The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 14

TP wit 1 "inr 0 1j 'ff'-i'ili ji 10 i i nyartayigMF'-v 14A TH2 OCBIN (UTAH) STANDARO-SXAMINflt Sunday Morning Feb 15 1953 pmkr Drill Management Part of Ranger's Job 3 Gei Acquainted Session On Schedule First White Son Greet 5 New Players By WILL GRIMSLEY i NEW YORK (AP) Spring training for major league baseball clubs gets off to a fast start next week andtliefirst order of business at many camps probably will be a session Big Game ft a V- ore's Hoir io Figure Out Ball Averages By BEN OLAN NEW YORK You have to be a master mathematician to figure baseball averages All It takes is the knack of knowing what to figure with the figures Take least Involved and more interesting of the statistical tables the batting average By dividing the number of times Into the number of you can arrive at a batting mark For example Stan Musial collects 20 hits in 60 trips to the plate Divide 60 into 20 and you will find average is 333 Actually Musial has made one hit in every three appearances The slugging average also can be figured along these lines Ralph Kiner hits a double and a single (three total bases) in five times at bat Divide -the at bats (5) into the total bases (3) and slugging average for the game Is 600C The same system can be used for 20 100 or 154 game records In figuring batting and slugging averages you give the player the benefit of the fractions average for example might read 3345 when carried out to Jour places His average would be listed as 335 Fielding averages are a bit more involved To get a fielding average you must divide the number of chances offered into the number of chances accepted Futouts assists and errors come under the heading of chances offered Errors are the missed chances Take a theoretical case Phil fielding record shows 150 putouts 40 assists and 10 errors His chances offered then are 200 and his chances accepted (cleanly) are 190 Divide 200 into 190 and find figure is 950 There are several Statistical tables available which give batting and fielding averages at a glance' However most of them only go as high as 600 at bats (or chances) necessitating the calculation of at least team percentages by hand Computing a earned run average is somewhat more difficult Allie Reynolds has allowed 50 earned runs in 150 innings To get his correct ERA the earned runs are multiplied by nine (innings) making it 450 Then the innings pitched (150 are divided into that total Hence Reynolds earned run rating is 300 There have been no books published which give you the earned run listings first hand 4- Thirty-nine playeri who figured in the spasmodic trading bursts 28 In the American League and 11 in the National will be trying on new uniforms for size Changes in locker mates will be particularly noticeable in the quarters of the Chicago White Sox and St Louis Browns The constantly revamping White Sox have made deals since the 1952 campaign involving 15 players got five men coming from other teams and ten going The Browns have done almost as much shuffling with eight new faces to replace five bartered to other teams The Browns incidentally were the first to get spring rehearsals under way opening camp last Thursday at San Bernardino Calif And first on hand to greet Manager Marty Marion was Virgil (Fire) Trucks veteran right-handed pitcher who figured in one of the biggest deals with the Detroit Tigers Trucks Pitcher Hal White snd Outfielder Johnny Groth went to the Browns for a trio of Tigers Outfielder Bob Neiman Second Baseman Owen Friend and Catcher Porter The White Sox dizzy from 154 player transactions in four years by General Manager Frank Lane get started tomorrow at El Centro Calif The Philadelphia Athletics opene warmups Tuesday at West Palm Beach Fla the St Louis Cardinals get going Wednesday at St Petersburg as do the Brooklyn Dodgers at Vero Beach Fla: and three clubs begin work Thursday the Chicago Cubs at Meza Ariz the Philadelphia Phillies at Clearwater Fla and the Washington Senators at Orlando Fla bottom drawer Pirates qlso active on the winter market start loosening muscles Friday at Havana Cuba while the other major league outfits wait until the following week to get busy Latest starters are the Cleveland Indians Feb 25 at Tucson Ariz and the Cincinnati Reds Feb 28 at Tampa While the new season finds numerous changes in player personnel the ranks managed to avoid any drastic upheaval There was only on change