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Show SUNDAY HERALD Sunday, December 19, 1948 15 The Sports Beat By RAY SCHWARTZ Herald Sports Editor Mark Anderson, former mayor of Prove, one-time president of the Utah Wildlife Federation and one of the state's leading authorities authori-ties on fish and game problems, said Saturday he was certainly glad the wildlife federation voted against junking the board of Big Game Control. After considerable and heated debate on the pros and cons of the big .game board, the federation federa-tion voted down a proposal to abolish the board during its annual an-nual meeting last weekend. "Those favoring tfie abolishment abolish-ment of the board Just don't know the facts," declared Anderson, Ander-son, who was Instrumental in setting up the big game control group- "You can't eliminate the catyemei and sheepmen from the picture. (Many of those favoring the abolishment of the big game board at last week's meeting admitted ad-mitted they were opposed to the board because they felt the cattlemen cat-tlemen and sheepmen on the board were not giving the sportsmen sports-men a fair break. "The sportsmen don't have anything to say on the affairs of the stockmen's association, associa-tion, so why should the cattlemen and sheepmen have a say in our affairs," said one of those sportsmen sports-men advocating the board's abolishment.) abol-ishment.) "We have approximately 7,000.-000 7,000.-000 acres of range and forest land, mostly range land, either owned or controlled by private interests! inter-ests! Anderson continued. "A large percentage of the big game hunting is done on this private land. In fact, I'm willing to bet that most sportsmen don't know or realize when they're on private land most of the time. So, it can easily be seen why the cattlemen and sheepmen can't be ignored. Open Warfare May Come "If the sportsmen ignore them and their rights and do Just as they please, the stockmen, who exert considerable political pressure, pres-sure, will begin to legislate against the sportsmen and then open warfare is likely to result between the two groups. "If the big game board was abolished, the sportsman would lose what protection he now has. Regardless of what the sportsmen may think, '.the forest service is a friend of sportsmen and wild life groups. In fact, it is probably the one agency that has all the facts." At the present time, the big game board consists of a sports man, sheepman, cattleman, forest service representative and the state fish and game director. And, according to Anderson, the difficulty dif-ficulty lies in the fact that both the sportsmen and stockmen are too extreme In their demands. "We'll always have conflicts as long as we have our big deer herds and from now on we 11 al ways have big deer herds," the former head of the Wildlife federation said. "We can't hope to solve the problem, but by proper cooperation and management we can minimize the conflicts. "There's Just no use trying to kid ourselves, we don't have sufficient suf-ficient winter range to take care of the sheep and cattle and deer and elk herds. We can't very well eliminate the cattle and sheep interests in-terests from the state. It Is too big an industry. "Neither can we eliminate big game hunting from the state and I don't think the sheep and cattle men want to see it eliminated. elimin-ated. Must Ait Quickly "By acting quickly and properly, proper-ly, the state fish and game department de-partment can help alleviate tho trouble by moving herds from one area to another, when they become too numerous in a given area. "And, another thing sportsmen have got to remember is the. fact that even though deer are originally origin-ally placed on state and federal lands, chances are good that they will move on to private land some time and cause conflicts. "In the winter when the range capacity is light, the deer are forced to come down low and as a result get on private property. In some instances, these deer get into orchards and garden and do irrepairable damage. All Need Protection "Thus, it can be seen that the cattlemen and stockmen and other private property owners need protection, just as the sportsmen need protection." Anderson said he felt the big game board had done ,a fair and honest job, despite many statements state-ments to. the contrary. He was asked if he thought increasing the board to a six-man group, would help out the situation any. "No, it definitely wouldn't." he declared with great emphasis. "If it were increased to a six-man board, you'd have deadlocks and more conflicts than you do now with the result that nothing would be accomplished. "I still feel the best results will come from cooperation of al1 groups working with the big game control board and quick action on the part of the fish and game department." HURLEY BEATS BOISE