Show THE OGDEN (UTAH) STANDARD-EXAMINESATURDAY EVENING APRIL Pennant signs Dodgers Should Have It Easy These Queries Will Receive While Yanks May Have to Work Harder for Their Prize Answers Soon By LEO IL PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor r The Yankees and Dodgers That’s the way the 1$53 major league pennant races shape up now that practically all of the spring training returns are in Alter seeing all the clubs in Florida and studying the reports Bums Seeking Pitcher From Cubs Perhaps right-hande- 17-ga- d 15-ga- hard-tossin- right-hande- g 7-- 4 9-- 7 Riz-zut- o rin-wa- d 12-1- 2 n e Louise Suggs Takes Over In Weathervane Sandy Wins Over Beau by TKO' four-phas- e d Trans-Mississip- 36-hol- Do You Remember? TK Coast League By UNITED PRESS 279 Ten years ago — With Regards and Apache won the Paumonok Handicap at 29209 fans bet $1743370 at Jamaica Twenty 5 ears ago — Toronto defeated N?w York 3 2 in the Stanley Cup playoffs to reduce the Ranger’ advantage in the best of five series to two-divisio- n - 2-- NEW YORK (AP) — Will the New York Yankees make it five in a row? Can Brooklyn lick the seven-yea- r National League jinx and successfully defend its championship? Will Stan Musial cop his seventh batting title? Is Joe r Black merely a wonder? How about Jackie Robinson? Where will he play now that he has lost his second base job to rookie Junior Gilliam? Is Mickey Mantle really the “new" Joe Will home run slugger Ralph Kiner bounce back or will he be traded? Will the Braves put Milwaukee on the map and vice versa? These and other questions await answers as the 16 major league teams await the opening of the season next Monday and Tuesday Approximately 200006 spectators are expected to attend the 10 openers two of which will take place Monday afternoon In special inaugurals Washington will host the Yankees in the American League and the franchise-shifted Braves w ill be guests o Cincinnati in the National W Seattle 8 Hollywood Loa Angeles Sacramento Portland San Francisco Oakland San Diego t Jct 3 717 8 3 4 4 4 3 3 i5 n a t 6 8 8 Right-hander- Bob s Porterfield Oh No Ya' Don't 8 Minneapolis Lakers’ Pep Saul yanks the ball back as eager-beavVince Boryla New York Knickerbocker forward rcacnes for the ball Action was in last week’s NBA playoffs in New York 7oo 444 3 444 3 400 273 5 273 5 er 4-- 5 14-1- 9 n right-hande- - right-hande- d Uneasy Are the Thoughts Qi Man Who Picked Indians To Romp Home With Flag By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK (AP) — Slight uneasy thoughts of a man who jumped the gun a week ago and picked the Cleveland Indians to win the American League flag: - — Those Jaspers haven’t been go-ing so good since we left them in Denver Last time we looked the New York Giants had walloped them six out of seven That isn’t good Even Ruben Gomez the Giants’ raw rookie frofn Puerto Rico set them down in rapid order for three innings at Kingsport Tenn on Thursday What’s become of all those base hits? The Giants pitchers said it would be a different story once they got out of the high thin air in the Rockies and their curves began to break better Apparently they weren’t just establishing an alibi They blanked the Tribe once this week It begins to look as though our favorite pitcher Eobby Feller 4s headed for that last roundup At least the Giants have been knocking Bobby about Wc must keep in mind that he said he wasn’t going to worry about the exhibition games but concentrate on getting himself in shape for the ones that count Still our plans called for him to win about 15 this time and it would be reassuring if he would show some sign Where’s Bobby? What’s become of Bobby Avila? The last time we knew the Mexican second baseman had finally settled up his account with our immigration eagles and was trying to track the Indians down He must have caught up with them by this time but rookie Doug Hansen still seems to be playing second and making errors It’s disquieting Another thing that doesn’t look so good from a distance to the way Mike Garcia keeps hitting people So far - the big guy has sidelined two Giants Bobby Thomson and Daryl Spencer He was so shaken after one of his swooping fast balls clipped Spencer in the mouth that he was totally ineffective and had to be The official bulletin removed said “Garcia is having trouble with his' control” He’ll need it against the Yanks Oh they’ll win it all right With that pitching and that slugging how are they going to miss? They finished only two games out last fall and the only reason they didn’t get into the World Series was that the schedule ran1 out on them If Luke Easter had