Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Tuesday August 24 1948 18 Men Hogan Denies Denver Story Gives His Version Linkster Reports He Left To Catch Train the-Denve- or ' Top Utah Junior Linkster s9 Prs Slate Match Today By DbN PLATH Ben Hogah's actions at the Den ver open has the potential Utah gallery an buzzing with gossip which has the query "What will he do here?" as the general theme Hogan upon his arrival In Salt Lake told his version of happen tournament inrs at He denied Denver reports that he refused to pose for a picture and turned his back on a fan who He asked for an autograph claimed that never in his life had he refused such requests Explains Failure Explaining his failure to appear at presentation ceremonies follow ing the tournament he won Hogan r an Dieso Zinik's Take Feature at Softball Meet TFT 9 niBaines vJDFJL Reno Defeats HaWaiL Tuesday's Schedule At White Park 6 Dm — Star Flour (American vs Ambler s (Ogden) rone) 7 pm— Elks Club vs Naylor Tuesday's Schedule Dm— Renv Nev v Phn nix! Ariz (loser eliminated) 8:30 pm — Brlgham City vs win-n- er 6:30 pm gama (loser ellmi-nate- (Ogden) vs The Young Padrea from San Diego Cal remained the only undefeated team in the district 12 American Legion junior baseball playoffs at Derks field with a 7 to victory over Brigham City but it was a hustling infield from the Darren Dunkle post in Reno Nev from the' that ftole '"the sparkle v" r leaders What the Nevadans- - did was execute with the triple bases "'loaded In theplay second inning of their garafr with Maui Hawaii The helped Reno to a 9 to 8 win too and sent the islanders outtof the tourney The play came about when Maul had scored four runs and loaded the sacks on wildness of Paul Viete ahd a lone single Paul Miyasoto was at third Y Yamaguchi at second Fujio Shiramizu at first and Toshl Miyamoto at bat V How It Happened Miyamoto lined a erounder to Arlen Neal at shortstop and Miya- soto scored easily as Neal threw the batter out at first base Shira mizu rounded second however and before he could ret back Allie Thieme tossed to Bill Panelli who tagged the runner On the play at 10 score Kvyuu luuBgucui irieu and! Panelli relayed the ball to Bud Nuenswander who nailed him sliding fT- San Diego advanced with a clean slate with the help of Brigham City errors The big California inning came In the fifth when they' chased four runs across on four singles end errors by Dee Britenbeker and Varge Lowe a sinvuuie i in the second win) frame gle runifiiugc in the third gave the Padres a 7T to 0 lead The Utahns came back In the bottom of the fifth with two runs their only scoring of the evening off John Lutes ace Sanj Diego hurler Basil Williams went all the way for Brigham City and was nicked for nine hits San Diego contribute? three errors all of them by shortstop Bob Hernandez Ninth Frame Win In the first game the two teams entered the ninth inning with the score tied Richard Omuro beat oig an infield single and stole H Miyamoto followed second with a walk and the pair engineered a double steal — two of the 15 bases the Islanders pilfered during (the night Then Omuro crossed wiM what looked like the winning -- xvioior itrovoj 8 pm— Kammeyers d) iriDune-- i § legram Utah's outstanding1 junior golfing duo geta a crack: at the big time Tuesday at 10 am at Nibley Park Ernie Zinick Sporting Goods and the M Men (Orem) put on vineyard Schneiter Jr will team with Lloyd Mangrum in a match the best game of the state Softball Tom against McHagh Jr and Dr Cary Middlecoff meet at White park Monday night with Zinik's winnine 0 The exhibition is scheduled to benefit junior golf in V Rudy and Headlund found Frit Utah The" program will be directed by Tom McHugh Sr Buoecker's offerings to their lik ' in of and the booster Nibley professional top junior golf ing and connected for 12 hits this state A gallery fee of $1 will be charged and all which were good for eight runs to 1 down Petty Motor Pete proceeds will be turned over to Les Bennett president OBrien tossing for Rudy's men the Utah Golf Assn for furthering the junior golf program ball' and Don pitched four-h- it Mayne and Johnny Caputo each Mangrum is the leading money winner among the prothree hits got fessionals and the artist of the tourney touring contingent - Montgomery Ward's won easily with controlled shots He is expected to try for the Nibley over uastie Dale 13--1 with George Bacca pitching good ball and "ft fr course record of 31 in the'nine-hol- e exhibition I 12 batters Ray Laneston Middlecoff a former dentist who gave up his practice I whiffing had a perfect night with three for to try his luck on the golf trail is a favorite of the fans tnree and George Corma got three for five- His accent which is strictly "Deep South" will be heard Fashion Cleaners Logan chamoften Tuesday morning as' he keeps up a continual chatter pions blanked Wasatch Oil (Boun- 0 with the gallery This team composed tiiul) almost entirely of Utah State ath Tom McHugh Jr who has been one of the leading 4S letes looms as one of the clubs number of in turned locale a this for prof to beat in the joust Ralph juniors years? this year and is learning that part of golf from his Maughan pitched impressive ball holding the Oilers to three hits father at Nibley Tom hits a long ball and plays a Coand Don Machin the Cleaners nsistent game third sacker hit a home run with Lee Jorgenson on first - Ernie Schneiter Jr the youngest member of the Ogden Rudy and Headlund and Zinik's golfing clan has proved his golfing ability this year in local in errorless games turned tournaments and in the national Jaycee tourney where he Coach Ray Peterson left will have these 10 scores: Monday's Ernie lettermen at South' Front row left to light advanced to the semifinals before being eliminated R H E 8 12 0 Dave Mayne f)ick Peterson Gene Brajkovich Rudy and Headlund is long off the tee and accurate with his irons He is con1 4 2 Motor Petty O'Brien and North Buhecker and sidered the outstanding junior prospect in the state Pulaon - ' tf - - is 4-- i J s - V- - 8-- J s tri-killin- g" 7-- "I played in front of Freddie Haas I had to catch a 5:30 trainto Salt Lake City When I finished I—didn't think I had a chance to win but as I entered my hotel my wife said the radio reported I had - won "I Immediately called the tour nament headquarters and talked to a Mr Dawson telling him I was to sorry I had left and asked him ne accept my apologies He said would tell the other officials but apparently my message went astray for the Denver story says that when Mayor Quigg Newton called for me to present me my check the fans waited in vain and the money finally was accepted by a PGA official" As to a report that he refused to De interviewed Dy a sports broadcaster Hogan said he was on two radio programs in Denver He said he did decline to appear on one program when he learned it was a sponsored broadcast Had It been sustaining he said he would have accepted Another Side Another side of the story comes from George Schneiter On Sat tirdayV Hogan played the last three holes In the rain and came-- up to post nis score soaicea 10 me skui A photographer wanted a picture immediately and nogan wno al ready had a cold wished to change his clothes first The result of this was a blast in the Sunday paper on Hogan's lack of cooperation with the press Schneiter made no statement on the Sunday occur ranees but said that he personally believed the Utah fans would find Hogan a likable personality and that the Denven picture was pointed by an amateur 'MeanwhIle it's Utah "open week a Fort Douglas7 The activity at t£e Salt Lake course is in high gear in preparation for the par assault by the touring professionals and all other entrants in the