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The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 20

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V' THE SPORTS HIGHWAY Wilmi isy Wil WITH AL WARDEN lest Uilimitedl MOTHER WARNED: DON'T UMPIRE FROM THE STANDS i LOS ANGELES A mother of two Little Leaguers has been warned by a Superior Court judge to stop trying to umpire the boys' games from the stands The mother Mrs Almedia Dueker 31 had brought a suit contending the Van Nuys Little League was discriminating against her two sons because their' father had been convicted of receiving stolen property Judge Charles Stratton ruled Friday the league must admit the Robbie 10 and Steve but told Mrs Dueker she must behave herself and not call balls and strikes ahead of the umpire Referring to 14 affidavits charging Mrs Deukerl was a "nuisance" at the ball park and interrupted games with her conduct Judge Stratton said: "I know it is the American tradition to feel it is good clean fun to criticize the umpire and even" yell out but Dempsey White and Clark to Be Honored at Hall of Fame Dinner i Jack Dempsey Earl (Dutch) Clark and Byron (Whizzer) White will be the first inductees into the newly established Colorado Sports Hall of Fame at the Hilton Hotel Denver Friday evening April 2 A(16-man selection committee composed of leading sports writers and sportscasters of Colorado named the trio from a field of 80 candidates The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Denver Chamber of Commerce and upwards of 2000 men and women will attend the initial dinner party committeeman Eddie Bonn of Denver informs this corner Bohn is well known in Ogden and Utah- Back in 1952 he was referee of one of the preliminaries of the Ezzard Charles-Rex Layne non-title heavyweight boxing bout at Ogden Stadium Dempsey was the referee of the main event Eddie has served las chairman of the Colorado Athletic Committee for nearly 30 years a distinct honor 0 $22500 Prize Money For July 23-25 Event By BERT STRAND Standard-Examiner Outdoor Editor from reading the affidavits I feel that Mrs Dueker over Standard-Examiner Sunday March 28 1965 SB does largest racing boat event in the history of Utah tb be to tieia tnis summer on the new Willard Bay Reservoir Sponsored by the South Ogden and Brigham City Lions Clubs the event is the world championship unlimited class hydroplane power boat races st The event expected to over a dozen of the world most famous power boat skippers 1 1 1 1 1 1 ui 1 1 -'m A-Wft-va at least five daysv Crews will be on hand July 23 for the warm-up and tuneup trials which will offer spectators some thrills 1 July 24 will feature the elim oi from throughout the nation is scheduled for July 23 24 and 25 The official Gold Cup races will feature giant hydroplanes Primary consideration for the first induction was given to nominees born in the state of Colorado Dempsey named in 1950 by the Associated Press as the greatest heavyweight of the first half of the present century was born at Manassa Colorado June 241895 His real name is William Harrison Dempsey During most of his career he was called the "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey his father mother brothers and sisters moved to Utah when Jack was only 6 years of age Dempsey won the heavyweight title at Toledo Ohio from Jess Willard July 4 1919 via TKO uv four rounds and losthis crown to Gene Tunney at Philadelphia in September 1926 In a rematch in Chicago ination competition with the fi nals scheduled for July 25 addition to the unlimited hydroplane championships re 8 i it I fA V-vv'--h xSihmi in i tii nrn i -i gatta plans call for demonstra which reach speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour Drivers will be competing for new world records Officials of the two Lions Clubs report that only one technical hurdle remains to be cleared before final approval is tions by championship Utah speeaDoai drivers during a sciieuuiea uiiermission Other water acts are being given tor the event expected to tav attract thousands of spectators planned Including kite-flying on water skis and novelty acts if they can be arranged YET UNUSED COURSE A Stciner president of x-y TTnlirviif aJo Tn nf Tnf T-rvif T171II ivieanwnile regatta officials said they were complying with regulations of the Bureau of Reclamation regarding the regatta be in Utah April 6 and 7 to in i i spect the yet unused race course at the new Willard Bay Reser JACK DEMPSEY in 1927 (the long count fight) Tunney again gained the decision Earl (Dutch) Clark played for Pueblo High School at Chicago in 1926 in the national high school cage tournament along with the Ogden Tigers and LDS of Salt Lake City He now re-Sides in Detroit Starred for Colorado Collegians voir But local race officials are optimistic In telephone conver Ihese regulations include restricting the use of the entire reservoir to all other boats during the races Adequate personnel also will be on