after the 1952 season Fred Haney replacing Billy Meyer at the Pittsburgh helm Four other teams however Another phase in workday Ufe of forest ranger is big game and wildlife management Elk roam 18 to 20 National Forests in Intermountain Region and receive careful attention of Federal and state game managers Top left Is big fellow on Targhee National Forest Idaho One part of elk management is study of summer rangelands Bottom left shows two game managers checking study plot on Teton Nations Forest Wyo Mule deer which abound throughout Intermountain Region make pretty picture top right as they leap through snow near swift running stream Forest Service technician bottom right studies growth of mountain mahogany favorite deer food on Oak Creek range Fishlake National Forest Idaho All photos by US Forest Service It's All in ihe Day's Work For Fores! Ranger io Manage Elk Herds Study Deer By CHARLES KREHER Forest Rangers like Clark Anderson of the Cache National Forest know what a job it is to manage the habitat of wildlife on the National Forests and of cooperating with state game managers in regulation and control of hunting They know because their job to know Together the ranger and gamef management personnel strive to Boards or State Game -1 Cmr ffr Clyda llcfnsn fpmoiOQitsn c9Ttwf Kisnka Floral Tho Hl-ilst Ogdon Ford Solos Smalley's Jewelers The adjectives I normally use the press print so 111 emit same The Korea tragedy was exactly one month eld when this likeable Ogden youngster found himself smack In the middle ef the fireworks bowling was of course the one thing he probably give any thought to but then he might have at that because yea see he learned how to bowl In the Ogden City Recreation bowling school and it was only a few short months before that he was a regular member of the school so possible our hero might have had a longing thought or two about the good old bowling days back home However Fm certain he think he was going to be a bowling champion in the then very uncertain future Bat what happened Here Dan Stuart Jr 21-year-old Swift Company employee wins the first annual Hoffman Dry Cleaners 165 average and under handicap singles event Dan outbowled a field of 127 competitors and for his victory was awarded $15000 in cash and a beautiful trophy and believe me friends it happen to a nicer guy It could be mentioned too that the tournament was a howling success and very proud to have my name associated with this fine event which promises to he a major event In the coming years There is also much drama about another championship which was won in the 2nd annual Inter-Fraternal tournament Between the years 1933 and 1941 the same Jack Earl was much and feared in intermountain bowling circles than business made it necessary for Jack to abandon his bowling activities so now after a TEN-YEAR LAY-OFF the old maestro returns with much of his cunning and know-how and bowls a mighty 683 series to win the Fraternal singles title as well as the much coveted All-Events title The Colonel deserves title for the greatest come-back bowler of the year Rulon Kofoed Pres of the keglers gave me the results ef the 5th annual Inter-Depot 5-man team championship For the 2nd consecutive year boys won the team title over the HOI Field Navy and Arsenal Depots Each of the above leagues select the high twenty men to represent their respective organizations and the total plnfall with handicap Is computed to determine the winners It was a great attraction this year as it always was in the past Colonel Needham ef the Arsenal laced the big brass ef the ether depots with a strike studded performance (1 frame) and carried home a beautiful trophy that will be everlasting proof of his skill on the maples NOTES OF INTEREST If you would like a treat you should stop in at Beautiful Paramount Bowl any Saturday morning from 9 A until 2PR and see hundreds of youngsters from 2 years to 18 learning how to bowl from most competent instructor Angie- Navarro colorful sports announcer and former Ogden Reds catcher only pitching the bowling ball pretty good but is pitching for the bowlers on his sports round-up Clayton Lambert former great speed-ball major league pitcher moved the Paramount Bowl three feet nearer the Star Light Theatre Tuesday night What a bullet he throws Clayt thinks still pitching for the Cincinnati Reds Bob and Betty Solomon are among the most improved bowlers of the season Lady bowlers forget enter