hit the first half of the "season the way he hit the second half after they sent him to Indianapolis to think things over the 4 Indians would have won by from here to there Got to Light Still for the sake of our prediction it would be helpful if Manager A1 Lopez would make up his mind about his outfield He can’t keep on juggling eight indefinitely no matter how good all of them are He’s got to light somewhere — and stay there Starting next week the American League gets tough and does not allow for much experimentation After all it isn’t as though this were the first time we’ve picked the Indians to win the thing We’ve stayed with them longer than some of the Cleveland writers even We not the Indians have had to endure the snide remarks of the Yankee supporters It is time they got in there and justified such faith fly-chase- rs Shrine Planned For Jim ’Thorpe SHAWNEE Okla (UP)— The body of Jim Thorpe one of the world’s greatest athletes Was returned quietly to his hometown where officialst plan to Friday erect a $100000 shrine to him The train carrying the gilt casket and Thorpe’s wife and his daughter was met by a handful of mourners who remembered the Sac and Fox Indian as a youth in this area ’ merry-go-roun- in the Galan got the heave-hPlate with for differing eighth Umpire Roman Bentz George Hunger was declared the winner Dave Mann the loser The Acorns remain tied for the cellar with San Diego It was a rough night for Nippy t Louis Cardinal Jones the first sacker who is playing second for Sacramento With the in the tenth game tied three-al- l and the bases loaded with Bevos Charley Grant knocked a roller to Ray Dandridge at third who fired to Jones at second for what seemed like the start of a twin killing But Nippy lost the ball and Sacramento lost its second straight overtime game to Portland as two baserunners scurried home Dick Waibel Portland relief earned his second chucker victory against the Solons He came on in the ninth last night to rate the win On Wednesday he checked in in the tenth Charley Cchanz struggled for 9!& innings-lasnight- for- the loss o ex-S- straight t ! r Raw Recruits Connie Mack 90 gives Eddie Layman 5 some fundamental help on how to grip a curve ball while Garry Hilliard 3 listens attentively to what the grand old man of baseball has to say to his companion The retired Philadelphia Athletics manager took the spring training trip with the team this year just as lie always has Ike Joins In — Okla of were made for the famed Indian athlete’s funeral and eventual enshrinement The President sent a telegram yesterday to Thorpe’s widow expressing sympathy on her husband’s death and recalling that he played football against Thorpe more than 40 years ago Mrs' Patricia Thorpe accompanied the body of her husband who died late last month at Lomita Calif to Shawnee by trail Thursday night The President’s telegram relayed to the widow through Elmer Kenison manager of the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce said: “I learned with sorrow of the death of my old friend Jim Thorpe I' am delighted that as a tribute to his achievements and to his warm personality a fitting memorial is to be erected in his memory at Shawnee “Jim has long been recognized as one of the outstanding athletes of our time and has occupied a unique place in the hearts of Americans everywhere “As one who played against him in football more than 40 years kgo I 'personally feel that no other athlete possessed his all 'round abilities in games and sports “I join with bis 'many other friends in expressions of sympathy to you and the members of your family” Miller Draws With Ray Perez HELENA Mont (UP)— John- ny Miller of ’Stockton Calif fought to a draw with Mexican Welterweight Champion Ray Perez of Los Angeles in a bout here Friday night Perez tipped the scales at 148 and Miller weighed in at 142 The fight was even all the way as the two battlers exchanged blow for blow throughout the fight The Mexican slugger was the aggressor Miller was more cautious d For Home Loans SPRINGTIME MIXED DOUBLES Elinor 49 pith Ensign Brt and Malkin with 409 plus their 155 handicap took avr lint placa Sn thi popular tournament Wednesday aft ernoen with a 1243 total to nose out Graca and Paul Epptey by thraa pin In tha Jad far allay priiai ara Graca and Paul Epplay with 424 an 1 and 2 Elinor Ensign and Bart Mat-ki-n with 452 on 3 and 4 and Elian and Stan Smith with 429 ait 5 and 4 Thirty par cant of all prixe money for high alley prize with 70 par cant far final (landing with $50 guar antaad into the price fund Saturday and Sunday should tea a lot of action in this popular tournament so