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Show PROVO. (UTAH)- DAILY: CHERALD THURSDAY, -AFRIU 2.1942 PAGE-SEVEN; 1 x 1 Today 8 r - For By JACK GCENTHER i United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April 2 (UJU The worrisome business of haclt-irie haclt-irie the Kentucky derby field down to tabloid size begins today at Bowie and will continue there and - in other sections of the nation na-tion for most of the month. The occasion is the opening of the eastern turf season, and it figures to be a trifle grim because, the work has piled up. r For more than three months the 150 assorted horses, hay-burn era and hides, fondly named for Col. Matt Winn's big Bluegrass party, have been relaxing in the Florida sun or snoozing peacefully peaceful-ly in their warm barns. But all eood thines must come to an end and the vacation is over. It is high time that the proud beauties' beau-ties' were up and about their labors. A number will begin attacking their chores at Bowie. The nine- day spring meeting at this Maryland Mary-land track is important because it marks the return of the gee-geea to the Atlantic seaboard, and because be-cause it sets in motion the machinery ma-chinery which will reduce the current cur-rent group of 150 derby eligibles to a nicely compact field of about 15 by May 2. In effect, the machinery is composed com-posed of a round-robin of elimination elimina-tion races which will separate the wheat from the chaff, tne sheep from the goats, the cream from the milk, etc., etc. Bowie's races will be mild and minor affairs, af-fairs, but gradually the schedule will be stepped up until the 50 survivors are combed over a final time in three big stakes. The first is the $15,000 Chesapeake Chesa-peake handicap which will be run a few miles from Bowie at Havre De Grace. This . race is Maryland's Mary-land's big prep of the better derby eligibles. and in the past it has produced at least one good horse per running. A few of them were dctor, Porter's Cap, Gilded Knight. War Admiral, Cavalcade and Whiskery. The Chesapeake is run at a mile and 1-16 and this year it is heralded as Alsab's jumping-off point. The 1941 juvenile champion cham-pion is now in Florida and will be shipped to Kentucky shortly. If he is in good shape, he will be routed back to Maryland for a shot at this $15,000 purse and a final chance to tighten himself for the run of the roses. The Chesapeake will be followed by the $10,000 Bluegrass stakes at Kenneland park In Kentucky. The track will open on April 9 and the Calumet farm string of eight derby nominees will descend upon it en-masae. Several minor races will lead up o the Blue-grass, Blue-grass, which is the gala homecoming home-coming party for the horses raised in the neighborhood. The Bluegrass will draw Sun Again, Some Chance and whatever other Calumet horses Ben Jones deems worthy. As well, it is certain; cer-tain; to attract E. R. Bradley's Bless Me, the solid choice of the hard-boot country. This mile and 1-8 race has been won by such excellent thoroughbreds as Bime- Do You Know That WINGS SHIRTS Are Still fl 7 Only 9175 Stock Up Today! . Exclusive at Taylor Bros. Co. PARDON MS -BUT WHEN THE NCUI MOON IS UP- w n CRESCENT RPPERR TO FftCE port It r w Owners Prime Horses New Turf Season lech. Bubbling Over, Our Boots, Black Servant and Bull Lie a. Two other eligibles - are the Greentree- stable's Devil Diver and Shut Out, but they also were named for the $25,000 Wood Memorial third of the three classic derby preps which is run at Jamaica in New York. The Wood is the most famous event of the trio, and is popularly regarded re-garded as the test of the eastern "ivy league" candidates. - If Devil Diver and Shut Out do run in 1 the Wood, they "will ; oppose op-pose Ben Whitakers. Requested- winner 'of . the recent Flamingo stakes-r-and possibly Apache, sup posedly the best of the Belair stud aspirants. The Wood is run one week before the derby and is contested over a mile and 1-16 route. It is a popular race in its own right. If the future book operators are correct. Sun again, Some Chance, Devil Diver Shut Out, Bless Me, Requested and Alsab are strictly the horses to beat for the $75,000 purse of the derby.. They are the low-priced candidates, and the derby won't be hurt a bit by the fact that they will take their