The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 12

Hill Field Boxers Prepare for State Service Fistic Tournament TEAST PLANT IS wwni'BPf! whim Hfcin 49? 1 LOGAN OGDEN WILL HEADLINE CAGE PROGRAM EARLY LEADER IN CAGE LOOP Arsenal Hoopmen Ha Two Overtime Contests Feature Play as New Season Opens I2A 1 I Five Games on the 'Weekly Schedule OGDEN CITY UTAH SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY 3 1943 A I East Plant and Bombers ara Region One staging a whirlwind race for top Ogden honors in the Ogden Arsenal Bas Logan ketball league Pet 1 0 1000 0 1000 Vl 0 1000 0 1- 000 0 1 000 0 1 000 0 0 000 Bear Weber East Plant is undefeated with seven victories while the Bombers are next in line with tlx victories North Cache i and only one sjetback 1 1 7 i West Plant and Guards are dead locked for third place with fives 1 triumphs and two defeats each i t'7'Y" i I I- i '4 i -yhCy ''i i yy Patrolling With Al Warden Recreation Needed to Win War Larsen Thinking of Gene Tunney's brilliant question "You can't teach a man to be a soldier by having him play football games" we asked Sergeant Jack Larsen former Weber college athlete: "Does the army believe then that participation and proficiency in game sports Improve the quality of fighting men?" "Very very definitely" replied Sergeant Larsen who is back in Ogderi after having spent more than a year in the Magazine Area is next with four wins and three losses Five games are i on the slate Monday and Tuesday nights jit the Weber-Central gymnasium Harris of the I West Plant 1 far ahead of all contenders in th race for individual scoring hr--es He has collected 88 points i' son of Magazine 'Area Is next with 65 points followed by Heslop of 1r East Plant with 64 and McGlH of the Guards with 62 and Burnett 1 of the Guards with 61 1 The league standings schedules Pacific theatre of war Back in November 1941 Sergeant Larsen was student body president at Weber college and one of the best linemen on7 the football team He played his last game on November 11 1941 and left that day for active duty Jack is the son of Mr and follow Ogden Arsenal Basketball League Team Standings Round Seven Pts Scored For Agnst 248 131 171 Mr and Mrs jE C-Larsen -I 1502 Jefferson and enlisted in ft" 221 195 196 223 158 Last Week's Results Logan 22 South Cache 16 Ogden 47 Weber 45 (overtime) Bear River 19 Box Elder 17 (overtime) Friday's Schedule Logan at Ogden Weber at South Cache Bear River at North Cache Ogden and Logan high hoopsters will provide the headliner this week in the region one basketball race The two pre-season favorites tangle at eight Friday at the Ogden high gymnasium Bear River tied with Ogden and Logan for first place after the first round of games invades North Cache 'and Glen Arnett's powerful Weber high quint will invade Hyrum for a skirmish with the Spartans Ogden nosed out Weber' 47 to 45 in an overtime contest that was brimful of action The Tigers sported Ta five-point lead at half time but' tile Warriors came back to deadlock the score at 31-all as the third period ended and 45-all when the regulation game closed In the extra period Hazen of Ogden tossed in the two points that decided the issue -Arnold Ferrin was the hot shot for the Tigers and Levi Cragun with 18 points sparked the fast stepping Weberites Kidman aided the Bears in Trimming Box Elder 19-17 in the other overtime contest The teams were deadlocked at 16-all when the game ended Perry Wilson's Loganitestrailed the South Cache five for three periods but finally found themselves in the final period and eked out a close decision Coach Glen Arnett's Weberites lacking a single regular- of 1942 are back in the thick of the race The Warriors are almost certain to gain a post in the state tournament at Salt Lake City if the event is staged The Tigers will rate an edge over the Grizzlies Friday and Weber although underdogs against South Cache may come through with a victory North Cache was idle last Friday and will break into the new season by being hosts to Bear River' 131 172 204 145! East Plant 7 Bombers 6 West Plant 5 Guards 5 Magazine Area A 3 40 Warehouses 2 Firemen 2 the army in November 1939 0 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 and opened training at Ham a AWAIT HEAVY FISTIC DATES Boxers of the armed service of all army navy and marine posts in Utah will throw leather at Ogden-high's spacious gymnasium January 29 and SO Hill