The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 9

Baseball Greats Gave- Anlienman Many a Headache fhad been with the Buffs 22 years -fin history waded -f headache--one Dizzy Dean whose 4 last year' managed New Orleans gecrc tftry 17 pfcsi1- throusiu xo' thA i OAnfu through for- a pennant and the antics robbed Fred of many a of the Southern association FARLIERSOPEH FINAL SERIES WITH COUGARS Tigers'-IPielxed VeBer ToGiigErt Dn Cosbcti Feature i Orange Streaks and Weberites Expected to Stage Close Battle Bears Invade Box Elder and Logan Will Perform At South Cache Feature HOUSTON Tex Feb 19 If Fred Ankenman ever fits down to write a book on baseball have to watch himself or run into a whole library Speaking of material: Well Ankenman sent such fellows as Dizzy and Paul Dean' Lon War-neke Wild Bill Hallahan' Pepper Martin Johnny Rizzo and Howard Pollet to the big show and just a starter With Buffs 22 Teat Ankenman I resigned as presi- Dixie series championship with such -men as Hallahan Watty Watkins' Red Worthington Carey Selph 'and Heinie Schuble and drawing the fans by the thousands every 'game But Frank Snyder was the manager and he and Ankenman never could get along When the season over Snyder blew up and quit Hi Greatest Headache In 1931 Vhen the Buffs had their biggest all in attendance Ankenman had another sleep But Fred grins today: Td like to have a million headaches like that guy the greatest showman of them alL" Ankenman either signed or was largely responsible for signing such players as Gus Mancuso Frank Barnes Johnny Hudson George Munger Johnny Monroe Ray Benge Heinie Schuble Lon Warneke Johnny Rizzo Gene Bailey Watty Watkins Red Lynn Howard Pollet Homer Peel and his own son Pat1 Ankenman who And as far as players who received a trial or got most of their schooling with the Buffs in his many years of service look at these names: The Dean brothers Hallahan Flint Rhem Mort Cooper Howard Krist Ernie White Mickey Owen Walker Cooper Glenn Wright Jim Bottomley Stu Martin Don Gutteridge Johnny Hopp Danny Murtaugh Ray Blades Chick Hafey Joe-Medwick Ival Goodman and so on Yes qyite a gang of fellows to figure in a fellow's memoirs and the rosters of stars who went from the Houston 'mill reads like a list of all-time greats -in baseball During his service here he signed more than 1500 players to contracts The Buffs finished on top of the Texas league six times second five times sixth two times and seventh twice Not once did the end up in' the cellar His two biggest years offered him the most severe headaches First was in 1928 when the Buffs with one of the strongest teams Two-Game Series Will Determine Champions Of West Division Gilbert Moesinger will his Ogden high hoopsters I against Weber high this evening on the Hger court in one of headline games of the week in Utah scholastic basketball Game time is eight Old Favorite Performs Here Cardinal Twirlers Umber Up CORPUS CHRISTI COMETS DISPLAY EXCELLENT FORM Navy Machine Has One Of Best Outfits of 1943 Campaign Amateur Body Will Assist Leagues DURHAM' Feb 19 (UP) President Bramham of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues announced today that his proposal for war-time class had drawn the support of the National Amateur Baseball federation Amateur Commissioner Duggan advised Bramham that he had suggested the amateur federation adjust its eligibility rules to permit professionals now engaged in war work to participate in federation programs The matter will be discussed at the annual convention in Fort Wayne Ind Feb 26-27 Bramham suggested organization of such leagues to permit players now engaged in war work to participate without giving up their jobs By CARL WELTI United Press Staff With the western division basketball cham ionship of the Big Five conference at stake the two top teams of the Brigham Young university and Utah State Agricultural college will fight it out Irfrla two-game series at Logan tonight and tomorrow Meanwhile the University of Utah other western division team engage Wyoming contenders for national bas- ketball honors in a two-game exhibition aeries at Laramie Next week-end the winner of the U-Utah State series will meet Wyoming at Laramie in the all-conference playoffs The playoffs were originally scheduled for the Utah fieldhouse in Salt Lake City but this court-was taken over by the army for a barracks A vote was taken among conference members to determine a new site- for the championship series and Conference President Floyd Cross of