Show Hirer ( i L Aid Stojec'ft I -- Opening Of Fishing Season Taken Under Advisement New Creel Limit Is Studied rest Sphas New Boxing GlovtY Loom New York Athletic Commission has approved and ordered used a new boxing glove as a safety measure for ail professional fighters Whether accidental cr inten- UotuI then have been many la mond aport latt aeasoo for a poddecti In which opponent hive sition in Jackson in fact Pieranti-thumbin- g Troilers Play Old Rivals In Salt Lake BOISE (UPU-T- he Idaho Fish and Game Commission today approved $339400 worth of federal aid project for Idaho including $147000 for a statewide stream) and lake improvement project that is to be spread over the next — ffive years n"j been seriously hurt by "thumb son a pent a lot of time at the SALT LAKE CITY — BasketReds’ camp in Jackson last ball’s intriguing Harlem GlobeOgden About 13 year eg o merit at- spring trotters will face a tough assigna “The Pioneer League ia truly ment when they play the Philatempt! were made to Introduce “thumhiejt glove but tie cam the fastest C league in the na delphia Sphas In the Fairgrounds lion aaid Pierson “I have had Coliseum tonight in the second occasion to play in many C game of a huge four-teadoudo is to one has all and attractions added bleheader and leagues check the star now la the mi The first game between the jors who started ia the Pioneer Toledo Mercurys the last team circuit and you have the result to have defeated the Negro stars A check would favor the Pio- and the Washington (D C) Genneer League by two td one" erals made up of Atlantic Coast "After dabbling in pro a ports college former greats will start for a number of year 1 have de promptly at 8 o’clock elded to make my home in OgBetween the halves of both “To said Pierson den" games when the teams are not today me this is the finest city in Amer- on the floor the Trotters management will present the Farias ica" ‘vDuo Cuban hand balancers the lac" to the eyes ) Next Victim? m - Sports Quickies Sv Yerf Pierson liizn t tot to didal £t very College basketball players of Utah State Utah and BYU will be guests of Abe Saperstein owner-coach cl the famed Harlem Globetrotters this week at Logan Salt Lake and Provo Jack Gardner Utah mentor who has a TV show each Tuesday night will watch the Trotters at Provo tomorrow night Tom CoU of the recent Garden Holiday Fes trial n New York PeraUy ae t!m 75 5 claimed the finest college basket- Rickard Tommy Simpson And ball player in the nation other Pacific Coast promoters if you us ask any don’t believe used the famous Levinson glove coach who’s seen him made by Sol Levinson You weren't punched with a Golaclsms: lie’s (-and glove In those days according weighs 211 yet Is the swiftest to coiners of phrases you were qaarter-mile- r In the school hit by the Levinsons or put on running a 493 410 with two “the Levinsons" HU mother weeks practice He never misses a game For the champs James J Jefso much thews and Cob feries Jack Johnson guns constantly Levinson that a Buffalo announcer wantFitzsimmons Sol ed to know If he was chomping kept “hand patterns and the on the same piece he’d been gloves were tailored Later a Flores glove was used and tomistleatlng In Buffalo the year before day there are any number of 7 brands by mannfaeutrers prominently among them the Ever-la- Jackie Robinson was asked what he thought of the new Alston The new anti thumbing glove Brooklyn skipper Walt “Well I’ve strategist the New York commissioners be- as a seen In action once" him lieve will diminish the danger only of getting someone seriously in- answered Jackie “playing checkhe’s pretty good at ers jured That may be so but any that" And of the boys engaged in producing lOsecond naps will tell you that Jack Kramer’s tennis tour will fighting “ts bad for the eyes" hit sledding until the boss and they might add the ears and manrough to Join tbs act again decides the cose Don Budge who is In of place The boxers still haven’t arrived too old to stand the gaff and the at the best safety measure They competition should heed the words of the old Grecian philosopher who when Los Angeles boxing referee asked what he would take to Hart has a master’s deTommy a blow to be delivered to his gree and is workingmen a PhJD head replied "A helmet" So Instead of “Avright youse guys I” want a clean fight” e Back in Ogdon might get “As pugilistic participants gentlemen 1 cxrect unsulVerl “Lefty" Pierson athlete at Ogden High lied