field will be represented with one of the standout teams Lieutenant Albert Domingue is shown issuing instructions to his squad Left to right Private Noah Valadez 135 pounds Private Joe Fierro140 pounds Private Howard Pearsoll 125 pounds Private Bob LaMelle 155 pounds Corporal Eddie Williams 165 pounds John Gomez 190 pounds Private George Stan 205 pounds 160 or 155 2r 156 134 23: ilton field His entire outfit was transferred to Salt Lake City and Jack was given per- East Fuze 1 North Plant 0 Seventh Round Results Guards 29 AEF27 East Plant 45 North Plant 22 Bombers 38 East Fuze 37 I mission to attend Weber col- lege five days a week He re- Jr ported two days each week for duty with the army In I these days there 'is a lot of Robinson Doesn't Want to Don Armstrong West Plant 22 40 Warehouses 18 LOGAN READY TO STAGE 1ST MIT PROGRAM -1 Ogden WUI Be Scene Of State Finals January 29-30 -f Since Robinson dumped him into Harlem lad was afraid of the old By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Service Sports Editor tAyyA pro and con arguments re- the ranks of the second-raters cnampion The old steam-up of course1 and Magazine Area 44 Firemen 40 I Next Week's Schedule Monday January 4 7:00 to 8:00 Magazine Area Guards 8:00 to 9:00 Bombers vs Fira-i Promoter Jacobs and his match maker Nat Rogers are trying to SERGEANT JACK LARSEN garding recreation and sports Traises sports for the man in service informed this corner that American troops in Australia had their own basketball league on outdoor courts sdftball and baseball leagues and that recreation and sports work on it and Robinson' Anything for a $60000 gate If Armstrong was unfit two years ago he certainly is not now capable of meeting Robinson who 'Iceep the morale of the men high easily could be the most formid "I got a great kick out of English cricket and the Aus men Tuesday January 5 7:00 to 8:00 East Plant vs Warehouses 8'00 to 9:00 West Plant vt: i 9:00 to 10:00 North Plant vt East Fuze I Individual high scorers: Harris West Plant L8? Peterson Maeazine Area 6r able welterweight since Mickey Walker The battered Armstrong is at stage where he might 'be permanently injured by a swift tralians got just as big a bang out of our game of baseball" said Larsen "The Australians are now playing baseball in Zivic has made a habit of dropping decisions that paved the way for profitable encores Armstrong retired Jan 17 1941 following1 the second savage beating dealt him by Zivic The end of the twelfth round that night was like the last act of a tragedy the one-time three-way champion swaying on spraddled legs and the mob shouting for the referee to stop it The late Eddie Mead forced Armstrong to quit He feared that the grand little negro would lose his sight Armstrong now SO was the 20-year-old Robinson's idol Robinson-gave that as a reason when he declined the match Then the current handler of Armstrong George Moore told a San FrancTsco sports editor that the acquaintanceship of Armstrong and Robinson was only casual indicated that the NEW YORK Jan Ray Robinson shows more sense than Mike Jacobs lin not wanting to box Henry Armstrong at Madison Square Garden January 29 Opponents are mighty a these days but Sugar Robinson realizes that a "match with the once great Armstrong would do neither himself nor the business any good A promoter pairing the shopworn Armstrong with a boy like Robinson is like the saloonkeeper who helped bring on prohibition by peddling drinks to drunks Armstrong has won 13 of 14 fights since he launched a comeback 1 June 1 but Fritzie Zivic is the only: warrior of consequence he has tackled and it has been clearly demonstrated that the Pittsburgh Croat can't come close to licking one side of Robinson and hard hitter Sugar Robinson doesn an 64 Heslop East Plant the match Neither do those with the best interests of boxing- at McGill Guards Burnett Guards heart i rlr Fast Plant 6T Fighters never know when they a big way In the theatres of war a great deal of time is taken up in recreation and it is vital to our winning of the -war "Each squadron has its athletic teams and believe me you just can't imagine the interest the leagues create" Coach Bob Davis of Weber college informed this corner Saturday that Larsen played only one year of foot- ball and that was in 1941 at Weber college "He was as fine a player as I have ever seen in action" said Coach have had enough Boxers of Hill" field Utah