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Show THE HERALD. JOURNAL, LOGAN, UTAH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER PAGE THIRTEEN 1939. 11, LOGAN GRIDDERS POISE FOR PRESTON CLASH - ROUGH RIDERS OF PIGSKIN PLAINS herald Journal i Freshman Hurls & Conch Burns Crookston Has Brilliant Back field But Line Situation Cincy Win NATIONAL After five days of extensive and intensive grid training, the Utah Aggie grid squad is beginning to shape itself into likely combinations for this season's campaign, and the question that inevitably issues from the lips of in- ' per-seas- i-- ' w' '' f 1 J Backfield In the backfield, Seth Maughai. as quarter, Lawrence Slater as fullback, Mike Stipac and Prank Olsen, halfbacks, comprise just ai.ju. aa. etfective a quartet as could be drawn from the Farmer candidates. Olsen is a sophomore, hails from Ogden, can pass and punt and run with the best of Fight Ticket Sale Finally Begins PHILADELPHIA Sept. H (I'm A big last-da- y ticket sale tomorrow Is expected to boost the Lou Nova-Ton- y Galento heavyweight contenders batUe out of the financial doldrums. This scheduled battle at the Municipal Stadium tomorrow is expected to be ''saved by the tomorrow for thousands payday of state and municipal employes and by the weekly nay day for greater num-er- s of factory, office end business semi-month- ly Wednesday's Result Cleveland 9, New York 4. Boston 1, Detroit 0. St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 3. 2 Washington Chicago (first game 11 innings; second game called end of eighth; darkness). Angels Slip Into Third Place BY UNITED PRESS San Franciscos Jn. boosted PaoifinA 8econd P,ace in tho owe leaue,last n'ffht T. s ' climbed one percent-mi- ,a inn t, Pln yer the An8eles when th-r- w7uaS lnterruPtei their PortlanL Meanwhile Los VoS,,:aS,bl0winK anthcr game A0 , hed t0 Webber. for the rs- scorederratically the winning run Grains e Rhth Inning, and Paul msilP'i Yho succeeded to the bits nni lhe ninth- - gave UP two befre he quelled th n"risingrUn ser-Amr- - h,at' Sal Tom V!eK0- - Rl innin ighth t after . keen driven witu ha(L a f0l!rrun t Lou to cover barrage in the sitth Sacramento er rained runs and Oakland out,. NEW YORK. Sept. 14 CPI Bill McKechnie found his third starting pitcher to go with Buck Walters and Paul Derringers just in time. After the Reds had gone 19 games without anybody but Walters or Derringer pitching a victory. Gene (Junior) Thompson, right-handwho was in the Saily league last season .came through to boost Cincinnati's pennant stock several notches. , Thompson hurled the Reds to a 0 shutout over the Dodgers. He gave up only two hits and not a man reached second. It was Thompsons ninth victory in his freshman year. Last time anyone except Walters or Derringer won a game for the Reds was Aug. 21 when John the veteran rookie from Indianapolis, beat the Phillies, The Reds beat Hugh Casey, one of the Dodgers' best pitchers. The Cardinals clung to their pennant hopes by slugging out a J0-- 9 victory over Jhe Phillies and remaining ii " games behind the er h of A closeup, the batting swing and pitching Cincinnati Reds. Bucky Walters, bulwark of the pennant-bounfollow-throug- Bucky Walters Responsible For Reds Victory March With a little more good fortune this season. Walters might have b?e:i a winner. His batting eye has returned too. He leads the Reds In hitting and helped win hi3 own game against the Cardinals in the 10th inning the other afternoon . . with a single with two on. That game easily may have settled the flag. Comparing third basing and pitching, Bucky Walters says he likes the job which he does best. That job plainly is pitching. Indeed, not a few competent observers consider him the finest pitcher in baseball today. run-scori- Ruffing Would Beat All Rivals i to retire runners. Walters was not bitten by a a longing to pitching bug baffle batsmen. It was a real live insect which dug into his left ankle on a July day in 1934. The third sacker scratched the wound, got dirt in it and was on the sidelines for a fortnight. ... Bucky Walters Treats Batters . Like The Pitchers Treated Him Returning to the lineuo, Walters couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, , and being practically without anyone who could get anybody out. it wasn't difficult for Jimmy Wilson, the grand old catcher tnen managing the Phillies to hi upon an idea. Walters at least had an arm. Twice NEW YORK. Sept. 14 Charley Ruffing has in mind the teams lie wants to repel m what of the baseball season. They arc the Red Sox. Indians and Senators. "I have beaten each of them once this year, explains the r, Yankees' famous "and if I win from ail of them again it will be the second sea-- ; son in a row in which I beat each of the seven rival rlubs at least twice. Thnt is the record I want to finish