fHIURSDAY, JULY 8, 1944 THE MICHIGAN DA I PM GE T IN Tis CORNER -- by JOE WALSH, Sports Editor Olympic Hopes Dim; Dodds Hurt KE FRI, SAT. JULY 9, 10 8:30 P.M. Adn. 50c (tax ince.) 3-1511, Ext. 479 Box Office Opens Thurs. 3:00 PM. HILL AUDITORIUM U.S. Olympie a~ e - -. To Quaxlify. DETROIT, July 7--.1)-The big splash for berths on the Amer- ican Olympic swimming and div- ing teams begins tomorrow morn- ing at the Rouge Park Pools. In four days of competition ending Sunday, 21 women and 27 men will board the boat or air- plane rides leading to the world competition beginning at Wemb- ley, London, July 29. They will be winnowed out of a posted field of 401 including two girl divers going back as far as the 1932 games at Los Angeles. Men To Fly The men will fly direct to Lon- don from their triumphs here un- der command of Yale's veteran Olympic Coach, Robert J. H. Kip- huth, and the girls will sail from New York July 14 aboard the U.S. Liner America in tow of Ray Daughters, their Olympic coach from the Washington A.C., Seat- tle, who has turned out such stars as Helene Madison and Jack Med- ica of past Olympic fame.. Kiphuth's ow n100-meter ace, world record holder Alan Ford of the Yale Swimming Club, reported during the day that he was re- covering from food poisoning that threatened to eliminate haim from the big chance. Ford told reporters from his hotel room that he couldn't think of wasting his long training without at least getting wet' Ford Hopes To Start Ford said he would be a starter in the free style sprint heats to- morrow morning and, he hoped, in the only final contest of the Thursday afternoon program Three will win places on the Olympic teams in each of the faol- lowing events: for men-spring- board diving, high platform div-. ing, 100-meter free style, 200- meter free style, 400-meter free style, 100-meter back stroke, 200- meter breast stroke, 1500-meter free style; for women-spring- board diving, high platform div- ing, 100-meter free style, 400- meter free style, 200-meter breast stroke, 100-meter back stroke. Ex- tra places will be awarded to fill out relay teams. Late ScOres AMERICAN Chicago..............2 8 1 Cleveland...........l10 14 0 Caidwell, Gillespie (1), Rot- blatt (6) and A. Robinson; Fel- ler and Ilegan. Washington........... 7 11 0 Boston................6 12 1 Scarborough, Welteroth (7), Ferrick (9) and Early; Ferriss, Kinder (9), Parnell (9), Dobson and Tebbetts. Philadelphia .........4 4 1 New York.............3 9 0 Fowler and Rosar; Byrne, Shea (6) and Berra. St. Louis ..............0 7 3 Detroit ................6 11 0 Kennedy, Shore (6), Widmar (8) and Moss; Newhouser and Swift NATIONAL New York............7 11 1 Philatdelphia.......... 0 2 1 Jensen and Cooper; Simmons and Seminick. Boston ................3 5 1 Brooklyn .............4 7 2 (11 innings) Spahn and Salkeld; Branca, Roe (5) and Campanella, U.S. Miler CHICAGO, July 7 - (JP)- The American Olympic financial prospect brightened today but the team outlook was overcast by in- jury to Gil Dodds. Dodds, the only United States distance runner with a real chance to score, has a strained AchillesI tendon in the left leg. If this should force him out of the 1,500 meter final tryout in Evanston Saturday the Olympic Comnitte would be compelled to leave him off the team. At Boston, Dodds jogged through a 45-minute workout with his injured leg encased ir plaster half-wa~y to the knee and said he would try to run at Evanston. The Flying Parson also wore a two-inch rubber-cushioned heel on the injured leg. All of which indicated he would be far from his best in the Olympic test. On the brighter side, Owen Van Camp, Olympic Treasurer, re- ported that 28,000 was received overnight, bringing the total on hand to $358,000 against a budget; of $5i00,000. An a dditional $80,000} Is, p:lediged. if Hodds fails to respond to trea tmentt inY time trs compete iri tihe tr~youts, or in iishes forsthtl osr Wrse, a situatiojn similar to the 1936 nole vault will arise. Then George Varoff of the San Francisco Olympic Club set a world record of 14 feet 6« inches in the National AA.J.U. championships but could do only 14 feet the next week in the alynpic tryouts and was regret-" fully left behind when the team sailed for London. Dodds had been counted to take fourth place or possibly a little better in the 1,500 at London. In the longer races no American is given a chance. An international gesture of good wvill sent pole vaulters' spirits soaring along with the marks. A consignment of 50 special bam- boo poles was received from Japan, forward by Shuel Nishida, who was runnerup to Earl Meodaws in the vault at Berlin. Richmond (Boo) Morcom and others imme- diately put them in use, terming then the "greatest thing" they had seen in poles-light, and with plenty of spring. A sticker on each ple wished the American vaulters good luck. Japan was not invited to the Lon- don games. Ilndians Sign y . rfil) Reliel 11tlI'1Cl' CLEVELAND, July 7-IP)--The pennant-chasing Cleveland In- dians today signed that (lid vet- eran Satchel Paige as a relief pitcher. The tall, lean hurler who had a fabulous car(eer in the Negro Leagues and the exhibition en'- cuit put on a Major League uni- form for the first time itoday. But he isn't scared. IIe st omed it; all Not Afraid "I'm starting my Major League career with one thing in my favor, anyway. I won't be afraid of anly- body I see in that batter's box. I've been around too long for that." That was the famous Leroy {:Satchel) Paige of Negro Baseball fame, who has fogged his "hurry up" ball and "bat dodger'' past; Major Leaguers in many an ex- ilibition game for years. Just how long he has 'been around," or how many games he iis won7, isnl't very(clear. "'Born ill Mobile,'' hle sid " Sept. 18,> 1908 ." Ils is age has> been estinated in the 40's and even 50's, but he says he was eligible for the draft all through the sec- ond, World War. May Bolster lennant Drive ! Bill Veeck signedl him up f iltle hope his rigt-laud relief pit(cl- ing could bolster the Tribe's drive for a pennant. Veeck bought; Paige's contract from t I he Kansas City Monamels of' the Negro American 1league. 0iw much Sa t chel will be paitl wasn't old. Boit, his re'elt earnings i ve been es- tinatel at. upwards of $:0,000 an- nually. NEW YORK, July 7 _Ih T NaVti Uli tonal Leaue nnled otnly six P itr ('hers to its lll-St di' Basebal tquad today but p'iked four slugging third basemen in hopes of overpowering the Amenric an League in the annual game at St. Louis next Tuesday. Customarily eight pittliers are sceie't d, none of rwhom may hurl 11ore than three innngs. 'ThIe strcamnmligimin uf the hurl- in1> 0c13r)5 enaledl the senHioi' cir- cuit to selcvt foumr third base- ninst.ead oc''the usual pair, ' t e extZiit(69traihot corer men ar Sid Gordon of the New York Giants and Bolb Elliott o'f the Ilosill n Braves. Gordnii has wal- loped 18 home runs and Elliott 10. From the usual bunt--minded crew the National I: soue, still smarting under the sting of 10 beatings in 14 ('lashes with its rivals, will be a home ru1 iliti ing a ggI'egat ion f'om stemr to stern. With tlhe ex(eption of the l1itc'l- er's, the 25-nmn squad ahleady boasts 146 home runs. The six-man pitching staff wxitl I'(I fI ) f1l ifs t'h rec CHITCAGO, July 7- I - Andy Pafko, newly lnamled as the Na- t ional Leag-ue All S~t Ilord ba