Show Great Falls Race Ogden Open Tonight Flag 1 SPORT i HIGHWAY iijNHBll ! -- They'll Cavort in Outfield for Ogden Ball Club Former Stars Add Color Wallace Rates With Great Shortstops When old timers talk about great shortstops two names To Athletics break into the news One is Hans Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the other is Bobby Wallace one time star of the Cleveland club of the old National league and later a star witn St T JLOU1S -- He'e oner of the most colorful figares of present day baseball He broke in with Cleveland of the old National league way back In 1894 as a pitcher He later played the outfield third base and finally wound up as a great shortstop He started his shortstops career when he was transferred to St Louis of the National league back In 1809 He wound up his playing career with the close of the 1918 - emery press" Strange as it may seem Wallace weighs 149 pounds now the same weight he carried all through his major league career Asked how he kept his weight down Wallace said: "I eat only two meals a day and that takes care of excess weight Most Americans eat tod much" Wallace is in Ogden for the first few games of the new baseball season His scouting job calls of college ball for close scrutiny ' players Asked Just what he looked for j in rookies in baseball Wallace aid: cJ "First of all they must have good arms Secondly they must be speedy afoot and third they must show a willingness to learn" e Asked to pick an major league baseball club Wallace responded with the following: Catcher — Roger Breshnahan and Steve Hegen of the present Indians day Cleveland Pitchers — Walter Johnson Cy Young Ed Walsh and Chief Bender righthanders: Eddie Plank and Rube Waddell letfthandeSS Infielders — Hal Chase first base: Eddie Collins second base: Hans Wagner shortstop: Bill Bradley of Cleveland or Jimmy Collins Boston Hod Sox third base all-tim- Outfielders — Jess Burkett left center field Tris Speaker right field Wallace's outfield choices all hit left handed The late Babe Ruth and present day sluggers Joe IMMaggin and Ted Williams as well as Rob Feller and other present day stars failed to make the grade on Bobby's team Wallace rates the Pioneer league the fastest organization of its kind in baseball He will report to the mid-wenext week for future scouting assignments "I'm nappy to be here for the opening series between Great Falls and Ogden" said Wallace "The fans are in for some fine baseball this summer" field: Ty Cobb st i Derby Field to Be Announced juvenile racing have disappeared from the Kentucky derby picture Out of 1948's select seven as determined by the size! of their earnings only Capot and Olympia remain derby probables Gone are such bankroll babies as Blue Peter Mr Rusher Sport Page Alsabs Day and possibly Ocean Drive In most cases minor have disrupted their training schedules and left them unfitj to face derby talent Eight members of the top 20 of the 1948 juvenile meal tickets! are being given derby consideration their owners The Other 12 appar-by ently will spend derby day munching the oats they earned as freshmen Blue Peter was the chambion money winner of last year's with $189185 earned in eight victories in 10 starts Capot was second with $92150 and how if considerably down the list among derby favorites The derby's top future book now is Olympic earner of $76632 as a first year Campaigner and fifth on the bankroll list Tin-juri- es fa-e- te Old Rockport which collected only $21135 as a juvenile in winraces is genning only four of It best erally regarded bet among derby candidates He was 18th on the money ilST A close third is John's Joy ninth the-seco- Bobby