Show Armstrong ICcglors Enroll in Handicap Joust Phillies Most Typical Varfime Cuh I oo or Too Either Young They're ! never gives up wa v uxnjrvnVmi BiUUe the delivery of j a tne Behind L man 38 and ' By Harry Grayson NEA Sports Editor NEW YORK April - 17— The Phillies are the most typical wartime club They're either too young or too old—from the Granville Hamner at shortstop to the Methuselah battery of Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons and Merv 39-yea- will bat a good share of the time Gus Mancuso be the and Chuck Klein who is the same age probably will wind up in right old Boom Boom Beck from sidearm Hod to overhand The Ticpnbee meets all the McKechnie pitching requirements and the Reds have another bright young Guy Bush prospect in Johnny Riddle And the will do some of the catching While Claude Passeau was treating a calcification of his elbow and Eddie Hanyzewski was nursing his southpaw Ray arm the Prim dropped in from California with more speed than was expected to give the Cubs a lift a Al Benton is back following lend Hal New-housyear in the navy to Trout a hand and Dizzy with the Tigers pitching chore The Thornton Lee threatens season of to duplicate his 1941 with the White Sox The Al Simmons may take a turn or two in the outfield for the could conceivably Comebacks within shouting keep the ofGiants Van the Cardinals distance in to has stay only Lingle Mungo looks Lombard! Schnozzola shape better than he has in fivefallpnng with His disagreement of last Mell Ott forgotten Phil Weintraub is again smacking the sphere Ray was Harrell was another who been has far thus but counted upon a disappointment all Ben Chapman pitching after the is outfield the those years in most Interesting personality with the Dodgers with whomis the Leo Durocher r1"" strained muscles at second and the Sukeforh beClyde Athletics hind the plate Don't spill that liniment Bill that Additional evidence Shea Teamed with Granville Hamner as a second base combination is his brother Garvin who is 20 Jimmy Foxx 37 has been around infield long enough to steady the can Athletic old get the provided the bursitis out of his ankles This is a year of attempted comebacks with Whit Wyatt a striking The figure in Phillie livery sore arm Wyatt traced his of last summer to training in the north remained in Atlanta this spring Other old pitchers who could lend Fitz a l?and are Dick Coff- - ?8-year-- Ililllll ' I ? J XiAi-- : t t I i I rif f Sports Booster Becomes Resident of Ogden Bill McCrea veteran newspaperman and sports booster mm — — -- Bill is a modest but likeable eentleman He was bora in Salt Lake City and graduated from the University of Utah class of 1932 Smiling Bill as he is known to sports editors and writers over the Rocky Mountain conference worked for 10 years 1928 to 1938 for the Salt Lake Tribune - Telegram He worked on the city side for the Tribune covered every "run in Salt Lake and important City He was a capable and colorful sports writer for the Telegram f - va s ' ' $ " - ' f rr i - O'V " m - I 3 : r y V - r fif ' - - 'V in ' BiU McCrea the national open golf tournament at Denver back in 1937 and covered two or three Rose Bowl games Bill admits that he liked to cover football and golf better than any other sporting events McCrea joined the University of covered - n Monroe Johnson Will Issue Verdict : Operation Apply at Once! This Is A Critical Industry are helping to used fats and other waste materials to advance the war con-ser- vt Certiflcat ort of Avai- UTAH COMPANY Formerly Animal Colorado By-Prod- oct Co Ogden Union Stock Yards 1 o CAPE: PAG! j COujgG! TiMt gettfag ilJa? Stop Jn today for Vi " i g i)Lpndai)le Woll Kocapping qtdcily glva your GooHyebar Lepe !9iselb)aiDD C nn)pQjj&i ©pen 1 iTl Wildlife Meeting Set Wednesday (nnn seeded ifv A r Rain Halts A 1 ( Opener Between Washington and New Out of Play Pete Gray Gets ' COLORFUL BOWLING PERFORMERS Armstrong Sporting Goods keglers displayed plenty of ability in both men's and ladies' league competition during the past season in Ogden The men wound up by taking a two out of three series program from the ladies with outstanding performances falling to Louise Mensing and Lee Richardson Claude Armstrong sponsor entertained the two teams at a steak dinner Front row left to right: Delta Row se Idella Davis Louise