| Show 18 -- THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING MARfcn 12 1932 BOXERS CLASH FOR INTERMOUNTAIN A A U RING LAURELS 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Major League Baseball Clubs Swing Vigorously Into Exhibition Series Represent Murray High in State Tournament Babe's Name AbsentFrom Bouts Title Eight Yankees' Batting Lineup Set at Elks' Club Five members of the Murray high school basketball team state champions who probably will form the starting lineup when the club opens the defensive of its title in the state tournament TOURNEY TOPICS Ferguson Outbatlles Mon tanan in Feature Slugfet 160-Poun- d r WIN 'EM ALL Undefeated district champions will be a rarity in the atate high school this season basketball tournament e but prep fans will two see to be able ’ of them Nephl — which comes to the meet for the first time — of Nebo and Wasatch high of Summitt meet in the first round The two clubs among' the outstanding entrants in the lower bracket will open the evening session which starts i at 6 30 p m The two clubs have the same type! of defense accord J ing to the coaches foDean Pyper Ed Isaacson of Ne- phi and Fred "Frosty” Richards of Wasatch Both have used the man type successfully and believe that it is the best way of keeping an from opponent scoring the started "I season with a zone defense and won my first two practice games with it But I changed right after that and my know youngsters little else although 1 drill them on the zone occasionally" Often the Wasps from lleber pick up their men after they pass the mid die of the floor — Cleo Petty in other words they sometimes use the man zone Coach Richards says that the strict man for man would be too tiring on any club in the tourney and the Wasps probably will use it only occasionally Boxing Schedule Saturday's Finals ’ 112 pounds— Kermit Rollins Green River Wyo vs Vern Sparkman Ogden le 118 pounds— Jim Shea vs Sherman Mont Henderson Salt Lake 126 pounds — Bob Parry Ogden vs Jack Volcic Rock Springs Wyo - 135 poundir-Ra- y Cote Butte vs Fred Leishman Mont Wellsville h 147 pounds— Bob Duffy Rock Springs Wyo vs Jack Steed Davis county high school 160 pounds— Paul Ferguson Salt Lake vs Preston Hughes Bountiful 175 pounds — Bob Heckler Salt Lake vs Moms Woolley Salt Lake Heavyweight —Elmer Brown Ogden vs Butch Babich Butte Mont Walk-ervil- Bat Almost Scores Kayo In Ran Bout Former Feather King Starts Welter Campaign With Decisive Victory DELIBERATE OFFENSE The Nephl offense largely because the other teams in the Nebo district zone almost entirely use the five-mais rather deliberate The youngsters from Nebo probably will have some difficulty In adjusting themselves to of the Wasatch five the —and tills may upset the Nebo champions When the Waspas have run across n zone Earl Giles tall the center has been the key man in the offense He stands Just beyond the foul line and receives most of the passes from the "outside" n five-ma- Eddie Isaacson is one of the state’s most highly respected basketball mentors Isaacson attended the old Snow academy under the coaching of R W "Bunny” Clark who wiil bo remembered by veteran basketball fans as the one who piloted the University of Utah Redsklna to tho national eollrglato championship tn tho tournament at C hicago I ollowlng tho academy Lsaacson spent two years at Know junior college and then went to Brigham Young university for his degree graduating In 1827 126-pou- first-roun- Smelterites Tangle With Ogden's victory over North Rich Friday all sixteen berthsin the state high school basketball tournament have been decided and Murray high tho defending champion now knows just who It must defeat to go to tho final again The sixteen clubs who will com pete for honors in the classic are Logan of Cache Weber and Ogden of Ogden Granite and East of Salt Lake Wasatch of Summit Murray and Jor dan of Jordan Pleasant Grove and Lehl of Alpine Nephl of Nebo Mo ront of Sanpete Uintah of region 5 Bleknell of Sevier Hinckley of Millard and Parowan of Dixie The Smelterites coached by Reed Swenson have demonstrated during their league play that they are going to make a good attempt to defend their laurels The squad members are small and for the most part Inexperienced but a season’s Intensive drill under Swenson has made them almost as polished as the club which took first place in the '31 classic One of the big scoring cogs is who has been