Wallace Nell Stewart Wins Ladies Nat Headliner nd lace Juvenile with $62603 in earn-n§- s Ky Colonel was 19th and is now getting substantial support as a candidate for the big darby dollar well-balanc- Spirited Race Looms in Pioneer Loop season Reports from the training camps this spring have bean glowing The diamond wares will be paraded under the sharp glare of arc lights in openers at PocateUo Idaho Falls Salt Lake City and Ogden On paper the PocateUo Cardinals and Twin Falls Cowboys who finished in that order last year appear to have an edge But the six other teams in the circuit are loaded with talent for the 1849 grind which ends Sept The home parks were spruced up and ready and everyone fretn the batboys to League Prefer: Jack P HalUwellooVed with optri-sta- te -- Hair-pullin- er Denverite Stops Ronkovich to make the A's them how S000 1 used to v!'1 hit and how many hits I got when I was playing" Jimmy grinned ' interrupted cocky Ferris Xah Fain the it took you a hundred years to"but do 'Not at all my boy not at all" Dykes reprimanded "Just 24 years Why that's not even a quarter of a century" While he was in Hollywood in a motion picture and was mentioned in several reviews These he carries with him at all times and produces at the first hint of an opportunity So James Joseph now is known to the players as "Little Bogey" the poor man's Humphrey Bogart Between Dykes and Simmons its a daily vaudeville show which can take a lot of dreariness out of the long scheo s 'You need a haircut" Simmons cracks ''Not at all" replies the semi-bal- d Jimmy "I'm letting my hair grow to play Henry the Eighth if Hollywood gets around to calling me" And so it goes but the work on with it and at a fast pace goes Dykes' first di to post a notice that anyone miss- mg a train unnM Ra turn Dykes thought it was great when Simmons missed the train on the very first road trip "That will cost you 250 bucks" t Dykes told Simn the whole ball club first-basem- xent Rim was tTh"t think James one time he didn't Joseph was so funny at any price will help a ball club come Sep during a bitter fight right down to the wire Fight Results J i Belloise Scores Fistic Victory PARIS April 26 (UP)— Middleweight Steve Belloise of New York d atdisplayed a strong tack as he pounded Jean Stock of techFrance into an eighth-roun- d nical knockout last night at the Palais Des Sport Stock tumbled to the canvas early in the fatal eighth after catching a powerful right hook When the Baldwin American sent Stock flvinc with annthsr rioht to the jaw seconds later Referee nene acneman stopped tne right NOW OPEN Green Acres Driving Range 37th and Wall Ave Operated by Ernie Schneiter Jr two-fiste- Not Born (8t vlaine — Timothy (Buddy) Hayes 125 Boston outpointed Isaac Thomas 125 Old Town Maine (10) CHICAGO— Joe Brown Ml New Orleans outpointed Joe Srgo Indianapolis (8) 148 (o) TOLEDO— Talmadge Bussey 137 Detroit knocked out Pat Bradley 136 Milwaukee (2) NEW YORK— Johnny Kaufman outpointed Choforo Martinez Mexico (8) 151 143 PARIS— Steve Belloise 160 New York stopped Jean Stock 161 France (8 BROOKLYN — Hy Melzer 139 New York outpointed Joey Car-ki- d o 141 Youngstown (8) HOLYOKE Mass—Teddy Randolph 187 New York knocked out Jimmy Holden 190 Elizabeth N (10) PHILADELPHIA — Arthur King 136 England stopped Paulino Mantes: 136 Mexico (6) MILWAUKEE — Henry Hall New Orleans knocked out Bob 172 Chicago (4) Preiyr AisoeiaUd By The New York i Pet 4 4 4 4 Brooklyn Boston Pittsburgh St Louts Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia t Huaru gb 176 Sat-terfie- ld an- Herman Ham' Sihiil! of the Reds will trot Johnnv M jn-xaminer ar h May Billings Mrf