combat" sensational School is back in Ogden this Despite the outward harmony time for keeps' In the late 30 “Lefty" as he one hears that heavyweight boxIs known to his hundreds of ing champion Rocky Marciano Is friends in Utah starred for Og- no ardent admirer of Manager A1 den High School in basketball Weill and other a ports His lest sport was basketball forward Lefty was an under the Late Dixon Kapple He was a clever ball handler a good team performer and a iplendid NEW YORK (AP) — The New shot In dabbled Yankees who mailed out York professional Lefty baseball for a cumber of years their 1S34 contracts only three Up until two years ago he per- days ago already are hiving salformed cn the diamond ary troubles Whitey Ford an winner last year balked at Pierson held down first base two years ago for Jackson Ten- the “real small raise” he was nessee lie passed up the dla- - ' st al-(lo- w one-tim- e Ford Asks For More Money all-stat- e 18-ga- Rudenkos Brothers Jugglers and the Garners trampolinists per ex- cellent Last summer while touring Europe North Africa and the Middle East the Trotters uncovered a new young star in Leon Hillard who has turned out to be the finest dribbler developed in the last 28 years And what makes it still more unbelievable is the fact that Hillard bounces the ball up and down in front of him behind his legs while on his knees and defying all opposition to take It away from him Then he and Reece “Goose” Tatum the clown prince of basketball put on a fancy passing act which ends up with either Tatum scoring a field goal with apparent ease or Hillard himself scoring while the opposition is closely watching Mr Tatum The Trotters have besides Tatum and Hillard two in Bill Garrett from the University of Indiana and seven-foo- t Walter Dukes of All-Americ- Seton Hall (NJ) as college fame Then there are Willie Gardner playing his first year with the Trotters and veterans Josh Grider Elmer Robinson Clarence Wilson J C Gipson and others Once the fans see these uncanny shooters In action all other cage games seem dull The Sphas are the team which three years ago stopped the Trotters win streak at 103 and the following year stopped them again this time at 101 The Trotters are Abe Sape rstein’s best team In this evening The box office at the Utah Coliseum will open at 6:30 p m 10-Inc- ot h Bruce Edwards to Bid For Post (AP) — Bruce is expected to be one of the leading candidates for the Chicago Cubs third base post next spring Edwards former catcher for the Cubs and Brook lyn Dodgers made a fine comeback at third base with Des Moines of the Western League Last season batting 321 and club to a fourth the piloting place finish CHICAGO Ed-war- ds Veterans Work NEW YORK (AP) — The American Hockey League has five veteran performers who have played over 300 regular season games Andy Branigan of Her ihey is tops followed by Billy Gooden of Syracuse Chuck Scher xa of Providence Keith Allen of Syracuse and Pete Backor of Pittsburgh Number One Heavyweight Contender h boxing Nino Valdes left above is the number one contender for Rocky Marciano’s heavyweight The raised fingers crown Valdes Is shown at the right holding his manager Bobby Gleason signify Valdes’ National Boxing Association Rating Ben Hogan Gels Hickok Award Rocky 'Second' By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW YORK (AP) — There can’t be any quarrel with the selection of Ben Hogan as the outstanding athlete of 1933 unless s you are one of those who refuse to concede that golf Is an athletic game We’ve run across such individuals They’ll concede It is a die-hard- Northern Teams Share First PlacelnJaycee Chase sport and requires skill but they insist it should be in the class of bridge or shooting craps as far as calling for real athletic performance is concerned As a dub who finds himself It was still anyone’s race in the Intermountain Collegifrom the tee by every ate Athletic Conference basketball pennant chase as the player in his foursome we can attest the sport takes muscles eight teams of the two-stat-e league prepared for the second or at least muscular next week-en- d in the current season to a superb degree And from series of games In the northern division things an endurance standpoint don’t think Jor a minute that playing four tournament rounds In three or even four days doesn’t take a lot out of you By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS If It didn’t some of the oldsters East still would be at