why not coma join the fun? OGDEN fORD SALES RAGTIME DOUBLES This mott popular event of the 1952 saion will taka place from April 20 to May 30 Inclusive and all champion will no doubt ba aa hand fa Swan Oltoii their laurel defend and lou Bryan wara (cratch winner Peterwith 1293 with Tosh Sase-Si- g sen and Blaina Bowen-Do- n Partridge tied for the handicap title with With $50 guaranteed first 1359 place In each division plus 550 mar chandisa from Ogden fard Salas in each division tha toumamant should attract a big antry again this yaar High scratch prize will ba $50 or 20 par cant of total prize fund 52 deubloe whichever is greatest teems participated last yaar with 90 teams finishing in tha money Entrance fee is $4 par taam which includes bawling ITEMS OF INTEREST Sheet Nunn-Bus- h defeated Palmer league title Service far the Wasatch by 12 pins in a hard-foug- four-ga- ht match Joe Barney Jri with 216 and 757 series was tha big gun for Matt Edei's team while Jim lagan with 497 was best for Palmer's Service T After defeating i C Olsen Company in tha playoff of a second half tie in the ladies' City leaguer Hoffman Cleaners will meht Standard Optical (first half winners) far the championship tonight of 7 p m This promises t be a very interesting match The Juno and Bill KtbrL Dattie and Harry levindefski team (first half winners) defeated the Esand telle and Swan Olson-Emlorry Rene team (second half winners) far tha Ogden Mixed league title Wednesday evening Harry with 593 and Bill with 224 and 519 were team tea much far the Rcne-Olsalthough Swan Olson with 224 and Talk 595 was high for tha match about interest in a league just leek at this: only 43 men and 39 ladiee bawled in this '14-teaduring tha This shew terrific entire season interett amongst the regular a they didn't want to mi a league session and anyone who saw thi spirited league in actien could easily see the reason why Tha men bowlers averaged 164 far the season and tha ladies 141 High averages wares Swan Olson 185 lorry Rene 13 on m ill isiirlv iktiilf! vmw?- SUMMER LEAGUE BOWLING Ogden's BEAUTIFUL - PARAMOUNT BOWL Salt lake Major league teak aver first piaca last Thursday by winning lour from Cuban Cigar Hop tha Oslen bey can win tha title in this fastest men's leagua in the state Get Your Low Cost Home Loan From the FEDERAL Always Comfortable Always Friondty 11 Dial 4 It’s easier than you think Come in and find out Helping families to finance a home of their own has been our specialty for over a quarter century Let us help you buy build refinance or remodel your home now You’ll enjoy the fast friendly service that comes from lowest rates doing business with Home Folks Town In best terms Best Place for Home Loans! 3-- 01 u 3i 12 183 Bob Scott and 17 And far tha Ensign Hugo ladies: Grace Eppley 163 Shirley Phillips 157 Idell Davis 144 Beth Harrington 164 and June Rebel 154 Ogden's Becker's team in tha A! Fialdfni o OPEN PUT Wills sem of the leagues having completed schedule and other finishing this week w new have alleys available for open ploy almost every evening so why not moot year friends and enjoy m gam or portici-pe- te in ana of the interesting tournaments now being held at O B C the hem of Ogden' outstanding bowlers ' 1 Bees' Good News BENNETTSVILLE S C AP) The Salt Lake City Bees received more good news today with the announcement that Eddie Murphy has been assigned to the Pioneer League Club Murphy has been termed by Joe Reardon Philadelphia Philly farm chief as a “whale of a Catcher” He joins four pitchers two tnfielders and on outfielwer on the Bee roster Ogden Mourning for bowling center Jim Thorpe s(i'ilteMiares SHAWNEE (UP) President Eisenhower joined the ' Joe byBarney mourners for Jim ranks Thorpe as final arrangements Best Place in Town GB 727 SAN FRANCISCO (UP) — Seattle and Hollywood were neck and neck again for first place in the Pacific Coast League race today but a lot of managers' were Pitcher Ted eyeing clutch-coo- l Shandor of the San Francisco Seals - Ted a raw rookie up from Yakima handcuffed the Los Angeles Angels with three hits for the last 5S - innings last night to spark the Seals to a victory over L A after Stan Hack’s swatters seemed on the verge of winning their third straight of the series Seattle In other contests trounced San Diego 8 to 2 to gain revenge for Thursday night's lacing Hollywood blasted Oakland 15 to 9 and Portland scored two in the tenth to dump Sacramento again 5 to 3 Seal Manager Tommy Heath sent Shandor into the game after the Angels had tagged Bill Bradford for three runs in the fourth t boom into a lead Veteran Frank Kalin gave the youngster something