quartermaster depot Camp Hooper and the navy-marine base at Logan will clash at Logan on January 22 and 23 for the right to compete in the state "service men's" championships in boxing at Ogden Jan 29 and 30 Lieutenant Albert Domingue of Hill field announced Saturday night 1 The Logan program will be directed by Chief John Bagwell United States navy This card is scheduled for the Utah State field-house and is expected to attract a capacity crowd Boxers of Second air base Camp Kearns Fort Douglas and Camp Williams will a a aouthern division meet on Jan- 22 and 23 The place for staging the southern program will be announced in i -s Sedarholm North Plant 5 Zito Magazine Area 5 Berryessa East Fuze 5 Cook Firemen 5 Someone has to tell them and Henry Armstrong should be told right now TRIPPI RATES FIRST HONORS IN ROSE BOWL Reserve Back Steals Thunder In Annual Football Event sebIID ToEses As Davis Larsen played right tackle and guard for the Weberites He'll tell you his athletic work put him in tiptop shape for his call to the colors a little more than a year ago Larsen and his buddies were six days out of Honolulu aboard eight boats when the Japs bombed Honolulu cThe entire contingent landed in Australia without mishap The return jaunt was made aboard one boat without convoy Hill field's team will be com posed of the following: Corporal TO HOLDERS OF UTAH OIL REFINING COMPANY CREDIT CARDS Eddie Williams 165 of Chicago Private Joe Fierro140 pounds of Texas Private James Grizzell 127 i pounds Los Angeles Private Noah Valadez 135 pounds San Antonio Private Bob LeMelle 155 pounds Sacramento Private iDave Landau Larsen is attached to the ground group of the army air corps and saw a lot of action in the Pacific The former Weber college athlete saw Major Floyd Pell another former WeberiteT killed in action and didn't know until he returned 155 pounds New Ydrk City Pri Majors May Limit Season to 140 Games Instead of Usual 154 Player Rosters May Be Reduced Until Present Conflict Is Over vate George Stan 1 205 pounds Pittsburg Calif Sergeant John 1(1 Gomez 190 pounds Sacramento Champions of the northern di to Ogdcn that Major Pell was from Ogden vision will meet the runner-ups of "Major Pell was alone in a P-40 the last of nine planes Bv JACK CUDDY understood also that the journey PASADENA Calif Jan 2 (AP) Trippi is tops! Coaches' players and 93000 fans who saw Georgia beat A in the Rose bowl were in agreement today that the sophomore sensation Charlie Trippi of Pitts-tonA Pa was the best ball carrier on the field the best in fact to play in southern California all season The Bruins linemen and backs alike said' Charlie's terrific drive high knee action pivoting and change of pace was the best they'd ever seen In deference to Frankie Sink-wich the Bruins admitted he must be the goods as his three-year record shows but with bad ankles his effectiveness was minimized to The federal government Has limited the use of credit cards issued by all oil companies to one single retail outlet effective as of January 1 1943 the southern division in the first night of the Ogden tournament to take off" said Larsen "Major Pell's plane didn't gain mucn elevation betore it was shot down and I believe the while the southern title holders will oppose the northern runner-ups On the final night first-night winners will meet and losers will meet United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK Jan 2 Now that football has been tucked away with the magnif icient elaboration due a dauphin we can concentrate on the wartime plight of the king of American sports baseball which must accept a drastic diet of miles or fold for the duration Baseball a travel sport eats up miles during both the training and playing season But itravel-miles today are on a par" with beef as food for the war effqrt Hence the importance of Tuesday's meeting at Chicago where major league club owners and officials will "give the game a ration card for 1943 This means that Utah Oil Refining! must now straight ahead plunges and pass Company Credit Card users ing players may be required to usual four It is believed that carry their equipment in handgrips Instead of moving it 'along in the usual bulky trunks (We'll bet the red-capped porters at railway stations would hate to see this happen because ball players are notoriously light tippers!) There have been rumors that Landis may suggest the use of day coaches for