Bronze Reporter [Volume: 7, Issue: 47]

week at the Detroit Pistons new

offices in the Sheraton-Cadillae;

Hotel. '
Center~ Walter Dukes, who

ed contract for the 1961-62. sea
draft, visited
Detroit Prider and Saturday to
confer with club owner, Fred
Zoller. He Was. spmediately signed te a contract..

Dukes, a six-year vet in the
National Basketball Association
~four of them with the Pistons~
inked his - after recovering
from surgery performed at Detroit
Osteopathic Hospital to correct
a broken nose~tissue and an injured tendon in his foot.

The ailing foet kept Dukes out
of seven games mee jeostocin an

~The giants made. the news last)

stands sevén feet, became the first: with:a total of 853 points (an 11.7
Pistons veteran to return his sign- eve

a knée~ injury suffered last season. Reports itidicate that Finley's
Knee was healed.

a>15 ~peint average with the
A&I -Tigers, a team whose first

with the high man sporting an
average of 18 points, yet became
the nation~s small coll lege cham- |
pions.

Finley had his best night
against Southern Hlionis when he
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Plan World's ~Fastest: Stvetaiattans.

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his is an ~attist~s conception ofa new electric streamliner of the.Japanese National Railways for the Fokyo-:

Osaka run, Seheduled for c

stréamliner: will cut the runnin

~sevén hours -to three. There
throughout 3ts 310 miles of
The streamMliner will run

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a maximum: ~speed of 155 m.p.h. amd at an average~ speed
of 106 m.p-H. It will operate on the Tokaido Line which -
passes through: -heavily populated* And industrialized cities.

pa afotination

létion in 1964, the new:
~time from the present |
~be -no grade crossings

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tracks.

on standard gauge tracks at:

The 245. pounder insinthined {

five averaged in double figures; yp.~

he stated ~you never know when e

town @ couple of weeks ago ~to
talk to some high school boy
named Reggie Hardir
Dukes, alway unpredictable, set
as he. beeame the

fest Piston to sgn for the second

year mm: a TOM.

DETROIT =.
football star trying to make his

~mark in baseball, will launch his |~

diamond career with the Detroit
Tigers~: farm club at Durham,
NC.

The. young outfielder~s assigh
~ment to the Class B. Carolina

League was announced Saturday
as ~spring training for the Tiger
minor league organization began

to.wind up at.Tigertown, Lake-:
gap aed Fla.:

Maher, product of the University: of ~Detroit, already has a
steady gridiron job with the Detroit Lions; A catcher-outfielder
in ~elleye baseball, the young
Detroiter plans to test his baseball. skift Before deciding between
the two sports.

Maher was one of more than
100 first-year players assigned
spots in the Tiger farm system
after. vigorous spring training

in. Florida. which was. marked by
perfect.weather.;

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-peritier~ eo hip Detroit ~Tigers
will conduct 10~ tryout camps}
throughotit Michigan and Ohio
this Summer, it was announced |
today by James A. Campbell, director of minor league operations
and scouting.

From June 27 when the Battle
Creek area Will be screened until
Aug. 26 when the last in a series
of local trials will be completed
Tiger scouts will operate sessions
continuously.

Boys' and young men between
the ages of 16 and 22 are eligible
to take part in the tryouts. They
will be given thorough tests in
all phases of fundamentals and
will have ample opportunity to
perform competitively.

~The purpose of the tryouts,~
Campbell explained, ~~is to look
over all the boys who might not

| thé past four ~years, Campbell
| youngsters. signed.on the spot 4

ordinarily come to our attention.
We find this an excellent way to
clear up the key areas.~

Similar camps have turned up
approximately 60 prospects. within
reported. In-~addition to the
great number have been ticketed
for follow-up observation by Detroit scouts.

After the Battle Creek tryouts
the mobile scouting unit will set
up camps at Grand Rapids, East
Detroit, West Detroit; Flint, Mt.
Pleasant, Sault ~Ste. Marie and
Téledo, Ohio, before concentrating ~on the metropolitan Detroit
material in a series of trials at
Butzel Field.

