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TO '43-BRAMH- Series reat- Whirly AM - Qualified Players and Transportation Are 1 OGDEN CITY UTAH SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 1942 11 Cardinal Combination Shattered iwss 1 V I ‘ 'y V ? li i' f vft J 'CV 1 DURHAM N C Oct 10 (AP) Unless deprived of sufficient playtransporing talent and adequate tation because of the war baseball’s minor leagues will operate in 1943 President W G Bramham of the National Association of Profes sional Baseball leagues declared today "Professional baseball will continue" said Bramham in his annual report “if (1) it can get players qualified to play professional baseball and if C2L transportation is available to carry out sched ules "If the prosecution of this war eliminates either of these important ‘ifs’ as applied to professional baseball then we will gracefully accept a temporary fate which is made inevitable in the interest ’of i t f rKt! y iMJji !t Samuel Breadon left and Branch Rickey break after 23 years ©riginfpr o? ¥mm System Seels Mew Baseball P©s S’© a Man Who Built Cardinals Didn't Want to Quit Game's Biggest Chain Breach Is Not Due to Money Dispute Says Champs' Brains NEA Service Sports Editor ST LOUIS Oct 10— Samuel Breadon explains that he did not feel he could obligate himself to another $50000 "contract in these uncertain times butjEranch Rickey ays that is not ths true story of why he left the tremendous St Louis Cardinal organization he founded and built “In no respect did my staying with or leaving the Cardinals have anything" to do with any financial consideration” asserts the originator of the farm system “Under the present setup Sam Breadon hasn’t got and couldn’t raise enough money to keep me” Switching from the Browns Rickey took over the Cardinals in " i ginning Rickey built the greatest organization in the history of the game The Cardinals now own modern parks and additional property in Rochester Columbus Sacramento Houston and Decatur 111 A profitable lease at Sportsman’s Park is the only reason why they have not built their own plant in St Louis The Cardinals either own or are closely affiliated with 25 minor league clubs Their are more than 750 em ployes including ball players in the chain 70 on 'the administrative board The Cardinal chain bag anc : 7 0f $2 s four-year-o- ': m) 000 tion to go forward than it has ever been It will keep its house in order and lead other lines of endeavor when a state of national normalcy is established” Of the 41 minor leagues which closed the? 1941 season ten were forced to disband before the start of the 1942 season because of difficulties brought on by the war Bramham said in the report These were the Arizona-Texa- s Cotton States Michigan State Alabama State Coastal Plain Eastern Shore Florida State Northeast Arkansas Ohio State and Western ! leagues In addition 31 individual clubs disbanded before the start of the 1942 season but 15 of these vacancies were filled by new clubs and those transferred from dis banded leagues leaving a net loss of ten leagues and 16 individual clubs between the end of the 1941 season and the start of the 1942 campaign x Five other leagues— West Texas-NeMexico Florida East Coast and Evangeline Kentucky-Indian- a California-disbanded during the past season The report listed a total of turned over to war relief agencies by various minor league clubs from gate receipts of special games The largest single con- tribution was $2738982 from an International league game played for army-nav- y relief by Newark and Jersey City In addition most clubs participated in campaigns which resulted in the sale of thousands of dollars worth of waf bonds and stamps “To date’ the report said “1224 (minor league) players have reported as joining the armed forces of the government A total of 692 has gone into factories and engaged in defense work “There are a great many players absent from their clubs without any explanation many of whom are without! doubt in the armed forces or defense work” w 43 Pelleteri Books Whirlaway Alsab NEW ORLEANS Oct 10 (AP) does not owe a cent Anthony Pelleteri vice president of One year the net' profit soared the fair grpunds racing association has arranged for a matched as1 high as $438000 race here in December between ItJ Breadon an automobile dealer got in in 1920 by buying up yie "graveyards” or loose and small blocks of stock He now con- trols 76 - per cent of the 10200 shares Rickey at no time owned more than 1500 shares Rickey Would Try Hand With Phils Rickey conceived the farm idea in 1920 to keep more affluent clubs from outbidding him for players found by his scouts or otherwise recommended to him B R doesn’t want to leave St Louis his home He didn’t want to Have the Cardinals — his family He was the brain of the world champions If he remained in baseball he would prefer the Phils to the Brooklyn Dodgers “That Philadelphia job would By RUSS NFWLAM) my zest” he beams BERKELEY Calif Oct 10 (AP) challenge “and I’m going to die with my Santa Clara Broncos made the foot boots on I’d take the job for count in football today to Win a nothing” thrill-fille- d game from the UniverAbove all Rickey a major acsity of California