1 THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,195$ .., 9rris Submits Resignation as Detroit Mai Hager .- EE-YEAR FIGHT WON BY CANCER: abe Zaharias, World's Finest Woman Athlete, Dies Claims He-Can't Be 'Fiery' Enough for New Owners ( LVESTON, Tex. (P)-.Babe kson Zaharias, the world's Her once lithe, supple body est woman athlete, succumb- vasted away to 80 lbs., but a cancer yesterday with her dread disease never quelled rords to her faithful husband: plucky spirit. n't gonna die, honey." Shortly after she died, her was a peaceful end to the and George saidi,"She's 's three-year losing battle ist cancer as the 42-year-r- enough agony, sadness and p tic marvel died asleep in h7- And so I'm losing my wife, p ital room. .ner and love. God's will be d was the her husa had ain. part- one. I know she'll live forever in the He told of her death this way: hearts of millions." "She died in her sleep. It was real George, the ex-wrestler known nice and peaceful, as peaceful as a baby. She just floated away. It's as "The Weeping Greek From been a long battle and the Babe Cripple Creek"-now a wealthy fought it the way she knows how promoter and real estate operator to fight, giving ground reluctantly -paced the corridor of John Sealy all the way and an inch at a Hospital all night-the pattern of time." his life for weeks. He stepped into Funeral Today the Babe's room frequently. Funeral services will be con- tops on every CAMPUS in the land SHELL CORDOVAN in the distinctive plain toe Blucher ducted at 4 p.m. (CST) today at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Beaumont, Tex, .the city she always called home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Beau- mont. S Herlast few months were rela- tively free of pain. Surgeons sev- ered a nerve to relieve sensation. Cancer was widespread in her body. S p o r t s editors named her "Woman Athlete of the Year" six times in the annual Associated Press poll. On the 1950 ballot, the sports writers named her the woman athlete of the half-century. Falls Asleep At 1 a.m: yesterday, all mem- bers of the family who were in Galveston filed into her room: She nodded to each of them, then she had a few words with George and went to sleep. : President Eisenhower led off his Thursday news conference with a statement lauding her, particularly what he called her gallant fight against the disease. SP MORTS NIGHT EDITOR JOHN HILLYER BABE ZAHARIAS ... defeated by cancer NL Flag Race Arrives At oment of Decision i WARREN SPAHN ... to face Cardinals DETROIT (P) -- Stanley R. (Bucky) Harris resigned yesterday as manager of the Detroit Tigers, saying he cannot be the "fiery, aggressive" skipper the club's new owners say they want for 1957. The 59-year-old, easy-going. Harris wrote his letter of resigna- tion Sept. 5 while the fifth-place Tigers were in Kansas City. Ac- cepted by President Spike Briggs, the resignation becomes effective at the end of the season. It ends. his second tour as man- ager of the Tigers and brings to an end months of speculation since the Detroit club changed hands in mid-summer in baseball's biggest financial transaction. Fred Knorr, Michigan radio ex- ecutive, heads the 11-man syndi- cate that takes official control Monday in the five-and-a-half million-dollar deal. He. indicated soon after the sale was announced that there would be a change in managers. Briggs Critical Briggs, who had returned Harris to the Detroit helm in 1955 despite five second-division finishes with the club from 1929 through 1933, had severely . criticized Harris'l handling of the. Tigers during a 10-game losing streak earlier in the season. Briggs later apologized publicly! and assured Harris his job was; safe at least until the end of, the current season. Harris himself asked that his resignation be announced yester- day. The new owners say his suc- cessor will be named following the World Series. Seeks Office Post Speculation is that Harris may accept a job as assistant general manager of the Boston Red Sox.' He has made no secret of his desire to get out of the dugout and into the front office. (*- d 995 Black or Brown CAMPUS BOOTERY .'.304 .. State By The Associated Press Manager Fred Haney named Bob Buhl to open tonight's vital three- game series at St. Louis after his Milwaukee Braves romped through a batting drill at Busch Stadium yesterday. Haney said Warren Spahn, the, Braves' 20-game winner, was to- morrow night's probable with "the whole bunch of them" ready for' the Sunday game. Bullpen Ready Lew Burdette, Taylor Phillips, Ernie Johnson and Gene Conley will form the bullpen contingent for the Braves who need to win only1 two of the three games to clinch a tie for the National League pennant, even if Brooklyn wins all three of its games from the Pirates at Brooklyn. Winning all three from the Bucs promises to be a tough job for the, Dodgers. The Pirates knocked the Brooks out of first place by taking' three out of four in Pittsburgh over the long weekend. Friend vs. Craig Bob Friend, who has whipped the Dodgers four out of five this Especially for you -- DESIGNED HAIR STYLES 715 N. University season, will be on the mound for Pittsburgh tonight. He will be opposed by Roger Craig, Friend's victim last Monday. Alston already has nominated Sal (No-Hit) Maglie and Don New- combe to work tomorrow and Sun- day. Manager Bobby Bragan of Pittsburgh said he will counter with Ronnie Kline tomorrow and Vernon Law Sunday, with Friend ,ready for relief duty in each of the final two games, and, "if the race goes down to the wire," said Bragan, Friend will start Sunday. Probable pitchers for today's major league games: NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (N) - Friend (17-16) vs. Craig (12-11). New York at Philadelphia (N) -Wright (0-0) vs. Haddix (13-7). Milwaukee at St. Louis (N)- Buhl (18-8) vs. Poholsky (9-14). AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Kansas City -- Pierce (20-9) vs. Kellner (7-4). Detroit at Cleveland (N) - Hoeft (19-13) vs. Lemon (20-14). Baltimore at Washington (N) -Moeller (0-0) vs. Pascual (6-18). Boston at New. York (N) - Nixon (9-8) vs. Larsen (10-5). his letter of resignation, Knorr, the new president, said the Tigers' 1957 manager "will be a fiery, ac- tive guy who will inspire the play- ers and get out there on the field and fight for them." Harris will be winding up his 29th season as a major league manager. He has been in organized baseball since 1916. Harmon-Here T'o Broadcast Tom Harmon, Michigan's im- mortal halfback of the early 1940's, has returned to the Detroit-Ann Arbor area and will handle the play-by-play description of Sat- urday's Michigan-UCLA football. game for the Columbia Pacific Ra- dio Network. Harmon will appear with Athle-. tic Director Fritz Chrisler and sportscaster Bill Fleming tonight when Detroit Station WWJ-TV launches Its annual Michigan, Football Show, which will feature filmed highlights of past Michigan contests. The telecast will take place from 10:30 until 11:00 p.m., and the program will be held on subse- quent Fridays throughout the football season. Plan Telecast Of Playoffs MILWAUKEE (P)--If the Brook- lyn Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves tie for the National League championship, playoff games will be telecast over a national net- work (NBC). This was announced yesterday by Norman, R; Klug, president of the Miller Brewing Co., which,.wil,. sponsor the telecasts. If the playoff Is necessary, the first game swill be played Monday, Oct. 1 in Brooklyn. The scene.then will shift to Milwaukee County Stadium for the second game Tuesday, Oct. 2, and, if necessary,, a third game Wednesday, Oct. 3. 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