to work on when he batted in two runs in the fifth as the Seals scored three of their own to go ahead and stay there Another old pro name'd Joe Grace banged in two more for S F in the sixth with a line double down the first base line to wrap ’er up Tod Davis of the Angels belted 4 for 4 for L A to fatten his PCL average to 515 in the early season statistics Ray Orteig connected for his fifth home run of the season as the Rainiers were messing up San Diego Artie Wilson was on base Seattle took the lead in the second when Jose Rayle walked Steve Nagy with the bases filled Rayle scored himself for the Pads on Merrill Combs’ bad throw in the fourth An error by Ev Hall and another run forced in by a walk off Bob Schulte gave Seattle an extra brace of tallies in the sixth Then Jackie Tobin bunted home the third of the frfame before Bill Thomason replaced Schulte Hollyw'ood and Oakland reversed the script as Twink Manager Bobby Bragan used five hurlers to only two for Augie Galan’s Acorps The Oaks lost again anyway as Hollywood exploded for five markers in the fourth and four more in the d eighth to win the 15 to 9 3-- 1 13-1- 4 ex-Re- 7 6-- 3 for the Nats and Allie Reynolds 20-- for the Yankees will be the starting pitchers in Washington Bud Podbielan for the for Reds and Warren Spahn the Braves will oppose each other in Cincinnati Each game is expected to have a sellout crowd of 30000 All teams will swing into action the following day The largest crowd — some 55000 — is expected at Cleveland where the improved Chicago White Sox clash with the Indians The White Sox will feature two newcomers First Base- -' man Ferris Fain and Third Base-ma- n Vern Stephens obtained in trades with the Athletics and Red Sox The Indians will field the same team behind Bob Lemon that finished second to the Yankees last year Packed To Capacity Baseball - hungry Milwaukee with its brand new dollar stadium packed to its 36 000 seat capacity will celebrate its return to the major leagues1 taking on Eddie Stanky’s St Louis Cardinals Milwaukee will field a greatly improved club featuring newcomers Andy Paflco Joe Adcock and rookie Bill Bruton in centerfield plus holdovers Sid Gordon and Eddie Mathews The r Cards behind Gerry Staley will have rookies Ray and Steve Bilko along with the one and only Stan Musial Enos Slaughter and Red Schoendienst Some 40000 are expected to see the Philadelphia Athletics-Yanke- e game at New York where Alex Kellner the strapping A’s southpaw will match slants with r Vic Raschi who long has been a nemesis to Philadelphia batters Crowds of 15000 are counted on at St Louis to see the Browns and Tigers and at Boston to watch the Senators and Red Sox Ned Carver will pitch for the Tigers against his former mates He will be opposed by Duane Pillette Walter Masterson will hurl for Washington against southpaw Mel Parnell and his Sox mates The Tigers Browns and Red Sox lineups will be dotted with newcomers Detroit will have four new faces — Harvey Kuenn at shortstop John Baumgartner at third Russ Sullivan in left field and Johnny Bucha behind the plate Bill Hunter the $90000 purchase will be at short for the Browns Outfielders Tom Umph-let- t Gene Stephens and Shortstop Milt Bolling will see action for Boston A total of 111000 is expected to take in the four National League opens with 25000 at Chicago Brooklyn and Philadelphia Cincinnati will have veteran Kenny Raffensberger on the mound against the Cubs but behind him may be rookies Jim Greengrass in left field and Johnny Temple at second base Righthander Bob Rush is slated to hurl for the Cubs who will have newcomer Paul Schramka In left subbing for the injured Hank Sauer and Preston Ward a transplanted first baseman in center Dickson On Mound Pittsburgh may field four rookies— First Baseman Paul Smith Shortstop Dick Cole and Outfielders Felipe Montemayor and Frank Thomas against the Dodgers at Ebbejs Field Murray Dickson the vetefan righthander will be on the mound Carl Erskine will hurl for the Brooks who will present their rookie find Junior Gilliam at second base with Jackie Robinson at third five-millio- & 1953 Stars and Suds Tie for Lead In Coast Loop one-yea- from United Press baseball writers who followed the other teams here is the writer’s 1953 order of finish: National American New York Brooklyn ' New York Chicago Philadelphia Philadelphia St Louis Cleveland Milwaukee Washington By UNITED PRESS Boston Chicago Cincinnati Detroit The Brooklyn Dodgers already St Louis Pittsburgh favored to win the Naheavily The writer expects the Dodgers j to win the National League pen- tional League pennant were renant easily with