, veteran defense-man on the Parisclean hockey team, has quit the club and other members of the team also have told Manager Art McDermott that they will do the same unless they get more money for playing with the Michigan Ontario Hockey League. Zunich, whose absence from the game was believed to be due to an injury when the teams came on the ice for its game with Toledo Monday night, was reported to be through by McDermott after the club held a meeting in the dressing room following its defeat by Toledo. 1 According to McDermott, whether the Parisclean club plays again in the Michigan Ontario League will depend on negotiations with the players before the next practice session Wednesday night McDermott explained that dissatisfaction arose in the team's ranks when they learned that Toledo players were getting $12 a game. It is understood that the arisclean players told McDermott that they want from $15 to $20 a game if they are to continue playing.

Wild Night AU Around Some 3,155 fans saw two under dog teams whip heavy favorites, the fans were treated to a fast, three -round bout between Bert (Bantam) Turney and Mickey (Heavy) Drouillard. The scrap came in the second period of a game which saw Mansfield topple Windsor, 7 to 6. Climaxing the evening was Toledo's 5-2 over the league-leading Parisclean squad. Turney won the decision over his heavier foe, taking two of the three heats and getting a draw in the third, when a patrolman stepped in. Something to Watch While it lasted, the fight was a "pip." Turney tossed the first punch when they squared off near the Windsor net in the second period.

After a fast exchange, players and officials rushed in to quiet things, but they made the mistake of letting Drculiiard get away again. He approached Turney, and before anything could be done they were going at it again. This time both were held firmly, until Drouil lard was in the penalty box. Tur ney, however, was reluctant to fol low, but finally stepped into the box and started things again by brandishing his stick at Drouillard. Patrolman Jack Densmore, who sat between the antagonists in the box, cooled their ardor.

Good Playing, Too The fight wasn't the only thing in this contest. Mansfield had taken a 13-4 licking at Windsor Friday night and was determined to stop the high-flying Canadians. It was an up-hill battle because of the accurate shooting of Len Loree, who got three goals, and Keith Crossman, who got two, but three tallies late in the third period gave Mansfield the edge. Pat Gardner getting the winning score on a pass from Hank D'Amore. Toledo provided the perfect cli max for the wild night when It outfought Parisclean, which had lost only once in 15 games, for a decisive victory.

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Tnoke). Penally Rurlle. OLYMPIA IU1 NEWS Krause, Notre Dame graduate in 1934 and last year assistant foot ball coach at Holy Cross, as assistant ND coach to succeed William Cerney, resigned, is announced. Frank Kovacs, V. indoor ten nis champion and member of a pro touring party, will be off the court for two weeks because of a pulled ligament in his right fore arm.

Louise Suggs defeated Georgia Taintcr, 5 and 4, and Ellamae Williams eliminated Mary Jayne Garman, 3 and 2, in semifinals of Punta Gorda (Fla.) women's golf tournament Guided by the principle that young men of the country not yet in the armed forces must be kept physically fit, the Amateur Ath- letic Union announced plana for extensive broadening of competi tive program in addition to full- scale schedule of regular champi onship tournaments. District associations will also work with various camps, forts and naval sta tions to help service athletics, Billy Cox, rookie shortstop bought last year from Harrisburg for $20,000, returned his unsigned contract to the Pittsburgh Pirates "with regrets" and the statement that he will be drafted into the Army shortly. The Jaglowlcz basketball team defeated the Jewish Community Center at the Community Center gym, 51 to 43. Bob Lowe, Jag lowlcz player, was high scorer with 15 points. The Ecorse Boat Club has been awarded the Central States Ama teur Rowing Association regatta, according to an announcement by Chester Wilson, of St.

Louis, newly elected president of the could lick. Few fighters caused as much controversy as Adamick and possibly this angle helped to build the crowds. Some people said he could hit harder than Joe Louis. Others were of the opinion that Jimmy couldn't fight a quarter's worth. The beauty of it from the promoter's standpoint was that both factions paid at the gate.

Duhs Shows Promise MONG the new crop of fighters, Harvey Dubs, the Windsor i- welterweight, looks to be Dubs' talents advantageously, Monteith might build him into a drawing card. Charles Hayes, who won all possible honors In the middleweight division of the amateurs, wants to turn professional, and The Rev. J. Hugh O'Donncll, CSC, president of Notre Dame, announced that the Irish program of intercollegiate sports will be continued for the duration of the war unless proper civil or military authorities decide that sports are not conducive to the general welfare. Appointment of Edward Grove Joins Return Parade of Veterans Br Hie I'nltm Preat NEW YORK, Jan.

19 Ancient Lefty Grove, that pitching immortal from the Maryland Hills, is eager to return to the Boston Red Sox mound this season, despite the unconditional release he received in December be-cause of his age. Grove said today that he hoped for another campaign, now that three 1 Red Sox south- paws have marched away to war service: Mickey Harris, Earl Johnson and Larry Powell. Long, lean T. I nl rh. Grove weather leathered face said.

"My arm feels fine. Hunting and fishing has kept me right at playing weight, 204 pounds. What if I will be 42 in March A man's as young as he feels; and I feel like I'd be sure to win about 10 games for Boston this season." Last year Robert Moses Grove appeared in 21 games, winning seven and losing seven, and registering an earned-run average of 4.37. His last victory was achieved July 24, when the Sox beat the Indians, him his 300th mound triumph during 17 years in the majors. He was the twelfth man to accomplish this 300 feat in baseball history.

