Show ' 4‘4w lo - - - - - (11) tasebal: rmrt u amev (janNp Ms guis Chicago Meet Will Settle Vital Issues EdI1aroIden Rv- Following is a reply submitted by Superintendent W W Chris- tensen of the Idaho Falls public school system to material appearing in this column in last Sunday's edition of The Tribune: 2 Problems of Trainintrn Sites Schedule Come Up for Definite Decision Sports Editor Salt Lake Tribune: In The Tribune of December 27 Judson Bailey Ed Haroldzen sagely opines (I) By ' NEW YORK Jan Z UM—Baseball is getting ready for a that Idaho Falls prep athletics1 have been in the doldrums for all sort of New Year's day of its own next Tuesday when the major these many years and (2) "that will hold a 'special joint meeting with Commissioner leagues If a coach were owed to stay K enesaw Mountain Landis at Chicago to size up the outlook for long enough to become a part of the community he might have bet- ter success- - the implication Until then there Is not much prob- - ' 1 Pirates for lair Treatment the BrooklynBums Very interesting But how about a few facts from the record 7 Since the composite scores read: Football: Won 28 lost 25 tied 09 per cent 517 State co- - - 1-- champions Basketball : Won 96 lost 41 per cent 613 District and state 1937 in district champions champions and entrant in state 1936 1939 ) i 1910 1911 I are not here avail- -' Track able but we suggest that Harold- sen look up the records of I F tracksters at Pocatello state meet during the past five or six years othing in these scores we agree to justify calling out the fire department But just what is the composite percentage of the Russets: cites as Never his shining example? mind we won't ask embarrassing questo:is We know there is touRh opposition In that league as there Is in prep leagues But this brimming graveyard for coaches that the writer de- plores! Again let's look at the by the way is open to anyone who feels the scribbler's itch coming on Idaho Falls has had five head coaches in seven which we agree is over par for any high school But let's see what happened to 'em Two resigned after two years accept more attractive epee to Either one could prob- N positions as much an "in- become have ably Stution" as the Clark family had RENO Nev: Jan 2 (UP)—Ne- he chosen to stay One asked to vada collected $1668 in fines be relieved of football in midsea- a result of game and fish law viosln preferring to stay with the lations during the biennial period classwork for which he was origi from July 1 1940 to June 30 1942 a report of the state fish and nally employed ' commission made public game One—brought in to fill a lastrevealed admitted at Saturday minuts vacancy Thirty-seve- n cases were Inof close he the year that the volved could not handle orne parts of During the same period the rethe assignment He declined a port revealed the federal combination Icaching - coaching ment asseesed fines of $390governin 13 cases of violation of game laws job One coach was not offered reemployment So much for the The state courts gave one sentence of 30 days in jail for game graveyard myth during the fiscal The present coach John (Cat) law violations period and the state courts grantThornpson is on the job and spied two years' probation parehtly unafraid of the ghosts-- A majority of the violafictitious or journalistic—of his tions great in the state courts resulted rumerous predecessors Maybe the from the taking of ducks out of "Cat" isn't superstitious season The heaviest4ine assessed deHis :is too busy Maybe he for that violation was $150 by the and state partment including junior courts In the federal :Courts senior high schools had 65 boys in the heaviest fine also involved football suits until the final whis- !anon of the duck hunting laws— tle It now has 103 boys working $100 for shooting ducks before daily in basketball It has 493 boys sunrise The report Bald the vioergaged in the most rugged kind lation was "aggravated by resistof physical training for the "big ance" game- Finally he and five other zren in his department are working together smoothly and liar- moniously for the good of the kids s I 3 :I which--Haroldse- I 1 h I : Fille Net 81668 G arne - 1 Ig f-- 1 3 4 1 v 0 ' Vi-0- - ! NVe respectfully Li "surspin2 " ! submit that really Factually yours W W Christensen Superintendent of Schools Su- The Statisecs stbmitted by are very but may be a bit mis- as they undJubtecily are ba:zed on all gameg played by the: T:ger5s including those with' the IMPL:l near-b- y schools Figures on tL'7e state tournament Bg Six and games might not show L F teams Howin so favorable position ever the object of the previous article wasn't to belittle the but to accomplishments t'Fpire them to greater ones Our apologies to the state tracksters They won theTiger is 1940 under championship Coach Joe Call w on Ptecond in 193) under the same mentor and took second in 1942 under J Y Nicolds