the State tournament Ogden lady bowlers should support this IC3 since It la being held right here in Beautiful Paramount Bowl My congratulations to Maxle Kosof and his assistants for the very efficient manner in which they conduct their tournaments Cheaters have a chance at the Paramount Bowl because Maxle let them enter On behalf of Maxle Eosef aid myself we are Very Truly Yours CLYDE IIOFfixAN 1 1 I jrv IM JF 4 1 Commissions Set Up Study Plots On many deer herd units special studies are needed to guide proper administration and man agement Clipping experiments are one of the many studies being fused on' deer ranges By setting plots on deer forage areas and then clipping the game food plants to simulate deer browsing you can find the allowable use or difference between maintaining a plant or killing it out Generally the heavier a plant is browsed the weaker it becomes Mountain mahogany is a favorite winter food for deer Among the study projects in operation by the Forest Service is a browse utilization trabsect on the Oak Creek deer winter range of the Fishlake National Forest in Idaho In an open winter like this one the native ranges will supply the food necessary for game if hunting has kept the herd in balance with its food supply The Forest Service wildlife research men work jointly with members of the Fish and Wildlife Service and the state game departments Their iind-ings thus become tools for forest rangers and state game managers to better understand wildlife requirements 4 Another of the many questions involved in land management is: much of do deer At Utah State Agricultural College in Logan studies are maintained on experimental deer feeding and results of the studies are applied in game ranges by forest rangers to balance production with the natural food requirements for all animals using the area Ail factual information from game studies is used by rangers usch as Ranger Anderson and by state game personnel in a joint program of doing the right thing to maintain good big game bunting Swcnky Racer HALLANDALE Fla (AP) Clubhouse patrons at Gulfstream Park this spring grill see many new additions A new clubhouse entrance will have been completed and a plastic roof is being in-sailed Glass jalousies are being added to the turf club veranda which will be tiled and used for dining purposes OGDEN FORD SALES 7 2P? 'Vczhtestsn Clvcf I Fishing Season May Open Early i Fishing season In Utah may held relative to the projected pro- open with skippers who weren't at present locations at the beginning of last year Fred Hutchin- son replacing Red Rolfe at Detroit Marty Marion succeeding Rogers Hornsby with the Browns Steve taking over for Eddie Sawyer with the Philadelphia Phillies and Hornsby succeeding Luke Sewell at Cincinnati These were summer changes The restless White Sox will watched with special interest because of their continued over hauling They figured in the win- most interesting deal a five player swap that sent First Base-man Eddie Robinson to the Philadelphia Athletics for First Baseman Ferris Fain In the same transaction the White Sox got Bob Wilson rookie second baseman from the Athletics and coughed oved to the Outfielder Ed McGhee and In- -fielder Joe Demaestri Then just this week the White Sox obtained the slugging Boston -Red Sox infielder Vera Stephens in exchange for Pitchers Marv Grissom Hector (Skinny) Brown and Bill Kennedy Here is the list of training camp sites and dates of opening activity for major league baseball clubs: National League Club site and date: Chicago Meza Ariz Feb 19 Philadelphia Clearwater Fla Feb 19 Pittsburgh Havana Cuba Feb: 20 Cincinnati Tampa Fla Feb 26 St Louis St Petersburg Fla Feb 18 Boston Bradenton Fla Feb 23 Brooklyn Vero Beach Fla-i Feb 18 New York Phoenix Ariz Feb 23 American League St Louis Saa Bernardino Calif under way Chicago El Centro Calif Feb 15 Detroit Lakeland Fla Feb 22 Washington Orlando Fla Feb 19 Boston Sarasota' Fla Feb 23 Cleveland Tucson Ariz Feb 25 i Philadelphia West Palm Beach Fla Feb 17 New York St Petersburg Fla Feb 22 gram of trash fish seining by the prison inmates The commission offered full cooperation and assistance in getting such a project under way on an experimental basis Expressed full confidence in Director Perry Egan and recommended to the governor that he be reappointed to office Approved project costs of $6-150 to build and fence a public access road into the Millard Bay waterfowl hunting area