hand to control traffic They will include uniformed officers sations with Mr Steiner he has TWO OF THE nation's top unlimited hydroplanes "Miss Thriftway" (top) and "Miss Bardahl" will be among the big boats to compete in the Bonneville Regatta to be held July 23 24 and 25 indicated much enthusiasm "i about prospects for the Utah event His approval is antici TRAINED PERSONNEL pated Race chairman Ken Furniss of South Ogden said today some 15 of the nation's top hydro Clark was a-one-man star of Colorado College in football and other sports and gained All-America fame in the late '20s In pro football he made the All-Star team six times and later coached the Cleveland Rams In his senior year at Colorado College at old Cummings Field in Salt Lake City White tallied three touchdowns to lead Utah at the half 21-0 Two Ogdenites Sherman (Pete) Couch and Ray Price aided the Utes in springing an upset in the last half with four touchdowns the final score being Utah 28 Colorado College 21: Byron White better known as "Whizzer" was named by the late Poss Parsons then sports editor of the Denver Post and Leonard Cahn now as member of the sports staff of the Rocky planes are expected to com Two ambulances will be at '-) the scene with trained person- if nel for first aid needs Helicop- ters also are expected to make i up the emergency force A In writing officials of the re- fJL gatta regarding use of the' res- S) King Snares Two Events For Weber pete in the thrilling contests which in the past have provided some of the most thrilling moments in speedboat racing for ervoii'' Clinton regional fans in such areas as Seattle Reno Miami and Lake Mead President Harvey Dabling of the South Ogden Lions Club LOGAN (UPI) Utah State VV'VVVA director of the Bureau of Reclamation said: "We agree with you that the opportunity to race the hydroplanes should it materialize would be of sufficient importance to demand the full consideration and cooperation of all University won 10 of 13 events Saturday inan early season and Secretary-treasurer Aubry Mcody of the Brigham City Club were named officers of the Bon track meet with Weber State IS ri College neville Regatta official name of the anticipated event THREE-DAY MEET concerned Accordingly we will Ia be happy to consider with you 3 matters of mutual concern Championship boats expected to compete in the three-day Points were not tallied in the meet run at USU stadium on a damp chilly afternoon Don Swabb and Bill Staley each picked up two wins for USU Swabb won the mile in 4:351 and the two mile in 10:262 Staley took the shot put with a heave of 53 feet 8 inches and the discus with a toss of 150 feet 10 inches Jumper Ace King starred for aimed at subsequent scheduling i of the race" "-Y Sponsoring organizations plan to offer some $22500 in prize money for the outstanding event which iias attracted record crowds in other places it has been staged Mountain News i White from Wellington Colorado gained lasting athletic fame at University of Colorado then worked in a glittering pro football career with Rhodes Scholar studies at Oxford before becoming a United States Supreme Court Justice at-Washington DC Jim Crowley one of the famed "Four Horsemen" of Notre Dame will be the featured speaker of the star studded classic Clark is recovering from two heart attacks and has had to curtail his outside activities Ben Martin Air Force Academy football coach will be thfe' master of ceremonies Friend Chet Nelson sports editor of the Rocky Mountain News has this to say in part about the initial "Hall of Fame" dinner: meet include: Miss US 1 ner of several national contests Tempest U-4 second in the Seattle Trophy Race Harrah's Tahoe Miss U-ll which set the Gold Cup record in 1961 Miss Snnknnp TT-25 whirh has tJ v- "ill if Weber State getting two firsts and a second He won the broad 4 top contests Bill U-21 a new a i i- a jump at 22 feet 4 inches and the triple jump at 44 feet 2Vz inches King was second in the high jump WHIZZER WHITE "The Hall of Fame committee is hopeful of establishing a permanent home in the new Denver convention center Making the April 2 event a bell ringr is the task ahead now "Rodge Dougherty is president of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame I am overly enthusiastic about the Hall of Fame and am certain it will become an institution 3of prestige Coaches writers and athletes should be eligible to posts in this wonderful HARVEY DABLING South Ogden Lions Club president Aubry Moody president of the Brigham City Lions Club and race chairman Ken Furniss (left to right) inspect Willard Bay Reservoir facilities for the Bonneville Regatta CAME IN JAVELIN The other Weber win came in the javelin where Steve Blood tossed the spear 190 feet 5 inches Blood also was second in the triple jump' and third in the broad jump The results: Javelin: Steve Blood Weber Dick Bracken USU Nick Rust USU 190-5 Mile: Don Swabb USU Alan Freeman USU Dave Trujillo Weber 4:35 1 440: Steve