the Yankees hav- ported dickering with the Chiing a tougher battle to make it cago Cubs today in hopes of closfive in a row in the American ing a deal for another pitcher League E J Bussy Bavasi sice presiIt is generally agreed that the dent of the Dodgers and Wid club soundest have the Dodgers in the business It is without a Mathews director of plaer perpeer defensively it has plenty of sonnel for the Cubs conferred power and great catching and the several times by telephone jes- pitching isn’t as bad as painted 1 has the best bench-anif one terday it was learned It was le-o- r two of the Brooklyn rookie ! lieved that Mathews is seeking will pitching hopefuls should come a package deal and might two of to with his either breeze Hng be could this part through — aces pitching for the Dodgers winner Bob Rush or The Giants provided Sal Maglie w inner Warren Hacker and Larry Jansen return to form It wa3 considered more likely appear to be the main contender however that Mathews would atwith the Phillies and Cardinals deal to Giants tempt also in the picture But the Johnny Klippstein r who may lack pitching depth the Phil- a won nine games last season lies do not have championship only catching may have trouble at sec- but who is considered a fine prosond and third base abd lack re- pect The Dodgers on the other hand serves The Cardinals too may have infield trouble at first and were believed ready to trade third Their young pitchers will Utility Infielder Billy Cox or have to come through and the Pitchers Clem Labine and Ralph aging Enos Slaughter must have Branca in an effort to acquire another banner year if they hope Hacker or Bush The weatherman meanwhile to win to a in throw stepped of damper on Short Far Champs to their plans place managers’ the are Braves The probably final in rotations order pitching most improved team in the Five of the scheduled league but still far short of cham- yesterday seven were canexhibition pionship class The Cubs and Reds celled because games of treacherous lack power and pitching depth and the Pirates — well they weather In the only two games played probably would be hard put to the Cincinnati Reds beat the Dea of division finish in the first and the New troit Tigers Triple A League downed York Giants the Cleveace three If Casey Stengel’s land Indians Vic pitchers— Allie Reynolds Herman Wehmeier went the Raschi and Ed Lopat —- and their nine — inning route for the Reds Phil brilliant shortstop — hold up the Yankees and limited the Tigers to four should not have too much trouble nings He relaxed thereafter but s during the first seven strength and hits never They have secthreatened reserves Its seriously of a fine group The Giants apparently com ond line pitching probably will be the best in the circuit pletely recovered from their varThe White Sox lack power but ious ailments of the last few have a‘ speddy fine defensive weeks defeated the Indians for club The Athletics have the pow- the seventh time in eight games er but are weak in catching slow but required two victories over the week end at the Polo Grounds and not too good defensively tie for the spring Cleveland has the pitching and to gain a the power but too many defensive series Catcher Ray Katt’s three-ruinfield kept flaws It’s sieve-likthe Indians from winning the homer off Lou Brissie in the pennant last year and there has eighth inning provided the Gibeen no improvement Bob Feller ants with their margin of victory ii getting along in years and its second line pitching isn’t impressive Washington has a young fine defensive ball club but lacks punch and reserves and probably ‘will fall short on pitching The Red Sox Tigers and Browns are rebuilding and it should be quite a scramble between those three for the last three spots in the final 1953 standings PHOENIX Ariz (UP) — Vet eran Louise Suggs top woman money winner in professional golf this year moved into the spotlight vacated by Babe Zahar-ia- s today as the leading contender for second lap honors in the Weathervane tournament Zaharias dropped from NEW YORK (UP) — In his theMiss event because of illness middleambitious climb up the women professionals Fourteen ladder Young Randy teed off on the Arizona weight Country inSandy of New York today Club course in pursuit of $3000 cluded an impressive technical in lap money and the eventual knockout over experienced Jim$5000 guaranteed the winner of 11 his Beau among triumphs my the tourney 12 in professional fights Some 58 women amateurs also Sandy a promising 22 year-olover the par 76 — for Negro stopped Beau at 203 of 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