Mensing Virginia Graham Mary Marshall and Mildred Warner Back row left to right: C E Armstrong sponsor Ray Morris Jerry Porter Fred Warner Lee Richardson Wray Armstrong and Bill Chick Most of these keglers event starting Sunday will compete in The Standard-Examin- e —handicap -— r— 4 v Coopers flo Meet WithSam Breadon - P)iiriHesi Dsn Tigers Peon Cardinals Picked As Runner-u- p in National and Browns Third in American League Both New York Teams Will Be Contenders NEW YORK April 17 (AP)— Ready for the 1945 major league pennant predictions? Here they are: It will be Pittsburgh versus Detroit in the world series next October! That's right The Pirates willedge out the Cardinals and Cubs pitching staff which had in the National league after a close the same the best record in the American racelast season with a 309 The Tigers also will have plenty league run average against 317 earned of competition -- in the American for the Browns And it should be league with the Yankees and better thia year with veteran Al Browns close on their heels Benton back from the seas to reThese conclusions come after sume as a capable relief artist Detroit batted 263 as a team last personally viewing 14 of the big time clubs in action and adding year 11 points better tnan tne first hand reports from spies on Browns There isn't any reason the other two clubs why they won't do as well this Before revealing reasons for the year with Don Ross taking Hig- pennant selections it should be gms place and Bobby Maier provnoted that any one of 100 or more ing a good sub for Wakefield draft boards all over the counThe Yankees relieved of the try cart make or break the results pressure as defending champs will That information comes direct be plenty tough again The other from the ball clubs the war de- managers have a lot of respect for Joe McCarthy but the master will partment and the selective service offices in Washington They have his troubles in the infield all agree that whether a player behind the plate and in right field takes part in one or 100 games Luke Sewell should be able to depends on the service needs of bring his Browns In third alhis home town though he'll have to watch the There'll be a lot of dissenters Red Sox Manager Joe Cronin on the selection of "Onkle has the hardest hitters in either Frankie" Frisch's Pirates in the league If the Bosox should get senior circuit The Cards will be a fast start like St Louis did last year they'll be hard to catch the favorite of the majority inAnd the providing the infield and pitchcluding the bookmakers ers hold up Cubs will have plenty of support But study the rosters the Philadelphia could furnish plenty changes on the teams and the pos- of trouble and be the league dark-horsibilities and it adds up to the Connie Mack hasn't got any Pirates winning their first flag - se since 1927 Pittsburgh has added strength in the pitcher's box and the infield plus a couple of capable outfield The membership committee of reserves The Pirates have lost a the Weber Wildlife Federation will second string catcher who lias been meet at Becker's Pioneer room replaced The Cards have lost three reguWednesday at seven-thirt- y pm to lar outfielders the second third draft plans for the 1945 campaign fourth men in their batting order and one of their top hurlers They President George Garrison an- stand to lose their most effective nounced today pitcher and catcher "The senior membership drive Frisch's Corsairs will be strongwill open this week" said Presi- er in all departments Frankie has dent Garrison "We plan to initiate eight pitchers who can win 95 a junior membership within the games between them enough to next ten days cop the flag The team stressed hit"At- - our next meeting in May ting in its spring training and the boys will be guests of fathers the clouters were the best seen in National league camp and a special program will be con- any Charley Grimm will ducted A fathers and sons outing - Manager is also planned outdoors during field a Cub team packing more power and speed It will be deep the summer months" in good reserves Charley's fate rests with If they rewas a flashy infielder He played move the question mark watch out in the Texas and Lone Star leagues for the Bruins The Giants will have to battle finally getting a trial with the Boston Red Sox Hank