Show 1 A THE OGDEN (UTAH) STANDARD-EXAMINE- Kentucky Wildcats Win NCAA Hoop Title R MARCH 27 1949 SUNDAY MORNING Outfits Ready to Leave Coast And Head for Home Bases Six Major Leape been training in California and Arizona will break camp and head for the formal wars with the two leagues Trs b a thumbnail sketch of the hopes and prospects of these six clubs— Cleveland the New York Giants the two Chicago teams the St Louis Browns and Pittsburgh The athletes for the most part are in excellent shape Gone are the mysterious ailments which al-in ways intrigue club historians in March and have been forgotten May Cleveland and the Giants enduring their joyed perfect weatherCalifornia was weeks in Arizona blessed with several marvelous dison the whole the plays of dew but blessings were not as bountiful as in some years All the Six will be back next of luring year and there is hopethe wests additional clubs into warm embrace at Florida's expense Attendance at exhibition games has been above par thanks mainly to the box office draw of the world champion Cleveland Indians and Mr Bill Veeck's collection of interesting exhibits starts This rundown necessarily Lou Boudreau with Cleveland honestly believes the Indians will Others go further: They repeat think the margin will be decisive thus sparing the homefolks a recurrence of last fall's near heart failure Rival' managers drool at the Cleveland pitching staff— Bob Feller Bob Lemon Gene Bearden and ageless Satchel Paige being the heroes Perhaps Boudreau Joe Gordon or Ken Keltner won't match their 1948 brilliance but the no spring action has indicatedMickgrave drop if a drop at all ey Vernon should be an improvement at first and greater achievements are predicted for such men as Dale Mitchell Larry Doby and the rest Morale couldn't be higher The St Louis Browns? Without going into detail here's a trip: Zach Taylor's outfit may well be the most surprising club in the league Just a wee bit of pitching would work wonders The Chicago White Sox? Tough Jack Onslow faces a rough time getting the club out of the cellar Further there is a suspicion that some of his athletes do not have the spirit and will to win for him or the new front office hierachy Onslow needs more Luke Applings a player who does The National league focus is on Masterly Bill Meyer Pittsburgh in his second year in the big show will be a power They talk of Ralph Kiner as the big gun but others say the bigger gun will be his fellow outfielder Wally West- -' bike Mr Bill believes he'll have good pitching He's pretty well pleased with his club Others can pick holes in it however They aren't impressed with his first base position whether it be manned by Les Paint-u- p Old Castigltone Xfv York Tr:r- Cia:'-- ! ' Fitz-simmo- SALT LAKE CITY March 26 (AP) — The Hawaiian all stars stuffed the Intermountain Nisei invitational basketball tournament championship into their4 traveling victory bags tonight with a over Harlem of Salt Lake City For the third straight night the team Hawaii Japanese-America- n was led to a victory by center He Harold Tome put in 17 points The Hawaiian team led at half-tim- e 9 but the Harlem five rallied and outscored the new champions in the second period In other games in the final night of play Temple Noodle of salt Lake City beat Honeyville Utah 2 (4th and 6th) in an overtime and Tokuda Drugs of Seattle defending champions! beet Murray 3 Taiyos Of Salt Lake City (3rd and 5th) Toizie Katsuyama of the Harlem team was named most inspirational player of the tournament The Manchu Grill Bears of Denver received the team sportsmanship award 56-4- ed ot 32-1- 38-3- 24-2- Slates Fight Pep TAMPA Fla March 26 to th e do w n h i ! as 5 1 By Charles Donkley CHICAGO March 28 (AP) — Promoter Joe Louis with a fine sentimental touch today announced the Ezzard Charles-Jerse- y Joe Wal-co- tt bout for his vacated world heavyweight crown will be fought June 22 at Comiskey park Director Louis of the International Boxing club 12 years ago at the same place and on the same date flattened Jim Braddock for the championship With the sentiment the newly-formI B c displayed a pretty The good business batting eye 35 year-old Walcott and Charles each Will get 25 per cent of the receipts The other 50 per cent goes to the I B c which should be a good fat take with the television folk all clamoring for rights on the bout Commitment Listed Besides the I B C will have the Charles-Walco- tt winner committed to a title defense within 90 days against Lee Savold or Britishers Bruce Woodcock or Freddie Mills The Charles-Walco- tt meeting has the blessings of the National Boxing association as a title affair But the non-B A New York Athletic commission acorns it as such recommending that Joe's title should be pitched for grabs in an elimination series Details of the fight were disclosed in a Hollywood setting at the office of the Illinois