Show Pilots Darts Into Tourney xu Davis Upsets --HIGHWAY ill MM JJLJJ-- Jordan in Extra Period h w-f- SJi uu Feb 23 (Special)— Darts needed an overtime here last night to move into Rambling Around the Sports World place In the Big Eight bas- race Basketball is a percentage game The more you shoot at 32 all at the close rnaHlMm more you score That is the opinion of Adolph Rupp of the regulation game the Darts out a 38 to 3 aecision over coach of the famous Kentucky Wildcats basketball team in a eked the Jordan Beet Diggers to take te interview with Bill Fay in the February 25 issue over the second spot in the hectic scramble basketball of Collier's East High is leading the parade with eight wins and one defeat with Fay's interview with Rupp's anDavis second with six victories and swers foil w: three setbacks Jordan Is third with Voluble Adolph Rupp coach of five victories and four defeats basKentucky's national champion Then comes Ogden Provo and Granite with four victories and five ketball team takes the stand for a defeats each interview 6 Jordan led in the first period KenQ In the last three years15 15 to 21 at 5 Davis to trailed but 13 imout of tucky has won half time and 28 to 24 at the close Square portant —games in Madison of the third period Garden tie hotspot of basketball In the fourth frame the Jordan of or Were your any you gambling machine bagged eight points as players evr approached by gamagainst four for Davis to send the blers? game Into overtime we feel could but A Never sparked the Hancey and Ashby gambling in the air 12 and 10 points with attack Davis How's that? Q respectively Dawson snared in the A It's like this Let's suppose with nine starring honors the newspapers report your team Crump with 12 and Price with as a seven point favorite and you 11 led the attack for Jordan score first on a long shot If tne A capacity crowd watched the crowd roais you know they're betSsRBBBBSSBBBBBBBBffSSBBfsB headlines The victory stubborn seven more than win by ting you'll a state tourney post for clinched means no roar it there's If points Davis the smart money is against you Summary: you'll either lose they're betting Jordan Davis or have a close game GT FP T G P r atCutlerf 1 S 2 4 4 5 4 12 Hancey f Q Does the tense "gambling f some high5 0 0 10 Ashby Crump SS1U mosphere" explain why and Rude! 2 115 1 8 3 5 Taylorc teams ly publicized players Price S 3 1 11 0 0 10 Hillg have "off nights" in the Garden' AndrusK 110 3 4 4 19 Dawson A I don t think so Some play2 KHaacke Pierce 0 0 0 0 110 Bardy 0 0 0 0 ers have a hard time becoming acBishop 0 0 0 0 customed to the Garden court It's In sections — 1413 8 34 portable — put down are Total? 15 17 8 38 "deader" and some sections Score by quarters: 32 38 21 28 3 Davis than others 8 15 24 32 34 Jordan Q What's your theory on shootOfficials — Mercer and Hess ing? A Within a range let go any tune you're open Basketball is a percentage game The more you shoot the more you score By United Press ySL How do the percentages run? East A If you make 22 per cent of t1alt ' OlUvS l Ithaca 46 Alfred 33 your shots you lose If you manea 23 to 28 per cent you're in for Long Island University 78 Maryland State College 64 If you make 30 per tight game Connecticut 64 Brooklyn Colcent you win Last year we aver39 for 29 games lege aged 312 per centthat work in a Bonaventure 54 St Francis Q How does St 33 typical game? A Just before Christmas we Seton HaU 70 Illinois Wesley-a- n Tu51 made only 28 per cent against 47 Yale 45 la ne's 285 But we took 12 more Princeton whose Rickert Iarv diving 01 shots than Tulane and we won Amhurst 64 Bowdoin 50 a Joe hit catch drive of line by to 47 Morris Harvey 102 Tiffin UniGordon of the Cleveland Indians Do you think basketball will in the Q 78 of final the versity inning eighth become the number one spectator 71 Case 65 ffaH was individual the Alleghany game' sport? 