up with this year." right-hande- j Daddy of 'Em All 3-- Nig-gelin- g, 7-- 0. Reds. The Giants and Pirates broke even. New York winning the openon Harry Gumbert's er, 2-- 0, two-hitt- er and Pittsburgh taking the Jack Odle, top, passer and punter de luxe, is expected to take up nightcap, for Texas Christian where Davey OBrien left off. Kay Eakin Hank Leiber paced the Cubs at a below left, will lead Arkansas charge.. Ollie Cordil will share 15-- 4 victory over the Bees, slugging out two homers and two singles major offensive duties at Rice with Ernie Lain. for a perfect day at bat. Bob Feller won his 21st game, pitching Cleveland to a 4 victory over the Yankees. He beat his closest rival, Red Ruffing, who was hammered out of the box in six innings. OP Mose Grove copped No. 14 as the Red Sox no3ed out the Tigers, He gave up only four hits BY JERRY BRONDF1ELD heavy-dut- y and fanned seven. fullback, lead what is NEA Service Sports Writer The White Sox scored a double expected to be the most varied over Washington, 1 (11 innings) The utterly unpredictable South- Razorback attack in years. The serious loss up front was and 2 (8 innings, darkness). west Conference is primed to keep Center Larry Woodell. The Browns slugged out an 3 its tradition intact. Otherwise Fred Thomsen is well Never in the history of this triumph over the Athletics. fast football league has a cham- set, especially at the ends andr. pion repeated, which means thnt guard where eight lettermen Texas Christian, the nation'a No. Twin Moves 1 club of last season, Although Dick Todd, greatest occupies the n running back in the southwest spot. This fact, coupled with a terrific last year, has graduated, Texas Bunting loss of talent, normally should A. & M. is well fortified and should be a strong factor by No7-- 4. Texas Christian Is Strong Despite AH American Losses 9-- 0. 3-- 11-- Falls well-know- Nearer PIONEER LEAGUE Won Lost r vember. i c'd during batting practice and pretending there were men on bases. A Philadelphia pitcher in either league cannot go wrong practicing the motion that goes with havthe ing men on bases. Towardfinishend of the season Wallers ed a game and started one aginst the then Bos'on Braves. In he spring of 1935, when it was apparent that Vergez would play third regularly. Wilson told Walters to forget about inficlding and devote all his attention to Reds Star Disliked to be Taken Out Even While With the Phillies It was no time before it appear-e- d as though he had spent his entire career on the mound. He hnd assurance, a fast ball, a curve that was not so fast and control. His curve is now raoid, too. In .Tiiiv. 1935 Wilson was matching Walters with the stars of the other elubs . . . hranded him as good ns Dizzy Dean," then at his peak. Not the leant of Welters qualities is his intense desire to win. H win fight, to stav n the bos even whn he hosnt his usurI stuff wjiioh is Sidom thes davs. "When it was time to take him on while w were with the Philsavs Wilson, now a lies. coaeh. he'd stomn his foot and threaten never to pitch another bell for me. "ho wanted to "Anv r'tchcr sfteir ip there with the Phillies behind him hnd to have something besides naturnl ability., Cin-olno- . also Reformed Third Baseman KasilV Might Have Been SIMlam Winner Jack Kimbrough, a versatile junior, will provide the Aggies' Pet. treat batters like Maybe he the Ditchers handled him. Wilson set Walters to pitching oiggest .. punch. SOUTHERN METHODIST AERIAL CIRCUS READY Southern Methodist appears e ready with an Mustang aerial circus. Matty Bell has two good tossers in Jack Mallouf and Preston Johnson, a promising sopht. old-tim- Boise employes. For some unknown reason, this ut never commanded advance financial interest the that was expected when the match war, made. Nova continued to rule the betting favorite at When they in weigh tomorrow, fn?'P exPects to scale 206 pounds. than when he stopped yt ax,c Baer in 11 Galento mms at 230, three rounds. less than when pitching. he was belted out by Louis. So Bucky, a third baseman who In his first year in organized baseball did everything but catch, settled down to Ditching. 