Scouts assigned to run the tryouts are Louie D~Annunzio, Jim
Trew, Pat Mullin, Chuck Cronin,

Maneuverability

Mighty MACE

"| operations on Saturday, April 29.

boat rental service and slip rent
aluminum row boats are available

igers To Conduct
t Camp

slgiont mi ast

Bob Sullivany: John: ~Skurski, Ray
Meyers and Vince Desmond.

~In addition ~to the regional
camps the Tigers will conduct
tryouts in cities where clubs of
the Detroit minor league system

Bruce ~ ~Maher, Pe

erfect score? At Jeast
~ 6 and more teen-ag ers
r ang B energies.: + shave A
po = Sportsiztan).; Toftay. bowling. is a vital

et SE noun ~sport.

he~s. bowling 300 with her!
turn. to bowling as a healthy
Here, good clean fun blends ~
thanks to- ~~Norelco~s battery=

part. of the American scene

roungsters = as well as somewhat olisters* ~ find it~.a
Negro

CHICAGO ae Johnny McClendon, recipient of two of: the highest honors. any basketball coach
has received in ~a decade; is looking to the future optimistically,
despite the fact that his-responsibitities have been doubled within recent: days. ~

~The famed - coach, ~who first
wen honors in collegiate ranks,
recently. became the first Negro
in sports.~ ~history to be named
coach of~@ major league sports|.
organization. The Cleveland Pipers of the new American Basketball Leagné announced -that McClendon ~will direct the team in
its. majordeague debut next season. McCléndon coached the
*| Cleveland-quintet in the National
Industrial ~Basketball League, an
amateun; circuit, and led them to
the title. ~

He was. retained as coach wher
the Pipers decided to turn professional ~and. join. the ABL, qr:
ganized by Abe Saperstein, owner
of the. Harlem, Globetrotters.. Meantime, the AAU selected
him. to;.coach the United States
All-Stars who are on a tour of
Russia. The All-Stars is being led

are located.

by Ohio State~ $ great Jerry Lucas},

New Boating Facilities
To Open for Season.

Kenneth L. Hallenbeck, director of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, announced that
the five-county park and parkway
agency serving Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and
Wayne county, has expanded its
boating facilities at Kensington
Metropolitan Park southeast of
Brighton.

New facilities include the opening of a $100,000 Boat Rental
Building and expansion of the
park~s West boat launching site,
both located at the 1,200-acre
Kent Lake in the park.,

All boating facilities wiN begin

The new structure will provide

als for private craft, including
sail boats. Over 120 twelve-foot

for rent, but no motors are rented.

However, individuals may provide
their own motors, but limited to
714- horsepower for use on boats
rented. from Kensington Park.

Rental charges are 75 cents per
pig? with a minimum charge

of $1.50. Maximum charges are
}$2.50 Monday through Saturday;
| $4.50 on Sunday and Holidays.

_, The. modern building has food
service, restrooms, observation
deck on the roof, and a public
_| telephone. Improvements include
inereased parking space for cars
| and landscaping at the site over
| looking Kent Lake, popular with
| meny fishing and boating enthusiasts.

The West. boat. launching site,

| ripped off mumerous Tong gains.

prior to launching their craft.
These are available on week-ends
at the launching sites or at the
park office during the week.

Trailers, cars and boats are not
~permitted to remain in Kerisington Park overnight, except for
boats in rental slips.

Mich. Gridders
Show Progress

Michigan, now in the second
week of spring practice, has been _
showing steady progress, although
Monday~s workout was interrupted. by. bad. ~weather.; ~

The Wolverines, about 115
strong, -went through their first
real scrimmage session ast Saturday, a heavy two-hour session
that produced ~both ~ good: ~and |
ragged play.

Coach ~Bump Elliott said Saturday~s scrimmage was a.'~hardhitting, bat normal one, although
we have ~come along very well for
so early:~ He''added ~that the
session gavé-'the: staff a line on
a number of weaknesses and also
a féw strong points:. |

Junior right halfback ~Dave
Raimey of Dayton, O., was a
standout from 4

several scintillating runs. Last
year Raimey led. Wolverine scor
~ing with six touchdowns and had
a 4.7 yard rushing average. Junior
Jack Strobel at left half, also

~training at Lakeland, Fia.,

a scoring stand-|.
point with four touchdowns and|

oe Cleveland Pig pers

Coach

and. is ~meeting the cream of
Russia~s teams.