sophomore Hulse playing center At forwards Coach Swenson Is using Pearson and Erek son two youngsters who saw consid erable service last season Oliver al guard however is the only real vetMatthews has eran on the squad been starting at the other defensive position B Y Athletes two-fiste- after Another outsider gained the finals when in the 118 pound division Jimmy Shea of Butte knocked out Eldon Slater of Ogden in the thiid round Shea showed a wicked lefthand that subdued his opponent's rushes His opponent in the finals Is Sher- Isaacson began his coaching career nt Moroni and in his second year brought the Angels to the state tourney where they lost the consolation championship game to North Summit The following year Isaacson came to Nephl and now in his second year at the Juab school he has piloted the Wasps to their first district title Harry Richards ha been at Wa satih for not quite half a decade His To Be Honored For Victories PROVO — Brigham Young university basketball players and wrestling men who brought the local university western division titles In both sports during the past season will honored Monday night at a banquet and dance to be held at 7 p m In the First ward chapel The conference wrestling title was the second straight championship for Coach Aubert Cotes’ mat men while the basketball five barely missed an nexlng the Rocky Mountain conference basketball title when the Wyom tng Cowbovs annexed the deciding game by a 29 28 score basketball teams always have been threats in the Summit district which for many seasons was dominated by the North Summit Braves But last deman Henderson of Salt Lake who year the Wasps won the title after in close fight and made an exceptional cisloned George Naylor of Davis counsome did a thriller Naylor good showing In the state meet Henin but this engagement ter mg DRAPER JUNIORS WIN derson bad a clear margin despite DOWN GROVERS DRAPER— Local Junior high hoop-sterthe crowds disapWasatch It the only school In took a second victory from the proval the stale that hat defeated PleasJmdan high school sophomores Vern Spackman of Ogden scored ant Grove this year Thursday by a 4J to 37 score and the quit kest victory of the evening in the The Wasp have one of the best raised their season's wins to 18 with weight kayoing Elion waa TT but three losses Dtinyanovich Bunk ley of Pocatello in the first diurut records averaging 36 points 22 points for round per game to 19 for their opponents hl(!h scorer captUring 175 pound Bob Hinkler king With the exception of a 26 to 23 scare kavoed Walt Wood of Westminster in a game with Morgan Wasatch has Bellkton Anderson and lettermen in the second round Wood took sev- defeated its opponents by margins of! Morgan were the foundation for the eral kmxkdowns and was still com- from 12 to 28 points 1932 team Nevertheless Isaacson exJuab lost four pi ai tire games but perienced considerable difficulty in ing up for more when his seconds In the Vowel to end the fray won eight straight district contests finding a satisfactory center until the The records of the two clubs: Roy Cahoon and Lieutenant T N mterclass tournament produred Jack Crawford refereed the bouts in fine WASATIE Brough as the solution of his problem District style Lock 4 won Won 7 The entire fust team of Wasatch 4 7? Nnnh fliimmlt 17 was at the tournament last 7 year but 11 I fncnln ftouth H iminlt 23 31 3 rlt ( ity only Murdock and Giles were regie 13 U North ft imniH in lais Two playeis Murdock and Clegg or 1H Aptekman oedn m pmiQd—Vra 3 ar® 5"nl°rs and will be playing their j" 32 Mrn8umml1' iUifcho BffMfeiBjr PVofl Uhl til 1? p Bft)YGrovf 30 u Mmiaa W'VV 16 game for Wasntrh The remain round verity A H ui firirt 3 — dor of the m 8he Putt knocked It? pminA f rtixviiifOrov j 3 S Total squad will be back again J H ti E len Utdfn third- loimd evt vinr ! 