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Detroit's Eddie Steel To
Manage Tan Stars Team
CHICAGO. July -(Special —League, as the West’s manager i
13 M ("Dizzy”) Dismuk's. man-mo h.< 1 to withdraw because
r of the famed Kansas City and illness.
K-o; «nhs who is in his 4Jth DismuK.es, who’ll be making
year of ba cball, eai been named on first All-Star appearance us
a replacement f"r Homer, manager, is the winningest
(••Goose”) Curry, of the M m-mnrager thus far this season
r hic Hod Sox. to pilot the West n the Negro American League,
squad in the i.it i an >uul Ne-.iis Monarehs riding roughshod
g - o All-Star C ftissn on Sun-i.vnr the five other league mem
c.ty a.' ernoon, July 23, at Comis-bers.
k-y I'.- k here. ’ Dizzy” has been at the helm
... Curry, also a long-time figure >f the M narchs the last two
in baseball, was originally an- •asons. having replaced veteran
i i-need by Dr. J. B. Martin,John (“Buck”) O’Neil. In ad
i ( hiei’go and p v osit lent of th< dition to his play and managerial
s x to: m Negro American 'titles in the NAL, Dismukes
AUltva Asm! Ihristino Too/ Off"
HEATS ON!!—High temperatures put an added strain on tennis star who slugged it out lot
the Wimbeldon tennis championships. America's Althea Gibson, (left) who later became champ,
and Britain's Christine Truman cool off and dry off, under the watchful eyee of James Dean#
(left), IS yoar old Jamaican, first Negro to serve as ball boy on the Wimbeldon court (Newe
cress Photo). _ _ ...
Wayne Gets Nationally
Known Rowing Coach
Jiul Ross, nationally known rowing mentor, has been
selected to coach Wayne State University’s varsity row
ing team, it was announced today.
Ross, who cbached the Detroit Rowing Club
who/e gilt oT erjuiptftent made the sport possible at
Wayne, will assume his new duties when classes begin
tlib tail. Wayne will make use of the Detroit Depart
ment of Parkland Recreation facilities at Relic Isle.
'l.:c n.kkbon <( Mr sport to
t!ii W re ptog».\:m brings to
1" number of varsity sports
\ ..'mi. Rowing is the first
spo.t ; ( .< ! ( •! to the Wayne: prn-
Kii*’: ncv ba.Jtbuil was started
in la-11. Wayne also sponsors
sailar'. skiing an t hotkey on a
dub ha us. j.
Alter. W. Thcmp.cn. divisicn
al director o£ health education
end aihle ; cs at Wayne, indicated
thai the Tartars would rl first
enter colleg ; ato rowing on a
limited basis. 'This is an en
tirely new venture wi h us."
he added, "and it will take us
time to bu'ld up a tsain. We
hope to be ab e to hoit seme
cf the teams coming cast or
going west for regattas. As our
squad improves we hope to be
of the national meets."
Thompson pointed out that
I;
QH HE j.
«y ■ N
mss or TBIUMPH—Chiwn WifwSwJW j*"°**j
w Hoae spectacular defensive play th« u ir u u* down
rally «f Uo*». K«— *» “** £*,
Ovu B*U at third, inwiring th# AiMncan ? *'l.
the Nationals fat the /Ul-Star gams at St Lovus <r*ew»preee
Photo).
Detroit is a natural for inter
collegiate rowing. ‘‘The sport
is firmly established here,” he
.; id. “and we have one of the
finest rivers in the country at
<ur front door. We hope to
make rowing a regular part of
the instructional program of the
University which provides, thru
its physical education program,
contact with sports and recrea
tional facilities that have a good
cany over into the later-life
interests of its graduates.”
Ross h: s been associated with
rowing since 1926. In addition
to coaching teams at the De
troit Boat Club and at Crosse
1 into High School., he has also
I Iped start high school rowing
at Keorse. Wvandet’e. Do La-
Salle. Sab sin and St. Anthony
aso has found time to do scout
ing for the Chicago Cubs and
the New York Yankees in the
big show.
Upi n being informed that he
was chosen to replace Curry as
the West’? pilot Dismukes said:
“Naturally it’s an honor.