Idaho Falls V on four firsts and two seconds in district track meets during the past eight years Average daily high ! school atteudance 1025 However 3Ia4ison of Rexburg during the same period vion four flratS and three seconds that sclaciol claiming an average daily school attendance of only 574- - Slielley the third biggest school In the'distHet won three seconds during the same period 1 Hoopstè rs Play Hours Eight 2 C CANTON The Russets have a composite record of 1S3 games won 195 and a 4S4 percentage during They were past three seasons I 'N ' Y Jan Gp)-- -- squad here reeled off basketball game of time out Friday without-benefi- t or rest period The Whites won from the Blues 1328 to 786 The game started at midnight fust as the hells and whistles were welcoming in the new year The game lasted until 8 a m No substitutions 'were allowed and nine of the lp players finished the game The teams changed goals every hour C C Poindexter physical director who played in the game said: "It (the game) was just to see how well my physical fitness program was working out" The hi7h scorer was Walter Clark of the Whites Who arnassed an 'I eight-hou- C A other than Eastman's assertion that the commissioner made certain proposals and they were ap- proved There is a belief among baseball men however that rigid re strictions may be imposed next week instead of continuing the policy of "suggestions" and "individual action" It wes Landis' suggestion that: clubs train closer home which brought announcements ir recent days of the Boston Red Sox intention to train indoors at Tuft's college Medford Mass and the switch of the two Chicago clubs' training bases from California to French Lick Springs Ind Some of the other clubs have relinquished their Florida sites and Pittsburgh and the St Louis Browns have given up plans to train in California but for the most part the various clubs have been waiting for clarification of the rules under which they will operate Two or three have said they saw no necessity for shifting until they received an order This may come Tuesday and will meet with no objections from any club owners but another issue—the question of shortening or delaying the opening of the schedule—has prodliced sharply divergent views which can only be settled by a vote Edward G Barrow president of the New York Yankees has proposed that the season start April 27 instead of April 13 so that clubs may train at home Expressions of agreement have come from within the American league but the National league has shown a desire to start on time under any circumstances One travel-savin- g device that has been proposed is a reduction of traveling squads below the regular player limit of 25 men points 19-1- I i i Net Rankings 2 ST LOSIS Jan 2 UP) The Missouri Valley Tennis association announced its rankings Saturday for the 1912 season pirlcing these players in the No1 positions: Men's singles H E Shikels Kansas City: men's doubles Shikels and William Riley Kansas City junior singles Allen Rirh-- - T r 1 :2 To Bowl Site l- - Edward Barrow Yankee boaa ask Mate change - - Gathe Increase Shown in Uinta District All-St- ar all-st- ar - Tribune Intermountain Vire PROVO—Nearly all forms of wild life have shown a substantial 1incre-s- e in the Uinta national forest it is reported by rangers there George C Larson of Provo forest supervisor announced Fri day in his annual report for the forest Deer led the rest with an estimated 45 per cent increase over 1941 This increase is due in part to the favorabiewinter last year and to more accurate counts being made even though hunters took out more deer in 1942 than they did the year before Figures for the two years show that at the end Of 1941 there were 9600 head of deer and 870 elk against 14000 deer and 620 elk at present In 1941 2040 deer and 265 elk were taken out as compared to 3225 deer and 475 elk this year Both deer and elk were reported in better condition than usual due to the abundant crop of acorns A higher percentage of hunters got their deer this year in spite of the fact that leaves were still on the oakbrush In addition three buffalo were seen on the ranges They had all-st- ar nut-brow- thin-skinn- f: ed mid-Decemb- er mid-Janua- : ry football-mindedne- ss well-dress- r - 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I I I I place Boxing got a in the arm when late-seaso- star-studd- ed 40-2- 1 -- 1 I at Paradise Hyrum at Nibley Wellsville First l at Welsville Second 15—HyFebruary shot rum at Mendon Wellsville First at NitAci n Willie rep worlds featherweight champion from Hartford Conn scored a technical knockout over Joe Silva New York in eight rounds There never has been much baseball in Florida Many of the big league clubs trained here durin the past year as usual But they won't be back until after the war Curtailment of travel is keeping them home just as it is many a winter sports fan of other