Beehive divot event of the season Utah open week : at Fort Douglas The activity at the Salt Lake course is in high gear in preparation for the par assault by the touring professionals and all other entrants in the Beehive divot event of the season Caddies of a variety of sizes and -- if -- - the appearance anxiously awaiting ofc their ' assigned competitors John Geertsen donned a carpenter's apron early Monday and built a stand for the sale of soft drinks and Ice cream - Les Bennett set up an office in the fort club room and began filling kits and accepting entry fees f ronrthe divoters Arrangements indicated that the Salt Lake group would be - ready -- am M T afternoon J j i es-sio- R H E Fashion Cleaners (Logan) 7 5 1 Wasatch Oil (Bountiful) 0 3 S and Hansen Beck and Maughan B Haacke R H E 4 S O Zlnik Sporting Goods 0 2 3 Vineyard M Men (Orem) Stahl and Sudbury Williams and Harding R H E 13 13 1 Montgomery Ward 5 Castle Gate Bacca and Posselli Stavlnski and Johnson I 14 football hopefuls tanned from Hundreds of eager-eye- d exposure to summer sunshine and anxious to dig cleats into well kept gridirons reported Monday to high school coaches throughout the state— officially opening Utah's 1948 prep grid Bottlers Take 10-Battle " campaign Turnouts varied in size and ex perience but every squad nursed the same ambition and ail sights were focused oft identical targets a state football championship Every class B school in the state has an eye on the crown worn these past two years by Lincoln's Tigers and there isn't a class A squad in the state which wouldn't like to supplant Jordan's powerful Beetdlggers as the class gold-shift- ed A kingpin New Faces true that every coach looked into a lot of new faces - on the opening day but there were also a number of new coaches on hand as well Region one kept its coaching staff intact as of last year but two new mentors became part of the picture in the Big Eight Ray Peterson former Ute ace and last year coach at Grantsville greeted a turnout of over 60 South high school huskies while down at Granite Don Dixon former Lincoln boss man was on hand to help Head Coach Rex Sutherland with another ' big jugged Farmer -- turnout f ' Heaviest activity Monday was among the class A schools but by end of this week nearly every the football-minde- d school in the state Soldiers Set Game Second in a series of games be tween intermountain army recruiting headquarters and national guard headquarters will be held Tuesday starting at 4:30- pm at Fort Douglas - will either have issued equipment or have held practice South high school's Cubs got a lot of running and some rough work Monday afternoon under Peterson and the squad of 60 is expected to be swelled considerably within the next two days Needs Equipment ' Up at East veteran Mickey Oswald ran out of equipment and after weeding out all his first-yehopefuls: scraped up enough pads 80 The pants and shoes Leopardstook out the kinks under the lights and will practice after dark every night this week The Beetdiggers of Jordan reof 40 playported a light turnout ers the first two-hopractice Nightly workouts will be sparked five lettermen returned Paul by Howard John Bernetti Ray La Pore Mitchell Price and Bob Bush The early crop is expected to be augmented as soon as summer work is finished and school is in the offing Coach Lee Liston of Kaysville said there will be many positions open this year with only three reThe initial turning lettermen numbered about 75 and gridders two-hoheld adrill the first nightVi West high went the longest distance with about 60 gridders in sesattendance for a three-hosion under the lights John Vranes coach said he put the boys through fundamentals Experience rides high on the West team with six lettermen on hand for the coming season and two extra regulars S Utah HELPER Aug Bottlers of Helper gained another