Jot-m- veister field Itatatisiasm the four cities Ford third base tsilly takinc a first look at the Pioneer W U a m McConnell catcher squads tonisht was matched only Frank Sattte right field And ticket sales fans the bytte jonnny Met arlhy pitcher Will Witnesa opening cerenriSsspa Manager John tatfore the first bails are toaasd crow d of ajseo out Gov J Biacken Lea will and Schulte eai pitch the pellet at Darks field in their first appearance in the Salt Lake City m lcag ue this evening as pilots have Major park improvements Our club has looked srood in In been completed Great Falls Salt three home drills and wa are reedy Lake City and PocateUo All patfka and fit for our first series with have had the grass manicured Great Falls and Billings stands spruced up Ham Schulte brtefed batteries of SIX Clubs have nmuw and players tor the inost part am milium Twin Palis at PocateUo — Otto near However a good many fa Schroeder and John Roher vs Ken miliar faces will be aeen as Dick Morgan and Otttey title chase swings undeiwey Wbm at Falls— Richie ColIdaho And for the area fans who vs Al Yak-hcombo Al and Spanano late the league was organized in and Luther Tapp a 1939 after Llovd Harris Billings at Salt Lake City-D- ick ball enthusiast from Lewiston Guv Alex Strata as Dick Lat Idaho went with a delegation to ner and WiU Tkafera ssd Salt Lake City The loop wa Here are the umpire Salt Lake with City gaiilasd for opening games of the and Ocnen in Utah league tonight: Twin Falls Boise and Poca At SaltLke City— Sal in Idaho Cf ' Lewiston drooped out after the first season The banana belt ettAt Pittsburgh0Walter Ogden— Welaj crew wound up last but it CJO i O 3 il 3 the long trip to north Idaho that iv £ J crimped travel arrangements At PocateUo— Leo Enger St Falls took its Dlace The six Louis and Ted Pelletier Wet continued until last year when i Billings Gr it F At Idaho Falls-Cha- rles mitted and the league spread into Scranton Pa and Shclton Le- Montana Camus New La Iberia Listed as probable starting bat t terles: Twm Falls at PocateUo Otto I Schroeder and John Roher vs Ken sa In 2 i l Monday's Reialtt Boston 3 Brooklyn 0 New York 6 Philadelphia Pittsburgh 8 Chicago X St Louis 9 CincinnaU 3 TUESDAY EVENING Cincinnati AB H 'O A Merrimncf 5 15 5 0 0 Wyrostekrf Ha tt on 3b 4 0 2 3 2 4 HSauerlf KlszwskMb 3 2 3 1 0 1 Kresslb Bldworth2b3 1 4 Louis ABHO a Perkwskip Fanovichp a Adams i i 0 By the Associated Press 4 Joneslb 01 Kazakb 0 ESauerrf 4 DRicec 13 13 01 § al A but was effective in the clutches 0 to register his second straight tri15 r 0 0 3 umph over the Cubs this 110 year and Lockmanlf 0 S 0 his ninth against only one loss over 3 4 0 5 12 2 Enmsif stretch 4 0 12 0 Nicholsnrf 0 5 0 S Muelb Thomsoncf 4 13 0'Jones3b 12 3 Sewell's lifetime record against 0 3 1 the Bruins is Marshallrf 4 13 OjMilierjm phenomenal He has Livingstnx 4 3 4 0 cMayo 110 0 2 0 0 2 Lopatac 4 3 2 0 whipped them 35 times in 54 deKerrss 1 0 0 0 Borowyp aM 3 0 0 0 cisions for better than 25 per cent ss 0 O dSisler 10 10 0 0 of his overall 139 triumphs No o 4 Hartung p other big league pitcher can boast 10 10 Rigney2b such mastery over a rival club Totals 30102912 Totals 34 9273 Yesterday's victory put the PiGrounded out for Kerr in 7th rates in a three-wa- y tie for second nfiinglsM lor Rhawn in Bth place with e Brooklyn and Boston cSingled for Miller In 9th and a behind the NadPopped out for Borowy in 9th New York New 000 100 140—6 tional league 000 201 000—3 York Giants The Cubs dropped Philadelphia E — Hamner Waitkus Snnis RBI— into seventh place Lock man Marshall 2 LivnRston 2 l The Giants continued their win2 Jones 2B— Marshall Jones n — HR— Enms