years The outlook for 1943 is anything but bright Ivcriiginpriosnee:rt'diviiittAcv"ri-VvirgVIIIP First Paradise at e mill-mu:17- Paradise '111111 rtebselfs): 1 in 111 d 1 r !f Weflaville Secbrid le—cownilraitlieityFrlurem al41rnpydo:i ) I 1r Cal Jan 2 CPPL-- Wistert tackle of the University of Michigan and Miss Eleanor Koenig his Chicago schooldays sweetheart were married Saturday night by the Rev James Beason Jr of the First I Lutheran church GLENDALE ) 4 - 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circuit championship Mr Gunn said Play' Frankle Sinkwich's sensational opens January 4 and continues n show in the Orange Bowl MoSpaden's victory in the $5000 through February 22 Tile schedule: open golf when Miamiwill last New Year's day be a long time before 1Ftrit Kerticeal It 4—Wellsville Second at MenGeorgia beat Texas Christian the turf fans forget Reauested's tionJanuary Paradise at ifyrutal Niniey at Wells 8 was a close second choice Flamingo performance last Febru- tille First at Paradise Hyrum d on of at Jianuitry The war took its oll along the ary 28 The snsiey Wellsville First at Wellsville Second at Mention January 11—Hyrum and Fair Perdita Questionnaire Second at Nth ley Wellsville First paths of the Florida was left far behind when the over- - fityv rilvtotwParadise January:— i 4—Mendon at The crowded field of 16 Kentuck winter sports cavalcade iivrtim at Wellsville First Paradise at Wellsville Seticrnd Miami-Nassa- u was race January 18—We11svil1e 'First at 'Menyacht derby eligibles broke from the Wellsville Second at Hyrum Nibley The cancelled air post He was kicked on the first ded" at Paradise at January were off called Second: turn Hyrum at Paradtse IA:niville Many golf 'races Wetisville- rind at Niblev Sat:ware 25— and tennis tournaments were Greateat Form Paetilsat Mendon istiblev at Hyrum I Wellsville Second at Wellaville First wiped out But out of the Seeiond Neetlos ranks many sporting But Requested was game So Jartilsrv 28—Mendon at Hyrum Ninity 11c- - nt events survived was Jockey 1r(Qie Arcaro Paradise at Wellsata dust until the field dile First February 11—Nibley at quested Welsville First at Hyrum Wellsville Giant Killers 4—Alenhit the stretch And then with Secondat !q ParathRe: Wellswille First February Hyrum at WellsA pair of giant killers Chand- - blood spurting from his injured don ville Second Paradise at Nibley Tulsa Okla: boys singles Irwin four-ba- ll golf tournament with in 1940 fifth 158- - Busiek Springfield Mo : women's four successive upsets last March third 165-6to take the No 3 spot for memo'70) in 1941 and third both in first singles Joanne Dunn Des Moines and second half play in 1942 t29- - women's doubles Maxine Richard- rable showings They blasted 21iI and a "shining" son Oklahoma City and Betty R their way through a record but admittedly a "respec- Hulbert St Louis field which included defending tsbe- one titlists Ben Hogan and Gene Izialta Fans is to be warmly Vi Sarazen n- Teams Win itin cnrnrnended for its fine physical Other choices for the 1912 book include the Rhyand also for ST LOUIS Jan 2 prngram memory t teams set down both home- mer's surprising win in the win rapidlv developing basketball which smashed Pocatello town entries in a double feature ter's richest race the $50000 rise of Paneho basketball attraction Friday night Widener—the Wednesday at the Gate city -E H California defeating Segura and youthful Doris Hart Southern Washing-tothe university 39 to 31 in national tennis circles '''T:HE AVENGERS' ARE COMING! and Kansas taking the measure of failure of Al Sabath's Alsab to I post St Louis university 60 to 25 a win at Hialeah and Jug Adv it EvenJob of Directing Phi is Has Fans Motored j ?i Requested's Thief Victory 1Standout Sports Feat I 1 f: 4 — I " I I 10-rou- well-beat- t By Tommy Devine years road secretary of the CHICAGO Jan- -2 (UP)—SamBrooklyn Dodgers has been my Baugh's refusal to participate appointed vice president and In the recent Washington Redsgeneral manager of the Montreal Royals of the In- kins-All Star professional football ternational league game recently at Philadelphia is By Whitney Martin President Doctor Racine construed by many as the first n said McDonald would also NEW YORK Jan 2 Lay-dereal test of the power Elmer pretty nice to start the new act as a scout during the wields as president of t h e a with even is if it year job managing the Phi Is so Hans Lobert off season and disclosed two National Football league execuin other the is for "If Layden has any power let's changes for being assured he will get a new open congratulations tive family of the Royals- -see him crack down on Baugh contract Or it be condolences as some unkind should maybe Arthur Normandin of Montwith a heavy line or suspension" r real becoming treasurer and Is the attitude taken by a faction critics the job of managing the Phils in the nature Lucin Beauregard