Bears 7 to 6 tive in France in World war I before a crowd of 30000 fans would like to find a war job in One point spelled the difference which he could help keep things between a victory and a tie and A1 moving Santucci burly center of the winMeanwhile he will devote most ning team emerged a hero of a of his time to being head of the tough battle because he toed the war bond sales drive in Missouri oval through the crossbars In contomatoes on his raising trast California lost itself an even while modest farm at Clayton near St match on the scoreboard and also Louis a chance to win by missing two Branch chances in kicks from placements baseball Rickey won’t be out of long The Broncos scored first on a The most constructive man in from Jess Freitas left half the pass to Ken Dwing right end five min- it game has done too much for utes after the game openedl The started from the scoring play Bears' line Santucci added the extra tally which eventually decided thei cono long-establish- ed -- 35-ya- rd 1 Whirlaway qnd Alsab a track announcement said today The race would be worth $20000 to the winner In two previous races each won once Tentative date for the race here is December 15 The fair grounds program opens Thanksgiving day South Carolina Is Beaten in Virginia MORGANTOWN W Va Oct 10 (AP) — We Virginia university’s Mountaineer upset South Carolina 13 to 0 today before a crowd of 8000 Leonard j of West Virginia put across a touchdown in the second quarter while Martin went across in the final period and McElwee converted i 2 Penn State Takes - Lehi Eleven 19-- 3 j Broncos’ goal Joe Merio quarterback tried the placement kick for the Bears He failed to raise it high enough and the ball wras blocked RAMBLING RAM - new YORK Oct 10 — After traveling to Lafayette to engage Purdue and to Knoxville to tackle Tennessee Fordham’s football team played at home for the first time in a game with North Carolina at the Polo Grounds today Weber OSSIE BLUECE BETHLEHEM Pa Oct 10 (AP) Sparked byj Larry Joe’s touchdown return of a punt in the third period Penn State overcame a stubborn Lehigh eleven today 19 to 3 before a crowd of 8000 Lehigh scored Tirst on Stan Szymak-okskifield goal hut State soon wiped but this edge on Jack line buck to Banbury’s one-yar- d hold a 3 halftime advantage 65-ya- rd Hill AT WASHINGTON Tilt of New Ses3s&i Senator Boss By PAT O’BRIEN f WASHINGTON Oct 10 (AP) Ossie Bluege one of the finest infielders the American league has seen andv for 17 years a perfectionist at third base for the Washington baseball club tonight was named to manage the Senators for the 1943 season President Clark C Griffith of the Senators signed Bluege to a one- year contract Salary terms were not disclosed but it was reported Bluege would receive around $10-000 The Bluege held down the hot corner for Washing ton from the tail-en- d of the 1922 season w'hen he came up as a rookie from Peoria of the Three-Ey- e rd 6-- Ver-donc- kt -0 ROBINSON nd If I r m sr 1 1 £ t u rr tr tr tj ft it it J i The league started operating Au gust 26th and since its inception there have been many changes in the lineups of the various teams due to the fact many officers have been transferred to other posts for period a duty During the total of 51 officers have taken part in the art of knocking down pins as a means of relaxation from the daily rigorous tasks of preparation to win the war The unluckiest team in the re spect of constant line-u- p changes are the 6 crew who have haci 16 different men comprise the team yet they havemanaged to stay within two games of the top and are but one game to the rear of the 7 Flyers who have been the luckiest team in keeping their line-u- p intact as but 7 men have rolled under the 7 wings ek B-2- an two-year-o-ld 4-- 5 In galloping home by six lengths contender for next year’s Kentucky Derby the son of Reigh Count of a second off lopped three-fifth- s the juvenile mark Alsab posted in the same race a year ago and came within two-fiftof a second of the world record the great Equipoise set ten years back In the New York handicap Whirly carried 130 pounds and Jockey Jackie Westrope who replaced Georgie Woolf in his saddle today said it was this that whipped the world’s money-winnin- g champion in the end for Alsab carried only 121 and Obash had a mere feather of 106 on his back A $1050 for $2 shot Alsab was clocked in 2:47 5 for the grind of a second off the just one-fift- h North American mark posted by Fenelon in this same stake a year ago The day’s work was worth $21450 to the Sab boosting hit earnings fortwo years of racing' to $331825 while Whirly picking up $2500 third place money lifted his record bankroll to to establish himself as a ranking hs 1-- B-1- B-1- Dodgers tb Outfit Complete Division — NEW YORK Oct 10 (AP) Brooklyn fans brought approximately 600 tons of scrap metal to Ebbets field to pay their way into the Dodgers’ last five home games of the baseball season A total of 59064 fans took advantage of the club’s offer to accept ten pounds of scrap in place of a ticket The war production board in a letter thanking the fans for the contribution estimated that collection alone would be enough to make 29 light tanks 32 flying