the top bf the Duquesne 80 Cincinnati 60 heap They can hit the ball as Dayton 67 Seton Hall 65 well as they ever did but the Buffalo 81 University of Mexiold legs just ain’t what thy used co 56 to be 75 New HampDartmouth Hogan played in the three big59 shire gest tournaments open to proMidwest fessionals exclusive of the PGA tournament which he did not Indiana 73 Purdue 67 enter And he won them all Illinois 90 Ohio State 76 Wisconsin 64 Northwestern 47 something that hadn’t been done before by any player in one year Iowa 93 Michigan 78 That fact stamps him as outNebraska 88 Kansas State 75 Colorado 80 Oklahoma 68 standing You might say that Rocky Marciano’s performance Marquette 69 Loyola 63 during the year was outstanding Bradley 93 Drake 53 also but Rocky didn’t do anyNorth Dakota 87 Morningside thing that hadn’t been done be(Iowa) 59 fore He defeated contenders in North Dakota State 83 Iowa two heavyweight championship Teachers 61 matches and probably will do it Maryville (Mo) State Teachers this year but as mentioned 67 Omaha 55 other champions have done as McPherson (Kans) 73 Bethmuch or more any (Kans) 63 It is interesting to note that Baker (Kans) 65 College of both HOgan and Marciano who Emporia (Kans) 58 in the balloting were ranked South exposed to the public gaze a comKentucky 81 DePaul 63 paratively short time in attain73 Maryland 71 Richmond ing their exalted positions 59 91 Florida LSU Hogan played less than 12 days 84 WashWashington George in winning the U S Open the & Lee 53 ington Masters and the British Open Vanderbilt 65 Georgia Tech 55 Marciano was in action less than Carolina 70 Davidson 54 North 36 minutes in disposing of Jersey 93 Georgia 78 Tulane Joe Walcott and Roland LaStarza 66 Mississippi 61 Auburn That’s a little misleading v Southwest though It doesn’t take into account the hours and days and Baylor 63 Arkansas 59 Texas Western 75 Arizona 57 weeks and months of drudgery McMurry 67 "Abilene Christpreparing for their public perian 52 t formances i Austin 77 Howard F In watching Hogan it is easy Stephen to forget the hours spent on the Payne 75 Southwest Texas 92 Trinity 38 practice tee hitting shot after an in shot with dreary monotony Far West effort to perfect it or taking Willamette 100 College of Idadaily exercises to train the golf 79 ho muscles which the diehards re- Eastern Oregon 92 Oregon fuse to believe exist 78 Tech And in watching Marciano in Santa Clara 56 St Mary’s the ring you forget the deadly Snow 54 (Calif) routine and spartan life of the Dixie Mountain College 80 Rocky training camp the foregoing of Carbon Montana 68 Mines CSU Results pleasures enjoyed by the aver- Last Week’sCarbon 70 Dixie 74 age citizen and the dally buffetDixie 89 Carbon 71 ing by sparring partners College Snow 48 39 It comes down to the fact that Utah 66 College Snow the outstanding athletes aren’t Utah 59 accident Sckcdels Week’s This outstanding through They may have a native ability Thursday Dixie vs Snow at Ephraim above the average but they have to develop that ability through 'college of Southern Utah va Carbon The defending champion Weat Price hard work 8 ber High School Wrestlers- will "college of Southern Utah vs Carbon So in the case of Marciano ' meet grapplers from Ogden High for example it isn’t a case of at PTtce tomorrow night at Weber School earning the rating of the second Ben and Lomond High School of the most outstanding athlete for the Thursday of minutes a matter year in championship show the were minutes Those just Both matches will get under case to display the product he way at 7:30 p m and Coach Mel had been building in private Wood coach of the champion And if you still scoff at the Marciano looks for some powerWarriors and limited time Hogan CHICAGO (AP) — With pre- ful mat work both nights were on exhibition in earning the Officials for tomorrow night’s places you might consider Major flight preparations complete EzSatterfield won Bob and match He will include some past ReCharles ra diver rd Lee the Sammy outrested Tuesday fbr their gion and state champions The the Sullivan award as the e 1953 of Stadium arbiters will be Harry athlete heavyweight Chicago standing amateur Mil— in Pete Dale deserved Johnston match an award he richly tomorrow) night Charles fresh from' a knock- ler Riley Dawson and George 1952 and 1948 The only trouble is that he did not compete in out victory over Coley Wallace Vandegraff was a solid 1 favorite in the naCoach Chris