of Montof pro fans of a sentence with no time off for good behavior real secretary But is that the correct outlook In a way managing the Phils on the situation? I think Baugh was "all wet" in has advantages 2ot matched by on those bandy pins to catch a failing to report at Philadelphia similar jobs with other clubs as dead rabbit ' for the charity game His excuses However he was one of the fastno matter how bad they are they of "illness" and inability to make est runners ever to play baseball are as as so are the I good expected flimsy plane connections In numerous imthink he took a "powder" simply manager escapes withoutcensure and he competed races ball parka alat promptu because of warped reasoning But and if by some miracle the club most Jim even in the face of that I don't invariably PASADENA Cal Jan 2 UPI— did show a burst of originality and Thorpe was one of winning his TIVILIA And See where the situation rightfully The 03000 people who jammed jump away up to seventh place a losing one stthat is a test of Layden's power would be hailed as sometheir way into the Rose bowl for the pilot Enjoys Life Not the- First of a genius thing renewal of the football Friday's true ItsPhil He manages to get more fun out that managers If I recall properly Baugh isn't the first "big name" athlete who classic got there just about the have been fired but the reasons of life than Most men half his same way they always have—you'd certainly didn't include the fact years and we still carry a vivid has dodged participation in never have guessed from the Rea they didn't use the club to win a mental picture of him arid Si games Take a look at the of roster of baseball players chosen parked cars that there is such pennahtDoc We don't wasknow whya Klem singing "Roll Out the Bara thing as gasoline rationing Prothro let out tel" with more vigor than hargenial for the annual major league Along the route there were scat- year ago as his club was perform- mony at a party under the Miami contest in recent seasons: and note that each year a handful of tered hitchhikers a few bicyclists- ing in true Phil tradition It may moon at Klem's beautiful home those diamond performers "begged but there always are A lot of peo- be that the good doctor had too hard by the waters of Biscayne ple walked the two miles or so keen a sense of humor and just bay with Bill's boat The Old off" Most of the baseball players who from downtown Pasadena but a couldn't take seriously a team that Arbitrator" a gently bibbbtng games used lot Of people have walked before nobody else could take seriously backdrop dodged the At the Miami Beach ball park excuses just as weak as Flaivzh's Buses to the bowl were crowded either ' Yet no one ever regarded their re- They always are And by far the Idea I Types where the Phils trained Lobert autolike their fat Freddy Fitzsimmons at fusals to play as a test of authority greatest number drove of League Presidents William ttar- mobiles For one ' thing ration Anyway we think Doc and his the Brooklyn Dodger camp was are the Ideal the hardest-workin- g feklow themridge and Ford Frick or Commis- boards have been generally liberal successor Lobert with extra units hereabouts There types for such IA job as it takes abouts- He'd strip to the waist sioner Kenesaw M Landis n citizen exposing a Layden said Saturday he had re- were reports of government agents a rugged strong-wille- d body comceived a "partial report" f r om jotting down license numbers but who can withstand the shock of fortably encircled with tires about Baugh but had requested niore in- nobody seemed to know whether seeing his team go out there day motorcycle size and drive himself formation on the case before reach- anything could be done about it after day and take a beating The and his players without letup uriAfter all maybe the rabid rooters job would drive many a der the white sun ing any decision All this of course is just inciNow you may have read that nursed along their "A" rations for gent daffy in short order We have an Idea that even La- dental information but perhaps the railroads and airlines asked just this day it For if there was one thing which bert burns a little at these daily might give at 'east a hazy picture civilians not to travel from the with to The made Friday's crowd different it drubbings special daily of the gent who has already surEvdouble on Sundays as he likes to vived one year as 'manager of the transportation systems are over- was its burdened and it is desirable to eryone who came to Pasadena win and on the field will scrap Phils and bravely Is starting an— give all available facilities to serv- came to see a football game The for everything he thinks he has other ice men with holiday leaves — bowl crowd—which by the way coming He works hard and plays hard as He's a rugged individuatist is lets quips and criticism leaves that might be their last ones was