His appointment as coach of;
Cleveland~s major league cage |
team is highly significant and
climaxes a brilliant career. Before
coaching the Pipers, McClendon

was highly successful in the col-:

lege ranks at North Carolina,
Hampton and Tennessee State. At
the latter school he won an unprecedented three straight NAIA
titles. Saperstein, acting Commissioner of the ABL, and a famous
coach himself, said this week:

~Cleveland ABL fans are sure
to have an outstanding team with
McClendon coaching this entry.
His appointment also proves that
there are no limitations in our
league with respect to how far an
individual can go if he has ability. There is a great future for
everyone in the ABL, and McCleidon~s appointment ~proves~ it.
Hé is~ first~ to codch''a
majot leagtie ~sports group, ard
we are delighted to have him
with us.~

Tigers ~Keep
Lakeland For
Spring Training

DETROIT ~ The Detroit.Tigers
will continue to conduct spring
at
least five more years, it was announced Wednesday.

~They have trained there every
spring since 1934, with the exception of the 1943-45 wartime
seasons when they were restricted
to Evansville, Ind., for their preseason conditioning.

Signing of a contract extending the Tigers~ visits to Lakeland
through 1966 was announced by
Tiger President John F. Fetzer,
who said: _

~This new agreement is the
most favorable the Tigers have

Thad at Lakeland, indicating the
confidence of that community in

our organization. We are happy
to return to the city where our
teams have trained so many
years.~,

Complete. terms of the contract
negotiated by Tiger Vice-President James A. Campbell with the
city commission of Lakeland,
were not disclosed.

It was announced, however, that
the Tigers will take over complete operation of their exhibition games at Henley Field, including ticket sales. and concessions. The exhibitions formerly
were hahdled by Lakeland civic
organizations., | points: a game for the Tigers and
gz 26 against Southern Illinois.

2 Mh age ane
| | sehool before joining the Syra
Finley ~figures
~\ can follow Barnett into the NBA.
1 "I didn~t think I could make

| Ed Long, David Moore, and pitch
| Aug. 21-25. It was at~Boston.

ee as

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Signed~ Saturday by the Detroit

a ~Piston~s basketball team was
George Finley, who registers in
_ | Walter Dukes stratosphere, weighs,

245 pounds, and played his college basketball at Tennessee A:
~&1 Finley, the Piston~s third draft | ~
~choice, averaged a modest 15/

had his best. night when he scored

oppor.
tunities 6f Dick Barnett, who
~scored all sorts of points for the
There was nobody on the A&I
shooting

-euse Nationals. he

it, I wouldn~t
contract,~ "he says.

Finley's reason fer: ~avoiding

~the Cleveland Pipers of the rival
American Basketball League

have signed this

there is no danger of a foldup
in Tennessee A&! athletics. The
Tigers got Barnett from Gary,
ind., and present students. include Olympic track champions
Wilma Rudolph and Ralph Boston.

The A&I basketball coach. was
in Detroit.a couple weeks ahead
of Finley. ~He was talking to
some high school boy named Reggie Harding,~ Finley said.; * *% *:

Two. Negro cagers were named
this week to this year~s InterChurch Athletic Association AllCity and. All-State basketball
teams.

They are Charles Bonds of
St. John~s Presbyterian, and Ennis
Dix of St. Matthews Episcopal.
Bonds, who was also picked to the
second allstate team, is an* 18 -year-old senior at Eastern High.
He averaged 20 points a game.
Dix was the top scorer (18 a game)
for the city and state champions.
He is 17 and a senior at Highland
Park High.

* * 5

A franchise in the Negro American Léague for the 1961 season
was granted the Detroit Panthers

Baseball Club it: was announced
this week. Ted Rasberry of Grand
Rapids will manage the. team
owned by - Jam
coached by ~Al Block of Detroit.

