.'7 i4 THIL Ml~hi_; A DIJ~LY AGE m..._. - . . _._ _______ .. _ _ ._ ..._ . .. . ,e.. T igers Sign Greenberg As Outfielder For 1940 Change Is Made In Effort To Strengthen Detroit Club; York Will Be Shifted To First, Tebbets To Catch DETROIT, Jan. 26.-(P)-Big Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tiger first base- man since the 1933 season, today accepted contract terms for 1940-in the role of an outfielder. The 29-year-bld slugger announced the decision here after conferring by telephone with Tiger owner Walter O. Briggs, who is wintering at Miami Beach, Fla. He said that "club officials feel that the club will be strengthened if I play one of the outfield positions." If Greenberg is able to make the change-and he expressed confidence that he would be a success as an out-- fielder-Rudy York will move to first performers-Tebbetts and Dixie Par- base and George Tebbetts will be in- sons. stalled as first string catcher. Greenberg said today that with the That arrangement may solve a problem that long has vexed Manager Del Baker and Gordon (Mickey) Cochrane before him. Both Green- berg and York are long-range slug- gers, and both are first basemen. York has done considerable ca.tch- ing for Detroit but never looked his best there. He also has played the outfield. Terms Greenberg's contract were not made public, but the Bronx belt- er appeared well satisfied. Green- berg is one of baseball's highest sal- aried players. In a formal statement, Greenberg said in part: Not An Individualist "I have been accused of being an individualist, but Del Baker and the club officials feel the club will be strengthened if I will play one of the outfield positions. I am going to show everyone I am a team player by going along with their ideas and feel confident that I will be a success as an outfielder. "I owe much tio the fans of this great baseball city and they can be assured I will be giving my best ef-C forts at all times."' That remark that "I owe much to the fans" was generally interpreted as a gesture to placate Detroiters after a recent statement in which breenberg declared he was mystified by the jeers he received at Briggs Stadium last season. York A First Baseman York came up as a first baseman, but the Tigers have tried him alter- nately behind the plate and in the outfield. Last season he was first string catcher. Greenberg will compete for an out- fieldposition with seven players, in- cluding such veteran fly chasers as Pete Fox, Earl Averill and Bruce Campbell, and such youngsters as Barney McCosky, Frank Secory, Pat Mullin and Ned Harris; The latter three are up fromDetroit farms. The shift of York to first base leaves the Tigers catching staff with only two See "Bob" Gach for every- thing Photographic. Nickels Arcade club's permission he would go to Hot Cold Weather T7hreatens i-Al Of lee Marks Field Of 200 Is Entered As National Skate Meet Gets UnderWay Today LA CROSSE, Wis., Jan. 26.-()-- Fast ice, due to a long stretch of un- usually cold weather, has improved prospects for several new records in the national ice skating champion- ships opening here tomorrow. Two-hundred red-cheeked boys and girls, including eight record holders, will be shooting at the marks in the two-day meet. To these hardy youngsters the forecast of continued cold weather is heartening. Cold weather, they point out, means fast. ice. And the faster the ice, the better the chance for new marks. Eight Olympic Skaters Included in the record-breaking' entry are seven of the eight members of the United States Olympic skating team, Leo Freisinger, Bob Hecken- bach, Ed Schroeder and Al Kucera of Chicago; George Shimek of Cedar Rapids, Ia.; Chuck Kleighton of Minneapolis and Delbert Lamb of Milvaukee. Maddy Horn, the national cham- pion from Beaver Dam, Wis., heads the women's list. She expects sharp- est competition from a pair of Minne- apolis girls, Mary Dolan, 1938 title- holder and Louise Herou, intermedi- ate division titlist of last year, who has graduated to the senior class. Titleholder Defends Crown Ken Bartholomew of Minneapolis, who won the men's title last year, will defend his crown. Friesinger was the champion's chief competitor last year. He trailed Bartholomew in the final standings by 10 points. Bartholomew holds the intermedi- ate three-quarter mile record, but has graduated from that division. I - _______ i Fat, Fort yE Off The Diamond, Hut i\ l still Sweet T o Babe Unknown Prod Leads _to1urney Spencer Cards Low 69 In Ring Crosby Open DEL MAR, Calif., Jan. 26.-(R') -Cliff Spencer, a comparative "un-. known" from Wasnington, D.C., put- ted his way to golf glory today by leading the first half of the field iri the opening round of Bing Crisby's fourth annual $3,000 pro-amateur open. The tall, dark capital pro winding up his first try on California's winter golf circuit, turned in a 35-34-69 for the par 36-36-72 of the Rancho Santa Fe Country Club. The round was played under ideal weather con- ditions. With many of the tournament stars, such as national open champion By- ron Nelson, Jimmy Demaret, Horton Smith, and Lawson Little, scheduled to play their first round of the 36- hole event tomorrow, Spencer fin- ished one stroke in front of three others going into the final 18 holes Sunday. Haynie, Drysdale Swim To Victory In S. America MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, Jan. 26.