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Show PAGE 2 fKOVO, UTAH COUNT?. UTAH TUESDAY. APRIL i. 1944 'Challenge Me' Enters Strong Bid For Kentucky Derby Title By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April 4 (UP) It seems to us that the most noteworthy note-worthy competitive display thus far among the 148 nominees for the Kentucky Derby was the distance-speed registered by Challenge Chal-lenge Me on the past two week ends at Hot Springs, Ark. The Brollte Farm's brown son of Challenger 2nd established a new track record of 1142-3-5 for 1 1-16 miles In winning the Oak-lawn Oak-lawn Handicap, March 25. The big, ground-eating colt followed fol-lowed this victory by winning the $10,000 Arkansas Derby at Oak-lawn Oak-lawn last Saturday, covering 11-8 miles in 1:50 1-5. just fifth of a second off the track record set by With Regards in 1942. These distances approach the Kentucky classic's mile and a quarter. Apparently Challenge Me could have registered faster clockings under pressure; but in neither race was he pressed. Un- Krneeto AguiJar here March 14. der easy handling by Tony Skor-1 Olivera also was victor In his onskl, he breezed to walk-away j last time out. defeating a heavily victories 10 lengths in the handi- j favored opponent, Luis Castillo cap. and three-and-a-half lengths j at the Hollywood Legion stadium In the Arkansas. He carried 109 several weeks ago. pounds in the handicap, but took A capacity crowd of 10.000 fans on a burden of 120 Saturday. Both , was expected to Olympic audi-events audi-events were for three-year-olds, jtorium. Challenger Me has developed slowly like most progeny of Challenger Chal-lenger 2nd. the sire of Challedon and Pictor. His record as a two-year-old was unimpressive four wins and two places in 18 starts. Saturday's victory was his third in nine starts as a three-year-old. But the offspring of Challenger 2nd improve with age, and they fmnrnve as the distance is in-1 creased. A flood of money on Challenge Me must be pouring into the winter win-ter bookf -following his impressive impres-sive showings and following yes- ' 5. teraay s announcement u. "ICheld sometime in June. announcement uwi UIC:held nomeHmo tn Tht, ooit is a certain suaitcx Kentucky Lerpy. jviay o. ...am rnnie hv n E ! "'"..u ir: , vec. Rreault. Chicago bakery execu t.ve and fer or eroi.te jarm, uciuic WiiKP"'e oughbred from not apnnga I-1 ( lotion, succeeding Parky A. Pap- ChurchUl Downscene of the L. K. Gottschal wfs .i1!!! fn.M,f !cJle.d :vl" President, and Jimmy J , . T n r;wl Jrfe was listed as a 60-1 shot in Hie winter book, far Delow sucn highly regarded- nommees as Pukka Pu-kka Gin, Platter. Stir Up. etc. He robably will be down around 12-1 efore this week is finished. Beavers Face Seal Club Shorthanded SAN JOSE, April 412-Fortland 412-Fortland Braves face the rancisco ceai0 In ie Saturday withan experienced but small club. The Beavers have three players they can count on this season Joe Sullivan, a left hander. Syd Cohen and Marino Pleretti. Pitcher Ad Liska has not B'gned his contract and Jack Wil- s-jn. veteran right hander. has not' yet recovered from an operation ; to his elbow. Manager Marv Owen expects , to hold down third base. He lacks a second baseman and his first baseman, Larry Barton, has been i reclassllea l-A. z. SED CARS Hitler Would Give a Hundred Hun-dred Soldiers For the Tires On These: 1941 Buick Sedan-ette Sedan-ette 1941 Chev. Master Special 1941 Ford Super Deluxe 1941 Plymouth Special Deluxe 1941 Pontiac Se-danettc Se-danettc 60 OTHERS To Choose From! A N TELLURIDE MOTOR CO. USED CAR DEPT. 50 East First North Provo, Utah PHONE 1000 Utahs Oldest Automobile Dealer DAILY HERALD Ortiz Favored To Upset Challenger In Tonight's Bout LOS. ANGELES, April 4 UH Manuel Ortiz, bantamweight champion, was a 2 to 1 favorite today to make his second successful suc-cessful title defense in three weeks when he meets Tony Olivera Oli-vera of San Francisco tonight in a 15-round bout. Ortiz, who will be defending the title for the 10th time, lost to CJlvera three years ago but defeated him later in a rematch, so tonight's fight will be a "rub-Tser" "rub-Tser" match. Manager Tommy Farmer said Ortiz had improved his condition with rigorous workouts after his unimpressive decision victory over Golf Tournament Lined Up For Utah SALT LAKE CITY. April 4 (CLE) -A $1,000 open golf tournament! will be conducted here early this summer, officials of the Utah Golf Association reported today. , The nr-et tentatively was set .