stayed with the Braves for the fourth place months slot But Manager Mel Ott and the Sox three and one-ha-lf but his hitting was light and he his sluggers should be a little too much for a greatly improved Bosdrifted back through the minors He wound up as a manager in ton team which should have any the Evangeline league and in 1937 trouble winning 10 or 12 more ball in south games than last year passed into semi-pr-o Texas Cincinnati with the team ManaHank was cut from a different ger Bill McKechnie calls "the The worst" he has ever seen in the stripe than other semi-pro- s first question the veteran asks k spring: Philadelphia with a mix when approached to play a game ture ox kids ana and Is: "What do I get for it?" But Brooklyn with Dixie Walker will with Hank it was: "How do I get round out the standing to the ball park?" Many a time Over in the American league he has' paid his expenses to a Detroit will have plenty of supgame porters despite the loss of Dick Doty had his last whirl in class Wakefield and Pinky 'Higgins to A- -l or faster company in 1927 but the navy he still can - play - a remarkably The Tigers are still moaning over how they lost the pennant last spry shortstop for his years Hank has managed clubs in year and don't Intend to let it hapseven of the nine Houston Post pen again Look for them to get semi-pr- o tournaments and in two an early lead in the championship seasons of the South Coast Vic- race and keep it tory league Manager Steve O'Neill will have A " NEW YORK April 17 (AP) — Sixteen major league clubs were ready to open a fourth well-condition- ed war-tim- Both Presidents Ford Frick off the National league and Will Har-ridg- e Unusual late March and early of the American league have April sunshine left little to be in the training period and forecast tight pennant races and desired most clubs came up to the barrier there was every indication that without serious injuries neither the Cardinals nor Browns Exceptions were Cincinnati which lost its ace shortstop Eddie favored to make it another period due Louis world series would have Miller for an indefinite knee cap the New a broken to any cinch York Giants whose Joe Med wick Luke Sewell's Browns who had was sidelined with an ailing back holdto go down to the last day of the and the Boston Braves whoseWietel-mann over Whitey shortstop could before 1944 season they two of first the had joints shake off Detroit were to meei a finger amputated the Tigers at Sportsman's park Among the better known abwhile the Cardinals invaded Chi sentees were holdout Fitcher ne to up cago a club expected fc'rnie Bonham of the New in the flag chase York Yankees First Baseman Hal Trosky of the Chicago White Sox who is staying out this year Infielder Pete Coscarart of Pittsburgh: remaining in a war Job and Outfielder Jeff Heath who 11-- St p m Baseball Expert Dies in S of-Mos- BlgllCn UUi W1CU ' War fobs make ' several other weekregulars become part-fim- e end and home game players and imminent service call kept others sticking close to home The Cooper finally called off their boys strike" and reported to tne uaras in Chicago The acid test arrived for such d rookies as Pete uea tscnoen-dien- st tne of Browns Gray Cards Joe Buzas of the Yankees Marino Pieretti of the Senators Bobby Maier of the Tigers the Hamner brothers of the Phillies and HaLPeck of the Athletics Largest crowd of the day was the expected at Cincinnati where 30-0usual sellout throng of about was due to watch the hard- hit Reds open against Frankie highly-publicize- of-th- e 00 Frisch's Pirates Postponement of yesterdays presidential game in Washington pushed back the New York Yan- - A new President Larry MacPhail a chance to open at home against the Boston Red Sox who snowed Biirnrisintr snrinir Ktrfnffth dcsDlte wholesale losses to the draft l e 1945 -- 25 pennant picture American League League Detroit Pittsburgh New York Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago fV J SFIC AND SPAN Chicago Washington GENTS That's All to Press Your Sleek s St Louis New York St Louis Boston Philadelphia Cleveland vein) El In 10 Minutes VALET At- - SHOP Street Entrance Direct to Basement Ben Lomond Hotel - S' ' O 1 r i iiyua Presented By Veterans of Foreign Wars OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM WEDNESDAY APRIL 18—8:30 P M i iRICCSOMv