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Show Sports Here and There by Al Ablett The Miners took Grantsville in a rugged game 46-27, but they didn't look good doing it. Cyprus isn't Grantsville, especially in their own gym. If the Miners win this one and they should, they can walk in; lose this one and it will be a tough row to hoe. N In the Grantsville game they just didn't handle the ball. They threw It away at least five times in the first quarter. Of course, the Cowboys were just as bad. The only thing that was interesting inter-esting in the first part of the game was watching those Cowboys Cow-boys sink those long ones. Of course when they started missing miss-ing it was brutal. But the Miners have it in them to play much better ball, and I think they will show it against Cyprus. One of Allsop's reserves has a bad arm. Johnny Erickson hurt his arm in the Judge game. The rest of the team is ready. I don't advise any who hasn't a ticket to make the trip, as it has been a sellout for a week. As the Miners go to foreign soil in a crucial game, so does Utah's Rex Layne take a trip. One that may well put him in a spot for a shot at the championship champion-ship this summer or set him back another year Rex tuned up for his fight tonight in Madison Square Garden against Cesar Brion by beating Roberts of Indianapolis Ind-ianapolis at the fairground two weeks ago. He came out of this set to in fine shape. The eye that Wakott cut is perfectly healed heal-ed and .th.iay--iB. ready to go ten rounds at top speed. I talked to him and he is a determined young man. He believes in himself him-self without being over confident. confid-ent. These kind are hard to beat. I think, if he wins this one, they will try and line him up with Marciano or Lovold for late March. He is going into the Brion Bri-on scrap an 8 to 5 favorite. I don't think the odds should be that high. Brion went ten tough rounds with Joe Louis and the Joe Louis of today is still a far cry from a set up. Rex worked well before leaving for New York. His left hook still left some thing to be desired, but he was punching hard with his right and moving fast. The word from the big town is that he has looked gcl'd back there. If the smart ! money in New York says he is a 8 to 5 favorite that is good enough for me. They are wrong some times, but not often enough to keep the bookies from making mak-ing millions. So I guess if you are not at the game I will see you around the radio come eight o'clock tonight. to-night. I pick Bingham and Layne. Don't say I told you. See you next week. AL |