all' travel thus con serving Pullman sleepers for service men Under this plan time would be taken out of the schedule for sleeping in hotels after clubs arrive from intersectional jumps And to make up for these times-out double-headers would be inserted in the schedule Unquestionably there will be dissenters at the Chicago meeting for the blueprint may threaten some of the mogul's dividends But this time it appears the brass hats will have to "take it and like it" King baseball isgoing on a strict diet of or else losers Suitable awards will be presented to the champion and runner-up of each division A team trophy will go to the post winning the team championship "We anticipate a fine attendance and promise some sensational bouts" said Lieutenant Domingue Saturday night "Our Hill field boxers have been hard at work the past three weeks and we are ready "The Logan navy-marine i and Camp Hooper and Utah quartermaster- depot will also have some capable boxers Popular prices will prevail Three national boxing celebrities are under consideration to giVe the program spice and color One of these will select one dealer or station for credit purchases May we suggest that you choose your favorite dealer or station and arrange now for credit purchases atthat outlet I To reconcile the diamond divert issement with the wartime transportation shortage baseball must come out of Tuesday's meeting ing Trippi on the other hand passed accurately kicked well and gained 115 of Georgia's 212 yards on the ground a Lt Orian Landreth of Friends (Kas) college who did a good job as referee of the Rose bowl game admitted he made a mistake in motioning with his hands that Leo Costa's placement for Georgia's ninth point was no good "I should have put I my hands up" said Landreth who is serving in the navy "The kick was good" Landreth noting that a penalty had been called signalled that the try" for point had failed When he discovered the offside was 3a 0 with training and playing schedules that will meet with the approval of Joseph Eastman defense 4 transportation director Eastman be in attendance" conferred this week with baseball's high commissioner Kenesaw 1 4 Landis and it is believed that they agreed in principle upon methods to pare travel to the marrow Lan against A he signalled dis submitted tentative schedules to Eastman The schedules will be the placement kick play was valid and the ninth point went up on the CHANGES MADE IN CAGE SLATE offered to the club owners at Chi scoreboard major was killed before the crash "Things are going along splendidly now in the Pacific Everything is well organized and we a re giving the Japs a terrible beating In contrast to a year ago we have hun- drcds of planes in the Pacific now not to mention tanks and other needed equipment I have never seen so many airplanes in my life "It is hard to say how long the war will last but from the progress we are now making I feel that it will be over inside of a year The spirit of our men is boys are all working together "I have always patted myself on the back for taking part in football at Weber-college It prepared me for the biggest fight of my life and the biggest that probably will ever confront Uncle Sam Sergeant Larsen addressed students of Weber college last week "I wouldn't take a million dollars for my experi-V ences" said! Sergeant Larsen i His work in Australia was ground work patching and welding planes but' he reports that he and other members of his squadron had numerous narrow escapes Sergeant Larsen will spend a few more days on furlough in Ogden after which he will be assigned to an army post at Pocatello i Bits of Sports Banter More than 300000 fans attended the various New Year's day football contests which demonstrated beyond all doubt that Mr John Public wants athletics kept alive during the present World war The Rose Bowl as usual-topped the list -with 93000 paid admissions Arnold Ferrinand Frank Hazen two capable cagers will serve as co-captains of the Ogden high basketeers for the 1943 season The two stars are regular forwards for the Tigers Alvin Barker former Ogden Golden Gloves boxer has tossed the fistic mittens into discard Barker owns and operates a swanky barber shop in Hollywood these days The Ogden red-head earned the money to purchase the shop by moving from a preliminary boy in Hollywood Legion stadium to a main-eventer inside of five months Sports still get a big play in