The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 22

THE OGDEN (UTAH) STANDARD-EXAMINER SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 8 1948 Motor Boats Will Roar Over Pine View Waters Starting at Noon Today Tanks Wrap up 'Northern Utah Softball Tens SPORT 7 -HIGHWAY with iff! Await Tourney Track Tank Olympic Events LONDON Aug 7 America's Olympic valiants wrapped up unofficial team championships in two major sections of the games today track and swimming but their victory celebration was dulled by an unhappy incident in the 400 meter relay The stout American dash team Rambling Around the Sports World Elmer Ward will serve Weber College as a line coach in football this fall His acceptance was announced Saturday night by Reed Knute Swenson director of athletics Ward will assist Milton Mecham head coach anchored by Mel Patton of Southern California won the race with some ten yards to spare only to have the triumph nullified by Ward was a football and sports Northern Utah Softball teams will again compete for the region state championship at Affleck Softball park August 16 to 21 inclusive Harold Ambler is the tournament director He will be assisted by Kenneth Graser Harvey Stone Harold Wiese and Joseph Swenson Sixteen teams will compete in a double elimination tournament Awards will go to the champions runner-up and consolation winners All games will be played under the arcs each of the six nights with the first four nights needed to complete the first two rounds and bring the team entries down to a workable number to complete the title contests Saturday evening Both the 1946 winner Anderson Motor of Brigham City and the 1947 champs Bank Smokery will be back for another crack at the crown Bank Smokery teammates are playing under the colors of the Kammeyer's Sporting Goods store and as Metropolitan league leaders will be the team to beat Strong challengers from Logan Fashion Cleaners and Grant's Bike have signified their intention to take part in the meet The Cleaners with a lineup of Aggie athletic greats headed by two sterling moundmen Ralph Maughan and Marv Abrams look like the outstanding threat from out of the city Naval Supply Davis News Ambler's American Legion Utah General Depot and Sam Kapp Plastering will represent the fast local Metropolitan loop while both Ogden Business College-and Globe Mills top Industrial league clubs have indicated that their presence in the meet will be for more than just the purpose of filling out the entry list with some great ball in recent league games Several local church league teams from the Protestant and leagues will bid for the many team and individual awards All teams as not yet contacted are requested to write Chairman Ambler for full particulars -1 ffiafSSfci i''" TrffiSyjffjQg iflM afsSSSSSSSMM 1" -it Elmer Ward The judges ruled the Americans committed a foul when Barney Ewell of Lancaster Pa sought te hand the baton to Detroit's Lorenzo Wright Harrison Dillard of Baldwin-Wallace ran the third section of the race The gold medals in the race went to the British who finished in 413 to beat out Italy and Hungary in that order Dean Cromwell veteran if track coach immediately announced: "I have protested" "I do not think I went over the line" said Ewell who went over later to explain the case to Avery Brundage president of the J5 Olympic committee and a memfler of the board of appeal The American 1600 meter relay team composed of Art Harnden Cliff Bourland Roy Cochran and Mai Whitfield captured that event to give the United States a total of ten championships for the eight days of arduous competition The Americans amassed a staggering total of 450 Vt points 189 in men's track and field alone which was more than 200 better than the closest challenger Sweden followed with 2394 Then came France with 123 and Hungary with 117 the only countries able to crack the century figure The two relays and the marathon run were the championships decided on this eighth day of competition staged in comfortable weather before 84000 The 1600-meter quartet ran the distance just ten yards short of a mile in 3:104 to finish 50 yards ahead of France with Sweden trailing in third The marathon a grind of 26 miles 385 yards was won by Del-fo Cabrora a tireless Argentine in two hours 35 minutes 76 seconds Tom Richards of Britain ral Regatta Will Tennis Finals Slated Today At Lester Park Draw Best Utah Pilots Finals in three divisions of the Kammeyer tennis tournament will be played today at Lester park Snead Leading in All is in readiness for the speed boat regatta at Pine View lake in The men's singles final will pit Charles Fronberg who outstroked Jack Bowen 6-1 6-0 in