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Use Wtips do not plar football Corn h l“ J u iiu) H tM mi tfm jitrr was of one the first u tiifot Ft ftsioii HufcUB high j rain F I jff 'Hdfn Ihr- - rt ut meolors to begin preparations Hull toert Umber Ki!f backelhnll for the Two I'1 present VkGtmln ir in qh hit M Pos PlRTPf of tn a WAATUH r'i nrkn lai1 IB m r DUtrlrt ‘ Nibley Dale All Sixteen Berths Taken Clee Petty because of his sensational scoring In the Nebo district this season probably will be one of the most closely welched players In the tournament Dean Pyper probably will draw the assignment ef guarding Cleo according to Coach Richards Pyper is only a Junior at the lleber school but he was one of the sen-sIons In the Summit district this season Two Rock Springs lads showed exceptional class Jack Volcic kayoed Elliott Drew of Wellsville in the third round of a spirited battle and smiling Bob Duffy decision over Robwon a clean-cu- t ert Spainhower of Salt Lake in a semifinal Buth of these boys were fast and aggressive and showed terrific punches Volcic meets Bob Parry of Ogden final the champion in the Parry decisloned a game rival tn Stanley Skiles of Pocatello who mixed things thoroughly with his formidd able foe in spite of a damaging knockdown Duffy's opponent is Jack Bleed of Davis high who had little difficulty in winning his bout with Tom McAtecr of Pocatello Butte Ray Cote colorful battler continued his success by knocking out DeVar Woodward of Woods Cross in the third canto Woodward bored in with a dangerous body d onslaught attack but Cote’s punished Woodward badly and a left in the third hook ended the argument Cote is heavilv favored to beat Fred Leishmsn of Wellsville who won a hair-lin- e decision over Bill Eecles of Ogden Fccles downed Leiahman for the count of nine m the first round but the latter came back strong there- lie Dodgers Signs Take On Redlegs "f Mc-fo- ti for-ma- n fiaras S ST PETERSBURG March 11 (UP) —The name of Babe Ruth was not in the starting lineup announced by r Manager Joe the Carthy Yankees’ first exhibition game of the season against the Braves here tomorrow Ruth will not play until he has reached terms with the management The lineup follows: Hill cf 2b S a 1 1 z gaver Chapman If GehSelkirk rig lb rf Lary 3b Cifrr-set- - for-ma- n hard-hittin- twrut March ST PETERSBURG Fl 11 (P)— George Plpgras has discovered the secret of Vernon Gomes’s sensational success with the New York Yankees last season “The catcher” says Plpgras "gives Gomes the sign but even then he doesn’t know what Lefty is going to pitch “The batter doesn’t know what Is coming "Gomes doesn’t know where the ball Is going "The umpire doesn't know w hat to call it “Thus everybody’s fooled and victories pile up” j well-earne- 4 Bam Will Not Flay UntU fv er ti LEFTY GOMEZ FOOLS ’EM ALL EVEN IIIMSELF 11 Sixteen boxers finalists In eight weights of the Intermountain A A U tournament boxing championship will do battle Saturday night with the titles of every weight class at stake: Matches will take place In the Elks club beginning at 8 o'clock Thirteen bouts Friday night brought matters to the final stage Friday’s card was packed with thrills from start to finish and five of the bouts ended In knockouts Fast and furious fighting featured and in most cases victories were won only after the hardest kind of battles The feature bout found Paul Ferguson of Salt Lake fighting a game uphill battle to decision Butch Har- n rington of Butte in a genuine slug-fetore The Montana Into Ferguson in the first round and among others handed him a terrific wallop in the nose that member refusing to stop bleeding throughout the match Nevertheless Ferguson came back with a splendid exhibition of gameness and fought his way to a d but close decision Every minute of this scrap was filled with thrills both men slugging it out toe to toe In every round Preston Hughes of Bountiful won the right to meet Ferguson Saturday mght by two decisions the first over Lieutenant R U Emory of Fort Douglas and the second over Iloss Lynch of Ogden Emery a favorite to reach the finals was clearly decisloned by g Hughes who counthe tered heavily and effectively whenever the army man launched an attack His second victory was easier Lynch being floored twice during the boxim They are (1) Pearson forward (2) Matthews guard (3) Erekson forward (4) Ilulse center and (5) Oliver veteran guard The five has lost only two games so far ? r t U n it n u u Reopen Links On Saturday Nibley park and Forest Dale courses will reopen for municipal players Saturday— unless King Winter sends another was anblast of snow-t-i- t nounced Friday night by their respective club professionals Professional Sid Harmon of Nibley park declared the recent snowstorm benefited the Seventh East fairways and that the starter will be ready for patrons at noon Mickey Riley Dale instructor announces that the Ninth East course will be ready in the morning Logan Golfers Elect Officers Plan for