notch on the second-ha- lf cham pionship of the Utah Industrial league Monday night with a via tory over American Fork 10--5 23 — The The score: Am Fork AB H O A D Peter ss 5 3 McCllstrlf 4 O 2 O Durant cf 3 1 2 O 5 3 3 1 Overly e 5 3 1 8 Dyer 2b P Peters 30 5 1 2 1 ar t Griffith rt ueavut Emmrtsnjop Kocner P zErickaoo Totals 41 5 Helper Wood e Powers as Peyton cf Robb Babcock If Brown 2b l-- rf 0 13 2 v Sluga Bailey 3b O 2 Peasetto ABHOAO -- 5 4 5 5 4 1 4 4 2 4 3 11 3 0 1 3 6 1 1 O 0 116 O O 1 0 2 0 13 0 O 1 3 2 3 0 2 O p u u u ti McGurk lb 1 1 O O 13 24 12! Totals 38 14 27 12 zDoubled for McCallister in ninth 010 101 Oil — 5 American Fork 200 Oil 06x — 10 Helper K — wood z Peyton- - 2 powers 2 Pes- setto Bailey Robb Babcock p Petera 2 Bi— cncKBon uyw Brown jjeaviti Powers 2" Robb D Peters 2 SB — Powers Sluga wood Babcock SH— Pessetto 3BH — Peyton 2BH — Wood Mc ur Gurk Deavitt D- - Peters Erickson Dyer RBI — Peyton 3 Robb 2 Wood 2 Bab cock McGurk Deavitt D Peters Dyer DP — Robb to Powers to McGurk HO — Emtnertson 14 in 8 13 Kocher 0 in 23 Loser — Emmerton so— pesKetto 2 BB—Pessetto 2 Emmertson 6 tOB—American Fork 11 Helper 11 Time— 2:13 Umpires — Abletl and Aratola - - ur ur Gilmer Ready to Play 23 LOS ANGELES (JP— Aug ington Redskins said Monday his prize rookie quarterback Harry Gilmer was ready to resume light after sustaining a severe practice leg m jury 10 days ago A bruised calf necessitated re moval of a blood clot Turk Edwards coach of the Wash - ) six-rou- nd stout-hearte- nine-count- er four-roun- nd 10-rou- nd Denver Driver Paces Racers "5R er t j 7-a- lL run on a Dassed balL Y6ung grounded out to open the finale for- - Reno but Ray r Marks hitting for Nuenswander walked Buddy Piazzo came In to swing for Ray Bates and grounded out Marks taking second on the out Panfelli hitting Powers with '4 singled to score Marks with the tying run Panelli advanced to second on a passed ball and Charley Spina came to the plate He fouled three down the (third base line and then singled sharply pajt the left fielder io score faneui with the ran that was needed : y" r Maui collected but" six hits but useq xi cases on bails to a good eff eft Bates third- hurler was the' Winner and H Miyamoto was charged with the loss I or 4-f- : - : - Denver's daring midget driver HAWAII ABHOAiRnm AB H O A Johnny Smith continued to thrill Koahtro as 2 0 3 21 PanaUt" 2b 4 4 3 3 the crowd and set the pace for the 4 S a 1 Miyasoto tf 3 2 O O) Pntna 3b Tamgcrii 2b 2 O 1 3 Naal aa drivers in Monday nighfs second 5 1 1 4 O Rhlrraau 3b 2 3 lThiem lb S 110 2 round of the intermountain racing T aiyou a 4 o s i Davlaa if 4 2 0 0 Matsul rt 6 1 1 O aadler Tl-championship at the Hippodrome 4 O Fraltaa lb 4 0 8 Oi Sandorf et 0 O" O10 Although he lost the main 'event Omuro 3 0 It 4 2 4 GTeung on a technicality Smith stole the Souzal P A O O O 0 UNuaawnd a 4 1111 show Monday night by winning the V O 3 Vfetl 3a O for the two fastest trophy race A tlqualifying cars arid the fifth heat Totals 26 6 26 111 Total 39 14 27 IS He also finished second in the x warned lor Nuanawaodar In 9tb main event and the fourth heat xx (J rounded out for Btttt In Sth When the bug driven by Harold Scoira by lnDlnea: Adair went out of control during Hawaii 050 O02 001 — S Reno 103 200 102 — 9 the main event only Bill Lento of 4 Dmv Thlema vieU San Francisco who was leading at Tount Marka Omuro 2 Koahlro 2 Miyathat time maintained his position Kid Leon 140 Ogden dec Pat soto IFraitas fioum VI uivunnm e and was declared the winner al Suazo 137 Pueblo Colo (4) ShlrtmUfi SB—Koahlro 5 Miyamoto Irish Dennis 136 Salt Lake drew Omnr 2 HTamsruchl though Smith overtook him in 3 Sbrramlsu 2 4 137 Buck Lake Coleman H 2 Salt with finish Miyasoto Oavirs Kenny Miyamoto 'Sunny thrilling ruew u uiiri Bin xoung fane Bptna 14 loung of San Francisco finished third be jersey — — Nuenswander 