Lefty, former fire-ball king of me majors wno was voted the American League's most valuable player of 1931 when with the Ath letics, emphasized today that he would accept no minor league oners. ANCOXA LV ARMY Tony Ancona, former Golden Glove featherweight and light weignt champion, went into the Army Monday under the Selective Service Act. Ancona had been fighting professionally for about a year. Basketball MONDAY'S RKSULTS a promoter could hitch his wagon to this star. Any city which accords the support of a Detroit to baseball, hockey, football and other sports isn't going to turn its back on Bud Difloc, City GO and 100-yard free-style swimming champion from Southeastern, became the first top-flight prep star to Join the country's armed services.

Bud, seventeen-year-old Junior, Monday enlisted in the Marines and will leave for service Wednesday. He has a brother, Ben, in the Navy. Woods and Waters BY JACK VanCOEVERING WTHEN Conservation Commis-" sioner Robert Rayburn, of Alpena proposed to his fellow commissioners to spend $35,000 for feeding deer in Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda, Alcona, Roscommon, Ogemaw and Iosco counties this winter, he reflected accurately the sentiments of the deer clubs and deer hunters in Northeastern Michigan, but his failure to enlist the support of a single other commissioner projected into bold relief the fact that Northeastern Michigan stands practically alone in its belief that feeding is the an swer to Michigan deer problem. Everyone who has studied the situation is acrhast over the annual mostly lawns. 1 ne odvious soiuuon seems artificial feeding, yet men who have studied deer habits and needs have said that such help is a mere palliative that will make the matter worse Instead of better.

Saving excess deer through the winter only makes it possible for them to breed for the next winter, The real solution lies in systematic control of the herd, by which animals which exceed Nature's own capacity for maintenance will be killed each year. COACH CHANGES SCHOOLS WICHITAKA, Jan. 18 (AP) Ralph Graham, assistant backfield coach at Indiana Univer- sity the last eight years, was hired today as athletic director of Wich ita university. a. fa ft sued their study In alt parts of the world, we recau mat once on trip between Cincinnati and De troit in a worw series press car, Moe kept a group of reporters in terested tor Hours in a discussion of languages.

And this despite the fact that half a dozen very lively poker games were going on in the same car. His Deep Loyalty Rewarded by Indians. T)ERG proved that loyalty is a character trait when he was released by the Cleveland Ind'ms some years ago. Although they could have sent him out to minor-league club, the Indians under Billy Evans, gave him his unconditional release. They felt that he would not go tn a minor-league club in the first place and that he might sell himself tn another big-league club If given his unconditional release.

So they gave him a break and Moe caught on with Washington. Some time later Moe wag given nis release nv Washington at time when Cleveland was badly In neea or a catencr. Evans con iractfd Berg and Moe came to Cleveland. Evans told him he had the Cleveland club at his mercy. They needed a catcher badly.

Undoubtedly he would ask a big bonus for signing. "Give me the contract and I'll sign for nothing," said Moe. Evans was so pleased that he added $1,000 to the salary figure contained in the contract. RENT A CAR DRIVE IT YOURSELF 1942 V00CIS WITH SAO in HEAURS CAdlllac 7577 10W DILV ml WEf KIT HATES Turs AS LOW AS 4c MILE 2121 CASS i Kcnuinelv good boxing. Ward to the Wise Charles P.

Ward Let the fighters and promoters deliver the goods and the burghers will respond. Ten Years Ago Today Fred Morrison shot a 284 for 72 holes to win the world's richest golf stakes, the $15,000 Agua Caliente Open. Gene Sarazen was second with 286. THESE BARTENDERS REPORT- eh. a NG OVER BK! milium.1.

I I .1 III HM I A i 1 S2s A if L3 rpHE Government made no mis-stake when it named Morris Berg, bullpen coach of the Boston Red Sox, as an ambassador of good will to South America. Berg it intelligent, loyal and, above all, a diplomat, and so well qualified to undertake such a mission. Although he can converse fluently in seven or eight languages, you can bet your Aunt SukIp'h straw hat that In South America Brother Berg; will say or do nothing that will not accrue to the benefit of the United States. Given a choice between pupping off and main- talnlng silence, Moe will keep silent in all the languages he knows. Long known as the best educated man in baseball, Brother has been something of a puzzle to a good many of the young men who occupy the press coops.

Knowing that ne is a graduate of Princeton University, the Columbia University Law School and also that he studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, they could not understand how he could be content to spend his afternoons sit- -ting in big-league bullpens -and 'swapping small talk with youne who thought of Columbia only as the gem of the ocean, and wno never heard or the Sorbonne at all. Moe Likes Being with Baseball Boys LIKE to be around with the baseball crowds," says Moe simply. He could have no other reason, for he hag other sources of income. In addition to being a member of a New York law firm, he operates a business enterprise that pays him well, intimates say. Two of Berg's cronies when they were with the Tigers were letus Elwood Poffenberger and George (De Slickuh) Coffman.

On sunny day when the Red Sox and the Tigers were fighting It out. Berg would sit In the bullpen in deep and serious discission with I) Slickuh and the Barnn of Kaijerkraut. And what liil they discuss? The differences between the Chinese and the Japanese languages. De Slickuh nd the c.i!d nothing to the discussion tint Hut Kerg supplied all the answers. Ftp's specialty- is languages They fascitiM h.m ar.d he has par- Mkrnn.ln AH Ml-h Iran Mlnnp.nt rhlrnro Ollln Ntatff Virthwt.tfrn II llllnnU t'! Inwa ,1.1 Im MUI HnH .41 Tnlriln A4 hPill Slnle 41 OMtthninn 4I MU.imrl .1 fcnrlnflld (Mn.) Tulm I xnttrrtillt AO Spwunre -0 hnttKky Al l.pnretft Urt hvrdfijwM Till Korrihnm 43 IIK.II XIIIMII.

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