1948 world series Westminster 72 Thiel 47 of the gem ing one Is number the Basketball A West Liberty STC 73 Beck-le- y makes another The Boston watch Braves' spectator sport More people 58 these outfielder took big combined if than all other sports 82 Bridgeport Universteelhead from the Nisqually rivArnold and furthermore 10 mIes from Olympia Wash 52 er sity Q Thank you Mr Bupp Rhode Island 33 Maine 30 They weigh 6 14 9 and 14 pounds In ColFay devotes a lot of spacemillionRirkcrt started his career with Sooth liers to Johnny Longden Boise of the Pioneer league t Mercer 83 Presbyterian 62 aire jockey at career the his started North Carolina 53 Davidson 52 Longden state fair grounds and Lagoon North Carolina State 76 Fur-ma- n tracks back in 1927 and 1928 when 45 Bill Kyne was handling the race Teachers 78 CharlesGeorgia meets ton 65 Gorgeous George's appearance in Florida 90 Miami 56 Medison Square Garden last night Richmond 77 Washington and was a complete flop The expected 53 Lee 18000 spectators stayed away in Southwest droves Hardin College 62 McMurry 57 Just a few more than 4000 spectators were on hand and the gate Wichita 54 Tulsa 43 was under 513000 The promoters Midwest took a financial loss on this one Detroit 45 Wayne 38 ARCADIA Calif Feb 23 (AP) Hollywood and Los Angeles went Southern Illinois University 88 wild over Gorgeous George With Gaffery returned the winner Girardeau 75 but maybe New Yorkers like of the Santa Susanna stakes the Cape Indiana Central 77 Hanover 52 French perfume better 53 John Carroll 65 Youngstown Ezzard Cnarles is the man heavy- Santa Anita oval Is now cleared Moor-hea- d 73 Concordia (Minn) Louis Joe for Saturday's $100000 handicap weight boxing Champion STC 66 fears most but he feels Charles de- The handicap gossip pot stewed Xavier 53 Marshall 50 a chance at his title and will Heidelberg 73 Capital 59 ibly meet him in June accord- - and simmered today with these Mt Union 47 Hirman 41 to a copyrighted story by Louis tidbits: n Ohio University 57 Ohio to in the current issue or bport maga-zn- e be slated Johnny Longden 55 now on the newsstands off On 'Trust In the big run Is Kansas Wesleyan 77 Ottawa UnJoe considers Charles to be on now owner back Earl — was as again John iversity 56 Henry Stice good friend e apparently being unable to Franklin 85 Canterbury 46 Lewis — another top notch rider 83 Defiance 69 Findlay champion whom Joe Louis corral winner of last Old Rockport Iowa 52 Winona Teachknocked out with one punch when' Upper Louis didnt week's Santa Anita derby has been ers 45 they met In 1939 want to fight John Henry because declared out of the handicap OwnOmaha 68 Duane 67 he was his iriend but agreed when er Clifford Mooers says he wants University (STL) Washington newspapers said he deserved the to hold the grandson of Equipoise 67 Missouri Mines 38 chance The same goes for Ezzard out of older competition until Idaho High Schools Charles who Is a tap challenger after the Kentucky derby With old Rocky out Gordon By The Associated Press for Joe's heavyweight crown today Louis concludes this article in Glisson the amazing apprentice is 35 Rupert 50 'Twin Falls 41 Emmett 33 Boise Sport by saying: "The exhibition left free to sign with Mrs Nat matches I have been fighting are Goldstone to ride Solidarity — Clarkston (Wash) 43 Lew is ton good for me They keep me In trim Boosting that four year-old's 38 and my punching on edge If I chances considerably sub district tournahave to The list of probable starters— ment at Rupert fight Charles in June Til — be in excellent condition and I which may reach 18— is swelled Paul 49 Acequia 24 mm be" with Fred Astaire's announcement Albion 56 Malta 97 he was going to try again with Heyburn 53 Declo 32 Winner of the 1946 Triplicate King Hill sub district tournament Hollywood gold cup Triplicate is at Wendell now eight years old and making Hagerman 53 King Hill19 28 — and probably last — his fourth Glenns Ferry 35 Bliss By The Associated Press at the hundred grander South side sub district tournatry — 213 ST LOUIS Kid Riviera The Santa Susanna — for a pot ment at Kimberly St Louis outpointed Elmer Hay of 850000 added —produced anothOastleford 36 Hansen 32 200 Hastings Fla 10 43 