last licks in three different stakes instead in-stead of the same one. Of course, future books prices are representative only of guesses even among the most informed bookies. The chances are that at least three of those cut-rate bargains bar-gains won't even see Churchill Downs on derby day. Sounds radical? Not al all. Remember that 135 of 150 horses must be discarded in the space of a month or that no more than one of every 10 will keep that date at the Downs'. SPORTSMEN TO MEET MONDAY Monthly meeting of the Provo Wild Life organization will be held Monday at 8 p. m. in the city courtroom, announces Alton Giles, president. It is planned to have M. J. Mad-sen, Mad-sen, assistant in charge of state fisheries management, present as speaker. Mr. Giles urges all sportsmen to be present. Lincoln Slates Interclass Meet Lincoln high school tracksters will hold their annual interclass track and field meet Friday at 2 p. m. A two-way battle between the juniors and seniors is expected, with- the sophomores also coming in for a substantial share of the points. Lincoln had one of the top-notch top-notch track teams in Region 3 last year, and should come up with another formidable outfit this spring. i Lehi Baslfeteers Feted at Banquet LEHI Lehi high school bas-keteers, bas-keteers, who enjoyed a successful 1942 campaign that took them to the state tournament were honored honor-ed at a banquet and social sponsored spon-sored by the Booster Girls. Mary Roberts, president of the Booster Girls, presided, and Supervisor Su-pervisor and Mrs. Leo Hansen and Principal and Mrs. Lloyd B. Neither the new moon is not visible from any point on earth . . . but there's visible distinction distinc-tion in fresh-looking curtains and draperies that have been dry cleaned clean-ed by the Madsen modern mod-ern process. A'sProhable Cellar Team This Summer (Editor's Note: Following is " the ninth aerie sizing up the major league clubs.) TUCSON. Ariz.; ApriV 2 W- Connie Mack's Philadelphia Ath-ltics, Ath-ltics, hard-bit by the loss of rune players to the armed services, are facing a long, tough summer unless un-less they 3 get some -unexpected help. As matters stand now, the A's look llke: heavy favorites to stay .in the cellar, a spot they've occupied for' the past two years, . Heading east after their California Cali-fornia spring training season, the Athletics" exhibition record shows four v victories , and six defeats against major league, clubs, and an " even break in sixteen games against minor league ' opposition. The San Francisco Seals won four straight games from the A's. Chapman Missing- The A's record is not surprising in view of the fact that they lost Sam Chapman, their most dangerous danger-ous hitter, who drove in 108 run3 last year, and their second base combination of Benny McCoy and Al Branca to to Uncle Sam. The other players lost were Porter Vaughan, Rankin Johnson and Rookies Joe Gantenbein, Orge Cooper, Don Richmond, and Ray Poole. Connie Mack has left a fair pitching staff, a good catching staff and a so-so outfield. The infield in-field is patched up and pathetic, and the long holdout siege of first baseman Dick Siebert didn't help matters any. The way the A's in field looks now the pitchers will start every game with the score about 3-0 against them; Last year the A's had the worst fielding club in the league, and they promise to be even more unreliable defensively. Siebert wUl take over first as soon as he rounds into shape, but second, third and short are problems. Crash Davis, counted on to take over Benny McCoy'a second base job, has been a big disappointment. disappoint-ment. Al. Rubeling, who tried to make the grade two years ago and failed, is back with no more ability. Ken Richardson, who's kicked around the minors for seven years and was with Wil-liamsport Wil-liamsport last season, may wind up at second. He's been playing first during Siebert's absence. Tack Wallaesa. whd hit a mere .252 for Wilmington last season, is booked to play short. He's 6 feet, 3 inches in height and will be the tallest shortstop in the majors. Connie Mack says,, "he has a fine pair of hands, can throw and run. and learns fast." Third base is in the laps of the gods. " Buddy' Blair," who hit .295 for Newark, has looked good, but is hampered by a bad knee that's bothered him for