Apostol of Ogden 1953 tionally televised bout High will have Ralph Carter and chamformer The heavyweight Floyd Rawlings in the heavyBuild Stadia an victory impressive weight class Dee Anderson and TOKYO (AP) — Peiping’s Red pion hopes the at a shot for him set Mecham in the will Steve up radio said recently that eight new current Marci- class and Chuck Vernieu and Bob Rocky champion stadia are being built in north- ano Wilson in 145 west China to cope with demands Some of Coach Wood’s men the in One in the field of sports will include Team Capt Art Galsuburbs of Siam capital city of class Gene vez in the the area 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Com try them for ia the car that broke all previous records ia yourself Y-- the world’ toughest como drfvotho stock-ca- r 98-poun- test at lndianapolisl C rjjJ Ilia DAQILGinr M©Y©n COMPANY2361 Wcihlngtcn d j Need Help to Stop Drinkinc? - Anonym ffaifwf Vs tlvd WRITS f' By FRANft ECK NEW YORK (AP)-- “Will he go?” someone asked fight manager Bobby Gleason in Miami “Look at his record!” replied Gleason who manages Nino Valdes of Cuba “He’s lost four of his last five fights Sure he knocked out Omelio Agramonte in Havana in 10 rounds He was hungry He got $2d0” “Go” in fight parlance means a fighter will “take' a dive” “go into the tank” or get knocked out” — ‘ tvleireir Valdes Hopes For Chance At Marciano r Hum 30343 o tox i2ta ogdin Race Secretary Answers Call BALTIMORE i(AP) — John W 113-poun- d 169-poun-d -- heavyweights In all there will be 4? matches card Farrell former secretary and on the Weber-Ogdewill handle Jones Twist Coach general counsel of Bowie and on the team ' Lomond Ben the Marlboro Race Tracks died yesScots the meet in a on Thursday night terday after collapsing gym- downtown street He was 57 n t ’ - Cuban Valdes didn’t go! He beat favored Ezzard Charles decisevely That’s how Valdes a sugar became plantation worker the No 1 contender for Rocky Marciano's world’s heavyweight championship The outcome was a surprise to many but one former world’s boxing champion won a nice bit of change wagering on the Cuban Valdes’ rise begin last July soon after his boxing fortunes appeared at a new low It was then that he knocked out Cuban champion Agramonte in the 10th round in Havana Agramonte was President Batista’s pride and joy He trained on a Batista ranch Valdes looked like a setup He ld Ful-genc- io had lost four straight) In order they were to Harold Johnson Archie Moore Bill Gilliam and Bob Baker The commission opening its first meeting of 1954 also" took under advisement fishing season and regulation recommenda- tions from several outdoor groups and hoped to have its decision ready for release by tonight' according to department director Ross E Leonard Bernard Rich federal aid co- ordinator for the department said most of the projects ap- proved were renewals of old agreements with the U S Fish and Wildlife Service Of the total amount spent the federal government will contribute 75 per cent and the state the remainder Renewed Agreements ’ The renewed agreements included maintenance projects' at the various refuges and wildlif® ' management areas a statewide fur resource survey an improvement project for game bird habitats a statewide game bird survey and a biological survey of fisheries resources in Pend Oreille Lake As the first segment ’ of the stream and lake improvement project Rich said the commissioners approved work on Slate Creek at a cost of $1200 The fishing recommendations were submitted by various chapters of the Idaho Outdoor Asso ciaiion The Boise chapter suggested a creel limit of 15 trout while district two In northern Idaho wanted the commissioners to stick to the present 20-fis- h 1 limit j Department personnel have suggested a reduction to 15 fish while the Idaho Wildlife Federation which closed a meeting here yesterday voted narrowly for the present limits Boost Bass Limit The second district IOA mem-- ) bers also suggested a boost in 4 bass poundage limits from 10 to 12 pounds and a steelhead limit increase from two to three fish to conform with Washington Other recommendations dealt with specific seasons and limits on various streams and lakes scattered throughout the state and the Twin Falls IOA chapter submitted a list of big game su gestions which will be held ur til the commission’s April meet ing Commissioners also agreed to build a cold storage plant at the Eagle Fish Hatchery at a cost jof about $28000 