er form reversal when Gaffery Kimberly 53 Hazeltontournament district won sub a of Prairie by length BUFFALO N Y — Lee Oma before 56000 fans the season's at Grangeville 195 Detroit outpointed Johnny largest turnout Nez Perce 40 Grangeville 31 Flynn 212 Rochester N Y 10 (championship) 27 Craigmont 28 Green CreektournaCLEVELAND — Rueben Jones sub district White Pine 165 Norfolk Va stopped Mickey ment at Genesee Doyle 162 Cleveland 8 Chuck Genesee 7b Deary 24 Hunter 170 Cleveland outpointed Elk River 51 Troy 35 Artie Levine 165 Brooklyn 10 MIAMI Fla — Grant Hodges 171 Paterson N J outpointed Charlie Lee 175 Cincinnati 10 SAN FRANCISCO Feb 23 (AP) Directors of the Pacific Coast BROOKLYN — Joe Petrovirh league have a baseball worry on 139 Scranton Pa outpointed their hands this coming season SEATTLE Feb 23 lUP) — A James Watkins Jr 136 New Lon- other than trying to build up to Rhode Island carpenter today ruled don Conn 8 stature eventual Dig league as the winner of the secSupreme is It of diminish ond annual clam the bowl eating conPHOENIX Ariz — Freddie Her- ing returnspossibility at the box office test a flood of protests bv despite man 136 Pnoenix outpointed Jean Clarence Laws president of the eight competitors Mougin 138 Paris France 10 Oakland club is one of those who theJoeother Gagnon 26 Warren R I dolrealizes the that entertainment set a new world's record last nignt HOUSTON Tex— Louis Rousse If not becoming scarcer at when he gulped 167 steamed little-nec- k 171 New Orleans outpointed Dick lar more will to least coax be difficult in eight minutes beclams Smith 165 Oklahoma City 10 from the public fore a throng of 3000 oersons 'There is no doubt baseball will LOS ANGELES — Lauro Salas Defending Clamateur Champion 130 Monterrey Mexico outpointed have to hustle harder this season Dick Watson Seattle cab driver to its he said attendance" keep up immediatelv registered a protest Alfredo Escobar 132 Los Angeles The handwriting is on the wall "The match was billed for 10 The answer to the problem Is for minutes and it only ran eight he to provide better bally than shouted "I wuz robbed Here I HARTFORD Conn "MlMM us Stiff competition among all was 144 Mlro my last minute scoring Havana knocked out Al ever our eight teams and a race right punchsaving for a whirlwind finish and Wilson 145 Brooklyn 7 down to the wire like last year they call time on me" may keep us In the attendance bracket we hope for" Having Trouble One thing is certain There will With Your Fuel? be less fraternization among the opposing players as well as managers than In the past which was almost nil anyhow The league directors who foot ATLANTIC CITY N J Feb 23 the bills will demand greater (AP) — A new all events king is — hustle than ever rivalry between due to be crowned the Amerifor Crystal Clear the teams to 'the extent of belli- can Bowling Congressin 46th annual an and all 'round gerency tournament FUEL OIL tenseness similar to the boxNed Day oj West Allis Wis who The receipts must be won the ing ring all events in Detroit In if the tills the owners are to year with 1979 finished out of last Phone tue maintain the highest salaries pos- first ten when he rolled 1813 Roy Utah sible for the players The current leader is Joe Laws has sounded the warning Van Winkle Charleston W Va In behalf of the whole league with 1872 KAYSV1LLE j ECKER HILL Utah Feb 23 Champion Petter Hugsted of Norway won the National ski jumping championships although he was tops in neither distance nor form meet records showed today Hugsted jumped 262 and 263 feet in winning the championship yesterday but Art Tokel brother of Torger Tokel who set the national record in 1942 hung up the longest jump: A leap of 265 feet Tokel's first jump of 252 feet dragged him down to fifth place Art Devlin Lake Placid N Y winner of the Intermountain meet three days ago placed second with jumps of 257 and 264 feet George Thrane a Norwegian exchange n student at the University of displayed the best form but recorded two jumps of only 263 j CUP) —Olympic Davis period second