-ifor Ft- Douglas and likely will beihave been ot tentatJve.lv a Mv Decision to conduct it. Thi-i iumi iluoiwa rrtioH laf tfrV, I . -- : nuai Biaie meeting of the ; ClatlOn. Thorton p. MoiSi Ft- Douglaa, nao eiecteci presiaeni oi the organ noogBon wafl re-eiectea secretary-1 J 'Giant Killer' Jack Dillion Gave Dempsey First Title Bug Another of a Series By BILLY ROCHE The iFamous Referee San, jack DiUion was the first white rigmer to De called Giant Killer.! against Moran. who had battled' " -"-f- Dillion born Ernest Cutler, Jack Johnson 20 rounds in Paris1 Pltching also, presents its prob-: Max Schmeling Into Price nearly always fought out twice knocked out Jim Coffey.' j- Jf hurlers are 4-F ut of helplessness in 2 min- of his clas. He was forced to the Roscommon Giant, and was; elson Potter-f' Jackucki- ew-utes ad 4 seconds. Joe Louis was do so because middlewegihts and fresh from a Joust with WiUard ,nan Shlrcy. Meldon V est and moat devastating fighter I ev- and light-heavyweights took to ; Moran connected with his famout ' Sam Zoldak. Jack Kramer and'r .aw the uncut when his name was .Mary Ann in the third and down!A1 Lamacchia hold medical dis- j r ' . mentioned. went Dillon. But little John got ; charges. Potter won 10 games I a, J Although Dillion was no taller up to give the Pittsburgher such''01" the Browns last season, buti fn RpPlPrTPn than 5 feet and weighed noa shellacking that the big blond the rest have yet to prove their i If Hill llWVlWlvU more than 160 at his peak. Honest 'was wallowing in his own blood ability in fast company. John Kelly offered to wager $100,-1 000 that he could beat the giant .Jess Willard. it was while serving as a spar ring partner for Dillion prior to n and knocked James J. Cor-the Cor-the Hoosier Hurrican e remark-! tt out of the heavyweight busl-able busl-able victory over Frank Moran ln!ness vhen he tagged Tom Cowl-Brooklyn. Cowl-Brooklyn. June 20, 1916, that a pr, a big Englishman with an ex- J gaunt-faced young Jack Dempsey first got the idea he could really fight. Returning to New York on the subway, he remarked to his then manager. Jack Price: "So That's the great Jack Dillion. Well. I can lick him." It was the first inkling the Manassa Man Mauler eave anyone that championship bug. Gets Up to Maul Mo he had the Chunky, dark-haired and blue-eyed, blue-eyed, Dillion took his fighting tag when he broke in as a professional in 1908. Fierv aggressiveness, undaunted un-daunted courage, accurate punching, punch-ing, a lethal sock in either hand and a granite chin were not the least of the numerous qualities that carried Dillion through many 7 1 1 IT I. fc illilft iiViffiyai-' "i" --iTIT rffr iftaiataat 1 Vr ft A """Tii laW II rtl IftWi i r. y' PROVO FLYING SERVICE Gives Flight Instructions To Anyone Special Introductory Course $105 Applicants for Air Corps Cadets should investigate PHONE 508-R - PROVO AIR PORT National Celebrations Planned For Team, Coach SALT LAKE CITY, AprU 4 (UK) University of Utah's Cinderella" basketball team that went from nowhere to the national championship In one sea-on arrived home today to-day to receive the plaudits of the home state backers. Although a large celebration celebra-tion . was 'planned for the Utes, starting the minute they arrived, mlxed-up train schedules got the festivities off to a bad start. Only a comparative few students and well-wishers were present at the station to greet the victorious vic-torious Utes. However, what was lacking in the beginning was made up in later action. The Wonder Won-der Kids were convoyed to the University campus where they were feted at a gigantic rally. Players and Coach Vadal Peterson were Introduced to the assembly midst cheers and songs. Governor Herbert B. Maw and Mayor Earl J. Glade spoke spke briefly, c-mmen-ding the youngsters for their splendid performances. A Rotary club dinner will fete the team tonight at the hotel Utah. School President LeRoy E. Cowles will speak and coaches and players will tell of their experiences In winning the national championship. cham-pionship. Another banquet will honor the team hursday when the Un Men's club will be host to the boys. treasurer. tion decided to revive the inter-! mountain amateur tournament which was called off at the Og- den