Season QUINN CLEARS LOGAN— H J Hatch vice president of the Thatcher Brothers bank was elected president of the Logan Golf and Country club Thursday night succeeding Director P V Car-doof the Utah State Agricultural service Cardon college extension presented his resignation at the Thursday meeting because he was Although the recent snowleaving Logan early in July on a storm Interfered with the openyear’s leave of absence ing of Bonneville golf course Cardon still retains his position of Professional this week-en- d director of the club Other officers Charles E Foley announces that and director are: A F Stockton open house will be held Sunvice president Hatch Asa Bullen to all A invitation general day Wallace J Carlisle Dr J W Haymen and women Link enthusward C L Jones Fred Lundberg M iasts are requested to visit R Merrill John H Moser Dr C C Bonneville Sunday and Inspect Randall John H Wilson E L Romthe new golf shop and surney A H Thompson Aid A IL Pal roundings mer Unless weather conditions Of these two are new members of make plans go swry Bonneville the board: Wilson who succeeds Olof course will open either TuesNelson and Palmer who succeeds day or Wednesday on permaWaldo M Hatch Carlisle was named nent greens declared Professecretary of the organization sional Foley Work on the new nine hole golf course will be started again this spring apd will be completed to such an extent as funds will permit The club is expected to launch a drive for new members and financial aid of some kind will be sought Hatch said The course is slttiated east of the Utah State Agricultural college and work was carried on in preliminary work In the laying of the nine holes WV-Ear11 l Plans PASADENA Csl March for a spring and summer deSheely bought by the Angels velopment activity of the new course from the Brave up Boston way has were also discussed at the meeting just about decided to pack up and go home GROGAN BESTS VAUGHAN The first baseman counted on to OMAHA Neb March 11 Tom hold down that position In the Coast league scramble this season has told my Grogan 1J9 Omaha won a deOscar Reichow the Angels' business cision over Billy Vaughan 137 manager If the club couldn't meet his Scott Bluff Nob after 10 rounds of contract slow fighting here tonight demands for a thiee-yea- r and the bonus clause for hitting he wasn't interested Reichow was reported today to be Foley Offers Open House at n Bonny Sunday Shcely Tells Angels Exactly What He Wants adumant Sheely'i demands are $750 a month added to a $1000 bonus if he leads the league in hitting or $500 bonus if he finishes second or third Duchesne Makes CLEARWATER FIs March 11 (IP— It old Jack Quinn of the Brooklyn Dodgers should stick around the majors another twenty years all the mysteries that surround him might be cleared up not even Nobody— perhaps Jack himself — knows how old he U but it finally haa been learned that he Is not Polish Qnlnn says: "Pm English with Just enough Irish and Welsh seasoning to make me spicy” 134 1 2 Ralph Lenny calm Jersey City used a punishing left welterweight decision to score a clean over Murray Elkins of Harlem There were no knockdowns Lenny scaled 141 Elkins 143 2 Paddan Andrews c Brown and Mur phy pitchers The Yankees went through an eight inning practice game in which the Ruths beat the Gehrigs by 10 to 2 today and captured the camp title by two games to one Combs’ homer featured Aube Meadows Wells and Nekola pitched Fla March 11 CLEARWATER (UP) — Del Bissonette who was injured several days ago returned to uniform today as the Brooklyn Dodgr drill ers went through a At the end of the workout Manager Max Carey announced the lineup of the team that will start against the Cincinnati Reds at Tampa on Sunday O'Doul If as follows: Finn 2b Boone rf Wilson cf: Howell lb Reis 3b Slade ss Lopez c Vance Moore and Jones p Carey’s naming of Reis a recruit to play third m place of the veteran Wallv Gilbert strengthened the belief that he is soon to trade Gilbert to the Reds two-hou- SAN ANTONIO Texas March 11 to (UP)— Cold weather continued keep the Chicago White Sox indoors today The players organized basketball teams to pass away the time and a team captained by Ted Lyons defeated the Pat Caraways 35 to 27 TAMPA Fla March 11 (UP)— Despite chilly weather the Cincinnati Reds resumed practice here today after laying off yesterday Whitey Hilcher recruit from Peoria is slated to start on the mound