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AP PA PAP POG ATID 12 THE DAILY 'TIMES-GAZETTE, Thursday, July SRT Eight Multi-Million Groups Make Bid DETROIT (AP) ~--A three-man screening committee now has under study eight multi-million dollar bids for the Detroit Tigers' American League franchise. There appeared a better-than- even chance that Walter O. (Spike) Briggs, the club's presi- dent since 1652, would remain with any new organization in some ex- cutive capacity. Tigers announced Tuesday that 8 ht syndicates formally submit- bids for the club and Briggs Stadium, Briggs, Harry M. Sisson, secretary and business manager, and Charles T. Fisher, treasurer,| will examine the bids. Within two weeks they are ex- pected to forward to the Amer- jcan League president, Will Har- ridge, and commissioner Fo For Detroit Tigers Ind., and others--Storer is 8 ra-| Robert Goldstein and others of dio 'and television executive. Fin- fog Angeles -- California movie ley is an Indiana sportsman with money from a syndicate including a Chicago brokerage office. actor Clark Gable and director| 1B Fred Knorr of Detroit, John Fetzer of Kalamazoo and others--! radio station owners with a large following in Michigan. | Harold Gross of Lansiug -- an-| other radio and television execu-| ive, president of the Gross Tele- casting Company of Lansing. | Observers close to the club be- | lieve the Storer-Finley group and| Lions' directors have the inside track with Veeck's syndicate -- | which is reported to have sub- mitted the highest bid--running a close third. * Bill Veeck, Gerold Hoftberger | Raoul Walsh. and others of Baltimore, ew, York and Detroit--Veeck, colorful | executive .who once owned Cleve-| land and the old St. Louis Browns | is the only bidder with major league experience. His main fi-| nancial backing comes from Hoff-| berger, Baltimore brewery execu- tive, and John S. Hilson, a New York broker. Jack Kent Coone and others of | Toronto--Cooke, a publisher and radio executive, owns Toronto Maple Leafs in the International League, J. W. Morte, Jr., and others o Frick the names of those the committee considers 'top con-| tenders." BY END OF MONTH Briggs said he will ask approval of the league and the commis- sioner to "avoid any possible se: | fusion." Provided approval given Tigers will announce by the| end of the month the group fat will assume control about Oct. The 44-year-oid president, ois with his sisters inherited control | of the club in 1952, said five of| the eight groups have asked him| and Sisson to stay on..He did not! say which ones. "1 definitely baseball," Briggs said, of all 1 want it to be Detroit baseball." Although Briggs said he is aot at liberty to disclose the amounts) guesses placed the| higher bids in the neighborhood of | $5,000,000. THOSE WHO BID Tlese were he bidders: scar L. son, D. Lyle Fife and Ray White of Detroit-- the | only all-Detroit syndicate, made | up mainly of directors of the De-| troit Lions football team. Lions wanted to bid but were barred by| National Football League rules. George Storer of Chicago and Miami, Miami, Charles 0. 0. Finley of ley of Gary,| Leveille And Roy Lefevre Lead Motors Inter-County Baseball League b leaders including Thursday night | AB R H PCT. RBI 2 3 want to stay inl "but most | Winegarden, (L) Creighton, (L) 87 Miller, (K-W) 11 (Based on 40 or more official at bats INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Two-base hits: Wilkes 7, Creghton 5, Three-base hits: man 2, Wilson 2 Home runs: McGrattan 4, Anderson 3, Creightin 3, LeFevre 3. Sacrifice hits and files: Chureh 4, Levellle 8, D. Simpson 3, Free- Balzovie, Winegarden, ted a McGrattan 21, Le. , ghton 1: alzovie 13, = ik 13, Wilson 12. Panthers Score Win Over Radiator Room In a Union Softball m | game at Alexandra Park on Wed- nesday afternoon, Panthers de- feated Radiator Room, 8-6. Each team scored a run in the first inning, it was a homer by Knox for the Rads but they didn't seore again until Bowens homer- ed in the fifth. Kelly's double and singles by Lupel, Edgar and Spence produced a pair of tallies in the sixth and then in the 7th, the Rads made a great bit to catch up. Maxwell opened with a single, Knox was safe on an error but Horton went down, then Kelly doubled to score his two mates but Lupel and Crittenden failed and the game was over. Panthers got one in the first when Larmer doubled behind a walk to Welsh, Two errors and Welsh's single produced one in the second, another error and a double by McGillis meant one in the third. The score stayed at 3-1, then 3-2 and finally in the sixth, the Panthers trailed 4-3 but in their own half of the sixth, they lashed out for a total of five hits and five runs, with Hurst hitting a triple, Monahan getting a double as did Simpson and Anderson RADIATORS Maxwell, ss; Knox, p; Horton, 3b; Lupel, rf; Crittenden, 1b; Edgar, cf; Proux, If; Bowens, 2b; Spence, If. PANTHERS: Welsh, rf; Simp- son, cf; Tutak, 2b; Larmer, 1b; Anderson, p; McGillis, 3b; Jor- dan, RAD Hurst, ss; Monahan, c. Brockville Crew Eliminated Early HENLEY - on - THAMES, Eng. (AP)--The Brockville, Ont., Row- ing Club was eliminated from the Royal Henley Regatia Wed. by one of England's strongest boat- ing clubs, the Thames Rowing Club The husky Canadian crew put up a strong fight in the opening heat of the Thames Challenge Cup competition for lightweight eights but the Thames Club B finished two-thirds of a ahead In winning, the Thames Club scored the fastest time of the day with seven minutes, 22 seconds for the one mile, 550-yard course SHOWED GOOD EFFORT Both crews gave good perform- ances with the Thames Club show- ing a little better form. A slight headw d sweeping over the Than River favored the heavier Englishmer outweighed the mg } out seven pounds a nan team length Before the race Canadian coach Raioh Gifford said his team, hich used a borrowed boat, was top shape The team didn't bring its own| yecause it wi need it for the Canadian Henley and Olympic 1 Por a ie, Ont dottell has George Halas of Ci ckson, Mich.--an industrial cago Bears among others in his syndicate. FILL -- CRUSHED -- Prompt Delivery Armstrong Fuel 59 CHURCH ST. RA 5-5864 -- 38" STONE SOD -- LOAM -- GRAVEL | | I CANADA'S LOWEST FOR BRAND NEW (NOT NEW RETREADS) 80-Level ry x] 10%] 9 and Y $12.98 with on CW $11.95 with env tradgdin -- ne Is nly 1 LJ $14. Bk, ~~ wySED" Tires NEW TREAD Ds." now 8 RAN THE KEYSTONE scenery) tire nied 1 the motorist the hasards of buying, " prettied- -up" a8 w Tire that you | READ that may i devriorted cord od dives itylon Supreme. ! 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