Countrv rluh lust vpr rAtea oq oo j o, a ana w. . , . .... i ne state junior meet wvu dc . ... , conauciea nere. xno aaie was set asso-'forit. Other merts at Provo. Lo- can and Mncma a 1 ia aoro 11a.' Provo's annual open will be held about May 21, Logen will conduct first an amateur meef May 8. and iSeSlt UUh Copper will hold its ama.,centr teur meet early In June. J grueling battles to eventual triumph over men who outweigh-! ed him many pounds. Dillion made his greatest fight ! when the final bell rang. Dillon was at his best airatntit the cumbersome giants of his time. He belted out Fireman Jim j plosive punch. Jim Corbett con - jsidered Cowler a coming cham-' ion. Gentleman Jim sat near the! Briton's corner. Cowler towered Dillon like a lighthouse above its rocky Dase. uiuon Kept peeking up at uw era cfUJi wniip inpv wprpi eettinsr instructions. Corbett root- cd enthusiastically for Cowler. j plane. Joe Schultz. 4-F. is anoth-but anoth-but not for long. In the second, as er good man behind the bat, the former chamoion shouted ad- Aft-- ir,4v, v.i .a j ... vice to the Englishman. Dillon ! ,A"er ..f fibc ducked t,A, - w...,.. left hook on the point of the chin.l Cowler crashed tVthe canvas out ' Never Failed To Finish Dillon started 232 times In 14 -LL. J t"i ST''t 4i . T-? "1 1 1 h I HI II FlftlfilH - Kl; ... " - J i Hot Potato Now LUKE HAAAUM HOT POTATO i(v Strong Browns Club Bids Cellar Adieu By BOB MEYER United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, AprU 4 CCS In the midst of the dark cloud that enshrouds the St Louis Browns' baseball fortunes, Manager Luke i Sewell sees a bright spot a good 4-F infield that includes the sensational sen-sational Verne Stephens. With Stephens at shortstop and Don Guttrrldge at second. Sewell; has one of the best keystone com- binations in the American ten die.' And he Is counting heavllv unon'second fizht with Max Schmeling .v.. - uie rawtr nuuug oi otcpnens, i . j .in ij -.,; 'v"'tn tameu uie o-jcai -um ymi- . ... . nr. . lornia youui near uie .uu percent mark before he was injured last snnann Roundtnir outhia haDDV infield situation is Geprge McQulnn at base and Ellis Clary at third. leaves Sewell free to con- trate on the tmtfield and pitch - Ing staffs, whldh may bring him promoUons, but couldn't help hav- plenty of grey alra. a rooUng interest in Louis, the Athough tlie Brownt' roster attracUon. Besides, Joe was too contains 12 4-Fa and three play- young and brilliant to have his trs discharged vfroni the service,! career ruined by carelessnesa or the remainder are ripe for draft-a tactical mistake. ing. and the outfield in particular! may feel the effect of a .manpower ' . , , . . . . . . , dearth. Milt Byrnes, 4-K. who hit ulfk' V 1, 1 -aa i. l,, ,feel Schmeling out and be tag- Harold Epps giyes Sewell the sllmi beginnings of Iran outfiekl. But Frank DerUitcnto n a come J' iili3' Ua Steve Sundra already has been' approved for military duty and is awaiting call. The rest of - the! nitchine corns has the ouantitv and some quality, but most are 1-A or due to be reclassified from iJ-B ranks. In addition to his pleasure over ; the Brownie infield, Sewell occa sionally srailes-when he views his'i"? of the board of directors of ca chine setup. Frank Mannmo association yesterday. younger brother of the New York I Giants' Gus Mancuso, has been I showing up well in practice after j being discharged from the para - Tfnnnar ofTof a lAitafA I - Hi i m.. luo LWO seasons as me pilot, Sewell is set to eaH f?r a fi.rst f10" ch St Louis has attained i onlv 1U times since iwuz. But with hip sparking Infield. Sewell is fairly certain he can avoid being a candidate for the cellar, where the Browns have landed seven times in 42 years. years, never faUed to finish. He hung up 64 knockouts, won 30 I decisions, drew 10 times, lost offi cially on ii occasions. The rest were labeled no-decision. Mike Gibbons held him even, but Dillon trimmed all the other leaders of his time who would get tn the same enclosure with him, including Battling Levinsky. He was for a spell the most respected fighter in the World, yet never ac- Dillon's legs; finally went back on him. He retired in 1921. came called It a career For a while he! conducted a soft drink and sandwich sand-wich shack ori the road to the niaiean race 'tracK, eKed out a bare living. Hf wasn't doing so well the last time I heard of