three years. If the knee holds up he'll play third. If not. Pete Suder, last year's custodian', will take over. There is also a possibility that Suder may play short if Wallesca cracks up. The pitching is the best part of the club. Back from last year are Phil Marchildon,. Jack Knott, Lester McCrabb and Bill Beck-man, Beck-man, and they have been joined by Jack Hallett, obtained in the Wally Moses deal from the White Sox. The five leading newcomers are Herman Besse and Dick Fowler Fow-ler from Toronto, Fred Caligiuri from Wilmington, Roger Wolff from WTIlllamsport, ' and Russ Christopher from Newark. Most of them know how to pitch. There is variety and versatility on the mound. Some have fine stuff, others depend on control and smartness. Frankie Hayes and Hal Wagner are backstops of major league ability and will handle the catching catch-ing satisfactorily. The outfield will have Bob Johnson in left, Eddie Colli ns, Jr., in center, and Elmer Valo, who hit .324 at Wilmington, in right, at the start of the season. Mike Kreevich, a fine defensive man who came to the A's from the White Sox with Jack Hallett in the Wally Moses deal, will be unable un-able to take over center for at least three months because of a pulled tendon. Dee Miles, slated to play right, is presently laid up with a sore shoulder. ' STAYS AT TROPICAL Coral Gables, Fla., April '2 Don Meade canceled an engagement engage-ment to ride in the Rowe Memorial Memor-ial on the opening day at Bowie, April 1, and remained at Tropical Park until he departs for New York. Adamson were among the special guests. j Squad members present included includ-ed Captain Reed Nostrum, Clyde Lambert, Robert Carson, Harold Stoker, and Victor Jc&es, seniors; Dale Russon, Paul Price and Maurice Mau-rice .Taylor, juniors,., and Jay Lambert Lam-bert and Don Dorton, sophomores! Make ThU M X Rhk Tent . Try It for RrlW of -tilth and Get a 25c Bottle of MENTHO-LYPTUS Cough Syrup . Rfmrmbfr It Hast Help Your Cough or yonr money will be rvfunclrd. PROVO DRUG CO. S3 North Vnlveralty Aveaue , M105JE W HOCKEY nrww m i l ii i 1 1 11 " mw"wi" 'eiiuiiiijuiwj,itiiii yeiyi t ' f. & ;f! , - "!' Jf' 4 ' i.; . ' ; : , -s $ ' n- , v.. V v. t i -a XV t'tjii,. 1 , t jr ' a' . t v -(- - a - -K " " f - - ' ', ' " ' " "f i' ' ' ; " i 5 Si f ' -'" v i" ' " - ' j j ; f 1 . '-Krij .-I -:i U rr XxM Syl Apps of Toronto waves stick jubilantly after smashing puck past New York Ranger goalie Jim Henry and Art Coulter, 2. Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup game, 3-1. Former Provo Pitcher Meets Hero's Death at Pearl Harbor December 7 George "Jerry" Angelich, former for-mer pitcher for the Provo Timps of the Utah Industrial league and the Sacramento Coast league team, met a hero's death at Pearl Harbor December 7. Angelich, who enlisted in the army air corps in August, 1940, was trying to rig a machine gun fram a wrecked plane at. Hicknm Field when Japanese fliers shot him from above. His name had been included in the latest casualty casual-ty list issued by the war department. depart-ment. Angelich pitched for Sacramento in 1935 and 193G ' after starring in athletics in Wilmington and Lomita public schools. He pitched for Provo in 1937 and 1938, being aft" important " cog in the TihipS' pennant drive. "Jerry" was well liked and had many friends here. He was engaged en-gaged to Miss Norma Williams of i'rovo. Hogan Favored To Cop Tourney ASH EVILLE, N. C, April 2 (U.P) Little Ben Hogan, the Hershey, Pa., money-maker, was an odds-cn-favorite to win the Land of the Sky open golf tournament for the third straight year as the field teed off today on the first leg of HOLD EVERYTHING 1 com, mi sv nia mvict, imc t. m. mc. u. . pat. of7- i"UL "A couple of former Minnesota football players they want to run interference for the tanks 1" Double n TVTG Purpose kW&kia I . TO PAY. OLD BILLS TO PAY INCOME TAX tonal makes loans of $25 to $250 or more for the above and other purposes. We make loans, quickly, privately on just your signature, or on furniture or-uto or-uto according to your circumstances. circum-stances. Reasonable monthly payments. A loan plan to fit every employed person's needs. HILARITY Snapp, Jardine To Enter Joust SALT LAKE CITY, April 2 U.R ' Two intermountain AAU boxing champions, hard-hitting Jrshal Snapp of Idaho Southern, and