LEIF R'UTIAa f I I I tmhm i VS ALBIRT© CARKAL Hour 2 Out of 3 Falls — One 2 ' Out of 3 Time Limit PAPPAS s ©y Falls—One Hour Time Limit ilALPH MOEILEY vs SPECIAL ATTRACTION GLADA- Ogden's Finest Men's Club i (c (J 2313 Washington Blvd PHONE SERVICE 2235 Wash Blvd 2-00- Blanded Whiskey S6 proof 65 grain neutral spirits x - WOnTEflSEH us DETA AlUSGIl (( Ph 9502 r ALL SPORTING EVENTS OOODERHAM ' ADVAKOSD GEATS 0 J SALE AT: WOKTSITO Ptrla Time Limit )) )) H & A 361-24T- II STREET KSXiX OlSS $240 BLVD Including Tax Ringside Activity Cards 60 Including Tax Service Men and Stuenta ' BUS SERVICE GOOD General Admission 51 20 Reserved Section WTith r A Challenger World's Woman Champion jj 51 O Ticket Headquarters for STORES i il TATT ' ) v UU UCVIUCU report to Cleveland " How Chip Royal Rates Flag Races National his-twirle- e baseball season today before approximately 150000 fans Gemmell to Pass Up Baseball ByChipRoyai League Test Big By Jack Hand CHICAGO April 17 (UP)— Mort and Walker Cooper the St Louis Cardinals' famed brother battery are scheduled to meet with Cardinal President Sam Breadon in the baseball commissioner's office here today to thrash out their salary difficulties The Missouri duo after walking out on the Cardinals Saturday in a strike for more money agreed to talk the whole thing over at the suggestion of Leslie O'Connor SALT LAKE CITY AprU 17 chairman of baseball's advisory (AP)— The Bingham District AthO'Connor currently is council association will nor enter a handling the commissioner's duties letic in the Utah State Industrial team Walker Cardinal captain and this season league to be star catcher is scheduled the Parkinson Bud president ofholdbehind the plate and batting associat'on organized newly defourth when the Cards open of the former Gemmeil - club fense of their National league ers franchise announced the withchampionship against the Cubs tat drawal He said the club would Wrigley field this afternoon uth- - not be able to line-ua team fans to Bingham give 'enough good worth worth their money's Louis last When they left St Informed of the action P A night with the team the Coopers Cammens of Garfield league presin uniform be said they would officials would consaid ident because they had been urged to applications of teams in the pursue our rights through order sider area which would like Lake Salt ly and regular channels He added to fill the vacancy not would They emphasized they would the that however league: acceDt less than $15000 each five-teascheda with continue 1945 The CooDers signed their contracts at $12000 the ciub's ceil ule if necessary They revolted when they ing learned that Marty Marion ace a con shortstop had been given tract calling for an above-ceilin- g salary Marion's wage is subject L to war labor board approval SALT LAKE CITY April 17 infield worries fdr a change If he (AP)— Maurice Stiefel " organizer can keep the pitchers hot and the of one Of Salt Lake City's early outfield clicking tne ancienx man- amateur baseball clubs the Stie- ager's dreams may get better Sluggers died in a hospital Cleveland Chicago and Wash fel here Sunday Stie-feington will have a battle to stay He was the father out of the cellar All three have University at the star football infield worries and may have dif of Utah and Utah State Ag but they'll ricultural ficulty In scoring runsabove college order probably finish in the It fans — the There you have Thirty-Minut- e '0 0)D2j f V 1 1945 Shreeoii Teomras Wd i JMeet Your Friends atK Eitra-Milea- tires th' excluiiTo Goodyear troad for extra safety extra B senrice over thousands of ex- - B tra miles No certificata eX3xT I J (V oia-time- rs ln OGDEN CITY UTAH TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 17 York Yankees Four Veterans Remain ad -- : BY-PRODU- I lv 4 Unl-versi- Yankees j Chip Royal Associated Press sports writer is a brave man With jnst about all of the major writers picking the league Browns and Cardinals to repeat In the pennant raees Royal comes out with Pittsburgh In the National and Detroit in the American to play in the world series this fall Hank Doty at 43 is going ' back to professional baseball Hank may not be as fast and he may not be able to tag the hot ones like the youngsters but no one will have more zest arid enthusiasm and hustle this Ispring than Doty when he