him. Unfortunately and like too many old fighters. Jack Dillon didn't take car of his health andj money wnen ne nad both in abun dance. i Arrive Home Bv JACOBS Joe Louis came out throwing punches like a machine eun in his " u, i m give mc my uikkcbl ujj tu, wu . . , u i nave naa many a own wirouga . tne years. rr,i. tnnv R.hm.iin, t Urtt. , Louis took Schmeling too light-:lv light-:lv two vears before, was badly hurt in the first round and dim. aged to an even greater extent by a punch landed after the bell had ended the fifth : . tw tn H- ,v ?tS?mj WOUld ll C? .557 , out whe'he saaled L TheVe was the real CHICAGO, April 4 CE Col Matt J. Winn today began his 17th consecutive term as president of the American Turf association. i which operates the Churchill ! Downs track at Louisville Ky., and the Lincoln Fields track at Chicago. Chi-cago. Winn was re-elected at a meet- I APrU 7 111 Missouri schools this ic4 Now That You Are 'TBack On Your Feet" and walking more, you'll be comfortable and contented con-tented if you'll bring us your old shoes today to rebuild or repair. You'll help conserve for our armed forces, too. LOUIS KELSCll & sons At BOOTERIE 124 West -Center Grayson's Scoreboard By HARRY GRAYSON NXA Sports Editor NEW YORK, April 4 In a democratic boxing match 23 year ago. Georges Carpentier fought Jack Dempsey before 80. 000 people and the first-million dollar gate $1,789,238 to be ex act. Recently in Paris, Carpentier and Max Schraeling put on an im promptu kissing exhibition, writes Tony Cordaro of The Stars and Stripes. It all came about wnen the Frenchman limped into the ring-to explain his failure to participate par-ticipate in an exhibition arranged for his benefit by friends. Previous to Carpentier's appearance appear-ance customers, who shelled out more than 2,000,000 francs to wit- ( ness the exhibition, rioted, tearing tear-ing up seats and sending; them hurtling into the ring. The onetime one-time Gorgeous Georges was rushed rush-ed front and center when German police were unable to restore order. or-der. Thin Herr Schmeling hopped;.. Into the ring and kissed Carpen- uer on coin cneeKa. i up to Newark. Since the German occupation ofi SENATORS Paris, Carpentier has been run-, COLLEGE PARK, Md While ntng a bar opposite the grave of most major icaglie managers still the French Unknown Soldier. are stewjng about their starting With the proprietor a collabor-, ltncup8, 0ssie Bluege, pilot of aUonist the saloon had been poo- the Wa8hlngton senators, today ular with the Nazis, but latelv:be(?an to make arrangements for Dusmess nan lauen ou. u i "V'pinch hitting' in th 1944 Amer-eroinf? Amer-eroinf? to get worse. before it im-jlc.an leajnje, camDai- Bluege said proves. A few weeks ago It was report - ed that Carpentier was not on:pincn hitter aeainst right hand- good terms with the Underground octauot ji iuo nuoc ooovi-iciuvii with the Nazis. Who would have thought that thev would wind ud rivine a bene- fit for Georges Carpentier or that the Orchid Man would tin into a cauliflower. a, v.. KoT,m eives you a rough Idea of how!vvamer. who handled the firf 1 loosely the franc is being tossed around these days. RED SOX Count Fleet will not go to the: BALTIMORE. Mr. The Bos-post Bos-post more than four or five times) R Ak. thel flrgt this year, if that often. Uhowing of the season today John D. Hertz wiD' confine the aain8t professional opposition. actlviUes of the high-waisted nBM BalUmore Orioles. of Reigh 3ount to weight-for-age 1 event which will keen him out: i " r . nf the rjtfh rf hnn mnivni who . , , , " : rr . . would burden him with weieht. Count Fleet's left foreieg which he bowed a tendon in his last outing the Belmont Stakes of last June Is not too strong. Count Fleet will be retired to1 TAYLOR BROS. ANNUAL PRE - UT SALE ENDS SATURDAY. APRIL 8 Styling Never More Beautiful Tailoring Never Better Fabrics Never Finer EVERY SUIT 100 WOOL 1 GROUP BROKEN SIZE RUNS Nearly All sizes Available VALUES TO $30.00 GOOD SELECTION BEAUTIFUL NEW TWEEDS and SHETLANDS Including Newest Styling in Young Meas Clothing VALUES TO $30.00 OVER 200 NEW SELECT and TWEEDS Dark with Long, Short A COMPLETE $45.00 RANGE NEW SPRING SUITS Fine Heavy Worsted Fabrics-r-Including Famous CLUBMASTER and CLUBFELLOW BRANDS Every Garment From Our Regular Stocks Select Your Spring and Summer Clothing Needs Now! 1 LAY-A-WAY -CHARGE -CASH ayior . Training