Athletic commission Chief purpose of the special meeting was to grant the liI B C an Illinois operating cense But the session became the opening publicity blast on the fight which had been in the since Louis announced his making retirement from the ring at Miami Beach on March 1 News photographers and news-re- el camera men milled around and were interviewing everyreporters body — Louis Charles Walcott Felix Bocchlccio Walcott's manager Jake Minz and Gene Elk us Charles' managers: and Chairman Joe Triner of the Illinois commission "That's right that's — June 22 and Comiskey parkright — for sentimental reason" admitted Louis "That was one lucky night for me This may be another in a differ- me n and 27 women nougat titles fa Hie ninth annual Hrrima:! ncei U this IfMjp&eWler sports resort 'mi0§: representing the United State CaTiade and Franco were competing Oreiller member of the French Internationale de ski team touring American winter sports resorts turned in a time of two minutes and 54 seconds as he roared down course on Mt Baldy the two-miBis was the best time recorded in the first 12 skiers to complete the downhill run Close behind him was Ton! Matt of Whiteface Mont in 2:553 and Jim Griffith of Sun Valley and Georges Paniaett of France in 2:554 Others ranked according to place among the first 12 were: Erne McCulloch of Mont Blanc Quebec Jean Pazzie of France Guy De Huertas of France Dean Perkins Ogden Utah Yves of Quebec Dave Christen-se- n Salt Lake City Barley McLean Boulder Colo and George Macomber of Boston Officials said the times are unofficial and may be bettered by other contestants yet to complete the run Women downhill contestants will start below the starting line for the men Tomorrow both men and women will race side by side on Dollar Mountain in the giant slalom the second half of the Harriman International cup races For those who like their skiing fancy the races today were highlighted by exhibition jumps by Petter Hugsted Norwegian expert and half a dozen others Hugsted holds the American ski jump cham— pionship In the women's downhill race it aeain was a representative of France who turtted in the best unofficial time Lucyenne Vouttet-Schmi- tt raced down the Baldy course in two minutes 27 and three tenths seconds Andrea Mead Rutland Vf skier who was considered to be the top U S entrant In the women's event suffered a bad spill which slowed her to fourth place It was at the same soot — the rock garden — that Gene Gil! is of White Springs Mont broke his leg during the running of the men's n The women' covered the same course but over a shorter distance Ten best unofficial women's times were: Vouttet-Schmi2:273: Paula Kann North Conway N H 2:293 Janette Burr Seattle Wash 2:350 Andrea Mead 2:374 Ann Dodge Pinkham N H 2593: Pat D'Fur- mont Sun Valley 3:070 Sally Neitlinger Hanover N H 3:091 Michael Ann Haly Salt Lake City ed -- le La-terei- lle (AP) — Champion Willie Featherweight Pep will meet Ernest Nogues Tampa lightweight bete Tuesday in his first ring appearance since regaining his crown from Sandy Saddler last month Pep and d exNogues will box a hibition on the Joe Matisi Enrique 3102 Felip heavyweight card Promoter Lou Viscusi Pep's manager said today four-roun- N ent way" It well may be that the Look! 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Boston fN) New York (A) OOO R H E 000 500—5 6 3 000 300 000—3 6 9 Potter and Salkeld V?U11' Masi Rasehi 5"iott Marshall Henrichs Piilette and Silvera OAKLAND Calif-- March 36 The world champion Cleveland (AP) Indians out 17 hits today to humble punched the Oakland Oaks champions of the Pacific Coast league 14 to 4 before £ 11-3- spectators SSJA? Oakland (PCD Lemon hausen Padgett " It Papish and Began: Wallace Mule a hy Bf 070 601 000—14 17 000 000 400— 4 9 Nelson Zidich 08 X 1 0 stork- and Cleon Hodges to Play for Cards AN Utah March 28 (AP) — had a chance—even debated with his owner about starting The owner William Fearnall Williamson reasoned otherwise Months ago bookmakers thought so little of Russian Hero that Williamson was able to get 300 to 1 on a $40 bet Russian Hero which went off at 66 to 1 snatched the lead on the next to last fence and scampered home eight lengths in front of Roimond a 22 to 1 shot His S47868 purse joined the $12000 Williamson tapped from his bookie The totalisator payoff on Russian Hero picked only by the morning communist paper the Daily Worker was $8110 for a 40 cent bet — nearly 203 to 1 The bookmaker price of 66 to 1 represented a drop from 100 to 1 quoted at the final call over on the horse last night at London's Victoria club Another length back of Roimond in third place was the 18-- 1 chance Royal Mount withn the 1 favorite Cromwell a fourth The hundreds of Americans present in the great crowd estimated at 300000 to 500000 got only a short 'run fos their money out of two Yank entries 7-- well-beate- Pocatello