reports to Mem phis of the Southern associat A quarter of a century agb Doty lability Needed ' ' f Within Few Days go-ahe- Jacobs in staging the Joe Louis-Jac- k Roper heavyweight scrap at Wrigley field Los Angeles Tom was an Ogden visitor last August He was the business man ager of the Brooklyn Tigers of the The National Football league Tigers played Washington Redskins at Ogden stadium in Utah's first gridiron headliner The Brooklyn football franchise now merged for 1945 with the Boston Yankees is owned by Captain Dan Topping a partner of Larry MacPhail in the purchase of the Help for Plant ef-f- a V : By Robert Barkdoll United Fress Staff WASHINGTON April 17 (UP) — Nationwide : resumption of horse by May 10 — with certain Utah staff in 1928 first a man racing limitations— was in the offdefinite ager of publicity for the extension division One year later he became ing today although it was emphadirector of all Utah university ad- sized that conditions may arise to vertising and publicity ' atj Utah delay reopenings beyond that tenHe resigned his post last March 26 to take his new tative date was The conditional position in Ogden His wilej Carol is a trood looklnH tman nairea announced last night by J Monlady and is a graduate of the havetv roe Johnson director of the office of Michigan They a bov 12 and two girls nine and of defense transportation who said five years Just as soon as they the lifting of the ban by that date can locate a home they will move was under consideration although to Ogden ' "it is not quite decided" Like most sports experl s Bill The official order to resume opfeels that athletes have played a bie part in our army navy erations must come from Fred M marines and coast guard iprjograms Vinson new head of the office of in beating the enemy war mobilization the agency which McCrea likes baseball next to football as a spectator sport For ordered the closedown of the tracks his own recreation he prefers golf last Jan 3 He is expected to make He will take a membership soon the announcement later this week in the Ogden golf and Country Johnson In revealing that plans club While at Utah McCrea turned were being completed for the rein a great press relations job for sumption) said that the ODT rethe Indians He was the answer strictions against the use of" speto many a newspaper man's prayer cial cars or train to go to race many a time in preparing timely tracks would be continued To conserve transportation faciliUtah publicity articles in all ties and to reduce absenteeism in branches of sports Ogden extends a sincere wel certain heavily industrialized areas come to former sports scribe Bill where the reasons for the shuta champion In the down imposed by James F Byrnes McCrea cause of all sports and the kind Vinson's predecessor as war moof booster any community is) proud bilization director of Johnson made it clear that these conditions were not greatly Bits of Sports Banter now but that some modiTom Gallery just named aid to changed was to be expected followfication President Larry MacPhail of the ing the official ending of the war New York Yankees is a native of in in one of his Europe Byrnes Chicago who started to study for last acts as war mobilizer speciholy orders but changed his mind fied that racing could be resumed following World war I Gallery immediately after V-- E day now 46 fought with a tank outfit However the need for race track in the Blackhawk and Rainbow operators to make extensive plans divisions advance for resumption of operThe war won Gallery migrated in ations probably prompted setting to Hollywood where he' acted: in of a tentative date although there was once He directed and pictures no official word that an has married to comedienne Zasu Pitts end been to European hostilities can be He promoted fights and profes sional football in and around Los expected by May 10 Angeles Back in 1939 he served as along with Mike ter We Need Wa i 1 ( 1 L -- y n er Green Light de luxe will root in the future for sports teams of Ogden and Weber county and sports attractions for this end of the relations director for the Amal 'Rill i thA new rmblic £ StBllV gamated Sugar company with headquarters in Ogden ft KJ ( Horse Racing with — i 22-ga- 1GMVWF1- mmm v 1 Mil ath&JUjbuf is his r- HI J f - 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