Briefs By United Press BEAR MOUNTAIN. N.' H. Whitlow Wyatt said todav. he hoped to continue his 10 game winning streak of last season with the Brooklyn Dodgers "as long as Uncle Sam will let me." Wyatt, who had arm trouble early last season, recuperated in time to win 14 games for the Dodgers, the last 10 in a row, but he had not reported to the Dodgers at spring training until yesterday, pending clarification of his draft status. WOOD. N. J. Manager Mel Ott of the Giants, 1-A in the draft, is likely to miss openino the season in right field for the team for the first time since the late '20's, even if he is not called into service, he said today, stressing stres-sing that he hopes to recover from a sinus ailment before go- in r back to his resrular job. Ott. who went to New York for treat ment of a congested nasal pas ae, said he believed Rookie Bruce Sloan, whose hitting has been excellent, would be an adequate ad-equate replacement at his post. YANKEES- ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. The ' New York Yankees, desperately in need of a catcher to replace their first and second stringers of last season, Bill Dickey and Rollie Hcmsley. selected Bill Drescher. hard-hitting youngster from their Newark farm club to- Hov tr fill thp trnn TVurhpr n 23- :. ld , F j. 2S9 with Bine j namton last" year" before moving ne Xvould use Jake Powell, vet- ! eran outfielder, as his number one ; ed pitching, while two pitchers' ; many wynn anu cm ieieuv rr :Will be the next choices. ATHLETICS FREDERICK. Md. The Phila- delphla Athletics were bolstered today by the arrivp' of Pitcher i.Tess Flores. who won 12 gams last season, and Catcher Hal : string backstopping . . . . j (t.ua as OUlCKly M ne aenioiiouanaj . . . j i .-i .his greatness as a i-jwum, ... . . , . j i.w... wmcn ne snotua ao wiuvjui uc- In lav orovided he doesn't hurt him sef again. They're not kidding when they sav he's the slickest thing since Man o" War. SALE HEAVY WORSTEDS Blues and Browns Included and Stout Models $35 $40 Ranges. irv They defeated the U. S. Navy academy at Annapolis yesterday. I bO J. BROWNS-CAPE BROWNS-CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. stung by two straight losses to the Toledo Mudhens, their American Am-erican association farm clyb. Manager Luke Sewell of the St. Louis Browns, ordered extra batting bat-ting and pitching workouts today. The Browns lost yesterday's game 1 to 0, being held to three hits by Toledo pitchers. Ill Manager Billy Southworth of the St. Louis Cardinals Card-inals said today that cold weather weath-er had not prevented the team from getting into condition and that it would be ready to open the annual exhibition game series at St Louis after arriving there next Thursday. In a brief Intro-camp Intro-camp skirmish yesterday, the regulars reg-ulars defeated the Yannigans, 2 to u. CUBS WHITE SOX LAWRENCEVTLLE. Ill The Chicago Cubs and White Sox, who have been feuding since training camp season opened oyer priority on the baseball diamond at French Lick., get off to a belated start In their spring series today at George Field army air base near here. INDIANS LAYFAYETTE. Ind.. The Cleveland Indians returned to their training base todav to play the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Na-tional league after drubbing the Freeman. Ind., Flyers 17 to 1 in a game for soldiers there yesterday. yes-terday. PIRATES MUNCIE. Ind. Despite a long conference with President William Bertswanger of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pi-rates, outfielder Vince DiMag-gio, DiMag-gio, the team's only holdout, failed to come to terms yesterday, DiMaggio is holding out for more money. Pitcher Bob Klinger was notified by telephone last night rt at Jefferson Barracks. Mo.. that he had been ordered to re- Monday for induction Into the navy, and planned to leave today. Catcher Al Lopez, who will be 38 next August, announced that hl8 jrorida draft board had placed him in 1-A. A new suit-case sound recorder- ; producer makes a record of voice or music extending over eight hours on a continuous ribbon of cellophane 320 feet long. STROUT nsAJ25F' Grtrt advertiser of enn-trr enn-trr iuiiiI. Has Ba4e tmr ntOO ulra of Hoinr Fmrmtm Acreage. Brra from an a-rvr tk World. Pre oaa llatlas. E. A. STROUT REALTY AGENCY ERASTUS PETERSON I 890 West 4tn South, Provo, Utah Local Affiliate EASTER flg22 TOO |