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Show , Sports Here and There ! by Al Ablctt ' Again comes a time when one wishes he had words to express i just how he feels. Sammy Olivet, I a great little guy and a swell pitcher, lost his last game. Sunday Sun-day afternoon Sammy died as he had lived and played. He carried the last hitter to 3 and 2 before he lost him. Doctors said they didn't see what was keeping hirr alive. They just didn't kivw Sammy. Had they taken an x-ray, x-ray, they would have found a heart as big as San. my, and it was a fighting heart and a spirit to go with it. As mn and boy, Sammy never knew the word quit. I should know, because he came to pitch for mc in 1935 and for five years I called cn him in and out of town ,md always found him ready. Yes, a great fellow both on and off the field of sports. They may build a monument as high is these old Wasatch mountains, but it won't be that that will be the true mea-I mea-I sure of a man, it is the friends I he leaves, and Little Sammy Oliver left many of them. Don't know what happened to our high school team against Tooele, but I think it was that 96 yard run for a touchdown that I Tooele pulled on the kick off fol- lowing the Bingham score tint put the locals out in front. Th.' kick was fumbled, out the Tooele Too-ele boy picked it up and went all the way. After that it looked like something went out of the boys. Tooele scored two more touchdowns to make the score read 28 to 13. Not for anything would I take anytning away from the bnys from across the mountains. They use the T and they use it well. One or the best ball handling clubs we have seen in a long time. In "Chubby" Per-; Per-; fili they have a great back. Did-' Did-' n't look fast but he could go all the way, even half a chance as he proved on that kickoff return. re-turn. In Louis "Sheii:" Matekel they had an end that could charge on defense and he was second high point man on the squad. Enough said on offense. Yes, Tooele had a well balanced squad, thoroughly coached in every phase of the game. Sandy the local coach, has the nucleous for a good team coming back next year. One of the lew years he has had. So like Brooklyn, w? say "wait till next year". Last Monday's figr.t in Salt Lake between Remo Polidori and Dave Whitlock, once again showed show-ed how badly Utah needs a commission. com-mission. Some governing body that will give a set of rules to follow, and the officials the authority au-thority to have tnun obeyed. There was no dissatisfaction with the ruling I made by either fighter fight-er because they knew that the verdict would be :io contest in case either one of them couldn't continue in case of a frul. Now then New York says there is no foul but if one man loses as many as three rounds on account of throwing low punches, the officials offic-ials must send a report to the commission and they will make a decision. Each boxer is required requir-ed to wear a protector that is passed on by the commission's doctor. It is supposed to be foul-proof. foul-proof. But in Utah a boxer may go in the ring with no protection at all. Polidori had one of these so-called so-called foul-proof protectors on, yet the doctor was able to see that he had been definitely struck by a low blow. Dave Whitlock looked 'ike the best man up to I that point, but who is to say that I he would have won had it gone further. He was a clean boy, and i the blow was a pure accident, so I I made the only decision that I j thought was fair to all concern -led. The boys were satisfied, the press said it was the fair way, and if I had it to do over again with only my judgment to guide me, I would rule the same way. No contest. But for the protection of everyone concerned, there should be a commission. Rex Layne challenged the win ner, and what a fignt it would be between Layne and Whitlock! I look fur Promotor Downing to sign this one for his next show. See you next week. AL o |