However I’m sorry that Curry
couldn’t carry out the assign
ment. I’m sure that the West
can take this silver anniversary
i Classic.”
Eddie Steele of the Detroit
Stars is the East {.quad's man
ager.
Three Detroit Stars' players
High Schools.
Thompson and Ross indicated
that the first job would be to
get the equipment in shape for
fall training.
Ooby leaves White
Sox Indefinitely
CHICAGO Centerfielder Lar
ry Doby will be lost to the
White Sox for an indefinite
time because of a groin injury.
He aggravated an injudy home
plate Saturday.
Club officials said they did
not know when he could" re
turn.
College Personnel Praise Althea
Gibson, New Tennis Champion
TALLAHASSEE Florida A
and M University, like millions
of sports ‘fans throughout the
world, is acclaiming its fav
orite alumna—Althea Gibson
with luudatora phrases for her
recent trimuph in the Wimble
don tennis tournament.
In an effort to pass on to
you what is baing said about
Miss Gibson. Class of 1953 at
Florida A and M University, this
reporter talked with the presi
dent. teachers, coaches students
Tiger High life*
Most runs one inning by De
troit: s—4th inning, May 2nd
vs. Boston.
Most runs one inning by op
ponents: 6 —By Chicago, 2nd
inning. June 1 at Chicago. By
Boston, 7th inning, June 30 at
Boston.
Most runs one game, by De
troit: 11 (twice>- 5 8 vs. Wash.,
5 27 vs. Cleveland.
Most runs one game, by op
ponents: 12—Chicago, there on
June Ist. Boston there on June
29th.
Most hits one game, by De
tioit: 15 (12innings vs. Cleve
land. April 21). 14 (9 innings
at Boston. May 15).
Most hits one game, by op
ponents: 17—At Chicago, June
Ist.
Most home runs one game by
Detroit: 4 New York here.
June 10th (Maxwell 2, Kuenn
and Kaline).
Most home runs one game bv;
opponents: 3 Kansas City here,
Apri 23. July sth. Chicago here,
May 12th. Washington here,
June 4,
Most home runs one game,
both clubs: ft Detroit 4. New
York 2. here June 10.
Longest game (innings): 16-
At Baltimore. May 21.
Shortest 9 innings game
har* bean announced as the first
selectees for the East squad.
They are shertstop Monte Bond.
17, of Niles, O. pitcher Celedonio
Conalienso of Cuba, and out*
fielder Dale Miller of Lancast
er, Pa.
Screening of players for the
two squads continues daily in
the ofrice of the league presi
dent in Chicago.
Tickets for the Classic, which
will begin at 3 pm., can be
purchased by mail at the league
office, 828 E. Drexel Square
and 100 E. Erie st., Chicago.
Tickets are priced at S2 for
box scats and 51.50 for general
admission. Persons wishing tic
kets are asked to address their
mail to Dr. J. B. Martin. 828
E. Drexel Square, Chicago.
Please state the kind of tickets
wanted, the number and also
enclose a self-addressed, stamped
l envelope, as well as e check
ior money order covering the
; amount of the tickets.
Tigers Sign
New Players
DETROIT-Donald Wert, an
infielder from New Providence,
Pa., and pitcher Robert Abney,
of Dade City Fla., have signed
Detroit Tiger minor league con
tracts for the 1958. season.
Abney is a 6-foot-1 righthand
er who bettered the national
high school tournament strikeout
record ..held ..by ..Cleveland's
Herb Score and Toney Hopey.
(Abney set the new record of
20 strikeouts this spring, when
he made a relief appearance in
the second inning of the Florida
tourney. Abney established the
record ever 9 13 innings, and
won the game which gave Dade
City the Slate A championship.
It was his second victory of the
tournament, the first being a no
hitter.
Over a lour year high school
career, Abney won 18. lost live
and hit more than .300 each
year. The 18-year-old, 175 pound
Abney was signed by Tiger
scout George MacDonald.
....Abney’s signing gave the Tig
ers both ends of the Dade City
battery, as catcher Oliver Valyn-
I tine joined the Detroit minor
league system several wdeks
ago.
Wert is a 19-year-old third
; baseman who butted .426 during
i his final year of American Leg
j ion competition. His batting
and fielding earned him the
1 alternate third baseman’s posi
tion on the Pennsylvania Leg
ion’s Eastern team.