2-- 1. W0fj 3-- 4, BY HARRY GRAYSON NEA Service Sports Editor 14 it now CHICAGO, Sept. seems probable that . the Cincinnati Reds will back into their first National League pennant in 20 years, but the Rhinelanders would not be headed for the dubmem. ious honor of tackling the New second combination that York Yankees in the world series would rival in all departments the were it not for William Henry first chosen, is composed of Austin Walters. Hughes at center; Guy Pace and It is not true that Bucky WaltSam Merrill, guards; Max Wilkins ers turned to pitching for the and Eddie Penn, tackles; Chris Phillies because it was safer to Axelgard and Homer Shurtz, ends; pitch himself than to play third Wally Braegger or Melvin Mannbase behind those attempting to. ing, quarterback; Demont Walker, Three things played a part in fullback; Marvin Bell, right half, putting Walters on the road to and Freddie Bohman, right half stardom. They were a bugs bite, back. the acquisition of Johnny Vergez Dave Clark of Malad has shown by the Philadelphia club in the rreat improvement at center, while Dick Bartell deal in the winter of Standord of Richs at tackle and 1934, and the fact that Bucky Earl Winger in the backfield, are threw strikes at the first base-ma- n establishing themselves as worthy candidates. - f " well-fille- er With a backfield that should score region honors this season, but with a line that is quite ragged as yet, shot through with undetermined placements and injuries, Coach Burns Crookston will take his Logan high Grizzly gridders' contest with to Preston Friday afternoon for a Joe Johnsons Indians. The game is scheduled to commence at 3 p. m., and will be the first football encounter of any sort in these parts. On the same day, another region one grid team, Earl Fergusons Bees of Box Elder, will engage in a pigskin duel with Granite at Salt Lake City. The Bees are considered strong this year, and if they can overcome the perpetually powerful Granite squad, trained by Fergusons rival coach, Rex Sutherland, they will undoubtedly lie ranked as favorites to cop tho region crown. 0-- 2-- 4, deed, it would not be good football strategy tor him to do so at this early hour there is a combination that is causing much interest, and which will certainly shoved BY KAY NELSON LEAGUE ednesdaya Results Cincinnati 3. Brooklyn 0. New York Pittsburgh St. Louis 10, Philadelphia 9. Chicago 15, Boston 4. AMERICAN LEAGUE in- warrant the Smilers serious consideration when he trots his charges onto the field September 30 for a battle with the College of Idaho. As center to this eleven there would be Murray Maughan of Hy-ruwho proved last year to be the standout pivot man of the conference. Guard posts go to Warren OGara and Joe Woodward, regulars of the 1938 machine. O'Gara is a former Nephi star, while Woodward stood out as the most improved man on the squad last year. Moore Picked The one tackle post is d by Captain Carl Smith of Preston. Carl is a regular, and did a great job. There may be some question as to the other candidate for tackle, but this scribe would pick Jack Moore of West High, junior this year. Moore tips the scales at 202, is a vicious charger. Bill Whitesides is a cinch for one of the ends, and Charley Clark, man, gets the nod for the other. Worries Him pre-seas- the' is: Who will Coach Romneys starting lineup consist of? Possible Combination Although Romney has not yet dicated any starting lineup 1 Slated For Friday On Indian Gridiron - CINCINNATIS HERO Contest Is Fre-Seas- on J. Frank Johnson of White-ston- e, exhibits biuefish tuna, world record for deep-se- a anglers. Catch was 10 feet 2 inches long and had girth measurement of 6 feet 10. It took Johnson 2 hours and 27 minutes to boat giant off Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Previous high of 864 pounds was set last year off Shelburne, N. S., by Allred Kenney, L. I., N. Y 868-pou- Wednesdays Results 2-- 4, Ogden 3-- 1. Twin Falls 9, Sait Lake 8 (12 innings). Lewiston 6, Pocatello 7. The Twin Falls Cowboys moved a notch nearer the Pioneer league championship Wednesday wnen they nipped the Salt Lake Bees, 9 to 8, in a battle. The second place Pocatello Cards kept on the Cowboys heels, with a 7 to 6 victory over the Lewiston Indians. The Cowboys hold a two game lead over the Cards. Pocatello plays Lewiston again tonight and the Cowboys finish their series with Salt Lake, after which the two leaders play each other in the final game crucial series of the year. Southpaw Mel Marlow of the Bees lost his own game in the 12th, when after two Cowboys had singled, he walked another to load the bases and then forced in the winning run with another base on balls. Marlowe, besides walking 9, was battered for 15 hits. The Bees found Manager Charley Wry of the Cowboys for 12 hits, but he kept them scattered except in the third and seventh innings. At Pocatello, the Cards came from behind to eke out the win over Lewiston. Nelson and Beers worked on the mound for the Cards, with Hall and Erickson doing the hurling for the losers. The Boise Pilots strengthened their hold on third place by taking a doubleheader from Ogden, 2 to 1, and 4 to 3. Sixteen hundred Ogden fans saw Bob Costello of the home team hurl one-h- it ball in the seven Inning opener, but the Reds couldnt seem to bunch their 9 hits. Ogden's double defeat - placed them in a fourth place tie with Eddie Mulligan Salt Lake Bees. omore :w:- anag mni $" iS E, me Jack Kimbrough ' L'n leave the Horned Frogs in a dither, but Dutch