3BH Panelli 2BH NaaL knocked out Dick Farrell 125 Salt xouns omuro RBI — hind Smith Spina 2 Thieme 2 or sec ss Lake (4) 2 Panelli Touns 3200 Koshiro received of fans The crowd Miyaaoto Miya an additional thrill in the third 12 Winner — Bates Loser — H Miyamoto ' Ex-Bucke- ye Vleti 1 In 2 23 Toung3 In heat when the car driven- by Earl 4 BHtaa 1 In 213 Souza 5 in 2 33 Williams of Salt Xake went Into H ER — Vlatl 4 Touns Miyamoto 0 la "y'f'llii'TiMHw-MWa spin - and stopped on the south 2 Bouaa 4 R Miyamoto 1 8O— Young curve Bill Lht9 driving hard on rt Miyammo a ty — ruii 7 Bates viexi T xoudk -- 1 3 Douti 4 H the trail of the two leaders Cole LOS 23 ANGELES HB — Miyaaoto and H Miya- 4 (INS) Miyamoto Aug man and Smith was inable to moto toy Vlett Miyaaoto by Toong WP— — Bob Shaw former 1 Touns 2 Viet Balk— Vleti PB — avoid - Williams' bug and was Ohio end from and who State T Miyamoto 3 Nuenswander 1 Time— thrown to the infield He was un AnLos end for left 3:03 the Mercer Heath and Aus- lUmplraa— played back to drive In 1943 and 1946 Mon- WU Rams injured and came in geles main event- and win the p Dlero ABHOA v j a a J contract ftaa day: signed a three-yeHrnndz ss 8 O O 1 Going Into Tuesday's final night Johnny Smith as assistant coach at Loyola uni- Bennls Denver W driver K "A A O O O WllliAwt 1 if 4 Smith holds the lead on points folIn race for S L midget prize versity 3 x 2 4 Bnf'llppocf 4 2 0 11 jonnson 1i n i i ' Simpaoo 3b 4 13 lowed closely by Coleman and iiuir 3r 0a aV2 aV0 1 Lutee 1 S 1 p Hunaakarcf Lento Only two local drivers still a v ± nmumrio x lu u ctiirai the crown Wes VETERAN STEALS SHOW have a chance-fo- r 4 0 8 0 Kennrly 2b 5 0 4 3 Brtnbekar rr j cf p--rf -p v — ! Hits-40- ff Becomes Coach J -- all-Ame- ria I ar — A W Johnson and Howard Roack Eddie Wendtof Los Angeles Bill Williams of Salt Lake-an- d MacMillan of Los Angeles Johnny each won a six-la- p heat Monday night to break Into" ' the winner's circle — 'I 1 Groom Confesses To Prug Charge LOS ANGELES Aug 23 UP— A mysterious Texan named Mack to stimulate (two paid him iuuwon races at Holly horses which - rd last June' Robert ft wood battle In the Utah diet a ding-don- g affair A victory for Hogan would put him on top of the money heap again and the present money leader Lloyd Mangrum will be out to stop this jump Bantam Ben the mechanical mah took home the top prize ih Denver after Fred Haa Jr faltered on the last two hotes to lose a lead that he 273 at little-scrapp- and-twe- A rematch of the main "event would no doubt fill the Coliseum to the rafters It was a crowd-pleasfrom the opening gong Bueno may have had a slight edge in the first canto but there was little doubt that Hunicks'i explosive rights were eventually going to put the lights out for the elusive Califocnian Hunick Missed Plenty True enough there were times when there was some doubt whether Hunick could land those Sunday punches One of the cleverest fighters ever to pull on the gloves at the Coliseum Bueno made Hunick miss and miss and miss again But Hunick was out for revenge and though he hit only thin air on many occasions whenever those blazing fists found ' a target Bueno was hurt One atomic right tagged Felix Jn the second and he went down—not for long but he was down' and hurt He got up quickly but when Ernie rammed it across again in the fifth Bueno was down for five and should have taken more Hunick crowded Bueno Into the ropes through the fifth and nxth stabbing with the lefts then thundering across those blazing rights but never let It be said that Bueno flinched He took the best Hunick had and stabbed back often enough to keep the crowd in an uproar When Bueno went down for nine inthe sixth the punch hurt everybody in the first five rows ringside It was a screaming right cross flush on the side of the jaw and 'Bueno showed clearly that-- he was hurt He took nine