as gay and roll off before they aie transferred for ever—numbered not a single indi- the stocky guy who has legs like his brawny back like bee-be- e shot al overseas duty remarkvidual who took in the contest as this () and who bears and does his best- to get out a a sort of side issue to the Tourna- able resemblance to Hans Wagner team that might break the Ph1 Debatable Point ment of Roses both in face and figure He's built tradition So in the face of those pleas You see there wasn't a Tourna- along the powerful lines of a dray Baugh left Washington December ment of Roses It was a war cas- horse and at first glance you'd 4THE AVENGERS' ARE COMECG 14 or thereabouts with Rotan think he couldn't move fast enough Ad Texas as his destination Even at ualty the time of his departure did he have any intention of going back east for the game? That's a debatable point Jaunts from Washington to Texas and return aren't easily accomplished par' L t! 1 ticularly when only 1G days are 111 1 i 17: d holiday-crowdeon available for the trip '1"'"'Ili 417 facilities 4 lPcnotad(71 Llokiamstawass Plausible explanation of the afMill4P fair is that Baugh took advantage of a situation Baugh probably reasoned: 19 ry "The league looks like it may 11 II I t fold for the duration ao there's i 4AG- I tf 41—e ' no point to me staying around for ccD the extra game which I'd play for free If there's no league next year ' a suspension doesn't mean a thing 7 When you gather round the table and how In the hell can they colliCal lect a fine? And if the league does for a friendly operate all teams will be hard up for material and they'll be glad to that's iirken Fisher Beer in Jumbo have me back" I 41111:1 I Whereupon Sammy went back to his ranch and left 80 other playBottles comes in handy Split i 1 f ers the burden of doing a post t season bit for the benefit of t h e a quart with friends at your ' A ' ' merchant marine ? 'r 40-2- Missouri Valley Lists 1 - ie444:41" come up from Emery county where they were transplanted in 1910 Larson said Some 697000 fish were planted in streams of the forest in 1942 by the state and federal fish hatcheries the forest service and sportsmen's organizations This made for better fishing it was reported The forest service also reported a substantial increase of beaver and somewhat less increase in the smaller furbearers Due to the benefit that can be derived from the beavers the state fish and game department has adopted the policy of capturing them in harmTakes Decision less traps where they are doing MILWAUKEE Jan 2 CEPI—Mi- damage and transporting them to xing a left jab with an effective where they are more 'useful Predators are also on the inright cross Tommy Idemmon Milwaukee took a decision crease owing to the fact that trapFriday from the veteran Quentin pers have sought moreno remuneradoubt re(Baby) Breese Manhattan Kan tive work This will before a crowd of 3800 in the wind- sult in losaof some game animals up of a New Year's day boxing as well as livestock the report show said 5) 1 S r l 500 use for I PITTSBURGH Jan 2 (UP)— 11ee Handley' peppery little third baseman from Peoria Ill is a !philosopher The -- Jceper's" major league career was cut short last year when an injury suffered in an automobile accident impaired his throwing arm The Pittsburgh Pirates released him to Toronto of the Internati al league In a letter t President William Benswanger o the Pirates Hand- i s thanks for the ley expressed fair treatment ccorded him by the Pirates addin that "I don't blame you one W' or releasing me in or dition of my arm" view of th "However that's baseball and no doubt y uve seen it happen numerous times Every player whet? h reads it in eonnection some player s ays to himself ' It w on't happen to me' and then he's the most surprised guy of all it does happen" Handley came to the Pirates as a free agent in 1937 for a bonus of $20000 I In 1936 11P)- -- r might-conside- 4 I 7 15 - ' '- -- any baseball executive a btoecatuusren loenaef konnoxthsericganitenndoawr no when or where the clubs can train the spring or when the season lIn open or how many games will be scheduled or when the season will end The answers to all of these questions must come out of theemergency session next week after Landis has reported to the club owners on the result of his mission to Washington No inkling of the decision reached by Landis and Defense Transportation Director Joseph B Eastman in their conference at the capital has leaked out t t t (eP)---4t- i pi ayer Thanks Jia7 ' Advantages—Can't Do Worst i ably being that local schools fire coaches with the glad abandon of t Lobert to IVIanage iPhi 'lies Again Draws h - 9 TIM IL 9 B I Royals Name McDonald Fire for As Manager Game Dodging MONTREAL Jan John McDonald for five k Yealit's 9 Wants Change Bano-- January 3 1943 'Tuekläy 'New Vali " I ' tournament : :bc 5aIt 5ik r t7:tibunr Sunday Morning : - ' |