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Show Greene Predicts Ooxih g Viil Be Lifted From 'Cash Register Racket' to Genuine Boxing BY JACK CUDDY . PATERSON, N. J., Oct. 16 OJ.R) Comemnting upon the return of champions from service to the ring. President Abe J. Greene of the National Boxing association predicted today that the revival of title competition would elevate boxing from a "purely cash register reg-ister racket" to its pre-war status as a genuine sport. Greene made this prediction while releasing the NBA's first post-war. ratings of leather-tossers. leather-tossers. He said boxing during the war period had been generally a process proc-ess of "matching and mismatching only by the register of the greatest great-est box office draw." This enabled mediocre talent to play to fantastic fan-tastic houses while champions and leading contenders were in service. serv-ice. There was no sporting reason for most of these bouts, he stressed, stress-ed, except to keep boxing "going." But. it'll be a difefrent story now, he promised. With the champs back in civvies, competition competi-tion for titles should provide "sporting activity resulting in the displacement of 'pretenders'' by deserving contenders." He announced that all champions cham-pions have been notiifed they must defend their titles agaiii&t Big Seven Hoop Schedule Drawn DENVER The Mountain States Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Sunday approved football schedules for three years beginning in 1946. but the details were not disclosed. The 1946 basketball schedule follows: Jan. 9 C. U. - D. U.. Denver. Jan. 11 BYU - VAC. Logan. CAC - DU. Fort Collins; CU - U of U. Boulder. Jan. 12 WU - U of U, Laramie. Lara-mie. Jan. 10 BYU - WU .Provo; C. U - UAC. Boulder. Jan. 19 CAC - CU. Fort Collins; Col-lins; DU - UAC, Denver, U of U -WU. Salt Lake. Jun. 25 BYU - DU. Provo; U. of U - CAC. Salt Lake. . Jan. 26 BYU CAC, Provo: U. cf U. - DU. Salt Lake. Feb. 1 DU BYU. Denver; C. U - WU. Boulder; UAC - U of U. Logan. Feb. 2 WU - BYU. Laramie: UAC - CAC. Logan; CU - DU, Boulder. Feb. 6 DU - WU, Denver. Feb. 10 U of U - BYU. Salt Lake; CU - CAC, Boulder; WU UAC. Laramie. Feb. 15 U of U - CU Salt Lake: WU - DU. Laramie. Feb. 16 BYU - CU. Provo: W. U - CAC. Laramie; UAC - DU. Logan. Feb. 22 DU - U of U. Denver. Feb. 23 BYU - UAC. Provo; CAC - U of U. Fort Collin. March DU - CAC, Denver: UAC - WU. Logan. March 2 CAC - BYU. Fort Collins. March 4 CU -BYU, Boulder; U of U - UAC. Salt Lake. March 8 WU - CU. Laramie. March 3 BYU - U of U. Provo: CAC - WU, FortCollins; UAC -CU, Logan. Busher Favored to Win Hollywood Cup INGLE WOOD. Calif.. Oct. 16 (U.R) As final workouts for the $75,000 Hollywood gold cup ended today. 22 startees remained in the entry-lists for one of the richest handicaps in America. Busher. Louis B. Mayer's top money-winning filly of all time, is heavily favored to take the race. The three-year-old daughter daugh-ter of War Admiral has gathered in lifetime winnings of $334,035 to place seventh of all-time money-winners. A gold cup victory vic-tory would put her in third position, posi-tion, behind Whirlaway and Sea Biscuit. Veteran Bull Reigh, son of Bull Dog. may give Busher competition com-petition for the gold cup. The horse is co-holder of the world's record for a mile and a sixteenth and finished second in the gold cup last year. SERVICE and REPAIR for COLEMAN Stoves & Lanterns at GessforcTs 47 North University Ave. Phone 53 INSULATE YOUR HOME NOV (Tha SAVINGS on your FUEL BILL Will PAY for IT) You'll find oil the better types of insulation materials, including ZONOLITE at our yards. One call and we will take care of the entire INSULATING JOB. Budget Terms if desired. 5th South & 2nd West Phone 733 Provo, Utah "BUILDING MATEHIAi HEADQUABTEBS" Cain i lit hitimi iAlT LAKi OCCOI (OGAM WHISVHIf TUNTOTS. 