Livingston GorOP ways defeating the Phillies ning don to Mis SB—Lockman Winner — in Philadelphia 3 for their fourth Loser— Borowy Hartung straight victory Clint Hartung allowed nine hits in registering his BrMkl Boton ABHO A ABHO A second triumph 4 0 10 Abrams If Bill Voiselle tall Braves' right4 0 11 Stankv2b 3 11 1 Reescsa 4 2 2 5 hander knocked the Dodgers out DarkJi 2 3 8 1'Snidercf 4 0 16 Torgesnlb place and into a triple tie 4 12 3 Robinson2b 3 0 4 1 of first Elliott3b 4 0 3 0 for second by shutting out BrookSusaellxf rurillorf 1140 0 4 0 10 lyn Conatser if 4 0 3 0o Cox 4 0 2 Hodge:- ii 3 0 8 0 Holmes rf a was It day for New York 1 5 ataaUe 41 10 0 01 and Boston big bRackley for the Yankees and 4 4 9 11 12 Cmpnellaa Voiaeuep a l o l Red Sox in the American league Msrttnp Pfdtiitlanp 0 f f also won The Bronx Bombers aidjtaiiiisiHhl lioo ed by a pair of costly miscues by MGlothmp 0 0 0 2 Philadelphia shortstop Eddie Joost Total 32 6 27 9! Totals 34 427U nipped the Athletics 2 at Yankee stadium to increase their league aSmgied for Podbielan in 8th bFlied out for Hodges in 9th lead to a full game over ChlcgfCr 002 mo 060—3 s — Boston 000 000 60JMB White Sox Brooklyn Mel Parrell E— Cox Abrams Dark Martin young Red Sox 2B— Campanella 2 Torgeson southpaw hung up his second sucHR— Torgeson ElliottDP— cessive shutout success with a 0 Snider Reese Robinson and Hodges IVInnOT triumph over the Washington Sen Lomt—Martin Voiselle ators The St Louis Cardinals Pitttbarsh Ckicage AB H OA' ABHO A their old jinx Ken Raffe: HWalkerlf 4 3 0 Rojekss 12 4 srifla a four-ru- n blast in the 4 0 OF Walker rf Gustme3b 110 Cav rettalb 4 2 atsCssaini 0 0 0 inning and went on to whio 3 in a night Paf ko cf 4 6 o Beard rf 0 0 0 Cincinnati Reds Kinerlf 0 game in St Louis 10 fftngo 4 1 0OWestlakecf 3 10 Rain washed out the scheduled 4i 4 Stevens ib 1 13 0 Verban 2b 4 S 1 Bockman3b 2 13 game between the Chicago White a o I 4 Mrtaugh2b 0 4 3 Sox and Detroit's Tigers Cleveland Rushp 2 3 1 and the SL Louis Browns were not Dobernicp 9 6 0 0 M Cull ghc a a 0 OSewelip 0 0 2 scheduled Meshp 4 5 2 4 4 3 3 two-seas- on half-gam- pace-settin- g En-al- Lock-ma- 6-- tO-- 1) S S 3 a a 3 2 a 6 1 7 i j 1 2 0 0 Calvertp 1 600 S 143 123 SH 2 ate l's aao a S k rain 1 Parnellp RBI-Ru- ssell 2-- (0-- 1) 9-- - Totals 34 10 24 11 Totals 34 1127 15 for F Walker in 7th 001 010 000—2 Chicago 010 000 52x— 8 Pittsburgh E— Smaiiey Pafko RBI— Westlake 4 Cavaretta H Walker Rojek Kiner 2B — Verban HR Westlake 2 SB — Bnrkmin H U'!kr v Caairc:a e S an MurUugh and Ste- ana stcvn rvoies aiuriaugn 0 Seweil Loser— Rush tl-- li dw DENVER 26 (AP)— April George Schneiter of Ogden Utah today fired a to lead Rocky Mountain Gene Root of suburban Lakwvwt qualifying play for the Profession- tied for second with identical al Golf association tournament rounds of Rogers ! The second sectional berth prob- of Park HiU Denver John shot a hot ably will go to Bill Jeliffe of Den- 64 in the morning but took 76 in ver now unattached He shot a mm afternoon for a 145 total Tho-- e over the 6888-var- d three said thev don't Dlan tn male par Cherry Bill- cUm course the trip to the tournev in ffktl 1 L d Vs May Ralph Arnold home pro and BASEBALL TONIGHT Ogden Reds vs Great Folk 8:30 P M KLO 3 16 3 aWegel iiioo Welterothp 0 0 0 0 "1 7 2414 Totals Total S6 6S?M aFanned for Calvert la 8th ooo ooo ooo— o Washington Boston 010 001 OOX— a E— none RBI- - Mele Stephens 2B— DP — Posgy 3- B- Doerr S Simmon Drono and Parncil Stephens and Dropo Winner— Parnell 0 Haw Ynrk rhUdelph ABHO A ABHO Aa 3 0 4 3GCoIemn2b 2 Joost ss 4 0 2 0 IB6SMM II 3 0 12 vaioir y 'in l o 2 16 I UndolUf 4 0 2 0 4 0 5 0 Hcnrichrf 