Harold Jardine of the Deseret gym, have been chosen to enter the national amateur fistic tourney tour-ney at Boston April 14-17. . Harold McNeil, chairman of the regional AAU committee, announced an-nounced the selections. Snapp won the middleweight crown at the recent re-cent intermountain tournament here, while Jardine breezed to f division caiy victory in the 147-poundProvement McNeil and Snapp had wired acceptance and would begin training train-ing immediately. Jardine is currently cur-rently employed in a west coast shipyard, but officials were confident con-fident he could get a leave to participate in the meet. the 72-hole $5,000 defense bond contest. Hogan contented himself with a nine-hole warm-up yesterday as Henry Picard paced the pre-tour-nament shooters over the scenic Biltmore Forest course with a three Tinder par 68. National Open Champion Craig Wood, Jimmy Hines and Jimmy Thompson shot 73's, the same score Hogan chalk ed up in an earlier practice round. Simple to apply, simple to qua!- fw . ft- '. J . 1 i Large loans made as readily as small ones. If yoif want to get a loan "on your own", phone or come in today. FINANCE CO. - Room 207 1 East Center St. Phone its ,, Provo, Uth fOrer Walgreen tru) John Vaa Weetea. T&i6cna atce. Pipers, Faculty Clash in Feature Final Round Tilt Pacific Pipers, league leaders, and Lincoln Faculty clash at 8 p. m. tonight in the Lincoln high school gym in the feature game of the final round of the Scera Recreation basketball league. Other games pit the Provo Teachers against McCoard's at 7 p. m. and the Provo Dsily Herald against the Orem Merchants at 9 p. m. The Pipers have racked up four straight victories and can put the clincher on the championship by downing the Lincoln Faculty. However, the faculty five, which is tied with the Orem Merchants for second with only one loss, ,may surprise. - Soldiers Mob Ted Williams For Autograph ATLANTA, Ga., April 2 tf.E Ted Williams, the .400 hitter who chose to shoulder a ball bat instead in-stead of a gun this summer, is the most popular roan on the Boston Bos-ton Red Sox team with soldiers in the service and he hopes that the fans will look at things, the same way, he said today. The Red Sox manager, Tobacco To-bacco Chewing Joe Cronin, said that wherever the team went, khaki clad soldier fans hunted up the lanky Williams and told him they were with him and were pulling for him to have another great season. "It makes a man feel mighty good to have the fans pulling for Uim," Williams said as the Red Sox stopped over here. "Especially am I glad, about the men in the service." While he was talking about 30 soldiers approached and asked the beantown belter for his autograph. auto-graph. He responded eagerly. For nearly an hour before the game between Boston and Atlanta yesterday, yes-terday, he scribbed his name on score cards. Then he went into the game without batting fcrifctice and archec? a 400-foot home run over the scoreboard in right field. The Red Sox beat the Atlantic Cracker, Southern association champions, 16 to 4, with Williams getting all applause and no boos each time he came to bat. Cronin said that the manner in which the fans were supporting Williams was one of the biggest (actors in uie team's rapid im- in spring- - trainings games. Pioneer Netters Choose Captain LEHI Raymond Bone, junior, is the new captai nof the Lehi tennis team, following elections Tuesday evening. Bone earned a letter in the sport last year and is one of the spearheads on the 1942 net squad. Lehi has scheduled - practice matches with East high school and South high school at Salt Lake City. The Pioneers will open the league season Friday by meeting Pleasant Grove Vikings. They ply Lincoln next Tuesday. Guard Your Health! The Sun Is Your filly! ; Spend more time in the sun and yqu?U repel ill health Old Sol is your ally for that tip-top feeling! With comfortable out-of-doors furniture, it's a pleasure to revel in sunshine and fresh air. ' . ' With Sears' Summer Furniture Large Shipment of the Following suriG ciinins METAD CHAIRS HAMMOCKS 187 West Center St. SENATORS MAY BE SURPRISE TEAM IN AMERICAN LEAGUE BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla., April 2 . UP The Washington Senators are the hardest team in Florida to figure out. One minute they look terrible