ketball is— W ill i— aastmoi ang& one-minu- Still at It one-minu- te Wash-ingtto- feet Sverre Kqngsgaard a University of Idaho Norwegian exchange stu- C Lynn Wilcox directed the Davis Darts to a class A tournament basketball post last ii it in at Kaysville His Darts needed an extra to turn the trick against Jordan winning 38 to 34 Wilcox'speriod charges will be one of the eight contenders for state honors in March at the Utah field house 25-fo- ot Basketball Finals Fullmer BBS tsBBBF Longden Will Mount On Trust Again Wes-leya- one-tim- light-heavyweig- ht ' -- Mini-Cass- ia Flo hi Results three-quarte- rs Laws Looks for Decline in Baseball Gates Carpenter Takes Clam Contest Ned Day Trails In All Events CoI BERRETT es 2-10- 91 yes-ter- 4 ay dent placed fourth with two jumps of 262 feet Bill Olson Eua Claire Wis won the class B competition with 244 and jumps Keith R Wegeman Steamboat Springs Colo was second and Curt Bestful and Roger Hams both of Eau Claire finished third arid fourth respectively An estimated crowd of 8500 fans watched the events and were hopeful of seeing the national record broken They were disappointed because of the extremely mild weather which slowed the take-of- f With the best jumpers in the world present the event would have been entirely possible had the temperature been down From the spectator though the weather was perfect Clear blue skies and a high mercury brought the fans out in great numbers Approximately 2000 people were on hand at the start' but the numbers swelled rapidly to over 8500 shortly after the meet began 245-fe- -- BBBBBBBBBBBBBfft Hugstad Takes U S Title At Ecker Hill Taylor Horrocks Panter Each Win Two Bouts in Gloves Tournament The quartet advancing to the quarterfinals tonight were Gene division Lyle Fullmer Heavyweight Taylor Dale Panter and Jay Horrocks 147-pou- 160-pou- 175-poun- ds Fullmer polished off his opening opponent Bill Fox of Streator 111 in only 45 seconds Fullmer opened d attack to with a blazing chill Fox after a start Fox was cold on the canvas after Fullmer caught him on the button with a steaming right then The Utah moved to the quarterfinals with a three-roun- d decision over Charles Sindle of Springfield Ohio The Fullmer swarmed over his foe most of the way Taylor advanced on a decision and a knockout The Ogden puncher won his first fight on a verdict over Billy Slattery of Memphis Tenn The rangier Taylor counter-punche- d well against Slattery who failed to keep up his fast pace of the first two rounds In his second match of the night Taylor was victor on a kayo over Bob Walke Fort Worth sent Tex The Ogden his opponent spinning with a sharp left hook followed by a powerful Walke was moving right cross feebly in a prdne position at the Horrocks stopped Steve Snyder of Springfield Ohio in the third round of his opening bout The match was stopped by the referee after Horrocks und attack corked a vicious in the first cantos Again displaying a attack Horrocks hurled the second bout with a third round kayo over Beryle Mitchell of Moline two-fiste- wild-swingi- ng 147-pound- er hard-punchi- 160-pound- er 10-cou- nt 175-pou- two-fiste- well-balanc- ed ' 111 made his successful heavyweight debut by taking a verdict over Ralph Kinsing of 111 Although the battle was even all the way Panter won the Both nod on his aggressivness fiehters were iarred at times but Panter used both his left and right effectively with Rinsing's best as a patent left Panter moved Into the quarter finals by stopping Tom Donoway of Memphis Tenn in tne tnira round Nashville and Chicago each have six boxers in the quarter-final- s with Kansas City and Evansville Ind next with five followed by Ogden Utah Toledo Fort Worth and Gary Ind with four each Ogden was the only city to qualify boxers in the four heaviest divisions of the quarter-final- s Victors this evening will remain in Chicago for the finals next week as guests of the Chicago Tribune sponsors of the national tourna- Panter Cen-tral- ia point-of-vie- w Class A Petter Hugsted Norse Ski club ChiArt Devlin