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Show Bulldogs Trim Wildcats, 34 - 21 Juab Trips Springville, 29 - 27 Lehi Mas Trouble Stopping Lincoln By 30-27 Count Take ten fire-eating, racehorse prep basketball players becked by' a capacity crowd of rabid fans, Idd a couple of portions of tornado, tor-nado, and you have some idea of what the Women's gym maples looked like Friday night when the Provo Bulldogs ran up victory number five by defeating a fighting fight-ing B. Y. high quintet, 34-21. In other games throughout the league circuit, the first-place Lehi Pioneers rolled to a hard-fought victory over the Lincoln cagers, 80-27, and American Fork clubbed a hapless Pleasant Grove five to the ground by the lopsided score f 63-13. Provo, though copping a 13-point 13-point margin, was far from winning win-ning by a walkaway. The Wildcats Wild-cats were pushing all the way and their superior height presented present-ed a serious threat to the Pro-voans Pro-voans under the buckets. It was a heavy dose of too much speed and accuracy that finally put the game on ice for the Bulldogs. B. Y. high found its chief difficulty diffi-culty in hitting the bucket, reaching reach-ing it only six times during the whole evening, three of these by pivot-men Hansen. Every Wildcat Wild-cat shot and there were plenty of them seemed to headed straight for pay dirt, only to rim or bounce out. Weight, lanky Provo center, continued his scoring streak of last week to roll up high point honors fo rthe evening, with 12 tallies. Closely following was Hansen, Han-sen, who totaled 11 for the losers. Both squads broke fast at the starter's whistle but failed to get throught tight zone defenses. After a couple of minutes of play a foul by Hansen gave Provo's Clark the first shot. The ball, missing and bouncing back high, was grabbed on the rebound by Clark, who potted it for the first goal and brought the score to 2-0, Provo. By the end of the first quarter. Provo had rolled into high gear to bring the count to 12-6, but lost some of their advantage as the Wildcats roared back to hack the halftime score down to a 17-13 lead for Provo. , With howitzer shots sailing from every corner, the Bulldogs handcuffed B. Y. to two points in the third stanza while they were walking away with seven. It was all Perry end Hansen for the losers. Perry, the big guard, sparked his team with a nice showing of floor play, though failing to connect with, the hoop for a single goal. For the Bulldogs, Bull-dogs, the entire team of Dyer, Whipple, We'ght Clark and Brink-erhoff Brink-erhoff shone with a perfect display dis-play of coordination and setups. Whipple, usually high score, failed to connect, although all his shots were mighty close ones. With both squads on edge the game turned out to be a rough- and-tumble event, sufficient to rattle everyone including the coaches and officials. The whistle tooters were in disfavor most of the evening with the fans, and Dave Crowton, B. Y. coach, got completely into the spirit when he waltzed onto the floor to carry his objections straight to the head men resulting in the calling of a technical foul against the Wild cats. The box scores: PROVO G. 3 0 4 T. 1 4 4 5 2 0 0 P. Dyer, f Whipple, f ... Weight, c Brinkerhoff, g Clark, g Dunkley, f Davis, f t A', 12 9 5 0 0 J 34 j P. 2 2 11! 3 ll 2i 0; Totals 11 16 12 B. Y. HIGH G. T. F. Jensen, f 1 0 0 Jennings, f 1 0 0 Hansen, c 3 5 S Perry, g... 0 6 3 Johnson, g 0 1 1 Knell, f 1 1 0 Lee, f 0 0 0 Ashworth, g 0 0 0 0 Totals 6 13 9 21 Score by quarters: Provo 12 17 24 34 B. Y. High 6 13 15 21 Officials: B. Beck and E. Beck. LINCOLN G. T. F. P. Lewis, f 5 3 2 12 Tucker, f 1 2 1 3 Watts, c 1 2 1 3 Clegg. g . 2 3 2 6 Beck, g 0 2 1 1 Hansen, f 0 0 0 0 Wells, c 0 0 0 0 Hawkins, g 1 0 0 2 Smoot, g 0 0 0 0 Totals 10 12 7 27 WANTED ALL KINDS OF HIDES! Highest Prices Paid for BONES WOOL HIDES PELTS FURS and dead and useless animals. Pelt prices for dead and useless sheep. Prompt Service UTAH HIDE & TALLOW CO. PHONE 38 3 Miles West of Spanish Fork phunfs Takes His Cut ; . -.yA . jf. .tit' But this time Babe Ruth, Home Run King, takes it at his 50th birthday cake. He was born in Baltimore Feb. 7. 