for the Reds against the Phillies here tomorrow with Larry Benton booked to open against Brooklyn here Sunday Brooklyn club officials have not yet accepted or rejected Cincy’s offer for a trade made yesterday by Red The decision officials at Clearwater believed to rest with President York and other Dodger directors who are m Brooklyn ST PETERSBURG Fla March V I T 11 (UP) — The Boston Braves went through their last practice drill this afternoon In preparation for the opening of the spring exhibition series with the Yankees tomorrow While the weather continued cold it warmed up sufficiently to allow the tribesmen a solid hour of batting practice Rabbit Maranville will be the only regular Brave who is not slated to start Each team will depend mainly upon rookie pitchers Frank Frank- house being the only tribal regular 4 March 11 FORT MYERS Fla (UP)— Ram and cold forced postponement of the Athletics' exhibition game with the Indianapolis club here today Weather permitting the contest will be staged tomorrow Pitcher Roy Mahaffey who last year won 15 games and lost four announced he expects to win 20 games this year Ilenrys Meet WINTERHAVEN Fla March (UP)— With Phil Collins on the Missouri Five mound Phillies' the yannlgans turned the tables on the regulars B Y U High Boys and won a six Inning game I In A A U Final day to 0 Collins pitched the last three innings for the rookies after Reg Aim at Points WP— The Grabowski had held the regulars KANSAS CITY March champion Wichita Henry and ‘the without a hit or run in the first three of sessions Missouri Teachers In A AJ U Meet Northwest Maryville will play for the A A U Cold weather pi evented the Phil11 to- 11 ' national basketball title In the finals of the annual tournament here tomorrow night defeated the The champions Schuessler A C of Chicago 32 to 26 in the semifinals tonight and the Teachers advanced to the finals with a 22 18 victory over Southern Kansas Stage Lines of Wichita lies from meeting the St Louis Cardinals In Bradenton today so Man’ROVO —Although handicapped by ager Burt Shotton put the squad track facilities Provo iHequnte through a brisk drill and the practice high school's track and field candigame dates are expected to make a good Bob Adams and Homer Dudley showing at the second annual A A U hurled good ball for the regulars the track and field championships to former escapmg without a hit on his be held at Salt Lake March 26 delivery Ten boys will be taken to the meet Coach Glen Simmons announced FriBRADENTON Fla March 11 OP)— day They are: Bob Boshard Donald Castle Dale Makes Despite a chilly wind and overcast Smith M Davis Edward Firmage G Baseball skies Manager Gabby Street ordered Ready Russell and R Dixon In the sprints hi world champion Cards to the bait C Biddulph Arthur Vincent and park for a workout today after the either G Castlebury or L Madsen in CASTLE DALE—Castle Dale In- weather prevented an exhibition the high Jump: Paul Vincent C Young tends to bq ready with a good base- game with the Phillies and R Passey In the mile and Bosh- ball team when the schedule of the The game will be played March 18 ard Smith A Vincent and another Castle Valley league opens this spring and the game scheduled yesterday as indicated Bt a meeting of the play- with sprinter in the relay Indianapolis will be played next ers and fans Officers were elected Tuesday as follows: Leonard Judd manager Owner Sam Brcadon and Fenton Moffltt captain M B Rob- Street held a long conferenceManager today erts secretary and treasurer and and while its subject was not anJack Brandon property man was it nounced taken for granted 4 4 The fans showed much enthusiasm that the holdouts Chick Hafey and In the coming season and they urge were discussed Gelbert the other towns of the county to Charley rush their local oiganizations in orBELGIUM CYCLING SPEFAnS der that a meeting may be held at an DRT’RREia (API— Cycllnt In Belelum helnff hurt bv lutomobllr U early date to effect a league organ- far from Now 1911 771 blryrles r owntd Track and tennis men who are new ization vrowtng of 0 11DB14 which makrs population ta varsity football squad will be If for tftrh ino lirlglana asked to participate In the spring Son session for two week but will not bo Mike placed In practice session where they Wins Another Scrap It Is Always Good Golf might be injured and thus impair Weather at their ehances for track or tennis