Show Lake Bees Picard Beats Nelson in PGA Finals §- ' ' - i Y Uii r i I Half j " i if Henry Snares f! — -- s Over numpn II Bee Pileher e l lah City — -- f By Bill Bonl NEW YORK July 15 Henry Picard of Hershey Pa more showing fight 'than an aroused Joe Louis and a better finishing kick than Glenn Cunningham let loose with all he had on the closing holes Saturday to beat out U S Open "Champion Byron Nelson 1 up in 37 holes and win the national P G A golf championship Before a gallery of 1500 that saw one of the toughest yet one of the friendliest finals in the history of the professional tournament Picard won with two booming tee shots and two fine putts that gave him birdies on the thirty-sixt- h and h holes The lanky stylist had the shots when he needed them and the courage to make them and even Babe Ruth never came through better in "the — f Infant Ball League Proves Popularity I i i'r - By Marlowe Branagan A little more than two months league started its first official year of circuit had gone only days when the minded from the panhandle of Idaho Salt lake prophesied an early decline whose victory was worth $1100 and a place on the U S Ryder cup team that will meet the British in Florida in November turned the tide of battle by coming out of a trap and canning a putt to save a half at the thirty-fourt- h hole That left him one down with two holes to play The thirty-fift- h a short one was halved in par 3's and Nelson who had played sensational golf all day was within one hole— one shot in fact— of becoming the second man in American golf history to win the open and the P G A in the same year Ay- 4 Xt fit - Pocatello portsidcr headed for good year - Cliff Glasby t A r -- I jj 'J ' Sv V t J -- -- — Tribune Intermountain Service Idahc—The Salt POCATELLO Lake Bees opened their three- game stand here against the Poca tello Cardinals Saturday night with a victory defeating the Pio " neer league leaders i J -- J — " T- - ' Harold Erickson f " - ' - s f nil - " i ft— s 1 " T Idaho— The Twin Falls continued their dogged efforts to remain within hailing distance of the league leading Pocatello Cardinals here Saturday night as they chalked up a 7 to 5 victory over the Boise Pilots to clinch the series between the two clubs The Cowboys took the opening game of the series Friday 10 to 6 Charley Wry lanky right hander toiled all the way for the Cowboys and the Pilots used two flingers a new right Jack Gertsenberg hander starting on the hill and being replaced by Larry Rene 23- year-ol- d southpaw A home run by Wes Schulmer-lc- h In the fifth with one out and blast in one on and a three-ru- n the seventh put the game on Ice for the visitors The Cowboys made every hit they made count for a run and the Pilots made five runs on seven BOISE Cowboys Delivers wins for Lewiston Indians -- on Following t ' y 15 Hot Springs Ark and Moller eliminated the sensational Stewart Duke (Skip) Alexander university star f J Alexander who shot spectacular golf in his drive to the semifinals choked up when the going was roughest and blew his chances of victory after overcoming a four-hol- e deficit and leading Moller 1 hole up at the thirty-fift- h Todd overcame Steidle's three-hol- e margin and squared his match at the thirty-secononly to sec Steidle grab the lead again at the thirty-fourt- h The Texan caught him again on the thirty-fift- h and they went to No 1 for the third time after halving the thirty-sixt- h On the extra hole the pressure d caught Steidle and he Todd was down with a par four to win the match Alexander was on the green with his second hot on the extra hole but he also got the jitters and missed a three-foo- t putt losing 1 i d three-putte- Charley Wry He's the top-ha- hurlcr for Twin Falls nd J2- - fJ"' the match Pol) melior Wins Race J ii 1 ! V taid: 'X 1 it" hit- - The score: 1 i SUP :ilaiili Dead' Ball rubber-centere- juck-rnbb- Lovely Night Cops Race Mi Mrs a son of -- sun In the doubles en A - 1 Don Grigg Peppery ratcher nids Boise Pilots " Ijih 4 til's O 0 1 0! 