Show Kentucky's Hill Gail Whips 'Windy Citf at Sanlfql Anita Lewiston Larruper Starts Comeback With Daily Drills at West Jordan Gymnasium m H s8s Rex Lavne belabor the heavy bar at the West Jordan athletic Hub V Mid vale Utah in preparation for a ragged ring campaign designed to land the Lewiston Utah boxer at the top of the heavyweight division Layne has one of the most devastating right hands in the business i— miMHWiminiiw —— - mil 2 Cage Teams - fair-haire- ed Louts KO by Joe Louis Ezzard Charles and Rex Layne "Rex will get back up there He is going to fight his way back Fight in Ogden "We expect to take some local fights in Salt Lake City and Ogden in the very near future Those guys peddling stories that we are turning our backs on our Utah friends are a JIot of poppycock Rex will give Utah the best he's got whether he's in Ogden or in Madison Square Garden "Just remember next time Rex climbs through the ropes for a fight it will be a different Rex Layne It will be a Rex Layne with more determination than any of us i f The final round of play in the girls recreation basketball league will be run off Tuesday evening with the Community Center facing State Industrial school at seven p m and the Naval Supply tangling with Hill air force base an hour later Both games are scheduled for the Navy supply floor Wins for the Community Center and the Navy would result in a duplication of the first half results with these two clubs having to meet again for the half champion ship as they each have lost but one game to date As in the' first' half the two clubs split in their two meetings during the second half Wall Avenue Center took the first half playofftilt and will be in the favored spot should the two clubs have to meet A loss for the Navy gals would automatically give the season crown to the Community Center while a loss for the latter would cause the two to meet in a best two out of three game se- nes Gypsy Clashes With Champ In Wednesday Rematch With Bitter Scrap Awaited : Russets Secure Vet Player Donna Poll Navy ace has walked Jensen away with the individual scoring stated and will receive a trophy While Layne was running the laurels of that honor donated gamut of the heavy bag the light emblematic Frank and Roy's Grill speed bag sparring shadow boxing byLeague standings: and numerous calisthenics this W L Pet department turned Winchell when Naval Depot 4 4 800 he heard something like the whir Wall Avenue 4 1 800 Center of the wings of the stork 1 4 200 Hill Air Force Base Rex are the expect- State School Layne's Yep 1 4 200 Sometime ing during the first — of be March number It will part ever thought possible" two club Camp attendants see the blessed One can only surmise but one event a good omen They recall that wouldn't be far off base in figuring the fighter's first child was born that every smashing blow Layne just before Rex defeated Jersey delivers to the heavy bag In train- Joe It Could be the little one is the ing is done with a vengeance appeared as if that bag embodied harbinger of a return to the heights all the obstacles between himself for Layne? and the heavyweight title — and his Attention all you critics: there's current critics too a new storm brewing in the mounLayne was working out under the tains friendly supervision of his manager Marv Jensen These two are very close personally They have at system Rex isn t the kind unique to take orders blindly He talks things over with Jensen then goes to worn on the problem at hand The Lewiston Utah heavyweight it at a critical stage in his career Easiest thing would have been to hang up the fistic mittens after Ezzard Charles and Rocky Marciano But toppled him Jensen averred that's not Layne's way 1 What the fight mob thinks of Brigham American Legion hoop-ster- s Layne is seen in the flood of offers at hand from all over the country need just one mora victory They want him as a main eventer to clinch the second half baskettoo ball title in the Recreation league New Offers have piled up six straight They Right - now promoters in Cincinnati are trying to pressure Layne wins Baker Merrill is in second place and Jensen into a match with Irish Bob Murphy with the winner guar- with Stewart Confectionery third anteed a shot at Ezzard Charles in Brigham Legion meets Lakeview the same city next summer — at a time when the wise guys figure Feed Tuesday at Weber gymnasium Charles will be sporting the heavyMonday's schedule: 7 p m — weight crown Arsenal vs Heitz Heating Ogden "Were not going to be rushed" Jensen declared "We'll tell them 8 p m Lakeview vs Stewart Conin the east when we are ready for fectionery 9 p m — Fred M Nye Irish Bob Murphy and some of the Co vs other topnotch fichters Befnr thm Tuesday's schedule — 7 p m — Rex will fighi two or three times M Nye Co