The Panthers will open their
NAE~ schedule~ May ' 98 ~aginst
Raleigh (N.C) ih Va. Local ment t
bers of the team include $utfielders A. C: Mills > and ~Warren |~
Carruthers;.:shorftship Mike Din-"
kins, first baseman Bob Mobley,

ers Jimmy Wilfork and ~Charles
Arnold.
Cs, ee

Charlie, Sifford, first Negro
professional golfer to be accredited by the Professional Golfers
Association and one of the topmoney -winners. on the UGA~s
winter circuit, and Boston's pioneer tournament promoter,~ Robert H. Hawkins, have been named
to the United Golfers Association~s Hall of Fame.;

According to Mrs. Anna Robinson, Chicago, who chairs UGA's
Hall of Fame Committee, Sifford
of Los Angeles, and Hawkins will
receive Plaques of Recognition
at Boston, when UGA plays its
35th annual national tourndntént,

galf seasons ago that Mr. Hawkins

initiated the first UGA~ national |

tournament. The choice.to ~honor
these two outstanding ~golf* prdponents was made during recent
UGA annual corivention at Cincinnati.:
* * * s é

Henry Carr, the hottest natural
athlete Detroit has had in many
years. Coaches who saw him shatter three Public School League

Parker and

| three games scheduled.

idea Up hen ek
[weer erediel thet before the seeson ends the 18-year-old Northwestern. schoolboy will smash
PSL records in the 100, 220 and
broad jump. _

Pewee: asia to be just one
sport in which: the ~Ghost~ is
proficient. Some say he~s best
in football with baskétball a close
second. His gridiron feats placed
him on All-City team last while
he scored 27. points in his final
game. against St. Paul in March.

Experts ~began-~ taking notice
when Carr started the season last
week by running the quarter
mile in 51.5 seconds, a Detroit
indoor record, then repeated as
Northwestern beat Cooley, 67-24
in an indoor meet Wednesday.

Carr said he promised Jerry
Burns, Iowa~s new head football
coach, he would enroll with the
Hawkeyes. ~I will sign the tender
for my scholarship:next week,~
he declared. Carl is looking for~ward to the 1964 Olympic Games
~in: Tokyo. ~I hope to be: on the
team that flies there and my
goal is to win for the United
States,~ he said. The 200-meter
and the 400 meter runs are ~the
distances at which Carr will ~try
to qualify at the 1964 finals.

* *

-Goose Tatum was jailed briefly.
Saturday night on an assault,and
battery charge for striking a basketball referee during an exhibi- ~
tion game, Sheriff Cleo Gish; of
Henderson, Ky., said. Tatum,*billed as the- ~clown prince of basketball,~-posted $1,000 bond. | a

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Eastern High~s Reggie Harding
was named Tuesday to the sixth
annual Scholastic Magazine -AllAmerican high school basketball -
team. The team includes 30 players with Harding and Haskell
Tison of. Geneva, Ill., the tallest:
members at e peas 11 inches.

Se

Joe Brown. Hades retained
his world lightweight title Tues-, /
day by weathering a late barfage~
for a narrow decision over thallenger Dave Charnley of Dartford, England. in London. Brown
entered the ring for the 15-round
bout a solid '7-4 favorite. |

* * *

- More than 160 athletic products
of Brewster Recreation Center
attended: froma programs Wedbaesday~ and ~Tine rsday nights.

fed wag 2

ranks ~since -
onened- in- 4926>9ver
as.; Eddie~; meio
Dave Clarks.~ ley _

Ennis Stafford. res
PLAY BALL!

Wayne State University~s baseball team will ~make its first
home~ appearance this week With

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~The Tartar squad, which has
won two garies and lost two, ~on
the road, will meet the University ~
of Toledo Tuesday, April 25, and
Thiel' College Saturday, April; 29,
in a doubleheader.

All three games will be played
at Wayne State~s new home baseball diamond Butzel Field;~:on
Meyers. south of: Fenkell. Tuesday~s game. will begin at 3 pam.
and the Presidents~ Athletic Conference doubleheader with Thiel
at 1 p.m.

~Coach Léon~ Lands hee. 80it
his squad around ~six cr
lettermen~pitcher ~Larry $
-borger, catcher Bob Inm third
baseman Dennis Nuebachet, short
| stop Jim Reggio, first der tom

George Agin, me outfielder
Riggs. ~~

Newcomers in Wayne ~Stafe~s
starting~ lineup. are second bbse
~man Paul Grondin and outfielders

Tom font Jim Braneh:>

records last year and better: the.

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