BRAVES 63 to 43 BOISE. Dec. 18 (U.R) A strong Burley high school basketball team last night trimmed Boise 63 to 43 in Boise's first game of the season on its home floor. Sooners 'Give' Points Away, Yin Grid Games (Editor's Note: This is another in the series of the football bowl teams). Will Appear On Benefit Card Professional Grid Loops To CardnWith'GoldW NORMAN, Okla., Dec. 18 (U.R) Oklahoma goes against North Carolina in the Sugar bowl with the distinction of being the only major team in the nation which habitually gives away points so it can win ball games. Twice during the regular season sea-son the Big Seven champions found it best to let the oposition have a couple of points. The Sooners Soon-ers traded safettes for time-precious time. Quarterback Jack Mitchell, the dazzling mental banker on Coach Bub Wilkinson's panel of gridiron grid-iron whiz kids, first called for strategic retreats into the scoring territory of the enemy at the close of 'Oklahoma's brutal contest with Texas Christian. Mitchell purposely let TCU have two points rather than give it the chance to block an OU punt and score the points needed to win. Oklahoma pulled that out of the fire, 21-18. Safety Forces Kickoff At the close of its season against, arch-rival Oklahoma A & M college, Oklahoma again had her back to the wall as the clock showed only seconds to play. The safey forced a kickoff that kept A & M out of scoring position posi-tion and gave Oklahoma the game, 19-15. Mitchell'tried to make his safety safe-ty play more elaborate in the TCU game by stalling off his tackle in the end zone as long as possible, thus killing additional time. Halfback Darrcll Royal, the versatile passer, runner and kicker who complements Mitchell Mitch-ell on many plays, managed to dodge back and forth in the A & M end zone for extra seconds. But the first time Royal tried his giveaway play, OU was penalized for an off-side; he succeded in presenting the points in his second sec-ond try. Typifies Oklahoma Style i This sort of thing, retreating to glory, typifies the Oklahoma style that brought nine victories after its slow start in San Francisco last Sept. 25, when Santa Clara trounced the Sooners, 20-17. North Carolina, taking a tip from the record of the TCU and Oklahoma A & M near-defeats, can expect less trouble from Ok-lohamo Ok-lohamo if New Year's in New Orleans Or-leans turns oufcswet and soggy. Mitchell, who handles the ball in Oklahoma's split-T formation, had poor days in both games because be-cause the pigskin was wet. The TCU match was played at night on Oct. 23 in Fort Worth, and a heavy dew made the bill slippery. It rained throughout the A & M match at Stillwater, Okla., on Nov. 27. y.,t ' 1 It '.V-.-.. Ill ' i Danny Savich, former Tooele high school and University of Utah football great, will wrestle Red Lyons Thursday night in the Riverside Roller Rink arena in the semifinal event of a Shriners' benefit grappling show. Boh Cummings and Gypsy Joe wilt meet in the main event of the show, the net proceeds from which will be turned over to the Provo Shrine club for use in the rare of patients at the Shriners' Crippled Children hospital in Salt Lake City. The show will begin at 8:30 p. m. Bob Cummings, Gypsy Joe To Battle In Shriners7 Benefit Match; Savich Also On Card Prep School Tourneys Will Be Held In Utah Fieldhouse CLEVELAND, Dec. 18 (U.R) The "Gold War" between the two professional football leagues will go on. The annual owners' meeting of the all-America conference made that clear Saturday as the chairman chair-man of the executive Committee, Bm Lindheimer, stated flatly that "We will make no more proposals pro-posals to the National football league." The Dons' owner, while contending' con-tending' the AAC was stronger than last year, admitted in an official statement of the executive execu-tive committee that there was "some possibility the ownership and location of the Chicago Rockets Rock-ets will be changed next year." Weak Sister He added that the Rockets, , the weak sister of the league, had a "wealthy group" fn another city interested . in buying them, but did not name city nor group. It Low Cost C AS KI L OA N S 5 " a month repays $50 loan 110.05 monthly repays S100 S20.14 monthly repays $200 $30.21 monthly repays $300 orncs hours S a. m. t I p. m. daily t a. m ta I p. to. Saturdays Appointments may b madt for after hour. Phon 17S KEN HOUSTON. Manaeer was known, however, that the AAC regards Chicago as a pivotal point in its' fight with the older league and would not be likely to remove the Windy City franchise. Lindheimer said that if the rockets did remain in Chicago, "their ownership would remain substantially the same." Rockets President R. E. Garn, said "Chicago is still very much in the picture. Rocket Owners Riled However, speculation had it that if the franchise were moved