got up to finish out the round but once In his corner decided he'd had plenty and there are lew who d disagree The results: Ernie Hunick 134 West Jordan TKO Felix Bueno 132 tf San Jose can e) Peppier Martin 1S7 Twin Falls Ida dec Buddy Washington 130 ' ugaen tej Mickey Silcox 147 Jerome Ida dec Chick Moriarity 147 Salt Lake 25-la- ar had doggedly- - held onto for two and Jimmy days Cary Middlecofl money Demaret tied for third-plac- e and the up and coming Eric Monti prize grabbed off $700 fourth-plac- e fof his efforts Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla tied for the next fpt and the cash with totals of Ernie Hunick of West Jordan disposed of Keith Nuttall Buddy rammed a murderous right cross Washington and now Bueno It was a whale of a scrap from over often enough to blast out a wound up a sixth-roun- d tko verdict over Felix start to fihish and card which an Bueno of San Jose Cal Monday estimated 3000 fans turned out to night at the fairgrounds coliseum see' Old man condition caught up in a successful aerense of his inafter termountain' lightweight cham- with Budy Washington again once-grethe third round and the pionship from Ogden While the Jordan pilednver was missine Dlentv of those crosses and withered under a- hammering oftenH dished out by Pepper Martin ojt uppercuts he hit the bullseye Twin Falls Ida in a d enough to floor the Calif orntan for counts oi two m semiwindup the second five in the fifth and Another Idahoan Mickey Silcox d That took a nine in the sixth decision from had too much dynamite welterweight Chick Moriarity of for Bueno Though he got up to ait Lake in a slam-ban- g battle finish the round he just didn't Kid Leon dlsDlavine his old- have the stuff to come out of his ime finesse chiseled out a bloody bur-roucorner for £he seventh decision over willing at Suazo of Pueblo Colo- - while Sweet Revenge rish Dennis and Buck Kennv The victory was sweet revenge slugged it out In a wild give and for Hunick who lost a take affair which Referee Ken decision to the elusive Bueno last Shulsen declared a draw Curtain March Monday's victory gave raiser found Bill Young of New Marv Jensen's protege a clean Jersey 124 knocking out Bill sweep over all opposition in his Farrell of Salt Lake shortly after bracket since he has successfully the fourth canto opened — 7 scores Both golfers had even-pfor' the iiine Thompson displayed his strength off the tee on the third hole" He used a spoon on affair and his ball the 320-yacame ' to rest 50 yards beyond the hole rffV Vy Results of the Denver open pre- - Ernie Hunick Records Teclniical Kavo Over Bueno the-plat- th-Rou- nd Star Scores Even-P- ar j and Conrad Carter Back row left to right Blaire Brewster Bob Price Lincoln Sorenson Kay Bernson Brace (Sorenson and Bob Hutchings 111 - ment stores A number of golfers traveled up to Fort Douglas Monday to take a Jook at the course and to test th strength of a Utah wind which setms to be here to stay Jimmy Thompson gave a fine exhibition the ofhis long driving prowess offwith and later teamed practice tee test Al Smith for a nine-hol- e i - V f I better-than-avera- ge -- Begin to Arrive The professionals began arriving In Salt Lake Monday with Ben Hogan and Jimmy Thompson among the first to make their appearance During - the day others Bob Hamilton DemaretJimmyAlexander Lawson ' Little Skip Cary Middlecoff Clayton Heafner E J Harris! ' Al Smith Lloyd Mangrum and Ray Mangrum drjfted into the city Others-wer- e exfectedto ?arrlve Monday-ynigh- t and the final bunch should hit the city Tuesday morning t Members of the Jaycee ticket sales committee" announced Monthe 1500 mark had been day that and reached that they expected a late rush for ducats on Tuesday and Wednesday Season and daily tickets are on sale at the Mint cafe Mission sporting goods stores Jaycee office and In numerous depart- TTtrr-Na- South