1894. basketball Briefs SEATTLE, Feb. 12 U.P The University of Washington Huskies Hus-kies maintained their Pacific Coast conference northern division basketball lead after trouncing Washington State college in the first of a two-game series Friday night, 53-40. Al Mar, Chinese forward, connected con-nected with 12 out of 14 tries at the basket to lead the Huskie scorers with 22 points. Bob Ren-nick Ren-nick was high for WSC with 8. CORVALLIS, Ore., Feb. 12 (UJ!) Oregon State college Friday night broke an eight-game losing streak in Pacific Coast conference basketball play by defeating Ida ho 34-29, in the third of their four-game series. Friday night's defeat tumbled the Idaho team into third place, behind. Washington and Oregon The lead changed frequently throughout the game, with Sertic and Anderson of the Beavers top ping the scoring with 9 tallies each and Pyne of Idaho leading the los ers with 8. LEHT G. T. F. P Calton. f l l 0 2 Evans, f 2 3 2 6 Dorton, c 4 6 2 10 1 Mitchell, g 0 2 2 2 Cooper, g 4 4 2 10, Larsen, f 0 2 0 0 Allred, f 0 0 0 Oi Scown, g 0 0 0 0 Totals 11 18 8 30j Score by quarters: 1 Lincoln . 5 16 21 27 Lehi 9 19 26 30 Officials: Buttle and Christiansen. AMERICAN FORK G. T. F. P. Insrersoll. f 11 3 0 22 Graff, f 5 4 1 11 Watrstaff. c 4 6 2 10 Welch, g 2 1 1 5 Robinson, g 4 1 1 9 Sa-(?r, f 110 2 Chilton, f 0 4 2 2 Little, c f 0 0 2 Clark, g 1 0 0 2 Totals 29 20 7 65 PLEASANT GROVE G. T. F. P. Hilton, f 0 7 6 6 Sv.cr.son. f 2 3 2 6 Monson, c 1 1 0 2 Thorn, g 1 1 0 2 McMullen, g 0 2 1 1 Christiansen, c 0 2 1 1 B. Walker, c 0 0 0 0 Loader, c 0 0 0 0 Walker, g 0 1 0 0 Adamson, g 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 17 10 13 Score by quarters: Pleasant Grove ..3 10 10 18 American Fork ..19 32 52 65 Officials: Jones and Simmons. Insure With Our Modern Office INSURANCE IS SOT A filDEUNE WITH fP. We fully Intend, AND are capable of giving" you the very beet up-to-date Insurance advice possible. Surety Bonds as well! SEE HEAL & AUSTIN. Inc. Dependable Broker 185 West Center St. Phone 4 PROVO a k 1 Steelers To Meet Dow Chemical Here On Feb. .23 When the Dow Chemical com pany quintet, of Midland, Mich., tangles with the Provo Steelers Feb. 23, there'll be enough high- class basketball talent on the floor to satisfy even the most particular casaba fans. The visitors, who have been pil ing up an enviable hoop record throughout several years of play with the top teams of the nation, are coached by Everett Shelton, former Wyoming mentor, and sport such names on their roster j as Milo Komenich. 6 ft. 7 in. 1942 All-American from Wyoming, Johnny Buescher, former All-Am erican guard from Kansas, and Jack Haines, ex-Rocky Mountain conference league-leading scorer from Colorado. The Steelers will be hampered in the game by the loss of Gus Black. Earl Giles, Lee Brooks and Don Overly, ruled out because they coach on the side. However, to compensate for the loss, Manager Leyshon has lined up Gene Ludlow, Johnny Mazuran, Ed Ure and Ralph Crowton of the Salt Lake Sheriffs to fill in the holes. Steeler Coach Don Kump also expects to have his first-line at full strength for the contest, flooring floor-ing Bob Foutin. Gordon Scott. Rollie Jensen. Stan Nielsen and Reed Jones. Jensen and Nielsen have both been benched recently for injuries. Salt Lake City Is Smokiest City in U. S. Says Jenkins SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 12 0J.E Salt Lake City's notorious "smog" atmosphere today had received re-ceived additional notice from former for-mer Mayor Ab Jenkins. On his return from an eastern trio, the former city official said he believed believ-ed Salt Lake was the "smokiest city in the United States." Basketball Scores By UNITED PRESS Northwestern 42; Illinois 29. Wisconsin 62; Indiana 43. Purdue 48; Wabash 28. Ohio State 63; Iowa 49. Arkansas 59; Texas University 48. Cheyenne VI; Rock Spring 35. PARATROOPERS WEAR AN UNUSUAL BOOT To Ittitn the jolt when lending, och "jumptr" it outfitted with Kientificolly designed Paratrooper Boor. Tapered heeli and rounded toiei atsure easy take-offs, prevent entanglements. Uppers Up-pers shaped to fit up to the calf of the leg, hold trouser bottoms secure. Insteps, reinforced with a special web-bracing, which acts as a bandoge, helps prevent arch strains. The mokers of Roblee Shoes For Men have constructed thousands of pairs of "Paratrooper's Boots for our Air Borne Troops." Comfort FOR THE HOME TROOPER ArmT Ruuatt