Meyer shows no pessimism. Even though T. C. U. lost three nominees in Davey OBrien, K1 Aldrick and I. B, Hale, plus a half dozen other three-yea- r stars, the Fort Worth entrant has plenty. In Jack Odle, junior, Meyer insists he has a better passer than was either O'Brien or Sammy Baugh at the same stage of development Connie Sparks, junior fullback who led the Frogs in ground gaining in 1938, returns along with Earl Hall, veteran halfback. The attack should measure up to the 1938 caliber but the defense is expected to be a little weak. ' 180-pou- and oordil are lain BACK FOR FINAL FUNG Rice Institute expects to go far if Jimmy Kitts can patch up a line riddled by graduation. Ernie Lain and Oliie Cordil, halfback-in- g twins who sparkled as sophomores and bogged down last year because of injuries, are to wind up their careers in ready a blaze of brilliance. Arkansas, with a letter man at every position but center, should be the club in the circuit. Kay Eakin, excellent punter and and Ray Cole, a d r, triple-threa- A scarcity of ends provides the chief concern. Baylor may have lost too much when Bullet Bill Patterson and Sam Boyd graduated, but the Bears retain a nucleus which should make them threats. This is the club to watch if you seek a dark horse. Dana X. Bible, starting his third year at Texas, may show some results of his rebuilding, but the Longhorns dont figure too strongly. Outside the conference, Texas Tech looms strong but not up to last year's standard. Hardin-Simmohas one of its most formidable squads in yeras. Centenary needs a little more line strength. Arizona expeuts to show a slight improvement. New Mexico starts anew under Mike Casteel, late of Michigan State and is in better shape than most clubs faced with reconstruction. BISON'S LEAD ROCHESTER. N. Y., Sept. 14 it'.P) The Buffalo Bisons went out in front last night in the semi-finInternational league playoffs, defeating the Rochester Red Wings, in the first game of theiiJ 8-- 1, series. n brands the dope Ogden Tigers to repeat their uct of last year and win the bunting, .'n and following Ogden the favorites parade is the Bee team. But after seeing Coach Crookstons Pre-seaso- brilliant backfield perform, the average observer will contend that will other region one schools have to play some mighty fine prep school football if Lcgan is to be cut out of the limelight. Big Problem The line is Crookston's big problem, and even today, when asked what his probable lineup would be against the Indians tomorrow, he admitted that in selecting linemen the proposition would be one of dragging names out of a hat. Filling the guard posts is giving him a particular headache, because he just doesn't seem to have tho stuff. Cub Bullen, stocky George and heady regular of last year, is really the only guard Crookston can point to. Gub proved be has the stuff in last year's competi tion, but anyone knows a football machine can't make forward progress with only one guard. At the present time, the guard to work with Bullen looks to be Warren Sutton, scrappy senior who has been playing in the backfield. Coach Crookston moved Sutton to the line because that seemed the best course to follow, and judging from the last three or four scrimmage sessions, Warren will probably fit in satisfactory, although he lacks line exanother perience. Frank Jones, senior, has been experimenting at guard, as have Newell Crookston and Loyal Seehoizer. Both Crookston and Seehoizer are big but inexperienced. Loyal played sophomore ball last year, and has been playing at end in practice sessions. Candidates For Center Candidates for the center post are ail seniors. Hale Gardner, substitute of last year, and Frank Jones seem the most likely starters, although Dale Christensen is putting up a good fight for the call. Gardner is determined, is one of the most active students at school. He ran for student body president last spring, has consistently been a class officer has been active in publications, debating, dramatics, besides sports. and With such determination, with his experience, he is certain to see action. Injury blackened Coach Crookstons hopes for an effective tackle department. Big Art LaBeau, beof his ing groomed for one greatest years, and headed for honors, suffered a reoccurrence of his old back enjury in scrimmage the other night. He was taken to a doctor for treatment, and seemed on the road to recovery. Then in a light workout, he suddenly dropped to the ground, and will be examined at the hospital again today. Larsen Surprises Darwin Larsen, big and blond, is second to LaBeau among the tackle candidates, and with Jay Tims, may have to fill the startCrookston ing positions. Coach indicated he .will probably keep LaBeau out of the Preston game, trying for complete recovery. Larsen has been one of the surprise men of the