fortresses 6526 repeating rifles or in other words enough equipment for & complete division ’ Freshmen May Be Permitted to Play CHAPEL HILL N C Oct 10 (AP)— Dean A W Hobbs of th University of North Carolina pres- ident of the Southern conference said today that a test poll of conference schools was being taken on the question of relaxing for the duration the rule against using freshmen athletes in varsity competition 'So far Hobbs said eight of tht 16 schools have replied and five votes were against relaxing the rule and three favored it Sky crackers Trim 2 Touted Duke 26-1- DURHAM N C Oct 10 (AP)— The Georgia Skycrackers BIERMAN BOOST trounced Duke’s Blue Devils 26 to 12 in a football game here today IOWA CITY Oct touchdown Bierman calls Bill Kolens of the featured by a Iowa air cadets one of the best run by Don Hightower and the mid-size- d tackles he has seen spectacular passing of Frank for the navy About 7500 Kolens who weighs 190 played at Illinois in 1940 persons saw’ the contest pre-flig- lO-Be- ht 3 rnie 92-ya- rd Fil-cho- ck -- Patrolling Sports Highway from (Continued Preceding Pare) means that the Pioneer league at least has a chance to survive Up Boise way a syndicate of business men may organize and take over the Pilots' franchise in the Pioneer league Debts of around $15000 are said to be standing against and according to baseball law this must be paid the club off dollar for dollar This places a big obstacle in the path of the Boise boosters D k Good friends good Heer! good times The crisp flavor of sparkling Fisher Beer brings added enjoyment to crisp fall days rich 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Ct West 24th Street Near Viaduct Ogden Utah credit It tastes better PAY r i m if tr Go B-1- le in 1:34 al tr ’ 8s s rd ' it -- - P-3- The sensation of Belmont’s clos ing program however was neither Alsab in victory nor Whirly in defeat This role went to Count Fleet from Mrs John D Hertz’s barn who fairly flew to victory in the Champagne stakes to set a world one-mirecord for & rd it with packing house or rendering experience preferred though not essential 75c to $100 per hour with time and a half for overtime Apply in person - With seven weeks of competition behind them team honors in the Hill field officers bowling league is still an issue very much unset tied Two games separate the first and fifth place teams in the six team with the league perched precariously at the top for the time being and the 7 Flying Fortress officers right on their tai! just one game behind Three teams are tied for 3rd place honors In the individual averages Cap tain R P Keyes of Buffalo N Y is showing the way with an aver age of 193 However the real lead er is Lt Frank Bunts of Detroit Michigan with an average of 189 for 15 games whereas Captain Keyes has but six games to his ld to 0 Navy Drops Gdme to Princeton £ £ Men took over only to handhe ball to the opposition on the 20 when Sneddon’s field goal try failed John Dixon Weber captain set up the second counter in the fourth quarter when he intercepted Bur-dett- ’s toss on the Hill Field 25 Sneddon made it first and goal for Weber on the Air Corps four Whitaker carried it over on the second play and Sneddon’s place-kic- k split the uprights Score: Weber 13 Hill Field 0 Seeks Combine Lieutenant Domingue Hill Field coach substituted freely in the second half attempting to find a combination that would click against the local college kids Captain Dixon broke through the Hill Field front line to block Verdonckt’s punt on the latter’s 20 to pave the route to the final counter Whitaker made nine yards then seven for first down on the four and Kent Rick hit pay dirt on the next- play Dil Young’s try for point missed Best ball carriers afield for the winners were W’hitaker and Sned don Young’s defensive play was sterling Q Rich Dixon Zampedri and Katsanavaswfre standouts in the Weber ueiense The Air Corps play was spotty but gave an indication that the squad may develop into a threat for the Utah service teams with a little more competition The lineups: Weber College Hilf Field Adamson e Baranski t’ Ball Rapich Elmore Zampedri g Dixon Mazzeri Q Rich g Erspamer Tolman t Skof e Katsanavas Dekema Green Gelestor qb Sneddon hb Verdonckt Grasier hb Burdett fb Young Ormsby WeberTouchdowns scoring: Sneddon Whitaker and Kent Rich try for point Sneddon Substitutions Weber — Whitaker Sorenson Hartman K Rich and stringfellow Hill Field — Mendiola Holstein Scott Pentalute McCarty Stan Link Valanezz Salsberg and COAST r A Hill Field’s football-minde- d air team was off beam the for corps four quarters Saturday night losing to an improved Weber college eleven 19 to 0 under the lights and autumn showers at the Ogden stadium Yhe air corps gridders found the big Purple and White team playing superbly in the latter’s third contest of the season It was the first affray for the losers who plainly showed the need of competitionr Take Command Gene Green and Bob Sneddon of Weber! dominated the offensive maneuvers during the first two periods the former connecting for considerable yardage with forward passing despite the soggy pigskin Sneddon showed power through the tackle spots and some clever ball handling