Love USU Joe Bonnano USU Royal West Weber 534 Shot pot: Bill Staley USU Bill Ut mer USU Frank Henderson Weber m53-8 Discus: Bill Staley USU Ulmer USU Mike Maughan USU 159-10V2 880: Dave Stoner USU Dale Stagg Weber Trujillo Weber 2:00 60-yard dash: Bill Thornton USU Greg Scott Weber (tie) Fred Hollen organization" Leads UCLA's ootsnc Trio Expect to Be On Hand "Dempsey White and Clark have all indicated that they will be on hand" writes friend Eddie Bohn "Tickets are $10 each and I have sold 400 myself" Doai wiui a iuei injection system Miss Bardahl U-40 which experts predict will be faster than the original championship boat Miss Seattle Too U-47 winner of the -Apple Cup race in 1958 Gale U-55 'International Sweepstakes winner Gale Vll U-57 largest unlimited in fleet Miss Century 21 U-60 consistent winner Such Crust IV U-77 all aluminum boat Fascination U-88 part of Queen's Trophy Fleet winning fleet Coral Reef U-19 took second place in 1958 Gold Cup Miss Madison U-6 Seattle Trophy Race winner Miss of Tacoma U-62 winner of many races Miss Lumberville U-33 was ill-fated but to return Miss Detroit U-99 a coming boat and Fascination U-771 Copper Cup winner The big boats will race over a 5-mile measured course with a 2-mile straightaway said chairman Furniss THOUSANDS EXPECTED The course will be located to offer the best possible visibility to the thousands expected to be On hand Most of the boats and their drivers will be in the area for In the '30s White starred 7-74 est to against Utah State at Logan Triump USU and John Ostler Weber 62 High jump: Bob James USU Ace 03 q'J by si jr -7J AS RAY MILLER Another Title Mm King Weber 6-2 Pole vault: Malrden Connelly USU Jack Spainhower Weber 14-2 with a run of some 95 yards and in another game against Utah at Salt Lake City White ran back of his own goal line raced to the east side of the 60-yard high hurdles: Ron Devries USU Bob Butcher USU Blood Weber Box score: WEST ALL-STARS 765 Two-mile run: Swabb USU Gary De-Vries USU Freeman USU 10:262 EAST ALL-STARS Reed 2 0-14 Kimbal 0 0-2 0 Buntin 7 2-2 16 74 field and then over the goal line 7-9 15 Stall worth 2-2 12 Johnson O-l 10 Jarvis Broad ump: weDer xaipn van USU Steve Blood Weber 22-4 Triple Jump: King Weber Blood Weber Dart USU 44-2 Ray Miller First af Park City Robinson to drive the lane picking up several key baskets The Western team caught up at 56-56 and went ahead for good on a jump shot by Goodrich The small but scrappy Western! team brought the crowd of 7000 to its feet as it outscored thel East 25-2 to come from a 56-46 deficit to a 70-68 lead 2-2 20 Goodrich Cunningham- 8 3-3 19 4-4 20 Robinson Sloan 1 1-1 3 2-2 2 Denny Hetzel 4 0-18 0-0 6 Fairchild Barry 5 1-2 11 0-0 2 King Van Arsdale 3 2-3 8 Mclntyre 2 1-3 5 VV LEXINGTON Ky (UPI) -Led by All-America Gail Goodrich of UCLA the West! all-stars scored for 17 straight points in the second half Saturday to defeat the East 87-74 Goodrich instrumental in bringing UCLA the NCAA championship last Saturday sank 18 of his 20 points in the second half as the West overcame an 11-point deficit The East led 56-45 imdway through Hi- Allen Whips 32 10-18 74 35 17-20 87 Totals Fouled none Halfrime-East 40 West 35 Att-7000 'A for perhaps the longest touchdown run in Utah history Writers on hand figured White ran at least 120 yards on this unusual gallop When Dempsey flattened Georges Carpentier in New Jersey he aided in establishing the first million dollar gate The first Dampsey-Tunney fight at Philadelphia with a $2750 tops drew a crowd of 120000 fans and a field gate of $1895733 In Chicago the following year 1927 with a $40 tops Dempsey Burton for Triumph FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR the second half PARK CITY (UPI) Ogden a skier Ray Miller apped a sj5 great racing season Saturday by i ti Goodrich was awarded the Star' Of Star's Trophy He i I I BUFFALO NY Left winning tne expert A bovs dm- shared high-point honors with Flynn Robinson of Wyoming i in hiding hander Bill Allen of Orlando Fla whipped young Nelson Burton Jr of St Louis 206-190 and Tunney set the field current who also tossed 20 points world record of $2658660 and 104000 fans EDDIE BOHN FOLLOWED BY BUNTIN The East was paced by Billy Western State next at 2:152 of 37 after falling in the slalom Saturday to win the profession CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN Wash For the fifth year in a row the Denver Pioneers have Roger Buchika of Middlebury sion in the Salt Lake Tribune giant slalom Miller a student at Ogden High School beat out teammate Calvin Ross of the Utah Racing School to win the division Miller son of Snow Basin ski instructor Earl Miller was clocked in 1:294 down the Payday Hill course Ross was timed in 1:328 won the 18 mile downhill race in Saturday College and Rip McManus of Denver finished in identical Cunningham North Carolina's "Kangroo Kid" with 19 points He was followed by Michigan's Bill Buntin with 16 He beat Ben Phelps of West al Bowlers