3 110 Wnghtrf 4 1 S 6 ISAjoakUb 4 10 OjBsnrax 4 2 2 3 10 2 OJohnsonSb tnapmanct 2 0 4 BtOOarC Wordlingcf 10 8 0 o o o Kryhoskiib 4 2 9 0 aBaaaas 4 0 12 Raschip suaerzD 10 0 3 1 1 1 1 J Coleman o 3 10 2 bBiasatti 16 6 32 3 24 Totals Totals aGrounded out for bStruck out for J Philadelphia 3 New E York to t 2 27 6 27 10 166 C RISChl ta-- V Dudrev and Dick Morgan CoBoise at Idaho Falls-Ri- chie lombo and Al Spariano vs Al Yak- lick and Luther Tapp Biihngs at Salt Lake City Dick tiny and tins Huono vs Dick iter ana whs Great 'Falls at Higgins and Bob ny McCartney as DP Joost nrf rin £ i ( tSVs aOI m Mr£M ftayaTiasswasT ssr Gialil VTONITE Here are the umpire for opening games of the league tonigtit At Salt Lake City— Sal NSW Haven C01 If Pittsburgh — Walter Melai Ocden Steven Palacach both of Manvlle N T At PocateUo — Leo Enger St Louis and Ted Pelletier Webster At Loser -- Coleman x - nett Kryho5k- I 3-- 43 714 633 1 ' seven-under-p- ar CtB 837 I t'ashlngton SPHOA' AH H O A It 1 0 6 D Dente s Magcio cf 4 0 10 Conn If 3 13 01Pesky Jb 4 3 0 3 li 0 Williamslf Simmons 3 0 10 4 1 3 0 Stephens ss Vollmeref 3 0 3 6 Chrstrmilb 4 1110 uoerr 2b 4 S 3 2 Y ist lib 4 113 Melerf 3 0 2 0 Ko7ir 2b 4 i s a a etas b Kvansr 3 0 1 0 3131 ' (1-- 0) Pet MaaSajr's Besatsa New York 3 Philadelphia 2 Boston 2 Washington 0 Detroit at Chicago Only 3-- - al ki PhUaelphta ABHO 3 0 2 5 Ashburncf 0 IHamnerss 5 2 0 0 Waitkuslb i a Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit St- - Louis Washington Truett (Rip) Seweil the old Cub 36 11 24 1 Totals Totals 371527 10 killer from way back is showing aSmaied for Fanovich in Bth Cincinnati 000 002 010—3 of "slipping" at last 141 000 30x— S signs StE—Louis The Blood worth Stallcup 'blooper" expert RBI— Mus-iof the Pittsburgh Pirates actually E Sauer Marlon 2 D Rice 2 — allowed 2 Cuba 2B Schoendienst two runs last the Stallcup Xazak D Sice 2 Merriman Schoen- - niffht in nit4iin0 th Run i a — ownai jo marran c sauer tin — mus- - virtnrv °ver nis cousins" from the ial DP— Raffensberrer rH Stallrnn If Ol Rip doesn't Kluszewski Kazak and Jones Musial Windy City Jones and Schoendienst Mueller and watch out those bie bad Bruins Bloodworth Loser —Raffensberger (1-are liable to win a game from him Winner—Brecheen (1-before the season is over Seweil was tapped for 10 hits I New V or k AH W New York 5 2 3 2 3 3 0 0 Klus-zsrws- " By the Associated Press 1 408 0' 110 Trueit Seweil American League Shows Old ilia Time Ability 4 f o o A 5 4 15 5 2 3 0 0 Schndnst2b 0 Marionsa 2 Musialc-0 Slaughterlf 4 2 3 4 12 3 Brecheenp luu i Stallcupss APRIL 26 1949 r— a Ran Schneiter Leads Qualifying Test 1 ti-assfe- 3 3 9 (2-- 0i NEW ORLEANS— Alvarez 123 New OrleansLenny outpointed Joe Rodriguez 124 Philadelphia J National League 25-3- is eight-fiftee- 18-inc- 1) -- There were no knockdowns but Ronkovich suffered a cut eye in the second round Preliminary results included: Ralph Helms 165 Rock Springs Wyo drew with Red Huff 168 Ogden Utah (6) Little Joe Louis 156 Denver knocked put Al Romero 163 Ogden 1:32 of first Billy Richards 138 Denver draw with Danny Gilliani 145 San Antonio Texas 6) Pete Bigil 128 Denver knocked out KiKi Garcia 134 Ogden two minutes of third slated for opener tonight 1) 148-pou- sixth -- right r S Therely riciurea aoove are tne tnree outfielders or the Ogden Reds who will start the season against the Great n onrviiiis hi linn parti mis evening ten to rigm: jonnnv Moore left field Jack centerfield and Frank Santora field The n is Jim-appear- ed Everybody laughed— mons Halliwell - Carthy two year Gttdaa vetefan to IBeitnound in an attempt to bag victory number one W bu r McConnell will draw