calf, plain toe. ranlan oxford. Double sole. Boot-makes hand finished army ru-aett ru-aett moccasin (itch 124 Uk4t CM. Sfc Spanish Fork Two Full Games Ahead; Beat Tintic, 31 -22 Spanish Fork roared two lafl games! in front in the Nebo divis ion race Friday night when they waltzed to a 31-22 triumph over Eureka's Tintic Miners on the Fork maples, while a high-flying Juab Quintet was registering the big upset of the evening by down ing Springville, 29-27, on the lat-ter's lat-ter's home court. Pinegar and Nelson, running up 11 points each, walked off with high point honors for the victors in the Spanish Fork-Tintlc game. Forshey, Brodcrick and Perry turned in the best games for the Tintic cagers. The Springville-Juab contest, tops for the evening was decided by foul throws, wiih each squad running up 11. Bird, Juab forward,' for-ward,' was the man of the hour as he rang up the final goal ui the last few seconds to put thje game, on ice for Juab. For the losers, Miller and Savage put on a nice display of floor work. ; SPRING ViLLE G. T. F. P. Savage, f . . .". 2 6 2 6 Sargent, f 2 0 0 4 Miners c 3 6 3 9 Bird, g 0 0 0 0 Olseng 2 0 0 4 Johnson, f 0 0 0 i) Jensen, g 2 0 0 4 Totals 11 12 5 27 JUAB G. T. F. P. Crane, f u 1 1 j BelUston, f 3 1 1 7 Bailey, c 4 5 4 12 Ureenhaljjii, g 1 1 1 '2 Garrett, g 0 1 0 0 Shaw,! f 0 0 0 0 Bird, f 2 1 0 4 Jonesfc c 1 0 0 2 Tolley g 0 2 u 0 Park, g o 0 0 0 Totals 11 12 7 29 Springville 6 14 21 2? Juab 7 11 16 29 Officials: Hillman and Warner. SP. FORK G. T. F. P. Nelson, f 2 2 1 5 J. Nelson, f 4 4 3 ll Pinegar. c 3 5 511 Swenson, g 1 0 0 2 Olsen, g 1 3 0 2 S. SWcnsen, f 1 0 0 2 Searle, f 1 1 1 S Jones, g 0 2 1 1 Ashby, c 0 1 1 1 Totals 13 18 12 38 TINTIC G. T. F. P. Morgan, f 1 0 0 2 Forshey, f 2 1 1 5 Broderick, c 3 3 0 6 Sangerson, g 0 0 0 0 Perry, g 2 5 2 0 Parker, f 0 2 2 2 McDonald, f 0 1 1 1 Totals 8 12 6 22 Score bv quarters: Spanish Fork 14 23 31 38 Tintic 4 13 19 22 Officials: Dixon and Dixon. CLOCKS Any Kind Repaired 8 WEST CENTER Over Hedquist No. 1 SHOES FOR MEM Landis Denies Remarks That Baseball Yants Players Given Draft Passup By BOB MEYER United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO. Feb. 12 EE Judge K. M. Ladis, commissioner of baseball, today issued a "speak for yourself, John" ultimatum to J. G. Taylor Spink, publisher of Sporting News, and anyone else who may try to intercede for baseball with the government. I Referring to Spink's exchange of correspondence with Preslden-I tial Secretary Stephen Early, Landis said that Spink "is not a member of the baseball organization organiza-tion and does not speak for anyone any-one but himself." "Nobody authorized to speak for professional baseball has requested re-quested preferential treatment of any kind for any players, and most emphatically, no such requests re-quests will be made while we are engaged in this war," Landis said. In a letter to President Roose velt recently. Spink asked for a statement on "Baseball's place in the war effort alongside that of industry. He pointed out that a presidential statement now would be of great guidance to baseball authorities. However, Early replied that he did not deem it "in the best interests of baseball" for the president to supplement his previous prev-ious "green light" statement at ths time. No One Authorized Landis, in a letter written to Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. director of selective service, last Dec. 23, said that "nobody connected with professional baseball" is authorized authoriz-ed to speak for preferential treatment treat-ment of players. To reiterate baseball's wartime attitude, Landis released his entire en-tire letter to Hershey, which read in part: "Reports drift in here that there is upder way some sort of scheme for- the exemption, or deferment, or other preferential treatment of professional baseball players under the selective service law. "In accordance with the president's presi-dent's letter of Jan. 15, 1942, to me, suggesting the continuance of professional baseball but observing observ-ing that: " 'I know you will agree with me that individual players who SOLILOQUY OF A RAILROADER yUESS I'll buy another extra war bond when (r I get in from this trip . . . I've already bought J a couple above my payroll deduction, but reports re-ports show bond sales