Wins Shooting Match TWIN FALLS March 26 (AP— Pocatello today captured first place in the annual Idaho State Rifle and Pistol association tournament here team The entry took the four-ma- n SEATTLE March 26 (AP) With Alex Groza as chief gunner piling in 25 points Ken- tucky remained national collegiate basketball champion tonight by crushing Oklahoma A and M 46 to 36 Big Alex was a scoring wildman before a howling crowd of 12500 The 6 foot ? inch senior center wound up his college career by winning unanimous selection- as the "player of the tournament" Sports writers awed by his display of scoring voted him the honor without a dissent Coach Haifs iba's Oklahoma Aggies drew first blood and held an early lead of 2 hut when Groza and Kentucky began to roll the final outcome was plain The Dig boy hit a lay-i- n added a free throw point to tie it up then intercepted a pass and ou traced the Aggies for the basket that put his team ahead 0 By the half it was Four minutes after the start of the second half the last Oklahoma hope went glimmering when Lanky-BoHarris fouled out By that time Kentucky was 10 points to the 1 From there on the good Wildcats appeared content to coast When Harris left Coach Adolph Rupp pulled Groza to the bench the big fellow having four fouls finish Eight minutes before the nd Groza Rupp sent him back added 10 counters to the 15 he collected in the first half He fouled out after only three minutes more of play University of Illinois came from behind to squeeze past Oregon col3 and earn third lege tonight place After holding a handy 9 half-tim- e lead the Illinois lagged in the second half The persistent Beavers led by forward Cliff Crandall drew 1 at the midway mark ahead of the second half Crandall followed this up with a 1 and free throw to make it his mate Dick Ballantyne flicked 1 to boost it to in a - 5-- 25-2- 31-2- f I -- 57-5- 28-1- 42-4- 43-4- one-hand- 45-4- er Bill Erickson Illinois guard with a knotted the count at ll d toss with three minutes left In the last three minutes the Big Nine champs lost three of their stars on personal fouls — Capt Dwight Eddleman Wally Oster-kor-n LV and Fred Green 51-a- one-han- event and the state title by posting a 1001 score The Boise Purples scored 967 to Lewiston decome in second did not team champion fending enter this year's matches More than 120 riflemen are expected to take part in competition tomorrow First relays were fired tonight and matches were sched-hIptn beein earlv tomorrow and continue until late tomorrow night H time PK-fc- f 4 Russets and By United Press Idaho Falls and Twin Falls of the Pioneer league began to shape up their crews for the league play which starts late next month Business managers for both clubs announced the signing of players to round out their rosters Idaho Falls Manager Lou Garland reported he had received a signed contract from Harry Nygard former Boise pilot ace pitcher Nygard makes the seventh player to return his signed contract to the Russets Twin Falls reported the signing of three more players and Jack Rad-k- e business manager reported one out and pitcher was still holding another would be unable to work this year because of injuries Gil Hawkins optioned tn Fond dii Lac last year Charles Pidkett outfielder with Ventura last year and Charles Buck an outfielder with McCallester in the Sooner league Hawkins is a catcher Charles Davis a pitcher from Marion 111 has written Radtke that he will be unable to play this year because of injuries Otto Schroeder Salt Lake City who played with McCallester last year & the club's only holdout Pioneers Report Grid Schedule March 61-4- 61-5- 2fi Med-ling-er Three veteran pilots will return to guide Pioneer league baseball teams during 1949 The other five pilots for the new campaign will make their first appearance Ihis spring in the league Top to bottom above: Charles Metro Twin Falls Walter Lowe Pocatello and Tommy Thompson Salt Lake Sam Snead White Sulphur Springs W Va $4360 Ben Hogan Hershey Pa $3823 Bob Hamilton Landover Md 75 Jim Turnesa Briar Cliff N Y-Jim' Ferrier San Francisco $2683 March The Pittsburgh Pirates bombarded four and pitchers for eighteen hits coasted to an 11 to 4 victorytoday over the St Louis Browns It was the Smoky City's crew's eighth straight in citrus belt competition B H X 330 314 010—11 18 3 (N) Pittsburgh St Louis (A) 000 010 03O— 4 7 1 Werle Chesnes and PitzgaraM Carver Bisran Raney and LoUar (AP)--Coac- Cowboys ai Calif HUTCHINSON Kas March 26 (AP) — Tyler Tex won the National junior college basketball championship tonight by squeezing past Hutchinson 66 to 64 in the tournament finals Third place went to Compton 7 Calif in a triumph over Grant Tech Calit Olympic college Bremerton Wash junior took fourth place by 3 defeating Dodge City Kas Grant Tech finished sixth and Dodge City seventh in the National tourney The hard fought battle for first