the t for the Og The batting Great Falls Dili of showers— the man with Don Stewart the barometer said Hank Borch centerftali Trophies will go to the class C Pat OKeefe first loop teams with the Muca left tendance at first home of the Edward Morns cuds will go to Jim Daniels right the city with the largest tunaent Thrasher third tonight When tne first three- - Art Bob Stumph catcher Frank Higgins pitcher other tour cities will vie for a second trophy in their initial Ogden Krris Biab Strader eltortstop Twin Falls will play its fleet Mek Wadswotth canter Salt home game on Ma v 2 Great IqRa Ham Schttlte second base 3 and Boise and on an i In fact nounced in PocateUo that "this will be the greatest year ever in Pioneer leagtse Mstotx That started in 1939 This is the eighth year as play was abarajotjad during the last war The weather man added his bit The toreeast fa for cool weather us April 26 By the Associated Press BALTIMORE — Red Top Davis scored a technical knockout over Frank 134 New York stopped At HighRonkovich 154 Tooele Utah in er? 13a Bayonne N J (3) the sixth round of their scheduled PROVIDRaCK man Hor- main event fight last tpn 155 Dayton outpointed Ralph night on a Fairgrounds coliseum Zannelli 148 Providence (10) boxing card The unorthodox Colorado fightNEW A) er carried the fight all of the Way Clifside Park N J outpointed with solid lefts and cutting rights 197 Garfield N The TKO came in 2:21 of the Joe Dominick Open 4 P M to 9 P M Free Golf Clinic Every Friday Prize for Best Shots Each Night Professional Golf Advice Balls 25c and 50c Backets I Clubs to Fit You In New or Used Sets or Part Sets timism Grata Falls Selectrics arrived late Monday from their Wttststsaf ton Calif training camp tea tired for a workout "We are aU act for son in the Pisneai Manager Joe Bow r a n former National and American league ptcring star 'Our Great Falls club appeare wetf baarced and are hops to be ggDhere fighting for the at the close of the pettttai Ceremonies for the opener will be brief this evening Piay-wiU be introduced by their the flag will ba raised in field as the band plays the Star Spirded Banner' and the game WiU get underway Manager Bowman ed Frank Higgins Pitching star of the Great Falls teasa of 9 4 a to tor the m b be r sgainst the Reds tonight Bowman wiU take the hiU in the second game of the aertes Widmi day night Bob Sttimph will be back of the platter for the ete - the llip of wise-Jimm- to Idattb Falls far other tisrafcis Favorites could be selected hy coin as the Pioneer Baseball league geared for Che opening tonight of its xataaae ns ed esting and colorful mat program at Ogden coliseum Monday night A packed house watched the proceedings Nell Stewart of Houston Texas gained a straight fall victory over Ellen Olsen of Minneapolis as the fans roared approval Miss Stewart gained the first fall in 15 minutes with a body slam and captured the second fall and the match in 9 minutes with the same hold The two girls provided a lot of thrills in the 24 minutes they perg formed in the ring choking and many tricks employed by male wrestlers were uncovered The weights were announced as 140 pounds each In the other half of the main event Irish Pat McGill and Dano Ostopavich wrestled to a drew over one hour Ostopavich gained the first fall after 48 minutes of fast wrestling with a drop kick and body slam McGill came back in four minutes to square the match with a flying drop kick Under California rules the time limit expired between falls and the match was declared a draw by Referee Joe Longson One of the big laughs of the night was provided when the two feminie performers tied Referee Longson with arm