aren't yet what they should be . . . that's not good news for the men out there doing the fighting. Yeah, sure, my record's pretty good ... I bought bonds when they called 'em Baby Bonds and Defense Bonds . . . that was good sense and a good investment . . . now they call 'em WAR Bonds, and I want my dollars out there fighting alongside my kids. This train I'm pulling today is sure loaded with war material . . . it's that way every trip . . . I'm working steadier than I ever have . . . my pay check is good, and the raise I've just got helps me keep even with the higher cost of living ... it costs big money to run this war, and I'd be a chump not to support it with every dollar I can spare ... all other railroaders feel the same way, too ... I know, because they've told me so . . . shop men. section gangs, vard crews, telegraphers, office workers . . . we're all united in doing this job. Doesn't seem like it was only a few years ago that I bucked the extra board . . . people didn't lean on railroads then like they do now . . . used to spend mv time off going up and down the street trying to find an extra car of freight or an extra passenger or two . . . doing the best I could to hold a job. That's all changed today. The country's learned it can't get along without with-out the railroads . . . just a few weeks ago the Secretary of War said, "During the present emergencies emer-gencies the railroads have been bearing more than 90 of the burden of all transportation . . . Upon the unbroken delivery of men and munitions in unceasing flow to the theatres of combat depends our final victory" ... I'm proud to be part of an industry that can do a big job like that, and I sure won't let down now, when the going's getting tougher every day for the boys doing the fighting. I'm a lucky fellow . . . Glad I picked railroading railroad-ing for my job . . . I've watched the Rio Grande DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD One of America's Reilroads - Oil United for Victory are of military and naval age should go without question into the services.' "I have repeatedly stated on behalf of everyone connected with professional baseball that we ask no preferential treatment, that we would be disgraced if we got it and that we desire that all laws and regulations having to do with this war shall operate up on our personnel precisely as up on ine otner liJU.uoo.uoo of our population." Tough Break, Son; Try Next Season MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 12 CSS) Sports Editor Everett Clay of the Miami Herald got a telephone tele-phone call from someone requesting re-questing directions to Miami's Orange Bowl. The- caller said he wanted to see the football game there tomorrow. "What football game?" Clay asked. "Texas A. A M. and Louisiana Louis-iana State, of course," the caller said. "Too bad. Mister," said the puzzled writer. "You are about six weeks too late. You must have been reading last month's papers. The game was held Jan. 1. "It was?" the man asked. "Who won ?" "Louisiana, 19 to 14." "Too bad," the caller replied. "I was ropting for the Aggies." Ag-gies." Utah Stake M-Men w. L. Pet. Pioneer Ward 4 0 1.000 Third Ward 3 1 .750 Fourth Ward 2 3 .400 Second Ward 0 3 .000 Sixth Ward 0 2 .000 NEXT WEEK'S GAMES Sixth vs. Second, Monday, at Provo high. Fourth vs. Third, 7:30 Thursday, Provo high. Sixth vs Pioneer, 8:30 Thursday, 1 Provo high. Top Junior Skilers Compote at Alta Yesterday, Today ALTA, UTAH. Feb. 13 UJ Nearly 30 of the west's top-ranking junior skilers yesterday began be-gan competition in the 1944 In-tcrmountaln In-tcrmountaln junior four-way ski championships over the steep, snow-clad slopes of the Alta Bowl. Cross-country and downhill races were held for late yesterday afternoon, with slalom and Jumping Jump-ing competition today set to finish the four-event test. On hand were the top-ranking Junior skiers those under 17 years old from Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and California. Entries were also received from Colorado Colora-do and Arizona but the skiiers from these two states were un able to make transportation connections. con-nections. Top-rated entrant in the meet is Herbe Blatt, representing California's Cali-fornia's Yosemite ski club. Louis May Battle British Champion LONDON, Feb. 12 (UJ?) Prospects