vs Heitz HeatFred in xne west against good opponents against fighters who will make him ing 8 p m — Lakeview vs Brigham Legion 9 p m — DeMolay go at top speed "We will only take bouts in vs Baker MerrilL which Rex will be forced to ficht Wednesday's games have been with everything he's got These are moved up to Tuesday to allow the wmcn will help him climb junior college teams from out of iignts back state to workout on the local court "Rex will never again allow a in preparation for the coming Junpromoter to foist a soft touch upon ior College tourney this week end him Such fights hurt never help Next Monday's play will conclude "Just consider that Rex has had the regular season of play 44 professional fights and has lost A two out of three game playoff just four How many fighters can will take place between Fred M show a better record Nye first half winners and the "Look at the record book When champions of the second half with Rex whipped Walcott it was the dates to be announced 13th time Jersey Joe had been deJLeague standings: feated And still he went on to capPet ture the world heavyweight Brigham Am Legion W6 L 0 1000 ll No 9 4 1 800 championship" ( Ring Record Book shows WalStewart Confectionery 3 2 600 cott refeated by the following: Billy Fred M Nye 2 2 500 Metchell George Brothers KO by Lakeview Feed 2 2 500 Tiger Jack Fox dec by Fox Roy Heitz Heating 1 3 250 " Lazer KO by Abe Simon 4 200 DeMolay Johnny Allen Elmer Ray Joey Maxim Joe Ogden Arsenal 0 5 000 Spartan Valor Victor MIAMI Feb 23 (AP) — William G Helis Jr's Spartan Valon the g favorite streaked to a victory by two and a half lengths in the $50000 added Widen er at Hialeah today Brookmeade stable's Greek Ship was second by a like margin with Mrs H L Straus' Pilaster third The time was 2:02 15 front-runnin- Legion Picked To Take Court Honors Baker-Merri- ll J players-purchase- Calumet Farm Entry Scores Revenge Win Over Heavy Favorite for Rick Purse Lj ARCADIA Calif Feb 23 ( AP )— Kentucky's HOI Gail knocked the wind out of the Windy City II boom today whip- nine r " the Irish colt bv" four lengths for a smashing victorv in Hub Kiltie Ready To Direct Salt Lake Bees BOISE THE Apr May MAGIC VALLEY July May -3 SALT LAKE May June July STANDARD Aug OGDEN May June 2 15 June Aug Aug -- 16-17 30-3- 1 -7 May June July Aug -8 June 2 23-24-- three-quarte- rs 9 1 run-ners-- EXAMINER June July Aug Aug April May 1- -2 27-2- -8 July -8 4 Sept 6 June July May July -5 Aug June July 19 10 May 28-2- 9 1-- -7 -- 20-21 Bob Waterfield Sept June July -7 Sept Sept Passing Leader -7 1 Aug Sept 24-25-- Aug 8-- 9 -- 10 June July May Sept May 18 July Aug -l July -5 Aug 17 I -2 18-19--20 26-2- 8 June July 26-2- 7 June 0 July 111 1 June 30 1-- -- FOR 31 May 20-20-- Sept July 24-25-- Aug 9 May June July 24 lfMl $ May July 6--7- Aug -- Aug 9 8-- miner ana timgiy -7 9 11-3- 30-3- May Aug Sept June July 23 June July j PHILADELPHIA Feb 22 (API Bob Waterfield of the Lea Angelas Rams nosed out teammate Norman Van Brocklin for the National Feat ball league's passing championship mm aeason oiiiriai league statistic disclosed today Waterfield wound up his seventh year of pro football by completing Of 176 passes for 1566 yards and i§ It touchdowns Only 10 of Water-Om- W atrlals were The former UCLA star won the passing title with an 8 9 average e Van Brocklin Oregon ace turned in an 88 average with 100 completions In 194 attempts for 1725 yards and 13 touchdowns Van Brocklin who led all paaattTf until the final game of the season had a 51 5 percent completion aver's 50 percent age to Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns finished third The Browns' ace completed 147 of 265 for 2205 yards and 17 touchdowns His completion average was 553 The Rams with tne two best passers to the league were first in team passing statistics Coach Joa Stydahar'f aerial minded squad which alao boasted the loop's top pass receiver in Elroy Hlrach went 3296 yards through the air on 122 completed passes of 276 attempted The Rams scored 26 touchdowns by passing They averaged 8 84 and completed 507 percent of one-tim- POCATELLO June July -3 May July Aug Aug June July 30-30-14 25-26-- 27 Sept 7-- -- 8 9 May June 22-23-- PIONEER 27-28-- Aug -7 Mav 25 Ag7-30-3- 1 Sept May IDAHO FALLS BILLINGS July Aug 25-26-- 27 May June July Aug 22-2- 3 June Aug Aug May May -- 24 May June June July May June June July -3 17 Aug Aug Sept May -3 22-2- 3 -- 24 July Aug June f July9-10-ll- 10 LEAGUE l-- Sept 12 June July 25-26-- GREAT FALLS June June Aug 10 Sunday and holiday games 4 aaaaMMiia7llOTTiiHffiin Aug 27-28-13 May July Aug 30-30-- 12M3-1- 4 25-26-- 27 June July Aug April -3 17 22-2- 3 -- 24 June July 1-- 2 June Aug Am -3 20-3- 0 April 29-30-- 31 June July 26-27-- 26-2- 7 -- 28 2 ttt 20-21-- May 27-2- BASEBALL 