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Show Sports Here and There by Al Ablctt In July I picked the Yankees Yank-ees and Cardinals to win in the big leagues. It looks like that is the way it will finish. I said if the Cards could keep Marion, their shortstop, they would win by more than ten games. They are 15 games out in front now. The Yankees, ever since they put Crosetti back at short, have been a different team. Football is in the air and the Utah high schools have called their teams out for practice. Utah and Utah State are going ahead. B.Y.U. has found conditions too tough. The different army posts in Utah are all planning on having hav-ing teams. So there should be1 I plenty of football for the fans this fall. Haven't had a chance to see the Bingham boys yet. Coach Santistevan tells me he has them out and will know more about them in the next ten days. Happenings around the league: Melvin Brookie and Don Phipps, Gemmell's two kid ball players have left for their home in Oklahoma. Okla-homa. Don has another year in high school. Mel intends to come back. Utah colleges are after him for football. He all-state his last two years in high school in his native state. You have to be good to do that. Mike Seriich, the big boy that caught and played the outfield out-field for Pinney this summer, has gone to work for the Utah Copper company. One of the boys sent from the " army to work in the mines. Mike is owned own-ed by the St. Louis Browns. A great ball player. Mel Peterson made an auspicious auspi-cious debut with Gemmell. Getting Get-ting 4 for 4, two triples and a double among them. Should be a good boy for the team next vear. Manager Tedesco of Pinney told me they had their most successful suc-cessful year from a financial standpoint. Provo has packed them in all year. Had a $300 crowd their last game of the season. Bobby Musulas, Brigham City's flashy second baseman, is planning plan-ning on going to school at Utah U. He reports next year to the Yankees if he wants to enter pro ball. Will see you at football practice. prac-tice. Al Vs. |