Lake YN George Thrane State college Washington Sverre Kongsgaard ArIdaho university thur Tokle Ski club N Norway — cago Placid - 5 2276 'Gordon Wren Steamboat — 2255: Merrill 3 Colo Springs — 2215 4 Barber Brattleboro Vt" Gustav Raaum Washington university Alf En gen Alta Ski Club Salt Lake City Allan Ha— 8 inan Iron Mountain Mich 2093 Walter Bietila Iron Mountain Perry-Smit- h Mich Crosby 9 Steamboat Springs Colo —2055: 'Corey Engen Huntsville Utah Tom Harrington St Paul Minn Jack Pauly Minneapolis Minn Charles Sedivic — 1778 Oscar Severson 5 Chicago Westbv Wis 234-2fall— 1770: Clarence Hill Ishpeming Mich 235-2fall — 1727 Wilmer Hampton Leavenworth Wash 252 fall-25- 0 fall— 1590 Reuben Hamari Iron Mountain Mich 196-x- x — 879 'Denotes open skier 252-26- 249-26- 248-25- CHICAGO Feb 23 (AP)—Four Ogden Utah boxers scored double victories last night in the opening matches in the upper weight divisions at the Golden Gloves tournament at Chicago stadium — —— hard-punchi- et ng 242-23- 227-23- 234-23- Young Leads in Wasatch League 37 33 Elery Young paced keglers of the Wasatch league last night with a 553 series R Mayf ield led in single game with 234 Summaries: Wasatch league series: Eleiy Young' 553 Bob Gaisford 547 Mike Lorenz 547 Single game: R ST LOUIS Feb 23 (UP)—Easy Mayfield 234 Elery Young 213 J Ed Macauley St Louis univerHansen 207 Team: O: P Skaggs sity's center said to3017 day that he was "flattered" by the Basketball league's offer Mt Ogdsn Ladies' league series: National to pay him the "highest salary 457 Beverly Morley Margaret ever" But the lanky star said he "can t Hunter 452 Wilda Marshall 432 think about it now" and that he Single game: Blanch Hunter 185 would not consider any professionMargaret Hunter 175 Wilda Mar- al offer until the end of the colshall 170 Team: Mode 0'Day2539 legiate season Doxie Moore commissioner pf league series: N B L said he told Macauley the a Sugi-har552 Imaizumi George Harry "that 526 Yoki Koslku 507 Single more we are prepared to pay nlm money than any player has game: George Imaizumi 200 Pap even received" The $15000 reportedly earned Dy Miya 193 George Imaizumi 190 George Mikan of the Minneapolis Team: New Sunrise Market 2705 Lakers in the Basketball Association of America is the nighest salary now oaid a professional cager Moore saH Moore said that the N B L "might" want Macauley to play with "the Indianapolis club we to have next year" SUN VALLEY Idaho Feb 23 hope (AP) — Paul Wegeman of Denver sped down a giant slalom course yesterday in '1:291 to top a field of 13 in the expert class of the championship flight at the annual Washington's birthday ski race g TWIN FALLS Feb 23 (AP)— Janet te Burr of Seattle ged over the same course in 1:352 Pitcher Bruce Schroeder of Salt Lake City has returned his unto win the women's division In topping a field of 89 the signed contract to the Twin Falls champions Baseball club Business Manager pair became the new of the Sun Valley Ski club and Jack Radtke announced Schroeder told Cowboy officials: winners of the Alfred and Grace "Don't consider me a holdout Lindley trophies Leon Goodman Sun Valley ski I just want more money" The Utah pitcher was under coninstructor won the open class championships by coursing over a tract to Twin Falls in 1948 and optioned to McAllister Oklahoma longer route in 2:294 The race consisted of five classes He won 10 and lost six for Mcranged from juniors to expertsAl- Allister Radtke said Schroeder's was the The trophy was donated by fred Lindley president of the club first unsigned contract received by the Pioneer league club this year and Mrs Lindley St Louis Cager Gets Big Offer WEDNESDAY EVENING Eight Polished College Teams Begin Quest of Regional Cage Championship Next Week Eight high geared junior college basketball teams will battle for the Intermountain championship and the right to represent this section at the national finals at Hutchinson Kansas at Weber gymnasium next week-en- d The tourney is slated for March 3 4 and 5 Colorado will be represented with four teams Utah