it would go to a group of wealthy Dallas sportsmen interested in moving the team to the Texas town. The Rockets owners', riled be cause three of them had to chip in something like $100,000 in mid-season this year to keep Chi cago going, said that their orig inal bond rule, requiring each club to put up $200,000 at the start of the season, would be en forced in 1949. The rule was not enforced this year. The league owners, in the second sec-ond day of their annual meeting meet-ing here, stressed tbj fact tha.t the Rockets were the only team in the league requiring financial help the past season. They put off until their winter meeting in New York in February Feb-ruary any definite decision on 'devising league games, but ad- ! mitted that the consensus among owners "is that television affected affect-ed gate receipts this year adversely ad-versely to a considerable extent.'' A FRONT END ALIGNMENT EXPERTS ANDERSON'S 241 West Center Gobd Outlook Predicted For Winter Sports WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (U.R) The forest service Saturday predicted pre-dicted that this season will be the biggest in history for winter sports in the national forests. A total of 2,744,156 visits were recorded for the 1947-48 season. The total is expected to approach 3,500,000 this year, a 25 per cent increase. The estimate was based on reports from ski clubs and other winter sports organizations. Actually 3,500,000 visits would mean about . 700,000 Individual visitors, the service saki, since sports enthusiasts average about five visits apiece. Sadler Scores TKO Over Terry Young NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (U.R) Slim Sandv Saddler, world feath erweight champion, gained furth er stature Saturday as a future contender i for the lichtweisht crown after his lOth-round tech nical knockout victory over Terry H. H. Rose, secretary of the Utah High School Athletic As sociation, announced Saturday that both the Class "A" and "B" basketball tournaments will be he'.d in the University of Utah Fieldhouse. The Class A tourney will run March 10, 11, and 12, with the Class B meet for March 16, 17, 18 and' 19. Mr. Rose also stated the first four teams from the Big Eight and the first three teams of region re-gion One will qualify for the Class "A" tournament. Carbon will qualify for the eighth position posi-tion if she has a better percentage percent-age than both the fourth place team of region One and fifth best team in the Big Eight. If Carbon has a slightly better record than either of these two earns she W,ill have to meet the one w'ith the highest percentage in a playoff game to be held on a neutral floor as neai equal distance dist-ance to the schools involved as possible. The fourth place team of region One and the fifth place team in the Big Eight will meet in a playoff play-off on a neutral floor, if Carbon's percentage is not better than either of these teams. As in past years, the Class B tournament will draw two teams each from the Summit division of region Two, the Jordan division of region Two. the Alpine division divis-ion of region Three, the Nebo division di-vision of region Three, and re-Kion re-Kion Five, and Three teams each from region Four and region Six. Young, a natural 135-pound campaigner. cam-paigner. Although out-weighed eight pounds, Saddler gave Young a terrific beating before Referee Eddie Joseph stopped the fight at 37 second of the final round at Madison Equare Garden. Saddler weighed 128 pounds. Young 136. The bout was a non-title match. The association also set the dates for the state finals in wrestling for Feb. 19, with the swimming finals slated for Feb. ?6. 0V, v.. DANNY SAVICH BENEFIT WRESTLING Thursday Dec. 23rd By VFW Ute Post 2162 8:30 p. m. RIVERSIDE ROLLER RINK Sponsored for Provo Shrine Club, Benefit of Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital. MAIN EVENT GYPSY JOE Vs BOB 'CUMMINGS PLUS Good Supporting Card Reservations: WICK SWAIN BARBER SHOP KEITH'S LUNCH HAROLD'S CAFE & BILLIARDS Regular Prir- Last Thursday, Bob Cummings challenged the winner of the Gypsy Joe-S ugyHayamaka match. Cummings issued his challenge chal-lenge just before the third fall of the event, aid then went over to Hayamaka's corner and shook hands with the Japanese-American wrestler. Then he went over to shake hands with the Gypsy, but the Globetrotter refused to extend his hand, and instead, spat at Cummings, who promptly hauled off and slammed a right at Gypsy Joe's chin. The blow sent the Gypsy spinning out of the ropes and sprawling to the floor. When he tried to climb back into the ring, Cummings kicked him off the ring apron again and then stormed from the roped enclosure himself. fr Thus, the stage was set for bringing Gypsy Joe and Cummings Cum-mings together for a wrestling encounter, and that's exactly what Dave Reynolds, matchmaker .for the VFW cards, decided to do, so the grapplers could settle their feuding ways in a Shriners' bene fit main event, slated for this coming Thursday night in the Riverside Roller Rink arena. It will be a best two-out-of-three fall event with an hour's time limit and it should prove to be a wild, hectic evening for even the nost action-craving fan. Popular Grappler Cummings is one of the most popular and capable wrestlers now appearing in Provo. However How-ever he will have to resort to all the tricks of the trade that he knows, if he is going to have much success against Gypsy, one of the most disliked matmen ever to appear in Provo. 