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Show Sports Here and There by Al Abiett Bowling is all over at the club as far as leagues are concerned, but the lanes are still being kept busy by several of the boys who are keeping in shape for the Ritz Classic which will be held in Salt Lake City at the Ritz alleys on April 13, 14, 15. This is the outstanding out-standing tournament in the west. They have entries from nine states. Ned Day, former world's match game champion, and in my book still the greatest, has signified sig-nified his intentions to enter again this year. Ned won in 1942. All of the California hot-shots have entered, as well as those from Denver, among them is Harold Asplund, one of the nation's na-tion's best. The Abplanalp brothers, broth-ers, Jim and George, George Sluga, Frank Zaccaria and yours truly are the Bingham entrants. We hope to get a slice of that $2500 prize money-Baseball money-Baseball is only a month a way, and as yet we haven't been able to get anything definite de-finite on Bingham's entry. I am sure there will be a determined de-termined effort made to enter a team. The caliber of ball played in the Industrial league is plainly shown by the number num-ber of its men thai have graduated grad-uated into organized ball. This year we'll have Tucker and Musulas playing with Kansas Ciiv; Orson Bailey with Bing- hamton, N.Y., in the Eastern league; Bill Cowley with Col ! umbus, Ohio, in the American association, and Bob Storey trying out with Philadelphia Nationals. Bob will probably be sent out for seasoning. Noel Piercey is pitching for San Francisco. Earl Owens turned down a Yankee contract. I am sure if the war hadn't come along, there would have been several more in the big time. Scouts have told me that the Utah Industrial league is the best semi -pro leaque they know of. The Utah Industrial league has , a new president in Pete Kam-i Kam-i mans of Magna, who is taking j the place of Bob Bullock of Pro-vo- Bob found that his private i business would take too much of his time. Bullock has done a great job. Too bad he had to give it up. He was always fair in all of his dealings witlr the clubs. As an umpire, I worked for Bob, and it was a pleasure. He was elected to the board of directors of the Provo team, so he will still be connected with baseball. This corner wishes Bob luck in any venture he may undertake. parrel Kidd is still secretary. The board of directors refused to take his resignation. Darrell has served the leaeue in the same capacity since its inception. This will make his eleventh season. Darrell has been to our league what Landis was to the big leagues. lea-gues. The Bingham District A. A. has undertaken the task of trying try-ing to field a team. They should be given the support of every person in Bingham district. dis-trict. We have had a team in the league every year and have won our share of pennants. To make the team, has been the goal of every boy that has played ball in Bingham. A good i many of them did. So besides 1 furnishing entertainment for the people of the district, it was something for our young boys to strive for. So. by all means, let's bend every effort to have a team. Never let it be said that Bingham couldn't hold up her end. So until next week, a good buy is a war bond. AL |