Project to begin by or before July 1 as soon as moneys are available The road is to be ready for public use before the next waterfowl season Extended congratulations to Dick Goodworth Kamas hatchery superintendent as recipient of scoutings Silver Beaver award for his outstanding work with boys The department budget land lease agreements license sales and other matters were also discussed by the commissioners during this special meeting Commissioners Golden Sander son Bullock Allen Browne Larsen and Newell Frei were all in attendance Fish and wildlife populations are wintering well throughout the whole state this year according to all field reports coming to the Utah Fish and Game Department offices A good surface water carryover plus an extremely mild winter season are the chief contributing factors to this condition The winter weather is in direct contrast to a year ago one of the most severe on record when serious big game and other losses resulted i Bowling Results Ogden Arsenal Ladies High individual series: Darlene Peck 468 Pat Vining 450 Irene Pettingill Nora Wessman 440 High single game: Pat Vising 178 Darlene Peck 176 Vennis Harris 174 High team series: Frisky Five 2606 Strikettes 2490 Trouble Shooters 2343 High team single game: Frisky Five 910 Strikettes 863 Trouble Shooters 836 Mary Ann Clem- ents picked up 2-7-10 split Ogden Arsenal High individual series: Don -1 Bosworth 578 Jack Stewart 568 Bud Burnett 553 High single game individual Don Bosworth' 235 Jack Stewart 223 Allen Wheelwright 213 High team series Fire Fighters 2905 American Legion 2823 Team high game Fire Fighters Amer- ican Legion 1033 Ted Stowe picked up 7-9 split asewwesi6' W-rf' jL 'v 'vV'jf- Seven Sign for' 1953 With Boise Yankees BOISE (AP) Seven Boise Yankees five of them catchers have returned signed contracts Maury Doerr owner of the Pioneer League baseball team said today The backstoppers are Keith Steck Ogden University of Utah graduate who played semipro ball with Brigham City last year Carl Summers former Boise player John Picone who saw brief service with Twin Falls last season John A1 White who saw some service with Boise last season and Jim Yarber Salt Lake City who finished the season behind the plate for the Yanks In addition two rookie pitch ers now at the New York Yankee school at Glendale Calif John James and -John Peterson have signed Kiner Fails To Sign Coniracl HOLLYWOOD Calif (UP) Cagey Branch Rickey flew home to his Pittsburgh Pirate front office today carrying some kind of a verbal agreement with Ralph Kiner but he and his prize home-run slugger were mum on what it was The Pirate general manager and Kiner conferred for about an hour at a secret rendezvous yesterday and then dropped a few cautiously worded hints about their talk to reporters at hotel But the only thing they would say flatly was that Kiner had not signed his 1953 contract with Pittsburgh Rickey blandly announced he was sure that by reporting time for spring training Ralph will be signed to an entirely satisfactory as tow AS Aro-tnV 2-Door Sodott Ut We OS ToUdo Ohio pk Fodoral Tmm Slat ond local Tax if ony Freight Delivery end handling Gtarge Optional EqwimmhU Extra BUTTERS MOTOn cc 2250 Grenf Ave HMtiHHT Take Advantage of 'Our Terrific Pre-Season LAYAWAY SALE Leak si Tfcoso Sensational Values Joe Margucci To Assist Denver DENVER (AP) Joe Margucci a former halfback with the Detroit Lions was named backfield coach at the University of Denver today Margucci was named after Bob Blackman the new Pioneer head footbaU coach stopped here en route from Pasadena Calif where he has been junior college coach to Rawlins Wyo to attend a March of Dimes banquet Margucci has been coaching football and basketball for four years at Marshall High School in Los Angeles Blackman said Margucci would come to Denver about March 1 to aid with spring footbaU practice 110 OOOOOOOOOl i 2) 0 5 SALE 2366 No 1 FLY OUTFIT Fly tod rainbow fibro glass 2-piece 714-foot I cork handle locking reel seat fine balance cloth SI 195 Root automatic aluminum finish 714-ounce guaranteed 650 Line Ambassador oiled duPont maintain elk hunting for example as one of the most popular intermountain sports Elk roam 18 of the 20 National Forests in the Intermountain region which has headquarters in Ogden Being a prized big game animal they receive the careful attention of both state and Federal big game managers working together to maintain these valued elk herds in a