Pros-pects of an international heavyweight heavy-weight title fight between champion cham-pion Joe Louis and Freddie Mills of the Royal Air Force at New York's Yankee Stadium in June were enhanced today by another apparently inspired challenge from Mills. Mills, light heavyweight champion cham-pion of the British empire, challenged chal-lenged Louis to a match in Englandan Eng-landan unlikely site because of fl) the war situation, and (2) Louis' title defense contract with Promoter Mike Jacobs of New York. Jacobs has been negotiating with Mills' manager, Ted Broad-ribb, Broad-ribb, for a Louis-Mills bout 'n New York in June, with all proceeds pro-ceeds of the bout to gt to Brttian and American servic funds the exact percentages to be determined determin-ed by an Anglo-American committee. help carve a big agricultural and industrial empire em-pire out of a mountain territory in Colorado and Utah . . . once upon a time they called it an "impenetrable "im-penetrable wilderness" . . . Well, I'm glad I had a chance to help prove what rails, and engines, and flanged wheels . . . and the sweat of men . . . could do to help build a country. Hope the people will remember about railroads rail-roads when the war's over". . . Guess I can help 'em remember by the way I act while the war's on . . . I'm doing the best job I'm able to do . . . and I'm out to help prove that railroad men and women are the kind of people who've helped make the United States the greatest nation on earth. I don't talk much about it, but I've got a big personal stake in this war, too . . . My older son is just recovering after Tarawa ... the young one has been missing ever since Salerno . . . the kid who sat across the cab from me just a year ago as a student fireman became a tail gunner in a Fort and was shot down over Germany Yes, I know something about the tragedy of war. Common sense tells me that the ten million men in armed service are the best customers I've ever had ... I might not even have a job today except for some boy out there using up the stuff I haul every day ... As it is, after a hard day's work I can go home to a good meal, a warm home, a soft bed . . . But those kids . . ld and heat and snow and mud and rain , . . I'd hang my head in shame if I didn't spend every extra dollar I've got for War Bonds. I know, too, that the war won't last forever . . . when victory does come and the fighting stops there'll be tough readjustments to make . . . Then I'll have to help my own kids start again . . . Yd be a fool not to have WAR BONDS to falUback on . . . they'll cushion the shock in a world I hope will be better because of the suffering it's doing now. There's the highball . . . time to start her rolling . . . Glad I had this little talk with myself ... I'm going to buy extra War Bonds this month and every month, until this bloody war is over and my kids are home safe again. McSpaden Leading Texas Open Play SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 12 ILE Harold Mugw McSpaden of Philadelphia held a two-stroke lead today in the Texas open golf tournament tour-nament after scoring a four-under-par 67 in the opening round. McSpaden posted a 33 on the first nine and came in with 34, despite des-pite unfavorable weather conditions condi-tions which caused many of the nation's leading pros to score in the 70's. Bob Hamilton of Evansville, Ind., Pete Cooper of Gainsville, Fla., and Johnny Revolta of Evan-ston, Evan-ston, 111., were tied for second place behind McSpaden with 69. Four other professionals, Abe Espinosa. Brownsville, Tex., Craig Wood, duration National Open champion, Sam Byrd of Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, .and Leonard Dodson of Kansas Kan-sas City, scored an even 70. Sportsmen Plan Regular Meeting SPRINGVILLE Lee Kay of the state fish and game department, will show his latest pictures on wild life at the next regular meeting meet-ing of the Springville American Legion on Wednesday, at 8 p. m., in Memorial hall .announces J. Y. Bearnson, commander. In addition to the picture show, a fine program is aranged and sons of the Legionnaires are being invited as special guests. Luncheon will be served after the program under direction of Berton Groesbeck. vice-commander. Ed Johnson Howard Whiting and Clay Beesley. flULOJ0DLOBIJ.ES |