-UP-Swimmers from the United States dominated the Pan-American swimming championships a g a i n. Thursday night as the representatives of six nations continued their meet at this summer resort. Tom Haynie, who last year cap- tained the University of Michigan swim squad splashed to victory in the 400-meter free style in 5:01.2, and Taylor Drysdale, another former Wolverine captured the 200-meter back stroke in 2:40.' Stille Is Ping Pong Titlist Wayne S'tine; '42, won the Unio Ping Pg ToUrnament which cloea la st night. Stilie took the title by heating .ack Oreenstin, '4, thre games to one, and Irving Anthony, '41E, three games to nothing. s Out 0 (the ...and on to the table to make the most delicious meal you've had in a long time. Drop in to- day and treat yourself to the finest German home cooked din- ner in town. -n WINES- Bottled and Draught -BEER- -- -~ THE GREENBERG "I owe much to the fans...': Springs, Ark., for preliminary train- ing for his new position before re- porting to the Tiger training camp at Lakeland, Fla., early in March. Nine Meets Slated For State Na tators EAST LANSING, Jan. 26.-(P)- A hard schedule of nine dual meets and competition in two tournaments awaits the Michigan State College swimming team this season. The schedule, announced today by the athletic office, follows: Feb. 3: Ohio Wesleyan at East Lan- sing. Feb. 10: Purdue at East Lansing. Feb. 15: Wayne University at De- troit. Feb. 17: University of Toronto at Toronto. Feb. 20: Michigan at East Lansing. Feb. 24: Indiana University at East Lansing. March 2: Western Reserve at Cleve- land. March 6: Kenyon College at East Lansing. March 9: University of Cincinnati at East Lansing. March 13: Invitational Meet, Ken- yon College, Gambier, O. March 29 and 30: National Colle- giate Meet, New Haven, Conn. FL AUTZ CAFE 122 W. Wash. - On the Corner We close every Monday. Try A Want-Ad My Lad I d, e IN--HIS-CORNER By MEL FINEBERG_ (Today's column is written by Herb Lev, assistant sports editor). The Real McCoy... IF BENNIE Mc COY were an ultra-honest young man he'd at least think of forwarding Charley Gheringer a check for some $30,000 during the next couple of days. That's about the difference the mid-summer injury to De- troit's peerless second sacker will make to young McCoy when the deal for his services is finally consu mated. Granted that McCoy wal one of the sensations of the American Associa- tion at the time he was recalled to plug the Tigers' second base gap, and that he would have hit substantially above the .302 he swatted for Del Baker. But nevertheless he was still a minor leaguer and as such his free agency wouldn't be worth more than $10,000. Now he stands to collect at least $40,000 and can almost take the pick of either league for his future employers. This is about Clair Bee, the miracle man of basketball, who has piloted little Long Island University to an almost undisputed spot' at the top of the nation's cage heap. Like all successful coaches in any branch of sport, Bee has often been accused of buying his players. Of course he denies this and tells this story about how he got one of his star players; It seems that this fellow who had never played much basketball but sort of liked the game, happened to have wandered over to the gym one afternoon to watch the Varsity cagers in action. He was engaged in a conversation on the sidelines when a stray bullet pass came his way and headed straight for his head. But our hero spotted the ball coming out of the corner of his eye, stretched out his fingers and in the same motion flipped a perfect toss back to the player who had thrown it. The next week he was in a varsity uniform and the next year a regular on one of Bee's steamrollers. Sounds like Chicago. : :. * It's a good' thing that some of those athletes who are always squawking about unfair treatment from the sportswriters didn't live 40 years earlier. Our cities would have had many murder cases on their hands. We were peering through an 1897 issue of the Washington Evening Star in Professor Haines' Development of Amnerican Journalism class and here are some of the epics we encountered. "Lowe returned to the game and it was chiefly through his ghastly fielding that the game was lost." And\a little farther on in the account of a Pittsburgh-Philadelphia game, "The visitors scored their first two runs through the stupid work of Lajoie." And the umpire came in for his share of the beating. Notice this from the same issue. "Umpire Kelley handled the indicator again yesterday and although his work was a little better than the day before, his work was not up to standard. Balls and strikes were his weakness although several de- cisions on the base paths appeared to be a little shaky as well." No hope for ever returning to the game he glorified for two decades stirs in the mind of George Her- man "Babe" Ruth, seen taking life easy in his Riverside Drive apart- ment, New York. Nearing 46, Babe now weighs 243 pounds and finds his sport in hunting and golfing. He plans a spring trip south, to serve on faculty of a baseball school. ings, Blackhawks Play Tie Game, l-l DETROIT, Jan. 26.-P)-The De- troit Red Wings, beaten three straight times by the Chicago Blackhawks in National Hockey League encounters this season, came from behind tonight to play their bitter foes to a 1 to 1 overtime tie. The deadlock failed to cut into the Blackhawks' four-point lead on Detroit in the league stand- ings. Chicago took the lead when left winger Bill Carse caromed a shot off goalie Cecil (Tiny) Thompson's skate at 15:36 of the second period. Detroit attacked furiously in 'the third period and was rewarded with a goal by left winger Connie Brown who slapped a rebound past goalie Paul Goodman. SAVE TIME'! For the convenience of our patrons, we have established a complete BANK-BY-MAIL SYSTEM of deposit-simple quick, and convenient. An addressed envelope with attached deposit slips may be secured at the bank, your deposits enclosed when you wish, dropped in the mail box, and you receive a receipt the following day. It's as simple as that. Why don't you inquire today? Ann Arbor Sving &Corn ercialak MEET ME AT THE SUGAR BOWL I Food Fit For A Kingd Yes, that's just the way to describe the food at the Sugar Bowl. .< It pleases the most exacting tastes. Here the finest foods are pre- }. pared just as you like them. 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