to store food for to about all the fight (was worth distribution Idahoother hatcheries throughout Despite the fact that Omelio was the Cuban champ his record in the last three years shows more Slim Mention When the ValdesrAgramonte fight was over a brief story appeared in a Miami newspaper to record Valdes’ knockout It was I -- — defeats than victories “I’ve got a boy for Charles” said Miami promoter) Chris Dundee as he scanned the paper Dundee had little trouble getting Jake Mintz Charles’ manAs ager to take the match they say in the trade it looked like another payday Valdes just didn’t figure in Charles class The Charles bQut which drew a sellout crowd and) $16000 at $8 tops turned into the first real payday Valdes ever experienced He and Gleason left Miami Beach with $2400 their biggest purse That was last August A month later they returned and beat CSiarley (Doc) Williams and got Two weeks after that $1300 Valdes stopped Matt Daniels in two rounds in Tampa Fla It excited no interest and Valdes got ' only $200 “We then went to Germany” 1 i Haliers Morgan Win In Indy Casaba Clashes Independent League basketball asjt did last week with the and Olsen Chevrolet keeping up their win streaks last night at the Weber looks the same Hi-Hatte- rs gym The Hatters rolled up a 91-3- 1 win over American Food Stores and the Morgan garage five piled up a 65-3- 5 victory over ' Heitz Heating h Aggie star Darrell Tucker pushed through 36 points for the high class Hi Hatters after being held to only four points in the first quarter He got lots of help from Ken Ber rett with 20 and Jay Van Noy with 15 i' Things looked bad for the Olsen club as they just couldn’t get in gear There were 2 Vs minutes on the clock before they got their initial score but by the end of the quarter they were leading Heitz Heating 20-- 5 The Heitz club cUme back strong in the second quarter but couldn’t keep up the pace Dick Randall with 18 points and Kent Murdock with 15 led the Morgan scoring White topped the Heitz scoring with 11 Box score Ex-Uta- "Nobody wanted says Gleason us - We had won four straight In Dortmund we knocked out Heinz Neuhaus the European champion in four rounds We giot $10000 Big Problem “If I could only un dersell him to A1 Weill Marciano’s manager But we can’t get together Weill is ducking me” Gleason proved his point too “Why don’t you call Weill?” asked Gleason “He’s in now” Weill’s secretary promptly put him on “If you call tomorrow I may have some news” Weill said Almost simultaneously Gleason American Fe GTri picked up another phone a n4 GTFP 13 6 0 36 Tucker D Young called Weill to talk about a Mar- 7 1 0 13 Van Broun S a a IS Noy ciano match He identified him- 9 2 0 20 KBerrett BBingham 3 0 0 6 0 0 10 Kapp Fronk’l OSS self 4 0 16 Springham Vanderberg “Oh! You just missed him” 6 0 0 12 ABerrett Dlnidale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Young came the voice from Weill’s hotel ' Slot 0 0 0 ’ i i Oil lots 0 suite “See what I mean?” asked Gleason “If we can’t get tsgether I’ll get the Cuban consulate to work on the authorities in this country Why my guy ’aides is a handsome guy and he’s No 1 with everybody — the National Boxing Association the New York commission and Nat Fleischer (Ring magazine editor) What else does a guy have to do?” The following day we phoned Weill “As far 'as I'm concerned I’d like to take on two fighters this year” said Marciano’s manager “I don't carp who is No 1 I’ve got a year to defend and we’ll take on all comers in time Valdes is all right We’li take him too “But I think I 4iwe Ezzard Charles ‘a favor Wq had promised him a shot and sidestepped him in favor of Roland LaStarza last summer Did ybu see what Charles did to Coley Wallace? 210-poun- d 6-- 3 14 Totals Officials —Fishburn Thelgold 41 9 2 91 Htlta Olsen Chevrolet GTFP3 Dawson GTFP 2 18 Randall 113 T 4 7 1 0 15 Murdock 5 0 1 10 Oliver 4 0 18 Porter 0 2 12 Woodbury 3 0 2 6 Dickson 2 2 0 6 Belliston 0010 White 4 3 Oil Cash 11S3 Draney 41 0 3 8 4 0 Raddle Jenson 2 1 1 1: Sommers - Totals 13 10 Officials —Fishburn Thelgold 28 9 8 65 - S 7 31 S 3S League Standings Independent W L Pet Hi-Hatt- ers r Olsen Chevrolet American Food Stores Heitz 'Heating 2 0 1 000 1 000 3 000 2 0 0 0 3 006 Fight Results By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BROOKLYN — A1 Andrews 150 Superior Wis outpointed New York 10 149 Klein Joey DETROIT — Jesse Turner 153 Louis stopped Chuck ColeDetroit 5 tr man 160 &t 4 A ! ‘ |