11 01 4 14 1 0 0 0 (1 0 I 1 1 O I Plrkert t( 3 1 1 O Harrnptn 2b 3 0 5 34 1' Ci'imn )UI rU 114 Hnmr II rrtcs c Rfii p Oertmibrg pJ5 110 run— FnrrCI Two-be'hUs hi- t- Rrvnotii' ll1r)!''K Inrenrpn !!"'iiiilr (inrnfl Pniib'- - rv— RpvnnMn lo Rinhnn tn Carl-unp Ripbop In RpvnnliU to farl'on rb-- Hlrnck out — Bt to eprtinbprg B- -i nl Wrv 3 ortnenbprir 2 Rfn' 2 11 Wry 4 R'n 2 hnllp—Off 0r"fnbfre Time— 2:10 Umpires— Ulrlch and Hspd LEWISTON Idaho-T- he Ogden Reds squared their current series here with the Lewiston Indians Saturday night as they took the score in a long end of a game which found the Reds handing Harold (Spec) Erickson ace one of his inIndian frequent defeats A home run by Pete Hughes Red right fielder in the fifth with a mate on base was the pay-of- f punch right-hand- hard-hittin- g Now What Wins Salt Lake fans boost "kid" shortstop Don Trower Filly Classic p Afr J O 4120 1 M rlfrat Lake-Pocatel- s S - CHICAGO July 15 W -- Taking an early lead and finishing gamely to gain a neck decision Now What owned by Alfred Gwynne Vander-bi- lt won the Lassie stakes for fillies before 25000 spectators at Arlington Park Saturday The Vanderbilt starlet installed a strong favorite dominated the feature richest race of the year for the princesses of the turf War Reauty owned by J O Keene of Kentucky was second with the Greentree stable's Piquet third in the field of 10 The race grossed $29900 with Now What earning $18820 for Its owner The winner's time was 1:13 as compared to the Lassie record of set by Helena in 1932 1:10 Jockey Raymond (Sonny) Workman lost little time in hustling Now What to the front Pimlico Queen broke on top but at the quarter It was Now What by one length followed by Pimlico Queen and War Beauty ld -- " i U f - VMGSUV" i - ' iJ i Davey O'Hrien Loads In Football Poll ! - 1 In 4 V Amhrose ClRrk's Lovely Night 1 1 A Nn1n rf Batu If 0 jtLoretuen Tntuli 32 7 27 IT Tntnl" 31) 7 I'7 131 xBB'lfrl for Rent In ninth Tu-ion? osn tnn—t 1 BoUf '(' wai i " ' -— ) Snmmarv: Rnn — B'flin" R'vnnHj Nc'-2 amll — furl'on SrhMlmfrli-") Fpf- Frro' GrlT fimrfi Ilxrrini'tmi — it ians were fur from Impressive 4 S BOIPV AB H O ' Khha" 3b niom 01 7 lb Wry p d counter John Uromwieh and downing the Filipinos and comAdrian Quit tenming to defeat mitted numerous errors the Filipinos Feliclsimo Am pun It was not until the third set and Amndo Sanchez that the Aussles began to demonThe challengers from down under strate the powerful form that mnde Friday won both opening alnglra them runnersup for the world's matches and Saturday's doubles doubles championship glory Inst year and ranking contenders lor triumph rlnched the series Hromwii h the Auchic's number the number one spot In I'CII one hope for the worlds singles Quint apparently whs bothered rhamplonMtlp plays Sani'hfi Sun- during the match by a lame left day anil Quist meets the liery little b'3 and it was rromwii h playing a 100 pounder Ampon in singles that vastly Improved game over his will be merely exhibitions who carried the singles Friday AuKtrnlia's next ronr foe will be brunt of the Attack the winner of the Canada-CubAmpon again proved a standout for the Filipinos match 1 MrNlnnetJ4 !S LONG BEACH Cal July 15 (AP) -- Australia brushed aside the last gallant stand of the Philippines Saturday and moved on to victory in an American zone international Davis cup campaign Striving to eventually wrest the historic cup from the United States Both teams played erratic tennis Australia's powerful threat rolled In the first two sets The Australover the best of the islands under broiling Unrtranf 1 - - Full-mi- i -- : ft Tribune Intermountain Service try-oPOCATKLLO Idaho-- A of rork renter balls will be made in the Sunday afternoon game between the Cardinnls and Salt Lake Bees at Pocatello President Jack Halliwcll of the Pioneer league having received two dozen of the "deader" balls for an exHe has sent four of the periment balls to each of the other four clubs