High Cubs Lettermen GridJers Prep Gridders Hold Year's First Drills — parkOK Panalian 0Tlnm a1- Prnnnon mitted Monday in a deposition The deposition was read by Ken neth Lynch assistant attorney gen eral at Brennan's preliminary hearing on four felony counts of doping the animals - in his deposition Brennan said Mack told him other trainers stim ulated horses for certain races Brennan stated he expected to be deported to Canada and "wanted to get this thing off my conscience to clear trainer Jack Engle" -Engle is under suspension by the- state racing commission pending an in quiry Dr Roger w Truesdau testmed that chemical tests showed the presence of dmes in the two horses Criss-Croand Fractured - :rzsy? w-- 'oVst- tm as" 'V'mtniwtttij- As jLeopards Prepared For Grid Play Coach Mickey Oswald of East high achook talks lyings over with Roger Peterson left 4ckle i j "r inigisisn and Jack Jarvis a guard an the Leopards got the 1948 football season under way Monday : 1 ss a oz lb 4 2 8 01i iiuac Grand Old Marksman tiets 99 in Vandalia Tourney VANDALIA O Forrest McNeir' Aug 23 UP) — Texan from Houston stole the show Monday as the 49th Grand Ameri can trapshoot opened The grand old marksman competing in his 38th "roaring" grand broke 99 of 100 targets to win the veterans' championship for shooters 70 years old 'and over — and there never was a more popular victory McNeir a building contractor is the only ma : ever to win the Carnegie gold medal for heroism and live to- - receive itt Twelve other persons won the medal but all lost their lives doing it It was back in 1910 in Houston that McNeir saved a fireman from from a death pulling himfive-stobuildwire on a ing and falling 45 feet to a concrete walk with him Both survived the falL and McNeir was awarded the Carnegie medal But that s only part of the McNeir saga In 1936 he slipped and fell from the framework of - high-tensi- ry on one of his new buildings crushing his left arm His left hand was amputated When McNeir regained consciousness and found his hand was missing he demanded that It be replaced Three inches of bone In the wrist were removed and the hand sewed back on He spent 124 days in the hospital that trip When he emerged the hand was In place although- he could barely move the fingers- In 1939 he fired In the Grand American but a helper had to load and unload his gun In 1940 in wind and rain he broke 200 straight to capture the North American clay target championship one of trapdom's most coveted crowns And in 1945 he grabbed the veterans' title in his first try for it While-McNewas taking the veterans! championship a old senior high school fullback and track star from Geneseo ill wa grabbing the junior laurels foi shooters under 18 He's Rober k ir 17-yea- r- one-inc- h 175 Reestk a pouncrer who broke 99 of 100 six-fo- ot Jordan Lowa ti 4 13 0 Red ford 3b 3 1 O 2 xAndentoa 10 0 0 Keyea t 10 11 lb Totala 38 27 9 Totala 34 6 27 10 xS truck out for Red ford in alxtb Ban Diego 012 040 O00— 7 BrlKham City 000 020 000 — 2 — R Mitra Hemandex 2 IVnnla San Pilippo etmpaon Lows Harris B— 4 Red ford 2 Keyea Heman-de-a 3 Lutea 1 BB — Wiant Johnson Whtttaksr Hunaaker: 2 Caatro 3BH — gait Flllppo 2BH — Lows RBI —Caatro Pan ur — rmppq ¥ CI Bimpson Itltt II jonnson 11 Whlttaker LOB — San Diego 8 Brigham ER — Williams 3 Lutes 0 SO — City William 8 Lntea 8 BB — Williams 4 Luteals" WP— Williams Lutes PB — Krit enbekek- 2 Tlmi— 2:15 Lmplree-Heath and Austth er — — - Mercetj I County Soltball 1 Post) No- 2 6 5 1 Berndt Jewelers t Rose and Bonnerf Frederlckaon and Dunlop — 'j R H E 6 2 4 International Truck 7 5 1 Mendenh&ll Auto Court Searle and Weldner and West Arnold ' R H E Standard Garage 5 7 2 Bingham) 32 7 1 ZCMI PI Borlch and Burke Kelly and Coleman i R H E - 2-- 4 - -- i : Mnrtmrv Sandy Third Ward Andrewg and Cooper caitie and P Peterson R S 1 3 2 4 L Hard 7 |