health hunt-able condition One phase of elk management is close study of their summer rangelands to see that jdesirable forage plants are maintained in balance with the' number of animals in each herd This is another in a series of articles dealing with the diversified job of the Forest Ranger Here on the Cache National Forest as elsewhere in the United States the Forest 'Ranger has a little bit of everything to do) To get reliable information study plots have been established One such plot is on Big Game Ridge in the Teton National Forest in Wyoming It is a cooperative study by the Forest Service and the Wyoming state game department Their objective is to maintain a healthy watershed by keeping the soil in place and proper use of the vegetative cover Deer Widely Honted Speaking of big game there are mule? deer on every ranger district in the Intermountain region As a consequence deer are more widely hunted than any other big game animal It is important to local people and to visitors in the region that' these deer herds be maintained but at the same time it is important that they are not allowed to override the amount of natural range available to them rangers keep-close tab on these herds and the condition of their natural feeding areas By working closely with state game employes they make it their business to know where the deer are their condition and the condition of the range for use at any season of the year By knowing these things the game managers are in a position to recommend hunting quotas to the State Big Game Control Child snd Grchcnj General Auto Hepslr Waft lad of Xivardat Ovarpat Drive Oaf far free ittleeate Amd le war Coifs tEAX WHEEL ALIGNMENT AH 3 tALANCl 1 Alt Work Oaaraataad Pklurp ad Delivery open earlier this year due to the unusually mild winter and predicted early spring However final say on the mat fercwill be Feb 28 when members' of the State Fish and Game Commission will hold a special meeting Salt Lake City to determine all the angles Angling recommendations from field men groups and other sources will be heard and studied by the commissioners in an effort to give every interest a fair shake Fish and Game Commissioners solicit the recommendations relating to the 1953 prpclamation Inquiries requesting such' recommendations have been mailed to department field men and organized groups over the state i commission would appreciate suggestions and the reasons for them from any individual or group wishing to send them to said Golden Sanderson commission chairman He noted that all such information would be carefully considered before final setting of the angling proclamation for this year The proclamation will be a main order of business a the special commission meeting scheduled for February 28 All recommendations should be addressed to the Utah Fish and Game Department Fisheries Division 1596 West North Temple Salt Lake City They should be sent in time to reach these offices by February 25 Angling licenses for 1952 are valid until April 15 1953 when the new license year begins First mention of 1953 fishing and it problems came about at a special meeting of the commission in Salt Lake last week Also at that meeting the commission acted en a variety of other matters Some of them were: Approved department participation in the state-wide predatory animal control program in the amount of $15006 per year for the next two years The program is under the supervision of the Fish and Wildlife Service Contributions totaling $150000 are made by stockmen the department and other parties at interest to carry on thisprogram- Set the 1953 seining proclamation for trash fish It follows the same line as last year with the department getting first call on all needed fish to supply the 12 trout hatcheries Further discussion with Chief Warden Graham cl the State Prison was Regular 1955 SALE 1277 No 2 FLY OUTFIT Rod Woodman power glass 814-foot 2-piece good carrying case locking reel seat 000 Rod fibre glass 5-foot offset handle with lock- line guide 000 Fly Line old gold nylon oil tempered 1 95 liTSS SALE 1988 No 3 CASTING OUTFIT Rod fibre glass 5-foot offset handle with locking Ing rod seat Rod Lakesido lavol wind all metal Una 200-foot nylon 8-pound test green 1105 SALE 888 No 4 SPINNING OUTFIT Rod Berkshire fibre glass 2-piece with combination reel seat 7-foot $1600 Reel Supreme Triplex automatic lino pickup 750 Una 380 feet 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