place saw the score tied six times but Hutchinson never was able to move into the lead Tyler led at half-tim- e 34 to 29 The tournament victory completes Tyler's season of play giving the Texas team a record of 37 won and only one game lost The Texans did not lose a game in regular junior college competition during the season man-in-the-str- Lloyd Mangrum Chicago $7207 E J Harrison Albuquerque N M $6425 Jimmy uemarei ujai $5382 N Baden C Johnny Palmer ten-gam- ' Complete $8056 $5363 $4995 ler'- log Hodges football star last Cleon fall at Utah State Agricultural college left yesterday for Fullerton Calif to begin training with the Focatello Cardinals of the Pioneer Baseball league Hodges is a sophomore at Utah State iHe said he planned to continue his schooling in between baseball seasons New Contract Signs Hodges first signed to pi a v ball SAN FRANCISCO March 26 with the St Louis Cardinal Farm Leonard Casanova club two years ago following his guiding genius of Santa Clara's from high school Howfootball destinies has signed a new graduation ever he passed up professional play three-yecontract with a sub- at that time and enrolled at Utah h stantial salary increase State March 26 (UP)— Cary Middlecoff of Memphis's Term has taken the lead of winter tournament money players the Professional Golfer's association announced today The P G A figures cover tour naments played since the first oft the year and th efinal winner will not be declared until April 10 when the season's last tournament will be played at Augusta Ga The top ten standings are: Cary Middlecoff Memphis Tenn v-- Reds 10-- 7 before a crowd of 1227 fatts R H E 000 550 000—10 9 2 Boston (A) 000 013 031— 7 11 3 Cincinnati (N) Kramer MeCall and Batts Vender Tear Perkowskl M Bewail and Muel- ar golf-dom- with this TAMPA Fla March 36 (AP) —Pitcher Jack Kramer and cantar fielder Tommy O'Brten hit grand slam homers during sanarata five-ru-n innings today aa the Beaton Ked Sox downed the Cmcinnatt Louis-Braddo- ek tt CHICAGO SHE'S A HONEY with Ogden Ford's Regular d $5750 show- down between the two Negro battlers will draw as well as the title match on June 22 1987 Comiskey park hard by Chicago's biggest Negro sector was filled by 45500 persons 8h time They paid a gate of $715470 P was reported the I B C will shoot for patronage with ducats scaled from 82 to a top of 820 including tax Middlecoff Tops Money Golfers PAINT JOB w SDK VALLEY id Match i6 (UP) — Henri Oreiller of France today turned in the beat early time half-a-mi- le Oven-Bake- You Dent 'em lit we fix 'em ns Hawaiians Gain Nisei Title six-fo- voctory over 8-- FbUUe 'today the PBttaaafaki H H K 001 110 030— S 11 2 St Louis (N) 12 20O—6 012 010 Philadelphia fN) Creel Johnson Hearn and Garagiolr BtekatS Heyar Trmki HeUwtslnun and Wagner 1 Dorecher again will have ptmm plus and no pitching unless a few Infield 'wMfffy miracles occur and catching are tabbed good' to excellent The camp scuttlebutt la ffegt Durocher will have to produce but quick or he's out And bowlM will get along with such well inassistants as formed coaching Frank Frisch and Freddie both Polo Grounds idols poses another subject for contemplation Charlie Grimm's Chicago Cubs most agree are vastly unproved One astute observer said They'll take two games in a series from a lot of the first division dubs Wait and see" Grimm is impressed with Roy headSmalley at short long a Cub pitch-tog ache He looks for good from Walt Dubiel tall Bob fill Dutch Leonard and others on a staff that didn't deliver but underestiyear Grimm does not mate Boston the Cardinals or Brooklyn but he knows he has an improved ball club Come back again major league baseball Good luck in the meantime lop-sid- five-ru-n st Louis Cardinals an for third Eddie Bock man or Yourl car EAR WATER TIM March 36 (AP eigM inning uprising featura homer by Ron Northey gave the ing S A Fleming or Eddie Stevens LOS ANGELES March 26 CAP) Comes now the week when major league baseball pays its springtime adieu to the golden — and sometime damp— west Soon the six clubs which have Oreiller Leads Veteran Skippers Heavyweight Exhibition Games Tyler Garners Kentucky Wins ti U S Jayvee Over Aggies by Title Battle Top Skiers in Same Court Title Pete Downhill Race Slated June 22 Score of 46-3- 6 Get Players Chiefs Told for Coaches' School SALT LAKE CITY March 28 (AP) — Jim Aiken of the University of Oregon and Dutch Meyer of Texas Christian University- WflOT head this year's Utah' high school coaches' school Announcement of their appointment was made today The two will lead classjdiscus-sion- s during the clinics set tentatively for Aug IT to 2DV then will direct strategy in a football game matching two teams of Utah prep (Mars Aiken will be mentor of the South squad which will use the style of play Meyer's North squad will be drilled in a single wing 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