far away Hawaii Football was staged between the high schools the town team and University of Hawaii during the past season and all of the games were played in the early afternoon Jack Dempsey now Lieutenant Commander Jack Demp-sey plans to spend a furlough in this section late this month Max and Buddy Baer are conditioning the soldiers at the air field at Sacramento these days The heavyweight brothers are privates in Uncle Sam's army cago on Tuesday Until then no one knows for sure what they require It is almost certain however MIKE WAS PLENTY WILD BOSTON (AP) When Gordon (Mickey) Cochrane Dlaved base that the new documents will pro When we issued our 1943 credit cards last month we had hoped that their continued use on general basis might be possible It is our sincere desire to cooperate with government regulations in every possible way and if this new restriction will contribute to further successful prosecution of the war effort we of course will be pleased We pledge our hearty support and seek the support of our customers This government order exempts: 1 Requisition books used by governmental agencies 2 Presently issued credit cards until February 1 194J ball at Boston univexsitv under Bill Stewart veteran National vide for spring training at sites as close as possible to home cities eliminating long hauls to Florida and California Also spring exhibition tours will be abolished and neighborhood exhibitions substitut league umpire he possessed the strongest thro win? arm in rnl- lege Bill avert that Black Mike was a third baseman who "could Caputo Leads in i Florida Tourney ST PETERSBURG Fla Jan 2 Favorites led by defending Champion Jimmy Caputo of Swampscott Mass led the way through the opening round of the annual New Year's golf tournament at Lakewood county club today Caputo not in his best form had trouble edging out Al Lopez catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 2 and 1 Another baseball player Johnny Murphy New York Yankee pitcher was eliminated by Horace Williams Jr of St Petersburg 3 and 2 tThe medalist William (Red) Thet-ford of Tampa City Fla turned back Johnny Powers of St Petersburg 4 and 2 while Art Sone of St Petersburg runnerup last year defeated Fred Ayling of St Peters-bulg 3 and 2 ed probably I tnrow a ball higher ver first base Concerning the play season which earlier was slated to start taan any man I ever saw" April 13 and to include the normal 4 The basketball schedule for the Servicemen's Basketball league has been revised Charles Espy secretary announced Saturday night Nippon's and Bennett's have replaced two of the service teams The revised schedule follows: Jam 5: Seven Utah Qm vs Hill Field Aces eight Hill Field Officers vs Nippons nine Bennett's vs Weber Dormitory Jan 12: Seven Hill Field Officers vs Hill Field Aces eight Nippons vs Weber' Dormitory nine Utah Qm vs Bennett's Jan 26: Seven Utah Qm vs Hill Field Officers eight mM Nippons vs Bennett's I 154 games two substitute plans JDAGE COACHES WRITE NEW YORK Tar may be offered: to limit me 1 VKWilC3 like I tO write nhnu season to 140 games opening April Everett Dean Stanford just com- 59 motof vehicles displaying ration stickers and vehicles operated by government agencies 24 2 To play the full 154 games over a shorter season starting April i 27 but jamming in plenty of double-headers lri the warm jucccu voiume "Progressive Basketball" Clair Bee of Long Island finishpH fnm- i -w vwuiuca CtilU a short report on fundamentals weather weeks Both plans would eliminate considerable travel among' 1 the 16 major league clubs CARDS CHAMP SOCKERS ST LOUIS (AP) The worM's The majors already have agreed! champions not onlv had th ht Feb 2 Seven Utah Qm upon three intersectional trips cur UTAH OIL REFINING COIilPANY vs Nippons pitchers in the National league but also led the sockers The Cards were tops in team batting i i THEY'LL STILL SHOOT "-STATE COLLEGE Pa Jan Penn State's undefeated basketball team is in line to lose its entire starting lineup to the armed forces this month ing the 1943 season instead of the Eastman has approved But for making these trips it Js understood that Landi3 has suggested that each club carry 20 players instead of the-: normal 25 It is wtbs) at bats (04Zi singles (1043) total bases (2054) doubles (282) inGH BOWLING AVERAGE CHICAGO Jann Joe Sinke of Chicago has bowled 21 600 totals out of 22 this season triples (69) and sacrifices (130) A.