Association $32000 Buffalo Open Allen a lean 30- a -bid blond rolled a steady game with his wide-sweeping ball and earned the $5000 first prize for his first victory on the winter ern State and John Overland of Denver who clocked in with identical 2:131 times The West with its speedy 01 The names Dempsey Clark and White are known to thousands of Utahns and millions of Americans This corner received an invitation to attend via phone from colorful Eddie Bohn but had to decline due to my recent "heart attack" Besides being sensational football players White and Clark had something else in common besides the grid sport They were sensational basketball players and excelled in everything they undertook to do Denverites and Coloradoans in general are to be congratulated on initiating the "Hall of Fame" let's hope that a similar well balanced and well handled program will be recorded in Utah very very soon guard tandam of Goodrich and Robinson offset the 45-40 re Sunny conditions pre vailed times of 2:154 to tie for sixth Then came Ladd Christensen Utah 2165 Don Brooks Denver 2:16168 Jim Barrows Colorado 2:174 and Jay Jal-bert Washington 2:178 Other finishers: tour The shuffling soutnpaw Janne Smith of the Alpine Trainincr Sphftnl tnnlr fire nlara" Saturday and a cold wind made the 34-gate downhill run fairly -Q MWAWVTA bVVAlt Xi kill UlUV run off with the National Collegiate Athletic Association Ski Championships A first place finish in jumping events Saturday by Erik Jarisen coupled 1 with a slalom victory Friday by Rick Chaffee gave the Pioneers the edge with 3805 points Utah proved to be the "sleeper' team in the 12th annual contest taking second place with 3784 points just 21 points behind Denver Western State bounding edge held by the taller and heavier East team The loss was a sharp disappointment to East coach I Joe Lapchick who retired as St John's mentor after winning atoned for a disappointing performance in the 1964 tourney also at the Depew Fairlanes when he lost 231-160 to Wayne Zahn of Atlanta Ga fast Few racers spilled despite the four steep faces and 17 challenging bumps negotiated me expert a giris aivision with a time of 1:374 She beat out Peggy Goddard of Ogden A who was clocked at 1:382 Rick Chaffee of Denver Fri Rod Taylor Western State I 2:187 and Jim Heuga Colorado 2:263 Jansen who tied Frithjof Prydz of Utah last year with a jump of 2145 feet outpointed the National Invitation Tourna days slalom winner wound up GIGANTIC RACE Attendants at a Salt Lake hos Allen who paced the 24-game qualifier and also headed the top four after the 16-game semi ment championship this season fourth Saturday finishing in 2:139 with Loris Werner of More than 200 youngsters competed in the gigantic race at Lapchick said "we iust seemed to collapse when their finals by averaging 2208 for came in third with 3673 fol Swiss Ski Coach Hospitalized With Eye Injury pital said it was not yet known if Gertsch would lose the sight of the eye A surgeon said other facial injuries were healing Treasure Mountain Prydz Saturday Howe ver Prydz who took second had the lowed by Dartmouth's 3603 guards started pressing us in 40 games handled Burton with ease Archie and Laurie Colorado favored as the team longest jump at 176 feet Jan-sen's longest of three jumps was 172 feet 'Very well" and that the skier with the best chance to break Denver's win string pulled in fifth with 3476 Washington took sixth 3449 trailed by Nevada Burton 22-year-old son of bowling Hall of Famer Nelson Burton Sr stormed into the championship match by beating national all-star champion Dick SALT LAKE CITY! (UPI) was in good condition Grant Stoddard of Sun Valley H1 won the intermediate boys divi-sion and Sue Hecht of Solitude Ski Club was winner in the nov- ice girls Lou Scarlett of Jackson Wyo took" top honors in peewee boys and Cindy Banesbergef of Pip dale Wyo was first in Ipeewee Gertsch who was attending Jansen scored 2198 points and Prydz 2195 Matz Jenssen the second half SPREAD BIG MEN Winning coach Alvin -(Doggie) Julian of Dartmouth said his team's second half strategy was to open up the free throw lane and "spread their big men" This enabled Goodrich' and NEW YORK (UPI) he first televised bout of any kind was an exhibition between Archie Sexton and Laurie Raiteri in London Aug 22 1933 The fight was staged at the broadcasting house for special the Harriman Cup ski races fell on the men's downhill Utah was third with 2085 fol Weber also of St Louis and 2947 AFTER FALLING Swiss ski coach Ernst Gertsch was under treatment Saturday for a severe eye injury suffered in a spill down Bald Mountain at Sun Valley Idaho lowed by Steiner Fiellheim Bob Strampe of Detroit who course Monday after the race and was hit in the eye by the Denver 2044 and John Ostrp wem last week's PBA tourna Colorado's Bill Marlot who Friday placed 37th in a field ment in his town town Idaho 2P40 eage oi one oi ms skis.

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