A righthanded hitter and
thrower, Wert was batting .450
in semi-pro competition in New
Providence when he was signed
by the Tiger’s Ralph DeFranco.
He weighs 162, and is a fresh
man at Franklin and Marshall
College.
and dormitory counselors of Flo
rida A and M University, and
here's what they had to say
about the recent 1957 Wimble
don champion.
Dr. George W. Gore. Jr., pre
sident Florida A and M Univer
sity: “I join the millions of tennis
loving fans throughout the world
in saluting one of the favorite
daughters of FAMU.”
A. S. Gaither athletic direc
tor: “We are all very proud
of her.” Walter M. Austin, Al*
(time): I:s6—Boston. May 14.
Longest 9 innings game
(time): 3:22-Cleveland here,
May 27.
Longest winning streak: 5
games. All at home, June 12-
16th.
Longest losing streak: 4 game?
(twice). June 18-21; June 27-
30th (both on road).
Biggest winning margin: 3
runs (11-3 vs. Washington- May
Bth.)
Biggest losing margain: 8 runs
(12-4 at Chicago. June Ist).
Attendance high: 47.213—805t0n
ton here. June 14 (night).
INDIVIDUAL
Longest hitting streak: 11 j
games-Frank Bolling (twice).]
June 1-11; June 28-current.
Charles Maxwell. June 7-18th.
A1 Kaline. May l-12th.
Most RBl’s one game: 5 Bill
Tuttle vs. Kans;s City. May
22. Charles Maxwell vs. New
York. June 10.
Most hits, one game: 4 —AI
Kaline (4 for 4) vs. Chicago
(Ist game). June 2.
Most strikeouts hv pitcher
one game: 10 Jim Bunning vs.
New York. June 7 (7 inns).
Longest winning streak, pitch
er: 6—Duke Maas. April 26. May
19. Jim Bunning May 16-June 16
Tigers One-Half
Game From
First Division
DETROIT - Mid-season finds
the Detroit Tigers only one-half
game out of the first division
and only one other Tiger team
(in 1955)) has been as close, to!
first place in the past seven
years.
The Bengal* trail league lead
ing New York by 12H games,
as copared to ast year’s half-way
record, when Detroit trailed by
17 games.
Manager Jack Tighe’s club
has spilt its first 78 games of
the 1957 season, while the Tigers
owned a 34-42 record last year. |
More important, Detroit is
within striking distance of third
place Boston, two and a half
games aw'ay. while last season
the Bengals were six and a half
game out of fourth place.
Pitching has shown the most
improvement in the past year.
The Tiger staff has allowed just
3.68 earned runs a game, com
pared to the 4.20 average in
1956. Asa result, the Tiger staff
has won five additional vic
tories. and has three less de
feats.
This year the Tiger hurlers
have allowed 310 runs, a de
crease cf 54 over the 1956 mid
season total 67 hits, a decrease
of 27; 263 base cn balls, a de
crease of 41 and an average of
337 per game; and have 378
strikeouts, an increase of 11
more than last year.
At the plate the Tigers have
shown a drop in team average,
from .270 to .247. The pinch hit
ters have also been less effective,
with a .169 average as to .289
in 1956.
The tighter pitching has re
sulted in much closer contests
this season, as evidenced by the
number of one and two run
games played, and the extra
inning contests. Detroit has
shown an improvement in all
three departments.
In one run games, Detroit
has won 15 and 14, while last
year it took only four of 19
such games. Tighe’s team has
split 16 two run games and
holds an 8-5 advantage in ex
tra inning contests while the
1956 records show Detroit 6-9
in two run games and 3-4 in
extra inning games.
Righthanders, last year the
scourge of the Tigers, have drop
ped 34 games to Detroit this
season while winning 29 con
tents. Southpaws have been able
to win 10 times as against five
Detroit setbacks. Last year the
form was almost reversed and
the Tigers had won 22. lost 28
egainst righthanded pitchers and
won 12 of 26 games egainst
lefthanders.
Detroit has proven more ap
pealing this season, both at
home and on the road. Average
attendance at Briggs Stadium
for 40 games has been 16,522
this year as compared to the
13,399 average the first half
of 1956.