and managers are expected to arrange dates for using them Some criticism has been made of the ball in use in the Pioneer league its alleged tactics being held responsible by some fans and officials for the batting averages prevalent throughout the league Local fans are looking for some real baseball in the Salt scries which climaxes with a Sunday game at 2:30 p m and a wind-uat 8:30 p m Mel Marlowe Halt Lake's loft- handed nee a three times winner over the CiinlinTls has been named as Mnnnrcr Kddic Mulligan's stait-- i in choice for Sunday night with Clarence Beers most likely local choice The Cardinals will be without set vices of Paul Hjort flashy left fielder until the Twin Falls scries He was opening here Tuesday struck on the right wrist by a pitched hall at Lewiston and has been ordered to take a rest Crrlnn lb Hrhnltnh If Furrell lb l rf 6-- 2 7-- 5 'V Bllhon !h (AP)— Harry Todd inssie Doubles Crew Whips 64 Filipinos t I TWIN FAT'R AH II O A! S (1 2 SI RfvnlrU M 5 J 1 iff is INGLEWOOD Cal July IS IV) —The unbeaten Polymelior outran 15 other Saturday to win the $10000 Starlet aweepstakes at Hollywood park The Putnam-FiRito entry ran the six furlongs in one minute 13 seconds to come in ahead of fel Pioneer Promoter Dies low westerner Lorcby and stable- MIAMI REACH Fla July 15 IT) -- Carl C Fisher fir pioneer demate Teds Clover Polymelior paid $11 SO JfiIf) and veloper of Miami Beach and one of $6 60 Lorehy returned $8 40 and tiie original promoters of the Indi$9 and Teds Clover was good for anapolis fpecdway died Saturday or gastric hemorrhages 1660 o ' 'iSM Loop to Test j X X Papet blond bomber July d poker-faceMoller and from Dallas Texas sharpshooter Larry from Quincy 111 shot their way into the finals of the western ama teur golf tournament Saturday and will match strikes over 36 holes for the title Sunday Both players needed an extra hole to defeat their semifinal opponents Todd ousted Frank Stci-dl- e darkhorse from OKLAHOMA CITY long-hittin- g i 1 m Cowboys Topple Pilots t to 5 ' r " 2:30 his mound rival The two clubs will go Into ac tion in a double bill Sunday the first game starting at 2:30 p m and the second at 8:30 o'clock - 1 Iff' 'v) Todd Moller Enter Finals Of Western Amateur y k Continued in 13 7 Jack Andrews Bee portsider and Paul Bcrndt the Cards' lanky right handcr was replete with action from start to finish and Andrews in addition to pitching a beautiful game smashed the league strikeout record of 16 formerly held by Nvl - ' to Salt Lake at Pocatello (!) m and 8:30 p m Ogden at Lewiston night Twin Falls at Boise 8:13 p ' ! ago :f 9 The game a mound duel between JJ the newborn Pioneer life and the infant diamond more fickle of the baseball to the shores of the Great and an unobtrusive burial l 1 j innings The Cardinals however far from having a cinch to cop the title are well aware that if their heavy stickers ever go into a Henry studied that putt carefully He walked up the line to the cup and back again He kneeled down to study the conformation of the green something he rarely docs Then he hit it and with never a wave from its proper line the ball went straight for the cup That left Byron squarely on the spot but in the friendly atmosphere that had surrounded the entire match he looked the putt over then turned to the gallery and fleet but often Pilate changed his tactics Saturday and came from behind to win the $10 000 Fmpire City handicap at Knipiro City fnr With Mck Wall in the middle and held at B to lively Night p'rpprd the mill" and an eighth in 1 '? nnly one xecond off Ih track rpiord to finish three lengths In frnnt of Mrs Payn Whilney'i Hash - I' --J- As the six clubs wheel their way into the second-hal- f drive cold statistics prove that the club to beat is Pocatello Tom and his hustling young Cardinals have had a stranglehold on the top spot since May 24 at which time they displaced the Lewiston Indians in the driver's scat I thirty-sevent- d f Ro-bel- lo Extra Hole h They went to the for