the semi Ogden canyon Sunday The pro Tourney CHICAGO Aug 7 (AP) Jackson Snead caught the scent of the Tam O'Shanter money trail today and raced to a six under par 66 for a three-stroke lead among a dozen pros gunning for a winner- gram is sponsored by the Salt Lake Power boat club with Ogden Pine View Yacht club assisting The variety program will start at 12 o'clock noon Sports lovers turn left at Huntsville to the scene of the races A small admission charge will be made Turner of Provo will be the referee Ray Rawson of Ogden is the chief timer and Lynn Hansen of Salt Lake is the director Henry Berryman is the pit manager Cam Harmon and Claude Asher weigh masters and Hack Miller the start Pine View lake will attract outstanding motor boat pilots of the intermountain region in a mammoth regatta Sunday The program is scheduled for 12 o'clock noon and is co-sponsored by the Salt Lake and Ogden boat clubs Thrills chills and spills are promised an expected 5000 spectators The scene above will be reenacted during the four-hour program The photo at top was taken during the western championships at Pine View lake a year ago The lower photo shows Cam Harmon of Brigham City speeding at nearly a mile a minue clip over the water Harmon is nationally known and will be a serious contender- star at Box Elder high school graduating in 1931 He made the all-state team as a center and halfback He captained the Bees his senior year He captained the Utah State freshman team and was the pilot of the Farmers his senior year He played three years of intercollegiate football and was rated All-American in 1934 He was chosen on the first NEA All-American team as a center Ward starred for the Detroit Lions in professional football in 1935 and 1936 The Lions won the pro title in 1936 with Ward at center When World War started Ward was summoned to duty as a first lieutenant quartermaster corps During the war Elmer Ward served in important posts as senior instructor at A storage school Camp Lee Virginia At Washington he served as chief in the storage and management section for two years He was awarded the legion of merit for his services in Washington For outstanding services at Utah A depot he received the commendation award He graduated from command staff school in 1943 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel a year later Ward is currently a civilian official at Utah general distribution depot The former All-American is sure to help the Wildcats in the new football campaign Ogden high and Box Elder Bees will tangle at Brigham City in a pre-season football game the night of Sept 10 This will be one of the features of the annual Peach days' celebration Ogden and Box Elder look like strong contenders in the class A race this fall The Peach days football game will be played for the first time and undoubtedly will become an annual attraction When the American Olympic boxing team goes into action at London on Monday the heavyweight contender Jay Lambert of West Jordan Utah will carry the best wishes of one of the greatest heavyweights of all time Jack Dempsey Dempsey thinks highly of Lambert The former champion of the world chinned with this corner over long distance telephone for 20 minutes last Friday anent Lambert The chap who once fought a double header at the old Manhattan club in Salt Lake for a cool $5 says maybe Lambert is the chap to ascend the heavyweight throne Dempsey cabled Lambert best wishes for victory and invited him to be his guest for a few days in New York City late in August The 1948 golf schedule at the Ogden Golf and Country club is fast running out Upwards of 100 golfers will take part in the Sunday morning breakfast event today On Aug 8 and 15 players of the club will qualify for the Ernie Schneiter tournament The club sweepstakes is scheduled Aug 21-22 On September 4-5 members will qualify for the annual club championship First round matches will be played Sept 6 Grand finals of the president's and director's cup events is tabbed for Sept 19 The final Sunday morning breakfast tournament is carded Sept 29 On Oct 2 the annual Red-Blue event is scheduled this is the final event of what County club members tell the world the finest season in history Committeemen to handle the annual appreciation night program of the Ogden Reds will be named in a few days The night will be chosen and other arrangements completed It is hoped to raise a fancy sum of money for each of the players and Manager Bobby Mattick Fishermen running across small fawns in the timberlands should leave them alone unless they are in obvious danger according to the Utah fish and game department Many cases have been reported a