1IWST0N SMflMflU) MtUM MOVO MLMAT CACt AHO MESK3H OOWNff. OAHO) proper contenders, after a "proper conditioning period." Champions who are entitled to the full period of respite, because they just get out of service, include: heavyweight heavy-weight Joe Louis, light heavyweight heavy-weight Gus Lesnevich, and middleweight mid-dleweight Tony Zale. Three champions have been ordered to defend: Welterweight Freddie Cochrane, lightweight Ike Williams, and bantamweight Manuel Man-uel Ortiz. Here are the National Boxing association's quarterly ratings: Heavywleght "M Champion) Joe Louis. (Logical contender) Billy Conn. ' (Outstanding (Out-standing boxers) Jimmy Bivlns, Tami Mauriello, Melio Bctttina. (Honorable mention) Lee Oma, Joe Baksi. Elmer Ray, Jersey Joe Walcott, Freddie Schott, Burce Provo, Carbon Play-Of f Fate To Be Decided State high school football committee com-mittee members are still undecided unde-cided about the set-up to prevail in the championship play-off for the Class A title, especially as it applies to Provo and Carbon, the "country cousins" of the Big Seven and Region One teams. Last year Carbon was allowed to qualify for the semi-finals by defeating Ogden in Region One, and Provo entered by virtue of its championship of Region Three, all of which arc Class B teams, except Provo. This year there are rumors of a different set-up. Carbon was required to win from at least two Class A teams. The Dinosaurs have already won from Davis, but they have been unable to schedule another Class A game. Definite action will be 'taken at the next meeting of the football committee. Plans are also expected to be announced soon about the state basketball tournaments. Tentative plans have been made to have two tournaments, this year, a 16-team Class B tourney and an 8-team Class A joust, but inability to obtain the use of the University of Utah fieldhouse, as expected may compel a change in plans. It's possible that one of the tournaments, tourna-ments, at least may be held outside out-side of Salt Lake City, for the first time in years. Provo-Payson Play Thursday The Provo-Fayson football came, originally scheduled for Friday night has been moved ahead one day and will be played Thursday night, with the kick-off slated for 7:30 p. m. in the BYU stadium, it was announced today by school officials. With deer-hunting and beet vacation rated top priorities in the Nebo district this week-end. the change in time was readily agreed to by the Trovo and Payson school authorities. Prize Offered To Deer Hunters SPRINGVILLE The Springville Spring-ville Wildlife Federation is offering of-fering a prize of a gas or coal oil lantern to the association member who bags the deer with the widest horn spread during the season which opens Saturday, announces an-nounces Fred Avcrett, federation president. Contestants are to check their kill with the president or Virgil Hafen. Hastings Smith, H. M. i Weight. J. U. Cherrington, Eu-Igene Eu-Igene Miner. Alma Miner, James I Long. Hardy Child or Faye Jensen, Jen-sen, board members. Haydn Walker Reinstated by Pioneer League Directors; Must Have Finance I POCATELLO. Idaho. Oct. 16 (U.R) Haydn Walker, owner of the Boise franchise in the Pioneer Pio-neer baseball league, today was reinstated alter a vote by the league's directors. Jack Halluvell, president of the league, said the majority of the directors voted for reinstatement of Walker and his franchise, but i declined to divulge who voted for and who against. It is understood that the requirements re-quirements demanded of Walker : were a showing that he would be financaially able to handle the Boise Pilots in "1946. At Twin Falls, Maury Doerr. president of the Twin Falls Cowboys, Cow-boys, said he Was not one of the "majority" of directors who voted to reinstate Walker. "I wrote Halliwell to hold my vote in abeyance until I had sufficient suf-ficient information that Walker had complied with the terms. Woodcock, Johnny Flynn, Arturo Godoy, Yancey Henry, Joe Maxim, Johnny Haynei. .Light Heavyweight (Champion) Gus Lesnevich. (Logical contenders) Archie Moore, Freddie Mills. (Outstanding (Outstand-ing boxers) Lloyd Marshall. Anton An-ton Christoforidis, Billy Fox. (Honorable mention) Fritzy Fitz-patrick, Fitz-patrick, Walter Woods, Ezzard