season, car ries a lot of bulk and is fairly fast. Two other prospects, David Egbert and Joe Graves, are also big, and will bolster the weight of the line considerably. Egbert is tall and solid, while Graves is unhurt stocky and seemingly ' Region Prep School Moguls Meet Fourteen prospective football officials from region ore took the high school grid exams held last night at Box Elder senior high school, it was stated today by Principal George S. Bates, who is region representative to the state high school athletic council. Of the 14, five were from Cache Valley: Vaun Jeffs, Clarence Reading, Bob Turley, Flash Nielsen and Dean Stevenson. The remainder were from Brigham City, and Ogden. Principal Bates stated that the number was low in comparison with that of other years. In charge of the officials were E. Allen Bateman and D. A. ) Mitchell of Lehi. When coaches and athletic representatives of the various region schools met in another session, routine matters were, reviewed and date for drawing up of he season basketball schedule set. Principal F. A. Hinckley of Box Elder high is president of the region association, and H. R. Adams, prinpical of South Cache high school, secretary. Election of officers and drawing of the hoop slate will take place November 16, Principal Bates said. Principal Adams was appointed by the group to select officials for the various region grid games. Louis Favored Over Pastor Wednesday DETROIT, Sept. 14 (C.P) Theyr betting on Joe Louis, heavyweight champion of the world, to retain! his title here Wednesday night when he meets Bob Pastor ol New York for a 20 round bout, But the fans who have been tqj the training camps, come AwaV saying: "Pastor looks good, but Louis-w- ell, he just doesnt seem right. At the Louis quarters, while the Brown Bombers supporters wouldnt concede Pastor a chance under any circumstances, theyre afraid the fight may last as much cs five or six rounds if Joe doesnt1, get sharpened up for battle in! the next two or three days. Louis' has been tagged by his sparring partners more frequently in the last month than in most of his previous title defense prepara tions. GALLANT STAND FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept 14 (TT.pt Bryan Grant, the Atlanta Atom, won the admiration of the gallery yesterday when he overcame almost overwhelming odds to keep in the running for tho national lawn tennis singles championship. After losing the first two sets to Harry Hopman, captain of the Australia Davis cup forces, and trailing 5 in the third set, the Georgia gamecock staged one of the greatest raliys ever seen In national competition in reeling off seven straight games to take the able. set Darkness overtook the At ends, the Grizzlies have third however, and the deciding Derrald Watkins and Strat Evana match or sets had to be postponed aa the most probable starters, set however one sophomore and an- until today. other junior are looking increasingly good. Young Dean Baugh, heady. Burnsby Crookston, from in his first year at the Senior showings made during practice, high, is putting in a pretty strong will bear watching not lor allbid for an end calling, while region honors, but for Loyal Seehoizer is. being groomed He is a brilliant field general and for the position. besides being By the way, a good Watkins is a junior and looks able to boot and pass. George headed toward a brilliant season. Nelson played last year on the Strat Evans, tall and fairly agile, line as a sophomore, but kicks is playing his senior year and plunges so well that be was Two Combinations moved back to fill the vacancy It Is Crookston's backfield that left by the graduation of Hill is a pleasure to write about. As "Ox Reid. a matter of fact, he has two f Smith Fulback complete backfield combinations, The second backfield combination sports four juniors, all iif either of which is sweet. The one which he will probably them fast and capable. Richard Dennis put into action first consists of Tippets at quarterback, Roy Humpherys and Lynn Brack- Secrist and Desmond Anderson at en, halfbacks; Burnsby Crookston, halfbacks, and Wesley Smith at signal-barkefullback that's the lineup, Anothpr and quarterback halfback showing prominence isja and George Nelson, fullback. Humpherys is a regular, end is sophomore belonging to a great playing his third year of Grizzly athletic family Bill Ryan. ball. As a soph he was 'ast and . A captain for the Grizzly outstanding. This should be his bailers will be elected this weeJt, most successful year. Lynn Brack- probably before the Preston garni, en is also a regular, fast and Coach Crookston indicated. ' 0-- 7-- e. ball-carri- r; FITZSIMMONS TO COACH CHICAGO, Sept. 14 PYeddte is closing his carFitzsimmons eer as a Brooklyn pitcher this e season, lie will assume lull-tim- duties as a coach next year. I i |