27-27-- April May 1 June July -- Wate-field- May -4 June 9-- April May 1 3-14 Aug i Aug -7 June 4ftV May June 30 July 2 3 May 1- -1 May 7-- 8- 22-2- April 29-3- 0 1 4-- 1 29-30-- 31 5 ' 24-2- 5 May22-22-t- 15 up position The victory sixth in 11 starts for Hill Gail sent the eott'a aB time earnings to $190600 The order of finish behind the fonrth place Indian Land war Marcador Cold Command Red Char err All's Fair Dark Count nauanre i iger sir amoKe GREAT FALLS BILLINGS Aug iv strug-W-do- 28-2- 9 April 30 June July -- Aug -4 April May July May July -5 Aug -4 May -5 18-19-- 1 May3-4- 5 ng re-Mi- kd AT May -9 Aug Apr 30 May -8 June21-22-2- 3 May July OGDEN AT IDAHO FALLS AT POCATELLO utlUJt handsome fei of a of w 15 26-2- 7 May AT ci I Storing a revenge triumph for the lacings he took in two pravt ous clashes at Santa Anita park the Calumet farm's dark brow i 28-2- 9 Aug Sept Apr AT SALT LAKE AT MAGIC VALLEY AT BOISE 7 - v bay son of Bull Lea drew down purse of $92900 out $140000 pot Running back to the form he Mred as one of the nation's juveniles last year Hill Bam with Jockey Ted Atkinson SALT LAKE CITY Feb 23 (AP aboard ran Windy City II Into the Hub KitUe the flamboyant man-M- r ground as they entered the stretch eg the Salt Lake City Bees ajf pounded on down to the wire followed in the footsteps of his The time for the turn and one- fathers when he selected sports as was 1CA jahchoice in the his business Hill Gail second The elder Kittle is a noted motor- bet! mg by the crowd of 50000 his backers with a payoff cycle and race driver as well as a talented airplane pilot And for 4 $1140 S4 90 and S390 Windy was of deteche chief maay years C''y U $270 and $270 Arroz tives in the Los Angeles police de- $11 20 As expected the Derby soon department Hub has also enjoyed signal suc- veloped into a battle between MB cess in bis snorts field— baseball Gail and the Irish whirlwind racHe took over as manager of the ing for Mrs Qua LuellwiU of Los Bees last year and won a Pioneer Angeles league pennant Kittle's back for The windy colt from another try this season could offer no excuses This will be his fourth season at Eddie Arcaro got him off in manager He directed Klamath Falls from nts no 4 position to second place in 1949 and to JH lasnton He soon got to the rail and on fan m 1950 of tN Far of the field championship West league The ranch's Marcador Kittle has been deep in baseball Iclosed inKing fast behind Windy City for many years He signed with the and Hill Gail hung back Chicago Cubs in 1935 and spent that about fourth or fifth Soon briefly beand the next year with Ponca City gan to move up and in the be in the Western association He was back it waa with St Joe of the same league Windy Citythein frontstretch by a length in 1937 than and at the Colorful Hub spent 1938-3and turn the Jead had dwindled tofar a part of 1940 with Yakima of the PV Western International league He Hear toward the stretch AU was with San Francisco in the Pa- kinson the Kentucky colt out cific Coast league in 1940-4and Itn 'frontgot gathering momentum with Oakland in the same loop the began to and away It was no next year After three years of contest in draw the final furlong in KitWorld war the army duty lnoian uanri racine for Lee Mc tle returned to baseball with Bremup to threaten the erton of the WIL and Oakland be- Coy pulled a moment but failed fore taking over at Klamath Falls BO nans for on and Arroz owned bv Mrs Gordon Guiberson of Sacramento Calif grabbed the show Here Is Complete 1952 Pioneer League Baseball Schedule READ llJa UOUIA UIC Baker-Merri- l pod showed when he whipped Jeresy Joe - Watoett in New staff photographers) (Photos by Ralph Collins Colilns-Morri- a York crown and the gold belt on the risk "The fans want this match so I'll give it to them" Promoter Mavne declared "It has been battle outside the ring to get Cummines and Gvpsy to agree "First of alL Cummings didn't want to give Gypsy Joe another go If it hadn't been for the ruling by the president of the National Wrestling Alliance holding up the belt 1 doubt if the champion would have agreed to any proposition SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 24 1952 'Then no referee is agreeable to both of them ' Well now that they're signed all I can hope for is that they 11 settle their scrap in the ring Both are high class stars and both are of championship caliber "I believe they will stage the greatest match ever seen in 11 the be intermountain country There no "no contest" this time The referee wiU be instructed to direct the champion and challenger in action to the extent that the best man wins Mayne said A full house is expected for the B Matt By Wyse Wednesday program It was anStorm warning: Gypsy Joe and Bob Cummings signed nounced that reserved seats will be