Charles. Middleweight (Champion) Tony Zale. (Logical (Logi-cal contenders) Jake LaMotta, George Abrams, Rocky Grazlano, Holman Williams. (Outstanding boxers) Charlie Burley, Jimmy Edgar, Jock McAvoy. (Honorable mention) Marcel Gerdan, Joe Ba-sora, Ba-sora, Tony Martin, Reuben Shanks, Ossie Harris, Bee-Bee Washington, Steve Belloise, Kenny Ken-ny Watklns, George Henry. Welterweight (Champion) Freedie "Red" Cochrane. (Logical contenders) Ray "Sugar" Robinson. (Outstanding (Out-standing boxers) Tippy Larkin, Jimmy Doyle. (Honorable mention) men-tion) Ernie Roderick, Tony Janiro, Johnny Greco, Marty Servo, Tom- liny Bell, Sammy Angott, Joe Cur-icio, Cur-icio, Freddie Archie. Harold Green, I Nick Moran, Jimmy McDaniels, (Billy Arnold, Cecil Hudson, i Lightweight I (Champion) Ike Williams. , (Logical contenders) Beau Jack, jBob -Montgomery, Willie Joyce. ! (Outstanding boxers) Jonn X nomas, nom-as, Bobby Ruffin. (Honorable jmentioi) Ronnie James, Enrique IBolanos, Freddie Dawson, Bernard Ber-nard Docusen, Pallie Stolz, Bobby I Yaeger. ! Featherweight i (Champion) Sal Bartolo. (Logical (Logi-cal contender) Willie Pep. (Outstanding (Out-standing boxers) Chalky Wright, j Carlos Chavez, Phil Terranova, Jackie tiraves. (Honorable mention) men-tion) Freddie Russo, Danny Webb, Chico Rosa, Nel Tarleton. Bantamweight (Champion) Manuel Ortiz. (Logical contenders) Tony Oli-vera, Oli-vera, Bennie Goldberg. Luis Cas-tillo. Cas-tillo. (Outstanding boxers). Kui Kong Young, Saiomy Reynolds, Norman Lewis. (Honorable mention) men-tion) Simon Vergara, Kid Zeph-ine. Zeph-ine. Flyweight (Champion) Jackie Patterson. (Logical contenders) Joe Curran, Dado Marino, Terry Allen. (Outstanding (Out-standing boxers) Ronnie Clayton, Alex Murphy, George Parks. (Honorable mention) Tommy Bur-ney, Bur-ney, Bunty Doran. Springville To Play Dons Wednesday i SPRINGVILLE The Springville Spring-ville Red Devils will meet the Spaniards in a football game here Wednesday at 2:30 p. m.. to which the public is invited free of I charge. The game previously scheduled for Friday afternoon, was moved up to Wednesday, due to the Nebo district harvest vacation which was also set a week ahead of the time scheduled. Fight Results By UNITED PRESS NEW YORK (St. Nick's) Tiger Wade, 161. San Francisco, stopped Vincent Jones, 155i, Tampa. Fla.. (2). CHICAGO Tony Martin. 163 Milwaukee outpointed Bennie Droll, 160. Peoria, 111.. (8). DETROIT Charley Riley. 127, Detroit, knocked out Spider Arm strong. 126'i. Toronto, Ont., (7). BALTIMORE Curtis Shep pard, 185' i. Pittsburgh, outpoint ed Perk Daniels, 200, Chicago, (12). WASHINGTON Bee Bee Washington. 160, Washington outpointed Ray Rovelli, 158, New York. (10). NEW BRITAIN. Conn. Joey Lamotta. 152, New York, stopped Larney Moore, 149, Hempstead, N Y.. (5). NEW ORLEANS Jock Leslie, 126, Flint, Mich., knocked out Pedro Hernandez, 12617, Puerto Rico, (a). Halliwell did not send any confirmation, con-firmation, so Twin Falls just did not vote, said Doerr. Halliwell said "everything now is in readiness for opening of the 1946 Pioneer league season," and added he did not think the owners own-ers of the six clubs would start "looking for players' until after the annual meetine of the Na tional Association of Professional Profession-al Baseball leagues at Cleveland in December. Directors of the league are Walker for Boise: Doerr, Twin Falls Cowboys; Earl Nelson, president, Idaho Falls Russetts: Joe Mathes. St. Louis Cards, for Pocatello; Eddie Mulligan, president. presi-dent. Salt Lake City: and Mickey Shadcr, Cincinnati Reds, for Ogden. Og-den. ELECTRIC WIRE BOXES SWITCHES and FITTINGS SPEAR LUMBER CO. 195 West third South Prbvo, Utah 7 PAGE 8 PROVO. UTAH COUNTY. UTAH TUESDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1945 Mine Victim Takes Grid Honors if "V K Ik si ft 7 J.V.L---?. Back on the gridiron Just eight months after he was wounded br'a mine exnlosion in France-in which he lost his left hand and urlst-ex-soldier Bobby Ravera plays a sensational game at iunoacK lor university oi Nevada. Ne-vada. Here he is.breaking through four husky Idaho Marines after catcn-ing catcn-ing a punt for a 42-yard gain in game Nevada won, 65-0. Champion Joe Indifferent to The Chattering df Uncle Mike's Teeth; Signs For Bout By OSCAR FRALEY NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (U.R) A castinet solo by Uncle Mike Jacobs' store teeth and the utter indifference of Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis today usher- ed in rather raggedly the biggest ballyhoo buildup of the infant 'sports boom. Often work ine in complete unison, the u Due is and the lowers clicked out the news that Joe had signed to fight Billy conn "or some other suitable opponent" next June for the title. ft... . . 4 u . . : u i ' gag didn't even make .the bored: Joe look up from his studied stare! at the action six stories down on I Broadway. The champ, they say is a pretty fair box fighter. But!r'ghi to uin down to 205 for the he d also spot you spades at looking look-ing out of windows with that deadpan expression so many of his opponents have come to detest. Reporters were knee deep and photographers were trying to elbow el-bow in close to the scene of action when Uncle Mike, freshly shaved for the occasion, made the historic announcement in his eyetecth facsimile of morse code. Joe, Uncle Mike proclaimed, will hot fight any buildup brawls but will go against Conn after four months of training. Conn will sign on the similar dotted line Wednesday. Came a deep silence and Mike, a little hurt, asked testily: "What's the matter, aren't there any questions? After all this is going to be the biggest fight in history." Joe still stood with bis back to the assemblage, looking out the window, and even the framed faces on the wall were starting to yawn. "Where will the fight be held?" one scribe asked, startled as plump Joe plumped into a chair, and started reading a newspaper. delphia. or Chicago or Detroit," said Mike. Faced with such direct informa tion, the champ showed his first interest. He looked up and mut tered, almost distinctly: "Detroit, want. That brief excursion from behind the headlines showed that Joe was sporting a hairline moustache. Of course there's nothing definite yet on the site, although Joe would like to fight in Detroit," De-troit," Uncle Mike added as Joe started on the comic section. wnerever it is, it should gross $3,000,000 without radio and. motion picture rights." I Which proved that Joe really was tuned in. The comics wavered and Little Orphan Annie almost jumped into Joe Palooka's lap. G5) GecrG GfcTteB QDuiCQ DAILY HERALD Ok X Air d T 1- L ... I The quiver was understandable, considering that the heavyweight champion owes Uncle Sam a goodly chunk of back taxes. "Before going into training, Joe will go on a tour to referee and l " ' ' I "u" "u" """" we don't know Joe is going on a I vacation Whirlaway in the stretch or j Billy Conn at his best never" showed such speed as that with which the champ came out of his corner when he heard the word "vacation."' "Hows at?" he asked. "Oh 1 weigh about 'SID, which is just fight. But right now I want to get out on that ole golf course." He must have been on the first tee before the door closed. Which shows you that Joe Just didn't do right by Uncle Mike's molars. 4 St 4Tf, IH Mi m umttt lilUawVcnn Blended Whiskey M proof, 65 grata Mwtral spirits GOODERHAM & WORTS LTD. Georgia tlavy. Purdue Share Top Football Ratings LOS ANGELES, Oct 18 OJ.R) Georgia, Navy and Purdue, un defeated as the 1945 season neared its half-way mark, today shared top honors as the nation's No. 1 football teams in the Deke Houl-gate-collegiate football rating system.' The Middies reached the top of the scorecard, which rates teams according to the strength of their opposition, by virtue of three victories. It took four wins for Georgia and Purdue to equal the 20-point top, and Purdue was not expected to keep its rank after it meets Ohio State next Satur day. Last week s pace setter, Indiana, which handed Nebraska its third straight defeat last weekend, also had 20 points but ranked in fourth place because of an early season tie by Northwestern. Notre Dame, Penn and Tennessee, Ten-nessee, all healthy winners last weekend, moved up from ninth to fifth with 18 points. Tennessee was expected to drop out of the undefeated, untied class when it clashes with Alabama Saturday. Holy Cross and Ohio State were safely installed in eighth place. one step up from last week and I A V. 1 i 1 t 2 T T aexeatea, untiea Mississippi aiaie and Temple held down the next position just ahead of Alabama and Tulsa. Twice defeated Michi-' !gan is all alone in 15th place. ' Texas and Virginia ranked next i in 16th place. Army, Minnesota and Oklahoma A. & M. were tied r mil. : r..i.o T CIT jiur loui, iTiittiui, uunc, Lou, .vita- iJS'S .T' JSf'Sh j"LT?a .A- Sth place icim iasi weet, iviiuwcu. men came Princeton, Maryland, Wash- ington, Florida. St. Mary's, Cor nell, Michigan State, Missouri and Penn State. At the bottom of the list in 91st place were Wichita and Rice, the latter three times beaten but an upset winner over 70th-place Tulane last Saturday. Annual Red, Blue Bdnquet Tonight The annual red and blue ban quet will be held tonight at the Timpanogos golf club house, ac- . theTimpan0g0S golf' c7ub. Election of officers for the coming com-ing year will take place after the banquet, Mr. Cobb said, and all golfers and their friends are invited in-vited to attend. BIG RED SAVAGES ITHACA. N. Y., Oct. 16 (U.R)! Off to a flying start, Ed McKeev-er's McKeev-er's Cornell football team is now, being called the Big Red Savages.1 The detachable Lining "TV goes ALL-CLIMATE JACKET Cold? Keep that all-wool Canadian Red lining inl Mild? Detach the lining the double-weight Winter Drizzler shell ofone keeps you warm enough! Like owning two coats you pay for one Made the famous McGregor way the best way we know of ! Darh Horse Ufags Talie on Co!oags;Ufes Floy Big 0AM SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 15 (U.R) More than a little interest is centered in next Saturday's gridiron grid-iron offerings on the Utah scene. First Utah State Agricultural college Farmers, who last Saturday Satur-day proved themselves to be a "dark horse" threat in the Big Seven league when they trounced the University of Montana Grizzlies Griz-zlies 44 to 13, will be getting their first conference test when they meet the Colorado Aggies on the Logan field. Second One of the most colorful color-ful squads in the country will have the unseasoned but willing University of Utah Redskins as sparring partners at the Ute bowl. Demonstrating their skills against the Redskins will be the Oklahoma A & M Cottenbowl grid stars, an exhibition which should top anything looming now on the Utah football horizons. For the Oklahoma squad reportedly report-edly is the same that took Texas Christian 34 to 0 in the Cotton Bowl at New Orleans last New Year's Day. Coach Dick Romney's Farmers gave with some nice aerial teamwork team-work to score almost anything they saw fit in their afternoon with the Grizzlies. Packed by the smart generating of Marvin (Dingle) Bell, quarterback, the Aggies built up a 24 to 0 lead dur .f-V really keeps you hopping J F To stay inhtingtrim, j o 7 for vigor andfcr vim J I "it 'Yf& r-":'TZf Wjy TJW' Wfc " I IN and OUT with the Weather! t;'fe$4. fS HSr-"' a, X& i r V SPORTSWEAR MADE IN SHRIVER'S ing the first quarter. From then on. Aggie reserves all of them got to put some time in toward their letters. ; Once a mainstay In the Pacific Coast league, the Grizzlies hav-ent hav-ent fielded a squad in three years which probably accounts for their-deficiencies Saturday, they displayed considerable know-how just before the half ended when Ed Gallagher, Griz-zlie Griz-zlie half. Tossed a couple of passes pass-es to Clary Dayton and Wally Stmhani 4n f H ' Kf nntanaa in scoring position. A neat laterar from Harry Thomason to Stephens Steph-ens put across the first score. Heavy penalties which put the Grizzlies on the Aggie one-yard line set up the Grizzlies' second score. 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