Colorado State announced last night in Fort Collins that Laramie would be the scene of the games February 25 26 and 27 despite protests by some probable participants against the small size of the Laramie court although carrying only one-game lead will go into the contests this week-end a heavy favorite The Cougars already have suffered one defeat by the Aggies but their consistent play during the remainder of the season leave little doubt as to the probable outcome of this series However the Aggies who have been defeated by both and Utah also have shown con- siderable improvement Combining their smooth teamwork with the championship incentive they are expected to give the Cougars a torrid contest The Cougars-need only one victory to clinch the titie and the" right to meet Wyoming in the conference playoff at a place yet to be determined Wyoming is expected to have little trouble downing the Utes in their series at Laramie The Redskins already have' suffered overwhelming defeats by the Cowboys in a two-game exhibition series in Salt Lake City Bear River will invade Box Elder-f and Logan and South Cache do their stuff on the Hyrum court: Ogden and North Cache are tied for the leadership in region one and the Tigers can march into first place if they can topple their crosstown rivals: The Warriors have registered only one league victory this season but they would rather trim the Tigefs than win the league championship" Coach Glen Arnett reports that his charges are in fine fettle team is green and inexperienced but make things interesting for the said Coach Arnett will have a decided advantage in playing on their home court Peterson and Peterson are expected to set the offensive of the Warriors off while Hazen Fer-rin gnd Farrell are looked upon as the boys who will do the most point getting for the Tigers A preliminary contest is scheduled for six forty-five sharp North Cache will be idle Scholastic teams of the state are now hltting-down the home stretch and most of the leagues will be finished with their schedules after March 5 schedule follows Regina Ogden-Caehe District Bear River at Box Elder Weber at Ogden Logan at South Cache 1 Region Jordan Dlitrict Granite at Bingham Jordan at Davis Cyprus at GrantavUle Tooels at Murray Summit Dlatriet South Summit at North Summit Waaatch high at Judge Memorial Morgan at Park City Region Alpine Dlatriet Pleasant Orove at American Fork Lincoln at Lehl Nebo District Payaon a Sprtngvllle Spanish Fork at Tintic Region Four Sanpete District North Sanpete at Mantl Gunnison at Wasatch academy no wat Moroni North Sevier DUtrtet Selina at Richfield Blcknell at Monroe South Sevier District I Xecalapt at Panguitch Piute at Tropic Region Cintah District Alterra at Roosevelt Duchesne at Altamont Carixm-Emery District Carbon at North Emery an Jaea-Grand District Montleello at Blending Region Mx Millard District Milford at Beaver 1 Hinckley at FillmoreC Dixie District Dixie at Valley Enterprise at Parowan Cedar City at Hurricane Dixie at Xanah (Saturday) Enterprise at Cedar (Saturday) HEW OWNERS TO LEAD PHILLIES GET EARLY START St Louis Cardinal Pitchers Harry Gumbert (left) and Howard Pollett probably the first major league pitchers to limber up worked out at Houston Texas using Houston Buff uniforms and the Buffs diamond TURF PROTESTS TO UNCLE SAM OVER RULINGS MASTER SHOWMAN Hy Sharman shove one of the greatest showmen in the wrestling sport takes on Ken Murdock of Hill field in one of the feature events of the annual Ogden police benefit program at Ogden high gymnasium Saturday night The affair Will be SO minutes one fail to win By HAROLD RATLIFF AP Features CORPUS CHRISTI Tex Feb 19 The Comets of Corpus Christ! naval air station university of the supress their grins -these days as the University of Texas leads the way down the Southwest conference basketball stretch If Texas or any other conference -team for that matter wins the championship it will be some thing of an empty honor as far as the Comets are concerned Ilotteet Team in Long Time Corpus Christ! naval air station has one of the hottest cage teams seen In this section in a long time They are poetry on the maples no use wast ing time passing the ball The tall fellows they average six feet four just flip it around to each other with their finger tips Nobody has been able thus far to do anything about lt The Comets have won 12 straight games averaging 57 points and Included in the string are seven victories over Southwest conference outfits The NAS