the first extra-hol- e final since Denny Shute had to go 37 holes to down Jug McSpaden in 1937 and the fourth in the tournament's history This time it was Picard's honor off the tee and again the gave it all he had big There was a slight slice on it though and the ball dropped into a group of galleryites lining the fairway headed for a sand trap 15 W1) J m Past Half Way Mark The season has just passed the half way mark Trouble has ambled up on unsuspecting pilots without even the courtesy of being introduced Illness and injuries have put the kibosh on several clubs just when it appeared they were going to start off on the right foot but despite vicissitudes and plenty of hard luck on occasion the Pioneer league has captured the fancy of diamond fans from Salt Lake City to Lewiston - "Would anyone like to putt this one for me?" With that he stroked the ball It rolled up then veered wide of tournaThe week-lon- g the hole ment which produced an unprecedented number of subpar cards and three days of extracurricular fireworks over Denny Shute's status was at an end if 7 Fl Three weeks after the season started the driftwood from the various clubs was set on its way and from then until now the newly t organized circuit has dished up a high grade brand of baseball ot but instead caromed off a news reel truck To give Henry room to play his approach — Nelson's drive had split the middle of the fairway — the truck backed up As it did so one wheel rolled over Picard's ball and pushed it down into the dirt They had to call for a special ruling and Henry was informed he had the right tn pick it up and drop it bark over his shoulder Meanwhile Nelson had played his approach six feet from the pin Picard looked at that took his number 8 iron and put his own ball within 10 feet of the flag Hurtles Tutt -- somehow (he baby baseball circuit got over its first days with nothing worse than the addition of a few gray hairs to club owners and a definite attack on fences throughout the circuit as ambitious young swatsmiths just about broke the hearts of a lot of young men so daring as to indicate they were pitchers and coulc go places in the national game Picard Smacks Beauty Nelson had the honor of the thirty-sixt- h tee and hit a beauty that split the fairway- But Pie?' ard knowing he had to do it here or call it quits for another year let loose with a terrific tee shot that left him only 10 yards short of the green 300 yards away the gallery came storming down the fairway and behind came Nelson the railroad clerk who used to be an amateur in Texas and Picard the inscrutable often dour New Englander who has been a pro for 15 of his 31 years They strode through the slim gaps in the crowd and studied their lies Nelson playing first laid one up 20 feet short of the cup Picard followed with a chip that stopped six feet shy of the hole and laid his man a partial stymie Nelson putted and his ball went wide Still Picard had to sink his putt to square the match - The Picard sighted gallery hushed along the line tapped the ball and it dropped in for a birdie three — Some way clutch" wnik-hrnrte- - : Interniountain Fans Take New Loop Right to Their Hearts thirty-sevent- July 1939 ' Great Duel One Up on 37 NEW YORK July 16 Sunday Morning Belters Mark League o yrrk y y Salt Fart 3 ocate! CHICAGO July 15 UP) Davey O'Brien Texas Christian's famous little quarterback led the voting parade Friday night in the latest tabulation In the poll to select squad of college seniors for the annual game with the National pro league champions next month O'Brien has 107020 votes for the quarterback spot for the game to be played August 30 on Soldier field His nearest rival Is George Faust of Minnesota with 36R:4 Other leaders: Ends— Earl Brown Notre Dame Cornell 60274 Jerome Holland fiHSK)'! Salt Lake fans remember Kcd catcher Autie Navarro v Notre Belnor Tackles — Ed Dame A7308: Bob Volgts Northwestern 61176 Guards— Horace Bell Minnesota fifi1D4 Ralph Heikkeinen Michigan 65850 |