three and Idaho who The Colorado teams are: LaJunta Mesa Fort Lewis and Trinidad Utah teams are: Weber college host team: Dixie of St George and Snow college of Ephraim Idaho will be represented by Boise Junior college Broncos current leaders In the northern division race Snow Fort Lewis Aggies Mesa and Boise are the upper bracket clubs Weber Trinidad Dixie and LaJunta will compete In the lower brackets First round games of March 3' follow: Five p m — Boise vs Mesa p m — Dixie vs Eight p m — Snow vs Fort Lewis Nine-thirt- y p m — Weber College vs Trinidad Coaches of the eight teams are: n Jack-- Conley Trinidad Jay Mesa Bill Gress LaJunta Boise Reed George Blankley Knute Swenson Weber college Jim Williams Snow college Harold S towel' Dixie college Bus Bergman Fort Lewis Ogden Exchange club is conducting a season ticket campaign for the three tournament sessions These seats Will be $3 each The same seats purchased for each session will cost fans $375 or $125 each The saving will be 75 cents Dr Russell Hirst is the chair man in charge of the ticket sales "This is the first junior college tournament In Ogden In a number of years" said Reed Swenson ath Six-thir- La-Jun- ty Tol-ma- Wegeman Takes Idaho Slalom Schroeder Passes Up Contract ta letic director at Weber college today "We anticipate fine attendance and some sensational basketball "Champions of the tournament will represent this section in the national championships at Hutchinson Kansas late in March Milton Mecham of Weber college Is the tournament director Other committeemen are: Dressing room Hary Burchell housing William Stratford press Al Warden public address system Laurence Burton timing and scor-in- g Dean Gardner tickets Art De Boer reception Dean Gardner chairman Paul Hulsh Ernie Miner Johnny Gaz trainer Stevens A team trophy and 12 gold basketballs will be awarded to the will The runner-u- p champions receive a team trophy and individual awards Consolation champions will also receive a team J all-sttrophy Members of the five-ma- n squad will each receive a belt buckle This team will be named by a committee of sports experts Games of Friday March 4 will start at five p m Final games March 5 will be on Saturday scheduled for six p m seven-thirt- y p m and nine p m ar Mass — Jackie Wilson Mass stopped Joey 148 Tamaqua Pa 7 SALEM 148 Quincy Peralta SAN JOSE Calif — Bob Patterson 162 San Francisco and Joe Orosco 163 Stockton diew 10 TOOLS an Weber-Davis-Nis- ei FEBRUARY 23 1949 ch MILL SAW 12995 POWER KING TILTING ARBOR SAW sssssssbVbbssssbSHW SHOP MASTER BAND SAW l895 y-in- 6450 24-in- ch ch ELECTRIC DRILL 1180 BOLT CUTTERS Regular 995 inch BLACK and DECKER SPECIAL ELECTRIC DRILL 750 3595 1 -- Complete Line of Carpenter Tools and Accessories zig-za- 'Drive Out' — Plenty of Parking Space PASCH PAINT AND HARDWARE 4 3030 Wash Blvd Phone 29461 MallmMMMNmawnaBaWMl ment Johnny Palmer Bids for Golf Fortune HARLINGEN Tex Feb 23 CAP) Johnny Palmer may be arriving a year late as golf's leading money-winnIt was in February of 1948 during the first annual $10000 Rio Grande Valley open here that George Schneiter of Ogden chairman of the P G A tournament committee predicted the Badin N C star would be the No 1 earner er of 1948 Palmer didn't make it But he returns to tht Rio Grande Valley open starting tomorrow amid general forecasts that he will turn the trick in 1949 "Most of the playeis think this will be Johnny's year" Schneiter said Palmer Joined the touring professionals Jan 27 at Phoenix Arte and has participated in four tournaments this year winning $391533 The chunky North Carolina crackshot has moved Into the third alspot among the money-winnethough not participating in- as many tournaments as Lloyd Man-gruof Niies 111 the No 1 man Jimmy Demafet of Ojai Calif who ranks No 2 and the most of the other touring pros Mangrum nas won $6170 and Demaret $586250 """" 'i'' aBSBBBSBBSa rs - m 68 PROOF 6394 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS CONTINENTAL DISTILLING CORPORATION PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA |