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Show i" y SMILANICH The cast, however, will be different with a number of new candiCITY, (UP) and two new head coaches dates Spring football, a proving ground among the new faces. for would - be varsity performers, Brigham Young University and will swing into high gear on all Utah State got th spring training Skyline Conference fronts this underway on a limited basis last Nagel, who says he's been talkgies indoors. Faunce a3so learned of the loss of- end coach Jack Nel- ing football since he came to Salt son who resigned to accept a' sim- Lake City last month, said he!s ilar position at Colorado Univer- anxious to . settle down to actual noted that Lee Grosscup, with a good supporting cast, could become the greatest quarterback in the nation next fall. Brigham Young, which last season had one of its finest freshman teams in history, will count heavthe ily on replacements frosh ranks. The Cougars finished a surprise second in Skyline play last, season. practice. The former UCLA assistant has a difficult task facing hia insofar at coaching ranks, Ray Nagel at as Montana Utah Jenkins week. and Utah lost the majority of its week. Ray forline. Nagel has intimated in From Albuquerque to Missoula At Utah State Ev Faunce State University are looking meetings that the emphathe daily conditioning, experiment- got in a single working session ward to spring training with much sis will be on defense. He also ing and practicing will be similar. until snow and rain drove the Ag anticipation. sity. The two new faces in the Sky-lic- e Gtausm in the gar camp is quarterback at Utah end State are Gary Kapp, fleet halfback Overton Curtis and Fullback Leo Ducharme. Wyoming coach Bob Devaney expects ' 100 ' candidates when "t h e Cowboys 'open spuing drills Monday. The hopefuls Include 17 Best returnees are halfBob backs Sawyer, Harold Farmer and Gene DomzalskL r Cou- Gary Dunn, who is expected to' push veteran Wayne Startin for a starting position. BYU losses from last year are relatively small. Utah State also has a large number of returnees and if Faunce can develop a quarterback to replace!" the departing Bob Winters the Aggies will be tough. Among the returnees ce let-term- Baseball Briefs A's 4-Bosox Win 3; , NEA Sports Editor NEW YORK (NEA) It could have been in Jack White's Club or in Billy LaHiff's Tavern or any of the other places in New York. Or maybe the first time I met Frank Carbo in boxing, came the night Freddie Steele, the middleweight champion he managed, stopped Carmen Barth in seven at Cleveland. But that was as late as 1938 and perhaps Frank had been met earlier, , at the Sportsman's Bar in Los An- geles or with the fabled Joe . Leone in New York. Using a foggy memory, Carbo had been, like it or not, a part of boxing for more than 20 years now. This was brought to mind when the New York district attorney hustled around with By UNITED PRESS : FORT MYERS, Fla. (UP) Bob Skinner hit his first home Ken Venturi of San Francisco, y leader and a big favorite, dropped three strokes off the pace when he had a siege of three-put- t greens for a Dickson in the eighth inning to break a tie and give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3 victory over the Kansas City Athletics Satur second-da- 4-- two-over-p- ar day. Snead, the classic figure of the 0 . ) vestigations true, crand iurv- hearings on the Frank Carbo New York boxing business, scheduled to take up much of April, will provide another headline-fille- d field day for politicians. According to the worry, this time there is some messy evidence sitting around which will link Carbo to other JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UP) fight managers. Bill Skowron hit his fifth homer It is going to be awfully boring, as far as I'm con- in three games and his eighth of cerned. The shocked look on an investigator's face when the Saturday to pace the he discovers boxing connections is starting to wear a bit New Spring York Yankees to a 1 victhin. tory over the Philadelphia Phillies To make an ancient point, but one which people, par- in a nationally televised , (CBS) a is to seem sport boxing forget politicians, exhibition ticularly game. which did not come from silver spoon neighborhoods. It Skowron knocked in the last two was illegal to begin with. And those engaged in it usually runs of a four-ruthird inning come from cramped neighborhoods with no money, and against Robin Roberts; who yielded all six Yankee runs in the six racket guys for neighbors. V IT nine of the Augusta National. Three of them had a chance to tie Snead with birdies on the 18th but only the compact Palmer made it. Former Masters and U.S. Open champion Cary Middlecoff of Hollywood, Fla., got a par on the 18th to take second place with a 69 and 212 total. Art Wall Jr., Pocono Manor, Pa., had a trapped shot and a bogey five to fall into a cluster tied with 213 1 . tf fr 9 A ft starts, The Red Sox, sparked by Jim PiersalTs two-ru- n homer, belted reliefer Joe Presko for five runs in the ninth after a spectacular catch by left fielder Gene Stephens ended a Tiger rally, in the eighth. N Masters with three previous triumphs, swept past the faltering Ken and it looked as if the free swinging West Virginian had It all to himself with his 68. Trea cheroot Nine Then a brigade of players began thrashing the treacherous back " ! holds - M 3,. , ' - ... xj ) vtx ,W f' . ' Xvtt t x v "" i - x ' totals. Palmer eame blistering, down the backstretch with three birdies against a lone bogey. He put a mighty second iron on the green d to conquer the 13th and set a sand-blashot only four feet from the cup to get in under at the 15th. Long Putt The former U.S. amateur champion, pro since 1954, then got in on the Lion's share with his at the 18th. On his way out; Palmer had birdied two holes, with a 15 footer at three and a tee-shthat hit the pin on the dinky no. 6 hole. 1 -' 6-- ? 475-yar- w v st . x x. - r- - 1 1 'V. - " -- x - ) 'They waited too long to bar that Hurricane Jackson. They shouldn't make the same mistake with Basilio. Anybe body who lets him fight Robinson again deservesto ' j shot." In the meantime, brush up. on your Blackstdne, boys. Sports is going to jcourt again. r Oxford Cambridge To Win English Grew Race snow which Despite a night-lon-g turned to rain early this morning, favored Cambridge practically turned the event into a procession by taking an immediate lead and en any of the traditionor rivalry then coasting to U 58th triumph of the 104th crew race between in a series that began way back the two j Britain's first "White Easter" in more than 0Q .years .cut 1 the crowd from the usual quarter of a million to a few thousand hardy followers but ' the smooth-strok-e ing Cambridge crew streaked over the four-mil- e, 374 - yard course on the Thames as if the weather were ideal. Stroking 38 beats to the minute on. water whipped to d waves by the rainstorm, Cambridge was timed in 18 minutes, 15 seconds. The time was exceptionally fast, considering the weather conditions although it '.did not approach the f ecord of 17 minutes, 50 seconds set by Cambridge while beating Oxford by five lengths in 1948. Oxford was clocked in 18 minutes, 25 seconds. Cambridge (UP) Oxford in its back left wash Saturday, scoring a thf length victory in a .damppouring rain that failed LONDON aad-a-faa- ed UN English-Universitie- in-182- s. TIME OUT white-cappe- , v j 1 Ff h- -4. ir. Eiu 3T-- vwMy 25-foo- ter - THAT EXTRA PUSH Sam Snead kicks his foot into the air to supply a little extra push his (ball needed to make it into the ninth hole during Augusta Masters Golf 68 to move into a tie for first place tourney Saturday. Snead shot a with Arnold Palmer. (UP Telephoto). i Venturi, meanwhile, fell off from his form of the two previous days. He blamed his troub' les on his putter but some of his approach shots also fizzled to keep him working hard to stay in the fight with a 214 total. He was tied there with' amateur Billy Joe Patton, Morganton, N.C.," admitted. "It's not, I guess no I have the ability to make a who was only a stroke behind matier how much they give you name for myself, I would hate to Venturi yesterday, and pro Fred " for fighting. But as long as I feel quit the ring.' Hawkins of El Paso, Texas. ' ' ; Ippolito Example of New Breed of Fighter 9-- m 8-- - ot Tied with Wall at 213 just ahead of the Venturi group were Billy Maxwell of Odessa, Texas Bo Wintnger from the same town and Al Mengert of Westfield, NJ., Maxwell hit a par 72, Winlnger had 71 and Mengert a sleek 69. Sime Grabs Texas Race BIG SPRING (UP) Duke'i Dave Sime and unsung Bill Wood-house both bested Olympic sprint champion Bobby Morrow in the "race-of-tfiheralded century" Saturday in the com n time paratively slow 100-yar- dear! Thls'll par our back rent way c throng-- 1S55!" h . e- wind-blow- of 9.6 seconds. Sime, a husky New Jersey redhead, seemed to come out of the starting blocks in front and stayed there, pulling away so 50 in the final gradually yards. Woodhouse, who has been Morrow's shadow for two seasons at Abilene Christian, strained horn in a surprising second place. medal "winMorrow, triple-gol- d ner in tiie 1956 Olympics and unbeaten on his home Texas soil since May 9, 1953, j teemed to eros-win- d falter as a angled into the field's back at the start He seemed been left at the gate. vr to-har- e Dixie Invitation To Attract Top Track Athletes ST, GEORGE (UP) The best of Utah's track athletes will be here April 12 for the Diad Invitational Track ' Meet held at Dixie College. Athletes will compete in Jusnlor high, Glass A and GUm B divisions. LONGDEN IN HARNESS RACE JohnARCADIA, Calif. (UP) the world's Wading ny Longden, jockey in number of winning mounts, wiB try his band at harness racing in an exhibition race at Santa Anita Monday)' Longden is a partner with driver-trainDel Miller in the ownership of a er horse. i - er Althea Gibson Defeated In Startling Upset 8--6, 6--2, full-tim- 3-- 0, . 5-- flat-nose- d, dark-toaire- d , Boryla Resigns As Knicks Coach book-learni- ng nose-bustin- Vince DENVER, Colo. (UP) Boryla announced his resignation Saturday as basketball , coach of the New York Knickerbockers of the .National Basketball Association. former colBoryla, lege and professional star, said he was resigning for .business interests in Denver In addition; he said that transporting his family back and forth ' to New York "has become a major , 31-year-- g. "Sometimes I get discouraged and, wonder if it' worth it," he Utah Schedules '59 Grid Game With WdshihgtbH . SALT LAKE. CTTY, (UP)-r-- . easy ways to putt ' DaErl? 