1 Gypsy Joe, who has already beaten Cummings once, is not only rough and mean, but plenty tough and cunning as was well-proven well-proven in his match with Haya-maka Haya-maka last Thursday. In addition, he is one of the most colorful, with his brilliantly-colored brilliantly-colored robes, golden ear-rings, and his nervous, pacing ring manner. man-ner. He reminds one of a hungry lion pacing up and down in a cage in a r.oo, the way he stalks back and forth when inside the ropes. Besides- what should prove to be an interesting main event, .there will be a star-studded sup-I sup-I porting card. In the semi-final event, a best two-out-of-three-fall match with a 45-minute time limit, Danny Savich, former all-conference all-conference football player t the University of Utah, will tangle with Red Lyons, one of the other ring meanies now appearing in the Provo area. Savich, who gained sll-Ameri-can honorable mention recognition recogni-tion In 1934 and is considered one of the greatest linemen ever turned out at Utah, has wrestled In all parts of the country since turning pro in 1935. Former Tooele Star A former Todele high player, he won 64 straight matches while wrestling in Akron, Ohio, a few years back, and' is expected to give Lyons, who is rather unpopular un-popular with local fans, a rough time of it. The preliminary match will see the return of an old favorite, George Overhuls, to the ring, after an absence of several weeks. J.Ie will wrestle Salvador Flores, ; who made his debut in Provo last week, when he teamed with Lyons in an Australian team tag 'natch against Cummings and Bill Weidner. The show, which will start at 8:30 p.m., will be sponsored by the VFW for the Provo Shrine club with all net proceed going to the Shriner's Crippled Chil dren hospital In Salt Lake City. To help the cause along, all the wrestlers appearing on next Thursday night's card will take reduced cuts on their percentage of the gate. Merrill Named On Texas Mines' Opponent Team Kimball Merrill, eaptain 4 star tackle on the 1948 Brlgham Young university football team, was named on the Texas Mines all-opponent team and starred In. a broadcast over an El Paso, Tax radio station Saturday night honoring the all-opponent ' team, V according to Edwin R. Kimball, .'; head football coach at RYU. The Miners finished second In the strong Border conference and' will play this year in the Sun Bowl. Their star back, Fred Wendt, was the nation's outstand-' ing ground gainer for the season just finished, according to national na-tional statistics. According to Coach Kimball,: the selection of the Cougar captain cap-tain was almost unanimous. A recording was made of a state- ment by Merrill and sent to El Paso for use on the broadcast " Merrill began hit football career at. Union- high school in Phoenix, Ariz., as an end, moved then to Phoenix Junior college where he played fullback for on,e year, than came to BYU where he was fixture at tackle. He is a senior this year. " who made good in a big way. Other spekaers included Stan Watts, BYU coach who was high school mentor; Floyd Millet of BYU, his college coach, and Athletic Ath-letic Director Eddie Kimball of the BYU. Fillmore Honors Clarence Robison Fillmore and Millard county civic leaders and other citizens honored Clarence Robison, Brig-ham Brig-ham Young university distance runner who participated in the 1948 Olympic, Friday afternoon at an assembly held in the Millard Mil-lard county high school. The assembly was under the direction of Principal Golden Wright and both Mayor Howard Johns and County Commissioner LaMoyne Melville paid high, tribute trib-ute to Robison, a hometown boy BASKETBALL JORDAN HIGH B. Y;HIGH TUE. DEC. 21 8 P.M. Vomenrs Gym. For Your Convenience Xmas Store Hours MON. DEC. 20 To THURS. OPEN TILL 8:00 P. M. Friday Dec. 24, 6:00 P. M. The Original "Sportsman's Headquarters" IN PROVO life , "Not tonight, Joe I just met a guy who's going to build me home with lumber from a f BUILDING MATERIALS 6 COAL n Winter, Summer, Spring or Fall, you'll find Utah Timber & Coal Co. lumber and building build-ing materials best In any season. sea-son. 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