and leg holds In the curtain raiser Francois Misquette pinned Vern Taft of Salt Lake in 21 minutes of the schedone-fa- ll uled affair Mistoe hold quette used a step-ovMatchmaker Philip Oliffson announced that the next program will be staged next Monday night Golfers Are Made Mate Junior Champion Billings opens at Salt Lake Twin bank" And with A's lacking only Wrestling fans of Ogden were in the powerthedepartment treated to a inter- and Simmons are doing theirDykes best SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Charley Earley puncher from Denver LEXINGTON Ky April 28 AP) Most of the Mr Bigs of last year's eight-fiftee- league that the combination is even rougher on the opposition than the Giants' duo of Leo Durocher and Frankie F risen That's a moot point But of even greater value to the team is their performance as the club's "good humor men" With Earle Brucker Dykes and Simmons do most of the field work for the aged Connie Mack They haye the whole club hustling— and having so much fun at it that the players don't realize how hard they are working 1(A typical Dykes improvement on the As equipment is the bag in which he carries the balls for batting practice It's a cloth money bag across which is printed: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia" "Well" the garrulous y contended "base-hi- ts are Just like money-I- n the Dykes-Simmo- - i Jimmy coaches They claim around the American season Wallace says that modern day pitchers in baseball really have cut the ball use a dark ball a a tough time In the- old days pitchers were allowed to scuff and spitter ana in some cases even provement I have been scouting for Cincinnati since 1926 and like my work more than words can ex- Tubby the Philadelphia Athletics today and every member of that quietly confident ball club believes they will take off the pressure in a winning pennant drive Back "home" in Philadelphia after two years as manager of Hollywood in the Pacific Coast league Dykes teams with Simmons to give the A's a rugged pair of baseline b These methods are all outlawed and besides that the nowadays ball is new and much faster "I marvel at present day baseball" said Wallace today "Youngsters get a great opportunity to play baseball nowadays They have fine fields even in the minors fields that would have been a credit to major leaguers in the long ago This in itself is a great im- calling Joe B u mar will lead his Great Falls Selectrics against Herman (Ham) Schultes Ogden Reds in the opening game of the 1949 Pioneer league baseball season at Affleck park n this evening Game time is p m sharp Dykes and "Bucket Foot Al" Simmons the "good humor men" of Wagner is still on duty as a coach with the Pirates and Wallace Is scouting for the Cincinnati Reds Wallace will be 75 years of age next Nov 4 j By Oscar Fraley NEW YORK April 26 (UP) — They're Higgins to Oppose McCarthy On Slab 4000 Fans 2 Affleck at Park Expected rHW'! 8:l5VSt:l5 Ojden Reds Great Falls TICKET SALES SALT LAKE CITY — Charley At Idaho Falls — Early 143 Denver stopped Frank Scranton Pa and Ronkovich 154 Tooele Utah (6 mus New Iberia La TIRE SPECIALS— 670x16 4-P- 760xH 4-P- ly ly First Grade Tires White Sidtwtft First Grade Tires White Side w First Grade Tires Black Sidewail First Grade Tires Hock SidewcnL 700x15 700x16 700x15 First er 600x16 Jeep Tim (lor 550x17 Jeep Tires (tar 600x16 Jeep Tires Bar 650x16 tVPly Jeep Tires (Bar 4-P- 4-P- 6-P- ty iy ly 4-P- ly 4-P- ly A fjrt 6-P- ly WRITTEN 600x16 6-P- ly Hack Tread) tliiWij $1616 1988 1563 1401 1320 Tread) Tread) 1335 1718 Tread) 2104 GUARANTEE First Grade Track Tires 1496 fftaa Tax TOM POORMAN TIRE CO 2445 ecojfjt Ave |