ter-rible and the next they play like champions. It is especially confusing confus-ing since the Senators were harder hit by the draft ' than any other club. V- . .. v . They lost 13 men, in the draft and two of them Cecil Travis and Buddy Lewis really hurt. Only one man, George Case, who wag in Washington's opening season opens a week from Tuesday. But Manager Bucky Harris has done a tremendous reconstruction Job and it's possible that the Senators Sena-tors might spring '-a few sur-. prises. Right now they are the class of the grapefruit league because be-cause of an amazing run of fine spring pitching. And there's a chance that the pitching might be better if Buck Kewsom. bought from the Tigers at slightly more than the waiver price, gets into shape to pitch more and talk less. Confidence In Kewsom ; Harris believes that Newsom, Who led the league last season in losses with 20, can still win if he knuckles down to business The Senators pitching isn't half bad. Dutch Leonard,. Sid Hudson, and Jack WiLson, the Boston strong boy who should go better In Washington's big - park, should team with Newsom to form the Senators' "Big Four." Alex Car-rasquel, Car-rasquel, Steve Sundra, Bill Zuber and Walter Masterson, all from last year's staff, have something, more or less, to recommend them. Of the rookies Early Wynn, who came np from Springfield, Mass., late last 'season and won three out of , four games, Phil McCullough from Greenville, S. C, and Bill Kennedy and Hardin Cathey from Charlotte all have a chance to stick. Harris says they are the best group of young pitch Salt Lake & Utah Railroad Corp. "OREM LINE" Desirous of assisting Defense Workers with their transportation trans-portation problems, the following Train and Bus Schedule i3 now in effect: Northbound From Provo: Train 6:05 a.m. Train 7:35 a.m. Bus 8:35,a.m. Tcain 10:18 a.m. Bus . 1:20 p.m. Bus . 2 :15 p.m. Lehi only Train 3:39 p.m. Train 5 :00 p.m. Lehi only-Train only-Train 6:14 p.m. Train 9:48 pjnr ECONOMICAL TRANSPORTATION Ask Agents about Commutation Books, Student Books, and Mileage Books n : RIDE THE BIG RED CARS and DeLUXE MOTOR BUSSES UMBRELLAS Proyo, Utah ers he has ever had on the same squad in the spring. Wynn . has been tabbed a $50,000 prospect.-McCullough prospect.-McCullough is a knuckle-bailer, Kennedy the only lefthander on the. squad land . Cathy a fast-' bailer, Cathey and Kennedy didn't . have impressive ' records ; ; with Charlotte but they were playing on a team with' only one .300 hitter hit-ter -and the worst defensive dub in the circuit. Washington's pitching will do, but they may have infield trouble. Jim Vernon at first is one, of the league's most improved players but second base is a nightmare. Frankie Croucher, obtained from the Tigers, has' a mysterious sore arm and Jimmy PofahL wfco'rf been subbing for him, doesn't seem to be able to throw or tat The job might even go to 18-year-old Eddie Lyons, only a year out of high school. He's broken up two games this spring with his pinch-hitting.. Bob Repass, drafted from Columbus, Co-lumbus, looks like the . goods at shortstop. He can field and it looks like he'll hit. Stan Galle from Milwaukee has been battling for . the third base job but Roberto Ro-berto EstaleUa, a converted outfielder, out-fielder, probably will get the job because of his punch. . E T " The outfield has exceeded expectations. ex-pectations. Stan Spence, obtained from the Red Sox, hss looked surprisingly sur-prisingly good in center and has hit well -despite his .232 mara last year. Bruce Campbell, obtained ob-tained from the Tigers, in the. Cramer-Bloodworth deal, will be in right field with the . speedy Case, who led the league in stolen Dases last year with 33, In left. With EstaleUa shifted to the infield, in-field, Roberto Ortiz is the only reserve outfielder now. The Sena ' tors are hopeful of picking up an other right-handed hitting outfielder. out-fielder. Jake Early, who has come along In good shape, wil be the No. 1 catcher backed up by Al Evans. Southbound From Proyo: Train 7 :23 a.m. , Train 8:49 a.m. Bus ..11:35 a.m. Train-148 p.rn Bus . 3:29 p.m. . i Train 4:39 p.m. . Train 6:26 pjn. Train 8:15 p.m. Bus .10:10 p.m. Bus 11:30 p.m.Ironton only Bus .12:05 a.m. Train 1:41 a.m. Merchandiser cnr.iP:c:iina Ea'SQc GLIDERS METAL TABLES Phone 411 i ! |