comMINNEAPOLIS Minn March 11 petition Other tennis and track canFOREST didates who have been on the var- (PI— Jack Gibbons St Paul middle sity squad before will be excused weight son of the famous "Fhantom" Mike Gibbons won his second maUh from the football drills GOLF CLUB The track schedule for the year has in the annual northwest golden gloves He Course open XFVTM days a week been drawn up as follows: April 8 boxing tournament here tonight to riltllC play spring cross country run: April 15 knocked out Johnny Marrmen Mm mtersoelal unit meet April 22 23 neapohs in the fust round 50 A ROUND Brigham Young university's annual Young Gibbons used a speedy left New to foi his Temporary down opponent invitational track and field meet and effectively Greens a nine count and then for a ten count relay carnival April 30 Utah univerBus No 7 going North on sity at Provo May 7 Utah S’ate Ag roiuwrwoaAT nraor Main or South on State Sta ricultural college at Logan May 14 Plxlrpn trii ftttv bPAn plpnlfd In th stop at the gate stale and division meet at Salt Lake rnatj trailing It? Ui Ohio fUM tmivrrstiy and May (iri conference meet at fool tl m honornd t m fitimivriiij AU American etewu hn jiH Lake Iplerns for 440-yn- I if B Y STARTS GRID WORK SOON 4 4 Cinder Season Commences April PROVO —Spring football will be ushered in at the Brigham Young university Monday March 21 accord DUCHESNE— In an effort to raise Ing to Coach G Ott Romney Suits funds for constructing a municipal will be Issued to approximately sixty tennis court in Duchesne Junior and varsity candidates at this time and Hat CIS 6 n senior classes of Duchesne high school actual pincthe will get under way 6 10 and Gleaner girls and M Men of the the following day for a period of four I 0 M L A are uniting In a diive which weeks 6 10 An encounter between vaislty canSr will continue until sufficient money is 6 didates and an eleven comprised of procured 6 i It is planned to construct a double lettermen who will be graduated this I 7 5 cement couit on the s hnol ground spring will conclude the spring ses511 winch will be controlled by an or- sion April 20 Ht Hr gan ization of student and interested Frehman Conch Dick Thorne as 6 10 townspeople and which mnv be ued sivtcd by Andy Dastrup George 6 9 6 7 ’4 Cooper and Bliss Hoover who helped by all members of tbe 01 gamrntion 6 10V4 BroeeH ef the junior prom to be com h the HHt squad will be in 6 11 25 Marcli in will be used the charge of the practice under the given 6 I 4 comt projeit and an enlertaln-iperv- t ion of Couth Romney who will I ts being planned by Gleanel ktpcnd the greater portion of his time ment a s with the Cougar back squad gills to be given Apitl I 4 New ’Court Drive UP QUESTION OF ANCESTRY NEW YORK March 11 (IP) — Christopher (Bat) Battalino of Hartford Conn recent ruler of the featherweights celebrated his dehut as a welterweight tonight by spbtting Eddie Ran of Poland eight pounds and then giving the Warsaw Wasp a brutal beating before 16000 persons tn Madison Square Garden Had the bout gone another two rounds Bat probably would have scored a knockout Bat weighed 138 and Ran 146 The decision of the two judges and Referee Johnny McAvoy was unanimous The Associated Press score sheet credited Battalino with a clear advantage m seven rounds with Ran taking two and one even For the last two rounds the Polish lad who substituted against Battalino on three days’ notlcee when Billy Petrolle came down with a stiff neck was staggering around using every bit of his ring knowledge to avert a knockout Battalino never succeeded in putting Ran down but he repeatedly staggered him with crushing rights to the jaw and had his heavier rival bleeding steadily from a deep cut over the right eye after the fifth round Ran a 7 to S favorite when they entered the ring never once succeeded in hanging his poisonous right on Battallno's whiskers The first four rounds were tame with Bat staving in his shell and Ran making ineffectual efforts to swipe him with a haymaker Early in the fifth Bat opened up and caught Ran with a wild right that sent the Pole reeling and then and there turned the tide of battle From there on it wa all Battalino Young Firpo Philadelphia gave Sammy Offerman California a beatFirpo preliminary ing in a had the coast lad bleeding profusely from the fifth round on but could not put him down Each weighed ss 8 Ckboni' DM True-ruttl- Trr 20-2- I - Iv |