department spokesman said where small deer have been found believed to be abandoned and taken home for nursing In most cases the mother has been scared away and is watching her fawn all the time and would return to it It is better to have one in a dozen fawns die than kill eleven with home nursing the spokesman said Metropolitan baseball teams will initiate a triple header idea at Affleck park this afternoon Games are scheduled at one three and five Triple headers are also scheduled for Aug 15 and 22 The second half closes on Aug 23 finals against the winner of John Piers and Joe Kenny The singles match at two will be followed by the men's doubles final between Charles Fronberg and Jack Bowen and John Piers and Frank Austin Fronberg and Bowen defeated Dave Stimson and Dean Perkins 6-2 10-8 and Piers and Austin downed Fred Hansen ad Charles Carter 7-5 6-4 Rae Jean Poulter and Dave Stimson earned the right to meet Marian Blackinton and Dean Perkins in the mixed doubles final by outplaying Vivian Dean and Charles Carter 6-1 6-4 The five remaining final matches will be run off Monday evening Bleachers have been provided and the public is invited to attend all final matches Schedule of final matches: Two Men's singles Charles Fronberg vs winner of John Piers and Frank Austin Three Men's doubles Charles Fronberg and Jack Bowen vs John Piers and Frank Austin Four Mixed doubles Rae Jean Poulter and Dave Stimson vs Marian Blackinton and Dean Perkins Four Boy's doubles Farmer and Blaes vs Curry and Nielson Schwartz Bell to Greet Utah Gridders on Monday All-Star Game on Saturday SALT LAKE CITY Aug 7 Fifty Utah high school football stars ended a week-long practice today and were ready for a Monday greeting by two to the nation's top grid coaches lied to overtake Gailly of Belgium for second place The United States' domination of track and field was duplicated at the nearby Wembley pool where the American water magicians clicked off three more championships and left two Olympic records straggling These conquests by Philadelphia's Joe Verdeur in the 200 meter breast stroke Ann Curtis of San Francisco in the 400 meter free style gave American splashers a sweep of the men's six swimming and two diving titles and the women enough points to take the team crown The girls won two diving and two swimming events Unofficial team totals gave the men 122 points to 21 tor runner-up Hungary and the women 68 compared with 37 for the crack Danish swimming team The Americans stand to fatten themselves on more statistics during the next week when rowing yachting boxing and other specialties of the 17-sport program take the limelight Verdeur who has been cracking the Olympic record on almost every outing won the 200 meter breast stroke in 2:393 to beat the record of 2:40 he had hung up in a preliminary heat Pretty blond Miss Curtis who has found a new "kick" also broke the Olympic record in outdistancing Denmark's favored Karen Mar-grethe Harup in the women's 400 meter free style Her time of 5:176 cut deeply into the mark of 5:257 Miss Harup had registered yesterday Ho McLane 17-year-old Andover academy student went the honor of scoring the last American victory and clinching the Swim-ming "slam" His time for thl 1500 meter free style was 19 minutes 18'- seconds Over at Henley on the Thames the University of California's eight oar crew swept into the Olympic rowing finals within one shot of the championship America has held since 1920 This -success afforded some consolation for the surprising defeat of Sculler Jack Kelly Jr of Philadelphia The 21-year-old Kelly figured a cinch to win the title his father achieved in the 1920 Olympics was defeated in a semifinal heat by Risso of Uruguay take-all pot of siuuuu The veteran campaigner from White Sulphur Springs Va winner of the Tam International tourney in 1946 fashioned two birdies and seven pars for a 34 on the first nine and blasted a 32 on the second On the back side he birdied the last two holes needing only a three foot putt for a 3 on the 18th to tbuch off thunderous applause from an estimated 10000 spectators A notoriously poor putter Sammy dropped 20 17 15 and 13 footers for four of his birdies Trailing him with 69 in the 36-hole medal "world championship" tournament which concludes tomorrow were Herman Barron of White Plains and Cary Middlecoff the army dentist who turned pro IVz years ago Here's how the other three "world championship" divisions of the meet shaped up after the first round: Women pros (for $1000 winner-take-all) Patty Berg of Minneapolis with 36- 39 75 one under par captured a one stroke lead over Sally Sessions the diminutive lassie from Muskegon Mich who posted 