All told Detroit has played
before 1,124.857 fans this season,
an increase of 179.093 more than
last season. Home attendance
is 660,914 and last year it was
509,190.
thea’s tennis coach and one
time intercollegiate tennis cham
pion: "A just reward ior a true
| champion—a fitting queen for
I the tennis world who has shown
unusual power of perserver
ance. skill and determination
, which has enabled her to over
come adversity as well as ten
! nis opposition."
I Henry Singletary of West Palm
j Beach: "I am very proud of
| her, and I was praying for her
to win She really had my pray
ers ” Singletary is a former
Rattler net star and one of
‘he two male members of the
team to work out with Althea.
"I first played against her
in the fall of 1949, following
her enrollment here at the Uni- j
versify.” revealed Singletary.— j
"and I found that she had very
few weaknesses and that she
felt right at home on the court
with ar\y male member of the
squad." Concluding, he said:
"Her winning the Wimbledon
couldn’t have happened to a
finer person.
Robinson-Basilio
Date Set Sept 23
The world middleweight
championship fight between Su
gar Ray Robinson and Carmen
Basilio. the challenger, will be
held at Yankee Stadium the
mght of Monday. Sept. 23.
Jim Norris, the president of
the International Boxing Club,
set the date and the site of
the bout yesterday. In the event
of ram. the fight will be held
Sept 24.
Robinson will receive 45 per
cent of the net receipts, includ
ing television and radio fees.
Basilio will get 20 per cent.
The fight is scheduled for fif
teen rounds.
Baseball Fans To See
Favorite Stars In Person
Baseball fans, whether they be youngster or oldster,
spectator or participant, coach or team manager in the
Dearborn area, will have a wonderful chance to see ma
jor league baseball players in action, close-up, come
Saturday morning, July 20th at 0:20, when the touring
Baseball Clinics under the direction of Bill Veeck will
appear at Kotunda Field, directly behind the Ford Rot
unda.
Cookie Lavagetto. Washing
ton's manager has promised he’ll
be there, along with some of
his top stars, including Clint
Courtney, Jim Lemon and Roy
Sievers, as well as several mem
bers of his coaching staff, Elis
Ceary and Bob Jurges.
Special guest el the clinic
will be one of the truly
all-time great ball players, a
great favorite with Detroit base
ball fans and one-time manager
of the Tigers, Mickey Cochrane.
Detroit Tiger squad members
who will appear at the clinic
were not set at press time,
but previous clinics were attend
ed by Ray Boone, Harvey Ku
enn, J. W. Porter, Pat Mullin.
Steve Gromek, Lou Sleater,
Steve Boros and A1 Aber, and
we’re sure that some of these
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GOOD LOSER—Darlene Hard of California kisses Althea
Gibson of New York, after the Harlemite defeated hher 6-2. 6-3
in the Women's Singles Tennis Championship at Wimbeldon.
Miss Gibson, first of her race to win the title, holds the trophy
presented to her by Queen Elizabeth 11. After returning to her
native New York, the former Harlem paddle tennis star was af
forded the traditional ticker tape welcome. (Newspress Photo).
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Mail SI.OO to
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8943 East Harper
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1952 Dodge 2-dr. $195 1953 Pontiac 2-dr. $445
1952 Ford 4-dr. $285 1952 Plymouth $495
Drop By Today
OPEN EVENINGS TILL 10 P.M.
Bert Baker
“TMC Mi ll 7 MMV"
12500 Livernois at Fullerton
Henry Kerns Phone TE. 4-9104
Manager
DETROIT TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1957
players'll be on hand f*»r this
one.
Special visual aids will be
used at this clinic so that those
in attendance may better under
stand what the ball players are
demonstrating. F'or example: a
giant 6 foot hand with mov
able fingers and a 3 foot in
diameter baseball will be used
to demonstrate pitching finger
grips. Supplementing this will
blowups of famed Cleveland In
be 4 by 5 foot photographic
dians pitcher Mel Harder’s
hands. showing “sliders”,
"change-ups”, "fast-balls”, "cur
ves” and so-lorth. There’ll even
be a pair of 5 foot simuated
feet, to show changes in stance
lor batters and pitchers on var
ious plays.
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