In backfield decepi tion Weber’s drive for its first touchdown started when Katsanavas recovered an Air Corps fumble on line The colthe latter’s legians drove to the Air Corps one-yar- d line where the soldiers braced and took over on downs halfback Hill Field’s kicked out to his dwn 38 where Weberr started anew Green ‘passed to Sneddon from the 13 for the first score Sneddon’s attempted placekick was wide as the scholars assumed a lead The Air Corps threatened in the second quarter Mack Whitaker Weber quarterback fumbled on tie foe’s 20 and the soldiers took to the attack Three plays availed little and Whitaker stole a for ward pass on the Air Corps 22 Weber failed to gain and the soldiers took over in the same vicinity They also couldn’t advance Verdonckt’s punt went straight up in the air on his own 15 and Weber 22-ya- rd it Sr STEADY WORK Staff er league until he retired from active service and became a Senator coach in 1940 He succeeds Stanley R (Bucky) Harris who resigned as Washington’s skipper two weeks ago Ha ris the “boy wonder” pilot of the championship Washington teams of 1924 and 1925 has spent 19 years as a major league manager 13 of them with the Senators He skippered the Detroit Tigers for five seasons and spent one year at the helm of the Bostbn Red Sox When he quit the Senators Bucky indicated he was seeking another baseball post but so far has failed to make a connection Harris said in resigning that he believed the move was for the good of both himself and the club The Senators wound up in seventh place again this season a neSt they have occupied so long that it looks like a monopoly Under Bucky’s guidance Washington won three pennant-winning Washington teams of 1924 1925 and 1933 In all he par ticipated in 1867 games for Griffith the only major league employer he has known His lifetime major MAY league batting average over 17 seaBurkhart sons was 272 Score by quarters But it was as a defensive per0 6 0 13—19 Weber former that Ossie stood out GrifON BOX 0 0 0 0—0 Hill Field fith one of the shrewdest baseball men in the business rates him as the best defensive third baseman Additional Sports on LOS ANGELES Oct 10 — Ray of all time Robinson the Harlem Market Page “He made all the tough ones look (Sugar) in unbeaten and untied Hammerer Griffith said easy” more than 50 contests has been wired an offer to fight Tuesday night’s Olympic winner — either 10 Henry Armstrong former triple champion' or cagey Juan Zurita Mexico’s lightweight boss The program is expected to jam the Grand avenue club YANKEE STADIUM N Y Oct The 'American Women’s Volun10 (AP) i— The Princeton Tigers Service and Sports Service tary handed Navy another surprise set- Inc receive a portion of the back today 10 to 0 with a one-yaprofits touchdown plunge and Zurita are workby George Franke 32 seconds after the secohc ingArmstrong daily (at Willie Orner’s Main place- street gymnasium Hank boxing at period started and a ment field goal by Bob Sandbach two p m' and the Latin star an In the last two minutes of the hour later semi-finVinIn the game The thrill for the crowd of 20000 however was the running cent Villayicencio meets Joe Keys of little Bob Perina who made stocky Negro The Mexicali’ slugger both scoring plays possible is undefeated as a pro ’s By-Produ- cts By HAL WELCH r Former Big League Star Succeeds Harris as Field's-First- Standard-Examin- j 28-ya- ©©Siege Wins ISNEWPILOT six-rou- i WANTED— LABORERS Colorado Animal f: 15-ya- ) test In the second period California grabbed the ball on a pass Interception on Santa Clara’s 34 and swept to a touchdown on a pass from Gene Pickett sub fullback to Harry Agler left end who caught the ball on the goal line The play had started 15 yards from the - EL MONTE CHAMPIONS Kimball Know 1 den and Harold Evans above won the 1942 El Monte Fred M Nye company golf tournament with a convincing 3 up decision over Carl Lancaster ancf Les Foutz The Nye final was the closing major golf event of the year at the canyon course The annual Red-Blu- e tournament usually held in early October will not be held this year (Staff photo) posposi- $232-474- Whirly tried to confuse the folks running right to the front n the long New York handicap nstead of trailing by a city block as usual but he succeeded in confusing himself most of all For he not only lost to Alsab but was also beaten to the wire by J G Doug-a- s Jr’s Obash an overlooked who ran in claiming company as recently as yy a greater cause” “Baseball like everything and everybody else stands at attention during the great national emergency confronting us” the report said “It wanW tb continue as usual It will continue as usual if sible to do so It is in better By HARRY GRAYSON By SID FEDER NEW YORK Oct 10 (AP) — Alsab beat Whirlaway the hard way today — coming around the lightning stretch runner in the stretch to take the “rubber” match of their turf ’'world series s ' Count Fleet Sets New World Record for One Mile In the Champagne Stakes With :34 4-- 5 Obstacles Big 4-- A Long New York Handicap Goes to Alsab And it s smart to ovoid the heavy traffic Ride the bus after 10 a m and before 4 p m I OGDEN TRANSIT CO f? 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