boys have beaten Texas twice Rice three times Texas A and once and Christian once They played Arkansas and Southern Methodist and will meet Baylor this evening but Rice defeated Arkansas Texas beat Southern Methodist and Baylor has been beaten by about everybody So you can see that Corpus Christi naval air station already Is uncrowned champion of the southwest played only three close games beating Texas by five points and Rice by five and three respectively All other games have been easy as the Comets scored from 45 to 86 points Played in 750 Games But there really Is no reason why the Comets be good Just tae the starting five Before this year they had played In approximately 750 games mostly at colleges and universities over the country Leading the scoring parade this junior players lads like Bob Fal- season is tall Bob Kinney all-kenburg Hollywood Calif James conference star at Rice last year Brink Seattle Wash Jack Tuero I Kinney has ut the bucket for New Orleans Jack Geller New 210 ROints which is more than 17 Rochelle and Charles Oliv- per game Bob 1ST the tallest man er Alan Watson Dean and Don on the six feet six John Mathey all of New Jersey Dick who played at the University boys are just some of of Oregon has scored 138 points the better junior Ward When Lieut Jack Gray former emphasized are many oth- University of Texas coach looked er good performers under 18 over his prospects before the sea-around the country In addition son started he said: we will have Francisco Segura of just be that good Ecuador and possibly Allejo It possible to fiftd a group Russell of Argentina and George of basketball players in a few Lyttleton-Rogers of weeks with so much experience Ward said there was a chance and the ability to operate as that some of the senior players now in service could enter the Well the bluejackets have made championships on furlough This quite a believer out -of Jack to week he received a letter from his pleasure and to the EVENING FEBRUARY 19 1943 MiEses for Confesfs Police Offer Sfor- 4 Sfydded Program On Serf ufcSoy NigEif Morley and McKenzie Headline Annual Charity Event Sharman and Murdock InSeml-FInal Landau and WrightTop Fistic Schedule NEW i YORK Feb 19 Horse racing a $150000600 industry-today protested against government and representatives asked 'that a hearing be given them by government agencies before any special restrictions are Invoked Through the thoroughbred racing associations representing 33 member tracks the sport of kings demanded the same consideration given any other large business during wartime This stand for the sport was announced by A President John Clark and his associates Matt Winn of Churchill Downs Ben Lindheimer of Arlington and Washington parks George Francis of Belmont Judge James Dooley of Narragansett and Hen fy Parr of Pimlico They pointed out uhat every state in which racing la conducted is a partner of the sport Horse racing 'the officials said COLLEGE SPORTS MAY BE DOOMED OGDEN CITY UTAH FRIDAY i Tennis -Body New Picons Nef By MATT WYSE Standard-Examiner Staff Ogden police officers will present their annual star-studded boxing and wrestling program at the Ogden high school gymnasium Saturday night The action is scheduled to open at eight sharp and every indication points to a capacity crowd: 5 'i BY JACK CUDDY was willing to send its leading I United Press Staff Correspondent figures to confer with government Nnrw vrm uvh io officials -whose duty may embrace Feb 19 (UP)-Hol-control of the turf but who may combe Ward president of the be unfamiliar with racing and its lawn tennis association believes complexities that the national championships wn5 a few other major tourna- track moguls asserted that racing has contributed more in state taxes mens be staged this year and greater sums to local national although nearly all of the senior and war relief charities than all men players are In service 0 cornbined They add- Despite the wintry weather we ed that the sport can operate un- der already-imposed war-time re-1 ueny became tennis conscious strictions jwhen red-headed Don Budge king pin of the professionals entered the army yesterday Accordingly we contacted Ward prexy of the amateurs "We have scheduled tentatively Evanston Hoopmen CHICAGO Feb 19 Major John Griffith commander athletics for the Western conference said today a group of col-legepresidents had advised army officials to take a stand against participation in intercollegiate ath- letics He said the action was taken by a few