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EES j in your wardrobe v "T7ew! Our Ion shot came in. d 4. post-gradua- te Out-Ro- ws out-class- 5' FORT WORTH, Tex. (UP) -- r The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brave battled gusts up to 40 miles an hour here Saturday before the Braves won a 5 slug-fe- st before 7,859 fans. (Reg, U.S. Pat. Off.) Eddie Mathews unloaded a By TIM MORIARTY grand-slahome run ip the sixth United Press Sports Writer inning off Roger Craig to break a 4 tie and make it YORK (UP) NEW It was Boxing is round-trippthe Brave slugger's fourth breeding a different type oi fighter these days. of the spring. In the old days, when a boxer turned professional he spent all his time in the gym or on the road, training for bis next fight. Today, most of the star bout kids you watch on television have other interests outside the sport. Frankie Ippolito, ' a promising New York lightweight, is a good MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (UP) of a modernype boxer. Janet Hopps of Seattle beat U.S. example seen frequently on TV is Frankie and Wimbledon Women's chambut in between he's Sat- fight shows, pion. Althea Gibson, a substitute teacher in the New urday In one of the most startling York public school system, a e tennis upsets of the year. Is a and instructor, boxing Miss Gibson, lanky New York student at OCNY. negro girl, quickly forged into a Since he first, started fighting and then a 1 lead In the seven yeas ago, Ippolito has won first set of her semifinals match 89 of 99 bouts. His record outside, in the Good Neighborhood tennis the ring is equally impressive, for championships. Then she appar- he somehow has found time to acently became overconfident. a bachelor of science deMiss Hopps, ranked only ninth quire gree from Manhattan College, nationally, "suddenly found her wife and two children. best form after erring repeatedly Now Frankie is hitting the through the first six games. Her books whenever he isn't hitting smashing overhead placements his ring rivals in hope of one day and driving shots to the sidelines earning his master's degree in caught Miss Gibson by surprise. psychology. And don't bet he When the New Yorker suddenly won't get it eventually, because found she was losing she also thls found her control missing. She per from the Bronx is a scrapcould do nothing right to match determined , young, man.. , mighty ... , the inspired play of Miss Hopps. Cornered the other day between teaching and boxing assignments, Ippolito was a&ked If he 'ever Rets tired of mixing with! 4-- That is a fact of life. So why not concentrate on what is, going on in the ring. Have a commission of boxing people, not political hacks, who can smell a phony beforehand and prevent it. And, too, watch the condition of fighters better. Abe Attell was talking about this. "Investigate the managers?" he said. "They should arrest the boxing commission if they ever let" Carmen Basilio fight again. He got that! eye and he took too many punches. sit old innings he worked. and The tough guys have always been in. the business and Hank Bauer's double knocked Majntle's single a kid breaking in goes to them for help. Contrary to popu- Mickey in the other tallies in that lar belief, racket guys can blpw money on fighters. Boo frame, while Yank Kubek's Tony Hoo Hoff who once ran Philadelphia, spent a fortune on and Andy Carey's sacrificetriple fly fighters and saw little of it back. sent home the" final runs in the So if a big deal is about to be made over Frank sixth. . -- i x n' Carbo, please include me out. Everybody in boxing knows him for years and most have, one way or the other, done business with him at one time. If you chase him, there are 80 to take his place. Much mort important, it would seem, is to police the come fights themselves better and forget where the kids from, or who their managers are. No matter what is done, you are not going to prevent a Carbo or others who fit the description from being in boxing. J-- T 74. The A's gave Alex Kellner a lead after two innings but the Pirates kept pecking away until they tied it after Billy Hunter pulled a boner and threw to the wrong base, allowing the tying run to go to third. A sacrifice fly brought the run home. 3-- ot tournaments. run of jthe spring off Murry 7-- 1, in- United Press Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (UP) Sturdy young Arnold Palmer of Latrobe, Pa., dropped a putt on the 18th green Saturday to tie Sam Snead with a 68 and 211 total going into the final round of one of the tensest of all masters golf 25-fo- The LAKELAND, Fla. (UP) Boston Red Sox broke open a tight game Saturday with five runs in the ninth inning to defeat for their the Detroit Tigers, 15th exhibition victory in 20 subpoenas and impounded business records of people suspected of being front men for Frankie. If past form in these By WILLIAM TUCKER PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1958 , lege transfers to improve Us record of last year. Montana, a sixth place finisher last season, hsts quarterback Earl Keeley and all conference guard Stan. Renning as Ks top returnees. Coach John Roning at Denver and Dick Clausen at New Mexics also expect big turnouts. Arnold Gains Tie With 25-F- t Putt on 18th Hole Biics Edge By HARRY GRAYSON en. Colorado State, which aio opens Monday, will' count on junior col- n a re Lead in Msisl eirs G f Too roey mead, Pal inner lUffMii Top frosh prospect irom pre-practi- ce 0?? V,. r Pace This Week on All Skyl me Fronts Spiring Foot ban To Hit Fast By STEVE SALT LAKE . 16 West Center Provo f v . |