39- 37 76 Mighty Babe Zaharias Ferndale was third with 77 Men amateurs: William Campbell 25-year-old ex-Princeton team captain from Huntington Va and Frank Stranahan of Toledo the 1948 British and Canadian champion were deadlocked' with 71's Stranahan won the Tam O'Shanter All-American amateur yesterday This twosome had a big five stroke lead among the Simon Pures wtm mm Marchie Schwartz the Stanford IViay OlTl JrVOS university mentor comes Monday Williams Tops Schneiter in Heart-breaker er Cam Harmon nationally known racing driver will be one of the many contestants Darrell Iverson of Ogden is also expected to be a serious threat The course will be one mile and most of the races will be conducted in two five lap heats The course will be laid out with three buoy turns Trophies valued at more than $1000 will be presented to winners of the many events A small admission will be charged Early entrants and events feature drivers already enrolled from Salt Lake City unless otherwise specified as follows: (B) Runabout Cloyd Brown Wallace Peck Cowman Dick Bradford (C) Service runabout Dick Thomson Dick Schubach Phil Ad-derley Paul Larsen Willard Kemp Wesley Knudsen Provo: Harold Williams Boise Ida (D) Service runabout Jack Thomson Dick Schubach Les Brown LaMar Little Stewart Egan Ken Knowlden Magna E) Family runabout Wayne Guiver Jack Thomson Schubach Elmer Smith Provo Floyd Wilde Midvale (C) Racing runabout Cam Harmon Brigham City Larsen Adder-ly Knudsen Provo (Hap) Sharp Tulsa Okla (F) Racing runabout Art Godfrey Nampa Ida Williams Boise Rulon Hancock Les Brown Bradford Larsen 135 cu in hydroplane Jumbo Godfrey Caldwell Ida Phil Yoder Nampa Ida James Foreman Bill Domm 225 cu in hydroplane Turner Provo Theron Bringhurst 50-hp runabout A Funk Les Brown and Bradford Local inboard Darrell Iverson Ogden Paul Beck Provo Dean Cox Provo Dean Leavitt Jack Hughes Bringhurst Ogden Legion Opens With Brigham Nine SALT LAKE CITY Aug 7 (AP) Four teams will be in quest of the Utah state American Legion junior baseball title in a championship series at Brigham Utah Thursday through Saturday Pairings for the state event were announced today by Legion officials The winner will represent Utah in the regional tournament set for August 22 to 25 in Salt Lake City Ficst game pairings on Thursday will pit Cyprus against East Carbon and Ogden against Brigham The series will run each night in double elimination play Contenders for the state title are district winners Twenty-four teams entered play when competition began last June Winners from eight districts met last week to limit the field to four Glen Ballinger Helper American Legion athletic chairman said more than 100 baseball teams were under legion sponsorship this summer However only 24 met standards as outlined by the national Legion "Junior baseball has been given a decided lift this year with greater spectator interest shown and more efficiently organized series play among the teams" Ballinger pointed out The Utah winner will pit its baseball skill against four other entries in the regional affair at Derks field Four states Arizona Colorado Nevada and Utah and the Hawaiian islands will be represented Mayor Lorenzo Bott will welcome the visiting teams in a pre-game ceremony next Thursday Department Commander Robert Shelby will also speak On Friday night the teams will engage in a field program for good measure Awards will be presented to individuals and the champions following the title game Saturday Two games will be played each night with the first game at 6 pm Idaho Predicts Fine Season Ernie Schneiter Jr son of Mr and Mrs Ernie Schneiter Sr Ogden Golf and Country club lost a 4 and 3 heart-breaking decision to Morris Williams of Austin Tex in the semi finals of the Junior Chamber of Commerce National Junior Amateur golf tourney at Lincoln Neb Saturday Williams was two up through 10 holes in the morning round Schneiter won 12 and 13 to make the match even Williams won 15 with a birdie and Schneiter evened it with a birdie on 16 Williams won the 18th to go one up when she sank a 20-foot approach Eugene Littler San Diego Calif and Williams will battle for the title at Lincoln today It will be the second straight tourney final for Littler who lost in last year's finals 4 and 3 to Al Mengert of Spokane Wash The 18-year-old California tow-head whipped Dick Yost 18 Portland Ore 4 and 3 in Saturday's 36-hole semi-final match The Ogden youth in a telephone conversation with his parents Saturday night said "Maxwell and Williams the Texans were tough I recorded a three under 69 against Maxwell who is rated by Byron Nelson as thebest junior in the game 'T'he four best players from each state tried to qualify for the 64 bracket at Lincoln I qualified five strokes back of medalist and won four matches losing my fifth in the semi-finals 'The experience gained will be very helpful to me I want to thank the Ogden junior chamber of commerce which helped in conjunction with the National to give me a chance at Lincoln I am also grateful to officials of the Ogden chamber of commerce for their interest and support in me" BOISE Idaho Aug 7 (UP) Idaho hunters may look forward to a good supply of ducks and geese during this falls migratory bird seasons the fish and game department said today Dick D'Easum department public relations director said indications point to somewhat larger numbers of waterfowl this year than normal based on hatchings of local birds The seasons on ducks and geese as set by the federal fish and wildlife service are Oct 29 Nov 14 and Dec 23 Jan 8 Shooting will extend from a half hour before sunrise until an hour before sunset except on opening day when the season opens at noon Bag limit will be five and possession limit 10 compared with limits of four and eight last year Canyon county will be closed to geese hunting except on strips along the Boise and Snake rivers The Mourning Dove season will extend from Sept 1-10 with bag and possession limit of 10 Toe Idaho seasons were set upon the recommendations of the state fish and game commission to tutor the North team wnue Mai-ty Bell of Southern Methodist arrives to assume field command of the south The two elevens will meet next Saturday night in the University of Utah stadium after the visiting coaches apply some final touches Schwartz of course will develop his northern aspirants in the intricate maneuvers of the famed T-formation Bell comes north to show the south just how the single wing formation should be used And there were predictions today that some 10000 fans would shoulder their way into the stadum for the star-studded test More than 8200 were on hand last year as the north directed by Jim Look-abaugh of Oklahoma A trimmed the Howie Odeil coached southern team 27 to 0 Monday will be a big day in the athletic beehive at the university While Schwartz and Bell make their debut the Utah High School Coaches' association launches its second football coaching clinic at the Utah fieldhouse Lecture Daily Schwartz and Bell will lecture each morning and put the words into action in the afternoon as they tutor the high school squads An enrollment of between 60 and 80 coaches was predicted for the clinic by Howard (Tuff) Lin-ford general chairman The scramble for starting positions was at fever pitch during late week practice sessions Both teams boast top luminaries from Utah prep teams of last year But the competition is too tough for any player to rest on his laurels Coach Snide Taylor of Jordan pointed this out when he said "we can put anybody in our lineup as every kid out there is working his head off to get a chance to play next Saturday night" Eldon Wright the hefty tackle from South Summit has returned to the north squad after being sidelined with a sore throat Eddie Kershaw the hard-working West high school tackle has been making a good impression South coaches are pointing with pride to the activities of George Been former East high speedster and Reed Stolworthy bruising fullback from high Gorman Liljenquist South Cache region one ace may turn out to be the north's answer to speedy Been He has looked fast and shifty in practice Other practice standouts have been Deloy Densley guard from Jordan's undefeated team Lee Chapman Cyprus halfback and Dick Iorns fullback from Logan's powerhouse squad The north will have a hard to top quintet of scorers in Cal Nelson Bingham Sheron Jollay Park City Leaguers to Play Triple Header Sunday Metropolitan league baseball teams promise three interesting diamond games at Affleck park Sunday starting at 1 pm Three contests will be staged for one admission Ogden Nisei will meet Ogden Merchants in the first game at 1 pja Two hours later Weber county will meet Veterans of Foreign Wars The final game at 5 p-m7 will pit Utah General depot against Railroad Boosters These teams staged a hotly contested game a week ago for the first half championship with the Railroaders winning the nod Bucky Walters Is New Skipper At Cincinnati NEW YORK Aug 7 Square-jawed William (Bucky) Walter who won National league fame after converting from a third baseman to a pitcher was the new manager of the Cincinnati Reds today succeeding Johnny a man he played under Walters' appointment constituted the fourth managerial change in the National league this season Previously the Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies underwent a change sje management Announcement of Walters' promotion to player-manager was made last night by Cincinnati Red Club President Warren Giles bft fore the Reds' arclight contest with the Dodgers at Ebbets Field Walters then formally took over the club and guided it to a 4-to-l setback against Brooklyn Walters was signed to manage for the balance of the season only "I definitely did not resign" said Neun following the announOW ment "nor was I askod to resign" Idaho Prepares ior All-Star Game BOISE Aug 7 East and west all-star high school football teams have started down the home stretch in their practice session for their annual encounter With only a week of practice remaining rival mentors have cancelled Sunday drills However a rugged workout kept the prepsters busy yesterday Hunter Killed as Season Opens BAKERSFTELD Calif Aug 7 One hunter was fatally shot today as an estimated 1750 sportsmen entered the Mt Pinos section of Los Padres national forest on the opening of the deer season Sheriff John Loustalot identified the victim as Eamon Wilder 21 of Santa Ana a former army man twice wounded in the Pacific Loustalot said that another hunter Aushur 37 had acknowl Bill Johnston of Ogden Utah a nut cue golf champion in 1947 and Idaho champion this year may cast his lot with the pros in a few days Bill is being considered for the professional post of the new Mount Lomond golf club Johnston May Compete in Pro Tourneys Bill Johnston only Ogdenite ever to win the Utah and Idaho amateur golf championships plans to join the ranks of the professionals Johnston won the Utah amateur title in 1947 and just a few days ago romped home champion in the Idaho event at Idaho Falls A local committee of business men will endeavor to raise enough funds to send Johnston to the following programs: Denver open Aug 16-22 Utah open at Salt Lake Aug 23-29 Reno open Sept 1-7 Tacoma open Sept 13-19 Canadian open Sept 20-26 Portland open Sept 27 Oct 3 Portola open San Francisco Oct 4-10 and Glendale open Oct 11-17 inclusive Harry Yeager one of Ogden's most stylish golfers is one of the committeemen seeking funds for Johnston for the proposed jaunt Johnston is being considered as golf professional for the new Mt Lomond club Salas Wins Over Coast Star HOLLYWOOD Aug 7 Charlie Salas Arizona's welterweight champion made it two in a row over Bobby Yaeger Los Angeles as he sluggishly punched out a unanimous 10-round decision last night in their Legion Stadium main event First six rounds were extremely dull with neither showing much advantage It was not until the 10th that Salas 144 cinched the fight with three sharp rights that put Yaeger 144 on the canvas for an eight-count Salas decisioned Yaeger last February Protestant League Series Dated edged firing the fatal shot after mistaking wilder for a deer Williams to Meet Jesse Flores City Liljenquist Iorns and Leo Webb from North Cache Entertainment Plentiful Meantime the all star players have not been neglecting the lighter side of their Salt Lake City stay They were guests of the Salt Lake City Bees Friday night to a Pioneer league baseball double-header against the Pocatello Cardinals Monday they will watch the Remo Polidari-J Ross fight at Derkes field The stars will be euests at a Utah theatre on Tues- Louis to Answer $500000 Suit CHICAGO Aug 7 Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis' lawyers were preparing an answer today to a preacher's charge that he stole the love of the minister's wife Louis smilingly accepted service of Rev Matthew Faulkner's suit at the Tam O'Shanter golf course yesterday Faulkner of Atlanta charges that Louis alienated the affection of his wife Mattie Carrier 26-year-old model Protestant league softball teams four in number will open the quest of the 1948 championship Monday at Affleck softball park Embry chapel will meet St Paul Lutheran in the first game at seven-thirty One hour later Presbyterian will tackle Elim Lutheran in the nightcap The winners will collide Sunday evening Aug 15 for the league championship Losers will meet in the preliminary for third and fourth places The champions of league play will receive a trophy NEW YORK Aug 7 TUP) The zutn century club announced today that Lightweight Champion Ike Las Vegas Ready for Tilt LAS VEGAS Nev Aug 7 (AP) Many of the nation's best skeet shooters are expected to participate in the national skeet championships Sept 16 to 25 here rday or Thursday and the Coaches' Williams of Trenton and Jesse Flores of Stockton Calif have been signed for a 15-round world title bout at Yankee stadium on Sept 22 association will host them at an honor dinner Wednesday night.