university heads who like college athletics" and that it was followed up by last announcement by army officials that university men trained for -the army in colleges would -not have time to compete in intercollegiate athletics college presidents present arguments against intercollegiate sport which are unclear" Griffith observed instance they refer to a transportation problem Recently two of our Big Ten teams played a basketball game on a night when the temperature stood at zero There were 14000 spectators there and most of them walked to the field house is there wrong with these people going out to watch two teams of boys perform? What is there wrong in these boys Griffith said It had been his experience that in all college faculties there were some professors fond of athletics Some completely against sports and others who didn't much care one way or the the same way in the army and Griffith declared top wrestling favorites Sharman of Salt Lake Hy more tricks than any dozen wrestlers of the present day He matched against Ken Murdock Hill field Murdock-Sharman affair will 30 minutes with one fall to win Sharman employs his old-time have the fans standing all over the gymnasium before bout is ten minutss old Hill field soldiers swear by Murdock Day Landau of Hill field a sensational 155-pounder and Harry of Bushnell hospital at Brigham City will toss leather in feature boxing affair They met twice before Logan just a few weeks ago Landau won the decision and In Utah Sendee finals here a short time ago Wright an unpopular decision Wright-Landau will the and it will a grudge affair In every sense the wori Two other preliminary fistic will open the show Doors the high school will open at seven with the first event at fin sharp The veteran Brig Harbertson will the wrestling events and Sneddon will referee boxing contests Bill Richardson and Darrell Shaw officers in charge of the program report the heaviest 'advance seat sale in the history of the event We believe we will pack the high school gymnasium to the said Chairman Richardson today program will be mixed with boxing and wrestling arid will please Ralph Morley" 215-pound police officer tangles with -Fred McKenzie of Honolulu in the headliner of the night The Wri two heavies will travel one hour or less in a best two-out-of-three-fall bone-crushing eent Last fall Morley and McKenzie wtestled one hour to a sensational draw each gaining a fall in a program the at the annual Livestock program McKenzie former captain and all-conference tackle at Utah university will comer to Ogden Saturday by plane for the headline event Morley has been drilling for nearly month and predicts a straight fall triumph over his capable opponent McKenzie holds the Hawaiian heavyweight championship and will report in perfect trim Chairman Richardson states The semi-final will trot out one of Hy knows is of The be If tactics up his the haye At the just gained be be of bouts at eight handle Clyde the Lieut (jg) Gardnar Mulloy of the fort of NAS foes In Four Contests Forest Hills Sept 1 to Ward 'EVANSTON Wyo Feb 19 thl Evanston basketball squads have SllSJSiSIiiSf I a busy week-end in prospect with 1 523 JA1 onVai3ii1air araoII ftHCl OtilGT CoaerKarl Ferrin td the Jackson Heights the OnhFridalv Red Dev New30rt and the tri-state at ray Cincinnati these applications in- oiav i JELS dicate the optimistic trend" play a second game of the sea- The a a son with the Rock Springs squad I advisory com Uie national championships foM mittee will navy who is now at sea Mulloy assured Ward that he would try to arrange his furlough so that would come during the national championships Mulloy was con fident that other tennis men in service would do likewise Meanwhile ranks of the women players are nearly intact although former champion Helen Jacobs has joines the WAVEs Mifs Sarah Palfrey Cooke will return to com petition tbfs season She a mother last year Ward concluded plans are tentative but optimistic" became of our we are Great Lakes Has Elaborate Pool GREAT LAKES 111' Feb 19 (AP) An indoor swimming pool big enough to accommodate 700 sailors will be dedicated at the Great Lakes naval training station -tonight The indoor pool one of the largest is 165 feet long 75 feet wide and holds 660000 gallons of water PHILADELPHIA Feb 19 AP) The new owners of the Philadelphia whoever they are will take over the National league problem team with the best wishes of retiring President Gerald Nugent who never could do much with them himself wish