on sale Monday at the Mint or Saturday to settle once and for all who is to be recognized may be had by phoning the proas bull of the local woods That riotous battle of one week moter's residence 5923 day time or evening Two other bouts will be an ago for the intermountain wrestling title must be fought all nounced Tuesday "The Golden m over again Wednesday next eight-thirt- y at Berthana p Champ" is seeking another go with Danno McDonald It was anarena nounced to smashed of floor then headliners the it the brute Signing was effected by Promoter Ken stomped the emblems into the mat Feet and fists were flying in Mayne upon a compromise basis While they wiU not be permitted every direction When the city poto name the referee for the Wed- lice intervened several principals nesday night rematch they wiU were certainly saved from severe be each given a veto vote in elim- bodily harm inating one of three available refPromoter Mayne attempted to IDAHO FALLS Feb 22 (AP) — erees to be nominated by the pro- take charge by announcing that the moter purses of both men and the cham- The signing of Johnny Hack Nominated as referees are the pionship belt would be held up with the Idaho Don For his pains Mayne had his white Falls Russets last season was anHy Sharman following: Mayne and Buzz Jones Gypsy and shirt almost ripped off him by the nounced today by Russet Business Mrs Gypsy Cummings must advise the pro- victory-craze- d And the National Wrestling Al- Manager BUI Wicker! moter which one name each will strike from the list the survivor liance on appeal from Gvdsv and Hack a veteran in professional being automatically named for the fCummings ordered the promoter to ball drove In 86 runs while batting on pay the contestants according to 275 Wednesday ring chores for the Russets last year DurIt was learned that both Gypsy their contract The gold belt which Is sanctioned ing the season he played every poJoe and Champion Cummings balked at the name of Finn Gibbs by the Alliance was ordered re- sition with the exception of behind of Brigham City being even con- manded to the custody of the spon- the plate sidered Gibbs was the center of sors until Cummings appears here This brings to six the number of the ruckus last week when he "against Gypsy Joe or some other or signed by the stopped the championship battle worthy contender in an Approved and declared it no contest A near championship contest" Russets this season The others are The N W A ruling places the Manager Svend "Red" Jessen riot broke loose Wednesday match between the catcher LeRoy Winter infielders Gypsy Joe's beautifully-gowne- d wife wrested the gold belt from champion and Gypsy in title con- Carl Ashford Wylie Joe Cannon the hands of the announcer and tention with the intermountain and pitcher Roy Rainey ndardKxmnft I "nn " figures te 8A Share Lead In City Loop startled the fistic world by whip ping Jersey Joe Walcott ond Nov 24 1949 is no longer the boy — and he knows it Bex stopped from his training grind to chat with a group of newspapermen "Fellows this time I'm going to make it I know that some of the critics have tried to bury me with their typewriters but it can't be done Learns Hard Way '"Everyone knows I lost a couple of fights but let me tell you that I learned more in thoserfights than the guys who beat me And while there have been many many sports writers all over the country who have given me encouragement there have been other experts who have heaped coals of fire upon my head I'm going to make em eat their words "I've got everything to gain now Just tell the fans that some day soon I'll repay every one of them for being loyal to me when the going was rough" Layne continued With that Rex went back to the heavy bag in the indoor boxing arena of the West Jordan Athletic be sharp for his next fight on his comeback trail Tr ' Urates tell much of the procress a fighter makes in his trainint Man ' Marv Ws weight from 195 to Ly? § 187 and will be sharper than In many months His best fighting-weigh- t Layne is bag ed dawn-to-dus- 4 Lane Determined to Comeback MIDVALE Feb 23 — Determination was etched deep In every move of Rex Layne erstwhile sensational challenger for world heavyweight boxing honors as he was observed this week hard at work in his come-bac- k campaign ——— —— —— The "Kid From Utah" who- Most topflight hovers these days use the small-sli- e speed ha Is than This much faster the bag punching above that has been used in training for so many years Layne Dressed in heavy training togs Lavne skips rope which is part of a k Observers watching the r- conditioning program ear-olin his workouts Part of his a d see new determination y ' fighter daily schedule includes four miles outdoor road running A life : X I July Aug t 29-3- 0 -- 3 8 July Sept 9-- 10 |