the new I have no Idea who they may be good Nugent said need It No matter how much money you have you need plenty of luck in Such was the graying swan song to the big leagues jvolced after the National league brought 4ip his stock on a forced sale aqd announced 'that a re-sale would he made within WCfike The buyer presumably will be a syndicate headed by William Cox New York lumberman and lng Lt Potter Wear naval intelligence section Philadelphia and CapL Herbert Walker army air force stationed at Dayton choice of prospective buy- era has narrowed to one group" Ford Frick league president an- nounced am as certain as anything on this earth that the deal will be closed within days We have already told this group The club is but there are certain legal details to be cleared 'up" The transaction that ended Nu 10-year reign during which the team has been in the hole fi- nanclally and in the league standings was the sale of 4690- Shares of the 5000 outstanding shares of stock' including all of the 2600 shares owned by Nugent and his wife The 'reported price was $10 a share and although the dub was said to have owed the league $130000 Frick had announced that Nugent would come out of the deal With The sale which the league decided upon a week ago to inject some new blood and cash into the last-place team was consummated at a meeting with Frick yester day On Saturday night the Evanston i junior high team meets Randolph Tmra at six-thirty the senior high team jpians will be plays South Rich high at even- thirty and a second high school Washington squad will take on Mountain View If or apPr0vaL Wari emphasized meet next month to Soft-Pedal Those Rumors! -says HATTto HI Bnili at eight-thirty a full evening of St basketball for any fan The three Proceeds with the Red Cross games on Saturday will be played I in Evanston of events probably The district tournament will be wi I cancelled because of trans held in Green River for the Pcrtatl0n he said twelfth consecutive year on March I ifIoevep' there is no transporta-5 and 6 despite travel restric I problem at Forest Hills and tions and the shortage of rooms I aPParently none at sites of the arid eating places three tournaments for which we Members of the tournament com- I roady have had applications mittee Ray A Davidson of Kem- I But what win the A merer Ivan Willey of Superior and A A Quick of Mountain View are expected to announce soon whether both class A and divisions will be Included in the tournament share or use for men players? Ward said the association would depend upon the crop of good Segura to Oppose McAllister Today Saturday NIghtC Weber College Gym GLODETnOTTERS vs HILL FIELD Gamos-Z Turner Sets New i You'll Laugh You'll Howl Screbm I Pro Grid Record Fla- Feb 19 CHIP A CD tbvh fAP)ri a CPancho) Segura Miami versitys Ecuadorian star meets Cica ycolm McAllister of Miami to-Bears 235-pound center turned day in the quarterfinals of this th ln mid-winter tennis touma- tns National football league pass- ment ing traffic in 19 intercepting Three others preceded him in eight enemy tosses to establish a the semi-finals yesterday Lieuten-record ent Campbell Gillespie defeating In the last game of the Bob Paige Miami 6-2 6-1 Car-eason Turner fhed a pass roll Turner of Miami turning baU thrown by Bud Schwenk of the lieutenant Clarence ChaffJ filj Chicago Cardinals to beat out the 6-4 and Jack Kinnin dSaUng Guy leagues most consistent record- Garber Miami 6-2 6-3 Green Dork Hart Mialml high school Ray Packer star was faufor seven student moved into the sceais I finals with a 6-1 6-2 win over Mel- Turners longest runback of an ba Hires Miami playground cham yard against pion Miss Hart I expted to SveSkS National Champion gave him his only touchdown of Pauline Betz in the finals Miss It league stalls- Betz must win two matches td tic hswed toda I glia Sunday- final Ronsborger Sots Basketball Mark SOUTH BEND Ind Feb 19 (AP) Bob Rensberger has become the highest scoring guard in Notre JDame basketball history He broke the all-time single game record for guard by making 20 points in his 74-43 victory over New York university at Madison Square Garden last week Rensberger leads the team scoring with 141 points in 12 games 11 of which the Irish have won No guard has ever led Notre Dame in point making over a full sea son Turn-Avvay Crowd Saw the Trotters at Ogden High East Night First Game At 8 Miss This Super Attraction! i i ym 75 Crcia Yiwtrcl Spirits 65 Proof JoSos Kosdor CitfilSas Caioctgwrsobtfrgind.